Delia Locke Diary, 1907-1911

• Main Author: Locke, Delia
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Scholarly Commons 1907
• Subjects: Delia Locke; diaries; women; diarist; California; Locke-Hammond Family Papers; Lockeford; CA; Dean Jewett Locke; rural life; rural California; 19th Century; church; temperance organizations; Mokelumne River Ladies' Sewing Circle; temperature recordings; journal; Yukon; Pacific; Hannah; Locke; Alaska
• Online Access: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/dld-all/2301; https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/dld-all/article/3355/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg

Page 168 1909. a single alarm of fire sounded in Stockton all the day long. Will Moore went to Stockton, also Elizabeth Westerfield, so Hannah did not wash. She had Rev. and Mrs. Robinson tea, and afterwards, they sat down and read Rev. E.E. Hale's story, "The Man without a Country", which none of them had read before - much is being said about it since his death almost a month ago. It is truly a tragic story, and historically true. It occupied an hour in the reading. After that, they discharged Celeste's fire crackers, a supply of which he laid in last week and has been looking at them longingly ever since. Have written to Portland. A cool day for paraders. (T.S.R. 52. 2 P.M. 75. S.S. 62.) July 6. Tues. The body of the young seaman was found in Stockton today - prepared and sent to his parents in Illinois - the one drowned from the boat-destroyer-torpedo yesterday. Received a letter from Theresa and wrote to Ada. Theresa writes of their large crops of potatoes and hay. They are celebrating in New York and Vermont States, the three hundredth anniversary of the discovery of Lake Champlain by the man after whom it was named. The French and English are joining with the Americans. (T.S.R. 48. 2 P.M. 78. S.S. 72.) July 7. Wednes. Received a letter from Rev. Wallace and wrote to Theresa. Georgiana is having measles after all, and we are glad she has them now. She is doing nicely. (T.S.R. 54. 2 P.M. 88. S.S. 74.) July 8. Thurs. Received a letter from Myrtle Hammond and a postal from Alma Cooke. The latter is at Sunol on her vacation and is coming to us. (T.S.R. 54. 2 P.M. 86. S.S. 74.) July 9. Friday. Received letters from Ada and Will Cooke, also Willie. The latter writes that he has taken Walter to Boston and bought him a velocipede. (T.S.R. 54. 2 P.M. 84. S.S. 70.) July 10. Saturday. Received a Post Card from Eunice and wrote to the children in the East. Eunice writes from Seattle whither she with all her family and Susie Pascoe have gone to attend the Alaska-Yukon- Pacific Exposition. They started up there last ...