Wild Horse Roundup

By Curtis Schrimp

January 24, 2004

It is pretty foggy this morning, but maybe I can see to write a little bit.

Latisha Robinson interviewed us a few days ago to find out what we did in our younger days around here. I thought of quite a few things after she left. We let her take two albums to get some things that went on around here. Last day of school was a picnic at the creek, the literarys in the hall drew a big crowd once a month to hear the debates and such. Clara Schallenberger was one of the best. Dances in the hall every two weeks and Lost Springs about 10 miles north of here. There was good music, Lee Rhinehart and his all girl orchestra from Sharon Springs, Bill Asnicar, The Plamores, Mullens from north of here, the Farmer Three, a band from Boyero, Little Circus, called dog and pony shows. I remember one from Nashville, a vaudeville show called the Plunketts that stayed in Kit Carson and in the surrounding towns every week. Maybe I’ve went on to long so will quit.

Services were held Tuesday for an old friend of ours in Seibert. Orley Conarty worked at the Collins Ranch and was one o the bunch we all done things together with. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.

The historical write up about Wild Horse and John McIntyre and the flood that took his sheep is the place that Marty owns. We picked up quite a few of the stones used in the shed. Our cemetery is the McIntyre Cemetery as he donated the land and is buried there.

I just opened my birthday presents. Monday the 19^th is a national holiday, but I don’t think that it is because of me. One is a cap that has a picture of Keiko the whale and the name of Halsa which is Lee Ann’s address. Lee Ann called a little while ago and said one day they skied and one day they ice-skated the next.

We had church today and there were only eight of us, but we are still keeping our little church going. It started in homestead days in the homes then in the school house and hall and then moved an old school house in and fixed and had good attendance and Sunday school, but there aren’t many people left.