Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-02

Marshall county farm land, Of a
total valuation Of Sl,332,i5O. changed
hands Monday. All records OF the
office OF the county recorder, for a
single days work. were broken.
During the day III Instruments were
filed. exceeding the next best record
5y six. The total valuation. az
shown by the deeds, of farms trans.
ferred i'm the one days time. for dis
tanced that Of any other single da!
in the history of the county. Deeds
recorde Saturday were for farm
land representing valuation
S34s,OCO. For the two days deeds
recorded were for sl,6Sl. $50 worth OF
Marshall county soil. SATURDAY,
eighty-two instruments were record
ed.
Twelve farms changed hands Mon
day were sold from $4,000 or better.
eight for more than $4,000 each.
three for more than $4,000, and ono
brought 1886 500.
Record Price S13o. oVO.
Sale of SIS acres Of Timber Creek
township for sIi6.500. or s25S.i6 an
acre, esta blished record for the day.
The farm was sold b. Mrs. Gertie
Price and \. {. Price, of Hennepi''
county. Minnesota; Matte Calhoun
and J s Calhoun, Shelby COUNTY,
Tennessee. and Mrs. Agnes Cronkle-
ton Greer and Ross +. Greer, Mime
haha County. :. D., 10 John Stalzer.
The property is described as the
south half OF the northeast quarter;
the southeast quarter Of the north
west quarter; the east half of the
southwest quarter, and all of the
south half of the southwest quarter,
except the east twenty-five acres,
section 50. TimberCreek township.
The next highest priced farm
transferred was sold 10 F. NJ. VIII
bur. OF this city. by 5. NJ. StOuffer,
Irene Stoutfer F. Z. Stuuffer, and
May B. Stouffer. Of Sac county:
E.mi-a l.. Ellis. William \. Ellis,
Ray Stouffer, c. Estelle keunecke,
Henry W. keunecke, Edith E.
Monroe. Herbert c.. Monroe. -. \.
Stouffer and Belle Stouffer. all of
this county: W. p. Stouffer, of Cal
noun County. and Virgil Stouffer and
Velma Stouffer. OF Nance county.
being so acres south of the county
rm. in Washington township.
which sold for $50, 100, or at the rate
Of s2IS.75 an acre.
Another $4,000 Farm.
Another $4,000 farm was that
sold by William A. and Ida G. Jonn-
son. of Mahaska county. to Raymond
l.. Van Metre and Bryon A. Smith
in Liberty township. The farm. con-
sisting of 240 acres. in section "A anT
=, sold for $685. an acre. or a total
OF $50, 400.
The next highest price. $4,000. was
paid for 940 acre farm in Jefferson
township. sold by Merle 9. and Mara
q. Patton and H G. r. and Margaret
z. Vessels to f. l.. Vernon. OF Jas
per county. The price was at the
rate of 1925 ar acre.
Sixty-right thousand dollars was
raid by Ira Kramer for farm of 100
acres IN LOGAN township. owned by
Cora f. Collins OF Pn'k county.
Three $4,000 Farms.
Three farms sold for more than
$50. coo. Carl ]. Anderson paid $50
0C0 for a fern in Marietta townshia
owed by Lnth"r G. and Pole Penn
her.or. 4. T. E,wart. OF Poweshiek
county. bought of Anthonr Estel. the
south half OF the northeast quarter
the mort beast quarter OF the north
west quarter. tire southwest quarer
of the northwest quarter lot of the
northwest quarter Of the northwest
quarter all in section %. and the
southeast quarter OF the northeas'
Quarter. section y Tavlor township.
and J. L. and Claudia Collins bought
ia acres in Bangor township. frOr