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Mr. E. 6* Renwiek #3 n suggest, bourn, that efforts be eratinu- •d to obtain the southeast quarter of Section 31, moon a« the Pike acreage, If this land ban be ob­tained at a reasonable figure*’’ Concerning the purchase of the Dotson property# X find on June 25, 19«L Mr. Bracken wrote MT. Jeffers «X learned today that the eighty acres immediately west of our holdings shown m the *»ap In the name of Ons Dotson is to be sold at jsibllo amotion for delinquent taxes during the latter part of the owning month; and also the lot immediately east thereof# Hie description and delinquent taxes on these lots an# a® followst Sec*30» *61E, T20S 25522. 8t| Of 5^ IlSil __ 55t Of ti| ($205.35 Lot 4 (east of above) 124.22 advertising 22*60 posing - 20*00 'WJoi* *X believe it would be very much to our ad­vantage to plot up the 120 aeres as a natter of proteetion to our springs and wells, gig cost would average around 55 per aere and wepaid 120 ^ per aere for the last ©G we pawhaatd from Kinaan* - *X understand son# other parties had In nlnd bidding on this serene and possibly we oould wot amt it at such a lew prlee. X reeoBaaend our repre­sentatives be permitted to bid up to $20 per aere if necessary In order to aequire this land. and on June 30, 1941 SET. Jeffers A242 authorised purchase, the oust to be charged to WO 1537* Mr. Bracken wrote Mr. Jeffers October IT# 1941 "Recently the northerly 300 aoreo in Section 5 has been purchased by W 5* MCWell, and the Sund Well la located thereon; other parties are active­ly negotiating for the §5 Quarter of Section 31 and tie S« Quarter of Section 32 for housing develop­ment# ant these last mentioned quarters adjoin ot*r property* they report a negotiated price of l®0 per acre, and we have been cffared refusal on those two parcels*" •The westerly quarter section, or the SE quarter