| Jan 1, 1897 |
Ringed 10 sows. Hauled feed to beds sows. Cold. |
| Jan 2 |
Cold & high N. wind. Bro. Long came. Done chores. |
| Jan 3 |
Sunday went to meeting morn & night. Butchered 2 hogs. Fine nights. |
| Jan 4 |
Done chores & went to meeting at nights to 18th. |
| Jan 18 |
Bro. Long & Willie Carns went home. Washed. |
| Jan 19 |
Cut wood. Herded cattle. Done chores. Traded Mary off for Jerry. |
| Jan 20 |
Cut wood. Herded cattle. Warm & fine. |
| Jan 21 |
Cut wood. Done chores. Hens are so fat they are dying. Warm & fine. |
| Jan 22 |
Made kettle hominy. Cut wood. Warm. |
| Jan 23 |
Hauled load wood. Done chores. Cold wind from north in eve. |
| Jan 24 |
Sunday at home all day. Cold & disagreeable. |
| Jan 25 |
Cold. 8 deg below zero. Done chores. |
| Jan 26 |
Washed forenoon. Cloudy & cold. [Essies note “I remember so well father setting in his rocking chair and holding a couple of we smaller children on his lap
and singing such songs as Little Brown Jug, Nellie Gray, Tenting tonight etc”.] |
| Jan 27 |
Put out clothes. Coldest this winter. 10 below zero. |
| Jan 28 |
Went to Jennings. Took horses to sell. Cold. |
| Jan 29 |
Done chores. Cold. Split posts. Mr. Cramer here. |
| Jan 30 |
Finished hauling sorgum from S. field. Mr. Cramer here. |
| Jan 31 |
Went to 1st social meeting here. Mr. Cramer here. |
| Feb 1, 1897 |
Washed. Took butter to Allison in eve. |
| Feb 2 |
Done chores. Hauled manure. |
| Feb 3 |
Hauled 2 loads manure. Done chores. |
| Feb 4 |
Hauled manure. Done chores. |
| Feb 5 |
Went to Jennings. Got load coal for school. Got skates for children. |
| Feb 6 |
I and Roy hauled manure and wood. |
| Feb 7 |
Sunday all went to quarterly meeting. |
| Feb 8 |
I and Hattie went to Munson Bros. funeral. (These boys drowned at Jennings). |
| Feb 9 |
Washed forenoon. Cut wood. Herded cattle. |
| Feb 10 |
Colder. Herded and made fence around oat stacks. Snowing at night. |
| Feb 11 |
Colder. Herded and made fence. Done chores. I trimmed grape vines. |
| Feb 12 |
Trimmed apple trees. Nice day. Herded cattle. |
| Feb 13 |
I and Roy hauled 3 loads manure. Mulched currants & apple trees., |
| Feb 14 |
Sunday all went to social meeting. Snow from south. Walter Steele came at night and said Aunt Leona Fathers sister died. I went and stayed till morning. |
| Feb 15 |
We went to Sister Leonas funeral and burying. Nice day. |
| Feb 16 |
Washed forenoon. Done chores. Cleaned house. |
| Feb 17 |
Fixed fence between I and Mr. Terrills. Harrowed stalks in S. field. |
| Feb 18 |
Harrowed stalks. Traded colts to Cooks for horses. |
| Feb 19 |
Made hen nests. Went to Willies. Jim Kline here in eve. Nice day. |
| Feb 20 |
Hung meat. Hauled rock and sod on dam. Raked and burned stalks P. M. |
| Feb 21 |
Sunday commenced snowing hard. Went to Bro. Johnsons. Quit snowing. |
| Feb 22 |
Washed. Done chores. Went to Allison eve. |
| Feb 23 |
Mr. Cramer cut wood. Mrs. Cramer and Hertie here. Nice day. |
| Feb 24 |
Done chores. Cut wood. Brought Dick horse. |
| Feb 25 |
Went to Jennings. Drove Frank and Queen. Sold 14 hogs at 3 cts. lb. |
| Feb 26 |
Took 7 hogs to Jennings. 1720 lbs. We got Huey clothes. Roy had tooth pulled. Got calf and pig of cook. |
| Feb 27 |
I, Roy & Huey took 7 hogs to Jennings. |
| Feb 28 |
Cold N. E. wind. Fred Cook & wife here. |
| Mar 1, 1897 |
Cloudy & cold. Did not wash. |
| Mar 2 |
Put out clothes. Went Johnsons. Done chores. |
| Mar 3 |
Mr. Mrs. Johnson here. Done chores. |
| Mar 4 |
Went tried to sell Mullin place to Stanfast. |
| Mar 5-6 |
C. Johnson here. Cold wind and rain. |
| Mar 7 |
Went to Willies. Nice & warm. |
| Mar 8 |
Plowed by road. Washed. Nice & clear. |
| Mar 9 |
Plowed all day. Very tired. |
| Mar 10 |
Finished by road. Tired. Ground getting dry. |
| Mar 11 |
Went to Jennings. Took butter. |
| Mar 12 |
Went to Johnson. Got harrow. Finished backsetting by stable. |
| Mar 13 |
Snowed last night and forenoon. Set posts around pasture. |
| Mar 14 |
Sun. Willie & children here. Mr. Johnsons here. Cold. |
| Mar 15 |
Washed morn. Plowed S. of creek. Chilly. |
| Mar 16 |
Plowed most of day. Mrs. Cook here. Rained in eve. |
| Mar 17 |
Went to Lenora. Got looking glass, Wallpaper and paint. Hot. |
| Mar 18 |
Set posts on Smith land. Plowed P. M. Warm. |
| Mar 19 |
Finished plowing S. of creek. Rolled up wire. Johnsons here. |
| Mar 20 |
I and Roy went to Jennings. Got Roy coat. Hat, etc. $3.80 |
| Mar 21 |
Sunday big snow storm from N. E. Deepest yet. |
| Mar 22 |
Washed and white washed kitchen ceiling. |
| Mar 23 |
Teacher here last night. Papered kitchen. Bossies calf came. Curley had 8 red pigs. Wet. |
| Mar 24 |
Put border on kitchen. White washed pantry. Went to store $6.00 in trade. |
| Mar 25 |
Johnsons here. Painted tin roof. Clear & warm. |
| Mar 26 |
Hauled manure. Hattie cleaned house. Mrs. Cramer here. |
| Mar 27 |
Set out gooseberries pie plant etc. |
| Mar 28 |
Sun. Organized S. S. Mrs. F. Cook Supt. Nice day. |
| Mar 29 |
Set out cedars. Planted 12 rows. Chic potatoes . Big rain in eve. |
| Mar 30 |
High S. wind. Planted potatoes. |
| Mar 31 |
Plowed piece by mill dam. Assessor here. To exhibition at night. |
| Apr 1, 1897 |
Made posts. Divided fence between I and Terril. |
| Apr 2 |
Fixed division in hog shed. Bad storm. |
| Apr 3 |
Rained last night. Snowing today. |
| Apr 4 |
Sun. Sam Smiths all came. All went to S. S. |
| Apr 5 |
I took Mr. Smith to Jennings. Got washing machine, wire, etc. |
| Apr 6 |
Fixed fence. Took posts to Johnsons. Rained. |
| Apr 7 |
Cold on stock. Rained all day from N. E. |
| Apr 8 |
Cool. Fixed fence on bottom. |
| Apr 9 |
Put in alfalfa P. M. Nice & warm. |
| Apr 10 |
Sowed alfalfa N. of house. |
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[The period from Apr 11, 1897 – April 18 1904 are from Essie Logan’s diary] |