Milford chronicle., 1911-03-10

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for his corn but after all expenses
are paid he has little left OF course
the farmer who has 24O acres does
better
Land here is very high, it is no
unusual thing for man to get oZOu (
and s225 for his farm per acre, ana
there is constant demand for land. .
There are many tracts in the county
of 800 acres and some Of $40 but
more generally they are about 100
to POO A man renting 100 for corn
often rents so In addition to raise
some other crop on as oats, but they
tell me more money is made IN corn
than any other crop.
On good days, when the roads are
any good at all you can see a steady
stream Of wagons coming in each
containing 25 bushels Of corn. There
are two elevators here, from which
the grain Is loaded directly ON cars.
The horses used by the farmers are
almost always splendid large am
mails. the usual price of which are
| s4OO the pair. A large number OF
mules generally fine beast, are also
owned.
The Illinois Central Railroad runs
down through the county directly
south from Chicago and the Wabash
crosses it at right angles at little
station called Tolono Pesotum Is on
the Illinois Central lao miles from
. Chicago. a small village Of about
500. There are but five trains
day. though the local freight carries
messengers if they wish to take It,.
There is one feature of the Illinois
Central trains YOU can depend In
their being from oue-half to an hour
late unless you happen 70 be late
yourself then they are right on tune.
The Illinois Central seems to be a
road Of no curves, from the station
/ here on a clear day you can see the
smoke Of the engine as 1t leaves
Tuscola ten miles down the road.
Automatic signals guard the cross
ings in which the bell rings when
the train Is one-half mile away.
Living expenses are about the
same as Milford Rents are higher
averaging about 81 per month per
room that is a house of 5 rooms costs
$40 a month. Building material Is
much higher, there being no forests
from which oget wood.
Cows bring $40 "A gallon, That
sounds queer but it means for every
gallon Of milk the COW gives at a
] milking when fresh they charge S2O
for. A COW giving 10 quarts VIII
therefore he worth S3O.
March first is moving day here,
most of the farms changing owners
then. though they move any time in
February when the roads are good.
t New people are constantly coming
4 in. but every week sees some one
p leaving for another State where cost
= of rent Is not so high.
The people who settled this part
S of the State are mostly German, and
= related to one another There are
. three churches. Methodist United
4 Brethren and the Catholic. The
d latter have a fine brick church, but
the Others are wooden structures, not
i i'm very GOOD condition, There are
Y several grocery stores two restau-
rants two hardware stores and one
II drug store, two doctors, but no den
j list. There is mo- butcher shop, but
r one will be- open next month
Everyone goes to Champaign b
trade. miles away.a city Of "a, OOO
i people
t The town IS dry but outside OF
r the village limits is the cold storag,
I planf' where anyone can buy heei
bv the case. or wiskey in five gallon
e lots. no less quantity can he sold
Y Tins place does q rushing business
4 hut have never seen drunkeI
+ man. nor disturbance OF amy kinI
.t causedo of liquor.
4 This piece ha. stretched outlonge
Il than I intended and YOU may mo-
think it worth while To publish it
n hut Thought it might interest th
e people there
s. Yours very truly,
Margaret NcNally