The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-02-06


PIE timber. The buildings are lo
huuse and barn. Fruit--ebout 70 up
pie trees, with cherry, currant an,
strawberry. Mr.. T. has been Count,
Clerk for the past four years, and ha
not occupied his farm. In 1873 he had
however, ten acres of wheat, four acres
potatoes, and fourteen acres Of timothy
and clover. Last Fall he put In f0ul
acres Of wheat. He has splendid spring
water on his place; and expects Il
build frame house next Summer;
havinga portion Of the material already
on the ground.
Peter MiNcr-Took up his homestead
claim ON the northwest quarter of the
northeast quarter and the northeast
quarter ofthe northwest quarter Section
IL, Lake township, in the Spring OF
1871; and now has twelve acres i'm
proved; log house and barn; has fine
yoke Of oxen, one hog and poultry.
The soil Of his place is sand and clay
loan. He has twelve apple trees start
ed. In 1873, he raised two acres corn,
One-half acre Of potatoes (from which
he had 90 bushels) and two acres of
timothy.
Elliott b. Kinne-Settled by home-
stead entry upon the southeast quar-
OF Section SO, Elk township. I'm the
Spring Of 1871. The soil Is sand plains,
with some pine. He estimates that he
still has about $4,000 feet Of standing
pine. There are fourteen acres inn
proved; and he has comfortable house,
part frame, part log; frame barn.
There Is plenty ofexcellent water, good
well, and q fine stream Kinne Creek
of water runs through the farm. Mr..
X. has 800 apple trees, and q variety of,
cherry, peach, ounce, currant, straw
berry, and twenty grape vines COM
mencing to bear. For stock he has a
span of horses, two cows, yearling heif-
er, two hogs; end keeps poultry. In
1873 he raised four and half acres OF
wheat, one-half acre of corn, and five
acres of same on A. b. Kinne's place,
One-fourth acre potatoes, one-fourth
acre beans, and three acres rye. Last
Fall he sowed two and o half acres of
wheat, besides about five acres of the
same on each of the places of A. B.
Kinne and &. p. White, same town.
Says he is satisfied he can get living,
ut least, off his sand plains.
Isaac Grdnt-First came to Lake
county, in the Spring of 1872, and en-
gagged I'm the mercantile business at
what was then known as Hannibal,
just north of and adjoining the present
site of Baldwin. (The plat of Hanni-
bal was vacated in 1874. When Bald
win was plated, Mr.. Grant moved his
store building here, but soon after aban-
i0ned business; and in 1873 settled oil
his hOmestead-tlIe southeast quarter
Of Section 4, Pleasant Plains township,
the town plat of Baldwin on
the west. He now has 80 acres under
I'M prOvement, with frame house and
Two frame barns, one of the latter. be-
ing 26x36 feet. He has set out 50 ap
pie trees, and has, besides, cherry plum,
,rab apple, currant goOseberry and
He has paid considerable
to Ornamental trees, having
eft u number Of original oaks standing,
md has set out about 10 naples, be- |
ides some basswoOds, &c, He has 3
lOrses, s cows, young cattle, Is hogs,
3 sheep, and poultry. In 1878, he had
acres Of wheat, 8 acres corn, acre
,otatOes (Which he estimate yielded
o bushels). In addition to the above
le raiscd from the Fitzpatrick place,
Nebber township, 30 acres wheat,
cres corn, "a acres oats, and 80 acres
ye. In the Fall Of 1871, he seeded to
imOthy acres (seed sown with wheat),
which promised well last Fall. He has
ar more fodder than he will feed out
D his stock this Winter. During the
oming Summer, he intends to put up
board fence around bis entire 160
cres, to enable him to keep his stock
assured on his own premises. In ad-
itiOn to his homestead, Mr.. G. owns
ae Amasa b. Cleveland homestead
no west n ! Of n n / and Lot 1, Sec
on 8, Yates township, also, the Heze-
iah +. Lacey homestead--e 4 Of w
nd Of n W quarter Section IL, I'm
ates. Each of the last named tracts
as log house; hut no other improve
lent, to speak of.