Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1877 — LEOPOLD'S ADDITION. [ARTICLE]

LEOPOLD'S ADDITION.

Adjoining th* origind plet of th* town of Rentwlaer on the east, Is • tract of name seventy acres of m fine land as Jasper connty affords. This body is owned by Mr. A. Leopold, one of the most enterprising, fa«*M*iax and. prosperous citizens of the town, who has Jest completedtheeurvey and platting of that treat into Monks, lota, streets and alleys. Most of the vacant lots ip ti*e original plat of, and older additions to, Rensselaer have been held by the owners al prices beyond the reach of mechanics and men who support their families by small jobs and day’s labor. It is to afford this /cdasa of people an opportunity <o procuie homes of their own, and at the same time to realise a profit for himself, that Mr. Leopold has placed his property on the market in its present shape. It will be seen by referring to the advertising columns of this paper that Mr. Thomas Boroughs is agent for the sale of 246 of these lots. We are informed by both Mr. Boronghs and Mr. Leopold that the prices, which of course are graded upon a basis of location, have been made with a full consideration of the present condition of finances and business, and are barely enough to give a reasonable margin over the actual cost of the tract aud pay expenses of surveying, platting and incidentals, while the terms are so liberal as to place a home within the reach of any industrious tn an or woman. While it is preferred to sell these lots to those who will build upon and improve them, a portion at* least will be disposed of in .bulk to persons desiring to make an investment of surplus money where’ a' reasonable profit may be confidently anticipated. Leopold's Addition covers many choice sitetr for dwellings, and at no distant day, will, no doubt, be considered the Landmmostjtor tion of Rensselaer. Gov. Williams’inaugural address is abort, plain, practical, and worthy of the executive ofiicer of Indiana. While contrasting this production with ex*Governor HendricVs late message to the legislature the thought intrudes that the sneering remark of the latter when Mr. Williams was nominated, that “it docs not require great ability to be governor of Indiana,” is juster criticism of Kim who uttered it than of him against whom it was Spoken. Indeed we are not sure but that Mr. Hendricks is succeded by an abler man, it he is not quite as polished in manners or as aristocratic in feeling, ;