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.

Sunday August 13th 1916

 Cloudy a.m. and rainy early p.m., fair moon is beautiful tonight. Sidney, Mora, Maud and Mable have gone to meeting this evening. Rev. Conklyn will preach, got home at 10 p.m. Went to bed and before we were asleep at 11, James drove in.

Sunday July 23rd 1916

 Mable Piggah 13 years old. Hot, nice shower p.m. Sidney, Mora, and Maud went to church. Maud went home with Mildred Potter, came home eve. way around by the cheese factory, got home at 7 p.m.

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.

Tuesday July 18th 1916

 Hot, sultry day. We have all been busy all day. Mora and Mrs. Russel went red raspberrying a.m. Mora got about 2 qts all mush, I sent a letter to James.

Wednesday July 5th 1916

Fair, cool. Peter Dupra came for James' clothes a.m. Sidney and Cassy picked berries a.m. at Bisbo's. Maud and Memphis all day, caught another rabbit. Mora picked berries for Casey, came back and picked 4 qrts at Bisbo's pm. 

Monday June 3rd 1916

 Cloudy, a mist some. Joe Sloson and children came a.m. for Mora, it seems lonesome without her. Sidney hoed but it was so very wet, he quite and built fence. I washed nearly all day. Some of our things and more for Susie. Sidney went to Bisbo's eve, to see about berry picking.

Saturday July 1st 1916

 Warm. Sidney came at 10 a.m. He went first to W. Monroe, got a lot of groceries and feed. Marguerite came with him. Pa fixed my flat iron handle. Sent Ma's teeth to me, also gave Sidney a picture of his mother that was there in the bureau drawer. Sidney cultivated a little, then took the horse back. Maude and Memphis walked back with him. 

Friday June 30th 1916

 I got up 5:45, drew off milk, fed pig calves and chickens before the rest were up except Pa. Picked berries, all of us got 2 crates and Cassy and I picked 20 qts over to bring home. James came and brought us home. Marian and Myrtle came, Susie traded a goose and a guinea hen for 2 hens. She gave me some butter an a pail of milk to bring home. When we got to Bisbo's our girls rode home having just finished, they got tickets cashed, Sidney, Maude and Memphis went home with James.

Wednesday June 28th 1916

Fair, hot day. Ed Cottet's girl brought a note from Bisbo's for some of the girls to go and pick berries. Mora, Maud and Memphis went. Sidney and I hoe'd some corn. Susie came for me to go home with her. I went and took the 3 little ones. Sidney rode down as far as Bisbo's to help them pick berries p.m. When we got on the Pinnacle, M. Silverman was there. He ate dinner there. They traded about $10.00 with him. James bought me a nice gingham dress for $1.50. Susie gave me cloth enough for Paul. 2 dresses, steele grey percale.

Sunday June 11th 1916

Rainy a.m., p.m., fair eve. Evening cloudy. Mora came home at noon. Went back at 7 p.m. acrost. Sidney, Maud and Memphis went down to hold a meeting but so few came they decided to wait. Pa and James drove up p.m., staid to supper. They brought a pail of buttermilk.

Monday May 29th 1916

Hot. Sidney went to N. Constantia and then to Constantia. Got oats, meal, 1# tea and a can of milk. He was awfully tired when he reached home. Maud, Memphis and Cassy went to school. Mora went to Elmer's about 4: 30 p.m.  James, Susie and the baby came at 5 p.m., had been to Mallory, Little France and then here. I dug 12 rows of holes to plant corn.

Monday May 15th 1916

Rainy, thunder showers all night. Children went to school except Mora. She went to Elmer Cottet's at 5 p.m.. Other children went to Cassy Potters after school, she gave our Cassy a nice little new hat. Mora and Lillian went to Johnson's to get a little sour milk. Mrs.J. gave them cookies. Pa's birthday. Mrs. Russel came for flowers. Put Maud's duck setting.

Tuesday April 25, 1916

Quite a mist all day. Children went to school. I sent a card to Sidney at Hannibal. Rec'd some parsnip and cucumber seed from Susie. Got 2 duck eggs, one was awfully large and soft shelled. Mora's throat is swelled and sour.

Thursday March 30, 1916

White frost this morning, beautiful day. Sidney went to W. Monroe early around on the Pinnacle. Helped James tap trees, got an ax helve, some pop corn and left there 5:30. Went to W. Monroe, got some groceries and got home about 8 p.m. I finished my washing, Mora ironed some. We all have got colds except Sidney.

Wednesday March 29, 1916

Froze up last night but snow went fast today. Sap runs good. Sidney went down on the Pinnacle, got a pail of buckwheat flour and Susie sent 2 dresses to Mora by him. I washed 3 loads so far this week and have got another washing for tomorrow. Paul was quite sick last night. Has not felt well today, better tonight. Northern light shown plainly tonight.

Tuesday August 24, 1915

Beautiful bright day. Arose early. Sidney started for Phoenix 6 a.m., took 9 eggs (21c/doz)  to Davy's and sent up some compound by Fergason. Memphis went and got it at Bisbo's corner this morning. Mora went to Fisher's. Nell gave her a small Chinese primrose and a bucket wheat begonia. Susie, Marguerite and Marian eat dinner, brought us some cucumbers and took the milk can and babys coat. Bell came, brought some sweet milk, also sent buttermilk.

Friday July 23, 1915

Mable Piguet 12 years old. Cold early this morning but a very hot dry day. Mora hoe'd nearly 4 rows potatoes. Children pulled weed again. Mrs. Moon brought soda. The children picked some berries for our dinner, had more beans.

Friday July 9, 1915

Nice cool day. Rec'd card from Sidney. Elder Sypher came over a few minutes. James and Peter came, brought the things I order'd off Susie. Two dogs were after our hens and rabbits. 4o'clock this morning I got up and drove them off. Mora hoe's 4 1/2 rows today. I set the rest of the bean poles and hilled a row of sweet corn. Maud got a little buttermilk off Mamie Russel. Liza Moon was getting signers to try and keep the mail route. I signed for Sidney.

Saturday June 5, 1915

Hot. Sidney went to Jim Potter's twice and carried 1 bu. potatoes each time. He planted some on the {unable to read} place, and went to Gayville eve. I hoe'd some in the garden this morning. Susie, Mable, Marian and Myrtle came a.m. eat dinner, bought a lot of sour milk, buttermilk and some beans. Also peppermint herb. Mora has a bad bronchial cough and acts sick.