1923 Feb. 28th Wednesday
A bright day and warm but breeze N.W. a little cool but nice for winter. In forenoon William hauled 2 loads corn and Mr. Chris Nelson 1 load. Will rendered lard and I got dinner and in p.m. I went to Spencer via Ableidingers, took William and Will down there to help vaccinate calves. We all returned in eve. Fred Larmer went to consult specialist at Rochester, Minn. this morn, also Mr. Oscar Ernst, Tom Ernst, Aldena Woolhiser, Mrs. Louise Ernst & Lorin went to Council Bluffs, Iowa, to reside so took immigrant car with things.
1933 Feb. 28th Tuesday
Bright, nice day but in eve a few clouds. The men chored and Will started to cut meat but Dr. E. C. Smith and Jim Dowd came from Mission about R.F.C. Relief work, after they left I got dinner and Will and I went to John Gall Sale N.E. of Guy Bailey’s, on way home stopped at Louise’s and Loren Walton’s, came to Linifred Martin, no one home so on to Elshire’s and Nora Dorothy and Wilma Joyce all had the flu, on to Oscar Ross’s where we inquired about price of turkeys and under 12 lbs was only 5 cents a lb so we never talk business, on to Wheeler corner where Will talked to Erban Brown, on to store where I wrote a letter for Will to Jim Dowd, home to chore and get supper. Wm cleaned barn and made pens for cows to have calves.
1943 Feb. 28th Sunday
A strong Northwest wind but sun shone and was chilly. I got meals, and ready for church just as Hank, Vivian, Johnnie, Henrietta and Patsy came so Hank took me in our car to Church at 10:30 mountain time. We had roast-pork, potatoes, gravy, lettuce, jell, bread, butter, coffee no cream but Van Epps and Margie Totton brought cream and milk so we made ice-cream that is W.D. froze it. They came as we was eating dinner. Had strawberries and cookies. I put chocolate ice-cream powder in cream, it was good. After Van Epps did our chores all went home. We played some cards. Will was so sick at stomach all night but ice-cream seemed to make him better.
1953 Feb. 28th Saturday
Misty, Rainy, Snowy and was 30 above and went down in p.m. Dan got mail last p.m. late for Men gave cattle hay both Days, that is alfalfa today and Will cleaned home and Dishes yesterday. Today I played solitaire, read, slept and Will did also. I ironed the washing and went all in. Dan staid home after they brought Cat & Dozer from Hay yard. Will shut gate East of Creek as 2 Abbotts 13 our horses wanted to come to Barnyard. Will also slept & read, we played Canasta in eve.
Hattie’s nephew writes that “cat” was and still is the common name for a track type tractor, first were made by Caterpillar. The winter of 1951-52 brought heavy snow so Will Whitcher bought a “cat.” This picture is of a slightly newer model.
