- Aitkin Golden Age
- Crosby Senior Citizens
- Deerwood Senior Citizens
- Disabled American Veterans Commander Club
- Garrison Senior Citizens Club
- Pine Lake Golden Age
- Port Mille Lacs Senior Citizens
- Ladies' Aid Society
- V.F.W.
- American Legion Auxiliary
Monday, June 30, 2014
Anna's Volunteer Groups
Anna Schumann belonged to these organizations:
Sunday, June 29, 2014
1962
January 4 and January 8, 1962 - We took Chick to Madison General Hospital. They operated on his hips.
February 9, 1962 - The doctor grafted skin on Chick's foot from his stomach.
February 9, 1962 - The doctor grafted skin on Chick's foot from his stomach.
February 20, 1962 - Chick's body cast was removed.
March 3, 1962 - We brought Chick from the hospital to recuperate at home.
April 3, 1962 - Maxine and I went to Milwaukee for a luncheon for Jim Hoppa.
April 29, 1962 - Took Chick back to the hospital at Madison.
May 1, 1962 - Chick had surgery on his foot and Dr. Cowle removed 2 1/2 pieces of bone.
May 7, 1962 - Chick came home from the hospital. I took him back to the clinic for periodical check ups.
June 14, 1962 - Chick had his first pair of shoes on since December 19, 1961.
June 28, 1962 - Chick stood up alone for the first time. He thought he was going to pass out.
July 9, 1962 - Chick drove our car for the first time since the accident. He got me from work at Juneau.
April 29, 1962 - Took Chick back to the hospital at Madison.
May 1, 1962 - Chick had surgery on his foot and Dr. Cowle removed 2 1/2 pieces of bone.
May 7, 1962 - Chick came home from the hospital. I took him back to the clinic for periodical check ups.
June 14, 1962 - Chick had his first pair of shoes on since December 19, 1961.
June 28, 1962 - Chick stood up alone for the first time. He thought he was going to pass out.
July 9, 1962 - Chick drove our car for the first time since the accident. He got me from work at Juneau.
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Saturday, June 28, 2014
1964 (first mention of Lake Mille Lacs on July 29th)
Our trip out West to see Jack, Georgia, Jr, and Family. July 18 - July 30, 1964.
July 18, 1964 - Saturday. The mileage is 61, 200. We left home at 5:15AM. Wall Drug of South Dakota advertised on this side of Wisconsin Rapids. We run into a rain storm in Wisconsin Rapids. Stopped for breakfast at Marshfield, Dad, Jim and I. Arrived by Hank and Marie about 10:15AM. Left Marie's at 11:00. Marie and Bill raring to go. Went to Minneapolis and picked Mom up about 2:00PM. Found out that Ray Richards died of a heart attack. Stopped at Belle Plaine at 3:45PM and ate dinner and supper together. Now we're going to get ice and drive till 6:00 and get a motel. Spent our first nite at Springfield MN. Went down to the corner bar. Had a few refreshments. Went back to our cabin at 9:30, ate chicken and potato chips and went to bed.
July 19, 1964 - Sunday. Got up at 5:45AM. We went down to the park and fixed breakfast. Stopped by Gene and Orrsie. Had a nice visit. Stayed a short time, but nice. We're only 10 miles from the South Dakota border, Bill says. 9:30AM we crossed the South Dakota border. Mileage: 61, 799. We had dinner at St. Lawrence in the park. It was shady, but the water wasn't fit to drink. So we had milk, pop and a beer. It is rather warm this afternoon. We are in the Badlands now. On entering, we stopped at a homesteader. Seen the sod house - the beginning of 1913 - and the dirt floor, churn oil lamp, etc. Stopped at the museum in the Badlands.
July 20, 1964 - Monday. We slept at Rapid City, S. Dakota last nite and had a real nice cottage. Ate breakfast at the motel. Left for Wyoming at 5 minutes to 6:00AM. Stopped for ice. Went 2 more miles and stopped at Reptile Gardens. That was really worth seeing. Got Sis and Toots jewelry and Mrs. Knuppel a tray. We are just leaving Mount Rushmore. Driving thru Custer State Park. Very curvy and lots of turns, but nice scenic drive. Entering Wyoming. Mileage is 62, 318. We're 519 miles across South Dakota. We had dinner at New Castle, Wyoming in the park, gassed up at Buffalo, Wyoming. It's too early (3:15PM) to get a motel, so we decided to go on. We're leaving Big Horn Mountains now, traveling thru Ten Sleep Canyon. That's a beautiful drive and scene route, but sharp curves and turns and switch backs and the high layers of rocks....Passed thru Ten Sleep and came thru to Worland and got a nice 3 double bed motel. TV, air conditioning, even electric coffee pot. Instant coffee, cream, sugar, and cups. Cheapest one along the way, real homey. Pawnee is the name of the motel.
July 21, 1964 - Tuesday. Left for Jack's at 6:15AM. Coming into Cody, Wyo at 8:10AM. We got some pop to drink on the way and Bill got a hair cut, bought Johnny a sweat shirt at Cody of Yellowstone Park. Crossed the Shoshone River. It is really wild. Driving thru 6 tunnels in the mountains. One tunnel is over 1/4 mile thru the mountain. Lights in the tunnel like a highway. We stopped at Buffalo Bill Dam. It sure is something to see. Entering Shoshone National Forest. Entered Yellowstone National Park at 11:10AM. Mileage: 62, 731. Stopped and had a snowball fight on the mountain side. Our car overheated and a guy gave us some water. Passed Sylvan Lake. Limit 5 fish. Just passed a station wagon. A big cinnamon bear stood up by the back window. A little kid screamed. Just passed 2 old ladies from Minnesota. Harland said they ought to feed them to the bears. Sign: "25 miles per hour". Bill took a colored picture of Yellowstone Lake and the snow capped mountain. We came thru the park at 4:00PM at the west gate. Stopped by Jack's. He was home sleeping. Georgia was home also. Jack and Harland, Bill and Jim went downtown and got a drink. It cost $2.10 for one round. Went downtown at Jack's for supper. We could all order what we wanted. We all had chicken, but Bill had shrimp. Jack and Georgia put us up at the motel. We had 2 units. They were really wonderful to us.
July 22, 1964 - Wednesday. Marie and I, Harland and Jim took our wash down to the laundry mat. It worked out real nice. It was so warm coming out, we had 3 bricks of cheese for Jack. It really stunk under the canvas. We went down for supper last nite. Jack had coffee with us and he told "Tiny" (6'2") to "make it 6 steaks". They were really delicious. Jack said tiny could do bear hunting with a switch. She is a big woman.
July 23, 1964 - Thursday. We took some ironing down to the laundry mat, done that, came home, cleaned our cabins, went down and mailed our cards. We had our dinner and came home and had a nap till Jr and Bill got done working. Now they're cleaning up. Then we're going to go where 21 people were killed in the earthquake. They built a memorial to them there.
July 24, 1964 - Friday. We cleaned up. Then went down for breakfast, came home and washed and set my hair. Now I'm going over and iron and press up some of Jr's clothes and Bill's as long as he is going to stay. Harland and Grandma went to look for that particular lake to go fishing tonite. We are moving from the motel over to Jack's because the Mormon's have their big weekend Friday-Saturday-Sunday and Georgia needs the units (3 and 4) that we were using.
July 25, 1964 - Saturday. We took a ride into the park (Yellowstone) toward the north gate. Had our meals in the motel when we moved upstairs. Went to the Lariat tonite and seen the strip tease. Didn't amount to nothing.
July 26, 1964 - Sunday. We got up, packed and went to 7:00AM mass. Had breakfast at Jack's, picked up Bill's clothes and left for home. Leaving West Yellowstone at 9:05AM for Mom's. The mileage is 63, 166. The mileage from Horicon to Jack's was 1,636 miles. It's 85 miles from Jack's to Bozeman, Montana. Going thru Gallatin National Forest. It's a beautiful drive thru the canyon. Just like Georgia said. There is still snow on the mountains. Jack said the humidity is usually 18-20%. It sure was dry. Our lips were just chapped. I bought a jar of Vicks. We had to detour before we got into Bozeman, population - don't know. 26 miles from Bozeman to Livingston, Monatana. It's 115 miles from Livingston to Billings, Montana on highway 10. Real nice black top road. "Good roads in general, nice curves," Harland said, "When you can take them at 75-80 miles an hour". I'm going to drive when we get to the next town, which is Big Timber, Montana. More snow on the right, out of Big Timber, Montana - more than we have seen yet. Gassed up at Billings, Montana. Ate at a road side out of Billings. The park was full of people and no tables, so we pulled our rather provoked because we parked on the grass. We'll drive now till we look for a motel. We got 3 slips of a small peach begonia at West Yellowstone in that small grocery store. We drove 474 miles from Jack's to Glendive, Montana. We got our motel: The name of it is El Centro. $12 a nite for 6 people.
July 27, 1964 - Monday. We left our motel at 6:30AM. The temperature was 68 degrees on the bank. We counted 80 white crosses where people were killed or died in car accidents. Crossed the Montana and North Dakota border at 7:15. 38 miles from Glendive to the N.D. border. A farmer was raking hay in the dried up river bed. We stopped at Teddy Roosevelt National Park and we stopped at Painted Canyon. Took pictures of Bill and Jim on a bucking bronco. We ate dinner at Lion's Hill Side park at Bismark N.D. Bill took a colored picture. It was a pretty park. We stopped and done some shopping at Jamestown N.D. I got Bob some white T-shirts, myself some hand towels and 2 yellow and white bath towels. Real pretty. Bill got Johnny a big green thumb for thumb suckers. Bill got himself a black billfold. Jim bought a daisy cork pop gun. We're headed for Fargo, which is 92 miles. Bill and I figured we were 169 miles to Mom's from Fargo. We crossed the Minnesota border between Fargo and Moorehead. We're still on highway 10. We've been driving on highway 10 since we left Bozeman, Montana. We ate supper at the Village Park of Hawley. A real nice park. We arrived by Mom's at 5 to 11PM. We were all tired, had coffee and went to bed. We lost 2 hours because of the time change.
July 28, 1964 - Tuesday. It rained in the nite. After it cleared up, we got ready and went fishing, took hamburger buns and onions and made dinner. Marie caught a nice sun fish.
July 29, 1964 - Wednesday. We had a fish fry before we left. Were they ever delicious. We left Mom's at 12:30PM. Georgia's birthday is July 3rd. Is this ever a pretty drive along Lake Mille Lac. (web cam) George says that is a good fishing lake. Stopped at North Branch, Minnesota. Got me a pair of footlets and a white narrow belt. I've been looking for one for a long time. We are back in Wisconsin at Taylor Falls at 3:25PM. Arrived in Tony at 5 to 5PM. Stopped by Hank at the tavern, had a drink and then went over to the house.
July 30, 1964 - Thursday. Marie made us some sandwiches and we picked some sweet peas and took some pictures. Bill took the last colored one of Corrie and Jim Sybers in their little outfit with the bears on it from West Yellowstone. We took some black and white ones also of Ginger, Hank and Marie. Left Marie's at 10:00AM, homeward bound. It's 216 miles from Mom's to Marie's. Turned off on 73 to Neillsville to look up Schmitd's that used to live in Horicon. Went to the post office in Neilsville, found out where to go. As we were by the stop sign, Jim says, "There's Jeff Schmidt now!" They were in town shopping, so we didn't go out to the farm. Ronnie was over to Iron Ridge visiting. Arrived home (Horicon) at 3:00PM. Carol and Johnny were here. She was so glad to see us. She cried. It was a wonderful vacation.
July 22, 1964 - Wednesday. Marie and I, Harland and Jim took our wash down to the laundry mat. It worked out real nice. It was so warm coming out, we had 3 bricks of cheese for Jack. It really stunk under the canvas. We went down for supper last nite. Jack had coffee with us and he told "Tiny" (6'2") to "make it 6 steaks". They were really delicious. Jack said tiny could do bear hunting with a switch. She is a big woman.
July 23, 1964 - Thursday. We took some ironing down to the laundry mat, done that, came home, cleaned our cabins, went down and mailed our cards. We had our dinner and came home and had a nap till Jr and Bill got done working. Now they're cleaning up. Then we're going to go where 21 people were killed in the earthquake. They built a memorial to them there.
July 24, 1964 - Friday. We cleaned up. Then went down for breakfast, came home and washed and set my hair. Now I'm going over and iron and press up some of Jr's clothes and Bill's as long as he is going to stay. Harland and Grandma went to look for that particular lake to go fishing tonite. We are moving from the motel over to Jack's because the Mormon's have their big weekend Friday-Saturday-Sunday and Georgia needs the units (3 and 4) that we were using.
July 25, 1964 - Saturday. We took a ride into the park (Yellowstone) toward the north gate. Had our meals in the motel when we moved upstairs. Went to the Lariat tonite and seen the strip tease. Didn't amount to nothing.
July 26, 1964 - Sunday. We got up, packed and went to 7:00AM mass. Had breakfast at Jack's, picked up Bill's clothes and left for home. Leaving West Yellowstone at 9:05AM for Mom's. The mileage is 63, 166. The mileage from Horicon to Jack's was 1,636 miles. It's 85 miles from Jack's to Bozeman, Montana. Going thru Gallatin National Forest. It's a beautiful drive thru the canyon. Just like Georgia said. There is still snow on the mountains. Jack said the humidity is usually 18-20%. It sure was dry. Our lips were just chapped. I bought a jar of Vicks. We had to detour before we got into Bozeman, population - don't know. 26 miles from Bozeman to Livingston, Monatana. It's 115 miles from Livingston to Billings, Montana on highway 10. Real nice black top road. "Good roads in general, nice curves," Harland said, "When you can take them at 75-80 miles an hour". I'm going to drive when we get to the next town, which is Big Timber, Montana. More snow on the right, out of Big Timber, Montana - more than we have seen yet. Gassed up at Billings, Montana. Ate at a road side out of Billings. The park was full of people and no tables, so we pulled our rather provoked because we parked on the grass. We'll drive now till we look for a motel. We got 3 slips of a small peach begonia at West Yellowstone in that small grocery store. We drove 474 miles from Jack's to Glendive, Montana. We got our motel: The name of it is El Centro. $12 a nite for 6 people.
July 27, 1964 - Monday. We left our motel at 6:30AM. The temperature was 68 degrees on the bank. We counted 80 white crosses where people were killed or died in car accidents. Crossed the Montana and North Dakota border at 7:15. 38 miles from Glendive to the N.D. border. A farmer was raking hay in the dried up river bed. We stopped at Teddy Roosevelt National Park and we stopped at Painted Canyon. Took pictures of Bill and Jim on a bucking bronco. We ate dinner at Lion's Hill Side park at Bismark N.D. Bill took a colored picture. It was a pretty park. We stopped and done some shopping at Jamestown N.D. I got Bob some white T-shirts, myself some hand towels and 2 yellow and white bath towels. Real pretty. Bill got Johnny a big green thumb for thumb suckers. Bill got himself a black billfold. Jim bought a daisy cork pop gun. We're headed for Fargo, which is 92 miles. Bill and I figured we were 169 miles to Mom's from Fargo. We crossed the Minnesota border between Fargo and Moorehead. We're still on highway 10. We've been driving on highway 10 since we left Bozeman, Montana. We ate supper at the Village Park of Hawley. A real nice park. We arrived by Mom's at 5 to 11PM. We were all tired, had coffee and went to bed. We lost 2 hours because of the time change.
July 28, 1964 - Tuesday. It rained in the nite. After it cleared up, we got ready and went fishing, took hamburger buns and onions and made dinner. Marie caught a nice sun fish.
July 29, 1964 - Wednesday. We had a fish fry before we left. Were they ever delicious. We left Mom's at 12:30PM. Georgia's birthday is July 3rd. Is this ever a pretty drive along Lake Mille Lac. (web cam) George says that is a good fishing lake. Stopped at North Branch, Minnesota. Got me a pair of footlets and a white narrow belt. I've been looking for one for a long time. We are back in Wisconsin at Taylor Falls at 3:25PM. Arrived in Tony at 5 to 5PM. Stopped by Hank at the tavern, had a drink and then went over to the house.
July 30, 1964 - Thursday. Marie made us some sandwiches and we picked some sweet peas and took some pictures. Bill took the last colored one of Corrie and Jim Sybers in their little outfit with the bears on it from West Yellowstone. We took some black and white ones also of Ginger, Hank and Marie. Left Marie's at 10:00AM, homeward bound. It's 216 miles from Mom's to Marie's. Turned off on 73 to Neillsville to look up Schmitd's that used to live in Horicon. Went to the post office in Neilsville, found out where to go. As we were by the stop sign, Jim says, "There's Jeff Schmidt now!" They were in town shopping, so we didn't go out to the farm. Ronnie was over to Iron Ridge visiting. Arrived home (Horicon) at 3:00PM. Carol and Johnny were here. She was so glad to see us. She cried. It was a wonderful vacation.
Friday, June 27, 2014
1965
P.M.A. folded up, so I worked 6 days for Stokleys and then Marlin called.
September 22, 1965 - I went to work at Marlin for the first time. I worked here until June 4, 1971 and then quit. Harland retired May 1st, 1979 from John Deere.
October 22, 1965 - Went to the hospital with a gall bladder attack.
October 23, 1965 - Came home.
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October 22, 1965 - Went to the hospital with a gall bladder attack.
October 23, 1965 - Came home.
Thursday, June 26, 2014
1966
February 1, 1966 - I went to the hospital.
February 2, 1966 - I had my gall bladder out. Bob, John, and Carol brought me home from the hospital.
February 10, 1966 - Carol came over and fixed Bill's birthday supper for me. Chick and Judy came over also.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
1967
February, 1967 - Carol and John stayed with us till Carol went to University Hospital February 6 for surgery.
February 14, 1967 - Carol had open heart surgery.
February 15, 1967 - Dr. Johnson called us all in after surgery and said he didn't think Sis would make it thru the night. She passed away at 8:03PM today.
February 18, 1967 - Carol was buried from St. Mike's Church at 10:00AM.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
1968
1968 - We worked steady.
March 3, 1968 - Jack passed away in Chula Vista CA after surgery on his legs.
March 4, 1968 - Katie went to the hospital with pains.
March 8, 1968 - John came home with us.
April 19, 1968 - I went to the hospital with my pancreas.
April 30, 1968 - I came home from the hospital. I ate more Cream of Wheat that week than I ever did.
I worked steady. Then August 18, we moved from Washington Street in Horicon WI to Main Street in Horicon WI.
October 24, 1968 - We went to Minnesota and on the way home, I had a car accident.
October 27, 1968 - Harland was hospitalized. I had a broken collar bone and bruises. One big one on my right leg.
October 31, 1968 - Harland had 2 pins in his shoulder.
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Monday, June 23, 2014
1969
January 7, 1969 - I started back to work since the car accident.
January 13, 1969 - Harland went back to work since the car accident.
February 12, 1969 - Johnny had his tonsils out at Madison General Hospital and he came home the next day. I went out and babysat for John on February 14th.
February 20, 1969 - I went to the hospital and on the 21st I had surgery on my leg to rid me of the constant pain when I sat down.
March, 1969 - Esther Pick passed away.
May 20, 1969 - I took Bill to Beaver Dam to the Army. He was sent to For Campbell, Kentucky. When he was done with Basic, he was sent to Texas for medic training.
November 1, 1969 - Bill, I and Marie went to see Mom.
November 10, 1969 - I took Bill to the Madison airport for Vietnam.
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Sunday, June 22, 2014
1970
January 6, 1970 - Bernice Lindert passed away with cancer.
February 27, 1970 - Tammy had her tonsils out. Chick and I sat with her and Chick passed out.
April 1, 1970 - Marie and I went by Mom's.
April 6, 1970 - Cecil Gray passed away.
July 11, 1970 - Harland, I, John, Chick, Judy and Tammy went to the Dells for a weekend. We had a real good time.
August 14, 1970 - Went with Chick to the doctor at Madison.
October 14, 1970 - Bill called from Sidney, Australia while on R & R.
November 24, 1970 - Harland and I picked Bill up at the bus depot in Madison when he came home from Vietnam.
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Saturday, June 21, 2014
1971
June 4, 1971 - My last day of work for Marlin in Horicon.
September 24, 1971 - Friday. Took Bill by ambulance, unconscious, to St. Joe's Hospital. He was out for 45 minutes.
September 24, 1971 - Friday. Took Bill by ambulance, unconscious, to St. Joe's Hospital. He was out for 45 minutes.
September 25, 1971 - Saturday. Wrote out a check for TV Guide for 1 year, wrote out a check for Good Housekeeping for 2 years, so it will be good till 1973. I finished my cookies that I started before Bill took sick with the kidney infection. Jim went up north with Mark Z bow hunting. They had a good time. Wally shot 4 times, Jim once.
September 28, 1971 - Tuesday. The doctor said that Bill has malaria. I contacted the army representative in Juneau. His doctor bills will be paid by Uncle Sam.
September 29, 1971 - Wednesday. No fever today. Thank God. If the fever stays down, Bill can come home for the weekend. Sharon has spent every day up by Bill. Her mom took her up and we usually picked her up at nite.
October 1, 1971 - Friday. I am waiting to hear when he can come home and how he is.
October 2, 1971 - Saturday. Bill came home this P.A. He weighed himself and he lost 25 lbs. He's down to 170 lbs.
October 3, 1971 - Sunday. Bill, Sharon, Dad and I went to Leroy to a chicken and ham dinner. Bill won 4 six-packs. Harland won one. The dinner was delicious. I bought a pair of pink booties for the little one coming in April. We stopped by Lowell and also by Reggies. Jim went duck hunting. He got 3 wood ducks so far.
October 4, 1971 - Monday. Washed clothes today. Ordered a serving set for Tom and Jennie's wedding.
October 11, 1971 - Monday. We went to harford and picked up Bill and Sharon's snowmobile mitts. We ordered 3 more pair for Harland, Jim and I.
October 12, 1971 - Tuesday. Jim is going to Fred Ulrich's funeral this A.M. He and 3 others died in a head on crash. 3 of them were Jim's hunting buddies. We're going to Watertown fair today. Got 50 lbs of onions for $2.50.
October 13, 1971 - Wednesday. We are going to Madison, shopping today. We bought Sharon's Xmas present.
October 15, 1971 - Friday. Had my bedroom drapes cleaned and it cost $14.04. We picked Johnny up at school, so he is spending the weekend with us. Katie went shopping today. I've picked out 7 lbs of hickory nut meats this past week and Harland cracked them for me.
October 17, 1971 - Sunday. Twelve years ago, Carol and Bob got married. Johnny and I made 4 pumpkin pies and 1 apple pie this A.M. We were going to 8:00 mass, but Bill and Sharon overslept, so we went to 10:00 mass. When Jim and Dad came home from hunting, Jim got a duck mallard. Last nite he got a goose. We're going to Reeseville to play cards this afternoon and tonite Maxine, Warren, Harland and I are going out to eat. We had a ball and got about 4 bushels of potatoes between the 4 of us. We got home at 20 to 3AM. I didn't wash till Wednesday. I didn't feel good. It was dreary since tuesday.
October 21, 1971 - Thursday. Metzie called up tonite and we're going out with them for fish fry some place.
October 22, 1971 - Friday. We went to Ma and Pa Jones. The fish was delicious. We were home early as Metzie and Sally had to tend bar.
October 24, 1971 - Sunday. Went out by Maxine and Warren for a duck dinner. It was delicious.
October 25, 1971 - Monday. Went to the hospital to see Alma and Dora.
October 26, 1971 - Tuesday. Washed clothes this A.M. Helped Harland put the leaves in bags.
October 29, 1971 - Friday. Shampooed the living room rug.
October 30, 1971 - Saturday. Sharon and I went to a shower for Jennie Kruehl.
October 31, 1971 - Sunday. I canned 20 quarts of carrots that Maxine got for me. I baked 1 banana and peanut butter cookies and a double batch of chocolate chip cookies.
November 1, 1971 - Monday. Wrote out a check for rent and I'm washing clothes today. Harland went hunting at Waupun with Bryon.
November 4, 1971 - Thursday. We went up north by Hank and Marie.
November 7, 1971 - Sunday. Came home from Hank and Marie's. Brought home 14 ducks.
November 9, 1971 - Tuesday. Went out by Maxine and picked up 23 old hens.
November 10, 1971 - Wednesday. Cleaned the chickens.
November 11, 1971 - Thursday. I'm frying chicken today. I canned 20 quarts, washed up my greasy dishes, made a cooker full of chicken soup.
November 12, 1971 - Friday. Made 5 apple pies, gave one to Chick and Judy, Bill and Sharon, one for us, and 2 for Birdie for bringing Tammy home from school at noon. Gave them each some chicken soup.
November 13, 1971 - Saturday. We went to Tom and Jennie's wedding today. It was beautiful and the food was delicious. They had a dance and a lunch at nite. I had a real good time.
November 14, 1971 - Sunday. Went to church and then sprinkled my ironing. If John is going to be home, we are going out there this afternoon.
November 15, 1971 - Monday. John wasn't home, so we stayed home and cleaned the car. I washed clothes today.
November 16, 1971 - Tuesday. I washed clothes for Bill and Sharon today as she was waiting for the refrigerator man. Sharon, Shirley Arndt, Mickey Mieske, Alice Henkel and myself went to Burnett and played Bingo. I won a 12 lb turkey and tied for Crazo Bingo for a $10 certificate, but I lost.
November 17, 1971 - Wednesday. It was 69 degrees, so Tammy and I walked up by Violet and Wally. It was really beautiful. I cleaned my oven when I came home.
November 18, 1971 - Thursday. Done some mending and put clean dresser scarves on.
November 19, 1971 - Friday. I'm doing my cleaning. Tammy and I will go grocery shopping.
November 20, 1971 - Saturday. The guys went deer hunting. Bill Spiegelberg got a small doe.
November 21, 1971 - Sunday. Went to church. Alfred and Dorothy came over and no more deer. Washed clothes today.
November 22, 1971 - Monday. Sprinkled my clothes and put contact (paper) on the cupboard.
November 25, 1971 - Thursday. Had a nice Thanksgiving. Chick, Judy and T.J., Bill, Sharon, Joe, Bob and John and us for dinner and Katie came for supper. She made dinner for Jean and family. Jean is in rough shape.
November 26, 1971 - Friday. Sharon and Judy went to Fond du Lac shopping and it started to snow at 10AM and it didn't quit till 10 PM. We got 5 inches of snow. Harland, Wally Henkel, Whitey Ewert, Marvin Roggenbauer and Chick played Sheepshead. And Bill went snowmobiling afterward. They all ate supper here and then they went out.
November 27, 1971 - Saturday. Johnny and Tammy are playing outside. I'm running the vacuum. Harland went rabbit hunting and got 2 rabbits. Jim went hunting but isn't back yet. Jim got a pheasant.
November 29, 1971 - Monday. We took John home yesterday. Bob got his new Cadillac Saturday. We went for a ride in it. It sure is nice. I want to get a permanent, but the weather is bad. It's snowed 3 more inches last nite and still snowing. I'm writing Mom. She's in the hospital. She has a sore on her leg and infection ulcers.
November 30, 1971 - Tuesday. Harland went out and helped Alfred butcher a beef.
December 1, 1971 - Wednesday. Went by June and she put my permanent in. It was snowing, so I came home and finished it myself.
December 3, 1971 - Friday. Harland, I, Tammy, and Dora went shopping.
December 4, 1971 - Saturday. Went out by Alfred's and picked up our beef. $.59/lb. $180 total.
December 5, 1971 - Sunday. Went over by Faust and Bob Boubrie cut it up and ground our hamburger and 18 lbs of venison for sausage. We added 15 lbs of pork and added the rest beef to make 50 lbs of sausage. In the afternoon, we went over by Maxine and we made 50 sausages. We had 26 sausages. Maxine and Warren had 24. Some weighed more.
December 6, 1971 - Monday. Wrapped and trimmed meat today and picked up the washing machine for Bill and Sharon.
December 7, 1971 - Tuesday. Canned 7 quarts of beef. So our meat is taken care of. Faust is smoking our sausage. We can pick it up Saturday or Sunday. It has been foggy for 3-4 days.
December 11, 1971 - Saturday. Picked our sausage up at Faust. $.05 for smoking. We had 50 lbs.
December 12, 1971 - Sunday. We went to church and then took a wreath out to Carol's grave. I went and played Bingo with Alice and Mickey. No one won anything. Mickey cut and lost.
December 13, 1971 - Monday. Harland and I made a batch of sea foam and I made a batch of fudge. I sent Mom a box as she's in the hospital for the 3 ulcers on her leg. Have been busy getting ready for Xmas with candy and cookie making.
December 20, 1971 - Monday. Shirley Arndt came over after work and we made 4 batches of sea foam.
December 23, 1971 - Thursday. Tammy and I picked up Jim's picture at Juneau. June and George came over and we made 4 batches of sea foam and then we played cards till almost 2AM. Then we had a lunch and they went home.
December 24, 1971 - Friday. I washed my hair and mixed up some fruit stollen and will clean up the house and go over by John for his birthday and then we'll come home and go to midnight mass.
December 25, 1971 - Saturday. We all had a nice Xmas. Chick, Judy and Tammy, Bill and Sharon, Katie, Joe, Bob and Johnny.
December 28, 1971 - Tuesday. Johnny is spending his vacation with us.
December 31, 1971 - Friday. We went up and played cards with Sharon and Bill for New Year's Eve. Katie, Joe, Bob went up, too, for awhile. We came home at 1:00AM and I set up and watched TV till 4:30AM and embroidered on pillow cases.
November 14, 1971 - Sunday. Went to church and then sprinkled my ironing. If John is going to be home, we are going out there this afternoon.
November 15, 1971 - Monday. John wasn't home, so we stayed home and cleaned the car. I washed clothes today.
November 16, 1971 - Tuesday. I washed clothes for Bill and Sharon today as she was waiting for the refrigerator man. Sharon, Shirley Arndt, Mickey Mieske, Alice Henkel and myself went to Burnett and played Bingo. I won a 12 lb turkey and tied for Crazo Bingo for a $10 certificate, but I lost.
November 17, 1971 - Wednesday. It was 69 degrees, so Tammy and I walked up by Violet and Wally. It was really beautiful. I cleaned my oven when I came home.
November 18, 1971 - Thursday. Done some mending and put clean dresser scarves on.
November 19, 1971 - Friday. I'm doing my cleaning. Tammy and I will go grocery shopping.
November 20, 1971 - Saturday. The guys went deer hunting. Bill Spiegelberg got a small doe.
November 21, 1971 - Sunday. Went to church. Alfred and Dorothy came over and no more deer. Washed clothes today.
November 22, 1971 - Monday. Sprinkled my clothes and put contact (paper) on the cupboard.
November 25, 1971 - Thursday. Had a nice Thanksgiving. Chick, Judy and T.J., Bill, Sharon, Joe, Bob and John and us for dinner and Katie came for supper. She made dinner for Jean and family. Jean is in rough shape.
November 26, 1971 - Friday. Sharon and Judy went to Fond du Lac shopping and it started to snow at 10AM and it didn't quit till 10 PM. We got 5 inches of snow. Harland, Wally Henkel, Whitey Ewert, Marvin Roggenbauer and Chick played Sheepshead. And Bill went snowmobiling afterward. They all ate supper here and then they went out.
November 27, 1971 - Saturday. Johnny and Tammy are playing outside. I'm running the vacuum. Harland went rabbit hunting and got 2 rabbits. Jim went hunting but isn't back yet. Jim got a pheasant.
November 29, 1971 - Monday. We took John home yesterday. Bob got his new Cadillac Saturday. We went for a ride in it. It sure is nice. I want to get a permanent, but the weather is bad. It's snowed 3 more inches last nite and still snowing. I'm writing Mom. She's in the hospital. She has a sore on her leg and infection ulcers.
November 30, 1971 - Tuesday. Harland went out and helped Alfred butcher a beef.
December 1, 1971 - Wednesday. Went by June and she put my permanent in. It was snowing, so I came home and finished it myself.
December 3, 1971 - Friday. Harland, I, Tammy, and Dora went shopping.
December 4, 1971 - Saturday. Went out by Alfred's and picked up our beef. $.59/lb. $180 total.
December 5, 1971 - Sunday. Went over by Faust and Bob Boubrie cut it up and ground our hamburger and 18 lbs of venison for sausage. We added 15 lbs of pork and added the rest beef to make 50 lbs of sausage. In the afternoon, we went over by Maxine and we made 50 sausages. We had 26 sausages. Maxine and Warren had 24. Some weighed more.
December 6, 1971 - Monday. Wrapped and trimmed meat today and picked up the washing machine for Bill and Sharon.
December 7, 1971 - Tuesday. Canned 7 quarts of beef. So our meat is taken care of. Faust is smoking our sausage. We can pick it up Saturday or Sunday. It has been foggy for 3-4 days.
December 11, 1971 - Saturday. Picked our sausage up at Faust. $.05 for smoking. We had 50 lbs.
December 12, 1971 - Sunday. We went to church and then took a wreath out to Carol's grave. I went and played Bingo with Alice and Mickey. No one won anything. Mickey cut and lost.
December 13, 1971 - Monday. Harland and I made a batch of sea foam and I made a batch of fudge. I sent Mom a box as she's in the hospital for the 3 ulcers on her leg. Have been busy getting ready for Xmas with candy and cookie making.
December 20, 1971 - Monday. Shirley Arndt came over after work and we made 4 batches of sea foam.
December 23, 1971 - Thursday. Tammy and I picked up Jim's picture at Juneau. June and George came over and we made 4 batches of sea foam and then we played cards till almost 2AM. Then we had a lunch and they went home.
December 24, 1971 - Friday. I washed my hair and mixed up some fruit stollen and will clean up the house and go over by John for his birthday and then we'll come home and go to midnight mass.
December 25, 1971 - Saturday. We all had a nice Xmas. Chick, Judy and Tammy, Bill and Sharon, Katie, Joe, Bob and Johnny.
December 28, 1971 - Tuesday. Johnny is spending his vacation with us.
December 31, 1971 - Friday. We went up and played cards with Sharon and Bill for New Year's Eve. Katie, Joe, Bob went up, too, for awhile. We came home at 1:00AM and I set up and watched TV till 4:30AM and embroidered on pillow cases.
Friday, June 20, 2014
1972 (Move to Minnesota)
January 1, 1972 - We went down to Nellie's. Mabel and Bob came in, and Bill and Sharon came down for awhile. We came home and made some supper and went out by Geddes for a couple of drinks and we came home before 10:00PM. Cec called and their home burned down to the ground. Mom was sleeping over by Annie Meyer, otherwise she could have perished in the fire as her oxygen tank exploded. Their 2 poodles died in the fire, too. They didn't save a thing.
January 27, 1972 - Went to Mayville and we bought our automatic washer for up north.
January 28, 1972 - Cleaned out my sewing cabinet and run acrossed my old calenders I'd saved from 1962.
February 8, 1972 - Dora passed away.
February 11, 1972 - Dora was buried in Milwaukee.
February 13, 1972 - We celebrated Sharon's Bill, Len's and Caroline's birthday party at our house with a duck dinner.
March 8, 1972 - Bill called at 3:15AM and I talked to Sharon. Her water broke and no pain, so she called the doctor and Bill took her to the hospital at 5:15AM. Marty Lee was borned at 6:03AM. He weighed 5lbs 5oz.
March 11, 1972 - Sharon and baby came home from the hospital.
March 26, 1972 - Palm Sunday. Marty Lee was baptized and Len and Pat were his sponsors. We had the supper here after baptism. I fixed rabbit and chicken. They're still talking about the rabbit.
March 30, 1972 - Harland and I went by Marie and Hank.
April 1, 1972 - We butchered 25 ducks. That was no April Fool either.
April 2, 1972 - We called Mom to wish her Happy Easter and happy birthday. Mom said she just got out of the hospital after 5 days and she was pretty weak and she was so lonesome for us. She can't wait till Harland comes up April 24.
April 4, 1972 - Stub Sauer passed away today. He was retired. We went to Beaver Dam. Seen Alma. We stopped by Minnie and picked up my afghan from Alma. Harland got a trailer tire and tube. We bought Marty Lee his buggy. We went down to vote in the primary. It was Jim's first voting experience.
April 9, 1972 - We went by Bernice and Irvin at Fond du Lac for supper. We had a nice time.
April 18, 1972 - Went to Waupun by Bryon and Carolyn's.
April 19, 1972 - June and George Mack had us over for a turkey dinner. It was real good.
April 24, 1972 - Harland left for Marie's and then Minnesota the next day. Arrived without any trouble, I guess.
May 6, 1972 - Checked on my vacuum cleaner parts. Used Bill's car to go shopping. Katie called last nite and Saturday they found Cara Miller dead. Katie talked to her last. She called Katie about 8:30PM Thursday. Saturday they checked and she was dead. The last will and testament will be read Monday. Katie has Misty so far. The dog is insured for $10,000.
May 7, 1972 - I went to church, came home, washed my hair. I'm going to Sharon Dehn's wedding shower this afternoon. Then we're having a cookout, the kids and I.
May 22, 1972 - Am still packing. Boxes stacked all over.
May 27, 1972 - We moved to Minnesota. George came back and drove the truck back with the furniture. We brought Tammy back with us and she spent part of the summer with us. We were so busy all summer. Company and all.
July, 1972 - We had carpeting laid in the front room and kitchen. We laid the carpeting ourselves in the bedrooms.
September 24, 1972 - We went to Wisconsin to get a complete physical, which we are in good physical condition.
November, 1972 - We had a new septic tank put in for $1,072.10. Harland and Mike finished the bathroom and then I painted.
December 21, 1972 - We went to Wisconsin to spend John's birthday and Xmas with the kids. We came back (to MN) the 27th.
February 8, 1972 - Dora passed away.
February 11, 1972 - Dora was buried in Milwaukee.
February 13, 1972 - We celebrated Sharon's Bill, Len's and Caroline's birthday party at our house with a duck dinner.
March 8, 1972 - Bill called at 3:15AM and I talked to Sharon. Her water broke and no pain, so she called the doctor and Bill took her to the hospital at 5:15AM. Marty Lee was borned at 6:03AM. He weighed 5lbs 5oz.
March 11, 1972 - Sharon and baby came home from the hospital.
March 26, 1972 - Palm Sunday. Marty Lee was baptized and Len and Pat were his sponsors. We had the supper here after baptism. I fixed rabbit and chicken. They're still talking about the rabbit.
March 30, 1972 - Harland and I went by Marie and Hank.
April 1, 1972 - We butchered 25 ducks. That was no April Fool either.
April 2, 1972 - We called Mom to wish her Happy Easter and happy birthday. Mom said she just got out of the hospital after 5 days and she was pretty weak and she was so lonesome for us. She can't wait till Harland comes up April 24.
April 4, 1972 - Stub Sauer passed away today. He was retired. We went to Beaver Dam. Seen Alma. We stopped by Minnie and picked up my afghan from Alma. Harland got a trailer tire and tube. We bought Marty Lee his buggy. We went down to vote in the primary. It was Jim's first voting experience.
April 9, 1972 - We went by Bernice and Irvin at Fond du Lac for supper. We had a nice time.
April 18, 1972 - Went to Waupun by Bryon and Carolyn's.
April 19, 1972 - June and George Mack had us over for a turkey dinner. It was real good.
April 24, 1972 - Harland left for Marie's and then Minnesota the next day. Arrived without any trouble, I guess.
May 6, 1972 - Checked on my vacuum cleaner parts. Used Bill's car to go shopping. Katie called last nite and Saturday they found Cara Miller dead. Katie talked to her last. She called Katie about 8:30PM Thursday. Saturday they checked and she was dead. The last will and testament will be read Monday. Katie has Misty so far. The dog is insured for $10,000.
May 7, 1972 - I went to church, came home, washed my hair. I'm going to Sharon Dehn's wedding shower this afternoon. Then we're having a cookout, the kids and I.
May 22, 1972 - Am still packing. Boxes stacked all over.
May 27, 1972 - We moved to Minnesota. George came back and drove the truck back with the furniture. We brought Tammy back with us and she spent part of the summer with us. We were so busy all summer. Company and all.
July, 1972 - We had carpeting laid in the front room and kitchen. We laid the carpeting ourselves in the bedrooms.
September 24, 1972 - We went to Wisconsin to get a complete physical, which we are in good physical condition.
November, 1972 - We had a new septic tank put in for $1,072.10. Harland and Mike finished the bathroom and then I painted.
December 21, 1972 - We went to Wisconsin to spend John's birthday and Xmas with the kids. We came back (to MN) the 27th.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
1973
January 1, 1973 - Had Cec and Shorty over for chili and watched the parade.
January 2, 1973 - At 9:10PM we took Mom to Onamia to the hospital with heart spasms.
January 8, 1973 - Brought Mom home from the hospital.
January 11, 1973 - Had my eyes tested today.
January 19, 1973 - Got my new glasses. They work real good.
January 20, 1973 - Cec called and I took her to the hospital at St. Joe's in Brainerd. Zeek beat Alice up there (she was taken to the hospital by ambulance).
January 23, 1973 - We took Mom back to the hospital with chest pains and congestion.
January 27, 1973 - Saturday. President Nixon announced a cease fire in Vietnam.
January 28, 1973 - Sunday. Went to church and made lunch and went to the fisheree on Mille Lacs. A 2 3/4 lb walleye was the largest game fish. We went over to the hospital to see Mom. She had 2 heart blocks.
January 31, 1973 - Wednesday. I went over to the hospital and brought Mom home. No excitement and more exercise.
February 3, 1973 - Went to Brainerd shopping. It was a beautiful day. Temp was 38 degrees and sun shining.
February 12, 1973 - George went into the Vet's Hospital in Minneapolis for a complete check up. He's on a sugar- and salt-free diet.
February 23, 1973 - We went by Marie and butchered 30 ducks in 2 days. Harland butchered 7 rabbits on Monday. Tuesday we came home tired.
March 5, 1973 - I started to paint in the cellar way. I had to give the ceiling 3 coats and almost 2 coats of green. I'm waiting for a call from Bill when Sharon goes to the hospital to have the baby and I'll go down and take care of Marty.
March 8, 1973 - Marty is a year old.
March 9, 1973 - Chick is 31 years old.
March 10, 1973 - Bill and Betty DeWitt took Harland and I out to eat at Harold's Club. It was very good and we played "500".
March 11, 1973 - I'm going in the basement and paint around the windows and then give the steps a 2nd coat.
March 16, 1973 - Friday. I planted tomato seed.
March 17, 1973 - Saturday. George and Louise, Eli and Shirley came over and got eggs by the neighbors and we chewed the fat for awhile and they left.
March 18, 1973 - Sunday. George and Louise came over and the 4 of us played cards. Then Mike and Grace came and we played till 10PM and I made a lunch and everyone went home.
March 19, 1973 - I raked half of the lawn accrossed the road.
March 20, 1973 - Harland rode along with Bill to the Cities and I started painting in the basement. Mom is sewing on her quilt. We played our last game of cards for the season.
April 16, 1973 - Bill called. They had a little girl (Collette) and I left for Wisconsin (on the bus) at 7:15PM for a week to take care of Marty. He was just as good and he is a living doll.
April 25, 1973 - I came home from Wisconsin. Hon picked me up at Onamia.
April 27, 1973 - Har, I and Mom went to Wisconsin to see Hank and Marie. We came home April 30. Mom was quite good and stood the trip OK.
May 4, 1973 - Friday. We took Mom to the doctor and he hospitalized her for a check up.
May 6, 1973 - Sunday. I went over to the hospital after dinner to see Mom and then we went by George to play cards.
May 8, 1973 - Tuesday. We went over to see Mom. She was pretty good.
May 9, 1973 - Wednesday. She had a stroke in the afternoon, 3-4 o'clock.
May 10, 1973 - Thursday. We went over to see Mom in the afternoon and she asked me what my name was and how many children I had. We got a call that she was very bad at 9:15PM so we called Cec and George and we stayed (Cec and I). The rest came home, but we stayed till 5:30AM. She was resting easier. Her pulse was 44 when we got the call. It went up to 52 before we came home.
May 11, 1973 - Marie came Friday at 11:15. She stopped at the hospital and Mom was pretty good.
May 12, 1973 - Saturday. Marie, Har and I, George and Louise went over to see Mom and she was pretty good. The hummingbirds returned. Today Mom was good.
May 13, 1973 - Mother's Day. Mom was out all day and Marie and I went over in the evening and set with her till 11:30. She was resting real easy.
May 14, 1973 - Monday. She had a quiet day.
May 15, 1973 - Tuesday. Marie went home this morning and stopped at the hospital. She called me from the hospital. Said Mom was real bright. The doctor said the stroke that she had was a real bad one. It damaged her brain 90% where she forgets about the present, but she remembers the past real well. He said we better think in the terms of a nursing home because we wouldn't be able to handle her. Mom told Clara, her roommate, they're calling her, but her girls still need her, and we wouldn't let her go in a nursing home.
May 16, 1973 - Wednesday. Harland and I went over and Mom had chest pains.
May 17, 1973 - Thursday. Pains had eased somewhat. We went to Mille Lacs. Got 28 perch.
May 18, 1973 - Friday. Cec went to the doctor and he told her if Mom continued as good as she was, she could come home in a few days.
May 19, 1973 - Saturday. Mom was walking in the hall and was good. Har and I went to Mille Lacs. We got 38 perch. Ran out of minnows. Went to 7:30 mass.
May 20, 1973 - Sunday. Har and I went to Mille Lacs. We trolled for walleyes, but no luck. We got 20 perch. I froze the ones for the kids that we got yesterday. We went over to see Mom this afternoon - Har and I, George and Louise. She wasn't too good. It was an effort for her to talk. The doctor ordered sedation for her Parkinson's Disease (nerves).
May 21, 1973 - Monday. Cec's birthday. We gave her money.
May 22, 1973 - Tuesday. I was over to see Mom and she is good. They took the catheter out and her and I went for a walk in the hall and she done good. Johnny called last nite and he's working on his dad to come up in June. The doctor said she can come home tomorrow. She is clearer. I walked her to the nurses desk and back.
May 23, 1973 - Wednesday. Alice and Ken went over to see Mom and she didn't know Alice.
May 24, 1973 - Thursday. I was going over this afternoon, but it rained so hard all day and it was so windy. Bill and Betty DeWitt asked us to go out to eat with them tonite. It was good. We went to Garrison, "The Jolly Viking". It was very good. One of the Headquarters Lodge big boats sank on Mille Lacs from the wind and high waves (about 1 1/2 feet high).
May 26, 1973 - Saturday. We went to Sunset Lake. Caught an assortment of fish. I lost a nice bass. I went to church tonite.
May 27, 1973 - Sunday. We were going to the Mine Pit, but it was so windy and cool, we didn't go. We had 3 orioles at the hummingbird feeder. Are they pretty. I went over to see Mom. Her and I went for a walk and when she can walk without a cane, she can come home.
May 28, 1973 - Monday. We went to the Mine Pit and nothing doing. We came home and ate lunch, took a nap, washed my hair and dug out some quack (?) around the house, at supper. George and Louise, Harland and I went to Heron Lake fishing. We got our limit in small northern and 15 blue gill, 1 bullhead.
May 29, 1973 - Tuesday. I'm washing clothes today. Went to Heron fishing. Caught 1 small northern and 28 sunnies and blue gills.
May 30, 1973 - Wednesday. I went over to see Mom and she can come home Saturday if nothing unforeseen turns up and she can walk all alone. Harland and Bill hauled black dirt in the back. Harland was really bushed.
May 31, 1973 - Thursday. I'm ironing today. They're still hauling black dirt. I washed this AM. Just ironed my bathroom curtains and put them back up. Today is Ascension Day. I went to 7:30 mass tonite.
June 1, 1973 - Friday. Mom came home from the hospital. She is quite weak.
June 2, 1973 - Saturday. Mom looked better this AM after 13 1/2 hours of sleep. George and Louise was over this AM. Harland went over to Cec's to see if we could get a commode for Mom to use at nite. They stopped for a few minutes - Cec, Shorty and Dionna.
June 4, 1973 - Monday. Harland went for a check up. He doesn't have to go back for 3 months. Harland, Keith Bunkoske, Todd Thiede went to Heron Lake tonite. Mom's sleeping.
June 5, 1973 - Tuesday. Done some mending and cleaned house. Har, Keith and Todd went to the Mine Pit, but just got some small ones. Keith got 2 big blue gills.
June 6, 1973 - Washed clothes today and drapes on the porch. Ironed and mowed lawn. Harland planted our beacon apple tree this AM. Cec and Shorty were over with my birthday gift. Harland and the boys, Keith and Todd, went to Lake Heron, fishing.
June 7, 1973 - Went to Wisconsin to pick up Tam and John. We came back June 10th as far as Eau Claire. Marie picked us up and we came on thru. Mom was back in the hospital again. We went to Lake Heron fishing and Marie, Har, and John went to the Mine Pit. We had good luck on Heron.
June 19, 1973 - Marie went home this AM and I washed clothes.
June 20, 1973 - Defrosted my refrigerator freezer in the house after Har, John and George went to Lake Pickerel. Mom said some things that really hurt. Mom was in and out of the hospital since I last wrote.
July 14, 1973 - John, Katie and Joe left for home. John wanted to stay, but he still wanted to go home.
July 16, 1973 - Warner and Elanor came at 7:30. Ellie told me they were getting married.
July 20, 1973 - We stood up for Warner and Ellie. They were married in the front room in front of the TV. Then they took us out to eat at the Jolly Viking and then we went to the Blue Goose.
July 21, 1973 - Saturday. Maxine, Warren, Harvey and Kelly came.
July 22, 1973 - Sunday. Warner and Elanor left.
July 25, 1973 - Wednesday. Maxine and Warren left. At 2:30, Chick and Judy came.
July 26, 1973 - Thursday, Chick, Judy, Tammy and I went to Aksarben Gardens.
July 27, 1973 - Friday. Chick, Judy, TJ, Har and I went to Itaska State Park and Bemidji. It rained all day.
July 28, 1973 - Chick, Judy and Tam went to the Mine Pit to look around. We went shopping to Brainerd and got Mom's medicine.
July 29, 1973 - The kids went home, so we are all alone again and lonesome for them all.
July 30, 1973 - Washed clothes: 10 sheets, 15 pillow cases, etc.
August 1, 1973 - Took Mom to the hospital at 8PM for Parkinson's Disease for special medication.
August 4, 1973 - Left at 7:45 for Hibbing MN and other places. Just went through Bovey (pop. 300) and the start of the Iron Range. Taconite (pop. 350). We ate dinner at Hibbing in the park. We saw the mine at the lookout tower, bought a can opener and book on the mining company. Went on thru to Chisholm, went thru the museum and the mine. It was real interesting. We are now at Mt. Iron to take the bus tour. We bought some cards to send every one. Will write them out at the motel tonite. At 6:15PM, got a motel at Boundary Waters in Ely. Took a bath and will write out cards now. We went to bed about 9:30. It stormed and we couldn't sleep very good.
August 5, 1973 - We made 2 pots of coffee in our little perk and we had cookies and sausage. It was good. Now we'll get ready and leave the motel. We came right on into Crosby and Ironton and ate dinner at Jim's Lunch at 1:30. It was good. Arrived back home at 2PM. We made 393 miles. We went over in the evening to see Mom. She asked God to take her. She's lost all interest.
August 14, 1973 - Hank and Marie came. We went to see Mom every day.
August 21, 1973 - Tuesday. Hank and Marie left and they'll stop at the hospital to see how Mom is. Marie will call and let me know. Mom came home today.
August 22, 1973 - Wednesday. 5:30AM we took Mom back to the hospital. She was so bound up, we couldn't give her any relief. We mailed Jim's card and went to bed at 6:30AM. I got up at 10AM.
August 23, 1973 - Thursday. Bought a new pump for the aquarium. Then the bowl sprung a leak.
August 24, 1973 - Friday. We planted 2 white pine trees out in the back.
August 26, 1973 - Sunday. We called Jim and wished him Happy Birthday.
August 28, 1973 - Tuesday. We brought Mom home from the hospital.
September 2, 1973 - Sunday. We went over and helped Ken and Alice unload their furniture in their new home. Mom went along and spent the day. We came home at 4:30PM. We had supper and then Mom was ready for bed. I gave her a pain pill and she couldn't get any relief, so we took her in and Dr. Jacobsen said to Mom, "Anna, we're going to put you in a nursing home" and Mom said, "Whatever you think, Doctor". Mom asked me what I thought. So when they have a bed empty, she'll stay in Onamia. ...I'm going to can tomatoes today. I canned 6 quarts of tomato juice.
September 5, 1973 - Wednesday. In the afternoon, Harland and I went over to see Mom and she was madder than a hatter. She was not going into no nursing home. So, what to do?
September 6, 1973 - Thursday. Harland, George and I went to Pickerel Lake. Had good luck on bass and some big blues and sunnies. I canned 12 quarts of tomato juice.
September 7, 1973 - Friday. Done my ironing and cleaning and made chili.
September 8, 1973 - Saturday. Made a torte and took chili over by Ken and Alice. We painted 2 sides of the house. Mom called and wanted to know when we were coming over and what I was going to bring over. She wants a pickled egg.
September 11, 1973 - Tuesday. Went over to see Mom and she's the same. We started to paint the house today.
September 12, 1973 - Wednesday. We're still painting. I canned 8 pints of relish. Harland killed 3 bats in the house last nite.
September 14, 1973 - Friday. I painted in the AM and went over to Mom. Harland, I and George and the doctor said that the next empty bed in the nursing home belongs to Mom. She said she was not going in a nursing home and we didn't want her and I took care of Ma Schumann, why couldn't I take care of her? Mom can't seem to stay out of the hospital only 4-5 days and the doctor says we'll put her in a nursing home so there she'll get medication when she needs it.
September 16, 1973 - Sunday. Judy's birthday. Cec didn't go over by Mom's today because they had to get the heat turned on.
September 17, 1973 - Monday. Cec stopped and Mom is in the nursing home.
September 18, 1973 - Tuesday. Harland is doing some carpentry work and we're over to the nursing home tonite.
September 19, 1973 - Wednesday. Went over to see Mom. She was good, but determined not to like it. We took her clothes over.
September 22, 1973 - Saturday. Took 2 dusters over to Mom and some fruit.
September 25, 1973 - Tuesday. Went to Brainerd and got my hair cut.
September 26, 1973 - It's raining this AM. Today Jack would be 63 years old.
September 29, 1973 - Saturday. We went to the Mine Pit. Got 20 pan fish. Went to church tonite.
September 30, 1973 - Sunday. Got up and went fishing at Pickerel Lake. Got 13.
October 1, 1973 - Went fishing to Pickerel. Got 15 blue gills and 9 bass. 24 in all. Baked bread and brownies.
October 3, 1973 - Went to Deerwood and Brainerd shopping.
October 6, 1973 - Went over by Ken and painted.
October 7, 1973 - Went over to see Mom today. She was a little shakier and quiet. Not much to say. Have been picking out hickory nuts for baking and candy making.
October 13, 1973 - We brought Mom home for the weekend. We called Marie last nite and she says Mom sounded so good, which she was.
October 14, 1973 - I went to church and Mom had gotten sick and threw up. This AM she feel in the living room and broke her glasses. She didn't get hurt.
October 19, 1973 - Friday. We went by Marie. We gave each other a permanent. Made Mom a dress, jumper and a white blouse. Harland butchered 23 rabbits. Next spring we'll get rid of her 21 ducks. We made candy, too.
October 24, 1973 - We came home. I'm crocheting an afghan for Sharon for Xmas. I'll start Tammy's slacks and dress.
November 1, 1973 - I washed all our scatter rugs. Went to Brainerd.
November 2, 1973 - Went with Fran to Brainerd.
November 3, 1973 - Brought Mom home from the nursing home. She threw up twice and after that she ate and nibbled all day. We went to bed at 10:00.
November 5, 1973 - Mom threw up this afternoon. She didn't care about going out to eat for supper before we took her back to Onamia. She told me she was getting out of the home before winter. I just don't know.
November 6, 1973 - Am putting Sharon's afghan together today. Harland went deer hunting. They didn't get any.
November 13, 1973 - Harland and Bill went hunting and got a buck. Am having sausage made out of our half.
November 21, 1973 - Went over by Cec and picked up Mom. She spent Thanksgiving with us. We took her back November 26. and the doctor discharged her, so she is with us again.
November 30, 1973 - Went to Crosby and finished Mom's Xmas shopping.
December 4, 1973 - Went to Brainerd, finished our Xmas shopping. Went to commercial Club at the Blue Goose.
December 21, 1973 - Went to Wisconsin. Stayed by Marie and went by Chick and Judy for 2 nites. Spent the rest of the time sleeping by Katie's and visiting. Had a nice time. Came home.
(*Anna's journal takes a break for a period of time. Please start reading the next entry.*)
February 12, 1973 - George went into the Vet's Hospital in Minneapolis for a complete check up. He's on a sugar- and salt-free diet.
February 23, 1973 - We went by Marie and butchered 30 ducks in 2 days. Harland butchered 7 rabbits on Monday. Tuesday we came home tired.
March 5, 1973 - I started to paint in the cellar way. I had to give the ceiling 3 coats and almost 2 coats of green. I'm waiting for a call from Bill when Sharon goes to the hospital to have the baby and I'll go down and take care of Marty.
March 8, 1973 - Marty is a year old.
March 9, 1973 - Chick is 31 years old.
March 10, 1973 - Bill and Betty DeWitt took Harland and I out to eat at Harold's Club. It was very good and we played "500".
March 11, 1973 - I'm going in the basement and paint around the windows and then give the steps a 2nd coat.
March 16, 1973 - Friday. I planted tomato seed.
March 17, 1973 - Saturday. George and Louise, Eli and Shirley came over and got eggs by the neighbors and we chewed the fat for awhile and they left.
March 18, 1973 - Sunday. George and Louise came over and the 4 of us played cards. Then Mike and Grace came and we played till 10PM and I made a lunch and everyone went home.
March 19, 1973 - I raked half of the lawn accrossed the road.
March 20, 1973 - Harland rode along with Bill to the Cities and I started painting in the basement. Mom is sewing on her quilt. We played our last game of cards for the season.
April 16, 1973 - Bill called. They had a little girl (Collette) and I left for Wisconsin (on the bus) at 7:15PM for a week to take care of Marty. He was just as good and he is a living doll.
April 25, 1973 - I came home from Wisconsin. Hon picked me up at Onamia.
April 27, 1973 - Har, I and Mom went to Wisconsin to see Hank and Marie. We came home April 30. Mom was quite good and stood the trip OK.
May 4, 1973 - Friday. We took Mom to the doctor and he hospitalized her for a check up.
May 6, 1973 - Sunday. I went over to the hospital after dinner to see Mom and then we went by George to play cards.
May 8, 1973 - Tuesday. We went over to see Mom. She was pretty good.
May 9, 1973 - Wednesday. She had a stroke in the afternoon, 3-4 o'clock.
May 10, 1973 - Thursday. We went over to see Mom in the afternoon and she asked me what my name was and how many children I had. We got a call that she was very bad at 9:15PM so we called Cec and George and we stayed (Cec and I). The rest came home, but we stayed till 5:30AM. She was resting easier. Her pulse was 44 when we got the call. It went up to 52 before we came home.
May 11, 1973 - Marie came Friday at 11:15. She stopped at the hospital and Mom was pretty good.
May 12, 1973 - Saturday. Marie, Har and I, George and Louise went over to see Mom and she was pretty good. The hummingbirds returned. Today Mom was good.
May 13, 1973 - Mother's Day. Mom was out all day and Marie and I went over in the evening and set with her till 11:30. She was resting real easy.
May 14, 1973 - Monday. She had a quiet day.
May 15, 1973 - Tuesday. Marie went home this morning and stopped at the hospital. She called me from the hospital. Said Mom was real bright. The doctor said the stroke that she had was a real bad one. It damaged her brain 90% where she forgets about the present, but she remembers the past real well. He said we better think in the terms of a nursing home because we wouldn't be able to handle her. Mom told Clara, her roommate, they're calling her, but her girls still need her, and we wouldn't let her go in a nursing home.
May 16, 1973 - Wednesday. Harland and I went over and Mom had chest pains.
May 17, 1973 - Thursday. Pains had eased somewhat. We went to Mille Lacs. Got 28 perch.
May 18, 1973 - Friday. Cec went to the doctor and he told her if Mom continued as good as she was, she could come home in a few days.
May 19, 1973 - Saturday. Mom was walking in the hall and was good. Har and I went to Mille Lacs. We got 38 perch. Ran out of minnows. Went to 7:30 mass.
May 20, 1973 - Sunday. Har and I went to Mille Lacs. We trolled for walleyes, but no luck. We got 20 perch. I froze the ones for the kids that we got yesterday. We went over to see Mom this afternoon - Har and I, George and Louise. She wasn't too good. It was an effort for her to talk. The doctor ordered sedation for her Parkinson's Disease (nerves).
May 21, 1973 - Monday. Cec's birthday. We gave her money.
May 22, 1973 - Tuesday. I was over to see Mom and she is good. They took the catheter out and her and I went for a walk in the hall and she done good. Johnny called last nite and he's working on his dad to come up in June. The doctor said she can come home tomorrow. She is clearer. I walked her to the nurses desk and back.
May 23, 1973 - Wednesday. Alice and Ken went over to see Mom and she didn't know Alice.
May 24, 1973 - Thursday. I was going over this afternoon, but it rained so hard all day and it was so windy. Bill and Betty DeWitt asked us to go out to eat with them tonite. It was good. We went to Garrison, "The Jolly Viking". It was very good. One of the Headquarters Lodge big boats sank on Mille Lacs from the wind and high waves (about 1 1/2 feet high).
May 26, 1973 - Saturday. We went to Sunset Lake. Caught an assortment of fish. I lost a nice bass. I went to church tonite.
May 27, 1973 - Sunday. We were going to the Mine Pit, but it was so windy and cool, we didn't go. We had 3 orioles at the hummingbird feeder. Are they pretty. I went over to see Mom. Her and I went for a walk and when she can walk without a cane, she can come home.
May 28, 1973 - Monday. We went to the Mine Pit and nothing doing. We came home and ate lunch, took a nap, washed my hair and dug out some quack (?) around the house, at supper. George and Louise, Harland and I went to Heron Lake fishing. We got our limit in small northern and 15 blue gill, 1 bullhead.
May 29, 1973 - Tuesday. I'm washing clothes today. Went to Heron fishing. Caught 1 small northern and 28 sunnies and blue gills.
May 30, 1973 - Wednesday. I went over to see Mom and she can come home Saturday if nothing unforeseen turns up and she can walk all alone. Harland and Bill hauled black dirt in the back. Harland was really bushed.
May 31, 1973 - Thursday. I'm ironing today. They're still hauling black dirt. I washed this AM. Just ironed my bathroom curtains and put them back up. Today is Ascension Day. I went to 7:30 mass tonite.
June 1, 1973 - Friday. Mom came home from the hospital. She is quite weak.
June 2, 1973 - Saturday. Mom looked better this AM after 13 1/2 hours of sleep. George and Louise was over this AM. Harland went over to Cec's to see if we could get a commode for Mom to use at nite. They stopped for a few minutes - Cec, Shorty and Dionna.
June 4, 1973 - Monday. Harland went for a check up. He doesn't have to go back for 3 months. Harland, Keith Bunkoske, Todd Thiede went to Heron Lake tonite. Mom's sleeping.
June 5, 1973 - Tuesday. Done some mending and cleaned house. Har, Keith and Todd went to the Mine Pit, but just got some small ones. Keith got 2 big blue gills.
June 6, 1973 - Washed clothes today and drapes on the porch. Ironed and mowed lawn. Harland planted our beacon apple tree this AM. Cec and Shorty were over with my birthday gift. Harland and the boys, Keith and Todd, went to Lake Heron, fishing.
June 7, 1973 - Went to Wisconsin to pick up Tam and John. We came back June 10th as far as Eau Claire. Marie picked us up and we came on thru. Mom was back in the hospital again. We went to Lake Heron fishing and Marie, Har, and John went to the Mine Pit. We had good luck on Heron.
June 19, 1973 - Marie went home this AM and I washed clothes.
June 20, 1973 - Defrosted my refrigerator freezer in the house after Har, John and George went to Lake Pickerel. Mom said some things that really hurt. Mom was in and out of the hospital since I last wrote.
July 14, 1973 - John, Katie and Joe left for home. John wanted to stay, but he still wanted to go home.
July 16, 1973 - Warner and Elanor came at 7:30. Ellie told me they were getting married.
July 20, 1973 - We stood up for Warner and Ellie. They were married in the front room in front of the TV. Then they took us out to eat at the Jolly Viking and then we went to the Blue Goose.
July 21, 1973 - Saturday. Maxine, Warren, Harvey and Kelly came.
July 22, 1973 - Sunday. Warner and Elanor left.
July 25, 1973 - Wednesday. Maxine and Warren left. At 2:30, Chick and Judy came.
July 26, 1973 - Thursday, Chick, Judy, Tammy and I went to Aksarben Gardens.
July 27, 1973 - Friday. Chick, Judy, TJ, Har and I went to Itaska State Park and Bemidji. It rained all day.
July 28, 1973 - Chick, Judy and Tam went to the Mine Pit to look around. We went shopping to Brainerd and got Mom's medicine.
July 29, 1973 - The kids went home, so we are all alone again and lonesome for them all.
July 30, 1973 - Washed clothes: 10 sheets, 15 pillow cases, etc.
August 1, 1973 - Took Mom to the hospital at 8PM for Parkinson's Disease for special medication.
August 4, 1973 - Left at 7:45 for Hibbing MN and other places. Just went through Bovey (pop. 300) and the start of the Iron Range. Taconite (pop. 350). We ate dinner at Hibbing in the park. We saw the mine at the lookout tower, bought a can opener and book on the mining company. Went on thru to Chisholm, went thru the museum and the mine. It was real interesting. We are now at Mt. Iron to take the bus tour. We bought some cards to send every one. Will write them out at the motel tonite. At 6:15PM, got a motel at Boundary Waters in Ely. Took a bath and will write out cards now. We went to bed about 9:30. It stormed and we couldn't sleep very good.
August 5, 1973 - We made 2 pots of coffee in our little perk and we had cookies and sausage. It was good. Now we'll get ready and leave the motel. We came right on into Crosby and Ironton and ate dinner at Jim's Lunch at 1:30. It was good. Arrived back home at 2PM. We made 393 miles. We went over in the evening to see Mom. She asked God to take her. She's lost all interest.
August 14, 1973 - Hank and Marie came. We went to see Mom every day.
August 21, 1973 - Tuesday. Hank and Marie left and they'll stop at the hospital to see how Mom is. Marie will call and let me know. Mom came home today.
August 22, 1973 - Wednesday. 5:30AM we took Mom back to the hospital. She was so bound up, we couldn't give her any relief. We mailed Jim's card and went to bed at 6:30AM. I got up at 10AM.
August 23, 1973 - Thursday. Bought a new pump for the aquarium. Then the bowl sprung a leak.
August 24, 1973 - Friday. We planted 2 white pine trees out in the back.
August 26, 1973 - Sunday. We called Jim and wished him Happy Birthday.
August 28, 1973 - Tuesday. We brought Mom home from the hospital.
September 2, 1973 - Sunday. We went over and helped Ken and Alice unload their furniture in their new home. Mom went along and spent the day. We came home at 4:30PM. We had supper and then Mom was ready for bed. I gave her a pain pill and she couldn't get any relief, so we took her in and Dr. Jacobsen said to Mom, "Anna, we're going to put you in a nursing home" and Mom said, "Whatever you think, Doctor". Mom asked me what I thought. So when they have a bed empty, she'll stay in Onamia. ...I'm going to can tomatoes today. I canned 6 quarts of tomato juice.
September 5, 1973 - Wednesday. In the afternoon, Harland and I went over to see Mom and she was madder than a hatter. She was not going into no nursing home. So, what to do?
September 6, 1973 - Thursday. Harland, George and I went to Pickerel Lake. Had good luck on bass and some big blues and sunnies. I canned 12 quarts of tomato juice.
September 7, 1973 - Friday. Done my ironing and cleaning and made chili.
September 8, 1973 - Saturday. Made a torte and took chili over by Ken and Alice. We painted 2 sides of the house. Mom called and wanted to know when we were coming over and what I was going to bring over. She wants a pickled egg.
September 11, 1973 - Tuesday. Went over to see Mom and she's the same. We started to paint the house today.
September 12, 1973 - Wednesday. We're still painting. I canned 8 pints of relish. Harland killed 3 bats in the house last nite.
September 14, 1973 - Friday. I painted in the AM and went over to Mom. Harland, I and George and the doctor said that the next empty bed in the nursing home belongs to Mom. She said she was not going in a nursing home and we didn't want her and I took care of Ma Schumann, why couldn't I take care of her? Mom can't seem to stay out of the hospital only 4-5 days and the doctor says we'll put her in a nursing home so there she'll get medication when she needs it.
September 16, 1973 - Sunday. Judy's birthday. Cec didn't go over by Mom's today because they had to get the heat turned on.
September 17, 1973 - Monday. Cec stopped and Mom is in the nursing home.
September 18, 1973 - Tuesday. Harland is doing some carpentry work and we're over to the nursing home tonite.
September 19, 1973 - Wednesday. Went over to see Mom. She was good, but determined not to like it. We took her clothes over.
September 22, 1973 - Saturday. Took 2 dusters over to Mom and some fruit.
September 25, 1973 - Tuesday. Went to Brainerd and got my hair cut.
September 26, 1973 - It's raining this AM. Today Jack would be 63 years old.
September 29, 1973 - Saturday. We went to the Mine Pit. Got 20 pan fish. Went to church tonite.
September 30, 1973 - Sunday. Got up and went fishing at Pickerel Lake. Got 13.
October 1, 1973 - Went fishing to Pickerel. Got 15 blue gills and 9 bass. 24 in all. Baked bread and brownies.
October 3, 1973 - Went to Deerwood and Brainerd shopping.
October 6, 1973 - Went over by Ken and painted.
October 7, 1973 - Went over to see Mom today. She was a little shakier and quiet. Not much to say. Have been picking out hickory nuts for baking and candy making.
October 13, 1973 - We brought Mom home for the weekend. We called Marie last nite and she says Mom sounded so good, which she was.
October 14, 1973 - I went to church and Mom had gotten sick and threw up. This AM she feel in the living room and broke her glasses. She didn't get hurt.
October 19, 1973 - Friday. We went by Marie. We gave each other a permanent. Made Mom a dress, jumper and a white blouse. Harland butchered 23 rabbits. Next spring we'll get rid of her 21 ducks. We made candy, too.
October 24, 1973 - We came home. I'm crocheting an afghan for Sharon for Xmas. I'll start Tammy's slacks and dress.
November 1, 1973 - I washed all our scatter rugs. Went to Brainerd.
November 2, 1973 - Went with Fran to Brainerd.
November 3, 1973 - Brought Mom home from the nursing home. She threw up twice and after that she ate and nibbled all day. We went to bed at 10:00.
November 5, 1973 - Mom threw up this afternoon. She didn't care about going out to eat for supper before we took her back to Onamia. She told me she was getting out of the home before winter. I just don't know.
November 6, 1973 - Am putting Sharon's afghan together today. Harland went deer hunting. They didn't get any.
November 13, 1973 - Harland and Bill went hunting and got a buck. Am having sausage made out of our half.
November 21, 1973 - Went over by Cec and picked up Mom. She spent Thanksgiving with us. We took her back November 26. and the doctor discharged her, so she is with us again.
November 30, 1973 - Went to Crosby and finished Mom's Xmas shopping.
December 4, 1973 - Went to Brainerd, finished our Xmas shopping. Went to commercial Club at the Blue Goose.
December 21, 1973 - Went to Wisconsin. Stayed by Marie and went by Chick and Judy for 2 nites. Spent the rest of the time sleeping by Katie's and visiting. Had a nice time. Came home.
(*Anna's journal takes a break for a period of time. Please start reading the next entry.*)
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
1974
January 4, 1974 - Mom came back in the afternoon. It'e been every morning since we came home.
January 12, 1974 - Mom got sick and threw up today.
January 17, 1974 - Thursday. Harland caught a 5 lb+ walleye. Larry was really taken over by the fish.
January 19, 1974 - Saturday. Louise called this afternoon. George broke his leg. Mom was all uptight.
January 20, 1974 - Sunday. We're going over this afternoon. Harland and Bill are fishing this A.M.
February 5, 1974 - We went to Commercial Club meeting with Betty and Bill.
February 9, 1974 - Went over to see George and he came home with us.
February 14, 1974 - Took Mom a plant for Valentine's Day.
February 17, 1974 - Sunday. We went over to see Grace at Crosby Hospital. She was in traction.
February 18, 1974 - Monday. Seven years ago, Carol was laid to rest. I washed clothes and hung everything outside. They dried beautifully. It was 23 degrees above and now it's 54 degrees. What a beautiful February thaw.
February 19, 1974 - Tuesday. We took George to the hospital for xrays and everything is coming good.
February 22, 1974 - Friday. We're going by Marie tomorrow. Finished collecting for the heart fund.
February 23, 1974 - Saturday. It was -15 degrees this AM. We're going by Hank and Marie this forenoon. I have picked out 7 3/4 lbs of hickory nut meats for the freezer. I have a quart and a pint in the cupboard for baking. There are 4 gallons yet to crack. We left for Marie's at 11:00AM.
February 24, 1974 - Sunday. Charlotte called around 6AM and said Ed died last nite. Mom, Cec and Shorty are going down tomorrow for the funeral. It will be Tuesday at 10:00AM.
February 25, 1974 - Monday. Went to Eau Claire and got a quarter of beef.
February 26, 1974 - Tuesday. Gave Marie a permanent.
February 27, 1974 - Wednesday. Came home from Marie's.
February 28, 1974 - Thursday. Hank fell and broke a bone in his ankle.
March 4, 1974 - Marie called. Hank is in Ladysmith WI hospital and was transferred to Eau Claire for surgery. Henry flew home to help Marie.
March 13, 1974 - We brought Hank home from the hospital. Daisy had a heifer calf.
March 16, 1974 - Monday. Dorothy had a big heifer calf with the aid of a neighbor and a winch.
March 17, 1974 - Tuesday. I went to church and Harland and Jim Sybers picked up Marie's chair and footstool which was re-covered. They look nice. Daisy's calf was named Ann. Dorothy's calf was named Marie.
March 18, 1974 - Wednesday. Henry came home for 5 days. He gave me 2 baskets of begonia bulbs.
March 19, 1974 - Tuesday. Marie and I took Hank to Eau Claire to the hospital for a check up and xrays. Everything is coming fine.
March 20, 1974 - Wednesday. We decided Harland would stay and help Marie. Then I would go home and take care of my plants, etc and clean house. It's too much of a load for one to carry alone. They have 63 head of cattle and calves.
March 22, 1974 - Friday. Marie gave me a permanent today.
March 23, 1974 - Saturday. Henry left for Atlanta today and we went to the laundromat and we went to church at nite.
March 25, 1974 - Monday. It was snowing this AM when we got up, but it quit before noon. So after dinner I came home. We had about 1 inch. The roads were good.
March 31, 1974 - Sunday. I went to church, ate lunch, and used the clippers on Chips. We got a letter from Pat and Len. They are going to have a baby in September. All 3 are in 7th heaven. It started to snow this afternoon.
April 1, 1974 - We had over 8 inches dumped on us and that was no April Fools.
April 4, 1974 - Thursday. Went to the bank at Deerwood. Went to Brainerd, stopped by George and Louise and then stopped by Mom and gave her her cards. It wasn't a very pleasant stop.
April 5, 1974 - Friday. Washed clothes, trimmed up Chips and cleaned the house up a little and washed my hair.
April 6, 1974 - Saturday. I ironed part of it and then went to Aitkin. Mille Lacs Electric had their annual meeting. I didn't win anything.
April 7, 1974 - Palm Sunday. I went to church. Mom and Cec were there. After dinner I met George and Louise at Gil's. Mike, Grace and Shottsy came and played the guitar and viola and harmonica. Grace and I danced a lot - had a good time.
April 9, 1974 - Tuesday. Am getting ready to go by Marie tomorrow.
April 10, 1974 - Wednesday. Shorty brought Marie's birthday present over and I left at 11:00AM. When I got there, we all 3 pulled a calf.
April 11, 1974 - Thursday. Marie took us to the bus at Ladysmith and we left at 9:45AM for Nashville...Left Eau Claire at 11:35AM. Stopped at Tomah. No snow any more south. Stopped at the Post House at the Dells and ate dinner. That's where John, Tam and I ate. It's 2:25PM. Left the Post House at 2:55 for Milwaukee. Arrived in Milwaukee at 5:00PM. Boy, the traffic in Milwaukee! Left Milwaukee at 5:05...I said I wouldn't live in Milwaukee. I'll take Garrison. Harland said yes and if you want to go to the red light district, go to Gil's. It rained after we left Tomah till we were on our way to Chicago...Mike Paulson was on our bus to Chicago and he had trouble with his glasses. He used Harland's jack knife to fix it and he invited us for coffee at the coffee shop in the bus terminal in Chicago. He was on his way to Davenport, Iowa. He's an economic student in Milwaukee. A very nice guy. Has been to Brainerd different times...Leaving Chicago at 8:15PM. 197 miles to Indianapolis. Will arrive at 12:45AM where we change buses. 61 degrees in Chicago. 8-lane highway...Entering Hammond Indiana, Main Street of the Midwest. Stopped at Gary, Ind at 9:20PM...
April 12, 1974 - Good Friday. Arrived Indianapolis 12:10AM. We're leaving Indianapolis at 1:15. It's 110 miles to Louisville, Kentucky. Arrived in Louisville at 3:20AM. Bus leaving for Nashville at 4:35AM. Have a Happy Birthday Hon (65 years old). Just stopped at Bowling Green, Kentucky to let passengers off. The early trees are all leafed out and the lawns are nice and green. They must of had a lot of rain. The river looks so muddy and so do the man-made ponds. There are some real nice new homes and then some shacks, too. The cherry trees are all in blooms. The ground is red and clay and tobacco farming. It's 61 degrees in Bowling Green. It must be a rich town. Mostly big brick homes and well kept. Most homes have a decorative fence around. Franklin 63 degrees at 7:25. Cigarettes $2.85 a carton. 3 lbs of pecans and peanuts for $1.39. Nashville 11 on highway 65 S. Tennessee licenses are white with black letters. Arrived at the bus depot at 8:25AM. Had coffee, picked up our luggage and took a cab to our motel (The Matador). We both took a nap and I watched TV and my story. We went for a walk. We went over to the Matador for supper. Turned in early as we were both tired.
April 13, 1974 - Saturday. We're going on our tour this A.M...We seen the late Tex Ritter home, Minnie Pearl's home and we will see Webb Pierce's home. Took a picture of Webb Pierce's swimming pool (shaped like a guitar) and his mail box stand is a guitar. We just seen Tex Ritter's new home. Just passed Hank Williams Jr's high school and we seen his childhood home. He has a 6x6 foot bath tub and a swimming pool where one could get a drink while swimming. One bedroom done in purple velvet. We seen where Gentleman Jim Reeves' plane crashed (July 1963) Brimwood or Arnold. We're going to get some Eddie Arnold chicken now. We seen Eddy Arnold's home and then we seen, and Harland took a picture of, Farron Young's "It's a mansion" home. The chicken was delicious and the potato sticks and rolls. We seen Dottie West's home. She has 4 sons. The sons hair is as long as Dottie's. We seen Pat Boone's home or birth place. They have 14 colleges. David Lipscomb College. Pat Boone went to school here and his wife, Shirley Foley. It is a unique school and Christian (Church of Christ)...We seen the studio where Jeanne C Riley recorded 'Harper Valley P.T.A.'...The plantation house...We seen Jerry Reed and where Burt Reynolds is making the movie 'W.W. and Dixie Dance Kings'...We're going down Music Row and then we'll go thru the Hall of Fame...We're back in the bus, going back to Opryland. Had supper in a cafeteria. It was delicious. Went for a train ride and seen the elk, buffalo, deer and looked thru the shops. It's 8:45. Almost time to go to the Opryland building.
M.C.: Tom T. Hall
The Opry House seats 4400 people.
January 17, 1974 - Thursday. Harland caught a 5 lb+ walleye. Larry was really taken over by the fish.
January 19, 1974 - Saturday. Louise called this afternoon. George broke his leg. Mom was all uptight.
January 20, 1974 - Sunday. We're going over this afternoon. Harland and Bill are fishing this A.M.
February 5, 1974 - We went to Commercial Club meeting with Betty and Bill.
February 9, 1974 - Went over to see George and he came home with us.
February 14, 1974 - Took Mom a plant for Valentine's Day.
February 17, 1974 - Sunday. We went over to see Grace at Crosby Hospital. She was in traction.
February 18, 1974 - Monday. Seven years ago, Carol was laid to rest. I washed clothes and hung everything outside. They dried beautifully. It was 23 degrees above and now it's 54 degrees. What a beautiful February thaw.
February 19, 1974 - Tuesday. We took George to the hospital for xrays and everything is coming good.
February 22, 1974 - Friday. We're going by Marie tomorrow. Finished collecting for the heart fund.
February 23, 1974 - Saturday. It was -15 degrees this AM. We're going by Hank and Marie this forenoon. I have picked out 7 3/4 lbs of hickory nut meats for the freezer. I have a quart and a pint in the cupboard for baking. There are 4 gallons yet to crack. We left for Marie's at 11:00AM.
February 24, 1974 - Sunday. Charlotte called around 6AM and said Ed died last nite. Mom, Cec and Shorty are going down tomorrow for the funeral. It will be Tuesday at 10:00AM.
February 25, 1974 - Monday. Went to Eau Claire and got a quarter of beef.
February 26, 1974 - Tuesday. Gave Marie a permanent.
February 27, 1974 - Wednesday. Came home from Marie's.
February 28, 1974 - Thursday. Hank fell and broke a bone in his ankle.
March 4, 1974 - Marie called. Hank is in Ladysmith WI hospital and was transferred to Eau Claire for surgery. Henry flew home to help Marie.
March 13, 1974 - We brought Hank home from the hospital. Daisy had a heifer calf.
March 16, 1974 - Monday. Dorothy had a big heifer calf with the aid of a neighbor and a winch.
March 17, 1974 - Tuesday. I went to church and Harland and Jim Sybers picked up Marie's chair and footstool which was re-covered. They look nice. Daisy's calf was named Ann. Dorothy's calf was named Marie.
March 18, 1974 - Wednesday. Henry came home for 5 days. He gave me 2 baskets of begonia bulbs.
March 19, 1974 - Tuesday. Marie and I took Hank to Eau Claire to the hospital for a check up and xrays. Everything is coming fine.
March 20, 1974 - Wednesday. We decided Harland would stay and help Marie. Then I would go home and take care of my plants, etc and clean house. It's too much of a load for one to carry alone. They have 63 head of cattle and calves.
March 22, 1974 - Friday. Marie gave me a permanent today.
March 23, 1974 - Saturday. Henry left for Atlanta today and we went to the laundromat and we went to church at nite.
March 25, 1974 - Monday. It was snowing this AM when we got up, but it quit before noon. So after dinner I came home. We had about 1 inch. The roads were good.
March 31, 1974 - Sunday. I went to church, ate lunch, and used the clippers on Chips. We got a letter from Pat and Len. They are going to have a baby in September. All 3 are in 7th heaven. It started to snow this afternoon.
April 1, 1974 - We had over 8 inches dumped on us and that was no April Fools.
April 4, 1974 - Thursday. Went to the bank at Deerwood. Went to Brainerd, stopped by George and Louise and then stopped by Mom and gave her her cards. It wasn't a very pleasant stop.
April 5, 1974 - Friday. Washed clothes, trimmed up Chips and cleaned the house up a little and washed my hair.
April 6, 1974 - Saturday. I ironed part of it and then went to Aitkin. Mille Lacs Electric had their annual meeting. I didn't win anything.
April 7, 1974 - Palm Sunday. I went to church. Mom and Cec were there. After dinner I met George and Louise at Gil's. Mike, Grace and Shottsy came and played the guitar and viola and harmonica. Grace and I danced a lot - had a good time.
April 9, 1974 - Tuesday. Am getting ready to go by Marie tomorrow.
April 10, 1974 - Wednesday. Shorty brought Marie's birthday present over and I left at 11:00AM. When I got there, we all 3 pulled a calf.
April 11, 1974 - Thursday. Marie took us to the bus at Ladysmith and we left at 9:45AM for Nashville...Left Eau Claire at 11:35AM. Stopped at Tomah. No snow any more south. Stopped at the Post House at the Dells and ate dinner. That's where John, Tam and I ate. It's 2:25PM. Left the Post House at 2:55 for Milwaukee. Arrived in Milwaukee at 5:00PM. Boy, the traffic in Milwaukee! Left Milwaukee at 5:05...I said I wouldn't live in Milwaukee. I'll take Garrison. Harland said yes and if you want to go to the red light district, go to Gil's. It rained after we left Tomah till we were on our way to Chicago...Mike Paulson was on our bus to Chicago and he had trouble with his glasses. He used Harland's jack knife to fix it and he invited us for coffee at the coffee shop in the bus terminal in Chicago. He was on his way to Davenport, Iowa. He's an economic student in Milwaukee. A very nice guy. Has been to Brainerd different times...Leaving Chicago at 8:15PM. 197 miles to Indianapolis. Will arrive at 12:45AM where we change buses. 61 degrees in Chicago. 8-lane highway...Entering Hammond Indiana, Main Street of the Midwest. Stopped at Gary, Ind at 9:20PM...
April 12, 1974 - Good Friday. Arrived Indianapolis 12:10AM. We're leaving Indianapolis at 1:15. It's 110 miles to Louisville, Kentucky. Arrived in Louisville at 3:20AM. Bus leaving for Nashville at 4:35AM. Have a Happy Birthday Hon (65 years old). Just stopped at Bowling Green, Kentucky to let passengers off. The early trees are all leafed out and the lawns are nice and green. They must of had a lot of rain. The river looks so muddy and so do the man-made ponds. There are some real nice new homes and then some shacks, too. The cherry trees are all in blooms. The ground is red and clay and tobacco farming. It's 61 degrees in Bowling Green. It must be a rich town. Mostly big brick homes and well kept. Most homes have a decorative fence around. Franklin 63 degrees at 7:25. Cigarettes $2.85 a carton. 3 lbs of pecans and peanuts for $1.39. Nashville 11 on highway 65 S. Tennessee licenses are white with black letters. Arrived at the bus depot at 8:25AM. Had coffee, picked up our luggage and took a cab to our motel (The Matador). We both took a nap and I watched TV and my story. We went for a walk. We went over to the Matador for supper. Turned in early as we were both tired.
April 13, 1974 - Saturday. We're going on our tour this A.M...We seen the late Tex Ritter home, Minnie Pearl's home and we will see Webb Pierce's home. Took a picture of Webb Pierce's swimming pool (shaped like a guitar) and his mail box stand is a guitar. We just seen Tex Ritter's new home. Just passed Hank Williams Jr's high school and we seen his childhood home. He has a 6x6 foot bath tub and a swimming pool where one could get a drink while swimming. One bedroom done in purple velvet. We seen where Gentleman Jim Reeves' plane crashed (July 1963) Brimwood or Arnold. We're going to get some Eddie Arnold chicken now. We seen Eddy Arnold's home and then we seen, and Harland took a picture of, Farron Young's "It's a mansion" home. The chicken was delicious and the potato sticks and rolls. We seen Dottie West's home. She has 4 sons. The sons hair is as long as Dottie's. We seen Pat Boone's home or birth place. They have 14 colleges. David Lipscomb College. Pat Boone went to school here and his wife, Shirley Foley. It is a unique school and Christian (Church of Christ)...We seen the studio where Jeanne C Riley recorded 'Harper Valley P.T.A.'...The plantation house...We seen Jerry Reed and where Burt Reynolds is making the movie 'W.W. and Dixie Dance Kings'...We're going down Music Row and then we'll go thru the Hall of Fame...We're back in the bus, going back to Opryland. Had supper in a cafeteria. It was delicious. Went for a train ride and seen the elk, buffalo, deer and looked thru the shops. It's 8:45. Almost time to go to the Opryland building.
M.C.: Tom T. Hall
The Opry House seats 4400 people.
- Tennessee Square Dancers
- Tom T. Hall
- The Willis Brothers
- Justin Tubb
- Ernie Ashworth
- Art Carney made appearances
- The Osmond Brothers
- Tom T. Hall
- Billy Walker
- Stonewall Jackson
- Charley Looman
- Billy Walker
- Charley Shoes
- Roy Acuff (took a picture of him)
- Smoky Mountain boy
- Wilma Lee and Cora Lee's daughters
- Stew Phillips (Canadian)
- Gospel song by group
- Lester Flatt
- The Nashville Brass
- Dale Reeves - good (Blueberry Hill)
- David Houston - really good
- Jim and Jesse and Virginia Boys
- The Cook Brothers
- The Square Dancers
- David Houston
- Hank Snow
- Jeremy C. Neuman
- The Four Guys
- Wings of a Dove (V.G.)
- The Square Dancers
- Jeremy C. Neuman
- Sammy Curt McGee
- Hank Snow
- Marty Robbins - really good
- Miss Jeanne Shepard
- Ray Pillow, Virgina - good
- Marty Robbins sang 4-5 more songs - V. good and crowd wanted more
- Enjoyable evening
April 14, 1974 - Easter Sunday. Left Nashville at 5:40AM. Stopped at Bowling Green, Kentucky for passengers 7AM. It started to rain quite heavy. Just ate in Louisville KY. We're ready to go at 10:35AM. We just crossed the Ohio River into Indiana at 10:45AM. Arrived in Indianapolis 12:50PM. We had a cold drink and snacked and Harland let a fritter go and he said that darn table cracked, but we were sitting alone, so it wasn't so bad. We're boarding our bus for Eau Claire at 9:30PM. The temp is 41 degrees in Chicago at 9:48PM.
April 15, 1974 - Monday. Left Milwaukee at 1:35AM. Leaving the Dells at 2:15AM after breakfast. There is lite snow on the ground. The closer we get to Mauston, there was a good 3 inches and the plows had been out. Arrived in Eau Claire and Ginger came and picked us up and my suit case was wrecked.
April 17, 1974 - Wednesday. Ginger (the cow) had her calf and Marie and I found it in the manure track.
April 18, 1974 - Thursday. Henry flew in from Atlanta to Madison. Jim brought him up.
April 19, 1974 - Friday. Harland and I came home until Henry goes back to Georgia and then Harland and I will go back and help Marie till Henry comes home for good. Harland put casters on the studio couch on the porch and I cleaned it up good. I filled out 3 sheets for my damaged luggage. We went to Brainerd and got our boat straightened out and we'll pick it up when Harland comes home from Wisconsin for good. I planted my tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, and cauliflower seed.
April 22, 1974 - Monday. We got up and there was snow on the ground.
April 23, 1974 - Tuesday. I washed clothes today. George and Louise came over and we played 25 games of "500". Louise and I won 10.
April 24, 1974 - Wednesday. I took Harland to the bus for Eau Claire and I started raking accrossed the road and I finished by nite.
April 25, 1974 - Thursday. I uncovered the roses. The martins have arrived. I raked on the west side and we burned accrossed the road at 6PM. I went down and picked up Mom to stay with me while Harland is gone. She hasn't had her hair washed since I did it last (the first part of February). I filled the orioles' and hummingbird feeders. No birds yet, tho.
April 26, 1974 - Friday. Bill called last nite. I talked to Sharon and she is pregnant and has the German measles. She will have to have an abortion. Three doctors' verdicts: 95% chances of baby being blind, deformed, etc. The ice went out of Borden today. I raked the east side and all of the back of the lawn and I was beat.
April 27, 1974 - Saturday. Went to Brainerd, got my hair cut.
April 28, 1974 - Sunday. Mom and I took the chair (commode) back to Dilly's. We went to church and then looked at Lake Mille Lacs. The ice was out and some was piled up on the point. Not too much tho.
April 29, 1974 - Monday. It rained this AM, but it's supposed to be nice today yet.
April 30, 1974 - Tuesday. I ironed this AM and went to the Blue Goose and cleaned fish.
May 1, 1974 - Wednesday. Mom and I went by George and Louise by Gil's. She wanted them to have a fish fry Friday, but Louise don't eat smelt. So Mom wanted to ask Cec and Shorty. So she decided to stay because it was close to pay day. I transplanted some of my broccoli and Brussel sprouts today.
May 3, 1974 - Friday. Went to bank at Deerwood, went down to Blue Goose and helped for 5 hours on the smelt fry. It was delicious.
May 4, 1974 - Saturday. I house cleaned our bedroom and dresser drawers except the bed.
May 5, 1974 - Sunday. Went to church and to the smelt fry at Ironton. It wasn't as good as ours was.
May 6, 1974 - Monday. Washed clothes in the garage. Had a big wash including our bedding and rugs. Went to Brainerd, Mom and I, we picked up our lite boat - balance on the boat was $126.14. After lunch, I baked 4 pumpkin pies and baked a banana cake. Cec and Shorty brought Mom over last nite to stay with me.
May 7, 1974 - Tuesday. Started my ironing. George and Louise brought over some smoked fish for Mom and some for Marie and some fruit jars.
May 9, 1974 - Thursday. Another cold, rainy, windy day. Started some fish for pickling today. High's in the 50's again.
May 10, 1974 - Friday. I transplanted all our vegetable plants. It's cold and rainy again. Marie called tonite and Harland will come home next Saturday. Mom and I will leave on the 16th. Marie wants me to take Hank to Eau Claire to the doctor on the 17th.
May 11, 1974 - Saturday. The orioles have arrived. I put some twine and cotton batton out for nests. I baked dinner rolls and sweet rolls.
May 12, 1974 - Sunday. Mother's Day. It's cold and windy. 36 degrees and it had rained. Mom and I went to church and Bill brought us over 1/2 - 5-gallon pail full of smelt. We went to Van's and ate dinner and went to the show to see "Billy Jack". We came home and cleaned smelt. Had a nice day.
May 14, 1974 - Tuesday. Took Mom down to Cec's to take a bath, got her stuff to go to Wisconsin by Marie's. I uncovered the strawberries.
May 15, 1974 - Wednesday. Wrote to June Mack, took the bird bath out, clipped the dog.
May 16, 1974 - Thursday. Left at 8AM to go by Marie.
May 17, 1974 - Friday. Henry called and said he wouldn't be home for another week. We run out of silage and the beef cattle were out to pasture.
May 18, 1974 - Saturday. Today was opening season for fishing. From Princeton to Garrison on highway 169, I counted 1,752 cars, etc, 4 motorcycles, 1 tractor. I made supper and then took Mom down by Cec. Alice and Ken were there playing cards.
May 19, 1974 - Sunday. We done chores and then at noon we cleaned barn and ate dinner and after dinner, we came home. We left at 2PM.
May 20, 1974 - Monday. It sure was wonderful having Harland home again.
May 21, 1974 - Tuesday. I finished Cec's birthday afghan. She's 58 years old.
May 23, 1974 - Thursday. Louise called tonite. George is back in the hospital. They took the cast off on Tuesday and his leg is swollen and they say he has gangrene in the leg.
May 24, 1974 - Friday. I'm washing clothes today and we'll go over and see George. Duke Ellington died at 75 years of age of pneumonia (cancer). I mowed lawn today - the first time (this year). George's leg was better today.
May 25, 1974 - Saturday. Harland started to plant garden. It froze last nite. Our garden is all in except our plants. We transplanted 9 strawberry plants also. We went to the Mine Pit today. Didn't even get a bite. I took Cec's birthday gift down and Mom was sitting in the car where it was warm. I finished our afghan tonite (pink, blue, white, black).
May 26, 1974 - Sunday. Went to church, made dinner and Marie called. Henry is on his way home. Alice had her calf and she's down with milk fever. Marie is down to 110 lbs. We set out 56 plants in the garden and we went to the Viking for supper and then went to Lonesome Pine.
May 27, 1974 - Monday. I'm baking bread and biscuits. Harland drained the water pump and we still have no more pressure.
May 29, 1974 - Wednesday. Tried 2 new recipes: Sally Ann cookies and they're good. And rhubarb torte - good also.
May 30, 1974 - Thursday. Bob's birthday. Harland planted our glad bulbs today. I'm finishing house cleaning the front room.
May 31, 1974 - Friday. Went to Lake Mille Lacs. Got 1 walleye and 22 perch.
June 1, 1974 - Saturday. Went to Bay Lake and got 13 bullheads and 14 sunnys. Went to church tonite.
June 2, 1974 - Sunday. Went to Mille Lacs this AM and got 1 perch.
June 3, 1974 - Monday. Washed clothes and cleaned up the house. Made a rhubarb cobbler for Harland.
June 4, 1974 - Tuesday. I'm leaving for Wisconsin to pick John up to spend the summer with us. The bus leaves Onamia at 9:40AM. Arrives in the Cities at 11:45. At 3:15 we leave for Madison. Arrived at 9:35PM. Arrived in Minneapolis at 12:05. I had a hot beef sandwich and coffee and ate some of my cheese and apple and now wait till 3:15PM for Madison. Just checked on my luggage that was wrecked coming home from Nashville and he took our telephone number and will call when he gets in touch with someone in St. Paul. I stood in front of the luggage for 1 hour, waiting for information. ...Left Minneapolis at 3:25 and left St. Paul at 10 to 4. Arrived at Eau Claire at 5:35PM. Lenny Berger sat with me from St. Paul and got off at Eau Claire and is going to Bruce. He hasn't been back to Ladysmith for 37 years. There was a threat to blow up his apartment building tonite. They've had 3 explosions and 3 fires in his building. His boss told him he should go some place for the weekend. I ate some cheese and drank my can of pop at Eau Claire. Left the Post House at 9PM and arrived in Madison at 10PM half an hour late. Bob, Mary, Katie and Carol John were there to pick me up. Bob wanted to eat and then we came home. ...Katie and I sat and talked till 2:30AM.
June 5, 1974 - Wednesday. Bob dropped me off to pick up Katie's car and then I and John went to mass and then he received his report card. He passed into 6th grade. We picked Grandma up a watch at Frebers $40.46. We went over to see Joe H and Alma. Alma is so thin. I called Bill and Jim yesterday AM before work. They were supposed to come over last nite, but never showed up. I talked to Alfred and Edward.
June 6, 1974 - Thursday. Talked to Alice and Lawrence. They're both retired. I walked down to see Clarence and Mayme. Jim and Sue were over last nite, but Chick and Bill never showed up. The wagon I got for Marty and Collette, Katie will now take back and get my money. If it isn't worth coming after, it isn't worth having.
June 7, 1974 - Friday. Made breakfast, washed dishes and Bob will take us to the bus at Madison to catch the 10:25AM. Left Madison at 10:25. We ate at the Post House at the Dells. We arrived in Minneapolis at 4:30 and left at 5:00PM. Arrived in Onamia at 7:15. I called Harland and he picked us up.
June 8, 1974 - Saturday. We went to Pickerel in the AM. Had good luck. In the eve, we went to Bay Lake, got 40 bullheads and some pan fish. Harland got a 4 lb northern.
June 9, 1974 - Sunday. Went to church and baked sweet rolls and tea rolls. Wayne Hawkins called they're coming the 10th.
June 10, 1974 - Monday. Wayne and Sharon came around 2:30PM. Marie came tonite.
June 12, 1974 - Wednesday. Wayne and Sharon have been fishing twice a day since Monday.
June 13, 1974 - Thursday. We had a fish fry and then they went to Mille Lacs. Wayne broke out in a rash and they came home. He took a shower and then we went over to Crosby and got allergy shots for him.
June 14, 1974 - Friday. Marie, Harland and I went to Mille Lacs this AM and we got 6 perch and 1 rock bass. We came home at 9:30 and John, Sharon and Wayne were sleeping yet. Tonite they went to Heron.
June 15, 1974 - Saturday. Sharon and Wayne went home at noon. They gave us a $30.00 quart of brandy and 2 cases of beer. They took home quite a few fish and we all had a good time. Marie, Harland, I and John went over by Cec. Alice was there and she was just as sweet as honey. She told Mom that she puts me on a pedastal. Mom says yes and I'm going to keep her there, too. Marie and I clipped Penny.
June 16, 1974 - Sunday. We all went to the Green Lantern for a benefit dance for La Due. We had a wonderful time and good food.
June 17-18, 1974 - Monday-Tuesday. We went fishing different places before Marie went home on June 19 at 11:30AM.
June 20, 1974 - Thursday. We took John over to Crosby and got his shots and some socks and a watch band.
June 21, 1974 - Friday. Defrosted the little freezer in the garage and finished my ironing.
June 22, 1974 - Saturday. I cleaned the house and defrosted the refrigerator freezer. In the evening, Har and I went to the Mine Pit. Got 58: 2 crappies, 1 bass + bullheads. John and Jesse + 2 other boys slept in the tent over nite.
June 26, 1974 - Wednesday. Got up at 4:15AM. Went to Pickerel, caught 71 all told - 6 bass. Made breakfast, cleaned fish, washed clothes, took some fish down by Mom and came home. Fried fish and cleaned up that mess and then shampooed the kitchen carpeting.
June 27, 1974 - Thursday. Katie and Willie Sell came at 11:15AM.
June 28, 1974 - Friday. Harland, Katie and Willie went to Pickerel Lake.
July 2, 1974 - Tuesday. We had a cookout - chicken. Willie fixed it. It was delicious.
July 4, 1974 - Thursday. We grilled steak out. Just had a wonderful week. We went swimming. John got mad.
July 5, 1974 - Friday. Willie took us to the rodeo at Brainerd. The first one we ever seen. Bob and Mary came after we left for the rodeo and they went over to see George and Louise.
July 6, 1974 - Saturday. We fixed steak on the grill and then Willie and Katie went home.
July 7, 1974 - Sunday. Bob and Mary left for South Dakota and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was 97 degrees and windy. We sure had a lot of fun this week. Katie took home 3 coolers full of fish. We got a letter from Orrsie. Gene passed away on May 28th. He fell off the patio wall with the riding mower and never came to. Orrsie's birthday is May 24th - she'll be 81.
July 8, 1974 - Monday. Had a big wash today. 9 sheets, etc.
July 9, 1974 - Tuesday. Bob called from Wyoming. John was out playing, so he called back at nite from Montana. Tried to call Tam on her 8th birthday, but their line was busy. Then Mom, Cec and Short came and Marie called. She was lonesome. Hank had his surgery on his hands today. Boy, it sure was hot today. Katie and Joe went to court for their divorce today.
July 10, 1974 - Wednesday. Had a picnic at the resort. Boy, the food.
July 18, 1974 - Thursday. Took John to Crosby for his shot. We went to Brainerd and got more paint to finish the garage. We went to Merryfield and got the carpeting for the porches. $30.50 and we stopped by George and Louise. We went to Heron fishing.
July 19, 1974 - Friday. This AM Harland, George and John went on the Mississippi River fishing. I woke John and Harland at 4:30 and John says, "No, I'll go in the morning". So, I stayed up and baked cookies and 2 cakes. One for us and 1 for Bill. They didn't get anything on the dirty Mississippi, so they fished Little Rabbit and got 15 pan fish.
July 20, 1974 - Saturday. Bob, Mary and the girls came.
July 21, 1974 - Sunday. We went to church and then Mary took the kids to Paul Bunyan and then we ate supper and went to the shrine circus.
July 22, 1974 - Monday. Harland took them for a boat ride on Borden. Then the kids went swimming. George, Louise, Meas and Max came over and when they left, we ate. Then Bob and Mary left for Wisconsin around 5PM.
July 23, 1974 - Tuesday. I washed clothes and ironed most of it. Mom, Cec and Shorty came over.
July 24, 1974 - Wednesday. We went to Brainerd and picked up the battery I won. Then we went to Staples and I got $10.00 worth of merchandise for Katie - 2 bras and 1 pants.
July 26, 1974 - Friday. We went to Pickerel at 5:30AM and had good luck, so we went in the van with good luck.
July 27, 1974 - Saturday. We went to Pickerel again. Had good luck. I froze them for John, Marie, Jim and us. Washed my hair and cleaned up the house. John went swimming when he came home. He went to sleep at 4:00PM. Pooped.
July 28, 1974 - Sunday. Went to St. Mathias Church for chicken and ham dinner. Stopped by Mike and Grace. Mike is coming over Monday AM.
July 29, 1974 - Monday. Mike called. Said he is sick, so he wouldn't be over. He'd call. We have everything setting in the front room, out of the bedroom.
July 31, 1974 - Wednesday. George and Louise came. over and done part of their wash. I sent Joan Seylear a birthday card.
August 1, 1974 - Thursday. Waiting for Mike to come.
August 2, 1974 - Friday. We got a letter from Katie. Her and Willie are coming tonite. So we moved everything back into the bedrooms.
August 3, 1974 - Saturday. They went fishing on Mille Lacs, but it was so windy and cold, so they came home. John cleaned up the 2 perch and we played cards. We went out to eat at Harold's Club. It was delicious. We had a good time. Played euchre. Harland went to bed at 1:45AM. We set here till 3AM talking.
August 4, 1974 - Sunday. Katie left at 2PM after 3 quick games. The boys are 1 game up on us.
August 5, 1974 - Monday. Mike called and we moved everything out of the bedroom again and him and Harland ripped the old ceiling out. We went to Brainerd and got our ceiling.
August 6, 1974 - We finished the ceiling this week. Got the bedroom back in shape again.
August 10, 1974 - Edward S. got married today.
August 18, 1974 - Sunday. We went to the Mine Pit this evening. Got 56 pan fish - 4 bullheads. John got 3 northern for pickling.
August 19, 1974 - Monday. We went to Little Rabbit and got 29 pan fish. John got 1 northern. I ended up with a backache.
August 21, 1974 - Wednesday. Went to Brainerd shopping. We're going to our last picnic of the season before John goes home.
August 24, 1974 - Saturday. Left for Marie's. Stayed overnight.
August 25, 1974 - Sunday. Left for Katie's. Jim and Sue came over and Jim's 21st birthday for supper.
August 26, 1974 - Monday. We took John to Madison for his check up. It was sure hot.
August 27, 1974 - Tuesday. Started to paint Jim's bedroom. Ate supper by Bill and Sharon. Then went over by Chick and Judy. Harland didn't feel too good. The paint got to him. Came home at 10:30.
August 28, 1974 - Wednesday. Harland woke me up at 2AM with chest pains and I fixed him some soda, but it wasn't gas. So I called Mary. Dr. Chung (a Korean) is taking care of him. I took him to the hospital at 4AM. He had a heart attack.
August 29, 1974 - Thursday. I canned 21 quarts of applesauce. Then went to the hospital. Doctor says he's doing remarkably well.
August 31, 1974 - Saturday. Finished Jim's bedroom, at supper by Pat and Len.
September 3, 1974 - Tuesday. Made 9 apple pies, went up to the hospital.
September 4, 1974 - Wednesday. Baked 5 apple crisps and tea rolls and went to the hospital.
September 5, 1974 - Thursday. Cut corn off the cob and blew a fuse. So I cleaned up and went to the hospital.
September 6, 1974 - Friday. I just cooled it today and went up to the hospital. He was sleeping. I got a pair of tennis shoes for $1.00 at Shopko. Picked my watch up at Freber's.
September 7, 1974 - Saturday. I brought Harland home from the hospital. He says he feels good. I got his medicine from Shopko Pharmacy.
September 8, 1974 - Sunday. Went to church and went out for breakfast and came home. Packed up and left Katie's at 10AM. Stayed overnite by Marie's.
September 9, 1974 - Monday. Left Marie's at 9:45AM. Arrived home at 2:20PM with no trouble.
September 10, 1974 - Tuesday. Went to Deerwood to the bank and came home. Just cooled it.
September 11, 1974 - Wednesday. It's cold and cloudy. I mowed part of the lawn in the back. Made apple torte for us and Bill and Joiners. Dug the onions out.
September 12, 1974 - Thursday. Made applesauce and 3 apple pies. 2 for the freezer and baked one. Finished the rest of the lawn. Alfred had a heart attack Monday and didn't go to the hospital till this morning.
September 13, 1974 - Friday. Katie called. Pat had a baby boy yesterday. Everything is OK. We went to Brainerd. Bought 2 snow tires on sale at Ward's. Harland picked Clem up from the bus at Garrison. I finished raking the grass off the back lawn.
September 19, 1974 - We bought a 4-hole ice shack for $125.00. I clipped Penny and washed Mom's hair and then we went to Aitkin and picked up some turkey gizzards. Then Mom wanted to go home, so we went on thru and I said "Liver Lips was here" and Mom said "No" and I get in the house and here sets Marie.
September 21, 1974 - Marie and I dug the rest of the potatoes today and then we roto tilled the garden and planted 19 plants of ever bearing strawberry plants that Marie brought along. We got some beautiful potatoes this year.
September 22, 1974 - We had our first good killing frost. It was 20 degrees above at 1:20AM. Marie and I went out and covered the squash and potatoes in the garage.
September 27, 1974 - Marie left today. She was really loaded with material, vegetables, magazines, etc.
September 30, 1974 - I washed our bedding today. It was really nice and windy. Took a walk in Clem's woods. The trees are beautiful, but some trees are bare.
October 1, 1974 - I got up at 8AM and the ground was white and the colored trees - it was beautiful. Johnny's cats are really getting big. I finished Marty's afghan for Xmas and I'm making pot holders to use up the yarn (3-ply). I made 16 pot holders.
October, 1974 - Have been raking leaves, chewing them up with the lawn mower and other outside things.
October 18, 1974 - Cec took Mom to the hospital in the afternoon. Katie and Willie left Beaver Dam at 5AM and got up here at 10:25AM. Good time, I'd say. Bill DeWitt brought us 6 yds manure for the garden.
October 19, 1974 - Willie, Katie, I and Har went out and put it around the garden, pine trees, roses, shrubs, etc, and then we went for a ride to Nisswa.
October 20, 1974 - We dug out 5 white pines for Katie to take home. They left at 1PM. Then Harland and I done dishes and went over to clean chickens. We only cleaned 13. They only weighed between 2-3 lbs, so Cec gave us 3 and then we came home. After supper, they came over and we played cards.
October 21, 1974 - I'm going up and see Mom this afternoon and Harland will get the horn fixed.
October 23, 1974 - George and Louise came over and washed clothes and we went over by Aitkin to find a place to fish the Mississippi from the bank. I started painting the inside of the outdoor toilet.
October 24, 1974 - Harland and I went fishing. Caught 4 northern on the Mississippi.
October 26, 1974 - Cec and I went to church at 5PM, then Harland and I went up to see Mom. They took a brain wave test and they're waiting for the results before she can come home.
October 27, 1974 - Har and I, George and Louise went fishing on the Miss. River. Harland caught 2 big northern, I caught a pickler as did George.
November 5, 1974 - Tuesday. We went fishing. Caught 4 northerns.
November 6, 1974 - Wednesday. Deer hunting started today.
November 8, 1974 - Friday. Harland went fishing with George, Louise and I. We caught 5 northern and 1 perch.
November 9, 1974 - Saturday. I went shopping in the AM while Harland was deer hunting. Cec came around, picked me up for church at 5PM. After church I cut out 3 pair of slacks for Tammy. I bought Tammy a quilted housecoat for Xmas. It's peach in color and very pretty.
November 11, 1974 - Monday. Had Mom, Cec and Shorty over for fish fry and then we went to Lonesome Pine and played Bingo. I had Bingo once and had to cut. I washed clothes in the AM and everything dired beautifully.
November 12, 1974 - Tuesday. Betty, Jesse, Harland and I, Mary Jane and Janelle went to Brainerd to see "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams". It was good.
November 14, 1974 - Thursday. I finished sewing 3 pair slacks for Tammy. Marie called and we're going by Marie to pick up 1/2 beef for Harland helping last spring when Hank was laid up.
November 15, 1974 - Friday. Went by Marie. We left at 10:45AM. Arrived at 2:15PM.
November 16, 1974 - Saturday. We went to Ladysmith, Xmas shopping for Mom, for Marty and Collette, and gave Marie her permanent.
November 17, 1974 - Sunday. Didn't get to church. Marie gave me my permanent.
November 18, 1974 - Monday. Our meat was ready so we picked it up and left for home around noon.
November 19, 1974 - Tuesday. Made some liver sausage.
November 22, 1974 - Friday. We done the wash and George and Louise came over and done theirs and then we went northern fishing. Harland got 1.
November 23, 1974 - Saturday. Cec came over and I cut and set her hair. Played 4 games of cards.
November 25, 1974 - Monday. Played Bingo at Lonesome Pine. Cec won $20.50. We didn't win anything. If she would of won a turkey, she would have given it to us.
November 28, 1974 - Thursday. Thanksgiving Day. Got my meat in the oven and then I went to nin o'clock mass. Got the rest of the dinner ready. George and Louise came about 10:30. We played 3 games of "500" and then Mom, Cec and Shorty came at 12:00 and we ate at 1:00. It was good. Cec brought salad. Louise brought pumpkin pie. Everyone was stuffed.
December 1, 1974 - Sunday. Went to church, made lunch, washed windows and put up the kitchen curtains. Mom, Cec and Shorty came over and we played "500".
December 2, 1974 - Monday. It was 0 degrees at 7AM. The lake was froze over. I washed clothes today and hung them out. It is beautiful.
December 3, 1974 - Tuesday. Took Chips to the vet. He has gland trouble.
December 4, 1974 - Wednesday. Harland and George went to Pickerel. George got 2 northern: one 5 lb and a smaller, and a few blues.
December 5, 1974 - Thursday. Harland and George went to Pickerel. Harland got 30 blues. Real beauties.
December 6, 1974 - Friday. Harland, I and George went to Pickerel again. We got 27, George got 22.
December 7, 1974 - Saturday. Harland went along fishing. Caught 15 blues. I went to church at 5:00.
December 8, 1974 - Sunday. We made to batches of sea foam. Made dinner and went fishing. We caught 40 blues, some are really nice. We sent for 1,000 wax worms $11.00. Harland has been paying $.60 a box for 1 1/2 dozen.
December 9, 1974 - Monday. Baked the filled cookies and fixed the boxes for the kids, etc. Harland went to Mille Lacs for the first time. Got a few perch. It was so cold and windy, so he came home early.
December 10, 1974 - Tuesday. We went to Pickerel after dinner. Got 51 nice blues. I broke my tooth out in the front.
December 11, 1974 - Wednesday. Went to the laundromat, washed sheets and bedspread, hung them all outside. Then we went to Brainerd and got the tooth put back in.
December 12, 1974 - Thursday. Received a letter from Katie. Her and Willie are coming tomorrow after work. Richard Freber died last Friday, December 6. He had a blood clot in his neck and died of a stroke. We went to Pickerel. Only got 7 blue gills in the snow. Wrote out some Xmas cards tonite.
December 13, 1974 - Friday. We had snow last nite. The trees are beautiful. Katie and Willie are coming tonite.
December 15, 1974 - Sunday. We all went to Mille Lacs. Harland got a 4 lb walleye. I got a small one. Katie and Willie got a couple perch and eelpout. We went after we all had a nap and Harland broke out in a cold sweat, so we didn't stay too long.
December 16, 1974 - Monday. Katie and Willie went fishing this AM. I'm finishing the Xmas cards. George entered the hospital in the Twin Cities this morning at 9:30AM.
December 18, 1974 - Wednesday. Finished Tam's green slack set, made beef roast, etc. Harland, Katie and Willie came home at 12:00, so we ate dinner and they packed up and left around 1:30. She called at 9:30PM. It was snowing when they left. Harland got a 5 lb northern. Katie got a small walleye and they got 6 perch.
December 19, 1974 - Thursday. 13 years ago, Chick had his car accident. Bill came over in the evening. Told us Fran Joiner passed away at 5:30PM. She'll be buried Monday at 1:30 in Garrison Alliance Church. I made a hot dish and Harland took it over this afternoon. The children were coming home late this afternoon. George came home from the hospital in the Cities Friday.
December 20, 1974 - Friday. Baked a cake today for Virgil.
December 22, 1974 - Sunday. Went down by Cec this evening and played cards. Alice and Ken came home. We came home later and was it ever snowing. We could hardly see.
December 23, 1974 - Monday. Jesse stayed here while Bill and Betty went over to see Fran at Crosby. I made 2 salads to take to church. I went down and picked Mom up and she went to the funeral with us. After the funeral, Harland had a doctor appointment at Crosby. Everything is coming along good. I bought Mom a warm head scarf at Skagmos at Crosby. Then we had coffee and pie at the Crystal Cafe and went back to the clinic and picked up Harland.
December 24, 1974 - Tuesday. After supper, we talked to John on his 12th birthday. At 8PM Harland and I went to church. Came home and played cards, had a snack. I watched some Xmas programs and went to bed.
December 25, 1974 - Christmas Day. George and Louise came over to go ice fishing, but we didn't have our (ice) house out yet. The ice isn't that good, so we had duck dinner and Louise had stead and we played cards. Louise made ham sandwiches. We had them for supper and played more cards.
December 26, 1974 - Thursday. It was 30 degrees above. I washed clothes and they dried beautifully. Harland, and George went to Pickerel. Harland got 16 blues. We got the cutest card from the nuts in Beaver Dam. Bob, John, Katie, Willie, Jim, Bill and Sharon.
December 27, 1974 - Friday. Jack Benny died in the nite with cancer of the pancreas. Harland and George went to Pickerel, but didn't get anything. I didn't go because I felt all cold and lousy.
December 28, 1974 - Saturday. Went to Brainerd, exchanged Harland's pants and I got 2 new bras and a few groceries and came home.
December 29, 1974 - Sunday. I didn't go to church. I had such a cold. Mom and Cec stopped after church. I wrote some letters.
December 30, 1974 - Monday. Bill took our fish house out. I made new cuffs and sewed them on Harland's insulated jacket. After lunch I gave Chips a bath which he didn't appreciate.
December 31, 1974 - Tuesday. Called Mom to see if she wanted to go along to eat. We went fishing on Mille Lacs at 5PM. Came home at 8:30. Harland got a 'pout. After ten, we went to Lonesome Pine. Had a few drinks, danced and came home. Saw the old year out, which we weren't sad to see it go.
April 24, 1974 - Wednesday. I took Harland to the bus for Eau Claire and I started raking accrossed the road and I finished by nite.
April 25, 1974 - Thursday. I uncovered the roses. The martins have arrived. I raked on the west side and we burned accrossed the road at 6PM. I went down and picked up Mom to stay with me while Harland is gone. She hasn't had her hair washed since I did it last (the first part of February). I filled the orioles' and hummingbird feeders. No birds yet, tho.
April 26, 1974 - Friday. Bill called last nite. I talked to Sharon and she is pregnant and has the German measles. She will have to have an abortion. Three doctors' verdicts: 95% chances of baby being blind, deformed, etc. The ice went out of Borden today. I raked the east side and all of the back of the lawn and I was beat.
April 27, 1974 - Saturday. Went to Brainerd, got my hair cut.
April 28, 1974 - Sunday. Mom and I took the chair (commode) back to Dilly's. We went to church and then looked at Lake Mille Lacs. The ice was out and some was piled up on the point. Not too much tho.
April 29, 1974 - Monday. It rained this AM, but it's supposed to be nice today yet.
April 30, 1974 - Tuesday. I ironed this AM and went to the Blue Goose and cleaned fish.
May 1, 1974 - Wednesday. Mom and I went by George and Louise by Gil's. She wanted them to have a fish fry Friday, but Louise don't eat smelt. So Mom wanted to ask Cec and Shorty. So she decided to stay because it was close to pay day. I transplanted some of my broccoli and Brussel sprouts today.
May 3, 1974 - Friday. Went to bank at Deerwood, went down to Blue Goose and helped for 5 hours on the smelt fry. It was delicious.
May 4, 1974 - Saturday. I house cleaned our bedroom and dresser drawers except the bed.
May 5, 1974 - Sunday. Went to church and to the smelt fry at Ironton. It wasn't as good as ours was.
May 6, 1974 - Monday. Washed clothes in the garage. Had a big wash including our bedding and rugs. Went to Brainerd, Mom and I, we picked up our lite boat - balance on the boat was $126.14. After lunch, I baked 4 pumpkin pies and baked a banana cake. Cec and Shorty brought Mom over last nite to stay with me.
May 7, 1974 - Tuesday. Started my ironing. George and Louise brought over some smoked fish for Mom and some for Marie and some fruit jars.
May 9, 1974 - Thursday. Another cold, rainy, windy day. Started some fish for pickling today. High's in the 50's again.
May 10, 1974 - Friday. I transplanted all our vegetable plants. It's cold and rainy again. Marie called tonite and Harland will come home next Saturday. Mom and I will leave on the 16th. Marie wants me to take Hank to Eau Claire to the doctor on the 17th.
May 11, 1974 - Saturday. The orioles have arrived. I put some twine and cotton batton out for nests. I baked dinner rolls and sweet rolls.
May 12, 1974 - Sunday. Mother's Day. It's cold and windy. 36 degrees and it had rained. Mom and I went to church and Bill brought us over 1/2 - 5-gallon pail full of smelt. We went to Van's and ate dinner and went to the show to see "Billy Jack". We came home and cleaned smelt. Had a nice day.
May 14, 1974 - Tuesday. Took Mom down to Cec's to take a bath, got her stuff to go to Wisconsin by Marie's. I uncovered the strawberries.
May 15, 1974 - Wednesday. Wrote to June Mack, took the bird bath out, clipped the dog.
May 16, 1974 - Thursday. Left at 8AM to go by Marie.
May 17, 1974 - Friday. Henry called and said he wouldn't be home for another week. We run out of silage and the beef cattle were out to pasture.
May 18, 1974 - Saturday. Today was opening season for fishing. From Princeton to Garrison on highway 169, I counted 1,752 cars, etc, 4 motorcycles, 1 tractor. I made supper and then took Mom down by Cec. Alice and Ken were there playing cards.
May 19, 1974 - Sunday. We done chores and then at noon we cleaned barn and ate dinner and after dinner, we came home. We left at 2PM.
May 20, 1974 - Monday. It sure was wonderful having Harland home again.
May 21, 1974 - Tuesday. I finished Cec's birthday afghan. She's 58 years old.
May 23, 1974 - Thursday. Louise called tonite. George is back in the hospital. They took the cast off on Tuesday and his leg is swollen and they say he has gangrene in the leg.
May 24, 1974 - Friday. I'm washing clothes today and we'll go over and see George. Duke Ellington died at 75 years of age of pneumonia (cancer). I mowed lawn today - the first time (this year). George's leg was better today.
May 25, 1974 - Saturday. Harland started to plant garden. It froze last nite. Our garden is all in except our plants. We transplanted 9 strawberry plants also. We went to the Mine Pit today. Didn't even get a bite. I took Cec's birthday gift down and Mom was sitting in the car where it was warm. I finished our afghan tonite (pink, blue, white, black).
May 26, 1974 - Sunday. Went to church, made dinner and Marie called. Henry is on his way home. Alice had her calf and she's down with milk fever. Marie is down to 110 lbs. We set out 56 plants in the garden and we went to the Viking for supper and then went to Lonesome Pine.
May 27, 1974 - Monday. I'm baking bread and biscuits. Harland drained the water pump and we still have no more pressure.
May 29, 1974 - Wednesday. Tried 2 new recipes: Sally Ann cookies and they're good. And rhubarb torte - good also.
May 30, 1974 - Thursday. Bob's birthday. Harland planted our glad bulbs today. I'm finishing house cleaning the front room.
May 31, 1974 - Friday. Went to Lake Mille Lacs. Got 1 walleye and 22 perch.
June 1, 1974 - Saturday. Went to Bay Lake and got 13 bullheads and 14 sunnys. Went to church tonite.
June 2, 1974 - Sunday. Went to Mille Lacs this AM and got 1 perch.
June 3, 1974 - Monday. Washed clothes and cleaned up the house. Made a rhubarb cobbler for Harland.
June 4, 1974 - Tuesday. I'm leaving for Wisconsin to pick John up to spend the summer with us. The bus leaves Onamia at 9:40AM. Arrives in the Cities at 11:45. At 3:15 we leave for Madison. Arrived at 9:35PM. Arrived in Minneapolis at 12:05. I had a hot beef sandwich and coffee and ate some of my cheese and apple and now wait till 3:15PM for Madison. Just checked on my luggage that was wrecked coming home from Nashville and he took our telephone number and will call when he gets in touch with someone in St. Paul. I stood in front of the luggage for 1 hour, waiting for information. ...Left Minneapolis at 3:25 and left St. Paul at 10 to 4. Arrived at Eau Claire at 5:35PM. Lenny Berger sat with me from St. Paul and got off at Eau Claire and is going to Bruce. He hasn't been back to Ladysmith for 37 years. There was a threat to blow up his apartment building tonite. They've had 3 explosions and 3 fires in his building. His boss told him he should go some place for the weekend. I ate some cheese and drank my can of pop at Eau Claire. Left the Post House at 9PM and arrived in Madison at 10PM half an hour late. Bob, Mary, Katie and Carol John were there to pick me up. Bob wanted to eat and then we came home. ...Katie and I sat and talked till 2:30AM.
June 5, 1974 - Wednesday. Bob dropped me off to pick up Katie's car and then I and John went to mass and then he received his report card. He passed into 6th grade. We picked Grandma up a watch at Frebers $40.46. We went over to see Joe H and Alma. Alma is so thin. I called Bill and Jim yesterday AM before work. They were supposed to come over last nite, but never showed up. I talked to Alfred and Edward.
June 6, 1974 - Thursday. Talked to Alice and Lawrence. They're both retired. I walked down to see Clarence and Mayme. Jim and Sue were over last nite, but Chick and Bill never showed up. The wagon I got for Marty and Collette, Katie will now take back and get my money. If it isn't worth coming after, it isn't worth having.
June 7, 1974 - Friday. Made breakfast, washed dishes and Bob will take us to the bus at Madison to catch the 10:25AM. Left Madison at 10:25. We ate at the Post House at the Dells. We arrived in Minneapolis at 4:30 and left at 5:00PM. Arrived in Onamia at 7:15. I called Harland and he picked us up.
June 8, 1974 - Saturday. We went to Pickerel in the AM. Had good luck. In the eve, we went to Bay Lake, got 40 bullheads and some pan fish. Harland got a 4 lb northern.
June 9, 1974 - Sunday. Went to church and baked sweet rolls and tea rolls. Wayne Hawkins called they're coming the 10th.
June 10, 1974 - Monday. Wayne and Sharon came around 2:30PM. Marie came tonite.
June 12, 1974 - Wednesday. Wayne and Sharon have been fishing twice a day since Monday.
June 13, 1974 - Thursday. We had a fish fry and then they went to Mille Lacs. Wayne broke out in a rash and they came home. He took a shower and then we went over to Crosby and got allergy shots for him.
June 14, 1974 - Friday. Marie, Harland and I went to Mille Lacs this AM and we got 6 perch and 1 rock bass. We came home at 9:30 and John, Sharon and Wayne were sleeping yet. Tonite they went to Heron.
June 15, 1974 - Saturday. Sharon and Wayne went home at noon. They gave us a $30.00 quart of brandy and 2 cases of beer. They took home quite a few fish and we all had a good time. Marie, Harland, I and John went over by Cec. Alice was there and she was just as sweet as honey. She told Mom that she puts me on a pedastal. Mom says yes and I'm going to keep her there, too. Marie and I clipped Penny.
June 16, 1974 - Sunday. We all went to the Green Lantern for a benefit dance for La Due. We had a wonderful time and good food.
June 17-18, 1974 - Monday-Tuesday. We went fishing different places before Marie went home on June 19 at 11:30AM.
June 20, 1974 - Thursday. We took John over to Crosby and got his shots and some socks and a watch band.
June 21, 1974 - Friday. Defrosted the little freezer in the garage and finished my ironing.
June 22, 1974 - Saturday. I cleaned the house and defrosted the refrigerator freezer. In the evening, Har and I went to the Mine Pit. Got 58: 2 crappies, 1 bass + bullheads. John and Jesse + 2 other boys slept in the tent over nite.
June 26, 1974 - Wednesday. Got up at 4:15AM. Went to Pickerel, caught 71 all told - 6 bass. Made breakfast, cleaned fish, washed clothes, took some fish down by Mom and came home. Fried fish and cleaned up that mess and then shampooed the kitchen carpeting.
June 27, 1974 - Thursday. Katie and Willie Sell came at 11:15AM.
June 28, 1974 - Friday. Harland, Katie and Willie went to Pickerel Lake.
July 2, 1974 - Tuesday. We had a cookout - chicken. Willie fixed it. It was delicious.
July 4, 1974 - Thursday. We grilled steak out. Just had a wonderful week. We went swimming. John got mad.
July 5, 1974 - Friday. Willie took us to the rodeo at Brainerd. The first one we ever seen. Bob and Mary came after we left for the rodeo and they went over to see George and Louise.
July 6, 1974 - Saturday. We fixed steak on the grill and then Willie and Katie went home.
July 7, 1974 - Sunday. Bob and Mary left for South Dakota and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was 97 degrees and windy. We sure had a lot of fun this week. Katie took home 3 coolers full of fish. We got a letter from Orrsie. Gene passed away on May 28th. He fell off the patio wall with the riding mower and never came to. Orrsie's birthday is May 24th - she'll be 81.
July 8, 1974 - Monday. Had a big wash today. 9 sheets, etc.
July 9, 1974 - Tuesday. Bob called from Wyoming. John was out playing, so he called back at nite from Montana. Tried to call Tam on her 8th birthday, but their line was busy. Then Mom, Cec and Short came and Marie called. She was lonesome. Hank had his surgery on his hands today. Boy, it sure was hot today. Katie and Joe went to court for their divorce today.
July 10, 1974 - Wednesday. Had a picnic at the resort. Boy, the food.
July 18, 1974 - Thursday. Took John to Crosby for his shot. We went to Brainerd and got more paint to finish the garage. We went to Merryfield and got the carpeting for the porches. $30.50 and we stopped by George and Louise. We went to Heron fishing.
July 19, 1974 - Friday. This AM Harland, George and John went on the Mississippi River fishing. I woke John and Harland at 4:30 and John says, "No, I'll go in the morning". So, I stayed up and baked cookies and 2 cakes. One for us and 1 for Bill. They didn't get anything on the dirty Mississippi, so they fished Little Rabbit and got 15 pan fish.
July 20, 1974 - Saturday. Bob, Mary and the girls came.
July 21, 1974 - Sunday. We went to church and then Mary took the kids to Paul Bunyan and then we ate supper and went to the shrine circus.
July 22, 1974 - Monday. Harland took them for a boat ride on Borden. Then the kids went swimming. George, Louise, Meas and Max came over and when they left, we ate. Then Bob and Mary left for Wisconsin around 5PM.
July 23, 1974 - Tuesday. I washed clothes and ironed most of it. Mom, Cec and Shorty came over.
July 24, 1974 - Wednesday. We went to Brainerd and picked up the battery I won. Then we went to Staples and I got $10.00 worth of merchandise for Katie - 2 bras and 1 pants.
July 26, 1974 - Friday. We went to Pickerel at 5:30AM and had good luck, so we went in the van with good luck.
July 27, 1974 - Saturday. We went to Pickerel again. Had good luck. I froze them for John, Marie, Jim and us. Washed my hair and cleaned up the house. John went swimming when he came home. He went to sleep at 4:00PM. Pooped.
July 28, 1974 - Sunday. Went to St. Mathias Church for chicken and ham dinner. Stopped by Mike and Grace. Mike is coming over Monday AM.
July 29, 1974 - Monday. Mike called. Said he is sick, so he wouldn't be over. He'd call. We have everything setting in the front room, out of the bedroom.
July 31, 1974 - Wednesday. George and Louise came. over and done part of their wash. I sent Joan Seylear a birthday card.
August 1, 1974 - Thursday. Waiting for Mike to come.
August 2, 1974 - Friday. We got a letter from Katie. Her and Willie are coming tonite. So we moved everything back into the bedrooms.
August 3, 1974 - Saturday. They went fishing on Mille Lacs, but it was so windy and cold, so they came home. John cleaned up the 2 perch and we played cards. We went out to eat at Harold's Club. It was delicious. We had a good time. Played euchre. Harland went to bed at 1:45AM. We set here till 3AM talking.
August 4, 1974 - Sunday. Katie left at 2PM after 3 quick games. The boys are 1 game up on us.
August 5, 1974 - Monday. Mike called and we moved everything out of the bedroom again and him and Harland ripped the old ceiling out. We went to Brainerd and got our ceiling.
August 6, 1974 - We finished the ceiling this week. Got the bedroom back in shape again.
August 10, 1974 - Edward S. got married today.
August 18, 1974 - Sunday. We went to the Mine Pit this evening. Got 56 pan fish - 4 bullheads. John got 3 northern for pickling.
August 19, 1974 - Monday. We went to Little Rabbit and got 29 pan fish. John got 1 northern. I ended up with a backache.
August 21, 1974 - Wednesday. Went to Brainerd shopping. We're going to our last picnic of the season before John goes home.
August 24, 1974 - Saturday. Left for Marie's. Stayed overnight.
August 25, 1974 - Sunday. Left for Katie's. Jim and Sue came over and Jim's 21st birthday for supper.
August 26, 1974 - Monday. We took John to Madison for his check up. It was sure hot.
August 27, 1974 - Tuesday. Started to paint Jim's bedroom. Ate supper by Bill and Sharon. Then went over by Chick and Judy. Harland didn't feel too good. The paint got to him. Came home at 10:30.
August 28, 1974 - Wednesday. Harland woke me up at 2AM with chest pains and I fixed him some soda, but it wasn't gas. So I called Mary. Dr. Chung (a Korean) is taking care of him. I took him to the hospital at 4AM. He had a heart attack.
August 29, 1974 - Thursday. I canned 21 quarts of applesauce. Then went to the hospital. Doctor says he's doing remarkably well.
August 31, 1974 - Saturday. Finished Jim's bedroom, at supper by Pat and Len.
September 3, 1974 - Tuesday. Made 9 apple pies, went up to the hospital.
September 4, 1974 - Wednesday. Baked 5 apple crisps and tea rolls and went to the hospital.
September 5, 1974 - Thursday. Cut corn off the cob and blew a fuse. So I cleaned up and went to the hospital.
September 6, 1974 - Friday. I just cooled it today and went up to the hospital. He was sleeping. I got a pair of tennis shoes for $1.00 at Shopko. Picked my watch up at Freber's.
September 7, 1974 - Saturday. I brought Harland home from the hospital. He says he feels good. I got his medicine from Shopko Pharmacy.
September 8, 1974 - Sunday. Went to church and went out for breakfast and came home. Packed up and left Katie's at 10AM. Stayed overnite by Marie's.
September 9, 1974 - Monday. Left Marie's at 9:45AM. Arrived home at 2:20PM with no trouble.
September 10, 1974 - Tuesday. Went to Deerwood to the bank and came home. Just cooled it.
September 11, 1974 - Wednesday. It's cold and cloudy. I mowed part of the lawn in the back. Made apple torte for us and Bill and Joiners. Dug the onions out.
September 12, 1974 - Thursday. Made applesauce and 3 apple pies. 2 for the freezer and baked one. Finished the rest of the lawn. Alfred had a heart attack Monday and didn't go to the hospital till this morning.
September 13, 1974 - Friday. Katie called. Pat had a baby boy yesterday. Everything is OK. We went to Brainerd. Bought 2 snow tires on sale at Ward's. Harland picked Clem up from the bus at Garrison. I finished raking the grass off the back lawn.
September 19, 1974 - We bought a 4-hole ice shack for $125.00. I clipped Penny and washed Mom's hair and then we went to Aitkin and picked up some turkey gizzards. Then Mom wanted to go home, so we went on thru and I said "Liver Lips was here" and Mom said "No" and I get in the house and here sets Marie.
September 21, 1974 - Marie and I dug the rest of the potatoes today and then we roto tilled the garden and planted 19 plants of ever bearing strawberry plants that Marie brought along. We got some beautiful potatoes this year.
September 22, 1974 - We had our first good killing frost. It was 20 degrees above at 1:20AM. Marie and I went out and covered the squash and potatoes in the garage.
September 27, 1974 - Marie left today. She was really loaded with material, vegetables, magazines, etc.
September 30, 1974 - I washed our bedding today. It was really nice and windy. Took a walk in Clem's woods. The trees are beautiful, but some trees are bare.
October 1, 1974 - I got up at 8AM and the ground was white and the colored trees - it was beautiful. Johnny's cats are really getting big. I finished Marty's afghan for Xmas and I'm making pot holders to use up the yarn (3-ply). I made 16 pot holders.
October, 1974 - Have been raking leaves, chewing them up with the lawn mower and other outside things.
October 18, 1974 - Cec took Mom to the hospital in the afternoon. Katie and Willie left Beaver Dam at 5AM and got up here at 10:25AM. Good time, I'd say. Bill DeWitt brought us 6 yds manure for the garden.
October 19, 1974 - Willie, Katie, I and Har went out and put it around the garden, pine trees, roses, shrubs, etc, and then we went for a ride to Nisswa.
October 20, 1974 - We dug out 5 white pines for Katie to take home. They left at 1PM. Then Harland and I done dishes and went over to clean chickens. We only cleaned 13. They only weighed between 2-3 lbs, so Cec gave us 3 and then we came home. After supper, they came over and we played cards.
October 21, 1974 - I'm going up and see Mom this afternoon and Harland will get the horn fixed.
October 23, 1974 - George and Louise came over and washed clothes and we went over by Aitkin to find a place to fish the Mississippi from the bank. I started painting the inside of the outdoor toilet.
October 24, 1974 - Harland and I went fishing. Caught 4 northern on the Mississippi.
October 26, 1974 - Cec and I went to church at 5PM, then Harland and I went up to see Mom. They took a brain wave test and they're waiting for the results before she can come home.
October 27, 1974 - Har and I, George and Louise went fishing on the Miss. River. Harland caught 2 big northern, I caught a pickler as did George.
November 5, 1974 - Tuesday. We went fishing. Caught 4 northerns.
November 6, 1974 - Wednesday. Deer hunting started today.
November 8, 1974 - Friday. Harland went fishing with George, Louise and I. We caught 5 northern and 1 perch.
November 9, 1974 - Saturday. I went shopping in the AM while Harland was deer hunting. Cec came around, picked me up for church at 5PM. After church I cut out 3 pair of slacks for Tammy. I bought Tammy a quilted housecoat for Xmas. It's peach in color and very pretty.
November 11, 1974 - Monday. Had Mom, Cec and Shorty over for fish fry and then we went to Lonesome Pine and played Bingo. I had Bingo once and had to cut. I washed clothes in the AM and everything dired beautifully.
November 12, 1974 - Tuesday. Betty, Jesse, Harland and I, Mary Jane and Janelle went to Brainerd to see "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams". It was good.
November 14, 1974 - Thursday. I finished sewing 3 pair slacks for Tammy. Marie called and we're going by Marie to pick up 1/2 beef for Harland helping last spring when Hank was laid up.
November 15, 1974 - Friday. Went by Marie. We left at 10:45AM. Arrived at 2:15PM.
November 16, 1974 - Saturday. We went to Ladysmith, Xmas shopping for Mom, for Marty and Collette, and gave Marie her permanent.
November 17, 1974 - Sunday. Didn't get to church. Marie gave me my permanent.
November 18, 1974 - Monday. Our meat was ready so we picked it up and left for home around noon.
November 19, 1974 - Tuesday. Made some liver sausage.
November 22, 1974 - Friday. We done the wash and George and Louise came over and done theirs and then we went northern fishing. Harland got 1.
November 23, 1974 - Saturday. Cec came over and I cut and set her hair. Played 4 games of cards.
November 25, 1974 - Monday. Played Bingo at Lonesome Pine. Cec won $20.50. We didn't win anything. If she would of won a turkey, she would have given it to us.
November 28, 1974 - Thursday. Thanksgiving Day. Got my meat in the oven and then I went to nin o'clock mass. Got the rest of the dinner ready. George and Louise came about 10:30. We played 3 games of "500" and then Mom, Cec and Shorty came at 12:00 and we ate at 1:00. It was good. Cec brought salad. Louise brought pumpkin pie. Everyone was stuffed.
December 1, 1974 - Sunday. Went to church, made lunch, washed windows and put up the kitchen curtains. Mom, Cec and Shorty came over and we played "500".
December 2, 1974 - Monday. It was 0 degrees at 7AM. The lake was froze over. I washed clothes today and hung them out. It is beautiful.
December 3, 1974 - Tuesday. Took Chips to the vet. He has gland trouble.
December 4, 1974 - Wednesday. Harland and George went to Pickerel. George got 2 northern: one 5 lb and a smaller, and a few blues.
December 5, 1974 - Thursday. Harland and George went to Pickerel. Harland got 30 blues. Real beauties.
December 6, 1974 - Friday. Harland, I and George went to Pickerel again. We got 27, George got 22.
December 7, 1974 - Saturday. Harland went along fishing. Caught 15 blues. I went to church at 5:00.
December 8, 1974 - Sunday. We made to batches of sea foam. Made dinner and went fishing. We caught 40 blues, some are really nice. We sent for 1,000 wax worms $11.00. Harland has been paying $.60 a box for 1 1/2 dozen.
December 9, 1974 - Monday. Baked the filled cookies and fixed the boxes for the kids, etc. Harland went to Mille Lacs for the first time. Got a few perch. It was so cold and windy, so he came home early.
December 10, 1974 - Tuesday. We went to Pickerel after dinner. Got 51 nice blues. I broke my tooth out in the front.
December 11, 1974 - Wednesday. Went to the laundromat, washed sheets and bedspread, hung them all outside. Then we went to Brainerd and got the tooth put back in.
December 12, 1974 - Thursday. Received a letter from Katie. Her and Willie are coming tomorrow after work. Richard Freber died last Friday, December 6. He had a blood clot in his neck and died of a stroke. We went to Pickerel. Only got 7 blue gills in the snow. Wrote out some Xmas cards tonite.
December 13, 1974 - Friday. We had snow last nite. The trees are beautiful. Katie and Willie are coming tonite.
December 15, 1974 - Sunday. We all went to Mille Lacs. Harland got a 4 lb walleye. I got a small one. Katie and Willie got a couple perch and eelpout. We went after we all had a nap and Harland broke out in a cold sweat, so we didn't stay too long.
December 16, 1974 - Monday. Katie and Willie went fishing this AM. I'm finishing the Xmas cards. George entered the hospital in the Twin Cities this morning at 9:30AM.
December 18, 1974 - Wednesday. Finished Tam's green slack set, made beef roast, etc. Harland, Katie and Willie came home at 12:00, so we ate dinner and they packed up and left around 1:30. She called at 9:30PM. It was snowing when they left. Harland got a 5 lb northern. Katie got a small walleye and they got 6 perch.
December 19, 1974 - Thursday. 13 years ago, Chick had his car accident. Bill came over in the evening. Told us Fran Joiner passed away at 5:30PM. She'll be buried Monday at 1:30 in Garrison Alliance Church. I made a hot dish and Harland took it over this afternoon. The children were coming home late this afternoon. George came home from the hospital in the Cities Friday.
December 20, 1974 - Friday. Baked a cake today for Virgil.
December 22, 1974 - Sunday. Went down by Cec this evening and played cards. Alice and Ken came home. We came home later and was it ever snowing. We could hardly see.
December 23, 1974 - Monday. Jesse stayed here while Bill and Betty went over to see Fran at Crosby. I made 2 salads to take to church. I went down and picked Mom up and she went to the funeral with us. After the funeral, Harland had a doctor appointment at Crosby. Everything is coming along good. I bought Mom a warm head scarf at Skagmos at Crosby. Then we had coffee and pie at the Crystal Cafe and went back to the clinic and picked up Harland.
December 24, 1974 - Tuesday. After supper, we talked to John on his 12th birthday. At 8PM Harland and I went to church. Came home and played cards, had a snack. I watched some Xmas programs and went to bed.
December 25, 1974 - Christmas Day. George and Louise came over to go ice fishing, but we didn't have our (ice) house out yet. The ice isn't that good, so we had duck dinner and Louise had stead and we played cards. Louise made ham sandwiches. We had them for supper and played more cards.
December 26, 1974 - Thursday. It was 30 degrees above. I washed clothes and they dried beautifully. Harland, and George went to Pickerel. Harland got 16 blues. We got the cutest card from the nuts in Beaver Dam. Bob, John, Katie, Willie, Jim, Bill and Sharon.
December 27, 1974 - Friday. Jack Benny died in the nite with cancer of the pancreas. Harland and George went to Pickerel, but didn't get anything. I didn't go because I felt all cold and lousy.
December 28, 1974 - Saturday. Went to Brainerd, exchanged Harland's pants and I got 2 new bras and a few groceries and came home.
December 29, 1974 - Sunday. I didn't go to church. I had such a cold. Mom and Cec stopped after church. I wrote some letters.
December 30, 1974 - Monday. Bill took our fish house out. I made new cuffs and sewed them on Harland's insulated jacket. After lunch I gave Chips a bath which he didn't appreciate.
December 31, 1974 - Tuesday. Called Mom to see if she wanted to go along to eat. We went fishing on Mille Lacs at 5PM. Came home at 8:30. Harland got a 'pout. After ten, we went to Lonesome Pine. Had a few drinks, danced and came home. Saw the old year out, which we weren't sad to see it go.
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