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We were all glad to get home. Willis & I had to sign up for the draft right away. We all knew we would have to fight Germany. The only question was when.
We moved half a mile east of Okobojo to Uncle Charley Glessner's farm. That gave me good range for my cattle and things began to look pretty good. Prices were going up a little and crops were coming back.
Then Charley wanted me to sell my cattle and go 50/50 with him on sheep so I moved off his place. Back to Okobojo.
The fall of 1941 was at hand. Minnietta made her appearance on October 28. Grandma Spencer was at Okobojo helping out while mom got back on her feet. The wood was in for the winter and for a change there was feed enough to winter the cattle.
November along with Thanksgiving was past. We were anticipating Christmas in under three weeks. Minnietta was asleep in her basket in the front room and you
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