The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-06-03

Nearly the whole of this farm ex-
ccpting 20 acres of timber land lying
just across the river, and which in
cludes the mouth of Grail Creek,
and most of the famous Crock Bluff
with its unlimited fishing privileges,
is enclosed, land IS acres Of it under
good cultivation. 60 acres of it is
kept IN smooth, nice, native, prairie
grass. 10 acres are devoted to pas
ture in which there is bayou fed by
springs which supplies the best Of
stock water. This bayou is never
washed out by floods, and ID con-
stantly stocked with fine fish, which,
it is hoped, will not bite on Sundays
-(the owners dog, however, has no
such scruples.) This water, and the
greater part OF tho pasture lot is
shaded by light timber. The ground
is we'll set in blue grass.
Forty acres of this farm were re-
deemed from brush by hard work
with the grubbing.hoo, and has a
warmer, richer soil than generally
found even in Iowa. Two acres Of
this deep, rich soil are equal to three
Of good prairie. B
Liberal time will be given on a
part Of the price Of this farm. s9
Several other improved tracts will
be advertised in a few days.
Parties who may prefer to make
their own improvements, on cheaper
land, can be- accommodated out Of
several hundred acres near Ottumwa,
ranging in price from Five to -Four
teen Dollars. at
Messrs. Taylor & Williamson have
transferred to this office, twelve Of
their choice lots, lying Of the Bluff
near McEltoy's addition. They have
just sold d number to parties who
will improve them at once. I will
sell several more, al nominal prices,
to parties Who will build upon them
Immediately, giving liberal time on
part Of the price. a9f
l have also several very desirable
lots in Roberts addition, which are
easy ofaccess-on an improved street
and command wide view. One Of
these is enclosed and improved.
Adjoining the residence LOT of Ben
Ladd, Esq, on the Bluff, just out Of
Ottumwa, beyond the b. & M. r. r.,
depot grounds, yet so near, that a
lower portion Of the city, is invisi-
ted only by the splendid grove oil
young forest trees surrounding the
house. I offer nearly six acres Of
ground, already enclosed, together
with d large; new, frame residence,
good we'll, &c., for less money than
halfthe ground, without the buildings,
will soon be worth, if we secure the
Chicago & s. w. R This property
includes q broad strip of level ground
on top Of the Bluff, and slopes beau
tifully to the South and West, front.
ing upon the road that leads up from
!. the city toward the property re.
Gently laid out as an addition" by
Messrs Stiles & Dixon on the "Roos
Farm"
/ will sell very low-if taken with
in twenty days, . forty acre timber
tract, lying one and quarter miles
north east of the old corporation
line-just back-east--o Paris Cald.
wells place. 1a
Old residenters will know where
to locate the very desirable lot 1 off.
or for sale, lying just back Of the
edible property" and fronting on
Fourth street.
Lots IL and IL of Porter Il Co. &
sub division, adjoining tho property
sold for Capt Hutchinson, by me, to
John Hite, Esq, will be sold at fair
prices, one third cash.
have three aeresof choice ground
with pretty good improvements for
ernais family, CLOSE w Durtuudulu
fronting rods on the street run.
ming north. A thousand dollars
part on ,imc-will take this property
it offered before present ewner makes
the improvements now contemplated
Enquire of Mr.. W. r. Evans on the
premises, just north of Josiah IL
Myers.
M. Rowland's corner lot, Quo. z Of
block II, } iii Blake's addition, with
it's neat and well built cottage, 1ex24
feet, with shed kitchen, cellar, we'll
excellent fences, abundantfr fruit (some
of the apple trees 10 and IL years
old,) cheap stabling fof fout horses
and COW. House well built, and
part of the outer walls lined with
brick; all well plastered; front room
papered. Can be had for $780,
Full particulars will be given at the
office. @ b-a
$1,000 will buy % feet frontage on
Front street, nearly opposite tho St
L. & G. R. r. depot, pro1ided purcha.
ser will erect good business house
this season.
One of the Harrow Branch" 8
acre Stone Quarries, which, has also
the finest vein of TIMBER or Paint
Clay known in this vicinity,4 feet
thick, and requiring only IS inches
to 3 feet stripping, is offered at q
very low price for cash. The ledge
of stone Is from 8 to IA feet thick, Of
excellent quality. Quarry already
opened. Fully an acre of this stone
requires but II to Al feet stripping.
A large brick residence. one Of the most
desirable, both as to location and finish, 70
be had in the city, is offered only at pri-
vate sale. For particulars enquire at the
office.
Just across cast Court street, from
the property recently sold for Cap
tain Hutchinson on the bluff, close by
heresidence of BENZ. Randel, Esq, l
have for sale (and it will be offered
for but avery short time only, as the
owner is induced to forego building
upon, and occupying it for homo,
himself only by Temporarily demand
for his capital elsewhere,) three and
a quarter acres of the most beautiful
ground in tho city Of Ottumwa. 1t
has frontage Of feet on east Court
street by depth of330 feet. The
remainder adjoins this pieco on the
east, being the rear portion of out lot
20, l65 feet wide, and extending back
along the north line Of the old ceme-
tory ground, to DR.. Sisson's property.
Mr.. Dixon has recently expended
npwarcs Of 81 900 in grading, fencing
and erecting a building, intended ul-
timately for barn on this property,