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2 indeed people are already dread- -ing another year of drouth, we have had such a great wood stove that some fields of
grain have been entirely blown away, that is as far as the crop is advanced? . we did not know but our house and ourselves?
were young too, it was the worst wind storm I rem- -ember of. We have moved from the house we occupied when you were here,
we are a little nearer town, just two streets up from the Wisconsin? river, I have a beautiful view of of the river from my
bedroom window, the street is a pleasant one with large homes? on both sides making it seem cool and shady. the house itself
is much smaller. And so you have had a visit with some of the friends of long ago, it was not until I heard that Walter Landenson?
and John Gray had 01263 3 been with you, that I knew by Isabella of their visit west for account of Walters broken health
I have not heard whether he has been benefited by the change, but I trust that he has returned to his family with renewed
health. Dan did not see as much of William Lout? as he expected. he met him at the Milwaukee depot on his way to Chicago in
response to a telegram so all the visit he had with him was during the trip from Milwaukee to Racine which only takes about
an hour,. Dan says he looks time worn? compared with 23 years ago, still he said he could pick him out of the crowd at first
glance it is altogether different with Dan he is looking so well and fleshy, he says he does not think he has felt as well
in twenty years.