The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 9, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 April 1987 — Page 13

It happened . . . in North Webster

20 YEARS AGO, APRIL 12,1967 Mr. and Mrs. Earl Himes of North Webster will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at open house at their residence in North Webster from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, April 16, for their friends and relatives. Mrs. Phil Cripe and daughter spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Grimes and family. Mrs. Eva Brunner entertained at a euchre club luncheon last Wednesday. Guests included Mrs. Ermal Vanator, Mrs. Jacob Krouse and Mrs. Vern Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. Clark-Davis spent last week end with their son Dick and family at Menasha, Wis. The Charm ‘N’ Chatter club met April 3 at the home of Mrs. Paul Scott in North Webster. Mrs. Staples was co-hostess. The

Herbie, the Easter mouse

By M. LYNN GRAY Guest Feature Writer “Dear me, oh, dear me. What ever am I going to do?” wondered the old white rabbit as he sat scratching his long ears with a hind foot. “What’s wrong, Father Rabbit?” asked Herbie Mouse, as he sipped a hot cup of Lady Bug milk. “Oh, dear me, dear me,” intoned the old rabbit, twitching his pink nose and wiggling his puffy white tail. “My son, Easter, has taken all the color with him and it’s nearly time for me to deliver the colored eggs to the Forest Folk. Oh, my.” “Won’t your son be back in time tor you io uu the forest eggs?” Herbie asked. “Oh, no, Herbie. Easter Rabbit will be gone for quite a while. You see, he does the colored eggs for all the Human Folk,” Father Rabbit explained, twitching his pink nose. “Where do you get the colors?” Herbie asked. “Well, the yellow comes from the daffodils growing in the meadows. And a lovely shade of blue comes from lilac bushes growing by the old Man Forest in the hollow,” Father Rabbit said. “Why don’t you collect more color?” asked Herbie, nibbling on a piece of whgftt germ cookie that he had removeci from his jacket. “I’m too old to be traipsing around the Big Forest, gathering colors, Herbie,” Father Rabbit answered the little mouse, o “What if someone else did the collecting? Would you still have time to color the eggs?” Herbie asked, wiping cookie crumbs from his whiskers. “Yes, but there aren’t any other rabbits in the area this time of the year,” Father Rabbit said, shrugging his shoulders. “Who says it has to be an Easter Rabbit?” asked Herbie. “What about a mouse?” “Oh, dear. Oh, my! If the other rabbits in the Easter guild hear of this, I’ll be in real trouble. Imagine, an Easter Mouse!" Father Rabbit exclaimed. A pounding, puffing, sniffling noise approached the clearing and Father Rabbit hopped into a near-by clump of tall grass. “You can come out, Father Rabbit. It’s just my friend, Spot,” Herbie assured the old rabbit. “I think I can get him to help me in my adventure.” “Worse and worse,” moaned the old white rabbit. “Now we have an Easter Mouse riding an Easter Dog.” “Relax. No one will know who we are,” Herbie said, running into the Oak-house and returning with something between his small paws. “Here, Spot. This will be your mask,” Herbie said, as he tied a long strip of soft bark around his friend’s head. There were two holes in the mask for Spot to see through. “Now, for my mask,” said Herbie, placing a smaller piece of soft bark around his head. Herbie climbed onto Spot’s back and found his seat under the puppy’s collar. “No one will recognize us now,” Herbie said to the old rabbit on the ground, as he nudged spot to move. “I don't know, Herbie. You just look like a masked Easter Mouse riding a masked Easter Dog, now,” moaned the old rabbit. “Where were Herbie and Spot going in such a hurry?” asked Grandma Matilda Mouse, coming into the clearing. “Oh, no! Someone already knows who they are,” Cried Father Rabbit, sinking back into the tall grass. Herbie and Spot raced through the forest until they arrived at the bright, open meadow with its multitude of daffodils nodding in the sunshine. , “You stay here, Spot,” said Herbie, sliding from the black and white puppy. “We don’t want to scare these flowers; I hear they are sort of shy.” Herbie walked toward a particularly promising group of spring flowers and nodded his head to them. “Who’s this with a mask?” one daffodil asked her neighbor.

meeting was called to order by Mrs. Donald Richards followed by the pledge to the flag and the home makers creed. Mrs. Eiinore Enyeart, president, opened the regular meeting of the Herbert Kuhn Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary in the usual form with 13 members answering roll call. 3D YEARS AGO, APlflL 11, 1957 North Webster town board members have received favorable replies in answer to their recent inquiry about the installation of a stop light. It is planned te-ereet the light at the intersection of Washington and Main Streets, the latter constituting a part of state road 13. Residents of Webster will be asked to make donations toward the project.

“He seems familiar,’’ answered the neighbor.” I think he lives in the Forest.” “Hello, Miss Daffodil,” Herbiesaid, bowing politely to the flowers. “You look absolutely beautiful this morning! ” “Oh, such a rogue!” one daffodil exclaimed, blushing a bright yellow. “And such manners! ” exclaimed another flower, turning a shy, orange-yellow. Herbie tip-toed closer to the group of flowers and caught the extra yellow in a small pail as it dripped from the embarrassed daffodils. —- Herbie turned to walk back across the meadow and lifted his ‘hat in farewell. “Who was that masked mouse?” asked one of the flowers. “And so polite!” exclaimed another. The little mouse fastened himself under Spot’s collar and they were on their way to collect the blue shade from the lilacs near the old Man Forest. “I’ll be right back, Spot,” Herbie said as they approached the hollow where the lilacs lived. “I understand that lilacs are loyal. It doesn’t matter how long they have been left alone, they always come back.” “Look at this strange creature,” said one lilac bush to its friend nearby. “Yes, he certainly does look strange,” agreed the other bush. “Hello, lovely lilac,” said Herbie. “Is it true that one of you is going to move to another site? ’' “What . . . where did you hear that?” demanded the first purple-flowered bush, shaking angrily. "Are you going to move?" screamed the other lilac. “How terribly disloyal!” Both lilac bushes were so angry with each other that clouds of purple-blue petals fell to the

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The Thornburg Drug Store in North Webster is undergoing extensive remodeling Which "was designed to insure the ultimate in prompt and efficient service. Several self-service wall shelves have been installed, along with various other new conveniences. The twelfth annual Mermaid Festival will be held in North Webster the week of 24 to 29 June, Robert Huffman, president of the North Webster Lions Club announced last week and the annual Mermaid Ball will be held at Tippecanoe Gardens, Lake Tippecanoe Saturday night 22 June. Mrs. Curtis Myers of Winona Lake, was an honored guest at the North Webster W. C. T. U. all day institute which was held at the Methodist Church Tuesday. Mrs. Myers who is the county W.

ground, where Herbie scooped them into his little bucket. “Have a nice day,,” Herbie said to the two bushes, but they were so angry, they didn’t hear him. “We better get out of here, Spot,” Herbie said, scampering to his place under the collar. Spot nodded his head in agreement and the two friends set out through the forest, careful not to spill the containers of color. “Father Rabbit, where are you?”, called Herbie, as he and Spot entered the Oak-house clearing. “I’m over here, Herbie,” said Father Rabbit, hopping out from the clurrip of grass. “Did you get the. . The old white rabbit looked at Herbie and started to laugh. He laughed so hard that he rolled from side to side and tears rolled from his eyes. “What’s wrong. Father Rabbit?” Herbie asked. The old white rabbit’s ears swivelled, his nose twitched, and his fluffy white tail wiggled, but he couldn't say a word; he could only laugh and point. Herbie scampered to a small pond of water at the edge of the clearing and looked in. The sunlight made the water a mirror. and Herbie could see the yellow and blue color that spotted his fqrry, grey body. Herbie started laughing, also. “I guess I really am the Easter Mouse!” Herbie exclaimed. "Next time I gather colors for Nunn interested ATHENS, Ga. — Sen. .Sam Nunn, who says he wiH not run for president yet, told journalistshe had little use for the idea of being vice president, either. Nunn, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been mentioned as a possible Democratic candidate for president in 1988.

C. T. U president, talked on subjects during the ( noon session and Rev. John Den)bo, retired Methodist minister, as in charge of devotions. Paul and Harr Baumann of . Aurora, Illinois, spent Mpifday night at the home of Mr. ana Mrs. Jack Wood. Mrs. Walter Harmon ahd children of Napoleon, Ohio, spent the week end with Mrs. Jennie Strieby. Mr. and Mrs. Orva Miller and daughter spent Saturday evening in the home of Mrs. Marie Hartman of Goshen. Mrs. Ruth Rothenberger has returned from California where she spent the winter months with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rothenberger.

Easter, I will wear a raincoat! ” This week's guest feature writer, M. Lynn Gray, is a resident of Leesburg. Mortar Board taps Haney as new member The Westminster College chapter of Mortar Board, national senior honor society, has tapped 34 outstanding juniors for membership. There were chosen on the basis of scholarship, leadership, campus activities and organizations. Included in this group is Karen L. Haney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. (Dorothy) Haney, iv 2, Milford. She is a 1984 graduate of Wawasee High School. Westminster College is located in New Wilmington, Pa.

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In this week s photo, submitted by Loren Kruger, Helen Gaskill Crouch is pictured standing in front of the Boydston Mill post office building. The picture is dated 1915. Boydston Mill was located at the south end of Webster Lake and housed the first North Webster area post office which was

Sesquicentennial Memories

Standing in front of the post office

Wed., April 15,1987 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

established in the mill from 1848 until 1861. Persons with old North Webster photos for this column are asked to contact Mary Lee Willman at North Webster or the Milford or Syracuse office of The Mail-Journal. Every care will be taken and photos will be returned to their owners.

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