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glad to leave, it was so confined & all she got was $10. it was too low a price these times, but she was going to try & stick it out as long as the old man lived. Pa has got the best of his cold no doubt although he has slept poorly the last two nights. The bank people through too much on his shoulders. George Monk dont know, so he sends people to Pa & gets him so stirred up he stays awake nights & Ralph dont nose in any too much. Pa told him it would be better if he did & set things down he cant remember. it is not Pa's business to run their bank for them, & he just told them all he was expected to do was pass judgement on houses. (securative committy.) I guess they will thrash it out between them The Shoddy mill have their meeting with the assessors this forenoon, they are always grumbling over their taxes (jews.) so no knowing how the'l come out, his own business is too much snarled up well dont worry  Ma.