March 14 - 16, 1916

 Tues. March 14, 1916

Fine and moderate

Got a letter from Lowell Daggett saying he was probably coming to see me next week. I answered it this eve. Pa to town to look for a job and found one as a sort of a rough carpenter doing some fixing up for Mr. Bayliss. He took his tool and went to work this afternoon. I fixed up the tool cabinet and in the afternoon fixed a small leak in an inner tube that troubled us Sunday. Read and wrote to L.D. in eve. 9 eggs

Wed. March 15, 1916

Fine and moderate

I dug up some pipe in the orchard and got ready to run a line to the chicken house and yard. Read in eve and finished "The Barrier" which was very good. 5 eggs

Thurs. March 16, 1916

Fine and moderate

I made a bookcase for my room today out of some of the lumber our goods were shipped in. Finished it except stain. Drove down in afternoon and got stain 25 cents and groceries. Gave up idea of running water to chicken house because Grandpa objected. Rode down to library in evening and got new book "Return of Sherlock Holmes" by Doyle. Pa still working. 6 eggs

Mar. 11 - 13, 1916

 Sat. Mar. 11, 1916 

Fine and hot. Yesterday hottest for this time of year for many years.

Pa took stage to L.A. at 9 A.M. I worked around all A.M. cleaning up boxes, boards, papers, etc. Auto only hitting on 2 1/2 cylinders and so in afternoon I cleaned 3 valves and made it hit on 3 3/4. Then washed it. Grandpa is painting floor in his room so he is occupying my back room and bed and I repose on the lounge in the parlor. Took bath in late afternoon and rode down and got meat for supper. Mrs. Harner requested me to drive her down to a evangelical meeting, so I did. Will get here about 10 P.M. Read 2 eggs

Sun. Mar. 12, 1916 

Santa Monica Pier 1917

Fine, not so hot

Pa stayed at Ethel's last eve and we 3 left at 7:15 for there. Got there about 9 - read etc. Ma and Pa the Christian Science church. In afternoon we all drove to Santa Monica - foggy but warm there. Back about 5 - visited etc and left for home about 7:30. Foggy all the way. 6 eggs

Mon. Mar. 13, 1916 

Cloudy and cool

Pa painted floor Grandpa's room nother coat and they over kitchen 1 coat enamel in afternoon. I worked on tool cabinet all day and got it nearly done. Rode down and got groceries. 5 eggs read in eve.

Mar. 8 - 10, 1916

 Wed. Mar. 8, 1916

Fine - fairly hot.

Got a card from Santa Fe that our furniture was there and Grandpa and I went but bill of lading has not come yet so we can't take it away. Grandpa and I took the brooder in the chicken house to pieces and then I cleaned it all up and sprinkled the floor. Worked around. Read in eve 4 eggs.

Thurs. Mar. 9, 1916

I believe this is the same piano that was delivered in 1916. This photo from the 1970's shows my grandfather's daughter Margaret playing in his house in Santa Monica. The same piano, now over a 100 years in our family and having nearly ever member learning to play on it, is currently in my house.

Fine and Hot

Fixed auto so I could haul a trailer and at 9 A.M. Pa and I drove down to bank and got bill of lading - then got a man to bring our piano out - then got a good large 4-wheeled trailer at the garage and  hauled all the stuff in to big loads before noon. Took trailer back - only cost 50 cents. In afternoon we unpacked things. We got everything except Pa's office stuff and we are going to check it all over in the A.M. and see if a box is missing. Put mirrors on dressers and read in eve. Backyard covered in boxes, nuff lumber to build a house. 5 eggs

Fri. Mar. 10, 1916

Fine and Hot

Arranging things all A.M. Got things all fixed up in parlor and dining room. Looks fine. Grandpa painted his bedroom floor over grey and then he is going to get a bedroom set for himself. In afternoon I made a good work bench and Grandpa took crates apart and nails out of boards. The Santa Fe's weight on our goods was about 3400# and Boyd's and Bekins said the weight was about 4200#. Pa is going up to L.A. Saturday and is going to see the freight agent there to get his statement about weighing goods and then see what B+B will do about it. Read in eve. 6 eggs

Mar. 5 - 7, 1916

Sun. Mar. 5, 1916

The streets of Anaheim 1917

Fine and cool.

Rode down bike and bought paper. We 3 drove to church. Read - Pa and I took walk around town in aft. Read 8 eggs.

Mon. Mar. 6, 1916

Fine and cool.

Our furniture did not come. Rode down and got some flower seed and planted them. In aft. Grand and I put up fence at other end - not done yet. In eve we drove over to Root's and 6 N.D. friends of theirs were there - 3 Bittmans visiting in Cal. this winter and Mr. and Mrs. Whitney and daughter who have lived here about a year. Daughter and I got pretty well acquainted she is going to A.U.H.S. 3 eggs

Tues. Mar. 7, 1916

Plymouth Rock Hen

Fine and warm. Did not need our little firs last eve or this A.M. to warm up.

Furniture not here yet and we will get mad and start something before long. Finished fence at other end. Got $30 rent from our house in Minneapolis. Monkeyed around. To library in eve and took back "The Man From Indiana" which was a good book. Got an American Magazine and "The Barrier" by Rex Beach. 

4 eggs. We have a big fat Plymouth rock hen that May gave us and she lays a big brown egg every day - has laid 18 since we got her. Her name is fatty.

Mar. 2 - 4, 1916

Mar. 2, 1916

Fine - cool.

Pa and I spaded up a strip of ground this A.M. and raked it over this afternoon. About 3:30 I dressed up and went up to school and saw part of A.U.H.S [Anaheim Union High School] vs Fullerton track meet. In eve Grand, Pa and I played 500 and I won. 7 eggs

Mar. 3, 1916

Fine - cool.

I rode down and bought some peanuts and popcorn and we planted it, also some sweet corn. A man put in a composition sink board here today - not finished for a few days yet though, cost $12. Monkeyed around in aft. Read in my book in eve.

Mar. 4, 1916

Fair and cool - rain in eve and night. Went down to depot several times to see if our furniture had come, but it won't be here till Sunday. Worked around. In afternoon Pa and I played 3 games of horseshoes and he beat me bad. Rode down on my bike in eve in rain and bought groceries. Pa and I went down to Clint place and got a rooster that Aunt May wanted us to take. Then we killed one of ours for tomorrow. Took a bath. 4 eggs

Feb. 28 - Mar. 1, 1916

 Mon. Feb. 28, 1916

Fair and cloudy.

Got a bill for our furniture and the freight will be $86 and total cost $122. Ought to be here soon. Monkeyed around in A.M. Started to make a fly trap in aft. To library in eve - read and got "The Gentleman From Indiana" By Booth Tarkington and an "American" magazine. Took back "The Reckoning" which I finished - pretty good.

Tues. Feb. 29, 1916

This was a popular magazine of the day and described as
 "filled with scantily clad showgirls and tales of murder and suspense."

Hard shower A.M. fair and cloudy.

Read several article in American Magazine - it is a fine magazine. Finished my fly trap. Got Clint's lawn mower in aft. and we cut all grass around here. Rode over to Randolph Fruit Co. and got $2.70 for the lemon sorting I did (20 cents per hour). Rode town and got groceries and meat and sold 1 doz. eggs 17 cents. Read in eve. 6 eggs.

Wed. March 1, 1916

Lowell Daggett from West High Yearbook

Cold and windy - cloudy. A little touch of Minnesota weather lately - gives me a touch of homesickness once in a while.

The last few days I have been monkeying with my violin a little - can play about as bad as ever. Shut up 3 young roosters to fat and kill this A.M. In aft I drove Ma downtown to look at some furniture on sale. Ma and Pa to meeting in eve and Grandpa and I played H.L.J.Q - I beat 2 out of 3. I got a letter from Lowell Daggett (in my graduating class) today. He is in L.A. and is working for the L.A. County collecting fossil in San Pedro for the museum of Expo park of which his uncle is the director. I answered it this eve. 9 eggs