June 22, 1926, Tuesday

Bright cool a.m., a shower in places in p.m. but beautiful at times. Will went to Lewis cattle and home for dinner and in p.m. William, who had dinner with Frank Ruble at Dick Schmidt’s, went through our cattle and drove out Lewis’s cattle. George elied corn all day. In the eve or late p.m. Rena, Helen, Charlotte & Edward came and Louise and I went along to Store and got the mail, then they went home via Cousens. We did ordinary work and sewed a little. Mr. & Mrs. Swan Nelson stopped as they lost their horses and were looking for them.

June 23, 1926, Wednesday

Quite a nice day. Louise washed the clothes and I helped a little as the other work of caring for chickens and meals takes most of my time. She mopped the kitchen after washing a very large load and was real tired in the evening. William, Will & Frank Ruble got our cattle out of Lewis’s and had dinner here and in p.m. worked our cattle and drove them out north. George elied all day. Wm. Smith came for eggs from Wisenbergers in p.m.

June 24, 1926, Thursday

A nice day. William went to Carter to see Dr. Malster about the lumps on his neck and was home late eve and has to take treatments. Will went around cattle and north to Haukaas’s and Snyder’s where he had dinner and was home late p.m. George elied and finished in p.m. about 4 o’clock then cleaned the barn some. Louise ironed all the clothes and mended in p.m. and washed some windows upstairs. I did the work of meals and made lemon-pie and wrote letters and fixed orders as Will ordered a pair of made to order Boots. Jake Wisenberger brought crate to be filled and rode to store with Will & George to mail letters after supper.

June 25, 1926, Friday

Rained a little in night, a very nice day after a few clouds in morn passed away. Will & George went over north to put in another 1/2 mile of fence and Mr. H. L. Hepburn helped some, came with them in eve for the night. William started to eli corn on Moore’s. Ed, LeMoyne Kenneth, Seth, Rena and Charlotte came for the car to go to Valentine and Louise went along. The boys took team home. I did ordinary work and finished a dress. Mr. Elshire and Bill came selling groceries. Mr. Menz, Ada & Gale came for corn.

June 26, 1926, Saturday

A nice day. Paul Meyers, Helen, LeMoyne, Seth & Kenneth brought Louise home in a.m. Wm Smith came late last night so he and Will cut out cows & calves to take to Rodeo. William elied and George & Hepburn finished fence. Mr. Hugh Smith came in and he and Will went to the store. I made bread, apple & cream butters and cake. Louise cleaned the up-stairs and front-room and kitchen. Jake Wisenberger got eggs last eve. George, William, Louise and W. Smith went to Dance.

June 17, 1956, Sunday

Bright Day so Will went up My Creek to look for Cows and Bulls. He went in Pick Up as Johnsons are home today. I cleaned dishes and last eve Will did a lot so not many to wash. I mopped kitchen, bath & pantry with a small mop rag as I cannot rinse much. Just finished and Dave, Jeanne, Jack and Cherrie Parker came in their Light Green with a white top Buick Car they got at Oshkosh, Nebr., S.W. of Arthur. Arthur is 17 miles to south of Ranch where they are now. They came to Mission then with Thomas’s to their place for the night and we had eats & melons. Will had Dave and Leslie put up hay so Parkers to Thomas’s for ice-cream and back to Nebr.

June 18, 1956, Monday

Bright hot day after cool a.m. Mr. Harp came, so he, Leslie and Will put up rest of alfalfa on Wagner, making 6 stacks now and it was very damp in morning but as Leslie was moving mowing outfit to Standing Cloud he broke something on mower so Will and I went to Valentine in p.m., got it in a hurry, saw Wm Pierce and he was getting repairs also. The goose here is his. Will got a few groceries and a Frosty Freeze and me a hamburger. We got milk at Thomas’s, had potato soup for supper. I have sneezes and cough on account of hot weather but sleep good at night. Parkers will come back July 1st to contract haying. I ate melon today but Will had none.

June 19, 1956, Tuesday

Bright day, in fact just too hot in p.m. but I never looked as I pulled shade on Kitchen window down but was too hot to rest. I slept this a.m. on Bed and a little in chair this p.m. I got eats and played some solitaire and fixed Diary & Accounts. Will and Mr. Harp moved rake and sweep as Leslie took Mowing Outfit but a tire had to be fixed on sweep, it was valve, so they got it repaired then Leslie lost key to something on Mowing Outfit, spent nearly all p.m. looking for it. Mr. Harp raked but no mowing. Will rested not knowing there was no mowing. Jerry and Billie got mail and mailed some for us. Jerry is washing clothes.

June 20, 1956, Wednesday

Bright hot day. I washed clothes and Will put them on line and brought them in. Doris put some on Porch, and Athel put out my rug. They, Jimmie, David, Bobbie and Danny came with some milk and took eggs home. Will looked at cows. In p.m. he went where men worked at Standing Cloud and put up 1 stack late p.m. We ate watermelon.

June 21, 1956, Thursday

Another day as usual for was hot. Men worked at alfalfa on Standing Cloud and up My Creek and mowing at last half. I got eats and played solitaire and not much else. Johnsons took Billie to Dr. Johnson, Valentine, this eve and Mr. Harp went up to Thomas’s for a while this eve. Billie has sore left ear.

June 17, 1946, Monday

Cool, bright, clouded in eve and some rain. I got meals, laid down in forenoon and p.m. after getting in at 20 to 12 last night. Will and Hank chored and went to fix mill near Sundquists, had to put cylinder from well at windbreak north of here and well is pumping O.K. now. Will is all in also but he keeps going and things are getting fixed.

June 18, 1946, Tuesday

Rained last night, continued this day so had to have fire in heater and go to bed to keep warm when fire got low. Hank and Will chored and rested. I got meals and felt better.

June 19, 1946, Wednesday

Still it rains but quit toward evening and sun shone a few minutes, was cool so fire in heater and Will cleaned and fixed oil-stove so I fried chicken, also I fried on last eve. Hank and Will chored and Will cut bull thistles in yard. Hank went to Big Pasture and no bull, found him north of bull-pen, came in soaked with rain. Got the meals, played solitaire and read some and slept in a.m. and p.m. Will did not sleep today.

June 20, 1946, Thursday

Bright, North breeze cool so when [there was] no fire in heater, was chilly indoors. I got meals, lay down in p.m., played solitaire and read some. The Men chored and went to fix Well on Moore Creek and took off one joint, was pumping well and a little sand, so we went back after supper and looked at it and took tools back to Wm Pierce’s and I talked to Mrs. as Mr. is at Gregory Sale Pavilion as he is Brand Inspector. Marrs, Leah, Bobby, Carol at home and Bill Jr. newly married is fixing a foundation to move Chauncey house south of Kleins that Wm Jr. bought. Wm Jr. married Phyllis Vasser a few weeks ago and she is with her parents near Colome.

We stopped at Abbotts to see if they [could] bring us some meat tomorrow from locker at Winner. Delores, Billie and Cora Ann came horseback on Star, Jimmie and Trixy and got a tube tire. We used the tire on the way to White Horse Ranch and return. They also took one tire pump. They had dinner here and I fried biscuit dough as there isn’t any bread but Will and I got some in late p.m. Will cleaned carburetor and we went to Whiting Store. I stayed at church for Elsie and Mary [were] cleaning church. Bill, Billie, Dean and Marjorie came for Elsie. Church is nice now.

June 21, 1946, Friday

Bright, warm day. I got meals, laid down in p.m. Hank and Will chored and mowed at Wagner House to Foundation, they put 2X6 planks under house sill and the planks on piles of posts, blocks, jacks, anything to hold up planks, rollers were between the 2X6 planks, and house is very heavy so it is a job. I played solitaire.

June 17, 1936, Wednesday

North and N.E. breeze, cool indoors, bright, warm outside. I got meals, slept in p.m. and mopped kitchen, our room floors and finished the woodwork, that is, wiped kalsomine from it. The men put some calves in round corral to wean, then counted the rest out into big pasture and LeMoyne rode in p.m. and Will and Thomas fixed the pipe that drained the overflow from the first windmill to lake-bed. They had to go to Chauncey’s to get pipe cut but got it fixed. The Seed-Feed Loan Collector of White River was here to see what Will could do about his loan. A heifer to have calf was gone so LeMoyne looked until late for her and Will and Thomas went in car after supper to Ben’s and Lattimores but did not find her.

June 18, 1936, Thursday

Bright, hot, dusty South wind until towards evening clouds from the north but no rain, and wind changed to N.W. before bed-time. I got meals but Will did most of supper, for I washed and hung out clothes. Will got in water and carried clothes to line and hauled out waste water, for he finished the painting in our room on the wood-work and went to the store to mail letters and get groceries and took eggs, then he got in the clothes and washed dinner dishes and fixed supper. I put potatoes on to fry, folded the clothes and made the beds upstairs, for I washed the bedding, and the boys managed to sleep by caring for the beds other times.

June 19, 1936, Friday

A south-east wind, bright, cool. I got meals and Will varnished the Chiffonnier, and I gilted the handles to the same. Will in forenoon had to go to the pasture to help Lemoyne get a calf, then he came for the car and brought the calf home, and Lemoyne got the cow in the evening. Will fed the calf some milk and ginger. Frank Van Epps got the lard press and later the hay-sweep, he also helped Will, Thomas and Lemoyne get a cow out of the river. Lemoyned looked for hogs at Ben’s, found them at Wisenbergers, then he went to the pasture and Thomas took lunch. They fixed fence, but Lemoyne was not at the ranch for he had to ride on the stock. Andrew Night-Pipe and Leslie Wade were here this early afternoon.

June 20, 1936, Saturday

A terrible south-east wind and warm. I got meals, baked bread, ironed clothes and mopped floors. Will chored, and he and Thomas and Lemoyne pulled out the cow from Rock Creek again, and after dinner the same cow was near the creek, so Frank Van Epps and Glen Lattimore, who brought home the sweep, pulled her out with their team as Will went down with the car.

He put root-beer on ice, then varnished center table and painted our toilet. Thomas and Lemoyne took lunch, rode on cattle, and finished the Big Pasture fence. Lattimores butchered a hog and they got it all cared for, so Frank brought the lard press back. Will went to the store and mailed letters and came right back after telling Ora Daywitts they had chickens at the post office.

June 21, 1936, Sunday

Cool S.E. wind changed to the south and back to S.E. and remained cool. I got breakfast and for dinner we ate ice-cream that Will froze after he and the boys chored. The boys went to dance at Hidden Timber Bowery and came home in Tom’s car, for Stanley got them last eve, they went to store, got Mose (Hinley) Boyd, then to Ed’s for dinner and on to Mission to Mission vs. Hidden Timber ball-game. Mission won 16-10. They weren’t home at bed-time. Ben Clausen came on his way to have Bonus Papers fixed as a mistake last time he was at Sazama’s, so went back to-day. After we ate ice-cream Will and I gave the cow that had been getting in creek some water and on out via Ben Clausen’s and on to Ed’s. Met them west of Couser Place, Ed, Rena, Edward, Charlotte, Clarence and Yvonne so they came down here, we ate ice-cream, then supper. Mr. Manhurst came horseback to see about not moving the Whiting School.

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.

1926 June 16th Wednesday

Sun shone some but cold and cloudy at times. Will fixed fence here at home and George and William finished the north east pasture. Louise and Bess did up work and Louise started a dress and Bess did fancy work. I made bread but rested and girls took care of it, also made pie and ice-cream with Bess’s & Will’s help and Louis made a cake. Wright got hay for Mr. Drake from Diamond Springs, got the sledge-hammer in the eve. Bess and Louise walked to N.W. butte in eve.

1936 June 16th Tuesday

Some clouds after dinner, just dust and a sprinkle of rain from N.W. and west, rest of day bright and warm. I got meals, slept in p.m. and laid down in a.m. for an hour for we got in at 11:40 from show at O’Kreek and I got up at 6 a.m., kneaded down bread but it wouldn’t rise so I never baked it until eve, then I burnt it but the biscuits tasted good. Will, Allie Walton, LeMoyne and Thomas finished working at calves late p.m. then put them down in river pasture. Allie went home to Pierce’s for the men cut some out to wean and put in round corral before taking the herd to pasture. Tom Whiting came in his V8 car to see if the men knew where their gray colt was and he is with horses. Richard was with him.

1946 June 16th Sunday

Will and I got ready and we left for Abbotts at 7 a.m., got Mrs. and Mr., Billie and Cora Ann and their lunch, left for McCormicks, got Abbott’s tire, and left for White Horse Ranch. Saw Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McCormick, for boys were still in bed. Had coffee and sandwiches and milk at Gregory, passed through Carter, Jordan, Wagner, Colome, Gregory, Burke, Herrick to St. Charles, then left 18 and went south 14 miles to Naper, Nebr., then on to White Horse Ranch, South and South East, to a very large crowd, also a carnival company with Ferris Wheel, merry-go-round, and souvenirs.

White Horse Ranch has a large arena, corrals and chutes, a stage to put on entertainments, a large barn used to put on shows. They have white horses, cattle, dogs, ducks, peacocks, pigs, chickens, coyote, rabbits, turkeys, mice and sheep. They have about 20 young men 14 to 18 years, and girls that perform on these white horses. They ride Roman, 2, 3 and 4 horses, 1 boy on these horses, a parade with flags, jump and dance, also a bull and cow and calf perform on teeter totters. Some Indians and a large flag came to center of arena, also. These Indians live north of Naper, Nebraska, and are in Gregory, Co., South Dakota. Hundreds of folks were there, but the only ones we talked to were Elmer and Mary Chauncey and Sonny (Collins) Arcoren from out here.

1956 June 16th Saturday

Some clouds and rained at noon so men got up 2 and part of a stack alfalfa on Wagner Land and Johnson to Mission to trade and Mr. Harp home for weekend to Ainsworth, Nebr. Was a nice rain in 2 showers, one at noon and one when we looked at cows up My Creek towards eve and was real watery so ground wet. Just at dark, Johnson came in and brought our mail so we were glad so read a lot.

1926 June 15th Tuesday

Cloudy & cool and rained a shower in morn. George, Will and William built fence south east of Haukaas’s. Louise & Bess did up the work while I went to Tom’s with letters to mail and did a little work rest of day such as meals. Bess read and Louise sewed but had a headache so rested and in eve they went to Hidden Timber to get the mail, rushed to beat a rain that came up in eve and here just before a regular down-pour, also the boys got in. Mr. Smith of Dixon and small son brought 21 head of cattle, branded 2 and left. Jake Wisenberger came from Blacksmith Shop and got some eggs.

1936 June 15th Monday

Cool east breeze. Bright and towards noon a real strong south wind and some dust. I got meals, slept in p.m. Will got the vaccinating outfit at Ora Daywitts and mailed a letter to Sears for enamel for our bed, then the root-beer was ready for bottles so he capped it after I had a spell about all the work to do now. LeMoyne, Thomas and Allie Walton got in the cattle from down the river so they branded, castrated and vaccinated 83 calves, just winter calves were vaccinated. They didn’t work for awhile after dinner on account of the dust and we all went to Pluggetts Show at O’Kreek in the eve and Allie stayed here for night.

1946 June 15th Saturday

Bright, very hot, got to 104 in p.m. but Van Epps, Will and Hank finished stacking alfalfa on Strids, there are 5 stacks, then came to dinner late and it was so hot I made lemonade, gave them beefsteak gravy and potatoes, bread, butter and cookies. I got meals, lay down in forenoon and p.m. but cooked roast, fried hamburger and steak. Van Epps went home and Will and Hank read and stayed in doors until Hank and Will’s haircuts late p.m. Will and Hank got mail, they then cleaned the car. Got hair tools at Abbotts last eve, they are ours. I got things ready to go to White Horse Ranch, that is Lunch.

1956 June 15th Friday

R.E.A. Payment. A very strong South wind and we are very tired but Will looked at cows, then after breakfast he and Leslie went to Wagner. Leslie mowed the South part, has 4 rounds left and Will can rake half. Mr. Guy Harp came this noon, had dinner before coming here. I had to rest a lot in chair in front room and Will came to a dinner of scalloped mackerel fish, potatoes, sauce, ice-tea, bread, butter. After noon, Leslie took sweep out and Will & Mr. Harp in pick-up. Leslie got stacker late p.m. so they put up 1 stack alfalfa. A grader is filling in Abbotts’ yard so W.L. and Billie got our Cat to put dirt near house, also our rake to rake alfalfa, this was yesterday a.m.

1926 June 14th Monday

Cold & cloudy in a.m. but p.m. warmer but still cloudy. George, Will & William went to fence building south of Lew Haukaas’s east line and home in eve. Louise & Bess did up the work and fixed their clothes and Louise fixed over a dress and Bess read a book in p.m. I only did a little work and made out orders. Ed’s boys brought back George’s saddle and Helen & LeMoyne here Sat. also. Henry Arcoren also stopped awhile.

1936 June 14th Sunday

Bright, nice until p.m. was quite warm. I got meals but breakfast was only for Will and I, for Thomas and LeMoyne came in on foot at daylight for they started home in the Whiting truck and it would not go so they left it on flat south of Jamison’s and when Will got me after Mass at 8:30 a.m., he took Thomas to the truck, he fixed it and took it home and stayed there until evening. LeMoyne went to game, Hidden Timber vs. Kibbee, at the store. Ben Clausen was here but he went home as he was fishing so Will and I went to game then around Highway to Wm Pierce’s where Will spoke for Allie Walton to help brand and vaccinate tomorrow.

1946 June 14th Friday

Flag Day. Cool last night, 50 above this morning, strong south to S.E. wind, sun shone and very hot in p.m., got to 90 above. I got breakfast and cooked Dried Prunes for there isn’t any milk and it is a meatless day, only lunch, for Will and Hank went to Lew McKee’s to brand calves, also Wm Van Epps went from home and Dean Peed helped so they castrated and branded 90 calves for McKee and Jessie Lewis. Had dinner and a Big lunch or supper. They went to Winner to get groceries, had front wheels greased on car. Brought 1 gal. ice-cream, we couldn’t eat all of the ice-cream. I played solitaire, wrote in diary and laid down in all the heat and took a nap in p.m.

1956 June 14th Thursday

Flat Day. Bright hot day and South wind strong, no rain. Will went to tell Athel we would go after noon, about 2 p.m., but we left 12:45 p.m. and she was ready. She went to Stanley’s and she and Pearl dressed 11 young fries for freezer this a.m. and she left David and Jimmie there to come with Pearl to swim this late p.m. at Bridge east of store. Gary and Stanley are helping Mike L. cut and stack alfalfa on shares. When we went by Lamoureux Corner, there were 4 men at alfalfa field getting ready to stack, and on return had 7 stacks finished and no one there. We went to Valentine. Got root beer at drive-in on south 20 east of Ainsworth, to Guy Harps and Mr. at Produce and Mrs. at Day and Nite Martens North 20 to East. Leona at home but she went with us to see her dad, then get John Deere repairs, a sledge hammer handle at Hardware Store. First in town, Will had his ear washed out at Hospital by Dr. Brady and got prescriptions at Whitney Drug Store on Main east side. Athel went to see her mother at Night & Day Cafe and Dinner where she is assistant cook, on from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. We took Leona home and got supper at cafe west side Main, on to 20 to Valentine then home before dark or about then. David and Jimmie at home with Thomas and choring. Leona Harp gave Athel some fresh strawberries she picked out of their patch. They have a nice home on a hill, with a garage and some grass on the north side of yard, west of road and garden in back yard. Mr. was home when we came back. He will come tomorrow to help with moving and stacking alfalfa.

1926 June 13th Sunday

Cold, rainy cloudy day after a rainy night. All went to Tom’s dance but Will & I. George and William went to Dorian to play ball with Keya Paha. Louise and Bess went to the store and around to Hidden Timber for a walk. Ben went home to Naper late p.m. Will & I stayed home all day.

1936 June 13th Saturday

Bright, very hot, little breeze at times from south then to N.W. in p.m. but so hot until after sun-set was cooler north breeze. I got meals but not much at noon, for LeMoyne and Thomas took lunch and went to the East and North side of Big Pasture and fixed fence and LeMoyne went through our cattle on way out. Will finished kalsomining our room and started to Paint woodwork. I washed some wood-work and Will did that I couldn’t reach. Will took Thomas and LeMoyne to Hidden Timber Bowery, east of store, and they stayed for the dance given by Elmer Chauncey and Chas McCormick with the help of Wallace Gran who stays at McCormicks now, for Mrs. McCormick is with her parents at Springview with a newborn baby boy.

1946 June 13th Thursday

Fred Larmer’s birthday. Bright, warm, got hot in p.m. and no breeze but mill pointed to S.E. Will and Hank chored and Will killed chickens and Bus McKee helped Mr. Lew McKee and Jesse Lewis came all in pickup. They got ready to brand. Hank went out to get cattle in and Wm Sr., Wm Jr., and Delores Abbott came to bring in cattle from River Pasture. Wm, Elsie and Billie Van Epps came so men branded H-T, ear marked under bit on right, 121 calves, 56 heifers and 65 steer calves. They finished at 3 p.m. but had only 2 to do in p.m., main bunch finished at noon. Delores Abbott went horseback to Whiting Store in afternoon, got back in time to go home with Billie and W.L. We had for dinner potatoes, gravy, fried chicken, pork and beans, pickles, jell, butter, bread, coffee, cream, cake and jello. Lunch of lemonade, cookies, cake, fried chicken. Delores swept front room, set table for 10. Elsie and I did the cooking of meal. Billie and I took a nap in p.m. Elsie washed dishes and there were plenty of them. They took a crippled calf home for Croppy the mother was hard to feed it. A cow died in River Bank in East Pasture. Will, Hank and I took Salt to Big Pasture north of Mill by Strids. We got freezer tub at Wagner place. Ate lunch and quit.

1956 June 13th Wednesday

Cora Ann Abbott and Fred Larmer’s birthdays. Bright, hot day. South wind strong and clouds in late p.m. and an awful wind from South but no rain here. Will and I to Valentine to call Parkers. Jeanne said Dave was working cattle and she cannot find him but will come Sunday to see about job here. We asked Athel if she could drive for us to see her dad at Ainsworth, Nebr. tomorrow and she said she would. Last eve Johnsons took Barbara to Valentine to go home to Rochester, Minn. Home at midnight so no work today.