1926 January 15th Friday
A nice day, but evening clouded a little. Carl Anderson brought corn. The Men cleaned hog shed and fixed pigs, Louise to school and William took water over and they mopped in the evening. I made bread, pie and cleaned the downstairs. The Dick Schmidt, Abe and Curt Elshire families, also Tom Whiting and Clarence Wheeler, Rena and children, Claude and Agnes Giroux and daughters Marie and Evelyn came to spend the night.
1936 January 15th Wednesday
Snowed early morning, cloudy, cold and snowed again in eve. I got meals, slept in p.m., baked bread and cinnamon rolls and put buttons on one every-day dress. Frank took 4 horses and wagon to Tom’s. Will went in car and LeMoyne went after dinner for he got our colts that strayed to N.E. Wisenberger’s. They finished Tom’s ice. Henry painted front-room walls.
1946 January 15th Tuesday
Nearly zero last night but bright and warmer to-day. South wind got strong. Men gave calves old hay and what was on Rack. Van Epps stayed for dinner then took oats to calves and on to home for Billie is still sick with cold in his head. I got meals, laid down in p.m., played solitaire, read a little, listened to radio and to Bus McKee and Will visit in eve for Bus brought us beef they butchered, a 2 yr. old corn-fed Steer and will put it in locker at Winner. He stayed for supper and went home in moonlight. Will chored and helped Van Epps in a.m. My cold is worse and Will rested this p.m.
1956 January 15th Sunday
Sun shone in a.m. but cold, cloudy in p.m. We are alone and Chester is at home. Ellen, Darryl and Elaine went to O’Kreek to phone hospital and Dr. will not take Darryl’s tonsils out tomorrow as 3 nurses short, so Della and Jean Marie came with them. Julia & Bill Fronek came about 4 p.m., ate a lunch and visited until 8 p.m. We are alone and went to bed about 10 p.m.