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Show Gusher woman publishes history by Marie Kaczmarek In these days of abundant electricity and running water, we forget how short a time such conveniences have existed for our rural areas. Elsie Domgaard Jordon has written her story of "the way it was." "Delivered from the Bottoms," is the chronicles of her life from its beginning on the river bottoms of Eastern Kansas to her childhood, youth and married life near Gusher, Utah. She remembers the hard work: milking cows, feeding pigs, raising a garden and canning. But she remembers the gathering of friends, the family jokes, the warmth of living in a small community as well. Mrs. Jordon's vivid descriptions of day to day happenings ring true whether it be an encounter with her husband's prized bull! "When I got home that night I announced an-nounced that one or the other of us must go. This was a hard decision for Hyrum to make. This bull was the finest animal he had ever owned, and he was the best bull in the Flats." Her description of deer hunting in the Uintah Basin: " I learned that no HE MAN ever missed the deer hunt. The hunt was, and is to this day, the most important event in a man's life." The book will evoke memories in those over 40. For those younger ones who think longingly of going "back to the basics," it reminds us that basic living is not as easy or leisurely way of life. Mrs. Elsie Jordon presently lives near Gusher. V i -. '-V 1 ( ) fill U : ? . y ii j , - - j DALE CAMERON, center, presents $10 savings accounts in behalf of First Security Bank to Michelle Humphries left and Delene Jenkins, right. Hi;--.- -. j m ; S ... : STEVEN COX, Uintah County extension agent, left presents plaque pla-que to Howard Allen in recognition of his willingness to serve and support the 4-H program. Holly Hendricksen, at the extension exten-sion office, is also pictured. Apples and carrots should not be stored together. The carrots are likely to develop a bitter taste. |
