June 27, 1926, Sunday
Bright, real hot day. George went home with Wm Cihak this morning after dance at 4 a.m. Wm Smith left for home with cows & calves to leave at Winner for Rodeo at 4 a.m. after the dance. Ben Clausen came and in p.m. he took Will to ball-game at Dorians. William Whiting took Wolfe, and he and George came home late eve. Clausen brought Will and I and Louise home with Fred & Bill Elshire, and Thomas rode home with his folks. Mr. Hugh Smith took Louise and Thomas and I to the game (Hidden Timber vs. Dorian) and went home to Dallas.
June 28, 1926, Monday
Another real hot day, in fact very hot, the hottest day and before bedtime a little cloudy. William elied on Moore’s. George got harrow at Wisenbergers and started corn. Will helped him get started, visited with John Wisenberger & Curt Elshire and late p.m. he and I went to fix fence north of Moores. Mr. & Mrs. W. Brown came in eve to see about bringing cattle and horses to pasture. Ed and family came early morn to church but Fr. Buechel, never came.
June 29, 1926, Tuesday
Rained in night, nice a.m. but hot p.m. William elied corn on Moore’s. Will went around the cattle and had dinner at Bailey’s and home via Menz’s late p.m. then put on screen door and fixed gate, also helped Water Brown and son brand horses, which they brought to pasture. George finished harrowing corn in the eve and after supper went for the mail at Hidden Timber. Louise washed clothes and I helped with fire outside in the old stove and got the meals. Rena, Helen, Leo, Edward, Seth & Charlotte came to spend the day and home via Store.
June 30, 1926, Wednesday
Bright, hot day and clouded in eve. Louise washed all dishes while Will and I were at the store, she ironed the wash, washed dresses in gasoline and pressed them and in eve sewed underwear. I got early dinner and sewed some pillow slips, towels and sheets. Will finished eliing on Moore’s late eve, also George & Will went after dinner to fix fence north of Moore’s on Nelson’s and home late eve. W. Brown and son brought some cattle late p.m. and branded some for waited for men in eve.
July 1, 1926, Thursday
Bright, hot day and east wind all day and to N.E. towards eve, quite strong and real cloudy towards eve and all indications of rain at bed-time. Will went to Nelson fence and fixed some, that is, still putting on another wire and in p.m. got in a horse. George got eli at Moore’s and started our corn. William took Louise to O’Kreek in George’s car and in p.m. took harrow to Moore’s to drag that corn. Louise will take the mail to Winner and celebrate the Rodeo as Bess to come from Spencer. Jake Wisenberger came for eggs, got hoe and paid for eggs. I washed new sheets etc. and did the ordinary work so kept busy.