The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-05-16
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Z A0 CAOWu was 8AIucTluS around
, the auction ground at Blackfoot Sat
urday afternoon, viewing the wares
that would soon be offered for sale
The auctioneer had not yet arrived,
when an onlooker heard the following
conversation
what was the guy saying to you
hill?" said young man who had
just arrived. "Oh, he wanted to sell
me some town lots for 1925 each, said
they were close in, with plenty of
water. l forgot the rest, but think
he said they were bound to rise, etc. .
what terms did he offer,' continued
the first speaker obviously II don't
remember all, but l think he wanted
$40 down on each lot and balance 5!
per month per lot, no taxes nor if
terest to pay 'That listens nice, but
isn't it little high for lots here?
That real estate gink may be dream
ing" Excuse me for buttin' in, but
$l25 for town lots in a good town
like Blackfoot is dirt cheap, yon can't
get no close lots in other towns this
size for less than $500 to 5000 EACH 4
The man turned and eyed the last
speaker, who. was a typical wagon
rambler. He had evidently seen better
days and the gray was preculiarly evil
dent in his beard and hair. "What do
you know about real estate in Black
foot?" asked Bill. "Well, l ought to
know something about land, and ]
reckon it's purity much the same all
over this western country-lots in all
these towns is bound to raise nightly
or l miss my guess "How much Ian
have you bought?' asked one of the
young men. That's where all he
trouble is, continued the old man, as
he looked at second hand potato dig.
ger, "but it amt because l didn't have
the chances let me tell you. Why !
could have bought the block where the
Brown Palace hotel is now for $500
one time. Then at Seattle could hav
bought LOTS on my own terms that are
now worth $4,000 each. Why, at
Salt Lake l could have-but what S
the use, l didn't and now stead of
bein' a man of independent means an
property. I'm jist tellin' you about it.
With this parting shot the old man
sauntered off to look at some worn
harness among the auction goods Afte
he had gone Jinks, the first speak r,
remarked to his companion, believe
there is something in what the old
gazabo says, don't your eyes, l
do" said Bill, land l am going to the
Parkinson and plant twenty bucks
in two of those Kennedy second adj
dition lots. I've seen them and the
location is O. X ''Say that old fell
low gives me the Willies, did you ever
see him before?" Eyes, no, not ex-
actly him, but a lot others like him,
with the same story, and guess l
should profit by their experience eff
I only had the money Wait the boss
|
get v. Come up to the store with
me and will go over to Parkinson's
with you before all those lots are gone,
as it is not likely there will be any
such bargains in this town again.
believe you are right assented Bill
"Blackfoot is on the eve of a big
jump, and next year you couldn't touch
, the Kennedy's second addition with a
ten foot pole. Here comes the auc-
| tioneer. Sure enough the auctioneer
mounted pile of goods and taking up
wood rasp, riding bride in one
hand, and a syrup jug in the other his
voice rang out clear above the noise
of the crowd, "How much am l offered
for the lot?" The members of the
crowd began a scramble to be first to
hand their rhiono to the clerk, and
the onlookers for a time forgot all
about real estate.