Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-29
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farms for the tidy sum Of sl09,6o0.
Both are located in Coltax township.
One tract OF $50 acres spld at $3.50 an
acre 10 Charles Saiander and ". z.
Scoonover. McGrath bought this land
IS years ago for 1925 an acre and has
owned it ever since The other eighty
acre farm east Of the above he sold TO
Frank J. Rea for $3.50 an acre. This
piece he purchased ~ years ago for
$40 an acre. Both pieces of land are
unusually good and are well situated
in regard TO proximity TO markets.
McGrath retired from the farm few
years ago and he sells the land now
because he feels that he does not want
the worry and care of looking after II
any longer w 2. Scoonover, one OF
the purchasers of the MeGrath farm,
cleared $4,000 on Boone count? farm
a few days ago. Two years ago he
purchased a farm six miles southeast
Of Ogden for the then high price OF
$3.50 an acre and sold il for 5000 an
acre. The H. C. Cross farm OF 200
acres which Cross has owned for MANY
years. and which adjoins the farm OF
A. e Skortman southeast of Madrid.
was purchased by SkortInan few
days ago. Mr. Cross who makes his
home with his daughter. Mrs. Skort-
man. spoke of selling the farm. and
in fifteen minutes the deal had been
made The price is not given.
Deep River-Will Herter has sold his
farm. known as the Douney farm, TO
James Scoyel for $500 an acre MI
Herter bought this place year ago
for $3.50 an acre VIII Fisch has sold
his farm two miles southwest Of town
to Charles Seucker for 1925 an acre.
Mr.. Fgsch has owned this farm only
a short time and made $4,000 on it
Frank Pochop Of Gary. Ind. bought
the City Meat Market Of 6. w. Swartz
and took possession Monday. He will
move his family here as soon as the
house he has rented is vacated.
Jefferson-The greatest land trans
fer in Greene county in point OF casn
consideration. was the sale thru the
Wood Land Company last week OF the
David r. Lacock farm. east Of town.
The purchaser was George NJ. Talcott-
Of Dow City. and the consideration Tor
the ninety three acre tract was sffo
per acre, or approximately $4,000.
This tract adjoins the plated town,
and lies north Of the Lincoln Highway.
being one of the very choice suburban
farms In tits locality, and excellently
improved.
Waterloo-The largest land deal OF
the year has been completed In the
sale by A. E. and T. F. Glenny Of ono
of their Black Hawk township farms,
two miles northeast of Hudson, on the
Hudson road. to w. o. AFTER for $loo.-
900. The tract consists OF $40 acres
300 acres Of which were included at
1856 per acr. anu &c sc.cs :. sena ner
acre. The farm was occupied by T.
r. Glenny for number of years and
was known rs the home Of purebred
Percheron horses "a business which Mt.
AFTER viii continue. The new owner
Of this most desirable tract OF Black
Hawk county land has been engaged
in Percheron breeding and at differ
ent times has owned land In both
Black Hawk and Orange townships He
is an experienced farmer and pur-
chased his new home after thorough
inquiry and Investigation of land val
ues elsewhere. In connection with this
transfer it is interesting to note that
.he Land was purchased by the Glenny
brothers about seventeen years ago for
$4,000.