The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-12-15
GOVERNMENT LAND SALE.
nEpARTM ENr or JusrIor.


Office OF the Solicitor of the Treasury,
Washington, ID. C., Nov. ~, 1876.
Public sale, of farms and oil lands noar
Tionosta, Forest County, Pennsylvania.
bS BlufOrd Wilson, solicitor of the Treas
ury, wi'h the approval Of tho Secretary of
the Treasury. Il 'HH
The following described properly lying
In Forest and NsDango counties near Tion-
esta, will he offered ut public sale 10 the
highest bidder at Agnew's Hotel, in the
town of Tionesta, on Saturday the 2dth
day of February next ut ten o'clock in the
forenoon, viz;
Tract No. !. Dt"Nti
The original Holeman Farm, containing
40l acres. ....., .... vcr
Tract No. 2.
5l7 acres. made up OF three pieces, one
of 30l acres, ,one Of 81 acres and thelother of
IS acres, adjoining. Those tracts bound
| on the Allegheny River at IIoleman's
Flats, and are situated about three miles
from Tionesta. Much of the land IL CIV
cred with excellent timber. Tho cleared
part is good farm and bottom land. A
! number Of good houses and barns are on
each tract.
Tract No. 2. u NH
4S7 acres, situated near the mouth Of
West Hickory Creek, on the Allegheny
River, flve miles above Tionesta, and con-
| sists Of bottom and hill land. There are
| two houses and good out buildings on this
tract.
These tracts are considered valuable oil
lands, and IL is thought that, upon being
properly tested. will be renumerative.
They were taken by the United States for
debt. The title is believed to he undisput-
ed, and can be examined by bidders for
themselves before the day of sale. The
solicitor Of the Treasury has no power 10
give warranty deeds, and will only sell aud
convey to tho purchaser all the right and
title of the United States. riN
The several tracts numbered |, 2, and 3,
will be sold separately.
Tho highest bidder for each tract whom
tho same is struck Off 10 him as tho pur-
chaser, will be required TO sign his name
TO certificate setting forth that he is such
purchaser and agreeing to comply with
the conditions of sale, and will also bo
required TO pay to the agent of tho gov
ornment attending tho sale, the sum of
$4,000, which will be forfeited II he shall
fail 70 make the payment and deliver tho
seciiity according the conditions. '
Payments viii be made as follows.s
one half of the purchase money, less
the s2OO.Qo paid ON the day of sale, shall be
paid on delivery Of the deed conveying
the tract the remaining half TO be paid in
one year from the day OF sale with interest
at six per cent for which deferred paw
ment purchaser shall give his bond secur-
ed by first mortgage on the premises sold.
An agent of the government will attend
at the postoihce at Oil City, on Wednesday,
March list, 1876. and where each purchaser
will be required 10 pay 10 him one-llalf of
the purchase money. less the $500 already
paid, and deliver 10 him the proper socur-
ities for the remaining half and 10 receive
a conveyance executed by the solicitor OF
the Treasury, Of all the right and title OF
the United States OF, in, and to the tract
sold TO him. BLUFoRD WII.soN.
Solicitor Of the Treasury.
Approved.
Is. II. BRIsTow.
Secretary of tire Treasury.
For further Information in regard 10 tho
above described lands, apply 90 j. n.
Agnew, Attorncy-at- Law, fionesta Pa.