Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-03


time 4 record OF a price OF $172.5o per
acre has been made on a farm Of 200
acres. The place, the old Capper farm.
six miles east Of West Union and three
and q half miles west OF Elgin. was
sold Saturday by Mrs. Dan Brause to
"A. N. Anderson. who lives few miles
northwest Of Clermont The place sold
was bought by Mrs. Brause from III.
w. Conner q few years ago. and is one
Of the best known places on the Elgin-
West Union road. having q fine set OF
farm buildings standing in a slightly
location. In the deal Mrs. Brause took
Mr.. Anderson's 160-acre farm. the old
vasby place. several miles northwest
OF Clermont. That the prices were not
inflated on a trade basis is shown by
the fact that Mrs. Brause Immediately
made q cash sale Of the Vasby place.
The name Of the purchaser Is not
given.
Oskaloosa.--A deed filed in the office
of the county recorder names a con-
sideration Of $16,0o0.0o0 for eighty
acres Of land Just 5000 per acre. The
land Is located in section 80, township
7E and north of range IA, or down in
the southwest corner Of White Oak
township. The transfer is made to w.
r. Griffin and C. A. Garrett. of Eddy
ville from Charles Shoemake of the
same place.
Ida Grove.-E. C. Artz, of Carol, on
Monday purchased from Tom Lynch
the Gabe Jones quarter section farm
in Logan township. paying s175 per
acre for 1t.
Fort Dodge.-A. w. Hawley as
referee in the partition suit of Eman-
uei Solder against Gustava Sober and
others, has sold to Andrew Johnson
40 acres belonging to the Solder estate
for S2s.76s.
Usage, Nov. 27.-Another 5000 per
acre land sale has been made In
Mitchell county. This week Writ Roe
purchased the c. e. Buchanan farm IL
Burr Oak for a uniform consideration
OF $3.50 per acre. The farm consists
or two parts, one containing lat acres
and the other 149 acres, The smaller
tract Is equipped with fine set OF
buildings and Mr.. Roe Immediately
disposed Of it to DR.. W. J. Gooder at
5000. per acre. taking as part payment
his veterinary practice.
Knoxville-John A. Crozier, whose
twenty five-acre farm at the north
west limits of Knoxville, has long been
known to the leading horticulturists OF
the state, sold the entire tract today
to william M. Sutherland at the local
record price Of $500 per acre, ia total
OF $4,000. The land has changed
hands twice within the last fifteen
years at less than 800 per acre. That
Mr. Sutherland did not buy it on ac-
count OF its splendid setting Of fruit
trees 10 proven by the fact that he ex-
poets to put tree puller on the tract
and remove every sprout before the
ground freezes. Mr.. Sutherland Is
farmer, not . horticulturist He recent
" moved to Knoxville from DonIey.
this county, where he conducted
general store. Mr.. Crozier takes Mr..
Sutherland's city property in the deal
Spencer-v. D. Wilson sold his
eighty-acre farm just north of Rosie
to Gus Anderson. OF this city. the price
being. 1900 per acre. Mr.. Wilson takes
in sor1s Greenyille property An I. the
deal.
West Union.-Several farm changes
are being made by the Halverson fam
lily, between Eldorado and Auburn.
Halver Halverson, the father, who had
the farm rented to his sons, Charles
and Clarence. tCharles being the pro-.
prletor of the feed yard in this city).
has sold the. place of POI acres to his
elder son, Otto, who lives near Edo
RADIO. The price paid for the FOL acres
was 800 an acre Otto has disposed
OF his 10O-acre place to Fritz Lauer.
putting in sixty acres at 5000 an acre.
The entire 100-acre place. the Roth