Sun. Dec. 1, 1901 |
At home all day. |
Mon. Dec. 2, 1901 |
Correll & I was buzzing wood today. 2 hands from Becrafts.
Elisha helped me. I furnished 4 hands today. John took Etta to
warsaw today. Whe went to Bourbon. I gave her $10.00 |
Tues. Dec. 3, 1901 |
Buzzing wood. Homer & Walter Becraft & Elisha helped
me. |
Wed. Dec. 4, 1901 |
Homer & Walter Becraft & Elisha helped buzz wood till
noon. We got done. I paid Becrafts $5.00 per day. I went to Warsaw
in the afternoon. Paid Chapman 10 cts for coal oil. I paid J.
McCleary $2.25 to fight the caning factory trile. |
Thurs. Dec. 5, 1901 |
Lib & I went out to Frank Pinkertons I paid him for the two
stears I bought of him. $50.05. Paid him $3.25 per hundred weighed
1540 the two. |
Fri. Dec. 6, 1901 |
Nice. I & Lib helped Bankses butcher 3 hogs. John Banks had
his Red Sow here. |
Sat. Dec. 7, 1901 |
Cloudy & Rain. I went to warsaw & settled up teh Marion
business. I received $779.50 dollars for my interest in the farm.
We got $2500 minice the commishion & other expenses. Received
$63.00 cash & note for $25.00. John Banks let the calf I
bought of him for $12.00 go on the horse I sold to Wash Banks.
The note was given by W. P. Banks. |
Sun. Dec. 8, 1901 |
Drizling rain. At home all day. |
Mon. Dec. 9, 1901 |
Cloudy. I fixed at the cow stable today. I cut Dales hair at
noon. Walter Hoffine paid me eighteen dollars on wheat that his
father got for seed. Mrs. Fred Clinger was over today. Correll
brought my buggy home. |
Tues. Dec. 10, 1901 |
Cloudy, snowed little. I helped H. Bowers buzz wood 3/4 day.
Lib & I was at Henry's (Bowers) for dinner. Cook was there.
We went over to see my cattle. |
Wed. Dec. 11, 1901 |
I helped H. Bowers butcher till about 10 oclock then I fixed
at the cow stable. |
Thurs. Dec. 12, 1901 |
I took 18 lambs to Atwood. 17 weighed 1480 at $4.25 $62.90. 1
bh 100 lb, $3.25. Brought $3.75. Total $66.65. weigh bill .36
cts. Total $66.29. I drove them down & rode back with Shan.
I brought John & Etta's lambs home, 2 of them. I have bin
on the sick list today. |
Fri. Dec. 13, 1901 |
Rained all day. I sold Correll 24 3/4 cords of wood at one dollar
per cord to pay for it as he halls it. |
Sat. Dec. 14, 1901 |
Snowing a little & cold. Halled in 7 shocks of corn &
brought my cattle from the Irvin farm in the fore noon. Made
a gate & fixed another in afternoon. Changed my fattening
cattle from the straw stack in to the barn lot. |
Sun. Dec. 15, 1901 |
10 below zero. winter. At home all day. |
Mon. Dec. 16, 1901 |
Rizing temp. Zero this morning. I done my chores & went over
to F. Clingers to pay my note. Couldent pay it. Check was too
large. He dident have the money to pay the differance. I halled
up corn in the afternoon. 7 shocks. Brosha Bowers was up in the
afternoon. Sent Etta $10.00 today. |
Tues. Dec. 17, 1901 |
8 below zero. Affa & I went to Warsaw. I paid 3 notes off.
One $110, one $100, one $75.00 to Mrs. Priscilla Rarick. Interest
$29.63. Total $307.63. Paid Hafer & Richardson $5.50 for
boots for Paul & John, Affa & Mary overs (overalls?).
Paid Phillipson $1.25 for me over halls & under drawers.
Paid Chapman for groseries 75 cts. |
Wed. Dec. 18, 1901 |
Zero. I done my chores & went down to Mrs. Irvins & paid
her $212.23 the last note I gave her on the farm I bought of
her. I am Dr to F. Clinger $17.00 pd. Paid F. Clinger $500.25,
the Note I gave him when we got the Marrion farm. I halled a
load of fodder from the Powell place. J. Harman had 2 sows here. |
Thurs. Dec. 19, 1901 |
Zero. I done my chores in the fore noon. Halled 4 shocks of corn
up after dinner. Sent Pauls boots back with Correll. He dident
get the right kind. |
Fri. Dec. 20, 1901 |
Zero. Went to Atwood after Etta. She came home from Bourbon School. |
Sat. Dec. 21, 1901 |
Wind from South. 3 above. Done the chores in the fore noon. In
the afternoon, the boys & I halled 10 shocks corn & went
down to the Powell place & brought 11 sacks of oats up. |
Sun. Dec. 22, 1901 |
Mild. Thawed a little. The girls & boys went to sunday school
Walter Koontz & Charley Shell came home with John. They went
up to practice for Christmas in the afternoon. |
Mon. Dec. 23, 1901 |
Thawing. Etta & I went to Warsaw. Took Widaman & Frazer
turkeys. Took Frazer 65 cts worth of apples. Paid 10 cts for
Fill Ratkers (?) at Grabners. 15 cts for oil. |
Tues. Dec. 24, 1901 |
Mild. The boys & I halled fodder in the fore noon. 16 shock.
John Harman was up after his sows. He paid me 50 cts for one
he had here last spring. Douglas had a sow here. We went up to
the Christmas tree at Clunette. Raining this evening. |
Wed. Dec. 25, 1901 |
Warm. I chored & fixed the corncrib door today. Mrs. Correll
was over in the afternoon. |
Thurs. Dec. 26, 1901 |
Mild. I borrowed Henry Bowers gun & the boys & I went
hunting. Got 1 rabbit & one squirrel. |
Fri. Dec. 27, 1901 |
Mild. The boys & I halled 2 loads of wood from Henrys woods.
Gave Etta one dollar. |
Sat. Dec. 28, 1901 |
J. Hoffine had a sow here. J. Hoffine paid me $2.00 on seed wheat.
Weighed my stears. Blk Stear weighed 1200, 3 next best 3040,
3 poorest 2800, 1 poor Pinkerton Stear 990. Total 8030. Average
1004. |
Sun. Dec. 29, 1901 |
Etta, Affa, John & Paul went to church. |
Mon. Dec. 30, 1901 |
I took Etta to Atwood this morning. She went to Bourbon. I came
home & took Will Frazer & Hatta Frazer a turkey a piece
the two weighed 17 lb. $2.12. Paid the Enterprize $1.50 for coblers
outfit & 12 half soles. Paid Almans $1.00 for groserys. |
Tues. Dec. 31, 1901 |
Fine. Graff & Nellans was up & I sold them my cattle.
4 of the best at 4 cts, 4 of the poorest at 3.50 to take them
Jan. 4, 1902. Paid F. Clinger $17.00 the ballance I owed him
on note. Sent it by his wife. I fixed John and Pauls bed. |