744 11/3/1935 Albert Erwin to Sadie Erwin

Albert Erwin 1120 Cole St., Enumclaw, Washington Sunday, November 03, 1935

Sadie Erwin 2202 Dupont Avenue South Apt. 5, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dear Folks, Sorry I have caused you worry on account of not hearing from us. I wrote letters but failed to mail them. I gave them to the Seattle mailman. He said that he mailed them in Seattle. Your letter was written the 30th. I expect that you received two airmail letters Thursday the 31st. Mother certainly has had a hard job getting things straightened out. I am glad that Mr. Knutson was so nice. It was nice of Ben Howley to stay and visit with you. He is a busy fellow always doing something or someone. I bet it is nice up at the apartment. Maybe you can rest up a few days before you start west. We were at Gossard’s for dinner this noon. Stella had to be at work at 2 PM. Mrs. Gossard had a nice dinner. The oldest boy had had a sick spell and stayed home this morning. He felt fine this afternoon and wanted to go out or down in the basement. He cried and fussed and told them that he hated them both. A football team from Ft. Lewis played here this afternoon. They had their band with them. The band marched around town before the game. Enumclaw won 19 to nothing. We were glad to notice that Minnesota won again. Glad to hear that Mrs. Merrill is getting along ok. I haven’t heard anything from the Hoeys since we were down there. We will have to write her when you get here and see if she wants to see you. I bet she wishes she didn’t have to see anyone. Perhaps we can get to buy our groceries at the cash and carry store when you get here. They sell quite a bit cheaper. We sell bananas for 3# for 25¢. Vaughn sells 3 for 19¢. We have had a a very cold week. It got cold last Sunday night and has been cold ever since. It is clear and cold tonight. The ground has been frozen hard all week. The weather man says no relief in sight. It has been nice and sunny except Monday and Tuesday. It was dark and windy those days. It takes quite a lot of wood to keep warm. Helena, Montana has been having a bad time of it. Mrs. Gossard’s mother lives there. The frost ruined many thousand cases of apples and the potato crop of eastern Washington was still in the ground. Potato prices went up 40¢ Friday and Saturday, 25# No. 1 for 59¢, 50# No. 2 spuds for 89¢ and local spuds 50# for 69¢. It is now 10:30. Jim and I will go to bed. I will finish this letter in the morning. 7 AM 11/4 Have the fires going good. Have read half the lesson and have the coffee on. Can’t make the coffee in a short time like you can on gas. You will have some trouble cooking at first. Our old range seems to be as good as ever and we have plenty of hot water. It is cloudy out this morning and I think that it is some warmer. I hope our cold wave is done for this winter but that may be asking a little too much. From now on we will hurry through every letter from you to see when you are leaving for the west. We all say every day gee I wish mother was here or won’t it be swell when mother gets here. So you see we can’t get along very long without you. Well I will have to start getting the kids up. Stella did not work last evening. __ didn’t pay her as much as she had expected. She worked seven different times and only received 50¢ for each time or 3.50. She had expected at least 5.00. I told her she would have to talk to ___ about it. Well goodby for this time. Love to you all from all of us. Pop.