Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1918 — BUYS A FARM IN YORK STATE [ARTICLE]

BUYS A FARM IN YORK STATE

|H. M. Shipman writes The Demoerat from Sidney, New York, and says that his son-in-law, Ever al Smith, who recently moved to New York from Burke, South Dakota, located in the edge of the town of Sidney, a thriving place of 4,000 population with three hig factories, lying in the northwest corner of Delaware county, on the Susquehanna river. The farm contains 160 acres, part river bottom, above high water, some timber. With the fariini Mr. Smith got twenty-one o»ws, six head of young cattle, two horses and all the farm tools and machinery. There is running spring water in both' house and barn and the buildings are insured for $6,000. The price paid for everything was SIO,OOO. Mr. Shipman says: “We like the ••untry fine. Have had nice weather since we reached here till yesterday (Wednesday) when it was a little blustery.”