The Idan-Ha Hotel Boise, Idaho May 29, 1908 My dear Wife: I have just eaten a very nice, but lonely, supper (dinner), and am now to the pleasantest part of my daily duties—writing my home letter. I have been very greatly disappointed that I have had no word from you since your letter of last Saturday—but I am sure you have a very good reason for not writing. I sent word to Payette for my mail to be forwarded here, but aside from what I told you I had received and one additional letter from the house have had no other mail. I have completed my labors here, and will leave tomorrow for Payette, Ida., and will spend Sunday, Monday and possibly Tuesday there, then on to Weiser, Ida., for probably two days. I have enjoyed the long stay at Boise, and if the government deal goes thru as I have started it, I have done a good week’s work. How I should have enjoyed having you here, to have enjoyed some of the sights with me. This is indeed a very pleasant town, a nice class of people, and being off the main line of railroad, owns much more like what you and I have been used to. It is a town of nice homes, nice stores, nice schools, nice churches, nicely located, and nice all round, and if I had a choice to make Boise would be one of the towns I should consider as a home town. Tomorrow being Decoration Day, there will not be much for me to do, so I have planned to leave here about 1:30 p.m. for Payette, and have the afternoon ride for a change. It will take me about three hours to make the trip from here. Of course that will put me in Payette for Sunday. Now if by any chance I should not have a letter from you there, I may get “my back up” and not write you again, for—a whole day. But I feel sure the looked for letter will be there for me, “big and fat” with lots of nice news from you. I am keeping very well indeed, and aside from a “sneezing cold” have no kick to make. There have been several sharp changes in the weather in the last few days, which I suppose accounts for the sneezes. I do hope this will find you feeling better than when I last heard from you, and that you may soon be quite yourself again. (My next letter to you, I will in all probability write you from Payette, Idaho, and until you get it, I will hope for you all that’s best and good.) With my dearest, heart’s love to you, with trimmings to match, and lots of hugs and kisses for the little ones. I am lovingly, Your husband, Geo. W.D.