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Page2 The Lone Tree Reporter Thursday, January 12,2012
On the Backroads
I saw in an article in the Des
Moines Sunday Register that
Romney's eight vote margin in the
caucuses last week is not the clos-
est election in a race for a federal-
level office, The Register quotes
research by the Washington Post
that it was only the third closest.
It seems there was a two vote mar-
gin in a Senate race in New Hamp-
shire in 1974 and a four vote dif-
ference in an Indiana House race
in 1984.
Here we thought we had a real
humdinger to brag about, but, as
close as it was, it was only third
best. Well, maybe in 2016 we can
get it right and come in with a
one vote difference or else a total
deadlock. One thing I found out by
reading somewhere is that Iowa is
certainly not the only state that
caucuses instead of having pri-
mary elections. I think I counted
16 that have caucuses. So, all you
east coast know-it-alls, just shut
up and leave us alone and quit
making fun of us. Just ignore us
in election years like you do the 99
44/100% of the time.
I have to make one comment
about Steven Bloom's panning of
Iowa. Yes, he certainly called us a
bunch of nasty names and made
fun of us. However, he also called
attention to some of the legiti.
mate problems we have, such as
our younger people taking off for
what look like greener pastures
somewhere else. I say they look
like greener pastures because in
my conversations over the years
with people who live in cities like
Chicago and those on the east
coast don't go much of anyplace
except to work. They don't take
advantage of all the great things
that there supposedly are to do
By Ron Rife
The Lone Tree
Reporter
because, with all the people living
in those areas, it's too much of a
hassle to get there.
My problem with Bloom is not
so much what he wrote, but where
he wrote it. If he had published
that in an Iowa publication we
could have read it, chuckled and
taken it for the bullcrap drivel it
mostly was. However, he wrote it
in an east coast publication. Those
coasters, be they east or west,
don't need anything like that to
reinforce their opinions of what
we are. They already know we
are basically useless hicks. They
don't know the difference between
Iowa, Idaho and Ohio. Some of
them probably think we still have
American Indian attacks.
I recall my Dad telling about
some kids that were brought out
to spend a week or so on Iowa
farms by some goody-goody group
way back in the distant past. From
the way he described it I think it
was sometime in the early 1920's.
First they were amazed when they
got off the train in Lone Tree and
were met by somebody driving a
car instead of a horse and wagon.
When they got to our farm they
got out of the car and were look.
ing around and one of them saw
the windmill. He asked, "What's
that thing?" The other one, trying
to act superior, told him, "Aw, you
dummy That's the fan they cool
the pigs with."
I remember in the early 1950's
when we had relatives visiting
from St. Paul, Minnesota. We were
in town one day and some farmer
went through town on a tractor.
One of the kids (they were all
teenagers) said, "Oh look. That
guy has his name on his tractor." I
looked at the street and informed
them that wasn't his name. John
Deere was the name of the tractor.
We got the latest newsletter
from Meridian last week. They
had a humorous "Year in Review"
article in it. Much as I might like
to let the impression this article
creates go unchallenged, I feel ob-
ligated to tell you that I didn't run
across any Nebraskans who were
as stupid as the one reviewing the
year. So, here goes.
January - Took new scarf back
to store because it was too tight.
February - Fired from phar.
macy job for failing to print
labels...."DUH!", bottles won't fit
in the typewriter!!!
March - Got excited. Finished
jigsaw puzzle in 6 months. Box
said "2-4 yearsr'
April - Trapped on escalator for
hours, power went out!l!
May- Tried to make Keel-Aid. 8
cups of water won't fit into those
little packetsl!!
June - Tried to go water skiing.
Couldn't find a lake with a slope.
I'll save the rest of them for next
week. I don't want you to Overdose
on all this brilliance.
Now it's time for the Thought
of the Week. It is: "The fact that a
snake wags its tail at you doesn't
mean it wants to be petted."
100 Years
Looking back 100 years to Janu-
ary 12, 1912.
Prof. N. E. Hessenius of the
Lone Tree schools will take part in
the program at the Johnson coun-
ty teachers' meeting to be held in
Iowa City Saturday
Postoffice Inspector Stewart
was in Lone Tree Wednesday in-
specting the local post office, and,
while he didn't tell us so, we'll bet
he found things tallied to a cent.
At Muscatine, ouster proceed-
ings against O. C. Wilson, social-
ist member of the city council,
and indicted in connection with
the button strike, were begun last
week.
I. G. Younkin sold Howard
Huskins' residence to Jesse Richey
Tuesday. Mr. Rickey and family
will move to town about March 1st.
New Mexico, the forty-seventh
state to enter the Union, ceased to
be a territory when President Taft
signed the proclamation of state-
hood last week.
The M. E. church at Ainsworth
was destroyed by fire last Sunday.
The loss is $12,000 with only $6,000
insurance. There were 100 people
in the church when the blaze,
I,ooking Back
By Kris Rife
The Lone Tree
Reporter
Charles Herring.
The last will and testament of
the late Henry Walker, pioneer of
River Junction, was filed with the
County Clerk Volkringer last week
and is valued at $125,000. It was
originally to be divided among
his two daughters but as one has
died her share is to be distributed
equally among her three children.
75 Years
Looking back 75 years to Janu-
ary 14, 1937.
Howard Hamilton of Lone Tree,
senior student at the University
of Iowa, this week received the
distinction of being elected to
membership in Phi Beta Kappa,
national scholastic fraternity, for
the enviable scholastic record he
has made in his three and one-
which started from the furnace, half years at the university with a
was discovered by the pastor who
told the congregation to leave the
building.
Joseph Rayner, one of the pio-
neer residents of Fremont town-
ship, passed away at his home
Tuesday evening aRer a short ill-
ness. He was past 71 years of age.
Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Petru gave a
big reception in the Fisher opera
house on Wednesday evening in
honor of the marriage of their
daughter Bessie Mac to Mr. Albert
grade point average of 3.807.
Grand and petit jurors for the
coming terms were selected Friday.
Locals chosen were Jesse L. Baker,
Fremont and Glenn Burr, Lincoln
as Grand jurors and Emora Attig
and Emma Underwood, Fremont,
and Bertha Hudachek and Arthur
Schuessler, Lincoln as petit jurors.
At a special meeting last Friday
night the town council had up for
discussion regulations relative to
the use of the new fire truck at
fires outside the corporate limits
of the town of Lone Tree. Chief
among the complications with the
use of the truck is the fact that the
truck was purchased with town
funds, supplied by the taxpay-
ers of the town proper. Thus it is
doubtful the council has any legal
right to send the truck outside the
town limits. Further obstacles are
the truck is not designed for use
on poor roads or without an ample
steady water supply
Installation of officers for the
coming year was held by Abner
Lodge No. 535, A. E & A. M. Tues-
day evening. W. M., H. S. Hamil-
ton; S. W., Frank Skala; J. W., Win.
Pruess; Secretary, C. J. Loehr;
Treasurer, H. C. Buell; S. D., John
Klein; J. D., Larence Kral; S. S.,
George Rossman; J. S., Lon O.
Adams; Tyler, Carl Domine.
A bounty of $2 on adult foxes
and $1 on fox pups was established
by the board of supervisors Friday
afternoon. The bounty is being es-
tablished in an effort to protect
quail and pheasants.
Howard S. Baker, son of Dr. and
Mrs. H. U. Baker, was married on
Thursday, January 7 to Miss Lo-
raine Reimer.
One of the worst sleet and ice
storms that has struck this sec-
tion in recent years came last
Thursday and covered the ground
with several inches of granular
sleet. Rain falling Thursday night
followed by freezing temperatures
covered everything with from one
to three inches of solid ice. Farm.
ers fear that the solid sheet of ice
over the ground will result in the
smothering of some crops, notably
alfalfa.
LaVon Wisor
LaVon F. Wiser 1941-2012
LaVon E Wiser, 71, of Iowa City
passed away Thursday, January 5,
2012, at her home. Funeral Mass
was celebrated at 10 am Tuesday,
January 10 at St. Patrick Catho-
lic Church of Iowa City with the
Very Reverend Rudolph Juarez
officiating. Burial was held at 2.'30
pm on Tuesday at the Villa Nova
Cemetery in rural Clinton Coun-
ty, IA. Visitation was on Monday
from 4-7 pm at Lensing Funeral
& Cremation Service, 605 Kirk.
wood Avenue, Iowa City, Where
a rosary was recited at 4:30 pro.
Friends also greeted the family
at the church on Tuesday from 9
am until service time. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions
may be made to the LaVon Wiser
Memorial Fund with the con-
tributions being directed to the
American Cancer Society or to
St. Joseph Catholic School in De
Witt, IA.
LaVon was born in Pocahontas,
IA on January 5, 1941, the daugh-
ter of Anthony and Mary Quinlan
Peters. She graduated from Poca-
hontas Catholic School in 1959
and attended the College of Saint
Mary in Omaha, NE. On Sep-
tember 26, 1964, LaVon married
Bob Wisor in Pocahontas. They
farmed on the Wisor family farm
near Elvira, IA and following that
she worked for the State Health
Registry of Iowa in Iowa City
She enjoyed playing softball and
darts, studied piano and liked to
Betty Jane McGregor 1922-2012
Masonic Cemetery Visitation was
Friday from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at the
funeral home. Online condolences
may be shared at www.fryfuneral-
home.com.
Betty was born August 29, 1922
in Jones County, Iowa and was the
daughter of Leonard and Laura
Heaster Moore. On August 5, 1940
Betty was united in marriage to
Robert Lewis McGregor in Tip-
ton. Betty was a business woman.
She was a secretary for her hus-
band, owned the Meet-N-Eat, The
Coast To Coast Hardware Store,
owned and operated the Mode-O-
Day clothing store and Betty &
Vi's clothing store, all in Tipton.
Betty loved life and her family.
She was a legend in Horse Shoe
Betty Jane McGregor Pitching, having won numerous
tournaments and was inducted
Betty Jane McGregor, 89, of into the Horse Shoe Pitching Hall
Lone Tree, formerly of Tipton, Of Fame. She was an avid bowler,
died Wednesday, January 4, 2012 a loving mother, grandmother and
in her daughter's home where sister.
she had lived for the past 3 years. Betty is survived by her daugh-
Funeral services were held on Sat- zer, Dixie (David) Meyer of Lone
urday, January 7, 2011 at 11:00 am, Tree, Iowa; her son, Terry (Dar-
Fry Funeral Home, Tipton with lone) McGregor of Coralville,
burial following in the Tipton Iowa; 12 grandchildren and nu-
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merous nieces, nephews and cous-
ins. She was preceded in death by
her parents; husband, Robert L.
McGregor; son, Jerry McGregor;
grandson, Kevin Swart; sisters,
Galie Britcher, Neoma Jackson,
Myra Nalley, Kathryn Pierce and
Valda Barber; brothers, Chancey,
Doug, Leo and Calvin Moore.
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LaVon is survived by her hus-
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sons Mark and Matt of Atlanta,
GA; sisters Karen (Jack) De Wolf
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January 16 - January 20
Monday, January 16: Beef & Macaroni, Oregon Bean Medley, Gar-
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Fruit'. DOMINOES
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etables, Peach Salad, Applesauce Cake: PENNY BINGO
Thursday, January 19: Roast Pork, Baked Potato , Squash, Cole-
slaw, Rice Raisin Pudding: YAHTZEE
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