February 23, 1929 (Saturday)

Bright, warm day until late p.m. a few clouds and from thaw was damp and colder in eve. Dave went for Louise and home at p.m. as they go via Store and O’Kreek. her social last eve a pronounced success and baskets brought over $19.00. She cleaned front room and lamp. I mopped kitchen and [got] the meals and Louise and I cleaned church and got groceries at store in eve. Will & Roy hauled alfalfa and cleaned barn and Dave went to his place to see about water for cattle at Moore Creek and took them to Dave’s place. Dave and Roy went to Dave’s place to a dance but Roy came back.

February 24, 1929 (Sunday)

After a full-moon night started to snow early morn and was real foggy when we got up and dark all day but not so cold. Dave came in at 2:30 a.m. from his dance. Ben Fitch brought him home. Roy & Will chored after we had breakfast. Dave, Louise and I went to Mass but Father Gaul no came so Ed & family and us came back. Merle, Frank L—-, Don Hansen and Fred Horstman came and last 2 got corn. Ed, Frank L—— and Ed & Will went to Dave’s place in p.m. to look at cattle. Louise wrote letters in the p.m. after Ed’s went home.

February 25, 1929 (Monday)

A bright nice day and thawed some in a.m. but p.m. not so thawing. Will & Dave took Louise to school and on to Winner and Will was going to Moosmiers (?) at Dixon, S.D. and not home at bed-time. Roy chored and went to Dave’s and got 2 cows and Ray and Sorrel over east. I got meals and sewed on black dress. Don Hansen came for a load of corn and went right back.

February 26, 1929 (Tuesday)

Bright, nice day and thawed again. Roy chored and went to Dave’s and got a load of straw and a load of hay in p.m. Will & Dave came in from Winner middle p.m. and they chored in eve. The Salmon vs. West & Scott Libel Suit was thrown out of court. I cut out some percale dresses and made bread.

February 18, 1929 (Monday)

Not so cold until late p.m. got real cold, some clouds and snow during day and some snow in eve but bright real cold night and moon shone. Will took Louise to school via store and O’Kreek and home late noon. Roy & Dave put hay in barn and alfalfa to the cattle and then they all went to Dave’s and let down the wind-mill and home nearly froze, chored and Will & I went to Rosebud to Legion & Auxiliary Meetings. I also sewed and got meals.

February 19, 1929 (Tuesday)

Bright but real cold south wind, a little warmer in eve. Frank B—— was here yesterday and wanted to move in Dave’s, oh my! take no answer as NO. The men chored. Dave went to store and froze car. Roy went to cattle on Moore Creek. Will & I all in but I managed meals and slept in p.m. so Roy washed dishes. I had a sore foot and could hardly walk.

February 20, 1929 (Wednesday)

After a cold morning was a real nice day and thawed some snow. Will, Roy and Dave went to Brinkman sale N.W. of Witten so they only chored. They went from the store with Mr. Frank L—- and home late eve. I sewed on my black dress and not much eats but baked bread.

February 21, 1929 (Thursday)

Bright and cold. Will went to O’Kreek after wind in a.m. quit blowing snow from N.W. and he had car trouble so home late p.m. with Bernard Flood who wants to buy a team and he also brought a subpoena for Dave to appear at Weston Scott vs. Bailey & Salmon libel suit so Dave took Bernard back to O’Kreek and went on to Winner for the night. Will & Roy chored. I sewed on dress and got the meals.

February 22, 1929 (Friday)

Bright, warm day. Dave came from Winner as no trial until Monday. Will went to store after he and Roy chased & caught a coyote which came at the watering place north of shed before dogs saw him so the men and dogs caught the coyotes east of pasture. Roy skinned coyote and chored and in p.m. they all just worked around the places and read mail. This is George Washington’s birth-day as he was born Feb. 22, 1732, so Louise is giving a social. I just got meals and sewed a little on dress.

February 14, 1929 (Thursday)

Bright but not so warm. Will & Roy cleaned the barn after Men chored. Dave cut Wm’s hair and they went to St. Francis late p.m. Phillip Dorian and a Mr. Douglas came from O’Kreek in the p.m. I got meals and finished 3 petticoats for self.

February 15, 1929 (Friday)

Bright thawing day but north side in breeze from West it was cold and freezed as I hung out clothes that Will helped me rinse after I washed them and brought in, in the eve and Louise ironed them as Dave came from St. Francis via Haukaas School and brought her home. St. Francis played Holy Rosary basketball and won. Wm. Whiting staid up there. Will was sick in a.m. Roy went to Pierce’s, got our sorrel horse and they drove him to Dave’s in p.m.

February 16, 1929 (Saturday)

Bright until at mid-day some snow and in p.m. wind blew from S.E. and cold. Louise mopped the house and ironed the rest of clothes and cleaned her clothes. I got meals except dinner. Will & I went to store. Roy Carr’s to phone or rather telegraph Nell at Ravenwood, MO. and Ed’s but no one home here but left Turkey and got quilt. Frances, Dave & Roy chored. Roy went to Moore Creek, got horses, killed one for hogs in p.m. and I put on new shoes.

February 17, 1929 (Sunday)

Snowing & Cloudy or rather N.W. wind blowing snow but sun [shone] at Mid-day but not so bright late p.m. and eve. The men chored and played cards and read. I made pumpkin-pie and the meals and Louise washed dishes and wrote a lot of letters in p.m. One to Nell at Ravenwood, MO. and Dave, Will, Roy and I played cards. I wrote to Los Angeles and Kilgore, Nebr. and popped corn and Louise made pop-corn balls. Merle stopped on way to the [store?] and return to C. Elshire’s.

Thursday, November 24th, 1955

Bright day, but cold outside. I made Salad and no one [would] eat it, was Lime Jello, White Seedless Grapes and Apples. Scalloped Corn, no care for it either but Furreys came with Roast Turkey, Oyster Dressing, Mashed Potatoes. We fixed Pickle, Cranberries, Cream Pumpkin Pie, Parker house Rolls, Butter, Bread, Coffee and Tea, Water. Lunch was Coffee, Pumpkin Pie and Cookies. Men went in our car to Hills and around here, got a few Rabbits. All helped with getting dinner on, Mary, Dorothy, Myself and Louise. Harry, Will, Harley and Billie played Pitch. Louise & Mary washed dishes and Dorothy and I slept. They went home [at] 4:30 p.m. Janis’s went to O’Kreek for dinner at her mother’s and [were] home after dark. Will put [out] cow with calf and Arkie had a Bull calf to-day. Spot is [the] one we milk and Bell the Holstein man calf this winter. Vere turned out from calf. Everybody is somewhere. Athel and Doris and Jim with Mrs. Carmen Harp, and Jack, Chuck, Betty and Sis with them to Guy Harp’s, Ainsworth, Nebr. Thomas, David, Jim and Carm stayed home.

Thursday, November 24th, 1938

Cloudy, cold, N.W. wind. I got breakfast and Will and Narvin chored, they then shaved and I just washed dishes so we went to Harry Furreys’. Had a Turkey-dinner also potatoes, gravy, dressing, cranberries, apple-salad, butter, bread, coffee, cream, pumpkin-pie. We visited in p.m. and we came home to chore. Mose Boyd is helping Furreys pick corn and was there for dinner. Furreys get a lot of eggs so gave us a shoe-box full for we get only 1 or 2 a day.