LARGE BOOKMAN ESTATE AUCTION

REAL ESTATE & PERSONAL PROPERTY

SAT. OCT. 29, 2022 @ 9:00 AM

Located: 9476 and 9476 ½ North St. (SR37) LaRue, Oh 43332. N. edge of town

Estate of Kenneth H. Bookman Marion Probate Court Case #21EST-0207. Ken & his late wife Betty were longtime residents of LaRue. Ken retired from teaching at LaRue & Elgin schools. He was also a Drivers Ed. Instructor and they both owned & operated the 40+ year printing & rubber stamp business, Bookman Enterprise.

REAL ESTATE (SELLS @2:00 PM):

Property #1 (Marion Co. Parcel #220210000200): Located at 9476 and 9476 ½ North St. LaRue, Oh 43332. Consisting of (2) 14’ x 70’ mobile homes with each connected by breezeway, 4-5 total bedrooms, Kitchens, Living Rooms, 2 ½ Baths, gas heat, on block foundations, several outbuildings to include, old barn, several lean-to sheds, (28’ x 26’) garage/shop, over (3,828 +/- sq. ft.) under roof with some concreted areas. All situated on (4.94 +/- acres) outside of LaRue Corp. Limits. Property is in the 100 year Flood Plain. Property needs sprucing up and sells in as-in condition. Both trailers have separate water, sewer, and elect. The barn has separate elect. service. Extra hook-ups for water & sewer are available where old house used to be situated (per executor). Taxes are $1,700.80 per year.

Property #2 (Marion Co. Parcel #220060002601): Located at 15 High St. LaRue, Oh 43332 (downtown beside Coonies Bar & Grill) a vacant blacktop parking lot being (0.16 acre) irregular lot. Executor states water & sewer taps in place. Taxes are $105.24 per year.

*Property #3 & #4 Sell Together:

Property #3 (Marion Co. Parcel #220060002300): Located at 66 Vine St. LaRue, Oh 43332. Consisting of 1920’s two story home (1,432 +/- sq. ft.), 3 Bedrooms upstairs, Living & Family rooms, Utility room, Bathroom, gas furnace, home is in need of repairs, but has had some fairly recent remodeling. Property has old (18’ x 48’) (1,590+/- sq. ft.) wood two story storage building in need of repairs with open end on North side. Situated on (120’ x 91’) village lot. Taxes are $451.70 per year.

Property #4 (Marion Co. Parcel #220060002200): Located at W. Vine St. LaRue Oh, 43332. Being a vacant residential village lot (86’ x 52’). Taxes are $126.84 per year.

To view the properties please call our office! Terms: 10% down (non-refundable) with balance due in 45 days. All selling in as-is condition. Taxes are prorated to closing.

PERSONAL PROP. AUCTION ORDER: Starting on tables with antiques, rolling stock sells @ 11:00, Print Shop sells @ 11:30. Partial 2 auction rings.

PICKUP-TRACTOR-LOG SPLITTER-L&G EQUIP: 2011 Toyota Tacoma pickup, auto, air, 4cyl., 1-owner, only 36,533 orig. mi., VIN#5TFNX4CN8BX0003707, runs great, Ken used it as a work truck; Cockshutt 30 row crop, belt pulley, 34” rears, add on hyd. resovoir outlet pump, live hyds. & pto, bought new at Schwadder Impl. LaRue, been stored & sitting inside; Troy Bilt LS275, 27 ton vert./horiz. pull type log splitter w/ Honda 5.5hp (like new); Troy-Bilt horse rear tine rototiller; Troy Bilt Tuff Cut 22” walk behind mower; Cyclone Rake 6.5hp. pull type lawn collection cart system (like new); Troy-Bilt self prop. 5hp. mulching mower; (new) Troy-Bilt 8hp. chipper/shredder; Stihl FS 56RC weed trimmer; (2) Crafts. 25hp. lawn tractors (as-is); 22” walk behind weed trimmer; steel tilt bed yard cart; DR 48” pull type driveway leveler; belt drive buzz saw w/ 29” blade; misc. power mowers; yard & garden tools; Crafts. mower snowplow; 6’ x 4’ 2-wheel trailer

RE-PURPOSE LUMBER-BUILDING-SALVAGE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS: Many items salvaged from the old 1800’s Justice and Toplift former home on this site and items from former Lingo Dry goods store in LaRue to include: 1000’s of brd. feet old lumber being tongue & groove, hardwood flooring waincoating, planking, etc.; lots of old sandstone foundational block (buyer to remove); pile of roof slate; 100’s of old red brick some mkd. Townsend, Puritan, etc. cement & glazed block; old 6’ wood fireplace mantle; (8) leaded paned window panels w/ sq. amethyst glass, 81” L x 24” H off store front of Lingo’s store entrance door w/ brass hardware, Kick plate and screen door; wood step stringer, some lumber may be cherry; (2) concrete 48” round ball column tops; 5’ x 5’ x 10’ treated posts.

BUILDINGS & MOTORHOME: (2) moveable storage buildings each being 11’ x 15’ w/ man door and 8’ x 20’ w/ 2 doors; 1977 Ford Chateau Camper Special 16’ Cavalcade motor home, rough cond. w/ title (as-is)

ANTIQUES-COLLECTIBLES: 24” fancy cast-iron fireplace cover; (3) wood barn pulleys; Story Clark oak upright piano (would be a great bar); (2) single trees; Broad axe; Hooser type porc. top K. cupboard; porc. Top table; galv. tubs & buckets; old wood pane windows; (7) crocks & jugs 1-mkd. Western Stoneware; new C.I. pitcher pump; flat trunk; (70+) Buy-It-At Lingo’s Dry Goods & Shoes LaRue, oh. cardboard signs 5” H x 24” L; 34” wall mount paper roll holder; (5) LaRue yard sticks & ofter local adv.; cigar boxes; cornjobber; stone mixing bowl; old Elgin school programs; (18) Hyman Classic alarm car clocks in orig. boxes; oak mission desks; ukulele w/ case; student driver instruction car topper; high chair; chest of drawers; 2 door cabinets; tables; Old 78 & 33 records in wooden boxes; (2) wood swivel office chairs; mid-cent. rattan swivel chair; floor model Victrola; wicker stand; china; wood ladder; (3) vintage bicycles 1-Schwinn mens; and more to be found!

GUNS-TOOLS: Marlin 60, 22 semi auto rifle; Marlin lever action rifle (w/ fire damage); Marlin .22 cal. bolt action rifle (w/ fire damage); Wellsaw Jr. metal band saw; acetylene torch outlift w/ cart; Hitachi 10” port. table saw; (2) sets of scaffolding 1-new; 7.5” table saw; ladders; handyman jack; Bel Saw 1/2hp. bench grinder; 8” vise; Crafts. 3hp. chop saw; 15-ton alum. R.R. jack; port. air compressor; log chain; new drafting table; new 12-ton shop press; (8) pcs. of galv. guardrail; 1 alum. jon boat; new set of oxy-torch gauges; radial arm saw; nut/bolt cabinets; Crafts. 12” bandsaw; Crafts. floor model drill press; lots of hand tools; hardware, shop supplies, 17gal. of rain x washer fluid, lots of other misc.

PIANO-APPLIANCES-HOUSEHOLD: G.E. 18cu. refrig.; new Kenmore (black) smooth top elect. Range; Kenmore port. dishwasher; new S.S. micro.; De Longhi free-standing a/c unit; (2) flat screen TV’s (1 new “Smart” tv); (2) newer elect. lift chairs; oak Kimball piano w/ player & rolls (like new); fans; stands; canning supplies; electronics; wall clocks; luggage; like new walk-in tub; glassware; books; jewelry; tub of Beanie Babies; new ext. door & window; sewing machine; Thomas Kincaid lighted manger; pots, pans, dishes, knick-knacks, and much more!

KILN-OLD PRINTING/SHOP SUPPLIES (Sells in Ring 2 @ 11:30): Paragon A99 elect. kiln; 1920’s Chandler Price cast iron Clamshell printing press w/ Klunge feeder (approx. 1,500 lbs.); Chandler Price accurate typeset printing press, elect.; Challenger #F1144 multigraph paper cutter; Mergenthaler Linotype 30 catalog; paper cutters; metal Xpress; old 7’ x 34” mat work bench w/ 30+ typeset trays; tub of Hamilton typeset tray pulls; 100’s of block mats; 40+ Reems of 8 1/2” x 11” & 14” paper; sev. new ink pads & stamps; sev. new Craft paper punches; wood greeting card rack from Lingo’s; cases of new envelopes; bundles of new ink stamping cushion blocks; and lots of other new printing supplies & equip.

Executor: Anita “Chris” Ritchie

Attorney: Mr. Keith Lange

BEN HIGGINS REALTY & AUCTION CO., LLC.

Ben A. Higgins Broker & Auctioneer

Ben F. Higgins Realtor & Auctioneer

Brad Higgins & Dan Lessig Auctioneers

740-387-5111/www.higginsauctions.com

Terms: Cash, check, Visa, Mastercard, Discover with 4% convenience fee. Convenience fee waived if cash or check is used.