Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1901 — An Enormous Land Sale Reported. [ARTICLE]

An Enormous Land Sale Reported.

A report which seems to have started from Lowell and Tuesday reached the Chicago papers, by the way of Crown Point, is to the effect that B. J. Gifford has bought the entire Nelson Morris ranch, consisting of about 25,000 acres, for $278,000. This is very important news if true, but as yet it lacks confirmation but may be true. The Morris land is mostly in Jasper county, but some portions are in' Lake and Newton. His Jasper county holdings are about 20,000 acres. If this sale has been made it will make Mr. Gifford’s land acreage about 60,000 acres, and 54,000 of which are in Jasper county.