Show Mere mere J. J Man lan Outbid Outbid by W Woman ma r Los Cos Angeles Widow Wins Yuma Farm From From Wyoming Man at Recent Auction Sale t Los Angeles Outbid Cal Outbid by a woman This was the experience of ot Edward B. B Milner from the plains of Wyoming In the contest for Yuma farm unit G 33 33 which was auctioned at t the United States Slates land office r F Mrs lairs Mary E E. E Delo widow residing n this city was the woman who refused refused re reo fused fused to be outdone by a mere man t The price paid was r The land for tor which Mrs Delo and Mr MIdner l were bidding was vas a farm unit which went by default the successful successful suc suc- applicant In Inthe the drawing having failed tailed to make mako the first payment within with with- in the ten day period When Receiver Robinson offered this strip of ot land at auction a contest for or the farm was begun It did not require the perception of ot ofa Do a sage cage sage to to see that the land was wanted by b both th Mr Milner r and Mrs De Delo o. o As quickly as one ono bid the price was I raised by the other contestant for forthe the thu farm Rapidly the price was bid up to and then Increased steadily until It H had soared oared to At this figure a friend of ot Milner persuaded I him to withdraw from rom the bidding and anti no person seemed willing to raise the price of bid by Mrs Delo Receiver Robinson declared that Mrs Delo had purchased the first right to file me an entry on farm unit G 33 of ot oft ote t the e Yuma land project for In addition to this amount It it will be necessary for tor Mrs Delo to pay the regular government price of or 65 an acre acro Defeated In this quarter but determined determined deter deter- I mined to have a Yuma farm Mr Mil Mit ner studied the blue print showing the location of ot the various units and selected selected selected se se- se- se a section which had been allowed allowed al ale al- al lowed to go by default by the original applicant and filed an entry on It without paying any money except the regulation price of ot 65 05 an acre It was farm unit C 33 33 and Mrs Delo and Mr Milner will be near neighbors |