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Danhouse, Carl W. / The life story of Carl W. Danhouse
(1981)
Chapter four, pp. 22-26
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at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. I had bought the old Ford from my father and the Government paid me for gas, oil and storage and $100.00 per month rental. We all had to borrow money to pay our expenses until the Government paid us for a month's work. Several times we were broke before we got any checks. Bill, Marv and I got acquainted with some local girls and this made our stay more interesting. The girl I dated was Mildred. One Sunday we went along the river and had a picnic on the sandy beach, and that is where I got the nickname of "Sandy" which stayed with me for many years. Retired Judge George Kroncke, Jr., still calls me Sandy when we meet. When we left Trempeleau we were split up into teams of two each and given separate territories to cover. Near the end of the season we gathered together again and worked near Milton and Milton Junction as there had been a nursery there which had sold a lot of common barberry bushes. While working in that area I bought a pure white collie pup. I kept it with me the rest of the summer but when I went back to school I had to sell her. She was a beautiful dog and very well behaved. -26-
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