Grandma and Ruth
Richland Grove
"October 23, 1907. Ruth and her Mamma and Rover the dog. This is a most beautiful day. I am 40 years old today." (back of photo)
Richland Grove
"October 23, 1907. Ruth and her Mamma and Rover the dog. This is a most beautiful day. I am 40 years old today." (back of photo)
Sherrard, May, 1907
"Ruth Holtzman. Taken at Sherrard, Illinois, 1907.
On Florence Wheiler's pony." (photo back)
Back of photo: "Ruth on Floyd Wheiler's pony. May 1907. Kurtz Kramer gave her the hood-coat. It was blue-white. Pretty."
(The following clippings were pasted in the cover of a book of poetry by Oliver Wendell Holmes, and owned by Grandma and Grandpa Holtzman.)
Dear Editor: A few weeks ago I made a trip with Mama and Papa to Canada to visit with my Grandma Holtzman. Coming home we stopped at Niagara Falls and Cleveland, Ohio, and were taken through the Publishing House. I saw where the Sunday-school papers and church-papers were printed. I love Sunday-school, and I love the stories of Jesus, Paul and John the Baptist. I think maybe Mama gets tired telling me stories sometimes, but I never get tired listening to them. Last Sunday my Sunday-school Teacher, Mrs. Allemang, told us about a grand wedding feast. I like to go to weddings with my mama and papa. Yours truly, Ruth Holtzman
(trip, August 16-September 2, 1910)
March 7, 1912 Dear Editor: I am a little girl six years old. I go to school every day. We did not have any school for one day. Floyd and I are good playmates. Our teacher is Edith Linquist. Our teacher has 9 scholars with myself. Our scholars are Edith, Floyd, Clarence, Willie, George, Frank and Florence. My papa is the pastor. I go to Sunday school every Sunday. My teacher is Mrs. A. Allemang. She has two scholars. One of Mrs. Allemang's young daughters is teaching another class. We have some other classes too. Yours truly, Ruth Evelyn Vietta Holtzman
