Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-04-28
SALES OF LAND.
Remarkable Activity in Sales Of Farm
and Grazing Land Through the
State.
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Acres Sold
to Settlers, Capitalists and
Investors.
Substantial Evidences of the Material
Prosperity and Advancement Of
North Dakota.
LAND BUSINESS.

The sale of lands to legitimate pur-
chasers who will either settle them or
hold them for settlement is greater
this year than ever before in the his
tory Of the state. From all sections
large sales of land are reported. A
summary Of them will show what is
being done in the state in the way of
material advancement:
Richard Sykes Of Manchester has
sold through William Dwyer Of Me-
dina $1,000 acres of improved farm
lands in Wells, Stutsman and LaMOure
counties, the consideration being some
thing like a quarter of a million dollars.
The land has been purchased by Min
nesota land buyers, who will make a
special effort at one to sell it in small
tracts to actual settlers.
Barnes county reports q more active
real estate market than ever before in
its history. One sale of 1,12O acres,
located ten miles from Valley City, was
recently made, the consideration being
$1S an acre.
A. P. Peake Of Valley City has pur-
chased from H. p. Walker some 1900
acres Of wild land in scattered sections
and quarters through Barnes county
and will sell it to adjoining farmers,
from whom there is big demand.
H. G. Miller, X. G. Curtis, Fred Win
terfield and several other representa-
tives Of the Iowa syndicate which re-
Gently purchased 1900 acres of land
from the ID. S. B. Johnson Land COM
pany have gone to Darlington to pre-
pare for the cultivation Of the land.
The syndicate represents farming and
business interests. The land pur-
chased is in the vicinity of Melby. and
the railroad is to furnish transportation
facilities by the building of the Coop
erstoWn extension.
w. u. Washburn of Minneapolis has
purchased 100000 acres of land be-
tween Bismarck and Washburn. The
land lies along the probable route Of
the 500 extension, and is in one of the
likeliest farming regions Of the state.
The purchase is a speculative one, al
though the land is desirable. and will
soon be clamOred for by settlers who
are gradually seeking the western part
of the state as the eastern and central
part is filling up. Valuable coal fields
lie in the land purchased. and the i'll
veStment promises to be a profitable
n
II. \. Bass and J.. i. DeForest of
Hawarden, Iowa, have under consid-
GRAFTON the purchase of Il large number
of acres of Northern Pacific land in the
western portion of Stutsman county.
where there are unequalled advantages
for the business Of raising stock. The
jamestown Alert says it is reported
that the entire holdings of the Northern
Pacific in Stutsman county are to be
sold to q syndicate Of cattle owners
who will operate several large ranches.
Another syndicate of sheepmen
have purchased LOGO acres Of land ly-
ing on the Cannonball river south and
west of Bismarck, upon which they
will operate three ranches. stocking
each with $500 sheep.
NJ. Il. Hunter, NJ. II. Post. II. NJ.
Bigelow and G. n. Stark, merchants
and farmers of Iowa. coming from
Grundy Center. have been travelling
through Dickey, LaMoure and Suits.
man counties looking for the best loca
ton and will purchase land for farm
ing purposes.