Across Great Plains and Taos Trek to Kit Carson's Ground
A travel memoir recalls the Black Hills, Oregon Trail, Independence Rock, Santa Fe and Taos New Mexico. The author profiles Kit Carson, his frontier life, and tombstone legacy amid a snowy high country and mule train lore. It also notes a Graettinger picnic in California with local leaders and a Iowa political meeting about box car shortages.
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Riendly Hot Springs
Independence Rock
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Colorado
Ft. Collins
Loveland
Denver
Rock Mountains
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Taos
Kit Carson
Freeman
Bents
Dinner Guests Attend Funeral of Mother and Grandmother
Saturday night dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carter Sr home drew Robert L. Jensen of Minneapolis Ronald Jensen of Atlanta Malcom Jensen of La Pax Bolivia Kristen Jensen Mankato Kristine Osnes Madeira Minn Miss Kristen Jensen and a friend Kristine Osnes as overnight guests. They came for funeral services for their mother and grandmother. Monday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Rolfson and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Carter Jr. Bob and Shelley celebrated birthdays Monday.
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Robert Carter, Sr
Robert L. Jensen
Minneapolis
Ronald Jensen
Atlanta
Georgia
Malcom Jensen
la Pax
Bolivia
Kristen Jensen
Mankato
Kristine Osnes
Madeira
Minn
Emmet Rolfson
Bob Carter Jr
Robert Carter Sr
Bob
Shelley
Iowa State Senate Focuses on Committees and Budget Timing
The Iowa State Senate reports mostly committee work this week and plans to air committee study bills as they are introduced. Agents prepared for agency appropriations pending the Governor's budget message due January 25 to set final funding. A meeting about a box car shortage drew in several authorities, raising awareness and interest, including from the Governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Hughes
Wiley Mayne
Butx
Iowa
Senate Agricultural
Agriculture Committee
Iowa State Senate
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Kit
Hit
Huntington Beach
California
Kenneth Suss
Don Swanson
Graettinger
Hill - Sen Priebe
Roll
Heide Funk
Sheri Westergard
David Reitz
Susan Jacobson
Joice Ennen
Dianne Gibbs
Donna Westergard
Debra Baedke
Diane Flint
Linda Lammers
Susan Stroud
Mikki Weber
John Anderson
Brenda Babcock
Debbie Duss
Debbie Gibbs
Cathy Graettinger
Tim Millen
Michelle Neilson
Melinda Nissen
Mary Rooney
Debbie Torrence
Terry Wegener
Doreen Helmich
Connie Graettinger
Lowell Jacobosn
Peggy McQuown
Chris Petersen
Greg Peton
Dwight Schmitt
Debra Funk
Esther Hankey
Jane Hyatt
Barb Petersen
Eileen Peton
Mary Potter
Harold Dawson
Jackie Duhn
Amy Jensen
Marla Kulow
Tim Kulow
Carla Petersen
Robert Peton
Mary Ann Prather
Joan Wikert
Glen Blinkman
Connie Graedtinger
Ronald Hankey
Aleta Poeppe
Sharon Rustad
Shelly Thurman
Coleen Weber
Pat Moran
Norma Newhouse
Barb Green
Laura Miller
Mike Moran
Pam Petersen
David Peton
Jerry Schealler
Kathy Stavekey
Greg Thu
Rhoads Herdeson
Joleen Brothers
Michelle Gilbaugh
Rhonda Lammers
Joseph Gabrielsen
Happy
Acclaim
Graettinger Lumber
Eischeid Spencer
Livestock Sales Inc
John
Joe Eischeid
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