Fri. Mar. 26, 1897 Wea. nice

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When the girls came home from school they said they had a good time at the debate. Cora made a break and made her “maiden speech.”

This evening we went to a social given by the Baptists. Did not have very much fun as I was almost a stranger. Bought a doll for 15⊄ - a little beauty. Almost all the boys bought one. Cora was sorry she did not go as Rovig flirted with the girls rather freely.
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NOTE
1. Was Cora still in school? I had thought not, since she seems to be more of a peer to Hilda than to Lulu and Florence. Also, Hilda earlier mentions that Cora is studying to pass the teaching exams, like Hilda herself.
2. A little note in the "Bills Receivable" section of the diary shows that Hilda received $1.50 from a "Cora Peterson." Probably the same Cora (since the only other Cora Hilda refers to in the diary is a "Cora Strauss." Possibly Cora Peterson is related to the "Mr. Peterson" Hilda mentions once or twice. There is a slight possibility that Cora is some sort of cousin on Hilda's mother's side, since Charlotte Satterlund's maiden name was Peterson; however, Charlotte was not originally from the Bismarck area so it seems unlikely her relatives were nearby.
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