{Side note} Riverside elevation 834 feet.

Jan 6th Sunday. did not go any place wrote a letter to John. Lillie wrote Dean, her father & Grandpa we all have bad colds.

Jan 7th Fine & warm here about 70 in shade at noon. saw in Los Angeles papers 18 people dead with the cold on Sunday morning 13 below zero. & nearly zero in Georgia & Tennessee and only 7 above in Pensacola, Florida. saw in tonights paper had dropped to 22 below zero on Sunday night in Chicago Big fire Sunday at Ocean Park (near Venice) $4000 000 damage, we were there in 1920.

Jan 8th. Went across to the Park and read the paper. in the afternoon went to Miss Hansens