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Auctio Of 150 Beautiful Residence Lots at Oakland Heights, Laurens' Newest Suburb Friday, December 16tM9l?~ These lots are situated in the north west section of the city on a high ridge within easy walking distance of the handsome new graded school building, all the churches and the business section of the town. Mayor Babb is having a splendid five foot side walk graded through this property and will soon have electric lights and water works ready for those who wish to build. The greatest fortunes of the world have been made by buying Real Estate at the right time. We are going to offer you the opportunity to purchase some of these fine lots at your own price and everyone who buys these lots will have the opportunity of selling same at a handsome profit, yea of even doubling your money in the next few years. Laurens property is just beginning to be appreciated and the prices paid now will seem rediculously cheap five years from now. Real Estate is the safest investment, far better than any cotton mill or bank stock and even better than life insurance for the benefit of your family for there is no possibility of failure. Laurens is growing rapidly, surrounded by one of the richest farming sections of the state, and soon to be touched by the great Duke system of trolleys, which in all probability will pass just in front of these lots. Real Estate is sure to advance as never before. $100 worth of Silverware given away FREE! To those who attend this sale, everyone on the grounds will be given a ticket and the lucky number draws the silverware One Free Lot! We will give away free to the purchaser one free lot. You get a ticket for every lot you buy and the lucky number draws the prize. Free Concert by Military Band We will have a free concert on the grounds one hour before the sale starts. Everybody invited to this concert. Fine music by the band that furnished music for the reception to President Taft last fall in Augusta. Ladies and children especially invited to this concert. Terms of Sale We have made the terms of this sale so easy that every family in Laurens county can afford to own one of these lots. 1-3 cash, balance in one and two years By the co-operation of the five Building: & Loan Associations of the city everybody who pays for their lots in full can arrange to build their homes and pay for same monthly instead of paying rent. Read what the officers of these companies say. C. M. BABB Mayor of LuuriMiN Laurkns, S. C, Dec. 5th, 1910. Mr. K. P. Mintcr, Sec'y Oakland Heights Realty Co.:? City. Dear Sir:? 11 gives me great pleasure to hear that your company is developing the Northwest section of our city. This lies in easy access to the graded school, churches and business portion of our city. The council is building a splendid five feet sidewalk to this property, and will put up electric lights when the new transformer is received, and will extend the city water works to this property as soon as the parties desire to com mence building. Yours truly, C. M. BABB, Mayor. payable in monthly installments of one dollar per share. We loan upon application, to members who own city property uniucutnbered, money to build houses on same. Each share entitles the owner to a loan of one hundred dollars each, the interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent, per annum, payable monthly, making monthly dues on each share $1.67 per month. All applications, of course, are subject to the approval of the Loan Committee. Yours truly, HOME BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION. per C. H. Roper. 191 o. Oakland Heights LaURKNS, vS. C, Dec. 5th, Mr. ]?'.. 1'. Minter, Sec'y and Treas. Realty Co. Laurens, S. C. Dear .Sir:? The Building & Loan Association of which I am secretary and treasurer, is a mutual association and anyone can become a member of same by subscribing to stock, Laurens, S. C, Dec. 5th, 1910. Mr. Is. l\ Minter, .Sec'y and Treas. Oakland Heights Realty Co. Laurens, S. C. Dear Sir: The Building & Loan Association of which I am secretary and treasurer, is a mutual association and anyone can become a member of same by subscribing to * Stock, payable in monthly installments of one dollar per share. We loan upon application to members who own city property unincumbered, money to build houses on same. Each share entitles the owner to a loan of one hundred dollars each, the interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent, per annum, payable monthly, making monthly dues on each borrowed share $1.67 per month. All applications, of course, are subject to the approval of the Loan Committee. Yours very truly, MERCHANTS B. ,N L. ASSOCIATION. Per J. J. Adams, Sec. and Treas. laurkns, vS. C, Dec. 5th, 1910. Mr. E. P. Minter, Sec'y and Treas. Oakland Heights Realty Co. Laurens, S. C. Dear .Sir:? The Building & Loan Association of which I am secretary and treasurer, is a mutual association and anyone can become a member of same by subscribing to ?lock, payable in monthly installments of one dollar per share. We loan upon application, to members who own city property unincumbered, money to build houses 011 same. Each share entitles the owner t*; a loan of 1. Irttidr-d dollars each, the interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent per annum, payable monthly, making monthly dues on each borrowed share $1.67 per month. All applications, of course, are subject to the approval of the Loan Committee. Second series starts Dee. 15, 1910. Yours truly, STANDARD BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION, By W. R. McCuen. This sale is for white people only, no deeds will be made to colored people. There is no fake about this sale, just a fine opportunity offered the people of Laurens to own some fine residence lots cheaper than ever will be offered again. Come to Laurens Friday Dec. 16th to the big land sale and hear the fine music at the FREE Concert on the grounds, commencing at 10:30 o'clock. The Land Sale commences at 11 o'clock. Oakland Heights Realty Company B. A. Sullivan, President Albert Dial, Vice President E. P. Minter, Sec. and Treas. T-rryrgpr.-fny 'wr ^,"?, HBHBilBfym'.j' JULI