The Greeley tribune., 1905-06-08
Watsabaugh's Wanderings


Eaton, is new addition 10 the
Tribune family.
John Boyd is one OF the tenants
on the Eaton farms and takes the
Tribune.
r. j. White near Eaton, is rails
ing lots of alfalfa, wheat and pota-
toes and has had charge OF the canal
known as the Boyd lateral and iIri-
CATION ditch about twenty-five miles
long from which the Lucerne country
is watered.
II. S. French formerly from Mis-
souri,, thinks Colorado all right.
He is on Eaton Il. F. D. and is
farming a large tract of tie Eaton
farms.
C. W. Stroll, living two miles
north Of Eaton is farming less pota-
toes this year than usual and grow.
ing greater acreage Of beets.
A. f. Searls is raising lots of
crops on one of the Eaton farms.
He has system OF waterworks and
has nice place in which to live.
Il. NJ. Hutchinson l60 west Of
Eaton is one of The good ones. He
has raised some crops that were
record breakers and thinks sheep
breeding pays well for winter job.
Geo. J. Koenig formerly from
Nebraska, has raised seven crops on
the farm where he now lives near
Eaton.
T. ]. Nix is farming half Sec
tion of the Bruce Eaton land and is
putting some virgin soil under culti-
walton. He will have 60 acres OF
potatoes, 10 of alfalfa, 30 of beets
and % of wheat.
C. L. Montgomery of Eaton is a
good farmer and makes it pay. Last
year he and his wife, who is a
daughter of Mrs. H. NJ. Devote of
Greeley, took quite an extensive trip
throughout the east. Such vacations
are something that possibly farmers
do not indulge in as much as they
might for the good Of their families.
Mr.. Montgomery thinks of making
his home in Greeley it is understood.
Will Anderson has charge of a
half section belonging to A. j.
Eaton and looks after part of the
Larimer and Weld irrigation canal.
Potatoes, beets and hay will be his
main crops. Mr.. Anderson is a
member Of the order Of Elks in
Greeley and takes the Tribune.
Chas. Nelson owns fine farm east
Of Eaton. Has lived in Colorado
fourteen years, is prosperous, takes
the Tribune and takes commend.
able pride in good horses.
J. A. Zupke has good SC acre
place in the Kersey valley that is
paying him we'll. His alfalfa yields
four tons in three cuttings. He
came to Colorado on account of the
climate and formerly lived in Iowa
where so in the shade was more dis
tressing than lilo here.
W. L. Murphy is one of the farm
ers living on l60 acre ranch neal
Kersey. Potatoes, wheat and alfalfa
will be his crops. He has bought a
place Of his own in what is known as
higher Box Elder. He has been liv-
ing in Colorado ten years.
C. F. Oellien living on the Irons
v,Inoo tuo p,i1os frpp, Larcov will
have sixty acres of potatoes and one
hundred acres of other crops.
Bert Mortimer is farming the
Smith place of l40 acres near Kersey.
''Spuds'' will be his main root crop
and he will grow wheat also.
Fred Jurgens has forty of good
soil in the Kersey valley country and
is doing better here than he did in
Nebraska where he lived nine years
ago.
]. ]. Short and family came from
Cass county, Iowa, in 1883 for their
health; have found it and would not
60 back if he could get section of
land as gift.
V. Webster has charge of 16O
acres of the Curry estate near Kersey.
He came to Colorado when he was
two years old and his wife, who was
formerly Miss Schelt, was born here.
Her father was one Of the PIONEERS
and lived in Greeley many years but
later moved to Fort Collins.
J. II. Thompson has been farm
ing his brothers., c. G. Thompson's,
eighty acre ranch for dozen years.
As to why he came to Colorado
seventeen years ago he said ''clim-
et.''
J. S. Holland was among the
early settlers and was Greeleyite
for several years. He has fine farm
with good Improvements and has