The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-06-25

and useful presents-alnong which
we were privileged to see some lovely
cut glass, silver pie forks, hand paint
ed plates and numerous other articles.
When Mrs. Heron isn't busy can
ming fruit she devotes her time to
raising chickens and caring for the
milk. She has now about 500 young
chickens of the Buff Orpington kind.
and cares for the milk from seven
COWS, and the cream checks amount
to close to $50 per month.
Mr.. Heron has a very fine 120 ares
of land in Milford township and Is now
working AZ acres Of corn, and the re-
mainder of the land is in wheat and
oats and pasture He recently sold
IA head of hogs that averaged 800
pounds each, and for which he receiv-
ed the sum of $1935 per hundred. The
Herrons purchased this farm about
six years ago, and since then have
greatly improved the place. The
house was entirely aremodeled, and
this season they expect to again paint
it. A fine water system furnishes wa
ter for the house and all barns where
stock is kept. and fine cistern is
right at the kitchen door. At the rear
of the house is building of some
proportions In which the milk is cared
for, the family washing done, by pow
er and considerable space is devoted
to storage. The home Is lighted with
gas, that makes very convenient and
inexpensive light. The Herrons seem
to be contented, and have never put
a price on their farm, preferring to
live there in preference to the city.
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c. H. WHITES NEW HOME
Speaking of new homes built for
comfort as we'll as beauty, we wish
to mention the home OF G. H. White in
section 20 Jackson township. Mr..
White owns 400 acres in section "a
Stockholm township, the old home
place. and 1t is very highly improved,
and is now occupied by the oldest son.
A. c. Last March Mr. White moved
to the new place in jackson, and i'm
mediately commenced to build It up.
The.farm comprises two hundred acres
and is a very fine laying farm. One
of the first things Mr.. White did was
to commence the erection Of a new
house. and it is this we wish to call
attention to. He selected a high and
commanding view spot on which to
build, and he certainly has It; the
house faces south and one can see
for some distance in all directions.
The house is a square one, 26x26 with
II foot posts, and porch eight feet
wide is built on the south and east.
There are four rooms on the lower
floor and four on the upper floor, to-
gether with necessary closets. A full
basement made of cement blocks and
eight. feet deep, is most conveniently
arranged, and affords room for the
heating plant, vegetable and fuel
rooms. The heating plant is hot
water system, and is one Of the latest
patterns. A new water system Is now
being installed, and the men when
digging the we'll had to stop, at three
feet because of the incoming water.
Mr. White wanted deeper we'll how
ever, and he used tractor and steel
buckets and pumped 500 gallons per
minute for six hours before the men
could 60 down to six feet. The water
is now near the top of the well, and is
a pure, cold water, such as one sell
dom has in well no deeper than six
feet. .... ST .....
Mrs White invited an inspection OF
the new home, and we found the in
terror to be of hard pine, all hard oiled,
with splendid floors well oiled and
we'll laid. Builtin cabinets FREEDOM.
mated and included a beautiful buffet,
with plate glass, substantial colonades,
and an open stairway. In the kitchen
everything was arranged to be, the
most convenient and with a view to
saving many steps. Mrs. White is an
excellent housekeeper and her beauti-