Return to Decatur Co.: 1896
Jan 1 to Mar 7 | [Pages missing.] |
Mar 8, 1896 | Sunday nice day. We went to Erickson. |
Mar 9 | Washed forenoon. Plowed sod south of stable. |
Mar 10 | Plowed all day S. of stable. Windy & cold. |
Mar 11 | Went to Jennings. Took case eggs. Got 7½ cts doz. Took butter. Got 10 cts lb. |
Mar 12 | Went to see Asa morn. Plowed sod P. M. |
Mar 13 | Froze last night. Snowing some. Done chores. |
Mar 14 | Cold & stormy. Sheltered the corn in crib at stable. |
Mar 15 | Sunday clear & very cold. Last night. Thawed. |
Mar 16 | Washed forenoon. Went to Conrads. |
Mar 17 | Snowing and stormy. Helped Mr. Cramer. |
Mar 18 | Went to Jennings. Took 21 lbs butter. Windy. |
Mar 19 | Hauled corn to stable. Plowed sod. |
Mar 20 | Sorted and sacked potatoes. Finished sod. |
Mar 21 | I and Roy & Huey took potatoes to Lenora. Got 35 cts. bu. |
Mar 22 | Sunday all went to Mr. Johnsons. Cold and chilly. |
Mar 23 | Washed morn. Commenced backsetting eve. |
Mar 23 | Plowed. Nice & warm. Ground is not wet deep. |
Mar 25 | Went to Jennings. Took 22 lbs butter. Plowed in eve. |
Mar 26 | Finished backsetting. Last day of school. Terrible wind. |
Mar 27 | Hauled sod on dam. Made garden in eve. |
Mar 28 | Sunday at home all day. Nice & warm. |
Mar 29 | Missing |
Mar 30 | Went got 20 bu oats from Smith. Got drill. Roy harrowed stalks. |
Mar 31 | Jim Kline and bride came last eve and stayed till eve. Stormy. |
Apr 1, 1896 | Tried to drill oats. Took drill home. Sowed and cultivated oats. |
Apr 2 | Sowed and cultivated in oats. Nice & warm. |
Apr 3 | I and Hattie went to Jennings. Took butter. Planted potatoes. |
Apr 4 | Sowed and cultivated in oats. Nice dry day. |
Apr 5 | Easter Sunday all went to Mr. Cramers. Nice warm. |
Apr 6 | Finished sowing and harrowing in oats. Warm & dry. |
Apr 7 | Hauled rock etc on dam. Terribly windy. |
Apr 8 | Went to Jennings. Took 21 lbs butter. Planted potatoes by mill dam. |
Apr 9 | Planted potatoes and corn by mill dam. Roy harrowed weeds. |
Apr 10 | Hauled rock on dam. Went burying Mr. Steeles baby. Finished by mill dam. |
Apr 11 | I and Roy took 3 colts to Mullin place and fixed fence. |
Apr 12 | Sunday rained all night and today. |
Apr 13 | Took Donley cow to Conrads. Done chores. |
Apr 14 | Went to Clay Steeles to rent land, but couldn’t. |
Apr 15 | Went to Jennings. Took butter & case of eggs. |
Apr 16 | Ground wet. Done chores. Listed corn north of house. |
Apr 17 | Plowed in orchard. Black cloud from west eve. Big rain. |
Apr 18 | Ground wet. Fixed fence and dam. Jim gone. |
Apr 19 | Fred Erickson & wife here. Hunted Jim. Warm. |
Apr 20 | Plowed orchard and harrowed. Hot and fine for crops. |
Apr 21 | Harrowed orchard & S. W. of stable. Got 2 bu. alfalfa seed $11.50 |
Apr 22 | Harrowed & sowed 2 bu. alfalfa seed. Set out cabbage plants. |
Apr 23 | Listed piece corn S. of creek. Warm & fine. |
Apr 24 | Finished harrowing and rolling alfalfa. Commenced to list on Greens. |
Apr 25 | Listed all day on Greens. Warm. |
Apr 26 | Sunday Mr. Johnsons here all day. Warm. |
Apr 28 | Took cattle to Mullins pasture. Went to Jennings in eve. |
Apr 29 | Went to Mullin place planted potatoes. Raked weeds eve. |
Apr 30 | Listed corn. Raked leaves & burned. Warm. |
May 1, 1896 | Listed corn on Greens all day. Done big days work. |
May 2 | Finished on Greens. Harrowed potatoes. Plowed garden. Set out tomato & cabbage plants. |
May 3 | Sunday at home. Warm & fine. Rested. |
May 4 | Took Donley cow to Conrads. Went to Mrs. Chenoweths burying. Listed corn. |
May 5 | Listed corn on Mullin place. |
May 6 | Listed corn on Mullin place. |
May 7 | Listed corn all day. Rained at night. |
May 8 | Fine rain last night. Worked on dam at Mullin place. Finished listing north of creek. Tired. |
May 10 | Sunday cloudy & dull. At home. |
May 11 | I and Roy went to Jennings. Worked Bet. Listed corn on Mullin place. |
May 12 | Listed corn all day. |
May 13 | Listed corn all day. Cool & fine to work. |
May 14 | Finished listing corn at noon. Mrs. Taylor and Duncan here. |
May 15 | Rained forenoon. Made weed cutter. Plowed south for sorgum. |
May 16 | Plowed and sowed sorgum. Very tired. |
May 17 | Sun. All went to Wills. Worked Nell. Warm. |
May 18 | Plowed and sowed sorgum. Roy cut weeds. |
May 19 | Big rain in morn. Went to C. Fosters. Finished sorgum. |
May 20 | Made hog pen. Cresler sow had 20 pigs. Roy & Hattie went to Jennings. |
May 21 | I took sick last night with tooth. Harrowed potatoes. Went to bed. |
May 22 | Took weed cutter to shop. Replanted corn. Straight had 9 pigs. |
May 23 | Plowed and sowed Millet. Killed 5 skunks. Very hot. |
May 24 | Sunday all went to meeting out south. East dinner at Bro. Cramers. |
May 25 | Roy cut weeds on Greens. I plowed and sowed millet. Preacher came. |
May 26 | Took preacher to Dresden. Hot. Plowed corn N. of house. |
May 27 | Plowed corn. Went got cattle. |
May 28 | Cut weeds south of creek. Cut alfalfa west of hog lot by Terrills. |
May 29 | Went to Mullin place. Cut weeds. Stacked alfalfa. 4 loads. Rained I eve. |
May 30 | Plowed cabbage. Roy cut weeds. |
May 31 | Sun. big rain last night. At home. |
Jun 1, 1896 | River is up. Went to Mullin place. Fixed fence. |
Jun 2 | Took cattle to pasture. Hattie and girls went to Jennings. |
Jun 3 | Went cut alfalfa on Mullin place. Roy cut weeds. Rained in eve. |
Jun 4 | Finished cutting alfalfa 1st time. Raked afternoon. |
Jun 5 | C. Foster helped stack hay. Roy cut weeds. |
Jun 6 | Finished stacking at 3 oclock. High wind. Plowed corn. Rained in eve. |
Jun 7 | Sunday clear & warm. Home resting. |
Jun 8 | I and Foster plowed corn north on Green place. |
Jun 9 to 11 | Mowing weeds. Planting corn. |
Jun 11 | Fine rain. Hattie & girls went to Jennings. |
Jun 12 | Roy finished weed cutting. I plowed on Mullins. |
Jun 13 | Roy harrowed. I plowed corn. Very hot. |
Jun 14 | Sunday Mr. Cramers here. Hot and sultry. |
Jun 15 | I and Roy plowed corn on Greens. Very hot. |
Jun 16 | Finished plowing on Greens 1st time. Plowed some S. of creek. |
Jun 17 | Plowed on Mullin place. Hot & dry. |
Jun 18 | Finished plowing N. creek 1st time. Plowed some S. of creek. |
Jun 19 | Hoed and cut weeds forenoon. I and Hattie went to Jennings eve. Very hot. |
Jun 20 | I and Roy plowed all day at Mullin place. [Roy was only 11 yrs. old & yet was plowing all day.] |
Jun 21 | Sunday all went to Mr. Johnsons. Cool. |
Jun 22 | I and Roy plowed corn at Mullin place. Got over it 1st time. |
Jun 23 | Fine rain last night. Pulled weeds. |
Jun 24 | Cut weeds. Went to Jennings. Took 42 qts currants. Got 6½ cts. quart. |
Jun 25 | Moved weeds in grapes. Began to lay by corn on Terrills. |
Jun 26 | Misty & damp. Mowed orchard. Done chores. |
Jun 27 | Plowed corn all day. Night meeting at school house. New preacher. |
Jun 28 | I and Hattie went to Geo. Wheelocks. Hot. |
Jun 29 | Windy. I and Roy plowed corn on Greens. Hot. |
Jun 30 | Had a big rain last night and hail. Cut weeds. |
Jul 1, 1896 | I plowed. Hattie & Roy went to Jennings. |
Jul 2 | I and Roy finished on Greens. Went to Mullin place afternoon & plowed. |
Jul 3 | I and Roy plowed at Mullin place all day. Corn fine. |
Jul 4 | Big rain this morn. Went to McKennys. Took Jim to pasture. Corn is fine. |
Jul 5 | Sunday went got Jim. Found McKennys at home. |
Jul 6 | Went & pulled weeds out of potatoes. Fred helped. Roy plowed. |
Jul 7 | I and Roy sowed N. of house on Mullin place. Broke plow. |
Jul 8 | Plowed S. of creek all day. Big days work. Cool & fine. |
Jul 9 | Finished plowing corn at noon. Plowed potatoes. |
Jul 10 | Mowed weeds forenoon. Jim McClure and I went to Jennings. |
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Sep 17, 1896 | Went to Lenora. Cass paid mortgage $721.00. Mr. C. shocked corn. |
Sep 18 | Rained last night. Cut wood. |
Sep 19 | Worked on cattle shed. Mr. C. and Foster helped. |
Sep 20 | Sunday went to Mr. Cramers visiting. |
Sep 21 | I and Mr. Cramer worked on shed. |
Sep 22 | First frost. Worked on shed all day. Cool. |
Sep 23 | Foster worked till noon. All went and got sorgum seed. |
Sep 24 | I and Roy put brush on shed. Dug potatoes eve. |
Sep 25 | I went Jennings got Kent his 1st suit. (Kent was 4 yrs old.) |
Sep 26 | I and Mr. Foster finished covering shed. Cut poles for crib. |
Sep 27 | Sunday went to school house to Baptist meeting. |
Sep 28 | Will Lieber [next?] commenced work on corn crib. I cut alfalfa. |
Sep 29 | Finished cutting N. orchard. Will worked on crib. |
Sep 30 | Will went to Mullin place. Got corn P. M. |
Oct 1, 1896 | Will gathered corn. I hauled alfalfa. Hot & dry. Killed hog in eve. |
Oct 2 | I and Will & children went to Mullin place. Put in flume. Got cane. |
Oct 3 | All went to picknick at Bradburys. Dusky and smoky. |
Oct 4 | Sunday went to Mr. Johnsons. Nice day. |
Oct 5 | Made wagon box in morn. Sold $4.00 of poles in eve. |
Oct 6 | Helped Will get load corn. Went Jennings. Got load lumber in eve. |
Oct 7 to 10th
| Shocking corn & helping Straup thrash. |
Oct 11 | Sunday hard freeze last night. J. Klines here. |
Oct 12 | I and Roy & Stella went got 26 bu potatoes. Husked corn. |
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Oct 19 | I husked 2 loads corn at Mullin place. Got something in my eye. |
Oct 20 | I and Leiber got 2 loads corn at Mullin place. Finished N. of River. |
Oct 21 | I got 2 loads S. of creek. Went to Jennings to see Dr. but he was gone. |
Oct 22 | Got 2 loads S. of creek. Lieber quit work at noon. Rained last night. |
Oct 23 | I and Roy took 2 hogs to Jennings. One weighed 415 lbs. Got $2.65 hundred lbs. and one weighed 215 lbs. Got $2.80 hundred lbs. for it. Got floor for kitchen. |
Oct 24 | I and Roy got 2 loads on Mullin place. Nice day. |
Oct 25 | Sunday clear & fine. At home all day. |
Oct 26 | I got 2 loads corn on Mullin place. |
Oct 27 | Missing |
Oct 28 | Went got load forenoon. Fixed lot. Rained. |
Oct 29 | Rained most all night last night and snowed all day today. Lots wet. |
Oct 30 | Cut forks for stable. Thawed fast but cold wind. |
Oct 31 | Went to Jennings to see Dr. |
Nov 1, 1896 | Sunday at home. Resting all day. |
Nov 2 | Got load corn from Mullin place. Worked in house afternoon laying floor. |
[Nov 3 & 4 | Did same thing as on 2nd.] |
Nov 5 | Got one load corn at Mullin place. Plastered in house. Hattie and Mrs. Johnson put up curtains. |
Nov 6 | Helped Will get big load corn. Went Jennings. Got big load lumber eve. |
Nov 7 to 10 | Shucking corn & helped Stroup thrash. |
Nov 8 | Sunday hard freeze last night. Resting. |
Nov 9 | Went got last load corn at Mullin place. Worked in house afternoon. |
Nov 10 | Put in ridge slats at Mullin house. White washed etc. |
Nov 11 | Stacked hay all day for Mr. Johnson. Tired. |
Nov 12 | Took 2 loads sorgum. Covered stable, etc. |
Nov 13 | Husked load corn on Greens A. M. Killed hog in eve. |
Nov 14 | Warm & fine. Got 2 loads corn. |
Nov 15 | Sunday warm & fine. Went to Mullin place. |
Nov 16 | Planted peach seed. Washed. Husked corn eve. |
Nov 17 | Cold damp mist & frost & ice. Husked 2 big loads corn. |
Nov 18 | Husked 2 loads corn. Cold & disagreeable. |
Nov 19 | Husked 2 loads corn. Cold & chilly. |
Nov 20 | Husked 2 loads. Cold all day. |
Nov 21 | I and Roy got load corn. Hauled wood. Put up heater. |
Nov 22 | Sunday cloudy & cold. Mr. Johnsons here all day. |
Nov 23 | Washed. Snapped load corn morn, and husked one. |
Nov 24 | Very frosty & damp. Husked corn. Hauled 2 loads manure. |
Nov 25 | Warm & damp. Got done gathering. Most sick at night. |
Nov 26 | Thanksgiving day. Coldest day yet. |
Nov 27 | 9 deg below zero. Helped Mr. Cramer saw wood. |
Nov 28 | Missing |
Nov 29 | 9 deg below zero. Sawed wood. Took salt to calves. |
Nov 30 | Washed. I cut trees on ice. Done chores. Nice day. |
Dec 1, 1896 | Hauled wood. Went to Jennings. Took 24 doz eggs. Got 17 cts. doz. |
Dec 2 | Cut poles for feed pen. Nice day. |
Dec 3 | Helped Mr. Cramer saw wood. |
Dec 4 | Hauled 2 loads sorgum. Put up heater in kitchen. |
Dec 5 | Got load alfalfa. Got colts. Hauled 2½ loads sorgum. Tied up apple trees. |
Dec 6 | Sunday all went to Mr. Johnsons. Nice day. |
Dec 7 | Helped wash. Hauled load sorgum. Got white corn. Warm & fine. |
Dec 8 | Hauled sorgum. Sawed wood. |
Dec 9 | Made kettle of hominy. Got sorgum. Pulled tree out of creek. |
Dec 10 | Sawed wood. Took up around 40 posts. |
Dec 11 | Set posts around orchard. Jim Kline got poles. Traded colt for more. |
Dec 12 | Hauled stove wood. Fixed fence by school house. Got sorgum. |
Dec 13 | Sunday warm & fine. At home all day. |
Dec 14 | Hauled sorgum. Washed. Done chores. |
Dec 15 | Hauled 4 loads sorgum. Warm & fine. |
Dec 16 | Hauled sorgum. Rolled up wire on barrel. |
Dec 17 | Dressed 21 turkeys. Had surprise supper on Stella. Stellas birthday. 13 yrs old. Mr. Johnsons here. |
Dec 18 | I and Hattie went to Jennings. Shipped turkeys. (These were turkeys Essie & Stella raised and were shipped to Denver.) |
Dec 19 | Hauled sorgum. Sold 250 brick. Salted calves. |
Dec 20 | Sunday clear & fine. At home all day. Done chores. |
Dec 21 | Went to Jennings. I and children to Mrs. Kers. Funeral. Chenoweth paid me $50.00 |
Dec 22 | Washed forenoon. Fixed fence. Fine weather. |
Dec 23 | Fixed fence. Hauled feed. Done chores. |
Dec 24 | Hauled feed. Went to Allison. Done chores. |
Dec 25 | Christmas. All day at home. Put wire on fence. Killed rabbit. |
Dec 26 | Bought cow of J. Conrad. $18.00. Done chores. |
Dec 27 | Sunday at home. Chilly & windy. |
Dec 28 | Washed & done chores. Nice day. |
Dec 29 | Done chores etc. Damp & chilly. |
Dec 30 | Went to Jennings. Sent butter to Denver. Got shoes and Crocks. |
Dec 31 | Went cleaned out well at Johnsons. Children went to school. |