American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
road I did not sell you could MOI b
disposed Of at ALL"

Now, that's what | call a dog mean
trickP' laughed Joe.
But, as | was going on to say, I'll
not tack on that extra IS an acre"
What's the best you'll do on about
four years timer
I'm sell the eighty-six acres and
throw In the house and barr for $40
an acre"
zone thousand seven hundred and
twenty dollars, That's a heap Of
money to a Teller that amt got none
hardly" "a
That's very reasonable, Tom"
yes, I amt disputin' that, but you
see I only made $500. My account
with you is $40, amt itT'
YES"
"Then I'm goin' to pay you back
hat $50 bonus you gave me on Joe's
Tine
mo, Tom. | don't want
Yes. sir; ! am That's an investment
FOR myself-sclf respec'. As for that
hundred you paid me for Joe. why, a
trades a trade. an you made money
On IT,"
More than doubled my money"
well. that leaves me with $3.50
Then l owe you $50 rent. tina leaves
$3.50. want to keep 500 cash to run
on. SOS ! won't 90 in debt. and to buy
me a start OF good hogs and some
chickens with, an that only leaves me
$500 l could pay cash on the place"
That's a pretty small payment.
TOM
Look here. Mr.. S~omerville," said
Joe, who had been an interested lis
tener, II think I'll Just change my
plans some. Seems TO me paying rents
a waste of money, and the first thing
folks ought to do is to get some solid
ground of their own under their feet"
mo doubt about that Joe, but bust
ness is business"
81 know that. and I'm going to talk
business. Daddy. If you'll Ak that place
up so mother and Annie will have a
home as long as they live In case any
thing happens to us and then give mi
half Of what's made on 1t after it's
paid for I'll pitch in and help pay for
IT,"
why, son. l don't want to take your
money"
'It amt that daddy; it's investing Il
Mr.. Somerville got 1907, half Of what l
made this year, straight farming. l
can make that again next year and
more. for I've got some experience
now. You pay him $50 rent. There's
over $3.50 that we could pay on the
debt mex year and still be in as good
fix as we are right now. Four years Of
that would give us a clear title to it."
That's So" assented Tom Weston.
what do you think of the plan?"
Its all right"
VERY well, then, Mr.. Somervile,
wen trade. l get $75 prize money,
which added to my 1907 gives 1882.
Out Of the $50 | want to pay you for
that pig l was telling you about, then
the rest | am going to keep to buy fer
tilizer with and pay for help and buy
some stock
what sort Of stock. Joeg" asked the
old gentleman %curiously.
Little pigs and calves and yearlings.
| can pick them up cheap and raise
Llltul lOl dlLlb0A AhAiE AAAA hAahN
some money that way"
That's a good idee.' said Tom Wes-
ton. Folks I'm town here will sell good
blOoded calves cheaper to a person
that's goin' to raise EN- than to a
butcher to kill"
We'll. I'll have $500 I'll put with
dads 5000, and wen pay you $500
down on the place
The three Of them went to a lawyers
office. and papers were drawn up. The
contract provided that the title to the
place was to be vested I'm a trustee for
Joe aud Annie; that Mrs. Weston and
Annie were To use il as a home as long
as they lived. IL they desired. and that
Joe. after all debts due on the place
were paid. was to have one-half the In.
come. Joe and his father also bound
themselves each TO place in the bank
every year $50 for the benefit Of Mrs.
Weston and Annie as an old age and
rainy day" fund and to keep It at In
terest for them. The money was paid,
and the kindly old merchant shook
hands with them.
I'm sorry the planting firm OF Wes-
ton & Somerville has dissolved. I've
made money out Of 1t, but I've done
more than that-Tve made two rafting
good farmers where there wasn't any
before. and the influence Of Joe's work
is worth don't know how many thou
sands Of dollars to this county" said
the retiring senior partner.
AS Joe and his father rode home II
seemed a new world to them
by the way. daddy, I've made some
thing on the trade too. We got my
farm fenced. all right, and there's that
fifty bushels Of cotton seed l can sell
I'll have more money to run OF than !
thought I would"
swell, Joe, we've shore got to hustle
now and do some farmin' to get that
place paid for; but. thank God. she's
ourn. an Wen come out all right"
noninued next Week.)