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m * K. 0# Renwiels #5 i f £ B suggest, however, that efforts be contlnu-e d ^ M b t a i n the southeast quarter of Settle* 31* * * # ? P s *h« Fik« acreage, if this land can be ob-p * tafnfl at a reasonable figure** I find on June 25, 1941 Mr, B r a d e n wrote Mr, Jeffers •I learned today that the eighty acres Immediately .west of our holdings shown on the map in the name of Bus Dotson is to be sold at public a*atloa for delinquent tares during the latter part of the coming month; and also the lot thereof* *! believe it would be very much to our ad­vantage to pick op the ISO acres as a matter of protection to our springs and wells. The cost would average around £3 per acre and we paid #20 per acre for the last 80 we purchased from ffimsan.8 u&dcfst&nd some other parties had is mind bidding on this acreage and possibly we could not g^s St at such & low price* X recommend our repre­sentatives be permitted to bid up to t-2G per acre if necessary is order to acquire this land,® and on June 30* 1941 Mr. Jeffers A242 authorised purchase* the cost to be ehaeged to WO 1S37. Wt. Bracfeen wrote Mr. Jeffers October 1?* 1941 "Recently the northerly 300 acres is Section 5 has been purchased by L. 0. W e i l * as# th* r m s ore, sad w© have been offered^arseIs. * refusal'on «ioae "The westerly quarter section* or the 51 quarter Concerning the purchase of the Dotson property taxes cat these 1. JP__ J B B B M tot 4 (east of above) 124.22 22. 50 10.00 advertising posting l363.cS*