Letter 18940620

1894 (June 20)

Yuma, Mo.
June 20, 1894
Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Delk of
Dunkirk, Ind
Dear Brother Sister,
(?) Uncle & Aunt & all the rest.
It is with pleasure that I write you this afternoon in answer to yours of April 20” was received May 2nd & was really glad to hear from you. This very warm afternoon finds all well. Jennie & Anna are out under the shade tree washing. Joe is plowing some ground for Uncle George for buckwheat. Uncle was here this morning before we had breakfast & before I was out of my (?). Anna was in bed yet so you see he is pretty early or else we were pretty late, one or the other.
Uncle is getting pretty feeble. Other than that his health is pretty good. John & family are just as L A Z Y as ever. So much so if they didn’t have to (S) or (P) it would not be done. But to eat Jonny cake & corn (?) the year round the other has to be did.
Geo. Johnson just came in. he is out sessing so I suppose all are well over there. His term of office for the assessor will be out this fall. then he will either have to clime over the fence or step out of rank as democracy will stand no show in north Missouri this fall. In fact Clevelandism & democratism & all other Rebelism the people have all most their fill or will have in the next two years of the present administration. Yet we have a few Populist, a few prohibbs, a few (?) Kelly ites & other ites all full fledged demagages. But we will have no use for either this fall but the old reliable whole hog but none is beginning to take the track. I suppose Uncle George won’t write to me any more for the (?) I wrote him about his democracy. If he is a Democrat & don’t want to write to me, I suppose it is all right. Yet I would like awful well to hear from him now & then. Uncle Tommy, you tell him so won’t you & I want you and aunt to write to me & be sure & give me Alfred Wilson’s address in full, street & number. I have written to him a time or two but can get no answer from him. What did you ever do to Carl or did you take him from his uncle. Where is Aunt Julyann. Do you ever go to see her & say did or have you ever been to see Aunt Polly yet. If not I think you had ought to go. I haven’t heard from any of them for a long time.
The last word from Iowa the relatives were all well but was beginning to be discouraged on account of the severe dry weather. Every thing was suffering for rain. We had a nice rain Sunday evening & another early Monday morning. We had had no rain to wet down to exceed two inches since early this spring yet corn looks really nice. Farmers have began to lay their corn by. Fall wheat is good but oats will be very light. Meadows will be very light, pastures are pretty short at (?) mine is. Lumber sales are very slow to come in. I have a bout twenty five thousand feet on hand.
Write soon & give me all the news. I send my love to all, Uncles Tommy & George, Aunt Sara & Jane. I remain ever your affectionate Brother & Nephew,

F. O. Delk