Jan 30 1911 5:30 PM Provo Utah

Provo Utah Jan. 30, 1911.

Dear Father:

I am out of money again and have to pay $18.00 for piano lessons for the last time and $3 for typewriting and on the 10^th of Feb. $16.00 for board. Can you send me about $45.00 now and then I won’t need any more only to pay board each month and a few side expenses. It is going to cost me (altogether) $400.00 to get home and all before I get done. This is the closest I can figure it. There are lots of expenses no one thinks about til he gets here.

Tomorrow I guess you finish with the stock taking.

Prof Petersen’s and the Two Prof Chamberlain’s are having a dispute with the rest of the school bishops and presidents of //stakes here about religion.

I don’t think they want it out, of course they don’t.

They are accused of teaching false doctrine, that is some scientific things that the Church members can’t understand.

They couldn’t settle it Saturday so next Saturday Prst. Smith is coming down.

I think they are right as far as I have heard. They just go deeper than many of the old men around here and then they kick.

They are about the only high teachers here who have A.M.’s. The two Petersens are the one’s Josie boarded with at Chicago.

I hope everything is alright at home and the store. I have to hurry now so will stop. From your Son,

Albert.

I practice more on the piano now and am getting my money’s worth on that.

Provo Utah Jan. 30, 1911.

Dear Mother:

I was very glad to get your’s and Carl’s letters and the credits. I will hand them in today. On Saturday night we went to a basketball game between B.Y.U. and the University of Utah. The B.Y.U. beat 47 to 27. After this Miss Edmunds and Jepperson gave a song and instrumental recital. It was very nice. Just the two did it all. Miss Jepperson is the best singer in Provo. We went to a lecture last night in the University. It is raining and has rained off and on for two or three days. All our examinations are over and this morning we start on a new semester. Gerald is going to take lessons on the piano now. He first thought of the violin but his folks discouraged him.//

I saw Soppia Ealison at Andersons alright. Aunt Tilda didn’t say anything about writing or having received any letter. I hope Alfie and Kippy are well now. It’s funny that Al—in still remembers you.

I will ask today which piano is best, and send it next time.

Maybe John Erickson would buy your lot. I wonder if the store is very hard up now.

We don’t go out much now but stay more steady at work.

I am always wishing when I go to a musical that you could be here. I think it would be cheaper almost about as cheap if you could come and stay a winter as you used to talk of, that is if two or three could come back. Of course Pa can’t afford many at a time now. I wonder if I can go more than//two years to school.

It seems just a start to what some of them are getting up here.

All the ambitions boys aim at a college degree in one line or another. I can easily graduate from high school next year and take all the music I want besides. They give a fine medical course in Pharmacy at Salt Lake City no at the University of Utah. I don’t like to give Pharmacy up yet.

The way I feel now I would like to take out a doctors degree in medicines and be more respected and be able to get along better. I am always planning and don’t know how they will turn out but I know if I want to bad enough I can as far as doing it as I think I can study as good as any common fellow//anyway.

I want to stay with the piano and cello and amo be able to play for people.

I am in a hurry so will stop. Write and tell about everybody.

Your son

Albert.

We can talk about my plans in the summer and ask pa about things, as I ought to help him more anyway.

Jan 15 1911 3:30 PM Provo Utah

Provo, Utah, Jan 13, 1911.

Dear Mother:

It is Friday afternoon and one long week of school after holidays. Of course we are just getting started again and it seems long. Next week will be a busy one so we will get into work again.

We will all stay home tonight and get rested up a little.

I just got a letter from Min---. She is going to El Paso to see Alice. I won’t write any more to her. I would like for you to read some of her letter. She is very foolish. I got some handkerchiefs for Aunt Tilda.

The ring came and thanks very much for it also the money and cake. I don’t deserve any jewelry as I spent so much anyway. My trip to Grantsville cost about $15.00. By going I saved $8.00 as board bill, so it cost about $7.70 extra. I had lots more fun than that. Of course// I would have spent more in Provo anyway. Every one of them at Grantsville treated me so good.

Edla and Judith came out for a masquerade ball that they had at Grantsville and Einar went back with them to Salt Lake. I took them Thursday to Toelle with Erickson’s team and then stayed till Sunday morning and came back with Jefferies boy.

I went out to Augusta’s again, had dinner and then went into Salt Lake and hunted up the other girls. They are fine girls alright. They all dance and seem quite popular.

We went to two theatres at Grantsville, and three dances, one party.

I had dinner with Miss Zina Anderson the Bishops daughter. I believe its Gustav Anderson that lives north by the Coop and one black --------. They treated me very good.//I went down to see her a while before I left. Then I wrote to her yesterday and then had a good time with a Matthew girl. Her mother used to play with you and your sister she said. Bill Matthews is one of her sons. I took her her to a dance and went to see her and stayed quite a while. We had a good time. Well I must not think anything about them now, but get to work again. Who does Alfie go with; I haven’t heart a thing about the band, orchestra, or about Alfies practicing on the violin. Almost 5 inches of snow fell here on Monday but now everything is melting. It is as warm as summer almost today. Anna sent me a box of candy and Joy and Josie sent me a fine black tie. I am sending a bill of money received by me to pa.//

Uncle John is s0 deaf that I never said a word to him, had to write everything. I asked Aunt Tilda how much she weighed. She said about 140#, and she’s no heavier than you, I don’t think.

I saw Thomas Williams. He spoke lots of you and pa.

It seemed very good to see all the folks and have such a good time. I’m afraid I’ll want to go there again.

That Jeffries boy is about 19 years. John Erickson said your lot is worth about $600.00 just roughly guessing. The cake was awful good and the ring is a little large. What shall I do about it? It is a fine one just the kind I hoped for when you said it was coming. I have plenty ties now.

Will you ask pa if anyone paid $3.00 for the last dance I played for.// It was never settled.

I wish you would speak to Bro Rencher about my credits. I must have them soon and all I can get.

Chopin is the name of the musician that I received a picture of.

You told about Cora and ---la I am not worrying about anyone yet.

I will have to stop now.

From your son:

Albert

December 27 1910

Salt Lake City Utah Dec. 26.

Dear mother:-

Einar and I are at Augusta’s home now at Salt Lake. We are having a good time and she has quite a nice home. We got here Xmas eve and had to walk about two miles from the street cars to get here. Yesterday all of Einar’s sisters came out here for Xmas dinner. Edla, Ester and Judith also two other Swedish girls that said they knew pa. Miss Peterson and Henderholm.//

We had a fine time. Judith won’t say anything in English but the others do. The three girls gave me a box with ½ doz linen handkerchiefs in. They are fine ones aleight with my initial in one corner. We are going out to Grantsville on Thursday. Aunt Hilda wrote to Einar and said she will meet us at M---is or Tooele. I guess we’ll get to see the girls again, before we go. They are very nice girls but we can’t get along very well on account of the language. I got yours and pa’s letters //just before leaving Provo. Gerald and Lyn both got letters from their mothers too. Lyn went to Nephi and Gerald went to Marysville. We are going to a theatre tonight.

Pa said he enclosed $15, but it never came. He forgot to put it in I guess. I sent you all a book, I was in such a hurry and couldn’t think of anything.

We three boys got Sister Lynton a half dozen hakfs for Xmas. They had a Xmas tree and lots of company but I wasn’t there. They just got a fine new piano into their house on Sat. //I will practice there after holidays part of the time. My piano teacher gave me a picture of a fine musician for Xmas.

Salt Lake is a fine city. I wish Uncle August and his family could move to Arizona. Maybe I’ll want the rest to, when I see them. I am sending my deportment card again.

I got Augusta’s little girl here is about the size of Fay. She’s awful cute. Talks Swedish to Einar and a little English to me. She cried every time I looked at her at first but now she comes to me// all the time.

I got 100% in English in the examinations but I don’t answer many questions in the class so I am marked (A) on the card.

My theology mark is between 95 and 100 %.

Brimhall wrote on the outside of my examination paper:- “This is the best Examination paper I have received yet and I want you to come and see me at my office or home sometime.”

I haven’t gone yet.

They didn’t mark Geometry in this time. I don’t know why. I need a music stand and a case// for my cello. That is a cover for it. It’ll crack if I don’t keep it covered. Will it be all right if I send to Lyon and Healy for these things also some strings. Will you see pa about this, as I am only writing to you this time. The case wont cost over $1.50 I don’t think.

There isn’t any thing else to write so will close.

From your son

Albert.

The only place to write now is to Provo, as I’ll go back in a week. I didn’t get the things you told about as I had to leave.

Postmark: Oct 12 8:30 AM 1910, Hotel Lamar, Provo, Utah

Oct 11, 1910

Dear Father, Mother, and the others:-

I got here safely last night and had a good trip. No one was at the train so late so I just stopped at this hotel. I am feeling good, like the town as it now appears and am feeling good.

The chicken, pickles and cake were all fine.

I just came from the University where I met Gerald, Lyn, Earl, Leo, Karl, Leonard Davis and John Chapman. I went out at noon and found Einar and his friends. I am very much pleased to see how nice he is. I sure like him.

They only have one small room for eating, sleeping, //talking and studying between the three of them so I don’t think I should like to live with them, besides his roommates don’t exactly srtike me.

Gerald told me to go with him where he and Lyn are boarding. It is a mile away from the school but is between there and on the road to town. At Flagstaff we walked 1 ¼ miles. It doesn’t seem far on the pavement. We could always stay at the University at noon. I may stay with them if I like it. You know St. Johns company will be worth something by spring to me.

I am going to take third year high school I think.// I don’t want to take commercial til I get a better start in the rest. You know if I should have to stay in the store I can tend those books anyway. I can learn this course easier at home than I can high school work. I can finish high school in two years I am sure if I study,

I just met Eva Gibbons and her fellow also Andy Gibbons. You don’t need to worry about me in Provo as everything is quiet. There isn’t any news to tell now but will tell all about things when I get settled. I scribble awful bad but am in a hurry. From your son

Albert.