Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1906 — GREEN THORNTON BUYS A FARM. [ARTICLE]

GREEN THORNTON BUYS A FARM.

tho sale at Green Thornton’s at Surrey Wednesday, W. S. Asper of Livingston county, 111., to whom Mr. Thornton sold his 80 acre farm recently, came to him and told Mr. Thornton that he would give him SSOO of the $750 paid on the farm if he would release him from the deal. Mr. Thornton gave him the $250 back and the deal ia “off.”-4~The gale went ahead, however, and the property brought good figures, aggregating, with some outside property tbat was brought in, $1,750. Mr. Thornton seemed well pleased to get the farm back and will probably get SIOO per acre next time. This sale was at about SB7 50 per acre.