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THE

Gary 605-272-5233

Established Sept. 6, 1878; the only newspaper in the world solely interested in the welfare of Gary, SD and vicinity.

Gary Historical Association A monthly newspaper with news of the past and present.

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We want to thank them for this service!

All the kids showed up to help run The Alibi to let

their parents, Bruce and Diane Melby, mingle and

have fun celebrating their 40 years of owning the res-

taurant. News article used with permission courtesy

of the Canby News, Canby, MN

(L-R) - Diane sits

with her kids,

Bethany Driessen,

K yle Melb y,

A a r o n   M e l b y ,

Meghan Full and

Katie Raml.

In the heart of Gary,

The Alibi, serving breakfast, dinner and

supper daily.

With a dinner special everyday

except Saturday.

Full menu from pancakes to

steaks. Stop in

The Alibi on your next visit to Gary.

GI May 1977

What the costumers are saying:

"Good food at a very

affordable price."

"Love this place for takeout or

date nights!"

"It is an all-tim

e favorite,

Great food, and Great people."

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Robert Leroy Gage August 8, 1946– December 11. 2016

Retired Air Force Colonel, Robert Leroy Gage, aged 70, of O’Fallon, Ill., born August 8, 1946 in Canby, Minnesota, died December 11, 2016 in a traffic accident near Chatta-nooga, Tenn. Bob served 26 years in the US Air Force in Security Police and a Chief of Police at three different bases. His many awards and recognitions include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with seven devices, and the Humanitarian Service Medal with one device. He retired from Scott AFB in 1994. After his Air Force retirement, Bob worked for Logis-tics Management Engineering. He also implemented secu-rity standards for several city and county water systems. He served his community in many ways: he had been Board President for LINC, the Project Manager for BEA-CON of Belleville, and most recently, was the “Chief Groundskeeper” for the Fontabella Maternity Home farm property. At the age of 60, Bob obtained his commercial driver license; he did some long-distance driving, but he most enjoyed hauling corn for local farmers. Bob was never bored, as his hobbies included snorkel-ing, photography, bird hunting, taxidermy, guitar, key-board, adult coloring books and golf. Bob was a parish-ioner at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, where he was active in various ministries. He was a loving and devoted father, grandfather, husband and friend. He was preceded in death by his parents Bob and Pansy (Eckley) Gage, and brothers Leslie and Harry. Surviving are his wife Sharon (Tennessen) Gage; two daughters Lynette Gage, Lisa Callahan and her husband Barry; his eight much-loved grandchildren Isaac, Jessica, Megan, Ashley, Tristan, C.J., Libertie and Liam; his sister Phyllis Malwitz. Also surviving are many sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews. In-lieu of flowers and other gifts, memorial donations are suggested to St. Vincent de Paul Society or to Fonta-bella Maternity Home. The Gage family is grateful to the community for their prayers and kindness following Bob’s tragic death, and for Sharon’s continued recovery. The guestbook may be signed at www.wfh-ofallon.com Visitation: The family will receive friends from 4:00-8:00 pm, Thursday, May 11, 2017 at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 625 St. Nicholas Dr., O’Fallon, and from 9:00-9:45 am, Friday, May 12, 2017, at the church. Funeral: A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am, Friday, May 12, 2017, at the church, with Msgr. Wil-liam Hitpas presiding and Rev. James Deiters co-celebrating. Burial of cremated remains will follow, with military honors, at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Shi-loh, Ill. Arrangements entrusted to Wolfersberger Funeral Home, O’Fallon, Illinois

Norman L. Bailey October 5, 1927 - April 28, 2017

Norman L. Bailey was born in Gary, South Dakota on October 5, 1927 to parents Charles and Ida Bailey. He farmed with his father until his (father) passing and then sold the farm in 1984. Norman was united in mar-riage to Beatrice Millerbernd. Together they worked at a turkey processing plant in Marshall while living near Canby, Minnesota. Both Norman and Beatrice became residents of the Deuel County Good Samaritan Home on February 27, 2009. Beatrice passed away after 52 years of marriage on April 23, 2012. Norman enjoyed playing bingo and visiting and socializing with others. Grateful for having shared Norman’s life are his brothers and sisters-in-law and their families. Norman was preceded in death by his parents Charles and Ida Bailey and his wife, Beatrice. FUNERAL SERVICE 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Deuel County Good Samaritan Chapel 913 Colonel Pete Street Clear Lake, South Dakota 57226

With burial at Grandview Cemetery Gary, SD

Shannon Carl Whipp May 3, 1931 - May 3, 2017

Shannon Carl Whipp DVM,

PhD. passed away peacefully

in Decatur County Hospital on

May 3, 2017, in Leon, Iowa at

the age of 86. “I have had

many, many friends, for which

I am very thankful.”

Shannon was born on May

3, 1931, with his twin brother

Leslie T Whipp in Jacksonville, Florida to Shannon L

Whipp and Margaret E Simmons. Shannon graduated from

Gary High School in Gary, South Dakota in 1949. In 1952

he went to work at Artillery Shell Ranch as a ranch hand.

He was drafted (Korean War) in 1953 to the Army where

he was a Sergeant attached to the 519th AAA Battalion as

a Range Platoon Sergeant and Radar Mechanic. Honorably

Discharged in 1954.

After receiving his BS, DVM and PhD (Physiology) de-

grees from the University of Minnesota, in 1965, Shannon

began working at the National Animal Disease Center, Ag-

ricultural Research Services, Ames, IA. He took on more

and more responsibility and served in the position of Labo-

ratory Chief, Physiopathology Research, starting in 1977

until becoming Research Leader, Physiopathology Re-

search Unit from 1984 – 1994 when he retired.

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Shannon talked with Tom O’Donnell for an article in the Tri-County Times, May 24, 1979, about his work at the Lab. He commented, “I can’t imagine a job more satisfying for me.” It was noted that “he had lived all his life, except nine years spent at the University of Minnesota getting his degrees, on a farm. Having grown up in South Dakota with the livestock production industry, he decided that was the business for him.“ Shannon noted, “I couldn’t see any practical way to get into the ranching area, so I decided that this was probably the best way to get into it.” Speaking about the work of the lab, he said, “This lab exists for one reason, and that is research. We have only one product. We don’t teach, we don’t fix animals. We develop new techniques and new vaccines. Our only prod-uct is what we publish.” During his career, Shannon had over 70 research publications. Although he noted that he found private veterinary prac-tice a very attractive alternative, and one that he had con-sidered, he also stated, “I would be reluctant to get far away from veterinary research. It’s so fascinating to be able to ask questions about so many things.” Shannon married Ruth Avis (Peden) Whipp in June 1956. They had 3 children: Margaret Colleen (Meg) Whipp, Shannon Clay (Shad) Whipp, Sheridan Russell Whipp, R Reed Whipp, Sheldon Ward (Boone) Whipp. They were also foster parents to many children over the years. Shannon married Terry Lynn (Carlson) Whipp on No-vember 30, 2007. They spent the last 10 years gardening, fishing, golfing, and playing cards. Shannon was a farmer, a cowboy, a soldier, a waiter, a dishwasher, a student, a laboratory technician, a veterinar-ian, a scientist, a golfer, a fisherman, a hunter, a gardener and spent his retirement playing woodsman. He hosted the “Breakfast in the Woods” spring and fall for many years having as many as 85 attendees. He was an active and dedicated member of the National Tree Farm System, Leon Golf & Country Club and Member of Arbor Day Founda-tion. Shannon established the Dr. Shannon Whipp Scholar-ship by Palestine 4-H for Ballard Dollars for Scholars, En-dowment Fund Scholarships. Shannon is survived by his wife, Terry; children Meg, Shad, Sheridan, Reed, and Boone Whipp; step children Kammie Friese and Shelly Biladeau; grandchildren Mi-chelle Whipp, Clay Whipp, Cheyenne Whipp, Wyatt Whipp, Kailyn Whipp; siblings, Helen (Whipp) Cooper, Walter Whipp, Linda (Arms) Daniels, Robert F Arms, for-mer wife, Ruth Whipp. He is preceded in death by parents, Margaret and Shannon Whipp, Russell Arms (Step-Father); siblings, Leslie T Whipp (Twin), Maedean (Whipp) Scar-borough; daughter-in-law Jennifer Whipp; grandson, Dal-ton Whipp; great-granddaughter, Gabrielle Lynn Grefsrud. A Celebration of Life service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Sunday June 4, 2017 at the Leon Golf & Country Club, 1204 W 1st St, Leon, IA 50144. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Shannon’s life. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to: Disabled American Veterans - https://www.dav.org/ Arbor Day Foundation - https://shop.arborday.org/donate-general.aspx Condolences can be sent to http://www.iowacremation.com/Obituary. The family would like to thank all of the staff at the Community Health Center S Iowa, the Decatur County Hospital and HCI Hospice Care Services of Mt. Ayr for their care. They would also like to thank the Community of Leon for all the support.

Lynne Renae Thomas July 29, 1947 - May 12, 2017

Lynne Renae Thomas was born on

July 29, 1947 in Watertown, South

Dakota to parents Everett and

Helen (Musch) Asmussen. She was

baptized and confirmed at St.

John’s Lutheran Church in Alta-

mont, SD. She attended grade

school at the country school Moritz

#33 and then graduated from Clear

Lake High School. She spent her entire life on the north

half of section 27 in Glenwood Township, Deuel County,

South Dakota.

Lynne was united in marriage to James “Butch” Tho-

mas on June 6, 1965 at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in

Altamont. To this union they were blessed with three chil-

dren, Lorilee, Teresa and Matthew. Together they farmed,

ran a dairy and raised their children north-west of Gary by

Moritz. After 30 years of farming the economy forced them

out of farming and then they both took to trucking. They

drove truck for McLaughlin and Schultz road construction

and they team drove over the road for Hartley Trucking

Inc. They also drove for American Drivers out of Wahpe-

ton, ND hauling beets from piles to the processing plant.

Lynne attended school to learn computers in Pierre, SD and

then worked at Schotts Inc. until it closed and then worked

for Larson’s Door and Daktronics in Brookings. After be-

ing diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma cancer she was

forced to quit working.

Lynne enjoyed all of farming life from working in the

fields, haying, picking rock, cutting and picking corn but

her true love was raising baby calves alongside her mother.

Lynne had a very special gift of caring and nurturing the

sickest of calves back to perfect health. She also enjoyed

music, reading, flowers, traveling and spending as much

time as possible with her kids, grandkids and great-

grandkids. She passed away peacefully after a long battle

with health issues surrounded by family at home at the age

of 69 years, 9 months and 13 days.

Grateful for having shared Lynne’s life is her husband of

51 years, James “Butch” Thomas of Gary; three children:

Lorilee (Robert) O’Donoghue of Clear Lake, Teresa (John)

Hoffman of Pierre, SD and Matthew (Misti) Thomas of

Gary; eight grandchildren: Alexia and Lacy Kloos, Casey

O’Donoghue, Ashton, Kylee Jo, Layton Hoffman, Kolby

James and Newt Matthew Thomas; 4 great-grandchildren;

her brother Wendell (Margaret) Asmussen of Gary and her

sister Marilyn (Jeff) Olsen of Herman, MN and numerous

nieces, nephews and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her in laws, Ted

and Martha Thomas; her brother-in-law, Hank Thomas and

sister-in-law, Sumi Thomas Holt; nephew and Godson,

Gary Kunde; a special aunt, Eleanora Giese and a baby

granddaughter, Hope Lea Thomas.

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Leona Stone of Gary, South

Dakota, celebrated her 93rd

birthday on April 28 at P.

K. Egans in Canby, MN.

She was joined by many of

her children, grandchildren

and great-grandchildren.

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Food will be available each program. Serving will begin

at 6 pm. The stated meal price includes chips and bever-

age. After covering the costs of the musical programs, all

proceeds will be donated to the Canby Theater Renovation

Project. Free donations will also be taken.

Join together to celebrate music and community while

enjoying the fifth season of Music on Mondays!

Bring your lawn chair, sit back and relax...or if you

like to dance get up and take a whirl!!! ENJOY

5th Season

Photo submitted by Lenae Deslauriers

A quiz with answers offering information on various subjects.

June 1,

1950

Gary

Interstate

The Answers

1. The development of the head, heart, hands and health.

2. 48 feet long, 4 feet high and 4 feet wide.

3. Jeanette Rankin of Montana, in 1916.

4. Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minne-

sota, Mississippi, Missouri and Montana

5. April 6, 1917.

6. A scarf which a woman wears around her shoulders

and ties in a knot on her breast.

The Questions

1. What do the four H’s stand for in the 4-H Clubs? 2. Give the dimensions of a cord of wood? 3. Who was the first woman to serve in the United States

Congress? 4. Name the eight states beginning with “M”. 5. Give the date of the United States entry into WW 1. 6. What is a fichu?

Central Park Canby, MN

June 12—Brothers 2, classic rock

June 26—Resistance, popular rock

July 10—Four on the Floor, men’s vocal group, barber

shop and patriotic favorites

July 24—Anttelope Hills Praise Band, gospel music

August 7—Route 68 Big Band, men’s top jazz and swing

band.

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Welcome to the pages from the Gary Interstate of June

1952 The National Packers store meat surplus, as the meat production is

growing faster than the consumers can take it off the market shelves.

The Chicago Rock Island and the Pacific Railroads asked the Interstate

Commerce Commission for authority to abandon a 24 mile branch line

between Clear Lake and Watertown, SD, due to the lack of volume of

business on this section, which does not warrant it’s continuation.

In Karl Mundt’s weekly newsletter from his Senate in Washington he

wrote about the prosperity of the 1,037,513 American casualties in World

War II and the 1-7.761. We must not forget them. Karl Mundt was in a

meeting about box car shortage problems which were expected to develop when the Northwest harvest begins. Dur-

ing this meeting one of the officials said to Senator Mundt, “South Dakota has one distinction among the states repre-

sented here, that being South Dakota is the only one which sends delegations to Congress that works as a unit and votes

its full strength on the same side of basics and fundamental issues. All the rest are divided either by partisan differences

or prevailing conflicts. Apparently South Dakota knows what it wants and seeks to exercise its maximum influence in

Congress. Thus South Dakota’s vote in the Senate is usually twice as important as any of the neighboring states. Case

and Mundt usually vote the same on most issues. Also S.D. congressmen (Lovre and Berry) vote with the senators.

T. W. Hinsvark was Mayor and Thomas H. Law Auditor.

The last semester Honor Roll was announced by Supt. Wm Hunting for the following :

Seniors: Joan Eng, Gloria Meinberg, Arlyce Peden, Monty Pinard, and Maxinie Wells.

Juniors: Elmer Hubbs, Iona Mae Olsen, George Stangeland, and William Webber.

Sophomores: Mavis Benner, Kenneth Hubbs, Yvonne Kellicut, George Lohr, Allan Lovaas, Darlene Nute

son, Mildred Peden, Leslie Whipp, Shannon Whipp.

Freshmen: Raymond Eng and Joan Mortenson

Notice of Board of Education Nominations. Petitions was filled by J.E. Kenyon and E.L. Lohr. to fill a 3 year

Community News:

One hundred and fifty guests witnessed the marriage ceremony in June 14, 1952 when Carol Louise Gilkerson, daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. David Gilkerson, SR of Brookings exchanged wedding vows in the First Methodist Church in Brookings. Following their wedding

trip to Northern Minnesota and Canada, the newlyweds made their home in Milbank.

There was a 40th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Runge at their farm.

May 1952 there was a wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Caspar W. Hanson. This was not their correct anniversary date which

was March 22, but due to a snow storm it was moved May. Mr. Hanson was turned 85 years old in March, he was born in 1867 at Oska-

loosa, IA. Caspar’s mother died when he was 8 years old and was raised by neighbors until 14 years old at which time he came to Da-

kota Territory. His wife was Elizabeth Anna Hockett, born in Neoga, Illinois. Coming to Dakota Territory she was a teacher until she

married Caspar. They lived on their farm in Stickney, SD for 41 years. In December 1941 they moved to Gary, SD, building a home on

the northern outskirts of Gary by the Gary State Line Highway.

Allan Lovaas left for Lewiston, Mont. where he will be assistant to Robert L. Eng, who is a Fish and Wildlife official in Montana.

Richard Lovass will be working at a drug store at Wall, SD. Both boys are students at State College, Brookings.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Snyder (Caroline Asher) and 3 children visited the Frank Asher’s of Seattle, Wash.

The Arnold Moeller family celebrated Arnolds birthday at Big Stone Lake.

David Law, 4 years old, son of Thomas Law had his hand ripped by a dog.

The Friendly Neighbor Club met at Mrs. Walter Hundertmark home with Mrs. Will Stone being the co-host.

A girl, Karen Faye, was born June 4, 1952 to Ed Lorenzen at their home.

A second daughter (Sheila Marie) was born to Mr and Mrs Keith Neville (Donna Marie Bierne) at the Deuel County Hospital.

C.N. Lansing, after eight or more blood transfusions at Deuel County Hospital was finally able to come home.

The Gary Library has always been an important place for many in the area. It was not easy to get a book to read years ago, so the

library was a place to check out books. You will find local authors in the Gary Library.

Money kind of tight? Here is how you can get more mileage out of a pair of work gloves. If the finger tips have holes, just put a thim-

ble on your fingertip, pull the glove onto the thimble and stitch away. Good yesterday and today.

Here is a special Ad: Raise Baby chicks to help pay the grocery bills. Times aren’t really that rough yet, not by a long shot. But we

have to face the facts that the time is upon us when we have to watch the budget..Guarantee food for the table by raising chickens. You

know it was believed that chickens and cows used to provide and they will again.

I leave you with a chuckle. . .

On getting a letter from her daughter, a student nurse, her mother was badly upset. “I don’t understand it,” she moaned, “we send out

daughter a good allowance, and yet she writes home that she has had to do a lot of panhandling this week.”

Do you get it?

Until next month,

make your own history.

athy’s

aleidoscopic news

Past and Present

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I’m Just One Cow Pie From a Full Spreader

Fairchild Farmgirl I was talking to a friend of mine and we were chatting about the busy life we lead with eight kids

at home yet. With everyone in one sport or activity it gets a little busy. Especially since we have

two graduation parties coming up in two weeks.

In a nut shell this is what we’ve been up to. I know it sounds like a letter to family, but I think you’ll get a kick out of it anyway

right? Besides, we feel like your family, kind of right? LOL!

Saturday, I went down to Belle Plaine to watch Ashlyn go through Grand March at

4 pm, then hustled back to Canby to watch Kara go through hers. And I made it! With-

out a speeding ticket! 300 miles total. I only had 4 minutes to spare to get to Kara’s but

I ran through the parking lot and was there to snap a few pictures as she walked down

the Prom isle. Very fun.

Monday the girls and I weaned lambs and goat kids and brought them up to sell in

Watertown SD to VanWells, where we did “lamb” good…sheep prices were great. The

girls opened up their very own savings accounts. I have to say the funniest thing to

come out of my Grace’s mouth in a long time was this when she woke up on Tues-

day: “Wow, I’m curious to see how much my money made in interest overnight!”

When selling critters, the deal is, is whoever makes the most money at the sale

buys lunch. I bought but that also meant I could pick. We ate one of my favorite

hole in the wall diners that doesn’t care if you come in all full of manure, as long as

you brush it off the best you can.

We headed up further to Clark, SD where I picked up about 500 pounds of wool

to process. Then checked out a load out chute for the sheep. Tuesday Grace and I

went to Sioux Falls and she finally get off her restrictions from getting that screw

placed in her hip growth plate. Woo hoo! I think I had the happiest 11 year old in

the tri state area. She hopped on her bike and went for a ride.

Then we had a concert of Kara’s to go to.

Now today, I helped Ron put in cabinets at a customer’s

home and tonight we go to Kara’s FFA banquet. Her last

one. So proud of her accomplishments! She’s a retiring offi-

cer as of tonight. Can’t wait to have a good meal, visit with

other parents and get some pictures of her with her friends

and advisors.

Tomorrow Tedd graduates from Preschool in the morn-

ing, and later we finally tag all of our fair animals. I suppose

this would be a good time to tell Ron about those six 4-H

pigs I bought that he’s going to have to pick up tomor-

row. You know I love that man…I’ll have to make him

some of his favorite Snickerdoodles to soften the blow to

his already busy schedule. I sure love and cherish this busy life I have. Yes, it

gets crazy, like this morning when we found one of my stock cows down and

trying to calve before school. Rachel jumps in the pen, Grace goes after her, and

I, took a few pics then helped. Rachel delivered her first calf. I think she’s

hooked. As I was running into the school with Tedd, I whispered to the girls,

“Before you have breakfast, you may want to wash up, I don’t think we did at home. Ha! Her

teacher was impressed when I showed her the pictures.

Someone told me that I better cherish these days of when the kids are young, because you

can’t cuddle a teenager. Well, she’ hasn’t been to our house, when there’s a good show on, eight

kids and popcorn. We all huddle in as tight as we can. Hoping that never ends.

Until next time,

Fairchild Farmgirl

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Hat Daze—June 16-18 Parade-Saturday, 3 pm Sidewalk Art gallery— All 3 days Softball Tournament-3 day event, Lake Sylvan Fly-In-Sunday Meyers Field

Canby’s

Weather Prophecy The Bible contains a weather proverb that is as true

today as it was 20 centuries ago. “When it is evening,

ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And

in the morning, It will be foul weather today: for the

sky is red and lowering.” Moisture and dust in the air

makes the sky red. When heated by the morning sun,

an updraft follows, heavy clouds form and rain proba-

bly will fall. But as nights are cool, moisture and dust

settle to the ground. GI June 8, 1950

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Remember how

proud you felt when

it was turn to hold

the flag?

Remember

them?

Prices in

the

1940’s

Great Fun!

Used this a lot….

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ousehold ints

Here is another favorite of Walt’s:

Cherry Fluff Salad with Cherry Pie Filling

Source: Adapted from "The Covered

Dish" ~ recipes from Good Hope

United Methodist Church

Ingredients

1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed

milk

1 (21 oz.) can cherry pie filling (I use

the premium one with extra cherries)

1 1/2 c. miniature marshmallows

1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple, well drained

1 (8 oz.) container Cool Whip

Directions

Combine sweetened condensed milk, cherry pie filling,

marshmallows, pineapple; stir until well mixed and uni-

form in color. Add Cool Whip, stirring gently until well

mixed.

Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.

Left-Over Bread French oven toast is an excellent, ap-

petizing way to use left over slices of en-

riched bread. Dip the slices into a mixture

of milk, sugar and egg to which a bit of

almond extract has been added for flavor interest. Then place

them on a well-greased cookie sheet and brown in a hot oven

(450°). Turn the toast and brown on both

sides. You’ll find that French oven toast is

delicious served with honey butter or maple

syrup.

French Toasted Donuts Next time the family suggests French toast, treat them to

this delicious surprise. Slice donuts crosswise and dip them

quickly into a regular French Toast batter that has been

spiced with cinnamon. Fry as you would French Toast and

serve with hot maple syrup.

July 6, 1950 GI

To keep loaf cake from drying out,

cut slices from the center as needed and

then put the halves together again!

The maintenance superintendent was conscious that trou-

ble was brewing when he left home in the morning. When he

got back that night, he leaned what the trouble was. With

tears in her eyes his wife exclaimed, “I know you don’t love

me—you’ve forgotten my birthday!”

“Darling,” he said, “I’m more sorry than I can say but it is

really your fault.”

“My fault?” she exclaimed. “How can that be?”

He took her hand in his. “How can I remember your

birthday,” he asked, “when there is never anything about you

to remind me that you are a day older than you were a year

ago?”

Not sure what you enjoy for meals around your house dur-

ing the summer...at our house we like quick easy salads

and grilled foods. This was

one of my father-in-laws

favorite:

Creamy Pea Salad Yield: (8-10 servings)

Ingredients

2 pkg. (16 oz. each) frozen peas, thawed and drained

½-1 cup diced Cheddar cheese

1 medium sweet onion, or green onions, chopped

1 cup Miracle Whip to this I add lemon juice, sugar or

Splenda® and half and half to smooth out the taste

Salt and pepper, to taste

½ lb. bacon, cooked and crumbled

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. Re-

frigerate until serving.

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March 20, 1887, Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona—A placid and

callow looking young man, who wore a silk hat, a fur

trimmed coat, light overgaiters and patent leather shoes,

tripped nimbly up to a well fed man seated in the Lindell

hotel lobby yesterday and raised a mutilated “Snipe” to his

lips with: “A light, if you please!” The well-fed man con-

tinued to work his half-smoked cigar while he made a care-

ful search of seven of his pockets for a match. The placid,

half-fed dude kept an uneasy gaze at the burning cigar.

Two minutes passed in that way, and the

well-fed man was tired, and he showed it.

“I haven’t a match, but you can proba-

bly get a light at the cigar stand,” said he,

rising to point out to the young man an

alcohol blaze not ten steps away.

“Beg y’r pawden,” gasped the callow

one, while a flush of indignation chased

over his face.

The well-fed man resumed seat and

puffed away serenely at his cigar.

“That was right,” observed the first to

speak, “and, though it is a little innova-

tion of the popular custom it is a common sense act. I al-

ways carry matches for the benefit of my friends, as well as

for myself, that I may be able to smoke my own cigar, but

if I chance to be caught without a match I never have the

courage to refuse to turn over my cigar when asked for a

‘light.’ I consider it impertinence to ask a man for a light

off his cigar, but custom has established that impertinence

so firmly you are criticized if you attempt to inaugurate a

new era for smokers.

“It is an old, weather-beaten and foolish idea that cour-

tesy makes it necessary to let every stranger, without con-

sideration of his occupation, handle your cigar.” offered a

gentleman on the other side of the well-fed man. “If I am

smoking a cigar and it is half or three-quarters burned, I am

not going to let a stranger handle it and then return it to my

mouth. A gentleman who thinks before he acts would not

expect me to, and when I happen to be without a match and

do not feel flush enough to buy another cigar, I politely

inform the man that I am without a match. It is only occa-

sionally you run upon a man who is so rude as to ask you

why you don’t give him your cigar.”

“It was only yesterday,” interrupted an attentive listener,

“that I saw a physician stop cutting the diseased flesh of a

patient and light a cigar. Three minutes later a man dropped

around and asked the physician for a light. He gave it to

him. I would not have touched his cigar,

nor would I have allowed him to touch

one I was smoking, for man naturally a

careless animal. There are an immense

number of persons whose business it is to

handle poisonous substances, and in ad-

dition to these there are not a few who

accidentally touch a matter of which a

small particle will taint a cigar. The

most minute speck of poison will cling to

the moistened part of a cigar, and

touched to a chapped lip, may destroy

your comfort and the beauty of your face

for weeks. The drug clerk, compounding prescriptions in

which are deadly poisons, runs out to get one of the ingre-

dients at another corner, and while on the way considers it

his unquestioned privilege, under the present custom, to ask

you for a light.

The chemist, the scientist, the physician and mechanics

employed in certain kinds of labor are equally dangerous

men to give or receive a ‘light’ from. One workman may

have brass dust on his fingers as he goes home from, but he

does not consider that. I will, and hereafter my cigar will be

inviolate.

Reasons Why a Man Should Not Loan His Lighted Cigar Chronicle of the Old West—March, 2016 Edition

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Donation Needs In addition to the on-going operational expenses, we cur-

rently have other projects that could use your financial assis-

tance. The Log cabin needs some outside work. Donations to

accomplish this job would be greatly appreciated. We thank

you in advance for whatever you can donate to complete this

work. No donation is too small, and of course, we accept lar-

ger ones also.

The Gary Historical Association Museum

The Questions

1. What is a kibitzer?

2. Of what bodies does the Congress of the United States

consist?

3. Who is responsible for the following expression: “I

would rather be right than president?”

4. Give the plural of chateau.

5. Name the author of “Treasure Island.”

The Answers

1. An onlooker at a card game who advises the players.

2. The Senate and the House of Representatives.

3. Henry Clay.

4. Chateaux.

5. Robert Louis Stevenson.

A quiz with answers offering information on various subjects.

June 21,

1950

Gary

Interstate

THAT DID IT The family was seated at the table with a guest who was

a business acquaintance of Dad’s, all ready to enjoy the

meal, when the five-year old son blurted out: “Why,

mother, this is roast beef!”

“Yes,” answered the mother, ‘what of it?”

“Well, Pop said this morning that he was going to bring

a big fish home for dinner tonight.” June 1, 1950 GI

Below is a candy recipe from the

October 23, 1893 Albuquerque

Evening Citizen:

Chocolate Carmels—boil to-

gether a pound of white sugar, a

quarter of a pound of chocolate,

four tablespoons of molasses, a

cup of sweet milk, and a piece of

butter as big as a walnut. When it

will harden in water, flavor with

vanilla and pour on a buttered slab. When nearly cold, cut

in squares.

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605-272-5295

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Gate City Lodge—Gary—605-272-5608

Lakewood Inn—Clear Lake—605-874-8279 [If you haven’t already made your reservations,

it is not to early to do so!]

Sunday. July 2, 2017 Gary Community Room

Registration 11 am Meal 12:00 Cost $12.00

RSVP by June 10th appreciated. Please contact: Ellen Schulte

703 Lac Qui Parle Street Gary, SD 57237

Phone: 605-272-5295

www.healthiestalternative.com If he’s wealthy and prominent and you stand in awe of him,

call him, “Father.”

If he sits in his shit sleeves and suspenders at ball games and

picnics, call him “Pop.”

If he tills the land or teaches Sunday School, call him, “Pa.”

If he wheels the baby carriage and carried bundles meekly,

call him, “Papa,” with the accent on the first syllable.

If he belongs to a literary circle and writes cultured papers or

if he is a reformer in politics and forgets to vote, call him,

“Papa,” with the accent on the last syllable.

If, however, he makes a pal of you when you’re good, and is

too wise to let you pull the wool over his

loving eyes when you’re

not;

if, moreover, you’re sure

no other fellow you know

has quite so fine a father, you

may call him “dad”—but not

otherwise.

ATTENTION GHA MEMBERS

Just a Friendly reminder to let you

know we will be meeting

June, 3rd Tuesday, 7 pm

Gary Community Center!