The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-04
FARMING LAND
SOARING SKYWARD
Lake Township Surpasses All
Pre- ecedents--land Selling
For Over 500 an Acre
--Canton Transfers.

county is simply amazing. The prices
asked and received in some instances
are fabulous, compared with those of
q year or two ago. 1t is not confined
to Canton or the other cities and
towns, but the fever has reached the
rural districts and prices are being
paid for farms that rival those of war
times. when speculation ran wild for
time.
The first day of April was an unprec-
edented one at the auditors Office.
where deeds are taken for transfer for
ti.xa, ion purposes. Auditor Reed
stated that never in the history of the
Office were there so many transfers in
single day, or were prices as high
for the same class of property.
A great deal of property in Canton
changed hands, but the most surpris-
ing of all sections were those from
Lake township. In that township
alone there were ten transfers made,
embracing in all 440 acres which sold
for total of $51,6S0, which was over
SLIT an acre.
AT 500 AN ACRE.
All through the county farms were
sold from SIS to 800 an acre. that
three years ago would not have
a ~
amount. One reason gwen for this
wonderful increase is the fact that
farming is paying good profits just
now, and no one will sell unless they
can get a big price.
1t Is said that many farmers whose
land has been encumbered for years
are taking advantage Of the boom to
pay off their encumbrances and the
prosperous times will find many who
will thus profit.
One reason for the unusual number
recorded and transferred on April 1st
Is the fact that this is a general set |
tlement day and people are in the
habit of adjusting all leases and other
business at that time, and they at the
deeds. Ordinarily farm lands are
taken possession of on this day also
In Canton and Canton township the
number of sales is quite large. Land
lying adjacent to the city Is In great |
demand and quite a number of sales
have been made Of small tracts at good
prices. City property is still selling
ut high prices and the activity seems
to bc increasing. Many persons who |
had no intention of selling are tempt |.
ed by the high prices and are letting
so of the old homesteads.
Following arc the transfers made on |
April 1st:
CANTON.
Henry Warner to ]. G.. White, lot
1873 First ward, $780,
Stephen Moses to s. Dewitt Chap
man, lot 61S5 First ward, $4,000.
Leonard Boerner to William NJ
Reed, lot 1851 First ward, $500.
Maurice e. Aungst to Thomas c. |
Belding. lot 1920 First ward, SITS.
elizabeth Shaver to Alice Mcclure,
lot 4S93 First ward $3.50.
Mary b. Belding to Elizabeth D. Nc
Gowan. lot 4454 First ward, s3.50O.
Charles F. Laiblin to Milton p. Lent,
lot 8005 Second ward, $3.50.
Barbara Adrian to Mamie M. Simp-
son. lots 1910 and 3311, Second ward
$3.50.
William p. Black to Homer Keefer,
lot 1864 and 4565 Second ward. $500.
3 John r. H. Deible to Joseph Pointset.
lots 11o8 and 1109 Second ward, 81. 400.
Elizabeth Shaver to Harriet B. Nc
Ailister. lot 1141 Third ward. $3.50
James w. Snyder to Curtis II. Mot
tice, lot 1044 Third ward. $500.
T. II. Nimon to Edward A. Zinnin-
ger, lot 1850 Fourth ward, s275.
Nettie Yohe to Minnie Vorrath, lot
1875 Fourth ward. 5000.
J. B. Shank to b. F. Senff, lot 1904
Sixth ward, $3.50.
William F. Feller to Joseph A. Vol
ger. lot 1895 Sixth ward. 5000.
T. II. st. John to Fred c. Romy part
Of lot SS4 Sixth ward, $262
Amos Mckinney to Emmaus A.
lot Ala Seventh ward. 5000
Margaret Miller TO F. A. Brown, lot
B114 Seventh ward, $3.50.
Herman Goodman to Edward Eggen-
schweiler. lot 5Oe1 Seventh ward. 5000.
Aaron Houser to Justin p. Terrett,
lot 24T4 Seventh ward, $2,100.
John L. Packer to Diliah White. lot
BIS Seventh ward. $4,000.
Harry N. McAbee to Minnie M. Ca
hIe. lot 3S5 Seventh ward. $1,800
CANTON TOWNSHIP.
". b. Myers to Abraham Bachtel
Rl0 acres, $1,000. -.
i CHARLES b. Hershey to Lawrence
|Epamev. Ia acres, $4,000.
,{incinda' A. Dreamer to u. D. Houtz.