Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1912 — B. J. Gifford Has Found Lost Deeds to Railroad Right-Of-Way. [ARTICLE]

B. J. Gifford Has Found Lost Deeds to Railroad Right-Of-Way.

B. J. Gifford, who was made the defendant in a suit filed by Mrs. Emma Herr, wife of John Herr, who claimed ownership to the land on the old McCoy McCoysburg ranch over which the Chicago & Wabash Valley railroad runs, is today smiles. A number of years ago Alfred McCoy deeded to Mr. Gifford a strip of land, 100 feet, wide, for his railroad. Mr. Gifford thought that the deed to the land had been lost and was consequently expecting to be placed to some disadvantage by the suit. The deed was found, however, having been left in charge of C. J. Hobbs, Mr. Gifford’s engineer. John Herr and wife, in buying the McCoy land from G, W. Infield, had believed that they purchased the land where the railroad ran. Mr. Gifford feels convinced that he will now be able to satisfy Mr. Herr that he was acting' entirely within his rights in cutting timber on the land.