1875 Grange Ledger

This is a transcription from an unknown Rockville merchant transcribed and donated by Stephen Fisher.    This journal was kept by William Fletcher Fisher - Stephen's great grandfather.  His grandfather is the "Little Jakey" mentioned.  "Stephen says the store was located on what was known as R. R. 1 near the Rosedale Bridge that burned in 1910 and that he tried to keep the spelling and sentences as written. "  Be sure to thank Stephen if you have enjoyed the benefits of all his hard work.

Friday, January 1, 1875

Me & Tid & Jakey  went to Mark SWAFFORDS. & from there to Roseville with Mark.  I won 2 turkeys & Mark two.  Got home a little after dark.  Helped NEVINS cut a beach stump for a coon but did not get it.  Soon begun sleeting & after snowed some.  Nothing more of importance.  Tolerable cool.

Saturday, January 2, 1875

I got up early this morning and found two & a half inches of snow & cold enough to see sun dogs.  Eat breakfast & went to the sawmill with pop to help him roll in some logs.  Chopped a little wood. In the evening received this book.

Grange met today.

Sunday, January 3, 1875

Stayed at home all day.  Snow still on the ground, moderating.  Read my paper & played with little Jake.  Eat apples smoked &c. &c.We are in tolerable good health except bad colds.  Roads ruff, bumpy bad wagoning.

Monday, January 4 1875

Hauled some wood & choped a little in the afternoon.  In the evening begun to turn colder.  Talked about going a turkey hunting.  Good by till morning.

Tuesday, January 5, 1875

Cold as Greenland.  Took Tid & Jakey over to W. H. KELTNERS. & I, Mark & Wesley went turkey hunting but found none.  We come mity near killing some.  We seen their tracks.  Cold still to night.  Jake in the cradle Tid dozing in a chair.

Wednesday, January 6, 1875

Choped wood in the forenoon.  In the afternoon hauled it on the log sled.  Has some apprearances of more snow.  Nice winter weather.  Not near so cold tonight.  Just 8 Oclock time to go to bed.

                                                 Bully

Thursday, January 7, 1875

Begun snowing this morning. & snowed off & on till 2 Ok afternoon.  I helped Tid about washing in the forenoon & chopped some wood in the woodyard.  Sit by the fire, smoked.  Sung a few hymns.  Still has the appearances of snow.

Friday, January 8, 1875

Snowed a little last night. I chopped a few drags of wood in the forenoon.  In the afternoon hauled some.  To day at noon I sold a feed of corn to a man by the name of RILEY.  He lives 9 miles north east of Rockville, he is a lecturer & Baptist.

Saturday, January 9, 1875

Turned cold last night after dark a little bit.  Wind blowed awful. Stayed cold all day.  I did not do anything all day, except chopped a little wood in the woodyard.  I wanted to go a hunting but did not get to go.  I have plenty of wood hauled. Bully.

Sunday, January 10, 1875

Sunday morning. Still cold as you generally see. One of my sows had pigs last night & it was so cold I suppose the all froze to death, or mashed with the other hogs.  Stayed at home all day & had Big fires.

Monday, January 11, 1875

Weather moderating this evening. Me & family went to grand pop EDMISTENS today in the sleigh.  I chopped some wood for him in the woodyard.  Rock run is froze as hard as a jiffy. This cold spree has some appearance of rain let er cum!!I am roasting potatoes to night in the ashes.

Tuesday, January 12, 1875

Went turkey hunting I seen three or four but did not get to kill eny.  Got home at night. Thawed some at noon. & three Oclock begun to rain & freeze as it fell. Snow still on the ground.  Tid went to pops to day & from there to Franceses.

Wednesday, January 13, 1875

This morning I found everything covered with ice. Begun to snow about 9 Oclock & kept  it up nearly all day.  It was to cold to snow much.  So cold I did not do anything all day.  Went up to pops & got the log chain & my paper in the evening.

Thursday, January 14, 1875

Cold this morning. I hauled wood part of the day & then chopped two trees for saw logs, one poplar & one walnut.  Health of the family tolerable good only colds. Jake cry to go to bed.

Friday January 15, 1875

Tolerable cool today. Stayed in the house till nearly noon, then got NEVINS to help me saw five sawlogs in the afternoon. Choped some wood late to day.  Moderating this evening. Bed time not near so cold.

Saturday, January 16, 1875

Hauled three saw logs down to the mill.  Isaac KELTNER come home with me.  Stayed all night.  The roads are slick as glass in places.  Went to pops & got my paper.  Turned colder.

Sunday, January 17 1875

Went to Wesleys.  W H. KELTNERS & family come by & me & family went along got home about 8 Oclock.  After dark.  Allen KELTNER &  (unreadable) COTTRELL come a sley riding here & got supper with us. Cold wind blowing from the north.

Monday, January 18, 1875

I cut and saw logs in the forenoon & hauled in the afternoon. Towards evening begun to spit snow but cleared off in a little while then clouded up again.  Cold wind from the north.

Tuesday, January 19, 1875

I & family went to W. H. KELTNERS. We went a rabbit hunting. I kiled one rabbit and one sqirril. To cold for them to be out. The days hunt was four rabbits & one sqirril. We went of there in the sley.  Ice on the crick is 14 ½ in thick.  Tolerable cool all day. Seen turkey tracks – good.

Wednesday, January 20, 1875

Weather moderating, thawed some today, wind blowing from the south. & tolerable warm. I went to Mike EARHARTS today to see him about making a clothes press. Choped a little wood in the evening, has some appearance of rain.

Thursday, January 21, 1875

I hauled wood the most of to day on pops sled, foggy the evening & then began to drizzle rain.  Nearly all of the snow went off to day.  The sun did not shine either.  Jakey is nearly sick with a bad cold.  Tid is not very well tonight.  The roads are sloppy, yes sir.

Friday, January 22, 1875

My hogs went off & I hunted till noon up the road.  In the afternoon as far as wa (?) spark (?), but did not find them.  Talked to John about bying his wood saw, but it was broke.  Thawed some to day, the roads are muddy.

Saturday, January 23, 1875

I went down to NEIDERS & found my hogs about 12 O.Clock.  I went to ANDERSONS to the buying. One of  SPENCERS children died Thursday.  One Friday & one to day.  I helped dig the grave to day.  Cold wind from the south & thawed rite smart to day.  Jake is sick with a cold.

Sunday, January 24, 1875

Snowed last night or rather early this morning. One of the SPENCERS children died last night at 11 O.clock.  I went over to help dig the graves.  Two was buried at once.  Sepperate graves.  Four of his children has died in the last three days. Cold wind.  Little Jake is nearly sick.

Monday, January 25, 1875

Choped a little wood in the morning.  Then me & Tid went to Roseville to see the doctor for Jakey & got some medicine for him.  Thawed some to day but there was a cool wind blowing this evening, the hoping cough is thick south of here.  Jake is cross to night, he is bilious & croupy, cold.

Tuesday, January 26, 1875

Jakey is sick yet. I did not get to do anything to day. Only filed up two beds with straw. & then went to get my hogs again at NEIDERS.  Thawed some to day.  Snow nearly gone has some appearance of rain. Tid has got the toothaches. I have got a bad cold.

Wednesday, January 27, 1875

Rained off & on till noon.  In the evening foggy. I chopped wood in the afternoon. Jakey is better to day. Only he is awful cross yet. Warm to day wind from the south the roads is muddy.  This has bin a bad day for work out much.  I went out to hunt but it was to dark to see to shoot straite. Dark as pitch to night. 7 O.clock PM.

Thursday, January 28, 1875

Grand pop & grandmother EDMISTENS come up to day.  I went up home & filed my hand saw. Foggy this morning In the evening I went to Wesleys but they were gone.  Little Julet KELTNER is sick.  This evening begun to freeze. Wind from the north.  The roads is muddy to day.  25 min till 7 O.clock PM. 

Friday, January 29, 1875

Spit snow in the morning. I & family went to W. H. KELTNERS.  Sherman & little Julet are sick with the hoping cough & tipus spinal disease & spotted fever.  Sewing machine agt. here in the morning.  Jakey seems a little better to day.  Thawed some about noon.

Saturday, January 30, 1875

Tolerable cool to day wind from the south froze hard last night.  I went to the saw mill & from there to Wm SPARK (?) to see John about his wood saw but he was not at home.  Jakey is better to day. Tid boiled cabbage for supper.  I made an ax handle this evening.  25 mins after 6 O.clock.

Sunday, January 31, 1875

Snowed last night. Cold this morning. I went out an tracked up a rabbit & catched it. I drug it out of the ground.  We all stayed home to day to cold to go anywhere.  Snowed off & on all day fine snow.  Sun days showed bright this morning.  I saw no on pass the road to day.  Health of the family tolerable good only colds. Good by 27 min till 7 Oclock PM

Monday, February 1, 1875

I went down rock run on the ice below the mill.  Then went a cross to Bill KELTNERS & then to EDMISTEN to see how the folks were. I stayed over there till 3 Oclock & then started home. Thawed some to day. Wind from the south. Has some appearance of rain.  Family tolerable well. Look out for rain.

Tuesday, February 2, 1875

I got up this morning & found it raining. It rained off & on all day till way in the night. I went to down & bought J SPARKS wood saw for $40.00. John was here this morning. It sleeting some today.  I & family went up to pops today.  I talked of going to Terre Haute to morrow.  Sewing machine agt left a machine.

Wednesday, February 3, 1875

I got up this morning & found it snowing & blowing hard & tolerable cool. I and Tid have bin sewing on the machine. The agt come here at 11 Oclock & stayed till 8 Oclock PM & left the machine.  In the evening turned solder. I did not do any thing all day. Only sewed a little. Time to go to bed.

Thursday, February 4, 1875

Still cold yet. I went down to the run and skated a little while. It was to cold to stay long.  Little Jakey got his fingers hurt on the sewing machine this morning. I did not work any to day to cold. Only nailed a few boards on the stable to keep the wind out.  Wind from the west all day. Roads rough & ice slick. 5 min after 7 Oclock PM

Friday, February 5, 1875

Cold yet. I went a got part of my wood saw & then I fixed & hauled one little load of hay, chopped a little wood & played with Jakey, wind from the south. But cold. Clear & nice over head but rough under foot. by – by.

Saturday, February 6, 1875

Cool this morning. I went down to rock run & skated till nearly noon. Come home & fixed a slide for my saw.  Francis & guy little Sherman come down & I went to the run to skate come home again. Choped some wood. VC wind from the north & snowing. 18 min till 7 Oclock.

Sunday, February 7, 1875

Snowed about 3/4in deep lat night.  Cool all day. Mark & Sarah SWAFFORD & family were here today.  I want to go to Terre haute to morrow. Roads are rough. I went up to pops this evening to get some money for tomorrow, health of family tolerable good.  13 min till 7 Oclock.

Monday, February 8, 1875

I got up this morning at 2 Oclock fixed and started to Terre Haute at 4 Oclock. Got there a little afternoon. Put up my horses & then run around town till after dark.  I was at the iron works & at Wm GIFFORDS I stayed all night there.  Cold this morning & all day. Tolerable cool.  I was from 1st St. to 14th St up & down main in Terre Haute

Tuesday, February 9, 1875

Cold to day. I run around town till nearly noon & then I started for home.  & I got home a little after dark. George NEVILLE come home with me from Rosedale. I was at the rolling mills to day & seen them roll out red hot iron.  14 degrees below zero in Terre Haute last night.

Wednesday, February 10, 1875

Begun snowing early this morning snowed & sleeted all day & still snowing. Snow about 5 in deep now. & coming from the south. Pops was here to day.  Lewis KELTNER & Geo NEVILLE left here about 11 Oclock today.  I have done nothing to day.  Health of family tolerable good only colds, nearly 7 Oclock. Good slaying.

Thursday, February 11, 1875

Snowed till in the night & then cleared off.  Snow is about 7 in deep.  I did not do anything to day only chopped some wood.  Water is scarce now everthing is froze up. Tid wased to day.

Friday, February 12, 1875

Snowed till nearly 11 Oclock to day.  I fixed and went to Catlin after my wheel & journal.  Tid went to Mrs. SPARKS with me. Turned warmer at noon, but did not melt eny. Wm& Ida KELTNER come up this evening & stayed until bed tie. Sleying.I chopped some wood. Done up the chore eat apples & C.

Saturday, February 13, 1875

This morning I tuck my drag saw to Park GREGGS to get it gumed from there to Jesse KIDWELLS & bought a calf. I paid $5.00 for it. In the evening I brought the calf home.  Allen KELTNER was here this evening and went on to meeting at Union Chapple.  Health of the family good.  18 min after 7 oclock.

Sunday, February 14, 1875

I & family went to EDMISTEN to day on a visit & got dinner & back to the W.H.KELTNERS & got supper. Returned home little bit before sun down. Tolerable cool all day. Cool wind blowing from the north.  In the evening turned colder. Nice time for sley riding. The snow is well broke.  Big meeting at Mount Olive & Union Chapple. I suppose it will close to night.

Monday, February 15, 1875

Awful cold last night was the coldest night theres bin this winter.  The thermometer was 24 degrees below zero. I got pops log chain & hauled some wood. J KIDWELL got 4 bu of wheat on the calf I bought from him at 90 cts per bu. The snow is cold on a persons feet. I put a handle in my ax this morning. 8 min after 7 Oclock.

Tuesday, February 16, 1875

I scrubed for Tid this morning & then hauled two loads of hay.  Tolerable cool to day. Nothing going on in long street this winter. Times are dull. No work to be found much that a person can do. I want to go to Catlin to morrow. Spit snow this evening before night cleared off. We had dried apple dumplins to day for dinner.

Wednesday, February 17, 1875

Cold yet. I went to Catlin with a load of wheat. I hauled 24 bu. @ 20 lbs not very good wagoning.  The wagon slips and slides around so bad. Good sleying. The meeting is still going on at Mount Olive.  The mill at Catlin froze up this cold spell.  Health of the family tolerable good. 23 min till 7 Oclock

Thursday February 18th, 1875

I went to Catlin to day with a load of wheat. I hauled 22 by @ 49 lbs. In the evening we went to W. H. KELTNERS in the sley. I got my boot fixed.  There were signing at the PENCE School house to night. Warm this evening. Wind from the south. Begun snowing bout 9 Oclock to night. We got home about 11OK.

Friday, February 19, 1875

A little chilly this morning. Mark and Sarah SWAFFORD come up. I went to Catlin on the log sled with wheat. 23 bu @ 19 lb. Will & Ida KELTNER come by & we all went to Wesleys & got supper. Got home at 11 OK. Good sleying & plenty of it. Water scarce in these parts, the ice on the creek is 18 to 20 in thick.

Saturday February 20, 1875

I started tolerable early to Catlin. I hauled 23 bu @ 45 lbs of wheat on the log sled. Got home a little before noon.  Cool this morning but got warmer in the evening. I choped some logs for wood in the dedning. Snowed this evening before sun down. Meeting at Olive yet. Pop mom & Melissa went to night. 29 min after 7 Oclock P.M.

Sunday, February 21, 1875

Snowing this morning when I got up & snowed till after 10 OK A.A. then cleared off & turned warm & thawed rite smart.  We stayed at home all day.  Wesley come by this evening he was going to Roseville after the doctor. Tid is not well to day. Little Jake is healthy & saucy. Look out for mud.

Monday, February 22, 1875

Warm this morning & thawed all day. The roads are sloppy & slick. I went to Catlin to day with a load of wheat. I hauled 24 bu @ 18 lbs on the log sled. I received 52 dollars & 85 cts to day from ??? and a check for 50 dollars to the bank in Rockville. Pop is going to kill hog tomorrow. Polly has got a little girl heir. Sleying is played out for this time.

Tuesday, February 23, 1875

Rained nearly all day. Warm for this time of year. I did not do much to day, only helped Tid wars & scrubed the kitchen. The snow is nearly all gone. The wheat looks bad. The hard freezing hurt it. The roads are muddy & slick. Not thawed very deep yet.

Wednesday, February 24, 1875

I went up to pops & borrowed a coal chizzle & then hauled the balance of my wood saw & stuck once.  The hills are thawed enough to be slick.  The roads are getting awful muddy. Rained a little this evening. We had cornbread for dinner. & I boilt cabbach. Racoon is out in the bottoms. Rock run is high.  So much water. 25, till 8.

Thursday, Februach 25, 1875

I helped pop kill four hogs before dinner. Then we cut them up & I come home & went over to P GREGGS & I & A EDMINSTENS got homea little bit before sundown.  Two tramps stayed all night.  The woman got her ancle throwned out of place between here and pops.

Friday, February 26, 1875

This morning I hung my meat. Then I went & partly set my wood saw. After dinner I went to Dr. THOMAS to get a saw. Got back & hauled the wheels down. & made some stakes & hauled some logs. Warm to day. Thawed some. The roads are muddy. Tomorrow I want to saw some wood.

Saturday, February 27, 1875

I hauled some logs. Fixed some about the wood saw. J SPARKS come up & helped rig the machine in the forenoon. After dinner we sawed about 3 ½ cords of wood.  Snowed last night ¾ in deep. Thawed some to day in the evening turned colder. Snow partly went off.

Sunday, February 28 1875

Froze hard last night, the roads are awful rough.  I & family stayed at home all day. Mark & sarah SWAFFORD come by this eavning they had been to Wesleys. Lewis KELTNER was with them. Wind blowing from the south all day. To night began to rain. Turned warmer. Some ice on the creek is 2 ft thick.  The fresh the other day tuck it out. 8 min till 7 oclock PM.

Monday, March 1, 1875

Rained all night & nearly all day. Al KELTNER come here after 3 oclock in the night.  He couled not get home for rock run was so high.  I helped Tid tach a comfort to day & I helped.  Cold rain from the south in the evening turned & come from the north.

Tuesday, March 2, 1975

Froze hard last night. & cold this morning. Thawed a little about noon.  I helped Tid wash this forenoon. & then I hauled some wood in the afternoon. I hauled logs for wood. Late this eavning turn colder. Mom and Nancy was here this afternoon on a visit. Tomorrow I want to saw if it is not to cold. 15 min till 7 Oclock.

Wednesday, March 3, 1875

Snowing when I got up this morning. Begun snowing in the night. & it kept it up nearly all day. The snow is about 7 ½ or 8 in deep. No onetraveled the road today.  The wind and snow was awful to be out in.  I cut some quilt patches for Tid & made fires, is all I

done.

Thursday, March 4, 1875

I went to the PENCES to pay Martha some money.  Come home & me & George NEIDER walked to Rockville. Awful bad walking. I got a ride the most of the way home in Jo DANILS sled. I paid my taxes & got a new saw in Rockville. Wind blowing to night & cool. Thawed a little to day, the wind was cold this morning.

Friday, March 5, 1875

This forenoon I helped pop move a stack of hay. At 11 O begun to rain. But did not rain much. I cut a few drags of wood in the afternoon & hauled two loads of wood. Tolerable warm, the snow melted of some to day. Wind from the south. Cooler this eavning.

Saturday March 6, 1875

Froze a little last night. This morning me & Steve ABERNATHY begun to saw wood. We sawed abot 8 or 10 cords, agin 3 Oclock & I begun late. I had one of ? E. THOMASS saw borrowed & I broke it this afternoon.  I then tried my new saw & it was set to close to run easy. J SPARKS set it this eavning after we quit sawing.

Sunday, March 7, 1875

I tuck ? E. THOMASS saw home. Come back and found grand pop EDMISTEN & grand mother here.  In the eavning W. H. & Ida KELTNER stoped here a few minutes. They had bin up to Wesleys. Adaline had a baby to day at 2 Oclock. I got a pint of wine this morning.

Monday, March 8, 1875

Me & Wm SPARKS cut a hauled logs this forenoon, after dinner we sawed abour 4 cords. Billy SPARKS helped me to get a load of stove wood. Thawed some to day. Theodore MARSHAL paid me 15 ct for a possum hide. Mom, nancy & milissa & guy was here this eavning. Snow still on the ground. 2 min till 8 Oclock.

Tuesday, March 9, 1875

I split stove wood off & on till noon. Then I went to Lewis FISHERS to see him about cutting some wood, but did not get the job.  & then split some more wood. Tid tuck sick & I went after the Doctor & woman. Got home a little after 8 Oclock. Tid has a fine boy born 15 till 1 Oclock AM

Wednesday, March 10, 1875

I did not sleep eny last night.  This morning I tuck Sarah SWAFFORD home. & I went & seen Ann DANIL about working for Tid, but she had been exposed to the mumps & I did not bring her over.  Come home & found A & M EDMISTON & W. H. & Ida KELTNER here. Got dinner & went after Ann LAWSON & she come with me.  Tid is hurt yet. I went back of the hen house & coley tread a opossum & I shined her.

Thursday, March 11, 1875

Stayed in the house in the forenoon.  Mark & Sarah SWAFFORD was here. After dinner I hauled two loads of wood begin to rain & I unhitched but did not rain much.  To night Jo Daniel stopped in to warm. Thawed some to day.

Friday, March 12, 1875

I hauled three loads of wood in the forenoon, after dinner I went a hunting down Rock Run. I kiled a squiril but did not get it. Loged. I kiled 2 rabbits & one possum. Rock Run is up high. The snow nearly all went off to day. The sun was warm. A & M Edminsten come up this morning.  A went to to Rockville. I sent by him & got Jakey a pair of shoes. Tid is getting along fine.

Saturday, March 13, 1875

Warm to day. me & Sam NEVINS sawed some, but the track got so muddy we did not get along very fast. I sawed four logs for pop in the afternoon. Tid & the baby are getting along very well. Ann LAWSON is here yet. I got my paper to day & a sced catalogue.

Sunday, March 14, 1875

Still warm, the wind from the south. Wesley & Poly come here at 9 Oclock. Ann Lawson went home.  After dinner W.H. & Ida KELTNER come up.  The roads are awful muddy. Pollys baby was sick when she was here. The warmest day thers bin since last summer. 10 min before 8. Begun to rainthe wind blowed hard the roads dried up rite smart.

Monday, March 15, 1875

Cloudy. Begun to rain & 9 O. Rained of & on all day till late this eavning turned colder. Snowed a little to day. Mom was her this eavning. Wind blowing from N.W. Now from S.W. this morning. Thundered hard last night. I fixed banisters to the porch & partly cleaned out my stable & went to pops.

Tuesday, March 16, 1875

Francis come by & I went over to the KELTNERS with him. I went on to EDMINSTENS & choped logs ppart of the day & put up a half cord of wood.  Began to snow & blow awful hard & kept it up nearly all day. The snow & wind from the west. Tolerable cool this eavning.  Tid tolerable hurt.  Jackey saucy.

Wednesday, March 17, 1875

This morning went with pop to the saw mill but the mill was not running. I come by Bailor & got a pt of blackberry wine for Tid.  After dinner I choped & split some stove wood.  Brought the belt home & fixed it made it shorter. Thawed a little.

Thursday, March 18, 1875

Begun to snow at 8 Oclock & kept it up all day with our ceaseing. Snow from the northeast & due east. Bud KIDWELL got my sled.  This eavning Billy GIFFORD come & we went over to John FISHER’s.  Billy had not seen him for nearly 10 years. Still snowing yet.  15 min a. 7 O. Tid is not so well to night her brest hurts her.

Friday, March 19, 1875

Rained & sleeted nearly all day & still sleeting.  Billy, Matilda & Freddy Gifford was here & pop, mom, Sherman & John FISHER were all here today on a visit.  I stayed in the house for it was to bad to work out.  Snow is about 4 or 5 in. deep. Tilda is better to night, tomorrow I want to go to Rockville.

Saturday, March 20, 1875

Snowed a little. I fixed & went to Rockville with 2 ½ bu of apples & got @.25. & I bought 2 bu of potatoes at $1.20 per bu. I bought $1.00 worth of sugar & $1.00 worth of coffee & 50 cts worth of homney.  I received a sample bottle of medicine from Kenedy & Co. Pitsburg Pa. I come by GRANGE & stopped & seen how they were doing. I received my paper today.

Sunday, March 21, 1875

Warmer. Allen & M Edmisten come up today. Pop stoped in a few minutes this evening. I stayed at home all day . Tid & the baby are getting along very well.  Thawed a little today, there is a hard crust on the snow that will bear  me up in places.

Monday, March 22, 1875

Warm. I went & fixed my wood saw, choped the balance wheel loose. & then pop come by & I went with him to the saw mill to cary out some lumber. After dinner me & one of the Francis sawed some wood, but the track was awful muddy. Wm & Elizabeth SPARKS come up today.  Tonoght I went to Wm KELTNERS to get a patch for my boot.

Tuesday, March 23, 1875

Snowed. Froze last night hard. I went to EDMISTEN & got my heifer that he gave me.  Lewis KELTNER helped me bring her home. KIRTMAN was here today for dinner. Begun to snow & snowed for a little. I filed up my old saw the eavning. Turned colder to night

Wednesday, March 28, 1875

Warm. Me and Tid & the boys went up to pops. Mom got a good dinner. Francis & wife were there. Cloudy this morning & thundered some.  After cleared off & become a nice day.  The roads are drying up fast.  There is some snow in the hollows yet out the north side of the bank. 10 min after 7.

Monday, March 29, 1875

Warm.  Me & family went to Edmisten. I sawed wood. Allen, Louis & Bill KELTNER helped me.  To day was awful warm for the first . It has some appearance of rain the roads are drying up fast.  My saw worked wekk today. Raccoon is muddy & is up a little.

Tuesday, March 30, 1875

Warm. Last night is was warm. I went to EDMISTEN to day to saw wood. We got along well.  Bill, Louis Wll. KELTNER & John Kirk help me.  We nearly finished all that he wants.  Only splitting cording up>  To day was warmer than yesterday to mrrow I want to split wood.

Wednesday, March 31, 1875

Warm.  I sawed some wood part of the forenoon. & then we went to splitting & cording up.  Bill & Louis KELTNER helped me.  This eavning at 4 Oclock it begun to rain. & it rained on me nearly all the way home.  Raining yet to night, from the south west.

Thursday, April 1, 1875

Rained and Sleeted. Cool.  Cooler this morning. I went & finished splitting EDMINSTINS wood.  I put him up 16 ¾ cords at 75 ct per cord = $12.55. He paid me this eavning.  It rained & sleeted a little this morning.  There is 3 Show men at Bill KELTNERS.  I was talking with them a little bit.  Show at PENCE Staurday night

Friday, April 2, 1875

Moderate. I hauled my wood saw & set it on Bill KELTNERS place, to saw some stow wood for him.  I bought home ½ dozen chickens from EDMISTENS.  Tid & the boys went along to day.  Health of the family tolerable good.

Saturday. April 3, 1875

I fixed some fence. & cleaned of the garden. Cut the dead vines out of my raspberrys bushes.  In the eavning me and the family went to PENCE School House to a minstrel & sleight of hand show.  I performed the sleight of hand for them.  Several out.  His name is Edward SIDAM.

Sunday, April 4, 1875

Warm.  We got up late this morning & fixed & went up to Wesleys.  Bill & Ida & part of the family were there. Raymond GIFFORD come to WESLEYS to day. I found two goose eggs today for the first this season.  My hogs was not up to night. 15 min till 7.

Monday, April 5, 1875

Warm. I hauled 3 loads of manure on the garden & I then plowed part ofot up.  & I put out the onions& part of the peas.  Anna GIFFORD come here this afternoon & helped a little in the garden.  My wheat looks tolerable well.  Wind from the south& looks like rain.

Tuesday, April 6, 1875

Me & Anna GIFFORD went over to KELTNERS this morning.  I went to saw wood. Anna went to stay all night with Hohn.  We got along well today sawing wood, only the track got a little soft.  I hauled some lumber from the mill.

Wednesday, April 7, 1875

Warm.  I went & finished sawing Bill KELTNERS wood & brought the balance wheel home & set it to saw some wood for pop.  I sawed about 18 cords for Bill in a little over 1 ½ days of sawing.  Windy to day from the south.

Thursday, April 8, 1875

I went & hauled the horse power this forenoon.  After dinner I hauled the parts & partly set up the machine.  Awful windy to day & from the south.  To night begun to rain, health of the family tolerable good.  10 min after 7.

Friday, April 9, 1875

Pleasant.  I set my saw & me and Frances sawed wood part of the day.  The set got worn out of the saw & I will have to set it before we can do any more.  I have about 10 cord of wood to cut for pop.  The rain last night made the roads a little muddy but they dried off to day.

Saturday, April 10, 1875

Pleasant.  This morning I went to Catlin & got a saw set made & got one bolt & screws cut on another.  I got back & me a Francisfinished sawing in the afternoon.  & I hauled the machine over to Francis wood.  Come to the house at dark.  Sherman KELTNER is here to night.

Sunday, April 11, 1875

Drizling rain this morning.  Me& family went to Mark SWAFFORDS to day in the afternoon.  We went to meeting at PENCE.  W. MONTGUMERY preached.  Cool riding to day riding in the wagon.  About noon got warmer.  There were several out to meeting.  Pop & family were there.

Monday, April 12, 1875

Rain.  I went to EDMISTENS to day to build fence, but it begun to rain & snow & I quit at noon.  Partly cleared off in the eavning.  Rained another shower.  Me & Tid had out fortunes told this eavning.  Cold rain & part of it was snow.

Tuesday, April 13, 1875

Cool.  I went to EDMISTENS & built fence all day.  Bill KELTNER worked with me.  Sprinkled rain a little.   Cool enough to work with my coat on nearly all day.  Come by J. MORROWS & tried to get a steer up that was down but could not do eny good.  Dust when I got home.

Wednesday, April 14, 1875

Windy.  This morning me & family fixed & went to Terre Haute.  We wnt on the train arrived in town about 12 Oclock & went to Billy GIFFORDS & got dinner.  Tid stayed & I went down town & bought me a cultivator.  Paid $25.00 for it. Come back to GIFFORDS in the eavning.

Thursday, April 15, 1975

Awfuly windy.  We stayed all night at Billy GIFFORDS & I went & bought some things & went & seen Mahala more & Ed.  Run around town & then started for the Depot.  Started home at 4 Oclock, & got home before sundown.  We walked to & from Catlin.

Friday, April 16, 1875

Cold this morning clouded up & begun to snow.  Allen EDMISTEN went to Rock to day. To cold to work much.  Snowed off & on all day.  I did not do anything.  Little Lewis had the colic to night but soon got better.

Saturday, April 17, 1875

Cold.  This morning I went to Catlin after my cultivator & I got home with it about noon.  After dinner I partly set my wood saw.  Broke a bolt & had to go to batys to get it fixed.  Cold all day wind from the N. W. & blowing hard.  Freezing cold.  The first is all kiled as far as I have looked.

Sunday, April 18, 1875

More Pleasant.  A little cool this morning but got warmer.  . & M. EDMINSTIN was here today.  Francis, Afaline, Nancy, Melessa FISHER all come on a visit.  In the afternoon two of Lewis & one of Dan FISHERS girls was her.  EDMISTIN broke his buggy coming this morning.  Wesley was here late this eavning.  Sherman was here a few minutes ago.

Monday, April 19, 1875

Warm.  Got up early this morning & fixed & sawed wood for Francis.  We finished & tore up the machine ready for morning.  Sherman FISHER rolled blocks this afternoon.  Tolerable warm after the cold spell.  Has some appearance of rain.

Tuesday, April 20, 1875

Cool.  I hauled on load of wood saw & then hauled manure the rest of the day.  Ida KELTNER, Polly FISHER was here to day.  The cold spell kiled the tops of the wheat & makes it look yellow.  Wind from the north east.  Rained a little last night.

Wednesday, April 21, 1875

Cool. This morning I went over & built fence for EDMISTIN, Tom KIRKMAN worked with me.  Froze some last night & cool till nearly noon.  The roads are good for wagoning.  Health of the family tolerably good.

Thursday, April 22, 1875

Cool wind.  I hauled hay till in the afternoon.  I hauled 3 loads & nearly upset with one.  In the eavning I plowed a little.  The ground plows nice.  Cool all day, the ground froze a little last night.

Friday, April 23, 1875

I plowed all day for the first day this season. The ground is nice for plowing. Mello and no clods much. I kiled 5 mice young one half grown.  The ground froze some tonight. Froze ice in the horse trough. Wheat looks bad the tops yellow.

Saturday, April 24, 1875

I plowed the rest of the garden & then plowed the potato patch harrowed it & laid it off.  Wesley come down at noon & we worked my young mare.  She done well for the first, we hauled some wood & plowed some.  My heifer got a young calf.  I got her up today. I planted a few potatoes.

Sunday, April 26, 1875

I went to pops & got my paper. Me & family went to meeting at PENCE. Rev W. MONTGUMERY preached at 10 ½ Oclock.  The folks organized a Sunday School.  We went to EDMISTEN for dinner.  Come back to meeting at 4 Oclock.  Rev R BEAL preached. Got home a little befor sundown. Louis had the colic to night.

Monday, 26 April, 1875

I plowed till noon & then it begun to rain & rained till 5 Oclock in the eavning. I helped Tid peel apples to can up.  I went hunting & kiled two sqirrils & then come home to supper.

Tuesday, April 27, 1875

Cool & pleasant.  I plowed all day.  At noon I planted a few potatoes & helped Tid with her soap.  The ground plows nice & mellow did not rain enough to stop me from plowing to day.  Sherman KELTNER come here this eavning to help Tid with her soap.

Wednesday, April 28, 1875

A little warmer.  I plowed all day & sent by George NEVINS & got a piece of tobacco at Catlin.  Tid went to Mrs NEIDERS at noon to get some garden seeds.  Health of the family goo.  18 min till 8 Oclock.

Thursday, April 29, 1875

Rained cool.  I plowed part of to day.  It rained till 8 Oclock but not enough to stop plowing the ground is to wet in places to plow.  I brought up my white cow with a fine heifer calf.  I partly set up my cultivator to day at noon.

Friday, April 30, 1875

Warm & P.  I plowed all day.  The ground is in good ??? for plowing.  H.H. ANDERSON come by where I was at work going to Catlin.  I paid him sixty five cents.  Sherman KELTNER went home this afternoon.  He come last Thursday eavning.

Saturday, Ma1 1, 1875

Rained.  I went to the saw mill this morning & from there to Roseville.  I caught ten fish but they were not very large.  Al KELTNER was in town & uncle Dan FISHER.  It begun to rain in the night & rained till after 7 OK & then rained by showers off & on all day.  This eavning turned cold to wet to plow.

Sunday, May 2, 1875

Pleasant.  Me & family went to W. H. KELTNERS & come back to the school house to Sunday school.  There were several out.  Guy waas put in as Secatary.

Monday, May 3, 1875

Rained cool.  I went to Calve GILKISON to get my spring wagon fixed.  & come back by Catlin.  I wrote a letter to Terre Haute to Creg H PIETY.  Begun to rain about noon & kept it up till late in the eavning awful cold for this time of year.

Tuesday, May 4, 1875

Pleasant.  Me & family went to W.H. KELTNERS to a log rolling.  It sprinkled rain a little this morning.  We went in the buggy got home after 5 Oclock. I kiled one squrril late this eavning.  15 after 8 Oclock

Wednesday, May 5, 1975

Rained.  I went to Roseville to mill with twobu of corn and two of wheat.  Got home 12 ½ Oclock & raining & it rained till after 2 Oclock.  Tid went up to pops & I helped her home with the boys.  This eavning I kiled two sqirrils.  The ground is to wet to plow.

Thursday, May 6, 1875

Rained.  I went hunting & kiled eight squirrels but got seven.  One fell back in the hole.  I went over by BASCOMBS & John COXES & round by batys got home at supper time.  This morning was nice and warm afternoon rained a little.  Wheat looks well what is left from the freeze.

Friday, May 7, 1875

Pleasant.  I help Tid in the garden awhile & then plowed some after dinner I plowed till it was time to quit. The ground is wet in places it has some appearances of rain wind blowing from the south & warm.  The warmest day theirs bin for a good while. Ann & Rose MORROW were here to day for dinner.

Saturday, May 8, 1875

Rained.  I plowed till noon & then me & family went to EDMINSTENS.  Bill KELTNER & John FISHERs.  I got 1 ½ bu. of seed corn from EDMINSTEN for 90 cents. We got some soap at Bills & I got a keg full from John.  It begun to rain when we started home and rained awful hard & still raining yet this evening.

Sunday, May 9, 1875

It rained until in the night last night & early today begun & rained hard for a while.  Rained off & on all day.  Rock Run is up big.  We stayed at home all day.  I wrote a letter to Uncle Alfred FISHER & Tid wrote one to Liz KELTNER.  The ground is awful full of water.

Monday, May 10, 1875

Warm & pleasant.  I fixed some fence.  Went hunting & killed one rabbit.  Ditched the water off my wheat.  Cut & put up four posts for a plow shed.  Tid went to pops.  Racoon is up big it was over lots of the bottom land that had been plowed.  Jane MORROW was here this evening & uncle Billy SPARKS.

Tuesday,  May 11, 1875

Rained this morning & this evening.  Tid went to town with Mark & Sarah SWAFFORD.  I worked at putting up a plow shed.  Hauled the poles & went hunting awhile a killed one rabbit.  Tid got her a new hat for $1.55 cents in Rockville.  I was at pops today, pop and mom went to Waveland.

Wednesday, May 12, 1875

Pleasant.  I worked at my plow shed & Wesley Danill come & he spayed twelve piugs.  After dinner me a family went to Mark SWAFFORDs but they were not at home, come back & hauled one load of lumber from the mill & hauled one load of stakes.

Thursday, May 13, 1875

Warm.  I worked at my plow shed a little while & then went a fishing on the Rock Run & got seven fish good size.  George NEIDER was with me & NEIDER & Park GREGG made a slot SEIN & caught eight at one haul there at the mill.  Polly FISHER was here today.  Sprinkled rain.  My black cow got a young calf.

Friday, May 14, 1875

W & P.  Me Wesley & George NEIDER went fishing on Rock Run.  O tuck the wings of a partridge net & tied them together & made a sein.  We got fifteen fish.  Some was good size.  The Run is full of quick sand.  The water is warm.

Saturday, May 15, 1875

I howed in the garden till nearly noon & then tinkered around.  After dinner me a Tid went to Grange meeting.  The were several out.  Last night was cool.  Some frost.  The ground is drying out fast will do to plow agin Monday.

Sunday, May 16, 1875

Warm.  Me & family went to Sunday School at Pence.  We went from there to Martin Swaffords for dinner.  Wes and Polly were there.  We went fishing but did not catch eny worth while.  Today was warm & nice.  Bully.

Monday, May 17, 1875

Pleasant.  I plowed all day hard.  The ground is in nice fine for plowing.  Wheat is growing fine.  Some of my corn ground awful hard.  So much rain.

Tuesday, May 18, 1875

Warm.  I plowed all day. Today was warmer than yesterday.  Our garden looks nice, onions, lettice & pears & C&C.  Health of family good.

Wednesday, May 19, 1875

Warm.  I plowed all day & finished by hard work.  The ground is in good fise (?????) for harrowing.  The last breaking is mellow the first is hard by so much rain.

Thursday, May 20, 1875

Nice W.  I harrowed all day hard.  A sewing machine agent was here today.  My feet are awful sore.  Walking so much my old boots hurt them.

Friday, May 21, 1875

I harrowed today & finished before night awhile.  It rained about 10 OClock & in the eavaning  at 5 OClock.  I lost my knife at Mecca.  The horses are nearly wore out at work.  Jim’s shoulders are sore.  I & pop Francis S hall (??????) Ed FISHER & T GREGG went fishing.

Saturday, May 22, 1875

I broke a patch for corn & beans & planted a few rows in the fore noon.  We were fishing last night at Mecca but only caught four fish.  We went fishing this afternoon on J. COXES place.  I caught six & got home after 9 OClock.

Sunday, May 23, 1875

W&P Rained.  Me & family went to Pence to Sunday School & from there to W H KELTNERS for dinner.  I come back to Pence to meeting the Rev R BEAL preached.  It rained at meeting & this eavining hard & still raining.  I went & got a plow this eavining.

Monday, May 24, 1875

W & P.  I kiled five squirrels in a little bit this morning.  I went to Ballors (????) after the corn drill.  It rained so much last night that the ground id to wet to plant corn.  I fixed some fence & planted a few potatoes.  Warm.

Tuesday, May 25, 1875

Warm.  Me & J W Nevins planted corn today.  The ground is wet yet in places awful warm & some appearance of rain.  Some showers went around but none come here.  Wheat looks some better that 2 weeks ago.  Some heading out.