Show 11 ilk 0 4 X HERE IS A P BALLARD an englishman who homesteaded 1 land and in the vicinity of thompson as he appeared in 1895 he lie Is shown at work and fully armed mounted on a fine cut and rope horse belonging to ink harris at present mr air ballard is living in england mr air harris lives at cisco utah both A P ballard and his brother harry homesteaded land in the thompson area the names of harry S ballard and his wife maude S appear on a document recorded in june 1912 as the homesteaders and first owners of the thompson townsite the ballards are remembered as cattle and sheep men in those early days when only strong and well armed men could hold their pro property perty against the depredations of the drifting and lawless elements who were dodging ane law from more settled districts |