Edwin Luther ANDERSON

                   -Edward Anderson-
At Ed and Josie's wedding the Best Man as Frank Baessler (Brother-in-la
w) and the Bridesmaid was (Sister) Ethel (Anderson) Baessler.
Eddid custom butchering in the early 30s.  He got undulant fever (
Bruc ellosis- an infectious disease of farm animals that is sometimes
transmitt ed to humans. In humans the disease is also known as undulant
fever ).   Ed was onlythe 3rd man in the state of Iowa to get it and the
1st m an to survive.  He was in the Fort Dodge Hosp (Fort Dodge, Iowa).
Sevente en doctors examined him one day - only one gave him a chance to
live - th at was the family Dr.  Another one said he is already dead (he
was so we ak he couldn't even blink hiseyes), but he heard it and made
up his mi nd he was going to live.  He had afever of 105 degrees steady
for ov er 6 weeks  As there was nothing they could do for him, they sent
him ho me to die.   He was so "cooked" from the fever he had to tie a
handkerchi ef around his hands, because he could not standto touch bare
metal.
He also developed a bad temper (from the fever), and would get mad at
so me little thing, get over it right away, and feel like a darned fool.
He had a Dr's and hospital bill of over $3,000, when you could buya n
ew car for under $600 and he paid it all himself over time without any
hel p.
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At the time they had no radio and no t.v. so you had to pass the time
so me way.  He had his wife (Josie) get him a Harmonica.He would play
a nd his son Jerry would listen to him.  That's how Jerry learned to play
t he harmonica. (also see under Jerry)
When Ed was sick in bed and couldn't work he would pass the time playi
ng the harmonica.
Jerry learned to play by listening to Ed and he played his first tu ne
on the harmonica when he was 3 1/2 years old. (The Old Gray Mare)
Jerry played (the harmonica) over the Fort Dodge radio station.  Wh en
he was 5 ½.  He won 2nd prize in an"Old fiddlers" contest (playing t he
fiddle) when he was 7 and Won a pound ofbutter.
Later on he started playing the harmonica and Banjo together.  He play
ed twice over WHO Radio in Des Moines, IA when former President Ronald
Reg an was still a sports caster there.
Later on Jerry started to play combination harmonica and Guitar.
He played for lots of dances alone.