786 10/19/1946 Albert Erwin to Sadie Erwin

Albert Erwin 1120 Cole St., Enumclaw, Washington Saturday, October 19, 1946

Sadie Erwin Alexandria, Ohio

Dear Sadie, Saturday noon and I want to write a few lines, so will leave this [until] evening. We are getting along fine. Jim went to Seattle but didn’t get very many short things. We both got to work before 7:30 this morning and it isn’t very busy yet. I came away about 10:30 to get something to eat and came home and shaved and got in kindling and wood. Mrs. Rose sent up our supper again last night but didn’t do Jim much good because it was fresh-caught salmon baked with dressing not potatoes but a good helping of ___ and two nice pieces of cake. I finished up both plates of fish and dressing. The Fords were in first thing this morning and bought over $12 with the tax. Thursday evening we were short quite a lot, but when we were lining up the money for change we found that we hadn’t counted all the money, so we came out ok. We were short last night but couldn’t find any error. We put in extra change during the day and may have made a mistake then. Gladys had a letter from Helen. She is all excited about your coming. We were very glad to hear that Ben is showing improvement. It will be swell when he can talk again. It must have been very trying on Roma. It’s well that you arrived there when you did. It was nice that you didn’t have to take the bus from Columbus. Gladys and Cully were going to Tacoma this evening for the opening hockey game, but instead they will be up to Nel Johansen’s for the evening. Stella and Harold haven’t returned yet. I guess that they haven’t seen many birds. Old Charlie Branch, the man whose dog wouldn’t ride in a car, passed on several days ago. Did I tell you that Jim remarked that at the end of five years of this he would be an old man. We still go over the hundred mark every day. Gladys has been ironing the stuff that was in the basket and is taking something home tonight to wash. It’s cold and raining out today. Mrs. Jensen and ___ were up last night. She bought a couple of things and then wanted soap powder, but we didn’t have any. I told her about the sign the grocery man has down there, she may think I told it for her benefit. We are so glad you are feeling better. If you have time you can work some for me, my left leg is bothering some. It feels as though I had a tight band around the knee and does not seem very strong. Jim got the rice and raisins bagged and they are nearly all gone. We still have one box of raisins to sack up. We have lunch meat now but haven’t made many sales. The 40¢ box is now 47¢. Well I will close now. Write when you can. Love, Albert.