Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-19
No Apparent Stacking IL
Demand For Farm Lands

Recent sales OF Iowa farm lands In
dictate there has been little decrease IN
the demand for farms both 40 an In.
vestment and for agricultural develop
ment. Sales at rising prices have been
numerous in north and central Iowa
especially. Some Of the recent trans
actions follow:
Newton-The J. r. Blakely farm of
los acres. two and a half miles south
east OF town, was recently sold to
George Howell at the consideration OF
$215 per acre. 8. F. Blakely who hal
occupied the place since the death Of
his father, will move next March to q
Keokuk county farm of 1917 acres
near Richland. which he recently pur-
chased.
Albia-Ed Young has sold his Bluh
Greek township farm to James Hender-
son of Union township for $50 per
acre. A few years ago MI. Young paid
$500 an acre for this tract Of land. The
investment proved q good ono for him
and 1t Is also good one for the now
purchaser. Mr.. and Mrs. Young have
not determined on their future move
ments yet.
Grundy Center-The 12o-acre farm
owned by the Sayer estate In Melrose
township was sold Tuesday to Christ
Sehwarck for 1926 an acre. Possession
will be given next March. The farm
is nearly seven miles from town and
two miles from a school house. The
poor corn crop is not lowering the
price of Grundy county land, Jake
Stumberg negotiated the Sayer farm
SALE
Spencer. ]. Scholerman, Of near
Royal has purchased 200 acres of
land from Grinnell college. For the
200 acres Mr.. Scholerman paid $4,000,
and Saturday he bought 100 acres more
Of the tract from the knight agency
for $26,400.
sheldon-The 160-acre farm offered
for sale at public auction last Satur-
day by Jongewaard & Moldenhauer
was not sold. There was an offer made
for the quarter Of 5000 an acre. but the
parties selling bid in the land at 1925.
The quarter adjoins Sheldon.
SeInlduld-Ou0 OIL tfI0 1dI6c6S IcsA
estate transfers made in Woodbury. in
recent years was closed Friday, when
c. w. Payne and Payne Cargisson sold
east Of Luton for $S9,940, or 3125 per
acre. OF this amount $4,000 was cash.
and $50 worth Of revenue stamps were
affixed to the deed.
Observation-Disclosures ,pttv.acro farm
near Correctionville was sold Friday
for 1928 per acre. The farm was the
property Of Robert F.. Murnan and lies
ten miles north of Correctionville. in
the community known as Grants
Meadow"
Sac City-Amos c. Harper has sold
his fine 32o-acre farm. the east half Of
section 20, Douglas township. to
William and 6. D. Deppe Of Nemaha,
for 5000 an acre. the deal having been
closed the first Of this week.
Sioux Rapids-Howard Sawyer has
purchased the John r. Thompson 200
acre farm, three miles northeast OF
Sioux Rapids, registered az the Golden
Willow farm, for $1s5 per acre.
Denison-The Fritz vogt farm Of 200
acres in Morgan township, was sold
this week to Hugo Krohnke, Of Schles-
wig. The consideration was $177.50
per acre, or total Of $17,750.
Whittemore-H. D. Brown, Of Sioux
City. and Emerson and Vernon Bailey,
of whittemore autoed to Dodge Center,
Mimi, on Last Tuesday, returning on
Thursday The object Of the trip was
to look at an improved farm adjoining
Dodge Center. They were so well
pleased with the land that Mr.. Bailey
made a deal for it. He takes the
Minnesota farm, which consists OF 252
acres, at $117 per acre, and Is turning
in his whittemore township farm OF
seventy-five acres at $4,000. The
Minnesota land was owned by Calver
Wolever. who will move here In March
to take possession Of the Bailey place,
and the Baileys will move to Dodge
Center at the same time. Mr.. Bailey
bought his Whittemore township farm
nine years ago from Rev. E. L. Dullard.
paying $4,000 for it.
Carroll-william Fritz sold his 800
acre farm, which is located mile
west Of town, on the Lincoln Highway,
for $217 per acre.
Webster City. S. Melvin recently
sold his fine 200-acre farm. located
southwest of harrisburg to an illinois
farmer Consideration, $3.50 per acre.
spencer-James Hanson, living six
miles north Of I.angdon. has sold his
farm to Ed Marley, Of Lake City, the
price being $146.50 per acre.
Sioux Rapids-s35o per acre is the
price paid George Crick by c. H.
TyrreH for about twenty acres of land
one mile east of Sioux Rapids.
Paullina-The northwest quarter OF
section IA, in Union township, has been
sold to Ralph Hinman, of Primghar,
by John Ginger, for 5000 per acre.
Pomeroy-M F. Mul,an bought this
week the 196-acre tract which he has
leased for another year. Davy & John
son negotiated the sale of forty-four
acres, which lies across the road from
the main body of the land, to Charles
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