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This is the day that Frances & Edwin Badger - will leave the hospital at Hoquiam - Washington - for home -

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Friday, Aug. 21, 1903

Mr & Mrs A.C. Badger, went to Lake Forest to see the Houstons. To day has been beautiful, warm but good breeze. all well here, the new addition to the house, is now showing up well. the chimney is up in the new kitchen, and rooms are dividid. Mr A.C. Badger spent the morning at home, after Luncheon. Mr &. Mrs A.C. Badger, took the steam train for Lake Forest, arrived safely, took a carriage at the depot, and went to Mrs Alan P. Houston's house, found them at home. Mrs Alan Houston, and Belle Houston, Mrs Russell Houston & her little baby, named for its grandma (Mattie Belle,) Houston a lovely baby born in March - 1903. Mr & Mrs Turlington, Harvey are at Mrs Houston's to spend a few days - as Turlington has not been well, so they are trying the change, they took a cottage at ? for the summer and rented out their house at Lake Forest, just for the change, they will return to their home in Lake Forest in September, they have 3 lovely children, my sister Mrs T.T. Shreve, came in her carriage. To Mrs Houston's and stayed awhile, then took Mr Badger and I to the train for Kenilworth.