Concentration issues?

April 13, 1932 - Last day of reviewing.  Wrote a letter to Walter tonite after school.  Mr. and Mrs. Walker, Evie and Mote went to Prayer Meeting this evening.  The rest of us went to bed early.
April 14, 1932 - Seems funny without Raymond and Louise at school.  Raymond stopped in after school and showed me the questions of exams they took today.  They should have passed in all of them.  Went to practice in the old Ford tonite.  It was great fun.
April 15, 1932 - Dismissed school at 2:30.  Handed out report cards today.  Raymond stopped and showed me the questions.  They should have passed them.  Ray, Mom and Grussmother stopped for me after school on their way home from Uncle Max'.  I gave them my suitcase and sent them travelling.  Practiced at schoolhouse tonite.  Went in the Ford again.  More fun!

Obviously, reviewing and play practice and riding around in the Ford has Grandma a bit off kilter.  Hopefully she is back on track soon.  I know I NEVER do this kind of thing in MY journal!

We haven't had a mention of Grussfather (Ola Brogren) or Grussmother (Dorothea Brogren) for a bit, so I will share a photo of them today.  This was taken in 1929, so very close in time to Grandma's diary entry.

Hopefully the Winside history isn't too dull yet.  Here's 1885:

     May 24, A. T. Chapin's farm home was destroyed by lightning, very little was saved.
     July 5, Wayne county's population this year is 3585.
     September 24, the last few windy days have ripened up the corn and put a red tinge on the grass.  H. N. Moore bought 78 head of cattle and will feed them out this winter.
     September 29, Candidates are ripening up fast this warm weather and we think that a large share of the crop will be harvested about October 14th.
     September 30, one of our neighbors went down to the east side, or the other side, anyway, to the new site with the intention of moving there soon.
     October 22, Northside is very quiet this week because there are no candidates around with cigars and whiskey to make them feel good.  Just a few days ago the boys were so happy you could hear them singing from Northside to This Side.
     October 29, Northside is like the Star Spangled Banner, "its still there", but not much left of it.
     October 30, a new Star was discovered early yesterday morning -- both mother and son are doing well says Warner.  James Hornby says "Northside is the longest town in Nebraska viz about four miles with a house at each end and plenty of room for more in the middle."
     November 12, Milligan and Co's. ware house at Northside will be open to receive grain Wednesday and Thursday of each week.
     November 26, J. W. Tillson has a hard time keeping a stock of lumber on hand -- he has not only sold what he had on hand, but seven car loads besides, also bought the Hoskins lumber yard and closed that out and every day some one wants more boards.

Some of these entries have a newspaper feel about them, others don't so much.  There is nothing in the history book on these pages citing sources.  Perhaps if I look elsewhere I might find some reference.

Imagine, candidates with whiskey and cigars roaming the streets!!