| Fri. Dec. 1, 1905 | I fixed up at the old barn. Marshall Wallace was down. John & him went rabbit hunting. |
| Sat. Dec. 2, 1905 | About 3 inches of snow this morning. I went rabbit hunting about an hour this morning. Did not get any. I helped Lib put down Linolium the rest of the day in the kitchen. |
| Sun. Dec. 3, 1905 | At home all day. |
| Mon. Dec. 4, 1905 | Bill Gochenhour got my buck sheap today. I took the stalls & flooring out of the old barn horse stable. |
| Tues. Dec. 5, 1905 | I fixed at the old barn. Ezra was out today. John helped Corrells bale hay down to C. Wolfs. Correll paid him $1.25 |
| Wed. Dec. 6, 1905 | I sent to Montgomery WArd & Co for a sleigh & other goods to the amount of $37.37 dollars. The sleigh was $19.95. I bought 5 shoats of Phil Banks at 4.50 per hundred. The 5 weighed 530 lb. $23.85 cash. |
| Thurs. Dec. 7, 1905 | I worked at the old barn repairing it. J. Harman borrowed the butchering tools. |
| Fri. Dec. 8, 1905 | John & I raised the North side of the old barn. Dident get done. Will Byrer was here in the after noon. Had his foundered horse here for me to see. |
| Sat. Dec. 9, 1905 | We finished raising the old barn on the north side in the fore noon. I worked on the inside in the afternoon. I paid F. Correll the thrasher money that I had collected $59.20. Him & John Harman paid off the note at the State Bank that it held against the Co. It was given in my name. |
| Sun. Dec. 10, 1905 | At home all day. There was no sunday school today on the account of the stove pipe. Mrs. Whetstone died yesterday morning at 6 oclock. |
| Mon. Dec. 11, 1905 | I repaired at the old barn. I sold E. Cook 10 head of hogs at 4.50 to deliver them Wednesday. |
| Tues. Dec. 12, 1905 | I went down to Zed Campbells sale. Did not buy any thing. Was at Bill Gochenhours for dinner. I took Art Anglins sow up to C. Powells. |
| Wed. Dec. 13, 1905 | I took 10 hogs & 8 lambs to Atwood. The hogs weighed 1630, brought $73.35. The lambs weighed 680 lb & I bought 6 young lambs. They weighed 410 - leaves 270 lb at 6 1/2 $17.55. Total hogs & sheap $90.90. |
| Thurs. Dec. 14, 1905 | I butchered one of the shoats I got of Phil Banks. It dressed at 80 lb. John & Homer Correll cut wood today for me. |
| Fri. Dec. 15, 1905 | I fixed at the old barn today raising on the north side. J. Harmon borrowed my hog rack. |
| Sat. Dec. 16, 1905 | John & I went to Warsaw, John White put a crown on one of my teeth. Paid him $7.00. Paid A. Goshard 50 cts for sugar. |
| Sun. Dec. 17, 1905 | Went to sunday school today. Paid Harry Bittikoffer elder money 50 cts. |
| Mon. Dec. 18, 1905 | Lib & Etta went to warsaw. I gave Lib $2. & Etta $4.00. Ezra & Mr. Breding came out & got their cow. I fixed at the old barn. |
| Tues. Dec. 19, 1905 | I went down to D. Nines & got 38 chickens for mom. They weighed 160 1/2 at 8 cts per lb. I put some of the paper on the henhouse at the old barn in the fore noon. John & I went down to the Irvin farm & put in post between Pelletts & me. Bill Gochenhour helped 1/2 day. |
| Wed. Dec. 20, 1905 | I helped F. Corrells butcher today. |
| Thurs. Dec. 21, 1905 | I worked down to the old barn. John went to warsaw to get his teeth fixed. I gave him $3.00. |
| Fri. Dec. 22, 1905 | I gathered preacher money & went to Zion to quarterly meeting. Paid R. Fink $5.78. E. Whetstone $1.00 for gasoline, sugar & hankerchiefs. |
| Sat. Dec. 23, 1905 | I took my cattle over to C. Powells & weighed them. The black stear & one with yellow spot on neck & 2 last I got of Charley, the three other ones I got weighed 6090. Of Charley & the Pellett stear 5580. Joursey & chunkey Banks stear 2550. the Leggy Banks stear 2290 & Dawson stear. Total 16, 510 divided by 12. They averaged 1375 each. Lib, Etta, Mary & Paul went to warsaw. I gave Paul 50 cts. |
| Sun. Dec. 24, 1905 | At home all day. |
| Mon. Dec. 25, 1905 | Vick & Marshal Wallace were down rabbit hunting. Them & the boys got 24. Correll & I went up to my woods & dug 6 skunk out of one hole. |
| Tues. Dec. 26, 1905 | F. Correll & I went skunk hunting. We got one back of their orchard. |
| Wed. Dec. 27, 1905 | John went to mill. Took 6 bu wheat & 5 sacks corn & 3 of oats. 48 cts for grinding chop & $1.75 worth of brand. |
| Thurs. Dec. 28, 1905 | Correll & I took 2 loads of my hay to Atwood in the fore noon. It rained in the after noon. We dident take any. Lib, Mary & Hope went out to Frank Pinkertons. Stade over night. |
| Fri. Dec. 29, 1905 | Storm. I helped Correll fix his pump in the afternoon. Lib & the children came home today. |
| Sat. Dec. 30, 1905 | F. Correll, John & I finished curing my hay. 9 ton 740 lb. He is Dr for the above hay at $8.25 per ton. I paid Atwood freight agent $1.30 cts freight on sleigh. |
| Sun. Dec. 31, 1905 | I was at home all day. Lib & the children went to sunday school. John & Etta went over to Millards. |