October 1889
16. Wednesday. 5.30 AM. Mostly clear. white frost. Milt helped about logs today with horse and we get nearly two thousand feet cut and down hills. Milt loads wood so as to start early tomorrow . Riley Decker and old man have been burning brush this week and have nearly finished. Gobed 9.30 PM.
17. Thursday, 6 AM. Ther. 64.=
Cloudy and signs of rain. Decide to have Milt help today. Cut walnut blocks and head up to house boys cut red oak tops getting several good logs Settle on site for shed after dinner. Leave Milt to put in gate posts west of house start home about 4 PM with Frank Drake arriving about 6 P.M. Find that Maggie has been sick all the week with hives Hat here to supper. Business has been dull since I left on Monday morning. Mostly cloudy day and warm Gobed 10.30 PM ~
18. Friday 7 AM. Ther 60. 66. 43. = 56 1/3
Mostly cloudy. Milt brought up load of stove wood. Warren finishes Coopers 8 cent and puts some on yard. Milt took goats and kids down He and Warren will haul logs tomorrow if they can get Comers wagon. Drove out to Uncle John's P.M. but didn't see him got black pup at Shirleys Trade dull. Maggie had light chill, has one every day this week. Newly had runaway at night while unharnessing. Uncle John is building house on Hawkins place. Fresbie doing work go bed 10.30 PM.
19. Saturday. 7 AM. Ther 43. 71. 54 = 56
Clear Pleasant day. Maggie had a chill but lighter than yesterday. The gang was up and paid off. Milt hauled load of wood to Anderson and got drunk leaving stable for home at 10 P.M. Bought 52 bushels of oats of Jo Whelan @ 26 c. Uncle John in town after lumber. Trade good and one of best Saturday we have had. Kelly worked most of day at house and store Walk round after shutting up looking for Mat think he didn't go home. gobed 11.30 PM
October 1900
16. Tuesday. 5.30 AM. Ther.
Cloudy northerly wind. Went to Mattoon to see Irene about H.G. place but train too late to talk much got home 2 P.M. went out to Gaines to take rods for wagon He has shucked two loads today. finest. Mrs. Owens washed A.M. Saw Bert in Mattoon. Tue fired Clyde Ashby A.M. He was no count. Buy two cords wood of Henry Newell @ 3.25 Tue about sick with her eye. Thought of going for doctor at night Gobed 8 P.M.
17. Wednesday 6 AM. Ther 30. 60. 42. = 43
Clear very heavy white frost first hard frost. Newell hauls the wood and settle with him. J. Simons and Warren bring lumber for Weth & Hardin. Geo Weyth pays 30.00 for bill of lumber to W.&H., all delivered in car here Mrs. Owens irons Tue in bed most of day and feeling very badly. Don't milk but once per day now Meet Emmet Balch up town AM Gobed 8 PM
18. Thursday. 6 AM. Ther 30 70 50 = 50
Clear Easterly wind. Look for Newell AM for more wood but didn't find him. Tue feeling some better today. I drove out to Loxa P.M. May not at home when I get there 2 P.M. Jo Shucking corn has two hundred bushels shucked up to tonight. Yield hardly as good as expected They will take it at Loxa Saturday @70lb H.G. and Hat here at night: first time in good while clear day and slightly warmer. Pick lot of string beans out at Gaines. Simons not in today Gobed 9 PM Pay off Winter note at First Natt. Bank 211.58 using Renes check 200.00
19. Friday 6 AM. Ther 40. 75. 60 = 58 1/3
Clear SE wind. Buy another cord of wood of Newell. Simons and Warren stop on way to Pophams with lumber. Tue's eye better but she is still feeling very bad and wants to get a girl. Corn selling for 30-70 Sent picture of her house to Rene in Oklahoma Try to find some body to cut wood PM. but didn't. Went to show at night taking Seph McClasky. Gobed. 10.30 PM
