June 27, 1946, Thursday
Rained last night. Bright, warm but cool indoors in morning, got warmer in day. Will and Hank chored and got things ready to fix mill east of Strids and came back to get a joint of pipe but did not come in the house. I got work finished in forenoon so wrote in diary, played solitaire and went down to Wagner House, for Will and Hank finished Mill with Abbott’s help and he had his house at Strid fence so went home at noon, then he and Billie came with tractor to get our sled that is on runners to move Sundquist house that they brought to their home, so they helped put Wagner House on foundation, that is it is in place. They went home to get Sundquist House and Will and Hank went there after we got to Abbotts in eve for fried chicken, potatoes, baked beans, gravy, Jello, angel food cake, which was Abbott’s 44th Birthday cake. Enjoyed the meal and came home at 11:30 p.m., got here 15 minutes to 12. Will and Hank went to Chas. McCormick’s to get a long crow-bar to move house and saw Cora Ann going on Jimmy to Roy Drey’s to invite them to supper at Abbotts this eve, but they did not come, just Hank, Will and I.
June 28, 1946, Friday
Bright but clouds passed at times so got cool, so cool had to close south door on account Northeast breeze was chilly indoors. At times got cloudy enough to rain but no do, then would be sunny again. I got meals, that is breakfast and supper, for Will took tractor and helped Abbotts get the Sundquist house home. Hank took cattle from River Pasture to Big Pasture and in eve he and Abbotts brought Abbott cattle to our River Pasture, for Hank also went to Abbotts horseback. On return Will started to Whiting Store and approaches to Bridge west of here were out and he walked up and got mail and stopped at Thomas Whiting’s, got 1 doz. eggs as our hens are setting. Will and Hank tried to move Wagner house a little east.
June 29, 1946, Saturday
Cool last night, a few clouds then sun shone nicely, a south wind. I got breakfast and Dinner. Will and Hank fixed fence from S.E. corner of Strids to 2 miles north and came home to eat dinner. Bud Whiting came this eve to get Hank and our horse-mower, for Hank got it ready to take home this p.m. Will and I went to Winner to get meat, some chicken feed, a tire pump, for Abbott left it at his place this eve. Home to eat ice-cream but no chores.
June 30, 1946, Sunday
Bright but cool. Will chored and I got breakfast and we left for Earl Adrian’s northeast of Parmelee and southwest about 25 miles. We went via Parmelee and North then East a few miles to their place. Earl, Bess, Bobby, Helen Marie, Dean, Billie and Dickie Adrian were at home. Rose Furhur and son Kenneth of Port Angelus, Washington, sister of Bess were there, also, Julia Fronek and another sister of O’Kreek. It was a birthday party for Rose. She and Roy, twins, were born south of Spencer, Nebr. near our old home over 40 years ago and Roy got killed by tractor upsetting on him east of Spencer a few years ago. We had a dinner of mashed potatoes, roast chicken, salad, pickles, jell, butter, bread, a birthday cake, lemon pie, milk, coffee and lunch of several kinds of cake, pear sauce, bread, butter, milk, coffee. Wm Fronek and Bob came for Julia and she went home, for Bob and Ronnie wanted to go to Show at Boarding School. They are twins of Julia and Bill Fronek living at O’Kreek. Will and I stopped at Boarding School and to show “God Is My Co-Pilot,” an air show or bravery on part of an American flyer against the Japanese. Bess, Rose and Helen Marie came behind us to show but we did not see them as a Big Crowd and we came out towards the last of crowd. Home to bed near mid-night.
July 1, 1946, Monday
Will harrowed the corn on Wagners for it was bright and no rain but warm in p.m. I got meals, laid down in a.m. and p.m. for I am all in from show last night but we got the work finished.