Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 255, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1913 — HORTON BROS. BUY THE GAYETY AIRDOME [ARTICLE]

HORTON BROS. BUY THE GAYETY AIRDOME

Have Sold Their Show at Covington and Next Summer Will Have Charge of the Gayety. Horton Bros., Perry and John, have contracted the sale of their picture show at Covington and the transfer will be made next week. They have also contracted for the purchase of B. F. Barnes of the Gayety Airdome and next summer will conduct a first-class place of amusement of vaudeville and pictures. It is the intention of the boys’ father, Dr. J. W. Horton, next summer to rebuild his brick business building now occupied by McFarland’s grocery and Haskell’s barber shop, by extending the building to Hemphill’s blacksmith shop, removing the small frame buildings now occupying the ground. This will ipake a bulding 130 feet long and he expects Jlo convert this into a modern playhouse, and when the summer season closes at the airdome to open the house for fall, winter and spring shows. The building will be of brick and a modern show front and entrance will, be provided for in the plans.