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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.
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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
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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.
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