Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1899 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Application for License. Notice is hereby given to the citizens of the first ward in the City of Rensselaer, the citizens of the City of Rensselaer, Indiana, and the citizens of Marion township. Jasper county, Indiana, that the undersigned, George A. Strickfaden. a male inhabitant of the State of Indiana, and over the age of twenty-one years, and has been and is of good moral character, not in the habit of becoming intoxicated, and a fit person in every resjiect to be intrusted with the sale of intoxicating liquors, and has been a continuous resident of said ward for over ninety days last past, and that this applicant is the actual ow'ner and proprietor of said business and will be such if license be granted, will apply to the Board of Commissioners of said Jasper county, Indiana, at their September term, 1899, said term commencing on Monday. September 4th, 1899, for a license to sell and barter spirituous, vinous, malt and all other intoxicating liquors, in a less quantity than a quart at a time, with the privilege of allowing and permitting the same to be drank on the following premises to-wit: The precise location of the premises on which the undersigned desires to sell and barter intoxicating liquors as aforesaid, with the privilege of allowing same to be drank on the premises is as follows to-wit: The one story frame, iron-clad building, situated on lot number four (4), in block number three (3), of the original plat of the town of Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana; said building and the room therein in which the applicant desires to sell said liquors being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point on the westerly line of Vanßensselaer street, five (5) feet southerly from the northerly corner of lot number four (4) in block number three (3) of the orignalplatofthetownof Rensselaer, Indiana, and running thence westerly parallel with Washington street for a distance of fifty (50) feet; thence southerly parallel with VanRensselaer street for a distance of twentytwo (22) feet and four (4) inches; thence easterly parallel with Washington street a distance of fifty (50) feet: thence northerly parallel with Vanßensselaer street twenty-two (22) feet and four inches to the place of beginning. Said room being fifty (50) feet long and twenty-two (22) feet and four (4) inches wide by outside measurement, and said room being forty-nine (49) feet long and twentyone (21) feet and four (4) inches wide by inside measurement. There is one single sash door in the northerly side of said room adjoining an alley, and one sash door in the westerly end of said room. The front of said room is a glass front, adjoining the sidewalk and fronting on said Vanßensselaer street. That the said described room is separate from any other business of any kind and that no devices of amusementor music of any kind or character is in said room, and there is no partition or partitions in said room; that the said room can be securely closed and locked and admission thereto prevented; that said room is situated on the ground floor and fronts oh Vanßensselaer street in the City of Rensselaer. Indiana, and is so arranged with glass windows and glam doors so that the whole of said room room may be viewed from said street. The said applicant will also at the time and place of applying for said license, make a further request for the privilege of selling tobacco and eigars in connection therewith. Said license will be asked for a period of one year from the 14th day of December, 1899. at which time the license now held by said applicant will expire. GEORGE A. STRICKFADEN. 17-18-19.