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1/1/47 |
Happy New Year 1947 -- Diary of Albert John Almquist Back to dim Jim's Front Page |
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1/1/47 |
Harolds got to Denver last night. Ernests got to Denver this morn |
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1/2/47 |
Were to C F Dassets ?70th (40th?) anniversery in eve |
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1/3/47 |
Were to Bettys for crubs |
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1/4/47 |
Alices Birthday. |
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1/5/47 |
Did not go to church Olivia Johnson got married at noon. Randolf ?Karls |
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1/7/40 |
helped moving shop for Emerald Lindgren |
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1/8/47 |
Was to Scandinavian Insurance Meeting & also to the home place |
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1/9/47 |
Worked for Ibsen, took up platform & busted cement. Garners & Harrys were here in eve. ?Vasere killed himself 1 1/4 west of Sacramento, Yaden his disapeard also |
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1/10/47 |
Sawd wood in forenoon, got load of oats from farms. Had a big hunt for Yaden. |
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1/11/47 |
Sawed wood all day & carried in basement. I milked Baldersons cow Gust Peterson got killed by Manley Falks car at Meyers corner |
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1/12/47 |
snowed today. lots of excitement about the dead. Took Mrs Landstrom to Kearney Hospital. I milked Baldersons cow |
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1/13/47 |
Manley Falk found the body of Yaden in road ditch at old folk place. Took Corps to Freelands |
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1/14/47 |
Went to Gust Petersons funeral. They took Yardens corps from Freelands to Hildreth |
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1/15/47 |
Mrs Landstrom died 2 clock this morning. Cold & blustry. Carl M was here in eve |
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1/16/47 |
Emil Lindgrens 40 anniversery |
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1/17/47 |
Our 47 anniversery Hauled load of cobs. Was to Mrs Landstrom funeral |
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1/19/47 |
I wrode with Pete Anderberry to church. Ma not feeling good. In afternoon we went to Rec Andersons |
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1/20/47 |
Aldin & I went to Minden to hear the verdict of Yadens & ?Wancars trial. They decided ?Vaner killed Yaden, then took his one life |
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1/21/47 |
We washed in forenoon & I gleened corn on wet 80 |
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1/22/47 |
We went to Holdrege in afternoon. Mrs Emanuel ?Johnson was buried today |
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1/25/47 |
Went with Marv Ibsen to Woodriver |
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1/26/47 |
Went to church. Pauls were here for dinner. We were to Bettys in eve |
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1/27/47 |
We were to Ed Andersons in eve |
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1/31/47 |
Aldin went with Wallace Matson to McCook. Blocked roads in lots of places. |
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2/2/47 |
Did not go to church. Went to Mrs Emil Lindrens Birthday in afternoon |
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2/4/47 |
Filed a log saw for Andy. Harry were here in eve. Mr & Mrs Pete Anderberry & Bettys were here in afternoon |
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2/5/47 |
Filed a log saw for Andy and am making sawhorses. Dean got married yesterday |
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2/6/47 |
Happy ?Larson had mishap at Kearney Bridge, was taken to Hospital |
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2/7/47 |
Joe Carlsons & us were to Oscar Anderson in eve. Eugene Exstrom came home from Hospital |
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2/8/47 |
Were to Elevatro Meeting & had lunch at church |
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2/9/47 |
Cold, so did not go to church. Pauls were here in afternoon |
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2/10/47 |
Hauled two loads of cobs. We were to Minden in afternoon. Filed a saw for Andy |
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2/11/47 |
Ma & Me tied a quilt for Deans |
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2/12/47 |
Got some shell corn at cob pile at Bud Sederbergs. Shelled corn at Carl M in afternoon |
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2/13/47 |
Worked at Emeralds |
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2/14/47 |
Worked at Emeralds. Hansens were here in eve |
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2/16/47 |
Went to church, then to Vicks in afternoon. His 53 Birthday |
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2/18/47 |
Started to work at Ibsens but got to cold. Worked at Emeralds in afternoon. Had Banquet of C.C. |
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2/19/47 |
Work for Emeralds in forenoon. Ma had her coffee doings at church |
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2/20/47 |
Worked at Emeralds all day. Ma was to Mrs C F Dosset in afternoon |
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2/24/47 |
Went to Alma Andersons funeral in afternoon |
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2/25/47 |
Ma was to Kearney on Mrs McClure doing |
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2/26/47 |
I started on Andys cow shed in afternoon. We were to Bert Wells party in eve |
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2/27/47 |
Worked on Andys cow barn in forenoon. Went to Deans shower in afternoon |
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2/28/47 |
Was to bum to do eneything |
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3/1/47 |
I worked on Andys cow barn. snowey & cold |
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3/2/47 |
We staid home all day, had bad colds |
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3/3/47 |
Boys butchered 2 hogs. Took the heads in for us. |
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3/4/47 |
Mrs Palmblade died. We had R.N. here this eve, 16 of them. Made head chese of hogsheads |
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3/6/47 |
Everybody went to Lincoln asking for waste water for irigation. Aldin was there. Mrs Palmblade burried |
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3/7/47 |
Just sat around all day. Carl M here in eve. Ed Anderson & Joe Carlsons were here in eve |
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3/8/47 |
haulded load of cobs from Carl M. & fixed Andys trailer. Ma was to Mrs Eckdahs B D |
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3/9/47 |
Did not go to church Pauls & Garold and Hansens were here in afternoon |
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3/10/47 |
helped Carl M load Cattle. Done chorses in eve. Paul butchered a hog so we were there. |
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3/11/47 |
Mudy to beat the band. Went with Vick to Minden in afternoon. Corsed at Carl M all day. Deans got a matres here |
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3/12/47 |
Snowed & blowed all day. Ma & Me made a quilt |
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3/15/47 |
I hauled 2 load cobs from mile west of town |
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3/17/47 |
Sent Ernest case of eggs. Alf Teafgren sale, sent bed spring home with Aldin for Dean |
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3/18/47 |
Aldin butchered hog for Gust Magnuson. Aldin took us to show in Holdrege. |
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3/19/47 |
Snowed 4 in today. Sent shicken to Ernest and Harold. |
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3/20/47 |
To muddy to do eneything. Could not get out of the yeard |
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3/21/47 |
Went to Minden & looked at Gas stoves. Then in afternoon we went to Holdrege for the same. Bought rug for dining room. |
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3/22/47 |
Went to Minden and bought gas stove from Gambles store. Then I bargend Freeland for rug for kitchen |
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3/23/47 |
Went to Church. Ole & Laura Christons were here in afternoon. |
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3/24/47 |
Got some Kem-tone & went over kitchen. Boys shelled corn. |
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3/25/47 |
Worked at Ibsens. Laid side walks & floor in Garage. |
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3/26/47 |
Ma went to Tabeta. I painted some in kitchen, and the little haul |
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3/27/47 |
Was to Ed Andersons in eve. Joe Carlsons were there also |
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3/28/47 |
laid carpet in bedroom & varnished it. Laid rug in living room, varnished. Shine glass buffa & chairs. Went to Weedland in eve |
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3/29/47 |
Hauled two loads of cobs from Walter Weedlands. Got scrap load of wood from Ibsens |
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3/30/47 |
Went to church, then to Marts for dinner. Pauls were to Bettys for dinner |
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3/31/47 |
laid in the carpet on kitchen. Got gas stove at Minden. Got some corn on ground west of town |
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4/1/47 |
I spent all day on the Election Board |
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4/4/47 |
Had our Gas Stove installed. Went to Holdrege in afternoon |
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4/5/47 |
Harolds came at noon, went to Hansens. Came back 4 o'clock. All children were home for supper. |
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4/6/47 |
Harolds left for Hansens 4 o'clock & left then for Denver during night. Bertons baby died of burns. ?Putchens were here in eve |
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4/7/47 |
Mart got car here, having his repaired |
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4/11/47 |
Marts & us went to Kearney. Took Marts to Funk to get his car |
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4/12/47 |
Cut up som wood for fernise |
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4/13/47 |
Did not go to church. Ernests were here all day & about 30 others |
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4/14/47 |
Washed in forenoon. Cleaned yard. |
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4/15/47 |
Painted in kitchen all day. |
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4/16/47 |
Painted in kitchen all day. Boys got 2 sows of Earl Anderson |
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4/17/47 |
Finished enameling the kitchen & hall |
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4/18/47 |
shelled corn at Harold Carlsons |
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4/19/47 |
Harolds Birthday. Shelled corn for Harold C. Walter Miller got in the Cherrifs hand this eve (?) |
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4/20/47 |
Went to church, also in eve. Aldin was in awhile |
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4/21/47 |
Walter had his hearing & was convicted, so took him to Hastings. Went to Holdrege in afternoon |
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4/22/47 |
Cleaned up corn & wood on Harold Carlsons corn ground, & wood at Ibsens |
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4/23/47 |
Bettys Birthday. Cold in forenoon. Got cobs on east 80 & cleaned up corn |
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4/24/47 |
Cut wood & moved strawberrys, inlarged the patch. Had refrigator fixed |
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4/25/47 |
Shelled corn at Thursten Norman. Sawed wood |
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4/26/47 |
Made a endgate for Kern Anderson. Got load of cobs |
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4/27/47 |
Harreys & us were to Pauls |
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4/30/47 |
Harrowd for Carl M all day |
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5/1/47 |
cleaned chicken house. Helped Ibsen haul load brick to Mission |
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5/2/47 |
Cleaned rest of chicken house. Took some wood with back |
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5/3/47 |
cut lawn, cleaned in garden. Cleaned & burned ditch in afternoon for Carl M |
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5/4/47 |
Went to church, then to Minden to see ?Sgogrens |
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5/5/47 |
hauled 2 loads post stubs from home place |
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5/6/47 |
Harrowd at Carl M. Went to Hansens in eve. Maynard staid overnight (?) |
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5/7/47 |
Harrowd 50 acres till 4 o'clock Were to Harrys in eve |
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5/8/47 |
helped Carl M. put up (?)Kake in afternoon |
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5/9/47 |
worked on Kake at Carl M. both before & after dinner. Betty had her scare of Con got burnt |
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5/10/47 |
Burned cain chocks at Carl M in afternoon |
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5/12/47 |
Washed in forenoon, took off storm windows in afternoon |
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5/13/47 |
Karrins Birthday. Harrowd clover & corn ground for Carl M. Aldin went with Eugene to Omaha. Came back same night. Jene & Husband came from Omaha |
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5/14/47 |
Helped Carl M with cattle to pasture. Went to Marts. Paperd for Bettys in afternoon. Went to Commentsment in eve |
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5/15/47 |
Papered in forenoon at Bettys. finished |
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5/16/47 |
Got to feeling bunk, staid in al day |
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5/17/47 |
Realy under the weather, can't hardly be up. Pauls came going to Kearney. Poor little Betty Jane staid with us |
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5/18/47 |
Real out of kilter. sore throat & grippy |
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5/19/47 |
rained, can't plant corn. Aldin staid over night |
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5/20/47 |
to wet - can't do things. I am feeling better. This is 5th day of horsness |
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5/21/47 |
Aldin & Eugenes left for Omaha in morning. Planted tomatoes. Jack & Jene came from the west. Ma & Me were to Minden in afternoon |
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5/22/47 |
Jack & Jene left for Omaha in morning. Eugene had his operation in forenoon |
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5/23/47 |
Went to Holdrege to get seed corn for boys. Planted string beens. Joe Carlson were here in eve |
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5/24/47 |
After dinner went to Oscar Sand, then to Nelsons for coffee, then to Emil ?Lrlgrens for 2 hours corn shelling |
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5/25/47 |
Went to church, then to Deans for dinner |
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5/26/47 |
Shelled corn at E Lingren. Started to pain at Len Gustafson in afternoon. Dale & Carl came in eve to go to church school all week |
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5/27/47 |
Painted all day at Lens. Boys finished planting corn. Last was on levling ground |
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5/28/47 |
Had big rain in morning & a snowstorm in afternoon. Had lots of colitions on He ways |
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5/29/47 |
Froze. Had a big freeze last night. I both took & got Bible Class children to church. I painted between times at I Gustafson |
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5/30/47 |
Deckeration Day. Had a call from Chaunceys 9:30 last night. They came 10:30 this morning. We went to Deans then to Pauls in afternoon. |
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5/31/47 |
Went to Holdrege & out riding. Betty staid in hospital for a check up |
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6/1/47 |
Aldin left for Omaha to get Eugene. Came back in eve. Chaunceys left for home at 11 AM. Harreys & us went to Mrs Petersons Birthday in Minden |
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6/2/47 |
Went to Malleys birthday in eve |
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6/3/47 |
Went to Dora Carlson sale. Gust Exstrom bought her 3 model car $500.00 |
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6/5/47 |
Ernests Birthday. Painted all day at L G Went home to the Boys in eve. Carl got a new bycle |
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6/6/47 |
Harry Anderson bought part of Ernest Carlson lot |
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6/8/47 |
Went to church. Pauls were here for dinner |
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6/9/47 |
Mowed alfalfa for Carl Landstrom in afternoon. Ed Anderson cut my hay for getting it |
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6/11/47 |
Stacked alfalfa for Carl M in forenoon. Rained all afternoon |
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6/12/47 |
Went to Minden & paid tax $134 - land tax |
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6/13/47 |
Got load of post stubs long Bierds pasture fence. Painted in afternoon |
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6/15/47 |
Went to church. Hansens were here in eve |
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6/16/47 |
Started to work at home on porches. Laid east sement floor |
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6/17/47 |
Worked all day at farm. Laid west sement floor and chicken house. |
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6/18/47 |
Got Californe visater. Amelia & Teckla her husband Ray Nelson brought them. Got some of east porch up |
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6/19/47 |
Worked on farm all day. Set up est porch |
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6/20/47 |
Worked on porches all day |
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6/21/47 |
Worked at farm on porches. shingled the est one |
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6/22/47 |
Didn't go to church today. Had a 3 1/2 in rain last night, 8-10-12 inches in places. All hihgways impasable. Train tracks washed out on U P & B.M. No trains for 3 days. Ernests wer |
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6/23/47 |
Ernests came 11:30 last night. Sure had a time on account of the flooded aria. They left 4 PM today. Had a nice day. |
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6/24/47 |
Mid-Summer Pretty good all day till program was over with. Then it started to rain |
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6/25/47 |
Washed in forenoon. Went to farm in afternoon to work on porch |
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6/26/47 |
Worked on home porches all day. Bout lumber of Mrs Smith $10.00 |
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6/29/47 |
Did not go to church. Carl & Jimmie are here. We went to Mrs Rick Anderson B D lots of us there |
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6/30/47 |
My Birthday. Worked on home porch. A big crowd came for the eve |
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7/2/47 |
Marts had to go to Hastings to have a piece of steel taken out of eye |
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7/3/47 |
Worked on home porch all day - Marts went to Hastings today again. Ma had Dankas at Church today. |
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7/4/47 |
Home building all day |
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7/5/47 |
Home building all day |
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7/6/47 |
Marts & us went to McCook. Took Jimmy home. Took in sites of Cambrige |
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7/8/47 |
Worked home all day |
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7/9/47 |
Worked home all day |
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7/11/47 |
Raked alfalfa for Carl Landstrom, got caught in a rain at eve so could not finish |
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7/12/47 |
Went to Minden in forenoon. Got Ma a Summer Coat. Finished Carls stacking |
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7/13/47 |
Went to church. Took a drive north to see hailed corn |
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7/14/47 |
Worked all day on porches. Were to Joe Carlson Birthday |
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7/16/47 |
Worked all day on porches |
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7/17/47 |
Worked all day on porches |
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7/18/47 |
hauled kindling from old ?Methow Church |
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7/19/47 |
Painted in afternoon at Arnold Andersons |
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7/20/47 |
Went to Church, then to Pauls in afternoon |
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7/21/47 |
Were home to Boybs & fixed fence. They Combined, got rain so had to quit |
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7/22/47 |
Painted forenoon, Arnold A. Nothing doing. Went to Kearney in afternoon. |
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7/23/47 |
Was at farm & fixed fence & also mower. No combining |
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7/24/47 |
was home & fixed on mower |
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7/25/47 |
Worked for Harvey. Started on est house. Shingled. sure a hot day |
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7/26/47 |
Worked for Harveys shingling. Boys combined all day |
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7/27/47 |
Went home to boys. They combined all day. Ma Me went to Pauls in afternoon |
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7/28/47 |
Shingled for Harvey |
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7/29/47 |
Shingled for Harvey |
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7/30/47 |
Shingled for Harvey Vick got done combining. Olga came at noon. |
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8/1/47 |
Puting in windows at Harveys. We went to Vicks for supper, also Olga |
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8/3/47 |
Olga & me went to church. Vicks & Wandas were here for dinner. We went to Pauls late in afternoon |
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8/4/47 |
Painted windows at Harveys & made stairway. We went out to boys to see combining in eve |
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8/5/47 |
Worked at Harveys all day Layed in a sill & tore off old lathes |
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8/6/47 |
Worked at Harveys - lathed all day |
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8/7/47 |
Worked at Harveys - lathed all day |
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8/8/47 |
Worked at Harveys - lathed all day Painted at Martin Johnson after supper |
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8/9/47 |
Worked at Harveys - lathed all day |
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8/10/47 |
Went to church, then to Ric Andersons in afternoon |
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8/11/47 |
Worked at Harveys - lathed; Painted in eve at Marten Johnson |
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8/12/47 |
Worked at Harveys Painted in eve at Marten Johnson |
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8/13/47 |
Worked at Harveys Went to church in ev. Olga went with Vicks home |
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8/14/47 |
Stacked at Hedbergs all day Made $11.00 |
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8/16/47 |
Worked for Harveys laid floor & lathed |
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8/17/47 |
Went to church. Marts & Pauls were here. Went to Marindas B-Day Hansens here in eve |
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8/18/47 |
Ma had a few ladies here in honer of Anna Corn-Well & Olga |
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8/19/47 |
Worked at Harveys. Boys started to water. Had my alfalfa raked. Trinity had their picknic |
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8/20/47 |
Worked at Harveys. Put up west chimney. Had a letter from Cousin ?Headrick saying she would be here Monday |
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8/21/47 |
Worked at Harveys est chimney |
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8/22/47 |
Worked at Harveys. Est house in forenoon and west house in afternoon |
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8/24/47 |
Went to church, then to Graces Birthday |
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8/25/47 |
Worked at Harveys in forenoon. Got Hedvick in Minden in afternoon., then Alf Hammon & Lucile came in eve |
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8/26/47 |
Worked all day Harveys. Ma, Olga, Hedvick spent afternoon at Mission |
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8/27/47 |
Worked at Harveys. Ernest & family came, had Vicks & Pauls in for eve. |
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8/28/47 |
Worked for Harvey. The Wemen were to church, Ma, Olga, Hedvick, Peg |
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8/29/47 |
Took Ma, Olga, Hedvick for dinner. Got them in eve. Alfred & Lucile left for N.Y. this morning |
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8/30/47 |
Took Hedvick to train 5:45 AM Olga to Buss station 6:00 AM. Worked at Harveys |
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8/31/47 |
Did not go to church. Went to Hansens in afternoon. Mells & Rex were there. Martins came home from Denver |
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9/1/47 |
Worked for Harvey. Made place for a chimney |
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9/2/47 |
Worked for Harvey. Marts came over in forenoon |
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9/3/47 |
Worked for Harvey, laid asfelt chingles on west house |
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9/4/47 |
Painted all day for Harvey. Ed Erickson went to State fair |
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9/5/47 |
Worked for Harvey. Laid up a chimney in west house |
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9/6/47 |
Worked for Harvey, laid chimney. Painted in afternoon. Got done on Est house |
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9/7/47 |
Went to church, then to Bettys afternoon. Carl M. here in eve |
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9/8/47 |
Worked for Harvey on chimneys west house. Plastering was started on Est house |
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9/10/47 |
Ma & Aldin went to Alma |
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9/12/47 |
Worked for Harvey, made the bathroom |
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9/14/47 |
Went to church. Marts were here for dinner. Dale & Carl staid over night to go to church |
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9/15/47 |
Painted on Est house all day at Harveys |
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9/16/47 |
Painted on Est house, & on West house in afternoon at Harveys |
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9/18/47 |
Having the County Fair. Pauls were over. Painted on West House |
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9/21/47 |
I went to Trinity Church. Pauls, Deans, Bettys, Turmans, Alb Swansons were here afternoon |
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9/22/47 |
Had to go to the farm & get bricks out of the chimney |
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9/23/47 |
sent Harold case of eggs. Worked at Harveys, painted all day |
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9/24/47 |
Mrs Dahl done her moving to new home |
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9/25/47 |
Ibsens came with first load of furniture |
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9/26/47 |
Worked away north porch on west house, & moved in afternoon. Boys had windmill fixed |
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9/27/47 |
Worked on est grage all day. Got 16 chickens for Ernest of Bettys |
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9/28/47 |
Aldin, Gerald, Ma-Me went to Ernests for the day. I got a tool kit that he had made |
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9/29/47 |
Painted west privey & laid cement |
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9/30/47 |
Worked on west house, scraped wood all day. Olga came from Denver |
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10/1/47 |
Painted in Westy house. Olga, Ma went to church with ?Yargrens & they staid here for supper. C.?M. was here |
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10/2/47 |
Worked on west house scraping wood work & cleaned his yard Harvey paid me $106.50 this eve |
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10/3/47 |
Went to Kearney in forenoon. Olga left at noon for Lincoln. Harvey sold est house to Mission. Painted in afternoon. Eugene cut his fingers off |
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10/5/47 |
Went to church, then to Alb Swansons in afternoon. Hansens were here in eve |
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10/6/47 |
Painted all day. Marts went to Hasting. Ma went along |
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10/8/47 |
Put on siding on north side of house. Ma was to Effie Brabergs Birthday |
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10/9/47 |
Ma took No. 3 for Denver. Marts took us to Minden. Painted & sided on north wall & house |
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10/10/47 |
Painted & moved Harveys house hold goods to west house |
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10/11/47 |
Painted all day. Ed is done all but stairway |
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10/12/47 |
I went to ?Stans & spent the day with him. Had card from Mom |
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10/13/47 |
Painted all day |
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10/14/47 |
Varnished all day. Ed finished working for Harvey |
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10/15/47 |
Ma came home from Denver in eve. Painted in forenoon & made cement forms. Made north walk |
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10/16/47 |
Laid south walk & painted. Got laid off till latter. This was the finish of Harveys work |
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10/17/47 |
Took home all belongings from Harveys place. Painted on Martin Johnsons garage in afternoon |
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10/18/47 |
Painted in forenoon at Martin Johnsons. Went to Minden in afternoon. |
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10/19/47 |
Went to church. Pauls were here when we came home |
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10/20/47 |
Painted windows for home place in the basement. Cleaned chicken house |
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10/21/47 |
hauled coal in basement today. Deans were here in afternoon |
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10/22/47 |
Painted windows in the basement. Started to paint Gustafson grage in afternoon |
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10/23/47 |
Gathered some corn out of wet 80 in forenoon. Painted on ?T.G. garage in afternoon |
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10/24/47 |
Painted all day at Gustefsons. Ma was up to the Mission |
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10/26/47 |
Dean is 21 today. Were to Church. |
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10/27/47 |
Painted at T G all day, 2nd coat. Garners & Harrys here in eve |
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10/28/47 |
Worked on E. Carlson garage all day. Walt Ibsens moved in today |
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10/29/47 |
Worked on E Carlsons garage & finished it |
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10/30/47 |
Put in the porch windows at the farm |
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10/31/47 |
Finished painting garage, woodshed & ?toiled at Len Gustafsons |
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11/1/47 |
Moved ladders from Gustafson to Ernest Carlsons. Went to Holdrege in afternoon |
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11/2/47 |
Went to Church. Aldin was here all afternoon. We went to Harrys in eve |
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11/3/47 |
was up town loafin. Carl Carlson got his arm tore up in picker |
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11/4/47 |
had Emery Stone welded and fixed things. Picked some corn for chickens |
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11/5/47 |
Painted on Carlson garage all day. Ma was to church |
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11/6/47 |
Painted in forenoon. Cold had to give up. Ma was to Delias B D. snowed in eve |
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11/7/47 |
I cleaned & fixed in basement. Robert Exstrom got his leg broke - football |
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11/8/47 |
Did not do anything, was to cold. Marts were to Kearney & bought boys a pinto pony |
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11/9/47 |
Went to Pauls. Aldin went along |
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11/10/47 |
I cleaned and varnished in sun room |
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11/11/47 |
Varnished floor in sunroom & worked in basement |
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11/12/47 |
Nick Emmersons came to see us, had dinner here. Had a party at Garners last night |
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11/13/47 |
I put in all storm windows |
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11/14/47 |
Went to Carl Lundstrom to help with cornpicking. Started to snow at 11 o'clock so had to go home |
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11/16/47 |
Did not go to church. Went with Harreys to Holdrege church on 70th Anniversery in afternoon |
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11/17/47 |
Missing & raining all day. Cleaned in basement. Carl M was here in eve. |
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11/18/47 |
Cut some wood to strengthen seeling in basement. Aldin & us went to show in Holdrege |
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11/19/47 |
Went with Marts to Kearney. Got 4 steel folding chairs |
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11/20/47 |
Cold & rainey, started to cut wood |
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11/21/47 |
cut some wood |
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11/22/47 |
Cut wood all day. Sy Ecklof & Jim Sandberg got gassed to death ?last at Kearney |
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11/25/47 |
Cut wood all day. Ma was to Harry Anderson all day at R.N. Had basket ball game at school for help to Rob Exstroms Hospital bill |
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11/27/47 |
Harolds & Mells started from Denver & got caught in a snow strom 40 miles est - turned back, started 8 AM again after was over & got to Hansens in eve. Ma & Me were there for suppe |
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11/28/47 |
Harold came from Hansens in forenoon. Ma Me went to Rev Christensens 30th Anniversary in eve. |
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11/29/47 |
Ernests came at 11 AM. Had all children home for dinner. Took Harold to Hansens in eve |
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11/30/47 |
Did not go to church. Harolds & Mells went home at 3 PM & also Ernests |
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12/1/47 |
Gleaned corn at Carl M in afternoon. Boys finished their corn picking today |
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12/2/47 |
Gleaned corn at Carl M all day |
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12/3/47 |
Snowed 2 in last night, so doing nothing |
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12/4/47 |
Cold & snowing, nothing to do |
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12/5/47 |
Pauls went to Kearney and left tuts here (?"tuts" = Betty Jean?) |
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12/6/47 |
Boys were home for Ma B day had oyster supper |
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12/7/47 |
Mas B day. Had a card, did not go to church |
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12/8/47 |
Ladies were here for Ma B D |
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12/9/47 |
Norma Lee baby arived |
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12/10/47 |
Sawed wood all day. Sold the chickens to Nels Anderson, got them this eve |
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12/12/47 |
Had a 3 table party in eve in honor of Ma B D. Got chickens from C Brooman, 60 of them |
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12/13/47 |
Sawed wood. Got a new ?Balerry feed for chickens |
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12/14/47 |
Did not go to church. We were to Emil Lindgren for dinner |
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12/15/47 |
I papered a bedroom for Oscar Engstroms |
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12/16/47 |
sawed wood for furnace |
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12/17/47 |
Mrs Ibsens mother was burned this afternoon |
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12/18/47 |
We washed in forenoon. Mart were here in eve with 5 Bantam hens. Vicks were here in eve |
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12/19/47 |
I haulded 2 loads coal. Ma & Me went to Minden in afternoon |
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12/20/47 |
Cons were here in Eve. The 9th day of nice sunshine |
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12/21/47 |
Staid home. |
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12/22/47 |
Birth of Deans Boy |
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12/23/47 |
We went to Vic Farm. 50th Aniversery in Holdrege |
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12/24/47 |
Ernests came at 2 PM & left at 9 PM |
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12/25/47 |
Went to Pauls for Christmas dinner |
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12/26/47 |
Went to church program in eve. Aldins B D |
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12/27/47 |
Mrs Charley Andersons burial |
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12/28/47 |
We were to church, then to Bettys in afternoon. Englands big wedding at 4 PM |
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12/31/47 |
Boys were home for dinner. Aldin & me put in New Phone. Walter Miller was seen on street in afternoon |
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12/31/47 |
MEMORANDA: Walter Miller got taken up April 19. Convicted April 21 & taken to Hastings. Wheat 9/17 $2.51 |