March 1

1926 March 1st Monday

A very cold night, in fact got cold last eve and cold this day, wind blew some and a little cloudy. Will went to Bailey’s and N.E. of here to look at pasture and home in eve. William went to Tom’s to help move a shanty to use for a blacksmith-shop and was home for dinner. They hauled hay before they left this a.m. Tom was here to ask for team to move shanty. Fred Menz’s horse came by from Tom’s and Fred got him in pasture east of house. Fred turned him loose at Tom’s last eve and went off with E. A. Elshire. Louise to school and has 4 pupils for beginners. Emma Schmidt, Ernest Elshire, Perry Wheeler and Gary Elshire. I did only the ordinary work as my shoulder pains but fixed chicken to-day.

1936 March 1st Sunday

Some clouds early morning. Bright and wind from S.W. until towards evening was real quiet and a beautiful eve. I got meals, played solitaire and read a little and looked at catalogs. Frank after choring and giving cattle hay went to Lattimores, back in time to chore in eve. Will and LeMoyne after choring shaved and went to the Store, then on highway to A. E. Brown’s to get him to sharpen the saws, they came back via Elliotts but was plenty of water and mud. LeMoyne read in p.m. and Will laid down and read.

1946 March 1st Friday

Fair day, in fact nice so Van Epps went to Winner, took Wm Abbott along and Wm Chauncey, Sr. took Van Epps’ hogs to sell and 1 to butcher. Van Epps home after dark for they had car trouble going in to Winner. Will chored. I got meals, played solitaire and am doping for smothering spells for I feel none too well, listened to radio, read some. Will fixed Nests and set 4 hens this afternoon.

1956 March 1st Thursday

Bright day and men gave cattle hay and cake. I got usual eats and Janis’s went to O’Kreek. Will and I were alone and all his clothes packed in Bag or Gladstone. We had Radio on and sat in dark as Will’s eyes hurt. Kitchen light on, I played solitaire and read.

Gladstone Bag (By Darbyandjoan1 at English Wikipedia [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)