Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1917 — MUCH BUILDING IN PROSPECT [ARTICLE]

MUCH BUILDING IN PROSPECT

Busy Year for Rehsselaer Contract- , ors Is Indicated. “ Considerable building operations are in prospect in Rdnsselaer this season, and Contractor George Mustard says that he has more work already contracted than be has ever before had at this season of the year. The i Mrs. Swartztell house he has about ready for the interior finishing and Fred Arnott’s new house, for which he also has the contract, is well under way. He also has several other contracts, with more in prospect. Mrs. Benjamin Harris is making very extensive improvements to the old Harris home. A cement street

curb has been put in on the east side, the old barn will be removed, a new garage built, the house thoroughly remedied and a heating system and bath installed, etc. The improvements will amount to several thousand dollars. Mrs. Nelson Randle is figuring on building a modern new sevenroom two-story dwelling just south of Mr. Randle’s present property and they will occupy it when completed and rent their old house. Frank Kresler, who has recently bought of John I. Gwin the former Bert Hopkins lot on Front street, expects to build a modern new seven-room, two story dwelling thereon this season. Elzie Grow, who bought the lot ; ust south of Mrs. Ezra Clark’s residence recently, is planning to build a fine new residence upon same this season. The Democrat is informed that funds have become available from the bequest of the late Benjamin Harris for starting the erection of cottages on the five-acre tract of ground Mr. Harris left for a widows and orphans’ home, just north of the Monon depot, and it is the intention to tear down the large old house now on this ground, open uip a street east a,nd west through the tract and build four new cottages fronting south on this new street the coming season.