in Misc. Diary Entry

February 24

1926 February 24th Wednesday

A beautiful day until middle afternoon clouded and colder, was quite cold in evening. William and Will went to look for horses and didn’t find any of Haisch horses, home in evening without a bite to eat all day. Louise to school and in evening peeled potatoes, as I cut my finger, so only got the meals and made bread today. Will’s cold is better, and William feels better after feeling bad yesterday. Mr. Geo. Menz and Fred came to get a load of bones as Mr. is going to Winner in the morning. They brought the mail. Rena, Lemoyne, Leo, Edward and Charlotte came today and stayed until evening. Ray Carr and Mr. Jackson, who owns East Camp, were here in evening and settled for the shell corn Will got.

1936 February 24th Monday

Bright, warm, nice until about 2:30 p.m., was a real wind from N.W. and some clouds but no snow, clear at sun-set. I got meals and finished my aprons, put buttons on after supper. LeMoyne and Henry Arcoren got a load of hay in a.m. but too windy in p.m. so LeMoyne helped Frank, and Henry went home. Frank in a.m. fixed the hog-house that he started last Friday and got 1 sow shut in for the two will have pigs soon but other one not locked in yet. Will left at 9:30 a.m. via Hidden Timber, Mission, Rosebud, Crookston and Valentine, Nebr. where he stayed all night so the boys did all the chores.

1946 February 24th Sunday

Bright but strong South wind. I got eats, for Will took Hank and I to 10 a.m. Saturday church and he waited in car outside, read the mail as it was in Van Epps car. Took Hank to Furreys to have papers made out to sell his land and he will go in with Furreys to Winner and stay for the night. We came home to chore and eat. Saw Claude and Mr. Van Epps.

1956 February 24th Friday

Sun shone so Men gave cattle feed and we rested and ate usual Eats as Meatless so Fish and Oysters and vegetables and fruit. Janis’s were up here and went to O’Kreek to Show at Catholic basement church given by Fr. Greeter and they came home 10:40 p.m.