American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
GOLD BRICK MARKET SHOWS
MARKED IMPROVEMENT
Wheat Not the Only Thing That Gets
Money In American Falls.

III you've got any gold bricks to sell
don't leave. There's fertile field
here and everybody is easy. One hun
dred and eighty-two of our leading
citizens have purchased sample pack
ages at $1,000 each and there are sew
eral hundred more that have not been
seen at all. Abraham Penner. an en-
terprising land locator of Minidoka,
finding things rather dull at home,
apparently. slipped up here for a few
days and did very satisfactory busi-
ness. He represented, so his patrons
say, that he could locate people on
government lands that they could have
thrown open to settlement by apply
Ing to have them classified and that
when opened this would give them a
preference right. He had some nice
looking blanks, just as nice looking as
anybody could get. and said he was
the only one who had them. All of
which was fact, because he had them
printed himself Some of those sign
ing the applications, however, got the
impression that he was representing
the government
For simply being permitted to sign
an application to have certain lands,
(Which are withdrawn under the Min
idoka projecD classified, and declar-
ing that they wanted to file 800 acre
homesteads OH them, the signers paid
Penner $40 each.
Penner. IL said began operations, by
invading the outskirts OF Aberdeen.
right under the eyes OF the ever watch
full Jap Toner, and landed forty-two of
the leading citizens for $40 each.
"oh, Mush!" probably soliloquized
Penner, this is no work for IA man.
but so long as It is winter time and !
can't do anything but chore around, |
might just as well so down to Ameri- |
can Falls and get a few more appli- |
cations" and down he came, and land |
I'd ff0 more at $40 per landing
In addition to this, II Is said. he
oiStrgTd from sS 10 $40 to many of
tho applicants for auto hire, In show
ing them the land. His receipts from
this good deal amounted TO $500 and |
no one knows how much more for auto |
hire.
Thursday, letters were received from
dashing to earth the hope
OF those having made applications as
Dear Sir: Your petition for the
designation of certain lands under the
general provisions OF the enlarged
homestead act. has been received. In
response regret TO state that favor
able action cannot DO taken looking to
the designation OF the lands requested
as those lands are at present with
drawn by the reclamation service and
included in the Minidoka project.
II. c. RIZER.
Washington, D. c."
Further investigation has shown
that even had the petitions been acted
upon and the land opened to home
stead entry. the petitioners woJid
have had no filing preference over
other persons who might wish to file
On the land
Among those taken In were: J. C.
Sande, William Walters. Bert Hager,
Ben Taudfest, X. E. Ellsberry, Percy
Newman, Henry Gessel, C. w. Stier.
Claude Sweetwood, John Bergstrom,
Mary Bergstrom, Jack Frey, Frank
cnns. John Toevs. and son, John
Friesen Ike FrIeaen Fred Radtke
hadke. Rufus Heyue, Charles
Wiltse, Lem Schwarz, Ben Schwarz,
Charles Hensen. Jennie Rosander,
chris Adolf. Sylvester Rowe, Tom
Rowe, Lydia, and Minnie Sherer, and
Kirby Torrance.
Get your gold bricks at home Have
hem brought right to the door.