1912
19. Thursday. 6.30 AM. ther. 30. 42. 36. = 36.
Part cloudy. W. 3. ice 1/4. Tue got long letter from Buddy yesterday and one from Phebe this morning. She expects to start home Sunday from Ann Arbor, Mich. Will come via Chicago. Too cool for me to try Loxa trip. I hitch up about noon and drove down to Whalens elevator. Order load Linton coal.* Tue wrote girls mailing letters PM. Learn that Dick Stoddert (Harry's) is dead at Kankakee. Order at Geo Gray's pair shoes as have been using for 12 years.(sic) Mostly clear day Southwesterly light winds. Go bed 9.
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19. Monday. 6.30 AM Ther. 35. 48. 42.
Partly clear. at sunrise. Wind S.E. Fresh wind all night probably S.E. Ed. Eastin calls for step ladder. Finish up the pork and sausage in morning. Bert was in and ate dinner. Uncle John in town. Tue went up town PM to get some things for Christmas. Renew note with H.G. 65.00 for 90 days. Thought there might be some lumber come up but didn't hear of any. The roads are probably pretty bad. Mostly cloudy day, wind mostly south. Tue not feeling very well. Took medicine at night. Uncle John says Aunt Deal** is worse than usual. Mrs. Davis over at night, she is making dress for Ma. Gobed 10.30
**Aunt Deal is Uncle John's wife and Tue's mother, Eliza Cordelia Amidon. Sadly, Cordelia was marked insane in several census. In this entry she is also referred to as Ma. Cordelia was beloved by the family.
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