Wednesday, April 9, 2014

08-15-1922 CJ Peterson to Grace Johnson

From R.F.D. #2 Box 17
Logan Utah

Mrs Grace Johnson
Box 75 Royal Bakery
Malad Idaho

                        N. Logan Ut. R #2 Box 17 Aug 15—1922

My dearest folks at Malad Idaho your welcome letters was recived yesterday and I thank you for them I can assure you it was welcome I am a verry lonesome woman but I guess it is best for me to be here when theere is such an confusion and strike and strive outside our homes, I am sorry you were dissapointed when I was not with Lovis Well I can tell you I was dissapointed to but off such is the world full of.

            I see you are still missing Joe well it is to bad but I know you will fell better when Lovis tells you all about him how did you like the picture he sent you we or F.O. got a letter from Joe yesterday he said he was no wearing a blue suit and was buissier than ever now since he moved out off the

quarantine he worte as if he was lonesome and be talking off a furlough and a letter every day would be welcome, I guess we better arange it so we have each ceartain days to write so he will get one letter from us eveyr day and not all in one day and then not any for some time I wrote to him yesterday and FO is writting this evening and so it is your turn to write next Thursday and then we will keep it upp if the train should stop altogather I think the airplanes will carry the mail.

            soo Dr White is lonesome well if he waits for something good he can afford to wait and be lonesome to all you can do is to write and comfort him but what about yourself how are you, Every body I have seen and have talked to since I got home wishes you to come home and are hoping you will teach here in N. Logan, I mailed thoose papers to you yesterday and I hope the will come to you all O.K. I have wrote to Petersons to day for the first time and I will give you their addrass on the other side off this paper so you can write to them and be sure to write or else the will be offended.

            It has been very warm here to day I feel as if I were cooked, We have put upp F.O.s stove in the schanty and so we can bake bread theere and also make pickles out in the schanty Annie have put upp a lot of nice fruit but no jelly Annie had the currants picked but Pa would not bay any sugar so the currants got all spoiled and had to be thrown away mebe I can get some apples to make some jelly from I hope so anyway.

            Now Lovis I want you to quitt kidding me and Grace dont you belive Lovis when she says I put on well mebe I tried to act so Lovis did not needed to be to much ashamed off me but any one can easely see it was all home made and not genuine, well it is not hard to smile when the all smile first at you but it is different some places.

            I recived a card from Jennie yesterday she was sorry she did not get to see us before we left Berkeley Audrey and Jennie is now at Long Beach Cal and are having a loveley time will return to San Diego in about a week and will write a letter to us in a few days if you will why write a few lines to Jennie, I am glad your children are all well I am carzy to see them you ought to see Lewis he is a darn cute kid he keeps his Mother buissy watching him Now what about Elvira I have told Pa I dont want to have her leave us and as you got more now then your share having Avery to it be rigth for Elvira to come here with you when you come to see us I have not heard from F.G. yet I shall soon write to him see if he answers me and what he got to say.

            F.O. is working here and theere and earns a little monny and is waiting to hear from the Goverment and what about it. I will now close with Love your Pa is as usual and always glad to hear from you how is your legs my leg is on a strike, give my love to Gust and Avey tell Avey he is owning Grandma a letter so long with Love Love Love Love Love     

                                                            your Mother and Grandma

                                                                        C J Peterson.

 Petersons addrass is

Mrs S.J. Peterson.

R.F.D. #1 Box 201

Ogden Ut.

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Jennies addrass is

Box 1369 San Diego

     Calif

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