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Healton/Helton Family
Letters & Correspondence
These letters were submitted by other relatives or found
in my personal records and are listed chronologically.
Ina Healton to Minta (Moon)
Schmoe 11 July 1934
Russiaville, Ind.
July 11, 1934
Dear Cousins:
“After many days.”
Well how are you people by now any way? It seems a year since
we heard from you. But I suppose you have been kept buisy [sic]. I know
I have lately at least.
I was wondering yesterday if your maple seed grew for you. We
had such a dry spring I did not see many if any that I remember now. May
and June sure were hot but we are haveing [sic] some rains now to help the
crops. Small grain was cut short, to almost a failer. Some thrashing
done. They thrashed the 20 acres put out on our place, yesterday and got
38 bushels, 15 came to us. At that it was the most wheat we had raised in
many years.
Orlie’s got a big boy on Jun 9. Dad took his bed the
next day and has been down ever since except a little bit at a time. You
know he complained of his hip when you were here; and it just went from
bad to worse till now. The hip got easier but the pain went all over
him. The man he is doctoring with now says it is heart trouble. High
blood preassure [sic] too. He is so weak. Has been so bloated, but that
is somewhat abated. His hands, arms and sholders [sic] are so sore he
can’t do much for himself. Has been doctoring a long time.
Uncle Frank Healton fell dead out in the yard on the
evening of May 22. Dad was able to see him laid by their father here in
New London. The last time Dad went to Sunday School was Nov. 19th.
We have at last got the film finished and sent in for prints.
Will get it this week I think so if you and Dad are any good will send the
likeness with this, on out to you. Sure do hope it is good, and others
too.
Had a card from Mary White recently. She said the
circle letter was there and all were well. Was glad to hear from her.
Several of our people have been to see us. We do injoy [sic]
haveing [sic] them so much. The neighbors are so good to us too. Dad
walked with cain [sic] and crutch many weeks and reached 214 pounds
weight.
I have tried to raise chickens but have had all sorts of bad
luck. The ones left grow so well until the next hapening [sic].
Last night we had a severe electrical storm. Struck a big
barn accross [sic] the creek from us, about two miles or so back north and
I could see the blaze it seemed. The heavens were lited [sic] almost to
the zenith. Lightening later struck the tree our telephone wire goes thru
and sure did make things lively in that corner of the room for a little
bit. Scorched a spot on the window blind where the wires crossed the
window to Orlie’s call bells and fire flew about pretty lively.
Wakened Dad, just inside the front room, and I did bounce up from the
cot. We hardly knew what next to expect, but nothing more serious
happened then. Wind had played havoc about here, before a few weeks; was
especially hard on our old peach trees. Some apple, pear & other trees
hurt some also.
A week later. Do you like the instalment [sic] plan? Ha!
Ha! We are haveing [sic] cooler nights and mornings now but hot days.
Dad is stronger now. Improves so slow, can’t be up or help himself any
hardly yet, but so glad for the gain received. So shakey [sic] can hardly
feed himself and that is almost all he does.
Yes Dad and our troubles are about all I know about for we do
not take a daily paper, have no telephone on the line except in real need
to go nowhere so that is about all I can tell. Last spring the Sunday
School gave us a sunshine box. One dear good lady sent us a poem with her
two cans of oysters. The poem was entitled “We have troubles,” and was
sure good. Shows us that things could have been worse, as is always the
case.
Dad gets $7.50 a month, old age pension as did Uncle Frank.
Write some day. We are on the lookout yet. As ever Ina
Healton.
Your short visit is still a bright memory. Wish you
could come again. Would you like any more pictures taken of us or views?
[This was written upside down on top of page 3.]
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