The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-07-30

{, JULY 81, 1919
The William Schwenn's have very
comfortable home in Goodrich town.
ship, right at Goodrich center Mrs.
Schwenn is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Louie Schmidt, and this is sllffi.
cient guarantee as to Der ability as a
nousekeeper., The day we were at this
place Mr.. SchWenn was down at the
Evers farm assisting with the thresh.
ing, and we did not get to meet him.
His farm Is of 100 acres, and he has
resided there for the past four years.
When he took possession of the farm
he Immediately remodeled the house
and now has modern and very COM
modious home. There are four rooms
on the first floor and four on the sec
ond. The sleeping rooms are supplied
with ample closet room, and the house
Throughout is very convenient. Build
ings for housing the livestock are
numerous and in the best of repair. A
large barn will hold number Of head
Of horses and cows, and there is plenty
of room above for the storage of hay.
One Of the newer buildings is a large
blacksmith and machine house, and
here the blacksmith work Of the farm
is done, and all of the machinery when
not in use is stored. Mr.. Schwenn has
36 head OF cattle and So head of shoats
and number of brood sows. He sold
II head recently for which he received
$21.0O per hundred. They were sold
through the Farmers Union. This
year Mr.. Schwenn has in 80 acres of
corn, so acres of oats and 10 acres of
wheat. The wheat he figures will go
10 bushels to the acre. The Schwenn
family were recently made happy by
the arrival of a little boy, and they
now have three children, two girls and
one son. 70. @@
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Groth, of Good
rich township, about eight miles north
of Denison, are expecting visitors
within the week, when the Misses En-
ma, Ella and Hilda Andersen are ex.
pected from Cheyenne, for an extend
ed visit. The young ladies planned on
coming before this but were persuaded
to remain in Cheyenne and take in the
frontier day celebration. Tie Groth's
have a 100 acre farm in Goodrich, and
have just been reshingling the house.
They nave 20 head of cattle and quite
a large number of hogs on the place.
Mrs. Grott is daughter of Gus Ander-
sen, of Denison, who lives up on Pine
street. She raised $50 chickens this
spring, and has thirteen ducks and
number of geese. Two weeks ago
there was quite wind storm at their
place and large number of trees were
blown down.
Albert Schultz, of section 80, Nor
gan township, was a caller at this de-
partment on Saturday last. Mr.. Schultz
had quite siege of illness last winter,
having contracted the flu, and this was
followed with pneumonia at two differ
emit times. However, he is FEELING pret-
ty good at this time and was able to
do about the usual amount of spring
and summer work. He has 200 acres
Of land, all fenced hog tight, and
part of 1t crossed and recrossed with
woven wire. He has in SO acres of
corn, so acres Of oats, and the balance
Of his land is in hay and pasture. He
uouuAAy hCCPo a &c dAAOuuC vi otOCh
on the farm, and during the past
season has sold three loads of hogs.
one load at $3.50 and two loads at
$20.50. He now has about 280ghead Of
DurOc and Poland China hogs, and
some Of this stock he purchased from
P. w. sWeberg and some from the w.
A. McHenry herd. Mr.. Schultz also
has number Of head of white face
cattle, and runs two good white face
bulls. He has always raised num-
Der Of horses and now has ten head
and two mules. For one of these mules |
he refused $275. In. all his work. Mr..
Schultz has. the help of his son who is
sixteen years Of age.
:. On, our. drive last Thursday we made
the acquaintance of Jurgen Petersen,
Of section Is, Morgan township, who
still lives at. home with his father,
Peter Petersen. The Petersen's lhava
lived on their home place for the past
thirty years, and are quite we'll known
in their community. One of the newer
on their place is double
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