The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18

threshing, but the boys are at it again,
They baled about 300 bales of rice
straw, while the rain held them from
ire threshing Job. One sweet potato
kiln is now loaded and ready 10 be
warmed up. Some of our neighbors
are having us evaporate their potatoes
for them. Lindsey and Belcher drove
down to Pickering and brough home
a truck load Of farm tools that we bot
the other day. They were trying out
the big truck for rice hauling. We
expect to haul lumberto the rice ranch
and bring back rice. baled hay and
COW feed. A new order Of social life
was started here tonight. From now
on lowing to local conditions) those
who wish to attend our social functions
will have to get invitations to do so.
Of course, not colonists. | mean out
siders. Their invitation is good at all
times until called in for bad conduct
or other causes. The dancing school
was well-attended and so was the
dance, and many said they enjoyed the
new order Of things immensely.
s.
Sunday. Nov. II. go Several car
loads Of colonists drove to the rice
farm to-day. Some got back in their
autos and others didn't, even tho they
"oto." Ask Comrade Martin what
went wrong with him. OF course. he
will say the road; because he claims
to have the best car that ever came
down from New York. Well, the fell
lows at the rice ranch were threshing.
1t rained down there last week, and
delayed their work, so they are MAX
ing up for it. Well, it looks like rain
here, so more than fifty of us got to-
gether as volunteer workers and sweet
potato digging, and worked like troop
ers to get the patch finished; but we
were short about 20 people or we could
have finished the job. And say! we
were glad we worked; because it start
ed to rain just as Pete Kemp was fin
ishing the blowing part Of the job. As
it vas time to quit, we came home hap
py in the thought that we had saved
a few hundred crates of potatoes. 1t
is a shame to let a crop go unharvest-
led after raising it and we saved ours
regardless of the day, and feel we have
done our duty by the work we'll done.
! could never understand why ii was
sin to do necessary work on Sum
day, or any other day, as long as we
were doing good for others. Selfish
gain is wrong on any day. The saw
ing Of food anytime is good deed and
just as necessary as the preparing of
it fer the Sunday meals. Is one worse
than the others? If the weather
changes we shall finish our harvest by
driving into our sugar cane patch, put
ting away the seed cane, and making
the rest into syrup. Several of the
colonists who had never seen the sweet
potato field enjoyed the trip out there,
and the work done. | suppose we
lady reporter" will have several backs
to adjust and some joints to oil for
those who are not used TO such work;
but don't care if they will only rub
their own sore muscles. No one can
ever really appreciate corporation I'M
til he joins one of these crews and gets
the spirit Of mutual Joy in rendering
service in a big crowd working togeth-
er. Boys, girls, men, and women join
in and never cross word is heard and
pleasure is derived that can be had
in nc other way, And, believe me, we
had Kemp, Lindsey and two teams of
mules busy from daylight until quit
ting time to keep ahead of the crew.
Comrade Gleeser's mental science was
held as usual at the hotel, but ire ev-
ening program was postponed on &C
count Of the rain and yours truly"
put in the night making up for lost
time in writing the Diary" Some day
when more comforts are secured to all,
when modern machines are more in
use here, we shall enjoy the fruits of
our labors with the thought that we
were serving our fellows best by work
ing most.
1855
Monday. Nov. 10. ~ The Klahr
family arrived. all but E. E. and two
brothers. The group of new arrivals
consists Of Mrs. Klahr and children,
Comrade Dalton with son and daugh-
ter, young man and young lady;
Mrs. Glisan. and Frank Klahr. There
,,av IL otbare b,,t have been so busv