The Cuba Free Press
Pals pet of the week
He is a Border collie mix, 2-3 years old that is
He has a way of curling his lip when he greets you
like he is smiling. Elvis is good dog that is
affectionate and just wants to be right by your
Umes. Elvis has been an outside dog. He will fol-
over and would be a great companion for a fam-
As with 2!! of our adoptions, the adoption
all necessary vaccinations and worming med-
in our care. It also includes spay/neuter sur-
certificate to have the surgery when it is time. For
please visit our website at shelterpals.org
Senior Center Menu
May 6 Fruit Cocktail Cake
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Cheese Salisbury Steak
Slaw
Chocolate Cake
WEDNESDAY, May 12
Beef Brisket
: Baked Beans
Broccoli
7 Cherry Pie
Ham Casserole
Sicilian Blend
Shortcake Fruit Cocktail Cake
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THURSDAY, May 13
BBQ Chicken Ribs
Buttered Cablage
Pickled Beets
CooKies'
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Shaved Ham
Monaco Blend
Cherry Pie
All menus served with coffee,
milk, butter, bread and cold
drink.We reserve the right to
substitute menu items due to
availability. No reservations
needed! Lunch served from 11
a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Call
Cuba 885-2909 for carry-out.
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Crawford County Historical Society Family Spotlight
Archibald Raff
By Bill Capehart, Crawford
County Historical Society
Archibald Raft was born
March 27, 1890 and died
October 2, 1979.
Archie was born in Orange
Grove, Mississippi. His father,
Norman Raft, had been born in
Potsdam, Wyoming in 1861:
Norman moved to Cincinnati,
Ohio with his father after his
mother's death. Norman
worked as a casket maker. He
moved to St. Louis and contin-
ued working at the St. Louis
Coffin Company. He later
moved to Cuba, Missouri and
bought a farm near Alex
Capehart. He met Sarah Smith
in 1887 and married her on
December 7, 1887. They moved
to Orange Grove, Mississippi
where Norman's father,
Alexander Raft, had bought
some ground.
Louise Raft, daughter of
Norman and Sarah, was born
December 25, 1888. She was
named for Norman's mother.
Archie and Louise were
schooled by their grandfather,
Alexander Raff, who was a
graduate of Edinburgh
University in Scotland. He
developed a curiousity in
Archie that lasted his whole
life.
Norman and Sarah Raft
moved the family back to Cuba
around 1908. They moved in
the house that had been built
by Archie's great grandfather,
William Capehart in 1842.
Archie worked on the farm and
as a self-taught electrician. He
took jobs involving electric. He
helped install the first electric
power plant in Cuba. Archie
also worked in a deep fire clay
pit near the farm.
John Wesley Johnson and
Archie, to settle a bet, meas-
ured the elevation from the
creek bed to the base of the
house. They used triangulation
to determine the elevation. The
elevation was 98 feet which
was two feet short of what
Archie said it would be. Archie
had to pay Johnson 25 cents.
The measurement took about
three hours to complete.
Archie worked as a lineman
for the telephone company for
many years. He told of working
up around Oak Hill one after-
noon when two big thunder-
heads came together and it
rained five inches in two hours.
Brush Creek flooded all the
bottoms in the area and Archie
was very late getting home.
Archie's sister, Louise, took a
job as a nanny for the Scuggs
family around 1910. She
worked for the Scuggs for 20
plus years then moved back to
the farm. Archie nor Louise
never married.
Archie loved to read and as a
result he had subscriptions to
several magazines. He received
National Geographic for 50
years. He also liked to go on
fossil hunts and usually came
back with some good examples.
One of his favorite pastimes
was to sit on the front porch
and talk with whoever might
drop by. The subject matter of
the discussions covered all
areas and Archie's contribu-
tions were valuable. He was a
friend to everyone he met. He
was very active in the
Crawford County Historical
Society.
Family members include
William Capehart - great
grandfather- 1812-1875
ARCHIBALD AND LOUISE RAFF
Sarah (Ramson) Capehart-
great grandmother
1823-1895
Rachel (Capehart) Smith -
grandmother- 1843-1929
James Smith - grandfather
1827-1897
Sarah (Smith) Raft- mother
1865-1949
Alexander Raft- grandfather"
1826-1910
Louise Raft- grandmother
1835-1881
Norman Raft- lather
1861-1930
WE PAY
TRIBUTE TO
WILLIAM J AMES
BARNETT
MAY 23,
We will remember Mr. Jim for his integrity,
his sincerity, and for being
the true gentleman that he always was.
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