The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-09-12

ter OF section 3, township 20, range
20; 1886 acres, $26 per acre, S3.S57.
j. H. Grant, southwest quarter of
section Is, township %, range 20;
1857.
Hiram Johnson, northeast quarter
of section SO, township %, range ii;
100 acres, $22 per acre, $500.
e. S. Disbrow, northwest quarter
section SO, township %, range 81;
100 acres, $12 per acre, $1,920.
III. G. McElroy, southwest quarter
of section SO, township %, range 81;
$50 acres, SIC per acre, $2,560.
Thomas Dunn, southeast quarter of
section Sc, township %, range 81; 100
acres, $1,000 per acre, $4,S80
w. A. Jones, southwest quarter of
section is, township %, range 81.
100 acres, SLABS per acre, $2,2SO.
G. Wendt, southwest quarter of
section 16, township 20, range 20;
100 acres, $22 per acre; $3.50.
j. Gilbertson, northeast quarter of
section 16, township 20, range %;
100 acres, $3.50 per acre, $2,48O.
of section 16, township 20, range %;
100 acres, SIS per acre, $4,000.
Oliver Lewis, south half of south
east quarter of section 35, township
81, range 81; 80 acres, $40 per acre,
$500.
Oliver Lewis, south half of south
west quarter, section 35, township 81,
range 81; 80 acres, $40 per acre, $500.
S. ]. Dahlberg, northeast quarter
section Is, township 35, range 26
$50 acres, $40 per acre, $1,000.
Leased Lands.
Hamilton Lee, southeast quarter of
section 16, township 81, range 20;
$135.
F. G. Millett, southeast quarter of
section SO, township 20, range %;
1850.
R. E. McPheeters, northeast quar-
ter of section SO, township 20, range
%; $3.50.
w. P. Jaquette, northwest quarter
Of section SO, township 20, range 90;
$3.50.
wv. P. Jaquette, southwest quarter
of section Sc, township 20, range %;
1920.
The sale closed at about 4:30 p.
M. and when the total receipts of
the day was footed up it was found
that the state was richer by the neat
sum of $118,336.34 BY all odds this
is the largest amount ever taken in
at any sale of state lands yet held
in Montana, and speaks highly of the
value of the farm lands of this coun-
ty. Throughout the day the bidding
was keen, and prices ranged high,
being on the average about $2S per
acre, the maximum price per acre
was $41.25, and the minimum $40.
The greatest demand was for lands
on the fertile east side, and it was
there that the fancy prices were
paid. The question of improvements
on the state lands was one that trou.
bled the bidders not little, and a
warm discussion of the law relative
thereto was inaugurated when the
ranch of Lewis Fehlburg was offered
for sale.
The land ON the ranch was ap
praised at $27 per acre, and the i'm
provements at about $4,000 more
The purchaser of the land would have
to pay the tenant now occupying the
lands that sum in addition to the
purchase price of the land, making
$4,420 in all
Thomas Churchill stated that he
was willing to take the ranch at the
appraised value as set by the state
but that he would not pay the ap
praised valuation of the improve
ments, claiming that they were no
worth that amount He afterwart
stated that he would pay the price
asked for the improvements, but un
der protest, and in order to make {
test case. There was considerable
discussion over the matter by MI
Long, Mr.. Fehlberg and Mr.. Churchill
: but it was ended in Mr.. Fehlberg get
ting the ranch at $27 per acre. Unde
the law a peculiar condition of affair
exists, in that the more a man i'm
proves state lands the less the stat
> can get out of it when it is sold
> This anomaly was illustrated severa
times during the progress of the sale
For instance, the Fehlburg ranch il
conceded to the best on the east sid
= and was appraised at $27 per acre
but no bidders could be found willin
. to pay more than that amount, an
= at the same time assume the burden o
paying for the improvements. On tn
y other hand, ranches tnat were al
y praised at SIC and SIS per acre wer
. run up by rival bidders to as hig
IS $S5 and $40 per acre. AS resul
i the state was out of pocket on higt
! ly improved ranch. The officials i
d charge of the sale were highly graf
fed over the result and are Statistic