Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 182, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1919 — THE OLD FARM IS DEARER THAN EVER. [ARTICLE]

THE OLD FARM IS DEARER THAN EVER.

Lowell, Ind., August 2.—Regret over selling the old homestead and premature homesickness which attacked every member of the family before the time came to move caused Fred Bowman to pay out SB,OOO in cold cash to have the deal ncdlftdL Mr. Bowman owns 160 acres of good farming land in West Creek township. He wanted to move to town. About a month ago 8., F. Carlin, one of the heavy Sand owners of the (township and president of the Lake county farm bureau, closed a deal for the place, paying S2OO ap acre. As. it dawned upon the Bowmans that they were soon to leave the old homestead they began to regret the transaction and before long the whole family was actually sick, just pure homesickness. Bowman was trying to persuade Carlin to call it all off, but Carlin had been wanting the place for a long time. However, when Boiwman finally offered him SB,OOO more than he received for the place Carlin could no longer object and Bowman now owns the land once more. He bought it back at $250 per acre, which’ is a fair price for West Creek land.