Ellamanda Krauter Maurer (1891 – 1974) 
1920
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
{Ella practicing her writing over the first two pages}
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year 1920 Ella Maurer Elmira Ont. Ella Maurer.
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the Year 1920. Ella Maurer Ella Maurer For the Year 1920. Ella Maurer 1920 20 20 Ella Maurer {end of
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Ella Maurer Elmira Ont. Ella Maurer
Ella Maurer Elmira, Ont. Ella Maurer Elmira, Ont. Ella Maurer Elmora, Ont. Ella Maurer Elmira, Ont.
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Thur 1
New Year's Day. Very stormy. We had a turkey roast and the following people were here - Mr. & Mrs
Jno. Maurer, Mr. & Mrs. Ezra Maurer. Victoria Maurer, Meriam Maurer and Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln Weaver
and son Willard.
Fri 2
Still Storming. Jacob Spies was here and traded a beef hide on a calf.
Sat 3
Storming worse than ever. Walter went on horse back to Enoch Snider's and Stange's and got the mail
and a loaf of bread.
January, 1920
Sun 4
Maurer's spent the day at home.
Mon 5
Walter helped Ella with the washing in the morning. Walter took a quarter of beef to Harvey Schmidts
and went to Elmira on business
Tues 6
Lovely day. Walter went to Alex Borovay's sale at Alma with Albert Reist and Jno. Stange. Walter was
at Ab. Mighton in the morning.
Wed 7
Walter took two quarters of beef up to Goldstone.
Thur 8
Clear and cold. Walter was up at Norman King's and helped to move a building. Ella spent the
afternoon at Norman King's too.
Fri 9
Walter got a load of turnips ready in the morning and took them to Elmira in the afternoon. Turnips are
52¢ a bushel.
Sat 10
Walter took a load of chopping over to Floradale.
January, 1920
Sun 11
Cold and stormy. Walter, Ella and Vernon were at Woolwich church and Sunday school in the afternoon.
Mon 12
Cold and stormy. Walter went to Elmira with Enoch and Geo. Snider.
Tues 13
Very stormy. Walter helped Ella with the washing this morning. After dinner he went to Onias Bowmans
and loaded some implements ready to take to Jerusalem tomorrow.
Wed 14
Clear and very cold. Walter & Enoch Snider left at about nine oclock with loads of moving and got home
before six. The roads are very heavy.
Thur 15
Clear and very cold. Walter spent the day at home and his friend Carl Fritz called on him in the
afternoon.
Fri 16
Cold. Started to storm in the afternoon. Walter left for Conestoga after dinner and got home at 8.15 pm.
Ella & Vernon took down the Xmas tree. {Written in a different colour pencil} 18 below zero
Sat 17
Very cold and stormy. Enoch and Irvin Snider were here the afternoon.
January 1920
Sun 18
Desperately stormy. We spent the day at home. No church services in Woolwich.
Mon 19
Clear and cold. Snowed for awhile in the morning. Walter killed two head of cattle today. Enoch
Snider was here for dinner.
Tues 20
Storming again. Regular blizzard in the afternoon. Walter took two quarters of beef and some chopping
to Floradale and got stuck in the snow several times coming home
Wed 21
Clear and cold. Walter's father brought 4 pigs which they intend to butcher tomorrow.
Thur 22
Clear and cold. Beautiful day. We butchered grandpa's pigs today. Mr. & Mrs. Jno. Maurer, Edith and
Roy were here. Enoch Snider helped till dinner time.
Fri 23
Cold east wind. Storming again. Walter's father came up here this morning and they stuffed the
summer sausage. Walter killed a beef for Louis Miller's in the afternoon.
Sat 24
Cold. Walter and Enoch Snider went up to Alma in the afternoon.
January 1920
Sun 25
Clear and very cold. Walter was locked in the silo for about two hours until Ella came to the rescue. We
spent the day at home.
Mon 26
Grey measly day. Cold east wind. Walter & Ella did the washing this morning. After dinner Walter
went to visit Josiah Brubacher at Balsam Grove. Our callers were George Mattusch, Sam Bird, and
Emerson K.
Tues 27
Somewhat milder. Walter went to Frank Shantz's sale near Waterloo and Carl Fritz and Sam Spies
called in his absence.
Wed 28
Clear and very cold. Walter took Vernon to school this morning and fetched him this evening. Jno N.
Miller's and Noah Miller's have the influenza.
Thur 29
Not quite so cold. Walter took a load of chopping to Floradale in the morning and in the afternoon he
went to the swamp with Enoch & Geo. Snider
Fri 30
Beautiful sunny day. Walter took 4 pigs to Alma. Pigs were $18.60 a cwt.
Sat 31
Coldest day so far. Clear. Walter was home all day and Enoch brought our bread and groceries. Mrs
Jno. Umbach sale at Elmira. 28 below zero.
February 1920
Sun 1
Clear and cold. Mr. & Mrs. Sam Bird and little Norma were here for tea.
Mon 2
Beautiful day. Not so cold. Walter killed a beef towards evening. Albert Reist and Charlie Miller were
here in the afternoon and Lincoln Edler after supper.
Tues 3
Not quite as mild as yesterday. Raw east wind blowing. Walter got a load of turnips ready and took
them to Elmira after dinner. Turnips are 56½ ¢.
Wed 4
Cold east wind. Walter took a quarter of beef to Alma also King up to Tom Moore's. He got $190 for
him. Irvin Hoffer tried to fix the wind mill and was here for dinner. The school at Creekbank is closed
until further notice.
Thur 5
Cold east wind. Washed this morning. Emerson was here for dinner, brought Charlie and took Johnnie
home. Walter took a quarter of beef to Alma and John N. Miller fetched one here.
Fri 6
Clear. Cold east wind. Walter went to Elmira in the morning and to Henry Zeigler's in the afternoon.
He took Blossom's calf for which he got $45. Elmo King was here today.
Sat 7
Snowing today. Walter was at home all day and had no callers. Consequently he was as touchy as a
bed bug.
February 1920
Sun 8
Snowed all day. Maurer's spent the day at home.
Mon 9
Snowed all day, Walter went to Elmira Fair and sold 6 little pigs. Charles Hilliard came up here today
and stayed for the night.
Tues 10
Snowing. This morning Walter & Charlie went up to Geo Snider's and Charlie bought a young bull from
him. Charlie went home after dinner and Walter went to Hugh Campbell's sale.
Wed 11
Snowed some. Nick & Irvin Hoffer were here this afternoon and fixed the wind mill. Joe Stange and
Israel Good also called on Walter.
Thur 12
Snowing. Walter and Enoch Snider went to Elmira this afternoon.
Fri 13
Snowing again. Israel Good and Harvey Reger were here and Walter sold them Nettie, the black driver.
Louis Miller and Aaron K. Snyder were here in the afternoon.
Sat 14
Mild. Started to snow at noon. Walter and Enoch left in the morning and took a bull down to Chas.
Hilliard's. They had dinner there & brought us some Valentines, Arthur Schmehl died today.
February 1920
Sun 15
Terrible storm. Our stove pipes were burning this morning and Enoch came down to help clean them
out.
Mon 16
Stormy & cold. Walter butchered Blossom this morning and Enoch helped him and was here for dinner.
Walter took the beef to Israel Good's, Henry Zeigler's, David Frey's and Emanuel Bowman's.
Tues 17
Milder. Snowing. Walter and Ella did the washing this morning and in the afternoon Walter went up to
Enoch Snider's to help fix the pump.
Wed 18
Clear and cold. Lovely day. Walter killed a pig for Enoch Snider's in the afternoon. Walter's callers
were Nick Hoffer, Louis Miller, Albert Reist and Irvin Snider. Jacob King spent the evening here.
Thurs 19
Clear and cold. Walter killed a beef in the morning and took two quarters and some chopping to
Floradale in the afternoon. Walter's callers were Enoch Snider and Milton Snider.
Fri 20
Cold. Walter went to Alma this morning and in the afternoon he went to see Josiah Brubacher and
brought a ton of shorts from Elmira.
Sat 21
Lovely sunny day. Enoch Snider was sick this morning so Walter cleaned his stable and did his own
chores in the afternoon also killed and skinned a horse. Louis and Charlie Miller were here today.
February 1920
Sun 22
Beautiful day. Walter, Ella and Vernon were at church this afternoon. Henry Schmidt and Grace
Freeman were buried today.
Mon 23
Snowing all day. Walter left this morning, took Charlie Miller along and took Susan the black cow down
to St Jacobs for Edgar Eby, went over to Conestogo, had dinner at Isaac's and sold Pete to C. Miller.
Tues 24
Snowing and storming. Walter butchered 3 pigs at Edmund Schwindt's. Ella did her washing and
ironing today.
Wed 25
Clear, very cold and stormy. Walter & his father went to Alma & after dinner Walter went to Josiah
Brubacher's and brought him the horse Charlie for $35. Mr. Maurer was here for dinner. Mrs. Louis
Miller spent the afternoon with Ella.
Thurs 26
Very cold and stormy. Walter butchered 2 pigs for Louis Miller's.
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Fri 27 Walter saw a crow in the orchard today.
Fri 27
Cold & stormy. Lincoln Weaver was here for dinner and he and Walter went to Budgeon's sale and
Walter bought 4 pigs, 2 calves and a wagon box. Callers were Louis Miller, Nick & Irvin Hoffer and Max
Bierman.
Sat 28
Snowed all day. Walter and Vernon went up to Budgeon's and got the stuff Walter bought at the sale.
In the afternoon Walter took Pet to Conestogo.
February 1920
Sun 29
Clear and very cold. Walter, Ella & Vernon were at church in the morning. Mr. Lee, a temperance
speaker from Toronto gave an address. We were at Ab. Mighton's in the afternoon.
Mon 1 March
Clear and cold. Walter went up to Ab. Mighton's after dinner and killed a beef when he got back. His
callers were Leon Wagner, Jack Nelson & Alex Nelson.
Tues 2
Clear and cold. Lincoln's moved up to their farm today and we were there in the afternoon and helped to
straighten up things.
Wed 3
Somewhat milder although it is still cold. Walter took some beef to Alma in the morning and he and Mr.
King were working on the road all afternoon. His callers were Ben Miller and Leon Wagner.
Thur 4
Mild. Raw east wind. Walter got a load of turnips ready in the morning and took it to Elmira in the
afternoon. Mrs. Hoffer and Alice spent the afternoon with Ella.
Fri 5
Cold and very stormy.
Sat 6
Cold & stormy. Walter was up at Eb. Stickney's in the morning and took a load of chopping over to
Floradale in the afternoon.
March, 1920
Sun 7
Cold and stormy. Walter, Ella & Vernon were at Sim. Weaver's for dinner and the afternoon.
Mon 8
Cold and stormy. Walter went to Floradale to get his chop this morning and to Eber. Stickney's sale in
the afternoon. Vernon has a bad cold.
Tues 9
Quite mild. Fine day. Walter was at Herman's sale near Goldstone. Chas. Hilliard came up today.
Wed 10
Quite mild. Mrs. Jac. Spies and Edith Spies, Edna, Mildred & Willard were here in the afternoon.
Mildred had convulsions. Walter took a load of turnips to Elmira in the morning and he & Charlie went to
Floradale Farmer's Club in the evening.
Thur 11
Mild and sloppy. Charlie went home this morning. Walter worked on the road for 4 1/2 hours in the
afternoon.
Fri 12
Rained last night. Mild & misty. Walter & Enoch tried to go to Elmira but had to turn around and come
back as the roads are impassable.
Sat 13
Cold & stormy. Walter went to Elmira in the morning and got home at 6 oclock.
March, 1920
Sun 14
Clear & cold. Cold wind blowing. Mr. & Mrs. Jacob King and Mrs. Jackson were here for tea.
Mon 15
Milder. Raw east wind blowing. Maurer's butchered two black pigs today. Mrs. Louis Miller helped
Ella and Enoch Snider helped a little in the morning and Jacob King in the afternoon.
Tues 16
Clear & windy. Walter took some chopping to Louis Miller's in the morning and after dinner he went to
Floradale. Earl and Wesley Miller were cutting wood today.
Wed 17
Snowing & storming. Lincoln Edler & Melvin Snider were here all day and Walter butchered a 600 lb pig
for them. Wesley & Earl Miller were cutting wood all day.
Thur 18
Beautiful day. Walter took some pork and sausage to Alma in the morning and entertained Sam Spies in
the barn all afternoon. Edith Spies spent the afternoon with Ella. Earl and Wesley Miller were cutting
wood.
Fri 19
Cold and windy. Snowstorm. Walter took a load of pigs to Alma for Enoch Snider. Our stove smoked
so we had to let the fire go out in the kitchen stove.
Sat 20
Snowing & storming in the morning. Cleared up by noon. Walter & Enoch went to Waterloo with the
early train and got back in the afternoon. Walter had two teeth filled and Enoch went to see Dr. Noecker
about his eye.
March 1920
Sun 21
Beautiful spring day. Walter, Ella and Vernon were at Woolwich church in the afternoon and Edna,
Lincoln and the children were there and came in here for their supper. We drove to church with the
buggy.
Mon 22
Beautiful spring day. Walter helped Ella with the washing in the morning and went to Floradale in the
afternoon. The robins, blackbirds, and kildeers came back today.
Tues 23
Beautiful spring day. Ella saw a blue bird today and heard a meadowlark. Walter was at Louis Miller's
in the morning and after dinner he went down to his father's place and they drove all over the country
looking for horses.
Wed 24
Beautiful spring day. Walter did his chores in the morning and plowed on the road for two hours. Heard
some song - sparrows singing today.
Thurs 25
Mild and cloudy at times. Jacob King was over in the morning and they stuffed the summer sausages.
Walter fetched a load of oats at Alma in the afternoon.
Fri 26
Cloudy & windy. Walter got a load of oats at Alma in the morning and went to Alma again in the
afternoon. His callers were Sim Weaver, Louis Miller, Tom Moore, George Bender, Allen Wagner,
Emerson Krauter Edith Spies spent the afternoon here.
Sat 27
Cold snow and stormy. Walter went to Floradale in the morning and worked in the stables all afternoon.
March 1920
Sun 28
Clear with cold wind blowing. We were to Woolwich church today and spent the rest of the day at home.
Walter was carrying water out of the stables and root cellar all afternoon.
Mon 29
Thunderstorms last night. Cold & drizzly today. Walter helped to boil syrup at Enoch Snider's today and
Ella and Vernon were there for supper too.
Tues 30
Clear and windy. Walter took a load of chopping to Louis Millers in the morning.
Wed 31
Lovely day. Started to rain around 5 p.m. Walter bought a black mare from Mr. Nesbitt. and brought her
home this morning. Her name is Belle. Sam Bird called on Walter. Ella saw two pewees today.
Thur 1 April
Cloudy and mild. Walter helped to cut wood in King's bush this afternoon. Rained a little this afternoon.
Fri 2
Rained nearly all day. Walter helped to cut wood at Norman King's this afternoon.
Sat 3
Very windy & cold. Walter went to Floradale in the morning. Bert, Pearl and Beulah came up here in
the afternoon.
April 1920
Sun 4
Cold and stormy. Easter Sunday. We all went to Woolwich church in the afternoon and we couldn't go
to King's in the evening. Walter was stubborn.
Mon 5
Cold and stormy. Walter & Bert went to King's this morning and did some chopping in the afternoon.
Tues 6
Cold. Bert, Pearl and Beulah went home this morning. Walter took a steer to Elmira after dinner.
Wed 7
Cold and snowing. {in a lighter pencil} Quite a snow storm in the afternoon. Walter was hauling wood
from the bush today.
Thurs 8
Cold and stormy. Walter hauled wood from the bush today. Lincoln fetched a load of sweet clover here.
Fri 9
Clear and cold. Walter was hauling wood. His callers were - Hy. Atkinson, Louis Miller and Hy. Grosz,
Isaac Martin and Jack Nelson were here after supper and Walter sold I. Martin the pacer for $50.
Sat 10
Cold. Walter spent the forenoon at King's and Snider's did the chores after dinner and called at Pete
Roy's and L. Edler's. His callers were Earl Miller, Harvey Schmidt and Wilkie Campbell.
April 1920
Sun 11
Snowed all day. Very slushy and disagreeable weather. We went to Woolwich church in the morning
and to Lincoln Weaver's for supper.
Mon 12
Snowed all day. Walter went to Elmira in the morning and got back at 5 p.m.
Tues 13
Cold & stormy. Walter was at home all day. Mr. J King was here for dinner and Carl, Fritz and Albert
Reist called on Walter in the afternoon.
Wed 14
Cold and windy. Walter called at King's and Snider's and spent the afternoon at Wagners. His callers
were Eph. Reist and Curry Bosomworth.
Thurs 15
Fair in the morning. Started to rain in the afternoon. Walter drove up to Lebanon to fetch the new hired
man, Garb Jackson. Father and Mother Krauter came up here in the afternoon. Ella cleaned two rooms
upstairs.
Fri 16
Lovely day. The ground was covered with snow this morning. Father and Mother went home after
dinner. Walter went down to Jno Horst's in the afternoon.
Sat 17
Lovely day. Walter, Ella and Vernon were at Elmira in the afternoon. Edward Leslie Garbutt Jackson
worked in the bush.
April 1920
Sun 18
Lovely spring weather. We went to Woolwich church in the afternoon and Edna, Lincoln Willard and
Mildred were here for tea.
Mon 19
Beautiful day. Walter took a load of hide, bones, etc. to Elmira in the afternoon. Ella finished cleaning
the upstairs and sowed some lettuce seed in the garden.
Tues 20
Cloudy. Raw east wind blowing. Walter took a load of chopping to Floradale after dinner. Ella and
Vernon were over at King's after supper for some taffy and Garbutt went over to Enoch's.
Wed 21
Rained all forenoon. Very windy in the afternoon. Walter went to Alma and Elmira in the morning and to
Alma again in the evening. Paul Wacholtz of Saskatchewan was here for supper.
Thur 22
Cool and windy. Several severe thunderstorms in the evening. Walter helped Ella with the washing in
the morning and they were cleaning seed grain in the afternoon.
Fri 23
Miserable gloomy day. Rain & windy. Aaron Martin visited Walter in the morning and after dinner
Walter went to a sale above Alma with Jno. N. Miller.
Sat 24
Windy and cool. The men were cleaning seed grain in the morning and Walter went to Elmira after
dinner.
April 1920
Sun 25
Fair. Lincoln's came down here in the morning and we all went down to Grandpa Krauter's and had a
nice time. Walter had the car out for the first time today.
Mon 26
Cold and windy. Garbutt helped Ella with the washing and Walter took a load of chopping over to
Floradale in the morning. Walter dug a bed in the garden and Ella raked it. Garb was cultivating in the
afternoon.
Tues 27
Rain and misty all day. Walter called at King's and Snider's in the morning and had his dinner at
Lincoln's. Geo. Mogk was here for supper.
Wed 28
Dreary miserable gloomy day. Walter went to Elmira for some potatoes in the morning. They were
chopping for awhile in the afternoon and broke the crank shaft on the car.
Thur 29
Raining snowing and blowing. Walter and Ella were mending grain bags all afternoon.
Fri 30
Cloudy and milder. Walter & Garb took six fat pigs and the car to Elmira this morning. Walter started
sowing in the field beside the house & Garb was harrowing. Ella raked the yard today.
Sat 1 May
Cold & windy. In the afternoon Walter was sowing and Garb was cultivating. Albert Reist and Addison
Reist called on Walter.
May 1920
Sun 2
Cloudy and cold. Walter Ella and Vernon went to Woolwich church this morning. Joe Lawson, Mr. &
Mrs. Jno. Maurer and Miriam Maurer were our visitors today. There was a total eclipse of the moon
tonight.
Mon 3
Cloudy. Cold wind blowing. Walter was sowing all day (when he wasn't talking with the neighbors)
Ella planted her onions today.
Tues 4
Lovely day. Walter was sowing and Ella did her washing, dug a piece in the garden and planted peas.
Walter's callers were Pete Roy, Mr. Beckner and Geo. Snider
Wed 5
Beautiful day. Walter fetched 9 pigs at Beckner's this morning and was sowing in the afternoon. Ella
planted beets, carrots, lettuce and radishes today also planted some early potatoes. Walter & Garb were
at Floradale Farmer's Club.
Thur 6
Grand weather. Walter and Garbutt were sowing, cultivating and harrowing. Ella dug the flowerbeds
and sowed some flower seed.
Fri 7
Beautiful day. Walter and Garbutt were seeding. The children had Arbor Day at school and after they
had every thing cleaned up they went to the woods for a picnic.
Sat 8
Cool and clear. Walter & Garbutt were sowing & harrowing. Vernon went to the swamp with Geo
Snider. Geo Mogk called on us after supper.
May 1920
Sun 9
Clear. Cold wind blowing. We had a Mother's Day programme at Woolwich church today. Garbutt
went to Drayton today with Joe Lawson.
Mon 10
Cloudy and cold. and rain Walter went to Elmira this morning and Geo. Mogk. and Enoch Snider went
with him. He had a sick headache in the afternoon. Hy. Grosz was here after supper
Tues 11
Very cool. Walter was seeding all day. After supper he and Garbutt went to King's, Snider's, and
Weaver's.
Wed 12
Warmer. Walter was plowing in the morning and sowing clover seed in the afternoon. Garbutt was
harrowing all day. Alice Hoffer was here in the afternoon.
Thur 13
Cloudy and cold. Walter was plowing and Garbutt was harrowing and picking stones. Ella cleaned the
parlor and dining room. Addison Reist was here after supper.
Fri 14
Clear, cold and windy. Walter was plowing and Garbutt was rolling. Joe Lawson was here after supper.
Sat 15
Lovely day. Quite cool. Walter & Garbutt were plowing, disking, and harrowing. Geo. Mogk. was our
caller this evening.
May 1920
Sun 16
Loveliest day so far this spring. Walter Ella and Vernon went down to Hilliards and spent the day there.
We went to the Methodist church at Conestogo in the afternoon. Joe Lawson and Cecil Jackson visited
Garbutt.
Mon 17
Cloudy & warm. Walter finished seeding today. Ella varnished the linoleum in the dining room today
Tues 18
Drizzly & mild. Walter was hauling manure all day. Ella cleaned her bedroom and straightened up the
dining room & parlor.
Wed 19
Cloudy and warm. The men were hauling manure today. Ella did her washing. Jno. Wagner called on
Walter. Walter & Garbutt went to Floradale after supper.
Thur 20
{Very} warm. Walter was hauling manure in the morning and fixing fence after dinner. Walter, Ella and
Vernon went to a surprise party at Adolph Thurs.
Fri 21
Walter & Garbutt were hauling manure.
Sat 22
Beautiful day. Ella and Vernon went to Kitchener today via G. T. R. had dinner & supper at Edith's and
went to Hilliard's for the night.
May 1920
Sun 23
Cloudy & sultry. Ella & Vernon went to church with Charlie's and to Peter Musselman's for supper {in a
different colour pencil} Walter had dinner and supper at Geo. Snider's and Garbutt went to Lebanon.
Mon 24
Cloudy & cool. We all went fishing at Martin's Grove in the afternoon.
Tues 25
Beautiful day. Charlie took Ella and Vernon down to Waterloo this afternoon and they came home with
the evening train.
Wed 26
Lovely weather. Walter & Garbutt were plowing all day and Ella worked in the garden and planted
cucumbers, musk melons and beans.
Thur 27
Quite warm. Walter & Garbutt were plowing and Ella planted corn and potatoes. Walter went to Pete
Roy's after supper and bought a cow from him.
Fri 28
Clear and cool. The men were plowing all day. Mr. J. King helped to plow in the afternoon.
Sat 29
Clear and warm. Benj. Lichty's man planted our corn today. Ella went to Elmira with King's after
supper.
May 1920
Sun 30
Beautiful day. Walter, Ella & Vernon were at Woolwich S. S. and church in the morning and we were at
Will King's for tea. Garbutt went to {Listowel} today.
Mon 31
Very warm. Ella cut the potatoes and Walter planted them. Garbutt was plowing.
Tues 1 June
Very warm. Walter & Ella did the washing in the morning, left home after dinner went to Kitchener and
Waterloo, called at Hilliards and arrived home at 8.40 pm. Vernon had supper at Enoch Sniders.
Wed 2
Cloudy and hot. Walter & Garbutt were plowing all day. Walter's callers were Geo. Mogk, Geo. Edler
and Albert Reist.
Thur 3
Windy clear and cool. The men plowed up till 3 pm and then started making fence around the pasture
field.
Fri 4
Windy and cool. The men were making fence all day.
Sat 5
Leon Wagner and Philip Bonn put a new chimney on the kitchen and were here for dinner. Rained in the
afternoon. Jacob King was here after supper.
June 1920
Sun 6
Beautiful day. We put the young cattle out today and one of the calves broke its two front feet. We went
up to Grandpa Krauter's for dinner and supper.
Mon 7
Fair. Walter went to Elmira in the morning and again in the afternoon. Joe Boegel was here for dinner.
Ella was hoeing in the garden and transplanted some cabbage.
Tues 8
Lovely day. The men were plowing down at the Brubacher place. Walter's callers were Albert Reist,
Lincoln and Geo. Edler and Solomon Lichty.
Wed 9
Warm. Walter & Garbutt worked on the Brubacher place today and sowed the turnips there.
Thur 10
Very hot. Walter helped to press hay at King's in the forenoon. Mr & Mrs. Isaac Holle and Mr. & Mrs.
Wm. Delion were here after supper. Garbutt went to League at Goshen tonight.
Fri 11
Very hot. Walter was carting around on the road nearly all day looking for a tongue for the roller. He
killed a beef for the beef ring after supper.
Sat 12
Very warm. Walter went to Elmira in the afternoon. We had a nice shower of rain at night.
June 1920 Sun 13
Lovely day. Quite warm. Mr & Mrs. Chas. Hilliard Vera and Ella were here today. Walter & Garb. went
to Woolwich church in the morning. Annie & Irvin Snider were here after supper.
Mon 14
Very hot. Walter & Garb were working in the turnip field. Walter, Ella, Mr. & Mrs. Enoch Snider went
down to Hy. Israel's after supper and Walter bought a grey horse from him.
Tues 15
Very hot. Started to rain after supper. Walter sowed the turnips today and Garbutt was picking stones.
Wed 16
Sprinkled nearly all day. Walter & Garb. went down to Israel's near Elmira and fetched the grey mare
Walter bought the other night.
Thur 17
Lovely day. The men were making fence around the orchard and Ella was hoeing in the garden
Fri 18
Nice and cool. The men were making fence in the morning and helped to fill up the bridge in the
afternoon
Sat 19
Clear and warm. Sim Weaver's and Lincoln Weaver's called on us after supper.
June 1920
Sun 20
Cool and windy. The following people were here for dinner - Mother, Father & Emerson, Mr.& Mrs.
Menno Brubacher, Walter & Curtis, Art Klinck, Mrs. Huehnergard, Mrs Dill and Mrs. Brumbach. We all
went up to Lincoln's for supper.
Mon 21
Cool and drizzly all day. Walter, Ella & Vernon went to Floradale & Elmira in the afternoon.
Tues 22
Cold and drizzly. Walter spent the forenoon at Enoch Snider's and took a load of chopping to Floradale
in the afternoon.
Wed 23
Lovely day. Good shower of rain around 6.30 p.m. Ella and Vernon were picking strawberries this
afternoon in Schwindt's bush.
Thur 24
Grand weather. Maurer's and Weaver's attended the wedding of Emerson J. Krauter and Addie
Otterbein at Heidelberg today and had a good time
Fri 25
Beautiful day. Walter sowed his buckwheat this morning and was scuffling corn in the afternoon.
Sat 26
Clear and warm. Walter was cultivating corn and Garbutt was hoeing.
June 1920
Sun 27
Quite warm. Walter & Vernon went to Woolwich church this morning. Edna Lincoln and the children
were here for dinner and we all went to Grandpa Maurer's for tea. Garbutt went to Drayton with Joe
Lawson.
Mon 28
Very warm. The men were hoeing corn and Ella was picking strawberries in Louis Miller's bush in the
afternoon.
Tues 29
Clear and warm with occasional showers. The men were hoeing corn all day. Geo. Mogk and Jacob
King called on us after supper.
Wed 30
Lovely and breezy. The men were hoeing and cultivating corn. Garbutt went to Goshen Strawberry
Social in the evening.
Thur 1 July
Fair with a few sprinkles of rain in the afternoon. The men worked in the corn field all day. We all went
to the Methodist Garden Party at Alma in the evening.
Fri 2
Rained last night. Quite warm. Walter finished cultivating the corn today. His callers were Aubrey
Lawson and Harvey Schmidt.
Sat 3
Thunderstorms and rain last night. Lovely day although rather windy. Ella, Walter & Vernon went to
Elmira in the afternoon.
July 1920
Sun 4
Very cool wind blowing. We took Lincoln's along and went to Grandpa Krauter's today. We also
attended church & S. School at Heidelberg in the morning.
Mon 5
Beautiful day. Walter & Garbutt helped to saw wood at Enoch's in the forenoon and were hoeing turnips
on the B. place in the after-noon. Edna had her tonsils & adenoids removed today by Drs. McQuibban &
Hagameier.
Tues 6
Cloudy and windy. The men finished hoeing turnips on the B place. We all went up to Lincoln's after
supper to see how Edna was getting along.
Wed 7
Drizzly all day. Walter went to Glenallen in the morning with Otto & Noah Miller and bought 2 head of
cattle and went up with the wagon in the afternoon and fetched them.
Thur 8
Clear in the morning. Thunderstorms and rain in the afternoon. Walter went to Heidelberg and fetched
home a beef and got back around ten oclock.
Fri 9
Warm & cloudy. Some showers. Walter fetched some buckwheat at Enoch's. Annie and Eva Snider
spent the afternoon here.
Sat 10
Fair. The men were hoeing turnips all day. Walter went to Floradale after supper.
July 1920
Sun 11
Clear and fair. We all went to church in the morning. Our visitors were - Geo. Mogk. Aubrey and Joe
Lawson, Mr. & Mrs. Norman King, Blanche and Phyllis and Gertrude Snyder. Started to rain after
supper.
Mon 12
Rained all forenoon but cleared up by noon. Walter was chopping nearly all day and cut some grass
towards evening. Annie Snider was here and got some currants.
Tues 13
Rained for awhile around six oclock. Rev & Mrs. Brown called on us this afternoon. Mr. & Mrs. Norman
King were here after supper. Walter was cutting grass today.
Wed 14
Rained all forenoon. Cleared up after dinner. The men were hoeing turnips. Edna, Willard and Mildred
spent the afternoon here and stayed for tea.
Thur 15
Clear and windy. Rev. & Mrs. M. L. Wing of St Jacobs and Ted and Jack Wing of Owen Sound visited us
today. The men put in 6 7 loads of hay today. Walter went to Enoch's to sharpen the mower sickle and
stayed for tea.
Fri 16
Lovely day. The men put in 7 loads of hay this afternoon.
Sat 17
Clear and warm. The men in 3 loads of hay. Walter cut another piece and Garbutt was raking.
July 1920
Sun 18
Cloudy. We had a few good showers of rain today. We went to Woolwich church in the afternoon and
down to Louis Miller's for a while after supper.
Mon 19
Drizzly in the morning. Cleared up after dinner. Walter was up to Enoch's in the morning and they were
hoeing turnips in the afternoon. Charles and Bert Hilliard were here for supper.
Tues 20
Beautiful day. Walter was cutting grass in the forenoon & Garbutt was raking. They put in 5 loads of
hay in the afternoon. Ella finished hoeing the turnips. Herb Mewhinney was here and bought 4 pigs
from Walter.
Wed 21
Lovely day. Ella did her washing in the morning and hoed in the gardens. The men put in 5 loads of
hay today. Walter cut some more and Garbutt was raking.
Thur 22
Lovely day. The men put in 7 loads of hay today. Vernon went to practice after supper. Sam Bird and
Frank were here in the evening.
Fri 23
Rain. Severe thunder and rainstorms in the afternoon. Father and Mother Krauter were here for
supper.
Sat 24
Rained in the morning. Cleared up after dinner. Walter spent the day in Elmira. Hy. Geisel bought the
black mare from Walter for $220
July 1920
Sun 25
Lovely day. We went down to Charles Hilliard's today and Ella Hilliard and Thelma Scheifele came home
with us. We all went to Woolwich Children's Day in the evening.
Mon 26
Lovely day. The men put in 7 loads of hay today. Mrs. King was here this afternoon and got some
gooseberries.
Tues 27
Lovely day. The men put in 2 loads of hay in the morning and Walter went to Schedewitz's sale in the
afternoon. Ella, Thelma and Vernon called at King's in the afternoon. Mr. Abe Weaver of St. Jacobs
was here for supper.
Wed 28
Quite warm. Mr & Mrs Sender & Jno. Stahlbaum helped today and they put in 9 loads of hay {today very
faint, possibly erased.}
Thur 29
Cloudy in the morning. Thunderstorm and rain in the afternoon. Walter cut the grass on Mogk's place
and they put in the rest of the rakings today. {In a different colour pencil} Mr. & Mrs. Ed. Bingeman, Mr.
& Mrs. Chas. Hilliard were here for supper and took Ella & Thelma home with them.
Fri 30
Fair and warm. Walter fetched 3 head of cattle at Schedewitz's in the morning and we all went to the
Sunday school picnic in Ben Miller's bush in the afternoon.
Sat 31
Sprinkled in the morning. The men put in 3 loads of hay in the afternoon off Mogk's field. Garbutt went
up home tonight.
August 1920
Sun 1
Very cool. Walter, Ella and Vernon went to Woolwich church in the afternoon. Louis Miller is sick in bed
with pleurisy and pneumonia.
Mon 2
Cool and sprinkled nearly all day. The men finished haying and brought 2 loads from Mogk's. Mrs King
and Mrs. Geo. Snider called on Ella in the afternoon.
Tues 3
Clear and warm. Walter was chopping and Garb was scuffling. We went down to Charlie's after supper
and Mrs. Hilliard came up with us to make my dress.
Wed 4
Lovely and breezy. Walter took Enoch Snider's and family out to North Easthope to a Sunday school
picnic.
Thur 5
Warm. Edmund Schwindts baby died last night. Louis Miller is very sick and there are slight hopes for
his recovery.
Fri 6
Hot and sultry. We took Mrs. Hilliard home this morning and Ella took sick on the way home.
Sat 7
Very hot. Ella spent most of the day in bed and felt blooming tough. Edmund Schwindts baby was
buried today.
August 1920
Sun 8
Very warm. The doctor was here and gave Ella orders to stay in bed for a week. Mother came up this
afternoon. Ella's callers were Mr. & Mrs. Jno Miller, Mrs. Jacob King
Mon 9
Drizzly all day. Mother was picking beans, berries and peas today. Walter went to the Elmira Fair in the
morning and to Moorefield in the afternoon.
Tues 10
Mother did the washing today and Walter started cutting grain.
Wed 11
Walter was cutting grain and Garbutt was stooking.
Thur 12
Lawrence Doering late of Capetown South Africa arrived today to help us through harvest. Mrs. Enoch
Snider and Mrs. Ben Miller called on Ella today.
Fri 13
The men are cutting grain. Ruth & Ruby Schwindt called on Ella after supper.
Sat 14
Annie Snider was here this afternoon. Walter & Garbutt went to Elmira after supper.
August 1920
Sun 15
Very warm. Our callers were Rachel and Marion Martin, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Bird, Mr. & Mrs. Otto Miller, Mr
& Mrs Chas. Hilliard, Bert, Pearl, Beulah, Vera and Ella Hilliard.
Mon 16
Walter took was cutting grain and they hauled in 3 loads. Mother did the washing and ironing.
Tues 17
Walter took Mother home this morning and brought Mary Becker along to help Ella for a week. They
brought in 1 load of grain and were cutting the rest of the day.
Wed 18
Lovely day. Walter was cutting and Lawrence and Garbutt were stooking.
Thur 19
Breezy. The men finished cutting and stooking today.
Fri 20
Warm. The men put in 7 loads of grain today. Walter went to Alma in the afternoon. His callers were -
Josiah Brubacher, Alex McDougall and Addison Miller.
Sat 21
Hot. Rained in the afternoon. The men put in 3 loads of grain today. Garbutt helped to thresh at Ben
Miller's in the forenoon. Walter, Garbutt & Lawrence went to Elmira after supper.
August 1920
Sun 22
Beautiful day. Quite cool. Our visitors were - Emerson and Addie, Edna Lincoln, Mildred and Willard
Weaver, and Mr. & Mrs. John Maurer,
Mon 23
Lovely day. The men put in 6 loads of grain today.
Tues 24
Lovely day. The men put in 10 loads of grain today.
Wed 25
Quite warm. The men put in 12 loads of grain today.
Thur 26
Cloudy and dull. The men put in 11 loads of grain today.
Fri 27
The men finished harvesting today and put in 11 loads of grain today.
Sat 28
Rained in the morning. Garbutt Mary Walter and Vernon went to Elmira in the afternoon. Lawrence
went to the Arthur Horse Races with four of his friends.
August 1920
Sun 29
We all went to Woolwich church in the morning and to Lincoln's for dinner and supper and to SIm
Weaver's after supper. Joe Lawson spent the day with Garbutt.
Mon 30
Clear & windy. Garbutt was raking in the morning and they brought in 1 load. They were both helping to
thresh at Jno N. Miller's in the afternoon.
Tues 31
Sprinkling in the morning. Ella and Mary did the washing and ironing today. Walter & Garbutt were
helping to draw in grain at Albert Reist's.
Wed 1 September
Beautiful day. The men were fixing fences in the morning and they were helping Albert Reist in the
afternoon. The threshing machine moved in here after supper.
Thur 2
Lovely day. We threshed till dinner. The following men helped - Albert Reist, Addison Reist, Charlie
Miller, Elmo King, Ezra Thur, Joe Lawson. Walter and Garb both helped to thresh at Albert Reist's in the
afternoon.
Fri 3
Garb helped to thresh at Geo. Snider's barn in the morning and they both helped to thresh at Noah
Miller's in the afternoon.
Sat 4
Walter and Garbutt both helped to thresh at Louis Miller's in the morning. We took Mary Becker home
after supper Also called at Charlie Hilliard's.
September 1920
Sun 5
Cool. We took Lincoln Weaver's along and went up to Krauter's for the day. {In a different colour pencil}
Garbutt went home today to help out his father
Mon 6
Walter finished raking. Annie and Eva Snider were here for the afternoon.
Tues 7
First day schoo after holiday. Walter helped to haul in at Addison Reist's.
Wed 8
Beautiful day. Walter helped all day at Addison Reist's.
Thur 9
Beautiful day. September weather. Started to rain at 4 pm. Walter was raking all forenoon and
brought in the raking in the afternoon.
Fri 10
Walter took 7 fat pigs to Elmira and Garbutt came home with him.
Sat 11
Started to rain in the morning. Several severe thunder and rainstorms during the day.
September 1920
Sun 12
Beautiful day. Our visitors were - Father Krauter, Mr. & Mrs. Chas. J. Hilliard, Pearl, Vera and Ella
Hilliard. Pearl is going to stay for three weeks.
Mon 13
Walter took pigs to the Elmira Fair and sold them all. Ella and Pearl did the washing and some of the
ironing. We all went down to Chas Hilliards after supper and Walter bought his grey team Polly and
Maud.
Tues 14
Lovely day. We finished the ironing this morning. Walter & Garbutt went down to Schedewitz's place
this afternoon and stooked the buckwheat.
Wed 15
Mother came down from Lincoln and boiled the soap today. Walter & Garbutt were plowing.
Thur 16
Walter took Mother up to Lincoln's this morning. They were plowing in the afternoon. Thomas Jackson
of Lebanon was here for tea. Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ziegler, Erma & Beatrice Luella Lackner and Jacob King
were here after supper.
Fri 17
Walter & Garbutt were plowing all day. Abraham Kravitz was here for dinner. Charlie came up around
supper time and stayed for the night. Walter got in four horses today. Business is booming.
Sat 18
Lovely day. We took Lincoln along and all went to the Elmira Fair. We had supper at Art Klinck's.
September 1920
Sun 19
Clear and cool. We took Father & Mother Maurer along and went to Bridgeport to have dinner with
Harold & Vic and over to Kitchener and had tea at Colson & Edith's. Called at the House of Refuge to
see Sam Also called at Frank's.
Mon 20
Cold and sprinkled nearly all day. The men were plowing. Enoch Snider and Joe Lawson called on us
after supper.
Tues 21
The wimming did the ironing today. The men plowed in the morning and started to cut the buckwheat in
the afternoon.
Wed 22
Lovely day. We took Miriam along to the School Fair at Conestogo and had a very good time. We all
went over to Charlie's for supper.
Thur 23
Beautiful day. The men plowed in the morning and Walter finished cutting the buckwheat in the
afternoon. Charles J. Hilliard was here for supper.
Fri 24
Very warm and sultry. The men were plowing all morning and fetched two loads of buckwheat in the
afternoon.
Sat 25
Hot and close. The men were plowing in the morning and brought in the rest of the buckwheat on
Doerfle's place.
September 1920
Sun 26
Very warm. Alice Hoffer spent the day here. Walter & Vernon went to Woolwich church this afternoon.
We all went to Floradale Harvest Home Services in the evening. Garbutt spent the day in Stratford.
Mon 27
Thunder and rain storm in the afternoon. Walter spent the afternoon at King's and Snider's. Ella & Pearl
did the washing and ironing.
Tues 28
Lovely day. Walter, Ella, Pearl and Vernon went to the School Fair at Parker Vernon got 1st prize for
mixed bouquet and 8th prize for corn.
Wed 29
Cool and windy. Walter & Garbutt took in the Drayton Fair today.
Thur 30
Cold and cloudy. Garbutt helped to draw in buckwheat at Louis Miller's in the afternoon. Walter was
plowing.
Fri 1 October
Snowing and storming something fierce all day. Charles Hilliard had his apple butter made at Floradale
today and came over here for supper and the night Elmo King and Addison Reist called on Walter
Sat 2
Cold and dreary. Rained in the morning. Walter went to Elmira in the afternoon. Garbutt was plowing.
Sun 3
Quite cool. Lincoln, Edna, Willard and Mildred were here for dinner. We all went down to Grandpa
Maurer's for a while in the afternoon. Garbutt spent the day at Lebanon.
Mon 4
Clear and windy. Peter Schmehl was cutting corn here all day with his binder. Walter & Garb helped to
cut corn at Edler's this afternoon.
Tues 5
Cloudy and windy. Peter Schmehl was cutting corn all day. Walter & Garb helped at Edler's till about
2:30 p.m.
Wed 6
Beautiful day. Peter Schmehl was cutting corn till noon. Henry Shantz came here with his tractors this
afternoon and was here for supper and the night. Walter & Garbutt picked up apples.
Thur 7
Grand day. We got our corn out into the silo today. The following people helped - Lincoln Edler, Albert
Reist, Noah Miller, Charlie and Wesley Miller, Ezra Thur, Melvin Allgeier, Frank Bird, Joe Lawson,
Edmund Schwindt, Jac Spies helped after dinner
Fri 8
Beautiful day. Walter & Garbutt helped to cut corn at Noah Miller's till noon. Walter took 5 fat pigs to
Elmira.
Sat 9
Lovely day. Walter & Garbutt were picking apples all day. After supper we all went to Elmira, bought
Pearl a hat and had a real spree.
October 1920
Sun 10
Lovely day. We all left after breakfast, called at Alex Lawson's at Glenallen and at Garbutt's father's
place at Lebanon, had our tea at Will Aylestock's and arrived home at 9 p.m. We had a lovely trip.
Mon 11
Thunderstorms and rain all day. Walter went to Floradale this morning and had apple butter made. Jno.
Horst fetched 15 crocks and Peter Schmehl 5 crocks.
Tues 12
Lovely day. The men were plowing all day. Ella & Pearl did the washing and ironing today.
Wed 13
Beautiful day. Pearl helped the men take out the potatoes today.
Thur 14
Lovely day. The men brought in 4 loads of buckwheat in the morning. Garbutt was plowing all
afternoon and Walter went to Witter's sale. Mrs. Hoffer and Alice were here for some raspberry plants.
Fri 15
Walter killed a pig for Louis Miller's in the morning. Garbutt was plowing and the two of them were
topping turnips in the afternoon.
Sat 16
Cloudy & cool. Garbutt was plowing and Walter was chopping. We took Pearl home after supper. 1
Lesson
October 1920
Sun 17
The following people visited us today Mr. & Mrs Frank Hamel Margaret and Lorne, Mr. & Mrs. Colson
Jefferson and Roy, Mr. & Mrs. Jno. Metz, Elvira, Mabel and Verta Metz. Garbutt went up home to his
folks today.
Mon 18
We took Walter's father and Miriam along and went up to Clifford and attended the funeral of Wm
Krueger. We had our dinner at Walter's uncle's Jake Maurer.
Tues 19
Warm and hazy. Walter took his hides to Elmira in the afternoon and Garbutt was plowing.
Wed 20
Beautiful day. Walter helped Ella with the washing this morning and Garb was plowing. In the afternoon
they topped the turnips on the Brubacher place. Joe Lawson was here after supper.
Thur 21
Lovely day. The men were working at the turnips today. Geo. Mogk spent the evening here.
Fri 22
Beautiful warm day. The men worked at the turnips today. The beef ring steer got wild and ran away for
them. Josiah Brubacher, Annie, Emanuel and Enos were here for supper.
Sat 23
Lovely day. The men finished the turnips here today. After supper Garb. took Pete (the Roy cow) down
to Josiah Brubacher's and we all went to Elmira. 1 Lesson
October 1920
Sun 24
Hazy and warm. Walter & Vernon went to Sunday school in the morning. After dinner we went up to
Grandpa Krauter's. Cecil Jackson visited Garbutt today.
Mon 25
Lovely day. Walter & Garbutt fetched several loads of turnips at the Brubacher place. After supper our
callers were - Geo. Mogk, Arthur Craig and Julia Craig.
Tues 26
Dreary & drizzly. Garbutt helped Ella with the washing in the morning and plowed in the afternoon.
Walter fetched 18 pigs at Sender's.
Wed 27
Cold and showery. Walter took some pigs to Grandpa Krauter's at Heidelberg. Garbutt was plowing all
day.
Thur 28
Cold and windy. The men were plowing all day. We saw a large flock of wild geese flying south today.
Fri 29
Cold and stormy. The men were plowing all forenoon and brought up two loads of turnips in the
afternoon.
Sat 30
Cloudy and cold. The men finished up the turnips today. Charles & Ida Hilliard, Vera and Ella Hilliard
came up here before supper.
October 1920
Sun 31
Foggy & drizzly. Walter went to church this morning. Charlie's were here all day and we had two ducks
for dinner. Frank Bird and Charlie Miller were here for supper. Vernon's birthday. He is 8 years old.
Mon 1 November
Rained all day. Garbutt helped Ella with the washing. Walter's birthday. He is 36 years old today.
Tues 2
Rained all day. The men were working in the barn all day. Louis Miller called on Walter today. Election
Day in the United States. Warren Harding, Republican is the new President.
Wed 3
Cloudy and cold. The men were plowing today.
Thur 4
Cloudy & cold. Walter & Garbutt were picking apples today. Walter put on the storm windows.
Fri 5
Cloudy & cold. Walter got some cider made at Floradale this morning and helped to thresh at Addison
Reist's in the afternoon. Garb was plowing all day.
Sat 6
Fair. The men were plowing all day. Joe Lawson was here after supper. 1 Lesson
November 1920
Sun 7
Cloudy, blue, drizzly day. Ella, Walter & Vernon went to Woolwich S. School & church in the afternoon.
Garbutt and Joe went to Lebanon.
Mon 8
Clear & windy. Walter took a load of pigs to Elmira Monthly Fair.
Tues 9
Rained in the morning. Clear & windy. Garb helped Ella with the washing and was plowing in the
afternoon. Walter took a load of chopping to Floradale.
Wed 10
Cold. Snow on the ground this morning. Walter, Ella, Miriam and Vernon went to Kitchener today. We
had our dinner at Edith's and did some shopping in the afternoon. Garbutt helped to thresh at Enoch
Snider's.
Thur 11
Cold & windy. Started to snow after supper. Garbutt helped to thresh at Enoch's all day and went to the
Drayton Fowl Supper at night. We had the beef ring meeting here tonight.
Fri 12
Snowing all day. Garbutt was helping up till dinner time at Enoch's. They plowed for awhile in the
afternoon in all the storm.
Sat 13
Grey cloudy and cold. Walter went to Elmira in the morning. Our callers in the afternoon were Edmund
Schwindt, Ruth & Ruby, Annie Snider and Lincoln Weaver. Garbutt helped at Jacob King's 3/4 day. 1
Lesson
November 1920
Sun 14
Fair. Walter, Ella, Vernon, Lincoln, Edna, Willard and Mildred went up to Grandpa Krauter's today.
They had a goose roast. Joe Lawson visited Garbutt today.
Mon 15
Cold. The following people called on us today - John Wagner, John Miller, Enoch Snider, Nick Hoffer,
Louis and Charlie Miller and Mrs. Jake Spies.
Tues 16
Cold and cloudy. Walter helped to thresh at King's till 2 oclock. Garbutt was too sick to help so he
walked up to Drayton instead. Our callers were Mr. & Mrs. Bob. Atkinson and Ezra Thur.
Wed 17
Snowing and blowing all day. Walter paid Louis Miller's a short visit this morning. Our callers were -
Nick Hoffer, Charlie Miller, and Aubrey Lawson.
Thur 18
Milder. Walter spent most of the forenoon at Geo. Bohlender's and Lincoln's. His callers were - Jno.
Stange and Israel Good and Geo. Mogk.
Fri 19
Quite mild. Walter butchered a sheep at Noah Miller's and stayed for dinner. Our callers were Geo.
Mogk, Louis Miller, Lincoln Edler and Arthur Craig.
Sat 20
Rain snow and sleet. Garb's father Mr. Jackson and his sister May of Lebanon were here for dinner.
November 1920
Sun 21
Raw misty dreary day. Walter & Vernon went to Woolwich church and Sunday school this afternoon.
Mon 22
Everything is covered with ice. Very misty. Walter & Enoch went to Kitchener today and Enoch was
here for supper.
Tues 23
Mist, rain and snow. Walter helped Ella with the washing and went up to Lincoln's and stayed for dinner.
Wed 24
Snowing. Mild. Father & Mother Krauter came here before dinner. The threshing machine arrived here
this evening and they had quite a picnic pulling in the lane.
Thur 25
Still snowing and thawing. We threshed all day and these men helped - Ezra Thur, Elmo King, Joe
Lawson, Addison Reist, Earl Miller and Jno. Woelfle.
Fri 26
Colder. We finished threshing at ten oclock. Walter helped to thresh at Reists in the afternoon. Father
& Mother Krauter went up to Lincoln's after dinner.
Sat 27
Misty and dull. Walter helped to thresh at Albert Reists till about 3 oclock. Geo. Mogk. cleaned the
stables and did up the chores for Walter.
November 1920
Sun 28
Cloudy & dull. We were at Louis Miller's for dinner and supper today.
Mon 29
Grey messly day. Walter helped to thresh at Jno. Miller's till noon and went to Floradale this afternoon.
Tues 30
Mild and dull. Walter helped Ella with the washing in the morning and plowed for Geo. Mogk in the
afternoon. Miriam was here this afternoon.
Wed 1 December
Mild misty and rain. Walter worked around the barn today. Our callers were Emerson Stickney and
Mrs. Ed. Bender.
Thur 2
Lovely day. First sunshine in 2 or 3 weeks. Walter helped to thresh at Noah Miller's this afternoon.
Mrs. Enoch Snider and Eva were here this afternoon. We went to choir practice after supper.
Fri 3
Cloudy all morning Lovely afternoon. Walter helped to thresh at Noah Miller's all day. Geo. Mogk did
our chores.
Sat 4
Rained all day. Vernon went to practice in the after-noon.
December 1920
Sun 5
Stormy. The following people were here for dinner - Emerson and Addie, Mary Otterbein, Will Kuhn and
Geo. Mogk.
Mon 6
Cloudy and windy. Walter helped to thresh at Louis Miller's this afternoon.
Tues 7
Cloudy and windy. Walter helped to thresh at Louis Miller's till 2 oclock. Edna, Willard and Mildred
spent the afternoon with Ella
Wed 8
Lovely day. Walter helped Ella with the washing. In the afternoon he took a steer down to Hans
Wagner and fetched some geese at Rodger's. We were down to practice after supper.
Thur 9
Fair. Everything is covered with hoar frost today. Lincoln Edler spent the evening here
Fri 10
Quite mild. Walter was chopping all morning. His callers today were - Enoch Snider, Abe Detweiler and
Aubrey Lawson. Snowed all forenoon
Sat 11
Mild and cloudy. Walter went to Elmira in the afternoon and Vernon went down to practice
December 1920
Sun 12
Beautiful day. We left at 9 oclock called at Isaac Holle's at Conestogo and had dinner and supper at
Charlie's. We arrived home at 10.15 p.m.
Mon 13
Grey. Misty mild day. Walter took 5 pigs to Elmira Monthly Fair sold them had his dinner at Art.
Klinck's and was at Albert Shantz's sale in the afternoon.
Tues 14
Heavy rain last night. Very windy. Walter helped to put up the barn doors at Louis Miller's after dinner.
The wind had torn them down.
Wed 15
Snowstorm. Walter killed a steer for Enoch Snider in the morning. Leon Wagner and Irvin Hoffer fixed
the windmill and were here for dinner. Walter's callers - Mr. Lyons, Jno. Stange and Aubrey Lawson.
Thur 16
Snowing. Walter took some coal down to his father's place in the afternoon. His callers were Enoch
Snider and Carl Fritz.
Fri 17
Snowing. Walter helped to thresh his buckwheat at Schedewitz's place.
Sat 18
Snowing. Walter went to Elmira in the afternoon morning. His callers were - Pete Roy and Arthur Craig
and Abe Detweiler.
December 1920
Sun 19
Fair. We had two ducks for dinner and the following people were here - Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Scheifele,
Thelma and Audrey, Mr. & Mrs. Jacob King and Mrs. Jackson
Mon 20
Beautiful winter day. Walter killed two pigs for Detweiler. Our callers were Pat Campbell, Mr. Brooks,
Isaac Holle and Geo. Haynes. Ella went to practice tonight and had her first cutter ride.
Tues 21
Fine. Ella & Vernon went to Kitchener with Noah Miller's. Walter took some pigs to Alma for Mr. Lyons.
Wed 22
Raining all day. Walter went to Creekbank in the morning and to Elmira in the afternoon. He bought the
farm from Mrs. Wagner today. We all went to practice after supper.
Thur 23
Very windy. Walter worked around the barn all day. Our callers were Enoch Snider and Nick Hoffer.
Fri 24
Snowstorm. Walter went to Creekbank in the afternoon. We all went to the Woolwich Christmas
entertainment in the evening
Sat 25
Fair and cold. We took Lincoln's along and went to Grandpa Krauter's for Xmas dinner. We all went to
Floradale entertainment in the evening
December 1920
Sun 26
Stormy & cold. Maurer's spent the day, very quietly at home.
Mon 27
Milder & drizzly. Walter helped with the washing in the morning. Joe Hall called on him in the afternoon.
Harvey & Lorne Reist visited Vernon today.
Tues 28
Cold. Snow flurries. Walter spent the afternoon at Detweiler's. His callers were - Geo. Mattush and
Christ. Clemens.
Wed 29
Cold & stormy. Walter went to the School Meeting at No. 9 in the morning. Edward Bohlender called on
him. Ella cleaned two ducks for New Years.
Thur 30
Mild. Snowing. We butchered a pig today. Lawrence Doering came up here today. Walter's callers
were Joe Hall & Hy. Ziegler.
Fri 31
Lovely day. Father & Mother Krauter came up here this afternoon. Walter took Lawrence to Elmira
tonight.
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For more information on Ellamanda Krauter Maurer, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section
under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca