Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-09-04
AMONG THE FARMERS.
q OF SALISBURY,

grain fields, and dotted with the homes of
prosperous farmers. say prosperous be-
cause at nearly every plantation visited an
improvement in some form was visible.
Those visited in this locality were J. B..
Smith, - Stone, John Bitney, A. Pills
bury, Oliver Ingram, j. G. Jones & Bro,
w. e. Thomas & Bros, and John Desdir.
AT Mr.. Smiths, besides the usual good grain
crops, a fine new barn made the place at
t~ractive. For convenience it excels many
and will do to take pattern FROM. Mr.. Bit
ney's farm is also adorned by a new barn,
and a larger field. Trees planted about his
premises only a few years ago now shade
his yard and dwelling, making it pleasant
Mr.. Desdir's place has advanced in the way
of improvement. The large piles of new
lumber there indicate that a new dwelling
is to be built. The work of construction
will begin soon after harvest. The Jones
Bros. have also made advances. Their real
estate which already comprises several hum
dred acres has been added to, and a new
field fenced. They have a good herd of
We'll bred horses. At Mr.. Ingram's new
improvements were visible all about. He
has two large farms filed to their fullest
extent with ripening grain. At Mr.. Pills
bury's a ripening grain field of nearly 200
acres looked beautiful.
seems to be keeping pace with the sur
rounding country in the way of improve
ments. Several new corners nave s9set
stakes'' there and their new dwellings, add
materially to the city-like appearance OF the
town. The Sheridan hotel has undergone
some Improvement. The sssplice'' extend
ing to. the saloon on the corner has. not on
~ added more room, convenience and COM
fort to the public, but it has filled a vacant
space, sheltering the blissfull enjoyment of
a pleasant home circle. Fred Shultz is the
genial landlord, and the hostes is the same
Of years gone by. A prosperous institution
of Sheridan is the Good Templars' lodges.
Its membership, which is growing fast,
now numbers nearly a hnndred. The mem-.
bers are country folks, farmers, their wives
daughters and sons. The meetings are
well attended and full ofin.erest. The Sun
day school here, carried on by the same peo-
pie is also in a flourishing condition, fur
nishing a regular Sunday mornings enjoy
menJ for the young and DID, The country
surrounding Sheridan has continued to-
grow more beautiful. A belt of farmers
that almost surround the town are much
improved and show a larger acreage of
growing crops than ever before. The farm
ers composing this circle are James Inglis.
S. Mallory, S. p. Mnlnix, Neal Christian
son, G. w. Shoemaker, Geo. Copp, Oliver
Ingram and Rev. Hugh Duncan. The first
named gentleman has leased his farm and is
making, Butte his home. Mr.. Mulnix is
farming on a large scale, having two hum
dred or more acressin cultivation. Items
cleaned from him are deemed valuable, and
will be used in the future. Mr.. Christian
son is able to take the world more easy. He
has let his farms out on shares. The same
may be said of the Rev. Duncan and Mr.. In
gram Mr.. Copp is harvesting a fine large
crop and all about his premises look well.
Still he plods the single row, but this may
not always be SO. The Ruby valley and
Mill mills are within this circle, and
are deserving OF some mention. Recently
Messrs. Heindman s. Jobb, have leased the
Mill creek mill, and those gentlemen now
propose to do the entire grinding for this
section of Montana. A. Heindman, the
man Of art, will remain at the Ruby mills,
and Mr.. Jobbs will superintend the Mill
creek mills.
RUBY VALLEY.
above Sheridan, is dotted with pleasant