Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1917 — A BRIEF BIT OF LAND HISTORY [ARTICLE]

A BRIEF BIT OF LAND HISTORY

Some time ago, perhaps five or six years, the writer purchased a tract of land in Newton county, Indiana, of Harry R. Kurrie, supposed to -belong to Mrs. Kurrie. The writer sold this land to Kinder Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy sold to John A. Dunlap and Milton Graves, and Dunlap and Graves seem to have sold to Coatney & Son. While Mr. Coatney and son are Very industrious men and did between SSOO and SI,OOO worth of improving in the way of fencing, stone hauling, reshingling, ditching, etc., yet the season of 1916 was a very hard one on t hem —floods, drough and early frost.V JTheir mortgage became due and they were closed out. Mose Leopold says his per cent attorney fee for services is SIBO, which, of course, will cause, that much more distress to Coatney & Son. Without demands or warning

Kinder Kennedy and Everett Halstead were sued with Coatney & Son. In fact, it appears from newspaper notices, that Everett Halstead was the only one sued. Dunlap and Graves were excused from being sued. The land will, of course, sell for than the mortgage. A suit anyone save the present owners, simply means red tape, as they "were former owners. EVERETT HALSTEAD.