1926 April 24th Sunday
Bright and a beautiful morn but north wind strong and dusty. The men branded & vaccinated south cattle this day. Louise & I got meals, dinner of lemon pie & chicken and eve a warmed up meal. Mr. L. Lattimore, John Wisenberger and another man, Guy & Ray Bailey, Tom and a boy were here today on more or less missions. Several prairie fires broke out today northeast and west but quickly were out. A man from N.E. and son and a Nelson boy came for a calf in Smith’s herd.
1936 April 24th Friday
Cold, sun shone bright after cloudy a.m. and a sprinkle of rain. I got meals and wrote checks to Will could mail for leases. Ben came so he and Will went to store, on to Ed’s, got LeMoyne’s slicker and a box of our tools at Ed’s, back for dinner. LeMoyne fed cattle alfalfa, went around cattle in a.m. and horses in p.m. Thomas disced for oats all day. Ed, Rena and Clarence came for eggs to set in p.m. Will and I went to windmills in pasture, took salt to horses, on to Furreys, got 3 links for seeder chain, on to Lattimores where we asked to use wagon and seeder, got cream at Ben Clausen’s on way to Lattimores, back home and LeMoyne got eggs for his folks. We paid Ed for pasture or winter-feed of bulls, they went home right away. LeMoyne chored in eve and did not haul posts from hills west of place as it was late. I wrote in diary and Will had me get supper so I quit and we ate at 7 p.m.
1946 April 24th Wednesday
Northwest breeze. Sun shone and was beautiful but I am sick so just necessary work of meals, laid down in p.m., played solitaire, wrote in diary and accounts, listened to Radio. Will chored, home late to eat dinner. I got up to see Mr. & Mrs. Roy Drey, Wm Abbott and Will working at the sorrel bronco mare that Dreys brought some time ago, they trimmed and put a halter on in round corral so Will no disc on Wagners this p.m. He and Abbott looked at cows before they came to eat a lunch this late p.m. and Dreys and Abbott took the Sorrel Mare home then Will and I looked through the cattle.
1956 April 24th Tuesday
Cloudy and a little snow and very cold so Leslie and Vere fed cattle and this was chilly so fixed at things at Garage and had to stay in as was too chilly. Doug and Lillian came, she brought lunch meat of pork, 2 1/2 lbs cheese and cooked rice. Being too chilly, they went home to go to Winner and if it is still damp, may not come to disc tomorrow. I got eats and usual pastime of card playing solitaire because Will couldn’t see to play. Johnson gave us hot rolls, were good.