Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1908 — Commercial Club Signs Contract. [ARTICLE]

Commercial Club Signs Contract.

Quite a number of citizens attended a meeting of the Commercial Club Monday night at the court house, passed upon articles of association proposed by the committee, and elected a board of nine directors, who in turn elected the officers for the ensuing year. The directors are, Warren Robin-

son, J. H. S. Ellis, E. L. Hollingsworth, Delos Thompson, J. H. Chapman, George F. Meyers, G. E. Murray, C. G. Spitler and J. N. Leatherman. Mr. Robinson was elected presI ident, Mr. Ellis, vice-president; Mr. I Hollingsworth, secretary, and Mr. ■ Thompson, treasurer. Several committees were appoined, the most iml portant at this time being, one to secure options on available tracts for i subdivisions. This committee consists of Jas. H. Chapman, C. G. Spitler and J. J. Hunt It met this Tuesday morning with the president and secretary and Mr. Deam, at the First National Bank, and after some dlsI cusslon arrived at terms with Mr. Deam and a contract with him was later signed. While the options on land have not yet been taken, it is probable tiiat the Kellner tract will be accepted. Mr. Deam and his firm will take charge of the sale. The

provisions of the articles of association and the by-laws will be given in a later issue.