Jan. 3 -10, 1916

 Mon. Jan. 3, 1916

Colorado and Fair Oaks Ave, in Pasadena 1910

Ethel is working today as an extra. Floyd in school so I drove Grandpa, Pa, Ma and I to Anaheim via Pasadena. Pa like the country fine - especially Anaheim and the ranch. However he says that he can not stay out now, but has to go back to Minneapolis and sell our place etc. Then if he couldn't stay mother wanted him to send our furniture so we could go down to the ranch and stay till he sold out and came out here in the spring, but he wouldn't do it unless she would agreed to let him sell the house as he pleased and not put the money in the bank joint account, but take of it himself - and she wouldn't do that so they are scrapping about it off and on for several days. Pa mad and walked out several times.

Interior Cahuenga Branch Library which was brand new in 1916

Tues. Jan. 4 I took him down to the library and talked trying to smooth things over. Wed. I drove Pa and Ma to Santa Monica and Venice and everything was alright to-day. Thurs. Pa and I went to L.A. and on the way we talked some more, but still he insist on his way.

Cahuenga Branch Library 1916

Fri. Jan 7th Mother took him down to the ranch by train and they stayed over night and all day Sat. Pa was tickled to death with country life and will stay out here now. They came back Sat. eve and Sun. we all 4 took a drive to San Pedro and Long Beach. Ethel drove one way and I the other. At Long Beach we could have had an aeroplane flight for $5 apiece, but we didn't have the 5.

Mon. Jan. 10 It rained all day. We (Pa, Ma, and I) were going down to the ranch, but will put it off till tomorrow. We played whist (Grandpa,Pa, ma and I). Pa and I played checkers and in the eve Floyd, Grandpa, pa and I played 500.