| Mar 7, 1905 |
Snowed, rained. We all moved from Cass place near Allison where we had lived since Mar. 14, 1895 to the farm 1 mile W. of Lenora, which was 18 miles east of Allison. We brought 2 loads and sprung wagon. Got here at 2 P. M. |
| Mar 12 |
Went up to Cass place at Allison with 2 wagons & the next day brought 2 loads chickens and turkeys. |
| Mar 21 |
Went up to other place at Allison and brought down 20 cows. |
| Mar 24 |
Went up to other place with 2 wagons and brought 21 young sows. Essie took Co. examination. |
| Mar 27 |
I and Roy went up other place and brought 17 swarms bees. |
| Mar 30 |
I, Roy & Kent, Huey went up to other place & brought 37 cattle. |
| Apr 2, 1905 |
Sun. Kent got his eye hurt. Home. Guy Foster rode Mellie down. |
| Apr 3 |
Planted potatoes in orchard. Took cattle to stock yards in Lenora. |
| Apr 4 |
Got up early & I and Roy went and loaded cattle & I went to K. C. with cattle. Got $5.75 hundred lbs. for 37 head. Average weight 1272 lbs. each. |
| Apr 6 |
I got home from K. C. |
| Apr 14 |
I and Roy went up to other place and staid all night and next day hauled hogs to Jennings. 76 head average weight of each 226 lbs. Got $5.37½ hundred lbs. Hogs brought. |
| Apr 16 |
Went to meeting at square top P. M. To funeral afternoon. |
| Apr 28 |
Took John Bennett and Henry Swendener up to look at other place. |
| Apr 29 |
Got scales. All went to Town P. M. |
| May 1, 1905 |
Got 1 load corn. Washed. Worked on scales. |
| May 3 |
J. H. Wilson came & I and Huey went up to other place. Staid all night and brought 2 calves & 102 pigs down here. Sold Wilson 2 mares. Beauty & Floss for $350.00 and 60 hogs at $5.00 per hundred lbs. |
| May 5 |
Bought black horse team of Mr. Turner for $162.50. I and Boys went to other place and got 40 fat cattle & four cows. |
| May 7 |
Went to meeting at square top school house. |
| May 8 |
Began to dig cellar for new house. Big revival meeting began in Lenora. |
| May 9 |
I started to K. C. with stock. Roy & Huey went up to other place. |
| May 10 |
Roy and Huey got home from other place with 94 pigs. Big wind storm. Mr. Swisher and boy got killed north of town. |
| May 11 |
I got home from K. C. Got $5.20 for cattle. Boys worked on cellar. |
| May 12 |
Hauled rock. Worked on cellar. Lloyd helped. |
| May 27 |
Big rain & hail. River up highest its ever been. Up to corner of barn. |
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[From May 27 till now nothing was written, but during this time the building of the New house.] |
| Aug 12, 1905 |
I went up to Mr. Bennetts. Got load corn. |
| Aug 13 |
Sunday hot. Went to meeting morn. Ross and Stella got whooping cough. |
| Oct 9, 1905 |
Butchered 1st hog. Got steers of Fraziers. |
| Oct 10 |
Got 40 steers. Cutting. |
| Oct 11 |
Boys got cattle from other place. Sold 16 bu. apples. Bought 1st load corn of Thompson. |
| Oct 12 |
Finished inside of house & scrubbed floors. Got light plant. |
| Oct 13 |
Commenced porches. Paid Mr. Tuggle. |
| Oct 14 |
Cold day. Went town. Worked on house. |
| Oct 15 |
Sunday staid at home. Mr. & Mrs. S. Barrick Dan Lottei here. |
| Oct 16 |
Monday. Washed. Hauled hay. Worked on house. |
| Oct 26 |
Mr. Mellon got painting done. Paid $26.00. Made balester. |
| Oct 27 |
We commenced to move into new house. Ross got his boots. Snowing. |
| Ot 28 |
Moving all day. |
| Oct 29 |
Sunday staid home all day. Raining & snowing. |
| Oct 30 |
Moving and fixing. Snowing. |
| Oct 31 |
Done chores. Went to meet Mrs. Dochow. |
| Nov 1, 1905 |
Mrs. Dochow & children went home. Jim came to work on porch. |
| Nov 2 |
Mr. Little fixed hot water pipes. Mr. Tuggle got done on house. |
| Dec 17 |
Aunt Viola Cover died at her home in Calif. (Riverside). |
| Dec 24 |
Staid home. In eve went to Xmas tree at Lenora in eve. |
| Dec 25 |
Christmas day at home. Took hogs to ship. |
| Dec 26-27 |
Washed. Shipped hogs. Took roosters to town. Made hominy. |