Show BUILDING BOOM STRUCK BRIGHAM actions always speak louder than words and for that reason no one need be in doubt longer as to whether Oi ether or not the new court house Is a sure thin thing monday londay afternoon shortly after the dinner hour a force of men and teams began turning over the earth forthe excavation while others busily employed themselves in digging ill some of the beautiful eier eer green trees which stood where the new building will be erected W V call Is taking up tip the grass in squares and will relay them in front of his hame while the building is being erected nu eu entrance will be made in the south side of the old court house so that the public can be token taken care of and the new structure will be pushed as rapidly as possible A force of men are now busily engaged in tearing alon the large smoke stack the building will be constructed of cement the good homemade home hoine made kind and will be almost fireproof the floors will nill be cement and the trusses will be steel so that the only part of the building that will be wood will be the he finishing which as the contract specifies will be oak the new structure tuie will stand independent depend nt of the present court house but when finished the two will be connected so that there will be plenty of loom for years to come for all county and district officers and the handsome building will add materially to the beauty of this city as well as reflect credit upon the county as a whole i 0 the work on christensen Chrls naud sons building is rapidly progressing while these operations are going on the firm has its iti stock of goods located in knudson bros building where the big sale continues already the front of the store hs ul tire 1 sawed off letting ahe floor fall fal down even with the street grade and the two steel beams have been placed in position to support the top of the front leaving the entire flout clear for the handsome plate glass windows which will be put in the partition is already nearing completion which will vill divide the building its entire length As announced in it these col columns some time ago the perfection candy co will occupy the south half and christensen Chrls az knudson will occupy the north halt half the iron railing wound the street cellar stairway will be removed and the stairway will be covered over with an icon grating 0 it L fishburn sons are making a transformation in their store the entire front of the center building has been taken out and the roof will ill be raised to the height of tile the ceiling of the other two buildings A handsome plate glass front will be put in also with prism lights above to reflect the light upon tile the articles in the window on the interior handsome clothing cases will be installed so that the gents suits stilts can be displayed in an elegant style and yet preserved from the dust the top of the front exterior will when finished conform to the fro of the south building and when the improvements are completed fishburn will have a thoroughly modern store building one that will equal anything in this county for beauty and convenience a sir mr K M C r P II artmann will ill not have to wait very long before lie he can greet his friends in a spanking new place of business on the spot where the old building stood which burned down last summer he Is now erecting a handsome dark brown structure which will w I 1 equipped quipped c with all the conveniences of 0 a modern plumbers shop when finished e d the building boom of last sti summer nimer gives fair promise of being continued during the coming season and when the year Is enedey another fine string ot of handsome buildings will be addad to Brie Drig hams bams long list there will be a new meeting house erected in the third ward this year and a cumbe numbe ot of modern residences will go up tip in various part of the city plans of which are already drawn up what the future will ill bring is not easy to divine but judging from the past and present tills this promises to be a record year for new buildings |