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To Miss Taft I guess are winter has come to stay. are first storm was a great suprise to all. we was not ready. are double windows were not on or cracks stuffed up.

Max has the tree all in between storm's There is light cherry trees over. Max wants to know if you remeber how many you blazed He can't find any more.

Max bought paper for stairway $1.75 and has it on. The window at bottom of stair was broken both pane's so Max just tacked some paper over that to it make it so much warmer! yes we will be glad to put the ash on grape vine's

Yes I guess I will have to hide our Delicious apple a Max will have them all eaten before winter come's he like them crisp and I like them mealy.

There isnt much new's as we don't take either papers.

It takes all the money for fuel. Coal 7.50 ton and wood $2.00 a cord.

I don't know we are going to do for cloth pretty soon. go to barn and get some gunny sacks I guess. Stocking I paid .10$ pd for Ronald is .19$ know. Max is going to try and get the rest of money for apple round of as soon he can. Have some. of it but waiting to get all to-gether to take all in at once.

Max also bough a battery $1.80 and plow paint that had be paid for $1.10 The cow & horses are all fine and feeling good. Mr & Mrs Floyd Wilber is leaving Monday Morn. for Jacksonville Ill. and then on to Colorado. to be with son & Daughter-in-law when the stork comes. I went to school with the Son wife Alice Kelly.

I guess that all the news this time.

Sincerly Max & Family