Jan 1 1895 | Last day school. Exhibition at night. |
Jan 2 | I took children to Allison school. Fixed stable. Cold. |
Jan 3 | Chopped & done chores. Cold & chilly. |
Jan 4 | Damp & cold. Essie stayed home. Looks like snow. |
Jan 5 | Trees white with frost. Husked 5 shocks corn. |
Jan 6 | Sunday at home. Conrads here all day. |
Jan 7 | Washed forenoon. Cut ice afternoon. Cold. |
Jan 8 | Put up 36 blocks ice. Cold day. Ice 7 in thick. |
Jan 9 | Fixed stable. Mrs. J brought beef home. Nice day. |
Jan 10 | Hauled 2 loads manure. Geo. S. helped. Saw trees afternoon. |
Jan 11 | I made 80 posts. Cold wind. Very tired. |
Jan 12 | Made posts till noon. I and Hattie went to Mr. Cass. |
Jan 13 | Sunday at home all day. Geo. S. here. Cold. |
Jan 14 | Husked corn on bottom. Nice day. |
Jan 15 | Washed forenoon. Damp S E wind. |
Jan 16 | Husked & shelled corn. Damp & chilly. |
Jan 17 | Husked corn. Clear & chilly. Nice afternoon. |
Jan 18 | Finished husking corn on bottom. Nice day. |
Jan 19 | Hauled brush & stumps. Went to Allison eve. |
Jan 20 | Sunday at home all day. Mrs. McKenna here. |
Jan 21 | Washed forenoon. Went to Mr. Steels. Cold & chilly. |
Jan 22 | Went to Evans morn. Grubbed up stumps. Chilly. |
Jan 23 | I went & measured off E. line fence. I and Luther set posts. |
Jan 24 | I and Luther set posts all day. Cold S. E. wind. |
Jan 25 | Snowing & blowing terrible all day from north. |
Jan 26 | Went to Allison to get mail in eve. Cold. |
Jan 27 | Sunday at home all day. Nice day. |
Jan 28 | Washed forenoon. Clay Steele here. Nice day. |
Jan 29 | Snowed. Went Got 2 colts of Mr. Chenothes on note. $48.00 |
Jan 30 | Helped Stanfast. Sawed wood. Cold & chilly. |
Jan 31 | Took 34 lbs popcorn Wheelocks. 4 cts lb. Snow & wind. |
Feb 1, 1895 | Hauled ice. Cold. |
Feb 2 | I and Roy hauled ice & put around trees. Thawed. |
Feb 3 | Sunday snowed last night. Conrad & boys here. They had a time. Terrible cold. |
Feb 4 | I took children to school. Roy went got Topsy. Cold. |
Feb 5 | Children went to school. Cold & chilly all day. |
Feb 6 | Terrible blizzard of snow & dirt all day. Very cold. |
Feb 7 | 22 deg below zero. Cold at home. Done chores. |
Feb 8 | Hauled fodder. Went got 2 loads stove wood. |
Feb 9 | Cold light snow last night. Went & got mail. |
Feb 10 | Sunday at home all day. Spit snow. |
Feb 11 | Washed morn. Snowed & blowed afternoon. Cold. |
Feb 12 | Cold & windy. Killed 2 jackrabbits. Done chores. |
Feb 13 | I and Roy went hunting. Went to Allison in eve. |
Feb 14 | Split up stumps. Cold. Spit snow. Done chores. |
Feb 15 | Went to Asas place. Got plow & sun shinning. |
Feb 16 | Worked on south fence. Put on wire. Very tired. |
Feb 17 | Sunday Wills all here. High wind & dirt. |
Feb 18 | Washed. Terrible dirt form N. W. all day. |
Feb 19 | Took bu potatoes to Chandler. Got $1.00 bu. |
Feb 20 | Hauled 2 loads manure. Windy. Dust flying. |
Feb 21 | Took 6 bu potatoes to Jennings. 75 cts. bu. Nice day. |
Feb 22 | Finished setting posts on S. line. Warm. |
Feb 23 | I, Hattie, Huey, Kent & Elsie to Lenora. Took 22½ bu potatoes. Got $1.00 bu. |
Feb 24 | Sunday S. S. & Mr. Kinsers here. Nice & warm. |
Feb 25 | I and Roy finished S. fence. Rained & misted. |
Feb 26 | Still misting. Had fine rain. Took out 10 stumps. |
Feb 27 | Took out 11 bu. potatoes. Very warm in eve. |
Feb 28 | Took out stumps. Done chores. Nice day. Plowed onion bed. |
Mar 1, 1895 | Took out stumps. Run sub soiler afternoon. |
Mar 2 | Took out stumps. Plowed. Sowed onions. |
Mar 3 | Sunday cold high wind from N. Mr. McKennys here. |
Mar 4 | Washed forenoon. Sub soiled some. Disagreeable day. |
Mar 5 | Hauled 2 loads manure. Finished sub soiling. |
Mar 6 | Hauled load posts by Evans. Went to Cass’s. Set posts. Warm. |
Mar 7 | Put wire on fence forenoon. Took out stumps afternoon. |
Mar 8 | Took up potatoes. All went to Mr. Cass’s. Nice day. |
Mar 9 | Went white washed apple trees & bedroom. Nice day. |
Mar 10 | Sunday cold chilly. Went fed sows. |
Mar 11 | I and Luther Chenoweth went to Cass place. Washed & cleaned house. |
Mar 12 | We all went & papered. Put down carpet. |
Mar 13 | Very cold. I & Luther took load in eve. |
Mar 14 | Took 2 big loads morn and one in eve. Cold. Moved to our new home. |
Mar 15 | Very cold. Fixed stable. Washed. Trimmed grape vines. |
Mar 16 | Fixed hen house. Went & got chickens. |
Mar 17 | Sunday nice day. At home all day. |
Mar 18 | Washed forenoon & sowed strips for flume on dam. Nice day. |
Mar 19 | I went to Jennings. Got chop and 1 bu. sorgum. Snowed and blowed from N. E. |
Mar 20 | Mr. Leiber & Lerrill helped work on dam. Nice day. |
Mar 21 | I and Mr. Lieber worked on dam. Nice. |
Mar 22 | Leiber Terrill & Hull helped on dam. Nice day. |
Mar 23 | I and Leiber worked on dam. Took up turnips. I sowed lettuse & radishes. |
Mar 24 | Sunday warm & fine. At home resting all day. |
Mar 25 | Washed & subsoiled north orchard. Nice & warm. |
Mar 26 | Subsoiled all day. Hot & dry. Very tired. |
Mar 27 | Finished subsoiling. Hauled stove wood. |
Mar 28 | Went to Jennings. Got 25 bu. corn at 50 cts bu. Hauled wood. |
Mar 29 | Set out trees. Scraped on dam. Went got breaking plow. |
Mar 30 | Broke sod on bottom. Dusty terrible wind. |
Mar 31 | Sunday cold N. E. wind. Looks like snow. Dusty. |
Apr 1, 1895 | Washed forenoon. 2 in. snow last night. Cold. Plowed sod afternoon. |
Apr 2 | Hauled 2 loads wood. Made buggy shed. Plowed afternoon. |
Apr 3 | Plowed forenoon. Planted garden. Children set strawberries. |
Apr 4 | Finished sod forenoon. Put sod on dam. Nice day. |
Apr 5 | Plowed for strawberries. Set posts south creek. Terribly windy & dusty. |
Apr 6 | Terrible N. wind & wet snow. Turned to rain. |
Apr 7 | Sunday north wind. Cold & cloudy. At home. |
Apr 8 | Washed forenoon. Went to Mullen place and sowed alfalfa seed. |
Apr 9 | Went & finished alfalfa. Nice & warm. |
Apr 10 | Harrowed & sowed alfalfa N. of house all day. |
Apr 11 | Plowed in alfalfa west hog lot. Very warm. |
Apr 12 | All went to Mullin place. Planted 2 acres potatoes. |
Apr 13 | Finished sowing alfalfa. Planted sweet corn. |
Apr 14 | Easter Sunday at home. Nice & warm. Fished eve. |
Apr 15 | Terrible high N. wind. Washed. Rained at night. |
Apr 16 | Harrowed sod south of creek. Warm & fine. |
Apr 17 | Went to Mullin place. Huey swallowed rivet. |
Apr 18 | Listed corn all day. Fine growing weather. |
Apr 19 | Resowed alfalfa north of orchard. Listed corn. |
Apr 20 | Listed corn all day. Hot. Threatened rain. Cooler. |
Apr 21 | Sunday rained a little last night. G. W. and wife here also Wheelocks. |
Apr 22 | Finished listing corn at Mullin place. Warm. |
Apr 23 | Washed & listed in S. place by Terrills. Hot. |
Apr 24 | Planted sorgum on sod south creek forenoon. Listed corn N. place. |
Apr 25 | Finished piece N. of house. Hot. Finished sorgum. |
Apr 26 | All went to Jennings. Got corn at 52 cts. bu. |
Apr 27 | Planted corn north road. Planted melons. Set cabbage. |
Apr 28 | Sunday all went school house. Organized S. S. I was Supt. |
Apr 29 | Listed corn. Stevenson cow had calf. Nice & warm. |
Apr 30 | Listed north of house on Greens. Got almost to sod house. |
May 1, 1895 | Fixed fence south creek. Listed sorgum. |
May 2 | Listed sorgum. Harrowed potatoes. |
May 3 | Listed sorgum. Fine shower. Went and scrubbed out school house. |
May 4 | Listed sorgum. Worked in grapes. |
May 5 | Sun. all went to S. S. & to preaching in eve to Wills. |
May 6 | Listed corn all day in S. field. Warm. |
May 7 | Washed forenoon. Hoed. Listed corn afternoon. |
May 8 | Took Chenoweths cow & Stephensons to Stanfast. Listed afternoon. |
May 9 | Finished listing S. field. Listed onion bed. |
May 10 | Plowed grapes all day. Hauled wood & manure. |
May 11 | Staid up last night. 32 deg. Kept fires in orchard. |
May 12 | Sunday kept fires in orchard this morn. 31 deg. Went to S. S. |
May 13 to 18 | Cut weeds and hoed on Mullen Place. Dam been opened. |
May 19 | Sunday Fred E. and wife, Mr. Fosters here. |
May 20 | Went & finished cut weeds. |
May 21 | Washed forenoon. Cut weeds on Greens afternoon. |
May 22 | Roy cut weeds & I hoed. Made brush fence by garden. |
May 23 | Cut weeds on Green land. Terrible dry. |
May 24 | Cut weeds on south garden. Hoed. |
May 25 | Worked on dam all day. Hot & dry. |
May 26 | Sunday went to S. S. Mr. Cramers here. |
May 27 | Washed forenoon. Will here. Terrible wind. |
May 28 | Went plowed corn on bottom. Terrible wind. Hot & dusty. |
May 29 | Finished bottom. Commenced to rain at night. |
May 30 | Rained last night. 2 big rains. River high. Took out dam. I and Roy went to Mullin place Got wet. |
May 31 | Got plow & plowed sod S. of creek. Water high. |
Jun 1, 1895 | Plowed orchard. Set out 170 sweet potato plants. Got gate out of dam at Mullin place. |
Jun 2 | Sunday big rain last night. A terrible heavy rain. |
Jun 3 | Washed forenoon. Went to Mullin place. |
Jun 4 | Shingled the hay shed. River still high. |
Jun 5 | Took Red Stephinson cow died. |
Jun 6 | Harrowed corn on Mullin place. Nice day. |
Jun 7 | Plowed corn on Mullin place. |
Jun 8 | I plowed. Roy cut with weed cutter. |
Jun 9 | Sunday cloudy & cool. Sprinkled rain. |
Jun 10 | I finished plowing corn 1st time. Roy cut weeds 2nd time. |
Jun 11 | Rained last night. Washed. Cut weeds. Cooler. |
Jun 12 | Plowed corn. Big rain. Pulled weeds. |
Jun 13 | Cut weeds in orchard. Hot. |
Jun 14 | Went mowed weeds on alfalfa. Plowed corn afternoon. |
Jun 15 | Mowed weeds. Broke Mower. Finished. Roy cut weeds 3rd time. |
Jun 16 | Sun. all went to S. S. & preaching, then rested. |
Jun 17 | Cut weeds. Roy cut weeds south field. |
Jun 18 | Took mower home. Plowed corn on Mullin place. Roy cut weeds. |
Jun 19 | Finished corn by road 1st time. Roy cut weeds. |
Jun 20 | Plowed corn by road. Hot, but nice to kill weeds. |
Jun 22 | Plowed corn. Went to Mrs. Winter burying. Hot. |
Jun 23 | Sun. went to S. S. At home No. S. S. |
Jun 24 | Plowed corn north of house 2nd time. Cool. |
Jun 25 | Plowed potatoes & corn at Mullin place. |
Jun 26 | Plowed corn on S. field. Hot. Very tired. |
Jun 27 | Plowed sorgum on south field. Terrible rain & hail. |
Jun 28 | Done chores. River high. Mrs. Cass here last night. |
Jun 29 | Cut weeds. Done chores. Hot. |
Jun 30 | All went to S. S. then to Mr. Johnson. Back by Wills. |
Jul 1, 1895 | Plowed corn & sorgum all day. Ground in fine shape. |
Jul 2 | Fixed dam at Mullin place. Hot. River up. |
Jul 3 | Plowed corn. Lots of rain. |
Jul 4 | All went to Jennings. Had pictures taken. Hot. |
Jul 5 | Plowed corn south field. Terrible hot. |
Jul 6 | Plowed corn forenoon. Roy plowed afternoon. |
Jul 7 | Sun. went to S. S. then to Fred E. Had nice time. Cool. |
Jul 8 | Cool. Plowed corn on green land. Done big days work. |
Jul 9 | Finished laying by corn. Rained. |
Jul 10 | Rainy. Went to Jennings. Got twine. 100 lb sugar $5.55 Plowed by corn on Mullin place. |
Jul 11 | I and Roy plowed corn Mullin place. Finished. Roy plowed single plow. |
Jul 12 | Plowed in orchard forenoon and corn south field afternoon. |
Jul 13 | Plowed in orchard & grapes. Big rain. |
Jul 14 | Sunday rained. Went to S. S. At home. |
Jul 15 | Went & tried to cut rye. Too many weeds. |
Jul 16 | Plowed corn in S. field. Fine for corn. |
Jul 17 | Plowed corn all day, but terrible hot. |
Jul 18 | Plowed corn forenoon. Mowed alfalfa in eve. |
Jul 19 | Finished plowing corn & sorgum. Tired out. |
Jul 20 | Fine rain last night. Mowed weeds. |
Jul 21 | Sunday pretty cloudy. Went S. S. Rained at night. |
Jul 22 | Got hog for Cresler sow. Cut weeds. Rained. |
Jul 23 | Went up west to buy calves. Got 2. Rained. |
Jul 24 | Washed & cut weeds. Bought 6 calves. Hot. |
Jul 25 | Cut alfalfa by Terrells. Hot. Cut weeds. |
Jul 26 | Mowed weeds in alfalfa by Mullins. Hot. |
Jul 27 | Men brought 8 calves. Raked & shocked alfalfa. |
Jul 28 | Sunday Hot. Went to S. S. Fred E. here. |
Jul 29 | Washed forenoon. Cut rye & alfalfa on Mullin place. |
Jul 30 | Worked on crossing at creek. Warm. |
Jul 31 | Went raked & hauled rye home. Hot. |
Aug 1, 1895 | Went got load rye. Hauled 1st load rock for barn. |
Aug 2 | Big rains last night. Took 10 calves to Mullin place. Washed out crossing. |
Aug 3 | Worked on road forenoon. Cut rye & hauled rock for crossing. |
Aug 4 | Sunday went to S. S. W. Leiberes here. Nice day. |
Aug 5 | Put flume in crossing. Hauled rock for stable. |
Aug 6 | Hauled rock all day. Warm & hot. |
Aug 7 | Hauled rock & brick. Warm & fine for corn. |
Aug 8 | Hauled rock & went got letters. |
Aug 9 | Hauled 2 loads rock for stable. Fine for corn. |
Aug 10 | Hauled brick & got lime box. |
Aug 11 | Sunday at home. Johnsons here. Warm. |
Aug 12 | Commenced work on stone stable. Leiber helped. |
Aug 13 | Worked on stable all day. Very warm. |
Aug 14 | Took hog home. Will chopped corn. I sick. |
Aug 15 | Worked on stable. Hot & dry. |
Aug 16 | I hauled rock & lime. Boys worked on stable. |
Aug 17 | Worked on stable. |
Aug 18 | Sunday went to Mullin place in eve. Elsie took sick. Went for Mrs. Terrill & Wheelock. |
Aug 19 | Hauled rock & lime. Elsie better. |
Aug 20 | Hauled rock. Hired Carrie E. teach school. |
Aug 21 | Cut hay till noon. Raked eve. 2 boys helped. |
Aug 22 | Hauled & stacked 8 loads rye & hay. Hot. |
Aug 23 | Cut hay till noon. Got grapes. Looks like rain. |
Aug 24 | Leiber helped with hay. Got 5 loads & raked some. |
Aug 25 | Sunday all went meeting, but Hattie & babyes. |
Aug 26 | I cut hay till noon, then raked. Hot. |
Aug 27 | Cut hay forenoon. Got done. Raked P. M. |
Aug 28 | Rainy & misty. Hauled hay. Made cane cutter. |
Aug 29 | Went Jennings A. M. Got lime. Hauled hay. |
Aug 30 | I and Fred hauled hay. 7 loads. Very hot. |
Aug 31 | Rained last night. Weaned colts. Put up hay. |
Sep 1, 1895 | Sunday all went to Mr. Cramers. Cloudy. |
Sep 2 to 8 | Worked on rock stable all week. |
Sep 9 | Worked on stable. I hauled sand & cut sorgum. |
Sep 10 | I cut sorgum. Men worked on stable. Finished. |
Sep 11 | Went Jennings. Bought calf Leiber. |
Sep 12 | I & Roy cut sorgum. Very hot & dry. |
Sep 13 | Cut sorgum all day. Hot & dry. |
Sep 14 | Roy & Hattie went to Jennings. I cut cane. |
Sep 15 | Sun. all went to Ericksons. Hot & dry. |
Sep 16 | Conrad cut sorgum. I and Roy cut with sled. |
Sep 17 | Cut sorgum. Very tired. Hot & dry. |
Sep 18 | Cut sorgum forenoon with sled. Afternoon cut with knife. |
Sep 19 | Finished cutting with sled. Went to Caucus cut forks. |
Sep 20 | Shocked sorgum. Put up rafter on stable. |
Sep 21 | Conrad finished working for Flora. |
[Sep 21 to Nov 1 | Pages missing.] |
Nov 1, 1895 | I husked corn S. of bottoms. Pete at Mullins. |
Nov 2 | I husked corn. Went to Jennings. Got shoes. |
Nov 3 | Sunday cloudy & dull. All went to Mr. Johnsons. |
Nov 4 | Went got 2 loads corn on S. field. Big prairie fire S. S. |
Nov 5 | Went to election forenoon. Load corn P. M. |
Nov 6 | I finished S. bottom. Pete got load at Mullin place. |
Nov 7 | We both went to Mullin place got big load. |
Nov 8 | Got 2 big loads. Fine to work. |
Nov 9 | Got 2 big loads corn. Warm & fine. |
Nov 10 | Sunday at home. Clear & fine. Rested. |
Nov 11 | Went and husked big load corn on Mullin place. Cresler sow at pigs. |
Now 12 | Husked corn on Mullin place. Fine to work. |
Nov 13 | Rained and snowed last night. Warm. Fixed manger & hen house. |
Nov 14 | Husked corn all day at Mullin place. Muddy. |
Nov 15 | Husked corn. Fine & warm. Corn worth 15 cts bu. |
Nov 16 | I and Roy husked load corn. Put up heater. Put roosts in hen house. |
Nov 17 | Sunday clear & fine at home all day. Resting. |
Nov 18 | Gathered corn at Mullin place. Fine day. |
Nov 19 | Finished corn at Mullin place 25½ loads. |
Nov 20 | I and Elmer cramer husked corn north of road. Clear & fine. |
Nov 21 | Both husked corn all day. Warm. Turned cold in eve. |
Nov 22 | Snowing and very cold. Fixed mangers for cows. Hauled cane. |
Nov 23 | Hauled sorgum. Fixed hog shed. Went to Jennings. Spit snow. Cold. |
Nov 24 | Snowing hard. Sunday home all day. |
[Nov 25 to Dec 4 | Pages missing.] |
Dec 4, 1895 | I husked corn all day out north. |
Dec 5 | I got corn in S. field. Elmer and Grant finished out north. |
Dec 6 | I husked and snapped corn in S. field. Corn shellers came. |
Dec 7 | Shelled corn till noon. Broke sheller. Roy & I skinned steer. |
Dec 8 | Sunday nice. All went to Wills & Kinsers. |
Dec 9 | Washed forenoon. Commenced to build sod hen house. |
Dec 10 | Shelled corn forenoon. Had 900 bu, then I and Mr. Cramer worked on hen house. |
[Dec 11 | Missing line.] |
Dec 12 | Husked corn forenoon. Worked on hen house. |
Dec 13 | Husked corn. Worked on hen house. Got walls done. |
Dec 14 | Went to Jennings. Took hog. |
Dec 15 | Sunday all went to Fred Erickson. Chilly S. wind. |
Dec 16 | Washed. Snapped 2 loads corn. Fine day. |
Dec 17 | Got 2 loads corn. Hauled cobs. Fine day. |
Dec 18 | 4 in. snow last night. Got 4 cows from Mullin place. |
Dec 19 | Fred got molasses. Mrs. Chenoweth made me deed to west ½ S. E. 14. Hauled sorgum. Set posts. Took feed to Mullin place. Went to school house. |
Dec 20 | I and Roy finished gathering corn. |
Dec 21 | Sunday cloudy & cold. I went to Wills on pony. |
Dec 23 | Washed & went to Jennings. Took 2 turkeys to town. Got 9 cts. lb. Cold. |
Dec 24 | Hauled sorgum. Put on hen house. Done chores. |
Dec 25 | Willies, Fred Erickson, Mr. Cramers & Johnsons here. |
Dec 26 | Spotted Halstein calf died. Done chores. |
Dec 27 | Hauled sorgum. Put on stable. Damp & frosty. |
Dec 28 | Sunday cold N. W. wind. At home. I went and fed calves. |
Dec 29 | Washed. Very cold & cloudy. Hauled sorgum. |
Dec 30 | Hauled sorgum. Took feed to calves. Cold. |
Dec 31 | Done chores. Went to Allison etc. |