Walnut Grove, Minn.-Henry Riley, frequent unsatisfied patron at Nellie’s Restaurant, believes he has pinpointed what is wrong with the establishment. “You see, I have it all figured out,” Henry excitedly shares. “The problem with this place is high turnover. I mean, look at all these employees you have here–first it was Nellie and it was…
Walnut Grove, Minn. – Sources report that the recent visitation of Benjamin and Edna Cohen has illuminated the fact that Percival Dalton (born Isaac Cohen), chose his name in an effort to fit in and find employment. “Harriet had all kind of issues with the Cohen family,” Nels Oleson comments, “but did it ever once…
New York, New York– Recent reports indicate that Elliott Reed, father of Sarah Carter, bets that his daughter’s family regrets not taking him up on his recent offer now that their house has been blown up in advance of the railroad coming to Walnut Grove. “I want to make it clear that I never approved…
Walnut Grove, Minn.-Recent reports from the small farming community reveal that Charles Ingalls wants everyone to understand that he would have punched Jenny Sherman’s husband anyway. It seems that recently while Jenny labored with the couple’s first child, Dr. Baker was out of town. Dr. LeDoux, recent addition to Walnut Grove’s professional community, rushed to…
Sleepy Eye, Minn.–Recent reports indicate that a large percentage of the workers installing telephone poles across southern Minnesota are disgruntled by a loss of alcohol that could have been easily and entirely prevented. Shaughnessy, cook for the work crew, spent weeks brewing and distilling moonshine only to abandon the enterprise when his machinery exploded. Crewmen…
Perhaps Phoenix, Arizona- Sources report that an area employer mistakenly believes that washing dishes requires great strength. Laura Ingalls Wilder, in town for the summer to attend a reading seminar at the university, requires employment to pay her way. Although she wished to tutor, a lack of availability in that area led her to seek…
