Evening star., 1945-01-27
This and That
By Charles E. TraceDeu.

We see by the old hometown paper
that Mrs. Johnson Hope has been suf-
fering with a very sore toe, caused by
an ingrown nail on her big toe on the
left foot" it says.
THE doctors have taken out part of
the nail. where it had grown in" con-
tinues the account. There was quite
a bit of proud flesh in one side. Al
though it is very painful it is healing
as rapidly as possible"
This interesting item comes from
Liberty township. where the correspond
ent further writes:
The writer escaped serious injury
two weeks ago Sunday night when a,
cat scared the COW I was milking.
Il had hobbies on the COW to keep
her from stepping around while she
was eating.
The cat jumped up on my shoulder
and suddenly she gave a leap and I
suppose landed on the cows back.
The COW began to kick with both
feet, moving back and forth and bawling
at about every jump.
I'm some way l managed to crawl
out between kicks and Immediately
after I left my stool she gave it a kick,
Across my back and hip was bruised
badly and the bone is still very sore
My chest and right arm was badly
sprained.
II managed to keep going and help
with the chores right along, but it took
lots OF grit sometimes to keep going
when the pain in my back would get so
severe"
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Benjamin had
bull trouble, we see.
DR.. Jones was called to their home
recently to doctor the bull that had
a gathering on his head near his eye"
The animal also was threatened with
pneumonia
The johnson Hope family is big
one It may be gathered from perusal
of items in one column alone.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Smith spent a
few days recently with Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson Hope.
Mrs. Hope accompanied them home
for a few days visit.
Mrs. Rosella Brown visited her
nephew, Johnson Hope and family, sew
eral days recently.
Mrs. Carl Gray visited at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. johnson Hope.
Max Harrigan, who is visiting at the
Hope home spent part of his vacation
with his mother and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Hope received
letter from Howard Rant, who is
stationed in California
The letter was written Christmas
Day and he said it was very warm there,
as the thermometer registered 80 de-
grees.
There was quite contrast in the
letter" the account continues, las we
had heavy snow that day and several
days OF cold weather"
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And here is little note about straw
berries:
THE writer got some strawberry
plants to finish setting the patch which
she set out the first week in October.
Many of the plants set out then
have been blooming and Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin's patch was white with blos-
sons.
"They are the Senator Dunlap va
riety. We used to have large patches
Of the Dunlaps and it was not unusual
to pick several quarts of nice berries
in the fall
Jonn hector OF west OF town has been
helping johnson Hope cut wood a few
days last week.
Some OF the older residents" we
are told, "arc reminded of the winters
back IN the days of the 80s and early
90s by this winter of many zero morn
ings and snow which has covered the
ground several inches since the middle
of December
If some of the farmers could only
unearth some bob sleds and sleigh bells,
how they would glide over our ice
covered roads and take us back to those
good old days when peace and good
will reigned over the world and the sled
would be filled with young and old, bent
on good old-fashioned spelling bee or
neighborhood get-together. And how
the bells would jingle. Oh, those good
old days. say our grandparents"