The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-11-05
Real Gstate.
Valuable PROPERTY for Sale.

yu1pr undersigned offers for sale his Home Farm,
s,ting ofnrar 1900 acres, besides other lands I'D
La Sale and Livingston county, Ill. which will sell
ve~y for cash, reas enable terms on snort or
long time, to men who will make homes on the iaho
for themselves
will sell in any quantity from forty acres up to all
have. 81;
gle acre fit for the plough on ths whse oil IT,
nor is there single 81 upon which there is not one or
more beautiful building spots in the shape 81 an eieVa
ton which almost every single loot OF the rest Z"
the eighty may be seen at r glance.
The soil consists oil a composed OF vegetable
matter d,composed marine substances, always light
and from 20 to 80 inches in deb the highest parts
of the farm.
It's situation il in the midst Of the great corn wheat,
and cattle region Illinois, south OF the Illinois river,
the gently undulating prairie SIX miles east OF ,he
inexhaustibe coalfelds. The nearest portion oil the
farm is within four miles OF them.
RAILROADS.
tits oreasy to 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
within two and half miles the Torica and Petersburg
road will locate depot within two and a half miles
the Gaena Branch Of the Ill Central X X Is also with
in one-haf days drive, and the Illinois and Michigan
Canal is reached at distance Of thirteen miles.
STATE AND COUNTY ROADS.
The State Road leading from Danvile to Ottawa runs
along two sides OF it, The county road leading from
Dwight on the Chicago and Alton l.. r. TO the Vermh
lion coal fields, which high as seventy coal
teams in single day, have been counted along
side of the and the busu must increase
until "A II. r. il built along this line it will be
fortune EMBARRASSING man to keep public
hose for the accommodation of the travel.
A beautiful elevation large enough for house, barn
orchard lots, DC, &c, i situated an this road.
Other laid and travelled roads 60 feet wide 81
located that II should sell emily 30 each
a public road would touch his land at side
Their and yet may sei34 OF a section $50 acre.
without any road going through it.
MILLS.
ar steam Touring mills within miles
and good mill within Six. The latter has
mill in connection with it.
APPEARANCEoF THE FARM AND GENERAL As
PECr OF THE COUNTRY AROUND.
Being situated the hial, prairie my grounds an,
buildings be seen from any point Of the comp IS
from ten to thirty miles A. the behold-r stands il
nv front ward aud takes survey @: the hrr.zs. ar
ound lie vii look upon yne OF the most beautiful love
Iy ard grand landscapes 20 be found upon the FAC
OF the earth.
The vastndss of;he view taking IN more than a mil
lion acres compyz.d mostly % rolling prairie dotted al
ana loving herd. iuEunlerabie il,,r.f.rs-d here an
there long lines Of timber dearug the shade
which the clear waters o. ;lr s'Feaina now ro'inI u
silent beauty over The bright p.hbty bad aud ano
daehing spray alofi - it deeerds rugged rap
its way tie III uoi-, all sakeH zethsr, its like
found nowhere else
soCIETf SETTLEMENT.
Mine was the first Improvement begun upon the hig
prairie years since ith only La dozen 'sTu
houses visible in the distance. NON. p-rh ta
f,s hundred farm houses besides hrc= or four Villages
nestle in planted groves
In our imrns date vicinity have good school, vi.
upwards Of sixty children o. age 70 90 20 school:
church. organized some five years since o. the Congre
gaionai Poii'y, now numbering abou, sky members
and having regular preaching by minister they love.
PRESENT CONDITION OF TIE Farm
Il Is divided into ahou; fifteen fields. beside
small lots. has also som. five miles Of Usage orang
hedge Of different axe and degree Of p-Tf~ctn-s
eight tenant rs1s-s. Of them better thai
most % born &c. aud All ccm'.r,ah-
My dwelling, tg.i; Hll- years ago. ~ good ruatsra
tao stories not Isr-.. barn built i-sr year - fee
square IL feet posts, and Uthe stable room FOR siIj