The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-14
BIG LAND SALE
GREAT SUCCESS
Auction Sale Of Eleven Farms in Ono
Day Nets Nearly Half Million

success. every farm offered bringing
a good price. the purchasers being
mostly farmers and land men in this
vicinity.
The day was an ideal one for such
an undertaking, being fairly cool, and
the roads were in good shape follow
ing the rain of the night before
The crowd gathered in the morn
ing at the corner of the First National
bank, and after listening to a couple
of selections by the Miller band, pro-
ceeded to the first farm to be offered
for sale. the farm known as the Col
Inns farm, one mile northeast of
Miller. Many parties from the south
eastern part of the state and adjoin,
ing states were present to attend the
sale. and two tracts were sold. one
to Mr.. Montgomery of Alexandria. S.
D.. and the other to the Wood Land
Co.. of washington Springs
The total receipts from the sale OF
the eleven farms amounted to nearly
q half million dollars, the exact fig.
ures being $424.1 100 for the 1000 acres
sold, bringing an average price of
5000 an acre.
fcred was the Collins farm, just north
of town. and when the sale was start
ed there we're sixty auto loads of
people on hand ready to listen to the
opening remarks of Col. John Reedy
the auctioneer i'm charge or the sale.
The Colonel gave an interesting talk
about land conditions and prices I'm
the state. and stated that corn, alfaI-
fa. hogs. and cattle would be what
would bring Hand county land to the
$4,000 mark.
The first bid on the Collins farm
was $4,000 which was quickly advan-
ced TO the $4,000 mark. and was sold
to Mr.. Montgomery, a farmer, of Alex
andria. S. ID. This farm is highly
improved and Col. Recdy predicted
a price OF double this amount paid
within FIVE years.
The crowd Of buyers and spectators
then left for the second farm, picking
up a few more cars at st Lawrence.
The second place was the Humphrey
half section. south Of st. Lawrence,
about two and one-half miles. This
one brought s112.50 per acre and was
sold to Magncss and Jarmuth of st.
Lawrence.
The third farm sold was the Elliott
farm of one-half section 1t had but
recently been improved by a large
harm and other outbuildings and was
a nice looking place. This farm was
sold to Smith Burlington at $4,000
per acre.
The crowd then left for the Tom
Croll farm ten miles north OF st.
Lawrence, where dinner was served.
Perhaps the dinner was some attrac'
ton here for at this place there we're
one hundred and twenty-five auto
loads of hungry people. After dinner
the farm was placed on the block n
was sold to the Wood Land Co. OF
washington Springs and brought $125
per acre.
The Fisher farm in Holden town,
ship was the next farm on the list
and was sold to a Lorn Boles, local
farmer at $96.5O per acre.
The Jensen farm Of 4S0 acres locat.
ed i'm Carleton township was the next
farm ogered. This place brought $S9
per acre and was sold to s. s Roberts
a pioneer farmer Of York township.
The Y section John Carl farm in
Carleton was the next farm sold.
John Kuccra being the purchaser, the
price was $3.50. John is another
local farmer who decided to get hold
OF a piece OF land before the price
gets too high.
The eighth farm sold was a raw
half section In Holden township which
was sold to j. F. Dynes and Son at
the price OF $500 per acre.
The next farm was the John Rus
sell farm, five miles north of Miller.
The farm consisted Of 800 acres and
was the largest tract offered in the
sale and was probably the best Inn
proved farm Of any in the sale c. H.
Hunger. OF Miller. was the purchaser
OF this place paying $99.5o for it.
The Ticker farm listed in this sale
was sold the proceeding day at private
sale at a price Of $10o.0o per acre
Tho namc Of the purchaser was not
learnsd.
About 500 .. m. the cars began to
arrive in Miller from the north. bound
for the wilkins farm, I miles south
Of town. The farm vas the last ons
on hte list and the days work was