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<DIV><FONT size=2>Family names in my search:
Maidment/Huddleston/Rhodes/Smith/Arbogast/Moritz</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The Rhodes/Smith families settled in Douglas county early
1870s. Lived in various locations: Elkton, Curtin, Ashland, Grays Harbor
in WA, British Columbia,etc </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>As for me, you can keep up the reminiscing. History
enriches our lives. I love it and the tales at times bring
back memories and family legends that I am recording for the pleasure of my
younger family members.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Having lived here for over 50 years, I am saddened to see the
finest farming land covered by houses and freeways. The grape industry
seems to thrive. I wonder if in the future we could drink enough wine to
care even less about the loss of healthy, fresh foods from our country
side.... Mary</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=cchouk@cox.net href="mailto:cchouk@cox.net">Cecil Houk</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 16, 2004 10:25 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] The bridge that
Nineveh Ford moved</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks Walt.</DIV>
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<DIV>Nineveh Ford</DIV>
<DIV>1815-1897</DIV>
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<DIV>Cecil</DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=DAVIESW739@aol.com
href="mailto:DAVIESW739@aol.com">DAVIESW739@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 16, 2004 8:15
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] The bridge that
Nineveh Ford moved</DIV>
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<DIV>Somewhere near the crossing of the North Platte, we camped at a place
called Soap Springs. It was a boggy place. Old Mr. Mills stepped into
a sink hole and, as he said: "went in up to his hat band." Niniva Ford's big
black ox blundered into one during the night. In the morning he was
found and pulled out before Niniva was up. He was covered, all but his head,
with the thick blue mud. Niniva made a great fuss when he could not find his
big black ox.</DIV>
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<DIV> Everyone else "hook up." There was a lone blue ox grassing
about that no one seemed to claim. Niniva was asked if it were not
his. He said: "No my ox is black." Finally he was advised to take it
anyway, the owner perhaps had yoked up the black ox by mistake. There seemed
nothing else to do, so Niniva, mad as a hornet, went out to catch the
ox, while everyone looked on and laughed. After a while Niniva laughed about
it too, but he did not at first. He was still too mad at the man that
he thought had taken his big black ox.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><B>Walt
Davies<BR>Cooper Hollow Farm<BR>Monmouth, OR 97361<BR>503 623-0460
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