The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-07-24
PROGRESS in Lake County.

[Under this title we give a series OF
short sketches, descriptive OF the time
of immigration of each settler in the
county, with amount of improvement,
present and future prospects; crops
raised i'm 1878; grain sown last Fall, DC.
Also, sketches of manufacturing ana
business interests. Correspondence Is
solicited from all interested In the
grow tn and prosperity of our county ]
Eugene Morgan-Homesteaded and
settled OH the II W of the and s
W section II, (19-lD Ellsworth town.
ship, i'm the Spring of 1871. Soil, clay
loam; water from well ana four hne
spring brooks; timber, maple, rock elm.
| Log house, l6x20, frame addition, l2x36;
log barn, 2Ox30, frame addition, 30x3O;
30 acres cleared, 30 acres chopped. Has
some apple and pear trees and small
fruits; and 2 Horses, l OK, 3 cows; 2
hogs, 8 sheep and poultry. In 1878, he
had acres wheat, 3 acres corn, acres
oats, acre buckwheat, acre potatoes,
"a acres rye and acres timothy; sowed
4 acres wheat, in the Fall.
l. w. Ho,ee-Homesteaded and set
tied on the w of the II / section rs,
Q9-1I) Ellsworth township, in Spring
of 1870. Soil, sandy loan; water from
IA well; timber, beech, maple, hemlock,
cedar. Log house; frame barn. 26x36
feet; 20 acres improved. Has about 80
apple trees; with cherry, plum and
small fruits; and I'm 1878, had 2 acres
wheat, corn, acre buckwheat, acre
potatoes, 3 acres timothy. Rented his
farm and moved to Ashton, last Spring.
Wn. H. Day-Homesteade and set
tied OIL the 4 Of the / section 22,
Q9-lI) Ellsworth township, In the Fall
of 1871. Sandy loam soil; water from
spring and spring brook; timber, elm
maple, hemlock, Eastwood, white asn
J white and black oak. pine. Log housc
20 acres cleared, 10 acres chopped
Has l22 apple trees, with cherryi pear
plum and small fruits; maple ana bain
, of Gilead for shade and ornament
, Keeps 2 oxen, COW, 10 hogs and poul
try; and in 1873, had II acres wheat
8 acres corn, A acres oats (l27 bushelsl
|, 3 acres buckwheat, 4 acre potatoes (l3'
bushels assorted), IL acres timothy.
W. W. Knapp-Homesteaded ant
settled on the Of the W section %
: n9-l1) Ellsworth township, In Sprin,
, of 1873. Gravelly soil; water from
well. 80 feet deep, and spring stream
timber, beech, maple, hemlock, pine
Frame house, log stable; 10 acres I'm
Q nroyed. Keeps horses, COW, 2hogs
= poultry: and In 1878, had acres wheat
a 4 acres corn, 2 acres oats, acres buck
:. wheat. 4 acre potatOes, 1 acre beans,
y ocres timothy: sowing acres wheat
. acres rye, in the Fall.
y FM. Syiu-Bought the N W OF th
!; NV l section 27, (19-ll) Eilswort
d township, and settled in the Spring
x 1875. Soil, sandy loan and grave
a timber, maple, beech, black oak, bass
!. wood, cherry; white ash, pine: Lo
~ house; Is acres improved: Keeps
y COW, 1 yearling, hogs, poultry; Oh
J. In 1873, had 3 acres wheat, acres corr
N 4 acres oats, acre potatoes la0 bushel
4 acre beans "A bushels); sowing acr'
;" wheat and II acres rye, In the Fall.
= Dsftbf titr-Bodght the OF Il
" NV I section 27, (1g-ii) EIIswori
township, and settled In the Spring
ls7g soii. sandy loan; water from
r well 65 feet deep; timber, maple, eIr
hccch, hemIock. Log house, 1sxf
II acres cleared, 6acres chopped. II