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The Idan-Ha Hotel
Boise, Idaho
May 29, 1908
My dear Wife:
I have just eaten a very nice, but lonely, supper (dinner), and am now to the pleasantest part of my daily duties—writing my home letter.
I have been very greatly disappointed that I have had no word from you since your letter of last Saturday—but I am sure you have a very good reason for not writing.
I sent word to Payette for my mail to be forwarded here, but aside from what I told you I had received and one additional letter from the house have had no other mail.
I have completed my labors here, and will leave tomorrow for Payette, Ida., and will spend Sunday, Monday and possibly Tuesday there, then on to Weiser, Ida., for probably two days.
I have enjoyed the long stay at Boise, and if the government deal goes thru as I have started it, I have done a good week's work.
How I should have enjoyed having you here, to have enjoyed some of the sights with me.
This is indeed a very pleasant town, a nice class of people, and being off the main line of railroad, owns much more like what you and I have been used to.
It is a town of nice homes, nice stores, nice schools, nice churches, nicely located, and nice all round, and if I had a choice to make Boise would be one of the towns I should consider as a home town.
Tomorrow being Decoration Day, there will not be much for me to do, so I have planned to leave here about 1:30 p.m. for Payette, and have the afternoon ride for a change. It will take me about three hours to make the trip from here. Of course that will put me in Payette for Sunday.
Now if by any chance I should not have a letter from you there, I may get "my back up" and not write you again, for—a whole day.
But I feel sure the looked for letter will be there for me, "big and fat" with lots of nice news from you.
I am keeping very well indeed, and aside from a "sneezing cold" have no kick to make.
There have been several sharp changes in the weather in the last few days, which I suppose accounts for the sneezes.
I do hope this will find you feeling better than when I last heard from you, and that you may soon be quite yourself again.
(My next letter to you, I will in all probability write you from Payette, Idaho, and until you get it, I will hope for you all that's best and good.)
With my dearest, heart's love to you, with trimmings to match, and lots of hugs and kisses for the little ones.
I am lovingly,
Your husband,
Geo. W.D.
