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had to be chopped through the ice. Pa and Willis would do the chores while Cathie and I were getting ready for school. I was too young to be much good as a wrangler.
Pa
had bought the printing office (The Okobojo Times) in 1910 and made enough along
with the farm to hire a man during the growing and haying season.
On
days that ma worked at the office (which was quite a few) we would all go to Okobojo. Pa, Ma and Cathie would
work on getting the paper out and Willis and I would play with the town kids
unless school was in session. Maybe
I should tell you something about the printing office.
My best judgment is that the building was about 20x32.
The front door was on the north end.
As you walked in the cupboard for printing supplies was to your right. To the left was a desk and big safe. Next on the left or east side of the room was the old
Washington Press. This took the
rest of the room to the back door..