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. |