The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-18
REALTY DEALS
OF The WEEK
MARKET NOT AcTivE-eUT FEW
TRANSACTIONS ARE CLOSED.
OPTIMISTIC
Every Mail Brings Inquiries from
Eastern People Which indicates
There VIII He Bio Demand Tor Farm
Property This Fall.
From Sundays Daily.

From Sundays Daily.
There was little demand for real
estate property in the local market
during the pastsweek, although several
minor transactions have been closed.
There has also been somewhat 81 ~.
stuGnp II the demand TOR farm prop
erty. Several deals for town lots IN
the towns OF Hardin. Laurel, Mussel-
she'll and Custer were closed during
the week.
Despite the period OF depression the
real estate men are very optimistic.
Prom the unusual number 81 inuuir-
les received during the past few days,
IT 10 evident that farm property In
this section Of the Yellowstone valley
will be In big demand this fall. Peo-
pie from all parts OF the middle west
have made inquiries and one real es-
tate man declared yesterday that.
every mail brings half a dozen Or
more, apparently from people who are
not writing from idle curiosity, but be
cause they contemplate coming to Bil-
laings IL the next few months In search
OF homes. There have been many In
quiries regarding city property as
u,nil Iora - %r,acn 49, rrnci1% n.,~.h@n
are seeking business locations.
sturm and Drake, grocers, yester-
day purchased from Austin North
three lots IN North Twenty-fourth
street, just north of the Coliseum rink.
It Is the intention of Messrs, Sturm
and Drake to move the rink TO the
lots purchased and have 1t conducted
as in the past. The price Of the sale
was not made public.
The following real estate transfers
hove been filed in the ONCE Of the
county clerk and recorder during the
week just past: ssS
Sydney Fox. Judge, to s. +. Scott,
lots ! and 2. block 10, CusterN13.
Lincoln Land company to Charlotte
Jones. lot 3, block 8, Hardin. $3.50.
Lincoln Land company to Bdgar L.
Jones, lot 4. block 5. Hardin, $3.50.
Thomas McGirl to A. Moses, lot
%. block 112. Billings, 81.
Laurel Realty company to A. r.
Fish, lots IA and Is. block "a. Laurel
Realty subdivision. Laurel, 81.
Sidney Fox, Judge, to Harry T.
Scott, lots 81 and %, block 10, Custer,
31s.
Sydney Fox, judge, to Delilah Scott,
lots 8 and 4, block 10, Custer, SIS.
Sydney Fox, judge, to Harry 4.
tscott, lots / and 2 block 5, Custer,
$l3.
Sydney Fox, Judge, to Florence
Scott, lots 8 and 4, Custer, SIS.
Louis Hollantiz, trustee, to Enter
prise Land & Improvement company,
section Is. township 6 north, range
20 east, 81.
Montana Realty & Loan company
to Billings State bank. lots II and
is, block 6, Yegens addition, Bill
inss. Il.
p. L.. Fenton to Yellowstone Land
& Grain company, lot 2, block i. sLau-
rel Realty subdivision !.
Milwaukee Land company to JOS
enh Nerhoyir. lot i. block 16, Mueeel-
shell, 3118.75.
Great Northern Railway company to
Dakota q Great Northern Townsits
company, part Of section 70, township
s north. range 81 east, 1929.
q. W. sturm to Mrs. Minnie Gallo
way. lots Z. and 8, block !. Yegens ad-
dition, Billings, 5000.
Minnesota & Montana Land & In
provement company to Matte Arm
strong, lots / and 2. block II. South
west addition, Billings. 81.
Enterprise Land & Improvement
company to Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company. various lands,
81.
o. F. McHargue to Columbus Land
& Water company, lots in saltwater,
!, 81.
r. @. Colley to H. B. Westbrook,
y lots 9 and 10, block %, West Side sub
4 division, Billings 81.
L. A. Nuttig to N. P. Railway com
t pany, various lands, 81.
w. B. Storm to First National bank
|. of Billings, 100 feet from south side
9 of the southeast quarter Of section =
q township 2 south, range % east, 81.
w. Bode to Billings Sugar company
various lands. 81.
Billings Realty company to Car
N. Christensen, lots 81 and 81, block
%, West Side subdivision. Billings
500.
Y. Billings Realty company to MAJ
Newman. lots 20 and 80, block Is
c West Side subdivision, Billings. $500
N. D. Young to Harvey Halverson
lot il, block 10, Laurel Heights sub
division. Laurel, 81.
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