Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1914 — Purchases 800 Acres of Former Morris Ranch. [ARTICLE]

Purchases 800 Acres of Former Morris Ranch.

Quite a large real estate deal was finally closed here Monday, when George Helman purchased from E. E. Burkhart 800 acres of the former Nelson Morris ranch in Jasper countv, located northwest of Vyheatfield. Mr. Helman paid $75 per acre and as hart payment 125 acres of his land south of Franccsville was put in at $225 per acre. He retains the 320 acres west of the macadam road where he is now building a new set of up-to-date improvements. The new tract purchased by Mr. Helman is to be all black soil with clay subsoil and the corn on it will average better than 60 bushels per acre this year. The improvements are first class. The deal was made by H. A. Ames of this place, and W. H. Poisel and G. D. Prevo of Medaryville. Mr. Helman sees great possibilities in the development of this body of land, and he will proceed to make a firstclass stock farm of it. He has been one of the prime factors in the subduetion and improvement of the Franoesville prairie in recent years, and he anticipates a great future for the Kankakee river valley.—Francesville Tribune.