interesting....sounds like somebody "called her out".........betcha she was a smoke bringer......mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancee Seifert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:02 PM Subject: [IADECATU] VAN WERT, MAY 28, 1883. > Well, here ya' go, Mac -- I've no clue what this is about....The microfilm > starts in May of 1883, so there is apparently something written prior to > that, that this alludes to. Nancee > > > The Journal > Leon, Iowa > May 28, 1883 > > "Dot," "Van Wert," and "Hero" you wrote as if "Clipper" was not a lady, as > no lady would write such things as getting off their box, having her > breakfast, &c. You wrote Dot, as if my writing was disgraceful to the > community. Please tell me the meaning of the words if you are so well > educated. For my part I did not mean to write any insulting words, and no > one except Dot, Van Wert or Hero would try to make disgraceful meaning out > of it. I can say for my part to Dot, Van Wert and Hero that I was raised > in > good society. I can represent my character to Decatur County if it is > necessary I should do so. I did not write the piece to uphold young men > in > their misbehavior, but to see if there were not enough intelligent men in > Van Wert to attend all such work without women interfering. Van Wert also > says she has heard of women eating arsenic, painting their eyebrows, > crowding No. 5 feet in 2 l/2 shoes. That is all true, but don't judge > people by yourself. Dot wants people to go to Clipper for information. > Who > is it meddling with other people's business. Clipper is one that can tell > you. Van Wert says, Clipper tell us about the petty little quarrel at the > dance you enjoyed last Saturday night. I am sorry that I cannot give you > the particulars as Clipper was not there, but from what I heard there was > a > young lady trying to meddle like Dot, Van Wert and Hero. As you think I > am > so ignorant I will close. > -- CLIPPER.. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert > December 30, 2009 > [email protected] > > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Does that mean she's supposed to create 'strife'??? Clueless here... Nancee -------Original Message------- From: Ronald M McClure Date: 12/30/09 22:21:43 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IADECATU] VAN WERT, MAY 28, 1883. Interesting....sounds like somebody "called her out".........betcha she was A smoke bringer......mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancee Seifert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:02 PM Subject: [IADECATU] VAN WERT, MAY 28, 1883. > Well, here ya' go, Mac -- I've no clue what this is about....The microfilm > starts in May of 1883, so there is apparently something written prior to > that, that this alludes to. Nancee