The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-08-14

tue VI Tue III StcloIl oO, IiuOIa
township, in the Spring Of 1872. Clay
loan soil; water from a well IL feet
deep; timber, maple, beech, Eastwood,
white ash. Board house,; frame barn,
30x60 feet; 35 acres Improved; 100 ap-
pie trees, with small fruits. Keeps 2
horses, 8 cows, hogs, II sheep, poul-
try; and I'm 1878, raised 0 acres wheat,
2 acres oats, acre potatoes, acre bar
ley, 3 acres peas, acres timothy; SOW
ing 10 acres wheat, in the Fall.
Mrs. A. ID. Young Homesteaded
and settled on the sa of the | sec
tion 80, Pinora township, in the Spring
of 1865. Clay loam soil; water from a
well 40 feet deep and spring brook; TIM
ber, maple, beech, basswoSd, sSss, elm, hem. hem.
frame barn, 32x44 feet; As acres inn
and small fruits; ornamental shrubs.
The place Is rented; and In 1873, there
were produced 4acres wheat, 2 acres
corn, / acre oats, 6acres buckwheat,
acre potatoes, acre barley, Z acres
timothy; sowing 4 acres wheat, in the
Fall. a4 s hsn-T 4
f. r. Myers--Owns the J of the n o
! section 80, Pinora township (the old
homestead OFF. G. Monroe, who set
tied about 1S68). Rents to b. G. Lark.
Soil, clay and clay loan; timber, elm,
maple, beech; board house, log barn;
30 acres improved. There were II acres
wheat, 4 acre potatoes, Is acres timothy,
i'm 1878; and 20 acres wheat sown, In
the Fall. l 81 bea
Geo. Harley Bought and settled on
the II W 4 of the n / section 25, Pinora
township, in the Fall of 1877. Soil,
sandy loan and muck; water, a spring
creek; timber, maple, beech, basswood,
elm, hemlock; few fruit trees. Has
9 hogs, poultry; an acre of wheat, In
1878, sowing 8 acres, i'm the Fall. Has
board house and barn; 10 acres i'm
proved. f1.
O. Wick--Bought and settled on the
e of the W section 25, Pinora town
ship, in the Spring OF 1877. Clay 1oam
soil; timber, maple, beech, hemlock.
Log house, frame stable; l8 acres inn
proved a few fruit trees, small fruits.
Keeps 2 oxen, COW, 2young cattle, A
hogs, poultry; and in 1873, raised 4 acres
wheat, acres corn, acre potatoes,
acre timothy; sowing 4 acres wheat in
the Fall.
ID. Y Gingrich- Bought and settled
on the W and W of the t and Q
OF the W section 25, Pinora township,
in the Spring of 1872. Clay soil; water
from well go feet deep; timber, elm,
maple, beech, basswood. Frame house,
19X26, log barn; 20 acres improved; 20
apple trees, small fruits. Keeps oxen,
A COWS, young cattle, 2hogs, ~ sheep,
poultry; and in 1878, he raised D acres
wheat, J acre potatoes, "a acres barley,
3 acres peas $50 bushels), acres timo-
thy, / acre roots; sowing acres wheat,
in the Fall. C
j. Y. Gmarich- Bought and settled
on the e { Of thew 3 of the $ e / sec
ton 25, iIinorsl township, IN the Fall of
1872. Clay loan soil water, n well 10
feet deep; timber, maple, nbcech, eln,,
basswood. Log house; frame barn, 30
xl0, with basement; cresimproyed;
so apple trees, cherry, plum, small
fruits; balsan, fir, etc, for shade and
ornament. Keeps l COW, 8 hogs, 2
sheep, poultry; and in 1873, raised 3
acres wheat, 5-acrcs oats, acres timo-
thy; sowing acres wheat, i'm the Fall.
Has been off his place two years aud
has not accomplished as
much as he might have done in the
way Of improvements.
C.Y. Gmgrich Bought and settled
on the of the 8 " I section 25, Pino-
ra township, in the, Fall of 1872. Soil,
clay loan and sand; water from spring
brooks; timber, maple, beech, hemlock,
wood. Frame house, log stable; 30
acres improved, 5 acres chopped; 35 APP
pie trees, plum, cherry, small fruits.
Has . oxen, 2 cows, I4hogs, IL sheep,
poultry; and in 1873, raised 8 acres
wheat, 5 acres oats (l20 btishels), acre
potatoes, acre hurley, 9 acres timothy
no tons), II acres roots; sowing 13 acres
wheat, in the Fall. a
Peter Yonngs- Bought and settled on
the ! of the s W / section 25, Pinora
township, in the Fall of 1875. Sandy
soil; water from well IS feet deep,
and spring brook; timber, as above.
Frame house, AXIS, log stable; 10 acres
Is apple trees, small fruits;
a variety Of ornamental shrubs. Has a
COW, 3young cattle, 8 hogs, poultry;
and III 1878, raised 2 acres wheat, acre
corn, acre potatoes, 2 acres timothy;
sowing 4 acres wheat, I'm the Fall.
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