The Dickinson press., 1907-11-02
hET finger.
Auction Sale $54,133.
First Lot Soils at
$2,65o. Dicktns Q n
Peoole Buy at the New
County Sest

About fifty Dickinson people and
friends attended the Hettinger sale of
Milwaukee townsite lots. A number, of
touring automobile cars were chartered
for this occasion, seven machines being
the number which made the 65-mile run
from this city.
The people from Dickinson and all
distant points went into Hettinger the
night of October % and their presence
was augmented the following morning
by the arrival of Milwaukee train of
twelve cars, bearing upwards Of 500 peo-
pie. Homesteaders came in from all
parts of Adams county to witness the
sale at their county seat, and it is prob
able that 1900 people were present for
the opening sale at 10 o'clock.
Hettinger is located on the Pacific
coast extension, 11o miles west Of the
Missouri river, three miles north OF the
South Dakota line and about seven miles
north of the Grand river. The. townsite
has splendid drainage advantages and is
in every way an ideal location for little
city that its enthusiastic builders predict
for it within, a few years.
At the opening of the sale it was an.
nounced that block IS had been reserved
for court house purposes, and block q
for public school grounds. Hotel, news
paper, lumber yard and elevator reserva.
tons were also made and fully explained
to the anxious crowd. Representative
Brodie was called to the auctioneers
stand regarding local arrangements. He
stated that P. D. Norton had the matter
in charge, whereupon Adams county
states attorney stepped forward and was
introduced.
Attorney Norton has been resident
of Hettinger7 but six months and is
already popular with the people. He is
fine orator and gave his hearers some
logical reasons why Adams county would
develop rapidly and the county seat be.
come bustling little city within a few
years.
Senator;L.. A. Simpson of Dickinson
addressed the people briefly. He spoke
in glowing terms of the marvellous de.
velopment of Western North Dakota
and predicted prosperity for all who pu,
their shoulders to the wheel in the up.
building of Adams county, which he Ger.
tainly believed was one Of the best agri.
cultural counties in North Dakota. Sen.
ator Simpson called attention to the
importance of Dickinson as a CONNER.
cial center and saw no reason why Het.
finger should not become second Dick
inson. Mr.. Simpson, like the former
speaker, was we'll taken by his interested
hearers.
The Milwaukee places a minimum
choice. At Hettinger the price placed
on business corners was s225; ins,des
$500. First choice was started at s1,ooc
and quickly went up to s2,4oo. making
the price s2,65o. The Security State
bank purchased the preference anc
selected southeast corner, Main street
and Jefferson avenue. The next three
selections were made at cost of S2,25o
$3.50 and $3.50, respectively. Thirty
six lots were sold the first hour, the aver
age price being s647. This was exclu
sive of the reservations.
The sales in the afternoon rounded ou
1917 lots, for total sum of S54,133. The
Lennon sale of 1913 lots auctioned
amounted to $4,000. Private sale.
brought the amount up to nearly 10000
and the same means will add to the Het
finger sales.
The high prices paid for Hettinger lot
was surprise to many people.
People are busy now making perma
nent improvements and getting read!
for winter