Jessie Pounds (Russell)

Grandma was a life-time tea-totaler. When the doctor prescribed a tablespoon of whiskey a day for her stomach ailments she objected. He told her that he could prescribe a "medicine", but that it would have at least as much alcohol and would cost quite a bit more. She gave in, but refused to be seen buying whiskey! She asked her brother, my great uncle Clinton, to get it for her. She hid the bottle in an oatmeal box on the top shelf of the cabinet so no one, especially the grandchildren, would know about it. --Ray Rainsberger, grandson

My grandparents spent the winters in Florida after Grandpa retired from farming. Grandma insisted that they had to wait until after election day before they left. She was a poll worker and didn't want to give that up; besides, she said, they couldn't find another Democrat in Ostrander. --Ray Rainsberger, grandsonn