Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1915 — Two Farms Sold at Auction To Buyers Out of County. [ARTICLE]

Two Farms Sold at Auction To Buyers Out of County.

Two farms were sold at auction by Col. Fred Phillips last Saturday, the sales taking place at the court house square. The farms belonged to heirs and were advertised by Clarkson & Clarkson, through an Illinois attorney. One of the, farms consisted of 320 acres and lies at the bend in the road south of DeMotte. It brought $57.50, being purchased by C. L. Fritz, of St. John. E. L. Hollingsworth bid up to $57 per acre.

The other farm is in Walker township and consists of 360 acres. It is wet and without a sufficient outlet, it is said. The price paid was $23 per acre, the purchaser being John A. oss, of Frankfort. There were several other non-residents of the county here as bidders. Both farms went cheap, according to persons well versed in land values.