Phillip Family: June 2009

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Manns Make Lemonade out of Lemons

This blog was courtesy of Judy Mann.....these are her words:

"I just heard on the news today that Seattle hasn’t received any rain this month. I know why—we got all of it here. We’ve had 10.5” of rain since June 1 with threatening skies again. Wednesday evening we received 3 to 4” of rain in our neighborhood so the boys being boys got the little boat out and took their kids boating in our fields and pastures. Tony and Sharon might recognize some of the land marks in the pictures. The creek is in the pasture east and south of Cory’s house and the big lake is north across the road from us."

"Not too happy!!!!"

"Water has not been in this creek for at least 25 years. Tony, I think some of your prairie dogs were probably drowned."

"This was a field of sugar beets. Notice the sprinkler system in the background."

Thank you, Manns, for providing us with this entertaining post. If anyone else wants to send a story and pictures for me to put on the blog, please do so.

Monday, June 15, 2009

1900's Decade Phillip Pictures

Because of my recent slip up - sending an email to everyone - saying January birthdays were posted when they were really June - I had many critics emailing me - letting me know my mistake. One reply was this:

"you can forward this to those who know the difference between June and January"

AT 5 MINUTES AND 6 SECONDS AFTER 4 A.M., ON THE 8TH OF JULY, THIS YEAR, THE TIME AND DATE WILL BE: 04:05:06 07-08-09

Just thought everyone should know this trivia.....now enjoy the memories of Grandpa Willie Walter Phillip

1900's pictures

These are pictures I found among Mom & Dad's pictures. I had hoped to be in Alliance sometime this summer and check with Jean, Bob, & Leo about the pictures but that hasn't worked so far. If anyone knows anything about the pictures, please email me or attach a comment to this post. Thanks. What I have typed beside the picture is what was noted on the back.

Deadwood SD Smelter

No notation on back of picture

Notation on picture says to Aunt Alma from Us, Vic & Eleanor, don't know who the kids are

in Springview NE newspaper, 7/31/1980, 75 years ago, "Wm Phillips expects his steam threshing outfit here this week., The first steam outfit to come into Keya Paha county and if Will doesn't make it win no one can"

Notice the s on Phillips.....how many times does that happen. :-)

in Springview NE Newspaper, 9/11/1980, 75 years ago, "Phillips' steam threshing outfit has been thresing the past week at Bert Lowes, thresing several thousand bushels of grain".

Spade Ranch, Ellsworth, NE,

freight haulers

No notation on back of picture Deadwood SD

Smelter Slag pile at Deadwood SD Smelter

Picture discrepancy - duplicate pictures - one says "Kenneth's Grandpa Phillip's house - Peter John & Lillie - Brockesburg, NE"; other says "Lulu Schultz, 519 W John St., Grand Island NE"