Also from a different angle: "Recently deceased: John Sahli after a brief illness, leaving a 48-year-old sick wife with six children,... " which came from KANDEL, South Russia per Mr. Stroh in March of 1913 And from "HOSMER 100 years of Dreams and Realities, 1887-1987" SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS Chairman Clerk Treasurer 1903-Deofil Sahli John Erickson John Heckenlaible 1905-Deofil Sahli Frank Boldt John Heckenlaible ----- Original Message ----- From: John Sahli To: JM_on_GR_G Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 2:15 AM Subject: Re: Gauer to SAHLI Thanks for this interesting snippet. Now I'll be trying to figure out more about it. John Sahli JM_on_GR_G wrote: John i thought U might appreciate the following snippet i found in a letter: ""Valentin Mack did indeed arrive in Vibank, Saskatchewan, Canada, at the home of his brother-in-law, Georg Sahli. I received a letter from him saying that he brought four neckerchiefs for my wife and daughter as a present from my brother-in-law Alois Mack. "" The letter was written in April 1914 by Jos. Gauer from Craven, South Dakota