Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 270, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1913 — Back From Montana Homestead For Visit With Relatives. [ARTICLE]

Back From Montana Homestead For Visit With Relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. J. €, McColly and two children came'back from their homestead near Hinsdale, Mont., days ago foT an extended visit with their many relatives. Mrs. MoColly and the children will remain all winter with her mother, Mrs Phoebe Yeoman, and John will stay several weeks, possibly until the first trf the year. This was their second year in Montana and they are very much pleased. They took up a claim of 320 acres 13 miles from Hinsdale and since that time have seen almost all of the good land within a number of miles homsteaded. They now have twice a week rural mail service and are thus able to keep right up to date, as well as fanners in the east. Two former Jasper county families have taken claims near John. One is Ed J. Kays, whose family will join him there soon, and the other is Mrs. Lillie Crow, related to A. C. Pancoast. Mrs. Crow 'has three children and two of them took homesteads. Miss Virgie Crow, well known here, is one of the teachers at the Hinsdale school, where she receives SBO per month. Mr. McColly is having a $3,000 hugalow of the California type, built on his homestead. Ed Kays is the head carpenter and he is looking after John’s stock during the latter’s visit here. Mr. McColly reports two vary successful years there. Last year the crops were especially good, but both years proved very satisfactory. Wheat, flax and oats constitute the main crops. In addition to his claim of 320 acres, John took 160 additional for grazing and will buy this from the government at $2.50 par acre. When he went there a year ago last spring'all the land was open and the plains were free for grazing, but now all is being fenced. From all appearances John is making mighty good in his new home and this fulfills the expectations of his nupiy friends here. His land is about 40 miles from the Canadian line and about 200 miles west of the east border of Montana