Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-31
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"A Large Crowd Attends the Sale Of
Town Lots in the New 9Elec.
trio Addition.
Henry Pappe Buys the First Three,
Paying For Same s1,2lO-
Other purchasers
This Afternoons Sales Are Brisk
But Market is Easier-The
City News.

Il Inc much advertised and talked-Of
sale of Electric addition, a beautiful
tract Of land lying on West Main street
between Tenth. and Thirteenth streets
and the Main street cor.ser and the Sol.
.diers Home gate, began this morning
amid considerable enthusiasm among
spectators and those who cared to buy
to build. The band was brought out on
the streets this morning to help display
the fact that the sale was to begin and
the street cars were used to transport
buyers and friends who wished to at
tend. When the hammer came down on
the close OF the sale OF the first lot there
was large crowd present, and nearly
every one remained until after the noon
hour. when adjournment until 2:30 was
taken before the afternoon selling COM
smenced.
Mr.. Henry Pappe purchased the arst
lot offered on the market, and the next
two. The three, 60xlss1s feet each, face
on State street and lie along Tenth, d.
-ectly in the rear Of the George Greg
ory and F. r. Benedict properties and
In fact, adjoining diagonally to the
northwest the elegant homestead OF Mr..
sPappe. The corner lot Tenth and
State, brought s420 the middle $500 and
the other an even $780,
The next one sold, situated across the
street from the Pappe corner lot, was
purchased by l.. I.andstrum and son, of
this city, for s4S0
William Andrews was the purchaser OF
the next one offered, situated in lot -.
block Z. paying si75 for the same, after
which the next two, lots II and 10. block
4. were knocked down to Mr.. L. c. Alb
bolt for $3.50 and $3.50 respectively.
Lot No. O. block Z, was bought by Mr..
George r. Adams. for $780, and lot S, adj
joining, went to G. T. LaPlant for $3.50.
c. o. Rogers commenced the purchas-
ing in block 8, purchasing lot 3 for 5000.
Lot No. went to Mr.. Ogle for s240 and
w. NJ. Clark secured 5 and s, paying for
each $685.. Miss Winnie Gross purchased
lot No. Z, and paid for it $3.50
The property situated in block did
not seem to be in such demand as the
to Mr.. I. L. Rist, OF Cielnons. for
joining lot. No. s. paying the same
tdIIlOuul .IilUlleS lOEsll Gn. NJ lJdhllI,
lof State Center, bid in Nos. Q and TO-,
paying only $3.50 for each. and lot IL sold
for 5000. e. N, Emery being the pur-
chaser.
Mr.. IS. Haskell was also a purchas-
er. buying lot s. block 9. for 1895.
AFTERNOON SALES.
This afternoon there were in the
|neighborhood of 200 people in the
grounds in carriages, besides the many
bystanders. the crowd being consldera-
bly, larger than in the forenoon. The
market, however, was easier, and the
following sales We're made:
Lots . and 10, block 6. O. E. Hartwell.
$3.50; lots and 2, block Z, w. j. Irvine.
ssl5; lot 3. block I. Ross G. Peterson.
$40: lots 4 and 5. block Z. w. j. Irvine,
$3.50; lots and Z, block !. A. Estel $3.50;
lot 4 block 2, NJ C. Dakin. $780, lot s,
block 2. VIII Miller. $40; lot 9. block 2,
NJ. C. Dakin. SIS; lot 10, block, 2. Gill
lespie s1a5; lot II, block 2. George Mil
Ter, $40; 10. ~, block 9, Z. B. Emes.
1925; lot 2, block 3, Fl. r. Mcmahon,
1886; lot l, block 3, Winnie Il. Cross,
s235; lot 5, block 9. Winnie r. Cross.
$3.50; lot 6, block 3 FIG. Pierce. 500.
Mr.. r. Roland, of st. James Mimi,
acted as auctioneer