Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1859 — The Curse of Land Sharks. [ARTICLE]

The Curse of Land Sharks.

We find in th- 1 Janesville Courier an advertisement of Soloman Sturges, in which he sets forth his reasons for offering for sale his vast landed property. He advertises the subject thus: “I have some eight or ten fine improved farms in Indian , and one of 670 acres near Galena, Illinois, that I wish to sell. I believe no man has a right to own more land than is necessary for his use, and that of his family. God has no doubt wisely ordained that land sharks should be cursed; and I can truly say that I am exceedingly anxious t > sell all my lands and get clear of the Curse. I will therefore sell at low prices, and on easy terms of payment any of my real estate, and I have a great deal more than I want, ought to have, or desire.”