Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-24
TWO IMMENSE
RANCHES SOLD
Bower Brothers Purchase the Thomas
Property Near Stanford at a Fig.
ure Near $4,000.
THE TRACT VERY DESIRABLE
The Lehman Ranch Property on Cot
tonwood Bench is Bought by Lew.
istown Men-Other Deals.

The Daniel Thomas ranch. near
Stanford, comprising upwards of a
thousand acres of choice land, togeth-
er with valuable water rights and inn
provements, was sold yesterday to the
Bower Bros. company, the stated con-
sideration being IS. Just what was
paid for the ranch is not known, but
five years ago, Mr.. Thomas, who re-
sides at Anaconda, was offered $780,
600 for the property, and probably
the purchase price was not far from
that figure.
This is one of the most important
deals in ranch property ever made
in Fergus county, and shows that land
in the Judith basin is worth good
money. The Bower Bros. are among
the foremost woolgrowers of the state,
they will extend their big sheep busi-
ness.
Another Great Tract Sold.
Another big land deal was closed
up last week, by which the ownership
of the we'll known Lehman tract, sit
uated on the Cottonwood bench, pass
ed to a syndicate of Lewistown men.
This sale was negotiated by Hilger
& Busenburg, who secured the prop
erty from the Stanford Investment
company, of Helena, the price being
| $12,SOO, which is at the rate OF SO
an acre, including valuable water
rights. The purchasers are George
| M. Stone, w. A. Long, George J. Bach
and David Hilger. The land is in one
compact tract, Cottonwood creek run
ming through one corner of it, and the
Montana railroad through another. 1t
is the intention of the owners to at
once break up from 800 to 500 acres
, of it and put it in winter wheat. The
Lewistown men have secured one OF
the most desirable tracts of land in
this neighborhood.
l.. w. Acly today sold to M. l..
Woodman for $4,000, his ranch OF 44O
| acres situated about seven miles from
this city, the purchase price including
a few head of cattle and some agrl-
cultural implements. The sale was
negotiated by Hilger & Busenburg.
George N. Caldwell has sold to Clar-
ence T.. McKoin for $1,000, lots l, 2
and g. in block 20, at Gilt Edge.
T. r. Carson has sold to E. ]. Rule
for $3.50, lot 10, in block %, at Gilt
Edge.
w. S. Wareham, of Kendall, has
sold to Andrew A. Mace, of the same
place, for $4,000, a 4S0-acre tract sit
uated in township 10 north, of range
1S east.
| .. M. Cleymont, of Kendall, has sold
to w. S. Wareham for $1,000, 160-
acre tract in township 10 north, OK
range 18 east.
Andrew A. Mace has sold to H. M.
Clingan and G. R. Hamilton for 81
900, a 162-acre tract in township IA
north, Of range 18 east.
George w. Cook has sold to G. w.
Stone, of Moore, for $4,000, lot 50
: by 80 feet, on the east side OF Mon.
!, tana street, between Eighth and Ninth
avenues.
Albert l.. Barden has sold to T. s.
Bromley for stated consideration OF
81, lots /, 2 and 3, in section s, town
, ship 13 north, of range 19 east.
d. S. Hastings and others, of Straw,
have sold to F. T. Robertson, for the
: Montana railroad, tract of land at
/ Straw, the consideration being 1910.
, w. H. Flanagan has sold to r. w.
5 Jones for 5000, lots 13 and IA at Gilt
Edge.
. w. T. Hayes, of Musselshell. Vel
| lowstone county, has sold to Charles
: ]. Andreas for stated consideration
of 81, a 100 acre tract in section a.
township IL north, of range 81 east
} Amelia Olson has transferred to
Thomas H. Mackay, for $500, lot q
: in block 9, of the original townslte
of Lewistown.