June 6, 1881 - Big Rapids Pioneer Newspaper  - Mecosta County, MI.

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The Big Rapids Pioneer
June 6, 1881 
Mecosta, Michigan 

 


John Fenning, of this city, has purchased the county poor farm of the committee 
appointed to sell the same, paying $2500 for the ground and a portion of the 
buildings. The county retains the crops and a portion of the insane building. The 
committee is now advertising for sealed proposals to sell the county not less than 10 
nor more than 40 acres of land for a new farm, said land to be situated not more than 
40 acres of land for - a new farm, said land to be situated not more than one mile 
from a railroad station in the county.