The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-15
LESSEES BID IN LAND
At APPRAISEMEhT
Only One Outsider Lands a
Tract Out Of Eleven
Sold To-day
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Staff Special
Chandler. Okla, Dec 10 Eleven
tracts OF school land were sold at
public auction from the Lincoln
county court house here today at
their appraised value
Chandler had made great prepara.
tions TO entertain visitors and the
hospitality of the town was wide and
deep. But the great crowds expected
did not materialize. Not over 300
strangers were in town today; how
ever. the crowds will appear tomor-
row. The feeling has been fixed AL
along that the lessees would bid in
their tracts at the appraised value,
and this guess proved true.
OF the eleven tracts sold today all
went TO lessees at the appraised
vame, except one.
The exception was No ;, lessee. A.
l.. Jones, lots "a. south half. north
west quarter. l3 N II, appraised
value $90e. Arthur King Of Wells.
ton. Okla bid IN this tract at 5000
The town of Chandler gave an
ovation TO the state officials who
came over from Guthrie. There was
disappointment because Governor
Haskell failed 70 arrive Sickness
kept him away lie sent a telegram.
The governor was booked to auction
OF the first tract af land
When the sale opened Col Roy
Hoffman introduced + d. Cameron.
state superintendent who delivered
spirited address
When ihe first tract OF land was
offered for sale Il was found that
John w Rackley, tho lessee, WAS not
present The sale OF his land was
postponed until O'Clock. whom
RackIey showed np and bid IN bis
land Al the appraised value
The other len tracts were then
auetioned off by y q Cassidy. sec
reiary Of the school land department.
The lessees were present IN force.
In some cases the bidding opened low
aud was spirited. but in all instances
except No A l.. Jones. lessee, tnc
tracts were knocked down TO the
lessees at the appraised value by the
school land officials.
The ossees were much pleased.
The sale will continue daily until
January Z, By which time all the
school lands IN Lincoln county viii
have been auciloned off.
The tracts sold today and the bid
ders follow
No. f. John w Rackley lois ~
south half. northeast quarter / l3
\ 2 II. l60 20 acres. $500 land, 1892
improvements; SO acres In cult.
vation, log houses. fencing well and
orchard
No. 2. j. l.. Worthington. lots
"a south haf. northwest quarter, ]
Is y . Il. 160 60 acres. 1850 land.
s942 so improvements: 10 acres IN
cultivation, three room frame house,
shed ba n. crib. chicken house, wells,
fencing and orchard
No. 81 Andrew Orr, southwest
quarter f. y 2 f. 1850 acres sl250
land. $1,000 improvements; so acres
ia cultivation. three room box house
and tenant house. barn, sheds chick
en- house. smoke house cave. wells,
fencing and orchard
No a A. VI GODDARD. southeast
quarte, ! fs \ 2 +. 160 acres. 1920
land: si,0s2 improvements; 80 acres
in cultivation, one three room box
house and one Two room box house,
crib, fencing. cave. smoke house. well
and orchard
No. 5. Milton n Reed, lots ~,
south half northeast quarter, - y
2 L 100. "a acres. $1,000 land, s2t4S5
improvements: 70 acres In cultiva-
tlon. two room frame house, 4 room
frame house. we'll. fencing, orchard
cellar
No. G. Arthur King, lots 3-i south
half. northwest quarter 2 II \ w.
l69. "a acres, 5000 land. sl21a I'M
Drovements 6S acres IN cultivation
two room box house. we1, fencing
smoke house. crib.
No. I Carl Gneen. southwest quar-
ter . Is n 9 Il, i60 aces, 5000 land
si.15i Improvements: 50 acres IN eul
tivatlon two room frame house, barn
well. fencing. Wind mill, stable and
chicken h0use
M. 3 Jane Miller southeast quar-
tor. 2 N2E. $50 acres. ; l.20n lahd
sfesf improvements: so acres in cul
tivafion. four room frame house. ha m
wind mill. fencing. cave and well, or
chafd
No. q. y. r. McCamey. lois ~
south halt northeast quarter. + !
2 II lg0.ga acres. sl.2oe land, sl4O'
improvements: 81 acres IN cultlya
ilou. two room box house. barn, fenc
ing. wind Mill, cave, wells. orchard
No. 10. John Stein. lots ~ soutl
h.,f northwasl nuarte i3 y 2 4
ieo.st acres. si.so0 land, sl.Soo i'm
nrovemtnts 100 acres In cultivation
two room frame house, barn. shed
crIb. chicken house. wind mill. fsnc
ing. cellar. wells. orchard
No. III. paul fieisler. southwes
quarter. 2 10 n 2 E, i60 acres. ). .oe
land. 1861 improvements. 3S acres u
cultivation. two room frame house
barn. chicken house, fencing, cistern
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