Arthur Potter Transcribed Journals 1892-1915

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Arthur A. Potter

Elba Twp., MI

1892-93 Farm Accounts

page 56

1892

Expenses Month Income

$13.76 Jan $108.75

$5.89 Feb $2.50

$12.15 Mar $333.86

$12.94 Apr $20.40

$7.47 May $10.00

$16.44 Jun $3.00

$2.75 Jul $47.05

$25.90 Aug $2.09

$3.55Sep

$28.45$87.38 Oct $50.00

$22.57 Nov $93.00

$34.01 Dec $76.61

$244.81 $775.71


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page 70 C. Ostrom

Jan 92

1st To Colt Pasture $2.75

" Cornstalks $2.50

Feb. 13th By Cash $2.50

Mar. 26th " " $2.75

July 14th Help in Haying

11 1/2 days @ $1.25 $14.75

April 6th To load of oat straw $2.00

Jan 26th " " clover straw $10.00

July 15th " Colt pasture $3.75

" " " Int. on note $0.38

" 27th " cutting 2 A wheat $2.00

" " " 2 balls of twine $0.92

Nov. 24th To Colt Pasture $9.25

" " By Labor $6.38

Balance Due Me $7.17

Dec. 9th By work 1/2 day $0.38

10th " " 1 hr. $0.10

19th " 1 turkey $1.50


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Frank GleasonJan 1st To Colt Pasture $7.75

15th He Paid Me $7.75

(7 %)

Isaac Wadsworth $28.00

Jan. 5th Note $8.00

July 29th By Cash $14.00

Oct. 27th " " $6.00

page 73 Eugene Burt

Jan. 1st Note due 2/1/92 7% $10.00

23 Rec'd on Note $10.00

Joseph Denien

Note due 10/26/92 10% $35.00

Oct. 8 To Int. on Note $3.35

" " By Cash $38.35


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page 75 Dr. M. F. HemingwayJan. 1st 12 #25 Wagons

1 End Spring

1 side spring wagon

Per S. B. Gaskill Jan 10 $30.00

Per. G. Dent $35.00

Mar. 30th Per. S. B. Gaskill $30.00

Per. G. Dent $10.00

25th Per. G. Dent $20.00

page 77 Rufus Ivory

Jan. 1st Note Due 3/12/92 $100.00

Note Due 3/5/92 $200.00

Int. Due $21.00

March 1st('93) Int. Due $22.47Pd. C " $178.00

[calculations follow - appear to be calculations of future interest and balances]

$343.47 [Balance owed]

$178.00 [Paid March 1st, '93]


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page 80 W. H. Johnson [Grain Binder mentioned in journal]

Jan. 1st Note due 10/1/92 $45.00

Int. " " $2.83

June 28th Pd. Herbert Pelton Deering

Company Note $45.00

Int. from 8/1/91 to 6/1/92 $2.83

June 21st Bo't of W. H. Johnson a binder

Due 10/1/'92 $20.00

Due 10/1/'93 $50.00

Due 10/1/'94 $52.50

Oct. 1st P'd him $20.00

page 81 W. Perry [Previous owner of farm at 1419 Hadley Road]

Jan. 1st On the Farm $3,700.00

Int. Due 4/1/92 $259.00 [7% interes

April 1st Paid Mr. Perry on Principal $800.00

Interest $259.00


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Journal1893

8/29/1892 Helped do a washing. Drew 6 loads of manure. Picked 9-10 qts.

Of plums. S.F. Truax helped J.B. in my place.8/30/1892 Went to Hadley & to see my threshing help. For Barnies shoe

setting. .50 for beef 1.13 for plowshare & pt. .50 for 25#of flour .60 Lamp chimney .05 Pd. H. Truax $1.00

8/31/1892 Threshed 369 bu. Of oats & 413 bu. Of wheat. Uncle Judson, C.& F. Ostrom, T. Hodge, A. Clark, Wm. Beckett, J. Beekman, Mr.Rogers, Mr. Peterson helped me. J. Beekman 1 1/2 day . Others

2 days.9/1/1892 Threshed 98 bu. Of wheat. Helped F. Ostrom 3/4 day threshing.

9/2/1892 Helped Mr. Wm. Beckett thresh until 11 o'clock. Rolled the fieldN. of the Barn.

9/3/1892 I dragged wheat stubble. Mr. Peterson got 54 bu. Of oats of meto be p'd for when I sell.

9/4/1892 Stayed at home.9/5/1892 Helped A. Clark thresh.9/6/1892 Helped A. Clark 1/4 of a day. Went to Lapeer. Took 2 bu. Of

wheat to mill. For bit-brace .25 1/2 & 1/4 bits .25 5boxes of matches .05 candy .05

Drew 2 loads of straw & burned them. Cleared up the stackbottoms. A. Clark owed me 3/4 day for threshing. I owed him$1.00 for boaring. P'd him 25 cts.

9/7/1892 Drew out some straw & plowed the little patch east of the straw

stack. A.M.Drew 5 loads of manure & burned the straw on Bunker Hill lot.

9/8/1892 Manson helped me with a team to drag the field N. of the barn. I

drew 7 loads of manure. Went to Hadley . Took Uncle Judson'sbags home & 4 bu. Of oats that I borrowed of him.

9/9/1892 Fin. Dragging field N. of Barn. Rolled a little. Helped Mr. Rogersthrash from 11 o'clock until night


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Journal1893

9/17/1892 I rolled & dragged & plowed. Drove to Hadley. For candy .05

9/18/1892 Stayed at home.

9/19/1892 Finished plowing for wheat.9/20/1892 Fitted ground for wheat. Gave Kate9/21/1892 Fitted ground for wheat.

9/22/1892 Rained a little. Fitted ground for wheat.9/23/1892 I cut a little corn. Worked on the wheat grounds.9/24/1892 Sowed about 10 1/2 acres of wheat. Ed & Ray both helped me

with a team. Uncle Judson helped me with his team. BorrowedMr. Peterson's drill.

seed drill.

9/25/1892 Went to church. Ate dinner at Father's.9/26/1892 Cut corn. At this time corn was cut with a corn knife (short handled like a

sickle)

9/27/1892 Cut corn. Otis helped me. He cut about 6 acres of cloverseed.

9/28/1892 I cult. & sowed 5 A of wheat (oaty stu.) Otis helped me withFather's team. Ray helped me with team. Mate Gleason washere.

9/29/1892 Otis helped me with team. Duane used my team dragging P.M.Finished seeding. Cleaned a load of wheat.

9/30/1892 Cut corn A.M. Drew 41 bu 50# of wheat to Lapeer. Sold to E.C.Roberts for 68 ct per bu. $28.45 Received of Millard $29.00P'd the fan mill note $30. Took 2 bu of wheat to mill. Bot 2 bu-

baskets. $.25

10/1/1892 Drove over to Elba. Drove to Lapeer.10/2/1892 Went to church. For collection .02 Ate dinner at Father

Stewart's.10/3/1892 Helped Father Stewart thrash 1/2 day. Traded Johnnie for a

yearling colt & $15.00. Cut a little corn. James Wade helpedme.

10/4/1892 Helped T. Hodge thresh a little over 3/4 of a day.10/5/1892 Went to the Hadley Fair. For taffy .10 for pop-corn .05

for our dinner 50 Peter McDonald paid me $15 00


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Journal1893

12/22/1892 Went to Lapeer. Sold 75# clover seed @ $7.00 per bu. For

Omar's engine - .25 For candy - .05 Drove the red cow toFrank Ryan's.

12/23/1892 Went over to Fred Selby's to pay my taxes. Took the top off mystraw stack. Bedded the barn yard.12/23/1892 Went to the Christmas Cantatta at the church.

12/24/1892 We had a Christmas gathering at our house. Father Potter's andFather Stewart's & Uncle Judson's folks were here. Had asplendid time.

12/25/1892 Took Lulu home. Ate dinner there.12/26/1892 Sold 104 bu. 32# corn in the ear to Father Stewart at 20 ct. per

bu. Took a load to Hadley to have it shelled. My load wt. 2346#net. Ed's load wt. 1326 net. For wagon evener - .50 For oil -.13

12/27/1892 Sold Peterson 46 bu 14# corn in the ear @ .34 ct. per bu. P'dhim Ins. Tax. Cut a little wood.

12/28/1892 Cut and drew some wood. P'd. Mr. Alice for cider bbl.12/29/1892 Made Melvin Skinner's folks a visit.12/30/1892 Drew hay to Elba. 1 load - 4255#, 1 load 4850#, 1 load 4460#

12/31/1892 Cut a little wood in the forenoon. Drew 2 loads of hay to Elba 1

load 4480, 1 load 4445


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Ar t hur Pot t er - Jour nal 1898

Dat e by Mont h Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseJanuary 1898 Saturday,

January 01,1898

Dr. Stewart came up to see Lulu. Ichored around in the forenoon. Drewup some tamerack logs for wood &cut some of it up. Sold a mink toHenry Truax for $.65. Drove theyoung cow over to F. G's.

Dr. Stewart is Dr.Peter Stewart, 1stcousin of Kate(Stewart Potter). F.G. might be FrankGleason, a cousin.

Lulu is Lulu Potter,the third child(Omer, Lottie, Lulu,Harry, Jason andRobert)

$0.65 $0.00

Sunday,January 02,

1898

We stayed at home. Dr. Stewartcame up to see Lulu.

$0.00 $0.00

Monday,January 03,

1898

I drew up some logs for wood.Father and Mother were here todinner. Dr. Stewart made us a call.He brought up an express packagefor me. I paid the express. ElderMunroe made us a call. WarrenGreen's folks called in a few minutes.$.40

Warren Green ismarried to IdaPotter, a first cousinto Arthur. (Daughterof Judson Potterand grand daughterof W. D. Potter -Arthur's grandfather)

$0.00 $0.40

Tuesday,January 04,

1898

I cut 2 beech logs and split some ofit. Went to Hadley with Lulu to thedoctor. I got my felts & rubbers for

$4.05 $2.40


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseJanuary 1898 Saturday,

January 08,1898

I took 3 pigs to Lapeer & sold to Giles

@ $3.15 per Cwt. 480# @ $3.15 =$15.12. For Castile soap $.10. Forflannel .12. Went to covenantmeeting at Hadley afternoon. PaidAssn. Dues in L. G's $1.60.Subscription to the Pastor's salery.75. Making the total for 1897$12.24. For 1 gal. Of oil (Ker) .08.For candy .05

$15.12 $2.70

Sunday,

January 09,1898

We stayed at home. Lulu not well. $0.00 $0.00

Monday,January 10,

1898

I cut wood by the house. $0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,January 11,

1898

I cut wood in A. M. by the house.Went to Hadley with Kate to haveLulu's side lanced again.

$0.00 $0.00

Wednesday,January 12,

1898

Worked at the hen coop. $0.00 $0.00

Thursday,January 13,

1898

Fin the hencook & put 57 hens androosters in the coop.

$0.00 $0.00

Friday,January 14,

1898

Commenced to make a newouthouse & dug a trench for thesame.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,January 15

Finished the outhouse in theforenoon Went to Hadley P M to

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseJanuary 1898 Friday,

January 21,1898

Drew 8 loads of manure. Drove the

young heifer over to F. G.'s

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,January 22,

1898

Chas Ostrom helped me a little over1/2 day to draw straw. Drew 3 loadsinto the barn. Paid Ina Bixby $3.63.Chored around rem of the day.

$0.00 $3.63

Sunday,January 23,

1898

It stormed very hard nearly all day.We stayed at home until evening. Wetook Lulu to the Dr's. at Hadley.

$0.00 $0.00

Monday,

January 24,1898

I chored around until nearly noon.

Then went over to Father's to get myewes. Went to Hadley to get somecolic medicine for Frank horse. $.90.Drove the old cow & the youngestcow over to F. G.'s Cut Duane's hair.

Duane is Arthur's

younger brother.

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,January 25,

1898

I fixed the fence around the cloverstack A. M. It stormed real hard. Iput up the cattle & curried the snowoff them. Put up the clover seed &cleaned up 14 bu. Seed oats.

He probably usedthe fanning mill toclean the clover andoat seed.

$0.00 $0.00

Wednesday,January 26,1898

I finished fixing the front barnyard &turned the horses out & chored about. $0.00 $0.00

Thursday,January 27,

1898

I cut 2 cds of elm wood & drew a loadto Peter[son's].

$0.00 $0.00

Friday,January 28,

1898

I cut a little wood when F. G.'s folkscame over & we went over to J.Watt's for a visit It snowed all day

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseFebruary 1898 Thursday,

February 03,1898

I cut a little wood & chored around. $0.00 $0.00

Friday,February 04,

1898

I cut a little wood. Separated theBoar from the Sows.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,February 05,

1898

Went up and got F. Ostrom to helpme a little over 2 hrs. to draw strawinto the barn. Went to CovenantMeeting in P. M. at hadley. Bo't an ax(.72) and a pr. Of shears (.63) from J.

A. Morton.

Straw was in astraw stack outsideand there waslimited storageinside over the

horse and cowstables for day-to-day use. J. A.Morton ran a store inHadley.

$0.00

Sunday,February 06,

1898

We went to church. For collection. $0.00 $0.07

Monday,February 07,

1898

I cut wood by the house the most ofthe day.

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,February 08,

1898

F. Ostrom helped me 2 hrs. to drawstraw. I sold him 3 turkeys @ 60cents a piece. I bought 2 ewes of him@ $3.00 a piece. Cut a little wood bythe house. It stormed a little. Tookthe youngest heifer away the secondtime.

$1.80 $6.00

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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseFebruary 1898 Thursday,

February 17,1898

I got up some wood. $0.00 $0.00

Friday,February 18,

1898

Got up some wood. $0.00 $0.00

Saturday,February 19,

1898

Cut a little wood A. M. Went toHadley P. M. 2 bu of wheat to mill forflour. Got Barney shod $.50. Formeat $.70. For suspenders $.30.Drove over to Richard Winn's. For

feed $2.10.

Richard Winn ranWinn's mill nearHadley where thefeed was ground.

$0.00 $3.60

Sunday,February 20,

1898

Children were sick. We stayed athome. It stormed very hard.

$0.00 $0.00

Monday,February 21,

1898

It stormed so hard that I did not domuch. Ed. & Mother Stewart cameover. Uncle Judson drove up here tosee about hay.

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,February 22,

1898

Shoveled paths in A. M. Had a sickhorse & did not do much but fuss

with him & the cow. Dan Barberdrove in to see about moving the haypress.

$0.00 $0.00

Wednesday,February 23,

1898

We went over to Father's got somesoft soap & took the carriage over leftit there.

$0.00 $0.00

Thursday,February 24,

1898

Split some wood & drew a cord ofwood to Peter Peterson. UncleSpencer and Aunt Mary Gleason

Spencer Gleason isEmma GleasonPotter's (Arthur's

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseMarch 1898 Tuesday,

March 01,1898

We pressed hay. $0.00 $0.00

Wednesday,March 02,

1898

We pressed hay. Finished about 3o'clock. Took the youngest cow toPeterson's. Drove to Hadley in theevening.

$0.00 $0.00

Thursday,March 03,

1898

Went over to Elba with F. Ostrom tosee about School Bl. Bd. For candy.05. Went to Lapeer P. M. Borrowed$35.00 of O. M. Wattles for ninety

days. Bo't some corn meal & bran atWatkin's Mill $12.25. For mdse atthe Racket $1.11. For hair cut .10.For horse shoing .50

$0.00 $14.01

Friday, March04, 1898

Went to Lapeer. For feed @ 80 ctper Cwt $16.95. For oil .35. Forhymn book .10. For glycerine .10Received of Peter for bd. .15. Drewup a little wood.

$0.15 $17.50

Saturday,March 05,

1898

I cut a little wood. I drew the rem. OfPeter's 5 cords of wood.

$0.00 $0.00

Sunday,March 06,

1898

We stayed at home on account ofsickness.

$0.00 $0.00

Monday,March 07,

1898

I went to Elba Sta. With F. Ostrom toget the blackboard slates. I cut somewood.

F. Ostrom is FredOstrom. Elba Sta.Is the Elba railroadstation and the

$0.00 $0.00


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March 15,1898

I went over to Father's and got my

buggy and drove to Hadley. For fixingbridle .15. For Quinine 3 dozcapsules .25. For Nails .18. Forfile .10. For Broom .11. For L. G.assessments & dues up to July 1st.$1.60. For box of checkers .05. Isplit & piled 4 3/4 cds. Of wood in 3hours & 50 min.

$0.00 $2.44

Wednesday,March 16,

1898

I split & piled wood nearly all day. For2 lantern globes .15. Drove the

youngest heifer to Peterson's barn.

$0.00 $0.15

Thursday,March 17,

1898

Sold Vet some hay $5.00. Choredaround the barn some in the forenoonand split & piled some wood.

$5.00 $0.00

Friday, March18, 1898

It rained nearly all day. Eddie & Milliecame over to visit. I split & piledsome wood. Dan Barber came & got2 hen turkeys @ 60 cts. Each. Isettled with him for baling hay. Heallowed me for my work. For Vetacct. $5.00. For wood $8.32. For2# turkey .18. He discounted hisacc't. $1.25. I paid him for 42 1/2tons $41.25. Eddie lent me $25.00

$40.95 $41.25

Saturday,March 19,

1898

I drew up some wood and cut & splitit A. M. I skidded logs in P. M.

$0.00 $0.00

Sunday,March 20

We stayed at home in daytime.Went up to the town hall in evening to

$0.00 $0.00


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March 29,1898

I made some turkey nests. Fixed the

cattle rack & gate by the granary.Partitioned off the shed east of horsestable for the 2 sows & made a littlegate between the shed & barn. Madea hole in the south side of the hencoop. Shut up 2 sows. Made 2 feedboxes & got the wagon ready fortaking away hogs. Put up 2 bu. Ofwheat for flour.

$0.00 $0.00

Wednesday,

March 30,1898

I loaded & took to Lapeer 9 pigs &

sold to Sullivan & Sweeney @ $3.40per cwt. 1130# @ $3.40. Paid Eddiewhat I borrowed on the 18th $25.00.For 4 bu. Corn of Watkins 1.60. ForSaw .30. For coffee .07. For box ofaxle grease .05. For pair of boots2.50. For coat (everyday) 1.00. Forbbl. Of Salt .85. For 2 empty bbls..15. For Anguinum .10. For Rosin1# .15. For Hammer .65. ForOmar's ax .65. For stove back

1.00. Young black sow had 5 pigs &lost 1.

$38.40 $34.07

April 1898 Friday, April01, 1898

I split & piled wood in A. M. Got readyand butchered a pig & made a box tofeed the sow in. The white sow had8 pigs.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,April 02, 1898

I cut the pig up & cleaned the meatcrock & packed the pork & fixed the

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseApril 1898 Saturday,

April 09, 1898

I cut wood & trimmed some limbs. 2

cds.

$0.00 $0.00

Sunday, April10, 1898

We went to church. For collection.03. Went up to father's to dinner.

$0.00 $0.03

Monday, April11, 1898

I cultivated for oats. $0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,April 12, 1898

I harrowed the same piece with spr.tooth. Traded the 4 yr old cow for abay mare. Peter Oeterson paid mein full. $2.50. Mixed grass seed &got ready to sow oats. The young

black sow had 7 pigs.

$2.50 $0.00

Wednesday,April 13, 1898

I sowed 6 1/2 acre of oats up south &rolled it down.

$0.00 $0.00

Thursday,April 14, 1898

Chas Ostrom got the drill to sow 51/2 acres of barley. The old sow had11 pigs & lost 2. I cultivated the Northpiece & harrowed a part of it.

$0.00 $0.00

Friday, April15, 1898

I finished harrowing & rolled down theN. piece. I went over to Father's &got 4 bu. Of peas. Paid Eddie for

same including 2 bags @ 15 cts.Each $3.43. Got 1050# of barley ofEllery Ivory for seed to be returnednext fall. Sowed about 1 acre ofbarley. Went to Hadley got the mail &did some trading for Kate.

$0.00 $3.43

Saturday,April 16, 1898

I finished drill 5 acres of barley &harrowed some of Vet's field by theroad

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseApril 1898 Saturday,

April 23, 1898

I took my oats (7 bags) and 2 1/2

bags of barley to Winn's mill to beground, drove around to Hadley &took my seed corn up to father's toshell. Gave Eddie 2 bu. For seed.Went back to hadley. Got R. J. shodfor which I owe J. Schisler 75 cts.For wool twine (1 ball) .06.

$0.00 $0.06

Sunday, April24, 1898

I went to church. I went to Dr.Stewart & got some medicine. Earl& Lillie came home with me. Forcollection .04.

Earl Hemingwayand Lillie PotterHemingway(Arthur's sister).

$0.00 $0.04

Monday, April25, 1898

Sold F. Ostrom 2230# of clover hay@ $4.00 per t. I plowed a little while& took a load of hay (1960#) @ $5.ooper t. over to Richard Winn & broughthome 108 crates.

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,April 26, 1898

I finished plowing the orchard forpeas and dragged it once in A. M.Sold my hay to M. A. Millard the L.mixed hay @ $7.00 per t. Clover hay@ $4.00 per t. I finished fitting &sowing the orchard to peas. He paidme $10.00

$10.00 $0.00

Wednesday,April 27, 1898

I finished rolling the orchard & put ona Jag of hay & went to Lapeer. ForRichard Winn 1230# @ $6.00 perton. For lunch for Omar & I .15. Forbananas .20. For daily paper .03.Went down to Mr. Peterson's & got 2

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseMay 1898 Wednesday,

May 04, 1898

Jerome Peterson helped me to draw

hay to Elba. We drew 3 loads each24855# mixed hay. Vet paid me$1.20. C. Ostrom got 1125# cloverhay @ $4.00. He paid me $1.20. Hestill owes me 25 cents. Gave kate forlemons .05. Hub Green sheared 4sheep for me.

$1.20 $0.05

Thursday,May 05, 1898

F. Ostrom helped me draw 3 loads ofhay to elba. Jerome Peterson helpedme draw 2 loads of hay to Elba. Idrew 3 loads of hay to Elba. Makinga total of 14 tons and 245#.

$0.00 $0.00

Friday, May06, 1898

I cleaned up the barn floor. Greasedthe wagon & drew rails to fencePeterson Pasture.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,May 07, 1898

I drew 2 loads of rails to finish fencefor Peter. Went to Lapeer to settlewith Mr. Millard for my hay. He paidme $220.72. I went to James Lyle'sbarn raising P. M. Went to Hadley inthe evening. Paid Dr. Stewart

$19.00. Paid Father in full on note$35.00. Paid Ellery Ivory interest onnote $5.00.

$220.72 $59.00

Sunday, May08, 1898

We drove to Father Stewart's todinner.

$0.00 $0.00

Monday, May09, 1898

I drew rails from the flats and made afence east of the orchard. Kate tookthe interest on the mortgage out to

$0.00 $132.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseMay 1898 Saturday,

May 14, 1898

I did not work. Hired Frank Curtis for

one month for Twenty Dollars. Sentby F. Curtis for points and shears.$1.20

$0.00 $1.20

Sunday, May15, 1898

I drove to see the Dr. We went up toF. Selby's to dinner. Went up to thehall in Eve.

$0.00 $0.00

Monday, May16, 1898

F. Curtis commenced working forme. Drew some stumps and stones& started the plow north of the barn.

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,

May 17, 1898

Frank plowed. Kate went to Lapeer

in afternoon. I sent for some bolts, apoint, and whiffletree iron. I made 3whiffletrees and an evener. Setsome fires in some stumps.

$0.00 $0.35

Wednesday,May 18, 1898

Frank finished plowing north of barn.I rolled & Frank dragged and we bothdragged. Father & Mother came overwhile I doctored the most of the malepigs.

$0.00 $0.00

Thursday,

May 19, 1898

We dug and pulled the stumps out of

the field west of the woods & Frankdrew stones & partly filled the old wellby the horse stable. Eddie & Duanecame over & we went fishing. Frankplowed 1/2 day west of the woods.

$0.00 $0.00

Friday, May20, 1898

We took down the fence on the northside of the front barnyard& set theposts put the fence up in the A. M. Iwent to Hadley in P M For Dr's

$0.00 $1.83


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseMay 1898 Wednesday,

May 25, 1898

Frank plowed. I drew rails & finished

fixing pasture fence. Made a newgate & hung 2 around pasture field.Traded horses with Dan Barber.Father & Eddie came over. I soldEddie 5 pigs @ $1.25 each. Theyoung black sow with 3 pigs bred.

$0.00 $0.00

Thursday,May 26, 1898

Frank finished plowing east cornfield.I finished cultivating the piece by thebarn in forenoon. Harrowed it in P.M. Frank rolled & began dragging theeast piece.

$0.00 $0.00

Friday, May27, 1898

I drilled the piece by the barn A. M. &dragged some in E. piece. Draggedin E. piece in P. M. Drilled about oneacre just at night. Frank dragged allday.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,May 28, 1898

I finished drilling the E. piece to cornin forenoon. Frank dragged inforenoon & started the plowing thegarden. He finished plowing thegarden piece & pulled a stump in

east garden. I washed the buggy inP. M.

$0.00 $0.00

Sunday, May29, 1898

We went to memorial services at theM. E. Church in morning. Went up totown hall in evening. For collection.02.

$0.00 $0.02

Monday, May30 1898

Mr. Beckman's sow bred. We did notwork I killed 2 woodchucks

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseJune 1898 Friday, June

03, 1898

I went down to Mr. Peterson's &

sprouted some potatoes. Went overto Father's & got his pulverizer. Got5 bu. Of potatoes of Mr. Peterson. Irolled the potato ground twice. Frankfinished plowing in A. M. Pulverizedin P. M.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,June 04, 1898

Frank pulverized A. M. I went toRichfield Center in A. M. to see Mr.Clemens about fixing our cistern. Icame home by way of davison. Fortomato plants .20. For lettuce seed.04. Frank & I finished dragging &rolling. Frank marked some groundfor potatoes & planted 6 1/2 rows. Idrilled 1 bu of peas. Set out sometomato plants & some lettuce seed.

$0.00 $0.24

Sunday, June05, 1898

Went to see Dr. stewart. Had Lottie'sabcess lanced. Drove up to FatherStewart's.

$0.00 $0.00

Monday,June 06, 1898

Finished planting potatoes &popcorn. Frank finished filling the old

well by the horse barn & drew somemanure. I did not do much. P. M.

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,June 07, 1898

Frank drew manure. I took Lottie tohave her abscess dressed A. M.Picked a few currants. Cultivated thegarden. For cheeze .25. For paperof cucumber seeds .05.

$0.00 $0.30

Wednesday Frank drew manure I took Lottie to $0 00 $0 06


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseJune 1898 Monday,

June 13, 1898

Frank and I took up the cistern

covering & rung some pigs' noses. Itrained hard in afternoon.

$0.00 $0.00


We cleaned the cistern out inmorning & picked over some beansA. M. I took Lottie to the Dr. P. M.For new jack knife .60. For L. G.assessment .85. Frank went to geta load of plastering sand for thecistern. For sand .20. Paid FrankCurtis $1.00.

$0.00 $1.20

Wednesday,June 15, 1898 I worked on the road with the teamand wagon drawing gravel. Drew upa load of wood.

$0.00 $0.00

Thursday,June 16, 1898

Planted some beans. Took Lottie tothe Dr. For peanuts .05. Forcarbolic acid & sweet oil .15. ForParis Green .25.

Paris green is aninsecticide.Carbolic acid andsweet oil is probablyfor the abscess.

$0.00 $0.45

Friday, June17, 1898

I went over to Mrs. Stimson's and gotthirty dollars on my note for one year@ 6 per cent. Went to Lapeer. Got 6bu. & 19# corn @ 50 cents $3.17,257# bran @ 75 cents per cwt.$1.92. 2 fork handles .30. For 2window lights .12. For sugar 10# @6 cts. .60. For 1/2 bbl. Lime & 1 bu.Cement .75. For oatmeal 8# .25.For curtain .10. For postage stamps.04. For bananas .10. For cabbage

$0.00 $7.57


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseJune 1898 Monday,

June 20, 1898

I fixed the pig yard in the morning.

Mr. Clemens & Martin Hope came &arched my cistern. I helped aroundthe cistern.

The cistern was

used to collect rainwater from the roofand the rainwaterwas used forclothes washingbecause of thehardness of the wellwater.

$0.00 $0.00


I finished fixing the pig yard & madethe covers for the cistern. Threw thedirt back & put the stoop & platformback in place. Kate went to Hadley.For Lap Spread $1.00. For singleharness pad .65. For 2# nails .06.For ribbon .12.

$0.00 $1.83

Wednesday,June 22, 1898

I cultivated the N. piece of corn.Gave kate for strawberries .40. LetHub Green have 100 bricks $.60.Father was over a little while. Hetook the grain cradle home.

$0.60 $0.40

Thursday,

June 23, 1898

Frank Curtis helped me to cultivate

corn. We both cultivated corn in theEast field.

$0.00 $0.00

Friday, June24, 1898

I worked in the garden & transplantedsome cabbage plants.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,June 25, 1898

I washed the buggy & split somewood in forenoon. Hilled somepotatoes in the afternoon. Gave toAlbert Vilas for Fourth of July

$0.00 $0.60


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseJuly 1898 Friday, July

01, 1898

We drew 6 loads of hay in the

forenoon. I finished mowing the ridgelot & raked what I cut yesterday. Wecocked it up after supper. Hub hoeda few potatoes.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,July 02, 1898

We cleared the North 5 acres ofmeadow making in all 17 loads todate. I carried rubbish out of thecellar in the morning. Hub cut a fewcocks. Gave Kate to pay Rose forironing $.25.

$0.00 $0.25

Sunday, July03, 1898 We went to church and up to father'sto dinner. For collection .08. ForPastor's salary $6.00.

$0.00 $6.08

Monday, July04, 1898

I mowed 4 1/2 acres of grass north ofRoger's woods in A. M. ParisGreened my potatoes & raked about3 acres in afternoon. Paid HubGreen $1.00. Went up to E. R. Vilas'in the evening to a celebration.

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,July 05, 1898

I put some new sections on mymower bars & ground them. Icocked up some hay and raked therem. Of the piece. Hub hoed somepotatoes & cocked some hay in A.M. I mowed about 4 1/2 acres inback field & helped Hub cock up hayP. M.

$0.00 $0.00

Wednesday,July 06 1898

We drew 6 loads of hay in A. M.Raked & cocked up about about 5

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseJuly 1898 Wednesday,

July 13, 1898

Helped J. Beckman draw hay. $1.25 $1.25 $0.00

Thursday,July 14, 1898

Helped J. Beckman draw hay $1.25 $1.25 $0.00

Friday, July15, 1898

Went to Flint to Buffalo Bill's WildWest Show with Jerome Peterson.For horse in barn .25. For shave &haircut .35. For bananas 2 doz..27. For lunch .10. For admission toshow $.60. For pencil & pens, etc..10.

$0.00 $1.67

Saturday,July 16, 1898 Helped F. G. Selby draw wheat. Forraspberries $1.00. $0.00 $1.00

Sunday, July17, 1898

We stayed at home. There were noservices in the Baptist Church.

$0.00 $0.00

Monday, July18, 1898

I helped Fred Selby draw wheat untilabout 4 o'clock. Got my binder readyto cut Barley. Broke the cutter bar.Gave Kate for Rose Whitlock. $.25.

$0.00 $0.25

Tuesday,July 19, 1898

I cut the piece of barley by the barn.It rained. We hoed 4 rows of

potatoes.

$0.00 $0.00

Wednesday,July 20, 1898

F. G. S. helped me. Got a bu. Ofpotatoes of Mr. Peterson. Got theboar home from Curtis. Cut thepiece of barley on Vet's. Fred Selbyhelped me .

$0.00 $0.00


I went down to Mr. Peterson's and upto Frank Ostrom's to see about hiring

h l t h Pi k d

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseJuly 1898 Wednesday,

July 27, 1898

I set the oats up. Cut Omar's &

Harry's. Went up to J. Beckett's &paid Hub Green $.50. Got my fork &went over to C. Ostrom's to seeabout barley. Went over there & got5 bags of barley.

$0.00 $0.50


I set up the oats that blew down &took the barley to Winn's mill. Forgrinding $.31. Went to Hadley. GotBarney shod $.75. Paid J. Schislerin full to date $2.00. Finished gettingup the barley ???ings.

$0.00 $3.06

Friday, July29, 1898

I got the plow ready. Eddie & Fathercame over. I did not work. CutEddie's & Father's hair.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,July 30, 1898

I started plowing the barley stubble.Drove over to see Herb & Chas.About helping me draw oats.

$0.00 $0.00

Sunday, July31, 1898

We went to church. Ate dinner atFather Stewart's.

$0.00 $0.05

August 1898 Monday,August 01,

1898

Chas. Ostrom & Hub Green helpedme 3/4 of a day to draw oats. (6loads). Paid Hub $.75. I owe Chas.Ostrom 30 cents. Drove over to seeJoseph Stock about threshing forme. Plowed about 1 1/2 hours.

$0.00 $0.75

Tuesday,August 02,

1898

I got the calves into the barn &cleaned out the stable & got the barnpartly ready for threshing.

$0.00 $0.00

Wednesday I took Rose Whitlock to Elba to the $0 00 $0 00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseAugust 1898 Tuesday,

August 09,1898

Helped F. Selby to draw oats 1/2

day. I plowed a little & rolled a little.

$0.00 $0.00

Wednesday,August 10,

1898

I finished plowing & rolling the barleyground. Went over to F. Selby's inP.M. To help thresh but the machinedid not come so I came home & cutthistles until night.

$0.00 $0.00

Thursday,August 11,

1898

Paid F. Ostrom in full to date $.75.Nelson Sorenson came over & blewout 5 stumps for me $.30 & I drew 3

with the team. Drove over north tosee about threshing help & went tothe Farmers' Picnic in the afternoon.For taffy $.20

$0.00 $1.25

Friday,August 12,

1898

Helped F. Selby to thresh. HubGreen helped Mr. Myas thresh in myplace 3/4 of a day. Roy Hodgehelped Nelson Sorenson in my place1/4 of a day.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,August 13,

1898

Helped Wm. Beckett 1/4 of a day tothresh. Hub Green helped him 1/2day for me. I put up a grist 17 bagsof barley & 8 bags of oats & tookthem over to Winn's Mill. Took 3 cwt.Of barley to mill for Vet. Got RobertJay's shoes put on.

$0.00 $0.00

Sunday,August 14,

1898

We went to church. For collection.08. Signed $1.00 for state missionsto be paid in one month

$0.00 $0.08


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseAugust 1898 Thursday,

August 18,1898

I funished plowing & rolling the

orchard. Went to Winn's Mill & gotmy grist in P. M. F. Ostrom paid mein full to date $1.00

$1.00 $0.00

Friday,August 19,

1898

I emptied my ground feed & put up 20bags of barley for F. Selby. Took thebarley over there & got 20 bu. Ofwheat. Put up 885# of barley for Vet& 520# for Chas Ostrom & deliveredthe same . Also delivered 300# ofground feed to Vet. I pulled someweeds in the garden.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,August 20,

1898

Paid Hub green $1.00. Pulled weedsin Peter's potato patch. Shut the 4sows up in the barn. Begun feedingthe calves oats.

$0.00 $1.00

Sunday,August 21,

1898

We went to church. For collection.08.

$0.00 $0.08

Monday,August 22,

1898

Pulled weeds all day. Mr. Hevenercame over to see about the line fence.

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,August 23,

1898

Drove Hevener's cattle back into thewoods & fixed the line fence in themorning. Pulled weeds rem. Of theday.

$0.00 $0.00


1898

We drove down to Lapeer in A. M.For 2 doz. Bananas $.20. For plowshire .30. Pulled weeds P. M. Gotsome kerosine oil

$0.00 $0.50


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseAugust 1898 Monday,

August 29,1898

Drew 3 loads of manure from Vet's.

Drew 4 loads from my horse stableto the piece north of the barn.Warren Green ate dinner with us.

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,August 30,

1898

Kate went home. I drew manure &scraped the back barnyard.

$0.00 $0.00


1898

We went over to Father's fo a littlevisit. I returned the seed barley toEllery Ivory (1050#). Went to Hadleyto get my harness repaired. (new

back band $.75) Bo't 30 bu. & 9 #Dawson's Golden chaff wheat ofEddie @ 70 cts. Went to Peterson'sto meet the school b'd.

$0.00 $0.00

eptember 1898 Thursday,September

01, 1898

Cut a little corn. $0.00 $0.00

Friday,September

02, 1898

Cut a little corn. Sold the old hens.Rec'd. on same $.50

$0.50 $0.00

Saturday,September

03, 1898

Cut some corn. $0.00 $0.00

Sunday,September

04, 1898

We went to church. Ate dinner atFather Stewart's. For Sunday coll..10.

$0.00 $0.10

Monday,September

05 1898

Harrowed the north piece by thebarn. Went to school meeting in theevening

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income Expenseeptember 1898 Saturday,

September10, 1898

Cut corn all day N. of the barn. $0.00 $0.00

Sunday,September

11, 1898

We went to church. Ate dinner atEddie's.

$0.00 $0.00

Monday,September

12, 1898

Paid on state missions. $1.00. Cutcorn N. of the barn.

$0.00 $1.00

Tuesday,September

13, 1898

Cut corn N. of the barn. Paid HubGreen in full to date. $2.00

$0.00 $2.00

Wednesday,September

14, 1898

Cut corn in the east field all day.Kate went out to Harry Potter's withLottie to Grace's birthday party. The2 young sows had 16 pigs, 2 of themdied.

$0.00 $0.00

Thursday,September

15, 1898

Cut corn in A. M. It rained in theafternoon 2 or 3 hours. I cleanedstables & fixed a place for the pigs.Went over to Henry Krause's in theevening. I drove to Elba and got 10#of sugar.

$0.00 $0.60

Friday,September

16, 1898

Mr. Breitsman helped me cut corn allday.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,September

17, 1898

Mr. Breitsman helped me cut corn. Ipaid him in full $2.00. Drove tohadley in the evening. For insuranceon the church $ 50 For chloride of

$0.00 $6.10


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income Expenseeptember 1898 Thursday,

September22, 1898

Plowed & partly fitted the acre of corn

stubble by the barn. Hub Greenbegun husking the piece north of thebarn by the job for $8.00. Paid Mr.Singer of Lapeer for 125 strawberryplants. $1.50.

$0.00 $1.50

Friday,September

23, 1898

Harrowed the orchard twice & theacre N. of the barn once & picked upthe 15 crates of corn in A. M. Itrained in P. M. Cleaned out thestables. Washed Nellie's foot. Madesome kerosine emulsion, cleaned up6 bu. Seed wheat & got the wagonready to load hogs.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,September

24, 1898

Loaded the 4 sows & took them overto Davison. Sold to Trumbull &Cullens @ 3 young sows 600# @ 31/2 cts. $21.00. 1 old sow 300# @3 cts. $9.00. For broom .25. For 21/4 # lard @ 9 cts. .20. For pepper.15. For postage stamps .04. Setout 140 strawberry plants of the

Crescent variety, drew 28 bu. Corn,gathered the squashes. We hadabout 60 Hubbard squashes.

$30.00 $0.64

Sunday,September

25, 1898

We went to church. Ate dinner atUncle Judson's. For collection .03.

$0.00 $0.03

Monday,September

I worked the orchard & acre piece N.of the barn & sowed them to wheat &

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseOctober 1898 Saturday,

October 01,1898

Drew up a load of peas and a load of

beans. Cut the popcorn & drew it upto the house. Dug 5 bu. Of potatoes& drew them up. Drove over to

joseph Stock's & paid him mythreshing bill $10.70. Paid Hubgreen $3.00.

$0.00 $13.70

Sunday,October 02,

1898

We went to church. For collection.03. Ed, Jean, Mable & Lulu werehere to dinner.

Jean, Mable & Luluare Kate's sisters.

$0.00 $0.00

Monday,October 03,

1898

I went over the calves with kerosineemulsion & fixed the hen coop & dug& drew up 20 bu. Of potatoes.

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,October 04,

1898

Finished digging potatoes 18 bu. InA.M. Geo. Pierson & wife & childrenmade us a call in P. M. I picked up10 bu. Of corn & took 12 bu. Ofpotatoes to Hub Green. For 10 bu.Of corn $1.63. For 12 bu. Ofpotatoes $3.12. Went over to FredSelby's in the evening for his birthday.

$4.75 $0.00

Wednesday,

October 05,1898

I got Kate's horse ready for her to go

home with Lulu. Drew the potatoevines off the new ground & plowedabout one acre. Willie Elliott & hiswife came and stayed all night.

$0.00 $0.00

Thursday,October 06,

1898

I did not do anything but to visit.Eddie & Millie was here in theafternoon & evening.

$0.00 $0.00

Friday For butter @ 17 cts Per # $1 57 $0 00 $0 00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseOctober 1898 Wednesday,

October 12,1898

It rained in forenoon. I put up my

seed corn & chored about the barn inA.M. Husked a little corn by the barn.

$0.00 $0.00


1898

It rained in A. M. I chored about thebarn. Went over & husked corn forEddie about 2 hours. The rain droveme out. I went to Hadley. Got 2#lard .18. Got 5# L. B. sugar .28.For 1 bu. Onions bo't of Mr. Redroot.35.

$0.00 $0.81

Friday,October 14,

1898

Husked corn for Eddie (34 shocks) $0.00 $0.00

Saturday,October 15,

1898

I finished digging the early potatoes &husked and drew 14 bu. Of corn & 3bu. Of potatoes.

$0.00 $0.00

Sunday,October 16,

1898

I stayed at home. Kate went tochurch & Sunday school with thechildren.

$0.00 $0.00

Monday,October 17,

1898

Was sick & did nothing but ???Sorted & tied some t?????.

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,October 18,

1898

It rained in A.M. I fixed the horsestable & fixed the old hen coop forpigs. Threw out the sheep manure.Sorted the pigs. Finished huskingpopcorn. Mr. Wm. Beckett was herea little while. Jerome Peterson wasup a while in the evening.

$0.00 $0.00

Wednesday Gathered apples Fixed a gate at the $0 00 $0 00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseOctober 1898 Tuesday,

October 25,1898

Took 30 bu. Of corn in the ear & 12

bu. Of oats to Winn's Mill & had themground. I went to Hadley & got themail & a square shovel at morton'sfor which I owe him $.65. I choredabout in P. M. It rained some in P.M.Kate went to Lapeer & took 2 bu. Ofwheat to mill.

$0.00 $0.00

Wednesday,October 26,

1898

It stormed all day. We had the firstfreeze of the season on upland to doany damage. I cleaned 30 bu. OfBarley & got a feed bin ready in the

barn & cleaned the stables all around.

$0.00 $0.00


1898

I cleaned out the shed east of thehorse stable & put some straw inthere & put 8 pigs in there & rungtheir noses & fixed the west pig pen& bedded it. I husked some corn infront of the barn. Eddie drove over tosee me about drawing corn stalks.

$0.00 $0.00

Friday,October 28,

1898

Helped Eddie to draw cornstalks.Drew 11 loads.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,October 29,

1898

I went over south & got the plow &drag & plowed & fitted the piece ofground at the end of the lane & set 35black raskberries of the MammothCluster variety. 20 of Shafer'sCollossal Purple. 15 of the CuthbertPurple, 30 blackberries "Wilson

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income Expenseovember 1898 Saturday,

November05, 1898

It rained more than one half of the

day. I drew up 17 bu. Of poor corn.Husk rem. Of the corn in front of thebarn. I fixed the calves feed boxes &cleaned the stables & pig pens. J.Beckman bro't his sow over to B-----

$0.00 $0.00

Sunday,November

06, 1898

We stayed at home. $0.00 $0.00

Monday,November

07, 1898

The old cow had a heifer calf. I took42 bu. Of corn & 5 bags of oats & 1bag of wheat to Winn's Mill in A.M.Went to Hadley & [took] some shoesfor Omar & Kate to be fixed. Tookhome 42 crates. Took 15 bu. Of cornto mill in P.M. & had it shelled forpoultry. Went to Hadley & got theshoes. For fixing same .25. Tookhome 71 crates & the grist.

$0.00 $0.25

Tuesday,November

08, 1898

I fixed the fence between mycornfields & Vet's & went up to thetown house to vote in A.M. Husked a

little corn.

This was apresidential off-year. William

McKinley waspresident and theSpanish Americanwar had started inMarch of 1898.

$0.00 $0.00

Wednesday,November

09, 1898

Husked corn part of the day. It rained. $0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income Expenseovember 1898 Friday,

November18, 1898

We went over to Eddies for a visit. I

took 30 crates of corn & 4 bags ofoats to Winn's Mill. Bro't home therem. Of the crate stuff.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,November

19, 1898

Husked 33 shocks of corn. $0.00 $0.00

Sunday,November

20, 1898

I stayed at home & Kate went tochurch with Omar & Lottie. Forcollection .05.

$0.00 $0.05

Monday,

November21, 1898

Father came & helped me. Drew up

136 bu. Of good corn & 28 bu. Ofpoor corn in A.M. Husked 26 bu. Ofcorn in afternoon. Willie Petersonbro't up a sow to B-----

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,November

22, 1898

Peter Peterson got the team &wagon to draw corn in A.M. Hehelped me in P.M. to husk corn.Father helped me.

$0.00 $0.00

Wednesday,November

23, 1898

It was so rough & cold that I did nothusk. Drew up 92 bu. Of corn & gotmy harrow from up south & got mytools in the shed. Scattered somecrates in the cornfield.

The corn was oftenhusked in the fieldand crates werescattered aroundnear the cornshocks where theywould be neededwhile husking.

$0.00 $0.00

Thursday,November

24 1898

We went over to Eddie's & spent theday. Thanksgiving.

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income Expenseovember 1898 Tuesday,

November29, 1898

Took 36 crates of corn & 6 bags of

oats to winn's Mill. Went to Hadley.Dinner at Lillie's. Went up to the hallto Gleaner Social in the evening todinner. For [theme?] at Earl's$2.55. For groceries: $.77. ( 1#coffee .12 2# lard .15 lampchimney .05 lantern chimney .10sugar 5# .25 matches .10) Forshovel at J. Morton's .65. Forgrindstone & hanger $1.40. PaidRichard winn in full to date $7.00.

For making crates. Got Barney shod.75. Paid J. Schisler in full to date.75.

$0.00 $16.27

Wednesday,November

30, 1898

Took the little mare to lapeer to havethe ring bone fired by Dr. Wolley. Forhaving her toes trimmed .10. For pr.Of overalls .50. For pr. Of shoes,felt for Kate $1.50. Chored around inP.M.

$0.00 $2.10

ecember 1898 Thursday,

December01, 1898

Went to Mrs. Gusey's funeral. $0.00 $0.00

Friday,December

02, 1898

Went hunting all day. Eddie came &went with me.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,December

03, 1898

Took 40 crates of corn & 6 bags ofoats to Winn's Mill. Drew 3 loads ofmanure in P.M.

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income Expenseecember 1898 Sunday,

December11, 1898

We started for church and Harry was

taken sick & we turned around &came home.

$0.00 $0.00

Monday,December

12, 1898

Helped Peter to take potatoes out ofthe pit.

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,December

13, 1898

Helped Peter take potatoes out of thepit in forenoon. Finished banking thehouse & drew up some potatoesfrom the pits. (Little ones)

$0.00 $0.00

Wednesday,

December14, 1898

Dressed 20 turkeys & took them over

to William Brokaw's . Drove to Elba& got some oil (3 gals.) Turkeysweighed 213#.

$0.00 $0.00

Thursday,December

15, 1898

Peter helped me to draw stalks &corn.

$0.00 $0.00

Friday,December

16, 1898

Peter helped me finish drawing corn& to husk 25 bu. Of corn & saw about2 cords of wood.

$0.00 $0.00

Saturday,December

17, 1898

Took 8 pigs & 2 old sows to Lapeer.Sold to R. Harrison @ 2.80 & 2.60 .8 pigs 1050# @ $2.80 per cwt.$29.40. 2 sows 600# @ 2.60 percwt. $15.60. For sugar .25. Paid S.A. Lockwood in full to date $36.89.For Omar .21.

$45.00 $37.41

Sunday,December

18 1898

We went to church. For collection.10. For singing book .20. Atedinner at Father's Went up to the

$0.00 $0.00


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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income Expenseecember 1898 Saturday,

December24, 1898

Took a load of corn & oats to Winn's

Mill. 40 crates of corn & 5 bags ofoats. Mother was here in theafternoon a while. I did not work.

$0.00 $0.00

Sunday,December

25, 1898

Signed one dollar more on Munro'ssalary. We went to church. Forcollection .04. Ate dinner at FatherStewart's. Went to church at Hadleyin evening to Elder Munro's Farewellsermon. Gave as a present toMunro 50 cents.

$0.00 $0.54

Monday,December

26, 1898

Eddy came over to help me draw 1/2of the stack into the barn & put a loadof hay onto the wagon. Went toHadley in the evening to a social atthe church.

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,December

27, 1898

Took a load of hay to Lapeer. Sold toWhite Bro's @ $4.00 per ton. 1920#$3.00. Weigh bill .20. Paid Mr.Singer in full to date for nursery stockas per order $4.00. Formemorandum book .35. Got a pr. Of

rubbers of S. A. Lockwood for which Iowe him $1.75. Got a pr. Of rubbers& socks for Omar for which I owehim $1.60. They will have to bereturned (Too large). D. Sullivancame up & got 3 hen turkeys of usweighing 30# @ 9 cents per #. $2.70.

$5.70 $4.35

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Dat e by Mont Dat e Ent r y Not e Income ExpenseJanuary 1899 Monday,

January 02,1899

Cut a little wood. Got my wagon

ready to take some chickens toLapeer.

$0.00 $0.00

Tuesday,January 03,

1899

Took 30 chickens & hens to Lapeer.Sold to Green @ 5 cents per # 150#$7.50. Took 2 bu. Wheat to mill forflour. For middlings 15# .10. Forsugar 5# .30. For Omar's Phelts.25. For hair cut .15. Paid mytaxes. Went over to J. Halpin's$26.65.

$7.50 $27.45

Wednesday,January 04,

1899

Took 6 pigs to Lapeer. Sold toHarrison @ 3 cents per # (670#)$20.10. For Flour 50# for Peter$1.00. Paid S. A. Lockwood in full todate $3.35. Paid Roy Hodge in fullfor threshing at nels Sorenson's inAug. .30. Paid Tim Hodge in full todate for threshing at NelsonSorenson's in Aug. .25. Paid the O.Wattles note given Oct. 10, 1898$15.00.

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Date Entry Note1/1/1907 All of Kate's folks were here for a New Year's gathering. Kate

& I went to A. M. Bullock's to practice singing.Arthur and Kate are about 40 years of age

1/2/1907 Kate & I went to Mr. Wm. Beckman's funeral and to Lapeercemetery. Got home about 4 o'clock.

1/3/1907 Kate & I went over to mable Thiemkey's to her birthday party.For a present $.15. I went to Gleaner meeting in eve.

1/4/1907 Omar & Lottie paid their Jan. tuition to Hadley School. $2.40.I went up & got Jack Beckett's colt to break. Put the bitting rigon in forenoon & chored around. Drove the colt P.M. Hitchedit onto the cart just at night & drove down to Peterson's tileyard. Drove the smallest heifer to Mr. Peterson's the 2ndtime

At this point Omar is 17 years old and Lottieare attending school at the Hadley School, Arthur and Kate graduated about 1885. Har11, Jason is 6 and (Robert) Duane is 4.

1/5/1907 I drove John Beckett's colt awhile. I was feeling so bad that Icould not do much A.M. In afternoon I filed the saw. Shut thebig sow up with the pig for our own use. Omar & I cut somewood P.M. Omar fixed some fence along the lane. I drovethe Beckett colt a while towards night. Omar took horse &buggy & went to Hadley in eve to skate on the pond.

This would be the Hadley mill pond.

1/6/1907 Kate & Omar went to church. Lovely weather but prettymuddy.

1/7/1907 It rained quite a good deal. I tagged the ewes, cleaned thestables & bedded anew. Made a little gate & hung it on thelittle shed east of horse stable. Put the ewe lambs in theshed Shut the 2 weather lambs by themselves

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1/14/1907 Took the old gobbler to Lapeer. Sold @ 11 cts. $2.14. Took2 bags of wheat to mill for flour. 126# of flour, 44# bran, 17#screen-. Bo't 2 sacks oatmeal $4.80. 1 sack oyster shells

.75. 1 pail mica axle grease .19. For 6 oz. Carbolic acid

.25. Drove Mag for the first time with another horse. DroveJack's colt a while.

1/15/1907 Gave Lottie for tuition $1.20. Drove Jack's colt over to Elba.Took my old rubber boots & omar's shoes & one of Lulu'sshoes over to Thaunhausers to be fixed. Went to HadleyP.M. For meat 5 1/3# pork $.53

Lulu is about 11 years of age.

1/16/1907 Got the barn things ready for the clover threshers & drew upsome wood A.M. Clover threshers came P.M. Had 12 bu.22# seed. Milo Miller & Will Peterson helped me P.M.

1/17/1907 Omar, Kate & I went to South Attica to meeting of PomonaGrange. For our dinners .60. For Omar's dues to pomona.20. Kate & I went to Gleaners Meeting in eve (35 present).

1/18/1907 Drove Jack's colt over to Elba on the buggy. For fixingfootwear .60. Stopped at Uncle Henry Beckett's a few

minutes. Gave Omar for books $1.70. Drove Mag to HadleyP.M. Called on Father & Mother a while. Father failing fast.

Henry Beckett's wife is Roby Pierson, siste(Arthur's mother)

1/19/1907 Husked corn A.M. It rained some. Kate & I went to LapeerP.M. It was very muddy. For insurance 1906 $6.00. Forpostage stamps $1.00. For subscription to the Clarion up toJan 1907 $1 00


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1/23/1907 Took the big sow to Lapeer A.M. Sold to Harrison & Gleason@ 6 cts. (400#) $24.00. I went & helped Mr. Beckett drawsome wood with the colt. Drove the big heifer 3rd time.

1/24/1907 It was stormy & I went down to Mr. Peterson's & over to seehow Fred Selby's folks & Nels were getting along. Tooksome boards & tile up to the hall P.M. & some spikes to hangcoats & hats on & helped get the hall ready for installation.

1/25/1907 Took the team & went after some wood & up to the hall withsome seats & 2 cans of water. Went to Lapeer in P.M. toCounty Convention to nominate County Commissioner ofSchools. C. H. Nayler was nominated on 1st ballot. Forsticking plaster .10. Went up to Installation of Gleaners &Grange officers in eve & paid Ed's (.95) & Bertha's (.75) &Kate's & my Gleaner Assessment for Jan & arbor dues foreach. $1.50.

1/26/1907 Went up to the hall & got the boards & cans & tile. Omar & Icut wood P.M.

1/27/1907 I drove down to see how Father was & drove over to see

Uncle Judson's folks a few mins. Was nearly sick with cold.

1/28/1907 I was sick all day.1/29/1907 Went down to see Father A.M. A council of doctors was held

for him. Drs. Wheelock & Suiter. He was worse in P.M.

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2/2/1907 Took 2 bags of barley & 2 bags of oats & 14 crates of corn toF'm Stimson's to be ground. Drove on to Hadley to seeFather. For grinding feed $.59

2/3/1907 Kate & I went over to Father Stewart's to dinner. Drove downto see Father.

2/4/1907 Made a whiff. For the old buggy in A.M. & chored around.Went down to stay with Father & Mother all night. Fatherrested quite easy.

Henry Potter was dying of stomach cancer.

2/5/1907 Was home a while in P.M. Had Clover Dolly shod all around.$1.00. For setting a tire $.35. Omar & Lottie paid their tuition$2.40. Went down & stayed with Father & Mother all night.Eddie stayed all night.

2/6/1907 I took the veal calk to Lapeer. Sold to Poultry Plant 170# @6 1/2 $11.05. Cut up the pig butchered last night. Wentdown & stayed with Father & Mother. Father was pretty bad.

2/7/1907 Was home a little while in A.M. Paid for Dewey horse Servicefor 1905. $24.00. Paid Frank Miller for fixing buggy wheel$1.25. For comp. Book, tablets & envelopes $.20.

2/8/1907 Got home at noon a little while. Gave Omar for cough drops.25.

2/9/1907 Got home at noon a little while. Father suffering very much.For whiffletree for the buggy. $.25.

2/10/1907 Got home at noon a little while. Father got out onto the couchwith our help for the last time.

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2/15/1907 I went down to Hadley. Dr. Suiter, Stewart, & Wheelock helda Post Mortem on Father in A.M. I came home at night. Idrove up to Royal Green's & to Father Stewart's & Uncle John

McDougall's to see about bearers.2/16/1907 Went to Hadley P.M.2/17/1907 Father was buried. Ate dinner at Mother's.2/18/1907 We went to Mrs. Hodge's funeral. I ordered some wire fence

of Wm. Johnson (a 40 & 20 rod roll)2/19/1907 Chored around. Was unable to do much but chores.2/20/1907 Kate, Jason & Duane went over to Father Stewart's. I took

the two lambs to Davison. Sold to Trumble @ 6 1/2 cts.(150#) $9.75. Stopped to see Uncle Henry Beckett's folks afew minutes. It stormed very hard most of the day.

2/21/1907 I went down to see Mother a while A.M. I went up to see Mr.Rogers about the county drain known as the "Powelson-Treadway Drain". Paid Mother towards the flowers for Fater'sburial service $1.25. Went up to Henry Krausa's to seeabout a scalding tub. For 2 lantern chimneys. $.20.

Mr. Roger's farm adjoined the Potter farm owas drained by the drain, as was the Potter

2/22/1907 I made a brace for the sleigh tongue & fixed the sleighs.Omar drew 3 loads of manure from the horse stable to thefield & went over to Henry Krausa's & got a scalding barrel. Iground butcher knives & ax & got water & things ready tobutcher. Milo came over at about 4 o'clock & helped mebutcher the pig. He dressed 216#.

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2/27/1907 Sent 25 cents to Wilmer Atkinson Co. Philadelphia, Pa. For 2yrs. Subscription to Farm Journal. Sent 31 cents to Bookdepartment, World's Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo,

N. Y. For Common Sense Medical Advisor. Drew somewood.

This medical book supplied some of my firsreading when I was a pre-teen. It had sominteresting ads for patent medicines, medic

such as trusses, scary articles about all of diseases you could get if you weren't carefu

2/28/1907 I went over to John Ryan's a little while P.M. Riley Plummercame up with one of his horses to hitch up with "Clover Dolly". We drew a load of wood. I got the 3 pigs ready & 2 turkeys& took over to John's to be sold at auction. I went to the saleP.M. The 3 pigs sold to Chas. Minnick @ $3.75 apiece.Turkeys sold for $3.75 to chas Ostrom. I bo't 2 bu. Peas @$1.10. Henry Krausa's folks came over a while in eve. Henrygot the 2nd bu. Of potatoes of us.

3/1/1907 Chas Ostrom paid for 3 turkeys $3.75. Rec'd for 3 pigs________ For 40 rods of AM. Fence @ 28cents $16.80. Isaw C. H. Beckman about the Powelson-Treadway drain. Itrained hard P.M.

3/2/1907 I went over to John Ryan's to get crates for poultry & pigs.Was storm. We worked in the cellar cleaning out some

pumpkins & squash.3/3/1907 Omar, Kate & I went over to Father Stewart's to dinner.3/4/1907 Drove the old red cow the 1st time. Chored around A.M. Cut

some brush & fixed some fence by the woods. Drove downto John Ryan's & back home & then to Geo. Lambertson's onRalph Baldwin's place to see him about the Tredway-Powelson Drain


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3/15/1907 I chored around. Split & piled some wood. Went up toGrange meeting in Eve.

The National Grange is the nations oldest agricultural organization. It was formed in ththe American Civil War to unite private citiz

the economic and social position of the natpopulation. The Grange is also a fraternal order knownPatrons of Husbandry. Founding members fraternal organization would be best able toand democratic ideals to provide service to National Grange was one of the first formalwomen to membership on the basis of equaremains so today.

3/16/1907 Omar & I cut some wood.3/17/1907 We all stayed at home.3/18/1907 I split & piled some wood.3/19/1907 I split & piled some wood. Henry Krausa got 1/2 bu. Clover

seed & 3 bu. Potatoes. Kate & I went over to Fred Selby's fora visit P.M.

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3/21/1907 I chored A.M. Milo helped me in P. M. To saw wood. Wewent over to the Gleaner Meeting in the eve. For nos. on thesilverware drawing .30. Paid my assessment No. 68 & Ed's

(.80) & Bertha's & Kate's. $1.20

Gleaners were a fraternal and mutual insur"The Ancient Order of United Workmen, ThOrder of Oddfellows, The Knights of Pythia

under forty, these names trigger images of aged conventioneers with funny hats exchahandshakes. Very few young people take tseriously, and even fewer would consider jofact, fraternal organizations like these werea vast private mutual aid network, providingfor Americans of every race, ethnicity, and The fraternal insurance movement in AmerAt this time, the insurance industry in Amerand life insurance was a luxury reserved fobegan to change, however, when a group omechanics from Readville, Pennsylvania foorganization which had among its functionslife insurance for its members." Humane SVolume 7, Number 2 Spring 1992, The RiseFraternal Insurance Organizations, by Lesli

3/22/1907 Milo helped me saw wood A.M. We went up to Caucus inP.M. We all went up to Henry Krausa's in eve. For a visit.

3/23/1907 Omar helped me cut some wood.3/24/1907 We all stayed at home. I had a great time trying to shave.

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3/26/1907 Kate & I went to Lapeer & Eddie & Mother were there too. Itook 400# of feed to be ground .32. Took 2 bags of wheat forflour (125#). For horses in shed .10. For haircut .15. For

Kate's matress .58. We had W. E. Brown draw up thepapers for us. Ray Stewart came over & got 2 bu. Cloverseed. $16.00. I went up to the hall in eve. To practicesinging.

Ray Stewart is Kate's brother, born in 1883this point)

3/27/1907 We went to Hadley. It rained hard roads were almostimpassable. We went to Elder Mack's for a visit. EarlHemingway drew papers for us. Mother deeded the house &lot to me. Eddie executed a mortgage to me as security for anote of $2500 as my interest in the farm. Omar stayed withElder Mack's folks. Lottie stayed with Uncle Earl's folks &went to the play.

Earl Stewart, Kate's brother (22 years old)

3/28/1907 Milo Miller helped me saw wood P.M. I chored around A.M.John Ryan got a bu. Clover seed $8.00.

3/29/1907 It rained A.M. Was up to the hall in P.M. to practice. Went tothe school play in eve.

3/30/1907 We fixed fence along the lane & west of the woods & cleanedup some clover seed.

3/31/1907 We all stayed at home. Was about sick with ringworm.4/1/1907 I helped the boys tear down some fence next to Rogers

woods. Henry Beckett's folks came over a little while. WillThiemkey's folks came over. Jason went home with them.John McCarthy came over & got some clover seed 1 bu. @8.00. $8.00. I owe John McCarthy for change $2.00. Wentup & voted Was elected as Highway Commissioner of Elba

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4/3/1907 I went to Oxford to pay interest on mortgage $177.15. Forrailroad fare .82. For bananas .15. For horse in shed .25.For daily paper .03. The boys split & piled some wood.

Rec'd notice of drain letting "Treadway-Powelson Drain".

4/4/1907 Was unable to do much. I fixed the stable floor & Kate wentover to her Mother's Birthday Party & bro't Jason home.

Emily Pierson Stewart's 60th birthday. (10

4/5/1907 I was sick nearly all day. I went over to Milo's a few minutesto stake out for corner post. I went over to Elba just at nightto take oath of office for Highway Commissioner of Elba. ForOath of Office $.25. Bert Bullock paid me for 1 bu. Cloverseed $8.00. Bell had a male colt. Call "Stub"

4/6/1907 Was sick all day. Sent by Will Peterson to get some moreointment for ringworm.

4/7/1907 We stayed at home. Henry & dora Krausa came over awhilein eve.

4/8/1907 Was sick nearly all day. Omar & Lottie went to school atHadley again.

4/9/1907 I husked a little corn & mixed some clover seed with timothy.Gave Omar 18 cents and lottie 36 cents to pay their classtreas. Greased the wagon.

4/10/1907 I took 1610# beans to Davison & sold @ 90 cts. Per bu.$24.15. W. Peterson bro't up some oats & barley to clean forseed.

Arthur had a fanning mill that was used to sweed seeds & chaff.

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4/13/1907 We got the pens ready for the shoats. Put rings in the nosesof 13 shoats. Drove the old red cow the 2nd time. [multipleunderlines]

4/14/1907 Henry Krausa, John Ryan, Jerome Peterson & Carrie & Mrs.Peterson were all here a little while to call on us. Theyoungest sow had 9 pigs (2 were killed).

4/15/1907 Sowed 8 acres of grass seed north of barn. Went over toChas Ostrom's to the drain letting. My percentage is 6.25%.I helped J. Beckett awhile. P.M. To drive his colt & drawsome rails. .50. Gave Omar for Julius Caesar. .10.

In other words, he would be assessed6.25%drain work.

4/16/1907 I opened Prince's foot & chored around in A.M. Took 7 cratesof corn & 2 bags of oats to Hadley to mill. For grinding .38.Paid "Ellery Ivory" note given in 1894 together with int.$88.00. Got the poultry fences ordered of Wm. Jagow.$6.00. For roll of barbed wire $2.25. For 10# of staples .30.For 5# each of 8D and 10D nails .30. Paid April assess. InWoodmen. $.75. Paid Eddie for making out papers $1.00.Paid Lulu Stewart as Int. on note $7.50. Large sow had 9pigs alright.

4/17/1907 Milo helped me all day to split & pile wood. I pealed somefence posts & drew them along the road. Omar & Lottiestayed all night with Grandpa Stewart's folks.

4/18/1907 Milo finished splitting wood & dug some ditch in south beanstubble. I sowed the grass seed on the piece east of orchard.Laid the sleepers for the bridge at the end of lane. I fixed thegate between the barnyards took some boards & closed the

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4/20/1907 Milo helped me on the cellar drain. I got 2 rods of 3 in. tile ofMr. Peterson $.40. We got the drain cleaned out & the waterdrawn from the cellar. I put in about 10 rods of tile on the

south end of drain. Paid Milo in full to date $4.75 & 1 pk. Cl.Seed. $2.00. We cut some pole wood by the house. Omar &Kate went to Lapeer. Omar had Dasy's teeth fixed & gotsome medicine for the little colt. For fixing Omar's shoes.$.15.

4/21/1907 Lottie & Kate & Duane went over to Ed. Stewart's to see thelittle girls. Mrs. Krausa came over a little while.

4/22/1907 I went over to Elba P. M. & got my fruit trees 5 apples (2Golden Sweet) & (2 Talman Sweet) & (1 Maiden blush). 5Prolific Peach $2.50. I started the plow south of the orchard.

4/23/1907 I plowed south of the orchard.4/24/1907 Plowed south of the orchard. Harry stayed out P. M. & rolled

& dragged. Gave Omar for tuition $2.50.4/25/1907 Finished fitting the piece south of orchard. It snowed P.M. I

started the plow in south corn stubble. Drilled 3 1/2 acre ofbarley.

4/26/1907 Went over to see F. G. selby about b'd meeting. Took a gristover to Elba. For grinding .32. For 2 bags of corn @ 54 cts.$2.38. For 2 new shoes on Daisy. Saw the 2 members of T'pBoard (Clerk & Justice). Omar stayed out A.M. to plow.Went to Grange meeting in eve.

4/27/1907 Met with T'p Board to see about road scrapers. A.M. Omar &Lottie went to Hadley to practice for the play I plowed P M

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4/30/1907 I husked 4 bu. Of corn & put up a load of wheat. Took thewheat over to Elba P.M. Sold @ 74 cts. Per bu. $22.00 (29bu. # 49#) Bo't 1271# corn $12.71. Bo't Bbl. Salt (Coarse)

.90. Attended meeting of Elba T'p Board to completepurchase of road scrapers. Gave order for 3 cast ironculverts to H. A. Brownell at Flint.

5/1/1907 I went over to Elba. For setting Prince's shoes also 2 newshoes $.90. Saw R.B. Arms about the culvert or sluice.Went up to Chas. Croff's & to Augerot's to see about the road.First lamb was born.

5/2/1907 Milo Miller helped me pick stones. I went up to gleanermeeting in eve. For Kate's & my dues $2.50. Paid Ed's($1.45) & Bertha's ($1.25) dues. Gave Omar for fixing hiswatch .70.

5/3/1907 I went over to joe Stock's & got the goose neck for thescraper & went up to the hall & got the road grader & bro't ithome. Gave Omar for wool twine .90. I fixed the barn readyfor the sheep & put them in. It snowed in the night.

5/4/1907 Mr. Myus came over & sheered the sheep. I paid him $2.00.

I cleaned the barn floor & cleaned the barley bin for the wool.Went over to Milo's a few mins. Shaved & put up a grist ofcorn & 3 bags of oats & barley. I went to hadley P.M. Forgrinding feed .50. For fixing buggy wheels (Hind) to thespindle box buggy) 2 - new 1/2 rims & 8 spokes $2.00. Forsetting the tires .70. Had 137# of wool.


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5/8/1907 Plowed some & fitted & sowed about 2 acres of oatsBroadcast. Omar stayed out to use the team. Harry droveone team. I ordered 2 - 12" (18 ft) culverts from Sandusky.

5/9/1907 Plowed corn stubble.5/10/1907 Harry & I worked on the ground A.M. I borrowed Mr.

Peterson's pulverizer. It snowed 3 or 4 hours. Kate & I wentto Hadley P.M. & got Lottie & Omar. I went down again in theeve & bred Daisy to Dewey the 1st time. For candy .10.

5/11/1907 Paid Milo in full to date for labor May 2nd. $1.00. Cleaned upsome seed oats. Fixed a box for the colts. Harry & I fitted oat

ground. I drilled about 1 1/2 acres of oats.

5/12/1907 Kate & I called on Henry Krausa's folks a little while. MiloFarrar was here to see Omar.

5/13/1907 I harrowed & fitted ground for oats. Harry stayed out &helped fitting ground.

5/14/1907 Finished fitting & sowing my oats. Harry rolled & harrowed.Kate & I went over to John Ryan's in eve.

5/15/1907 I got Mr. Peterson's box & took my old sow & 13 shoats toDavison. Sold to A.M. Trumbull @ 6 cts. $110.40. I dug alittle trench to let water out of the patch north of the hog yard.

5/16/1907 I took my wool over to Elba. Sold to Smith & McGregor @ 28cts. For coarse & 24 cts' for fine wool (98# & 44# $38.00.For 335# corn $3 59 For grind 3 bags of corn & 3 bags of


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5/18/1907 Milo had Prince to plow with. We took down the fence byRogers' woods & laid the bottom & sorted 20 bu. Potatoes. 9were Omar's. 5 1/2 were Harry's. 5 were mine. I attended

the auction sale of Mrs. Reeser's. I got the 2 corrug. Culvertsfrom the Gr. Tr. Depot. Sold potatoes @ 50 cts. Omar &Harry fin. Laying up the fence. Henry Krausa borrowed mysingle harness.

5/19/1907 Gave Omar his potato money $5.00. We stayed at home.John Ryan's folks came over a while. Henry Krausa called &got my harness home.

5/20/1907 Kate & I went to Oxford. I paid Mrs. Ada Wallrath as principalon mortgage $400. For lunch & candy on our road home

$.25. Milo had old Dolly to work corn ground.

5/21/1907 Cleared the garden patch & fixed the grape arbor. Milo came& got my drill to drill in some corn. I went down to Mr.Peterson's just before noon to see about some oats & givehim an order on Township Treasurer. Milo Miller & I went toLapeer P.M. & got a new roller. We gave our note for $22.00.For register's fee for quit claim deed $.75. Deposited the

deed of our farm, Modern Woodmen certificate, Kate's & myGleaner policies, deed to the house & lot in Hadley, mortgageon the old homestead, quit claim deed to Mother, CycloneIns. Policy, Mutual Fire Ins, policy in the Lapeer Savings bankfor safe keeping. Lewis & Anna Stewart came up for a visit ineve.


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5/24/1907 I piled wood around the garden & drew 3 loads from the woodlot. Milo Miller took Belle over to Fred Fowler's. I took oldDolly & Mag to Hadley to see Dewey. Paid Frank Miller for

whiff. For single buggy. .35. Left the wagon bolster to befixed. I plowed a little north of hog pen. Drove to hadley ineve. & bred Dolly first time. Gave Lottie for tuition in full$1.80. Paid Harry his potato money $2.75. Omar & Katewent up to Grange meeting in eve.

5/25/1907 Omar drew rails to top out fence by Mr. Rogers woods. A.M. Ifin. Plowing north of the hog pen & the piece east of barnyard.It rained P.M. We husked what corn was on the barn floor &

started the plow in field N of Rogers woods. I fixed the hogbox.

5/26/1907 Kate, Duane & Omar went to Memorial Services at Hadley. Itrained hard & Kate went as far as Mabel's with me & I wentdown to James Sweeney's & bred Mag to Dewey 1st time.

5/27/1907 It snowed & rained quite a bit. I took the old sow over toMorris Gibson's A.M. Shelled my seed corn P.M. Gave

Omar for jack knife for myself .50. Last lamb was born.5/28/1907 I drew rails & posts & fixed line fence by Rogers' woods &along south side of 5 a. lot. I set the posts & fixed the fence.Sow was bred.

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6/1/1907 I delivered road warrants (7) A.M. Milo had Prince A.M.Omar finished plowing piece North of Rogers' woods A.M. &harrowed rem. Of day until it rained toward night. Kate & I

went to Lapeer P.M. I got Mag shod all around .60. For newbridle 1.70. For new neck yoke straps .50. I paid Milo in fullto date 3.75. He paid me for 4 bu. Potatoes $2.00.

6/2/1907 Lottie, Omar, Lulu, Jason & I went up to S. S. at town house.04. Henry Krausa's folks came over a while. Kate, Harry,Lottie & Omar went to Hadley in eve. To BaccalaureateSermon.

6/3/1907 Harrowed corn ground. Harry dragged & rolled. Father

Stewart came over & got 1 bu. Of seed corn. Gave Omar forWoodman dues & for the month of May. .75.

6/4/1907 Finished fitting corn ground & drilled about 3 1/2 acres. Itrained so I had to quit. We sorted some potatoes.

6/5/1907 I delivered road warrants all day. It rained all of the forenoon.I ate dinner at Will Thiemkey's.

6/6/1907 Finished delivering road warrants A.M. Finished drilling in thecorn north of Rogers' woods. Harry dragged & rolled. We

went to commencement exercises at Hadley in eve. Foradmission .20.6/7/1907 Cultivated garden & fixed potato marker & marked two potato

patches A.M. Drove over to Fred Fowler's with Bell & to Elba& to fred Selby's to see about road graders. Went over toMilo's & got some hay & paid him in full for same $2.00. Hecame & got 3 bu Good potatoes & 1 bu Poor ones


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6/10/1907 I fitted the patch N. of hog pen for peas & sowed them. Took7 head of young cattle over to Mrs. Rogers pasture land bythe R.R. 2- 2 yr. Old heifers, 1- yrlng steer, 1 yrlng heifer, 2

calves (heifers). Plowed some at end of lane. Milo had thedrill to sow some corn.

6/11/1907 I finished plowing by the end of the lane & rolled it down A.M.It rained P.M. Milo, the boys & I went over to Long Lakefishing.

Long Lake is a small, very deep, very clearNepessing about 2 miles East of the farm.

6/12/1907 Harrowed & fitted & sowed corn at end of lane. Choredaround buildings. Went over to see John Ryan about SchoolBoard Meeting & over to Joe Stock's to see about roadgraders. Went up to the hall to practice singing for children's

day exercises.6/13/1907 Rained all A.M. We pulled cockle & rye from wheat field P.M.

Went down to Mrs. Peterson's to school board meeting ineve. Rec'd Fr't. on book case. For ereaers & chalk .60 fromSch. Dist..

6/14/1907 Pulled cockle & rye A.M. & split some wood & put into woodhouse. Went over to Fred Fowler's & bred Bell to the "West"horse 1st time. Went to Hadley with grist of corn & oats. For

grinding .57. For fixing bolster 1.25. For shoes & laces3.05. Went to Grange meeting in eve.

The wood house was immediately behind tend) and was used when weather was rainweather made it difficult to bring wood from

near the barn.

6/15/1907 Unloaded the wagon. Omar dug some post holes & cut someposts. I fixed a bridge in the woods. Went to & got the Southbridge. Drew some rails & poles. Fixed the lane fence. Tookload of rails & poles to back field Helped Omar cut & trim


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6/19/1907 Finished fixing the cellar drain. Filled some of the holes.Lottie went to Oxford. I gave her $1.00. Kate went over toher folks. I went to help Hiram Lee raise his barn on

"Henderson Farm".6/20/1907 I cultivated corn. Fixed harness. Omar finished drawing

stone from meadow. I went over & shut up the road on acc'tof taking up the culvert west of Chas. Ostrom's. Kate & Idrove to lapeer just at night. For candy .10. For bolts (4 - 5in. X 5/8 & washers. .15. For fish hooks .03.

6/21/1907 Cultivated corn. Omar cultivated A.M. Lottie came homefrom Oxford.

6/22/1907 Omar finished cultivating corn 1st time & used the weeder on

the piece at the end of the lane. I got the truck from the endof lane & made some bunks & frame for hauling logs to mill.Omar dug some post holes. He & Harry went to the ballgame at Hadley P.M. I trucked some logs over to the mill (4)& got two more on the trucks.

6/23/1907 Kate & Omar went to church at Hadley. Kate & I drovearound through Elba station just at night.

6/24/1907 I set some posts along the road A.M. I went over to S. W.corner of T'p. to see about the pieces of road by the old"Goodrich" place & the bridge by John Stewart's. Sent Omarover to North town line to find road machinery for Mr. EdGroves. I drove over to elba in eve. To see about roadmachines. For ground mustard1/4# .10. For postal card01


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6/27/1907 Finished drawing logs to mill. Cut some hard maple logs & 1red elm log. Omar cultivated corn.

6/28/1907 Cultivated corn.

6/29/1907 Went to Eddie's barn raising A.M. Went to Lapeer P.M. Forhorse in sheds .10. Omar finished cult. Corn & piece at endof lane.

6/30/1907 Lottie, Omar & I went up to the town house to S.S. & topractice singing. Will & Mable Thiemkey came up to see us.

7/1/1907 I took Omar & team over to Elba to set up the new roadgraders. Milo Miller went with us to help. For Fr't onmachines ($10.30). I drove over to see Con. Sullivan & over

to see Fred Selby & over to see Mr. Myus & to see FredFowler about using the new road graders. For 1 1/2 doz.Bananas.

7/2/1907 Went to the saw mill after my lumber A.M. Piled & sortedlumber P.M. Kate & I drove to Hadley in eve. For fireworks$1.20. For Saw bill $8.51.

7/3/1907 Went over to Elba to Board Meeting to settle with agent forroad machines. He paid me $5.00 towards the fr't that I

advanced on Monday. Took the road machine over there &bro't it back.7/4/1907 Cultivated east piece of potatoes & cult. Corn. We went over

to John Ryan's in eve. To fireworks.7/5/1907 Cultivated corn. Grace Stimson came over & signed her

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7/8/1907 I went to Elba to see Arthur Moore about Highway money & tosecure the help to work the new road by Burdick place A.M. Iwent over to Chris Lassen's to get wheel scraper & to see

Pierce about using his Engine on road machine & engagedNelson sorenson to blast some stumps P.M. Went up toschool meeting in Eve. Got the young cattle home frompasture. Paid Mrs. Rogers $5.00.

7/9/1907 I drove over to fred Fowler's & down in OregonT'p to seeHarley Lamoreaux about using his engine on road machineA.M. For rice 1# .08. For candy .05. We commenced thenew road by Burdick's place. Mr. Fowler furnished a team &

Omar worked on road. I went over to see Lewis Baldwin & upto Riley Plummer's to get help for road.

7/10/1907 My team & Mr. Fowler's & Riley Plummer's worked on theroad. Mr. Fowler's team & man 1/2 day & Plummer & team &Omar & team 1 whole day. Louis Treadway blasted stumpsfor me.

7/11/1907 It rained most of the day. I c

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