People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1895 — BUILDING NOTES. [ARTICLE]

BUILDING NOTES.

Partial Memumaafthe Work mmc in JVogreM, Cnmpletad and Mrs. M. E. Hopkins has her residence in the hands of the masons, carpenters ard painters for extensive repairs. Dr. Alter’s residence which has been undergoing transformation for some weeks, is nearing completion and will be one of the prettiest houses in Rensselaer. A. Leopold promises to put up a couple of $1,500 residences next to his home, on Front street. The Leopold addition will be improved by four SI,OOO houses by John Minicus, John W.Duvall, Dorr Smith and Hollingsworth & Paxton. Stephen Cripps, and family are living in their new home. Louie Hollingsworth has completed his new brick block next to McCoy’s bank. It will be occupied at once by B. F. Ferguson for a law and real estate office, and by R. Phillips as a barber shop.

The county is to put in 300 feet of cement walk on the north side of the court house square. New cement sidewalk has already been completed along both fronts of the McCoy bank and extending south past the new Hollingsworth block. The Odd Fellows block wifi be the most notable building of the year. It will cost nearly SIO,OOO and will be the finest structure in Rensselaer. M. S. Laßue will put up a nice residence on the west side this summer. John Egan has the foundation started for a $5,000 residence. W. T. Perkins has completed his $2,000 house on the east side. Peter Hordeman, who’lost his house by fire a few weeks ago, has a new residence nearly completed. James Leatherman has given his residence the renewing effects of a treatment of paint harmonies. He has also beautified his lots by filling, leveling and sodding. James Maloy has raised his home lot near the depot by filling in and resodding the same. T. J. McCoy has had extensive alterations made in his west side residence. He is having a third story added and a rearrangement of rooms generally. -The family is living temporarily occupying part of the double house near the bridge. Luther Hemphill is decorating his house with a new coat Of paint.

John Carmichael, the harness merchant, has moved into his new residence. A. Leopold will at once fit up his building next the Cambe livery for a Chinese steam laundry. August Rosenbaum will soon occupy his new $1,600 residence. Will A. Mossier will move in a few days into the pretty new cottage built by Mrs. Leota Jones north of the Saylor Mills. Wm. Schook, an old resident of this county, died at his home in Barkley township, May, 9th, 1895, aged 64 years. He was buried May, 10. Interment in the Browm cemetary, Barkley township. Mrs. Ben Tuteur and children returned Tuesday from a visit with relatives in Peoria, 111. Geo. Dunlap, of Hoopeston, 111., is visiting friends and relatives in Rensselaer. He is stopping at A. Woodworth’s.