Sept. 25 Tuesday 25.

Cold and windy and sprinkled some. Mabelle came out tonight with Maud. Dad finished getting the corn binder fixed. Mrs. Davis got us some [cillars?]. Raining hard tonight.

Sept. 26. Wednesday 26. Cold and damp. Margaret came home with Maud tonight. Mrs. Williams came down today and had a time getting her car started. Have my green quilt all pieced. Dad helped Bert fill [silo?].

Thursday 27. Sept. 27. Cold and rained some this morning and some tonight. Selma brought us out some tomatoes. Mother and I went out to see Mrs. Showers tonight, and mailed a letter to Harry. Dad helped Bert fill [silo?] this morning, then cut corn this afternoon. Mother fell and hurt her leg very badly.

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