January 1, 1947, Wednesday
Partly cloudy but not so cold but no moisture fell. I got meals, played solitaire, read some, visited with Martha Whiting, for she and Leona Grablander, Levi’s sister, came from Mission to take Angie Leighton to go to Mission to stay until time to go to Hospital. They went home late eve and Maggie will go tomorrow. Will and Levi chored and gave cattle hay, also put half a stack hay on sled into the barn, they came around south of yard.
January 2, 1947, Thursday
Very cold, never got about 22 and sun shone but Northwest wind strong so cold seemed worse. Men chored and Will took Levi, Angie and Sparky to Mission. Seth got Levi’s brother Clifford at their home 8 miles north of Mission and he came out with Will and Levi and Sparky to take care of Sparky and get the meals, for Angie stayed at Seth’s until time to go to Hospital. Seth came here after supper and stayed until 10:30 p.m., he then went to Levi’s and sometime in night went to Ed Whiting’s to stay for night.
January 3, 1947, Friday
Got to 18 below but sun shone in day and never got about 9, but men chored and gave cattle hay off of the sled. Will feels bad so stayed indoors in p.m. and Levi cleaned barn. I got meals, usual routine of doing things.
January 4, 1947, Saturday
Got to 20 below in night. Sun shone and quite strong wind but men fed cattle and chored and got the mail in p.m., and Levi and Sparky of at Kleins to get their groceries while Will got ours at Hidden Timber. They saw Seth and Clarence and they said that Angie went to Hospital last night. I got meals, laid down in p.m., played solitaire and watched Chaunceys with their tractor looking for hay sled on rubber, they got it N.W. of house, took to sled Furrey hay to their place.
Do you know how Martha and Ed Whiting are related to Roger Whiting that lives in Custer I visit with Roger about your article of Harriet’s diary
Thanks Rick Wheeler
I should know that but want to be sure I have the right answer–have asked my dad and will respond once I know for sure.
Roger Whiting is Ed Whiting’s grandson (Ed was Harriet’s brother, and Roger’s father was Clarence). Dad said the only Martha he knows is Lawrence Whiting’s wife (Lawrence was Jake’s son, and Jake was also Harriet’s brother), so I’m not sure if that’s the Martha you are referring to. Hope that helps!
Thank you
Rick, After reading Lisa’s diary entries, I realized that the Martha Whiting you may have heard of was Seth Whiting’s wife. Seth was one of Uncle Ed’s boys and Martha’s maiden name was Shaw
I also told Lisa that her grandmother was Perry Wheeler’s first grade teacher.
Harley Furrey
Thanks for the information Dad talked so much about his childhood days in the Hidden Timber area, he also told me many things they did. Dad also commented that things were tough in those times bur everyone was in the same shape. He also told he walked to school it was two miles uphill both ways. I appreciate the information