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has this day entered into an contract with the wisconsin rrteel Go.,
to erect for it B. church house buildinsz on clover Lick creek on
ttm site conveyed bv it to the Wrusteee of the Ion; work church
of Reagular Baptiste acco dine to contract referred to.
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time sam. .... all F, Egg;    -  wel] and truly carrv out the
terms of said contract and construct said bui1<1ina; F-we in said
contract provided, and that there small be no liens either for
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terms and matters fullv carI‘V° out his said contract.
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NI;} OOHTRALPI e11t¤,;;:·ed into this _ ____0;.‘.;IN LJHMLL JOE·.iFA;¥`1’, IN-J. of oowoum, ry., <·..y·t5r of
the first part, and J. F. _J'1lJ1~;J1I of Poorforic, Terlzm Jotmty, ry., pz.»1·'¤;r of
the second part, \.I‘JL.E;;5ETH:
FOS; SLIJ Ii-; J¤;T:$I§J§lE.L»;'i‘I0;£ W the asm of One I`i1OLl£‘;`;¤d ~*:·o;.t;,·~·—·even
Jollers ani fifty Jeote (#1077.50), t·~o ~·~;.z·t·.· of the seam;/? #:.;-1; s»g;z·eee to
cozxstmct e church ‘kmild11,g, os per blueyerim z1tt;»:1uo.., herewith-.. his
building to we 0enstmote·l comrllete with lumber one (#1) oetier ukiugle roof;
ell fzuxzxlrg end finished lwrber to be of ziumber tmc (#2) coumm;. or better;
all i'o.andut1o;1 yiers to be of stone laid. in cement mortor low;. to frost line;
f·;mz~d:u;i·o:z to be built. of 618%; joists to pe §.xlO’s or; two (2) fact ce;-te1·s;
two (2) coats of uint to be mrnieireei on outside; two (2) co:-ttm of stain on
inside of building md one (1) flue as wer eveciflcations.
4`he we-arti! of the eecontcl ::.11*:. ;;,27:·e-as to co>:..st1·=;xct ills gilding: com-
plete, furnislzizzg all labor axul xzeoesslxjr TI.f3.*Z·3I'li.T],, wml to ·;`=.o he rrorkc in &
satisfactory :-2.1143. ·t.¤ori¤¤a.:215.Jce moxzzer, emee to be :.w.j:ro·:e&   the engineer of
time isoomizx ¤teel Jom,mz;, Izzo.
The pa21**c_; of the first #:5.1*;   to =·;;gf to the ·LLI’E;J` of the second
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part, the ;1?;o»e xzgnetx   iz; w: rm (2) ,5:;; rxosxs.-·£'.lft·;· wer cont (i»O_Q) of tie
;;gree;1~~r·i»:e to he   whe;. the Lv ;il.1i1-i>7 is fiftgr wer cent (EDO'.,) cozxwlcate
and seventy-five ner cent (?5,·») of me lmber oz; the j;·o;u·.#;., the bel;;:;c.o of
the wgyment to be paid on ooumletim of the b.ail¤}.izg.
fitness our he.ud.s em?. seals this ___________d»2..v of_____ __ _)_________________.
1.32. 1919.
`.-t IS·3C3Z:sIE·E STEEL JGMPANY, IHS.
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