Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1917 — A BIT OF HISTORY. [ARTICLE]

A BIT OF HISTORY.

Some time ago, perhaps five or six years, the writer purchased a tract of iand in Newton county, Indiana, of Harry R. Kurrie, supposed to belong to Mrs. Kurrie. . The writer- sold the land to Kinder Kennedy, who in turn sold it to John A. Dunlap and Milton Graves. Dunlap and Graves seem to have sold to Coatney and Son, who were very industrious men and did between SSOO to SI,OOO worth of improving in the way of fencing, stone, hauling, resh t ngHng, ditching, etc. Yet the season of 1016 was a very hard one on them, floods, drouths and early frosts, rheir mortgage became due and they were closed out. Added to this is an attorney's fee, of Moses Leopold, of SIBO, which of course will cause that much more distress. Without demands or warning Kinder Kennedy and Everett Halstead were the only ones sued. Dunlap & Graves were very kindly excused from being sued. The land will of course sell for more than the mortgage. A suit against any one except the present owners means red tape. EVERETT HALSTEAD.