The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-08-12
State Land Sale
October 18th.
information Concerning Land Auction
to be Held at L'Anse.

The advance sheet Of the annual re-
port of Commissioner of the State Land
Office Huntley Russell shows the re-
ceipts of the office on account of land
sold during the year and for principal,
interest and penalty received on sales
made in former years, and from other
sources to have been $3.50, ,871.46 as
compared to 1924, ,O65.45 for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1909 and $780,
1892 for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1910 or an increase of SIG, ,674, Ia
over and above the receipts of last
year and $25, OF more than 1909.
The amount of money received on the
sale of tax homestead lands is shown
to be $239, S84.38 as compared to $2l1,-
91O. II for 1909 and $l57, $50. IL for 1910
or a gain of $S2, 816. 16 over the amount
of money received from the sale of tax
homestead lands in 1910 and $27, ,974.27
more than was received during 1909
from the sale of tax homestead lands,
This increase in the receipts of the
office over and above the two previous
years which were also under the ad-
ministration of Commissioner Russell
would indicate that the land values of
the northern part Of the state are
steadily increasing and likewise the de-
mand. In the re-appraisal of state
lands by the land department the tend
ency has been to raise the value in
most counties, but notwithstanding
this fact the demand has been steady
and thousands of acres of land have
been sold to actual settlers.
Under authority of the Public Domain
Commission Act authorizing the Com
missioner of the State Land Office to
hold sales at the county seats of the
various counties where the amount Of
land to be sold warrants, Commissioner
Russell has arranged for sale in great
number of counties during the present
summer and early fall and his depart
ment is putting forth every effort to
interest the local people of the county
where sales are to be held and who if
they purchase lands will not alone
become settlers, but, having know
ledge of local conditions, will make
good.
At this sale the man who wants to
buy single forty will have the same
opportunity and will be shown the same
courtesy as the man buying a large
tract and he need not be to any ex :
pense at all except the purchase of his
land
How LANDS ARE EXAMINED FOR SALE
After the title of the State has been
completed in these lands every discrip-
ton is examined and appraised by the
State Land Department. The men in
making these examinations are required
to make special reports on each and
every description. These reports show
whether the lands are hilly or rolling,
the nearest market and settler or neigh
bors, also the conditions of highways
near to or adjoining the lands. The
report also shows the general discrip-
ton of the soil whether light sand loan,
clay loan, gravelly sand, gravelly clay
or wood muck also what crops would be
adapted to the soil, the amount and
kind of timber upon the lands and all
information that goes to make up land
values.
An appraisal is than placed upon the
land based upon conditions as shown by
these reports. Then the lists of lands
to be offered. the time and place OF
holding such public sale is advertised
for five consecutive weeks in some good
paper Of the county in which the lands
are located so that the prospective
purchasers are giving notice of the
sale, and list of lands to be offered SO
they can if they so desire examine them
themselves. before the time of the sale.
How SALE Is CONDUCTED.
The manner of offering the land is
along the line of any public auction ex-
cept that no sale will be made unless
the bid received is equal to the apprais-
ed price and the States representative
states that it is no sale, that particular
piece Of land is then passed and can
not be purchased until the private sale
which IL usually held directly after the
public offering.
In order that square deal may be
afforded all the public is not permitt-
ed to know the appraisal Of the land
until Thursday, October IL.
Again at the private sail it is neces-
sary to exercise every care in giving
all purchasers an equal show, with
privileges and special favors to none.
To, accomplish this numbers are drawn
and the man drawing the lowest num-
Der has first choice in purchasing any
Of the unsold land at the appaisedr
price, the next lowest number. second