Tecumseh news: April 12, 2017
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">My cousin Lyle Mishler called me and said it was an exciting time when 15 Ozark Countians gathered together at the Golden Corral in Springfield recently for a reunion. There was lots of visiting and tall tales. They are making it a regular event. </span></p><p class="p1">One of the older ones present was 95-year-old Fray Hillhouse of Springfield. It was a very enjoyable day for him, I’m sure. His twin brother Ray is deceased.</p><p class="p1">My daughter Kris Luebbert was busy Monday getting my yard work done. </p><p class="p1">April 12 is the birthday of one of our best presidents, Abraham Lincoln. He came from a humble background.</p><p class="p1">I am seeing my doctor in Mountain Home, Arkansas, for a foot injury. My two daughters went with me Tuesday for a return visit.</p><p class="p1">The tress are budding here. Hopefully my three apple trees, which are in full bloom, will not get frozen. It would be nice to have a full crop of apples. My two pear trees have also been in bloom.</p><p class="p1">Dave Davis was in Mountain Home, Monday morning. While there he bought pear trees to set out.</p><p class="p1">It will soon be time to dig some sassafras roots and have sassafras tea. Fresh from the ground is much better than the bottled product. My ancestors used it for a spring tonic. It’s supposed to help your blood and revive you after the long winter months. I recommend it.</p><p class="p1">Mahlon and Randie Schmucker and their daughter from Florida visited me one day last week after they had been to West Plains and were on their way home.</p><p class="p1">Helen Conardy also came by last week for a short visit. Her son Joe has been ill and at this time is feeling better, I think.</p><p class="p1">Thanks so much to one of my best friends, Doris Treiber, for giving me the quilt she bought from me several years ago. She said she thought I should have it back where it could be used because it was stacked away in her closet. She is a well-known quilter.</p><p class="p1">The birds have been busy for some time getting their nests ready and possibly already laying their eggs</p><p class="p1">It was good to hear from my friend Alene Herd in Miller recently.</p><p class="p1">Jerry Miller has been busy with her company from Louisiana. </p><p class="p1">I enjoyed the <em>Ozark County Times</em> story about the morel mushrooms. I would love to be finding some mushrooms myself.</p>
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