DIARY OF JOSEPH BERTRAM
1904-1932 (Not continuous)
Transcribed and contributed by Lois Bertram Wapakoneta, Ohio
1910
Jan 1 I started with Flora over to Baker's this morning and met Frank and he took her on. Home this evening, warm and cloudy this snow about all melted today.Jan 2 Paul and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Cold damp day.
Jan 3 This morning I made a bench to salt the meat on. This evening I cut telephone poles. Cold windy day.
Jan 4 Nothing done this morning. This evening I killed a hog. Paw and Dick helped. Sold to Crocker (?). Cold windy day.
Jan 5 I took a dressed hog to town today. Cloudy cool, some rain.
Jan 6 I hauled out telephone poles along the road today. About 7 inches of snow fell last night and today.
Jan 7 Ollie Baker is here today and night. Nothing done today. Ollie and Bess and I took a sleigh ride over to her folks this evening. This morning the thermometer registered 8 below zero. Coldest spell this winter.
Jan 8 We went to town today in sleigh. Today Louise and Ollie Baker went along. Fair & cold day.
Jan 9 Paul and I went to church this morning. Home this afternoon and night. Fair & cold day.
Jan 10 We hauled over to Father Stewart's and helped butcher today. Fair cold day.
Jan 11 Several of the neighbors helped me put up my telephone poles today. Warm and cloudy day.
Jan 12 This morning Dick and I strung out some of the telephone wire. Warmer and some rain today. The snow is melting fast.
Jan 13 Nothing done today. Rain all day today.
Jan 14 I hauled in some wood this morning. This evening I went over to Stewarts to grind some feed and broke the grinder. Cold cloudy day.
Jan 15 We put in the telephone today. But is not in good working order tonight. Cold cloudy day. We are home all day. Cloudy little snow.
Jan 17 I hauled home some wood this morning. George Baker was here for dinner. Warm rainy day.
Jan 18 Nothing done this morning. Dick and I sawed wood this evening. Fair and warm day. The ground is very soft.
Jan 19 Dick and I sawed wood today. Fair warm day.
Jan 20 We helped Emmie Euler butcher today. Cool cloudy, drizzly day.
Jan 21 I went to town today. Snowy blustery day.
Jan 22 I helped G. W. Howell haul baled hay today. Cold blustery snowy day.
Jan 23 Bess and I went over to her father's this evening. Cool cloudy day.
Jan 24 I helped G. W. Howell haul hay to Hayden. Fair cool day.
Jan 25 Today I hauled 60 bu wheat to Hayden today. Sold to Alfred Joseph. Fair cold day.
Jan 26 I split wood today. Warm very high wind.
Jan 27 I hauled first load corn to town this season and stopped at Hartwich's sale today. Cold cloudy day.
Jan 28 I went over to Dad (Stewart) to put a top on haystack. This evening I cleaned the stable and repaired some fence. Bess went to town this evening. Fair and cool day.
Jan 29 I went to Orkard's Mill and had some feed ground this morning. This evening I split wood. Cold cloudy day.
Sun 30 We went to Baker's today. Cold snowy day.
Jan 31 I am baling my hay today. Fair cool day.
Feb 1 I am baling hay today. Fair cool day.
Feb 2 I mashed my finger this morning and had to go to Dr. Davis to have it dressed. Paw and Dick hauled home load clover hay for me this evening. Fair cool day.
Feb 3 Nothing done today. Fair cool day.
Feb 4 Bess and I went to town today. Fair cold day.
Feb 5 Dick and I hauled 2 loads of sawdust from Hayden today. Fair cool day.
Feb 6 I waked to church this morning. Home this evening and today. Fair cold day.
Feb 7 Today I took 2 roosters out to Charles Ross and traded for 2 others and bought one and stopped at the Willey sale as I came back. Fair cool day.
Feb 8 This morning Dick and I hauled out manure. This evening we went to Hayden after a sow and seven pigs bought off Joseph. Fair cool day.
Feb 9 We went to Emmie Euler's to a birthday surprise dinner today. Very blustery snowy day.
Feb 10 Nothing done today. Pleasant day.
Feb 11 Dick is helping me repair some fence and cut few logs for lumber. Cloudy cold day.
Feb 12 I am sledding few logs to mill for lumber today. Bess went to town this evening. Cold snowy day.
Feb 13 All home today. Ida Baker was here for supper. Fair cold day.
Feb 14 Dick and I hauled home 3 loads clover hay today. Fair cool day.
Feb 15 Today we went to Liscomb Darrough's sale. Cloudy cool day.
Feb 16 Nothing done today. Sleet and snow fell all day.
Feb 17 Snowing hard all day today.
Feb 18 The snow is about 12 or 14 inches deep. Fair and cold day. This morning I hauled load of lumber from Hayden. This evening we went over to Dad Stewart's. Today Mary Barkman was buried at Seymour.
Feb 19 I went to town this evening. Charles Baker is here and went with me to town. Fair and cold day.
Feb 20 I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Fair cool day.
Feb 21 Nothing but chores done today. The snow is melting fast and the creek is rising. The teacher Mary Heaten stayed here all night. Cloudy and warm. Little rain.
Feb 22 This morning I went to Hayden after some lumber. Split wood this evening. Fair cool day.
Feb 23 Nothing done this morning. This evening I took small load corn to Orkard to have ground for feed. Fair cold day.
Feb 24 Nothing but chores done this morning. This evening Bess and I went over after last load clover hay. Fair cool day.
Feb 25 Today I loaded carload of hay at Hayden. Albert, Ollie Baker and Slone Herman helped haul and load car. Fair cool day.
Feb 26 Bess and I went to town today. Warm cloudy day.
Feb 27 Rain all day today. We went over to paw's for dinner.
Feb 28 Nothing done this morning. This evening I went to Hayden after load sawdust. Cool cloudy day.
Mar 1 Nothing done this morning. This evening I went to town after bran and flour. Pleasant day.
Mar 2 Nothing done this morning. This evening I sawed and split some posts. Albert helped. Fair warm day.
Mar 3 Nothing but chores done today. Fair warm day.
Mar 4 Bess and I went to town today. Pleasant day.
Mar 5 Albert and I went to Butlerville today. Hair(?) & Swarthout has hardware sale there. Warm cloudy, little rain.
Mar 6 We are all home today. Paw and Maw are here this evening. Fair coold day.
Mar 7 This morning I hauled in some straw. This evening Albert is helping to break the oldest colt. First time hitched. Fair cool day.
Mar 8 Albert and I went to Charles Sarby's sale today. Drove Bettie & Coffee. Fair cool day.
Mar 9 I sowed 12 acres clover seed today. Bess went over to her father's. Fair cool day.
Mar 10 I am putting up new grape arbor this morning. This evening Albert and I hitched the 2 year old Coffee colt for first time and drove to Hayden after sale for porch. Fair cool day.
Mar 11 This morning I made Bettie mare a box stall. She is due to foal. This evening I am working on new garden fence. Fair cool day.
Mar 12 This morning I went to town. This evening I am working on garden fence. Fair cool day.
Mar 13 We are all home today. Fair cool day.
Mar 14 I hauled manure on potato patch today. Cold blustery day.
Mar 15 I am doing some fence repairing today. Bess went to town this evening. Bettie mare had her first colt this morning. Fair cool day.
Mar 16 Uncle Allen Hartwell and Aunt Jane and were here for dinner today. Also Gramie and Dell were here. Pleasant day.
Mar 17 Chapin Mullen and I are driving the two Coob(?) colts for first time today. At dinner at George Baker's. Pleasant day.
Mar 18 Today I plowed garden and potato patch. Dr. Shuman was here and dressed Bruce's teeth this evening. Pleasant day.
Mar 19 This morning I finished plowing potato patch. This evening we made some garden. Fair warm day.
Mar 29 Paul and I went to church this morning. We are all home this evening. Dick is here last night and today. Warm and little showers of rain.
Mar 21 This morning I went over to Dad Stewart's to grind some feed. This evening I began to disc corn ground for to sow oats. Fair warm day.
Mar 22 Today I am disking oats ground. Fair warm day.
Mar 23 Today I am harrowing. Went after fertilizer at Hayden this evening. Fair warm day.
Mar 24 This morning I am sowing oats. Harrowing oats ground this evening. Fair warm day.
Mar 25 Nell had her 3rd colt this morning. This morning I finished sowing oats west of the house along the pike. This evening Bess and I set out the onions and planted potatoes in garden. Fair warm day.
Mar 26 Albert and I went to town today. Drove the Coob colts. Bess went in buggy. Fair cool day.
Mar 27 We all went to church this morning and went to Emmie's after dinner. Fair warm day.
Mar 28 I prepared the potato ground to plant today. Brother Will come from Indianapolis today for a week visit. Fair warm day.
Mar 29 We planted the potatoes today. Fair warm day.
Mar 30 I went to town after new set harness and load furniture. Paid the tax. Fair warm day.
Mar 31 Today I am disking for oats. Fair warm.
Apr 1 Today I am harrowing and sowing oats. Fair warm.
Spr 2 I went to Hayden had Nell shod this morning. This evening Bess and I drove Nell to Baker's to breed. Fair cool day.
Apr 3 We are all home today. Fair warm day.
Apr 4 This morning I ground feed. This evening I painted the ceiling in sitting room. Fair cool day.
Apr 5 Today I am helping to grade roads. Cloudy cool, little showers of rain.
Apr 6 Cold rainy day. The paper hangers are working here today.
Apr 7 Today I am helping to grade roads. Fair cool day.
Apr 8 This morning I am disking oats ground. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair warm day.
Apr 9 I finished sowing oats today. Fair warm day.
Apr 10 We are all home today. Geo Baker and wife and Paw & Maw spent the day here. Fair warm day.
Apr 11 Mike McDonald came last night to begin work today. We repaired fence this morning. This evening we begun to plow for corn. Warm cloudy day. Dick Gibbs went away this morning.
Apr 12 Had a nice rain this morning. We are repairing some fence this morning. Plowing this evening. Cool afternoon.
Apr 13 We are plowing today. I went to Baker's with Bruce a & Bettie. Fair cool day.
Apr 14 We are plowing and hauling manure today. Fair cool day.
Apr 15 Mike is plowing today. This morning I hauled manure. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair cool day.
Apr 16 Had a nice rain this morning. This evening we finished plowing for corn at home. More rain tonight.
Apr 17 Mike and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. This is forty hour devotion. We all went to church tonight. Cold cloudy day.
Apr 18 Paw and I went to confession this morning. Nothing done this evening. Cold rainy day.
Apr 19 I took Bettie to Hayden and had her shod this morning. Mike is painting the kitchen ceiling. Cold rainy day.
Apr 20 We are gathering up the old garden fence and piling it this morning. This evening I took Bettie to Baker's. Mike is splitting wood. Cool cloudy day.
Apr 21 Mike is splitting wood today. I went over on the creek and loaded load corn for Font Heaton, he got it at crib. Fair cool day.
Apr 22 I took load corn to town today. Mike is splitting wood today. Fair cool day.
Apr 23 Mike is cutting old trash into wood today. I made a chicken coop today. Cold blustery day.
Apr 24 I went to church this morning. We went over to Dad Stewart's this evening. Cloudy cold day.
Apr 25 I hauled manure this morning. This evening we went to the Bottoms to begin to plow for corn. Cloudy cool day.
Apr 26 We are plowing today. Cool day. Began to rain this evening.
Apr 27 I went to Seymour today for plow points. Mike is repairing fence. Cool, cloudy day.
Apr 28 We are plowing today. Fair cool day.
Apr 29 I went to Sam Young's sale today. Mike is plowing. Fair cool day.
Apr 30 We are plowing today. Fair cool day.
May 1 Bess and I went to church at Corners this morning. Home this evening. Fair warm day.
May 2 We begun to harrow and plant corn today. Fair warm day.
May 3 Rain all night. We are shelling seed corn this morning. Dr. Shuman is here for dinner. He is treating Bettie's cold this evening. We went over after load corn.
May 4 This morning I took load corn to Jessie Heaton. This evening we went over to Father's to grind corn for feed. Fair cool day.
May 5 This is Ascension Day. Mike and I went to church this morning. Bess and I went to town this evening. Mike and Paul went to Baker's after one sack fertilizer. Fair cool day.
May 6 This morning we finished planting corn here at home. This evening we went to the Bottoms to plow. Cloudy cool day.
May 7 Nothing done today. Cold rainy day.
May 8 We are home this morning. Dr. Shuman is here treating Bettie's colt. This evening we went to Bessie Smith's burial at Zion.
May 9 This morning I made a hog shoot. This evening Paw and Albert and Charles Baker helped me put a new sill under the portico porch. Fair warm day.
May 10 Nothing done this morning. Mike came from home forenoon. This evening we went to the Bottoms to plow. Cool cloudy day.
May 11 This morning we went to the Bottoms to plow and it began to rain. Rained all day.
May 12 We are trying to doctor Mabel colt this morning. She is very sick and died at 2 o'clock this evening. Mike and I took two loads corn to Ed Burk at town this evening. Fair cool day.
May 13 Mike took load corn to town today. Bess and I went to town today. Fair cool day.
May 14 We are plowing today. Fair cool day.
May 15 We went to Corners to church this morning. We ate dinner at Paw's. Fair cool day.
May 16 Stewart Euler is helping me plow today. We finished the Sullivan Bottom 25 acres. Cool cloudy day.
May 17 Cold rainy day. I took load hogs to town today. Sold to Charles Grabel.
May 18 Nothing much done today, too wet to plow. Bess's mother is here today. Fair warm day.
May 19 I begun to harrow and plant corn in the Bottoms today. Cool cloudy day.
May 20 Nothing done today. Bess and I went to town this evening. Warm cloudy, hard rain this morning.
May 21 I went to Hayden after my harrow this morning. Home this evening. Nothing done. Wet cool day.
May 22 We went over to Zion Church this morning and tonight. Home for dinner. Cloudy cool.
May 23 Nothing done this morning. This evening I began to plowing Long Bottoms. Warm cloudy day. Had a hard rain fore dark.
May 24 I went to Hayden after my old buggy this morning. It was in the shop. This evening I went to George Baker's and settled for fertilizer and Mollie colt. Cool drizzly day.
May 25 Nothing done today. I went to Hayden after a size 8 fork handle. Fair cool day.
May 26 Stewart Euler is helping me harrow and I am planting corn in Sullivan Bottom today. Fair cool day.
May 27 After 2 weeks, Mike is back to work today, also Stewart is helping plowing this morning. We finished planting in Sullivan Bottoms and begun to plow in Long Bottoms. Fair cool day.
May 28 Stewart is helping us plow and plant corn today. I have got half the Long Bottom planted. Fair warm day.
May 29 We are all home today. Emmie and Grace and Stewart were here today. Rain this morning.
May 30 Stewart is helping us plow today. Fair cool day.
May 31 We finished planting corn today and I hauled load corn to John Adolph this evening as I came home. Cloudy very cool day.
Jun 1 Mike is helping to plow down the alfalfa patch over in Bottom. I took Nell and Coffee to Hayden to have them shod. This evening we ground load of feed. Fair cool day.
Jun 2 We went over to Father St. I hauled out manure on corn field today. Cloudy cool day.
Jun 3 Mike is hauling manure on corn field today. Bess and I went to town this morning. I went to Hayden this evening after corn sheller. Fair cool day.
Jun 4 Mike Began to plow corn this morning here at home. I worked in garden. Had a rain at noon. Mike went home.
Jun 5 I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Bess' father and mother was over this evening. Fair cool day.
Jun 6 This morning I went to town after cultivator shovels. This evening I am plowing corn. Fair cool day.
Jun 7 I am plowing corn today. All over for first time here at home. Fair warm day.
Jun 8 Bess and I are picking cherries over at Maw's. Picked 25 quarts. Mike come from home today noon. This evening Mike helped Bess seed the cherries and can them. I worked in garden and plowed over the potatoes. Fair cool day.
Jun 9 Rain this morning. This evening we begun to plow the old pasture over at Stewart's for wheat.
Jun 10 Rain this morning. Bess and I went to town this evening.
Jun 11 Mike and I are clearing up trash and burning it this morning. This evening Mike went home and I went over in Bottoms to plow for wheat. I sold 2 loads of corn to Phillips. Fair warm day.
Jun 12 We went to church this morning. After dinner we went to Henry Applegate's. Tonight we went to Hayden to Children's Night. Fair warm day.
Jun 13 Today I am plowing corn in Sullivan Bottom. Mike is plowing for wheat this evening. Fair warm day.
Jun 14 Today I am plowing corn for second time here at home. Mike is plowing for wheat. Fair hot day.
Jun 15 Mike is plowing for wheat today. I finished second corn plowing at home this morning. Ground load feed this evening. Fair hot day.
Jun 16 Mike is plowing corn today. I hoed over the garden this morning. This evening I plowed corn. Fair hot day.
Jun 17 Mike is plowing corn today. This morning Bess and I went to town. This evening I plowed corn. Fair hot day.
Jun 18 This morning I went to Hayden after new hay rake, then mowed down some clover. Mike finished the first corn plowing in Sullivan Bottoms. Then we took up load clover hay this evening. Fair hot day.
Jun 19 We went to Zion Church this morning. At dinner at Dad Stewart's. Home tonight. Hot sultry day.
Jun 20 I am plowing corn today. Mike is rolling corn this afternoon. Hot sultry day.
Jun 21 Mike and I are plowing and rolling corn today. All plowed over for first time now. Grace Euler come home with me tonight to stay a day or two. Fair hot day.
Jun 22 Mike is plowing corn today. This morning I mowed clover and Albert B. helped put it up this evening. Hot sultry day.
Jun 23 Mike is plowing corn this morning. I cut clover this evening. We took it up. Hot sultry.
Jun 24 Bess and I went to town this morning. Mike is plowing corn. Hot this morning. Rain showers this evening.
Jun 25 Today we finished the second plowing in Sullivan Bottoms. Stewart Euler is plowing in Mike's place this evening. Fair hot day.
Jun 26 I went to church this morning. We are all home this evening. Fair hot, little rain this afternoon.
Jun 27 This morning I went over after the binder. This evening we began to cut wheat. The rain stopped us. Hot and little showers rain.
Jun 28 Mike is sick today. I took Bruce & Bettie to Hayden and had them shod this morning. This evening I plowed corn. Rain this morning. Fair afternoon.
Jun 29 This morning we plowed corn til dry enough, then cut wheat the balance of day. Fair and warm day.
Jun 30 This morning we finished the third time corn plowing at home. Also finished cutting wheat. This evening we went to the Bottoms to plow corn. Hot sultry day.
Jul 1 We are plowing corn today. Bess went to town this morning. Hot sultry day.
Jul 2 Rain this morning. Nothing much done today. Bess and I went to Four Corners to picnic this evening. Rainy warm day.
Jul 3 I went to church this morning. We went to Paw's for dinner. Lena and Frank Baker and Flora are home from Indianapolis. Hot sultry day.
Jul 4 We are plowing corn today. Warm cloudy.
Jul 5 This morning we finished the third time corn plowing in the Bottoms. This evening we begun to hoe out weeds. Had a hard rain and lightning. We are told that the lightning struck George Baker's stud barn and killed his Jack.
Jul 6 Some rain today. We are putting up a new wove wire hog lot today.
Jul 7 Today we are still working on hog lot. I went to town this evening. Fair hot.
Jul 8 We all went to Grandma Stewart's surprise birthday dinner. 72 years old. There was 50 people for dinner. I cut a little clover late this evening and Mike hoed some weeds out of corn. Fair hot day.
Jul 9 Albert helped us mow weeds this morning. This evening we took up clover hay and the rain stopped us.
Jul 10 We went to George Baker's today. Hot, sultry day.
Jul 11 Five men from Hayden are helping me mow weeds out of corn today. The Sullivan Bottoms is all hoed out. Warm cloudy little rain this evening.
Jul 12 We begun to lay by corn today. Had a hard rain forenoon and more rain this evening. Albert is helping me this morning.
Jul 13 Albert and I are cutting oats this afternoon. Frank Baker is helping to shock. Too wet to work this morning. Fair hot.
Jul 14 Albert and Frank Baker are cutting oats today. I cut clover this morning and Mike and I took up two loads this evening. Fair hot day.
Jul 15 Albert and Mike are cutting oats this morning. Bess and I went to town this evening. We begun to lay by corn in Bottoms with three plows. Hot sultry.
Jul 16 Nothing done today. Had a hard rain last night and still raining today. We think that corn plowing is a thing of the past now. Bess and I went to Hayden this evening.
Jul 17 We had a very hard rain and storms this morning. After dinner we went over to Em. Euler's. The creek is out some in Bottom.
Jul 18 We are putting up hay today. Fair cool day.
Jul 19 We are putting up hay today. Frank Baker is helping this evening. Fair cool day.
Jul 20 We finished the clover hay here at home today. I went to the Bottoms this evening begun to cut timothy. Mike and Frank put up 4 loads this evening. Fair warm day.
Jul 21 Mike and Frank are helping put up hay in the Bottoms today. Fair hot day.
Jul 22 We finished putting up in the Bottoms today. 11 loads. Hot sultry day.
Jul 23 Bess and I went to town this morning. Frank is cutting grass here at home this morning. Mike is picking berries this evening. We took up 3 loads hay. We may not put up anymore as it is not very good. Fair hot day.
Jul 24 Frank Baker and I went to church this morning. Then we all went to Paw's for dinner. Warm showery day.
Jul 25 Nothing done this morning. This evening Paw and I hauled load of wheat for George Baker to car at Hayden. Hot sultry day. After several days visit at Paw's, Mort Shaffer and wife returned to Indianapolis.
Jul 26 This morning I hauled another load wheat to car for George Baker this evening. Albert helped me move the granary. Hot sultry day.
Jul 27 Hard rain this morning. This evening Will and Albert helped me put up frame for straw stack shed. Hot sultry evening.
Jul 28 We went to N. Vernon country fair today. Lena and Louisa went with us. Rain this morning. Fair evening.
Jul 29 Rain this morning. I went over to Paw Stewart's after load corn this evening. Hot sultry evening.
Jul 30 Nothing done this morning. We went to Fair this afternoon. Fair cool day.
Jul 31 I went to church this morning. This evening we took a drive up to Philip Wetzel's. Fair cool day.
Aug 1 This morning I finished cutting little patch of grass and cut some weeds. After a week Mike is back and helped put up load of hay. Then we cut weeds and briars along fences. Fair warm day.
Aug 2 This morning Mike and I went to church. I went to confession. This evening we went to Bottoms to plow for wheat. Hot sultry.
Aug 3 This morning Mike picked berries and I mowed weeds along the pike. This evening we plowed for wheat. Hot sultry day.
Aug 4 We are plowing for wheat today. Fair warm.
Aug 5 Bess and I went to town this morning. Mike is plowing today. I plowed this evening. Fair warm day.
Aug 6 We are harrowing and rolling wheat ground today. Fair warm day.
Aug 7 We are home today. Cloudy cool rainy day.
Aug 8 Mike and I are plowing for wheat today. Plowing here at home. Fair cool day.
Aug 9 Bess and I went to Jane Weaver's sale today. This morning Mike is plowing. This evening helped Jno. Adolph thrash. Cloudy little rain.
Aug 10 Bess and I went to John Steadman's sale today. Mike is plowing today. Fair warm day.
Aug 11 Mike is sick today. Albert is helping me plow today. Fair warm day.
Aug 12 This morning we are plowing. This evening Bess and I went to town. Mike went over to Bottoms after load corn. Fair warm day.
Aug 13 We are plowing today. Fair warm day.
Aug 14 I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Fair cool day.
Aug 15 Nothing done this morning. This is a holiday. We helped Emmie Euler thrash this evening. Fair cool day.
Aug 16 We are plowing today. Fair warm day.
Aug 17 We are plowing today. This evening I went over to Father Stewart's and mowed the weeds in orchard for him. Hot sultry.
Aug 18 This morning Mike finished plowing for wheat here at home. This evening Mike mowed weeds along fences and I helped Fischer thrash.
Hot sultry, little shower rain at noon. Aug 19 I went to town early this morning. Then Mike and I helped Fischer and Howell thrash. Fair warm day.
Aug 20 Today we thrashed…Paw, myself, Siss(?) Crockenburger, and J. Burgmeyer. Then went to Four Corners picnic. Fair warm day.
Aug 21 We went to Zion Church this morning and tonight. Fair warm day.
Aug 22 This morning I went to P.F. Wetzel after young sow I bought. Then I helped thrash William Boner and A. Gawhen(?). I am done thrashing now. Mike quit working Saturday, went home yesterday morning. Today Bess is 30 years old and tonight they ran in a crew of 26 young folks as a surprise. Warm cloudy day.
Aug 23 Nothing but chores done today. I shipped a calf this evening. Fair cool day.
Aug 24 I hauled out manure on wheat ground today. Fair warm day.
Aug 25 Repairing some fence this morning. This evening Albert helped me saw logs for to build a new crib and wagon shed. Warm cloudy hard rain tonight.
Aug 26 Today I took load of wheat to town and deposited for flour. Fair cool day.
Aug 27 We went to Tea Creek picnic today. Bess's father and mother went along. Tonight we went to Woyer's Grove to a dance. Lena and Louise went along. Fair cool day.
Aug 28 We went to church this morning. Then went to Baker's for dinner. Fair cool day.
Aug 29 Albert helped me finish plowing for wheat today. All done Fall plowing. Fair hot day.
Aug 30 Bess and I went to Titas'(?) sale today.
Aug 31 Today I went over to Father Stewart's and helped him build a pasture fence. Fair hot day.
Sep 1 Today I am helping to shingle Paw's house. He is rebuilding his house. Cool cloudy day.
Sep 2 I hauled 3 loads of fertilizer today, one for myself, one for Paw and one for Father Stewart. Hot sultry day.
Sep 3 Bess went to town this morning. I helped Paw shingle on the house today. Hot sultry. Had a good rain last night.
Sep 4 We are home this morning. Rainy day. This evening Bess and I went to Mort Downs to look at a Jersey cow.
Sep 5 This morning Mort Downs delivered me a Jersey cow for $50. We went to Seymour on N. 7 to spend the day with Joe Stewart's, this is Labor Day. Warm cloudy day.
Sep 6 Had a hard rain last night. Too wet to do any farm work. Emmie Euler and family spent the day here. Warm sultry.
Sep 7 I went to Morten Gauhan's sale today. Hot sultry day.
Sep 8 Ira Hite is helping me cut logs for a new crib today. Hot sultry.
Sep 9 Ira and I hauled logs to mill this morning. This evening we cut logs. Bess went to town this evening. Fair cool day.
Sep 10 Ira and I are cutting and hauling logs to mill today. Fair cool day.
Sep 11 I went to church this morning. Home this evening and tonight. Fair warm day.
Sep 12 We are cutting and hauling logs to mill today. Fair cool day.
Sep 13 The same as yesterday. Tonight we all went to Henry Burgmeyer's shivaree. He was married week ago this day.
Sep 14 This morning we begun to cut corn. This evening we made cider. Fair cool day.
Sep 15 We all went to Andrew Haley's sale today. I bought a suckling colt for $100. Fair cool day.
Sep 16 Ira and I are cutting corn today. Bess went to town this morning. Fair cool day.
Sep 17 Same as yesterday. Fair cool day.
Sep 18 We went to church over the creek and ate dinner at Emmie's. Cloudy cool day.
Sep 19 Ira and I finished cutting corn here at home today. Hasie Canfield is husking shock corn for me today for feed. Cloudy cool, little rain today.
Sep 20 This morning we are cleaning seed wheat. This evening we begun to sow wheat. Warm cloudy day.
Sep 21 We are sowing wheat today. Fair warm.
Sep 22 We finished sowing wheat here at home today. Fair day.
Sep 23 We begun to harrow and sow wheat over in Bottoms today. Warm cloudy day.
Sep 24 Ira is harrowing and sowing wheat today. I went to town to pay Applegate sale note and also interest on mortgage which is due next week. Warm little rain.
Sep 25 Paul and I went to Church this morning. Henry Burgmeyer and wife were here for dinner. Warm cloudy day.
Sep 26 We finished sowing wheat on fall facuring(?) today but have yet ten acres of corn to cut and to sow. Warm sultry day.
Sep 27 We are cutting corn in Bottoms today. Cool cloudy day. Mrs. James Ochs was buried at N. Vernon today. She died Sunday morning.
Sep 28 Same as yesterday. Fair warm day.
Sep 29 Albert and Charles Baker is helping us cut corn today. Fair warm day.
Sep 30 Ira and I helped Paw cut corn today. Bess went to town this morning. Fair warm day. Oct 1 This morning Ira hauled out manure and I mowed clover seed. This evening Ira done the cutting and I hauled gravel for concrete under new corn crib. Fair warm day.
Oct 2 I went to church this morning. We all went to Paw Stewart's for dinner. First warm day.
Oct 3 Today we had company, Bess' Mother and Emmie, A. E. Sullivan, Sute and Sam Spencer and wife and Mabel Beaty were here for dinner. Ira hauled load logs to mill this morning. This evening he done some chores around the barn. Warm very windy day.
Oct 4 This morning we delivered 11 head hogs to Lovett to S. A. Green. Rained all day.
Oct 5 Rain hard all day. Today nothing done.
Oct 6 Still rain today. The creek is very high and carrying off corn shocks and tearing down corn causing great destruction.
Oct 7 We all went to Street Carnival at N. Vernon today. I entered the two Coffees in parade and got first prize. Fair cool day.
Oct 8 We went to Street Carnival at N. Vernon today. Fair cool day.
Oct 9 We all went to Corners to church this morning. The children made their first communion today. Paul was candle carrier for Clarence Baker. Fair cool.
Oct 10 The carpenters began to work on the new corn crib today. Ira and I worked on concrete pillars this morning. This evening we went over in Bottoms to husk some of the flooded corn. Oct 11 Ira and I put in concrete pillars this morning. This evening we cut logs. Fair warm day.
Oct 12 Ira and I hauled logs to mill this morning. This evening we gathered load of flooded corn. Fair cool day.
Oct 13 Ira hauled home lumber this morning. I raked clover seed this evening. We are helping the carpenters work on the new crib. Fair cool day.
Oct 14 I took last load corn to town today. Ira is working on crib. Fair cool day.
Oct 15 This morning we raised the new crib. Ira and I are helping the carpenters on crib this afternoon. Fair warm day.
Oct 16 We all went to Zion Church this morning and tonight. Fair warm day.
Oct 17 This morning I helped Albert haul 2 loads of sand for Paw's house. This evening I went with Father Stewart to look at some hogs. The carpenters are still at work on crib. The clover hauler is here tonight. Fair warm day.
Oct 18 We are hauling clover this evening. Also hauled Jno. Adolph clover. The boys are working on the crib. Fair warm day.
Oct 19 We are all working on the crib today. The tinner is putting on the tin. Fair warm day.
Oct 20 Same as yesterday. Wittenburg finished the roof this evening. Cloudy cool day.
Oct 21 This morning Ira and I dug potatoes til the rain stopped us. Nothing done this evening. Albert and Charlie finished the crib this evening.
Oct 22 This morning Ira is hauling out manure. Bess and I went to town. This evening we gathered load of corn. Minnie Boner stayed with us the past 2 weeks to help Bess while the carpenters built the corn crib. Bess took her home this evening. Fair cool day.
Oct 23 Paul and I went to church this morning. This evening we all went over to Dad Stewart's. Last night was the first frost of the season. Fair cool day.
Oct 24 Ira is hauling out land tax(?) this morning. I am harrowing wheat ground. This evening we are digging potatoes. Fair cool day.
Oct 25 This morning we are digging potatoes. This evening we went back to the Bottoms. I finished sowing wheat in corn ground. Ira is hauling out taxes. Fair cool day.
Oct 26 We went to H. E. Applegate's sale today. Ira is hauling out landtax today. Fair cool day.
Oct 27 Albert B. is helping ira haul out taxes today. I husked load of flooded shock corn today. Cloudy blustery day.
Oct 28 Ira and Albert are hauling out taxes today. Bess and I went to town today. Cloudy cold, snow storms today.
Oct 29 This morning the boys finished hauling Dad Stewart's land tax. This evening they hauled out Paw's. He has been helping us. Cold blustery day. Had quite a little snow last night.
Oct 30 I went to church this morning. We are all home this evening. Fair cool day.
Oct 31 We begun to crib corn today. Ira and Albert is helping. The corn is in bad shape on account of the flood. Cribbed 4 loads today. Fair cool.
Nov 1 We cribbed 4 loads corn today. Warm cloudy day. Raining tonight.
Nov 2 Joe Stewart and Sade were here today. This morning I went to Balser Oliger after some hogs. Also had Bruce and Bettie shod at Hayden. The boys hauled out manure this morning. This evening they helped Paw put in concrete porch. Cloudy cool day.
Nov 3 We husked 6 loads corn today. Cloudy cool day.
Nov 4 We husked 6 loads corn today. Fair cool day. Tonight we went to Oyster supper at Baker's School and it snowed and sleeted coming home.
Nov 5 Nothing done today. Bess and I went to town today. Wet cloudy cold day.
Nov 6 I went to church this morning. We all went over to Paw's after dinner. Fair cold day.
Nov 7 We are husking corn today, 6 load. Fair cool day.
Nov 8 We husked 3 loads corn this morning. This evening we went to the election at Hayden.
Nov 9 Ira and I husked 4 loads corn today. Fair warm day.
Nov 10 Ira and I husked 4 loads corn today. Fair cool.
Nov 11 Same as yesterday. 4 loads. Fair cool day.
Nov 12 We husked 4 loads corn today. Fair cool day.
Nov 13 Paul and I went to church this morning. This evening we all went to Jno. Adolph's. Fair cool.
Nov 14 Albert and I cribbed 2 loads corn today. Fair and cool.
Nov 15 We cribbed 6 loads corn today. Cloudy cool.
Nov 16 We cribbed 6 loads corn today. Fair cool.
Nov 17 Same as yesterday, 6 loads.
Nov 18 Same as yesterday, 6 loads. Cloudy cool.
Nov 19 This morning we cribbed 3 loads corn. This evening Bess and I went to town. The boys didn't work. Fair cool day.
Nov 20 I went to church this morning. Home this evening.
Nov 21 Ira Hite has quit working here and has went to work for Eddie Stewart. Ollie Baker is helping me sort the potatoes and put in cellar. This evening we husked 2 loads corn. Fair cool day.
Nov 22 Albert and Ollie is helping husk 4 loads corn today. All done with stock corn now.
Nov 28 This morning we tried to finish the shock corn in the Bottoms but the rain stopped us. This evening Ollie and I cleaned the stables and hauled it out. This evening I went to Hayden after Charlie and Minnie. They are here to spend Thanksgiving. Warm, some rain.
Nov 24 Charles Kellermeyer, George Baker, Paw and I were hunting today. Fair warm day.
Nov 25 I done some yard fence repairing this morning. This evening we went to town. Fair cool day.
Nov 26 I went a hunting with Kellermeyer today. Fair cool day.
Nov 27 This is a dark rainy day. We ate dinner at Paw's today. Charlie and Minnie returned back to Indianapolis tonight.
Nov 28 I went to Hayden after load of sawdust this morning. This evening we butchered 2 hogs, one for myself and one for Paw. Cloudy, wet cool day.
Nov 29 This morning I took Jno. Hoag's wagon home. I had it borrowed to husk corn. This evening I cut up a hog and cut the lard. Cold cloudy.
Nov 30 This morning Bess and I went to Hayden. This evening I went over in Bottoms after load corn and fodder. Bess went over to her mother's. Cold cloudy day.
Dec 1 Nothing done today. Cold blustery snowy day.
Dec 2 This morning I rendered out the lard. This evening I went over in Bottoms after last load corn and fodder. Cloudy cold day.
Dec 3 Bess and I went to town today. Snowy day.
Dec 4 We all went over to Emmie's for dinner today. Cool cloudy day.
Dec 5 We went to Carrie Sosen's funeral at N. Vernon this morning. She died last Thursday night. This evening I helped Jess Cook dress a hog. Cold blustery day.
Dec 6 Nothing but chores done today. Cold blustery day.
Dec 7 Nothing done today. Cold blustery day.
Dec 8 Holiday. I went to church this morning. This evening we went over to Bessie's Father's. Fair cold day.
Dec 9 Charles and Ollie Baker and Leo Speck is helping me husk shock corn today. Fair cool day.
Dec 10 Bess and I went to town today. Richard Gibbs returned from Buffalo today. He came home with us tonight. Cold cloudy.
Dec 11 We all went to Paw Stewart's for dinner. I went to church this morning. Fair cold day.
Dec 12 This morning I helped Sis Crackenburger dress a hog. Then went to Jno Adolph's helped to dress 4 hogs. This evening I hauled out stable manure. Cold cloudy day.
Dec 13 This morning I hauled out manure. This evening I hauled in some stove wood. Cloudy cold day.
Dec 14 Today I took 22 turkeys to town. Fair cold day.
Dec 15 Today I went over and helped Richard haul in Paw Stewart's corn fodder. Then we brought home my last load of fodder tonight. Cool windy day.
Dec 16 Bess and I went to town today. Fair cold.
Dec 17 This morning Paw helped me move my feed grinder home and set it up. This evening we ground some feed fro cows. Fair cold.
Dec 18 We went over to church this morning. Home this evening and tonight. Fair cold day.
Dec 19 Today I finished husking shock corn. Charles, Ollie, Ed Baker and Albert B and Richard helped do the work. Fair cool.
Dec 20 I had to go to court as Petit Juror. Cold blustery day.
Dec 21 I hauled in corn today. Fair cold day.
Dec 22 I took load corn to town today. Cold cloudy.
Dec 23 I went to court today. Bess went to town today. Snowed all day.
Dec 24 I dragged home some logs for stove wood today. Cold blustery day. Dec 25 I went to church this morning. Bess and the children went to Eddie's to a Christmas dinner. I ate dinner at Maw's with Lena, she is home for the day from Indianapolis. Cold cloudy day.
Dec 26 I dragged in logs for wood this morning. This evening I hauled out manure. Fair cool day.
Dec 27 Dick helped me haul in and stock my corn fodder. Cool cloudy day.
Dec 28 I ground some feed this morning. Dick and I went hunting this evening. Warm cloudy.
Dec 29 Nothing done today. Rain all day.
Dec 30 Bess and I went to town today. Fair cold day.
Dec 31 Richard helped me cut a few logs today. Warm cloudy day.
General Settlement of year 1910
Farm expense & family
Jan 19.30
Feb 56.80
Mar 135.83
Apr 20.30
May 81.15
Jun 75.16
Jul 16.84
Aug 49.00
Sep 224.10
Oct 180.33
Nov 89.77
Dec 91.12
$1,039.70
194.85 hired help
21.60 blacksmith work
100.0 paid on principal
$1,356.15
Farm Income
Jan 125.04
Mar 143.49
Apr 55.27
May 288.99
Jul 35.00
Aug 16.83
Oct 188.47
Dec 112.89
Total $965.98
250.0 gift un named
200.00 borrowed
Income $1,475.98
Expense 1,356.15
Remainder $59.83
Hired help
To Albert Bertram for hauling hay 1.50
Stewart Euler for helping to plow one day .50
Stewart Euler for helping plow for corn 3 1/2 days 2.60
Hayden boys for hoeing weeds, 5 men 4.75
Albert Bertram for 4 days work 4.00
Frank Baker for shocking oats for one day 1.00
Frank Baker for 4 ½ days hay harvest 6.00
Hands for thrashing .75
Albert Bertram for work 2.00
A. Canfield for corn husking 1.00
Ollie Baker for husking corn 3.00
Baker boys for husking shock corn 5.00
Leo Speck for corn husk 1.00
Albert Bertram for same 1.00
Time for Mike McDonald ttl $54.00
Time for Ira Hites ttl $55.00
Time for Albert Bertram ttl $51.25
Farm Expense
Jan
This book .25
New overalls myself .75
New shoes for Paul 1.75
Turkey gobbler of Darrough's 3.05
Telephone rent 2 ½ months 2.50
Bran 800 lbs 11.00
Feb
John Kirschurn for bailing 10 tons hay 15.00
New parlor clock for butter money
Telephone wire and brackets 6.40
Breeders Gazette Subsc. 1.00
To Charles Ross for white rooster 1.00
For lunch at Willie's sale .15
To Joseph for sow & 7 pigs 30.00
Two plows at Darrow's sale 2.00
Feed grinder repairs 1.25
Mar
Bran 500 lbs 7.00
3 new cane seat chairs 1.85
Set new blocks and rope 1.85
Trip to Butlerville1.20
Garden fence 20 rods 8.00
Ed Beaty for sawing lumber 2.25
Dr. Davis dressing my finger 1.00
Roll smooth wire 1.50
Bedroom carpet 1.50
Garden seeds 1.00
Spices and medicines 1.35
Bruce mare's teeth dressed, Dr. Shuman 1.00
Bran and feed 8.10
Quarterly lodge dues 1.30
First half tax 29.93
Set new tug harness 33.25
Set bedroom furniture 31.00
Apr
? 2.00
Telephone rent 3.00
Sheet tin for chicken coop 1.75
Dr. Shuman 1.00
To Ben Snider for comb and brush 1.70
Bran 100 lbs 1.35
Box condition powder 3.00
Plow points and shoes for Bess 4.00
At Sam Young's sale 2.50
May
Carpet rugs 2.10
Ball barbed wire 2.00
Coal oil 5 gal, strap hinges 1.00
Plow repaired 1.25
Post digger .65 Miller brothers for lumber 2.85
Bran 100 lbs 6.40
Sears Roebuck for corn sheller and sawing machine 13.36
Dr. Shuman for treating Betty's cold and it died 4.00
Steel traps 4 .50
Shoeing nails and box shells .65
Jennings Co. fire assessment 1.60
To George Baker for fertilizer and colt. 39.50
Sears Roebuck for separator repairs 3.84
Scythe and fork handle 1.45
Jun
Dr. Shuman for coffee 1.50
New cultivator shoves 1.50
Buggy harness lines 2.25
Buggy whip 1.00
Poultry medicine 2.10
Shoes mended and sole leather .60
Catholic Record, three years subscription 6.00
Power fork trip rope .25
Sunday shoes and necktie for myself 4.00
William Stewart for difference on divided stock and farm implement 45.12
New machine sickle and binder twine 4.88
New oil stove 4.00
2 gal oil and can .66
Quarterly dues 1.30
Jul
Four Corners picnic 2.15
Bran 100 lbs 1.25
New binder sickle, corn planter repairs and new fly nets for coffees 7.00
Gasoline 2 gal .34
Suspenders and new lamp 1.10
Machine knives and separator oil .80
Bruce & Betty post card Fotter's 1.00
At. N. V. Co. Fair 1.60
At N. V. Co. Fair 1.00
Aug
New plow points 1.00
Cider barrel 1.00
Aunt. Jane Weaver's sale 1.75
John Steadman Sale 1.40
Plow points ground .50
Four Corners picnic .30
W. G. Humphrey for cow bought last nov. 22 at Jm Ellison's sale 40.00
Harness mended .85
Tea Creek Picnic .50
At Al Fitas' sale for good 7.50
Sep
To Mort Downs for jersey cow 50.00
At Seymour Labor Day and some trading done 2.50
Jennings Co. Fire Assoc 1.60
E. H. Applegate for things bought at sale last Sep 28 7.00
Interest to A. M. Townsend for past year on $2,000 120.00
Oct
To Paw interest on 200 past year 10.00
Peter Speck for wheat drill 10.00
Dodd for rubber boots 5.10
Ed Beaty for sawing corn crib frame and lumber 23.00
Nails and hinges 5.55
Cement for concrete work 2.00
Will Glixner for crib 9.00
Wagner for roofing 53.55
Albert Bertram carpet 12.50
Charles Baker Carpet 13.00
Telephone rent 3.10
Bran 2.50
Trace chains .80
Daily paper and Plain Dealer 3.25
Minnie Bonner, 2 weeks work 5.00
H. E. Applegate for buggy pole 5.00
Clothes and underwear 5.88
Fresh meat 2.70
Crombaugh for fruit trees 4.00
Speckner for hulling clover. 5.00
Nov
Balser Oliger for 5 hogs 47.50
New scoop shovel 1.00
Last half taxes 29.57
New lantern .85
Glixner School Oyster supper 1.00
Jno Adolph for beef 3.85
New shoes for Paul 1.75
Dental work for myself 1.25
4 young cocks of J. Sullivan 3.00
Dec
Bran one sack 1.25
New cloak for Bess 10.00
Sandals for myself 1.25
Bran and meal 2.70
Buckwheat flour 1.00
My dinner and horsefeed .75
George Baker for fertilizer 47.40
For same over in Bottoms 20.47
Quarterly lodge dues 1.30
Saby(?) and pew rent at church 5.00
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