Macon County News Items - Real Estate/Construction Illinois State Chronicle (Decatur, IL) March 13, 1856 Real Estate Sales Mr. James Renshaw has sold 100 acres of land, lying north-east of the Depot, for the handsome sum of $10,000, cash. A Southern gentleman was the purchaser. Dr. A. L. Kellar has sold his residence for the sum of $1600. The Doctor designs removing to Sullivan, to engage in practice there. Illinois State Chronicle (Decatur, Illinois) March 20 1856 Wm Matthews advertises a sale of property to which we call special attention. Farmers will do well to attend. Illinois State Chronicle  (Decatur, Illinois) August 15, 1856 Price of Land We note the sale of Mr. Charles Remshaw's farm at thirty-three and one third dollars per acre. This farm contains one hundred acres and is situated three miles from town. Illinois State Chronicle (Decatur, Illinois) March 12 1857 We this week publish the advertisement of two Farms for sale; Mess. Joseph Stickel and Peter Bohrer. The gentleman are among our most liberal Farmers. Their improvements are of an excellent nature, and the land as good as is to be found in the county; delightfully situated and will make pleasant homes for those newcomers who wish to purchase in a good neighborhood. See advertisement. Illinois State Chronicle (Decatur, Illinois) April 30 1857 L. F. Priest is engaged in removing the small frame office, in the corner, near Close and Morehouse's. The building is moved in order to make room for the new brick buildings to go up on Broadway this summer. The walls of the new Post Office building has reached the second story. Close & Morehouse are digging a cellar preparatory to rearing a fine brick store room adjoining Peddecord and Burrows old stead. Right up with them boys. We learn that Dr. J. E. Roberts will erect a fine brick building, in the stead of the old unsightly frame which he now occupies as a Drug Store. S. Packard's brick is going up in fine style. R. J. Oglesby's one story law office has been torn down and will be replaced by a fine substantial brick edifice. We have heard that Mr. Wm. L. Powers intended moving out the frame building now standing upon the lot next to W. J. Brown & Bro's, for the purpose of finishing the fine brick block which is at present the ornament of East Main street. We hope it is true. Decatur Republican (Decatur, Illinois) February 11 1869 B. H. Cassell will sell at his residence about four miles northeast of Decatur, on Thursday, Feb. 18th, a large collection of live stock, consisting of two-year old steers, milch cows, heifers, yearlings, extra work mules, horses, & c. Also a complete assortment of agricultural implements, grain and feed, and household and kitchen furniture. Farmers, keep in mind this extensive sale, as nearly everything you can possibly want will be offered you. Ten months' credit given on sums of ten dollars and upwards. The Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois) > 1905 > January > 2 Farm and Town Trade A. C. Allen engineered a trade in which Hilton and Thomas Cassell were the partied on one side and William Turner the man on the other. The Cassells put in a farm of 160 acres a half mile northeast of Stewardson. It went into the trade at $10,000. The Cassells took two houses in Decatur. One is a modern house of eight rooms on the west side of North Main street, 1200 block. The other is an eight room house on the south side of East Olive street, between Warren and Broadway. The two houses went in at $6,500. The difference was paid in cash by Mr. Turner. He gets the farm as an investment. The two houses the Cassells got now rent at $40 a month. The farm land mentioned was bought fourteen years ago by Berry and Henry Cassell, they paying $30 an acre; their heirs now let the land go at $62.50 an acre. Decatur Evening Herald (Decatur, Illinois) > 1929 > May > 22 L. A. Mills Buys Fred Cassell Home in West Decatur St. Affy and Mrs. L. A. Mills have purchased the home of Mr. And Mrs. Fred R. Cassell in 1430 West Decatur street, and will move in at once. The Cassells are moving to their home on Lake Decatur, called Navajo Lodge, which they will make their year-round residence hereafter. The house purchased by Affy and Mrs. Mills is near their son, Affy Walker Mills and daughter Mrs. Frank Walker. It is a large residence with a sleeping porth the full length of the hosue, a two car garage, a lot 80 feet wide and 12 forest trees. HOME ©2008 Genealogy Trails