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Christy Henrichsen and vehicle.Grandfather Emulates Mr. Crockettgoing to board a train.He says there's no use in over--doing this rugged means of traveling. His horse probably would' agree.Bootlegger Gets 90 Days in JailChristy Henrichsen, of Led-yard, temporarily halted his cross-country trip Monday after noon.He had to have his boot repaired at a service station.When the boot was patched, he asked directions to Highway 63.Then he got on his horse—yes, his horse—and rode awayHenrichsen, a 58-year-old grandfather, currently is en route along Highway 63 to Tennessee. He left Led yard, where he' has a 130-acre farm near the Minnesota border, Nov. 3 on his horse. When he left Waterloo, he still was on his horse.And he plans to use the same means of transportation for the rest of the approximately 1,000-mile 'drip—“if I can take the grind. And, as an afterthought. “If the horse can lake the grind.Decision in Missouri.The big decision of whether or not to continue will be made in Missouri. Henrichsen says if everything has gone all right at that point, he’ll climb back on his . .horse and keep going. TheBosy Hounds;'58, of 111 Mer-riman St., found guilty Sept. 14 by a Black Hawk County district court, jury of illegal sale of liquor, was sentenced by Judg» Blair Wood to 90 days in the countj' jail.Hounds was taken into cus tody last April 4 when police raided his residence and seized a quantity of liquor. The night before a pint of whisky and a small amount of beer' were purchased there by a police officer.Rounds claimed in the Iria he purchased and possessed the liquor for his wife, ‘whom he termed an “excessive drinkerwarmer climate from there-ron will make traveling a bit easier for one riding a horse, that is. The grizzled, affable farmer says he’s not an eccentric—but merely a strong-willed individual with “riding in his veins who is taking up the challenge of some friends back home.‘We were talking recently,” he explains, “about a woman from Rochester, Minn, who was riding horseback to Arizona. The others didn’t think I could do the same thing so I decided to try.”ELOORA JUNIORS TO GIVE PLAY NOV. 16I-i. i?iin£r Special SoTfcelELD OH A lt;— On Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 16, the junior class of Eldora High School will present a special matinee fcr all the children in grades one to six inclusive. The play to be given is a dramatization o f James Thurber’s story,1 “Many Moons.”.In the evening of Nov. 16-the play will be .given for. adults and parents. Tickets may' be secured from any member of the junior class, or at the door.Has 1936 Car, Too.BATTLE of MUSICTwo of Minnesota's★ ★ TOP ★ ★ OLD-TIME BANDSELECTRIC PARKBALLROOMThurs., Nov. 10thEDDIE SHEETS KUHFUSS BROS.89c Per PersonPlus TaxPhone AD 4-6859 for ReservationsNOW 5HOWING!THE SLEEPER OF THE YEAR
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Waterloo Daily Courier
Waterloo, Iowa, US
Tue, Nov 08, 1955
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