The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-11-26
Real &state.
Valuable Property for Sale.

yuyHE undersigned offers for sale his Home Farm con-
Il ssting Of 5000 acres, besides other lands in
La Sale and Livingston county, H., which viii sell
very low for cash. or On reas Onabis short
long time, to men who will make homes on the land
will sci. in any quantity from forty up to all
have.
gle Of land not 6 for the plough on the whsle Oft
there single 81 upon which there is not one or
more beautiful building spots in the shape o. an eeva
the eighty may be seen at a glance
The seil consists OF mixture composed OF vegetable
matter, decomposed marine substances, always light
and from 20 to 33 inches in debth on the highest parts
Of the farm.
SITUATION,
Its situation in the midst Of the great corn wheat
and cattle region Of Illinois, south Of the Illinois river
tneIha1stbie coaIneldS. The nearest portion Of the
farm ID within four miles Of them
RAILROADS.
1t Is of easy access the Rock Island railroad and
the Chicago, Alton, and st. Louis railroad The Amer
lean Central railroad is now 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 a half miles the Tonica and petersburg
road will locate . depot within two and nail miles
the Galena Branch Of the ILL., Central f. X is also with
in days drive and Illinois and Michigan
Canal is reached at a distance of thirteen miles
STATE AND COUNTY ROADS.
The State Road leading from Danvile to Ottawa
along two sides Of il. The county road leading from
Dwight, on the Chicago and Alton r. T. to the vermil
lion coal fields, over which high seventy coal
teams in a single day, have been counted, along
side of the farm and the business increase
until a r. Il. is built along this same line will he
sure fortune entsrprisng to keep public
hose for the accommodation OF the travel
beautiful elevation large enough for house, barn,
orchard lots, de-, &c, 10 situated an this road.
Other laid and travelled roads &c feet wide
located that should sell emily SO to each
public road would touch his land at one side
ther and yet may sel3-4 Of . section or i>0 acres
without any road going through 1t.
MILLS.
There two steam Touring mills within ten miles,
and Q good mill within The latter has q
MILL in connection with it,
APPEARANCE OF TIE Farm AND GENERAL AS
PECr or THE COUNTRY AROUND.
Being situated on the high prairie my grounds and
buildings be seen from any point Of the compass
from ten to thirty miles. A the b-hoder stands in
my front yard and takes . survey OF the horiIoS
ound he will look upon yne of tho beautiful.
iy and grand landscapes to be found upon the
Of the earth.
The vastndss ofths view taking in than mil
lion acres compy,ed mostly OF rolling prairie dotted all
with fvrm houses, plated groves, waving corn,
and lowing hsr!s nLumrrable int-rrp-fs ed here and
there with long lines :iimber dearng Ia the shade Of
which the clear waters or the streams moving in
silent boau;y the bright pebby bad and anon
dashing its spray alot deces rugged rapid
lis To the Illinois, all taken together its like
found nowhere else.
sOCIETT SETTLEMENT
Mine was the first Improvement begun upon the high
prairie years since with only half dozen farm
house. vsis. in the distance Nov p-rhau. NOR. than
fys hundred farm houses besides three villages
nestle ia planted
In immediate vicinity have good school, VIII,
upwards OF sixty children of 20 to school: a
church, organized some Eve years since the Congre
gational poity, now numbering abou, sixty members
and having regular preaching by minister they
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE Farm
II is divided into about fifteen fields beside.
small lots has also i've miles Of Usage Orange
b.dge Of different age and degree Of prrfectnes. some
SIX eight houses of them than
most OF us we're borni n. and all comfortable
Ny dwelling. bul;i years ago. Of good material.
square ls feet posts nd other stable for sixty
horses and cattle.