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in front added type written note This diary was kept by Thomas Shifflet who lived just _ mile west of Waynesville, Ill and was my grandfather. The Joe and Bell mentioned from McLean was my parents The Joe mentioned about every day was my Uncle Joe Ruble who lived close and work for Grandpa. His wife was Aunt Susie. (signed) Lola Shifflet Austin
Lofe and Sidney came Lofe took 2 Sacks flower nice day all day Munday Nov 27th Boys Shucken dehorned Frank Dix cow Raining at night pretty in fore noon corn 54 Oats 45 hogs 5.50 Tusday Nov 28th I Went to Julus Wilsons after Roosters got dun Shucken Snowing all day Wirst Blizard yet Wednsday Nov 29th Setled Balcksmith bill in full Harry and Maye came nice day but cold Thursday Nov 30th Thanks givens day Harry and Maie hear Jim and Julie hear for diner nice day good Snow George Ruble went to Indoplas got new cap Friday Dec 1th Boys and I went out and helped George get dun Shucken nice day Harry and Maie went home corn 55 hogs 5.50 Oats 45 Saturday Dec 2d Sick all Tom and Joe got one lode out DukeÕs field froze hard in morning but thawed all day Joe and Bell came on night train Sunday Dec 3d George went to Ships after Seed corn Joe went home With George cold and clouddy all day Spiting Snow Munday Dec 4th I Went to Fosters mill paid Hider cow note off Dick Atchisons Big Sale pretty cole all day Tusday Dec 5th I and Jim Shucked lode corn off Dukes field Charley Organ Sheling nice day but cold I and Jim sawed wood in after noon 1911 Wednsday Dec 6th George Shiling I and Jim Sawed wood nice day all day thawing fast corn 54 oats 44 hogs 5.75 Thursday Dec 7th put big hog with Sows I went to McLean after Seed corn nice day George got dun Sheling Friday Dec 8th I came from McLean cloudy raining little corn 51 oats 43 hogs 6 Tom Benge cam at night Saturday Dec 9th Ma Tom Gusty and Susie went to Bloomington Tom Tom Benge Started to Ky dark and clouddy all day put seed cron in drye Sunday Dec 10th nice day awful muddy rained all night Swaped guns with Jim George and Grace came at night Munday Dec 11th I and Tom Bilt Binder Shed cool all day Grace come down Staid all day Sows Briming Tusday Dec 12th Cool and Awful muddy I went out to Georges corn 52 hogs 5.75 oats 42 Big frost at night Wednsday Dec 13th Tom and Joe Butchard for Adars I worked on the wood pile awful nice day all day Thursday Dec 14th Tom and Joe Butchering cloudy and warm and Muddy Jim got team to hawl cole Friday Dec 15th Nice day worked on wood pile Ma went out to Georges got letter from Martin Gentry and ancered it four big frost in Sussision Saturday Dec 16th Six inch Snow George came after Boar hog not varry cold Sold Curt little Rifel gun $2.50 Sunday Dec 17th Big Snow quite day nice and warm Snow melted Sum George came in after noon Munday Dec 18th Tom went to Fosters mill Clouddy all day and dark corn 52 hogs 5.50 oats 45 George went to Bloomington Tusday Dec 19th Went Rabit hunting got four Big Snow and pretty cole clur all day Wednsday Dec 20th George and Grace came down Staid all day Jurman Came Raining all after noon Cole rain 1911 Thursday Dec 21th Snow all went off I went to Bloomington nice day all day got Susie new shoes Duks mare Kilded at crossing Friday Dec 22d Nice day all day George and Grace came down Sent filey to Ooleys Snow all gon Saturday Dec 23d Went to Ooleys Sale Sole fileys awful muddy filey Brought 117.50 Sunday Dec 24th quite and nice day Jim came down I went out to Georges George went after hogs to Ooleys Munday Dec 25th Jack & Lula came Mr Mulit & Mrs Mulit came George and Grace came awful nice day like May day Tusday Dec 26th Rained all day awful muddy cold rain corn 52 hogs 6 Oats 40 Lem Ooley came up Wednsday Dec 27th Awful cold I went out to Georges Lem Ooley and George hear for diner Sinded note for Lofe to Peoples Bank for $200.00 Thursday Dec 28th Butchard out at Georges Holerbaw and Boys Sheling at Farmer Elivator pretty cold Friday Dec 29th Bill Ooley came and Settled the Sale Bill trimed and Salted meat looks Stormy corn 52 hogs 5.50 oats 40 Burta went to Noes Saturday Dec 30th Lem Ooley went home Rained all day Lem and George Sid and Fanie Et diner hear had Old Dave Shod turned cole in night Sunday Dec 31th Awful cold all day Snow Storms Blizard quite day no one came wind from West 1912 Munday Jan 1th nice day But cold got Big lode Cobs at Dave Organs got Joe lode cole Sellers paid for hog George Brought kittle home Tusday Jan 2d Snowed in fore noon clur in after noon awful cole day got letter from Curt Franch got dun Sheling at Dave Organs Wednsday Jan 3d Tom and Joe with Sheler I hawled corn for Bill Sumit Nice day but cole George and Grace came got Barel Salt Thursday Jan 4th Sheling out to Orvil Grahams Ma went to McLean coles day yet 0 weather awful cold win corn 52 hogs 6 Oats 40 1912 Friday Jan 5th Ma came from McLean awful cold 8 below 0 Boys Sheling at Orvil Grahams cold all day Rote to Mrs Gates about her place Saturday Jan 6th Twelve below 0 at Six AM 2 below at 2 PM Snowed all fore noon Ray Hawled Jag cole Dr Donavan got froze Sunday Jan 7th Awful cold but clur and Still 18 below 0 at 6 AM good snow Munday Jan 8th Snowed all day little warmer Just 0 weather Tom and George went to Bloomington Irvin Ruble got team to Hawl wood Tusday Jan 9th Boys with Sheler geting Warmer 0 at Six in morning got coffee at Marvels lots corn coming in Boys Staid at Carl Hufmans Wednsday Jan 10th Bought Oil Stove and close rack little warmer in after noon 0 in morning at 6 AM Boys staid at Carl Hufmans Thursday Jan 11th 0 at Six Snowed all day Bad blizard all day Boys came home from Sheler George come and got Sack flower Friday Jan 12th Boys went back to Shel Lofe and Sidney went to Charleys 9 Below 0 at 6 AM 0 all day looks nice out doers Big Snow Saturday Jan 13th Boys Sheling at Curbys Bill Sumits Sale Bought Gang plow turning little warmer Hay Sold for $24.25 tun corn 63 _ cents Sunday Jan 14th Bought gan plow home little warmer 20 above 0 all day comenced Storming at night big Snow Munday Jan 15th Corn 55 hogs 6 oats 40 Curby got dun Sheling Sid Hawled cobs Bill Ooley cCame awful cole below 0 all day Tusday Jan 16th Went to Curbys after cobs awful Cold 0 all day Sheler at Walter Hufmans got lode Lincon cole Ray Bratcher came Wednsday Jan 17th Geting warmer 35 above 0 fogy and Snow Meltin corn 55 hog 6 oats 40 Boys with Sheler Rained all night and froze Thursday Jan 18th Big ice over the ground pretty cold all day went to Atlanta paid Mrs Tutle $50.00 Renewed Tom note at Peoples Bank Due Jan 18th 1913 got new over shoes Friday Jan 19th Big Ice over the ground awful cole nothing doing corn 55 hogs 6 Clur and looks nice out 1912 Saturday Jan 20th Tom sick Joe Runing water tan cold all day plenty Ice got half Bu potatoes 75 cents oister Soop for Super Sunday Jan 21th Lots warmer Ice meltin Sum Jurman and Daisey came Staid all day Munday Jan 22d Nice and warm Ice meltin fast corn 55 hogs 6 oats 40 Tom and I Sick little Fanie Sick Joe Hawling water for Sheler Tusday Jan 23d I and Conel went to Clinton nice day thawed all day got awful cole and caugh Wednsday Jan 24th nice day thawed little Sick With Grip corn 57 nearly all the corn in the country Sheled Thursday Jan 25th Ma Went to Armington all the Children at home but Lofe Tom and Joe with Sheler at Julus Wilsons Levi Tina Joe George and Grace came Friday Jan 26th Cloudy all day not varry cole Boys Sheling at Wilsons Still Sick got bottle New discovery corn 58 Saturday Jan 27th Corn 60 I went to Lofes and to Lincon Gusty Susie and Kids went to McLean I Et Super at Irvin Comeleys corn 60 oats 40 hogs 6 Sunday Jan 28th Tom and Burtha went to Georges cloudy all day cold Rain from East in after noon Ground froze three feet dept Munday Jan 29th Paid my Taxes $24.41 Rented Darnel land got big bottle caugh medison Boy Sheling at Jacews Gusty Susie and Kids came from McLean Tusday Jan 30th Nice day Lofe and Sid went home Sold Lofe Red calf for $18.00 looks Stormy at night corn 60 hogs 6 oats 40 Wednsday Jan 31th Nice day but cold ground froze hard Boys Sheling turn Jursey and Churry drye got Lunber to fix hen house Sined note for George $75.00 to Bank Thursday Feb 1th Bad Blizard all day awful cole nothing doing Corn 60 hogs 6 oats 40 Turned Churey drye Friday Feb 2d Nice and clur but cole 0 weather paid Fults cole Bill in full $9.51 Saturday Feb 3d Awful cole bad blizard all day Sick Bad cough got Sack potatoes & two dollars in Shugar Irean and Frank came Sunday Feb 4th Susie and all the Kids came Irean and Frank hear all day awful cold all day 0 cloud up in after noon 1912 Munday Feb 5th Tom came home from Sheler Sick little warmer corn 60 oats 48 hogs 6 Tusday Feb 6th nothing doing cold and Snowing Ice 18 inches thick corn 60 oats 48 hogs 6 George and Grace came Wednsday Feb 7th nice day But cool I and Tom Still sick Sent a letter to John Lindsey for Beare Thursday Feb 8th I went to McLean after Seed corn Rented Darnels land awful cold all day 2 below 0 Charley Foote dide Friday Feb 9th Went out to Georges and Settled up owed George $13.00 Mama Curby came Still cold 0 weather Ma got Sick Saturday Feb 10th 2 Below 0 in morning Ma Still Sick Charley Foote Funerl Bill Ooley came Joe Ruble got $40.00 of Bank for Six monts Sunday Feb 11th Little warmer Lofe and Joe came George and Grace came Ma little Better Burtha Sick Dr Donavan come to see Gusty Munday Feb 12th All Sick with Grip Maie came over little warmer I and Tom fixing up the Harnes Profeser Smith dide Tusday Feb 13th All sick Still cole and Snowing in after noon corn 60 hogs 6 Oats 38 Maye Went to Georges Murtle and Jim Runels came after chickens Wednsday Feb 14th Tom went to McLean after Barrel oil and case Bear I went to Profeser Smiths funerl Susies Kids got the Mumps Lea went to Lofes after Hiefer and Bull Thursday Feb 15th Maye went home paid Mrs Gates last note on the Rent for 1911 and Tom working on hen house Fanie came and washed thawing out Friday Feb 16th Mrs Gates and Mrs Mulet hear all day Bilding hen house damp time corn 60 oats 45 hogs 5.50 Saturday Feb 17th I went Will Cox Sale Bought Set Harnes Boys Sheling at Bill Sheats warm and nice geting muddy Sunday Feb 18th I and Ma went to Mulets for diner Lafe came warm thawing fast awful nasty Still Sick Asma or Grip Munday Feb 19th Lafe went home Renewed Anda Brock hog not in Waynesville Bank $77.50 Sned George not to Waynesville Bank $150.00 nice day geting awful muddy Notes due in one year 1912 Tusday Feb 20th Giv Mrs Gates notes for rent place cold all day and clouddy Lofe came over at night work on hen house Bad Blizard came at night Wednsday Feb 21th Worst Blizard of the Season all day Snow drifts 6 feet deep Lofe went home awful day Longbrakes Sale corn 57 hogs 5.50 oats 45 GranMa Lee dide Thursday Feb 22d Washington Brith day nice day Hiard Jim Runels for the Season awful Snow drifts train 24 hours late Friday Feb 23d Tom and George went to Clinton to Od feler doing Bill Baker came nice day thawed lots geting muddy Ooleys note due to Beam Jan 10th 1913 Saturday Feb 24th Black Hiefer had calf Hufmans and Adare Sale combinasian Sale Warmer corn 58 Ots 47 hogs 5.50 Sunday Feb 25th quite day no one came geting awful muddy Still Sick Breath Short Munday Feb 26th cold all day Sick in bed all day Jakman Bicknul came at night froze up hard at night Tusday Feb 27th Sined note for George to State Bank $45.00 due in Six monts Ja fixed up cross cut Broght Sows home from Joes cold all day Tom got lode cole Wednsday Feb 28th Cold all day Lofe and Jack and Lula came on night train Jim went to Atlanta to Hier Curt Franch and family got hear Thursday Feb 29st Awful cold all day Longbrake Sale bought creple dick awful cole all day Sidney came over at night Friday Mar awful cole all day Evry thing forze hard Still Sick Lofe and Sidney went home on noon train Saturday Mar 2d Snowing all day and cole Joe and Tom hawled wood awful bad time corn 57 oats 47 hogs 5.50 Snowed all night Sunday Mar 3d Big Snow and cole quite day no one came Sick all day like midle winter Munday Mar 4th Loading Ooley care cold all day big Snow got Sack oil meal got Box crackers Tusday Mar 5th Brite day awful cole 0 Early in morning Bill Ooleys left for Iowa Tom went with care Sheling at Farmers Elvator Wednsday Mar 6th Went to See Dr Donavan awful Sick all day and night Susie and Kids came over Staid all night 1912 Thursday Mar 7th Snowing all day George and Grace come down Staid all day winter time Friday Mar 8th Awful Sick all day Dave Snow Et diner hear cold time Snowed in after noon corn 60 hogs 6 oats 47 Saturday Mar 9th got card from Tom nice day but cold Joe hawed tun cole Still Sick but little better Joe and Bell came at night Sunday Mar 10th Joe Ruble took Joe and Bell home in spring wagon nice day Snow melting Sum China Kindred Married Munday Mar 11th Snowed all day hard Jim come down and Setled up Dr to Me $29.20 awful Sick all day Jer and Jim brought down new grind mill Tusday Mar 12th Curtis Boy Burnt cold day Sick all day nothing doing awful bad weather ground froze three feet Wednsday Mar 13th Dr Turner come to See Ma Tom come from Iowa George and Joe put up mill tolerable nice day Mitey come down to see me yelow Hiefer had calf Thursday Mar 14th Rained all after noon awful bad cold rain geting little better ground first feed on new mill Snowed Big Snow at night Friday Mar 15th Big Snow and awful cole all day nothing can be dun Dr Turner Sent Bottle medison Saturday Mar 16th Primary election day Nominated George for Seser Toms Keen came back nice day Snow melted lots Sunday Mar 17th St Patericks day Snow went off fast creek over the Botamns geting muddy fast Still sick but little better Munday Mar 18th Tom Sick in bed Joe went to Fosters mill nice day Snow nearly gon geting awful muddy corn 60 oats 50 hogs 6 Tusday Mar 19th Jim and Sid working on wood pile Tom and Joe oiling Harness paid cole bill in full Settled with Bank in full $78.00 Balance in bank Wednsday Mar 20th Bad blizard all day Sleeting all day awful day Still sick but little better giv Tom check for $25.00 Thursday Mar 21th Big Slot and Snow on the ground bad day all day paid Sid for cuting wood in full Larie Groves Sale Harry and Maie came at night 1912 Friday Mar 22d Awful nice day Ice melted lots Harry and Maye went home on noon train got lode cole geting better Slow got lode cole Saturday Mar 23d Bad day Snowing Ice over every thing got Sack potoes and Bag Shugar got dinomite Sunday Mar 24th Nice day taking medison all day Tom went over to Daiseys Jim came over quite day geting muddy Munday Mar 25th paid Dr Sandison in full paid Dr Donovan in full Tom and Joe work on wood pile cold and Muddy had Dan Shod Tusday Mar 26th Boys worked the wood pile Jim Runles Comenced work nice day awful Muddy corn 60 hogs 6 oats 45 Wednsday Mar 27th I went on noon train to Bloomington Staid all night at Spicys awful muddy Thursday Mar 28th I went to Heyworth on Inturban paid Intres on $40 dollar note in State Bank up to now paid Dr Turner in full Friday Mar 29th Mud Setling little nice day looks raiey in after noon Sent after wal paper for living room Rote to Bill Ooley about Lott money Jim Laid off Saturday Mar 30th got 100 pound Shugar from Atlanta Ed Cuningham came to See bout Seed corn comenced picking Lofes Seed corn nice day fogs holeran Sunday Mar 31th I went over to George Gotneys in after noon awful nice day warm little frogs holering Munday Apr 1th Fools day and rained all day awful muddy Boys worked on Shugar trees corn 65 cents oats 50 hogs 6.50 Sow had pigs Tusday Apr 2d Election day Elected full dimocrat ticket awfuls Roads ever was George Beat Shafer 40 Hamit beat Buck 60 Wednsday Apr 3d I and Ma waud Graceys went to Bills nice day Boys Sawing wood Bill met us at union dept Sow No 2 had pigs Thursday Apr 4th Came from Bloomington awful nice day Tom and Joe Blowing out Stumps corn 65 oats 50 hogs 7 got letter from Ooley Friday Apr 5th George comenced disten Boys plowing Stumps nice day Tom and George put up Seeder corn 65 oats 50 hogs 7 good Friday George brought home hog 1912 Saturday Apr 6th Boys Hawling manure Rained hard in after noon George distin oat land Jim and Julie came down Sunday Apr 7th Cold win all day Easter Sunday Milly and Josie came down Munday Apr 8th Nice day Sold calf to Adare got 5 Bushel potato Seed of Dix Boys hawling manure corn 65 oats 55 hogs 7 Tusday Apr 9th Comenced diston oat land Old Jersey had calf Ma went to McLean cleaning off garden nice day Spring weather George Gaukney took cow Wednsday Apr 10th Comenced Sowing oats Lofe came after calf came from McLean got Dick Shod awful nice day Thursday Apr 11th got dun Sowing Franks 12 acres nice day corn 65 oats 50 hogs 7 Sowed potato patch in grass Friday Apr 12th nice in fore noon Big rain in after noon sowed oats til noon corn 70 oats 55 hogs 7 Saturday Apr 13th I went to Fosters mill Tom and Burtha went to Lofes ground too wet to plow Ship and Tina came over Sunday Apr 14th Lea cow had calf Josh and Milley came down Ship went home nice day Munday Apr 15th Sowing oats and Blowing Stumps nice day corn 70 oats 55 hogs 7 Ordered Diss Tusday Apr 16th Sowing oats Blowing Stumps planted onions and letuce geting cole in after noon Rained at night Wednsday Apr 17th Rained and Sleated all day wind out the north cold Jim Canters Sold his farm $250.00 acre Thursday Apr 18th got half tun hay of Bears Blowing Stumps cold all day ground awful wet Friday Apr 19th Clouded up in after noon coll working at the Stumps fixed hen house got case Bear corn 65 hogs 7.50 oats 55 Satuday Apr 20th Sowed Dickey 5 acres in oats and grass got dun Sowing Starkey pint places tolerable nice day Rained at night Sunday Apr 21th Old Churry had calf Mama went home nice day Jim and Julie came down thundard in after noon Big Siclone East 1912 Munday Apr 22d Tom and Ma went to Lofes awful cold wind from the North Barried old Mis Spraig to wet to work corn 70 oats 55 Hay 29 hogs 7 Tusday Apr 23d Tom and Ma came from Lofes made new cultivator tung Joe Ruble and George went to Bloomington nice day Wednsday Apr 24th Comenced plowing for corn planted Joes potatoes nice day Hillis papered house Thursday Apr 25th plowing Seser came I went hunting Salit cold East win corn 70 oats 55 hogs 7.50 awful had win and Rain at night Friday Apr 26th got dun the Stumps got $50.00 of Bears too wet to plow nice in after noon Satuday Apr 27th Sowed the Darnel field to oats old Dolley had colt nice day little cool got 36 Bu Seed oats of Bears Sunday Apr 28th Rained all day cold rain cold win out North East bad day Munday Apr 29th Awful cold cold rain from North East awful wet time cant do nothing Tusday Apr 30th nice day made feed box Sot post around Orchard lot Sid moved from the Giltharp house Nelly Shifflet dide Wednsday May 1th nice day boys working on Orchard lot fence got new diss Ma went to Atlanta on noon train back on the 2 Thursday May 2d all went to McLean to NellyÕs funerl nice day corn 70 oats 55 hogs 7 Friday May 3d Distin Dickey 12 acres Sheling Seed corn had new dis sharpened nice day Spring day Saturday May 4th Planted potatoes in garden planted out garden Distin wheat ground for corn School children intertainment Big rain at night Sunday May 5th nices day of the Season Tom and Joe and Ray Kean went to Peoria ground awful wet Munday May 6th Nice day looks rainey in after noon Tom in Peoria piled Caseys Brest in the fore noon plowing and disten awful wet corn 70 hogs 7 oats 60 Tusday May 7th planted potatoes in the Starkey field Jim plowing Joe disten planted bunch beans 1912 Wednsday May 8th Comenced planting the Depot 12 acres Rained in after noon Gusty Sick Dr Donavan came to see her Earley in morning Thursday May 9th got dun planting Depo field planted cabage planted the beans awful nice day got pinte camphor Braking old FrankÕs 12 acres Friday May 10th planting Crofard 12 acres nice day rained Big rain at night planted water millons Sautrday May 11th nice day went to Fosters mill awful wet time rained all night George brough Sam home *in a different hand Sunday May 12th awful cole wind and cole rain all day little Fannie Sick Munday May 13th Lofe came after Seed corn I went after per coon root nice day all day corn 75 oats 55 hogs 7.50 Tusday May 14th Cold North wind all day Joe and Jim plowed in after noon Sheling yaler Seed corn paid old George Hartwell in full $3.45 Wednsday May 15th GranMa Mulens and Maye came circus Show in town finish planting old Franks peace cold day rained in fore noon cold rain Thursday May 16th awful cold cloudy and awful cold win from North Boys plowing for corn but too wet Gran Ma Mulens and Maye went home Friday May 17th Sold Martha to Mat Lea $47.50 comenced planting in Starkey field Bought Bucket lard Mama come corn 75 oats 55 hogs 7.50 Eggs 16 Butter 25 Saturday May 18th planting Starkey land Birt went to Curbys nice day little warmer Mat and John came after Martha Sunday May 19th Nice day all day quite no one came Laying around and Sleeping Munday May 20th I went to Bloomington after coffee planting corn nice day all day Left may watch at Milers Tusday May 21th nice day planting corn plenty of Brandy all day worked out Susys garden Wednsday May 22d Awful hard win all day but clur plowing for corn planted pop corn Thursday May 23d Ma and Susie went to McLean Cimetry drove Drumfields Rig Tom took old Mollie to horse 1912 Friday May 24th plowing and planting nice day little warm corn 75 oats 55 hogs 7.50 Saturday May 25th Plowing and planting fine day Jim Harrowed potato on Starkey land worked watter milons Sunday May 26th nice day Jims people and Susie and Kids went to the creek Tom hawled water and put in the cistern Munday May 27th Wind awful hie all day plowing and planting howing potatoes geting drye fast good rain at night Tusday May 28th Too wet to plow in the fore noon Braking in the after noon George came after his coffee Wednsday May 29th Joe and Bell came over plowing and planting awful cole win had Big fish for Super first Ban consert Thursday May 30th Ma went to Atlant planting on Starkey land got dun brakin Starkey field got case Bear Friday May 31th planting nice day all day working the gardens and cut milk weeds Saturday June 1th got dun planting Starkey Big field planted little peace Tom went to Bloomington good rain in after noon Sunday June 2d Alta and Elsie over childrens day nice day went up to Jims and Tomeys Munday June 3d Planted Franks 12 acres over Joe Braking 4 acre creek peace Alta and Elsia went home corn 75 oats 50 hogs 7 Tusday June 4th got dun planting corn planted the punkins planted water milons at the Straw pile nice day George Broulh cow to Bull *different hand Wednsday June 5th Comenced plowing corn went to Atlanter nice day all day got collor pad rained at night Thursday June 6th plowing corn worked out potatoes cool all day Jersey Buling Friday June 7th paid pop Mathew 5 dollars cleaned along the garden fence Sot out the tomatoes Boys plowing corn Saturday June 8th cold win all day plowing corn and cuting out the Starkey creek 1912 Sunday June 9th Still cold all went to the Methodis church Odfererls Memorial Servis Munday June 10th Rowling and cuting out creek an Starkey land Anna Lowery dide nice day little cool Tusday June 11th Rowling and plowing in Starkey field nice day corn 75 oats 50 hogs 7 Wednsday June 12th Went to Anna Lowery funerl at Blue grass nice day little rain in after noon cold at nigth Thursday June 13th I went to Fosters mill nice day crossing corn on Starkey land Friday June 14th nice day but cloudy Ma went out to Georges plowed the RR peace the Secon time Curt Franch and wife came Staid all night Saturday June 15th Crossing Starkey field Layed bye the potatoes nice day corn 75 oats 50 hogs 7 good rain at night got dun crossing north the turn row Sunday June 16th nice and warm but coloudy all day ground good and wet Munday June 17th Cleaned off the road too wet to plow cut weeds Tusday June 18th Dug Sistern at Susies Ma went to McLean rained awful wet time and cole sleep under 2 or 3 covers Wednsday June 19th Sheats making cistern I went out to Georges Staid all night rained in the fore noon Thursday June 20th Curt Rubles little boy dide Mirtles little boy got in cistern and drowneded between 4 and 5 oclock PM Friday June 21th nice day Started to Indiana with Mirtles little boy Baried Curts little boy Saturday June 22d I Joe Tom and Curt Franch plowed corn in South Side Ship and Tina came over nice day Sunday June 23d Lofe Sidney and Joe and Bell came all the children at home in after noon Munday June 24th plowing in Starkey field nice day corn 75 oats 50 hogs 7 Tusday June 25th got dun Starkey field plowed Crofard 12 acres first time geting little warmer Wednsday June 26th Jim George and Murtel got Back from Indania plowed creek peace and Depoe field howed pop corn 1912 Thursday June 27th Caut Swarm Bes pretty hot Tom went with Sheler comenced plowing SouthEnd big field 3rd time Friday June 28th Cuting weads and plowing Joe and Curt Franch went to Atlanta at night Gusty and Burtha went to John Rubles Saturday June 29th got dun plowing North End Big field 3d time Tom got Back from Sheler and cut dog ferrel out hog pasture Sunday June 30th nice day Rained in after noon good rain Munday July 1th nice day Rained at noon comenced crossing South Side big field George got $30.00 out the Bank due in 3 months Big rain in after noon Tusday July 2d nice day too wet to plow I and Jim cut the weads round the big field corn 72 hog 7.50 oats new 35 old 45 Wednsday July 3d Rained all fore noon Lea aultered Bull Settled and paid Curt Franch in full went to McLean in after noon ground wet to Bottom Thursday July 4th Awful wet time and awful hot Tom and George went to Atlanta good Bear all day Friday July 5th Tom and Joe cut the Hedge long Fults line plowed in after noon Saturday July 6th awful hot day trying to plow Susie and Kids went to Atlanta and Lofes corn 70 new oats 31 hogs 7.50 Sunday July 7th George come down and Staid all day awful hot had Ice cream Munday July 8th plowing hotis day yet Ma went to Atlanta to tooth dentis Susie and Kids come home Tuesday July 9th got dun plowing big field plowing Croford 12 acres worked out cabage Wednsday July 10th Raining in fore noon plowed in after noon got Bucket lard Thursday July 11th got dun laying bye corn at noon cut weads out corn in after noon Tom went round to See about the thrashing Friday July 12th Cut weads out the corn looked awful rainy all day Ma & Gusty Burtha went to Naties 1912 Saturday July 13th Rained in the morning Bought cupon Book at Butcher Shop cut weads in after noon awful hot old corn 73 oats old 45 new 34 hogs 7.50 Sunday July 14th Had Ice cream George came down in after noon fearful hot day Munday July 15th nice and cool all day got dun cuting Burs out big field Tusday July 16th I and Ma went to Moors mill and Et diner at Lofes nice day Tom and John Casey went to Atlanta got 100 lbs Shugar Wednsday July 17th Comenced cuting oats on pint 8 acre peace corn 70 oats old 45 new 28 hogs 7 Thursday July 18th I went to Atlanta Swaped pigs with Nattie nice day cuting Crofard peace oats Friday July 19th got dun cuting Crofard oats cuting creek peace in after noon put in new walks nice day corn 70 oats new 30 hogs 7 Saturday July 20th Cuting on Starkey land howed water milons got Tom 2 Shirts nice day Sunday July 21th nice day all day no one came Munday July 22d got dun cuting Starkey oats comenced cuting for Fred Craig at noon I got Joe Bill grocerys at Dix $5.55 Tusday July 23d Cuting oats for Fred Craig all day awful hot Wednsday July 24th Still awful hot got dun cuting Craig oats worked in garden and cut the yard off Thursday July 25th got dun cuting oats cut the Darnell peace I Hawled nine tanks water corn 70 oats new 30 hogs 7 Friday July 26th Tom Hawled cobs from Shafers and helped John Hamit thrash timothy fixing Hay Rack Saturday July 27th Tom and Burtha went to Lofes Joe went with Curt to Clinton Sowed the turnips Sunday July 28th Rained in fore noon little Sid and Fanie came down Munday July 29th Comenced thrashing at Caiseys at noon nice day lad Longbrake Shod went to See Tom Orchard 1912 Tusday July 30th Thrashing at Caseys rain in after noon I went to Atlanta Wednsday July 31th Thrashing at Caseys I cuting weads out Depo field pretty hot old corn 68 new oats 29 hogs 7 Thursday Aug 1 Boys thrashing at Harry Cantrels Dr Turner came to See Tom Orchard nice day cut burs and Sowed Turnips Friday Aug 2d Thrashing Cantrels and Organs cut Burs in after noon Grace come down Sid and Fanie went to Heyworth cool Saturday Aug 3d Thrashed Charley Organs Sold Jim Adare the Lea cow and calf for $65.00 Tom Orchard awful Sick Sunday Aug 4th Ira Stuart and George Ann and Bill Tom came nice and cool Dick Murrit Barried Munday Aug 5th Thrashing at Frinfrocks cloudy and looks rainey Bought three Bushel of peaches of Bill Bar $4.70 Tusday Aug 6th Thrashed at Johnsons nice day Wednsday Aug 7th got dun thrashing at Johnsons in fore noon thrashed hear in after noon rained at night Thursday Aug 8th Thrashing at Georges awful big rain at noon Adar took Lea cow and calf Friday Aug 9th Sold the oats to Bears at 27 cents paid Jim Runels in full for Sumers work Lofe and Sidney came at night Saturday Aug 10th Too wet to thrash I went to Atlanta paid George Church $35.00 for Tom Tom and Burtha went to Harry Brants Sunday Aug 11th nice day Josie came little cool paid Gambly for 10 tanks water Munday Aug 12th Geoge got dun thrashing paid paid Lumber Bill in full Tusday Aug 13th Comenced braking the pint field for wheat rained at noon Tom came from Grahms Ma went to McLean Wednsday Aug 14th Jim plowing his last day John Ruble came over George went to Atlanta got me _ galon 1912 Thursday Aug 15th Boys off with thrasher Jim Dagler got his oats Jim and Murtel went back to Indania cloudy all day Rained all night got Barel Salt Friday Aug 16th Awful wet time Marry Florance came too wet to thrash Saturday Aug 17th awful hot Dr Marvel taped Tomey Joe and Bill came at night I went to Atlanta Sunday Aug 18th George came down Joe and Bell went home Munday Aug 19th Awful hot I and Mr. Mulit puting oats in Barn Tom and Joe went back to thrashen rained at night Tusday Aug 20th Cloudy all day paid George Hartwell $5.25 in full to date awful hot Wednsday Aug 21th got dun braking pint field Burt went to McLean after can lard little cooler Tom and Joe with thrasher Thursday Aug 22d I and Mr Mulit got dun puting oats in Barn rained in after noon old corn 70 oats 27 hogs 8 Friday Aug 23d I went to Gepharts after tabaco went to Atlanta Blockade of oats at elivator Boys thrashing at Shipleys old corn 70 oats 27 hogs 8 Saturday Aug 24th Boys with Thrasher at Curbys nice day George Wackel dide Sunday Aug 25th Biddy and Ves Clay and China came George came down Munday Aug 26th I cuting weads over to Susie awful hot thrashing at Curbys Tusday Aug 27th Jim and family Started Back to Indania thrashing at Selers cool to day Wednsday Aug 28th Cut weads round the Crofard field in fore noon paid papy Matthews in full awful hot in after noon Thursday Aug 29th Cut weads Boys thrashing Burtha went to Noyes Town water tank fell down old corn 70 new corn 45 oats 29 hogs 7.50 Friday Aug 30th Awful hot Mr and Mrs Mulit and Mrs Gates hear for diner Saturday Aug 31th boys thrashing awful hot George Sold his new corn at 44 _ cents Sunday Sept 1th quite day awful hot 1912 Munday Sept 2d Boys Thrashing Still hot I went to Fosters mill for George George helped Ma paper Bed roon Tusday Sept 3d Atlanta fore comemced put Shugar in first wine reddy to Bottle the 25th Wednsday Sept 4th Helped Jim Cantrel thrash awful hot old corn 75 new 45 hogs 8 oats 30 Thursday Sept 5th all went to the fare but I Sack and Jink got Jink new Shooes Friday Sept 6th Case Bear in Seller awful hot and drye Boys thrashin at Elmer Jaheews last day Atlanta fare Saturday Sept 7th George Gaukney went back to Indania Sold old Churry to Alva Robards fearful hot Sunday Sept 8th got Spring wagon lode water milons out Starkey field Josie came down awful hot and drye Munday Sept 9th Billey Rich comenced Bailing Straw Boys got dun thrashing awful hot made Secon bach wine be reddy to Bottle the 28th Tusday Sept 10th Paid Dix $50.00 Tom and Joe with Sheler put in Bail Straw Tomey and Nelley come got $160.00 of Bears Wednsday Sept 11th I and Boon Tuder hawled Bail Straw Sheling at Shipleys Thursday Sept 12th nice cool day Boys with Shiler Friday Sept 13th I and Jink went to Heyworth faire went to Bloomington got $4.00 worth coffee Saturday Sept 14th I and Tom and Burt went to water milon patch nice day good rain at night old corn 75 new 42 hogs 9 Sunday Sept 15th nice day plenty water milons all day Munday Sept 16th Mr Mulet harrowing wheat land Tom worked at lumber yard I went to McLean in after noon Settled with Rich for the Bailing in full Tusday Sept 17th got Seed wheat I went out to Georges after drill Raining in the after noon Wednsday Sept 18th Sowed the wheat light moon nice day little cool Tom with Sheler in after noon George went to Iowa 1912 Thursday Sept 19th pretty cool in fore noon finished driling wheat in the morning Sealed up the wine Friday Sept 20th Ma Gus and Sack went to McLean Surprise on tina put up Seed corn rained at night I and Tom got post at Kepharts Saturday Sept 21th Rained all day Bought Bore hog of Mat lea for $12.50 Sunday Sept 22d Nice day got Big Stear out Britons pasture quite day no one came Munday Sept 23d Sheled at Harry Cantrils got big lode cobs made crout Tusday Sept 24th Got hog from Mat Lea Wednsday Sept 25th Ship Bought wagon home cut little peace of corn nice day Thursday Sept 26th Tom driling Jimey Hoblets wheat I went to Lofes after cittle cool day Friday Sept 27th Daisey hear all day I Ma and Daisey went to the water milon patch Settled with Buck in full Saturday Sept 28th cool and clouddy all day comenced diging potatoes new corn 43 hogs 8.50 oats 30 Sunday Sept 29th Jack and Lula came nice day little cool Roads fine Big frost at night Munday Sept 30th Diging potatoes cold all day Tusday Oct 1th Daisey I and Ma went to water milon patch Wednsday Oct 2d I went to Atlanta See about Longbrake note Josh and Milley went to Haties after apples Thursday Oct 3d Tomey Lamb came working on wagons Bull Frogs Speaking up town Friday Oct 4th Tom went to Clinton to See Longbrake Ma Gusta and Sack went to Lofes got letter from Owen Booker Saturday Oct 5th Working on wagons all day nice day Sent Turner new note Longbrake & company Due in 4 months Sunday Oct 6th Went to Grove after paupaws nice day Tinas Babe borned Munday Oct 7th Working on wagons pretty weather 1912 Tusday Oct 8th Tom Hawled water nice day rained little at night got two Sacks flower of A D Buck Wednsday Oct 9th Burtha and Curbys went to State Fare Tom went at night Thursday Oct 10th got new wgon Bed dun awful hot Tom came from Fair at night Friday Oct 11th Buster Yates dide at 10 oclock AM Ma and Jink went to McLean Suseys Babe Borned Saturday Oct 12th Painting wagons nice day Tom Lamb went back to Bloomington old corn 65 new corn 40 hogs 8.50 Sunday Oct 13th Buster Yates funerl nice day all day Munday Oct 14th I went to Heyworth after medison for Jink Col Rosevelt Shot at Milwaka got new cote at Youngs Tusday Oct 15th gathering in punkins nice day all day Wednsday Oct 16th nice day pretty hot all day Thursday Oct 17th Tom Hawled three lods cole in after noon work on the new crib new corn 43 hogs 8.50 oats 30 old corn 60 Friday Oct 18th Rained hard all fore noon put up new crib in after noon Saturday Oct 19th got new crib dun Tom Benge landed from Ky nice day Sunday Oct 20th Harry and Maie and Noie and Maggo came nice day Tom Benge hear for Super Munday Oct 21th Owen Booker came to Shuck corn Mag Jones came nice day Rained at night Ma and Gusty went to Atlanta Tusday Oct 22d cold win all day Mag Jones hear all day comenced Shucken Owen went over to Haties Wednsday Oct 23d Mag went home working on wagon Bed Thursday Oct 24th Tom and Joe Shucken nice day Friday Oct 25th Butchard big Hog nice day corn 44 oats 28 hogs 7.50 Saturday Oct 26th Tom and Mis Stagers Daisey and Gusty went to Clinton Joe and Bell came 1912 Sunday Oct 27th Tom took Joe and Bell Home nice day Munday Oct 28th Took Joe lode bail Straw and went to Bloomington at night heard champ Clark speak Tusday Oct 29th I and Gusty came from McLean Wednsday Oct 30th I and Owen pedled punkins boys Shucken Thursday Oct 31th Rained all day and Turned cold at night corn 43 hogs 7.50 oats 38 Friday Nov 1th Cold all day put up big Stove changed cook Stoves frose hard at night Saturday Nov 2d Tom Ma and Owen went to Lofes I Shucked corn to feed Sunday Nov 3d Jurman and Daisey came Susie and Kids came nice day but cool Munday Nov 4th all the boys Shucken paid cole bill in full $19.50 got 12 par Shucken gloves nice day puled the turnips Tusday Nov 5th President Election day rained all after noon Tom and George went to Bloomington at noon all the country went Democratic Wednsday Nov 6th Rained all day awful wet time Tom came from Bloomington Thursday Nov 7th Made feed flore for hogs put Bore with gilts Bought calf of Nagle awful muddy Friday Nov 8th Nice day but hie wind Boys Shucken in after noon fixed Seler dores corn 43 hogs 8 oats 28 Saturday Nov 9th Nice day Roled up wier Boys Shucken Mama came Sunday Nov 10th nice day George came and Staid all day Lafe and Lottee came and Staid all night Munday Nov 11th Boys Shucken Tom comenced on Franks peace nice day Lafe and Lottie went home I and Tom fell big tree in the yard comenced Hawling to Bears Tusday Nov 12th Shucked out pop corn Rained big rain at night corn 40 hogs 7 oats 28 Wednsday Nov 13th Awful muddy cool to Bad to get in the field 1912 Churrey Buling June 4th Jersey Buling June 6th Lea cow Buling June 20th Churry Buling June 23d Apr 20th 1912 James Bears Ag for Dickeys Dr Grass Seed Clover and Timatha $8.80c Tom Hawling post 25c Dr to JF Dix 1912 Mar 1th $8.98 Mar 30th $18.47 Apr 27th $31.77 June 7th $37.32 July 3d $46.97 Sept 11th $8.72 Left my watch at Millers the 20th May 1912 Oats put in Georges 96 Bu 8lb fro Seed |
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