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Monday, April 4, 2011

11/25/1925 Letter from Ted Surdez



c/o Gus Swenson
R.R. 2

Villisca Ia. R.2

Dear little Pal:  Well we have landed a job at last but we are only about to the Mo. line only about eighty miles from my brother.  We were almost in the notion of turning back when we found this job the corn is all picked between here and Sioux Falls, but they say there is plenty south of here.  I think we have struck a fine place at least they seem nice and I know they feed good



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because we had a swell (sic) supper.  We are just a mile from town but it is only about as big as Renner, and we are only three hundred and twenty miles from S.F.  The corn sure is good here but they havent any elevators so we will have to shovel .  We didn't leave Sioux Falls until four oclock that evening and got in Storm Lake about ten.  Just had two flat tires on the way down.  How did your carnival turn out?  I suppose you made a lot of money.  Is Harry back yet?


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Well I wouldn't advise any one to come to Iowa to pick corn because there isn't much corn left any where that we've seen.  I think I will try and get down to see Dewey while I am this close but will try and be with you Xmas.  Well I cant think of any thing to say except that I love you more than ever.  But I don't suppose that is very interesting so will close.  Answer real soon.

                                                                                       Yours Only
                                                                                       Ted
                                                                        xxxxxx


Ted at Dewey's (Skidmore, Missouri)



11/24/1925 Letter from Ted Surdez




c/o Gus Swanson
R.R. #2
Villisca Ia.
Nov. 22

Dear little Pal - How are you this evening?  I am just fine but it is rather cold down here.  This sure has been a long day.  Norman and I went hunting this morning, got four rabbits, and awful cold.  This sure is a fine place to board and they are real nice people "all cluckers."  They all laughed at us for building such big wagons but we don't have any trouble filling them as the corn is sure big.  We can pick a hundred a day without half trying.  There were a lot of girls here today but they looked like trash to  me.





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Sure wish I could be with you tonight.  And I think Norman is about half homesick but I guess we will just have to stand it.  These folks have been kiding us about our girls a lot.  They mailed our letters for us yesterday and found out your names so now they call us Doris and Perl.  But you know how much that bothers me.  Well I must close as it is bed time so be a good little girl and write every day.  xxxxxxxxxx
                                                                                                               As B 4 Yours
                                                                                                                        Ted