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of a series of articles
published during the year
The Lake
County Star called “Progress In
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Appeared in: The
Date Published:
Volume: VI Number: XLI
Page: 1
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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 in 1878;
grain sown last Fall, &c. Also,
sketches of manufacturing and business interests. Correspondence is solicited from all
interested in the growth and prosperity of our county. We would suggest to our readers that
they cut out and preserve,in scrap books these
sketches; as they will doubtless find them of more interest in the future than
at this time].
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G. W. Townsend—Settled by homestead
entry on the northeast quarter and Lot 1, Section 32, Webber township, in the
Spring of 1872; prior to the platting of the Village of Baldwin. The soil of his land—about 200
acres—is sand plains and his buildings at present are a comfortable log
house and barn. He intends to build
a frame barn, 36x42, with basement, next Spring. The situation for building in this
manner is excellent; as is also, the entire location of Mr. T.’s
farm. The lay of the land is
rolling; and there’s a beautiful lake at one side. He has
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Clark Albertson—Settled by entry on
the southwest quarter of Section 12, Webber township, in the Spring of
1873. He now has eighty acres,
having sold the east half of his quarter section to L. Putnam, in 1877. Forty acres of his place are under
improvement, and next Summer he expects to finish clearing twenty acres
more. The soil is sand plains, and
quite level. Has about
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Frank Holford—Settled
by entry, on the northeast quarter of Section 6, Eden township, in the Fall of
1875. There are seven acres
improved. The soil is sand plains,
and has a frame house, 12x18 feet.
Mr. H. had three acres of rye on the place, in 1878, and in December,
last sold his interest to Sam’l J. Wood, of
Ingham county, who intends to settle next Spring.
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Nathan Holford—Settled
in Eden township, in the fall of 1872; but now owns the southeast quarter of
Section 6, originally entered by Edward Holford. He intends to go on and improve the
place next season. There are ten
acres improvement now. The soil is
sand plains, and has a log house upon it.
There is some small fruit—currant and gooseberry. In 1878 thee were four and a half acres
of rye and one and three-fourths acres clover.
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Edward Holford—Also,
settled in Eden township in Fall of 1872, and now occupies the northeast
quarter of Section 6, originally entered by Humphrey Holford
(deceased). The soil is sand
plains—15 acres of which are improved. There is a log house and barn. In 1878, there were four acres of wheat,
one of rye, and four of timothy.
Mr. Holford intends to go on and improve the
place the coming season.
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Mrs. W. D. Holford—With
her husband (now dead) settled by entry, on the southeast quarter of Section
32, Eden township, in the Fall of 1872.
The soil is sand plains, a little better quality than much of that
land. Five acres are improved. Log house. This place lies on the Manistee River,
and has considerable pine and oak timber.
Mrs. H. is at present in Ionia county, and we understand wishes to
dispose of the land.
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George Oviatt—Settled by entry
upon the south half of the northeast quarter of Section 10, Chase township in
the Fall of 1865. The soil is
gravelly loam, with some clay; heavy beech and maple timber. He has forty acres improved, and good
fences. Has a frame house, barn and
granary. Has sixty apple trees,
with currant, gooseberry, strawberry; and a dozen “centennial”
maples, with various ornamental shrubs.
Having been elected Sheriff, two years ago, he has not been on his place
during that period. At present he
rents to A. H. Grant. In 1878,
there were produced six acres wheat, three acres corn, four acres oats, one
acre buckwheat, two acres potatoes, quarter acre beans, and twenty-one acres
Timothy and clover. Six acres of
wheat were sown last Fall. Mr. O.
has material on ground for building a frame barn, next season, 32x50 feet;
18-feet posts and stone foundation.
He came out of the army in July, ’65, and took up his homestead
that Fall—keeping “bachelor’s hall” for the first five
years.
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Augustus Towner—Settled by
homestead entry upon the north half of the northeast quarter Section 2,
Ellsworth township, in the Fall of 1869; and in 1874, homesteaded the east half
of the southwest quarter of Section 2, same township, under the additional
soldier claim act. The last named
tract is wild land; but of his original eighty, he has improved thirty acres. The soil is sand and clay loam; beech
and maple timber. The buildings are
log house and barn.
Fruit—about 20 apple trees, with cherry, currant and
strawberry. Mr. T. has been County
Clerk for the past four years, and has not occupied his farm. In 1878 he had, however, ten acres of
wheat, four acres of potatoes, and fourteen acres of timothy and clover. Last Fall he put in four acres of
wheat. He has splendid spring water
on his place; and expects to build a fram house next
Summer; having a portion of the material already on the ground.
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Peter Miller—Took up his homestead
claim on the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the northeast
quarter ofthenorthwestquarterSection 18, Lake
township, in the Spring of 1871; and now has twelve acres improved; log house and
barn; has a fine yoke of oxen, one hog and poultry. The soil of his place is sand and clay
loam. He has twelve apple trees
started. In 1878, he raised two
acres corn, one-half acre of potatoes (from which he had 60 bushels) and two
acres of timothy.
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Elliott B. Kinne—Settled by
homestead entry upon the southeast quarter of Section 36, Elk township. in the
Spring of 1871. The soil is sand
plains, with some pine. He
estimates that he still has about
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Isaac Grant—First came to Lake
county in the Spring of 1872, and engaged in the mercantile business at what
was then known as Hannibal, just north of and adjoining the present site of
Baldwin. (The plat of Hannibal was
vacated in 1874). When Baldwin was
platted, Mr. Grant moved his store building here, but soon after abandoned business;
and in 1873 settled on his homestead—the southeast quarter of Section 4,
Pleasant Plains township, adjoining the town plat of Baldwin on the west. He now has
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[Note—Should any of our readers find an error in any of the
above sketches, they would confer a favor by sending us the proper correction].
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