The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-12-31
Real estate.
Valuable Property for Sale.

yYJIE undersigned offers for sale his Home Farm con-
sistng of 1000 acres, besides other lands in
La Sale and Livingston county, ILL.,, which will sell
very low for cash, enable terms short
long Ne, to men who will make homes the land
for themselves.
will sell in any quantity from forty up to all
have.
gle acre of land not fit for the plough the whole Off,
nor is there single 81 upon which there is or
more beautiful building spots in the shape of eleya
ton from which every single foot Of the rest of
the eighty may be seen at glance. @
The soil consists OF mixture composed of vegetable
matter decomposed marine substances, always light
and from 20 to IS inches in debth on the highest parts
of the farm.
Its situation is in the midst Of the great corn, wheat
and cattle region OF Illinois, south of the Illinois river
Dexhaustibe coal-felds. The nearest portion OF the
farm is within four miles of them.
RAILROADS.
1t is ofeasy access the Rock Island railroad and
the Chicago, Alton, and St. Louis railroad The Amer
lean Central railroad is being completed, which
portion OF the farm.
The Peru and Fort Wayne II. r. win locate depot
within two and half miles; the Tonica and Petersburg
road will locate depot within two and half miles;
the Galena Branch OF the H. Central r. is also with
in one-baf days drive, and the Illinois and Michigan
Canal is reached at a distance of thirteen miles.
STATE AND COUNTY ROADS.
The State Road leading from DanviIle to Ottawa
along two sides OF ii. The county road leading from
Dwight the Chicago and Alton K. II. to the yernil-
lion coal fields, which high seventy coal
teams. in single day have been counted, along
one size OF the iarn and as the business must increase
until H. H. Is built along this same line it will be
sure fortune to some ensrprsing to keep public
hose FOR the accommodation of the travel.
beautiful elevation large enough for house, barn,
orchard lots, dc, SC, Is situated an this road
Other ad out and travelled roads 66 fee; wide
iochied that should sell emily 80 acres 10 each man
public road would touch his land at side
tller, and yet msy sell "a OF section 4S9
without any road going through it.
There steam Touring mills within ten miles,
ardrs good mill within six. The latter has a
saw mill in connection with it.
APPEARANCE or THE FARM AND GENERAL AS
PECr OF THE COUNTRY AROUND.
Being situated the hig', prairie my grounds and
buildings car be from any point % the compass
from ten to thirty miles. As the behoder stands in
my front yard and takes a survey OF the horiz91
otnd ne vi! look upon yne OF tho most beautiful. love-
y and grand landscapes 10 be found upon the face
/ The vastndss ofthe view taking in more than mil
lion acres copysed mostly q rolling prairie dotted ali
over with fern houses, plated groves, waving
aud lowing herds inaumcrahe interpreted here aad
there wi51 long lines Of timber deariiHg Ia the shade of
which the clear waters OF The streams now moving in
sllen. beauty over tie bright pebbly bad and anon
daehiug its spray aof it decends rugged rapid
way tie Illinois, all taken together, its Ike Is
( found nowhere else.
SOCIETY SETTLEMENT.
Mine T. fret Improvement begun upon the high
prairie ten year- since with only half
houses visible distance. Now, perhaps than
hy- hundred farm houses, besides three four villages,
nestle in planted groves.
In our immediate vicinity we have good school, with
upwards Of sixty children OF 10 60 to school; a
gz;onnl pcltty numbering about sixty members,
and having regular preacirg by minister they love
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE FARM
Il Is divided into about hfteen fields, besides
small lots; has also some FIVE miles Of Usage Orange
hedge Of different age and degree Of rerfeotness some
six or eignt houses OF them better than
most OF were borni n, and all comfortable.
Ny dwelling, suitI years ago, OF good material,
stories net large barn bait las year, ~ feet
square. 10 feet posts, nd other stable for sixty
horses aud cattle.
Two hundred apple ef all ages, those sci;
cut last spring 10 those bearing fruit.
About 800 acres IN eultiyation and tame grass
Eesides lands ia this and Livingston county,
word call particular attention to the following tracts
81 EcTe. timber Land, six miles heleg Ottawa, In the
town Of Deer raFk, which viii sell in lots 70 suit Pur
chRsers-
which good farm OF 100 might be made. This.
too viii sell altogether In lots those who wish
buy. Tbs lot has nearly complete good fence around
it. about 100 Of timber and brush and the coal
opened III three places within 80 loo rods Of
an within leo rods OF good water grist and
rHit-
100 acres. upon which !. located the depo; CT the
American Central r. r., sixteen miles OF its june
with the c. Il. L. 100 Of dis land Is laid
of into village lois, and portion Of them sold This
village Is located In Livingston half way between
the 1. C r. Il. AMI she @, ~ Il T. r. Ia the Eilds,
Of a fertile aud well settled region Of country
leo acres Eiisin one and quarter miles Or another
de pot. GU tic 4 {. r., and within miles two
stations t. C., A. Z -. Z X.
For fz ier Information, Apply on the premises to the
a.seersig aea, Q. 20 y W ClikEsEsi
A. WoLF0RD, o,,....
II. d. CALhIN,
: Il. LIE ViS,
J. WoLyERToS,
J. WliiTMoRE, Pontiac.
N d. COLLINS.
Ottawa, the r l. Z. r.. and Pontiac, the c., A.
IL X r., VIII be the uist conEsaient places TO stoI