One of the brightest spots in my memory is the remembrance of “Rose Valley” my childhood’s happy home.  Every pleasant occurrence of my boyhood clusters around that never-to-be forgotten name.  It has acted like a guide, a land mark for me through my life; and my great aim in life has been to make my own home just like dear “Rose Valley.”  To begin the work, I have set my own house in order; and the following names given to the farms under my care will practically illustrate my plan.

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Former owners. |       Farm names.       | Present tenants.
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Thompson Place   | Hickory Ridge           | A. Maddox
Home       "     | Elmwood                 | Mr. Houck’s home
Doutey     "     | South Elmwood           | D.Q.  Renfrue
Horroll    "     | Gravel Hill             | T.H.  Miller
Conran     "     | Cedar Grove             | A. Miller
Casebolt   "     | Millbrook               | C. Blettner
Harness    "     | Burnside                | A. Tunge
Heller     "     | Pleasant Hill           | J.H.  Kempf
Lewis      "     | Woodlawn                | W. Lewis
Oaks’      "     | Castle Rock             | Noah Neff
Held       "     | The Glade               | W. Reubelman
Jackson    "     | Beechwald               | G. Edwards
Bottom     "     | Deerfield               | . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Benna      "     | The Mound               | R. Oliver
Williams   "     | Blacklands              | W. Mitchel
McGee      "     | Lone Tree               | Tom Miller
Johnson    "     | South Park              | Owen Bush
New Land         | Cedar Cliff             | Peter Heller
"   "           | Cypress Grove           | Geo. Surlett
Old Homestead    | Middle Park             | Johd Meintz
West of City     | West Park               | Dave Meintz
East of R. By.   | Spring Park             | Jas. Ballinger
Manning Place    | Longview                | Aug.  Klemme
Cox       "      | Meadow Hill             | H. Stinehoff
Davis     "      | Lilypond                | Chas. Davis
Renfroe   "      | Beechfield              | I. Renfroe
Ruble     "      | Sycamore Springs        | Mrs. Sarah Miller
Bair             | Clover Hill             | W. Gunter
Edmonson  "      | Riverside               | J.H.  Relley
New       "      | Cotton Grove            | W.H.  Henson
Garaghty  "      | Wheatland               | J.H.  Relley
Price     "      | Roundpond               | W. Miller
Jordan    "      | Parsonage               | Wm. Jackson
Bird      "      | Richwood                | Mrs. Jackson
Laseley   "      | Richland                | W. Lackey
New       "      | Lakeside                | D. Edmunson
New       "      | The Island              | Geo. Laseley
Sexton    "      | Beech Hill              | J.H.  Irving
Martin    "      | Creekfield              | Joe Bair
Miss Co   "      | Catalpa Grove           | Geo. Burns