| 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. |
| | [The period from Apr 11, 1897 – April 18 1904 are from Essie Logan’s diary] |