Bio of Watson, John W. & Arlo J. Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1920.
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Watson, John W. & Arlo J. (page 638), proprietors of Sunnyside Farm in
section 23, Gillford Township, have owned and operated this farm since the
spring of 1900, and are prominent among the successful farmers of the
township. The original area of the farm was 160 acres, but 80 acres have
since been added to it by the two brothers, giving the farm an area of 240
acres, nearly all of which is suitable for the plow. The Watson brothers
are engaged in diversified farming and are giving considerable attention
to stock raising, having 90 head of Shorthorn and Durham cattle of pure
blood, and 40 to 50 head of Poland-China swine, together with a flock of
Shropshire sheep. They have built a good two-story frame house, and a
frame barn, 38 by 78 by 14 feet, with a full tile basement of 8 feet, and
steel equipment. Their equipment is modern and complete, including two
double-unit milking-machines, a Ford truck and a Chevrolet car, and
through industry and good management they have made the farm a paying
enterprise. Neither is married, their two sisters, Margaret A. and Minnie
M., keeping house for them. John W., the elder, in addition to attending
common school for the usual period, was a pupil for some time in the Lake
City Commercial College. He began teaching at the age of 17 and followed
that occupation for several years in the schools of Wabasha and Goodhue
Counties.