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rooms & then I oiled & schlacked
them myself. The scraping cost
15 cents a sq. yd. The bathroom, we
covered with linolium.
We use natural gas for lighting
& cooking & for everything, but the
furnace, & that we haven't got in
yet. But we are going to burn
coal in that $2.75 pr ton & Chas.
is going to put that in for me, as
that is a part of his trade, & he can
save me money on it.
The natural gas is nice in the
grate these cold nights & mornings.
The weather here has been quite
cold for several days & have
had 3 frosts. The people here
are all wearing their winter