Letter 2020.102.104

Sept. 24, 1912 Cleveland, Ohio

Dear Sister Edith [and] Helen: I read your nice postal card of 5th & also the beautiful socks which are very stylish & useful. I will keep them for Sundays & day[s?] off & many thanks for them & all congratulations you haven't forgot your bro's birthday have you? The postal card seems too nice to be read but I guess it must be so as everybody says so that has been there & seen it & is I live long enough, I expect to see it too someday, but I don't know just when. Sorry to hear of your 3 children being sick, but glad they are well again. Wish we could go out on our day off & help you pick walnuts & eat some of that delicious fruit. Our Helen often says to me, "Pa, have I got a little cousin Helen away off in

2 in Calafornia & can I see her someday"? (And) & I say, " yes & I hope so someday." (And) & she says,"all right" & goes on with her play. Yes, Aunt Mary Dustman died of leakage of heart on the 10th & was buried on 12th but I couldn't go, sorry to say.

Amy Brown & daughter & her siste- in-law came on last Thur. to attend the Methodist Confrence held here & they stayed at our house & went home this morning. Amy says after the funeral of Aunt Mary, they all had a nice supper at her home, (Mary's), & then the will was read, Mother's name & all the bros. & sisters, but Tom's father & I suppose Aunt Mary forgot about him when she made the will as he died so long ago. Tom & his wife was there & everybody except L.C. & me. Amy said L.C. wasn't at home when they sent word & he couldn't get there in time for the funeral, but his wife is down in

3 Berlin takeing care of Aunt Sadie while Amy was is up here. Amy says there is to be a sale and everything that Aunt Mary had is to be sold. The execution locked up the house and he has the key.

Aunt Mary had 30 acres of land down on the old farm and one or two houses and lots in alliance and some money in the bank but I don't know how much. But after everything is sold, there is to be an equal division between the bros. and sisters and our Mother's share will be divided equal between us 4 children. Jonnie's goes to Jack, you being his legal mother or guardian, will hafto, (have to), look after his interests. Now, I suppose we will hafto, (have to), hunt up Katie, but I don't know anything about it, only what Amy was saying and she didn't think there would be very much for any of us as there is so many, (heirs), airs for it to be divided among, but no matter

4 how small it is, it goes to show what a good old soul she was and how much she thought of her own. We were looking for her up to see us this fall. I didn't even know that she was sick until we heard of her death.

Sunday was my day off and I had planned on taking company out for a nice ride but it, (poured), pord rain all day and night and spoiled our plans. So in the evening, I took all hands over to Aunt L.C.'s for supper and spent evening there and met Homer Hartsonger and his wife there & we all had a nice visit together. Homer is going to school here & his wife came up to see us before she goes back. We are all well, but Mother L, and she is bothered with her old trouble again. B. T. Stanley and wife spent last winter in Whittier, [bal?], and bought a place there and are going back sometime but don't know when. He had an auto there and took all his friends around and would of been glad to seen you and taken you for a ride too. Write soon. Archie.