From: Fox Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada
18 November 1929
Esteemed Staats-Anzeiger!
I am still busy as a carpenter with construction work. The cold weather does not bother us at all, because the rooms are heated as soon as the walls are erected and the roof put up, etc. Also, so far it has not been very cold until yesterday, when the snowman arrived with about two inches of snow and the most beautiful ice fern on the panes of windows. Nevertheless, the cars are still moving like before with one difference, now the water has to be drained from the radiator anytime one has to stop for only half an hour, so that it does not freeze.
Recently, I read that in Krasna, Bessarabia two tractors were bought. A comment was added that it takes skilled men to operate such machines. Here in America, boys drive powered machines or automobiles even if they are no taller than the wheel of a car. No one here is surprised to see women or girls drive a car.
As yet, our families are still healthy and are happy that we are in Canada. With gratitude, we think about the assistance from dear friends during the immigration.
We would like to ask Mr. Anton Gedak in the old homeland, Krasna, to always write diligently to the Staats-Anzeiger, because even though we are better off here than there, we are still very curious about how things are over there.
On 2 November, Johanna Moldenhauer, nee Müller, died at age 22, leaving behind her husband, Zachäus Moldenhauer, whom she had married only 10 months ago. The deceased was the daughter of Franz and Ottilie Müller nee Kopp. Zachäus is the son of Jakob and Christina Moldenhauer.
Regards to Mr. Brandt and all friends on both sides.
Anton A. Söhn