CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - L KOCH, LIFELONG CEDAR COUNTY RESIDENT 
			 MOVES TO AINSWORTH
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WYNOT TRIBUNE FEBRUARY 11, 1938

MEMBER OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE TO LEAVE

L. KOCH, LIFELONG CEDAR COUNTY RESIDENT, MOVES TO AINSWORTH

Wynot - Leonard Koch, lifelong resident of this vicinty, will move 
with his family the latter part of this month to a large ranch north 
of Ainstworth in Keyapaha County.  Mr. Koch has leased a 2,600 acre 
ranch, known as the Woods ranch, located about 15 miles north of 
Ainsworth and about eight miles southwest of Springview.  They will 
be one and one half miles from their post office which will be 
Meadville and one half mile from the school house which is located on 
the ranch.  There are three complete sets of buildings on the ranch 
and the house which the Koch family will occupy is a large modern 
home. There are 500 acres of farm land. Mr. Koch says it is all level 
and good clay soil, buffalo grass pasture and plenty of pine and oak 
timber on the place.  It is situated along the Niobrara river bottom. 
Mr. Koch’s nephew, Herman Koch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Koch will go 
with them and help with farming while Mr. Koch will devote most of his 
time to stock raising.  His hobby is fine horses and he says that all 
his life his greatest desire has been to have a large western ranch 
and in this new venture Mr. Koch has visions of his lifelong dream  
coming true.  He has always been a farmer and for two seasons some 
years ago he, with a partner Martin Collins, owned and conducted a 
rodeo. In the outfit were twelve bucking horses and one buffalo. 
They put on rodeos at surrounding towns including Ponca, Laurel, West 
Point and at Homewood Park. 

Having lived in this vicinity for over 50 years entitles Mr. Koch to 
membership in the Golden Circle of Cedar County Pioneers. He was born 
at Brooky Bottom April 7, 1885 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Koch 
early pioneers of this secton. He grew to young manhood on his fathers 
farm where he had some exciting times when the old Missouri River would  
go on a rampage and flood the bottom land. Mr and Mrs. Koch were 
married Jan. 31, 1911. Mrs. Koch is the former Katherine Pfister of 
Newcastle.  They started housekeeping on the farm one mile south of 
Wynot where they have resided since that time. Mr. and Mrs. Koch have 
three daughters. Also one granddaughter. They are Mrs. Otto Feilmeier 
of Ashland, Velma and Yvonne, all graduates of Wynot High School. Velma 
has been employed at the Wynot Post office the past year but has quit 
to go with her parents to their new home.  Yvonne is attending Wayne 
State College. The three daughters are all musically talented and 
formerly formed a dance orchestra composed of violin, drums and piano.  
Velma is also organist at Sacred Heart Chruch. Mrs. Koch is much 
interested in flowers and house plants as a diversion from her 
housework and has among her collection an orange plant with 12 
oranges on it. Their many friends will wish Mr. and Mrs. Koch and 
family success in their new home.