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want the people located on their road, and this in my opinion is the
reason why none of their officials met us at the depot, which is
customary when such a large party arrives, and also why they wanted
to put us through on an emigrant train. We explained the whole
matter thoroughly to Mr. Gilmour, who admitted that he also had
formed such an impression, but that it was now entirely eradicated
from his mind. He then recommended some lands in Ellsworth and
Rice counties, which are situated in the centre of the middle rain
belt and lay between the U[nion] . P[acific] . and A. T. & S. F. R. R.
He furnished Leo with transportation for two to Ellsworth City -
and return and a letter to his agent there, who will show him the
lands. I trust these lands will sit, as it is only a distance of about
250 miles from here and near the r[ail]road.
Today we also received and sent many telegrams, and at 9:30
Leo and Cohen, our head man, started for Ellsworth. Cohen told
me before leaving that the lands near Cimarron that he and Goldfarb
had selected were good lands, and he is satisfied that no better lands
can be found any place. . . .
Monday, July 3 I st [I 88 2 ]
This morning, as I usually do every morning and evening, [I]
went to the rooms of the different people and made them clean up.
This is a regular thing twice a day, as I don't want the landlords to
make any remarks about their habits.
Today Chole Gedanski7s wife complained of her breasts aching
and I sent Liebersohn's wife to attend her, and she reported to me
that it was nothing serious. They come to me each one with his or
her troubles and in this act like a lot of children, and at such times
I feel as though the responsibility was too great for a young man.
Leo has got the worst part of [the] business to attend to in looking
up the lands, but he is well fitted for roughing it, and he is disposed
to not let any matter ruffle his temper, and he is the best traveling
companion I ever had. . . . When we lefi home, Mrs. [Rosa] Sachs
and my mother [Mrs. A. Davis] were kind enough to prepare among
others a basket of lunch for us, and among other things they put in
some wine and liquors. These things we did not touch and intended
to keep until1 we got settled, know& that we would need them then