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soon as the water went down and everything cleaned up, all and Ramona the night before I went to the hospital (St.
went back to work. No harvest that summer, but by fall they Lukes). Edna stayed with them two or three days until I
were able to seed the ground again in the valley. Of course was better. Otto came on a Sunday to see me. I remember
we had alfalfa to put up here at home, which became quite of being awfully sick. Gale and Ramona and Leland Pla-
a job each summer. to who was staying there at that time and going to school
came and got me at the hospital when I was released and
Ramona married Gale
then I stayed with them until a Friday evening. Leland was
Plato the summer of
coming home so he brought me as far as John’s and Larena’s
1948, June 30 at Coeur
where I stayed overnight. Otto came to town on Saturday
d’Alene. John and Lare-
so I came on home with him. I couldn’t do much that win-
na went with them, we
ter so Otto had all of the chores to do and chickens to care
kept Betty and Donna.
for. We were selling whole milk at that time. I crocheted
Gale had a job at a cab-
myself and each of the girls and apron that winter.
inet shop in Spokane,
so they had an apart- 1949 was a fairly good year. Cecil and Barbara had moved
ment there. up on the Yaak where they bought a place. They sold their
place in town. Edward had a sawmill so Cecil and he
My side had been hurt-
Gale and Ramona’s wedding day: ing me for years. The worked together. John’s had also sold their place in town
Larena, Ramona, Gale, and John and bought a little place out north of town. John still
doctors found I had gall
worked at Cook and Houcks.
stones so I was operated in Spokane December 11, 1948.
Edna Anderson went with me as Otto had so many cows Cecelia Ann was born to Cecil and Barbara November 5,
to milk and couldn’t go. We stayed all night with Gale 1949, so we had another little granddaughter.
36 Part of my Life as a Story
