The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-02-27
prOQTeSS in Lake County.

(Under this title we give series OF
short sketches, descriptive of the time
of immigration of each settler in the
county, with amount of Improvement,
present and future prospects; crops
raised in 1873; grain sown last Fall, &c.
Also, sketches of manufacturing and
business interests. Correspondence is
solicited from all interested i'm the
grow tn aud prosperity of our county.
We would suggest to our readers that
they cut out and preserve, IN scrap books
these sketches; us they will doubtless
find them of more interest In the fu-
ture than ut this time].
Hiram n. Young--Settled In the
Spring cfls73, on the west half of north
west and west half Of southwest quar-
ter section %, Pleasant Plains town
ship; the soil being sand plains, There
are about 45 acres under Improvement,
will, log house and stable. Has small
fruits; over ! acre strawberries, For
shade and ornament he has set out
some naples, and left original oaks
standing. Recently, one of his oxen
died, SO that he Is left without u team;
but has the OK, 2cOws, 2young cattle,
l hog, and poultry. The water Is of
good quality from u well % feet deep.
In 1878, he raised q acres wheat, 10
acres corn, acre potatOes (which he
estimated yielded 100 bushels), o acres
rye, and Ii acres turnips and rutabagas.
Last Fall he sowed A acres wheat OH
his own place, and acres on $. G.
Brockway's and acre rye on his own
place. sb.ots a 3la
Horatio N. Jenks-Settled in Spring
of 1871, on the west Of northwest
quarter, and the southwest quarter of
section %, Pleasant Plains township,
and now has about go acres improved.
The soil Is sand plains, and It Ia esti-
mated that there is 500, 900 feet Of pine
on the - first mentioned. There Is
also q fine spring stream across this lot.
Water for cooking PURPOSES " obtained
In abundance and Of excellent quality,
from well 80 feet deep. The build-
ings are comfortable, log. For fruit he
has apple, cherry, peach and small
fruits; about ! acre black and red rasp-
berries, from which he harvested 10
bushels during the season two years
since. For shade has left oaks, and set
out some fine naples. For stock ne
has a span Of horses, yoke Of oxen, 5
cows, 8 young cattle, 4hogs; and keeps
poultry. In 1873 he had 10 acres wheat,
10 acres corn, o acres oats, acres buck
wheat, ~ acres potatoes, ahd A acres
rye; and last Fall sowed Il acres wheat
and Is acres rye. Mr.. j. seems to he
quite contented. ne
George ~ Jones--In the Summer Of
1874, homcsteaded the northwest quar-
ter of section IA, Webber township;
the soil being sand plains. There are
90 acres improved, and small frame
buildings; with good well, IA feet deep.
! III 1878 there were 20 acres wheat, ~
acres oats, nnd 20 acres timothy, and
the wheat ground had also, been seed
ed to timothy. ,9t h ti
yas. RorJurgh--- Bought about 200
acres Of railroad land,v and settled OH
section 10, Pleasant Plains township,
In Fall Of 1872 The soil Is sand; about
40 acres under improvems nt. He has
. large frame house, log balm; and o
GOOD showing Of apple trees and small
fruit. For shade he has left portion
of ORIGINAL forest trees. 6tock--2 oxen,
2 cows, (rnlsed pork fbf family use, last
/ yesrG keeps poultry. Had Q acres