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Oswego is a city situated along the Neosho River in the eastern part of Labette County, located in southeast Kansas. The population was estimated to be 1,996 in the year 2005. It is the county seat and second most populous city of Labette County. Oswego is about 12 miles north of the Oklahoma state line and 30 miles west of the Missouri line. It is situated along the Neosho River valley. It is at the junction of U.S. Route 59 and U.S. Route 160.
The first frame house was put up by Dr. William S. Newlon in September of 1865. The first frame store building was erected by Thomas J. Buntain, though the first store was opened in a log building in 1865 by Rexford & Elsbee. The postoffice was established in 1867 with Nelson Carr postmaster. At that time there were two provision stores, Oswego being on the military road. M. George had opened a blacksmith shop and D.W. Clover a hotel, which was not only an inn for the public, but the county headquarters, a political rendezvous and a news center. This was the second hotel, the first having been built in 1866 by William A. Hogaboom.
In 1868 Mr. Shanks operated the first pottery and made several kilns of stoneware; a cotton-gin was set up the same year. The first bank was opened in 1868 by W. M. Johnson, who was forced two years later to make an assignment of all that he had to satisfy his creditors. The second bank was started in July 1870, by B. F. Hibart and H. L. Taylor, which was a success. The State Bank of Oswego started business a few weeks later, but discontinued after a short time, as there was not business enough for two banks. In September 1870, a steam sawmill was erected by Macon, Krell & Cowell.
The first newspaper was the Oswego Register, established in 1868 by E.R. Trask. The first church was the Congregational, which was organized in May 1868, and the Presbyterian church was founded in July of the same year. The first school was taught in 1867. The public library association was organized in 1877; the telephone system was put in operation in 1882; the waterworks in 1887; and the first electric lights were turned on July 12, 1888, but were turned off a few months later.
An Early Contemporaary History Of Oswego
by William G. Cutler (1883)
Oswego is situated in the east part of Labette County, two miles from its eastern boundary, on the Neosho River, which here makes a sharp bend to the east. The town site is sufficiently elevated and uneven to afford excellent drainage. From time immemorial, on account of the widely extended and picturesque view obtained from it, this spot, previous to its settlement by white men, had been a favorite resort for the Indians. The valley of the Neosho, with its broad belt of timber, is visible for many miles to the south, east and north; the valley of the Labette to the west, and far beyond it, from twelve to fifteen miles distant, extends from north to south, the long line of table land which divides the valley of the Neosho from that of the Verdigris.
This spot was for many years the home of the celebrated Indian chief, White Hair. It is the cemetery of his three wives, who were buried according to the custom of his tribe, on the surface of the ground, and covered over with a pile of stones. It was also for a time the home of the notorious John Matthews, an Indian trader, and confederate guerrilla chief, whose little daughter was burned to death by a prairie fire a short time before her father was killed. Matthews' house stood on the government road, from Humboldt to Fort Gibson, near a famous spring in the east part of town. Up to 1865, the place was known as "White Hair's Village," when the name was changed to "Little Town."
During this year the first white settlers arrived upon the ground. They were from the first favorably impressed with the location. It was presumed to be healthful, it commanded a view of a broad expanse of country, it was contiguous to a large body of timber, it possessed an abundance of fine building stone, and numerous springs flowed from the hillsides down the ravine on either side. But little, if anything, was left to be desired. These first settlers arrived in the fall, and immediately commenced the erection of log cabins for their protection during the coming winter, and until such time as more commodious houses could be built. Their names were: J. C. Rexfor, A. P. Elsbee, C. C. and D. M. Clover, C. H. Bent, Samuel Collins, J. Q. Cowell, Jaber Smith, W. C. Watkins and W. R. Williamson. Rexford & Elsbee opened for sale a small lot of goods in a small log building.
In the spring of 1866, the number of the settlers was increased by the arrival of James Jones, T. J. Flournoy, J. F. Newton, Richard D. Sloan, H. W. Thompson, H. W. Bridgeman, N. H. Carr, T. J. Buntain, Hiram Hollinsworth and C. W. Talbot. In the early summer, William Herbaugh, D. W. Clover and others arrived. Elsbee, Bridgeman & Carr opened a store and established a trading post, Elsbee having an Indian wife.
In the summer of 1867, quite a number of new and valuable settlers arrived. Among them were Dr. William S. Newlon, Rev. T. H. Canfield, D. W. McCue, W. P. Bishop, A. L. Austin, Dr. R. W. Wright, and the Waskey brothers. In the summer of 1866, measures were taken to organize a town, and a preliminary survey made. About this time the name "Little Town," was superseded by "Oswego," many of the settlers having come from near Oswego, N. Y. In August, 1867, the Oswego Town Company was legally organized and chartered, the incorporators being Dr. John F. Newlon, president; D. W. Clover, secretary; J. Q. Cowell, C. C. Clover, T. J. Flournoy, Thomas J. Buntain, and D. M. Clover. A. L. Austin was chosen treasurer of the corporation.
The town company was re-organized in the winter of 1867-68, and the stock distributed into thirty-two shares. From the time of the complete and final organization of the company, the town made rapid growth. This was doubtless in part owing to the liberal manner in which the company dealt with private and public parties. A town lot was donated to every person who would erect thereon a dwelling house, to private business enterprises, which gave a promise of being of material benefit to the town, to the public schools, to other public enterprises, and to every church organization that desired a lot for the purpose of erecting thereon a house of worship.
The first frame house in Oswego was erected in September, 1867, by Dr. William S. Newlon, previously to which time there had been built about twelve log cabins. A frame store building was erected by Thomas J. Buntain, and later in the fall the town contained eleven log building and ten frame ones - the population consisting of sixteen families, less than one hundred inhabitants.
Nelson Carr was the first Postmaster, appointed in 1867. At this time there were four stores and a blacksmith shop, the stores being kept by Carr & Bridgeman, Waskey & Sons, J. Q. Cowell and R. W. Wright. Besides these, there were two provision stores. The first blacksmith was M. George. The first hotel was kept by D. W. Clover. It was a log building with a frame front, and stood where now stands the Oswego House. This frame front was utilized for many purposes. Besides being the hotel office and reception room, it served for County Clerk's office, County Attorney's office, Justice of the Peace's office, and as a place of general rendezvous for all the people within reach; where all kinds of neighborhood foreign and political discussions occurred.
In the spring of 1868, immigration began to flow in rapidly, and all new comers were met by the citizens of Oswego with generous hospitality, with the view of encouraging them to stay; acting in part, perhaps, on the principle that loneliness and poverty desire to be relieved.
Oswego was incorporated as a town February 8, 1870, the first Board of Trustees being R. W. Wright, J. F. Waskey, M. Read, J. F. Newlon and W. M. Johnson. It was organized as a city of the third class April 6, 1870, with J. F. Newlon, Mayor, and for Councilmen, J. T. Pierson, E. R. Trask, W. Wells, D. W. Clover and R. W. Wright. It was organized as a city of the second class March 16, 1871. M. Read was elected Mayor in April, 1871; J. F. Waskey, 1872; R. W. Wright, 1873, '74 and '75; and C. M. Condon in 1876, '77, '78, '79 and 1881. The city government is now under the management of the following officials: Mayor, C. M. Condon; Clerk, Thomas Bulwer; Attorney, J. A. Gates; Police Judges, E. D. Kiersey, J. E. Benseter; Constables, Frank Blanchard and A. Y. Sweet.
Up to the close of 1867 Oswego had no regular mail service. Although D. W. Carr had previously been appointed Postmaster, yet no mail route had been established and the mails were brought from Humboldt and Osage Mission by private individuals, employed by the citizens of the town and country. With the beginning of 1868, a weekly route was established by the Government. A rather strange method of distribution seems to have been used at that time. It is said that when the mails arrived a large crowd would be gathered from a distance of fifteen and twenty miles around awaiting their mails.
As the Postmaster opened the packages the names upon them would be called, and in case a response was heard the package or letter would be flung in the direction from which the sound appeared to come, and the owner would jostle through the crowd. After his package had passed the inspection of several parties, he would gain possession of it. A very tasty and commodious office room is now provided from which a large mail is distributed daily.
In addition to the institutions especially enumerated, Oswego contains the following: 4 drug stores, 5 dry goods stores, 12 groceries, 2 photograph galleries, 11 physicians, 12 lawyers, 4 hardware stores, 9 hotels, 1 marble monument factory, 1 pork packing establishment, 1 furniture factory, 3 saw mills, 5 loan and insurance offices, 3 furniture stores, 2 agricultural implement dealers, 4 livery stables, 5 blacksmith shops, 1 public reading room and library, 2 jewelry stores, 2 book stores, 1 patent medicine factory, 5 grain dealers, and a population of about 3,500.
Schools, Churches, and Societies
The first school taught in the county was that at Oswego in 1867, by Mrs. Herbaugh, and was kept in a small log house which stood in the south part of the town. The building had no floor except the earth, and the seats were rough planks resting upon large stones. The school furniture, however, was soon improved by having holes bored in the planks, and legs inserted, thus affording the excellence of benches. The district was not officially organized, and was formed and supported among the citizens by individual contribution.
A school district, also the first in the county, was organized soon after the election of J. S. Newlon as County Superintendent, and a school building was erected. It was a small frame structure, and after the erection of the stone schoolhouse, the old frame was donated to the county for a courthouse. This stone house is a substantial two story building, containing four rooms, two in the upper and two in the lower story. This building also soon became insufficient for the accommodation of the schools, and several of the departments found accommodation in buildings rented from private parties.
In the summer of 1882 work upon the erection of a new building began, and was completed in the fall of the same year. It is a large, two-story brick structure seventy-two feet long by seventy feet wide, containing eight large rooms, and costing about $12,000. The grading of the schools began in 1871. It has since been undergoing improvement, until at present they are under a thorough and most complete system.
The school population of the city is 814, while the enrollment is 695, and the average daily attendance 399, under charge of a superintendent and eight efficient teachers, namely: M. Chidlster, superintendent; O. R. Bellamy, Minnie Cunningham, Ida Mark, Sarah Crane, Hattie Smith, Kate Clover and Jennie King, teachers.
The first regular gospel messenger sent to minister unto the people of Oswego was Rev. T. H. Canfield, a Congregationalist, who was sent out by the American Home Missionary Society. There had, however, been heralders of the gospel among the settlers as early as 1858. Foot prints of a missionary named J. P. Barnaby, a Southern Methodist, are still traceable. He was succeeded by J. E. Ryan, who organized or established a large circuit including Labette County within its limits. Various missionaries had temporarily visited the opening fields and planted the gospel banner, but nothing was permanent until the advent of Mr. Canfield in 1867. The first religious services were conducted in dwellings and such places as could be found convenient.
The First Congregational Church, through the efforts of Rev. Mr. Canfield, was organized in Oswego, December 1867, the first officers being elected May 10, 1868. The church edifice, a small stone house, was erected in 1869 as the first in the town, the money being raised by subscription, the building costing about $1.100. There is a present membership of thirty-five. The church has been without a regular pastor since the resignation of Rev. E. F. Smith, in August, 1882.
The Presbyterian Church was formed July 28, 1868, through the special efforts of Rev. C. V. Morfort, who was the first minister of this denomination to preach in the town, having delivered a sermon on the fourth Sunday in April, 1868. The church house was built in 1873, and dedicated in December of that year, and is a small frame structure. The congregation, numbering about forty members, is under the charge of Rev. John Elliott as pastor.
The Baptists of Oswego met in the courthouse April 29, 1869, and under the direction of Revs. F. L. Walker, F. Clark and C. A. Bateman, an organization into a church body was effected, Rev. F. Clark was moderator. The society was incorporated May 31, 1870, with a membership of seventeen. The church was erected in the summer of 1873, and dedicated on the second Sunday in August of that year. There are now 126 members, and Rev. C. T. Daniel is pastor.
The Christian Church was established in Oswego in 1874 under the direction of Elder J. W. Randall, with fifteen members. A building was erected in 1879. It is a one-story frame. The congregation now has a membership of ninety, and the pastor is the Rev. T. E. Shepherd.
The Catholic Church organized a society in 1878, among a following of three families under Father Bonanziul. The church structure, a small frame, was built the same year costing about $1,000. The membership has increased to twenty-five families, and is under the spiritual guidance of Father Haspenthal.
The First Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in February, 1868, by Rev. J. Mark, with a membership of about twelve. The first missionary work done in the county was by preachers of this denomination, as early as 1858. The church building, a one-story frame house, 40x60 feet, was erected in 1870, at a cost of about $4,000. The congregation has flourished since its organization, now having a membership of 125, with Rev. H. McBirney, pastor.
The Second Methodist Episcopal Church was established in 1880 by the colored people of the city. An old store building was procured and fitted up for church uses. Rev. D. Ross is pastor. There is also the African M. E. Church, composed of colored people, of which Rev. J. Brewer is pastor. Also a colored Baptist Church, with Rev. A. W. Green, pastor.
The social fraternities are represented in four large and liberally supported lodges. These are the Adams lodge, A., F. & A. M., the Royal Arch Chapter, the Commandery, and the Oswego Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
The Adams Lodge, No. 63, A. F. &. A. M., was instituted October 20, 1868, with H. C. Bridgeman as worthy master; F. D. Howe, senior warden, and W. S. Newton, junior warden. The lodge has experienced extensive growth, now having a membership of 100. The present officers are H. C. Cook, worthy master; J. C. Patterson, senior warden; M. S. Douglass, junior warden: J. M. Bowman, secretary, and J. B. Montgomery, treasurer. A large hall was built in 1879, which is handsomely fitted up for a lodge room.
Oswego Chapter, No. 15, F. A. M., was instituted October 19, 1869. W. S. Newlon was elected high priest; C. Monague, king, and D. W. Clover, scribe. J. W. Wier is high priest, and J. A. Gates, recorder.
The Commandery was instituted in August, 1874, with F. A. Bettis, eminent commander. From a few members in the beginning, the order has largely increased, now having a membership of forty-eight. The present officers are: H. C. Cook, eminent commander; J. A. Gates, generalissimo, and H. S. Coley, captain general.
The Order of the Eastern Star was formed February 27, 1873, by a number of ladies and gentlemen of the city of Oswego. John T. Keller was chosen worthy patron; Amanda M. Keller, worthy matron, and Martha A. E. Alexander, assistant matron.
Oswego Lodge, No. 36, I. O. O. F., was instituted June 5, 1868, with the following charter members: J. Q. Cowell, N. D. Tower, T. H. Canfield, S. S. Smith, D. W. Clover, J. Jones and S. S. Smedley. The present officers of the lodge are R. P. Smith, noble grand; A. Ball, vice grand; F. W. Felt, secretary, and J. W. McNamar, treasurer.
The Oswego Literary Association was organized December 20, 1877. On the 5th of January, 1878, organization was effected by the following named persons: C. O. Perkins, B. F. Hobart, Nelson Case, C. L. Wyman, M. Reed, F. H. Atchison, F. Beyle, J. B. Hoover, S. L. Coulter, R. Nixon, W. S. Newlon, Mary A. Higbey, F. B. McGill. Articles of association having been filed with the Secretary of State, December 24, 1877, and incorporation secured, a capital stock of $1,000 was announced, and 1,000 shares issued, 420 of which were distributed among 102 certificate holders. The fund has been kept at 12 per cent interest. In 1882, the total receipts were $714.17; expenses, $189.10. The library is small, but a reading-room is maintained, and made the principal feature of this commendable enterprise. Additions to the lists are gradually being secured.
The Press, Banks, and Manufactures
The Oswego Register was the first paper published in Oswego. It was established in 1868 by E. R. Trask. The paper passed through several hands, and then passed away. At different times it was edited by Clover & McGill, Bishop & Crum, Perkins & Crum, J. Shorten, and Trask & Newton. There are at present three papers in successful operation, the Republican, Democrat and Independent. The publication of the Republican was begun August 5, 1881, by H. H. Brookes and I. W. Patrick. In August, 1882, Patrick bought Brookes' interest and became sole editor and proprietor. The paper was started both as a daily and weekly, as it has since continued, and is Republican in politics.
The Labette County Democrat, published at Oswego, was established in 1879, its first issue having been made on October 16th, of that year. It has now entered on its fourth volume. It was founded by Messrs. King, Capell & Frye, but for the past two years has been under the proprietorship of G. S. King who has had editorial charge of the paper since its commencement. Being the only Democratic paper in the county, it enjoys a large patronage from members of that party, and has a large subscription list, being a live and interesting paper, alive to all important issues.
The Oswego Independent, was established January 15, 1872, by F. P. McGill, as a Republican journal. In the spring of 1879 it came under the proprietorship and management of Mrs. Mary McGill, her husband being deceased, and is edited conjointly by J. S. Waters and J. E. Bryan. The daily, an eight column folio, was added in the fall of 1881. The Enterprise enjoys a gratifying degree of prosperity, being liberally patronized by a large number of readers of all political creeds.
Banks. - Oswego contains two monetary institutions as banks of deposit, each of which is on a solid financial basis. C. M. Condon's banking house was established in 1870, by B. F. Hobart and H. R. Taylor. In 1872, J. C. Longwell bought Taylor's share and became part owner. In 1875, it belonged to Hobart alone, and in the following year, C. M. Condon became a partner, the firm being Hobart & Condon; and in 1882, C. M. Condon became sole proprietor. It is a private bank, and has a capital of $100,000. The banking house was erected in 1880.
The banking house of Marley & Marley was established as a private institution, December 13, 1880, with a capital of $50,000, by H. A. and J. W. Marley. Prior to the establishing of the bank, the firm had been engaged in the discount and loaning business.
The Oswego Manufacturing Company was established at Oswego, in 1876, by James Pierson and M. S. Douglass, as a planing mill and manufactory of various kinds of woodwork. The establishment passed through the hands of several parties, and is now owned by F. Jarnett, D. Goff and C. C. Clover. The building is two-story in the main, with shed additions, the whole measuring sixty-four feet in length, by fifty-five in width. The addition of a corn grinder was made to the machinery, in the fall of 1882. The entire enterprise employs five men, and represents a capital of $7,000.
The Oswego Flouring Mills were built in 1870, by Joseph Macon & Co. After passing through several hands it came into the possession of H. G. Miller and his son, S. B. Miller, in July, 1878. The building is a two-story frame, 10x60 feet, with a shed addition, 12x40 feet. The machinery has been refitted and is of the most improved patterns. Three run of buhrs are used, with a capacity of one hundred barrels per day, and the power is a forty horse-power engine.
The Oswego Wagon Manufactory was established May 1, 1882, by John Shotliff, for the making of the Oswego wagon. The shop is a one-story brick, 50x100 feet, adjoining which is a two-story brick building, 36x80 feet, the upper story of which is used as a paint shop, and the lower as a wareroom. A force of twelve first-class workmen is employed, the enterprise representing an investment of about $10,000. The aim is to turn out only the best class of work, and the shops are constructed with the view of manufacturing about five hundred wagons per year.
The Neosho River Flouring Mills were built in 1871, by R. Howell and N. W. Rathbun. In the fall of 1872, H. C. Hall purchased Rathbun's interest, the firm now being Howell & Hall. The mill building is forth feet square, two stories high, and is constructed of walnut lumber throughout. The mill contains four run of buhrs, with a capacity of 100 barrels of flour per day.
The power is derived from a dam which is solidly built across the Neosho River with a nine-foot head upon two turbine water wheels. All the machinery is of the latest improvements having been thoroughly refitted. Steam power was added in the spring of 1875, when the water race was being rebuilt and repaired, but was only used until that was completed, the supply of water continuing throughout the entire year.
The Oswego Valley Flouring Mills were started in December, 1881, by G. W. Bird & Co. The mills are under the special management of Bird, the other members of the firm being residents of Galveston, Texas. The mill building is a six-story brick, 50x70 feet in dimensions, contains six run of buhrs, three pairs of steel rollers, and is fitted up with the best of mill machinery, and is propelled by an eighty horse-power engine. Two straight grades and one patent grade of flour are made, the mill having a capacity for turning out three hundred barrels of flour per day. All the goods manufactured are shipped to the Texas markets.
In September, 1882, H. C. Draper began the manufacture of roofing and drain tile and brick. His enterprise, although of recent origin, is the most extensive of the kind in the State, and arrangements are being make to open the works on a larger scale during the coming spring.
Oswego is located at 37°10'4N, 95°6'34W (37.167728, -95.109453). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²), all land.
Oswego's population was estimated to be 1,996 in the year 2005, a decrease of 41, or -2.0%, over the previous five years.
As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 2,046 people, 776 households, and 489 families residing in the city. The population density was 369.1/km² (956.9/mi²). There were 890 housing units at an average density of 160.6/km² (416.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.30% White, 3.32% Black or African American, 1.42% Native American or Alaska Native, 0.20% Asian, 0.88% from other races, and 2.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.81% of the population.
There were 776 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 14.1% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,656, and the median income for a family was $38,631. Males had a median income of $26,289 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,974. About 8.5% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
The Oswego school district (USD 504), with four schools, serves more than 500 students, including:
Oswego Neosho Heights Elementary School, grades K–5
Service Valley Elementary School, grades K–8
Oswego Middle School, grades 6–8
Oswego High School, grades 9–12
Oswego Neosho Heights Elementary School, grades K–5
Service Valley Elementary School, grades K–8
Oswego Middle School, grades 6–8
Oswego High School, grades 9–12


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The city of Rome (Italy) is taking well-orchestrated steps to increase its use of free and open source software, aiming to reduce lock-in to IT vendors. A key change is an overhaul of the way IT solutions and support services are contracted; in all future contracts, Rome will require IT service providers to help the city switch to alternatives to proprietary software.
This means change is coming soon. Many of the current IT contracts will need to be renewed next year, and by 2020 all current contracts will have been renewed, says Cecilia Colasanti, who works for Rome's city councillor for Digital Innovation.
Earlier this year, the city completed an inventory of all server-based solutions and desktop applications in use, to help prepare a solution-by-solution, step-by-step switch to open source. Application and contract managers will be made responsible for making sure that IT vendors and service suppliers come up with alternatives, and suggest the best approach. "This task will make clear the problem of IT vendor lock-in", Ms Colasanti says. "Increasing this awareness is one of the most-important steps."
Not to rest on its laurels, Rome is already installing the LibreOffice on all of its 14,000 PC workstations across the city. Each night, the open source office productivity suite is installed on 100 workstations. City staff can choose to use LibreOffice, or continue with the ubiquitous proprietary office suite. In addition, with the help of the proprietary office vendor, the IT department is measuring actual usage of office productivity tools. Those that hardly ever use one of the office components, will be nudged to switch to LibreOffice first.
Switching to LibreOffice will not be forced upon those who use the proprietary suite intensively. "We know that changing tools can create intense resistance. This will take time", Ms Colasanti acknowledges.
Next, Linux
In 2018, Rome will run a pilot to test the use of workstations running Linux. Some of the IT support staff already have much experience with Linux servers and workstations, which should help resolve possible issues with network drives, shared folders and peripherals such as printers.
Rome's IT department is supporting the city council's wish to get rid of IT vendor lock-in, says Ms Colasanti, "We are working together closely, for without their support, change won't happen."
Commencement of the switch to open source was announced by the city in early September. "Currently, about one-third of our IT spending is distributed among just six IT vendors, some of which have been operating within the administration for more than three decades", the announcement quotes Councillor Flavia Marzano as saying. "Our choice to implement free software intends to end the oligarchy in this industry."
Rome's city council decided to switch to open source in October 2016.

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July 3rd, 2018
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June 11th, 2018
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June 4th, 2018
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June 2nd, 2018
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May 30th, 2018
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May 11th, 2018
Hello, The area was Falls Creek Montana near Monitor Mountain in Mid-November. I was with my long-time expedition buddy, Mark Siks. We ferried two packs to camp, essentially making 3 trips for one hike to our base camp for our deer hunt. The second day we were there the wind was blowing about 60 mph and trees had fallen and blocked the trail on our way back to camp after the hunt that day. It blew all night long and our Hilleberg's withstood the challenge like champs. It is always good to know your camp will be in place after a long day of hunting in rugged terrain. Thank you Jim
May 7th, 2018
I love love my Allak! I bought it in March largely for use as a winter mountaineering tent and have used it winter backpacking in the Catskills of New York and most recently the Kenai Mountains in Alaska. I pitched the tent on the crest of a moraine in a glacial bowl and it was super solid in some pretty strong wind! The vestibules provided ample room for stashing gear and making the interior feel palatial for one. TO any interested buyers I highly recommend getting the footprint since it extends to cover the vestibule area. I also recently used it on a kayak trip with a couple of nights of rainfall - I stayed nice and dry and again enjoyed the roomy space if used as single person tent. The Allak is easily the best tent I have owned, and I have owned several tents. I bought it to replace an older and very excellent Sierra Designs 4 season tent that I used for a summer in Greenland. I'm hoping to get the Allak there one of these days! Wae Davis
March 27th, 2018
Hi Hilleberg, I'm sooooo glad I bought a Soulo. Nothing like it. Worth every ounce of carry. 25 mph wind. Quiet and rock solid. Still working on fine tuning the ventilation. Best, Max Zupon
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Good Morning Hilleberg Staff Thank you very much for making such great products and for supporting them here in the United States and beyond. This past weekend I put my new Soulo to uses on a short overnight trip on Mount Hood. I had a nice time! Lots of fresh snow provided me the opportunity to gain experience pitching the tent using a set of your snow & sand stakes. It was easy and enjoyable! I stayed warm and dry in the tent …. overnight temperature dipped just below 20 degrees F. Attached you will find a few photos from my experience. Best regards Arthur Mouratidis
March 9th, 2018
Hi Hilleberg! I took the Tarra out for a short overnight hike to Olallie Lake in the Cascades. It was so clear and quiet all night long until I was woken up to graupel pelting the tent in the morning. That was followed by snow shortly after. I really like this tent. So much, in fact, that it's actually pitched in my living room right now (drying..). Thanks! Bill Hinsee
March 1st, 2018
Hello, Hilda (our Nammatj 2) is now part of the family. We have lived in Hilda on trips up to 21 days long with mountainous snowstorm storms and temperate rainstorms. In those storms in remote wild conditions I feel safe in Hilda, enough to get a good sleep rather than worry about being tentless in dangerous conditions. I have found the Nammatj 2 to be incredibly versatile - we do lightweight or 3 person trips without the inner, and longer more comfortable trips with the inner tent. We have done trips with plagues of mosquitos without the inner, and the walls to the grounds keep out the mosquitos incredibly well. Once when teaching a glacier school we were hit by a sleet storm - 6 of us sat in the outer tent while packing our bags and warming up. When I first pitched the tent I was blown away by how solid it was, it is really easy and quick to get pitched well. The tunnel tent design is perfect - I had used a Macpac minaret for 20 years - Hilleberg's tents are like the macpac's on steroids. Much much higher quality. The only issue I have had is that it can be mildly fiddly opening and closing the outer vents, though I'm not sure how this could be changed. All components feel well constructed, high quality and well planned out. I have already convinced a few friends to go Hilleberg, and will continue to do so! Cheers, Arran Whiteford
February 27th, 2018
Hello, You guys probably hear this a lot about your tents. Took my brand new Rogen for a test drive over the weekend. Made it to the top of Priest Mountain when an ice storm hit. Stuck inside my tent for 14 hrs while it was pelted with rain/ice/sleet and snow. My 3 season tent became a 4 season tent and did a tremendous job. Totally encased in ice when I exited the tent the following morning! Love your product! Thanks, Keith Vincent
February 12th, 2018
Hi everyone at Hilleberg, I've been using my Soulo for a while now and love it but wanted to try one of your larger tents so I recently bought a Tarra and took it on its maiden voyage last weekend to Paradise, Mt Rainier, Washington, USA. What a great tent! Easy to pitch. Easy to take down. Lots of space. It's going to be difficult to pick which tent to take on adventures now but I guess that's a good predicament to be in. Thanks for all your work! Bill Hinsee
January 22nd, 2018
Hi Hilleberg, I use my Akto an awful lot though I guess I'm a very casual Akto user and I guess now my Akto doesn't get used as you ever intended it to; it's seen trips to the Highlands and lives amongst the Lakes and the usual sort of use you'd expect, but for the past few months my Akto is my permanent bedroom and I love it. I work away from home in the Lake District of the UK working for a large conservation organization; I am extremely lucky to spend all my work time and as much of my spare time as possible amongst the hills. I must admit I've swopped out the yellow inner for the mesh inner tent and always use that; I love it, in any season. Feeling a breeze across my face at night, being able to watch snow build up or watch rain droplets linking together and running down the outer. I love too the moving silhouettes of grasses, Junipers or heathers. These are just a few of the relaxing moments using the mesh inner brings to me; keeping me closer to that outside world I need so much. There are of course amusing and enlightening moments too, like being joined inside the tent by a bemused red squirrel or watching unusual insects going about their daily chores on the other side of the mesh. Thanks Hilleberg for a great bedroom. Mal Edwards


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Clynelish 15 Year Old Single Cask Master of Malt (56.1% abv D.02/04/97)
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I was delighted to receive a very generous package of whisky samples from the Master of Malt single cask collection. In all eleven expressions were received safely at Whisky Discovery HQ in the superb packaging that Master of Malt are renowned for.
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Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt
Nose: Stem ginger and waxy fruit aromas initially, followed by fresh lemon and orange notes with some ripe pear and apricot with time in the glass.
Palate: This is a mouth-coating dram with tropical fruit flavours, notably melon and mango with a little peach sweetness at the back.
Finish: A fruit salad of peach, lychee, raspberry and dried apricot. Delicious and lingering.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
A few months back, I posted about seeing an old boyfriend from high school. If you want to read it, click here. All I can say about Maq is that he was a very special person in my life and I cared about and still care about him no matter what.
So back in the Spring, when we hung out while he was in town, we had a few drinks, a bunch of laughs and reminisced about times that seem so long ago now. My husband was completely aware of who I was with and what we were doing. I had a great time hanging out with someone who I not only dated once upon a time, but also a person that I grew up with. He is one of the few people who knew how horrible my home life was and could commiserate with me about the holy hell I went through.
After Maq went back to the MD, we kept in touch by e-mailing or through myspace. Just random shit like: "Hey, howzit going" and "OMG you won't believe who I saw the other day"... stupid stuff like that. Then a couple of weeks ago I got an e-mail from him marked URGENT. When I opened it up, the e-mail was in fact from his wife. Boy Howdy, let me tell you that the rambling diatribe she sent me was an almost unintelligible string of fragment sentences that was close to impossible to follow. At first my reaction was to be upset that this person that I had never met, but respected deeply for loving someone that I care about, found my behavior inappropriate. But then I thought about it, swore up a blue streak and got pissed the fuck off. I am not going to repost what she wrote to me, but I will say that she called my character into question (shut up! I am not that bad), called my morals as a mother and wife into question and told me that what "WE" had done to her had caused her to seriously rethink her marriage.
Oh... what was done to her??? Apparently Maq conveniently "forgot" to tell her that we hung out one of the nights he was in town. I don't for a second believe that he did it because he felt guilty, but that he was trying to avoid a confrontation like this one. I am not sure how he thought she wouldn't find out since I met him at his mother's house, played with his son, talked to his Aunt and then we drove out to his Best Man's house to watch the fight that evening. I absolutely had nothing to do with him not telling her that we went out and I could care less, to be perfectly honest with you. What I do not appreciate is being pulled into a very childish fight over something completely insignificant in the scheme of things and I told her that in as many words. Well, actually in a lot more words and probably not as nice as I could have been, but I really did try. I told her that while I cared for Maq, it was only in the way that old friends care and that half the time we spent talking was about her and how she turned his life around. I did take umbrage with her accusations against me and rebutted everything she had to say. Blah, blah dee blah.
Did any of it work? She responded to me by saying Thank You. The next day Maq's myspace account was deleted.
So now, I have lost my oldest friend. Literally. And I blame him for it. If he was up front with his spouse, like I was with mine, this would be a non-issue. We either would have met up with her blessing or not at all. Now, I don't feel as if I have the right to speak with him again because then I would be crossing a line that his wife obviously feels very strongly about.
Too bad. He was one of my best friends growing up and I will miss him.
I am very sad )=
*** Oh and FYI - to the stupid fuckhead who let's his children jump on top of other people's cars - I swear to you I saw that this very evening:
If that were my car, I would shoot both you and your hellspawn you ignorant Turdface. You give foreigners a bad rap in this country and I wish there was some way to screen assholes like you right out of the Naturalization process. I fucking hate you with a passion I only reserve for the ugly and infirm. Given the opportunity, I would let my mother in law's demon dog loose on your ass and then bathe in your blood. Get off your cell phone and get your eight children off of the roof of some innocent person's sedan before someone meaner than I am decides to take the lot of you out by using you for redneck 4x4 target practice. You are truly a dickheaded half wit and I am sure I will be seeing your mug shot soon.
Fuck off to all assholes, I have had enough of you. Unless you're funny, then we're cool. Or hot. Or rich. So I guess I need to amend that to say: fuck off to all poor, ugly, boring assholes.
I feel better now.
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She made him choose, and he had to choose his wife. Don't hate him for that...feel sorry for him. I am very, very sad for you. My bestest friend in the world (the "he wouldn't bail me out of jail, he'd be in there with me" type, the "get on a plane tomorrow because I'm falling apart" type, the "my kid's guardian if I croak" type) is a guy I've known for 15 years and dated and fucked briefly. Both his spouse and mine knew up front. Part of the deal was accept our friendship or move on. Too bad your friend couldn't - for whatever reason - make the same thing clear. :-(
But WHAT AN INSECURE BITCH the wife is! You took the high road on that one!
- August 29, 2007 at 12:04 AM
Oh...uh...sorry that was so long. Women like that just piss me off.
- August 29, 2007 at 12:26 AM
- ADW said...
Doll - the funny thing is that we never slept together. I was fourteen when we dated and we remained friends after that. I even went to his Senior Prom with him because he didn't have a girlfriend at the time and he knew that we would have fun together. It is just a shitfest, the way it ended up. I am not mad at him for choosing his wife. In fact, that would not be an option for me - I would make him choose her. I am mad at him for putting himself in a position where his wife felt that he had to "choose". He is the one who was not up front with her. Silly, stupid, trivial, high school bullshit and I am way too old for that.....
- August 29, 2007 at 12:41 AM
- Variant E said...
I'm sorry. I don't think you fully finished with the "Fuck Yous" to feel good yet. Like vomiting, you need to really get them all out before you can begin to feel better. Go ahead, have one or two more "Fuck Yous" on me! There, no don't you feel even better?
- August 29, 2007 at 2:52 AM
- Avitable said...
Well, I'm a funny, hot, rich, asshole, so I guess we're cool.
As someone who has primarily female friends, I am very happy that my wife and I have such a high level of trust. When she went to Paris with her girlfriends, and they all stayed at her ex-boyfriend's house, and then they took off their wedding rings to go dancing, none of the other wives felt like they could tell their husbands. And when I have female friends that I hang out with at night, I have no problem letting my wife know. We trust each other completely, and if I lost a female friend over an insanely jealous boyfriend/husband, I'd be fucking pissed.
- August 29, 2007 at 7:35 AM
It is very big of you to realize that it was he that put both of you in that position. I respect you for that.
By not being up front with her, he just made her feel even more insecure than she already obviously is...
besides... with a friend as beaaauutiful as you... what isn't to be insecure about. :-)
He should have just been honest. That really sucks for you though. I hope she comes to her senses.
- August 29, 2007 at 7:51 AM
Ah, yes, the fucking. It only lasted a week. We were all "eeew...it's like doing my sibling!" But yep, silly stupid and trivial about covers it. Sad for him if he's never given her a reason to be insecure, and sad for her if he has. :-(
You know, it's too bad she didn't read your other post about him. She'd be your best friend now instead.
- August 29, 2007 at 8:01 AM
- BottleBlonde said...
I fucking hate you with a passion I only reserve for the ugly and infirm.
HUHAHAHAHAHAAHaha! You slay me. Truly.
Okay, are you really surprised by the wife's jealousy? I mean, you're hot.
The End.
- August 29, 2007 at 8:31 AM
- fatwonkkid said...
maybe she SHOULD rethink her marriage...she doesn't trust her husband, and it sounds like your friend can't let his wife know that he is hanging out with a girl.
How old did you say your friends wife is...13 or 16?
In regards to the jumpy kids, I think I might have pretended that was my car to fuck with them.
- August 29, 2007 at 9:03 AM
- Mim said...
Oh wow. When will people grow up? It is completely unfair for women to be such jealous bitches and for men to be lying scumbags. But its seems that is the majority not the minority. It really is too bad that you've lost your friend solely because of trust. I've lost a couple in the same manner, though not quite to this extent.
I guess sometimes you're meant to grow apart from old friends. Sometimes forever and sometimes only temporarily.
- August 29, 2007 at 9:32 AM
- Sleepynita said...
I had this somewhat same situation from my best friend in high school. His wife is a cheating whore yet he sticks by her and YET she doesn't like when he calls me when he is town. Come on, we are friends (I never had anything physical for this guy) and have been for 15 years at least. We are both MARRIED and have kids, when we get together we aet tacos and drink beer. So not threatening.
Your friend needs to get his wife under control, or grow some fucking balls because she has his in one hell of a vice grip.
- August 29, 2007 at 10:43 AM
- Glamourpuss said...
Ouch. Yes, leave that one well alone. I can understand why he didn't tell her, but it's a bit cowardly. And I think her emailing you was rather over the top. Email can be a curse - it's so easy to vent at someone and say stuff you'd never have the balls to say face to face or even on the 'phone. Silly woman.
BTW, I am poor and boring - please don't shoot me.
- August 29, 2007 at 11:27 AM
- Jenny! said...
How juvenille of her! They obviously have issues that are not about just you!
Let it rage girl! Just kick those kids standing on cars...litte fuckers!
- August 29, 2007 at 11:37 AM
That is too bad that she is that insecure in their marriage that she has to drag you into it. When in all honesty all you did was spend time with an old friend. Regardless of the gender. I hope that eventually you can talk to him.
- August 29, 2007 at 1:42 PM
- Open Grove Claudia said...
I have a lot of guy friends and all I can say is, don't mourn this one. He won't be married that long. He'll be back when he dumps the stupid cow.
You also don't know. He might have a fidelity problem or she might have a drinking problem. Either problem is theirs to deal with and with a divorce rate of 63% - he'll be single sooner than you think.
BTW, I can let my kids jump on the roof of my car if I want to. I brought them into this world... oh right, I don't have any kids.
- August 29, 2007 at 3:14 PM
- Open Grove Claudia said...
OH, I blamed you for something on my blog too! You can come on over and swear at me there.
- August 29, 2007 at 3:15 PM
- Dyck!! said...
Honey, I hate to tell you this, but you're a homewrecker! Let me explain something about guys. We don't talk to women unless it's work related, or we're trying to get poon. So this Maq guy was an old friend from school. Doesn't matter, he's just like the rest of us.
- August 29, 2007 at 7:42 PM
- Tug said...
That sucks. Unfortunately, I don't give the marraige long if she's like that - he'll be calling you. If SHE calls you, give her the asshat neighbor's address.
- August 29, 2007 at 8:26 PM
- Scary Monster said...
Me be thinking tha Maq needs to grow a pair of balls.
He be obviously lacking them iffin he cain't talk to he wife or even try to get you into bed.
Never fall for the LJBF line. It's a bunch of bull dinky.
Guys need snatch and goils appreciate the attention iffin it be given with style.
- August 29, 2007 at 8:35 PM
- Paula D. said...
Damn!!!! That is messed up. He should have been up font with her. Sounds like she has some serious insecurity issues & he was dead wrong to hide the meet up.
- August 29, 2007 at 9:21 PM
- Dan said...
So I guess I need to amend that to say: fuck off to all poor, ugly, boring assholes.
You're much more accepting and kind-hearted than I. I say fuck 'em all. :)
Hugs ADW!
- August 29, 2007 at 9:32 PM
- Paulette Foley said...
Sounds to me like one day in the not too distant future Maq may make contact again...to tell you about the horrible divorce he's just gone through. Too bad people have to be that insecure.
- August 29, 2007 at 9:55 PM
- George said...
I absolutely love listening to you rant
- August 29, 2007 at 10:11 PM
- Legaleagle said...
This is why all of my poker buddies stopped asking me to poker when the got married. Granted, I had (at one time or another) been involved with (okay, really just screwed around with) every guy at that table, but it was nothing serious, and I respect the whole marriage thing. Of course, there was the night that I looked around the table and realized that, at one point or another, each one of those guys had seen me naked....
- August 29, 2007 at 10:23 PM
- The [Cherry] Ride said...
That sucks what happened to you! But life goes on. I am sure you will miss the friendship, but you don't need that kind of hassle. Life is too short!
- August 30, 2007 at 12:12 AM
- ADW said...
Vehow - fuckyoufuckyoufuckyou.... whew, you were right. A ton better.
Avi - I would believe that there is a good chance we are related if I didn't know you were part gorilla.
Kelly - thanks. I don't totally blame her for being pissed, but I think she tool it too far.
Doll - I know. I wish he would have shown her that post. It was poignant and touching. I can only write like that once a year or my heart starts unshriveling and nobody wants a nice ADW. It doesn't make for good entertainment.
BottleBlonde - Right back atcha babe.
Fatwonkid - I was already in my own car driving away when I saw this. I told my husband about it and he said he would have removed the cell phone from the asshat's hand and then beat the shit out of him if it was his car. Stupid ass.
Mim - I hope it is only temporary.
SleepyNita - I have lost qiuite a few friends to marraige. What a disease.
Puss - You freaking pole dance!!!! So not boring. I love you. Do you still need some flowers?
Jenny! - You think I won't kick a kid? Nah. You know me better than that.
Mutt - So do I. We have each other's phone numbers, but I WILL NOT call him 1st. If he calls me, then we can talk, but I understand his wife has issues with our relationship and his family should come before any other relationship.
Claudia - IF you had kids, I so totally don't see you letting them jump on the roof of anything.
Dyck!! - Poon, poon, poon.
Tug - I have missed you greatly. I hope you are doing OK. I think about you and your family.
Monster - hmmm...... You are so cute and I loved your flashy post.
Paula D. - I agree and thanks for stopping by.
Dan- Kisses
Paulette - the world would be a better place if people just got over themselves.
George - It's one of my less marketable skills though.
LegalEagle - Awkward. But at least you have great shoes. I've missed you too....
Cherry - you are too right my stalker brother.
- August 30, 2007 at 8:54 AM
- Not a Granny said...
I really think there is a lot more going on than just him not telling her about being out with you. I suspect there has been some past behavior on his part that may have contributed to her lack of trust.
Don't know..just saying..
- August 30, 2007 at 11:58 AM
- Miss Kitty said...
You said it: your friend is an idiot. But I still feel sorry for him having married this crazy woman. She might have "turned his life around," but she did it by putting a big ring in his nose & leading him around with it.
- August 30, 2007 at 12:22 PM
- Dana said...
holy shit.your so funny. ok I think personally the wife is a very jealous person and maybe for some reason she cant trust him. or has some insecurity problem..who know. I do feel bad that you lost a friend . maybe he wil come back into your life.
- August 30, 2007 at 12:55 PM
- honkeie2 said...
I know where your friend is coming from. But he did not hide his lies good enough. I have a really good friend from my past that is female. Hell she was in my wedding as the best person. I have no desire in being with her but to the wife unit she is the other woman. I have bumped into her a few times and never told the wife. I know she would have a shit if she knew I even saw her for a split second with out her supervision. Maybe next time he will hide his secerts better. He can always make up a new myspcae account, fuck....I have two. My normal one and my 'lesbian' one.
- August 30, 2007 at 12:57 PM
- Slick said...
Uh oh....I'm going to be the one to throw the turd into all this?
What would've been your thoughts if he had been upfront with her and she expressed her opinion about him not wanting to meet up with you. Would you be mad at him or her?
- August 30, 2007 at 1:29 PM
- mojotek said...
Wait... You hate and loathe the infirm?
Sorry, I thought of all kinds of insightful and witty things to say. But then I read that, and it's all I could think about.
- August 30, 2007 at 2:16 PM
- abstractjenn said...
I agree totally with Jenny! They have issues and they aren't about you. Maybe he has actually cheated before or something along those lines. By meeting him at his mom's etc etc you kept everything on the up and up - it's too bad he couldn't do the same.
- August 30, 2007 at 3:31 PM
- Dr. Kenneth Noisewater said...
Yeah, that dude's wife doesn't sound too cool. However, I'm with you when you say that he should have been up front with her.
Still, you're a homewrecker. But not to worry, that's a step up from Jezebel.
- August 30, 2007 at 5:20 PM
- Marianne said...
Aw hell...what an introduction to your blog. That was funnier than shit! Bravo.
- August 30, 2007 at 5:32 PM
- ADW said...
Not a Granny - you could very well be correct.
Kitty - that's right.
Dana - i hope so
Honkeie2 - Sneaky. I admire that.
Slick - I would have abided by her wishes and not seen him. I would not have gone out with him behind her back.
Mojotek - Of course, doesn't everyone.
Abstractjenn - Thanks for stopping by.
Dr. K - thanks for the clarification.
Marianne - at least you weren't introduced by my latest post. I hope you return.
- August 30, 2007 at 9:49 PM
Well, don't blame him. He can't help it that she is a psycho. I'm sure things were perfectly innocent on his part, but she sounds like the kind of lunatic who would freak out if he said anything to her.
Also, why would I even say anything? I doubt I would even think to unless we talked about something relevant to my wife/whatever.
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