Wednesday, Jan 12, 1910


It is slippery today, just ice. Mama was sick today and Bernice stayed home this afternoon. Zella, Uncle Jim, Beulah and I went to the lecture. There were two men, one a magician and one a humorist.

Weather 22°-40°

Tuesday, Jan 11, 1910


Today is Grandma H and Uncle Billy’s birthdays. Grandma is 63 and Uncle Billy is 49. Our family and Uncle Ed and Aunt Jennie  were at Grandma’s for supper and they played the gramophone.

Weather 34°-38°. It rained.

Monday, Jan 10, 1910


We had a test in Evangeline today. Papa went to town tonight.

Weather 28°-38°

Sunday, Jan 9, 1910


I went to S.S. Grandma and Grandpa H, Uncle Jim, Aunt Jennie and Uncle Ed and Beulah were here for dinner. Bernice went to Junior. Clifford Carly came here this afternoon to take Beulah sleighing and he and Beulah stayed for supper and then went and Zella went to Baptist church. Marguerite Ward and I went to Intermediate and church. Bess Cones is our intermediate superintendent.

Weather -6°-32°

Saturday, Jan 8, 1910


Bernice and I went to town this morning and Zella went to town this afternoon. Bernice and Baby went to the Majestic. Beulah was up for supper and we all played Pitch and Beulah stayed all night. Today is Grandma M’s birthday. She is 74.
Weather 20° - 38°

Friday, Jan 7, 1910


I got a postal from Georgia Fletcher of Preston today. Papa went to town tonight. Zella went to Literary and then to a skating party tonight with Harry Wolverton.

Weather -5° - 26°

Thursday, Jan 6, 1910


Ethel and I took our dinners again today and so did Bernice. We had sewing this morning after recess and a test in Arithmetic before. Papa went to town tonight. Zella and I played Cribbage.

Weather 6 below to 18°

Wednesday, Jan 5, 1910


Ethel and I took our dinners again today. We got our reports and my grades are: Spelling 100, Reading 94, Writing 93, Physiology 94, Drawing 91, History 95, Grammar 94, Arithmetic 95, Rhetoricals 93, Average 94, Rank 1. Deportment 98. Uncle Jim came up tonight and they played cards.

weather cold - 2° below - 11°

Tuesday, Jan 4, 1910


Ethel and I took our dinners today. I wrote a letter to Florence Allen and one to Harriet Williams of Preston.

weather - the snow

Monday, Jan 3, 1910


Today is Frank M’s birthday. He is 14. We all went to school. Papa and Zella went to the musical number on the lecture course tonight.

weather - cold 14°-18°