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February 1939 FW Gillettes diary

6/28/2015

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Feb 28th 1939 Tuesday - cloudy with a little sunshine now and then. I packed posts until about 10 a.m. then I went down to Johnson’s and packed 2 jugs of buttermilk out. Irene baked bread. This afternoon Lindstrom and I tried to cut posts and made several cuts but they were broken and we could not use them. 

Feb 27th Monday - Rain: during morning I took 2 jugs to Johnson is for buttermilk and left them for creamery truck to pick up. Packed posts with Ed this afternoon. Irene washed some cloths for Lindstrom . Put on a new brush on generator this afternoon on on side next to wall no 220.

Feb 26th Sunday - Cloudy with rains: Worked around awhile this morning. We called on Rex Gordons and then went on and visited Knaggs all afternoon and had supper with them. Mrs Warren and Sadie were also at Knaggs awhile during the afternoon. 

Feb 25th, Saturday - Cloudy with rain and sleet: I worked on Potts washing machine from about 9a.m. to 4 p.m. and he paid me $2 and gave me a ball bearing for my generator. Jean stayed at Marks last night and Verna and Evaline brought her home this afternoon.

Feb 24th Friday - Cloudy Cut some wood and then about 10 a.m. Lindstorm came down and reported that the Mrs was sick. He went to Potts to call the doctor. Cut some more wood and Irene and and I went to Potts and then up to Lindstrom  with regards to phone call to the doctor. 

Feb 23rd Thursday - Cloudy all day. Worked on Potts washing machine about 3 hours and located 2 broken gears. Irene helped me full over a 30 foot log with donkey I used Davights saw and made 7 cuts in log. It sure cut fast.

Feb 22nd Wednesday - Nice weather all morning I worked around cutting brush on hillside awhile. This afternoon Lindstrom bucked up some of the logs on hillside across creek. Cloudy and light mist. I went down to look at Potts washing as it was haywire.

Feb 21st Tuesday - Nice weather 28 degrees at 6 a.m. I packed fence posts all morning and Irene wash at the power house. Packed posts this afternoon until 3:30 p.m. and Lindstrom helped. Cut out a log at the dam.

Feb 20th Monday - Nice weather: Took Lindstrom to town and he brought Mrs Lindstrom and the baby home this afternoon. I helped them pack the baby and Ed carried his wife from the mill. 

Feb 19th Sunday - Went over to Dite’s and also stopped in to see birds Cleveland’s baby. Date gave me an axe wedge, grub hoe and a good cross cut saw. e left about 3 p.m. and came home. Met Stameys on the plank road at Potts place.

Feb 18th - Light mist this morning but nice weather rest of the day. We left at 10 a.m. and arrived at Peggy’s about noon. went to Dete’s )?) and then to plywood plant to get Roy. Showed our movies to Dite’s Irban’s and Earls at Dites place. 

Feb 17th Friday - Clear weather: I packed on a bed frame up to Lindstoms, Irene baked for Windstorms. We cut post this afternoon.


Feb 16th Thursday - Clear and nice weather Irene washed this morning and I cut up some wood for the heater. Lindstrom and I cut posts this afternoon and I cut posts this afternoon, we got 35 posts.

Feb 15 Wednesday High winds and rained most of the night. I fixed up the garage roof as the wind had shook one of the braces, Took Lindstrom and Nora to Oregon City this afternoon we called on Judge Pope. 

Feb 14, Tuesday - Stormy weather all day I cut a little wood for the heater. Irene and I went down to the bridge to see how high the water was up. 

Feb 13 Monday - Stormy weather . Stayed around house during morning. This afternoon Irene baked bread and I pulled a hemlock log across the creek with with the donkey. 


Feb 12th  Sunday- Heavy rains during day. I went to Oregon City and met Lindstrom at hospital. Their little baby was born at 11:30 a.m. today. Came home and worked up at the dam cutting out logs etc. all afternoon. 

Feb 11 Saturday - Stormy weather: I went to see how the  Lindstrom children were getting along. Called on Bates awhile and he helped me get his car started up the plank road. High winds all evening. I took some phono records and some bread up to Lindstroms this evening.

Feb 10th Friday - Warmer but we still had about 11 inches of snow on  plank road. I made a feeding table for the wild birds east of house. Lindstrom and I shoveled snow off the plank road all afternoon. About 7:30 pm Windstorm came and ask me to get ready to take Mrs. Lindstrom anew arrived at Oregon City hospital about 9p.m. got home about 12:30 pm.


Feb 9th Thursday - Clear about 20 degree at 6 a.m. I tested the temperature of the creek water today it was 38 degrees F.H. Windstorm visited us nearly all morning I took some letters to the mail boxes. Cut some alder wood for the heater when I got home. Snowing again this afternoon.

Feb 8th Wednesday - Still have plenty of snow. I cut up an alder pole for the bunk house heater this afternoon. Jean went to school as usual. 

Feb 7th, Tuesday - About 6 inches of snow on ground when we got up this morning. I stayed around the house nearly all day. Had a couple of light snows during the day. Irene made about 3 large snow balls. 

Feb 6th Monday - Clouldy weather: Windstorm and I made cedar posts part of the morning and also made a few this afternoon, but we had several hard flurries of snow.

Feb 5 Sunday - Cloudy weather. Windstorm visit awhile this morning. We stayed home all day and I read a western. Story and a couple short stories out of a O. Henry.

Feb 4, Saturday - Cloudy and cold wind. Linsdstrom and I cut dear posts during morning. This afternoon we took Windstorm to Mollalla and Irene and Jean stopped in and visit Martha Knaggs. This evening we visited Potts and played Pedro awhile with them. 

Feb 3, Friday Cloudy weather with a few light rains during the day. Windstorm and I cut 72 cedar fence posts today.

Feb 2 Thursday - Very light snow  on ground this morning. Cloudy all day and ground hog could not see his shadow if that means anything. I called on Potts a while this afternoon and he was having trouble with the electric equipment on the incubators. 

Feb 1 1939 Wednesday - Cold and freezing this morning but it warmed up and we had sunshine all day. I cut up the rest of an alder log this morning. Irene went to Mrs. Rogentine’s birthday party today with Mrs. Pott and Mrs Bates. I raised up a section of the flume this afternoon and then split alderwood.
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