Walker, Kansas: 1885-1890

	[From Dec 1 to Feb 26, 1885 no records kept. The beginning:]
Feb 26, 1885	Took 4 loads of corn. Started to Ks. in evening.
Feb 27	Got to K. C. at 10 oclock in morning.
Feb 28	Got to Hays City at 3 oclock in eve.
Mar 1	Went to Walker on warm train. Very tired.
Mar 2	Went to Hays City.
Mar 3	Came to Walker this morning with loaded car.
Mar 4	Went to Gorham & looked at country.
Mar 5	Looked at country.
Mar 6	Worked colts. Went to Walker Creek.
Mar 7	Went to Mule east of here. Nice & warm.
Mar 8	Sunday at home. Went to Gorham in eve.
Mar 9	Made garden. I planted potatoes.
Mar 10	Went & got 225 lbs hay of Mr. Hall.
Mar 11	Went to Russell at nite. Got harrow.
Mar 12	Helped Mr. Hall thrash forenoon. Made garden. Burned trash.
Mar 13	Hauled hay forenoon. Commenced to build hen house afternoon.
Mar 14	Went & got 27 bu. oats forenoon. Worked on hen house.
Mar 15	Sunday at home all day. Clear & nice.
Mar 16	Went & got lumber & posts for corrall. Very cold.
Mar 17	Set posts for corrall & dug the well. Sold a mule.
Mar 18	Made trough. Fixed corralls. Plowed afternoon.
Mar 19	Plowed all day. Good day to work. Clear.
Mar 20	Plowed. Cold.
	No record again for a few days.
Apr 6, 1885	Worked on cave. Slept at Walker last nite.
Apr 7	Worked hard & moved in new house in evening.
Apr 8	Went to Gorham. Paid Mr. Gorham $50.00. Took Mr. Hules tools home.
Apr 9	Wadby came by, got Bill & Devteo paid me $200.00 and is to pay balance of $115.00 next Monday April 13, 1885.
Apr 10	Plowed yard south of house. High wind.
Apr 11	Went to Russell got Lister, Safe and Chairs.
Apr 12	Sunday at home all day. Warm & fine.
Apr 13	Finished papering house. Badby paid the $115.00.
Apr 14	Planted corn with lister, but it wouldn’t work.
Apr 15	Took lister back. Got another. Nice & warm.
Apr 16	Planted corn. Warm & fine.
Apr 17	Harrowed & planted corn. Hauled hay.
Apr 18	Went to Bradeys. Got corn & oats. Sowed millet in evening.
Apr 19	Fine rain last nite. At home all day.
Apr 20	Finished planting 10 acres corn. Made garden. Planted melons.
Apr 21	Went to Gorham. Got 50 posts set out 48.
Apr 22	Went & got 65 posts. Sharpened and set west of north line. Hattie washed. Clear and fine.
Apr 23	Floss colt came. Harrowed corn. Hattie went to Mrs. Clays. Shot chicken. Painted on house. Clear & nice.
Apr 24	Finished painting house forenoon. Took ladder home. Went to get pigs.
Apr 25	Made pig pen. Went got 2 pigs, 1 sow and 3 chicks. Went hunting got 4 ducks.
Apr 26	Sunday Dave Clay & I dug for badgers. Nice & warm.
Apr 27	Went to Gorham I and Hattie to get wire plauted.
Apr 28	Planted 6 acres corn with Flora & Lula.
Apr 29	Radfords children here last nite. Rained.
Apr 30	Hattie washed. I harrowed corn. Went to Walker.
May 1, 1885	Went to Walker. Plowed corn.
May 2	I and Hattie went to Walker. Bred Lula to his Clyde Horse.
May 3	Got letter from Johnson & Harriet. Very warm & nice.
May 4	Went to Walker & to Gorham. Got 6 balls wire. Got to harrow for Fagon.
May 5	Planted corn. Waly Fagon harrow afternoon.
May 6	Planted corn. Radford here. Nice fence wire.
May 7	Snowed forenoon. Waly helped with fence.
May 8	Finished fence. Colt got cut in wire last night.
May 9	Planted and harrowed corn forenoon. Went & got coal at Victoria.
May 10	Sunday at home. White frost. Mr. Fox & Mr. Hule & Wife here.
May 11	Finished planting corn. Sprinkled rain warm & dry.
May 12	Planted corn. Seed pumpkins. I went to Gorham in eve Stella went with me.
May 13	Took Lula to Grunts horse. Plowed corn with cultivator in eve.
May 14	Rained a little last nite. Set out cabbage plants. Plowed.
May 15	Got hay and plowed forenoon. Cooler at nite.
May 16	Misted rain forenoon. Very hot. Plowed in eve. Cooler.
May 17	Sunday at home all day. Dave Clay here. Warm.
May 18	Finished cultivating & harrowing 20 acre piece corn.
May 19	Fine rain last nite. Plowed corn for the first.
May 20	Finished plowing 100 acres of corn over for 1^st time. Nice and warm.
May 21	Hattie washed. Went to Gorham then I to Grunts.
May 22	I loafed & hoed a little. Warm & dry.
May 23	Hoed set out cabbage plants. Droped corn for Dave in afternoon.
May 24	Hard rain last nite with wind. Fagan & wife here.
May 25	Plowed & sowed some seed. Nice growing day.
May 26	Finished sowing. Plowed.
May 27	Fine rain last nite.
May 28	Washed forenoon.
May 29	Damp & misty.
May 30	Worked hard in garden.
May 31	Sun. went to Mr. Hules visiting.
Jun 1, 1885	Plowed corn. 92 deg. Corn grows fast.
Jun 2	Finished 10 acres. 90 deg. Shower at noon.
Jun 3	Hot 90 deg. Went to Radfords in afternoon.
Jun 4	100 deg. Hoed garden. Hattie washed.
Jun 5	100 deg. Hot. Very dry corn doing well.
Jun 6	Hoed garden. Hattie washed. Very warm. 92 deg.
Jun 7	Sunday windy. N. W. Clay here. Went to Gorham.
Jun 8	Went to Gorham in forenoon. Plowed corn in eve.
Jun 9	Plowed 7 acres corn. Dry. Need rain bad.
Jun 10	Plowed corn afternoon. Dry windy & dusty.
Jun 11	Plowed corn forenoon. Dry & windy. 95 deg.
Jun 12	Hattie washed. Corn & everything wilted bad. Hot wind the first 100 deg. Weather.
Jun 13	Finished plowing 200 acres. 95 deg.
Jun 14	Sunday went riding, then to Mr. Fagons in evening. Hot wind.
Jun 15	Plowed 6 acre piece corn. Cool and fine. Wind N.
Jun 16	Went to Walker forenoon. Slept at noon. Warm.
Jun 17	Rained some this morn. Wind southeast.
Jun 18	Cloudy Dull wind southeast. Hattie washed.
Jun 19	Splendid rain this morn. Fearful hot. 100 deg.
Jun 20	Plowed corn. Commenced to lay by corn. Threatened rain in eve.
Jun 21	Went to meeting at school house. Radford and wife here.
Jun 22	Finished laying by 10 acres corn. Cool and fine to plow.
Jun 23	Misted rain forenoon. Plowed corn in eve. Cool
Jun 24	Hoed corn. Hot & dry.
Jun 25	Plowed corn. Very hot and good corn weather.
Jun 26	Plowed corn all day. Very hot.
Jun 27	Finished plowing corn at noon. Hot.
Jun 28	Sunday went to S. S. Cool. Misted in eve.
Jun 29	Hattie washed. I hoed garden.
Jun 30	Misting rain some. Got tomato plants.
Jul 1, 1885	Raining this morn. Wind from S. E. Dull & misty.
Jul 2	Real warm. Haton went to Fagons. I went to Gorham.
Jul 3	Helped cut wheat for Radford. Very hot.
Jul 4	Went to Big Creek to celebrate.
Jul 5	Sun. went to S. S. then to Mr. Radfords for dinner.
Jul 6	Cut wheat for Fagon. Very high wind.
Jul 7	Cut wheat for Fagon. Windy & rainy.
Jul 8	Cut wheat for Fagon. Finished. Windy.
Jul 9	Cut wheat for Mr. Radford. Cut 24 acres.
Jul 10	Hard rain and raining this morning. Went to Walker and killed 2 prairie dogs.
Jul 11	Misty. Helped Dave Clay harvest. Hattie washed.
Jul 12	Sun. at home. Went and got mail in eve.
Jul 13	Cut wheat for Clay threatened rain.
Jul 14	Cut wheat for Clay. Rained some.
Jul 15	Hattie washed. Plowed cane in forenoon. Went to Gorham in evening.
Jul 16	Made ventilator for oats. Plowed oats in afternoon. Hattie & Stella stayed in field all day.
Jul 17	Plowed all day. Cloudy. Rained last nite.
Jul 18	Plowed all day. Cloudy. Rained last nite.
Jul 18	Plowed all day. Nice weather, but warm.
Jul 19	Sunday went to S. S. Mr. Hule & wife here. Dave pulled my tooth.
Jul 20	Plowed. Very hot & dry. 102 deg. Good breeze and cool at nite.
Jul 21	Tried to dig & drown coyotes. Plowed forenoon.
Jul 22	Hattie washed forenoon. Foggy in morn. Plowed.
Jul 23	Cut millet forenoon. Cut oats afternoon. Hot.
Jul 24	Hard rain & showers most all day.
Jul 25	Rained. Killed 2 prairie chickens. Hauled load millet.
Jul 26	Sunday went to S. S. Cool nice breeze all day.
Jul 27	Clear & fine afternoon. Scattered oats in stacks.
Jul 28	Clear & fine all day. Scattered oats.
Jul 29	Stacked up oats. Clear & fine for hay.
Jul 30	Rained last nite. Went to walker got coal. Killed 3 prairie chickens.
Jul 31	Plowed ground. Hard & dry. Hattie washed.
Aug 1, 1885	Went to Russell. Hard rain in eve. Very hot.
Aug 2	Went to S. School. Cool & fine.
Aug 3	Plowed all day. Ground in fine fix. Cool.
Aug 4	Plowed. Cool and fine for work.
Aug 5	Plowed. Cool & fine for plowing.
Aug 6	Plowed. Very misty & foggy in morn. Hot day.
Aug 7	Plowed forenoon. Cut millet afternoon.
Aug 8	Put up millet. John Radford helped. Grant Burried.
Aug 9	Sun. at home all day. Cool at nites. Clear & fine.
Aug 10	Finished plowing 20 acre piece. Sowed turnips. Hattie dried corn.
Aug 11	Greased harness & Hattie went to Clays & sewed
Aug 12	Mowed weeds along corn with mower. Warm.
Aug 13	Cut 2 acres of millet for Mr. Radford. Hattie washed.
Aug 14	Cut 8 rounds cane before noon. Helped Mr. Radford thrash. Hard wind & some rain in eve.
Aug 15	Light rain last nite. Harrowed forenoon. Helped thrash in afternoon.
Aug 16	Sunday went to S. S. and meeting. Prof. Carrol preached. Hot.
Aug 17	Helped Fagon thrash forenoon. Put up corn in evening.
Aug 18	Cut hay at Mr. Halls forenoon. Put up corn afternoon.
Aug 19	Cut hay all day at Mr. Halls. Fine & cool.
Aug 20	Cut hay forenoon. Took up rock for slacks. Dug potatoes.
Aug 21	Stacked hay all day. John R. helped. Nice day.
Aug 22	Rained a little last night. Finished stacking hay.
Aug 23	Sun. at home all day. Very hot & dry. Rained in eve.
Aug 24	The heaviest rain this yr. 6 in. Went to Walker. Finished chicken coop.
Aug 25	Dull & misty. Loafed all day. Misty Cold.
Aug 26	Went to Gorham to get coal. Cool & nice. Cloe & Daney here.
Aug 27	Cut 12 shocks corn. Hattie washed. Cool.
Aug 28	Cut corn. Hattie went to Mrs. Clays and made me pair pants.
Aug 29	Cut corn forenoon. Went for Mrs. More afternoon. Hattie sick all nite.
Aug 30	Our boy (Roy) is born at 1 P. M. this afternoon Nice day.
Aug 31	Mrs. Radford stayed all nite & helped wash.
Sep 1, 1885	Had hail storm last nite. Went after plums.
Sep 2	Nora went home. I stayed in house. Killed 2 chickens.
Sep 3	I went to Russell. Mother came. Got home at 10 oclock at nite.
Sep 4	I and mother washed. Damp & misty.
Sep 5	Killed chicken & Jack rabbit. Misty cold & damp.
Sep 6	Sunday mother & I went up by Mrs. Rhodes place.
Sep 7	Rained forenoon went to Victoria. Hard rain and wind all nite.
Sep 8	Washed forenoon. Nice & clear. Got 4 bu. wheat 55 cts.
Sep 9	Took mother to Russell. She started home. Got 10 bu. wheat for 40 cts.
Sep 11	Harrowed 6 acres wheat. Cool & fine. Tried to drill. Raked corn.
Sep 12	Shucked corn. Washed. Went got 8 bu. wheat 55 ct.
Sep 13	Sun. at home all day. Nice day.
Sep 14	Drilled wheat in. Fine corn. Nice day.
Sep 15	Finished white corn. Nice & dry.
Sep 16	Drilled with Fagons-drill on fall plowing.
Sep 17	Drilled on plowing. Warm & fine.
Sep 18	Finished fall plowing. Commenced on oats stubble.
Sep 19	Finished oats stubble. Warm & fine weather.
Sep 20	Sun. Clay Davidson came.
Sep 21	I and Clay cleaned up wheat. Clay went home. I drilled.
Sep 22	Helped wash forenoon. Drilled afternoon. Warm.
Sep 23	Drilled wheat. Nice Indian summer. Warm.
Sep 24	Drilled wheat on weed up 6 acres. Warm but dry.
Sep 25	Got load corn. Went to Russell. Mort and Viola came.
Sep 26	Went up east. Looked at country.
Sep 27	Went to Victoria afternoon. Rained all nite.
Sep 28	Misty forenoon. Went to Gorham.
Sep 29	Hattie washed. Went Gorham for coal.
Sep 30	Plowed fire guard. Mr. Keith came. Looked at land.
Oct 1, 1885	Went & looked at land.
Oct 2	Went to hills & killed 7 chickens.
Oct 3	Hattie washed. Mort & I loafed.
Oct 4	Sunday home all day. 9 people here all day.
Oct 5	Drilled wheat. Bought land of Mr. Fagan. Paid $40.00 & trade. Nice & cool.
Oct 6	Finished drilling wheat. Nice & cool. Killed hog.
Oct 7	Mort and I made smoke house. Fine day.
Oct 8	Went to Hays. Got load lumber.
Oct 9	Mort & I built corn pens. Very windy.
Oct 10	Went to Gorham. Washed forenoon. Began to rain.
Oct 11	Sunday at home all day. Went up office at night.
Oct 12	Built privy. Dug potatoes. Burried potatoes.
Oct 13	Husked load corn. Went to Gorham in eve.
Oct 14	Viola & Mort started home. Hattie & I went to Gorham. Got 30 posts.
Oct 15	Hauled 135 posts from Gorham. Very warm.
Oct 16	Went to Hays. Got lumber for stable. Warm.
Oct 17	Worked on stable all day. Got part covered.
Oct 18	Sunday rained all nite. Bad on stock. Snowed all afternoon
Oct 19	Went to Gorham forenoon. Got nails. Worked on stable.
Oct 20	Set & drove posts out south of house. Snow melted.
Oct 21	Drove posts on north line. Worked hard. Nice.
Oct 22	Drove posts on east line & east pasture fence.
Oct 23	Put wire on fence. Wally Fagon helped.
Oct 24	Wally helped forenoon. Nice & warm.
Oct 25	Sunday clear & warm. Nicest of weather. Eve went riding in wagon.
Oct 26	Drove posts around pasture. Nice day.
Oct 27	Husked corn. Went to Gorham got lumber. Cold.
Oct 28	Worked on house. Lining it. Cold & chilly.
Oct 29	Worked on shed. Strips & stable. Went to Gorham. Cow died.
Oct 30	Skinned cow. Covered shed with cane. Bought cow of Grunt.
Oct 31	Went to Gorham. Got 31 posts 13 cts. 406 lb wire 4½cts. Burried turnips. Made gate.
Nov 1, 1885	Sun. clear & fine. At home all day.
Nov 2	Husked corn forenoon. Nice day.
Nov 3	Husked load of yellow corn. Went to election.
Nov 4	Husked 24 bu. corn. Took Fuller 25 ct. bu. Got white corn.
Nov 5	Papered house. Damp & misty cold.
Nov 6	Hattie washed. Cold W. wind. Went to Gorham. Got coal & wire. Pulled turnips.
Nov 7	Fixed wire on pasture fence. Roy now weighs 16 lbs.
Nov 8	Sunday froze last nite. Went to Mr. Keiths.
Nov 9	Nice & warm. Put wire on pasture fence.
Nov 10	Finished fence. Snapped & husked corn.
Nov 11	Gathered corn. Very warm. Nice day. Dry & nice.
Nov 12	Skeft snow. Colder wind. Gathered load of corn.
Nov 13	Got 2 loads of corn. Very warm & fine.
Nov 14	Killed hog in morn. Got load corn. Nice day.
Nov 15	Sunday at home all day. Am sick. Clear & fine.
Nov 16	Went to Gorham. Got $10.00 suit of clothes.
Nov 17	Started to Ill.
Nov 18	Got to McComb in morn. Went to Violas. They took me to mothers.
Nov 19	Went to Wills house. Went to town & dep $1200.00 in bank. Got $500.00 in cash.
Nov 21	At mothers last nite. Went with Wills to Chester. Took train for home in eve. Paid Mort Cover.
Nov 22	Got to Russell at night. Walked home.
Nov 23	Chored went to make deed, but Fuller gone.
Nov 24	Helped Mr. Keith move house. Made deed at night.
Nov 25	Husked 2 loads white corn. Clear & fine.
Nov 26	Husked 2 loads white corn. Rained and got wet.
Nov 27	Went to Gorham. Paid him all I owe. Made hen house.
Nov 28	Set out strawberries forenoon. Husked load corn in evening./
Nov 29	Sunday at home all day. Nice and warm. Set steel trap.
Nov 30	Caught badger. Got 2 loads corn. Nice day.
Dec 1, 1885	Husked 1 load corn & snapped 2. Have lane wisl.
Dec 2	Nice day. Husked 1 load corn.
Dec 3	Husked corn 2 loads. Warm.
Dec 4	Husked load corn. Terrible high wind from N.
Dec 5	Went to store. Got drafts from Mrs. P. for $278.50.
Dec 6	Sun. at home. Snowing all day.
Dec 7	Hattie washed. I went to Walker. Had $3.90 trade in.
Dec 8	Snowing. Got 29 bu. coal at Walker.
Dec 9	At home. Got hay & coal hauled.
Dec 10	Went to Hays City. Got lumber & sewing machine.
Dec 11	Covered corn crib. Hauled 3 shocks corn.
Dec 12	Snowing this morn. Sewed on machine.
Dec 13	Sun. at home all day.
Dec 14	Hattie washed. Hauled fodder.
Dec 15	Killed hog. Made sausage. Nice & clear.
Dec 16	Went & bought 2 cows $26.50 & $30.00.
Dec 17	I & Hattie went to Edels place.
Dec 18	Finished hauling fodder. Husked corn. Warm.
Dec 19	Sunday misting rain nearly all day.
Dec 20	Hattie washed. Went to Gorham. Look at land.
Dec 21	Worked hard. Nice & warm.
Dec 22	Husked 2 loads corn. Nice warm & clear.
Dec 23	Went to Walker. Made deed to Hattie share. Husked 2 loads corn.
Dec 24	Went to Walker. Got mail.
Dec 25	Clear Xmas. Warm & fine. Snapped 2 loads corn.
Dec 26	Snapped 2 loads corn. Damp south wind.
Dec 27	Sun. cloudy warm & dull. Went up past Wisner land.
Dec 28	Damp & misty. Finished gathering corn.
Dec 29	Went to Radfords. Let Keith have $150.00. Had whooping cough. Raining.
Dec 30	Hattie washed. I hauled manure. Bonfelt here.
Dec 31	Went to Bonfelts & Reddles. Warm. Hauled manure.
Jan 2, 1886	Went to Gorham. Took butter. Got posts for shed.
Jan 2	Snowing hard from north. Fearful day on stock.
Jan 3	Sunday snowing most all day. Mr. Clay died. Terrible time.
Jan 4	Went up to Walker. Snow flying. Went to Clays.
Jan 5	Fixed on shed. Fox here in eve. Cold.
Jan 6	Worked on shed. Clear & cold. Mr. Clay was buried.
Jan 7	8 deg. below zero & snowing. The worst day yet. Terrible storm.
Jan 8	18 deg. below zero & snow flying. Terrible day on stock.
Jan 9	12 below zero. Clear. Shoveled snow out.
Jan 10	Sunday 8 below zero. Went to Mr. Fagons. Visiting.
Jan 11	Snowing from south. Cold & chilly.
Jan 12	15 below zero. Went to look at heifer. South west wind. Got last weeks mail.
Jan 13	Cold. Went bought 9 heifers for $210.00. Hauled straw.
Jan 14	Fixed cattle shed. Hauled straw. Damp snow from south.
Jan 15	Colder snow from north. Hauled straw and cane. Very cold.
Jan 16	Hauled straw. Went to Gorham. Got overshare and very cold.
Jan 17	Snowed most all day. Cold & bad on stock.
Jan 18	Snowing. Hauled straw & went hunting. Cold.
Jan 19	Hattie washed 15 below zero. I hauled straw and cane.
Jan 20	Went up to store. Clear most all day. Not so cold.
Jan 21	Hattie ironed. I hauled straw & cane. Cold.
Jan 22	10 below zero. High wind at nite. Loafed.
Jan 23	Hauled cane forenoon. Went to Walker to get coal. Nice day.
Jan 24	Sunday. S. W. wind. Clear & nice. Went to Radfords.
Jan 25	Hattie washed. Clear & fine.
Jan 26	Rained last nite & sleeted. Snowed most all day.
Jan 27	Nice day, but cold. Went to Walker. Got last draft.
Jan 28	Went to Gorham. Got money paid Mr. Fagon in full for his land. Got deeds & thawed fast.
Jan 29	Froze hard last night. Went to Gorham. Got post 2 by 8.
Jan 30	Clear & fine. Thawed some. Hauled hay, cane.
Jan 31	Sunday at home all day. Mrs. Clay here. Thawed.
Feb 1, 1886	Went to Walker. Damp snow from S. E.
Feb 2	At home cold & chilly all day. Hattie washed.
Feb 3	Cold chilly S. E. wind. Went to Walker.
Feb 4	Went to Walker. Cold and chilly last nite.
Feb 5	Very warm. Thawed fast all day.
Feb 6	Thawed fast all day. Hauled straw.
Feb 7	Sun. got letter & picture from Ella. Thawed.
Feb 8	Hattie washed. Mr. Mrs. Radford here in eve. Thawed fast. Water raised in draw.
Feb 9	Commenced snowing afternoon and snowed hard. High wind from north.
Feb 10	Snow. Blowed some. 20 deg. Above zero. Thawed little. Hauled cane & straw.
Feb 11	Nice day. Went to store took eggs. Husked corn.
Feb 12	Hauled hay forenoon. I and Hattie went to Walker. Warm and fine.
Feb 13	Thawed very fast all day. Draw high. Snow all gone but drifts.
Feb 14	Thawed very fast all day. Draw high. Spit snow a little.
Feb 15	Mort came brought horses here. Very clear and muddy.
Feb 16	Unloaded Morts cars. Nice day.
Feb 17	Went helped Mort on stable. Clear nice day.
Feb 18	Worked for Mort on stable. Nice day.
Feb 19	Put wire up. Got stable covered.
Feb 20	Hauled manure and cane. Nice day. Clear.
Feb 21	Sunday Viola & children came last nite.
Feb 22	Hauled load rock. Cool & chilly. Hauled hay & cane.
Feb 23	Hauled 2 loads rock. Chilly south wind. Stella sick.
Feb 24	I and Ed. Keith went to trade harness and horse. Stuck out willows. Stella sick.
Feb 25	Went to Walker in morn, then had chills and fever. Stella sick.
Feb 26	High S. W. wind. Mrs. Fragon here. Stella better.
Feb 27	Rained some last nite. Misty, foggy. Hauled cane and millet.
Feb 28	Sunday went got mail home most of day.
Mar 1, 1886	Fixed wire fence. Mrs. Foadscan came. Snow. Went to Walker.
Mar 2	Went to Blue Hills. Got load stone. Skift snow last night.
Mar 3	Sleet and snow last night. Sowed clover seed.
Mar 4	Cloudy & dull. Misty, rained. Loafed. Hunted ducks got wet.
Mar 5	Hattie washed. Clear & fine. Went to Gorham.
Mar 6	Sowed clover seed. Snowed all afternoon. Hauled hay.
Mar 7	Sunday home all day. Clear and warm.
Mar 8	Snowed all day. Went up to store.
Mar 9	Went on cattle trip. Bought bull $25.00.
Mar 10	Went got bull. High S. wind. Chilly.
Mar 11	Snowed most all day. Mr. Fagon here. Hauled corn.
Mar 12	Icy. Went up to store. Thawed.
Mar 13	Went to Gorham. Took floor back. Chilly.
Mar 14	Mr. Kratzer & Fagon here. Went to Morts afternoon.
Mar 15	I, Mr. Kratzer & Fagon went got 2 cows. Nice day.
Mar 16	Hattie washed. Put cattle in field quit feeding. I went to Boops. Hunted ducks.
Mar 17	Mr. K. helped haul hay. Got auger bored for water.
Mar 18	Wally F. helped butcher hog. Mort & Viola here & Russians.
Mar 19	I and Mort went traded mules. Took well auger home.
Mar 20	Spit snow in morn. Cleared off. High wind. Hauled manure.
Mar 21	Went to meeting, then to Mr. Hules. Nice day.
Mar 22	Made stalk break, then broke stalkes all day.
Mar 23	Set out fruit trees forenoon. Broke stalks afternoon.
Mar 24	Set out fruit. Broke stalks. Fine weather to work.
Mar 25	Burnt off bottom. Set out plug trees. Made garden.
Mar 26	Planted potatoes, peas, beets, cabbage seed. Moved fence around willows.
Mar 27	Snowed most all day from N. Went to Gorham. Got posts 30. Wire 5.33.
Mar 28	Snow Sunday at home. Bad on stock. Cold.
Mar 29	Hattie washed. Got load coal. Hard freezing. Set posts.
Mar 30	Set posts forenoon. Went to Gorham. Got posts afternoon.
Mar 31	Went got posts. Fixed hen house. Heifer had calf. Cold & chilly.
Apr 1, 1886	Set 86 posts & wire. Cold and chilly.
Apr 2	Went got posts and wire. Cold & chilly.
Apr 3	Went to store. Snowing most all day. Hauled straw for cattle.
Apr 4	Cold & chilly. Mort here. Big bone heifer calf came.
Apr 5	Set posts forenoon. Took Floss to Grunts eve.
Apr 6	Fixed calf pen forenoon. Finished setting posts. Put up braces.
Apr 7	Put wire on fence. Very windy. Snow most all day.
Apr 8	Put on wire. High south wind. Rained at night and all day.
Apr 9	Went to Fagons. Got 84½ lbs wire put on fence. Good on wheat. Rained.
Apr 10	Misty. Hauled manure. Finished fence. Warm.
Apr 11	Sunday went to Morts visiting. Warm.
Apr 12	Hauled 2 loads rock from Jones. White heifer calf came in morn. Windy. Hard rain at night.
Apr 13	I and Wally Fagon hitched up cattle. Flora went to Gorham. Windy.
Apr 14	Dug holes for apple trees. Terribly windy.
Apr 15	Went to Hays with Fagen. Got apple trees. Nice day.
Apr 16	Sat out apple trees 54 and 2 pears 2 crabs. Hauled manure.
Apr 17	Hauled manure. 80 deg. Warm. Planted potatoes.
Apr 18	Sunday at home all day.
Apr 19	Hattie washed. I broke stalks. Dry and warm.
Apr 20	Plowed on cane patch. Very warm.
Apr 21	Plowed. Went got load rock. Hot.
Apr 22	Went got load rock. Lulas colt came. Warm.
Apr 23	Hauled 2 loads rock. One horned cow had calf.
Apr 24	Haked stalks. Viola here in eve. Rained at night.
Apr 25	Sunday rained. Fine rain. At home all day.
Apr 26	Dug in cave. Raked stalks in evening. Cool.
Apr 27	Took rake home. Made garden. Planted melons. Warm.
Apr 28	Went Hisleys. Got load rock. High wind. Worked in cave. Radford & Iona here.
Apr 29	Harrowed potatoes. Worked in cave. Got rock in eve. Frosts & ice. Hattie went to Violas.
Apr 30	Floss took Grunts horse. Got load rock. Cool at night.
May 1, 1886	Went got rock & lumber for cave. Worked in cave. Burnt stalks at night.
May 2	Fine rain last night. Cool and damp.
May 3	Planted corn with lister. Very cool.
May 4	Finished 12 acres corn. Very warm. Warm.
May 5	Harrowed corn forenoon. Planted on bottom in eve.
May 6	Misty & damp. Fearful hail storm. Done lots damage.
May 7	Took Floss to Grunts 3^rd time. Went to Hays got saddle.
May 8	Warm. Planted corn on side hill. Went to Gorham. Broke cultivator.
May 9	Sunday high wind forenoon. Went to Morts. Hules and Kratzer there.
May 10	Will Seybold commenced well. Got load rock. Grunts cow took bull.
May 11	Misting rain. Went got rock. Boys worked in well.
May 12	Finished planting corn. Very hot. Boys commenced wall well.
May 13	Finished walling well. Got load lumber. Gorham agreed to furnish my lumber. Bell Hard ware for $270.00.
May 14	Raining. Hauled 2 loads rock from Mr. Keiths and one from Guarry. Took Windlass home.
May 15	Went got load lumber. Took Floss to Grunts. Warm.
May 16	Sunday went to meeting. Nice rain in evening.
May 17	Hauled rock. Warm. Went to see cows. Harrowed orchard.
May 18	Mr. Hule commenced work. Tried to get well rock. Commenced foundation to house.
May 19	Worked on foundation. Got load rock.
May 20	Went to Gorham. Got lumber. Finished foundation. Got caine tied.
May 21	Sowed and harrowed in 3 acres cane. Ground dry.
May 22	Went to Russell. Got brick pump and set out sweet potatoes.
May 23	Violas here. Nice day, but getting dry.
May 24	Hoed garden. Plowed potatoes.
May 25	Hauled load lumber. Took Lula to Grunts.
May 26	Plowed corn. Very warm.
May 27	Finished 8 acres corn first time. Got load lumber.
May 28	Finished 12 acres. Plowed in bottom afternoon.
May 29	Fine rain last nite. Went to Gorham to get lumber, but had not came.
May 30	Sunday at home all day. Nice day.
May 31	Went to Gorham. Got 44-2-18 ft. Damp.
Jun 1, 1886	Hoed in garden. Cool and fine.
Jun 2	Replanted corn in orchard. Hoed garden.
Jun 3	Plowed orchard and bottom piece corn 2^nd time.
Jun 4	Went fishing forenoon.
Jun 5	Went to Russell to get lumber for house. Warm.
Jun 6	Sunday went to S. S. Stopped at Kragens in eve.
Jun 7	Worked on road all day. Warm and dry.
Jun 8	Plowed on Mr. Fagons land. Sowed cane.
Jun 9	Plowed and sowed cane finished. Hot & dry.
Jun 10	Hauled 2 loads lumber from Gorham.
Jun 11	Helped Hattie forenoon. Finished hauling lumber.
Jun 12	Painted door & window frames. Violas & us went fishing.
Jun 13	Went to S. S. afternoon. Very warm.
Jun 14	Plowed corn. Hot. Mrs. Hules here. Hard rain in eve.
Jun 15	Went to Gorham forenoon. Painted on house afternoon.
Jun 16	Hard wind storm. Hail & rain 2 oclock this morn. Blowed new house down & house we live in off foundation. Neighbors came and helped move house. Warm.
Jun 17	Built new hen house and done lots of work.
Jun 18	Went and got lumber. Worked hard.
Jun 19	Helped harvest at Mr. Hules.
Jun 20	Went to S. S. in eve.
Jun 21	Helped harvest at Mr. Hules.
Jun 22	Harvested at Fred H. Ground drying fast.
Jun 23	Cut for Fred & Burns.
Jun 24	Got Frank Keith to help my place. Went to Gorham got lumber.
Jun 25	Cut wheat with mower. Raked it in bunches. Got draft from mother for $100.00.
Jun 26	Mowed wheat and raked. Painted on house. In eve went to Morts.
Jun 27	Went to S. S. nice day.
Jun 28	Plowed corn. Nice day. Spread lumber to dry.
Jun 29	Rained forenoon. Hauled and stacked harvest wheat.
Jun 30	Finished hauling wheat. Went to Gorham.
Jul 1, 1886	Scattered lumber. Plowed corn.
Jul 2	Cut wheat for me on east land. Wheat little green.
Jul 3	Plowed corn. Very warm with strong south wind.
Jul 4	Sunday went to S. S. Hot and dry.
Jul 5	Went to Russell to celebration. Hot.
Jul 6	Cut wheat afternoon. Warm.
Jul 7	Cut wheat forenoon finished. Rain in eve.
Jul 8	Went on bottom piece. Mr. Shaw came. Plowed corn finished.
Jul 9	Built flue to new house. Mr. Shaw helped. Hot.
Jul 10	Plowed corn in orchard. Went to Gorham. Took back lumber.
Jul 11	Went to meeting to Mr. Hules. Then to meeting in eve.
Jul 12	Plowed fire guard with lister around 50 acres. Dry & hot.
Jul 13	Had 1^st fried chicken. Worked on house. Mr. Hule finished house.
Jul 14	Worked on new house. Very hot and dry. Went to Morts. 100 deg.
Jul 15	Worked in new house. Moved in afternoon.
Jul 16	Went to Gorham. Very hot and dry.
Jul 17	Finished west rooms. Moved in eve. Hot and dry.
Jul 18	Sunday very hot. Went to S. S.
Jul 19	Sprinkled rain last nite. We thrashed had 160 bu. wheat.
Jul 20	Made walk to well. Fixed E. pasture fence. Cool.
Jul 21	Went to help Mr. Hopkins thrash. Morts here.
Jul 22	Helped Mr. Hopkins thrash all day. Skunk got chickens at night.
Jul 23	Put floor in hen hose & very heavy rain at night.
Jul 24	Damp and misty. Fixed crib door. Got plow & slept.
Jul 25	Went to S. S. Very warm.
Jul 26	Plowed all day. Ground most too wet.
Jul 27	Helped Mr. Hule thrash. Warm.
Jul 28	Plowed all day. Martha Keith here.
Jul 29	Plowed. Mort and Viola here.
Jul 30	Went to Gorham. Big rain last night. Plowed in afternoon.
Jul 31	Hard rain last night. Went up to store. Hot.
Aug 1, 1886	Went to Morts, then to Sunday School.
Aug 2	Took wheat to Gorham forenoon. To Walker in eve.
Aug 3	Heavy rain last nite. Very wet.
Aug 4	Took load wheat to Walker. 40 cts bu.
Aug 5	Took wheat to Gorham & load corn. 45 ct bu.
Aug 6	Painted forenoon on house 2^nd coat. Plowed.
Aug 7	Plowed all day. Very cool & fine weather.
Aug 8	Mr. Fanahill and J. Keith here. Went to S. S.
Aug 9	Plowed all day. Very hot afternoon.
Aug 10	Plowed. Hot afternoon & hot at night.
Aug 11	Plowed. Took plow to get sharpened. Very hot.
Aug 12	Plowed all day. Cooler. Good wind.
Aug 13	Finished plowing 20 acres for rye. Hot.
Aug 14	Went to Gorham in morn, then to quarterly meeting.
Aug 15	Sunday went to meeting. Mr. Nickols & wife here.
Aug 16	I and Mort went to Russell. Met Mother. Very warm.
Aug 17	Went to Morts. Mother came home with us. Very warm.
Aug 18	Mother & Morts and us all went to hills & coal shaft.
Aug 19	Ground sickle. Went to Morts. Mother came home with us.
Aug 20	Went to Walker. To Morts in eve. Made deed to land west to Mort.
Aug 21	Hauled some stone. Cut cane. Went to Walker.
Aug 22	Sunday Morts, Mr. Hules & mother here. Warm.
Aug 23	Mother started to Wills and I finished cutting cane.
Aug 24	Hattie dried corn. Commenced cut hay. Broke bolt. Went to Gorham.
Aug 25	Mr. Atchinson here. Cut hay. Raked cane.
Aug 26	Finished cutting hay. Put up rick afternoon.
Aug 27	Stacked hay forenoon. Put up cane in eve.
Aug 28	Finished hay & cane. Dug potatoes. Sowed turnips.
Aug 29	Sunday went to S. S. Nice day.
Aug 30	Cut corn. Went to Gorham. Cool at nights.
Aug 31	Went to Russell. Got me suit clothes. Took 5 doz. Chickens. Got $12.40 for all them.
Sep 1, 1886	Hattie washed I helped. Hunted on Flora.
Sep 2	Cut 7 shocks corn, then went to Mr. Radfords. Visiting in eve. Rained.
Sep 3	Cut 5 shocks corn, clear & hot. Went to Morts in eve.
Sep 4	Harrowed all day. Ground in fine fix.
Sep 5	Went to Morts & to meeting. High wind.
Sep 6	Went got rye & drilled in about 7 acres. Nice & cool.
Sep 7	Drilled rye forenoon. Cut corn. Went to Gorham. Got 15 bu. rye. Rained.
Sep 8	Cut corn. Very wet. Morts here in eve. Hattie washed. Insured house.
Sep 9	Cut corn forenoon. Mowed hay on 27 afternoon.
Sep 10	Cut corn. Raked hay. Hauled 2 loads in eve.
Sep 11	Caster R. helped haul hay. Got done by noon. Went to Bond election. Heavy rain.
Sep 12	Went to S. S. Kraten here. Nice day.
Sep 13	Plowed all day on oats. Nice & cool.
Sep 14	Cut cane forenoon. Mrs. Keith here. Drilled rye.
Sep 15	Finished drilling rye. Raked cane. Took safe home.
Sep 16	Shocked cane. Set posts. Nice & cool.
Sep 17	Went to Gorham. Plowed. Clear & fine.
Sep 18	Finished plowing stripe north of rye.
Sep 19	Went to S. S. Nice day.
Sep 20	Worked on stable. Casper Bool helped. Hauled cane.
Sep 21	Worked on stable. Windy getting dry.
Sep 22	Made wire gates. Hung 2. Set posts.
Sep 23	Dug potatoes. Ella & Emma Hule & Cloe Fagan here.
Sep 24	Put wire on fence east of house. Misted rain. Windy.
Sep 25	Went to Gorham. Got me new pair boots. Took sweet potatoes & eggs. Built hen house. Moved chickens.
Sep 26	Sunday went to Morts. Mrs. Coon here. Windy.
Sep 27	Tore down stable & went to Gorham. Got sells to move crib.
Sep 28	Moved corn crib. 1^st frost. Clear and fine. Morts & Mrs. Cover here.
Sep 29	Went to Gorham. Got lumber for stable sheds. Hauled wheat.
Sep 30	Worked on stable all day. Very tired. Frost. Went up post office.
Oct 1, 1886	Worked on stable. Brought Piper cow home. Nice day.
Oct 2	Fixed fence east stable. Windy & dry. Went to Morts. Helped raise barn. Snapped load corn.
Oct 3	Sunday Morts & Mrs. Cover here. May, Ruby and Charlie here. Went to S. S. and lecture at night.
Oct 4	Set posts. Picked load corn. Dug sweet potatoes. Warm.
Oct 5	Set posts and worked on cattle shed all day. Very warm & dry.
Oct 6	Put wire on east lot fence. Boards on cattle shed. Got load corn from bottom field.
Oct 7	Finished bottom field. At noon went to Walker. Got coal.
Oct 8	Went to Hays City to fair. Cool and cloudy.
Oct 9	Marked calves. Went to Morts. Cloudy.
Oct 10	Sunday went to S. S. then to Morts. Took sweet potatoes to give Ella.
Oct 11	Snapped 2 loads corn. Took turnips to Gorham. Dry.
Oct 12	Got 2 loads corn. Dry and windy.
Oct 13	Got 3 loads corn. Dry and windy.
Oct 14	Got 2 loads corn. Very dry.
Oct 15	Got 3 loads corn. Very dry and warm.
Oct 16	Got 2 loads corn.
Oct 17	Went to Morts. Mr. Simpson came home with us.
Oct 18	Went west to look at land. Very windy. Mrs. Cover went home. Mort here in eve.
Oct 19	Windy. Mr. Simpson & I went to Hays.
Oct 20	Got 2 loads corn. Went to Morton morning.
Oct 21	Finished gathering corn. Hauled dirt from cave.
Oct 22	Fine rain last night. Got $20.00 for mother. Went to Gorham. Hauled fodder.
Oct 23	Hauled fodder. Plowed fire guard. Went up east try to plow. Too dry.
Oct 24	Went to S. S. Nice day.
Oct 25	Hauled load coal. Put wire on fence. Cold & windy.
Oct 26	Took 3½ doz. Chickens to Gorham. Got $2.02 dox. Went to Morts.
Oct 27	Hauled fodder. Cool. Went bought corn of Keith. 100 bu. at 22 cts. bu.
Oct 28	Gathered load corn on Keiths farm. Warm & fine.
Oct 29	Husked load corn on Keiths. Fixed cave.
Oct 30	Went to Russell. Got 36 Apple trees and 100 mulberries.
Oct 31	Sunday went to S. S. then to Mr. Hules.
Nov 1, 1886	Went to Gorham. Sold chicks, then went to drill for water.
Nov 2	Went to election then dressed 50 chickens.
Nov 3	Drilled for water all day. Cool & fine.
Nov 4	Frank Keith got me load corn. Worked for water.
Nov 5	Went bored for water, found it. Froze hard. Trade for land.
Nov 6	Cleaned out hen house morning. Killed beef in afternoon. Cold nights.
Nov 7	Went to S. S. Clear and fine.
Nov 8	Went husked load corn. Got trees. Helped fix corn pen for Mr. Simpson.
Nov 9	Worked colt down to Morts. Helped Mr. Fox thrash.
Nov 10	Hattie washed. Put down carpet. Pulled turnips. Cold north wind.
Nov 11	Went to Gorham. Got stove lumber. Finished cattle shed. Very cold.
Nov 12	Hauled load manure. Shock corn and cane.
Nov 13	Hauled fodder. Went to Gorham. Paid for shed lumber all I owe them up to this date.
Nov 14	Sunday Morts here. Went to S. S. Ella Evans here.
Nov 15	Hauled 2 loads hay & one cane. High wind.
Nov 16	Raining this morn. A fearful storm and blizzard on the stock. Continued all night.
Nov 17	Very cold. Settled with Mr. Keith. Paid $2.09 for boards for Mr. Simpson. I and Wally Fagon took Fillsers colt home.
Nov 18	Hattie washed forenoon. I and John Nices hauled hay. Cool.
Nov 19	Finished hauling hay. Cold & chilly. Thawed some.
Nov 20	Went to Gorham. Took 9½ bu. wheat. 44 cts paid to Gorham.
Nov 21	Foggy & dull. Went to S. S. Dr. Howlett preached.
Nov 22	Washed forenoon. Went to Morts in eve. Nice day.
Nov 23	Dr. Howlet & Darby here last night. Went to Russell. Cold today.
Nov 24	Hauled out fodder. Put in window glass. Cold & chilly.
Nov 25	Went to Morts. Mr. Cover & Trimmer there. Nice day.
Nov 26	Morts all here. Went to hills. Hunted antelope.
Nov 27	Went to Gorham. Got lumber. Worked on shed.
Nov 28	Holinger Preached forenoon, Darby afternoon. Dr. Howlet at night. We went each time.
Nov 29	Preacher Evans here last night & today. Nice weather.
Nov 30	Went to Russell. Got pump for F. Simpson. $10.00.
Dec 1, 1886	Mr. Darby here. Went with him to his ranch.
Dec 2	Mr. Cover here last night. Cold E. wind. Fixed calf stable. Shut up calves.
Dec 3	Hauled cane afternoon. Spit snow from N. E. cold.
Dec 4	Clear and cold. Went to school house to trial. Done chores.
Dec 5	Sunday. The coldest nite yet. To meeting at night. Went to Morts.
Dec 6	Got letter from mother and $100.00. Went to Gorham. Nice & warm.
Dec 7	Helped Mr. Fagon kill beef. Went to trial. Nice and fine.
Dec 8	I went to trial. Hattie went to Radfords. Mrs. Fagon & Mrs. Rick here in eve.
Dec 9	Got load coal. Made coal house. Plowed furrows for apple trees. Very windy. Let Bailey have money.
[Dec 10	Nothing written.]
Dec 11	Very warm. Plowed on the 46 acres. Rained in eve.
Dec 12	Went to S. S. Snowed a little forenoon. High wind.
Dec 13	Clear & fine. Hauled cane. Plowed afternoon. Hattie washed.
Dec 14	Very high wind from north. Plowed all day. Cool.
Dec 15	Froze last night. Went to Gorham. Settled with Gorham. Gave my note to him for $200 paid $43.60.
Dec 16	Hauled cane forenoon. Went to store. Got tax receipt. Hauled manure.
Dec 17	Hauled cane for Mr. Hule. Here got draft from mother.
Dec 18	Hauled cane. Went to Gorham. Paid him $100.00. Nice day.
Dec 19	Sunday went to S. S. Nice day.
Dec 20	Hauled 20 shocks cane. Put cattle in field. Warm.
Dec 21	Finished hauling cane. Cloudy dull.
Dec 22	Went to Russell. Got our Xmas things. Nice day.
Dec 23	Chilly windy. Done chores at home.
Dec 24	Went to Xmas Tree at school house.
Dec 25	Cold in morn. Cleared off nice day. Went to Morts.
Dec 26	Sunday cold N. E. wind. Flying snow most all day at home.
Dec 27	Hattie washed. The coldest this winter. 2 deg. Below zero.
Dec 28	Went to Gorham. Morts here in eve. Popped corn. Made popcorn balls.
Dec 29	Mr. Hules here. Nice winter weather. Got hogs 560 lbs. At 4 cts. pound.
Dec 30	Went helped Mort kill beef. Cold.
Dec 31	Got sausage moll. Made sausage. 7 gallon sausage 12 gal lard.
	[No record of 1887.]
Mar 18, 1888	Sunday very high S wind. Dust.
Mar 19	Snowing from north. High wind. Blizzard. Done chores.
Mar 20	Essie very sick. Tonsiu swollen. Morts came.
Mar 21	Viola stayed all night. Snowing. I took her home. Warmer.
Mar 22	Washed forenoon. Frank S. here afternoon. Very warm.
Mar 23	Clear & fine. Plowed afternoon. Very warm.
Mar 24	Cold damp mist from N. E. all day. Hard on stock.
Mar 25	Sunday cold wind damp. Turned colder at night.
Mar 26	Froze hard last night. Washed.
Mar 27	Went got coal forenoon. Plowed afternoon. Cold & chilly.
Mar 28	Froze last night. Plowed afternoon. Warmer.
Mar 29	Went to Morts to carpet sewing. Stella fell down stairs. Dislocated her shoulder.
Mar 30	Took Morts buggy home. Planted potatoes afternoon.
Mar 31	Damp & misty from N. E. Morts children here. Made garden. Trimmed trees.
Apr 1, 1888	Lulas colt came. Mort, Mr. Simpson & Carnes here.
Apr 2	Hattie washed. I plowed afternoon. Nice day.
Apr 3	Planted sweet corn.
Apr 4	Took Drill to Bonfielt horse. Viola here. Windy day.
Apr 5	Done chores forenoon. Plowed afternoon.
Apr 6	Finished plowing for cane. Planted ½ acre potatoes. Warm & fine.
Apr 7	Took Maude & Lula to Grunts Clyde. Nice day.
Apr 8	Misted rain. Went to Mr. Simpsons. Mort here in eve.
Apr 9	Planted corn. Cooler & windy. Planted 20 rows in E. field.
Apr 10	Went to Russell. Took cane seed. $1.50 bu. Took Lula to Dr.
Apr 11	Clear & fine. Washed & cleaned house.
Apr 12	Paper on wall forenoon. Listed corn afternoon.
Apr 13	Put on wallpaper. Listed in afternoon.
Apr 14	Put down carpet. Cut potatoes. Listed corn afternoon. Mr. Mrs. Radford here in evening.
Apr 15	Sunday I went to Dunkard meeting & all of us to S. S. Then to Morts.
Apr 16	Listed corn all day. Cool dry wind and dust.
Apr 17	Planted potatoes all day. Sprinkled rain.
Apr 18	Listed on corn all day. Hattie washed.
Apr 19	Listed corn all day. Cool and getting dry.
Apr 20	Listed corn all day. Fine to work.
Apr 21	Finished about 35 acres corn. Took Doll to horse 2^nd time.
Apr 22	Sunday hot & dry. Mr. Radford here with letter.
Apr 23	Radford & wife brought plot of house. Very dry. Hattie washed.
Apr 24	Went Grunts in morn. Windy & dry. Dragged corn.
Apr 25	Dragged corn. Windy. Terrible bad dust.
Apr 26	Got ready to start to southern Ill.
Apr 27	Went with Mort to Russell. Took train. Went to K. C.
Apr 28	Traveled across Mo. Last night, then to St Louis & to Mt. Vernon. Band played in Sts. Hot.
Apr 29	Went through car works & to see electric light plant.
Apr 30	Went with Borland to see land. Very muddy.
May 1, 1888	Went with Mr. Judd to see land.
May 2	Got to St Louis last night, then to K. C.
May 3	Come to Russell, then to Walker & home.
May 4	Went to Mr. Grunts. Bred Maude. Very nice day.
May 5	Sowed 3 acres cane. Marked 3 horses. Damp.
May 6	Sun. the heaviest rain last night this year. Went to S. S. then to Mr. Hopkins in eve.
May 7	Cold & misty from north all day. Shelled seed corn.
May 8	Hauled 2 jags hay. Bred Doll. Mulched potatoes.
May 9	Listed corn all day. Very hot.
May 10	Listed corn with 3 horses. Very hot.
May 11	Listed corn all day. Cool at nights.
May 12	Took Floss to Grunts 1^st time. Listed corn.
May 13	Sunday clear & cool. Mr. Simpsons here all day.
May 14	Planted corn all day with lister. Very cold nights.
May 15	Listed corn all day. Frosted. Went got 1 bu seed corn.
May 16	Finished listing 70 acres corn.
May 17	Dragged corn with plank. Cold mist all day.
May 18	Worked on corn all day. Calf died. Mort here.
May 19	Went to Gorham afternoon. Warm.
May 20	Mr. Fagons here visiting. Warm.
May 21	Went to look at land up N. E.
May 22	Took Flora to Grunts. Dragged corn. Radford here.
May 23	Finished dragging corn. Rained afternoon.
May 24	Listed on 12 rows cane. Plowed corn. Sowed cane afternoon.
May 25	Hauled rock for road. Finished sowing cane.
May 26	Took Maud to Grunts. Plowed potatoes.
May 27	Sunday started to Morts. Met Mr. Hule & wife and came back home.
May 28	Terrible windy last nite. Some rain. Went to Russell.
May 29	Plowed 60 rows corn in east field. Very warm.
May 30	Took Flora to Grunts 2^nd time. Plowed corn afternoon.
Jun 1, 1888	Plowed corn all day. Very tired.
Jun 2	Plowed corn. Very hard days work. Rained last night.
Jun 3	Sunday went to S. S. then to Morts. Windy.
Jun 4	Plowed corn in orchard forenoon & potatoes in field afternoon.
Jun 5	Plowed corn in east field. 94 deg. Hottest this year.
Jun 6	Finished plowing corn over 1^st time in east field.
Jun 7	Mort here in morn. Very windy. Loafed in afternoon.
Jun 8	Plowed corn in east field 2^nd time. Windy.
Jun 9	Plowed corn all day. Cool & fine. Getting dry for wheat.
Jun 10	Sunday went to store with Mort. At home all day.
Jun 11	Plowed corn. Very dry. Hard rain last night.
Jun 12	Went to Gorham forenoon with butter. Plowed corn.
Jun 13	Plowed corn all day. 100 deg. Fine for corn.
Jun 14	Finished east field 2^nd time. Hot Commenced on west field.
Jun 15	Took Maud to Grunts. Went to Hays. 98 deg. Hot.
Jun 16	Plowed corn all day. Hoed weeds.
Jun 17	Sunday clear. South. Went to S. S. F. S. here.
Jun 18	Plowed corn all day. Nice day to work.
Jun 19	Plowed corn. Fine rain in eve.
Jun 20	Went to Gorham with butter. Plowed. Very hot.
Jun 21	Plowed corn forenoon. Mr. Kniffer here. Warm.
Jun 22	Plowed corn. Hot. Finished 1^st time.
Jun 23	We went to Hills to look at cattle. Warm.
Jun 24	Sunday cold and clear. Morts and Mr. Miner here.
Jun 25	Took Flora to Grunts. Rained last night. Plowed potatoes and commenced to lay by corn.
Jun 26	Plowed corn. Went to Gorham in morn. Warm. Rained some.
Jun 27	Plowed corn. Laying it by. Very dry & hot.
Jun 28	Plowed corn in east field. Very dry & hot.
Jun 29	Plowed corn forenoon. Sold heifer to Russians for $14.00. Windy. Letter from Judd making threats.
Jun 30	Went to Gorham took 19 lbs butter. Very dry & hot wind. Corn wilty.
Jul 1, 1888	Sunday very dry & hot. Home all day.
Jul 2	Helped wash. Hot & dry. Dug potatoes.
Jul 3	Went to Russell. Fine rain last night.
Jul 4	Went to Walker to celebration. Hot & dry.
Jul 5	Plowed corn in east field. Hot and dry.
Jul 6	Finished east field 3^rd time. Rested P. M.
Jul 7	Plowed corn in West field. Hot & dry. Corn wilted bad.
Jul 8	Sunday went to Mr. Simpsons. Fine shower.
Jul 9	Plowed corn all day. Very warm.
Jul 10	Took butter to Gorham. Hot & drying fast.
Jul 11	Plowed corn in forenoon. Worked in spring in eve.
Jul 12	Went to Gorham in morn. Loafed in P. M. Essie sick.
Jul 13	Very hot & dry. Corn wilted. Poor show for crops.
Jul 14	Took Flora to Grunts. Very dry. Corn suffering. Hot.
Jul 15	Sunday Essie sick last night. Rained some.
Jul 16	Plowed some fore cane & listed. Hot & dry.
Jul 17	Went to Walker, then Gorham. Plowed some for cane. & sowed cane in eve.
Jul 18	Hattie washed. I went to store got letter from Mr. Keith.
Jul 19	I and Stella & Roy went to Russell. Got medicine for Essie.
Jul 20	Tried to plow too dry. Essie very sick. Took plow to be sharpened.
Jul 21	Took butter to Gorham. Then came by Walker. Got plow.
Jul 22 to 29th	Sunday stayed in house most of time. Helped take care of Essie. A terrible dry & hot week. Corn about ruined.
Jul 30	Hattie washed. Hot winds. Corn about ruined.
Jul 31	Went to Gorham in morn. Hot & dry. Mr. Hooles here. Hot.
Aug 1, 1888	Took 18½ lbs butter to Gorham. Got 12½ cts lb.
Aug 2	I and Frank Simpson went to Gorham. Hot.
Aug 3	Got prarie chips, then went to Morts. Nice shower.
Aug 4	Hot & clear forenoon. Loafed most all day.
Aug 5	Sunday Walter & wife Morts here in eve.
Aug 6	Hattie washed forenoon. Got chips. Very warm.
Aug 7	Went to F. Simpson. Got 11 bu rye 30 cts. bu.
Aug 8	Drilled rye. Cool & fine time to work by dry.
Aug 9	Sowed rye forenoon. Went to F. S. afternoon.
Aug 10	Cut corn in east field. Windy & dry.
Aug 11	Set up 15 shocks corn forenoon. Cut afternoon.
Aug 12	Sunday Essie very sick last night. At home wrote to G. Tucker.
Aug 13	Washed forenoon. Cut corn afternoon.
Aug 15	Cut corn. Terrible hot. Wind corn dying.
Aug 16	Cut & shocked corn. Warm & dry.
Aug 17	Set up 62 shocks corn. Good day to work.
Aug 18	Set up corn all day. Fine day to work.
Aug 19	Sunday at home. Mr. North lands here in eve.
Aug 20	Set up corn forenoon. Cut afternoon. Cool.
Aug 21	Set up corn. Very warm & dry.
Aug 22	Cut & shocked corn all day.
Aug 23	Cut up corn in orchard. Very hot & dry.
Aug 24	Set up corn in morning. Went to Walker eve.
Aug 25	Went with Mr. Tanahill on the Saline River.
Aug 26	Sunday Essie very bad boils on her. At home.
Aug 27	Went to set up corn. Rained. Traded colt for cow.
Aug 28	Went to store. Rained first big rain of summer.
Aug 29	Cultivated rye & stubble. Ground works fine.
Aug 30	Cultivated orchard. Sowed turnip seed. Warm.
Aug 31	Worked in field. Cool & fine. Cultivated & harrowed.
Sep 1, 1888	Got buggy and cow of tracey for gray horse. Paid Harrie $2.50.
Sep 2	Went Mrs. Fagans but not home. Came home. Cool & fine.
Sep 3	Went to Russell with Mr. Fagons. Warm & dry.
Sep 4	Cultivated & harrowed rye stubble. Hot.
Sep 5	Finished stubble. Very hot & dry.
Sep 6	Traded with G. Fagon at night. Took bull to Casidy. Got chips.
Sep 7	Hauled fodder forenoon. Hot. Got medicine for Essie.
Sep 8	Hauled fodder. Essie very sick. Helped care for her.
Sep 9	Sunday Viola here. Very windy. Essie very sick.
Sep 10	Went to Hills. Sold 8 steers to Tanehill for $110.00.
Sep 11	Haulded fodder & went Gorham for oats. Cooler.
Sep 12	Hauled 4 loads fodder. Rained. Went to Victoria got butter bucket.
Sep 13	Went to Gorham. Got gun of Wally. Killed beef in eve.
Sep 14	Windy last night. Peddled out beef. Cool & fine.
Sep 15	Went to Moors & Wrights sale. Traded Doll for 6 cows. Give $10 to boot.
Sep 16	Sunday cool last night. Hattie & children went to S. S.
Sep 17	Went Barnfellons. Made gate for Roops. Dug 2 bu. potatoes. Cool.
Sep 18	Went to Victoria. Took Doll. Got 6 cows. Warm.
Sep 19	Took butter to Victoria. Very warm. Dug potatoes.
Sep 20	Went helped drive cattle to Gorham. Dug potatoes.
Sep 21	Dug potatoes forenoon. Went to Morts to see Reg. Hot.
Sep 22	Essie not so well. Hauled fodder, dug potatoes. Cool.
Sep 23	Sunday went to P. O. Warm. Cloudy dull.
Sep 24	Went to Russell in cart. Paid notes of Grunts. $40.00
Sep 25	Cool last night. Dug potatoes all day.
Sep 26	Finished digging potatoes. Went to Victoria. Paid Mill.
Sep 27	Went to Walker. Got pigs of Cains. Cut feed. Got chips.
Sep 28	Done chores. Cut cane afternoon. Cool & fine.
Sep 29	Finished mowing piece cane. Cool & nice.
Sep 30	Sunday at home. Clear. Got Kirksville papers.
Oct 1, 1888	Cut cane in first field forenoon. Raked cane in E. Field eve.
Oct 2	Went got pigs of Mort forenoon. Got chips in eve.
Oct 3	Went & helped Mort get ready to move. Put stock in field.
Oct 4	Got corn in A. M. Went to Morts. They started back to Ill.
Oct 5	Shocked corn forenoon. Took butter to Victoria in eve.
Oct 6	Hauled out cane. Cut cane in E. fields. Killed skunk in shed. Killed prairie chick.
Oct 7	Sunday went to Mr. Fagons. Warm & fine day.
Oct 8	Finished cut cane. Cut hay afternoon. Broke Pilman.
Oct 9	Raked and hauled 1 load hay forenoon. Got chips.
Oct 10	Washed forenoon. Fixed spring afternoon.
Oct 11	Took butter to Victoria forenoon. Done chores. Dry.
Oct 12	Hauled 2 loads cane. Went to F. S. and to Walker.
Oct 13	Hauled load hay. Got chips.
Oct 14	Sunday at home all day. F. S. here in eve.
Oct 15	Hattie washed. Hauled hay. Went to Mr. Fagons.
Oct 16	Casper Roop helped fence off wheat. To Walker in eve.
Oct 17	Trained colts. Got chips in eve. Warm.
Oct 18	Went to Victoria took butter. Very warm. Got oats.
Oct 19	Went to Gorham, then to Walker. Got Braw. Cold.
Oct 20	Heavy hard freeze last night. Bought 2 cattle & calf. Got 2 loads chips. Warm.
Oct 21	Sun. rained all last night and snowed most all day. Bad on stock.
Oct 22	Went with Harvey to Hills. Got heifer. Cold & chilly.
Oct 23	Went to Gorham, then to Walker. Got oats. Warm.
Oct 24	Washed. Made cetchup. Went to Victoria took butter.
Oct 25	Hauled cane & fodder forenoon. Hattie went to Caylees.
Oct 26	Killed hog in afternoon. Fine weather.
Oct 27	Took hog to Victoria in P. M. Got 7 cts. lbs. net. Fine day.
Oct 28	Sunday went to Mr. Simpsons. His Bro. there.
Oct 29	Washed forenoon. Went to Gorham got salt.
Oct 30	Herded cattle for first this fall. Warm & nice.
Oct 31	Herded cattle. Very warm & fine.
Nov 1, 1888	Took butter to Victoria. Rained last night.
Nov 2	Herded cattle all day. Clear & fine.
Nov 3	Herded cattle forenoon. Got chip eve.
Nov 4	Sunday at home all day. Cold wind from N.
Nov 5	Washed forenoon. Herded cattle. Windy day.
Nov 6	Election day Harrison & Morton. Very warm & fine.
Nov 7	Cold & chilly. Hulled turnips. Rain in eve and night.
Nov 8	Very cold N. wind. Took turnips to Gorham. Got coal. 1^st coal this winter to burn.
Nov 9	Herded cattle. Cold & wintry for Nov.
Nov 10	Herded all day. Warm & fair.
Nov 11	Went to Hooles. Not home came home.
Nov 12	Herded all day. Warmer & fair.
Nov 13	Herded all day. Waller Fagon here. Dance at Walker.
Nov 14	Herded forenoon. Hauled cane & fodder. Damp & misty.
Nov 15	Colder, icy. Kept stock in lot & fed.
Nov 16	I am quite sick all day. Sore throat. Guincy. Hattie done all work.
Nov 18	Sun. at home all day. Some better. Dull & cool.
Nov 19	Went to Walker got Bran & lamb. Clear & cool.
Nov 20	Hauled fodder & cane. Damp & cool.
Nov 21	Took butter to Vic. Went to Cloe Fagons wedding.
Nov 22	Herded cattle. Nice day for Nov.
Nov 23	Frost. Herded cattle. Nice day. Still.
Nov 24	Herded forenoon. Burried turnips. Cold & chilly. Went to Walker.
Nov 25	Sunday went to Mr. Northlands afternoon. Warm.
Nov 26	Herded cattle. Hauled load fodder. Warm.
Nov 27	Herded cattle. Wally Fagon took buggy to Victoria. Warm.
Nov 28	Herded till noon. Cold. Essie fell & cut her forehead for machine. Got Prof Blakes Almanac. Went to Fagons.
Nov 29	Herded cattle. Cold & chilly all day.
Nov 30	Took butter to Victoria. Herded afternoon. Warm & fine.
Dec 1, 1888	Herded forenoon. Killed hog in eve. Warm & fine.
Dec 2	Sunday at home. Windy. Mr. Simpsons here all day.
Dec 3	Herded cattle all day. Went to Mr. Fagons in eve.
Dec 4	I and Joe Fagon herded together. I traded for Black Jim.
Dec 5	Herded cattle. Picked up cow chips. Wind north cool.
Dec 6	Herded cattle Hauled big load chips. Mr. F. got heifer.
Dec 7	Herded cattle all day. Very warm & fine.
Dec 8	Herded cattle. Warm & fine.
Dec 9	Sunday herded forenoon. Mr. Trimmer here. Warm.
Dec 10	Tommy herded I & F. S. went to Hays. Paid tax. $16.22.
Dec 11	Cold & N. E. wind. Herded cattle all day.
Dec 12	Went to Walker. Washed. White washed hitchin. Cleaned hog house. Warm.
Dec 13	Herded cattle. Went to Gorham. Red Murmas cow took Jim.
Dec 15	Herded forenoon. Cold. Took white shoat to Gorham. Misted some.
Dec 16	Sunday clear & cold. Herded forenoon. Rested in eve.
Dec 17	Tommy herded. Hauled 5 loads manure. Killed hog.
Dec 18	Went to Russell. Took hog. Fine day.
Dec 19	Herded cattle all day. Wrote to K. Warm.
Dec 20	Herded cattle all day. Clear & fine.
Dec 21	Herded forenoon. Took eggs, butter, chickens to Victoria.
Dec 22	Herded cattle all day. Windy warm lots of dust.
Dec 23	Sunday herded all day. High south wind.
Dec 24	Hauled 3 loads feed forenoon. All went and got big load chips. Chilly.
Dec 25	Went to Walker. Got 320 lbs. Bran. Wet & damp. Mist from north. Coldest yet.
Dec 26	12 deg. Of zero. Hattie washed. Done chores. Clear & bright.
Dec 27	Herded forenoon. Got big load of chips. Warm in eve.
Dec 28	Fed cattle. Went to Walker. Got chips. Fine in eve.
Dec 29	Went to big wolf drive. Got one cayotte.
Dec 30	Sunday snowed last night. Melting today.
Dec 31	Herded forenoon. Cold clear & bright. Done chores.
Jan 1, 1889	Clear & warm all day. Took butter to Victoria. Went to see Catholic Church. Eclipse of sun in eve.
Jan 2	Went to Russell got stove grate. Warm & nice day.
Jan 3	Killed 2 hogs. Warm & fine. Took sausage Mort. Will here.
Jan 4	Herded cattle. Clear & fine for Jan. Cool nights.
Jan 5	Went to wolf hunt up north. Hattie went to. Warm.
Jan 6	Sunday nice day. Went to meeting then to F. Simpson.
Jan 7	Herded cattle all day. Nice day for Jan. Warm.
Jan 8	Cold & windy washed. Fed cattle.
Jan 9	Herded cattle. Nice & warm day.
Jan 10	Cold north wind. Fed cattle. Hattie went to F. S.
Jan 11	Herded cattle. Chilly S. wind. Not very cold.
Jan 12	Hauled 3 loads fodder. Went to Victoria. Cold N. wind.
Jan 13	Sunday snowing most all day. Turned to sleet.
Jan 14	Sleeting & raining all day. Foggy Icy & wet.
Jan 15	Raining last night & today. Hard rain in eve.
Jan 16	Muddy. Fed cattle in east pasture.
Jan 17	Cold & froze. Hattie washed. Nice day.
Jan 18	Hauled feed & fed cattle. Nice warm day.
Jan 19	Snowing. Went got load straw of Roop. Hauled fodder.
Jan 20	Sunday clear & cool. Snow melted some. At home.
Jan 21	Hauled fodder. Went to Gorham. Nice day for Jan.
Jan 22	Herded cattle all day. Fine weather.
Jan 23	Herded cattle all day. Fine.
Jan 24	Herded cattle all day. Nice & warm.
Jan 25	Herded afternoon. Took butter to Victoria.
Jan 26	Cold high north wind. Fed cattle. Went to Walker.
Jan 27	Sunday spit snow. High north wind. At home.
Jan 28	Clear & fine. Herded cattle all day.
Jan 29	Washed forenoon. Herded cattle warm.
Jan 30	Hauled 2 loads feed. Herded cattle.
Jan 31	Herded cattle. Hattie & children went to Hooles. Warm.
Feb 1, 1889	Herded cattle all day. Fine weather.
Feb 2	Went to Walker. Herded cattle forenoon.
Feb 3	Herded forenoon. Terrible high N. wind. Dusty.
Feb 5	Went to Gorham. Made droz. High N. wind.
Feb 6	Washed. Herded cattle forenoon. Windy.
Feb 7	Herded cattle. Went to Victoria. Helped F. S. kill beef. Bought ½ of it.
Feb 8	Hauled load feed. Herded cattle in eve.
Feb 9	Went to Russell. Cold & chilly. Got letter from A. Karpffy.
Feb 10	Sunday Mr. Fagons here & Mr. Gorham. Nice day.
Feb 11	Took 2 hogs to Gorham. Hattie herded cattle.
Feb 12	Hauled feed in morning. Herded afternoon. Fine day.
Feb 13	Hauled out fodder forenoon. Cultivated for wheat.
Feb 14	Hauled feed. Finished cultivating 10 acres.
Feb 15	Hauled feed. Finished work on E. field.
Feb 16	Snowed last night. Took butter to Victoria. Bought calves. Fernnehill here.
Feb 17	Sunday snowed most of day. Cold & bad on stock.
Feb 18	Cold east wind. Took cattle to Gorham.
Feb 19	Hauled feed. Very cold. Hard on stock.
Feb 20	Hauled fodder. Cold and hard on stock.
Feb 21	Thawed some. Went to buy feed. Got straw stack from F. Smith. $3.00
Feb 22	Hauled load straw. Very cold 6 deg below zero.
Feb 23	Went to Gorham. Bought hay of F. Smith. $10.00. Cold.
Feb 24	Sunday at home all day. Cold.
Feb 25	Hauled 2 loads feed. Went to Walker. Cold.
Feb 26	Washed forenoon. Foggy, cloudy & dull. Cold.
Feb 27	Hauled load straw for cattle. Cold & foggy.
Feb 28	Went to Victoria. Took butter. Cold day.
Mar 1, 1889	Nice day. Hauled 2 loads feed.
Mar 2	Went to Walker got wheat. Hooles here. Warm & nice.
Mar 3	Sunday Mr. Simpsons here. White calf came. Warm.
Mar 4	Went for drill of Mr. F. Put in wheat afternoon.
Mar 5	Hauled load manure. Finished drilling 10 acres wheat. Warm.
Mar 6	Went to Walker got shovels. Sowed and put in wheat in east field.
Mar 7	Finished sowing & cultivating in wheat. Nice.
Mar 8	Took drill home. Finished harrowing wheat.
Mar 9	Herded forenoon. Hauled manure afternoon. Warm.
Mar 10	Sunday went to Mr. Fagons. Warm & fine day.
Mar 11	Washed forenoon. Plowed garden. Planted potatoes & onions.
Mar 12	Hauled manure. Went to Victoria. Got $10.00 from Mr. Keithley. Hattie went trading & to Mrs. Wards.
Mar 13	Herded forenoon. Hauled manure. Very warm and windy./ Wheat & rye green.
Mar 14	Herded cattle. Warm & fine. My birthday.
Mar 15	Herded & got straw. Looks stormy.
Mar 16	Done chores. Disagreeable day.
Mar 17	Rained all day & at night cold. Bad on stock.
Mar 18	Cold & chilly. Lulas colt came, but is weak.
Mar 19	Lulas colt sick & died. Mrs. Salomes sale. Warm.
Mar 20	Took butter to Victoria. Cold & chilly.
Mar 21	Herded cattle and done chores.
Mar 22	Finished hauling hay. Done chores. Nice day.
Mar 23	Herded the cattle. Nice & warm day.
Mar 24	Sunday nice day. Herded forenoon. Wright and Billy H. here.
Mar 25	Took Lula to Grunts. Went to Lores sale. Hot.
Mar 26	Herded cattle forenoon. Planted potatoes. Warm.
Mar 27	Took Flora to Grunts. Roy sick & went to Dr. Herded cattle in eve.
Mar 28	Hauled straw. Went to Walker. Roy better. Warm.
Mar 29	Cold high N. wind. Herded afternoon.
Mar 30	Hauled straw. Planted potatoes. Fine & warm.
Mar 31	Sunday at home all day. Warm. Herded eve.
Apr 1, 1889	Got straw. Planted potatoes. Warm.
Apr 2	Took butter to Victoria. Took Lula to Grunts. Hot dry. High wind at night. 94 deg.
Apr 3	Cool washed forenoon. Planted potatoes. Got straw.
Apr 4	Planted potatoes all day got done. High wind.
Apr 5	Fixed wire fence across wheat. Got chips. Mary F. here.
Apr 6	Went to Gorham forenoon. Got cane. Planted corn in orchard.
Apr 7	Sunday windy at home. Billy Hayler got King to work.
Apr 8	Hauled load straw. Raining. All went to Gotham Roy 1^st suit of clothes.
Apr 9	Went to Gorham afternoon. Got cane. Planted cane in orchard.
Apr 10	Plowed forenoon. Rained rest of day & part of night.
Apr 11	Washed forenoon. Harvey took 9 head cattle to herd. Warm.
Apr 12	Took butter to Victoria. Plowed afternoon.
Apr 13	Plowed all day. Fine to work. Wheat fine.
Apr 14	Sunday went to F. S. in evening. Nice day.
Apr 15	Plowed all day. Fine weather for crops.
Apr 16	Finished plowing 9 acres. Hot in eve.
Apr 17	Heavy rain this morn. Warm & fine.
Apr 18	Hauled load straw. Warm & fine. Got oats at Walker.
Apr 19	Planted sweet corn. Dragged ground. Warm & fine.
Apr 20	Took butter to Victoria. Went sale at Walker. Dragged ground.
Apr 21	Sunday at home all day. Warm & fine. Rested.
Apr 22	(Oklahoma) opened. Took Flora to Grunts. Drilled corn.
Apr 23	Windy. Harrowed potatoes. Finished drilling 5½ acre cane.
Apr 24	Worked on the road all day. Nice & cool.
Apr 25	Went got corn planter. Planted 4 acres corn. Hattie took butter to Victoria.
Apr 26	Plowed all day. Warm & fine for crops.
Apr 27	Plowed all day. Had plow sharpened. Very windy.
Apr 28	Sunday cold wind. Cloudy & dull. Fagons here. Took buggy home.
Apr 29	Raining most all day & some snow. Got coal. Very bad day.
Apr 30	Plowed forenoon. Took Lula to Grunts. Cool & fine.
May 1, 1889	Plowed for corn. Cool, Frosty nights.
May 2	Plowed for corn. Cold & chilly.
May 3	Finished plowing for corn. Cool & fine.
May 4	Dragged ground for planter. Planted forenoon. Windy.
May 5	Sunday windy all day. Warm. At home.
May 6	Finished planting corn at noon. Terrible wind & evening hail & wind.
May 7	Harrowed 4 acres corn. Washed. Helped Russells with house.
May 8	Hoed trees. Plowed sweet potatoes ridges. Hot. Took butter to Victoria.
May 9	Went to Russell. Wheat dying. Got sweet potato plants. Hot. Rain at night.
May 10	Cloudy & damp. Went Walker. Got mail. Rain at night.
May 11	Cool misty. Went to Walker. Done chores. Bad on chicks.
May 12	Sunday rained last night & misty. At home. Cool, wet.
May 13	Washed. Clear & for shops. Done chores.
May 14	Hauled manure around trees. Cool.
May 15	Went to Hays as Juror. Cool.
May 16	Went to Hays. Warm. Showers at night.
May 17	Walked from Hays to Victoria. Got home took butter to Victoria.
May 18	Plowed corn in orchard. Mr. Boyles here.
May 19	Sunday at home. Mr. Simpsons here in eve.
May 20	Took Flora to Grunts. Staid all day. Went to Hays.
May 21	Plowed potatoes. Nice day.
May 22	Washed. Hot. Got chips. 90 deg.
May 23	Plowed 13 acres east field. Harrowed corn.
May 24	Fine rain. Hoed garden.
May 25	Hoed forenoon. Warm cloudy. Done chores.
May 26	Sunday at home. Fine. To store in afternoon.
May 27	Went to Store. Mild & stormy.
May 29	Rained last night. Cow is sick.
May 30	Dry some. Nice to work.
May 31	At home done chores.
Jun 1, 1889	Hoed trees in orchard. Took butter to Victoria. Warm.
Jun 2	Sunday at home. Done chores.
Jun 3	Done chores. Washed. Cool & damp.
Jun 4	Chilly & damp. Hoed trees.
Jun 5	Went to Russell. Hoed in afternoon.
Jun 6	Hoed in orchard. Nice day.
Jun 7	Took butter to Victoria. Nice.
Jun 8	Rained last night. Mr. Simpson came.
Jun 9	At home all day. Nice.
Jun 10	Went to see Billy Taylor. Plowed. Very warm & fine.
Jun 11	Will Taylor brought Kingdom. Plowed corn.
Jun 12	Finished corn 1^st time. Hoed cane. Hot.
Jun 13	Hoed potatoes & cane. Very warm day.
Jun 14	Took butter to Victoria. Hattie went to Fagons. Got fruit.
Jun 15	Mowed weeds. Went to Walker. Rain & hail.
Jun 16	Sunday went to Mr. Simpsons. Hot.
Jun 17	Went to Mr. Whites. Dull very warm day.
Jun 18	Plowed corn all day. Warm & fine for crops.
Jun 19	Took butter to Victoria. Very high wind.
Jun 20	Finished laying by corn. Warm & hot.
Jun 21	Mowed weeds. Got chips. Went to Walker at night.
Jun 22	Plowed. Got chips. Warm.
Jun 23	Sunday at home all day. Warm & fine.
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Aug 8, 1889	Bought Duke of Mr. Thompson.
Aug 9	Took plow to Walker. Very hot & dry.
Aug 10	Misted rain forenoon. Plowed.
Aug 11	Sunday at home all day. Big rain in morn.
Aug 12 to 18	Plowed in east field all week. Good days to work.
Aug 18	Sunday at home. Warm & dry. South wind.
Aug 19 to 25	Cut corn all week. Took 4½ doz. Chickens to Victoria. Very hot, dry & windy week.
Aug 25	Sunday at home all day. Wind hot & dry.
Aug 26	Ligers thrashed in E. field. Piffer cut corn.
Aug 27	Piffer helped thrash forenoon. Cut corn in eve. Hat 668 bu. wheat.
Aug 28	Cut corn & shocked stalks. Very hot & dry.
Aug 29	Cut & shocked corn. Finished S. field.
Aug 30	Rain last night. Took Maud to Wesevers.
Aug 31	Shocked 20 shocks corn forenoon. Plowed P. M.
Sep 1, 1889	F. Simpsons here all day. Warm.
Sep 2	Plowed all day. Cool & fine.
Sep 3	Plowed. Nice time to work.
Sep 4	Finished 10 acre piece. Fine, but getting dry.
Sep 5	Went to F. Simpsons sale. Dragged ground.
Sep 6	Dragged ground. Cut cane. High wind. Went to Gorham.
Sep 7	Cut cane. Went to Weavers. Took cane to Gorham.
Sep 8	Sunday went to Walker to get mail. Warm & dry.
Sep 9	Set up corn & cane. Made wire gate. Took corn to Gorham.
Sup 10	Cut cane forenoon. Mowed cane afternoon.
Sep 11	Set up cane. Raked & shocked sorgum. Very sick.
Sep 12	Cut & shocked sorgum. Very dry & windy.
Sep 13	Raked & shocked sorgum all day.
Sep 14	Finished raking & shocking cane. Harrowed some.
Sep 15	Sunday cold last night. Clear & dry.
Sep 16	Drilled in wheat all day with Grunts drill.
Sep 17	Drilled wheat around corn and cane shocks.
Sep 18	Drilled wheat. Got in 27½ acres. Took drill home.
Sep 19	Went to F. Simpsons & to Weavers. Warm.
Sep 20	Went to Walker. Shucked corn. Dry. Potatoes & dragged ground.
Sep 21	F. Simpsons & family here last night. They started for Ill. Today. I and children went to Gorham.
Sep 22	Hot & very dry. Sun. Went to P. G. At home.
Sep 23	Dug potatoes and done chores.
Sep 24	Light rain. Took potatoes to Walker & butter to Victoria.
Sep 25	Dug potatoes. Went to F. S. Nights are cold.
Sep 26	Dug potatoes all day. Cool & fine.
Sep 27	Went to Gorham. Took potatoes. Got oats.
Sep 28	Dug potatoes. Nice day. Terrible dry.
Sep 29	Sunday hot & dry. At home all day.
Sep 30	To Oct. 5 Dug potatoes done hard whs. Work.
Oct 6, 1889	At home Sunday. Nice day. Billy Naylor here.
Oct 7	Got rice & corn. Washed. Done chores.
Oct 8	Got rice & corn. Nice, but dry.
Oct 9	Mother & Ella came. Nice day.
Oct 10	I and Ella went to Russell. Warm.
Oct 11	Warm. Finished rice corn. Mr. Fagons here.
Oct 12	Thrashed forenoon. Misty. Sold Jim. Got chips in eve.
Oct 13	Sunday damp. Went to Victoria. Rain at night.
Oct 14	Raining. Went to Walker. Cold & chilly.
Oct 15	Mort here forenoon. Went to Gorham eve. Cool.
Oct 16	Mother & Ella took train for Jenning. Rainy cool.
Oct 17	Plowed forenoon. Weaned colts. Drilled wheat in eve.
Oct 18	Drilled wheat. Froze last night. Nice day.
Oct 19	Drilled wheat all day. Took Fagons home. Cool.
Oct 20	Sunday clear & nice day. At home.
Oct 21	Drilled wheat in E. field. Mother & Ella came from Onies.
Oct 22	Drilled on turnips & cold. Mother & Ella started home.
Oct 23	Got corn cultivated & sowed wheat in stalks. Hot.
Oct 25	Frost. Put in wheat & got corn. Cool.
Oct 26	Hard freeze last night. Finished gathering corn.
Oct 27	Sunday at home. Warm & fine all day.
Oct 28	Went to Russell. Got beef of Cassidy. Cold wind.
[Oct 29	Nothing written on this day.]
Oct 30	Hauled hay & fodder. Barbecue at Walker. Misted rain.
Oct 31	Hauled 19 shocks corn. Damp & cloudy.
Nov 1, 1889	Snowed last night. Wet snow.
Nov 2	Done chores. Went to Walker. Got bran. Muddy.
Nov 3	Sunday went to Fagons. Cold & chilly.
Nov 4	Hauled rye all day. 9 loads. Cold day.
Nov 5	Hauled fodder & rye. Went to election. Nice day.
Nov 6	Hauled fodder & rye. Fixed fence. Cold & chilly.
Nov 7	Took cattle to east pasture. Cold rain & snow.
Nov 8	Done chores & loafed. Wet & muddy.
Nov 9	Hauled 5 loads manure. Went to Gorham got 26 posts.
Nov 10	Hauled 5 loads manure. Cold.
Nov 11	Drove 25 posts for guison. North cold wind.
Nov 12	Put wire on posts. Had 7 cows dehorned. Warm & fine.
Nov 13	Went to Russell for beef. Cold in morning.
Nov 14	Went to Andreas. Got note renewed. Picked up chips. Warm.
Nov 15	Went to Walter Hopkins & to Jim Beans. Warm.
Nov 16	Done chores & hauled manure. Warm.
Nov 17	Sunday went to Dunkard meeting. Mr. Fullers came home with us.
Nov 18	Hauled forenoon. (manure) Got chips. Warm.
Nov 19	Washed. Went got coal. Warm & fine.
Nov 20	Went to auction in Walker. Warm.
Nov 21	Hauled manure. Went to auction afternoon. Fine.
Nov 22	Hauled manure. Went to Victoria with butter. Warm.
Nov 23	Picked up chips. Warm & fine.
Nov 24	Sunday at home all day. Nice day.
Nov 25	Snowed most all day, but no wind.
Nov 26	Went to auction. Got coal. Thawed some.
Nov 27	Washed forenoon. Went to Walker.
Nov 28	Went to Walker. Got Roy boots, Essie shoes. Warm.
Nov 29	White washed kitchen. Put carpet down.
Nov 30	Went to Walker. Clear & warm. Done chores.
Dec 1, 1889	Sunday at home. Warm & windy.
Dec 2	Foggy. Nice day. Went to Walker. Got flour and bran. Done chores.
Dec 3	Cloudy & misty. At home. Warmer.
Dec 4	Hauled feed. Foggy. Went hunting in eve.
Dec 5	Went to Russell & to Mr. Hooles. Chilly.
Dec 6	Went to Victoria. Got $51.95 & sent it to F. W. Simpson. McComb Ill.
Dec 7	Foggy & damp. Went to Walker. Organized alliance.
Dec 8	Sunday warm & fine. Home all day.
Dec 9	Hattie washed. High S. wind. Chilly.
Dec 10	Done chores. Nice warm weather.
Dec 11	Clear & warm. Went to Walker Done chores.
Dec 12	Went to Gorham. Sold potatoes. Very warm.
Dec 13	Chilly N. wind. Took 23.50 bu potatoes to Gorham. At 45 cts. bu. Got suit of clothes.
Dec 14	Went to Gorham alliance. Then Walker at night.
Dec 15	Sunday went to Dunkard meeting. Walter & wife here.
Dec 16	Cut off cane seed from shocks. Clear & fine.
Dec 17	Washed forenoon. Took roan cow to Crissmans.
Dec 18	Went to Walker. Done chores. Clear & fine.
Dec 19	Cut off cane seed. Went to Walker in eve.
Dec 20	Hauled out sorgum. Cut off seed. Got hog of Fagons. Dressed 330 lbs. Paid $4.50 hundred lbs.
Dec 21	Went to Victoria. Warm in forenoon. High cold wind eve.
Dec 22	Sunday at home all day. Nice day for winter. Arnold calf came.
Dec 23	Took cattle to wheat forenoon. S. W. wind. Chilly.
Dec 24	Went got load chips & sorgum seed. Went to Walker Xmas eve.
Dec 25	Foggy in morn. Went to Mr. Fagons. Nice day.
Dec 26	Cut off cane seed. Warm & fine.
Dec 27	Cut off cane seed. Very warm & fine.
Dec 28	Hauled out 3 loads sorgum. But wind go terrible high.
Dec 29	Sunday cold N. wind. Fed stock. At home.
Dec 30	Cold & chilly. Took sorgum seed to Crissmans. Terrible south wind.
Dec 31	Very high S. wind. Went to Walker.
Jan 1, 1890	Went & thrashed 20 bu. cane seed. Nice day. Put cattle on wheat.
Jan 2	Hauled cane & 2 shocks fodder. Went to Victoria. Cold.
Jan 3	Hauled sorgum & straw. Put cattle on wheat.
Jan 4	Went to Walker to get Hattie tooth pulled. Went to alliance. Warmer.
Jan 5	Sunday at home all day. Cold & chilly.
Jan 6	Snowing most all day from N. E.
Jan 7	Washed forenoon. Done chores. Fair.
Jan 8	Hauled out 20 shocks feed. Nice day.
Jan 9	Took cattle on wheat. Husked 7 shocks corn.
Jan 10	Husked 4 shocks corn. Went to Victoria. Took 13 doz eggs. Got 10 cts. doz. Butter 18 cts. lb.
Jan 11	Done chores morn. Rained last nite. Went to alliance. Cold.
Jan 12	Sunday snowed all day. Windy. Fed stock.
Jan 13	Hauled rye & straw. Went Walker. Cold & chilly.
Jan 14	Went to Russell. Got beef & overshoes & Essie shoes. Blizzard in eve.
Jan 15	Done chores at home. Coldest day this year.
Jan 16	5 deg. Below zero. Rubys calf came. Hauled feed.
Jan 17	Very cold. Hauled feed. Went to Walker for Mail.
Jan 18	Clear & bright. Hattie joined alliance.
Jan 19	Sunday cold. Done chores. Home all day.
Jan 20	Clear & cold. Hauled straw & fodder. Got children picture.
Jan 21	Done chores. Cold winter weather.
Jan 22	Cold day at Walker. Hauled hay. Got Lagrippe.
Jan 23	Done chores. Quite sick. Nice winter weather.
Jan 24	Hauled. Went to Walker. Got bran. Thawed fast.
Jan 25	Went to Walker Co. alliance. Thawed. Quite muddy.
Jan 26	Sunday at home all day. Nice.
Jan 27	Hattie washed. Done chores. Nice day.
Jan 28	Hauled. Nice day. Very muddy.
Jan 29	Went to Walker. Done chores.
Jan 30	Went got Mr. Taylor & commenced on well at noon. Warm.
Jan 31	Worked on well. Put in curb.
Feb 1, 1890	Worked in well.
Feb 2	Sunday. Nice day. Cloudy.
Feb 3	Hauled feed. Took butter to Victoria.
Feb 4	Worked on well. Commenced to wall.
Feb 5	Finished the wall. Went to Walker. Got buckets.
Feb 6	Hauled feed. Snowing all day. Fine for wheat.
Feb 7	Washed forenoon. Took butter to Victoria. Thawed.
Feb 8	Hauled feed & straw. Husked 5 shocks corn. Roy sick.
Feb 9	Sunday clear & fine. At home all day.
Feb 10 to 15^th	Hauled feed. Done chores. Took butter Victoria. Etc.
Feb 16	Sunday went to Dunkard meeting. Cold & chilly.
Feb 17	Hauled feed. Done chores. Went to meeting at night.
Feb 18	Cold & chilly east wind. Fed and chelled corn.
Feb 19	Done chores. Dull & cloudy. Went meeting.
Feb 20	Done chores. Dull & cold. Wintry.
Feb 21	Snowed last night. Hauled feed.
Feb 22	Took butter to Victoria. Cold & foggy all day.
Feb 23	Sunday clear & fine. Went to Mr. Dortlands.
Feb 24	Cloudy dull. Hauled feed.
Feb 25	Dull & it looks stormy. Took heifer to Grunts.
Feb 26	Stormy. Fed stock.
Feb 27	Hattie washed. Cold north wind.
Feb 28	Hauled feed & done chores. Cold.
Feb 29	Nothing written.
Mar 1, 1890	Went Victoria to alliance. Very cold day.
Mar 2	Sun. went to F. Hopkins to funeral. Nice day.
Mar 3	Hauled feed. Went to Walker. Herded cattle. Warm.
Mar 4	Hauled feed forenoon. Herded cattle. Cold.
Mar 5	Done chores. Cold & chilly. Went to Walker.
Mar 6	Hauled 4 loads feed. Damp snow.
Mar 7	Hauled feed forenoon. Got mail in eve.
Mar 8	Hauled 4 loads corn feed. Went to Victoria & Walker.
Mar 9	Sunday at home. South wind. Misty & damp.
Mar 10	Washed forenoon. Husked corn. Nice day.
Mar 12	Done chores etc.
Mar 13	Done chores. Very cool at nights.
Mar 14	Broke stalks on wheat. Done chores. Nice day.
Mar 15	W. Hopkins & wife here. Went to alliance.
Mar 16	Sunday Fagons here visiting. Nice day.
Mar 17	Hattie & children most sick. Planted potatoes.
Mar 18	Went to Crows sale. Got oats in Gorham. Warm.
Mar 19	Went to Walker as Juror in trial of McGrachers.
Mar 20	Plowed some. Burned stubble. (Bred Kit and Maude to Kings horse.)
Mar 21	Warm. Bred Queen & Topsy to Kings horse.
Mar 22	Plowed on oats. Nice day to work.
Mar 23	Sunday terrible wind & dust. At home.
Mar 24	Terribly windy. Went to Walker morn. Plowed afternoon.
Mar 25	Plowed all day. Nice weather. Wheat fields green.
Mar 26	Went to Walker forenoon. Got coal. Cultivated for oats.
Mar 27	Terrible wind & blizzard. Snowing from north.
Mar 28	Hauled feed forenoon. Finished cultivating oats.
Mar 29	Hauled feed. Went to Mr. Fagons. Got 14 bu. oats.
Mar 30	Sunday cloudy & cold E. wind. At home. Gloomy cold.
Mar 31	Hauled feed forenoon finished. Drilled oats eve.
Apr 1, 1890	Finished drilling oats. Took drill home. Got chips.
Apr 2	Misty & damp. Grunts brought men to look at land.
Apr 3	Washed forenoon. Took butter to Victoria. Warm.
Apr 4	Fine growing weather. Husked corn. Went to Walker.
Apr 5	Done chores. Went to alliance. Warm.
Apr 6	Sunday. Went to Walter Hopkins. Nice & warm. Hot.
Apr 7	Washed forenoon. Husked corn. Nice day, but windy.
Apr 8	Terrible high wind & dusty. At home.
Apr 9	Went to Victoria. Got new wagon for $18.00. Took Kit to Gorham. Took horse.
Apr 10	Russians here to buy land. I took Maud to Kings horse.
Apr 11	Went to Walker. Harrowed stalks in orchard. Windy.
Apr 12	Raked stalks. Went to primary forenoon. Windy.
Apr 13	Sunday at home. Warm & dry. Beginning to need rain.
Apr 14	Washed forenoon. Burned stubble afternoon.
Apr 15	Went to Gorham. Listed in Corn. Warm.
Apr 16	Went to Gorham. Listed in corn. Cold raw E. wind.
Apr 17	Went to Gorham. Listed corn afternoon.
Apr 18	Finished putting in 12 acres corn. Wheat looks fine.
Apr 19	Planted potatoes in E. field. Nice day.
Apr 20	Sunday went to Dunkard meeting. Mr. Dortlands here.
Apr 21	Finished planting potatoes. Nice day.
Apr 22	Took butter to Victoria. Burned stubble. Rained.
Apr 23	Cold N. wind. Damp. Went to Gorham.
Apr 24	Went to Gorham. Got Queen & Nelly. Rain. Listed corn.
Apr 25	Went got mail. Rained all day. Cold. Done chores. Fine for wheat.
Apr 26	Moved hen house. Sold Lula to Crissman. $150.00.
Apr 27	Sunday nice day. Went to Mr. Fagons. Crops look well.
Apr 28	Put straw on potatoes all day. Hot. Hattie helped.
Apr 29	Mulched potatoes forenoon. Planted 12 acres corn P. M.
Apr 30	Listed corn in E. field. Mulched potatoes P. M.
May 1, 1890	Went to Russell. Got money at bank.
May 2	Listed corn forenoon. Finished mulching 1 acre potatoes.
May 3	Finished planting #. Field corn. Hot. Rained.
May 4	Sunday fine rain last night. Floss’s colt came.
May 5	Went to Victoria with butter. Worked on bottom. Rained. Harrowed stalks.
May 6	Raked stalks & stubble. Commenced listing. Windy. Corn nice.
May 7	Listed in nice corn on bottom, and sorgum in orchard.
May 8	Went to Walker forenoon. Planted corn afternoon.
May 9	Plowed for sorgum. Wheat needs rain.
Mau 10	Plowed all day. Went to Walker to alliance eve.
May 11	Sunday clear & windy. At home all day.
May 12	Hattie washed. I finished plowing for sorgum. Dry.
May 13	Harrowed forenoon. Got drill.
May 14	Drilled in sorgum. Dusty & dry. Wheat suffering.
May 15	Drizzled rain forenoon. Went to Gorham in eve.
May 16	Went to Russell to alliance (picknic).
May 17	Dragged soil. Nice corn & sorgum. Took butter to Victoria.
May 18	Sunday at home all day. Dry.
May 19	Hauled 140 bu. wheat to Walker. Got 75 cts bu.
May 20	Went to Victoria Deposited $100.00 in bank. Pd. Peter Grunt in full.
May 21	Washed forenoon. Went fixed bor in spring.
May 22	Went to Fagons & took drill home. Got oats. Dry.
May 23	Done chores. Roy & Stella went to school. I got wagon tongue.
May 24	Went to Victoria. Took butter. Nice rain last night.
May 25	Sunday went to Walker. Got mail. At home.
May 26	Went to Mr. Boyles sale. Nice day, but dry.
May 27	Washed forenoon. Cleaned house. Terribly windy.
May 28	High dry wind. Wheat dying. Went to Gorham.
May 29	Still dry. Took Nelly to Gorham. Some cloudy.
May 30	Dry & windy weather. Done chores.
May 31	Dry. Horse broke buggy tongue threw us out.
Jun 1, 1890	Went to Fullers. Came home. Hot.
Jun 2	High dry wind. Mowed rye. Suffering for rain.
Jun 3	Finished mowing 10 acre rye. Raked afternoon. Sold 33 lbs butter for $3.30 Got 10 cts lbs. Sold 23 lbs butter for $2.30 Got 10 cts lbs. Sold 33 lbs butter for $3.30 Got 10 cts lbs.
Jun 4	Tried to stack rye but too windy. Plowed corn.
Jun 5	Windy. Worked road. Terrible dry.
Jun 6	Clarence Hall helped stack rye. Terrible hot.
Jun 7	Finished stacking rye 1^st piece. Hot.
Jun 8	Sunday went to S. S. Billy Naylors here.
Jun 9	Plowed corn all day. Terrible dry.
Jun 10	Finished 12 acres corn 1^st time.
Jun 11	Finished cutting 6 acres rye. Raked afternoon. Hot.
Jun 12	Went to Gorham. Took butter. Got 9 cts lb. Windy.
Jun 13	Plowed corn forenoon. Stacked rye. Hot & dry.
Jun 14	Plowed corn all day. Terrible dry & hot. Crops suffering.
Jun 15	Sunday worst dry spell since in Ks. Fagons here.
Jun 16	Rained last night. Hattie washed. Finished E. piece corn.
Jun 17	Rained last night. Went to Victoria. Got 10 ct. lb. for butter.
Jun 18	Stacked rye finished. Things growing fast.
Jun 19	Went to Gorham forenoon. Big hail in eve. Plowed corn. Very hot.
Jun 20	Plowed & cultivated in sorgum. Very hot.
Jun 21	Harrowed sorgum. Plowed corn 2^nd time. Hot.
Jun 22	Sunday south wind. Hot.
Jun 23	Plowed corn 2^nd time. Corn growing fast.
Jun 24	Plowed corn. Very warm days.
Jun 25	Plowed corn in E. field. Hot
Jun 26	Finished plowing corn & sorgum. Hot.
Jun 27	Helped Ellie Grunt cut rye. Windy.
Jun 28	Cut rye for Ellie. Wheat for me. Warm.
Jun 29	Sunday at home all day. Hot. Windy.
Jun 30	Finished my wheat in middle field. Helped Jake cut.
Jul 1, 1890	Cut for Jake all day. Warm.
Jul 2	Cut at Jakes all day. Nice to work.
Jul 3	Cut forenoon. Rainy and damp.
Jul 4	Cool & fine. Went to Ft. Fletcher to celebration.
Jul 5	Very windy. Finished Jakes wheat. Killed 7 skunks.
Jul 6	Hot. Sunday at home all day. Terrible dry.
Jul 7	Cut E. field wheat. Very windy.
Jul 8	Cut rye for Grunt. Hot & dry.
Jul 9	Cut for Grunt. Very warm.
Jul 10	Cut wheat for Grunt. Hot & dry.
Jul 11	Finished cutting for Grunt. Cut 2 acres for me.
Jul 12	Finished cutting oats & rye for Jake. Done harvesting.
Jul 13	Sunday warm & dry at home.
Jul 14	Washed. Went to Victoria afternoon. Hot winds.
Jul 15	Took rye to Walker forenoon. Lard to Gorham. Hot.
Jul 16	Took 22 chickens to Victoria. Got 22 cts each. Hot.
Jul 17	Sold 320 acres land to J. Grunts for $4000.00. 6 hundred & 40 dollars to be paid by July 25 1890 and $3360.00 to be paid out in $10 payments at 8%.
Jul 18	Very dry & hot. At home all day.
Jul 19	Looked for thrashers all day. Hot.
Jul 20	Went to Mr. Fagons. Hot winds terrible.
Jul 21	Threshed my wheat. Had 292½ bu. Got 59 cts bu.
Jul 22	Went to Russell. Got sales bill. Hot & dry.
Jul 23	At home. Sold 4 chairs for $2.80. Washed.
Jul 24	Went to Victoria. Got oilcloth. Grunts paid. Put up sales bills. Me $90.00 cash. Check $550.00
Jul 25	Put bows on wagon (covered wagon). Went to Walker. Hot & dry.
Jul 26	I & Joe Grunt went to Hays City had contract recorded.
Jul 27	Very hot & dry at home all day. Grunts here.
Jul 28	Packed up things. Got ready for sale. Hot & dry.

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