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Long Time Anniversary Noted Today By CoupleBy Karl Hobbs and \nn llofebs ReichmanSeventy-two years ago, Oct I, 1906 Lawrence E Hobbs and Ethel Esther Sanders were united in marriage in Childress. Texas at 7 p.mEthel was born in Dennison. Texas, the beautiful daughter of Mr and Mrs James Lillard Sanders Her parentshomesteaded 160 acres of land near Eldorado. Okla They lived in a “sod house ' fa dugouti for •even years After they had “proved up” for the title by living on and operating the farm for five year*, they built a two room wood house with native stone fireplace keeping the sod dugout for a storm and ‘root” cellar. The principal wood for cooking and fireplace wasmesquite mainly roots that were dug from the farming land They grew cotton, wheat, oats, corn, kaffir corn and pumpkins Her grandfather James Davis Teague, was a school teacher and a Baptist minister Ethel s only sister died when she was four years old and her mother, when she was 15 She had four brothers, James Davis Noel Baxter. William Winfred and Leonard Sibley Sanders All aredeceasedEthel moved from GreerCounty. Okla to Washington County, Ark for one year, only There she met HobbsLawrence, the middle of seven sons of Mr ami Mrs William Bradford Hobbs, followed them back to Greer County. Okla andgot a job on a farm for a percentage of the crop The farmer fed him lt;*nd his horse and did his laundry That fall, Hobbs married the girl he had followed “Out WestHMr Hobbs' parents, William Bradford and Sabra Elizabeth i Hesson Hobbs, lived on an 80-acre farm in Crawford County, Ark where Lawrence was born They had seven sons and three daughters John Earnest Albert. Eliza, Lawrence Grace. Ostis Harvey Naomi and Alvie They adopted Gladys (now Clifton), a six year-old girl, and reared her She now lives in Yuba City, Calif Hobbs aridNaomi Terry, his sister m Wichita. Kan are the only living family members Hobbs’ parents planted 20acres ot truit trees in native woodland in Arkansas and cleared the trees from around them as the fruit trees grew Stark Brothers sold them the trees to plant, and for Stark's pay they took the fruit from the entire 20 acres any three years of their choice from the first 15 years Starks furnished their own labor for those three harvestsOn this homestead, they builta one-room log house with native stone fireplace and grew corn, hogs and cattle, as well as fruit from their orchard They dug their own well with a pick and shovel Bradford Hobbs was a school board member, Sunday School teachet. song leader and about anything that meant for good” in the community He was Justice of the Peace at Van Buren Ark for more than 35 vearsWhen Lawrence and Ethel were first married, they lived between Hollis and Eldorado. Okla and worked on a farm, later moving to Beaver County for four years There Hobbs farmed broom corn, cofton. wheat, oats, maize and kaffir corn They raised chickens and hogs and Hobbs hauled freightwith a team of horses from Beaver City to Liberal, Kansas — many times over ice and snow with a sled Their first three children. Emmaline. Elizabeth and Ear! were bom during these first five years — also in a dugout99In the fail of 1912. they started back to Arkansas via Kansas.the only wasy they could getthere for there were no bridges across rivers and streams They arrived in Arkansas in 1912 by covered wagon Hobbs worked timber, making crossties for railroads fence posts wood for wagon wheels and staves for wooden barrels For properly hewn ties made with a broad axe. ten ties were a good day's work for a man. hut on good days in good timber. Hobbs andhis brothers have made 25-30 Hand-hewn ties lasted longer than those sawed at the mills He had a sorrrl mare that after one trip would skid pull* the logs off (he hill to the wagon and return for the next log, all day long, without further commandShould the end of the log get lodged on an obstacle •‘Bird'' would turn and weave until itreleased and take it on to theparked wagon During this time,Elva. Clyde and Ann were bornIn October. 1919, Iaiwrence and Ethel Hobbs and their children arrived five miles west of Haskell where they have lived within a three-mile raduis to this date. 1978They rented farms from the late E P Kirschner, Harney EDus ton and George James before they were able to buy their present farm home, six miles northwest of Haskell in 1939. where thev still liveIn addition to operating a farm. Hobbs worked as a carpenter. building many of the homes stores and businesses presently in the Haskell Community, but he BUILT “Jamestown,' worked in Bixby, Boynton Camp Grubef. Checotah, ( hoteau, Council Hill. Coweta Holdenville. McAlister, Muskogee Porter, Tulsa and Wagoner He was County Road Supervisor for several years A health problem caused his retirement at 67 years of age He served on the Haskel! Board of Education for nine years and has always been a leader in Church and Sunday School He is a deacon of the First Baptist Church at Stone Bluff. Okla Mrs Hobbs, also a Sunday School teacher, got all her children off to Haskell Schools, did house work, helped the children in field work sold butter which she churned with a wooden dasher in an old fashioned three gallon crockery chum, molded with the old wooden butter mold with push-out paddle, as many as 100 guaranteed pounds of fresh, clean country butter per week which she sold to townspeople and stores She delivered farm produce to Haskell: eggs,butter, live chicken fryers, melons, vegetables apples peaches, fresh corn Each Monday. Wednesday and Saturday in a one-horse surrey, for many years. Mrs Hobbs (often with her son. Earl) made “the rounds' todeliver the fresh produce.The Hobbs couple provided recreation at their home for their own and all the community’s children After Sunday School and Church, usually held in a country school building -mainly Mountain View and Hickory Grove — as many as 40 teenagers ate Sunday dinner at the Hobbs' home Many still remember There was a croquet court, baseball diamond,football field, basketball court,horse shoes and stakes, a set of boxing gloves, swings and a nice bermuda lawn often used as awrestling mat.Should any of the youth start trouble. Mr Hobbs became the peace maker “He was also umpire and referee of the ball gamesAfter the full afternoon ofgames, with evening choresdone, the group of young people walked back to the same school building for evening “singing,” or occasionally, took the wagon with a large hay rack and loose hay and enjoyed a hay ride instead of walking What dividends did all this pay’’ What about their children’’ What happened to them’’Well, they'll tell you. and it's so None of their children ever spent a night in jail, none have been arrested, all can make their own living, and all except Elizabeth (died in 1956« are in reasonably good health, theylove God and help their fellowman.Emmaline was postmaster at Lcach. Okla. for 16** years before she and her husband Ralph Bingham, moved to Route 2, Haskell to help care for her parents She teaches a Sunday School class in the First Baptist Church, Haskell.Elizabeth tChessmorei taught school at Schaberg, Arkansas for two years, was very active in chureh work both in Stillwater and Ardmore and was laid to rest at Ardmore Okla in July. 1956Earl was Superintendent of Oklahoma State University Agricultural Experiment Station at Heavener. Oklahoma and taught VocationalAgriculture in Oklahoma for 26 years He and his wife. Martha i Jarvis) moved back to Haskell to be of help to his aging parentsElva worked 30 years until retirement for Carnation Packing Company in Tulsa She and her husband, Dean Carr, are both very active in church work. Elva is a teacher and Dean a deacon at Brookside Baptist Church in Tulsa She is near enough to be of greatassistance to her parents Clyde, after five years in U. S Military Service in World War II. worked with the Bureau o! Indian Affairs from 1946 to 1977. He retired after serving many years as Superintendent ot the Indian Reservation at Ft. Washakie. Wyoming He and his wife, Marie lt;Nelsoni. live in Lander. W yoming He also helpshis parents.Ann. Mrs Bob Reichman, has ~wned and operated her own business for 30 years She isowner of Ann's Graphic Arts, a printing business at 624 South Knohloek, Stillwater Okla Each child in his-her own wayhelps with the care and well being of their parents They show a deep gratitude for the home life their parents gave There have been many more children of the 'Hobbs Household” foster children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren..We pay SPECIAL TRIBUTE to Lawrence and Ethel Hobbs — their brother's keeper, a friend in need, the Good Samaritans, the loving parents — who live at Route 2. Haskell, Okla.. and in a quiet, humble and thankful way, celebrate their 72nd WEDDING ANNIVERSARY October 1,1978ithtCoHifotchia rat i\cluwoElianlt;P.lLast time available forSears20 colorphotograplYou may pay onlyDCrr depositj7^J ts it tinsatsittingand the 112 balance plua postal fees when the postman delivers your portraits or pay the full $12 95 at time of anting and receive your portrait* postagepaid.SearsSatisfaction guaranteedOffeMtS' « ft 4 lt;lt;»Northwest Arkansas Mall Store flours: 9:30 a m. - 9:00 p.m.5 '1-6000PhoSal
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Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville, Arkansas, US
Sun, Oct 01, 1978
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Oklahoma, USA 13 Jan 2021
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