The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-06-09
Real Gstate.
Valuable Property for Sale

offers for sale his Home Farm. cen
sisting of near 1900 acres besides otheT lands IN
La Sale and Livingston county, Ill. which VIII sell
very low for cash enable forms on short or
long time, to men who will make homes on the lana
will sell in any quantity from forty acres mp TO all
have.
As to the quality Of home farm there is not sim
gle acre of land not fit the plough th wh-e oflt
nor is t-ro single 90 upon which there is not one or
more bcauiui building spots in the shape of an eieya
ton which single foot OF the rest {"
the eighty may be seen At glance
The soil consists OF mixture composed OF Fesetaie
matter d. composed marine substances, always light
and from 80 inches III dcbth ON the highest parts
ofthe farm,
It's situation is in the midst of the great corn wheat,
and cattle region Illinois, south of the Illinois river,
the gently undulating prairie six miles cas-; of the
inexhaustbe coal-felis. The nearest portion OF the
farm is within four miles Of them.
RAILROADS.
It's of easy access TO the Rock Island railroad and
lean Central railroad ; now being completed which
has located IA depot within four miles OF the nearest
The Peru and Fort Wayne T.. Il. will locate depot
within and half miles the TOnca aud Petersburg
road will locate depot within two and half miles ;
the Galena Branch OF the Ill. Central Il L. is also with
in onealf days drive, and the Illinois and Michigan
Canal is reached a distance OF thirteen miles.
STATE AND COUNTY ROADS.
The State Road leading from DauvIe to Ottawa runs
along sides of it. The county road leading from
Dwight, on the Chicago and Alton L. X. to the Nermi
lion coal fields. over which high seventy coal
in a single day, have been counted, runs along
side farm, and the bu-in must increase
until Il 4 is built along this same line it will be !
fortune eutsrprising man To Keep pubic
hosse TO: the accommodation Of the travel
beautiful elevation large enough for house, barn,
orchard lots, dc, dc, is situated an this road
Other and travelled roads 66 feet wide are so
located that Il should sell emily 50 acres To each man
public road would touch his nj side ano-
Their and yet may se3i Of a section or $50 acres
without any road going through IT.
MILLS.
J There two steam Touring mills within ten miles,
md "a IN six he a! tier has A
mill ia connection with it,
APPEARANCE OF THE FARM AND GENERAL AS
PECc OF TIE COUNTRY AROUND.
Being situated on the high prairie my grounds and
buildings be from any point OF the compass
from, thirty tars. A. the brhoIder stands in
my yard aud takes a survey Of the horzo.
lie uill look upon yue the beautiful. loye.
F and even grand landscapes to be found upon the face
Of the earth.
The va-;udss ofthe view taking in more ,an n uii,
lion acr- c"upysi mostly O: rolling prairie dotted ali
over with frrm houses. plated grovr- waving corn
and lowing herds iuGuucT-bi- Interpreted here and
there with long lines Of timber dealing shade
which the ci-Ir water 81 th- streams moving iu
silent boau'y over the bright peLby H-I and amor
daehEg spray aio - It dr.-4ds rugged rapid
on it, way the Illinois, all taken t1gc-fsr liz IL
found nowhere else
SuCiETf SETTLEMENT.
Mine was tie first iuIEov-ue4t b.gHu ulaa t'e 3 -
prairie years since. - ih only half dozen .rn
houses visible u tie di,taHe'- nov perhaps u"I lar
f'- hundred farm houses beside. tar,e four y..Ir-
n-s'l- iG planted groves.
In our i.ra,G4t. g..f.,y " ravs- god school wis,
clur-h. or-a-rzd i've year. -i-a- OF tf- Caar-
s4tioual p.;ry, new numbering abs., sixty member.
aEd having regular preaching rg minister they love.
PRESENT CONDITION of THE FARM
Il is now divided into about nTsru fields, beside
small lots has a'-o some ave a.~s ~ D-~-- u-ar-
trdsv- 81 different sII I' gre ~ r.rt--s,.- ar
* Or sEHt tenant houses 5000. g. f.- nl-..s tlsl
most % u- were born. a. and af arf.. -.r-rn.-
Ny a-sIlus. Bonita ur r.... ego ag goo. r...r-..
tvu -taI.r-. rat barge. barn h-; Jas ys.r g. t.a
square, 10 :e-r posts, ul o-asr stable room asr SKI
horses AID cattle