Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-03
Sale Of School Lands!
PROVIDING FOR THE wAINTT.
NANCE OF THE SCHOOLS.
The Amount Realised From the Sale
Win Aggregate Several
thousand Dollars.

Ore among the most important pro-
visions incident to our I'd cent to state
hood, is the excellent one that provides
for the selection and sale Of lands for
use OF the public school fund. The
lands selected by the state land agent,
Frank Fem, are the choicest portions
OF the state, and consequently find
ready sale when offered. This year it
has been ordered that twenty-five Sec
tiOns of the school lands be sold, and
when we know that fifteen Of that num-
Der are located In Latah and Nez Perce
counties, 1t 10 not difficult to point out
where the most valuable lands are,
since those were chosen that would
find most ready sale. The sections sold
In Nee Perce county were taken readily
at the appraised value OF $40 per acre,
but In the Potlatch the price run up to
$27.75 for the rich quarter sections Of
fered there. The following is the sum-
mary Of the tracts offered with pur.
chasers and prices:
c. E. Faunce, 81 acres, section l6,
twp 83, north range 4, $4O3.
J. A. wilkinson, 1915 acres, section
l6, twp. SO, north range 4, $5OO5O.
E. w. Eaves, 1O.69 acres, section 1e,
twp S3, north range 4, $1O8 80.
Sylvester Riggs, 40 acres, swa nw},
section 3e, twp SO, north range 4, $40.
George Ladd, l6O acres, net section SO
twp SO, north range 2, $4988.
Edwin Southwick, l60 acres, nw& sec
ton SO, twp s8, north range 2, $4440.
N. E. shepler, 100 acres, swt section
So, twp 3S, north range 2, $4s2o.
A. L. Black, 40 acres, nw4 eel, sec s6
twp SO, north range 2, $500.
D. w. c. Dunwell, 60 acres, nj mel,
section SO, twp SO, north range s. $500.
Robert 6chleicher, 10 acres, set swa
section SO, twp S6, north range s, 800.
Ira Small, 40 acres, set set, section So
twp SO, north range s, $500.
E. w. Eaves, 70 aces, 81 mel, section
l6, twp IS, north range 5, $500.
J. w. Denny, 100 acres, nw4 section
l6, twp IS, north range s, $1,000.
John H. Evans, 80 acres, nj sw}, Sec
ton Is, twp IS, north range s, $500.
John H. Evans, 40 acres, sell sw} sec
tion 16, twp IS, north range s, $4O0.
John H. Evans, 40 acres, sw} set Sec
ton l8, twp IS, north range s, $500.
E. w. Eaves, 40 acres, nw} set SEC
ton l8, twp IS. north range s, $3.50.
In Latah county the result was even
more flattering as the following special
Of the 2Sth Of November, to the States
man shows:
State land agent Fenn sold state
lands here yesterday and today. Open
agricultural lands brought from $40 to
SO per acre. A school section one mile
east Of the city brought ~ ,403, six ten
acre blocks going to the Moscow ceme-
terry association at its appraised value.
There was considerable dificulty In
persuading bidders not to bid against
DR.. Watkins, president Of the assccia-
ton, but all kindly forebore until the
last block was up, which they ran $500
above Its appraised value.
Walterbreek 4 Wiley, representing
syndicates in southern Idaho and Col.
orado, bought heavily. M. NJ. Snow
who lives four miles south Of the city,
paid over 5000 for = quarter section
adjoining bis farm. A section twenty
miles east of Moscow and three miles
from Kendrick averaged SIS per acre.
Everybody Is astonished ut the high
prices which were paid. The fact speaks
volumes for the healthy condition oi
Latah county property.
While the greatest interest pervaded
the bidders everything passed of har'
moniousiyly, though there was some
objection to the ten per cent interest
rate on long term payments. The sec
ton east Of the city will Immediately
be laid out and improved, and street
railway will S'On be built to that por
tion of the city and the cemetery,
Over $lO0, 900 will be realized for the
school fund. Mr.. Fenn's method 0l
conducting the sale was extremely sat
isfactOry.
, For Sale.