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Alvin Fielding and Amelia Smith
Letters, Feb. 1907
MSS 7952

[notes by transcriber are in brackets; preprinted text is in bold]

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132
	     Salt Lake City,
	         Feb. 4, 1907.
My Own Dear Alvin:-		
			I re-
ceived a letter from you
last Tuesday and I have’nt
had one since I thought sure
I would get one today but
none came. There is a wach
out on the U. P. and the trains
cant get through so I guess
that is the reason I am
anxious to get it to learn
how you are I do hope you
are entirely well by this time
and do be careful and take 
better care of yourself.
	Yes Sid Saville brought the
gloves I told you about it. 
	So Luffs are sick of England

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		         2.

well I guess it wont be long 
until they are home then
	No I have’nt heard anything
about Bro. Saville going on a
mission I asked your
Mama if she had and
she said no she had’nt heard
any thing about it.
	Yes Ruth knows you with 
your mustache now – The 
other day she said “I want Papa’s
picture” so I handed her the
one you sent her first and
she said “that aint my Papa”
and she took the one with 
the mustache and said “this
is my Papa.”
	I met Coulson when I was
down town today and he 
said he felt fine and he
looks as well as ever.
	I will tell Sister Cusworth
what you said when I see
her I have been going to 
go down but we have had

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		       3.
such miserable weather it
has been raining most
of the time since Thursday
and it is still raining.
it is a fright.
	I hav’nt heard how Pack’s
little boy is.
	Mama still has the rheuma-
tism in her feet and ankles
it gets a little better and then
it is as bad as ever again.
	I went in to see Bro Nel-
son to-day and I wanted to
pay the intrest but he would-
nt take it and he wanted 
to know what I had towards
going and I told him nothing
and he said well why aint
you thinking about it and
he said when will you go
I told him I thought it I 
went I would go in April
what do you think about it?
	I saw Bro. Nibley today and
he said he thought Alex would
come home in May that the

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		     4.
man that was chosen to
take his place would go
in April.
	We were all up to Bertha’s
tonight to supper we had
a fine supper wish you
had been with us.
	Ida telephoned and asked
me to go down there to
supper to-morrow night.
	Zina graduated last Friday
I made her dress and it 
was real pretty.
	Say dearie that little beast
of a cow holds her milk up
and kicks just like her
mother but otherwise she
is just as gentle as can be
she doesn’t give much milk
sometimes two quarts and
sometimes one and it is not
extra rich ‒ I don’t think she
will be much good until
she has another calf.
	Ellis offered me $20.00 for

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		      5.
her ‒ Hen said if he was
me he would take it.
What do you think shall I
keep her until you come
home and let you see if
you want her or not?
	Of course I have only been
milking her a week and she
may get better I don’t know
	I had Marriot come and look
at the old cow and he said
he was too thin for beef she
never was very fat. She is
not the fat kind ‒ they thought
Mamas cow was too fat.
The man that bought Mamas
is coming up to-morrow to
look at her.
	Mama and Papa and all
the folks send love to you.
May the Lord bless you con-
tinually ‒ love hugs and
kisses from your loveing
and affectionate wife and
baby, Millie and Ruth. x x x
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

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133

	     Salt Lake City,
	         Feb. 6 - 1907.
My Own Precious Alvin:-
		  Yester-
day afternoon Mama, Ruth
and I went to the matinee
to see “Forty five minutes
from broadway” it was 
just fine and we all en-
joyed it especially Ruth. After
the matinee I went down to
Ida’s to supper and stayed 
and spent the evening They
had quite a croud I <(in fact all of us> had a great
time with cars both going and 
coming but we had a lovely
time ‒ it was nearly one o’
clock when I got home Coulson
came up with me and
when I got here I found two
letters from you and I was
glad to get them it being a

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	       2.
week since I had had one
from you and I was getting
kind of anxious I am glad
you are some better and
I will be glad when you 
are entirely well ‒ Dearie if
your throat is’nt entirely well
when you get this letter I
want you to see a Doctor
right away. Before I knew
you had be sick I dreamed 
that you had been sick and
you had’nt had proper care
and you was so thin and
small that I could carry you
around in my arms and
I thought in my dream that
if you had had better care
you would’nt have been
that way ‒ now I want
you to take better care of 
yourself.
   Miss Grant called today
and she told me you didn’t 
take care of yourself (now will
you be good) You tell me you

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	       3.
do.
   I am glad you have gone
to Enfield and I do hope
the change agrees with you.
   Hyrum leaves for Arizona
to-night to be gone six or
seven weeks. He was at the
matinee yesterday and he
coaxed and coaxed Ruth to
go to him but she would’nt 
until he told her he would
get her some candy then she 
went with him and he
got her some candy. She
is a great baby. You aught to
see her right now. Papa was
asleep in the chair and she
woke him up and said
Grandpa lay on the lounge
she said I’ll fix the bed so
she straightened the pillows
and he laid down and
then she got her little quilt
and covered him up. I tell
you she is cute, at least we 
think so.
   I got another letter from
you today so I have three

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	        4.
to answer.
   While we were out yester-
day Bro. White called so he took
the package into McIntyres
and Bro Mc brought it
over I will give the gloves to
the girls the first time I see
them. That is a great post
card. Ruth got her post card
and she thought it was fine.
   Yes that is quite a difference
ten pence and two pence. I am
glad you like the place do 
you get better meals are you
with a family or how are
you living.
   No I guess the foggy weather
does’nt agree with your throat.
You aught not to go out in
the fog until your throat
is entirely well.
   Yes I guess Mamie is tickel-
ed with her baby. I hav’nt
seen it since the time I told
you about: No she was’nt 
at the Bee Hive she had her
baby at her own home. She

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	        5.
also had the other one at her
own home. She was at the Bee
Hive when she and the baby
were sick but they were both
better and she had gone back
home some time when Alfred
died. But she had him up to
the Bee Hive on your Papas
birth day and they thought
he caught cold there and
he was dead in about a week
but I do hope she has better
luck with this one.
   Bert Davis wife Maggie had
a boy yesterday morning it
is the first boy and they are
almost daffy about it. It
seems to me they hav’nt
lost much time since he 
came home.
   Nony’s baby is a lovely
fat baby and Nony is getting
so fat and she look well
with it.
   Remember me to Alex when
you write him.
   So you think another mission

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	       6.
would do Mat and Lou good
so you think you better not
talk ‒ no there is no telling
what might happen when
you come home. We will have
to have twins to catch up
with the rest of them.
   Well Dearie no[--]dy will
have that cow I have had
three butchers look at her
and they say she is not fat
enough to kill beef is plen-
tiful and they don’t want 
cows ‒ she looks as fat as she
ever did but you know
she never was a fat cow.
But I am going to get rid of
her some way.
   When I wrote you Monday
night it was raining well
it rained every bit of the 
night and quit about eight
o’clock yesterday morning 
and the sun came out and
it was just like summer
and it has been again
to-day it is so warm we have

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	        7.
had all the doors and windows
open all day. I hope this 
weather keeps up a few 
days and it will dry up
some of the mud. The rain
caused lots of damage in
Ogden.
   Arnold Boman was down
to Ida’s last night he came
down from Ogden yesterday
and went back this morn-
ing ‒ his wife is away again.
   Well Dearie I will finish this
to-morrow night. It is only
10:15 but it was so late when
I got to bed last night I feel
kind of sleepy. I wonder how
we stood it when we were
courting we used to sit
up late and enjoy it ‒ But
after we were marrid it
was different.

	      Feb. 7th.
   Well Dearie I have just got
home from the Clark-Andelin

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	        8.
concert it was at the taber-
nacle and it was the 
punkest thing I have heard
for some time.
   Professor Stephens announced
that Miss Clark was quite
ill and would’nt be able to
sing but they hoped she
would be before the end 
of the concert ‒ But she was
there and played for Ande-
lin and then she sang once
with Andelin and her <voice> sound-
ed as though there was
something the matter with
it ‒ so Andelin was the only
soloist. The Tabernacle
Choir rendered several num-
bers and they were fine and
Professor McClellan played
several numbers and they
were fine. The quire and
Mc were the best things
on the programme.
   Andelin has accepted some
position in Germany (I think)

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	       9.
and I understan that he 
and Miss Clark are to be
marrid in April and
then they leave for Europe.
   I heard that Burt Needam
was called on a mission.
   Miss Grant told me yes-
terday to be sure and re-
member her to you and
she said she was going to
write you. She seems
to be such a nice girl.
   I went to the dentists this
morning and had two teeth
filled Dr. Taylor would’nt
take anything for it I had
one filled some time ago and
he did’nt charge for that
either. I was certainly very
kind of him.
   I saw Beth Cusworth down
town and she said they
were all well but her
Mother ‒ she had been quite
sick but was better only
she still feels bad about
her mother. They have moved

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	       10.
a block south of where they 
were. Beth is buying her
a piano she has several
pupils and she works 
at a bakery just at the noon
hour every day.
   Ruth says “put me in
my little bed” so I guess
I will quit and go to bed
with her. 
   I have answered one letter
and part of another I will
answer the others next time
Mama and Papa and all
the folks send love.
   I gave Bertha her gloves
and she wishes me to thank
you for them.
   May the Lord bless you
continually and keep you
from all harm and dan-
ger.
   Love hugs and kisses
from your loveing and
affectionate wife and baby,
x x x x x x x x Millie and Ruth.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

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134

	     Salt Lake City,
	         Feb. 11-1907
My Own Dear Alvin:-
		I did’nt
get my letter to-day but I
got the stars I have one let-
ter and part of another to ans-
wer so I will do it I hope
I get my letter to-morrow.
	We are still having delight-
ful spring weather and
the mud is drying up, but
I am afraid we will be hav-
ing winter when we aught
to have spring.
	Yesterday was a lovely
day so Mama and I took
Ruth in the buggy and went
up to Al’s – Papa had a half
dad off and he came home
and while he was her Bro.

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			        2.
Shatford called and brought
the books. I am bound to
be out when any one
comes. He told Papa that you
had had an awful sore throat
I guess it has been worse
that you told me but I do
hope it will soon be well.
	Dearie if it is still sore try
a gargle of Peroxide of Hydrogen
put 1 part Peroxide to 3 parts
water and gargle with it.
but I would rather you
would see a doctor.
	So you have been buying 
some more table linen well
it is always useful. I am
glad you got the gloves and
I thank you very much
that is so much cheaper than
we could get them here.
	Yes it was Angie Holbrook
that called with Miss Rey-
nolds.
	So you think my picture
tells a different tale I wonder
if it does?

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				       3.
So the woman folk at 97 were
tickeled to see you I do’nt blame
them I know some one else
that would be kind of tickeled
too.
	So you are having real
winter weather well I hope
you will be careful and
not get more cold. I do’nt
see how it is you cant
sleep. I will beat you if
you do’nt sleep when you
come home that is one reason
why you keep so thin.
	I sent the sample of lace to
aunt Julina and she has’nt 
written you yet about it. Well
I would’nt get it unless she
told me how much she
wanted.
	Ruth is writing you a letter
and she said I sending
Papa kisses – she kisses
her fingers and dabs them
on the paper and then scribb-
els and she jabbers all the

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				        4.
time she says post mark
it and put the kisses on
there.
	That was real nice of
Sister Lencolin but you do’nt
care what you say.
	Well Dearie if I should turn
the post card’s face to the wall
every body would be curious
and go and turn it around
and look at it.
	Do’nt worry about looking
so much older than I do
that is what they said but
I look much older than
that.
	I am glad you are getting
along a little better with
the Everard affair. And
you have got a present
out of it for me well I will
thank you now and again
when I get it. I guess she 
did have a lot of stuff 
and I bet she had some
good linen but I guess those

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				        5.
people helped themselves.
	I went to the theatre Saturday
night to see “The “Virginian”
it was just fine and 
I did enjoy it. I wish you
had been here to have seen 
it.
	Mama and Papa have just
come home from the ward
a missionary farewell for
George Groesbeck (Hiley’s
brother) and a Mr. Lakin.
they are both going to Great
Britain.
	Mama and Papa and all
the folks send love.
	Ruth and I send love hugs
and kisses.
	May the Lord bless you
and watch over you con-
tinually is the prayer of 
your loveing and affection
ate wife and baby,
x x x x x x x x Millie and Ruth.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

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135
				     Salt Lake City,
				         Feb. 14-1907	
My Own Dear Alvin:-
						I re-
ceived a letter from you 
Tuesday and I was pleas-
ed to get it and to learn
that you was a little better
also that you had seen
Dr. Allen about your throat.
I will be glad when it is 
better I try not to worry about
it but I know how you are
you are not careful enough
you aught not to go out
in the cold with it and  you
do all the time – Dearie I
want you to be more
careful about your self.
	You certainly made a 

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					2.
day of it with Sister Crofts
You are worse than I am
for staying out nights.
	Yes Al and Alice got their
book I did’nt know when I
told you about the others Alice
told me right after and
said Al had been going to
write for some time but
he had’nt got at it and I for
got to mention it to you.
	I am making Lis a dress
and she came to fit it
the other day and I gave her
her gloves and the books
for she and the girls ‒ she
did’nt do a thing but faint
while I was fitting her.
Your mother got them all
up a four o’clock that morn
ing to wash and they were 
all dun up.
	Well Dearie I sold both
of the cows to-day I got $18.00
for the old one and $20.00 for 
the young one that was the

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					3.
best I could do. No one would
buy the old cow for a milk
cow because she was so
mean and the butchers 
would’nt have her the man
that has bought her is
going to fatten her up and
then sell her for beef – I have
been feeding her well to
see if I could fatten her
but she would’nt fatten. And
with holding her milk up
she is almost dry.
	The little cow did’nt give two
quarts at a milking and she
held her milk up like her
mother so I thought I would
let her go and she kicked
like the dickens at first but
she began to get better of that
but I think I would as soon
have a cow kick as hold
her milk up. Hay is so
high so I thought it best
to sell both and when you 
come home we will get a
good cow that is if you want

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					4.
one as for me I have
had all the cows I want
I wouldn’t be a farmers
wife and do the milking
for anything.
	I think Eva Tud is going
as a mutial missionary
I don’t know wether she will
go tracting or not.
	George Groesbeck and Bro.
Lakin left last night for
England – Lakin took his
wife and three children
with him they are going to
stay with his wife’s folks
while he does missionary
work.
	I am glad you are doing
so well at Enfield.
	Remember me to Alex when
you write him.
	Yes Dearie you must re-
member the Nelsons when
you are coming home Bro.
Nelson has been good to you

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					5.
and to me too and I appre-
ciate it very much I
thought it would be nice
if we could get Alice a
little chain but we will
see.
	So you think I had better
take Bro. Nelson’s offer up I
think I will too. And I think
if I go I will take Ruth – I 
could leave her with Mama
and she would take just as
good care of her as I would
but I would feel better
if I had her with me and
I think the trip will do her
good and when I get ther I
can get a go cart and then
it wont be hard to take her
around.
	I thought I would go and
see your Papa and ask
him when would be the best
time to go.
Ruth is fine now, but
her teeth aren’nt through as

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					6.
yet. We are all well for
which I am very thankful
	When I get to the bottom of
your letters I always read
it aloud and Ruth always
comes on the run to get her
kisses.
	We are still having spring
the weather is delightful and
the flowers are all coming
up some of our tulips are up
two inches. Ruth does en-
joy this weather, because she
can get out. <excuse the blots.>
	Mama took her down to Nell’s 
to-day and the boys were play-
ing sending valentines with
her and she did enjoy it.
	She got six pretty valen-
tines and she has had lots 
of fun with them four of them
came yesterday and she
said Papa sent them and
I told her no so she said
the mail man sent them
						
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					7.
She is a pretty cute baby
she says she is going to
love and kiss Papa when 
she sees him.
	Well dearie it is getting
late so I must say night
night.
	I do love you with all 
my soul.
	May the Lord bless you
continuall is the prayer
of your loveing and affection
ate wife and baby.
					Millie and Ruth.
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
	My hearts best wishes
	all are thine
	So let me be your val-
	entine.

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	My Own Dear Papa

[page is full of scribbles]

						Darling,
							Ruth.

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[page is full of scribbles]

						Darling
							Ruth.

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[Deseret News 
clipping included about watch 
awarded to retiring Mgr. J. 
Fred Odell of the Consolidated 
Wagon and Machine Co.]

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136

				   Salt Lake City,
						 Feb. 18 ‒ 1907.
My Own Dear Alvin:-
						    I received
yours of Feb. 1st last Friday
I was so pleased to get
it and to learn that your
throat is still improveing
and I hope it is entirely well
before you receive this.
	I am sorry that your
companion has the itch I 
do hope you will be 
careful and I hope you	
wont sleep with him.
	I wish you would take
the Doctors advise and not
preach or sing until your
throat is quite well.
	So you are going to be released

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					2.
from the Presidency and
Bro. Bruce is going to be
president. Well that will be
one thing less for you to worry
about. I am afraid you do more
worrying about such things
than is necessary.
	So the sale is over I guess
you are not sorry.
	We are still having spring
weather it rained nearly
all day yesterday but it has
be fine again to-day. We went
down to Nell’s to dinner yester-
day.
	And you are still having
winter. I will be glad when
it gets warmer for your sake
	Yes I got the gloves and I gave
Mellissa and Bertha theirs but
I hav’nt seen Ida as yet but
I will give them to her.
	So you could’nt find Ruth
and I in the picture we were
only in one and maby that
was’nt good. Yes Lillian is a 

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					3.
a pretty good size.
	Dearie you ask me what
I think about bringing Ruth
I think I would rather bring
her with me or else I would
be wanting to get home before
I got there and I think the
trip would do her good. Of
course I guess we will get
awfully tired but we can
rest up when we get there.
I know Mama would take 
good care of her and she would
be willing to tend her while
I go but I have never been
away from her for a single
night and I do’nt believe I
could stand it. But what
do you think would really 
be the best? If you think I
better leave her home I guess
I better make up <my> mind to.
	I got a notice from the
Fire insurance company
to-day informing me that

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					4.
our insurance runs out
on March 9th. What did that
cost you a year? I will
go down and renew it for
a year.
	I was talking to Ora Williams
the other day he owns the piece
of property just north of
Kimballs on 9th East and he
was telling me that Bram-
wells have sold out for $1,850
they sold to Rockwood he bought
it for his wife to live in
while he is on his mission.
	I went to the matinee to
see Olga Nethersole in “Sapho”
it was fine.
	Ida has decided to have a 
tea party but it wont happen
before you come home I un-
derstand that she is sick all
the time. She has my sym-
pathy.
	So George is coming home
the first of June. Good for
George.

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					5.
Ruth says she is going on
the tooter train an big boat to
see Papa.
	We are all well and we are
thankful for it. I wish you
was I also wish you would
be more careful of your
self.
	Mama and Papa and all the 
folks send love
	Ruth and Mama send love
hugs and kisses Just think 
Dearie it wont be long until
we wont have to send kisses
to one another we will be
able to kiss one another. Oh
I will be so glad when that
time comes I do love you
with all my heart and soul
and I pray the Lord to
bless you continually.
	Your loveing and affection
ate wife and baby,
					Millie and Ruth

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137
			           Salt Lake City,
					Feb. 21 ‒ 1907
My Own Dear Alvin:-
						 I received
a letter from you Tuesday 
and another yesterday I
see from them your throat
is no better still you say
you are well. Dearie I am
worried about you I do wish
your throat was better. I am
sorry you have got to have
it operated on but I do hope
it will get better as soon as
it is done. You have certainly
had a long seige of it and
I know how miserable you
must feel with a sore
throat all the time. Dearie
do’nt you think if you would
stay in out of the damp and
fogs and rain that it would

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					2.
get better quicker. I do wish
you would be more careful
of your self.
	If your throat does’nt get
better soon I will give up the
idea of going over because
if I go it would be the means
of keeping you there longer
and I think you would be
better at home when you
are not well.
	I know that place has’nt
agreed with you since you
have been there ‒ and I under-
stant that Enfield is damper
than London and if it is you
better go back to London.
	I will be glad when I get another
letter telling how you are.
	So you are sending some
books home.
	That broad cloth was certain
ly cheap at that price.
	Yes I heard that Fred Luff
and wife were home but
I hav’nt seen them. I should
have thought they would have

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					3.
gone on the continent for
a short stay. Perhaps it was
on account of the children.
I am sorry she was’nt well
but I heard some time ago
that she was awfully home
sick.
	Dearie I thought if I went
over I would tell Farr’s they
could stay there until Septem-
ber and we could stay here
until that time but now
I do’nt know just what to 
tell them until I hear more
from you. I have almost 
made up my mind to
leave Ruth home. We would 
be able to go so much more
and much quicker if I
did’nt take Ruth as she would
get so tired and so would
we but I thought the trip
would do her good.
	I think we better move 
back to the old place if is not
too bad and then try to build
next spring I would rather

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					4.
have a house built in
the summer than winter.
	Yes Dearie I got the paper
with the silk handkerchieves
in I thought I told you they
were certainly cheap.
	Sister Cusworth called to
see us to-day and stayed
to supper she does feel bad
about her mother I think
she thinks if she had been
there it would’nt have happen
ed. She says she hopes you
will go and see her sister
and father.
	We have been having more
rain to-day.
	I am glad you like your
new home.
	Wesley came up to tell me
good bye to-day he went to-
night. I gave him his book
and he wished me to thank
you for him. He said he
had sent you his picture
	The baby’s aunt brought 
the baby to Emily ‒ she is

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					5.
suposed to get $20.00 per
month and the mother is
to find the baby clothes she
has had $5.00 so far and
her sisters and sisterinlaws
are helping her to secure
clothes for it. 
	Yes I saw that in the paper
about the Idaho Sugar Co.
but I hav’nt received and
div. as yet.
	Dearie I do’nt know just
how much money I will
have when I start. Uncle
Sam has started to go up
it is 47 asked 49 to-day. That
is the highest it has been.
	To-morrow is Washingtons
birthday and I guess I will
go to the matinee.
	I heard that Mrs. Grant 
is awfully dissatisfied
since she came home
You know Pres. Grant
came home and ate Xmas
dinner and then took his

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other wife and went to New
York and you see this one
had him to her self for
three years and now she
misses him.
	We are all well and I hope
this will find you feeling
better but do’nt tell me you
are better if you are not
	Mama and Papa and all
the folks send love and
all hope you will soon
be better.
	With lots of love hugs and
kisses and praying the Lord
to bless you continually
we are your loveing and
affectionate wife and
baby,
				Millie and Ruth.
P. S. Will answer other letter
next time 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 x 
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 

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					7.
Say Dearie
					I forgot to tell
you that Freebrains wife
has a baby boy two
weeks old.
	It seems to me they
hav’nt been married long
enough. Were’nt they married 
in June? If they were it
must be an 8 months
baby. What do you think,
						   Dearie.

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138
				Salt Lake City,
					 Feb. 25 ‒ 1907.
My Own Dear Alvin:-
						  I received
a letter from you to-day
and I was pleased to get
it but I see your throat is
no better.
	I was at the matinee Fri-
day and your Mama said
your Papa had cabeled you
so I went in the Bee Hive to
see if he had had an answer
but he had gone down to
your Mothers so your Mama
telephoned Saturday and
said that the cabel said you
was better and I hope
you are. I hope you did’nt
have to have it operated on

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					2.
but if you did that it will
get along all right and your
throat will soon be well.
	I have a letter that I received
last Wednesday so will answer
that first.
	You say if I come over not
to bring a trunk ‒ Dearie if
I bring Ruth I would have
to bring a trunk of course I do’nt
intend to bring a lot of clothes
for my self but I will have
to have a few changes you 
know a woman and baby need
more clothes than a man
and I thought if I had a trunk
I would’nt have to bother with
them and when I got on the 
boat I could have it put un-
der my berth ‒ Joe said I 
might take his steamer trunk
it is not a large one. Some
one was telling me that I
could’nt use a go cart in
London it would be too crowded
if I cant I may as well stay

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					3.
at home or else leave Ruth
home because she is such 
a poor walker and she
is too heavy to carry far <and distance>
what do you think?
	I am expecting the books
and canary birds to arrive
any day.
	So Lillie Price changed her
mind about coming I guess
if she did’nt start then she
would wait for another com
pany.
	So Sister Gould told you
how you would be missed
well I guess you will be
missed, but we have missed
you a long time and are
anxious to have you back.
	I think that a strange law
that a man ca’nt marry
his wife’s sister. I guess Will
will be glad to have them
come out here.
	I am glad you have quit
worrying so much about
the Everard Estate affairs,

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					4.
and I hope it will soon be
all settled.
	I think there has been very 
little if any ice put up this
year we have had such a
funny winter it has been
lovely for two or three day
and to-night it is thundering
and lightening and raining
and it is so warm for this
time of the year I am afraid
we will be having winter
when we aught to be hav-
ing this kind of weather.
	I hope your bad weather will
soon be over.
	Fred O dell is going to have
his ranch out beyond the
dog kennels Hen said he
thought Hampton his brother
inlaw was interested with him
I forget who took his place
I think it mentioned it in that
clipping I sent you.
	Yes every thing has gone up
in the building line.

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					5.
	No Leah Farr is not marrid
yet. I do’nt see that Johnson
any more. I saw her on 
the car with another fellow
one day. Yes they have a son
old enough to be marrid
and I think he is engaged.
	Well Dearie I might have 
given Farny something but
I didn’t.
	You seem to be doing well
at Enfield lots of investiga
tors. You must have had
quite a time with the Salvation
Army lass.
	How I would like to have 
you drop in to-day for in-
stance mama took Ruth and
went up to Bertha’s this morn-
ing and stayed all day and
I have been here alone all
day.
	The other day when Mellissa
was up I gave her those books
and she said she would give
them to their owners I also gave

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					6.
her Ida’s gloves as Ida was
up to her Mothers that day.
I hav’nt taken Calvins as yet
but all the rest are gone.
	Well Dearie Ruth wants me
to go to bed so I guess I will
have to quit.
	Mama and Papa and all the 
folks send love.
	May the Lord bless you
continually. Love hugs 
and kisses, Yours loveing
ly,
				Mille and Ruth.
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

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Papa Dear  x x x x

[page is scribbled on by Ruth]

				your darling,
x x x x x x x x x x x x x Ruth.

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[page is scribbled on by Ruth]

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139
				Salt Lake City,
					 Feb. 28 ‒ 1907.
My Own Dear Alvin:-
						 Your
letter of Feb. 16th came today
and I was pleased to get
it but so sorry your throat
is no better but I do hope
it is by now.
	Well Dearie you seem to
be making quite a few
converts when you have
twenty babtismals at one time
and the people of Endfield
are gethering next are they?
So Bro. Hansen is coming
home next month. I wish
it was you but I guess I
will have to come after
you. I guess I wont come
until April so I may see

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					2.
him before I leave.
	I went to see your Papa
about it to-day and he ad-
vised me to wait until after
conference and I think that
is best. He also said leave
the baby home by all means
that it would be better for
the baby and better for us
I realize that and I think it
best but I do’nt know how
I will get along with out her
I asked your Papa about the
cost and etc. and he said he
would tend to that when I was
ready.
	Bro. Nelson called me up
to-night and asked me when
I was going to skidoo and
I told him you know he
has been urging me to get
off so I would have more time
there but he thinks it best to
wait until April seeing
that your Papa thinks that

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					3.
way. Bro. Nelson certainly
is a fine man.
	I went <to> the theatre last night
to see Nance O’Neal in “The 
Sourcerers” and it was just
fine I wish you could have
been there she certainly is
a fine actress.
	So you have got a table
cloth out of Sister E. things.
	Well Dearie the birds arrived
all right Bro. Bateman and
his wife called last night
and brought them and I
went down the cellar this
morning and hauled up
two old cages and scrubbed
them up and I think they
will do for the time being
They hav’nt sang yet but
I guess they feel a little
lonesome after being with
so many. they are pretty
little things.
	He did’nt bring the books
but said he would come

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in with the buggy some
day and bring them there
was some charges on them
They seem to be very nice
people.
	I saw them again to-day
when I was down town they
were going to the depot to
see about his baggage then.
	Mrs Buckel called to-day
and I was out and she wish-
ed to be remembered to
you and to Mrs Steel and
to tell Mrs. Steel that she got
the little parcel (the shawl and
the stockings) but she did’nt 
get the books she sent for.
	I do’nt think Bro. Nelson will
be at the bank much long-
er since he sold out there
is a Mr. Adams vice Pres. in
there and he is a holy terror
Nelson and all of them are
disgusted some have been
let out and they are all ex-
pecting it Joe talked to Nelson
last night and told him he
felt like quitting to-night

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but Bro. Nelson advised
him not to quit. Joe said
I would rather quit than
be fired. Adams made
the remark that he didn’t 
want any Mormons in
there. So I do’nt know how
it will come out. I under-
stand that they have refused
checks of Bro. Nelson’s 
best friends becauase they
had an overdraft. Do’nt 
say any thing about this.
	All the boys in there are re-
turned missionaries.
I guess they will all go.
	We are all well. We had
a snow storm Monday
night but it has been
fine since but it is colder
than it was.
	Well Dearie I do love you
with all my heart and I do hope
you are better. May the Lord
bless you continually is the
wish and prayer of your
loveing wife and baby,
x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x x x Millie and Ruth.

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