Decatur Herald from Decatur, Illinois • Page 19

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Newj; Am8 is-i-374) Fort Worth. M.urlc.! icaso. Dream Ship; 10:30 ggs as as I Los nce DECATUR HERALD Part of the framework for the front 1 i LJIUI.I-, lshcr are the general contractors CONTRACTORS CONTINUE BATTLE AGAINST ODDS FROM WEATHER- WAGE HEADWAY ohns Hill School Building Brought Within Week of Completion and Other Big Jobs Near Enclosed Stage CENTENNIAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. 1500 bloclt East Condit street-The Baker-Patterson bricklayers worked on the walls between rains last week. Part of the walls is beyond the second story A Beauty Spot on the William Street Hard Road Decatur builders again labored manager weather handicaps last week rk inside buildings that are under roof proceeded rapidly.

One store' FACTORY BUILDING fo eek Wa street-Pan stage. The rains of the week particularly interfered with brick-laying and the frsming-in of new houses. Residential construction all over the city slowed down by the weather. In the southeast end, which is insufficiently sewered, house building has proceeded under extreme difficulties. Excavations for basements have be- to rnr rrft STORE BUILDING for Atlantic Pacific East Wood and South Webster strcets-J.

O. Fields, con, tractor, finished the building last of the Decatur public! week. ipected the building Fri-l W. Christy is the general BUSINESS BUILDING for J. Downing, 200 block West Main street --Mr.

Downing's building, being constructed by Charles R. Miller Sons contractors, is at the plastering roof, of stage. Most of the top plaster coat the walls of the main floor ment the second story. tural integrals, the building is being! APAR' constructed almost entirely of "Hay-! is the a i job. APARTMENT HOUSE foi ay- illiam O.

Colcman, 1900 block dite The walls were laid up with (North Water street-The interior blacks of the material. Mr. Travcr walls of both the first and the second floor have been plastered and JOHNS HILL SCHOOL--This job wu scheduled for completion June 1 but a few odds and ends remain to be done. Painters, floor finishers. carpenters, joiners and others were (till busy last week inside the build- lag.

Electrical light fixtures remain to be installed and the gymnasium floor laid. Grass, sowed on the lawns two weeks ago. is sprouting. More sod has been laid along the walks to the building, and on slopes where the sowing of grass is not me i secuon, ior-ser practical. C.

W. Evans, business icing motor trucks, is nearly finishe for the main floor front of the store was put in place. Copper channels to hold the window display glass are to be installed in the front by the Decatur Lumber Co. Lewis Beck is the building contractor. SALES AND SERVICE STATIC for International Harvester Ea Main and Jackson streets--Plastere Saturday had finished most of th scratch coat on the walls of th salesroom in the foreoart of th building.

The rear section, for- ser New Homes For Old! Have Your Home Painted Now We employ only thoroughly competent workmen and use only the very best quality materials. Good work and good paint costs less in the end. Get our estimate before you paint Charles Pease Co. Paint Wallpaper Brushes 155 WEST MAIN STREET Dr. L.

E. TEALL'S STORE BUILDING, 1801 North Edward street-' This building is within a week ori two of completion. Plastering has! been finished. The walls are ready! for interior trim. The store front has been installed.

I DELTA fraternity house, 139 North Fairvlew avenue--i Little was done on this job last week because of the rain. The concrete foundations were waterproofed during the fair weather of the week Bricklayers continued to work whtii possible. Charles R. Millor Sons are the contractors. Prospects for New Building in Week Held Back by Rainy Weather Building permits issued last week, for minor jobs, except two houses to be built by Harry E.

Cannon in the weefc 30 2000 block of North Maple avenue, Total this year, 2,8. I and a remodeling job to be handled New houses authorized last by A. F. Krall, Mr. Krall will alter two; their value.

$4,000. the storeroom in 411 North Water Total new houses authorized this year, to date, 100. Estimated value of all construction authorized last week, $9,525. Estimated value of all construction authorized this year, to date. $2,176,640.

I Rainfall, blistering heat and the I holiday last week combined to cut down the number of building permits issued. The total, numerically street for the Kambcr Clothing which is opening a branch in De- Below is a complete list of last week's'permits: Residential H. E. Cannon, four rooms, 2051 North Maple avenue; $2.000. E.

Cannon, four rooms, 2059 North Maple avenue; $2,000. Alterations and in value, fell far below average A Kra11 new front for store for this time of year. Only nine occupied by Kamher Clothing new jobs, to cost in all $9,525, were! North Water street; $2,000. started. They were in contrast with 1 Hu nc y.

addition to garage, the preceding week's 30, valued at! Wcst Pl street; $112,955 i Theodore Radcmacher, addition of down Decatur's 1928 buliding contractors said Saturday. Numerous! i Ercal projects, chiefly residential, have street $4 been postponed indefinitely due to' Bruin the superabundance of rainfall. rU Un OFFICE BUILDING for A. Staley Mfg. Cast Eldorado and North Twenty-second streets--Assembling of the structural steel framework continued, as heretofore, More concrete was poured around the steel members.

Forms for the concrete are at the fourth story level. The J. Co. is erecting the building. This roadside garden was planted by the American Legion Auxiliary as a memorial to deceased war workers, both men and women.

The little irregu- larly shaped garden lies just on this side of the bridge, and Is planted with irla, annual flowers, and shrubbery. The Legion by Si I', Auxiliary plans to beautify the roadside all along the Lake Shore drive, as part of a 10 year planting plan. PERUVIAN DAFFODIL The Peruvian daffodil may be R. E. HENRY PROPERTY IN WEST MAIN STREET HAS BEEN TRADED i a ie grown as a novelty.

It is grown from a bulb and may be flowered in the rarden in the summer or in the louse in the winter, but of course he same bulb cannot be expected to flower at both seasons. If it is to be grown in the garden it should planted about two inches deep and will flower in a few weeks. The lowers are pure white, lilyllke in ap- earance, but have several long pro, pro- ections which look like little horns. Tie Ismene Is very sweet, and al ways attracts attention because of GUSIUQD: Decaturts Greatest done NEW WALL-PAPERS Attractive Patterns for Every Room! Sale by Rev. R.

E. Henry of his nine room modern residence in 650 West Main street to Mrs. Mary T. C. Erickson was one of the interesting real estate transactions reported last week.

Rev. Mr. Henry will give possession of the property about June 15, when he moves to Taylorville. Rev. Mr.

Henry's home Is a two story frame house, located on a full lot with 50 feet in frontage in West Main street. It is well finished throughout. Rev. Mr. Henry took as part consideration a five room new bungalow in 23 East Drive, The Elms, which is the present home of Mrs.

Erickson. This property will be held by Rev. Mr. Henry as an investment. Will Rent Rooms Mrs.

Erickson is acquiring the larger house with a view of renting rooms. Although the considerations at which the two properties went into the transaction were not made known, it Is estimated that the total for the two properties was about $17,000. Matthew Kirkwood It will pay you to watch our June advertisements! June is the rnonth of Paurt and Paper- Clearance, before the nrid'yeat wventory Note these Monday Paint and Paper Papers for All Rooms Values --Floral, stripe, allover, and blended patterns in many color combinations. i a for al! rooms. LITY 24c to 34c Wallpaper Special at 15c --Living and dining room papers in two- tone, tapestry and large floral patterns.

Borders to match. Papers of Fine Quality S4c-19c Values 39c r-Higher living grade of and dining room papers In new designs and colors. Special Monday! for all Inside and Outside Uses Woodw'rk and Floor Varnish $2.50 Gallons $0.09 a i and wood- Sunnyside Wall Paint $2.60 Gallons gloss finish. --Flat Wall in all colors. For inside uses.

i brand. Real value! Coral Fine House Paint $3.25 Gallons $0.69 a house paint in all colors. Guaranteed a product. Sava 88c by buying Monday! WALL PAPER AND PAIXTS--FOURTH FLOOR modern eight room two story frame residence and double garage in 320 North Thirty-'hinth street, in Homewood addition, to W. W.

Bennett, will get possession July 1. The house has a long living room, fireplace, hardwood floors and built in features, and stands on a lot 60 158 feet. The consideration was not made known. The sale was made by Dickerson Cloney. Allen Sells Place Wheaton Allen solid his four'room completely modern cottage and garage In 1704 East Whltmore street to James M.

Burnett, who bought for a home and will get possession about Aug. 1. The cottage is practically new, has hardwood floors throughout, and many built in features. The sale was made by C. Gorham Son.

Stroh and Scaggs sold to Charles Shasteen the five room all modern home in 2145 North Main street, Mr. Shasteen buying for a home at about $7,000. This house hag hardwood floors and built in features. There Is a garage. The lot is 40 by 170 feet.

Charles Shasteen sold a five room partly modern house and six lots in the 2600 block East Orchard street to the A. E. Staley company. The property is required by the Staley company for additions! switchyards which are being built The consideration for the sale was not mafla known. Stroh Scaggs made the sale.

Cottage Acquired Anna M. Rex sold to Samuel G. Bchultz a five room partly modern cottage in 1157 East Grand avenue, Mr. Schultz buying for a home at a consideration of $2,000. He will get immediate possession.

C. N. Gorham A Son made the sale. A. M.

Haynes sold to Chester Campbell a five room modern bunga- tow in 855 West Harrison avenue, at a consideration of $7,500. This property was acquired by Mr. Haynes as part consideration for a 10 acre tract and five room suburban home near the Boiling Springs school, which he sold recently to James A. Stephenson. Trades Acre Tract Albert Gallagher trade4 an acre tract of ground near the 1400 blocl: West Grand avenua to John Diester, taking in exchange a four room modern house in Elmhurst addition.

Both dealt for Investment. The trade was handled by J. W. Connor. Camp, part lot 1 and 2 Camp Em-1 erick addition.

Wllhelm Sablotny to W. L. and! Emma M. Klausmeier, lot 150 Powers! eighth addition. i John G.

and W. Frank Godwin to I W. L. Klausmeier, lot 4 Lake Beach I addition. John H.

and Goldie Diester to Al-' bcrt and Lillian Gallagher, lot 218 Elmhurst addition. Karl and Louise Kollck to Fred and Martha E. Pickus, lot 9 block 4 Powers fourth addition. Robert E. and Alice A.

Henry Mary T. C. Erickson, part lot 3 block 1 Adamson Prather addition. Mary T. C.

Erickson to Robert E. and Alice A. Henry, part lot 5 block 5 The Elms. Wesley E. and Martha Kates to William S.

Kates, lot 4 block 2 E. B. and Pearl E. Barger, lot 3 block 1 William H. Hammond addition.

Harry H. and Martha C. Douglas to Cass F. and Pearl E. Barger.

lots 15 and 16 block 6 Pythian Home addition. Ramsey National Bank to Dale and Noy Hausklns, part lot 7 block 1 Oakland Place. Rufus and Etta A. Daniels to Walter and Gerald K. Garver, lot 127 Powers eighth addition.

Broadway s-s th Albert Galfagher, 1155 East Elm- huist avenue; JlOO. John Wlcnasky, 1739 East Johns $100. HI-UND PAINT For Beit a was ane by J. Connor. iot i i Samuel L.

Payne sold a five rooml Durfee second addition. modern house and garage In West King street to Emma Tutl The consideration was $3,200. DEEDS RECORDED Viola D. Karch to Charles B. an Hattle J.

Wright, lot block 2 Pow ers sixth addition. Orvllle J. and Rosa E. Hawkins Frank P. and Mertie M.

Chamber part lot 5 subdivision southwes sold an all uarter section 3-16-3 east. Nettle and Andrew B. Hlnton Ruth J. Ward, lots 2, 3, 6, and town of Boody. Albert and Lillian G.

Gallagher John H. and Goldie M. Dieser, trac In southwest quarter northeast quar ter section 9-16-2 east. Lura E. and Jesse E.

Jones to Os car H. and Emma M. Whitsitt, lo 18 block 4 Fall-view Frieda P. and Martin J. Larus Kenneth File, lot 5 D.

Cameron re survey in S. S. Jack addition. John Dash to Maroa Building and Loan association, lot 3 block 2 Long's addition Maroa. Samuel C.

and Linnet L. Mize to J. Thompson, lot 3 Burtschi aubdlvi in Cassell's third addition. (In previous deeds title was passed from Grace and Richard C. Bowling to Mr.

and Mrs. Mize). Charles and Helen Camp to F. Go From Decalor JOHN A. BROWN CO, General Contractors "Brick or Baton.

Shonn. Machineir Moving. BxcsTBtlnr, Foundation Work. Equipment Bulldlnr. 147 Wert Sawyer Street Telephone 2--5049 Bwldence--1748 Gracrland Ave.

P. O. Box 143 WB CABBY 1N81.KA.NCK Beautify Your Home! With a Coat of Fox's BEST BODIED HOUSE PAINT Well, Looks Well, Wears Well $3.25 Gal. MYER SON 352 N. MAIN John E.

and Marguerite D. Freeman to Charles P. and Josie L. Smith, geven acrea in north half northeast quarter northeast quarter section 36-16-2 east. David and Dora Peer" to Cass V.

If You Are Re-Roofing die Old Home, or Roofing the New One--See L. R. Hamman About TRINIDAD LAKE ASPHALT ROOFING Sold and Applied By L. R. HAMMAN Roofiftg Sheet Metal Works 507-511 B.

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GREAT UNT WAY BRIGHTEN YOUR HOME Don't let your home wear shabby Give it a bright new topcoat of paint. It will make home more attractive, more liveable, and keep down repair bills. We will be glad to elve you an "ttmate on the best paints the mafket has to offer. See us before you buy. Here's Every Kind of Paint You'll Need Sartoner Flat Wall Paint, gallon $2.50 Jloor Paint, $2.90 Gold Medal Houte Faint, gallon S3.00 Velva-Tei Wall Paint.

$3.25 Hour Varnish, $3.50 Proof Cement $3.75 Four per Rail on Paint, gallon Portaga per fallen Sarlent-Gcrke Floor Furniture Quart 91.19 Portate Homo CO 9C Paint, sal SCREEN PAINT, per Quart, tic A A A 611 N. Water St. INEWSPA'PERf.