| Aug 30, 1892 |
Got ready to go back to Ks. Started from Blandinsville today. |
| Aug 31 |
Staid last night in Keokuk, then came to Eldon & on to St. Joe. |
| Sep 1 |
Traveled all day & got in Ks. |
| Sep 2 |
Got to Athol at 2 oclock this morning. Unloaded car. |
| Sep 3 |
Went to Smith Center in wagon. Hot & dry. |
| Sep 4 |
Went to Warren Libbys. Cool nights. |
| Sep 5-7 |
Hattie got here. Very tired. Staid in Athol. |
| Sep 8 |
Went to Smith Center. Got organ & box. Tired. |
| Sep 9 |
We all started for Decatur Co. in wagon with 10 horses & colts. |
| Sep 10 |
Staid all night near Marion. Horses tired. |
| Sep 11 |
Staid all night east Densmore. Hot. |
| Sep 12 |
Staid west of Lenora. Horses tired. |
| Sep 13 |
Got to Willies in buggy. Tired out traveling. |
| Sep 14 |
Went Mr. Cass’s looked at land. |
| Sep 15 |
I went with Asa to Jennings. |
| Sep 16 |
Bought Mr. Tompsons. 160 acres land. Paid $750.00 |
| Sep 17 |
I and Mr. Tompson went to Jennings to made deeds. |
| Sep 18 |
I and Mr. Tompson went to Thornbure & Bishops. |
| Sep 19 |
Went to Lenora. Got wagon. Put horses in Stanfasts pasture. |
| Sep 20 |
Cut corn. Mr. Thompson helped. |
| Sep 21 |
Cut corn. Thrashed. Bought another 160 acres ground for $875.00 also included crop, colts & mare. |
| Sep 22 |
Done chores. Got ready to go to Smith Co. |
| Sep 23 to 28 |
Went to Athol. Shipped stuff 1600 lbs to Jennings. Brought load home. |
| Sep 29 |
Washed forenoon. Went & got grapes in P. M. |
| Sep 30 |
Went to Jennings. Brought load home. |
| Oct 1, 1892 |
Went to Jennings. Brought load home. |
| Oct 2 |
Sunday Willies all here. Nice day. |
| Oct 3 |
Children started to school to Mrs. Loney. |
| Oct 4 |
Made Jar Krout. Very still & hot. |
| Oct 5 |
I and Asa went to Jennings. I paid him $306.00 and $250.00 for horses. |
| Oct 6 |
Washed forenoon. Went to Tompkins for grapes. |
| Oct 7-9 |
Took trough, post & wire to Asas. Sowed rye. |
| Oct 9 |
Sunday went church forenoon. Took Queen to Stanfast pasture. |
| Oct 10 |
Done chores. Went to P. O. Roads dry. |
| Oct 11 |
Picked off grapes & went working road. |
| Oct 12 |
Rained. Rolled wire on barrel. |
| Oct 13 |
Helped Will stack millet. Cool & windy. |
| Oct 14 |
Stacked sorgum & millet for me at Asas. |
| Oct 15 |
Washed forenoon. Went & got post wire in eve got corn. |
| Oct 16 |
Sunday at home all day. Terribly windy. |
| Oct 17 |
Worked on road & bridge. Cold & chilly. |
| Oct 18 |
Went to Jennings. Got stove and lumber. |
| Oct 19 |
Went to Asas. Laid kitchen floor. |
| Oct 20 |
Moved 2 loads. Asa one. Staid all night. First night in our new home. |
| Oct 21 |
Put down carpets. Went got cow & organ. Dry. |
| Oct 22 |
Went to sale at Jennings. Got lumber & coal. Cool. |
| Oct 23 |
Sunday went to meeting. Cloudy & dull. |
| Oct 24 |
Washed. Went with Kenser & Brock. Got last corn. Bought 6 calves for $43.50. Got cabbage $20.00. |
| Oct 25 |
Went to Jennings. Got lumber for crib. Bought rocking chair. |
| Oct 26 |
Worked on crib & fence all day. Very tired. Windy. |
| Oct 27 |
Worked on lot. Bought 6 steers of Cass for $80.00 |
| Oct 28 |
Went to Mr. Kmchsons. Got 6 calves $43.00. Tired. |
| Oct 29 |
Made feed troughs. Went got load corn & trough. Went meeting in eve at Allison. |
| Oct 30 |
Sunday went to Stanfasts. Got Queen & potatoes. Looks rainy. |
| Oct 31 |
Went got rafters on sod house at Stanfasts. |
| Nov 1, 1892 |
Went to Rices. Caught 9 calves. Brought them home. Very tired. |
| Nov 2 |
Worked on feed racks. Very nice day. |
| Nov 3 |
Got 8 hogs of Chenoweth 5 ct. lb. $47.40. Nice day. |
| Nov 4 |
Washed forenoon. Worked on cattle shed. Warm & fine. |
| Nov 5 |
Went got load straw. Went to Allison to see steers. |
| Nov 6 |
Sunday cloudy. Cold high wind. Very bad day. |
| Nov 7 |
Put hay on shed. Gathered load corn. Tired. |
| Nov 8 |
Went traded calves for steers with Stanfast. Election. Rain & snow in eve. |
| Nov 9 |
Hauled straw. Set posts by road. Very tired. |
| Nov 10 |
Went to Leonra to mill. Got heater. Roy boots, Huey shoes. Nice day. |
| Nov 11 |
Gathered corn. At home. Nice day to work. |
| Nov 12 |
Went got load corn. Set posts. Done chores. |
| Nov 13 |
Sunday very windy. All went to Willies. |
| Nov 14 |
Washed forenoon. Went Thompsons place. Got load of corn. |
| Nov 15 |
Went got load corn. Fixed shed. Done chores. |
| Nov 16 |
Got 2 loads corn. At home. Finished sod. Rain & snow I evening. |
| Nov 17 |
Went got load of fodder. Nice & clear. |
| Nov 18 |
Went & hauled load straw. Done chores. |
| Nov 19 |
Done chores. Went to Allison. Cold & misty. |
| Nov 20 |
Sunday went for Mrs. Rice & Onie. Kent was born at noon. |
| Nov 21 |
I washed & done chores. Children to school. |
| Nov 22 |
Done the housework & fed the stock. |
| Nov 23 |
Done chores etc. |
| Nov 24 |
Done chores. Stanfast hauled corn. Chilly. |
| Nov 25 |
Done chores & Stanfast brought corn. |
| Nov 26 |
I went to Jennings. Got coal. Very chilly. |
| Nov 27 |
Sunday at home. Onie & Will, Mrs. Steele & Chenoweth here. |
| Nov 28 |
I done big washing. Fixed trench in cattle yard. |
| Nov 29 |
Went got big load corn. Done chores. |
| Nov 30 |
Went got load corn. Done chores. |
| Dec 1, 1892 |
Finished gathering corn. Got 2 barrells wire. |
| Dec 2 |
Went got wire & posts. I and Brad measured land. |
| Dec 3 |
I and Roy went got wires and posts. Hauled S. train. |
| Dec 4 |
Sunday at home. Went to Church. Was very warm. |
| Dec 5 |
Cloudy, damp & misty. Washed. Went to Taylors. Bought 4 cows for $31.00. |
| Dec 6 |
Cloudy Misty, Hauled manure. Went got big load fodder. Snowing hard. |
| Dec 7 |
High wind last night with snow. Done chores. Coldest yet. |
| Dec 8 |
Went got big load fodder. Done chores. Cold. |
| Dec 9 |
Hauled load fodder to Wills in eve. Killed rabbit. |
| Dec 10 |
Went to Tom Whites to see pigs, then got straw. Very cold & frosty. Went to Allison in eve. |
| Dec 11 |
Sunday at home. Cold. Shelled corn for calves. |
| Dec 12 |
Damp. Went to see sorgum. Went to Allison. Bought sorgum of Cass. Snowing hard in eve. |
| Dec 13 |
Washed forenoon. Shelled corn. Cought 2 quail in trap. |
| Dec 14 |
Hauled 4 big loads sorgum. Killed 3 quails. Spit snow. |
| Dec 15 |
Went to Jennings. Sent taxes $52.05. Got salt. Cold. |
| Dec 16 |
Shelled corn. Spit snow most all day. Done chores. |
| Dec 17 |
Shelled corn forenoon. Went to Allison eve. Cold & damp. |
| Dec 18 |
Sunday clear & fine. At home. Geo. Stanfast here. |
| Dec 19 |
Snowed last night. Washed shelled corn. Done chores. Cold. |
| Dec 20 |
Snowed & storming all day. Very wintry. |
| Dec 21 |
Got load straw. Cold & wintry. |
| Dec 22 |
Snowing hard morn. Went to Wills. Hunted rabbits. |
| Dec 23 |
Went to mill at Lenora. Nice day. Roads fine. |
| Dec 24 |
Shelled corn. Done chores. Helped with X tree at home. |
| Dec 25 |
Sunday Xmas. Snowed hard all day. Wills all here. |
| Dec 26 |
Bought load corn of Will. 6 deg below zero. |
| Dec 27 |
Washed forenoon. Went set posts all day. Nice day. |
| Dec 28 |
Willie & I measured land. Set posts. Thawed. |
| Dec 29 |
I set posts all day. Thawed some. Tired. |
| Dec 30 |
I set posts all day. Done chores. Very tired. |
| Dec 31 |
Put wire on fence forenoon. To Allison in eve. |