Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-13

tunes Inefe - no excuse LOT Lue
disconnected farmer we hear about.
The men who have % been afraid of
work have no, grievance"
The Better Farming Quartet.
Four men stand; out in the Gilby
territory as successful opponents of
diversified farming, and each is great
in his own particular lineI John w.
Scott has already been mentioned.
The other three include Charles Alb
hey. A. ". Eastman and W. A. Col
her. IS
The Abbey Dairy.
Charles Abbey, the proprietor u
North Dakota product. His father,
Abner Abbey, is one of the most in
~terestinF >of the remaining pioneers.
He came to the territory of Dakota
in 1873 from near Port Hope, On
tario. For two years he>drove a mule
team in the government service, "
ing one: of the train of 406 mule
teams plying between Fort Aber-
crombie, fifteen miles south Of Far
The main line offthe Northern Pacific
railway was being surveyed. Custer
was in command of the cavalry that
protected the great supply train OF
prairie schooners and herds of cattle.
! Mr. Abbey has a wealth of interest
ing stories to tell about those wild
days. His recollections of, General
Custer. and Of the many Akirmishes
with the Indians, and the attacks OF
the buffalo on the cattle. would make
a thrilling chapter. The next year
MI. Abbey was in the party that sur
yeyed the Canadian boundary. In
j 1880 he came to what is now Gilby,
and took a homestead near Voss.
which he held for several years. Then
he fled on a presumption our miles
southeast of the present. townsite OF
Giiby,. and he has lived there ever
since, or the farm which his son
land was bought from the Gilby
brothers, George and James. The
Gilby brothers ann from Wisconsin
in 1879. The first post office was or
John Gilby's land, joining the pres.
ent Abbey farm. and with it the
Township was named for John Gilhy
the first postmaster. In 'S2. Emma
Gilby came out to Dakota to /keer
Y house for her brothers. Here she
gaa, the light of which still shines
from their faces a 8 they recount the
history of these early days. Mr.. ant
MRS. Abbey have LEFT the arduou.
work Of the farm to the younger gen,
Grafton. and are now comfortabl,
situated in the town.
Pasfeurized Milk.
During the past five years. Charlie,
Abbey has gone extensively into tn,
{ dairying business He>has a herd o
about one hundred cattle, goot
grades and purebred Holsteinss Thi
. herd includes onle Of the fines
mich cows in the northwest Witt
{ the most ~up-to-date ideas in the mar
, y 1raks~- - -AJ -. Sps---
: his products, Nj. Abbey~>has estab
lished a large milk business in Gran,
{ Forks The quality Of milk sold b,
s the Abbey Milk company is yer.
high. Il Is the only pasteurized mil
sold in the city. and the volume O
business which IL enormous-attest
. the appreciation of this wholesom
z product. The pasteurtzation Of tn
milk ID a heating and cooling process
which takes nothing from the mil
except any possible germs which a
may conkain, and adds nothing t Il
rave IN absolute guarantees Of purit,
9 Cream, whipping croam, skfnsae
q milk and butterTntlk arc also obtain
= able from this excellent dairy.
q The demand for the Abbey prod
e ucts exceeds the supply and Nj. Al
g spey piaus TO make = large ideal pIaI
In the city for the handlinx Of Is
. increasing production.
4 An IdeA DaiEy 1a1m.
The dairy farm - sitseafs ian fds.
one. About TOO acres OF land a.
Operated by Mr. Abbey. This Jan
3 lncI1des spacious pastures. we'll shas
III pig oE uurs watergfor tho cattle.
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