July 7, 1946, Sunday
Bright, hot and very little breeze. I got breakfast and Will chored and we dressed 3 chickens after Will’s head didn’t ache so bad and took them to Furreys to fry. They had new peas, potatoes, gravy, bread, butter, coffee, cream, fried chicken, lemon pie and cake. We also had lunch after coming from O’Kreek vs. Kriz game, 12 to 6 in favor of O’Kreek. The small boys played, then Bad Nation and another Indian team. We visited Dreys at Pierce Gate, took grindstone back to Pierce’s. All in tonite.
July 8, 1946, Monday
Cool indoors until p.m. got warm. I got meals, laid down both forenoon and p.m., wrote in diary, played solitaire, sorted clothes to take upstairs, fixed at a jersey dress. Will cleaned and disinfected coop with DDT spray, cut weeds to there is a path to coop, fixed fence south 1 miles and east to Pierce field in Big Pasture, laid down awhile before noon.
July 9, 1946, Tuesday
Cool last night, bright, hot, a south wind changed to west, strong and dusty in places and so hot going and coming from Rosebud where Will went to see Chas. S. Hight, clerk of White River, S.D. for Todd County since June 1st to tell him that Leonard (Bunny) Hare, Mission via Valentine mailman, would take inductees to Valentine from Rosebud to enter Army. We had dinner at Rosebud Cafe and went to park to rest until 1 p.m., then Will saw Land Division about Richard Lunderman land, then we got groceries and ice-cream at Horsts, Mission, came home to eat it. Rested awhile then Will chored, for he carried chickens from porch to coop so we have chickens locked in coop and pen. We ate lunch, then went to Legion Meeting at Mission Hall. Ladies met on stage behind curtains.
July 10, 1946, Wednesday
Cool Northwest breeze, bright, nice but wind got strong. I got meals, fried chicken in eve, lay down in a.m. and p.m. for we got in at 2 a.m. Will went to fix fence west side of of Section 12 and finished this mile at noon. He rested awhile in p.m., fixed gate post and fence east line of Big Pasture in divide, cleaned overflow of tank North of hills, visited with Bill and Bobby Pierce fixing their barn. He cares for chickens as they are locked in coop and yard. I wrote in diary and cleaned by hand-bag, for I keep about all necessary articles such as memorandums, tools, medicines, prayer book and rosary—if not sorted occasionally will be impossible to get things out. Will also took salt to cattle in Big Pasture this p.m.
July 11, 1946, Thursday
Cool, was 54 above when I got up and sun shone but remained cool indoors. Will chored and fixed rake and mower, that is started to fix them and he took salt box and salt to yearling heifers in horse pasture, and the care of chickens in pen and coop takes time, they ought to be located in a week. I got meals, laid down in forenoon and awhile in p.m. then got up to clean and mop our room, put most of things in front-room so Will can take them up-stairs until cold weather, back they come such as rugs, clothes, quilts and blankets.