Letters from Grandpa 10 March 1916

The International Hotel
Austin, Nevada

Miss Allene S. Kelley,
Modesto,
California

My dearest Allene:~This is our last night in Austin for a month or two,~or more.~ Our baggage is all packed, roped and strapped and we leave for Elko in the morning. Will arrive there-if train's on time-at 8:10 P.M. and will have the weekly chicken dinner at the Commercial instead of the International Cafe.

I think we will go to Eureka next,-will get the "dope" on the place tomorrow or Sunday. We don't want to "run in" on another dentist and one has been billed for there for several weeks. You may think this is funny running around over the country like this~~and by golly dear, it is, just lots of fun~~and some work too, but it's pleasant work most of the time.

Got your little letter today dear,~ the one with the remarks on the contents of the wonderful Austin paper. While I enjoyed the comments dear it doesn't somehow seem to be inspiring and I'm short of news and have been going at such a pace that I'm almost out of breath and before I am completely winded I will say good night dearest.

With all my love,
Just your
Frank

March 10th, 1916

Letters from Grandpa 4 March 1916

The International Hotel

Austin, Nevada

Miss Allene S. Kelley,

Modesto,

California

Allene Dearest, The storm is still on. It's work, work, work and I like it, 'ceptin' it doesn't allow me much time to talk to you,~nor to anyone.

So you think two hundred is a lot for one piece of work! Moore and I got five hundred for a single job here in this town--and the patient died a year afterwards!

"'Tis a small world after all." To think your dentist should have been born in Austin. I hope the place looked different then. It's surely a delapidated [sic] place now.And bye the way "Doc" Grove doesn't need to "puff up" with his display of office furniture, fixtures, appliances, etc. (You didnt [sic] say that he does dear.) but anyhow his "finest office in Modesto" or "the most up to date"~well Elko's goin' to have something pretty classy.

I think perhaps I was joshing dear about getting flustered but I do know I'm awfully anxious to see you.

All the love I've got is enclosed herewith for you dear.

Ever yours

Frank

Austin, Saturday P.M.

March 4th 1916

P.S. There is no incoming mail here Sundays nor outgoing Mondays so the second day after receipt of this you can expect a blank~~~

Letters from Grandpa 29 February 1916

The International Hotel

Wm. Easton, Proprietor

Austin, Nevada

Miss Allene S. Kelley, 

Modesto,

California

Here am I, Dearest,-sound and safe. And what would you expect--?--Well don't venture even one guess till I tell you the very first patient has paid the expense of the trip--or at least he will. Two patients were bro't into the office the first thing, by an old friend, and I landed one for a hundred and sixty dollar job and the other is trying to make me cut from two hundred and twenty five to two hundred even. There's nothing to it, I'll land him even if I have to compromise. There's no other dentist here.--Maybe we will be detained longer than one week.

Now dear that's all I'm going to bother you with regarding business matters tonight. But it was such an agreeable welcome and surprise when we were not counting on "taking in" much more than expenses. Will enclose a card- my friend's picture and names of the patients on reverse side. These fellows are sheepmen--sheepherders.

Listen dear, in your letter of the 25th you remark about lack of "pep" in your letters account of short acquaintance. There may be something to that, but Allene dear, let me assure you there is not the least expression or word in your missives that I do not give a thorough analysis and I think I can detect the you from the other parts. Ant it does sound good dear when you sort of forget yourself and just say the what you think in plain ungarnished words. It's just like a warm greeting from an old friend whom you haven't seen in years. I know your presence is going to knock courage clear out of me, dear, so I'll try and be honest, and frank, and sincere while I'm rational.

Sometime, as soon as fortune favors, if you'll permit me,--I'm going to Modesto and give you an opportunity of getting better acquainted with me,--so you can be at ease--and me too--at all times.

Must leave you now dear--goodnight.

Always yours

Frank

February 28th, 1916

10:30 P.M.

Letters from Grandpa 23 February 1916

Golconda Hot Springs Hotel

Golconda, Nevada

Miss Allene S. Kelley,

Modesto,

California

Allene Dearest, will you please enlighten me? If is was anything about the real letter, as you so considerately called it, that gave you the giggles tell me what it was so I can join in. I need a few pounds, as per your suggestion and, you know--"Laugh and grow fat." If it wasn't anything in the letter I'm disappointed, but none-the-less interested, and if it was thunder and lightening, what in thunder was it?

Yes, business is good dear, but slacking up and Sunday eve we leave. I just wired to Austin to find out if there is a dentist there now. If there is we will go to Eureka instead. "Nox nix house."

You said something about the weather being so nice down there--Say, dear, He must have had an over supply cause we're getting quite a bit of it our own selves and I don't think it agrees with me. It makes me nervous and fidgety and I want to get out and do a lot of crazy things, like climbing mountains and other things that will make me all sweaty. While you may think we've had a lot of liberty,-on the go all the time, still we're always cooped up in a little old box of a room like a hot house plant--which I hasten to assure you I'm not--and when the sun comes out and makes it nice and warm out doors my feet just get itchy, that's all.

Your billet doux was rather brief, but tomorrow I'll know if you kept your promise of today. 

Now I pay you back in your own coin.

As ever dear, yours

Frank

February 23rd 1916

Letters from Grandpa Tuesday Eve

Note: I do not know the date of this letter, as Grandpa didn't write it on the letter and the postmark is incomplete.--Dimple

Golconda Hot Springs Hotel
Golconda, Nevada

Miss Allene Kelley
1020~15th St.,
Modesto
California

Dearest:
"Circumstances alter cases" and the circumstance int his case came this P.M. in the form of a bit of information to the effect that another dentist has himself "billed" for Midas the latter part of this month. In this case it is "first come, first served" so we are going to stay right here where it is comfortable for a few days, or a week, or until we can get into the camp, or find out that it is impossible to get in for a longer period. We are going to beat him to it if we have to camp for the winter.

So send the mail direct to Golconda.

Mr. Dutertre (pronounced Dutree) has accomodated [sic] us with the hotel parlor, gratis, for our operating room. Very nice of him, I think.

That concludes the evenings [sic] performance, dear, as my stock of news is exhausted and one of your inspiring letters is necessary.

Always your
Frank


Tuesday Eve.