The Greeley tribune., 1907-04-18

owns QuarUef.SeCtlOn anu leases
forty acres more. Walter MilIen-
sifer, little farther south, came on
his ranch last May. He was origi-
nally from Nebraska but has spent
some time in California. Mr..
Milensifer has hired Japs to take
care of eighteen acres Of beets. He
had the misfortune to lose a COW
from too heavy alfalfa feed few
days ago.
Ben Dobson from Decatur, Ia,
has rented the N. G. Miller place on
this road and the Miller family take
possession of their home which is be-
ing enlarged, southeast of town, as
soon as the building is completed.
twenty five acres of beets will be
grown and grain and alfalfa on the
rest of the quarter.
A. McDougall, who has been in
the country since 1880, is farming
eighty acres of David Snider's farm
land south of town.
A. Sebold, from the Fort Lupton
country, has bought fine property,
the Siebel ranch of 240 acres and has
Just taken possession. There is big
brick house on this place and several
acres of orchard trees and quantities
of small fruit. 1t is an ideal country
place. Mr.. Sebold expects to raise
some thoroughbred Galloways on
this place.
VIM. Vandervoort from Colorado
| ho Rrnpo
ranch last week.
Mrs. S. A. Rickard from Grand
Junction, Neb., arrived last week to
live as housekeeper at the James Lee
ranch near Platteville, probably
better known as the Hammitt place.
For the present season MIR. Bruce
continues in charge.
The Platteville ditch is getting a
) thorough cleaning out this year, the
) best it has had for some seasons.
j. G. Otteson, who was in the
D lumber business for year here. has
s completed line eight-room house In
<. town. Mr.. Otteson has been In this
part of the country fifteen years.
q Many improvements in the build
b, ing linesare In progress or have re-
!. Gently been completed In the town,
i or vicinity of Platteville.
DR.. Dawson is building on his
e ranch, six miles northeast, five
t room house.
F. P. Wylie is putting up a 32x3S
D cement block house on his ranch five
, miles north.
j. d. Glaze has cottage just
completed.
Mrs. Boak has recently finished
three room cement block cottage.
5 A six-room house and set of build
| ings have been added to the Ed
} Huffsmith property four and half
, miles southeast.
, N. G. Miller, southeast of town 3
short distance, who enlarged his
, residence by an addition, is building
on an addition to the west at present
and will have water in the house and
a roomy, modern house when COM
pleted.
A tive-room house is being built at
the ]. Fl. Waddell ranch, six miles
northeast of Platteville.
j.. f. Vosmera is putting up set
of buildings on his ranch recently
bought northwest of town.
The Wasley cement block business
building and the Gass brick have
both been completed just a short
time. s
# w. D. Egner is putting up
| In, xuhfNfp
is we'll under way. The building Is
on a 24x2s and 2sx3O foundation with
basement.
The l. o. o. F. lodge will dedi-
cate their new hall about May lst.
This is the upper floor Of the Birkle
building which has been enlarged,
remodelled and painted, a fine BAN
ouet room and ante room arranged
and this lodge, which numbers about
eighty, will have one of the finest
rooms anywhere around.
Mr.. Steele of Eaton is building a
house on his ranch, eight miles
northwest, and repairing and remod-
elling another. The new house is
lsx24, three rooms with porches, etc.
II. ID. Evans, ten miles southwest,
is building four-room house and
barn. The former is four-room
/ structure, 24x24.
G. L. Walker will put up house
for his hired help, just what size he
Is not decided at present.
Route Ono, PIattoville.
j. r. Van Gorder came to this
neighborhood from the Greeley
cnnntry two years ago and has Q