| Jan 1, 1889 |
Clear & warm all day. Took butter to Victoria. Went to see Catholic Church. Eclipse of sun in eve. |
| Jan 2 |
Went to Russell got stove grate. Warm & nice day. |
| Jan 3 |
Killed 2 hogs. Warm & fine. Took sausage Mort. Will here. |
| Jan 4 |
Herded cattle. Clear & fine for Jan. Cool nights. |
| Jan 5 |
Went to wolf hunt up north. Hattie went to. Warm. |
| Jan 6 |
Sunday nice day. Went to meeting then to F. Simpson. |
| Jan 7 |
Herded cattle all day. Nice day for Jan. Warm. |
| Jan 8 |
Cold & windy washed. Fed cattle. |
| Jan 9 |
Herded cattle. Nice & warm day. |
| Jan 10 |
Cold north wind. Fed cattle. Hattie went to F. S. |
| Jan 11 |
Herded cattle. Chilly S. wind. Not very cold. |
| Jan 12 |
Hauled 3 loads fodder. Went to Victoria. Cold N. wind. |
| Jan 13 |
Sunday snowing most all day. Turned to sleet. |
| Jan 14 |
Sleeting & raining all day. Foggy Icy & wet. |
| Jan 15 |
Raining last night & today. Hard rain in eve. |
| Jan 16 |
Muddy. Fed cattle in east pasture. |
| Jan 17 |
Cold & froze. Hattie washed. Nice day. |
| Jan 18 |
Hauled feed & fed cattle. Nice warm day. |
| Jan 19 |
Snowing. Went got load straw of Roop. Hauled fodder. |
| Jan 20 |
Sunday clear & cool. Snow melted some. At home. |
| Jan 21 |
Hauled fodder. Went to Gorham. Nice day for Jan. |
| Jan 22 |
Herded cattle all day. Fine weather. |
| Jan 23 |
Herded cattle all day. Fine. |
| Jan 24 |
Herded cattle all day. Nice & warm. |
| Jan 25 |
Herded afternoon. Took butter to Victoria. |
| Jan 26 |
Cold high north wind. Fed cattle. Went to Walker. |
| Jan 27 |
Sunday spit snow. High north wind. At home. |
| Jan 28 |
Clear & fine. Herded cattle all day. |
| Jan 29 |
Washed forenoon. Herded cattle warm. |
| Jan 30 |
Hauled 2 loads feed. Herded cattle. |
| Jan 31 |
Herded cattle. Hattie & children went to Hooles. Warm. |
| Feb 1, 1889 |
Herded cattle all day. Fine weather. |
| Feb 2 |
Went to Walker. Herded cattle forenoon. |
| Feb 3 |
Herded forenoon. Terrible high N. wind. Dusty. |
| Feb 5 |
Went to Gorham. Made droz. High N. wind. |
| Feb 6 |
Washed. Herded cattle forenoon. Windy. |
| Feb 7 |
Herded cattle. Went to Victoria. Helped F. S. kill beef. Bought ½ of it. |
| Feb 8 |
Hauled load feed. Herded cattle in eve. |
| Feb 9 |
Went to Russell. Cold & chilly. Got letter from A. Karpffy. |
| Feb 10 |
Sunday Mr. Fagons here & Mr. Gorham. Nice day. |
| Feb 11 |
Took 2 hogs to Gorham. Hattie herded cattle. |
| Feb 12 |
Hauled feed in morning. Herded afternoon. Fine day. |
| Feb 13 |
Hauled out fodder forenoon. Cultivated for wheat. |
| Feb 14 |
Hauled feed. Finished cultivating 10 acres. |
| Feb 15 |
Hauled feed. Finished work on E. field. |
| Feb 16 |
Snowed last night. Took butter to Victoria. Bought calves. Fernnehill here. |
| Feb 17 |
Sunday snowed most of day. Cold & bad on stock. |
| Feb 18 |
Cold east wind. Took cattle to Gorham. |
| Feb 19 |
Hauled feed. Very cold. Hard on stock. |
| Feb 20 |
Hauled fodder. Cold and hard on stock. |
| Feb 21 |
Thawed some. Went to buy feed. Got straw stack from F. Smith. $3.00 |
| Feb 22 |
Hauled load straw. Very cold 6 deg below zero. |
| Feb 23 |
Went to Gorham. Bought hay of F. Smith. $10.00. Cold. |
| Feb 24 |
Sunday at home all day. Cold. |
| Feb 25 |
Hauled 2 loads feed. Went to Walker. Cold. |
| Feb 26 |
Washed forenoon. Foggy, cloudy & dull. Cold. |
| Feb 27 |
Hauled load straw for cattle. Cold & foggy. |
| Feb 28 |
Went to Victoria. Took butter. Cold day. |
| Mar 1, 1889 |
Nice day. Hauled 2 loads feed. |
| Mar 2 |
Went to Walker got wheat. Hooles here. Warm & nice. |
| Mar 3 |
Sunday Mr. Simpsons here. White calf came. Warm. |
| Mar 4 |
Went for drill of Mr. F. Put in wheat afternoon. |
| Mar 5 |
Hauled load manure. Finished drilling 10 acres wheat. Warm. |
| Mar 6 |
Went to Walker got shovels. Sowed and put in wheat in east field. |
| Mar 7 |
Finished sowing & cultivating in wheat. Nice. |
| Mar 8 |
Took drill home. Finished harrowing wheat. |
| Mar 9 |
Herded forenoon. Hauled manure afternoon. Warm. |
| Mar 10 |
Sunday went to Mr. Fagons. Warm & fine day. |
| Mar 11 |
Washed forenoon. Plowed garden. Planted potatoes & onions. |
| Mar 12 |
Hauled manure. Went to Victoria. Got $10.00 from Mr. Keithley. Hattie went trading & to Mrs. Wards. |
| Mar 13 |
Herded forenoon. Hauled manure. Very warm and windy./ Wheat & rye green. |
| Mar 14 |
Herded cattle. Warm & fine. My birthday. |
| Mar 15 |
Herded & got straw. Looks stormy. |
| Mar 16 |
Done chores. Disagreeable day. |
| Mar 17 |
Rained all day & at night cold. Bad on stock. |
| Mar 18 |
Cold & chilly. Lulas colt came, but is weak. |
| Mar 19 |
Lulas colt sick & died. Mrs. Salomes sale. Warm. |
| Mar 20 |
Took butter to Victoria. Cold & chilly. |
| Mar 21 |
Herded cattle and done chores. |
| Mar 22 |
Finished hauling hay. Done chores. Nice day. |
| Mar 23 |
Herded the cattle. Nice & warm day. |
| Mar 24 |
Sunday nice day. Herded forenoon. Wright and Billy H. here. |
| Mar 25 |
Took Lula to Grunts. Went to Lores sale. Hot. |
| Mar 26 |
Herded cattle forenoon. Planted potatoes. Warm. |
| Mar 27 |
Took Flora to Grunts. Roy sick & went to Dr. Herded cattle in eve. |
| Mar 28 |
Hauled straw. Went to Walker. Roy better. Warm. |
| Mar 29 |
Cold high N. wind. Herded afternoon. |
| Mar 30 |
Hauled straw. Planted potatoes. Fine & warm. |
| Mar 31 |
Sunday at home all day. Warm. Herded eve. |
| Apr 1, 1889 |
Got straw. Planted potatoes. Warm. |
| Apr 2 |
Took butter to Victoria. Took Lula to Grunts. Hot dry. High wind at night. 94 deg. |
| Apr 3 |
Cool washed forenoon. Planted potatoes. Got straw. |
| Apr 4 |
Planted potatoes all day got done. High wind. |
| Apr 5 |
Fixed wire fence across wheat. Got chips. Mary F. here. |
| Apr 6 |
Went to Gorham forenoon. Got cane. Planted corn in orchard. |
| Apr 7 |
Sunday windy at home. Billy Hayler got King to work. |
| Apr 8 |
Hauled load straw. Raining. All went to Gotham Roy 1st suit of clothes. |
| Apr 9 |
Went to Gorham afternoon. Got cane. Planted cane in orchard. |
| Apr 10 |
Plowed forenoon. Rained rest of day & part of night. |
| Apr 11 |
Washed forenoon. Harvey took 9 head cattle to herd. Warm. |
| Apr 12 |
Took butter to Victoria. Plowed afternoon. |
| Apr 13 |
Plowed all day. Fine to work. Wheat fine. |
| Apr 14 |
Sunday went to F. S. in evening. Nice day. |
| Apr 15 |
Plowed all day. Fine weather for crops. |
| Apr 16 |
Finished plowing 9 acres. Hot in eve. |
| Apr 17 |
Heavy rain this morn. Warm & fine. |
| Apr 18 |
Hauled load straw. Warm & fine. Got oats at Walker. |
| Apr 19 |
Planted sweet corn. Dragged ground. Warm & fine. |
| Apr 20 |
Took butter to Victoria. Went sale at Walker. Dragged ground. |
| Apr 21 |
Sunday at home all day. Warm & fine. Rested. |
| Apr 22 |
(Oklahoma) opened. Took Flora to Grunts. Drilled corn. |
| Apr 23 |
Windy. Harrowed potatoes. Finished drilling 5½ acre cane. |
| Apr 24 |
Worked on the road all day. Nice & cool. |
| Apr 25 |
Went got corn planter. Planted 4 acres corn. Hattie took butter to Victoria. |
| Apr 26 |
Plowed all day. Warm & fine for crops. |
| Apr 27 |
Plowed all day. Had plow sharpened. Very windy. |
| Apr 28 |
Sunday cold wind. Cloudy & dull. Fagons here. Took buggy home. |
| Apr 29 |
Raining most all day & some snow. Got coal. Very bad day. |
| Apr 30 |
Plowed forenoon. Took Lula to Grunts. Cool & fine. |
| May 1, 1889 |
Plowed for corn. Cool, Frosty nights. |
| May 2 |
Plowed for corn. Cold & chilly. |
| May 3 |
Finished plowing for corn. Cool & fine. |
| May 4 |
Dragged ground for planter. Planted forenoon. Windy. |
| May 5 |
Sunday windy all day. Warm. At home. |
| May 6 |
Finished planting corn at noon. Terrible wind & evening hail & wind. |
| May 7 |
Harrowed 4 acres corn. Washed. Helped Russells with house. |
| May 8 |
Hoed trees. Plowed sweet potatoes ridges. Hot. Took butter to Victoria. |
| May 9 |
Went to Russell. Wheat dying. Got sweet potato plants. Hot. Rain at night. |
| May 10 |
Cloudy & damp. Went Walker. Got mail. Rain at night. |
| May 11 |
Cool misty. Went to Walker. Done chores. Bad on chicks. |
| May 12 |
Sunday rained last night & misty. At home. Cool, wet. |
| May 13 |
Washed. Clear & for shops. Done chores. |
| May 14 |
Hauled manure around trees. Cool. |
| May 15 |
Went to Hays as Juror. Cool. |
| May 16 |
Went to Hays. Warm. Showers at night. |
| May 17 |
Walked from Hays to Victoria. Got home took butter to Victoria. |
| May 18 |
Plowed corn in orchard. Mr. Boyles here. |
| May 19 |
Sunday at home. Mr. Simpsons here in eve. |
| May 20 |
Took Flora to Grunts. Staid all day. Went to Hays. |
| May 21 |
Plowed potatoes. Nice day. |
| May 22 |
Washed. Hot. Got chips. 90 deg. |
| May 23 |
Plowed 13 acres east field. Harrowed corn. |
| May 24 |
Fine rain. Hoed garden. |
| May 25 |
Hoed forenoon. Warm cloudy. Done chores. |
| May 26 |
Sunday at home. Fine. To store in afternoon. |
| May 27 |
Went to Store. Mild & stormy. |
| May 29 |
Rained last night. Cow is sick. |
| May 30 |
Dry some. Nice to work. |
| May 31 |
At home done chores. |
| Jun 1, 1889 |
Hoed trees in orchard. Took butter to Victoria. Warm. |
| Jun 2 |
Sunday at home. Done chores. |
| Jun 3 |
Done chores. Washed. Cool & damp. |
| Jun 4 |
Chilly & damp. Hoed trees. |
| Jun 5 |
Went to Russell. Hoed in afternoon. |
| Jun 6 |
Hoed in orchard. Nice day. |
| Jun 7 |
Took butter to Victoria. Nice. |
| Jun 8 |
Rained last night. Mr. Simpson came. |
| Jun 9 |
At home all day. Nice. |
| Jun 10 |
Went to see Billy Taylor. Plowed. Very warm & fine. |
| Jun 11 |
Will Taylor brought Kingdom. Plowed corn. |
| Jun 12 |
Finished corn 1st time. Hoed cane. Hot. |
| Jun 13 |
Hoed potatoes & cane. Very warm day. |
| Jun 14 |
Took butter to Victoria. Hattie went to Fagons. Got fruit. |
| Jun 15 |
Mowed weeds. Went to Walker. Rain & hail. |
| Jun 16 |
Sunday went to Mr. Simpsons. Hot. |
| Jun 17 |
Went to Mr. Whites. Dull very warm day. |
| Jun 18 |
Plowed corn all day. Warm & fine for crops. |
| Jun 19 |
Took butter to Victoria. Very high wind. |
| Jun 20 |
Finished laying by corn. Warm & hot. |
| Jun 21 |
Mowed weeds. Got chips. Went to Walker at night. |
| Jun 22 |
Plowed. Got chips. Warm. |
| Jun 23 |
Sunday at home all day. Warm & fine. |
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| Aug 8, 1889 |
Bought Duke of Mr. Thompson. |
| Aug 9 |
Took plow to Walker. Very hot & dry. |
| Aug 10 |
Misted rain forenoon. Plowed. |
| Aug 11 |
Sunday at home all day. Big rain in morn. |
| Aug 12 to 18 |
Plowed in east field all week. Good days to work. |
| Aug 18 |
Sunday at home. Warm & dry. South wind. |
| Aug 19 to 25 |
Cut corn all week. Took 4½ doz. Chickens to Victoria. Very hot, dry & windy week. |
| Aug 25 |
Sunday at home all day. Wind hot & dry. |
| Aug 26 |
Ligers thrashed in E. field. Piffer cut corn. |
| Aug 27 |
Piffer helped thrash forenoon. Cut corn in eve. Hat 668 bu. wheat. |
| Aug 28 |
Cut corn & shocked stalks. Very hot & dry. |
| Aug 29 |
Cut & shocked corn. Finished S. field. |
| Aug 30 |
Rain last night. Took Maud to Wesevers. |
| Aug 31 |
Shocked 20 shocks corn forenoon. Plowed P. M. |
| Sep 1, 1889 |
F. Simpsons here all day. Warm. |
| Sep 2 |
Plowed all day. Cool & fine. |
| Sep 3 |
Plowed. Nice time to work. |
| Sep 4 |
Finished 10 acre piece. Fine, but getting dry. |
| Sep 5 |
Went to F. Simpsons sale. Dragged ground. |
| Sep 6 |
Dragged ground. Cut cane. High wind. Went to Gorham. |
| Sep 7 |
Cut cane. Went to Weavers. Took cane to Gorham. |
| Sep 8 |
Sunday went to Walker to get mail. Warm & dry. |
| Sep 9 |
Set up corn & cane. Made wire gate. Took corn to Gorham. |
| Sup 10 |
Cut cane forenoon. Mowed cane afternoon. |
| Sep 11 |
Set up cane. Raked & shocked sorgum. Very sick. |
| Sep 12 |
Cut & shocked sorgum. Very dry & windy. |
| Sep 13 |
Raked & shocked sorgum all day. |
| Sep 14 |
Finished raking & shocking cane. Harrowed some. |
| Sep 15 |
Sunday cold last night. Clear & dry. |
| Sep 16 |
Drilled in wheat all day with Grunts drill. |
| Sep 17 |
Drilled wheat around corn and cane shocks. |
| Sep 18 |
Drilled wheat. Got in 27½ acres. Took drill home. |
| Sep 19 |
Went to F. Simpsons & to Weavers. Warm. |
| Sep 20 |
Went to Walker. Shucked corn. Dry. Potatoes & dragged ground. |
| Sep 21 |
F. Simpsons & family here last night. They started for Ill. Today. I and children went to Gorham. |
| Sep 22 |
Hot & very dry. Sun. Went to P. G. At home. |
| Sep 23 |
Dug potatoes and done chores. |
| Sep 24 |
Light rain. Took potatoes to Walker & butter to Victoria. |
| Sep 25 |
Dug potatoes. Went to F. S. Nights are cold. |
| Sep 26 |
Dug potatoes all day. Cool & fine. |
| Sep 27 |
Went to Gorham. Took potatoes. Got oats. |
| Sep 28 |
Dug potatoes. Nice day. Terrible dry. |
| Sep 29 |
Sunday hot & dry. At home all day. |
| Sep 30 |
To Oct. 5 Dug potatoes done hard whs. Work. |
| Oct 6, 1889 |
At home Sunday. Nice day. Billy Naylor here. |
| Oct 7 |
Got rice & corn. Washed. Done chores. |
| Oct 8 |
Got rice & corn. Nice, but dry. |
| Oct 9 |
Mother & Ella came. Nice day. |
| Oct 10 |
I and Ella went to Russell. Warm. |
| Oct 11 |
Warm. Finished rice corn. Mr. Fagons here. |
| Oct 12 |
Thrashed forenoon. Misty. Sold Jim. Got chips in eve. |
| Oct 13 |
Sunday damp. Went to Victoria. Rain at night. |
| Oct 14 |
Raining. Went to Walker. Cold & chilly. |
| Oct 15 |
Mort here forenoon. Went to Gorham eve. Cool. |
| Oct 16 |
Mother & Ella took train for Jenning. Rainy cool. |
| Oct 17 |
Plowed forenoon. Weaned colts. Drilled wheat in eve. |
| Oct 18 |
Drilled wheat. Froze last night. Nice day. |
| Oct 19 |
Drilled wheat all day. Took Fagons home. Cool. |
| Oct 20 |
Sunday clear & nice day. At home. |
| Oct 21 |
Drilled wheat in E. field. Mother & Ella came from Onies. |
| Oct 22 |
Drilled on turnips & cold. Mother & Ella started home. |
| Oct 23 |
Got corn cultivated & sowed wheat in stalks. Hot. |
| Oct 25 |
Frost. Put in wheat & got corn. Cool. |
| Oct 26 |
Hard freeze last night. Finished gathering corn. |
| Oct 27 |
Sunday at home. Warm & fine all day. |
| Oct 28 |
Went to Russell. Got beef of Cassidy. Cold wind. |
| [Oct 29 |
Nothing written on this day.] |
| Oct 30 |
Hauled hay & fodder. Barbecue at Walker. Misted rain. |
| Oct 31 |
Hauled 19 shocks corn. Damp & cloudy. |
| Nov 1, 1889 |
Snowed last night. Wet snow. |
| Nov 2 |
Done chores. Went to Walker. Got bran. Muddy. |
| Nov 3 |
Sunday went to Fagons. Cold & chilly. |
| Nov 4 |
Hauled rye all day. 9 loads. Cold day. |
| Nov 5 |
Hauled fodder & rye. Went to election. Nice day. |
| Nov 6 |
Hauled fodder & rye. Fixed fence. Cold & chilly. |
| Nov 7 |
Took cattle to east pasture. Cold rain & snow. |
| Nov 8 |
Done chores & loafed. Wet & muddy. |
| Nov 9 |
Hauled 5 loads manure. Went to Gorham got 26 posts. |
| Nov 10 |
Hauled 5 loads manure. Cold. |
| Nov 11 |
Drove 25 posts for guison. North cold wind. |
| Nov 12 |
Put wire on posts. Had 7 cows dehorned. Warm & fine. |
| Nov 13 |
Went to Russell for beef. Cold in morning. |
| Nov 14 |
Went to Andreas. Got note renewed. Picked up chips. Warm. |
| Nov 15 |
Went to Walter Hopkins & to Jim Beans. Warm. |
| Nov 16 |
Done chores & hauled manure. Warm. |
| Nov 17 |
Sunday went to Dunkard meeting. Mr. Fullers came home with us. |
| Nov 18 |
Hauled forenoon. (manure) Got chips. Warm. |
| Nov 19 |
Washed. Went got coal. Warm & fine. |
| Nov 20 |
Went to auction in Walker. Warm. |
| Nov 21 |
Hauled manure. Went to auction afternoon. Fine. |
| Nov 22 |
Hauled manure. Went to Victoria with butter. Warm. |
| Nov 23 |
Picked up chips. Warm & fine. |
| Nov 24 |
Sunday at home all day. Nice day. |
| Nov 25 |
Snowed most all day, but no wind. |
| Nov 26 |
Went to auction. Got coal. Thawed some. |
| Nov 27 |
Washed forenoon. Went to Walker. |
| Nov 28 |
Went to Walker. Got Roy boots, Essie shoes. Warm. |
| Nov 29 |
White washed kitchen. Put carpet down. |
| Nov 30 |
Went to Walker. Clear & warm. Done chores. |
| Dec 1, 1889 |
Sunday at home. Warm & windy. |
| Dec 2 |
Foggy. Nice day. Went to Walker. Got flour and bran. Done chores. |
| Dec 3 |
Cloudy & misty. At home. Warmer. |
| Dec 4 |
Hauled feed. Foggy. Went hunting in eve. |
| Dec 5 |
Went to Russell & to Mr. Hooles. Chilly. |
| Dec 6 |
Went to Victoria. Got $51.95 & sent it to F. W. Simpson. McComb Ill. |
| Dec 7 |
Foggy & damp. Went to Walker. Organized alliance. |
| Dec 8 |
Sunday warm & fine. Home all day. |
| Dec 9 |
Hattie washed. High S. wind. Chilly. |
| Dec 10 |
Done chores. Nice warm weather. |
| Dec 11 |
Clear & warm. Went to Walker Done chores. |
| Dec 12 |
Went to Gorham. Sold potatoes. Very warm. |
| Dec 13 |
Chilly N. wind. Took 23.50 bu potatoes to Gorham. At 45 cts. bu. Got suit of clothes. |
| Dec 14 |
Went to Gorham alliance. Then Walker at night. |
| Dec 15 |
Sunday went to Dunkard meeting. Walter & wife here. |
| Dec 16 |
Cut off cane seed from shocks. Clear & fine. |
| Dec 17 |
Washed forenoon. Took roan cow to Crissmans. |
| Dec 18 |
Went to Walker. Done chores. Clear & fine. |
| Dec 19 |
Cut off cane seed. Went to Walker in eve. |
| Dec 20 |
Hauled out sorgum. Cut off seed. Got hog of Fagons. Dressed 330 lbs. Paid $4.50 hundred lbs. |
| Dec 21 |
Went to Victoria. Warm in forenoon. High cold wind eve. |
| Dec 22 |
Sunday at home all day. Nice day for winter. Arnold calf came. |
| Dec 23 |
Took cattle to wheat forenoon. S. W. wind. Chilly. |
| Dec 24 |
Went got load chips & sorgum seed. Went to Walker Xmas eve. |
| Dec 25 |
Foggy in morn. Went to Mr. Fagons. Nice day. |
| Dec 26 |
Cut off cane seed. Warm & fine. |
| Dec 27 |
Cut off cane seed. Very warm & fine. |
| Dec 28 |
Hauled out 3 loads sorgum. But wind go terrible high. |
| Dec 29 |
Sunday cold N. wind. Fed stock. At home. |
| Dec 30 |
Cold & chilly. Took sorgum seed to Crissmans. Terrible south wind. |
| Dec 31 |
Very high S. wind. Went to Walker. |