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January, 1929.

14 Monday. Fair and very cold. Started to snow this p.m. Vernon helped Ella do the washing. Walter dressed four head of cattle today. Callers were - Enoch & Irvin Schneider, Wesley Miller and Will King. Levi Bowman of Elmira called in here on his way home from Arthur and had his tea.

15 Tuesday. Fine cold day. Walter killed a cattle beast for Enoch this morning and went to Dobberthein's sale this afternoon. His callers were - Lincoln Edler, Sam Horst, Peter Sherer, Enoch & Irvin Schneider. Mrs. Harvey Schmidt spent the afternoon with Ella. Harvey and Lorne Reist came over tonight and we played crokinole.

16 Wednesday. Fair and not so cold Walter butchered 2 pigs here today for Lincoln Edler and Lincoln was here all day and helped and was here for dinner and supper.

Married - At Fergus, Jan 16. Julia L. Cragg and Howard Wittich.

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