~ Boyd County, Nebraska
November 16, 1920: Was another bright day, and Will went early to field, and I at 10 a.m. We finished inside the fence on Dave’s at 4:30 p.m., so Will turned out stock. This morning Morton Christsen went to Bristow on the early train to see Rosalind Petty, and finding her refusal still sincere, he attempted to choke her, and put a bullet through his chest below his heart. He is in Lynch Hospital and still lingering. I am feeling better but tired. Will is O.K.
~ Hidden Timber, South Dakota
November 16, 1927, Wednesday: Cloudy and cold. I washed clothes and put a few out to dry, and they only froze so brought them in. Louise went to school and is busy getting a programme for Friday night. Will was all in but went to Moore’s and snapped corn, and Dave hauled in hay and got mail at noon.