1918 - San Francisco Calif - Irvin Wineland

 

As stated before, this is how letters came in the mail over a 100 years ago. 

Page 1. He talks about a Geraldine Black. This has one wonder if this was his first wife, who has not been found. 

Now one knows why the letters are copied - as some can't read script writing. This is the oldest letter found so far from Irvin Wineland. 

Ketchikan Alaska 1938 - Irvin Wineland

 Back in the day – letters were written and the addresses were to the city each person lived in. This was one of those letters –

From I G Wineland, Ketchikan, Alaska

To Mr. Archie E. Wineland, Wallowa, Oregon

Ketchikan Alaska

Sept 16, 38

Dear Bro & Mable & Shirley

Well thanks old man for the lovey card and you too Mable – I certainly appreciate it very much.

Well I just got a letter from Pearl and she’s bound to meet me in Seattle Nov 1^st and I think she’s after a new Plymouth she’s been shopping for the past mo in LA. So she said if she drove to Seattle she wanted something good enough to depend on – you know these women, Archie you or I could take an old car and make it O.K. but she’s deserving of it surely I’ve been away up here the past two springs & summers and really I think I’ll sell the Jewel I can get from 2500 to 3000 I was offered 3000 twice last fall like a fool I should of taken it.

I can’t see any real money here in Salmon and that’s two year’s experience over would have to live on fish & rice and I won’t and work most all of the time and never spend a crumb on his boat then probably he could make a few dollars. I’m interested in that school nurry go round it sounds O.K. I don’t see why a person cannot dispose of them to these schools alright.

And that ground – well when Pearl meets me, we sure are going to drive down and spend a few days with you folks and looks things over. I will try and either get into something in the states in a restaurant auto camp or something. So one could make a few dollars with his efforts.

It’s sure disgusting to work like a slave and have nothing to show for it. I want to do a little deer hunting before I go down. Of course if I sell the boat, I’ll go down by Canadian Steamer to Seattle. If not I’ll run the Jewel down and then sell it in the Winter or Spring, where there’s always a demand for boats.

So you sort of can look for us around No – 4 or 5 or 6^th –

Well tell Shirley Uncle Irv will see her this fall.

We might do a little hunting on the q.t. too I’d sure like to hunk of elk.

 

Your lov Bro Irvin

This came with the letter - 

 

Note: Family history – Irvin didn’t come down to see Pearl. He stayed in Alaska and met up with Marion whom he later married. There is no record of Irvin getting a divorce. Irvin was married at least 7 times – never divorcing.

 

Irvin Wineland - Hawaii 1958

 Post Mark – Honolulu Oct 13 11 AM 1958 Hawaii

Oct 12, 58

Dear Folks:

Thanks for the picture of Myron, Shirley and little Chris – is shure is good of them all. Little Chris has surely grown.

How did you spend your vacation? Did you get to see Knotts berry farms and Disneyland while you were there? Did the flowers arrive there O.K. I tried to time them for your birthday and to enjoy with Shirley.

We sure have lots in bloom now. I have some choice white cattleyas as Vandas and a lot of dichromiums the two later ones are spray types. I had one of my lath houses broken into last week and about a dozen cattleyas were taken, so I reported to Police and also to the Ins. Co. so they said for me to get an appraisal of them from the people on Ballingar way in Seattle where I’d obtained all of those taken except one so have just rec’d the letter from them estimating them at 585.00 so if I can get replacements, I can still come out all right.

Marion has had a bad case of some sort of muscle ailment in one of her legs – but has been to a dr several times and had some hormone shots along with some special pills for muscular pains so feels much better. We sure have a house full of cats, nine, 5 little ones and 4 big ones. We sure have to get rid of the little ones – we have sold one to the Poultry farm where we got our pullets they are taking one little female and we’ll see a pet shop in Honolulu about the other four.

We have lunch aboard the President Hoover a couple of weeks ago, the 2^nd steward is a friend of ours he wrote us from Yakahama Japan to meet him. He is in England now for a visit with his sister, we sure enjoyed it very much. We went up in a valley a couple of miles from home and gathered several buckets of strawberry guavas today. They make the finest Jelly I’ve ever eaten – they have 5 times the amt of Vitamin C as oranges has.

Marion is writing her sister in Vancouver BC, the one that visited us for a month, she wrote and said she sure would like to be here. I see Texas beat Oklahoma yesterday, and Stanford took the Huskies.

Write when you can –

 

Aloha Marion and Irvin

Last Of 4 Letters In Envelope From S E White

 Post Mark – Laroy 6 PM Mar 8 1933 Kans. – Back of envelope – May 10 1939 Wall…. Oreg.

Note: 4 letters were found in this envelope. 3 of them dated 1939.  Letter #4

Natoma, Kans.

May 21, 1939

Dear Archie & Mabel,

 Grandfather has gotten so he can’t write much any more so I am his secretary. Nettie sent this letter here to him and he asked me to send it on and write a few words. He is pretty weak most of the time but not sick. Eal’s about as usual but can’t walk without help. Can’t read much any more either so the time goes slow for him. The rest of us are O.K.  The girls very busy with last of school stuff. Tonight is the Junior Senior banquet. Elaine has a floor length dress of pale blue embroidered organdy, white sandals and a corsage of fresh flowers in pink & white. Has had her hair done at the beauty parlor and is taking a little rest before she gets ready. (That is probably something like what will be doing at your house, 13 or 14 years hence.) Well, you will enjoy seeing Shirley enjoy it and just think what the folks who don’t have them to plan for and spend their money on miss. Elizabeth is to serve so she will enjoy it too. She will wear a navy blue dress and tiny white apron and a white thing like a maids cap in her hair. She getting ready now for the waitresses must be there by 6 o’clock. Wilma and Richard are playing ball on the west side of the house. Kathleen has gone to town on an errand and Wm is of course out with the truck. Business is picking up now so Wm is pretty busy.

We hope you are all O.K. again. Write when you have time. Joe sent a letter of yours to Father, Archie & her enjoyed it a lot. So did the rest of us. You write a very interesting letter.

Love and best wishes, Katie

 

Third of 4 Letters - 1939

Post Mark – Laroy 6 PM Mar 8 1933 Kans. – Back of envelope – May 10 1939 Wall…. Oreg.

Note: 4 letters were found in this envelope. 3 of them dated 1939.  Letter #3

Granifield Kans

Apr 29

Dear Father,

How are you. I hope you are getting along O.K. we have been having a few nice days. I been irrigating my Garden. It looks nice. I had a nice long letter from Nettie this week.

Geo left from Utah yesterday morning. He rode to Denver with Jess Terill and was going to take a Train or Bus from there. His Uncle Geo got him a job out there on a Ranch.

Frank Montgomery’s wife is being buried to day at quinter.

“2”

I got a letter from Harold yesterday. He says the weather out there has been nice for the last 10 days. He said he had to work until midnite three nites this week. He gets pretty tired.

I had a letter from Geo this week he said he took 6 fat Hogs to Grand Junction to the Packing House and had them Butchered and cured. It costs 4 cts per pound and 1 ct for the lard, he said he took back 1000 lbs of Groceries. They are a lot cheaper there than in Moah.

He said he brought his cattle across the River and they  “3” were fat enough for Beef. He puts them across the River in the Fall and don’t feed them a thing. His wife and the Boys will move back to the Ranch as soon as school is out.

The sowed wheat looks fine but the Volintue don’t amount to anything. I was talking with Ottis Benton last week. He has 1300 acres of Good wheat up by Goodland.

I don’t think John has over 20 or 30 acres left most all of his was Volintue.

There is lots of Barley and Oats. They look good. There is a lot of corn going to be planted around here.

“4”

Are you going out to Fort Collins this Spring. If you do you want to stop here on your way out and see us.

Bess is not a bit well.

Rasus folks are all well. It keeps her pretty busy tending Telephone doing the House work and looking after the little kids well I will close for this time ans soon

Love, Fred

PS give any regards to Wm & Kattie & the Girls & Dick.

 

Second Letter of 4 - 1939

 Post Mark – Laroy 6 PM Mar 8 1933 Kans. – Back of envelope – May 10 1939 Wall…. Oreg.

Note: 4 letters were found in this envelope. 3 of them dated 1939.  Letter #2

Glasco, Kans –

Dear Nettie & Mattie:

Was glad to get Netties card – had thought of you so many times {perina} . I have so many to write to & it is more of a task any more. – I try to write the boys often – I used to depend on Adaf for some of the writing – we rather took turns writing the boys – but now I have that to do & of course write to Betty often as I can. I am always glad to hear from you girls. I have been thinking so much about your Father & thought I would write to him but just haven’t – I wrote to Wm. & Katie & George’s & Ruth & Cy – after we were there – but haven’t heard anything more – well we did get a Christmas Card too from Martha & John. I saw by the Salina Journal they had a car accident & have intended writing them – I also wanted to tell you about the Morton Fletcher family also the Chet Wentworth family that went from here to Ft. Collin’s. The Fletchers are home now Jim just now told me. The Wentworths are in a restaurant or Café – she sent me such a pretty card of Sympathy after Adaf was gone. I appreciated it but never have written her – The oldest boy was here a week during the Easter vacation.  Ella & Jack Collend line at Grangeville Ida they are out about 40 mi. up in the Mts. May “Heggendorn” Fadely went to see them a year or so ago – Mary & Frank just moved to Boring, Oregon – Box 418 – RR #1 – the first of the year – it’s 11 miles East of Portland Oregon – Eunice lives at Joseph, Ida - & Myra Hockersmith lives at Kennewick – Wash – think Warren is with Eunice now or was a short time ago. Eunice Bentley – I couldn’t think of her last name – her husband died – Myras husband has been sick a long time – It would be nice if Archie could meet some of those people. We have been real well all winter – Harry is with us & has been since the first of the year – He can do quite a little choring – Jim was elected Trustee of Solomon Township this spring so he is away through the day so much – has been assessing but is nearly through now. We were down to Beth’s last Wed – Little Mary is quite a girl – 3 years old now – she talks so plain & is cute as can be – we enjoy her so much – Fred’s cousin Anna Ogan has been keeping house for him since in the fall – she is real nice & is lots of company for me. She is a cousin of John’s wife too. This has been a very windy day & so warm – We’ve had such cool weather for so long – Have had lots of snow & rain but these windy days dry out the soil. Maybe it will blow up another rain. Write some times we would be so glad to hear from you – would like to go & see your Father once more will try to if possible – Lots of love to all – Allie & Jim

 

 

 

First Letter Of 4 In Envelope - 1939

 

Post Mark – Laroy 6 PM Mar 8 1939 Kans. – Back of envelope – May 10 1939 Wall…. Oreg.

Note: 4 letters were found in this envelope. 3 of them dated 1939.  Letter #1

Sat. Morn

Dear Father –

Another nice morning – I didn’t get up til 7:20. Am kind of lazy – Albin’s were out last nite & M. & Bob came so we played 3 or 4 games of “Pinochle” – We girls beat the boys – first game we’ve played for quite awhile.

I did not help M – yesterday – but I went to town to get a few things – also went to see a Chiropodist about my bunion –

Thought maybe he could suggest some thing to wear on it to help it – but most things have to be made to order & cost so much.

Did not have such good sales the last 2 days.

I am sending Allie’s letter for you to read, then wish U would put it in an envelope & send to Archie as he wants to know the Palmer girls addresses.

Joe re-built his trailer yesterday. I am going to pack some things & get them out of the basement today.

Got your card of Thurs – yesterday – we will ask Dales folks to take you some wine. Joe will go & get it & take it to Dale before his mother-in-law leaves. I wonder why its so expensive there.

Well I expect Helen will be glad to have Howard in Calif. Suppose H’s wife will go as soon as school is out.

George will have some long trips to see his youngsters.

Mrs. Albins are some better – but not healed yet Don’t know anything of interest. So, will close as it’s Most 9 oclock.

Lovingly, Nettie

 

 

Irvin Wineland - Mar 21, 1962

 

Post Mark – Fallbrook, Calif. Mar 21 3PM 1982

Mar 19, 62.

Dear Archie & Mable:

I’ve ben going to write you folks for some time, always something comes up and I don’t get to write.

Well we are all OK but always busy – have planted some garden, beens are blooming and radishes are about large enough to eat, planted some onions (Spanish) beets carrots parsnips and Peas all are doing good – they plant peas beets beans etc here in dec.

Our gladiolas and Dahlias are up 6 or 8 inches – Roses that I planted in Jan, most all are in bud. Our avocados some have bloomed once and quite a few have set on and are as large as marbles. Some bloom as many as three times.  

We have two naval orange trees I planted last fall and both are blooming but they probably won’t set much fruit on this year, it usually takes a couple of years for them to produce much fruit.

When you write Shirley and family give them our regards and helo –

Yes that wood I asked about comes from the East but not the USA. It comes from Ceydon Burma India also from Carta Rica and Gueatamola as they grow Teak, Rose wood and the Zebra wood comes from the Guianas – both English and French Guiana, but as Seattle is a Port I thought that perhaps there would be some place where they import it – there’s not a place in San Diego. I’ll get in touch with some one in Houston Tex as they do a lot of importing from Central and South America. I’d like to get some Osage Orange from the Mid West sometime.

I have some sandal wood cawphor, Koa, coffee which is pure white, Milo a dark deep brown wood and some monkey pod that I shipped from Hawaii. I’ve made some lamps bowls and a pretty good table from some of the wood I bought from Hawaii.

I’ve worked up some Mau Zanita wood into some curios. Also have been carving some African wall masks – have a few orders for some.

I also work up some black locust which is pretty good but it has a tendency to split unless it is cured pretty good. Marion’s sister who used to live in Seattle and her husband was a truck driver at Boeings he retired last year and they sold their place and bought a Home trailer and travel Canada and eastern part of the states and Florida they spent a month at Phoenix and will arrive here in Fallbrook this weekend and then on up to Seattle, I suppose as they leave a son and his family living in Alderwood Manor. I suppose that they want to see the Fair.

I think Marion probably will come up later on.

I’ll have to look after the cats, avocados etc, unless we could get someone to stay here.

I thought that Uncle George and wife would drop in on us, before they go back to that wind swept Kansas. They sure had a heck of a winter there this year. I believe it has snowed for three solid months all through the mid west.

You folks had better pack up and come on down for a visit and see some of this part of the country, for a change.

We’ve sure used our Fireplace this winter it got down to 32 a couple of nights but only for a couple of hours, it hasn’t done any damage to any of our plants or fruit.

Wonder where old Brown is? Do you ever see any one from Pac Marine?

Now Write

Love to all,

 

Marion & Irvin.

Note: Would love to find where some of Irvin Wineland's carvings went. He was well know for his carvings.