The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-31

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Ia, PROGRESS III Lake County.
/ Under this title we give series o
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 in the
growth and prosperity of our county]
Ddcid O'Bien- Bought and settled
on the west half OF the southwest quar-
ter section 80, (19-lD Ellsworth town
ship, In 1875. Clay loam soil; water
rom spring and spring creek; TIM
DER, pine, hemlock, beech, maple, tam
arack, black ash. Log house and barn;
70 acres improved. Keeps horse, =
oxen, 5 cows, hogs, poultry, and In
1878, raised acres wheat 2 acres corn,
! acre oats, / acre potatoes, 5 acres rye,
acre millet; sowing acres wheat,
acres rye, In the Fall This was the
old homestead claim of Tho's Wilson.
W. H. Cdn,p6cU cU--Homesteaded and
settled on the e of the W section
80, Q9-ll) Ellsworth township, in the
Fall of 1868. Clay loam soil; water
from u spring and spring brook; tim
Der, maple, beech, hemlock, tamarack,
white CEDAR black ash. Log house and
barn; 15acres improved. Keeps hogs
and poultry; and in 1875 raised acres
corn, acre potatoes, 3 acres rye, acres
tlm0thyi sowing acres wheat, acres
rye, in the Fall. .'a ssl1
j. Il. Guiid--Bought and settled on
the W 4 of the S section 3e, Q9-lD
Ellsworth township (part of the Chas.
Westfall homestead), in the Spring of
1873. Clay loan soil water from
springs and spring brook; timber, as
above. Log house and barn; 30 acres
improved; 20 apple trees, and small
fruits. Keeps COW, hogs, and poul-
try; and in 1878, had 8 acres wheat, 2
acres corn, l acre potatoes, acre peas
6acres timothy; sowing acres wheat,
i'm the FALL "a a 80. otf -'
n ~ Lttce-Dougnt ana Scttleu OH
the and S of the n W ! section 3G,
(l9-ll) Ellsworth township, i'm the
Spring of 1869. Soil, sandy loan and
clay; water from spring and spring
brook; timber, hcmlock, maple, beech. |
cedar and pine. Has two log houses.
one with frame addition, lsx2I feet; q |
log barn; 80 acres improves; 90 apple |
trees, with currant and raspberries; |
and maple, poplar and cedar for shade |
and ornament. Keeps 2 horses, 2 oxen, |
COWS, 4young cattle, hogs and poul- |
try; and in 1873, raised g acres wheat, |
acres corn, acre oats, ; acre buck |
wheat, . acres potatoes els bushelsl, |
acre beans, 4 acres rye, ~ acres TIM
othy; sowing s acres wheat, o acres rye,
last Fell.
Thos 7horn-Bought and settled on
the ! Of the e section 36, (l0-lD,
Ellsworth township, in the Spring of
1876. Clay loan soil water from well
aud spring brook; timber, maple, beech,
cherry. Log house aud barn.. ID acres
cleared, l0acres chopped. Keeps u
horse, = COWS, 4 young cattle, 5 hogs
and poultry; and in 1873, had 3 acres
wheat, / acre corn, acre oats, acre
potatoes, acre rye, . acres timothy;
sowing acres wheat, J acre rye, In the
Fail, This place WAS part of the homc-
stead of Chas. Westfall, who was niuiL
dercd by the Indians. ,gf a 'snoW
Ftttrick Mdhoiton.--l -liomesteaded and
settled on the n J of the W section
30, 19-ll) Ellsworth township, in the
Spring of 1870. Clay loan soil; water
nom well and spring brook; timber,
henllOck and beech. Frame house, Is
x20 feet, log barn, frame granary; SO
acres improved. Keeps oxen, 6 cows,
IL young cattle, l3 hogs and poultry,
and i'm 1878, had 3 acres wheat, acre
corn, acre oats, acres potatoes, 5acres
rye, acres timothy; sowing O acres
each of wheat and rye, in the Fall.
E. IL. Ottinger-Homcsteaded and
settled on the of the / section 26,
.l9-lD Ellsworth township, in the
Spriug of 1871. Soil, clay and clay
oam; water from well and spring
brook; timber, black ash, maple, hem
ock, beech, ced;r, basswood, elm.
Log house and barn; 12acres improved;
! few apple and plum trees. Has OK
N, cows, yearling, 3 hogs, poultry;
md in 1873, raised ] acre. wheat, 2acres
orn, ! acre oats, acre buckwheat, Ia ,
cres potatoes, acres rye, 4acre roots,
acres timothy; sowing 2 acres wheat
nd acres rye, in the Fall.
Atud dHiI--Homesteade and settled
n the of the s W I section 20, t19-iD
Ellsworth township, in the Spring of
$40. Soil, clay and clay loam, with
bout @ acres bottom land; water from 4
spring and spring brook; timber, ma
lc, beech, 'hemlock, pine, white and =
lack ash. Log house and barn; 10
cres cleared, 70 acres chopped. Has
Dw, 2 hogs and poultry; and in 1873,
iised acres ,buckwheat, acre pota- z,
,es, acres rye. 49, II. 'r,. y
John Grice-Bought and settled on =
he of the / section q, (l0-lD
Ellsworth township, in the Spring of
'76. Soil, gravel and sandy lcam. =
oard house; 12acres improved. Also, ,
wns e OF N W section %, same town IL,
ZIP. Not living In the county. SO 81
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Luther Nichoson---Bo -Boughtand settled {,
D part of the E. Nicholson home q
cad, thee or the wa Of the s W / y
,ction %, (19-ll) Ellsworth township, @
the Spring Of 1870. There are IS ]
~ 'H''r'S SSf'.A.IL- - ssgod ttg8o sai u
Peter ID. RateAHomesteadedy and NJ
titled on the W 1 OF the n W section q {,
J, (l9-lI) Ellsworth township, In the u u
pring of 1870. Clay loam soil; water y
ON q well 40 feet deep and spring 4,
-ook; timber, beech, maple, pine. al al
ianse house. 18x24; frame barn 2tix80, V
4 barn; 30 acres improved; ~ apple ~ y,
eesy with cherry; aIida grove of "a Of
ariety of shade elaIld d,ornanent,l trees; W
ice flower gardep'alESeep 1 horse, y 8,