OCR Text |
Show CHICAGO WHEAT KING GREETED BY OLD CHUM (By International News Service) HELENA, Mont. -James I'atten. I wheat king of Chlc.iso, Is known fanyilarly to a few old cronies In the little town of Oilman, 30 miles north ! of here, as "Red." He gained the title for his aggressiveness and ability to accomplish things when he was employed on the old Dearborn anil thirty years ago Red" l'.itten was discovered to be th wheat kins when he met Orle Brown at the Alhambra Hot Springs, near her, recently. 'Red" Patten taught Orle Brown how to play check- 0 , ers during their leisure time on the canal Job 'years ago. Donald Bradford, a pionoer of this I city, built the canal, whlrh was one i of the first big irrigation districts In! tho west. Among the men on the Job was 'Red" fallen He was at Oilman I for several years and Is well known and remembereV here. Later Patten i j went to Chicago and f . a multl-i 1 millionaire. j Brown and I'atten met when fatten fat-ten came to Alhambra to visit hl.s son's mnoh, which the wheat king bought for tho benefit of his son's M'JuOT health. The younger I'atten Is making PmwjK, a reputation in this section of the state an a farmer of ability. It's a wheal yield that ITS I close to the fSMjQT J ind hU neighbors say It Is due to hard work, for the most part, and some nu. J3M tur.- Inclination f..r the golden gmln. |