Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-14
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haNy Farms IN HARDIN COUNTY
CHANGE HANDS At WELL
= ADVANCED PRICES.
CONSIDERATION RANGES
FROM 500 TO $3.50 ACRE
Land That Brought se5 Four Years
Ago, seIIe For steo-Another Farm
Increased 500 An Aero in Fifteen
{. Years-An Example Of Thrift-other
Iowa News.

Iowa News.
Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, Sept. 14.-Hardin county
land sales. for the last sixty
days have exceeded anything in
the history of the county for a similar
length Of time, both as to amount of
land sold and the price for which it
was sold. The prosperous condition Of
the farmers of this county in part, ac-
counts for these sales. Almost every
farmer in Hardin county has a tele-
phone in his house and his mail is de-
lfVered at his door every day.
The small grain crop for this season
Is about an average crop and the corn
which is now practically all out Of
the way Of Frost will be above the
average while some of the heavy po-
tato Araisers are expecting yield as
some of the late planting will be
short crop. These figures, when con-
sidered with the present prices for
everything the farmer has to sell, are
charging the farmers bank accounts
beyond their fondest dreams and caus-
ing many of them to reach out after
more land.
Fred Mossman has bought the Lin
coin farm, paying s115 an acre. Will
liam Busch bought the Evergreen"
farm in Ellis township. paying $125 an
acre. C. e.. Albrook bought the Baxter
farm in Ellis township, paying 1925 an
acre. George Aldrich purchased the
Bump eighty acres in Ellis township,
paying sos per acre. Chas. o. Ryan
bought the Hele1nn M. Nichols farm,
one and one-half miles from Iowa Falls
and containing $50 acres, paying $780,
900. President C. McKeen Duren, Of
| the Hardin County National Bank sold
farm east Of Eldora to C. j. Wart-
| chow at $106.25 per- acre. William
Walker sold to Charles o. Ryan and C.
E., Albrook his 100 acre farm located
three miles east of Eldora, at $3.50 per
acre. Mr.. Walker purchased this farm
about fifteen years ago at $50 per acre,
thus making him a net profit of $4,000
on the $50 acres. Mile Mcconnell, Of
New Providence, purchased the Walter
Harmed farm in Pleasant township at
$3.50 per acre. Allen e. Riley, an FL
dora barber, purchased the S. B. Hub
bard farm, paying $50 per acre. John
Fromm bought the Robert Higgin-
botham homestead, which is located
two miles north of Eldora, paying $125
per acre. William Arrasmith purchas-
ed 240 acres of Charles o. Ryan in Ell
lis township, paying $40 per acre.
Fred Dole bought the Sam Walker
place, east of Eldora. containing 100
acres, at $125 per acre.
Profit Of $3.50 Year.
Harry Nelson bought 200 acres of the
Martin estate, two miles east of Eldora
paying 800 per acre. The Martins pur-
chased this farm about four years ago
at $65 per acre. c. H. Hess bought
100 acres two miles from Steamboat
Rocks from Illinois parties, paying $112
per acre, and Mr.. Hess also bought 120
acres from Robert Higginbotham pay
ing 1922 per acre. Agnes McMurchy, of
Iowa Falls bought the Bruch farm, To-
Gated three miles north Of Eldora at
| $110 per acre. F. e. Bunce sold eighty
Il
Ole Harris bought eighty acres of pas
ture land in Upton township at $50 per
acre. Fred Witthuhn sold 800 acres in
Grant township at sos an acre.
Charles Q. Ryan sold 100 acres in
Concord, township at sos per acre
Johnson Brothers sold 172 acres five
miles north Of Hubbard at $11O per
I.acre. Elmer Hubbard bought 100 acres
in Alden township at $110 per acre. F.
D. Peet bought 120 acres of A.
Powers, two miles from Iowa Falls. at
500 per acre. Neal Lake bought eighty
acres, four miles southwest Of Iowa
Falls, at $40 an acre, and this Is only
a small part Of the land that has
Ichanged hands in Hardin county this
season.
Price Rapidly Advancing.
The land is rapidly advancing in
price and it is safe to say that three
foIrths Of the farms in Hardin coun-
ty can not be bought at any price The
owners are satisfied with what they
have and anxious to get more land.
During the last ten years there has
been good many thousand dollars in
vested by Hardin county farmers ir
Red River Valley, Canada. Dakota
Oklahoma and Texas lands. Many Of
lthese investments have not been profit.
able and at this time most of our loca
people who have money to invest ir
land are buying home lands, althe
there are still some going to Dakots
and few to Texas. "A days drive over
Hardin county at this season of thi:
year will readily convince any mar
why these things are true. With mai
delivered at the door, a telephone In the
house, good roads, bountiful crops ant
good prices, it is no wonder that thu
Hardin county farmer is today feeling
somewhat "chesty.''
One Mans Success.
} No better example Of what can b
done by willing hands, backed up b!
Hardin county soil. can be found thar
that Of Clark E. Maine. who lives o,
farm located ave miles north o
Hubbard and about fourteen mile!
west Of Eldora. Twenty seven year
lago Clark Maine. then young ma,
THE most common causes Of
your periodical "sick spells" are
weak stomach, torpid liver, in.
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