Show livestock mag locel rancher leider leader portrait ot of woodey B searle cattleman Catt kman lorme home I 1 man in ic the title of an article on tile the vernal rancher in the july issue of western livestock journal a trade mag zine ozine tile the article says Woo deys heritage in the livestock bus bits ineas goes back to his grand father george searle who was the first man evor to to bring cattle into the uintah basin the firby time in 1885 1085 woodey searle started in business for himself at the age of 18 becoming a fur in craig colt colo after a fcc years he moved his business to vernal where he lias has resided ever since in 1944 1044 he started a hardware and building material store lind and later added a propane gas business buting all of this time lie he lias has bacen engaged in the oin corn mercial catte and sheep bus iness the livestock operations consist principally of a range cattle operation and a com coin mercial sheep outfit lie ile also operates it a and finish es steers all of tills this is combined with a highly successful quarter horse operation As aa owner of the outstanding stal lion holey sox sired by the great leo and a full brother of calleo pete woodey holds a prominent position as a progressive quarter horse breeder despite all 11 his business ac woodey finds time to take an active part in civic affairs lie ile has served on the community hospital board the rodeo roping club the fair committee the quarter horse asbe board of dirac tors and is 13 an active support er of the uintah basin jr livestock show woodey and alean searle have five children four boys and a girl all share his enthusiasm thusia sm for horses the article concluded A full page picture of mr searle riding his horse w was wag also featured |