Friday September 24, 1915

Sidney finished digging the potatoes acrost the road. Maud went the other way to school and Mora went and stayed with Lettie. Went as soon as Maud and Memphis got home from school. Did not have nosebleed today. Paul was awfully sick last night with fever. Is sick a.m., quite a lot better this eve. I sent by Mrs. Moon for 10# graham and a nipple for the baby. Sent 1 doz. eggs at .26c/doz. Due bill for .14c and .5c cash.

Thursday September 9, 1915

Very close and warm. 1:30 p.m. a hard thunder shower, worst this season. Rain pour'd. some hail. Stopped raining before the children came home. Mora did not come tonight. Cassie went down and met Mrs. Moon at the corner and got a letter from Sidney. Bell came and got the cab to draw her flour up in, also 2 eggs to make out even doz. She brought them back, also a little pail of milk this p.m.

Friday July 23, 1915

Mable Piguet 12 years old. Cold early this morning but a very hot dry day. Mora hoe'd nearly 4 rows potatoes. Children pulled weed again. Mrs. Moon brought soda. The children picked some berries for our dinner, had more beans.

Thursday July 22, 1915

Warm day, quite cool eve. Sidney put some hay up on the scaffold for Bell early this morning and cut us some wood and then went toward Westdale a.m. Maude, Memphis and Cassie picked potato bugs a.m. and p.m. pulled weeds out of 5 1/2 row's potatoes. Mora worked at the house. I can'd 1 pt. raspberries. Mora and Memphis picked. Sent Mrs. Dainis a little more barbara bark. Had new potatoes and string beans. Gave Mrs. Moon money to get soda.

Friday July 9, 1915

Nice cool day. Rec'd card from Sidney. Elder Sypher came over a few minutes. James and Peter came, brought the things I order'd off Susie. Two dogs were after our hens and rabbits. 4o'clock this morning I got up and drove them off. Mora hoe's 4 1/2 rows today. I set the rest of the bean poles and hilled a row of sweet corn. Maud got a little buttermilk off Mamie Russel. Liza Moon was getting signers to try and keep the mail route. I signed for Sidney.

Tuesday June 29, 1915

Hot stuffy day. Rec'd a letter from Mina. Children got more berries for shortcake. Seymour Moon buried, funeral at W. Monroe, 2 o'clock. I hoe'd and planted in some wax beans.

Friday May 8, 1914

Pleasant all day. Mora went to Weatherups, Avis told her the minister and his family were going to moved on the Moon place. Rec'd a card from Sidney, mailed at Lacona. Floyd Lynch came to see our little rabbits early this morning, he had two little white rabbits in his pockets, said he got them off C. Burt. Gene Porter came to see them also, Agnes came and stayed until 11:30. Henry Rudeau has kept Cassie busy getting potatoes he plowed up, they are much nicer than if kept in a cellar. Caught some more little fish this evening

Thursday May 7, 1914

Cool, cloudy and sun by turns. Mora went to the mill this morning, got oats. Got letter from Sidney, enclosed express money order 50c. Mora has been to the P.O. several times. Maud took a pkg. to send by P.P. to Sidney at Pulaski, did not get any other mail. Mora went to Weatherups, learned that Owen's and family have moved from the Moon place over by Hasting Center. Mora and I caught some chub and seven bullheads by the bridge this evening, heard another whipper-will. 14 years tonight since our second boy was born, Guy Rexford.