April 26, 1915 Letter
From Milton Taggart to his daughter Gertrude
Gertrude was married to Lawrence Jacobs.
Primer: This letter mentions Al Taggart and his plans to sell his place and move to Utah!
April 26th 1915
Dear Gertie it is with pleasure i take my pen in hand and to let you no we ar prity well hoping these fugh lines may find you ol the same Mother has got a sore ankle and it makes her lame some i have got lame shoulder that hurts like fun some times we will git over those some times we have lots of rain here it comenced raining last thursday nite and rained ol night and Friday ol day and then comenced yesterday noon and rained until to day noon and cleared up we have Got wheat sowed but not ol disked yet it is to wet to disk sowed about 18 acres im going to sow Spelts next 20 bushels and 40 bushels oats Spelts and oats ar to sow yet.
Henry Schmitts annie got maried last week maried Ozry Sucles Alfred sold his place and is Going to Coll the first of next month he has his sail the 4 of May and then he is Going so he says the Ground here is the wettest i ever saw here im Going to town tomorrow that is Billie and i got to go and sell eggs Got 41 ½ hens are laying Good now Get from five to six doz day that is good i think
wel Gertie i suppose you are looking toward the mountins Brownlows Boys are going to start to Coll the tenth of may Al and [unreadable] and south of Shian about 40 miles
mother wil Rite some to you and tel you how she feels Gertie how is the boys giting along what ar they doing Stil haling hay wish we had some it is $14 a ton here now but the Gras is giting Good and we wil have to gras it Joe is plowing for corn it wil be some time before we wil git to the corn i made some Garden set out 3 bushels onions and some potatoes lots of volentere Radishes
tel the Boys that i would like to live with them and cach trout but cant Billie and Als Boys was fishing Saturday and Got lots of fish about 30 or 40 lbs they was on the White Clay Creek we Got your leter Saturday dont be so long Riting this time wel i wil have to close soon as Mother wants to rite a some wel i wil close for this time pleas
Rite Soon very Soon by by from father to Gertie love to one and ol
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