Wedding Picture
October 24, 1920
In the year of his 21st birthday, Floyd Morehouse (my grandfather) kept a written log of his daily activities. My intent is to post them here through the year.
For previous posts, see:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
Interesting events from October 1920 include:
For previous posts, see:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
Interesting events from October 1920 include:
3rd - NFL (then American Pro Football Association) plays 1st games
That's it. I really couldn't find anything too exciting that happened in October of 1920.
Except, October 24, 1920, was Floyd, and Clarice's, wedding day. So, today would have been their 89th wedding anniversary.
Dayly doings
October 1920
October 1920
1 Hung one barn door, made another
went to woodhull with Leon Quick
I charged him $2.00 for trip
2 Hung barn door, put on roffing on sides
of shed went to town, drew load sand
drew load apples.
3 went to woodhull. I went down to see
Clarice. Willies folks were over
Floyds folks were up.
4 put in drop finished cement floor
stirred out buckwheat, drew 3 load, pulled beans.
5 Dug 10 bu potatoes drew 5 loads
buckwheat.
6 Dug 39 bu. potatoes sewed light in backcurtain
of car, went down town and over to willies at
Evening. Leon Quick helped us dig potatoes 2 1/2 hrs.
7 Threashed 398 1/2 bu oats and 108 bu. buckwheat
8 pressed hay
9 Finished pressing hay
10 went down brought Clarice up here
we went chestnutting.
11 Drew 7 loads corn, helped Floyd Marlatte
threash.
12 Drew 5 load corn, plowed some
helped Clem press hay 4 hr's 40 min.
13 Finished helping Clem press hay
put binder and mowing machine in got
load of apples. Drew 4 load corn.
14 Changed stanchions over in cow shed.
15 Drew 13 load corn all of one piece.
16 Finished putting in stanchions in
forenoon went to knoxville in afternoon
got back found uncle Lorans folks here.
17 we all went to B. W. Holleys
went to woodhull with Leon Quick
I charged him $2.00 for trip
2 Hung barn door, put on roffing on sides
of shed went to town, drew load sand
drew load apples.
3 went to woodhull. I went down to see
Clarice. Willies folks were over
Floyds folks were up.
4 put in drop finished cement floor
stirred out buckwheat, drew 3 load, pulled beans.
5 Dug 10 bu potatoes drew 5 loads
buckwheat.
6 Dug 39 bu. potatoes sewed light in backcurtain
of car, went down town and over to willies at
Evening. Leon Quick helped us dig potatoes 2 1/2 hrs.
7 Threashed 398 1/2 bu oats and 108 bu. buckwheat
8 pressed hay
9 Finished pressing hay
10 went down brought Clarice up here
we went chestnutting.
11 Drew 7 loads corn, helped Floyd Marlatte
threash.
12 Drew 5 load corn, plowed some
helped Clem press hay 4 hr's 40 min.
13 Finished helping Clem press hay
put binder and mowing machine in got
load of apples. Drew 4 load corn.
14 Changed stanchions over in cow shed.
15 Drew 13 load corn all of one piece.
16 Finished putting in stanchions in
forenoon went to knoxville in afternoon
got back found uncle Lorans folks here.
17 we all went to B. W. Holleys
That's it. That's all he wrote. His journal ended there. One week before he was married.
Sure leaves you wanting to know more!
I have come to the assumption that the new cow shed he was talking about building was the addition on the back of the dairy barn. Since he and Grandma lived on the farm with my grandfather's parents, I'm sure there was a need to increase the size of the dairy to support the additional family living on the farm.
There were just a couple of other notes in his journal.
We fixed telephone line about 3 hours work June 18, commenced getting service
on line Oct. 1, 1921.
Sept. 7, 1921 Put new cord michelin tires on car spedometer registered 3410 miles.
2 comments:
I find it interesting that he just quit writing in his journal a week before his wedding.
Thank you for sharing Grandpa's journal with us. I wish it hadn't ended. I wish he had said some things that were a little more personal... like Clarice is a "hottie" and I love her!
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