| 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. |