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Munday Jan 1 th Tom and Henry hawled four big loads Wood Cool day Gusty got her first draw from the state Made up lard and sausage Tusday Jan 2 d Tom went to Bloomington to Mill Nice day part of day Henry Shucked Shock Corn Jim Cline came Wednsday Jan 3 d Henry choping on big hedge Nervy Dukes came down Tom sick Nice day getting Muddy Hung up the meat corn 87 Oats 50 Hogs 9.50 Thursday Jan 4 th Loaf Sent check for the hog $34.25 Dark and clouddy all day Henry got dun cutting big hedge Friday Jan 5 th Had Ice Cream Ship and Susie and families came Awful Wet and Muddy nice in after noon I sick all day corn 90 Oats 50 Hogs 9.50 Saturday Jan 6 th Tolrable nice day Muddy boys got dun hawling hedge poles Walken Atcherson came down I feel better to day corn 90 Sunday Jan 7 th Birt and Bid Ship and George and families came cold all day no snow Munday Jan 8 th Hawled Tomey Snooks corn to Elivator Joe got Sack flower at Dunhams awful nice day Thawed got Muddy Bosey had Red Bull Calf Tusday Jan 9th Paid Fults ten dollars Paid Dunham $4.75 in full of act Ma went to Lofes corn 90 Oats 50 Hogs 9.50 Butter 30 Eggs 30 Wednsday Jan 10 th I went to Bill Mobleys Sale Ma came from Lofes Tom and Henry sawed hedge post snowed at noon getting cole at night Thursday Jan 11 th Setled with AD Buck paid Billy king $8.00 cold Day 1917 Friday Jan 12 th Tom and Henry hawled two Big lodes Wood Cold and cloudy all day Saturday Jan 13 th Awful Cole 0 Weather Tom went over to Lofes drye Cold Win Corn 90 Oats 50 hogs 9.50 Sunday Jan 14 th Nice day Clur and Cole J. Ruble Came over Staid all night 0 weather drye and no snow Munday Jan 15 th had Dick and Pet Shod Tom came from Lofes paid Dix JF $14.00 on note awful cole & drye Tusday Jan 16 th Henry went to Gold hamers Sale and Atlant I and Tom Sawed Wood at the pile Still Cole but clur Corn 90 and Oats 50 Hogs 9.50 Wednsday Jan 17 th Tom and Henry hawled rail timber I split Wood at the pile Snowed all fore noon Joe hawled him loade Wood in after noon Thursday Jan 18 th Henry helped Bill Cut Ice Awful Cole and drye little snow corn 92 Oats 50 hogs 9.50 Butter 30 Eggs 30 Friday Jan 19 th Corn 94 Oats 50 hogs 10 Butter 30 Eggs 35 Henry went after Bill Sampsons Cow Tom and George Went to Goldons Sale Lizie came nice day Saturday Jan 20 th I and Tom went to Wapelia and Renewed the note in the Wapelia Bank Awful nice day We Went I the Care Rodes good Sunday Jan 21 th Snow on ground in morning Clurd off at noon Warm and getting muddy no one came Munday Jan 22 d Tom took hedge post to John Huffman Milly came over on 2 Oclock pretty cole and Ruff Tusday Jan 23 d I Tom Henry Went to the timber to cut wood Cold all day Corn 94 Oats 50 Hogs 9.50 Wednsday Jan 24 th Nice day but pretty cole I Tom and Henry Went to Timber get Wood Millie hear Thursday Jan 25 th Married 58 years today all the children come home Surprise to us Cold day Snowing at night had Pig diner Friday Jan 26 th Boys Sawed Wood at the pil.e I went to Atlanta to See Bivers Awful Cole in fore noon Corn 95 Oats 50 hogs 9.50 Eggs 30 Butter 30 Saturday Jan 27 th sold Bosey and Calf to Shorty Frinfrock for $80.00 got new Wood stove home Tom and Henry hawled two Big Lodes Wood Nice day Sunday Jan 28 th Frinfrock took Bosie home Cloudy all day Cold East Win all day no one came put up red hog Munday Jan 29 th Barried old Mis Jones Warm thawing fast getting awful Muddy Ma Sick With grip Warm day Corn 95 Oats 52 hogs 10.00 Eggs 35 Dr Marvel come to see Ma 1917 Tusday Jan 30 th Nice day awful Muddy Ma Sick Worked on Wood pile had Daisey Shod Sined Note with George $200.00 Wednsday Jan 31 th Tom and Henry Working on Wood pile Awful Muddy Ma Better Thursday Feb 1 th Awful Cole day Wind from North West Andy Backlun and Mary Florence came on nite train corn 94 Oats 52 hogs 10.50 Friday Feb 2 d Fearful Cole Anda Went home on noon tran 15 below 0 Susie awful Sick Saturday Feb 3 d Awful Cole sold Bid red hog Lent Henry ten dollars Sunday Feb 4 th Worst Blizard of the Season awful day Ma Birth day Susi Still awful sick Munday Feb 5 th Awful Cole but little Warmer got tobacco from Jim 14 lbs Mary Florance Went home Ma Sick but able to be up Tusday Feb 6 th Dr Marvel came to See Gusty She Awful Sick Bid butchard Shote Henry helpin Bill Saw Ice Corn 90 Oats 50 hogs 10.50 Wednsday Feb 7 th Harry Ruble driving the team haling Ice and Shel corn George Sheling Tom Sleeping Set up all night Gusty awful sick Thursday Feb 8 th I got Sick Awful Sick Friday Feb 9 th Dr Marvel Come to see me two times Saturday Feb 10 th Ricklick nothing Awful sick Sunday Feb 11 th All Blank no nothing what happened Munday Feb 12 th Otis Marvels Sale They Sold Rolen and Mule Rolen $44.00 Mule $65.00 Tusday Feb 13 th Still Awful Sick They set up all night Gusty getting better Wednsday Feb 14 th Sick yet no better Dr comes twiste a day Duch and Daisy Set up all night Thursday Feb 15 th Getting little better Friday Feb 16 th Tom Went to Lincoln for Me got me Sum Wiskey Harry Set up all night Powels Babe dide Lyehew Bicknul dide Saturday Feb 17 th Joe Beam kiled his self Nice Day Still Sick little Better cold at night Henry went to Lincoln Sunday Feb 18 th Clouddy all day no one came little better Sleeted at night Munday Feb 19 th Tom Sick Dr Marvel come to see him Furmans Sale Henry got Flower and Coffee at Fults Tusday Feb 20 th Awful nice day Still Sick With my head and year George and Liziy Came in after noon Wednsday Feb 21 th Awful nice day Spring like getting little better Thursday Feb 22 d Henry and Joe hawled Bale hay out Ships barn Washingtons birthday Henry and Tom Working on Wood pile I went to see Joe Bell Awful nice day Friday Feb 23 d Thundard hard and rained at Mid night Nice day Thawing fast Awful Muddy corn 90 Oats 50 hogs 10.50 Eggs 35 Butter 35 Saturday Feb 24 th I went to Atlanta and Lincoln Bought Horse of Lofe tolerable Nice day Renewed note in the State Bank $257.89 due in one year Sunday Feb 25 th Tolurable nice day no one came Clouddy all day not varry cole Munday Feb 26 th Tom Went to Lofes after Horse Joe and Susie Moved in the Heckton House Awful nice day like Spring Tusday Feb 27 th Tom bought old horse from Lofes Henry chopped up hedge Wood Cold raw day Henry and Joe Brought pig home got letter from Lula Benge Wednsday Feb 28 th Big combinasion Sale at Waynsville Cold all day Corn 91 Oats 51 hogs 12.50 Hay 15 tun Thursday Mar 1 th My birthday I went to Atlanta after abstract of place Susie and kids came George and Lizie came tolerable nice day frose hard Rote letter to Jim Friday Mar 2d Bertha came down Boys cut Hedge up at Depo Clouddy all day Corn 95 Oats 50 hogs 10.50 Sent letter to Jim Saturday Mar 3 d Millie awful Bad Sick Henry Went to Stay With Jim Hoblet Cold everything froze hard Bill Angloe came up Sunday Mar th Awful Cole day frezing fast all day Millie awful bad little hope for her Munday Mar 5 th Millie Jane Ruble dide at 6 Oclock A.M. at Nels Tudards Moved her to Willies in afternoon Tom Went to Atlanta got overalls Tusday Mar 6 th I and Ma Went to Mill Ruble all day nice day getting little Warmer Corn 95 Oats 65 hogs 13 Chickens 15 Eggs and Butter 25 potatoes 3 dollars Bu Wednsday Mar 7 th Baried Millie at 3 Oclock P.M. Cold raw day Jack and Lula hear for Supper Lof Came Staid all night Thursday Mar 8 th Nice day got Susie new folden Bid Lofe Went home Corn $1.00 Oats 55 hogs 14 Jay and Harry Went after Things Friday Mar 9 th Awful nice day piled hedge Brush George got Sick at noon Saturday Mar 10 th Went to John Hamitt Sale Clouddy looks like rain Corn 102 Oats 58 hogs 14 cows 60 too Hundred potatoes 2.75 Bu Eggs 25 Butter 30 Matt Hamit Dide Sunday Mar 11 th Matt Hamit funerl at 2:30 P.M. cloudy and Cool Joe Susie Bid and Birt come down Henry went to Georges to go to work Munday Mar 12 th Put Six tanks water in the Cistern Cold Win all day George Sick Joe comenced Work Mrs Mulit and Mrs Gates hear for diner Rained all night Tusday Mar 13 th Awful dark Raining all day Cold East Win Rained big rain last night Corn 102 oats 55 hogs 14 Eggs and Butter 30 Flower 275 potatoes 275 Bushel Wednsday Mar 14 th Creak over the Bottoms toberable nice day I went out to Georges Et diner out than Tom and Joe Sawed Wood Ordered Repars for feed mill Thursday Mar 15 th Burnt hedge Bresh nice day got Barel Salt hawled post corn 102 Oats 55 hogs 14 Friday Mar 16 th Rained all day not varry Cole got $2.00 worth Shugar and coffee at Fults Duck and Nigar Both had Calves Saturday Mar 17 th Awful Cold Win from West got Furna and Fanie new shoes Furnas $3.00 Fanies $1.50 Saint patricks day Sunday Mar 18 th Snow in the morning. awful Cole froze hard Snow all Went off Ship and Tina Bid & Birt came in after noon cleared off in after noon Munday Mar 19 th got Orvel Shoes $2.50 hard Wins all day Dr Sanderson come to See Gusty Boys Comenced to put up yard fence Sined note for George $100 9 monts Tusday Mar 20 th got letter from Mary Foraance Look Rainey Boys ground feed on Canels & Burs Mill Sent in Application for Money on place Jim Foote came Staid all night Wednsday Mar 21 th Puting up dence East line Strate Rale fence awful nice day Tom Went to Atlanta Corn 105 Oats 55 hogs 14 Eggs 24 Butter 25 Thursday Mar 22 d Looks Rainey nice and Warm got East line fence dun got Sack flour at Fults got new leather goves Rained all night Friday Mar 23 d Rained in fore noon Boys putting up yard fence trimed and pigs nice in the after noon Saturday Mar 24 th Tom Benge came from Ky. Tom Went With gusty to Bloomington to Dr. Smith Tore down hog house awful nice day Spring Weather Sunday Mar 25 th Tom Benge Went to Bill Curts to his Work Ship and Tina Bid and Burt came in after noon Munday Mar 26 th Boys comenced Sowing Oats at noon Springfield man came to look at the place Cool Wind out North Tusday Mar 27 th Sowing Oats at Ships Made Barel Slop for pigs got two Sacks Shorts made hosre redish Corn 1.05 Oats 60 hogs 14.50 Eggs 23 Butter 25 Awful Cole Wind all day Wednsday Mar 28 th Got dun Sowing Ships Oats Comenced Georges at noon Fixed yard gates tolerable nice day Thursday Mar 29 th Sowing oats out to Georges nice day hie Win fixing fence corn 1.05 Oats 60 hogs 14 Friday Mar 30 th George got dun Sowing Oats got Sack Shugar and coffee at Dix Warmer hie Wind Looks Rainey Saturday Mar 31 th Comenced distin Oat land thunder Shower in after noon I and George Went to Snooks got lode Oats Seed nice day hard Wind Rained All night Sunday Apr 1 th Rained till noon hard turned cold in after noon Wet times Munday Apr 2 d Divided goos Baries Boys Went after Horse redish fixed up feed Mill Burts Babe Borned nice day Corn 1.05 Oats 55 hogs 14.50 Tusday Apr 3 d Comenced Sowing oats again at noon Election day nice day little Cool Corn 1.17 Oats 61 hogs 14.50 Flour $3.00 Eggs 26 Butter 30 good cows $100.00 Wednsday Apr 4 th Liked to got dun Snooks 40 Comenced distin Depo field Comenced Rainey at 4 Oclock Rained lots Thursday Apr 5 th Awful Bad day Snowed and Rained Awful Cole Wind out North Bad Mud Friday Apr 6 th Good Friday nice day but ground awful Wet I and Joe Hawled out hog house Stuff ground feed Saturday Apr 7 th Awful Cole Wind out the North East Cloudy all day Tom got bad Sore throte Raw day Sunday Apr 8 th Still cold Win from North East Easter Sunday quite day looks nice Susie and kids come down in after noon Henry came Munday Apr 9 th Nice day Sowed Depo field to Oats in good shape ground frose last night Corn 1.20 Oats 64 hogs 15 Butter and Eggs 25 Tusday Apr 10 th Nice day Sowed the ten acres ou to Sellers comenced Braken Ball dimon peace plowed in ditch in creek peace Wednsday Apr 11 th I went to Atlanta after Seed potatoes cost $3.00 Bushel Dan Fults paid my Ensurance Tom Braking Ball diamond field got $1.00 Coffee Thursday Apr 12 th Planted potatoes Tom got dun Braking Ball dimon peace getting Cold in after noon Friday Apr 13 th got dun planting potatoes Tom Broke ditch peace Broke the Garden Cold North Win corn 1.25 Oats 65 hogs 15.50 Satuday Apr 14 th I planted out garden all day Big Frost in Morning Tom and Hoe hawling out Manure nice day Sunday Apr 15 th Duch and Daisey came down Big frost in morning nice day looks rainey in after noon Munday Apr 16 th Planted peas Early Cabage Tom and Joe comenced Braken Snooks 23 acres awful Cole Wind Tusday Apr 17 th Tom and Joe Braking Snooks 23 acres I making fence bye tator patch nice day warm Corn 1.25 Oats 65 hogs 16 Eggs 32 Butter 40 flour $3.00 Wednsday Apr 18 th Awful nice day Warm Boys plowing Snooks 23 Rained Big rain at night Anna Went to Work at Telephone trade Thursday Apr 19 th Nothing doing awful Wet Rained lots the ground Sokin full Water Friday Apr 20 th Setled grocery Bill at Fults By note due in 5 monts give note for Dicky Rent $160.00 due in Leven Monts getting cole in after noon Saturday Apr 21 th Ray Keen came Awful nice day Web Slagle came had plenty Boos Sunday Apr 22 d Emer and Mag came in the after noon Bid and Birt came nice day all day Munday Apr 23 d I and Dug Scott Went to Clinton Joe Braking the Barn peace nice in after noon Et diner in Clinton Tusday Apr 24 th I and Nels Tuder Went to Bloomington to Mill Awful Cole Wind Bute had colt Corn 1.45 Oats 65 hogs 15 flour 3.25 sack Wednsday Apr 25 th Awful Cole Wind all day Joe got dun Braking Barn peace Buck the Seser came Tom Disten Stalk land Thurdsy Apr 26 th Boys workinig in the Snooks 18 acres I cleaned out fence North Side Darnel field Cole Win all day and clouddy Friday Apr 27 th Rained all last night and till noon to day awful cole rain cold and clouddy all day Corn 1.50 Oats 65 hogs 15 flour $3.50 Sack Shugar 12 cents Saturday Apr 28 th Awful Cole rain all day sold Lisie two shotes for $25.00 got new over alls at Fults head ache all day Tom unloaded car attomobeals for Teal Sunday Apr 29 th Still cold and cloudy all day cold West Wind Awful Wet time nothing doing quite day Munday Apr 30 th Tom and Joe Made Shelten over Cave dore Big rain in afternoon Awful Wet time Corn $1.45 oats 65 hogs 15 Cows $100.00 Flour $3.50 Tusday May 1 th I seting post Between Dicky and Britten Tom and Joe Went to Jef Spraigs after hay Wednesday May 2 d Fencin on the creek Tom and Joe plowing in after noon awful Wet time looks rainey Thursay May 3 d Got letter from Jim awful Cole East Wind Clouddy all day Tom and Joe plowing Snooks 18 acres I fencing on creek Friday May 4 th Awful Cole Snowed till noon Rained all after noon cole Corn $1.50 Oats 70 hogs 15 Bad time Rote letter to Jim Saturday May 5 th Little Warmer Sheled White corn 20 Bushel for bred Tom Snooks Came over thinking Bying the Darnel Land Sunday May 6 th Daisey's colt folded Dr Moren performed Operation on it Ship George grandpa Gran Ma Snow and Henry Cox came Cold and clouddy Munday May 7 th Brought George's Bull down Tom dehorned George cows Daiseys Colt dide Cut bean Sticks Big frost in Morning Tusday May 8 th Rained in after noon Boys got dun Braking Snooks 18 acres Corn 1.50 Oats 70 hogs 15 flour 3.50 hens 18 Meat 30 Wednsday May 9 th Boys plowing out at Letch's in after noon too Wet in the fore noon Looks Rainey in after noon pretty Wet time Thursday May 10 th Plowing Sellers 40 I planted Corn and Beans in garden Purl Davis plowing Stump peace Friday May 11 th Boys got dun Sellers 40 planted Stick and Butter Beans nice day little Cool Bavis plowing Saturday May 12 th Planted Cabage planted out garden all day Boys Braking Darnel field nice day Sunday May 13 th Tom Benge came up Tom and Ma Gusty Went to Lofes in the after noon in the ottomobeal Cool all day Charley Burs Bred his cow Munday May 14 th Bed Dais to Sellers Big Jack got dun Braking nice day Corn 1.55 Oats 75 hogs 14 flour $4.00 Sack Shugar 12 _ potatoes $4.00 Bushel Tusday may 15 th Comenced planting Corn planted Barn peace and Darnel 10 acres Rote to Lott about the Calves aful nice day Wednsday May 16 th Working in the garden nice day Comenced planting Snooks 18 acres Thursay May 17 th got dun planting Snooks 18 comenced on the 23 I Went to Lincoln Frank Lott came to see calves got hay from Gephart Friday May 18 th Planting Snooks 23 Awful nice day getting warm Saturday May 19 th Awful Warm Boys planting Snooks 23 Corn 1.55 Oats 75 hogs 15 Sunday May 20 th George Lisey Bid and Burt came nice and warm Eveything growing good Munday May 21 th got dun planting Snooks 23 I Set the hedge post line fence Between Smooks & Darnel Big rain late in after noon nice and warm Tusday May 22 d Awful big rain last night Cole North Wind to day and Wet Nothing can be dun looks like snow Wednsday May 23 d Tolerable nice day little Cool got dun Darnel and Snooks line fence got Sack flour Tom and Joe Sawed Wood for Joe and Cleaned up hog lot Thursday May 24 th Comenced planting Sellers 40 Tom Distin Sod nice day little Cool Corn $1.55 Oats 75 hogs 15.50 flour $4 Sack Shugar 12 cents pound Eggs 31 Butter 30 Meat from 25 to 40 Friday may 25 th Planting Sellers 40 Tom Distin Sod Cool Wind all day Saturday May 26 th Got dun planting Sellers 40 Planting Ball dimon field nice in after noon George got dun planting Sunday May 27 th George and Lizie Came in after noon Raining late in after noon tolerable nice day But Cold Wind Munday May 28 th Fixing Stump peace to plant got dun planting the Sod peace Alie Real dide Tusday May 29 th Ma Sold her goslings to Mis Silvey got dun planting Corn nice day little cool planted Stump peace planted Mush Milons Wednsday May 30 th Mrs Mulet and Mrs Gates Hear all day Tom Shiped Calves to Peoria Rained all day Awful Big rain in after noon Thursday May 31 th Set out tobacco patch Fixed fence on West Side Awful Wet time Friday June 1 th Cut Briers out Oats Snooks 40 Awful Wet time Corn 1.45 Oats 65 Hogs 15.50 Eggs 32 Butter 30 Saturday June 2 d Bred Bute to Sellers Big Jack Tom and Joe Went to Bloomington turable Win all day like Hurican all day Sunday June 3 d No one came nice day Munday June 4 th Tom and Joe Went to McLean Simatry fix Johns grave I worked in garden all day awful Rain late in after noon Tusday June 5 th Creek awful Big all over Botoms ground Soked full Dug Bundock Wednsday June 6 th Bought Hog of Frank Marvel Awful Wind all day one gilt Briming Thursday June 7 th Tom and Joe Went to McLean Simnary to put up toom Stone to John grave nice day But Awful Wet time Rained all night Friday June 8 th Clost Rainey day Corn 1.50 Oats 56 Hogs 15 Wheat 2.50 Saturday June 9 th Fixed Water gaps awful Wet Time Sunday June 10 th All Went to Jesey's to Eat Ice Cream Jesey s Birth day nice day Munday June 11 th Bill Baker came nice day boys plowed Barn peace I worked in garden all day Big Rrain at night Tusday June 12 th Comenced plowing corn Awful Wet Time Wednsday June 13 th Big Rain in Morning Clured off at noon little Cool Roads awful Muddy Thursday June 14 th Hary Brant and Ma Came Irean Came over tolerable nice day pretty Cole Awful Wet time Friday June 15 th Still Cold Irean hear I went to Jimey Hoblets Hiard Virgil Cox to Shock Oats Tom Went to Bloomington to Mill Andrew Jones dide Saturday June 16 th Layed bye the potatoes Tom and Joe plowing corn cool all day Frost in the Morning ground pretty Wet Sunday June 17 th Went to McLean Simnary Come Back by Lofes Barried Andrew Jones Dr. Marvel come to see Sack Monday June 18 th planted corn in potato patch Tom and Joe plowing corn nice day I working in garden Jean Giltharys Bred his Cow due $2.00 Tusday June 19 th Boys plowing Snooks 23 Got $35.00 of Beirs to pay Frank Marvel for hog Wednsday June 20 th Plowing Sellers 40 I Crosing Barn peace nice day Conel Bred his cow Thursday June 21 th Plowed Stump peace nice day Corn 1.50 Oats 70 Hogs 15 Butter 30 Eggs 28 Cows 100 Bacon 30 Lard 27 Flour 3.75 Sack Shugar 11 Friday June 22 d Boys plowing Sod peace good Rain at 2 in after noon Saturday June 23 d Got two Sacks Shorts Big Rain in fore noon too Wet to plow Sunday June 24 th Nice day quite no one came Jurman hear for Supper Munday June 25 th Plowing corn Crosed Darnel 10 acres Tusday June 26 th Plowing Snooks 18 nice day Tom Cut grass in School house yard Wednsday June 27 th Rained in fore noon Boys plowing in after noon awful hot in after noon corn $1.60 hogs 14.80 Rained all night Thursday June 28 th Awful Wet time Rained in after noon Had first mess new potatoes and peas Friday June 29 th plowed Stump peace pretty Wet time Rain all the time Saturday June 30 th Paul Cohn Elavator Burnt at 5 Oclock Achl plowed Sellers 40 secon Time Sunday July 1 th quite day Munday July 2 d Crossing Snooks 23 I Tom and Henry Went to Bloomington at night Ship Helping plow Layed Bye Darnel 18 acres Tusday July 3 d Crossed Ball Dimon field Wednsday July 4 th Had Ice Cream and Beer Awful Cold nothing doing Tom Benge come at night Thursday July 5 th Layed Bye the Barn peace Tom Benge hear all day awful Cold for July Friday July 6 th Laying bye Snooks 18 acres geting pretty hot Henry Went to Georges Tom Went Back to his Work Satuday July 7th Got dun Snooks 18 acres awful hot Powel Moved from Mrs Samsons house Sunday July 8 th George and Lizey came all day Bill Kindred and wife and China came in afternoon awful hot day had first mes beans Munday July 9 th Lyed bye Stump peace plowing Sellers 40 I cuting Weads off hog lot Furman's little girl dide Tusday July 10 th Tom Ma Jesey & Nervy Went to Bloomington in after noon Nice day got dun plowing Sellers 40 third time Wednsday July 11 th Boys plowing Snooks 23 third time I went to Atlanta Bough New Binder getting pretty drye Thursday July 12 th Tom Went to Bloomington in after noon got dun plowing Snooks 23 Friday July 13 th got dun Laying bye corn nice weather Saturday July 14 th John and Rose come nice day cut Weads Round Darnel field corn $1.80 Oats new 52 Hogs $15.00 Sunday July 15 th Elmer and Magi came John and Rose Went home Looks Rainey Not Varry hot Bill Andeas came Munday July 16 th Tom and Joe and Len King Went to Lincoln after meat Rained good rain Sold Burs Dept field Oats 53 cents per Bu Tusday July 17 th Tom went to Bloomington Big Show nice day Worked Cabage Wednsday July 18 th I and Levi Went to McLean after mew Dering Binder nice day Thunder around Thursday July 19 th Puting up hay at Georges Lofe and Sidney came Mrs Ogg and her sister Mrs Rose cam in after noon Friday July 20 th George got dun his hay comenced cuting Oats nice day rained little at night Saturday July 21 th Cuting oats all day awful hot Rained little late in after noon got $50.00 of Burs paid ?oll in full Sunday July 22 d Charley Buckley and Wife came in after noon Tom Benge came nice day Munday July 23 d Cuting oats in Shooks 43 nice day Walter Hufmans girl funerl Tusday July 24 th Cuting Oats at Ships awful hot old corn $2.00 Old Oats 80 new corn $10.8 new oats 58 hogs 15 Wednsday July 25 th Cuting Oats at Ship Thursday July 26 th Rained at noon good rain Friday July 27 th got dun cuting Ships Oats comenced Cuting Dept fieldSaturday July 28 th got dun Cuting oats Homer come after the Binder I Tom Henry and Virgel Went to Bloomington awful hot Sunday July 29 th Tom Ma Susie and Kids Went to Miller park had Bur all day Munday July 30 th cut and Shocked hay awful hot corn old $2.00 new oats 60 hogs 15.00 flour 3.25 Sack Tusday July 31 th Stacking hay awful hot Wednsday Aug 1 th Thrashing at Bill Johnsons Wheat in after noon Thursday Aug 2 d Comenced thrashing at Furmans Lofe Brought Binder home Friday Aug 3 d Thrashing at Furmans awful hot Old Corn $2.25 new oats 60 Saturday Aug 4 th Thrashing at Furmans awful hot and Dusty Sunday Aug 5 th Went to John Mulens after lard Awful hot day Munday Aug 6 th Thrashing at Furmans tolerable nice day dusty time Rained at night Tusday Aug 7 th Tom Went to Bloomington nothing doing to day vcorn $2.25 Oats new 60 Hogs 16 got dun Thrashing at Furmans Wednesday Aug 8 th Thrashing at Crafts nice day got dun Tom hurt his hand with enjoyne Thursday Aug 9 th Thrashing at Burt Mobleys Look Rainey I Went to See Tomey Snooks about Sowing Wheat Friday Aug 10 th Thrashing at Les Kindreds nice day old corn $2.00 Wheat $2.25 oats 60 hogs 15.50 Saturday Aug 11 th Thrashing at Goodsides nice day got dun Goodsides Went Boen Oggs Tomey Benge Came at night Sunday Aug 12 th I Bill Cox and Tomey Benge Went to Atlanta Loned Tomey Benge $5.00 Munday Aug 13 th I and Ma Went to Atlanta Renewed Mortgage on place Due in five year Intrust 6 per cent Tusday Aug 14 th Thrashing at Goldens Setled With Conell and Burs in full Paid Adare Meat Bill Bought Ham 4.15 Wednsday Aug 15 th Thrashing at Ships pretty hot Moved to us in after noon Corn Old $2.25 Oats new 53 Wheat $2.25 hogs 18 dollar Hundred Thursday Aug 16 th Thrashing hear getting awful drie Thrashed all day Friday Aug 17 th got dun Thrashing Thrashed three Thousand five hundred Bushels Saturday Aug 18 th Nogles and Tom Went to Hawlsville With the Thresher awful drye need rain bad Sunday Aug 19 th Took Gusty to Heyworth to Dr Turren Munday Aug 20 th nothing doing paid Teal & Bell Two Hundred dollars Tusday Aug 21 th Rained all night good Rain I and Tom Went to Bloomington in after noon Wednsday Aug 22 d Tom Went Bloomington to Mill after noon Setled With George in full Thursday Aug 23 d Sent A T Longworth $28.00 Hawled post for Bill Cox paid Dunham in full Friday Aug 24 th got hundred poun Shugar of Fultz Hawled post for Bill Cox Saturday Aug 25 th Suckard the tobacco Tom Thrashing at Hallsville hie Wind and Cole Sunday Aug 26 th Gusty Went to See Dr Turner Tom and Henry Went to Bloomington at night Munday Aug 27 th Rained good rain Hawled post in after noon Adars Sold out Meat Bisness Tusday Aug 28 th Atlanta fare comenced Tom Went Back to Thrashen Dr Marvel come to see Sack Henry Went to Georges to work Wednsday Aug 29 th Cuting Weads out potatoes Nice Day Thursday Aug 30 th I and Ma Went to Atlanta Fare in after noon nice day Tom with thrasher at Hallsville Friday Aug 31 th Hawled post for Bill Cox nice day Saturday Sept 1 th I Went to Bloomington in after noon got main spring put in my watch Sunday Sept 2 d Tom and Ma and Gusty Went to Mat Shifflets Sniden Bred his cow Munday Sept 3 d Little Sick all day Tom Thrashing Rained at nite Tusday Sept 4 th Tomey Benge Came at night Tom Went to Bloomington Wednsday Sept 5 th Tom Went Thrashing hand got bad come home Thursday Sept 6 th I and Tomey Cut the Weads at Snooks 18 acres nice day Friday Sept 7 th State fare Comenced Raining Big rain in morning Tomey Benge drove Joe to Lincoln Stade all night Saturday Sept 8 th Tomey come Back from Lincon Corn $2.25 Wheat $2.25 Oats 55 Hogs 18 Loned Henry $3.00 Sunday Sept 9 th Took Tomey Back to Bill Kurks Alford Ross here for diner Munday Sept 10 th Cut the tobacco housing the onions Cold all day Big frost at night first frost Dick Powers Married Tusday Sept 11 th Hung the tobacco nice day I and Joe Went to Shipleys after apples Wednsday Sept 12 th Making Apple Butter nice day new corn $1.10 Thursday Sept 13 th Diging potatoes nice day Friday Sept 14 th Cut up foder in garden Took potatoes to Fults got $1.00 Worth Coffee nice Weather Saturday Sept 15 th Diging potatoes nice Weather Lafe Williamson came over staid all night Johnsons filing Silo Sunday Sept 16 th Big Surprise on Grand pa and Grand ma Snow Henry Came Munday Sept 17 th Took old Rock out to Georges Clover field made the Crout Tusday Sept 18 th Tom Went to Bloomington about his hand I diging potatoes nice Weather pretty hot and drye Wednsday Sept 19 th Still hot and drye new corn $1.00 hogs 18 Big rain at Peoria at night Thursday Sept 20 th I went to Peoria Staid all day at Mary Florances nice day Friday Sept 21 th Went to the Big Fare and came home on night train got Self and Ma Shoes 1917 Satuday Sept 22 d I Lofe and Tom Went to Bloomington in after noon to Mill Sunday Sept 23 d John and Steve Studar came All Went to Susies for diner Clarley Buckley came Munday Sept 24 th Tom and Gusty Went to Peoria Dr Marvel come to See Ma got half Bu Onions Tusday Sept 25 th Tom and Gusty in Peoria Jay made his and Mrs Ross Crout nice day Wednesday Sept 26 th Diging potatoes Rained all night new corn $1.00 a Bu Oats 75 Wheat 2.25 hogs $18.00 Eggs 34 Cents Doz Thursday Sept 27 th Raining in Morning hard old aunt Polly Baker dide Friday Sept 28 th Diging potatoes nice day got Sack of Shorts first Sow had pigs Saturday Sept 29 th Tom and Gusty Came from Peoria diging potatoes Sunday Sept 30 th Tomey Benge come up little Cool Munday Oct 1 th Comenced Cuting corn on Snooks 23 nice day Susie gilt had pigs Tusday Oct 2 d Virgil Cox cuting corn Tom Helping George put away Baled Hay Wednsday Oct 3 d Cuting corn in Stump peace Went to John Mulens after lard Thursday Oct 4 th Andy and Joker Came on night train I and Virgel cuting corn Tom and Wimen Went to Atlanta Friday Oct 5 th Tom Andy Joker and Wimen Went to Bloomington got dun Cuting corn Big frost Saturday Oct 6th Tom and Andy Went to Lincon got $50.00 of Correl Corn new $1.15 hogs 18 Eggs 40 dozen Sunday Oct 7 th Tom Andy Ma and Wimen Went to Lofes in after noon nice day but Cool Munday Oct 8 th Andy and Mis Race Went home to Peoria Hutsons Bailing Straw on Snooks 40 pretty cool and drye Tusday Oct 9 th Tom and George puting up Baled Straw pretty cool old Corn $1.98 new Corn $1.12 Oats 45 Hogs $18.00 Eggs 40 Butter 35 potatoes $1.50 Bacon 40 cents lb flour $3.50 Sack Wednsday Oct 10 th Andy and Mary Florence Came Back put 4 tanks of Water in Sistern put the potatoes in Seller Thursday Oct 11 th Tom Andy Bid Burt Went to Bloomington I went to Virgels turnip patch Rained all fore noon Friday Oct 12 th Nothing doing Andy and Florence hear altered Big White hog Awful cole frose hard at night Saturday Oct 13 th Andy and Mary Florence Went home to Peoria pretty cool corn old $2.00 new corn $1.08 hogs 18.50 Butter 40 Eggs 35 Sunday Oct 14 th quite day no one came nice weather Munday Oct 15 th Awful pretty day I and Tom Went to Bloomington to Mill in afternoon took the new Buggy up to Teals & Bills Tusday Oct 16 th Fixing up Wagon Bed for Shucken John Thrasher come awful nice day Wednsday Oct 17 th John Thrasher hear nice and warm Sack Sick Dr Came Thursday Oct 18 th John Hamits Sale Lofe and Sidney came over Raining Little dark day got cole at Dunhams Boys Bough 7 hogs Friday Oct 19 th George Brought hog Tom and John Thrasher Shucked Big lode corn and put Rufe on hen house pretty Cole Saturday Oct 20 th I Tom and John Thrasher Went to Lincon Cold Wind from South Awful drye time got peace fresh hog 35 cents a pound Sunday Oct 21 th John Thrasher hear all day nice day awful drye time Munday Oct 22 d Took Thrasher out to Smiths to his Work got apples at Mrs Oggs Faney Ruble and Mrs Mulit hear for diner Tusday Oct 23 d Tome and Henry Went to Lincon in after noon I Barried Cabage Cold Snow in Morning Corn $1.10 hogs 16 dollars put up Big Stove Wednsday Oct 24 th Tom and Henry Went to Lincon Cole mine after Cole got $30.00 of George had Dick Pet Daisey & Bute Shod Thursday Oct 25 th Tom and Henry Brought two Big lodes Cole from Lincon I Sheding the Binder Rained at night Friday Oct 26 th Handed up the Tabaco awful Cole and damp day Corn $1.15 hogs $16.00 Oats 70 Saturday Oct 27 th nice day Shucked Corn for the hogs Dr Marvel Came to See Sack Carl and Anna Maried Sunday Oct 28 th Charley Rundles and Bill and Kids come Dark and Cole all day Went out to Georges after old Rock Munday Oct 29 th Went to Tom Rundles Sale Awful bad day Rained and Snowed all day frose hard at night Tusday Oct 30 th Tolerable nice day changed Stoves Lofe came after little Mule Jim Foote came at night Wednsday Oct 31 th Awful Cole Snowed in fore noon Jim Went Back to Atlanta freezing all day quarentined Joes family in Thursday Nov 1 th Jim and Sunlaw Came on noon train come to Shuck Tom Hawled cole in after noon tolerable nice day Snowed little got 42 lbs meat at Georges Friday Nov 2 d Comenced Shucken corn Tom Helping duch fix Otto house Awful nice day Saturday Nov 3 d Nice day Jim and Shed Shucken I Tom and Joe Went to Bloomington got under Ware got Case Beer $2.25 Sunday Nov 4 th quite day plenty Beer Daisey Come in after noon Tom Took Bid and Bert to see Milly at night Munday Nov 5 th Tom Joe Jim and Shed Shucken awful nice day Shucked 4 big lodes Tusday Nov 6 th Awful nice Weather Boys Shucken Settled with Fults in full bye note $53.47 due in 90 days Wednsday Nov 7 th Awful Warm Boys Shucken Corn awful Sappy people all quite Shucken Thursday Nov 8 th Boys quit ours Went to Shucken for Sellers getting hot but nice old corn $2.00 new $1.15 hogs 15.50 potatoes $1.50 Friday Nov 9 th Lofe and Bill Baker came on the 230 Boys Shucken for Sellers awful nice day Saturday Nov 10 th Boys Shucken in fore noon and Went to Lincon in after noon Lofe Went home got bucket Lard of Dix 32 cents a pound Sunday Nov 11 th I Ma Tom and Jim Went to Prses at Congerville Cool day Roads good run to Congerville in two hours Munday Nov 12 th Boys Shucken at Sellers Cool Butchard hog Fumagated Susies House and let them out Cloudy and Cole all day Tusday Nov 13 th Still Cloudy and Cole Boys Shucken for Sellers diferant prices for Corn owen t the condision of it Wednsday Nov 14 th no change in nothing I got seed corn out Curts potato patch peace Cron to green to Shuck Thursday Nov 15 th Boys had to quit Shucken Corn to green Tom Ma Gusty and Joe Went to Bloomington in after noon Friday Nov 16 th Boys filed up the cribs and quit Shucken nice day Had Bur all day Saturday Nov 17 th Making Seller dores Tom and Henry Went to Lincon Setled With Jim and Shed for ther Shucken $26.35 Sunday Nov 18 th Tom & Ma Went to Lofes in after noon Cold and Cloudy all day Big frost at night Will H. Canthel dide Munday Nov 19 th Lofe and Sidney came over Jim and Shed Started home Levi traded for dray line nice day Tusday Nov 20 th Tom and Billy King Went to Springfield in Care Went to Grand Lodge I Went to Will H. Cantrels funerl Joe Went to Shuck for Carter Sprage Wednsday Nov 21 th Dr Maren Spaid Lofes little Slut nice day Clouded up at night got Cole awful Cole Wind Thursday Nov 22 d Tina and Kids Came down Staid all day got $30.00 out bank due in 90 days Cold all day frezing Tom come Back from Springfield Friday Nov 23 d got quarter Beaf of Afare got 2 Sacks Daisey flower $3.00 Sack Corn new $1.25 Oats 65 hogs 16.50 Satudary Nov 24 th Paid papy Mattews in full $295 Colde raw Wind all day Nothing doing Waiting or the corn to get drye to shuck paid Dr Marvel $10 Sunday Nov 25 th Tom Ma Bid Burt & Gusty Went to Jack Susie got diner nice in after noon Munday Nov 26 th Snode in after noon pretty Cole Boys Comenced Shuckin again Tusday Nov 27 th Boys had to quit Shucken Corn too Wet and green Shucked Sum Shucks in after noon dark Cloudy Weather Wednsday 28 th Nov Bilt rail pen comenced Shucken Ball dimon field Dr Marens got 10 Bu Corn Thursday 29 th Nov Thanks given day awful dark and damp time I Shucked Shock corn all day Friday 30 th Nov I Tom and Joe Went to Bloomington to mill Cloudy and dark day Saturday Dec 1 th Shucked Corn all day Sunday Dec 2 d Dr Marvel come to see Sack quite day no one came Rote Jim letter Monday Dec 3 d Cloudy part of the day Boys Shucked two big lodes out Ball dimon field price of corn from 35 cents to dollar Tusday Dec 4 th Shucken few Shocks Sent letter to Kinion & Sons about calves pretty Cool all day Wednsday Dec 5 th Tom put 8 tanks Water in Barn Sistern I and Joe Shucked in after noon Joker sent Jug Thursday Dec 6 th Butchard three big hogs nice day got awful Cole at night Friday Dec 7 th Made Sached and Lard Meat froze had Saturday Dec 8 th Set to Elgin after calves awful Cole 0 Weather Sunday Dec 9 th Salted the Meat Tom telephone to Elgin Worst Blizard for years awful Cole Munday Dec 10 th Fifteen Below 0 fearful Cole little Snow Corn $1.40 Oats 70 hogs 16 chickens 16 Eggs 40 Butter 40 Tusday Dec 11 th Nice over head but awful cole nothing doing awful cole night about 15 below 0 Wednsday Dec 12 th Nice day over head but Still cole doing nothing Tom and Joe Went Rabit hunting got one Thursday Dec 13 th Awful Cole day Big Snow and driften Tom and Bill Williams Went to Peoria on noon train Friday Dec 14 th I and Joe Went to Louie Leasmons Sale awful cole Big Snow Tom in Peoria Burs Sent hams down Saturday Dec 15 th Awful Cole Big Snow Cloudy and dark Salted Burs meat nothing doing Kerryon Sent draft Back Sunday Dec 16 th Nice Day Warmer Duch came and Staid all day Ship and Tina came in after noon Carl and Anna came Munday Dec 17 th Still Cole and Big Snow on the ground Hawled corn out Stump peace 24 Bu Tusday Dec 18 th Nice day Butchard 5 hogs 3 for Levi 2 for Selves Big ones got Medison of new docktor for Ma Wednsday Dec 19 th Trimed and Salted Big Meat John Thrasher quit out a Smidts Snow Went off old Dolley dide Corn $1.00 oats 65 hogs 15 Eggs 40 Butter 40 Thursday Dec 20 th John Went to Peoria Put Sows in Shed Friday Dec 21 th John and Tom Went to Bloomington to Mill tolerable nice day Saturday Dec 22 d John hear all day Tom and Joe Shucked out of the Ball dimon field 2 Big lodes Sunday Dec 23 d quite day no one came Tom Went with Irvin to Lincon Munday Dec 24 th got dun Shucken Ball dimon field Boys all Went to Bloomington after noon got awful cole at night John Thrasher Went away Tusday Dec 25 th Nice Christmas Day no one came had Tom and Jerry all day Ma lent Henry $10 Corn $1.25 hogs 16 Oats 70 Wednsday Dec 26 th cold and Cloudy all day Joe Hauld Katty two tanks Water paid Me $2.00 for Water Susie and Kids came down Thursday Dec 27 th I and Joe Shucked out of Snooks 23 Tom kinde Sick cloudy all day pretty cole Friday Dec 28 th I and Joe Shucked awful Cole froze my hand awful Bad 0 Weather Corn $1.25 hogs 16.50 Set up all night Snowed at night Saturday Dec 29 th Awful cole 16 Below 0 I went to Dr for frosen finger Sunday Dec 30 th quite day awful Cole Snode little 16 or 18 Below 0 Burtha come down Munday Dec 31 th Not quite so cole frosted finger awful Sore George came down Continue to 1918 |
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