Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1901 — More Land Sales Out East. [ARTICLE]

More Land Sales Out East.

It looks now like the land-selling epidemic would make as clean a sweep east of town as it has directly north. Three more important sales have just been closed up, in that direction, arid right close to town. Amos Bourne of Decatur 111., owning the place on the Pleasant Ridge gravel road now occupied by Manley Burk, has sold the same to A. F. Shesler, of Woodland, 111., for S7O per acre. It contains 140 acres, A. Gangloff has sold the 100 acre farm, somewhat nearer town, now occupied by H. M. Grant, to Wm. Shesler, of Remington, brother of the purchaser of the Bourne faijm. The price was S7O per acre, also. Both the Sheslers will move upon their farms, next spring. They are well-to-do and progressive farmers. A. Gangloff has bought of Delos Thompson the east quarter section of the Stockfarm and which lies directly across the road, to the south, from Mr. Gangloff’s residence, the former J. W. Cowden place. The price paid for the 160 acres was $65 per acre. It has no improvements in the way of buildings.