House
Dad bought a house on the east edge of Terril, just 2+ blocks from downtown
and about 4 blocks from the elevator.
Terril, in Dickenson County, was and still is today a town of maybe 500 people.
The house was quite a step up in the world from the little one in Ringsted.
It had 6 rooms on the main floor; kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 bedrooms
(my brother and I now had our room where we slept in bunk beds),
and a wonder of all wonders, a bathroom with a toilet, sink, and a shower.
The house also had enclosed front and back porches,
plus a full basement with a coal-fired convection furnace, central heating so to speak.
There was no forced air blower nor thermostat but by comparison to the stove in Ringsted,
it was wonderful. We had arrived.