The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-16
Heland Sells Farm for $4,000
and Purchases 20 Acres
for $500 Per Acre
CHICAGO MAN LOOKS
OVER LAND; FEELS CALL
'tHarmony Kids" to Give Dance
at Gully; the "Kids" Are
Crack Orchestra
Especial to PiUneer.)

Gonvick, Oct. 1G.-What Is be-
1ieved to be a record price for farm
land in Clearwater county and north
orn Minnesota was that paid last
week by Theodore Hetland, well
know farmer Of Pine Lake township,
who paid 5000 an acre for the Nels
J. Lervik farm after selling his own
farm for $4,000 The Lervik farm,
while consisting of but 20 acres and
only partly improved, is considered
worth the high price because Of the
good set of buildings thereon and be-
cause of the accessibility to market,
1t being located less than mile from
the village limits. The Hetland
place is a highly improved farm OF
100 acres, with splendid dwelling,
modern barn and flowing we'll. 1t
also is but short distance from
town and is bordered on two sides by
the Jefferson Highway. The farm
was bought by Mr.. Flom Of Mcintosh,
who made the purchase few hours
after disposing of his place near that
city at $S5 per acre. Messrs. Lervik
and Hetland will retire to private
life. They feel that their health is
beginning to falter under the strain
Of many years of farm work. Both
are advertising auction sales for next
week, at which they will dispose of
their personal property in anticipa-
ton of winding up careers that have
extended through much of the agri-
cultural history of Minnesota and
marked by abundant success.
That the fertility and wonderful
productiveness of the land tributary
to Gonvick is becoming widely known
is evident by the fact that G.. T. Me-
dreda of Chicago came here a few
days. ago without any solicitations
whatever from real estate dealers,
and purchased 80 acres of land, pay
ing $4,000, or $62.5O per acre. The
Hand is located in section One, Pine
Lake township, two miles east of
Gonvick. 1t is partly under cultiva-
ton and without buildings. The
tract at one time belonged to Carl
Norquist and more recently was
owned by Mrs. F. A. Norquist who
made the deal Mr.. Nedreda, who
has lived in the Windy City practi-
cally all his life. has heard the call
''Back to the Farm He brought
his family and personal effects and
will begin farming the land next
spring. In the meantime, the family
Is making their home with Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Wage, the latter being a
sister Of Mr.. Nedreda
If credence can be placed in a
statement given out by representa-
tive If ~ ton do nd 90
ter he had spent the early part of the
week here looking over the situation.
Gonvick will soon have an oil station
and possibly a filling station added
to its many enterprises. With two
large garages, a long list Of automo-
biles that perhaps will exceed the
number found in most towns of SINH
Jar size in this part of Minnesota,
and numerous tractors and other
modern farm machinery in use on the
farms in the surrounding country,
the consumption of oil here is in
creasing at a rapid rate and war
rants this noteworthy Improvement
in service which the company pro-
poses 10 make.
Regardless of what his politics
may have been. Gonvick. like every
other town in the United States. has
its admirers of the late Theodore
Roosevelt and there are many people
here who are interested in the ma
tion-wide campaign to be conducted
during the week of October 20 to II,
to secure funds for the purpose of es-
tab1ishing a memorial to the erst-
while president 1t is the plan to
give every American an opportunity
to contribute to the memorial, and
the week will be devoted to a cam
paign of Americanism, patriotism
and the teaching Of the principles for
which the colonel stood during his
lifetime.
A five-piec orchestra, composed
of Gonvick and Fosston musicians,
who style themselves "The Harmony
Kids are making arrangements to
give another Of their popular dances
at Gully on Halloween evening. The
orchestra gave ball there two weeks
ago and it was attended by more
than a hundred couples.
Friedrich Stevens and Toney Hal
vorson, students attending high
school in Bemidji, returned to their
studies Monday, after visiting here
over Sunday in the parental homes.
M. J. Kolb, president of the First
National bank Of Gonvick, and head
of other banking institutions IN
Clearwater county, passed Tuesda!
I'm the village on business. Mr.. Kohl
has Just returned from a trip to Tus
"a, ok, near where he and othe'
Clearwater county men are interest
ed in an oil project which is being