September 10, 1925, Thursday

Was a bright warm day. Will and George started to stack hay and I drove stacker team for one stack and in p.m. they got hay ready to stack more. Jake, Cora, Sydney, Pat, Vera, John and Louise Jr. came, and a letter for Louise Sr., so Cora and I took her to Davis threshing crew and she went in to Winner with Mr. D. March in truck as they are hauling flax. She expects to visit Bess and Rose and Leo. Lemoyne came this noon and stayed in p.m. Cora and I drove to Menz and got a sack of flour, and Jake and Lemoyne got corn.


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September 9, 1923

A bright hot Dusty day as wind from South so strong. We all went to church and in p.m. after Bronco Riding looked at land S. W. west and South St. Francis towards Kilgore, Nebr. and in eve went to Mission. The Jarboe family visited in p.m.

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September 8, 1920
Boyd County, Nebraska

Was damp in morning so Will sharpened sickle at Brad’s and I went along. When Howard came back from taking Harlan and Billie to school they started to mow hay on our place and our mower broke so Will went to Spencer, came at noon just before an awful shower, so in p.m. after nap, he went to Knoll’s and sharpened axe at Brad’s, got corn in evening on his return. I baked bread and canned 7 qts. and put 3 qts. in stone jar, so 10 qts. pickles.

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September 7, 1925, Monday

Rainy forenoon but p.m. bright for Labor Day and a cool evening. George came home early morning and he and Will fixed shed roof and went to Wm Pierce’s and came home in p.m. George sharpened sickles and went around cattle, and Will, Louise and I went out to field. During day we oiled and varnished front room floor, and Louise put curtains upstairs.

Glen McEachran and Uncle fished and had car stalled, so ate a lunch. Tom, Sadie, Thomas, Stanley, Madge and Harold stopped awhile when they got Victor Pearson, started home with hay rack. Mr. Horst and Wm Smith were here this p.m.

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September 6, 1925, Sunday

Another hot day but clouded in the evening, wind, no rain. Wm and George Pierce, Cecil Roundy, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Anderson, Dick Elshire, Reka Schmidt, Ed, Rena, Helen, Lemoyne, Kenneth, Seth, Leo, Edward and Charlotte were here today. Louise and I did ordinary work and dressed chicken, enough for dinner and supper. Will started several times to round in cattle but each time came back on account of visitors. Gale and Mr. Menz came for salt.

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September 5, 1922
Boyd County, Nebraska

A bright hot day. Will and Ed Wiley mowed our wild hay and finished at 2 p.m., then Mr. Abledinger and Floyd Sherlock came, so they put up our hay and finished at 8 p.m., had supper, went home. I did only ordinary work and went to orchard with Mrs. A. Ward, Laura and Barney, then on to Spencer to get meat for supper and came back with Mrs. C. Ward, Francis, Laura and Helen, as I used their horse to go to town. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hornback came to sell fruit trees.


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September 4, 1925, Friday

Hot and strong south wind until p.m. when wind went down, clouded some in evening and strong lightening, but no rain here and a fire started southwest towards Carroll’s but was nearly out when we went to bed. Louise and I washed clothes and she put up curtains. Mr. Smith helped with hay. Will had a headache, also Louise.

Messrs. Schaffer Sr. and Jr. came today to look at their cattle and immediately returned home. Mr. Menz was here for dinner one day this week, and came today and got a hog to butcher. I cleaned the north porch.

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September 3, 1924, Wednesday

A very hot day but bright and a beautiful evening. The Men finished branding at 10 a.m., so all went home before dinner, just Fred, Will, Hilda and I and Lavern for dinner. Fred went to Roundys with saddle. Mrs. Emerick and Alice, Bennie and Edna Bentz went to O’Kreek and got plums and Hilda went home with them.

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