This article was one of a series of articles

published during the year 1879, in

The Lake County Star called “Progress In Lake County.”

 

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Appeared in:  The Lake County Star

Date Published:  March 27, 1879

Volume:  VI  Number:  XLVIII  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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Abram RosenburgBought the north half of northeast quarter section 34, Pinora township, of Jas. Blood, and settled in the Spring of 1874.  The soil is gravel and clay loam; water from a well, 50 feet deep.  There are about 23 acres under improvement, with frame house, 18x28 feet.  There are 75 apple trees, some of them commencing to bear, with small fruits.  Maples for shade and ornament.  Timber, beech and maple, chiefly.  Mr. R. has 2 oxen, 3 cows, 5 hogs, and poultry.  In 1878, he had 5 acres wheat, 6 acres corn, 1 acre oats, 2 acres potatoes (yield, 325 bushels), and 4 acres timothy.

 

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John R. Mann—In the Fall of 1878, bought of Sylvester Gee, the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter section 14, Pinora township, and intends to make a farm out of it.  The soil is clay loam; beech and maple timber; 4 acres improved.  There is a running stream of water for stock.  Mr. M. intends to build a frame house, 18x25 feet, during the coming season.  At present he rents the farm of Mrs. A. D. Young, and sowed 8 acres of wheat there, last Fall.  Has 2 horses, 1 cow, 3 hogs, and keeps poultry.

 

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R. P. Wheaton—Rents the Enos Whitcomb farm; south half of northeast quarter section 12, Chase township, settling, in 1875.  The soil is sand and clay loam, with about 20 acres improved.  Water for house, from spring, and a stream for stock.  House, log.  Mr. W. has 2 oxen, 1 cow, 2 hogs, and poultry; and in 1878 he had 5 acres wheat, 3 acres buckwheat, 2 acres barley, 1 ½ acres rye, and 4 acres timothy.  Sowed 2 acres wheat, last Fall.

 

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Geo. PeaseIs one of the first settlers of Chase township; having settled, in Fall of 1864, on the north half of the northeast quarter section 12.  The soil is clay; with spring water, and a creek for stock.  The house is frame; log barn.  Intends to build frame addition to house, next Summer.  Has some 20 apple trees, and small fruits.  Left original maples for shade.  Has 2 horses, 1 cow, 3 young cattle, 3 hogs, 3 sheep, and poultry.  In 1878, had 9 acres wheat, (about 80 bushels), 1 ½ acres corn, 1 ½ acres oats, 1 ½ acres potatoes, (120 bushels), 5 acres rye, and 5 acres timothy (8 tons).  Sowed 8 acres wheat, last Fall.

 

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George GableSettled on the south half of the southeast quarter section 30, Pinora township, in the Fall of 1875.  The soil is sand, and clay loam; timber, beech and maple, chiefly.  Good water from well, 10 feet deep.  Has about 25 acres under improvement; frame house.  Has small fruits started, and intends to set 22 apple trees, this Spring.  Has 2 oxen, 2 cows, 6 hogs, poultry.  In 1878, raised 8 acres wheat, (80 bushels), 2 acres corn, 2 acres oats, 1 ½ acres potatoes (60 bushels) 3 ¼ acres barley, 2 acres rye, 1 acre timothy.  Six acres of land producing wheat, last year, was seeded to timothy, in Fall of 1877.  Sowed 11 acres wheat, last Fall. .

 

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John and Chas. LingSettled on the west half of southeast quarter section 1, Chase township, in the Spring of 1875.  The soil is clay.  Have as yet, no water on place.  Have a comfortable log house, log barn, and 14 acres improved.  Planted hemlock, and tamarack for shade and ornament.  Have a yoke of steers, 2 cows, 1 yearling, 4 hogs and poultry.  In 1878, had 8 acres wheat, 1 acre corn, 1 acre oats, ½ acre potatoes, ½ acre timothy,  Sowed 7 acres wheat, last Fall.

 

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Albert Oliver—Was also, one of the first settlers in Chase township; settling on the north half of the northwest quarter section 12, in Fall of 1866.  The soil is clay loam and sand; with abundance of excellent water from springs and running stream, and well, 25 feet deep.  There are about 25 acres under cultivation.  The house is frame, with log barn.  Has about 150 apple trees; 25 of which are bearing.  Also, has small fruits.  Left original maples for shade.  His stock consists of 2 oxen, 2 cows, 8 young cattle, 8 hogs, 31 sheep.  Keeps poultry.  In 1878, had 10 acres wheat, 7 acres corn, 4 acres oats, 5 acres buckwheat, 1 ½ acres potatoes (200 bushels), 1 acre barley, ½ acre beans, 1 acre peas, and 6 acres timothy.  Is making an excellent farm.

 

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Linus MessengerSettled on the north half of southwest quarter section 9, Chase township, in Spring of 1872.  The soil is clay loam and sand; about

30 acres improved.  Has abundance of excellent water, from springs, and spring streams.  The house is log, with frame addition; frame barn, 30x40 feet.  Has some 60 apple trees commencing to bear, with cherry, peach, crab apple, and small fruits.  Left original maples and wild cherry for shade.  Has 2 oxen, 1 cow, 3 hogs and poultry.  In 1878, had 6 acres wheat, 1 ¼ acres corn (over 100 bushels ears to acre), 4 acres potatoes, (414 bushels), and 12 acres timothy (14 tons).  Sowed 5 ½ acres wheat, last Fall.  Intends to build frame granary, the coming summer.

     Mr. Messenger; also, has the east half of southeast quarter and southwest quarter of southeast quarter section 10, Cherry Valley township.  The soil is sand; pine timber.  Good spring water, with spring streams.  Has 7 acres improved, and a frame house, 14x18 feet.  Sowed ¾ acre wheat, last Fall.

 

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Jas. M. FosterWas one of the first settlers in the county; locating on the north half of the southeast quarter section 2, Chase township, in the Fall of 1865.  The soil is clay loam, and sand.  Buildings—log house, frame barn.  Good water from well, 18 feet deep.  Has apple, pear, plum, cherry, and small fruits.  There are 55 acres improved.  In 1876, he sold north half of north half of southeast quarter section 2 to his son, Ernest, who has erected a frame dwelling, and is working the land.  In 1878, the crops produced by both were:  24 acres wheat (465 bushels), 7 acres corn, 5 acres oats, 2 acres potatoes (300 bushels on 1 ½ acres), 4 acres timothy.  Together sowed 11 acres wheat, last Fall.  Jas. M. Foster has been one of the prominent men in the county; held the office of Judge of Probate of Osceola county, previous to the organization of Lake, and held the office of Judge of Probate for four years, ending with 1876.

 

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Jesse Seabring—Settled, in Fall of 1874, on the northwest quarter section 30, Yates township.  The soil is plains; with about 9 acres improved.  There are springs, and also, a well, 15 feet deep.  Left some original oaks for shade.  Has a frame house and log barn.  Mr. S. has an ox team, and raised 2 ½ acres wheat, with spring crops, last year.  Sowed 3 acres wheat, last Fall.

 

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Nathaniel BonneyPurchased the east half of the northwest quarter section 10, Pleasant Plains township, in the Fall of 1878; has erected a frame house, and intends to make a farm.  It is stump land; good soil; well watered by branch of the Pere Marquette river.

 

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Henry LamunyanSettled by homestead entry, in the Spring of 1876, on the southwest quarter section 30, Yates township.  It is plains land—12 acres improved.  Water from well, 37 feet deep.  He has a frame house, 22x24 feet, with addition, 12x14 feet, and a log barn, 18x40 feet.  Has a span of horses, 2 cows, 2 young cattle, and poultry.  In 1878, he had 3 acres wheat (about 8 bushels to acre), 1 acre corn (50 bushels ears), 1 acre buckwheat (12 bushels), ¾ acre potatoes (70 bushels), 1 ½ acres rutabagas (250 bushels), ½ acre carrots (50 bushels).  Sowed 5 acres wheat, last Fall.  Says he has no fears if he can do as well with crops as he did last season.

 

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All of these sketches are typed as they appeared in the newspaper

(spelling and so on).

 

Errata means that the item is a correction to a previous article or an addition.

 

- - - = Is missing some lines.  I will be making another trip to be able to get the missing items of this article, image for this name became blurry in sections.

 

John & Chas. Ling I believe are John and Chas. Lind due to their plat section number.

 

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