Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1910 — John Thornton Building an Addition to His Restaurant. [ARTICLE]

John Thornton Building an Addition to His Restaurant.

John H. Thornton, the restaurant car man, is building more roomy quarters for himself. Several years ago he started in business in a small stand and built one addition after another until he had quite a lunch room, restaurant, living apartments and all right together. Then he sold out and w'ent to Missouri but later returned and built a portable restaurant at the corner of Main and Vine streets near the depot. Now he is building a somewhat larger room and when it Is completed the car will be placed in the rear and used only for a kitchen. John intends to keep abreast of the spirit of building progress in Rensselaer.