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From: "Jane Soder" <>
Subject: Re: [KSJEFFER] CUMMINGS,CHALLIS,JOHNS,MAXON,BENJAMIN,SYNDER,BEATLEY
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 19:24:21 -0800
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That first news article puzzles me. What are "twon girls"? Does it mean
"nude"? Or were girls not allowed to go wading in those days?

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From: "Jim Laird" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 4:13 PM
Subject: [KSJEFFER] CUMMINGS,CHALLIS,JOHNS,MAXON,BENJAMIN,SYNDER,BEATLEY


> Nortonville Sentinel
> Friday
> July 31, 1903
>
> Here is something absolutely new. Tom CUMMINGS, a young man living near
Deer Creek, complains that ten twon girls lately went to Deer Creek, and
went in wading near the bridge. When he passed on the road, they paid no
attention to him, but kept on wading. One girl was sitting on the bank,
washing her leg, and she paid no attention, either. Mr. CUMMINGS was
horrified, and hurried town, to see if he couldn't have the girls arrested.
But Jim CHALLIS, the county attorney, whouldn't do anything. Now if we had
been in TOm CUMMINGS' place, we would have sat down on the bridge, and
watched the girls. They couldn't have shocked us. Indeed, we would have
encouraged them to go in swimming, and gone in with them.
> _______
>
> T. H. JOHNS cam in SUnday night to visit his daughter Mrs. A. H. MAXSON.
Mr. JOHNS was in Boise, Idaho eleven months where he had charge of the
construction of a large school building, afterwards he went to Portland,
ORegon where he worded four months on a big job. He left Emporia TUesday
morning where he will go to work for a big contractor. He will probably go
to Missouri shortly to take charge of a big job there. Mrs. JOHNS who
accompanied him as far as Belleville, Kan. on his return from ORegon is in
SOuth Dakota visiting a brother. She will be in Nortonville in about three
weeks for a short stay.
> ________
>
> Effingham had another fire last Monday about noon. The Miller BENJAMIN
building across from the livery stable consisting of a blacksmith and wagon
shop occupied by H. G. SYNDER and Emery BENJAMIN, a stable in which Mr.
BENJAMIN had some buggies and harness and tools and a shoe shop occupied by
Mr. BEATLEY. Everything was destroyed. No insurance was carried on either
buildings or stock.
>
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