Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1894 — B. F. FERGUSON’S [ARTICLE]

B. F. FERGUSON’S

NEW FEAR’S GREETING. With greetings we hail our manyfriends and patrons on this beautiful New Year’s day. We cannot express with words the thankfulness of our heart to those who have shared' their patronage with us during the past year of 1893; We would enjoy eating turkey with you all, but as that would be impossible we will askyou to take “the will for the deed.” We have not been idle during the past year, as will be evidenced by the following figures, which denote that our business has increased more than 50 per cent over the previous year. The gross business transacted during the past year, ending with December 31, 1893, amounted to $348,044. <O. We desire to increase this amount at least 50 per cent .during the year 1894, therefore, we once more ask the fayors of our- many patrons and all who read this. We have the best facilities for making farm loans*, in* amounts ranging from SIOO up t®> $20,000 or mores We can now obtain a loan for you in a very few days. We can make you as low a» rate and as low a commission as any* first class firm in the loan business. We will give you the privilege off making partial payments in large or* small sums upon your loan. Wewill sell you Building and Loam stock, or furnish you Building and Loan money, if you- desire to build on your farm or upon your town lots We do all kinds of legal work. We make abstracts and examine the titles,, and our charges are reasonable. We lo&h money on chatties or personal, security, for short time. We write fire insurance on your farm property; in the Continental, the Royal, and the fire Association companies. We also solicit the commercial risks oJ our fellow townsmen, which we will* write in the above named companies> and the Rockford, of Illinois. We represent the best accident companiesin the world, the JEtna, and theTravellers, of Hartford, Conn. Wfe

can write you life insurance in the JElna Life Insurance Company, gross assets nearly forty m.llion dollars. Don’t forget that we have the best farm wagon for the least money. It will pay every farmer in Jasper and surrounding counties to either call'or correspond with us, and get our prices before purchasing elsewhere. We wish to-call especial attention to the fact that we will make and take acknowledgments of deeds, mortgages, leases,, mechanic liens, or other legal We make sollections of accounts and notes a specialty, and solicit the patronage of any person having collections. In conclusion, we wish to say that we wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year. Trusting that you will not forget to call and see us, for we are always glad to meet our customers, and therefore, cordially invite you to call m the office, whether you have business to transact or not. We appreciate a friendly call. Our office rooms are upstairs in Leopold’s Block, over Ellis A Murray’s dry goods store. Yours most respectfully,

B. F. FERGUSON.

Rensselaer, Ind., Jan. 1,1894.