EDGOOSE, Elizabeth

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• Name	EDGOOSE, Elizabeth
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I2390	Edgoose
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

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  A Letter written by ELIZABETH STROHMEIER (nee EDGOOSE, 1852-1944) to her sister HARRIET RIGGALL (nee EDGOOSE, 1858-1916) dated 13 August 189 . The letterheading is that of the C. O. D. Steam Laundry, 412 Main Street South, Aberdeen, South Dakota, and the date is almost certainly 1892: "My Dear Sister I have neglected you a long time ho hough glad I should be to have a line from you I do not deserve it but hope you will write to me a gain I am well we are all well, RICHARD is better since he got out of the Laundry you will be glad to hear I am out of the Laundry busness we sold out on the first of Agust I am sorry we did not sell early in the spring we have sold for 1300 dollars less than we could have got then the prospects were so good at that time we had a wet spring and all looked fo a ...m this year but it is not so, for we have weeks of dry hot weather the wheat is in patches that can be harvested a great deal is ploughed over. this is millions of dollars of damage to North and South Dakotas in somme places the crop is as good as could be wished for. the whole country ...... to be in a bad way this year the best no one hard wheat sold this city for 28 cents per bushel poorer graids at 22 cents that dos not pay for raising many kept thairi grain from last year we have the State Fair and Grain Palace here this fall things will be lively for a time, RICHARD and JIM went to Norh Dakota to harvest ALFRED and JIM have Roomed here sinc last fall, ALFRED work for the same man as last ft fall he has a feed mill in Aberdeen ALFRED as a months vacation he thinks he will go to the Worlds Fair he said he would get me a ticket if I want to go RICHARD said he would send me money to live on there if I went he thaught a change would b be g good for this as been the hottest summer I have seen in this country I have not been home one day since I started to work, I do regret we did not sell out last spring I feel terrable about the way things go o. I do wish if it were possiblle thaat you could come out here and see for your self how things are I know if you could see how your money is and what is the couse of things being as thay are everything seems to have go a gainst me for a long time surly they will change soonn, if we had known howe things were going to be the last offer we had for the Laundry was 3 of April 1,000 cash and 700 in three months at that time we thaught it best to keep we sold the first of Agust for 12 hundred - that was for the machinerry and good will, the building is leased for one year for 30 dollars per month this is ten dollars less than we should have got if it was not such a dry sumer, the building cost 15 hundred with shelving and dry Room Coal shed the contract for ththe buildiing was 12 hundred, the rent is paid to the lumber company in paument for the building, I do wish it was not so far that you could see for your self I hope a nother year will bring evry thing right, JIM had seven acres of potatos on ththe farm thihis year we have one, there has been many enquireys a bout the farm the past year and it will always bring a good price the House is in bad shap RICHARD thinks he would like to rent it next vegatables are a big price always here, welell how are you all and that little girl I hope you are all well, do write soon (underlined) I did not answer MAMIEs letter I hope you will give my love to her My little boy is a fair little beautie never been sick a day I wish you could see hihim his Grand Mama STROHMEIER thaught RICHARD was the best name for him so we call him RICHARD, she died about s.. weeks after she got the letter she was 73 she had 2 daughters near her at the .... we hoped to have seen her but such is life R. is the yongest son 2 Brothers 3 sisters one Brother and one sister in Minneapolis the balance of thaier estate will be divided the ones out here have had most of thaire share R. said there might be ten or 15 hundred comming to each of them in this country he would like to buy his houses thay can or could be bought for 1,000 last .... the Cable Cars have not gon out to the Lake yet and it is dangerous ......ty R. and his partener spent 4,000 besides thair time (?) I do not know what to do for the best OOur private marrage caused a great deal of talk but people are getting over it now I must bring tis scratching to a close do write soon I belive all will wel with your money if I could here from you it would be relife to me I have not written to any of the falks for 2 years I remain your greatful sister ELIZABETH E. STROHMEIER"