The following is a letter published in the semi-weekly herald Eldora, Iowa. At first I thought it was Orley who wrote the letter, but realized it had to of been Otis when I remembered that Orley had passed away in 1904. Otis almost certainly was visiting his sister, Cecil "Tinnie" Boody-Sheldon who was living at the time in Wheatland, North Dakota.
From:
The Semi-Weekly Herald
Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa
Saturday, September 23, 1905
Front Page
O.S. BOODY WRITES:
ANAMOOSE, N.D. , September 14, 1905
TO THE HERALD--I have often thought about writing you a few times but for some cause failed to get any letters in shape. I am at present about eighty miles south of the Canadian line and due south of the Turtle Mountains. Am at what is considered the best wheat fileds in North Dakota. There is wheat behind, before, and on each side of you as far as you can see with the naked eye, and from here you can see a long distance, say eighteen to twenty-five miles with ease. Wheat is going all the way from eighteen to twenty-five bushels and is of fine quality. Oats from forty to sixty bushels and speltz the same as pats, and there is no doubt but that corn can be raised here to an advantage. I saw the other day two ears of white dent corn that was planted the latter part of May that equals any Iowa corn of the past two years, and nicer garden truck was never grown anywhere than here. They can't raise the watermelons or the small fruits as in Iowa, but then again, Iowa cannot raise the wheat, see.
Have had but one frost and that occurred Monday night of this week. I tell you it was a "stunner". The natives actually wore their fur overcoats the next day. So you see it was somewhat chilly around the edges. Now, I've forgotten to tell you about the threashing. They use the large separators 40-60 and the threshermen furnish their own help. They generally have ten to twelve bundle teams and about one field pitcher for every two teams, besides they have two spike pitchers, a cook, a cook car, and a sleeping booth. Well, I think I had better close as my letter is getting quite lengthy. Hoping that everything is doing the best in and around Eldora. I remain
Yours Truly,
O.S. Boody
From:
The Semi-Weekly Herald
Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa
Saturday, September 23, 1905
Front Page
O.S. BOODY WRITES:
ANAMOOSE, N.D. , September 14, 1905
TO THE HERALD--I have often thought about writing you a few times but for some cause failed to get any letters in shape. I am at present about eighty miles south of the Canadian line and due south of the Turtle Mountains. Am at what is considered the best wheat fileds in North Dakota. There is wheat behind, before, and on each side of you as far as you can see with the naked eye, and from here you can see a long distance, say eighteen to twenty-five miles with ease. Wheat is going all the way from eighteen to twenty-five bushels and is of fine quality. Oats from forty to sixty bushels and speltz the same as pats, and there is no doubt but that corn can be raised here to an advantage. I saw the other day two ears of white dent corn that was planted the latter part of May that equals any Iowa corn of the past two years, and nicer garden truck was never grown anywhere than here. They can't raise the watermelons or the small fruits as in Iowa, but then again, Iowa cannot raise the wheat, see.
Have had but one frost and that occurred Monday night of this week. I tell you it was a "stunner". The natives actually wore their fur overcoats the next day. So you see it was somewhat chilly around the edges. Now, I've forgotten to tell you about the threashing. They use the large separators 40-60 and the threshermen furnish their own help. They generally have ten to twelve bundle teams and about one field pitcher for every two teams, besides they have two spike pitchers, a cook, a cook car, and a sleeping booth. Well, I think I had better close as my letter is getting quite lengthy. Hoping that everything is doing the best in and around Eldora. I remain
Yours Truly,
O.S. Boody
The following is a letter published in the semi-weekly herald Eldora, Iowa. At first I thought it was Orley who wrote the letter, but realized it had to of been Otis when I remembered that Orley had passed away in 1904. Otis almost certainly was visiting his sister, Cecil "Tinnie" Boody-Sheldon who was living at the time in Wheatland, North Dakota.
From:
The Semi-Weekly Herald
Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa
Saturday, September 23, 1905
Front Page
O.S. BOODY WRITES:
ANAMOOSE, N.D. , September 14, 1905
TO THE HERALD--I have often thought about writing you a few times but for some cause failed to get any letters in shape. I am at present about eighty miles south of the Canadian line and due south of the Turtle Mountains. Am at what is considered the best wheat fileds in North Dakota. There is wheat behind, before, and on each side of you as far as you can see with the naked eye, and from here you can see a long distance, say eighteen to twenty-five miles with ease. Wheat is going all the way from eighteen to twenty-five bushels and is of fine quality. Oats from forty to sixty bushels and speltz the same as pats, and there is no doubt but that corn can be raised here to an advantage. I saw the other day two ears of white dent corn that was planted the latter part of May that equals any Iowa corn of the past two years, and nicer garden truck was never grown anywhere than here. They can't raise the watermelons or the small fruits as in Iowa, but then again, Iowa cannot raise the wheat, see.
Have had but one frost and that occurred Monday night of this week. I tell you it was a "stunner". The natives actually wore their fur overcoats the next day. So you see it was somewhat chilly around the edges. Now, I've forgotten to tell you about the threashing. They use the large separators 40-60 and the threshermen furnish their own help. They generally have ten to twelve bundle teams and about one field pitcher for every two teams, besides they have two spike pitchers, a cook, a cook car, and a sleeping booth. Well, I think I had better close as my letter is getting quite lengthy. Hoping that everything is doing the best in and around Eldora. I remain
Yours Truly,
O.S. Boody
From:
The Semi-Weekly Herald
Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa
Saturday, September 23, 1905
Front Page
O.S. BOODY WRITES:
ANAMOOSE, N.D. , September 14, 1905
TO THE HERALD--I have often thought about writing you a few times but for some cause failed to get any letters in shape. I am at present about eighty miles south of the Canadian line and due south of the Turtle Mountains. Am at what is considered the best wheat fileds in North Dakota. There is wheat behind, before, and on each side of you as far as you can see with the naked eye, and from here you can see a long distance, say eighteen to twenty-five miles with ease. Wheat is going all the way from eighteen to twenty-five bushels and is of fine quality. Oats from forty to sixty bushels and speltz the same as pats, and there is no doubt but that corn can be raised here to an advantage. I saw the other day two ears of white dent corn that was planted the latter part of May that equals any Iowa corn of the past two years, and nicer garden truck was never grown anywhere than here. They can't raise the watermelons or the small fruits as in Iowa, but then again, Iowa cannot raise the wheat, see.
Have had but one frost and that occurred Monday night of this week. I tell you it was a "stunner". The natives actually wore their fur overcoats the next day. So you see it was somewhat chilly around the edges. Now, I've forgotten to tell you about the threashing. They use the large separators 40-60 and the threshermen furnish their own help. They generally have ten to twelve bundle teams and about one field pitcher for every two teams, besides they have two spike pitchers, a cook, a cook car, and a sleeping booth. Well, I think I had better close as my letter is getting quite lengthy. Hoping that everything is doing the best in and around Eldora. I remain
Yours Truly,
O.S. Boody
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