1 MONDAY
Mother and Father 7 Little Girlie & I went to a church to New Year's service to hear Frederick preach & then had election of S. S. Officers. The same ones were re-elected. Then we went to H.C. Schuler's for dinner. Hazel and Geneva had a big time about 4 o'clock. We returned. I drove he car with Mother & Hazel. Then Fred took Mother to Mother Miller's & I stayed with Father and Hazel at home & got supper. We had sweet potatoes & other potatoes - chicken fry & gravy & dressing - celery & Nei Yahrs' breaids & cake & papa said it was good.
2 - Father & Mother were busy packing their suitcases & got dinner & packed them a lunch 7 then we got ready to go to Atlantic (Iowa) to see them off. We were very lonesome to see them go.
3 - We went calling. We called at Aug. Millers & Chr. Bros. & Ella Sothman's school & Henry Martens, Simon Sunderman & H. L. Nettzs & then came home to prayer meeting. There were about 21 out. H.C. Schuler led & we had a blessed time. after whch we had a S.S. teacher meeting. I got my old class again. "Somebody" wants some of my scholars.
4 - We went to Taylor County. They were very glad to see us. The roads were very bad south of Vilised & was almost sick on the way home. I got so hungry & Dear Frederick got some cheese & crackers for me. My it was good. I can taste it yet.
5 - Today we went calling again and we were at J. Wasmers for dinner & then we went to call on L.C. Shulers. Mrs. was sick in bed with the rheumatism & then we called at Mrs. F. C. Samisches who was at the hospital in Grant & had one operation & then at Chr. Fishers & Wm. Bergs & Geo Roses & Ed Fishers.
6 - Fred helped me with the housework in the forenoon & In the afternoon cleaned the church.
7 - We went to church & for dinner we went to Knokes & and in the afternoon we came back & went to church again in the evening.
8 - Fred & I washed clothes.
9 - I ironed clothes and in the evening we went to Mrs. Knokes to baptize her little boy.
10 - We went to Wm. Epplesheimers for dinner today. They were frying down sausage & I helped make sausage rolls & they gave us a big piece of beef when we left. Also called at Franks.
11 - Last night we had prayer meeting but I had to stay home with Hazel becaus of her earache. Today I finished ironing.
12 - I was very weak all day today. I did not eat no breakfast or dinner & so Fred thought I ought not to eat any supper either & stary my milk diet so I did. Today Fred called at Mrs. F. Miller & at Sothmans - Martha S came along to work for us.
13 - I was quite sick today so Martha had to do all the Saturday's work.
14 - I went to church & taught my class & went again in the eveing.
15 - Today Fred went calling & Martha & I canned some beef - 9 quarts of it. Fred brought home some meat & flour & cream of wheat & sauerkraut & sausage & jell from the people he called on today. He called at Mr. Bickings & Mother Nau. & George Bicking.
16 - I stayed in bed with the diet. Fred called at Kreitzbergs where we was for dinner & at F.M. Schulers where he was for supper.
17 - Fred called at F. Sundermans & Old Mrs. Sunderman. I read & wrote letters. This evening was prayer meeting. I was here all alone. I was very nervous. Thay had election of officers too so it was eleven o'clock when they got back.
18 - The missionary society met at Mrs. Chas. Sundermans. There were not very many there. Frederick was there & from there he went to Mr. Pelzers & called there. In the evening we made out an order for garden seed. I started to dress one of Hazel's dolls.
19 - I finished dressing Hazel's doll. Fred went calling today. He called at Bourchs but they were not at home so he went to G.P. Schulers for dinner & then to W. L. Eppelsheimer & E Millers. F. C. Sarmisch sold their farm to H.C. Schulers & L. Rudigs.
20 - I started to dress another one of Hazel's dolls & did some crocheting. Fred cleaned the church in the forenoon & in the afternoon went toGrant. Beulah 7 Neva Eppelsheimer & Bernice Schuler came to see me this afternoon. We looked at pictures & everything. Time passed so quickly. George Berg asked Fred to preach his "wedding sermon" next Wednesday. There's where I miss some more good things.
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