The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-29
LOT PURCHASERS DRAWING TALKS FOR GOOD ROADS
Men Who Have Agreed to Purchase
Lots at the Lyle Manufacture
ing Site Drew Numbers.

ing Site Drew Numbers.
Monday evening a meeting of the
men who have agreed to make pur-
chases of lots in the Lytle Manu-.
featuring Co. held a meeting at the
council rooms In the city hall for the
purpose Of drawing numbers which
entities them to make a selection
of their lot or lots on the property.
John Michels was made chairman
of the meeting and o. T. Litchfield
acted as secretary. 1t was decided
THAT the governments plan should
be adopted for the drawing of the
names. There We're 124 names
placed in a tin revolving box and
they were mixed up thoroughly
Master Clarence Litchfield drew the
names from the box and were hand
ed to DIR. r. j. Lamme, who opened
the envelope and announced the
name and number, commencing with
one and going through the list.
M. P. Gilman, Of Yankton, the
owner of the property, was present
at the meeting and stated that the
plat of the land would be filed after
May J., and that contracts for deeds
would be made on May 8.
VIM. M. Smith drew number me,
and Andrew Gaines drew the last
number, 1874.
In conversation with Mr.. Gilman
he stated that he had owned that
quarter section of land for a great
many years and although he has had
several chances to sell it he never
placed a price on it but once, and
thai was a few years ago when he
named the same price that he re-
ceived for 1t on this sale, $4,000.
Mr.. Gilman said that he considered
the property altogether too good to
sell. but the proposition made to him
early In the spring came at a time
when he was sick, and he considered
1t the best thing to sell 1t under the
circumstances. He stated further
that IL 1t had not been for this sick
ness he intended to plat 40 acres to
lots this spring and dispose of them.
The following is the list of the
men who e interested in the
and their numbers:
I. w. M. Smith; 2, f. j. Preszler;
3. Arthur Miller; q, G. S. Bobb; 5,
j. r. Canadian; s. NJ, s. Kern; 2, j.
A. Reed; g., A. H. PETERSON; 9, Adolph
;scheurenbrand; 10, A. E. Porteous;
IL, James Kimble; 10, D. NJ. Potter;
l3, A. ]. Kings & Son; IA, c. w.
IS, Henry Klingenberger;;
16. Geo. silsby; II, M. NJ. Doyle; IS,
Geo. Like; 10. Geo. G. Koehler; 20,
p. D. McGoyern; 81. Henry Swind-
Ter; %, Joe L. Loevinger; 30, Robt.
Burns; "a, s. q. Morris; rs. Geo.
p. Foster; &c, Lewis Schuster; %,
B. "A. Bobb; %, Gust Bergquist; 20.
ii. L. Bras; 80, ]. Dettermann; 81,
z. H. Eager; 80. j. P. Carlson; SO,
Mark Harris; "a. J. T. Morrow; 35,
p. A. Mizener; SO, f. Mccarthy; 81,
o. T. Litchfield; SO, j. l.. & B. v.
Cook; SO, A. H. Doyle; 40, Mrs. G.
IA. Dawson; Al, Chris Footitt; AZ,
H. r. Kibbee; 43, J.. j. McDougal;
"A, Geo. G. Holleran; As, G. R. John
:son; 46, Frank VanWagenen; AZ, w.
sB. Harbert; As, VIM. Koch; 49,Isaac
Spears; so. A. B. Hager; 81, H. d.
Butterfield; SO, e. R. Johnson; SIS,
Weber & Co.; 81, K. A. Johnson;
IS, ]. w. Shelby; Sc, Gus A. John
son; 81. L. B. Webster; SIS, G. w.
Hoon; SO, w. H. Holmes; 60, A. Z.
Hitchcock; 81, j. H. Ferris; 60. JAG
oh Becker; So, j. w. Broadbent &
Co.; GA, H. w. Burnside; 65. w. E.
Turner; &C, G. c. Gable; 81, w. r.
Ball; 6S, o. r. Cassem; 50, w. Fl.
Conyes; 20, 8. w. Ballard; n, w.
A. Branch; 70, w. H. Cook; IS, Al
bert Jebsen; "a. A. H. Smith: rs,
G. J. Wilson; IS, F.'s. Turney; u,
Mrs. T. w. d. Orswell; rs, G. E
Newbury; 70, G. G. Woods; so, H
p. Hitchcock; 81, John L.. Nelson;
80, c. G. Rathbun; SO, S. w. Whyte;
81. A. r. Mcconnell; IS. r. b
Thompson; Sc, p. F. Reamer; 81
II. g. Shafer; So, ]. H. Slater; 80
w. T. Mcconnell; 90, D. Charles
worth; 81, John Michels; 90, Joh1
Quirk; SO, Rheisen & Klinkhammer
~, A. A. Truax; 95, Ben E. Barn
ard; 90, D. E. Braught; 81, Fred La
Toilette; 90, Frank Miller; 80, Chas
A. Bower; 100, Mitchell Printing Co.
101. Gus Wallen; 1902, E. E. King
1O3, Lauritz Miller; 104, w. C. Web
ster; 105 S. II. Scallin; LOG, j. e
Wells; 107. G. 2. Vermilyea; los
John Jackson; 100, w. A. Barber
ITO. G. E. Brady; Ill, j. S. Daniels.
112, w. Higgins; 113, Frank TEN
pie; ia, r. j. Lamme; 115, j. G
Marsden; 116, F. II. Hoff: III, L
r. Bingham: lis, G. e. Bcsancon