Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1912 — THE DEMOCRAT’S NEW HOME [ARTICLE]

THE DEMOCRAT’S NEW HOME

Will Move About March In Newer and Larger Quarters ON WEST WASHINGTON ST. Paper Has Outgrown ters and Must-Have More Room Office Is Nicely Situated. The Democrat has concluded it deal for the three-story brick business room on Washington street, the lower floor of which was formerly occupied by Weast’s pool room. This room is 24x95 feet, inside, and it is qur intention to partition it through the .center back 40 feet, having our front office on the east side and lease the west side. This will give us 24x5!j> in the rear for stock room, linotype, presses and other machinery, and 12x40 for a frbnt office. The south 20 feet will be cemented for the presses and other machinery, all of which will be supplied with individual electric motors,’ making one of the most up-to-date and complete county-seat print-shops in the state, and will give us plenty of room to expand in the future. The second floor contains a fine flat,* at present occupied by C. C. Starr, while the third floor is a large hall, 24x75, and has in the past been occupied by various lodges. This will be ultilized as a storage room for light articles for outside parties wishing storage. ' Across the alley on the south we will have at present vacant ground about 25x55 in size, and it is our intention to erect a small cement block building thereon for a coal house and for melting up and cleaning our linotype metal. A steam or hot water heating system will also likely be installed for the lower floor and flat above befoire another winter, the various improvements being made as fast as we are in a position to make them. ' The location, on the main business street of Rensselaer and almost directly across the street from the postoffice, rmakes it ideal for our business and the removal of The Democrat thereto as a permanent business will greatly benefit all other business and business property in that locality. , Our present quarterg, 18x40 feet, are fitted ap with wate.; motors, shafting, etc., which we . will have no use for in our new location, and to anyone desiring light power for the operation of a soft-drink bottling establishments- which would be a fine business in Rensselaer - or for any other line requiring power, we- will- dispose of same for than half their o-'st. The room can be leased for any length of time desired of its owner, Mr. A. L.opo’.d. For some years The Democrat has been quietly looking about for a new location, it haying been cramped for room considerably, and has been negotiating for the building it has at last secured for the past six weeks. With our better facilities in the new quarters we expect to be able to not only produce a better paper but can handle all classes of work in our line more expeditiously and satisfactorily. ° When we get in our new quarters we invite our friends to call and inspect one of the best and most conveniently located newspaper plants in Indiana.

4 miles north and; 6 miles west of Rensselaer,.’ 314 miles west of Surrey. General sale —15 head ,of horses and mules, 1.2 head of cattle, 30 head of hogs, farm tools, etc. Friday, Jan. 26, John and Fred Mack'lenberg, 4 miles south of Rensselaer, on the former JamesRodgers farm, now owned by J, L. Brady. General sale of hordes,- cattle, hogs, poultry and farm implements. Wednesday, Jan. 31, John E. Bislosky, 1 mile north of Pleasant Ridge, General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, . sheep, farm implements, household goods, etc. Thursday,' Feb. 1, Charles Miller, 3% miles northwest of Gifford, on the Delos Thompson farm. General sa’?. horses, hogs, chickens, farm tools, household goods, etc.