Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-27
TURNER COUNTY PICNIC
Many former Turner County citi-
zens hold reunion at Los Angeles

To the editor of the Herald:
Under the Eucalyptus and Pep
per trees of East Lake Park in "Our
City of the Angelus', on Nov. II,
was held meeting of some seventy
or more people, an account of which
think will interest your readers. it
being the annual picnic of the Tur-
ner County contingent of former
South Dakotans now living in and
adjacent to Los Angeles.
! Here were gathered the w. c..
Browns, the Frank Haywards with
Mr.. Hayward's brother Will, the
Durell Fairchilds with their young
son and daughter, Mrs. Robinson
and Fred, the P. C. Fawrups and
the w. w. Robbins. who look back
on the South Dakota frontier days
through the mists of many years.
Mr.. Robbins is of the firm of Rob-
bin & Pratt, formerly of Parker.
The Pratts are also to join our coll
onv from the north.
Here also was Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Evans and their young daughter,
Mrs Fox Robinson-now Mrs. SUIT
ton, L. R. (Roma) Alderman and
family, the E. j. Gotthelfs, the Lew
is A. Smiths. the C. j. Moores, Mr..
w. w. Cole, the Frank Aliens and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Searle. Mr.. and
and Mrs. Frank Schlecht. the M. W.
Huffs and baby Huff, the j. Ihomp-
sons. the L. H. Storgaards, the j. B.
Johnsons, Mrs Myrtle Rhodes, Mrs.
N. j. Svenstrup, and the very latest
arrivals from the old home-Mr and
MRS. Yocum, Mrs. Yocum being re-
membered as little Belva Bartle.. >
There were others whose names now
escape me.
One might we'll think the scene
but the fantasy of a dream-here,
thousands of miles from the old
South Dakota frontier, to see the
Turner Countyians, in reminiscent
mood, living over again the days of
"Auld Lang Syne". Here were
Thielman and Brown chuckling over
their old political scraps; there
a group consisting of Mrs. robinson,
Mrs. Fairchilds and other charter
members of Turner County, recall
ing scenes of that early day when
life was all before US and the world
itself seemed new. Hayward and
Evans. looking prosperous and hap
py. were busy with the fire under
our coffee for lunch, and Mesdames
Thielman, Hayward, Brown, Evans
and others were attending to the
tables.
We missed some faces we usually
see at our picnic. Joseph Andrews.
whom we have come to regard as
our ambassador from the old home,
has not yet arrived in sunny Cali
J fornia; the Sargents are now at
Riverside, poor Mr.. Sanborn has
entered into rest, neither Vera
Brown Nook or Verda found it con-
Went to be with US, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fitch and Lee Robinson were unable
to attend and Mrs. Goddard sent re.
Egrets. We missed the Frank Cole
family, the Hawley brothers and
Joe Engleman and his estimable
wife. Probably twice seventy would
be nearer the number of people
from Turner County, resident in and
around this magic city by the West.
ern Seas.
The day was perfect like "a day
lost from some forgotten June" and
as the shadows heightened and the
coolness of the late afternoon began
to hint Of the need of wraps we said
goodbye. feeling that the old ties
Z were stronger than any new ones
that could be formed. aud that i,
was good to meet the Old time
friends again. Sincerely,
Laura G. Alderman,
Los Angeles, Calf
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