Letters to Home, Part 6

Sioux City Iowa
Dec 14 1916

Dear Mother and all,

I suppose you are wondering how I am getting along and if I got out to M C alright this evening. I got on the car when we had only gone a few blocks a man came and sat down beside me and started talking. He was a railroad man. He talked my arm nearly off about railroads. I got out to the room all O.K.

But I must say I haven't done any studying as yet. I am going to get it in the morning if everything turns out all O.K.

I got felt enough to make an Ames pennant. Was that alright? It cost 28c.

Well how is everything at home? This looks rather changeable but the pencil needs sharpening.

Mother do you want to come down next Wednesday? I get out at 11:35. I want to get my bathrobe blanket so I can make or at least start my bathrobe at home. Miss Greene thinks that will be alright. You know make up the sewing I was to have the Monday I missed. I would like to have you help me pick it out. And I have so many dirty clothes here and some clothes that I do not need at all. I could manage to carry them home some how I suppose. Now I do not want to force you to come at all. If you would like to. Come. If not don't.

If you are not planning on coming you will have to send me some money. I have $1.75 or perhaps I have a little more than that. About $2.00.

Say but it sort of seems a long time before Wednesday. I am rather anxious to get home. But I am not coming until Wednesday.

Say, Elva I do not see why, on earth you did not speak to me about going over o the college. I sort of feel bad about it. You stop to think you can just imagine how it is. I was so tickled to think that you were here and that I could go down town with you. I did not think about you kids being interested in the college. I think you might have at least spoke about it. I was feeling good. I didn't think about college. I would have liked to have taken you kids through it. Oh just a little more of my lacking.

When you write send Lillian's address. I will write and apologize to her for maybe she will never get the chance to see the college. Did you forward Eldon's letter to him? I don't see why he doesn't write to me. [Eldon is Ellen's older brother and was probably away from home due to WWI]

This seems like Saturday to me. Now Mother if you would like to come down let me know. Either way will be alright.

Well my dear ones I must go to bed. It is 10:25.

With love, Ellen