Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-08-21
AckIey Sells Over s12s.OOO
Worth of Property

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John A. Ackley, the auctioneer king
Of the country, held his twelfth annual
combination auction sale of Wildwood
real estate at the Casino bandstand on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
August 18th, 18th and 10Th. The sale
was featured by exceptional good offers
and the number of properties sold. The
sale this year was ever greater than
last year. In view of the present times
Senator Ackley believes that the sale
was the most wonderful in the history
Of his career as an auctioneer.
The Journal reporter asked Mr.. Ack-
ley for > short statement. He said:
my sale this year exceeded my
fondest hopes. Hooked for a good sale,
but not for one minute did 1 believe
that 1 would improve on last years.
sale, but the figures prove that my
18th annual auction vas an even great
er success. Owing to present conditions
In the business world / had some anx-
iety as to the prices to be obtained and
1 was treated to a delightful surprise.
All business was transacted IN q quick
business like manner, my audience
knowing the various properties listed
for sale almost as we'll as I did myself.
l estimate that more than $125, 900
worth Of real estate exchanged hands,
which I feel speaks for itself. This
sale was q success from every view
point.n
Mr.. Ackley is arranging to conduct .
like sale on Labor Day.
Following are the properties sold:
wildwood Properties
No. 1-Cottage at 247 west Pine we
nue.. Bought by David McKibben for
sl.925.
No. 8-Lot Z, block u. Boardwalk
lot at Davis and Atlantic venue
Bought by VIM. Aucott for 81, 900.
No. 4-Lot 6, block So W., Lake and
Glenwood Bought by J. FL.
Coombs for $500. Lot 81, block SO,
Burk avenue, between Holly Beach
avenue and Arctic. Bought by Frank
L. King for $500. Lot l, block SIS W.,
frontage Of thirty feet on Lake avenue
and eighty feet on Maple, with riparian
rights extending thirty feet into Sunset
lake, with twelve, room boat house.
Bought by A. Mitchell for 81 200. Four
lots, Nos. s, 8, 10, IL, block 20, Pine
avenue, between Hudson and Park.
Bought by Philip Auerbach for 81, 100.
No. A property was owned by r. O.
Bidwell, Of Corpus Christi, Texas.
No. 6-Lot q, block 9, Oak avenue
between Pacific and Philadelphia.
Bought by James Boyer for SS,lO0.
No. 8-Two lots, Nos. l and 2, block
so W. corner Juniper and Lake ave.
Dues. Bought By Philip Auerbach for
$40.
II aDd-asy block 60, cor
ner Poplar and Hudson. Bought by
+. L. King for 5000.
No. lO-Isot IS, block 103, Roberts
avenue, neal Pacific. Bought by Sam
uel Jameson for 1926. Lot 20, block 10,
corner Hildreth and Holly Beach ave
nues. Bought by Fl. G. Arinson for
$500. No. 10 was the property of the
Goldstein estate.
No. 1l-Lot 8, block 81, corner Pine
and Lake. was sold TO r. L. King for
$500. s#g
No. l2-Lots 2 and 8, block 148, Lin
coin avenue, between Park and Hud-
son. $40. aa9
No. 18-Lots IS and 10, block SO. cor
ner Montgomery and Susquehanna, to
Andrew Mum for $500.
No. IDIOT 2, block $50, Lincoln ave-
nue., between Pacific and Holly Beach
avenues, to Peter E. Costello for $615.
No. I5-Lot 80, block l40, Lincoln,
between Hudson and Surf avenues, to
F. L. King for 500.
No. 16-Lots 8 and 10, block K, so
feet running through from Juniper to
26th street, between Ocean and Allan
tic avenues, to a.. @. Arenson for 81. 600.
Lot 10, block H., Magnolia avenue, be-
tween Ocean and Atlantic avenues, to
Rebecca Loux for 81, 200. Lots s and Z,
block H., Magnolia, between Ocean
and Atlantic avenues, to Rebecca Leux
for $1,000.
No. 18-Lots 30. So and 81, block O.,
AZ feet on board walk, with riparian
rights, next to Pine avenue I
$40 per front foot for lot 86, and 1915
per foot for the other two, totaling
SIS, OO4. The buyer was A. L. Colson.
No 19-Lot IL, block SO, thirty feet
running through from Juniper avenue