The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28

On Thursday last we made the &C
quaintance Of Herman Paesler, who
lives on the John, Wonder farm in
section II, Hayes township, and we
found him to be one of the live-wire
farmers of that township. We also
met Mrs. Paesler and accepted her
hospitality for a short time. And
right here we wish to state that we
have never visited a better kept home,
where everything pertaining to the
home was neatness itself. Polished
woodwork, spotless floors, windows
freshly cleaned, place for every
thing and everything in its place.
Why the large hard coal burner could
be used for mirror Yet Mrs. Paes-
Ter was doing all her own work, and
had time to care for the milk, look
after her chickens and tend one of
the incest little gardens we've visit
ed this. season The home was very
commOdious one, two stories, set
in a beautiful lawn, kept like par
7 lor, free from chickens, and not bit
of rubbish to be found. 1t was with
regret that we could not accept of the
cordial invitation to take dinner at
this home, the steaming potatoes, the
understanding meat, and the snow
white bread looked SO inviting. Mr..
Paesler is renting the splendid farm
from John Wonder, of Manning, and
is getting it at the right price too, be-
cause in the first place he is farmer,
and knows how; he also keeps things
in condition, as though he owned the
place himself. When he is through
with piece of machinery for the seas
on, he cleans it up and sees that it is
stored away in good machinery
house; he don't drive under some tree
and unhitch and then leave the ma
chine set there until he wants to use
1T next year. And Paesler has a. lot
of machinery toO--nO more than he
needs but just what he needs and by
keeping it in condition he don't have
to buy every year or two. When we
called at this place Mr.. Paesler was
out in the machinery house where he
had a good work table, and was repair
ing the lines that had been broken
when a team hitched to a disc took
4 notion to get away. Mr.. Paeslsr
was through planting corn and the
planter-one he had used for about
fourteen years-was ready for the ma
chine house, as was potato planter
and a disc. After breaking the ice by
speaking about the weather and for
mally introducing ourselves, we soon
learned that the Paeslers formerly
lived. in Manning, and we spent de-
lightful half hour recalling acquaint-
ances we both had formed in Manning
when that town was in it's infancy.
Mr. Paesler keeps about 80 head Of
white face cattle on the place, and is
milking five cows at present. He has
the. Duroc breed of hogs, and we were
shown a nice bunch OF spring pigs. We
also learned that he will have so acres
in corn, using the seed of his own
raising, and all tested. He also has
80 acres of oats and 20. acres in wheat
Mr.. Paesler does not depend on out.
side help, as he flastwo boys at home
and one who is working for himself
E The eldest son, ID. d., is at home and
assists with the farm work. He tried
at different times to get into the ser,
vice of Uncle SAM but was refused
on account of slight physical ailment
The youngest son is attending school,
and there are two married daughters,
who have homes of their own. The
Paeslers are great readers, and we
found on the library table SUCH pa.
pers as the Homestead, the Carroll
Times, because the Paeslers once
lived, in Carroll county, two or three
market papers, and Chicago paper
and we are pleased to state that here
after the Review will occupy space
with these papers mentioned.
On one of our recent trips over the
country we renewed acquaintanceshil
with Percy Miles, who lives 3A miles
south of West Side, in Hayes town
ship. Mr.. Miles is quite well known
around Denison and at Buck Grove
where he formerly lived. He is work
ing one of John Kiniry's farms now
and we found him out planting Gt
acres of corn. He also has in % acre!
of oats, and has every prospect for ;
good crop. He raises the red hogs
and had on the place eight nice brood
sows, and SO head of spring pigs. Mrs
Miles has 1870 spring chickens, ant
more to come. Percy is nephew o.
Ed Miles, now of Dunlap. ss#
aExpectation," a very fine Hereford
bull, formerly owned by r. T. Rule
of Silver City, now makes his home
on the farm of Leroy Dohse, in sec
ton /, Hayes township. And he roams
the beautiful green pastures at the
head of 54 splendid looking Herefords
When purchased by Mr.. Dohse the
price paid rather staggered the new
purchaser, but the money was vel
spent, as has been demonstrated. LIE
roy is working 165 acres OF 3plow land
and will pick corn this fall from 70
acres, planted with the Yellow Dent
variety. He will also harvest Is acres
of wheat and 80 acres of oats, and as
the hired man expressed it, there's go
ing to be some crop. Mr.. Dohse is
crossing the Hampshire breed of hogs
with the Durocs, and says he is going
to get more length. and better hog
all around. He had quite number of
pigs and they looked to be topnotchers
The farm he occupies belongs to Mrs.
5Wiese, of Manning, and is. we'll i'm
proved, and especially adapted for
stock raising as well as for agricultur-
al pursuits, Mr. Dohse had just pur-
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