Pray to be sold at auction

If the price is right, the Paradise Valley hamlet of Pray will have a new owner by nightfall on June 27. The five-acre townsite, which includes two commercial buildings — one with an apartment — will be offered at auction that evening beginning at 6:30. “It sells with the owner’s approval of the final bid,” said Jayson Shobe, of Shobe Auction & Realty of Lewistown. The Park County town is three miles north of Chico Hot Springs along Highway 540. It has been advertised for sale for several months at a price of $1.4 million. In an interview in February, owner Barbara Walker said she would consider an auction if the property didn’t sell as listed. The auction will be handled jointly by Mason & Morse Ranch Co. of Glenwood, Colo., and United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty and will take place in Pray. Shobe said Tuesday that people from across the country have made inquiries about Pray, which is just 30 miles from Yellowstone Park. “I would say we’ve had a very encouraging amount of interest,” he said. “Who knows, the sale price could go higher than the $1.4 million.” Pray comes on the market with few restrictions for new owners, he said. “There is no zoning. There are no covenants,” he said...more

Yup, I'd turn that old store into nice horse barn, build an arena, and rope during the summer months.  I can see it now...