N. H. MARTIN has
just finished a house 24x24 on
his 80 acre farm. This is his
first experience in farming, but
he starts out like an "old
hand." --- D. H. FABRICK,
who owns an 80 joining the
former, also has a new house
24x26. --- P. KONGS has
14 rods of grape vines. --- J.
P. DENTON herds
800 cattle. --- F. H. HOSTETTER has
30 acres corn, 20 head cattle;
P. KONGS has 50 acres corn 18
head cattle; J. KONGS has
45 acres corn, 16 head cattle;
G. LAUXEN has
34 acres corn, 17 head cattle;
W. H. OLDFIELD has
40 acres corn, 13 acres small
grain, 11 acres orchard, 40 head
cattle; M. DREES has
85 acres corn, 14 acres small
grain, 1 1/2 acres orchard, 40
head cattle; C. LACKEY has
50 acres corn, 22 acres small
grain, 1 acres orchard 47 head
cattle; J. ST.
BONNET has 50
acres corn, 10 acres small
grain, 2 acres orchard, 45 head
cattle; L. RETTELE has
60 acres corn, 60 head cattle;
J. KOELZER has
75 acres corn, 40 acres small
grain, 3 acres orchard, 60 head
cattle; --- C. LACKEY is
plastering his new house which
is 28x42. --- J. KOELZER has
1/2 acre vineyard : J. KOCH has
95 acres corn, 17 acres small
grain, 1 1/2 acres orchard, 40
head cattle; P. J. ASSENMACHER has
10 acres corn, 2 acres orchard,
18 head cattle; H. HARPENA has
37 acres corn, 14 acres small
grain, 60 head cattle; J. NOVAK has
40 acres corn, 30 head cattle;
F. HONEYMANN has
22 acres corn, 25 acres small
grain, 3 acres orchrd, 30 head
cattle; J. LARKIN has
30 acres corn, 1/2 acre orchard,
10 head cattle; P. C. JOHNSON has
19 acres corn, 15 head cattle;
C. H. HARTMAN has
27 acres corn, 15 acres small
grain 1 1/4 acres orchard, 33
head cattle; P. CLENCEY has
60 acres corn, 1 acre orchard,
11 head cattle. --- John RUNFT owns
four eightys, and has four
houses on the farm. Three of
them are rented to the following
gentlement : H. FISHER,
who has in 40 acres corn, 20
acres small grain, and 46 head
cattle; H. BRUMER,
who has 80 acres corn and 40
acres small grain; and to
Valentine MARTIN,
who has 40 acres corn and 20
acres small grain. --- F. DRIER has
25 acres corn, 15 acres small
grain, 39 head cattle; J. ECKEL has
30 acres corn, 45 head cattle;
D. KELLEY has
50 acres corn; C. B. SANFORD has
30 acres corn, 12 acres small
grain, 40 head cattle. The Poor
Farm has 7 inmates, all look
well. One man lacks only one
month of being 97.
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