Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
Saturday Morning Snow - AGAIN!
-- Submitted by Karen Harford
Farewell to a Friend and Neighbor
As Floy said in the Haigler Happenings this week, "Our hearts reach out in sympathy to Laura Pearl and her wonderful family for their loss. The respect this community had for Richard and Laura Pearl and their family was expressed by the attendance at the memorial service, packing the church to capacity. "
1967 - Haigler High School Reunion
I inserted the whole article here and if you click on it, you should be able to see it full size, large enough to actually read it. If anyone finds that this doesn't work for them, please let me know.
-- Submitted by Karen Harford/C.D. Samler
Somebody Please Slow the Clock Down
Here is an ad that was on the same page as the reunion article:
Benkelman (Nebr.) Post & News-Chronicle, Aug. 24, 1967
-- More to come - later.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Puttin' Up Hay
Saturday, February 24, 2007
A Note from Elaine (Ritchey) Bird
I appreciate all the info. I am still trying to find pictures of all of my Mom's side and stories of them when they lived and went to school at Hagiler, Nebr. I don't know much about my Dad's life when he was small or of his brother Orral and sister Dorothy.
I grew up in St Francis, Ks. So if others have pictures of my Dad or Mom's side of the family, I would be happy to see them or stories about them as they were children. I am working on my geneology spiral notebooks and filling in all the family information in them. Have alot of info but some have missing dates and names.
I know that my grandparents lived near Hagiler, Dad took us out there to see where the sodhouse was and then homestead. Not much left of the orignal home. Since Dad passed away in 2003 I have made this my project to find out as much info as I can for family, my children and grandchildren. Would appreciate any help that can be found so I will have an record of it for our future generations.
Thank you so much. Elaine (Ritchey) Bird
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
One-Room Schools
Today, I happened to be in the classroom where one of the professors was telling about what it was like to teach in a one-room school as she was teaching about working in a multi-grade classroom.
As she described what it was like to bring lunches in a "bucket" with no plastic sandwich bags or plastic of any kind; the teacher coming early to start the fire in the coal burning stove so the children could be warm during the school day; the older children helping with the younger children, I had to hold myself down from jumping up and saying, "I remember when...!".
Afterward, I had to tell her that I knew from experience what it was like to be taught in a "multi-grade" setting! I showed her the one-room school house blog showcasing the schools in our corner of Nebraska/Kansas/Colorado and she was excited to hear about "OUR" stories.
-- editor
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Sad News
Our hearts go out to the Wall family as they mourn the passing of Richard (Dick) Wall on Monday afternoon.
One Room School / Haigler Museum Idea is born
My mother, Opal Collicott, taught at East 10, Cheyenne County in early 40's.---and speaking of country schools - most are long gone; however, there is still one holding on -at least the basic frame is still there - it is South 67 out by Richard Wall's place. Stan's mother went to that school. -
We are investigating possibilities of "saving it" and moving it to Haigler - but cost may be prohibitive - wouldn't it be neat to have it become a little Haigler museum? - Anyway, we are dreaming of possibilities.- more later. - LaNeta
Link to 3 Corners One-Room-Schools Blog
Response to John Hubert's Note / Colfer Junction
--LaNeta Carlock
Monday, February 19, 2007
DO YOU HAVE ANY SOCKS LIKE THESE?
When I grew up we were poor.
I became shy and demure.
We seldom went anywhere.
We had no money to spare.
One day when in my mid teens,
(Before the days of blue jeans.)
My mom, older sister and I
Went to a big town near by.
Well, really forty miles or so
Which, for us seemed a long way to go.
It was during the second World War.
At the Airbase were soldiers galore.
We were in a variety store
When a soldier boy came through the door.
He came right on up close to me,
Pulled his pant leg up t’ward his knee
And asked, polite as you please,
“Do you have any socks like these?”
I didn’t know quite what to say
As I shyly said “no” - slinked away.
He immediately knew I was not
A store clerk whose help he had sought.
The soldier boy was amused, too.
A clerk soon came to our rescue
She kindly said, ”May I help you?”
But there was nothing that she could do,
There were no khaki socks she could shew.
Meanwhile-
My mother and sis tried in vain
Their giggles and smiles to restrain.
I feel the embarrassment yet.
My sis never let me forget.
She would say, in the air of a tease,
Do you have any socks like these?
Sunday, February 18, 2007
The Douglass Violin
It was very nice to see your entry about the "flying Haiglerites", Roger. You don't remember me, because we left Haigler in 1966 (maybe before you were even born). I am Sherri’s sister, and I remember your parents and Lorenzo. My mother,
My dad's favorite wintertime hobby was fixing and playing violins (he played very well). He was given a badly smashed violin by Mr. Douglass, who, I believe, was your grandfather. Dad put it all back together and it was just like new (had a very nice sound). I thought you might enjoy hearing that story.
-- Submitted by Leone (Gregory) Carlson
One-Room-Schools
Hi,
As I was transcribing all the notes Mamma gave me in preparation of publishing a book about her life, I have run across a lot of information about one-room-schools in the
If you have pictures and stories you would like to include in this venture, please feel free to send them to me via email and share the idea with your family and friends.
Hope you enjoy the pictures. http://oneroomschools.blogspot.com/
BTW: Many of the pictures that go with the names listed for schools have not been uploaded yet. (I just started this project today!)
Awsome Parents!
Hi,
The Lloyd that your Dad talked about was my Dad.
Doug, Lloyd “Little Lloyd”, and myself are his sons. We also have a sister Norma. Veda Douglass is Mom.
I remember when I was a little fellow, maybe eight or nine, your Dad let my Dad get some wood out your old farm house and Little Lloyd, Doug, and I were sent to get it. I found a plastic powder horn up-stairs and thought it was cool so I took it home. In my young mind it was a discard in an old house that was being torn down so finders keepers I figured. When Dad asked me where I got it and heard the story he made me return it along with a letter of apology. I was heart broken and very embarrassed.
Several years later, I think I was 15 or 16, I received a package in the mail from your Mom. Imagine my surprise when I opened the box and inside was that old powder horn along with a note saying it was mine to keep! I wish I still had it.
In browsing through old Haigler Blogs I have stumbled across a picture of Dad standing by an old Oliver combine, submitted by Al Zuege, and a photo of the house we grew up in when it was new. I think it was submitted by Calvin. The old house is still there. Steve and Jody Crouse live in it now.
Thanks for the memories.
-- Submitted by Roger Douglass
Editor's Note: This story about our parents was just too good not to share. I wonder what kind of world we would live in today, if all parents were like ours!!
1960 Pic of East 10 School Students
Your help would be appreciated. I am preparing my "one-room-school" pictures to post on the site where everyone can see them who are looking for pictures of Cheyenne County, Kansas students. Thanks!
Thanks to Sherlyn Liess, niece of the two VanHorn boys shown in this picture, we have the correct names for them.
I am still looking for the name of the boy between Louise Zuege and Yvonne Faylor. Help anyone? (3/27/07 - Sherlyn wrote and said it is Roger VanHorn)
Saturday, February 17, 2007
More Flying Haiglerites
Note from Editor: Thanks for trying again. I found your email in my SPAM folder and had to rescue it. I hope people will try again if they don't see their notes on the blog, because sometimes I don't catch the things that get filtered out. I am trying to watch closer so we don't miss anyone's email.
Friday, February 16, 2007
News From the Past
100 Years Ago – 1905
“J. E. Uplinger put 21 men and eight teams to work on his ice Monday morning and succeeded in getting about 100 tons of fair ice in the house by Wednesday evening when he was obliged to stop for the present on account of the soft weather.” -- St. Francis Herald , 2005
I remember when neighbors got together to “put up ice.” The ice was cut in squares or maybe a more precise term would be “rectangular solids”. Workers with ice tongs would load it on wagons or trucks and haul it to the ice house on one farm. ( I don’t know how they decided on which farmer’s ice house was to be filled first.) They would work until they all had ice in their icehouses. They would eat dinner at whatever home they were delivering to that day. They would start early in the morning. The colder the weather, the better. If the ice started to thaw the least bit, their mittens or gloves and sleeves would get wet. Also, if it was put in the ice house melted the least little bit, it would freeze the blocks together in the ice house.
On our Gregory farm, we put up ice, but soon Servel refrigerators came in and made the ice house and "ice boxes" obsolete. That summer, we got totally hailed out, but cut enough wheat to get a load of wheat on our rented place. Rich took it to Haigler and brought home a Servel (gas) refrigerator. The ice house ended up as a trash dump. I don’t know what happened to the roof. It was still deep enough to take refuge in during the summer that a tornado went past our farm and destroyed the Prairie Bell schoolhouse and our south windmill.
-- Alice (Crabtree) GregoryEditor's note: I ran across this clipping and note my mother wrote about collecting ICE back in "the old days" and thought you'd like to read what she remembered about it.
Cliff Davis has Fantastic Memories of Haigler
I remember visiting him in Haigler and loved to walk downtown from his house. I also liked to see the trains speed by his house. My aunt and uncle lived across the street.The taste of the water in Haigler was something that I still remember, even Kool Aid couldn't take the taste out.
My dad told me how he used to coast down Sackett hill on his wooden wagon and that he at one time rode his "Ranger" bicycle to Wray Co.
I have fantastic memories of Haigler and think of the great days visiting there in the early 50's.
Thanks and God bless,
-- Cliff Davis McCook, Ne.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Card of Thanks
The Benkelman Post has a section where people can publish "Cards of Thanks". This week, there was one from Don Harford that I thought you'd like to read.
I was certainly surprised and pleased to receive so many cards, e-mails, phone calls and gifts from family, neighbors and friends. Each letter was opened with eager anticipation to see what the envelope contained. Some were humorous and some were serious with many handwritten notes that brought back memories of earlier years. It is a rather humbling experience for a worn-out “Old Coot” like me to be remembered by so many of you. There have been so many things happen and change since I was a kid – from a horse and buggy to 500 horsepower tractors. One of the most awesome to me is the thought of a man from Earth walking on the moon. Thanks for making this a special birthday for me.
Don Harford
Did you keep your 8th Grade Grad Picture?
I still have this picture in my photo album along with individual pictures of the kids I went to school with at East 10 in the north west part of Cheyenne County, but didn't have the names to go with this graduation picture.
I was happy to find the names of the other people in the picture. This picture and other graduation pictures on Penny's website are located at: http://www.raile.com/BlueRidge/id72.htm
BACK ROW: Robert Snelling, Richard Schlepp, Alfred Zuege, Franklin Bolie, Kenneth Ketter, Mildred Dankenbring, Robert Doggett, Rodney Wickwar
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Check out the Wray Post
While you are there, you will find other interesting articles about the area.
-- Sherri Gregory
http://wraypost.com/
http://www.wraypost.com/editorials.html
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Hugh and Willie Wall
John Hubert visited Haigler 70 years Ago
Just found your site. Pretty neat. Some 70 years ago I use to visit relatives in Haigler. The old folks were John and Laura Roach, Charlie and Lottie Roach. They were early day citizens. My Mother was Mary Roach , born in a dugout on the hill south of Sanborn.
Later her folks lived just north of Colfer. Do you know where that was? About 3 or 4 miles east of Haigler. Just a short siding on the RR.
I don't think they were any relation to the Marlin Roach family you mention in your story.
The big thing to do in Haigler back then was to watch the morning train throw off the papers and the mail. I think the main line was a little closer to town then maybe a half block. best regards,
Monday, February 12, 2007
Penny Postcards
Click Here or on the Penny Postcards Logo above:
-- Dallas Adams
Sunday, February 11, 2007
An old Samson Picture
I know - you can't read the names! Just click on the picture and you should be able to see an enlarged version. -- Sherri Gregory
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Company?
That's the way I felt Monday. We had company and didn't hear them come in.
My kitchen window must be magic because I never know what I'm going to see and never know how long a critter will be with us. As I was pouring my cup of coffee and watching the dawn, I thought I was seeing things in the field across our road. My first thought was, "Oh my gosh there must be a pack of coyotes in the field". As I watched, a little more light focused my eyes on Antelope, lots of Antelope. I was excited that it was not coyotes and twice as excited to watch the herd.
Our company was with us from dawn until dusk. For once, I kept finding things to do in the kitchen just so I could look out the window and watch these amazing things. I was so happy when they decided to lay down in early afternoon because that gave my legs a rest, along with my eyes. At first count there were 18, later on the number was 25 and the last count I took was just before dark and there were over 32 milling around. (Hard to count them because sometimes 2 would almost look like one).
I felt some what sad the next morning when I looked out my window and seen "nothing". Our company had left just as quiet as they had arrived.
-- submitted by Karen Lindell
Friday, February 09, 2007
The Haigler News
Part of the article says this about Haigler Newspapers:
It is believed that the first Haigler newpaper was the Haigler Reporter, started by Ed Watts in 1886. Other Haigler newspapers included the Haigler Republican, established in 1888 by George Goodwin and his son J. S., and two versions of the Haigler News. The first surfaced in 1892 and continued until the publisher Will J. Snyder, merged it with the Benkelman Bee in January 1895. The second Haigler News effort was launched in 1907 with A. L. Saffer and Harry Jones started a little plant with an Army press. Like so many of the early newspaper enterprises, it, too was sold and an owner named Wilson continued it until 1910.I encourage anyone who does not subscribe to The Benkelman Post & News Chronicle to do so. I certainly enjoy reading it each Thursday when it is in my mailbox when I come home from work.
The same year, C. L. Will and Z. H. Baxter obtained another press and revived The Haigler News. It continued for a number of years with l. M. Samplesis as the editor.
-- The Benkelman Post & News-Chronicle, Feb. 7, 2007, p.2
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Happy Birthday to Kevin Beeson
We're having a lot of confusion in our family. Every time we say "Kevin", nobody knows who we're talking about! Kevin Dean Beeson, whose birthday message appears below? or maybe Kevin Richard Beeson, whose parents are Dave and Kelly (Beeson) Barger? or could it be Kevin William Beeson, whose mother is Sarah Beeson (daughter of Dave and Kelly (Beeson) Barger)?!-- Kelly is sister to Kevin DEAN Beeson.
By the way, Kevin Richard's 21st birthday is February 10.
Kevin DEAN Beeson was born on February 8, 1963 to his parents, Norman Beeson and Leone Carlson. They lived and worked in Haigler for several years after that, then moved to Ft. Morgan, Colorado, where Kevin grew up and attended school through his highschool years. He served many years in the US Army and has lived several places around the world. He has a wife, Clarissa and a son, Christopher.
His grandparents are Rich and Alice (Crabtree) Gregory and Lawrence and Florence (Gunderman) Beeson. He currently lives in Sierra Vista, Arizona.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Kevin.
Monday, February 05, 2007
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Happy Birthday, Lester Adams
Saturday, February 03, 2007
McCormick-Deering Antique Engine
I'm going to buy a 1-1/2 horse power engine next week. I get mesmerized by the pop, pop, puff, pop, pop, puff, pop, FFFFFF!!! Pop, FFFFF!!!,Pop, Pop, Chug, Chug of those old one lungers that used to be on all the farms years ago. Do you remember them???
With a water pot on top for cooling the engine. There were different sizes in H.P., depending on what it was used for - pumping water, running a coneyer belt, etc. Some were set on skids and others were on rolling wheels for mobility because they were heavy to move by hand.
Has anybody heard of the (about 1914 era) Motor Wheel?? I may be buying a couple of those in the next month or so. I'd appreciate any information I can get on these old antiques. They are just so cool. Forget the calculus, logrithms, and let me play with old time history exponentials of the wheels. That is what I call FUN!!!
Nostalgia Lane
-- by Dallas Adams
Friday, February 02, 2007
Blog Note
I certainly enjoy and appreciate the notes I get from readers, which I am always happy to post, so keep them coming. Other Haiglerites really do want to know about YOUR life and what you are doing.
-- Editor
February 2 - Groundhog's Day
Good Morning to you.
Just wanted to share our temp reading with you. This morning at 5:00 the temp at our house said -17 (that means BELOW). Oh my gosh, I never will get out of my PJ's today. I know some of you have forgotten what those temps feel like, and so had we. We actually had to stick our nose out just to remember. One thing about it--Cold is Cold. Have a great day and think about us in the cold country. Ah, the wind chill was 29 below, almost forgot to tell you that.
-- Karen Lindell
The Locker Plant
The Schorzmans were one of the proprietors of the locker plant. A butcher shop was located in the plant and meat was cut and wrapped in white paper and labeled with black or red marking pens and held together with a paper glue sealed sticker. Whacking two packages sounded like smacking bricks together. Length of time in the frozen lockers seemed to be about 3 minute durations. This was a sure way to keep roasts, steaks, chicken, frozen cherries, etc. until time of use. Does anyone remember the temperature inside the plant??? 5 – 10 degrees?
Happy Birthday to Don Harford
If it weren't for his story about downtown Haigler in the 1920s, this blog may have never been started. It was his story that gave us the idea to make a place on the internet where Haigler stories could be shared.
If you haven't read Don's story, just click HERE to enjoy his description of Haigler when he was young.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Tribute to Laveria Evans
Laveria was very well known and loved by people from Haigler and the surrounding area.
Haigler Happenings
This week in Haigler Happenings there is news of family members visiting other family members, birthdays, Haigler Post Office News and residents taking trips. One of the things mentioned is that "there are many former residents who have moved away but have left their hearts or at least a part of them here." This is the reason so many of us subscribe to the Benkelman Post; so we can keep up on what's happening at "home" and read about people we know.
Writing a note to Floy, telling where you are, what you are doing, what points of interest are in your area where you take visiting family and guests would be happily added to the Haigler Happenings column. If you are brave, you could send your address and let her publish it so long lost friends could write to you.
Floy is doing a great job writing interesting things in the Haigler Happenings column. Your "Happenings", even though they may not seem so, are interesting to hear about by other Haiglerites. Why not sit down today and write a little note.
It is always interesting to read about Haigler People. Thanks, Floy, for keeping us posted on the local news.
(How to subscribe to the Benkelman Post & News Chronicle - Click here)
(To email a note to Floy, Click here)
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Haiglerites - Lived to be 100+ years old
Haiglerites 90+
- Beulah (Brown) Oster - March 12, 1917
- John Phifer - Nov. 21, 1917
- Lillie Ethyl (Tiff) Sampson - April 11, 1918
- Sophia (Keller) Zuege - August 20, 1918
- Mildred E. (Zuege) Stute - Oct. 11, 1920
Haiglerites 80+
- Charlie Workman - March 31
- Cleo (Water) Palmer - October 1923
- Grace Adams - Jan. 26, 1923
- Laura Pearl (Woods) Wall - April 16, 1924
- Harold Brunswig
- Veda Douglass
- Kathleen (Zuege) Waterworth - Jan. 5
- Gene Pennell - October 10, 1928
Haiglerites 70+
- Dode Faylor - April 22
- Dwight Brewer - July 30, 1941
- Leah (Gregory) Brewer - February 29, 1940
- Delford Trembly - August 9, 1939
- Ed Card - February 27, 1938
- Russ Hoover - March 21, 1938
- Eunice Tucker - November 6, 1938
- Iona Samler Maupin - April 4, 1934
- Violet Relph - May 1, 1930
Haiglerites 1 - 69 (Some of these have moved past the 70 mark!)
- Aaron Irwin - May 7th
- Bernice (Smith) Douglass - February 15
- CD Samler - January 19
- Cal Freehling - November 29
- Claudine (Wiley) Sterner - June 8, 1940
- Dan Leinen - September 10
- Dick Gregory - May 29, 1946
- Elaine (Adams) Corkle - July 29
- Eunice (Gregory) Richard - December 14, 1951
- George Sharp - March 27
- Glenda Smith - December 31
- Janice Irwin - December 27th
- Jerry R. Sampson - August 17
- Joanie Henderson - January 2
- Joann (Adams) Webster - March 5
- Joie Brown - December 4
- Joyce (Tucker) Lovenburg - Sep. 17
- Karen (White) Lindell - June 13, 1946
- Karen Harford - May 20
- LaVern Smith - January 12
- LaVeta (Smith) Blecha - January 12
- LeNeta Carlock - May 7
- LeeAnn Steinbeck January 30
- Leone (Gregory) Carlson - January 27, 1943
- Lloyd Douglass - March 18
- Marlin Crouse - May 7
- Mel Fisher - August 8, 1946
- Paul Freehling - May 23
- Sally Leinen - March 25
- Sharna Richardson - January 15, 1959
- Sherri Gregory - January 20, 1945
- Stanley Carlock - December 12
- Tim Steinbeck January 31
GOC Observers
- Alice Gregory
- Barbara (Dexter) Platon
- Claudine (Wiley) Sterner
- Dallas Adams
- Dick Gregory
- Don Harford
- Evoi (Billy) Clark
- Gail Harford
- Gladys Freehling
- Glen Childers
- Hazel Daniels
- Karen Harford
- Leah (Gregory) Brewer
- Leone (Gregory) Carlson
- Lillian Mahon
- Lillie White
- Linda (Harford) Jones
- Lloyd Douglass
- Melba Harford
- Myrna Oster
- Posts about GOC
- Ray Harford
- Richard Gregory
- Sam Clegg
- Sherri Gregory
- Veda Douglass
- Virginia Harford
Flying Haiglerites
- The Haigler Flying Ranchers
- Andrew Ainsley
- Neal Clegg
- Sam Clegg
- Rex Daniels
- Lorenzo (Doug) Douglass
- Lloyd Douglass
- Roger Douglass
- Dean Erdman
- Paul Erdman
- Dick Gregory
- Don Harford
- Gail Harford
- Ray Harford
- Richard (Dick) Hoover
- Carl Nichols
- Arch Palmer
- Beanie Palmer
- Royce Stute
- Bev Tracy
- Bill Tracy
- Rex Tracy
- Dan Webster
- Les White
- Ben Wiley
- George Zuege
Haigler Twins
- Haigler Twins
- Laurene Rohn & Larry Crabtree
- Marilyn and Gerrald Logan
- Gail & Galena Roach
- Kyle & Kaleb Greenwood
- Ryan Jean & Lucas Walker Mildenberger
- LuAnn Green Wall and LuRue Green Krutsinger
- Edgar and Edna Williams - b. 1895
- William & Stanley Palmer
- Frank & Frances Tiff - (Shauer)
- Fernando & Mahala Trembly - (McBride)
- Donna and Dennis Workman
- Marlene and Darlene Workman
- Rodney and Ronney Workman
- Rusty and Randy Flamig
- Robert and Richard Ambrosek
- Chase & Seth Barron (Grandsons of Delford Trembly)
- Robert & Delbert Tucker (Alvie's)
- Ali and Alvie Tucker
- Albert and Elva Enfield
- Natalie and Nicole Harford
- Sharon & Shirley Williams
- Lloyd and Floyd Smith
- Jami and Joni Pevler
- Stella and Zella (Altman) Wall
- Janice & Julia Relph
- Pearline and Pauline Freehling
- Sharon Ruth and Sheila Louise Rose
- LaVerne & Laveta Smith
- LaVoine & LaVonne Smith
- Elois & Elaine Adams
- Dorothy & Donnie Brown
- Carolyn and Marilyn Samson
- Galena & Gail Collicott
- Grand-daughters of Rae White
- John "Keefe" and Kiara Grace Schorzman
--John Hubert- McCook Ne.