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  • Walter E. Dandy Letter 01/01/1910

    1214 S. Mass. Ave.

    Sedalia, Mo.

    c. January, 1910

    My Dear Son,

    Received your welcome letter, glad to hear you are well as that is how we are here at present. Thank God for his Goodness to us all. As you say, we have lots to be thankful for.…

    Well Mrs. Looney has just been in. She was wanting to know all about you. She says her husband got $300 for a Xmas present from the company. I like her better than the other two.

    Well I had the Weir family and my new neighbors Dusenberry for supper. I had goose. It was fine. They certainly all enjoyed their supper. Dorothy thought the potato salad fine. She said it was the kind she liked, and banana cake and peaches they thought fine. When they were going away, Mrs. Weir said they did not deserve such a good supper. Mr. Weir was out. Couldn't come. He met Papa on the road and he hollered about the big feed that he missed, that it made his teeth water.

    Mrs. B. came yesterday evening, stayed till nearly 9 oclock. She talked all the time about Foraker and Polly. He was out for a walk yesterday, walked 14 blocks. She said they were all there the other night and Foraker wrapped the old woman up before she went out. Foraker says he never ate from such fine cooks. Mrs. B. told Mrs. Gornal before the wedding Foraker had $2000 worth of stock in Bondi's and Polly told her he had $5000. Mrs. B. told me he had $2000 and I believe her. He says they did not make as much this last year because of him being sick. Lost big sales on suits because of him not being there (he is very important). I guess he won't have $200 per month this year. He wants to get $5000 home.

    Stanley had been to a couple of little towns to see about starting, but he decided he had better stay at Cole Camp. He says it isn't like home going to Broadway now. Foraker buys everything for the house and pays $10 for rent. He wanted to pay $15 but Polly wouldn't let him.

    We called on Kate and Ervie. They seemed pretty happy. Ervie weighs 124 lbs. He didn't seem to care what he weighed. Kate has lost 8 chickens. That old Ervin woman I expect is getting them. Kate won't speak to her.…

    Your loving Mother

    Hope you have heard something definite from C.

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