Colliver letters and memorabilia

[upside down] your ma just left the office had been down having her teeth fixed an prepared for filling as she suffered with tooth ache nearly all night last night [soon?] I think is feelig better the last few days. I went out to [Basler & Denison?] but it rained all day. Did not get to attend to all my busnes. left some cullections with Denison. Write soon and believe the same [affectin?] faith. JT Colliver [/upside down]

San Barnardino Cal Mach 29th 1895 John A Colliver Stanford University Cal

Dear Son

We did not hear anything from you since day before yesterday. Hope you are not any worse. Please let us know [eny thing?]. We are so far away we feel anxious. I presume you received my last lette with presc or suggestions what to do for yourself. I had the pleasure of meeting and talking to President Jordan. while in Los Angeles this morning ought to have met him while in San Barnardino & would if there had been no mistake made. Joseph Brom called me and [wash? weish?] me to go with himself & Jordan to Smiley Hights riding the next day (wednesdy) if it was clear & nice if not he would not go. Well wednsday moring clowdy & rainig so I thought of course they would not go, so I struck out to see my [sick?] and while I was

away they drove up with a 4 horse rig to go as Mrs Jordon said she would rather be riding than sitting in the house. So that way I failed to go. Then I made up my mind I would go to the Stewart and call on him and when the session was out of high school building it was but a few minuts to train time for him to start to Los Angeles and as I had buisness I went to Los Angels next day (yasturdy) did not get around to meete him untill this moring at the breakfast table Richardson introduced me to Jordan & [wife?] So I had quite a talk with him while eating was well pleased with him. He remembers you all right & think you have a good prospect in the future, he said after I told him of your intention to Pratice Medicine he said San Barnardino was to small a place for you for you would be capable of doing so much better. he talked like he was puzzled to know who to send for when any of the students got very sick talked like Doct Woods would not do only to give a little advice &c. I hope you are still improving. If not give us word by Telegraph

San Barnardino Cal April 2nd 1895

John A Colliver Stanford University

Dear Son I to day had a box of orange sent to you by Freight will probably arrive one day behind this letter.

Why in the world have you delayed to write to us when you know we are so anxious to hear from you any day while you was not well now if there is no letter to morrow I surely will dispach to some one at the University to let us hear how you are. We only hope by your delays that you are allright but we do not know.

Nothing of importance to write untill we hear from you. I have been quite bussy for the month & still a good deal today. Your Ma has commenced

to clean house so you can imagine how very pleasant it will be at home for the next few days the weather is very fine hear now but last week we had the heaviest rain we have had this season evything is growing nicely. [Jim? Sim?] is not feeling very will taking a little medicine. goes to School & carrys his papers evy mornig gets up at 3 [30?] returns 7 20 not much of a job only when wet or rainig then cold & disagreeable.

I will write no more now untill we hear from you and probally not untill after election which is next Monday April 8th.

Please let us hear and beleave me [illegible] your affectionate Father

Jeff

Berkeley came out for a football game and the band played on.

Her tackles were sick her half back were lame and the band [illegible].

The Cardinal floated, the Stanford crowd gloated, the Berkely girls wept with alarm

But! We never never let slip the champion and the band played [--lon--] on!

Cochran came out with his ten brave men and the band played on.

They wiped up the field with the U.C again, and the band played on.

The red it was waved, the U.C. was raving their blue and gold were all gone

For! We never let slip of the championship [and? end?] the band played on