Wednesday September 6th 1916

 Awfully hot, sultry day. Sidney cut corn. The agent brought the people, Man and woman, 3 children. They had quite a lot of groceries. a.m. and p.m. Mr. Roguiski went with him to Parish to get their things, dishes mostly smashed.

Monday June 26th 1916

Fair warm day. I washed and helped hoe corn. Sidney was sick all night and the a.m. Sent by H. Munger to Parish for flour and meal.

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.

Friday October 23, 1914

Fair. Children at school, Miss Mosier gone home and a Mrs. Van Syckle came to teach, also of Parish. Sidney husk corn, went and husk'd 1 1/2 bu. after supper. Rec'd leter from Adell.

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. 

Wednesday July 15, 1914

Pleasant quite cool breeze. Sidney went to Parish a.m. Maud to mill, Memphis went to Weatherup's, Maud had to go and start her home. Maud, Memphis and Cassie got two fruit cans at Nellie Morey's that I let them have pumpkin in last winter. Card came from L. S. Higley mailed at nearby city. Sidney got an express order off Herrick last night so did not send it out yesterday but took it with him to mail today. Delivered his two scrolls and came home on the 9 p.m. train.

Monday July 6, 1914

Very warm, looks like rain tonight. I got up at 4 a.m. so to get breakfast early to enable Sidney to get an early start. Started away at about five going to walk to Parish and get a train toward Sandy Creek. Mora pulled weeds at Weatherup's until noon and then came home faint and about sick on account of the severe heat. She eat dinner at home and seem'd much better after getting rested. Maud has been suffering with a sore toe, very much swollen and her foot also. Think it is stone bruise. I have kept a bread and milk poultice on it all p.m. Memphis and Cassie picked a few wild strawberries. Our hen went to Mallorys a.m. and Mora went and got her tonight. Mora took Lillian in her cart over town this eve. Cassie went too. Nine ducks hatched today.

Friday June 26, 1914

Warm, good hay day. Mora and Maud picked berries at Wingen's, he got 21 crates. They had to walk home, Lizzie gave them a qt. of berries. Got home 6:30 a.m. Sidney got home a little ahead of them, brought a lovely bunch of rose's from beyond Parish. Wm. Schrader called eve.

Friday June 19, 1914

Pleasant until 3:30 commenced to rain, turned cold and a high wind is blowing. Sidney went on the 10 a.m. train to Parish and delivered 1 S. Scroll. came home on the 4, came up on the bus, bought some beef 14c #. went to Weatherups this eve and paid Mr. W. $6.00. M. Silverman came p.m. said he had a boy. I paid him $1.00 and let him have a hen for 75c. Sidney rec'd a letter from Mr. Higley.

Monday June 8, 1914

Rained this morning so Sidney cut us some wood and went on the 2 to Parish, intends to canvaas toward Mexico. I washed after Sidney went away. First line full all in and filled the line with white clothes at 8 this evening. Johnnie Vinney is moving Harry's furniture home today.