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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1921
Page
3
In Friday morning rain follow up, the writer observes strong crops in Box Butte county. Frank Rowley, from Hamilton county, owns 320 acres near Berea and reports 18 acres wheat 30 oats 40 corn 25 potatoes and 20 millet. He notes corn hogs alfalfa cows and chickens can sustain settlers here.
Ace Pippitt, who moved from Iowa three years ago, says he can do better and cheaper farming in his current location. He operates 210 acres of winter wheat, 60 of spring wheat, 70 of potatoes, 30 of cane and oats on land owned by Jake Moses of Aurora. He touts cane and oats as a heat tolerant, high yield mix for feed and believes earnings here exceed any prior place.
W H Barrett from Merrick county runs 100 acres with 85 wheat and 32 oats 27 potatoes 15 sudan 16 corn praising cheap rent and eastward parity. Ed Schultz from Wisconsin 9 years has 8 acres 350 plowed 6 plows on a four thousand dollar arena tractor claiming it outworks twelve horses and three men. Moranville from Massachusetts 7 years on 104 acres plans more plowing with 30 cane and corn 10 potatoes noting rapid progress.
J Anson Johns moved from Washington county three years ago and now owns 320 acres with 135 acres in crops including 70 wheat 25 corn 25 apuda and 15 date. Henry Wehling from Knox county a year ago farms 84 wheat 30 corn 22 oats 24 rye 10 spuds on 160 acres. Lars E Fodness from Boone county 26 years ago holds 960 acres with 270 wheat 60 oats 50 corn 26 spuds 50 alfalfa and about 50 cattle, calling the region more profitable than Boone county.
Henry Van Bargen arrived thirty two years ago from Minnesota with little capital and now owns about eleven hundred acres eight miles southeast of Hemingford. He grows wheat, corn, oats, potatoes and alfalfa, runs a modest cattle herd, and values his land at multiple times the price paid. He plans to stay in the country, saying he would not know where to move if he sold. Also featured is Charles W. Eggert, three years in the county, new to farming, formerly a railroad man, and admired for his prompt work on a Berea area farm. The piece notes J B Iverson nearby, farming four hundred seventy acres north of Berea with extensive wheat, oats, and corn.
The article documents settlers from Iowa Illinois and Missouri praising Box Butte County Nebraska for farming. It cites H J Laeger F M Mintle E M Ringer and K E M as adult male settlers with hundreds of acres and detailed crop plans. It notes relief for a resident's ill wife and mentions a long-time resident Will Roland from Missouri.
Dr. Robert F. Whiston advanced Standard Chautauqua speaker arrived by train and spoke at the Methodist church in the morning and at the M E church in the evening with a union service Monday at Congregational church. Clyde Watson's body was shipped after a fatal railroad wreck and his funeral held at the Congregational church. A surprise wedding followed Sunday night with Mrs Nellie Gilen and Mr Orville Kedwell wed by Rev A J May. A large citizens meeting backed the upcoming Chautauqua set for July 14. Alliance beat the home team 6 to 2 tying the series with Adrian Clark and Fern Oliver returning from Chadron.
A local chautauqua committee was formed in a Monday meeting at the schoolhouse with Prof. Ro Embree as chairman, H. Hughes as secretary and treasurer, and committees for advertising grounds and more. The ladies' club will handle ticket sales and a strong program is planned for the year.
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