(Independent, July 17, 1913)

A party of gypsies passed through here the latter part of last week. Some of the young men went down to the camp and had the chief sight seer repeat to them their past and tell them of the wonderful wealth in store for them in the future, and the beautiful young lady away off somewhere waiting to become their bride. The young men paid a dollar apiece and went home happy in the thought that they had the worth of their money.

(Independent, May 29, 1913)

Thursday last a six horse team belonging to the Wiseman Bros. ran away with the drill. They started in the field where they were at work and ran to the barn with the driver sitting on the drill, and hanging on for dear life. When they arrived at the barn the drill was minus both tongues; otherwise everything was intact. The driver, M.A. Brown, says he is going to apply for a position with some circus as driver in the chariot races.

Last Thursday was an exciting day with the Wiseman Bros. First the runaway of the six horses, then another horse of theirs not wishing to be outdone strolled on the lots where the old Melville livery barn stood, walked over an old forgotten well, broke through the rotten planking and came near going to the bottom but managed with help to get out. The well was thirty‑five feet deep with ten feet of water. It was fortunate, after all, that it was found or some person might have broken through the rotten planking and lost his life. The well is now being filled as it should have been several years ago.

Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 365