, 1907-02-22
ARE
INTERESTED
KANSAS GENTLEMEN INVESTING
IN HOLDINGS ON THE LARA.
ME PLAINS FOR HOMES.
one Man Purchases Four Sections
Eight Miles from the City and the
Other Secures Two Sections Up
the Laramie River-Massachu-
setts Man Fooled on Weather.

Two large sections Of land in this
county were sold this morning to east.
ern parties, and there is the possibil.
ity that a Massachusetts gentleman,
with money of his own and other In
terests, will also invest in Albany coun.
ty real estate. The purchasers today
Were William Nighswonger of Sedg.
wick county, Kansas, who bought sec
tons l n IL, township Is, and sec
lions 20 and 81, township 16, range rs,
west of this city, lying along the line
Of the Laramie, Hahns Peak and Pa
cific, and G. e. Porter of Kansas, who
is said to have secured a couple of de-
sirable sections near Boulder ridge,
up the Laramie river. The gentlemen
were driven to the country this after
noon and shown the lands covered by
their purchases and others.
Bay state Visitor.
Another interested visitor to this
city is Thomas Little of Westfeld,
Mass, who is interested as a share
holder in the Acme Consolidated COM
pany and the Laramie, Hahns Peak
and Pacific Railway company, both Of
this city.
Mr.. Nighswonger was a caller at
The Republican Office this morning, in
company with Mr. Porter, both having
seer Messrs. Fitch, Corthell and Sy-
mons, local real estate dealers, and
both were given what information was
at hand in this office in connection
with the of Albany county
and the Laramie plain.
Better Than Expected.
Il am delighted with the plain so
far" said the Sedgwick county man,
cit being very greatly superior to what
We supposed it would be. You would
perhaps be astonished should l tell you
that as we came over Sherman hill
yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Porter and I,
If We had been able to board an east
bound train we should never have seen
the Laramie plain. When we came
down from the crest Of the mountain
and the broad plains began to stretch
out to the west and north almost IS far
as the eye could reach, well, we
changed our tune and the train that
will take up back will take back hap
pier men than the one which brought
lis here"
Has Six Grown Sons.
Mr.. Nighswonger, has a family OF
six grown sons and his large purchases
here is to make a home in the west
for the boys. He believes there Is
great possibility on the Laramie plain
and does not hesitate to say that he
has shown wisdom in coming here.
The tracts he brought are capable Of
complete reclamation and irrigation
and he has been told all day Of the pos
sibilities of the soil with plenty of
water.
Crowded in Kansas.
why, where l came FROM" he said,
1--WE are getting SO crowded that good
land has scared sky high in prices and
m sons and l have been looking about
for some time for a place to lay our
heads. I believe We have found It
Mr.. Porter is no less ~outspoken In his
comments upon our visit SO far"
Brought Two overcoats.
Mr.. Little was somewhat disap
pointed in the weather. You know
we have such stories of the damnable
climate of Wyoming that 1 actually
came with two ~overcoats, but the ell
mate is so superior to some We have
at home that l feel tempted to give
my best coat away. 1 like the looks
of things here, but my faith has al
ready been exemplifed by my works
I having interests in the several con
Germs here already"
May Visit Mines. f..
Mr.. Little will probably visit some
of the properties of the new holding
company for the Van Horn-Miller syn
dictate, and will see for himself the
work being done by that company and
by the railroad company. He had hop
ed to meet President Miller today, but
the latter is in Denver and may not
return until Monday.
WILL NAME DUNNE.