The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
THE MAKING OF A CITY
Building Operations Going on Here
and There About the City.

the LeMartin Hotel, on the corner Of
First avenue west and South A street.
f.. ID. Nugent, the owner, is putting
extra rooms on the second and ground
hoors. The building fronts 20 feet
on First avenue west, 100 feet on
South A street and about 40 feet on
the alley. This addition is about SO
feet deep and it is in this part mostly
that the new rooms are located.
About seven rooms will be put in on
the second floor and eight on the first
floor. In connection with this work,
other improvements will be made.
The front on First avenue west was
badly blistered by the heat of the re-
cent Gibbs fire and quite number of
the window glasses were cracked.
This work will be made good and the
whole place renovated and improved
The business under the management
of Martin & Strader has prospered
so that still further improvements are
in contemplation, notably the add
ton of a third floor possibly by next
year. The present changes and
those in contemplation will more than
double the capacity of the house and
will make the place far more comfort
able and convenient for the guests.
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The Howarth place at Sis Sixth
avenue west has recently been paint
ed and improvements and painting
property at Gil A avenue west.
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The SHIFTS place at 322 North B
street, the Wolgamood house at 303
North A street, and the Wright prop
erty at 307 d avenue west, have all
been painted and beautified by new
dress of color.
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The. w. r. Lacey home on First
avenue east, is in the hands of paint
ers and decorators. All the beautiful
vines and plants have been removed
from about the house for the time be-
ing, and this makes the property al
most as noticeable, as does the fresh
paint, and other improvements
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The painting and decorating OF the
first floor Offices and public corridors
at the court house is nearly complet-
ed. The decorative scheme is neat
and pretty but not as elaborate as
that done in former years. Styles
er work and in this respect the work
at the court house is fully equal. if
not better than usual, 1t is a mat
ter of credit that the work is being
executed by Oskaloosa parties.
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During the heated term, 1t is de
lightful to get glimpse of nature in
flowers. The grounds about the Alb
bolt hospital on South Second street
are worthy of note as being delight
to the eye. From the front on Sec
ond avenue east the sidewalk on both
sides is laid out in flower beds and
even, to the back of the lot. There
seems to be a sympathetic influence
in flowers. which is benediction to
the sick.
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Swain Hopes at his residence. No.
404 North c street, has recently com
pleted an extensive piece of exterior
decoration that distinguishes the
property. The work was done under
the personal direction of Mr.. Hopes,
who dictated the style and colors, and
he made happy selection and COM
bination. The house looks like new
and is one of the most slightly homes
in Fifth ward.
o. c. Pennington has been making
some alterations at his Chile Con
Carne restaurant on High avenue
west. The old fixtures have been re-
placed with new counter and, side ia
bles and the room presents a different
appeed'anoe' c,. 40 1dsL
Oskaloosa High school building is
being supplied with a new water ser.
vice that will come nearer meeting
the demands of the place than the
former faulty service that was far
from satisfactory. The old service
tapped into the Market street main
near the southwest corner of the Boil
ton property. The new service is
two inch pipe, supplied by four sep
arate one inch taps into the twelve
inch main that runs along First street
on the west side of the high school
building.
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Practically the whole of Iowa must
be preparing to celebrate the Fourth
of July, judging from the demands
from far and near upon the NJ. G. NJ
Star Bottling Works. Last seasons
business has been doubled and then
some. Two car loads of new glass
bottles are being used to supply the
increased demand for goods incident
to the midsummer trade and the fac
tory is hardly able to keep up with
the orders. But for the fact that new
machinery was installed this spring
and the capacity of the factory almost
doubled, the present demand for its
goods could not now be met.
h Move to New Home.