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On the B00Lcl00roads
I hope everybody survived the
cold wave that swept through
here last week. To have highs in
the mid-50's around here at the
end of May is rather ridiculous..
It's almost as ridiculous as hav-
ing temperatures in the 80's in
the middle of March.
Before I forget about it again
I'm going to give you the kitchen
calendar saying for the month
of June. It is: "Happiness is like
jam .... you can't spread even a
little without getting some on
yourself.
I have noticed as I have driven
up and down the roads going
hither and yon that the soy-
beans are springing through
the ground. At first it was noth-
ing but corn, corn, corn and it
seemed as if we would be over-
run by corn. I know. Soybeans
are a shorter season crop and
are usually planted after corn is
in the ground. At least that's the
way it used to be in the old days
when I was on the farm. That"
was quite awhile ago. No, we still
weren't using horses although I
can remember when Dad did use
horses to pull the corn planter.
But, now fields of soybeans are
looking very plentiful. Isn't it
amazi.ng whata little rain will
do?
Going back to when Dad was
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using horses it was quite differ-
ent than now. By the •time I can
remember much of anything
he was really only using them
on the corn planter• I do recall
at a very young age in the early
1940's, when we were still part of
• a "threshing ring" that they were
used to pull the hayrack that the
bundles of oats and straw were.
loaded onto to be hauled to the
thresher. It was a good trick to
get the bundles stacked evenly.
Otherwise, as I recall seeing
more than once, the load will
spill onto the ground before it
gets to the thresher.
The horses names were.Jim
and Pet and they were fairly, old
by the time I was aware of them,
Pet was a pretty docilbOld girl,
but Jim still ha d some orneri-
ness in him. One of the things
they bothliked to do was to lean
over the pasture fence and try to
get at the corn at the edge of the
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field. Dad. mounted some brack-
ets on each fen.ce post and strung
a wire on them and attached the,
wire to a six vo.lt battery through
a box that would give an electri-
cal pulse through the wire every
few seconds. Shortly after this
was done the horses were in the
pasture and were going to lean
over the fence and nibble some
corn. They leaned over, got the
shock and backed up. Pet never
came back to the fence, but Jim
didn't give up. He went to the
fence about three or four times,
would get the shock, dash back
about 20 yards and eye the fence
then try again. He did finally
• give up.
As I said, the wire was hopKed'
to a six volt battery so. it was a
low charge that didn't really do
much more than tickle, We didn't
have twelve Volt batteries yet.
There was one way, as I found
out, that you could ,get more
than a tickle. While checking the
fence one day I didn't realize just
how wet the ground was where-I
was standing. I got a pretty :good
charge out of that. , .
Anyway, back to corn planting.
Back in those days the horse-
drawn planters Were just two
row planters that planted corn
Continued ... on page 3
100 Years
Looking back 100 years to June
7, 1912.
John Burr has a new Oakland
auto, Joe Hudachek a new Buick
and Geo. Refland another Buick.
Farmers are buying cars so fast
we are unable to record them all.
Mrs. Lizzie Carson went to
Iowa City Friday to take treat-
ment at the University hospital.
She has a growth in the windpipe
which may yet necessitate an op-
eration. Later: Mrs. Carson was
compelled to undergo an opera-
tion and at this writing is getting
along niceJy.
Melvin Smith will sell his
household goods at auction Sat-
urday and will rent his house
and spend the smnmer among his
children.
A large force of bridge men are
• at work raising the new bridge on
the Iowa southwest of town. An
extension of five feet is being put
on the big piers and will make a
lot of grading necessary on each
side of the river.
The primary election is a farce.
Voters don't like the , idea and
three-fourths of them refuse to
'come out and vote. What few do
vote, only a few vote intelligently,
and the result is not a fair test of
any candidate's strength. Many
hand in their ballot with only
one mark on it. Very few express
a choice on the different candi-
dates for the various offices to
Thomas, W. Watkinson 1958-2012
A Mass of Chris-
tian burial for
Thomas W. Watkin-
Son, 54, of Kinross
was held Friday,
June 1, 2012 at 10:00
a.m. at the Holy
Trinity Catholic
Church in Rich-
mond with Father
Marly Goetz offi-
ciating. Burial fol- Thomas Watkinson
lowed at the Mentzer
Cemetery in rural Riverside. Visi-
tation was held Thursday, May
31 from 4-8 p.m. at the Peterseim
Funeral Home in Kalona with a
prayer vigil at 7:30 p.m.. A gen-
eral memorial fund has been es- in marriage
tabllshed. Tom died
Tuesday, May 29,
2012 at Mercy Hos-
pital in Iowa city
following a brief ill-
, hess.
Thomas Walter
Watkinson was born
February 19, 1958 in
Iowa City, Iowa the
son of Samuel J.
And Carolyn "Con-
nie" (Ledman) Wat-
kinson of Hills. He graduated
from Iowa City West High in 1976.
Tom was employed as a pressman
at the I0wa City Press Citizen all
of his working life. He was united
to Robin Poggenpohl
on November 1, 1996 in Las Vegas, Iowa City, Steven Beemer of Iowa
NV. Tom was a member of the City, 12 grandchildren, father and
Iowa City Eagles Club anda gar- mother in law, Edward and Bon-
dening club. He enjoyed fishing, nie Poggenpohl of Iowa City, six
hunting, gardening, mushroom siblings, LuAnn'. (Gary) Wagamon
hunting, watching football, and of Wellman, Sarm WatkinsonJR of
wrestling: and coaching baseball. Kalona, Barb Blender and special
Tom especially enjoyed spending
time with his children and grand-
children.
Survivors include his wife
Robin of Kinross, seven chil-
dren, Jason .(Angela) Poggenpohl
of North Liberty, Tonya (Gary)
Simpson of Riverside, Bonnie
Jean Poggenpohl of Kinross,
Tyler (Donna) Watkinson of
Cedar Rapids, Shivonne Beemer
of Iowa City, Tamra Watkinson of
,: friend Kenny Barrett of Sturgis,
MI, Mary Watkinson of River-
side, Sue (Steve) Kron of Kalona
and John (Jo Ellen) Watkinson
of Camby, IN, and close friend,
Randy Kramer.
Preceding Tom in death were
his parents, an infant daughter,
Marie Watkinson, and two neph-
ews, Chris Wagamon and Eric
Grau.
A memorial ser-
vice for Gary A.
Wagamon, 58 of
Wellman, will be
held Saturday, June
9, 2012 at ll:00AM
at the Peterseim
Funeral Home in
Kalona. Visitation
will be held from
9-11AM. The body
has been cremated.
A memorial fund has
been established for Hospice of
Washington County or the fam-
ily's choice. Gary Wagamon died
Gary Wagamon
Nina M. Hudson,
74, died suddenly
May 28, 2012 at Trin-
ity Hospital in Mus-
catine.
Funeral services
were held 11 A.M.
Friday June 1, 2012
at the Christian
Church in Nichols.
Visitation was held
Thursday from 4 to
7 P.M. at the Hender-
son-Barker Funeral Home in West
Liberty. Burial was in the Nichols
Cemetery, Nichols, Iowa. Online
condolences may be made to the
.family at www.hendersonbarker-
funeralhome.com.
Nina was born October 11, 1937
near Muscatine, Iowa the daugh-
ter of Howard and Marie Haynes
Herlein. On May 9, 1957 she was
united in marriage to John Hud-
son in Muscatine. She had owned
and operated Hudson's Custom
Nina Hudson
Gary A. Wagamon 1954-2012
Sunday, June 3, 2012
at his home in Well-
man following a bat-
tie with cancer.
Gary Allen
Wagamon was born
February 28, 1954 at
Mercy Hospital in
Iowa City, the son
of Earl and Dolo-
rosa "Doll" (Bohr)
Wagamon. He grad-
uated from Highland
High School in 1972. On June 14,
1974 he was united in marriage to
LuAnn Watkinson in Hills, Iowa.
He was self employed as a car-
penter and mechanic. Gary was
a member of the National Rifle
Association and enjoyed hunting,
working on motors and watching
NASCAR. He especially enjoyed
the time h spent with his grand-
children and his beloved dog,
Anna.
Survivors include his wife
LuAnn of Wellman, two sons, Mi-
chael and wife Sarah Wagamon
of West Liberty, Charles and wife
Amy Albert of Oxford, five grand-
children: Cole Wagamon, Chuck,
Lindsey, Blayke and Madyn A1.
Nina M. Hudson 1937-2012
Butcher Shop from
1968 - 1980, later in
1980 she was em-
ployed with the
University of Iowa
cooking for the Iowa
Hawkeye Football
team and most re-
cently the West Lib-
erty Sctrool system
working in the caf-
eteria retiring this
last Friday May 25th.
She was a member of the Nich-'
ols Christian Church, she played
the accordion and most important
to her was taking care of her faro-
fly.
Survivors include her husband
John Hudson of Nichols, Iowa.
Two daughters: Christine Wilson
of Nichols and Katharine (Tracy)
Madson of Atalissa, Iowa. Three
Sons: Don Hudson, John W. Hud-
son Jr. and Casey (Mary Sue)
Hudson all of Nichols. Sister:
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Grandchildren and 5 great grand-
children also survive. She was
preceded ih death by her parents,
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bert, four siblings, Sandy and
husband Joe Joynt of Coralvflle,
Randy and wife Deb Wagamon of
Kalona, Cindy and husband Erv
Swantz of Missouri, Tim and wife
Yolonda Wagamon of Solon, and a
sister in law, Wendy Northcutt of
Cedar Rapids and also survived by
many nieces and nephews.
Preceding •Gary in death were
his parents, one brother Terry
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Wagamon.
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Senior Dining
June 11-June 15
Monday, June 11: Salisbury Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli
Normandy, Pears, Pudding: CARDS
Tuesday, June 12: BBQ Chicken, Party Potatoes, Steamed Cab-
bage, Fruit, Cake: YAHTZEE
Wednesday, June 13: Roast Turkey, O¢en Browned Potato,
Brussel Sprouts, Fruit, Cake & Ice Cream: BIRTHDAY MEAL
Thursday, June 14: FLAG DAY: Liver & Onioris OR Baked
Steak, Oven Browned Potato, Spinach, Oranges, Bar: PUZZLE
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
Looking Back
By Kris Rife
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Reporter
be filled. We would like to see the
idea "knocked into a cocked hat."
Great excitement prevailed in
Lone Tree last Friday when at the
noon hour a telephone message
from River Junction announced
the drowning of Robt. Baker, son
of Dr. and Mrs. H. U. Baker. He
and his brother Donald and cous-
in Jack Sherburne took the train
to River Junction to take a swim.
After swimming across the river
Robert either became exhausted
or suffered cramps and was un-
able to make the return cross-
ing. After two and a half hours
of searching hs body was recov-
ered from the spot he went down
in water ten or twelve feet deep. It
was the last day of school and the
boys were determined, althought
warned by parents and friends, to
go to the river and have a swim.
75 Years
Looking back 75 years to June
10, 1937.
Nuptial vows were repeated by
Miss Gladys I. Marie Ullrich and
cently.
Oscar H. Wiese of Lone Tree
was elected chief patriarch of
Good Samaritan encampment,.
No.5, I.O.O.E of Iowa City, at the
regular meeting of the lodge in
Iowa City Friday evening. The
encampment is an advanced Odd
Fellow organization.
The presentation of a pageant,
"Corn Is King", commemorat-
ing the first planting of corn by
a white man in Johnson county
100 years ago, will be one of the
features of the annual 4-H club
show this year.
Included in the large group
graduating from the state uni-
versity at Iowa City Monday were
five Lone Tree young people. In-
cluded in the group are Shirley
Burr, Howard Hamilton, Phyl-.
lis Joens, Blaffche Mumm, and
Helen Yakish. Howard Hamilton
enjoyed the honor of graduating
with highest distinction and ex-
pects to continue with his school
work at the Woods Hole Marine
laboratory. All four of the young
ladies of th.e group have signed
contracts to teach in high schools
in Iowa for the coming year.
Final passage of the resolu-
tion of necessity in regard to the
planned street improvements
in the town was made at a spe-
cial meeting of the council last
Thursday evening and the boun-
cil is now advertising for bids.
Another business change oc-
curred in Lone Tree Monday
Leon Rudman at a high mass eel- • when Mangold's grocery was
ebrated in Sacred Heart church
at Clinton at 8 o'clock Thursday,
June 10th.
The annual Old Settlers' picnic
at Henry Walker park in River
Junction will be held this year'on
the last Saturday in June, June
26th.
At the regular meeting of the
Board of Education last Thurs-
day evening Miss Esther Nykvist
was elected to teach the first and
second grade room here next
year.
At a meeting of the town coun-
cil last Thursday evening John
Klein was elected by the council
as a member of the town council
to fill out the unexpired term of
W. E. Shoquist, who resigned re-
purchased by Miss Erma Bradke
who took possession of the store
on that day.
Eight Lone Treeboys, mem-
bers.of the newly formed Cub
pack, received their first award
of Wolf rank. Those receiving
the award are Leland Dickinson,
Dale Green, Robert Green, Jack
Larew, Jimmy Larew, Billy Muss-
er and Joseph Shoquist. '
In the presence of about 100
friends and relatives Miss Erma
Hall vas married to Mr. Harry
E. Reiss in an impressive candle-
light service in the Methodist
church Wednesday evening.
Join Us For Services
Nichols Christian
Church
" 607 Grand Ave., Nichols
Phone: 723-4346
Sunday Services:
9:30 a.m. - Worship Service
10:30 a.m. - Sunday School
Nichols United
Methodist Church
3t6 Main, Nichols
Phone: 723-4585
Pastor Don Hodson
Sunday Services:
9:45 a.m. - Family Worship Service
with Children's Sermon
United Presbyterian
Chprch of Lone Tree
110 W. Elm St.
Church: 629-4900
Wednesday June 6
Council Reports Due
6:00 Deacons' Mtg.
6:30 Personnel Council Mtg.
7:00 CE Council Mtg.
Sunday June 10
10:00 Worship Service
11:15 Lunch
707 @ 7:07 - Picnic
Wednesday June 13
10:00 Worship
Communion at Pioneer Park
7:00 Session Mtg.
Our Parish Cluster
Sts. Marv & JoseDh
Lone Tree: 216 W. Jayne St.
Nichols: Short St & Grand Ave.
Hills: 209 Brady Street
Pastor: Father Bill Kneemiller
Padsh Life Administrator
Mrs. Carol Kaalberg
Lone Tree: 629-4225; Nichols:
723-4566; Hills: 679-2271, Cell:
319-330-5324
Saturday Mass • 4 p.m. Lone Tree
Mass • 6:00 p.m. Hills
Sunday Mass • 8 a.m. Nichols
Mass • 10:15 a.m. Hills
RSous Edu=tk
Hills & Lone Tree • Wednesday,
6:30-7:45 (at Lone Tree)
Niols • Sunday, following Mass
until 9:30 a.m.
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