The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-23
FOUR YEARS OF FARM
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Chickens to the right Of us, chickens
to the left of us, chickens, everywhere
-1500 In all. That's the number OF
young chickens Mrs. Claire Nicholson
er township. They are not all incuba
tor chickens either, although Mrs. Nj
chOlson has just purchased new
Kl0ndike 480-egg machine and says
III "a wonder. Where she gets time to
attend to 1900 chickens, house them
every night, watch for rain clouds, feed
them, keep them free from vermin, do
her ShOusewOrk, care for three children
enc for milk from % cows, keepa brand
new, modern home tidied up, cook for
three or four painters, the hired man
and the family, hoe the garden, bake
angel food cake for society folks and
yet keep her temper, is beyond US, but
she does it, and with a smile that won't
come off. And say, dear reader, Mrs.
Nicholson is a regular town girl. Born
on q farm, the farm where she now
lives, she moved into Denison when q
young girl, lived in town until four
years ago, when she married Claire
Nicholson and moved to the farm. And
she and her husband have done won.
ders in four years. Claire did not know
how to turn a furrow when he went
out there. Why, when he attempted
to hitch team, he would harness ont
horse, lead him out to the wagon, let
him stand and go and harness the 9th,
er one and bring him out. He chims
he didn't know whether the wagon
went in front of the team or the team
in. front of the wagon. But he was
possessed of the Nicholson grit ant
sticktoitiveness, and won out by e.
length. A visit to his place will prove
to- anyone what can be done by a lregu.
lar town guy.
u More than year ago the house in
which the Nicholson's lived burned, ant
a. new one was commenced, located
Just. across the road east from the ole
location Because of scarcity of labor
and material, this new home was not
completed until January of this year
bnt, the waiting has been worthwhile
FIR the Nicholsons are now possessed
OF one of the finest and most substan.
tial hOmess in East Boyer township.
The new home is modern in architec-
tire and in every other way. 1t faces
to the west is almost square in dimen.
sion and Is a story and one half in.
height. There is a complete basement
under the building with ample room fol
everything pertaining to the basement
wash room, fuel room, heating plant
room, vegetable room, and all that. On
the first floor, there is the living room
dining room, two bed rooms, kitchen
and an open stairway. On the upper
floor there are three sleeping rooms
bath and closets. The finish is in quar-
ter.sawed oak, well polished, the floors
are oak, and the openings are of the
colorado design, and there are built
In cabinets, buffets. a fine lighting sys.
tenn. hard and soft and hot and colo
water throughout the house. Every
room is well lighted and across the
front Of the house extends n large
porch. and there is an enclosed porch
at the rear. The house is equipped
with screens and storm sash, and there
seems nothing left to wish for in tho
way Of convenience and comfort. The
lighting plant furnishes power for tho
sweeper, the iron, the washing
machine, and anything electrical. Tho
house furnishings are in keeping witt
the new home. Huge leathered uphol
stored chairs, davenport. library table
q fine Brunswick phonograph, elegant
rugs-well, its no wonder Mrs. Nichol |
son has SO much company; it's a deligl
to enter such a home with such beauti
full surroundings.
And the house is not the only build
Ing that, has been added to the place
for Claire is q great breeder of pure |
bred livestock, and he has more than
ESQ head of pure Hampshire hogs run
ming in the yards and pasture. Fo, |
these he has built modern home also |