Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-05
Letter From Missouri.
October 26, 1904.

October 26, 1904.
To The Herald
Different ones have asked me why [
have not written anything more for
the Herald this year, and for answer /
will say that | have been silent for
several reasons. We have been very
busy for one thing, and then have
had no good news to tell and think no
letter at all is better than one that is
full of encouragement. We had our
share of storm as we'll as Fennimore,
and I think it was about the same
here as there, only ours was early in
the season and we planted our gard
ems over, and so we have had good
late garden stuff and lots of it. The
corn that was planted after the storm
is all ripe now, and our first frost was
week ago tonight. There will be plen-
ty of corn here anyway, but there are
hundreds of acres of bottom land that
was never planted at all.
The story told in Lancaster that the
water was ten feet deep here where
our house stands was too big for any
use. After it stopped blowing we
went out and the water was four or
maybe six inches deep all over the
yard, so you see we would have had to
lay down in it to drown, and of course
we didn't do that. Later in the sum-
mer there was another hail storm but
it didn't do much damage. None of
us have ever thought of coming back
to stay, but would like to see all of the
good people there in and about our
old home. The 10Th of this month we
spent with Mr.. and Mrs. Kohlenberg
near Drexel, and such lovely time.
we had; and the dinner if I was
to try to tell you about it | would fail
in making you understand how good
it was, but you ought to have been
there. We had some Grant county
people with us then. Florence Kohl
enberg and Stella Walker we're here to
see the sights, and VIM. Kerr and
John Roth both have farms here, so
they are almost as much our neighbors
as yours. Such lovely visit as Henry
and I did have with John; and with
Sam Kerr and wife and their three
lovely children, who are here with us
yet. Come back to the old state again,
good friends, we will all be glad to see
you. Today was the anniversary of the
weddings of Messrs. and Mesdames
Barney Kerr and Sam Kerr, so we
spent the day at the Barney Kerr farm
near Everett, and had another good
time. There was only one cloud in our
bright day, caused by the fact that
Gay, Barney Kerr's eldest son, was
sick. Aside from that all was merry
as marriage bell; so after helping to
eat such good dinners l concluded to
write and let you know what your old
neighbors are doing way down south.
We are having lovely weather here
some few windy days but no rain. AS
general thing we have all been we'll
and have had plenty to eat, and if any
one says we are coming back just tell
them for me that there is some
mistake about it, for we don't like to
move and are not coming. There is
work and worry here, but we had lots
of that in Wisconsin when we lived
there. [ like Wisconsin and I like
Missouri, but I would't ask or advise
anyone there to move down here who
is settled down there. This is a pretty
place, as one can go for miles and not
see any hills or rocks to speak of, and
there are lots Of well-improved farms
and fine stock, though there are lots
of slack farmers also. Four years ago
we built the barn on the Wisconsin
farm, and now we are building one on
the Missouri farm, and greatly miss
the old neighbors who so kindly came
and helped us haul the lumber. am
owing some of them letters, and will
soon write to all.
Oft in my dreams l see them still, and my
heart with home love thrill, SO take one
fond, fond look for me at my old Wisconsin
hills. Mrs. HENRY IRISH.