1926 February 4th Thursday
A Fair day and not so cold. Louise to school. Anderson and Sears hauled corn and Sears stayed here. Dick Schmidt and wife brought a load of corn in evening. Noble Moore came for the night. Will and Will Smith looked for Horses today again and late dinner. William still feels punk, and Louise and I all in from trip.
1936 February 4th Tuesday
Another cold clear day and a lot of snow. I got meals, rinsed new dress. Will painted bath-room border and chored. Frank and LeMoyne got hay on Old Lodge land and chored.
1946 February 4th Monday
Was cold last night about 18 above and real warm this afternoon for sun shone all day except clouds would pass around here to N.E. so no moisture here. It was in fact just hot as Will and I came home from Valentine in p.m. where we went this forenoon to get radio wires fixed, got new batteries for it, an A one, so when Will got home he fixed radio together and it was loud and nice so we listened to radio in eve, played cards and Will read some and I played some solitaire. I got breakfast and supper, had dinner at Valentine, for Will and I went there before noon. Saw Thomas, Athel, Doris and David, who were there in Whiting truck to get a load of coal and Athel went to Dr. Farner for he is treating her for pile operation. We had a flat tire south of bridge west of here.
1956 February 4th Saturday
Bright, nice, got to 36 above in p.m. Men gave cattle a stack in a.m. and 1 p.m. so no feed tomorrow. Ellen came last p.m., cleaned ink off the front rugs, swept floor front room & kitchen and washed dishes, took the wash water out as no drain. Will put this washing on line and got in, in eve this day. I got eats, played solitaire, wrote in diary. Lew Wright came in his car and brought 100 lbs. beans to deal to Thomas’s. He had dinner there and all went to Whiting Store to tell that their Mother real sick at Hospital at Rosebud. Bud Whiting is in Sioux City for cake and went to O’Kreek this eve.