~ Boyd County, Nebraska
September 5, 1920: Was clear in the morning but at noon cloudy and cool and windy, but it cleared off and was nice later in day. We did ours and Brad’s chores, and Orvil came for us and we went to Ernests for dinner, then Orvil, Sophia, Will and I went for Louise, and we went to Farlins, where Chas. Hines, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ernest, Mr. and Mrs. E. Woolhiser and Baby Havalin were fishing on our way home. Ernests got a bushel of apples as there were so many windfalls and oh! so many apples in their orchard. On our way home we left Louise at Rowes as she commences teaching at Dist. 14, Boyd County in the a.m.
~ Hidden Timber, South Dakota
September 5, 1923: A bright hot day. We went to Jake’s in forenoon and the men shot 2 ducks. Saw Lawrence, Mabel, Neva, Vivian and Thomas, and Stanley here at school and on to Jake’s. Cora, Sydney, Patsy, Vera and John Joseph at home. Jake making hay. Went to Tom’s in p.m. and Sadie helped making hay, and Madge and Harold were at the buggy. I made apple pie and some jell in p.m.
September 5, 1926, Sunday: Rained early morning, but a bright, cool day, in fact, just beautiful in p.m. A lot of cars passed to-day. George went home after the dance, and Bess and Louise left for Clearfield where Bess will teach this term, and William went to Bloomenthal’s to play with Hidden Timber. Will and I were home all day and walked to melon patch in p.m.
September 5, 1927, Monday: Bright, hot Labor Day. Men went to work and Ben broke the mower, so Will went to Valentine. Ben and Lawrence worked at hay and Henry went around stock, and in p.m. stayed in indoors and got the car started and got Louise and I, as we got corn at Clausen’s field in his car. Kenneth watched hogs. Louise and I did ordinary work and talked about everything.
September 5, 1931, Saturday: Another bright, hot day. Will chored and helped get Elshire’s horse out of a thistle jam in the river and fussed around, and in p.m. he went to Moore Creek and got 10 bushels of Wm’s corn, was a box full, snapped. I made bread, cake and cookies, ironed and mopped floors. Wm and Leo came in from the night from the hay field.
September 5, 1933, Tuesday: Bright, a strong south wind and real dusty in the house, so that Maggie had to sweep and I took a bath to rid of dust.
September 5, 1934, Wednesday: Cold night, strong N.W. wind and dusty a.m., cold but warmer p.m., and wind quit blowing, so was a lovely evening. I put cabbage in 6 1/2 gallon jars, and Maggie cooked it in p.m., also the pickled meat I put in pint jars in a.m.
September 5, 1938, Monday: After a few clouds in early a.m., it was bright and not so warm. I got breakfast and LeMoyne and Will chored. Emil Kellerman of N.E. Valentine, Nebr. came at about 9:30 a.m., so Will visited with him, and we left for Winner Labor Day Celebration at 10:30 a.m., passed Carl Bruce Family stalled south of Big Hills, north of Pierce’s, Wallace Gran Family was with them, but we went on as they needed no help.
A crowd of several thousand people were at Winner, and Will and I got in the Grand Stand, so had a nice view of the White Horse Patrol of Sioux City, Iowa. The Legion Band of Parker, S.D., also a square of Legionnaires drilled. The Pierre Band of Sons of Legion were very nice in kilts, also the Winner Band in Cowboy Hats and red handkerchiefs, and St. Francis Band in white uniforms with Indians dressed to Dance in feathers and such.