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


last Fail. This is the old VIM: Nloh-
ford place; the latter having pulit the
house, and cleared about II acres.
John Finch Bought and settled on
the W / of the W section B, Chase
township, in the Spring of 1876. Clay
loan soil; water from well 45 feet
deep; timber, as above. Frame mousse,
i6x2l; 5 acres improved; had acres
timothy, in 1873.
I'LL. Dickerson- and dsettied
OH the of the II section 4, Chase
township, in the Spring of 1873. Soil,
clay loan; water from well II feet
deep; TIMBER maple, beech, heinl0ck:
Frame house, l6X2i; frame barn, 3zSff
feet; 35 acres improved; % apple trees,
plum and small fruit Has z oxen,
cows, young cattle, 3 hogs, pouitryi
and i'm 1873, raised 10 acres wheat
acres corn, acres oats, 4 acre potatoes,
8 acres timothy; sowing acres whea.'
in the Fall. Has 20 acfesNof oats, pota-
toes, timothy and corn, this season.
Thos. Cyenenshd,o-Se by home
stead entry on the w J of the n W Sec
ton 10, Chase township, in the Spring
of 1871. Sandy loam soil; water from
well 20 feet deep. spring and spring
creek: timber, maple, hemlock, bass
wood, elm, cherry, black ash. Good
lor house; frame barn, 40x50, 30 acres
improved; so apple trees; a few orna-
mental shrubs. Has horses oxen,
4 COWS, 3 young cattle, hogs, sheep.
poultry; and in 1873, raised 2 acres OF
wheat, 2'acres corn, 2 acres oats, acre
potatoes, Z acres rye, acres timothy;
sowing s acres wheat, acres rye III
the Fall.
Dapid Observation-Disclosures
and settled on the n of the e sec
ton IA, Q9-ll) Ellsworth township, in
1869. Soil, sand and clay; water from
well and spring; timber, maple, beech,
hemlock, white ash, elm, basswood.
Log house and barn; 33 acres improved;
100 apple trees. Has 2 oxen, 2cows, III
hogs, poultry; and i'm 1878, had 10 acres
wheat, 2 acres corn, l acre buckwheat,
| | acre potatoes, acres timothy; SOW
ing acres wheat, in the Fall.
Mrs. l.. Il. Lipingston-( Widow OF IL.
S. Livingston) who homesteaded and
settled OH the e / section %, Webber
township, i'm the Fall of 1874. Soil,
sand plains; water from well 81 feet
deep. Two frame houses-l6x2O, and
20x26; log stable; 20 acres improved;
a few apple, cherry and small fruit; left
grove of Original 1..is. foE Eas shade; and
planted blackwalnut. The place i'
rented TO Asa n. and Nelson Beebe,
who keep a yoke of oxen and poultry
raising, in 1873, II acres wheat, acre
corn, 4 acres hucllwheat, 2 acres pota'
toes, ] acre beans, acre rutabagas (e'
bushelsl, acres rye; sowing Z acres
each of wheat and rye, i'll the Fail.
A. Giford-HOmestcaded ana setue'
on the c / of section IA, Lake town
| ship, in 1874. Soil, sand, plains an'
nine: water from well 10 feet deep
Frame house, log stable; IL acres i'm
proved. Has only recently secured
team, and is fairly commencing To Inn
prove. Has some small fruits. Ha
Il portion of lake for stock.
JVn,. Bought and settled o'
the of the W of $ section p
Chase township, in the Spring of lSG'
Clay loam soil; water from sprln
brook: timber, maple, beech, Eastwood
hemlock. Log house and barn; 70 acre
,, improved; 80 apple, cherry, plum an
,, pear. with small fruits. Keeps 2oXel
B cows, 3 young cattle, hogs, sheet
: poultry; and in 1878, raised acre
wheat, 3 acres oats, | acre potatoes,
acre beans, acre peas, 2acres timotn.
, sowing acres wheat, l acre rye, III til
. Fall.
John nDyer-Homesteaded and settle
D on the 8 W | Of the W / section 80, L
4 nora township, in the Spring OF lS7
/ Clay loam soil; water from well
!, feet deep; timber, beech, maple, hen
!. lock, cherry, basswood, oak, black al
I white ash, elm. Log house; 80 acr
! improved. Keeps oxen. cows,
z hogs, poultry; and in 1878, raised 4 acr
y wheat, 2 acres oats, acre potatoes y
I bushels), acres timothy; sowing
. acres wheat, in the Epil.
Abraham Slater-Settled on the n
= !. / of the s section 35, Pinora tow
(, ship, in the Spring of 1875. Soil, eli
- loan; water from well 25 feet dee
a timber, maple, beech, hemlock, on
y, ~ basswood, black and white ash, ell
q Frame house, 18X24, log barn; 10 acl
Il improved. Has n COW, 2hogs, poultl
- and in 1878, raised acres wheat, l az
e q corn, 4 acre potatoes; sowing ac
ri wheat, in the Fall.
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ror in any of the above sketches, they wo