----- Original Message ----- From: <WBLanders@aol.com> To: <MOBARRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Strawberries Have you come across my grandfather Daniel Merritt Nickle who taught school? He attended the Normal School at Cassville conducted by R. D. Shannon, LL.D. Ira > It was the railroad that brought prosperity to the area. In 1870, when Mr. > Peirce established Peirce City (original spelling) as a railroad town it > enabled > farmers to send their produce to market in far off places, such as St. > Louis. > > My grandfather, who taught in rural schools for over forty years in > Lawrence > and Jasper Counties was the secretary of the berry association. It > provided > employment for a month or two after the schools closed. His > responsibilities > included purchasing containers and shipping crates and arranging for > railroad > cars. > > As others have stated, every kid who was old enough picked berries all day > during the short season. > > When I see strawberries in stores all year long it reminds me how short > the > season was in SW Missouri. You had strawberry shortcake for a few weeks > and > then it was over until the following year. > > I still raise strawberries today and the season is still short because I > refuse to buy those huge berries shipped in from strange sounding places. > > Bill > > > > ************************************** See what's new at > http://www.aol.com > Please tell us about your Barry county ancestors. The list-admin is Donna > Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message