Ruth Irene Goebel, daughter of Henry E. Goebel and Mary Josephine Chandler was born December 6, 1908 at Burlington, Colorado.

       We started our married life in 1927 during the depression and the terrible dust storm days of the early thirties.  Carl farmed with his father; it was impossible to raise a good crop due to the drought and bad windstorms.  We milked cows and sold cream, also raised chickens for food and had eggs to sell.  Money from selling produce had to buy all food, clothing and pay farming expenses.  We had a meager living but had many good times with all our neighbors.  They were Bill and Martha Schlichenemayer, Martin and Anna Bauer, Ethel and Ralph Jacober, Bill and Freida Weishaar, Carl's parents, my parents, sisters and brothers and others.

       Our daughter, Shirley Jean Bauder Mangus, was born October 4th, 1927.  She attended school at Columbine School Dist. #3 her first and second grade.

       In January 1936 we moved to Greeley, Colo. and rented an irrigated farm.  We lived there until January 1942 when we came back to Burlington.  We bought Carl's parents farm and other adjoining land.  We farmed until 1947 when we moved into Burlington and Carl was manager of Hart Bartlett Elevator until his death November 30th, 1965. I worked as clerk for the late Evelyn Whitmore Fabric Shop, for Reta Lounge, "Spotlight Fabrics", and Orths Dept.  Store.

       Shirley married Dale Mangus, October 5, 1946.  They rented our farm and in 1967, I sold them the farm.  They have since added more land and have three irrigation wells.  They raised three sons, Larry, Stanley and Tony.  They now have eight grandchildren.  Larry and family live near Parker, Colo., and he works for Mt. Bell.  Stan farms and lives on what was the Ethel and Ralph Jacober Farm.  Tony lives on the Martin Bauer farm and works for his dad.  Larry has three children, Stan and LuAnn have two boys and Tony and Tammy have two girls and one boy.

       I live at 814 - 14th.  st. I keep busy doing china painting, sewing, quilting, yard work, participating in Senior Citizen activities, visiting and enjoying my family, especially the eight great-grandchildren.
Carl and I are members of First St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 228 - llth St. here in Burlington.

by Ruth Bauder