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 10
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 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. ]. ]. Mccarthy,
interest in the big sale was in
tense and the large crowd follow
ed the auctioneer, Col. ]. I. Cow
herd, from one tract to another.
Bidding was at all times spirited,
and while Nthe 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 profit before he left
the grounds, but decided to keep
it awhile. He bought 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 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-
ton 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 Inhrmary
Board, who spread the dinner fol
the day, and to whom the real es.
tate firm made a most generou:
contribution, for which the ladies
are thankful.
The chief auctioneer of the da,
was Col. J. T. Cowherd, Of Shell
byville, who is an experienced 10
salesman. He was ably assisted
by Little Tommy" Sims, o
Shelbyville, and Col. Robert Wal
ker and Col. James H. Pearson
of Richmond, who were Away
on the job and got fine result
from their work. c. B. Terri
proved a most efficient clerk c
the sales; in fact, the entire OF
ganization proved. itself a WHINE
from start to finish and the mar
agement was freely. and warml
congratulated on all sides upo
the systematic way in which tn
sale was conducted and the ger
eral satisfaction on every han
resulted. The Wakeheld-Dav
Realty Company had big propt
sition to handle, but they did $
with consummate skill. They 6
from here to Corbin to conduct
lot sale.
The weather was splendid q
day. Visitors were here fro
half a dozen ether counties, al
the big sale resembled in maj
ways a big, jolly picnic. In a
dition to the sales up to not
Thursday, which were reported
the Daily Register Thursday, t
following lot sales we're made !:
Ellie Foster, 4 lots at $50 eae
George Myers 2 lots at 500 a
2 at $50 each.
J. w. Gilmore Q lots at 81
Mr.Erskine, greenhouse Il
and house 5000.
Bob Ramsey, 4 lots at sos ca
7. c. Black 8 lots at sos eacl