Luray, Kan.
Feb.
25-1950.
Dear Archie:
Got your letter a few days ago. Was just
thinking that I owed you a letter. Wm and I were down to Topeka last week to
see Nettie. She is getting weaker all the time, so poor and just suffers
terrible. Think its just a question of time.
Joe didn’t work that week and don’t
think he worked this week either. I haven’t had a card from him since we were
there. Will call tonight and find out her condition.
Well we have had an open winter here,
got plenty cold several times but only one snow of about five inches. Had a
nice inch rain about two weeks ago and looks like the wheat is OK. It is
starting to green up a little now. It has been wonderful winter on stock,
several fellows just run their cattle on grass and cake. Gee the cattle market
is sure high. Cows from two hundred to two fifty and little steer calves as
high as thirty cents per pound. Don’t think I will have the nerve to buy any.
If we should have a dry season they will
get cheaper next fall.
They say Ralph is buying cattle again. Heard
he had a couple more wells but don’t know where they are. Teds Smiths well was
dry and the one on Lawrence Hauser was dry.
Emil Hackerott had a sale the other day.
He had to get off the Jim Hogan place, Emil is moving on to a big ranch near
Woodston Bet he holds the job about a week Ha. Tommy Hogan is moving on Jims
old place, so Arnold told me.
Sure glad to hear that Shirley is doing
so well in school The only thing that I can figure out where she gets all this
smartness is from her great Uncle Geo. Of course she may get a little of it
from her Mom and Dad. Tell her I got her nice letter and will answer it some of
these days.
March the 9th is Lucilles
birthday and she is coming home for a few days. Think she gets kind of homesick
some times. She wants us to come out and get her but I don’t want to leave o
account of Nettie. I hate to answer the phone as I expect to here of her death
anytime.
Got a letter from Cliffs wife the other
day and she said it got 18 below there at Portland and has been the worst
winter they ever saw. Think Natoma is going to start the grade school next
month. Think the way my land taxes raised that I will pay for one room anyway.
Yes Harry down there is sure a smart boy, I think he has the mentality of a ten
year old. But I suppose as long as he keeps dishing it out he will be elected.
Well I hope I will be seeing you soon.
As ever Uncle Geo.
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