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: May 1, 1879

Volume: VII Number: I 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.

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Alonzo Woodruff—Homesteaded and settled on the northeast quarter section 28, Ellsworth township, January 1st, 1870. He now has 70 acres cleared and well fenced. Keeps a span of horses, 3 cows, 1 yearling, 8 hogs. Has apple trees commencing to bear, and small fruits. In 1878, he had 12 ½ acres wheat, 7 acres corn, 1 acre potatoes, sowed ½ bushel buckwheat on 2 acres of ground and harvested 60 bushels.

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A. B. Kinne—Settled on the north half of the northwest quarter section 36, Town 18-14 (Elk), in the Summer of 1873. The soil is sand—plains and pine. Has comfortable log house; and about 100 apple trees, and some cherry, plum and small fruits. There are 15 acres improved. In 1878, had 5 acres corn, ¼ acre potatoes, 1 acre beans; and sowed 4 acres of wheat, last Fall.

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J. A. Cooper—Settled on the southeast quarter section 12, Webber township, in the Spring of 1873. Soil, sand—plains and pine. Has a frame house, two log barns. Has planted maples and left original oaks for shade and ornament; and has plum, cherry and small fruits. Has abundance of good water from a well 12 feet deep. Keeps 2 oxen, 2 cows, 2 young cattle, 1 hog. In 1878, he had 1 acre wheat, 3 acres corn, ½ acre oats, ½ acre potatoes, ¼ acre beans, 1 acre millet, ¾ acre rutabagas. Sowed 3 acres wheat and 3 acres rye, last Fall.

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THE KIRKLAND MILL.

Was built on Kinne Creek, at Renoe Station, by John Kirkland, in the Summer of 1873. It is a water power mill, with a capacity of about 2,500 feet of lumber per day. It first had an upright saw; but in 1874, Geo. W. Shane entered into partnership with Kirkland, and a circular saw was put in. The mill afterwards passed into the hands of M. T. Chase and N. I. Kinne; then to Chase and John Watson, and finally to Watson alone, who is now engaged in manufacturing lumber; custom work, mostly.

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