The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-12-14

broke and fenced 20 acres
that before he could get the fencing and
put 1t up, the range cattle got in and
cropped it off close to the ground twice
and yet if my memory serves me right he
had 70 bushels per acre, threshers mea-
sure. He and his wife are highly intelli
gent and an ornament to any community
If any poor, discouraged pilgrim comes
along, you can refer him to Nathan Will
son and he will recount what Montana
has done for him.
Proceeding east l came to the base of
the bench land. Among old settlers are
the Gallagher boys and the old gentleman
Nelson. They settled at an
early day and have choice locations.
They show the finest potatoes have seen
this year with yield estimated at 200
bushels per acre, which is good for dry
season. They find a market in Neihart,
eighteen miles south at three cents per
pound. They have some 800 head of
cattle and any of the steers are as fat as
stall fed cattle in the east, ON nothing
but NJ ontana bunch grass. At the pres
ent time there is but little snow to be
seen, except on the north side of hills
and in deep coulees and the stock men
all agree that their cattle are gaining in
flesh every day.
Going up on to the bench | was sur
prised, for in the head of every coulee
was a house and a family and I was
ready to agree with j. G. Bundy, the
wheel-horse of the democracy for this
section who said, mo wonder Montana
went republican, for every coulee con
tanned pilgrim and every SON of-a- gun
was sure to vote a straight republican
ticket" One thing is certain, they are
mostly men of means, have come to stay
and are just such settlers as Montana
wants. To mention them all personally
would fill a column. 1t was noticed tn at
they all seemed we'll pleased with tEeil
change and not one but that spoke in
praise of Montana's soil and climate.
AS | passed Ford's Coulee l could not
refrain from calling upon Arthur Ford
brother of our ex-superintendent OF
public schools. | found him at home
with the latch string on the outside
Genial and pleasant he leads a life of con
tentment with 100 acres enclosed with S
good fence and literally covered with
calves that are being weaned from theil
mothers on the range. If he is not a hap
py man his hearty laugh gives the lie tc
the words.
After bidding my friend Ford good
bye, the next call was on Oscar Swanson
who is a native of Sweden and live
wide-awake man. Though last spring.
settler he has built houses and barns
raised a good crop on sod, fenced 1G(
acres and in appreciation of his services
and fitness, our county fathers have ap
pointed him road supervisor Of distric
No. 10, Kibby.
After bidding friend Swanson and estim
) able lady farewell, my next call was OF
the cattle kings, Henderleider and Bundy
They are located in coulee with higl
hills or mountains on every side. Their
is no time in the winter, let the snow b,
what it may, but the one Of the other 0
} the mountains is free from snow and a
they are covered with & big growth o
grass here is one success in cattle rails
ing. They raise all the grain they wan
} for feed and have for sale about $500
worth 4 year and | can say for old set
tiers that their hospitality and good ol,
Montana sayings and phrases can't b.
beat AS night came on pursued IN,
way, tired and weary, to rest in the en-
joyment of "IIome, Sweet Home
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