The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-04-28
HOLD MONSTER
PUBLIC SALE
Bales-Jones Co. Will Sell All
Property-Over $780,
600 Involved.


this week by Robert H. Jones, gener-
al manager of the Bales-Jones Com
many. that all the real estate, live
stock and personal property of that
corporation in Idaho will be offered
for sale at public auction within six
ty days. The company has for some
time contemplated reducing their
holdings in Idaho and reinvesting the
proceeds in the Montana branch:
this would mean a sale of three out
of the five ranches owned by the
corporation in Idaho, together with
horses, stock and equipment, the
whole aggregating in value about a
quarter of million dollars, undoubt-
edly the biggest public sale of this
character ever held in the West.
The real estate to be disposed of
at this sale, to be absolutely sold
at public auction, will include the fol-
lowing ranches:
The Bales & Jones home ranch,
1870 acres; the Wind Mill ranch $50
acres; the Edwards ranch, 480 acres;
the Mcdonald ranch, 1886 acres; the
Maxey ranch, 160 acres.
The Bales & Jones home ranch is
one of the best known and most pro-
ductiye on Camas Prairie, and has
been for many years the headquart-
ers and general clearing house of the
livestock business in this section of
the country. 1t lies about seven
miles north OF Grangeville, on the
old stage road between Grangeville
and Sites. A new dwelling house
eas built last year, and it is in all
respects one of the best improved
ranches In Idaho county. The Nc
Donald ranch, better known as the
Jim Buchanan place, Is about a mile
and quarter west of the home
ranch and is an exceptionally rich
and well equipped piece of property.
The Wind Mill ranch is another we'll
known tract and lies about eight
miles northwest of Grangeville, about
three miles east of Denver, and a
half mile north of the Chase school
house. The Edwards ranch is twelve
miles northwest of Grangeville and
SIX miles east of Cottonwood, and
the Maxey ranch is a tract of one
hundred and sixty acres of good farm
land lying three and half miles
from Nez Perce.
These ranches will be cut up and
sold in lots of from eighty to four
hundred acres, and this will proba-
Dly mean that instead of five ranch
es owned by one corporation there
VIII be from dozen to twenty more
Individual ranches and ranch owners
on Camas Prairie.
The terms of the sale have been
practically decided on. They will be
based on a twenty-five per cent pay
ment on the land sold, the balance
on from five to ten years time al
seven per cent. The personal prop
erty, livestock, tools, machinery, ETC..
VIII be sold on what Is practically a
cash proposition, with the usual con-
aitlons incidental to an auction sale
The sale will be handled by w. H.
Ralph, one of the best known ano
most prominent public statesmen In
tne west, and undoubtedly the best
auctioneer obtainable to conduct a
sale of this magnitude. Mr.. Ralph
VIII have a special corps of assist
ants to look after details, including
an expert fieldman from the MID
0le west, who will come out from
chicago to attend this sale and Who
mas volunteered his services to MT
ralph for the occasion. Mr.. Ralpl
ana his men, as well as representa-
yves of the Bales-Jones Company
VIII be in Grangeville for at least tel
oays previous to the sale, fully
equipped to show intending purchas
ers over the different properties.
The sale will begin on Monday
June goth, at 9 O'Clock a. M. ahC
Will continue until the entire prop
erty has been disposed of. The
company realizes that this will De