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THERE ARE NO
MEETINGS DURING DECEMBER
We wish
everyone a great Christmas Holiday and A Happy New Year.
The old
saying, “What goes around, Comes Around.” Am beginning to believe that
applies to Claire. In 2003 our presenter was Margie Sobotka in
November, and an apology from Claire for an error.
W E
L L L L L L it happens to be the same song for the year of 2004. Margie
Sobotka told of her trip to Czechoslovakia and had some very good
snapshots to share with us. Unusual churches were visited as well as
outdoor museums, displaying bee hives that looked like small thatched
roof houses (almost like what you see in Africa). A great evening
traveling with Margie, but then she served kolache’s. My, oh my, they
really made a hit with everyone. Yes, she even met some of her
distant relatives.
THE CAT DID
IT!
Now for
Claire’s apology-she checked the master on the computer and everything
was great, hit print and took it to Staples for printing of the Roots &
Leaves. It is always collated for us, so that was great. Somewhere
along the way, Claire noticed page 80 was on a sheet by itself. That is
a no-no. Going backwards through the pages I discovered there were 2
page 71’s. And my computer only has one....great! Almost all were
stapled sorted and ready for the mail. AND she knew what was wrong!
Snuggles uses her mouse for her pillow as Claire works at the computer.
I am only guessing what happened, a hidden page?, well, I truly
apologize and am sorry, the complete story is there, but in two
versions, as I had made a correction on that page. And yes, as I type
this newsletter, Miss S is sitting in front of the screen, trying to
catch the pointer. She wishes everyone a Merry Christmas too. Shy Cha
isn’t even about, sleeping most likely.
SHELF NEWS
Around The
Circle-The history of the Masonic
Eastern Star
Home for Children. It is edited by the home and is great for our
shelves. So many times someone is seeking information about this home.
CHRISTMAS
TIDINGS.
A box social
was held at the home of Arnold Romberg on Saturday evening. A large
number were present and a pleasant evening was passed with games and
social chat. The proceeds which amounted to twelve and one half
dollars, will be used for the benefit of a Christmas tree at St John’s
church.
Scribner Rustler 18 Dec 1902
A Quiet
Observance of the Day
In Scribner.
Although the
weather and other conditions were quite unfavorable, the merchants of
Scribner enjoyed a good holiday trade. The Christmas festivities
commenced Wednesday evening with tree and interesting exercises at the
different churches. Christmas Day was unusually quiet. The cold
weather, which during last night caused the mercury to drop as far as 10
below zero, almost entirely concentrated the enjoyment of the day about
the family hearth. There were the usual arrivals and departures of
holiday visitors, including Santa.
Scribner News 28 Dec 1902 |
DODGE COUNTY NE MARRIAGES
100 YEARS
AGO DECEMBER 1904 Bk 11
Henry
Peterson to Anna Schuler on 14 Dec
Oscar Isackson to Edith Sunden on 14 Dec
John McPherson to Bessie Jones on 21 Dec
Harry M Thorndike to Ida M Patterson on 22 Dec
Frank U Jarrett to Jennie E Rowe on 22 Dec
John E Faltys to Jessie E Dunn on 25 Dec
Henry Beyerle to Gesena Siems on 26 Dec
Frank Myers to Anna E Brown on 27 Dec
James C Johnson to Dagmar H Nielsen on 28 Dec
Alfred Rexin to Jettie Killeen on 28 Dec
A Christmas
Wedding
On
Christmas day at high noon, the wedding of Miss Jessie Dunn and Mr John
Faltys took place at the residence of Mr Harvey Mosley on East Fifth
street. There were only a few relatives of the contracting parties
present, and no attempt was made at decorations, aside from boquets of
carnations. Rev Foskett officiated. The bride was gowned in a brown
traveling suit, without flowers, and unattended, and the couple took the
afternoon train to So Omaha, where they make their future home.
Miss Dunn
has for some time been engaged with the Nebraska Telephone Co., and her
intense popularity has been proven by the number of “showers” which were
given for her by admiring friends, before the wedding. She is a young
lady of modest and unassuming manner, and had endeared herself to many
hearts during her stay in the city.
Mr Faltys
is also well known to business men of the city. For some time he was
employed at the Eno hotel, but accepted a lucrative position with F A
Cressey at So Omaha, in which position he will continue to show the
manly qualities and business ability he has hitherto demonstrated.
SHOT TURKEYS
IN EARLY DAYS
Wild Birds
Abounded on Island in ‘56
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That Winter
Venison Was So Plentiful that Settlers Were Tired of it.
In early
days which are still within the recollection of first Fremont settlers,
they shot their Thanksgiving turkeys over on Fremont island in the
Platte River, instead of buying them, already dressed, at the market
places, as they do now. It was in 1856 – the year that Fremont was
staked out.
“I well
remember it,” said Mrs J J Hawthorne this afternoon. “It was the first
year we were here and tame turkeys in Nebraska were unknown. Some of
the young men went on a turkey hunt on the Platte. They shot several
turkeys on the island. I saw one of them myself. It weighed eighteen
pounds.”
Mrs
Hawthorne recalls that for meat that year turkey supplied the one relief
from monotonous venison, which was served nearly every meal. That year
Indians shot 400 deer on Fremont island and vicinity.
This was
taken from the first DAR scrapbook and is undated.
LOOKING BACK
– from North Bend Eagle files dated 9 Dec 1992
1892
Plans and
specifications for the new opera house are on file at city hall and
subject to bids by contractors...Rogers now boasts of two butcher
shops...Funeral services were held E H Ives, editor of the PlainDealer...The
Catholic church at Ridgeley will be dedicated on Thursday.
SYMPATHY
We extend
our sympathy to Bill & Lavilda Passick in the loss of Bill’s brother, Dr
James Passick, of Humboldt, IA. |
