News: Spencer – No Vacant Buildings (Feb 1881)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

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----Source: Spencer Advance (Spencer, Marathon Co., Wis.) 10 Feb 1881

One evidence of the vitality of this village (Spencer) is the fact that there are no vacant buildings. This is often inconvenient for those who desire to rent a place to live in, but at the same time it shows that there is vigorous life in the place. When you go into a town and notice one fourth of the buildings labeled “to rent,” you seem to lose you grip on that place, and fell like sliding out and looking for a location where there is more indication of life, even if you are compelled to put up a shanty as a temporary home. You say there must be something going on if the town is crowded with people.