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izona, near Mesa, west of Apache Junction about 4 o’clock ter our livestock and chickens. We were very well pleased
in the afternoon of the 3 day after leaving Kansas. It was the way they took care of everything. He was a minister
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raining. We stopped at a motel. They had cabins vacant. So and preached at the Deer Park Hall, so was handy for them.
we took one, as also did Hefners. We spent the winter here
We enjoyed being at home again although we had one of
until around the middle of March. Was nice nearly all win-
the nicest times we’ve ever had together.
ter and we enjoyed it. Visited Blanche and Bill and many
other people we knew both from Kansas and Idaho. In three years, 1961, we decided to go to Arizona anoth-

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er winter. So left around the 20 of November this time.
We came home in March by way of Albany, Oregon. Visit-
Reached Mesa, Arizona the afternoon of Thanksgiving
ed friends, Bryce and Georgia Chapen, also their daughter
Day. It was very hot there but we left Idaho in snow and
Bonnie and family there. It rained most of the time there.
icy roads until we got nearly to Spokane. From then on we
O, yes, I forgot we first came to Grand Junction, Colorado
had good weather and a nice trip. Charles and Ann Wid-
and visited my brother Cecil and family there. Also friends
ener and little boy Arthur stayed at our place this time and
Dale Jones near there. Then went back by way of Provo,
milked the three cows and cared for the hens. They said
Utah, where we visited Goldie Wilson as she lived there at
they enjoyed it and we were very well pleased too the way
that time. From there we left on a Monday morning for Al-
they took care of things. We didn’t enjoy Arizona so much
bany, Oregon (near Portland) and visited two days with my
that winter as the weather was colder and more disagree-
youngest brother Don and family. From there we came on
able. We came home by way of Southern Idaho. Visited Mr.
home. Reached Bonners Ferry at Cecil’s March 28, 1959
and Mrs. Hugh Smith who lived near Jerome. Hugh passed
Easter Sunday. We visited each of the “kids” and their fam-
away about 18 months later. He was an old Kansas friend
ilies before settling down at home again.
of Otto’s. We came on home by way of the Whitebird Hill.

While away, a family Mr. Johnsons lived her and looked af- It was snowing hard so we didn’t care for that drive. The

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