~ Boyd County, Nebraska
August 29, 1920: Was a windy day but bright and cool. It was Papa’s and Louise’s 72nd and 18th Birthdays, so Will and I went with Mrs. O. Ernest, Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Ernest and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ernest and Lorin and Mr. and Mrs. A. Woolhiser and Havalin to dinner at folks in a wagon. We were late as they had to help Uncle Chris ship cattle.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Angel, Julia, Albert, Rose and Bess were there also Mr. and Mrs. Martin Langan, Loretta and Mildred and Ralph Bauman. We had good eats and a good time and had pictures taken of the crowd. The young folks or single ones went to a picnic at baker so were left out.
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| Photo Taken August 29, 1920 of Mary and Edward Whiting |
August 29, 1921: Was a bright, hot day, although muddy. I took cream and eggs to town in forenoon. Will and Mr. Paul Wilson castrated hogs. In p.m. Will cut cockle burrs and I did up work and made a cake. Will came in sick from field on account of heat. In evening Tom Ernest and Will Towne came and we went to Ernests for cream and cake. Tom wanted Will to go for a joy-ride. I said, “No.” for Rudolph was at Anoka, not Bristow.
~ Hidden Timber, South Dakota
August 29, 1925, Saturday: A bright hot day after cool morning, and a cloudy N. W. wind in evening, but no rain. Will, Jake, Lawrence, George Cihak and George Smith stacked a lot of hay. Louise and I cleaned the front room and kitchen and in p.m. went to Menz’s and they all went with us to get Louise’s trunks and boxes and Deitz’s, where he brought them yesterday, it is 10 miles east. Levi and Gale brought our team home, also came over in p.m. to get gasoline and they stayed until we got back at 10:30 p.m., as we wandered all over S. W. of Deitz’s after we left Keya Paha and Gooby, so had to go back to Welch’s and home north side of river. Will had a headache, also Louise was sick with a headache.
August 29, 1934, Wednesday: Elmer and Will tried stacking with slings, but nothing doing, so came home for stacker. Elmer and Billie got clothes at home to protect them from thistle thorns. It was 15 months today I got my leg broken, so walked considerably without crutches today, also Louise and Papa’s Birthday.
August 29, 1936, Saturday: Cool N.E. breeze, was real cool in night, but got warmer, and Will cut pork-chops, so I finished cutting the meat, cooked some and the rind for lard, and Will hung out hams for the night.
August 29, 1954, Sunday: Went at 10:30 a.m to Furreys. There was Sunday School at the Nelson School. A few folks were there. Wm and Julia Fronek were there in their Dodge Car. They brought 2 fried chickens, 2 apple pies, a large pan of rolls and an angel food cake. So Jeanne fixed out cake, 2 layers, with Birthday Greetings, and Mary made a 2 layer lemon butter cake. Fronek’s and our angel food cakes were for the 25th Anniversary Party, September 2nd was the day.