Show EVOLUTION OF TIME ME during the past a great many of 0 the early settlers ot of this and neighboring communities have been gathered to their fathers and a cursory review of those who are still with us reveals the fact that the ranks are thinning down mightily time has indeed worked to the end that the preponderating ponde rating majority of the present population ot of our communities is native boswith bomi bom with just enough ot of the early settlers 1 eft left to continue the story ot of those mens and hearts had to beat true and their fidelity was necessarily unwavering because ot af the tremendous responsibilities they had hid to bear time was when a great many ot of the present active men and women in the community were cautioned that the dayt voaid come when the responsibilities civic commercial religious would roll upon their shoulders and they were advised to prepare to discharge responsibilities those creditably some may have been impressed with the counsel but the great majority simply accepted it and then forgot all a bout bou tit lt but the prediction has como come to pass aird now those who were warned inthe luthe early days are beginning to lo folks that their turn is soon coming which is a veritable tact fact in hi contemplation of the chunges whid the inexorable laws of 0 time have fiade there naturally arises within the th heart eheart a feeling of loneliness tn in the parting with stalwart men and women whose experience was so rich and whose lives have always been a wonderful sample exa though perchance unappreciated and an inspiration to those to whom the attribute of appreciation has baan given the children of the early days are now the lathers fathers and mothers grand fathers and grand mothers of 0 the communities Mun muni ties ittes and very shortly all the great grand fathers and great grand mothers will have passed on to the reward which a I 1 kind bind and just ast Providen cellas promised to all the faithful the job of lot carrying on is left to the rest of us the responsibility bascome has come and we cannot evada it it if we appreciate that knowledge should ibe st ulous to impel us each and every one oae to do our utmost to perpetuate the wonderful record which our forbears left ilett us as a priceless her heritage |