Show MARRIED SEVENTY YEARS In the Interesting People department depart ment mont of the March American Magazine rn appears an nn account of Mr and nOlI Mrs IL lL T. T Test West est of Caldwell Ida who wino have been married seventy years Both are arenow now past 90 The They are typical of tho the TUgged rugged stock that went out from the East to build our Western countr country coun coun- tr try Many of u us had or have grandparents grandparents grand grand- parents like them them stronG strong hard hardy hanh and self ctr reliant people Following Is an extract from tho the article o Mr West Vest Is Ig still a great rea reader er He lie writes often for the pr press and his p penmanship sometimes he writes without without without with with- glasses excels that of or most young joung out ople Ho lie is a splendid stor teller people and p fond of a Joke lau laughingly attributing attrib health and long Ions life to his hood good the tho habit of or not cultivating a ba bay win win- dow Two years ears ago Mrs West won on a II the best prize at tho count county fair for patchwork quilt made mado and arid quilted when 88 81 years of age n-e. At the county count fair last fall Mrs Irs West est won another r prize as did also a n daughter a granddaughter thus ter an and a great granddaughter making four our generations of the family family fam fam- II ily win prizes s. s The tin tiny one was adJudged ad adjudged ad- ad judged the tho most perfect baby In the Woman's Womans Home Homo Companion better babies bables ba babies ba- ba bies bles contest On November 4 4 Mr and Mrs West est walked to the time polls antI and cast their ballots Mr rr West rest was thrown on his own resources vcr cry iery early In life b by tho the death of his father rather and has climbed man many rounds of the business ladd ladder r His later years ear were spent In iii the bankIng bank- bank Ing IIII business He has held inch offices of I honor In the thee Masonic lodge beige While ho he and Mrs Mr West e t have no particular rule for growing old grace groce- icily fully It may be said sail that they have lived active temperate helpful lives acc accepting Joyfully or submissively el what hat cross crossed d their paths |