https://competitivemarkets.com Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:33:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://i0.wp.com/competitivemarkets.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-logo-square.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://competitivemarkets.com 32 32 41386461 https://competitivemarkets.com/monahan-ranch-ne-great-ranches-of-the-west-35-2/ Mon, 07 Jul 2014 13:01:23 +0000 http://www.competitivemarkets.com/?p=2776

“James H. Monahan’s son, Earl, was born on the ranch in 1899. Again, ingenuity and determination reigned in that generation of Monahans. The winter of 1913 wreaked havoc on all the nearby ranches when a series of malicious blizzards buried the plains in so much snow that thousands of livestock froze to death. Earl and a high school friend hired out to the neighbors to uncover the frozen, dead cattle and collect the hides. They engineered a unique Read More ...]]> 2776 https://competitivemarkets.com/monahan-ranch-ne-great-ranches-of-the-west-35/ Fri, 06 Jun 2014 14:08:36 +0000 http://www.competitivemarkets.com/?p=2518

“While still a teenager, James H. bought a quarter-section of land in 1893 and raised a few cattle, selling beef to the railroad crews for five cents a pound. His boldest venture came when, as a 23-year-old, James rode to Wyoming, bought 600 head of cattle, and drove them himself back to his little ranch. The drive took an entire month. That determination soon saw James purchasing 1,000 acres of land, and in 1923 the Circle Dot brand Read More ...]]> 2518