Edna Butterfield, 1976-10-19, Interview #2 - MP3 Recording

Segment Synopsis: Duff and Wagner, two bachelors in Hoodoos who fought
over land. Price forced out of the Hoodoos by county
commissioners so children could attend school.

Segment Synopsis: Mother's schedule. Worked minimally on Sunday. Children
used to have to mind better.

Segment Synopsis: Her husband's father came up to buy a cow from Edna's
father. Her husband would pick her up and take her to
dances, Palouse, etc. Brothers would take her to dances
when younger. Girl couldn't leave dance hall alone.

Segment Synopsis: Edna moved in with her husband's parents after marriage.
No mothers or children lost through the midwifes.

Segment Synopsis: Husband only would work horses ten hours. Edna had a
runaway on a hay rack.

Segment Synopsis: Families closer because no cars. Work more nerve
racking now.

Segment Synopsis: Her father gives a man his wife's turkey money and he
spends it on liquor.

Segment Synopsis: Railroad being built brought people and jobs. Logs
floated downstream from Woodfell.

Segment Synopsis: Her mother had one good dress, a green sateen dress,
for 15 years. One year Edna wore one outing flannel
dress the whole school year.

Segment Synopsis: Few threshing machines before 1910. Got 4' combine in '42,

Segment Synopsis: Going to Palouse with $20. in husband's pocket during
the '33 Depression. Hauled hay from Woodfell for
$3 - $4 per ton . Mother one year sold one ton of butter.