DIARY OF JOSEPH BERTRAM
1904-1932 (Not continuous)
Transcribed and contributed by Lois Bertram Wapakoneta, Ohio
Diary of Joseph Bertram
1912 & 1913
1912 & 1913
1912
Jan 1 Paul and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Fair cold day.Jan 2 I was at the Corners today, helped to prepare the Brick Hall for New Year's Ball. I am at the dance tonight. Cloudy cold day.
Jan 3 Nothing but chores done today. Grace Euler is here today and yesterday. She is nineteen years old today. Fair cold day.
Jan 4 I hauled in some wood this morning. Nothing done this evening. Cold blustery day.
Jan 5 Coldest day this winter. Zero this morning. I went to town this evening. Very cold day.
Jan 6 Very cold day today. I went to Corners this evening to Trustee Meeting. Snowy blustery day.
Jan 7 We are all home today. Paw's folks and Frank Baker and Flora ate dinner here. This is the coldest day this winter. 16 below zero this morning.
Jan 8 Nothing done today. Cold snowy blustery day.
Jan 9 I helped Paw drag in some logs for wood today. Cold blustery day.
Jan 10 I went to Balser Oliger's Funeral this morning. He died Sunday night. This evening Paw and Frank Baker cut logs for me and I dragged them home. Fair cold day.
Jan 11 This morning I helped Paw cut logs and Frank B. dragged them home. Snow blizzard this evening and tonight.
Jan 12 I went to town today. Fair cold day. It is reported that last night James Orell froze to death in snow blizzard.
Jan 13 I went to Jobe's sale today. Very cold day. The snow is about 15 inches
Jan 14 Paul and I went to church in sled this morning. This evening we all went over to Grandpa Stewart's for a sleigh ride. Fair cold day.
Jan 15 Nothing done today. Very cold weather.
Jan 16 Geo. Baker came up this morning and we killed a beef this evening. Fair cold day.
Jan 17 I hauled in load wood this morning. This evening I done some roofing on silo. Warmer and cloudy day.
Jan 18 Nothing done today. The rain last night and today has melted about all the deep snow away. The creeks are all out big.
Jan 19 I went to town today. Fair cold day.
Jan 20 I hauled load of sawdust from Hayden this morning. This evening I hauled in load of corn and fodder. Fair cool day.
Jan 21 Paul and I went to church this morning. This evening went over to Paw's. Fair cool day.
Jan 22 This morning Bess and I went over to her Father's and helped dress two hogs. This evening I helped saw wood for G. W. Howell. Fair cool day.
Jan 23 Today Bess and I went over to her Father's and helped finish the butchering. Fair cool day.
Jan 24 I went to George Baker's after Jersey heifer calf today. Fair cool day.
Jan 25 I hauled out manure today. Fair cool day.
Jan 26 I went to town today. Cloudy cold day.
Jan 27 I hauled out manure today. Fair cold day.
Jan 28 I went to church this morning. Rain and sleet today. Our priest, John Sheuth is sick and has a priest in his place today till he is well.
Jan 29 Nothing done this morning. This evening Paw helped me saw wood. Cloudy cool day.
Jan 30 Paw helped me saw wood this morning. This evening I went to Hayden after load sawdust and barrel salt. Cloudy cold day.
Jan 31 Nothing but chores done today. Fair cold day.
Feb 1 Nothing done today. Bess and I went over to her Father's this afternoon. Snowy blustery day.
Feb 2 I went to town today. Cold blustery snowy day.
Feb 3 I helped Emma Euler dress a beef today. Snowy cold blustery day.
Feb 4 We are all home today. Very cold day.
Feb 5 Nothing done today. Ray March and George and Joseph Baker were here for dinner today. Fair cold day.
Feb 6 I dragged in some logs for wood today. Fair cold day.
Feb 7 Jno. Adolph and Paw helped me butcher 3 hogs today. Fair cold day.
Feb 8 We finished the butchering today. Fair cold.
Feb 9 I went to town early this morning, then we went to Ed Beaty's to birthday dinner on Ed and also Emma Euler. Emma and children and Mr & Mrs. Beaty, James Marsh and Bess and I were there. Fair cold day.
Feb 10 Nothing done today. I went to Hayden to convention this afternoon. Fair cold day.
Feb 11 Paul and I went to church this morning. We all ate dinner at Paw's and spent the evening there. Frank Baker and Flora are going back to Indianapolis tomorrow. Cold and cloudy day.
Feb 12 Nothing done today. This evening Bess and I went over to her Father's. Cloudy cold day.
Feb 13 George Baker and I went to Butlerville on a horse trade. Fair cold day.
Feb 14 Today I helped to prepare the Brick Hall for a ball tonight. Fair cool day.
Feb 15 Today I cleaned out the stables and hauled on wheat field. Fair cool day.
Feb 16 Today I was roofing on the silo and tore away the scaffold. Fair warmer weather.
Feb 17 Bess and I went to John Wrape's burial today. He died last Thursday 15. Fair warmer.
Feb 18 Today we all went over to Emma D. for dinner. Pleasant day. The roads are getting very soft.
Feb 19 Nothing done today. Rainy cool day.
Feb 20 I went to Sam Moore's sale at Hayden today. Ed Baker came home with me. He is going to work for me this summer. Cloudy cool day.
Feb 21 Nothing done today. Snow sleet and ice last night and today.
Feb 22 Nothing done this morning. This evening Ed and I begun to saw wood. Snowy sleety weather.
Feb 23 I went to town this morning. Ed is splitting wood. This evening we sawed wood. Warmer and thawing.
Feb 24 This morning Ed and I helped Paw ring and snout his hogs and then did mine the same. Cloudy and cool day.
Feb 25 Paul and I went to church this morning. Then went to Paw's for dinner. Cool cloudy day. Raining tonight.
Feb 26 Ed and I sawed wood today. The creeks are very high today. Cloudy little rain today.
Feb 27 Ed hauled out manure this morning. I went to the Option Election. This evening we sawed wood. Fair cold day.
Feb 28 This morning Ed and I made some posts and hauled them home. This evening we sawed wood. Fair cool day.
Feb 29 This morning Ed and I hauled in the last of corn and fodder. This evening Ed split wood. Bess and I went over to her Father's. Fair cold day.
Mar 1 This morning I went to town. Ed split wood today. I split wood this evening. Cloudy cold day.
Mar 2 Ed and I split and ricked wood today. Cloudy cool day.
Mar 3 We were all home today but Ed, he went home. Snowy blustery day.
Mar 4 Ed and I sawed and split wood today. Cold cloudy day.
Mar 5 Ed sawed wood today. Cold cloudy day.
Mar 7 I finished roofing the silo today. Ed hauled out manure today. Cloudy some rain.
Mar 8 Nothing but chores done this morning. I went to town this evening. Ed finished husking shock corn in the barn. Snowy blustery day.
Mar 9 Ed and I sawed wood today. Fair warmer day.
Mar 10 Ed and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Fair cold day.
Mar 11 Nothing done today. Rainy day.
Mar 12 Same as yesterday. Fair cool day.
Mar 13 We sawed and split wood today. Fair cool day.
Mar 14 Ed and I went to John Wrape's sale today. Cool cloudy, some rain. Rain harder tonight.
Mar 15 Nothing done today. I went to town this evening. Rain last night. Wet cloudy cold.
Mar 16 I took thirty old hens to town today. Ed is doing some chores today. Fair day.
Mar 17 I went to confession this morning. At home the rest of day. Fair warm, high winds.
Mar 18 Ed and I sawed wood today. Fair warm day.
Mar 19 I went to church this morning. Ed split wood. This evening Ed went to Peter Speck's after pike road tile for culverts. I hauled home load of sawdust. Fair warm day. Rain and storm tonight.
Mar 20 This morning Ed and I put a tile Titler(?) in the cistern. This evening we greased harness. Rainy cold stormy day.
Mar 21 Ed and I sawed wood today. Cloudy cold day.
Mar 22 I am sick today. Ed is splitting wood this morning. This evening he went to chopping at Jess Cook's. Fair cool day.
Mar 23 I went to town today. Ed hauled out manure today. Cloudy cool rain tonight.
Mar 24 We are all home today. Emma D.(think this is Emma Euler?) and her children were here today. Will Bertram and Lena B were home today. Rainy cold day.
Mar 25 I made a wagon doubletree this morning. Ed is chopping wood this morning. This evening we hitched Mollie colt for first time and went over to Bess' Father's. Fair cool day.
Mar 26 Ed and I sawed wood today. Fair warmer day.
Mar 27 Bess and I went to Henry Ewing's and Will Justis' Sale today. I bought the organ. Ed hauled sawdust today. Warm cloudy.
Mar 28 Rainy day. Ed is greasing harness this morning. I am doing little chores. Nothing done this evening for rain. Today is Paul's last day school.
Mar 29 Nothing done today. Ed is sick with headache and cold. Rainy cold day.
Mar 30 Ed split wood today. Bess and I went to town today. Fair warmer day.
Mar 31 The children and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Fair and warmer.
Apr 1 We hauled two loads wheat to Old Vernon today. $1.00 per bu. Cloudy some rain.
Apr 2 Nothing done today. Rain snowy day.
Apr 3 Ed and I put a tile drain through the garden and into the cistern. Fair cool day.
Apr 4 I hauled load wheat to Vernon today. Ed went to Seymour. Fair cool day.
Apr 5 Ed and I hauled 2 loads of wheat to Vernon for Grandpa Stewart. Fair warm day.
Apr 6 Ed took last load wheat to town today. Bess and I went to town today. Fair high winds.
Apr 7 Palm Sunday. We all went to church then went to Baker's for dinner. Cold cloudy day.
Apr 8 Ed hauled out manure today. I helped to prepare the Brick Hall for the Easter Ball. Fair cool day.
Apr 9 Today we hauled two loads of hogs to Lovett. 12 head to J. M. Morman. Fair cool day.
Apr 10 This morning we plowed the garden and filled the tile ditch. This evening Ed took the Jersey cow to Baker's to breed, also bred Bettie. I took May and Maud to Stan's. Bred Maud to Burkhart horse. Fair warm day.
Apr 11 This morning we unloaded carload of fertilizer. This evening we planted potatoes and made some garden. Fair warm day.
Apr 12 Ed is harrowing a wheat field to prepare it for clover seed. I sowed seed late this evening. I was at Oligus(?) sale today and bought a pilot disk cultivator. Fair hot day.
Apr 13 I went to town this morning. Ed hauled home load of sawdust. This evening we rebuilt a pike culvert which was washed out. Warm little rain today.
Apr 14 We went to church this morning. This afternoon went over to Grandpa Stewart's. Fair warm day.
Apr 15 We sowed about 3 acres of oats today. Fair cool day.
Apr 16 We planted the potatoes today. Fair warm day.
Apr 17 Nothing but chores and little fence repairing done. Rainy cool day.
Apr 18 This morning Ed and I stretched yard fence. This evening took Lottie Mare to Baker's to breed to Jack. Ed is repairing rail fence. Cloudy cool.
Apr 19 Bess and I went to town today. Ed took Coffie to Baker's to breed to Jack. Fair cool day.
Apr 20 Ed and I cleaned the stables this morning. This evening we went to Hayden after 2 loads sawdust. Fair warmer day.
Apr 21 We all went to Zion Church this morning. Home this evening. Cold cloudy some rain.
Apr 22 Ed is fixing fence today. I took May mare to Stan's to breed to Burkhart horse. Cloudy cold and rain showers.
Apr 23 Today we are helping to build a field fence for Paw Stewart. Fair cool day.
Apr 24 We began to plow for corn in Bottoms today. Plowing an old pasture. Fair cool day.
Apr 25 We are plowing today. Cloudy cool.
Apr 26 Nothing done today. Very hard rains fell. The creeks are very high tonight.
Apr 27 This morning we put in some new yard fence. This evening I went to town. Ed is cleaning up the old picket fence. Fair cool day.
Apr 28 Today we all went to N. Vernon church. The Knights of Columbus took in a class this day. Cloudy rainy.
Apr 29 Rainy cloudy day. Nothing but some chores done today. I took Nell mare to Baker's this evening.
Apr 30 This morning we are repairing fence. This evening I hauled load sawdust and Ed hauled out manure. Cloudy cool day.
May 1 Today we repaired fence. Fair warm day.
May 2 Today we dug up some of the cellar tile drain which was broke down and repaired it. Fair warm day.
May 3 This morning we went over in Bottoms to dig a ditch along road to drain water out of the field. This evening Bess and I went to town. Ed hauled home some wood and posts. Fair warm day.
May 4 Today I took Maud for second time to St. Ann's and Ed took Bettie to Baker's for second time. Warm cloudy day.
May 5 Paul and I went to Church this morning. We went to Paw's for dinner. George Baker and Family and Peter Speck were there also. Sultry and rainy day.
May 6 Rain all day today. Nothing but chores done today. Yesterday we turned the cattle on pasture and Saturday night we fed the last of the silage and stock looks well.
May 7 Today we hauled logs to sawmill for lumber. Fair warm day.
May 8 Today we are putting a new cellar steps in the cellar. Fair cool day.
May 9 Same as yesterday. Fair cool day.
May 10 After two weeks of wet weather, we began to plow again. Pleasant day.
May 11 Rain all day today. Bess and I went to town this evening. The creeks are high.
May 12 Rainy cold day. Home this morning. This evening we went over to Grandpa Stewart's.
May 13 This morning we went over in Bottoms after load sand. This evening we are working on the cellar floor. Fair cool day.
May 14 Today we finished the cellar steps and made a new door. Cloudy, little rain.
May 15 Today we cut saw logs and hauled to mill and hauled home some lumber. Fair cool day.
May 16 Ascension Day. Ed and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Rainy cold day.
May 17 This morning Ed and I repaired some fence. This evening Bess and I went to town. Ed is hauling some rock on pike. Fair cool day.
May 18 I went to town after some seed corn and a new bedstead. Ed is splitting wood this morning. This evening we plowed the potatoes in garden, also hoed onions and cabbage. Fair cool day.
May 19 We all went over to Zion today. Ate dinner at Emmie's. Fair and warm day.
May 20 Today Ed and I finished plowing the old pasture over in Bottoms. Fair warm day.
May 21 Today we began to plow in Long Bottoms. Joel Magel is helping plow, driving third team. Fair warm day.
May 22 Today we are plowing in Long Bottoms. Made first plant in Long Bottoms this evening. 6 acres. Fair warm day.
May 23 We are plowing and planting today. Fair warm day.
May 24 We finished plowing and planting the Long Bottoms today. This evening we began to harrow and plant the old pasture field. Sultry, little rain today.
May 25 We are harrowing and planting the old pasture field today. Fair warm day.
May 26 Ed and I went to church this morning. This afternoon Bess and I went to Baker's. Fair warm day.
May 27 Today we began to plow in the Sullivan Bottoms and planted 4 acres. Fair warm day.
May 28 Plowing today. Several showers of rain today.
May 29 I went to Baker's with Lottie today. Ed is doing some work here. Rainy day.
May 30 Ed and I began to plow again today after the rain. Still wet yet. Fair cool day.
May 31 Joel, Ed and I are plowing today. Fair warm day.
Jun 1 We are plowing and planting today. Fair warm day.
Jun 2 We are home this morning. This evening we went over to Henry Burgmeyer's to see their baby, born last Tuesday. Fair cool day.
Jun 3 We are plowing today. Fair cool day.
Jun 4 This morning we finished planting corn in the Bottoms. Joel Magal(Megal) has helped drive third team for past eleven days. This evening we began to plow on Peterbaugh's place. Will put out about 7 acres. Fair cool day.
Jun 5 Ed and I are plowing today. Fair cool day. Today Will Bertram was married at Indianapolis. Fair cool day.
Jun 6 Today we finished plowing and planting at Peterbaugh's place. Then began to plow at home Fair cool day.
Jun 7 We are plowing and planting today. Fair cool day.
Jun 8 We finished plowing and planting corn today. Fair cool day.
Jun 9 We are home today. Grandpa Stewart's were here for dinner today. Fair cool day.
Jun 10 This morning Ed and I picked 21 quarts of cherries. This evening we plowed up the potato patch and planted to corn the potatoes were not good. Did not come up. Fair cool day. This evening I bought a young Jersey cow off Maw for $25. Fair cool day.
Jun 11 Today we hauled out manure took dressed on corn. Hauled this manure out of Grandpa Stewart's stables. Fair cool day.
Jun 12 Today we hauled out manure at home. Fair warm day.
Jun 13 Ed finished hauling out manure this morning. I went to town. This evening we began to plow corn first time in Long Bottoms. Hot sultry.
Jun 14 Rain today. We loaded load hay this morning. This evening Ed took hay to town and I took May mare to St. Ann's to breed second time.
Jun 15 Rain this morning. Ed mowed some weeds. This evening he went to Hoyer's(?) picnic. Bess and I went to town. Fair warm afternoon.
Jun 16 Paul and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Fair warm day.
Jun 17 Rainy day. Bess and I went over to her Father's this evening.
Jun 18 Rainy day. This morning Ed and I went to Hayden after load sawdust. Nothing done this evening.
Jun 19 This morning we set posts for fence. This evening Ed repaired fence. Bess and I went to Talor Sullivan's burial at Zion. He died last Monday eve, 17. Fair cool day.
Jun 20 We plowed corn today. The Long Bottoms is all plowed over first time. Fair cool day. Hard rain tonight.
Jun 21 Today I took load hay to Seymour. Ed is doing some work around here. Some rain today.
Jun 22 This morning we made a boardwalk from kitchen to milk house. This evening Bess and I went to town. Ed mowed weeds along the pike. Fair cool day.
Jun 23 I went to church this morning. This evening I went back to attend Trustee Meeting. Fair cool day.
Jun 24 We plowed corn today. Fair warm day.
Jun 25 Plowing corn in Sullivan Bottoms today. Fair warm day.
Jun 26 Same as yesterday. Fair warm day.
Jun 27 Today we plowed corn over second time in Long Bottoms. Fair hot day.
Jun 28 Ed plowed corn this morning. I began to cut clover this morning. This evening we took up 3 loads of clover. Fair hot day.
Jun 29 Lena is married at 9 o'clock. We all went to church and then to Paw's for dinner.
Jun 30 Ed, Paul and I went to church this morning. Went over to Paw's this evening. Will Bertram and wife went back to Indianapolis this evening. Lena and her John went to Cincinnati last evening. Hot sultry day. Nice rain tonight.
Jul 1 Ed is plowing corn this morning. I cut clover this evening, we put up two loads hay. Cloudy sultry.
Jul 2 Same as yesterday. Put in one load hay this evening. Some rain this evening to bother haying.
Jul 3 Today Ed plowed corn all day. I plowed this morning. This evening I went to help prepare the picnic ground for picnic at Corners. Hot sultry day.
Jul 4 Rain about all day. Nothing done, about 4 o'clock the weather cleared away and we all went to Fourth of July. Big time this night.
Jul 5 We plowed corn today. Hot sultry day.
Jul 6 We began to cut wheat today. I went to town this morning. Hot sultry day.
Jul 7 We all went to George Baker's today. Hot sultry day.
Jul 8 This morning we plowed corn till rain stopped us. They we cut wheat. Hot sultry day.
Jul 9 This morning we finished cutting wheat than began to lay by corn. Hot sultry day.
Jul 10 I am laying by corn in Long Bottoms. Ed is done 2 plowing in Sullivan Bottoms. Hot sultry day.
Jul 11 Same as yesterday. Hot sultry day.
Jul 12 Same as yesterday. I am finishing corn in the old pasture. Hot sultry day.
Jul 13 Today we finished 2nd plowing in Sullivan Bottoms also finished laying by the sod on old pasture. Bess and I went to town this evening. Hot sultry with good rains.
Jul 14 Paul and I went to church this morning. Went over to Paw's this evening. Charlie & Minnie Kellermeyer are there and will go away tonight. Very hot day.
Jul 15 We plowed corn this morning. This evening we began to cut oats. The rain stopped us.
Jul 16 This morning we plowed corn. This evening we finished cutting oats. Then Bess and I went to Hayden. Fair hot day.
Jul 17 This morning I cut clover. Ed plowed corn. Rained this evening. Nothing done.
Jul 18 This morning I cut four acres oats for Jess Cook. Ed plowed corn. This evening we took up 2 loads clover hay.
Jul 19 Today we are laying by corn in Sullivan Bottoms. Joe Stewart was home fishing today. We were with him while after dinner. Fair cool day.
Jul 20 Today we finished laying by corn in Bottoms. I went to town this evening. Fair warm.
Jul 21 Ed and I went to church this morning. Had a hard rain this afternoon.
Jul 22 We began to cut and put up hay today. Little cloudy this morning. Fair evening.
Jul 23 Sam Lockard is helping put up hay today. Fair hot day.
Jul 24 Today Ed and I are putting up hay for Grandpa Stewart. Fair hot day.
Jul 25 Same as yesterday. Fair cooler.
Jul 26 This morning I helped finish Grandpa Stewart's hay. 15 loads. Ed mowed hay at home this evening. We put up 2 loads. Fair cool day.
Jul 27 Bess and I went to town this morning. Ed mowed hay this evening. We finished putting up timothy hay. Have some clover yet to put up and have some timothy yet to cut with binder to thrash. Fair warm day.
Jul 28 Paul and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Warm and cloudy. Little rain this afternoon.
Jul 29 Ed plowed corn today. I plowed and hoed in garden this morning. This evening I went to church and helped put up hay for Father Shewth. Fair cool day.
Jul 30 Ed is mowing clover and I finished laying by corn this morning. All done with corn now. This evening we put up hay. Fair cool day.
Jul 31 Early this morning I took old red cow to Seymour, sold to Jack Loov(?). I came back on freight at noon and helped Ed finish putting up day. Done haying now. Fair cool day.
Aug 1 We all went to Jennings Co. Fair today. Fair cool day.
Aug 2 This morning we are cutting timothy hay with binder to thrash. This evening we went over to Emma D. and helped thrash. Fair cool day.
Aug 3 This morning we finished the timothy this evening. We took the binder back to Grandpa Stewart's and brought home some corn. 20 bu which he gave me for putting up his hay. Fair cool day.
Aug 4 We all went to Grandpa Stewart's for dinner. Fair cool day.
Aug 5 Today we thrashed Ed Stewart's. A. Gahan(Gannon), Frank Fisher. Fair cool day.
Aug 6 Today we thrashed Jacob Burgmeyer. Myself and Paw all done thrashing now. Wheat is very poor this year. I had 35 bu wheat, 53 oats and 8 timothy. Fair cool day.
Aug 7 Some rain today. Cleaned over some wheat and grass seed today. Also mowed some weeds.
Aug 8 Putting up some new pasture fence today. Cloudy threatening day.
Aug 9 Still putting up some fence. Rainy day.
Aug 10 This morning we finished the fence work. This evening we cleaned out the stables. Cloudy cool day.
Aug 11 Paul and I went to church this morning. This afternoon we all went to Aunt Jane Hartwell's. Fair cool day.
Aug 12 Today we are mowing weeds along pike and field fences. Cloudy cool day.
Aug 13 Rainy morning and this evening. We began to plow for wheat this afternoon.
Aug 14 We are plowing for wheat today. Fair cool day.
Aug 15 Holiday today. Nothing done. Bess and I went over to her folks this evening. Fair cool.
Aug 16 Ed is plowing today. I am selling fertilizer this morning. This evening I went to town. Fair hot day.
Aug 17 We all went to Zion picnic today. Hot sultry day. Shower of rain after dinner.
Aug 18 We all went to George Baker's today. Sultry day.
Aug 19 We are plowing today. I took 2 calfs to Hayden to ship to Cinc. Hot sultry day.
Aug 20 We had a hard rain this morning. We are plowing today. Cloudy threatening day.
Aug 21 Plowing for wheat today. Fair cool day.
Aug 22 Plowing and harrowing today. Fair cool day.
Aug 23 Ed is mowing weeds off young clover today. I went to town this morning. Harrowing this evening. Fair cool.
Aug 24 We are plowing this morning, this evening we all went to Hayden picnic. Fair cool day.
Aug 25 We all went to church at Corners this morning. This evening I went to Trustee Meeting. Fair hot day.
Aug 26 We are plowing today. Fair hot day.
Aug 27 Plowing today. Fair hot day.
Aug 28 This morning we finished plowing for wheat. This evening Ed is harrowing. I began to cut clover seed. Fair hot day. Tonight we had a hard rain and storm.
Aug 29 This morning we cleaned over grass seed and this evening Ed is plowing for grass. I mowed clover seed. Fair warm day. Today David Childs died very suddenly.
Aug 30 This morning we finished plowing for grass. This evening Ed is harrowing and I hauled load sawdust to church for picnic next Monday. Fair and very hot day.
Aug 31 This morning Bess and I went to David Childs' burial, then went to town. Ed is harrowing today. Hot sultry day.
Sep 1 We went to church this morning. After dinner we all went to George Baker's. Hot sultry day.
Sep 2 Labor Day. I am at the picnic all day. Ed is harrowing this morning. This evening Ed and Bess came to the dance. Hot sultry day.
Sep 3 We are working roads today. Hot sultry day. This after dinner Sissie Krackenberger's mother died.
Sep 4 We are working land tax on road today. Hot sultry day.
Sep 5 This morning we all went to Mrs. Krackenberger's burial. This evening we unloaded load fertilizer. Hot sultry day.
Sep 6 This morning we got first load new corn and fodder. This evening Ed mowed clover seed and I went to Hayden to register. Hot sultry day.
Sep 7 This morning Ed cut clover seed and I went to Four Corners and hauled empty pop bottles to Hayden. This evening Ed harrowed for grass and I went to town. Hot and sultry day.
Sep 8 We went to church this morning. This evening we went to Grandpa Stewart's. Hot sultry.
Sep 9 Today we are harrowing and sowing grass seed. Fair cooler.
Sep 10 This morning Ed finished sowing grass seed. This evening Ed finished cutting seed clover. I got in load corn and fodder. Then went to G. W. Howell's sale. Fair warm day.
Sep 11 Today we began to cut corn for silo at Henry Nordloh. When at noon the boys running a one horse cutter cut one of Henry's mule's hind legs off and had to kill it. Fair cool day.
Sep 12 Filling Nordloh's silo today. Fair cool day.
Sep 13 Ed is helping at Nordloh fill silo. I went to town this morning. Then went to help fill. Fair hot day.
Sep 14 Ed is helping finish filling Nordloh's silo today. We went to Weston picnic today. Threatening showery day.
Sep 15 Paul and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Tonight we went to Zion Church. Fair cool day.
Sep 16 Today we went to help George Baker fill silo. Fair cool day.
Sep 17 Same as yesterday. Some rain this evening. Stopped us from finishing Baker's silo. Will finish in morning.
Sep 18 Today noon we began to fill Mort Downs' silo. Fair cool day.
Sep 19 Today we finished Mort Downs' silo. Fair cool.
Sep 20 Today we began to sow wheat. Fair cool day.
Sep 21 I went to town early this morning. Ed sowed wheat while and then about 9 o'clock began to haul clover. 7 1/2 bu. Little rain at noon.
Sep 22 Cool rainy day. We are all home today.
Sep 23 We began to cut corn for the silo this morning. After dinner began to fill silo. Fair cool day.
Sep 24 Today we finished filling silo. Cloudy cool day.
Sep 25 This morning we cleaned seed wheat. Rain this evening and tonight.
Sep 26 This morning we went to Bottoms after load corn. This evening we went to Street Carnival at N. Vernon. Fair cool day.
Sep 27 This morning we harrowed and sowed wheat. Ed sowed wheat this evening. We went to Carnival. Fair cool day.
Sep 28 We finished sowing wheat today at home. Have yet some to sow in Bottoms. This evening we all went to the Carnival. Fair cool day.
Sep 29 Paul, Ed and I went to church is morning. This evening we went over to Grandpa Stewart's. Fair cool day.
Sep 30 We are harrowing and sowing grass seed today on Peterbaugh's place. Fair cloudy.
Oct 1 We began to sow wheat in bottoms today. Fair cool day.
Oct 2 Same as yesterday. Fair cool day. Today Mr. Mrs. America Childs was buried. She died Monday noon. Also Bertha Nordloh was married to Oscar Harding today.
Oct 3 Today we are filling Mortan Girth's silo. Fair cool day.
Oct 4 This morning we finished Mort Girth's silo and then sowed wheat this evening. Fair warm day.
Oct 5 We are sowing wheat in the Bottoms today. Fair hot day.
Oct 6 Paul and I went to early mass this morning. Home rest of day. Fair warm day.
Oct 7 This morning we finished sowing wheat in Bottoms, all done sowing now. About 32 acres of wheat and 15 acres of grass. This evening we husked 2 loads of corn for feed. Fair cool day.
Oct 8 This morning we went over to haul Grandpa Stewart's land tax. When we got there they told us that John and Charles Mc Quade was murdered. Shot and beat to death, so Ed and I went over there. There are lots of people there all day. Fair warm day. (Note: extra piece of paper in the journal which says: "Tues 8 Oct 1912. Chas McQuade shot beanen to death KLAN)
Oct 9 We are hauling land tax for Grandpa Stewart. Fair warm day.
Oct 10 Today Bess and I went to McQuade's burial. Ed is hauling out land tax. Fair warm day.
Oct 11 Today we began to haul out pike repair. Fair warm day.
Oct 12 We are hauling on pike today. Cloudy and cool. This morning Walter Woodward died with typhoid fever. Bess went to town this evening.
Oct 13 Paul and I went to church this morning. This evening we all went over to Grandpa Stewart's. Fair cool day.
Oct 14 We are hauling on pike today. Fair cool day.
Oct 15 Same as yesterday. Fair cool day.
Oct 16 We are hauling out land tax for Grandpa Stewart today. Fair warm day.
Oct 17 This morning we finished hauling land tax. This evening we hauled Jacob Clemens a small load of hay. Fair cool day.
Oct 18 This morning we hauled load of hay in barn then it began to rain. Rain all day. It is reported that last evening James Tiler (Tyler), Roofer (Rufus), Clark and H.(Henry) Ramsive(?) (Romaine) were arrested for murdering McQuade brothers.
Oct 19 This morning we built fence. This evening we all went to town. Fair cool day.
Oct 20 We went to Zion Church this morning. Then went to Emma D for dinner. Fair cool day.
Oct 21 We husked load of shock corn this morning. This evening we built some fence. Warm cloudy day.
Oct 22 Bess and I went to town this morning. Cloudy rainy day. Ed went to Otto Hess' after 4 gal. Molasses.
Oct 23 This morning we cleaned the stables. This evening we finished the pasture fence. Cloudy cool day.
Oct 24 Today we husked shock corn. 1 load. Fair cool day.
Oct 25 Today we unloaded carload of coal for church, also yesterday afternoon Fair cool day.
Oct 26 Today we husked load of shock corn. Fair cool day.
Oct 27 Paul and I went to church this morning. Went over to Paw's for dinner. Albert was home for the day. Fair cool day.
Oct 28 Ed went to Will Downs' funeral this morning. I hauled crushed stone on pike. Ed hauled this evening. Fair cool day.
Oct 29 Today we finished the pike work. Fair windy day.
Oct 30 Today we husked load shock corn. At noon we went to MCQuade's sale. Fair warm day.
Oct 31 We husked load shock corn this morning. Began to rain and had to quit. Rain all afternoon. Tonight we all went to Masquerade supper at Hayden.
Nov 1 Holyday. All Saints Day. Ed and I went to church this morning. Cold blustery day.
Nov 2 We husked load shock corn today. Fair cool day.
Nov 3 Ed, Paul and I went to church this morning. This evening we all went to John Sullivan's burial at Zion. Fair cold day.
Nov 4 Ed and I husked load shock corn today. Fair cool day.
Nov 5 Ed and I husked load corn today. Warm cloudy day. Today is Election Day. I went to vote.
Nov 6 We husked load shock corn today. Cloudy little rain today.
Nov 7 This morning we finished the shock corn, 1 load. This evening began in the stocks, gathered 1 load. Fair cool.
Nov 8 We cribbed 4 loads corn today. Fair cool day.
Nov 9 Same as yesterday. 4 loads. Fair warm day.
Nov 10 We are home all day today. Alvin Marsh and Grace Euler were here for supper. Fair cool day.
Nov 11 Cribbed 4 loads corn today. Fair warm day.
Nov 12 Today we finished the Long Bottoms and began in Sullivan Bottoms. 4 loads. Fair warm day.
Nov 13 Rainy cold cloudy day. Ed cleaned out the stables. Bess and I went to town this morning. This evening we opened the silo and began to feed the cattle.
Nov 14 We cribbed 4 loads today. Cloudy cold day.
Nov 15 We cribbed 4 loads today. Fair cool day.
Nov 16 Same as yesterday. 4 loads. Fair cold day.
Nov 17 We went to George Baker's today. Fair cold day.
Nov 18 Clarence Baker is helping us husk corn this week. 6 loads today. Fair cool day.
Nov 19 Cribbed 6 loads corn today. Fair cool day.
Nov 20 Same as yesterday. 6 loads. Fair cool day.
Nov 21 Cribbed 6 loads corn today. Fair warm day.
Nov 22 Same as yesterday. 6 loads. Fair warm day.
Nov 23 Cribbed 6 loads today. Cloudy cold day.
Nov 24 All home today. Cold snowy blustery day.
Nov 25 We finished husking corn today. 6 loads. Clarence Baker helped husk 7 days. He went home tonight. Fair cool day.
Nov 26 We cleaned out the stables today. Fair cold day.
Nov 27 Ed has a sore finger and is not able to work. This afternoon I went down to Four Corners to help prepare the hall for Thanksgiving Ball. Charles Kellermeyer and family came this evening to spend Thanksgiving. Fair cold day.
Nov 28 Thanksgiving day. We all went hunting today. C. Kellermeyer, Brother Walt, George Baker, Paw, Father Shewth, Ed Baker and Myself. Fair cool day. Tonight we all went to the Ball.
Nov 29 Today Ed hauled gravel on pike. I helped some. Fair cool day.
Nov 30 Ed finished hauling on pike today. This is Ed's last days work. He is going home. Fair cool day.
Dec 1 Last night Henry Krackenburger died. Today we had company…George Baker and family, Peter Speck and family, Charles Kellermeyer and family, Paw and Maw were here for dinner. Cool cloudy day.
Dec 2 This morning I hauled Henry Krackenberger's rough box to cemetery. This evening Bess and I went to town. Cloudy windy cold day.
Dec 3 This morning we all went to Krackenberger's burial. This afternoon we went over to Grandpa Stewart's. Fair cool day.
Dec 4 Today I helped Emma Euler husk shock corn. Warm cloudy day.
Dec 5 Today we spent the day with Ed Nordlah. Charles Kellermeyer and George Baker were there on a hunt. Began to rain at noon, rained balance of day.
Dec 6 I dress a hog and took to town today. Cold cloudy day.
Dec 7 After 10 days vacation Charles Kellermeyer & family returned to Indianapolis. Bess and I went to town this day. Fair cold day.
Dec 8 Paul and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Cold blustery day.
Dec 9 Today I helped John Adolph butcher. Last night at 11 o'clock Dick Gibbs came from Buffalo, N.Y. Cold windy day.
Dec 10 Today I went to Charles Beaty's sale. I bought 2 Jersey cows. $97.50. Fair cold day.
Dec 11 This morning I went after my cows at C.G. Beaty. This evening I hauled out manure. Fair cold day.
Dec 12 Nothing done today. Coldest day this winter.
Dec 13 Bess and I went to town today. Fair cold day.
Dec 14 This morning I hauled in stove wood. This evening I went after load sawdust. Fair cold day.
Dec 15 I went to church tis morning. Home this evening. Cold cloudy day.
Dec 16 I hauled home wood this morning. This evening I hauled gravel on pike. Fair cold day.
Dec 17 Today we took 47 turkeys to town. Fair cold day.
' Dec 18 This morning I hauled gravel on pike. At noon it snowed so hard I came home.
Dec 19 Nothing but chores done today. Fair warm day.
Dec 20 Nothing done today. Bess went to town this evening. Fair cool day.
Dec 21 Today I cried my first public sale for Sissie Krackenberger. Fair cool day.
Dec 22 Paul and I went to church this morning. Bess went over to her Father's. Paul and I went after church. Fair cool day.
Dec 23 This morning I put some new plank on Storm Creek Bridge north of Hayden. This evening I hauled some manure out of stables. Cloudy cold day. Snowing hard tonight.
Dec 24 Bess and I went to town this morning. This evening I went to church and went to confession. Tonight we all went to Zion to Christmas entertainment. Fair cool day.
Dec 25 Christmas Day. Paul and I went to 5 o'clock mass and went to communion. Home rest of day. I am about sick. Fair cool day.
Dec 26 Nothing done today. I am sick. Warm cloudy day.
Dec 27 Nothing done today. I am no better. Fair and cool.
Dec 28 I went to Hayden after barrel salt and bran this morning. Nothing done this evening. Bess went to town. Fair cool day.
Dec 29 We are home today except Paul, he went to church this morning. Cloudy cool day.
Dec 30 Nothing but chores done today. Cool cloudy day.
Dec 31 Today Paw and Richard helped me dress 2 hogs for Grandfather Stewart. Fair cool day.
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Joseph Bertram Daily Journal
Jan 1 Paul and I went to church this morning. This evening we all went over to Grandfather Stewart's. Pleasant day.
Jan 2 Nothing but chores done today. Rain this morning. This evening began to snow very hard.
Jan 3 Nothing done today. Very bad rainy day.
Jan 4 I went to town today. Fair cold day.
Jun 5 We were all home today. Rainy sleety day.
Jan 6 Rainy cold day. Nothing done today.
Jun 7 Rainy cold day. Nothing done.
Jun 8 I am making a grindstone frame today. Cloudy cold day.
Jun 9 I hauled out load of manure this morning. This evening I hauled home load of sawdust. Fair cold day.
Jan 10 I hauled out 2 loads manure this morning. Then began to rain. Rain all day.
Jan 11 I went to town today. Rainy day.
Jan 12 I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Cloudy cold day.
Jan 13 This morning I hauled out manure. This evening went to Four Corners to Trustee Meeting. Fair cool day.
Jan 14 This morning I went to Hayden after load sawdust. This evening I went to the woods and cut and piled some brush. Fair cool day.
Jan 15 I took a cow to Baker's to breed today. Rainy day.
Jan 16 Nothing done today. Rain all day.
Jan 17 Bess and I went to town today. Cloudy warm, little rain. The creeks are high.
Jan 18 Nothing done this morning. This evening I went to Hayden after load sawdust. Fair cool day.
Jan 19 I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Fair cool day.
Jan 20 Heavy rainfall today. Nothing done. George Baker was here for dinner.
Jan 21 This morning I helped Paw dress two hogs. This evening I hauled load sawdust. Fair cool day.
Jan 22 Nothing done today. Fair warm day.
Jan 23 Today we all went over to Bess' Father's. Rained all last night. The creeks are high today. Cool cloudy day.
Jan 24 I went to town today. Cool cloudy day.
Jan 25 This morning Dick (think this is Gibbs) helped me repair some telephone line. This evening I hauled home load sawdust. Fair cool day.
Jan 26 Today Grandpa and Grandpa Stewart, Emma Euler & Grace and Stewart and Alzona Sullivan were here for dinner. Fair cool day.
Jan 27 Dick helped me saw wood today. Fair day.
Jan 28 Dick and I sawed wood this morning until it snowed us out. Nothing done this evening. Very bad snowy day.
Jan 29 I took 34 hens to Hayden this morning. Sold to Dodd. This evening I am doing some horse showing. Fair cool.
Jan 30 Dick and I sawed wood today. Cloudy windy day.
Jan 31 I went to town today. Cold blustery day.
Feb 1 I hauled out manure today. Fair cold day.
Feb 2 We are all home today. Fair cold day.
Feb 3 This morning I ground some feed. This evening I hauled out load of manure. Then it began to snow very hard.
Feb 4 I hauled out manure today. Fair cool.
Feb 5 Nothing but chores done today. Cool fair.
Feb 6 Today I went to Jerry Sullivan's funeral. He died Monday night 3rd. Fair cold day.
Feb 7 I went to town today. Fair cold day.
Feb 8 I hauled 2 load wood this morning. This evening I went to Hayden after sawdust and kerosene. Fair cold day.
Feb 9 I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Fair cold day.
Feb 10 Today we butchered 3 hogs. Cold cloudy day.
Feb 11 We finished the butchering today. Fair cold day.
Feb 12 I split some wood today. Fair cold day.
Feb 13 Dick helped me cut load Elm poles today. Fair cold day.
Feb 14 I hauled load Elm poles to town. Sold to Hub and Spoke Factory. Pleasant day.
Feb 15 I hauled out manure today. Fair warm.
Feb 16 Paul and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Fair warm day.
Feb 17 I split wood today. Pleasant day.
Feb 18 This morning I hauled home load sawdust. This evening I split wood. Fair warm day.
Feb 19 Today I went to Sarah Child's sale today. Pleasant day.
Feb 20 This morning Dick and I sawed wood. This evening we went after male hog bought at Sarah Child's sale. Pleasant day.
Feb 21 I went to town today. Warm cloudy.
Feb 22 Dick and I are sawing wood. Cloudy cooler day.
Feb 23 We are home today. Cold cloudy day.
Feb 24 I sowed clover seed this morning. Dick and I sawed wood this evening. Fair cold day.
Feb 25 Dick and I sawed wood today. Fair cool day.
Feb 26 This morning I repaired the pig pen. This evening I took calf to Hayden to ship to Cincinnati. Rainy day.
Feb 27 Rainy cold day. Nothing but chores done today.
Feb 28 This morning I hauled out manure and hauled home load of wood. This evening I split wood. Cloudy cool day.
Mar 1 I went to town today. Cold cloudy day. Today while I was at town the two old male hogs, Frank & Dave got together and Dave killed Frank. They weighed near 400 lbs apiece.
Mar 2 We are all home today. Cold blustery day.
Mar 3 This morning I hauled load baled hay to N. Vernon for Jno Adolph. This evening I hauled out manure. Fair cool day.
Mar 4 I made a new hog rack today. Rain and snow today.
Mar 5 I took 10 head of hogs to N. Vernon. Sold to O. Hutton. $9.30. Fair cold day.
Mar 6 I hauled out manure today. Cold cloudy day.
Mar 7 This morning I ground some feed. This evening I hitched John colt first time and went to Baker's after bull. Cloudy hard snow storm.
Mar 8 I went to town today. Fair warm.
Mar 9 Paul and I went to church this morning. Fair day.
Mar 10 I hauled load hay to Ed Burk at town. Today cloudy, some rain today.
Mar 11 I took Burk another load hay today. Cloudy cool day.
Mar 12 I went to John Ewing's sale today. Pleasant day.
Mar 13 I am hauling logs to mill at Hayden today.
Mar 14 Bess and I went over to her Father's today. This has been a very windy storm day.
Mar 15 I took Paw to town today. He went to Indianapolis to see Willie. He is very sick. Fair cool day.
Mar 16 Palm Sunday. Paul and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Snowy blustery day.
Mar 17 George Baker and wife were here today. They brought Clarence, he is going to work here this season. He hauled out manure today. Fair cool day. This evening Paw came from Indianapolis. He says Willie is some better and today noon there was a girl baby born to them.
Mar 18 I helped Grandpa Stewart roof the granary and part of barn today. Clarence is hauling out manure. Fair warm day.
Mar 19 I am sick today. Clarence is repairing fence this morning. This evening he helped Paw break a colt. Beautiful drying day.
Mar 20 This morning Clarence hauled home load of sawdust. This evening we began to plow for oats. Wet yet. Fair warm day.
Mar 21 Rainy cold day. Clarence and I split some wood today.
Mar 22 I went to town today. Sold Jack mule to Ed Burk. Clarence is hauling home lumber and sawdust. Fair cool day.
Mar 23 Easter. Paul and Clarence went to church this morning. We are all home today. Rainy day.
Mar 24 Nothing but chores done today. Rain all day.
Mar 25 Rain all day today and last night. The creeks are nearly as high as they were 16 years ago. Known as the McKinley flood. Rainy hard yet tonight.
Mar 26 Still rain all day today. The creeks are higher than ever before.
Mar 27 Today we had to put in a bridge on the pike that was carried out by the floods. Cold blustery day. Some snow.
Mar 28 I went to Seymour today and paid for May mare that I bought two years ago yesterday at the H. Human's sale. Fair cool day.
Mar 29 Bess and I went to town today. Clarence is painting roof today. Yesterday he hauled manure out of stables. Fair cool day.
Mar 30 Clarence, Paul and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Pleasant day.
Mar 31 I took load corn to town today. Clarence split wood today. Fair cool day. The floods last Monday, Tues and Wednesday were the worst they ever had through Ohio and Indiana and adjoining states.
Apr 1 Clarence and I are enlarging the garden today. Fair warmer day.
Apr 2 We are putting up new hog fence along hog lot today. Pleasant day.
Apr 3 Nothing but some chores done today. Warm rainy day. Yesterday Henry Elsner and Rosa Magel were married.
Apr 4 I went to town today. Clarence hauled out manure today. Cloudy and cold day. Today Dick left for Chicago.
Apr 5 Clarence is painting roof this morning. I helped Grandpa Stewart put up fill fence. This evening I took Maud to Baker's to breed and Clarence went along home. Fair cool.
Apr 6 I am sick today. Dr. Mitchel was here this afternoon. Fair warmer day.
Apr 7 I am no better today. Clarence is doing some work around the place. Fair warm day.
Apr 8 I am better today. Clarence is repairing fence this morning. This evening Clarence and Albert began to plow for oats. Albert came home last evening. Began to rain tonight.
Apr 9 Nothing done today. Rain all day.
Apr 10 Rain all day today. Nothing done today. I am able to be up again.
Apr 11 Clarence is cleaning the stables today. Fair cold day.
Apr 12 Clarence is pruning and cleaning the orchard today. Cool cloudy and some rain.
Apr 13 Rainy cold day. Paul went to church.
Apr 14 I hauled load sawdust home this morning. Clarence is repairing fence today. This evening I had to attend a trial at Barnhart's at Hayden concerning Ernest and Charles Mote. Fair cool day.
Apr 15 Clarence and I are building fence today. Nell and Bettie both had colts this morning. Fair cool day.
Apr 16 Clarence is repairing rail fence this morning. I went to town after fruit trees. This evening we set out 48 trees. Fair cool day.
Apr 17 Today we are building new field fence around the orchard. Fair warm day.
Apr 18 Today we plowed the garden and planted potatoes. Fair cool day.
Apr 19 Clarence is hauling out manure today and hauled home load sawdust today. Bess and I went to town to pay the tax. Fair cool day.
Apr 20 Paul and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Fair cool day.
Apr 21 We planted potatoes today. Fair warm day.
Apr 22 I plowed harrowed and planted the orchard in corn today. Clarence went to Charlie's and Josephina wedding today. Fair warm day.
Apr 23 Today we are plowing oats. This evening I took Bettie and Nell to Baker's to breed. Fair cool day.
Apr 24 Today we are plowing for oats. Pleasant day.
Apr 25 This morning we finished plowing for oats. This evening Clarence is harrowing. I went to town. Cool cloudy rain this evening.
Apr 26 Clarence is hauling out manure today. Bess is about sick today. Had Dr. Mitchel out this evening. Cloudy cool day.
Apr 27 Paul and Clarence went to church this morning. All home this evening. Cloudy cool day.
Apr 28 We sowed little oats this morning. Began to rain. This evening we began to plow for corn. Cloudy cold little rain.
Apr 29 I sowed oats today. Clarence is plowing for corn. Rose Krackenberger began to work here this morning. Fair day.
Apr 30 We are plowing and hauling manure today. Fair warm day.
May 1 I went to church early this morning. Clarence went to High Mass. All home this evening. Fair warm day.
May 2 This morning we are hauling manure and plowing. This evening we unloaded car of fertilizer. Fair warmer day.
May 3 Clarence is plowing today this morning. I finished unloading fertilizer this evening. I took load hay to town. Fair warm day.
May 4 Clarence and Rose Krackenberger went to church this morning. We are all home. Fair warm.
May 5 We are plowing today. Fair warm day.
May 6 We are plowing today. Fair warm day.
May 7 We are plowing today. Fair cooler day.
May 8 This morning we finished plowing on the Peterbough's place. This evening we began to plow in the Bottoms. Fair warm day.
May 9 We are plowing in the Long Bottoms today. Fair cool.
May 10 Plowing this morning. This evening Clarence took Maud and Lottie to Baker's to breed. I went to town. Fair cool day.
May 11 We are home today. Fair hot day.
May 12 Today we are plowing in Long Bottoms. Fair cool day.
May 13 Today we finished plowing in Long Bottoms. Fair hot day.
May 14 Today we are harrowing and planting the Long Bottom. First planting this spring. Fair and hot day.
May 15 We are plowing today. Cool cloudy day.
May 16 I took load corn to town today. Clarence is plowing today at 4 o'clock this evening had a heavy rain.
May 17 Today we cut some logs and hauled to mill for fence plank. Fair cool day.
May 18 Clarence, Paul and Rose went to church this morning. We are all home this evening. Fair cool day.
May 19 We are plowing today. Also planting. Fair warm day.
May 20 We are plowing and planting today. Fair cool day.
May 21 We are plowing today. Some rain today. Had a good rain last night. Paul done his first plowing today.
May 22 We are plowing Sullivan Bottoms. Cool cloudy day.
May 23 Clarence is harrowing today. This morning I got Marsh's sister and began to disk corn in Sullivan Bottoms. Fair cool day.
May 24 Clarence is listing corn today. I am planting corn with the planter. We finished planting corn in the Bottoms today. Fair cool day.
May 25 Clarence, Rose and Paul went to church this morning. We are all home this evening. Fair cool day.
May 26 Clarence is harrowing today. I went to George Baker's this morning. This evening I planted corn on Peterbough's place. Little rain today.
May 27 Nothing done this morning. This evening we harrowed and planted corn. Rain last night. Fair and cool day.
May 28 Today we are grading roads. Fair warm day.
May 29 Today we finished planting corn. Fair hot day.
May 30 This morning Clarence and I went to town. This evening we hauled out manure. Fair hot day.
May 31 Today we hauled out manure for Grandfather Stewart. Fair hot day.
Jun 1 We are all home today. Fair hot day.
Jun 2 We hauled out manure for Grandfather Stewart today. Fair cooler day.
Jun 3 This morning at 10 o'clock came to our house a baby boy name William Stewart. Clarence is hauling out manure. Fair cool.
Jun 4 Clarence took load corn to town this morning. I plowed over the potatoes. This evening we hauled out manure. Fair cool day. This evening 8:30, Grace Euler and Alvin Marsh were married at her home. Paul, Alice and I went over. Fair hot day.
Jun 5 Today we began to plow corn for first time in Long Bottoms. Fair hot day.
Jun 6 Today Alvin and Ivan Marsh are putting lightning rods on house and barn. Clarence is plowing corn today. Fair hot day.
Jun 7 This morning I went to town. Clarence took a wagon to shop for repairs. This evening we repaired barnyard fence. Fair cool day.
Jun 8 Paul and I went to church this morning. And had a new priest. Father Shewth has gone near Evansville. Fair cool day.
Jun 9 Today I took load hogs to Lovett. Sold to J. M. Moran. Clarence is plowing corn today. Fair very cool day.
Jun 10 We are plowing corn in Bottoms today. Fair cool day.
Jun 11 Same as yesterday. Fair cool day.
Jun 12 Today we are laying by the potatoes and plowing the truck patches. I also went to Hayden after a wagon that has been in shop for repair. Fair warmer day.
Jun 13 I took last load corn to Wrape today. Clarence is hauling gravel in the lane today. Fair hot day. Jun 14 We are plowing corn in Bottoms today. Fair and Hot day.
Jun 14 We are plowing corn in Bottoms today. Fair hot day.
Jun 15 Paul and I went to church this morning. We are all home this evening. Fair hot day.
Jun 16 We are plowing corn today. This evening I went to Four Corners to help clean up the Cemetery. Also this evening Will Bertram and wife came from Indianapolis on a visit. He has been operated on. Fair hot day.
Jun 17 We are plowing corn today. This afternoon about 4 o'clock had a hard rain. The ground was very dry and needed the rain bad.
Jun 18 I went to Baker's this morning. Clarence hoed some briars out of oats field. This evening we repaired the binder canvases. Fair hot day.
Jun 19 Today Clarence is plowing corn. I plowed corn this morning. I went to town this evening. Hot sultry. Another rain this afternoon.
Jun 20 We begun to cut wheat today. Hot fair day.
Jun 21 Same as yesterday. This morning when I went to get up the horses, found Bettie down sick with indigestion. Had Dr. Let out from Seymour and she got better. Hot sultry. Rain this evening at 4:30.
Jun 22 Paul and Clarence and Rose went to church this morning. We all went to Paw's for dinner. Willie and wife and George Baker and wife were there. Cloudy day.
Jun 23 Rain this morning and tonight. I went to Hayden this morning. This evening finished cutting wheat. Here at home.
Jun 24 Today we are plowing corn in Bottoms. Sultry weather, little rain after dinner.
Jun 25 Today we are plowing corn. Hot sultry day.
Jun 26 I went to town this morning. This evening I went to Baker's. Clarence is plowing corn in Bottoms. Hot sultry day.
Jun 27 We are plowing corn today. Hot sultry day.
Jun 28 We are cutting wheat today. Very hot day.
Jun 29 Ray Swarthout and wife were here today. Also Paw & Maw, Will & Mary, Frank & Flora Baker. Hot sultry day.
Jun 30 We finished cutting wheat today. Hot sultry day.
Jul 1 We are hoeing weeds and began to lay by corn in Long Bottoms. Hot sultry day.
Jul 2 Will Bertram and Mary Johnston is helping to hoe weeds and lay by corn. Very hot day.
Jul 3 Today we finished the weed hoeing and corn plowing in Long Bottoms. Fair hot day.
Jul 4 Clarence and Will is plowing corn today. I went to town. Fair hot day.
Jul 5 This morning Clarence and I are plowing corn. Nothing done this evening. Tonight we went to picnic at Four Corners. Hot day. Little rain tonight.
Jul 6 Paul and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Fair warm day.
Jul 7 We are plowing corn in Bottoms today. Fair warm day.
Jul 8 Will Bertram and Clarence Baker are plowing corn on Government Farm today. I worked in garden today. Fair warm day.
Jul 9 Clarence is plowing corn today. I began to mow hay this morning and put up one load this afternoon. It is very poor and no count. Fair warm day.
Jul 10 Clarence helped his Father thrash today. I layed by corn in bottoms today. Fair cool day.
Jul 11 I went to town this morning. Clarence is mowing hay. This afternoon we put up 2 loads. Had a little rain this evening and tonight.
Jul 12 This morning we finished laying by corn in Bottoms. This evening Clarence is doing some fence repairing. Cloudy and cool.
Jul 13 Paul and I went to church this morning. This afternoon Bess and I went over to her father's. He is sick. Fair cool day.
Jul 14 This morning Clarence is mowing hay. Paul and I are picking berries. This evening we put up 2 loads hay. Hot sultry, little rain this evening.
Jul 15 Clarence is cutting hay this morning. I went after the binder and began to cut oats. This evening we are cutting and shocking oats. Hot sultry day.
Jul 16 We tried to cut oats this morning, rained a little and stopped us. This evening I cut oats and Clarence is mowing hay. Hot sultry day. Today Harry Euler's wife was buried at N. Vernon. She died Monday.
Jul 17 This morning I finished cutting oats. Clarence and Paul picked berries this evening. We put up 2 loads of hay. Fair hot day.
Jul 18 This morning we helped John Adolph thrash. This evening I went to town. Clarence is mowing hay. Hot sultry. Little rain this evening.
Jul 19 This morning we cut timothy with binder to thrash. This afternoon we went to Emma Euler's to help thrash. Cool and threatening day.
Jul 20 Paul and I went to church this morning. We are all home this afternoon. Fair warm day.
Jul 21 Today we thrashed Henry Burgmeier this afternoon. We thrashed Lawrence and Eddie's also mine all together at Grandfather Stewart's. I had for my share 90 bu. Fair warm day.
Jul 21 Today we thrashed Sam Young and started at A. Gauhan ? (Gannon) and had a break down and quit. Fair warm day.
Jul 22 This morning we made some preparation for thrashing. This evening we thrashed Frank Fisher. Was about done when the engine broke and scared Paw's horses and they ran away but done no damage. Fair warm day.
Jul 23 Little rain tonight. Done no thrashing today. I went to town this evening. Little rain this morning. Nothing done today.
Jul 24 (skipped)
Jul 25 We are plowing in garden and orchard this morning to sow some buckwheat for the bees. This evening we thrashed Ed Stewart and Paw. Fair cool day.
Jul 26 This morning I thrashed and then Jake Burgmeyer. This evening I went to town. Clarence done nothing this evening. Fair cool day.
Jul 27 This morning we had Stewart baptized. Then ate dinner and went over to Paw's this afternoon. Cloudy threatening day.
Jul 28 We finished thrashing at Ivan and Ray Marsh's. Hot sultry day.
Jul 29 This morning I took Nell to Hayden to have her shod. Clarence is cutting hay. Put up one load this evening. Hot sultry, very dry.
Jul 30 Today we put up 2 loads of hay. Hot sultry. After 6 weeks, Will and Mary Bertram returned home to Indianapolis. Fair hot day.
Jul 31 We all went to the County Fair today.
Aug 1 We finished putting up hay today. Fair cooler.
Aug 2 Clarence is mowing briars and weeds today. I am preparing to haul gravel on pike next week. Fair warm and very dry.
Aug 3 Paul and I went to church this morning. This evening we all went over to Grandpa Stewart's. Fair warm day.
Aug 4 Today we are hauling gravel on pike. Fair cool day.
Aug 5 Same as yesterday. Fair cool day.
Aug 6 We are hauling on pike today. Cool cloudy threatening.
Aug 7 Same as yesterday. Fair cool day.
Aug 8 Hauling gravel on pike today. Fair warmer.
Aug 9 Clarence went to town this morning after a new suit of clothes. This afternoon we all went to Hayden picnic. Hot sultry day.
Aug 10 We are all home all day today. Sultry day.
Aug 11 We finished pike repairing today. Hot sultry day.
Aug 12 Today we began to haul out land tax for Grandpa Stewart. Hot sultry day.
Aug 13 After a very dry spell of weather we had a good soaking rain today. Nothing done.
Aug 14 Today Clarence began to plow for wheat. Charles Kellermeyer and Family were here for dinner today. Hot sultry day.
Aug 15 Holiday today. Clarence, Paul and I went to church this morning. This evening Bess and I went to town. Hot sultry day.
Aug 16 Clarence is plowing this morning. This evening he went home. We all went to Zion picnic. Hot sultry day.
Aug 17 Rain this morning. We all went to Paw's after dinner. Lena and John are home. Minnie and Charles left this evening.
Aug 18 Clarence is plowing today. He went home after his Father's riding plow this morning. I am out today selling fertilizer. Hot sultry day.
Aug 19 Clarence is plowing today. I am hauling out manure on wheat ground. Hot sultry.
Aug 20 We are plowing today. Hot threatening day.
Aug 21 We are plowing today. Finished the field next to Sizzie's (sissy's?). Began to rain about 4 o'clock. Is raining yet. 7:30 now.
Aug 22 Today is Bess' 33 birthday. I went to town this morning. Clarence is harrowing today. Little rainy cloudy cool day.
Aug 23 This morning we dug our potations. They were good. This evening we finished plowing for wheat. Fair cool day.
Aug 24 Paul and I went to church this morning. Grandpa and Grandma Stewart were here for dinner today. Fair cool day.
Aug 25 We are disking oats stubble for wheat today. Fair warm day.
Aug 26 Same as yesterday. Fair warm.
Aug 27 We are hauling Grandpa Stewart's land tax today. Fair hot day.
Aug 28 Same as yesterday. Finished hauling over there. Fair cool day.
Aug 29 I went to town this morning. Clarence is hauling gravel in lane. This evening we finished plowing for wheat. Fair warm day.
Aug 30 This morning we went over and dug Grandpa Stewart's potatoes and brought home 20 bush of corn. Nothing much done this evening. Fair warm day.
Aug 31 Paul and I went to church this morning. Alvin and Grace Marsh were here for dinner today. Fair warm day.
Sep 1 This morning we went after our first load of green corn and fodder. This evening we went to Labor Day picnic at Corners. Fair warm day.
Sep 2 Today Joe Magel and I went to Vernon on bridge matters. Clarence is harrowing wheat ground. Hot sultry.
Sep 3 Clarence is hauling gravel today. I am about sick today. Hot sultry day.
Sep 4 This morning I am disking oat stubble. Clarence went after load corn and fodder. This evening we are unloading car of fertilizer. Fair hot day.
Sep 5 This morning I am finishing the fertilizer unloading. Clarence is disking wheat ground. This evening I went to town. Clarence is hauling out manure. Warm sultry day.
Sep 6 This morning Clarence went after load corn and fodder. This evening we all went to Weston picnic. Warm sultry.
Sep 7 We are all home today but Paul. He went to church. Had a good rain this afternoon.
Sep 8 This morning Clarence and I went to Bottoms after load corn. This evening went to Ed Nordloh's to begin to fill silos. Hot day, little rain this evening.
Sep 9 Today we filled Ed Nordloh's silo. Fair cool day.
Sep 10 Today we filled Mr. Haireld(Harold?) silo. Fair cool day.
Sep 11 Today we filled George Baker's silo. Fair and warmer day.
Sep 12 This morning I went to town. Clarence is hauling up wood for silo filler. This evening we are preparing for silo cutter. Cloudy, some rain.
Sep 13 This morning we are cutting corn. This evening we are filling silo. Got it nearly full. Fair cool day.
Sep 14 Paul and I went to early mass this morning. Then went to Emma Euler's for dinner. Cool cloudy day.
Sep 15 This morning. We finished filling my silo, then went o Will Hanes. Cool cloudy day.
Sep 16 Clarence is helping to fill Will Hanes' silo today. I am cleaning my grass seed. Warm cloudy.
Sep 17 Some rain today. This evening we went to Mort Gerth to fill silo but rained us out. Rainy day.
Sep 18 Nothing done this morning. Some rain this morning. This evening we went to Bottoms and cut 18 shocks and brought home a load for feed.
Sep 19 This morning I went to town. Clarence went to Mort Gerth's to fill silo. I went too this afternoon. Little rain today.
Sep 20 We went to Gerth's this morning to fill silo but was rained out again. Came home after dinner.
Sep 21 I went to confession this morning. Paul and Clarence went to high mass. All home this afternoon. Fair cool day.
Sep 22 This morning we began to cut corn. This evening I went to Courthouse Election. Clarence cut corn. Fair cool day.
Sep 23 Today we finished filling Mort Gerth's silo and moved to Nordloh's. Fair cool day.
Sep 24 Clarence is helping Nordloh fill silo. I am cutting corn. Fair cool day.
Sep 25 We are cutting corn today. Fair warm.
Sep 26 We cut corn this morning. This evening we all went to N. Vernon Street Carnival. Took first premium with Betty and May. Fair cool day.
Sep 27 We cut corn today. Bess and I went to town late this evening. Fair cool day.
Sep 28 Paul and I went to church this morning. Went to grandpa Stewart's for dinner. Fair cool.
Sep 29 We are cutting corn today. Fair warm day.
Sep 30 We finished cutting corn in Bottoms today. Fair cool day.
Oct 1 Today we began to sow wheat in the bottoms. Fair cool day.
Oct 2 Same as yesterday. Fair cool day.
Oct 3 Today we are sowing wheat at home today. Fair cool day.
Oct 4 Sowing wheat today. Fair warm day.
Oct 5 We went to early mass this morning. Then went to Baker's. Warm cloudy.
Oct 6 We are harrowing and sowing wheat today. Fair warm day.
Oct 7 Sowing wheat today. Warm sultry.
Oct 8 Sowing wheat today. Warm and sultry.
Oct 9 This morning we cut some corn. This evening we sowed wheat. Warm sultry day. This evening Mrs. James Canfield died at her home near Ed Stewart's.
Oct 10 Clarence is harrowing today. I sowed wheat at this morning. This evening Bess and I went to town. Warm sultry day.
Oct 11 Had a nice rain last night. This morning we had to put in some new telephone poles. This evening I finished sowing wheat. Clarence went to the Homecoming at Hayden. Fair cool this afternoon.
Oct 12 Paul and I went to church this morning. All home this evening. Fair cool day.
Oct 13 This morning we husked load of corn. This evening Clarence hauled home load pumpkins. I put some new plank on Barrier Bridge. Fair cool day.
Oct 14 This morning we husked 2 loads corn. This evening Clarence hauled home food pumpkins. I repaired some yard fence. Fair warm day.
Oct 15 This morning we hauled home 2 loads corn and fodder. This evening we took load wheat to town and deposited for flour and brought home a new cream separator sent from Chicago. Fair cool day.
Oct 16 This morning Clarence helped to haul gravel at Four Corners on drive way. I put in anew separator. This evening we went to the Bottoms and sowed little patch of rye. Fair warm day.
Oct 17 Rainy cool day. I went to town this morning. Clarence husked shock corn in the barn. This evening we sorted the potatoes and put them in cellar. This morning the 5 month old Silas mule died.
Oct 18 This morning we hauled in stove wood. This evening Clarence hauled load wheat to town. I cleaned the corncribs, ready to crib corn. Cool cloudy day.
Oct 19 We are all home today. Will Witttenburg and wife were here for dinner. Today it began to rain this afternoon and they had to stay all night.
Oct 20 Nothing much done today. Rainy cold day. Bess and I went over to her father's this afternoon.
Oct 21 This morning we repaired some fence. This evening we went after two loads shock corn. Cold cloudy day.
Oct 22 Clarence is husking shock corn in barn today. Rainy cold day.
Oct 23 I took Nell to Hayden to have her shod. Clarence is husking shock corn in barn. Rainy cold day.
Oct 24 I went to town today. Clarence unloaded load corn and hauled home load sawdust and some other little chores. Rainy cold day.
Oct 25 Today we hauled last two loads of wheat to town. 90 cents. Fair cool day.
Oct 26 Paul and Clarence went to church this morning. We are all home today. Grandpa Stewart and Grandma were here. Fair cool day.
Oct 27 Clarence and I went after 2 loads shock corn this morning. At noon began to rain. This evening we husked a part of shocks in barn.
Oct 28 This morning we hauled home 2 loads of shock corn. Rain again this afternoon.
Oct 29 This morning we husked load corn out of shocks. Rain again this afternoon.
Oct 30 This morning we husked corn out of shocks in the barn. This evening we hauled home load of pumpkins and load shock corn. Cloudy threatening cold day.
Oct 31 This morning we husked load shock corn. This evening I went to town. Clarence hauled in load of corn from Grandpa Stewart. Fair cool day.
Nov 1 All Saints Day holiday. Paul and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Fair cool day.
Nov 2 Paul and I went to church this morning Will Derringer's had a baby baptized this morning, named Evelyn Margrete. I stood for her. Fair cool.
Nov 3 This morning we dressed a fat hog. Then I took 5 fat hogs to Lovit, sold to J.M. Morin. Clarence husked load corn. Fair cool day.
Nov 4 Today we husked load shock corn. Fair cool day.
Nov 5 Today we began to husk stock corn. 4 loads. Bess went to town today. Fair cool day.
Nov 6 Today we husked 4 loads of corn. Fair day.
Nov 7 Today we finished husking in Long Bottoms. 4 loads. Warm and some rain.
Nov 8 This morning I went to town. Clarence cleaned the stables. This afternoon we hauled 2 loads pumpkins home. Cloudy day.
Nov 9 Paul, Clarence and I went to church this morning we are all home. This evening we are at home. Cold blustery, some snow today.
Nov 10 This morning we hauled home stove wood. This evening we repaired the hog lot fence. Cold snowy blustery day.
Nov 11 This morning Clarence went after load of stock fodder. This evening we cribbed 2 loads corn. Fair cold day.
Nov 12 Today we cribbed 4 loads corn. Fair warm day.
Nov 13 Today Ollie Baker began to help husk corn. 6 loads. Cloudy warm day.
Nov 14 This morning I went to town. Clarence and Ollie husked shock corn in barn. This evening they husked 2 loads of stocks. Rain this morning. Cloudy.
Nov 15 Rain all day. I went to Mrs. Faunt Child's sale today. The boys went hunting.
Nov 16 I went after medicine for Bess this morning. She is about sick. Cold cloudy damp day. Nov 17 Today I helped to work on the floors of the church. Going to build them higher. Clarence opened the silo and cleaned the stables and hauled home load sawdust. Fair cool day.
Nov 18 Today we cribbed 6 loads corn. Cloudy warm day.
Nov 19 Today we cribbed 6 loads corn. Fair warm day.
Nov 20 This morning we finished husking in Sullivan Bottoms. 3 loads. This evening we husked 1 load out of shock. Fair warm day.
Nov 21 Today we husked shock corn. I went to town this evening. Fair warm day.
Nov 22 This morning we finished husking shock corn. This evening Ollie and I went to church. Helped clean the church yard.
Nov 23 Today began a Mission at our church. Paul and I went this morning and tonight. Fair cool day.
Nov 24 Today I helped Grandpa Stewart finish husking his shock corn. Fair cool day.
Nov 25 This morning I hauled home load pumpkins. This evening I took wagon to shop to have a new tongue put in. Tonight we all went to Mission at Four Corners. Cloudy warm weather.
Nov 26 Nothing much done today. I went after wagon this evening. Cloudy warm, some rain.
Nov 27 We went hunting today. Kellermeyer and family were here from Indianapolis. Also Butler and Lena. Cloudy warm day.
Nov 28 I went to confession this morning. This evening we all went to town. Warm cloudy day.
Nov 29 Nothing but chores done today. We all went to church tonight. Rainy day.
Nov 30 Paul and I went to church early this morning on account of the bad weather. The Mission closed this afternoon. Rainy cold day.
Dec 1 Doing some chores this morning. This evening I took Grandpa Stewart's sow home. Cloudy warm.
Dec 2 Today I hauled 2 cows to N. Vernon. Sold to Jared Tompson. Fair warm.
Dec 3 Doing some chores this morning. This evening Bess and I went over to her Father's. Warm cloudy day.
Dec 4 Today I helped Emma Euler husk shock corn. Fair warm day.
Dec 5 This morning I hauled home load sawdust. This evening Bess and I went to town. Fair warm day.
Dec 6 This morning I hauled home load shock corn. Then began to rain. Rainy day.
Dec 7 Paul and I went to church this morning. Home this evening. Cold blustery snowy day.
Dec 8 Holy Day today. Paul went to church this morning. Bess went to town this evening. Cold blustery snowy day.
Dec 9 Today Paw and I helped Jno Adolph butcher 6 hogs. Fair cold day.
Dec 10 This morning I cleaned the stables. This evening I split some wood. Fair cool day.
Dec 11 This morning I hauled in load of shock corn. This evening I hauled in laod of wood. Fair cold day.
Dec 12 This morning I hauled in last load of shock corn. Corn is all in now. This evening I went to town. Fair cool day.
Dec 13 Today I am re-shoeing horses and repaired some on old wagon. Fair warmer day.
Dec 14 Paul and I went to church this morning. This evening we all went over to Grandpa Stewart's. Fair pleasant day.
Dec 15 Today I hauled home some wood and split same. Pleasant day.
Dec 16 This morning I done some shoeing. This evening I took turkeys to Hayden. Pleasant day.
Dec 17 Bess and I went to town today. Cloudy, foggy cool day.
Dec 18 Ollie Baker is helping me to cut log and poles and some wood. Fair cool day.
Dec 19 Same as yesterday. This evening Bess went to school to Christmas entertainment. Fair cold day.
Dec 20 Same as yesterday and day before. Cloudy cool day.
Dec 21 We are all home today. Rainy cold day.
Dec 22 Ollie and I are cutting poles today. Fair cool day.
Dec 23 Bess and I went to town today. Ollie went to Seymour. Cold cloudy day.
Dec 24 Ollie and I cut poles today. Cool cloudy day.
Dec 25 Christmas Day. Paul, Ollie and I went to five o'clock mass this morning. Then went to Grandpa Stewart's for dinner. Cold snowy blustery day. Tonight we all went to Zion Christmas entertainment.
Dec 26 Ollie finished husking shock corn in the barn. This morning I went after Dick Gibbs, he came home. Cold blustery day.
Dec 27 Today Ollie and I cut poles and cleared. Cool cloudy day.
Dec 28 This morning Paul and I went to early mass then we all went to Alvin and Grace's for dinner. Cloudy cold day.
Dec 29 Today Ollie and I cut poles. Cloudy cold day.
Dec 30 Same as yesterday. Cloudy cool day.
Dec 31 This morning Ollie and I cut poles. This evening Ollie cleaned the stables. I went after load sawdust. Cloudy cold day.
General Farm Expense 1913
Jan
C. F. Scottin for Baker Remedy Co. 5.00
My watch repaired 2.50
New umbrella 1.00
For drygoods 2.00
Drygood off Dodd 1.00
New sledge hammer & wedges 1.50
Oil meal 50lbs 1.00
Bran 100 lbs 1.35
New overalls myself .75
Columbian Record paid 2.00
Indianapolis News 3.00
Pair new trousers for Dick 3.50
Three new buckets of Wagner 2.12
Shoeing nails .30
Feb
Saw blade, ropes, snaps .80
Threshold and window glass .85
Medicine and syringe 1.60
Coal oil and sugar .75
New rubbers for myself 1.98
Chain pulley and horse shoes .75
Bran 100 lbs 1.35
New head stall for bridle .40
Male hog at Lena Childs' sale 19.20
Mar
To Paw for 5 bu wheat for bread 5.25
To L. Human for mare, bought Mar 27, 1911, Prince. $285, int 17.00 $302.10
New tires on buggy wheels 4.50
Tripp bros for field fencing 17.75
Linkhart for 3 bu seed potatoes 2.25
Apr
To Ed Beaty for sawing lumber 2.00
Quarterly lodge dues 1.30
First half tax paid 40.28
Sear Roebuck for forge and tongs 6.67
May
Flour 100lbs 3.00 bran 100 lbs 1.25 4.25
My salary to Father Sheeth 5.00
Jun
To Dr. Mitchel and Richardson for baby $30.00
To Live Boner midwife 2.00
To Marsh for lightning put on barn and house 52.30
Hardware of Tripp Bros 3.00
Nails of Wagner & Co 1.00
Stewart's baby clothes of Sears Roebuck 18.35
Bed springs of Dodd 4.00
Drill repairs of Tripp Bros 1.07
Corset and dress for Bess 2.25
Hat for Paul .50
Binder twine off Ray Swarthout 5.00
Jul
Quarterly lodge dues 2.60
Sack bran 1.30
2 new hitch straps and others 1.00
to Ed Nordloh for bull calf 9.00
To Paw on $100 note 30.00
Jennings County Fair 2.00
Aug
Telephone rental 3.10
Will Calvert for pump 6.00
Bear & Barth for set of silver knives & forks for Bess's birthday present 10.00
Fire Insurance paid 2.00
Sep
To C. G. Beaty sale note, 2 cows 91.00
Sears Roebuck for baby coll(?) 4.35
Mrs. Touansent interest 120.00
Sears Roebuck for new separator 33.28
Oct
To Columbian Record 2.00
Pair new shoes for self 2.50
Overalls for Paul and gloves 1.00
Bran 200 lbs 2.90
Oil meal 100 lbs 2.00
Bu coal .30
To Dodd for merchandise 4.65
New overshoes for self 2.25
Cow chains for ties 1.60
Sear Roebuck for clock 2.27
Last half tax paid 37.16
Nov
H. T Nordloh for silo filling 12.00
Interest to Wm Stewart 27.00
Dec
Wm Stewart for 25 bu corn/70 17.50
Wm Stewart for water trough 3.00
New shoes for Charles 1.25
Dodd for bran and drygoods 8.15
Paw for interest on 100.00 4.55
Insurance Fire Co. 3.00
Miscellaneous notions 2.00
Dress for Bess 5.00
Groceries 1.80
Will Colbert for pump repair 2.00
Suit clothes for Paul 5.90
Shirts socks for self 1.20
Dodd for feed and oils 3.75
Dr. Shuman for doctoring colt 3.00
Buggy shaves repaired 3.00
Myself new rubbers 1.25
George Baker for 2 colts and one male of last season 32.00
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