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get Otto, 2 p.m. he went and phoned for the doctor and got
a lady to come and be with me. So doctor was there only a

few minutes before the baby came. He got a girl to do the
housework. Had her I guess around four weeks. Seemed

I couldn’t get my strength back. My health was poor all

winter. Larena was only 19 months old when Cecil came.
So really had two babies to do and wash for. Our crop was

real good the next year. Almost had the harvest complete

in July. I got so I couldn’t hardly keep on my feet any lon-
ger so Otto got Mae (his sister who taught school during

school months) to come and stay with the children (Cecil

was ten months old) and he took me to Halstead, Kansas
(about a day’s drive from there in those days, but I presume

only about 200 miles from home) to the hospital where I
had surgery. Was flat on my back for nine days and gone

from home three weeks. Nothing removed – all repair and

shortening of the ligaments and etc. of the female organs
to keep them back up in place. Before this I couldn’t sit

comfortable on a chair. My health was improved a lot with
the long rest I got. Due to our good wheat harvest we were

able to afford a new combine. I can’t recall who had helped

Edward, Cecil, and Larena me with the harvest cooking that summer – but I know our

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