Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1895 — OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND, [ARTICLE]

OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND,

GOOD ..DOLLARS" SPENT IN BUILDING RENSSELAER THIS YEARNEW RESIDENCES NUMBER FIFTY five. In accordance to our long estab lished custom, as the year draws to a closb we have gathered and here present to our readers, a summary of the building operations in Rensselaer for the year 1895. Both in number of new residences and in the total amount expended, it is one of the best, if not the bi st, years in our history. The figures which we give below, are mostly obtained from the owner* themselves, from the builders, or froln others whose judgment can be depended*upon. In some few cases especially of minor improvements, the figures are only estimates, but they are not far enough out of the way to materially - affect the grand total; which is $106,000. The most notable single improvement of the year is the Rensselaer telephone system, which in Rensselaer alone hn? post £IO,OOO, Iroquois Lodge, 143, Independent Order Of Odd Fellows, Ihfefi fitOfy j brick and stone business and lodge building SIO,OOO. First Presbyterian Church of Rensselaer, brick and stoue house of worship 10,000 John Eger, two story residence •' i ' $3,300. T. J. McCoy, additions and ini I royements to residence and outbuildings 2,000 George Strickfaden, residence . 1,700 G. H. Brown, residence buildteg LW Misses Rose and Ella Culp, resilience r 1,800 Miss Nancy Reece, residence 1,100 J. C. Gwin, residence 1,500 Henry Grow, residence 1,800 P. W. Clarke, residence 1,600 Mrs. Leota Jones, residence 1,100 Mrs. Mary Robinson residence $1,600 A. N. Hopkins, tenant buildteg 1,000 Wm. Parks residence, 1,500 Misses Williams, residence 1.250 J. W. Medicus, residence 1,100 August Rosenbaum, residence 1,400 A. W. Cleveland, residence 2,000 A. Hamilton, residence 600 Joseph Kight, residence ' 1,200 Mrs. S. E. Timmons residence 1,100 John Makeever, tenant house 1,000 Austin & Hollingsworth and J. W. Paxton two tenant houses 1,600 George Smith, residence 800 J. C. Carmichael, residence 500 Miss Mattie Benjamin, tenant house 4 1,350 J. W. Paxton, residence 2,000 Eugene Tyner, residence 700 Mrs. Hester Cripps, residence 800 Mrs. Rachel Scott’ residence 700 J. W. Duvall, residence 800 N. Littlefield, residence 600 Miss Mary Rodgers, tenant tiouse 600 Edward Kays, residence 600 Mrs. Nnnie Davisson, residence 600 Conrad Kellner, tenant house 800 Dell Thornton, residence 300 A. R. Rishling, residence 800 John Eger, tenant house 500 J. W, Meharry, residence 350 Frank Seirs, residence 200 J. H. Thornton, residence 30q Osiander Ritchey, residence 450 Ed Gay, addition to residence 500 Dee Watson, residence 450 James Lewis, residence 600 W. B. Austin, two tenant houses 800 Theo. Kellogg, residence 150 i G. W. Spitler, residence 200 Hiram Day, tenant house 650 W. H. Churchill, two tenant houses 600 Isaac Kepner, residence 700 J. W. Paxton, tenant house, '7OO. J. J, Eiglesbach, additions and alterations to residence 1,800 M. B. Alter, additions (and alterations to residence 2,000

John Eger, two tenant houses rebu i! t 2,000 John Conley, improvements on residence 600 Warren Robinson, improvements on residence 300 Chas. Ramp, addition to residence 300 C. J. Roberte, addition to residence 1,000 W. A. Miller, improvements to residence _s4oo John Eger, two buildings $4,000 E. L. II vll mgs worth, brick business building $1,200 A. Leopold, addition to brick business building SSOO Warren & Collins, new implement, building $750 Abe Havens, Wartena & Bates’ blacksmith shop , $550 David‘Nowels, lumber shed $250 Jerry Healy, improvements on Pilot office, and new shoe shop SSOO C. A. Roberts, implement house, carpenter shop, barber shop SSOO John Kressler, addition tc residexce &500 Condra & Thornton, butcher shop SMMb In addition to the above, a Very large number of people have built minor house improvements, or barns or other outbuildings, and of whom a partial list, with amounts of ilnents, is here given. G-K. Hollingsworth, $300; S. P. Thompson Henfy Harris, s3o(h J. T. Randle, $ 100 j ti. L. Brown, $100; N. Warner, $200; N. S. Bates., $250; Henry Thornton, $125; Al Ramey, $125; C. W. Duval- $100; and many others an equal or greater amount. The building of cement walks and street crossings has been another notable feature of improvements .The total/amount expended for them woultUbe not less than S4OOO. The peimanent improvement of Weston cemetery has also made notable progress, and has cost SBOO.