Month: June 1932

Jun 23, 1932-from Martha to James

Jun 23, 1932-from Martha to James

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Dear Jim,

It is 9:20 and we have our morning housework done and clothes soaking to be washed later. The weather is ideal for anything. A cool breeze blowing and the sky clear. The children are outside playing with their oak branches, building a shelter. I gave the window frame a second coat and all of the windows have one coat of white. The days are so long we can get a lot done. I’ll paint the outside green and the inside white.

The little Shaw boy was here for dinner and supper yesterday. They have a lot of fun together. His mother leaves him alone a good deal and I suppose he comes over here when he gets hungry. We had flapjacks for breakfast this morning and they turned out real good. One cup of sour milk makes plenty for all. We need a good dog to let us know when someone is coming. It startles me when folks come up to the door so quietly.

I must have left one of the blue curtains in the bottom drawer of the dresser. Please send it up. And we can’t locate the fish scaler. We found the nail file.

The Nevis mailman stopped yesterday and took your letter. I think we will get better service from him. He won’t leave the mail in the box, but he will give it to us if we are out there. The Park Rapids man hasn’t stopped at all. The box is on the wrong side of the road for him. We haven’t received any mail from you and are worried about you. I think it would be better to change the address to Nevis. He took our name in case any mail came for us. He is very accommodating. Try to get a letter to us soon so that we will know how you are and how you found things.

With love,

Martha

Jun 23, 1932-from James to John

Jun 23, 1932-from James to John

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Dear John

I got your nice letter and map. Hope you can see one of those little deer some day so you can write to me about it. I am glad that you help Mother saw wood for that is a big help. I bet you keep the wood box filled. Has the old cat caught any more rabbits? I wish she would only catch the mice, they ought to taste just as good. I have had 2 letters from you, one yesterday and one today. I mowed the lawn yesterday. My but it was long. I have sent your book so I suppose you will spend quite a lot of time reading until you get it read through. I am going to clean up down in the basement today. I will have to wash clothes again soon.

I still have some of the water from your well. I had a drink of it yesterday. Well I must close now.

With love from Daddy.

Jun 23, 1932-from James to Ruth

Jun 23, 1932-from James to Ruth

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Dear Ruth,

I believe you are making a regular dollie out of the kitten. I wish you had the little doll carriage. I bet he would like to ride in it too and be all tucked in like a regular baby. Your garden is nice. Am going to have radishes out of it for my dinner, and the hollyhocks are just loaded with buds. The bachelor button plant in the little round garden is crowding the other plants and I don’t know what to do about it. It has pushed the others against the fence.

I bought a box of strawberries the first day I was home and I ate some of them fresh for dinner and then I cooked the rest of them. I wish you could have helped me eat them for they were real good. Well I’m telling you children all the news so guess Mother’s letter will be short.

Love from Daddy

Jun 22, 1932-from Ruth to James

Jun 22, 1932-from Ruth to James

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Dear Daddy,

We are waiting for a letter from yow. We are wondering if you got home alright. yesterday morning John and mother and I sawed wood. I got sunburned more than ever. And, John and mother said my neck was as red as fire. Today mother and I found a flower garden in front. There were iris in a circle and pansies and Sweet William. and along in front of the house clos to it we found a bed of Daisies. Then I went for milk and found a branch of hony suckle and some carnation pinks and then I went with the milk to the house and then went to bed. well this is all from me so good by from Ruth Linsley

Jun 21, 1932-from Martha to James

Jun 21, 1932-from Martha to James

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Dear Jim,

I just got thru with my turn at the buck saw. Each morning while it is cool, we saw enough wood to last 1 or 2 days. It is 8:45 A.M. and we have breakfast and dishes out of the way and the children have their letters written. I’m afraid I can’t depend on getting things in town. You’ll have to send us as much as you can from the city until you come up again. I need a washboard and some gloves– some of the old ones around the house will do. My hands are pretty sore.

We cleaned up some of the suckers and brush in the front yard and it begins to look quite nice. I cleared out the raspberry patch by the house and planted the seed we had. I could use some peas and some more beans. I cleared some of the berry patch on the south but it is hard on the hands. I think you can send us fresh vegetables by mail, like carrots, lettuce and string beans, if you send them so they don’t have to stay in the P.O. over Sunday.

I met 2 new neighbors yesterday, Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Lofgren. Mrs. Lofgren has a girl 5 years old named Ruth and a boy, Jerry, who is 2 years old. They live in the stucco house near Jensen’s. I made my sour cream cake and it turned out good. I built the fire, baked the cake and frosted it in less than an hour. Mrs. Shaw has a baby boy 2 weeks old. Their house has 2 large rooms downstairs and the porch, and 1 large room upstairs. It is finished with wallboard inside and is light and airy. She is large and dark skinned. The boy we saw looks just like his Daddy.

We walked over to the school house yesterday and I got sunburned. John’s overalls are worn out. You’d better get him 2 pair of either the pants or overalls. The children slept good last night. I woke while it was dark and looked out of the south window. The moon was shining thru the pines and made such a pretty picture, finer than any painting. We could build a beautiful home here. We must be independent tho, so try to send as much as you can by mail and maybe you can leave the car here for a while. I’d be glad to learn to milk a cow so as to have our own milk and butter. Then we’d want some hens and a little pig. We can easily take care of them.

Lots of love from us all. We are going to camp down by the mail box so as not to miss the mailman.

Martha

P.S. Darold brought us a part of a big crappy he caught himself at Sunny Point Camp. It weighed 6 pounds!

Jun 21, 1932-from Ruth to James

Jun 21, 1932-from Ruth to James

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Dear Daddy,

I bet it was hot in the city today. I got sunburned on my neck. This morning John and I got some rhubarb and fixed it. Mother is going to make a pudding out of it. After that when I saw that the kitty was asleep I put on a doll dress. I was surprized at the way he acted. Then we went for grocreys but the men had not come home from town yet so I went home and built a fire with Mother we had dinner and after dinner we called on Mrs. Shaw and got some eggs. well I guess this is all for today so goodnight from Ruth.

Jun 21, 1932-from John to James

Jun 21, 1932-from John to James

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Dear Daddy,

How are you I am fine. we found some wild tigerlilys. we picked a bouqet of pretty flowers. I found a wild larkspur too. We found some cat tails but they werent ripe yet. Down by the corn feild we found a pretty Norway pine. I sawed some wood for Mother and then Ruth and I went to the hunter shelter and played a game called “Captain” well goodby and heres some kisses

John Linsley

Jun 20, 1932-from Martha to James

Jun 20, 1932-from Martha to James

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Dear Jim,

I hope you got home all right. We have been thinking of you all day. We were pretty lonesome but tried to keep busy so as not to mind it too much. We have just got home with the milk and a big bag of beans, and I left an order for another pail, butter, lard, bacon and a can of corn. I fixed those openings into the old house and I must have done a good job as we found only one miller in there tonight. Of course there was some sweeping to do. I painted the window frames and the East kitchen window and all the sills inside to keep from getting slivers in our hands. I am sewing the drapes into one curtain to hang at the foot of the bed. We can leave the rings on and stretch a wire across the room if we had the wire. What did you do with that old wire clothes line you found in the yard? That would be the thing to use.

I wish you could send me some white thread No.60 and the needle case. We all went to bed while it was still daylight last night and I got up and dressed at 6:15 A.M. I was awake a long time before that though. I wish you could be up here James. Fix that sewer right away, that gas is poisonous. We are all feeling fine.

Lots of love,

Martha

Jun 20, 1932-from John to James

Jun 20, 1932-from John to James

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Dear Daddy,

This morning we went to find the moose tracks but we couldn’t seem to find them, but we found some fresh deer tracks instead. I sawed some wood for Mother. I painted one window sill. I found a new path in the woods. I went over to Darold’s house and had lots of fun playing tag in the hay manger and I saw their little blak calf to. We went over and got some rhubarb and I fixed it and we put raisons in it. we fixed the holes in the ceiling. i’m sorry that this is the end well goodby but i have to go to bed and heres a few kisses****++++.

John