28th – Went to SS. Was elected Superintendent. In the afternoon I went over to the Indian Reservation about 4 miles south of Gate City. Went with B.W. Star & his wife & children. Had a lovely visit. Got acquainted with Mr & Mrs Bets, the Indian schoolteacher. Went to church at night. Bro. Anderson preached. Benjamin Wallace Starr, his…
Month: April 2019
Saturday, April 27, 1901
27th Worked at the mill.
Friday, April 26, 1901
25 – 26th – Worked at the mill. Went to IOGT Lodge.
Wednesday, April 24, 1901
22 – 23 & 24th – Worked at the mill. John & I went over to the Smiths in the evening after supper.
Sunday, April 21, 1901
21st – Went to S.S. & Church. Easter was on Sunday, April 7, in 1901, and Jesse doesn’t mention it on that day.
Saturday, April 20, 1901
20th – Worked at the mill. Note again, the weekends had not yet come to Washington State in 1901.
Friday, April 19, 1901
18-19th – Worked at the mill. Went to the I.O.G.T. Lodge.
Wednesday, April 17, 1901
15-16-17th. – Worked at the mill. Iva’s birthday. Iva Iona Watson was 11 years old when Jesse met her at the Mascot Hotel in Gate City, Thurston County, Washington, and today in 1901 she turned 12. If Jesse mentioned it in his diary, maybe the hotel visitors celebrated the day, and if they did, how was the occasion marked? Iva’s…
Sunday, April 14, 1901
15th – Worked at the mill. Got in 6 days this week. I have worked 13 days at the mill so far. Worked one day in camp. $2.25. 14th Went to S.S. I was Superintendent today. Mr Couch came up today from Oakville. After dinner John, Kittie Buckley, Lawrence Brown, Myrtle Duby, Francis Smith & I went to the mill…
Saturday, April 13, 1901
12th – Worked at the mill. Tom came to see us yesterday, went back today. Weekends had not yet come to Washington state in 1901, and Jesse is still off a day!