Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1917 — JOE NESIUS DIVIDES HIS REAL ESTATE [ARTICLE]

JOE NESIUS DIVIDES HIS REAL ESTATE

Each of Six Children Will Be Given One Hundred Acres of Land Apiece By Pioneer. , The following deeds on record Thursday, March 22, 1917: Joseph Nesius et ux to Mary Charles, March 15, n% nw 27-28-6, n% 544 nw 27-28-6,100 acres, $2 w. d. Joseph Nesius et ux to Joseph Nesius, Jr., March 15, re -nw 33-28-6, wYz s wse 28-28-6, 100 acres, S2OO. Joseph Nesius et ux to Frank Nesius, March 15, se se 28-28-6, e% sw se 28-20-6, ne sw 28-28-6, 100 acres, $2 w. d. Joseph Nesius et ux to Anthony Nesius, March 15, n% se 33-28-6, s% ne se 33-28-6. 100 acres, $2 w. d. Joseph Nesius et ux to John Nesius March 15, ne. se 28-28-6, e% nw se 28-28-6, nw sw 27-28-6, 100 acres, $2 w. d. Joseph Nesius et ux to Mathew Nesius, March 15, s% s% sw 27-28-6, nw se 28-28-6, n.Va se ne 33-28-6, 100 acres, $2, w. d. It will be noted that each of the six children are given one hundred acres of land apiece. For this land the children are to pay a rental during the life of the parents of one dollar an acre. The ability of this early settler of the county to acquire so large an amount of property ■ is certainly very complimentary to him and his habit of economy, thrift and industry should be emulated by the younger generation. The accumulation of this large body of land represents a life of hard labor, severe sacrifice and the strictest economy. That is the price the old settlers had to pay for their success. Will the younger generation do as well, or will they be a generation of distributors instead of a generation of accumulators?