Mon Dec 22: Wet & windy. Ida no better. Dr Shaw here. Self choring & nursing. Mrs Young here.
Tue Dec 23: Warm & showery. Ida some better. Dr Shaw here. At home & down town for lunch. Margie Hampton here this eve.
Wed Dec 24: Hard rain last night. In town and at home. Took Francis to see the Elks Santa Claus.
Thu Dec 25: Temp 48. Ida had a bad night & not so well to day. Edna & Gene Whitney called to day. Self had turkey dinner with the Wrights.
Fri Dec 26: Rainy day. Ida some better. Margie here in the A.M.
Sat Dec 27: [margin: Foggy.] Pleasant. Ida worse. Dr. Shaw here. Also Margie & Mrs Young. Self went to Mt Vernon & home via auto stage.
Sun Dec 28: Ida in bed. [margin: Foggy] Went to s.s. Grant's folks came over. The Williams here & Mrs Hampton & Howe.
Mon Dec 29: Pleasant. Ida in bed. Mrs Hampton here. Self on the road and over to the Ranch.
Tue Dec 30: Ida no better. Pleasant N. wind. Margie here. Self went to Guemes Island in the P.M. to see Alversons Road job.
Wed Dec 31: Frost 32. Ida some better. Went to LaConner & rock crusher & worked on Road some with P. Millers. Beautiful day. Road fine to drawbridge. Thus endeth 1919.
January 1920
Thu Jan 01: Frost 32°. Beautiful day. Ida out on the lounge to day. Margie here yet. Frank & Donald went to Everett to Football. Self out to Masters to get him to fix the road.
Fri Jan 02: Frost. Pleasant. At home all day nursing a cold. Ida about the same.
Sat Jan 03: Frost. Ida about the same. In town all day.
Sun Jan 04: Frost. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Rev Powsland preached.
Mon Jan 05: Frost. Went to Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Margie here.
Tue Jan 06: Frost. In Mt Vernon & down to the farm for dinner.
Wed Jan 07: Frost 28. In Mt Vernon. Came home via stage at 6. Ida worse with lumbago. Margie here.
Thu Jan 08: Frost. Went to Dewey & Whitney. Saw the drainage pump & the took it to the Ridge with the county catapillar. Road to drawbridge good. Ida in bed.
Fri Jan 09: Misty. At home in the A.M. went to Whitney in the P.M. Ida still in bed.
Sat Jan 10: Cool & clowdy. In town. Elsie W Fenios? baby died.
Sun Jan 11: Clowdy but no rain. Went to S.s. & church in the A.M. Mr & Mrs Powsland called. Earnest Templar died.
Mon Jan 12: Pleasant. Margie here. In town all day.
Tue Jan 13: Mrs Young here. Pleasant. Templar buried. Went to the funeral. Margie here till 2 P.M. Mrs Wilson & Mrs Jones called.
1920 Jan 14-Feb 6 (pp 64-65)
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Wed Jan 14: Rainy. In town all day. Ida no better. Clowdy rain at night.
Thu Jan 15: Went to the Ranch & brot Dr. Palmer over to see Ida.
Fri Jan 16: Rain all day. In town. Mrs Young here. Margie also.
Sat Jan 17: Rainy day. Temp 50°. In town all day. Nothing important.
Sun Jan 18: Clowdy no rain. Nevi Poleneer died. Went to church & S.S. A.M. & P.M. Mr Powsland here. Ida out on the lounge.
Mon Jan 19: Pleasant. Samish River out of its banks & other high. Went to Mount Vernon. Staid all night. Went to Conway in the P.M. with Nelson.
Tue Jan 20: Frost 28°. Pleasant. In Mount Vernon & went to Big Lake, Montborne, Clear Lake, Sedro Woolley, Allen, &c. Home in the eve.
Wed Jan 21: Temp 24. Clear & pleasant. Went to the Ranch and out to Griffins looking for gravel.
Thu Jan 22: Temp 24°. Mr Prof Jennings died Wed. Clear. Same as above. Was in town & to church in the eve.
Fri Jan 23: Temp 24°. Clowdy. In town all day. Ida worse. Dr. St.Pierre here & Mrs Young & Mrs Peters & Miss Lowman.
Sat Jan 24: Temp 32°. Rain & snow. Earthquake last night. Went Mr Jennings funeral & down town. Rain all last night.
Sun Jan 25: Ida worse to day. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Mrs Davey & Mr Powsland called.
Mon Jan 26: Temp 32°. Ida better. Ground hard this A.M. went to LaC. Road business. Dr St.Pierre here & Mrs Smith.
Tue Jan 27: Rainy day. Went to Mount Vernon & home via stage. Grant here a few minutes.
Wed Jan 28: Clowdy. Temp 53. At home. Mrs Howe here all day. Went to meeting in the eve.
Thu Jan 29: Showery. Went over to Guemes Island to see Alverson's job. Made a bargain to change the Ford for a sedan. Ida not so well last night & to day. Dr. St Pierre here.
Fri Jan 30: Hard rain. Went to Mt Vernon to Clear Lake Road crossing. Public service hearing.
Sat Jan 31: Warm & pleasant. No rain. In town. Went to Mr Howicks funeral & to the M.E. Church in the eve.
February 1920
Sun Feb 01: Beautiful day. Geo 66 to day. Went to Church A.M. & P.M. & S.S. Mr Powsland preached.
Mon Feb 02: Pleasant but clowdy. Went to Mt Vernon Coms meeting.
Tue Feb 03: Pleasant. Was down on the highway(Conway) & in Mt Vernon. Coms meeting.
Wed Feb 04: Fine day. Aunt Mary Wallace died this A.M. In Mt Vernon till 3 P.M. Went to Burlington with Grant & then home with Cavanaugh.
Thu Feb 05: Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon & then to Samish School house north of Sedro Woolley & home by stage from Burlington. Also went to Northern Hospital. Coms & engineers on the trip also.
Fri Feb 06: Rain & wind. In town all day choring. Influenza bad.
1920 Feb 7-29 (pp 66-67 Newspaper Article: February Weather Driest in 30 Years)
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Sat Feb 07: Pleasant. Went to Aunt Mary Wallace's funeral. Mrs Howe also & Nettie came home with me. Frank went to Bellingham.
Sun Feb 08: Beautiful day. Light frost. At home in the A.M. Went to the Ch Church in the eve.
Mon Feb 09: Pleasant. Frost 32°. Took the old Ford down & got the new one. Went to the Ranch in the P.M. Lots of "Flue" R.E. Woodburn very sick. Ida gaining slowly. Dr St. Pierre here.
Tue Feb 10: Light frost. R.E. Woodburn died last night. Went to LaConner in the Sedan & to a church Council in the eve.
Wed Feb 11:Mrs Ruby Kack died. Light Frost. Heavy fog all day. In town all day.
Thu Feb 12: Cool & damp. Fog. Lincoln Day. Went over to the draw bridge & to the Ranch.
Fri Feb 13: Fine weather. Went to Sedro Woolley & to a Road hearing at Samish School House also to Mt Vernon.
Sat Feb 14: Pleasant. Went to the farm & to the Woodburn funeral in the P.M. Margie not here. Nellie Carter at Netties.
Sun Feb 15: Pleasant. Mr Lemmon buried. Went to the funeral in the A.M. Ida worse to day. New car 130 miles. Dr. Shaw here this eve.
Mon Feb 16: No rain. Fot. In town choring. Got tool box for car.
Tue Feb 17: No rain. Fog light. Got car lights changed and tested. Went to Council meeting in the eve. Mrs Howe here.
Wed Feb 18: Misty. Went to LaConner & home at 3.30 P.M. Heard Joe Lynch died yesterday A.M. Showers this eve.
Thu Feb 19: Showery. Went to Mt Vernon in the P.M. and took Judge Joiner to consider bond issue.
Fri Feb 20: Cool north wind. Was over Alversons Road on Guemes. Took Nettie & Francis to the theatre.
Sat Feb 21: Beautiful day. Temp 32°. Frost. In town all day.
Sun Feb 22: Temp 30°. Went to M.E. church and in P.M. went to Mount vernon to Washington Birthday Exs. Lee Bradley went also.
Mon Feb 23: Frost 30°. Went to the Ranch and to LaConner & to Jamberitza Orchestra Concert in the eve.
Tue Feb 24:[margin: Grant plowing. ]Frost 32° Went to Mt Vernon. Opened bids on the Beaver Marsh road. Four miles $137358. 279 per sq yd Hoaver. $137411. 3.00 sq yd.
Wed Feb 25: Frost 32&def; Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon, Sedro Woolley & Lyman. Home in the eve via stage.
Thu Feb 26: Light frost. Pleasant. In town in A.M. Got gas tank fixed. Went to Summit Park in the P.M.
Fri Feb 27: Beautiful day. Went to Wilsons and up on the Water Front Road. At Grants for supper & home in the eve.
Sat Feb 28: Fine day. Frost. In town A.M. Went to Mt Vernon with Frank. Ida over to Davis' first time in three months.
Sun Feb 29: Frost fine day. Went to Ch. Church in the A.M.
1920 Mar 1-24 (pp 68-69)
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March 1920
Mon Mar 01: Frost. Pleasant. Went to Mount Vernon to Coms meeting & to a Republican meeting in the eve.
Tue Mar 02: Frost. Pleasant. In Mount Vernon & down to Milltown & home in the eve & brot Thompson with me.
Wed Mar 03: Light rain. Went over to Guemes & then to Mt Vernon to Bay View with Nelson in the P.M. on acct. of Walker Road.
Thu Mar 04:Light rain in the A.M. In Mount Vernon & Sedro Woolley & in the P.M. went to Henry Johnson's funeral. Home in the eve & went to see Mrs Belch.
Fri Mar 05: Spring like. In town all day. Ida rode out in the Sedan. Mrs Young with her.
Sat Mar 06: In town. Nothing important.
Sun Mar 07: Clowdy but no rain. Went to the Presby Church in the A.M. Home in the eve. Ida not so well.
Mon Mar 08: Rain a little in the eve. Went to Mount Vernon. County Bus.
Tue Mar 09: Cool but pleasant. Went over to Guemes with Frank in the A.M. & out Rosario with Ginnet in the P.M. Frank took me out in his car. Grant here a while this eve.
Wed Mar 10: Clowdy & showery. Went to Edison, Avon, & Mt Vernon. County business. C. Nelson with me. Visited Claud Koble about Road fence.
Thu Mar 11: Dry. Went to Summit Park to see Harry Cook & road culverts.
Fri Mar 12: Rainy day. 1 3/8 inch since last night to Sat A.M. In town all day or rather at home.
Sat Mar 13: Showery & warm. Ida not so well. Agreed with Carl Anderson to widen the road beyond the R.r. gravel pit to 26 ft.
Sun Mar 14: Frost. Rainy A.M. Clear P.M. Went to Baptist church. Mr Watson preached and to Christian Endeavor at Presby Church in the eve.
Mon Mar 15: Frost. Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon. Bond business.
Tue Mar 16: Pleasant. Went to LaConner & Pleasant Ridge.
Wed Mar 17: Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & up to see Smith.
Thu Mar 18: Had P. Miller out working on the road near Weaverlings.
Fri Mar 19: Working around the house in the A.M. and took Ida & Mrs Howe for a ride in the P.M. Rain some at night.
Sat Mar 20: Pleasant. Went to Whitney for Pearl & the boys. Home in the P.M. Planted peas.
Sun Mar 21: Thunder shower this A.M. Johns folks here. Pearl & boys staid all last night. Went to Presby church in the A.M. & to the Christian in the eve. Rev L. preached.
Mon Mar 22: Pleasant. In town all day. Went to Ida Massey's funeral. Ida rode out to Clyde Howe's.
Tue Mar 23: Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon to sell bonds. Brot Grant and Edna Whitney home.
Wed Mar 24: Stormy day. Took the Ford down to get speedometer & spot light attached. Car has made 900 miles to day.
1920 Mar 25-Apr 16 (pp 70-71)
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Thu Mar 25:[margin: Grant & Hilda went to Seattle to get her tonsils removed.] Thunder & snow also rain. Went to the Pass ferry landing with the Coms & engineer also Huslin, Lowman & Bessner. Lowman is to build the Landing. Went to C. Church in the eve.
Fri Mar 26: Windy & showery. Went to the Ferry landing in the P.M.
Sat Mar 27: Pleasant. Went to the Ferry landing again & decide to start from the old approach. In town in the P.M. Ida worse again.
Sun Mar 28: Dark & showery. Went to the Presby Church in the A.M. Wrights went to LaC in the P.M. Dr. Shaw here.
Mon Mar 29: Cool. Went to Mt Vernon & over the Clear Lake Road grade. Home in the eve.
Tue Mar 30: Cold wind all day. Ch Church in the eve. Out to Dewey on Ferry Landing business.
Wed Mar 31: Mrs Stacey here. Out to Dewey. Lowmans crew building Ferry landing. Went to the Ranch in the P.M. with the Wrights. Went Christian Church in the eve.
April 1920
Thu Apr 01: Rain in the eve. Went to Mt Vernon. took Mrs Stacey to Burlington. Als went to Pleasant ridge. Frank went to Bellingham on his way to Alaska.
Fri Apr 02: Snow squalls & freezing this A.M. In town all day. Ida poorly all this week. In town all day.
Sat Apr 03: Cold & raw. Gus Christianson buried. Had a cold. In town all day.
Sun Apr 04: Easter. Rain all day. Grants folks here. Went to Ch & Presby churches A.M. & P.M. Ida not well.
Mon Apr 05: Rain. Went to Mount Vernon to Coms meeting and to Comm Club meeting in the eve.
Tue Apr 06: Wet. In Mount Vernon Coms meeting. Let Fair I. & S.W. North roads.
Wed Apr 07: Showery & cold. Went to Fox show Keith Nelson & Thompson in the A.M. In Mount vernon Coms meeting. Home in the eve & went to Republican Caucus. Grant called this eve.
Thu Apr 08: Hard frost. In town all day Raw & cold. went to Christian church in the eve.
Fri Apr 09: No rain but cool Too wet to plow Went to LaConner & put some new planks in the draw bridge. Went to the high school play in the eve.
Sat Apr 10: Pleasant & warmer. In town all day.
Sun Apr 11: Went to the M.E. church. Frank Whites called in the P.M. eve. Griffin boy killed in Auto accident.
Mon Apr 12: Showery. Out on the road in the A.M. Baxter dragging. Went to church in the eve. Ch.
Tue Apr 13: Cool & clowdy. In town all day.
Wed Apr 14: Pleasant. Went to the Convention Rep. Sedro Woolley. P. Nelson went with me.
Thu Apr 15: Clowdy & cool. At Pleasant Ridge & Mount Vernon & at the Ranch.
Fri Apr 16: Rain A.M. Went to Mt Vernon & over the Water Front R. with the Coms & Cavanaugh. Home in the eve & went to the Ch Church.
1920 Apr 17-May 11 (pp 72-73)
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Sat Apr 17: Beautiful day. In town & in the P.M. took Ida & Mrs Young over to Whitney for a ride. Frank Darcy here.
Sun Apr 18: Clowdy. Went to M.E. Ch. in the A.M. Ch in P.M. Took Ida out to Mr Ferguson's in the P.M.
Mon Apr 19: Rain last night & today. Went to Mt Vernon to Board of Equalization. Home in the eve.
Tue Apr 20: Pleasant. Went to Rosario with Nelson.
Wed Apr 21: Showery. Went to Whitney & Bay view. Took the Howes. In the P.M. helped Mendenhall fix the Telegraph Slough bridge.
Thu Apr 22: Frost. In town choring about home.
Fri Apr 23: Pleasant. In town & over to the Jenne place to see them make the fill. Grant here in the P.M.
Sat Apr 24: Pleasant. Went with Donald to Mt Vernon dog hunting. No luck. Home in the P.M. & planted peas.
Sun Apr 25: Ida worse again with neuritis. Pleasant. Went to M.E. Church A.M. & Ch P.M.
Mon Apr 26: Fine day. Went to LaConner & to the Ranch to plant garden stuff. Helped Grant fix seeder box in the P.M.
Tue Apr 27: Fine day. Went to the Rep Convention at Bellingham. Big time. Home in the eve.
Wed Apr 28: Choring. Pleasant P.M. mowed the lawn & made a dog pen for Nettie.
Thu Apr 29: Pleasant. P.M. Went to the Ranch & pruned trees & fixed the bridge approaches.
Fri Apr 30: Pleasant A.M. Choring in the A.M. & took Ida, Mrs. Squire & Mrs Higgins over to the flats for a ride.
May 1920
Sat May 01: Beautiful day. Went to Baxters for a sack of potatos for Nettie. Price $7.00. Home in the P.M. Ida sick with neuralgia and had Dr. Shaw.
Sun May 02: Pleasant. Ida in bed all day. Went to Ch Church A.M. & P.M.
Mon May 03: Ida worse this A.M. John's car stolen. Went to Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Pleasant. Farmers sowing oats.
Tue May 04: Pleasant. In Mount Vernon Coms meeting.
Wed May 05: Pleasant & warmer. In Mt Vernon & down on the highway & home in the eve. Got two loads of mill wood.
Thu May 06: Pleasant & warm. In town in the A.M. went to the Ranch and on Road business. Grant getting on fine. All but one piece seeded.
Fri May 07: Warm Temp 72°. Choring, mowed the lawn, washed the car & made a window screen & piled a load of wood.
Sat May 08: Light shower (Pleasant.) Went to LaConner & to the ranch. took Nettie to Summit Park and Pearl came home with her. Grant finished seeding 48 acres.
Sun May 09: Pleasant. Went to Ch. Church. Pearl also. In P.M. took Pearl home. Merlin has Mumps.
Mon May 10: Pleasant but cool. Choring about home. Went to the Elks pictures.
Tue May 11: Pleasant P.M. Went to Edison, Old Colony & Allen with Nelson & Mars. County business. Grants folks here in the eve.
1920 May 12-Jun 5 (pp 74-75)
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Wed May 12: Pleasant & dry. At home in the A.M. & took Nettie & Mrs Howe to Mt Vernon in the P.M. Ida getting ready for Seattle.
Thu May 13: Dry & cool. Went to Rockport with Coms & Engineers on Seattle RR business. Ida & Mrs Young went to Seattle. Margie quit.
Fri May 14: Pleasant & dry. Went to the Ferry landing & then to Baxter's for tomato plants & to the ranch. Set out the plants & planted peas, beets & corn.
Sat May 15: Pleasant. In town all day. Ordered stuff for the ferry landing. Watered the garden & planted some peas. Nettie went to Bellingham. Ida had teeth & tonsils out to day.
Sun May 16: Pleasant A.M. clowdy P.M. & rain. Went to Ch church A.M. & P.M.
Mon May 17: 1/2 in rain last night. Pleasant to day. Went to Mt Vernon County bus. Home in the eve.
Tue May 18: J. S. Nelson hurt. Showery in Seattle. Went to Seattle to see Ida. She seems to be improving as well as could be expected. Started home at P.M. per Kulshan. Called on & took dinner with the McGinnis's.
Wed May 19: Pleasant. Went to LaC. & over the Reservation Road with Nelson. Worked on the road some & home in the eve. Grant loading hay on cars.
Thu May 20: Cool & showery(light). Went to Dewey & Mount Vernon to see Nelson who is laid up by Auto accident.
Fri May 21: Cool & windy. Went to the Ranch and worked in the garden planting. Home in the eve.
Sat May 22: Cool & clowdy. Poor growing weather. Choring about home. Ida moved to the sanitarium Thursday.
Sun May 23: Went to Ch Church in the A.M. Memorial sermon & to Baccalaureate sermon in the eve.
Mon May 24: Cool & clowdy. Went to Mt Vernon county business. and to Carleson's lecture on politics in the eve.
Tue May 25: Pleasant & warmer. Went to Belfast and home in the eve. Had supper at the Ranch.
Wed May 26: Cold & clowdy. In town all day. Choring about home.
Thu May 27: Pleasant. Went to Guemes Island to see the road and new saw mill. Home in the P.M. and went to the Graduating exercises in the eve.
Fri May 28: Showery light. Temp 46 A.M. Went to LaConner and the Ranch. Worked on the road some. A letter from Ida.
Sat May 29: Cool & clowdy & light showers. In town all day.
Sun May 30: Pleasant P.M. Temp 46 this A.M. Went to Presby Ch in the A.M. Ch P.M. Wrote to Geo in P.M.
Mon May 31: Pleasant. Went to Whidby Island with Bradleys folks.
June 1920
Tue Jun 01: Fine day. Went to Mt Vernon to see Thompson.
Wed Jun 02: Warm & pleasant. Went to the Ranch & worked in the garden some 7 staid all night. the children sick with colds.
Thu Jun 03: Warmest day of the year 82 degrees in Mt Ver. Went to Wilsons & up on the Water Front road. In the P.M. went to Allen & Mount Vernon. Home in the eve. A letter from Ida.
Fri Jun 04: Clowdy. In town all day choring some, mowed lawn. Nelson here but I did not find him.
Sat Jun 05: Clowdy. Went to the Ranch & plant the corn over & some peas & squashes.
1920 Jun 6-Jul 2 (pp 76-77)
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Sun Jun 06: Nice rain this A.M. Nearly 1/2 inch. went to the Ch Church this A.M. and eve.
Mon Jun 07: Pleasant. In Mount Vernon Coms meeting.
Tue Jun 08: Pleasant. In Mount Vernon Coms meeting.
Wed Jun 09: Showery. In Mount Vernon Coms meeting.
Thu Jun 10: Rainy. In Mount Vernon. Attending court. Home at 5 P.M. Letter from Geo.
Fri Jun 11: Pleasant. Went to look over the Dewey Cut off & then to Edison with Moss to see about the Bridge. Called on Clarance White at Franks in the A.M. He is about blind. Home via Mount Vernon & Burlington.
Sat Jun 12: Pleasant. In town all day. Garden looking well.
Sun Jun 13: Rainy. Went to M.E. Ch A.M. & P.M. Children Exs in the eve.
Mon Jun 14: Went to Mt Vernon in car and then to Bellingham to Rotary Club Dinner.
Tue Jun 15: Pleasant P.M. Rain in the A.M. Went to LaC. & to Charley Nelsons & North Fork Bridge.
Wed Jun 16: Fine growing weather. Went to Guemes Island and home in the P.M. Had letter from Ida. Then went to Dewey & then to the Ranch and worked in the garden till night.
Thu Jun 17: Pleasant. In town to day. Nothing new.
Fri Jun 18: Pleasant. In town in the A.M. & went to LaC & Mount Vernon in the P.M. Laying cement on the B.M. Road.
Sat Jun 19: No entry.
Sun Jun 20: Beautiful day. Went to Presbyterian Children Day Exs. In the P.M. to the William's & Mrs Chitwood for a ride. The Whites called in the eve with Clarence White.
Mon Jun 21: Pleasant A.M. Shower in the eve. In town choring & went to "Fumbles" in the eve. Fine.
Tue Jun 22: Pleasant. Went to Rockport with Will Alverson via train. Home in the eve. Letter from Ida. She not so well.
Wed Jun 23: Pleasant. Around town & went to the draw bridge & out to see the R.R. steam shovel.
Thu Jun 24: Clowdy & misty. Went to the Ranch & cut a tree out of the road. Oats looking fine. Took dinner with the Youngs.
Fri Jun 25: Cool but pleasant. In town all day. Gasolene very short.
Sat Jun 26: Clowdy. In town. Rose show. Warm & pleasant P.M.
Sun Jun 27: Pleasant. Went to Pearls & took Nettie & children.
Mon Jun 28: Warm & pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon & down the Highway and out to Beaver Marsh.
Tue Jun 29: Temp 81. Warmer. In Mt Vernon, Clear lake & Sedro Woolley. Went to Mt V. Band concert in the eve. Warmest day this season.
Wed Jun 30: Temp 81. In Mount Vernon & home in the eve. Met with the Seattle R.R. People & engineer.
July 1920
Thu Jul 01: Fine day. In town till 5 P.M. Gas shortage still on. Went to Rockport this eve.
Fri Jul 02: Pleasant. Up the river all day with Coms & Seattle engineers. Went to Bacon Creek. Home in the eve via train.
1920 Jul 3-28 (pp 78-79)
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Sat Jul 03: Fine weather. In town and in P.M. went out and fixed the Bridge to Weaverlings Point.
Sun Jul 04: Pleasant. Cooler. Went Ch Church in the A.M. and out to Mrs Lemon's to dinner. Nettie also went Ch Church in the eve.
Mon Jul 05: Beautiful day. Went with Nettie & the Howes to Weaverling Spint for the day. Have a miserable cold.
Tue Jul 06: Warm & Pleasant. Went to Coms meeting in Mt Vernon.
Wed Jul 07: Dito. Very warm day. Temp 75 at 10 P.M. Was down to Milltown to see Kaiser's work.
Thu Jul 08: Warm. In Mount Vernon & up on the Water Front Road. No prospect of its being used in a long time.
Fri Jul 09: Pleasant. In town all day. Gasoline shortage no so strong. Rain needed. Rec'd a letter from Geo.
Sat Jul 10: Pleasant. Went to the Ranch, LaConner & Mt Vernon.
Sun Jul 11: Clowdy. Went to Chris Church A.M. & P.M.
Mon Jul 12: Rain 1/2 inch. Went to the Ranch. Fixed the bridge & filled some chuck holes. Fine rain for crops - Oats need it.
Tue Jul 13: Pleasant. On the road with Baxter in the A.M. Down town in the P.M.
Wed Jul 14: Shower last night. Pleasant. Took Mr Van Buren & went to Edison and over the Water Front Road. They say it will be open by Sep 1st or Aug 15th.
Thu Jul 15: Pleasant. Sheriff Stevenson resigned. Went to Mt Vernon & appointed Geo Reay. A letter from Ida. Not encouraging. Oats growing fast. Lots of hay down.
Fri Jul 16: Pleasant. In town all day. Nothing important. Dr. Frost had an operation to day in Seattle.
Sat Jul 17: Showery. Rain light. Went to Seattle via G.N. trains. Put up at the New Arctic. Found Ida poorly.
Sun Jul 18: Pleasant. In Seattle. Went to the First Presbyterian church twice & spent the P.M. with Ida.
Mon Jul 19:[margin: Grant finished putting up hay.]Pleasant. In Seattle till 5.30. Home in the eve.
Tue Jul 20: Clowdy & shower on Flats. In town all day.
Wed Jul 21: Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & home in the eve.
Thu Jul 22: Pleasant. Washed & went to Guemes in the P.M. Took Mr Davis to the barber shop this A.M.
Fri Jul 23: Pleasant. Went to LaConner over the Indian Road.
Sat Jul 24: Pleasant. Nothing important. In town all day.
Sun Jul 25: Pleasant. Went to Church A.M. Chris. P.M. Presby. In the P.M. had dinner with the Williams and then took them & their company to Allen for a ride. The company being Mr & Mrs Friedline of Yakima.
Mon Jul 26: Fine hay weather. In town all day. Chautauqua tent going up.
Tue Jul 27: Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and Mt Vernon. Fred Kalso baling hay. Went to Chautauqua this eve.
Wed Jul 28: Pleasant. Went to Whidbey Island picknick and to Chautauqua in the eve. Wrights went also.
1920 Jul 29-Aug 22 (pp 80-81)
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Thu Jul 29: Colvin, Merlin & Darrell came. Went to Chautauqua P.M. & evening. Good.
Fri Jul 30: Pleasant. Went to Chautauqua three times. Mr & Mrs Hudson in town.
Sat Jul 31: Fine hay weather. Grant baling hay. Went to Tandy Knights and to the Ranch. Chautauqua in the eve.
August 1920
Sun Aug 01: Fine day. Went to M.E. Church & Chautauqua A.M. & eve.
Mon Aug 02: Pleasant. In Mount Vernon Coms meeting. Home in the eve & to Chautauqua.
Tue Aug 03: Warm & dry. In Mount Vernon & to their Chautauqua in the eve. Coms meeting and Board of Equal'n.
Wed Aug 04: Warm & dry. In Mount Vernon Coms M. & Equalization. HOme in the eve & down to the Wilson to see Senator Jones.
Thu Aug 05: Weather dito. Pioneers meet to day. Nice gathering. Senator Jones addressed the meeting. Alf Stacey came with me.
Fri Aug 06: Pleasant. Went to Ferndale. Alf went also. Nice trip. Big crowd and lots of candidates present.
Sat Aug 07: Warm & dry. In town all day. Nothing doing.
Sun Aug 08: Warm & dry. Went to M.E. Ch in the A.M. out to Howes to dinner & to Presby Church in the eve.
Mon Aug 09: Warm & dry. Was over to Telegraph Slough to fix bridge. Had dinner at Crumrines. He finished baling.
Tue Aug 10: Warm. In town & over to Guemes to Ferry boat sale.
Wed Aug 11: Went to Bellingham via boat and to Clayton Bay and to the Fair in the P.M. Dry, hot & dusty. the Fair is a carnival.
Thu Aug 12: Temp 82°. In town all.
Fri Aug 13: Warm. Went to the Fair with Bessner's folks. Big crowd.
Sat Aug 14: Temp 78. Choring around home. Nothing unusual took place.
Sun Aug 15: Pleasant. Went to Ch Church & Presby in the eve. Was out to Weaverlings in the P.M. Big crowd.
Mon Aug 16: Cooler. Wind & shower in the eve at Mt Vernon. No rain here. Went to Wilsons C. & to Mt Vernon on day of Equalization. Ida came this eve.
Tue Aug 17: Clowdy. Went to Mt Vernon. County Business. Came home via Ranch & got some garden stuff.
Wed Aug 18: Pleasant. Around town all day. Took Nettie & Ida out to Weaverlings spit. M.E. Picknick.
Thu Aug 19: Warm & pleasant. In town and in the P.M. was out to the Draw Bridge & to the Ranch. Ida went along. Oats ripening fast.
Fri Aug 20: Warm & pleasant. Working on the Road with Baxter in the A.M. Out to Whites with Ida & Mrs Young in the P.M.
Sat Aug 21: Dry & warm. Smoky. Around town all day. Not a thing doing unusual. Went to Mr Davis birth day party.
Sun Aug 22: Cooler, pleasant. Went to Presbyterian church A.M. & P.M. Ida went in the A.M. Was all out to Weaverlings in the P.M. Mrs Higgins went with us.
1920 Aug 23-Sep 16 (pp 82-83)
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Mon Aug 23: Pleasant. Went to Dewey and Pleasant Ridge and Mount Vernon. Oar harvest beginning. Looks like rain.
Tue Aug 24: Light rain in eve. In town in the A.M. went to LaConner & visited Bailey's & Miss Brooks in the P.M. Ida with me.
Wed Aug 25:[margin: Grant cutting oats.] Showery. Light. Went to Everett to G.R. & Coms Convention.
Thu Aug 26: Pleasant. Went to Convention and to Index in the P.M. Both conventions went also.
Fri Aug 27: Rainy day, In Everett at Conventions all day and came home in the eve. Good time.
Sat Aug 28: Pleasant. In town all day. Nothing important.
Sun Aug 29: Rain all last night & this A.M. Over an inch since Fri A.M. Went to M.E. Church A.M. Presby in eve.
Mon Aug 30: Pleasant. Working on the road & over to Grants. Grant cutting oats this P.M. He is about 1/2 done. Ch Nelson grading the road to day.
Tue Aug 31: Pleasant. Went to Wilsons & staid all night was up to Inman's Pit & fixed a bridge at Conn's.
September 1920
Wed Sep 01: Warm & pleasant. Over to Samish Island and Blanchard. Went to a dry meeting at Burlington in the P.M. then home.
Thu Sep 02: Fine harvest weather. In town in the A.M. went to Gibralter and to Pleasant Ridge also Mt Vernon in P.M.
Fri Sep 03: Pleasant foggy A.M. Washed & chored around. Down town paying bills in the P.M. Foggy A.M. but fine for harvest after 10 A.M.
Sat Sep 04: In town all day. Pleasant.
Sun Sep 05: Pleasant. Went to Ch Church A.M. & to Methodist in eve.
Mon Sep 06: Pleasant. Labor Day. Grant here. Went to the parade & speaking. Out to Howes in the eve.
Tue Sep 07: Pleasant. Saw "Suds" this eve. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting.
Wed Sep 08: Pleasant. In Mt Vernon to Coms meeting.
Thu Sep 09: Threatening rain. Rain in the eve. In Mt Vernon to Coms session. Home in the evening. Joshua Kash drowned last night.
Fri Sep 10: Misty. In town & went to Josh. Kash's funeral. The new grader came & Baxter took it home. Rain in the eve.
Sat Sep 11: Rainy day. 1 1/4 inch. Went to Mt Vernon with Bessner to see Cox. Home in the P.M. Big crowd to see Cox.
Sun Sep 12: Light shower. Went to Ch Church in the A.M. Called on Mrs Ball in the P.M. Mr Ferguson called this eve.
Mon Sep 13: Rainy day. Working on the road 1/2 Baxter grading with new grader. It works well. Church political meeting to night.
Tue Sep 14: Primary day. Clowdy but no rain. Went to the Ranch and to Fredonia. Visiting the Polls in the eve till 12 P.M.
Wed Sep 15: Rainy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Bad time for farmers. Grain wet & shocks down. Went to Mt Vernon. Took Bessner to hear election news. Ray, Gilkey, Hart, Coyle nominated.
Thu Sep 16: Pleasant. Kalso threshing. took Ida & the Howe's for a joy ride. Home at 4 P.M. 57 miles.
1920 Sep 17-Oct 9 (pp 84-85)
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Fri Sep 17: Good day for threshing. Choring around home all day.
Sat Sep 18: Rain some last night. Went to Whitney & John Jenne's to rake rocks off the road & pavement. Nelson here to talk over the Ferry question.
Sun Sep 19:[margin: Grant threshing.] Clowdy. Went to M.E. Church A.M. & P.M. Mr Long's last Sunday here. Rain in the eve.
Mon Sep 20: Showery. Went to Mount Vernon in the P.M. & to the Ferry meeting here in the eve. Hard shower on the flats in the eve.
Tue Sep 21: Showery. No threshing to day. In town in the A.M. In the P.M. went with Lee Bradley on an advertising trip to the Beaver Marsh and stopped at the Ranch. Grant has 2000 sks threshed.
Wed Sep 22: Rain last night. Working on the Road in the P.M.
Thu Sep 23: Rain all last night. Bad time for threshing. Damp & showery all day. Was out to Baxters & Whites in the A.M.
Fri Sep 24: Clowdy but no rain. Working on the road with Baxter. Poor show for threshing.
Sat Sep 25: Pleasant. Fair & dollar day show. Lots of people in town. Nettie & Donald went to Bellingham. Ida sick abed all day. Francis at Howes. Self at the Fair in the P.M.
Sun Sep 26: Rain last night. Went to Ch Church A.M. & P.M.
Mon Sep 27: Pleasant. Working on the road with Baxter & White. Over to the Ranch in the P.M.
Tue Sep 28: Went to Mt Vernon, Clear Lake, &c. Frank Wright with me. Went to Ch in the eve. Grant finished threshing 2983 sks.
Wed Sep 29: Pleasant. Went to Ch, Gaches & LaConner with Ida & Mrs White.
Thu Sep 30: Pleasant till P.M. Over to Guemes & out to the Gravel Pit. Digging rocks our of the road. [margin: Rain for Sept 3.37]
October 1920
Fri Oct 01: Rain last night 45/100 in. Went to Mount Vernon with Ida & B. White. Showery & windy. Some threshing this P.M.
Sat Oct 02: Rain 52/100 last night. Went out to see the big rock blast. It closed the road. Out to the rock works in the P.M.
Sun Oct 03: Rainy & windy. Went to Ch church in the A.M. and out to Whitneys for the P.M. & dinner also out to the rock work. No prospect for threshing.
Mon Oct 04: Rainy. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting. Skagit River high & rising fast.
Tue Oct 05: Rainy all day. River at 19 ft 6 in. but falling at night. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting.
Wed Oct 06: Rainy day. Thunder shower last night. Coms meeting. Prospects for saving oats very poor. Only 1/3 of the crop threshed.
Thu Oct 07: No rain. Clearing up some. Out to the rock work.
Fri Oct 08: Pleasant. Some threshing in the P.M. Grant's folks here. I took them home in the eve. Grant went to Gaches to thresh.
Sat Oct 09: Pleasant all threshing. Self & Frank went to Bellingham. Oats in fair shape with caps left out.
1920 Oct 10-Oct 30 (pp 86-87)
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Sun Oct 10: Rain in the eve. Went to Ch. Church A.M. & P.M. Leatherwood's folks here for a call. Clowdy & windy. Light rain last night & this A.M.
Mon Oct 11: Rain lots last night and through the day. Some threshing yesterday. Poor out look for what is left. Went to Mt Vernon for Coms meeting on budget& bond business.
Tue Oct 12: Showery. Out on the road with Frank White. Went to Mt Vernon to hear Jones in the eve.
Wed Oct 13: Rainy. In Mt Vernon. Home in the eve. Coms sold the road bonds to day $313000.-- to Seattle National Bank.
Thu Oct 14: Rainy & showery. Went to the Ranch to pick pears. Ida & Mrs Howe also. Peth & Knutzen trying to thresh. Grain in bad shape. Ground soft.
Fri Oct 15: Showery & wind. In town A.M., washed, out to the rock quarry. In the P.M. fixing road.
Sat Oct 16: Rain & wind. At home or in town all day. A letter from Geo. Rain fall since Sept 1 - 8 inches. Nothing like it on record. Forty percent of the oats to thresh yet.
Sun Oct 17: Clowdy some rain. Went to Christian Church A.M. & P.M. The Baptists had preaching by Rev Poole. Threshing on the Flats.
Mon Oct 18: Clowdy but no rain. Threshing on the Flats. Grain not so bad as supposed. Went to the Ranch & got pears and filled chuck holes three hours. Wind north & looks like better weather.
Tue Oct 19: Pleasant. Went to Clayton Bay to see the Rock slide & then to Mt Vernon.
Wed Oct 20: Clowdy & light rain at night. Went to LaConner. Ida also. All threshing. John's folks finished. Out to Whitney's in the evening.
Thu Oct 21: Rain 1/4 in last night. Pleasant to day. In town in the A.M. out to the Rock Quarry in the P.M. Went to Ferguson's meeting in the eve.
Fri Oct 22: No rain. Out to the Rock Quarry in the P.M. Went to hear Bostwick Democrat.
Sat Oct 23: Pleasant. In town A.M. out to the Quarry in P.M. Bot a load of wood from Church 5 ricks.
Sun Oct 24: Pleasant. Went to M.E. Ch. in A.M. & to Chris in the eve. Was out to Mrs Gillespies in the P.M. to see Dr. Burdon who just came from East.
Mon Oct 25: Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon & down on the Highway. Kaiser's job. Heard "Temple Choir" in the eve. Woodburn & Miller threshing. Last jobs. Went to the Ranch & got squashes & potatos.
Tue Oct 26: Pleasant. Working on the road in the A.M. with Baxter & White. At home in the P.M.
Wed Oct 27: Foggy & rainy. 71 today . Feel about the same as a year ago. Choring around home.
Thu Oct 28: 1/4 in rain yesterday & last night. Pleasant. In town & out to the Rock Quarry.
Fri Oct 29: Damp & misty. No threshing. Out to the Quarry - Saw the blast. In the eve went to hear savage at the Eagles Hall.
Sat Oct 30: Fine day & first frost. Went to Mt Vernon with Frank in the P.M. Grants folks here. Threshing at Killanders. The last job.
1920 Oct 31-Nov 23 (pp 88-89)
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Sun Oct 31: Frost 35. Beautiful day. Did not go to church. John's, Grant's & Frank's, Howes & Mrs Jorgenson here to Dads birthday dinner. Nice time.
November 1920
Mon Nov 01: Pleasant. Frost 35°. 27° Mt Vernon. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting. Home in the eve.
Tue Nov 02: No rain. Election day. In town all day. Went to show in the eve.
Wed Nov 03: No rain. In town till three P.M. then went to Mount Vernon to returns. Republican landslide. All county Coms elected.
Thu Nov 04: Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Staid all night. Went with Frank.
Fri Nov 05: Frost. Pleasant. In Mount Vernon. Home in the eve.
Sat Nov 06: Frost 32. Pleasant. In town & out to the Rock Quarry.
Sun Nov 07: Frost 32. Pleasant. Went to M.E. Church in the A.M. Chris P.M. Went to LaC. & took the Wrights in the P.M.
Mon Nov 08: Frost 32. Pleasant. Working on the road with Baxter & White in the A.M. In town in the P.M. Went to Ferguson's meeting in the eve.
Tue Nov 09: Frost 32. In town. Election city. Went to Rockport in the eve.
Wed Nov 10: In Rockport & up the river to Bacon Creek with the Coms. Home in the eve. Temp at Rockport 26°.
Thu Nov 11: Temp 32 Pleasant. Armistice Day. Self & Frank went to Mount Vernon. Looked at Peth's house.
Fri Nov 12: Rain to night. Took Ida to Wilson's & home in the P.M. Grant baling straw some.
Sat Nov 13: Rainy some. In town all day. Nothing special.
Sun Nov 14: Clowdy & rain in P.M. Went to Chris Church and out to Whitneys with the Wrigts in the P.M. & eve.
Mon Nov 15: Rainy some light. Went to Mt Vernon Board of Equalization. Staid all night.
Tue Nov 16: Heavy rain last night & to day some. In Mt Vernon & down to Conway. Finished the bond business with Seattle National Bank. Home in the eve. Ida at Wilson's.
Wed Nov 17: Rainy A.M. & eve. Went to Mt Vernon. Frank also. Ida came home with us. Attended court in the P.M. & till 3 P.M.
Thu Nov 18: Rain A.M. At home and out to the Rock Quarry in the P.M.
Fri Nov 19: Rainy day. At home. Grant's folks & Ben Palmer's here in the eve. Wrights also.
Sat Nov 20: Pleasant. At home in the A.M. Went to Pleasant Ridge & Mt Vernon in the P.M. Frank with me.
Sun Nov 21: Clowdy. Went to M.E. Church in the A.M. Mrs Brown gave the address. Went to Presbyterian in the eve. A picture address on work in lumber camps religious work.
Mon Nov 22: Rain last night. Went to the Gravel pit in the A.M. & to Guemes in the P.M.
Tue Nov 23: Clowdy & some rain. Went to the Gravel pit in the A.M. & worked on the Road some.
1920 Nov 24-Dec 18 (pp 90-91)
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Wed Nov 24: Rainy day. Washed in the A.M. Home reading in the P.M.
Thu Nov 25: Thanksgiving. Went to church in the A.M. Presbyterian Ch. Rev Pollock of the M.E. Ch. preached. In the P.M. The Mrs & Wright's went to F. Whites. Had a fine dinner & went to picture show in eve.
Fri Nov 26: Stormy High tide. Went to Mt Vernon. Drainage Dist 19 hearing. Worst storm of the season so far.
Sat Nov 27: Pleasant. Went to the Gravel Pit in the P.M. worked on the road some. Wright in Seattle, Grant also to the big football game. Donald also.
Sun Nov 28: No rain clowdy. Went to Ch Church in the A.M. Mr Pool called on us. Over to Wrights in the eve.
Mon Nov 29: Pleasant. Law & order meeting. Out on the Road in the P.M.
Tue Nov 30: Pleasant. Went to LaConner in the A.M. Frank also. In town in the P.M. Went to Miss Miller's reading in the eve.
December 1920
Wed Dec 01: Pleasant. Went to Telegraph Slough to fix bridge. Frank also. Ida & Nettie went to Whites for Dr. Burdon.
Thu Dec 02: Pleasant. Went to fix Railing at Telegraph Slough. Frank White helping.
Fri Dec 03: Heavy S.E. wind last night & to day. At home & out to the Rock Quarry in the P.M.
Sat Dec 04: Pleasant. At home in the A.M. & went to the ranch in the P.M. Ida & children also.
Sun Dec 05: Temp 38°. Cold wind. Went to M.E. church and Elks memorial in the P.M.
Mon Dec 06: Cold & raw. Went to Mount Vernon Coms meeting. Staid all night. Grand jury called.
Tue Dec 07: Stormy. In Mount Vernon Coms meeting. Home at night & voted for Ferguson from Mayor. He lost out by 74 votes.
Wed Dec 08: Cool & clowdy. Went to Mt Vernon via stage. Comes meeting. Home in the eve with Polson?.
Thu Dec 09: Light rain. Out on the Road in the A.M. Ida at Howe's. Went to Sedro Woolley with Fallon in the eve. Road Auto money meeting.
Fri Dec 10: Stormy. Rain in the P.M. Ida at Howes. Went to the Ranch. Worked on road some. Took lunch at Mrs Howes.
Sat Dec 11: Pleasant. In town all day. Ordered lumber for bridges.
Sun Dec 12: Cold wind. Some rain. Went to the Baptist Church in the A.M. Mr Poole preached. Went to Ch Church in the eve.
Mon Dec 13: Stormy some. Mr Poole here in the eve. At home.
Tue Dec 14: Frost 32. Pleasant. Went to the Gravel pit & then to LaConner to see the big drainage pump work.
Wed Dec 15: Pleasant. Light rain at night. Out on the Road. Trucks hauling gravel to LaConner road.
Thu Dec 16: Rainy P.M. Went to the ranch in the P.M. Ida also & Mrs Jorgenson & baby.
Fri Dec 17: Fine day. Out on the road all day. Trucks working.
Sat Dec 18: Rainy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Was out to the Gravel pit. In town in the P.M. Nelson over to see about the Bliss road.
1920 Dec 19-31 (pp 92-93)
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Sun Dec 19: Cool & clowdy. Went to Ch. Church in the A.M. & to the M.E. Sacred Concert in the eve.
Mon Dec 20: Rainy some. Out on the road spreading gravel. Three trucks hauling.
Tue Dec 21: Clowdy & light rain. Went to Mount Vernon. Ida also. Got a watch for Pearl & Necklace for Nettie.
Wed Dec 22: Clowdy. No rain. At home & in town all day. Choring.
Thu Dec 23: Rain & wind in the P.M. Went to the gravel pit. Trucks hauling till three P.M. then quit for rain.
Fri Dec 24: Stormy day. In town all day. Nothing unusual.
Sat Dec 25: Beautiful day. Christmas. All went to Pearls, Howes also. Had a fine time and got home at 11 P.M.
Sun Dec 26: Stormy day. Went to Ch Church in the A.M. Mrs Young & husband called in the P.M. Ida & self went out to Whitneys in the eve.
Mon Dec 27: Clowdy A.M. Rain hard P.M. Went out to Summit Park in the P.M. to see about the Thompson Road. Wet.
Tue Dec 28: Pleasant. Went to Whitney and worked some along the road. Lots of water every where.
Wed Dec 29: Stormy. Staid in town. Took my wheel down to be fixed. Nothing important occurred.
Thu Dec 30: Stormy in the A.M. Highest tide of the winter so far. Callahan had a break. Was out to Summit Park in the P.M.
Fri Dec 31: Clowdy. No rain to speak of. Went to Guemes with Frank Conners over Alversons road job. Thus endeth 1920.
Nevi Poleneer died. Went to church & S.S. A.M. & P.M. Mr Powsland here. Ida out on the lounge.