Letter from Cassius in Kimball, NE
to his son Robert dated April 22, 1923:
    

    

Kimball 4/22-1923

Dear Son and Family,
Have been thinking would write you for some time I sold your beef shortly after you left. I got an offer of $10 cash before that I could see them sell by the doz. but since I rece'd your letter cant sel one. I thought would get one yesterday. But the weather was so no sale. We have had our winter the last month and a regular blizard to day worst of winter.
    
We have had a deuce of time with the well at farm for the last 10 days. both of us have been down there all the time. Only 1 tree on farm and the ? of that run down the well for 50 feet and Vernon and I dug down that far and fixed the casing and the wind blowing a gale most of the time had to take the stock to youngs for water. Clair I settled with SWANK I gave him $17.50 and got your note will send it to you. I also borrowed $150 and paid to A. FORSLING? People seem harder up here than ever and I tell you the wheat crop looks pretty slim. But not much different than when you left no one moving in and several leaving.
    
I see Phelix every few days he always asks about you he has no one with him yet Mrs. Wilkins son is at Millar Hospital has an operation for chronic pendicitis last week guess he is getting along fine. I guess Father is getting along all right havent heard for 10 days. Leonard and Eva were down yesterday they are well. Vernon sold his hogs last week got 7 1/4 and they weighed 225. The corn and what he paid did not moore than pay for them after he fed his horses and cattle all winter and charged it to hogs. Write me let me know how you and Bob make it and how you like it by now. What is Bob doing and how is his health.
    
With Love to all. I am yours
    
C. W. SPARGUR
    
P. S. My hands are to sore to write.
    

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