Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1912 — Title to Business Lots Straightened Out. [ARTICLE]

Title to Business Lots Straightened Out.

The flaw in the title to the five feet of ground on the east, on which The Demorcat building is located, was amicably settled a few days ago. All of the Nowels House block and The Democrat building was formerly owned by C. D. Nowels, now of Parsons, Kan., but five feet of the ground on the east of the latter building was owned by the Monnett heirs, it having been leased some 38 years ago on a forty year lease. When the Nowels hotel block was sold several years ago the deed conveying same transferred 65 ieet, and in selling the building east, now The Democrat building, .’5 feet was transferred. The Nowels House building covers 70 feet vast and west instead of 65 feet, and this left five feet of the hotel resting on the lot owned by the owner of The Democrat building, and, of course, The Democrat building rested oa five feet of ground or. the east owned by the Monnett estate. Messrs. Chapman and Robinson have purchased of the Monnett estate this five feet of ground for >375 and it has been deeded to the owner of the lo' on which The Democrat building is now located. They were given a deed for the ..fire feet of ground on the west, and now both buildings rest on their own individual ground and everybody is happy. While neither of the parties have felt any particular uneasiness over the matter, each feeling that when the lease to the five feet of ground on the east expired, in 1915, that one plat would take care of the other, it would, of course, cut some figure should either want tp sell, and, as it could be fixed up now as cheaply perhaps as at any time, the matter was adjusted a few days ago to the satisfaction of all parties concerned and the titles of each are now perfect.