Tuesday, July 4, 1911

We all got ready this morning & rode to town to see the auto parade. Zella got out & went for Beulah. We went up for Grandma H. I thought King's, Rogers and the Elevator floats were the prettiest. We took Grandma & Mrs. Jennings home. I stayed to dinner with Grandma, Zella at Beulah's and Bernice at Jennings. In the afternoon the folks came for Grandma & I. Mr. Curtis spoke but I didn't hear him. I saw Olive & she & I walked around awhile & then we went to the dog & pony show in the park. Then we met Mary & Irene M and we all went around to-gether. We had a dandy time. About 5:30, we all went to town where they had several races: The old man's race, a skinny man's race, fat man's race, etc. I saw my second grade teacher Mrs. Bruce (nee Arnold). About seven, Olive & I went home. She to Jennings & I to Grandma's. Bernice came to Grandma's too. After supper, Uncle Jim & I went to town. We saw a runaway: Hardy Bratton got hurt slightly. I saw Marion Hepworth & I talked to her for a long time. I certainly love her. Then, she went home and Miss Spalding & Jim Mills took me up the street where we found Bernice. Then she & I went down the street where we found the folks. Grandma M, Aunt Dell, Uncle Leon, Aunt Dell's sister Maggie McDoogle, her husband and three children were there too. I forgot to say that they had fireworks at town. Zella got a letter from Marshall R. We went up in the rink a little while.