Sunday September 17th 1916

 Fair, cool. Mr. Cary came, eat dinner with us, also Phillys. Roguiski and boy came with his phonograph, spent p.m. here.

Saturday August 26th 1916

 Quite warm. Sprinkled a little a.m. Sidney picked some berries for me to can. filled 2 2 qt cans. Sidney went to Little France, got flour $2.10 a sack, also got sugar and salt. Mr. Cary called p.m. Harvey Smith found dead ice bed yesterday a.m. 

Wednesday August 23rd 1916

 Thunder shower in the ight, lousy and some rain today, cooler. Sidney went to West Monroe a.m. and p.m. went over to Cary's and got a few duchess apples. Mora and I picked a few berries, rec'd a letter from Mina.

Monday August 14th 1916

 Fair. James and Mable started away at 8 a.m. Sidney picked 11 qts of berries on Muckeys, brought over 5 qt cans to fill with huckleberries for Fred Cary.

Saturday July 15th 1916

 Hot. Sidney worked at Bernhard Smith's, drawing hay, came back by Cary's and 4 qts of strawberries and some *pie plant. I sow'd carrot, beet and radish seed. Children pulled weeds. Mrs. Russel and girls called p.m. 

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Wednesday July 12th 1916

 Hot, sultry with an occasional breeze. Mora rode past way over to Little France a.m., got some rolled oats and sugar. Maud, Memphis and Cassy went and picked a l0 qrt pail. Also a carrier of berries at Mr. Cary's for us to eat p.m. Sidney went to draw hay at Mr. Smith's but it rained before they got fairly started for the first load.

Monday July 10th 1916

 Cloudy, close. Sidney worked at Smith in the hay from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Mora, Maud and Memphis picked 40 qts of berries each. I finished planting he beans. Sidney stopped and picked 4 qts of strawberries at Cary's, brought home. 

Tuesday June 20th 1916

Cold. Sidney hoed corn, but it is very wet. We had a strawberry pie. Sidney went over to Fred Cary's, eat supper with him. Gave him *pieplant for 1 qrt and 1 pint can. Patsy went away.

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Sunday June 4th 1916

Warm lovely day. Sidney went to Dutch Hill p.m. and to the school house eve. From there is going over on the Pinnacle. Mora came home after meeting at noon. Other three went and rode down and back with Mr. Johnson. Mr. Webb drove down here p.m., also Mr. Cary came a little while p.m., he is looking very poorly.

Monday November 1, 1915

Beautiful day. Sidney cut us a nice lot of wood, and this eve. went over with Mora to Bryant's and then E.B. Potter's. Got 4 small pumpkins also went to Cary's and got onions. Bell came p.m. and this eve came and brought the Post Standard so we could read Billy Sunday's services. Sarah came with her but did not come in. Mr. House visited with Sidney p.m. Saw fire eve. A baby boy at Charles Beasonson's.

Sunday September 19, 1915

Lovely day. Sidney, Mora and Maud went to S.S. and meeting. Mable, Marguerite and Marion came at eleven, and Mr. F. Cary came a little after. All here for dinner. Mamie came again p.m. Claud Bryant came eve. wanted Sidney to work for him.

Friday August 13, 1915

Sidney cut brush a.m., cultivated and went through potatoes with shovel plow p.m. Had House's old horse and at 5 o'clock went to W. Monroe, got a lot of groceries. Rode with Frank Cary down on his motor, got home 9 p.m.

Friday August 6, 1915

Rained hard nearly all day. Sidney went to West Monroe a.m., got a back load of groceries. Frank Cary called on his motor p.m.

Wednesday July 21, 1915

Very nice day. Sidney hoe'd berries at Cary's. I got a sack of graham off Mr. Wilson also 1 red cross milk. Bell Allen brought lettuce and some sweet milk.

Tuesday July 20, 1915

Fair cool breeze. Sidney finished greening potatoes a.m., called at Siegels and went by way of Fred Cary's to Gayville and got some groceries. Bell brought a pail of buttermilk. Baby is much better, but Mora feels bad. We had some new potatoes and string beans for supper.

Sunday July 18, 1915

Fair. Sidney, Mora and Maud attended S.S and services. Mr. Carey came here for dinner went home 5 p.m. Frank also called a little while on his motorcycle. Sidney went over to Fred's eve., got 1/2 bu. potatoes and he gave him some nice lettuce. I broke off the leaves and set roots out for seed. Memphis got some sour milk off Bell. Baby feels bad.

Sunday June 27, 1915

Fair, cool breeze. Mora and Maud attended S.S. and meeting. A. Russel came to get one of our girls to stay with Mamie while he wen to his folks. Verne Eaton called to see Sidney about helping him in haying. C.F. Cary also called to see him.

Thursday June 10, 1915

Fair, rather cold wind. Chilly evening. Mora is much better, getting along fine. Sidney carried two bags potatoes home from Fred Cary's a.m. Went to Bisbo's p.m. brought home a few garden strawberries. the children got a few wild ones and we had a shortcake for supper. It was nice too.

Monday June 7, 1915

Hot again today. Sidney and Maud finished the potatoes today and put on 1 hundred and 25# phosphate on them. Mora has been pretty sick all day, has measles alright, but it is a mystery where she got them. Memphis and Cassie got quite a few wild strawberries. Lillian has a stone bruise on her heel. Sidney and Maud went over to Cary's this eve. got a few potatoes and bargained for more. Borrowed lantern.

Sunday June 6, 1915

Very warm. Sidney, Maud and Memphis went to S.S. and meeting. F. Carey came awhile p.m. Mora is breaking out like measles feel all gone and has a hard cough. Floyd Fisher kicked by horse.