The Greeley tribune., 1905-06-08
Watsabaugh's
Wanderings
Continued from Page 1.

are 100 acres of this place with the
improvements and an eighty acre
tract near by also under cultivation.
This is all owned by Mrs. Jennetta
Bliss and the children-except three
of them who sold their interests to
their mother. One of the boys,
Walter, has moved to the south part
of the state. where he and his
brother Will, own farm together.
The $50 of the estate of S. 2. Bliss
is close to Greeley and nearly all
nicely improved and under cultiva-
tion. Will is looking after the crop
on the eighty and is also putting
some new land under the pillow.
o. NJ. McElroy just north Of the
city says he will have good crop
barring hail and that the Tribune is
a good paper. He is getting along
we'll with his crop and has planted a
good many potatoes.
The estate of W. H. H. Bliss in
the Pleasant Valley country consists
of 40 acres and D. f. and Charley
have an additional eighty which
they own between them and are
farming in partnership. The estate
also owns land in Union county.
Iowa. Both the families of W. II.
II. and S. p. came from Union
county, Iowa. and have relatives
still living there and both W. H. II.
and S. D. located here on account OF
their health and probably lived sew
eral years longer on account of the
healthfulness of the Colorado clim-
ate. Robert Bliss who lives with
his mother in Greeley is farming in
the valley and has promising crop
OF patotoes and alfalfa. W. f. and
Charles are farming quite exten-
sively, alfalfa, grain and potatoes
receiving much attention. Wilford
Bliss has charge of good eighty a
mile north and Ernest lives just west
Of Charles on the opposite side of the
road All the farms are in nice
order and the buildings are ample
and good. 1t Is some OF the best
land and those who have charge of
it are prosperous. The Bliss have
nothing to complain of, having good
health and all nicely situated.
d. d. Wallace is native Of Ohio
and located in the valley In 1871
when the country was new. Now
there is evidence of thrift about his
place, the buildings are of the best
and everything in apple pie order.
Irrigation was in its infancy when
Mr.. Wallace located here and he
was one of the promoters of the No.
2 ditch. He formerly devoted a
good deal of attention to stock rails
ing but with the absence of range he
finds it profitable to give his atten-
tion almost entirely to cultivating
the soil which is rich and productive.
]. w. Short lives on the Stanley
Davis ranch Of 100 acres and judging
from the way he is going after his
work there would not be much risk
in predicting he would have a long
crop. He came from Dallas county,
Missouri, and says he can make s5
here where he would make 81 where
he came from.
The Thomas Riddle place in
Pleasant Valley is growing good
crops this year under the careful
work of Patrick Seery. He came
from Montana and his better half
says they like Colorado better.
John Hopkins is one Of the busy
men Of the valley. He has black
smith shop and does only his own
work in that line and says he does
not see how man who farms on a
very large scale can afford to make a
trip to town every time he needs
repairs made on his machinery.
The place is well improved, two
dwellings, one two story brick,
fine lawns and water piped to all
parts of the buildings.
VIM. Johnson is raising his fifth
crop on the old Patterson ranch of
24o acres. He raised lots of ''spuds
last year and because of the slump
in price he lacked ABOUT three thou
sand dollars of making a profit. A
little thing like that does not cause
Mr.. Johnson to get respondent and
he will have big crop this season
as usual.
The Kight men, A. B. and L. A i.
are making the farm work fly this
summer. A. B. lives on an eighty
which he owns in Pleasant Valley
and A. L. lives mile or more
farther east on 400 acre ranch
which the brothers own together.
Lots OF potatoes and grain are being
grown by the Messrs. Kight and
their tenants and they all take the
Tribune.