Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1909 — Several Business Changes Monday. [ARTICLE]

Several Business Changes Monday.

Along with the vast amount offirm residence changes on March Ist, came several business changes in Rensselaer. / B. J. Moore, who recently bought the Hemphill livery business and who was succeeding quite-nicely with the business, sold the same to Rice Porter. - Mr. Moore will shortly Leg n work with the river gang in cleaning the v rock from the high places in the Iroquois ditch bed and this will so occupy his time that he denot to be encumbered with any other business. Mr. Porter took charge of the barn at noon Monday. A. B. Lowman, who moved his grocery and butcher market here from Whiting several months ago, and has been conducting the same in the room formerly occupied; by the postoffice, traded the same to F.* B. Ham Monday, taking a farm of 107 acres in Pulaski county, hear Francesville, for the same. Mr. Ham took charge of the business a<in will took charge of the business and will some time. Mrs. Ham will also help take charge of the business and F.ank will put in part of his time there. Mr. Lowman will move to his farm of 120 acres, 3*4 miles east of Rensselaer, and which has been occupied by Bert Duggins. Van Wood r who recently bought a half interest in the Simpson barber shop, formerly the E. M. Parcells shopj Monday sold his interest back to his partner, S. A. Simpson. This sale was the result of the sale of the Starr building to W. J. Wright The shop was in that building and will have to be moved within a few week-, and no suitable room seemed available. Mr. Wood is net de Led in what he will engage for the present. Botu he and Mr. Simpson we e goed workmen and their partnership seemed to be attracting considerable bus ness.