Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1908 — The Growth of Cullen Street. [ARTICLE]

The Growth of Cullen Street.

E. Hollin has now moved into his new quarters on Cullen street and the importance of this new street in the commercial life ot Bensselaer is fast gaining iavor. A man can now come into town with his family and a load of poultry, leave the poultry at Will Murray’s plant, take hie horses into Hemphill Bros.’ shop to have them shod, send the kids into Free Wood’s to get their hair cat, stop into “Shorty’s” and get his own shoes half soled, while his wife goes to McFarland’s store to bay her groceries. When McKay’s laundry gets moved to its 5, new quarters, the man can slip out of his dirt, while waiting for his shoes to be mended and by the time the family is ready to travel bis shirt will be done np in thewljpliat McKay’s lanndry only can do it. Truly Cullen is getting to be a busy thorofare., ' " •- .