March 28 - 30, 1915

I think this is the oldest house Grandpa is talking about seeing -Sibley House in Medota, Minn. still stand today

Sun. March 28, 1915

Sunny and fine, but cold. N.W. wind. Quite a bit below freezing.

Did not go to church. Had 5 in my Sunday School class. Read played Violin and piano pretty good. Copied my part in Senior play and to bed.

Mon. March 29, 1915

Sunny, but kind of cool. Rehearsal for play 9-12 (Easter vacation this week). Cold in the auditorium we wore overcoats. Went downtown, met mother, had piece of pie a la mode and we came home. Went down to lake and back. Up to church in eve and boxed with Cliff a little. Cut my lip. Rehearsal for minstrel show. About 18 there.

Tues. March 30, 1915

This may be the car they took to Fort Snelling before their hike.

Sunny and about 32 with N.W. wind.

16 of us fellows met at 46 at 8:30 for a hike. When I got up I was sick to stomach, threw up a little and went with the kids. We took car to Ft Snelling - sang and monkeyed around all the way. Got off cross the Minnesota on a railway bridge. Over to town of Mendota. Saw oldest house in Minn. - Hiked up river about 10-12 miles. Re-crossed and ate lunch around fires. I ate one can of beans, 6 slices bread, 2 fried eggs, 2 cookies and i piece journey cake, 1 orange, 1 apple and 1/2 weenie. Monkeyed around for 2 hours. Hiked down Cedar Ave to Lake Amelia and took car home. About 20 mile hike not tire a bit to-night.

Home about 5:15. Wrote a letter to "True" in the eve and to bed.