Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1913 — Rapid Construction of New Barbershop Building. [ARTICLE]

Rapid Construction of New Barbershop Building.

The flfcst of last week Van Wood, who has a barbershop near the old depot location, decided to build himself a shop and today he moved into it. That is about the most rdpid piece of construction of a business block we have any knowl edge of. The building is a neat frame structure, located just south of the Remley restaurant. It was erected especially for a barbershop and is well lighted and convenient. The carpenter work was done by Julius Taylor and George Heuson. Van was uncertain what effect the removal of the depot location would have on his business, but he has stayed at the old stand and has built up a good and permanent trade and his good workmanship has caused it to stick with him, and he now feels safe in building a shop of his own. With the starting of the creamery there Van expects the trade to pick up considerably. Another improvement in that neighborhood will be the -erection by Jim Snedeker of a business building on the corner where Van’s shop formerly was and when it is completed he will move his grocery store from across the railroad. It looks like the old depot business section is going to hold its own, notwithstanding the removal of the depot.