The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-30

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NV ~ mat i7 au. j can tel you ri-,i
, mat f"A haven't "a thing Boz the
~ y" 'is to9ut ! have three erast
N'e hiiie' ail or fhcm iust dvIr.r for e0r,.
pretty smart Young Rdv ,fsu, ,,,. -.
1NN ti"ae 20 come ani learn thrm 10
is'n' write and cipher and riav on tbe
Pl""heF' You just ect your duda together
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t'"'h on iur Rio Graude and YOU viii
received With open arms by three Of
gag "HNaa'ul. .i ana shlrpest girls Boz Tex
a. jest you ask any of these nrre zen.
uemen asserting around here about fhts
mere MaNcri.k Hotel sud thcv will trl
sea that o.d 'FerG' never wen, back GA
ms word or failed Co hep "a lady in disc
Hes.' Miss Farmer accepted This oil ,r.
p'fuy because nothing else offered at the
time ana she had learned that the old
man aud Dds family We're what he repre-
scented thcm 10 be
She found enc three daughters and che
mother aud urgame their friend aud .n-
stfucior. AZ tlc end of six months thc
heid OF th" house wanted 20 pas Der the
Ntp az wh.el he valued her services.
me eoFeii"es was tstous1cd al the
amount oheteA her and refused 20 take 90.
me mother aud her three daughters tried
{" persuade tlrir companion that 90 was
Het ddiF 10 take the money Buj She was
hfm ana after awhile the subject was
dropped altoEetacr. D. was not until her
oeneiacior came 90 her 40 the end 81 rev-
cfal months AMI asked 81 hc could make
an investment for her She foid him be
might. not realizing that Sc WAS tie SOD
she had rejected that h. intended Zoo use
TOT hcrA benefit. Tine bargain offered lo
the rica ola cattleman had been used fos
ms dAhshtcrs g1verucss as they and boz
had plenty Of money II acquired for her
90 head oi cattle ana uut into her mimi
for the nrst time enc idea OF cong into
cattle raising on large scale ~ tho on.
Ior'unfy cves presented itself d. d.d
come after awhile. and then began ta-
EroWth of t1at fortune which mas made
MISS Farmer the wralthlost woman iu
the cattle raising business that the West
mas ever known From the time she
knew Acre.f 90 ho the rosscaior OF "a
hero OF lo She began "a study the subject
~ cattle rlI~ing and gradually made here
self familiar with every detail OF o. She
had Tine advice OF her benefactor. ana 4uc-
ceened SEQ well during the frs. year that
she was able 20 brand CD calves and add
800 COWS 20 her herd. They are marked 20
this day with a KEY because some OF her
"t'"' A'AA Nlft maj NfN NNNNNmH ma
come from the flci that sine had an uu-
seen key 10 an hearts. she thought thar
a key a. her brand woul1 bc on lpproprl-
ate acknowledgment OK that fact. and her
herds are now known as the Door Key
nerds 20 the people OF Mexico and Texa.
wno have no idea OF what the significance
OF the emblem u.s. Her adviser died after
De had been looking after her herds for
TOUR years, and eft her compelled 60 rely
on her own judgment his death came At
critical time iu her adairs. as q hap
peued during what Us known as The cat-
tie boom For a iong time cattle hal
been OF - ltNe yoluf tina; COWS sold for
$ q head. herds had been allowed 20 wan.
der away ard calves were not branded
AZ the trst advance IN prices the ranch
ers were eager 70 sell but because ia -
had no confidence ln the psrmancuce or
the improved conditions. Miss Farmer
borrowed money wherever She could ana
bought. because Ene believed that prices
we're 30 remain high for some time. They
"a, ara her herds became 80 large that
she had Co seek pasturuge Jos Mexico. She
so.d jus, before tne decline IN prices came
and relnvestod in Mexico. meeting pros
parity with every turn OF her capita
She was able 20 buy their old home for
her friends. who were in distress after
their fathers death, and also kept i5-
gether his famous herds. Every detail
oi the business comes to-day under ner
own eye. She sent 10 her native Ohio for
the two young men VINO are her assls-
tants IN the business. Of which she is the
real director. Even the practical phase
OF the work come under her eve for she
rides well. and often attends the round
up and super.ntends the branding and 81
vision OF the herds