1911 06 05 Martha Andrews to Samuel Andrews

Seneca Mo June 5^th 1911

Dear Uncle

I will now try to write you.  It is very warm 98 in the shade but a good

 breeze blowing.  We have had a very peculiar spring had not enough rain from

 the last of April till the night of May 29^th to lay the dust but the evening

 of the 29^th it rained a good shower and again the night of the 30^th   it
 rained so the ground was soaked but we need it again for potatoes.  The

 drouth cut the berry crop off short.  They said there never was such a good

 prospect for the berries as this year but there were  only fifteen car load
sent out but   some fields revived somewhat after the rain and they are still
 sending a few by express.  The average price paid was $2. 25 per crate here
 on the track if will make a good thing for the farmers anyway.
 Cherries are a good crop and selling at $2. 75 per crate.  black berries
will be a big crop as well as all other fruit

Wheat harvest has begun and it looks like oat harvest would crowd it

 easily, corn is small but farmers generally took advantage of the dry weather

 to kill weeds and now it will soon be up with the season.

 my farming is very satisfactory so far I have the best garden in this end of town.

 I planted a pint of peas and picked 10 ½ gallon.  have sweet corn all tassled

 and will have tomatoes before the 4^th of July.  my different kinds of

 corn I think will be the thing.  They are all growing as fast as I could wish.
one kind did not come up good I think the seed was poor but I put millet in where

 there was space enough and where there was only a few hills missing

 I put cow peas so I am keeping the ground full. I pulled the pea vines

 last Thursday and cleaned the ground off and  sowed millet and Sat fore

noon I fixed a patch of ground down on the lots where the house burned and planted it

 to cow peas and it was dreadful hot and as you know surrounded

 with trees so I got but little air and I guess I got too much of a good

 thing for I  haven’t been able to do much since.

 I have been feeling quite well ever since I have been living out doors.  but

my cough still stays by me but I do not cough as much as I did.

 The health of the country is good.  There has been several deaths this

 spring among very old people.  An old man a friend of Pas had a stroke

 of paralysis early in Sept and has been as helpless as a baby and his mind

almost entirely gone ever since till he died two weeks ago.  Mrs. Peterson

 has been sick since Christmas has not been to town since the 1^st

of Jan till two weeks ago he brought her down to her daughters and ate

dinner and took her home.

  She phoned to Mrs. Grinn last Friday to know what had become of me and

 said if I loved her as I ought I would come out to see her.  I certainly

 must go soon.  The cow is about dry and when I get her dry I can go better.
 Wont have to hurry home in the heat of the day.

Where in Ark does Ralph live.  Does D K still live in Lexington.  Now I

will close.  Write soon.

                                                                                                                        Dott

1911 08 18 Martha Andrews to Samuel Andrews

Seneca Mo Aug 18^th 1911

Dear Uncle

How are you

people getting along?

  There is some sickness

 here and most of us

 feel more or less under

 the weather.  it has been

 so hot and since the

 first of July have had

 an unusual amount

 of rain and two weeks

 ago had another big

 flood  the back water

came up into the corner

 of my yard but it

came in daylight so

 I didnt get scared and

 leave home.  It done

considerable damage

to property and washed

 several houses of their

 foundations.  But I think

 the worst thng was that

 it washed so much

 filth into wells and

 some were thoughtless

 enough to drink the

water and that is

causing the sickness.

 But the rains are mak

ing good crops corn

 is going to be a bumper

 crop but I think potatoes

 will be a failure, their

 is lots of fruit of all

 kinds.  and while I

 used to think there

 was no peaches like we

 got in Mich I have

 had bigger peaches

 this fall than I ever

 saw before.  And melons

 are so plenty and

 cheap I have had them

 till I am full but not

 tired of them.  My cow

 finally found a calf

three weeks ago  a

 little boy calf but I am

 raising it for it is a

 full blood jersey and

 a beauty  I think perhaps

 I can sell it by winter

 for breeding.  The cow

 is doing very well but

 it is so hot the milk

 isnt doing me much

 good but I began getting

 ice yesterday so maby I

can make something

 out of it.  enough to pay

 the ice bill.  I expect

 to go in a few days

down south to look at

 a piece of land that

 the people want to trade

 for town property.  a

 friend of mine from

 Chetopa Kans who

 knows the people is

 coming to go with me

 I must get a place

where I can get along

without paying out so

much.  I have raised

 fine crops this summer

 better than any one

 else around.  The

 Frisco Agricultural  car

was here the 15^th of last

 month and the man

 who had it in charge

 saw a hill of my

 Teosmite that they had

 at the bank and he

 came up here to see

 my crops and said

 I had better crops than

 they  had on the exper

imental farm this year

 and he took a hill of

 my Teosmite on the car

 for exhibition.  I felt

 real proud of the nice

 things he said of my

 work.  But I have

 worked hard to get

things to grow.  and

 have worked under so

 many disadvantages.

Tomorrow is

Farmers Day again it

is the third Sat in

 each month and is

 a big thing a sort of

 agricultural fair a

 field day and a 4^th

of July all in one.

 Well I must close

 now and get my

 dirty house cleaned

 up for I expect company

 to dinner tomorrow.

             Good by

   Dott         

                         

1910 10 02 Andrews, Edward to Samuel Andrews

Clarksville, Mich

Oct 2^nd 1910

Mr. S.C. Andrews           Lucas Ohio

Dear unkle and family  This eve

finds us all well as usual except

 rheumatism  which bothers me a great

 deal  my knees are so lame I can

 hardly get around but must keep on

the move.  well unkle I was of the

 impression that I had answered your

 letter of aug the first – and was wondering

 why you did not answer then anna

 told me she did not believe you would

 write until I answered your last- So

 now I just ask you to forgive me this

 time and I will try and be more prompt

 in the future.  well now unkle I never

 heard anything in regard to unkle

 joes death at the time you wrote

 you had not got any of the

 particulars now let me know > over

no 2

what was the matter and all

 the particulars  also aunt Ellas

 address as I may take a notion to

 write to her.  Also any news you

 may have from Father as through

 you is the only news I ever here from

 him and although they have cut me

 from ther list – you know he is

 my father and I am ancious to

 here from him for he is a verry old

 man and cant expect to stay long

now unkle I never here from the

 girls are they still in the store and

 is norms boy still at Flint  I was

 out to Flint  last week and if I

 new anny thing of him I would hunt

 him up  Well this has not been a real

 good year here  Corn is not good oats

 was a light crop wheat only fair

  hey verry light to much wet and

 cold in the spring and to dry in

 the summer  there is no apples nor

No 3

fruit of any kind to speak

 of  my business was only fair

 this summer  will be alone in

 business after this fall as my

 pardner goes out as soon as

 we can settle up our years business.

  he is a good fellow but no

 hustler  can sell gold dollars

 for 30 ȼ so I think I will do better

 alone as I have all to do and

 then split the proffits with him

Hey is $15.00 per ton oats 35 ȼ corn

 70 per bus but I have no horse now

 as I sold my driver a few days

 ago for $200  I will buy one as soon

 as I  find one that suits me and

 find the man that wants to sell

 as I always buy so I can make

 a little when I want to sell

we went out to Lapeer to visit Amos and

family a couple of weeks ago  had a

 fine time with the little boys > over

No 4

Amos has three boys  the oldest is

 six past and the next is just in his

 fifth year  the youngest is a little over

one year old but the two oldest are

 deaf  cant hear but not mutes as they

 can talk a little  they are as bright

 as a new dollar  the to deaf boys are

 now in Flint at the School for the

 deaf  started the 26 of last month

  it was hard to let the little fellows

 go but it was the only way as they

 must go to school but Amos lives

 22 miles from Flint and they go to

 see them every week  I  do so hope the

 little fellows wont get homesick  we

  will go to see them some time this

 winter  the little fellows new when we were

 out there that they were going to school

  Amos and his wife could tell them any

 thing and they understood as well as if

 they could here  I must close as I have written

 more than you can read  write soon and all the news

  now don’t do as I did but answer at

 once as I shall count the days until

 I here from you  I remain yours

                                                         E M Andrewst] light crop [..] h[...hing of him I would hunt him up  Well this has not been a real good year here  Corn is not good oats was

1910 August 17, Andrews, Ella Simkins to Samuel Andrews (brother-in-law)

Formoso Kans    August 17- 1910

Mr Sam Andrews

My Dear Brother and family

Your veary kinde letter received

 some time ago and we thank

 you everso much for your

 sympatha in this hour of great

sorrow which came as a thunder

 bolt from a clear sky.

The weather had been veary

 hot and dry: and the heat

 seemed to be veary hard on

 him but he worked a little evry

 day and about two weeks

 previous to his death he

 complained of a severe pain

 in his breast  and had me

 get some turpentine and lard

 and baith his chest  he said

 it had helped him and he didn’t

 complain any more.

And on Monday before his death

 he seemed so well and he run

 the washing machine in the

 morning and in the afternoon

 we roped Wilmas goods to send

 to her for she had been at home

 two months and had gone back

 to Saint Joseph Friday before

 and on Tuesday morning

 he went to the pasture to

 fix the fence and when

 he came back he went over

 across the road to one of

 the neighbors to get his teem

 and wagon to take Wilmas

 goods to town.  he had been

 gone about an hour when

 the woman of house over

 there phoned me and said

I had better come over and

 help Uncle Joe to the house for

 he was over there at the barn

 and was sick  I went as fast

as I could and when I got to him

 he looked so bad and he said

 he had got so blind and

sick  I bathed his hands and

 head and he said he could

walk home  I got him home and

 put him in bead [sic] and he comp

lained of that pain in his

 breast and his left arm  he

 said hurt him  I bathed him

 and he drank a cup of tea

 for dinner.  I wanted to send

for the Doctor but he would not

hear to it  said he was feeling

 better.  So he drank some tea

 for supper and did not eat

anything but said all the time

that he was better.  I got him to

 bed where it was coolest and

 it was about twelve oclock

 when Joe and I layed down

and at one I was up and he said

 for me to lay down that I was

 tired and he was better and would

 go to sleep.  I lay down but did

 not sleep and at half past one

 I got up and went to him and

 he had turned on his face like  I

 called Joe and we turned him

 over and he just gasped once

  we worked with him but all

 to no good his spirit had fled

 and and I left alone  Oh Sam

 I  just feel as thoe I cant stand

 it sometimes but I brave [last of page missing]

he misses his father so much

 Mollie and David did not

get home atall they are so far

 from rail road.  had a letter

 from both of them they feel veary

 bad of course.  Wilma came home

 got hear the day her father was

 buried  Now Sam I have

 given you all the particulars

 as near as I can.  This is the

 first time I have attempted to

  write.  I have been feeling veary

 poorly  Joe is working evry day

 and no one in the house but

 myself as you kno just how I

 feel  but Joe is veary kind to

 me and thoughtfull but of the

 lonely hours how they drag

  We had bought us a [place]?

 and Pa had planned and layed

out so much to do.

I will send you the paper

 with his death notis  it is

 not what I wanted  one of the

 G.A.R. members took it on

 himself to do it and it is rather

 a flimsy affair.

Uncle Sam we would be

 veary glad if you could come

 and see us again  I could tell

 you better than I can write

Now I must close this

 is as well as I can do at this

 time  I would be glad to hear

 from you as often as you

 feel as thoe you could write

 for I feel as thoe I have lost

 all this world holds dear to me

   As ever your sister   Ella Andrews

1908 06 07 Andrews, Martha to Samuel Andrews

1908 June 9, Andrews, Martha to Samuel Andrews family (uncle)

Seneca Mo June 9^th 1908

Dear Ones

Your sorrowful letter

 reached us Wednesday A M

 and while it was what we

 have been expecting it yet seems

 we can not but feel a shock.

How we would wish to be

 with you now.  and what a

 vacancy in you home.  we

 know so well what it all

 means.  But we feel sure that

 when the first shock is

 over you will feel thankful

 that poor dear Aunts suffering

 is all over.  and of course

 you have known for months

 what the end would be  But

 oh the lonelyness .  you

 will dread for a time to

 leave the house knowing

 what you must go back to.

  The children will be such a

 comfort to you Uncle I am

 so glad you have them at

 home with you.

As soon as you can

 feel able we want you to

 write us all the particulars

   Uncle you know I am not

 supersticious  but the night

 of a week ago last Wed

 (the day she took bad) I dreamed

 about her so much  would

 wake then fall asleep and

 dream again and was

 always visiting with her

 and she seemed so well

and happy.  The next morning

 I told Pa and he said “Well

 maby we will hear from

 them it is time”  I told him

 I dreaded to get a letter from

 you for fear it would contain

 bad news.  and when I

 got your letter I could

scarcely make myself open

 it.  now bare up as best

you can  it is what dear

 aunt would wish.  and

 write as soon as you

 can.  we are well.

goodby from Dott and Pa

1908 03 08 Andrews, Ella and Joseph to Samuel Andrews

Formoso Kans

            March 8 19-8

Mr Sam Andrews

            Brother Sam and familu

I have been trying to get Joseph

to write to you for a long time but

the spirit don’t seem to move him

so I thought perhaps you would

like to kno what had become

of us.  We are all hear yet And the

most of the time are well.  Joseph

has had two or three little spells

with his head but it don’t last

veary long  he gets Dizzie spells

and Sick at his stomach aside

from that he has been Real Well

I have been having some trouble with

my back and sholdiers but to

day we are all well  I say all

there is onely three of us left

eny more  Willie went to Saint Joe

last fall to see his mama and

got a good job there and is

going to stay for a while.  We

feel lonesome without him

Davie is still in Utah working

on the Earigating Ditch.  he has

been gone five years the 12 of April

he was married last August

he may bee at home next fall if he

gets along all right. he took him

a claim and is going to try and

Improve it some this summer

Mollie and her husband are

still in Montana and are

doing Real Well. have got to

a place and built them a new

[part of page missing]

Wilma and her man are in

Saint Joe and Joe junior is at home

trying to get along in Kans

We have had a veary dry and windy

winter not veary cold and

veary little snow or rain

haven’t heard from Uncle John

folks for some time but think

will get a letter soon  they were

well when last heard from

Dott said your wife was veary

poorly  is she eny better  we wer

veary sorry to hear of her being

in such poor helth  doe hope

she is better by this time

Now I am going to close and

 hope we will hear from you

soon  I have waited for Joe to

answer this letter for so long

but next time I will doe better

and bee more prompt  if I have

to write. but now I have commenced

I will have him finish if I can

Now hoping this will find you

all well  with kindest regards

to you all I am as ever  Ella

                        Andrews

Formoso  March 8 1908

Brother Sam Sir this is

to let you know that

we are all well  we are

having verry nice spring

some of the farmers is sowing

oats and barley I am in

hopes that we will have

better crops than we had

last year we raised

just about enoug to do us

we had verry good wheat

but not much corn

how was your crops last

year  Sam it is hard work

for me to write my hand

cramps and my eyes are poor

write soon  Jo to S Andrews

1906 08 14 Carrick, E L to Samuel Andrews

To:  Samuel Andrews    Rout # 2   Lucas, Ohio

From: E.L. Carrick        Rout # 7    Cadiz, Ohio     

August 14, 1906

Cousin Samuel

    

     Your letter recd  We were very glad to hear from you once more was

sorry to hear that your wife was in poor health  We are all well but are

getting older every day   Mary E is with us  She is talking of going to

Kansas this fall on a visit   Oliver is still at home with us  It has

been very wet here for some time   the oats are all in shock but cant

get them dry enough to put in the barn  will have to thresh them out of

the shock  they are growing some and I don’t think will be very good   In

regard to the state fair I would like to go but hardly think I can go this

fall but if I can arrange to go will let you know and where to meet me

at before you leave home   Kate Hagens oldest daughter is in very poor

health  don’t think she will live a great while   the rest of the friends are

all well

                                                Yours truly

                                                E L Carrick

                                                                        Cadiz RD # 7