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Show Cook and son Homer of Roosevelt. Roose-velt. They were joined Sunday by Mrs. Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Clem Labrum. Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Reid were visitors of Mrs. J. C. Donaldson Don-aldson of Salt Lake City last Thursday evening. Ruth Rehekah lodge will hold their Christmas party at No. 1 Fire hall tonight. Friday, at 7:00 p.m. All members are invited. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Adderley and Mrs. Daisy Bogart left last Sunday morning for Ft. Bragg, N. Car., where they will spend the Christmas holidays with their sons, Mr. and Mrs. Ren Adderley and baby and Chick Adderley. "I REMEMBER" lYTHIOiDIIMIRS i. , . From Mr. Paul Bickford, Jeffer-onvllle, Jeffer-onvllle, Vt: I remember when many country farm homes had corn husk mats. Thsy war made by braiding the best husks together, togeth-er, leaving each husk sticking up an inch or more. When the desired length, they were sewed up with strong twine as any braided rug. From 8. 1. McGlnnls, Cullodore, W. Va.: I remember when father bought us leather boots with brass at the toes for bumpers and red sheep skin at the toe of the boots. We mounted a ladder when we went upstairs to bed. From Mrs. B. E. Dahlen, Mt. Horeb, Wise.: I remember when the hotel proprietor would call his boarders to dinner by swinginR an iron bar around the inside of an iron triangle. I remember when the tinner would drive through town in a cart displaying all sorts of tin cooking utensils. I remember remem-ber when the medicine show would set up for a week in our town and stage acts and sell medicine to cure all human ails. I remember when electricity was first in use there was no daytime service except ex-cept on Tuesday mornings for droning. rrom win. riorence Berry, uu-dale, uu-dale, Calif.: I remember when I used to raise my hand in school and ask to pass the water bucket I would take the pail and dipper and pass through the aisles offer ing each pupil a drink. It was a great treat to be allowed during school hours to go to the well a quarter of a mile away and get water for the clar.a. (Mail your memories to THE OLD TIMER, 210 S. Desplaines. Chicago 6.) |