Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 226, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1912 — BIG MAINES FARM AT PUBLIC AUCTION [ARTICLE]

BIG MAINES FARM AT PUBLIC AUCTION

One Of 1116 Finest Farms In Jasper County To Be Sold In Order To Hake Settlement With Heirs. About October 15th, the exact date to be announced later, the Maines farm of 320 acres, 2 miles northwest of this city, will be sold at public sale. Col. Fred Phillips will be the auctioneer. The object of the sale is to make settlement with the heirs, some of whom have made investments in places. The farm is now occupied by Judson Maines. It is one of the best farms in Jasper county and if it is bought for S2OO an acre it will be cheap at the price compared to the prices paid for poorer land in other places. The sale will be extensively advertised through the newspapers and with bills.

The interuban surveying crew began the work of the final survey this morning, preparatory to letting the contract for the work. They began on College Ave. at Washington street and are working south. Sam Stevens, John Moore and Harold Clark are assiting with the work. J. L Brady returned on the 11:48 train today from his prospecting trip in the west. He looks with favor on eastern California and while he did not “make an investment there it is quite probable that he will do so later with a view to making that state their permanent home. There was no band concert last night, owing to the fact that several of the band boys are playing at the Francesvllle street fair. There was a big crowd oq the street and all were disappointed. The band proposes to make up omitted dates by giving extra concerts during October,

The Woman’s Club of Kentland recently purchased a piano for the library and they are going to earn the money to pay for it at a Fun Feat to be held Wednesday evening, Oct. 2nd, at court park, Kentland. An entertaining home talent open air vaudeville will furnish part of the amusement

A E. Blair, of Fair Oaks, was a Rensselaer visitor this morning. He voted first for John C. Fremont and has been going it straight ever since and has never had cause to regret it. He remembers on other occasions when he was 'told that the country was all going to rack and ruin but the prophesies proved false and he says that he will stay by the old ship with the same faith he has always cherished. Two attempts have recently been made to burn the building at Kentland in which the Loughridge barbershop Is situated. Last Sunday night some one wrapped a bundle of kindling wood in paper, saturated it with coal oil, placed the bundle inside the screen door and applied a match. The fire burned but a little hole and died out The charred remants were found the next morning when one of the workmen went to the shop. A week before a fire was started in the woodshed at the rear of the shop but was put out before serious damage was done.