From: Fox Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada
6 July 1920
Valued Staats-Anzeiger!
Through a report by Mr. Anton Gedak in Krasna, I found out that my in-laws Karl Söhn and his wife are still alive and well. I was very happy about that information. Enclosed I am sending $3.50 and ask you to send the Staats-Anzeiger for one year to my father-in-law Karl Söhn in Krasna. I am hoping that he will let himself be heard from in the paper. I am also greeting my brother-in-law Martin Weber in Krasna. If he writes to me, I will also order the Staats-Anzeiger for him for one year.
Last Friday, very early in the morning, my neighbor came by to tell me that one of my horses was entangled in the fence. We went to free it and noticed that one leg was broken in two places.
The storm and the worms have done much damage in places. We had a lot of rain from 10 June to 22 June, but everything turned out fairly well. Last night once again we had heavy rains. If our fields will be spared in the future, we can hope for a good harvest.
At the present we are planning the construction of a church. Our community of Krasna has decided to build a new church, which is going to cost $32,000. It has not yet been decided if it should be built out of stone or wood. We hope that everything will go well in that respect.
I am greeting all friends and all readers.
Remigius Paul
From: Prelate, Saskatchewan, Canada
12 July 1920
Valued Staats-Anzeiger!
I have already tried several different ways to get a sign of life from my parents, but all has been in vain. Now I would like to try it through the Staats-Anzeiger. Perhaps it is possible to find out something about them. I am asking my old neighbor Anton Gedak in Krasna when he reads these lines, to report this to my parents and to ask them to let something be heard from them if they are still alive, either through the Staats-Anzeiger or by mail. As soon as they write to me, I will order the Staats-Anzeiger for my father for one year.
All of us are still healthy. The weather is good. We have sufficient rain and today it is raining again. The crops have grown splendidly and if our fields remain protected from damage, we hope for a very good harvest. Yesterday we had a rainstorm with hail, but as far as I know the hail didn’t cause much damage.
In closing, I am greeting my old parents and all relatives and friends, as well as the editorship and all readers of the paper.
Respectfully,
Raimund Koch