On the Road With the Herald Traveler Continues
A. H. Gerdes, a settler from Titinole since 1885, owns 1920 acres with extensive crops and livestock including 24 acres of wheat 26 of oats 60 of corn 130 cattle 38 horses 8 acres of epuds and 75 hogs He promotes mixed farming and milking ten to twelve cows as a path to income He notes better opportunities now than thirty years ago Frank Dillon, born locally, holds 1120 acres with 1 acre wheat 100 acres corn 100 acres barley 20 cattle and 150 Duroc Jersey hogs He says corn and hogs suit him best and stresses it is the easiest way to start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerdes
Titinole
Frank Dillon
Frank
Local Farmer Expands Acreage and Crops
J B Hadley born here owns 160 acres but operates 260 acres. His fields include 100 acres oats 60 corn 30 potatoes and 25 alfalfa. He says hogs and corn are the easiest and most profitable ventures he has pursued.
Walter Bingham’s 2000 Acre Farm Report
Walter Bingham operates 2000 acres with 26 acres of wheat 280 of corn 180 of rye and 40 of potatoes. He notes that corn hogs and other farm activities are the most profitable on his cotton farm.
Local Farmer Ernest Hann Manages Large Midwest Farm
Ernest Hann of Sioux county owns 640 acres and operates 1200 acres of leased land. He grows wheat and corn and feeds corn to hogs. His operation includes 95 cattle and horses and a mix of alfalfa and other crops on farmland.
Fred Nason Builds a Modern Home on Wide Iowa Farm
Fred Nason arrives from Custer County thirty four years ago and owns 480 acres with 180 acres of corn 65 acres of alfalfa and 200 hogs and 25 cattle. He is finishing a stucco seven room house with bath full basement and modern throughout. He says hogs and corn are the best crops for a distant farm and that the land offers cheap produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Nason
Custer County
Fred
Mr. Nason
Local ranchers Nason and Hadley share long histories
Herb Nason arrived from Custer county thirty four years ago and owns eight hundred acres then grows eighteen hundred adjacent. he keeps sixty cattle twenty horses and a large number of other stock while praising local corn and feeding it on the place. Ambrow Hadley came from Heaton Massachusetts thirty four years ago and owns one hundred sixty acres leased out. he is a former soldier who spent seven months yearly at Hot Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Nason
Custer County
Herb
Ambrow Hadley
Heaton
Mass
Ambrose
Hot Springs
Man from Nemaha County Builds Farm Wealth in New Territory
William Lawrence moved from Nemaha county thirty years ago and now farms 1120 acres with 25 acres oats 20 acres corn 200 acres alfalfa 160 cattle and 15 hogs. He says hogs corn spuds and milk cows yield good profits. He came for health and after three months could work as well as any man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lawrence
Nemaha County
William
Farmer Clyde Curry and son Frank Bauer’s Farm Figures
Clyde Curry farms 2200 acres with 45 acres corn 45 acres spuds 125 head of cattle 20 horses and 600 acres of hay per year. Frank Bauer, son of the owner, manages nearly 100 acres with 20 oats 75 corn 200 alfalfa 75 cattle and 75 hogs. He says hogs corn alfalfa and cattle are best money makers. He works hard like a veteran.
Local farmer Herman Trenkle natives a multi-acre operation
Herman Trenkle, raised here, owns 1580 acres and operates 2280 acres. He grows 60 acres of oats, 175 of corn, 20 of alfalfa, raises 155 cattle, 200 hogs and 35 horses. He says hogs and corn are the best money makers. He has 240 acres hog tight fenced and turns pigs into worn and they soon hogs of themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Trenkle
Herman
E B Garrett’s mixed farm in Nebraska described
E B Garrett, a Nance County native for thirty five years, owns 320 acres with 15 acres wheat 10 oats 65 corn 12 cattle 18 hogs and 18 acres of gutte. He advocates mixed farming but believes spods is the best paying single crop and praises the area as the finest place he has lived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Garrett
Nance County
E. B
Walter Becker’s Farm Report From Nance County
Walter Becker, a fifth year resident, owns four hundred acres with fifteen acres wheat ten of oats sixty five corn thirty five spuds one hundred thirty alfalfa and sixty five hogs. Walter notes the farm’s crops and livestock first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Becker
Nance County
Walter
Otto Becker Transplants From Nance County to Prosperous Farmland
Otto Becker moved from Nance County five years ago and now owns 1120 acres with good improvements. He cultivates 100 acres of wheat 20 of oats 40 of corn 35 of spada 25 of alfalfa and says the area offers lower rent easier farming and better health with similar investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Becker
Nance County
Otto
Landowner Herman Reeder Bets on Mixed Farming in New Territory
Herman Reeder, a Lincoln transplant of twenty one years, owns nine hundred sixty acres. His crops include eighty acres wheat twenty oats fifty rye twenty corn twenty five spuds and twenty five alfalfa. He keeps forty cattle and says spuds is the best safe crop and that mixed farming suits this area better for profit than the eastern state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bingham
Walter
Herman Reeder
Lincoln
Herman
Herman Frederick
Wisconsin
Kansas couple runs 800 acres here with varied crops
Southwell and Brittain moved from Kansas five years ago and manage 800 acres. They cultivate 20 acres of carn, 55 of corn, 60 of spuds, 80 of alfalfa, 10 cattle and 6 horses. They regard spuds as the fastest money, but hogs and corn as best for low effort and good pay. they prefer this country to Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwell & Brittain
Kansas
Pioneer E. J. Beach Homesteads In Iowa Ties And Nebraska Ranch
E. J. Beach arrived thirty four years ago from Iowa and homesteaded the present farm. He owns eight hundred acres five miles east and two miles north of town and eleven hundred twenty acres in Sheridan county. The eight hundred acres are leased while cattle and horses graze the ranch. He keeps about one hundred head of cattle and one hundred head of horses and does no farming himself, tending the stock due to being without a wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Beach
Iowa
Sheridan County
Wisconsin and Michigan settlers farm large in Wisconsin border area
Herman Frederick from Wisconsin with 1312 acres and mixed crops says he prefers local climate and health. Brown Griffith from Michigan, 640 acres, raises corn oats barley spelts spuds alfalfa cattle and hogs. Thomas Lawler from Indiana, 640 acres, grows wheat oats rye spuds corn alfalfa with cattle hogs and horses. James Chilson, born here, farms 320 acres with wheat corn spuds alfalfa hogs and horses and urges farming corn and spuds with hogs feeding.
Pioneer Favors New Home in Box Butte County
Nels Petersen, who moved from Greeley County two years ago, co-owns 320 acres in Box Butte with his brother. He lists 70 acres of wheat, 8 of oats, 20 of spelts, 45 of alfalfa, 70 of corn, 14 of spuda, 60 of hews, 8 cattle and 11 horses and says he is satisfied with the relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Petersen
Greeley County
Box Butte
Nels
Farmer N M Hays’s Iowa to New Land Acreage and Stock
N M Hays arrived thirty two years ago from Iowa and owns eight hundred acres with thirty acres of wheat twenty five of oats thirty five of corn fifteen of spuds forty five of alfalfa ten of millet sixty cattle forty six hogs and five horses. Newt notes spuds as the surest crop but corn and hogs offer substantial money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Hadley
John
Brown Griffith
Michigan
Brown
Thomas Lawler
Iindy
Tom
N. M. Hays
Iowa
Newt
Local Social Roundup and Visits in Fowling
Rain dampened Sunday evening in the area. Joe Kennedy’s children have measles. Families, neighbors and visitors attended events in Hall and Klemke areas. Emil Winten returns from Wyoming. others traveled to Alliance and Lincoln for extended visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kennedy
Brus
James Eaton
Baby
Hall
Lonnie
Ernest Wilkins
Klemke
Take
Dick Henderson
Henderson
Alliance
Robert Mitchell
Lincoln
N. E. Hurlburt
Langford
Elsea’s
al Hall
Emil Winten
Wyoming
Bud
Charles Kennedy
Jake Elsea
Alliance Calles Y
Nichols
Nelse Petergon
Charles Hall
Ohio
Farmers' Union Meeting Draws Sparse Attendance
Five men attended the Farmers' Union gathering on Saturday night. Several local residents including Joe Shindler and wife, Mrs. Nichole, and the Hurlburts were noted as visitors or hosts during the period. The community reported crops looking improved and butter prices rising amid various local calls and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Union
Somatora
Joe Shindler
Charles Home
Sue
Glen Harris
Emil Winton
Brus
Kilpatrick
Ames Faton
Hurlburt
Jay Hall
Nichols
Ae Wan Hurlburt
Me Hurlburt
Iva Wilkins
Keep-U-Neat Cleaners Named Official Railway Uniform Agents
Keep-U-Neat cleaners at 207 Box Butte Avenue have been designated official agents of L. S. Singer & Co. for railway men uniforms. Railroad workers can order through Keep-U-Neat at former Burlington prices with accurate measurements and prompt alterations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keep-U-Neat Cleaners
Box Butte Avenue
L.S. Singer & Co
Keep-Meat Cleaners
Burlington
L. 8
Singer & Co
Diplomatic Willy Confronts Begging Plea at Door
A terse dialogue unfolds as a tramp and a lady debate begging for money versus bread outside a doorway. The exchange centers on whether the act is legal or immoral, with the tramp insisting he sought something other than money or bread.
London Opini Photographs Offer Sparks in Pub Society
A fragment from a London opinion page hints at photographers and social scenes, with a quip about taking portraits for a patron. The brief notes the cultural tension of street photography and public image in the city.
Passport Rules Spark Debate on American Tourism
Editor notes that English sentiment toward American visitors is cool with critics pointing to passport and character certificate requirements as barriers for U.S. tourists seeking entry. The remark underscores tensions over travel restrictions and national policy.
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THE
Herald Traveler
Ernest Hann
Sioux County
Ernest
Clyde Curry
Frank Bauer
James Chilson
Nere
James
Kalsomine
F. J. Brennan
First National Bank
Willy
London
Opini
Bou Alliance Drug CO
Vour
Buick “Four
BUICK
America
Firestone
Irestone
Firestone Dealers
Alliance Tire Works
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