~ Boyd County, Nebraska
September 24, 1922: Another bright warm day. We hauled old sows and 77 little pigs with their 8 mothers to day after cleaning out pen. In evening Will and I went over to B.’s and I got some plums for Mamma. She went home with Langans in evening.
~ Hidden Timber, South Dakota
September 24, 1925, Thursday: Was a bright nice day. Will finished raking sudan and George cut cane with binder until noon, and Mr. Wm Pierce came so they went to fix Pierce fence, which our cattle broke down, and to get our cattle in the pasture. Mrs. George Smith’s sons, George Richard and Robert Marion, came down. They walked as the pump was broken, so no water. I took them home via school-house and got Louise and Tom’s children and Elshire rode past and colt frightened Prince, and we had a run-away, but no damage, only frightened a little, but got home safe. George and Will went to Smith’s after supper and fixed pump.
September 24, 1944, Sunday: Was a bright, beautiful day, but chilly in the house, so I put a fire in the cook-stove and put beef and pork roast in the oven, and had a boil beef stew of carrots, tomatoes and string beans on top of stove to boil. I got breakfast and Will took me to 10 a.m. church War time (Mountain), one hour later than ours, and he came home, for Harry, Louise, Harley, Dorothy and Billie and Mary Alice, who will be 5 months old September 27th came. The men were hunting so I came home with Elsie, W. D. and Billie. Elsie had to sit on a gallon can in the back seat for their cushion is at home.
We had dinner, for I got the balance of eats on arrival home. We had beef stew, roast beef and pork, gravy, bread, cookies, butter, coffee, sugar, pure cream from Van Epps, fresh peaches, blackberry preserves and potatoes. The men got 23 pheasants. Furreys took 7, Will and I took 4 to Van Epps in evening as we took salt to the Big Pasture.
September 24, 1949, Saturday: Strong south wind. Kenneth mowed fire guards and quit at noon. Will and I went to Valentine and bought a light blue colored Club Coupe at the Ford Garage, left the V8 there to be repaired.