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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1904)
I!ll- M.I.I M I" IlKRM.l), L1 1 Xt 1-. I" It FRIDW. PRIL S. i got 5l8lttll8l8lt i C, J, WI General Merchandise Establishment '? i I r . H ffuH t Eg H MB HbT "" HSfVi B Is Ni1 H wfli mm'wISvIiu iBhI! HwBm IIBB IH Mi " " ' 'f wn at wsijiirimfynHir:inrr,iBHiiTi V P r T H t- T? BffiHSnHl9HHHHB9B09HBBE!rrMVJ BPi TffiHllllMllllllMlB1 twhB HBOT 5! JhvSKnJw .H'jHIHkJ0wHM'4 Jew"? dT 'TBrim' jsSQ&BalHl m Ranch of J. James F. Whelan. Down east In the state where It Is said the festive mosquito is as largo as turkey Gobblers, New .Jersey, In 1851, Mr. "Whelan arrived on this mun dane sphere. With his parents, two years later, ho went to WaukeRan. 111., whero after a residence of four years they removed to near Mon mouth. 111., where Mr. Whclan's father engaged in farming for one year. All the years following, until 1G years ago, Mr. Whelan was employed in various occupations near Monmouth. In 1SSS. with his family, he came to Box Butte county and engaged in ranch ing. At present Mr. Whelan owns flvo deeded quarter sections, but con trols five quarters besides under long lease. The ranch view above will gtvo the reader hut a vague- Idea of the success of this worthy and re spected citizen whoso stock holdings will figure up 100 head of well-bred cattle and nine work horses. At Sun beam, 111.. November 3, 1879, Mr. Whelan was married to Miss Maltha K. Roberts. One son, now a young man, Is the issue. Ham Hall. Conti oiling and owning G.400 acres, with 150 head of fine Durham bovinos ami 50 head of well-bred horses, it enn easily be said that Mr. Hall is among the foremost of Box Butte county's ranchors. He Is a native of old Virginia, being born In Chris- Ranch of HEMINGFORD INTERIOR VIEW F. Whelan. tlanburg. that state, April 20. 1859, When Ham was aged four his parents moved to Ohio, and of course Ham went "wid 'em." The ten years fol lowing ho was a regular attendant at the parental table and going to the village school. Mr. Hall then de cided to shift for himself and he Hemingford went to Indiana, where he worked on a farm for eight years, Tiring of the monotony of wage life, ho came west to Sheridan county. Neb., and took up a homestead, which he later sold and then located In this county, on the spot where he now resides. Mr. Hall Is an accommodating neighbor and his friends In this section of the country nre numbered by his acquaintances. Ham Hall. 111 1800 Mr. Hull was mnrrlcil to Miss Kllzaboth Grant; six children, three hoys and three Klrls, are the Issue. The above Is a view of Mr. Hall's unpretentious home, which he re cently built and which he Is rapidly I in proving. A. M. Miller. Mr. Miller is the proprietor of the Hemingford Holler mills, which he purchased in 1891!. Ho was born In McIIenry county, Illinois, and at the age of nine went with his parents to Kankakee county, in that state, whore he continued to reside for 15 yenrs more. Mr. Miller served four years during the war of the Rebellion In the 70th Illinois, receiving his dis charge when the wnr closed. He was present at the battles of Vlcksburg, Champion Hill and Jackson, Miss., also at Dlakely, where every third man In his regiment was lost. Mr. Miller then returned to Illinois and remained there until 1880, when he Roller Mill. came to Box Butte county, Nebraska, nnd engaged In ranching until lVJ!!. That year he bought the Hemingford Roller mills, which a year previous had taken second premium at the State Fair at Lincoln for Its excel lent quality of Hour. Thiity-six years ago Mr. Miller was wed to Miss Ada M. Pearson. In Iroquois county, Illi nois, to whom two children were born. Rather Inconsistent, Physician "You have to glvo up drinking whisky for a few months." Patient "What shall I drink?" Physician "Drink milk; It contains all the elements of blood." Patient "But I'm not blood- thirsty." Kx. True worth Is in doing, not In seem ing. WIWm IHIHBWilllff Ml f 1 Y iTTB I '"THIS is one of the oldest and largest mercantile establish- 1 ments in the county. Mr. Wildy carries an immense ; stock and deals in most everything General Merchandise, Lumber, Coal, and in fact anything His patrons want. He is probably the largest Potato shipper in western Nebraska, i handling nearly 100,000 bushels of last season's crop. & Henry Lichtc. This sociable old German, whose ranch view is seen above, is a native of the "Knderland," whero he was given birth in 1810. At the age of 10 Mr. LIchte enlisted in the Hanover army and served ngalnst the Prus sians for ono year, when the war ended. He then returned to his old home nnd remained until 1809, when he emigrated to America, locating first In Chicago, where he resided six months. Then ho spent two years as a farm hand near Danville, 111., nnd afterwnrds put In soven more years at Payette county, 111., In llko capacity. Mr. LIchte then journeyed west to ho Mars. la., and purchased a farm for himself, which ho tilled until 1885, when he removed to northwest ern Nebraska, locating nt Rushvlllo for one year. Ho then took up his present homestead, one fourth mile from Dunlap, which now consists of 1,280 ncres, and feeds a fine herd of Durham stock, a portion If which is seen In tho above ranch view. In the fall of 1878, In Atwood, Payette coun ty, III., Mr. LIchte was married to Miss Elizabeth Rotheumund, to whom six child! on, three hoys nnd three girls, wcro horn. William Dclslng. Located within three miles of Dun lap is the ranch of William Delsing. which Is ono of the most fertile nnd productive in this section of tho coun try, it consists of three sections of land and it is stocked with 100 head of fine Durhams, 12 head of horses and toiiB of stacked hay. Mr. Del slug was born In Gonnany In 1803 and remnlnod under the parental roof until ho reached tho ago of 10, when ho came to America and located in EXTtBIOR VIEW Henry Llchte's Ranch. Iowa, where ho worked on a farm for seven years. He then came to the adjoining county of Dawes and took up n homestead claim, on which ho has since resided. Mr. Dolslng wns mnrrled 15 years ago to Miss Ma tilda Holschlag, to whom soven child ren, six girls nnd ono boy, were born. Leo Fronapfel. Mr. Kronapfel, whoso homo ranch view Is shown above, Is one of those sturdy, honest Germans born to work. Leo Fronapfel's Ranch. His tireless efforts to succeed In life is ample proof of an active brain, and the desire of his life is about com pleted. He is ono of Box Butte coun ty's most successful ranchers, own- lug seven quarter sections, nil of HP'" T- Wm. Delsing's Ranch. which Is under fence, nnd a herd of 7.1 head of horses and other stock. About the premises, good corrals, out houses and barns ure everywhere In evidence, giving the visitor a favor able opinion of the whole surround ings. Mr. Fronapfel was born In Ger many, December 25, 1802, where he remained the first 19 years of his life. Ho then crossed the ocean to America, nnd for soven months worked in the rolling mills of Pitts burg, Penn. He then went to Cum tilings county, Neb., near WIsner, and for two years worked as a farm hand. In June, ISfcu, ho camo to Box Butte county and homosteaded a claim. Fifteen years ago Mr. Fronapfel was married to MIsb Mary Murphy, seven children being the Issue. r