Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-03-24

Different Counties Land is to
Be Sold to Settlers and Not to
SpeCulators-=Not More Than $40
Acres Can be Bought by One
! Person.
| A greater rush for state lands than
ever before is looked for this spring
/ when the sale Of state lands begins.
! The sales will begin in three weeks.
Eight sales will be held in dis many
counties, and total Of 10000 acres
| will be offered The land will be sold
under the terms of the bill pushed
thru the legislature by Representative
A. L. Cole of Walker. The land has
been appraised and cannot be sold for
less than the appraised value, which
cannot be less than SIS per acre. The
lands will be sold at public auction at
the county seat to the highest bidder.
The successful bidder must pay Is
per cent Of the purchase price at once
The remainder can be paid any time
within forty years, provided the inter-
est be paid in advance. -Four per cent
interest is charged unless the payment
in full is made within ten years, when
| 5 per cent interest is collected. Not
more than 100 acres can be sold in one
/ bid nor more than 800 to each person.
The intent Of this provision is to have
/ the land come into the hands of bona
fide settlers only, and as further
means to this end the state imposes
one of the three conditions; either
fence one fourth of the land and use
it for pasture, Or cultivate at least 5
per cent of it, Or build house and
reside ON the land twelve months.
The state also reserves the minerals
on it's lands.
The commercial clubs of the cities
around which lands aae offered CO.
operating heartily with the state inn
migration agent, G. III. Warner, in
advertising the lands, and most of
them have issued maps and pamphlets
giving information regarding the
lands.
Sales Advertised.
The Grand Rapids Commercial club
has booklet calling attention to the
sails of 10000 acres at that place on
April II. Mother Earth is pictured
with a string of Western states out on
the line, and, pointing to Minnesota.
she remarks. "Tbe best piece on the
Hne,' to which Uucle Sam replies,
"It's all right, mother" The booklet
gives brief description of the re-
sources of Itasea county and it's towns,
cuts of farm scenes, and a map show
ing the parcels of land for sale.
Aitkin county, where 10000 acres
are offered April II, is advertised in d
large sheet published by the Com
mercial club of Aitkin. The sheet
gives on one side map of the county,
with state lands in red, and on the
other side information regarding the
lands and the resources Of the county.
The Commercial club of Brainerd has
Two sheets out advertising the 10000
acres of Grow Wing county land which
will be placed on sale April II. Maps
showing the location of state lands are
given and cuts of scenes in and around
Bralnerd are shown!
Cass county, where $4,000 acres will
be put on sale April 13, is advertised
in map and folder issued by the
Commercial club Of Walker. Carlton
G unity has map and descriptive
sheet calling attention to $4,000 acres
that will be PIT on sale April 10.
The Commercial club of Park Rapids
has issued a booklet telling how and
why homeseekers should go to. Hub
bard county, which offers $4,000 acres
at the sale April IA, and describing the
climate, lay of the land, soil, and Civ
ing pictures of farm scenes in the
county.
The other two sales this spring will
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