| Fri. Jan. 1, 1904 | F. Clinger & I pulled up the pump at the new barn & put it in again in the fore noon. The boys cleaned out the stables. Fred Clinger, Charley Clinger & John Wallace & I went rabbit hunting. Caught seven. |
| Sat. Jan. 2, 1904 | Snow. 18 above. I chored & stratened up my last year book account. |
| Sun. Jan. 3, 1904 | 6 below. We went to Sunday School. They reorganized today. |
| Mon. Jan. 4, 1904 | 10 below. I took the children to school. Will Gochenhour came up. I paid him $10.50 the ballance I owed him. Millard Wallace was here to see Ezras colt. He went over to see Corrells steer. Fred Clinger & I went hunting. |
| Tues. Jan. 5, 1904 | Zero. I took the children to school. Came home & went down to the Irvin Farm & got a load of wood. I tried to buy a hog of Shan. Couldent buy it. Came home & done the chores. |
| Wed. Jan. 6, 1904 | Warmer. I butchered a 180 lb hog today. My self made 4 gal of lard & some sausage. Brosha Bowers & Mary Banks was here today. |
| Thurs. Jan. 7, 1904 | Will Gochenhour helped me hall fodder today. Dr to him for the same. He said to let it go on his rent. |
| Fri. Jan. 8, 1904 | I chored & cleaned out the henhouse & stables. |
| Sat. Jan. 9, 1904 | Bill Gochenhour helped me hall fodder today. To go on his rent. |
| Sun. Jan. 10, 1904 | We went tup to Sunday School. I gave S. Wolf $2 for missions. |
| Mon. Jan. 11, 1904 | Fine. I put Clide around in the box stall. He was down this morning & I had to help him up. He is off in his hip. I went down to Phhil Bankses & bought 5 Pm Rock Roosters for Mom. She payed $2.25 for them. Sent the money down with John Banks in the evening. |
| Tues. Jan. 12, 1904 | Lib & I helped L. Corrells butcher 5 hogs & 1 beef. |
| Wed. Jan. 13, 1904 | Snowing. I chored. Took the children to school & went after them. I got 41 lb of beef front quarter of F. Correll. John Harman was up to buy wool of me. Dident sell any. |
| Thurs. Jan. 14, 1904 | Cold. I took the children to school & chored. I made a gate for the lane by the corn crib. Went after the children. |
| Fri. Jan. 15, 1904 | Cold. 4 Above. I took the children to school. Cleaned out the stables & went after the children in the evening. |
| Sat. Jan. 16, 1904 | I fixed the south side of the old barn. The boys halled a load of wood in the fore noon. They went over to Hughes & Millards to let them know about Jordon being berried tomorrow. |
| Sun. Jan. 17, 1904 | I was at home all day. Lib & the rest of the folks went to Sunday School. |
| Mon. Jan. 18, 1904 | I took the children to school & chored the ballance of the day. Nellans was here from Mentone to see about cattle. Was here for dinner. Went from here to Art Anglins. |
| Tues. Jan. 19, 1904 | I chored. I took the children to school & went after them in the evening. |
| Wed. Jan. 20, 1904 | I took the children to school. Came home & finished the chores, then went & tracked a skunk in a hole in F. Clingers field. Went over to Corrells & them & I dug 2 skunk out of the hole, I tracked the one in. F. Correll paid me $20.00 thrasher money. |
| Thurs. Jan. 21, 1904 | I took the children to school. Came home & chored. I sided up a window in the north side of the Grange Hall. |
| Fri. Jan. 22, 1904 | I took the children to school. H. bowers was over. He paid me thrasher money $32.49 |
| Sat. Jan. 23, 1904 | Fine snow. I & Lib went to Warsaw. I left $50.00 at the State Bank for J. W. Swihart to pay for the huller. Paid insurance $4.75. |
| Sun. Jan. 24, 1904 | Zero. Snow. At home all day. |
| Mon. Jan. 25, 1904 | Zero. I took the children to school & done the chores & went after the children. |
| Tues. Jan. 26, 1904 | 4 above. I took the children to school & chored. Went after them in the evening. I halled a load of wood from the Irvin farm. |
| Wed. Jan. 27, 1904 | Cold. Zero. I took the children to school & went after them. Chored & went down to the Irvin farm and got a load of wood. |
| Thurs. Jan. 28, 1904 | I helped B. Gochenhour butcher. John came down after me. We brought a load of wood home with us. |
| Fri. Jan. 29, 1904 | Cold. Lib & I went to Warsaw. Conrad put a new tung in my bobs. Paid him $2.00. Paid the Globe 50 cts for me a cap. |
| Sat. Jan. 30, 1904 | I butchered a beef today. F. Clinger helped me. I took the hide & 3 pelts over to F. Funks. Got 6 cts per lb for hide, $3.42 & $1.75 for pelts. The boys took F. Corrells 41 lb of beef front qtr. |
| Sun. Jan. 31, 1904 | We went to Sunday School. |