The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-02
LETTER FROM FORMER
BLUE EARTH WOMAN

Pillager, Mimi, July "a, 191S.-To
The Free Press: Greetings. The best
way to get word to my friends at
Mankato, Garden City and Vernon
Center is 10 write to The Free Press.
You all remember just three years
ago I vas at st. Joseph's hospital
and helpless-couldn't walk with
tuberculosis Of the spine as a physi-
clan of Minneapolis prescribed it,
and who said couldn't live long. He
may know what he is talking about,
but want you to know how much
I've done since I've lived up here
amongst the pines.
l came up here still using my
clutches that DIR. Rosenwald gave me
at Mankato I've worked hard since
I've been here. / didn't use my
crutches long and ate well and have
gotten fat l became heavier than
mother and sister and they were
both large, heavy women. We have
gone through lots of hardships since
we came up here and it has made
it harder for me especially but no
doubt we are better off than in town
at Mankato especially now when
things are SO high. We all have done
well accordingly. We had to go into
debt of course to get our start but
we hope in time we will be out OF
debt Mr. Palmer's health is not at
it's best but he is still working away
with the help of our boys. Our old
est boy is\at Camp Grant, H., and
the work is pretty hard for him. He
had two operations while he was at
Mankato but they accepted him. I
will give his address so if any Of his
cid friends wish to write to him
letter with his address will reach him.
Private Harry M. Palmer, company
F, 341st Infantry, Barracks 521, Sixth
Station S, Camp Grant, Ill. l hear
from him often but he has not re-
ceived word from home yet though
VIC have written every week to him
and have sent other things to him.
1t surely makes his mother sad to
think he doesn't receive her letters.
Dear friends you will wonder now
what made me write. Well I've been
laid up again and have suffered much
in very short time and have lost
my appetite and am perfectly help
less as before. l am some better at
present and in better spirit as you
can see. l am writing this at two
O'Clock at night as i cannot sleep. l
thought as l am not able to write to
each one here and there, through the
paper they would hear and see of my
conditions. Mr.. Palmer and myself
and little daughter Julia travelled with
just one horse and buggy forty three
miles to Todd county from Morrison
county in one day to look at some
land. We have taken up eighty acres.
have to go into debt for all but we
are going to try our luck once more.
Mr. Palmer and boys are out there
now making hay. I've become worse
again since Mr.. Palmer left. The trip
there and back it appears was too
much for me, but hope l may soon
De alright again. If you could see
what large, fat arms have you would
think l could kill Kaiser Bill. If we
women could only have him just five
minutes he wouldn't last long. hope
the Sammies will lick the kaiser soon
then our boys all could be marching
home again this year. made my
garden without any help and | am so
ambitious it makes me provoked to
think / can't keep on working in it.
Crops are fine in Todd county but
here every thing is all dried up. 1t
has been SO dry and hot. 1t is too
sandy here where we are still we
have the best corn we've seen in the
country yet Mother died last April
at the age of seventy at Saco, Mont.
With kindest regards and best wishes
| am respectfully yours. Mrs. Levi
Palmer