Mon. Feb. 1, 1904 |
I took the children to school. Came home & went down to the
Powell place after fodder. I took F. Correll 107 lb of beef hind
quarter. He owes me for 53 lb., the balance we had borrowed.
I fixed to butcher a hog tomorrow. |
Tues. Feb. 2, 1904 |
Snow & wind. John Banks helped me butcher a hog today. 2/3
of a day. |
Wed. Feb. 3, 1904 |
8 below. Took the children to school & went after them in
the evening. |
Thurs. Feb. 4, 1904 |
12 below. Took the children to school, done the chores &
went down to the Irvin farm after a load of wood. Paid Whetstone
$1.00 on account. |
Fri. Feb. 5, 1904 |
Warmer. Took the children to school. Came home & cleaned
out the stables. Thawing today. Rain this evening. |
Sat. Feb. 6, 1904 |
Very icy. At home all day. Frank Pinkerton & wife was down.
I sold him 60 lb of beef at 4 1/2 cts. $2.70. They went home
in the afternoon. |
Sun. Feb. 7, 1904 |
At home all day. It is very icy. |
Mon. Feb. 8, 1904 |
Fine. I chored all day. Broke up grit for the chickens. |
Tues. Feb. 9, 1904 |
Chored all day. |
Wed. Feb. 10, 1904 |
Chored all day. |
Thurs. Feb. 11, 1904 |
Chored all day. Lib & Etta went to Warsaw. Gave Etta $1.00. |
Fri. Feb. 12, 1904 |
Dan Blosser came out in the fore noon. He cleaned out the stables
in the afternoon. He worked 1/2 day today. |
Sat. Feb. 13, 1904 |
Dan Blosser took a load of wood to Warsaw. Sold it to Henry Shafer
for $2.50. Paid Ashbaugh & Wimer for block salt & 1 lantern
globe $1.10 & 15 cts for his dinner. |
Sun. Feb. 14, 1904 |
We went up to Sunday School. Wasant any. Came home & went
up to Weslay Anglains wifes funeral. Ezra & Em was here for
dinner. |
Mon. Feb. 15, 1904 |
I helped F. Clinger fix his pump. Dan Blosser took 1 cord wood
to Warsaw. Sold it to G. Brown. got $2.50 for it. Paid the Globe
.25 for Paul overhalls. Will Gochenhour was up & settled
his rent up to April 1st 1904. $9.00. Paid him $2.00 for halling
fodder. |
Tues. Feb. 16, 1904 |
4 Below. I thawed my pump & fixed it. Put a new shaft on
it. Dan Blosser took 1 cord of wood to Warsaw. Sold it to William
Garner for $2.50. |
Wed. Feb. 17, 1904 |
6 Below. Dan took 1 cord of wood to Warsaw. Sold it for $2.50.
I went down to J. Harmans after quarterlage. |
Thurs. Feb. 18, 1904 |
Stormy. Zero. I gathered preacher money. Dan chored. Paid Rev.
Hibbs $3.00 |
Fri. Feb. 19, 1904 |
Dan took a load of wood to Warsaw. Got $2.50 for it. Paid 40
cts for coffee & soap at Kilmers. |
Sat. Feb. 20, 1904 |
Lib & I went up to quarterly meeting at Clunette. |
Sun. Feb. 21, 1904 |
Rain. At home all day. |
Mon. Feb. 22, 1904 |
Cold & Blustery. Dan came out in the fore noon. He worked
in the afternoon. Got wood up for butchering. I dug two skunk
out up in my woods. Dan & I took them over to Frank Funks.
He wasent at home. We went down & got a load of wood. |
Tues. Feb. 23, 1904 |
We butchered 4 hogs today. Correll, B. Gochenhour & John
Banks helped. We got about 30 gallons of lard. |
Wed. Feb. 24, 1904 |
Wind from the west. Dan took 2 cords of wood to Warsaw. Got $5.00
for it. Sold it to George Brown & Deen. Very icy. |
Thurs. Feb. 25, 1904 |
Dan Blosser took 2 cords wood to Warsaw. Sold it to Lizzie Cox.
Got $5.00. I chored today. |
Fri. Feb. 26, 1904 |
Wind from the east. 10 Below. Dan & I went to the Irvin farm
& got 2 cords wood. He took it to Warsaw in the afternoon.
Sold it to P. Morris & J. Baker at $2.50 per cord. Very Icey.
Ezra was here for dinner. |
Sat. Feb. 27, 1904 |
Dan & I went down & got 2 cords wood. Dan took it to
Warsaw in the afternoon. Sold it to P. Morris. Got $4.00 for
it. I went over with John Banks. Paid the Globe $10.00 for John
a suit of clothes. |
Sun. Feb. 28, 1904 |
Went up to Sunday school. H. Bowers & George Bittikoffer
came down. |
Mon. Feb. 29, 1904 |
Rain. I fixed harness. It hailed till the ground was covered.
Hail as large as a hulled walnut. |