Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-10
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Twenty four parcels OF farm lands
amounting to more than 1900 acres, will
be transferred for consideration OF
500, 100 by virtue OF authority granted
by Judge III. B. Boies at Manchester.
The land belongs to the estate of John
M. Brayton, who died in 1911. He was
a judge of the district court in 1871,
when this county was in the same dis
trict with Dubuque. and practiced his
profession for many years at Delhi. At
the time of his death he held title to
more land in Delaware county than any
other resident there with one or two
exceptions, but most Of the property
was heavily mortgaged.
Many farms have changed hands in
Iowa county within the past two
months. The record for March alone
shows So transfers. Some of the larg.
est deals were as follows: A. S. MUIR
Gibson to John Rooster 800 acres IN
Troy township for s96.722, or s26S per
acre; John Rooster to David Newkirk,
12O acres in York for $33.292, or $277
per acre.. Henry Hudepohl to Louis
Hudepohl. 80 acres in Iowa township
for $4,000. or $3.50 per acre; Walter
Hastings to Henry Hudepohl, 240 acres
for $61,740, or $257 per acre: George
Mace to Caroline Schultz, so acres In
Hartford township for 100000; Peter
Harten to George Walter. 80 acres for
$40; c. H.. Brown purchased 403
acres in Marengo and Sumner town
ships for $S9,s67; G. w. Gunzenhauzer
bought 240 acres in Sumner for s54,-
900; Emanuel Yoder bought of II. j.
Kemp. 80 acres in Greene township Tor
|st5,200. w. u. Ibrig sold to Fl. G. Neis,
200 acres in York township for $3O,125;
John Marolf sold so acres in Honey
Creek to Walter Smith for $16,s00; T..
Z. Bell sold to j. w. Teller 80 acres In
Marengo township for $4,000, or $3.50
per acre: J. w. Teller sold to j. p.
Hasley, lao acres In Marengo township
for ss5,ss0, or 1858 per acre; Clark
Maudlin to Judsen Names 81 acres in
Marengo township for $21,235. or $25s
per acre.
In two warranty deeds filed in the
Office OF the recorder OF deeds Nicholas
Hampe, Of Lyon county, Iowa, and
Theodore Hampe. of Wabasha county.
Mimi. effected a division of their large
holdings in Lyon county. Theodore
Hampe and wife, Louisa, sell and con-
vey to Nicholas Hampe and his wife.
Clementina, for the sum Of S10s.ss9.s0.
1.192.61 acres. and Nicholas Hampe and
wife. Clementipa. sell and convey to
Theodore Hampe and his wife, Louisa,
for the sum of $l35,326, 1,545.74 acres.
In each deed is a list of the conveyed
lands. On the same day deed was
flied transferring the keiser farm OF
1853 acres to Emil Van Anne and F. L.
Sutter'for 1894 making the transfers
for Monday the heaviest Of any one day
in the history of the recorders Office
Rock Island Reyew.
One Of the biggest farm deals In the
vicinity Of Malvern, in point Of price
paid. was the sale Of the Stevenson farm
a mile south OF Malvern. known as the
old S. W. Montgomery farm, Mrs. L. c..
Stevenson selling IT to George w Stroll
of this place. The price paid was $225
per acre and as there are 157 acres in
the farm it foots up the nice sum of
S35,325 and 1t IL well worth the money
IL any farm in Mills county is worth
that and we believe there are some that
are. It lies just a mile south OF town,
is well improved and has some OF as
pretty laying land as can be seen any
where. Mr.. Stroll is fortunate indeed
to get 1t.
The sali held on the property Of the
estate of w. l.. Eckles, at the farm
north of Conrad was the most success
full Of the season. Top prices were.
reached on everything. Among the
most notable prices were: A team Of
geldings selling for $505.00; driving
team for $4,000; a harvester purchas-
ed four years ago for 100000 sold at the
sale for $4,000
Again the value OF land lying close to
Reinbeck was brought to light Thurs
day forenoon, when w. c. Runft sold