Friday September 8th 1916

 Rainy a.m. Cool p.m. and eve. dug more potatoes. Sent a card to Adelle.

Friday January 29, 1915

Cold last night and a rough stormy day. Mora and Maud went to school but Maud came home at 10 o'clock with a bad sore throat and cold in her head. I mailed a letter to Adelle and rec'd one from Sidney p.m. Vernice Courbat is quite ill with cold.

Friday December 18, 1914

Pleasant sunshiny day, but did not thaw any. Mora and Maud went to school and carried their dinner, but just as the children and I were about to sit down to our dinner, Mora came in. Rather walk home in the cold than eat at school. Rec'd a card from Adelle, her and Lew and a girlfriend photo card. Mailed a card to Lillian Smith.

Friday December 4, 1914

Cloudy, a little colder tonight. Mora and Maud went to school and to the mill tonight. Rec'd a letter from Sidney, also a tablet and envelope's he enclosed .25c for feed. Cassie went to P.O. a.m. got a card from Adelle.

Thursday October 29, 1914

Some warmer. Rainy p.m. Clint called for Sidney about 6 a.m. he reached home about 5 p.m. Walked from Hastings. Rec'd a letter from him on the 4 with $1.00 enclosed. He only deliverd 1 scrolll as other customer was ill he said. Children went to school. Mailed a letter to Adelle.

Friday October 2, 1914

Rec'd a letter from Adelle, she is sick she writes. Susie took another load of apples to cider mill. Mosaline 6 years old. Sidney came home got a ride with Carl Penoyer in his auto from Parish. 

Thursday June 11, 1914

Nice pleasant day. Rec'd a letter a.m. from Adelle, she enclosed a card she had just rec'd from Mina. Rec'd a letter p.m. from Sidney mailed at Demster. Maud, Memphis and Cassie have all been to the P.O.  Mora has helped with the cleaning, a man came along selling the woolverine products.

Friday June 5, 1914

Fair cool wind. Sidney has nearly finished planting our garden. Mora and Maud are weeding onions at Weatherups. Sidney carried Burgens drake home this evening. I sent a letter to Adelle, Sidney rec'd a letter from Mr. Higley.

Friday May 22, 1914

Very nice a.m. p.m. fair until 4 o'clock began to rain a little then harder. Will be a rainy night. Rec'd a letter from Sidney 4 p.m. enclosed 50c, I sent a letter to Sidney by Maud early this morning and a pkg. of several kinds of flower seed to Adelle by Memphis p.m. Mora and Maud each got a pail of sweet milk at Weatherups tonight, Maud went to the mill at noon and got some oats. Mr. Silverman called at about 3:30, said he had lost a horse.

Monday May 18, 1914

Another nice day. Sidney went to Weatherups a.m. borrowed 10 dollars to send his first order for scrolls, he also changed a setting of brown loghorn eggs with William Strickland and went to the station for an ex. order, to mill for feed and to Lewis's and got some groceries. This evening he went up to Burts carried some squash and pumpkin seed to old Mrs. Starr and Claud came back with him and brought a little female rabbit to change for our Adam. Mora caught another sucker this evening. Sidney sent a bundle of garden seed to Adelle by p.p. for me cost 4 cts. I washed today and will try and finish tomorrow.

Saturday May 16, 1914

Fair all day. I have not felt well today or Sidney hasn't either.  rec'd a card from Adelle and Sidney a card from Max Silverman.