It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from this/these transcript(s) must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collection Coordinating Committee. Alvin Fielding and Amelia Smith Letters, Oct 1905 MSS 7952 [ltr. 1, p. 1] #30 Salt Lake City, Oct. 2, 1905. My Own Dear Alvin:- I received your dear letter this evening I was so pleased to get it but you did’nt say how you were, but I do hope you are well. Your mam- ma got a letter from Sister Everard to day and she said you had a very bad cold but her letter was dated Sept. 8th and of course the letter you wrote me since that said that your cold was better. I went down town today and paid your insurance $74.61 then I went over to Bro. Nelson and got the note that was cancelled last week. Then I took the car and went down to your Mamma’s and stay- ed all day. Your Papa came [ltr. 1, p. 2: page is blank] [ltr. 1, p. 3] 2. just as I came away and Aunt Sarah was going to take Willard for a little ride so they so they brought me home. The folks are all well. Your Mamma said she has’nt had a letter from you for a month. I went down to see Ne[--]y’s baby - she is a beautiful baby as pretty as a picture Ne[--]y is as tickeled as can be – little Willard is not very well. Aunt Sarah wished to be remembered to you. Well deary the Grant girls called to see me yesterday and brought me the beads so I took a stran to Bro. Nelson for Celice he thanks you very much and said they came pretty near coming on her birth day as[-] it was two days ago. The girls said you was the most homesick man they ever saw going over but when they came back from the continent you was feeling fine and was a full fleged missionary they said you was feeling fine when they left and [ltr. 1, p. 4: page is blank] [ltr. 1, p. 5] 3. they said they thought you was right about the baby for she is the sweetest baby she was asleep when they came but she soon woke up. Hyrum Groesbck’s sister said “I wrote and told Helay that if he promised to call on any one I was going to see that he did it” So I guess some one must have promised to call on them and did’nt do it. So I guess he is doeing his calling as I heard he had gone out of town to visit some people that he had promised to. I am glad you had such a nice time with Mr. Blake that dog cemetary must be a fine place for such animals some people treat a dog better than they would a child. Ruth eats a little mush in the morning now and some- times a little bread and gravy and bread and butter but she eats very little at a time. I think if she had more con- fidence in her self she [ltr. 1, p. 6: page is blank] [ltr. 1, p. 7] 4. would soon walk alone she can walk along by the chairs. Just think she will be fourteen months old to morrow. I guess she gets her scolding from me because you know what a scolder I am. Ruth has’nt had a chance to turn Hilay down as yet She was asleep when he called so he did’nt see her. I did’nt say that Emily said that about the baby – she did’nt it was some one else. David has all the baby tending, he wants, at nights I suppose Aunt Julina told your mother that David could’nt stand it and she was’nt going to have it that Emily would have to tend the babies her self at night as it was to much for David and then work all day. He does look thin and bad. Your mother said they better send him on a mission and then he and Emily can both have a rest. I think Eva Tud, still goes with Duncan. She and Havel [ltr. 1, p. 8: page is blank] [ltr. 1, p. 9] 6. Calder called this evening and they wished to be remem- bered to you. I do’nt know how [---]y feels about Jay going I guess she will be kind of lonesome without him maby he will come to London I think he is a very nice young man from what I have heard So you and <> the saints are going to raise some birds [--] share I hope you have good luck with them. I had a letter from Mrs. Hart to day they are in Oakland now Frank is working on the Tribune there and they ex pect to stay there all winter they wished to be remember ed to you. I also had a letter from Mrs. Field last week and she and Jesse wished to be remember- ed to you she told me she had bought the Musselm[-]n ranch from Mr. Haven Mr. Haven always promised that 40 acres to her so I guess [ltr. 1, p. 10: page is blank] [ltr. 1, p. 11] 6. he has sold it to her for a mere trifel. Maby she will tell me when she comes home Mr. Haven only had half as big a crop this year as he did last on account of some hot dry winds they had and Fields lost quite a bit. Well deary the brid and groom went to Henefer last night He may be all right and may suit her but he would- nt suit me, but I always was kind of hard to suit and I am glad I was because I so doeing I waited until I got the one I wanted and the dear sweet one that was for me. We are haveing delightful weather now. I told you it was raining when I wrote you last and it rained all that night and all the next day – it washed gravel down all the side streets on to the car tracks stopped the cars and played up smoke in general, but [ltr. 1, p. 12: page is blank] [ltr. 1, p. 13] 7. it was a dandy storm and just what we needed. Mamma and Papa and Bertha and all the folks wish to be remembered to you. I would like to see you for a few minutes. Lots of loves, hugs and kisses from Ruth and I. We are both well. When I read your letter over again I see you did say you were well and I am so glad. May the lord bless you at all times is the desire of your loveing and affectionate wife, Millie. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x [newspaper article clipping included entitled ‘Robbery at the Beehive’] [ltr. 2, p. 1] #31 Salt Lake City, Oct. 4, 1905. My Own Dear Sweet Alvin :- Your of Sept. 2nd came to hand yesterday a day ahead of time I was so glad to get it also to know that you was well. Well deary I have heard a little more about the time when you got mobbed. They must have served you terrible and you did’nt tell me a word about it. When I see Hilay Groesbeck again I am going to ask him all about it. Now deary I do hope you will be careful. So Elder Jones is trying to fatten you up a bit I am afraid he is undertaking a big job when he undertakes to do that. I am afraid you [ltr. 2, p. 2: page is blank] [ltr. 2, p. 3] 2. are much thiner than when you left home. if you did’nt worry so much maby you would put on a little flesh, but I am glad you are well. Ruth and I are just fine. We are haveing delight- ful weather now and I hope it will continue to be fine until after confer- ence. There are lots of people in all ready. Deary I did’nt tell you in my last letter how I liked the beads I think they are very pretty I did’nt give them to the girls as yet I thought I would save them for Xmas. [---] white ones are the prettiest I think. Pappa was reading aloud and the folks were talking and I hardly know what I did say in that letter I was going to tell you ab[-]t the Bee Hive being robbed but I forgot. So you get that far away [ltr. 2, p. 4: page is blank] [ltr. 2, p. 5] 3. look once in a while that must be to see the Grant “ha! ha!” I heard one of them said she wished you was’nt married. She is a little late she should have come earlier. So you do’nt think you will ask for an extension of time Well if you are like some missionarie by the time you have been there two years you will like it so well that you would just as soon stay a little longer. Remember me to Sister Everard I am glad she is so good to you. Your Mamma called this evening she said she had a letter from you yesterday. John says if you do’nt answer his letter he will kill your cold game rooster to get even. I went to the Theater last night to hear Florence Roberts in “A[---] La Mont” it was just fine She had a fine company as strong [ltr. 2, p. 6: page is blank] [ltr. 2, p. 7] 4. a company as I have seen I do’nt know when I enjoyed a play as much. I took Mrs. Price with me she is down to Snyders visiting. Emma, Zina, Lucy, Colson, and John and Andrew Boman were there. I do’nt know what Colson thought of me. No one introduced me so I intro- duced my self. He looks so much like Chase if any difference a little heavier. There was a big reception at the Bee Hive for Emma Lucy Gates – I was invited but I thought I would rather go to the theater. I guess you are not very sorry that the street meetings are about over are you. It would be pretty chilly if you should get ducked this weather. Remember Ruth and I to George when you write So Grant Hampton is a “papa” that is a whole lot better than being an old bachelor. Too bad it is such a ball baby. [ltr. 2, p. 8: page is blank] [ltr. 2, p. 9] 5. I am glad you went to the theatre and enjoyed it. I think as you do about letting the saints know what you do. It is much better for them to know that you go than it is for them to believe you do’nt and then find out that you do. Suppose they should come to Zion and find that Pres. Smith had a box at the theatre all the time. I think when people get too good to go to a theatre they have something the matter with their upper story and they might as well join the Methodists and a done with it. The saints are emigrating all the time and when they get here they find things quite different to what the elders have painted them. They also make the saints be- lieve they are angels or as good as angeles but when they get home most of them are not so good. There is too much [ltr. 2, p. 10: page is blank] [ltr. 2, p. 11] 6. deception altogether. I do’nt think you will be that way. Your mamma was saying that she thought that Miss Cook would’nt stay with the church I do’nt know what makes her think that. She took the examination to be a school teacher but she failed on every thing and yet she thinks she is going to get a school. She told Ida that her sister (Floss) got the school that was promised her. If it had been promised her she would have go[-]en it. It must be terrible to see so much poverty I wouldnt want to have to see it all the time. The man in the play last night said “If I owned London I would rent it.” Another one who was an artist and had been in London two years and made himself famous said I am going back to “America Gods Country” “I am sick of London.” I wonder [ltr. 2, p. 12: page is blank] [ltr. 2, p. 13] 7. ed it you felt that way. Mrs. Price gets homesick to see her husband and she says he gets awfully homesick but Bro. Smith tells him that he will get over it to a certain extent after a while. Mamie is not very well she has got enicyplus or something your mamma says her face and neck and breast is swolen terrible and it is red like I told you the babies face was the baby still has it. The doctor says it is indejestion Through eating mush. I dont believe it. It sounds absurd to me. Flory Tud had a party for Jay last night and Hilay G. told Bertha to tell me that Elder Freebrain was in town and that he was coming to see me some even- ing. I think he is the one that is to bring the silk. I guess Joe will get another [ltr. 2, p. 14: page is blank] [ltr. 2, p. 15] 8. job or at least a promotion that is if the council con- firms him to night. City deputy recorder. $100.00 a month. I hope he gets it. Mamma and papa Bertha and Joe and all the folks wish to be re- membered to you. Ruth and I send you lots of love and hugs and kisses. May the Lord bless and protect you at all times is the wish and prayer of your loveing and affectionate wife, Millie. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x I do’nt think you would get this many at once if you was [---]e do you unless we we in philippine. Deary. [ltr. 2, p. 16: page is blank] [newspaper article clipping included entitled ‘Sugar Company Increases Capital’] [ltr. 3, p. 1] #32 Salt Lake City Oct. 10, 1905. My Own Dear Alvin:- Your dear letter of Sept. 26th came to hand yesterday and I was so glad to hear from you also to hear that you were well. To know you are well pleases me more than any thing. I am so glad your flee bites are better. Now deary I want you to tell me all about your self. It would worry me more if I thought you was sick or any thing wrong with you and you did’nt tell me. Ruth and I are well and feeling fine. Oh deary she sis the cutest little doll, she says quite a few words and [ltr. 3, p. 2: page is blank] [ltr. 3, p. 3] 2. what she does say she says so plain and she is always so happy that is one thing I gave her “a happy disposition.” Well deary Conference is over and without a big storm we had a little rain in the night Friday but it was’nt much and we had fine weather all the time but Sunday it turned quite cold and is quite cool ever since. I did’nt go to Conference but I heard that Sunday afternoon when your Papa spok there was the greatest out pouring of spirit ever felt since the days of the Prophet Joseph – they say it was a grand meet- ing. We had five conference folks two from Beaver one from Arizona and Uncle Charley and his biddy. I guess I in- sulted her this time. I told her one or two things so [ltr. 3, p. 4: page is blank] [ltr. 3, p. 5] 3. she got mad and went down to Uncle Phillipps Sunday and stayed. They went home this morning. Two of the others went this evening and the other one is going to stay until Saturday. I called at the Bee Hive this morning to see your Pappa – he was buisy – I waited quite a while but I did’nt see him. I went up stairs to see Mamie she is there so her mother can take care of her. She is a sight and the doctor do’nt seem to know what is the matter with her. She is bandaged up all over and a mask on her face up to her eyes. Her baby looks better. I hope you have a nice time at your concert. I hope Mattie stays over so you can hear her play. Yes deary I agree with you when you say you are cold blooder – you always were a [ltr. 3, p. 6: page is blank] [ltr. 3, p. 7] 4. freezer – as to the girls you know you like them. Bertha says she is going to wait until June, but I do’nt believe it. She and Joe wish to be remembered, I am so glad you are picking up a little and looking better. Yes deary that Bramwell is my cousins son I guess he do’nt know us I do’nt know him I have never seen him since he was a baby he went two years this month. No Ruth do’nt kiss me very often. Once in a while she will kiss me. The other morn- ing I asked her to kiss me and she did it so cute and I said “You sweet thing give me another” and she scolded me and turn- ed her head away. Deary I think I told you that Joe took me down in the surry to get the bottels. Yes Mr. Poulton told me that Avern was taking a trip with his cousin Arnold Giangue who [ltr. 3, p. 8: page is blank] [ltr. 3, p. 9] 5. is about to come home. I got the curtains yesterday they came by express but I do’nt know who sent them I think they are fine for that price. They are just about the same quality as our dining room curtains and you know we paid $3.30 for them at a sail. Your Mamma gave me two tickets to got to the fair I went down there to get them and Emma went with us we went Saturday afternoon Joe and Bertha and Miss Kempell and Emma and Ruth and I went. Ruth did enjoy the fair she is the best baby to take out I do’nt think the fairs is quite as good as it was last year. Last night I went to the Theatre it was the “Tender- foot” light opera I enjoyed it very much. Well deary Elder Freebrain called. He and Hilay came over Friday evening. He is a great. Well I do’nt know how to express [ltr. 3, p. 10: page is blank] [ltr. 3, p. 11] x 6. my opion of him. Does he x always act like that? He came x in and we had a lot of x conference folks here x I was getting the baby to x sleep. Bertha introduce Hilay then Freebrain introduced x himself and the minute I came x out of the bed room he stepped x up and said and this is x Sister Smith. He just talked x and laughed all the time x Joe was here and he said x “I wonder if he always acts x that way”. He is quite a fine x looking fellow and I emagine x he would be very jolly company. x How could you get homesick x while he was around? x Fred Luff has gone on a x mission to Europe and he took his wife and baby with x him. x Mamma and Papa and all x the folks send love. x Hugs loves and kisses from x Ruth and I and may the Lord x bless you continueally is x the desire of your loveing and affectionate wife, Millie. [ltr. 3, p. 12: page is blank] [ltr. 4, p. 1] #33. Salt Lake City, Oct. 12, 1905. My Own Dear Alvin:- I was so pleased to receive your dear letter yesterday also to learn that you was well. Yes deary health is every thing and I am very thankful for it. Ruth and I are fine for which I am very thankful. Miss Wells has’nt been to see me as yet so you think she will talk me to death when she does come. I do’nt know about that you know I am a pretty good talker my self. When Ruth finds out she ca’nt go when she wants to she fusses a few min- [ltr. 4, p. 2: page is blank] [ltr. 4, p. 3] 2. utes and then she is all right sometimes she will cry. She will go to any one that says “lets go see the kitty”. She can almos go alone now I think she could if she had more confidence, but she is not the only one that is slow. May Dangerfield Williams’ baby is 15 months old and it ca’nt stand alone by a chair Ruth can walk all around a chair and push it across the room and walk after it. So you have got a nice clean baby to tend. How do you like your job. Yes Alvin I did say George D[--]is’es wife but when I began to think about it I saw my mistake and I think I corrected in one of my letters. He was made counceller to the bishop and she thought they would releas him this fall, but [ltr. 4, p. 4: page is blank] [ltr. 4, p. 5] 3. they had’nt the last time I saw her. I do’nt see why Pres. Hoops wants my picture. I have one of the large ones left the one I was going to give to Joe, but Bertha has one so they wo’nt need two, but I do’nt know him therefore I would’nt want him to have one. You can give him on of those you have of Ruth if you wish. I think Colson was home before your father went to California. Ray Naylor is still working for the car company. I do’nt know when he is going on his land. I got the paper with the conference notice and the programme for your concert a pretty fine concert for six pence and and a shilling. I see you did’nt get Mattie [ltr. 4, p. 6: page is blank] [ltr. 4, p. 7] 4. Reed on your programme I hardly thought she would stay over as she had written that she would sail on the 6th. So you will be glad when conference is over I guess you will. That is a great card you sent me where you are catch ing flees so that is how you do well I am glad the do’nt bother you so much now. We are haveing delightful weather now. I do’nt know what we will do when the weather gets so Ruth ca’nt go out much for she wants to be out all the time. Mamma Papa, Bertha Joe and all the folks send love. I do’nt know what is the matter with Alice no increase as yet. I told mamma maby she would be like Emily go over her time and have twins [ltr. 4, p. 8: page is blank] [ltr. 4, p. 9] 5. but she is large like Emily. Well deary I hav’nt any news to tell you. I do hope you are well and may the Lord bless and protect you at all times is [-]y constant prayers. Ruth and mamma sends you lots of love hugs and kisses. I remain your loveing and affectionate wife, Millie. x x x x x x x x x x x x o o o o o o o o o o o o o x x x x x x x x x x x P. S. Flory Tud’s beaux – Jay Langford left Monday night his father is going as far as Boston with him. [ltr. 4, p. 10: page is blank] [ltr. 5, p. 1] #34 Salt Lake City, Oct. 16, 1905. My Own Dear Alvin:- Your dear letter came today and as usual I was delighted to get it also to learn that you are well. I am so glad you are feeling better. So you were tickeled to death to see Mattie. The very idea of you wanting to hug her and a married man too, but I guess the marrid men are as bad or worse than the single ones. Well Mattie is a fine, lovely girl and I am glad you see some one once in a while that looks good to you, but you did’nt say wether you did hug her or not. Too bad Mattie could [ltr. 5, p. 2: page is blank] [ltr. 5, p. 3] 2. nt stay to your concert but I did’nt think she would be able to because she had made arrangements to leave on the 6th. And Pres. Hoops had as bad a case as you did. Two old married men. Mattie is expected home Wed- nesday or Thursday. So you think you will be glad when your turn comes to come home and so will I just think deary 6 months to morrow since you left home. I do’nt know how J. [-]. Smith is getting along with the in surance business but I pre- sume all right. So your housekeeper does your mending that is real nice of her. We are still haveing fine weather but it is getting colder. I forgot about the bread and milk when Groesbeck came, but if he [ltr. 5, p. 4: page is blank] [ltr. 5, p. 5] 3. calls again I will try to think about it. He did’nt tell me the joke on you and I did’nt think to ask him. He got over his case on Nannie did he? I do’nt know wether he goes with Lena Badger or not but she was up there to a party that Ethel gave for Jay Langford. My but you are [----]ing high eating [-]ross and Blackwells all the time. Ruth is sitting on the table writeing you a letter the pencil did’nt make deep enough marks so she dipped it in the ink then she thought she would help me as you see by this page. We are both well and feel- ing fine Ruth is getting cuter every day she can say quite a lot of little words and she speaks them so plain. Well deary Alice has another [ltr. 5, p. 6: page is blank] [ltr. 5, p. 7] 4. son early Saturday morn- ing. I hav’nt been up to see him as yet but they say he looks like Arville. He weighed 8 ½ pounds. Yesterday I took the baby for a walk so I went down to the post office but I did’nt get a letter. So when the mailman came this morn ing he said to mamma where is the lady that came for a letter yesterday he said “she did’nt get a thing not even a pleasant smile but I have enough to break her heart this morning”. On the way back from the post office I saw Bishop Whitecar he asked very kind- ly about you and wished to be remembered to you I was talking to Mrs. Pack today and she said that young Marve was called on a mission to the Sand- [ltr. 5, p. 8: page is blank] [ltr. 5, p. 9] 5. wich Islands he is to leave the 23rd of nent month he is only eighteen years old. I think he is awfully young to send over there but they seem to think it is fine and he feels real good about going. I went to the theatre Satur- day night it was a light opera called “Peggy from Paris,” it was just pretty good. Ida has had her tonsels cut and the doctor made such a bungling job of it that he has been quite sick. She was a little better Saturday and I have’nt heard since. Eva and Rulon called on us last night. She seems to be feeling fine. The roof is almost on their house. Well deary I ca’nt think of any thing to tell you only that I love with all my [ltr. 5, p. 10: page is blank] [ltr. 5, p. 11] 6. heart and soul. All the folks send love to you. Remember me to sister Everard. Ruth and I send lots of love hugs and kisses and may the Lord bless you continueally is the desire of your loveing and affection ate wife, Milllie. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x [ltr. 5, p. 12: page is blank] [ltr. 5, p. 13] [scribbles on page] From Papas precious baby, Ruth. [ltr. 5, p. 14: page is blank] [ltr. 6, p. 1] #35 Salt Lake City, Oct. 23, 1905. My Own Precious Alvin:- This is the time that I get even with you answering two letters at once. I received two dear letters from you one last Tuesday and another this morning. I was so pleased to get them also to learn that you are well. Well deary you do’nt know how thankful that you did’nt get hurt when you were mobbed. I am glad you did- nt say any thing to the cow- ards for if you had they might have done worse than they did. Yes you told me you had an awful dream but you did’nt tell me what it was like, but [ltr. 6, p. 2: page is blank] [ltr. 6, p. 3] 2. from what you say it must have been a mean dream. I have had two funny dreams bout you recently I do hope you will be care- ful. Last night I dreamed I did’nt get your letter and I was feeling blue and dis- sapointed and still you was home but you did’nt have any thing to say to me or come near me but I thought you went off and took little Joseph for a boat ride. I am glad to hear that Chase is well remember me to him when you write. Richard called yesterday he had been to call on Mattie but she was’nt home so he thought while he was up this way he would run in and see us. He wished to be re- membered to. you we were just going to have dinner and wanted him to stay and eat with us but [ltr. 6, p. 4: page is blank] [ltr. 6, p. 5] 3. he had dined. He said they had a letter from Willard Saturday and he was fine was going to a conference in the extreme north was in his way when he wrote he say he does write the most cheerful letters. Richard said your papa had a cold. Lis’s baby has been sick with a cold Geraldine has had the croup Zina had her big toe operated on for an in grown toenail and your mama had the grippe last week, but they are all better now. Lis has been up to your mama’s for over a week she said you had’nt answered their letter as yet. Deary I do’nt wonder at you not likeing to go to three meetings a day. I went last night – it was Sunday school review yes- terday so last night the Sunday school [---]d the sing- [ltr. 6, p. 6: page is blank] [ltr. 6, p. 7] 4. ing and thin Bro. Talmage spoke on Sunday school work – he spoke fine. I enjoyed his lecture very much but the rest of it made me nervous. I am glad that your concert and meetings at conference were a success also that you had a nice time the next day and that you went to the theatre. I hav’nt received the gloves as yet. Mattie also Mrs. Carmen and her daughter arrived safely Thursday noon they had a very rough voyage the ship was on its side once for four minutes. Bertha and Joe went down to see Mattie Thursday evening they wanted me to got with them, but we had been washing and I had Ruth to get to bed so I did’nt go. I have’nt seen her yet. The Carmens are liveing [ltr. 6, p. 8: page is blank] [ltr. 6, p. 9] 5. up stairs at Nell’s. Joe said the little German girl was at meeting last night but I did’nt see her. She was visiting at Will Owen’s yesterday. Yes I too wish you were here, to help to teach Ruth to walk – she will take hold of one finger and walk all over and she will walk all around the chairs and push them around but she wo’nt try to go alone. She is getting cuter all the time she trys to say every thing. And you aught to see her play the piano and sing we tell her to do this and she tries to play on the table or any thing she is near and then tries to sing. So you think Groesbeck was trying to stuff me about your preaching well of course I do’nt know any thing about that but I guess he was’nt. I will leave to wait until I hear you [ltr. 6, p. 10: page is blank] [ltr. 6, p. 11] 6. then I can judge for my self. Deary I do’nt know how many dividends I have had on Uncle Sam wether it is two or three I think two I told you each time I got them. Your mama said she had your dividend on your Z. C. M. I. stock for me but I hav’nt been down for it as yet. Yes deary I am apt to get tired of reading your sweet letters. The longer they are the better they suit me. We are still haveing fine weather. Nell and Hen and the boys were up yesterday they are all well and wish to be remembered to you. Mrs. Adams came down this afternoon and brought Arville she wished to be re- membered to you. Arville[-] says papa can have the baby if he cry’s but if [ltr. 6, p. 12: page is blank] [ltr. 6, p. 13] 7. he do’nt cry we cant have it. He has been exceptionally good so far. Alice is getting along nicely she sat up a little while to day. The baby is growing fine. Mable Poulton is to be married Thanksgiving day you know the flesshy one. Joe’s house is up to the leval they started, to put the roof on, to day. Mama’s eyes are much better but she still has to go to the doctor’s once a week. Mama, Papa, Bertha and Joe send love to you. I got a letter from Ella Sat- urday she and Frank send kind regards to you. Ruth and I send lots of love hugs and kisses and pray continually for your welfare May the Lord bless you continually is the desire of your loveing and affectionate wife, x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Millie x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x [ltr. 6, p. 14: page is blank] [ltr. 7, p. 1] #36 Salt Lake City, Oct. 26, 1905. My Own Dear Alvin:- Your dear letter of Oct. 13th came this afternoon a day late but I was tickeled to get it for I began to think I was’nt going to get one until Mon- day. The mail man tried to jolly me. He told me the English mail was in and I did’nt get a letter then he said well maby I will bring it this afternoon and sure enough he did. So you think if you had written more the last time I would have tried reading it not so the longer the better. No Ruth is not very hard on shoes. The last pair I got her she rubbed through [ltr. 7, p. 2: page is blank] [ltr. 7, p. 3] 2. at the heels but the rest of the shoe is as good as ever. I am going to get her a new pair for best and the ones she has will do for everyday for some time. You know they are her first hard sole shoes and she has worn them all the time since I got them so I do’nt think that is bad. She ca’nt keep up with Arville when it come to wearing out shoes. Yes Arville has a baby brother I told Alice she would have a boy but I think she thought she would have a girl and I know she wanted a girl but he is just as welcome as a girl would have been. Alice is getting along fine – she was out on the porch for a few minutes – yesterday and to- day. Mrs. Adams has an awful cold and cough but it is better to day they all wish to be remember- ed to you. Yes deary that is right 8 shares of stock and $404.00 [ltr. 7, p. 4: page is blank] [ltr. 7, p. 5] 3. you still owe $271.00 on your note. No I do’nt think you better stay away It was’nt me that made the money it was Bro. Nelson. I intended paying my tithing out of that money but when I went down to the bank Bro. Nelson had allread applied it on your note so I thought I would leave it as it was and that will lessen the in trest and then I will use the dividends to pay the tith- ing of course I will be a little longer about it. I do’nt want you to sell any of your stock to pay it. Yes I knew that Fred Luff had gone to England I think I told you he was coming. Yes he is the one that owns so much real estate he has plenty he can afford to take his wife and baby. He made most of his money out of mining stocks I think. So he is going to hunt up genelogy for a year. You are getting plenty of [ltr. 7, p. 6: page is blank] [ltr. 7, p. 7] 4. rain and I guess you will continue to get plenty. We are having delightful weather it was a little cloudy to day I thought it would rain but it did’nt we need a storm as every thing is dry and dusty again. Well deary you are the same old freezer if you had to sleep with Ruth you would freeze it seems as though she ca’nt sleep with her feet covered up and she wont even have her stockings on – if I pin them on she pull them and kicks and fusses and ca’nt go to sleep until I let her pull them off. When she goes to sleep in the day she sleeps in her buggy and she keeps covered up just fine but she wont sleep in it at night. I though she would keep covered up better at night if she slept in her buggy but she would’nt go to sleep in it so I let her go to sleep on the bed then I put [ltr. 7, p. 8: page is blank] [ltr. 7, p. 9] 5. her in her buggy but she woke up and would’nt stay in. She knows what she wants and she makes her wants known when she wants a piece she takes us to the bread jar and pulls the cover off. She seems to understand every thing we say to her. She holds up a little book or paper and sings or reads so cute I ca’nt begin to tell you half the cute things she says and does. Well deary I guess I better tell you we are both well. I think I forgot to the last time I wrote. So you speak to sleep in the middle you are welcome to it – it is too hot a place for me especially with the amount of bedding you have on. We only have one quilt so far and I hav’nt put my heavy nightgowns on yet, but mama and Bertha have. Ruth is getting to look more like you all the [ltr. 7, p. 10: page is blank] [ltr. 7, p. 11] 6. time. She says “tata” over the phone now. You think you will be a bigger kissabee than ever I do’nt see how you could be much worse. Maby that is what is the matter with the cow sometimes she holds her milk up I guess it must be because I did’nt get my kiss. Remember me to Sister Everard. I went down town this afternoon so I called at Sy[---] to see if he got Bro. Binders photo. He said he went to see [---] about it but they could’nt find the negatave but that he would go again. That will be all right deary if you ca’nt get red gloves get two pair of black ones. Mamma, Papa, Bertha and Joe wish to be re- membered to you. Papa [ltr. 7, p. 12: page is blank] [ltr. 7, p. 13] 7. will take the letter to Harry to-morrow. Say deary I wish you had been here to supper last night we had fried chicken it was just fine. We are going to eat our chickens now they are a pretty good size and we have quite a number of roosters. So we are going to eat them. Well deary I must say “night” “night” as it is getting late. Ruth and mamma send love hugs and kisses. May the Lord bless you and keep you from all harm and danger is the prayer of your loveing and affectionate wife, Millie. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x [ltr. 7, p. 14: page is blank] [ltr. 8, p. 1] #37 Salt Lake City, Oct: 30, 1905. My Own Dear Alvin:- I re- ceived your dear letter this morning I was so pleased to get it also to learn that you was well. There is nothing that pleases me more than to learn that you are well and all right. Deary it was David that told Harry about the mobbing and I think Hilays father told him that is how I heard it. I asked Hilay about it when he and Elder Freebrain called and he told me just about what you told me about it. He said it happened before he left and you say he had left so there must have been two or else you thought it was after Hilay left. [ltr. 8, p. 2: page is blank] [ltr. 8, p. 3] 2. Next time, if there be a next and I sincerely hope there wont, I want you to tell me because when I get it from some one else like I did this time it worries me more than it would if you told me and told me just how it was. Deary I do’nt know what I said about whiskers. I do’nt re- member saying any thing about them I may have said something about you far off look but I do’nt remember what it was but if it was funny I will laugh with you. “ ha ha ha ha ha ha.” Now deary to show you that you are not as good a guesser as you think you are I will tell you – it was Edith that said it. I think it was your Papa’s things that were stolen from the Bee Hive. No it did’nt wash any gravel in front of the ga[-]s but I guess it would have done only ma- [ltr. 8, p. 4: page is blank] [ltr. 8, p. 5] 3. ma and I went out and cleaned the leaves out of the ditch and let the water go down but it flooded over below our place. Mrs. Field came last Friday she was down Saturday and again this evening she looks fine and she says she feels so much better than she did she weighs 145 pounds She wished to be remembered to you. She thinks Ruth is so cute. She is a cute little tad she knows every thing we say and she knows what she wants and she makes us understand and she tries to say every thing after us and she does fine. You aught to hear her say “I see” and “no no” and see her love moke. We are both well and feel- ing fine. We have had a cold East wind all day to day and it threatened snow but it did’nt come and I am not sorry. Ruth can go out [ltr. 8, p. 6: page is blank] [ltr. 8, p. 7] 4. more when it do’nt storm. Ida telephoned today asked how we were she said they were all well now but Joseph had a cold. She said Geraldine had’nt been out since con- ference she said she was afraid to let her go out for fear she would take cold and she caught cold and had the croup. I said why Ruth goes out every day. Ruth would live out doors if she could. I took her in her buggy as far as Al’s yetserday morn- ing the baby is growing fine Alice is getting along fine but she is getting around pretty lively for two weeks. She is not any to strong yet. Ruth thought the baby was fine. Al got a little dog for Arville so the milk man told him that he had to have either the dog of the baby which could he have and he said “the baby”. The workman are putting [ltr. 8, p. 8: page is blank] [ltr. 8, p. 9] 5. the roof on Joe’s house. Mama, Papa Bertha and all the folks send love to you. Well deary I ca’nt think of any news to tell you and Ruth has just woke up and wants her “nana.” Ruth and I send lots of love hugs and kiss. May the Lord bless you continually is the prayer of your loveing and affection ate wife, Millie x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x