Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-14
NORTH DAkoTA's TENTH ANE1vER-
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Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: l wrote you 2 Icng letter some weeks ago, but Uncle Sam is not a reliable poStboy any more. and the letter was lost on the trail So I will try again. hoping for better luck.
 We have had a good deal of rain. and also warm weather, so that crops have grown well. It has been 90 degrees in the shade today. but the dry air and strong breeze make the heat endurahle. The having is well under way-sone have now begun to cut their grain. Help is scarce and wages high. One Of our neighbors did not put in any crop him self this spring. so is working for others. He and his son, r years old, have en- gagged harvest work at sS a day each. The gardens are good. and we have early vegetables. but one has tomatoes yet. The new potatoes are fine and good crop is promised.
 A friend in Newark, N. J.. wrote in a letter which came yesterday that they were paying 66 cents a pound for steak and asked if our farmers were getting the benefit of such prices. They certainly are not In the Minneapolis market July ,24 heavy steers brought ss per hundred weight. and heavy fat cows Se. This would not pay for their keep one winter at the present prices of hay and grain.
 I suppose the sisters are still hoping that they may be able to vote for presi- dential electors am, but fear we will not be able to. I have always wanted to but we may have to wait another four years I have worked and written for equal suffrage all my life-but always depiored the picketing and heeiziing tao tics of some of the women. I considered such things as unwomanly and injurious to the cause
 Sugar is three pounds for a dollar. and can only be bought in small quantities sven at this price. Yet many women are using 1t for canning, and others are not canning anything because of this price. Now it is not necessary to put sugar in fruit when canning. I never have. and seldom had can spoiled. I have opened fruit put up three or four years before without sugar. and found it as fresh as it was when first canned. And the flavor of fruit canned without sweetening is better than that where sugar is used The only exceptions to this are cranber- ries, entrants and geoseberries, and they are no better.
 do not know whether the eastern peo- pie will be asked to vote for farmer labor" party this fall or not If you are, remember than when the Non-Partisan league failed to carry it's candidates through .he primaries they changed them 10 a farmer labor party and will try to get some of them elected under thAtsname Do not be deceived-it is the same old aon-partisan party, with the same red socialist. camouf1aged- soviet principles it always had. North Dakota has found lhern out through a costly experience whose results will injure her for years 10 not repeat her mistake
 We had big crop of June berries here his year These are huckleberries, ht- lie larger. more juicy and sweeter than ahe New England berry. They are not fuite as black, the black has a brown cast they are very nice. fresh or canned
 The lady of the house" celebrated the .enth anniversary of her marriage a week Ago by inviting her neighbors and friends aear by-a few from .town-to visit her from 2 to D. m. that day. It a busy lime and few could not come. There Eere 57 here to supper. The two acres sf grass directly in front of the house was moved and raked On the west side sf this lawn is g TOW of farm buildihss, graHaFy, garage, near the house. and others further away The garage was opened and seats made inside A long saole of boards was made on the lawn, Eith long seats on each side. The cars that came were parked near the garage mousse first, and when the rooms filled they went te the seats outdoors. Supper was served at 5 o'clock and consisted of three kinds CT ssndwichas-meat, cheese and salmon baked beans, potato salad relishes, sev- eral kinds of cake tea and coffee, and ice cream The manager said that she should have only q few kinds of food all plain, but an abundance of each kind, The older people all found seats at the table. except the walters
 Those who did not were the young ueo- pie and children and they sat down in a ring on the grass and were served there. They seemed to have the most enjeyabIe time of all, judging from the laughter and talk The bride and groom of ten years ago were seated at the head of the table md were offered crowns of roses (They compromised by pinning these on the sfeulder.) They were treated as guests of honor. and each family left a token of remembrance when they went away. There have been several such celebrations here lately-one was a golden wedding, with 75 guests
 I have described this. thinking the sis lers would like to know how we find ovf pleasures here. We hayes a Ladies' Aid society which meets every two weeks Its service is really fer the community, and different churches are represented by it's members.
 I'm afraid our editor will think this is ! serial unless I stop, SO I will just say hat I have just received a good letter rom Samantha which I shall answer ioon.