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. 

Orville Matheson - Oct 28, 1943 Camp Haan CA

Orville Matheson - May 16, 1943 Camp Haan CA

Camp Haan * California

 May 16-43

Battery A

120^th CA-Bn (AA)

 

Dear Mother & all,

 

How are you. I am fine gained 13 lbs wait already. Boy I’m learning to march. Boy I’m sure proud of my Uniform. And the marching, I’m getting on to it now, and it isn’t so bad after all. Well guess after my 18 weeks is up. I’ll be all trained & ready to ship the pond well al I hope is that they give me 15 days furlough before we go acrosst. Well starting the 24 of May we do 6 weeks here 8 wks at camp Irvin & 4 wks back here then we’ll be well trained enough to go over sea’s but we are all supposed to get a furlough before we go.

Well how is Jr coming with the olds. Did he get his time yet or has he had the money. Most generly that the trouble with me anyhow. Well tell him to be good. Mother tell Jr if he starts smoking he’ll sure get his neck broke if he isn’t too big by then. Well I’ve gain 13 lb since I got in but I haven’t got any biger. Still 32 around the waist

Well I haven’t heard from no one up there yet. So guess I’ll have to remind you all to write as it gets pretty lonesome not hearing from anyone at all. Welll guess I’ll close for now. Lots of Love,

Pvt. Orville G Matheson

39464901

Battery A

120^th CA Bn(AA)

Camp Haan, Calif. 

Joe Seaman's Passing - Letter From Geo White to Archie Wineland

Osborne, Kansas

August 2st, 1961

Dear Archie and Mable

Joe passed away last Thursday, has been in hospital about two months. Guess the fortune teller told Mable the truth. I was down to see him a couple times. He changed his mind about be buried at Winfield and was buried beside Nettie in Natoma cemetary.

He sure suffered, His corpse didn’t look like Joe. I had a time getting hold of Bob as he was in the hills and I finally got him and he was at funera. Also Wm and Katie as they were in Bolder but are going on to St. Louis to see Richard and then are going back to Calif and then come back next July when they can get their house as it is rented until then. Dr. said out there that Wm would have to come back and take more treatments. He can’t walk without crutches yet.

We are having nice cool weather now and plenty of moisture.

As Ever Uncle Geo.