Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-03-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
) FARM BURROWS ):
: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. i.

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It was the writer's pleasure recent
| ly to visit the Port Arthur Stock
farm. near Port Arthur, of which G.
E. Robson is the proprietor That
the name is no miSnOmer is appar-
ent to the most casual observer
about the place, for livestock of all
kinds abounds and inasmuch as a
considerable portion of Mr.. Robsons
ITO acres is cleared it is not surprls-
ing that Mr.. Robson should be in po-
sition to handle large amount OF
stock profitably Mr.. Robson has a
fine herd of about twenty-five Short
horn cattle, headed by registered
sire. He also has eleven head OF
horses, twenty-five sheep, quite LOT
of Duroc-Jersey hogs, and in the
neighborhood of 100 chickens. Mr.
Robson has only been on the place
about two years, coming here from
Madison, S. D. He is well pleased
with Rusk county.
Just west of the Robson place is
the farm of Reynold Ducommun, who
having lived 25 years in this sec
ton, is truly one. of the pioneers. Mr..
Ducommun has been on his present
place IS years. He has 180 acres,
over 100 of which are cleared and
has a good set of buildings. Just last
fall. Mr.. Ducommun built fine,
modern, stone barn, 34x36, that is
most conveniently arranged in every
way. Water is pumped by a wind
mill directly into the barn, passing
through a stone milk-house on the
way. thereby cooling the milk in
summer without any outlay OF labor
Mr.. Ducommun has Is head of cattle
and erected a silo last year in or
der to keep his stock in first-class
condition through the winter.
w. w. Bowen, of Fredericksburg
Iowa. and wife, his Wife'S father and
mother-Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Full
ler-and their son Chas. Fuller and
wife, arrived in town Tuesday, with
two cars of farming effects, which in.
cluded two span of horses. Mr.. Bow
en- has bought an 80 two miles north
of town. and Mr.. Fuller 125 acres
miles south of Bruce. The senior
/ Mr. and Mrs. Fuller have rented a
house and will live in town, at least
for the present. They come from a
good county of Iowa, ChlckasaW
which they look like they might have
helped to make so, and will no doubt
contribute to similar result IN
their new home.
Hiram Young, of Glidden, Ia, who
has bought the Sannes place, OF 1Ot
acres, 35 of it cleared, which lies I
miles southeast of town, arrived Mon
day with two cars of farm equip
ment. which included, besides a full
complement of horses, about 10(
chickens. Mr.. Young has force OF
three or four husky sons and from
appearances there will soon be some
thing doing, in his corner of the
vineyard, in Rusk county.
J. w. Macarthur, hailing from abou
four miles north of Ingram, was IL
town Saturday, looking up, inclden
tally, the purchase of clover seed
Mr.. Macarthur, who came to that sec
ton only about a year ago, has pur
chased a 24O-acre farm, which he is
improving.
B. A. Pinney and family, Of Gid
den, Iowa, arrived with his car O
goods Monday, and will occupy his
place known as the Wagner farm
of 80 acres, 20 being cleared, 2K
miles southeast.
w. J. Burlington, wife and five
children-two of them young mel
from Humboldt, Ia, arrived Sat
urday with their car of household
goods and car of stock, and have
rented a house from T. NJ Thomas
near the Catholic church. Mr.. Buff
ington, who will this spring operate
his farm of 240 acres about foul
miles north of town, expects to en-
close it with wire fence. 1t is alst
his intention, probably this season
to erect a dwelling house on thu
} place.
J. H. Hoople and family, of Gid
den, Iowa, arrived Monday with
car of goods and has moved onto hi
!, 240-acre farm, bought of Wilson, th'
, Land Man, located in section Is
, about miles west of town.
Ed Rogers, from .Fairview, 10 mile
north, was in town this week buying
j from Frank Helm, a 15-horse kero
sene tractor to be used in road-Work
: ploughing, and threshing operations.
home from Hannibal fha first of tn,