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1 Scappoose, Oregon. Decr 16. 1903 My dear sister Mary Our last letters crossed again, but you had mine and I had
yours. I was very glad to receive it for I had been wearying to hear from you. Yes I know how busy you will be for when all
else is done there are those pictures on the easil awaiting you and they require such long careful work and study. You ask
if I know anything about whether the house is sold, all I know is through one of Joanna's letters written about the time I
received your last one, she said at that time that she had only one letter from Portage in months, and that was from L. A
Jones, they had thought of buying the old home for a residence but wrote that they had decided to purchase another in margin:
I recieved a few lines yesterday from John Reid in which he said that Helen Muir was down with Pneumonia, Loui had a t illegible
med illegible and the Doctor. The letter was dated Dec-11th. also the news that John was in Egypt. I shall be anxious until
I hear that she is better. 06216