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Feb. 28, 1923: Immigrant car to Council Bluffs

1923 Feb. 28th Wednesday

A bright day and warm but breeze N.W. a little cool but nice for winter. In forenoon William hauled 2 loads corn and Mr. Chris Nelson 1 load. Will rendered lard and I got dinner and in p.m. I went to Spencer via Ableidingers, took William and Will down there to help vaccinate calves. We all returned in eve. Fred Larmer went to consult specialist at Rochester, Minn. this morn, also Mr. Oscar Ernst, Tom Ernst, Aldena Woolhiser, Mrs. Louise Ernst & Lorin went to Council Bluffs, Iowa, to reside so took immigrant car with things.

1933 Feb. 28th Tuesday

Bright, nice day but in eve a few clouds. The men chored and Will started to cut meat but Dr. E. C. Smith and Jim Dowd came from Mission about R.F.C. Relief work, after they left I got dinner and Will and I went to John Gall Sale N.E. of Guy Bailey’s, on way home stopped at Louise’s and Loren Walton’s, came to Linifred Martin, no one home so on to Elshire’s and Nora Dorothy and Wilma Joyce all had the flu, on to Oscar Ross’s where we inquired about price of turkeys and under 12 lbs was only 5 cents a lb so we never talk business, on to Wheeler corner where Will talked to Erban Brown, on to store where I wrote a letter for Will to Jim Dowd, home to chore and get supper. Wm cleaned barn and made pens for cows to have calves.

1943 Feb. 28th Sunday

A strong Northwest wind but sun shone and was chilly. I got meals, and ready for church just as Hank, Vivian, Johnnie, Henrietta and Patsy came so Hank took me in our car to Church at 10:30 mountain time. We had roast-pork, potatoes, gravy, lettuce, jell, bread, butter, coffee no cream but Van Epps and Margie Totton brought cream and milk so we made ice-cream that is W.D. froze it. They came as we was eating dinner. Had strawberries and cookies. I put chocolate ice-cream powder in cream, it was good. After Van Epps did our chores all went home. We played some cards. Will was so sick at stomach all night but ice-cream seemed to make him better.

1953 Feb. 28th Saturday

Misty, Rainy, Snowy and was 30 above and went down in p.m. Dan got mail last p.m. late for Men gave cattle hay both Days, that is alfalfa today and Will cleaned home and Dishes yesterday. Today I played solitaire, read, slept and Will did also. I ironed the washing and went all in. Dan staid home after they brought Cat & Dozer from Hay yard. Will shut gate East of Creek as 2 Abbotts 13 our horses wanted to come to Barnyard. Will also slept & read, we played Canasta in eve.

Hattie's nephew writes that "cat" was and still is the common name for a track type tractor, first were made by Caterpillar. The winter of 1951-52 brought heavy snow so Will Whitcher bought a "cat." The picture is of a slightly newer model.

Hattie’s nephew writes that “cat” was and still is the common name for a track type tractor, first were made by Caterpillar. The winter of 1951-52 brought heavy snow so Will Whitcher bought a “cat.” This picture is of a slightly newer model.

January 8, 1923: N.W. breeze a little cool but nice for winter

1923 Jan. 8th Monday.

Rainy in forenoon and p.m. bright and N.W. breeze a little cool but nice for winter. Will took horses to pasture and got Biddy at Ableidingers, on return a load [of] hay. Tom Ernest stopped in yard on way to Spencer and [on] return. I washed fruit-Jars that were put back on Cabinet. In p.m. we hauled water from B.’s in order to wash and Will also hauled Alfalfa. We got Leroy Whitcher photo from Albion, Nebr.

Jan. 8, 1923

Jan. 8, 1923

1933 Jan. 8th Sunday.

Bright, nice day. Wm and I went to Mass at St. Therese Chapel, Hidden Timber at 10:30 a.m. and Fr. Martin had Mass for Jeanette Whiting Haukaas who will be buried tomorrow at St. Francis. Those present [were] Ed Whiting Family, Myself, Wm, Tom, Thomas, Stanley, Harold Whiting, Tom Bergin, Henley Boyd, Mr. & Mrs. B. J. Wagner, Mr. & Mrs. L. A Hutchins and Clyde, Abe Turgeon Family, Armbruster Family, Coash (?) Family, Mrs. Sinclair and Sons, Mrs, Martin, Mr. & Mrs. James Mann and Norma Jean. Wm went with Fr. Martin to St. Francis and Lemoyne and I went to Wheelers, Roundys and Winner where we got flowers, saw Harry Furrey at O’Kreek, stopped at Roundys then Carl Olivers. Wheelers where Mrs. Wheeler kept flowers for a wreath for Jeanette. Will chored and went to Ralph Walton and had supper so when Lemoyne and I got back, we went to Hutchins and Mrs. & Clyde came down with us, Roy horse-back and went to Ben’s but no Will there and he came in from Walton later. Lemoyne took Maggie & Clyde back home and Will & I went to bed as I am all in and oh! so tired I can scarcely go any longer. Mrs. Earl Hatten was at Mass with Ed’s and Kenneth took [her] and Rena to St. Francis this p.m.

Jan. 8, 1933

Jan. 8, 1933

1943 Jan. 8th Friday.

After some clouds and frosty, foggy morning was a sun shiny day. I got up late for Wm Van Epps took Elsie and Billy to Carl Gehlsen’s last eve after supper, got back at midnight so I thought no hurry to get up this morn. Elsie will wash ours and their clothes at Gehlsen’s for they have a basement and [there] won’t be any steam in living quarters. Will and I have had colds to-day but his head doesn’t ache as it did last night. He gave chickens scraps, got in window from coop to put in new panes and paint it, also finished painting east Wagner window. W.D. chored, hauled hay to fill feed rack in bull-pen and gave stock sudan.

Jan. 8, 1943

Jan. 8, 1943

1953 Jan. 8th Thursday.

Bright, nice day. Men caked cattle and Will and Dan took the Income Reports [Ours] to Jack R. Martin, Carter, Tripp Co., S.D. and he filled them [out] some while Dan and Will went to Winner in Our Pick-Up to have Lloyd Blomstrom, Winner, fix Dan and Betty’s. They had to wait until 3 p.m. for Blomstrom to get to Dan’s so ate dinner and looked at New Pick Ups to talk getting a New One Each, Ours [a] Ford and Dan [a] Studebaker, but want too [much] Cash for Difference. When they came back to Carter, Dan Had Lew Andrea fix Lights on Pick Up for Inspection for a New License. They came home early and got a few groceries at Winner. I had to write down a lot of business and diary as Income now off my hands. Got 2 meals also read some and played solitaire. Betty came up but [I did not] see Calvin.

Jan. 8, 1953

Jan. 8, 1953

January 3, 1933: Berry is now our governor

1923 Jan. 3rd Wednesday.

Was cloudy most of day and cold until towards — just lovely. Will & William snapped corn and finished on hill on B’s. I was sick so just baked bread and the meals and went for mail in eve. The men are very tired as they covered a lot of territory.

January 3, 1923

January 3, 1923

1933 Jan. 3rd, Tuesday

Bright, nice day. Yesterday was S.W. breeze and to-day N.W. but not too windy to put hay in barn for Will & Roy put 5 loads hay and one of oats not threshed. Wm looked at traps, took stock to field and got same in eve and worked at hog shed in garden. I got meals, baked a walnut-cocoa cake, started to make apple-jell but no thick. John Sloss of Crazy Hole here to see if he could get Red Cross Flour, he came horse-back and it is all of 10 miles or more down there, so horse traveling is coming back this winter for Berry is now our Governor. I cooked dried-corn and pork bones for dinner also made some sauce this day. I feel bum so rested in p.m. and gathered cobs in eve. The stock enjoy feeding in the field but are beginning to destroy oats in stack so must haul it in.

[Lisa’s Note: For more on South Dakota governor Tom Berry, see “The Cowboy Governor.” This diary entry also played a role in the Flash Narrative “Horse Traveling Is Coming Back.”]

January 3, 1933

January 3, 1933

1943 Jan. 3rd Sunday.

Was 2 degrees below zero at 10 a.m. so must of been real cold in night and early morning sun shone and a Northwest breeze. Last night some wind and snow fell that it was piled in roads to-day. We got breakfast and at noon a lunch of vegetable soup and sandwiches. Elsie swept floors and washed dishes this forenoon. I baked a spice-cake, put brown sugar, walnut icing on it. Elsie fixed jello last eve and we took cake, Jello and sandwiches to Tom and Sadie Whiting’s 29th Wedding Anniversary. Had a nice lunch of sandwiches, plenty of cake, jello 2 kinds and whipped cream, pickles, coffee and cream. They got presents of rugs, lace-table cloth, silver Dollar[,] dresser scarf and sugar and creamer. We all played pitch and some 500. Prizes of High and low went to Leonard, a box [of] cigars and [to] me a knife holder. Mrs. Wallace Gran [got] stationary and Graydon Hallack, an ash tray. We got home at dark. Those there were Mr. and Mrs. Jay Tate, Raymond and Dick, they left in a little while to go to 4H Meeting [at] Schneiderweit School-house, then to Carl Andersons to see Pauline, who is home from Sioux Falls, where she and Mildred are attending Beauty and Secretarial Schools. Mildred is working now.

Those at Tom’s besides Tates were, Mr. & Mrs. Carl Gehlsen,; Rita Marie and Bobby, Mr. & Mrs. Graydon Hallock, Judy & Graydon Baair, Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Whiting and Gary, Mr. & Mrs. Wallace Gran, Betty and Leonard, Mr. & Mrs. Wm Chauncey. Mrs. Thomas F. Whiting Jr. and Doris, Mr. & Mrs. Wm Van Epps and Billie, Will and I. Will’s cough is worse this eve and I have indications of a cold again but after a french-fried toast supports bed.

January 3, 1943

January 3, 1943

January 3, 1943, cont.

January 3, 1943, cont.

1953 Jan. 3rd Saturday

Partly cloudy but not bad. Dan and Will ground alfalfa this a.m. for Bulls and Calves and in p.m. ground ear corn for them also. I got eats, played solitaire and Men did odd jobs then Will no feel good. I never saw Betty and Calvin. Don’t know if they went to Mission.

January 3, 1953

January 3, 1953