New Homes Built

Several buildings were constructed in Gonzales, including the J.W. Bailey House at 623 St. Michael Street in Block 41, the C.A. Burchard House at 605 St. Matthew Street in Block 40, and the G.F. Burgess House at 803 St. Lawrence Street, which was designed by architect George F. Barber. On June 1st, the Daily Inquirer newspaper was founded, with its building constructed at 620 St. Paul Street in Block 34. The Hoskins Store (later known as Dudley Hoskins Menswear) opened at the northwest corner of St. George and St. Paul Streets in Block 33, but moved that same year to the rock building on the southwest corner of Block 34. The Masonic Lodge found a permanent home at 501½ St. Joseph Street in Block 19, and the Order of the Sons of Herman, Gonzales Lodge #175 was organized.