A LETTER FROM 90 YEARS AGO (Letter #2)

A LETTER FROM 90 YEARS AGO (Letter #2)

I'm a bit slow at posting but here is a transcription of a second letter.  This one is from Caroline Krueger to her son Leslie from 90 years ago. 

As stated in my last post, let this be a look back into rural Wisconsin in 1923, a small history lesson, a little spotlight into the past.  Maybe we can learn something from it all...  Maybe not.

But remember... this is real, not fiction, an actual person's penciled thoughts... a letter from a mother to her son in prison.

Treat Caroline's words and thoughts with TLC... 



To Leslie Krueger Waupun Wis. Box C

Inspected Nov 2, 1923

Withee Wis  Oc. 31, 1923

Dear Leslie,  
Must write again but do not know what, it has been very cold for Oc.   I do not know when I seen such a cold spell and so long if ever in Oc. but this evening it is warmer.  We had quite a snow storm Sunday morning  the ground was all covered... but it was all gone by 10 oclock.  Well we had to take out our pump and put a new leather in but it was done just before this bad weather set in.   It wouldn't throw any water any more, no L. [Louis] is glad its done.   Our neighbor south on our side helped to take it out and L. and I put it back in again with the tools he got or they let him have out of the hardware store in Withee, and yesterday we ground feed but them burrs are so worn out that it didn't work fast at all.    Our north neighbor had and used it so much and we had an extra set of burr's with the machine and L. asked him where they were.    He answered they must be around here somewhere but that is all we get out of him.  Well there are auctions nearly every day and still everything is run up so high, the people really don't know what they are doing   Cows are run up to $125. a piece and this cold weather is going to make a long winter to feed, it froze the grass too much.  I was in hopes that I would get a letter but didn't but the party was here last week,  its coming good.  Will soon see you, so you don't see each other any more.  You and F. [Frank].  Well will close for this time.  
[more at the top of the letter on the first page]
The teacher sent us an invitation to the Pie social Friday evening, we are well.  Hope you are to.  
From your Mother, Mrs. Krueger

(The "leather" in the pump is a round piece of leather that attaches to a mechanism at the end of the sucker rod.  The leather ring wears out, dries, rots, or cracks with time and needs to be replaced. - Bits of wisdom from my better half-)

The Krueger home, Oct. 26. 2013