The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-11-24
GOVERNMENT LAND SALE.
DEPARTMENT or IrrsrfrE.
Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury,
Washington. u. C.. Nov. Y. 1875.

Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury,
Washington, II. c., Nov. II, 1875.
Public sale, of farms and oil lands near
Tionesta, Forest County. PENNSYLVANIA,
by Bluf)rd Wilson, solicitor of the Treas
ury, with the approval of the Secretary of
the Treasury.
The following described property lylrg
in Forest and Venango couties near Tion-
esta, will he offered at public sale 10 the
highest bidder at Agnew's Hotel, i'm the
town OF Tionesta, on Saturday the 26th
day. Of February next, at ten o'clock in the
! forenoon, viz:
Tract No. /.
The original Holeman Farm, containing
40l acres.
Tract No. 2.
5l7 acres, made up of three pieces, one
of 391 acres, one of 81 acres and the,other of
45 acres, adjoining. These tracts bourul
on the Allegheny River at Holeman's
Flats, and are situated about three miles
from Tionesta. Much of the land is COW
cred with excellent timber. The cleared
part is good farm and bottom land.
number of good houses and barns are on
each tract.
Tract No. 3.
437 acres, situated near the mouth of
West Hickory Greek, on the Allegheny
River, five 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'ttle Is believed to be undisput-
ed, and can be examined by bidders for
themselves before the day of sale. iiie
solicitor of the Treasury has no power to
give warranty deeds, and will only sell and
convey to the purchaser all the right and
title OF the United States,
VI. H.. -. n n,
will be sold separately.
The highest bidder for each tract when
the same is struck off to him as the 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 be
required to pay to the agent of the gov
ernment attending the sale, the sum of
$4,000, which will be forfeited if he shall
fail to make the payment and deliver the
security according the conditions.
Payments will be made as follows:
One half of the purchase money, less
the 100000 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 pay
ment purchaser shall give his bond secur-
ed by first mortgage on the premises sold.
An agent of the government will attend
at the postolf1ce at Oil City, on Wednesday,
March lst, 1876. and where each purchaser
will be required to pay to him one-half of
the purchase money. less the $500 already
paid, and deliver to him the proper secur-
tiles for the remaining half, and to receive
a conveyance executed by tl6 solicitor of
the Treasury, of all the right and title of
the United States of, in, and to tho tract
sold to him. BLUFoRD WILSON.
Solicitor of the Treasury.
Approved.
B. ii. BRISTow.
Secretary of The Treasury.
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