The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-21
SALE OF SCHOOL LAND.
Bids Ranging as High rs SITS Per Acre
Over $50, 900 Sales.

over 8SO,O0O S&less
A total of l,3lS52 acres of school land in town
ships %, % and 81, in section IS, range east,
and township 81, in section l6. range 5east, were
sold at public auction yesterday, by order of the
county commissioners, from the new court
house steps. The land, which lies along the
Green river, was appraised several months ago
and the sale occurred as advertised. From the
sale the county has realized $sl ,3291 In nearly
every instance the purchasers were squstters
who located on the land awaiting a chance to
buy their homes when the opportunity came.
In each sale the buyer paid one-tenth OF the pur-
chase price down, and the county allows them
ten years In which to make the other payments.
Some of the land sold for high as $17250 per
acre. Bickerton Il Bell were the auctioneers,
and the skill with which they forced the bidding
was quite noticeable They are old hands at
selling land, and the neat sum which the
county has derived from the sale is due, in q
measure, TO the cleverness, only gained by ex-
perience, OF the auctoneers The county Of
fcials say they can recommend this firm TO
other counties having school land for sale. The
land was sold In lots and sections to suit the
bidders, rs follows:
George Yank-9s6s acres, lots 8, Q, 10, sec 81, tp
22n lie, at $40; total, sl6,9s7l0
William Elder-11L15 acres, VII swl4 sec SO,
tp % n, de, and 35.15 acres, lot IL, at $107.5O
total, sl2.05612
f. NJ. Alvord-40s acres lot IL, and n I6 rods
lot IL, at sl16; total, $47328
X. Gottstein-21.06 acres. same. at Sill; total,
$2,ss7.66
K. Gottstein-26l is acres, sec Sc, tp q n,r4e,
onetenth of lot 2, at 3I42; total, $S,717.56.
Patrick Hsyes-l300s acres nell nell 81 nek
and lots and g. sec So. tip % n, 4s, at 500;
total. $1,000.
A. Astoney-4O acres. ma neL sea sec &c. tp
% n.r4e, and "a of ne14 sell, to L. Menage, at
$1l0: total, i,40O.
Ar1 naSa ~
s125.5o; total, 5000
+. Van vePute-4o acres, swH sea same, at
$172.50: total, $1,000
Oscar Leesinger-iO2 acres, 81 SEA sea same,
at $40; total, 5000
James an-64 acres. lots 8 and 4, sec l6, tp
q n, T 5 G, at $92.5 30; total, $500
p. z. Hollenbeck-7i.25 acres, nel< sell, and
lot 6, at $25; total, 81, s5525.
James Dolan-40 acres. nel4 neIl same, at
$3.50; total, $1,100.
James Dolsn--40 acres, sell same, at $25; total,
$1,000.
James Dolsn-4o acre, sw14 same, at $40; total,
$500.
Dennis Muilen-4o acres, lot l, same, at SOL;
Dennis Mullen-ss acres, lot 2, same, at sos;
total, sS,l6s
Dennis Mullen-925 acres, lot 5, same, at $40;
total, 81, ol7.50
Dennis Nullen-4o acres. sw a NV 4, same. at
SIS: total, 5000.
n. Hansen-56 acres, lot sw Il ne a, sec IS n,
tp2l, rae, at $40; total, 81 40.
NJ. Hansen2l acres, sw = sw Il, same, to NJ.
Hansen, $40; total, $40.
NJ. Hansen-10 acres, ne { sw u, same, at $40;
total, $500.
Il. II. Hussey-iS acres, NV sw a, same, at
$40; total $500
J. NJ. ogieS4 acres, Sc a sw 4, same, at $40
total. 1850.
NJ Hansen--1s acres. sw 4 NV x same, at $40:
total, $500.
Charles Delbovier-15 acres NV Il NV a, same.
at $40: total 5000.
/. II. Paulley-l6 acres, ne 4 NV 4, same, at
$40; total, s640.
William Andrews-l60 acres, ne 4, same, at
$40; totsl, 5000.
William Andrews-l6 acres, sc 4 NV a, same,
at $40 total, 500.
J. s. Raney-ls acres, ne = Sc a, same, at $40;
total, sG40.
James Dolsn-22 acres, NV 4 sw 4. sec I6 tp
81 n, r Q, at $40; total, $3.50.
II. d. Langaere- 81 acres, n n sc 4 SO u, same,
at $40; total, si.220.
Charles Howlet-11 acres, NV 4 sw q. same, at
$40; total, $40.