1934 July 5th Thursday
Bright, cool early a.m. then very warm out of N.E., then S.E. breeze, the wind changed to S.W. in afternoon then N.W., clouded in North and South and rain there but only a very severe dust-storm down Antelope Valley. Will and I [were] in the dust-storm from Jim Mann’s to Pat Karnes’ Corner west of store and it was so dark we couldn’t see at times, finally car got so full [of] sand we [were] stalled and wind and dust quit so Ben Elliott family came along and they tied us on and we got started again, stopped at store for mail and Ralph Armbruster came home with us and took Elmer’s Car back to have it fixed. Elmer was riding out on stock and he laid on Ground and held his saddle horse during dust-storm. Maggie at home and she went to the basement during storm. No rain here. Will and I left after he helped Elmer get some horses out of the herd of Mares and Colts to take to Big Pasture. Maggie did the work and canned the beef we got from Ed last eve and she cleaned the downstairs but it was all dust in late p.m. again. Lloyd Boyd and Sam came horse-back to look for Lloyd’s Cow and calf but no find and Lloyd had dinner here also Jake Gehlsen came to visit Maggie. Tom Whiting got the Holsclaw and Schwartz E.R.A. cattle and took them to their owners in eve. Hans Gehlsen and Clarence Assman from 40 min. south Ainsworth staid last night, on to Don [?] Assman to-day.