The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-01-16
Len w. Kemp Purchased In
terest Of Brother Percy in
Sheep and Land.
May CEASE FARMING
Will Control 5000 Acres of
Grazing Land on Salmon
River.

In deal having its consummation
Yesterday Len w. Kemp acquired the
interest of his brother, Percy Kemp.
in the sheep and wool firm of Kemp &
Bettinson, the amount involved ap-
proximating $4,000, states Wednes-
days Lewiston Tribune. Eight hun
dred acres of decided land, about 5000
acres of leased land and 1900 head Of
sheep changed hands in the deal.
1t was in 1907, continues the Tr-
bune that Percy Kemp first arrived
in the Salmon river section of Idaho
county. and from very meagre start
as a sheep herder he gradually devel-
0ped a business that amounted well in
to thousands of dollars annually, aside
from the acquisition of many acres of
grazing land. Len w. Kemp induced
by his brother to journey to this sec
tion from their home in England, start
ed in the sheep business along the
Salmon river in 1911, the brothers OPP
Grating independently of each other.
Four years ago Perry Kemp induced
Mr. BettinsOn to join him in his opera
tions, and their success has been moth
ing short of phenomenal. Percy Kemp
and Mr.. Bettinson came to the United
States from England on the same
steamer.
At the time of purchasing his broth
ers interest i'll the firm of Kemp X
Bettinson, Len w. Kemp owned 1000
acres of grazing land along the Salmon
river and controlled through lease in
excess of 5000 acres and maintained a
band of sheep numbering about 1900.
The land and sheep owned and controll-
ed by Len w. Kemp. did not lgure in the
deal, and will be operated by himself
solely The firm in which Mr.. Kemp
acquired large interest will still bc
conducted under the firm name Of
Kemp Il Bettinson, and between 5000
and 1000 acres of land will he controll-
Ell by Mr. Kemp individually and the
nrm into which he has bought.
Having disposed of his interests in
thls section Percy Kemp plans on en-
loylng visit to his old home in Eng
ahd about next July, to return, how
ever, to this part of Idaho. The Kemp
brothers and Mr.. Bettinson are very
well known throughout the western
country and are men enjoying the repu-
tatlon of high standard of citizen
ship
Len w. Kemp and c. f. Bettinson
arrived in the city Wednesday evening
coming up from Lewiston to attend to
hilIS their applications for grazing
with the Forest Service. In reference
TO MS recent activities, Mr. Kemp stat
eu TO representative of the Globe
,lat he is still interested in the Kemp
Rock business among which is the
operation of the old Bibbs' place west
Vi thlS city, which they purchased
aoout a year and half ago Cecil
mock devoted his time to the operation
VI the ranch. He was called To the
VolorS October nth, 1917. and sent to
'ahcouVer, and three days later was
s"neh down with influenza which was
followed by pneumonia. and the latter
enpyema," which has nccpSSitatel
'le Insertion of Il tube below the Shuul-
NV ner niade, between the heart and lungs.
me severity of Mr.. Rocks aflliction i
:. ,hlhlaslzed by the fact that he entered
,i ,ne service in fit shape and it is author
n'tlNelN stated that the ravagcs Of the
p"Vuiilohla have caused the complete
t9 S' ol one lung, and at the present
, oiie MS physicians are making every
.nuVaNor TO save the other Mr. Kemp
ts"'eu that the government was going
:" SEND Mr. Rock to California in the
th future with the exception that
.t, Vhillge or climate might aid in re-
storing him.
!, MI Kemp finds that the absence Of
"f partner will require the disposal
H. ne Blbb place as he will not have
Wv 'llne to attend to il.