Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1902 — Buys Two Farms In Cass County. [ARTICLE]

Buys Two Farms In Cass County.

J. W. Cowden returned Friday evening from another trip to Cass county, where he closed up the purchase of two farms. On© of 206 acres bought for himself and his son-in-law, Manley Burk. It is 6 or 7 miles from Logansport, and right near Anoka junction. The price was SII,OOO, or e little over $53 per acre. Mr. Burk will buy half of this farm and work all of it. The other is a4O acre tract a half mile from Logansport, and upon which Mr. Cowden will make bis residence. The price was $3,950, or a shade less than SIOO per acre. Both farms are well improved, with good houses and barns and abundance of fruit. Gravel roads are everywhere..