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S.
D. Little is one of the prominent sheepmen of Canyon county,
the extent and importance of his business interests making him
a valuable citizen of the community in which he makes his
home. He was born in the southern part of Scotland on the 12th
of November, 1881, a son of Andrew and Janet (Dalgleish)
Little, who are now deceased. He acquired his early education
in the land of hills and heather and in 1900, when a youth of
nineteen years, came to America, making his way to Emmett,
Idaho, where his brother Andrew had preceded him. He worked
for his brother in the sheep business for three years and in
1903 began business on his own account with twelve hundred
head of sheep. He now has sixteen thousand head of mixed
sheep, which he raises for wool and mutton. He markets his
mutton in Omaha and Chicago, where he finds a ready sale for
the product. He ranges his sheep on government ranges but also
raises hay on his farm of one hundred and fifty acres near
Middleton, where he feeds his sheep during the winter and
keeps them through the lambing season. He also owns a farm of
five hundred acres in Washington county, Idaho. Something of
the volume of the business that he has developed is indicated
in the fact that his pay roll amounts to about twenty thousand
dollars and his feed and grocery bill to about fifty thousand
dollars annually, all of which money is spent in Canyon
county, thus contributing to the material development and
prosperity of this section of the state. He started in the
business with practically no capital but had previously gained
valuable experience, as his father, Andrew Little, had been a
sheepman in Scotland and the family had followed the business
for generations. He thus had knowledge of the best methods of
handling sheep when he started out independently. His brother
Andrew, who had reached Idaho six years before S. D. Little,
is the largest individual sheepman in the state, being
interested in about one hundred thousand head, which he ranges
over seven counties, and his income tax is one of the largest
in the state. He makes his home at Emmett, Idaho.
On the 28th of December, 1915, S. D. Little was united in
marriage to Sadie P. (Alvey) Brown, a native of Kentucky, who
was reared, however, in Idaho, her mother being still a
resident of Nampa. Mr. and Mrs. Little have two daughters,
Mary O., Janet and Betty Jean.
Mr. Little owns a fine home at No. 1409 Dearborn street
in Caldwell, where he and his family are most pleasantly
located, his success in business enabling him to enjoy all of
the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. Fraternally he
is an Elk and his political support is given to the republican
party. Mr. Little is keenly alive to the opportunities of the
state. He recognizes what a future there is in store for this
great and growing section of the northwest and he is so
directing his efforts as to utilize the natural resources
offered and through legitimate channels of business win
prosperity. He has never had occasion to regret his
determination to come to the new world, for here he has found
the opportunities which he sought and in their utilization has
won a most creditable place among the successful sheepmen of
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