The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-19
FOR SALE,
A DELIGHTFUL RESIDENCE.

THE House AMI Lot on High Street occupied
by the undersigned, IS offered for sale 4 tie
ACTUAL COST Of the House, outbuil1ings and all
other improvements with the Lot at lis PRESENT
VALUE.
The erection Of such q Dwelling House. ard
the improvements herewith coun.c led. ao.g
would exceed in cost BY "a per cert: what has
actually been expended on the premises herein
described, without including in the account the
trouble and iiine--some ) or + years-to put
said premises imperfect order for Residence
Within that period the Lot has been embel-
lished with quite variety Of fruit bearing and
ornamental shade trees the former OF which FORE
last Year, to-wif: Apples, pears, peaches
plnms, and efapes-thc latter in great abun-
dance.
II is doubted whether there IS in Iowa another
Yelling, OF The same dimensions, affordiug az
many conyeniences and confer s-but OF this
those wishing 10 purchase car Judge for them
selves, from a personal examination. It's rooms
are parlor, Dining Room five Chambers. with
as many closets; winter kitchen, and summer
ditto; two Pantries, Garret, and eellar-the
latter well Lighted and ventilated, paved with
brick laid on groni IN water cemeut, farm ehe l
with hanging closet with seiye or wire doors.
and both cool IN summer, and warm in win
ter
The House completed III 1880, was thorough
" repanted inside and out, and the rooms pa
pered, in 1893. The front door and windows
(cellar iprladed) furnished with Venitian
blinds. There are, connected with the premises
Two LARGE CIsrERNs, built with eight inch
BRICK walls, two coats Of water cement and a
rItTERIR 10 each. The water from these cis-
terms pronounced, by all who taste il ta be cx.
celleni 1t Is pure and cold; and TO its good
qualities and its free use for bathing and other
purposes does the undersigned attribute, more
than to aught else, the almost uninierrupted
health oil bis family for over FIVE years past -
Probably not another one il the State, has had
less sickness within that period The Cisterns
are both IN perfect oder, and the two will hold
over 500 barrels of water; thus affJrdlng al all
times, sufficient supply OF that element for eve-
~ family pnrpose--bathng MISUNDERSTANDING
the long continued drought even of last sumner
Also an excellent WASH and BATH HousF with
BATHING IuB, and STopE for heating water at
tached; large and we'll arranged Woop fIousr.
with stairs leading to spacious and cont enient
SroRE ReoM ovarhead-the latter lighted by two
Windows; three neat and tasty GpAPE ARnoEs; a
good BRICK SMOKE H0UsE, with Ash house al
joining; Turkey and Chicken Coops; walks ii
I yard paved wits brck-in short every possible
convenience. 10 be pfoeeted IN Iowa at the f7res-
ent time, te render a-dwelling, OF the dimensions
of this now offered for sale, TRULY coM4Dp1A-
4 Rtr
1 The House IL Frame" but Tie frame il Il
substantial as u was possible 10 make II, wi Il
h0aFt AhHotf, anu aht Hoi ~ ahN west sizes W ere
/ filled III with brick before being ltthed aud
4 Tiastered. The foundation walls were laid pEtf
/ IN THE GROUND, and substantially Constructed
| the chimney aud fiues all built FROM rim GRouNr
and thus rendered as perfec IL secure against FIRE
I as it the eu'lre building were Of brick
/ II no pr ate SALE Of the above fescflbed prop.
ertY, i made prior 10 Tuesday, June 9th, il wii
at ~ o clock A. NJ, on that day, be offered a
| Putiic S-le, on the premises.
TERMS:
0ue thifd cash, the balance in equal payment,
OF The frat Of June 1856 aud 1851 with 10 pet
| cent INTEREST per annun, secured by mortgage
on the premises.
v. p VAN ANTWERP