The Yale expositor., 1907-07-26
Fargo.


Chas. McAuley, our townsman and
veteran of the War of 1861 50, who fol-
lowed the flag from Culpepper Court
House to the shenandoah Valley and
from the shenandoah Valley to Gettys-
burg from Gettysburg TO Nicksburg,
from Vicksburg to Lookout Mountain,
and who was one of Uncle Sans crack
lest shots, could split either the right or
left eyebrow of Johnny at half-amile
and never flatten hair Here the 9TH
er day one of his neighbors came in
and told him there was wOOdchnck
sitting on the bank of the creek. This
was about ten rods to the rear of Char
lies house. But Charlie forgot that
over forty years has slipped down the
side of time since those long distance
slugs went straight to the brow. How
ever he reached up took down his rifle,
reached for his ramrod and canteen,
but they were gone. lie proceeded
forth into the open air, was shown
where his chuckship sat. lie grOaned
as much as to say IL see him" raised
the rifle to his face and fired. As the
smoke raised, he could see something
jumping and bounding, the feathers fly
ing: and come to find out he had killed
one of Francis Watson's three dollar
and half thoroughbred Plymouth
Rock rOOsters, ninety two feet and the
length of a good long fence rail to one
side of the mark he shot at. And the
chucky was down in his parlOr listen.
ing to the stars and stripes forever, a
record that was already ON. Upon thor
ough inspection of the rifle, the boys
had bent it around sapling, so they
could shoot around corner.
Yesterday as we were all attending
TO orr several dnties, there broke upon
the quiet atmosphere yelis as OF the
western cowboy. We thought our
dreams of that JOY had come true. We
pinched ourselves to see and know that
we were ourselves. Only too true we
were. But still the yells sect out Tige,
come back here Tige, back SIR All
this was said to an ORGANIZATIONS clay
cOlOPed dog belonging to the butcher,
The other man in the rig was frantic
ally shaking his whip. urging his horses
now al the top of their speed, to go
faster. At that maddened rush they
were only neck and neck with year
ling steer. As the people emerged from
their several homes to see and under.
stand it, they were only met by an ava
anche of dust and flying stones. Come
to find out the steer broke loose just
north of here and was determined to
go back home, but didn't. He gave
them a run for their money just the
same. 1t was Lake Minnie. No not
Lake, Yale Minnie.
The rendition of music, no matter
what on or by, if properly manipulated,
is certainly appreciated. Our landlord
Pohl placed his graph0phone upon the
front Yeranda and gave us about doZ-
en very fine selections one night last
week. Some of us got up after retiring
sat in our doors and windows to listen,
in our pajamas and that's all right toa
Come again Karl.
We are all wondering where the help
is coming from this year to pull the
flax, help is so scarce. We are in hopes
that no person around here will have
any funerals for at least three months
yet, or until we catch up a little with
our work.
The Nye bridge is now shorter trip
to Port Huron, as good and as easy as
is the river, if not better. The work
done there speaks very creditably for
those who did it.
Ahram Kline will open out his new
store here in the Geo, Huelch stand
about the first Of September,
4 great improvement in the Hotel
POhl since its coat of paint.
Our oat crop is badly singed by the
"insect."