Saturday April 22, 1916

Rained hard a.m. and a little p.m. Sidney came on the 4 o'clock train rode up to corner with E.B. Potter and Floyd McSymond. he had a box full of groceries he bought in Fulton. Left his scroll with Dolly.

Monday August 2, 1915

Very muggy, about 3 p.m. a little breezy. Sidney cut brush. This morning he went through the lower piece of potatoes, 7 rows, with the hiller, and helped Floyd mow away a load of hay. Elder Sypher and wife started for the camp grounds at Lake View this eve, 7 o'clock.

Thursday July 29, 1915

Another hot day. Sidney commenced his brush job a.m., worked a couple hours for Floyd p.m. Mora hilled 2 rows potatoes after Sidney went through with the hiller.

Thursday July 15, 1915

Very hot close day. Paul has worried continually. I bought a good big cabbage for 10 cents, a qt of southern onions 5 cents off Claude Bisbo. I baked a big batch of bread out of Quaker flour, it is lovely bread. Sidney came at 11 p.m., caught a ride with Floyd Fisher.

Friday July 2, 1915

Very warm, fair until 4 p.m., where it rained hard. Mora, Maud and Memphis picked berries at Bisbo's, got soaked coming home. Sidney hoe'd beans at Floyd Fisher's till the rain come. L. Cole wanted a loaf of bread, I did not have any baked so could not oblige him, he said he was out of flour too.

Friday June 18, 1915

Hot again today. Sidney worked for Floyd. One of their calves got out and he had quite a time catching it and getting back in the lot. Cassie is breaking out and pretty sick, the other are most a solid red. Baby is only a little broken out as yet. Bell gave Sidney a pail of sweet milk and some buttermilk. A man came from Parish selling clothes washers.

Thursday June 17, 1915

Hot. Sidney's birthday. He worked for Floyd all day. Maud and Lillian breaking out a little. Mora is out, she picked a few strawberries and we had shortcake for supper. She also caught a little wild gray rabbit. Mr. Willson came. I got 10# graham, 10# meal, 5# of gran. sugar and a can of red cross milk.

Wednesday June 16, 1915

Sidney worked for Floyd Fisher p.m. Memphis commenced to break out with measles, quiet for her.

Tuesday June 15, 1915

Rainy nearly all day, a lot of water fell, some thunder and lightening. Sidney went and helped Floyd draw us some wood first thing this morning. Went to school house to draw some map's, also to Bell's and got some buttermilk. Bell brought a pail sweet milk eve. Mora up all day, all the rest children are coughing but not breaking out yet.

Monday June 14, 1915

Fair day, lightening last night but very little rain. Mrs. Fisher called a.m. Sidney cultivated for Floyd p.m. Maud had a headache a.m., ate no breakfast, better p.m. Mora did not get up or eat until dinner time. Look's bad, pretty weak. Mr. House came eve. got some curtains and *paris green.


*insecticide

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.

Thursday June 3, 1915

Quite cold but has not rained here. Floyd came to tell us the potato ground was ready to plant. Bell Allen brought some milk, I gave her some tomatoes and pumpkin seed. A. Russel stopped to get some oil for his bicycle. Sidney got home at 7:30, fixed up Guy's little grave.

Tueday May 25, 1915

Very nice day. Sidney went down and saw Floyd Fisher about some land to plant. After he went away about 9 a.m. toward Hastings. I put the little speckled hen setting on duck eggs. The children took some squash seed to Fisher's when they went to school. I sent Bell Allen some squash and cucumber seed and she gave them a little pail of sweet milk.

Monday May 17, 1915

Rained hard n night, rained a.m., cold and cloudy p.m. Roy Johnson and Floyd Fisher called on Sidney. Children did not go to school.

Thursday April 29, 1915

Sidney went to Gayville, sold 2 scrolls, led the prayer meeting at the school house in evening. Floyd Fisher called to see Sidney. Had 2 electric storms, rained, was furious also hail.

Wednesday April 14, 1915

Floyd came this morning after another load. I got a ride with Mr. Johnson, so took Lillian and the baby. I got awfully cold and the baby was blue. First time I had been outdoors or baby. Mrs. Johnson made me a cup of peppermint and it warmed us all up. We ate dinner there and then Mr. Johnson took us over to the house. Sidney and the rest of the children came with Floyd. Jannie was at Johnson's and Herb Munger's children. Herb and Elsie were at the funeral of his nephew, operator's little son at Hastings.

Tuesday April 13, 1915

Sidney went over to Union Settlement and rented the Mead house a.m. and Floyd Fisher and Sidney took a load of goods over p.m. Cold north west wind.

Sunday March 28, 1915

Nice again today. Clarence Porter came to find out how to cook a duck. Floyd and Agnes came too. Sidney and the five girls all went to church today.

Tuesday January 19, 1915

Weather remains about the same, rained all last night, but did not rain any today. A very little round snow fell. Mora and Maud came home to dinner. Sent a pint of higdon to Mrs. Boots and Mrs. Smith. Sidney went up to see Floyd White p.m. Mallorys are sawing in the mill. Ice breaking up in the pond. Crows are quite numerous for the past 3 weeks. Auction at Robinsons.

Saturday June 6, 1914

Fair cool all day. Sidney made a rabbit pen, cut some wood in Mallory's woods that he and Floyd White left last winter. Mora and Maud weeded onions at Weatherups a.m. David paid Mora $2.05 for 20 and 1/2 hours work at 10c per hour, did not pay Maud yet. Mora went to Weatherups tonight got 1 qt. milk. Clarence Porter brought their jackets, they forgot in the lot. Hazel Lynch and Vernice Courbat came with Lottie Baum p.m. to deliver the things I ordered off her, namely box tartan tar soap 10c pkg, darning needles 5c, the n.w.comp. she did not bring, someway omitted in her order. Memphis went to mill got corn, Castella to store for vinegar.