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Saturday 10 February
A suffering cold day. No let up to cold
and snow.
Joe here helped fix the pump, ate dinner
here. The pump out of order since last
Tuesday. V dont now have to draw
barrels and cans of water from the
river to water all the stock. played cards.
V popped some of the corn W.N brought over.
played cards this evening. Joe & V put in
hay.

Sunday 11 February 1917
A clear bright very cold day. 12 deg below
zero. Joe Woodman here to chore. Will Niles
drove in here didn't stay long acted kind pouty
about something, dont know what, nor dont care

Monday 12 Feb 1917
This is a very cold day. Ray King and his man
Kesler stopped here enroute for Dick Hallidays and Kingston for
the new horses he bought last week. They coal collars more
trimed one with white frost and they had cold noses,
toses, feet and fingers. The result of their calling was
a package of selected pieces of print for a quilt June had
sent me. Edith gone to school.

Tuesday 13 February 1917
A terrible stormy day. Wind and snow. Ray K and his man
returned with the beautiful matched team. Just called for a
few minutes to warm. Storm raging all day cold
dreary nasty weather.