Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1920 — MEDLAND BROS. ARE EMPLOYED [ARTICLE]

MEDLAND BROS. ARE EMPLOYED

WILL REMODEL CORNER BUILDING FOR BANK AND LONG. Plans for the remodeling of the Leopold building at the northwest corner of Washington and Van Rensselaer streets have been prepared and Medland Brothers of Logansport have been employed and work upon the building will be begun in the very near The Farmers' and Merchants’ National bank building, which will be directly alpng Van Rensselaer street, will be twenty-three feet wide and one hundred feet in length. This will reach back to the Calvin Cain barber shop. The building will be two stories with a basement under the new part, twentythree feet square. The front of the new building will be trimmed in Bedford stone and the entrance will be from the corner. There will be two large vaults, one of which will be equipped with safety deposit boxes to be used by the patrons of the bank. The suites of rooms in the upper story are to be completely remodeled and Hie entire building will be practically new. --.. a The Long & Son building, which will be just to the right of the bank building, will be one hundred feet in length and twenty-three feet in width. It will have a large basement and the upper story will be 'remodeled. The back room will be used by the Longs. The front of the Long room will also be trimmed with Bedford stone, but the lower room will have a large glass front. J .. •. , .... ; ■ It is the plan of the new owners of this, one of the very best business properties in the city, to erect A splendid building of which they and the people of the city will be proud.