The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-04-28
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Valuable PropertV for Sale.

TIME undersignc offers Tor sale his Home Farm con
sising q near 1000 acres besides other lands IN
La Sale and livingston county, ILL.,. which will sell
ve-y low for cash. scnnbe terms on snort or
long time. who will make hories on the land
for themselves.
VIII sell in any quantity from forty acres up TO all
have.
As to the quality Of nv home farm there is no. sim
gle fit for the plough on III. wh'le oiit
nor is ,hero single upon which there is not or
beautiful building spots in the shape oil an eieVi-
ton from which almost every single foot oil the rest "
the eighty may he seen at n gance .
The soil consists OF "a mixture composed OF veGetahle
matter. d, composed marine substances, always h2h'
and ir'n 20 50 inches in debth on the shes; parts
OF the farm,
It's siiua ion in "f the great corn wheat
and cattle r-gicn a. Illinois south 9" the in"is RIVER
on the gently uudunting prairie SIX m's east OF the
nexhau.tibe coal-icd> The nearest portion OF the
farm is within four miles of them
RAILROADS.
1t is otea<v the Rock Island railroad and
the Chicago, Aitou and II. Louis railroad The Amer
lean Central railroad is now being completed. which
has located depot Wltii Tour miles OF The nearest
portion nf the farm.
Til. Peru and Far, Wayne T.. Y. viii locate a depo,
within and half miles: the Tonica aud Petersburg
road will locate 'lep" within two and hall miles
the Gal-na Branch the H. Central x Il is also with
in half days drive aud the Illinois and Michigan
| Canal is reach, i at distance Of thirteen miles
STATE AND COUNTY ROADS.
The State Road leading Danvi!ie Ottawa runs
along sides Of it. The county road leading ffor
Dwight. ia, Chicago aud Alton T.. Il. t" t'c frrmii
lion coal fields, over which as h'= a. -cFrhy Goa"
teams ID single day, have been counted. runs along
81 of Ia.
Unit! u. u Is LuIt along iiS same hnr II Will ne !
for;unr EMBARRASSING man to Keep public
hons. 70. the accommodation q" the travel
A bcHuii;u elevation large enough ''r ious-, barn
orchard lots &c. &c. is situated an this road.
Other laid cut travelled rnad> 81 'r-; wide &C
iocatea that II should sell -ny :" each man
public road would touch hi, nd At s;- an"-
;hcr. aud YET may scii%i % section 80 acre,
without any road going tiir"'gH =:
and "a good mil within six. The aE-r mas a
saw mil III connection N''a u.
sPrkaas nee OF TIE FARM ,T3 GENERAL As
3 PECr or Ti!E COUNTRY AROUND.
Ecing situated the high prairie my grounds an,
buildings rnn Ice seen 'r"'n any point ~ 're
rom tea :" thirty miles. A. TIA: Lrhp'h-r stands in
my 'front.' ward ana takes survey uf To. h"rizo-
ound he viii hook we Of 10" most b'aui. love
~ ana grand landscapes 10 be found upon tie fic
Of tie Earth.
The vasrnds. 0rtle view ta,iu. ~ more tiar . mil
lion acres. c"rpy-tri uo-t'v of rou; prairie I.t-i al
sitr f,rm hon-s,. plated groves. waving corr.
and loving herds urUprrare iur-r-T5-,-- here AT,
there with long H,s - rjr'rr irariirg The shade
wl,ie! ~. clear water. Of te stream. uur fov . Il.
silent beauty the L.i:i,t =. tl'y l-i ard auui
da,hug - spray a'1; a. Il; drcei. rugged rair
on IFS wav - ,l, Hines all . . ;.s...r ~, i,s-
found .0v here else
SuCiFTi SETTLEMENT
Mre vas tie fret uuIr"V.rI gun upon The biz
prairie years >.u~~ win only half dozen .,rr
houses visible ~ tie astau~" Npw. p'rln- %
t,- hundred farm i"u-e, b-sIe- tiT-e our la --
nestle ~ planted -rnVes-
IN .'r.:e vicinity have good school ~ d
inward, o. s;NiY children a a-e TO =" Do -~."nI.
chUr h, - : ,,r"~ h," since - j- c"rrr.
r-;iou.l Joi.ry. numbering about SKY member.
and hayii regular preaching ~ minister 'h-y ioyy
PRESENT CONDITION OF TiiE FAEN.
!; : now divided mt" anon; h.'crH t'li-. beside
small lots, has SONG i've miles 81 D>t-- urtu.
l'dsr ~ dd'r""t "-v AID h,gr'" 81 I-r'~g'He>- =" "
six .tcrl noI-,~. better IT,.
most - - were born O.. and az coGi:"rttD
NJ d~ri ing. bui!r a:n - l'..i mater q
~" -tor'-. not large barn Ju; i>r year. & i,-
square 70 iert pots nj o;ler stable room for SIX
hor.c- .J.d c.ttl-..
Two hsrdred apple trees Of al. ages, from those e