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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1910-December 31, 1911

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Friday June 10 1910  We got an early start and took up our carpet and got it down before dinner.  Some after that The men brought out our bed-steads and he took the old ones with a couch I gave to them down to Vaughns.  We made up the beds and put them room to rights.  I don't believe I am going to like them.  picked more berries  Saturday June 11 1910  Put up berries and worked some at my curtains got part of them up.  Will went to town at 12.12  I drove down later and stopped at home awhile.  I went on to town and got certain stuff for the [storming?] windows  Will drove home for [some?].  I was very tired.  Did the evening work.  A card from Alma to Mother says she has gone to Dakota to marry her lover who is very sick. Grand Mothers birth-day (1802)  Sunday June 12 1910  Will & I were both about the place most of the forenoon.  I wrote a letter to Lizzie Lindley after dinner and went to The [Roccerharnile?] reunion at 4.12.  Dr Stewart was buried at North Liberty.  Some of the folks went up.  I came home at 5.20 did evening work

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Friday June 10 1910 We got an early start and took up our carpet and got it down before dinner. Some after that The men brought out our bed-steads and he took the old ones with a couch I gave to them down to Vaughns. We made up the beds and put them room to rights. I don't believe I am going to like them. picked more berries Saturday June 11 1910 Put up berries and worked some at my curtains got part of them up. Will went to town at 12.12 I drove down later and stopped at home awhile. I went on to town and got certain stuff for the [storming?] windows Will drove home for [some?]. I was very tired. Did the evening work. A card from Alma to Mother says she has gone to Dakota to marry her lover who is very sick. Grand Mothers birth-day (1802) Sunday June 12 1910 Will & I were both about the place most of the forenoon. I wrote a letter to Lizzie Lindley after dinner and went to The [Roccerharnile?] reunion at 4.12. Dr Stewart was buried at North Liberty. Some of the folks went up. I came home at 5.20 did evening work