Tuesday, July 14, 1914

The mercury reached 108 degrees Saturday. Sunday was 105 degrees. The kids (Gladys, Paul and Cecil) were in Sunday night. It was too hot during the day. They brought me home. Just a little after I got here the fire alarm blew. Papa and I started to the fire. We heard that it was Jernigan's livery barn. When we had gone two blocks from home Papa said I had better come back after Mama. When I got here she and Maude Dulaney were already starting. The fire did about $8.900 worth of damage. It burnt the livery barn with seven horses, a second hand store next door and a brick house across the alley besides damaging the Thomas House, Advocate building, Potthast's store and our building. Did about $550 worth of damage to us.

Yesterday I went over to see Helen K. We played golf and checkers.