Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1918 — THREE BIDS RECEIVED FOR POSTOFFICE ROOM [ARTICLE]

THREE BIDS RECEIVED FOR POSTOFFICE ROOM

The P. 0. department has receivpf| three bids for the location of postoffice for the next few years. The result has not yet been made known, but Postmaster Littflefidd expects an announcement of the sue* ; cessful bidder to he made soon bjf| the department. * The bidders are Mr. Shafer, Mf| owner of the present site; E. L. Hollingsworth, the owner of tiba| room now occupied by the Greek candy store and restaurant and from Ellis Bros., owners of the opera house building, for the room now occupied by the Myers* pool room. The successful bidder will be ro-| quired to furnish entire new furniture and equipment, furnish toilets and wash rooms, and heat and light the room. The Hollingsworth and Elba rooms would be excellent locations for the post office, as they are centraßy Ml cated, and it is to be hoped that one of these rooms will be selected, a the present location is again selected the owner of the building will be jSO#g quired to install entire new furniture.