Mon. Jan. 4, 1897 Wea. Cold

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It was too cold for the girls to go to school. Louie P. came over and spent the morning. Lulu and I pasted in our Scrap Books. Papa came down this evening & is going to try and get me into the Capitol. Mr. Wahl came up to see Cora who came down this morning. Louie and Florence Gage came over and spent the evening – playing games and singing.

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John Satterlund was a powerful figure in the region and apparently used his influence to help Hilda get a job working in the state capitol at Bismarck. Hilda, 18, was in charge of sisters Lulu, 16, and Florence, 14. John and Charlotte Satterlund and their youngest child Floyd ("Bud") remained 40 miles north of Bismarck in the town of Washburn, which John had helped to found.
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