Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-11-14
State Farm Sales
Total 2O77 For
Two-Year Period
Rural Credit Sales i'm Pine
County Number So for
Same Period.

According to figures released last
/ week by the Department of Rural
Credit So state-owned farms in Pine
county have been sold since January
/, 1899. There are 126 farms YET
to be sold in this county.
Total sales throughout the state
during the same period were 2O77
farms, the price received for same
being $5,889,897. Of these farms see
were sold to former owners, or their
children, TIT to local tenants, 500 tc
local farmers, and 238 to purchasers
from outside the immediate com
munity.
Many Sold on Contract.
Four hundred sixty-three were sold
for all cash, 1914 on contract with an
average down payment of 1858 per
cent. The sale of these farms returns
to the tax rolls approximately $182,
600 annually. In Pine county the
amount returned to the tax rolls will
be approximately $4,128.78.
Twenty of the Pine county farms
sold were to former owners or their
children. They are as follows:
N. Berg, Kerrick; c. Johnson, Moose
Lake; M. Swan, Danbury; G.. Car
man, Finlayson; J. Osladil, Finlay-
son; j. Slot, Askov; E. j. Fogt, Askov;
Mr.. Lyon, Hinckley; Mr.. Petsko,
Hinckley; O. Jensen, Askov; j. Ger
DIES, Friesland; B. Sydow, Kerrick;
R. Klatt, Willow River; NJ Kvas-
nicka, Bruno; Mr.. Hassenfeldt, Askov;
A. Sjodin, Cloverton; S. Thorstenson,
Henriette; J. Paddock, Kerrick, w.
Rolf, Henriette; and H. Bostrom, DAN
bury.
Former Tenants now Owners.
Twelve of the farms were sold to
the following men who were former
ly tenant farmers in the county:
Mr.. Lubdell purchased the Ramsey
farm near Grasston, Mr.. Samuelson
the DeMaris farm near Bruno, Mr..
Thorn the Beecher farm near Rock
Creek, V. Clausen the Sorenson farm
near Henriette, D. Hansen the Lave
farm near Henriette, L. Furey the
Peterson farm near Bruno, E. Han
sen the Henriksen farm near Askov,
G. Wanous the DeFriend farm near
Beroun, E. Guptill the Mista farm
near Beroun, C. Shermer the Ham
berg farm near Pine City, E. Com
mings the Wolfrom farm near Henri
cite, c. Liebnow the Schmidt farm
near Rock Creek.
Additional Land Purchased.
Fourteen of the farms were sold
to the following local people, most
of whom are farmers. Many of them
have purchased this additional land
to add to their own farm or as a
farm for son or daughter.
c. Iroder purchased the Wallner
farm near Bruno, H. Abrahamsen the
Jensen farm near Askov, F. Mikrot
the Larson farm near Denham, F
ironing the Halstad farm near Clo-
verton, o. Meade the Holmgren farm
near Henriette, R. Ballantine, the
Rutherford farm near Markville, A
Klein the Erickson farm near Sand
stone, j. Mohelski the Lewis farm
near Moose Lake, o. Palm the Kel-
| sey farm near Brook Park, A. Young
dahl the Reity farm near Duquette
| L. Skyhawk the Wahlberg farm near
Sandstone, R. Powers the Worden-
strom farm near Henriette, L. Lamont
the Baker farm near DanbIIrv A
Ostrander the Mattson farm near
Markville.
Outside Purchasers.
Six of the farms sold in Pine coun-
ty were purchased by the following
people from outside of the county:
M. Hladik, of Bettendorf, Iowa
purchased the Larson farm near Den
ham.
A. Klucas, of Montevideo, Chippe-
wa county, Minnesota, purchased the
Cherrier farm near Pine City.
A. Sander, of Watertown, Carver
county, Minnesota, purchased the Oh
son farm near Moose Lake.
M. Kadlee, of Mora, Kanabec coun-
ty, Minnesota, purchased the Ander-
son farm near Grasston.
L. Reynolds, of st. Paul Park
Washington county, purchased the
Mista farm near Beroun.
E. Emholtz, of West Concord, Dodge
county, Minnesota, purchased the
Hawkins farm near Hinckley.