Friend Bert
I will try to answer your welcome letter we received the last of August.  We misplaced your letter and didnot find it untill a few days ago so we could not write, not knowing your address.  You told us you was married two years ago but we dont think it is to late to wish you joy and hope you have a plesant and happy home.
We live in the same place.  have a claim of 80 acers  a small though comfortable house  have three cows  fatening four Hogs and have thre to keep over winter.  Crops were very good this year.
I will send you the Dayton Market.

Hogs per cwt.	$3.25	@	2.30
Cattle “	2.00	“	3.50
Oat bu.	12	“	13
Corn “	18	“	20
Butter	10	“	22
Eggs			16
Cream per inch			14
Milk per cwt.			80

I supose you know I have to do Andy’s writeing so if your wife wants to be even with me she will have to return the compliment  You did not tell her name  Do you live in town  I cannot write very well now for i have a sore hand and arm, has been sore for six weeks.  Andy has been tile ditching  Elmers came out here again to live but I supose you knew that before this letter reaches you.  He dose not own any land.
I hope this will find you all well and enjoying yourselves  I will bring this scribbling to a close by wishing you and your friends A merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

We send our best regards and hope to hear from you soon

Mr. Stage
Dear Sir
I will drip you a few lines and wishing you much joy. if not to late and in one year a Bouncing Boy
We are haveing Beautiful weather at Preasant
Do you remember the onions at Grandfathers yet and little Black Bettie
and thats the way I Serve the MarShels  I guess I will Close
Soup Soup