Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1893 — THE BOOM THAT NOW IS. [ARTICLE]

THE BOOM THAT NOW IS.

The site selected for the foundry is south of and adjoining the railroad, and a block eastof the depot.

T. P. Monnett has secured more lots north of his machine shops, with a view to their further extension. Frank Osborne’s planing mill and wood-working shop, is a sure go. The site for it has been secured, and is just west of the Nowels elevator and abuts upon the railroad right-of-way.

One leading contractor says he knows of over 79 proposed new houses.- for tkifl-year-.--: r Frank M. Parker, of northeast of town, and George Pumphrey, of Julian, are both getting material on the ground for new houses, on their tracts of several acres, west of the old John Coen place, north of town. Mr. Parker will build a fine house and Mr. Pumphry a good one. B.'F. Ferguson will build a good two story house, on Cullen street, just south of his former residence, ately sold to his father-in-law, John Coen.

M. H. Hemphill, county treasurer, is also getting material on the ground 'or a residence, on Main street, south of D. B. Nowels’ new house. George Hollister has bought of 3r. Hartsell two lots on Weston street, north of Tire Republican

building and will erect a residence as soon as the weather and grace of carpenters, will pormit. Hy Day is still in the hey Day of his activity, and getting material on hand for his new tenant house, on Weston street, opposite W. B. Austin’s new house.

Wallace Robinson is getting material on the grounds for his new residence, on Weston stieet, just north of Makem3elf ditch, and opposite Robt- Randle’s place. It will be an elegant and spacious building, and will cost about $2,500. S. C. Hammond and his son, J. P. Hammond, have bought adjoining lots on Cullen street, south of J. F. Hardman’s uncompleted house, and will both erect residences thereon, this season. It is not unlikely that “Uncle Steward” will build also on his two acre tract, just west of town, for a residence, and rent the Cullen street building.

Prof. Cad well, the mesmerist and hypnotist, is a typical down-east Connecticut Yankee, and therefore of course, an inventor. He has taken out fifteen patents on inventions, and has another now pending. He had models of three of his latest inventions with him, while here. One was an attachment for “pulley” clothes lines; another is a device for holding paper bags and ball of twine, for grocers’ use, and the other is a hand printing press, for rubber type. They are all ingenious and practical inventions and ought, if properly handled, to bring in vastly more money to the genial old hypnotist than his entertainments do. His hand printing press, especially, is the “slickest” thiDg of its kind we ever saw.

See the new carpets at Williams Finest and cheapest line in town. At last reports the druggist Payne, of Fowler, whose mysterious shooting at that place was noticed last week, was still living, with pretty fair chances for recovery. The wound is in the breast, and the bullet, cannot be extracted. The revolver with which it was supposed the wound was inflicted was found secreted in the water-closet, into which Mrs. Payne had previously been seen carrying a package of some kind. According to reports sent to outside papers there was considerable evidence at the examination showing very flagrant conduct upon the part of the accused wife with other men; but to this part of the evidence the good SundaySchool editors of the Fowler papers pay no attention, it probably being quite too naughty for them to even I allude to, in their too, too spotless I columns.