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00589 4 Annie is teaching in Caledonia - is con- -sidered a good teacher - I heard from Mary in Madison this week - she
sticks to the University good she ought to be accomplished Jno Reid is doing a large business in cattle Hogs beef, Pork wool
H illegible pelts Furs c c making money he will be well off some day Portage is going to be a big place some time we are going
to have seven RRs a ship canal No doubt it will be a great RR center with shops c Our Carrie 7 yrs old reads in the fourth
reader studies arithmetic Geogra- phy c Annie is four yrs old reads in 2d reader Willia 3 yrs is a bright boy will be one
of the big guns some day My family all send their love to Uncle John D G Muir 1 Portage City Wis April 25/72 Dear Brother
John I feel ashamed to think I have neglected writing you so long. I have intended to write for months but you know how
we are apt to put off We are all well happy. Business is improve -ing becoming more profit -able. Father mother are now living
here in P working hard improving the place where Jno Reid used to live own Painting, papering making an addition gardening
c c Father looks as tired as though he was farming Father told me he had recd a letter from you seemed very much pleased over
it. Joanna promised to let me see 585