June 17, 1926, Thursday
Bright but real cold. N.W. wind and a little cloudy at midday but bright and nice p.m. except cool. Will & George fixed fence in a.m. and Will drove out cattle from cow-pasture and in p.m. William went for cattle east of here and George & Will fixed fence. Ben Clausen came from Naper in the p.m. and brought us some silver poplar. Louise mended and sewed and Bess crocheted, also they do so much of the work that I am lazy and sewed a little and tinkered around and got the meals. William went to Blacksmith shop and mailed some letters in the eve.
June 18, 1926, Friday
Bright beautiful morn but clouded and rained before noon and cold, cloudy until towards eve bright. Will & I went to the store in Ben’s car and waited for shovels for eli and on return at noon George went out to eli but too wet so he and William fixed fence in p.m. William drove out cattle and hoed potatoes in the forenoon. Ben started to fix garden-fence and Will helped him in p.m. and they finished. After we came from store, Will cleaned coop. Bess and Louise cleaned upstairs and did most of the other work and I cared for setting hens and little chicks.
June 19, 1926, Saturday
Strong south wind cold and a little cloudy at times. Louise and Bess cleaned the downstairs and did most of the work. I cared for chickens and put dip in the coop and in p.m. started to sew a dress for self. Will, George and William went to N.E. Wisenbergers and fixed fence, home at 4:30 p.m. for dinner then George & Will worked on Ed’s car and William went to Menz’s to get hair-cut late p.m. Ben Clausen went to Tom’s to work this morning, Jake Wisenberger came for eggs this morn to set hens.
June 20, 1926, Sunday
Sun shone all day except clouds in eve and wind then blew fiercely from the west and continued at bed-time, was cold wind in a.m. for Will, Bess, Louise and I went to O’Kreek early morn to church and no Mass so after getting oil & gas, came home via Hidden Timber and after dinner William took Louise and Bess to Tripp Co. where Bess went to Clearfield and on home tomorrow. She and Louise may get schools near Clearfield. George went home early morn with boys who came from Tripp Co. to Tom’s dance. William, Louise, George & Bess went from here. Will and I rested, then Ed, Rena, LeMoyne, Helen, Kenneth, Seth, Leo, Edward and Charlotte, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cordier & baby, Mr. & Mrs. George Menz, Evelyn, Gale, Ethel, Delilia and Ada and Opie Bordeaux here this p.m., also John Wisebergers. Hidden Timber went to Keya Paha to play ball and passed here and in eve one car stopped to fill radiator and H.T. got beat. Dorian played Clearfield and William & George played with them so they had supper at Cihak and home late p.m. We made ice-cream and the men seined this p.m.
June 21, 1926, Monday
A terrible wind from N.W. in night, quite cold and cold this morn but bright, fair rest of day. Will plowed garden and he and William put it in. Will went with William Pierce in p.m. to get cattle out of sheep pasture and William finished garden and in eve he and Will fixed fence down on creek. George elied corn all day. Louise and I did up the work and in p.m. wrote letters and Louise made out an order. Wm Pierce, Rena and Kenneth were here for dinner. Bob Jones looking for cattle stopped here.