September 18, 20, and 22, 1931: hard work, “Lindie” in Japan, and the weather

black-woman-girl-thinking-white-cartoon-writingSeptember 18, 1931

I worked from 10-7 [10 minutes to 7] A.M. to 5-15 P.M. at the chicken house. Ate nothing all day. Sure fagged out & sore hands. I chopped, packed and sawed boards for kindlin all day and fixed the chicken house, cleaned the goose barn. Mrs. Beaver, Jno Anderson, Archie Burns are on the sick list. Lindie and his wife are in Japan.[1. In the summer of 1931, Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh flew from Long Island, N.Y. to Alaska, and then on to Siberia, Japan and China, with support from Pan American World Airways head Juan Trippe. Following his flight to Paris, Lindbergh and Trippe became interested in creating an air route across Alaska and Siberia to China and Japan. For various reasons, however, the route did not become available to commercial flights until after WW II. Source from Wikipedia article on Charles Lindbergh] She’s the first woman[2. Anne Morrow Lindbergh] to cross the Siberian end of the Pacific Ocean. Annie Deering told me not to work so hard. I told her it wasn’t any harder than being in the house alone. She knows how hard and what I went thro as a child at home & after, getting married included.


September 20, 1931

2 airplanes just flew over Marysville 3-15 P.M. Came in by Canyon Creek or Beckman’s slaughter house and rite over Bald Mountain. Sure nice to hear them and brave hearts to face the strong wind that’s on.


September 22, 1931

Gee, but I am having dizzy spells. It was 90 degrees in Chicago yesterday in the East. 32 degrees out in Montana & 17 ins. of snow above Neihart and snow here.


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September 14 and 15, 1931: a funeral and an entertainer

black-woman-girl-thinking-white-cartoon-writingSeptember 14, 1931

Adolph Baumbauer died this morning. The pallbearers are Clarence Beaver, Ernest Korting, Tom Williams, Andy Best, Christy Schenck [Schenk] and Clyde Gummo. He was 22 yrs. old. 43 autos went to cemetery.[1. Adolph is buried at Forestvale Cemetery in Helena, next to his brother Jacob. See FindAGrave Memorial #70790163.] He got hurt in Jan. [or June?] at the Spring Hill mine.


September 15, 1931

Miss Annie Deering, Miss Annie Julian, Mrs. R. Fletcher, Mrs. Bee (Ed.) Shaftnet a trained English nurse, Mrs. J. Cannon, Mrs. D. Julian and myself sure enjoyed a fine dinner and afternoon (Mrs. J. Cannon hostess). Mrs. Ed Shaftnet sure was an entertainer. I laughed until I ached all over.


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Here is a picture from Mary’s photo collection of her friend Annie Julian.
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And a letter dated June 22, 1934, addressed to Mary from several of her neighbors, including “Mrs. R. Fletcher”, following the death of her second husband, Albert Schaffer.

Transcription:

Trinity Circle No. 116

Marysville Mont

Dear Neighbor Shaffer [sic],          1934-6-22.

It is with deepest sympathy

that we write to you,

realizing how profound must be

the sorrow when he is taken away

who for so many years has been

the comfort and pride of a husband

and father, permit us to join

with you in grief.

We offer you our sincere

sympathies.

Your most sincere neighbors,

Larson, Katherine W.

Fletcher, Rebecca

Haley, Bertha[2. I believe all the words in bold print to have been written by Mary at a later date.]


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Early September 1931: read the bible, walked to Friday Gulch, and froze in bed

black-woman-girl-thinking-white-cartoon-writingSeptember 1, 1931

I started to read the bible of 778 pages and finished it.


September 3, 1931

I walked to Friday Gulch.[1. Mary had a cabin in Friday Gulch. See reference in this post – On this day in 1931: Sleigh trip to Towsley. Mary’s husband Albert and her son Christie stayed there on occasion while working at the Shakopee mine. See these two posts – On this day in 1931: Christie left to work on the Shakopee mine and 20# pail of mushrooms.]


September 6, 1931

Florine Bridenback (Lohman) [2. A quick search in Ancestry shows a Florine Briedenbach living in Great Falls, Montana with her husband Theodore. Other records indicate her maiden name was spelled “Lohmann”.] and children was here. Alb. and Christie got water again in the Efhel Tower well.[3. I assume “Efhel Tower” should be “Eiffel Tower” but I have not been able to identify the location of this well.]


September 8, 1931

I near froze in bed, it turned so cold. I’ve split kindling, sawed wood, packed water until my knees & elbow are all pain and packed boards from Edward’s (Will’s) house.[4. I assume this reference is to her brother Will’s former house in Marysville.]


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August 14-29, 1931 journal entries: a tragedy, Albert’s birthday, visits from family and friends, and a town dance

black-woman-girl-thinking-white-cartoon-writingAugust 14, 1931

Jackie and Billie Converse (sons of Hazel Cole) got hit with a car driven by Clifford Hirsch (16 yrs) and Buddy Lippert (13 yrs), and died shortly after from severe injuries.[1. Research at Ancestry.com shows that “Jackie” (aka John Cole Converse) and “Billie” (aka William Harding Converse) were 6 and 10 years old respectively. They are both buried at Forestvale Cemetery in Helena. Click here for a link to Billie’s memorial page, which also has links to Jackie’s memorial page, as well as the boys’ parents and a baby who was born and died in 1919.]


August 15, 1931

Alb. Schaffer is 50 yrs old to-day.Albert Schaffer_head shot


August 16, 1931

Mrs. Carl Schenck, Aaron and Emma and Mr. Mickie Thomas motored up from Gt. Falls to-day.


August 17, 1931

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Photo credit: canstockphoto.com

Sister Maud has a nice booth of canary birds at the Fair (August 17th thru the 22nd).


August 18, 1931

Mrs. Antony Mickles died of cancer. She lived in Marysville opposite Jno. Larsons. Their only son was born in a tent down of the Synatite plant.[2. I think she meant the “Cyanide” plant.]


August 20, 1931

The terrible reports and reading of fires, heat, drought, and holdup just has me more than sick. I never go out, when morning comes I am nearly all in for a night of fear and worry, then (illegible word) in for the day but I sure work hard before the day’s done. I have many a thing to do that others don’t see or even would see any use in doing. Joe Hall and Joe Hable were visitors. Joe Hable is an old school chum of mine.


August 21, 1931

P(illegible) Alb. got on fire in 2 places on the roof from sparks falling on an awful dry roof, but was checked by neighbors.


August 29, 1931

Had a nice dance in town. I came home 5-15 a.m.[3. Must have been a fun dance!]


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