Historic Kansas Property to be Divided, Auctioned

(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 29, 2006 ) ELK COUNTY, KS -— Bidders will converge on the Cox Building in Howard, KS, to bid on the abandoned Martin-Marietta quarry, reported by an Oklahoma City newspaper to be one of the largest in the nation at that time. That was many decades ago, and time has swept change over the grounds that once included a housing development for its employees.Beverly Leffingwell, one of the family members now selling the property at auction, recently took her son to the land where his maternal great, great, great grandfather walked after settling there from Illinois—land which, ironically enough, later belonged to four generations on his father’s side. “It’s amazing to think about this place—all the great people who worked for the Solvey Company and Concrete Materials and Martin-Marietta. They made this place productive for my family for 63 years.” Her siblings long departed from the property, Beverly has had to steel them for their return for the auction day activities. “I try to prepare my sister (now living in Colorado) for the changes,” said Leffingwell. “The Tranzon Theurer Auctions team has gone out of their way to market this property all over the country—as more than just a rock quarry. We’re already getting calls from all over, and I’m confident that a bidder will realize the value of this property, as we have. It’s hard to see it go, but it’s just something we had to do. The property has great potential, potential we hope someone will be able to benefit from.”The 712 acres will be offered to the public in four tracts from 24 to 415 acres. Larry Theurer will start the bidding at 10 a.m.; and by 11 a.m., Beverly will meet the new owners. “We understand how big and how hard this is for the Leffingwell family. We look forward to a good turnout on their behalf,” said Theurer.More information about this historic auction is available at www.theurer.net. Tranzon Theurer Auctions is a regional real estate and auction firm, headquartered in Wellington, KS. Cammy Theurer-McComb can be reached for further comment at (620) 326-7315. Ryan George can be reached for photos and more information at (434) 239-2024.###

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