Entry from Journal #1: June 28, 1930
Gee! it’s a cold windy day. I’ve tried to irrigate & do a bit of carpenter work and my hands are sure cold. Mrs. Lewis Holly is sick from a cold. My rite arm pains me so severe at the elbow I can’t hardly stand to use my hand for anything.
Entries from Journal #1: late April 1930
April 26, 1930 – Rev. Father Lagris told from the alter Sat. of the Mayo brothers, being the best physicians of the day and for yrs. past, that they said the humans have a soul and spirits; that some unknown help would take these patients at times to the road to recovery after all [their] tryings and [illegible], their giving a patient up as uncurable. God help a non believer.
April 27, 1930 – Amos and Andy – radio comics . . . Freeman F. Gosden . . .born in Virginny, at Richmond, in 1899. Charles J. Correll . . . once was a brick layer by trade . . . born in Peoria, Illinois in 1890. The first dollar Andy earnt was by selling newspapers. They now get $100,000 a year, cash. They came on 9:30 a.m. Pacific time.
April 29, 1930 – Bro Wm Rumping and his girl Frances were up and got shivareed[1. Click here for an interesting article on the tradition of “shivaree”.] with two by the young folks of his home town (Marysville).
April 30, 1930 – The Marysville Highlanders got its 3 hard [k]nock causing old members to quit it.
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Entries from Journal #1: February and March 1930
Feb 1 – I and Theresa Larson gave a card party, near 56 folks were there, Mrs. J. Cannon, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. J. Julian, Mr. August Summers, Mr. Roy Dyvig, Mr. Earl Padbury won the prizes. 85 games played of whist.
Feb 2 – P.M. Oh it’s a fierce storm out, can’t see the gate, flowing fierce. A consantrator[1] was brot up from Silver, for the Neenan Mine up near Bald Butte, rite on the Continental Divide, hauled by 6 horses and the helpers were Maurie and Jerry Lauller, Lark Sandich, Clarence Beaver, Earl Padbury & Rob O’Connell. Mrs. Eric Hedblom coming from Helena via Silver on the same load the 3rd.
Feb 12 – Alb[ert] was very sick with an abysess.
March 5, – Mrs. Lizzie Korting and I went to Helena to see the trial of Jean Mills and Bobbie Kelly[2]. Nick Jancu was held as the murderer but was freed. 3 earth quakes were felt in Helena by me Mar. 16 near 6 a.m.
March 16 – I had a fatty tumor cut from out my arm by Dr. Hawkins.
March 29 – Went up to see Mrs. Kate Rumping who was operated on the 24 for cancer. Alb[ert] & I came home from Helena. Cid, Fran & children came up to & brot Christie’s radio home, I went in with Erik Headblom. I cried and was in fierce pain with a sore arm I torn while working about 1 1/2 yrs. ago.
Entry from Journal #1, September 26, 1930
I dreamt of my dear Mother this morning. She came back to her house that she toiled and slaved to her liking before she took sick. She started cleaning it up and found it so wrecked and dirty since she left and I helped her scrub it the same as always.
From Mary’s photo collection . . .
