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Mine RunUaaiaoit^l Pioduct of a sum. bmncm an awBmbi? of like kitd not • pacifically clast iftod: oUSAF GIVES 1,5(mm:. w-* y • ir»owkJI#? of thought at id*a«.v*Dictionary(By the late Joe E. Turner) Reprint from July 22, 1937)Although this “column” is less than two months old it seems to have been favorably received—for some unknown reason—in many quarters. Frequently the writer j receives suggestions for it, all I of which he appreciates. Today we are under obligations to Bess M. Smith, of Coalmont, for a clipping and a suggestion that Mine Run may find use for it, or part of it.iThe story which Miss (or Mrs.) Smith so cleverly wTote was printed five years ago and has to do with an interesting character of long ago who lived in the locality from which she writes. In a:i interview with BowerCoulson. of that locality she says: “Mr. Coulson recalled the history of the old mill w’hich was built in the northwest section of Greene county, across from where Shakamak park is now’ located. The mill, the first steam mill in this section of the country, was built by ‘Bower’ Coul-son’s father and uncle in 1852, It was known -as the Greene county mill. Flour was made at the mill until near the close of the Civil war, when the making of flour was discontinued, but the grinding of corn was continued for a few years.♦ * *“The Coulsons had sold the mill before the war and during the w'ar the mill was used by members of the Knights of the Golden Circle for a meeting place. The members of the Golden Circle consisted of southern sympathizers and others who were dodging the draft. It was the theory of the residents of that section of the county that the owner of the mill was a member of the Golden Circle, as they blew the whistle at the mill to signal the members to theirORPHANS AND REFUGEE children “Kinder*Lift” program, In whicl West German and American fosmeetings. Later the mill wasabandoned and the building andengines were moved. The wellwhich is approximately 12 feetacross is still visible.”* * *There seems to be much goodlogic in this advice given by apriest, according to a press dispatch from Anchorage, Alaska:“A Spanish priest said today Alaskan missionaries never shouldmention hell to Eskimos becausethe natives might decide theywant to go there to keep warm. The first preachers told the Eskimos about hell, but the natives expressed a desire to go there to keep warm and to keep from hauling wood, Father Jje-gundo Llorento said. Eskimos at this mission have to haul fire-w'ood 150 miles.”* * *Beleagured traffic experts and some individual motorists sometimes must wonder at the slow progress they are making in teaching the nation to drive safely. Then, occasionally, even when prospects look worst, along comes a city like Beaumont, Texas, to show' how traffic safety
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Linton Daily Citizen
Linton, Indiana, US
Fri, Jul 23, 1954
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