These are transcriptions of my grandmother's journals and writings from different points in her life from her girlhood diaries in Kansas in the early 1900's to her later years.
Monday, Feb 21, 1910
Eugene Miner died this morning of appendicitis. I stayed after school and rehearsed my piece to Miss Spalding. We got our physiology papers back and Ethel and I each got 100. Weather fair & cold.
Monday, Feb 7, 1910
Today is Aunt Minnie’s 38th birthday. Bernice did not go to school today. I went to Ethel’s after school. Ethel and I went to the silver medal contest tonight and the following were in it: Vernie George, Lottie Haller, Gladys Wood, Carrie Spalding and Bess Cones. Gladys Wood got the medal. Michael Sorenson played a piece on his violin and Marshall R. sang a solo and the boys sang a quartette and the choir which consisted of Harry & Madge Harkness, Florence Schiable & Marshall R. sang several pieces. Miss Davidson, Gladys’ aunt spoke two pieces.
Weather - fair & cold.
Sunday, Feb. 6, 1910
Today is my birthday. I am 13. I got a violin from the folks. Grandma H gave me a black ribbon and goods to make a corset cover. The kids gave me two handkerchiefs. Aunt Mettie game me a doily that she made when she was a girl. None of us went to S.S. I got a postal from Marshall R. Zella stayed at Beulah’s all day.
Weather - fair & cold.
Saturday, Feb. 5, 1910
Made 3 pies this morning. Papa did not work today. Zella and Papa both went to town this afternoon. Bernice went to the L.T.L. I went to milk tonight with Papa. Zella went to the rink and stayed all night with Beulah. Uncle Jim came up and we played pinochle, mama and I beating him and papa 3 out of 5.
Weather - fair & cold
Friday, Feb. 4, 1910
We had a spelling match this afternoon. Ethel came up tonight after school and so did Uncle Jim. Ethel, Uncle Jim, Papa, Zella, and I all went to literary although we did not go together. The girls quartette and the boys quartette sang and Michael & George Sorenson played the violin and the piano.
Weather - fair & cold.
Thursday, Feb. 3, 1910
Ethel and I took our dinners again today. We had sewing today. Uncle Jim stayed here for supper. Zella went to practice Basketball again tonight. Papa did not work.
Weather - fair & cold
Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1910
Ethel & I took our dinners. Papa went out on Mr. Sinclair’s mail route because he was sick. We got our reports and the following are my grades: Spelling 98, Reading 95, Writing 93, Physiology 92, Drawing 91, History 95, Grammar 95, Arithmetic 94, Civil Government 88, Average 93, Rank 1 and Deportment 96. Ethel & I both ranked 1. I went to Ethel’s after school. Marshall Randel came up tonight after supper.
Weather - rain turned to snow and colder.
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1910
Papa and Uncle Jim came to visit the High School today. Uncle Jim came up tonight and played pinochle. Zella went to the Afira (sp?) house to practice basketball tonight.
Weather - fair & cool.
Monday, Jan 31, 1910
Papa didn’t work today. Uncle Jim came to visit the school today. Uncle Jim came up tonight and we played pinochle. Zella went to the Apira house to practice basketball tonight.
Weather - fair & cool
Sunday, Jan 30, 1910
Today is Billy’s birthday. He is 2. We all went to S.S. and Bernice went to Junior. Marguerite W and I went to Intermediate and church and so did Zella.
Weather - cool
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