Readers, I have been so busy that I have not been able to keep the journal up. I have thought of abandoning this project, but I do enjoy sharing it. In order to get it caught up I will only put in key points until I get caught up. If you want to know more about something, please, just send me a message.
November 1913
2. Sunday. Maggie came about 2:30 P.M. She passed through here on noon big four train got off at Loxa and made a crazy trip home mostly on foot. Maggie has to leave for Jeff City at 3:40 so stayed up till nearly midnight.
3. Monday. Tue and I get up and help Muggs off on 3.40 train. She expects to arrive at Jeff City about noon. We return to bed till 6 AM.
4. Tuesday.
5. Wednesday. Tue went to prayer meeting with Mrs. Brooks at night.
6. Thursday. Tue got letter from Muggs. She arrived at J Cy (sic) all right.Tue over at Groves P.M. Spends the evening after supper "playing out" some records brought down from Whites.
7. Friday. Go to Interurban Station and pay light bill for Sept. and Oct $3.80 and mdse. a/c 74 cents. Take Tue to R.C. at Dr. Fulton's 2 P.M. Sam Popham is dead today.
8. Saturday.
9. Sunday.Tue went with Mrs. Brooks to hear Robert McIntyre at the Methodist Church who preached here many years ago.
10. Monday.
11. Tuesday.I broke one of furnace doors AM. but think can make it do.
12. Wednesday. The furnace makes big kick this morn at leaking: try to investigate same with some slight success.
13. Thursday.
14. Friday. Tue went to R.C. at Fulton's Polk and Eleventh. Tue with Mrs. Curd called at Griffiths after R.C.
15. Saturday. 6.30 AM. Ther. 46. 54. 44. = 48
Cloudy E.2. This has been gloomy day: Kind of a fog in the AM. with sprinkle rain several times. Light easterly wind. Tue got long letter from Phebe, she has loaned her money to one Geo B. Marvel and sent the note to Tue. She expects to finish at Havana in two weeks, is thinking of going out to see Muggs before coming home. Mrs. Bell was worse today and she phoned Tue to come over. Tue went uptown P.M. getting ham and eggs. Eggs are 40 c. per doz. I did not hitch up. My lips and face some swollen and feeling much worse than usual. Pay phone 313 for Oct. 1.50 Gobed 9.30
16. Sunday. 6.30 AM. Ther. 42. 46. 40. = 42 2/3
Cloudy N.2. Light fog. Furnace grate off again. Dark and gloomy day. Light northerly damp (?) fog. no rain. Tue went to church AM with Mrs. Brooks and alone at night. She was over to Bills P.M. The old couple are no better. I didn't hitch up let mare exercise in lot an hour or two. The branch is up so it runs a good stream. Clears off after dark. Gobed 9.30
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