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Sixteen Yw* at tlhO University of Illinois

N along the E line of said last mentioned highway 740 ft., to the S line of said publio highway along the N line of said Section, thenco N 33 ft. more or less, to the place of beginning; continuing in all 29.31 acres more or less, aitnated in the County of Christian and State of Illinois. 29.31 acres, $3,000.B1 105. (55) 1911. J The S V4 of the S W y4 of the S W V of 4 Sec 22, Twp 21 N, R 8 W of the 3d P. M., in Logan County, State of Illinois, being 20 acres more or loss, for the purpose of an experiment farm or field. 20 aeres, $4,500." 106. (57) 1912. The E Vc of the N £ Vi of the S K 14 f of Sec 9, Twp 5 S, R 8 E of the 3d P. M., White County, Illinois, 20 acres, $1,500.°« 107. (58) 1912. Twenty-four (24) acres off the W end of t!u- 8 '.:. of the N E ' 1 of Section 18, Twp 1 N, R 11 E. 24 acres, $1,920." 108. (59) 1912. A part of the E & of the S E 14 of Sec 22, Twp 17 N, R 13 W of the 2d P. M.. l>eginning at the S W corner of said E V of said S E 14, thence E on the S line o thereof 30.3 rods, thence N parallel to the W line of said E V & to the S boundary line of the right-of-way of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois R. R. as the same is now located across said E ^4, thence southwesterly along said S boundary line of said right-of-way to the W line of said E y% of said S E V> thence 4 S with the W line of said K }•£ to the placo of beginning, situated in the County of Vermilion in the State of Illinois, hereby releasing and waiving all rights under and by virtue of the Homestead Exemption Laws of this State. 20 acres, $6,500.B1 109. (60) 1913. 17 acres of even width off the S side of the N E y4 of the S W % of Sec 81, Twp 10, R 9 E, of 3d P. M., situated in the County of Cumberland. 17 acres, $1,600." 110. (61) 1913. Commencing at a point 1198.5 ft W of the S E corner of the N W % of Sec 23, Twp 11 N, R 5 W of the 4th P. M., and running thence W 907.5 ft., thence N 962.5 ft., thence E 907.5 ft., thence S 962.5 ft to the place of beginning, containing twenty acres more or less, 20 acres, $500.M 111. (77) 1914. A part of the W half of the S W \i of Sec 34, Twp 16 N, R 11 E of 4th P. M„ described as follows,

"Donated for Agricultural Experiment Field) estimated value