Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1913 — Sale of Farm Causes Two Sales in City Property. [ARTICLE]

Sale of Farm Causes Two Sales in City Property.

* Mrs. Eli Critser, a daughter of the fate John Groom, has sold 30 acres which she inherited from her father to D. S. Makeever. The land is the east part of the Groom farm, east of the Groom bridge and north and west of the former Alf Collins farm, which Mr. Makeever now owns. The farm is occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Poole and the house is being enlarged and remodeled. The sale of the land by Mrs. Critser brought about the sale of two pieces of town property. Mrs.' Critser bought of County Clerk J. H. Perkins his residence property in the south part of town, paying $2,300 for it, and Mr. Perkins then purchased the I. N. Warren property on South Cullen street for the same price. Mr. Perkins, who has been living in a house belonging to Dr. Turfler, will move into the Warren property at onee.