July 1 Washed in the morn. Anna and Bessie came down. Helped Anna make her dress. Bessie is going to Nebr. Maude’s here a little while. To bed at 8:30.
July 2 Ironed, sewed. Mattie and the kids came down. Helped Mattie sew on her dress. Emma and I went over on the hill and talked to Stella and Velma a while. To bed at 9-30.
July 3 Did up the work. Harris came up. Maude and the kids came down in the eve. Had Ice Cream. To bed at 9-30.
July 4 Mattie and Bill came out after Jim and I in the car went to Logan a crowd of us young kids had dinner together. Went for a car ride over to Magnolia and back. Came home and the kids stayed for a while, had some fun. To bed at 2 o’clock.
July 5 Picked berries and canned them. Did up the work. To bed at 9.
July 6 Sunday Went to S.S. Esta came home with me. Ted’s and Jap’s here, Jim and Rubert came in the afternoon. Anna, Harry, Oscar, Ruth and Clyde were here in the eve. Willie Spanswick came up to work. To bed at I don’t know.
July 7 Picked berries. Emma and Frances went to town. Sewed a little while. To bed at 8-30.
July 8 Washed in the morn. Wrote a couple letters. Anna and Oscar came down. Anna stayed all night. Us kids all went over to Clayton’s in the eve. To bed at 10.
July 9 Ironed. Maude and the kids came down. Oscar came down after Anna. We all went up to Anna’s in the eve. Rode home with Jim part way. To bed at 1-30.
July 10 Picked berries. The horses got out. Lydia and Emma went after them. The Clayton kids here, Maude and the kids here too. To bed at 8-30.
July 11 Did up the work. Mama, Lydia and Frances went to Sidney on a visit. Maude and the kids came down. Billy is working for Jap a few days. To bed at 8-45.
July 12 Did up the work. Maude left the kids here while she went to town. Jim and Rubert came down in the eve. To bed at 11-30.
July 13 Sunday. Emma went to S.S. I stayed home and got dinner. Harris, Jim, Rubert, Mattie and Bill were here. Went up to Esta’s a little while. The kids all went to church in the eve. I didn’t. To bed at 11-30.
July 14 Did up the work. Mama and the kids came home. To bed at 10 o’clock.
July 15 Washed in the morn. Not much of anything else to do. Roy Williams was here in the eve. Rubert came after Emma she went down to Gramkou’s to work. To bed at 10 o’clock.
July 16 Ironed all morning. Sewed a little bit. To bed at 9.
July 17 Did up the work. Helped with the hay. Jim and the Clayton kids here in the eve. To bed at 2.
July 18 Papa and I went to town. Lydia, Billy and I and the Knauses kids went over to Clayton’s in the eve. To bed at 2.
July 19 Mama sick all day. Did up the work. Lydia, ? Stuve and Billy went to Persia. I went to Ronfelts to phone. To bed at 9.
July 20 Sunday. Went to S.S. Jim, Ted’s and Jap’s here. Byron, Lisle and Harry Dungan here a while went for a ride in the eve. To bed at 12-30.
July 21 Did up the work. Sewed a while to bed at 8-30.
July 22 Washed in the morn. Papa went to Persia. It rained. To bed at 9.
July 23 Ironed all morn. Mama and Papa went to town. Billie and I made a hammock. Emma, Rubert, Anna, Harry and Harris were here in the eve. To bed at 10-30.
July 24 Was sick all day. Jim and Juanita were here in the eve. To bed at 12-30.
July 25 Maude and the kids were here. Clarence Evans came in the afternoon. To bed at 8-30.
July 26 Did up the work. The folks went to town. Clarence went home. Papa went to Omaha. Stella came home with them from town. It stormed. Jim and the kids came down and we went to the party at Albert’s had a pretty good time about 20 their. Anna Stella stayed all night. To bed at 1-30.
July 27 Sunday Billy, Anna and I took Stella home. Went to S.S. Emma, Rubert, Harry and Harris here for dinner. Jim came down and we all went over to Webers. Went to church in the eve at P.H. To bed at 12.
July 28 Sewed all day. Minnie and Jap here in the eve. To bed at 9.
July 29 Washed in the morn. Effie came over. Emma went home with her. To bed at 8-30.
July 30 Ironed in the morn. Not much of anything else. All went over to Claytons in the eve. To bed at 9-30.
July 31 Helped load hay all day. Jim came over in the eve. To bed at 12-30.
Notes:
July 4 Mattie and Bill are James X sister Mattie and Brother in law Bill Podendorf.
July 6 Esta is most likely Esta Wilson... a cousin. Grandma spoke of her often..
