Show TS preparations are being made its as fast as possible to begin active operations upon the handsome new dwelling which atty B C call will erect on ezrd 3rd west w st on the bowring property I 1 mr call bought a piece ot of gr ground und on the north end of the lot and will erect an apartment house having full basement and two to floors above the building will avill bo be large enough to accommodate two families some or the gravel from the court house excavation ca lift has s been taken down there biera to be used in the foundation tor for instead ot of excava Ung mr call will have to build as the lay bof io the ground iss is such ch that the front martof vie the house will be beon on the sidewalk crade and the rear will have to be inbuilt up active operations have hav L begun on oil the third ward meeting louse house As stated slated some weeks ago the ward 1 has acquired the entire lot adjoin adjoining ing the meeting house on the east eat and the house which for so BO long a time has ben been the homp of mrs sophia thompson I 1 lias has been razed the material cleared away and everything js ready for the excavating work due to the fact that the building will bo be faced about in the new location some alterations orations alt in the plans plang were necessary and they have been made by 1 sir loo leo madsen who drew the die plans tor for tho the building the beautiful home and grounds ot of sir air it E L alvord have been added upon in the shape ot of a new iron fence which gives an attractive to the place aid is a splendid improvement pro J D call has now Onis finished lied the improvements prove ments and to his home on north main street streel by the improvement a number of new rooms have been added some of the old ones enlar enlarge geol and the entire home has been marje more convenient and roomy it presents a handsome appearance w by the looks of the deell hole at tile the south east cast corner of the court hoase excavation one is almost led to thing that a foundation is being surik sunk for i a skyscraper the depth 0 of the excavation at that point is necessary to accommodate the heating beating plant to which the pipes will drain irom from every part of the building v the interior of the first national bank lias has been receiving a fresh coat of paint at tle the hands of amos larsen the woodwork w has been touched up and nicely grained freshening up the place as well as making it more attractive the handsome front ot of christensen Knud sons business block is now in place and the partition dividing the store has been completed the interior of both departments Is na noa receiving attention at vie uie hands ot of tho the finisher alter after which the perfection candy co will move into the south halt half and C K will occupy tho the north half A pretty feature of vic the interior is tile the balcony extending across the rooms in the west end these will be used by the two firms to good advantage and will add much to the convenience of the stores the plate glass front is a beauty and cutting down the floor to the sidewalk grade was a big ampro improvement ment work is nearing completion on the new front of store in the rearrangement the ceiling of at the center building has been raised to the same height as those ot of the other two and the entire fr front ont lias been rebuilt of dark brown brow n brick A large plate glass window will be set in place with ample depth to permit ot of a splendid display of gents gentsy furnishings ani other articles which will ddll give tile tha firm a handsome front with lots of room for display after awhile it is the intention to rebuild the front of tile tho north building to make it conform to the style and height of tile the other two 6 4 B E C F hartmann will soon be comfortably fort ably located in his new shop the gentleman is erecting a neat little office and shop building which adds to the attractiveness attract heness of main street and the finishing work on the structure is now ready to be proceeded with some splendid improvements have been made around the high school tho the unsightly rocks and other debris have been raked up and hauled away the street running north and south in front of the grounds has been cleaned up and the entire promises look much improved after the renovation the faculty and students did the work on the rounds grounds mrs abigal Is er erecting a cozy cottage on second north having in 7 purchased a piece of ground from N C christensen Chrls mr air and mrs peter edwards are improving their grounds corner first east and first north streets A new fence has been built walks laid lawn planted and flowers set out so that mr and mrs airs edwards will have a beautiful and comfortable corner when the grass and flowers get to growing |