Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1899 — Important Easiness Change. [ARTICLE]

Important Easiness Change.

Still another important change has just been consumated in Rensselaer. The hardware firm of James F. Antrim and Chas. J. Dean, who have been doing business in the Odd Fellows’ building for qnite a number of years, have sold oat their entire stock and business to Edward D. Rhoades. The invoicing has been completed and Mr. Rhodes ts now in fall possession. Mr. Rhoades has been clerking in stores in Rensselaer ever since he oonld see over a counter, with no break except when he was postmaster, and he now is going into buss ness for himself. Mr. Dean, one of the members of the retiring firm will remain with Mr. Rhoades for a while, or until the latter gets the run of the business.