Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-15
A Hard and Cold Winter in s. ID.

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Brandt, S. D.-Dear Uncle Il saw
so many English letters in the paper,
so l thought l would try too. / am
IL years old and in the 9Th grade at
school. l have two miles to go to school
and walk every day. We are having
a hard and cold winter here In South
Dakota. I'll be glad when spring comes.
Well. goodbye uncle. l hope to see my
name and letter in the paper.-Willie
Kanz.
| suppose that by the time the paper
reaches you, spring will have come and
snow and ice will have disappeared.
Call again.-Der Onkel.
Spent Washington's Birthday Solving
Puzzle.
Ingleside, Ill.-Dear Uncle Seeing
that my last letter has escaped the
w~astebasket, | will write another one.
Since | have not been one of the lucky
winners so far. l will keep up writing
and trying to solve the puzzles and per-
haps my turn may come. l am sending
you the snowballs hat Buddy's sister
couldn't find, but l think / have found
them. We had no school today on ac-
count of George Washington's birthday,
so l spent half Of my day this way.
Best regards.-COletta MOlidOr.
That's right, keep up writing and
trying to solve the puzzles, your turn
will surely come some day.-Der OnkeI,
Thinks 1t Is About Time to Warm Up.
Chicago, M.-Dear Uncle To-day is
Friday and is also the day on which
the Stations OF the Cross are said in
u church. They are also said in the
afternoon, which Is for the school chill
dren and those people who cannot come
in the evening. / like Lent, because we
always have deyotions i'm our church
on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday
evenings.
The weather out here is warming I'D
a bit and l think 1t is about time. 1t
looks just like spring is on it's way
Best regards to all the nieces and
nephews and also to you. | am
Clotilda Feck.
/ think too. that Mr.. Winter has
visited long enough with us and that
he should make room for a more vel
come guest. Call again.-Der Onkel.
Does Not Go to School Any More.
Butte. Neb.-Dear Uncle:-We are
having fine weather here, although the
sun is not shining today. l am not 90
ing TO school my more. i have six
brothers and one sister. From YOU
niece,-Mary Hahn.
Call again and write a nice long let
ter about Nebraska.-Der Onkel.
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