Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1908 — Paid Behrns $700 for Bargain. [ARTICLE]

Paid Behrns $700 for Bargain.

In of this year John Behrns, of Barkley township, went to Big Rapids, Mich., and after looking around considerably arranged to pur- . chase a farm of 80 acres belonging to James McCune, and after the pur-, chase contract was drawn up, Mr. | ; Behrns deposited S2OO to bind the bargain. He returned home and made | arrangements to hold a public sale I preparatory to moving to his new purchase and the Republican printed his sale bills. The day after they were out Mr. Behrns was surprised to receive a visit from Mr. McCune, who came here to arrange to call off the sale of his eighty. Mr. Behrns was reluctant to release Mr. McCune, but finally agreed to do it upon the return of the S2OO he had put up and the additional payment of S7OO. This agreement was agreed

upon and a contract to that effect was drawn up and last Friday the S9OO was received. This was a fine deal for Mr. Behrns, but he was so well satisfied with his bargain there in the first place that he wishes now he had not agreed to its forfeiture at the price. It was quite an expensive transaction for Mr. McCune, for he lost S2OO which he had put up as a forfeit for the purchase of another farm. He also had to pay SIOO to the agent that arranged the sale of his farm to Mr. Behrns, and his loss totals SI,OOO. In addition to this he was at the expense of his trip here. Mr. Behrns lad given up the farm he has been living on and will have to look for another location and be will go ahead and sell his farm stock and equipment on Friday, Dec. 4th, according to the advertisement in the Republican.