~ Hidden Timber, South Dakota
September 27, 1928, Thursday: Bright, warm day. Ben drilled in rye for us and Roy went around cattle, as he finished at Jake Wisenberger’s last evening, and in p.m. he and Dave and Will dug Ben’s 18 tubs of potatoes. Dave mowed our potato patch this a.m. as Will visited with Mr. Hansen and relatives from Iowa. Walter Gruhn of Dallas had dinner here to see Tate, and in p.m. they went to C. Elshire’s, as Tate finished plowing.
September 27, 1934, Thursday: After a real breeze last evening, it was a bright, nice yesterday while we were at Winner. Ed and Rena and Yvonne were here to bring Permit to sell cow, also Ben Clausen was here to see if Will would take him to White River later. B. J. Wagner came to see Will, but he was not home.
Mrs. Iner Sorensen came horseback in p.m. and visited with Maggie and invited her and I to a meeting of the Aid at her place for a shower on Mrs. Jerry Karnes, Mrs. Dan Wagner and Mrs. Jimmie Horton, who are expectant mothers, and I think these showers given before the child arrives are a joke in some ways.
A west wind got real strong in a.m., but not so bad in the afternoon, so Maggie got the clothes dried, for she washed and did all the other work. I ground the onions, tomatoes and cabbage for chow-chow, slept in p.m. and started to cook the chow-chow in evening.
Elmer and Will brought in Van Epps’ and some of our cattle in a.m., and Jay tate brought his down here, afoot, then Will and he went to Winner to see if there was anything definite about buying Govt. cattle, for they stopped yesterday until more funds.
September 27, 1935, Thursday: Very cold last night, continued cold indoors all day, but bright and warm outside. I got meals, canned tomatoes, mended some clothes, played solitaire. Henry and Fritz put 4 loads of hay in the hay-mow. Fritz chored, for Will is at Norfolk, Nebraska to sale of stock.
Ben came for the disc to disc his rye. J. W. Sullivan of Mitchell, S.D. was here, so I took subscriptions for 1 yr. each Collier’s, Woman’s Companion, and American magazines, and traded an old rooster and hens for some. Chas. McCormick and Elmer Chauncey brought broken sweep and hay stacker home.
September 27, 1938, Tuesday: Bright day, cool in forenoon but warm p.m. I got breakfast. Narvin helped chore and took Will to the field to shock cane, then came back. I washed dishes, we then got ready, went to Wm Abbotts, then when they were ready, Mr., Mrs. and Cora Ann went with us to Winner. Narvin got his hair cut and went to where Nels and Carl Nelson were, and Stanley Barnett had him take his car to the Episcopal Church, west of school in Winner, so pall bearers could go in it, but it did not go, so they went in McCormick’s car, and Narvin rode with Jake Schummer’s to the cemetery.
We saw Albert Nelson at Mason Undertaking Parlors before noon, and Mr. and Mrs. Abbott, Cora Ann and I went to W. H. Anderson’s home (Mrs. Abbott’s parents), had dinner, left Mrs. and baby and Mr. there. Their sister Helen and I went to Outlaw. Mr. got shaved. Narvin took me to the church before the others got there, so I had a choice of a seat. The funeral was at 2 p.m., burial N.E. of Winner in cemetery by Masonic Rites. Carl, A sister of theirs and Nels were the only relatives there, but a lot of other folks.