1934
Winter

Feb. 18	Bob and Ethel up for dinner
Feb. 19	Shell seed corn
Feb. 22	Bob goes to the Forest Hawkins sale.
Feb. 23	Go to Rockford for washing machine. To Oregon for Helen. Chas. Dyer hauls 2 loads (Hank) 22 and 23
Feb. 25	Harry hauls Nellie, Tony,  bob-sled and 18 hogs for us. Down home. Then takes hogs to Chicago at night.
Feb. 26	Dehorn cattle
Feb. 28	Hank and Bob take 2 cows and bull to Hank in A.M. Take load over to Case farm (Ritchie Harris.) Father brings Mother up. Takes Jerry home with him.
Jan. 18	Mother and Rinkers up for dinner.
Mar. 1	Move. Mrs. Bourbeau helps get dinner. Jerry down home. Mother helps. Father, Gene, Bud come after her at night.
Mar. 2	Bob moves chickens. Grinds feed. Ralph and I bring kiddies home. Rains.
Mar. 3	Rains some.
Mar. 4	Go down home. Bring Bud and Helen in.
Mar. 6	Haul 2 loads machinery. Folks bring Gene up. Take Jim down there.
Mar. 7	Bob goes to meeting (corn and hogs)
Mar. 8	Mr. Case and Bob go to look at bull. Buy one. We go to Suttons at night.
Mar. 9	Bob helps saw wood at Seabolts in P.M.
Mar. 10	Hank here at noon. Washing machine comes in P.M. Bob goes to McCormicks to buy hay. Over to Hanks. Sells heifer to him. Mr. Yount takes black heifer to keep for us. Hank is to take her over on March 11.
Mar. 12	Bob goes to McCormicks for hay in the A.M. Harry and the men here in the P.M. Bob, Jerry and I go to Dyers in P.M. First time we use the new washing machine.
Mar. 13	Bob goes to town late in P.M.
Mar. 14/15	Cut wood in P.M. First time at Case farm.
Mar. 16	Father brings Helen up. Takes Jerry and Ruby home with him.
Mar. 17	Bob goes to J. Nygren’s sale. Rainy in A.M. Snows hard. Turns cold. Real cold.
Mar. 18	Go to Hal and Peg’s for dinner.
Mar. 19	Bob goes to look at hay.
Mar. 20	Grind feed in A.M.
Mar. 21	Bob goes to town in A.M. Ritchie Harris and wife here.
Mar. 22	Cold, very cold windy day.
Mar. 23	Bob Case and Bob haul hay – 2 loads. Folks come up. Take Murtle and Harry with them.
Mar. 24	Bob gets Helen at Byron in A.M.
Mar. 25	Go down home. Stop at Ethel’s on way home. Gene stays at home.
Mar. 26	John Wiley here. Bob, Gene to Byron in A.M.
Mar. 27	Bob goes to sale. Max Branter hauls few things for him. Brings Pete back. Jim Sutton here in P.M.
Mar. 28	Bob hauls load of hay in A.M. Mr. Cain hauls load for him in P.M.
Mar. 29	Bob goes down home to help haul hay. Jerry too. Brings Helen home.
Mar. 30	Helen goes to visit school.
Mar. 31	Carl Warner here for dinner. Bob goes with him in P.M. to lectioneers.

Spring

Apr. 1	Down home. Rainy Sunday. John King comes home with us.
Apr. 2	Boys clean oats. Breakdown. Bob to town for repairs in A.M. for disk in P.M. Boys help Mr. Nally cleans oats. Beautiful day.
Apr. 3	Take Gene to Rkfd. Hank and Maggie here for dinner and supper. Bob and Gene help Mr. Nally in A.M. Get 2 tubs.
Apr. 4	John and Bob hitch colt. Go to Byron, Wolfes and Motters to see about rabbits in P.M.
Apr. 5	Folks up. Bob trades horses. Bill and Dolly. Father and Bob go to Byron.
Apr. 6	Henry and Maggie over in P.M. Hank borrows hors. Maggie drives home. Bob sows oats in hog pasture.
Apr. 7	Bob starts to sow oats in field. John goes to town in P.M. Bob takes him to dance at night. Mildred goes to school. Girls too. Jerry, Harry, Myrtle and I go home. Lillian Schier up with girls. Hank and Scoop over at night.
Apr. 8	Go down to see Grace in A.M. Frank and Ruby come with Bob. Go home early. Peg and family bring home. Stay for supper.
Apr. 9	To Byron in P.M. Bob orders license.
Apr. 10	To Stillman Valley to vote. Mildred goes to stay with teacher at night
Apr. 11	Snowy, stormy, colder.
Apr. 12	Windy, colder. Gene goes to town in P.M. Finish sowing 1 field oats. Big field.
Apr. 13	Folks bring Helen up. (Keller) Take Harry and Myrtle home with them. Bob goes to Byron in P.M. Grind feed, sell junk, get potatoes.
Apr. 14	Sow more oats. Girls help with chore. Mildred to school in A.M.
Apr. 15	Down home. Bob and Father trade horses. Harry and John home from dance.
Apr. 16	Brownie hauls horses. Bob sows clover seed. Drags. Windy.
Apr. 17	Finish dragging. Goes over to Henrys.
Apr 18	Gene, Bob, Jerry and I go to town. To Polo to get car greased. Father takes cream too. Hog returns.
Apr. 19	Bob and Gene get load of hay from Cases. Ruby home from school. First day missed.
Apr. 20	Plant early potatoes in A.M. John Wiley here for dinner. Shear sheep in P.M. Letter from Ruby. Folks up for Harry and Ruby. Evelyn and Harry at night.
Apr. 21	Bob goes after Helen in A.M. Mr. Nutt here for bull. We go to Oregon at night. Kellar leaves the folks.
Apr. 22	Down home.
Apr. 23	Start to plow. Bob goes to town in P.M. Terribly windy.
Apr. 24	Mildred stays all night with teacher. Gene hauls manure.
Apr.. 25	Start to plant garden.
Apr. 26	Go to Farm Bureau meeting at Stillman at night.
Apr. 27	Bob goes to town A.M. Builds garden fence. Folks come after Harry and Myrtle. Bring Helen. Weiner roast at night.
Apr. 28	Mildred takes examinations. Bob plows. Gets load of hay in P.M.
Apr. 29	Down home. Boys play ball.
Apr 30	Nice day only windy.
May 1	Bob goes to town in A.M. Takes Babe. Gring feed P.M.
May 2	Folks up. Bob discs. Drives Trix first time.
May 3	Gene takes Mr. Dirksen to ton P.M. Ruby stays with Miss Blanchard.
May 4	Few drops of rain.
May 5	Hesses bring Helen home. Saw wood. P.M. hot.
May 6	Florence and family over. Earl and Ruth Ernst out. A. Ruby to Chi.
May 7	John up with us. Walter, Jamie out. Gee to town P.M.
May 8	Rains a sprinkle.
May 9	Bob finishes plowing. John, Gene to town. Small shower at night.
May 10	Bob, John, Gene to town. Terrible, terrible windy day..
May 11	Plant late potatoes, sweet corn, etc. Babe and Grace Lynch here in P.M. till 9 o’clock. Ruby, Harry and John go home with Grandpa.
May 12	Bob to Oregon A.M. Helen comes to Byron. Walks out. Jerry, Myrtle, Bob and Gene to Byron P.M. Rains a little.
May 13	Mother’s Day. Folks up. Us down. Stop at Ethel’s. Bobbie W. out too. Rains in A.M. (little.)
May 14	Bob starts to plant corn. P.M.
May 15	Folks, John up. Grind feed A.M.
May 16	Go to Rockford.
May 17	Wash. Hot. Magazine men for dinner. Dance at night. Baseball benefit. Pine Creek. Jerry stays at Grandmas.
May 18	Grandpa brings Jerry home. Takes Mildred to town. Harry and Evelyn here night. Brings Tony home. Gene gets seed corn at Cases A.M.
May 19	Finish planting corn. Gene gets groceries A.M. Bring Pansy home P.M.
May 20	Down home. Stop at Ethel’s. Ruby and Frank out.
May 21	Clean up day. Wash. Rains. First good shower in a long time.
May 22	Mildred graduates. John and Grandpa here in P.M. Get harness and calf.
May 23	Rains at night. First good rain in a long, long time.
May 24	Bob to town A.M. Coxes bring Frances up Eve. Ruth comes too
May 25	Bob to town in A.M. We go to Oregon P.M. Mrs. Hess brings Helen home. Morgans here at night. Evelyn and Harry stay all night. Haul sheep.
May26	Bob and Gene get load of gravel in A.M. Hank here in P.M. Bob to town night groceries.
May 27	Down home. Earl, Ruth out. Take Frances home.
May 28	Bob to town. get chickens. Build fence in P.M.
May 29	Gene goes down home (with milk man) Oregon. Bob goes to Byron P.M. Washing machine man here.
May 30	Folks up for dinner. John, Gene and Helen come too with them. Ice cream in A.M.
May 31	Helen goes to school with kiddies. Bob town A.M. Get wire for fence. Bob takes her home at might. Ruby gets shoes. Buy corn plow. Terribly hot.
Jun. 1	School Picnic and Program. Last day of school. Dreadfully hot. Horse man stays all night. Few drops of rain.
Jun. 2	A little cooler. Bob takes corn plow to town in P.M. Gets new one.
Jun. 3	Down home. Helen and A. Ruby took 2 sheets 1 pair pillow cases. Few drops of rain. Ruby and Myrtle stay down. Father no car.
Jun. 4	Millie goes to practice at Taylors. Gene to town. Very hot. Few drops of rain.
Jun. 5	Wash, iron, clean house.
Jun. 6	Cooler. First street dance at Byron. We go. Cold at night.
Jun. 7	Quite cool and cloudy.
Jun. 8	Frieda and Walter here P.M. Grandpa, John and girls. Bob to town twice. Mildred goes with Erxlebens to play at Woman’s Club. A real rain at night. Quite a wind storm too. Bob gets 50 more chickens.
Jun. 9	Grind feed in A.M. Slagle Case here. Clean chicken pens. Get Pansy in P.M. Town at night Another rain – fairly good one.
Jun. 10	Down home. Get chicken coup from Mrs. Nally.
Jun. 11	Plow corn.
Jun. 12	Bob to town A.M. Helen, Mildred, Jerry, Bob down home. Make hay  P.M.
Jun. 13	Go to Aurora. Mother, Ruby, Jerry, Bob and I. Helen goes to Hesses. We stay all night. Come home June 14.
Jun. 14	Stop at Raleighs Dinner. Oregon Ruby.
Jun. 15	Go to Hanks, Younts, Bourbeaus and Byron. Father and Harry here P.M. Mrs. Hess brings Helen home. Dupledopper here at night.
Jun. 16	Gene to Byron. Bob Case here. Martin Nally. We go to band concert Oregon. Mildred to Byron.
Jun. 17	Father’s Day. Earl, Ruth out. Ruby gone. Rains at night. A good hard rain. First good rain in ages. Kiddies go to S.S. John comes home with us.
Jun. 18	Bob, John to town A.M. Ploy P.M. Fix fence.
Jun. 19	Bob helps Hank with four horses.
Jun. 20	John, other youngsters go to band concert. Storms hard.
Jun. 21	Mother, Father up at night. Butch, Myrtle goes down with them. John goes home.
Jun. 22	Rains in A.M. Start to can cherries.
Jun. 19-23	Plants Soy beans. Storm at night.
Jun. 24	Up to Ethels. Take kiddies to S.S. Down home. Hank and Maggie here at night.
Jun. 25	Can cherries again. Hank and Maggie here at night.
Jun. 26	Hot. Take Helen to Hesses
Jun. 27	Hot. Mr. Case’s birthday. 60 years old. Children go street dance at night.
Jun. 28	Bob and Gene go to help Henry plow corn. Bob goes to A. Ehmens at night. Binder. Mildred practice.
Jun. 29	John Wiley worm pigs. Grandpa, Harry here. Mildred to Byron to play.
Jun. 30	Rains in A.M. Bob helps Mr. Nally cut wheat in P.M.

Summer

Jul. 2	Bob over to Nallys again.
Jul. 3	Bob takes Helen to Oregon. Drives Royal John, etc. Start to cut wheat.
Jul. 4	Picnic. Sidney goes home. Earl, Ruth out. Everett G. helps Gene do chores. Bob stays in Oregon. Back after him. Rain at night.
Jul. 5	Rain in A.M. Everyone feels punk. Nothing doing. Bob and Gene take grain to town to  get ground.
Jul. 6	Bob to town. Wash. H and Maggie here a few minutes. Fix fence. Raleigh man.
Jul. 7	Bob finishes wheat. Gene plows. Gene to town at night.
Jul. 8	Ethels for dinner. Marion comes  home with us. Ruby stays in. Gene in from Grandmas.
Jul. 9	Rains. Bob goes down home to make hay. Jack Wiltfang hauls hogs from down home. Horse man here.
Jul. 10	Still rains. Bob and Jerry go to see Mr. Crabb about pony.
Jul. 11	Mow hay.
Jul. 12	Bob to town. Helen to Hesses. Marion home. Ruby comes home. Younts here at night.
Jul. 13	Rain again. Bob and Gene to town in P.M.
Jul. 14	Rake hay in P.M. Mr. Nally, Bob Case. Gene to Byron Sat. Night.
Jul. 15	Aunt Floras help. To Abbotts S.S. Nela and Emily come up.
Jul. 16	Bob to town A.M.
Jul. 17	Gene to Oregon. Plow corn some more.
Jul. 18	John Wiley brings dishes and feed. Finish plowing last field of corn first time. Kids to town.
Jul. 19	Folks up. Picnic dinner. Nela and Emily go down. Helen too. Bob and I go to Oregon in P.M.
Jul. 20	Hot. Bob goes to Stillman for oats. Hot.
Jul. 21	Hot again. Town at night. Hot. Earl and Ruth bring Harriett and Bob out. Everett comes out with us.
Jul. 22	Hot. S.S. Down home. Big fish from Wildes. Harriet with us.
Jul. 23	Bob and Mr. Cain haul oats in P.M.
Jul. 24	Bob helps M. Nally cut oats. Still hot. Folks up at night.
Jul. 25	Still hot. Bob helps Mr. N. again. Wonderful Shower in evening.
Jul. 26	Rains a little in the A.M. Everybody weeds in truck patch P.M. Harry, Evelyn here – do not see them. Bob to Nallys. Gene takes Helen, Harriet to town.
Jul. 27	Bob and I go to Rockford in A.M. to see Dr. Christienson. Mr. Nally starts to cut our oats in P.M.
Jul. 28	Mr. Nally helps.
Jul. 29	Down home.
Jul. 30	Cut oats again. Finish at noon. Bob goes to help Mr. Nally again.
Jul. 31	A.M.
Aug. 1	Folks up. Bring Helen, Harriet. Street Dance.
Aug. 2	Wash
Aug. 3	Everett up. Helen, Harriet down with them. Butch stays. Band concert. Earl, Ruth out.
Aug. 4	Grandpa, Bob and Gene help Mr. Nally make hay in P.M.
Aug. 5	Jerry’s picture taken again. Down home. Ship sheep at night. A. Ruby to Chi. Take Bobbie home. Mildred stays down home.
Aug. 6	Rains A.M. Some P.M.
Aug. 7	Pull weeds truck patch A.M. Dance at Cains.
Aug. 8	Bob and Gene help T. Nally make hay P.M. Gene, Harriett, Helen to  street dance. Rains at night.
Aug. 9	Grandfather up. Helen, Harriett go home with him. To Hesses at night. Hot. Rain night.
Aug. 10	Bob mows hay. Gene and Harry bring coal and chicken feed from Byron. More rain. Baums here P.M. Julia dead.
Aug. 11	Make some hay. Rain P.M.
Aug. 12	Family Picnic. Big Day.
Aug. 13	Start to thresh.
Aug. 14	We thresh. I help Mrs. Nally. Rains.
Aug. 15	Rains. Folks, Cecelia, Ivah here. Gene to town P.M. Oregon pants.
Aug. 16	Evelyn and Freida here in P.M.
Aug. 17-18	Thresh again.
Aug. 18	Grandpa takes Helen, Harriett down home.
Aug. 19	Bub and Ethel up for dinner. Bobbie stays. Earl, Ruth here late. Take Helen to Chi. Harriett home.
Aug. 20	Can beans.
Aug. 21	Bobbie goes threshing too. Finish threshing.
Aug. 22	Bob to town A.M. to take Ribbon. Folks here in P.M. Harry home. No street dance at night.
Aug. 23	Byron Picnic. We go. Rains hard shower.
Aug. 24	Haul dirt in Chicken House A.M. Bob helps Bob Case cut thistles in P.M. Mildred play Aug. 24-25.
Aug. 25	Bob to Oregon. Lettie, Gene
Aug. 26	Out home Cecelia, Nela. Edith home with us.
Aug. 27	Dry corn. Misc. Things.
Aug. 28	Boys pick grapes. Bob fills silo in P.M.
Aug. 29	Fill silo. Take grapes. Edith home.
Aug. 30	All go to Farm Bureau Picnic but Jerry and I.
Aug. 31	Ruby leaves for Ohio (I guess.) John Wiley here.

Fall and Winter

Sept. 1	Mildred registers for school. Billy goes home P.M. Helen home from Chi. Gene goes with Chas. Anderson night.
Sept. 2	Rains. Folks don’t come for dinner. Earl, Ruth, Mother and girls in P.M. Rains. Earl and Ruth back for supper. Big Day and Night Thriller. Everett comes out. Boys take ponies.
Sept. 3	Labor Day. Rains. Up to Ethels.
Sept. 4	Rains. Children start to school.
Sept. 5	Bob, Gene go to fair.
Sept. 6	Bob, Gene go again. Rain A.M. or night before.
Sept. 7	Bob fills silo. Gene to town, then Bob. Bob and Gene cut corn
Sept. 8	A.M.
Sept. 9	S.S. Up to Evelyn and Harrys. Down home. Bob and kiddies go to fair. P.M. Harry and Scoop bring ponies home. Then we take Scoop home. Nallys here
Sept. 10	Mr. Case and Mr. Erxleben cut corn for us.
Sept. 11	Fill silo. Mother, Mrs. Nally help. I’m sick.
Sept. 12	Bob and Gene shock corn. Bob signs corn-hog contract again.
Sept. 13	Sauerkraut Day. Nallys fill silo. I help her. Folks here in P.M.
Sept. 14	Gene sick. Rainy. Bob gets Mildred and Helen.
Sept. 15	Rains – cool.
Sept. 16	Down home. Ethels. S.S.
Sept. 17	Gene gos to fill silo at Cases.
Sept. 18	Rains A.M. Fried chicken for Bob’s dinner.
Sept. 19	Gene fills silo again. Bob cuts soy beans.
Sept. 20	Bob cuts clover seed. Gene fills silo again (Hayes) Rains, Hails, Rains.
Sept. 21-22	Baums here A.M. Bob and Gene go to town. P.M. Oregon night. Nellie’s dance.
Sept. 23	Down home. Big discussion. Earl doesn’t come out.
Sept. 24	Worm pigs. Cut hay.
Sept. 25	Fill silo at Erxlebens.
Sept. 26	Rains. Cut hay. Haul manure. Mineral man here again. Carl Warner passes away.
Sept. 27	Go to Rockford. A.M. Oregon P.M. Finish mowing hay.
Sept. 28	Bob and I go to Carl Warner funeral. Chi. that night. Ruby, Mother and I. Millie up here. Helen down home.
Sept. 29	To the Fair.
Sept. 30	Over to see Babes. Home at night. Tank Brown (SP?) comes up. Millie to Grandma Hinkles.
Oct. 1	Boys cut corn.
Oct. 2	Cut corn. Bob gets binder from T. Nally. Gene and Tank help. Cases make hay in P.M.
Oct. 3	Cut corn
Oct. 4	Cut corn. Tie Shocks. Pile soy beans.
Oct. 5	Bob goes to Dixon (Mormans) Boys cut hay. Pile soybeans.
Oct. 6	Cut and husk corn A.M. To T. Nallys P.M. Don’t make hay. Back home. Haul sand. Byron. Oregon at night. Bob home. Mrs Lynch, Earl, Ruth out.
Oct. 7	Folks all here for dinner. Mildred to Erxlebens. Boys go hunting. Mrs. Lynch, Ruth, kids to woods.
Oct. 8	Bob goes to C. Hog meeting. Stillman Valley P.M.
Oct. 9	Henry here in A.M. Bob goes canvassing. Biys help T. Nally make hay P.M.
Oct. 10	Help Martin Nally in P.M.
Oct. 11	Rothermells. H. Ulferts here to worm chickens A.M.
Oct. 12	Mr. Rothermell here for dinner. He and Bob go canvassing in P.M. Make hay P.M.
Oct. 13	Make hay P.M. Bob to town, Nallys, Erxlebens, ets. Oregon at night. A. Ruby to Chi.
Oct. 14	Down home. S.S. Wildes, Hesses, Ulferts. Nela, Ivah, Chester over. Bring girls home.
Oct. 15	Bob canvassing. Boys help Cases P.M.
Oct. 16	Gene helps Ray D. P.M. Dig.
Oct.17	Cut off corn.
Oct. 18	Cut off corn. Grandpa and Grandma bring Mildred up. Take Harry, Ruby back with them.
Oct. 19	Finish making hay. Put Stove up.
Oct. 20	Rains. Bob to town. Boys at night.
Oct. 21	Ruth, Earl out. Gene, Tank stay down home. Everett up here. Father to Fair. Chi.
Oct. 22	Everett snaps corn, hauls manure, etc. Bob work on relief.
Oct. 23	Bob works again. Everett snaps corn, etc.
Oct. 24	Everett helps fill silo at Seabolts.
Oct. 25	Everett helps Martin Nally haul corn fodder.
Oct. 26	Everett and Harry hunt cows A.M.
Oct. 27	Real cold. Terribly windy – first frost. Bob, Everett, Harry go to town at night. Girls and I stay home.
Oct. 28	Edith W’s birthday. Aunt Mary and Uncle Douglas down home.
Oct. 29	Bob to work again – Mon. Tue.
Oct. 31	Hull clover seed. Get corn-hog check A.M. Mr. Rothermel here for supper. Meeting at night. Bob and I go to Oregon.
Nov. 1	Finish hulling clover. Bob goes for Mormans.
Nov. 2	Gene helps Seabolts fill silo. Bob gets girls A.M.
Nov. 3	Rainy day.
Nov. 4	Bub and Ethel up. Muddy. Margaret comes too. Helen and mildred home with them.
Nov. 5	Walter to have operation. Boys and Bub husk corn. Gene helps Ray D. in P.M
Nov. 6	Go to vote. Byron too. Bob helps Howard shred corn. Mr. Rothermel here (last time I think.) Take car to get fixed.
Nov. 7-8	Husk corn. Grandpa up in A.M.
Nov. 9	Hank U. here in A.M. Bob to town P.M. Finish husking corn.
Nov. 10	Boys cut wood. Bob to Bryon P.M. Sends Morman goods back. Gene, Tank, Bob to Byron. (Cheese meeting, etc.)
Nov. 11	SS. Aunt Flors. Florence and family over. Tank stays in Sunday night. Helen too this weekend.
Nov. 12	Bob and Gene cut wood.
Nov. 13	Grandpa up P.M. Bob works on droth fund. 13 ½ days.
Nov. 14	Down to Warners P.M.
Nov. 15	Works
Nov. 16	Grandpa comes after children.
Nov. 17	Boys bank house. To town at night. Harriettand Helen come up with us. Rains
Nov. 18	Down home. No SS. Stuck in mud. Bad day Folks and weather.
Nov. 19	Rains. Pours
Nov. 20	Rainy. Muddy. Tank leaves in P.M.
Nov. 21	Grandfather comes after us. Gene to town with his car. Still rains.
Nov. 22	Bob and  Gene down for folks anniversary. Little cooler. Very little rain today.
Nov. 23	Growing colder.
Nov. 24	Freezes ground but a pretty nice day. Bob and Butch to town. Up to Millies and Fredies.
Nov. 25	Down home. Deliver chickens in A.M. Home early
Nov. 26	Rainy day.
Nov. 27	Saw wood in A.M. Ray and Martin help. Rains hard at night. Millie’s party. Young Republican Rally.
Nov. 28	Sun tries to shine. Bob gets girls in P.M.
Nov. 29	Thanksgiving. Folks up. Ruby and Myrtle home with them. Storms at night again.
Nov. 30	Terribly windy. Rains.
Dec. 1	Cold. Terribly Windy. Ground freezes. First snow. Very little of it.
Dec. 2	Down home. I go to see Grace P.M. Millie comes to town with us. Helen stays outuntil A.M. Still cold. Gets warmer.
Dec. 3	Rains at night. Snows and gets colder today. Bob to Oregon in P.M.
Dec. 4	Still cold. Wash. Gene helps Ray to fix windmill in P.M.
Dec. 5	Butcher bull. We get half. Snows, hard again. Myrtle’s Birthday.
Dec. 6	Real cold. Bob and Gene walk to Les Cains
Dec. 7	Gene takes kiddies to school in bob-sled. Colder. Get cow and calf from Younts in P.M. Bob to town and Billies – Freds A.M.
Dec. 8	Myrtle sick.
Dec. 9	Down home. Snows.
Dec. 10	Bob takes kiddies to school. Gies to Freddies.
Dec 11	Ruby home with Miss Blanchard. Cold. Cold. Colder at night. Put corn fodder around chicken house.
Dec. 12	Bob goes to work (drouth) Dec. 13 and 14 too. Mrs. Hess brings Helen home. They go to Rockford. Bob to Oregon for girls. No girls.
Dec. 15	Bob works A.M. Goes to play at night (Byron)
Dec. 16	Sun. Down home.
Dec. 17	Bob works again. Myrtle stays all night with Miss Blanchard. Ruby gets mandolin.
Dec. 18	Bob goes to sale. Gets stuck in ditch. Gene and Harry go with him after car. Snows alll night. Still snowing the next day.
Dec. 19	Go down home. Take Mother to Dixon.
Dec. 20	Bob works again. Snows hard again.
Dec. 21	Bob works. Go to Grange Christmas party. Helen and Mildred too. Millie comes home with us.
Dec. 22	Bob works. Gets stuck coming home in snowbank. Leaves car all night. Can’t get it home. Gets it Sunday A.M.
Dec. 23	Catherine Poffenberger buried. Roads terribly slippery. Don’t go to Grandma’s. First Sun. for a long time.
Dec. 24	G to school program. Bob to town A.M. Battery, generator on bum.
Dec 25	Down home. Mrs. Cleary for dinner.
Dec. 26	Very, very, cold. Coldest night and day we’ve had. Bob to town P.M.
Dec. 27	Bob finishes his work on relief. Quite a lot warmer this P.M. Wash.
Dec. 28	Take Helen to Dixon to exchange skirt. Stop down home. Folks butcher. Bob to  M. Nally’s at night.
Dec. 29	Sell chickens. To Oregon at night. See Bub. He’s better. Kiddies to show.
Dec. 30	Down home. Gene stays down. Helen too. Everett comes with us. Ruby and Harry home with us.
Dec. 31	Butcher pig. Bob to town P.M. Dance with Nallys New Year’s Eve.