Jack Chisholm to Aunt Eve, dogs

Snoqualmie Falls, Wash.
February 29, 1944

Snoqualmie Falls, Washington
March 5, 1944

Dear Aunt Eve

Just a note to tell you how Minnie and the rest are. Bruce was over for a visit today. Minnie made him carry her around most of the time. Minnie stays with me most of the time when Bonnie Rose is not out. Morning and evening she comes in by the fireplace and doesn't like to have to go out again. She gets lonesome for Daisy who has to stay with her family most of the time.

Daisy had three pups on George Washington's Birthday. One white and two black ones. One black is a male marked like Jackson's dog. We are going to give them away as soon as they are old enough and we find a taker.

Minnie has not even looked at the chickens lately and the chickens are beginning to get tame. She may get over her taste for chicken as long as she does not prowl away to the neighbors which she hasn't done yet. It would be kind of a shame to have to give her up yet as she is still in the playful stage but should soon be quieting down. She chews up a few old light bulbs, rolls bottles around and tosses chips but hasn't taken anything useful yet except all the sacks we have to wipe shoes on. They are all down to your place. Of course if you have already found a home for Minnie OK, and you can have one of our pups if you want it but I don't exactly advise either action.

Ma is with Alice this week. Dad has been coming down here to help with the drag saw. I cut about six cords or so when the saw finally played out. He decided to rebuild the whole thing and have been since Wednesday at that. I have to work at the bakery Tuesday.

Well it is about time to put Minnie to bed.

Those were the days when dogs who went after farm animals were put down immediately. There were no supermarkets and local groceries probably didn't have much in the way of fresh food. Fresh fruits, vegetables and meats came from your own garden and the neighbors. This was the food supply and allowing disruption of it was a recipe for hunger for everyone further down the road.

Aunt Eve lived next door on a corner of the property Irene had inherited from her Howe grandfather. I'm not exactly sure when the Little House was built for her, but it would have been around this time. Aunt Eve spent a lot of time visiting relatives, which left my parents babysitting her pet(s).

Letter from Jack Chisholm to Aunt Eve about dogs

Jack Chisholm, 1920s

Eve Royle Chisholm sitting on the grass in 1906

Notes

Links

Irene & Jack
Chisholm's
Link Page

Jimmy & Lil
Chisholm
(Jack's parents)

Eve & Alex
Chisholm
Links

Other two
letters about Daisy's pups:

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