Thu Evening
Address: 1004 W 28 Street
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (FEB 26)
There is going to be a Short Horn Sale and Show in Des Moines the 9-10-11 of March that I want to attend If I don't get up Sunday I will be there then.
I sure would like to see the new Baby girl. Ed.Note: Probably reference to Arthur and Bess daughter Elizabeth Louise (Betty) Bailey.
Thursday afternoon
Address: 1004 W 28 Street
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (JAN 29)
Mary Dear the tenth of June would be all right with me
Sat. Evening
Address: 1004 W 28 Street
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (FEB 14)
I wish Bess all the good luck I can while she is at the Hospital.
I havn't got any Valentine little piggies but I am looking for some pretty soon.
Tuesday Evening
Address: 1004 W 28 Street
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (FEB 12)
I read your kind letter this morning my Dear
Monday afternoon
Address: 1004 W 28 Street
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (FEB 2)
Aunt Ollie Died Sunday afternoon and will be buried tomorrow at Eleven Oclock.
That was to bad about Mr Sisson. If Esther's is married she sure has kept it to herself.
Caddock got throwed in New York the other night, I sure hate that. Ed Note: I attached article
Oct 7, 1919
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: Redding (OCT 7)
I may drive up in a car if the roads stay good. I traded my Touring car off and got another Touring car
Sunday morning
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: Blockton (OCT 4)
Mary you had better take that picture on the wall down in the cellar to scare the cats away. (Ed. Note: Probably a reference to photo of Earl that he sent)
Sunday Evening
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: Redding (OCT 27)
I sure will be proud to have you wear the diamond.
I should say not they aren't the last blue ribbons we will take, WE will show them who will take the blue ribbons.
Tuesday evening
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (OCT 28)
It is certainly find that Mary Jane's is going to live at Bedford
Thursday evening
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postark: Chariton & St. Joseph (NOV)
I suppose Mary Jane is at your house and you will find out about her plans. I hope they will get married in June don't you so we can start out in married life together.
Tuesday afternoon
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: illegible
My folks think that I got a mighty nice girl for a wife.
Sunday Morning
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: Blockton (NOV)
You wont have to stand around on the street corner and wait on a street car when you get down on the farm all you will half to do then is to go out and start the Ford and start.
The folks has gone to Sunday school Sam is laying here a sleep and I am writing to my Dear Mary this beautiful morning . I wish that you was here so we could go out and take a joy ride together.
Sunday eve.
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: Blockton (OCT)
Mary Dear I went to Mt Ayr Saturday evening and got you and got you a nice Diamond. I am sure it will look nice on you finger and you will be glad to wear it, wont you Dear.
I took all the Blue Ribbon at the Institute I took $24 in premium but some day instead of being I it will be WE won't it Dearie?
Monday evening
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (DEC 22)
Gail Staton and I was out car riding and hit a tree and kindly stoved us both up a little
Thursday Evening
Address: 1004 W 28 Street
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (FEB 20)
Do you remember Inez Lynch and Keith Fisher they were married last Saturday.
A cousin was up from Oklahoma and he said they were plowing and sowing oats down there
Wed Eve.
Address: 1004 W 28 Street
Postmark: illegible
I am sure glad the baby girl and Bess is doing fine. Ed. Note: Probably reference to Bess (wife of Mary's brother Arthur) and birth of Elizabeth Louise (Betty) on February 16, 1920
Thur Evening
Address: 1004 W 28 Street
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (JAN 23)
They had a party on Cash Baird he is going to Cal. He left this morning.
Sam has got two more day of carring the mail and he will be through It seems like it has been a month to me.
There was a lady called Sam up and asked him why he didn't bring her a letter from her Man in Kansas City I guess he is like me don't write very often
I would be glad to meet Hazel Burdg.
Sure My Dear you can go to the wrestling match with me.
Papa sold ten head of his cattle the other day I guess he will gett all of his cattle sold off in time so we can take thing over in our hands allright
Monday Evening
Address: 1004 W 28 Street
Postmark: Redding (JAN 21)
Mrs Lee Hull died Sunday and Alta mother is about the same if anything she is a little weaker.
Mary Dear if you want to you can take a book on raising chickens when you get down here on the farm.
Thur Evening
Address: 1004 W 28 Street
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (JAN 8)
Hattie was sure right about you making the very Dearest farmer's wife.
Dearie Just two year ago to night we went to Delphos to a Basket Ball game. I don't suppose you have forgotten about it
Jan 6, 1920
Address: 1004 W 28 Street
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (JAN 6)
I read your kind letter this morning my Dear, that was sure a nice poem.
Mary Dear it will be two years since we began going together the day you will get this letter. It was the Eight.
Sam is going to carry the mail the rest of the week so I will have all the work to do in the day time.
Thur. Evening
Address: 1004 W 28 Street
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (JAN 2)
Redding had a fire Tuesday night it burned the garage, Clint Smith stour and the Millinery Shop.
Harry Main is going to start the New Year with happiness. He was married today.
I hope Marian got to take in lot of the sights in Chicago and got back to Galesburg all right
Friday evening
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: Chariton and St. Joseph (DEC 12)
My Dear If I don't get up Saturday I will be there Christmas If Marian does not come but I hope she does.
Wed. afternoon
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: Chariton and St. Joseph (DEC 10)
Papa cousin is here and we are going to take him to Blockton in the sled, so I will send this to Blockton and mail.
Friday Evening
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: Redding, Iowa
We are still working in the timber, One thing about this coal Strike is if they can't get coal they will half to go and chop wood.
Mary Jane is sure a dandy little lady her and Paul will half to go some if they live a happier married life than we do Won't they Dear.
Dec. 15, 1919
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (DEC 15)
I stayed in Blockton and called Sam and told him to come and get me.
Dec. 17, 1919
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (DEC 17)
Dewey will be home in the morning, WE will make good use of him.
Dave Smith died Sunday and was buried yesterday.
Dec. 30, 1919
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (DEC 30)
Mary Dear I don't think that I will ever forget this Christmas for I certainly enjoyed myself.
Wed. morning
Address: 1004 W 28 Street
Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (DEC 3)
There was a crowd met Monday and hauled wood for the church, the school house is about out of coal.
I think that would be allright for you to go over and stay over with Arthur and Bess, I think it would be better than teaching scool (Ed. Note: Address on letter is Arthur & Bess)
10:30 Tuesday evening November 18
Address: 1456 Dean Avenue
Postmark: Redding, Iowa (NOV 19)
I will never forget the day that we spent together when we sent out to Atlantic for I certainly enjoy it I never thought of having such plans as we have planed now that day
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Letters that Earl Adair wrote to Mary Bailey before they married in 1920.