The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-29
|THE BEAT OF HA N N { R
|AND SN ORE Of SAW
,yEARD ALL OVER THE CITY

AlL UY[n lnt UlII
4 While building activity in AcG.
more has been rather quiet for the
past few weeks. yet as the spring
weather opens up there is being plan
ned a large number OF both business
and residential buildings.
The cry for business houses is al.
most as great as for residences, and il
is to meet the industrial and busines.
expansion OF the city that number
OF business houses are to be erected
so as TO be ready for the fall de-
mands, as this is the most active sea
son of the year in business expansion
During the past year there has
been number of homes completed
in all parts OF Ardmore and an es.
peclally good feature of all buldnG
activities is that all are modern
structures and the makeshifts that
were erected in the early days Of
the city's history are all being to n
away while homes OF modern types
supplant them.
AN'llA0 nave sLQNdllttN 81 tIlOi
within the past few months that
many, who had no thought Of build
ing year ago, are buying or build.
ing homes to avoil ,he high rental
prices. Even with moterials and u.
Dor advancing az taey have within the
past year, it Is conr,dered acol)rlv
10 build your own home. IN fact
tho wiser ones declare it is the only
|Hay TO live happily in Ardmo-e, as
owning your own home is proof posi-.
tive that you WA have TO move
he'cre the stove is put up
In the business sr, ne Of the city
there is in contem atiou Of building
activities the following business
houses:
T. C. Bridgman will build a 25-
'foot front brick store adjoining the
recently built Bridgman building now
occupied by Harvey Brothers, IN.
dertakers. Already contents of the
little wooden shack that stands on the
lot are being removed and, actual cor.
struction work will begin at once.
Torgerson and Hardwick have leased
the building for a term of five years.
Harvey Brothers win occupy the en-
tire first floor of the Brdgman butd.
ing, enlarging their stock accordingly.
r. r. Luke will erect building
'25x100 feet on tho lot west of the
tMarquette Hotel at cost OF approx
Iimatcly $4,000.
Mrs Allen is contemplating the
rerectior Of an $4,000 brick building
I on her lot on West broadway, the
upper story to be finished for apart
ments.
r.. J. Ramsey is making improve.
ments to the amount of $1,000 on his
drug store on West Main street.
w. S Fraley is planning to build o.
the lot at the corner of Broadway and
Caddo street. Work will be started
on this building at once and Sneed
knturo store No. . will occupy
We building on completion. 1t is re-.
ported that an attractive building
viii at once be erected on the lot re-
Gently bought by Harold Wallace, on
Main stre-~s from w. G. w Verncr
Unconfirmed rumor has it that this
will be theatre building.
Within the next two months ]. w
Shacl<leford will begin the erection OF
n handsome residence on the lot just
east of the Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sutherland
have lumber on the grounds prepa
ratory to building a home on c street,
southwest.
r. f.. Snelson has under construc
tion five residences on Third avenue
southwest which, when completed
will cost approximately from $l,5OO
TO $4,000.
Yates, the Earth Man, is making
repairs on several buildings over the
city.
T. Il, Watson is finishing a mod
ern bungalow on G street southeast
dor home Of his own.
A. j. Ridpath has under construc-
zion a handsome $1,000 home on Nc
QAish avenue.
c. b. Williams is adding about
E1,5O0 improvements to his home on
.1fcIish avenue.
A. C. Bagby is completing five
Bungalows for the firm Of Guillot
Esnd Hall, on Tenth avenue, north
HTest-
n Poulter and Son have almost com
pleted u two.story $4,000 brick
apartment house on West Main
street.
IL Z. Lowenstein has purchased a
Efot on A street northwest and will
start work as soon as the weather
is. favorable, on an $4,000 home.
Hoffman and Company have under
coCstructlon several modern bunga-
i1o1ys over the city, work on which
.ifbeing rushed as fast as the wealth
Ter permits.
Other buildings are under con
,sytruction and many are getting es-
inmates and viii build if prices are
within their expectations.