Malissa Lillian Teter Wood, 1895-1897, Anderson County, KS

Journal of Malissa Lillian Teter Wood, 1895-1897, Anderson County, KS

Malissa Lillian "Lissy" Teter Wood kept this daily journal from February 1895 to June 1897,
when she lived with her husband and five sons, between Welda and Mont Ida in Anderson
County, KS. Her husband Richard Freeman "Freem" Wood, son of Albert Wesley Henry and
Nancy Dunten, was born in Huntertown, Allen County, Indiana on February 24, 1840. He was
55 years old at the beginning of the journal. Malissa, born in Morgan County, Ohio on
December 8, 1845, was the daughter of Samuel Teter and Mary Ann Kuntz. They were married
on July 4, 1864 perhaps in Iowa. All of their sons were born while they were living in Carroll
County, Iowa. An Anderson County Deed shows that they were already living in Anderson
County in 1885 when Malissa Wood purchased 160 acres in Anderson County from W. F. and
Marilla B. Minchen of Carroll County Iowa for the price of $1600. The property is described as
the southwest quarter of Section fifteen in Township twenty one North Range nineteen.

Freeman, Malissa and George were still living in Anderson County in 1900, but by 1909 had
moved to Lincoln Township in Kiowa County, Kansas. They were living in Pratt County,
Kansas at the time of their deaths: Lissy on June 4, 1918 and Freeman on November 23, 1919.
They are buried in Pleasant Plaines Cemetery in Pratt County, Kansas. Their children were:

SAMUEL ALBERT "ALLEY" WOOD, b. August 25, 1869, Iowa; d. March 30, 1893,
Missouri; m. MAGGIE LIGHT, September 10, 1891. When Alley became ill, his father went to
Missouri to be with him. He was there at the time of his death and brought his body back to
Anderson County for burial in Burch Cemetery.

WILLIAM THEOBAULT "WALT" WOOD, b. May 05, 1872, Carroll City, Iowa; d.
January15, 1948, DeQuincy, LA; m.MARY MAUD READSHAW, February 03, 1897,
Anderson Co., Kansas; b. January 28, 1878, Indiana; d. September 10, 1980,DeQuincy, LA. In
1900 Walt and Maude were in Iuka, Pratt County, KS with two young daughters. By 1910 they
were in Meade County, KS. In 1914 Walt moved is family to DeQuincy, Calcasieu Parish,
Louisiana.

JOHN MARK WOOD, b. November 01, 1873, Iowa; m. LILLIE SIMPSON, February 16, 1899;
b. May 1877, KS. In 1900 they were living in Pratt County, KS.

LEVI SANFORD WOOD, b. August 15, 1875, Iowa; d. March 14, 1962, Iuka, KS; m. LUCY
FLETCHER, March 25, 1900; b. March 1882, KS. In 1900 they were counted on the Pratt
County, KS census, in 1910 were in Edwards County and in 1920 were in Appleton Township
of Clark County, KS.

FREEMAN ELMER WOOD, b. December 11, 1878, Carroll Co. Iowa; d. August 26, 1956,
Pratt Co. KS; m. (1) JANE ELIZABETH SHAW, September 03, 1902, Garnett, Anderson Co.
KS; b. Abt. 1880, of Welda, Anderson Co. KS; d. March 30, 1907, Pratt Co. KS; m. (2) ETHEL
LAURA LIBBY, February 27, 1910, Cullison, Pratt Co. KS; b. April 17, 1883, Sedgwick Co
KS; d. July 11, 1966, Pratt, Pratt Co KS. He is buried in Pleasant Plains Cemetery in Pratt
County, KS.

GEORGE T. WOOD, b. October 03, 1882; d. Aft. 1956; m. JENNIE MARGARET
SPEAKER, August 04, 1909. In 1920 he was living in Lincoln Township, Kiowa Co. KS with
his wife and their sever year old daughter, Ester Mae.



Malissa Lillian Teter Wood's Journal , February 1895--June 1897, Anderson County Kansas

"This old book of 1895 is all to pieces. Will try to copy it off on this old Bible."

Saturday, January 19, 1916

I have recopied this all from an old tablet an it was pretty well to pieces an I reckon I have made
some mistakes. Can't see very well an have done the best I could. Who ever gets it may have to
put their studying cap on. Commenced this last week to recopy an finished to day. May eyes are
tired. Benn cold an stormy and could not do very much. Not got very much to do now any way.
All ice an snow out doors. Will have to clean the hen house soon as the weather gets good. I
was born in 1845, the 8 of Dec. 70 years old last month.

February 1895

13th
Real chily this morn. The day pretty fair in forenoon. After noon some cloudy and snowy just a
little. Freem an I went to town with Mr. and Mrs Crouse. Near 5 clock when we got back

14th
Some cloudy an chily. I washed, carried in snow an wood. Carried water too an could hardly
walk. Freeman went to Ida after the mail. I got a letter from Rose an Mrs. Fritz in Iowa. An
Geo got one from his cousin Cora Wood in Indiana.

15th
Chily but thawed a little this after noon. Freem in the house. Got a bad cold. Geo went home
with Art Smith from school this even. John an Sanford gone to Fairview to Literary this eve.

Sat. 16th
Not very cold. Killed a pig. Then John went to Garnett. Walt come 3 clock.

Sun. 17th
Very stormy looking this Morn. Tried to rain a n sleet just a little. Walt went home after dinner
or rather to the place he tended. Elmer an I went out to see Mrs. Wilson. She is sick.

18th
Very stormy looking again this morn. Freem went to Garnett. Roads very slipery an snow all
gone only the big drifts. Sanford some home before school was quite out with the headache.
John went to Elmer Hentons yesterday bout____. He got back after dark. No place sure yet.

Tues. 19th
This morn he went to Cars to help husk shock corn. He left school last Friday. We all went to
Literary but John and Sanford. Sanford did not go to school today. Guess he won't go any
more. He don't want to. Walt went back after dinner to day. John come home this eve. He
forgot to take his mittens. Not very cold this eve a little freezing.

Fri. 22nd
Sanford an I went out to Walts place. We started early and when we got there Walt was in the
field husking corn. Sanford went out to help him and soon after, Mr. Furgeson an the Constable
come an several others and served papers on Walt for $195 damage. They just done it to scare
him to get all he had. Got him to go to Colony an then they took all his grain an rough feed in
their Possession. Sanford and I come home. Then Sanford went back a horseback. An after
dark Walt and him both come back.

Sat. 23rd
Sanford went this morn to tell Geo Herford bout their trouble. Geo was not up yet. He got up
an started to the place. Sanford went with him. Freem and Walt went too. They got their 1st.
They went to see Furgeson. He would not give up, but sent teams in Walts field to husk out
Walts corn. Walt Freem and Geo Herford came back an left Sanford there to husk corn. Then
after dinner the three of them, Freem, Walt and Geo went to Garnett to see a Lawyer. Then Walt
an Geo went to Colony where the Justice and Freem come home. Walt got back 10 clock or a
bout that. We was all in bed when he come.

Sun 24th
This morn Walt went to Herfords. Him and Geo come back for dinner. Elmer and our Geo went
to see Roy Doll. He is bad with Eryhyplas in his leg. The boys all home for dinner. After dinner
Geo Herford went home.

Mon. 25th
Walt an Freem went to Garnett this morn early. They got back at 11 clock. They went to see a
Lawyer Bowman. After dinner Walt went back to his place. Sanford went out there early this
morn to husk corn and see what they was a doing. John came home from Gars Sat. noon, went
back this morn to his work. He is helping Car husk corn. None of us from here went to Literary.
Tis rainy an rather misty and very dark.

Thurs 28
Been cloudy some mist an rainy. Just enough to make it mudy. Last Tues. Walt an Sanford
come back. They brought 2 loads of machinery an truck from Walts, an yesterday went back an
got another load an brought the cattle an horses. To day Sanford an I went an brought his house
truck. An Walt went to Garnett an Bowman has give his suit and Walt has been beat out of a
bout 200 dol feed an damage. They scared him to give up all his grain for damage. When there
was some mans cattle destroyed a bout 20 acres of corn for Walt. An the old devil took that plan
to beat Walt out of it.

March

Fri. 1st
Walt over to Joe Slutz to help him trim apple trees, very pleasant.

Sat. 2nd
Pleasant. Little chilly this morn. Walt went back to Slutz to help on the Orchard. John come
home fro Cars yesterday.

Sun. 3rd
Chily this morn early then the sun shined warn till about 2 clock. The wind raised in the North
an grew colder all day an blowed very hard. John went to Elmer Fentons after dinner to work.

Mon. 4th
Real cold this morn. Ice on the Windows tho went off before noon. Mr. Wilson an Wife come
to spend the day. Mr. Simpson and Edd called this morn and Mr. Brocklesby called this morn.
Walt an Sanford halled hay this fore noon. After noon halled wood. Is now 11 clock an we all
went to Literary this eve.

Tues 5th
Some chilly this. I went to Garnett with Mrs. And Mr. Crouse. Got back at 3 clock. Eggs 15,
butter 12 ct lb.

Weds 6th
Walt an Sanford broke stock here at home this forenoon. After noon at Joe Slutz.

Thurs 7th
Freem and Sanford plowing. Walt went this morn to help a man make a pond. He is not home
yet. Sanford an Elmer went to Fairview to Literary. Geo went to Hiatt to singing school. He
went a lone.

Sat 9th
Walt a Joes place to work.

Sun. 10th
Very windy and chily. Elmer, I an Geo went to West Phalia to see Henry Andrews an family.
He had moved 1 mile out of town. We found them well. Walt was not home last night.

Mon. 11th
Cloudy tho not so chily as yesterday. Simpson an Edd called last eve to stay all night. They
started for home this morn.

Tues 12
Cloudy all day and tried to rain a little by spells. After noon Sanford plowing. Walt at Joes
place plowing. He was home last night and we all went to Hiatt Literary. Elmer an Geo at
school. Freem an Jim Colins went to Garnet stayed all day.

Web 13th
Windy an cold. Been getting colder all day an this after noon tried to rain. This eve trying to
snow. Freem at Jims at Garnett to day again. Freem there to witness Jim an Collier an Kent in a
suit. Went against Colliers over $100 cost.

Thurs. 14th
Cold this morn. Some ice on the windows. Did not snow but little trying to snow now. This
morn Freem, Walt and Joe Slutz went to H______ sale. Walt come this morn. Joe, him an
Sanford plowed all day yesterday. Cold as it was Sanford went to Garnett to day.

Fri. 15th
Walt went back to Joes after the sale. An after a late dinner then come home. This morning him
and Sanford halled manure to day the boys all went to singing school this eve.

Sat 16th
Walt an Freem went a hunting this fore noon. Got nothing. After dinner Walt went over to his
place to tend his horse. John came this eve.

Sun 17th
Boys all here for dinner. Fred Clark come this morn. He lives in Argentine, Kans. John went
back to his place to work.

Mon. 18th
Quite pleasant. Freem and I went to Garnett. Crouse and wife went a long. I took 9 lbs butter,
15 doz eggs, I doz hens. I got 3 pair cuff buttons, 3 collar buttons for 90 cts. Got me a pair of
good shos for 89 cts. An groceries. Freem got him a nice suit of Clothes for 9 dollars. We got 3
sacks of flour. Sanford sewing oats all day.

Tues 19th
Raining this morning when we got up an rained all day. Bout noon it looked like it would stop
and Walt went home to get his team to help plow in oats. An it soon begin to rain an he did not
come back. Between 4 an 5 clock it begin to snow an snowed hard as it could. Was snowing an
drifting hard when we went to bed. I think full as much fell as the big snow of this winter only it
was wet and packed more firm.

Weds 20th
Quite big drifts this morn. The snow was from the North last and the house on those 2 sides was
covered with snow. Looked so nice I would like to a had a picture taken. Walt did not come
today. We looked for him all day. Elmer an Geo did not go to school yesterday. Teacher went.
No one there all day. Elmer an Geo went today an no scholars there but them. We washed a 3
weeks wash to day and moped. The snow went off very fast today.

Fri. 22nd
The snow will be near all gone today. Got a letter from my Niece yesterday Kate. Bro. Harveys
girl. They live in Cae (?) She was a little girl when I see her last. She was married Nov the 3rd
18_9. Her man's name is Stonebreaker. Walt come Thurs. to help hall hay. He has been
helping to day to hall hay for his ______?

April

Tues. 23rd
Cool this morn. Day warm. Sanford and Elmer plowing. Geo hearding yesterday and to day on
the 80 south. Joe Slutz come near noon and got some oats. Geo hoed some in garden this eve
and yesterday eve. Tis all ready for work. Freem fisting up the grape vines and sharpening posts
yesterday and today. Baked the 1st pie plant pie and cooked the 1st spare gr_ss this spring,
today.

Thurs 25th
Cool this morn. Hot in day. After noon Geo and I went down to the grave yd to plant some
flower seed on Allys grave. I panted some here at home on the south side. Freem went to Joe
Slutz sale this after noon. This after noon looked like storm.

Fri. 26th
Planted some more flower seed this morn an this after noon Freem an I went to Mt. Ida. Quite
warm and dusty and getting dry. Need rain bad.

Sat. 27th
Planted corn a little while this afternoon. Walt come this eve.

Sun 28
John come this morn bout day light. He was to a dance last eve and drove 15 miles home this
morn. He went down to see Ballard Collins. He is very sick an has been since the 14th of
March. His horse has cut up all day and went off this eve on the run. Frank Sumers and
Sanford went to Fairview to church this after noon an to night went to Washing school house. A
lady talked.

Tues. 30th
Finished planting corn here at home an commenced plowing on the south 80. Freem and
Sanford took Jims planter home this after noon. I went over to straighten up for Walt and then
went to Mr. Collins stayed till eve. Ballard is some better. I took Walt's old dun horse and
Sanfords cart. Yesterday afternoon gray fan had her mule colt.

May

May 1st
Took the heater down an straightened things in the room somewhat different. Churned 2 times
and moped and a number of other things. This eve Charley horse is sick and Sanford went to
Mout Ida to get some medicine. Freem an Elmer halled old hay all day. Filled up some
washouts in the field and mulched the grapes.

Thurs. 2nd
Elmer and Geo halled mire out of the barn this forenoon. This after noon Elmer and I went to
Garnett. Elmer got him 2 hats, wool an straw and neck tie. $1.21 for all.

Fri. the 3rd
Working on the south 80 fixing to plant corn. This after noon Freem went to Ida. Bout 3 clock
it come up a hard rain. Wind blowed very hard and hailed some. The boys all over to the 80 an
was out in the worse part. Freem got far as Jim Collins an stayed till the hardest was over. Alt
Vanscoy got here just in the worst of it. 2 cattle men was out in it all with 72 head cattle in the
timber at Kents ford. They stayed here all night.

Sat the 4th
Rained real hard last night. The ground is soaked full now. Bout noon begin to rain easy and
rained till bout 3 clock. Ben a cattle man stoped in here out of rain for dinner. We washed for
everything was full of water. An so many wet clothes hung them out. Did not get dry.

Sun the 5th
Walts Birth day. John come home last eve. He went back this eve. The boys went to Fairview
to Church. Sanford rode coach horse. The 1st time any one was on his back. They hitched him
up this morn, drove him down through the place. Found 7 young wolves.

Sat the 11th
This afternoon Dug come after a load of hay. Freem and Sanford went a long to the 80 to get a
load for us an they burnt off the 80.

Sun the 12th
Walt come bout noon. Him and Sanford went to Jim Collins. Mr. Swartz called this morn to
get the clock. Clock Elmer found Yesterday. Walt went back after supper. John did not come
this week. I an Freem went down to the Branch. I picked 1 gal gooseberries. The 1st this year.
Some traveling Dr in Mont Ida the last two weeks. They have a concert every night every
other night free. Milford Cunningham called this eve to get Freem to help fix the grave yd
fense tomorrow afternoon. This morning a light front nothing hurt here.

Mon the 13th
Walt come at noon. Elmer dragging corn. The rest fixing pasture fense. Some windy and real
chily till noon.

Tues the 14th
Real chilly this morn and near all day. Elmer dragging corn. The rest in the fense business.
Geo helping me yesterday and today. The cattle in the north pasture. Walt went home this eve
to see bout his horses. Quite chily for a week at nights. Walt and Sanford went to Welda last
eve to a concert. Just when they got back home.

Wed 15th
Pleasant. John Drumton (?) was married to day.

Thurs. 16th
Cloudy all day an seemingly cold enough to snow. Walt and Sanford commenced to break out
some more on the south 80 this after noon just to try starting with one team. We all went to
Welda last eve to a Dr. concert.

Fri the 17th
Walt went home this morn to drag corn to day and tomorrow.

Sun 19th
John come home to day. Stayed till evening. Walt went to the concert last eve and come home
this morn. Stayed at Joes place last eve. Henry Andrews an family come last and Henrys
brother come last eve. Stayed till 4 clock this eve. Elmer and I went yesterday afternoon to pick
gooseberries. We got 3 ® gal the second picking this year. Freem went to Garnett yesterday.

Tues 21st
Quit chily this morn near frost. This week 2 light frosts wiped the beans and the cucumber
vines. Freem and Walt went to Ida yesterday. Got back at noon, then Walt went home to drag
his corn. Sanford went fore noon to Lafe Walkings to get the scraper. Then in the after noon
they fixed the north pond. Elmer dragon corn yesterday and today. Sanford breaking on the
south 80 today. Freem making posts. I canned 5 quts of gooseberries, from the 3 ® gal Elmer
and I picked last Sat. Used the rest.

Weds the 22nd
Geo and I went down to the Bennett Branch and picked gooseberries enough to can 4 quts.
Canned them today. Walt come this eve. Sanford breaking, Elmer dragging corn.

Thurs 23rd
Walt went to Ida this fore noon to get his breaking plow fixed. Broke on the south 80 this
afternoon. Worked in the dam by the well. Geo and I washed. Freem helped a little 2 or 3
washes. This eve the boys all went to Welda to a Dr. concert.

Fri the 24th Walt went over to the 80 to break and broke the plow point he got fixed yesterday
and took it back this forenoon. This after noon looked rainy. He went over but soon come back.
Rained hard in Mont Ida, just a little here. Sanford working on the pond. Elmer dragging corn.
On the way last night Walt found a chunk of meat some one had lost on the way from town, as
supposed.

Sunday 26th
John come last eve. We were all gone. Freem and I went to see Mr. Herford who took with a
pain in his hip. The boys all went to Welda to the Dr concert. Tis the lat night. There was there
2 weeks. John an I went over in the North timber to get goosberries. We got near a flour sack
full.

Thurs the 30th
Walt went back to his place this morn. He was here 3 days. This week he will have to replant
some of his corn.

Fri. 31st
We have had quite a good deal of rain this week. Sowed the millet on the South 80 today.
Freem went to Ida yesterday then went 4 miles to get 2 bu of millet seed. Took some butter to
Ida and got me a preserve kettle. A peddler from Nebraska here to night. Took off 39 chicks
this morn from 5 hens the last now of this spring. Only one hen to come off yet.

June
Sat the 1st
Very warm this week, some rain. Been quite cold an very hard wind at times this spring. Tis
getting dry now. Rain is needed. Freem took my 3 pigs to town to day, weighed 575 lbs at 4 cts
lb. I raised them myself from little pigs. The boys helped some. He did not give me a cent.
That makes 55 dollars he took of my hard nocks in the last two yrs. It is alright. A lonely road
that has no turn. A peddler from Neb stoped here last night. He is an ol country man from
Palistine.

Sun the 2nd
Boys all home for dinner. The best part of my life is when all home.

Mon the 3rd
The old man an Sanford plowing corn. The first time Freem has went to the field to plow corn in
a long time. Elmer is tending Normal. Commenced today. Geo and I went to Walts this
fornoon.

Wed the 5th
Geo plowing corn the 1st day he ever plowed all day. He plowed nearly half day yesterday.
Freem hoeing all day. I have hold in the garden all the week so far some each day. Put up the
last qut of tame gooseberries today. Have caned 10 gal and 1 qut tame and Wild about half of
each. Made 1 gal of tame gooseberries preserves and 2 gal of Jell.

Thurs. 6th
Walt come home this eve. Went back as soon as he eat supper.

Fri. the 7th
Walt an Freem went to the timber to get some pokes to put on the cattle this after noon. Walt
went back to his place.

Sat the 8th
They all but Geo went to the South 80. They boys went to plow. Freem went to plant some
truck and when they got over there they found a lot of cattle in the field, so it took till 4 clock to
fix fense and to get done plowing what corn there was.

Sun, the 9th
This is childrens day at Welda. John and Elmer went to Fairview to Sunday school and then
went to Welda. It looked so much like rain and did rain a little they come back before service
commenced. Frank summers come long an was here for supper. Walt and Dave Collins come
before dinner. After dinner Dave went off. Walt started to Welda. Looks so much like rain,
guess he did not go any further than his place. After supper John an Frank Summers went to
Ida Childrens service there to night. John as to go 12 miles to where he works to night. He
traded Frank his bugy harness an Robe. Elmer got a letter yesterday from one of his cousin
Oregon he never see. She is 17. Freem an Geo went to Ida to church. Green beans for dinner
Fri an to day.

Sat 15th
No memory taken since last Sun. Yesterday Geo and I went down to old Man ________ to pick
cherries. We got 2 gal. canned 3 qut an eat the rest. Lots of rain now. This week too wet to
plow corn most all week. The boys plowed today. Freem took the milk to Welda. He got there
1st this morn. He come right back then went to Garnett. Did not come back till night. I sent
with him to get 1 Doz cans self ceilers for John. Walt come home this morn, stayed till after
dinner. Commenced selling the milk yesterday morn. We take 2 cans 10 gal each. Went to
Walts weds, then Thurs. eve went to see Roy Doll. He has been laid up since the 12th of Feb
with a very bad ankle an foot caused by a bruise. This afternoon Geo went to Ida. Go a letter
from sister Rose. Said her son Ozro had buried his wife. She died the 7th

Mon the 17th
Very hot. Geo and I an Mr. Crouse and wife went to Henry Daniels to pick cherries. They got
9 gal. We got 71/2 gal. Paid 3 cts qut and picked them all.

Sun the 23
Very hot all of last week. Some nights cool. Geo Clark was here one night this week. I caned
3 gal of cherries this last week. 3 gal an 3 quts in all caned. Last Thurs eve Sanford went to
Garnett to the Teachers Contest. Elmer did not come home that after noon. Fri after noon he
stayed for the ice cream supper. Got home after midnight. Last eve Sanford an Walt went to Ida
to the Woodman festival an concert. To day Sanford and Elmer went to Spring field school
house to church, drove Frank colt. John has not come home today. Walt come at noon. Picked
the first pickles this morn. Plenty of garden truck now. Rained a little shower. Yesterday after
Noon a boy peddler stoped here one day this last week selling silver ware. Got a set of
teaspoons for 60cts. He said he ad been selling them at 2.50 but he could not make nothing.
Times too hard. An he was going to quit the Business.

Tues the 25th
Planted some Cabbage seed in the turnip bed sure head an planted some Peas and beans.
Rained a hard shower this eve. The wind blew hard for a few minutes. Sanford plowing corn in
the last field.

Fri the 28th
Rained nearly all fore noon. This afternoon sprinkled. Freem did not get back from the
Creamery till near noon. I commenced to clean up stairs and took a notion to white was for we
seldom have plenty of water. An this after noon Elmer went to Ida to get lime and white wash
brush an it was 15 past 3 when he got back. I white washed one room and finished cleaning but
did not get the Beadstead put up. Got them ready. The men moved some hay yesterday to get
4th money an now tis all spoiled for bailing. Walt an Joe Slutz bailed some yesterday. Geo
drove. I went over there to red up for Walt and Geo come home with me. They finished bout 6
clock. The men fixed some fense this after noon and then went a fishing. Got nothing. Stoped
at Herfords and got tobacco plants.

Sat the 29th
Rained hard last night and rainey this fore noon and some this afternoon.

Sun the 30th
John come home yesterday afternoon. To day looks rainy. So wet cant plow corn and he quite
where he was to work. All boys home for dinner.

July

Mon 1st 1895
Walt an John went to Elmer Fentons. John went to settle up with Elmer for his work. They
come through Garnett an John traded his horse and 30 dol not 38 dol cash for a New bugy.

Tues the 2nd
I went to Garnett with Crouse and wife. Got back at noon. Real mudy. Freem went in with
Jim Collins. We met them at Hiatts as we come out. Rained some this afternoon.

Weds 3rd
Freem went back to Garnett to day. I sent some young chickens 9cts 1b cash.

Thurs July 4
Walt and John went to Colony. All the rest of us went to Dr Bloombah timber to a Methodist
picnick ® miles from here 2 or more the way we went. Very hot and looked like rain. An we
come home early. 4 clock when we got home.

Fri the 5th
Rained all eve, soon after we got home and all night hard. Cedar up a booming this morn. This
is after noon Geo and I went to see Mrs. Slutz. She is real poorly. The men fixen fense. Walt
and John got far as Walts last eve. Soon after it begin to rain he come home this fore noon. The
blue turkey hen that stole her nest out hatched this week. She was out in all the rain last night
and saved her 4 little turks. A 4 of July bird at Herfords yesterday.

Sun the 7th
Boys all home for dinner, but Walt. The boys got ready and started to Fairview to Sunday
School, tho such a heavy appearance of rain they come back. Just sprinkled a little bit. Been
quite wet all week.

Mon the 8th
Sanford cutting oats. The rest throwing. Together we washed to day. John went to Joe Slutz
this morn.

Tues 9th
Commenced stacking oats.

Weds the 10th
Freem went this morn to see a man that has charge of cattle South of the 80 a bout 100 head in
our field all night. Took them all day to settle. Sanford and Elmer over there all day watching
cattle. Geo planted some taters in the tater patch cross the branch. A Nursery man called to day.
I got order of $5.50. Baking powder agent called an left 1 lb can on trial. Walt and Clem
Wenton come yesterday after noon and was not able to get their dinner. An Geo did. He done
all was done all day. They ate and went a way. John is over there yet. Rainy nearly all day.
Slowly. Geo _____ commenced a gain to hall our milk last Monday. Quite cool nights all week
so far.

Weds. The 17th
Last Mon was a very hot day. 104 in the shade. No wind and melting hot. Yesterday some
wind tho hot. To day some wind and very hot. Freem and Elmer went yesterday to help Frank
Eckelfild thrash oats. On Spink Wests place where Clark lived. They moved to Argentine,
suberb of Kansas City. The reaper broke and Freem went to Ida this afternoon. Finished
stacking the oats this fore noon. This afternoon Geo and I went to Walts. Last Monday, I traded
5 hens to an agent for 3 boxes of chicken cholery and one for lice.

Sun. the 21st
No memory taken since last Weds. This morn Walt come and brought my new sunbonnet I got
Mrs. Marshall to make. Freem and Geo went to Ida this fore noon to church. This after noon
Freem and I went to Mr. Swartz. Boys all home for dinner. This afternoon John and Elmer
went to Fairview to church.

Tues the 23rd
Jess Herford was here on Weds to help stak flax.

Thurs the 25th
I dressed 3 young chickens. Fried one and took to Walt and fixed their dinner and hurried right
back to get dinner. Freem went to Welda this morn to get a load of coal to thresh this after noon.
Then went to Hiatt to school meeting. Walt come after Geo to drive on the Press. He is pressing
for Joe Slutz. Sanford went over there this eve and Geo come back with him.

Fri 26th
Walt come this morn to get Geo this afternoon and tomorrow fore noon. Geo is not home to
night. After the boys got to bed this even, the cattle got to bothering and they got up. Joe Sultz
bull got in the yard. Roastin ears for dinner the second mess this year. Sanford moved hay
this fore noon. This afternoon put part in the barn.

Sat the 27th
Walt did not press this fore noon. Finished Joes this after noon. Geo came this eve after we had
supper. Walt and John took a load of Bails for Slutz to Welda.

Sun the 28th
The boys all home for dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Fenton an Nora come this after noon. They
live in Ida now.

Mon. the 29th
Freem went to Garnett. He got the boys wolf money. Walt and John went to Welda this morn to
get their wagons. They would not let them unload last eve. The commenced to Press for Gus
Burger this afternoon. Come up a rain. They had to quit about 5 clock. Geo was driver. He
come home. The rest went to Walts.

Tues 30th
Rained all night. I guess it was raining when I went to bed and rained till near noon to day.
Cloudy all day. Branches high this morn. We washed an the clothes are in the rinse. Freem an I
went to Walts this afternoon. Sanford went to get his cart fixed an coming home he traded his
watch for another cart and now he has two carts.

Weds the 31st
Washed yesterday an in the afternoon went to Walts. He was not at home. John was there. Put
out the clothes this morn. This afternoon Geo and I went to see Mrs. Robberts to see bout
getting some peaches. We just got a few to eat. They are not ripe enough yet.

August

Thurs. the 1st
Walt bailing for Gus Brugenhouse. All our boys, but one, they all eat dinner here. Freem went
to Welda this morn. Settled up for the first months milk. Got 18 dol 80 cts. Walt went to Ida to
the Woodman festival an concert today. Sanford an Elmer went to Spring field school house to
church. Drive Frank colt. John has not come home today. Walt come at noon. Picked the 1st
pickles this morn. Pleanty of garden truck now. Rained a little shower yesterday afternoon.

Fri, the 2nd
The threshers come last even. They got done the oats before noon and moved the machine to
Clampitts. Come back for dinner. Mrs. Herford helped me. She stayed all day.

Mon. the 5th
Threshers moved the machine from Herfords to Walts an come here for dinner. Threshed at
Walts this afternoon. Mrs. Herford come this noon. We did not get done supper till dark. We
cooked supper her and took it to Walts. Then we dumped the dishes all in the tub and come
home. The threshers here all night.

Tues. the 6th
Went back to Walts this morn to finish threshing. I went to straighten up what we left undone
last night. They finished threshing before noon an then went to Stigleys. This eve Geo and I
went to Herfords to get 2 sacks of apples to dry.

Fri 9th
I an Geo went to Joe Slutz to get some peaches. We got over 2 bu to dry on the shares.

Sat the 10th
We put out the peaches this fore noon. This after noon come up a shower. Rained hard a little
while.

Sun the 11th
Sun come out this morn. Come up a rain this afternoon. Had to bring the fruit all in. Freem
went to Garnett yesterday. Gone all day.

Mon. the 12th
Put the fruit out this morn. Elmer churned then we put out some more apples to day. Then
washed after dinner. Freem went to Ida this forenoon, after noon went to Welda. Sanford and
Elmer halling hay from the south 80. Geo and I finished the mash. Took us till night to get
done. To tired to get a warm supper, so we eat it cold. They boys all home for dinner yesterday.
Walt and John went to Garnett last Sat. Took up 6 head of cattle. One for us and the rest for
Walt. He got 55 dol. One heifer sold for 22 dol. Fri it rained in fore noon an not Sat after noon.
Fri afternoon made a big appearance for rain, but did not. Rained Friday night hard. Lots of
water went to waste.

Tues. 13th
Very hot. The men a haying. Geo and I went to Ida this afternoon. I got the quilt Rose sent
from Bowling Green, Mo.

September

Sun the 8th
No items taken since the a bove date. To busy. Rainy all this afternoon. Tis 9 clock an is
blowing hard an rainy yet an thundering. John come home before dinner an is here to night.
Walt did not come home to day. Mr. Hesfs boy come to visit Geo an rained so is here to night.
This last week was fair week. Walt an John went Fri. The rest went Thurs an Fri. I have not
went for 2 yrs. Rained Fri afternoon. They did not get back till near dark. Freem an Elmer went
Fri after dinner. The fair was near a failure this time. They charged so much for entries, people
would not take things in. Elmer and I went to Joe Shulz yesterday. Got 2 bu of peaches. Caned
12 gal, one gal of tomatoes.

Tues 17th
Geo and I went to look for peaches yesterday. We went to Wilson's 2 miles east of Welda.
Then went to Wades 2 or 3 miles from there and got none. Went to Walts yesterday.

Sun 22nd
Sanford went yesterday to help Walt hall bailed hay. He has not come yet. Tis rainy this after
noon. The wind blowed hard last Thurs. an blowed hard till this after noon day and night.
Blowed very hard this afternoon till it rained.

Mon 23rd
Real heavy frost this morn for the 1st this fall. Killed the tomatoes and sweet taters in some
places. Did not hurt ours very much. Walt an John went to help Gus Bergenhouse thresh this
fore noon. Pery Beal come yesterday to visit the boys. Stayed till this morn. We finished
cutting corn for this fall bout the middle of last week.

Tues 24
Walt, John, Sanford, and Elmer went to help Herfords thresh. Took nearly all day. Mr.
Simpson and Lillie, Ed and his wife stopped with us last night. Frosted a gain last night tho
not so heavy as night before yesterday and to day very nice.

Wed 25
John Wood an family come from Osage Co.

Sat the 28th
John went yesterday an bought Mrs. Doll out and to day Freem and John went to Garnett an Mrs.
Doll to fix the papers. They went this fore noon. Mollie and I went this after noon. Robersons
and Bailers come last Thurs. morn.

Sun 29th
John Wood an family and Grant Herald started home this morn. Quite chilly.

October

Thurs the 3rd
Geo is 18 years old to day.

Fri the 4th
Rained last eve an the bailers went home. Tis rainy looking yet. Freem went to Welda with the
milk. I went far as Swartz's to help her get dinner for the threshers. Looked so rainy they did
not commence till 10 clock. Finished at 2. Then went to Dolls. Swartz had 100 bu of flax.
Freem and Geo dug the early Kansas taters. Planted not quite half bu. Dug 4 sacks full.

Mon the 7th
Walt commenced to bail hay on the south 80 to day.

Tues the 8th
Walt finished this morn 9 clock then moved to Cars. Freem and Sanford halled 2 loads of bails
this after noon.

Weds. 9th
Freem an Sanford halled 4 loads of bails this fore noon an on this after noon. That is all they
halled to Welda. This morn I went cross lots to Walts. I went to get flour to finish mixen the
light bread. The Robersons bailers broke down a gain this eve. None her to night, but the
driver. Elmer and Geo started to school last Mon morn the 7th. All I can think of now. Have
kept no steady count. Many things have sliped my mind. Been to busy.

Thurs 10th
Freem went to Garnett to get a barrel to make crout

Fri 11th
Quite chily this morn. John come from Walts this morn an went to see Widow Smith to rent her
place. Elmer went after Mrs. Herford this morn to get her to help me make Crout. Walt come at
noon. He has a bad gathering on his hand.

Sat 12th
Freem an John went to Garnett this morn. John went to meet the Widow Smith to get the
contract drawed for the rent of the place. Walt went 9 miles east of Garnett to see a bout a job of
bailing. Freem went to Garnett to get a spring wagon. Walt come back with head ache an his
hand very bad. Tis now 11 clock. All a sleep but myself. Quite a freeze last night. Guess it
will freeze to night.

Tues the 15th
Walt and I went to Garnett this after noon 15 cts lb for butter, 12 ® cents for eggs.

Weds the 16th
The thresher come this after noon. Got to threshing bout 3 clock. Mrs. Swartz an Mrs.
Herford come to help.

Thurs. 17th
Finished threshing this after noon and moved to Jones. Freem went to Ida. Walt an Sanford
went to Welda this eve. Mrs. Swartz come back to help get dinner and we forgot to put on
butter.

Fri 18th 1895
It has blowed hard nearly all day, blowing hard this eve. Walt went home this morn. He has
been home all week with a very bad boil on his hand. He went home to see if he could plow.
Singing school commenced at Cedar Ridge. Elmer went. We had near 300 bu of flax an 60 bu
of milett.

Sat 26
One week ago very warm no rain for quite a while. Ponds are drying up. Roads are quite dusty.
Week a go to day we went to Garnett. Mrs. Swartz was to come an went a long. She failed to
come, but went in the morn. Last mon Freem went in with a sample of flax. Tues, Weds and
Thurs he halled 2 loads each day and yesterday 1 load. Was gone all day. He gets 72 cts a bu.
Last Tues after noon I went to see Mrs. Daniels and Bertha. She come back from Illinois on a
visit. 4 of us went to Ida to Dundard Church. Last eve Elmer went to Dolls school house to
singing school. Elmer and Sanford went this afternoon to Mr. Daniels to get some winter
apples. They got 4 bu 25 cts a bu picked. Freem went to Ida this afternoon. Sanford went to
Walts afternoon an then this eve did not see him either time.

Weds the 30th
No memory taken since the 26th. Have forgotten some things. John come home from Smileys
where he has been husking corn. This is the 3rd week. Walt come too from his place an the
Slutz place.

Thurs 31st
The min tied and halled fodder this for noon. This after noon John went to get his girl to take
her to Dundard feet washing. We all went but Walt. He went back this mon to husk corn. The
house was more than full. John has such a sore finer don't see how he can husk corn.

November 1895

Fri, the 1st
John went back to Smileys this morn. Today he is 22 years old. Freem went to Garnett this
morn. Sanford went to help Andrews drive the steers. We sold him 5 head for 75 dol. Real
chily weather. Froze some last night. We go a letter from Molly Wood. Her mother died the
20th of Oct.

Sat the 9th
This has been a very disagreeable week. Gues the election the cause for a general set of rascals
elected to office. Tues night it rained nearly all night. John come home from Smileys to vote. It
was dark an rainy and he stayed all night. Weds morn he went back. Not fit week to work at
any thing. Cloudy an rainy all the week. To day is the 1st the sun has shone this week. This
morn the ground was froze the first time this fall. It was partly clear before daylight then got
very dark. Clouded with all appearance of snow. Bout noon it cleared off. This morn at 8 min
past 5 Walt and Sanford started for Osage Co to move John Wood on the Doll place here. Tis
very mudy an we now wish they had not went. Freem an Elmer went to Garnett this after noon.
Freem got a new hard time coat. Elmer got a new over coat, shoes and school pants. Freem got
with butter 7 yds denims, 7 yds prints. 25 cts in soap, paper, coffee and near 8 yds of shirting.
Sold 19 lbs butter. Got 15 cts lb. George worked like a slave and milked 9 cows a lone. Freem
and Elmer did not get back till dark. We got the clothes dried what we washed Weds as we did
not hang them all out Weds. It looked too rainy. Dot Doll was married to Alva Alexander
yesterday. Any truth in sayings not much sunshine in their married life.

Sun the 17th
Walt come from Osage last eve where he and Sanford went 1 week a go yesterday. Sanford,
Mollie and the 2 girls got here half hour before he did an John Wood and Grant Herald did not
get in with their load till this morn. They went over to the house before they come here. They
did not get here till noon. John come home last night from Smileys. He went back after dinner
today. Tis warm to day.

Mon the 18th
Very pleasant. Mollie and I went to Garnett this fore noon. Half past one when we got back.

Tues the 19th
The wind got in the north last night an to day is quite chily. John Wood moved over to day on
their new place.

Fri 22nd
Yesterday was warm, but the wind blew very hard. I washed a load and hung out the clothes.
The wind more than whipped them for a few minutes. They soon dried. To day tried to rain.
This afternoon froze as it come down. John come at noon from Smileys where he has been the
last month to husk corn. He strained his left arm so he could not work or husk. Him and
Sanford went to Walts after dinner. Walt was not home. They come right back an we killed a
hog.

Sun 24th
Rained most all day. Froze an the trees loaded down with ice.

Mon 25th
Snowed most all day. The men all to work at a cow shed most of the day.

Tues 26th
Really chily. Froze quite hard.

Weds the 27th
Cleared off an is nice. Only mudy. I washed and got the clothes dry.

Thurs 28th
Mostly cloudy all day. The men worked till after dinner halling nure. John Wood an family
here for dinner an all the boys only Elmer and Geo. They at school. Walt and John has been
home all the week so far. John Sanford and Elmer has gone to a Thanksgiven church social at
Fairview.

Fri 29th
Freem Walt an John E. Wood, wife an Olah went to Garnett today. They did not get back till
dark.

December

Sun the 1st
A very stormy day. Rained some last night an turned to snow today. Snowed very hard. Part of
the time cloudy all day. Geo went to his cousin Johns to get Molly to help him make paper
flowers.

Mon 2nd
Very cold. Freem went to Ida to get some nails he forgot to get. Sat John went 12 miles north to
husk corn. He went a foot. To rough to take a team out. Walt went over to is place to day.

Tues 3rd
Very cold this fore noon. Moderated a little this afternoon. Sanford went to Walts and right
back

Weds 4th
Walt come this morn. Stayed till after dinner. Tried to storm most all fore noon and got colder
till about 2 or 3 clock an moderated. Eve nice.

Thurs 5th 1895
Real chily. Thawed a little to day. Freem an Sanford took Whitney or big Bull to Welda this for
noon. He weighed 1600. Brought 36 dol. Sanford halled a load of wood this after noon. Freem
fixen hen house.

Fri 6th
Pleasant. The men husking corn. Freem and Sanford Walt an John E. Wood went to Garnett
yesterday. I went to Walts this after noon. He had been to Welda fore noon. Come back after I
went their.

Sat 7th
All the men picked corn this fore noon. After noon Freem went to Ida. The 3 boys in the corn.
Down bad an hard. Husking too the 3 all after noon to get a load.

Sun the 8th
Walt did not come home to day nor John. He has been a way all the week to husk corn. I went
to John E. Wood's this after noon. I am 50 years old today. Chily this fore noon. Ice on the
windows this fore noon. This after noon very nice. Cloudy this eve.

Sun the 15th
No memory taken this last week. John come home from where he was husking corn last Fri. He
had been gone near 2 weeks. Mollie and I went to Garnett last Fri. The men husking corn all the
week. John E. Wood and his hired man help 3 days I think. Our John went to Garnett yesterday
an brought him a new harness. Walt come home this eve. He is here to night. I an Elmer went
to Herfords a few minutes this eve. The marble man of West Phalia come yesterday after noon
an put up a tombstone to Alleys grave. Geo and I went down this after noon to see it. It cost 27
dol.

Mon the 16th
Very cloudy tho not cold Freem and I went to Garnett. Took in 16 turkeys. They brought 9 dol
35 cts 5 cts lb.

Thurs 19th
Commenced raining Tues between 3 an 4 clock. Rained all night Weds. Was cloudy, but begin
to rain bout 10 clock an rained all day. John and Sanford went to Garnett. John went to get
collars for his mules. Rained on them all they way home. Real cold. Rain seems cold enough to
snow. Rained some last night an stormy all day to day. This after noon it snowed some. Tis
now 10 clock and snowing and blowing yet. Grant Herald come yesterday and stayed till this
afternoon. Him an Sanford washed to day. The clothes stands in the rinse. John E. come to
bring his buy in the shed. Rode the horse back and Grant walked. I made Walt a new feather
bed. Took it over last week.

Fri 20th
Cloudy all day till this eve.

Sat 21st
Cleared off last night an to day pleasant. Hung the clothes out an got them dry.

Tues 24th
John E. Wood and family come this after noon. Stayed till after supper. Yesterday was cloudy
all day. John E. and family come last eve and we all went to Literary with them, but Freem and
Elmer. Elmer has sore neck. Not very many out. Had a very fair program, but no Debaten.
Was warm, but mudy. Commenced raining some time in the night an had rained hard all day or
nearly so. Would slack a little an then commence again. Not very cold. Tis 10 clock pm an
snowing hard. The ground is covered. All the snow the other day had nearly all gone off.
Sanford and Geo washed the porch from top to bottom to day. They are all in bed quite a while a
go. I have just got my work done so I shall go too, Elmer churned after supper. I moped and
emptied the jars that was full of rain water. Lots of water in the cellar. Every thing a flood out
doors. John got him a new watch. I think it was a week a go to day. Harry Dunden of Mont
Ida and an old man was both buried last week.

Weds
Christmas Day. Snowed some last night an cloudy to day tho not very cold. I rained so we did
not get to have the Xmas tree at Fairview last eve as was intended. John E. Wood an family all
the boys was here for dinner. We had turkey.

Thurs 26th
I framed a comfort this fore noon. Afternoon John went to Welda to mill. I want a long far as
Walts. We did not get back till dark. Their was a funeral in Welda an the mill was closed an he
had to wait till they come back from the grave yd. Walt was a way. I did not see him till we got
started. Sun shine part of the day tho real chilly.

Fri the 27th
Bad weather for near a week. Had vacation in our school this week. Elmer has been laid up near
a week with a swelling on his neck. Him and Sanford went to the timber to day to get a load of
wood. Very mudy. Freem in Mont Ida all day yesterday. Nothing to be there for.

Sat 28th
Clear part of the day. This eve cloudy an is some misty and windy. John went to the Widow
Smith's yesterday morn. He is not back yet. He went to chop wood. Sanford, Elmer and Geo
went to Fairview to the Xmas tree that was to have been last Tues night. George got a real nice
glass Box full of candy made by Stella Cunningham. Quite a surprise to him. He did not know
their was a Xmas tree till he got nearly their. They started to Literary. That was Literary night.
Freem went to Ida this after noon. They got out 2 loads of corn the 1st for over a week. Real
mudy an hard to pull in the field. I got a very nice album for Xmas present by John an Sanford.
Walt got his pa cup and saucer. They boys got neck ties and handkerchief. Mollie Wood
brought me 2 vases of flowers she made her self. Very nice. That is the flowers she made.

Sun. 29th
Real chily this morn. Sanford and _____ went to their cousin John Woods. John came home
bout noon from the place he rented. Jr. Mr. an Mrs Burns come nearly noon.

Tues 31st
Free john an Sanford shucked corn yesterday. John husked till noon then went to Walt's. We all
went to Literary last night. I come home with headache. Had it all day. Not able to get diner
today. Sanford got dinner. It was near 11 when we got home last night. It was after 3 when
John come in this morn. It was real cold. It snowed hard bout the time the boys went to school
tho it soon stopped and cleared off an the wind blew hard all day yesterday. I baked some for
New Years dinner at the church in Welda. Was going to finish today. Sanford an Elmer went to
Washington to a writing school this eve.

January 1896

Weds the 1st
Wind in the south blowing very hard. John went to Jim Collins to husk corn. Walk and Sanford
an us both went to John E. (Wood) for New Year dinner. Elmer and Geo at school. Sanford
went to Mr Heaps (?) this morn early to take what I fixed for the diner at the New church. Walt,
Sanford and Jim Clark went to Welda to an Oyster supper for the New Church. They all got
back bout 12 clock.

Thurs 2nd
Not very cold this morn early. Commenced to grow cold about 8 clock an by night was real
cold. John went back to Collins this morning to husk corn.

Fri 3rd
Last night was very cold an this morn is the coldest morn we have ha this winter. Too cold to
husk corn. This afternoon Sanford went to get a load of wood. John went to Walts to move the
press over to press a stack of hay.

Sat the 4th
Not quite so cold this morn. The boys pressed hay this fore noon for John here at home. Not
very cold this after noon. Mr. Simpson and little boy stayed last night with 50 head of cattle an
horses on their way to Lyn co. Sanford went to Ida this eve. Not 10 clock. He is not back yet.
Sanford come in 15 minutes after I wrote that.

Sun the 5th
Pleasant. John Wood an family come dinner was over.

Mon the 6th
John went to Jim Collins to get a wagon this morn. He went over to the Widow Smith's place
to take a load of hay. Come back this eve.

Tues the 7th
Windy an chily. Henry Andrews come last eve. They left this morn. John an I went to Garnett
this afternoon. Took our old bugy an John's young mules. They scared just a few minutes
before we got ready to start and broke the bugy tongue. We got it fixed an it was near sun down
when we left Garnett and it was half past 6 when we got home. Went to get Johns out fit to
batch.

Weds the 8th
Pleasant. We finished husking corn yesterday an to day finished halling fodder. Grant Herrald
helped.

Mon. the 20th
We killed our big Charley hog last mon. Last Sat Sanford and I went to see John for the 1st time.
Sanford went to help him saw wood. The United Brethern are having a whooping time at
washing for school house. The boys went nearly every night last week. Elmer went to night.
Some of us went to Literary. Very mudy now for the last week an cloudy good deal of the time.
Sanford halled 2 loads of wood to day.

Sun. the 26th
Been cloudy, near all last week lost. Wed noon Mr. Simpson an Lillie an son John an Mrs
Simpson stoped on their way moving to Lynn Co. Their teams were tired. They put up for the
night. Thurs morn, it was snowing and very disagreeable and they stayed till Fri morn. It was
more pleasant tho cloudy. Sat morn was quite cold. Turned cold Fri night after the boys come
from Church. To day is quite chily tho not so cold. Clear most of this after noon. John come
yesterday and went back to day. Walt Cris Young and Grant Herald was here for dinner. This
after noon Geo and I went to Herfords. Sanford went to Ida to church this eve.

Mon the 27th
Pleasant. We all went to Literary this eve. Mock trial was all was done. It was near 11 when
we got home. Very mudy.

Tues. the 28th
Peter Watkins died this morn. He has been sick with dropsy over 3 yrs. Simpsons boys come
this eve to get the load they left here last week. Pleasant all day.

Weds the 29th
Freem and I went to Watkins funeral. A large procession 26 teams and a lot at the grave yd.
Buried at Burch. Sanford helped dig the grave.

Thurs the 30th
Rainy this morn, but soon stoped. Sanford an I washed. Freem went to Welda. Stayed near all
day. John come bout 1 clock. Roads to bad to travel. He come Tues eve an went back
yesterday morn early. He come to day to bring Bess mare back. Tis now bed time and raining
again. Clothes on the line. Not very cold.

Fri 31st
Sanford went to Jim Collins to husk corn. John went back to the Smith place early this morn.
Freem in Ida nearly all day. Looks stormy an did mist this eve. Wind in North. Mon 27
commenced an 4 sacks of flower got Sat before.

February

Sat the 1st
Freem went to Garnett. Went horseback. Roads very bad. Sanford and Elmer went to Timber to
saw wood.

Sun the 2nd
I went to visit Mrs. Dick Fenton. John come near noon. Sanford went back with him. They
started 3 clock. George went to his cousins, John E. Wood.

Mon 3rd
I quilted near all day. Mollie an the girls come this after noon an stayed for Literary. John E. an
Walt went to Garnett. Walt went to sign papers for the rent to the Row place.

Tues 4th
Freem went to Garnett. He halled my fat sow to town. I did not get a cent of it. She brought 9
dol. I had a head ache all day. Could not do a lick of work. Freem stayed till the children come
from school. I had to keep up the fire and my head nearly busted. Sanford come this eve from
where he went Sunday.

Weds 5th
Freem went to Ida. Walt and Elmer went a way last even did not get back till near 12 clock.

Thurs 6th
Cold south wind. I went to Walts this after noon to help rid up a little.

Fri 7th
Turned colder last night an snowed some. This morn snowed a little more and quit. Chily. The
boys all gone to Literary at Fairview. John come last eve. He come to help on the cistern.
Freem and Sanford commenced it yesterday. Revival meetings all round us. I have not went
nary night.

Sat the 8th
Freem went to Ida. John and Sanford worked in the cistern till 4 clock then could go no farther
till they blast. Not cold but lots of cloudy weather.

Sun the 9th
Boys all a way but Walt. John went back to his place this morn. Elmer went a long to get the
single harness Sanford traded for with John. Geo went to Wash Lewises with John Clark.
They went to see a New York boy. Afternoon John Wood and family came.

Mon. 10th
Freem went to church and to the baptizing. Three members in the Dundard church then he
went to Studebakers to get a drill to work the cistern. Walt and John went to Smiths to get a
load of feed and stuck in the mud and up set and did not get but one load home and took all day
to do that.

Tues 11th
Broke the drill and Freem had to go to Ida to get it fixed. Mrs. Fenton and Mrs. Swartz come
to visit to day. I am all alone to night. Freem and Sanford went to a debate on the silver
question an Elmer an Geo went to Hiatt to arithmetic match.

Wed. 12th
Cloudy this forenoon. Rainy this after noon. Sanford went to Ida to get the drill fixed this after
noon. I sent a letter to Rose and Sarah.

Thurs 13th
Very vine day. I washed nearly all a lone. Freem an Sanford working in the cistern till 3 clock.
Then Freem went to Ida to get the pick fixed.

Fri 14th
More pleasant. Only some wind this after noon. Broke the crow bar an Freem went to Ida to get
it fixed this after noon.

Tues 18th
We all went to Literary lst even but Walt. He did not. Walt, Mollie Wood an I went to Garnett
to day. Eggs 10, turkeys 71/2 to 9 cts a lb. I took in 5 late ones, 8cts lb brought 2.56 dressed 4
hens 1.12 at 7 cts lb. Took in 19 doz eggs.

Weds 19th
John has been home all the week to help in the cistern. This after noon him an I went to the
Smith place. I went to see Mrs. Smith. She has been very sick. Is better now. Quite chily this
eve tho nice to day. Frank Ecklefield's sale to day.

Thurs 20th
Freem walked to Ida this fore noon to get some more blastings fixings. Elmer and Geo went to
Fairview this eve.

March

Sun 1st
Cold. Turned cold yesterday after noon. Chily to day. Mr. Colburn come yesterday to Cement
the cistern. It was misty in the morn, but soon cleared off. He come bout 9 clock. Commenced
at 10. They could not mix fast enough an carry the cement. He had to wait for mortar and then
got done before 4 clock. Freem went to Ida with him. John come home to day. Went back this
eve. He has bad cold. Elmer an Geo went to their cousin, John Wood.

Tues 3rd
Very cloudy yesterday an all day to day. Snowed quite hard for a while. This morn the ground
is covered. Moderated this morn. This eve freezing. No literary last eve. The boys went, soon
come back. Freem an Sanford hitched up Flora colt and drove her to Garnett. The 1st time she
was hitched to a wagon. They had her hitched to a cart once. Walt and Grant halled away their
hay they had here yesterday. Took 3 loads.

Thurs 5th
Freem an Sanford went to Garnett to day. Mollie an the girls come near noon.

Sat 7th
Geo and I went to Garnett to day. We went to see Mrs. Doll. Toll in 27 doz an 9 eggs. Sold for
6 cts doz. After we started Freem and Walt, Grant, and John E. come. Walt got Grant a suit of
clothes and him and John E. got riding Cultivators. John M. come yesterday an took a load of
hay back an then come back and stayed all night an till after diner today. Sanford an Grant went
to Washington to church to day and to night him and Elmer when to Ida to church.

Thurs 25
I went to help Molly Wood white wash. Freem an Sanford went to Garnett to take milett. Got
22 cts bu. Sold 11 dol and 25 cts worth. This has been a very disagreeable month. Windy,
snowy an rainy. The last two days has been very windy. Several little calves this month and 36
chickens. Walt lost his cow this morn.

Fri 27th
School out today. Elmer and Geo did not miss a day this term. Elmer missed half day yesterday
all he missed. Freem and I went to school this after noon. Quite a few visitors and a pleasant
time.

Sat 29th
Freem and Geo went to Garnett this after noon. Geo got new pair of shoes. Freem got a rose
bush to sent in between the 2 south windows. Called 7 sisters. Got a snow ball bust to sent o
Alleys grave. Got a letter from Rose. She had been very sick with lung fever and grip.

Sun 29th
John did not come home today nor Walt. Pleasant to day. Lots of company this after noon.

Mon 30th
3 year this morn Alley died. Geo an I went to set out bushes on his grave an to take out some
that was there. Pleasant this morn the wind raise and blowed hard all day.

Tues 31st
Wind got in the south by eve. Pretty chily. Freem an Geo fixen the platform to the cistern.
Finished sewing the oats to day and finished shoveling them in.

April

Weds the 1st
Froze some last night an is real cold to day. Very windy tho clear. Sanford plowing on the south
80. Elmer dragging oats this after noon. Freem went to Ida this morn. Concert in Ida this eve.
Elmer and Geo went. John come this morn before 9 clock. He come after hay. Went right back.

Sun 5th
Very stormy looking this morn. Geo and I went to West Phalia to see Henrys. It rained soon
after we got there an we stayed all night. It drizzled all the after noon.

Mon the 6th
We come home half past 10. Very nice day.

Tues 7th
Mollie and the girls an Mrs. Readshaw here to visit. Milford C an a broom man an a stove
polish man come. While I was getting supper the last one named stayed all night. I got one
broom for 3 doz eggs from the broom man. Milford come to announce the death of Mrs. Slotz.

Weds the 8th
It rained all night last night an most all fore noon to day. This after noon Freem an I went to
Mrs. Slotz funeral. She lived 100 miles away. They brought her home and buried her at Birch.
She is Daniels daughter.

Sun 12th
Boys all home for dinner. John went to Walt's this eve. Got Charley Zeber and went home. It
was dark when he started.

Mon 13th
17 years today since my father died.

Weds 15
John come this morn. He started at 5 clock this morn. It was near dark last night when he got
done planting then took the planter and got his breakbar and started at 5. He come to bring
Walts team an to help Walt put in his flax. The wind has blowed hard all week. Geo and I
commenced to make garden. Nearly every body done an early garden up. Ours wasn't ready the
fense tore down an hogs running out. I did not care to ____ for pigs. Planted the early fortune
taters. Just threw them in the ground an covered them up.

Sun 19th
We planted corn part of 2 days this last week for the first and Sanford planted part of 3 days for
Burns. Broke a casting Fri. eve and went to Garnett yesterday. Yesterday morn it rained. He
did not get back till after dinner then he finished at Burns. John come this morn. Got pasture for
his cattle. Started back this eve. Took his cow an 3 horses. Wind has blowed every day this lst
week hard. Nice to day. This eve wind blowing hard. Walt did not come to day. D. Fenton
called this after noon, wife and Nora.

Tues. 21st
Quite chily last eve an this eve. Sowed some egg plant seed and made some garden an planted
some flower seed. Walt come yesterday morn to get the planter to commence planting on the
place he lives. Mollie come last eve to get the Boiler to make soap. They killed a pig an it
spoiled in less than a week. They will make it in soap. Geo and I made some more garden. This
after noon sowed the yellow onion seed. Got of mills seed co. and planted some snips an the
beans and peas. Freem went to Garnett this after noon. Drove Charles to the old spring wagon.

Weds 22nd
Elmer plowing in the north field. Sanford dragging on the south 80 this fore noon. Terrible
black cloud in the north very hard wind for a short time. Rained some this fore noon. John
come this eve. Went right back.

Thurs 23rd
Commenced planting corn on the south 80 this fore noon. Looks very much like rain all the fore
noon. The Oyster medicine man stayed here last night. Left 1 bottle cough syrup, one of pain
cure, one of cinnamon essence. Paid him 50 cts an 2 of the bottles he left here last year. Kept
him all night. He allowed 1.00 for than and now we owe him 75 cts. The wind blew so hard last
night shook the house.

Weds 29th
Yesterday wind blowed very hard all day. Tried to rain this morn. During the day grew quite
chily. Sanford and Elmer plowing this after noon. Fixing fense this fore noon. Been too wet all
week to plow. Last Fri night and Sat night rained very hard. The crick too high to cross in
safety last Sunday. John come St. and stayed till mon. Walt come Sunday after noon and stayed
supper. This after noon Geo an I went to Ida. Sanford went to Drundard church last even and to
night him and Elmer went. Last Fri 8 little ducks hatched. My head ached an I could not tend
them. 4 got out of next. The hen picked them to death. It seems chily enough this eve to front.
We commenced hall milk to Welda. The 1st this spring last Monday.

May

Fri the 1st
2 cattle men stayed here last night.

Sat 2nd
Patterson come just before dinner. He is the man that has the cattle in the pasture south of us.
Him and Freem went to Ida this after noon. Old man Tracy called yesterday after noon. Stayed
till after supper. He come a foot. He is 75 years old. He lives in Ida. Freem, Sanford and Elmer
went to church an took him back to Ida.

Sun the 3rd
John come this morn early. His mules got a way an as they did not come home he went right
back. Walt was home for dinner and supper to day. John Wood an family come this after noon.
Stayed till after supper. Look like rain this eve. All went round.

Mon 4th
Pleasant part of the day. Rained some.

Tues 5th
Walt is 24 years to day. This morn Freem went to Garnett. Got back at noon. Went to get a
piece for the planter that Sanford went to Garnett last Sat eve to get and they had to send for it.
This after noon they are planting. Mrs. Burns called this morn to get Sanford to plant corn.
They did not get the check roer with the planter. They borrowed an then they did not need him.
This after noon I baked some fixens. Geo and I took it to Walt to make him think of this Birth
day.

Weds May 6
Sanford planting in the north field. Elmer plowing there. They could not make the check over
work this afternoon an are drilling in the corn.

Thurs 7th
The wind blowing hard. I went to John E. Wood to get some turkey eggs. No one at home.

Fri 8th
Planting corn in the north field.

Sat 9th
Finished planting corn in North field. Been nearly all week at it. The planter bothered. Got a
letter from Rose.

Sun the 10th
John come this morn. He traded his Charley colt for a black mare colt. An com to hitch it up to
Break it. He drove down to the crick. I an Pa went a long far as Burns. Walt come just a little
bit. Went a way just before I got here.

Mon 11th
I sent a letter to Emma Lib an Sarah. Freem, Sanford an Elmer went to Garnett to hear Brother
Botkins make a speech. Did not get back till nearly dark.

Tues 12th
Planted the bottom below the cow yd. Very dry and hard. Planted it to corn an pumpkin see
Rose sent on east side of the garden and two rows of parsnip over where I had sowed one before
this spring. St out shuck tomatoes. The clouds gathered up quick an soon it was hailing. The
most hail fell since we are here as far as I remember. And the largest. The ground was white.
Tis now near 9 clock an raining an blowing hard. All are in bed. I will go to.

Weds May 13
Looks very rainy. Geo an I took Gray Fan an went to Johns after Freem come back from Welda.
It rained on us slowly quite a ways and rained hard. After dinner we started back at 4 clock, 9
miles to drive. Windy. Clear part of the day.

Thurs 14th
Geo and I washed the boys finished plowing for milett.

Fri 15th
Rained nearly all day an hard part of the day. Tis now 9 clock and raining hard and cool the last
3 nights.

Sun 17th
Windy. Freem, Sanford and I went to Fairview to church an the preacher failed to come. Just
had Sunday School. John E. an family was here for dinner.

Mon 18th
Cloudy. To rainy looking to got to church is eve.

Tues 19th
Sanford to John M. to get the mare. He traded John his bugy for it. It rained and he did not get
back till evening. They both went to Garnett first.

Weds 20th
Elmer went to Johns to get him to help bail hay. They got back two clock and then they went to
bailing soon after dinner.

Thurs 21st
Rainy this morn. Did not rain till 4 clock an tis now 10 an has rained real hard ever since. They
just got done. Bailing an loaded one wagon to go to Welda an had to put the rest in Barn. The
boys all here tonight. They all went to a medicine concert at Welda last night but John. Walt
stoped at his place. Come over this morn. They boys did not get back till 12 clock. Tis raining
oh so hard. Fear my chickens will get drowned. Have over 200.

Fri 22nd
Well we had a terrible rain. Many fields washed out bad. Our taters on the south 80 terribly
washed. 13 of the little chicks John brought from the Smith place all drowned. The water run in
the barrel. All floating on top of the water. Two got in other coop. One under a board.
Couldn't kick when I found it. One of the others died. Walt and John helped John E. fix fense
all day round pastures.

Sat 23rd
John went over to his place this morn. It rained 3 hours this morn. Did not start to the Creamery
till 9 clock. Then John started to his place. He forded the crick this morn come back this after
noon an the crick too high an he had to go clear back with in 2 miles of his place an cross the
bridge. 9 clock when he come. Freem went to Ida this after noon. He got back a few minutes
before John did. Sanford an Elmer covered the taters that washed out. Today we heard of many
Cyclones in the last few days.

June

Mon June 1st
Been rainy the last two weeks. Too wet to work in field or garden, tho the boys plowing corn an
dragging in millet. Yesterday John come. Went back this morn. Freem an I went to hear young
Studabaker preach yesterday in Ida. When we come home John was ready to go to the Rumby
Ford to see several Baptized. I eat a lunch an went with him. The road terrible in places. Many
corn fields nearly washed out. Sanford an Elmer went to Washington school house this morn.
From there to the Baptising. They got no dinner till come home. Sanford was Baptised.

Tues 2 of J.
Elmer got a new suit last week. I went to Dick Fentons twice this last week to get mulberries.
Mollie and Geo went with me one day. The next time I went _____ _____ took Frank an the
cart. Canned 3 gal. mixed with 1 gal of goose berries. Caned 5 qts of time goos berries. Not
many on this year. Walt did not come home yesterday. Turned chily yesterday an has been ever
since. Cold enough last night an tonight for fire.

Mon the 8th
Rained a good shower yesterday after noon. Molly come yesterday. Her an I went to the grave
yd. The rain was so close we did not get out. Looked as if it might be a tornado only a hard
shower. Mr. and Mrs. Vanscay stoped in till the rain was over. John walked home yesterday an
Sanford took him back. Got in a shower both ways. Walt come last eve stayed till after
supper. Elmer started to Normal at Garnett this noon.

Tues 9th
A cool day. Nice to work out doors. I been hoeing all day or nearly so. Sowed some clover
seed by the walk. Planted the last cabbage seed in the bottom an some beans that washed out.
Just had to plant over. John come this eve to get Walt to help him plow corn. His corn is getting
to beg to plow. Walt could not help. He has to work his own corn. John Sanford, Elmer an Geo
all went to Watkins. (?)

Sat 13th
Freem, Geo and myself went to Garnett. George an I got back at noon. Freem stayed for
Convention. Did not get home till dark. I took in one doz frys (young chickens) one doz hens,
11 doz eggs. $5.14. All bought. I got me black cashmere shawl.

Sun the 14th
Warm now. A few nights a go nearly cold enough to front. Dry now. The ground hard to
cultivate. It was so wet an got dry so quick, the ground cracked open. Crops need rain. Yebry
an Irene an family come. Bell has not been here since last summer. Guess it is over a year since
last summer. Henry went back this eve. Her an children stayed all night.

Mon 15th
Bell and I went to visit Alleys grave this forenoon. This after noon they went home. We went to
Ida last eve. It was Childrens day. Some one stole the quilt I took along in the wagon. Been
very warm today. Walt come this morn. He was not home yesterday. He went right back. John
come yesterday. Stayed till this morn.

Sun the 22nd
Warm all week. Tried to rain yesterday tho not very much. Freem Walt an John an myself went
to Henrys. They will not start to Sherrid Co this coming week as they intended to. Geo and I
went to Ida yesterday afternoon. I went to get sister Lib a dress to send by Henrys.

September

Fri New Years Day 1897
Very pleasant. Warm enough to have the doors open when getting dinner yesterday. Was rainy
near all day. The boys at school.

Sat 2nd
Last eve it clouded over an bout 9 clock begin to drizzle an kept it up all night. Sleeted near all
day today. Walt come late last eve to get the boys to help him bail to day. To stormy to do any
thing.

Sun the 3rd
Pretty cold this morn an snowed a little. The ground covered with snow an ice. The boys went
to Walts in sley then come back. Mr. Readshaw come with them 4 clock. Walt come took the
sleigh an took him back. Tis cold now. Ice on the windows an the wind blowing hard. So
stormy Sanford did not come home to day. He is working 9 miles north of here. The boys all
home Christmas dinner. John is employed by the Medicine co yet. He has been home pretty
often of late. Tis so snowy now he wont start out till better weather. We all went to Xtree but
Papa.

Mon the 4th
Stormy all day snowed very hard a few minutes at a time. Some times when the sun showed.

Tues the 5th
Real chily last night an this morn. Today clear most all day. Not so cold as yesterday. This eve
no wind and more pleasant.

Weds the 6th
Wind in south tho chily. The snow melted some to day. Slipery and bad walking. More ice
than snow. Freem an I went to Walts. I went to make his bed. There is a man there from Texas
an he is moving to Adel, Iowa. He has been there several days. I think since last Sat with 2
wagons an 5 horses. Walt bought one of his wagons an he will start with one wagon an what he
can load in tomorrow morn. Mollie an the girls an Mrs. Fenton called this after noon. John E.
an family got back from Osage Co last night bout 11 clock.

Jan 24th
No memory taken since the 6th. All the months o far has been real windy rainy an some snow.
Freezing of nights. Little snow yesterday. Was warm this eve. Black cloud come up in the
north. Turned cold and froze real hard last night. Ice on the windows before we went to bed an
was very dark. Sanford come home 1 clock. He eat dinner and went right back. He went back a
foot. Walt come a little wile an he went right back home. A little girl of Amos Paden died
yesterday bout noon. We allowed to got to the funeral. So cold we did not go. Ice on windows
all day. Coldest of winter.

February

Feb the 3rd
No memory taken since above date. Walt and Maud Readshaw was married this eve bout 7
clock by Reverend McGill. Rained an was terrible dark. Was married at her home. The men all
come home but Sanford an I stayed all night. I was afraid of getting lost.

March

March 11
Maud, Lucy Maning an myself went to Garnett yesterday. Took in 24 doz eggs 6 ® cents
cash one cent more in trade apples 5 for a nickel. Mauds folks started to their home in Kingmo
Co 22nd of Feb. John is helping and Walts stable this week and the house last week. Freem an
Walt went to Mont Ida this after noon for the 1st load of lumber to build on our 80.

Fri 19th
Maud an I went to school. It being the lst day. Quite a few out an a good time. No presents.
Not so much as a card. Teacher Geo Marshall.

Mon 22nd
We all went to Literary to night it being the last night for this spring. House full. Hardly
standing room for some. Program large and good. Mrs. Shaw manager. Cold enough to snow
an cloudy all day. It was so dark could hardly see the horses coming home. They kept the road
an we got home all right. Some misty. The moon come up bout the time we got home.

Tues. 23rd
John went to Kansas City last eve. Been very windy all day an real chily. Freem and Elmer
went to Walts this morn to help him kill a pig. Elmer an Geo got a load of wood this after noon.

Sat 27th
Very pleasant. Molly and the girls come this after noon.

Sun 28th
Sanford come to day. Went back this eve. Mollie went to D. Fentons. Come back this eve an
we went to Walts a while.

Mon 29th
Mollie did not get to go home to day. It rained nearly all night. An rainy to day.

Tues 30th
Freem an Elmer went to town to day. Elmer went to get a list of examinations questions. He
met Geo Brown, our teacher one year ago an they traded watches. John went to Nora Kents
yesterday and bought 10 bales of hay 20 cents a bail. To day he took a bed stead to Walts an
intends to make his home there. Pa is all the time a growling bout what he eats. He wants John
to work all the time an then pay for his board.

25
Rained quite a shower last night. I went to Burns this morn. They got a babe girl bout noon.
Elmer an Geo planted corn this last week bout 2 acres an week before 25 acres.

May

May 14th
A heavy frost last night. Some rain this week tho not enough. Elmer draged the last field over
this week. Geo has not been very well this week. An he hoed the garden all over. I set out
tomatoes plants this eve. Maud sent 46 plants. I set 6 of her kind out 1st in holes with manure an
6 of my kind. The rest I set out like I always do. I an Elmer went to Cunninghams Tues the
11th to get sweet tater plants. Give Walt 125 Got 500. Paid 20 cts 100.

June

June 26 1897
The men folks all went to Welda to church last eve. It rained very hard. Did not get back till
near 1 clock. Very dark. Could only see when it lightened. They stayed at the church till it quit
raining. Commenced a gain this morn after they got done milking an has rained hard ever since
only slacking a little once in a while. Tis now 3 clock an is raining an thundering yet. Some
real hard thunder an lightening. Three pails setting on the cister all running over with water that
has rained in.

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