~ Hidden Timber, South Dakota
August 27, 1929, Tuesday: A bright, hot day until evening clouded. Dave, Roy and Will cut and raked hay on Moore Creek and took their dinner and came home to butcher in the evening. Louise washed the clothes alone until late p.m., when Nellie helped her, for Nellie and I went to the store and also to Wagners, Fitch’s, Tryons, Ed Andersons, Frank Bruning, Wheelers and Lennys and Lattimores and told them all about the shower on Louise. Mary, Harriet and Jeanette sewed on Bloomers and dresses. I heated water to butcher.
August 27, 1930, Wednesday: A bright, nice day, cool breeze from North. The men chored and Wm went to Elshires and helped Gerald and Curtie bring up calves to castrate, and Curt came in the truck and Thomas, Stanley and Harold came horseback. Ben and Will worked at sweep and helped with calves. In p.m., Ben and Wm put hay in stack, and Will and I went to Harry Furrey’s, we and Nellie Whiting went along to Rosebud, where we got Louise and son Harley Edward Furrey, who is 12 days old.
August 27, 1955, Saturday: Rained last night and at times this a.m., clouded until p.m. Dave, Chester and Will worked at sickles, and Dave and Chester put new guards in mower up on My Creek in p.m. Will slept awhile and visited with Mr. and Mrs. Wm L. Abbott, who came in a truck to get the mower repairs, but none on our old mower, so they went home to get some of Elmer Chauncey’s. Will gave Abbott some old Tractor Tires, and he will have them fixed for his use. They brought us Field Corn, Roasting Ears, were they good.
Will mopped kitchen and swept front room. Mrs. Abbott and I washed dishes, she did most. Will took a bath and we got ready, went to Valentine at about 6 p.m., traded at Hi Way Market, got a lunch of Frosty Freezes and Sandwiches, went to drive in on 20, west of town. It is 7 Brides for 7 Brothers. Was real nice, but lightning in the south and east seemed to get nearer to Valentine, so we came home after seeing the Square Dance part of the show. Jones’s and Parkers went in Parkers’ Buick Car to Mission, left after we went to Valentine, but must have got there O.K. We came home at 11:30 p.m., so to Bed in a hurry, tired by happy.