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O; the Road With
The Herald
Traveler
(JOHN O. BAYNE)
acres of frool land with pood Improve
ment. He ha 100 acres of wheat,
fifty of oats, fifty of corn, twenty-five
of spuds, and twenty of rye. Joe pays
the fpudx is the purest crop and that
thev have never failed for him. lie
2 like mix country mucn netier irtn
J Madison ,and think this country i a
'poor man's friend. Mr. Wanek wis
Z" i noftmnster at one time at the I-awn
I poKtoff ice, and wa. on the hoard of
i commissioners of this county, irl
helped to build the court hou. e.
A majority of the Nebraska posts
will tajre. the drive in characterise
army Ftyle. Commander Robert G.
Simmons has ordered the advance to
bejrin at 4:33 a. m.f when the Legion
naires will pwarm over the top and
take as many prisoners as possible.
Prisoners will he taken before a mili
tary court-martial, and sentenced to a
years membership. A jrreen sash win
distinjruish the recruits for the day,
and a banquet or other social function
will mark the end of the campaign.
Out of not quite 55,000 men in ferv
ice during the war, the Nebraska I.e
frion now has a membership of 18,000.
State leaders are confident that the
drive will net at least two thousand
new members, in which case Nebraska
will take the first rank. State de
partments in the order of their stand
ing at the present time are Iowa, New
Hampshire. South Dakota and Ne
braska. The three other states have
already ftaeed their annual member
ship drives.
It may be that the jrivls cover their
ears so they won't hear ?o much of
what is beinjj said about whut thev
don't cover up.
One very difficult thinjr to do is im
press a Fmall boy with one front tooth
out that ppittin is a dangerous
pastime.
Monday mornlnjr early we started
out on our way to the northwest part
of the county, and will say that we
nrvrr drove over anv county that
to his father. He has thirty-two
acres of wheat, thirty of corn and
twenty-five of spuds. He likes this
country better than any place he ever
looks more prosperous than does l!oxiaw, and says one can make plenty
Jtutte at the present time. The win-1 or money here if he will work.
n-hnnt in hl'ino- JlHl-VPstfd and is ! '
unleniliil cion. We have I Jo-eph Stumf came here from Rohe-
peen fields that will make forty bush- mia thirteen years ni?o and owns 1,000
rU per acre, and the crop is Rood all acres of land. . He has fifty-two acres
, rmmtv. KomP of the snrinir of wheat, one hundred of oats, sixty
town grain is about ready lor the oi corn, nve oi naney, imny oi spucis,
Kickle. There is some talk of smut, and eighty head of cattle, fourteen
-but not enough to figure in the total horses and fifty hogs. Joseph landed
yield for the county. The corn is here with one dollar, a wife and five
making a rapid growth, and is in pood children, and has made all of this in
condition. The spuds are coming fast thirteen years. He likes this country
to Uie front. There is some complaint better than any other place he ever
of poor stand, but most of the fields isaw.
re in fine shape and with the pres-i ...
ent weather conditions, Box Butte Joseph W. Barta was born in this
county will harvest the largest crop county and has lived here all hi.s life.
f evervthino- in the history of the I He owns three hundred and twenty
county. The farmers are busy, but ' Acres of land that he is getting nicely
happy, for they can see where they
are coming out this fall.
The first stop was at the home of
Fred Nikont, who lives southwest of
Hemingford and owns ten hundred and
forty acres, with seventy acres to
oats, fifteen to millet, six of corn,
right of tpuds and ten of spelts. He
has twenty head of cattle, thirty
horses and ten hogs. Fred says that
this is the easiest place to own a farm
he ever saw as one can buy and pay
for a farm out of the proceeds in a
fthort time, as they con raise anything
that eon be cultivated here. He be
lieves in mixed farming and stock.
Fred cams here without a dollar.
From Nikont' we drove over the
hill to see Hans Wiese, who owns sev
en hundred and sixty acres. Hans
came here from Sarpy county twelve
years ago and Kays that he likes this
county better than Sarpy, for the rea
son that their health is better, farm
ing is easier, and he can make more
money here, and he says the climate
is a great deal better here.
By the time we got to J. S. Knper's
it was feeding time and we were in
vited to stay, which we did very will
ingly. Mr. Kaper is one of the old
timers here, having lived in the, county
for thirty-four years. He owns twenty-five
hundred and sixty acres of
land and has good improvements. He
has sixty acres of wheat, thirty of
oats, forty of barley, one hundred of
corn and sixty of alfalfa, seventy-five
improved with new buildings that he
was giving a bright coat of paint
while we were there. He has thirty-
five acres of wheat, twenty-six of oats,
twenty-three of corn, ten of spuds. He
is operating 800 acres. Joe says this
is a good place to make money and
that any one that is willing to work
can come here and get a home and
pay for it in a short time, with mixed
farming and cattle raising,
C. Kit-mice came from Podze coun
ty thirtv-six years ago and home-
steaded the place on which he now
lives, ami has lived continuously there
ever since. He has one among the
ect improved places that we have vis
ited in this countv. The house is
modern except light and he has ne
of the best built dairy farms that v e
have seen. It is equipped for twenty
cows. They are milking twenty cows
at the present time. He owns l.tiOO
acres of good land, anil owes no man
n dollar. When he came to this coun
try thirty-six years ar. he had a yoke
of oxen, one cow and ?2." in money.
The first season he lost one of the
oven, hut he broke his cow to work
nd worked her till he could buy an
ther ox. Mr. Klemke says he believes
1 1 i . . i .
n summer lanowinir, nnti minus it
. .. 1 ' ... I
navs our. Me says wun mm mixru
farming with corn, hogs and aiiana,
with cattle raising, anyone can make
good money here. We were invited
ut to see the earden on this place,
and will sav that it was one of the
best that we have seen in the state,
with all kinds of small fruit, such as
coosrberries. currants, raspberries
strawberries, plums, apples, we were
told that two years ago they canned
fiOO nuarts of fruit from this garden.
He has seventy acres of wheat, thirty
of oats, sixty of corn, thirty of spuds,
twenty-five of alfalfa, 10, head oi cat-
t e. twentv-seven horses and twelve
hogs.
Frank Stransky came from Minne
sota ten years ago, and owns 320
aires of nicely improved land. He has
thirty acres of wheat, twenty-five of
oats, twenty-siven of corn, thirteen of
spuds and six acres of millet and hi
teen cattle and thirty-five hogs. He
likes this country much better than
Minnesota, and says it is a better
place for a poor man than any he ever
saw.
Ed Shimek has lived in this coun
try all his life and owns 480 acres of
land He has fifteen acres of wheat,
twenty of barley, thirty-five of corn,
twenty of spuds and twenty of alfalfa,
Ed says this is the easiest place to
farm that he knows of and one can
grow almost anything here, and for
him .-puds and corn have done the
best.
Joseph Sokol came here ten years
ceo from Bohemia and owns 320
acres of good land. He has thirty-six
acres of wheat, twenty-five of oats
thirty of corn and five of spuds and
five cattle and ten hogs. Joe says that
head of cattle ami fifteen hnrsp nl he can raise anything that he plants
about one hundred hogs. Mr. Kaper ut brieves in early seeding and says
sav that eorn. hoo-s und Alfalfa n.l that hogs, corn and cattle are the best
winter wheat have done the best for fo" thi Part of th country. Joe says
him. but that anvthino- thnt he nlant that one can easily pay for a farm
nere uoes well, and that for a poor
man to get a start this country cannot
be be.'iten.
Joe .Tansa came here from Minne
sota four years ago and owns one hun--dred
and sixty acres. He has thirty
acres of wheat, thirty-five of oats,
twenty of corn and twelve of spuds.
Joe says that Minnesota is all right
for a rich man, but this country is the
poor man's friend, for he can buy land
her and soon pay for it and have a
home of his own.
from the proceeds of the farm.
Vincent Sokol came here fourteen
years ago from Bohemia and owns fi-10
acres of land. He has thirty-five acres
of wheat and thirty acres of oats,
twenty of corn, six of millet, and ten
of spuds, and ten cattle and twenty
horses and five hos:s. He says he
would not leave this country for any
other he ever saw.
w. w. in-er came here on year ago
dred and forty acres and is operating ,
Holla Shetler came here from Sher
man county thirty-two years ago and
is operating 1,2 K0 acres of land. He
has thirty acres of oats, ten of corn,
irom York county and owns six hun-j three of spuds and eight of millet He
iting pastur ng lin ncaii oi came and
eleven hundred and twenty. He has thirty horses. Kolla says that one can
one hundred and ten acres of wheat, 'make a living easier here than any
forty-five of oats, twenty of rye, f ortv ; l'ace that he knows of, and thnt corn,
of corn, twenty-six of spuds and twen
ty of cane and millet, thirty-seven
head of cattle and twenty hogs. Mr.
Dyer says that a poor man has a much
better chance here than in York coun
ty and that they can grow anything
here-that they do there.
I hogs and cattle are the best and easi
est money.
Emmett Johnson came here
North Carolina thirty-four years ago,
ami own.? 3.P00 acres of land that in
II good and level. He has 120 acres
df wheat, twenty of oats, fifty of corn,
fifty of spuds, and ten acres of alfalfa.
Mr. Johnson says that this is the bc.-t
poor man's country in the world srd
that he has seen land that would io
duce enough in one year to more tiu.n
pay the price of the land ami he has
seen it do this several times. He has
130 head of horses, forty head f hogs,
eight cattle, and 400 chickens. He has
twenty-five miles of barbed wire ier.ee
on his ranch.
Raymond Kaper came here from
Iowa fifteen years apo and is operat
ing 800 acres of land that belongs tt
his father. He has thirty-two acres
of oats, sixty-five of corn, fifteen of
from j spuds and thirty head of cattle. Ray
mond says that he has traveled over
seven stites ami this is the best place
that he has found, and that spuds and
corn i'nd outs a'-e the surest crops for
this country. For a young man to
get a start, he thinks Box Butte coun-
' t V fimt hn 1 1 an i - ina ..on t,(
' , ' ' .., m.t v i lull ruil I
farming cheaper here than any place
he ever saw.
H. S. Keano came here twen'.y seven
years uvo from Richardson county tnd
owns S00 acres of land. He has forty
acres of wheat, forty of oats, forty cf
corn, sixteen of spuds and sixty head
of cattle, seventeen horses and twerty
three hogs. He says he Wn't Know
much al-out any other pl:t:e, but
veil satisfied here. He a,s th;w any
one can buy a farm here and make ilio
payments out of that farm.
l.ouis Barta fame here from Omaha
thirty-six years ao and owns l.iitiO
acres of land eighteen miles Ve-t of
Hemingford. He has sevnvv-five
acres of good whert, forty of outs, .-ix-ty-five
acres of corn, fifteen of spuds,
ten of millet, thirty of alfa'fa, ind
eighty head of cnt'l". i-'vtv ho"- s--l
fifteen horses. l.ouis ;hinks this js
the best place for a poor inaa to yxx.
h home, as he can buy a farm und pay
for it with the prori's in a short time.
Mr. Barta came here -iihout a dol
lar and has accumulated enough for
one man.
James Rlansky came here from
Boone cuur.ty thirty-four years ago
rnd owns 8S0 acres of land. lie has
fifty :icres of wheat, thirty of oats,
forty-five of corn, ten of spuds, ten of
millet, and twenty of alfalfa. He has
fifty head of cattle, fourteen horses
and twenty-two hoi;s. Jim says that
this is a good country for a poor i.rn
as they can grow anything here, and
that spuds is the sure crop, and if one
is not too far f'-oni town, is the U-st
crop to raise. We happened to be at
Mr. l'lansky's at the noon hour Mid
was invited to stav to dinner and wi.s
served oie of those old-fa hin;ied
ehiften dinners with lemon n:e end
all the other good things that go
toward making a nood dinner.
Aldiich Stumf came here from Bo
hemia thirteen years ago and is tp
f ration 320 acres of land that belongs
Flavoris
sealedfn by toasting
; Karl Long came here from Red Wil
low four years ago and owns t'40
ai-res of land. He has forty acres of
oats, seventy of rve. ten of millet,
seventy of corn, thirty of spuds, and
Pve of a' f-l f m and twontv rattle '
seventeen horses and forty hogs. Earl
-ays tins is a oetter county luan Ktd
Willow. W hen we asked i.im why, he
said: "Because it is a betfr place to
make money, the seasons are better
and the crops more sure." Earl thinks
that spuds and rye are the best crops
to raise.
J. M. Wanek is one umonq: the old
est settlers in Box Butte county, hav-
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Bert Lance came here from Gosper
county two years ago and owns s.tv
acres of irood land, and whe nwe called
on him he was cutting the nest held oi
rye we ever saw. He has 125 acres of
winter whe-it, that looks ns tl:o it
would make twenty-five bushels to the
acre, fortv acres of good oats, eleven
of rye, fifty-five of corn, thirty-five of
spuds, twenty of cane and millet ami
ten acres of alfalfa. Hert says he
likes this country better than any
place he has ever lived, for one rea
son that the nights are cooi in me
summer time so folks can always get
their vest.
(Continued on Tage 7)
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