The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-15
|$217,338 WORTH
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New Record Made Monday In Selling
Farms in Vicinity Of Manila
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New Record Made Monday In Selling
Farms in Vicinity Of Manila
-s.. and Manning
FRANK NORTH SELLS Z FARMS
Public Sale Was Well Attended and
All Farms We're Sold In About
Five Hours
No doubt not many of our readers
have ever before heard Of selling q
Iowa farms at public sale the same
day, but this took place in the vicinity
of Manila and Manning Monday The
total amount received from the sale
of all farms was just $217.33S.
About 10 o'clock Monday forenoon
Col. Pat Mcclure started the sale OF
the Jas. McCracken farm which is
located just outside the city limits
of Manila on the south. He also
presided at the sales OF the other
six farms, but was ably assisted by
Coils. Malone Bros. Sof Denison. and
TAFT & Mclaughlin of Manning. Sears
McHenry of Denison. clerked the sale
to the apparent satisfaction of ,all
concerned. About one hundred and
fifty or more men assembled at this
farm and after the sole, there was
long procession of automobiles from
farm to farm until the last one had
been sold. gs
The first bid on this farm was $215
per acre and 1t was sold for 1854,
a total of $27,940 This farm should
have brought more for the purchasers,
Messrs. F. D. Reinking and w. H.
Schrader. of Schleswig, received an
offer considerably more after the sale
The next farm sold was the Adolph
Ehler farm located one mile north
of Manila. This started off with
bid of $3.50, and in less than fifteen
minutes. W. C. Wenzel. neighbor.
had purchased it for s2O5 per acre.
making total Of $29.725 for the
eighty. ~
The Flint farm located one mile
north of Manila was the last sold
before dinner, making the third sold
In about two hours. The first bid was
$145 and 1t was soon knocked off tor
$l75, which made the price $15.376,
for the las acres. John Veneck, OF
Manila was the lucky man to- pur-
chase it.. ,,sts AZ, ~ ~,
After dinner. thea cIusd eSeEa -
the, Peter RoggenAoSf 1akM. e1fi
at the eastern edge u the t0Nn " ~
pinwall. This very good farm start
ed off with bid Of $S15 Sand was
quickly raised to $244.75, and Jake
Carson, farmer who lives nearby
and appreciates the worth of, Iowa
farm land, was named as the new
owner. &s ssa
The Clousen farm. one mile north
of Manning, did not bring the price
many expected it would. It started at
5000 and Bert Mitchell Of West Side.
offered 1896 which drew this prize,
costing him S37.760.
The Kiel farm which joins Man
ming on the west was the next on the
catalogue. 1t consists of 143 acres
and went to Col. Pat MCGUIRE, who
owns 1000 acres Of land near Hol-
stein, but recognizing 1t was bargain,
and warning those present that he
had bid on it for himself bought 1t
for $235 per acre. The first bid was
5000 and the gentleman from Cork.
paid $S3,605 for it.
The next and last farm sold was
the Mclaughlin farm which consists
of 240 acres and is located five miles
south of Manning. Mr. Mclaughlin
sold this farm recently to Frank
North, who was owner Of the farms
sold. for $3.50 per acre and has since
learned that all other farms have Ia;
creased in value when he sought an
investment. and it is rumored that
this is what prompted his son. Chas.
p. to buy the old home place. It
started at $175 and was purchased
for 1875, making a total of $46,50O.
Every farmer who las now or may
have a farm for sale should thank
Frank North for raising the price OF
farm lands in Crawford and Carroll
counties. He purchased number
of them recently at prices which as
tonished the natives and then, to
prove the worth of the land as we'll
as his good judgement Of values,
placed the farms on the market to
the highest bidder. He received q
nice profit to be sure, and he was en-
titled to it.
We wish to say q word In closing
In regard to the auctioneers. We
have never attended a sale where all
gave better service or worked more
earnestly to get the high bid, and at
the same time give the bidders 4
square deal,
That hurricane in Germany that de-
stroyed crops suggests that God ID
not on his job as junior partner to
the kaiser.
1t is lucky for the political party
that Is responsible for this intense
heat that there are TO congressional
elections this year.
The food speculators will generous
ly permit the food dictator to dictate
all the letters of advice to the women
housekeepers that he may desire.
1t Is noted that the Texas legisla-
tors were searched for guns, but so