February 1891
1. Sunday. 7 AM Ther 38. 31 25.
Cloudy NW. Went up to store 9 AM. and scour up spoons &c till after noon. Tue complaining with neuralgia all day better at night girls went to S.S. Dark and damp grows colder before noon. Caught roosters at night gobed 1030
2. Monday 6.30 AM. Ther 20. 47. 47.
Clear with SE wind, heavy white frost. Nick on hand this morning. all right. There was an alarm of fire this morning Harry Lawle house. Mrs. R. failed to come today as was expected. Maggie and Phebe went up to Davis at night. Trade quiet Ground hog day the The sun shone out brightly this morning Mostly Cloudy day wind SES SW & W. Grows colder at night go bed 11.30.
3. Tuesday 7 AM. Ther 3. 14. 16.
Clear, strong NW wind /snow and Sleet in night about 1 in snow on ground Self about sick today Got 7-10 butter of Harrison in rolls Kill two roosters this AM and pick. They have caught 4 of suspected P.O. thieves. Trade very dull. Clear day with W wind Gobed 12
4. Wednesday, 7 AM. Ther -5. 17. 16.
Clear with N.W. wind. Began growing colder about 8 P.M. yesterday thermometer falling from 16 to about zero at midnight 15 gross flasks came today from Auder(?) Ind Mrs Rogers took washing home. Mrs. Knock called PM Charley Bond paid me for lumber got some time ago Fresh S. winds at night gobed midnight.
5. Thursday, 7 AM. Ther 18. 47. 33.
Clear, S wind. Uncle John was down to dinner. Rec. 2 Bbl Mallingly Whiskey today out of bonel(?). Trade light. Pleasant day clear with strong SSW what little snow was on the ground ha disappeared Gobal 11.30
6. Friday. 7 AM. Ther. 26. 47. 34.
Clear /sw wind. Green drummer here. John Simons up. Warren brought load of 50 posts. Lizzie Decker wants to make maple sugar on shares. Brownfield cleaned out out stable and sawed some wood in afternoon. Collect 2 mo rent of John Cadle 2.00. Post master from Brocton here and they another of robbing gang - Ed Melville Clear day with Southerly wind. still night gobed 11 PM ~~
7. Saturday. 7.30 AM. Ther. 34. 45. 32.
Cloudy and raining lightly. Wind N. sunshine some more before noon dark day and roads said to be pretty bad Uncle John was in town but didnt come down. Trade only moderate. Hat was down to supper. The girls spent afternoon at Fishers gobed 1
8. Sunday. 730 AM. Ther 31. 42 34
Foggy. S.E. wind. Girls went to S.S. Interested to go to Ranch but afraid it might rain. Did rain light shower just after dark Cloudy day with SE wind. Maggie went to church at night. Self feeling badly P.M. gobed 10 PM
9. Monday. 7 AM. 28. 25. 21
Cloudy wind NW and growing colder. Perrill taking fencing off bottom lot. Mrs. Rogers washes AM. Riley Decker up settle with him 1.25 for posts to date says he will go to work at once on ties on ridge s. of mill. Sent word to Simons to make sugar troughs. Tue and Marie visit Mrs. Knock P.M. old Mike Kelly died yesterday. Cloudy day with occasionally a snow flake wind w. or N.W. Trade great gobed 12.30
10. Tuesday. 7 m. Ther. 10 30 23
Cean with NW wind. Alex Fisher took half a cord of Warren wood. Went down to collect Rodes & W. Bill. Walk up track and look at ties Find there has been a mistake. Col Connolly here examine Ed Melodle Brocton P.O. Burgler. They decide to hold him and will take him to Springfield tomorrow Clear day with w or Nw wind. Tue went to church taking Phebe. Gobed 11.30 ~~
11. Wednesday, 730 AM. Ther 20. 40. 32.
Mostly clear. SE wind. light white frost. Get new kick rein for harness at Skidmores Start for ranch about 2 P.M. Find roads bad most of the way got there before dark. Warren went Fox hunting getting in at 2 in morning Old White face was bred on 8th visit to John Handleys bull. Simons made a lot of troughs today for maple trees gobed 9 PM mostly cloudy day with southerly wind.
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