Mon. Dec. 1, 1902 |
Chored in the fore noon. Took Etta to Atwood in the afternoon.
Gave her $3.00. Stopped on the way home to see RobIrvins chickens. |
Tues. Dec. 2, 1902 |
Rainy in the afternoon. I went down to Rob Irvins & got 34
chickens. Weighed 101 1/2 lbs. Came home and halled a load of
corn out to my hogs. Lib & I went down to Miners & caught
the old chickens & let the ones go I got of Irvin out. |
Wed. Dec. 3, 1902 |
I took the old chickens down to Rob Irvins. 29 weighed 146 1/2
lb at 7 1/2 cts. Gave him 8 cts for 191 1/2 lbs of young ones.
34 head. Gave him $1.00 for 2 roosters. Ballance due me $1.79.
pd. Weighed J. Miners chickens. Bought his share, 32 lb owe him
$2.56. |
Thurs. Dec. 4, 1902 |
I helped Bankses butcher 1 big hog all day. Dan took 42 bu &
25 lb of wheat to Foke & Co. Got 70 cts per bu. $29.70. Paid
them for 500 lb middlings $4.00. Balance $25.70. Dan paid 75
cts for Eskas Tool. |
Fri. Dec. 5, 1902 |
Dan halled corn out to the hogs & a load in the barn. I went
up to see Harman about shredding fodder for me. Dident get them.
Guy Myers followed me up there to buy my hogs. Came home with
me for dinner & bought them to give me $6.00 per hundred. |
Sat. Dec. 6, 1902 |
Took my hogs to warsaw today. 27 head weighed 6530 lb at 6 cts
$391.80 weigh bill 50 cts Bal. $391.30. Paid note at State Bank
$200.00. Paid Richardson & Hafer $6.50 for me a pair of boots
& Affa a pair of shoes. Paid 90 cts for putting up horse
& 4 meals. Put the horses up at Hessles & got dinner
at Koontzes. Paid Phillipson $2.50 for coat for me. Paid J. Miner
$2.56 for chickens. Paid Heavy Smith $13.00 for John boots. Settled
with D. Blosser $49.35 the 6th up to the 30th of Nov, 1902. |
Sun. Dec. 7, 1902 |
Dan commenced work the 4th of Dec at $10 per month. At home all
day. Trella & George was up. Paid J. Cummings $16.50 for
27 1/2 cords of wood., the 6th of Dec, 1902. |
Mon. Dec. 8, 1902 |
Dan & I went down to the Irvin farm & brought the cattle
home. Sent Etta $10.00. Dan cleaned out the stables in the afternoon.
Gave Dan Blosser my note for 6 months at 6%. |
Tues. Dec. 9, 1902 |
Dan & I fixed the pump at the barn in the fore noon. Went
over to F. Corrells & got 4 hogs I bought of him. Weighed
580 at 6 cts $34.80. |
Wed. Dec. 10, 1902 |
Raining. Dan & I made a bottom to a wood rack today. Correll
was over. |
Thurs. Dec. 11, 1902 |
I went to Clunette to the black smith shop. Paid F. Clinger $138.
99 note given June 13, 1902. Principal $35.00 Interest $3.99.
Made cow stables in the afternoon. |
Fri. Dec. 12, 1902 |
Snowed. Dan & I made cow stalls & horse stalls today.
Finished the horse stalls today. Rose Pinkerton was over today. |
Sat. Dec. 13, 1902 |
I went down to Bankses & borrowed his fodder cutter. John
went with Banks to warsaw. Dan & I cut fodder. Paid Dan Blosser
$5.00 on winter work. He works for $10. per month. |
Sun. Dec. 14, 1902 |
Dan & the children went to sunday school with H. Bowers. |
Mon. Dec. 15, 1902 |
Dan & I put Pansey Red in the barn. Shan Dawson & Lib
Clinger was here. |
Tues. Dec. 16, 1902 |
Rainy. Dan & I halled a load of straw in the barn & cut
fodder. |
Wed. Dec. 17, 1902 |
Dan & I halled 3 loads of fodder in the barn till 2 oclock
& I went to Atwood to see about selling beef. Dident sell
any. Paid Mc Makinley 75 cts for sugar & soap. |
Thurs. Dec. 18, 1902 |
Butchered Pansy today. Sold F. Correll one hind quarter for 5
cts per lb weighed 100 lb. Came to $5.00. Sold F. Widmyer one
hind & one front quarter. The hind weighed 100 lb & the
front 108 came to $9.32. Dr for the same. He is to pay 1/2 this
week & the balance next week. Bought a lamb of J. Meek for
$2.00. |
Fri. Dec. 19, 1902 |
Dan & I took the beef hide & tallow over to Frank Funks.
Got 7 cts for hide & 5 cts for tallow. Total $5.99. We went
from there down to the Irvin farm after a load of wood for Ezra
Wallace 1 cord & 3 quarters at $2.00 per cord. $3.50. Paid
W. Conrad for shoeing 2 horses. $2.40. |
Sat. Dec. 20, 1902 |
Rainy. Dan & I cut fodder. Lib & Brosha went to warsaw.
F. Correll halled 3 loads of Mrs. Rarick corn over today. I bought
her corn. Am to pay her the first of February prices. I sold
F. Correll the ballance of the wolf logs for $52.50. Dr for the
same. Sent J. Cummings 20 1/2 lb of beef at 4 cts , 82 cts. |
Sun. Dec. 21, 1902 |
Drizzled. I stade at home & took care of the baby, the rest
of them went to Sunday school. |
Mon. Dec. 22, 1902 |
Dan & I halled in a part of a load of oats straw in the fore
noon. John Miner got 2 bu of corn for the chickens. I helped
dress 9 turkeys in the afternoon. Frank Widmyer sent me $5.00
on the beef I sold him. F. Correll finished halling the Rarick
corn. 428 bu & 44 lb total. I got 235 bu 10 lb. He got 193
bu & 34 lb. |
Tues. Dec. 23, 1902 |
Dan took a load of wood up to the church. I went over & helped
C. Powell kill a beef. He paid me $3.25 for helping shred fodder
& butcher the beef. I gave Paul 50 cts. |
Wed. Dec. 24, 1902 |
Dan & I took the cattle down to Miners I went to Atwood after
Etta came home from Bourbon. Paid E. Smith 28 cts for lantern
globe, funnel & file. |
Thurs. Dec. 25, 1902 |
Chrsitmas. Dan & I cut fodder in the fore noon. Paid J. Cummings
Cash $18.98. One month rent 2.00, 20 1/2 lb of beef .82 cts.
Total $21.75. He got He got Maud & the buggy to go to Warsaw.
J. Cummings settled his rent up to Dec. the 18, 1902. |
Fri. Dec. 26, 1902 |
Dan & I cut fodder & chored. J. Cummings got back today.
He paid me back $1.00 that I over paid him. John, Paul &
F. Correll went dow to the Powell place rabbit hunting. |
Sat. Dec. 27, 1902 |
Dan & I went down to the Irvin farm & cut logs till noon
there. Had dinner with J. Cummings. He halled wood with my team.
Dan & I went over to the Wolf woods & cut logs in afternoon. |
Sun. Dec. 28, 1902 |
Dan hitched my team to Henrys bobs (bobsled) & them &
John, Paul & the girls went to Sunday School & church. |
Mon. Dec. 29, 1902 |
Dan cleaned out the stables & halled a load of corn in the
barn. Him & I went down to the Wolf woods & cut logs.
Mrs. Widmyer paid me $2.50 cts on the beef back yet $1.82. |
Tues. Dec. 30, 1902 |
Dan went over to Bill Clingers after my old boat we fixted it
up in the fore noon. Cut logs in the afternoon down to the Wolfs
woods. Pd. the Glob $5.00, Allmans 60 cts & Doctor Morde
25 cts. Dan & I went over to Corrells in the evening. |
Wed. Dec. 31, 1902 |
I went down & helped Bankses butcher a beef and one hog 2/3
of a day. Came home & halled in a load of fodder. |