The Greeley tribune., 1905-06-22
Watsabaugh's Wanderings

had visited them last October.
T. E. Rowe is a successful farmer.
lie came to Colorado from Pennsyl
vania in l>5c and has lived within 4
mile of his present residence since
1873 and owned his present farm
since 1859.
c. +. Defke formerly lived in
Iowa but likes Weld county. Colo
rado. better. He has an eighty with
good improvements. His fruit was
ruined by the hail
H. Igo prosperous farmer has
lived in Colorado since 1879. 4
beet dump is to be put up on the
new railroad near his place for the
accommodation of the farmers Of his
neighborhood.
B. r. Williams has an eighty
with a nearly new house and barn
with the usual modern conveniences
TO be found il the up-to-date dwell
ings of this section.
Albert Howard had tomato plants
in bloom and sixteen acres of beetS
that had to be planted over since the
hail and rain storms of a couple Of
weeks ago. He is known as whole
sale dealer of milk and his health
has been so good that for eight years
he never missed day, and he came
here on account of his health too.
LUCERNE.
Karl Anderson is giving his atten-
tion to the usual crop of this section
on good eighty of his own which
he bought two years ago.
\ Pearson formerly lived in Ne
braska, but likes the climate better
here Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson were
born in Sweden so they are Ameri-
cans from choice. They have nice
home and have lived there nine
years.
Frank j. Herwood has had charge
of the good quarter section where he
now lives four years. He takes the
Tribune and will have plenty of
small grain and spuds' this year.
John Hartman has been running
225 acre farm belonging to Bruce
Eaton for two years past. Twenty
four years ago he was eleven years
old and located in Colorado the same
year.
John Mccartney who is doing we'll
on good 100 of his own south of
Eaton has been giving good deal of
attention to dairying but has given
it up as an arduous task and thinks
he will find good money in raising a
few extra good percheron colts each
year.
n. S. Waldo says this is the first
spring he has seen in Colorado that
farmers did not have to irrigate to
get their crops started. He left
West Virginia the first Monday after
the presidential election in lSSS and
has lived here ever since.
VIM. BoStrom has fine farm in
good cultivation. He is well pleased
with his success since he located
here in 1892, has good crop prospects
this year and takes the Tribune.
c. L. Leeper read the Tribune
years ago when it did not suit him
as we'll as it does now lie is the
first farmer | have met who is giving
considerable attention to raising
registered stock. His herd of Poland
Chinas is headed by Black Beauty
and Black Chief, (registered) and
his young shoats show that good
blood will tell. He also has pure
bred Plymouth Rock chickens.
r. NJ. Haythorn bought hi. 200
acre farm from Governor Eaton and
left the school room and moved onto
it the first day of 1901. He realized
5l3, 900 from his 1903 crop and thinks
he would not give up farming for
any school principalship that might
be offered. He is a graduate of two
colleges ana vas principal Of the
Eaton schools.
G. r. Mills is an industrious
young farmer living on one of the
Eaton farms. y new brick barn is
to be added to the other good i'm
provements on this place this sum-
rner. He came to Colorado from
Davis county, Nebraska, five Years
ago.
Peter Danielson's farm of l6O acres
a mile and three-quarters north of
Lucerne is a fine one and the nice
dwelling and large barn is evidence
OF prosperity. They came from
Sweden and have lived in this part
of Colorado twenty-five years.
a. j. Carlson Is a prosperous farm
er. He has lived in Kansas and
Illinois but likes it better here.
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