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Ernest Buck Diary, 1927
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March Friday 11 1927 | March Friday 11 1927 | ||
| − | Another wonderful day. Dan and I trimmed up brush along Mrs | + | Another wonderful day. Dan and I trimmed up brush along Mrs Pefkers fence in the morning. Drove Cousin Eva and {Lois? or Lou?} up home after dinner, then had my first experience dressing and cleaning oats for the show when I got back. Mother and Dad gave Jean and I a reception at night. There were 108 present, Melb's orchestra played lovely and maybe I didn't have some of the most wonderful dances with Jean. |
Saturday 12 | Saturday 12 | ||
The morning after the night before and a real night at that. My stomach felt kind of funny but Dan and I sawed and split birch blocks just the same after we did the morning chores. Helped look over oats after dinner then about four Dan and I drove to town and shipped them, did some shopping for Mrs Barker and I got some things for my wife for the first time. | The morning after the night before and a real night at that. My stomach felt kind of funny but Dan and I sawed and split birch blocks just the same after we did the morning chores. Helped look over oats after dinner then about four Dan and I drove to town and shipped them, did some shopping for Mrs Barker and I got some things for my wife for the first time. | ||
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| + | Sunday 13 | ||
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| + | A rainy Sunday when my wife and I attended church for the first time as married folks. We were in church just 29 minutes from the time we left home in spite of the bad roads. Up home for dinner. We received $3 as a wedding present. $1.5 from both Carl and Roscoe and $1 from the girls. God bless them all. My first Sunday evening that I remained at Hazel Grove and a happy one. | ||
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| + | March Monday 14 1927 | ||
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| + | Dan and I spent the morning and afternoon down on the flats sawing and splitting up the big elm tree. Finished sawing about four o'clock but not until we had got quite wet as it came on to rain. | ||
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| + | Tuesday 15 | ||
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| + | Hauled Charlie Meggs car out of side road in morning then drew up part of the bass wood tree. Jean and I drove Cousin Eva to town, increased our bank account, and did some shopping in the afternoon. Feed of wedding cake coming home. Harold Fisher backed out of Ford Garage at 12 P.M. going at rate of 45 miles per hour and right over into the river. "Mistaken" alias "Miss {Herbie?}" arrived at Hazel Grove. | ||
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| + | Wednesday 16 | ||
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| + | Finished bringing up the basswood tree after we did the chores in the morning. Trimmed up brush along Pefker's fence after dinner. At night Jean and I drove up home for a couple of setting hens and when we got back Mr. Webster and Bernice were here. | ||
Revision as of Nov 13, 2024, 3:21:39 PM
March Friday 11 1927
Another wonderful day. Dan and I trimmed up brush along Mrs Pefkers fence in the morning. Drove Cousin Eva and {Lois? or Lou?} up home after dinner, then had my first experience dressing and cleaning oats for the show when I got back. Mother and Dad gave Jean and I a reception at night. There were 108 present, Melb's orchestra played lovely and maybe I didn't have some of the most wonderful dances with Jean.
Saturday 12
The morning after the night before and a real night at that. My stomach felt kind of funny but Dan and I sawed and split birch blocks just the same after we did the morning chores. Helped look over oats after dinner then about four Dan and I drove to town and shipped them, did some shopping for Mrs Barker and I got some things for my wife for the first time.
Sunday 13
A rainy Sunday when my wife and I attended church for the first time as married folks. We were in church just 29 minutes from the time we left home in spite of the bad roads. Up home for dinner. We received $3 as a wedding present. $1.5 from both Carl and Roscoe and $1 from the girls. God bless them all. My first Sunday evening that I remained at Hazel Grove and a happy one.
March Monday 14 1927
Dan and I spent the morning and afternoon down on the flats sawing and splitting up the big elm tree. Finished sawing about four o'clock but not until we had got quite wet as it came on to rain.
Tuesday 15
Hauled Charlie Meggs car out of side road in morning then drew up part of the bass wood tree. Jean and I drove Cousin Eva to town, increased our bank account, and did some shopping in the afternoon. Feed of wedding cake coming home. Harold Fisher backed out of Ford Garage at 12 P.M. going at rate of 45 miles per hour and right over into the river. "Mistaken" alias "Miss {Herbie?}" arrived at Hazel Grove.
Wednesday 16
Finished bringing up the basswood tree after we did the chores in the morning. Trimmed up brush along Pefker's fence after dinner. At night Jean and I drove up home for a couple of setting hens and when we got back Mr. Webster and Bernice were here.
