One of the picturesque characters who has played an inseparable and invaluable part in not only starting but building the community of Kimball, is Mrs. Alary Lynch, who upon June 24. 1919, celebrated her eighty-seventh birthday and at the same time marking practically the period of forty-six years' residence in Kimball. At that time this noble "grandmother" of the town of Kimball was in a very remarkable good condition of health, for one of her years and experience. Upon that date over one hundred of Mother Lyncb*s children, grandchildren, relatives, friends and acquaintances gathered at her home to pay her a well merited tribute. In addition to the fine big leather rocker that this admiring concourse brought to Mother Lynch, her heart was especially gratified by another letter and a telegram from two of her former "boys." ( >ne of these came from

\Y. M. Jeffers, general manager of the Union Pacific railroad system, who when he was an operator at Kimball many years before, had boarded with Mother Lynch. This message read, "With your ether old friends and admirers may I also extend my congratulations and best wishes on your eighty-seventh anniversary and with added hope that through the years to come there will be many sunshiny days. In recalling your many kindnesses in the old days when a youngster at Kimball and how you lectured me. I am reminded of the daily newspaper picture, 'When a fellow needs a friend.' "W. M. Jeffers."

This telegram came from another of her beys and said, "Best wishes for your continued good health and many more birthdays and may every one be more pleasant. "C. B. Irwin, General Agent,