Friday, April 4, 2014

1-7-1926

Mrs C.J. Peterson
R.F.D. #2 Box 17
Logan Utah


Mrs F H. White
5 Douglas St
Petaluma
California

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

                                                                        Jan 7th 1926
My dear folks at Petaluma

            I am afraid you are thinking we are dead or something similar to it but we are as ususl only I have negleckted writting  we yave had much company all During the holidays and since we have had a pig killed and as usual I am slow at my work and makes a big job out off nothing and when nigth come I am to tired to think what to writ I hope I ahve now made enouph off exuses so I can begin to write so I can mail a letter to you to day, I can not remember if I have answered any off your two last lettres so I shall now peg away writing mebe I have answered one before I am afraid I dissapointed you in sending you the Book I did but I like for you to have them Books first off or before other things before I pass away and if the shipp every comes in I like to remember you better. I am glad Santa Claus remembered you with things you wished for he sureley was very thougthfull of me wich I am very thankfull for. I shall enclose a list off what he left and off what I had him to take around for me to my relatives & friends

            No Sir Mrs Mary Jane have not visited Abie she dont care for him at all when I spoke to her in town she acted at first as she did not knew where he was but after she gave herself away. she always inquire after Joseph.

            No lovis I do not think Mira Nelson wanted your addrass for Gladys as Gladys Mother got it from me for Gladys a few days before Mira came for hers.

            We have not heard from Abie for a long time and I wonder why it is that he dont write, none of us went to see him the last visiting day but I sent him a New Years box and a big long letter you know I can not think off not go down to Ogden with or on any lesser than $6 and that is more than I can afford but Grace and I have made a date for us to go down to Ogden Feb 7 mebe we can get an understanding how much longer Abie has to stay theere.

            Grace and Pa thinks theere is something crokied about them keeping Arthur they think because he is big and strong and can get away with lots off work that the[y] keep him, some off them boys thy[y] have down theere are small and punie looking, well we will see when we go down what excuse they got this time to keep Abie if it is only smoke they keep him for they can not do it now as he is past 18.

            yeas the film was inclosed and I got it I thank you I shall send it back after a while. This paper I am writting on Santa gave it to me but I can not use pen and ink on it as it gets all in blotches.

            Grace and her children came down on Tuesday before New Years day and stayed over New Year I tell you I was very glad she came, I started to wash on Monday the day before she came but I could not finish as I came unwell, an very unusual think [thing] for a woman my age I never had any pain only I felt weak, at first I was very nerveous about it but as luck would have it sister Ormond came down and she said she have had the same expirience of late so than it did not scare me any more but I kept a little quite [quiet] and when Grace came she finished the washing

            how funny that it is cold in Petaluma so you need the hot water bottle we do not need it here yet, The sun is shining warm and clear every day the nigths are a little cold the roads are dry and dusty, we have no snow now what little we had a few weeks ago is all gone now.

            theere has been a few deaths since I wrote to you last and as it is just merely aquintences you vont feel bad when I tell you. Painter Carlson is one, Orvil Mickelsons Dad is one and you know Anna Noras sister Auntie Ida they called her, her youngest son they one that took fits was buried yesterday. I do not think I will have time to send the Santa Claus list and mail it to day as it is 2 35 p m now. F.O. came out and Louis and Shirly so I got stopped in writting and got dinner for them F.O. quitt the Bakery and are having a vacation, he surely need it.

            I shall write again soon so I will close now

            Wishing you a Happy New year With all kinds off Love and thanks for every thing,

            your Mother

                        C. J. Peterson.
when you write tell me off your trips to Berkeley.

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