Show SALE OP OF LOTS buyers Scarce Appraisement of lots too high and will probably ably he be lowered tho the salo balo of lots lot in thu the goern government ment tow lown aites theodore M amton ton fwd rand lette lelta opened according to announcement at the local land office tuesday morning the auctioneer major N J obrian off offered ered the 1 heodore lots lota first but the competition proved to be far below what was anticipated and the purchasers ars were mostly people who have located there and have buildings on the lots lota butof out of 1200 lots lota offered only were sold they brought about the appraised valuation the highest pries price paid haq wa a trifle ovel for a singles single lot the greater portion of the lota loam told were situated in the residence por hiort of the townsite town sito in the northwest ern part of the town tawni after concluding the theod theodore ore gale bale the unsold lots lot at myton were off offered erad to tho the public but this offering was met with a very disappointing response on the part of the buyers as only 23 lots lota were sold making about loin iola at myton which have been disposed of there were no outside buyers present the only people who were endeavoring to secure lots were residents of this valley and of the reservation country the lack of outside buyers is no doubt due to the meager advertisement given these sales the government would do well to advertise extensively when suck such important sales are to be held another just complaint on the part oi of purchasers seis is the high appraisement placed upon the lots by the government they are fully as high as they na w bo be were the country settled up instead of being a desert as it is at present the sale of lots lota at townsite commenced yesterday and will be continued today seventeen lots were sold in yesterday the sale will be complo completed ted today and major N J OBria abran will leave for denver tomorrow from now on lota in each of the three government town sites can be bought at ani enate ate sale at the land office at appraised value bet as the appraised value is unreasonably high there is no question but that the price of lots especially business lots will be lowered there are many local people ready to invest but who feel that they cannot do so profitably until the price of lots has been placed at or near their true value |