The Greeley tribune., 1905-06-01

Colorado since I>>> thinks the sun
. does not shine on better land than
. that in his ueighborhood, under the
Union ditch is wheat I01ss fine.
/ He is glad 90 have the Tril-1e.
L. A. Flint is among those who
ind ii profitable TO feed cattle for
market and lie i well fixed r1 handle
them. His l6J acres has extra good
Z buildings and lie also has charge Of
.l51 belonging to his mother
Paul Hansen is raising lots Of
alfalfa and spuds on an eighty
acre ranch belonging to Mr.. James.
{ c. Hefernau is the genia. land
lord Of the best hotel in kersag. 1t
is new building, having been built
about a year ago and the travellers
/ who stop at this house are sure OF a
{ square meal Among the other good
Z people Of Kersey who like the Trib-
Une are Or. f. Lonergan, who keeps
the boss apothecary shop and
makes the sick people vel, C. j.
. Williams, the lumber dealer 7.
Truhart. who is building a new store
building: r. ". Mortimer. the
blacksmith and general mechanic.
John HeaIey has built a new
dwelling on his quarter section east
of Kersey In connection with his
general farming he has bunch Of
stock
Frank Loustalet has a good eighty
east Of Kersey and expects TO make
some good money from spuds. 80
Jerry Afford has lived in this section
. several years and is raising potatoes
and small grain. He is putting some
new ground to crops this year.
W. Marrow was waiting for a
chance to subscribe for the Tibuue
when the Wauderer called and
/ his good wife wanted glimpses Of
Greeley He has lived in Colorado
20 years.
Wandering to Asa Sterling 5 home
ranch | noticed good improvements
This ranch has been carrying a good
many head OF stock but great many
have been sold recently. W. T. and
r. Sterling, two young men who are
nephews of the owner of the ranch
have had charge of it for some time.
They will raise good many potatoes
and beetS. but alfalfa is their largest
crop. NJ. Sterling is one OF the
largest land owners in the county.
The home ranch consists of about $50
acres, and under the present manage
| ment everything has a prosperous
, look and the crop prospect is good.
r. Sterling ordered the Tribune sent
to his father who lives in Eldorado
Springs, Mo.
f. c. Morris has an eighty in
, what used to be called poverty
fiat, southwest OF Kersey. They
. raise big crops there now. He has
, also taken a homestead above the
ditch where he will raise his stock.
, His son Lee, who has always man
aged big share of the work, was
. very sick few months ago and has
t not yet gained his usual ruddy
health.
Alex Adams, a native of New
, Jersey has $50 acres of rich sol
. about half way between Kersey and
| Evans. Potatoes form his main
, crop this season. He says the west.
/ ern weather this spring reminds him
OF his old home in the east.
, John Allison is located on the
river north of Kersey on a 12O acre
ranch He is farming %, acres the
balance being pasture and hay land.
J. B. Holland, a well educated
: native of Holland is one of the
tenants on the Plumb ranch and is
growing onions and beets.
L. B. Watson is farming onions,
beets and cabbage on the Plumb
ranch. He formerly lived in eastern
/ Kansas but is better pleased with
. Colorado on account of the climate.
John c. Young is farming on the
Plumb ranch. He has lived in Colo
rad0 since IL worked for many
/ years on the Denver daily papers, is
/. a great reader Of high class maya
lines and reads the Tribune. He
has a fine crop Of onions. etc.
E. W. Buike came to colorado
| from Abilene. Kansas, four wears
ago. 'Spuds" will be his big crop
with alfalfa and onions bringing up
[ the rear. He has been on the Plumb
ranch for three years.
J. NJ. and r. Shumate, came to
. Colorado from Wyandotte, Kansas,
. last summer and they think this is
4 the finest country if it don't hail.
They are farming eighty acres of the
Plumb ranch and with a large acre
age of potatoes. with a liberal acre