The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-05-26
Real estate.
Valuable Property for Sale,

TINE undersigned offers for sale hi. Home Farm, con-
Il ssting Of near 1000 acres besides other lands In
La Sale and Livingston county, ILL.,, which will sell
very low for cash. enable terms on snort or
long time. to men who will make homes on the lana
for themselves. -,
sell in any quantity from forty acres up to all
have.
As to the quality OF nv home farm there is not sim
gle acre land for the plough the whsle oft,
nor is heio single $" upon which there is not one OF
more beautiful building spots in the shape Of eleva.
almost single foot OF the rest oi
the eighty may be seen at a glance
The sol, consists OF mixture composed OF vegetable
matter, decomposed marine substances, always light
20 to inches in debth the highest parts
of the farm.
Its situation is in the midst of tine great corn, wheat
and cattle region OF Illinois, south OF the Limos rve
gently undua,ing prairie six miles Of the
iuexhaustible coal-feds. The nearest portion of the
farm is within four miles OF them
RAILROADS
| 1t OF easy access the Rock Island railroad and
the Chicago, Alton, and s. 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 a depot
within half miles the Tonica and Petersburg
! road will locate depot within two and n half miles;
the Gaena Branch Of the H. Central r. T. is with
in e-haf days drive, and the Illinois and Michigan
! Canal is reached at a distance OF thirteen miles
STATE AND COUNTY ROADS.
The State leading from Danvlle to Ottawa
along two sides of it. The county road leading from
Dwight the Chicago and Alton r. r. to the Nermil
lien coal fields, which high seventy coal
teams, in "A single day. have been counted along
one side of the farm and as the business increase
until X. X. is built along this same line 1t will he
fortune ent.rpri>ing to keep public
3 house TO: the accommodation OF the travel.
beautiful elevation large enough for house, barn,
orchard lots dc, &c is situated an this road
Other laid and travelled roads Is feet wide
located that if should sell emily 80 acres 10 each
public road would touch his land at Que side
ther, and yei may sel3i of section or i,0
without any road going through It,
MILLS.
There steam Touring mills within miles
and good water min within SIX. The latter has
B saw mill III connection with 1t.
APPEARANCE OF THE FARM AND GENERAL AS
/ PECr OF 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. As the tehoiier stands in
my front yard and takes survey Of the horizo.
ssnd he will look yne OF tho beautiful, love
and even grand landscapes to he found upon the face
of the earth.
Tie vastndss ofthe view taking in than a mil
lion acres composed mostly of rolling prairie dotted
over with fGrm houses, plated groves, waving
and lowing herds nfuIn-rabe interpreted here and
there with long lines Of timber dearing
which the clear waters of the moving in
silent beauty the bright p.bbly bad and anon
daehing its spray a'o dyceuds rugged rapid
on it. to the Illinois, all taken together lke is
found nowhere else.
SOCIETf SETTLEMENT.
Mine the first Improvement begun upon tie higi,
prairie since with only half duze farm
houses visible in the distance Now PERHAPS than
hy~ hundred farm houses, besides three four villages
nestle in planted groves.
In iursediate vicinity have good school! with
upwards Of sixty children Of age to school a
church, organized hv. year, since the Consr.-
ratlouHl puiIfy, numbering about sixty members.
aud having regular preaching by minister they
PRESENT CONDITION OF TIE FARM
II is now divided into about fifteen fields, besides
small lots has also five miles Of Usage orsu =.
hedge, Of different and degree Of -rf-c'u- some
eight tenant houses some cf them better than
most OF Us were borni Il, aud al com!or,ab
Ny dwelling, bultl "a - year. ago Of good material.
stories. large barn built Ia year 70 feet
square, 10 feet posts nd Other stable Tor sixty
horses ard cattle.
Two hundred apple trees Of all ages from those sc;
cut La; -pring TO those bearing fruit.
About -" 5cres IN cultivation and tame grass
Besides oiner land. in TITS and Livingston coInt..
would call particular attention to IN. following
"A acres timber land. six miles below Ottawa IA the
town OF Deer Park, which va! sell in lots pgr
-has--
100 coal land. the v-rruior upon on end u
which good farm Of l.p might be made. This
too, Viii sell altogether IN lois those
buy. This lot has nearly complete good arouuc
II, about ln" acres Of timber and brush. and the
the county road leading from S-T Michigan Ottawa
and corners within Loo rods % good water sTs; AID
u mill.
lsp acres upon which l. located the dero, % N,
American Central L Z. miles o' ls june
lion With the /. G. L. l. loo % ii.i- land
Of into village lots and q portion o. them sold IL
village located in Livingston co. half way b-t~-ei
the l. c X X ant the c, A NJ Il f. ia the
OF = fertile aud well settled region of country.
100 acres within one and quarter mites OF ano;hs
E depot On tie 4 c Il Il s"a within SIX Iaii-s Of ~
stations th. {. 4. 4 VI. Il L
For further Information, aVTSy tho premise,
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j.. Ottawa, the Il l. Il Il. and Pontiac On the c
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for those wishing TO examine the land
Bruce, July ., Is-G, WILLIAM STRAwN