Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-12-03
MRS. SEAMAN
STATES POSITION
In a Communication to The Record
Details Help Received Can Now
Manage Nicely without Aid.

Lund, Utah, Nov. 8, 1915.--Editor
Iron County Record: ] am distressed
by the publicity given me in The Rec
ord. intended to answer the first
article, but other matters crowded me
so that l neglected it.
In thte first place, don't lie in bed
all day to keep warm or for any other
reason. My boy with me is nine years
If age on the 10th of next January.
My next child is girl Of 61s years.
They get up all the sagebrush wood
We need to keep warm. suffer
realty at times, but | still have hope
hat may improve. We came here
.bout the last of March, 1915. | grew
worse during the first three months,
nut have improved some since.
To satisfy some, will tell just how
much help we have received, as the
asst article in The Record said, "We
nave helped them out right along"
Before my husband left for Califor-
lia, Mr.. j. d. Leigh gave us credit
or $50 which has been paid in full.
Our horse wandered off and died,
We think, so we have had no use this
summer for our farming tools. These
loaned to three different homestead
srs. One borrowed harness, cult
1ator and post-hole digger, for the use
If which his wife did my washing for
few weeks. Another used our pillow,
louble harness and q half dozen
smaller tools part of the summer,
md in return the wife of this home
iteader took care of my four-year-old
girl part of the summer, and made
few new clothes for her.
To one kind neighbor loaned
,ouble-barrel shotgun and a water
,arrel, for the use of which he some
lines does an odd job and gives us
rabbit now and then.
Now in some way reports have been
circulated that the favors all came my
way, which is not true. believe they
have had "value received" at least.
If not, they should have come to me
With complaints. Those who have
helped me not expecting anything in
ceturn, | will here name: Mrs. Root
If Lund, Mrs. Southwich, Mrs. Kluss-
nan, Mrs. Booth and Mrs. Doolittle,
zach gave small items of food or of
clothing.
DR.. Green was the means of our
,etting by subscription or otherwise
some $1,000 worth of groceries and a
few clothes. Mr.. Leigh sent a small
cad of cedar wood, which Mrs. Car
ter's boys and Hammond boy cut
for us. Mrs. Carter sent us grocer
les to the value of $1.25, or such a
matter, and loaned her boys the bril-
lie and reins to our single harness.
This is the extent of the help that
we have received and l take this OPP
oortunity to thank those who have
helped, for their kindness.
My sister sent me little money
and said that if she could get some
money she had tied up she would help
me some more. My husband and his
folks have provided everything else
we have had. We can get along nice
ly now without further help. Both
my husband and my oldest boy have
recovered now from typhoid, for which
we are very happy. My husband has
plenty of work engaged ahead.
We hope to boost for Iron county
some day. We like it here and hope
to be able to prove up on our home.
stead in due time.
When l am able, / will give $3.50
to some worthy but suffering family
in Iron county, but will not send Their
name to be printed.
JULIA II, SEAMAN.