Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1913 — SPRINGER RANCH SOLD FOR $88,550 [ARTICLE]

SPRINGER RANCH SOLD FOR $88,550

Ofcey K. Ot»le, of Cook County, Hl., Buys Land Subject to Mortgage of $29,000. The big Springer ranch, consisting of 1,519.38 acres, located near Kniman, has been sold by Margaret Springer, widow of Warren Springer, to Okey K. Cole, of Cook county, 111., for $88,500, subject to a mortgage of $29,000, and to taxe§, assessments, etc., at this time due. There have been a large number of transfers Saturday and today, deals made by contract some months ago being closed up on March Ist. Recorder George W. Scott and his deputy, Miss Agnes Platt, have had more business than they could take care of and Mrs. Scott has been helping in the office today. Among the larger deals was the one in which John Herr figured, the price James Brown paid for the McAlfee land being $52,200. Another large transaction was the sale by A. R. Kresler, et al, to A. C. Stauflenberg, of the former Michaels farm southeast of town, the details of which were printed some time ago, but which was not closed up until Saturday. Willis A. Lutz bought the Ambrose Blasdel farm of 80 acres in Hanging Grove township, paying $7,000 for it. Charles Robinsoh and‘wife, of Battle Ground, today closed a deal by which they sold their property on College road to Jesse Beecher, whose father, it is understood, will occupy it.