While a rich and healthy breakfast at the “Mad Carpenter” Lawrence and Danny Thomas taught us about local history and shared their collection of all kind of old stuff, like a full china dinnerware with images of the history of the US. Postcards and personal Stories.
What the „Petticoat Rulers“ achieved within three years of governing:
1. completed road grading
2. expanded electricity
3. collected overdue taxes witch helped create the first council budget
4. past an ordinance that made littering a misdemeanor
5. built street lanterns
6. past a law making it illegal for cattle to grase in the town square! (You have to start somewhere…)
Mayor Grace Miller stated in 1922:
„We simply tried to work together… we put into practice the same thrifty principles we exercise in our own homes. We wanted a clean, well kept, progressive town in witch to raise our families. What is good government but a breathing space for good citizenship?“
Politicians today should listen to the old Petticoat Rulers!
Majo and Caroline hit the road 