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Bemidji, Minn
May 8, 1942
Dear Darling Elsie
I just got home from the sales meeting, 10 o'clock. Kay is in bed, but still awake and as jolly as she can be, but Donald is sound asleep.
Riley, at Riley's store is selling out. Herman Prochnow tells me that Riley's sales for last month (april) was $900.00. At 15%, that would be 135.00 for himself, or gross profit. Of course, out of that he still has to pay the rent, lights, etc. Bailey stills owns the building and lot, and Herman said that he wants 575.00 for it. The shelving, equipment, etc belongs to Riley. I am going down to see Riley tomorrow. Am planning on taking this matter up with Dad, and also with Mr. Gadde. I've got to do something to increase our income or else we'll never get out of debt, unless Nash-Finch shells out some money for hospitalization. If Dad & Mr. Gadde will back me up, I feel that it would pay us to indebt ourselves up to $1500.00 if we can clear $100 per mo. at the wholesale house. Naomi said she would be glad to work in the store in case I make a deal She worked quite a lot in the store for me in '37. She was good at it too, and she was liked real well by my customers.
Clarence Healy quit his job at Hibbing for $180.00 per mo. (78 cents per hr). He is oiling railroad cars. A fellow by the name of Leonard Triggs had applied for work at Nash's, but when he came down to go to work yesterday noon, (Gadde called him to go to work at 1 o'clock), he asked how much his pay would be, and he was told that it would be 36 cents per hr. He just as good as said go jump in the lake, and refused the job. In regards to the store, Herman said that Riley and Mr Bailey never have got along very good, and now they have got into a scrap about the amount of the rent, so Riley is simply quiting.
I put in the lettuce, radishes and 6 rows of carrots last nite. Also mowed the lawn in the back yard. Your folks were in last nite to ask me how you were. I believe everyone at Nash's asked me how I found you to be too. Well, when I left your room Wed. eve. I found that I had a flat tire on the front wheel. Tack of course. I had no spare, as that was at Bruce Graham's, being vulcanized. So I had to walk about 8 or 10 blocks to a station to get my tire fixed. By that time we were all hungry, so we each had a sandwich before we left Crookston, and by that time it must have been close to 11:30. Anyway we did not get home till 1:30 A.M. My, but it sure takes a lot of tablet when I use only one side! Guess I better use both sides from here on. Here it is 11:30 already & Naomi is mopping floors. I hear Kay still jabbering away in the bedroom so she must still be awake. Mrs Van Kirk came down this afternoon and told Naomi that Donald was out in front of the house and had taken every stitch of his clothes off. Believe me, Naomi has sure kept her eyes peeled on him the rest of the day. She said that he attempted it again too, but she caught him at it before he even got a good start. The children have been very good about staying off the road. They sometimes play by the front steps, but they play most all of the time in the back yard. I'm having a little trouble keeping them off the garden when I'm working out there, but they are really good to mind though. Gee whiz Darling, it's 5 to 12. I better get this mailed so you can get it Saturday. And it's past my bed-time too. I hope that you remembered to, and felt well enough, to drop me a card today so that I know something about how you feel when I leave to go out and see you Sunday. I haven't found out who all is going with me, but I'm quite sure your mother plans to go along. I hope that whatever news you have for me Darling is good news. Maybe you will not have a menstration this time. I will explain why I mentioned this when I see you Sunday. By the way Darling I am going to church here so I'll not be out there till 2 or 3 P.M. Lots & lots of Love from your Hubby Irvin.
xxxxxxx
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