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Comments: His Comments: Mine

Friday, October 28, 1881

Mother & Mr. David Shatto were married at Souk Rapids,

Minn. in the evening at the residence of Mrs. Hamilton by

Justice of the Peace Abbot Laughton.

Tuesday, November 01, 1881

We moved to Mr. Shatto's place in sec. 14 town of Maywood,

Benton Co. . 4 miles back from the school settlement. Found

a crew of railroad surveyors camped in the yard when we got

there. It had rained all day and as we traveled with ox teams

and were heavy loaded; the roads merely trails through dense

forests and full of mud and we had trouble fording the St.

Francis River. It took us all day to go six miles and the family

was wet and cold when we arrived at what was to be our

home for many years.

Thursday, November 03, 1881

I was 15 years old. The R. R. ?? was completed between St.

Cloud and Hinkley and crossed Mr. Shatto's land. We took

borders, Mother and the girls took care of them and we men

went to getting out cord wood and trees. So we were soon

making money. Much different than the 3 1/2 years Mother

had put in as a widow trying to keep us clothed and fed. And

sometimes we had hardly enough of either.

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