1970

May 15 - Branded calves, school children helped. We went to Helena, Fairfield to look at pickups.

May 17 - Tag went in to get operation for hernias.

May 18 - Tag operated on. We went in and stayed for a while

May 19 - Baby sat.

May 21 - went to see Tag and got new Chevrolet pickup $2300 plus old pickup.

May 25 - Tag came home. We baby sat Eric.

May 28 - MaryBelle, Pinky, Chrissie and Curtie brought Russ over & stayed all night. Got their plants.

May 29th - We got together and burned grass at the cemetery. Had a sack lunch

May 30th - Weeded in garden.

May 31 - Went over to Lincoln and had dinner at Kormmans. 82 degrees.

June 1st - Washed and ironed

June 2nd Went to election. Frank judge, I a clerk 12 to 8. Had pot luck supper.

June 3rd - Went to Helena, took ballot boxes in. Had truck turn lights fixed.

June 4th - 98º Worked in gardens=. Kids home from drive.

June 5th - 82º Tag & family left to go south. Helped them get on way.

June 6th - Went to Howe's 50th anniversary at Hicks'. Nice crowd. Hilts came up after. We had supper and played pinocle.

June 7th - Visited - looked at garden. Pete went fishing. Played cards. Goldie, Tom and Jerry out.

June 8th - Frank & Pete fixed deep freeze  Pete went fishing. Frank worked on fence. Played a game of cards after supper. Hilts left. Cloudy.

June 9th - 62º Washed and ironed. Frank cleaned museum and fixed zyther. Myrle called.

June 10th - 52º Went to Helena had large mirrors put on pickup. Went to see Ann and had coffee. She gave Frank rocks & fossils & birthday gift. Game me maple syrup. She has a red little chevy Nova. Came home early. cars from Tag & Lori. Mabel called.

June 11th - 64º Worked in garden, fixed fence down by creek where horses got out. Baked rolls & cake. Went up to turn water on on Rought place. Flume down. Got some bitterroot and sand lilies and planted them.

June 12th - 42º and raining at last heavy clouds. Had Frank's birthday by ourselves. Too wet for company. Mary & pPete came out, we played pinocle. Andersons came. 46º

June 13th - 62º Rain to sun. Something spooked the horses and they knocked over the fence. 14 crotches over and wire broken  Frank and I put it up. We planed pinocle. Mary and I went after the mail. Cards from Tag and Jeri. Benny's came out to the cabins. MaryBelle called her dad from Hot Springs  2 1/2" rain.

June 14th - 56º Rain - wind - sun - played cards. Tag & family called to wish Frank a happy birthday. In Farmington, N.M. Pat and Sue Cassity stopped by wants a job cooking and working on a cattle dude ranch. Nice kids. Andersons eft. Pete went fishing. More cards.

June 15th - 62º Chilly wind - partly cloudy. Frank mowed the lawn. We played more cards. Don Hilger stopped by. Sara called us about a party for Bev and Milt which will be Friday at 6:00 at 7 UP. Pete got 1000 aces & family in pinocle. Hilts went home after supper.

June 15th - Cloudy 50º washed. Did some transplanting of some tomatoes & morning glories went after the mail. Rained. 64º

June 17th Cloudy 52º went to garden club with Mabel. Dogs barded during night. A bear went by our house. Tracks in mud. It tipped over Tag's garbage can.

June 18th - Clear worked in garden. Frank mowed lawn. 3 boys came to see tag, wanted to go fishing, sent them below. Went to Wolf Creek after ice cream. Got mail. Bullet mixed with a skunk. Frank worked on tractor. 82º.

June 19th - 58º clear & sunny. Worked in garden, cleaned house. College & Herf mowed Tags lawn, Fay called. Mabel called. - Tillie in the hospital with asthma. Bennys came i. Eva Scott came in.

June 21st. 56º clean Tag and family came home. Ann and sister Elsie out. Had supper with us. 82º

June 22nd - Warm - Tag and Frank went to Great Falls after swimming pool. I washed, made seat covers for camper. Had supper with Lyla & kids. 86º

June 23rd - Cooler made more seat covers. Tag and Mike left to get stud in New Mexico. James Schmidt came. We went up on Lime Kiln and got a load of wood. Heard a pileated woodpecker. He was sounding off like a trap hammer. Put a mushroom in borax.

June 24th - 88º Went after mail and finished slip covers for camper. Weeded garden. Tag called home from New Mexico took 20 hours to get there. Russ & John went to sawmill cabin overnight. Kids moved cattle into section 7.

June 25th  92º Worked i garden, made cookies. Tag got home about 7:30 with horse. Had some more wind bells and rugs. Ervin Anderson came after his trailer.

June 26th - 94º Worked in graden put new facet on sink. Tag & Lyla went to Helena. Kodki girls came to see boys. Had a thunder storm. Talked to Mabel on phone.

June 27th - 1 1/4" rain. Cleaned house. Washed windows. Mable and Art up for supper. I gave Mabel a permanent. Rained.

June 28th - Curtie's birthday. Tag and kids put up swimming pool. Mary & Pete up said there was 88 mile wind and hail as large as quarters that way. caused lots of damage.

June 29th - Hailed during night 45º Chopped lettuce and leaves split on other plants. Raining now. Tag & Lyla went to Great Falls took baby and girls & James. Russell here and ate his lunch. 52º

June 30th - 40º Partly cloudy. Went to Helena got some groceries. Visited Myrtle and Bill. Millie and her sister Emma came to see us. Looked our beat up garden over. 72º

July 1st - 45º Chilly, partly cloudy. Washed and pulled weeds. Tag & Lyla went to Great Falls after water heater. John and Russ went fencing. Got letters from Virgil & Aunt Ada.

July 2nd - 52º Ironed Frank went up on Lime Kiln to cut wood & lost his glasses. Went after mail. Saw Mabel & Fay. Kids swimming in pool. 77º

July 3rd - Cleaned house. Sick. Went to Lincoln home by noon. Made cake and cooked ham. Hilts came out had supper then went on to Lincoln. We put camper on truck. Called MaryBelle, she and Chrissie running cafe at Arlee over Powwow. Pink said he and Doug were going to Lincoln to rodeo.

July 4th - Partly cloudy, Frank couldn't sleep so did a days worked before breakfast then took a nap. A picnic up the creek as usual. Had a good lunch. Not many there. Ater lunch we went to Lincoln. Hunted for Mary & Pete. Went out to rodeo ground and saw Doug, Dude and Pinky. Doug won $95 cow riding. Went back to Hooper Park and Mary & Pete were there. We all had supper. Pink & Dude ate with us. Went up by Burnetts and camped. Ernie Cox found us there. Played cards. Each won 1 game.

July 5th - Rained during night. Cars noisy Grosbeaks and red polls eating salt in stock pile. Cloudy but warmed up. Ate breakfast in our house. Waiting for Ernie Cox to come. Frank went rock hunting before breakfast. Went up road then Ernie came and took up up to his mothers place. We met soe folks by the name of Binder. They took Mary, I and Pete for Honda rides. We left and ate our lunch at turn off by hi way then went home. We played cards. Pete sick.

July 6th - Pooped around, played cards, Myrel came up and ate supper with us. Had a nice visit. She has a new Chrysler. We planed more cards. Frank sick.

July 7th - Pete went fishing. Pulled weeds. Flies and mosquitos drove him in . We played more cards, ate supper then they left for home. Hot. Mabel called and asked to go to funeral with her. 85º

July 8th - Went to double funeral with Mabel. Blackman & Polack boys drowned. Sunday. A large funeral & sorrowful. Came home & pulled weeds. Frank fixed door on camper. 85º

July 9th - 91º Washed clothes, weeded. Frank helped Tag get tractors started. Florence called. Hummer busy. Rufus star black head and ruby throat.

July 10th - 74º Cloudy weeded garden. Had our first new potatoes with peas. Tried to rain. Florence called.

July 11th - Partly cloudy. Shampooed rug. Cleaned house. Tag got a family of five guests. Myrtle called from Wolf Creek. They are on their vacation through Canada to Washington to see Billie.

July 12th - Nice day. Had new peas & potatoes. Chicken and cocktail pudding & lettuce for dinner. Soted magazines. Heavy rain with a few hail in. Went fishing, got 3 bites and got bit by mosquitoes. Still stormy.

July 13th - Rained had during night. Cloudy and foggy 54º. 1 1/4" rain so far.

July 14th - Went to Helena got my drivers license  Saw Mabel and Adam Huff. Looked up papas deed to Miller. Took pickup down to have gas jet checked. Went to see Ann. Came home and washed windows, made cake and mowed lawn. 81º

July 15th - Got ready for garden club. Nice day. Had a real nice club meeting. 15 ladies, 1 guest a fiend of Mildred Jenkins. Myrle stayed and had supper. Tag took Larry and Russ to see a doctor. Russ had a swelling by his eye removed, Larry had the flu. Froze 9 packages of peas.

July 16th - Washed and ironed started work on our greenhouse.

July 17th - Cool north breeze. Worked in the garden and on greenhouse. Hauled 7 loads of dirt to iris bed.

July 18th - worked on green house Hauled 8 load of dirt to garden. Went to Wolf Creek and got ice cream & beer. Some groceries for Lyla.

July 19th - Worded a little on greenhouse. Fixed a checken dinner. Peas & potatoes lettuce form garden. Can hear muzzle loading shoot from Rogers Pass. Mary & Pete came in the afternoon. We had four games of pinocle as it was too hot to do anything outside. Had supper and they went home.

July 20th - Washed, did a little work on green house. Tag and family went to Arlee. Miss Scott was out fishing with her grandson. Tracy was up with a friend and brought up junk. A storm came up. Picked raspberries.

July 21st - Ironed - weeded - worked on greenhouse. Showery. Cloudy day. Tag home. Eva Scott up again.

July 22nd - 48º cloudy rained  I baked bread, Frank worked in rock shop. Millie called. Picked some square rocks out of creek.

July 23rd - Baked cookies decided to go to town, Great Falls. Had our truck weighted with the camper on. 5,800 lb got cement, a few groceries and went to Hilts. Had supper then played pinocle. Frank & Mary beat. So noisy I couldn't sleep.

July 24 - Went out to see Marys sister Dorothy. Had lunch, men napped then went home.

July 25th - Washed, weeded watered. Cloudy to party cloudy. Hilts came. We had game of pinocle.

July 26th - Left for a tour of the Sun River Gibson dam area. Got up at Gibson Dam at noon, ate lunch took a  couple of pictures then went on scenic road from Gibson Dam on Beaver creek and Willow Creek road. Beautiful scenery got a few plants. Stayed all night at a campground on Ford Creek. Played cards then ate supper and played more cards. We stopped at the colony and got eggs this morning. 3 doz for $1.00. Showed us the laying ouses which were automatic. 15,000 hens got 10,000 eggs a day.

July 27th - Monday, Thunder woke us up. It really snapped and blasted. Had breakfast and another black cloud came up, so we got up out of the creek bottom and just in time. It just poured a regular cloud burst. Got to Augusta. The sun shone then wile we were eating lunch. It rained again. Pete had his tire checked, Mary and I went into antique shop, bought some earrings. Saw Verna and Helen there. Hilts went home and we went to see Jula and Pete, he can't see at all now. We came home and it started to rain here. Had supper then looked at mail and went to bed. Still raining. Called Fay and wished her a Happy Birthday.

Tuesday 28th - Partly cloudy planted plants brought home. Frank picked raspberries. Tag was over. He has two drs. and their families over there. Rained in the afternoon. John borrowed rock book.

Wed. 29 - Cloudy - picked service berries in lick, got two ten lb. pails. Larry and his dad came over to look at the garden. Lyla got Nicky Worths daughter to help her. MaryBelle called and wanted us to pick cherries.

Thurs. 30 - 40º this morning. I made 12 pies. Got a call form MaryBelle from Finley Point. She and boys are picking cherries and want us to come over. We called Hilts but they didn't feel like coming out.

Fri. 31. We got ready and left at 9:00 for Arlee.got to MaryBelles at noon. We all got into camper and went up to Finely Point and picked cherries. We got cherries for 10¢ a lb. Dudie went swimming and MaryBelle watched. We stopped at an Inn on the lake shore and had 3 drinks and danced a few dances. Then went home. Russ and Chris were home from work.

Sat. Aug. l1 We visited a while. Russ and Dude went to work. We went home. Got home about six. Pete and Mary were there. We had supper then played cards. Tag took 44 lb. cherries. Thunder storm during night.

Sun 2. - Had breakfast then played cards. Morrises came to fish. We had dinner then played more cards. Had supper then played more cards. Dr. and his wife looked at the garden. Hilts left for home. Took 30 lbs. cherries.

3rd - Canned 50 pints of cherries and froze 3 pints seeded ones. Frank picked raspberries. We took camper off.

4th Washed - worked on greenhouse. Got a pkg. from Edith with chinaman in. Got a lettr from Edith one from Thursa and one from Bertha & Virgil. Myrle called, wants us to comedown to supper tomorrow night.

5th - Picked raspberries cleaned up went to Myrles for supper took her some iris.

6th Went to pick huckleberries on Dalton found some good rocks so picked them instead  Went to Cormans and ate. Tag and his family gave me a nice rug and bag for my birthday. Marybelle and family gave me a much needed pants and shirt.

7th Hot today didn't do much but water the garden. A thunder storm is coming up.

8th - Woke up with the smell of smoke, lightening started a fire on the mountain across from the picnic grounds. Frank and I were the first there. Jeri

9th - 45º Canned 16 pints beans. Picked raspberries. Florence called they are coming up Lil called wanted to go picnicking  Florence and Leo were up and stayed for supper Dickie was over checking Tillies cattle and stopped in. I cleaned upstairs.

10th - 45º went to helena. Frank had eyes tested. Took vegetables to Thursa. Got groceries. Had car checked. Went to see Ann and had supper with her. Met Tommie and Rosann at grocery store.

11th - Washed - weeded - went down to Mabels to decide about doings at Flower Show. Lil there.

12th - Worked in garden. Had lunch Mary & Pete came and had lunch. We played a game of cards then went down to Garrows to the Garden Club family picnic. The Knutsons and their granddaughter, Lois Hawks, Lillian & Wilfred, Lila Hicks, Louise Braun & Minnie Jacobson, Art & Mabel, Pete & Mary, Frank & Minnie, Leo & Florence were there. It was nice. We were there until after 7:00. Then came home and had a couple of games of pinocle then Hilts went home. Pete forgot his pills.

13th - Worked in garden and put hem in dress.

14th - Did some house cleaning and got flowers ready for district flower show. We are taking "China", "Tea", U.S." and Inter arrangements. Water garden herbs, cones - dried wild flowers, and several horticulture flowers, glads, petunia, nasturtium etc.

15th - Up early and in Helena by 9:00 got our exhibits ready then I helped with classification of entries. Also Lil. Frank got glasses and pooped around. Mabel and Lil and I were clerks for the judges. Mabel treated Hilma White, Florence, Tillie, Lil and I to lunch at the Placer. After the judging we left. Frank and I went and had a bite to eat then went to visit Myrtle and Bill. Norman and friend Mary wer there. Tommie and family came down too. We had a nice visit then went up to ann's house and went to bed in basement.

Sun. 16th - We made breakfast then Frank took a nap then we went to Myrtles and played Jarts a lawn dart game. Lots of fun. Sylvia and her husband and baby came and we had a picnic lunch on the patio. We had to leave to pick up our things at the flower show. We got Lils, Mabels, Florences and Lois Hawks and of course ours. We wond 10 blue ribbons, 2 drds and a honorable mention and sweepstakes award. We got home about 7:00.

Mon. 17th - Washed, wind made pickles, picked raspberries had our 1st corn. Made an apple pie form wind blown apples. Went fishing & caught two. Tag & kids went on a pack trip. Wally, James, Jeri, Lori Cathy and Mickey. Lyla and John went to Augusta.

Tues. 18th - Peeled rafters. Made pies, pickles and ironed. Baby sat Eric while Lyla took John and Jeff to Augusta. Lyla and boys went to Helena. Sara and girls cam to chase out cows and bull. Ann called

Wed. 19th - 38º clear and sunny made mustard pickles  clara called. She Squeek and Diane came to visit us. Got her about 5:30. Squeek went fishing. We had a good visit.

Thurs. 21 - Got up made muffins to help Frank with breakfast. Squeek went fishing had Lyla and boys over for dinner. We all had a good visit then Lyla went to Wolf Creek. Squeek and Diane went fishing, then we looked at slides.

Friday 21 - Had pancake breakfast with maple syrup. got some vegetables for Clara, then they left for home. Lyla and Eric went down to Bettys. Clara said Mary (Rittel) had stroke. Clara works at Skaggs. Diane has a nurses degree.

Sat. 22 - Frank hauled wood. I washed bedding, made 3 apple pies. Tag and the trail riders got home at noon.

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Sun. 23. - Made dill pickles. Had a nice dinner at noon. Thought Hilts would come but they didn't. We went over to Lincoln and hunted rock on Dalton Mt. found some Indian artifacts  Had a hamburger at Cormans. Got home at 9:00.

Mon. 24 - Went to Great Falls, got some cement blocks then looked at campers. Saw one we like, may get. Went to lunch at 4 Bs saw cambos. Went to see Mary and Pete, had supper with them. Hot today. Took Mabel her flower show things and some apples on the way. School.

Tues 25 - Washed, Frank washed car. Tired today. Tag & Lyla to Lori to eye doctor.

Wed. 26. - Ironed, froze 7 packages of corn. Hilts came out. Picked apples.

Thur. 27 - Picked more apples. Mary and I took apples to Mabel and Lil. Pete went fishing. Played pinocle.

Friday - Made apple sauce. Frank & Pete worked on green house. Played cards. Pete went fishing. MaryBelle and Russ & Dude came about 1:00 tonight.

Sat. 29 - 42º Made a apple cake. Dude had breakfast with us. Frank working on greenhouse. MaryBelle, Tag and Lyla went out for a time. Hilts and us played pinocle.

Sun. 30 - Went down to Myrles and she gave her ipano to MaryBelle. Hilts went home. We looked at slides.

Mon. 31 - MaryBelle and boys went home. With piano, apples and corn.

Tues. 1 - Went to Helena. Frank had glasses fixed. Saw Ann and gave her some apples, vegetables & fish.

Wed. 2. Picked rest of apples. Took some to Susan.Gave Myrlemore and some dill. Made 4 apple pies . Took Williams some apples. Sent some to Millie. Went up creek after cement blocks. Tag took James toplane.

Thurs. 3 - Worked on greenhouse made some apple jam.