~ Hidden Timber, South Dakota
November 23, 1929, Saturday: A strong N.W. wind and a very cold day. Dave and Roy got a load of snap-corn. Will finished the bathroom and put varnish on the woodwork where the furniture stands, and they all put down linoleum and set up new cook-stove in the kitchen, and Dave went away after supper. I made bread and got clothes on the line and the kitchen ready for moving into.
November 23, 1941, Sunday: Was 4 below when I got up at 7 o’clock, but sun was bright, so warmer in forenoon, and in afternoon was nice. I got breakfast and early supper, and the men chored. Car gas lines full of ice, so they pulled the car with team and hayrack, but no go, had to clean ice out of these places, so I was late for 10:30 a.m. Mass.