August 1889
21. Wednesday 7 AM. ther 73, 83, 62. = 72 2/3
Cloudy. Sprinkles rain between 7 and 8. Went with Myers to look at (?)'s sheep. He asks 3.00 per head for them. Base ball Terre Haute and Charleston (?). Milt brought up posts. Uncle John in town. Hat was down in P.M. she and Tue talk of going to Lerna tomorrow morning. Paid Uncle John for corn bought last week $30. Phebe cried with earache at night. gobed 10.30 PM
22. Thursday 7.30 am Ther 62. 84. 62. = 69 1/3
Clear smokey haze Tue got up at 4.30 intended to take baby but decided not to got to. Girls and I got breakfast about 8.30. Went down to Spilters in P.M. bought his sheep at 3.50 per 100 going to take them tomorrow morning. (?) drummer in town. Tue got home at 10 PM. Went down to train for her. The girls do the work today getting along first rate. Milt Drake brought load of posts. Gobed 10.30 PM~~
23. Friday 7 AM Ther 63. 86. 62. = 69
Clear Smokey haze. got to Spilter's about 9 weigh sheep but decide not to take them down today. Went from there to timber. Have men pull all the burrs in pastures. Enoch and old man chapping. Frank Drake rode up to Spilters with me to stay all night and help about dark Gobed 10.30 P.M.
24. Saturday 7 AM Ther. 62. 86. 63. = 70 1/3
Clear smokey hazy. Paid Spilter for sheep 9006 lbs. @3 1/2 = 315.21, 82 head. Trade not so good as usual . Milt on the war path at night started home at 9 PM. Boys got sheep down alright. Foreman pays me for posts $7.40. Pleasant warm day, go to bed 9 P.M.
25. Sunday 5.15 AM Ther. 56. 86. 63. = 68 1/3
Clear . McCravy works me early. Tue and self started at 7.30 got to Milts 9.30. Went down in hollow to fuel and eat dinner. Warren Decker and Jo Handley came down, don't think they can afford to make any more posts on S. side. Went home by Farmington Road. Get a lot of pawpaws, they are not ripe yet though. Gobed 9 PM.
26. Monday 6.30 AM. Ther. 63. 90. 69. = 74
Clear. Mrs. R washes. Uncle J to dinner. Milt brings load 8 ft posts which puts back of stable. settle with Warren Decker paying him 7.59 in full to date. They are putting up poles for Electric light on our street. Maggie and Phebe went to river with Davis folks P.M. O Weiss detained me at store after closing up. Gobed 11 PM~
Clear smokey haze Tue got up at 4.30 intended to take baby but decided not to got to. Girls and I got breakfast about 8.30. Went down to Spilters in P.M. bought his sheep at 3.50 per 100 going to take them tomorrow morning. (?) drummer in town. Tue got home at 10 PM. Went down to train for her. The girls do the work today getting along first rate. Milt Drake brought load of posts. Gobed 10.30 PM~~
23. Friday 7 AM Ther 63. 86. 62. = 69
Clear Smokey haze. got to Spilter's about 9 weigh sheep but decide not to take them down today. Went from there to timber. Have men pull all the burrs in pastures. Enoch and old man chapping. Frank Drake rode up to Spilters with me to stay all night and help about dark Gobed 10.30 P.M.
24. Saturday 7 AM Ther. 62. 86. 63. = 70 1/3
Clear smokey hazy. Paid Spilter for sheep 9006 lbs. @3 1/2 = 315.21, 82 head. Trade not so good as usual . Milt on the war path at night started home at 9 PM. Boys got sheep down alright. Foreman pays me for posts $7.40. Pleasant warm day, go to bed 9 P.M.
25. Sunday 5.15 AM Ther. 56. 86. 63. = 68 1/3
Clear . McCravy works me early. Tue and self started at 7.30 got to Milts 9.30. Went down in hollow to fuel and eat dinner. Warren Decker and Jo Handley came down, don't think they can afford to make any more posts on S. side. Went home by Farmington Road. Get a lot of pawpaws, they are not ripe yet though. Gobed 9 PM.
26. Monday 6.30 AM. Ther. 63. 90. 69. = 74
Clear. Mrs. R washes. Uncle J to dinner. Milt brings load 8 ft posts which puts back of stable. settle with Warren Decker paying him 7.59 in full to date. They are putting up poles for Electric light on our street. Maggie and Phebe went to river with Davis folks P.M. O Weiss detained me at store after closing up. Gobed 11 PM~
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