Volume 11 , Issue 10

Insight Into Grandma - 1904

Here is another insight into this NW Okie's grandmother, Constance Estella Warwick, before she was married and while she was going to school at the Normal School in Alva. This 1904 letter from John C. McClure, was postmarked Jan. 30, 1904, Quincy, Ill, and received by Constance Warwick, Jan. 31, 1904, in Alva, O. T. (Oklahoma Territory).

Quincy, Ill, Jan. 29, 1904 - Miss Constance Warwick, Alva O. T.
Dear Constance: I am beginning to think that my letters are getting served rather rough at your hands. I wrote you a letter a long time ago, but never received an answer. I have been in Q'y nearly two weeks, and have not received a single letter yet. It don't look as though I had any friends does it.

It has been terrible cold here. It has been zero weather all week as low as 2 below. I have had a pretty good time this winter. We had quite a bit of good sleighing up home. There is quite a bit of snow on the ground now.

I am taking short-hand. We had a spelling examination today. Only a few passed. We have to spell 95 out of a hundred words. The short-hand teacher we had before the holidays has gone to Texas to teach. There are about 1000 students including all the old maids, gross widows and etc.

We have a literacy society at the college on Friday nights. I did not go tonight. How did they make out about the Shop S. School. Did Nellie rule?

We had a leap-year party up home. The girls escorted the boys. It seemed funny. I am going to have my face taken tomorrow. I guess they will be some 15 centers. Are you going to Normal this Spring? You had better go some where and take a short hand course. Be sure and go some where, where they have a dining hall. I board at the college dining hall.

We get fried potatoes three times a day and hash for supper. You just better believe I like hash - far away.

Well I will close for this time. Please answer by return mail. Your Friend, J. C. McClure, 524 North 9th, Quincy, Ill. Bye Bye."
  |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

---