Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1899 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

REASONS FOR INSURING ’ in the , ■ CONTINENTAL Ist. Because It is one of the Oldest. Strongest and Best Managed Companies In the Unite I ' 2nd.' Because It adjusts its losses fairly and pays them promptly, without any wrangling about it. Brd. Because it has adjusted and paid losses to over seventy-five thousand farmers. 4th. Because it insures you for Five Years upon the installment plan, permitting you to nay one fifth of the premium annually, without interest, instead of paving the whole in advance; thus giving you the proceeds of each year’s crop with which to pay your piemiums as they fall due. sth. Because it insures against damage to buildings, and losses of Live Stock- by Lightning, Tornadoes. Cyclones aod Wind Storms, as well as loss by Fire. BRUNER & HAMMOND. 6 July p. Agents

Notice io Contractors. NOTICE Is hereby given that blds will be received bv the Common council of the Chy of Rensselaer, Indi ,na, up to 8 o’clock p. m. on the 24th day of July 1899, at the council Chamber of said City, for furnlshing the necessary latiorand materials for the Improvement ot Van Rensselaer street from the Northerly side of Washington street to the northerly side of Cornelia street by grading.-macadamising and curbing the same in accordance, with the provisions of 1 irdlnau' e o/SS, adopted by the Uomrnon Council .on June 26'h 1891. and the plans and specifications therefore on file In the office of the City Clerk. Each bidder will be r qulred to file the re oeipt of the City Treasurer for the sum of ssoo, d poelted as a guaranty tha*. if the bid is accepted a contract will be entered into and the performance property secured. Bidders will also b« n qulred to file a bond ■with a penalty of twice ihe amount of their bid aud sureties to the approval of the Common C mud. The Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids. SCHUYLER C. IRWIN, City Clerk. June 30-J« y 7-M. He To Contractors. NOTICE is hereby vivei>. that blds will be received by the Common Council of the city of Rensselaer.” Indiana.np to 8 o’clock p. m. on the 10 HAY of July 1-69, attlitv; ouncll Chamber of said Chy. for furnishing the necessary labor and materials t‘<>r the improvement of the following said city by grading and macadamizing the same 'ti accordance with the driivisious ot'ordinances numbered from 2! to 34. ii ciusive. adopted by the said cou'icil June 6lh 1899 and the plans and spec ficatlons approved by said Counci on June 12. 1899, town ; Van Kensselwer Street from Washington Street to Harrison Street; Harrison Street from Van Rensselaer Street to Cullen Street; ( ullen Slreet iroin Harrison Street to Washington Street; Cullen Street from Washington Street to Cornelia Street. Cullen Street from Cornelia Street to Clark Street. i-orest Street from Clark Street to Oak Street; Vine Street from Forest Street to Main Stieet: and Cedar Street from Division Street to Milton Street. Each bidder will be required to file the receipt of the City Treasurer for the sum oi $500., deposited as a guaranty that if the bld is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance properly secured. Bidders will also be required to file a bond with a penalty of twice the amount of their bids and sureties to the ap roval ot the Council. The Common Council reserves the right to reject any or Lil blds. SCHUYLER C. IRWIN. June 16,23,80 City Clerk.

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5 j.wL -wL JR Nearing His Finish, Aguinaldo is, right now. He has got enough 1 There are many people in this town that know when they have had enough of poor laundry work on their linen, and they turn to us for relief. It is a pleasure to a man to see the exquisite color and finish that we have put on his shirt, collars and cuffs when sent home from this laundry. American Steam Laundry, O. H. Vick, Agent. Office over A. Leopold’s clothing Wore, first stair west of postoffice, Rensselaer, Indiana,