110 years ago

sept. 17, 1914

Dr. and Mrs. C.C. Jones were in Great Bend last week in connection with the distribution of children by the New York Children’s Aid Society, with which Dr. Jones is associated. Dr. Jones says that it was one of the most successful distributions the society has had around here and that it attracted a great interest in the community. Fourteen little folks were placed in good homes, and it is likely the society will send another bunch out there in the near future.

County commissioners opened two new roads at their meeting last week—the Meier Road in Durham Township and the Hein Road in Clark Township.

Rev. Fisher was speaking this morning of apples he saw in the Conyers orchard northwest of town. He and Mr. Conyers and another man were looking at one tree that was loaded full and at one limb in particular that had more apples on it than he ever before saw on a single limb.

They were making guesses as to how many apples there were on the limb, and Mr. Conyers thought there was a bushel. One of the men present said he believed there was more than a bushel, and Mr. Conyers said “Well, you can have all that are on that limb for 50 cents.”

The proposition was accepted, and the man proceeded to take from that limb 5½ bushels. Now this is a story told by a preacher, and it must be true.