The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-10-29
Real Gstatc.
Valuable Property fer Sale.

yp,HE undersigned offers for sale his Home Farm con-
sising of near 1000 acres, besides other lands in
La Sale and Livingston county, ILL.,. which will sell
very low for cash. on reas enable terms on short or
long time, to men who will make homes on the land
themselves.
will sell in any quantity from forty up to all
have.
As to the quality of home farm there is sim
gle acre fit for the plough tin. whse OF IT.
nor thero a single 81 upon which there il not one or
beautiful building spots in the shape ot an eieva-
ton from which nosts every single loot oil the rest o
the eighty may he seen at a glance.
The soil consists a mixture composed OF vegetable
matter decompose ed marine substances, always light
and 20 50 inches in debt the highest parts
of the farm.
Its situation is in the midst of the great corn wheat,
and cat. region OF Illinois south of the Illinois river
the gently unduating prairie, SIX miles east OF ths
inexhaustib,e coalfeds The nearest portion OF the
farm is within four miles of them.
RAILROADS.
1t ofeasy access 10 the Rock Island railroad and
the Chicago Alton, and st. Louis railroad The Amer
lean Central railroad is being completed, which
has located depot within four miles OF the nearest
portion of the farm
The Peru and Fort Wayne r. r. will locate depot
within and half miles the Tonca aud PETERSBURG
road will locate depot within two and half miles :;
the Ga!ena Branch OF the III. Cent al r L: i also with
Canal is reached at distance Of thirteen miles.
STATE AND COUNTY ROADS.
The State Road leading from Danvie to Ottawa runs
Dwight. the Chicago AID Alton T. X. to the Vermil
lion coal fields, which a. high seventy coal
teams ia slHg.c day, have been counted, along
one sill OF the farm, and the business must increase
until K. Il. il built along this line it w he Il
fortune eutsrprisius- !au keep d public
hose 70. the accommodation OF the travel.
beautiful elevation large enough fer house, barn,
orchard lots, Dc, &c, is situated an this road.
Other laid out and travelled roads 90 feet wide
located that if | should sell culy each man
public road would touch his III At SIDE
Their and yet 81; Y sell 81 section Or Is0 acres
without any road going through it.
MILLS.
There are two steam Touring mills within ten miles,
and good water mill within six. The latter has "a
a mill IL. connection with Il.
APPEARsSCEoF THE FARM AND GENERAL AS
PECF OF TIE COUNTRY AROUND.
Being situated on tie high prairie my grounds and
from To thirty miles. As tIe b-hoid.r stands in
niy front yard and takes survey Of the lorzo. ar
ognd lie viii look upon yne OF the beautiful love
ly and even grand landscapes 10 be found upon the
Of the earth.
The yastudss o'tl,e vicr taking IN more than mil
lion acres corHuy. % rolling prairie dotted al
over with frrn houses. plated groves waving cora
aud lowing herd iuI.uurrAbe iUtersfeI here aud
there with long lines Of timber deariinc ia the shade Of
which the clear waters Of the streams r0ging in
silent beauty over the bright pybbly bad aui anon
daehing it. spray aofL II d--eui, rugged rapid
it, way tile liuyi- all t-EeG toe ether, is r
found nowhere else.
S0CIgTi sETTLEHENT
Mine was he first IMPROVEMENT begun upon tie high
prairie years since with only hali dozen farm
houses visible in tie d-taucr NOW perla, s more tina
five hundred sarn houses, besides three four village
nestle IN planted groves.
IT. cur immediate vicinity hav, good school y I'M
upwards q sSty children %: age to go scioOi a
church, Organized some five since q the Cougre-
gational po'y, u0w numbering about sixty members
and haYiI suiar preaching by minister they love.
PRESENT CONDITION or TIE FARM
small lots, has also miles Of Osas. Orange
hedge, VI different and degree cl perieciu-- some
s.A Sul tenant houses al then better than
most @, u Rer- born ia. and al cam'.rtab
stories. not large. barn h.t Hasa year !" sect
square 10 ert posts aud o,.- s,.14e room !os Sky