| Jul 29, 1890 | Started at noon for Decatur Co in covered wagon. Camped on hill. This is table of what sale brought. |
| | 1 Fruit dish .15 |
| | 1 lamp .45 |
| | 1 bed stead & ticking 1.55 |
| | 1 cradle.15 |
| | 1 extension table 5.00 |
| | 1 rocking chair .75 |
| | 1 double safe 3.55 |
| | Carpet rags .23 |
| | 1 glass dish .05 |
| | 1 wash board .05 |
| | 1 bed stead 4.25 |
| | 1 wash stand .40 |
| | 2 chairs .30 |
| | 1 rocking chair .75 |
| | 1 picture .60 |
| | 1 clock 3.70 |
| | 1 milk strainer .05 |
| | 1 coal scuttle & shovel .05 |
| | 1 old table .35 |
| | 1 accordion .50 |
| | 1 rocking horse .25 |
| | 2 chairs .30 |
| | 1 high chair .40 |
| | 1 picture .55 |
| | 1 bureau 8.50 |
| | All $20.80 |
| Aug 1 | Traveled all day. Hot cooked & eat dinner at Batchetors, then traveled to Bow Creek camped. |
| Aug 2 | Traveled all day. Camped at Bogue. |
| Aug 3 | Sunday traveled to Wills. Through Leonra. Essie very sick. Rained. |
| Aug 4 | Went Mr. Tompkins, then to Allison. Hot. Bought corn & feed. |
| Aug 5 | Went to Mr. Mullins. Hot winds terrible. |
| Aug 6 | Made corn cutter. Cut corn for Wills. |
| Aug 7 | Cut corn. Very hot & dry. Essie very sick. |
| Aug 8 | Wills threshed. Warm & dry. Children poorly. |
| Aug 9 | We went north to look at country. Came back by Jennings. |
| Aug 10 | I and Will went to Bradburys. |
| Aug 11 | I and Hattie went bought Mr. Mullins 410 acres. Leona drove us out so we moved over to sod house on Salsbury land. Children very poorly. |
| Aug 12 | Rested all day. Hot & dry. Need rain. |
| Aug 13 | I & Mr. Mullin went to Hoxie made deed. |
| Aug 14 | Deposited $1010.00 in Hoxie bank. Came home. Cooler. |
| Aug 15 | Mr. Mullin came. Bought corn of Horras. Paid $15.00. |
| Aug 16 | We move to our own new home. Done lots of work. |
| Aug 17 | Sunday rested all day. Mr. Stanfast here. |
| Aug 18 | Went Jennings deposited $253.00 in Jennings bank. Rained. |
| Aug 19 | Helped wash. Plowed & sowed turnips. Went got corn cutter. |
| Aug 20 | Damp & misty. Cut some corn. Went to Allison. Cut corn eve. |
| Aug 21 | Very sore throat. Went to Allison. Got 7 chairs of A. Marcellas. Floss took sick. |
| Aug 22 | Floss died. Frank Ace helped cut corn. Heavy rain in evening. |
| Aug 23 | Put yolks on calves. Cut corn all day. Fine to work. |
| Aug 24 | Sunday went to Allison to get mail. Home, rested. |
| Aug 25 | Cut corn till noon. Heavy rain. Shelled corn & ringed pigs. |
| Aug 26 | Went to Wills. Got sod cutter 65 cts bu. Cut stubble first time. Worked Queen. |
| Aug 27 | Charlie Rice cut on stubble. I shelled corn. |
| Aug 28 | Charlie Rice cut stubble. I sowed rye. 1 bu. wheat. |
| Aug 29 | I cut all day with sod cutter. Fine to work. |
| Aug 30 | Finished cutting in wheat. Got chip and 16 water melons. Went to Allison. |
| Aug 31 | Sunday at home all day. Nice day. Willies here. |
| Sep 1, 1890 | I and C. Rice cut corn all day. Very warm. |
| Sep 2 | Cut corn all day. Warm, windy. Very tired. |
| Sep 3 | Cut corn all day. Fine to work. |
| Sep 4 | Finished the Salisbury piece of corn. |
| Sep 5 | Broke corn cutter. Went to Jennings. Took melons. |
| Sep 6 | Fixed wagon. Shelled corn. Got chips. Very tired. |
| Sep 7 | Rices here all day. Went to Mr. Windys. |
| Sep 8 | I and Willie started to Ellis Co. after cattle. |
| Sep 9 | Traveled 10 miles to Plainville. Cool. |
| Sep 10 | Foggy. Traveled 3 mi. south Saline River. |
| Sep 11 | Got to Joe Grunts. Wrote copy of contract with Mr. Naylor. |
| Sep 12 | Sold Jim & bought of Beham. Stayed at Fagons. |
| Sep 13 | Started to Decatur Co. with cattle. Big frost. |
| Sep 14 | Traveled to 1½ mi. south of Plainville. Cool. |
| Sep 15 | Traveled to 16 mi. west of Plainville. Cool. |
| Sep 16 | Traveled 10 miles south of Lenora. Rained. |
| Sep 18 | Got home with cattle. High wind & rain. |
| Sep 19 | Cleaned out hen house. Shelled corn. Done chores. |
| Sep 20 | Pulled onions. Went to lecture night. Went to P. O. got 15cts for eggs. Got chips. |
| Sep 21 | Sunday went to Willies. Cool & fine. |
| Sep 22 | Washed forenoon. Gathered corn. Fixed fence. Killed hog. |
| Sep 23 | Took Wills meat. Willie piled chips. Done chores. |
| Sep 24 | Took $5.30 worth onions to Jennings. Sent $25.00 interest. |
| Sep 25 | Dug potatoes. Marked big calf. Roan cows calf came. |
| Sep 26 | Dug potatoes morn. Gathered load corn. Shelled corn. |
| Sep 27 | Shelled corn. Went to Allison got me shoes. Clear & warm. |
| Sep 28 | Sunday went to camp meeting. Nice day. |
| Sep 29 | Washed forenoon. Willie shelled corn. Plastered hen house. |
| Sep 30 | Finished gathering corn. Finished plastering hen house. Nice day. |
| Oct 1, 1890 | Got load melons. Finished shelling corn. Dug potatoes. Got load chips. |
| Oct 2 | Got 4 big loads cow chips. Hattie and children have bad colds. |
| Oct 3 | Went & hauled 31 shocks fodder forenoon. Went to Allison. Took corn to mill. |
| Oct 4 | Went to see Gorham. Dug potatoes afternoon. Cold nights. |
| Oct 5 | Sunday at home all day. Will & Onie here afternoon. Nice day. |
| Oct 6 | Took Stella & Roy to school to Mr. Chenoweths for 1st time for them to go to school. Washed. Done chores. |
| Oct 7 | Took 3 bu potatoes & 25 watermelons to Jennings. Got $1.25 bu. for potatoes. |
| Oct 8 | At home pulled onions & done chores. Nice day. |
| Oct 9 | Cleaned house. Put up heating stove. Done chores. Cool. |
| Oct 10 | Had chill last night and have boil on chin. Am poorly. Fixed cattle shed. |
| Oct 11 | Finished hauling out fodder in bottom field. Went to primary. |
| Oct 12 | Cloudy & dull. Sun. At home all day. |
| Oct 13 | Hattie washed. Terrible high wind. Went to Allison. |
| Oct 14 | Cut sorgum. Willie helped. Conrads here. Very windy. |
| Oct 15 | Went to Jenning. Took onions got 50 cts. bu. Blistering cold north wind. Mother & Viola came. |
| Oct 16 | Nice day. All went to Willies. Had good visit. |
| Oct 17 | Fixed hog fence & fence on creek. Willie brought Mother & Viola in Eve. Killed hog. |
| Oct 18 | Hauled up load wood. Drug wire along west fence. Willies here in eve. Went to Allison. |
| Oct 19 | Sun. mother & Viola here. Took them to Willies in eve. Nice day. I sold Van Buren small sow. |
| Oct 20 | High N. wind. Washed. Went to Allison. Got letter for Viola. Took it to Wills. |
| Oct 21 | Nice day. Picked up chips. Cut poles for feed. Hauled rack of corn. |
| Oct 22 | Picked up chips forenoon. Hauled out 2 loads in eve. |
| Oct 23 | Went to Willies in morn, then I cut and shelled cane seed. |
| Oct 24 | Took children to school, then went & got grapes. Went to Allison in eve to speaking. |
| Oct 25 | Done chores. Took butter & eggs to Allison. Went to alliance meeting in eve. |
| Oct 26 | Sunday froze hard last night. Clear & fine. At home. |
| Oct 27 | Washed. Mr. Bradbury here. Went to work on feed rack for cattle. |
| Oct 28 | Went cut off sorgum seed. Children had long walk from school. |
| Oct 29 | Went to see Mr. Chenoweths sick child it died in evening. |
| Oct 30 | Done chores. Went burying. Willies stopped in eve. Nice day. |
| Oct 31 | Done chores. Went to Allison afternoon. Got mail. |
| Nov 1, 1890 | Done chores. Went to Allison afternoon. Got mail. |
| Nov 2 | Sunday Standfast Boys & Mr. & Mrs. Rice here. Cold wind. |
| Nov 3 | Washed forenoon. Done chores. Sold 8 hogs at $3.40 hundred lbs. |
| Nov 4 | Hauled load rock. Willies & Mrs. Chenoweth here. Went to election. Voted alliance ticket. |
| Nov 5 | Took 8 hogs to Jennings. Cold wind. Mrs. Salesbury here. |
| Nov 6 | Standfasts boys took 24 head cattle to herd at 35 cts month. Cold wind. |
| Nov 7 | Sleeted & rained most of day. Hauled 2 big loads corn. Bad on stock. |
| Nov 8 | Storming all night. Heavy sleet & rain. Went to Allison to get mail. |
| Nov 9 | Sunday Baby boy was born at 6 oclock. (This Huey) Cold last night. Clear & bright today. Took Mrs. Smith home. |
| Nov 10 | Clear fine. Sleet thawing some. Hauled fodder. |
| Nov 11 | Hauled 2 loads fodder. Very muddy. Snow melting fast. |
| Nov 12 | Hauled 2 loads fodder. Warm & fine. Mud drying up. |
| Nov 13 | Went to Jennings. Arnold calf came. Took load onions. Got Roy boots (felt). Nice & warm. |
| Nov 14 | Hauled load fodder. Cold. High wind. Mrs. S. went home. |
| Nov 15 | Hauled load fodder. Went to Allison. Fine weather. |
| Nov 16 | Sunday at home. Wet snow & rain all afternoon. |
| Nov 17 | Hauled 2 loads fodder. Nice day. Snow all melted. |
| Nov 18 | Got 2 big loads fodder. Mud drying up. |
| Nov 19 | Got 1 load fodder. Went to Thornblue in eve to look at plow. |
| Nov 20 | Clear & fine. Done chores. Hauled fodder. |
| Nov 21 | Nice day. Cool. Went to Allison. Mrs. Salsbury went home. |
| Nov 22 | Done Chores. Helped Hattie all day. Fine. |
| Nov 23 | Sunday at home. Mr. Chenoweth & wife here & E. Rice & wife. |
| Nov 24 | Washed forenoon. Went to Allison. Got flour. |
| Nov 25 | Done chores. Went to Jennings. Got baskets for butter. |
| Nov 26 | Went to Stanfasts. Got 4 cows. Fine day. |
| Nov 27 | Thanksgiving at home. Clear & fine. |
| Nov 28 | Done chores. Went to Allison in eve. Nice day. |
| Nov 29 | Cut wood. Fixed hen house. Pulled onions. Clear & fine. |
| Nov 30 | Sunday at home. Grunts heifer calf came. Home all day. |
| Dec 1, 1890 | Washed forenoon. Went to Allison. Hattie has boil on her breast. |
| Dec 2 | Looked like storm. Damp & some ice on grass. Done chores. |
| Dec 3 | Hauled 2 loads fodder. Nice day to work. |
| Dec 4 | Finished hauling fodder. Hauled 2 loads rock. |
| Dec 5 | Hauled 2 loads rock forenoon. Got mail in eve. |
| Dec 6 | Done chores. Nice day, but coldest yet. |
| Dec 7 | Sunday went to Mr. Chenoweths childs funeral. Cold. |
| Dec 8 | Washed forenoon. Went to Allison in eve. Cold. |
| Dec 9 | Took 21 lbs butter to Jennings & snipped to Mr. Mullin. |
| Dec 10 | Went to Willies. Got Kettle. Got ready to butcher. |
| Dec 11 | Cold N. wind. Butchered 4 hogs. Willie helped. |
| Dec 12 | Worked at Lard & sausage all day. Clear & fine. |
| Dec 13 | Took Kettles home. Cooler. Finished sausage. |
| Dec 14 | Sunday at home. George here. Nice day. |
| Dec 15 | Washed forenoon. Went to Allison. Got mail. |
| Dec 16 | Chopped wood & done chores. Got mail. |
| Dec 17 | Chopped wood. Still and fine. |
| Dec 18 | Chopped wood. Fine. |
| Dec 19 | Got 2 calves out of herd & put 1 cow in. Went to Allison. |
| Dec 20 | Done chores. Meat gone. Does chores. |
| Dec 21 | Sunday at home. Clear & fine. J. here. |
| Dec 22 | Dressed 8 chickens and 21 lbs butter to Jennings. Hattie went. Fine day. |
| Dec 23 | Clear & cool. Washed forenoon. Done chores. |
| Dec 24 | Done chores. Went to Allison. Nice day. Xmas eve. |
| Dec 25 | Went to Willies. Nice day. Dusty & fine. |
| Dec 26 | At home. Done chores. High wind in eve. Dust. Went with Willie to Allison. |
| Dec 27 | Fine day at home. Done chores. Went to Alliance. |
| Dec 28 | Sunday at home. Read Uncle Toms Cabin. Warm. |
| Dec 29 | Washed forenoon. Went to Allison afternoon. Fine. |
| Dec 30 | Done chores. Went to Allison. Took 20 lbs. butter. |
| Dec 31 | Rained a little. Warm. High wind at night, with a little snow. |