| Jan 2, 1886 | Went to Gorham. Took butter. Got posts for shed. |
| Jan 2 | Snowing hard from north. Fearful day on stock. |
| Jan 3 | Sunday snowing most all day. Mr. Clay died. Terrible time. |
| Jan 4 | Went up to Walker. Snow flying. Went to Clays. |
| Jan 5 | Fixed on shed. Fox here in eve. Cold. |
| Jan 6 | Worked on shed. Clear & cold. Mr. Clay was buried. |
| Jan 7 | 8 deg. below zero & snowing. The worst day yet. Terrible storm. |
| Jan 8 | 18 deg. below zero & snow flying. Terrible day on stock. |
| Jan 9 | 12 below zero. Clear. Shoveled snow out. |
| Jan 10 | Sunday 8 below zero. Went to Mr. Fagons. Visiting. |
| Jan 11 | Snowing from south. Cold & chilly. |
| Jan 12 | 15 below zero. Went to look at heifer. South west wind. Got last weeks mail. |
| Jan 13 | Cold. Went bought 9 heifers for $210.00. Hauled straw. |
| Jan 14 | Fixed cattle shed. Hauled straw. Damp snow from south. |
| Jan 15 | Colder snow from north. Hauled straw and cane. Very cold. |
| Jan 16 | Hauled straw. Went to Gorham. Got overshare and very cold. |
| Jan 17 | Snowed most all day. Cold & bad on stock. |
| Jan 18 | Snowing. Hauled straw & went hunting. Cold. |
| Jan 19 | Hattie washed 15 below zero. I hauled straw and cane. |
| Jan 20 | Went up to store. Clear most all day. Not so cold. |
| Jan 21 | Hattie ironed. I hauled straw & cane. Cold. |
| Jan 22 | 10 below zero. High wind at nite. Loafed. |
| Jan 23 | Hauled cane forenoon. Went to Walker to get coal. Nice day. |
| Jan 24 | Sunday. S. W. wind. Clear & nice. Went to Radfords. |
| Jan 25 | Hattie washed. Clear & fine. |
| Jan 26 | Rained last nite & sleeted. Snowed most all day. |
| Jan 27 | Nice day, but cold. Went to Walker. Got last draft. |
| Jan 28 | Went to Gorham. Got money paid Mr. Fagon in full for his land. Got deeds & thawed fast. |
| Jan 29 | Froze hard last night. Went to Gorham. Got post 2 by 8. |
| Jan 30 | Clear & fine. Thawed some. Hauled hay, cane. |
| Jan 31 | Sunday at home all day. Mrs. Clay here. Thawed. |
| Feb 1, 1886 | Went to Walker. Damp snow from S. E. |
| Feb 2 | At home cold & chilly all day. Hattie washed. |
| Feb 3 | Cold chilly S. E. wind. Went to Walker. |
| Feb 4 | Went to Walker. Cold and chilly last nite. |
| Feb 5 | Very warm. Thawed fast all day. |
| Feb 6 | Thawed fast all day. Hauled straw. |
| Feb 7 | Sun. got letter & picture from Ella. Thawed. |
| Feb 8 | Hattie washed. Mr. Mrs. Radford here in eve. Thawed fast. Water raised in draw. |
| Feb 9 | Commenced snowing afternoon and snowed hard. High wind from north. |
| Feb 10 | Snow. Blowed some. 20 deg. Above zero. Thawed little. Hauled cane & straw. |
| Feb 11 | Nice day. Went to store took eggs. Husked corn. |
| Feb 12 | Hauled hay forenoon. I and Hattie went to Walker. Warm and fine. |
| Feb 13 | Thawed very fast all day. Draw high. Snow all gone but drifts. |
| Feb 14 | Thawed very fast all day. Draw high. Spit snow a little. |
| Feb 15 | Mort came brought horses here. Very clear and muddy. |
| Feb 16 | Unloaded Morts cars. Nice day. |
| Feb 17 | Went helped Mort on stable. Clear nice day. |
| Feb 18 | Worked for Mort on stable. Nice day. |
| Feb 19 | Put wire up. Got stable covered. |
| Feb 20 | Hauled manure and cane. Nice day. Clear. |
| Feb 21 | Sunday Viola & children came last nite. |
| Feb 22 | Hauled load rock. Cool & chilly. Hauled hay & cane. |
| Feb 23 | Hauled 2 loads rock. Chilly south wind. Stella sick. |
| Feb 24 | I and Ed. Keith went to trade harness and horse. Stuck out willows. Stella sick. |
| Feb 25 | Went to Walker in morn, then had chills and fever. Stella sick. |
| Feb 26 | High S. W. wind. Mrs. Fragon here. Stella better. |
| Feb 27 | Rained some last nite. Misty, foggy. Hauled cane and millet. |
| Feb 28 | Sunday went got mail home most of day. |
| Mar 1, 1886 | Fixed wire fence. Mrs. Foadscan came. Snow. Went to Walker. |
| Mar 2 | Went to Blue Hills. Got load stone. Skift snow last night. |
| Mar 3 | Sleet and snow last night. Sowed clover seed. |
| Mar 4 | Cloudy & dull. Misty, rained. Loafed. Hunted ducks got wet. |
| Mar 5 | Hattie washed. Clear & fine. Went to Gorham. |
| Mar 6 | Sowed clover seed. Snowed all afternoon. Hauled hay. |
| Mar 7 | Sunday home all day. Clear and warm. |
| Mar 8 | Snowed all day. Went up to store. |
| Mar 9 | Went on cattle trip. Bought bull $25.00. |
| Mar 10 | Went got bull. High S. wind. Chilly. |
| Mar 11 | Snowed most all day. Mr. Fagon here. Hauled corn. |
| Mar 12 | Icy. Went up to store. Thawed. |
| Mar 13 | Went to Gorham. Took floor back. Chilly. |
| Mar 14 | Mr. Kratzer & Fagon here. Went to Morts afternoon. |
| Mar 15 | I, Mr. Kratzer & Fagon went got 2 cows. Nice day. |
| Mar 16 | Hattie washed. Put cattle in field quit feeding. I went to Boops. Hunted ducks. |
| Mar 17 | Mr. K. helped haul hay. Got auger bored for water. |
| Mar 18 | Wally F. helped butcher hog. Mort & Viola here & Russians. |
| Mar 19 | I and Mort went traded mules. Took well auger home. |
| Mar 20 | Spit snow in morn. Cleared off. High wind. Hauled manure. |
| Mar 21 | Went to meeting, then to Mr. Hules. Nice day. |
| Mar 22 | Made stalk break, then broke stalkes all day. |
| Mar 23 | Set out fruit trees forenoon. Broke stalks afternoon. |
| Mar 24 | Set out fruit. Broke stalks. Fine weather to work. |
| Mar 25 | Burnt off bottom. Set out plug trees. Made garden. |
| Mar 26 | Planted potatoes, peas, beets, cabbage seed. Moved fence around willows. |
| Mar 27 | Snowed most all day from N. Went to Gorham. Got posts 30. Wire 5.33. |
| Mar 28 | Snow Sunday at home. Bad on stock. Cold. |
| Mar 29 | Hattie washed. Got load coal. Hard freezing. Set posts. |
| Mar 30 | Set posts forenoon. Went to Gorham. Got posts afternoon. |
| Mar 31 | Went got posts. Fixed hen house. Heifer had calf. Cold & chilly. |
| Apr 1, 1886 | Set 86 posts & wire. Cold and chilly. |
| Apr 2 | Went got posts and wire. Cold & chilly. |
| Apr 3 | Went to store. Snowing most all day. Hauled straw for cattle. |
| Apr 4 | Cold & chilly. Mort here. Big bone heifer calf came. |
| Apr 5 | Set posts forenoon. Took Floss to Grunts eve. |
| Apr 6 | Fixed calf pen forenoon. Finished setting posts. Put up braces. |
| Apr 7 | Put wire on fence. Very windy. Snow most all day. |
| Apr 8 | Put on wire. High south wind. Rained at night and all day. |
| Apr 9 | Went to Fagons. Got 84½ lbs wire put on fence. Good on wheat. Rained. |
| Apr 10 | Misty. Hauled manure. Finished fence. Warm. |
| Apr 11 | Sunday went to Morts visiting. Warm. |
| Apr 12 | Hauled 2 loads rock from Jones. White heifer calf came in morn. Windy. Hard rain at night. |
| Apr 13 | I and Wally Fagon hitched up cattle. Flora went to Gorham. Windy. |
| Apr 14 | Dug holes for apple trees. Terribly windy. |
| Apr 15 | Went to Hays with Fagen. Got apple trees. Nice day. |
| Apr 16 | Sat out apple trees 54 and 2 pears 2 crabs. Hauled manure. |
| Apr 17 | Hauled manure. 80 deg. Warm. Planted potatoes. |
| Apr 18 | Sunday at home all day. |
| Apr 19 | Hattie washed. I broke stalks. Dry and warm. |
| Apr 20 | Plowed on cane patch. Very warm. |
| Apr 21 | Plowed. Went got load rock. Hot. |
| Apr 22 | Went got load rock. Lulas colt came. Warm. |
| Apr 23 | Hauled 2 loads rock. One horned cow had calf. |
| Apr 24 | Haked stalks. Viola here in eve. Rained at night. |
| Apr 25 | Sunday rained. Fine rain. At home all day. |
| Apr 26 | Dug in cave. Raked stalks in evening. Cool. |
| Apr 27 | Took rake home. Made garden. Planted melons. Warm. |
| Apr 28 | Went Hisleys. Got load rock. High wind. Worked in cave. Radford & Iona here. |
| Apr 29 | Harrowed potatoes. Worked in cave. Got rock in eve. Frosts & ice. Hattie went to Violas. |
| Apr 30 | Floss took Grunts horse. Got load rock. Cool at night. |
| May 1, 1886 | Went got rock & lumber for cave. Worked in cave. Burnt stalks at night. |
| May 2 | Fine rain last night. Cool and damp. |
| May 3 | Planted corn with lister. Very cool. |
| May 4 | Finished 12 acres corn. Very warm. Warm. |
| May 5 | Harrowed corn forenoon. Planted on bottom in eve. |
| May 6 | Misty & damp. Fearful hail storm. Done lots damage. |
| May 7 | Took Floss to Grunts 3rd time. Went to Hays got saddle. |
| May 8 | Warm. Planted corn on side hill. Went to Gorham. Broke cultivator. |
| May 9 | Sunday high wind forenoon. Went to Morts. Hules and Kratzer there. |
| May 10 | Will Seybold commenced well. Got load rock. Grunts cow took bull. |
| May 11 | Misting rain. Went got rock. Boys worked in well. |
| May 12 | Finished planting corn. Very hot. Boys commenced wall well. |
| May 13 | Finished walling well. Got load lumber. Gorham agreed to furnish my lumber. Bell Hard ware for $270.00. |
| May 14 | Raining. Hauled 2 loads rock from Mr. Keiths and one from Guarry. Took Windlass home. |
| May 15 | Went got load lumber. Took Floss to Grunts. Warm. |
| May 16 | Sunday went to meeting. Nice rain in evening. |
| May 17 | Hauled rock. Warm. Went to see cows. Harrowed orchard. |
| May 18 | Mr. Hule commenced work. Tried to get well rock. Commenced foundation to house. |
| May 19 | Worked on foundation. Got load rock. |
| May 20 | Went to Gorham. Got lumber. Finished foundation. Got caine tied. |
| May 21 | Sowed and harrowed in 3 acres cane. Ground dry. |
| May 22 | Went to Russell. Got brick pump and set out sweet potatoes. |
| May 23 | Violas here. Nice day, but getting dry. |
| May 24 | Hoed garden. Plowed potatoes. |
| May 25 | Hauled load lumber. Took Lula to Grunts. |
| May 26 | Plowed corn. Very warm. |
| May 27 | Finished 8 acres corn first time. Got load lumber. |
| May 28 | Finished 12 acres. Plowed in bottom afternoon. |
| May 29 | Fine rain last nite. Went to Gorham to get lumber, but had not came. |
| May 30 | Sunday at home all day. Nice day. |
| May 31 | Went to Gorham. Got 44-2-18 ft. Damp. |
| Jun 1, 1886 | Hoed in garden. Cool and fine. |
| Jun 2 | Replanted corn in orchard. Hoed garden. |
| Jun 3 | Plowed orchard and bottom piece corn 2nd time. |
| Jun 4 | Went fishing forenoon. |
| Jun 5 | Went to Russell to get lumber for house. Warm. |
| Jun 6 | Sunday went to S. S. Stopped at Kragens in eve. |
| Jun 7 | Worked on road all day. Warm and dry. |
| Jun 8 | Plowed on Mr. Fagons land. Sowed cane. |
| Jun 9 | Plowed and sowed cane finished. Hot & dry. |
| Jun 10 | Hauled 2 loads lumber from Gorham. |
| Jun 11 | Helped Hattie forenoon. Finished hauling lumber. |
| Jun 12 | Painted door & window frames. Violas & us went fishing. |
| Jun 13 | Went to S. S. afternoon. Very warm. |
| Jun 14 | Plowed corn. Hot. Mrs. Hules here. Hard rain in eve. |
| Jun 15 | Went to Gorham forenoon. Painted on house afternoon. |
| Jun 16 | Hard wind storm. Hail & rain 2 oclock this morn. Blowed new house down & house we live in off foundation. Neighbors came and helped move house. Warm. |
| Jun 17 | Built new hen house and done lots of work. |
| Jun 18 | Went and got lumber. Worked hard. |
| Jun 19 | Helped harvest at Mr. Hules. |
| Jun 20 | Went to S. S. in eve. |
| Jun 21 | Helped harvest at Mr. Hules. |
| Jun 22 | Harvested at Fred H. Ground drying fast. |
| Jun 23 | Cut for Fred & Burns. |
| Jun 24 | Got Frank Keith to help my place. Went to Gorham got lumber. |
| Jun 25 | Cut wheat with mower. Raked it in bunches. Got draft from mother for $100.00. |
| Jun 26 | Mowed wheat and raked. Painted on house. In eve went to Morts. |
| Jun 27 | Went to S. S. nice day. |
| Jun 28 | Plowed corn. Nice day. Spread lumber to dry. |
| Jun 29 | Rained forenoon. Hauled and stacked harvest wheat. |
| Jun 30 | Finished hauling wheat. Went to Gorham. |
| Jul 1, 1886 | Scattered lumber. Plowed corn. |
| Jul 2 | Cut wheat for me on east land. Wheat little green. |
| Jul 3 | Plowed corn. Very warm with strong south wind. |
| Jul 4 | Sunday went to S. S. Hot and dry. |
| Jul 5 | Went to Russell to celebration. Hot. |
| Jul 6 | Cut wheat afternoon. Warm. |
| Jul 7 | Cut wheat forenoon finished. Rain in eve. |
| Jul 8 | Went on bottom piece. Mr. Shaw came. Plowed corn finished. |
| Jul 9 | Built flue to new house. Mr. Shaw helped. Hot. |
| Jul 10 | Plowed corn in orchard. Went to Gorham. Took back lumber. |
| Jul 11 | Went to meeting to Mr. Hules. Then to meeting in eve. |
| Jul 12 | Plowed fire guard with lister around 50 acres. Dry & hot. |
| Jul 13 | Had 1st fried chicken. Worked on house. Mr. Hule finished house. |
| Jul 14 | Worked on new house. Very hot and dry. Went to Morts. 100 deg. |
| Jul 15 | Worked in new house. Moved in afternoon. |
| Jul 16 | Went to Gorham. Very hot and dry. |
| Jul 17 | Finished west rooms. Moved in eve. Hot and dry. |
| Jul 18 | Sunday very hot. Went to S. S. |
| Jul 19 | Sprinkled rain last nite. We thrashed had 160 bu. wheat. |
| Jul 20 | Made walk to well. Fixed E. pasture fence. Cool. |
| Jul 21 | Went to help Mr. Hopkins thrash. Morts here. |
| Jul 22 | Helped Mr. Hopkins thrash all day. Skunk got chickens at night. |
| Jul 23 | Put floor in hen hose & very heavy rain at night. |
| Jul 24 | Damp and misty. Fixed crib door. Got plow & slept. |
| Jul 25 | Went to S. S. Very warm. |
| Jul 26 | Plowed all day. Ground most too wet. |
| Jul 27 | Helped Mr. Hule thrash. Warm. |
| Jul 28 | Plowed all day. Martha Keith here. |
| Jul 29 | Plowed. Mort and Viola here. |
| Jul 30 | Went to Gorham. Big rain last night. Plowed in afternoon. |
| Jul 31 | Hard rain last night. Went up to store. Hot. |
| Aug 1, 1886 | Went to Morts, then to Sunday School. |
| Aug 2 | Took wheat to Gorham forenoon. To Walker in eve. |
| Aug 3 | Heavy rain last nite. Very wet. |
| Aug 4 | Took load wheat to Walker. 40 cts bu. |
| Aug 5 | Took wheat to Gorham & load corn. 45 ct bu. |
| Aug 6 | Painted forenoon on house 2nd coat. Plowed. |
| Aug 7 | Plowed all day. Very cool & fine weather. |
| Aug 8 | Mr. Fanahill and J. Keith here. Went to S. S. |
| Aug 9 | Plowed all day. Very hot afternoon. |
| Aug 10 | Plowed. Hot afternoon & hot at night. |
| Aug 11 | Plowed. Took plow to get sharpened. Very hot. |
| Aug 12 | Plowed all day. Cooler. Good wind. |
| Aug 13 | Finished plowing 20 acres for rye. Hot. |
| Aug 14 | Went to Gorham in morn, then to quarterly meeting. |
| Aug 15 | Sunday went to meeting. Mr. Nickols & wife here. |
| Aug 16 | I and Mort went to Russell. Met Mother. Very warm. |
| Aug 17 | Went to Morts. Mother came home with us. Very warm. |
| Aug 18 | Mother & Morts and us all went to hills & coal shaft. |
| Aug 19 | Ground sickle. Went to Morts. Mother came home with us. |
| Aug 20 | Went to Walker. To Morts in eve. Made deed to land west to Mort. |
| Aug 21 | Hauled some stone. Cut cane. Went to Walker. |
| Aug 22 | Sunday Morts, Mr. Hules & mother here. Warm. |
| Aug 23 | Mother started to Wills and I finished cutting cane. |
| Aug 24 | Hattie dried corn. Commenced cut hay. Broke bolt. Went to Gorham. |
| Aug 25 | Mr. Atchinson here. Cut hay. Raked cane. |
| Aug 26 | Finished cutting hay. Put up rick afternoon. |
| Aug 27 | Stacked hay forenoon. Put up cane in eve. |
| Aug 28 | Finished hay & cane. Dug potatoes. Sowed turnips. |
| Aug 29 | Sunday went to S. S. Nice day. |
| Aug 30 | Cut corn. Went to Gorham. Cool at nights. |
| Aug 31 | Went to Russell. Got me suit clothes. Took 5 doz. Chickens. Got $12.40 for all them. |
| Sep 1, 1886 | Hattie washed I helped. Hunted on Flora. |
| Sep 2 | Cut 7 shocks corn, then went to Mr. Radfords. Visiting in eve. Rained. |
| Sep 3 | Cut 5 shocks corn, clear & hot. Went to Morts in eve. |
| Sep 4 | Harrowed all day. Ground in fine fix. |
| Sep 5 | Went to Morts & to meeting. High wind. |
| Sep 6 | Went got rye & drilled in about 7 acres. Nice & cool. |
| Sep 7 | Drilled rye forenoon. Cut corn. Went to Gorham. Got 15 bu. rye. Rained. |
| Sep 8 | Cut corn. Very wet. Morts here in eve. Hattie washed. Insured house. |
| Sep 9 | Cut corn forenoon. Mowed hay on 27 afternoon. |
| Sep 10 | Cut corn. Raked hay. Hauled 2 loads in eve. |
| Sep 11 | Caster R. helped haul hay. Got done by noon. Went to Bond election. Heavy rain. |
| Sep 12 | Went to S. S. Kraten here. Nice day. |
| Sep 13 | Plowed all day on oats. Nice & cool. |
| Sep 14 | Cut cane forenoon. Mrs. Keith here. Drilled rye. |
| Sep 15 | Finished drilling rye. Raked cane. Took safe home. |
| Sep 16 | Shocked cane. Set posts. Nice & cool. |
| Sep 17 | Went to Gorham. Plowed. Clear & fine. |
| Sep 18 | Finished plowing stripe north of rye. |
| Sep 19 | Went to S. S. Nice day. |
| Sep 20 | Worked on stable. Casper Bool helped. Hauled cane. |
| Sep 21 | Worked on stable. Windy getting dry. |
| Sep 22 | Made wire gates. Hung 2. Set posts. |
| Sep 23 | Dug potatoes. Ella & Emma Hule & Cloe Fagan here. |
| Sep 24 | Put wire on fence east of house. Misted rain. Windy. |
| Sep 25 | Went to Gorham. Got me new pair boots. Took sweet potatoes & eggs. Built hen house. Moved chickens. |
| Sep 26 | Sunday went to Morts. Mrs. Coon here. Windy. |
| Sep 27 | Tore down stable & went to Gorham. Got sells to move crib. |
| Sep 28 | Moved corn crib. 1st frost. Clear and fine. Morts & Mrs. Cover here. |
| Sep 29 | Went to Gorham. Got lumber for stable sheds. Hauled wheat. |
| Sep 30 | Worked on stable all day. Very tired. Frost. Went up post office. |
| Oct 1, 1886 | Worked on stable. Brought Piper cow home. Nice day. |
| Oct 2 | Fixed fence east stable. Windy & dry. Went to Morts. Helped raise barn. Snapped load corn. |
| Oct 3 | Sunday Morts & Mrs. Cover here. May, Ruby and Charlie here. Went to S. S. and lecture at night. |
| Oct 4 | Set posts. Picked load corn. Dug sweet potatoes. Warm. |
| Oct 5 | Set posts and worked on cattle shed all day. Very warm & dry. |
| Oct 6 | Put wire on east lot fence. Boards on cattle shed. Got load corn from bottom field. |
| Oct 7 | Finished bottom field. At noon went to Walker. Got coal. |
| Oct 8 | Went to Hays City to fair. Cool and cloudy. |
| Oct 9 | Marked calves. Went to Morts. Cloudy. |
| Oct 10 | Sunday went to S. S. then to Morts. Took sweet potatoes to give Ella. |
| Oct 11 | Snapped 2 loads corn. Took turnips to Gorham. Dry. |
| Oct 12 | Got 2 loads corn. Dry and windy. |
| Oct 13 | Got 3 loads corn. Dry and windy. |
| Oct 14 | Got 2 loads corn. Very dry. |
| Oct 15 | Got 3 loads corn. Very dry and warm. |
| Oct 16 | Got 2 loads corn. |
| Oct 17 | Went to Morts. Mr. Simpson came home with us. |
| Oct 18 | Went west to look at land. Very windy. Mrs. Cover went home. Mort here in eve. |
| Oct 19 | Windy. Mr. Simpson & I went to Hays. |
| Oct 20 | Got 2 loads corn. Went to Morton morning. |
| Oct 21 | Finished gathering corn. Hauled dirt from cave. |
| Oct 22 | Fine rain last night. Got $20.00 for mother. Went to Gorham. Hauled fodder. |
| Oct 23 | Hauled fodder. Plowed fire guard. Went up east try to plow. Too dry. |
| Oct 24 | Went to S. S. Nice day. |
| Oct 25 | Hauled load coal. Put wire on fence. Cold & windy. |
| Oct 26 | Took 3½ doz. Chickens to Gorham. Got $2.02 dox. Went to Morts. |
| Oct 27 | Hauled fodder. Cool. Went bought corn of Keith. 100 bu. at 22 cts. bu. |
| Oct 28 | Gathered load corn on Keiths farm. Warm & fine. |
| Oct 29 | Husked load corn on Keiths. Fixed cave. |
| Oct 30 | Went to Russell. Got 36 Apple trees and 100 mulberries. |
| Oct 31 | Sunday went to S. S. then to Mr. Hules. |
| Nov 1, 1886 | Went to Gorham. Sold chicks, then went to drill for water. |
| Nov 2 | Went to election then dressed 50 chickens. |
| Nov 3 | Drilled for water all day. Cool & fine. |
| Nov 4 | Frank Keith got me load corn. Worked for water. |
| Nov 5 | Went bored for water, found it. Froze hard. Trade for land. |
| Nov 6 | Cleaned out hen house morning. Killed beef in afternoon. Cold nights. |
| Nov 7 | Went to S. S. Clear and fine. |
| Nov 8 | Went husked load corn. Got trees. Helped fix corn pen for Mr. Simpson. |
| Nov 9 | Worked colt down to Morts. Helped Mr. Fox thrash. |
| Nov 10 | Hattie washed. Put down carpet. Pulled turnips. Cold north wind. |
| Nov 11 | Went to Gorham. Got stove lumber. Finished cattle shed. Very cold. |
| Nov 12 | Hauled load manure. Shock corn and cane. |
| Nov 13 | Hauled fodder. Went to Gorham. Paid for shed lumber all I owe them up to this date. |
| Nov 14 | Sunday Morts here. Went to S. S. Ella Evans here. |
| Nov 15 | Hauled 2 loads hay & one cane. High wind. |
| Nov 16 | Raining this morn. A fearful storm and blizzard on the stock. Continued all night. |
| Nov 17 | Very cold. Settled with Mr. Keith. Paid $2.09 for boards for Mr. Simpson. I and Wally Fagon took Fillsers colt home. |
| Nov 18 | Hattie washed forenoon. I and John Nices hauled hay. Cool. |
| Nov 19 | Finished hauling hay. Cold & chilly. Thawed some. |
| Nov 20 | Went to Gorham. Took 9½ bu. wheat. 44 cts paid to Gorham. |
| Nov 21 | Foggy & dull. Went to S. S. Dr. Howlett preached. |
| Nov 22 | Washed forenoon. Went to Morts in eve. Nice day. |
| Nov 23 | Dr. Howlet & Darby here last night. Went to Russell. Cold today. |
| Nov 24 | Hauled out fodder. Put in window glass. Cold & chilly. |
| Nov 25 | Went to Morts. Mr. Cover & Trimmer there. Nice day. |
| Nov 26 | Morts all here. Went to hills. Hunted antelope. |
| Nov 27 | Went to Gorham. Got lumber. Worked on shed. |
| Nov 28 | Holinger Preached forenoon, Darby afternoon. Dr. Howlet at night. We went each time. |
| Nov 29 | Preacher Evans here last night & today. Nice weather. |
| Nov 30 | Went to Russell. Got pump for F. Simpson. $10.00. |
| Dec 1, 1886 | Mr. Darby here. Went with him to his ranch. |
| Dec 2 | Mr. Cover here last night. Cold E. wind. Fixed calf stable. Shut up calves. |
| Dec 3 | Hauled cane afternoon. Spit snow from N. E. cold. |
| Dec 4 | Clear and cold. Went to school house to trial. Done chores. |
| Dec 5 | Sunday. The coldest nite yet. To meeting at night. Went to Morts. |
| Dec 6 | Got letter from mother and $100.00. Went to Gorham. Nice & warm. |
| Dec 7 | Helped Mr. Fagon kill beef. Went to trial. Nice and fine. |
| Dec 8 | I went to trial. Hattie went to Radfords. Mrs. Fagon & Mrs. Rick here in eve. |
| Dec 9 | Got load coal. Made coal house. Plowed furrows for apple trees. Very windy. Let Bailey have money. |
| Dec 10 | [Nothing written.] |
| Dec 11 | Very warm. Plowed on the 46 acres. Rained in eve. |
| Dec 12 | Went to S. S. Snowed a little forenoon. High wind. |
| Dec 13 | Clear & fine. Hauled cane. Plowed afternoon. Hattie washed. |
| Dec 14 | Very high wind from north. Plowed all day. Cool. |
| Dec 15 | Froze last night. Went to Gorham. Settled with Gorham. Gave my note to him for $200 paid $43.60. |
| Dec 16 | Hauled cane forenoon. Went to store. Got tax receipt. Hauled manure. |
| Dec 17 | Hauled cane for Mr. Hule. Here got draft from mother. |
| Dec 18 | Hauled cane. Went to Gorham. Paid him $100.00. Nice day. |
| Dec 19 | Sunday went to S. S. Nice day. |
| Dec 20 | Hauled 20 shocks cane. Put cattle in field. Warm. |
| Dec 21 | Finished hauling cane. Cloudy dull. |
| Dec 22 | Went to Russell. Got our Xmas things. Nice day. |
| Dec 23 | Chilly windy. Done chores at home. |
| Dec 24 | Went to Xmas Tree at school house. |
| Dec 25 | Cold in morn. Cleared off nice day. Went to Morts. |
| Dec 26 | Sunday cold N. E. wind. Flying snow most all day at home. |
| Dec 27 | Hattie washed. The coldest this winter. 2 deg. Below zero. |
| Dec 28 | Went to Gorham. Morts here in eve. Popped corn. Made popcorn balls. |
| Dec 29 | Mr. Hules here. Nice winter weather. Got hogs 560 lbs. At 4 cts. pound. |
| Dec 30 | Went helped Mort kill beef. Cold. |
| Dec 31 | Got sausage moll. Made sausage. 7 gallon sausage 12 gal lard. |