Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1899 — Rebuilding the Burned District. [ARTICLE]

Rebuilding the Burned District.

The scene of the recent fire on Front street is a busy place. Lute Hemphill is rushing work on his building but will not have it ready to resume business before Thursday or Friday of this wedk. He is making a good building, and also a large one. The front and a part of the sides will be of brick rest covered with iron. The blacksmith shop will occupy part of the front, the wood shop the other,apfl the machine shop the reair. Lots of big wide in front and both sides will be especially prominent features, -Tjf The Hildebrand saloon is also being entirely rebuilt. What was left of the building above the basement has been pulled down and is being built new, of brick. Both Mr. Hemphill Mr. Hildebrand will have much better buildings to do business in than they had before their burn-out.