Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-01-07
PIONEER WRITES FROM WEST
Kindly Remembrance for Vernon Peo-
ple-Tells of Her New Home
Stroll, S. Dakota. Jany l. 192O

Strool, S. Dakota, Jany, l, 1920.
Dear Mr.. Munson: Don't remem-
Der of meeting you but once in my
| life. You were at our town of New
| ton, then, attending a republican raj
| ly. We came to South Dakota in 1909,
and of course always look for the
Censor's coming like an old friend, al
though 1t is often two weeks old the
news is new to us This has been an
exceedingly hard winter so far, as it
| commenced two months ahead of the
usual time. Suppose it was caused
by the ''little dance" of the planets
around the sun, which we are told
! happens once in 1000 years, so we
won't worry over the next one. We
live 20 miles east from the Slim
/ Buttes Mountains, which are a small
chain 80 miles long and don't know
/ how many wonderful places of seem
! cry there are among them. There is
where we go for our wild plums,
ehokecherries and buffalo berries in
abundance. How many, ] wonder,
know what they are, and how they
grow? In looks one would call them
red currants; make fine jelly and cas-
Ter than any fruit | ever saw to jell;
grow on bushes and these bushes grow
into a small tree. The berries grow
all over them, even sticking on the
bark of the main trunk in punches.
Will send in a few limbs to the Cen
sor when the season comes again if
we are still here. They are gathered
by spreading down canvas on some
thing and threshed off. OF course
some leaves come too; we put them
in a washtub and pump water on them
and the leaves come to the top and run
off with the water.
l noticed Abe McLees said they
so miles from the railroad; we are So
Tell him to keep up good courage
about the railroad coming, as they
came through here and surveyed a
route 10 years ago. Some one took
the precaution to stick up some warn
ing at the cross roads such as "look
out for the cars" and a fellow stole
the notices for kindling. Guess the
company heard of it and quit coming.
Others said mo trains wanted here"
as it would be a detriment to stock.
This is mainly live stock country,
although some nice fields are plowed
up. This year the crops were cut for
hay to certain extent on account of
the threatened drought; it makes good
feed.
Was pleased to read such a good
letter from Multi Nuzum of Spokane
to his aged mother. Want to say Geo.
4 w. Nuzum was the first minister
ever saw, and always remembered him
because he wore a shawl. AS children
we were sorry for him, as we thought
then, he didn't have an overcoat. He
was one man that / think everybody
liked. Didn't stay in Newton very
long or l might have known him bet
ter.
l am getting to be an old mother
myself, and for all the children give
me very nice presents, would be just
glad to get NEW black hood" all
wooden, like Melvin Chase used to
keep in his store. l cannot find any
like it these days. l was sorry to
hear of our friends going. | could 90
in the store and just say Hello Mel
VIM, or the same to ALBION Lindemann
and Henry Rogers. When / wanted
some good felt shoes for this Dakota
weather, they knew just what to send
and it was right.
] Mr.. Zook has been in very poor
health part of this winter: growing
old 1 guess will be "a January 2,1920.
Maybe I'm getting old, too, but | don't
stop to count up. Just remember /
was taught / was born January 29,
1854. Don't like to figure out when
my birthday comes around, don't hail
it with joy, as / used to, and must say
never did, because when we were small
couldn't understand why my brother,
c. w. Noble, who was two years
younger than l, would have his "big
day" on January 4th and the 10Th.
Even tried to make mother own there
was some mistake but, no, she said
when you are older you will under
stand. l do, and don't care at all be-
cause Charles birthday comes first;
only one of children's troubles.
If any of our friends want a cheap
farm tell them now is their chance,
before the land raises to $50 an acre.
There are some coming in who want
several hundred in one piece.