Monday March 2, 1914

A very stormy day, a high wind, a regular blizzard with awful drifts of snow whenever it is possible to drift. Did not see a single rig out and only very few foot travelers. Mora went up as far as the P.O. p.m got stuck in a drift up near the corner came back crosslots that was not so bad. She took up a letter for Sidney to the firm.

Sunday March 1, 1914

Snowed a little early in morning then clear pleasant and thawed until nearly 4 p.m, when wind changed to N.W. and began to snow fine snow and blow at 9:30. The snow is coming down fast and furious and the wind howls like mad it is a terrible night to say the least. Sidney went to church, Mora and Maud went to Sunday school only Rev. Carl preached today. Mr. Miller was organist today. Mrs. Miller is sick with neuralgia and grippe, Sidney has coughed hard all day I think his cold is a trifle better tonight. Pat M [page ripped] came in today. Sidney showed him the Royal Scroll he was very much surprised and pleased with it. It is five years today since my mother* was buried.




*Editors note- Frances (Fannie) Lawton West

Saturday Feb. 28, 1914

A real nice pleasant day. Sidney came home about 4pm did fairly well on his trip, came from Upsons courners staid over night with Elder Bowman in Palermo, went up to Lewis's and got some groceries in evening. Henry Porter, Clarence and Eugene and Mrs. Porter's brother Andrew Bargy came to see Sidney and spent the evening. Hazel Lynch came p.m to have Mora go to Weatherup's with her, Mora went and got a pail of very nice buttermilk. Sidney rec'd a letter from Joe Little.

Friday Feb. 27, 1914

This has been a real spring like day. I saw a bluejay and several crows, Mora and Maud went to school but Mora came home at noon with a sore throat and an awfully bad cold in her head. I did not let her go back p.m. Maud had got a hard cold and so have I. Maud went down to Weatherup's to get some buttermilk but they told her to come again tomorrow as they were going to churn in the morning. Sidney started away toward Palermo about 9-30 am. I have felt so bad for several days that I have concluded to wean Lillian, have not nursed her at all today. She has been very good all day. Sidney did not come home tonight.

Thursday Feb. 26, 1914

Quite cold early in the morning, it was 10 above zero when Mora and Maud went to school. At 4pm. 40 above. A lovely day, thawed quite a lot the snow honey combed this p.m. Sidney went away about 10am went as far as Kizengers, ate dinner with him and came home. Reached home about 4pm. Went to church again tonight. The medicine came today, the Merrit blood tablets 18 pkg's. My head has pained me awfuly today but still I managed to do a washing and various other work besides getting the meals. Louise handed Memphis the 10c for boraxine this noon. Sidney got home about 10-30, said Mrs. Arlington Northup and another girl were converted tonight.

Wednesday Feb. 25, 1914

A very nice day snowed a little in morning, the sun shone bright the rest of the day. Mora and Maud went to school. Memphis went to Gehr's and bought a qt. of vinegar. Cassy went as far as Lydia Boots and waited untill Memphis came back. Sidney went over by Hasting Center and around back by the Mallory Sta. home, went up to Clint's and got a 1/2 bu. of potatoes at 70c, first we have bought for less than $1.00. Sidney, Mora and Maud have gone to church tonight, got home at 10:30. Said there was a full house there tonight.

Tuesday Feb. 24, 1914

John phoned up to Guy to come and tell us Sidney was to work. A cold day 40 below zero at George Courbat's office at a.m. Sidney went up to the P.O. p.m and John Gehr wanted him to go to the bee and work for him. Charles Hoyet had a bee to draw his wood as his slieghs burned when Emery Pierce set his barn of fire early last fall. All his farm tools and five cows burned. Geo. Courbat's team went and Chars. Courbat's, Clint Mallory's and Ernie Leonards besides about eight men loading wood only took about 2 hours to load and draw out 20 cord of wood. Mora and Maud went to school this p.m, they were very cold when they came home. After supper Mora went to the P.O. to mail Sidney's letter to Mr. Green and get a qt. of vinegar, they are all out so she could not get it.

Monday Feb. 23, 1914

Turned cold about 4 a.m. has been a piercing cold day all day with a rough north wind, the children nearly froze going to and coming home from school. Mora and Hazel Lynch went home with Avis Weatherup to get buttermilk. Sidney went to Brewerton, took a bottle of voilet toilet water for Kittie Woodard rec'd 50c for it also a jar of rose talcum powder for Mina 15c, this is the last to be delivered. Sidney said it was much colder out there and very cold coming home. He walked both ways and nearly colapsed on the way back. Bert Piquet came to see about Sidney helping cut some log's and Mrs. Beasonson called to see him about cutting some wood. She wants to cut her shade trees by the house.

Sunday Feb. 22, 1914

A rather mild day snowed nearly all a.m., pleasant clear p.m. Sidney went to meeting, Carl came but Miller did the preaching. Mora and Maud went to Sunday school only, they did not go tonight.

Saturday Feb. 21, 1914

Another fine day, thawed so there was a bare spot by the door, it is very cold however tonight the wind blows quite hard, it whistles and sounds terrible lonely to me. Memphis, Cassy and Lillian are all in slumberland, while Sidney, Mora and Maud are all at church. Mora went to deliver some more of her soap order and she road a ways with Henry Rudeau, he was taking Hiram West over to W. Monroe also his wife and three children. She stopped to Mrs. Fred Faustmans with her lemon ex. and tartan tar soap and Mrs. F paid her all but three cents, could not make right change. Mora told her that was near enough it was 30c she rec'd 27c, Mrs. F gave her some apples. Then she went over to Chas. Piquet's and Kate paid her 25c for her camp horated oil and paid her also for Minnie Gearsbeck's washing powder which was 10c, said she would take it up to her and save Mora a little walk. Maud carried Louise's boraxine up to her and their dog followed her home and we could not send him back untill Johnnie came along and he went with him all right. Johnnie Vinney found Cassy's rubber when he came home form F. Buttons's dance this morning. Sidney went to the mill and got some corn and brought home some groceries. Maud also went up and got a pkg. of O.G. Oats and Lewis brought a sack of golden glow flour and a sack of meal this evening. Mora and I wrote a receipt for indian bread for Lydia Boots and Memphis carried it up to her.