in Misc. Diary Entry

March 4

1926 March 4th Thursday

Quite strong south wind, bright but not very warm. Mr. Geo. Menz came this a.m. for a hog to butcher, stayed for dinner. Will, William and Clayton Haisch got in horses for Haisch and Will helped Clayton get started and home via C. Elshire’s and got saw and square. William started round corral but so windy went to the store and in eve they worked at corral. Louise to school and tired in eve. I worked at the meat but not much done on account of my shoulder pains so much so only the choring work. The Lattimore moving teams went by to their place where Elshires left.

1936 March 4th Wednesday

Bright, warm until late p.m. clouds and a sprinkle of rain just as men finished chores in eve. Will chored and soldered in a new sieve on milk strainer and gave pigs new bedding and took the cattle to State Land to graze on windrowed ray. Frank and LeMoyne took 4 head of horses on hay-rack and put 2 loads of hay in stack-yard on Hampl land and brought one home in eve. I got meals and laid down in p.m. then baked cookies. I churned butter yesterday and ironed a few pieces. Henry Arcoren came in car to creek, got a rope and brought it back in eve, he helped Jake Wisenberger raise a poor horse also Bill Smith helped them.

1946 March 4th Monday

Bright, nice day. Will and Van Epps fed cattle and Van Epps and Will only drank coffee, helped Bud Whiting unload cattle cubes, 3 tons from Mosher and Bud went right back home. I got something for Will and I to eat but none too smart. Will went to Mission to fix A.A.A. Papers as was a mistake and ordered locker at Winner Ice Plant over Phone from Mission. Van Epps and Will had only coffee but Will ate more when Van Epps had dinner at home, then got mail and put this letter with mistaken in mail, so Will to Mission for a quick trip, brought home ice-cream for our supper. Roy and Babe Drey came to see about buying a saddle horse and they visited awhile while Dreys here but after they left, I put cold water on my head and neck and it got better, so we enjoyed ice-cream in eve after Will chored.

1956 March 4th Sunday

Bright warm day. Chester gave cattle hay and they stayed home to-day. Louise, Mary and I are alone. Ellen, Darryl and Elaine took Chester to get the Ferguson Tractor and then on to Thomas’s to take eggs and some things that Ellen got at O’Kreek such as corn-meal and ice, etc. They caked cattle this a.m. Louise and Mary cleaned at Heater in Kitchen and Chester came in at last end of this and they got heater to burn so was nice in Kitchen. We had a dinner of all kinds of good things. We played cards in p.m. and had an Oyster Supper.