The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-02-20


improved; soil, plains. Has log house
and obtains supply of water from well
In 1878, he had 2 acres corn; acre
buckwheat, ! acre potatoes, 4 acr'
beans, and , acres millet. Sowed
acres wheat, last Fall.
w. NeUcH-Purchased tie southeas
quarter OF Section A, Yates, i'm 1877
and now has 10 acres improved. Sowe'
acres wheat, last Fall. Is making ;
good beginning for an old man, ant
especially one who depends OH his daily
labor for a living. Tile soil is plains
with thick growth Of black pine.
A. j. Nc,UeU-Homestead half o
the southeast quarter of Section 4, Yates
township, in 1870, and was the secont
person to settle in the township. The
soil is plains, good quality; 10 acres o
which are under Improvement. Ht
has u log cabin and Outbuilding. Mr.
Dunham and himself have each sold q
acres to w. Newell, so that they now
have only 10 acres each. Mr.. a. j
Newell is unmarried.
Lee s. COb6-Homesteaded 80 acres
OH Section 8, Yates township, in Fall o.
1871. The soil is plains, about 20 acres
improved. Has good frame house
and log barn, 20x34 feet, and good out.
buildings. Has material on the ground
for new frame barn. Has 75 fine ap-
pie trees, and pears, plum, cherries and
u variety Of small fruit. Has some
timber suitable for lumber-pine and
oak. About 10 acres are "bottOm land'
Of n very good quality. Has a fine
spring, but gets water from u we'll
Lack of team, and loss of Il horse and
COW, last season, has kept Mr.. G. back
to great extent with his improve
mcnts. For ornamental and shade
trees, he has maple, hemlock, oak and
balsam. For stock he has a COW, 2
young cattle, 80 sheep. Has fine lot
of poultry; Black Spanish, Brown Leg
horns, and Buff Cochins. In 1878, he
raised 2 acres wheat, acres corn !
acre potatoes, = acres rye and } acre
clover. Sowed | acre rye, and 3 acres
wheat, last Fall. Has fine vegetable
and flower garden each year
1Mdrtin l.. Drdhe-Settlcd by home.
stead entry on half of the southwest
quarter Of Section 4, Yates township
in 1872; plains soil; and now has y
acres out of his 50 under Improvement.
The buildings are comfortable frame
house and barn. Good supply of water
from well. He has so apple trees
started, and some small fruit. Has q
horse, J hog, sheep, and poultry. III
1878, he had 2 acres wheat, acre corn,
! acre cats, = acres buckwhcat, acre
potatoes, acre beans, @ acres rye, 4
acres millet, | acre roots. Sowed 4
acres wheat, last Fail. Mr.. ID. succeeds
with nice garden of vegetables and
flowers, each year, and thinks he can
secure good living off the plains.
Riei ArD2strOng-Homes 81
acres on Sec. S, Yates, in 1871, an has
II acres improved. The soil is plains;
timber black pine, and oak. Has a
small frame house. Mr.. A. is an old
man, II wagon-maker by trade, and
having lost his team (oXen) the second
year after settling and not having had
since, his progress has, oi
course, been slow. In 1878, he raised 3
acres corn, 3 acres buckwheat, acre
potatoes, J acre beans, y acres millet.
John ArmstrOng-Homest 100
acres OH Section 8, Yates township, i'm
1871, and has l6 acres improved. The
soil is plains; with pine, oak and white
cedar for timber. In 1878, he raised
acres wheat, acres buckwheut, 2acres
rye. Sowed o acres wheat, last Fall.
Mr.. A. lives at Cedar Springs, at pres
ent, and is OH his place here, but little.
Elias G.;Hdls-Settled 10y homes tead
entry on the north half of the north
east quarter Sectiou II, CIiase town
ship, in the Fall of 1868; and now has
about 20 acres improved. The soil is
sand and clay loan, with some muck.
Has n frame house and log barn: Has
excellent water for house from well
p feet deep, and for stock has fine
spring stream running for Il JistaDce of
about 80 rods, across one corner. Has
some % apple trees commencing to
Dcar, with some small fruit. For shade,
has left some of original forest trees
Has yoke of oxen, 2 year
ings, 2cows, 3 hogs; and keeps poultry.
In 1873 he raised q acres wheat, acres
bats, l acre potatoes yielding about 100
and acres timothy. Sowed
acres wheat and acre rye, last Fall.
This farm was originally entered by "
Mr.. Monroe. then by Henry Smith,
whose claim was purchased by Mr..
iriffiths.
Il. Faidt-Settled by homestead en-
ry on the west half ofsouthwest quar-
or Sc ction %, Chase township, in the
Spring of 1867, and now has 35 acre i'm
proved. The soil is sand and clay loan;
rood water-a spring stream. Has a
OF house and barn, and frame granary.
Has 50 apple trees, some of them bear
ng; and small fruits. For shade has
eft some OF original forest trees stand
ug. His stock consists of span of
lorses, cows, 2 young cattle, q hogs,
md poultry. In 1878, he raised 10 acres
wheat, 8 acres corn, 2 acres oats, acre
,ututucs, which he states yielded him
lbout 100 bushels, 3 acres barley, and y
acres timothy hay. Sowed 0 acres
wheat, last Fall.
Jesse bradford Settled In the Fall
,f 1877, on northwest quarter of south
vest quarter Section 9, Pleasant Plains
ownship. The soil is plains, 10 acres
# which are improved. Has log
iolisc and barn, and intends TO build
mother log barn, 95x45 feet the coming
cason. Has 3 horscs, cows, 2 hogs,
md poultry. Raised In 1878, acre
'orn, 2 acres oats, 2 acres buckwheat,
acre potatoes (yieldir;g over 100 bush
Ils), and acres rutabagas, producing
80 bushels. Sowed acres rye, last
Fall. las excellent water from n well
Is feet deep. This place was originally
entered by a man named Proctor; who
old IL t6 a. Otto; who first settled III
Fall Of 1870, by homestea,ling on part
II Section IL, Yates township. This
was sold to Geo. Fornan,
,rior to Mr.. Otto's purchasing on Sec.