, 1925-02-19

for the old town and all seem to be
subscribers or at least read the Raw
Inns Republican. Many of them l
know read the Thirty-four Years Ago
page and refer to it often as very
interesting to them and l can say
that it is not only interesting to those
''Old Timers" but it is very inter
esting to everyone who sees it. And
/ wish to say to all who know Raw
Inns or who have lived there that
they are missing a great pleasure If
they are not subscribers to the Raw
Inns Republican," For we get all
the up-to-date news as well as the
''old time notes. and / don't know
where you would find a better week
ly newspaper.
What l started out to say vas that
l received a letter last month from
a lady who reminded me that in my
former letters l had not mentioned
much about the little girls who were
schoolmates of mine in the early
days of Rawlins and l must acknow-
ledge the same. Although | believe
l remember nearly all of them. |
would dislike very much to cause
them any embarrassment in regard
to- age. l honestly believe that they
have all reached the age of twenty
one years, but still l am not sure
and you can readily understand my
position in the premises. A ticklish
thing to tackle. But l believe some
of the girls of that time would not
car very much and as they were all
good fellows" l will name a few
and if they take exception and will
write me l will correct it in some
future letter.
You must remember Rawlins was
about all ON the south side of the
U. p. tracks and starting from the
west end near the old pump house
there lived G. C. Smith a lawyer and
three daughters, Winnie, Annie and
Katie Smith. Alice and Fannie Sui
livan, Annie Heagney, Jennie Mayor,
Ida Shelley, JEANNE Nolan, ETA
Fowler, May Fowler, Birdie O'Neall,
Mollie and Maggie Quinlan, Emma
Jensen, May Foote, Cora and Eva
Cantlin, frankie and Carrie Foster,
Ella Bullock. Mary Healy, Emma
Trempe, and on the north side were
Nellie Kennedy and sister, Alice Bax-
ter, Lodie Smith, Lillian and Sylvia
Heath, May Candlish, Ida Probst,
Lilly and Stella Jungquist, Sarah
L hOllDSoH, bOlly Dldht, anu VI
course there are many more of the
girls whom | do not call to mind just
at this time and il some of these
girls think it is an easy matter to sit
down and write the names Of your
schoolmates when you have not at
tended that school for almost forty
two years. Just try it.
There is one thing ! would like to
cnuuact tn a. ala ,nhODlr,o,a, s.n;n
up your old autograph album" In
the years 1SSO-1SS2 the autograph
album craze struck Rawlins and
nearly every boy and girl had an al
bum. ! have two we'll filled albums
before me now and it is surely a great
pleasure to look them over every
year or so and think for an hour or
so on what is and what might have
been. and as we grow older we prize
them more highly each year.
Some of the writer's are still in
Rawlins so | will give you a few of
them.
In 1SS2-Your FrieHl and School
mate. Eddie C. Merrill.
Dec. 6, 1SS2-Yours truly. J.. G.
Hawley. Rawlins. Wyo.
Dec. 81. 1SS2-When you this see
son
Dec. 20, 1850
Remember me when far away
Remember me when near.
Remember that you have a friend
True, Faithful and Sincere.
Willie Baxter.
Feb. IS, 1SS3-Your friend and
schoolmatc. Ernest A. Durant.
Sept. 20, 1856 - Remember the
Miss that Denned you this. Hannah
Hays.
Dec. 20, 1881 only ask this little
spot to write my name. Forget me