Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-24
Among our Neighbors.


John Wendl is building barn 48x60
with posts % feet, it is substantial
frame resting upon solid stone foun-
dalton put in by John II. Hayse. FL.
q. Natvig and Karl Swenson are doing
the wood work.
Herman Kull has about $50 fine Me-
rino sheep on their New Oregon farm,
milks II COWS and has a fine lot of
cattle and full complement of Horses
to operate the large farm.
Mike Svoboda has bought an unim-
proved farm north of Frank Moudry's
and has commenced breaking and
turning over the sod.
The Joseph Schafer farm has a large
herd of cattle with representatives OF
the Short-horn, the Red and Black
Polls; fine bunch we'll cared for.
Among the very early settlers of the
county were Halver Halverson and
wife who came in 1856. They still re-
side on the farm bought from the
government then, and a daughter born
there is the wife Filing Ellingson,
living on an adjoining farm. In the
south part of New Oregon, among the
old country people are to be found
more farms belonging to and occupied
by the original purchasers from the
government, or their children, than
in any other portion of the county.
In their native land it was difficult to
acquire and own real estate, hence,
tenacity with which they hold to it.
Among the early arrivals in the coun-
ty are the Pecinoyskys and the Chylcs,
the Bouskies, the Slamas and Mladys
and they are among the large land
owners of the county and its well-to-
do people. New Oregon township and
its people are all right, they are pros
pering through hard labor, and econ
omy in expenditures and do to tie to
when financial storms sweep. fictitious
and speculatiyes stocks to the four
winds of heaven.
d. A. Lyons has had most Of the
b)ulders ON the Glass farm, which be
ownsr removed from the beds in which
for untold centuries they have slept
Now couple of days with the Fault
less Grubber would remove the brook
willows which mar it's beauty and
value.
| At the home OF our young German
friend, Johnnie Schneider, we were
Hospitality entertained in their elegant
and we'll furnished home. They arc
among the prospecting farmers rs Of th!e
county.
The A. r. Fuller farm adjoining il
owned and occupied by recent come
from Allamakee county, a Mr.. Kavane
He has q good farm AND seems tt
know how to properly care for it,
Albert Bloomerader has the Henr,
Rink farm in fine feather for one 0
its big hdrvests this fall.
WIN. Cummins, as usual, has hi
work up. to the season With brigh
promise of the future:
At Joe Haubrick's we met hi
FATHER, a. gentleman upwards of so
who appears to be but about 60. Hi
home is at st. Lucas in Fayette coun
lty..a Nilsson Joe has a splendid farm
well improved and properly manage
in all its departments.
Joseph Dangherty has ibeautifr
home and is fastgetting the comfort
of life about him.
Michael Barnes, on the Wade farr
opposite, is making many improve
mepts. The Barnes family are nc
contented unless improving what the
own.
S. L. Barnes has rented his Schle
farm to his son Joseph and he and h
wife are on the farm where his fatht
used to live in this town. Lee Barn,
is in charge Of the store at Schley,
deputy postmaster and faithful
attends TO both.
The Schley Creamery Compar
managed by Pecinovsky & Danielso
proprietors, is making so tubs wee
and has IS patrons. They buy the
milk by its butter fat test, and a
giving full satisfaction to the
patrons as we CLEAN from them. Th
both are pupils of the dairy depal
mentor the State Agricultural Cole
at Ames and were under the instru