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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1913
Page
5
The article recalls early settlement life and contrasts barren pioneer hardships with modern comforts. It follows John P. Fischer who arrived March 3, 1885, homesteaded seven miles south of Sidney, built stock and grain, expanded to six daughters and a son, and kept meticulous books to show that better farming on smaller areas yields profit.
The Sidney article extols local schools as a climate for settler success. It highlights a white stone high school with a 900-student enrollment, twelve grades, twelve teachers, and top-town salaries. It argues for practical training, manual and domestic studies, music, athletics, and a culture of literature and public-minded youth. Local pride centers on “The Championship School” status in debates, oratory, and sports.
L P Houge moved to Cheyenne County Nebraska three years ago and built a thriving farm. He started with a half section and a gasoline breaking outfit, taught neighbors, and expanded to 1,130 acres for himself. He shipped thousands of bushels of flax and wheat, bought adjoining land, and purchased a larger breaking outfit. He recently returned from Wyoming with 640 sheep to finish on corn.
On the Hansen and Gebhardt ranch four miles east of Dalton, J. F. Hansen and his sister Mrs. Anna Gebhardt own a full section. In four years of intensive scientific farming they report steady gains with wheat yielding thirty six bushels per acre and forty bushels by weight. Their corn and oats are also excellent and relatives plan to move nearby to share in the profits.
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