Roseland, La
May 23, 1890
Dear Ma & All,
Your letter and Winfred’s came to hand last night . We were all very glad to hear that you were
well and that the work was progressing on the farm. I have no doubt that you worried on account
of Arthur not coming home in time last night.
I hope that this will not occur again to cause you any trouble. I am sorry that Erham or whoever’s fault it
is does not make you ___ for the hay.
I think that you are doing well in the way of butter making,
but the price is very low at the present time.
I am sorry to hear of so much cold weather up there. I hope that the crops are not injured __ in any way. The weather here is very fine; warm days and
cool nights. Very comfortable to
sleep. I wish if it were possible for
you to enjoy the layering of the strawberries along with us here.
We had, or the Ladies Aid did have, a sociable one night
last week where strawberries and ice
cream was served at 10 cents a dish. It
was very good I assure you & she took in about $38.00. Very good for this young settlement, don’t
you think so?
Better sow millet where the clover is ___ and there is no clover
seed, as this will make good hay. I would
not advise to go into partnership with anyone as yet in a hay press as we have
no sheds or any suitable place to store the hay after pressing. I hope
that Graham will not disappoint you about the money. What did you do about Howard’s colt? Did you try to trade him to Graham for the
machine or note, as Howard wishes you to do this with someone and he and I can
fix it up between us all right. Try to do
this with someone if you can’t do it with Graham. Let Robbie trade him off if he can for
something you want. You will want a
mowing machine for one thing. If you can’t
trade with Graham, perhaps you can do so with some of the machine men. Take the difference in Henry’s binding
twine, anything that you can make use of.
Am glad you have a good boy to take the place of those that
left . Never mind, Winfred, you will be recompensed
when I come home as I have quite a nice present for you which I think you will
appreciate as I think that you will, as you & Arthur too have been so kind
and attentive to Ma now she is alone. I feel you have done this under some
disadvantage while you were so short of help to assist you with the chores and
other work.
In regard to my coming home on the Excursion in June, I will endeavor to come on or before that
time if possible. I expect General
Howard or Mr. Wilson to be here on the Excursion yesterday so that we could
make some arrangements to come home at once, but neither of them came, but a
letter stating this reason for their failure to come. Am really sorry for this as Ma has really more
than she can do or ought to do, whereas
I could help her to a certain extent with the milk and butter.
I think Mr. Tripp’s office is on the corner of 4th
St. and Jackson St. I would address Mr.
Tripp’s agent, Milwaukee Mutual Life Insurance Co, corner Jackson and 4th St. , St. Paul, Minn.,
which I think would find him. Ma, you will
find $5.00 enclosed in this to help along as this is all the money I have, at
the same time owing the girls some for board too, and obliged to get something
to wear since coming here, more than I brought with me. The boys, and the girls too, say that they
are going to write long letters soon to you all.
My love to Robbie & Mattie, Arthur & Winfred, and
all enquiring friends .
Affectionately yours,
Father
PS – I got a letter from Uncle Edwin over a week ago. He expected
to be in Minn. in a few days when he wrote, when he expected to come to H. and
spend the Sunday with you, I hope that he
has been there ere this. He was going to
the People’s Const. so he told me. He had
been very sick before he wrote but getting better then.
F.
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