Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1906 — Hiram The House Builder. [ARTICLE]

Hiram The House Builder.

Ever —since the day, some 25 years ago, when Hiram Day drove into Rensselaer, Iwoglvt alot|the day he arrived out on the prairie, east of the Henry Harris place, camped on the lot, and proceeded to build him a little house in about the time most any other man would pitch a tent, he has put iu his spare time iu building houses aud more houses. How many Le has built during the time he has beeu here perhaps no oue. not even himself, knows fora certainty, but wheu he completes the one he isjnow working on, he will still own 12 dwelling houses iu Kensselar, besides those he has owned aud sold. On all these houses he aud his men have done all the mason work, like foundation, plastering, chimneys etc, aud also much of the carpenter work. Many of these new houses he’has built of new material thruout, while many others are largely built o ' material from older buildings he has bought aud pulled down. Some again are buildings bought on other sites aud moved aud rebuilt. Thus ttyis year he has completed one neat aud trim little house, to all inteuts as good as new, which he has rebuilt from a small house from E. P. Hammond’s lots, whien he bought aud moved to his lots a few hlocks east. The large two story barn from the same lots he has also bought aud moved to his own lots, add is using the frame aud roof, aud the siding for shearing, for still auother house, and to which he will add a wing aud a nice porch or two. and have another neat aud commodious house out of it.