Tuesday, September 3, 1985
David in to shop early to write letter Kass asked him to. Employees must accept working shorter hours- go home when work is done! When Karen kids and I went in after cutting grapevines and making wreath I helped him with letter- toned his down some. Lunch at her office then in two cars went to Floy and Fannie Baker’s. Stopped at Jackson Center Cemetery and introduced kids to their Baker and Hemmerly ancestors. Finally found Jacob Hemmerly’s marker not 15 ft from David and Sarah Hemmerly.
The chest with lid that Fanny and Floy are giving me has the top and four sides made of boards 24 in wide. Inside the lid is written John _____- can it have belonged to John Baker? Floy thought Samuel Baker my great-grandfather made it. Floy gave us grapes. I came home through Killdeer and County Line Road enjoying Prairie flowers.