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Morrisson and $ 5,000 from James M. Starr's estate. Reid contributed the balance, about $ 130,000. He purchased 50 acres on the city's north side for $ 30,000 and donated $ 100,000 for the building of Reid
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further apart from its more typical neighbors were the bowling alley and billiard room below ground. The completed structure cost Reid a staggering $ 95,000. He also had a country estate in
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