Submitted By: Suzanne Paxton * suzannepaxton@uswest.net

Letter written in Toledo Oregon by C. B. Crosno to his brother Joseph H.
Crosno in Jefferson County, Illinois, December 21, 1915

Dear Brother and family,
Your good letter received and to say I was glad to get it don't express
it, leaves all well except wife who has attack of Sciatic Rheumatism.
Perhaps as an introduction better give history of family, we have three
children living, two dead.  Our oldest daughter Effie lives in Paisley,
has three children, her husband name S. S. Thayer is a doctor has large
practice in Lake County are doing well.  My only son is married lives
here in Toledo has no children, is agent for line of boats from San
Francisco also two lines from Portland.  Also he and I are conducting a
real estate and Abstract office also insurance.  Our youngest Tilla is
married has a fine boy 14 months old lives with us, her husband name
Carl Gildersleeve is Deputy County Clerk.

Fifty years ago the fourth day of last April I left our old home in Elk
Prairie and all friends and school mates, have so often wished I could
return but circumstances have always been against it.  Was appointed two
years ago to go to Chicago and represent Oregon at the show but at the
time my wife and self were on a visit in Lake Co. so could not meet it,
was so sorry.  When I left home was a boy 20, now was 70 March 14.  Must
say time has passed so fast, when I look back can't tell where or how it
has gone.  I first worked three years in Washington.  Then in October
1868 went to Philomath College then taught school three years, then went
through Portland Business College, married, then ran a store for 11
years.  Sold out, farmed 2 years then was 3 and a half years in the
Indian Service as Agent of Siletz Agency, like all.  April 1, 1887 moved
to Toledo and have been here since, in 1888 was elected to Legislature,
served the session of 1889.  Elected to the Senate 1890, served the
sessions of 1891 and 93.  Introduced bill and made Lincoln County from
Benton County, my old home, made Toledo temporary County Seat.  In 95
and 97 was Sargeant of Arms of State Senate then quit, in 1898 was
appointed Collector of Customs for district of Yaquina served 11 years,
served on our school 19 years.  We have a good town, good school with 7
teachers.  We are having an awful stor, wind and rain, we hardly ever
see any now and freeze.  Let me assure you I wish it was so I could come
and see you all, Mt. Vernon, Wolf Prairie, Wlk Prairie and the few old
time friends and relatives that are left.  Let me tell you we never
enjoyed a visit more than we did Sam and Cora Wells, and we all feel
sure they did the same.  All went to the ocean and let them look across
and see how big it was.  It did them good so it did all of us and
especiaally Tilla our youngest she now feels Sam is her brother.  We
were so glad to get your letter and hope you will repeat it and I assure
you I will.  Hoping to hear from you soon we all join in sending our
love to you all.

C.B. Crosno

envelope addressed to   Mr. W. C. Herron  Mt.Vernon, Ills.  Route 6
    envelope has no stamps with a particial postmark of Curran, Ill June 15 1914  4 PM
    letter starts                                                
                                                        Curran, Ills    
                                                        6/14/'14
    Mr W. C. Herron:
        Dear Brother,
        Will now try and ans your most welcome letter which I rec'd yestererday.
        Was sure glad to hear from you all & that you were all well.  I am all O. K. 
        hope you are all the same.  We have been having some hot weather for the last 
        few days.  We had a pretty good shower here yesterday.  Tom and I and the Boss
        went to Springfield yesterday and came pretty near getting wet before we got home.
        I got me a new suit.  That was the first day that I haven't worked since I have been
        up here except Sun's and I have to work more on Sun's than I like.  Well how does your
        corn look by this time. The corn here looks pretty good considering the dry weather we
        have had.  There is a good many Army worms and chinch bugs up here. Lots of the farms
        are having to plant their corn over on account of them.  Say have you been going to
        any ice cream suppers this summer.  Tom and I & another fellow went to one last Thurs
        night and as we came home the fellows horse got scared at an auto and came pretty near
        leaving us to walk home.  The horse run into a bank and turned the buggy over and we
        rolled out of there like beans pouring out of a sack.  Ha!  We never got hurt any, only
        got a few bruises.  Well as I have written all the news guess I will close hoping to
        hear from you all soon or sooner.  I remain your Bro. C. H. Herron  (over)  
        P. S. I went to the place where Roy B. is boarding but he wasn't there and wouldnt
        be there till 7 o'clock that night.  The lady of the house told me that he got married
        about a week ago.  He is still at the same place that he was before.
        H. H.     Love to all  Tell all Hello.

Submitted by: David Herron * mdherron@mtco.com
 June 10, 2001


envelope is addressed to  Mr. C. H. Herron c/o L. F. Maxey R#11 Curran, Ill.
envelope has two 1 cent stamps with a Mount Vernon, Ill April 1? 5:30 P.M.
1914 postmark




Mt. Vernon, Ill.

Apr: 17, '14
                Mr. Homer Herron:
                Dear Brother-- Will try to ans. your most welcome letter we
rec'd a few days ago and was sure glad to hear from you.  How are you
enjoing life by now?  I am feeling better than I did the first of the week.
I jumped some sun. and have been real sore since.  What are you doing now?
Are you done sowing oats yet?  We have sowed about 2 1/2 acres.  Want to sow
as much as 8 or 10 acres tho.  We are having some fine weather down here
now.  It hasn't rained to amount to anything for nearly a week.  That is
about the limit as if has been so wet.  Homer, Burrel Phillips took
appendecitis last saturday and was taken to the hospital & operated on
monday.  He is gettin along O.K. tho.  Dick Storments wife was buried
yesterday. (thurs)  Well Homer I will soon be 23 and never have voted yet.
There wasn't but one ballot in Fields Township.  The Democrats were the only
ones on the ticket.  Jefferson County went republican, and also Mt. Vernon
township did.  Freddie was running for town clerk but got defeated.  (I
think he is talking about Fred Jarrell, his cousin)  Say Homer do they read
the register up there?  If they don't take it we could send you one once and
a while.  You was surely sick Easter.  I eat four eggs-- but that was all I
wanted.  The roads are getting real good again.  If it don't rain before
sun, think I shall use the new buggy.  It will be nearly sure to rain before
then tho.  I saw Claude a few days ago and he said he got a card from you bu
t hadn't answered yet.  No, it don't seem like it has been so long since you
left.  But time flies when a fellow is at work,  I got a letter from Roy B.
mon.  He is a t Springfield. (419 1/2 E. Jefferson St.)  As I am to go north
and husk corn next fall I think I might come up for the Fair a day or two,
and then go farther north than you are to shuck corn.  Well Homer I must
colse for this time, hoping to hear from you real soon. With
love from one & all,
                            Your brother, W. C. Herron


Submitted by: David Herron * mdherron@mtco.com
 June 10, 2001

July 1864 Letter 
to Delly Hughey from her Father W. Allen Hughey
Submitted By: Scott A. Lee

October 1940 Letter 
to my Grandmother Hattie Ellis Strattan from her cousin William Edger Ellis
Submitted By: Nancy E. Davis

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