February 7, 1905

Kansas City, Mo. Feb 7 1905

Dear friend Rosie:

Yours received when I arrived here last night. I leave to-morrow on the Aluquerque run. I don’t know how many more trips I will stay on there. Was rather surprised (although I knew it wasw best) last night to hear that my brother had resigned and is going back to Syracuse. The boss got it in his head that I too will go east and he expects that I will resign soon. I intended to anyway, whether my brother did or not. I think his family will all be glad to get back to Syracuse. They are all happy to think about it now.

It will hardly pay to have your watch repaired at the jewelers unless he w ill fix it for $1.00 or less. It probably has a broken mainspring and if he will put that in for $1.00 or less you might get it fixed. But if now, it will be cheaper to buy another one. I haven’t a catalogue here, but I think you have one of Singer’s catalogue. If so you could order one sent to you by mail. Add 5 or 10¢ for postage. You will find it catalogue as an enameled chatelaine watch at about $2.10 or $2.15 I think. If you do not order it, let me know and I will try and get one in Chicago if I go there.

Yes, our birthdays are coming due soon. We will have to reverse our ages, as you can be taken for 28 and I think I can pass for 22.

Elmer starts east with the dog to-day. His father has gone to the depot with him. They all intend to stop over at Durand, Mich., where they formerly lived.

I will have to help them pack up some this PM. They will leave here the 9^th so when I get back from Albuquerque, they will be gone.

Good bye

Write soon

Yours truly

Max

Gen Del Kansas City, Mo.

Have never heard from letter I wrote to Kansas City, Kan. Postmaster.