Dad, July

July 1
1934 - Hot today. Drove Mrs. S car after after some apples for Reva. They are going to wash my shirts. Killed 3 squirrels and 1 blue jay.

1935 - Ordered some lumber. Hi, Alvin, Fred (mom's uncles Smith) and Charley Tufti started the frame for my tent.

1936 - Stanley and I went fishing. I caught ten. Kay went to the show "O'Shaunesy's Boy".

1937 - Moved up to HeHe Butte in AM. There was a fire near Chas. Jackson's place. Went to HeHe. After a tick this evening.

1938 - Just took it easy today. Drove over to Jessie's this evening.

July 2
1934 - Went to Agency and got my $36.00. It was hot. Men still on fire and a lot left for the 4th of July.

1935 - Am going to the fights in Bend tonight. Billie Lee vs. Andy Bundy.

1936 - Was a little cool today. Rusty came back. Stanley's birthday. (Stanley Smith was my mom's brother - m)

1937 - We are settled. Nice and cool up here. There was a fire across the Deschutes but I couldn't see it.

1938 - Cool and windy. Went to Agency this evening. Caught 4 fish in Mill Creek.

July 3
1934 - Went with Jumbo after the horses on the Mutton Mt. fire. Reva didn't come back but I got my shirts.

1935 - Rode over with Alvin last night. Rode to Agency this evening and saw "Kansas City Princess". Staying at Agency.

1936 - Baby is 5 months and weighs 18 pounds. Dorothy got a baby girl. (Must have been my cousin, Faye - m) Caught about 24 fish this evening.

1937 - Another fire again at Chas. Jackson's. Went to HeHe Mill after dark. Finish a head band. Was pretty warm today.

1938 - Rain. Got 2 chickens from Jessie. Picked strawberries and blueberries at Schoolie. Caught 3 Dollies, one 17 inches.

July 4

1934 - Went to Simnasho. Saw card, crap and bone games (Indian game - m). Came back at 12 mid-night. J. P. Muldoon is my room-mate.

1935 - Drove Hi's (mom's uncle, Hiram Smith - m) 1935 Chev yesterday. Rode with Hi to Bend to the rodeo. Kay and I took in the carnival in the evening. We won a horse.

1936 - Claude (my mom's brother - m) and I fished up the creek. Was windy. Caught about 15.

1937 - Finished reading Wildfire. (We had a nice set of Zane Grey books for a long time; I think someone gave them to him - m) Was awful windy and cold. Started another head band. Fat (my brother, Terry - m) took a few steps (at a year and 5 months! He must have been fat! - m)

1938 - Just laid around. Cool and Cloudy. In the evening we went to Schoolie and picked some blueberries.

July 5
1934 - Some of the men are returning from 4th celebration. Went to show "A Modern Hero". Walked over to the house with Reva.

1935 - Stayed at the Agency last night. Came back to Beaver and found the folks with a Dodge 6. Drove it. Kay and I are fixing our new tent. (They lived in a tent in the area where he later built "The Little House." Which is mostly still standing! - m)

1936 - Baby fell off of the table. Caught 42 fish down the creek.

1937 - Still cold and windy. Fire near Headworks. Cut some wood in the evening. Sure miss my paper up here. (I know how he felt - I can hardly stand it when I can't read the paper - m)

1938 - Run out of gas on the way to Agency. Charlie gave us an 18 inch Dolly (Dolly Varden fish, now known as a bull trout - m)