100 Years Ago
Thursday, July 4, 1912 5.30 A.M. Ther. 70. 90. 78. = 79 1/3
Cloudy. S. 2. Thunder, say 2 A.M. shower early morn (.20) I oil buggy and hitch up early intending to go to country perhaps to ranch. It clears off before noon but I did not go off the place on account so much firing. It continues till 9 P.M. or later. the crowd would have been larger with pleasant day. Helen and children were in P.M. remaining to supper aug the fire works which touched off at the bridge on 4th St. Tue went over to fireworks. I work an hour or so in dark rounding up mare. Mostly clear day with little air. Go bed 10 P.M.
125 Years Ago
Monday, July 4, 1887 6AM. Ther. 76. 90. 75.
Cloudy. Fix stove pipe in woodhouse. Mrs. Laind washed forenoon. Hat down a while A.M. It rained quite a while in the night very slowly. Kate Myers stays to dinner and most of P.M. Rails called after dinner wants me to go down to farm with him tomorrow. Celebration out at Fairgrounds, didn't go out. Father, Tue and girls went up to see fireworks at night leaving me with baby. Old Mr. Eastin got home this morning from Dakota. Kate Davis was over while in P.M. Gobed 10 P.M. Light shower about noon. Mostly clear day wind SW.
