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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1921
Page
2
The report catalogs Calvin Seear and Warren families with extensive acreage and livestock in the county. It notes Calvin Seear and his son operating twelve hundred acres, including oats corn and potatoes, plus Belgian horses. Harold Mortensen, a Colorado transplant, farms three hundred twenty acres with diverse crops and cattle.
C M Stephenson, from Iowa, farms 640 acres with 920 owned by his father in Hemingford. he grows wheat, oats, corn, spuds, alfalfa. Tom Squibb, from Crawford County, farms 480 acres with similar crops, praising the climate and prosperity here. Henry Schmit and others from Cedar and Mer rick counties join, each detailing acreage and crops. They cite better climate, healthier living, and higher earnings in this Nebraska area.
E S Brown, newly settled near Hemingford, arrived two years ago from town and owns twenty acres in the southwest, with another fifty of oats and ten each of barley and corn. He lists fourteen of potatoes and five of alfalfa, noting the region’s milder climate and better yields. He cites hogs, corn, and alfalfa as reliable income and plans to seed a new crop, paying a dollar per pound for seed.
Gus praises rural yields noting acres of wheat and potatoes plus corn barley and livestock. He claims four horses replace six for labor and says he would not return to town as health and farming efficiency have improved, keeping him perfectly satisfied.
FE. J. Bryant moved from Iowa four years ago and now operates three thousand acres. His crops include seven acres of oats sixty-five of corn twenty-two of apuda eighty of alfalfa and forty hogs. He believes corn alfalfa and hogs suit the country best and favors mixed farming.
Gus Peitchler, with 640 acres, 42 wheat 130 oats 30 corn 30 potatoes 5 alfalfa, 40 cattle, 20 hogs, praises the climate and sociable people over Iowa. George Timblin from Case county owns 1120 acres total with 160 wheat 80 oats 80 potatoes 10 alfalfa. prefers the county for higher returns and better air and water. F B Bebensee from Iowa owns 160 acres and operates 320. 80 wheat 30 oats 15 corn 48 potatoes and 20 hogs. favors mixed farming here.
Luella Richmond, longtime resident with six hundred forty acres, lists crops and cattle on her property including twenty eight acres of wheat twenty two of oats thirty five of rye twenty five of corn twenty four of millet and eighteen head of cattle. She praises the land as the best place for a poor man to start and insists she would not trade her land for any other.
Joe Win lived in this country for thirty five years and owns three hundred twenty acres with five acres of wheat five of oats sixteen of potatoes and fourteen head of horses. He calls it the best place to raise anything due to the low moisture and notes an event around the twenty eighth of July.
After a busy session the local unit held a plenary program and a lunch provided by the ladies was well received. The minutes show president Theo H Paschke presiding with roll call and approvals, plus five membership applications from Henry J Winten Bert Lance Knute Anderson S C McConnell and Glenn Gordon. Social members listed include Mrs Bert Lance and others.
John Nikont, a longtime Dodge county resident, owns extensive farmland. He says he is ready to hire workers and can offer employment opportunities locally.
G T Gordon from Thomas county farms six hundred forty acres with a 12 25 Avery tractor and three plows. He grows wheat oats spuds and corn on a substantial allotment and praises the country’s future while L M Hawkins reports twenty three acres of alfalfa yielding thirty tons of hay. A Farmers Union meeting at Pleasant Hill schoolhouse draws a large turnout with twenty autos and seventy attendees.
Alliance police have tracked freight trains as harvest workers flood in from the south. Though wages are lower, jobs await in northern fields and authorities report increased nuisance from unemployed men seeking handouts. Other cities along the route employ soup kitchens and stricter controls to deter the influx.
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