is it true that T---- M---- was
shot by a Negro Mon. It is all over the city among the people of
H'burg if so let know at once so I tell the boys it true. Well so
much for that. I wish you could have been here to have been here
to those games. I saw them and beleve me they was worth the money
I pay to see them. T. S. and I went out to see Sunday game witch
was 7 to 2 White Sox and I saw Satday game 2 to 1 White Sox.
Please tell J---- write that he will never see nothing as long as
he stay down there behind the sun there some thing to see up here
all the time, (tell old E---- B---- to go to (H----) Tell B----
he dont hafter answer my cards. How is friend Wilson Wrote him a
letter in August. Tell him that all right I will see him in the
funny paper. Well Partner I guess you hear a meny funey thing
about Chicago. Half you hear is not true. I know B---- C---- hav
tole a meny lie Whenever you here see them Pardie tell them to
write to this a dress Say Pardie old H---- is moping up in his
Barber shop. Guess I will come to you Boy Xmas. I must go to bed.
Just in from a hard days work.

Your life long friend.

DIXON, ILL., Sept.-25-17.

_Dear Sir:_ Time affords of writting you people now as we have
raised to wages to three dollars a day for ten hours--eleven hrs.
a day $3.19 We work two wks day and two wks night--for night work
$3.90 This is steady work a year round We have been running ten
years without stopping only for ten days repair. I wish you would
write me at once.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 11/13/17.

MR. H----
Hattiesburg, Miss.

_Dear M----:_ Yours received sometime ago and found all well and
doing well, hope you and family are well.

I got my things alright the other day and they were in good
condition. I am all fixed now and living well. I certainly
appreciate what you done for us and I will remember you in the
near future.

M----, old boy, I was promoted on the first of the month I was
made first assistant to the head carpenter when he is out of the
place I take everything in charge and was raised to $95. a month.
You know I know my stuff.

Whats the news generally around H'burg? I should have been here
20 years ago. I