1914
Well known representatives of farming and stock-raising interests in this county,
the Carrothers brothers enjoy the respect and
good-will of those with whom they have come in contact and their circle of
friends is an extensive one. They have always lived in the county, have been
identified with its agricultural interests and have so directed their labors
that success has come to them in larger and larger measure. They were born on the
farm in Prairie township upon which they now reside,
the natal day of William L. being
William L. Carrothers was reared upon the home farm with the usual experiences
that fall to the lot of the farm lad. He was educated in the district schools,
in the
seen in the splendid appearance of his place and in the excellent crops which
are annually garnered.
William L. Carrothers has been active in community affairs, filling
the office of township clerk, while in 1912 he was the republican candidate for
county treasurer. He is a stanch advocate of the party and its principles and
his opinions have had considerable influence in party councils. He is a member
of the Knights of Pythias and has filled a number of
offices in the organization. He is likewise a member of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows and has passed all the chairs in the local lodge, being now a
past grand.
Thomas H. Carrothers supplemented his district-school training by
study in the
The
brothers are both enterprising, energetic business men and their career has
been marked by continuous advancement along the well defined lines of labor
that lead to success. They are widely known as breeders of pure bred horses and
cattle and upon their farm can always be found some as fine specimens of live
stock as are to be seen anywhere in the state. Moreover, their business as
feeders and shippers is carried on most extensively. They make one or two large
shipments yearly of about two hundred steers and they
bear a well earned and well merited reputation as enterprising, sagacious and
thoroughly reliable business men. They are well equipped to raise and feed
large herds of stock, for they have an extensive and fertile farm, giving them
excellent pasture land. They have added one hundred and twenty acres to the original
four hundred and eighty acres of the old homestead and theirs is one of the
fine farm properties of the county. It is equipped with good buildings
furnishing ample shelter for grain and stock and their place is lacking in none
of the accessories and equipments of the model farm of the twentieth century.
Whatever they undertake they carry forward to successful completion and their
well defined plans result in the attainment of substantial and gratifying success.
Both
brothers are members of the Methodist Episcopal church
and they are widely and favorably known, their many sterling traits of character
gaining for them high regard in both business and social circles. Men who have had dealings with them speak of
them in terms of confidence and esteem, and as native sons of the county their
record has reflected credit upon the district in which they have always lived.
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