William Roland Sellew papers, 1872-1909.

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Greett Palls June J31st 1688   ■ ■.
Dear uotaar - '
a        I received yoursoof ^b.j  14th on tha 19th. with Ilishi
and wad very much please to get them' as I had comiae-nced to think
you wer not not giing to rite 'also The Booic that Albert sent
I hsid one of the s-iine worics I got Ed and Maties picture but did
not get a-ny letters '-i-'imes are very quiet here at present * hav©
bin a,l spring it htiS bin rainy for ^ uionths staidy a,! most &
cold I did not put in anyyerpp for my self this year hut ha,ve'
broiia ciud sov¥ed a grait aeal for others when not briii:i.ig and
sowing I a.n teaiaing but still living on the ranch will move   ... y
to town as 3.:)0U as the weather gets clear toiaorow or the naxt
day ciS my vvoric is mostly thare I would send you iiiore of the Falls
papers But tiiere is not a word of truth in them in regard to the
Falls and al)pntry a,rou :d here I used to thinic it w.;uld maica a
good town and county out the climute a.:jd soile will n ;t peraiit - '
the S R and the town site comociny -are all the sa,me and they owa
the paper aad are trying to boon the town I got ro^ed in hut
never venture never have hut I dont intend it was  intend for the
Sellew family to have much money i»iag and the children ar all
well and send much love ,1 went out the other day a-nd got them a
hole family of preiary dogs Z  old ones and 5 young ones half
grown Jonie and I drowned them out I can get a doxen faadleys in
an hour they are very nice pets beter than squireIs more comicl
and get tamer espesialy the young ones the children thinis mora
of them thci-n cuiy thing they ever had the young ones ae-© tame
nov¥ so tney v¥lll co-iie out of the cage and run al over mame out
Will is to rougii with them he is biger and stouter than May she
was born Deo 11-188^ ^illl  was born 16 Jan 188o Kiere is 160
aoners in ^-y   pi^ce here ZiQ  rail road runs for 3 quarters of a