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_s related to F W awl by L A IVAlina,
1124 .oat Oth 53.1, hastings#_Nebraska.
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fathe no fr..x rotü1 bniss In wee in Hastincs. Eebraeka,
7 it -The 'air atore" anel stock consisted of traniteware, tinware,
ewarc, nnsware, t ym Lt Ymas# marbles, tc2e, kites, aroket
b.J.seball zi Ace, aa tho se;s,ns opened. Later Furniture, Flocr
erins ad 2,honorlra he Wer0 sdd:Z. and tho store mfved to larger quarters.
elanj:ed tl:a ir 7 :1'01 Tins rlir tore, t 6ola Obanoed to no Rollins FUXIL
e Co., until s:.1d
:liffscent in those days, I mean oapnielly
getti-Ir7 lined up azad 'startod. I Was in school of co-,a2ee, but frcra ar.:,und 10
,I 3i -:!nod 7 30'1A1- ney, trips and extzas by 7oring
sahco P ;:e
alt -1 no a largo part cf the the. 1. little 11C,''S
t t t re in those r. fittinr.; in with tto welding (memo. 77y first
llection I :021 C.1 tro r a sin7,10 roan, full basement and a deck
t y ccoso t _o floor. st2To onshalf block long. On
side m.in floir 11-1 inf, ran tho full length cf the roar, and
er r A t;''..A.t to. ui 1.f foot wide. Tho entire longth was
ted tc bodro04.1 tcylret sots, consistin7 usually of two jars with covers, a
e wash bowl aLt:d pitcher, a ewap dish with cover, a pitchor for drinki_ng
0.-;c1 to ttzablors.
1.1 in altched sots in fancy crockery cif revery imarjnable color and design.
sold fraa 3.50 t These rr,' re irenanse sellers ,erad wh ever heerd of
ido In t se days -,lho didn't have bright colored notched set in the guest
ber at lottst. oil once a. ..-rnth this r.r.cxat lonr- sholf had to be
y dusted and eqdh piece rearrangod. That also by the way is Dad's
kinE, gi.stett. to see that I done a good job.
OR tho flocr in front f tilt-, oh -111a.,:,, Inere lone h vine every kind of
an oil L t1e. .v,irhe d. tho h.n i thore wore the kitchen
arnsket i Li )0drou.l. la.atps, large ro dill', table lamps and
that th. 1C7 t3.ble and 01-tbt .!v„ :-=.;;;)0. Imo in :711..T. 'ut nostly in
bright
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first B brih e aLl 3::..1•,:ct .z.a unless she hid rec3i_ved :_yave.-n1
at the
A. nt Gk.; 1 _olds •.•ere tables ved iit1 f :ncy china i. fancy
ore] china tie 311 dos
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be is hill i t 5 inches
..h o 1 1.1..)s iit by t hundreis no of the
glass...J...0. ...-t, .7-15' A "V rd c.- ..n. tl.ii ir bridu' e chu.,:et- ,..,unj.a y vaqc. A)
11101/G..1_1. 1,.:s .1.• no 1 .1.J. L'S t ,_ti tog er and dure'd se a O.: tellOd :Aar err" re at,
then in f Icy v.•*- 0 u....,u,11-., 1'3 1 he vy an. -1 V.101: with Talio old binds, a
aster sot,
berry set, Aion t Z3U ere ur, i)e n dish an5. covered b -,:t ter
dieh all to tch. .,hen s(„ r.1.1ny pio es c noy hank) -tilted china, sled
bowl t La,
SaVerra
oy -7 f3ce !Ind st.-
the weclain.-^,
:Az) trays, odd sh „pod d',.dies and curse
ues. a1to a bit of this had been purchnsed beer°
ti- os .t de:11 rrc t clotoly rin out the
essort,-...ent b xht hon ir': le.
ri in the st.ro
the outfit furniture, etc., flo it vr_ s c lied ..1„ -Jr the now h-v7.o.
seddinc; usuA.ly to1 l cc in th 3 h:f--,e or the church. rho 1)
oat a ;re otha rct :LH r.47, d nr nc, to
giro., me '2:21 3 -1.1711- r..";,r1r3r rentin7 one fer them.. The wedding,
then tiv.. bi3 Jinr,
en to to7.. _he fIrst et vv..s at the pi
plArtul.o KaLst l hd in the v:oddill:
1.1ery.
'j1 :l wreath d all. Usually a crowd
with t:1(11, t1ori to our Ect...re fo Us outfit of C rnituro, :)to. bide and (-room
Usually so .;:,w rmni w an sides o1n, no ly 111 the selcctine,,
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The crowd mold come in the store and each had a large sack of rice and
that st re IT:.1711n't be a mess. A.0e le very slippery and my father had me
ly sweeping.
hen I got thru with this, T had another creeping job about closing tine
ch in those 4-yn was when the customer got thin. 4. brother or brothers of the
di or groom 7: Ild drive a hay .o,c u to the side door of the store. The
WA would be beded down with °leen traw, The farmers hauled all their per
eases in those iftys. The stc-ro force would be busy packing and wrapping, the
lio1iar ruld do most of the loading and the outfit of furniture, etc., west
the ne7; home on the wed 'in day and the wedding porty crowd went along and
ad in fact stotd until all the furnishings 'are in the new home. 30 nAmy time
IlionI would be clesning up the loose straw from the walk, thcre would be a doz..
oo-e -ten in a wa:on behind the hay reek and there too would be the groan
lad they cortainly oould tease and try to get his coat and temper in about every
ble way. The brlde would ft low in a carriage usually with several of her
1 friends. The *hole crood wk,uld be so jolly and just seemed to be hiving
beet time ever.
And how different the furniture then us compared to today for example
lilke guest chamber. There Just had to be one in these days. Ingrain sirpet
St big pattern, a bureau with long mirror and drawers at the sides and below
*mirror, the comoode, chiffonier, wood or brass bed, chair and a weple of
am rockers at least and most important of ell a fancy toilet set4
Theae veddings wore planned weeks, even months ahead, every detail looked
for fro the wedding to the house all furnished so often done completely
ore the wedding day ended.
sderal4riteres Projeet, Sourees
ltI Zaulmatil A HeIlina„ As related to F W Loa by L A RoWasp
astinca, Nebraska, 1126 7fest 6th St., Hastineet Nebraska.
4.1.onies on the Blis River
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Along about 1908, and for several years after, our school, eunday school,
IrliCAand various cIab, often during the warmmonthe renteda hayrack and
Irods to the Blue River, 10 miles south of Hastings, liebraake for a days outing.
AO usually met at a °entre location arould 5 116 then the teacher would
gall the roll onj each had to dhow himself for if you wasn't there sane other
kid would yell "Present" aa they would all be so impatient to get started.
The first ad only atop is Vic half way house, known ag Lacier's ;rove.
Sere we bo_ht a bottle of strawberry or cream pop and a box of cracker Jack.
'aria wob a timbar claim homestead operated by trn brothers. t thtr little
3,46md stand the road
aok about all they at
and around hare them.
Thiln on 1the river. Liinging all the time over and over all the whoa,
'Ahura and popular songs anyone would start a lead on. Thou on a:..rival at the
in addition to the to kinds of pop and zaeker
was "iLiaeW4e0 gam. Those items were the biE popular
giver, the race to see who went awiL21ng or wading first, rentine the boats,
•the hunt for polywoEal turtles, butterflya, fish, bricht colored etnes, ete.,
to bring home. In the' mmier to, it w -s Gther choke chi.rries, wild c_rapee
and wild plums. Then a big early aire.or under the trees. ,otc,o salad, hem
piekleat cake and literally canons Ind E7illons
'Sandwiches, hard boiled eggs,
Uomenetiev ice ersan•
pink colored lemonade.
cleanup lunch around 4 o'clock, a bushel twc np los opened to
eat on the .4ay home. Caneine all the wny hane, f7ettinchaae dead tired and
lamity dirty but ready to co ugain anytkAe on shart'notice.'