Wed 9 Aug 1922
Mary's Journal Entry
nice cool morn. finished hay eve. we 5 went to town saw Paul, i then to Asylum gr. ii back to U.S. camp saw guns & trenches boys drill &c iii 53 mi since leaving Lamar
Letter Sent Home
Dear ones at home.
I will just scribble a few lines this nice bright morn. to say we landed here at Dave Morey’s P.A. Morey’s son. we were here when out before last night about 6 we left Will’s 3 only 27 mi between Lamar & Nevada roads rough so had to drive according. Wills have a regular boarding house. a friend of theirs from Kan City baby & her sister has been there over a week. we went there Sun. P.M. Tues. A.M. Kathrine’s friend & two boys from St. Louis come. so we tho’t time to dig & did. I don’t know whether I ever said how they live they have a 12 room house they have separate kitchens & dinning rooms & sleeping rooms. their sitting rooms (2 large ones) are one. Julia & Ida have to go in Kathrine’s kitchen for water & to back door (I’d go thru a window) poor Kathrine is imposed on & such a nice body thats the trouble. Will lives with Kathrine & Peter Jack & Ida lives with Julia & Sam (Hackney) they talk of dividing up in spring will be better for both. sure for K. & J. believe me. nuff sed till I see you. we only intended to stay here one night then go on but such a fuss “only one night well you get that out of your heads” so I expect we will be here tonight but go on tomorrow. they want to take us to the fair this P.M. Paul Jr. works in Groc. store in Nevada & we’d like to see him Steven lives near he, wife & little girl (5 mo) were here this morn. Pa had a great time with boys when here before hunting. we are going to have chicken for dinner (fried I expect) & pie oh the frosting thats piled on looks good wish I dare taste. am feeling better the last two cool days the heat sure gets my Nanny Pa has chigger bites such a torture he is about wild I have a few & keep getting more. they are a tiny red or pink bug size so small most people can’t see them they are on the grass & bushes they crawl on your clothes & then on skin & such welts mosquito bites are not in it. Itch bee stings are tame. Pa has them on his rump & hips & legs. welts as thick as they can be (nearly) no such country for us. mosquitoes are better. they don’t have them here. we expect to see Hayne’s don’t know yet where we go from K.C. may go to Asa Bailey’s may not. will no doubt be in K. City till say 18th send letters according. will send new add. when I know where. Wilfred hows “tip.” Love to all. Ma & Pa
They have hay bailers here but its a snap bail in field & no help to board. Pa is in field. we drove car out yes. do same as we do run with tractor. so long.