1936 February 29th Saturday
Bright, warm. I got meals and mopped the front-room and took a bath. Will chored and dug trenches to drain water also put roof on ice-house, for he packed ice yesterday a.m. LeMoyne helped him in p.m. for he and Frank got a load of hay north of Strids in a.m., and in p.m. Frank got one on Old Lodge. They all cleaned hog-house and drained water in same and gave 2 sows & 17 little pigs new hay.
1956 February 29th Wednesday
Leap Year extra day. Bright, warm day and Will & Chester gave a stack of hay in early a.m. and 1 late p.m. so will not feed tomorrow. Mr. & Mrs. Wm Leo Abbott and Billie Francis came to see about getting Nerve Block for cow that has wethers out, also some penicillin for this cow. Billie went to Hidden Timber P.O. to mail letters. Janis’s to O’Kreek last eve and back early. Lyle Bartleson came from Jim Dowd’s to see about getting 20 cows in our pasture but I guess will not as he takes over Bus McKee’s place for one year as Bus will doctor the elbow joints of both arms at Sioux Falls or some other place. Judy, Betty and Patsy stayed home with Bartlesons until school is out then the Family will go to Oregon to live for 1 yr. and back home here if Bus’s arm is better.