Very warm. No meetings now on account of that disease scare. Harry House called at noon.
Saturday August 19th 1916
Awfully hot. We expected Mina and Leslie but they did not come. Sidney went to North Constantia eve. got some groceries, the old lady sent me a card picture of herself.
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.
Thursday, August 17th 1916
Warm. Sidney and Mora went up on the Fidler place and got about 5qts of lovely berries. Sidney went p.m. got 2 qts more. I went on this lot, got 2 qts, not at all nice. too dryed up. Let Mr. Wilson have 6 qts. I also picked 3 qts of huckleberries.
Wednesday August 16th 1916
Very warm. I picked a pail of huckleberries, caned 2 cans. Sidney got 5 qts of long johns. Maud and Memphis took them to Bisbo's, the Russel girls went with them. Mora and Cassie went as far as Russels to meet them. Mrs Russel said Grace Gearsbeck died last night of *infantile paralysis and was buried this morning. Also, Welcome and baby were very ill.
*Polio
Tuesday August 15th 1916
Fair. I picked a syrup pail full of huckleberries. Sidney picked a few berries too, and also Mora a few.
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.
Saturday, August 12th 1916
Looks lousy and sprinkled some. Sidney picked 3 qts of blackberries for a shortcake and huckleberries for pies. Children picked a few. Mora and Maud rode with the Cotett girl, went to Little France. Got 10# sugar, a pkg of oats, 1# soda and lamp chimney. Sidney went to Gayville to quarterly meeting this ee, got home at 11 p.m.
Friday August 11, 1916
Cool, rainy p.m. I sent an order to Sears Roebuck. Sidney went over on Joe Muckey's and picked 8 qts. of blackberries. Got 8 cents a qt. Mable came at 11 a.m. Bell and Sarah Allen, also Cassie Russel and the girls, called during the shower p.m.
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