Awheel: On the Second Ave. Road Going West

(SOURCE: Clinton Morning Age, Aug. 31, 1895)

A Trip of the Age Man to Elvira And in That Section-Stock Shipment

            Going out the Second avenue road and stopping on the outskirts of the city, the traveler will find himself in front of J. W. BROWN’S place.  Mr. Brown has 20 acres, 10 of which he puts in corn and potatoes and the balance is left for pasture.  It is just the place for a retired farmer, and Joe would make reasonable terms to the right party.       

            Then over hill and dale, past gardens, etc., of five and ten acres, and L. F. MATHEWS, 180 acre farm is reached.  Mr. Mathews has a very nice place, a large hay barn and other buildings relative to a farm and thinks he will have a fairly good crop.  Leaving here and going on the F. KLING’S place we find that he has 250 acres.  His corn is good and oats fair.  A number of hogs and several cows will help to devour his grain, preparatory to going to market.

            TOM  HAWK, is found on the next 200 acres.  He says his corn, as well as his oats, is pretty good.  Mr. Hawk has a good many hogs.  CHAS. SCOTT is next seen on his dairy farm of 60 acres.  He has 35 head of cattle and sells his corn around the city.  He also has considerable fruit.  During the latter part of July Mr. Scott put in six acres of corn which is now three feet high.  It promises to do well, at the present.           

            About the middle of the fornoon, B. E. KELLY’S farm, consisting of 160 acres, was reached.  He says his crops are pretty fair.  He has just returned from Chicago where he has been with two carloads of stock.  He also has a number of fine looking hogs.   

            Just across the road lives BURTON SMITH who has 549 acres.  He has 200 hogs which he expects will get outside of some of his corn, Having put in 80 acres.  He also put in 40 acres of oats.  Mr. Smith has a number of cords of wood which he would like to dispose of.

            On the next 160 WM. WHITE was found.  He had in 70 acres of corn, 15 of oats and 12 of rye, from which he expects a fairly good crop.

            A little farther on is D. E. KELLEY who has 60 acres under cultivation, 30 in corn, 20 in oats and the balance in pasture.  MR. KELLY has 40 nice looking hogs.   

            BENDT SCHNEIDER, who makes his home on the next 220 acres has 90 of them in corn which he says was damaged some by the hail.  He also has in 10 acres of barley and 12 of oats.

            ANTON HENNINGSON and WM. HAVERBUR work the next 220 on shares.  They have 115 acres in corn and the rest in pasture.

            EDWARD YOUNG, is now found on 320 acres.  He lives in a nice large stone house and say his crops are pretty fair.

            At dinner time M. J. INGWERSEN’S home was reaches.  He has 266 acres in, 130 of which he put in corn, and 15 in oats.  He has 140 hogs.

            The 300 acre farm beyond is occupied by GUST CLAUS.  He has 200 hogs.  Mr. Claus put in 30 acres of oats and 120 of corn.  People can live on corn if everything else fails them the coming winter, as the prospect is good for lots of it.

            S. G. HAMILTON is found in possession of the next 160 acres.  He has 25 acres of oats which he has not threshed.  His corn promises to be good but his 240 hogs will not help him dispose of it as he intends to ship a car load to Chicago this week.  MR. HAMILTON also has 60 turkeys and a great many chickens.

            Going down the hill a stretch of about two miles of low ground, all in pasture, is traversed, when the next hill is reached; also the 400 acre farm of GEO. BURHENSHAW, who say his crops are pretty fair.  He has 70 acres in oats and 125 acres of corn.  His stock is comprised of 60 head of cattle and 155 hogs.

            On the cross road three miles west of Elvira and three-fourths of a mile south is FRED REIMES.  He says he has good crops.  He has 95 acres in corn and 40 acres was the size of his oat field.  His farm consists of 222 acres.

            Around the corner on the back track for Elvira is a school in which MISS AGNES LANAGHAN, of Goose Lake, taught.  This is a nice looking building with a large playground for the children.

            Further along the road is the 80 acre farm of GEORGE HAMILTON.  He has t0 acres in corn, 12 in oats and his potatoes are very good.

            SCOTT HAMILTON has 160 acres.  He says his corn will average 80 bushels to to the acre.  He has 50 acres of corn and 15 of oats.  He also has 40 cows and 95 hogs.  Elvira is the next station.  Change cars for Low Moor, and the night is spent under the hospitable roof of the White House.