Mon. Feb. 1, 1909 |
John shoveled snow till noon. I was very near sick in the fore
noon. I took the sheep hay & went after the children in the
evening. |
Tues. Feb. 2, 1909 |
John & I killed a beef. F. Correll got 78 lb Dr. & J.
Harmon got 77 lb Dr. & H. Bittikoffer got 82 lb Pd. $4.67.
Sold F. Funk the hide at 9 cts for 40 lb. $3.60. Paid C. Renchberg
for washing 50 cts. Lib went over to H. Boggs this morning about
2 o'clock. |
Wed. Feb. 3, 1909 |
I took the cattle down to the Powell place to the stock field
in the fore noon. John & I was at H. Bittikoffers for dinner. |
Thurs. Feb. 4, 1909 |
John cleaned out the stables in the fore noon. He went to warsaw
in the after noon. Art Anglin pd me 50 cts for beef. Lib &
Art Anglin & his wife went over to Hughes. Walter Tennant
& wife was over. |
Fri. Feb. 5, 1909 |
Rainy. B. Gokenhour was up to see old Doll. I went down there
in the after noon. I traded him Doll for a cow. Shan paid me
$1.80 for cutting 3 acres of oats. |
Sat. Feb. 6, 1909 |
B. Gokenhour & Roy brought the cow up, he traded me and got
Doll. I went over to W. Tennants to see a couple calves. I helped
him hich (hitch) up a colt & drive it. |
Sun. Feb. 7, 1909 |
We went to S. School & went to H. Bowers for dinner. Ezra
came up there to see me. He wanted me to stake off a line to
build a lane fence by tomorrow. |
Mon. Feb. 8, 1909 |
I went up & set stakes for Seal to build fence by in the
fore noon. Got ready to butcher in the afternoon. B. Gokenhour
helped John grub down to the Powell place all day. |
Tues. Feb. 9, 1909 |
Rain. I went over to F. Corrells to see some shoats. Did not
buy them. Him & I settled up. I owed him ballance on 6 shoats
$14.50 for 88 lbs of beef $5.28 for cement 59 cts. total $20.37.
He owes me for siding $7.72, for 153 lb of beef $8.42, for killing
beef, 50 cts. Total $16.64. Pd F. Correll cash $3.14. |
Wed. Feb. 10, 1909 |
Very windy & snowing. At home all day. J. Harmon was up.
He paid me for 78 lb of beef. $5.26. I gave him $17.55 thrasher
money. $14.55 that C. Renchberg paid him & $5.00 I owed that
I had borrowed of H. Bowers. The above was Minus 50 cts that
I paid out for boots at Clunette. |
Thurs. Feb. 11, 1909 |
I halled a load of clover chaff to the cattle & got up butchering
wood in the fore noon. I went up to O. Seals & bought a lard
can of him. Pd him 20 cts for it. I made a couple of hog hooks. |
Fri. Feb. 12, 1909 |
We butchered 5 hogs today. Average about 425 lb. B. Gokenhours,
W. Tennants, O & Mrs. Correll helped. C. Powell & A.
Bowers was here to see Flory. |
Sat. Feb. 13, 1909 |
Nice weather. Mary & I went to warsaw. I bought 8 head of
hogs of F. Correll. Paid him $37.00 for them. To get them next
Monday. |
Sun. Feb. 14, 1909 |
Rain & sleet lat night & today. We all went down to H.
Bittikoffers for dinner. Will Klingers was there too. The sleet
is so heavy it broke lots of limbs off the trees. |
Mon. Feb. 15, 1909 |
Still blowing, sleeting. I went over to F. Corrells after the
hogs I bought of him. I bought 2 more of him to give him $7.00
for them. I am Dr to him $7.00 Pd. |
Tues. Feb. 16, 1909 |
Sleet & Snow Snowing. Walter Tennant paid me the $17.00 he
had borrowed of me. At home all day. There was some men here
to see Florry - a Danner & women. Moderated in the evening. |
Wed. Feb. 17, 1909 |
Sleet stade on all day. John & I went with H. Bittikoffer
up to C. Engles sale. Did not buy anyt thing. We went with Hary
up to Georges for dinner. I bought a cow of W. Byrer Pd. $33.00.
I paid Rev. Richart $1.50 for the Telescope. |
Thurs. Feb. 18, 1909 |
The sleet thawed off today. I halled the cattle & sheep a
laod of clover chaff & cleaned out part of the cow stable.
I went to atwood in the afternoon. Pd C. Rovenstine $1.55 for
1 lb of coffee & 1 pair of over shoes. H. Beck paid me 50
cts for doctoring a cow. |
Fri. Feb. 19, 1909 |
C. Renchberger paid me $3.55. I took the children to school &
went up to W. Hoffiens & bought 8 pigs and a cow. Pd $60.00
for them. Ezras horse died today. |
Sat. Feb. 20, 1909 |
I went over to Ezras place & done his chores. Mel Kring &
wife was there cleaning up. I took 9 chickens to Atwood in the
afternoon. Got 12 cts per lb. Good some doogds from Chicago.
The boys & I skinned Ezras horse. |
Sun. Feb. 21, 1909 |
Went up and tended Ezras stalk. |
Mon. Feb. 22, 1909 |
Went up and tended Ezra's stalk, then went with W. Tennant to
Warsaw. Took 4 bu of wheat & 2 bu of corn. Paid the Globe
20 cts for mittens 2 pair. Caleb Hughs died this morning. |
Tues. Feb. 23, 1909 |
Choring. I bought a veal calf of C. Klinger to give him $8.00
for it. Dr. Pd. |
Wed. Feb. 24, 1909 |
Lib & I went over to Caleb Hughes funeral. It was at John
Hughes. I went up to Clunette & helped cut church wood. |
Thurs. Feb. 25, 1909 |
John & I cleaned out the stables & halled a load of Clover
chaff. |
Fri. Feb. 26, 1909 |
Done Ezras chores. Ezra was out. Him & Kring appraised their
stuff. Sent to Sears Robuck & Co. for instruments to operate
on a cows tit. Pd. $1.40. |
Sat. Feb. 27, 1909 |
Fair. I went over & done Ezras chores. Came back & sold
C. Gillam a bull, 1 cow & 1 calf for $106. $4.00 pd down
to deliver them the 4 or 5 of March. Dale & I halled in some
wood. Cleaned out the henhouse in the afternoon. |
Sun. Feb. 28, 1909 |
Went to S. School. I paid G. W. Bittikoffer $5.25 for the preacher
& elder. |