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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: LII
Page: 1
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Progress in
[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.
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Henry Coolidge—Purchased the
northeast quarter of the southeast quarter section 36, Pinora
township, and settled, in the Spring of 1878.. The soil is sand loam; water from a well
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Wm. Charlesworth—Homesteaded the east half of the northwest quarter section
28, Chase township, in the Spring of 1872.
The soil is sandy loam; water from spring. Has about
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Was erected in 1878,
by John Harmon, on section 28, Chase township. The engine is 4-0-horse power, and the
capacity of the mill about
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Wm. Torpy—Bought
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E. J. McLaughlin—Settled, in the Fall of 1874, on
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A. J. McLaughlin—Homesteaded the
southeast quarter section 28, Pinora township, in Fall of 1871. Has sold
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P. McLaughlin—Settled, in the Fall of 1870, by homesteading the east half of the southeast
quarter section 34, Webber township.
Has sold the south 30; and now owns and is living on
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Gideon Russell—Settled
on the west half of the northeast quarter section 4, Chase township, in the
Spring of 1873. The soil is sandy
loam and clay; water from well
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John Bigbee—Settled
on the south half of southwest quarter section 34, Pinora
township, in the Spring of 1866.
The soil is sandy loam and clay; with water from spring and stream. Has a frame house, log barn, and about
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Alex. Craig—Settled, in the Fall of 1878, on the east half of the northwest quarter
section 4, Chase township. There is
a frame house, and a small clearing.
Intends to make a farm.
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Erastus Haines—Settled
on the north half of the southwest quarter section 34, Pinora
township, in the Winter of 1866.
The soil is sand; water from a well
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Mrs. A. Haines—Also,
settled, in the winter of 1866, on the south half of the northwest quarter
section 34, Pinora township. The soil is sand; with water from
springs and stream. There is a log
house, and
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Samuel Smeed—Settled
on the south half of the northeast quarter section 34, Pinora
township, in the Summer of 1878. The
soil is sand, water from spring.
There is a log house and barn, and some apple, pear, cherry and small
fruits; about
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Zachary Blood—Settled
on the north half of the northeast quarter section 2, Chase township, in the
Spring of 1867. The soil is
clay. Has a log house, frame barn,
and about
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Geo. W. Mills—Settled
on the west half of northeast quarter, northwest quarter of southeast quarter
and northeast quarter of northeast quarter section 32. Webber township, in the Summer of 1878. The soil is sand—plains and
pine. Has about 2 ½ acres
cleared, and is building a log house, 25x29 feet. Also, owns the Wm. Goff homestead, same
township, where there are
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E. Decker—Settled
on the west half of the southeast quarter section 22, Yates township, in the
Spring of 1873. The soil is
sand—part plains, part pine; water from a well,
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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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