The Greeley tribune., 1905-06-08

the climate is tine.
| j. n. Foster OF kersey and family
is another family that came from
West Virginia. lived near Parkers
burg. The crops on eighty acres o,
good land ne is tending are looking
we'll.
| W. I. Sanders formerly lived il
I Clark county, Iowa, but he thinks
this the best country he ever struck.
He has had charge OF the Wm. Olson
ranch nine years and Mr.. Olson has
owned it twenty-nine years.
J. y. Graham has an eighty OF as
good land as any one. is doing well
and has span of mules two and
three years old that are extra good
ones. The wanderer was pleased TO
accept an invitation to dinner to
which it is needless TO say he did
ample justice. Mrs. Graham said
the 'wanderings were quite good
to help one to get acquainted.
a noticeable thing on c. L. Aust
ms place near kersey, is nice ash
grove. He is a Vermonter by birth
but is much better suited here. He
has nice bunch OF Shorthorn cattle
Of the milk strain and has been CIV
ing good deal of attention to dairy
ing but desires to quit. He thinks
no where else can a farmer do better
than here. At least in the past
property has advanced rapidly in
value and his ditch stock has ad-
yanced from SIS to $50 per share.
Ellis Umbarger like all his neigh
bors, takes the Tribune, is farming
eighty acres of the Densmoore ranch
and has no big kick coming on the
outlook for crops Notwithstanding
the backward spring. He formerly
lived in Nebraska.
John Burke has good eighty
with a bran new house and is evil
IDENTIFY doing we'll. He says this is
the country for him and of course he
takes the Tribune.
E. P. Jessup is the manufacturer
of the 'Jessup butter" that many
people like we'll. Cows and alfalfa
make profitable combination Mr..
Jessup thinks and he has paid Tor
mis- ranch by dairying. $500 year
from sixteen cows and you keep the
COWS and have the calves besides is
not bad, he thinks.
D. S. Ellis is farming quite ex-
tensively, having 25O acres adjoining
the town of LaSalle and will have
twenty acres Of corn on new land
above the ditch. He Is also manager
of store in LaSaIle owned by Nor.
rison & Son of Evans.
T. H. Railsback of Big Bend, is
we'll fixed with a 800 acre tract.
Corn, rye and wheat are his prin-
ciple crop.
r. C. Toryiell has broken some
new ground above the ditch which
has been planted to corn this season.
There are l60 acres in the ranch
which belongs to the Big Bend com
pany. 1t has been in his charge for
several years.
O. NJ. Pearson has bought an
eighty acre ranch west of Peckham
which he is improving He con-
tinues to farm l60 acres east of Peck
ham where he has lived for some
time. Beets and potatoes will be
his root crop and he will include
grain in his crop.
| S. r. Faris has a 100 acre ranch
east of Peckham which is quite well
improved. Mr.. and Mrs. Faris have
lived here many years and an inter-
esting boy and two bright little girls
have grown to promising young
manhood and womanhood in their
Colorado home.
A. P. Baird who formerly owned
the Greeley LaSalle hack line is
farming in the Big Bend country.
He is giving his children the benefit
of the good schools in Greeley.
John Moser has we'll improved
farm two miles south of LaSalle.
He is making money and the build
ings on this place are in good condi-
tion.
r. w. Devinny's farm known as
the "Cloverdale'' is one of the pros
porous farms of Big Bend. Mr.. De.
vinng who is one Of the county COM
missioners was at North Park on
business when the writer ca led.
His good wife said she considered
the Tribune model country paper
from news point of view.
John Root is one of the well-to.do
farmers in the Big Bend country
where the writer enjoyed the dinner
hour very pleasantly. Mr. Root is
great reader and takes lots of
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