QUIGG, to Clifford - 1907
LETTERS TO CLIFFORD QUIGG WHEN HE WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE - 1907 ...
Thanks super muches to Mary Lou Weliever - Tacy (thy mother) her direct ancestor and here is an example of Tacy Johnson Quigg, mother of Clifford, Claude ... writing)
To: Mr. CA Quigg 225 Sylvia St, W. Lafayette, Indiana – (from his brother Claude – note this is Clifford A) Darlington Ind Feb 24, 1907
My dear Bro – As mamma has been writing some to you will add a short letter too (sic) it. As mamma said I bought two sows or gilts at Perry Barkers’ sale one is an extra good one, the other is good enough but not as good as other, they cost a good pile of money but if they do what I expect of them will come out alright in the end. Bob Woody bought the Sparger property north east of Cap’s (north of where Dr. Neff lived last summer). You need not feel sorry for Dee on my account any more we have gone quits, was at the party at Harry Ward’s last night and could have got another but think I will wait until it gets warmer to commence again. Roy and Hazel were at the party. If you want to know more about why we quit will tell you when you come home. Just wait and bring those bulletins when you come home. What I wanted to know in regard to sowing something on the south field was whether there was anything I could sow besides oats to make hay and as to whether it would do the ground as much good as to sow clover again in the oats, was intending to sow oats and clover seed on it but thought perhaps thy know of something better which would make hay and also take the place of clover. Will close hoping this may find you getting along fine. I am, as ever, Your Bro. Claude
This letter with it from Claude & Clifford’s mother, Tacy Johnson Quigg same date Feb 24, 07
My Dear Son,
This finds us or most all of us with colds but none of us serious. Curtis and karl have been ailing the most but they both seem much better today. It has been rather a gloomy day was so slick this morning one was not sure of standing up but the ice is all gone now. Claude has sold the two old hogs he was fattening they weighed 890 got $6.50 per hundred get enough for them to more than pay for the two he got of Perry Barker. They are very nice he bought another one yesterday of Bradley so that makes us five reckon that will do fro awhile our chickens are doing fine we got 49 eggs yesterday sold 16y dozen last week got 20 cts per doz all look healthy but two or three I have been thinking of putting them on the brush pile another one of the cats died the other day so we have but one left. Cinda went to QM yesterday morning. Aunt Ratie spent most of last week at Darlington visiting relatives she came home on the nine train. Cinda went away on the eight. Mabel will be home on the five oclock car this evening. She got a letter from Noblesville yesterday. We guessed who it was from Josie and Rena have been having their fun over it. Mabel got three post cards and two letters last week. We received quite a long letter from Uncle Bert said he was going to plant ½ acre of potatoes the next day after he wrote. Tom Todd’s move next fourth day. Claude and Bradley are going to a sale next third day to see what kind of horses they have to sell or if they think any of them would suit thee hope thee can get a good one this time. Eric’s horses did not sell very well but Claude did not tink they were extra good. We are not going to make molasses. Uncle Bert wanted molasses. There was thirty two acres of the farm Frank Paddock bought Aunt Anne is still getting better Claude went to see her. He took dinner with Charley and Mary. There was a party at Harry Ward’s last night. Claude went but don’t think he had an over good time Josie and Lena were invited but they failed to get their invitation guess I have written all the news if thee needs any more money let us know I still have some of my steer chicken money left if I did not get very much for them when we do not have much we try to make that go farther. Lovingly thy Mother. I often think of thee and am glad thee is getting along so well in school.
Postmarked Oct 28 3 p.m. 1908
Mr. C. A. Quigg, Lynnville, Iowa – c/o Jervis Johnson
Darlington, Ind 10 mo 28 08 – Why don’t thee get a pair of rubber boots to wade the mud
My dear son: As supper is over and work is done will write some to thee before bedtime. Claude said his hands were so sore and stiff he could not write he finished hauling gravel on the road to day and he has hauled several loads around the corn cribs and barn but is not done hauling around then yet does not look like would have to step in mud and water now when we go around the barn. We made more dust than mud here how been cloud for two or three days but did not rain very much enough to help some though. The wheat looks green from here and seem to be growing as well as could be expected for the kind of weather we have had. The hogs are looking real nice. Claude thinks he will keep them untill the middle of next months. Josie is giving us some music the piano sounds better since we had it tuned. We had four musicians here first day Homer Woody and Olive were here also. Alma Vancleve that teaches at Shannondale came down with Doc and Lucinda they went to Grandpap’s Dollie Sutton was here to so we had quite a nice time.
Addie Cox was here first day night and part of yesterday. Then I went to grandpap’s with her the rest of the day. Seems like we have had several pleasant visits from relatives and friends this fall. Addie called Karl Clifford all the time. Said he looked just like thee did when thee fell in the cellar and got thy mouth full of mud. Grace is at home this winter. Ratie (Rachel) took her back Aunt Rachels to day. Rene received thy letter today and we are always glad to hear from thee hope thee will continue to be free from all kinds of sickness. Thee ned not bother to get us any apples. Maybe we can get some after while here. We still have plenty of pears but the heifer (Keifer?() is not going to keep very long but I think they taste the best, they ever did. Thee wrote about Jervis’ wife putting up you 400 qts of fruit. I do not know how much we have put up but do not expect we have put up more than half that much. Tell Jervis that I am willing for him to adopt thee while thee is there for I expect he has had more experience in taking care of boys than I and Anna but you had better not change to many buggy wheels or you might get in to trouble. Do not know whether all of our neighbors will get to Iowa that talked of going or not. Ike Cornet has traded horses agin do not know whether any one has bothered our chickens or not but there was a weasel got ornery. Josies and Renas about one week ago and killed three and tried to get it in a trap but failed. Have sold 1 day young chickens and will sell more and hone plenty to eat. I killed them three this evening. We are thinking about havnig some fresh pork before long. The twins are growing fine. We may milk once a day now. Harry Ward has a cow he wants us to take and keep this winter for her milk. Claude is going to look at her as soon as he gets time. We hear that Harry Coombs is going to move on his farm. A man by the name of Thompson is going to move on uncle Pleasajgs farm he lives near Linden. Frank Horney’s moved in theirnew house today. Ed Blacks and John Saidla new house are not done yet. Claude does not talk like he would go to Omaha unless he changes his mind. Charley has not got thy scholarship yet to Purdue but will see about it. Claude says thee is going. Claude, Josie and Rena went to see Taft last sixth day said he looked like his picture. One week from to night there will be anxious to know who gets the place. The Candidates were talking to Claude again when he was at town is needing completion and is one of the largest in county. I suppose I have not seen it. I mustclose for this time and go to bed. Lovingly thy Mother
Mr. Clifford Quigg 222 North St, West Lafayette Indiana Feb 11, 1909
My Dear Brother how are you. I am well are you well. Halfred will have a dog in two week. We are all well. Karl is well. I am at home. When are you coming home. What Do you want to mane (sic – name) the dog. I am in the second reader. (note this is written as if in a poem form) are you by you-self. I am going to scool. Kark will naled ? with the dog when we are to school.
Rena is going to school. Curtis and Morris and Halfred and me are going to school. 2 I have my doll from Bertch.
Same envelope as above. Dear Clifford. How are you. I am not well. Halfred and Rena got home all righ with the dog. Morris stayed out to see the dog and aunt ratie was up here yesterday.
Source: Weliver family clippings (thanks Mary Lou) –
Dear brother (Darlington, Ind Feb 18.1907 – I received letter last Monday and I thought I would write this afternoon beens there arnt any school today. Claude and Glenn got back last night about midnight. Claude Saidla said this morning that he went over to Grimes station this morning and the teacher wasn’t there and all of us boys and girls had to come home and it was about ten oclock when we got home and then came and Halfred had to go down in the little woods and help Claude cord wood. I would think he would hard to done button his pants instead done sewing his patns altogether anyway, Curtis is not feelen very good today. Curtis still slobbers yet Mabel got a card from Ethan Johnson and there are pictures of a man and hes playing his fiddle and there of a darkey and the darkey says sounds good to me. I guess I will have to close this time with love Good bye from his brother Morris A. Clifford. PS I am going to draw a picture of him (funny)
Source: Weliver family clippings (thanks Mary Lou) –
Darlington, Ind Feb 20, 1907
Dear Brother. Well I guess it is about my time to write a letter to him so will try to write a few lines to-night. We are all well now except colds and none of them is serious. There is not very many of us at hope (home?) to-night. Claude went to Thorntown to Perry Barker’s hog sale and hasn’t got back yet he went on the interurban. Rena went down to Grandpapa’s to say with him and Cinda as Aunt Ratie went to Darlington yesterday to make a visit with the folks up there Claude has just got home now and he said he bought two hogs. They are going to ship them to Crawfordsville and will be there Friday morning. Tomorrow is Eric Paddock’s sale and Clause is going to it if it is fit weather. Glen and Claude got hom about midnight I guess. We are having all kinds of weather now, it tried to snow some today but did not make much show. Mabel is going to Plainfield to morrow evening and Helen and Snow Tribbett are going with her. They are going to stay till First day evening. We are having a pretty quiet time now as Henry Binford has taken Wards, Coyners and Warrens off of our telephone line and there is not near as much ringing. He put a phone in for Ed Black so they are on our line now. The children are feeing their lamb now it is getting to be a pretty good sized sheep except they will have a flock of sheep in a year or two. Next seventh and first day our Quarterly Meeting it will be at Thorntown, but I don’t know where any of us will go or not. Well I guess I have to all the news that I know so will close for this time hoping to hear frm him soon. So Good Bye His loving sister, Josie. PS We receive dhis letter today, and was glad to hear from him and that he was well. Josie
Source: Weliver family clippings (thanks Mary Lou) –
Darlington, Ind Feb 10 1907
Dear brother, I thought that I would try to write a few lines this afternoon. Me and Halfred has got a little lamb that Charles Butler give us and the name is Bessie and Charlie had two other lambs over there and their mother is as pretty as a picture. Dee is coming back tomorrow to teach again I guess she is going to teach all the time till school is out. Our school wont let out till the second week of April. My birthday is tomorrow and it is on school day. Us boys at school went over at our pond back on the place that Frank Paddocks lives on and we was late getting in one noon and the other day Beatrice Coombs had to stay in at recess three minutes and then she went to ballers and the teacher had to let her out and she didn’t stay in only 2 minutes. Dick lost 3 bushel of potatoes and 50 pounds of flour yesterday me and Halfred was skating on the pond down west of the house and it was sonlids? That we would fall down with our artics (?) on. Our little lamb was down where it was and it was in the woodhouse and I would stick my finger up to its mouth and it would suck my finger. Karl said to tell him that he had a card Mable said that we could have some sheep ready for the shorthorn when he came back Mabel had to go to her Institute yesterday and all the teachers wans’t there Carl Todd is sick today and he couldn’t come to Sunday school today. Mabel thought that the pictures of him where he had his cap on the back of his head and the one that he didn’t have on. They are going to have ice cream and oysters next Saturday night at the church. Saidlas had ice cream lst evening. Claude told me today at Sunday school our teacher that taught us at school last week and she ate candy in time school and us boys thought we would try it. David Dossett eats apples in time school every day and he would get his georgraphy up in front of his face so she couldn’t see him I guess I wont have time to write any more this afternoon. Good bye from his bro Morris to Clifford
PS I expect Morris has wrote all the news and I will wait and write in the middle of the week. His sister Rena
Source: Weliver family clippings (thanks Mary Lou) –
Dear Clifford How are you. I am not well. Halfred and Rena got home all right with the dog. Morris stayed out to see the dog. Cinda and Aunt bratie was up here yesterday. Jack was glad to see Dena. Bob holtse had their house burned down. I did not get to go to school today. Mamma is making pies. BobHolts was all saved. I drawed valentine this morning. Bertha and Karl drawed to. I will cosed (sic) for this time. Your brother Curtis
Source: Weliver family clippings (thanks Mary Lou) –
Darlington, Ind Feb 13, 1907 – My dear bro Clifford. Was glad to receive his letter I got it one week ago yesterday. We are all well at present and hope this will find him all right. We have been having some fine weather it seems like March or April. The lead in my pencil broke and had to go and sharpen it before I could write any more. It is twenty-five minutes of six and it is light enough so I can write this letter. Mamma is getting supper, we are going to have brown bread for supper he had better come over and have a bite. Dee has come back and are getting along all right. She had changed her boarding place and is boarding at Will Saidlas. Mabel went to Darlington last Saturday and Calude went to town in the afternoon. Nellie Cooper called in I had to go and talk to her. It seems so funny without this house up here my but it did make a blaze it made a light in the house. Edith Smith and Elsie Shumaker came home with me and we had just got the pond ready to skate on and it got on fire and it fixed our fun for us. We went up there and helped take things away from the house. No I did not have to stand on the floor or have to stand in the corner but had some of the others though. The ice flew up and hit me several times. One week ago last Sunday evening Mabel and I started to milk and stopped at the pond and Mabel you ought to have seen her skates. She was pulling me around the pond on a limb and she ran into a root and she fell flat as a pancake. We had a good laugh over it. They close the literary last Wednesday night for awhile they told them at the other time if they could not beheave themselves the next time they would not have it anymore some of the boys would not be still and stopped it then. I said a piece and the name of it was “the old dash church it was a dandy. Mabel has not received any more postal from Paris Charlie’s are going to move where John Huttons. Mamma was talking to Charlie and Daisy. I guess every body is alright at Gravelly Run. We are going to have several of the girls here next Sunday before some of the move so far away. To morrow is Valentines Day I have not any valentines to send away. Mamma got a letter form Winnie to day and they were all well. Di dnot talk like she would come up for a while. Josie and I received a nice valentine to day from Nellie. They were pretty but not very large. She wrote a letter and drawed one of their teacher picture and it was a peach. They were something like tha tone he got last year but not near as large. I thought tha this pictures were good. How is he getting along in his school. Has all of the water gone away yet up there. How many studies does he have. I expect that the the Professors were afraid of you reasons that they would not make you stand in a corner. Are (sic) lamb is getting along alright. Say Herbert had a girl at literary from Darlington do not no who it was. Roy and Hazel were their (sic). Four weeks form next Saturday is the final examination. I am going to take it and hope that I will pass. Do not know where it is going to be held. But Dee said she would find out and let us know all about it. Josie said she would answer his letter sometime. She is playing on the organ. Claude is writing a ltter to-night also I am getting sleeping and guess I had better quiet (sic) for to-night. So please write soon and tell us all the news. Your loving sister, Rena
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from Tacy Johnson Quigg to her son, Clifford
Source: From the collection of the Weliever family (thanks so very much to Mary Lou for sharing)
Feb the 18, ’07 – My Dear son (to Mr. CA Quigg, 222 North Street, West Lafayette, Indiana – postal card from his mother, Tacy Johnson Quigg to Clifford A. Quigg) – This leave sus all well and nice winter weather. Claude and Halfred went to Youngs Chapel last night to a basketball team Clem told Claude he had a letter from them saying thee would come home next week. Claude has made arrangements to attend Q. M. at Thorntown and visit Homer Woody. Mabel is going to thought maybe thee could come this week instead if it suited thee do as thee thinks best. Claude went to C’ville yesterday and got a load of shelled corn made 64 cts. Grandpapas are all well. Lovingly, Mother