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Ellamanda Krauter Maurer Diary, 1926-1927
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April, 1926
23 Friday. Beautiful warm day. Walter & {Name?} were pruning apple trees this afternoon. Allen Wagner got two jage of hay and Willard and Ednund Schiwndt got a load of grain. Heard the frogs for the first time here although we heard them down in Hilliard's swamp on Wednesday.
24 Saturday. Thunderstorms and showers all day. Walter helped Edler's take a wild steer to Elmina and had his dinner at the Chinese Cafe.
25 Sunday. Cold and very windy. Walter, Ella and Vernun event to S. School this morning. Ellas was writing letter this afternoon. A car went up the road past here, the first ones for this year.
26 Monday. Cold and windy. Then men were tearing down the fences in the pastimes field this afternoon.
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