Wed. Jan. 1, 1902 |
The boys & I are getting wood & other things ready to
butcher on Friday. Would have butchered Thursday but J. Irvin
had the tools. Correll & I went over to J. Koontzes to see
some timber. |
Thurs. Jan. 2, 1902 |
I helped Henry Bowers take away hogs. I put in Johns hog &
took it down. weighed 170 lb at $5.80 per hundred. I bought 2
iron kettles 30 gallons a piece. Paid $5.00 for the two. Paid
E. Smith 25 cts for a dish pan. $5.25 in all. |
Fri. Jan. 3, 1902 |
Snowed a little. I butchered 5 hogs today. Correll, H. Bowers,
J. Banks & John Blosser helped. Nellens & Bibee came
in the evening. |
Sat. Jan. 4, 1902 |
Bybee & Nellens was here over night. Took the cattle this
morning. Weighed at Bankses. 4 best weighed 4300. 4 poorest weighed
3840. The first at 4 cts, the second at 3 1/2 cts. Total $306.40.
Less cash, $10.00 Check for $296.40. The $10 was paid in last
year. Paid J. Banks for weighing 25 cts. Lib & I went to
warsaw. Took Widamans a turkey. I settled with Millard. Paid
him $2.98 the ballance I owed him on Marrion seed wheat. Paid
Aldman 15 cts, Grabner -coal oil 10 cts. |
Sun. Jan. 5, 1902 |
Nice. John, Affa & Paul went to Sunday School. |
Mon. Jan. 6, 1902 |
Fine. I took Affa to Warsaw to get her teeth filled. Paid J.
Watson 60 cts for cough syrup & quinine. |
Tues. Jan. 7, 1902 |
Fine. I went down to John Koontz to see him about a piece of
timber. Came home & half soled Dales shoes till noon. Sugar
cured the meat in the afternoon. John & Affa went to meeting
at night at Clunette. I half soled Mary's shoes. |
Wed. Jan. 8, 1902 |
Fine. Chored all day. |
Thurs. Jan. 9, 1902 |
Fine. chored & went down to Elishas after oats. |
Fri. Jan. 10, 1902 |
Fine. chored in forenoon. I halled 1 load of wood from H. Bowers
woods today. It makes 4 loads to date. paid Elisha Miller $7.78
ballance due him on work by the month & cutting wood 2 1/2
loads. F. Correll paid me $20.00 on wood. |
Sat. Jan. 11, 1902 |
Colder & windy. Took Affa to Warsaw to get her teeth fixed.
Paid Almons 67 cts for groceries. Charley Meek paid me $1.50
for one calf & one litter of pigs. J. Grabner for cole oil
10 cts. Dan Blosser wanted to hire to me today. |
Sun. Jan. 12, 1902 |
Snowing a little. At home all day. |
Mon. Jan. 13, 1902 |
Snowing a little. Lib & I helped F. Correll butcher. Affa,
the boys & I went with Corrells young folks to church. |
Tues. Jan. 14, 1902 |
Fine. F. Correll & I went down to Herman Hillerys to see
his timber. Correll bought 3 hickory trees of L. Hillery. We
are to let Herman know about his by Saturday. I tried to buy
3 stears of J. Hocker. |
Wed. Jan. 15, 1902 |
Fine. Correll & I went down to estimate timber on J. Coons
in the fore noon. He fetched the Rarick oats over in the afternoon.
I got 39 bu & Correll 37 bu & 19 lb of her oats. Him
to pay me for what he got & me to pay her for both lots. |
Thurs. Jan. 16, 1902 |
I took 31 bu of corn & oats to Warsaw & got it ground
for the hogs. Paid 93 cts for grinding. Went to church in the
evening. I sent J. Coons a bid on his timber $160.00 I hired
Dan Blosser today to begin work next week. To work till next
March for $10 per month from then till fall for $15.00 per month. |
Fri. Jan. 17, 1902 |
I started to Atwood after Etta. Met the mail man & got a
letter from her & she wasn't coming. I went on down to J.
Hockers to see his cattle. He wasn't at home. Went on down to
M. Wolfs to see his barn. Came home & chored the rest of
the day. Paid Sarah A. Irvin $4.00. She paid taxes on my land
by mistake. |
Sat. Jan. 18, 1902 |
Affa & I went to Warsaw. Took Mrs. J. Widaman 2 turkeys &
3 doz. of eggs. 30 cts per doz. Paid J. Grabner $3.00 for cole
oil & 5 gallon can, 2 lamp flews. Paid C. Walters 60 cts
for oysters & crackers. |
Sun. Jan. 19, 1902 |
At home all day. John, Paul & Affa went to Sunday school. |
Mon. Jan. 20, 1902 |
Fine. Went to Warsaw after Dan Blosser in the afternoon. Lib
traded for baskets of tamracks jack wife. (?) |
Tues. Jan. 21, 1902 |
Snowing. Dan blosser commenced work today $10.00 per month till
Mar. the 1st and $15.00 for the ballance of the summer. We fixed
some troughs up at the barn & brought some oats from the
Powell place. |
Wed. Jan. 22, 1902 |
Dan & I was choring. Dan halled manure |
Thurs. Jan. 23, 1902 |
Dan & I killed a beef in the forenoon. He halled manure in
the afternoon & I cut up the front quarters in the after
noon. It dressed $280 lb. |
Fri. Jan. 24, 1902 |
I went down to Atwood by Jes Hockers. Stopped there to see his
stears. He wasent at home. Went after Etta. sold the beef hide
to F. Funk 6 1/2 per lb weighed 38 lb. $2.47. Dan & I halled
1 load of wood from H. Bowers woods. |
Sat. Jan. 25, 1902 |
Took Affa to Warsaw to get her teeth fixed. I took beef to Ezra.
He wasent at home. I brought it back. Paid 35 cts for sundries.
Paid Alman & Co. 75 cts for sugar & rice. Dan & John
halled 5 loads of wood today from Henry's woods. I gave N. Powell
$1.00 to send for the Nashnall Stockman. |
Sun. Jan. 26, 1902 |
Misting Rain. The children & Dan went to Sunday School. |
Mon. Jan. 27, 1902 |
Cold 4 Below. Dan halled 4 loads of wood today. I chored in the
forenoon. Took Etta to Atwood in the afternoon. I gave her $10.00. |
Tues. Jan. 28, 1902 |
4 Below. Dan took the children to school & went after wood.
Halled 4 loads today. |
Wed. Jan. 29, 1902 |
10 above. We chored all day. Dan split wood & I fixed the
henhouse. I & the children went over to Corrells. They had
a birthday supper on him. Ezra got 74 lb of beef at 6 cts $4.44.
Dr for the same. Paid. |
Thurs. Jan. 30, 1902 |
Dan halled 4 load of wood. I fixed the washing machine &
helped make hommany. Went to church in the evening. |
Fri. Jan. 31, 1902 |
Dan & I halled 3 load of posts from H. Bowers woods. I stopped
& got Corrells gun & shot a rabbit. Rose had a calf during
the night. |