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1884.] 
477 
INFOEMATION^ FEEE FOE EVEEYBODT. 
roughly estimated by the tens of thousands. We continue to urge migration Westward, and with a view 
to affording our readers direct information free of cost, we have invited those on the ground who are will- 
► ing to answer inquiries without cost to send us their names. Below we print the first batch received up 
to the time of going to press : 
L 
Pop. of 
Cou'y. 
1 
18,500 
2 
10,000 
3 
3,000 
4 
27,000 
5 
6,000 
6 
15.000 
7 
5,000 
8 
9 
15,000 
lU 
8,000 
11 
6,000 
12 
* 
13 
6,000 
14 
20,000 
15 
14,000 
16 
7,000 
17 
2,000 
13 
16,000 
19 
17,000 
20 
8,000 
‘21 
5,000 
22 
10,000 
23 
24 
10.000 
‘25 
27,000 
26 
25,000 
27 
4,000 
28 
8,000 
29 
12,000 
30 
7,000 
31 
S.OTO 
,>12 
10,000 
33 
10,000 
34 
10,000 
.35 
4,000 
36 
14,000 
37 
4,000 
1-18 
.39 
5,000 
40 
4,000 
41 
7.000 
42 
43 
23,000 
44 
3,000v 
45 
10,000 
46 
4,00j 
47 
48 
80,000 
49 
21,000 
50 
10,000 
51 
52 
12,000 
53 
6,000 
54 
10,000 
55 
4,000 
56 
15,000 
57 
7,000 
58 
59 
8,000 
60 
5,000 
61 
85,000 
62 800,000 
63 
29,741 
64 
21,463 
65 
5,600 
66 
67 
3,000 
6,3 
6,000 
69 
15,000 
70 
7,000 
71 
T2 
10,000 
73 
17,000 
74 
40.000 
75 well stt 
76 
21,000 
77 
2,000 
78 
4,000 
79 
80 
2,000 
HI 
7,000 
H‘2 
25,000 
83 
10,000 
84 
3.000 
85 1132 vot 
86 
2,500 
87 
18,000 
88 
2,000 
H9 
13,000 
90 
91 
92 
93 
40,000 
94 
20,000 
95 
1,200 
96 
5,000 
97 
11,000 
98 
99 
5,000 
100 
8,000 
101 
5,000 
102 
103 
16,000 
104 
Good. 
Quiet, and industrious. 
Industrious, moral. 
Good. 
Quiet, law-abiding 
Agr’l and enterprising. 
Honest, courteous. 
Farmers and stock ra’s 
Tliritty and progres’ve 
TT7^n!^ Foreign Population f 
Irish, German, Danish. 
Some Irish and Norwegian. 
Few Irish and German. 
Eng., Irish, Scotch, Ger., Fr., Scan 
German. 
German, Irish, English. . 
Few Danish and German. 
More than half Scandinavian. 
One half Scandinavian, German. 
Many German farmers. 
French, German, Swedish. 
Scandinavian. 
Eng., Irish, German, Scotch. 
German, 
i German, Irish. 
. I German, Norwegians. 
Sober and industrious. | Half population from Sweden. 
German, Swedish. 
Progressive and Indus. 
Very mixed. 
Good society. 
Energetic. 
Agr’l, good, industrio’s 
Industrious, intelligent 
Intelligent, moral, in’s. 
Well to do. 
Equal to aver’e, at least 
Wide-awake, industri’s 
Intelligent. 
Energetic, Intelligent. 
Jail einnty, no saloons 
Above avg’e in educa’n 
Thrifty. 
Enterprising, cultured. 
Thrifty. 
Industrious farmers. 
Good mining & ag’l I’nd 
First class. 
What Churches ? 
Cong’l, Pres., Bap’t, R. G. 
All leading denominations 
Presbyterian, Congrega’l. 
Plenty. 
15, mostlj'Prost’t, one R.C. 
M.E., Con., Bap., Epis., R.C 
Meth., Presb’n, Baptist. 
M. E., Presb’n, Lutlieran. 
Meth., Baptist, Presby’n. 
Schools. 
Good schools. 
Yes. 
Yes. 
Graded schools in all to’ns 
56 schools. 
64 in the county. 
German, Swedish, Irish. 
Ten per cent European nations. 
German, Irish, Welsh, Seand. 
All countries. 
Few German and Norwegians. 
British Isles, German, Seandin’n, 
Irish, German, Scandinavian. 
Scandinavian, Canada. 
Very few. 
Few English and German. 
All nations. 
Few foreigners. 
German. 
A few Scandinavian. 
Some few Swedes. 
Some Scandinavians. 
Very few foreigners. 
All nations. 
Very few foreigners. 
Few Irish and German. 
Few German and Scandinavian. 
Few. 
German, Norway, and Irish. 
All nations. 
Some German, Irish, Swedes. 
Bohem’n, Germ., Irish, Eng., Scot 
Fair to good. 
Agr’l and stock raising. 
Best people of newc’ry 
Thrifty, intel’t, prog’e. 
Very good. 
Enterprising & Indus’s. 
Good. 
Moral, thrifty, Intellig’t 
Enterprising. 
Good. 
No better in U. S. 
Very best. 
Good, law-abiding. 
Best class. 
Law-abiding. 
Good. 
Good. 
Good. 
Good. 
Good. 
Peaceable and friendly. 
Some German. 
German. Scandinavian. 
Every nation. 
Germa j, Scandinavian. 
Mostly German. 
Few German and Swedes. 
German. Norwegian. 
Mainly Welsh. 
A few Irish and Bohemian. 
Mainly from Canada. 
All nations. 
Mostly German. 
Mainly Norwegians. 
A few Germans and Swedes. 
Foreigners mostly Amercanized. 
German, Irish, and Austrian, etc, 
Irish, Danish, German. 
Not much 
Some Germans. 
German, some English and Irish. 
Some foreigners. 
German, Swedish, Chinese. 
German. 
Every nation. 
Scandanavian. 
Scandanavian, German, Canadian. 
Canadian. 
German, Scand., Bohemians, etc. 
Norwegians, some Germans. 
Few foreigners. Swedes. 
Irish, Scotch, German, Norweg. 
Norwegians mainly. 
Very small. 
Mostly German. 
Small number Germans and Irish. 
German. 
Germ,, Dan., Norw.,Bohe.Eng, Ir. 
Mainly Swedish. 
Twenty per cent are Scandinavia’s 
Scandina., Germans, Irish,French. 
Chinese. Mexicans, Indians. 
Scandinavians and Germans. 
Scand., Canad., Ger., Half-breeds 
Scandinavians, Ger., Gt. Britain. 
Scandinavians. 
No particular class. 
Germans Norwegians, French. 
Germans, Swedes. 
1 Meth., 1 Pres’n, 2Scand’n 
Numerous Protestant. | 
Methodist, Congregational 
Meth., Luth., Christian. I 
Meth., Bap., Con., R.C.,C’n 
Abundant. 
Cath.. Pres’n, Meth., Luth.' 
Reformed and Catholic. | 
-Meth., Evan., Bap., Lu., Cr. 
Meth.,Pres.,Cath., Bap., Epj 
A school every 2 miles. 
42 schools. 
60 school districts. 
Plenty of schools. 
Good graded school. 
Many. 
Good schools. 
Many good schools. 
Good. 
Churches all over county. 
Pres., Cath., Meth., Bap. 
Pres’n, Meth., Episcop’n. 
R. C., Meth., Cong’l. 
Meth., Pr., Bap., R.C., E.,C. 
In every village. 
Meth., R.C., Luth., etc. 
Luth., Presby’n, Epls’l. 
Meth., Baptist, Cong’l. 
Wesleyan, Methodist. 
Baptist, Meth., Cong’l. 
None. 
W. P., Cath., Bap., Con.,Pr 
Three. 
Good. 
Salem high school. 
Graded school in city. 
On every hill-top. 
Meth., CongT. 
Plenty. 
4 churches in the city. 
Plenty. 
9 white, 3 col’d—all demo’s 
5 Protestant. 
All except Catholic. 
Methodist and Christian. 
Cong’l, Meth. 
All denominations. 
All denominations. 
All denominations. 
Meth., Christian. 
Presby’u, Meth., Epis., R.C 
Meth., CongT, R. C., Epis. 
All denominations. 
Almost all Prot denomin’s 
Presby’n and Baptist. 
2 next Spring. 
Bapt., Meth., Pr., Ep., Cath 
Plenty. 
All leading denominations. 
131. 
Presbyterian, Methodist. 
Plenty. 
Methodist* Presbyterian. 
Pres., Bap., Meth., Luth. 
Meth.. Bap., Pres., Cath. 
Leading denominations. 
Meth.,Pres., Cath,Bap.,Lut. 
Yes. 
Bap.,Meth.,and Camp serv. 
Pres., Meth., Cath.,and oth. 
All denominations. 
Baptist, Congregational. 
11 denominations in City. 
Brea., Bap., Meth., Prot. 
Schools all over county. 
104 school houses. 
200 school districts. 
Finest in the State. 
Good sch., Meth. Unlv’y. 
All over. 
Yes. 
Good, well taught. 
100 in the county. 
Yes. 
Fine school. 
School district. 
Plenty. 
Public schools. 
Good. 
Good graded. 
Plenty. 
High schools in city. 
Common and graded. 
1 in every 4 sections. 
First class. 
Yes. 
Building every 2 miles. 
Plenty. 
Numerous. 
70 in county. 
Meth.,Cath. societies, Pres. 
Ep.,Bap., Meth,Cath.,Luth. 
ME., Pres.,Meth.,Bap.,Cath 
Pres.,Meth.,Cath,Bap.,Lut. 
None. 
None. 
Cath.. Dun.Quak,Bap.,M.E. 
Catholic, Baptist. 
Methodist and others. 
Nearly all denominations. 
4 Protestant organizations 
Christian and Methodist. 
Catholic. 
Coven.,Meth.,Bap.,Free-wl 
Baptists. 
Cath.,Ep., Me.,Bap.,Pr., L 
Con., in town, several in co 
No building in county. 
Cath., Bap., Pr., Me., Evan 
N’ly all denom., exce’t Mor. 
In the towns. 
Ail denominations. 
1 eh., oth’s h’ld ser., in s. h. 
Quaker, Methodist, Pres 
Brick school in town. 
Graded and district. 
Public school. 
Every 2 miles. 
School almost every 2 m’Is 
House worth $3,000. 
Good district. 
Public Coll. & Mich. Inst. 
Plenty. 
In every township. 
210 . 
Coll. Gram. & Com. School. 
r>8 school houses. 
Good schools. 
First-class. 
A great many. 
Being built everywhere. 
Splendid free-sch. system. 
Sch. everywhere. Good coll 
Yes. 
All over county. 
More than 100 Pub. Schools. 
Good graded schools. 
Many good schools. 
Best in the world. 
Plenty. 
Edu’l int’s on the up-grade. 
A I A I A 
Public schools. 
Yes. 
All over. 
Fine brick school house. 
Yes. 
30 public schools in county 
Public school. 
Very good in all parts. 
Graded school. 
Well supplied with schools. 
Well established ail over Co 
Good school house. 
Good. 
Well supplied. 
Good district and high sch. 
Good schools all over Co. 
Graded h’gh sch.,Cath. Sem 
Good School. 
Schools all over. 
Good sch. in each district. 
56 school districts. 
Good schools. 
Good schools. 
Five in township. 
Yes. 
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Cost of Lumber 
per 1,000. 
Buy land on time. 
1 st, com. dres’d, S 
$15 to $45 
$10 to $25 
$15 to $19 
Chicago prices. 
$18 to $60 
$18 to $40 
$10 to $30 
About $12 up. 
$15 up. 
$10 to $25 
$20 to $40 
Common, $161 
$20 to $35 
$10 to $15 
$14 to $33 
$16 to $50 
$■26 to $30 
$ 20 . 
$18 to $27 
Common, $20 
$12 to $18 
$25 to $60 
$15 to $30 
$16 up. 
$12 to $20 
.$22 to $33 
$25 
Common, $20 
$12 to $20 
Common, $10 to $12 
$18 to $20 
$18 
$3 to $40 
$20 
$5 to $30 
$15 to $30 
$22H to $50. 
$10 to 40 
$20 to $30 
$15 to $30. 
$17 to $30 
Same as at Chicago 
Highest $35 
$20 to $40 
$28 
Common, $15 
Native, $15 to $25 
$20 
Hard, $10 to $12E 
$20 to $30 
$17 
$20’to $50. 
$20 to $25. 
$17 to $25. 
$10.50 to $14. Com 
$12 to $30. 
$18 up. 
$13 to $28. 
$26 to $.-.0. 
$20 to $30. 
$15, soft. 
$‘25 to $40. 
$12.50 to $17.50. 
$18. 
$16 to $60. 
$10 to $22. 
$20 to $25. 
$14 to $22. 
$14, common. 
$15 to $30. 
$30 up. 
$18 to $45. 
$30. 
$25. 
$ 20 . 
$10 to $12. 
$14 to $25. 
$18 to $22. 
$21. 
Pine, $18 to $45. 
$20 to $80. 
Common, $18 to $23, 
Rough, $18. 
$ 20 . 
$ 20 . 
$ 20 . 
$14 to $19. 
$20 to $40. 
3 to 5 years’ time. 
B to M cash, balance on time. 
To suit buyer. 
a cash, K m a year, bal. 2 y’s. 
5 to 20 years, 7 per cent. 
10 years. 
K to on 5 years’ time. 
HtoH cash, bal. in 3 to 10 years 
10 to 20 years’ time. 
Imp’d farms, $12 to $20 an acre 
Yes. 
Usual time payments. 
20 years. 
Long or short time. 
3 to 10 y’s. $3, 110 cash, b. 20 y. 
1 to 5 years. 
Part cash, balance 2 to 10years 
As much time as desired. 
1 to 10 years, 6 per cent inter’t. 
As much time as wanted. 
1 to 10 years. 
H cash, bal. 2 to 3 y’rs, 7 p. ct. 
3 to 5 years. 
No sale. 
>4 cash, 5 years or more. 
3 to 5 years, part cash. 
3 to 10 years. 
Buyer s own time. 
Often 5 years, 7 to 10 per cent. 
2 to 4 years. 
cash, balance 3 to 10 years, i 
15th cash, bal. 6 yearly pay’s. i 
M cash. I 
Reasonable time, part cash, i 
1 to 5 years, school lands long’r 
To suit. 
1 to 10 years, 7 per cent. 
15 p. c. cash, 7 p. c. 30 years. 
Part cash, balance time. 
H cash, long time. 
li cash, balance 5 years. 
^ cash, 1 to 5 years. 
X in 1 year. 
1 to 5 years. 
X cash, 2 years or more. 
14 cash, good terms. 
Plenty of time. 
Cash. 
Cash or time. 
Any time. 
Reasonable time. 
Part 5 years, 10 per cent. 
4, 6 years, 8 p. c. interest. 
Yes. 
5 years. 
3 to 5 years. 
K cash. 1 to 5 years. 
2 to 6 years. 
To suit buyer. 
1 to 20 years. 
Not often. 
Part cash, security for balance. 
Any time. 
K to X cash, bal. yearly pay’ts. 
Time to suit. 
X to X cash, bal. 1 to 5 years. 
Part on time, 6 p. c. interest. 
Xcash,longtime. Reas’blelnt. 
Xcash, balance 3 to 5 years. 
10 years, or to suit buyer. 
1 to 5 years. 
5 years. 
To suit buyer. 
4 to 10 years, part cash. 
On short time. 
1-lOth down, ten years time. 
X down, bal. to suit. 8 p. c. int. 
1 to 5 years with security. 
7 or 8 years. 
10 years time. 
X cash.l to 3 y'rs, 8 to 10 p. c. int 
X down, 3 to 5 years. 
10 years. 
Partly on time. 
X cash, balance 1 to 3 years. 
None. 
l-5th cash, 5 yrs. 7 percent int 
Long time. 
1 to 5 years. 
Yes. 
Part cash, 8 p. c. Interest. 
2 to 10 years. 
Yes. 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
None 
None 
None 
None 
Yes 
Yes 
None 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
None 
None 
None 
None 
Yes 
None 
Yes. 
None 
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None 
Plen. 
Yes. 
None 
None 
None 
Lit’le 
Yes. 
None 
None 
Yes. 
None 
Yes. 
None 
Yes. 
Yes. 
None 
Yes. 
None 
Yes. 
None 
Yes. 
Y'es. 
None 
None 
6 y’rs 
Yes. 
Yes. 
None 
7 yr’s 
None 
None 
Some 
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