Tag Archives: Settlers

Burning the Fat

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Barb

When Patricia Woolsey wishes for change… (Two Pan, 1871) They stink. And soot off. But what are you going to do? Besides, through the whole process, I learned why Violet Spinrad won’t picket the whore house or saloon. We Woolseys … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan | Tagged 1800s, candle making, candle molds, Change, Humor, lamps, Piioneer, render, Settlers, tallow | 28 Comments

Before Morning Breaks: Floozys on Main Street

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Barb

January 6, 1871 Honorary Editor: Dangling Participle Lichen Last’s week’s horse race down Main Street by gauzily clad ladies of negotiable virtue set off a roaring firestorm.Prairie mesdames Patricia Woolsey and Alice Hopkins began a campaign to remove the “underbelly … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Humor, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan | Tagged brothel, Change, eastern Oregon, Humor, Oregon Trail, Pioneer Friday, Saloon, Settlers, shotgun 1800s | 53 Comments

New Year’s at the Sporting Club

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Barb

December 30, 1871 Honorary Editor: Words Swiderski The catastrophe began with the piano in the Salt Lick Saloon. Being the only musical instrument in the valley, folks came from miles around to listen. Silky Sue, proprietor, waved her ostrich fan … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan | Tagged horse race, New Years, piano, Pioneer Friday, Pioneers, Saloon, San Franciso, Settlers, sporting club | 35 Comments

Iron Woman and Duck Man

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Barb

Another Pioneer Friday and Bricker should keep up with the Changes. That’s why he’s now squinting. It had to be a man who invented the iron. No woman would’ve said, let’s whack a cannon ball in half, throw it in … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan | Tagged Daily Chores, Humor, Iron, Ironing, Lavender Water, Oregon Trail, Pioneer, Settlers, Sewing, spit, Washing | 32 Comments

Slake Your Thirst at the Salt Lick

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Barb

Change roils through Two Pan on Pioneer Friday-1870 Grand Opening of the Salt Lick Saloon Events promise to become more heated with the Salt Lick Saloon’s move from canvas tents to a new wooden building. Owner, Silky Sue, hired settlers … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan | Tagged Bars, Bordello, Drinking, Humor, Pioneer, Saloon, Salt Lick, Settlers, Single woman, Two Pan, Whiskey | 12 Comments

Tater Garden in Two Pan

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Barb

Welcome to Pioneer Fridays in Two Pan Bricker Spinrad, my esteemed spouse, isn’t a farmer. He came for the gold. Our first winter in Two Pan was so cold, Bricker attended church just to hear about the fires of hell. … Continue reading →