The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1912-08-23
STATELANO SALE
HERE IN OCTOBER
EIGHT THOUSAND ACRES IN MUS.
SElSHEll COUNTY TO eE
AUCriONEO OFF,

In letter to The Record, F. H. RAY.
register Of the state land office. an.
nounces that there will be an auction
sale of state land In Roundup ON the
18th OF October. at which approxi-
mately 5000 acres will be put up at
auction.
Only such lands as have been an.
piled for or shall be applied for up
until within six weeks OF the date OF
the sale will be placed ON the block.
This makes 1t necessary for those who
have a particular tract Of land which
they desire to purchase to make an.
plication within the next three weeks,
Two years ago there was sale of
public land here. which broke all REC
ords In the acreage disposed of and
the amount realized. The receipts
from the sale ran close to one and one
quarter million dollars and the aver.
age price was about $26 per acre.
The board has fixed the following
dates at which the sales would be held
in the different counties:
Granite. 1000 acres, Aug. 20.
Meagher. 5000 acres. Sept. IA.
Teton, 26,OOO acres, Sept. Is.
Cascade. $4,000 acres. Sept 20.
Valley. 5000 acres. Oct. S.
Hill, 1000 acres. Oct 5.
Choteau. $4,000 acres. Oct. Z.
Musselshell, 5000 acres, Oct is.
Custer. 26.OOO acres. Oct. Is.
Sweet Grass. $500 acres. Oct. Is.
Gallatin. 1900 acres. Oct. 10.
Fergus. $4,000 acres. Oct. %.
In Beaverhead 5000 acres will bo
offered for sale. and in Madison coun-
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two sales will be fixed later
Conditions Of Sale.
Price-No land can be sold at lees
than ten dollars ($1O) per acre and It
must bring the appraised price when
same exceeds SO per acre.
Terms-Fifteen per cent C5) OF pur.
chase price in cash on day Of sale, the
balance in 20 equal annual payments
bearing five per cent interest per an
mum; except purchase of 500 or less
must be paid in full at the sale. Pay
ments of one or more annual install.
ments may be made at any time, but II
made on other than a due date, then
interest which would be due at next
payment must be paid.
Quantity Sold to One Person.
The board Of land commissioners
may sell in such parcels as they deem
best, provided each quarter section or
such portion thereof as belongs to
state shall be offered for sale separate
ly; smaller tracts only may be sold
when impossible to sell as above or
when thereby larger price may be
obtained. Not more than 100 acres Of
land classified as agricultural suscep-
tible Of irrigation (Agr. AZ; nor more
than 32O acres classified as agricultur.
al not susceptible of irrigation (Agr.
b.; nor more than GAO acres classified
as grazing shall be sold to one person
or corporation.
Provided further that if land Is with.
in the area of United States reclaim
alton project the quantity must con.
form with classification of farm units
by the United States and be also sub
ject to regulations of the reclamation
service as to acquisition Of water
therefor
Taxation.
All lands, or any interest therein.
sold are subject to taxation. A list u
furnished each county assessor March
Is. yearly, of land sold during year
ending first Monday In March. the
name of the buyer. price and amount
actually paid: the law provides that
mo purchaser of state lands shan b