Published in The Journal, August 24, 1870
Charles Bremer is making an addition to his brewery on Seventh street.
The Journal, September 7, 1870
We chronicle the removal of Dr. Stillman's drug store to the block west of J.P. Becker's store.
The Journal, October 5, 1870
Mrs. Michael Smith has erected a very neat dwelling on Seventh Street, east of the Cross Keys.
The Journal, November 9, 1870
M. Post has established a cigar factory on 7th street.
J.G. Higgins has purchased of Dr. Stillman two acres of land south of Mr. Kummer's ten acre lot, and he intends erecting a residence there.
The Journal, November 29, 1870
Gerrard, and Messrs. Taylor and Smith are erecting a fine two story business house near the depot. Kelley & Wilson are doing the carpenter work.
The Journal, January 4, 1871
We are indebted to W.T. Callway for the following statement for the number and class of houses built in Columbus in 1870: store houses 10; lumber offices 2; barns 6; dwellings 22; and each of the following, one: printing office, bakery, saloon, barber shop, ware house, slaughter house. In all 47.
The Journal, January 25, 1871
Chas. Davis is doing carpenter work on an addition to Mr. Stevens office.
The Journal, February 8, 1871
Sheriff Arnold is about to move his jewelry store to Nebraska avenue, one door north of Baker's confectionery store.
The Journal, February 15, 1871
H.P. Coolidge will move his business house to the corner opposite J.P. Becker's and one door east of the drug store.
The Journal, February 22, 1871
A.J. Arnold, Bonesteel Bros. and Sutton & Winterbotham have moved to Nebraska Avenue.
We learn that H.J. Hudson has purchased the town hall for the use of the Latter Day Saints, and that it will be removed today, and placed upon lot 4, block 128.
The Journal, March 1, 1871
E.J. Baker has laid the foundation of his new business house on Nebraska avenue.
Speice and North moved their office Saturday to eleventh street, two doors east of the Journal office.
The Journal, March 8, 1871
Dan Fancett has moved his saddler's shop to Nebraska Avenue.
Wm. Speice is at work in his new tailor shop, corner of 1 and 2th [probably 11th and 12th] street.
The Journal, March 15, 1871
F.G. Becher is on the move with his large warehouse, to be set down one door east of the Journal office, on Eleventh street.
Chas. Matthews has moved his blacksmith shop to 13th street.
We learn that the Methodist and Presbyterians, who are to build a house of worship for the accomodation of both congregations, will place it on the west side of Nebraska avenue, and north of John Compton's residence.
The Journal, March 22, 1871
Chas. Mathews has erected for himself a very good blacksmith shop on 13th street.
Becher & Co. have brought their business house into line on Eleventh street one door east of the Journal office.
The Journal, March 29, 1871
Wm. Hofelman has established his blacksmith shop on Tenth street, two doors west of the court house.
The Journal, April 19, 1871
Among the new buildings erected in town are, Rev. J.E. Elliott a residence west of the court house and C.H. Mathews a residence west of Nebraska avenue. The Union M.E. church and Presbyterian church will soon be complete.
The Journal, May 3, 1871
A.C. Turner has purchased of Mrs. Margaretha Gottschalk about an acre of ground two blocks north of the postoffice, here he will erect a dwelling.
Olson & Manuson are building a dwelling for Rev. E.J. Eliots.
The Clothers have laid down sidewalk east of their hotel and added to their hotel business a livery stable.
The Journal, May 10, 1871
Louis Phillipps has removed his boot and shoe store to Olive street opposite the post office.
The Journal, May 31, 1871
Kelly & Wilson have completed a dwelling for A.C. Turner in the north part of town.
Col. Jno. Rickly has removed his grocery from the old stand to his new building on the corner of Ninth and Washington avenue.
The Journal, June 14, 1871
Will T. Rickly has moved his grocery store to Eleventh street, two doors east of the Journal office.
Major North is erecting a residence two miles west of Columbus on the State road.
The Journal, August 9, 1871
Messrs. Huber & Johnson have erected on Olive street, a livery stable 18 by 31 feet.
The Messrs. Clother, proprietors of the Clother hotel, are erecting a livery stable on Twelfth street fronting the depot.
The Journal, August 16, 1871
E.J. Baker is erecting a store house on Nebraska avenue, one door south of Pierce's store.
The Journal, August 30, 1871
M.T. Kinney will tomorrow open up his new store at Joe Baker's old stand.
The Journal, March 27, 1872
Rev. Reed will erect a dwelling on the corner of North street and Pacific avenue.
The Journal, between September 26, 1877 and November 28, 1877
D. Schupbach and G.A. Schroeder opened a hardware store on Eleventh street.
E.R. Bisson finished the erection of a neat residence on his farm, C.H. Young doing the carpenter work.
The Journal, between December 5, 1877 and February 13, 1878
A brickyard was to be opened at Pat O'Toole's forty-acre homestead.
Morrissey and Kock erected a building on Olive street, north of the post office.
Marshall Smith moved his stock of groceries into his new brick store building on Thirteenth street.
The Journal, between February 20, 1878 and May 1, 1878
E.D. Fitzpatrick started in the stationery business.
Work began April 12, at Joe Bucher's mill site on Shell creek.
Gus. Lockner made a 12x25 addition to the north of his dwelling.
The Journal, between May 8, 1878 and July 17, 1878
J.B. Senecal opened the Farmers' Home.
A.M. Jennings erected a dwelling on Fourteenth street.
L. Kramer opened a dry-goods store in the Morrissey building.
B. Schroeder built a dwelling twenty miles northwest of Columbus.
C.A. Newman built a residence near C.A. Speice's in the eastern part of the city.
G.H. Krause & Sons succeeded W.H. Winterbotham in the hardware business.
J.H. Reed donated the use of one acre opposite his residence as a site for a school house.
Marcus Vogel, late of Indiana, bought the Callaway brick building on Eleventh street and fitted it up for a bakery and restaurant.
The Journal, between July 24, 1878 and August 28, 1878
Henry Gass began the erection of a business building on Eleventh street, the present location.
Barney McTaggart built a blacksmith shop on the north side of Eleventh street, west of the Farmers' Home.
C.H. Young built a concrete building on Olive street, the front of brick to match the buildings south of it. One story for the present, but with walls strong enough for two.
The Journal, between September 4, 1878 and October 30, 1878
G.A. Schroeder purchased D. Schupbach's interest in the hardware store.
R.T. Bullard and David Smith went into partnershp in the grocery business.
Thomas Flynn's new brick house is 24x33 feet, a basement story and two above ground - 140,000 brick.
The Journal, between October 30, 1878 and March 12, 1879
Wm. Eimers opened his large new store on Thirteenth street, Nov. 4.
R.H. Henry and family moved to their new house, corner of Fifteenth and Olive, probably the finest residence in the county.
The Columbus Era, July 19, 1879
Hill & ______ are making preparations to build a frame building on the north-west corner of Olive and 13th streets. It will be occupied by the above firm as a book and notion store.
Hayes and Linch will commence the erection of a building 26x40 on the north-east corner of Olive and 13th street, next week, the building to be used as a grocery store.
J.H. Honnahan is erecting a substantial dwelling house in the east part of town. John, this looks a little as though you were going to take a partner. You have our best wishes.
Business establishments of all kinds and new residences continue to go up in every portion of the city.
The Columbus Journal, July 23, 1879
C.L. Hill has commenced the foundation for a new store building on the corner of Olive and 13th St., east side, the lot formerly occupied by the residence of Hugh Compton, deceased. The building will be frame, 22x50.
Pat. Hays and J.W. Lynch have commenced the foundation of a building, 20x40, on the corner of Olive and 13th street, west side,--Mike Weaver's old stand. They will put in a stock of groceries as soon as the building is completed.
J.M. Honahan has commenced the erection of a dwelling house on Thirteenth street, just west of Gus. Becher's residence.
H.M. Smith has removed his "Wonders" from the Pierce building to the brick on the same street, one door south of the Post-Office, where he continues in the same business. H.M. Smith & Co. is now the style of the firm. Will. H. Winterbotham being the "Co."
The Journal, between July 30, 1879 and October 8, 1879
Henry Gass built a dwelling house on Washington Avenue.
The Columbus Journal, August 6, 1879
C.A. Speice is about to erect a very nice frame dwelling near the site of his present residence. It will be two stories, 30x38 feet on brick foundation. O. Oleson has the contract, and the house will be ready for occupancy about Oct. 1st.
Improvements do not cease in the extreme eastern portion of the city. The new location of Mr. Jno. Tannahill is favorably situated and composed of first-rate land, well adapted to his business of gardening. Notwithstanding the unfavorableness of the forepart of the season still his grounds are well covered with a great variety of vegetables, and promise now a fair yield, many of which he has already placed upon the Columbus market. On the same kind of rich soil is found the residence and cultivated lands of Judge Higgins, where great changes have taken place within the past year or two. The large plat of ground is covered with trees, among which are elm, walnut, ash, box-elder poplar, maple, honey locust, a variety of evergreens, plum and apple trees in abundance, many of the two latter filled with nice fruit; besides grape vines and several varieties of berries. It is a beautiful plat of ground and in a few years will be a second Eden. All our citizens are familiar with V. Kummer's grounds; they have on them every thing that adorns the lot of Judge Higgins and in addition some of the nicest mulberry trees we have seen in many a day, both white and black, which bore abundantly the present season. We noticed more walnuts and apples in this lot than we have seen in any lot in Nebraska. It is a rich spot to behold; and in time will become exceedings beautiful.
The Columbus Journal, August 20, 1879
Messrs. Jas. Lynch and Pat. Hays have opened a grocery store on the corner of Olive and 13th Sts., where their many friends and acquaintances will find them with a fine assortment of family groceries, canned and fresh fruits, teas, tobaccos, wooden ware, etc. They are both well known in this community as fair-minded, honorable men, and the public who use goods in their line will find it profitable to give them a call.
The Columbus Journal, September 3, 1879
James Salmon is erecting a very neat dwelling on the east side of Olive street, one door north of F. Brodfeuhrer's residence.
Mr. Dack, brother to John, recently from Illinois, has purchased land in Lost creek precinct, and expects to make it his home next spring.
Rev. E.L. Sherman has purchased of J.A. Turner one of his lots on 14th st., east of A.M. Jennings, and is beginning the erection of a dwelling thereon.
N. Min__ Esq., has made many improvements on his dwelling house and office, that add greatly to the good appearance of the premises.
The Columbus Journal, September 24, 1879
M.K. Turner & Co. have commenced the erection of a new building, on the lot formerly occupied by the Journal office building, which was pulled out and removed on Thursday, to make room for the new work. The building will be 22x80 feet, grout walls, the upper story of which will be used as the Journal printing office, and the lower story by L. Kramer in the mercantile business. The Journal office at present is located on 13th street, two doors east of Wm. Becker's grocery.
Jno. Hempleman has purchased of A.C. Tigner the building lately occupied as a grocery by Mr. Bullard, and will remove it to one door east of Phil. Goodwin's on 11th st. Mr. Bullard will occupy the room just vacated by Hempleman. To complete this item, we might say that Gus. Schroeder will erect a building on the site of the one removed. It don't go long unoccupied.
The Columbus Journal, October 1, 1879
Rudolph Kummer's new business building on 11th st. is going up rapidly. It is 22x65 feet, and will be for rent. He intends to put up two other houses adjoining this one.
The Columbus Journal, October 29, 1879
Sheriff Spielman's new dwelling-house on 14th st. and Washington avenue is one of the neatest, most substantially built and best modeled dwellings in the city. Mr. Fenner, the architect and builder, is certainly a model man in his profession.
The Columbus Journal, November 5, 1879
Mr. Frank Eaton, one of the new-comers from Pennsylvania, has opened up a new boarding house in the Pierce building on Nebraska Avenue.
The Columbus Democrat, February 2, 1884
In another column our readers will observe an advertisement of the new firm of Lindsay & Trickle. Their store is on the corner of 11th and Olive Sts. Judge Lindsay, the senior member of the firm is well known to many of our citizens. Mr. Trickle appears to be a very pleasant gentleman.
The Columbus Democrat, February 9, 1884
Early & Niblock the new firm just started in a general brokers and insurance business, have their office on Olive Street north of First National Bank. We wish the new firm a degree of success commensurate with their energy and ability. The broker business is an old business with us, in fact the first we engaged in on starting out in active life and from that day to this no one has been "broker" than we have.
Robert Uhlig has sold his residence on the corner of 11th street and Washington Av. to Fredrick John Henry Hockenberger.
The Columbus Journal, April 23, 1884
The post-office was moved Saturday evening to the west room of Marshall Smith's block on 13th street. The new room is certainly an improvement on anything Columbus has ever had for a post-office, whatever may be said against the centrality of the location.
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