Feb 1st 1910

3 eggs.

Clear, lovely. Brisk warm S. wind.

Took Julia to shcool.

Helped chore.

Hubby went up to Henry's then to town. Bot Kimble's 2 horses and 1 cow.

I washed.

George Rihfield borrowed pitchfork, Chas. Rosencutter brot it back.

Mr. Moffitt wants to husk corn with our teams.

All happened while Hubby was gone to town.

Went after Julia: school seems too hard for one so young, think we will keep her home tomorrow at least.

Chored.

January 31 1910

Clear & warm. wind N to W.

Took Julia to school house door. Hubby carried her part way.

Helped chore, work with pump, carry board for stable roof and put up one top plate one stable.

Judge Kimble phoned out to Hubby; wanted to sell 2 horses and 1 cow.

Hubby went to look at Henry's horses.

Went after Julia. Rufine said Emil Priboth was married Jan. 4th 1910.

Chored.

Got washing ready for tomorrow.

January 30 1910

Partly clear. Moderate. Wind S. in the am. N. pm

Jimmie (heifer) 2 yrs. old.

Chored.

Hubby brot in first egg since Dec. 1st

Knicknackerd in the house playing youngsters, etc.

Derake's Comet seems to be growing dimmer.

Helped Hubby do evening chores.

January 29 1910

Snowing all day. Cold wind all ways.

Kansas is 49 years old today.

Arose first. Hubby tired out. Pounded tin pans till 10 and only got cake, popcorn and –un–fermented grape juice!

Gus seems sweet on his new bride. For her sake I hope he never forgets to be.

Hubby went to town. Bathed Freddie. Trimmed and braided both girls hair. Did a little washing.

Saved up all the boards hubby gave me for wood. Hubby churned for me. Minnie didn't know how butter was made.

Chored.

Mother Moehlman died 22 yrs ago.

January 28 1910

Cold. Partly cloudy. Wind S. to N.

Arose late-no school today.

Baked.

Gus and Fred Priboth drove thru.

Helped Hubby pile lumber for corn crib.

Chored.

H. Hubard rode in to let "Fred" know where to gather for the chavirari.
Hubby is gone now but I heard only a few shots.

Had to punish Johnny for wetting the bed again.

January 27 1910

Clear warm wind west to south.

Took Julia to school. Amy Cole waved as I passed. Worked little in cellar. Hubby went to Henry M's after corn sheller, 2 hole gasoline stove and work bench which bot on the sale yesterday. Helped him get two shacks fodder from west field. Went after Julia. Talked long time at corner with Rufine and Clarence Coffee.

Beaut hooked Jersey down. Gus G. Preboth and Ruth Ester Williams Married last night at 8 O'Clock. He is 31 and she is 17. Cole's phoned to know when to Charivari them.

January 26 1910

Clear brisk sharp west wind.

Topsy found a fine steer calf last night.

Hubby took Julia to school. Man came this morning to sell a horse. Worked in cellar, mixed ground feed.

Mrs. Miller sent two skirts, 3 pr. trousers, 2 jackets, 1 vest and 1 coat.

Mrs. Flora Churchill came at 1 o'clock and staid till after 4. Returned meat chopped and got yeast cakes. Hubby went to C. W. Carlson's sale.

January 25 1910

Partly cloudy warm. Wind South.

Frost going out of ground fast.

Took Julia to Henry's line and let he go rest of way.

Hubby tidied the house.

Helped catch 5 chickens for market. Hubby took sack of corn to S. Miller's. She sent candy and bag of clothes back.

Hitched up old Dick and Milly to pull wagon by cellar door where I could put culled potatoes. Worked in them half hour. Went after Julia and did evening chores

To tired to care for anything.

January 24 1910

Clear and Bright. Warm S. E.

Took Julia to school and carried coal.

Stood around all day and watched Hubby.

He put me up 1 ridge pole in the stable and south side of calf shed. He also felt "grippy".

Commenced feeding Milly worm powder.

Hitched Milly and Pet to iron wagon and got Julia.

Helped with chores.

January 23 1910

Loveliest day to date. No wind.

Hubby gave me a big tea box decorated in peonies in bright colors. He took the coal and kindling to school house and found an egg behind the cobs. An egg is rare in this community.

Hubby got load of wood.

I ironed, mended and bathed the children.

Baked.

Did evening chores while Hubby got calf from John Ahlquist. (A beauty)

January 22 1910

Clear and warm.

Helped Hubby empty corn boxes and shuck 1 shack to get a load to haul to town,

Penned Beaut's calf away from her.

Tinkered around barn while watching them.

Hubby went to town.

I milked and chored.

January 21 1910

Clear and cool. Biting N.W. Wind.

Took Julia to school. Hubby tidy'ed up the house while I was gone. Did most of ironing.

Helped husk three rows corn, west of alfalfa patch. Old Milly got cold; had to come home before rows were done. Corn badly iced in. Took Pet (horse) after Julia. Hubby emptied big corn box into calf pen while I did most of evening chores.

Got needle book as an ad from S. N. Higinbothan.

January 20 1910

Boo/Cold and N.W. Wind. Clear.

Hubby went at 8:30 to fix rope at school. I took Julia to crossroads.

Earl Cole came back with Hubby.

Made Freddie a bib out of dress shield.

Got Knox gelatin recipe book.

Helped hubby load three loads of manure from stable.

Set first milk to cream to see if it is good yet.

Walter Wood brot Julia past on way home.

Potatoes seem to be "glassing".

Cleaned ashes out of airtight heater.

January 19 1910

Clear and warm. Wind south.

Finished my washing. Baked.

Old Beauty (cow) presented us with fine heifer calf at 2:30 o'clock.

Put her in calf shed and turned calves out in corral.

Hubby walked to town. Took uncle Charlie's bucket and bushings down. Also lent him 1/2 inch wood chisel. He went went by John Alquist and bot steer calf. Got home at 9:10, awful tired.

I did all of the chores that I could alone.

Eat dinner in kitchen.

January 18 1910

Just the reverse of yesterday.

Hubby looks good humored. I took Julia to school. Mrs Churchill came home with me and borrowed Universal Food Chopper.

Hubby got load of wood.

________ took picture of school.

Cattle all got out of gate.

Washed this afternoon.

January 17 1910

Cloudy, cold and rain. Wind W. to N.

Took Julia to school. Teacher wanted Hubby to fix bell rope, get her some kindling and let her off to take week from Fri.

Helped hubby unload poultry pen and put Mitchell Box on iron wagon. He got 4 calves from Kimble. Jim Churchill brot Julia past on way home.

We got fodder and shocked it around calf stable. The calves are fine ones.

Saved a little wood. Pryed up panel to let calves thru.

Hubby fell on ice and hurt his hip.

January 16 1910

Warm & cloudy. Wind S to S.W.

Looked at goods from order till after eleven o'clock last night.

Everybody cross today.

Hard on the children.

Broke resolution No. 1. At least hubby said if he was a man instead of a piece of one he would take his bag and baggage and get out.

Anyway we had a difference and I got worsted but learned the adage; "in matrimony" at least whatever goes wrong, grin and bear it"

Hereafter I will do the best I can without complaint or defense. The children shall witness no more "scenes" if I can help it. He is good in many ways.

Baked. Made 2 pr. mittens for hubby.

January 15 1910

Thawing, pleasant wind S.E.

Helped do morning chores.

Hubby went to town, brot home order from M. W. & Co.

Katherine & Blythe Morris here all afternoon. Mary Hope Morris came after them at 6 o'clock.

Hubby brot Mrs. Morris a pound of "sensation" coffee from Spot Cash Store.

The cattle all broke out while the children were here.

I made a read plaid dress for Minnie.

Jim Churchill here to borrow our big kettle.

January 14 1910

Spitting snow, seasonable wind N.E.

Hubby drew Julia to school on sled.

Old Bill (horse) down in stable. Didn't want up. Hubby gave him a rifle pass to horse heaven. I helped dig his grave.

Hubby worked on calf shed.

I went after Julia with sled. Rufine Coffee said her mother had been sick quite a while. Katherine Morris wanted to spend tomorrow with the children, another day gone and I have done nothing.

January 13 2010

Cold, raw, cloudy. Wind west to n.w.

Stovepipe fell down before breakfast.

Hubby pulled Julia to school on Johny's sled because it was to icy for an unshod horse to get there.

Coaxed my liege lord not to work on stable roof because it was too cold.

Baked and puttered around all day.

Hubby pulled me on the sled down to our East road. We brot Julia back.

Freddies cried from 12 o'clock till nearly 4 o'clock this morning teething.

January 12 1910

Rainy, Wind south by west to north.
Awful slushy.

'Hubby' to Julia to school.

Mrs. Churchill visited till 11 o'clock

Phoned to Mrs. Daughters that they couldn't pay over $16.50 for hog.

Hubby got Jonh A. Salger catalog.

Bertha Hagenmaier failed to win any prize in Merchant & Publishers contest. Great dissatisfaction among contestants. Think there was partiality shown.

Helped outdoors, ditching surface water, thru a little manure out of stable, and held boards for north side of calfshed, -etc. Went after Julia. Gave Mrs. Churchill all the latin papers.

Julia's stomach ache seems gone.

January 11 1910

Warm but foggy, wind south.
Thawing fast, everywhere slush.

Took Julia to school.

"Slicked" up house in the morning. Helped sort boards for calf shed and ridge for stable.

Mrs. Churchill called. Are to tell her children to walk home–that she is in town. J. Ahlquist here to sell "Hubby" a calf. Bixby the Raleigh man–here. We bot nutmeg 10 and pepper 20 -$30. Hubby settled with him by chk $1.30.

Took Churchill children home also Morris children. Mrs. Judge Morris died. – Cobb sick with pneumonia.

January 10 1910

Clear & warm. Brisk south wind

Took Julia to school after weeks vacation.

Hubby found Old gray Bill down in stable. We worked all morning and finally raised with tackle and Dick & Milly at 2 o'clock. He stayed up rest of day; is eating well and looks very hopeful.

Hilda Moehlman here awhile, wanted Fred to hand her a load of alfalfa hay tomorrow.

Went after Julia in evening. Talked with Mrs. Churchill a long time. Baked and helped with evening chores.

Mrs. (Judge) Morris not expected to live.

January 9 1910

Clear & warm, wind South to S.E.

Bathed all the children and changed underwear.

Fed last of millet hay last night and had to feed fodder this morning.

Old Jersey looks fine.

Hubby cleaned out stove pipe at school as best he could alone.

Helped Hubby start calf-shed by gathering materials.

Hubby blames me for his not scooping some paths at school. School topics are rather unhealthful here.

Made some pink white and chocolate fondant candies.

January 8 1910

Clear and balmy. Wind south.

Arose first this morning and started fires.

Hubby went to town; bot (Judge) Kimble's calves, four of them @ $10.= $40.

I failed to keep tabs on old Jersey and she fell into pump hole. We worked till 8 o'clock to get her out. Pulled her out with Dick and Milly.

Finished Julia's cloak, trim it in black velvet and red soutache braid.

Hubby rec'd notice to pay $1.50 tax on Father's personal property taxed after the estate was divided.

January 7 1910

Clear & moderate. Wind south.

Horses broke the manger.

Baked and ironed.

Helped Hubby hunt pick. He found it in old iron pile.

Judge Kimble phoned out to Hubby to sell some cattle.

Stuffed to cloth kittens and helped plan for pump in new addition.

January 6 1910

(20 below zero)
Clear and cold, west to south wind.

Rinsed, starched, and hung out the wash by 11 o'clock. Poor drying day. Left underwear out tonight.

Pieced together remnants of my wedding skirt goods and cut into a cloak for Julia.

Stuffed little rag doll for Freddy.

Cut last head of cabbage for dinner.

Last of 200 # bought of Holt for a $1.80

January 5 1910

Clear + cold, west wind.

Melted snow for wash water.

Helped Hubby make out order to MWT's's Dry Goods, (including furniture findings) shoes and wearing apparel for the whole family= $8.15.

Pumped water for the stock, did part of evening chores, sawed wood while hubby went to town and sent the order.

Got washing ready to rinse & hang in the morning.

Awful tired and just a wee bit "blue"

Slapped Julia for disrespectful behavior towards me.

January 4 1910

Snowing hard all day.

Hubby did all of the outside work.

Gus Preboth came and brot a petition for a new road thru Morris's, Carlson's and several other places to town. A shortcut from Ashland thru Hunter's Island to town. Hubby signed.

Gus bot an old buggy pole for 50 cents. Made a light calico apron for Julia. Tried to bake but had to let loaves in pans till morning.

January 3 1910

Spent the day putting to rights the house and washing apparel of yesterday.

Hubby went to town and brot out the chicken pen, a First National Bank Calendar, and my new hat. All of which are beauties.

The calendar is a picture, "Just a Song at Twilight"

Made a doll dress for Minnie.

January 2 1910

Weather threatening. We all spent the day with Aunt Wetzig and cousin Hannah. They gave Julia a set of tin chests, Johnny a harmonica, Wilhelmina a bell and Freddie a rubber ball.

Johnny is 4 years old today at exactly 11 o'clock today. We gave him a navy blue cheviot suit, russian style, trimmed in red.

Roads and winter so far worst on record.

January 1 1910

Resolved; to be a model wife and mother.

Resolved; to keep account of all that I do or say; of what happens to me and mine, be it good or bad.

Resolved; that our children shall have the opportunity to profit by my shortcomings, failures and successes.

Groomed up the "kids" preparatory to spending tomorrow with Aunt Wetzig.

Made Freddie a petticoat, also one for Julia.

Hubby went to sale: bot a bed lounge, golden oak, harp carved in high back figured red body Brussels (a beauty)

Also a chicken pen, 66 ft. square, 6 ft. high with spring door and a lath feeding pen for small chicks.