Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-12

-Four new families have arrived
here this week from Indiana, Illinois
and Iowa to begin farming Villas
county lands They are very welcome
and they should be told so. Don't
wait for an Introduction but step up
and shake hands with them.
The Iowa men who bought the
Emmons and Ewald farms have writ
ten that they will be here next week
and expect to be accompanied by
several of their neighbors who will
invest in land after reaching here.
VIM. Kolehouse and family of Vim
cennes, Ind, arrived Saturday to set
tie ON the Chas. Boldt holdings in
the Croker district. MIR. Boldt who
is brother in law, is expected back
III few days and they will begin the
work OF making an improved farm.
Their car of goods arrived Monday and
included a tine span of mules.
Several other Important real estate
transfers took place this week through
N. L. Kinney. Saturday MIR. and
Mrs. Hilbert Jonker, and son Earl
and wife, arrived from Eldora, Iowa,
to cOnSumate deal made by the
gentlemen when here the week previ-
Gus. This was the purchase of the
banner 200 acre stock farm Of Clarence
" alters, one mile east OF town and
better known as the Persohn farm,
having passed out Of their ownership
last fall. The exchange of Titles was
made early this week and upon the
arrival of their personal effects anC
stock the new owners took possession
of farm that we can assure then
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Messrs. Ionker are practical farmers
and just disposed Of large farm IL
Iowa and are men financially able tc
make every foot Of the place pay rev
enue and which they will immediate
| ly proceed to do specializing in COWS
and hogs. Already, one of the best
Eequipped. farms in the county, we are
told a system of electric lights, wat
er works, an addition to the large
barn and silo will be installed there
there this season. These improve
ments and the breaking up of TWEEN
ty acre plot that Is ready for the
pillow which will bring the tillable
acreage up to eighty, insures busy
summer for the owners. We have
given considerable space to this farm
and also once or twice before, but
can not help it for the reason that be-
cause of its nearness to town OF
this size, beautiful location ON Loon
lake, character and lay of land, stage
of improvement etc., we have since
the first view of it, deemed it one OF
the most valuable farming PROPOSE.
tions in county Of many.
Mr.. Walters who found the above
farm too large to work profitably
alone, and desired smaller place
found it Immediately in what is best
known as the L. Bowser farm of eigh.
ty acres two miles from town on the
Wisconsin river. This place was sold
with stock and machinery equipment
and possession given at once. John
/ Schmitt who has owned the place fol
a year and half will return to Mil
Waukee having tired Of keeping bach.
LaWler & Wiegand who are dealing
in lands on more extensive scale
than any one else here report del
uge of inquiries by every mail and
what is still BETTER a deal practically
closed for a tract which furnish homes
for dozen families. They are also
negotiating the sale of a still larger
! tract to still larger colony of set
tiers who wish to come here at once.
The sale of an eighty of timber
near Mud creek by Mrs. a. G. Rich
inson of Santa Cruz, CAL, to Herman
Oolx Sc L. ,l~s