The Chad Sundquist Family's Addition

Hi Family! We hope you are all doing well. Things at our house have been a little crazy. On March 9th we welcomed our 5th child, Lucy Paige. She is beautiful. It took a few weeks, but we finally have her (mostly) sleeping thru the night. The other kids all love to hold and snuggle with her and fight over her. We think she is sensitive to milk, so I have been trying to reduce my dairy intake--I didn't realize what a staple in my diet it really is! Its been tricky, but we've seen a vast improvement in Lucy's grumpiness.

Megan has proven quite the little helper with the baby. She even loves to help change diapers. But she is such a little mom--she loves to help clean up toys and do dishes and cook and take care of her baby dolls. She is almost 2, and I think 2 is the most fun age! Its not without its struggles--she can definitely have her "terrible" moments, but it is so fun to see her learn and grow

Claire is 4 now. I have been doing a preschool with some other moms in our ward and that has been great. She is our social butterfly--always looking for a good time. She's going to be the one that goes to school for fun and if she happens to learn something, that's ok. She is taking swim lessons for the first time this summer and is very excited.

Natalie is 7 and getting excited to be baptized in a few months. She loves reading and would rather read a book than just about anything else, especially if its chore time. The biggest exception to that rule is riding her bike. She finally got the hang of a 2-wheeler and loves it! She is playing soccer this spring and has proven herself as a goalie! There was one game where she stopped all kinds of kicks--Chad was so proud.

Caleb is also playing soccer this season. He is glad to be on a team thats actually winning this year--so far they are undefeated. He is doing awesome in school--I don't think his teacher quite knows what to do with him. Caleb will read anything he can get his hands on, and I cannot keep him supplied with new material. I have a feeling we'll be going to the library on a weekly basis this summer, just to keep him occupied. He earned his Wolf in Cub Scouts, and is really enjoying his time in Bears. Caleb is such a good helper around the house--I don't know what I'd do without him.

Chad is also really busy with work and church responsibilities. He is also training for a 30K that he'll be running up in Sheridan in June. This winter he took up snow-shoeing; there was one time when he found himself up to his chest in snow after discovering a hole. But he was able to dig himself out, thankfully.

I have my hands full with taking care of the kids. I really enjoy my calling as a youth Gospel Doctrine teacher. I am also working on sewing some costumes for "Hero day" for the kids. We were really fortunate and had the opportunity to go up to the temple in Billings last month with some friends-- what a great place it is! We love to feel the Spirit of the House of the Lord, and are so grateful for those blessings.

We hope all is well for each of you and look forward to keeping in touch via the new blog. If you're ever in Casper give us a call. The kids love to play with cousins!

Love, Chad, Teri, Caleb, Natalie, Claire, Megan, and Lucy

The Sundquist Update

DON, GAYLE, & DANE

Dear Family,
We thought for our contribution to the Comin Blog that we would share what has and is going on in the Sundquist and Hall households.  Don, I and Dane are pretty boring we have decided.

Don is now serving as one of two teachers for the Gospel Doctrine class. He really does a nice job and is enjoying it. He is getting a lot of good studying time in. I have been called as the Visiting Teaching Coordinator and it is helping me to get to know all of the sisters after so many years in Young Womens, Primary and the Nursery. This will be good for me I know, but I am definitely out of my comfort zone again.

We are trying to catch up on doing a lot of work on our home and yard. We are so thankful for Dane being so willing to help us. He is a good worker and has a lot of knowledge that is coming in handy.

Don and I are blessed to have both his mom and Mom and Dad here in Casper where we can enjoy there company and maybe be able to help them a little since they have done so much for us in our lives and have had such a big impact on who we are today.

We are very blessed to have Chad and Teri and their family living so close to us. We enjoy being able to have dinner with them and to be able to watch the kids grow up. We feel awfully blessed, also, to be so close to the rest of our family--not in miles, but close in touch to where we feel definitely a part of each of their families. We feel like they all go to such great lengths to keep us part of their families.

We love you all and think of you all often. Maybe I should take a lesson from our children and do better to keep in touch with all of you that mean so much to me!
Love,
Don, Gayle and Dane 


 THE HALLS

MaKadie and Tatum just turned two and are as busy as ever. They are 110% girls- the love purses jewelry, dress up, pretend make-up, babies anything that might me remotely considered girly. We just recovered from them being down and out with the dreaded RSV.  We are so glad that they are feeling much better and we are able to enjoy the beautiful weather again.

        Damon is getting ready to finish up school He will finish up this summer. He is currently working for the UW police department in dispatch and is hoping to be able to get on there as an officer in the next couple of months. We are more than ready for him to be done with school. This year he has being doing school during the day and working the midnight shift at work. I know he is ready to be able to catch up on a little sleep and to have a better schedule.

        I am staying busy with the girls and love that I am able to stay home and enjoy them every day. They are learning and growing so much. They definitely keep me on my toes. I have also enjoyed having a little more time to work on some craft projects- I am sure Damon doesn’t enjoy that as much as I do but it is fun none the less. It has also been nice to take off with the girls and go visit grandma and grandpa whenever we want-  If you can’t tell I am completely sold on being a stay at home mom.  I am just as exhausted at the end of the day but so rewarding.

We love you all and hope you are all doing well. 

Love the Halls

**Note from the Editor:  To see and of the pictures larger, just click on the photo and it will open larger in a new window.



MARYLAND SUNDQUISTS

Just a quick rundown on our goings on: We have had tons of change in our lives lately. Dirk was medically retired from the Air Force because of his arthritis and the rest of his autoimmune disorders; he has began a new job as a government civilian, still teaching Arabic; we are purchasing a home; and Dirk was called as bishop. Any one of these things by itself would have been significant, but all of these together have been interesting. We are excited about all the changes, though, and feel very blessed.

During the week between Dirk's retirement and his new job (which conveniently coincided with the kids' Spring Break), we drove up to Niagara Falls (that's where our attached picture was taken). On the way back home, we went through Palmyra, New York. It was great. We went to Palmyra several years ago with Mom and Dad, but this time were able to take in a few sites that we missed last time: the printing press where the first Book of Mormon were printed, and the Whitmer Farm, where the Church was re-established.

We love and miss you all.

-The Maryland Sundquists

Here are some pictures of the other families.  First we have Nick and Emily's family...

And Chad and Teri's family (minus Lucy)...

And lastly we have some pictures of Kurt and Jen's kids.  First is Inara....

Then Reuben and Thatcher...

And finally, one of Thatcher a little more grown up...

Thanks so much to the Sundquist family for their updates and pictures.  We love to see and hear about your families!

Elder Sommer's Letters April 23 & 30

April 23, 2012

Dear Family,

How are you all doing? It is great to hear from all of you again. Just to answer some questions it is still hot here and will continue to be hot here for the next few months, we are in summer now, but Bangalore is one of the nicest places to be. My companion Elder Chelladurai is from Chennai, he is a great Elder and has taught me many great things. I will be staying in Bangalore for the next 3 months because transfers came this week, and I found out that I will be training a new Elder in my area. Which is quite a daunting of an assignment because I just barely this week finished my training, but I am excited and know that with the Lord's help that I can accomplish all that the lord would have me do.

This week has been good we found another family in our area, who is progressing very well, and we are continuing our work with the family that we found last week. We are hoping that May will be a big month for us in our area. I am excited that Annalee and Camille went to the Spring Fling dance and had a fun time. That's awesome that Anna will be working at Snoasis, and I am so happy that Camille is going into E.S. it will be the best class that you have ever had. Kent sounds like you had fun having air soft wars and helping with the apartments. Laura sounds like you are having lots of fun with Nats, and that is awesome that you saw some dear and a moose. Brenen thanks for your prayers, I know that you and kent will be great missionaries. Dad sounds like you have been very busy with work, and with trying to get the field all disked and planted and harrowed, along with burning the ditches. I can't believe anna is graduating and that you will all have summer vacation soon.

Next week I will really try to send some pictures as you all know I am not to good with computers and the computers and internet here really make it fun. But this week has been amazing, we have had many good lessons, and through prayers have found new investigators this week. I love you all so much and think of each of you and the wonderful blessing all of you are in my life, I was reading in the April Liahona and I read the talk by Elder Bednar on The Atonement and the Journey of Mortality" It is an amazing talk especially as i have pondered how the Atonement has enabled me in my life. I would encourage you all to read that talk and to think of its implications in our family. Especially pay attention to Nephi's words. I love you all so much thanks for you love and prayers. Thanks Dad for the poems thte only other one I really want is teh one about the tree (the Forest King) May the Lord bless you. Please congratulate Benson and Sebb, and say hi to all the elders that have come home from our ward.

Oh and tell Uncle Jared happy birthday, I think it is in April

Love,

Elder Sommer

April 30, 2012

Dear Family,

So good to hear from all of you again. Sorry that some of you got sick and were not feeling well. The work here has been great My new Companions name is Elder Oraon he is from Visak, and came from the MTC this week so I will be training him for the next three months, he is a great Elder and has a great desire to serve, we are really trying to work hard, to help our investigators to make the decision to enter the waters of baptism. Some times the work here is hard, because often times, even when we teach very simply I worry that because of the language barrier our investigators do not understand completely what we are teaching them. But I am so grateful for the Spirit which has the power to bear witness to the hearts of the truth of what we are teaching. I gain a great deal of strength from Paul's words in Philippians 4:13 where he says I can do all things with Christ who strengthens me. I truly feel that I can do all things with his help, and I am truly humbled and so grateful for his love and guidance. I have felt the Spirit so strongly this past week especially as I have bore my personal testimony that Jesus is the Christ, and that he loved us each enough to offer his life a ransom for each and every one of us who has, now does, or ever will live on this earth. I have felt the love of our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ so much this week, especially as we have taught one sister whose husband has died and she is raising two young sons, the oldest who has something a kin to Multiple Sclerosis. As we walk in their door every time I seem to hear the words of our Savior from third Nephi where he said "Behold Your Little Ones."  This little family has such faith, and such a belief in the power of prayer, they have truly strengthened my testimony, and made me even more grateful for the wonderful family that I also have. I am so grateful for the enabling power of the Atonement,and for the power that it gives us to move forward even when all seems hopeless, In Preach My Gospel it says that thru the Atonement of Jesus Christ all that is unfair about life can be made right. I am so grateful for this wonderful little Family that we are teaching and I am especially moved by their love of God, that even though hard times have come to their lives they have put their trust in him, and they know that he has never forsaken them. I feel this same strength in my life, and as I look at our family, I know the Lord has given us the strength to accept his will in our lives. And I am especially thankful for each of you and all that you have taught me by words and examples, I here your words in my mind often, especially Dads, who said in his own testimony the words of the Savior that I quoted above. Know that I love you all so much and pray for you continually, I invite you all to really make prayer a meaningful thing, really speak to our heavenly father and I promise that if we listen he will always speak back. We just have to learn how to recognize his answers to our prayers. My time is short, but it sounds like you are all working very hard, at work and in school kep up the good work and tell the returning missionaries hi. Also thanks to every one who sent an email. Please wish Grandpa Sommer Happy Birthday, and tell the whole family I love them. I will get to call you all in May sometime I will let you know about the particulars when I find out.

I love you all more than I could ever express in words

Love Elder Sommer

Elder Sommer's Letters April 9&16

Elder Maguel Jarom Sommer
India Bangalore Mission
     493 C.M.H. Road, Indiranagar
     Bangalore -- 560 038, INDIA

April 9, 2012

Dear, Family

It is so great to hear from all of you I always enjoy reading your words and thinking of the great examples that each of you are to me in my life. This week has been very busy with Leadership training meetings for my companion, so we did not have the opportunity to teach very many lessons in our area this week, but I did have the opportunity to go on exchange with one of the Elders from my MTC district, it was a very spiritual, and fun experience. Also my companion Elder Sodadasi, was unexpectedly transferred this week, because he was needed in Hyderabad, which came as a surprise because I still have two weeks of training and there are 3 more weeks until transfers, so I now get to completely lead in our area, but I am excited and know that with the Lord's help that we can do all things. Elder Sodadasi did want me to say that he sends his regards to the family, and especially to Grandpa Sommer, and to you Dad, I use your sayings, quotes, and poems all the time which he and the other Elders really enjoy. General Conference was such an amazing experience, I am sad to say that I truly never watched conference in such a way before in my life. The Spirit as we watched conference was so strong, and the messages had such great meaning to me as I look at how I can become a better disciple of Jesus Christ, and also in how I can better help our Heavenly Father's Children to gain a testimony of the Restored Gospel. The Messages of Family also rang so true, as I thought of what mom and dad have taught us and more importantly the living example they have set. I truly can say that in my own life because I was taught and saw the examples of living the gospel and saw the joy that it brought to our lives that I never had the desire to go and do bad things. Also I am grateful for the opportunity that mom and Dad have given us of using our Agency, and of working with our wills. I have truly felt that I was always taught the gospel so that I would understand how it was important in my life I remember many teaching moments in my life, Dad teaching me of the importance of weeding the garden and its relation to sin, the importance of the temple which has always stuck with me even though I was only 2or 3 years old, I still remember the talk he had with me. Mom teaching me of having faith, Both Mom and Dad have taught us countless examples of all of the gospel principles, and their application in our lives, and perhaps most important of all learning to accept the Lord's will in our life, and for us to remember what the Savior has done for us and his example of "not my will but thine be done" those words have stuck with me all my life and have given me strength and the courage and faith to say them in my darkest hour and even when they were not the words that I wanted to say. I am grateful for the spirit and the warmth, peace and joy that his presence brings to our lives. Also I am grateful that as we were taught correct principles we were allowed to in many ways govern ourselves, and I truly always felt that mom and dad had confidence that I would choose the right. As stated in conference I know that, that has brought strength to my life and has allowed me not to be crippled. I would encourage you all to read th Conference talks, and apply them,I know and have seen from personal and from our investigators perspective that that is the only time real changes can be made. I love you all so much and I am so grateful for our living prophet even Thomas S Monson and his counselors and the twelve. I know that they are called of God, and that President Monson holds all the Keys of the Priesthood, as restored to the prophet Joseph Smith, through Christs direction.

It sounds like you are all doing good. Anna sounds like you had fun at the Cabin, and that you are doing great. Camille sounds like you made it through Trig, and are doing well in reading your scriptures. Kent sounds like you had a lot of fun at the cabin, I would encourage you to read the talks about the Priesthood, never live beneath your privileges, recognize that you hold the priesthood of God, and continue to be a good example to your friends that I know that you already are. Laura sounds like you also had so much fun at the cabin, keep up the good work in school and in young womens. Brenen thanks for your love buddy I really missed you to as I entered the MTC, but like you said I know that I am doing what Heavenly Faher and Jesus want me to. Dad thank you for your example of always being a worthy priesthood holder. I am so grateful for your example, to me and for all your love

I love you all more than I could ever tell, Remember our Savior's sacrifice, and what it means for us individually and as a family

Love

Elder Sommer

April 16, 2012

Dear, Family

So good to hear from all of you, I can't believe how fast the time has gone hear. My mission seems to be flying buy, but I am learning so much and I am seeking to become a better missionary. My new companion is Elder Chelladurai he is a great Elder and we are working hard to help our area. We found one family this Saturday, and I was truly lead by the Spirit to their home, I went to walk past one road and felt impressed to stop and to go back on that road, and the first door we knocked the family happy let us in, they were very receptive to the message of the restoration, and have asked us some very good questions about the restored gospel. My new companion is amazing, as I said and I have learned many great things from him, I feel that we are really beginning to see even more the vision of our purpose as missionaries.   Please send the picture of our family when the girls are in the blue and red dresses. I would also like to be sent the Living Sermon Poem , and the Crossroads poem and the stories that you sent in the last few weeks letters. I am amazed that Annalee will be graduating so soon, I am happy to hear that you are doing well and staying happy. I don't have much time this week to write, but know that I love you all so much, and that I care for each of you so much. I think about you often, and pray for each of you all the time. I have truly seen the importance of listening to the Spirit, even when I can't totally understand the language the Spirit has truly helped me to be able to understand what they are saying. I know that this is the lord's work, keep the work up their at home I know that if we each continue to do our part that we will be a family together forever. Please tell Kirk, congratulations, and wish him the best on his mission. Please watch the Mormon Message "Moments that Matter Most" by President Uchtdorf

May the Lord bless all of you thank you for all your support.

Love Elder Sommer

Book Recommendation

Sarah called this morning and while we were visiting she asked if I had read any good books lately.  I thought later---this is something to put on the blog.

I am currently reading THE LEMON TREE, by Sandy Tolan.  I have copied a blurb from Amazon that tells about the book.   I am about half way through and am learning so much and enjoying it too!  I hope it was ok to include the review!!
Happy Reading--I love my Kindle---I read so much more now!!!  Love, Jo

*Starred Review* To see in human scale the tragic collision of the Israeli and Palestinian peoples, Tolan focuses on one small stone house in Ramla--once an Arab community but now Jewish. Built in 1936 by an Arab family but acquired by a Jewish family after the Israelis captured the city in 1948, this simple stone house has anchored for decades the hopes of both its displaced former owners and its new Jewish occupants. With remarkable sensitivity to both families' grievances, Tolan chronicles the unlikely chain of events that in 1967 brought a long-dispossessed Palestinian son to the threshold of his former home, where he unexpectedly finds himself being welcomed by the daughter of Bulgarian Jewish immigrants. Though that visit exposes bitterly opposed interpretations of the past, it opens a real--albeit painful--dialogue about possibilities for the future. As he establishes the context for that dialogue, Tolan frankly details the interethnic hostilities that have scarred both families. Yet he also allows readers to see the courage of families sincerely trying to understand their enemy. Only such courage has made possible the surprising conversion of the contested stone house into a kindergarten for Arab children and a center for Jewish-Arab coexistence. What has been achieved in one small stone building remains fragile in a land where peacemaking looks increasingly futile. But Tolan opens the prospect of a new beginning in a concluding account of how Jewish and Arab children have together planted seeds salvaged from one desiccated lemon tree planted long ago behind one stone house. A much-needed antidote to the cynicism of realpolitik. Bryce Christensen
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Elder Maguel Sommers' Mission Letters

Hey Everybody!  

Raymond is awesome and has been forwarding Elder Sommers' letters to our parents each week.  My mother isn't so great at forwarding them on to us children, so we talked and thought it would be a good idea to post them on the blog so that they were available for everyone!  We are very proud of Elder Sommers' and his service!

April 2, 2012

Dear, Family

It is so great to hear from all of you. Just so you know we don't get to watch Conference until this next Sunday the church sends DVDs for us to watch, so I am very excited to be able to have the chance to hear the voice of our living prophets again this week. That is also great to hear that you are trying to focus on getting more sleep and eating healthy dad, I felt impressed this week to mention to all of you the benefits I have seen in my life from good sleep and in eating a good diet, so many people here have diabetes from eating, so much rice, and also from the new foods like soda, and all the sugar coated processed food there is now day, so I would encourage you all to eat healthy, and to exercise regularly. Even though I am very tired everyday after a long day of walking teaching, and planning, especially in the sun, I truly feel the Lord's strength in me, helping me to be able to continuously do his work with all my heart, mind and soul. This week in study I was reading the book Our Search for Happiness and read from the book the passage of scripture that speaks of the 2000 strippling warriors, and I recalled the night that I gained my sure witness by the power of the Holy Ghost that the Book of Mormon is true, I feel the Spirits influence so much in my life, as I and my companion seek to discern the needs of our investigators. This week we met one brother who we watched the Movie Finding Faith in Christ with the Movie was in Tamil and I understood only about 5 words in the whole film, but the Spirit bore powerful witness to me as it has so many times in the past of the life and mission of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This Brother then came forward with a concern, about how he felt burdened by the weight of sin and I shared with him the scripture I had Just previously read that morning from personal study where King Benjamin said "are we not all beggars", and also shared with him the scripture from Mathew 11 vs. 28-30 where Christ invites all to come unto him. The Spirit bore powerful testimony to us as missionaries and to this Brother of our Savior Jesus Christ. We are now working with helping him, because he works for the church he belongs to and it is his only source of income, and he has a very weak body so he cannot do anything very labor intensive. We also were lead to another family this week who we are very excited about getting to work with they have a strong desire to follow Christ, and told us even before we began teaching them that to many people blindly follow their pastors we are very excited to work with them. Well Anna that's awesome you got a job at Snoasis, to bad that guy was already asked to the dance. Keep up the good work in school and know that your testimony has always been a power and strength to me. Also Camille I am surprised to hear that you are trying to rob the cradle, I never would have

thought that of you, but no problem keep up the good work in Trig. Kent sounds like you are doing good bro, keep up the good work and have fun driving I know you will be a great missionary someday. Laura sounds like you are having fun your Bubba No always makes me laugh, keep working hard in school. Brenen so good to hear from you buddy, I know that you will be a great missionary someday to.My companion said

to say thanks for the nice words you said. Please tell Aj Hi he emailed me, and please tell Aunt Katie Thanks for her letter. As I read an account from Preach My Gospel and Grandpa Sommers' account about the importance of Family History work I felt the Spirit bear testimony to me of the importance of the work for our ancestors, I would encourage you all to seek to find the names of our ancestors who have not yet had that privilege. Well have fun at the Cabin, I will say I miss the Mountain, fields and pine trees from home I have always loved that scenery. Dad thank you for your great example I share quotes and poems from you always, thank you for all your love and support.

I love you

Love Elder Sommer

The Infamous Archie Allison

I’m sure most all of you have heard of the famous Archie Allison, Grandma’s (Marjorie Jean Harnish Comin) hero.  They say that people suffering from Alzheimer’s fill in the gaps when their memories fail.  This seems to be the case with Grandma and Archie.  Grandma credits Archie for paying for her college education and buying her a car to drive back and forth to Laramie.  Grandpa (William Edward Comin) doesn’t recall a personal relationship existing between Grandma or her family and Archie Allison.

Roy Jacob Harnish

1 Sep 1902 - 6 May 1969

Grandma Marjorie Jean Comin's Dad

Grandpa Roy Jacob Harnish and his father, Jacob Henry Harnish, worked for Archie Allison at the Clear View Dairy Farm ½ mile South and 1 mile east of Cheyenne. (Grandma calls it a ranch I think) Jacob Henry was let go, probably due to his age, and this made Roy mad so he quit.  From there I believe he went to work for another dairy as a milkman.  For those of you who are too young to remember milkmen, they drove trucks around town and delivered milk products to your door.  In Grandpa Harnish's day they were most likely glass bottles that were put back out on the doorstep to be picked up by the milkman to be reused by the dairy.  I can remember when we had a semi-insulated milk box on our porch for milk delivery.

Grandma did receive a scholarship that Grandpa Comin says may have been funded by Archie.  Grandpa was Grandma’s transportation to and from Laramie before they married.  When Grandpa and Grandma bought an army barrack and remodeled it for their first home, Grandpa John Howard Comin was acquainted with  Archie Allison though business and helped Grandpa and Grandma to acquire a loan.

Here are a few facts I have been able to find about Archie Allison:

-Archie and his wife Anna are listed on the 1910, 1920, and 1930 census in Cheyenne.  In just a few weeks we can check the 1940 census.  All three censuses show Archie being born in Canada about 1880.

The 1930 census indicates that Archie came into the US in 1900 and he and Anna were married about 1908.

Anna is about 4 years older than Archie and her birthplace is listed Iowa one time, then Illinois, and then Missouri.

-In 1920 a William Allison, 9 years old, is listed as an adopted son.  He is still with them in 1930 at 19 and is merely listed as a “son”.

-In 1910 Archie’s occupation is difficult to read—it looks like construction of some sort.  1920 lists “construction “ and 1930 says “contractor”, “building construction”.    This seems to be the right Archie Allison, there is no other in Cheyenne, but no mention is made of dairy farming, which seems odd.

In 1930 their home is listed at $15,000, they have a radio and do not live on a farm.  The address is West 26^th ave.

-Archie was mayor of Cheyenne at some point.  There were a few mentions of this in the Greeley Daily Tribune (Greeley, Co.)   Also mentioned was the Clear View Dairy Farm, also known as the Archie Allison Dairy Farm.  The newspaper gave notice of the auction of the dairy, equipment, and herd in 1943—it appeared that someone else was the owner at the time of auction.  The herd was referred to as the “nationally famous Archie Allison herd.”    All my google searches about the dairy and ranch were unproductive.

The following article titled “Cheyenne’s Famous Holstein is Dead” appeared in the Greeley Daily Tribune, Thursday, March 28, 1940:

“Cheyenne, March 27—Th Mayor’s Cow is dead!

                Mountain Maid Ruth Baltiels Tielje*, known to Cheyenne as ‘the mayor’s cow’, died at Former Mayor Archie Allison’s dairy farm last Sunday, it was learned yesterday.

                The cow was 15; years and three months old.

                She held the world record of 34,000 pounds of milk produced in one year on three times a dy milking, and also was credited with the highest day production of 137.5* pounds.

                In her lifetime the Mayor’s cow produced 220,000 pounds of milk….

                The Mayor’s Cow was one of Cheyenne’s proudest possessions, the city gaining wide recognition for its prize cow and every resident of Cheyenne taking a personal interest in the animal.”

*Hard to read the last two names

** could be 127.5---either way, that is a lot of milk

Although the article says that all residents of Cheyenne took a personal interest in the cow, Grandpa, who was about 14 at the time, apparently wasn’t into cows!  He did say that Grandma’s family may have been aware of this since her dad had worked on the ranch.  Grandma would have been about 12.

I believe I found the final resting place of Archie Allison in the Lakeview Cemetery in Cheynne.  If this is Grandma’s Archie, he died Feb. 23, 1964 and is buried in Lot 1281 SPC/CD  -C.  We will have to check this out on Memorial Day –it appears that no other family members are buried there.

Well, there you have it.  Probably more information than most of you care to read, but maybe now we can all have a better appreciation for the man who is ever on Grandma’s mind.

Contributed By: Jo Smathers