Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1898 — Real Estate Transfers. [ARTICLE]

Real Estate Transfers.

Fred Cutler to Rrlon B. Stone, sj ne. 1-32-fi. $30,750, quit claim deed. William F. Linback to William C. Hammond. March 7. its, 2. bl 7. Rensselaer Sunnyside Add.. SIOO. Howard J. Olmsteadto Trustees for Mennonite church, April 11, pt se se, 0-27-7, $75. William H. Tyler to Sanford Peck, March. 29, sw,“ 1-31-7 v S2,(XX). William B. Austin to Sanford Peck, sw, 1-31-7, $4,<XX>. John R. Young to Lewis N. Tohill, April ft. Theodore Smith to William L. Wood, March 25, Its 20, bl 1, Rensselaer, Sunnyside Add., $75. Gustave Hielscher to Simon P. Thompson, March 31, sw se, la-30-7, 40 acres, $1,200.

Art. Hopkins who has charge of the Chicago branch of the business of the firm of Hollingsworth & Hopkins, visited this city Sunday. He returned to Chicago Monday evening. Thomas R Barker died at his home in Jackson township in Newton County on the 18th. inst. Aged 85 years, 2 months and 9 days. He was one of the best known men in the county and was universally respected by all. He was born in England in 1818 and came to America in 1831 locating in White county Indiana, where he remained for one year and then removed to Fountain County, where he engaged in butchering. Soon hr coming tired of his trade he wen' to New Orleans, and then to Tex.is. From Texas he traveled over several western states and in 1840 located in Newton County. The following year he went back to Fountain County where he married Miss Mary Meyers a very estimable young lady of that County. In 1842 he returned to Newton Co. and settled on a farm in Jackson township where he resided up to his death. His wife died in ISfifi, Mr. Barker was a Democrat and prominent in the councils of his party untile old age compelled him to relinguish his leadership to younger hands. He has been Trustee of his township and County Commissioner of Newton County to which office he was elected in 1847.

LaPorte county is going to have a new town. It is yet in an embryonic state, but possibilities are before it. and a thriving community may develop. City Engineer Brnner. of La Porte, will go to LaCrosse this week where he will be continuously engaged for about ten days in surveying and laying out the plat of a new’ town, the promoter of which is Richard Huncheon. The plans contemplate the laying out of a good sized town with streets, avenues, alleys and all the adjuncts, which go to constitute a city. Mr. Huncheon is the owner of immense tracts of land near LaCross. He has had a project of establishing a town in mind for several years and the result will be an attempt to locate industrial enterprises which will rapidly build up a town. A mainoth pickle industry has already been located by Chicago capitalists. A number of stores will be built at once and contracts have been awarded for the erection of dwellings. Capitalist are agitating the organization of a company to bore for gas and oil, surface indications being considered favorable. The new town, its projectors declare, is bound to grow.—Valparaiso Vidette.