Friday December 25, 1914

A beautiful Christmas day, but quite cold. There is over a foot of snow on the level and some great drifts. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shrader called yesterday p.m. and Mrs. S. left a nice piece of plaid for Mora, a dress, a brown pair mittens for Maud and a pair red ones for Memphis also some S.S. cards for them all. We had a very enjoyable Christmas, a roast duck and mince pie for dinner.

Thursday December 3, 1914

Sidney started at 6 a.m. south. Mora attended a birthday dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Wm Shrader's in honor of Irene Piguet's 12th birthday, the invited ones were Irene, Hazel, Rose, Avis Weatherup and Mora. Each rec'd a lovely hair ribbon. Mora said they had a very nice dinner and a good time. Leslie Wires came in his car at 12 noon, ate dinner and he and Mina started back at 4 p.m. Very cloudy all day.

Saturday July 25, 1914

Pleasant but warm. Sidney went on the 7 a.m. came back on 4 p.m. about tired out walking so fast and far between the places, delivered two scrolls brought one home. The children picked about 5 qts. blackcaps at Weatherups p.m. Maud got buttermilk, Memphis went to mill, all the 3 oldest went for groceries this evening. Memphis found a dime supposed to belong to Mrs. Weatherup and lost by Erma Mitchel, gave it to Mrs. Weatherup. Sidney went to see Mr. Schrader gone away.

Friday June 26, 1914

Warm, good hay day. Mora and Maud picked berries at Wingen's, he got 21 crates. They had to walk home, Lizzie gave them a qt. of berries. Got home 6:30 a.m. Sidney got home a little ahead of them, brought a lovely bunch of rose's from beyond Parish. Wm. Schrader called eve.

Wednesday April 22, 1914

A slight mist, early rain last night, cold west wind all day. Mora and Maud went to school a.m. no school p.m. Mora went to P.O after the four came , no mail she went up just before dark but the seven had not got in so she did not wait. Sent a card to Sidney this morning. Got the first duck's egg at 6 a.m. An agent came p.m. with various articles. I order'd a tube of lemon flavoring off him, all the children are better. I cut out Mora's plaid dress that Mrs. Schrader got her for Christmas.

Thursday March 26, 1914

Quite a common place sort of day. Very warm. They plowed and shovel'd out the roads so wagons could get through. Wm. Schrader started to come through and broke down just this side of the corner. Maud went to school. Mora is some better.

Sunday March 8, 1914

Snowed quite a little bit, thawed about as fast as it came. Mora went to Sunday school. Mrs. Schrader was not there so Carl taught her class, Miller the bible class. Maud and Cassie cough very bad tonight altho the rest of us seem some better. Ray Morey brought our flour this a.m.