1926 March 8th Monday
A bright day and nice out of S.W. breeze. Will went horseback to O’Kreek to see about leasing land N.E. of here and stopped at Snyder’s & Lew Haukaas. William went down the River to hunt coyotes and home late p.m. for a bite to eat. Glen McEachran came and after a lunch went to the pasture South of Dick Schmidt to look for horses and back in the eve. Henry Arcoren came and stayed for the night. Louise to school and in eve was here when I got back from the store where I went towards eve. William has a cold.
1936 March 8th Sunday
Morning was so nice but got warm in day, a N.W. breeze cool late p.m. but bright. I got breakfast, then Will helped with dishes after he shaved. LeMoyne shaved after they all finished the chores. Frank went to Lattimores for the day, back to chore in eve and went right back to take them to church at DayWitts. Will, LeMoyne and I went to Furreys and Lee went to Rosebud and got Nell, his mother, so she, Louise and I did talk. We stopped at Pierce’s and paid Mrs. $7.00 on a lease in hills. Mr. was at Hidden Timber for mail so brought our mail and left it at the door.
1946 March 8th Friday
Bright, nice overhead but some mud as snow is melting. I got breakfast, lunched rest of day, for Will chored and went to Abbotts, they went to Winner, got oil changed in car, then to Bonesteel for dinner, on to Lake Andes, then straight north 6 miles to Oscar and Knute Strids but no one home, went to a neighbor’s, got stuck. They said that Strids to Lake Andes so back to town, saw Oscar, he went with them to Wagner where they found Knute with some hogs he bought at the Sale Ring. He was in their truck. Oscar rented his place to Abbott and Knute his place to Whitcher, they had supper at Gregory about 9 o’clock for left Wagner when sun was getting low in west, they got to Winner about 10 p.m. and home at Midnight, brought ice-cream so I got up to eat with Will. Roy & Babe Drey took Mrs. Abbott to Winner Doctor and they came home 10:10 p.m., for light flashed on our bedroom wall from east. Van Epps fed cattle and came in eve to put horses and milk cow in barn, brought us liver and pork sausage. I played solitaire, listened to Radio and read some, went to bed at 9 p.m.
1956 March 8th Thursday
Bright day. We ate plenty and Janis’s, Elaine, Ellen and Chester ate here at noon as Ellen helped clean kitchen ceiling, first vacuumed by Athel. Then Louise, Mary, Ellen and Athel washed ceiling and walls, also the bathroom and had a lunch in p.m. Abbott came horseback and looked through cows and went home. Chester ground a wagon box of corn in a.m. after giving cattle hay and put in bin in p.m. W. L. A. talked to him about cows. Wm Joseph and Julia Fronek came from Valentine to see about Will being at Omaha for eye and ears treatment. Letter says Will will stay a while longer to have ears treated and operation for cataracts O.K. We are getting along O.K. I have to rest but feet are not so swollen. Athel and Patsy went home to say that she would come tomorrow to take me to Valentine to get things to finish cleaning house.