The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-06

WORTHY OF NOTICE.
Transfers of Texas Real Estate.

To The Editor of The Fort Wayne Enter
prise.
SIR: have your note requesting me to
make out and furnish you q complete
list of transfers of Texas land made by the
Lone Star Real Estate Colonization Co.,
within few weeks past. will cheerfully
comply, but will only report what We have
done during the past month, Since the
Goth of November last we have delivered
patents and deeds TO nine thousand six
hundred (9,600) acres of Texas lands in
lots as follows.
800 acres to Linns D. Mooe, OF Column
bus Grove, Ohio.
$40 acres to B. Fl Abell, cashier Defiance
saving bank, Defiance, Ohio.
620 acres to DR.. J. C. Moutlan, Edger-
ton, Ohio.
$40 acres TO Ambrose Alexander, Bryan,
Ohio
800 acres to Clemual Hood, Brian, Ohio.
$40 acres TO Thomas Short, Bayan, Ohio.
$40 acres 10 Francis NJ. Carter, Brian,
Ohio.
$40 acres to VIM. M. Doglass. Brian,
Ohio.
$40 acTer to Valentine King, Sheldon,
INDIANA.
800 acres 10 Thomas G. Scott, Bryan
Ohio.
$40 acres to John ] Bucklew, Bryan,
Ohio.
$40 acres TO Serene c. Foster, wife Of
Judge Foster, president OF Bryan bank,
Bryan, Ohio.
1880 to Lou R. Nelson, wife of the cash.
ier of the Bryan bank, Bryan, Ohio.
Yours truly,
T. C. Reade, P,ss'..
Since making my last report, which was
in the ENTERPRISE of January Let, 1879
our company has been doing q very large
business in Ohio, Indiania, kentucky and
Michigan. We have executed deeds sinoe
the FIRST day Of January for Is, 1876 acres Of
Texas land.
The names and post Office address of the
purchasers of these lands are appended be
low.
$40 acres to VIM. Fonner, Pc, Allen Co.
Ind.
$40 acres to DAWN NJ. Fonner, Po, AlleI
| Co., Ind.
GAO acres to Catherine Miller, Wife o.
VIM. Miller, a we'll known citizen of Fl
Wayne, Indianis.
$40 acres to Julius C. Phillips, Brian
Ohio.
$40 acres to Rev. Sherman D. Taylor
Prssby terian minister, Tontogany. Ohio
| $40 acres to Margaret Bints6sld, Bryan
Ohio.
$40 acres to johnson o. Foot, Bryan
Ohio.
GAO acres to VIM. V. Battershell, Edger
ton, Ohio
$40 acres to Hon. Selwin N. Owen, 4
prominent lawyer and ex-congressman o
Bryan, Ohio.
$40 acres to James Perkins, Bryon, Ohio
$40 acres to VIM. Allen, Tohtogany, o
32O acres to John Evarta; Fort Wayne
Ind.
$40 acres to John J. Hill, one of the ole
and highly respected citizens Of yonr owl
city-Fors Wayne. I would like to So,
\ here in parenthesis that Mr.. Hill has jus
returned from trip to England, where b.
made his purchase, and in payment fox hi
land gave US in addition to fifty $3.50, 90
dollars in greenbacks, two hundred dol
lars ($2O0, ,OO in English gold.
GAO acres to Charles Brown, Churubusco
Iadiana.
800 acres to A. A. Hoops, GAINESVILLE
Ohio.
800 acres to Thomas Morton, GAINESVILLE
Ohio.
$40 acres to E. Dickson & E. J. Finney
Duncanfalls, Ohio.
$40 acres to John C. Voorhees,, Hebron
Ohio.
1880 acres to Ira E. Kelsey, Hebron
Ohio.
GAO acres to James A. Gully. Hebrol
Ohio.
$40 acres to H C & II A Birch, Hebron
Ohio.
GAO acres to Andrew Sauer, DEFIANCE
Ohio.
$40 acres to Resens Bohnard, Sheldon
Ind.
rs acres to John w. Springer Sheldol
Ind.
800 acres to Ezra Miliken, Ossian, In,
800 acres to Mary NJ Estabrook, Heller
Corners, Ind.
OF the above amount of land twenty
three thousand (23,000) acers were locate
in Lynn county, and nearly five thousan
, ($5o0O acres in Kern county, Texas.
Thinking people are beginning to reali,
that investments in Texas lands at the 10
price at which we sell are better than d.
posits in savings banks, life insurance, {
D real estate in the old states.
Yours truly,
T. c. READE.
President Lone Star Real Estate an
Colonization CO.