Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-06-06
ROSEDALE LOTS
BRING S61,262
And Is Most Successful Sale of
Building Sites Ever Known
In Richmond or Madison

What was without doubt the
most successful sale of building
lots ever held in Madison county
was conducted by the Wakefield
Davis Realty Company, of Shell
byville, in Richmond Thursday.
The entire RoseDale addition To-
Gated at the edge of the city linn
its, was sold for a total of SOL
262. This took in the elegant old
home and the So acres of the
Caperton property which this
hustling real estate firm bought
from Mrs. Caperton a short time
ago for $4,000.
Up until the final lot was sold
after seven o'clock Thursday
night, and the free lot had been
awarded to Mrs. ]. J. Mccarthy,
interest in the big sale was in
tense and the large crowd follow
ed the auctioneer, Col. J. T. Cow
herd, from one tract to another.
Bidding was at all times spirited,
and while Nhe lots all sold well,
many of the buyers were offered
profits on the most desirable of
the lots before the day was over.
Mr.. M. E. Baker who bought the
residence for $500, was offered
almost $1,000 prolt before he left
the grounds, but decided to keep
it awhile. He bought a couple
more lots during the selling.
The Messrs. Wakefield, Davis
and Randolph, composing the
Wakeheld-Davis Realty Company
were greatly pleased with the re-
suit OF the sale, and cannot say
too many kind words about their
treatment in Richmond. They
asked the Daily Register to con-.
vey to the good people of this
+, community their sincerest appre-
citation for the hearty spirit of CO.
operation and good will with
which they were greeted on all
sides. Few business men or
strangers coming to a community
made.a better impression or more
friends than did these gentlemen,
and that they had an unqualified
success in their big undertaking
seems to be source of gratihca-
tion to their many warm friends
here, as well as to themselves.
The gentlemen are particularly
grateful, they say, to the ladies of
the Pattie A. Clay Infrmary
Board, who spread the dinner for
the day, and to whom the real es-
tate firm made a most generous
contribution, for, which the ladies
are thankful.
The chief auctioneer of the day
was Col. ]. T. Cowherd, of Shell
byville, who is an experienced lot
salesman. He was ably assisted
by Little Tommy" Sims, of
Shelbyville, and Col. Robert Wal
ker and Col. James H. Pearson,
of Richmond, who were always
on the job and got fine results
from their work. c. B. Terrill
proved a most efficient clerk of
the sales; in fact, the entire or
F., ganization proved. itself a winner
from start to finish and the man
agement was freely, and warmly
congratulated on all sides upon
the systematic way in which the
sale was conducted and the gen
eral satisfaction on every hand
resulted. The Wakefield-Davis
Realty Company had a big propo-
sition to handle, but they did so
with consummate skill. They go
from here to Corbin to conduct "a
lot sale.
The weather was splendid all
day. Visitors were here from
half dozen ether counties, and
the big sale resembled in many
ways big, jolly picnic. In adj
dition to the sales up to noon
Thursday, which were reported in
the Daily Register Thursday, the
following lot sales were made:
Elzie Foster, 4 lots at $50 each.
George Myers 2 lots at $50 and
2 at $50 each.
w Gilmore 2 lots at $40
Mr.. Erskine, greenhouse lots
and house 5000.
Bob Ramsey, lots at sos each
J. c. Black 8 lots at sos each.