The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-04-16


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INrru,IMF,.fs. = Ike roisc of III,
iiowcl aid SAW Is already beginning {,
cniivSn tie people OF Cur Gown. and new
buildings are appearing ca every hand
Mr.. 1Ioch"c>ang has tlc foundation Ion
thu new county Jail well under way. and
his hands make things hum in that part
of town. Mr.. Long. the superintendent.
Is constantly on ilic ground. giving di-
rccii"n~. and seeing that what i nccc~-
-ny is supplied. 1t will hc u very sub
stantial building. and if iiie lot was
Nv ice IL large would bc all the county
would need IN that line for some time.
But Il fine. large county mlilding. resi-
dcncc. &C.. all on II lot one hundred feet
square. is rather crowding things. in a
small town.
Mr.. Ferdinand Shoemaker hss new
residence on the upper end of North
Main Street. already under roof When
he gets The nice yeranda lie intends put
ting in front of ii. .omplricd. TO relieve
Its present school-holsc appearance. and
has il all finely painted. il will Lc ,rlitc
an addition to that part of town. and lis
owner will deserve crcdi, for lis publicE
spiritcduess.
Mr.. Lit>chsi. the County Recorder.
has the cellar completed for a ncm resi-
dcncc on Portersvillc street. and the car
pcntcrs are at work Oh the frame. lie
lHs fine location. and a good building
will make splendid show upon il, and
he, being man of good taste. we have
no doubt will improve his opportunities
20 display it.
Mr. IL. Bucttncr. Esq. has a small I,
building erected on The lot adjoining his
house. for law office. His large prac-
ticc Jus long since rendered his present
office too alnall and announcement. but +
now Ire will have sufficient room. ItlI
would be quite an addition 10 the LOOKS c
Of the place if a little architectural taste
had been displayed in the plan. The
lack of this taste is a great drawback to't'
The appearance of our town generally. =
are put up too much on the !,
muley-barn style for beau q
ty. and in the erection and adorn,nent 4
Of their houses. our citizens seem to ir- u
more the fact that "a thing Of beauty is ali,
joy forever and. THAI as the rising gen h
cratiOn arc taught to love and admire r
tho beautiful, they are more apt TO have y
lofty aspirations, and become good and ),
useful mcmbcrs of society. And the i
expense necessary to make buildingslc
have comely appearance il but very u
slight. But we have diverged from curl
subject, which was the improvements 4
going ON in town. Iii
Mr.. :. Kncbler has already found il q
necessary 10 make another addition tot
his already extensive buildings, in which .
he manufactures wagons. brggics. and d
agricultural implements. The timbcrs {
arc being got on the ground for making |
an addition of twenty feet front to his
shop, For iron work, and lie informs us q
that he intends also to build an entirely 9
new shop for his wood work. and use ),
his present buildings for ware room. D
lie has, within Il few years. built ND Il
very extensive business in agriculturalii e
implements. which Is great advantage :
10 our county.
These improvements will do very well
for the start, in town the size Of JAS !
per. If Il continues through the whole :,
season as It has begun. this years work 81
will make quite show in the town. So a
mote it be.
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