My Dear Martha and Children
We are having a nice day here altho it looks like rain. We are thru with the trial but won’t hear how it comes out till next week, the lawyers will make their plea before the Judge on Wed. May 31st.
Say Martha, if I have any time off on Monday I will go to the cemetery and fix up what I can so the folks will be remembered. The store man by our place has given me a good price on flowers quite a lot less than other places. I think you and the children had better go to the school picnic and also take the car and get away for Memorial Day. Pack a nice lunch and go to some of the other lakes or maybe there will a celebration in Park Rapids but anyway get out and see something different on that day.
I will send the other things on the list as soon as I can. I am sending the account sheet with this. We must figure on my insurance for June 12th. Guess we can make it, but it will keep us on the jump. I have got in a few good days lately. Hope it keeps up.
Jack was home and brought back 2 lbs. of home-made butter. He marked it on the list at 20 cents a lb. Regular creamery butter is 26 cents.
I am writing this sitting on the bench out at Fort Snelling and its time to go to work. I must close love to all, Jim