Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-04-27
A LITTLE OUTING.
What a Short Drive Through the
Country VIII Demonstrate.


II any one has conceived the idea, or,
if through ignorance or malicious re-
ports they have been lead to believe that
the North Side tract is anything but
hive of industry, let them take day of
and relieve their minds of such nonst nsi-
cal notions. Turn your horses heads in
any direction, and a few miles ride will
soon convince you that the settlers OF
this great tract are far from "dead ones"
On every hand will be found evidences OF
activity, and when we consider the bar
rem condition OF the country two years
ago, the sights that now greet the eye
seem almost incredible. Acre after acre,
as far as the eye can penetrate has been
shorn OF its mantle OF sage brush, and III
its stead are now beautiful green fields
of alfalfa, while thousands Of more acres
are being prepared for grain and grasses
of various kinds.
Monday being ideal day We could
not resist the invitation To join
party consisting OF X. 5. Frazer, VIM.
Zahn and Robt. Pence, Jr., To take a
short drive over a portion Of the tract.
and with our horses headed southeast,
they carried us through the beautiful
valley that lays in that direction. 1t
was the farmers busy day. and
through little clouds of dust here and
there could be discerned men and teams
busily preparing their land for what
everyone believes will be the banner
crop thus far on the tract.
At the Harrison ranch we found Mrs.
III. as busy bee, happy and content
ed, and proud as a peacock over large
brood of young chicks that have just
been hatched.
Geo. Petrie, who lives just beyond,
has been beautifying the grounds sur
rounding his new house, by plating it
off in park style and setting out 100 pop
lars, which in a few years will make a
very picturesque spot.
A, the Easy Picking ranch of the
only Torey Gund, We found his manager,
w. \. Grisham, with broad smile on
his face, which was largely occasioned
by the announcement from his wife OF
the arrival OF young daughter a few
days previous.
A little further on is one of the most
prominent ranches on the tract, that oi
j. b. Van Wagner of Pittsburg which
is under the management of Geo. White
head, and the general surroundings indi-
cate the able manner in which the own
er's interests have been looked after
Mr.. Van Wagner has probably one of the
most modern houses on the tract, it be-
ing two stories, fitted throughout with
bath and a system OF water works, which
is supplied from well and reservoir OF
hill adjoining. Mr.. Whitehead is now
busily engaged putting out 1900 catalp:
trees around the place.
Still further on, Mr.. F. NJ. Whaley il
improving his holdings by the erection
of three room cottage.
The Wild Rose ranch OF Perry DodC
was the next in line and glance owe
the gradual sloping fields was sufiicien
evidence of Perry's good Judgment il
selecting this 100. His affairs on th'
tract are carefully looked after by 4. l.
| Dewhirst.
The Gem ranch of Geo. Lawshee wa
passed, and while We would have en
joyed look at Georges white pigs, tim'
would not permit, and on We went owe
the hills into another beautiful little val
r ley settled up by such thrifty farmers a
Tom Neuzil, Bert Coggswell, ID. Nc
Clellan, w. l.. kyser and others, unit
turn in the road brought us to tn,
. farm of the LANCER Bros, which We be
lieve, without exageration, lays as flint
as any l20 acres on the tract, standing a
the house one can look over every foot o
it, with perfect slope to the south. On,
hundred acres of this land is under cult
vation.
/ Reluctantly our horses were turned
homeward. But the trip had been
most delightful one, and We can onl,
add, if any one has any symptoms of tn,
blues, a guaranteed cure is a days rid
over any section of the North Side tract