1926 June 8th Tuesday
Bright and real warm. William finished corn an listed in Sudan as George took Louise and Bess to Tripp Co. to look for schools. Ben and Will plowed a strip in garden and then started Ben’s fence. I made bread and heated water to butcher in eve.
1936 June 8th Monday
Bright, nice, a north Breeze quite cool indoors. I got meals but not much dinner, for LeMoyne and Thomas took lunch and fixed the fence around Lundenmann pasture and saddle-horse Cody got away from LeMoyne, brought him down last eve, also Prince and Pete, so LeMoyne walked back for them and Will and I went in car, got LeMoyne and saddle at fence. Cody was tied at Wagner fence N.W. of Jamisons so LeMoyne came back. Will and I to store, took Lester and Anna Mary Elliott to South of their place and got the sausage at Ben’s. Will started to Kalsomine, went to store.
1946 June 8th Saturday
Bright day and north breeze strong. Dorothy Furrey’s 14th Birthday. Will finished mowing on Strids and we went to Winner, took Wm Abbott along. Had dinner at Margaret’s Cafe, malted milk at Sweet Shop. Got groceries, meat at locker, left Abbott home and here to get in cows, feed chickens, read and retire.
1956 June 8th Friday
Dorothy Furrey Schultz’s Birthday at Spearfish, S.D. Bright, nice but cool in morning and wind from South got windy. Vere never got up until late so Will looked at cattle, 18 cows, now 2 calves after breakfast. Men worked at putting sweep and other things in shape to hay (alfalfa). I got eats, had to rest some. Bulls bellow at night, rub in barn lot on machinery to must be shut out tonight. Thomas, Athel, Doris, David, Jimmie, Bob, Patsy and Dannie Whiting at Johnsons’ to visit until midnight. Lyle Bartleson and son Leonard came this eve to say will work their cows. Usual eats and played solitaire and slept for me.