At New Years my father had a ruptured appendix and was taken to the hospital in Winfield. Dr. Fegly said as he put Papa in his car, that at 65 he was oldest patient he ever had taken in for an operation and the youngest was six months.
It was hospital custom for a hot water bottle to be placed in bed to warm the bed and my father was badly burned. He had more trouble getting that burn to heal then they had with the incision. When finally Papa was able to leave the hospital they moved to Douglass with Grandpa Parry. Aunt Mag bought the little house next door to Grandpa, so Mama took care of her for several years. Grandpa Parry and Aunt Mag died during our Colorado years, 1924 to 1932-33.
Papa raised a garden on the two lots that came with Aunt Mag's house and Mama kept high school boys - board and room $4.00 a week. She often said that was her life mission to see that those young people got to go to high school.
Earl and I farmed and paid rent. I also kept oil field workers. Fixed up two west rooms for a family of four one summer, Mr. and Mrs. Schakleford and two little boys, Art and Vernon.
We often drove to Winfield to visit Earl's Grandpa and Grandma White and Earl's cousin Forest who lived with Grandpa and Grandma. When Forest was old enough to drive, they bought a car and often Forest, Grandpa and Grandma would come up and spend several days with Earl and I. One time Forest brought his crystal radio set which he had built and hooked up to our bed springs. We heard music from Kansas City. Wonder of Wonders.