Friday August 18th 1916

 Hot. Rec'd a card from Mina. Sidney went to Little France, rode with Edd Cotett at 6:30 a.m. got flour and sugar flour, $2.00 a sack. Went over on Joe Muckey's at 10 a.m., took 2 cans of huckleberries to Fred. He got home early with his pail nearly full. Will Peck's girl sick with infantile paralysis. 

Friday July 21st 1916

 Hot dry, clouded up awhile but no rain. Sidney rode with Edd Cotett's girl a.m. went to Besonson's and got flour, sugar and BK powder. Mrs. Besonson gave him 5 sticks of candy. Mrs. Russel and girls came eve. also Bell. I rec'd a letter from Susie.

Monday October 11, 1915

Hard white frost and a lovely day. Children all went school. Mora went to stay with Lettie tonight. Sidney went to Little France to trade, this morning got ride with Edd Cottett from his place over. Cut wood p.m. Arthur Getman was over the route today with Mr. Ferguson. He expects to commence carrying the mail next week. Our brown leghorn pullet layed her first egg today.

Monday August 30, 1915

Cloudy, cold. Sidney rode as far as Bisbo's corner with Edd Cottett, then walked to W. Monroe and back, got 20# meal, finished Bell's brush and dug some of our potatoes. They are small. He kept very busy. Maud went to school, Mora got there at the same time, but as the register's had not come, they came home at noon. They said they liked the teacher very much. She was very much disappointed to have to close school just as it had began. Mora started across so as to get there at 5 and eat supper with Letta, so not to disappoint her. She was expecting her.

Friday August 27, 1915

Beautiful bright day, but a very cold morning. Mora started Little France 6:15 this morning, rode with Edd Cottett far as his place. Took 1 doz. eggs (24c./doz), got pkg. Quaker oats and 2 pencils for school. Got home 8:30 a.m., walked fast, she was pretty tired.