The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-08-07
RATZ MILL.

RATZ MILL.
This mill is located on the northwest
corner of section 36, Pinora township,
and was put up i'm the Spring of 1872;
and cut both lumber and shingles. 1t
was destroyed by fire, Jan. lst, 1875,
and rebuilt during the Summer of the
same year; only circular saw for lum-
Der being put in. The mill is run by a
0O-hOrse power engine, and has ca
pacity of about 3 to 5000 feet per day;
hut with the addition of an edger, which
the proprietor, j. II. Ratz, intends 10
nut i'm soon, it will cut $4,000 feet per
dny. A small stream, damned, fur-
nishes q pond of water for logs. MI.
II. has machinery for cutting cave
troughs, which he is putting IN, ana
will soon have 1T in full operation. he
has already cut some troughs. VIII
cut two siZes-one with sides Inches,
for 81 cents per lineal foot; the other
size, finch sides, for "a cents per rlineai
foot.
Geo. Bought and settled on
the of the | section 30, Pinora
township, in the Fall of 1873. Sandy
loan soil: water from II aspiring and
spring brook; timber, maple, beecn,
hemlock, Eastwood, white ana blacK
ash. Log house, frame barn, 3oXit,
with basement; 10 acres improved; -
apple trees, and some small fruit. Ho
has n horse, an OK, cows, o Young cat
tie, 2 hogs, 10 sheep, poultry; and in
| 1878. raised acres wheat, acre corn
2 acres oats, 2 acres buckwheat, acre
potatoes. acres timothy; sowing I
acres wheat and acres rye, III the faii
John Uooper- -Homesteaded and set
tied on the } of the $ e section "a
Pinora township, in the Spring OF 1858
Sandy loan soil; water from u well, 2
feet deep, and IL spring for stock; Tim
Der, as above. Log house ana Darn, ~
acres improved; 40 apple trees, VIII
plums, pears, cherry, currant, grape
strawberry, raspberry; mapies "'
D oxen. | COW, 2 hogs, poultry and bees
and i'm 1878, raised 10 acres wheat,
acre corn, 8 acres oats (145 bushelsl,
acre buckwheat, acre potatoes ~
bushels). acre barley, acres timothy
: acre roots (l50s bushels); sowing 0
acres " heat, in the Fall.
Henry Berkn,dn Hon esteaded an
settled on the 1 section 20, Pinor
township, in the Fall of 1872. Sol
.. sand and sandy loan; water from
well. 80 feet deep; timber, pine, beec
: and maple. Frame house, l6xZz, lo
barn: Is acres improved; 80 apple tree
with pear, plum, cherry. and sma
frnits. NAPLES and shrubs for shade an
, armament. Keeps oxen, ] cow,-
: vounp cattle, 2 hogs and poultry; an
: in 1878. raised 8 acres wheat, . acr
corn. 3 acres oats, acre potatoes,
acre peas, 4 acre beans, acre roots,
y acre timothy; sowing . acres whea.'-
D the Fall.
!, Wn. Robson Bought and settled
. the 8 ] of the section 83, Pine
. township, in the Spring Of 1878. Cii
loam soil: water from spring broo
timber, maple, beech, hemlock, ash ~ y
basswood. Log house; "a acres II
|, proved: small fruits. Keeps COW
"a hogs and poultry; had an acre or col
one-half acre potatoes, in 1878; sowi
'e u acres wheat, in the Fall.
10 !. r.. .Ratz-Bought and settled
= -.
8, the 7, w of the W section 80, PHI
of ra township, in the Winter OF lS
l. Clay loan soil; water from well 3S Z
10 deep, spring brook for stock; timb
hemiock, elm, black ash, etc. Fral
10 house, two parts, each l6x24; 10 &C
x. improved; small fruits. Keeps hors
,g COW, hogs; and in 1878, bad &c
,e wheat, acre corn, acre potatoes,
~ acres barley. This place was, oI
o. owned by Geo. Ratz, who sold 10
Oh Ratz.l t3"
T.. Henry HaH-Bought and settled
:. the a of the section 49, Pin
: township, in the Spring Of 1873. c
~ loan soil; water from spring bro
:" timber, maple, beech, rock elm.
in inst his dwelling, by fire. There ar.
IN. acres improved; Is apple trees. In II
to raised = acres wheat, 4acres oats, 4 az
,at timothy. Has good location.
"a III Jo,nson--B Bought and settled
nd the n 4 Of the s W I and n W OFFS
section 8, Chase township, In the Spr
air Of 1878. Sandy loam soili water q
lie a well @ feet deep; timber maple, ny
lock, beech, rock elm. Frame no
lsx4 and addition, frame barn, 54'
mi d acres improved; 10 acres chop
|.S which, he intends to SOW TO wheat
ne vail Keeps 2 oxen, COWS yo
Z - cattle. 2 hogs, poultry; and In 1873,
~, 80 ss..I 4 acrps corn. I acre potatoes