Iowa
Old Press
THE FREMONT COUNTY SUN
January 4, 1907
Thurman News
The warm rain Saturday night caused the dam on Plum Creek to
break loose and the ice that was nearly ready to harvest will
have to be cleared away and a new dam built.
FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
January 8, 1907
Letter From Frank Reel.
--Boise, Idaho, Jan. 1, 1907. TO THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
and my old friends: This
has been a lovely day of bright sunshine, one which, is
characteristic of Idaho, although such has not been the case for
the past four months, hence we can appreciate such a beautiful
New Year's day.
Mrs. R. and myself, accompanied by Harold Reeves, arrrived home
the ninth of September. We had a most enjoyable visit, one to be
long remembered. Although her health was not the best, I could
make up for her
indisposedness, especially when it came to the table loaded with
chicken, good things dear old Fremont county was overflowing
with. I was brought to grief more than once, as by some
misunderstanding between us and our friends we were expected to
be on duty at two homes at the same time.
Alas, alas! How short our stomachs and how disappointed our
friends, especially those who were unfortunate or unlucky enough
to have us dine with them, and how fortunate we were to be their
guests.
We had a short visit with Lon Mann and wife. They have a fine son
and daughter.
As our tickets were getting smaller in more ways than one, we
started for Salt Lake, where we visited with Rev. McWaynich and
wife, our old pastor of the M. E. church at Thurman. We enjoyed
their company very much and with them viewed the city taking in
the Mormon temple and the principle buildings. On the hill toward
the fort, we got a good view of the city below.
The greatest gathering ever held in Boise was the Irrigation
Congress, which was in session while we were east. It was a
success, and I heard one of four congresmen say in the office of
Gen. Pickett of the Oregon Short LIne, that the meeting at Boise
was the best ever held in the history of the organization.
Our home daily paper came out Chirstmas with 24 pages well filled
with advertisements of the merchants. We enjoyed a good trade
during the holidays, and ran short of many articles. It takes
from four to five weeks
to get a bill of goods from Chicago, so could not stock up again.
Coal is very scarce here, due to the shortage of cars on the
railroad. It is alarming. The dealers will only give one sack of
500 pounds to a family, and sometimes for days not a car of coal
enters the city. I got 500 pounds of hard coal from Pennsulvania,
paying for it at the rate of $20 per ton. How is that for
price? There is no hickory or burr oak cord wood here. Pine
wood, green and water soaked as it comes down the river, sells
for $8 a cord.
The fruit crop of apples, pears, peaches, plums and prunes--also
vegetables of all kinds-- was a bumper, and there is more hay in
the country than we know what to do with. If you don't believe
me, ask Harold Reeves, of Tabor, who came out with us, and worked
in the hay fields for about three months. He can tell you all
about it.
Mrs. Reel's health is not the best I could wish for, but I am
feeling splendid. So is our daughter, who is with us. She is
assistant principal in one of our public schools. The schools of
our city employ sixty teachers. My
son Emmer is in Spokane, Wash. Grace lives fifty miles north of
here. Edith married a druggist and is doing well. Grace and Edith
have visisted with us since sour return. Emmer is married and has
a fine boy eighteen months old, who is just learning to walk. He
is working on a good salary.
We often meet Iowa people here, and are always glad to greet
Hawkeye people as I lived there 46 years. I am one of the
boys who has been at Hannah McKissick"s house hundreds of
times in McKissick:s Grove. I remember John Cooper, who saved my
foot from being taken off from a cut by one of Harve Cowles boys
of McKissick's Grove.
Those were my first school days, and not many of them so you all
can testify, for three months of school a year will not make
great scholars, and at the opening of the cruel war our school
days ended. We do not boast of this, but think with shame that it
was so. But we have tried to make an honest living and raise our
children to do the same. I hold dear my religion, which my mother
taught me when a small boy, and next to my home, my country.
I do not expect to make many more visits to Fremont county--time
passes fast after we reach three score years--as I will soon be
63 years old, and yet it seems but a short time since I was a boy
with the boys who have passed to the great beyond and those few
who are still living. Was glad to see our old friend and comrade,
Ashel Mann sent to the legislature to represent Fremont county.
We can't have too many men of his principle to help in the making
of the laws for the good people of God.
--H. F. REEL.
THE FREMONT COUNTY SUN
January 15, 1907
-The grand champion single ear of corn in 1906 was grown by H. J.
Ross of Farragut. It brought $11.
THE FREMONT COUNTY SUN
January 18, 1907
- Frank Farrell is the livery man for Randolph....
- G. H. Mossey, rural route man from Hamburg to Sidney, has
received a regular rural route mail wagon.
THE FREMONT COUNTY SUN
January 22, 1907
Corbit Family Leaves Farragut
Jasper Corbit left Tuesday morning for Atkinson, Nebraska, his
future home. The car with the household goods, etc., goes this
morning in charge of Erve, and the women folks probably leave
here the first of next week. It is with much regret the people of
this community part with the Corbit family. Mr. and Mrs. Corbit
and the young people will be greatly missed in the church where
they have worked so untiringly and in the community where they
are known as excellent citizens. Mr. Corbit has been
superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school for six years
continuously and his place will be hard to fill. The entire
family will become citizens of Nebraska except Ward, who has
rented the place now occupied by Seth Cox and will farm it the
coming season. Farragut Leader.
[all submitted by W.F.]