Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1908 — “COONEY” BUYS THE RUMLEY LAND. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

“COONEY” BUYS THE RUMLEY LAND.

jst’onrad Kellner has purchased tile 40 acres owned for many years by Meinrod Rumley of Laporte, on the south side of the gravel road running east to Pleasant Ridge. Two samall parcels are owned by other parties at the foot of Scott street and running to the river and will not be Included in this purchase. Mr. Kellner will build on the three acres lying between the parcels above referred to and the Granville Moody place, and is also contracting an ice pond of about four acres on the part lying south of the river and west 6f the Padgett bridge. A big well will be drilled on this tract and the water will be pumped by gasoline engine from this for the purpose of making ice in the pond The consideration in the deal was $lO5 per acre, a very reasonable price for the land when Its proximity to the city is considered.

That Joe Laroh is a farmer, and that bis tenant, O. K. Ritchey, knows how to raise corn, has been established beyond any possibility of contradiction, and Joe has the evidence in his store to prove thlß assertion. If all corn in Jasper county was as good as the sample Joe has on exhibition the price of corn would not be 70 cents very long—only long enough to gefr the new crop started.

EVERYBODY REJOICES IN THE REBUKE ADMINISTERED TO MACHINE POLITICS IN JASPER COUNTY.