April 20

1926 April 20th Tuesday

Bright, hot day and late eve clouded and Lightninged and Thundered south of here. William a little better so in eve to Tom’s and drove out cattle. Will set out trees and rhubarb and went to Wisenbergers in the eve. George disced in barley and home late eve to do the chores so late supper. Fred brought Louise at 8:30 a.m. from Leo Furber’s north of Winner where they saw Bess Angel and spent the night. Rose at Winner Hospital with new Lorraine Rose so not home. Fisherman went by here.

1936 April 20th Monday

After a real warm night, wind changed from S.W. to North, was cooler and wind strong and dusty. I got meals and slept from 12 to 5 p.m. just so sound I never heard a bit of noise, for LeMoyne filled water-pails and I never heard him come in house. Thomas and LeMoyne gave cattle alfalfa, then worked at Turkey-Shed for the men are fencing the open side so as to lock turkeys in, to get the eggs. LeMoyne chored alone in eve for Will got back from Winner just at supper-time for he left this morning to take Frank Van Epps and Tina Lattimore to Winner to be married.

1946 April 20th Saturday

Bright nice day until in p.m. got warm. I got breakfast and we had dinner at Carl Gehlsen’s. Will chored and he and I went to Wm Daniel Van Epps as they are loading their things to take to their place 4 1/2 miles west of here. Carl Gehlsen with his truck made 2 trips. Mary Chauncey took Marjorie and a load of things in their car. Lawrence Klein had their car and trailer so he hauled all of Van Epps stoves. We took breakable things in our car such as clock, dishes, etc. Wm, Elsie and Billie took a trailer of calves, and some breakables in their car. Wm, Delores, Billie Abbott and Elmer Chauncey took Van Epps’ milk cows and heifers to calve up there and they got there shortly after we all did. Will and I took Carl Gehlsen and Elmer Chauncey in our car and Lawrence Klein took Wm and Elsie, Wm, Delores and Billie Abbott. Mary Chauncey went right on with Marjorie and Billie Van Epps to help get dinner. They had beef-steak, gravy, mashed potatoes, beans, peas, relish, bread, butter, cream, coffee, kolaches (rolls with prune center), homemade bread, apricot sauce. I had to choke just as I was enjoying the meals. Elmer and Carl came in truck. Klein with his car. Van Epps came back to load in p.m. The Abbotts came back horseback just as we got back to west of Wagner Place from McKee’s where we went after dinner and leaving folks at Van Epps, so we took Wm Leo with us and looked through cattle. Home for tools to fix well near Strids, had to go to old Mill in hills at Cement Tank to get bolts and finished the Mill so it is pumping water. Had oranges and cookies for lunch. We took Abbott home and it began to cloud. We got the mail and it started to rain, so we came home to eat and Will only chored, partly on account of rain.

1956 April 20th Friday

Bright day. Will and I went to Stanley’s to see if we could use their oil stove to put in tenant house for Vere to use to cook meals and Lillian when she brought Doug and got their dinner, then she went home to take folks place, Winner, Rosebud, White River different days and all kinds of business. Will and I also mailed letters, one to Wards for underground trench wire from barn to north tenant house. Saw Tom Colombe and he said a meeting at Rosebud on 25th or 26th to stop taxes on Indians if possible. Vere is hauling out hay butts and looking about calves.