Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1912 — L. P. Shirer Trades Surrey Farm For Yeoman Property. [ARTICLE]

L. P. Shirer Trades Surrey Farm For Yeoman Property.

Ex-Sheriff L. P. Shirer has traded his farm of 87 acres, near Surrey, to D. H. Yeoman for the latter’s residence property in the north part of Rensselaer,: where Mr. Shirer lived for a year following bis term of office as sheriff. Mr. Shirer made improvements at his farm during the fall and winter, erecting a new house and had expected to make his permanent home there. He found his residence in Rensselaer so pleasing, however, that he decided to come back and It is understood that he will move in at once, surrendering possession of the farm to Mr. Yeoman. The .latter is looking for a tenant for the farm. The conditions of the trade have not been made public but it is understood that Mr. Yeoman paid about 1100 an acre for the., farm, paying a cash difference to Mr. Shirer in the trade. There is about 3% acres in the Yeoman property. _,C