Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1909 — BUYS A FARM IN CARROLL. [ARTICLE]

BUYS A FARM IN CARROLL.

John Hopkins, who with his family recently returned from Surrey, North Dakota, has bought an 80-acre farm within one mile of Ockley, Carroll county, paying sll3 per acre. The place has a very large barn upon it but an old house. Mr? Hopkins has made a nice bunch of money in farming out in North DSkota where he has been for the past seven or eight years, and still owns his half-section farm there which he has rented for the present year, and with his family will reside on his Carroll county farm, on which he expects to build a new house. Mrs. Hopkins’ health was not very good In Dakota, is iis reason for buying and locating in Indiana. When John left Barkley township only seven or eight years ago he had nothing but a pair of willing hands to battle with in the new state. His father, S. H. Hopkins, later assisted him in the way of going his security for SBOO to get a Start in farming. Now, at 28 or 30 years of age he is probably worth SIO,OOO to $20,000, which shows what an energetic young man of good habits and good judgment can do if he tries.