Lost Springs writer gives lesson on milk houses
By EVELYN STRECKER
Lost Springs correspondent
(785) 965-7169
I have been busy painting the milk house. What is a milk house? When I was a young girl, we milked as many as 15 cows on the north side of our barn. We carried the buckets of milk to the milk house where the milk was separated with a cream separator. We turned it by hand. The milk would be poured into a large bowl. As we turned the handle of the separator, the cream would come out of one spout into a container and the skim milk would come out of another spout into a bucket. Much of the skim milk would be fed to hogs and cats. Cream would be used for cooking and making butter.
Inurment was held Sept. 28 at the Lost Springs Cemetery for Mae Carlson, who died July 24, 2003. Mae's son and wife, Gerald and Elaine Carlson of Sequim, Wash., attended.
Oaklan and Tia Jenkins were Saturday night and Sunday guests of grandma Selma Ingram.
Evelyn Strecker visited Adele Katz and her mother Selma Ingram Sept. 19. Evelyn also visited with Mildred Hajek.
Alex and Susie Hanschu reunion was held Sunday at Hope American Legion post home. The Arthur Hanschu family served as hosts. Forty attended the noon basket dinner. In the afternoon, the elders enjoyed watching the children play.
Jayson and Jan Hanschu, Jakob and Jorge of Hillsboro, and Jennifer Braden and Joshua of Windom spent Sunday evening with Junior and Jeanette Hanschu at their home.
Mary Black and her son, Micky, of Herington visited Saturday evening with Evelyn. Micky took the air conditioner out of the dining room window.
Chris and Melissa Stuchlik hosted a birthday party Saturday night for their son Quentin's fourth birthday. Guests were Alex and Jean Stuchlik, Gary and JoAnn Stuchlik, Derek, Amanda, Nicholas, Zachary, Maria, and Abigail of Pilsen, Larry and Eunice Steiner of Tampa and Walt and Iona Dietrich of rural Tampa.
Tom Reznicek of Baldwin City spent the weekend with Irma and Bob Reznicek. He helped Bob with field work.
Irene Waylan said Mary (Hajek) Cahoj, Atwood, died Thursday at the age of 93. Irene Waylan, Miami, Okla., Paul and Raelene Hajek, Gary and Vicki Hajek, Jerome Hajek, Marion, attended the funeral Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Atwood. Paul Hajek and Gary Hajek served as pall bearers. Mary Cahoj was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hajek and sister to Albert Hajek. Irene came to visit her mother, Mildred Hajek, after the funeral from Saturday to Monday afternoon.
Sister Veronica Baxa, Minneapolis, spent the weekend with Irma and Bob Reznicek. Sister Veronica and Irma attended the open house Sunday at the Pilsen Catholic church in honor of Father Paul Oborny in celebration of his 40 years as a priest. They also attended the Mass and dinner in the church basement.
Ralph and Betty Stroda, Herington, visited Sunday afternoon with Irma and Bob Reznicek and guests Tom Reznicek and Sister Veronica Baxa.
Mervin and Leona Deines went to Ramona Sunday evening to attend the Ramona block party. They enjoyed the barbecue supper and music. Jeannie Weber was in charge of the scavenger hunt.
Larry Rudolph attended the Centre High School class of 1968 reunion Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kleiber of Hillsboro. Twenty-two out of a class of 60 enjoyed the supper and fellowship. Some others in this area who attended were Linda Peterson of Burdick and Kent and Jean Brunner.
Our sympathy to Jane Vajnar in the loss of her husband Bob. Funeral services were held Monday at the Durham Baptist Church.
Alex and Jean Stuchlik attended the 40th year anniversary open house for Father Paul Oborny. Afterward, they attended the Mass.
Sarah Stuchlik visited Wednesday evening with her mother-in-law, Frances Stuchlik.
Sister Veronica Baxa and Irma Reznicek visited Sunday afternoon with Bob and Carol Makovec. Sister Veronica left for Minneapolis late Sunday evening.
Tom Stuchlik, Berryton, visited Friday with his mom, Frances Stuchlik.
Farmers are busy preparing the ground to sow wheat. There has been light frost in the lowlands.
Patty Wade and son of Wichita brought in a dinner Saturday for her sister, Sarah Stuchlik's birthday. Guest were Monty Stuchlik, Frances Stuchlik, Ross Stuchlik, Candee Thode, and Dan and Melissa Stuchlik of Wichita.
Charles and Mary Loewen of Hillsboro and Bob and Irma Reznicek drove Sept. 21 to Derby to visit with John and Lori Torline, Jennifer, Megan, Carolyn, and Matthew. They celebrated Megan and Carolyn's birthdays with a cookout, cake, and ice cream.
Larry Rudolph visited me Sunday night. We hadn't seen each other for over a week. We had a lot to talk about. We talked about how life styles have changed from the time I was a girl and the present time.
