The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-10

Soil, sandy lOam; water from spring;
timber, beech, maple, hemlock, bass
wood, white ash and cherry. Frame
house; ii acres improved. Keeps OK
EN-, 2 cows, 4 hogs and poultry; and In
1878, had A acres wheat $50 bushels),
IA acres potatoes (250 bushels) and 4
acres hay.
John Dragoo by homestead,
on the southeast quarter of southwest
and east half of southwest quarter Sec
tion %, Chase township, in Fall of 1866.
and III. DragOo. Soil, clay loam; wa
Log house; board barn; 80 acres inn
proved. Has 40 apple, plum and cher
ry. In 1878, raised acres wheat, %
acres corn, = acres oats and IL acres
peas; and sowed z acres wheat, last
Fall.
James Saniis-Bought of III. Need,
the north half of the southeast quarter
section 90, Chase township (Eli Hath
away homestead), and settled in the
Spring Of 1879. Clay soil; water from
q well IA feet deep; timber, beech and
maple. Frame house, 16x24and l2x24;
log barn. Has so apple and cherry
trees; while for shade and ornament,
there are pine, larch, &c. Keeps span
of mules and poultry; l3 acres of wheat
sown, last Fail.
r.. B. San,is-BoughtofA. DeHaven
(who homesteaded it in 1865 or '66), the
.o,,tlp pyaot <.,,arta, Of oo,fhaaof uno rf or
section %, Chase township, and settled
i'm the Spring of 1873. Soil, clay loan;
water from well 10 feet deep; timber,
maple, beech, Eastwood, elm and cher
ry. Log house; frame barn, 34x60; 25
acres improved. Has 81 apple, 20 cher
ry and plum trees (part bearing), and
small fruits; and keeps horses, cows,
5 hogs, poultry and q colonies Of bees.
I'm 1878, had Z acres wheat, acres corn,
5 acres oats, acres potatoes, | acre of
beans, 9 acres peas and 4acres timothy.
Sowtd acres wheat, last Fall.
j. ~. Sam is-Also, bought of "A. De-
Haven, the southeast quarter of south
east quarter and north half of south
east quarter section %. Chase township,
settling in 1873. Soil, clay loan; wa
ter from spring brook; timber, as above.
Frame house, II stable; % acres i'm
proved. Keeps horses, l COW, 8 hogs
and poultry; and in 1878, had 5 acres
wheat, acres corn, 4 acres oats, acre
potatoes and acres timothy. Sowed
. acres wheat, last Fall.
Isaiah 'Euhns-Settled, by home
~ lal f,.c
west quarter section 20, Chase town
ship, in the Fall Of 1871. Soil, clay
loan and sand; water from II well and
spring brook; TIM Der, beech. maple, elm,
Eastwood and hemlock. Log house;
frame barn, 2Sx30 feet; 35 acres i'm
proved. Has IL apple trees; keeps
hcrscs, ] COW and poultry; and i'm 1873,
raised acres wheat, 2 acres corn, 4
acres oats and barley, | acre potatoes
and q acres timothy. Sowed Il acres
wheat, last Fall.
j. Il. JacksOn-Bought II. II. land,
the east half of northeast quarter and
northeast quarter of southeast quarter
section q, Chase township, and settled
i'm the Fall of 1877. Soil, clay loam;
water lToW spring DrOOk; timOcr, ma
pie, beech, elm, hcmlock, white ash,
cherry and about 100000 feet of pine.
Frame house, lGy22; frame barn, 5Ox6O;
10 acres cleared, IA acres chopped.
Keeps 2 horses, cow, 2 hogs and poul-
try; and In 1873, had ! acre wheat, 3
acres corn, acres oats and / acre pO-
tatoes.> Sowed 9 acres wheat, last Fall.
z. Sdmis-Settlcd on the northwest
quarter of northwest quarter section 25,
Chase township, in the Fall of 1875.
Soil, clay loam; water from well; tim
ber, maple, beech, elm, ash and hem
lock. Frame house and barn; Is acres
cleared, 3 acres chopped. Has 80 apple
trees, cherry, pear and currant; a ma
pie grove. Keeps 2 mules, hog and
poultry, and i'm 1873, had acres of
wheat, ! acre oats, acre potatoes and
acre timothy.
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