Thu Dec 14: Frost 30. Washing in the A.M. Self & P. Miller out fixing road in front of the Burdon Place.
Fri Dec 15: Frost & misty. In town. Working at mats some.
Sat Dec 16: Misty all day. Road sloppy. Choring around home and down town in the P.M.
Sun Dec 17: Drizzly day. Went to B. church in the A.M. The Church voted to have Mr Cooley with Burlington this coming year. Went & called on the Bradleys & Mr Davis.
Mon Dec 18: Rainy & windy. In town all day. Nothing important.
Tue Dec 19: County business. Went to Sinclair Island and home by Bellingham. Went on the Launch Elk. Frank quit for Lowiniger(?).
Wed Dec 20: Stormy, rains light. Grant here in the eve also Art. Jorgenson.
Thu Dec 21: Rainy day. In town all day. Rev A.W. Wilson called in the P.M. Sent a Christmas Box to Mary Wallace.
Fri Dec 22: [margin: Billy Bell died to day in his chair of heart disease. Though to be the result of an accident on election night.]Rainy P.M. Self & Frank went to Grant's, Samish, Edison & Wilson's on County business.
Sat Dec 23: In town to day. Getting ready for Christmas. Took Ida down town this P.M.
Sun Dec 24: [margin: Frost 32° Cool, north wind all day.] Went to the Wm Bell's funeral this P.M. took Lee Bradley, Clyde Howe & Mr Killandor. Went to the Ch exercises at the B Church in the eve. Roads rough.
Mon Dec 25: Frost 32° Mild pleasant day. At home and took dinner over to Wrights. Went to see the "Countries" & "Ford Trip" in the eve.
Tue Dec 26: Frost 29°. Clear & cold. Went to Guemes Island in the P.M. on road business.
Wed Dec 27: Frost 30. In town all day. Went to picture show with Ida in the P.M. & to meeting in the eve. Clear most of the day.
Thu Dec 28: Coldest A.M. of the season so far. Squires 23° mine 26. Went to C. Scheaffer's on county bridge business. Grant & Hilda over to day.
Fri Dec 29: Temp 23° Coldest so far. Went with Grant to Coupeville to see a tractor. Have a cold. Home at 4 P.M.
Sat Dec 30: Light snow. At home & down town a while in the P.M. with cold.
Sun Dec 31: Staid at home and in the house all day. Mrs Butters preached her last sermon this eve. The folks went.
January 1917
Mon Jan 01: All went to the Reghuers Concert. At home all day. Windy & rainy.
Tue Jan 02: Showery & misty. Frost coming out & roads shot. Went to Mt Vernon to Com's meeting and staid all night.
Wed Jan 03: Misty. In Mt Vernon and down to the County Farm. Home in the eve.
Thu Jan 04: Wind & rain. Roads in bad shape. At home and down town.
Fri Jan 05:[margin: Ida has bad cold.]Pleasant. Choring & down to see "Birth of the Nation"
1917 Jan 6-27 (pp 38-39)
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Sat Jan 06:[margin: Rainy.] Went to Concrete to inspect Baker Run bridge with Polson & Thompson.
Sun Jan 07: Clowdy all day & not cold. Went to ch & S.S. and to Christian Ch in the eve. Ida sick with cold. Mr Cooley preached.
Mon Jan 08: Rainy & warm. In Mt Vernon to Coms meeting. New board organized. Self elected Chairman. Went to the Polson banquet in the eve.
Tue Jan 09: Warm & clowdy. Frogs. Came from Mt. Vernon at noon. The People begin to talk Bonding for roads. Roads in very bad condition all over.
Wed Jan 10: Pleasant. Went with Polson, Hayton, Olson & Lowe to Clayton Bay and over the Water front road. In the P.M. went over to Scheaffer's to see the new bridges on Joe Larry slough.
Thu Jan 11: Light shower last night. Pleasant to day. In town on County business.
Fri Jan 12: Frost. Pleasant. In town talking bonding for roads.
Sat Jan 13: Frost. Pleasant. Wrights went to Grants. Self home and down town.
Sun Jan 14: Frost 30. [margin: Pleasant.] Went to S.S. & church. Wrights home this eve.
Mon Jan 15:[margin: Temp 30 at 7 P.M.] Frost 26° Pleasant. Fixing the Range with new pipes & also the kerosene tank. Margurite White here this eve.
Tue Jan 16: Temp 26 - 22 at the Ranch. Pleasant & sunny. Self choring & down town with Ida. Grant here to dinner. Self screening gravel for roads.
Wed Jan 17: Pleasant. Making window boxes. Went to P. meeting in the eve.
Thu Jan 18: Frost 28°. Went to the Farm. Ida also & took Grant's folks to Mt. Vernon on their way to Seattle to get the baby's tonsils removed. Staid at the farm.
Fri Jan 19: Snowing lightly. At the farm & in the P.M. went to Bay View. Choring & playing phonograph.
Sat Jan 20: Rain or snow about all day. Ground still frozen. Came to Anacortes at 10.30.
Sun Jan 21: Went to S.S. & Ch. in the A.M. and to Ch. Church in the eve. Redfern's & Barr's here and at Wrights for dinner.
Mon Jan 22: Miss L. Wilson came. Stormy. Went to Bellingham on the early boat with Wrights and saw the launching of the ship "Redwood" Home at 10.45 P.M.
Tue Jan 23: Rainy. At home and downtown.
Wed Jan 24: Rain all last night. Not doing much. Down town some. Streets in very bad shape.
Thu Jan 25: Rain again last night. Pleasant A.M. went to Concrete with Bowman? and to the Com's. Home at night. Concrete bridge finished.
Fri Jan 26: Another stormy day. Nothing doing.
Sat Jan 27: Pleasant with west wind. Down town & choring. Wrote to U.N. Wells Olympia. Ida down to see Dr. Burdon. Cold west wind.
1917 Jan 28-Feb 11 (pp 40-41)
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Sun Jan 28: Went to S.S. & church. Over to Wrights in the P.M. The Whitney's & Martin's there. Snow storm this eve.
Mon Jan 29: Frost 30. Snow 4 inches deep. Got a load of wood & $1.00 worth of eggs at 35¢ Clowdy with south wind.
Tue Jan 30:[margin: Snow 4 in deep. Temp 20° at 11 P.M.] Temp 18° The coldest of the winter. Grant here talking of buying land at Bay View. Went to hear "Bought & Paid For" by Miss McLarren. M. White here to night.
Wed Jan 31: Temp 24° and south wind. Snowing most of the day 6 inches deep. Down town to see Nat Lewis about Guemes Island Road boss.
February 1917
Thu Feb 01: Temp 30° & south wind. Choring & down town. Snow melting in the P.M. Germany declares war on the Seas.
Fri Feb 02: South wind snow nearly gone. Clowdy "Ground Hog Day" Mr Marshall died last night suddenly.
Sat Feb 03: Rain lots last night. & some today. Went to Mr Marshalls funeral & took Ida & Miss Wilson down town. Sent an old man to the poor farm from Bushey's store. Diplomatic relations with Germany severed.
Sun Feb 04: Warmer. Went to church & S.s. went to Presbyterian ch in the eve.
Mon Feb 05: In Mt Vernon. Coms meeting. Warm and spring like.
Tue Feb 06: No rain. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Came home with Ed McLean. Oakland car. Paid taxes $504.79.
Wed Feb 07: Cooler. In town all day. Talking Guemes Ferry.
Thu Feb 08: Foggy. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting home in the eve.
Fri Feb 09:[margin: War talk all this week.] In town all day. Lelia Wilson went to LaC. & Ida went to Bellingham and staid all night. Frank White & others dragging roads.
Sat Feb 10: Rainy till 2 P.M. Bot 50 Gal gasoline. Went down to the boat for Ida but she did not come. Frank did.
Sun Feb 11: Clowdy & misty all day. Went to Church & S.S. in the A.M. and down to Summer in the P.M. M.D. church in eve. M.P. Hurd died this eve.
1917 Feb 12-Mar 4 (pp 42-43)
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Mon Feb 12: Lincoln Day. In town all day. Went to hear Miss Mills preach at the B. Church in the Eve. Ida in Bellingham. Went to the boat to meet her for nix. Heavy fog this P.M. & eve.
Tue Feb 13: No rain. Ida came home to day. Self went to Mt Vernon to tend M.P. Hurd's funeral home in the eve.
Wed Feb 14:[margin: ] In town all day. Traded off my old Ford for a new one. Went to meeting in the eve.
Thu Feb 15:[margin: Rain Wind]In Mt Vernon to Coms Road meeting. Home in the eve & went to J. Adam Beed's lecture.
Fri Feb 16: Went to Mt Vernon to tend the Hansen trail. Staid all night.
Sat Feb 17:[margin: Frost.] Dito yesterday. Home this eve.
Sun Feb 18:[margin: Cold rain this eve.] Ground frozen this A.M. Went to S.S. & church B. & to Ch church in the eve. Miss Johns here to dinner. Lelia Wilson & sister here tonight.
Mon Feb 19:[margin: Showery & snow at night.] Went to Mt Vernon to tend the Hanson trial. Ida went to see Aunt Mary at Burlington.
Tue Feb 20: 2 in snow this A.M. & temp 30°. Working at the car & got it started. Frank helped. Went to Mt Vernon this eve to tend a Road Bond meeting. Snohomish Count com spoke in the Com Club Rooms.
Wed Feb 21: Temp 30. Light snows. Went to LaConner to see about fixing the bridge. Home in the eve via Mt Vernon.
Thu Feb 22: Temp 30°. Cold wind. In town all day. Snow squalls. Federal Bone Dry law passed.
Fri Feb 23: A card from George stating Mother was sick and confined to her bed.[margin: Clear & cold.] Temp 30. Light snow last night. In town all day. Went to the Martin's sing in the eve.
Sat Feb 24: Temp 24°. Went to Mt vernon to a good roads meeting. Home in the eve.
Sun Feb 25: Temp 30. & a little snow last night. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Snowing all the P.M. Wrights at Whitney's. Children here.
Mon Feb 26: Temp 30 Pleasant. In town. Went to the Fairchild Concert this eve. Ida sick. White, Margurite here.
Tue Feb 27:Mother passed away at 4.45 A.M. Temp 32 Snow last night 3 in and at it nearly all day to day, but melted as it came.
Wed Feb 28: Temp 28. Clear & pleasant. Snow snow yet. Downtown talking paving on 9th st.
March 1917
Thu Mar 01: Temp 29°. Pleasant. Went with the Coms to Everett and over the Snohomish Co. paved roads.
Fri Mar 02: Temp 30°. Pleasant. In town A.M. went to see the Swinomish slough bridge with Worth Alexander & home with Miss White & "Young" man.
Sat Mar 03: Warmer & clowdy. In town this A.M. & over to the bridge & the Ranch in the P.M. Drove the new Ford for the first time out of town. It did fine.
Sun Mar 04: Rain all last night and to day. Roads fearful. Mr Cooley here to dinner. Went to Church & S.S. in the A.M.
1917 Mar 5-25 (pp 44-45)
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Mon Mar 05: Got a letter to day telling of Mother's death on Tues Feb 27 at 6.45 A.M. Aged 88 years & 10 months. Went to Coms meeting to day & home this eve.
Tue Mar 06: Went to Mount Vernon Coms meeting.
Wed Mar 07: Pleasant. In town to day went to meeting in the eve. Roads drying nicely.
Thu Mar 08: Pleasant. Working on the streets in the A.M. & spaded up the garden by the garage. Went to Rosario to see the roads. Found them rough & some bad places. Frank & Nettie went to Burlington with musicians.
Fri Mar 09:[margin: Frost.]Pleasant drying day. Road to La C. pretty good. Went to the Ranch and to LaC, Ida, Lelia Wilson & Frank went to the Ranch.
Sat Mar 10: Frost. Beautiful day. Bot 5 loads of Millwood and piled it up. Frank had one load.
Sun Mar 11: Cool & clowdy but no rain. Williams & Grants folks over. Went to church in the A.M. & S.S. & to M.E. Ch in the eve. Took Ida & Hilda over to the Hospital in the P.M.
Mon Mar 12: Rainy last night & some to day. Home & downtown. Wrights went to Mt Vernon to night to Martin Concert. Self visited the chamber of Commerce.
Tue Mar 13:[margin: Tues. Mr Hoply drowned.]Cool but no rain. Went to Mt Vernon on County business.
Wed Mar 14: Clowdy no rain. Choring about home in the A.M. worked the road some. Set out Cedar trees & went with Ida to the Ranch & to get ferns.
Thu Mar 15: Planted peas & lettuce. Rain a little last night. Pleasant to day. In town & home all day. Lelia Wilson and sister went to LaConner.
Fri Mar 16: Beautiful day. Frost light. At home in the A.M. setting out roses, &c. In the P.M. went to the Poor Farm and LaConner. Ida went and Hudson's folks also.
Sat Mar 17:[margin: Pleasant.] Went to Lake Campbell Road business. In the P.M. made a road drag. A letter from Geo. telling of Mother's death & funeral.
Sun Mar 18: Light rain last night. Went to S.S. & church but Ida got sick & we came home before the sermon.
Mon Mar 19:[margin: Strong west wind.] Rain last night & this A.M. Finished the drag and went to the Ranch in the P.M. Grant plowing some but the tractor is not working right yet.
Tue Mar 20: Cold & blustery. Some rain. Went to Olympia with Coms on County road business.
Wed Mar 21: Cold, raw & wet. Came from Olympia. Went from Seattle in a Buick car driven by John Conboy, From O. to Seattle in 2hs 25 minutes.
Thu Mar 22: Rainy most of the day. At home and in the house all day. Not feeling well.
Fri Mar 23: Rain & wind miserable day. At home & down town in the P.M.
Sat Mar 24: Cool & windy. At home not doing much but chores.
Sun Mar 25: Frost. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Ida had had a bad cold all the past week.
1917 Mar 26-Apr 14 (pp 46-47)
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Mon Mar 26: Light rain & little snow. [margin: Cold & raw.] Downtown in the A.M. Took down the picture rail and went to washing it.
Tue Mar 27: Cold but no rain. Washing picture rail this A.M. went to B.V. & the Ranch in the P.M. Frank also. Hilda sick & had the Dr. to day.
Wed Mar 28: Hilda sick & went to Seattle. Cold clowdy & windy. Working around the yard. Planted some sweet peas. Went to Prayer meeting in the eve.
Thu Mar 29: Cold but dry. At home in the A.M. & went to Summit park and filled Chuck holes in the P.M.
Fri Mar 30: 2 in snow in Bay View. At home in the A.M. Started for Bellingham via road. Found it muddy. Came back and went with Frank on the boat to hear Albert Spauling the violinist. Staid in B. all night.
Sat Mar 31: Cold & clowdy. Ida sick with cold. Home from B. at 11.15. Choring about home in the P.M.
April 1917
Sun Apr 01:[margin: Rainy.] Went to S.s. & church & to Ch Church in the eve. Frank went to Bellingham on his way to Alaska.
Mon Apr 02: War with Germany declared. Cold & rainy. In Mount vernon to Coms meeting. Staid all night.
Tue Apr 03: Rainy. In Mount Vernon Coms meeting. Staid all night. LaConner bunch here to try to turn the Pavement. Went to Ch Church in the eve. Hilda still in Seattle but getting better.
Wed Apr 04: In Mount Vernon Coms meeting. Rain about all day. Home at night.
Thu Apr 05:[margin: No R.] In town with Conboy on Road bus. in the P.M.
Fri Apr 06:[margin: Rain this P.M.]Went with Butler and Lowe over the Samish Country & the Water Front road. Then to Mt Vernon & home in the eve. Very late spring. Little farming done yet.
Sat Apr 07: Ida sick. [margin: Pleasant in the P.M.] Clowdy & sprinkling rain. At home choring & raking moss out of the lawn.
Sun Apr 08: Easter Sunday. Clowdy & sprinkling rain more or less. Ida in bed. Went to S.S. & church this A.M. and to Christian church in the eve.
Mon Apr 09: Showery A.M. At home and down town. Went to appraise Judge Lowman's property with Bessner & Bird. War Rally in the eve. Big demonstration & crowd. [margin: Ida worse.]
Tue Apr 10: Rainy day. Went to Seattle via boat.
Wed Apr 11: No rain. In Seattle & out to McGinnis's.
Thu Apr 12: In Seattle - Attended Food Conserving meetings. Saw Hilda & Ch. Moore in the hospital.
Fri Apr 13: Came from Seattle with Hilda & then home. Ida had a bad spell to night and had Dr. back at 10 P.M.
Sat Apr 14: Land still to wet to work. Rain last night & some to day. At home & down town. Planted beets & carrots.
1917 Apr 15-30 (pp 48-49)
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Sun Apr 15: Went to Church & S.S. Home in the P.M. & eve.
Mon Apr 16: Dry day. In Mt Vernon & Sedro Woolley & home in the eve. John & Pearl here. Heard J.J. Donovan & Hilen(?) speak.
Tue Apr 17: Cool & clowdy. Took Ida to the Ranch and then to Mt Vernon on here way to Seattle. Home & to the M.E. Church along with Nettie in the eve.
Wed Apr 18:[margin: Shower, Pleasant P.M.] In town all day except an hour at Guemes Island to on the road at the Blaskington place. Cold late spring. Worse that 1904. Went to Prayer meeting in the eve.
Thu Apr 19: Cold & rainy. Went to Burlington and Sedro Woolley to view the road with Belter & Shampnon(?).
Fri Apr 20: Rained last night & to day till 1 P.M. At home in the A.M. wrote to Ida & Win Green. In the P.M. went to the ship building & ship yard meeting downtown. This is a blue time for farmers. The most backward spring since 1894.
Sat Apr 21: Cold windy & wet. Had a bumper put on the car.
Sun Apr 22: Beautiful in the A.M. but rained before night. Went to s.s. & Ch in the A.M. & to Ch Church in the eve. In the P.M. went to the Ranch. Nettie & family also.
Mon Apr 23: Cold & clowdy A.M. Pleasant in P.M. Working around the place and at Wrights. Planted some peas & potatos by the wood shed. Pete Miller here this eve.
Tue Apr 24: Rainy A.M. Not doing much. Filled chuck holes some in the A.M. & went down to the new codfish plant. Downtown in the P.M.
Wed Apr 25: Rain a lot more last night & misty to day. Downtown some. Went to prayer meeting.
Thu Apr 26: No rain to day and pleasant in the P.M. Downtown most of the day. Having the electric starter put on the Ford.
Fri Apr 27:[margin: Bob Morrison found dead at Port Townsend.] Temp 60. Finest day of the month and the first one clear all day. North wind & drying fast. Mowed the lawn & planted Donalds garden.
Sat Apr 28: Fine warm day. Went to Mt Vernon to hearing on the Fredonia Drainage Dist. Peter Millers folks & Mr J. Ball went with me.
Sun Apr 29: Another cold rainy day. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Bob Morrison buried this P.M.
Mon Apr 30: Pleasant after 10 A.M. Went with the Coms to view the Fredonia Drainage District. Home in the eve.
1917 May 1-19 (pp 50-51)
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May 1917
Tue May 01: Pleasant. Went to the Poor Farm with Dr Mattice & Rev Taylor & wife. Saw some seeding, but most land too wet.
Wed May 02: Cold & damp. [margin: Light rain in the night.] Went to the farm & in the P.M. went to Mt. Vernon for Final hearing on Drainage dist. It went through. Came home with Grant and went to B.V. in the eve.
Thu May 03:[margin: No rain. Cold.] Harte began signing(?) for paper. Came home and began getting ready to paper. Went to Whispering Smith in the eve.
Fri May 04: Pleasant. Harte papering. Self painting picture rail and putting it up on the wall.
Sat May 05: Clowdy. Harte finished the papering. Self finished the rail and was cleaning up the bal of the day & mowed the lawn.
Sun May 06: Rain hard from 1 A.M. till 9 A.M. This equals 1880 up to this date. Cleared off towards night. Went to Ch & S.S. the S.S. rally in the P.M. & eve. Ch. & Psby. Showers. Wrote to Ida this P.M.
Mon May 07: Pleasant. In Mt Vernon at Coms meeting.
Tue May 08: Pleasant. Mt Vernon. Home in the eve. Let Con for Pavement McLean Road.
Wed May 09: Cool & clowdy but no rain. Mowed Netties lawn. Planted peas. Chored about home and was downtown with Rev Flanagan. Went to Meeting in the eve.
Thu May 10:[margin: 10th Grant has 36 acres seeded and harrowed in.] Grant in Seattle. Working around the Ranch & went to LaC for Garden seeds. Home in the eve.
Fri May 11: Cool & clowdy & showery in the P.M. Dismal prospect for farmers. Choring around home & reading.
Sat May 12: Cool & clowdy. Went to Edison & Bow on County business and took Nettie to the Woman's meeting at Edison. Grant & Merriam sick. The later with W. cough.
Sun May 13: Pleasant. Went to S.s. & church. In the P.M. took Mrs Hudson & Mrs Abbey & girls to LaC to a S.S. rally. and to the Ch. church to hear Mr Hudson in the eve.
Mon May 14: Rainy day. Not hard, but continuous. Mowed the lawns, filled some chuck holes and read the bal of the time.
Tue May 15: No rain. Went to the Farm and in the P.M. planted garden & staid all night. Grant's men disking in oats and sowing grass seed.
Wed May 16:[margin: Pleasant.] Rain some last night. Planted potatos this A.M. & came home in the P.M. Ida came home on the boat to day. Grant sowing oats. Planted onions & potatos.
Thu May 17:[margin: Fine] Went to the farm & in the P.M. went to Fredonia & Bayview on county business. Home in the eve. Ida went also.
Fri May 18:[margin: weather.] At home & downtown. Rep Shields & wife called. Went down to the Robinson plant with Ida. Grant supposed to finish seeding to day.
Sat May 19: Pleasant. At home & downtown with Ida in the P.M.
1917 May 20-Jun 6 (pp 52-53)
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Sun May 20: Pleasant. Went to with Ida & Netties folks. Went to the M.E. church & to Carter's for dinner & staid the P.M. home at 7 P.M.
Mon May 21: Pleasant. Cleaning house some. In P.M. went to Dewey to see about fixing ferry landing. P. Miller went also. Nettie had "Robin Party" in the eve. Ida went.
Tue May 22:[margin: Warm & pleasant.] Around home in the A.M. & over the Reservation Road in the P.M. and around March's Point. Skagit Cou C. mowing the Rock Bunkers.
Wed May 23: Circus in town. Around home in the A.M. went to Mount Vernon & got a ???inee for Grant's car. Drove it to the Ranch and came home on the train. At eleven oclock got up & took Grant & Hilda home. His car out of Comm.
Thu May 24: At home in the A.M. In the P.M. took Mrs Hildebrand & sister to Mt Vernon. then went to the Ranch for supper & then to Wilsons to stay all night. John not through seeding yet.
Fri May 25: Pleasant P.M. [margin: Showery A.M.] On the Samish, went to see the Samish River bridge to Edison & to Samish Island and home in the eve. Ida sick again. A letter from Geo.
Sat May 26:[margin: Bailey's & William's called in the P.M.] Pleasant. Choring around home. Ida in bed. Washed the Ford.
Sun May 27: Went to Church & S.S. and in the eve went to Bac. Sermon. Mr Hunter preached in the Presbyterian church.
Mon May 28: Pleasant. Cleaning windows & rugs. Peter M. helped me three of four hours. Ida in bed most of the day.
Tue May 29: Pleasant. Working around the house cleaning, &c. Had the Electra cleaner. Took Ida to see Dr. Burdon this P.M.
Wed May 30: Pleasant P.M. To meeting in eve. Went to the Cemetary in the A.M. & to Memorial Exercises in the P.M.
Thu May 31: Went to the Ranch in the A.M. found Grant's folks gone to Seattle. Home in the P.M. Saw the Ford tractor work.
June 1917
Fri Jun 01:[margin: Ida miserable all this week.]Hard rain last night & this A.M. good thing for oats, grass & gardens. Ida about the same.
Sat Jun 02: Rained all last night & all day to day slowly. 1.90 inches rain fell during the past two days. Very unusual for June.
Sun Jun 03: Clearing off. Pleasant. Went to S.s. & church and at home the balance of the day.
Mon Jun 04: Pleasant but cool. In Mt Vernon to coms meeting. Ida no better. River running at a good stage.
Tue Jun 05: Registration day for war. Men from 21-30. Pleasant day. At home. Ida had bad night & in bed all day. Dr. Burdon here.
Wed Jun 06: Light rain in P.M. At home & out on Hadden Road. Ida in bed preparing for Bellingham. Dr. Burdon here.
1917 Jun 7-24 (pp 54-55)
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Thu Jun 07: Rainy day. At home & down town. Ida in bed.
Fri Jun 08: Rainy day. Went to Bellingham with Ida and left her at Miss Smiths Hospital. home on the 10.30 boar. Dr. Burdon here.
Sat Jun 09: Pearls birthday. Pleasant day. Went to the Ranch also to Bay View, Olympia Marsh & Samish. Schmidt went along. Grant not home yet. Grain & grass looking well for it ages.
Sun Jun 10:[margin: Pleasant but cool.]Rev E.M. Calvin died yesterday of the Presby Church. A good man gone to his reward. Went to s.s. & church & to Presby Church in the eve Rev Major preached.
Mon Jun 11: Rain A.M. & cold. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting. Mr Summer went with me. Home in the eve.
Tue Jun 12:[margin: Pleasant.] Went to the Ranch and to LaC in the P.M. & down to Downy's to see them unload gravel for the paving. P.M. mercury at 79°.
Wed Jun 13:[margin: Warm.] At the farm last night & to day till 10 A.M. Planting beans, peas & fodder corn. Came home & went to Mr Calvins funeral at 3 P.M. Warmest day of the season. [margin: Went to the red cross meeting this P.M.]
Thu Jun 14: Ida 60 to day. Pleasant. Went to Clayton bay with Butler to see about the Water Front road & to Flag day exercises by the elks in the P.M. Rev Wilson made a talk on Red Cross.
Fri Jun 15: Warm. River rising. Over to the Ranch and to Mt Vernon on Red Cross business. Staid at the Ranch all night. Went to BayView also and LaConner.
Sat Jun 16: Clowdy & cooler. Helped grant plant some more corn then went to Kalso's then home and to Red Cross meeting in the eve.
Sun Jun 17: Beautiful day. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Wrote to Geo & called on C. Moore in the P.M. Christian Church in the eve.
Mon Jun 18: Pleasant.[margin: River high.] Went to the Ranch on Red Cross work and to Fredonia meeting in the eve. Rev A.W. Wilson made an address.
Tue Jun 19: In town all day choring, &c. Pleasant & getting dry.
Wed Jun 20: Showery. Telephone from Ida, worse & coming home. Mrs Stacey came with here. Dr. B. here.
Thu Jun 21: Ida miserable. Dr. Burdon here. Went to the Ranch & Downy's place. On Red Cross business.
Fri Jun 22:[margin: Showery but light.]Ida bad as ever. Dr. Burdon here twice. Down town in the P.M with Tate & Ned Fowler. In the P.M. went to Guemes Island with Bessner. John & Pearl here.
Sat Jun 23:[margin: Light showers.]Ida some better today. At home and down town and out to Mitchells hill where the boys were slashing. Dr Cook here this A.M. at three and Dr. Burdon later.
Sun Jun 24: Showery this A.M. & cool. [margin: Pleasant P.M.] Went to S.S. & church and for a ride about town in the P.M. with Mrs Stacey, Nettie & the Bradleys. Ida still in bed and no improvement. Very discouraging prospect.
1917 Jun 25-Jul 13 (pp 56-57)
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Mon Jun 25: Pleasant. Working out by Mitchells slashing for the city. Bessner & Miller & the city crew working. Ida miserable.
Tue Jun 26: Pleasant. Went to Burlington on train and with Butler & LaMaster over the county viewing roads & home in the eve.
Wed Jun 27: Pleasant.[margin: ] choring about home most of the day. Ida some better to night. Went to the Prayer meeting & mowed around the church. Crops looking pretty well.
Thu Jun 28: Heavy rain this A.M. About one inch. At home and not doing much.
Fri Jun 29: Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & worked some along the Road. In the P.M. cut thistles. Home in the eve.
Sat Jun 30: Beautiful day. M. White here and Aunt Mary Wallace. Went out to Dewey to see Oldenburg about road work. Mr Cooley called this eve. Ida still in be and Mary Stacey taking car of her.
July 1917
Sun Jul 01: Beautiful day. Patriotic Sunday. Mr Cooley preached to the Old Soldiers. Ed & Mildred Stacey here to dinner and went back on the boat. Ida sat up a while to day & was comfortable.
Mon Jul 02: Pleasant. Went to Coms meeting & came home with Bessner. river quite high.
Tue Jul 03: Showery P.M. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Home in the eve.
Wed Jul 04: Pleasant day. Went to Burlington. took the Wright's & Bradley's & Donald & Bradley's went to Bellingham. The Celebration was in the Skagit Co Fair Grounds. Home in the eve. Ida still in bed.
Thu Jul 05: Pleasant. Went to Mt. Vernon to Coms meeting. Home in the eve.
Fri Jul 06: In town and over to Guemes Island. Ida down stairs this P.M. Fine weather.
Sat Jul 07: Beautiful day. Went to the Ranch, Bay View & LaC. & home via Indian Road. P. Miller went with me. Ida downstairs.
Sun Jul 08: Fine day. Went to S.S. & Church and to Ch. C. in the eve. Mr Henity's last sermon here.
Mon Jul 09: Pleasant. In town all day. Mary Stacey went home & Mrs Chitwood came.
Tue Jul 10: Fine hay weather. In town & on Guemes with Costello. Mr Soderburg (Leo) here. Ida some better & out on the lawn.
Wed Jul 11:[margin: Went to meeting this eve.] Fine hay weather. Went to the Samish Country with C. Nelson, Nettie & children went as far as B. View. Took supper with Mrs Home & dinner with Lowe's.
Thu Jul 12: Warm & pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon on County bus. Bowerman in Anacortes this eve.
Fri Jul 13: Fine hay weather. Went to Guemes & put up road notices. In P.M. went over the Bellingham roads with Bowerman & to the Ranch. Home in the eve and to Hot Moments concert.
1917 Jul 14-Aug 1 (pp 58-59)
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Sat Jul 14: Warm & dry. No. 1 hay Weather. Puttering around home & went to Burrows Bay to see about a disk plow.
Sun Jul 15: Went to S.S. & church.
Mon Jul 16: Ida miserable with lumbago. Self went to the farm to help with the hay. Mrs Summer with Ida tonight.
Tue Jul 17: Fine hay weather. Haying cutting, tedding, raking & shocking in the P.M.
Wed Jul 18: Haying fine weather. Grant finished mowing. Hay heavy.
Thu Jul 19: Ida worse this week and has had Dr. Frost four times. Haying fine weather. Self home this eve.
Fri Jul 20: Fine hay weather. Self in town all day. Ida went to Seattle & Mrs Summer went with her. Self went to see about shipping the county stuff to W.J. Donelly.
Sat Jul 21: Went to Mt Vernon to the Cook Road hearing and in the P.M. went to Sedro Woolley to Thomas Thomson's funeral Mr Summer went with me. Wm Harbart ran over & killed a boy on the Riverside pavement. Grant has the hay all up.
Sun Jul 22: Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. and to Philopeans music at the M.E. in the eve.
Mon Jul 23: Another fine hay day. In town and over to the ship yard in the P.M. and to Chautauqua in the eve. Reb Brougher's Lecture very fine.
Tue Jul 24: Splendid hay weather but dry for oats. The Apex Can had 12000 fish yesterday at 15000 to day. Attending Chautauqua. Carroll & Colvin Wilson here at Netties.
Wed Jul 25: Fine day. Went to LaConner and took Mr Ferguson and took dinner with Baileys. Went to Chautauqua P.M. & eve. All mills shut down by "strike".
Thu Jul 26: A letter from Ida. Another dry warm day. Streets very dusty. Went to Chautauqua three times.
Fri Jul 27: Clowdy with strong wind. Light shower in the P.M. Attending Chautauqua. Wilson's & Grant's here in the eve & John's in the P.M.
Sat Jul 28: Cool & windy. Attending Chau'a. The folks same as yesterday. A letter from Ida. She is gaining in weight.
Sun Jul 29:[margin: Light showers.] Went to S.S. & church and to Chau. in the P.M. & eve. John's & Grant's over this eve. John & Pearl in the P.M.
Mon Jul 30:Pleasant P.M. went to Guemes Island before dinner and to Mr Arie's funeral in the P.M.
Tue Jul 31: Went to LaConner & out on the McLean Road where they are laying concrete. Grant baling hay at Jennings.
August 1917
Wed Aug 01:[margin: Fine weather for July.]Went to Mt Vernon on Cook Road business and in the P.M. helped get ready for Pioneer meeting.
1917 Aug 2-22 (pp 60-61)
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Thu Aug 02: Beautiful day. Went to Weaverling Spit. A good crowd & an enjoyable time. Took Mr Darcy.
Fri Aug 03:[margin: Fine day.] Went to the Ranch last night and help get in hay. 19 loads in the horse barn & 27 in the cow barn. Home in the eve.
Sat Aug 04: Fine day. In town choring & down town.
Sun Aug 05: Warm & dry. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Mr Fult preached in the eve.
Mon Aug 06: Rain in the A.M. Went to Mr Vernon Coms meeting. Home in the eve & went to "Eyes of the World".
Tue Aug 07: Clowdy A.M. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting. No baling hay to day. A card from Ida.
Wed Aug 08:[margin: Board of Equalization.] Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon via Burlington & took Nettie & children & Blanche & Ted White to Aunt Mary Wallace's birth day party. She is (77) seventy seven to day. Fish not canning very good.
Thu Aug 09: Windy but no rain. Grant baling 49 tons. In town in the A.M. & over to the Ranch in the P.M.
Fri Aug 10: Fine day. Grant finished baling. Went to Ferndale to Pioneer Picknick with N. Bessner. Home at 9.30 P.M.
Sat Aug 11: Dry & warm. Wrote to Ida & Palmer & rec'd letter from Ida. Around town & home in the A.M. and over to the ship yard in the P.M.
Mon Aug 13: In Mt Vernon via train and staid all night.
Tue Aug 14: Warm & dry. In Mt Vernon, Burlington & Sedro Woolley on acct of gravel for Cook Road. Home with Barny.
Wed Aug 15: Heard Ida was worse. Went to Mt Vernon in the Ford. Came to Grants and staid all night. Was at Kalso's in the eve. Grant's folks went to Anacortes.
Thu Aug 16: At the farm. Self & Grant making shakes and fixing the bale barn. Warm.
Fri Aug 17: Went to Mount Vernon to open bids on the Cook paving job. Grant & Irving got the job. Came home in the P.M. Grant came also. Received a letter from Geo.
Sat Aug 18: Warm & dry. Wrote to Geo. Choring around home and down town in the P.M.
Sun Aug 19: Went to S.S. & church and out & got the Whitney's after & took them home after dinner at Nettie's. Threatening rain and a light shower in the eve. Wrote to Ida this eve.
Mon Aug 20: Quite a shower last night. Went to Mt Vernon Board of Equalization. Staid all night.
Tue Aug 21: Dito yesterday.
Wed Aug 22:[margin: Pleasant.] Dito yesterday. Frank came home this A.M. Self home in the eve.
1917 Aug 23-Sep 10 (pp 62-63)
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Thu Aug 23: Choring around home in the A.M. went to the County Farm with Frank & C. Moore's folks in the P.M. Took Franks folks to the boat at 10 P.M. On their way to Fox Island.
Fri Aug 24: Fine day. In town. Was along the water front. All canneries have lots of Humpback's.
Sat Aug 25: Fine weather. Went to Mt. Vernon. Last of Equalization. Expected Ida home, but she did not come.
Sun Aug 26: Beautiful day but very dry. Went to S.S. & church & to Ch. Ch in the eve and was out to Mrs Lemon's to dinner & spent the P.M. The Williams there also.
Mon Aug 27: Fine weather. Home and down town. Grant over at noon.
Tue Aug 28: Pleasant & dry. Choring around house & down to the dock to meet the boat. Trimmed the ivy.
Wed Aug 29: Foggy. A.M. Pleasant P.M. Downtown & in the P.M. went over to the ship yard. Ida & Franks folks came this P.M.
Thu Aug 30: Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and to Mt Vernon with Frank in his new car. It is a Ford.
Fri Aug 31: Went to Whatcom county to see their roads & bridges. Went on the boat. Was out with Overman and McMillen also slater. Hoome at 10.45 P.M.
September 1917
Sat Sep 01: Donald had his eye hurt with a nail. Helped Frank make his garage. Warm & dry, Ida not feeling well.
Sun Sep 02: Went to S.S. & church. Mr Cooley preached in the Presbyterian Church. Ida & self over to Wrights to dinner. The Williams called in the P.M.
Mon Sep 03: Labor Day. Frank & Nettie went to Bellingham to see Van Kirk about Donald's eye. Self worked on the Garage a while & at home the bal of the day.
Tue Sep 04: Went to Mt. Vernon to Coms. meeting. Took Frank & Donald to see Dr. Swift also Miss Graham went to Mt Vernon. Swift think he can save Donalds eye.
Wed Sep 05: Went to Mt Vernon to Coms M. and in the eve started for Spokane via G.N.R.R.
Thu Sep 06: In Spokane attending the Coms. Con. Franks folks went to Seattle in their Ford. Ida went to the Ranch.
Fri Sep 07: In Spokane. Had a trip over the roads of Spokane Co. in the P.M.
Sat Sep 08: In Spokane and out to the Edge Cliff Sanatarium. In the P.M. & eve went to the Intersate Fair.
Sun Sep 09:[margin: Some rain.] On the train all day coming home. Arrived in Everett at 9.15 P.M.
Mon Sep 10: Rainy day. Arrived in Mt Vernon at 2.34 A.M. Coms meeting to make the County Budget. Home at night.
1917 Sep 11-30 (pp 64-65)
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Tue Sep 11: At home & down town.
Wed Sep 12: Grant finished cutting oats. Went to Wilsons. Ida also. clowdy & windy and some rain in the P.M. Staid at Wilsons all night. Was at Samish Island and Lowes.
Thu Sep 13: Pleasant P.M. At Wilsons till 2 P.M. came home & stopped at Grants. He had a sick cow. All cutting oats this P.M.
Fri Sep 14: Rain some last night. Went to Frank Whites to help set up the road grader (Frank went also) in the A.M. and helped Frank grade road in the P.M.
Sat Sep 15: Pleasant. Frank's folks went to Seattle. The Howes also. Self around town and over to the ship yard.
Sun Sep 16: Pleasant. Went to Sunday school in the P.M. Wrote to Geo. At home the bal of the day. Wrights went to Wilsons in the P.M. The Williams called.
Mon Sep 17: Fine threshing weather. Went to LaC and over where they are paving & to the Ranch.
Tue Sep 18: Another beautiful day. At home & down town. Ida went to get weighted & called on Mrs Ferguson. Frank's folks started for MarbleMount.
Wed Sep 19: At home & down town. Went to Prayer meeting.
Thu Sep 20: Went to the Ranch & staid all night. Choring around & getting ready to thresh. Oats selling at $50.00 per ton.
Fri Sep 21: Grant threshing to day. 1160 sks grain making about 30 sks per acre. Came home this eve. Went to LaC this P.M. Fixed the haybarn deck.
Sat Sep 22: Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting. Frank & Donald went to Seattle to see Dr. Swift. Grant finished threshing. Had over 2000 sks.
Sun Sep 23: Pleasant. Went to LaC to church with Wrights & staid to Carter's to dinner. Ida went to Frank Whites.
Mon Sep 24: Windy A.M. & rain in the P.M. Cleaning & putting up the sitting room stove. Frank printing pictures.
Tue Sep 25: Showery. Went to Frank Whites and got berries & prunes. At home in the P.M. No threshing to day.
Wed Sep 26: Stormy most of the day. Downtown bot a hat & a Victrola.
Thu Sep 27: Rain all the P.M. Went to Bellingham & Lynden to the Good Roads Con. & Whatcom Co. Fair & Banquet in the eve.
Fri Sep 28: Pleasant day. In Bellingham attending the convention. Home in the eve.
Sat Sep 29: Beautiful day. Went to Seattle with Franks folks in his Ford. Home at 9 P.M. Donald's eye doing well.
Sun Sep 30: Rainy P.M. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. & to the Ranch with the Wrights in the P.M. Threshing at Peths & finished. John finished also.
1917 Oct 1-20 (pp 66-67)
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October 1917
Mon Oct 01: Rainy. No threshing. Went to Mount Vernon & staid all night. Coms M.
Tue Oct 02: In Mt Vernon Coms Meeting. Home in the eve. Threshing this P.M.
Wed Oct 03: Went to Mt Vernon on County bus. in P.M. went to Higgins Slough to see the paving then down to Whitney Station & home with the Wrights.
Thu Oct 04: Self & Frank White grading State Road. Pleasant. Ida not well.
Fri Oct 05: Foggy A.M. Wrights went to Seattle in their Ford. Self took Frank Whites to the S.C. Fair. Large attendance at the Fair.
Sat Oct 06: Foggy A.M. At home in the A.M. and over to the Ranch in the P.M. Ida also.
Sun Oct 07: Pleasant. Foggy. Went to S.S. & to the Ch Church in the eve. Mr & Mrs Williams called.
Mon Oct 08: Beautiful day. Choring around. Home in the A.M. & over to the ship yard in the P.M.
Tue Oct 09: Foggy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went to Samish on road business. Frank took me in his car. Grant threshing at Wieller's.
Wed Oct 10: Ida in bed. Foggy most all day. Went with Frank to Ranch and to Bay view. Went to Presbyterians Church this eve.
Thu Oct 11: Foggy & cold. Went to Mt Vernon & over several roads with the Coms. & LaMaster.
Fri Oct 12: Columbus Day. [margin: Frank & Donald went to Seattle. Eye doing well.] In town all day. Foggy A.M. Clear in the P.M.
Sat Oct 13: In town all day. Put on a new Defiance tire 20225 M. on F. Foggy A.M. Clear & pleasant P.M. Peter Miller sick past three days. Had a letter from Geo. stating Steve Rice died aged 67.
Sun Oct 14: Pleasant. Went to the M.E. Church and the Presby. at night. The Carter's here. Frank went for them yesterday & took them home to day and this eve.
Mon Oct 15: Cool but no rain. At home in the A.M. & went to the ranch in the P.M. Ida also. Crumrine machine through threshing. Oats $47.00 & $48.00 per ton.
Tue Oct 16: Pleasant. At home in the A.M. & went to "Intolerance" in the P.M. and out to Mrs Whitney's in the eve. Ida also.
Wed Oct 17: Frost 36°. [margin: Fine day but cool.] Went with the Coms over to the Ferry landing and over to the ship yard.
Thu Oct 18: Clowdy no rain. In Mt Vernon on Cook Road business. Ida went to Bellingham.
Fri Oct 19: Beautiful day. Went to Bellingham with Frank in his Ford. Came back via Edison. Bot 2 Dox eggs at 60 cts.
Sat Oct 20: Pleasant. Went to Summit Park and around March's Point. In town in the P.M.
1917 Oct 21-Nov 7 (pp 68-69)
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Sun Oct 21: Pleasant. Went to Baptist S.S. then to the Cong. Church & to the Presby Ch in the eve.
Mon Oct 22: Light shower. Went to Mt Vernon on County Dike Dist business & home in the eve.
Tue Oct 23: Pleasant. In town all day. Took the coil out of the base of the Ford & cleaned the plugs. Was down to the dock in the P.M.
Wed Oct 24: Heavy shower last night. Pleasant today. Went to LaConner and heard Hadley on the War & Liberty Bonds. Grant finished baling straw.
Thu Oct 25: Rain last night & today. Ida came home. Donald came from Edison where the bank was held up and P, Halloran shot through the groin and taken to Burlington Hospital & died soon after.
Fri Oct 26: Pleasant A.M. Went to Seattle with Donald to see the Dr. about his eye. Wind & rain in the eve. Frank came home from B.C.
Sat Oct 27: Pleasant but windy. I am 68 today. At home choring in the A.M. Went to Guemes Island in the P.M. to see a county culvert & Mr Kuchnoel.
Sun Oct 28: Went to Edison to Mr. Halloran's funeral in the P.M. Took Mr. Ashby, Mr Darcy & Frank White. It was the largest funeral of the county I think. A good and useful man, sacrificed that devils might be brot to justice.
Mon Oct 29: Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and to B.V. for McHenry beans(?). Ida went also. Grant sold the oats for $48.00.
Tue Oct 30: Pleasant. Out to Frank Whites grading road. Grant over to day. Went to the Entertainment Course Concert.
Wed Oct 31:[margin: Fine day.] Grading road with Frank White. Was up to Bradley's to dinner in the eve.
November 1917
Thu Nov 01: Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and to Mt Vernon in the P.M. The new pavement opened. Went to show in the eve.
Fri Nov 02: Rain & wind after 10 A.M. Went to town and bot Victor Records & choring about home. John & Pearl here this P.M.
Sat Nov 03: Rainy A.M. In rustling scrapers for Kuchnoel.
Sun Nov 04: Went to S.S. & Ida also. In the P.M. went to the Poor Farm out to Mt Vernon. Took the Squires folks. He was here this eve.
Mon Nov 05: Showery. In Mount Vernon Coms meeting. Home with Bessner in the eve.
Tue Nov 06: Pleasant. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Home in the eve.
Wed Nov 07: Grant caught two boys getting gasoline and with a stolen car from Seattle.
Wed Nov 07: Went to the Ranch and to Mt Vernon in the eve. Grant caught two boys getting gasoline and with a stolen car from Seattle. Foggy but no rain. Cool & damp. [margin: Went to B. church in the eve to hear Mr Anderson.]
1917 Nov 8-26 (pp 70-71)
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Thu Nov 08: Pleasant. Self & P. Miller working on the road. In the P.M. I was on Guemes where they are making a fill and to Walker's Gravel Pit. Frank home from a ten day trip in British Col. on the "Uncle Salmon".
Fri Nov 09: Beautiful day. Went to Bellingham. Ida also. Went by boat. Bot suits, &c.
Sat Nov 10: Light rain in the A.M. Washed in the A.M. picking up leaves and shoring & down town. Went to the station to get Rev Hagen] in the P.M.
Sun Nov 11: Light showers. Went to Baptist S.S. & heard Mr Hagen in the A.M. In the eve went to the Presby church to hear Mr Banks on Prohibition.
Mon Nov 12: Rainy. Went to Mt Vernon & home with Frank Norvil.
Tue Nov 13: Pleasant. Choring till 10 A.M. then went to Guemes Island and home at 4 P.M. Went to Entertainment Course No. 2 at the Rose Theatre.
Wed Nov 14: Foggy. On the road with Pete Miller and went to Fredonia on Road bus.
Thu Nov 15: Foggy in the P.M. Working on the road with P. Miller. Went to the draw bridge in the P.M. with Lantern globes for Allen.
Fri Nov 16: Pleasant. Working on the road with Miller & F. White. Hauling rock & patching chuck holes.
Sat Nov 17: Pleasant. In town in the A.M. and went to Mount Vernon in the P.M. Miller working on the road.
Sun Nov 18: Beautiful day. Went to S.S. and to the Cong. church. Ida also. Grant's folks called a while this eve. Came with the Buick man.
Mon Nov 19: Took Peter out to work on the road, filled chuck holes some & went to LaConner. Then to Fox Spur & home. Threatening rain. Light showers in the P.M.
Tue Nov 20: Rain all the P.M. Went out on the State road in the A.M. Miller also. Made a desk stool in P.M.
Wed Nov 21: Warm & pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon & over the Pacific Highway with the Coms & Costello also Catterwill H.W. Engineer.
Thu Nov 22: Foggy. Out on the road in the A.M. with Tandy Knight. Hence in the P.M. Grant over.
Fri Nov 23: Foggy & damp. Went to Samish and over to the W.F. Road with A. Lowe. Went by train.
Sat Nov 24: Misty damp. Frank & Donald went to Seattle. Self went over to Guemes to see the fill. Took Ida to the Woman Dr. in the P.M.
Sun Nov 25:[margin: Ida sick.] Pleasant. Went to B. Sunday School to Cong church & to Ch Church in the eve. Heard Mr Putieau(?). Grant's folks over with his new Buick car.
Mon Nov 26: Frost. Ida worse & in bed. Staid around the house all day choring. Clowdy & threatening rain.
1917 Nov 27-Dec 15 (pp 72-73)
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Tue Nov 27: Blustery & showery. At home & down town in the P.M. a while.
Wed Nov 28:[margin: Bessner married.] Beautiful day. Laughlin's Golden wedding to day. Ida sick so we don't go. Self over to the Road to Whitney & to the Ranch. Roads getting bum fast.
Thu Nov 29: Thanksgiving. [margin: Rainy A.M.] Went to Orion meeting at the M.E. church. Wrights went to Frank Whites to dinner.
Fri Nov 30: Dr. Cook to see Ida. [margin: Frost.] At home all day. Choring and made a stool for Nettie. (flower stand) Tandy Knight here talking roads.
December 1917
Sat Dec 01: Ida up to day. Rainy day. Choring & downtown. Roads getting bad.
Sun Dec 02: Showery. Went to S.S. & head Mr Tull(?) the Sunday school man. Ida miserable. Went to Ch church in the eve.
Mon Dec 03: Rainy. Mount Vernon Coms. meeting.
Tue Dec 04: Rainy. Mount Vernon Coms. meeting.
Wed Dec 05:[margin: 1 3/4 ins. rain since Sunday.] Rainy. Mount Vernon Coms. meeting. Amy Summer here with Ida the past three days. Ralph Handy's folks called.
Thu Dec 06:[margin: Halifax disaster.] Pleasant. Downtown & piling wood. Amy Summers went home. Guemes Island fill had a slide. Got $588 insurance money out of $1600.00.
Fri Dec 07: Rainy P.M. Went to Burlington & Mt Vernon. Went to see an Avery engine or tractor.
Sat Dec 08: Rainy all day. Went to Mount Vernon & to Nelson's with Overman and ordered a county tractor. A slide on the Gt. Northern at Samish.
Sun Dec 09: No rain, cool. Went to B. S.S. & church. Mr Wilson preached. Went out to Whitneys in the P.M. Ida also.
Mon Dec 10: Rain P.M. Went to Mount Vernon to tend the Spurgeon trial & home with Grant in the eve.
Tue Dec 11:[margin: Rainy today.] Rain all last night. In Mt Vernon. Spurgeon convicted of murder of Pat Halloran. Came home on train in the eve.
Wed Dec 12: Aunt Hannah Green died.
Wed Dec 12:[margin: Aunt Hannah Green died.] At home most of the day. Went over to Guemes on the new ferry boat (Wright Capt.)
Thu Dec 13: Rain all last night and to day. Temp 49 to 53, all indications of a flood in the Skagit. Ida sick all night. Went with the Coms to night to new ferry boat and ship yard.
Fri Dec 14:[margin: Temp 48 to 50.] Rain most all night. 2 1/4 inches since 48 hours ago. Clearing up some today. Nelson here to see about gravel. Piled wood in the P.M. Temporary bridge at Mt Vernon out of commission. River high but not dangerous to dikes.
Sat Dec 15: Clowdy & windy. Went to Mt. Vernon on high water & bridge business. Home with Len Farmer. Ida in bed most of the day. Lots of water everywhere. Roads bum and several bridges out. Amy Summers here with Ida.
1917 Dec 16-31 (pp 74-75)
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Sun Dec 16:[margin: High west wind.] Went to the M.E. church. Mr Wells made a talk on Red Cross. The Williams here this P.M. Highest tide for two years. Callahan flooded & our dike badly shaken up.
Mon Dec 17: Rainy day & colder. At home & down town. Ida down in the P.M.
Tue Dec 18:[margin: Tues A.M. Rain 5 1/2 in since a week ago last night. Monday night at 6 P.M. 10th] Rain all last night 1 1/4 in. High tide & west wind. Went to the Ranch and looked over the dike. It will take $1000 to make the dike as good as it was and twice that should be spent.
Wed Dec 19:[margin: River up again 21 ft.] Pleasant most of the day. In town all day.
Thu Dec 20: No rain to speak of. Wilson here after Johnson. He would not go back to the farm.
Fri Dec 21: Rain all the P.M. & eve. Home and down town to see the Burlington road delegation.
Sat Dec 22: Rain all last night & cool & clowdy to day. Down town with Ida in the P.M.
Sun Dec 23: Temp 35 ground frozen. Went to B. S.S. & to Cong Church. Out to Frank Whites & Darcys in the P.M. Clear & cold. Margurite White came home with us. Went to the Cantata at the Presby Church in the eve.
Mon Dec 24: Temp 28° Getting ready for Christmas. Clear & cold.
Tue Dec 25: Temp 33° Christmas. John's & Grant's folks all here and all had a turkey dinner at Wrights and a fine time. They went to the movies & home in the eve. Clowdy & rained some in the eve.
Wed Dec 26: Rain all day & all last night. Went to Dewey and over the Draper road to see about a bridge. Very quiet compared to yesterday.
Thu Dec 27: Rain all last night & some to day. Went to Mt Vernon and home in the eve. Lots of water everywhere. Wood working on the bridge.
Fri Dec 28: Rain most of last night and all day to day. Went to Mrs Fralicks funeral. Ida also. Temp 57 this eve and 47° at 2 P.M.
Sat Dec 29: Rain all last night. River high. 2 1/2 inches since Christmas. Warm all day to day. Water coming in the Beaver Marsh.
Sun Dec 30: Warm temp 56° Skagit river covering the whole country. Went to the Presby church in the A.M. Was up on Cap Sante in the P.M. to see the water. This is a repetition of the 1909 overflow and just one month later. Rain for December 11.68 inches. This beats the records.
Mon Dec 31: Rain all day. Went to the Samish with Bessner in Lowman's launch "Coast". Found everything flooded. Wilson's gone to Samish Island. Came home in the eve in a row boat with Lowman's man. Bessner staid. Total rain for Dev 12.20
Billy Bell died to day in his chair of heart disease. Though to be the result of an accident on election night.]Rainy P.M. Self & Frank went to Grant's, Samish, Edison & Wilson's on County business.