Tuesday Feb. 10, 1914

Cold and clear. Not quite as cold as yesterday, the wind has gone down with the sun and next I hope will be a thaw. Sidney went to the mill after corn, it has dropped to $1.50 a hundred. The children did not go to school today. Sidney rec'd a letter from the firm and I one from the Larkin Soap Co. saying Mora's order was shipped the 4th.

Monday Feb. 9, 1914

A very cold night last night and cold all day. Clear and pleasant sunshine, remains the same tonight with a bright moon, but the wind has gone down. The children did not go to school on account of their colds.

Sunday Feb. 8, 1914

It has been very cold today, snow'd and a hard wind blew all day and still continues tonight, not much travel today. Sidney or the children did not go to church today, quite a quiet day for us all.

Saturday Feb. 7, 1914

It has rained and snowed both today turning cold toward night. Sidney and Floyd kept at work and finished up their wood job for C. Hoyet in all worked 50 hours. Cut down saved split and piled 20 cord of wood at 80c per cord and got home about 5 PM.

Friday Feb. 6, 1914

Another clear day with a cold east wind, about 4pm commenced to snow hard, at 7 rained, rather a bad night for the odd fellows dance at Pierces. Mora is better altho she coughs awful by spells. Maud went to school and tonight she is sick with a cold and Cassy is sick too, has had two vomiting spells. Have to go first to one and then another and dose them all by turns, it is hard to see them sick. Sidney cut wood again today. Eleanor Bartlett is sixteen years old today.

Thursday Feb. 5, 1914

It has been a very nice day only thawed a very little. It is a clear beautiful moonlit night altho quite crisp. Sidney and Floyd cut wood again today, Maud went to school but she coughs bad tonight and Mora too. It is nearly as bad as the whooping cough. Memphis went to the P.O. and got the mail, took Mora's letter to mail to Eleanor. Sidney went up tonight to mail some letters and got some groceries of Nellie, granulated sugar 4 1/2c. Two years ago we paid 6 1/2 and 7c for same. I did another washing this AM.

Wednesday Feb. 4th, 1914

It rained hard nearly all night last night but not this morning and has been lovely all day come [page ripped] freeze a little between three and four p.m. [page ripped]
and bought a box of cough drops. Memphis went up as far as the store with her and brought back the box of cough drops after Maud took out some for herself, so the rest would have some to take. Mora is quite a lot better today, has dressed and sat up some and oh! What a lot of cups that medicine has been in to wash up, some dish washing that. Sidney took his dinner to the woods with him but felt sick so came home. After he ate his dinner however, he felt some better, so went back again and worked, came home tonight about five o'clock. I sat up on account of Mora until about 2 o'clock last night and now it is ten so i guess I will retire.

Tuesday Feb. 3rd, 1914

This has been a lovely day sun shone nearly all day. [page ripped] quite a large washing beside various other work. Sidney has a hard cold in his head altho he went to work, came home to dinner and then went back again. Roswell helped them split wood this p.m. Maud went to school today. Mora has been sick in bed all day. Memphis went up to [page ripped] almost dark for some olive oil, gone about 20 minutes. Mora rec'd a letter from Eleanor and I one from LeRoy about two goats, they sell one alone for $6.00, or a pr. for $10.00.

Monday Feb. 2nd, 1914

Snowed a.m. until about eleven o'clock the sun shone until [page ripped] then clouded under the rest of the day, snow'd very little p.m. Mora and Maud went to school. Sidney went to the mill early for corn. Frank Taber came back with him, he is selling ess. and ex. of all kinds. I bought some winter green, it was good alright, then Sidney went up to C. Hoyet's to cut wood, Sidney rec'd a letter from Mr. Higley, I sent one to Mina.

Sunday Feb. 1st, 1914

Snow'd and blow'd nearly all day but not cold, a little colder toward night and wind still blowing. Sidney went to church alone today, the children did not go thinking there was not time for them as the bell rang at 10 a.m. but that was only a prank of their new janitor Clarance Porter after he had his fires built rang the bell for past-time. I guess The Rev. Carl did not put in an appearance however so they only had sunday school and no preaching.