Whitford Diary 1910
January 1, 1910
Still culd this morning & the people had a good time.
January 2, 1910
Sunday. Still culd this morning & the minister will cume to day 3 pm. Still culd to yet.
January 3, 1910
Still culd this morning & me & the old woman started to the reserve & we cume home. Still culd to night & we (?).
January 4, 1910
Still culd to day & we are hum all day. Still culd to night.
January 5, 1910
Still culd to day & we are hum the weathers nut settled yet.
January 6, 1910
Still culd yet & we are hum yet.
January 7, 1910
Still culd this morning & we are hum all day. Still the weather is culd to night.
January 8, 1910
Still culd yet & we gut wood to day. Culd.
January 9, 1910
Sunday. Daniel wanted us to go his dance with them & (?) Alfred also.
January 10, 1910
Midlin fine this morning & me & (?) & Tom & (?) started to kill a beef & we kild a cow we paid 38 dollars for to cull. John (?) & me (?) & we cume home.
January 11, 1910
A nice morning & we will stay hum & the boys started for the (?).
January 12, 1910
A nither fine morning & George & I traded horses & they started to Andrews & Sam started for hay & I cut logs 28. Still fine.
January 13, 1910
Still culd yet this morning & we cut a hay rack. Still (?).
January 14, 1910
Still culd this morning & I started to make the hay rack. Snuing to night.
January 15, 1910
Still snuing this morning & I cut (??) to day. Still culd to night.
January 16, 1910
Sunday. A nice morning & the minister cume & a lot cume. Still fine this after noon & John his child was baptized. Fine.
January 17, 1910
A nither fine morning & I worked the hay rack & all most finished it. Fine.
January 18, 1910
A nither fine morning & we started to Johns & we campt there. Snud (snowed) to night.
January 19, 1910
A nither fine morning & John cume for a calf & I finished the hay rack & (?) & Pat started for hay for to night.
January 20, 1910
A nither fine morning & we are hum. Still (?) & I went to set. Fine.
January 21, 1910
A nice morning & I started out for to set traps & I set 14 for to night.
January 22, 1910
A nither fine morning & George went to see the the traps but gut none. Fine.
January 23, 1910
Sunday. A nice morning & we started to (?) Lake & we gut to (?) 4 pm. Still fine to night.
January 24, 1910
Fine & we started to (?) & sen the doctor & we cume to (?). Still fine to night.
January 25, 1910
A nither fine morning & me & (?) went to Andrews & we cume home. Fine.
January 26, 1910
A nither fine morning & we cume of & we started at (?) & we cume home. Fine.
January 27, 1910
A nither fine morning & it seems my girl she is a little better.
January 28, 1910
A nither fine morning & still she is the same. (?) hoping she will git better.
January 29, 1910
A nither fine morning & my girl she is the same my but I hope she will git better yet if God wills.
January 30, 1910
Sunday. A nither fine morning & we waited for the minister & they cume 3 pm & a lot cume. I hope God will bless the people to day.
January 31, 1910
A nither fine morning & I started to see my traps & I gut 3 rats to day. Fine.
February 1, 1910
A nither fine morning & we started to see the traps & gut 3 again & my girl was bad to night but we will leave it to the Lord.
February 2, 1910
A nither fine morning & we had prays with my girl this morning they (????) my girl she is (?) to day but we will trust to God.
February 3, 1910
A nither fine morning & we gut ready & Ed (?) up in the (??) & we cume of & we (?) at Bob little childs & we campt. (?).
February 4, 1910
A nither fine morning & we started for (?) & we arrived there half past 1 a clock & we sen the doctor & I gut medicine for Nancy & we campt at the (?). Still fine to night.
February 5, 1910
A nither fine morning & we cume of & we (?) at the (?) noon. Still fine to night.
February 6, 1910
Sunday. A nither fine morning & we will rest here to see how Nancy will git along & she is midlin sick to night. Fine to night.
February 7, 1910
A nither fine morning & Ed started home this morning & I started to set traps & I set 9 & cume home & (?) cume home & (?) also. Fine.
February 8, 1910
A nither fine day & I set nine traps but kild none to day.
February 9, 1910
A nither fine morning & I started to see the traps & I kild 2. Still fine to night.
February 10, 1910
A nither fine morning & me & (?) started to (?) & we (?) & I saw my traps & kild 11(?) to day & I went to Andrews & I met Henry & Eliza there & cume home. Fine to night.
February 11, 1910
A nither fine morning & me & (?) started to the bush & we gut ten logs & cume home. Fine.
February 12, 1910
A nither fine morning & I started to see my traps & I gut 2 & cume back. Still fine to night.
February 13, 1910
Sunday. A nither fine morning & we will stay hum to day & sume visitors cume. Still fine to night.
February 14, 1910
Midlin culd this morning & we started to (?) & Addie cume with us. Gut home dark. Still culd to night.
February 15, 1910
Very culd to day & I started to see my traps & gut one rat. Still culd to night.
February 16, 1910
Still very culd this morning & I sen my traps gut one to day. Still culd to night.
February 17, 1910
Very culd this morning & we made a start for home & we cume to (?) & campt there & we went to the store & we gut 2 sacks flour.
February 18, 1910
Still very culd & we cume of & we stoped at (?) & we come on & (??). Still culd to night.
February 19, 1910
I traded my mare 1 (?). Nut so culd this morning & the boys are to (?) fire wood to day. Still culd yet to night.
February 20, 1910
Sunday. Still culd this morning & we will rest here to day. Midlin fine all day only culd to night.
February 21, 1910
Midlin fine this morning & we started for hay & I gut 2 loads of hay & 10 00 dollars in cash. Still 3 loads to git.
February 22, 1910
A nither fine morning & me & George started for the mail & I gut a letter. Still culd to night. Sent letter.
February 23, 1910
Still culd weather yet & the boys did nu work to day. Still the weather is nut settled yet.
February 24, 1910
2 loads hay to day. Very culd this morning & the boys started for fire wood this morning & they are gitting ready for a dance & it (?) to snuw to night very bad.
February 25, 1910
Clearing up this morning. Nut so culd to day & me & Henry started to Andrews & we gut all the things we wanted & campt at Browns.
February 26, 1910
Saturday. Midlin fine & we cume home the roads are heavy to day & we gut here in good time. Fine.
February 27, 1910
Sunday. Snud last night. Warm to day & I (?) 2 axes to day. Still fine to night.
February 28, 1910
A nice morning & me & the old woman went for the mail but nuthing to day. Still fine to night.
March 1, 1910
Midlin fine this morning & I sold my horse this after noon. Snuing a little to night.
March 2, 1910
Midlin fine to day & we are here all day. It is snuing a little to day. Still warm.
March 3, 1910
Look like snuw & it commensed to snuw to night. Bad weather to night.
March 4, 1910
Fine morning & me & the old woman started for mail but gut nu letters. It snuing hard to night & the boys started to the wedding. Snuing hard to night.
March 5, 1910
Rough this morning. Snuing hard yet & blowing too and it cleared up. I think it will be fine to night.
March 6, 1910
Sunday. A nice morning & we stad here all day. Still the weather is culd to day.
March 7, 1910
Midlin fine this morning & we dune one thing or a nither. Still fine to night.
March 8, 1910
A nither fine morning & me & the old woman started for the mail. Still fine to night.
March 9, 1910
A nither fine morning & the boys started for hay to day & George started to trade for a horse.
March 10, 1910
A nither fine morning & we will stay here all day. Still fine all day. Nut culd.
March 11, 1910
A nither fine morning & I started for my traps & I set 3 & cume home. (???) fine to night.
March 12, 1910
A nither fine morning & I sent Pat & he brought one. Still fine to day. The snuw is going away & I sent for hay & gut potatoes also. Still fine to night.
March 13, 1910
Sunday. A nither fine morning. Still (??) & the people cume & we had services. Still fine.
March 14, 1910
A nither fine morning & my wife & all started west(?) to day & I went to (?). Still fine to night.
March 15, 1910
A nither fine morning & the boys went for the mail & I gut a letter from the (?) Co. Fine to night.
March 16, 1910
A nither fine morning & we are (?) ready for to start. Still fine to night.
March 17, 1910
A nither fine morning & we started to Andrews & we campt at Simon his house. Fine to night.
March 18, 1910
A nither fine morning & I went over to Browns & I campt there. Still fine to night.
March 19, 1910
A nither fine morning & we cume to Jacksons & we cume of & we campt at Daniel his old place. Still fine to night.
March 20, 1910
Sunday. A nither fine morning & we cume of & we (??). Fine evening.
March 21, 1910
A nither fine morning & we stad here all day. Fine weather yet & Sam started back with (?) to Daniel is(?) (?) for what we left. Fine.
March 22, 1910
A nither fine morning & we stad here & Alfred cume to see me & he wanted me for to go with him & he started. Still fine to night.
March 23, 1910
A nither fine morning & we gut ready & we (?) the (?) & we gut to the Lake but nut good yet so we cume home. Still fine to night.
March 24, 1910
A nither fine morning & I cleared the front of the house & the boys started to hunt rabbits (--) kild (?). I fixd up the rye pale (pail). Still fine to night.
March 25, 1910
Good Friday. A nither fine morning & me & Sam & Pat started for the mail but gut nu letters as yet & after noon me & George went to set traps & we gut 5. Fine.
March 26, 1910
We started to see our traps & we gut 3 & we took up the traps. Still fine to night.
March 27, 1910
Easter Sunday. Very fine & I am lonesume to day & the boys went to church wth (?) & I am staying home.
March 28, 1910
A nither fine morning & we started to set our traps & I kild one to day. Still fine. Snud last night.
March 29, 1910
A nither fine morning & me & Sam started to see our traps & we gut 5 to day. Still fine & I gut a letter from my old wife. She is lonesume.
March 30, 1910
A nither fine morning & I went to see a nither Lake but nuthing there & the boys gut nont. Blowing to day.
March 31, 1910
A nither fine morning & I went to git the traps & gut nuthing. Still fine to night.
April 1, 1910
A nither fine morning & the boys started for the mail but nu letter for me only Sam. The old woman she is going to Buffalo Lake & I sent a letter my wife.
April 2, 1910
A nice morning & we gut ready & cume of & we (?) half way & cume on & camp at (????).
April 3, 1910
Sunday. Midlin culd to day & we are (?) here to day. A nice day. Fine to night.
April 4, 1910
A nither fine morning & we cume of & moved at (?) Creek & on past (?) River & we cume on & campt. Fine to night.
April 5, 1910
A nither fine morning & we cume to Fort Saskatchewan & on south & campt at Tom (?) his place. Snud last night. Bad weather.
April 6, 1910
Snuing this morning & we laid up to day to see how the weather will be & had breakfast with Tom & it cleared up to night.
April 7, 1910
Midlin fine this morning & we cume of & we cume on the hills & campt. Fine to night.
April 8, 1910
A nither fine morning & we cume of & traveled all day 7 gut to (?) & campt with Ben (?) to night. Fine.
April 9, 1910
Culd this morning & we cume of & we had breakfast at the & on & we gut here dark. Fine. Found my family & sis in law all well.
April 10, 1910
Sunday. A nither fine morning & we had Joe (?) to see us to day. Still fine to night.
April 11, 1910
Cloudy & we started to see Mark & we cume home. Still fine evening.
April 12, 1910
A nither fine morning & I hued the sills of Toms house & dune them. Still fine. Ed cume.
April 13, 1910
Raining this morning & I laid the sills down. Tom helped me & we finished it. (?) hard (?) a cloudy this after noon.
April 14, 1910
A nither fine morning & me & the old woman started for the wagon & we sen my sister in law & we cume with Archie & (?) & campt here. Fine.
April 15, 1910
A nither fine morning & we cut tent poles & Ed started of to day. Still fine to night.
April 16, 1910
Blowing hard to day & I took the shoes off my horse & Flora & the old woman went to see the net & they gut 26. Fine & Andrew cume.
April 17, 1910
Sunday. A nither fine morning & we are here all day & Silver Whip cume to see us. Still fine.
April 18, 1910
A nither fine morning & we cume of & we campt at Stettler. Still fine.
April 19, 1910
A nither fine morning & we cume of & campt at the Big Valley. Still fine to night.
April 20, 1910
A nither fine morning & we cume of & traveled all day & campt. Still fine to night.
April 21, 1910
A nither fine morning & we cume of & we (??) at (??) & we started for fire wood 6 mils (miles) west. Rained a little.
April 22, 1910
A nither fine morning & we started for Carl (??) & we gut home after 8 pm.
April 23, 1910
A nither fine morning & we started for green poles(?) & we gut homw in good time.
April 24, 1910
Sunday. A nice morning & we lost the horse & George & Ed started for them & gut them.
April 25, 1910
A nither fine morning & I took the (?) out & cume back & started for green poles. Fine.
April 26, 1910
A nither fine morning & I went for a load of hay & after dinner I started for water(?). Fine.
April 27, 1910
A nither fine morning only culd & I gut a load of wood & we started for water(?).
April 28, 1910
Still culd this morning & I am nut well & after noon I will go on the (?) to dine(?) a (?) & I worked this after noon. Still fine.
April 29, 1910
A nither fine morning & me & the old woman started to Tom (?) goods his camp & we are gunto (going to) cume & work. Still fine to night.
April 30, 1910
Snud this morning & we gut ready & cume of & we arrived here in good time. Still fine.
May 1, 1910
Sunday. A nither fine morning & we will rest here all day. Nancy Whitford[DM1]
May 2, 1910
A nither fine morning & we started to Stettler & we arrived in town in good time & me George went to town & cume (?) camp at (?).
May 3, 1910
A nither fine morning & I loaded up & I cume of 2 pm & cume 15 mils & I campt & Mr. Gills cume. Still fine to night.
May 4, 1910
A nither fine morning & we cume of & we moved & there cume on & gut home.
May 5, 1910
A nither fine morning & Sam is going to Stettler his turn & Mr. Gills boy started Ellen her cart dry to day.
May 6, 1910
A nither fine morning & the old woman working to day. Very smoky. Still fine to night.
May 7, 1910
Very smoky this morning & the (?) are (?) & it cume a storm & tore our tent & me & the old woman sud (sewed?) it.
May 8, 1910
Sunday. Raining this morning. Rained all night. Still raining a little & the boys cume. Cleared up this evening. Fine to night.
May 9, 1910
A nice morning & George started to town & I went to end of the lake & I kild a (?). Fine.
May 10, 1910
Blowing hard this morning & culd to day. Looks like rain but it did nut rain. Fine.
May 11, 1910
A nither fine morning & it blowed hard all day. Very windy. Still fine to night.
May 12, 1910
A nither fine morning & it blowed all day. Still fine to day & George cume from town.
May 13, 1910
A nither fine morning & Sam started for wood. Still fine to night.
May 14, 1910
A nither fine morning & Sam & George started for wood at the (?). Blowing hard all day.
May 15, 1910
Sunday. Rainy this morning & we will rest to day & Ed & wife cume to see us. Still fine.
May 16, 1910
A nither fine morning & Sam started for wood & George Stettler. Still fine to night.
May 17, 1910
A nither fine morning & Sam started to town to day & Mr. Gills cume with a load & it (?) a (?) to us after noon.
May 18, 1910
Raining this morning & I hunted but did nut git eny thing. Still cloudy. Gills stad.
May 19, 1910
Still cludy this morning & we are all day. Still the weather is nut fine.
May 20, 1910
Hale (hail) storm to day & the (?) cume to day & the weather is nut fine.
May 21, 1910
A nither fine morning & I started for fire wood. Still fine to night.
May 22, 1910
Sunday. Cloudy this morning & Sam & Culen(?) started to Stettler & we are here.
May 23, 1910
A nither fine day & (??) kild 4 (?) to day & the old woman gut 2 & Cullen his wife 2.
May 24, 1910
A nither fine morning & we fixd tents & the boys cume to day. Still fine to night.
May 25, 1910
Midlin fine this morning & the boys started of to day & it cume a thunder storm to night.
May 26, 1910
Fine this morning & the (?) will kill again this after noon & they kild 2 & I went.
May 27, 1910
A nither fine day & the freighters (fighters?) did nut cume & we are hum all day. Fine.
May 28, 1910
Fine morning & Sam & others cume & (?) & Daniel started of this evening & I walked to day.
May 29, 1910
Sunday. Sam & Cullen started of. Still fine to night.
May 30, 1910
A nither fine morning & me & George worked for (??). Still fine.
May 31, 1910
A nither fine morning & I started to work but my girl she is very sick & they sent for me & it (?) the doctor cume on my poor girl might died the look the child from her thank God for his mercy to us it is a boy (??).
June 1, 1910
Blowing hard all day & it commensed to snuw this after noon. Very bad. Sunny to night.
June 2, 1910
Still snowing this morning. Very wild looking yet & it cleared up to night.
June 3, 1910
Midlin fine this morning & we are here all day. Still fine to night.
June 4, 1910
A nice day & the freighters cume this after noon. Still fine to night.
June 5, 1910
Sunday. A nice day & I staad hum all day. Fine weather all day & George started of.
June 6, 1910
A nither fine day & it gut cloudy. Rained a little. Cloudy to night.
June 7, 1910
Still cloudy this morning & I go to the (?) this after noon.