111.	 Fred Dewald to Alexander Krueger, February 3, 1928 

[97] FRED DEWALD TO ALEXANDER KRUEGER, FEBRUARY 3, 1928
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Inglewood, Feb. 3rd 1928
Dear Cousins:
Received your letter Tuesday.
Sure were pleased to hear
5 	from you. Have been wanting
to write ever since our return.
On arriving here, discovered
that our furniture was not
only water-soaked, but completly
10 	destroyed by the fire.
What was left of it consisted
of the gas range, two iron cots, an
iron bed, a wooden bed and chefferet
that were scorched and retouched
15 	by them that they could be used in an emergency;
two trunks that were scorched but the contents
were only soiled by chemical water.
All we could collect from the company
was $10000. We figured to replace our
20	loss will cost us over $200000.
If we brought suit against them it
would linger in the courts for several years and at
the end we (would have) no more after settling all expenses. 
We rented one room in a suburb called
25 	Inglewood. We are not buying any more
furniture until after we build which I
think will be sometime this year.
With all this experience we just put
off writing.
30 	We had very little rain this winter
although this is our rainy season but it
is raining a little to-day, other wise the
weather is warm. Mrs. Flerlage of
Milwaukee was visiting her sister in
35 	Los Angeles but left on Monday for home.
Were pleased to hear all the
news that we read your letter twice.
We heard about Charlie Goetsch.
He seemed so interested about California
40 	that he gave us an address of a friend of his
to look up. Ernest Wittie was quite
young so that was too bad.
We think Ernst and Jennie will
like it in Milwaukee as it is quite
45 	a nice city.
Had not heard about Bill Corbett
until Tuesday when we received your
letter and one from Ed. Wendorf stating it.
Martha remembers Lehman.
50 	How do they ever expect to pay off
that church with such a small membership?
With best wishes to you all.
Fred and Martha
622 E. Regent St.
55 	Inglewood, Calif.
Write soon again.