The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-16
AULT RURAL
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the Olive Branch neighborhood is
the school house, erected two years
ago at cost of 81, 500. b. +. Cook
was the architect, the design proving
so attractive that the Wyatt school
officials borrowed the plans and prac-
tically duplicated the building with
the exception of some OF the hnish-
ing work on the outside. The aver
age attendance at Olive Branch
school is thirty-five. Miss Mabel
Blatherwick is the teacher In charge
at present. At the meeting OF the
voters OF district No. 62. called at
the school house May 6, the follow
ing we're elected: President Of the
board. j. n. Fowler; secretary, A.
B. Page; treasurer. John Lawson.
The discussion of using the school
house for dancing purposes was
thoroughly discussed at this session,
as it seems the school building has
been the only available meeting
place for social assembly of any sort
in the neighborhood Action was
finally taken, ruling out of the
school building all meetings except
ing church services and meetings OF
the literary society. prosperous
literary society is carried on In the
neighborhood during the winter
months which is the source Of much
social enjoyment and educational
benefit Church services are also
held at intervals in the school build
ing.
1t may be of interest to state that
land in this vicinity runs from
sl2. 500 to sl4, 900 for the quarter-sec-
tion owning two good water rights.
One of the Improvements of much
value to this farming community is
the pike which will be built through
the efurts of Representative Farr.
An appropriation Of $1,000 was
granted by the state for the purpose
of building road from the school
house vicinity to Ault by way of the
Wyatt ranch and this work, it is
expected, will be done this summer
The state engineer is expected in the
vicinity shortly to organize the
work.
f. Hedenskog has one of the best
improved places in the Olive Branch
country. This ranch comprises 100
acres. This is MIR Hedenskog's first
year In charge OF the place. Last
year he built good house and vari-
Gus Improvements have been made |
and others are IN progress. Orch
ard and shade trees have been set
out which means much In the build
ing up of slightly and comfortable
home place. Mr.. Hedenskog has
this year sixty acres of small grain,
twenty-five of potatoes. five acres of
stock beets and sixty Of alfalfa. He
has seventy head of cattle on the
range and has been disposing of stock
to local butchers from time to time.
He has the fine PolIed Angus breed
of cattle introduced on the place and
two animals of this breed In the
yards are fine specimens indeed.
The ranch also has thirty-hve head
of hogs. A Plymouth rooster on the
place scored 81 at the winter poultry
show in Denver.
Just south of the Hedenskog ranch
Is the place managed by E. G.
Harris, assisted by R. N. Guilford.
Mr.. Harris had his leg broken last
February and has not done so much
active farm work since. They say
that this section of country COM
prises some of the best soil for spuds
In Weld county. The crops on this
ranch this year are forty acres of
spuds, fifty of wheat, thirty-three of
oats and some alfalfa.
Al. Eaton owns two sections up
In this country, twenty nine and
thirty three. This is cut up into
several good farms. C. Y. Crane,
who has been here four years, has
charge Of one quarter-section. Sixty
acres of wheat. thirty.five of alfalfa
and forty of potatoes comprise the
farming operations this year.
j. d. Wood has another quarter to
the-east. He has forty-one acres of
wheat, eight of oats, forty of pota-
toes and the balance alfalfa.
V. Blystone, who bought an eighty
OF r. Fowler last year, built a neat
cottage and is improving the place
IN good shape. He has leased in
connection an eighty for pasture for
three years. He is growing the
lighter crops, has about fifty acres to
care for this year. Mr.. Blystone has
conceived an individual irrigating
plant to water the leased eighty and