July 9, 2014

GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA

Black Hills names

tech for Gowrie,
Dayton, Harcourt

Black Hills Energy is pleased to announce that Jason Weber has joined the company as a Community Operations Technician
serving Ogden Iowa, and surrounding communities including the Dayton and Gowrie community areas.

In this position, Webers responsibilities
include maintaining the safe and efficient operation of Black Hills Energys natural gas system
in the Iowa communities of Ogden, Dayton,
Grand Junction, Rippey, Gowrie, Farnhamville,
Harcourt, Boxholm and Knob Hill.

Weber previously worked for the past 18
months as a meter reader with Black Hills Energy. Prior to Black Hills Energy, Jason worked
as a Journeyman Toolmaker for 22 years at Electrolux Home Appliance and 9 years with the
Iowa National Guard where he was a machinist.
Jason attended Iowa Central Community College in their tool and die program.

Jasons previous work experiences and
the commitment he has shown to the people in
the communities he serves make him an ideal
Community Operations Technician for Black
Hills Energy, said Bryan Bailey Black Hills Energy Construction Coordinator.

Weber and his family will reside in
Ogden after previously living in Webster City.

GDC meeting
canceled for July 11

Based on feedback for attendance we
will NOT have the regularly scheduled GDC
Meeting on July 11. Please plan to attend the
next meeting on August 8. (Randy Kuhlman
will be at the August 8, 2014 GDC meeting to
discuss the foundation partnership.)

Wednesday, July 9
Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the fire station.
Gowrie Parks Board, 6:45 p.m. at the civic center.
Thursday, July 10
Gowrie Jaycees, 7:30 p.m. at Marvs.
Friday, July 11
GDC, 12:00 p.m. at the WCCTA conference room
Sunday, July 13
GYC board, 5:00 p.m. at the skating rink.
Monday, July 14
Farnhamville City Council, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
Gowrie Municipal Utilities Board, 4:30 p.m. at the
light plant.
Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church
Harcourt.
Tuesday, July 15
Gowrie Library Board, 7:00 p.m.

Gowrie Pool Board, 7:00 p.m. at the library.

To have the date and time of your organizations meeting

listed here,call the Gowrie News at 352-3325 or email us at
gnews@wccta.net

VOL. 124 NO. 28

The festivities began with a tractor ride...

The tractor ride was sponsored by
the Prairie Valley/SWG FFA Chapter. It is
a community service project that the chapter decided to assist with. The tractors left
Gowrie, stopped at Callender for refreshments and a break. They proceeded to
Dolliver State Park and turned around at
the entrance since the Park was closed due

to water issues. They traveled to Otho and

had lunch at the Webster County Historical
Museum. Phyllis Stewart spoke about the
Museum. Jamboree Foods and the Dayton
Community Grocery Store assisted the chapter with food and refreshments. A big thank
you for all who participated and assisted with
this activity.

By Cassidy Riley

While the majority of Gowrie residents
spent last week preparing for the annual Fourth
of July celebration, one person in town spent
time acclimating himself to his new home.

July 1 was Jim Henrichs first day as
the new principal at Southeast Valley High
School. He is replacing Dennis Hammen who
resigned earlier this year. Henrich said he is
most looking forward to creating school unity
under the new whole grade sharing agreement
between Prairie Valley and Southeast WebsterGrad school districts.

People feel a little uncomfortable
because its something new and we have to
figure out a way to make them comfortable, he
said.

Henrich said he wants to honor old
traditions while creating new ones and he is in
a unique position to do this because he holds no
alliance to one district over another.

Its all Southeast Valley to me, he said.

Henrich has more than 25 years of
experience in education. Most recently he was
principal at West Marshall High School in
State Center, Iowa. He has lived and worked
in small towns most of his life and Gowrie is
located about 50 miles closer to both his parents
and his wifes parents than his previous home.
Therefore, he expects Southeast Valley will be a
good fit for him.

Its a bigger location than what I was
at previously but not so big that you cant get to
know the kids and the parents and community
members, he said.

He said getting to know students and
the community is important to him and has a
lot to do with why hes chosen to work in small
towns.

Its where you get a chance to build
those relationships because you know people
outside the school, he said.

Henrich said his top goals for the
coming years are building the new community
between the two districts, enhancing student
achievement, and to ensure the school makes
the community proud.

Henrich is following a former principal
who was very well liked by students and teachers.
As the Gowrie News previously reported,
Hammen was facing possible termination and
students held a sit-in and listening post in May.
They presented Gary Welter, Vice President of
the Prairie Valley School Board with a petition
to keep the former principal on staffwhich
contained 250 student signatures.

Hammen ultimately decided to resign
and he declined to comment for this story other
than to say he wishes Henrich luck and hopes he
succeeds.

Despite Hammen being very well liked
and possibly missed by student, Welter said he
is confident Henrich will quickly gain respect
from students and faculty.

When someone leaves thats been well
liked, no matter who you bring in, its going to
take some time, he said. Theres going to be
an adjustment period but Im very confident
once people get to know him and get to work
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New SE Valley H.S. principal looks

forward to creating school unity

July 9, 2014

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SE Valley Principal...

school board members, teacher, parents, and

others. There was general agreement he was the
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right person for the job. He was the only one
of the six candidates who had experience as a
with him [they will like him].

Prairie
Valley
School
District principal.
Henrich said he will spend the rest of
Superintendent Lois Irwin said Henrich was
hired because of his former administrative the summer educating himself on the schools
achievement levels and developing strategies to
experience.

He has great social skills, personal create a new sense of identity between the two
skills. Hes very likable, pleasant. He has an districts.
I look forward to the school year and
understanding of what needs to happen in a high
if people want to stop in to meet me Ill be here
school, she said.

Irwin said the interview process was most of July and for sure in August and the door
extensive and involved interviews with her, is open, he said.

July 9, 2014

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Geniece E. Cook, 84

Remembering my father
during Independence Day. . .

My father called me about four years ago
on a Tuesday noon. He seemed so much at peace
and contentment, knowing he would die in about
four months.

It was a wonderful 45-minute conversation and I didnt have a clue. Our family was
planning a large family reunion in about two
months, but my father had other ideas. Three
days later he died peacefully at home with my
mother at his side. He was ready to leave this
earth after a long struggle with cancer.

My father was the second oldest of six
children of Charles and Alice Schreiber, rural
Ladysmith, WI. My grandparents had a dairy
farm in north central Wisconsin, and the land was
rocky and not very fertile, but ideal for pastureland and dairy cattle.

Everyone was up at 5 a.m. for the many
chores that involved dairy farming. The guernsey cows were milked twice a day, and there
werent any milking machines. It was all done
literally by hand. Dairy farming in those days
was agonizing manual labor that never stopped.

His mother baked, cooked and washed
clothes incessantly. Family values were instilled
and mother Alice had two passions besides the
welfare of the family: The Bible and Church, and
being president of the WTCU.

My grandmother was a Potter and
many of her family members were chronic alcoholics. Years after my father and his brothers
left the household, my grandparents adopted two
Potter children whose parents were alcoholics
and destitute.

My father attended a one-room country
school, common in rural Wisconsin. He once attended the Rusk County Fair with 15 cents in his
pocket. He did attend high school, but didnt
have time for extracurricular activities---there
was too much work on the farm.

After graduating from High School my
father got a job on the Soo Line Railroad. He
met my mother Rosalie, but World War II was
in progress. In the Army Air Corps (later to become the U..S. Air Force) my father corresponded faithfully with my mother, and Dad wrote

Geniece E. Cook 84, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Stewart Memorial Hospital, Lake City. Funeral services will be 11:00
a.m. Wednesday, July 9, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Farnhamville, with Pastor Robert
Zellmer officiating. Burial will be at Dawson
Township Cemetery, west of Paton. Friends
may call after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, at
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Palmer Funeral
Home, Gowrie is serving the family.

Survivors include her husband Bob;
son Richard (Connie) Carstens of Jefferson,
and Alan (Cindy) Carstens of Gowrie; grandchildren, Nicole (Greg) Gebhart, Matt (Anne)
Carstens, Josh (Mylissa) Carstens, Jenni (Nick)
Pudenz, and Curtis Carstens; great-grandchildren, Ben and Ella Gebhart, Cassidy, Brandon, and Madesyn Carstens, Tyler and Calleigh
Pudenz, and Layne and Ebyn Carstens. Other
family members are Terril (Barb) Cook, Kendal
(Diana) Cook and families. She was preceded
in death by her husband Herman; her parents,
WJ and Martha Frohlich Nahnsen; brothers,
Oscar and Bernard Nahnsen.

Geniece Nahnsen Carstens Cook was
born August 16, 1929 in Hampton, Iowa. She
attended country school and graduated from Paton High School. In January of 1950, she was
united in marriage to Herman Henry Carstens at
Christ Lutheran Church, Churdan. This union
some touching letters my mother still treasures.
In some of the letters he wrote poetry, which is a
pretty good technique in courtship.

Glenn (my Dads first name), finished his
military service in Okinawa. The war was concluding and the United States was occupying the
island. But there were many Japanese soldiers
hiding in caves, coming out at night hoping to
steal food and supplies at U.S. bases. Sometimes
it worked, but often they were captured.

Glenn Lloyd met a lifetime friend in
the Army Air Corps, Harold Marcum. Harold
returned to his native state of Ohio, married his
sweetheart Marjorie, and every year of his life
(starting in the early fifties) he sojourned with
Marjorie and their children to Wisconsin, staying
at a resort or renting a lake cabin near Ladysmith.
At first the Marcums came for a week, then two
weeks, and then a month in northern Wisconsin.
Harold and my Dad were very close friends.

Dad married my mother soon after getting back from the War and he returned to the
Soo Line Railroad in Ladysmith. He worked at
the Soo Line depot in Ladysmith for 43 years before retiring. The other depot personnel included
many likeable characters, and unfortunately several were chain smokers. As a youth I recall going into the depot and the air was incredibly thick
with cigarette smoke.

My father had a strong work ethic (from
the farm). He worked hard, at the depot and at
home. My parents were frugal and somehow,
after starting with nothing, over the years they
managed to remodel and enlarge their home; buy
five acres of land across the highway with a horse
barn and horses for their sons; and build a cabin
on Lake Flambeau near Tony, WI.

Dad was outgoing and was very
charismatic. He took
our family to church
every Sunday, and after church we sometimes took a drive into
the Wisconsin countryside, stopping to visit
people.

My father lived
long enough to see one
of my sons enter the
Air Force. Daniel has
been deployed twice,
one in Iraq and he just
recently returned from
Afghanistan.

was blessed with two sons, Richard and Alan.

They farmed on the family farm at Paton until
Hermans death in 1979. Geniece then made her
home in Farnhamville, and was united in marriage to Robert Cook in April of 1983. Geniece
was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.
She was also a member of the Lutheran Womens Missionary League and Helping Hands Circle of Holy Trinity, Farnhamville. She was an
avid card player, great cook and baker. Chocolate crme pie, potato salad, and deviled eggs
were her specialties. Memorials may be left to
the discretion of the family.

Card of Thanks!

Thank you so much for the

cards, memorials and kind words expressed
when my sister, Kathy Standard, passed.
We appreciated them all. The
memorials went to the Denver
Rescue Mission in Denver, CO.
Kristy Carlson,
Kendal Bunda, and families

Gowrie Municipal Utilities

will be flushing hydrants
during the month of July.

You may experience short times of low

pressure and might notice some discoloration
of the water during these times. If you do have
discoloration, just let the water run until it is
clear. You may call the office at 352-3065 with
any questions that you may have.

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July 9, 2014

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Fire department, G3 and FFA contribute

to Gowrie fourth of July celebration
By Cassidy Riley

While it would be hard to find a Fourth of
July celebration comparable to Gowries, there is
at least one essential element almost every city in
America has in common with this small towns
extravaganzafireworks. Fireworks are a staple
to Independence Day celebrations of any kind.

It so happens those responsible for
bringing those colorful explosions to Gowrie
each year have about the busiest July 4 of anyone
in town.
The Gowrie Fire Department

Planning for the Fourth of July is a yearlong process for the Gowrie Fire Department
because they are constantly collecting donated
cans and bottles to pay for the fireworkswhich
are ordered in March at a discounted rate. This
year the department bought $6,000 worth of
fireworks.

The department also participates in the
parade, hosts a car show, food stand, and fire hose
water fights. Fire Chief Greg Benson said their
day begins at 7 a.m. on the fourth and doesnt
end until 2 a.m. the next morning.

We [tell our guys you] have no idea what
were going to be doing on the fourth but dont
plan anything because youre going to be busy
and if youre not going to be there we expect you
to send someone to take your place, he said.

The men on the department are divided
into planning committees that have stayed
essentially the same for ten years. New members
shadow old members until they catch on. Family
members are often recruited to help with logistics
such as running the food stand and checking
people in during the car show.

The local FFA chapter, Dollars for
Scholars, and Webster County Pork Producers
also have a hand in the departments activities.

The fireworks are the last event on the
agenda each year. The men have to set up the
explosives and put them in a 25 to 30 minute
sequence.

It normally takes us from the time the
water fights are over till dark to get these all
organized and then at 10 oclock we start firing,
he said.
Gowrie Growth Group

If fireworks are considered a grand finale
on the fourth, the annual street dance hosted by
the Gowrie Growth Group would be the opening
act. The dance begins the night before the big
day and ends in the first half hour of the morning.

Jim Peterson said the group begins
preparations as early as February by searching
for a DJ or band. This years was the Jay Clyde
Band. They too create committees to take care
of things such as set up, collecting money, and
clean up. He said preparation and disassembly
after the event takes about an hour and a half.

Its a night where you get to bed by
2:30 in the morning when you get everything put
away, he said.

The group is also responsible for
the Freedom 5K run July 4 morning and the
Firecracker 40 bike ride on July 6. Peterson said
for the group, like many other in town, the fourth
is one of the busiest times of the year.

Im always glad when the fourth is over
like everybody else, he said jokingly.
Prairie Valley FFA

Another essential element to July 4
celebrations is remembrance of patriotism and
heritage. In Iowa in particular farming is a major
part of that heritage. The Gowrie FFA honors
that each year with a tractor ride. This years ride
went From Gowrie to Otho.

To prepare for this ride the FFA registers
drivers who pay $25 to participate and then they
decide where to go.

Thats probably the more difficult
thing, FFA Advisor Steve Kehoe said. We
spent a couple of days trying to find the route,
FFA Advisor Steve Kehoe said.

He also said the students decide each year
on sponsoring this event for tractor enthusiast

Its basically a community service
project, he said.

This is the second story in a miniseries showcasing all the work that creates the
Fourth of July celebration in Gowrie. Look in
the coming weeks to learn about work done
by other local organizations.

On Thursday morning, July 3 there
was an accident at Caseys General Store on
Market Street in Gowrie that resulted in a
Chevy Impala LT smashing into the front
side of a Chevy truck. The Impala drivers
side door was smashed in and the tire on the
passenger side was deflated.

Both the driver and passenger in the
Impala were taken to Unity Point Health
(Trinity Hospital) in Fort Dodge with
unknown injuries. Chief of Police Bruce
McCormack is investigating the accident.
The truck was parked outside the Caseys
while the owner was inside the store during
the accident. The truck sustained minor
damage including a dent in the bumper on
the passenger side.

Farnhamville Old Settlers

Day planned for Aug. 9

Old Settlers Day August 9. Farnhamvilles Old Settlers Day is coming up soon. A
day of fun activities is being planned. There
will be a fun run/walk at 8:00. The parade starts
at 10:30 followed by a catered pulled pork dinner. There will be sweetcorn on the menu once
again. A car show is planned from 11:00 - 2:00
and then many different things going on in the
park. Kids games, a magician, bingo, cake walk
and free ice cream. There will be a 50-50 raffle
with the drawing at 5:00 p.m. There are soft
ball games at the ball diamond and also horse
shoe competition in the park. Something for all
ages so save the date of Aug. 9 and come and
spend the day in Farnhamville.

IRCA/URA Rodeo
July 12 in Dayton

The Dayton Wranglers are sponsoring a
IRCA/URA Rodeo Saturday, July 12, at the Dayton Rodeo Arena.

There will be mutton bustin at 6:30, and
the rodeo performance starting at 7 p.m.

The rodeo will feature bull riding, saddle
bronc riding, barrel racing, team roping, breakaway roping, steer wrestling, calf roping, and
bareback riding.

There will be a dance following the rodeo featuring Jake & Travis. The dance is free.

Richard Harrell, 61

Richard Big Dick Harrell, age 61, of
Grandville, MI, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, June 30,
2014. He was a loving husband, dad and grandpa who cherished his family.

His great sense of humor was evident
to all who knew him. He loved his Nebraska
Cornhuskers football and spending time in
the kitchen cooking with his wife, Jo. He also
served on the board for Kentwood Baseball
League.

He will be greatly missed by his wife
of 32 years, Jo; his children, Jenny Jo Harrell,
Oren Harrell; granddaughter, Annabelle Grace;
sister and brother, Cindy Smilley, Doug and
Gloria Harrell; father-in-law, Doug Horrocks;
many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; several nieces, nephews and cousins; his companion
dog, Emy-suh. He will also be missed by his
Pike Fraternity brothers.


A memorial visitation was held on
Thursday 5-8 pm at Matthysse-Kuiper-DeGraaf
Funeral Home, 4145 Chicago Dr. SW, Grandville, MI. Those who wish to make memorial
contributions are asked to consider the needs of
the family for hospital expenses or the Commission for the Blind. Condolences may be sent
online atwww.mkdfuneralhome.com.

Dorothy A. Tilger, 93

Dorothy A. Tilger 93, passed away
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at Trinity Regional
Medical Center, Fort Dodge. Funeral Services
will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 8, at the United
Methodist Church, Gowrie, with Pastor Annette
Kruse officiating.

Burial will be at Cory Grove Cemetery,
near Sac City. Friends may call after 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the Church for visitation until service time. Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie is
serving the family.

Dorothy is survived by her children,
Virginia Ginger Marquis of Callender, Fred
Fontaine of Omaha, Mike (Kathy) Kellen of
Omaha, Lynette (Bob) Marksburg of Okoboji, Linda (Ron) Junck of Sioux City, Gary
(Mony) Kretlow of Ankeny, Dennis Kretlow
of Rockwell City, Pamela (Reperto) Casteneda of Schaller, Roxanne (Dale Jones) Carr of
Webster City, and Rick Kretlow of Sioux City;
21 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and
2 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded
in death by her parents, Fred Watson and Agnes Heinz Watson; infant daughter Thersa Ann
Fontaine; daughters, Gloria Jean Johnson and
Marie Elaine Fontaine; grandsons, Chris Kellen
and Shayne Marquis; granddaughter Jennifier
Kretlow; sisters, Jean Whitehill and Marjorie
Schoon; and husbands.

Dorothy Agnes Watson was born March
7, 1921 in Sioux City. She attended schools in
Mitchell, SD, and graduated from Fort Dodge
Senior High School. Dorothy married Monty
Fontaine, Lawrence Kretlow, and then John
Tilger. Dorothy worked as a certified nursing
assistant for 25 years, for many nursing homes,
including Ellens Nursing Home, and the Sac
City Hospice. She was a member of the United
Methodist Church, UMW Faith Circle, Stephens Ministry, and did volunteer work. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.

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and half of second being in my room. Strangely,

I dont remember second grade much but maybe
that was because I was in the half that went to
the next room with the third graders so I was in
that room almost two years until we moved to
Boxholm where each grade had its own room.

I remember hearing my relatives being so
excited that they were going to get a gym, a nice
big regulation one too. That was within a year after our move and it cost a whopping $23,000 for
the general contract and another $7446 for the
plumbing and heating. Eighteen years later they
added six classrooms for kindergarten through
fifth grades at a cost of $70,000. (By just these
few accountings and then comparing similar
prices today we can see the progress of inflation.)

But in a few years they had joined Truro
and New Virginia and their surrounding school
districts into what is now known as I-35 as those
towns basically abut that thoroughfare. The last
graduating class at St. Charles was in 1961. One
of my numerous cousins was in that class over
50 years ago. A new school building was built
in Truro (which in this new district was the most
central). As things always seem to go, elementary and junior highs were in the other schools
but eventually changes were made and all sent to
the Truro location. I have not been advised about
the New Virginia building but the St. Charles one
is vacant. The I-35 District deeded the property
to the town of St. Charles. Information has it that
the city either sold or gave the property to an individual who it was rumored might make into
apartments not done and then newest addition
to the city for a library but apparently that is no
more as the building stands vacant and probably
crumbling and the grounds which had play areas and ball fields are unkempt, uncared for. The
gym is currently leased to a dance and tumble
group for practices. Interesting note: A cousin
who advised me on this school gave me a bit of
information I dont believe I ever knew; my Dad
drove school bus route #2 for $90 a month for the
years 1930-31, 1931-32. Wow! That was good
pay back then! I guess this was something he
always liked.

I recently drove by the old school building in Elkhart, Iowa a few miles north of Des
Moines. It is now a very attractive church, looking well kept. But then I read about the old
building in Exira that had been gutted and was
due to be torched. It could not be done at the
appointed time because of high winds. Then a

couple or so weeks ago there it flashed on the

evening news a picture of the building engulfed
in flames.

Not long ago in rather isolated part of a
daily paper was a short item, 1924 time capsule
from school opened. Of course I had to read it.
More interesting than what was in that capsule
was the sentence, The capsule was removed
from the rubble of the Denmark Academy after
its recent demolition? Denmark is a small Iowa
community.

Another story I recently came across regarding an abandoned school building stated,
Southern Calhoun School District voted against
selling the building in Lohrville the District owns
but have agreed to split cost of demolition with
City of Lohrville, I thought this weeks submission was complete until I read another short
article in The Register stating another Iowa elementary school building was to be closed and
the students integrated into another building in
the now combined district. The final fate was to
be determined.

None of the articles to which I have referred have been very big nor in very prominent places in the publications. It is as if it was
something to include but not of significance to be
awarded any special attention. I thought this tale
had been told but then on June 21st another article appeared with the headline, Time runs out
in Manilla, a lengthy article by a Register copy
editor who has an interest in old schools. The tale
about the Manilla building was pretty much the
same, the dwindling of students in smaller communities and the closing of yet another building
dear to a community. Are these the only paths
those once proud, glorious structures can take?
Are the only choices to simply abandon and let
them crumble and die over the years or to be
put out of that misery by some sort of rapid demise? I think of our Polk County Court House
which it is rumored is to get some updating, repair and preservation. We opt to save rather than
demolish and rebuild. But we are in a large community with a purpose and finances for such
things. What about those buildings in little rural
communities that are dwindling in both habitation and resources? Take lots of pictures folks
because, maybe not in my time, but future years
this will be all there is to retain. I noticed during
my Boxholm reunion visit that the stately (once
anyway) pillars at the approach to the building
entry have deteriorated. The concrete bases are
crumbing and the globed lighting at their tops are
no longer and appear to have been that way for
a while. Seeing such things and reading articles
like above reported pull at my heart strings and
tear ducts. Let us hope there is at least one more
reunion opportunity for those who are able to attend.

Birthdays
Brian Gleason, Nick Hirschberg
Sherry Shaw
Sandy Hicks, Wendy Holm
Ken Johnson, Brian Stickrod
Pat Seil
Cory Donahe, Cooper Lane
Brian Lane
Janet Seil, Wayde Warehime
Mary Lou Carlson, Lynn Subbert
Donita Bowers, Dennis Goodwin,
Ron Prince, Floyd Wilson
Anniversaries
Larry and Gayle Wilson.

The building in the background is the old wooden schoolhouse in St. Charles mentioned
in this weeks column. The boy sitting second from right on the bottom row is Saras dad.

July 9, 2014

THE GOWRIE NEWS

It's Your Life...

Eleanor Anderson, Gowrie,

living in Europe
By Cassidy Riley

Eleanor Anderson, 84, was
born in Gowrie the year after the
stock market crashed and led the
country into the Great Depression,
but as a young kid she had no idea
times were so hard.

In fact, Anderson said with a
trike, wagon, sandbox, and garden at
her disposal she lacked nothing.

What more do you want?
she said.

Although she was too young
to fully appreciate the country-wide
economic distress she still remembers the next big event in history to
sweep the nationWorld War II.
The window of the old hardware
store on Market Street, where Jamboree now sits, displayed pictures of
men fighting in the war.

It was an anxious time for
a lot of people, she said. That big
window, which was I suppose eight
or ten feet wide, was full of pictures.

During the war she remembers something else of significance
taking placeher future husband
George Anderson moved into town.

Anderson and her husband
George at their house in Norway
before a party.

But he wouldnt ask her out until

several years later while she was
a teacher in Humboldt and he was
a student at the University of Missouri.

The couple was married
in 1952 and left for Denmark that
very night. George Anderson received a Fulbright Scholarship
to study there for a year. Eleanor
Anderson said she spent time with
the Fulbright students studying
education and accompanied them
on fieldtrips to schools around the
country. Some of the buildings being used for schools were more
than 300 years old, she said.

But believe me they
learned just as much as kids at a
new school, she said. As long as
the kids arent worried about a pin
sticking them or a hard seat more
than whats going on I dont think
the newness of the building makes
a difference.

She said this was an important lesson for her because so many
schools in America today are being
remodeled and there is a great emphasis on the need for new facilities.

I think a lot of people think
[if] its new and shiny and whatnot
it somehow helps the education,
she said.

After their year in Denmark the newlyweds returned to
the United States for three years
while George Anderson served in
the U.S. Navy. Little did they know
their time in Denmark was not yet
at an end. After his time in the service George Anderson began a job
with the U.S. State Department as
a Labor Attach at the embassy in

Denmark.

It was the late 1950s when
they returned to Europe and Eleanor
Anderson said two more historical
events colored their time there. Because of the Cold War she said there
were restrictions on where they
could travel with a diplomatic passport.

She said passports also became significant during their time in
Europe after rebellion in the Congo
began. Diplomats were sending their
children to Europe to protect them
from the danger of the rebellion.

One of the problems was
they showed up with no passports
because they were on their mothers
passports and their mothers were
still back in the Congo so we decided the kids were all going to have
their own passports.

She said during this tumultuous time they hosted a young boy
at their house until he could be sent
back to the U.S.

The family stayed in Denmark for three years and was later
reassigned to Norway. George Andersons career kept them in Europe
for a large part of their life together.
Eventually becoming a family with
five children, they traveled around
the continent to Denmark, Norway,
Belgium, and Austriawith trips to

the U.S. interspersed between.

As the children got older
they wanted to take up jobs during their summer breaks but legally couldnt hold jobs overseas.
Eleanor Anderson said she would
take the kids home to the house
they had built in the 50s and still
live in today.

Its a Better Homes and
Gardens plan right straight out
of the magazine, she said of the
house.

Throughout their travels
back and forth across the world
Eleanor Anderson retained her
career as a teacher. In Austria and
Belgium she taught fifth and sixth
grade at American schools. While
teaching, she also took every opportunity she could to educate
herself about the countries she
lived in.

You try to learn as much
as you can about the country both
because its interesting and because people expect you too, Eleanor Anderson said.

The family also did a fair
amount of sightseeing. While in
Belgium she said she particularly remembers visiting Flanders
Fields and American cemeteries
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and Grant (front right).

July 9, 2014

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By Lynn Rittgers

Prairie Valley Warriors Light up the TLC

Conference Softball Champions...

Having beaten 2 of the 3 pre-season
Conference Favorites the Warriors had 1 more
to complete the tri-fecta and pull off something no one saw coming. But Teams traveling
to Wall Lake to play the 3A 10th Ranked East
Sac Raiders seldom return with a W to make the
task even more difficult. When the plate umpire
turned out to be a former long-time assistant it
didnt help the odds any. After the announcer
commented 2 of the best Teams in the TLC
were about to go at, the much-anticipated Game
proceeded to live up to the expectations of the
crowd.

The Warriors were never more ready
than they were this night. Karlee Walker
smashed the 1st pitch of the Game right back
off the pitcher. The 2nd Baseman fielded the deflected ball and threw to first as Walker looked
to have beaten it out. But a disappointing call
by the ump said otherwise. On the 2nd pitch of
the Game Erica Rittgers hit a line shot single to
right-center. Clara Pearson took pitch 3 of the
Game over the right Fielders head for a double
moving Rittgers to 3rd Base and East Sac was
looking like what just hit us? Im not sure Ive
witnessed such a start to a Game. Katie Kehoe
was up next and while it was 3 pitches into the
count she came through with a sacrifice fly to
right scoring Rittgers to put the score 1-0. East
Sac managed to get out of the inning with Pearson left on 3rd. The Warriors set the Raiders
down in order in the bottom half and that was
the way it went on both sides in the 2nd and 3rd.

In the top of 4 with 2 down Natalie
Lambert got a free ride to 1st and Allie Berg
singled moving her to 2nd. Anna Heatherington singled to right-center and East Sac made
a perfect throw to the plate nailing Lambert
to end the inning. In the 5th Jaiden Ackerson
and Walker singled but East Sac kept us from
scoring once again. In the bottom of 5 after being held to 1 hit on the night ES opened with a
single. The next batter laid down a sac bunt to
advance the runner. The Warriors like to get the

runner at 2B and it looked like they had done

just that, but the ump saw it differently calling
her safe. Lambert gave up her only walk of the
Game to the next batter loading the bases with
no outs and it looked like the Home Team may
be on a roll. We took a defensive time-out and
were a bit ticked off, deciding we werent going
to let umpire calls determine this Game. Rittgers fielded a ground ball and threw to Kenly
Clough at the Plate for out 1. Allie Berg caught
a fowl pop-up near the dugout for out number
2. And it was a ground ball Lambert to Berg for
out number 3 to end the threat.

In the bottom of 6 with 1 out East Sacs 3
& 4 hitters reached 1st and 2nd to once again put
pressure on the defense. Lambert struck out the
next and Walker ran down a fly ball for the last
out. Meanwhile East Sac had been displaying
quite the performance of their own on defense
as twice they recorded double plays against the
Warriors. The score remained 1-0 going into
the bottom of the 7th and the intensity level of
this Game was off the charts. The first batter
flew out to Walker in center and Lambert struck
out the next before their number 9 hitter snuck a
single through the IF bringing up the top of the
order. With a 0-2 count she hit what looked to
be in the hole in right field but Heatherington
made a spectacular play to end this epic Game
in dramatic fashion. It was an incredibly well

The family and friends of the

late Gordon Madson wish
to extend our sincere thanks
for your many condolences,
support and kindnesses that we
have received. We also extend our gratitude
and appreciation to the Paula J. Baber Hospice
House, Pastor Deb Parkison, Our Savior United
Methodist Church, Larson-Weishaar Funeral
Home, Big Beves for a delicious meal, VFW and
the American Legion Honor Guard.

Thank you for your generosity and

thoughtfulness,
Family & Friends of Gordon Madson

Softball Continued on page 9...

Erica Rittgers

Kenly Clough

By Lynn Rittgers
s
, Clara Pearson, Katie Kehoe, and Laura Kopecky were honored at Senior Night July 2, at
home against Manson.

The residence of Tom and Mary
Larson, 808 Market St., was the pick for
Yard of the Week, which is sponsored by
the Gowrie Development Commission.

July 9, 2014

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Prairie Valley JV Softball

ends season with a win

The final two weeks of the Warriors JV Softball season ended
with lots of rainouts, cancellations and a win. On June 24th the Warriors
faced Newell-Fonda with a great fight against a great team, the Warriors
fell by only one run. With nine hits the ladies ended the game at 10-9.
Jaiden Ackerson racked in 3 RBIs with a double in the first inning a a
homerun in the fourth inning. Other doubles were contributed from Tiffany Blunk and Rylee Walker and a triple from Chelsea Mitchell.

On June 27th the ladies hit the road and battled East Sac but fell
short with a 15-9 loss. Ackerson went three for three at the plate scoring
twice and hitting a double in the sixth inning. In the top of the first inning
the Warriors took an early lead with Blunk scoring Erica Rittgers to get
it all started. Michaela Willison scored Tessa Berg and Gabby Dorsey
chose her pitches smart and scored Ackerson on a walk.

To start off the holiday week the girls played at home against
South Central Calhoun and lost 10-5. Anna Heatherington had two hits
bringing in three RBIs when she tripled in the second inning and doubled
in the third. Mitchell scored an RBI on a hit then later stole home. Other
hits contributed from Dorsey, Kenly Clough and Tessa Berg.

The final game for the JV Warriors was against Manson Northwest Webster. The teams traded leads five time during the game but the
Warriors ended on top with a 8-4 win. Berg and Clough both ran hard on
the baseline and got a triple each. Berg, Willison and Mitchell each hit
doubles. With the bats swinging hard and aggressive base running the
girls kept battling. Olivia Hanlon threw her best game this season which
was a great way to end her JV career as a Warrior.

This season has been the most injuries the team has ever seen and
they never gave up. They kept battling and played the game like they
knew to play. They end their season with a 6-9-2 record.
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Batter up...

Jaiden Ackerson, #32 for the Warriors
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Strike...

Olivia Hanlon winds up pitching a great
game.

Local students
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President's/Deans List

The following students from the Gowrie
area are named to the 2014 Spring Deans List
at Iowa Central Community College:

Derek W. Turner and Abby A. Paine,
Duncombe; Shawn M. Everhart and Tanner
J. Barber, Farnhamville; Taylor A. Clough,
Colton S. Picton, Craig D. Shultz, Rebekah L.
Sturgeon, all of Gowrie; Morgan J. Strutzenberg,
Callendar; Amanda C. Pigman, Otho.

The following students from the Gowrie
area are named to the 2014 Spring Presidents
List at Iowa Central Community College:

Mike A. Nagl, Farnhamville; Nicholas
A. Anderson, Trevor E. Kalahar, Melissa
Leners, Jenny R. Randleman, all of Gowrie.

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Softball...

Continued from page 7...

played errorless Game by both squads. We had
7 hits led by Heatheringtons 2, while they had
6. Lambert struck out 7 and some of the defensive plays by her friends were phenomenal.
This win will go down as one of the best and the
girls deserve all the credit for gutting this one
out against difficult odds.

After a late Friday night return from
Wall Lake the Bus left at 7:00 for a Tourney in
Jewell. With little sleep after the big TLC win
our primary focus was closing the deal on the
Conference Season next week with 3 at home.
Everyone got a start and we had a fun day as a
Team. We lost to South Hamilton and I-35 before ending with a win over SEW.

It was on to the home stretch of Conference Play with the SCCC Titans coming to

Warrior Field. Having beaten them handily the

first time in Lytton we may have taken them
somewhat lightly. They opened up with 1 run
in the top of the 1st but the Warriors answered
as Pearson tripled with 2 outs before scoring on
a Kehoe RBI single to tie it up. It remained tied
and we let them hang around longer than necessary before exploding for 9 runs in the bottom
of the 4th. Heatherington, Walker, and Lambert
singled while Pearson tripled once again before
Berg launched one to the stratosphere for an impressive 2 run Bomb. To their credit they came
back in and scored 1 more before Kehoe hit a
walk-off 2 RBI Double that just missed going
yard to end the Game 13-2 in 5 innings. The
win moved the Warriors to 16-9 overall and
more importantly gave us an 8-0 record and
2 Game lead over the 2nd place Teams in the
TLC. We have 2 Games remaining at Home
against MNW and Poky Area.

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PROBATE
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN WEBSTER COUNTY
IN THE MATTER
OF THE ESTATE OF
FAYMA L. VANDE STOUWE,
Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR 307730

NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL,
APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,
AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Fayma L. Vande Stouwe,
Deceased, who died on May 15, 2014:
You are notified that on May 23, 2014, the last will and testament
of Fayma L. Vande Stouwe, deceased, bearing date of January 25,
2012, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Karine
Robinson was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside
the will must be brought in the district court of said county with the later
to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this
notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of
the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably
ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.
Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate
are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Creditors
having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above
named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance,
and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second
publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this
notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever
barred.
Dated: July 1, 2014.
Karine Robinson, Executor
5530 Anita Street
Dallas, Texas 75206
Ernest Kersten
Attorney for the Executor
1609 220th Street
Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
Second Publication: 16th day of July, 2014

CITY OF
CALLENDER
CITY OF CALLENDER
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday July 1, 2014

The SPECIAL City Council Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
by Mayor Randy Hanson. Present Dave Lee, Darryl Shirbroun, Don
Weston & Wanda Martens.

Motion by Weston, Second by Martens to approve follow-up to
Resolution 463 Maintenance Department; McCormick with a 3%wages
increase July 1, 2014 at a wage of $12.87 hr. MC

Council discussed filling the vacant council member seat caused by
the resignation of Shawn George. Appointment recommendations will be
made by the Mayor at the July 8, 2014 City Council Meeting.

Motion by Lee, Second by Shirbroun to approve Building Permits
as approved by Zoning Enforcement Officer / 504 James Street (Our
Savior), 836 Mortimer Ave (Stewart), 611 Williams (Degelau), 609 Sargent
(Macdonald). MC

City Council has been informed the date has changed for Callender
Fun Days from Aug 2 to Sept 6, 2014. Callender Garage Sale Days is
scheduled for 7/26/2014.

City Council set a volunteer work day to install new Playground
Equipment at the park Monday July 7 at 6:30 at the park.

Mayor is working on securing 2 Public Utility Easement Agreements.

City will pursue another nuisance/ abandoned building, safety hazard
with the Department of Public Health.

Clerk stated Fiscal Year End 13/14 Financial Report Totals will be
provided at the July 8, 2014 City Council Meeting. The AFR will follow
adhering to the 12/1/2014 due date. Expenses were under budget, it was
noted there was a revenue shortfall in the sewer department.

Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve Follow-Up to
Resolution 469, annual transfer of Funds for Library in the amount of
$1759. MC

Motion by Shirbroun, Second by Weston to revise Policy Library
Financials within City Budget and strike so long as income meets budget
and revise June 10, 2014 City Council Minutes striking so long as income
meets budget. MC

City Council Members concur with Email Updates as FYIs with
discussion, action at council meetings. If information is urgent, contact
Mayor for direction and call council members as needed.

Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to Adjourn at 8:15 p.m. MC
_________________________________
Randy Hanson - Mayor
Denita Lee-Luke City Clerk

The Band
No Grass Limit

There is no limit to No Grass Limit.
This 5 piece band was formed in June of 2011,
and they were only 4 months into the process
of playing together when they took 1st place at
the MBOTMA (Minnesota Bluegrass and Old
Time Music Association) Race for a Place band
contest.

Ranging from bluegrass, folk, americana, gospel and traditional music No Grass
Limit puts on an electric performance that you
will not want to miss. Members include award
winning duet, songwriters and owners of Lesson Pros, Chuck and Sandi Millar, 3 time MN
Flatpicking Champion Clint Birtzer, the nicest
guy you will ever meet and plays a heck of a
banjo Mike Hedding, and the gal that holds it all
together on bass is Vaughn Asselstine.

Katelyn Lambert
Simpson Graduate
Cum Laude...

Katelyn Lambert of Paton graduated
Cum Laude on May 3, 2014 from Simpson College inIndianola, Iowa with a BA degree in accounting and management.

Southeast Valley Weekly Baseball Wrap up

Week 5, June 23 28th

@ Newell Fonda W 5-3 (12-4)

With two games against Newell in the
same week this game was non conference but
the Jaguars were still looking to get another W.
The Jaguars started with Sophomore Cameron
Anderson on the mound pitching 4 good innings
of baseball when the Jags went to Senior Curt
Castenson to keep the 2 run advantage until the
final inning. Overall Cameron gave us 3 hits on
3 runs, while Curt pitched 3 innings never allowing a hit and striking out 6 batters. On the bats,
Clayton Taylor had a great night going 2 for 4
including a double and finishing with 2 RBIs.
Reliever Curt Castenson was right behind going
2 for 3 while Dakota Jaeschke had a big 2 RBI hit
and Dylan Anderson had one hit of his own.
@ West Bend Mallard L 1-11 (12-5)

It was a long day for the Jaguars as they
faced a very tough Wolverine team. The game
and the day belonged to West Bend as the Jaguars just couldnt get anything going and West
Bend was on top of their game. In the end pitchers Spencer Johnson and Cade King gave up 5
hits each giving up 8 earned runs of the 11. Offensively Myles Davis and Curt Castenson went
2 for 3 while Curt hit Cade King in to record the
only RBI. Cade was also the only other Jaguar
with 1 hit. It was a bad day for the Jags, however
better things were to come at the end of the week.
Newell Fonda W 4-0 (13-5)

The second go around against Newell
Fonda this time was conference and the night belonged to Andrew Dorage who threw an amazing complete seven inning 2 hitter. On the night
Andrew struck out 12 Newell batters setting the
tone for Jaguars and never allowed the Mustangs
to gain any momentum. Andrew also did damage
at the plate going 2 for 3 while fellow teammate
Clayton Taylor finished 2 for 3 with 1 homerun
which makes 4 homeruns on the year for Clayton. Other Jaguars with hits included Myles
Davis and Dylan Anderson both going 1 for 3.
It was a great night for the Jaguars as they now
have a conference record of 4-1 on the year.
@ East Sac W 5-1 (14-5)

The night before Andrew Dorage pitched
a great ball game this night it was Curt Castenson
pitching a gem for the Jaguars who needed a big
win against one of the top teams in the conference East Sac. Curt threw seven innings of baseball giving up 3 hits and striking out 7 batters and
giving up 1 unearned run. The defensive performance spurred the offensive side of the game as
the Jaguars feel out of their hitting slumps with
Andrew Dorage going 3 for 4 and 2 RBIs. Dakota Jaeschke also had 2 RBIs while going 2
for 4. Pitcher Curt Castenson did his job to support himself on the mound as he had 2 hits in 3
plate appearances. Freshmen Dyles Davis was
right behind hitting two hits with 4 appearances.
Other Jaguars getting a hit were Cade King, Joe
Phipps, and Jay Lizer all of which also scored.
Ogden (Ogden Tournament) L 5-6 (14-6)

The Jaguars have had some close games
and in most of those games they have been able
to pull off the victory, but they suffered the opposite end of that coin as they lost to Ogden in
their annual tournament. With two outs late in
the game and a one run lead the Jaguars left the
door open for the bulldogs and they took advantage, scoring two runs to secure the win. It was a
heartbreaking loss for the Jaguars who really deserved to win the game over the bulldogs. How-

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the win. The Jags did start the game on a high
note scoring 3 runs in the 1st inning. Leading
the bats was Dylan Anderson going 2 for 4 with
2 RBIs. Andrew Dorage and Dakota Jaeschke
stayed hot as they each drove in a run on their
hits. Pitching wise Spencer Johnson did a decent
job on the mound pitching the whole game giving up 8 hits, and giving up 2 earned runs of the
six given which was the difference in the game.

Many great events

set for County Fair
Held July 9-13. . .

Dear Editor,
Now that summer has arrived, many local 4-H
kids are preparing their exhibits and livestock for
the 2014 Webster County Fair, which runs July
9-13. I am writing this letter to you to tell people
what 4-H events will be going on during the busy
week of fair. On Tuesday, the 4-Hers will have
their exhibits judged, and after all projects have
been seen, state fair selections will be made.

On Wednesday morning, July 9, the fair
will be ready for the eyes of the public. Beginning at 8:30, spectators can come and watch the
4-H dog show taking place in the east side of the
auditorium. At 9:00 that morning the other side
of the auditorium will open for people to see the
4-H exhibits. That night at 7:00, 4-Hers in the
various fashion classes will have their fashion
show to showcase their work in the east auditorium. Fair queen and king will also be crowned.

On Thursday, July 10, the rabbit show
will begin at 9:00 in the east side of the auditorium with the open rabbit show for kids aged
K-3. They may bring their rabbit or borrow from
a friend. Sign up will take place the morning.

From 9:30-11:00 in the other side of the
auditorium, kids not old enough to be in 4-H can
make a project and bring it to be looked at by the
judges. Participation ribbons will be given. At 5
p.m., the 4-H swine show will begin in the arena,
and at 5:30, the poultry show will begin in the
poultry barn.

On Friday the 11th, the beef show will
kick off at 8:45 in the arena, beginning with a
pee wee show, and at 9, 4-H horticulture judging
will begin in the auditorium and run until 11. The
Washington Winners club will have a water balloon launch fundraiser from 1-3 p.m. The Barnyard Olympics will begin at 3 in the arena. At 6
p.m., the 4-H cat show will begin in the east side
of the auditorium.

On Saturday the 12th, the 4-H horse show
will begin at 10. The Washington Winners will
again have their water balloon launch fundraiser
from 1-5. From 5-7, you can come and enjoy the
sweet corn feed for $7.00, and during this time
the Dayton Tigers will sell ice cream. At 7, the
4-H and FFA market animals will be auctioned
off in the east auditorium. This is a ribbon auction only.

On Sunday the 11th, the 4-H horse project will finish off with their game classes at 10 in
the outdoor arena. 4-H pet show will take place at
12:30 in the west auditorium. That night, 4-Hers
will celebrate the fair and take home their exhibits and animals. If you get a chance, stop by the
fair to support local kids and the hard work they
have out into their projects throughout the year.
Sincerely,
Karrigan Mentzer
Dayton Tigers 4-H Club

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Prairie Valley High School Alum Abiences.
gail Peterson was recently announced to be on

Were alike in so many ways that even the Iowa State University Deans List.
though they speak another language a lot of
Peterson graduated from Prairie Valley
times their lives were very much like ours, she High School in 2012 and is currently majoring
said.
in business marketing at ISU. She is also pursu
While Eleanor Anderson experienced ing a minor in speech communication. She is
much more of the world than many people, she set to graduate in May 2015 and hopes to work
said she always considered the most important as a communications specialist for a nonprofit
blessing of her life to be her family.
organization.

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Nobility

An English lord was traveling through
this country with a small party of friends. At a
farmhouse the owner invited the party in to supper. The good housewife, while preparing the
table, discovering she was entertaining nobility,
was nearly overcome with surprise and elation.

While seated at the table scarcely a moments peace did she grant her distinguished
guest in her endeavor to serve and please him. It
was My Lord, will you have some of this? and
My Lord, do try that, Take a piece of this, my
Lord, until the meal was nearly finished.

The little four-year-old son of the family,
heretofore unnoticed, during a moment of supreme quiet saw his lordship trying to reach the
pickle-dish, which was just out of his reach, and
turning to his mother said:

Say, Ma, God wants a pickle.

Farmers mule

The farmers mule had just balked in the
road when the country doctor came by. The farmer asked the physician if he could give him something to start the mule. The doctor said he could,
and, reaching down into his medicine case, gave
the animal some powders.

The mule switched his tail, tossed his
head and started on a mad gallop down the road.
The farmer looked first at the flying animal and
then at the doctor.

How much did that medicine cost,
Doc? he asked.

Oh, about fifteen cents, said the physician.

Well, give me a quarters worth, quick!
And he swallowed it. Ive got to catch that
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