Chicago, March 29—
Brother Charley . Well Charley we been held up again & this time it was the electrick lt. fixtures & Grace picked them out & they cost $100 in sted of the $50 we stuck in the bank to pay for them so the extra $50 comes out of my pocket & besides that the archetecks cousin says the contrack only calls for 2 cotes of paint on the out side of the house where they should ought to be 3 & he can get an other cote put on for $90 which is pretty nice of him. & besides all that Im paying the carpenter now evry wk. for 5 wks. & all he gets per day is $5 so thats a bout $150 extra but if theys something left in the bank when they get all threw I will get it back or can leave it to apply on int.
The archateck is still sick yet & I havnt saw his cousin the last couple wks. but I guess the carpenters doing things OK & as far as I can see a archateck might as well stay sick all the wile for all the good he is accept drawing pitchers of the new house before its build.
F. A. Gross .
Chicago, April 13—
Dear Charley . The house is pretty near finnished Charley & it looks fine & worth all the trouble & Grace come out with me to see