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    1. STUDA Farm March 28, 1896 McDonald PA Outlook
    2. Victoria Hospodar Valentine
    3. Mr. J. R. STUDA will on April 1 move from the MCCONAUGHEY farm to a 142-acre farm three miles from Cross Creek, six miles from Burgettstown and four miles from Hanlin, which he last summer bought from Grimes ALLISON, assignee of Robert PERRINE, for $66.10 an acre, all cash down. On this farm is a great orchard, a large, well finished brick house, an 80x40 barn, and everything that is needed on a modern farm. Where did Mr. STUDA, a tenant farmer, get the nine thousand dollars cash to pay for this farm? His family consists of himself, wife and daughter. During the past eleven years he has leased the MCCONAUGHEY farm, above Primrose--180 acres with 60 acres in timber--paying, on an average, $600 a year of rent; he also leased from John BROWN an 18 acre field adjoining for $50 a years; he ran a 20 cow dairy, buying 13 tons of bran every year; he sold hogs and hay and calves and what not; and he made the money that bought the little Cross Creek dukedom in those eleven years. Charles GUNLACH comes to the MCCONAUGHEY place from the MCGUIGAN farm, near Prospect Church, and will pay $475 a year as rent and the road taxes. Oh, no! The farmers could pay for no FLINN roads, not even when the cities and towns pay one-third of the cost of them!

    09/23/2005 04:32:33