Decatur Co., Kansas: 1890-1891
| 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. |
| Jan 1 1891 | Cold high wind N. W. wind. Clear at home. |
| Jan 2 | Cold. 10 deg of zero. Went to Allison. Done chores. |
| Jan 3 | Willies all here for dinner. I & Willie went to Allison to Alliance. |
| Jan 4 | Sunday at home. Nice day. Geo. & John here till night. |
| Jan 5 | Hattie washed. Cold S. wind. I went to Allison. Took letters. |
| Jan 6 | Charlie Rice got buggy. Warmer, but chilly wind. |
| Jan 7 | Damp & misty. Children at home. Chopped down tree. Commenced to snow at dark. |
| Jan 8 | Snowing all day from N. E. Stanfast brought cattle home. |
| Jan 9 | Not very cold, but still snowing most the day. Done chores. |
| Jan 10 | Clear part day. Went to Allison. Got mail. Done chores. |
| Jan 11 | Sunday cold N. wind. Snow flying some. At home all day. |
| Jan 12 | Killed Jack Rabbit. Thawed. Went to Allison eve. |
| Jan 13 | Done chores. Thawed some. Nice day. |
| Jan 14 | Clear. Washed forenoon. Done chores. |
| Jan 15 | Took 22 lbs butter to Allison & sent it to Mr. Mullin. Cold. |
| Jan 16 | Cold & disagreeable day. Done chores. |
| Jan 17 | Went to Allison. Got mail. Went to Allison to alliance in eve. |
| Jan 18 | Sunday went to meeting. Was none. Went to Willies. |
| Jan 19 | Washed. Commenced to smoke meat. Thawed. Nice. |
| Jan 20 | Thawed some. Calf died. Nice winter weather. |
| Jan 21 | Thawed fast but cold N. wind. Cleaned out cow shed. |
| Jan 22 | Cold N. wind. Done chores. Thawed some. |
| Jan 23 | Spit snow from north. Colder. Went to Allison. |
| Jan 24 | Went to Jennings. Got lumber. Thawed some. Nice day. |
| Jan 25 | Sunday at home. Clear & fine. Thawed some. |
| Jan 26 | Put new floor in kitchen. Nice day. Thawed. |
| Jan 27 | Damp N. E. wind. Willie & I went to Mr. Rices. Chilly. |
| Jan 28 | Damp mist & snow from N. E. Bad on stock. |
| Jan 29 | Clear & nice. Thawed some. Went to Allison. |
| Jan 30 | Cloudy. Went to Allison. Snowed in eve. Fast. |
| Jan 31 | Turned colder. 6 deg below zero. Coldest yet. Went to school house at Allison at night. |
| Feb 1, 1891 | Sunday cold. Went to Mr. Rices burying. Coldest day yet. |
| Feb 2 | Very cold & quite a blizzard. Cleared off. Cold. |
| Feb 3 | Washed forenoon. Went to Allison. Took 24 lbs butter. |
| Feb 4 | Done chores. Fixed cut and dragged out 33 trees. Nice day. |
| Feb 5 | Cut wood. John Standfast helped saw wood. Thawed. |
| Feb 6 | Split wood forenoon. Muddy. Went to Allison. Got mail. |
| Feb 7 | Thawed forenoon. Went to Alliance in evening. |
| Feb 8 | Sunday very cold. High N. W. wind. The coldest day this winter. |
| Feb 9 | Cold. Went to Vandosens & J. Strops. Done chores. |
| Feb 10 | Hattie washed forenoon. Nice & warm. Done chores. |
| Feb 11 | Fine day. Cool. Standfields took 10 head cattle to herd. |
| Feb 12 | Clear & warm. Split wood. Went to Allison. Got money of John. |
| Feb 13 | Nice day. Done chores. Mrs. Chenoweth here. |
| Feb 14 | Chilly S. wind. Willies all here. Brought Roasters. |
| Feb 15 | Sunday warm & fine. Went to School house to meeting with Mr. Chenoweths. |
| Feb 16 | Cold N. E. wind with little snow. Killed hog. |
| Feb 17 | Hattie washed. Nice day. Done chores. |
| Feb 18 | Cold S. wind. Went & helped Willie saw wood. |
| Feb 19 | Went to J. Stroups. Bough ton rye for $6.00. Paid cash $3.00 Snowed. |
| Feb 20 | Done chores. Went to Allison. Got mail. Nice. |
| Feb 21 | Hauled 5 loads hay from J. Stroups. Nice & warm. |
| Feb 22 | Sunday at home. Nice day. Stock doing well. |
| Feb 23 | Hattie washed. I went to Allison. Done chores. Warm. |
| Feb 24 | Did not freeze last nite, but terribly cold & snowed. |
| Feb 25 | Very cold with N. wind. Took butter to Allison to send to Denver. |
| Feb 26 | Went to Jenning. Cold S. Wind. Got Flour & shoes. |
| Feb 27 | Cold N. Wind. Done chores. |
| Feb 28 | Cold & chilly. Done chores. Herded cattle. |
| Mar 1, 1891 | Sunday at home. Looks like snow. |
| Mar 2 | Cold N. wind. Damp. Chopped big tree. Cold on stock. |
| Mar 3 | Quite a snow last night. Drifted. Cut ice. |
| Mar 4 | Hattie washed. I hauled & put up ice afternoon. Cold. |
| Mar 5 | I am sick. Damp E. wind. Done chores. |
| Mar 6 | Snowed last night & today. Worked Dexter. Cold. Went to Allison. Bad day on stock. |
| Mar 7 | Cold day. Took children to school afternoon. All went to Exhibition at night at school. |
| Mar 8 | Sunday clear. At home. Done chores. |
| Mar 9 | Done chores. Cut wood. Worked colt to Allison. |
| Mar 10 | Done chores. At home. Snowed all night. |
| Mar 11 | Sawed wood. Dexter hurt my shoulder bad. |
| Mar 12 | Standfast boys & Chenoweth here. I am not able to work. |
| Mar 13 | Herded cattle forenoon. Went with Wills to store to get mail. |
| Mar 14 | Herded forenoon. Went to Allison P. M. |
| Mar 15 | Sunday at home. Clear & fine. My shoulder still very sore. Old Fatties calf came. |
| Mar 16 | Hattie washed. Warm & fine. Roy very sick. Went to Willies. Went to Willies got Dr. book. |
| Mar 17 | Roy better this morning. Warm. Went to Mr. Steeles for hay burying & to Allison. |
| Mar 18 | Mike helped clean out cattle shed. Cold snowed. |
| Mar 19 | Clear & fine. Husked fodder. Assessor here. |
| Mar 20 | Cold wind. Went to Allison afternoon. Rained. |
| Mar 21 | Went herded cattle. Went to Allison. Warm. |
| Mar 22 | Sun. clear & cool N.W. At home all day. |
| Mar 23 | Planted a few potatoes. Cold E. wind. Commenced to snow at night. Went to Allison. |
| Mar 24 | Terrible blizzard from N. E. Mauds colt came. |
| Mar 25 | Still blowing & the worst thing on stock. Snow drifts 10 ft. deep. |
| Mar 26 | Thawed some. Stock about starved. Shoveled snow. |
| Mar 27 | Clear & warm. Went to Allison, but no mail. Roads blocked. Sold 2 steers to C. Evans. |
| Mar 28 | Done chores. Walked to Allison, but no mail. |
| Mar 29 | Sunday snow storm most all day. Heavy thunder & rain to. |
| Mar 30 | N. W. wind. Went got mail. $50.00 from mother. |
| Mar 31 | Hattie washed forenoon. I fixed fence all around field. Thawed. |
| Apr 1, 1891 | Heavy snowstorm. Bad on stock. |
| Apr 2 | Froze last night. Clear. Got 1 bu corn from Standfasts. |
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| Apr 29 | Plowed in south field & sowed sorgum. Very hot. High dust in eve. |
| Apr 30 | Finished plowing & sowing sorgum. Cooler. |
| May 1, 1891 | Plowed bottom patch for melons. Looks like rain. |
| May 2 | Finished mellon patch forenoon. Cool & dull. |
| May 3 | Sunday at home resting. Nice day. Cooler. |
| May 4 | Cool & fine to work. Listed corn all day. |
| May 5 | Cool damp air. Listed in corn. Very tired. |
| May 6 | Finished listing in bottom south 25 acres. Dragged afternoon. Bred Queen. |
| May 7 | Listed in corn and sorgum all day in south field. Windy. |
| May 8 | Listed in sorgum & corn west of house. N. wind. Dry. |
| May 9 | Finished listing in piece S. of house. High N. wind. Dry. |
| May 10 | Sunday at home. Willies all here. Cool & fine. Rained last night. Made ice cream. |
| May 11 | Listed in corn south field. Cool & fine. Planted in south bottom afternoon. |
| May 12 | Finished putting in corn & sorgum forenoon. Took lister to Wills in eve. |
| May 13 | Dragged corn south of creek. Finished at noon. Done chores. |
| May 14 | Planted corn. Plowed cabbage patch. Sold 10 calves for $106.00 |
| May 15 | I and John S. went to Jennings. Cool & fine. |
| May 16 | Hard rain this morn. Misty forenoon. Went to Allison. Cool. |
| May 17 | Sunday at home. J. S. here. Cool damp & muddy. |
| May 18 | Hattie washed. I split wood. Put out poison for gophers. |
| May 19 | Osborne took cattle. Went to Allison. Had shovels sharpened. |
| May 20 | Cool. Split wood. Went to Allison afternoon. |
| May 23 | Went helped Steele fix roof on sow house. Rained. |
| May 24 | Sunday at home. German woman here. Cool. Made ice cream. |
| May 25 | Split wood. Done chores. Went to Allison. |
| May 26 | Washed. Done chores. |
| May 27 | Hoed forenoon. Chenoweth got 1 bu corn. Planted corn in south field. |
| May 28 | Plowed corn and potatoes in south field. Warm. |
| May 29 | Hot. Plowed corn south field. Fine for crops. |
| May 30 | Plowed forenoon. Went to Allison in eve. |
| May 31 | Sunday at home all day. Hot. Made ice cream. |
| Jun 1, 1891 | Plowed corn all day. Looks like rain. |
| Jun 2 | Finished plowing piece south of creek 1st time. Fine. |
| Jun 3 | Plowed corn W. of house. Went to Allison. Got mail. |
| Jun 4 | Finished plowing piece W. of house. Weaned Topsys colt. Rained. |
| Jun 5 | Rained all day. Children staid home. Went to Allison to get mail. |
| Jun 6 | Damp and Misty. Went to Allison. Got sack of corn from Wheelock. |
| Jun 7 | Sunday Damp. Went to Wills in wagon. |
| Jun 8 | Done chores. I and Hattie went to Allison. Took 15 lbs. lard. |
| Jun 9 | Plowed truck patch forenoon, then in south field afternoon. |
| Jun 10 | Rained last night. Hattie washed. Took 15 lbs. lard to Allison. |
| Jun 11 | Plowed in south field. Huey has sore throat all day. Cloudy and dull. |
| Jun 12 | Finished S. field at noon. Got letter from Hicks at noon. Went to Allison. |
| Jun 13 | Harrowed corn forenoon. Went to Allison P. M. |
| Jun 14 | Sunday at home all day. Resting. Nice day. |
| Jun 15 | Went to Willies. Got harrow. Commenced to rain. |
| Jun 16 | Took children to school. Rained most all day. |
| Jun 17 | Cut weeds all day. Ground drying. |
| Jun 18 | Terrible rain. Draw very high. Washed tabers. Children went to school afternoon. Last day in school. Stella got prize for spelling. A lead pencil. |
| Jun 19 | Water high. Very hot. |
| Jun 20 | Fixed fence. Took up carpet. Went to Allison. Clear. |
| Jun 21 | Sunday big rain last night. Went to Allison to meeting. Wills here. |
| Jun 22 | Plowed corn 2nd time west of house. Nice day. |
| Jun 23 | Finished W. of house. Plowed S. creek 2nd time. Hot. |
| Jun 24 | Plowed corn. Fearful hot days & nights. |
| Jun 25 | Plowed corn. Damp. Got letter from Hicks. |
| Jun 26 | Plowed corn all day. Fine time to kill weeds. |
| Jun 27 | Finished plowing S. creek 2nd time. Went to Allison. |
| Jun 28 | Sunday fine rain this morn. At home all day. |
| Jun 29 | Fine rain. Plowed corn. Very tired. |
| Jun 30 | Hoed melons forenoon. Plowed corn in S. 80. |
| Jul 1, 1891 | Finished plowing corn 2nd time. Got mower. |
| Jul 2 | Mowed rye forenoon. Raked afternoon. Hot. |
| Jul 3 | Mowed wheat & weeds. Rained. Hot. |
| Jul 4 | Cut some wheat. Rained. Went to Allison celebration. |
| Jul 5 | Sunday at home all day. |
| Jul 6 | Cut piece rye next to house. Raked and shocked wheat. Very hot. |
| Jul 7 | Misty and damp. Cut wheat afternoon. Cold. |
| Jul 8 | Finished cutting wheat & weeds. Cool. |
| Jul 9 | Cloudy cool & damp. Went to Allison. |
| Jul 10 | Finished shocking rye. Plowed corn and sorgum. Hot. |
| Jul 11 | Plowed corn W. house 3rd time. Warm. |
| Jul 12 | Sunday at home. Very hot. Rested. |
| Jul 13 | Finished raking wheat. Took rake home. Went to Allison. |
| Jul 14 | Hauled & stacked wheat & rye. Cloudy fine. |
| Jul 15 | Hauled & stacked wheat all day. Cool. |
| Jul 16 | Very heavy rain last night. Maud cut her leg. Went to Allison. |
| Jul 17 | Turned over wheat. Huey sick. Hauled 3 loads eve. |
| Jul 18 | Jake helped stack wheat all day. Got 10 loads. Warm. |
| Jul 19 | Sunday rained this morn. Crops fine. Huey sick. |
| Jul 20 | Hattie washed. Went to Allison to get mail. |
| Jul 21 | Cultivated corn S. field forenoon. Hauled rye in eve. |
| Jul 22 | J. Stroup helped haul rye. Fine day to work. |
| Jul 23 | Finished stacking wheat & rye. Dug potatoes. Plowed corn. |
| Jul 24 | Went to Jennings. Took 41 lbs lard. 10 cts lb. Potatoes 40 cts. bu. |
| Jul 25 | Rained last night. Painted buggy. Fine. Plowed. |
| Jul 26 | Sunday went to Willies. Nice day. Heavy rain eve. |
| Jul 27 | Damp & misty. Went to Allison. Sold 4 sows & one pig. |
| Jul 28 | Big rain last night. Mr. Kinser took hogs. |
| Jul 29 | Cut weeds. Done chores. Ground wet. Crops fine. |
| Jul 30 | Plowed by sorgum W. of house. Went to school meeting. Damp. |
| Jul 31 | Plowed around piece N. of house. Big rain at noon. Went to get mail. |
| Aug 1, 1891 | Clear Cool & fine. Fixed crossing. Dried sweet corn. Went to P. O. |
| Aug 2 | Sunday at home all day. Still & clear. Warm. |
| Aug 3 | Rained. Clear & fine. Washed. Dried corn. Got letter from Engle Hort. |
| Aug 4 | Done chores. Went to Allison. Got letter from Hicks. Warm. |
| Aug 5 | Cut weeds. Hoed cabbage. Got chips. Fine for stacking grain. |
| Aug 6 | Dried corn. Fixed crossing. Done chores. Hot. |
| Aug 7 | Put out corn to dry. Hot, Hot. Went to Allison. |
| Aug 8 | Helped Jake Straups stack millet all day. |
| Aug 9 | Sun. Wills here. I and Roy started to Mo. From Jennings at 5 oclock in evening. |
| Aug 10 | Got to St. Joe. morn. to Kirksville in eve. Staid at Brs Engleharts. |
| Aug 11 | Went to see 120 acre farm. Rained. |
| Aug 12 | Went with Hicks to see 80 acre farm. Went to Glenwood to Jimmy Smiths, then to aunt Catharines at night. |
| Aug 13 | Took train at Lancaster. Went to Ill. To Mothers at night. |
| Aug 14 | Went to grandmothers, then to Ellas. Stayed all night. |
| Aug 15 | I & Hebe went to see Pendarves. Staid all night at mothers. Heavy rain. |
| Aug 16 | Ellas & Josie Curtis at mothers. Went to Hies. |
| Aug 17 | Went to Hals. Eat dinner. Took cars at 6 oclock at Blandinsville for home. Very tired. |
| Aug 18 | Got to Jennings at 10 oclock. Rode to Allison with Ben Osburn then walked home. Tired. |
| Aug 19 | Rested most all day. Done chores. |
| Aug 20 | Went to Allison. Done chores. |
| Aug 21 | Took potatoes to Jennings. Got salt. Very cool. |
| Aug 22 | Went to Allison. Got mail. Got plums. |
| Aug 23 | Sunday went to Wills. Cool & fine. |
| Aug 24 | Hattie put up Plums. I done chores. |
| Aug 25 | Big wind last night. Blew over stacks. |
| Aug 26 | Done chores. Topped out rye stacks. |
| Aug 27 | Hattie washed. Took Mo. Man to Willies. |
| Aug 28 | Went to Allison afternoon. Cool & fine. |
| Aug 29 | Picked grapes. Went to Allison P. M. Warm. |
| Aug 30 | Sunday clear & warm at home all day. |
| Aug 31 | Went to see Mr. Tompkins about sorgum. Striped cane. |
| Sep 1, 1891 | Stripped cane. Done chores. Warm & dry. |
| Sep 2 | Rained last night. Made 18 gal. kraut. Cool. |
| Sep 3 | Very cool last night. Some frost. Washed. Stripped cane. |
| Sep 4 | Hauled 1 load cane. Went to Allison P. M. Sold nice heifer for $10.50. |
| Sep 5 | Hauled load cane. Clear & fine, but warm. |
| Sep 6 | Sunday at home. Fine. Warm. |
| Sep 7 | Cut and hauled 2 loads sorgum. Warm. |
| Sep 8 | Raining this morn. Wrote to Gatewood & Ella. |
| Sep 9 | Went to Jennings. Put $1032.00 in bank. |
| Sep 11 | Finished hauling sorgum to Tompkins. Went to Alliance. |
| Sep 12 | Cut down sweet corn. Took potatoes to Wheelock. |
| Sep 13 | Sunday cloudy and dull. To meeting at night. |
| Sep 14 | Jake mowed sorgum. I cut sorgum. Hot. |
| Sep 15 | I worked road all day. Very warm. |
| Sep 16 | Hauled sorgum. Hot and dry. Went to Allison for mail. |
| Sep 17 | Traded table to Stroup for cow & calves. Sent $525.00 to Cawker City to pay mortgage. |
| Sep 18 | Hauled sorgum seed. Hot & dry. Went to Allison. |
| Sep 19 | Got corn & sorgum. Went to Tompkins, then to Allison. Hot & dry. |
| Sep 20 | Sunday hot at home. Willies and Mr. Chenoweths here. |
| Sep 21 | Went for Mr. Kincers. Got rake. Went to Allison. |
| Sep 22 | Raked sorgum forenoon. Rented land to Ben Osborn. Hot & dry. Bought 15 cows for $15.00 each. |
| Sep 23 | Finished raking sorgum. Took rake home. Very windy. |
| Sep 24 | Cooler. Stacked sorgum. Rained. Went to Allison. |
| Sep 25 | Misted rain last night. Mr. Chenoweth here. |
| Sep 26 | I and Ben Osborn went S. W. and bought 4 cows. |
| Sep 27 | Sunday Mr. Small here. Clear & fine. Drying. |
| Sep 28 | Took 25 head cattle to Jennings to shep. Staid all night. |
| Sep 29 | Loaded car cattle this morn at 3 oclock. Came home. Let Mr. Small have 7 heifer calves. Went to Soretzs. Got nice cow & calf. |
| Sep 30 | Dug potatoes 7 bu. Went to Allison. Got mail. |
| Oct 1, 1891 | Dug 7 bu. potatoes. Went to Allison. Got mail. News. |
| Oct 2 | Finished digging potatoes. Went to Allison. |
| Oct 3 | Went to Jennings. Got coat. Heard from cattle shipped bad. |
| Oct 4 | Sunday clear & first frost. Black calf came. Willies here all day. |
| Oct 5 | Raining this morning. Sold 2 cows for $33.00. Fixed fence. |
| Oct 6 | Hattie washed. Gathered pop corn. Frosty mornings. |
| Oct 7 | Done chores. Fixed shed. Froze last night. |
| Oct 8 | Willies came. Let him have $100.00. Put up sorgum. |
| Oct 9 | Fine. Put up sorgum. Osborn brought buggy home. Went to Allison. |
| Oct 10 | Warm & fine. Went to Bradburys. Finished gathering corn. Went to Allison. |
| Oct 11 | Sunday clear warm. Made pop corn balls. At home all day. Mrs. Steele here. |
| Oct 12 | Went to Tompkins. Got 22 gal molassess. Took to Jennings. Rained. Cold. |
| Oct 13 | Washed forenoon. J Standfast helped stack sorgum. |
| Oct 14 | Nice day. Stacked sorgum all day. Cool. |
| Oct 15 | Stacked 25 loads sorgum. Cool & fine. |
| Oct 16 | Went to Jennings. Took rye for Chinweth. Big prairie fire. |
| Oct 17 | Went plowed fire gard around sorgum. Got corn. Went to Allison. Willies here. |
| Oct 18 | Sunday Clear & cool at home. Went to Willies. |
| Oct 19 | Shelled 5 bu pop corn. Husked horn. Nice day. |
| Oct 20 | I and Willie went to Mr. Wheelocks. Warm. |
| Oct 21 | Husked corn. 2 part loads. Warm & fine. |
| Oct 22 | Cut 22 poles forenoon for corn crib. Husked corn. |
| Oct 23 | Went to Jennings. Got 354 ft. of lumber for corn crib. Hot. |
| Oct 24 | Built corn crib forenoon. Went to Allison. Warm & hot. |
| Oct 25 | Sunday at home. Warm & fine. Getting dry. |
| Oct 26 | Mike Standsfield & I got 4 loads corn. Warm. |
| Oct 27 | Frank got 2 loads, John 2 loads, I and Mike got 4 part loads. |
| Oct 28 | Geo & John got 4 loads. I and Mike got 80 bu. |
| Oct 29 | I and Mike got 3 loads. John & Geo. 3 loads. |
| Oct 30 | I and Mike got 3 loads. Geo & John 3 loads. Hot. |
| Oct 31 | I and Mike gathered 3 loads forenoon. I went to Allison. |
| Nov 1, 1891 | Sunday went to Willies. Chilly S. E. wind. Cattle got in corn. |
| Nov 2 | I gathered corn. Mike helped. Warm. |
| Nov 3 | Went to Jennings. Took potatoes. Got 20 cts. bu. Came back by Allison. |
| Nov 4 | Stellas red heifer died. Got 4 loads corn. |
| Nov 5 | I and Mike got 4 loads. Frank got 2 pt loads. |
| Nov 6 | I and Mike & Geo. Got 3 loads forenoon. |
| Nov 7 | Hauled corn out of sod house. Got sorgum. Went to Allison. |
| Nov 8 | Sunday at home all day. Bradbury and Nephew here. |
| Nov 8 | Hauled 2 loads sorgum, then went to Allison. |
| Nov 10 | Looked for corn sheller. Started but broke it. |
| Nov 11 | Shelled corn. I hauled load to Jennings. Terrible cold N. Wind. |
| Nov 12 | Corn shellers went away. I hauled load corn. Commenced to snow at dusk. |
| Nov 13 | Finished hauling 688.47 bu corn to Jennings to ship to K. C. Chilly. |
| Nov 14 | Hauled to Mr. Chenoweth load for cobs. Got five bu. Potatoes. Went to Allison. |
| Nov 15 | Sunday at home all day. Total eclipse of moon at night. I and Hattie see it. |
| Nov 16 | Snowing & blowing. Very cold all day. |
| Nov 17 | Clear, but cold. Will here. Paid Standfasts for gathering corn. |
| Nov 18 | Done chores. Threshing rye at noon. 95 bushels. Sold Dexter to Standfast. |
| Nov 19 | Mr. Mrs. Tompkins here let him have cobs. |
| Nov 20 | Damp & snow from N. E. Went to Onies. Got dish. Threshers here. |
| Nov 21 | Finished threshing rye by noon. Got 95 bu. |
| Nov 22 | Sunday cold & damp N. wind. Cleared off late. |
| Nov 23 | Took 45 bu rye to Jennings. Got boards for trough. |
| Nov 24 | Took 40.45 lbs rye to Jennings. 68 cts. bu. |
| Nov 25 | Shelled 14 bu corn. Made trough. Tore up rack. Done chores. |
| [Skips to Dec 24] | Apparently moved back to McDonough County, Illinois during this time] |