(From Funk, Nebraska)
(To Richvale, California)
Dear friend Chas.,
I feel a little like writing a letter this afternoon so I'll try to write you a few lines. We had one inch rain this Friday night. This rain came in time to help the oats along. The leaves, a few of them started to get red but now the oats is looking quiet and well except most of it is quite short. The wheat is getting filled in fine, Everybody expects to cut their wheat with a binder so that isn't very short. The corn certainly grows now days. Some corn is a little weedy otherwise it's fine. I suppose you have heard that Anna is sick in Thyphoid fever. She has been sick for 5 weeks and you can't say any better yet. Maude Eckloff has been here nursing all the time. Otherwise we are all well. Carl is home now. He is organist this summer while Bergs are out in the eastern states. So you have already bought some more land, I'm afraid you are getting rich to fast. Last Thursday they had 4 inches of rain, and some hail north of the River, in Kearney and Grand Island, so it nokked down their wheat. Herman has been here now, we went out eating some cherries, and it rained a little so we nearly got wet but it has quit now. He's in a hurry because you know it's Sunday night, so he has to go see his girl a while. You aint as bad as that yet are you? Elmer says I should tell you to tell Albin to write to him once in a while. I have to hurry because it's soon time to go to church, or rather to choir(?). Next Thursday we are going to have our picnic, then is when you ought to be here. Methodists had theirs Friday. The Stars played Keene(?), Stars Beat something like 14 to 8. The Stars win nearly every game they play this year. I will come out there to the World's Fair if I get rich enough by that time, but I doubt that tho. I'm afraid I would have to walk out and without eating also. Oscar Morteson(?) has bought and old threshing outfit, so he intends to make enough money to get married next year. Both Maude and Dazarig(?) tells me to greet you. That's all I have time for so will have to quit.
Your friend,
Emil Gustafson
Write soon.
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