June 25, 1932 - Cleaned the downstairs. Went up to Lautenbaugh's this afternoon and talked to Louise for about an hour. Ray and I were going to a dance tonite, but we didn't. It rained all evening so we stayed at home.
June 26, 1932 - To S.S. and church this morning. Rev. Most asked me if Ray, one of the Brogrens and I would entertain at the next League social. I guess we will. Arnold was to come this afternoon, but he didn't stop up, wonder if the roads were too bad. Myron Walker's birthday.
June 27, 1932 - Mom and I picked over a bushel of cherries from the two trees east of the house. I slept this afternoon. This evening we took the cherries up to Stahl's. Stopped in at Uncle Hans' a few minutes. Hilda came home with us to help pick the rest of the cherries.
Cherries are great to eat, but I am thinking they are a pain to pick. But maybe not. At least they are a different color than the leaves; not like picking peas or green beans (my personal un-favorite) from the garden.
Here is a bit of Winside history, plus some related trivia. In 1897:
March 23, Alfred Woodward and Tibbie Lound were married.
April 8, the band under the direction of Wm. Olmstead is making steady progress. The band received a new piece recently and the band spends most of its time playing it. The piece is Sousa's Washington Post March. Dorr Carroll sold his Tribune recently and is leaving for Gothenburg today.
June 7, a band stand was ordered erected in the park as per plans and specifications. The contract was let to W. M. Gue to furnish the lumber and labor for it but must not exceed $100.00 (Mr. Gue, it is claimed, lost quite a little money on this contract as the lumber alone was over $100.00).
July 3, Saturday celebration went off with a bang at 4 o'clock. President R. R. Smith was the master of ceremonies and everything went off nicely. The speaker of the day did not show up so B. W. McKeen was called upon to read the Declaration of Independence.
July 14, the editor stepped into the post office to get his morning mail and was handed out a cigar and on inquiring as to his willingness to treat, Mr. Mettlen said it was a boy and he would appoint him deputy postmaster later.
September 11, was the 38th birthday of Charles Reed and his good wife planned and successfully carried out a surprise by inviting in the neighbors. About 8 o'clock in the evening, the teams drove up in a body. Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Pickard, Mr. and Mrs. Pryor, Mr. and Mrs. Washburn, Mr. and Mrs. Stephens and their families. Paul Heyer, J. J. Gildersleeve, G. Shirts, Mr. Rossman, W.R. Olmstead, E. Lindsay, G. H. Lewis and J. Shay. Mrs. Reed presented her husband with a handsome rocker.
December 23, Ordinance No. 43 was passed relative to the pound master and his duties. All stock that is let run at large in the village of Winside will be taken by the pound master and the fees for caring for said stock shall be paid by the respective owners.
I looked up the Washington Post March and discovered it was written for the awards ceremony of a children's essay contest conducted by . . . The Washington Post. (If you can't sing it in your head at the mention of the title, find it online and you will be humming it for a bit since you likely already know it quite well.) It was written in 1889, so not only was it new to the band, it was a fairly new creation as well. I see that the director was invited to the birthday party for Mr. Charles Reed.
That's a photo of the handsome Mr. Sousa above.
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