Grandma Pfaltzgraff's journal beginning February 7, 1916

7th - Elda washed clothes.  Fred helped her some and washed his car.  Mrs. Rothe called.

8th - Fred sermonized in the forenoon on two sermons.  In the afternoon He went to look for another hired girl but could not get any where because of drifts so he phoned to Laura Eppelsheimer. (Laura is listed as being 12 in the 1910 census and her father and mother were mentioned in the previous post.  She would be 18 or thereabouts at the writing of this journal.) A. Kuester (Found a Kuester family living in Cass County, IA.  John, head of the household may have gond by his middle name.)  called on me in the afternoon.  Fred and Elda went to the Y.P.A. business meeting at the church in the evening.  Ella Sothman (Ella is listed as being 14 in the 1910 census so she would have been around 20 years old when elected president of the Y.P.A.) was elected Pres and she is no member of the church.

9th - Elda left today and Laura Eppelsheimer came for work.  Fred called at Bergs & Chr. Fishers & Ed Fishers. (There are too many Bergs in Cass County, IA in 1910 to narrow them down to the family that grandfather called on.  There is a Christian Fisher listed in 1910 census living in Guthrie County, IA which is near Cass County, IA so this might be who grandpa called on.  Census shows an Edward Fisher {Fieker according to census transcriber} living in Cass County, IA in 1910.) 

10th - Fred stayed home today.  Mrs. Dolch & Mrs. Ed Fisher called on me. (There are 8 different Dolch women listed in Cass County, IA in the 1910 census, so it is difficult to pinpoint which one might have called on grandma.)

11th - Fred made 3 calls at H. Roth's, Walter Eppelsheimer & G.P. Schuler.  (Could not locate for certain an H. Roth in 1910 Census.  Walter was documented in the previous blog.  There are too many G. Schulers living in Cass County, IA in 1910 to determine which one this is.)

12th - Fred cleaned the church & called at Sondermans.  Laura got ready for company.  Mrs. Fred Schuler called on me. (There are three Fred Schuler's but caller was either Mary or Louisa Schuler.  There were two Mary Schulers listed int he 1910 census.)

Grandma Pfaltzgraff's Journal beginning January 31, 2106

31st - I finished reading "A Diary of the Ministers Wife."  Fred stayed home today he pressed his clothing.  He is too good for me.  I some times wish I had never been born to even hurt a dear like him.  I love and trust him with all my heart.  I am proud of him.  I wish i could be halfway worthy of him.  I am not worthy too unlace his shoes.

FEBRUARY 1916

1st - I started to read "The Wide, Wide World."  I am still in bed with my bible and other reading time passes very quickly to me.  Fred went calling.  He only made one call at Gus Tuesters (sp?).  Gus subscribed for the Ev. Herald.

2nd - Fred went to Taylor Co. with the car.  Mrs. Rudig called on me.

3rd - Fred went calling.  He made seven calls.  Baby is very good she tries to say a good many things.  There was to have been a Y.P.A. business meeting but there were not quite enough there so cold not have it.  Laura & Della & Frank Knoke & O.D. Funke came in afterward and I started Laura out with the cradle roll when they were ready to go I woke the baby & she never cried but made such big eyes 7 looked so they had to laugh so. ha!  Mother Miller gave us a doz. heads of cabbage & some meat today & Mrs C Sunderman a jar of mince meat & F. W. Schuler a sack of bran. (Found Fred W. Schuler in the 1910 census.  He was a farmer.)

4th - Fred called at Emery Eshelmans. (Found Emery Eshelman in 1910 census living in Noble, Cass, Iowa and the family enumerated next was Charles Sunderman  whose wife is mentioned in the entry directly above.  Both men were farmers.  Is should be noted that the  transcriber (of the 1910 census) believes Charles to be "Chas Glanderman."  The enumerator's handwriting is at fault.  I could easily see how the transcriber made the error.)

5th - Fred cleaned the church & called at Ed Millers.

6th - Fred and Elda went to church.  Mrs. Knoke & Mrs. Wm Eppelsheimer & Mrs. U. G. Weaver came in to see me after church.  Laura Knoke & Beulah stayed all afternoon.  Little Ellen Heady came in to see me after church.  They all went to church in the evening. (Found William Eppelsheimer in 1910 census.  He was a farmer with 3 children and his wife, Elizabeth, who visited my grandmother.  Found Ulysses G. Weaver in 1910 census with his 5 children, including Beulah who may be the Beulah mentioned above.  His wife's name was Kate and he was a farmer.  Laura Knoke was the daughter of a farmer and lived at home with her parents, Frank and Lizzie, 2 siblings and 2 nieces.  Ellen C. Heady was found in 1910 census and at that time she was 2 years old.  Naturally she lived at home with her parents and 5 siblings.  This journal was written in 1916 so she would have been around 8 years old.)