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Began this year in good earnst by chopping wood all day - had David Daily help me. Ed Leighton was married to day - I don't wish it was I instead - not any. Geo & Father worked for the Key Stone Academy.
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Spent this day as the preceding cutting sugar wood. This was one of the clearest days ever saw in January. Father went to Scranton to day for Key Stone Academy - I was tired after night came.
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In the morning went to Factoryville to move the stoves & piano of Keystone Academy- After move went and heard Dr. Bliss of Lewisburg - in the evening heard Dr Moss of Philadelphia- clowdy.
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This was one of the warmest days I ever experienced in winter - David Daily came up and we worked up to the woods. Drawed one load of leaves. Mr & Mrs Robb were up here visiting- Then went to meeting in the evening. Three s??? to this day.
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Staid to home all day. Drawed a load of leaves and put them on the strawberries. Made a hot bed sash. Aunt Eliza Gardner came up here and staid all night. Very mild weather.
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In the morning went up and took Jeremy up to see his buggy - Very cold and tedious. After noon worked in the shop making sash. Made one. Mr. White was up here. Father and Aunt & Mother went to Factoryville-
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Mercury down to 5° this morning - very cold all day. Went to Factoryville to church this morning, heard Elder Furman preach from Jude 3 verse - Did not go down in the evening - Geo went and staid down - Cut my leg with a knife just night.
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Staid around home all day - Mercury at 6°. Set up three hot bed sash to day. After noon went up and piled up the sugar wood. Prayer meeting every night this week - Our folks went. I did not.
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In the fore noon Father & I drew a load of wood for Grandpa. Worked in the shop some finished up two sash. Bill Schofee & I went up and got my buggie. Our folks went to prayer meeting in eve.
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Father went to Providence to day for a load of coal I worked in the shop and made two sash. Quite warm & spring like. Mother & I went to meeting in the evening - took out my buggie for the first time.
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Staid to home all day. Made one sash and painted some. Dr. Griswold & wife, Vinzy Tillinghast & his mother was up here to dinner. Our folks went to church in eve. warm - and pleasant.
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In the fore noon worked painting the sash painted them one coat. Then harnessed up my colt & old Bill and went to Factoryville- Mother went up to Aunt Char's.
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In the morning went up to the woods and cut two drags of wood -- Then came home and got ready for Covenant Meeting -- Went and staid to see prayer meeting. Played two games of chess -- warm & windy.
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Very cold this morning. Done the chores and got ready for church. like to froze going down. Isaac came home with us. Mercury at 7° at dark.
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A little warmer to day -- Chopped wood and done chores all day. A good way to spend time. Prof. Haines preached to night. We did not go. Rode my colt down and got the paper in the evening.
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In the fore noon killed & dressed the remainder of the turkeys (6), From that time done chores and tinkered around till night. Out folks went to Factoryville. In the eve, I hitched up Bill and my buggie and Nettie & I drove down to Chr. Gardner's Concert.
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Father went to Scranton to day. Pleasant but cold. I went down and got my colt shod for the first time & he behaved well. Eve - down to Lodge. The necktie Party proved a failure.
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Bill & Jerome were putting up ice to day. Helped them unload. Split wood some and tinkered around all day. Did not do much clear & cold &c &c. Our folks went to meeting in the evening.
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Gave Shaffer a check for one hundred & a note for $100.00 to pay for my buggie. Puttied in the glass in four of the hot bed sash. Fixed the horse stable some and tinkered around till eve. Stormed some at night.
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Warm & spring like all day. - In the fore noon Father & I harnessed up the colt and went to town to Deliver a straw cutter &c. After dinner went up and blasted wood with powder. Our folks went to the Carding Mill for wool.
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Warm & pleasant & windy. &c. Went to church this morning. Jerome Thomas went with me. Aunt Esther went with our folks. Came home and staid with Isaac. Uncle Byron came up this eve.
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Went up to the woods and split wood and cut drags for Stove wood. Done the chores &c. Out folks went to meeting in the evening.
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Father went after a load of coal today. I cut wood some and set around some. Mother & I went to meeting in evening. Elder Furman preached from Luke IX 23 verse - Cold and frosty.
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In the fore noon worked in the shop setting glass in the sash. Finished up three. - Had a roast turkey today and folks enough to eat it. Went down home with Elder Furman and then went to meeting Cold.
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Cold & windy to day Father & I went up to the woods and cut the big basswood tree and burned it out - I came down at noon and done the chores - Our folks went to meeting Darr & Killmer came up to stay the evening.
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Puttied in and set glass in four sash - Then went to painting slats to go on the stoop. Done the chores and all went to meeting - Elder Furman preached Mark 8 --
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Staid home all day tinkering around. Harnessed up the colts and went down on the flat and then went down to the shop and got the Bob sled. Staid to home in evening.
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Staid to home all day. Our folks went to meeting. George & I went down in the evening. Elder Furman preached from "I go in unto the King" &c. (Esther)
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Mercury at 0 this morning and a hard west wind. Staid in the house most all day. Reading &c. wrote a letter and sent money to the Cornell Col. Our folks went to meeting & I did not. Cold and windy.
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Mercury -7. this morning. Eat breakfast and then had a few words with the old Gent about drawing cool - colts &c. - "Such is life" Went up to the woods and cut a cord of wood.
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Mercury -10 this morning. Father went to Factoryville- I went up and cut a cord of stove wood and broke an axe handle- Went to Lodge in the eve. Our folks went to church - 5 rose for Prayers-
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Mercury at 0 this morning. Father went to Benton to get the oxen shod, but did not-chase stopped bus- I worked painting slats to put over the stoop all days. Rode my colt down to Grandpa's tumbled off and hurt my hip-
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Mercury at -4 this morning - sky clear & wind in the north. Went to Scranton with Bill. There was a boy killed and a man hurt just below the summit. Went to Ole Bulls concert and home on the night train.
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Got up this morning and found it snowing hard which it continued to do all day. Snow about 8 inches deep at dark. Father went to Factoryville as usual. Geo came home with him. Sat in the house all day.
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Snow about ten inches deep. Went to church to day for the first time in a sleigh- Rather hard travelling as yet- Aunt Eliza - Cass Clay & Henry Dewey came up with her - Went to meeting in the eve.
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Good sleighing to day but to warm to last. Drawed logs all day. four hemlock & two basswood. Jerome helped us to day. Went to church in the evening - four new ones rose for prayer.
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Drawed three logs to day - Sleighing went off and had to quite - Jerome worked half a day - bred Darr's horse half day - Rain in the afternoon became cold at night. David rose for prayers. Our folks went to church.
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Worked in the shop all day puttying in glass. Rather cold to day - Our folks went to Waverly in the eve to sing. I went to Lodge cold & frosty - came up with Mr. Baileys.
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Mercury - 5° this morning. Our folks went to Waverly to the Dedication. I staid to home all day - had a good time. Chopped up a drag of wood. Traded guns with Peter, got a rifle for my shot gun.
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Little warmer to day. Father went to Waverly with my horse. I went to Factoryville and got old Bill shod and got 1 bag of meal. Very day mill don't run- Our folks went to meeting. I did not. Geo came home-
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In the fore noon went up to the woods & got some drags and chopped wood - After noon went to covenant meeting 119 present - Meeting in eve I did not go.
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Went to church this morning. After meeting, Theo Gilmer, David Daily, Aaron Bellows, Alvin White were Baptized. Warm & muddy - Went to meetings in the evening had full meeting.
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Very warm. Mercury at 34° early in morning. 54° after noon. Father went to mill (saw mill) with a log - Went up to the woods and tapped 115 trees, Sap run some. Our folks went to meeting in eve.
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Not good sap weather. Cold East wind. very windy - Bill & I drove the colts down to Mill. Got mine shod hot shoes set - After noon drove up & got a load of wood for Grandpa - chopped wood some.
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Staid to home all day & evening. Considerable colder this morning and little more snow. Chopped & split wood some & ??? in Dicks woods - Did not feel ambitious enough to go to Lodge or meeting.
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Did not feel very well to day- Staid in the house most all day. worked at the Kitchen Pump, it would not work. Our folks went to meeting in evening. Nettie & I staid to home- I am staying at home at wholesale this week.
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Staid to home all day & evening- the last business for me- Father went to Scranton with Darr - Robertson. I split wood some & helped Bill make a sled. Rode my colt down to Ch Howes. No sleighing & rough whiting(??).
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Staid to home all day as usual - Warm & pleasant - split wood some and staid around the house most of the time. Our folks went to the experience meeting. Geo came home at night.
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Mercury -2 this morning- Went to church this morning - After service, Eddie Dean, Willie Moore, Palmer's boy, Freddie Bailey & Clarence White & Lucy Bailey, Laura Dean & Mrs. Bailey were baptized. Warm & pleasant at night.
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Staid to home in fore noon chopped wood, drawed some drags. After noon went to Dalton to the saw mill- chopped wood some and our folks went to Dalton to church in evening.
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Chopped wood most all day - Our folks went to Mr. Grows. Peter & Grandma went to Mr Leightons and staid all night with me (Peter). In the eve Jerome & I & Peter went to Dalton to church 32 came forward, heard Elder Calkin.
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Got up and got my own breakfast this morning. Pete eat with me. chopped & split wood some. Bill & I drove my colt single for the first time - went to Lodge - Our folks came home after meeting.
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Did not do anything except the chores. Very cold & windy. Jerome & I went to Dalton to church in the evening - They are having wonderful meeting and claim over 270 conversions.
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Chopped about a cord of wood and we drew a load down to Grandpa & splite it up - Cold & windy. no sap yet. Did not go to meeting or any other place.
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Went up to the woods and tapped trees all day. Sap run first rate. have about 300 tapped now. Our folks went to meeting in the after noon- Geo came home - The prospect is for a good sap run. Let it come.
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Our folks went to chuch - Mr Miller & Barnous(sp) children were baptized to day. Geo & I went Bailey Hollow to church. Willard baptized of 11 among whom were Geo Grissom, Frank Colvin & Pittegar(sp).
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In the fore noon went up and cut a cord of stove wood. Set around the rest of the day. very cold & windy. Staid to home all day & evening. Tomorrow is another you bet!
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In the fore noon I went up in the woods & cut wood. After noon did not do much of anything - very cold. Our folks went to the donation. I went in the evening (Elder Furmans) Went over and heard the Methodist a little.
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Father went to Bailey Hollow alias Dalton. I done the chores and Bill & I drove my colt single - he performed first rate - Went to the Methodist meeting in the evening. A score & more came forward.
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In the morning I harnessed up and went to the coal bed got a load of coal for Grandpa. Cold and looks like snow - Went to the methodist meeting in evening. Sel Seamons & others came forward -
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Mercury down to 3° this morning. Cold all day. Father went to Scranton. I staid in the house all tending to a bad cold. Very poor prospect for hot beds and also sap. Soaked my feet & went to bed feeling very much under the weather.
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Staid in the house all day tending to my cold which was some better. Very cold as usual and no prospect of being warmer. Geo came home late at night after meeting.
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Staid to home to day as usual our folks went to meeting. clear & pleasant but rather cold no sap this last week. The Methodist meetings still continue to be interesting. 7 forward last night.
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"Southerly wind and clowdy sky" most all day, a snow squall and very cold at night. Over hauled the hot bed manure and sprinkled it. Done the chores and staid in the house the rest of the time. Mercury fell 17° in half an hour +2 at 9 o'clock.
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Mercury -7 this morning and wind blowing like all possessed. Splendid sugar weather in a home. Father went to Schultzville on the Connell case. Hot beds don't flourish today about here. The warmest point to day 8°.
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Mercury at 0 this morning and northwest wind blowing terribly. Father got home from Schultzville to night. I went down to Grandpa's to day - little warmer towards night.
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Put the manure in the hot bed to day - very cold. Gramma was taken sick went to Waverly and got Aunt Esther. Gramma was better at night. Our folks went to prayer meeting in evening.
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Went to waverly with Aunt Esther & then to Providence and got my Buggie fixed. Then over to Scranton & bought a pair of shirts. Cold & windy. Father worked at the hot bed some.
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In the morning planted the hot bed on on half of it of Trophy Tomatoes. Cold & blustering. Went to Factoryville to Covenant meeting in the afternoon - 123 folks to day.
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Went to church & SS. This morning went into Elder Furman's class. Heard Elder Shearman preach. Isaac came home with us after church- In the evening went & heard John Harris preach.
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Father went to Wilkes-Barre to day on Cornell's business. Not quite warm enough for sap to run. Planted some peppers Celery, cauliflower & cabbage in hot bed. Cold at night.
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No prospect of sap yet. Father went to Factoryville for a change. cold & dreary all day. Staid around the house wand did not do much of anything. Read to Byron some.
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Mailed a letter to G.W. Soos. Mercury at 8° this morn. Planted some more cabbage & lettuce and a row of tobaco also a few cucumbers. Went to the Depot and to mill - got my colt's shoe put on. too cold for sap- Father was down town all day as usual - Went to Lodge and Methodist church also.
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Little warmer to day went up and finished tapping the trees. Sap run some but nothing extra. Drove my colt single to day - and down to Geo. Cobb's with Bill - Our folks went to meeting in evening - Daily came up and staid the evening.
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Snowed some last night and is cold as six this morning - no sugar weather to day. Father went to Factoryville. Continued cold all day & night.
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Mercury at 2° Cold all day. Father went after Clifford to come up and fix the pump then to Factoryville as usual. Mr Pardee died today - Geo. came home at night. He was sick - [margin: Planted Mother's flower seeds]
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Little warmer to day but not warm enough for sap - Father & Mother went to church. The rest of us did not go - Geo. was sick - Cold and a snow. Home at night. None of our folks went to meeting.
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Geo was a little better to day - cold as usual. Thermometer down to 14° this morning. Staid in the house most all day. Uncle Stephen was up here. Rode my colt down and got the paper.
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Had a snow storm this morning- little warmer to day but to cold for sap to run. Our folks went to Mr. Pardee's funeral. Saw the first blue bird to day of the season. Geo was quite well and went to school.
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Mercury down to 6° this morning. Cold as Green Land and wind blowing all day. Father went to Schultzville on Cornell business. A good day to sit by the fire - Vinzy came up here last night. Warmest point to day 14°.
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Mercury down at 6° as usual. No show for anything warmer - North west wind all day. Did not feel very well to day. Dan Smith was up here. Father went to Factoryville & meeting.
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Mercury at 10° this morning. Clear as a whistle and west wind. Down to 7° at Grandpas. Clear & cold all day went up to the woods and cut some drags of wood. Drawed to loads to Grandpas. Had a time with my colt. Had visitor in eve. Miss More(?) & McAlpines folks -
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Cold south wind to day. Clowdy & disagreeable chopped wood some - went to town in the after noon drove the colt and ran into Mrs Frear no damage done. Geo came home with us. Snowed at night.
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Cold & ?????ish and is liked to be I guess. Went to S.S. & to church. After meeting Mr Grattau, Sel Seamans & Lenny Granger were baptized - quite pleasant in the afternoon.
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Ther. at 14° this morning. (Clear & quiet) South East wind all day. Chopped wood some. Our folks went over to Pardon's and then to Concert (Eilenburger). Bill & Jerome came here and staid the evening. Sap run a little.
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Snowed about two inches last night. Mercury up to 45 after noon not quite warm enough for sap - Bill & I drove the colt side of ole Bill. He acted quite coltish. Went down to Exhibition(Keystone) [margin: Stormy night.]
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Clear but little warmer. Cut over trees till noon and gathered 12 Barrels of sap - first gathering of the seasons. Mercury got up to 49 for the first time in March. Went to Lodge in the evening.
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To day it was pretty warm sap ran a little better but not fast. Boiled all day took off three buckets of syrup. Also was at home and helped boil. Eilenburger Concert to night I did not go.
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Thermometer up to 60 today - Toads shoud like spring. Cold frost in the group yet. Finished boiling the first lot of sap and got ten six barrels more. Father went to Scranton. Geo & I went to town after him. [margin: Got some harnesses of N. Capwell (180) worth.]
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Took off 12 x gallons of mollasses and three buckets of syrup. Sap run some today. Father went to Factoryville to day. Looks like snow tonight. Let her come.
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Rained considerable last night and most all day to day. None of us went to church. Father went down to Granpas & got cold fooling around there. Wind came to the west at night.
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Cold again this morning. Cold wind all day, went down & opened Grandpa's cellar drain. Our folks all sick to day except Mother & myself. Hot bed is doing fine and must be transplanted soon.
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To mill & to get seed grains. Pleasant this morning I got Jerome and went up and gathered the sap. Got 7 barrels besides the ice which we throwed away. This is the best sap day of the season so far. Father was better but Georgie was not. [margin: Went to Factoryville at night.]
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Went up and gathered 16 barrels of sap. the boilers and put on boiled. Sap did not run much today. Geo was not much better. Went to Lodge in the evening.
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Went to mill in the morning drove the colts. Worked at hot bed no. 2 some and then went to the woods & dove off 11 gallons of molasses and finished boiling. Sap run very good.
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Transplanted 16 hundred tomato plants into hot bed no 2. Then went to the woods and gathered 16 barrels of sap. Boiled in evening and burnt on some. Jerome was with me. Geo was up to the woods. Folks went to McAlpines in evening.
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Today was a pretty good sap day and the warmest day in five months. Worked in the sugar works all day. Gathered 14 barrels of nice sap to day. Finished boiling Thursdays(?) sap. Looks like a storm. (61 barrels of sap)
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Staid to home all day and evening. It rained more or less most all day & was pretty warm. Isaac came up and staid. All our folks staid to home.
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Boiled sap all day and dome(?) off about 23 gallons of molasses. Filled Rockvelts bottles. Warm & Clowdy. Commenced transplanting cabbage plants. Geo. did not go to school. Was not quite well enough.
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Rained most all day. Finished boiling sap and also took seventeen gallons to the depot. Drove the colts. Geo went down and staid to school. Father washed out the buckets. (Very windy)
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Rained as usual this morning. Set out a few cabbage plants then got ready & went down to Uncle Stephens from there went to Scranton & heard Gough's Lecture. [margin: "The Lights and Shades of London Life"] Came up on the night train.
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Staid to home all day, worked in the garden most of the time transplanting tomatos, cabbage & cauliflower. Father went to Scranton with Rockvelt's Molasses.
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Set out tomatos all the fore noon. Did not do much in the evening or afternoon. Pardon's folks were over here visiting. McAlpine's folks were here evening. Geo came home at night.
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Father went to the academy meeting. Geo & I went out after the molasses. I trimmed one side of the hedge. Out folks went to meeting. Mother & I did not go. Wind broke 24 lights of glass.
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Went to church to day. Cold windy day - Had communion services today. Did not go to church in the evening. Cold & windy as usual.
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In the morning went to Factoryville & took father to the depot. He started for Wilkes-Barre on fwny(?). Came home and trimmed hedge & watered the hot beds. cold & in the afternoon snow fell about 2 inches.
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In the morning got Jerome to help & went to the saw mill and got a load of boards. Very cold - Drove the colts. Helped Jerome shell corn till most noon. Went after Aunt- got the colt shod. (cold & clear) [margin: Mercury at 30° at 9 P.M.]
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Mercury down to 18°. In the fore noon went to the saw mill and got a load of boards. The hitched up the horse for mother & then went to the woods and cut over tree till most night. Sap run good. [margin: Went to Lodge.]
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Watered the hot beds then went to the woods and gathered 11 barrels of sap. Boiled till night. Rained in the afternoon. Father came home today. Sap run some.
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Father & i gathered 11 barrels of sap and I boiled all day. Warm & pleasant. Went to Factoryville in the evening Millard had a Donation. I went a little while.
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Gathered 7 barrels of sapy and boiled all day took off 9 gallons of molasses(it was buddy)- Geo came home - Father west to Factoryville. Work till most nine oclock to syrup off.
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Very warm & pleasant went to church heard Elder Furman preach text "Search the Scriptures". Ribbie Moore, May Frear & Harry came up after meeting. Did not go to church in the evening.
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Cold again. Worked in the woods washing buckets and cleaning up the sugar works. Horace Gardiner came here to work. Pu some glass in the sash where the wind broke thru.
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Froze hard last night. 24° worked most all day on the old fence by the Hogpen. Went up and got the molasses and cleaned up the sugar works. White took 350 cabbage plants.
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Transplanted some tomatos for the second time. Planted a row of peas and some radishes. After dinner went down and plowed with my colt & done well. Went to Lodge in Eve. Warmer.
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Thermometer up to 80 in shade. Transplanted two beds of tomato plants and some lettuce. Plant three beds of cabbage seed. Elder Furman & Grandpa Green was up here. Our folks went to meeting.
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Uncovered strawberries and sowed some beets in the fore noon. Commenced plowing the the strawberry ground. After dinner sowed the oats on the flat and drove my colt to Factoryville to get shod. Mercury at 90° in the shade.
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In the fore noon. Geo, Horace, Father & I went down and made Grandpa's garden. Colder to day. Planted some sweet corn. After dinner, went down and plowed in the raspberry patch. Geo went to mill. Set out some tomato plants also.
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Quite cool to day, and went to S.S. & to church in the fore noon. A.J. Furman preached. Exposition of Acts 1st Chap. Came up with Isaac had a good dinner. Staid to home in Eve.
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In the fore noon plowed potato group and tinkered around generally. Father went to Ingram's law suit. Horace & I planted potatos. Uncle Byron was here. Cold & dry.
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In the morning went down & got some Peerless potatos and borrowed Vinzy's plow. Plowed the straw B. patch by the lane. Plow worked well.
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Transplanted cabbage. planted some. Harrowed the strawberry ground and ridged some of it. Done. Set out 1000 plants. Went to Lodge in the evening. It rained most all night.
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Father went to Scranton to day and to Factoryville in evening. Horace & I set out strawberry plants and cabbage. 1100 St berries & 320 Cab. Don went to Scranton.
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Worked all day at the strawberry plants & fixing ground. Grandpa Green's folks here. Then went to Scranton and attended Rip Von Winkle. Joe Jefferson. It was good you bet. Got home at half after twelve.
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Set out the Elm City Raspberries and planted a bed of cabbage seed across the road. Then worked at the strawberry ground. Very cold and windy all day. Signs of a frost.
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Staid to home all day cold & unpleasant all day & nite. A hard frost last night. Our folks went to church to day.
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In the fore noon worked in the strawberry ground. after dinner- Pulled up and set in more grape vines. Fixed a bed for cabbage plants. Cur and drawed Pea brush - Cold & dry.
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In the morning worked seting cabbage in a bed. Then drawing manure for strawberry harrowed over the ground. Transplanted some celery. work some by trimming hedge. Warm & dry. Mercury at 84°
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In the fore noon took up the Black-cap plants & set out some. Took up a box of plants to send to Scranton. Went to Lodge in the eveing. Mercury at 82°.
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Finished ridging the strawberry ground and then raked it off. Dry & warm. No prospect of rain. Plants are looking very well. Lots of bugs. Washed my buggy- Father went to Factoryville to meeting.
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Transplanted some celery plants and then planted some beans and grape vines. Washed the carriage & put the the top on my buggy - watered plants and pruned the hedge. [margin: Our folks went to Factoryville, Pa.]
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Began exercised by taking plants for mr Fred Grow. Worked till noon transplanting plants. Did not go to meeting - Put hinges on crates and watered plants. Warm & dry- No prospect of rain.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to Sunday school & to meeting. Elder Furman preached. Josie Armstrong was Baptized to day. Did not go to church in eve. Out folks went.
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Cool to day. Planted some cucumbers & musk melons. In the afternoon mowed some cabbage beds. Went to town in the evening. Aunt Esther was here.
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Father went to Scranton with ?????. Horace & I planted the cabbage beds. and planted a row of water melons in the grapes. Went to the depot in the Eve. Drove my colt. [margin: Frost in the morning.]
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Staid to home all day. Helped Dan plant corn in the fore noon. After noon (planted) fixed the potato ground & took up a load of plants for Scranton mo??????, Warm & dry as ever -
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Father went to Scranton to day with tomato plants. Horace & I planted the peerless potatoes & mores Early sweet corn. Watered plants &c. Cold & dry- little frost this morning.
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Frost, Mercury at 31. Went to the depot with a box of plants for D.H. Wilson & Co. Got my colts shod and left the market wagon to get a break put on. Cold & dry.
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Went to Factoryville with Dalen's plants & Pikes(?) Got the market wagon. Dry & smoky - The wood pile at the New Rail Road got on fire. Drawed 7 loads of dirt and lots of manure for hot beds in 1873. [margin: ? inches of rain]
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Had a blessed rain last night & this morning. Warm & good weather for vegetation. Did not go to church today. It was too rainy.
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Warm cold & showery at intervals. White was here and got 500 cabbage & 200 tomatoes. Set out strawberries all day about 2600 plants. Wilander Dean was over here and took wood binder.
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Set strawberries all the fore noon finished one patch out by the barn. Will Green's folks were over here. Sold tomato plants Brisk. Nice weather for plants.
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Set out about 2000 strawberry plants today- Took a load of plants to the depot- Planted the pop corn & some potatoes in afternoon. Went to Lodge in eve.
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Rain most all last night and some this morning. Father went to Ginn with plants. Set strawberry pland about 300 tomato plants on the flat. Our folks went to meeting.
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In the fore noon set strawberry plants. Father went to factoryville Depot with pie plants. Set out two hundred tomato plants on the flat. Made fence & planted cucumbers - The colt run away small damage.
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Set out 600 turnips D??onds. Took up several tomatos. for Hoed the cabbage & potatos and some strawberries. Went to Factoryville in the evening. Drove my colt.
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Went to Factoryville to church heard a sermon from Furman on Baptism. Warm & pleasant. Killmer was up here in the afternoon. Had a row about going to meeting as usual.
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Painted over the old crates and I worked in the garden some. Set out 300 cucumber plants. Sold several hundred tomato plants. Elder Calendaar was here after plants. Aunt & Grandma was here.
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Went to the Depot with tomato plants for Futhill New Milford. Got the wagon fixed and worked around till night at various things. Cold at night. Could mean heavy frost but not quite.
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Went to the depot this morning with plants for Wilson & Co. Scranton. Warm & pleasant to day. Planted some sweet corn and hoed strawberries some. Set out some ??onor plants for plowdos. [margin: Did not go to Lodge.]
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Went down on the flat and set out 100 strawberry plants and some tomato plants. Found about 100 cut off by worms. It rained most all the fore noon. Will Green came over & got some plants. Drawed a load of dirt for out back.
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Tinkered around at various pieces of work. Took up the strawberry plants for Ezra Bowline. Worked up in the little orchard in the after noon.
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Quite a frost this morning. Went down and fought cut worms on the flats. Set out 190 more tomatos. worked in the orchard in the in the after noon. Invented a strawberry worm cutter.
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Went down to the Methodist Church to day. Saw Tom, Adney Sprinkles(?) & Walter Reynolds, Mrs. Hart & Lon Knapp baptized. Cool but pleasant. Came up by Tillinghasts and showed the plants. Peter was over here.
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Little frost this morn. Worked in the strawberries all day. Went down to Mr. Hours in the morning. Burt ?onflu? came here to work to day. Pleasant & quite warm & dry.
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Out folk wents to Scranton to day. Rained most all day. Finished working over the strawberries but did not do much. Our folks did not come home.
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Cold & rainy all day. Out folks came home from Scranton. Set out some President Wilder strawberries for plants. Mulched then plant rows of berries and transplanted cabbage some.
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Joseph Scranton died in Baden Baden. Went over and cut berries & brush back of the sheep barn. Father went to Waverly to law suit. I took some tomato plants to Scranton. Warm & pleasant to day. Strawberries look fine.
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Transplanted cabbage plants in the fore noon & cut brush. Sold the last tomato plants to day- Cut some letter on Zinc to mark crates - Rained in the afternoon. Dan sot on his ear at me.
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Scraped up manure in the barnyard until 9 A.M. then went & cur brush till noon. Went to covenant meeting & got my teeth filled. Burt went home at noon.
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Staid on Sisson Ridge all day & evening - How is that for high? Eh?- warm & pleasant to day. Fine growing weather. A little shower at night. Our folks went to meeting morning and evening.
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Transplanted 1800 celery. Went fishing and caught a lizard and a bullhead. Burt came back to night. Rained more or less all day. Jerome went with me.
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Cut brush in the fore noon. After dinner went ????? by ??? ???? ????? and staid till night. Very warm & pleasant. Horton was at work on the stoop.
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They finished putting lattice on the stoop. Hoed & cultivated strawberries most all day. Cultivated the potatoes & corn. Rained at night did not go to Lodge. Hard a sore foot from ?????. [margin: Jerome planted radish, celery & cabbage.]
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Went over & finished the briar patch, and then finished hoeing the strawberries, hoed potatos - cut out and trimmed celery plant.
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In the fore noon went out & mowed the strawberry bed and plowed part of it. Set out a few winnigstadt cabbage. It rained in the afternoon after envoy - Mont Halster's(?) child was burned, - went fishing.
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Set out cabbage plants in this morning worked on the road some. Hoed potatos & pl???? corn afternoon. Planted some corn to day. Burt went home at noon.
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Went down & heard Elder Hill from Hyde Park preach the Annual Academy sermon. It was good. Staid in the afternoon with Steve Rice, Heard Harris talk in the evening.
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Burt came this morning. Went down and mowed Grandpa's yard- Hoed out the sheep barn yard and finish hoeing tomatos & potatos. Warm & pleasant. Strawberries come on slow.
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Drawed boards to make strawberry house- drawed manure & went over burned the fallow- Burt was sick and went home. Aunt Hannah came down. Drove my colt to Factoryville in evening.
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Went to Scranton to day - Warm - Ordered pair pants &c. Came up on the early afternoon train took supper at Grandpa's. Went to the Literary Entertainment and came home at eve, very warm.
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Very warm day. Mer at 93 in the shade. Work in the garden some. Hilled up the early potatos and hoed strawberries - went to Factoryville to hear Baker address "Education of Around"(?) Halsteds folks down here. Picked a few bonus fish(?).
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Very hot day 90° in the shade. Halsted folks went home. Left his horse here. Went down to the creek and got a mess of fish. Did not do much. Went to the Graduating Exercises of K. A.(Keystone Academy)
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Hoed strawberries in the fore noon. After dinner drove my colt down and got him shod. Quite warm & dry.
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Went to church and S.S. Heard Elder Borman preach from John 19-30- warm & dry. Went over & took dinner with Aunt Eliza. Went and heard Elder Doolittle preach and to church in the evening.
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Set out some cabbage plants. It rained most all day. Picked the first strawberries for market. Sold the first to Otis Gilmore. 2 qts. 25 cts per qt. Burt came and worked today.
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Was in the house most all day. Rain - Rain - Rain- Picked 34 qts of kings in the wet. Sent the first to Scranton - two crates. Picked berries all the after noon. got 68 qts.
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Picked 12 cts of berries. In the strawberries & sent off the crates. Worked over in the fallow till noon. then picked berries till night. Will More was here. Dr. Wilson & May Freer, Mary Bowman, Ruby Bailey.
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Sent off 3 crates of berries this morning. (144) qts. Pick 2 crates in the after noon.
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I plowed the potatos. Geo came home last night. picked 3104(?) qts of berries today. Very warm. Went spearing in the evening. Got two eels. Came home in a thunder shower.
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Picked berries all this fore noon on the old patch. Father went to Scranton to day. Very hot. After dinner I went up to Fleetville with Burt. Staid all night with Will Green. [margin: went to Lodge]
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Got up at five o'clock and went to picking Berries. Sent off 174 qts to the early train. Picked the most berries to day we ever did. ?? 44 qts. Mercury 92 in shade.
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Hot as usual. Picked berries all day for the fourth. Will Green & John Nokes were here. went down to Lodge. It was a fizzle as usual.
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To day was the fourth and it was unusually quiet in the neighborhood. Geo went to Wilkes-Barre. Staid to home all day. Went to festival in the evening. Rained as usual on the fourth.
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Hoed strawberries in the fore noon & picked in the after-noon. Mr Grow's folks were here visiting.
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Worked around all day picking berries & mowing. Quite warm- went down on the flat and sow the things.
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Went to church and staid down to Holgates to dinner. Went to the Sunday school concert in the evening.
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Picked berries all day. Hoed a little in the evening. Went spearing in the evening - 2 eels. Byron was here. Staid all night.
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Picked berries in the morning. Went over & burned stump heaps. and hoed some. School Marm was here. Geo. went down town to night.
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Hoed strawberries & tomatos in the fore noon. After noon it rained some. Picked black caps & strawberries. Went to Lodge in Evening. Willie Mathewson licked John Ball.
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Hoed cabbage in the fore noon. Sent first Black caps to Scranton. Work over the ground to raise plants on. Knight drawed a load of hay.
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Picked berries and laid around all day. Rained in the afternoon. Burt went home for good.
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Bill & I went fishing. Did not get any. Went to town in the evening. Had some ice cream.
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Went down town and over to Dinner with Lant Buggs. No perching in the morning. Went to church in the evening. and heard Israel Brundage preach.
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Patched the barn in the morning and then picked black caps all day got one crate. Rained at night, good weather for weeds - had no help today.
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Went to Dalton to the Depot with a crate of black berries for Halstites(?). Rained more or less all day. Hoed strawberries some.
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Worked in the strawberries all day hoeing. Very warm. Ed Leighton took dinner with us. Went to town in the evening. Heard Elder Linis Cochran in Lodge.
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Weeded out some of the strawberry bed and hoed some. Rained in the fore noon and at night more showers. Berry shortcake for dinner.
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Staid around house all day. Hoed strawberries and picked a crate of raspberries. Very good hay weather to day. Then dug the first rose potatoes.
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Father went to Scranton to day. Hoed strawberries in the fore noon. went up to Binghamton with Ed Leighton in the after noon. Staid at the Spaulding House.
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Sun rose as usual at B. arose at seven had breakfast at 8.30. Attend to Baptist Church in A.M. Had a red hot discussion at the Spaulding house. Then took a stroll in the Cemetery over Prospect Mount, drank our fill of mineral waters, Went to a union meeting at the 1st Presp Ch in evening &c E.F.L (this entry written by Edward Fox Leighton)
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Got up in Binghamton and took the cars for Factoryville after taking Breakfast at the Spaulding House. Arrived home in good ??oson & went to work, hoeing &c. Rained all the night.
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Hoed strawberries some. Did not feel very well to day. Aunt Eliza & friend Mrs. Wade(?) here. Came up with mother. Rained in the afternoon. Heard Bertha Whitney was dead.
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In the fore noon hoed cabbage & set out turnips and picked berries. After dinner went up & helped ????? raise his barn. Picked some apples did not go to Lodge to night.
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Went to the Depot with berries & got the pony shod. Then went to Waverly and got the pump at Snyders. Mathew(?) ????? down hay all day. I hoed strawberries & cabbage. Dug a hill bushel potatos. [margin: There was a circus in town, I did not go.]
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Staid to home all day as usual hoed strawberries some & set out some. Rained most all day & last night. J.D. Kling was here & Isaac. Kit Mace to stay all night. Chambers was here also.
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To day Isaac & I went whortleberrying on Hubbard Mountain. Got 1/2 bushel. "poor". Saw no snails nor nothing. Had a good time.
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Staid to home all day - Pleasant day. Our folks went to S.S. & church. Harris preached & was sick, had to quit. Geo was home and went down at night. I lent him 1.00.
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Staid to home all day, worked around the garden hoeing, &c. Father helped Daniel hay, it. Warm & pleasant good growing weather.
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Worked today making a horse cart. I had a good time studying of it. Elder Calkin was up here. Mother & Father went to Benton visiting to day.
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Rained most all day today . I went down to Mr. Howes & got the cart irons and then we finished the cart. Went to Lodge in the evening. Poor Lodger.
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Picked apples and got up a load to go to Scranton. Dug 6 bushels of potatos & picked 17 quarts of blackberries, Mrs. Anderson Reynolds & Aunt Esther came up here to tea ??ans. Our folks went to church.
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Father went to Scranton today with apples & potatos. Sold apples for 1.50 & potatos for 75 cts. Pulled weeds & cut the oats.
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Pulled weeds all day. Warmer. Dan went to Scranton with potatos, went down & saw my colt for the first time in most two weeks. He looked well.
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Geo did not come home last night. Went to church in the morning. John Harris preached. John 10-11- staid to home alone in the evening. Felt rather down in the mouth. "The future looks dark" But was need it, Everything is all right, but -----
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Father went to Scranton to day with Don's Bullet. Got back at noon. I worked on the strawberries pulling weeds. &c. Warm & pleasant.
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Elza Potter was buried today - Our folks went to the funeral. Went thru the strawberries with a horse. Tried the colt, he is a plug.
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Worked in the strawberries below the barn all day. Don sold his ?????? to John Flynn. Went to F in the evening and to Lodge a little while.
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Spent the day getting up a load for Scranton. Got 10 Bushs apples, 2 1/2 bushs potatos, crate of tomatos, Bushel of Black berries, 8 cabbage & cucumbers.
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Went to Scranton to day with a load of stuff - Sold potatos for 80, apples from 1.25 to over 1.60. Had a good time only it was so terrible hot & dusty.
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In the forenoon initiated the colt to hauling manure in the cart. He went very well. After dinner got ready & went to Covenant meeting in F______. Had a thunder storm after which came home.
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Went to Sunday school & to church to Harris class and made a fizzle of it. Elder Finnegan preached. Vinzy was up here in the afternoon.
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In the morning went & took Geo. down. Came home & picked black berries & tomatos. Rained last night.
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Went to the depot with some berries, tomatos & cucumbers. Got the colt shod & came home. Rained hard shower. Commenced ????ing up the raspberries.
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Rained as usual today. Pulled parsley all the fore noon after noon worked at the raspberries plowing & cleaning the ground. Did not go to Lodge.
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Aunt Char was down visiting. Mother & here went to Factoryville. Father & I went to the new orchard & picked 30 bushels of apples. Hot? & Sultry(?) Had the hardest showers of the season today.
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Rained as usual. We was going to Scranton, but gave it up on account of rain. Rain most all day, drawed up our apples. Tinkered in the shop some.
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Father & Dan went to Scranton to day. I staid to home build my aquarium & picked some apples &c. Went to the Covnt meeting in the evening.
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In the morning went to church at F______ & heard Rev Mr. Ambler preach on foreign missionaries. Isaac came home with me & we went to Camp. meeting in the eve.
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In the fore noon pulled weeds & picked tomatos got 7 crates. After noon pulled weeds and put up a load to go to Scranton. Warm but not much rain.
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Started for Scranton at five o'clock. Took apples & tomatoes. Deposited 100 Dols in the Scranton Savings Bank. Dan Paterson rode up with me.
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Father helped Dan thresh. Staid around the house all day. Drawed up our oats. Had a shower about noon. Went down to Mr. Howe's to get a washer cutters- never done it. Picked up 5 bu cider apples.
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Went to the Cider Mill in the morning. Brought Grandma up and took her back again. Picked apples & tomatos had a very hard shower last night.
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Picked the rest of the tomatos & in the after noon dug 16 bushels of early rose potatos. Husked my little popcorn. Mother went to Factoryville. Warm as usual.
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Went to Scranton with tomatos, apples &c. Worked, very dull. Father went to fill the Br???. Dan went to Scranton also.
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Staid to home all day. Our folks went to church & to Waverly in the afternoon. Geo. was home today. U.G. Schoonmaker here & Dan's. Warm & pleasant.
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Hard showers last night - Did not go to church last night. worked in the garden pulling weeds. Dr. Cooper & Elder Furman were here.
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Rained as usual in the morning. Worked in the fore noon at the strawberries. After noon dug the new potatos over to the barn has 22 bushels.
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Dug the early potatos. Father went to town with tomatos for Poulland. Went to Lodge in the evening. Had a good time.
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Worked in the strawberries some to day. Picked 11 crates of tomatos. Rained all the after noon as usual for this day of the week.
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Father went to Scranton with tomatos. I worked around in the fore noon. After noon went hunting. I shot a woodchuck & went down to Uncle Stephens. Cold & windy fall like. Father got a new harness.
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Went to church in the morning at Factoryville. Elder Furman preached from the passage "Pray without ceasing". Went to sunday school concert in the evening.
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Went through the strawberries some, then finished picked the tomatos & washed them. Father went Factoryville with some tomatos for Boullard. Picked some barrels of apples &c.
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Went to Scranton with apples, tomatos & chickens. Bought my buggie pole. Our folks went to the S.S. Convention at Waverly. Cold and a frost in some places.
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Staid at home to day. Our folks to the Association at Waverly. I connected my aquarium and washed buggie, hoed strawberries, &c. [margin: Went to Lodge]
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Our folks went to Association around. I picked 11 crates of tomatos. s??????ed eight crates. Finished my aquarium. Done chores &c.
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Hoed strawberries some. and finished cementing aquarium. After noon finished clearing off the briars from before the road and plowed the ground.
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Very warm to day. Thermometer at 88 in shade. Hoed strawberries in the fore noon. Went to town in after noon did not go to church. Our folks went. Got a tooth filled.
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Mercury at 88° Went to church both morning & evening and to Sunday School. Elder Hallowell preached in the evening. S.L. Rice came home with us after church.
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Hoed strawberries some and picked the tomatos. Sent some to Scranton & some to Montrose. I went to Dalton in the after noon and got the pony shod. Very warm.
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Hoed strawberries most all day. Went to the Grant & Wilson mass meeting of F_____ in the evening.
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Picked up 13 bushels of cider apples & went to the mill got 42 gallons of cider. Hoed strawberries some. Dug some potatoes. Went to Lodge in the evening.
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Picked the tomatos and took 2 creates to Bullard. Dug some Peerless potatos. Warm and clowdy. Rain in the night.
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Went up and took to the depot 10 crates of tomatos for Wilson & Co. Got my buggie pole. Vinzy was up here in the afternoon.
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In the fore noon went to Dalton and got my pole fixed so it would fit and then painted it one coat. Hoed strawberries & cut ????ers. Colder. staid to home in the evening.
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Staid to home all day - Will Mace came home with the ????. Went to Church in the evening. Elder Millard preached. Giles Clark was married in church - What a sapsucker he is. you bet.
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In the fore noon Father went to town. I helped Jerome dig potatos. In the after noon we pick up 33 bushels of cider apples. colder today & yes.
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Done nothing to day. Tinker around at little jobs. Made a short ladder and short apple picker. Put hooks on some whiffletrees and husked the pop corn. got three bushels [margin: of ears. Our folks went to Singing School.]
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In the fore noon put up a load of cider apples & went to the mill with them. Henry(?) was full of apples & cider. Mother went up to Aunt Hannahs. Went to Lodge and to hear Mrs Wilson read in brick ch-
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In the fore noon went to town & got a load of apple barrels of Rootbeer(?) (50). Had a seedy time getting them home. After noon picked apples in the little orchard. Folks went to P.M.
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In the fore noon cleaned the apples out of the little orchard on the hill. After noon picked 10 barrels of Gravensteins. They were a no 1 Finest. little cooler today.
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Went to the picknic but was to late. Staid around town till night then went to Waverly Mass meeting. Steve Rice went with me. In the fore noon picked 8 barrels of apples and put them in the barn.
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Isaac & I went to church at Fleetville- then to Baptism, over to Manchester's then up to Aunt Hannahs to dinner. Came home about 8 o'clock. Had a good time. Very warm & pleasant
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Very warm & muggy. Picked apples all day. 15 bbls. Albert Miller worked here.
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Picked apples all day got 7 bbl of the Greenings. (40 bbs of dahs?) Father had a sore leg did not do much but go to town. Harlan came over & got some apples. warm mercury at 80°.
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Picked 1 bbs Greenings then draw them up to the barn - Father went after the cider mill - I went to the Grant & Wilson meeting at Scranton. It rained and we had a nasty time. Got home at 2 o'clock.
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Went down to Mr Howes & got some varnish for pole & varnished it. Made cider some & went to Factoryville in the evening.
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Went to Scranton to Mr. Greeley meeting. saw Greeley, Schmurtz, Killpatrick & others- came home at one oclock next morning. Pleasant day.
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Staid to home all day. Picked tomatos (2 crates). Fixed my aquarium and sit it naming(?). Dr. Cooper & wife came here & staid all night. Little cooler at the sun went down.
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Father did not go to Church had a sore leg. We went and it rained some - Was a stormy day. Elder Furman preached from 1st Cor 8-9-
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Got up & done the chores and started to Scranton with at one has load of apples at 7 oclock. Some marked very poor sold for 40 & 50 cts. Went to Lodge in the evening.
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Picked apples some Spitzenburgs - Went to the depot with Nettie & Ida Howe. they went to Binghamton. Mr Dennmark came home with me. Warm & pleasant.
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Picked 4 BRs apples. Father dug the rest of the Peerless potatos. And I drawed them in the cellar. Had my aquarium morning. Went over on the hill and got my colt. Mother went visiting.
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In the morning went to Dalton & got my colt shod. Came home and in the after noon went & got some fish for my aquarium and got a bushel of Butternuts. Went to Factoryville in the evening drove the colts.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to Factoryville to Church. Father did not go. Elder Furman preached from Rev 2,4, Mr & Mrs Bailey & Uncle John Aunt Esther were up here.
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Staid to home all day. Picked apples some. Rained all the after noon. In the morning cultivated the strawberries.
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Went to Election this morning for the first time in my life voted for Hartranft. After noon picked apples.
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Father went to Scranton today on cars. I worked around house hoeing strawberries &c. Picked some sweet apples. Mercury down at 32 this morning. first time. Went to Lodge in the evening.
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Hoed strawberries and it rained in the after noon Hartranft elected by 30 thousand maj. Went to Factoryville in the evening to the bon fire. Had a big time!
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In the fore noon went up and cut a load of wood for Grandpa. Drove my colt single in the after noon. Our folks went to meeting in the evening.
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Drawed Grandpa a load of wood in the morning - After noon drove my colt to the cider mill got a little(?) cider. Father went to Covenant meeting - I did not go.
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Staid to home all day. It rained some most all day. Our folks went to meeting in the morning. Geo came home to day. On the whole a very lonesome day. Elder Hopper preached.
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The first snow storm. It melted as fast as it fell. Rained some and was a very inclement day. Did not do much.
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Picked up cider apples & took 35 bushels to the cider mill. Had the annual meeting up here. And all the old women came as usual. Emily Howe died today.
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Went down to the Depot to get coal, but it had not come. Picked 2 barrels of apples & drawed them up to Mr Baron. Went to Lodge in the eve. Had a good Lodger.
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Went to Emily Howe funeral. Acted as one of the bearers. In the after noon drawed two loads of coal from the Depot. Grandpa Green was up here. Rained at night.
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Finished drawing the coal - Jerome helped me draw it. Father went to Factoryville. Helped Jerome husk corn in the afternoon. Thunder storm at night.
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Elder Hopper was here. did not do much but tinker around and mended the wheel barrow, mended the hammer handle &c. In the evening went to Factoryville.
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Went to Factoryville to church. Elder Calkin preached from Romans 5- 15 & 16. Went to church in the evening also. Heard Elder Calkin preach- Martha Carpenter was married.
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Went down in the orchard & picked up a loot of cider apples. Father took them to the mill. I cut a load of fire place wood. Went down to Uncle Stephen's and from there to the Keystone Lyceum.
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Drawed out the manure from the old hot beds - dug weeds out of strawberries some and that is about all. Pleasant day. warm.
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This was the most ge???ine rainy day of the season. Rained all day. Steady and windy too. Picked over & headed up apples all day. Did not go to Lodge.
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I worked all day in the Barn picking over apples and heading them up - Our folks went to the funeral (Mrs Brooks little girl) Clowdy all day. Folks went to singing school. I staid to home.
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Rained most all day. Did not do much of anything - Dark lonesome day.
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Clowdy miday & rainy. Cleaned up my aquarium and made the fountain over. Went to Dalton & got the colt shod.
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This is my birthday or rather the 23 anniversary of it. I received a Birthday present from Aunt Eliza (200). Thanks to her. Spent the day at home. Geo. came home and staid till night. Jerome was over here a while. Rained in the evening. Ed Searl was up here.
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Staid to home all day. went to the woods and cut briars(?) and made a rake to rake leaves with. Clear & pleasant and no rain. Elder Furman & wife & Mrs. Frear were up here in the evening.
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Hard frost this morning but warm & pleasant thourhg this day. Father & dan went to Scranton took eight barrels of apples (sold for $14.00) I split Grandpa's wood & helped Jerome husk corn in the after noon.
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Froze hard last night. Picked up and took a load of cider apples to the mill. Picked over the rest of the apples in the barn and headed them up. Went to Lodge in the evening. Cold.
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Mercury down to 22. Drawed up apples to the Depot. 37 barrels sent down to L & B Scranton. Clear all day. Went to town in eve to hear Geo. Milo Dutcher Lectures (it was good)
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Hard frost this morn. Did not feel very well to day Had wind colic or some other term(?) thing. Picked up apples all of the fore noon. Set in the house all the after noon doing nothing.
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Went up to the woods & got a load of wood in the cart for fire place. Father worked on his wheel barrow. After noon went down and got some things for my aquarium.
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Rainy & clowdy all day. Staid to home. So did the rest of the folks.
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Finished packing up cider apples. Hoed strawberries some. Father went to Factoryville. Frost this morning.
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I went to election and voted for U. S. Grant for president of the United States. Took the last load of cider apples to the mill. 33 bushels. Went to Factoryville - took Harlem's apples over.
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Went over and logged off our new ground and plowed a few furrows, it was pretty rough. Rained in the after noon. Aunt Hat Raymond was here. Went to Dutcher's lecture in the evening.
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Went up and raked leaves in the fore noon. After noon did not do much. Our folks went to Factoryville to Singing School &c.
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David Daily commenced to work here. Went up to the woods and cut wood raked leaves &c. Cold & windy. Grant carried 32 states. Penn gave him 128 thousand.
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Jerome & I went to Scranton on the Cars. Bought some shirts, a vest, a saw &c. Came home to Factoryville. & walked home. Quite a pleasant day.
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Went to church in Factoryville and after dinner went down to Uncle Stephens and from their to Factoryville to church. Clear & pleasant.
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Cold & clowdy. Drawed leaves all day (six loads) The horse disease is getting plenty(?). Heard that Dan's mare has it. Ours are all OK so far.
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Got up and got an invite to a wedding. Rained most all night and all day. Washed & greased the one horse harness. Put the apples down cellar, &c.
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Dan killed hogs. Very windy. Went to Bina Capwell's wedding. Had a good time went to the Depot with them. Went to the Lodge in the evening. Installed officers. Had a dialogue.
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Rained a fine rain most all day. Raked leaves in the fore noon. Set around all day the after noon. Father worked at his meat. Very muddy.
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Went up and chopped wood all day. Very cold. Mercury at 30° at noon. Father went to factoryville in the evening. The pony & old Bill had the horse's disease.
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Worked all day covering strawberries cold and snowed most all the after noon. I went to mill for Dan and he helped us draw straw.
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Went to Factoryville to Church- Elder Bevon of Clark's Green preached from Dan, 3,15,16,17 verse. Vinzy came up and tried to get me to go west, I talked strongly of going. Went to church in eve. (Geo was home today)
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In the fore noon drawed leaves, (three loads) Very cold and windy. After noon did not do much of any thing. Commenced making preparations for the west.
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Worked at home to day drawing leaves and straw to put on strawberries.
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Went to Scranton to day to get ready for ?????. Bought clothes and etc. Came up to home and went to Lodge then home with Lord Briggs. Cold.
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Staid around town till after noon. Then started for home. Cold and windy. Went down to Mr. Bailey's in the evening.
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Pack my trunk in the fore noon and then went up to McAlpines. After noon went to town and stopped at Uncle Stephens. Went to Ninks party in the eve, home with Briggs.
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Went to Scanton this morning and got my ticket a woolen and some other things. Came up to Factoryville and then home.
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Went to church today. A.M. Briggs came home with us to dinner. Went to church in the evening. This is my last day at home for some time-- One year at least.
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Got up and got ready for a start. Left home at 10:30 out to Factoryville, took the after noon train for Buffalo and arrived a little after mid night. Went to City Hotel and rest up
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Went from Buffalo to Niagra Falls distance 25 miles. Crossed suspension Bridge. Came back to Buffalo at 2 o'clock and there spent the rest of the day. Went to Mr Fitch's lecture on the west.
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Started for Toledo by Lake shore RR at 3 o'clock this morning. Reached Cleveland about day light. Left Toledo about noon and then travelled all night. Through Indiana and Illinois
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Daylight found us in Springfield, Illinois. Reached Quincy little after noon. and staid back few minutes. Started for St Jo reached there at half past nine. Went to bed at the Pacific Hotel.
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Got up at three o'clock and took the St Jo and C.B.B.R. Reached C.B. at nine o'clock. took breakfast and crossed over and got on car No 34 Union Pacific. Got supplys and started at 1.20 CT Mercury 18.
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Very clear pleasant day travelled all day from Green River to Ogden. Was not very well. Reached Ogden a little after dark and changed cars for Salt Lake - reached there at 8 P.M. Went to Hotel.
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Travelled all last night and all day. Through Nevada and Utah. Did not see anything of particular interest. Wallace in Woodward's Gardens Art Gallery, San Francisco.
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Woke in middle Sierra Nevada Mts. Saw some nice scenery -- 35 miles snow Sheds- Arrived in San Francisco at 9 P.M. Went to US International Hotel warm pleasant.
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This is a fine May day in December. Spent the day sight seeing in San Francisco. Went to Woodwards Gardens and some other places. Went to theatre in evening. Bought tickets for Victoria. San Francisco is a terrible rought place.
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Got up and went to Folsom St Wharf San Francisco. Saw the "Idaho" She looks like a poor stick. Mailed a letter home & some stereoscopic views. Set sail for Victoria at 4:30 P.M. Weather's fine.
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Spent the day on the Pacific - was sea sick some. did not vomit yet- Did not eat much of any thing. Saw some heave Jonah and others try to. Quite pleasant but foggy some & rough seas.
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Was a little sea sick this morning as usual. Had a ???? today. Very lonesome Sunday on the Idaho. Saw but little land and a good deal of rough sea. "Was not scared but considerably agitated." Weather windy.
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Weather cooler today. Passed Columbia river bar today. Saw some rough breakers and very rough sea. Ship rolled fearfully. Colder. Saw a good many ducks.
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Was inside the straights this morning. Took one last meal on the Idaho. Landed in Victoria at 9:30. Took steamer North Pacific for Olympia. Rode most all day and night.
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Got up in Olympia this morning. Pleasant weather. A little frost. Took a walk over to Tumwater. Went and saw Mr Avery. Stopped at U.S. Tacoma House. In the evening went to the Good Templars reading room. To bed at 8 PM.
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Got up and found it raining, cold and chilly. Not freezing cold. Rained a good share of the day. In the after noon went over in the woods and - exercised a little splitting wood. Spent the evening in Williams Store.
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Got up at 8 AM and eat breakfast. Walked around town with Mr Carpenter some. Rained most all last night and some of today. The steamer California came in this morning. Went to Tacoma Lodge IOGT in evening.
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Took the steamboat Zephyr for Seattle. Did not rain today. Quite cold & windy on the Sound. Arrived at Seattle at 4 P.M. Stopped at the US Hotel. Felt several shocks of an earth quake at 10 o'clock.
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Quite cool and clear today. Pleasant for Pennsylvania. Went to the Baptist church this fore noon. Wrote two letter in after noon. Mother and Clara Green. Went to bed at 8 o'clock.
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Got up at 5:30 got breakfast and took the steamer Libby for LaConner. This will be the last steam boat ride for a while. Staid on the boat all night on steamer Utsalady.
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Arrived at LaConner at 6:30 this morning. Got some Indians to carry us to R.E.W.'s Ranch. Met them on the way. Spent the day talking & booking etc.
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To day went to look at a claim for Rienzi. Went up to Mrs Jennings to dinner then to Mr. McClelland's cabin.
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To day went to Rienzi's claim and laid a foundation. Came back and made an oar. My first carpenters work in Washington Territory. Mer at 38 degrees in the morning.
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Mercury at 34 degrees in the morning. Went up to Mr. Allen's, Mr. Trimble's & Highbarger's. Dinner at Mr. Highbarger's. He had a squaw for a wife. Cut an oar stick for R.E.W. and Co.
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Staid in the house all day to day - Made an oar - Rained and snowed most all day. 34 degrees of Mercury.
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It snowed most all day today. Spent the day writing & reading & talking. Had a little prayer meeting in the evening. The snow filled our bed full & we had to move down and sleep on the floor.
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Today spaded up some marsh and Vinzy & I went up to Allens & got a barrel of water. Warmer. Roughing it these days, You bet.
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Today we went to the station and I got two letters - one from Geo & one from Briggs. We got a raft of lumber and various other things.
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Went to Mr. Allens to a Christmas dinner. Had a good time and got home in good season. Weather warm and rainy.
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Today went and laid a foundation on a timber claims. Rained and wet us lustily. After noon laid up Highbargers Rain shed some. Started to come home and laid on the mud till eve. "Had the hardest time we ever had in our life" liked to "Punished"
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Went up to Highbargers & got the timber up ther then went to Allens to get Guss and take his boat home. Got in over boot tops Vinz stuck his foot in the mud. Worked on the saga.
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Went up to the Highbarger Farm and cut timber to stanchion cattle. Come pretty near getting stuck in the mud as usual.
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Staid in the house all day. it was quite a pleasant day. Mercury at 33 this morning - Rienzi jumped in the slough in the morning - Not any for me. Wrote to Carpenter, Father & finished the Lodge letter. Vinz & Rienzi went up and done the chores.
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To day we went to the Highbarger farm & butchered the cow - "Had the worst time we ever had" Pleasant day - but frosty in the morning. They drawed up the lumber and I done the chores. Got home at dark.
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Today had the hardest time we ever had. Vinz & Rienzi went to the station - I waded up to Highbargers farm got wet through & through both ways. Had a lame back. A good way to end the year. [margin: Had to wade the slough to get home.]
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Spent New Years day in pioneer style. Went up to the ranch and cut up meat, done chores and cooked our own dinner by the fire Place. Wind blowed fearfully all day. The waves rolled in our boat coming home, and wet us through. Not very cold.
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Went to the Ranch as usual. Cut some wood and done the chores. Rienzi salted his meat. The tide went out and left boats high & dry. Had to drag our boat on the land about 10 rods to get home. Had a pretty hard time.
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The snow is about two inches deep this morning. Rienz went to the Ranch and done the chores today. Rienzi & I worked in the shop making a bedstead and safe. Gus cut her thumb tying tallow. Cold at night.
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Rained as usual today. Gus went up and took care of the stock. Rienzi finished the safe. Guss was most sick with a bad cold. I am feeling pretty well today-- Am getting used to roughing it. Don't think I shall make my home in W.T.
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It rained most of the time to day. Vinzy & Rienzi went up to the ranch in the morning. Mr. Allen's folks were down to dinner. We all went to do the chores. Had a hard time coming home. Vinza fell down in the mud and so did I. [margin: Wrote a letter to Steve Rice.]
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Pleasant day to day. Vinz & I moved up to the ranch and set up house keeping. Rienzi & Guss went along to fix up for us. They staid to Allen's all night. Vinzy & I got our own supper. Baked some graham cakes by the fire place. Jolly time these. You bet.
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Worked at the stables and got the little one fixed. Rienzi & Guss worked fixing up our house. Vinz & I commenced threshing the wheat. R.E. & Guss went home to night. Weather- mild as usual. We are having gay old times "you bet".
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Received a letter from Father. In the fore noon Vinz & I finished threshing the wheat. He had a club & I a broom stick with a stick tied on it with a piece of rope. Cleaned it up partly with a sieve made of shakes. Rienzi & Guss moved up to stay all night.
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To day cut wood. Mended up the house and worked on the timber for the large stable. Rained most all the fore noon but not very cold. Mud is very plenty and we are pretty well coated with it.
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Worked most all day to day making stanchions for the oxen & cows. Warm & pleasant as usual. Rienzi & Guss were visiting as usual. Nothing unusual occured today worth noting down.
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The cattle got loose last night. We worked most of the fore noon fixing stanchions. After noon cut brush for a building spot. Rained some in the after noon & evening.
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Rienzi & Guss went home this morning. It rained a good deal to day. Vinz & I had to do our own cooking to day. It was safely done. Wrote letters in the evening.
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Rained at intervals to day. Rienzi came up and we worked at the hen house. Took off the roof and put in new nests & roosts. Also mudded up the cracks. It was the first log henhouse I ever saw. At night went home crossed the bay in very rough waters- It came in the boat & wet us through. [margin: Vinzy staid alone for the first time in month.]
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Rienzi, Guss & I went to the station to day. Got a boat load of apples, nails and a raft of lumber. Had a very hard time to get home. Wind & tide against us and rain from above. Had to leave our raft to get home.
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Staid in the house most all day to day. It rained so we could not do other wise. We all went up to the "Highbarger Mansion" at night. Vinz was glad to see us. Spent a pleasant evening talking, reading letters &c.
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The steamer Linnie was in the Bay this morning with R.E.'s lumber about 2 miles rom shore. He and I took the boat and went aboard. It was put out in a raft and we poled it in; it took us about four hours. After noon worked on the road. [margin: very pleasant day.]
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Raft contained 10,000 ft. Today pole the raft in a little further and made some smaller ones and run them up the slough. After dinner worked on the road up the bank. Had a terrible nasty time. Mud a foot deep. Quite pleasant today.
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Today it rained some. In the fore noon we took three rafts of lumber up Trimbles slough and made some more ready for starting. But the tide went out then went to fix a road to draw it up to the house.
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All went down to R.E.'s house on the marsh. It rained most all day and we had a hard row as usual wind at head. Guss got up a splendid dinner. Potatos, cabbage, warm biscuit, Farmers pudding, Pear preserves &c. Vinzy & I came back at night and spent the evening visiting, reading, &c.
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Rained most all day. Could not do much. Rienzi came up and brought a load of goods from his house. Vinz & I cut some poles to make a gate of. Had an oat meal mush for supper. Wind blowed very hard in the night.
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Rienzi went to the station to day and Guss started for Olympia to day. Vinz & I rafted lumber in the fore noon and made gates in the after noon. Rienz had to come home by way of Allens. Had a hard time.
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Vinz went to the station alone to day. To see about his filing papers. Rienz & I rafted lumber and went up to Allen's after a load of stuff with the oxen & sled. After noon made some rafts and ?enkered up some gates. did not rain to day.
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Rained light showers through the day. We worked on the road until the tide came in then made a rafting trip. came back and worked road till dinner time. After noon Vinz & Rienz went to look at the ranch claims. I staid all night alone in my glory.
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I had pancakes for country(?) Rained as usual. Vinz & Rienz got back about 9 A.M. we then went up & worked on the road fixing up place to draw lumber up to the house. Made bread in the evening. Had a great time ?????d it with all.
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To day it rained most all day. We did not work much. Tinkered around & done chores, Chopped a little wood, honing an ax and put up a shelf, made a boot jack &c. Cut and sliced apples in the evening. Hung up the dried(?) bugs.
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Rained as usual most of the time. Rienz made a ginger cake in the morning for breakfast. Boiled some beans. Read in "River of the West". Trimble and Highbarger came to see us. Had cigars and went to bed.
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Went to Allen's Bee to day to cut wood. 9 men present. I reckon we cut about five cords. Got a good dinner. The Sweed eat 6 biscuits. He is a head. "How are you?" "Pretty well ugly" because the hogs tore my coat all to pieces. Was pretty tired at night. [margin: Very pleasant day, no rain.]
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Today it rained at intervals but not enough to hinder work much. Worked on the lumber road some. Did not get our mail to day. Hunted up and made a lizard(?) in the after noon. Cut some bridge poles.
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Rained last night and some through the day. I got three letters to day. We worked on the bridge putting in the poles, &c. Got them both done. Are living on Graham & bread this week. Had some arguments on farming &c. [margin: PA get lots of circuses these days far more than is done some other places(?) ]
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Went up in the woods cutting poles &c. It snowed most all the fore noon. Quit work at 10 oclock and set in the house. Very disagreeable day. I cut some wood towards night. Fixed our writing case, &c.
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No rain to day clear & cold most all day. Mercury at 28° this morn. We R.E. & I went up to McCollums and hewed out some sills for the house and worked in the woods all day. Vinz made road &c.
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Mercury down to 20° this The coldest mornng of the season on Puget Sound. Ice froze in our house 1/4 inch thick. I staid in the house most of the day tending sore back. Rienz went after the ox. Sawed wood some.
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Staid in house most all day. wrote a long letter home to Father. Read some. Pleasant day. Vinz went down to Siegfried's walking.
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Went up to the house lot and commenced to draw up the lumber. Had a good look. Got about half of it up. Cold in the morning. Clear through the day. Got home late at night.
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Finished drawing up lumber for the house and got some for posts. Got a letter from Alanson Briggs. No rain to day. Slashed brush some and tore around generally.
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Went down & stuck out the flooring then it began to rain and I cut wood some. Sawed out some ladder strips and set in the house some. Rained most of the day.
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Rained most of the fore noon - Vinz drawed up drags for wood. Rienzi & I went over on my claim and examined it. Found it to be a good one. Commenced slashing & clearing for a house.
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No rain to day. Went over and slashed on my claim. Quite a pleasant day. Carried our dinner with us. Am getting to be a crusty chopee you bet. Washington Territory Pioneer.
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Rained a little this morn. Today was an eventful day, went to a log house raising for one of the sailor boys. Ten boys present. Came back and ran after a deer about a mile shot at him but did not get him.
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To day was a very pleasant day. Ther. at 53. Wrote home my intention to stay in W.T. I wonder when I will see Pa. again. You bet I can't tell. Our full of business now and belong to a farm on Swinomish slough. Such is life.
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In the fore noon Vinz went after beets. Rienzi & I fixed the foundations to the shop and got all on stick. Rained most all the after noon I made an oar. Vinz drawed Highbarger's potatos. Rienz made a bench dog.
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We all went to the station to day consequently it rained as usual. Guss got back from Olympia. Vinz & I brought brick & windows in Allen's boat. Rienzi had a stove, trunk and the chairs, &c, &c.
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To day it rained most of the day. In the fore noon Vinz took Allen's boat home. I cut timber for the house. After noon Vinz went after the cattle had the "hardest time he ever had". I finished the ladder & done the chores & made a trunk. [margin: Rienz & Guss were at the other house.]
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Went up and commenced to work on the shop. Vinz drawed up some sleepers & sills for the house & shop. Rienz & Guss came up to the Highbarger House.
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Rained most of the time today. We went up to McCollums and staid till most dark. Vinz went down to Wilchers did not get home until dark 7 P.M.
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Rained fearfully last night. Today went up and commenced to work on the shop put up the rafters. Snowed some. Slashed and piled brush up by the house.
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Snowed a little to day but it was so warm all went off. Vinz & I went up to McCollum's. Got the ox "stub" Took dinner with McC.
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Cold & clear to day little snow on the ground. Rienz & I cut wood and Vinz took the Oxen & drawed them. At night Rienz & I went to the White House and staid all night.
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Got up at 6 A.M. and started for station. Very cold. Vinz went to Mac's. Made good time and got there a little after 8 A.M. Did not start for home until after 5 P.M. on account of wind & tide. Got to the Parnick house at 12 M and staid till morning.
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Got home this morning at Breakfast. had a hard time. Mac's went and took boat home and after noon R.E. & S. went and work at the sloughs & marsh. Vinz made road.
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Today R.E. & S. shingled on the shops and put the Batters on. Rained in the after noon. Guss went up to Mr Allens. Vinz worked on his Road and boted shingles up the slough.
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Worked on the shop and slashed some. Finished shingling & hung two doors and put in one window. vinz worked boating up shingles and made road some.
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Finished up the shop & again went a slashing until noon. After noon went down to Ulcher's(?)and drove the hiefer. Rained a little to day. [margin: Had a good view of the country and saw some mosquitos(?)]
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Rienz & Guss went home this morning. I shot two ducks and had them for dinner. They were good you bet. Wrote letters &c. very pleasant day. Wind north.
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To day was a very pleasant day. but frosty in the morning. Vinz & I went to McClellands to dig carrots. Brought home one load. Slashed up by the house in the afternoon.
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Vinz & I went out to my claim to slash. Cold & clear. Ground frozen all day. Rienz did not come to day he went to the station.
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Clowdy to day. Sowed some in the afternoon. Slashed all day up by the building lot. Rienz & Guss came up at 8 oclock. Felt rather tired & sleepy to night. Slashing is hard work.
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Snow six inches deep this morning. not very cold. Went up to the shop and set up the stove. Vinz went to Mac's for carrots. Worked in the shop all day fixing up wots(?) &c. made a potato machine.
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Cold this morning. Vinz drawed manure for a hotbed. R.E. & I worked in the shop getting out window casings &c. Made a garden rake. Whitney files two saws. Vinz made a gate.
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Rienz & Guss went down on the marsh and staid. Vinz & I staid to home all day. McClellan came down a little while. No rain today but clowdy.
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Vinz & I slashed up on the building lot. Rained a little but not very hard.
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Slashed most of the day. worked in the shop in the afternoon. Made a window casing. Rained in the afternoon. Rienz & Guss came up in the morn.
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Slashed in the fore noon. Went to the Farmers Club meeting in the after noon in our shop. McClellan, Smith, McNutt, Jennings, Sigfreid, Trimbles, McCollumns and Mrs. Allen were present.
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Worked at the hot Bed some and then went up and measured for McCollumn's line. worked on the house the rest of the day hewing sills & sleepers.
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Rained some to day. Cut wood in the morning. Rienz filed the saws. Vinz slashed and fired trees. I made a window casing and hewed sleepers.
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To day went out on my claim and cut down two Cedar tree and made shakes for my house. Got home just night. Guss went up to Mrs. Allens. No rain.
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Staid around all day. Guss & Rienz staid with us. Warm & pleasant. McNutt came visiting.
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Went out on my claim and commenced to raise a shake house. it snowed and drove us back. Worked in the shop the rest of the day making window casings. Made four.
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Rained all day steady. Worked in the shop and made five window casings and two door frames. No body went to the station. Hard wind blow at night.
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Rienz went to the station to day. Very pleasant most of the day. Rienz & I fixed the house to keep hens our of the garden. I made a hot bed and put the dirt in it. Worked on the rouse in the afternoon.
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Rained in the morning. Made some door frames and worked on the house. Planted the hot bed and the plums & apple seed. Raised the house in the afternoon. Pleasant in the afternoon.
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Worked on the house to day. Rained in the fore noon some. Did not get along very fast. Cold and dreary some of the times.
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Worked on the house all day. Raised the kitchen and made the sashes. Put in windows and doors. Rained in the after noon. Sowed some timothy seed down along the road. When will it make grass ????
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Rienz & Guss went home this morning. Rain in the fore noon pleasant in the afternoon. Mr Allen and Mr. Bracket came to see us. Took a walk in the after noon up Whatcom road. Wrote to C.W. Briggs.
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Rained most all day worked on the house and in the shop. Put up the rafters on the house.
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Worked on the house as usual. Rained a good share of the time. Commenced shingling the kitchen.
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This was the finest day of the season so far. I think if we had sugar we would feel quite at home. Vinz went to the station. Rienz & I worked on the house shingling &c. Mrs Crumrine & Mrs Siegfried were here.
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Mosquitoes were quite plenty today. Vinz got home this fore noon with some strawberries &c. doors also. Shingled in the fore noon and worked on my house in the afternoon. Pleasant day. [margin: Planted some peas] radishes, Cabbage & lettuce all up in the hot bed.
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Went to Telegraph Slough after sand had a rough time but got home in a short time. Mixed the mortar and finished the chimney. Had good [margin: luck]. Mr. & Mrs. Allen were here.
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Finished shingling and put in the gutters & fastened them. Pleasant day. Went to Dyke meeting at Trimbles. Mr. Payne was there. they talked Dyke stronger.
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Staid in the house most all day. Very pleasant. There was a high northwest wind so Rienz & Guss could not go home. Wrote a letter for pasttime.
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Worked all day cleaning up around the house and fenced it in. Very nice day. Saw a sand hill crane.
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Rained a little to day. Guss went to the station with Trimble. We grubbed in some potatos and set out a strawberry bed also some cuttings. Early sovereigns & early rose.
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Rained most of the day. Finished setting out strawberry plants and then worked in the shop.
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Went out on my claim on put up the rafters on my house. Also the roof and finished planking up. Rienz & Guss went home to wash. Cold and unpleasant.
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Weather changeable, wind & rain. W. came and bought his sewing machine to the shop. All worked around the house. Set posts for privy, put on window caps, worked on a seed sower, T set a hen up on wheatstraw.
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S. went to Trimbles after the mail, then all worked on rafting and drawing flooring up the house. Rain in the after noon. Worked on doors &c. T. set two hens and fixed cattle stables.
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Rained all the fore noon. Worked on doors and stairs. T cracked the cherry stones rec'd from Avery also battened the shop and cut poles for a gate.
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Pleasant no rain. Stuck out the flooring on the marsh. Worked around the house, made some raft frames, door sills, raised the privy and put on door locks.
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Got up at 1 A.M. did went to the station for lumber. Made three rafts and pole them as far as Telegraph Slough. Arrived home at 3 P.M. Worked around house until 6 oclock. weather clear & pleasant- light frost the morn.
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Clear & pleasant. W & wife went to their claim to day, came back at night.
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Got up at 12 M and went to Telegraph Slough for our lumber, had good luck and got in our slough at 4 oclock. In fore noon drawed up flooring. After noon Trimble has the oxen to draw hay to McClellans. T. went along and [margin: Whitney burned a piece of marsh by the White-House and sowed timothy seed.] and got a load of beets also potatos. W. & wife went home at 4 P.M.
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W. went to LaConner. T. made a gate and some chicken coops. Twenty-two chickens hatches. S. worked on house, finished off closet and my doors. Blazy heifer calved to day - heifer calf. Rain in fore noon. T. received some Peerless potatos, seed wheat & barley by mail from Pa. T. set a hen on twelve eggs. Grass seed is coming up.
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Warm & pleasant. Whitney not back yet. T. worked on the marsh road and in the front yard. S. worked on privy & house. Sowed some timothy seed on the salt marsh by the bridge. T. set a hen.
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Light frost. W. came back this morning. T. worked drawing up front yard. Set up the stove in the new house Hung doors and put on latches &c.
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Got up at 4 oclock and floated up the rafts. Rain in the fore noon. Move to day and took the first dinner in new house. Hauled up batter put up shelves and put batters on the house. T found a hen setting on thirteen eggs, on wheat straw.
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Worked on house stuck out lumber on the marsh. finished off the privy &c. Rain in fore noon. cold & windy at night. T. worked up a place for clothes line.
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W & wife went to the white house. pleasant but cool.
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W. staid down to wash to day, came up at night. Very pleasant and warm. T. & S. worked in the garden. Sowed the grass plot, set out some raspberries, lettuc, grapes cuttings and planted some beets, cabbage, celery, spinach & peas also a bed of onions got some black berries of McClellan also some seed potatos meshannon(?)
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Set out a row of raspberries in the morning then went with Trimble over the marsh to view the sloughs and place for dyke. Came back at 3 P.M. Dug a ditch up through the yard and commenced digging a well. Warm & pleasant. [margin: Well 3 hours]
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Clear & warm. T not very well; cut wood some and took the last raft out of the water. W. & S. worked on the well. got down nearly 9 ft. [margin: Well 18 hours]
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Vinz set out some cabbage plants this morning. S. & W. worked on the well in fore noon. Made knife box, match box & put flooring down in sitting room- mosquitos bad last night. Rec some Rhubarb plants from Pa. The assessor was here to day. [margin: Well 10 hours]
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W. & S. work in well all day. T. went to McClellan's for beets in fore noon. In afternoon took some wood down in the flat for the whitehouse. Onions are coming up. [margin: Well 20 hours]
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W. & S. worked in well all day. T. set out some rhubarb plants and dug out roots in the orchard. Pleasant day. Gnats plenty for the first 24 ft in well. [margin: Well 19 hours]
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All went down to Smith's to dinner. Pleasant.
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W. & S. worked in the well. T. pulled stumps & dug out roots. Trimble has the oxen to draw rails. Rain & wind last night. Saw a strawberry in bloom. Struck the cement in the well. It was very hard you bet. [margin: Well 20 hours]
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W. went to the station today. T. & S worked on the well Struck water about ten oclock and stopped work at noon; hard rain last night. Dug out stumps & roots in afternoon. Saw first strawberry blooms. [margin: Well 10 hours]
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Quite cool this morning. all worked on the house to day. Put up the porch frame and began siding up the kitchen. Highbarger came after the oxen this morning to plow.
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Clear & pleasant. Mosquitos & gnats plenty. T. backed up and covered the well. W.& S. put siding on the house.
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W. & S. worked all day siding up the house. T. worked around the yard cleaning up generally. Sowed the back yard to grass. (timothy). Spike heifer calved. Set out a wild honeysuckle by the privy. Transplanted the tomato plants. They were about four inches high. Pleasant.
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W. & S. sided up the south side of the house and tinkered around the house the rest of the day. T. transplanted some alfalfa near the house. Planted some squashes just night.
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W. & wife went to Allens and then down to White claim. Nothing new or funny transpired.
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Rained most all last night. T. worked on seed sower and picked our potatos. S. went down to and measured dyke site- with Whitney & Allen. Came up to the new house at night and brought the organ up. pleasant at night.
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S. & T. plowed the log house garden and planted it with potatos. W. & wife went to the station. Received some plants from Pa in cans. [margin: Trimble had oxen 1/2 day]
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W. filed saw, S. set out the plants and T. worked on seed sower. In the after noon all went out to S. claim and worked. Rafted some lumber round the slough just right. Salmon berries in bloom now. [margin: Trimble had oxen today]
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Rained some to day. Trimble had the oxen today. Went to McClellan's and split rails to fence our beet patch with. [margin: Trimble has oxen.]
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All went to McClellan's today. finished over 600 rails. T. plowed on the beet ground in afternoon. pleasant.
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Tillinghast finished plowing the beet ground and hauled wood drags in the afternoon. W. & S. worked on the house in the fore noon and measured sloughs in the afternoon.
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T. & S. went down to Welches looking for Rosy in the fore noon. Staid around the house the rest of the day. Cool at night.
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T. harrowed the beet ground and drawed up the lumber, S. & W. worked in the house in the fore noon putting on cloth. in fore noon and planted beets & onions in afternoon. Large red onions & (Rock Giant Medeira) on the south east. pland some turnips & carrots.
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Planted beets all day. Finished. Planted some corn & squashes on the marsh. After supper planted some parsnips, (sugar on the north side of bed.) Guernsey on south) also some penny beets.) cool night. pleasant.
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T. plowed & harrowed in the orchard today. Whitney hunted after the cattle in the fore noon, did not find them. S. hoed the potatos - Worked on the house in the afternoon. [margin: Planted some peas & six weeks beans.]
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Made Garden & planted potatos. Planted Cal. Red Peerless potatos. Corn, Crosby's Early. Marmouth sugar and small popcorn. Peas, Champions of England & Dan O'R'K, Beans, Black wax, Indian Chief & Valentine, squashes, melons, beets, Early horn carrot & some cabbage. Peerless potato had one piece in a hill except the north row on lower end. Found Rosy & the spotted heifer with calves. Transplanted some young apple trees and celery plants. Squashes coming up. [margin: Siegfried had the oxen for three days.]
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W. & T. slashed on the bank in front of the house. S. worked in the shop making mopboards. W. put the roof on the poch in the morning. Mosquitos were the thickest of the season so far.
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W. & S. shingled the porch in the morning and slashed on the bank the rest of the day. T. took "Stub" & "Star" and helped Allen plow his garden.
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Measured a Pear sprout and found it had grown 9 3/4 inches this spring.
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W. was down on his claim to day. Allen had the lame oxen in the fore noon & Trimble in the afternoon. T. & S. slashed all day on the bank and above the road. [margin: Highbarger came and got the cattle.]
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W. went to the station to day. - Set out some early cabbage plants in the morning. 170. T. & S. slashed on the bank. Trimble had the cattle.
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Cherry heifer calved to day. All slashed on the spit down below the barn.
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T. done the chores and slashed up by the house. W. & S. went down to the Parrish claim and began dyking. S. & T. slept in the Parrish house.
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All worked on the Dyke to day and finished up six rods. Weather warm & dry.
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Rained slightly most all day. W. put cloth on the sitting room and all tinkered around the house and shop all day.
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Quite cool to day. Mrs. Allen & Mr. McClellan were here. Shot two chicken hawks.
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Spent the day slashing back of the house. Clowdy with signs of rain. Highbarger brought the oxen home.
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Slashed all day. Clowdy with a little rain.
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Rained some in the forenoon. worked in the shop making mosquito bars. slashed most of the day.
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S. slashed all day and Whitney half a day. T. worked with the oxen clearing off and plowing the garden. Whitney held plow in the afternoon. warm & pleasant.
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W. & S. went down to the beet patch and put lime on a few of them. They are few and far between. Slashed the rest of the day. T. plowed & harrowed in the garden. After supper transplanted the blackcaps, strawberries (Wilson & M Christie). Gnats & mosquitos very thick.
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Worked in the garden to day. Planted potatos, peas, & beets. Also transplanted celery, onions, beets and turnips. Afternoon T made a pig pen and W. & S. went down to Siegfried's and got a pig.
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Staid at home all day. Saw a deer. Rained most all the afternoon.
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Cool & windy. Slashed all day.
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T. went to the station. Rained in the morning. W. churned in the fore noon. Slashed the rest of the day. [margin: washed the tree with lime ashes & manure]
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Rained considerable in the morning. In the fore noon worked in the shop and put tools in order. Slashed in the after noon. Commenced applying liquid manure. T. bushed the peas.
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Rained most all day did not do much cut wood & worked in the shop some. S. went to the shoe shop in the afternoon. W. put the big saw in order.
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Went up and put some lime on the beets. W. fixed Trimbles saw in the fore noon. slashed the rest of the day. Rained just night.
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Rained at intervals all day. S. made a pair of oars. W. & T. worked at odd jobs. Went down to the white-house and brought up the wash things just night.
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Slashed all day- W. helped wash in the fore noon. Pleasant.
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Slashed most of the day. it began raining about 4 P.M.
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Slashed in the forenoon. S. went to the shoe shop; got a piece of deer of McDonald. Drawed up some lumber in the afternoon.
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W. & S. went over to Squaw Bay looking for apple trees. Saw Marches & Monks places. T. slashed. [margin: W. & S. slashed three hours.]
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Rain in the morning. T. slashed in the fore noon. W. & S. worked on the house putting up partitions. All slashed in the afternoon down by the barn.
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In the fore noon worked on the house putting down floors &c. Afternoon went and run out our claim. Then had a road meeting in the shop. Pleasant.
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Mr. Allen's folks were here to dinner. Very pleasant.
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T. drew(?) up some manure in the fore noon. S. hoed the potatoes & W. washed. Afternoon worked in the garden, transplanted the pie plant. Mosquitos came 20000 strong.
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W. & S. went to the station then down to Sullivan's farm. W. started for Olympia to prove up on his claim. T. staid at house and slashed - Set out the tomato plants & sixty cabbage plants. Mrs. Jennings staid all night with us.
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T. slashed in the fore noon. S. fixed mosquito bars. Afternoon went down and took off cloth off from the White house and commenced moving. Made two trips with boat. Rained a little in the morning.
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Set out some celery plants and planted some radishes. Slashed some in the fore noon below the barn. Finished plowing the garden. Went and got a load of Goods after supper. Mosquitos lovely. Hawks caught two chickens.
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Slashed most of the day. Finished moving. Hawk caught two more chickens.
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Slashed in the fore noon. S. cut wood & watched the Hawk & shot him. He caught one chicken first. After dinner went up and worked in the beet patch hoing & transplanting - cool & clowdy.
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Nothing unusual happened. Allen's folks came down first night. Quite cool.
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Cool & rainy slashed in the fore noon and worked in the beets in the afternoon transplanting.
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S. worked on the house in the fore noon. T. slashed. Afternoon worked in the beet patch. Had a hard thunder shower. Whitney got back from Olympia.
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S. & T. Worked in the beets in the fore noon. W. helped wash. Afternoon fixed up the house put down carpet. Fixed book case, &c. Went over to Steamer?? Slough in the evening to get lumber. Got back at 1 oclock with no lumber.
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Went over on board the steamer "Setelo" staid all day. Got the scow load of lumber in Allen Slough at 11 o'clock. [margin: Had the first S. berries]
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Unloaded the scow and that is about all quite - pleasant. Not many "Sketos"
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All worked around the house in the fore noon. S. made a stand. Afternoon hoed potatos & rafted lumber. S. went out to sleep on his claim. Rained in the morning and night.
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Had strawberries for dinner & chicken pie. Pleasant. Nothing unusual occured.
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Whitney went to the station to day. Pleasant. T. & S. worked on the dyke. Very high tide.
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Shut up the first lagoon. High tide. T. worked transplanting beets. W. & S. worked on dyke.
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W. & S. worked on the dyke. T. worked in the beets. Thunder shower at night.
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W. & S. worked on dyke. Put lumber in second lagoon. T. transplanted beets. Made another box. Marsh very wet.
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T. hoed potatos. W. & S. worked on dyke. Put mud in lagoon all day.
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Had strawberries & peas for dinner. Pleasant in the afternoon. Not many mosquitos the past week.
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T. worked in the garden hoeing potatos. W. dyked in the afternoon. S. all day. Very warm & mosquitoey.
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All worked on the dyke all day; it is going lively- Warm & dry. Have nine men now dyking.
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Very pleasant day. Mosquitos thick. Went up to Highbarger & McNutt's garden. Timothy & beets are looking fine.
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T. & S. hoed beets. W. worked in the dyke. Warm & pleasant.
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T. & S. hoed beets. W. worked on the dyke. W. & S. went to the station and then over to Dodge's place, saw a nice garden and grain. High tide this afternoon.
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All worked on the lagoon. Warm & mosquitos thick.
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S. went up and commenced haying with McNutt. W. & T. worked on the dyke.
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Same as day before. High tide.
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S. came home as night, high tide. Cut off the big lagoon this week.
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T. & S. went over to Fidalgo Island. saw some nice fruit grain &c. Twenty-six of Marches strawberries weighted a pound. Whitney found a stool of oats containing 50 stune or heads. One head had 348 grains.
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Rained nearly all night last night and a little by spells all day. Transplanted a few onions near privy and parsnips east of house. Eddie has gone to hay it again. W. & T worked on dyke.
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W. went to the station. Measured timothy stalk 6 ft 2 in. Head 8 1/2 in. Sullivans' oats and barley on land dyked last- season and land last - fall and winter will make a good crop. W. thinks his grain is the best - he has seen. Oats are 10? thick. T. worked on dyke.
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W. set turnip plants also cabbage & kohl Rabbi. Sowed flat Norfolk turnips. Rained last-night and night before. T. worked on dyke.
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W. & T. on dyke. Muskrats do not trouble us much on the dyke. Too close to the water & toom much wind. Fine day.
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W. & T. worked on the dyke. S. haying. Weather fine.
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Got through haying. McNutt has worked 5 days- bill 18.00 Fine weather.
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Clear cool & windy. All went up to see McClelland's hay after dinner.
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Worked on the dyke to day. Commenced putting on the 5th sod. Three of us topped out 27 rods.
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All worked on dyke except Whitney. He washed in the fore noon & went to the station in the afternoon. Trimble & Allen started for Olympia. The pump came.
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Worked on the dyke as usual, fine day.
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Worked on dyke. W. went to Highbargers in the afternoon and got his pump fixed. Fine weather for work. Mosquitos thick in the evening. Very few on the dyke.
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W. & S. spent the day putting in the pump, filing saw, cutting wood, &c. T. worked on dyke. Warm & dry.
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All worked on dyke putting on 5th sod. very warm, mosquitos very think about the house. T. & S. had to sleep in sitting room.
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Staid around the house in the day time. In eve, went down to the white house. Mosquitos bad. Mercury 82° in the shade.
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Warm & dry. T. & S. worked on dyke. W. washed in fore noon & dyked in A noon.
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All worked on dyke, finished up the side of Allen slough. Trimble came home with a title to his land.
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Commenced dyking on the south side of Whitney's claim. Mosquitos not bad on the work.
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T. worked on the dyke. W. & S. worked on a box for Allen Slough. [margin: McNutt had timothy 7 ft high and heads 9 5/8 in long.]
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Worked on the dyke as usual. Warm & dry - No prospect of rain.
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Warm & pleasant. McNutt took dinner with us. S. went out to his claim.
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W & S worked on the big slough. T. on the dyke.
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Changed the plan of putting in sills and took up what was in. T. worked on dyke. W. was up to see jennings about dyke in afternoon.
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Put in two triangles. T. worked with the dykers. W. staked out dyke in the afternoon. Rained some in the forenoon.
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Put in five triangles. Weaterh fine. The tide was up in the Cut? grass a little today. Tomatos are about an inch in diameter. Cabbage not heading much yet. [margin: Ten & one half hours on slough]
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High tide. Worked on the slough and dyke. [margin: 11 hours on slough]
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High tide. Pleasant day. nothing unusual around.
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Tide on the marsh. Worked on the slough and dyke as usual. Mosquitos about played except nights & morn. [margin: 10 1/2 hours]
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Worked on slough & dyke. [margin: 10 1/2 hours]
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Worked on slough & dyke. [margin: 10 hours]
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Vinz worked on the dyke & W & S on Allen slough. [margin: 10 hours]
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Worked on the slough & dyke. [margin: 10 hours]
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T. worked on dyke. W. & S. burned the slashing in the afternoon. Burned very well. Mc Nutt & Fenton worked 11 hours on slough. [margin: 11 hours]
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Very pleasant quiet Sunday.
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Worked on the slough in the fore noon. Went out and poled the second scow load of lumber in the afternoon.
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The men unloaded the scow in the fore noon and put the lumber ashore in the afternoon. Placed the boxes in Allen slough.
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Worked on slough & dyke as usual. Commenced to piling, and framing for the second big slough.
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Worked on the slough & dyke
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Commenced slough no 2 but did not get much done on it. Weather cold & clowdy.
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Quite pleasant to day. Worked on sloughs & dyke as usual. Have ten bents for second slough.
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Dito last Sunday. Mrs Jennings was here to dinner.
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Had all the men working on the slough today. planked up half of it.
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Rained some in the morning. Finishing planking up Allen slough. W. & S. went to La Conner just night. Staid with Andrews.
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Came home from the station at 9:30 A.M. Mr. Smith came with us. T. commenced filling the lake on Allen's line. Framed and put in bents in Slough No. 2. The boxes in A. Slough have proven a failure. [margin: Got the first new apples. 2.00]
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Rained most all the fore noon. Worked all the afternoon.
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Very pleasant. Worked on slough no 2. put in most all the bents. McCollum was up visiting.
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Very pleasant. Mr. Smith was up here to Dinner. Allen's folks came up also. [margin: Had the fresh ripe tomatos Sep 1st.]
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Commenced work at 5:30 and stopped the hole in Allen slough.
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Commenced laying the bottom and fixed the barrow road on the se slough
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Fixed the box in and got ready to eat off the slough.
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Shut up the two sloughs and stoped the tide for the first time. Success is evident
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Put in 13 bents in the next big slough. Fine weather- cool mornings.
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W. & wife & Vinz went over to Fidalgo Island. S. went up to Highbargers.
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Worked on dyke and sloughs.
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T. went to the station and down to Dodges. Commenced putting frames in the Lagoon.
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Finished framing for the sloughs. Commenced digging a canal for a box around Allen's slough.
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Sawed wood before breakfast. Worked on scow & boxes. The bank caved in and delayed the box at Allen Slough. [margin: 2 days on scow to date.]
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Very fine weather. S. & McNutt worked on the scow in the fore noon. the rest on the dyke. Put the box in for the Allen Slough. Afternoon W. & S. burned brush heaps. [margin: 1 day on scow]
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W. & Wife & S. went down to Allen's to dinner. Had a good wind to go down with and a very pleasant time. T. staid at home.
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Cut off the lagoon. dyked in the afternoon. Thunder shower in the evening. [margin: Thunder storm.]
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Worked on dyke and planked up one Loye slough. Floated the box and hung it in the last slough.
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Put in the box and commenced planking the 130 ft slough. Planked in Allen S.
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Cut off the 180 ft slough. and dyked some. Windy. good weather as usual. [margin: Scow 1 day.]
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Dyked as usual and finished planking the 120 ft sloug.
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McNutt & S. made oars for the scow and Harry & Wilcher calked it. Fine weather [margin: 2 2/2 day on scow.]
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Very pleasant day. All staid at home. Picked some seet corn. The popcorn was ripe, picked some for seed.
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W. worked on the dyke. Vinz & S. worked on the bridge over the dyke.
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W. & T. worked on the dyke. S. put up the dyke bridge & worked on the scow oars. Weather fine. T. hauled up some wood in the afternoon. [margin: scow 2 hrs.]
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All worked on the dyke.
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Vinz & S. worked on the scow. First frost. The rest on the dyke. [margin: scow 17 hrs]
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Finished the scow. To worked on dyke. Frost this morning. Killed squash, onions. Weather fine & dry. [margin: scow 20 hrs]
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Very pleasant day. S. went up to McNutt's. Mr. Jennings was down here.
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Commenced to fill the "50 ft" slough with mud. McCollum & S. went and got a load of hay. got back at 9:30.
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T. & McCollum put the hay in the barn. W. & S. worked on the dyke. The "50 ft" slough went out.
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S. worked on McClellands box in the forenoon. Helped T. draw hay in the afternoon. Commenced to fill the "45 ft" slough.
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Fine weather to day. S. finished the box. T. drew up manure and put on the garden.
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W. & T. worked on the "45 ft" slough in the forenoon to make it safe. Very pleasant day. S. went to Fidalgo with Trimble. He got his new cook.
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Whitney taken with stiff neck - did not work. S. sick, eat to many apples - did not work. T. worked on dyke. Tide came in the ditches.
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Trimble went to the station and Whitney with him. S. did not work. T worked on the dyke. Rainy & windy by spells. Armstrong left today. Tide 6 inches over the marsh at 5 P.M.
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Very wet dyking to day. Clowdy & rainy.
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Worked at dyking although it was pretty wet. S. made a spade handle.
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Found "Lillies" calf. All worked on dyke.
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Rained most of the fore noon. Quite pleasant in the P.M. dyked some. The marsh is very wet , from the high tide.
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Very pleasant day rather cool in the morning, but no frost. The whole family went to Mr. Davey's visiting. had a very pleasant time. Weather fine.
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Very fine weather. Wind in the north. Worked on dyke as usual finishing taking out sods.
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Fine weather hard frost this morn. Worke on dyke as usual. W. & S. gathered up lumber in the afternoon.
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Very fine day for dyking, All worked on the dyke.
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Very fine day as usual. W. worked on the dams mailing(?). S. & T. on the dyke.
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S. worked on the dyke. W. & T. dug potatos. Fine day.
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Fine day staid at home all day.
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T. finished digging potatos. W. & S. worked on the dyke. Commenced topping out on the east end.
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W. & wife went to the station. T. worked on the dyke. S. made a machine to pack beets on and a pair of oars. Fine day.
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S. worked on dyke. W. & T. pulled mangolds.
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S. worked on dyke. W. & T. pulled mangolds.
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All worked on the dyke. Hard frost this morning. Pleasant day.
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S. & T. worked on the beets. W. worked on the dyke with the men. Finished & discharged the men. Frosty weather.
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Staid at home all day. Very pleasant. W. & S. went up and got Mc's boat at night.
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S. 24 years old today. S & W went to Whatcom. Had very pleasant weather but head wind. T worked on the ditch.
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W. & S. went to Sehome and from there to Mr. Burnetts. Staid over night with him. T. & Mrs. Whitney went to the station.
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W. & S. bought a boat load of fruit and started for home at noon. Got home about 8 o'clock. T. worked on ditch.
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In the fore noon all went down on the Parrish claim and measured the dyke. After noon piled lumber on the marsh. Open the box from Pa.
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Whitney sowed timothy seed. S. dug ditch. T. drawed p the pears and a load of stuff from Allen's garden. Dark & clowdy. Mrs Howard & Earnest were here visiting.
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Clowdy but no rain. Mrs. Howard & Earnest were here visiting. S. dug ditch. W. & T. plowed in the garden.
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S. worked on the ditch. W. & T. plowed in the garden.
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W. went to the station and got 13 sacks of timothy seed. S. worked on the ditch. T. worked on the ditch and done chores.
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S. went down and worked on the boat fixing it up ready to paint. Cleaned out the shop in the afternoon. W. worked in the ditch some. T. went out to move Charly. [margin: Rain 3hs]
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Rainy & windy. Went down and got some lumber to work and T. hauled it up to the shop in the afternoon. He drew drags of wood in the afternoon. S. made a cabbage cutter and worked on the ditch in the afternoon. [margin: Rain 4hs]
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S. went out to his claim & made shingles. W. & T. worked in the shop hauled wood &c. [margin: Rain 4 to 6 hs]
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W. & S. saw shingle stuff in the fore noon. They proved to be no account. The "130" slough went out. The neighborhood worked all the afternoon and till four oclock in the morning stopping the hole. Succeeded.
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Went down to the slough, found it all right. Came up and eat breakfast and while doing so the fatal slough went out again. A very blue day on the Ridge. Clowdy and raining.
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Went down to the slough and from there up to Siegfred's point and load the scow with brush and put in the slough. McNutt came down. [margin: Mr Best and family were visiting.]
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Got up at 2 A.M. and went to work on the "busted" slough. Made a R.R. and put in mud until 2 P.M. T. went to the station. Fine day.
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Worked on slough on preceding day. Vinz worked canning beets in the afternoon.
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Worked on slough from 3 o'clock until 9. Rained and had to quit. Put in the vents and box. Box washed out again. [margin: Rain 6 hs]
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Worked on slough all day. Clowdy but no rain.
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Commenced working on the slough at 4:30 A.M. Stopped the tide and finished up about 3 oclock. No rain. Highbarger & Billy helped us also Trimble.
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Mrs. Jennings was here. Nothing unusual to record. [margin: Rain most all day]
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Worked on the sloughs putting in mud and made an extension to the sluice box.
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W. helped Guss wash in the fore noon. Worked on the sloughs as usual.
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W. went to the station & got the trees. T. & S. wheeled mud - fine occupation.
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S. worked on the boat. W. & T. wheeled mud. In the morning T. & S. healed in the trees.
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S. made shingles. Vinz fixed his sled. W. worked in the shop on his crib. [margin: rain 2 hs]
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S. worked in the shop made his root cutter. W. & T. also worked in the shop. [margin: Rain most of the day]
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All staid at home. Wrote letters, read, &c. [margin: Rained]
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Worked on the boat a little and wheeled mud four hours. W. went to view Highbarger's dyke in the morning. High tide.
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Tide over the marsh & high wind. Worked in the shop in the fore noon and wheeled mud in afternoon. [margin: Rain 3 or 4 hs]
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Went down to wheel mud. High tide. Showery in the fore noon. Cool and clear at night. [margin:Rain 3 hours]
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Hard frost this morning. Wheeled mud all day. S. painted the boat in the afternoon.
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Mercury down to 26° this morn. Wheeled mud in the Highbarger lagoon.
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All worked on the big lagoon finished about 3 P.M. Floated the plank around to the other lagoon. Tide 6 inches over the marsh. Snow storm in the evening. Ground frozen one or two inches. [margin: First snow]
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Cold again, clear with wind in the north. Vinz & Charley wheeled muc. Too cold for us. S. finished his oars. W. filed saw and we sawed some wood.
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Mercury down to 15° this morning and remained cold all day. Cut wood most all day.
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Temperature about the same as yesterday. W. & S. went out on the marsh road and cut a tree for shakes to cover wood shed with. T. hauled up wood.
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T. hauled some bolts for shakes and broke his sled. W. & S. cur bolts for shakes & pickets. Cold as usual.
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Tide one foot over the marsh. W. went to Highbarger's in the fore noon and got some rings made for S. worked on some fir trees getting them ready to burn down. T. worked on the sled. Little warmer at night.
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Tide eighteen inches over the marsh today. W. & S. burned down trees and cut wood. T. finished his sled and hauled Shake timber. [margin: Highest tide of the month]
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S. went down to the dyke in the morning and shot some ducks. Then went down to help Allen pack goods to the slough. Then cut down some firs to keep them from falling in the garden. The rest of the folks went visiting at Mrs. Jennings. Little warmer. [margin: Tide 15 inches over the ms]
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T. hauled shake & picket bolts. W. & S. sawed wood, cleared road and burned down trees. [margin: high tide]
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W. & S. went to the station and got the rest of the seed and the wagon. T. hauled bolts and helped Trimble kill hogs. Quite frosty in the morn.
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John Cornelius came up and surveyed the Highbarger claim. We all went with him in the fore noon. W. in the after noon. T. drew a load of beets in the afternoon. S. cut wood.
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T. went out to move Mr. O'Laughlin. W. & S. worked on the house and cut wood. Cold as usual.
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T. hauled up lumber and shingles. S. & W. worked on the house and cut wood.
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In the morning. T. went after beets. W. & S. cut wood. Clowdy & warmer.
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Mr. O'Laughlin came out and got his folks. Started for his farm.
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Worked in the shop some and began the porch. [margin: Rain 3hs]
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W. & S. went down to work on the slough. It was not thawed enough. Put a door latch on the shop. S. made shakes some for wood house. [margin: W. made extra wagon box]
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W. S. & the boys worked on the sloughs. Wheeling mud fixing wings &c. Very pleasant day. T. hauled water(?) on the wagon.
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Billy brought our mail for this week to day. Cold south east wind. S. made shakes. W. worked on the dam. T. hauled over 50 bushs of beets.
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Sisson made shakes in the fore noon. W. began the wood shed and settled up with Charley & Harvy. After dinner W. & S. made a table. T. hauled two loads of beets. [margin: rain 2 hours]
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S. went up to McNutt's. Everything quiet along the line. "Charley Frenchmen" brought us some venison. [margin: ? 18 ins over the marsh]
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S. made pickets in the fore noon. After dinner W. & S. repaired dyke and worked on the dams. T. hauled beets. [margin: ? dito yesterday]
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Vinz hauled beets as usual. W. & S. wheeled mud a little and then split shakes (340)[margin: highest tide of the season]
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All down choping mud on the dam at midnight last night. Vinz hauled one load of beets. W. went down and took the cloth off from the white house. S. went to Highbarger's and got crowbar mended then went after a stray lumber raft. Cleaned some and put ceiling in the bedroom.
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This is Christmas in some places. W. fired trees, filed saws, &c. T. & S. went down to McNutt's to get timber for an ox yoke. "never done it" Very pleasant.
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T. & S. worked on the lagoon wheeling mud. W. & wife went to Sickfreds visiting.
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All worked down by the dyke deepening ditches till 3 P.M. Then it began to rain. [margin: Rain 3 hours]
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Rained most all day; nothing else worth recording.
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All worked on the dyke ditch to day.
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Trimble went to the station. Worked on the ditch until it rained. [margin: Rain 3hs]
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Worked on ditch a little while in the morn. Worked on the shop some and made ax handles. Sawed wood in the afternoon. [margin: Rained 3 hs]
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Worked in the shop in the fore noon on bookcase. Afternoon W. S. sawed wood. T. worked in ditch. [margin: Snow & rain 5 hs]
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T. & S. sawed wood in fore noon. After noon all worked in the shop & house. Commenced to put cloth on "boys" room. [margin: Rain Snow 4 hs]
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Snow went off today clowdy rainy day.
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T. & S. worked on the ditch side of the dyke. W. helped wash, filed saw, &c. Very pleasant.
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W. & S. went to the station. T. worked in the shop. Received some garden seeds from the Depot. [margin: Rain 5hs High tide]
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W & S worked in the shop on bookcase. Afternoon sawed rail cuts. Finish clothes bars and put cloth on sleeping room.
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W. & S. went to the "Bob Williams" place and at Siegfreds for lumber which had gone astray. Piled it on the marsh and staked it out. T. gathered turnips and work in the shop. Worked on the ditch some.
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W. & S. worked on the ditch most all day. T. hauled a load of beets Turnips and went to Highbargers with the bellcow. [margin: Rain 3hs.]
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T hauled a load of beets in the forenoon. and one in the afternoon. W. & S. worked on the ditch and fixed the apron to the large box in the afternoon. The tide was out low last night.
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S. went out to the French settlement.
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T. worked in the garden digging ditch. W. & S. worked in the shop in the fore noon and on the dyke after dinner. [margin: Rain 2hs]
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W. went to the station. T dug ditch in the garden & S. on the marsh. Snowed slightly most all day.
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T hauled up wood with the oxen. W & S dug ditch on the marsh. Drained some lakes on the "White" claim.
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Rained so we did not go to the ditch. Work on the wood shed and in the shop on bookcase. Heard some robins.
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Worked in the shop some and split rails some. S. went up to McNutts to see him. Sick of very high tides.
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Highest tide of the season so far. and north wind which scattered the lumber all over the marsh. T dug ditch in the forenoon. W. & S. worked on the bookcase. After dinner W. worked about the house. T. & S. went after a scow load of stones and picked up scattering lumber. McNutts ox died this morning. All went down to the slough in the evening and put stones on the box apron.
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Tide nearly three feet over the marsh this morning. McClellan's dyke, Siegfried's dike and the two largest sloughs went out and our farm is covered with salt water. Lumber lost and scow also, etc. etc. Spent the day looking after lost lumber.
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W. went to Ben Welches after the boat. T. & S. went to McClellan's and got his boat and picked up lumber in the fore noon. W. & S. cut wood in the after noon. T. dug ditch in the garden.
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Worked in the shop. T dug ditch. S. went to McNutt's after the mail at night.
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T. dug ditch & W. & S. worked on the secretary & bookcase. Very cold, ground covered with snow.
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Mercury down to 17 this morning. Clear & cold all day. W. & S. worked in the shop as usual. T. put mop boards in the house.
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Still cold stormy weather. Worked in the shop. Put the doors on the bookcase. Heard that the Indians had the scow at Samish Island.
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Started to go after the scow but could not get the boat out of the slough for ice. W. & S. worked in the shop on secretary. T. dug ditch.
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The Indians brought the scow home and charged $1500 for "mamock". Rainy & cloudy.
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Very warm and fine weather for working out of doors. Got the wood shed ready for putting on shakes. T. dug ditch.
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S. & Guss went to the station. W. worked around the house and took care of the baby. T. dug ditch &c.
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S. went down to the slough and made a dam in the dyke ditch by the stairs. After noon W. & S. worked on the wood shed putting on shakes. T. dug ditch.
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All worked in the shop all day on secretary &c. T. took care of the seeds. [margin: Rain 8hs]
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Commenced fill drains with cedar. After nooon W. & S. worked on wood shed. Finishing cornering and commenced weather boards. Tides not very high. [margin: Nice weather for work.]
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T. "made" ditches as usual W. & S. made rails.
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S. dug ditch on the S.E. corner orchard. W. & S. made rails. Trimble came home. Warm & pleasant. [margin: have about 1600 rails.]
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T. cut wood in the shed W. worked on secretary. S. made axhandles, bretle(?) &c. [margin: Rain all day.]
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T. cut wood in shed and made an ax handle. W. & S. fired some trees. Worked in shop on Bureau, made shingles &c. Clowdy dull weather. [margin: Rain 8hs]
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S. made rails & burned down trees. T. dug ditch. W. was down on the marsh putting in ditch dams, &c. [margin: Rain 2hs]
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T. dug ditch and made a dam on the marsh by the stairs. W. & S. made rails and worked in the shop. W. filed the cross cut saw and worked on Bureau. [margin: Rain 3 hs. 2100 rails.]
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Mrs Jennings & Ovvie(?) came down to dinner. Rained part of the day.
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Very pleasant to work. T. dug ditch as usual. W. & S. cleared a way for the ditch and sawed rail cuts. Fell three large trees.
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Whitney & his wife went to the station. T. worked on the ditch and S. made rails in the fore noon and chopped fir trees in the afternoon.
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T. dug ditch some. S. cut fir trees & fired a fir log. [margin: Snowed 3hs]
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Whitney's folks came back from the station to day at noon. Froze quite hard last night. T. worked at the ditch. S. cut wood. Afternoon W. & S. sawed rail cuts.
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T. worked on ditch as usual. W. & S. piled & burned brush on the orchard site. Pleasant day.
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This is Valentine's day. We did not get many. Occupation dito yesterday. Tides have been low so far this month. [margin: 2300 rails up to date.]
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Rain in the fore noon. Trimble, Jake & his family took dinner with us.
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S. went down to the Scow, fixed the oars and some poles for her. Made rails some. T. worked on ditch. [margin: Rain 3hs]
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Jake & mcNutt went to the station with scow after Smith's cattle. Rain in the fore noon. W. & S. made rails in the afternoon. T. worked on the ditch and cut wood shed. [margin: Rain 4 hours. 2800 rails. T. planted some tomatos.]
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In the fore noon W. & S. went out on the marsh road and sawed some cedar for ditches. After dinner split rails. Vinz worked on ditch by the orchard bars. Smith & Highbarger arrived this morn with the scow.
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Smith came down after the oxen this morning. He said the scow leaked badly. T. cut wood and dug ditch. W. & S. made rails some and worked on the bureau. S. put the apple and pear seed out to freeze. Hard west wind at night. [margin: Rain 5 hs. 3300 rails.]
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T. worked on ditch as usual. W. & S. split rails and some wood. Mr. Smith brought the cattle home.
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Very pleasant day. Split rails, cut wood and dug ditch. Mr. Butters came along and took dinner with us. [margin: 4000 rails.]
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Clear & pleasant. had no company, made no visits. I went down to the doins at night.
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Another fine day. Vinz worked on ditch. W. & S. made rails on the orchard in the fore noon, after noon lost time on a large fir tree.
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Worked in the shop in the fore noon on Bureau. made axhandle, split wood &c. Afternoon T. worked on the ditch. W. files the saw & S. burned up fir tops. Tide was out very low in the afternoon now. [margin: Snow 5hs]
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Clowdy cool day. W. & S. made 900 stakes out of cedar. T. finished the garden ditch.
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Very pleasant day to work out of doors. Worked in the shop and in the house. Stopped up mouse holes and put up ceiling &c. Messrs White & Son & Bicker of Fidalgo called on us also Highbarger. [margin: 51.00 ots(?) Rain in the morn.]
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W. & S. made rails in the fore noon. T. hauled the cedar for under drains. Afternoon split and put it in. Mr O'Laughlin's folks were here and staid all night.
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S. made a pair of oars of Fir. The rest split wood and in the afternoon all worked on the ditch filling. [margin: Rain 4hs]
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T. worked on the ox sled. W. & S. worked in shop making picture frames. W. went down to the Pre-emption house for timothy seed. [margin: Snow all day.]
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W. & T. went to the station. Highbarger moved today. S. worked in the shop and fixed the stair way. Smith brought the cattle home.
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T. hauled wood and drags. W. & S. cut wood all day. fir & willow.
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Worked under the shed in the fore noon cutting wood, making sled, &c. After-noon T. dug ditch & the rest cut wood. Quite cool and will freeze tonight. The cattle came up to day for first time in several days. [margin: Snow 4hs.]
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W. & S. worked in the shop in the fore noon making picture frames, afternoon cut wood. S. borrowed Trimbles bead plain. T. worked on sled and ditch. [margin: stormy 3 hours]
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Worked around the house fixing stuff, drain &c. grading the ground about the house. Afternoon W. made rails and S. sharpened pickets.
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Froze quite hard last night Tides low now days. All quiet along the line. [margin: 5600 rails]
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Stormy in the morning. Worked in the shop a while and then went to work on the fence. W. made rails in the fore noon. T. dug post holes and S. sharpened pickets.
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Clear pleasant day. all worked at the picket fence. Billin brought up the mail.
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W. sowed grass seed. Red top clover, timothy, &c. T. & S. worked on the fence, are getting along first rate. [margin: Heard first frog of the season.]
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Rained very hard last night and some in the morning. W. went down & seeded the dyke. T. hauled logs off from the orchard site. S. went and made a start on cow oars. Worked in the shop in the afternoon.
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T. went to McNutt's to get ox yoke. W. & S. worked on the orchard fence and filled ditch some.
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T. worked on his sled. S. finished the scow oars. W. made a closet table. Mr. Andrews was up to dinner. Allen & Highbarger were also up went to Trimbles & had a dyke meeting in the evening. Allen staid all night with us. Concluded to go and fix the dams as soon as practable. [margin: Rained 8 hours]
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Pleasant day. S. went up to Smiths, Guss went down to Siegfrieds. Andrews, Anderson & Matson were here. Matson staid all night.
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Clear & pleasant. Finished fencing the orchard.
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W. & wife went to the station. T. & S. worked in the garden plowing, covering ditches &c. Hard frost this morning. Saw first mosquitos.
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[diary says 17th]Hard frost this morning. Clear day. Worked in garden as yesterday. W. came home to night. Got some plants from Dodge. [margin: Planted early Wyman cabbage]
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[dairy says 18th] Staked off the ground for orchard. Siegfried's folks were up here. T. hauled manure on the berry patch. W. sowed blue grass on the dyke. S. filled ditch & cut wood. [margin: Rain 3 hours]
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[diary says 19th] T. hauled manure and dragged the garden. W. & S. moved the scow and set pear trees. Took up the currant bush from the old log house.
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[diary says 20th] Very fine day. Set cherry trees, currant bush. Gooseberry, Raspberry, &c. &c. T. hauled rails and tried the breaking plow. S. calked the scow and planted plum stones. [margin: Heard plenty of frogs.]
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Very fine day. McNutt, Anderson & D'Arcy were here to dinner.
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Vinz went out with the scow and the oxen down to plow D'Arcy's land. Fine spring weather. W. & S. went up to Anderson's to help him put up a log house Got home at 5 oclock. Planted the apple & pear seed.
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W. went to the station. got home at 11 oc. S. grafted some of the roots, &c. Afternoon set out grafts. Fixed strawberry ground and planted some peas. Pruned the old trees. Very pleasant and warm.
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Made garden some today. set out the plum trees, apricot, quince &c. Planted potatos, onions, beets, turnips, radishes &c. put out currant cutting & set out mangolds & turnips for seed. Fine weather, low tides.
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Worked in the house some. Rain a little in the morning. Set out the strawberries and some more apple grafts. Finished setting out the Apple trees. [margin: Rain 2hs]
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Very fine day. Made a cold frame for tomatos and split wood. In the afternoon went down and commenced ditching the beet patch.
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Tillinghast and Darcy came home with the scow and cattle this morning in time for breakfast. Clear & pleasant. All worked on the marsh ditching. [W. & S. dug 27 rods of ditch in 8 1/2 hours]
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Verey pleasant day. S. had a bad cold. Mr. Smith came down to dinner.
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W. & T. worked on the ditch in the morning. After dinner on the road down the bank. grading. S. sharpened fence stakes.
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W. went to the station. His wife went to Mr. Darcy's visiting. T. hauled wood. S. sharpened stakes. Whitney's Atlas came from San Francisco.
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S. sharpened stakes. T. hauled wood and W. worked on the road down the bank. Mosquitos quite plenty.
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T. hauled wood. W. & S. laid up the rails around the calf pasture and then grubbed in potatos till night. All went to Darcy's to a party at night.
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Got home from Darcy's at daylight. "bad omen". T. went and plowed garden for Trimble. W. & S. planted potatos and fixed the road down by the log house.
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Had a road meeting, elected T. for road master. W. & S. sided up the house. T, hauled manure. W. & T. went to the station in the evening.
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T. hauled manure W. & T. got home from the station at 8 A.M. W. & S. worked on the house putting up cornice. W. dug ditch in the beet ground in the afternoon.
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Mrs. Lemer & son came visiting today. S. mixed paint and made moulding. T. dug ditch and hauled stones from the garden. W. dug ditch. Trimble had the oxen to harrow his garden.
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W. & T. plowed the garden. S. painted on the inside of the house.
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Rained most all last night. S. painted the closet. W. worked around the house in the fore noon. W. & T. dug ditch in the afternoon.
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W. & T. dug ditch down towards Trimble's corner. S. went out to saw cedar for the ditches. Went out to the Frenchmen's and saw some bear cubs.
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Rained some in the fore noon. All went up to Trimble's to dinner The whole ridge was represented.
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W. & S. worked in the house papering. T. dug ditch in the afternoon and chored in the fore noon. Trimble had the cattle to haul his things to the slough. Apples & plums appear to be a failure (seedlings). Peas are about two inches high. [margin: Rain two hours]
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Whitney went to the station, Trimble & Co. went to the Samish, had out scow. T. dug ditch. S. painted & papered in the fore noon and sawed stuff for ditch in the afternoon. Strong S.E. wind all day.
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S. painted sitting room and painted window sash in the afternoon. T. dug ditch and hauled rails also some stuff from Allen's. Whitney helped clear the room and then went to help the Frenchmen work on the bridge, also dug ditch in the afternoon.
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S. painted sitting room second coat. T. dug ditch. W. put on wall paper.
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T. dug ditch and helped put down carpet &c. W. papered the sitting room. S. finished up the stair way. Mr. Upson the Assessor was here and staid all night. Saw a strawberry in bloom.
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W. & T. papered all day. bedroom & hall. S. finished up the hall and painted window sash. High west wind at night.
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T. finished his sled and harrowed the garden and hauled a load of cedar for ditch. [margin: Trimble came back from the Samish. Had the cattle today.]
[From next image] W. dug ditch on road. S. sawed cedar in the fore noon and dug ditch in the afternoon. Potatoes coming up. Transplanted tomatos.
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Trimble worked for us to day. Hauled ditch timber in the fore noon & plowed on the beet garden at Smith's. Planted the potatos. S. painted in the afternoon. T. cut pole for fence. [margin: Very pleasant weather.]
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Trimble & T. worked on the garden plowing & fencing. W. planted potatos & peas. Phila Extra Early next to the road. S. fixed the seed sower & painted on the house.
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W. T. & Trimble worked on the marsh garden finished harrowing & fencing. Planted potatos & beets. S. painted on the house. Newton was up after the cattle. Fine day.
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S. split up the cedar for the ditches. Trimble & W. put it in. T. planted beets up in the Smith garden. Newton came up for the cattle. S. painted some in the after noon. [margin: Have 65 rods of covered ditch on the marsh.]
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Rain a little in the morning. S. painted in the fore noon & made picket fence in the afternoon. Trimble & W. broke marsh all day with two yokes of cattle. T. filled underdrains on the marsh. [margin: The ferns is up thick one feet high.]
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Very pleasant day. W. & wife went to Mr Smiths. [margin: Pear & strawberries in bloom.]
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S. put lime on the apple trees. W. & T. broke marsh. T. dug ditch on road. S. cut ditch along the bank.
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T. went to the station to day. W. & Trimble plowed in the fore noon. S. dug ditch. Split wood in the afternoon. [margin: Rain 5 hours]
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Trimble hauled staked for fence. W. & S. drove stakes for 37 rods of fence. T. dug ditch. Rain a little just night.
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W. & S. drove stakes in the fore noon. Afternoon W. dug ditch. S. made a pair of gates and sharpened fence stakes. T. dug ditch along the bank. Staked out a field for orchard garden &c. Rain last night.
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W. worked at his again in the fore noon. T. dug ditch. After noon W. & T. hauled hay and worked on the road making bridge &c. S. sharpened stakes. Ballou & payne were here. Windy weather. Rain last night. [margin: Newton & Siegfred had the cattle.]
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S. sharpened stakes in the fore noon. W. hoed in the garden. T. harrowed the beet patch. W. & S. planted beets in the afternoon.
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W. & S. planted beets all day. T. harrowed till he finished then took the harrow home.
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S. sharpened stakes. W. & T. planted beets. Trimble hauled stakes. W. & T planted beets. Trimble hauled stakes. Rec'd a lot of seed from Tillinghast Bros. also some potatos "Comptons surprise" & "Vermont extra early"
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Vinz planted some squash, cucumbers, corn (adams early) & other vegetables. Trimble hauled stakes. W. finished planting the marsh garden. After noon W. & T. worked in the garden grubbing and setting out tomatos. Tomatos about 6 inches high. Potatos look fine. Sisson painted on the house. finished the first and began the sec. Mrs Jennings & Avvie took dinner with us.
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S. painted and finished up the kitchen. T. split wood some. (E. ? S. Corn near home ???? in hill) W. & T. finished putting on stock & paper. Trimble began work but quit for rain. [margin: Rain 8 hours]
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S. painted all day, about finished. Found "line back" & "cherry" with calves. W. & T. dug ditch by the front of the bank. Cool & clowdy. Not good growing weather.
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W. & T. dug ditch down by the old log house. S. bushed the peas, planted "minnesota sweet corn" and howed in the garden. Gnats very thick. Char Matson was here to dinner. Offered him $50. per month (he board himself) to works on dams.
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Warm & pleasant. Three ladies called on us in the evening. S. went to Smith's ranch. Timothy is looking fine also grain. Beets are coming up.
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W. & T. dug ditch. S. sawed logs & drove stakes for fence. Clear & pleasant.
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W. went to the station early. S. drove stakes. Trimble hauled stakes. T. dug ditch.
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Trimble hauled a few stakes and in the afternoon some poles to bridge the lagoon. S. drove stakes. W. & T. dug ditches and worked on bridges.
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Trimble did not work. Went Smith's. S. drove stakes and hung some gates. T. finished hauling stakes. W. hoed in the gardens some. After dinner W. & T. worked on the bridges and picked up lumber, moved the scow &c.
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All got up at 3 A.M. and went to the Samish flats after lumber. Went over and saw the Samish river and Mr. Miller's place. W. was sick. Got the scow as far as Siegfreds and came home at 8 oclock.
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T. worked on the road down by the lagoon. S. worked on fence and made a gate. W. worked in the garden & put cap rail on the fence. Went up to Siegfreds and run the scow of lumber home at night.
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All but Sisson went to Dog Island. He went up to McNutts & Smith's. pleasant day.
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Began work on the dams. Filled the hole in the lagoon and dug the box out of the big slough. The tide was so high we could not make a R.R. got home at 8:30 P.M. Matson began work. [margin: Tide 6 in over the marsh.]
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All worked on the dam. put up a R.R. and began to put in wood. Finished the hole in the lagoon. Mrs. Allen & folks came at night & staid all night. [margin: High Tide. Fine rain in eve.]
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Fine day. All worked on the dam. Did not make much show. Allen's folks staid all night. W. & S. put in 1500 cubic ft. Tide over marsh.
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Wheeled mud all day. W. had a lame ankle in the after noon. High tide 8 in. [margin: W. set out tomato plants]
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W. set out cabbage plants. and wheeled mud in the after noon. Trimble worked on the dam in the after noon.
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All worked on the dam in the fore noon. Trimble also. boarded up the hole and made it as good as ever. All worked in the garden in the after noon. cutting form(?) &c.
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Very pleasant day. Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Jennings, Sarah Allen & Mrs Lovejoy call on us in the afternoon & went home on the tide in the night. [margin: Found a red strawberry.]
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All worked on the dam all day.
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Worked on the dam in the fore noon. Afternoon made a RR over the hole in Allen Slough - fine weather. Tides low. [margin: Trimble went to the station.]
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T. & Matson worked half a day on the first dam. the balance on the Allen dam. W. & S. took lumber off the lagoon and picked up bents plank for box &c.
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Worked on the hole in the Allen slough. Put in two bents. Trimble came home from the station. Fine weather.
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Put in five more bents in the Allen dam. Trimble put top rails on the fence.
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W. & S. put in box to lengthen the other one. All wheeled mud on the other dam.
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Rain in the fore noon. Worked in the shop & split wood. T. set cabbage plants on the marsh up at Smith's. High tide. W. & S. worked on the marsh making box & building platform. [margin: Rain 4 hours.]
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Worked on the dam as usual. S. made the slough box. High tide - went after brush after supper. [margin: Harry came last night. Hired him for a month.]
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W. worked in the fore noon. All worked on the dam put the box in. S. went after McNutt in the evening.
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This is R.E.W.'s birth day. Shut up the Allen slough to day and it went out again in the evening. Trimble, Billy & McNutt helped with the slough. [margin: Rainy 3 hours]
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T. hoed in the garden and S. in the afternoon. The rest worked wheeling mud and picking up lumber. [margin: Rain towards night.]
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Very pleasant day. Mrs. Jennings & Mrs. Linder(?) were here to dinner. Picked 4 quarts of berries. [margin: High tide last night.]
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The rest hauled mud. Whitney worked in the garden.
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Dito yesterday.
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All worked on the dams. Warm growing time. Mosquitos plenty on the marsh, but do not bother on the dams. Mrs. Jennings & Mrs. Darcy took supper with us and their boys.
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W. & S. cut brush, the rest worked dams. Brought down a scow load of brush in the eve.
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Worked on the dams as usual. Put a bridge over the hole in Allen's dam.
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All the neighborhood went to Fidalgo Island to a picnick. Tide 6 inches over the marsh. T. & S. went to O Poryuan's(?) and found Trimbles boat. Got home about 8 P.M.
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Very warm day. W. & S. put in a new apron to the big box. All put in mud the rest of the day. [margin: Tide over the marsh 6 inches]
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W. & Guss went to the station. The rest worked on the dyke. S. went up and fixed Siegfreds dyke. Rains in the afternoon. T. has sore feet. Thinned beets some. [margin: Rain 2 hours, high tide]
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Staid in the shop most of the fore noon grinding spades. T. worked in the garden today. The rest worked on the dams in the afternoon. [margin: Rain 4 hours, Tide 8 inches over the marsh.]
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Worked on dam as usual. put in the beets.
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The bets all went out last night and the rail road fell down. Built it up again & wheeled mud in the afternoon.
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Matson went home to day. Vinz has had lame feet for several days. He worked this afternoon. The rest all day. W. & S. went down and move the scow at 10 oclock P.M.
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W. went to the station after more men to help out on the slough. The rest all worked on the dam 8 hours. W. came back at 11 o'clock.
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Had a strong force on the dam to day. Fine day and tides low. Success is evident. [margin: T. & Darcy hoed garden.]
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Began work on the slough about 6 a.m. Put in the box and closed the hole. Very nasty job. Had 15 men. [margin: Rain 10 hours. Jake fell in the slough.]
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The men left us today. Darcy worked till noon. T. has pretty sore feet. Worked in the garden today. [margin: Had green ras (first)]
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Wheeled mud all day as usual on the Allen dam. Moved some plank around to the Cultis slough. Mr. White & sons were over here from Fidalgo. Fine weather.
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Worked on the dam. "Cultis slough". Mosquitos very thick about the house. Hardly any on the dyke. Fine weather. Tide low. T. is working about the house hoeing garden &c.
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Worked on the Cultis dam as usual. Fine weather. Vinz worked in the garden.
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Very quiet pleasant day. Matson & Trimble took dinner with us. Harry & Billy went to the station.
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T. went to the station this morning and took Mrs's Smith & Jennings. Worke on the dam as usual.
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W. worked on the dam at "Cultis slough" S. put up the bell and made a pair of wheels for plow trucks. T. made water troughs and worked in the garden.
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W. sick to day, did not work. T. worked in the "Smith garden" S. and the boy on the dams. Mr. Jenkins & wife came over in the evening. [margin: Tide four inches over the marsh.]
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All went to La Conner to the celebration. Had a fair average time. nice weather.
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Very quiet Sunday. Folks not very well but sleepy. Mr. Jenkins & wife were here all day.
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Had ten men and filled the doll in the "cultis dam". It went out about 10 oclock together with the the one with the box in. Cause unknown.
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???? t???? below par this morning.- worked on the Allen dam and lagoon & dyke in front of the break in the next dam. Tillinghast went to the station for lumber(?)
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Darcy & Stevens were here to day. Built a dyke in front of the break to shut the water out of the "Allen slough". Fine weather.
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Worked on the dam all day. Seven wheelbarrows going. T. watched the dam last night.
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All wheeled mud as usual. T. staid on the dam at night.
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The dam settled very badly. All worked all day and did not make much show. T. watched last night. Tide leak(?) fell and some wind.
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Eddie watched dam and W slept down there. All O.K. A lot of us worke at it this A.M.
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Harry is to stay another week and Bud??? longer at $65.00 per month. Matson also stays at same price. Eddie fixed scow to go after hay- and worked 1/2 day on slough. T. worked in garden &c. After supper S. & T. started for the haying ground up by the chuck holes.
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Mr. Jenkins is helping as this week on dams.
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Wheeling mud as usual. Fine hay day.
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As usual at the dams.
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Damming & haying.
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Today Mr. Ball came with his stock &c. About 21 cows and lot calves. 5 hd horse ?ind. 3 oxen & 5 lambs. Gnats and mosquitos quite bad now. W. went to help Ball in with scow - and then to Marches after cherries and currants. Boys came down from haying tonight - 140 hay cocks - Ball brought a 10 month old Devon Bull and a yearling stallion.
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The grasshoppers are eating the turnips, peas, onions, cabbage &c in the marsh garden.
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S. & T. went back after hay again. W. Mat. & Harry wheeled mud as usual.
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Smith went to the station.
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W. worked in the garden in P.M.
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Boys came home with scow load of hay last night. Hauled hay today. [margin: Rained a little]
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S. & T. hauled hay &c. W. on dyke.
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Box in slough came up and see had to work all day.
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S& T. brought another scow load hay. Harry & W. put rock on box in P.M.
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W. & T. hauled hay. 9 loads. S. went to station.
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S. & T. went haying again. Cattle got in garden on marsh and Trimble helped me 4 boards on fence.
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S. & T. came home tonight. Mr. Jenkins came and we went down to Mrs. Jennings and bought a few things. She gone for the station in the A.M. and by next steamer to Portland to live.
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Cattle in the garden again this A.M. Gave it a hard one this time. Mr. W helped Mrs. Jennings things to the slough. Picked pail of Oregon grapes. Also ripe Quince(?) & tomatos. [margin: tomatos ripe]
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Whitney Sisson & Co. had another addition to their family in the shape of a Texas man. Not named yet. W. did not wheel mud today but busied himself about house. [margin: A little rain at night.]
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W. worked on dyke again. Rained last night and a little today.
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Nothing special to notice. [margin: 1st cabbage and tomatos on table]
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S. & T. went after hay. W. went to station in the P.M. [margin: Rain 5h]
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Went to Dodges, Calhouns, & Allens and home at night. Rented the ?Cut??? to O'Loughlin for $1.00 per month with the privilege of using myself where I wish. Dodge has a splendid garden. From 9 1/2 cows has made 1550 lbs butter. S. & T. hauled in hay &c. [margin: Breaking Plow]
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Started breaking plow today. The crew trench(?) ???s well. Began in garden. S. & W. graded slough banks and burned brush &c. [margin:Rain 3 hs]
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Plowed and graded slough banks. [margin: Rain 2 1/2]
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W. worked on dams in A.M. S. & T. plowed &c. Started new lane down towards dyke. 120 rods long. Rained awhile at noon. All worked at -- it in P.M. after rain. Vinz got 2 lbs or turnip seed from 2 turnips we got of Bennet. [margin: Rain]
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T. plowed in A.M. S. graded sloughs and opened dyke ditch. In P.M. they hauled lumber, hay, &c.
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Very pleasant Sunday. McNutt called on our folks. T. & S. went to Fidalgo Island. Saw Comptons & Whites place, also Glovers.
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Fine day. W. & the men worked on the dams. T. drove breaking team. S. graded slough banks. and staked out another land. Very soft plowing in places.
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T. drove the plow team. Stuck out a new land. S. worked on the slough banks grading. W. on dams. Fine weather.
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S. & Harry went after a scow load of hay. The rest worked as yesterday. Mr. Jenkins staid over night here.
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T. & S. hauled the hay then plowed & graded sloughs the balance of the day. [margin: Had the first green corn]
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All worked as usual till 10 A.M. when W. & S. went after the last load of hay. Had a large load and got home in good time. Clowdy but no rain.
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T. & S. finished work in haying. Had to go eight times to haul the last scow load of hay. The rest worked on the dam as usual.
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Very pleasant day, all staid at home. Had lot of callers among whom were Mr. Best and Mr. Eldridge.
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S. cut brush in the morning, W. & T. graded slough banks. After noon all went to La Conner and in the evening. The Swinomish grange was organized with which W. S. & Co. ???ted. Staid all night at O'laughlin's.
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Spent this day viewing La Conner & the neighboring farms and attended Grange meeting in the eve. [margin: Trimble drove breaking teams for 2 days.]
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T. & S. got home this morning at 3 oclock. "Old Stub" is too lame to plow. Graded slough banks. Whitney came home this evening. Harry & Matson are at work on the dams.
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T. plowed some to day. W. & S. worked on the dams. S. ?????? up the wheel barrow & filed a saw.
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T. plowed as usual. W. graded sloughs. S. & W. worked on the "Cultis dam".
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T. drove breaking team. The balance of the crowd worked on the "cultis Dam". Harry went to the station in the eve.
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Rain in the morning. Pleasant in the afternoon. Best Bros. & White had came over to help us shut up the dam.
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T. drove the plow team. S. graded slough banks. W. & the men worked on the "Cultis dam". Fine day. Trimble went to the station.
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All worked as usual. McNutt worked on the dams to day. They put an extension to the box this side of the Allen dam.
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Dito. The rest of the week. Fine weather.
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Raining in the fore noon and towards night. Trimble drove the team this afternoon. W. S. & Co. went to the primary political meeting at La Conner. Staid all night at the Hotel.
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Attended the temperance lecture at LaConner. By Rev David Siers. LaConner had a fight, nobody killed. Hard S.E. wind and heavy shower in the afternoon. Arrived home at 7 P.M. Everything O.K. at home.
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S. graded slough. T. drove plow teams. Conner borrowed the wagon.
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S. graded slough banks. The rest went to the Grange. Trimble drove the breaking team. McNutt & Harry got some brush for the 450 foot slough. Matson wheeled on the Lagoon.
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Plowed, graded sloughs & worked on dams. [margin:Rain at 5 P.M. Rain 2 hours]
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Rained in the night very hard and some in the morning. W. & S. graded slough banks. T. drove team. & the rest worked on dams. Picked 20 lbs tomatos.
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McNutt & Whitney worked on the "45 ft" slough. T. drove the team & S. dug the ditch down by the big lagoon.
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Rainy & clowdy but not enough to stop work. T. finished his land and began another in the garden. S. sowed 11 bus. of wheat on 45 rods of ground at the rate of 1 bushel and some 1 1/2 bushels per acre. "Fiddy wheat" and "Allens hybrid No. 9"
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Pleasant day. Staid at home to day. McGlinn and Anderson and their lady friends called on us to day.
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The men worked on the day as usual. T. drove teams to plow. S. dug potatos in the fore noon and graded sloughs in the P.M. Fine day. [margin: W. went to Whatcom on political business.]
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T. plowed as usual. S. helped him stick out a land and then dug early rose potatos.
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T. plowed half a day. S. dug potatos. worked around the shop in the P.M. W. came back at noon.
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W. & the men worked on the "Cultis dam" T. plowed. S. picked up potatos and cut a shingle tree. Trimble helped 4 hours. Pleasant day. Had 30 bush potatos.
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S. grades slough banks. The rest the same as yesterday. T. hauled out the bolts.
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T. is 30 years old to day. W. drove breaking team for a change. Matson finished up the "Cultis" dam. W. & S. went up to dyke on Smith's line, but it was too hard, then dug ditch along the dyke.
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Very pleasant day. Mr. White's folks and Mr. Best's folks came over today.
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Harry & Matson left the place to day. T. plowed as usual. S. & W. took lumber off the dams in the fore noon and S. rafted it in the afternoon. W. went to La Conner in the afternoon to Ball meetings staid all night.
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T. plowed. W. did not get back from LaConner. S. graded slough banks. Fine day.
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T. & S. went to Samish fishing. Trimble drove the team. W. went down to Balls.
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W. sowed grass seed on the McCollum ranch and split wood. S. & T. came home from fishing with "fisherman's luck" and a few fish.
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T. plowed to day. Very pleasant. W. & S. piled the lumber for Sisson's house and dug dyke ditch. 26 rods after dinner.
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Dito yesterday. Ditched on the south side of farm.
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S. & T. went to the "Fresh Water Marsh". was not favorably impressed with it. Picked the seed sweet corn. Fine day.
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W. & S. graded slough banks. T. plowed.
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Trimble drove breaking team to day. All hands went to the Grange. Fine day. Rec'd some wheat from the Dpt. "Clawson".
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W. & S. dug ditch on the south line and washed the boat. T. plowed. fine weather. We are having tomatos plenty now.
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W. fixed sail and S. made shingles also cut pole for a pig pen. T. split wood and drove team in the afternoon. [margin: Rain 4hs]
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S. finished the ditch on the south end. W. fixed the box and dug ditch along dyke up by Siegfreds, Rain just night. T. plowed as usual.
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W. & S. built a pigpen, and began fixing a path down to the slough. T. plowed and will do so until further notice.
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W. & S. fixed the boat. Graded sloughs & dug 35 ros of ditch along the dyke towards Siegfreds - fine day.
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Finished up the dyke ditch on the north end. Began to deepen the ditch down by the barn. Dug a hill of Swinomish blue potatos which weighed 26 lbs. 8 potatos weighed a pound each. fine day.
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T. had a sore necked ox and went to look for "Stubb". Did not find him. W. & S. dug ditch. T. also in the afternoon.
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All went to LaConner. W & wife read temperance to the natives. Clowdy day. Got home at dark.
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S. made rails to put on top of fence and shakes for root house. W. took down S's preemption house. and fixed fence. T. hauled ral and shakes. Cows got in the beet patch several times.
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T. hauled shakes & batters for fence top. S. made shakes. W. worked on the fence. McNutt went to the station.
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W. finished the garden fence. T. hauled up some feed(?) and plowed some. Used old "Stub". S. made shakes in the fore noon and fixed the boat in the afternoon. [margin: Fine weather]
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W. dug ditch. T. drove breaking team. S. finished making shakes and worked on the boat in the afternoon. D'Arcy came with a load of hay.
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W. & T. hauled the hay. S. burned and cleaned up fir trees on the marsh for fence & ditch. Fine weather.
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T. plowed. W. ditch in the forenoon & went to Fidalgo Island in the afternoon. S. mowed some grass to burn to experiment with grass seed. Finished painting boat. &c.
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Clowdy dismal day. S. & T. staid at home. W. & wife were on Fidalgo. Mrs. Ball called in the afternoon.
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T. drove the plow team. S. dug ditch. W. came home from Fidalgo at night.
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S. & T. dito yesterday. W, went to the station fine weather.
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W. & S. dug potatos. S. burned off some marsh. It was salt grass and burned well. Dug a row of potatos that turned 6 lbs. per hill 480 bushs per acre. Very fine day. Trimble & Cashing have gone deer hunting on Fidalgo.
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W. & S. went down on Smith's land to dig our potatos. Afternoon S. went and sowed 2 acres of marsh with Timothy & red top. Vinz plowed as usual. Little rain in the eve.
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W. & S. dug ditch. Began on Siegfreds line. Vinz plowed.
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Vinz plowed. W. & S. went to the Smith garden and pulled the mangolds. very fine day. Ball is breaking, his marsh is in fine order. [margin: slight frost]
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Very fine day. All staid at home and had no company. except Edward. [margin: Frost]
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T. plowed. W. & S. dug ditch on Siegfreds line in the fore noon and dug potatos in the afternoon. [margin: Frost]
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T. plowed. W. & S. went over to the "Cultis dam" with the scow and got some plank & went to work on the big lagoon. Ball went to the station and Smith came up with sister(?) from Seattle.
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Vinz quit plowing to day noon and hauled up mangolds for the hog in the afternoon. W. & W. worked on the dam until noon then pulled beets. Smith took dinner with us.
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Turned out the oxen this morning. W. S. & Co. worked on the dam all day. Frosty mornings & pleasant days. S. had the distemper. Some weird animal carried off a calf last night. Saw two deer in the bay this morn.
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W. was at church at LaConner. Came home at night. McNutt was here at dinner. S. went home with him. Guss sprained her ankle.
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All went to election, got home just night. Heavy N.W. gale in evening. [margin: Rain all day]
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W. worked on baby crib. S. made shingles & worked in the shop. T. cut wood. McNutt was here also Harry on his way to Whatcom with election returns. He brought the wagon down from Conner's. [margin: Rainy & showery all day]
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S. not feeling very well, he worked on the baby crib. W. & T. began a ditch on the northside of the garden. & worked on the dam in the afternoon. [margin: Rain 2 hours]
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All worked on the dam all day. Strong S.E. wind. Tides low.
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W. worked in the shop & split wood. T. split wood. S. cut wood & made an ax handle. All went down and made a foundation for warehouse in afternoon. Strong S.W. wind. [margin: Rain 4]
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W. & S. worked on the house in forenoon, and in the shop in the afternoon cutting wood and made ax handles, &c. Harry came and staid all night from Whatcom.
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Very pleasant day. Hard frost last night. All went to LaConner to attend the Grange. Staid all night.
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Cut wood in the fore noon. T. worked on the middle lagoon, S. & W. worked on the warehouse. Putting on roof boards, &c. [margin: Rain 1/2 day]
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Cut wood in the fore noon. In the afternoon W. & S. worked on warehouse. Shingled it. T. Hauled a load of cabbage for crout, &c. [margin: Fine rain most all day.]
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T. hauled wood and a load of shakes for the boat house. W. & S. worked on the ware house & boat house. Harry staid all night with us and went to LaConner this morning. [margin: 4 hours R, Tide 8 in over marsh]
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All worked on the root house down by the barn, got all the logs out and rained. Tide over the marsh.
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Staid at home all day. Mr. Allen's folks were in the neighborhood and staid all night. Mr. & Mrs. Ball slso McClellan called in the afternoon. S. has toothache some. pleasant day.
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Very pleasant day. Wind in the north. T. worked on the road putting up a bridge up towards Balls. S. & W. worked on the root house down by the barn.
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T. & S. hauled dirt and put in the root house down by the barn. Afternoon Got poles for the one by the house. W. went down by the bridge to work grading. [margin: Hard frost]
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Finished the root house and began No. 2. T. hauled beets from the upper garden. [margin: hard frost]
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T. hauled beets. W. & S. worked on the root house. Got the walls all done. [margin: Hard frost clear days]
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S. hauled potatos and W. & S. finished the root house. McClellan was here to get a spade to fix his sluice box. [margin: frost]
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T. hauled two loads of turnips from the garden. W. & S. dug them. Rain all afternoon, cut wood and worked in the shop. [margin: Rain 1/2 day]
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Stormy all day. Snow & rain. Spent most of the day writing letters. guss went up to Mr Balls in the afternoon. [margin: First snow 1/2 inch]
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W. spent the day writing(?) and S. cut wood. In the afternoon went down and unloaded the scow and took the water out. S. went around the dyke. T. hauled two loads of roots from the garden. [margin:Rainy all day. Tide 2 feet over marsh.]
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W. & T. went to the Grange, but wheeled mud a little on the lagoon in the morning. S. wheeled mud topped out dyke all day. [margin: tide 18 in.]
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Strong N.W. gale this morning from 6 A.M. till 8. and a hard surf on the dyke. Did not break but was damaged in several places. W. & T. came down from the station in the afternoon and we worked till night on the big dams. Put lumber and wheeling mud. McNutt helped in the afternoon. Ball and McClellan hauled a load of brush.
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S. & T. went to the station with scow and staid to the Dance in the eve. W. & McNutt worked some on the lagoon. [margin: tides on marsh, Rain 6 hours.]
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T. & S. started from the station with scow load of oats from Highbarger. Got down about noon. Whitney & Guss came home in boat. Unloaded the oats in the afternoon. [margin: rain 1/2 day]
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T. hauled down a load of poles for the scow and took up the apples. In the afternoon hauled a load of parsnips. McNutt & Whitney worked on the dyke. S. worked on dyke in the fore noon and in afternoon fixed steps to the warehouse. [margin: tide on marsh 8 in.]
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Trimble & Baxter went to the station. W. & T. wheeled mud. S. & McNutt went up to his place and got a load of posts.
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Worked on the dam driving posts and wheeling. W. worked on mirroe & shelves some. S. on picture frame. T. cut wood. Tides not very high. [margin: Rain 5 hs]
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Worked on dams about all day.
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W. & S. drove braces in the middle lagoon. T. wheeled on 1st lagoon. S. made batters & picture frame in fore noon. [margin: Rain 1/2 day]
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Worked on dams all day making wings, driving braces & mud wheeling. [margin: Tides low]
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Very pleasant day. Staid at home. Joke both dinner with us.
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Worked on the dyke wheeling driving post &c.
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All went to the station to attend Grange. Staid all night. [margin: Rain 3]
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Got home at noon from LaConner. Fletcher was here to hire the scow. Worked oon the dyke in the afternoon wheeling & driving braces. Finished the latter. Warm & clowdy.
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W. & T. worked on the dyke wheeling mud. S. dug potatos in the fore noon & wheeled mud in the afternoon. Finished digging potatos.
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Whitney spent the day writing. T. cleaning seeds. S. worked in the shop making picture frame &c. Cut wood some towards night. [margin: Rain all day]
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All topped out dyke all day.
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Very quiet Sunday. All staid at home except Guss who went down to Mr. Balls in the afternoon.
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Rainy some. W. helped wash in the fore noon. All topped out dyke. Finished up towards Siegfred's and fixed his dyke also. The ground is very wet. [margin: Rain 8 hours]
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T. pulled beets. W & S. topped out dyke.
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T. pulled beets. W. & S. topped out dyke. [margin: rain 3 hours]
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W. did not work today had a lame hip. T. & S. burned the beets and dug ditch in the garden. Mr Ball's folks, McNutt & Allen called on us in the eve. [margin: Very pleasant.]
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Mr. Allen staid all night here last night. Very pleasant day. W. staked out some ditches in the afternoon. T. & S. topped out dyke & worked on the garden ditch some. Highbarger came up last night. [margin: Fine weather]
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Whitney did not work, was lame yet. T. & S. worked on the garden ditch. [margin: Pleasant day]
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All stayed at home all day. Mr Best called on us in the afternoon.
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S. dig ditch. The rest of the folks went to the Grange.
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W. & Wife went to Whatcom today on the steamer. T brought the hog home from Calhouns. S. dug ditch.
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T. & S. ditch down on the Siegfred's line.
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T. & S. went to Whatcom. Started at 11 oclock.and arrived at 5 P.M. Rained most all day. Had a fair wind part of the day. All went to Linder's Ball in the evening and stat all night at the Whatcom House.
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All went to Mr. Eldridge's and took dinner & spent the eve. Had a good time.
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Spent the day in various places and all spent the eve at McNutts house.
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Attended the Whatcom Grange. Went to Eldridge and got some seedling trees. Took dinner at Mrs. Smiths and went to a party at Mr. Jordan in the eve.
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All went over to Sehome and took dinner with Dr. Barrow's folks. Went to the wharf and saw the Germania land. Spent the eve at the Doctors' and then to births on the steamer Libby.
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All went to the party at LaConner for the benefit of Everet(?). Very unpleasant day rained most all day and it was also very windy.
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Very sleepy day. Nothing transpired worth recording. Ball's pigs are very troublesome.
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Rain most all day did not do much but sit around the house. W. worked at his accounts. [margin: Rain 6 hours]
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Went to the Grange at LaConner. Staid all night and went to the Good Templars in the eve. Very pleasant. [margin: Cold & frosty]
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Came home at noon. Went up in the woods & cut wood in the afternoon.
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Staid around the house and did not do much. S. filed saw some. [margin: 6 in of snow this morning. Mercury down to 16°]
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Dito yesterday.
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T. Yoked up the oxen and hauled up some oats and some drags. S. went up to Trimbles and got his hair cut. then went out to the Frenchmen's and took dinner.
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Snowed went all night. and all day today. Staid in the house all day.
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Snow 11 inches deep this morning, and pretty cole. Staid in house as usual. S. not very well. T. went up to Ball's drove some of his cattle home.
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Very cold this morning. The Frenchmen went to the station to day. T & McNutt went to look for the cattle. Did not find them. [margin: Mercury 11°]
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The Frenchmen came back to day and brought the mail. Bob found the cattle and drove them home. s. went up to Trimbles & staid most all day went down to the slough at night and saw the ice in great granularitys(?).
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Staid in the house as usual. McClellan & Ball called in also Edward. No sign of warm weather. [margin: Mercury at 8°]
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All quiet. Non one doing anything except trying to keep warm. [margin: Mercury down to 14°.]
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Clear & frosty. S. went down to Ball's got home 10 P.M. [margin: Mercury at 10°]
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No sign of warmer weather. Mrs. Ball called in in the afternoon. Got a sing & read one of Beecher's sermons in the evening. [margin: Mer at 12°]
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W. & S. sawed wood with Trimble's saw. T. chopped wood out by the shed. McClellan came down after the mail. [margin:Mer at 10°]
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Snowed last night and most all day today.
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Warmer today. The snow melting fast. Killed the Hog. He weighed 300 lbs.
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Cut up the pork and carved a piece to Trimble and gave some to the Frenchmen. [margin: Rain most all day.]
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Plenty of snow on the ground yet. Spent the day cutting pole for wood.
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T. hauled wood. W. filed the saw. W. & S. sawed wood in the afternoon in the afternoon. warm & pleasant.
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All staid at home all day. Edward called on us and gave us a piece of elk. [margin: Snowed a good part of the day.]
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All worked in the wood shed in the fore noon, afternoon T. cut wood & W. & S. began making rails. [margin: 150 S.]
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Mr. Potter brought up the Mail today. W. & S. made rails, T. hauled wood. J.S. Conner called in the afternoon. [margin: 300 S. 30 D.]
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Made stakes all day. T. hauled wood all day. Began to snow just night. [margin: 400 S.]
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Same as yesterday. The snow is very bad in the woods. Weather good.
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T. hauled wood drags &c. to day W & S made rails as usual.
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W. & S made rails. T. began hauling out to the bank by the McCollum house. got along first rate.
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T. hauled rails. W. & S. got home at noon. S. sharpened stakes in the afternoon. W. filed saw. [margin: The Frenchmen found their house burned to night.]
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W. & S. made rails. T. hauled rails out on the marsh.
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Worked in the shop making pins for fence. [margin: Rainy all day.]
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Very pleasant day. W. & S. made rails. T hauled rails out of the afternoon.
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Very pleasant. McNutt call in the afternoon. All staid at home all day. Read a sermon in the eve.
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Worked in the shop and in the wood shed. W. began making a harrow, cut wood and made pins. [margin: Rained most of the day.]
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T. hauled rails. W. & S. split the same.
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Highbarger arrived this morning with the scow & his goods. T. helped him haul up his things and mened the road some. W. & S. split rails. Fine Weather, snow gone.
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W. & S. made rails, T. hauled rails and delivered them on the ground ready for fence. All but S. went to Ball's in the evening. Jenkins folks were here in the afternoon.
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W. & S. made rails. T. hauled them out.
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Very pleasant weather. W. & S. made rails. S. made some shakes. T. hauled rails as usual. McCormick staid all night. [margin: Mrs. Canfield died.]
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W. & wife went to the station to go to the funeral. Pleasant day. S. went around the dyke in the eve and found a gate washed away. Shot a duck.
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S. made rails & went down to fix the box. T made ???? down the bank.
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S. went to the Grange. T hauled rails.
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Came home from the station at noon. S. filed saw in the afternoon and W. made stake. T. hauled rails.
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T. handled rails. W. & A. split & sawed rails. Bob White's folks and Mrs. Ball called in the afternoon. [margin: Pleasant weather. Found Nona & her calf.]
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Work the same as yesterday.
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Made & handled rails until 3 P.M. worked on harrow the rest of the day. [margin: Rainy in afternoon.]
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Very pleasant day. Mr. McClelland called in the afternoon. Mr. Conner & wife & Mrs. O'Laughlin cause just night and staid all night.
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Conners folks went home this morning. made & hauled rails as usual.
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Made & hauled rails as usual.
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Made rails in the fore noon. Worked on harrow & cut & split wood. [margin: Rain in afternoon.]
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Made & hauled out rails. Siegfred had the scow. [margin: Rainy till 9 A.M.]
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Work the same as yesterday. [margin: Found 6 small pigs.]
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Rainy all night. High wind from N.W.
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S. sawed rail cuts and sharpened stakes. W. dug ditch. Scowed up the lumber for roller. T. hauled brush down in the road. [margin: Cold.]
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W. & S. went to Grange. Staid all night & went to the lodge also. T. hauled rails. [margin: Wet]
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Got home from station at noon. Had rough water and got wet. dug ditch and sawed rail cut in afternoon. T. hauled rails as usual. [margin: Windy weather]
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W. & S. finished opening the ditch on Siegfred line. T. hauled rails. Set out some ??te flowering carrots.
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S. sawed rail cuts in the fore noon and worked in the roller in the afternoon. T. hauled rails & cut wood. W. dug ditch and floated the roller lumber up to Allen's house.
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S. sawed rail cuts in the fore noon, dug ditch in the afternoon. W. dig ditch all day. T. hauled lumber & rails.
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W. & S. made rails. S hauled rails.
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W. & S. made rails in the A.M. and worked on the roller in the P.M. T. hauled rails & sawed wood. [margin: T. planted some tomatos. Rain 4 hs.]
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W. & S. made rails till 4 P.M. Rain. T. hauled rails. Matson staid all night with us.
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W. & S. made rails in fore noon and worked on roller in P.M. T. hauled rails and cut wood. N.W. wind all night. [margin: Rain 4 hours]
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W. & S. made rails and T. hauled rails. Windy.
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Dito yesterday. S. made shakes in the P.M. Pleasant.
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Cool & windy. S went down on the marsh and found some plank. Edward called in the eve and got the mail.
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W. & S. made rails and shakes. T. dug ditch. [margin: rain in the eve.]
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W. & S. made rails. Finished out in the woods. T. dug ditch.
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S. made rails down towrds the barn. W. & T. dug ditch. Mrs. Ball came down in the P.M. [margin: Pleasant. Cold frosty mornings(?)]
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S. put the harrow together & painted it. Made rails in the P.M. W. & T. dug ditch. Rainy at night.
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W. & T. ug ditch. S. made rails. Sheriff Allen staid all night with us. Land near barn is very wet. [margin: Cold & Windy.]
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S. made rail. W. & T. dug ditch.
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McClelland, D'Arcy, Williamson, Mrs. Ball & Mrs. D'Arcy called on us. Williamson staid all night. [r. margin: W. & S. ????d of some month(?)] [l. margin: Hard N.W. wind.]
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All dug ditch. S. went down to sow seed but it was too windy. D'Arcy got wind bound and had to wait till afternoon.
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W. & S. went to the Grange & Guss also. T. staid at home and hauled wood & beets. [margin: Cold]
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W. & S. could not get home heavy blow from S.E. S. went and staid with Williamson. T. hauled wood & split wood.
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W. & S. went to D'Arcy's and at night went home. Wind blew pretty hard all day. Very cold and disagreeable.
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S. worked on roller and pruned the trees. also put kerosene on them. Found lots of bours and blight. W. & T. dug ditch.
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Dug ditch and worked on the rollers. T. hauled up a load of stuff from the slough and a plank for the roller tongue.
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Cold N.W. squalls all day. Had no callers. T. went up to Ball's in afternoon.
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Snow all the fore noon. W. & T. split wood. S. worked on harrow & roller. In the A.M. sowed grass seed, a & W. & T. dug ditch. [margin: The marsh is full of water.]
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Worked on the ditch to day. Quite pleasant. Jake had the cattle 5 mins.
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Worked on the ditch till 4 P.M. when it rained. W. went to Balls' for the mail. [margin: Jake had the cattle.]
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All went to LaConner to Dance. S. made a pair of oars. & W fixed boat in fore noon. [margin: Clowdy & rainy.]
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Did not get home from LaConner until 5 P.M. Work -- N.W. squalls in afternoon. Andrews came home with us.
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All staid at home. Andrews went home in the afternoon. Clear & windy. [margin: Very hard frost this morning.]
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Dug ditch and burned the grass off the marsh. Had a road meeting at Trimble and elected Highbarger. Read minutes. S. went to the station at 3 oclock.
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T. hauled up manure on the garden. S. got home from station at 9 oclock. W. & S. dug ditch. T marsh is drying off fast. [margin: Cold & clear with north wind.]
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T. hauled manure all day. and a load of beets at night. W. & S. finished the roller and harrow. Rainy at night.
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W. & S. dug ditch in the fore noon. Afternoon parted potatoes. T. hauled manure and began to plow the garden. Clear & pleasant and little warmer.
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All worked in the garden plowing, harrowing & planting. Planted potatos, onion, beets, turnips and set out seed roots. Made a cold frame. [margin: Frost]
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Very warm & pleasant. Worked in garden all day, plowing & planting. Sowed the Bennett Rygrass on the E. side of orchard.
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T. & S. went to the station and also to church. in the afternoon went up to Calhoun's to church. the rest staid at home. [margin: Very pleasant weather.]
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Began sowing oats on the marsh. Set out some carrots and strawberries &c. T. harrowed on the marsh.
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Ball & Trimble brought the mail. Worked in the garden and in the marsh. Set out some plant on the marsh, currants & B berries also. Matson was here all night. [margin: planted mangolds.]
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S. grafted some root grafts. T. harrowed in oats. and set out apple seedlings. Planted some beans &c.
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T. harrowed in oars & W. & S. dug ditch. S. went down & staid on his claim and took some oats up along the dyke to sow. [margin: very pleasant weather.]
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S. dug ditch in the forenoon and graded slough banks in the afternoon. W. sowed grain and dug ditch. T. harrowed in the grain. [margin: nice weather.]
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Dug ditch, graded sloughs and harrowed in grain. Had 13 acres sowed.
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Little rainy in the morning All staid at home. S. went up to Balls in the evening. Had company from Fidalgo. Bests, Whites & Howards. [margin: Peas, beets, onions, lettuce, turnips &c coming up. Planted sweet corn.]
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Whitney sowed oats. S. graded sloughs and T. harrowed as usual.
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W. & S. went to the Grange. T. harrowed in oats. S. went home with D'Arcy and then to Wilchers after the scow. [margin: oats coming up.]
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W. came home from LaConner this morning. T. harrowed in oats. W. sowed oats. S. & D'Arcy got home at night. Too much wind to get the scow of wood.
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D'Arcy & S. grade slough banks. T. harrowed in oats. W. sowed oats and worked around the house some. Rain in the evening. [margin: Rain a considerable last night.]
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Graded sloughs, sowed oats & harrowed, Planted potatos some and in the afternoon went with D'Arcy after the scow; got to his place at 12 oclock at night. Had a hard time.
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Came home from D'Arcy's before breakfast. Sharpened stakes, sowed oats, harrowed in oats, planted potatoes, sweet corn and hoed strawberries.
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S. & T. went over to Fidalgo to White's and Best's. Came home at 10 o'clock and took some oats up along the dyke to sow. The cougars are going for Ball's cattle. [margin: very pleasant.]
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S. sharpened stakes. W. sowed grain. Harrowed in oats as usual. fine weather.
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S. sharpened posts and made a gate. W & wife went to the station. T. harrowed in oats. [margin: Light frost.]
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W. & S. began making fence. Made 25 rods. after ten oclock. T. harrowed oats. The first sowed oats are up and looking fine. Dr. Meggs was here fixing teeth for Gus.
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Rain some last night. Finished sowing grain down by the barn. T. harrowed all day. W. & S. graded slough banks. [margin: Winter wheat 6 to 18 in high good color.]
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Rain last night. Ground to wet to harrow. T. hauled rails. W. & S. graded sloughs. S. sharpened posts in afternoon,
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Sharpened posts. graded sloughs & hauled rails. Rain some.
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Grading sloughs and hauling rails. [margin: Rainy.]
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W. & S. grade sloughs in the forenoon and made fence in the afternoon. T. hauled rails. Rainy in morning. Ground very wet. Grain growing slowly.
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Very pleasant day. Hauled rails & made fence. D'Arcy came up and helped make fence. Mr. Whites folks came over in the afternoon. Cool nights. Wilson strawberries in full bloom. [margin: Guss not well. Thinks she has the ague]
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Pleasant day. T., Clarence(?) & Sisson went up to Balls and took dinner. Mr Whites folks staid all night. Rainy in the night.
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Company went home this morning. Strong west wind, and the weather is cold. W. & S. made fence. T. hauled rails.
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W. went to the station with a load of potatos. S. made fence and T. hauled rails. Cold & clowdy.
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W. & S. worked on fence. S. hauled rails down on Trimble's line.
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W. & S. staked out the fence from Trimbles corner to Allen slough. S. made some bridges over the sloughs & sawed & split 70 posts 8 ft long. W. made fence and T. hauled rails. [margin: Began to rain at 4 P.M.]
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In the fore noon W. & S. transplanted some tomatos, cabbages & pear seedlings. In P.M. made fence. T. hauled rails as usual. [margin: Rainy all day.]
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T. hauled rails as usual. W. & S. made fence. Finished on the North end. Worked on Trimble's line in the afternoon. Planted some parsnips to transplant. Ground is very wet.
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Very pleasant day. Had no company. S. & T. went down to Welchers in P.M.
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T. hauled rails. W. & S. made fence till noon then went to LaConner attended the Good Templars. [margin: Cold and Windy S.E.]
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T. hauled rails out of the timber. S. staid with McCormick last night and in fore noon went up to Pleasant Ridge. The grain looking fine excepts spring wheat which is poor. Went to the Grange in afternoon then home.
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S. went to Balls in the morning after butter. T. hauled rails. W. & S. made fence. T. & W. began to plow the garden. [margin: Cold mornings. Frost enough to cut oats and beans some.]
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S. began to make some gates and they began to plow. It was too wet. S. made an axhandle. Sorted & sprouted the potatos in the warehouse. and made fence some towards night. Whitney not very well. [margin: Rain last night and part of the day.]
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W. & S. ran the fence in to Allens slough and quit. S. made a double gate by Trimblescorner. Hoed in the garden in the afternoon. T. continues to haul rails. [margin: Rain most all night last night.]
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W. & S. hoed in the garden. Cool and clowdy. Siegfreds folks were here to dinner. T. hauled rails. [margin: Planted some Snow White Macon peas E. end of row.]
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Very pleasant day. All staid at home. March's folks were here in the afternoon. and staid all night. [margin: Whitney had the ague.]
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Rain most all the fore noon. T. harrowed the marsh garden. Marchs folks started to go home and had to come back. S. killed a muskrat. S. & T. planted garden stuff in the afternoon on the marsh. Onions, turnips, beets, cabbage, potatos, corn, &c.
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T. planted cabbage & parsnips in the A.M. and hauled rails in P.M. S. cut timber for barn. W. sick not working. [margin: very pleasant weather.]
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Same work as yesterday. Dana is unwell.
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S. helped W. about cleaning house some and hoed in the garden in the P.M. Hewed barn timber. T. hauled rails & timber. [margin: pleasant]
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In the A.M. W. & S. worked down to the dam. Put a box in the dyke ditch and began to make a bridge over the dyke. Fixed a place for the boat. Made some bridges for the scow for stock loading. S. hewed timber in the P.M. T. hauled timber and finished hauling rails. [margin: Pleasant weather.]
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W. worked on the dyke bridge. T. hauled manure for Tomatos and timbers for barn. S. hewed timber for barn.
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Cold & rainy unpleasant day. Winter wheat - stands 25" to 2 1/2 ft high. Oats 25 in to ?? - Stretched out the longest are 24 inches. Saw wild rose nearly ready to blossom. Also red clover beginning to blossom. Peas in bloom.
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W. finished the dyke bridge and began working on the one over Allen Slough. S. hewed timber, plowed the tomato ground. and began plowing on the marsh. [margin: Trimble worked in the afternoon. ]
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W. went to the station. S. finished hewing timber and began getting out bridge covering. [margin: Trimble helped plow.]
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Worked on the marsh grading sloughs. Wheeling mud on bridge. Splitting bridge timber &c. Set out the tomatos just night. [margin: Trimble helped Vinz plow.]
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T. finished plowing the marsh garden and hauled some bridge timber. W. & S. went down and dyked on the Parrish claim. Came home by Balls. [margin: Very cold. Rain most all last night.]
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W. & S. worked on the bridge across Allen Slough. T. sowed and harrowed in oats. Sowed some corn also. Very pleasant day. [margin: Had the first ripe strawberries.]
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S. set out 350 pear & apple seedling on the marsh. Trimble thinned beets. T. finished harrowing oats and hauled bridge timber in P.M. W. & S. worked on bridge also. Mosquitos the thickest of the season so far. [margin: S. platned some Champion of England peas & K of suedes Turnips.]
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Warm & clowdy. First rate day for mosquitos. Had no company. The grain is turning yellow and dying in spots.
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W. & S. worked on the bridge. T. hauled timber.
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W. went to the station. T. hauled timbers for bridges. S. worked on the big bridge and grade some sloughs in the road.
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W. worked around the house in the fore noon and on bridge with S. in P.M. T. worked on bridge in forenoon and hauled timber in P.M. [margin: fine weather.]
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S. went to Pickards(?). Set out some cabbages and hauled timber for bridge and ditch by Trimbles corner. Whitney no well. [margin: Trimble worked.]
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Trimble hoed garden W. & S. also T. worked on the fill for "Box Slough" T. went to Fidalgo in P.M.
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S. worked about the house and garden in A.M. and cleaning out spring in P.M. W. & T. worked on the fill in the Box Slough in forenoon and on the spring in the P.M. Set out some tomatoes & cabbage. [margin: Had company in the eve Mr. Balls folks, Miss Eldridge, Mrs Smith Miss White.]
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Very pleasant Sunday. Had the same company as last night and the Whites boys & Mr Columbus. Best in addition. Had the first mess of strawberries for dinner.
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Fixed up the breaking plow and hoed in the garden.
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All started for the station with the scow at 2 oclock. got there at 8 A.M.
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W. S. & Co. started for Olympia on steamer Libby at 2:30 pm.
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Arrived in Seattle early this morning. Staid in town all day.
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Took North Pacific for Olympia at 9 o'clock this eve.
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Arrived in Olympia this morning early. Staid in Olympia all day done business at Land Office. T. did not prove up. [margin: Rained most all day.]
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Started for Tenino on foot and stopped at Bush's. Took dinner with him. T. started for home. W. & S. went to Tenino. [margin: Rained very hard all day. The ground is full of water.]
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W & S went to Portland by the North Pacific RR and river steamers.
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T. got home this morning. W. & S. went to Hillsboro in the evening.
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W & S spent the day looking at horses in Washington Co. Staid all night at Centerville.
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Bought 4 horses and 2 pigs of Terwillinger at Centerville. Went to Forest Grove to look at more. Bought Tom Smi???ks team just night.
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Bought another span of horses this morning and started for Portland. Arrived at 7 o'clock. Called on Mrs. Jennings in eve.
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W & S started from Portland and got to Tenino today.
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Took the horses to Olympia and put them on the steamer for tonight.
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Put the horses on the steamer Libby this morning and started for LaConner. Arrived there about 11 o'clock. T. went to the station slso Guss & Mrs. White.
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Staid in LaConner till noon then took the horses home. Got home at sundown. [margin: mosquitos thick.]
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T. drove breaking team. S. dug a well down at the foot of the bank. W. graded slough banks. Oats are heading. Strawberries plenty. [margin: Mr. White came this eve.]
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T. hauled barn timbers down on the marsh. S. made a pump & put in the well. W. hoed mangolds and hoed some in garden. D'Arcys folks came here and got some berries. Pleasant day. [margin: Whites folks went home today.]
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T. & S. made fence around barn yard. W. hoed garden and graded slough banks.
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Very warm day. S. went down to Balls. S. & T. went to LaConner in the afternoon on the way to the Skagit River.
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T. & S. went to the Skagit Celebration. Had an ordinary time. W. worked in garden. [margin: W & wife staid at home.]
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S. & T. came from LaConner in the morning. Found Matson here. W. harnessed up and went to Balls. S. went to Balls in P.M. after plow irons. W. & T. picked beans.
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T. finished hoeing mangolds. W. & S. filled sloughs, used horses and plow.
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S. & T. filled sloughs. W. picked beans. Mrs. Siegfred & Mrs Negley were up after berries. W. picked 70 qts. Mosquitos very bad. [margin: Ther at 80 after sundown.]
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W. went to the station after Mrs. Leamer. S & T. fill sloughs. [margin: very warm and mosquitoey.]
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S. settled on the Gorman claim. S. & T. dyked on the Gorman claim. W. & famuly went to Fidalgo Island.
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S. & T. went over the Marches. W. came home in the eve. [margin: warm. mosquitos thick]
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W. helped wash and picked berries & currants. He went to the station towards night. T. drove the breaking team. S. mowed the patch down by the old log house.
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T. plowing. S. went up to the hay ranch to cut hay. Matson came just night. W. came home in the eve and brought Mrs. Leamer to work(??)
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Mosquitoes very bad. S. & Mat. filled sloughs. T. plowed. W. picked berries & graded sloughs in the afternoon. [margin: Matson began work.]
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S. & Matson went up to the hay ranch to cut hay. T. plowed and Whitney graded sloughs and pick berries. [margin: mosquitos very bad.]
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T. plowed. The rest went haying. Very good hay day.
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All but Mrs. Leamer & the babies went to Saddle Island to a picnic. Had a pleasant day and good time.
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Very warm & pleasant but mosquitos very thick. Mr Miller was up here from Samish and took dinner with us.
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T. drove breaking team. Matson graded sloughs and mowed in the garden. W. & S. worked haying. Matson & S. started for Matson's ranch after supper to cut hay. Guss went to station.
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S. plowed. W. graded slough & fixed road. Matson & S. cut hay all day.
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W. graded sloughs & fixed road. T. plowed. Mat & S haying little rain in morn.
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W. graded sloughs and went to the station for a cutter for plow in eve. S. came home from Matson's. T. drove plow team. [margin: mosquitos very thick and hungry.]
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S. graded sloughs in A.M. T. plowed and one of the oxen cut his foot on plow W. & S. mowed down on the slough bank in P.M. Matson came home in the eve.
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Matson spread & put up hay and graded sloughs. W. graded sloughs. S. helped plow sloughs in A.M. and dug out the well in P.M. T. plowed as usual. [margin: mosquitos no quite so bad.]
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Was a very uneventful day. Mosquitos on the diminish. Mr. Highbarger made us a call. Guss & W. took a horse-back ride.
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W. & S. graded sloughs with team. Matson mowed on the preemption. T. plowed. W. & family went to station in P.M.
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T. plowed. S. put up hay in A.M. and cleaned out the scow & graded sloughs in P.M. Matson haying on the preemption. W. came from station after dinner.
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W. & Matson haying. S. made gates for barn yard. T. plowed as usual. Mosquitos pretty bad around the house.
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T. plowed and set out cabbage plants. Just night. Matson mowed oats. W put up hay on the preemption. S. finished up the Barn yard, gate, &c. [margin: Mosquitos very bad.]
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W. & S. went down to haul hay on the preemption and had a runaway brake the wagon tongue and harness some. No body hurt. Matson mowed and raked oats. T. plowed.
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Matson mowed oats. T. plowed. W. dug potatos & cut some oats. S. made wagon tongue. Toward night all went and got a load of hay with D'Arcy's slow. Got home at ten oclock. Mosquitos very thick.
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Matson & S. unloaded the scow in A.M. after which cocked up oat hay. went to Welcher's with the scow in the eve. T. plowing. W. worked around the house and put up oats some.
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Matson mowed oats. T. went to the station. W. & S. went down to the preemption and finished hauling hay.
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W. & S. set staked for the fence and fixed bridge. S. hauled rails in the P.M. Matson worked at the oats. T. plowed.
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S. hauled rails. T. plowed. Matson oat haying. W. fixed fence to keep pigs out of the oats.
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S. hauled rails T. plowed. W. went to Balls and got Jake to make a standing cutter for the breaking plow. Matson oat haying.
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S. hauled rails. W. & Mat worked in the oats. T. plowed. Matson & S. went to Samish and staid all night.
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D'Arcys folks were here. Matson & Sisson spent the day on Samish flats.
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W. cut oats and helped wash. S. hauled rails. T. plowed. Matson put up oat hay. W. & S went to the station in the eve.
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Matson work in harvest. T. plowing. W. & S. piled the all lumber at the station. Had no Grange.
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Matson cut & bound oats. T. sick. S. & W. brought the barn lumber from the station. The gang plow is at Victoria in custom house.
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Trimble worked to day. Began the barn. Matson harvesting. T. plowed and hauled shakes. W hauled lumber with the bay team.
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S. & Trimble worked on barn. T. hauled poles and shakes. W. hauled lumber. Matson bound grain.
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Trimble & . worked on the barn. Matson & W. in the oats. T. plowed.
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S. & W. went down to Balls. Had no visitors. Pleasant day.
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T. plowed as usual. Tribmel & S. worked on the barn. W. & Matson cradled oats. Highbarger cut oats in P.M. & Whitney worked on barn some and then went to the station. [margin: Mosquitos very bad in the A.M. 2 1/2 days on barn.]
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Highbarger & S. worked on barn. W. came from station. Mrs. & Miss Leamer came home with him. Matson cut & bound oats. T. plowed & harrowed a road for traveling to the barn. [margin: 2 days on barn. The plow is in Victoria yet.]
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T. plowed 1/2 day. Worked on barn the rest of the time. S. worked on barn. W. & Matson hauled in some hay in the new barn. Trimble worked on barn. Laid the floor in one stable and began making stall. Highbarger worked in oats. Fine weather.
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Worked in harvest and hauled in hay. T. not plowing. Trimble did not work. Highbarger did. Matson dug ditch in A.M.
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W. & S. hauled hay all day. Hauled most all of it. Highbarger & Matson cradled and bound oats. T. plowed. Very warm.
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W. & S. hauled 4 loads of hay and cut & bound oats the balance of the day. All the rest worked in harvest.
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All hands went to Fidalgo Island, part to Marches & part to White's. Matson went to the station. Clowdy & rainy morning & evening. [margin: Rained most all last night.]
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Clowdy & rainy. Matson & Whitney dug ditch on the south part of ranch. T. plowed in the P.M. worked on barn in A.M. S. worked on the barn most of the day. Cradled oats some and broke a finger. The rain resoasked things down. [margin: Whitney went to the station in afternoon. Mrs. Leamer with him.]
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S. cradled oats. Watson dug ditch. T. plowed. W went to the station. The gang plow came at last. [margin: Rainy in A.M.]
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Matson dug ditch. S. & W. started the gang plow. T. drove cattle team.
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T. & S. plowed. Matson dug ditch in forenoon & bound oats in P.M. W. also.
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Matson & W. work in the oats. S. & T. plowed.
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"Cold wet rain" Bad harvest weaterh. worked in the barn & shop and in P.M. took a raft of plank around to the preemption house. [margin: Rain most all night. Rain in A.M. Matson did not work.]
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Pleasant day. T. went to Balls. S. went boat riding. No visitors.
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S. & T. plowed. Matson & W. work on bridge over "Cultis" slough in the morning and in P.M. at the oats. Trimble & Ida went to the station.
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Rainy day, Matson did not work. Cut wood and worked around the barn. T. plowed in the forenoon. Mrs. Leamer came up from the station. [margin: Rain. M. did not work.]
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T. plowed. W. & M made bridge over dyke by lagoon &c. In A.M. dug ditch in P.M. S. went to Fidalgo to get plow sharpened. Mr. Langhorns folks came late at night. [margin: Rained in night.]
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S. & T. plowed. M. & W. dug ditches. S. went to Balls to get plow ???? fixed. [margin: rained last night.]
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S. & T. plowed most all day. M & W ditched. [margin: Rainy.]
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S. & T. plowed in the A.M. M. & W. dug ditch. Matson worked in the grain in the P.M. W. S. & Co. went to LaConner to dance in Gache's Warehouse.
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Matson dug ditch and worked in the grain. W. S. & Co. got home at dark. [margin: Very heavy rain last night.]
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S. plowed W & T worked in grain - finished setting it up.
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S. & T. plowed- In dug ditch, W worked on new harrow.
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Same as yesterday.
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W. went to Fidalgo. S. & T. plowed Matson ditched. Very pleasant day.
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Very quiet Sunday. The came from Fidalgo at night. Mrs. Ball called in the afternoon.
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S plowed all day. T. also. Matson & W. stacked oats. T. not very well.
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W. & wife went to the station. M. & S. stacked oats. T. started for Port Townsend Country. [margin: Fine weather. the draining plow came.]
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S. plowed. Matson & Whitney stacked oats. Clarence came over in the evening.
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S. plowed & in P.M. tried to plow old ground but the gang plow would not work. Matson & W. stacked oats. Clarence dug potatos. [margin: Settled up with Matson.]
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M. & W. stacked oats. S. plowed old ground. Clarence dug potatos and harrowed with one team. [margin: Matson began another month at $40.00]
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S. plowed oat stubble and Clarence harrowed down toward the warehouse. Matson hauled rails and fenced the stacks and hauled rails and fence the stacks and hauled up lumber from the warehouse. Matson hauled rails and fenced the stacks and hauled up lumber from the warehouse. [margin:Rainy ]
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Rainy in the morning. Arthur White came over and they all went home in the eve. Pleasant in the P.M. [margin: Rained most all last night and by spells through the day.]
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W. & S. tried the draining plow in the fore noon it did not work well. S. harrowed in the afternoon with four horses. Matson plowed oat stubble. Mr. Upton came and took his folks away also Mrs. Leamer. Whitney had the ague in the afternoon & eve.
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S. harrowed in the lot by the warehouse. Matson plowed oat stubble. W. & wife start for Olypia & portland. Trimble brought up a load of shakes from Matson's. [margin: Trimble went to the station with Whitney.]
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Matson & S. mowed oats in the fore noon and hauled in the balance of the grain in the afternoon. Trimble brought up the mail. Tillinghast did not come.
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S. plowed with the Pay team at stubble(?). Welcher brought up a load of shakes.
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S. plowed. Matson harrowed with three horses. Tillinghast returned from Port Townsend. in the afternoon. Fine weather.
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Matson & Sisson dito yesterday. Tillinghast began putting shakes on the barn and put up the oats.
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Very pleasant quiet Sunday. S. & T. went up to Balls in P.M. He was stacking grain.
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S. plowed. Matson & T. hauled in the oat hay and hauled up the shakes. T. went to Fidalgo after White's plows in P.M.
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T. was over to Fidalgo. S. plowed with the mare in the fore noon. Matson harrowed. Trimble went to station.
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S. plowed in the for noon. mare did not go good. She harrowed pretty well, Jake put shakes on the barn in A.M. and T & Jake worked at the ditching in the P.M. Had a yoke of Ball's cattle. Matson dug potatos. S. went LaConner in afternoon and to a party in the evening out to Siegfreds. [margin: Highbarger began work.]
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S. plowed and Jake harrowed. T. blue stoned the wheat and in the P.M. hauled some timbers for bridge on Allen's line. Matson dug ditch down by Trimble's corner.
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Rainy & clowdy & quiet. Mr Ball & Mr. Trimble called on us.
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T. hauled rails. Highbarger harrowed. S. plowed in the A.M. and tried the grain drill in the P.M. Matson filled sloughs.
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Matson went to the station and brought home a load of grain, Trimble also. S. & T. worked around the barn, cut wood and graded sloughs. Rainy day. [margin: Highbarger did not work.]
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Matson filled sloughs. S. sowed grain with the drill. Jake harrowed in wheat in P.M. T. plowed. Rainy in the morning. [margin: Jake did not work in fore noon.]
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S. plowed in fore noon and sowed oats with the broad caster in the afternoon. Matson worked at the sloughs. Jake harrowed grain. T. bluestoned the rest of the wheat and plowed in P.M. Miller and Stevens staid all night with us. [margin: Foggy, sowed first oats.]
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Miller took home a span of horses to thresh with work dito yesterday. T. looked for cattle in the P.M. to haul hay with did not find any. [margin: Sowed two acres of Timothy. Fine weather.]
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Matson grading sloughs. S. plowing. Jake harrowing. T make bridge across slough on Allen's line. Have 14 acres of grain in. [margin: Foggy]
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S. & T. went over to Whites, took his plow home. Very pleasant.
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S. plowed in the garden & sowed 4 acres of oats. T. harrowed. Mat worked on Allen's line making bridge and ditch. [margin: Highbarger did not work. Hauled hay.]
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Ball out to the station. Trimble & Jake hauled hay 3/4 day. S. plowed. T went down with Mill in the fore noon. and took the ponies down to thresh with. Reno(?) would not work and he brought him back. T. harrowed with three horses, P.M.
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S. plowed in the fore noon & hauled rails in the afternoon. T. harrowed down by the warehouse lot. Matson grade sloughs & dug ditch. Highbarger finished hauling hay and began making posts in the P.M. [margin: Trimble worked 1/4 day.]
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S. hauled rails in the fore noon and made a rigging to haul staked on in the P.M. Sowed three sacks of oats also. in the warehouse lot. north side. Matson dug ditch. Jake made rails or posts. T. harrowed across Allen slough. Had Ball's surprise party in the night. Very pleasant eve. [margin: Mr. Sisson & Ida Leamer engaged.]
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S. hauled rails and finished sowing oats in the P.M. Matson dug ditch on the south end. T. harrowing. Jake making posts.
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Matson made ditch in A.M. and pitched rails down the bank in the afternoon. S. hauled stakes on the line between the dykes. T. finished harrowing in oats.
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Mrs. Leamer & Mrs Stevens took dinner with us. Nother further of interest occured. Falver day for E. A. Sisson. [margin: Rain all the afternoon and eve.]
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S. hauled rails in the A.M. Highbarger split rails in the fore noon and harrowed in P.M. S. & T. took the girls to the station in the in the afternoon. Very hard wind S.E.
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S. & T. came from the station at noon. Highbarger made rails in the fore noon and cut a road to haul them out. T. sowed grain (wheat) in the afternoon by hand. [margin: Rain all the afternoon at night.]
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Highbarger harrowed in the afternoon. S. hauled rails. T. sowed wheat. across Allen slough. Cut wood and "cleaned out" the shop in the fore noon. Highbarger did not work in the A.M. [margin: Rain most of the fore noon.]
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Jake harrowed in wheat. T. finished sowing wheat, and sowed some timothy seed. S. sharpened posts in the fore noon and hauled posts in the P.M.
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Rain in the fore noon. Finished harrowing in wheat. Jake grade slough. T. started three horse breaking plow in afternoon. S. graded shingles some and worked on barn some. had a lame arm. Matson went to Balls to work. [margin: Very windy.]
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S. had a lame arm done nothing but chores. T. worked on sled in fore noon and in P.M. plowed. Jake graded sloughs in the afternoon. [margin: Rain in the fore noon.]
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Very quiet Sunday. Had no company. S. went around the dyke and up to Balls. Shot a coon. [margin: Jake started for Samish with the scow with Ball's mare for the thresher.]
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Rained so we did not take the teams out. S. & T. worked on barn and graining. [margin: First class rainy day.]
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Trimble went to the station last night. S. graded sloughs some. T. sowed the Agril Dep't wheat & rye. (Clawson wheat 4 qts) (Jennings wheat 4 qts.)(Rye 6 qts) [margin: Very heavy rain.]
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Cut wood in the fore noon and pulled beets in the afternoon. Jake & Wilcher got back with the scow & thresher from Millers just night. [margin: Rain in the A.M.]
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In the fore noon fixed up the machine and in P.M. threshed 195 bu oats.
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Threshed all day. 530 bushs [margin: No rain. Trimble worked 1 1/2 days.]
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T. hauled grain in the fore noon and helped Ball thresh in the P.M. S. went to Balls' in the fore noon and to the station in the P.M. [margin: Andrews married.]
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T. helped Ball all day. S. got home from the station and split wood in the P.M. [margin: Rain most of the afternoon.]
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T. took the last of the grain to the warehouse and S. helped Ball thresh.
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S. threshed. T hauled mangolds. Rainy at night.
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S. did not do much. t. helped thresh. S. had lame wrist. Rainy night.
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Rain in the morning. S. pulled beets in the P.M. T. was helping thresh. Finished threshing.
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Matson & Upson were here to dinner had ducks.
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S. started with Matson & Jackson for Samish with the scow after dinner.
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Heavy S.E. wind took the scow through the slough and tied up. Went to Miller's and staid all night.
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Got the scow up to Millers landing and unloaded the machine. McNutt staid with T.
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Started for the home and got as far as Wilchers wih the scow and staid all night. [margin: First frost but very light.]
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Staid at Welchers till 3 P.M. then came home on foot. Miller staid all night. [margin: Very hard rain]
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S. & T. worked on the road from bank to the barn. The marsh is very wet. Clarence & Arthur white came over in the eve. [margin: highest tide of the season so far.]
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Spent the day pleasantly with the boys. Went up to call on Mrs. Ball in P.M. [margin: The slough is very full.]
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T. hauled straw and covered the bats in the fore noon and went to the station in the afternoon. S. worked on the road to the barn.
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S. worked on the road to the barn some. W. & family came home from Olympia. [margin: Snow 4 inches deep and cold.]
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S. & T. worked around the barn and in the afternoon killed billy's calf. W. cleaned home. [margin: Very muddy & strong(?)]
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T. & S. went down and wheeled mud on the bridge across Allen slough. Afternoon worked around the barn. T. pulled bats [margin: Snowed in A.M.]
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S. made a cow stable and in the afternoon made a keg of kraut. T. hauled manure on the road to barn and hauled cabbage. McNutt came up from the station and took dinner with us. W. was cleaning house. [margin: Froze quite hard last night. Snow 2 inches deep.]
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S. sawed wood. W. worked in the house. T. was covering mangolds with dirt.
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All staid at home all day. Mr. Ball took dinner with us. [margin: Raining most of the day.]
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Stand(?) up the Allen cow and commenced to feed her for beef. T. worked around the barn. S. sawing stove wood. W. started for Whatcom via LaConner.
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S. sawing wood. T. hauled two loads of wood and hauled beets in P.M.
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S. cut wood and peeled bark. T. hauled mangolds and wood. Quite cold & frosty.
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T. & S. worked on the road, also Jake & Trimble grading down the back out by the corner of McCollum claim. [margin: Whitney got back from Whatcom.]
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W. worked on the road. T. & S. worked on the bank cleaning away logs for a road to the barn. In the P.M. started for Fidalgo to attend a party. [margin: Ground froze hard this morn. Clear & pleasant.]
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Still snowing. T came home just night. S. went deer hunting.
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T. & S. worked on the road down the bank. Whitney came home in the afternoon. Mrs. Ball came down in the P.M. [margin: High tide this morn.]
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T. worked on the bank road. W. & S. worked in the show some and took roof off the old root house and the floor out of the old shake barn to make a hog pen. T. graded sloughs down by Cultis Slough in the P.M. [margin: Rainy some.]
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T. worked around the house and on the road. W. & S. graded sloughs all day. The wind blew hard all night & day.
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S. & S. worked down on the Preemption grading sloughs. T. hauled stuff to build a hog pen. Went down to fix the Cultis slough box at night but could not the tide was in. [margin: Windy & Raining.]
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In the A.M. all worked around the barn make hog pen &c. In the P.M. W. & S. graded sloughs & T. dug ditch by the barn. [margin: Rainy night.]
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W. & S. graded slough. T. went to Whatcom to Mrs. Andrews reception. L. S. Andrews & Sarah Allen married.
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W. & S. graded sloughs. T. came back in evening. W. & S. went down to fix the "cultis" slough box in the eve. [margin: Rainy by spells.]
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All graded sloughs. Warm & wet.
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Dito Yesterday. Ball's last load of grain went out to the schooner to day.
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All graded sloughs down by the preemption house. S. went to Ball's in the eve. [margin: very pleasant day.]
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Rainy. W. went to LaConner. S. to Pleasant Ridge. Guss & T. staid at home.
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W. & S. were at LaConner. T at home. Pleasant day.
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W. & S. came home from LaConner at noon. [margin: Hard rain last night.]
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All graded slough on the Allen "80". [margin: Pleasant day.]
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Graded sloughs as usual. Frost.
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Graded sloughs on the Allen "eighty".
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W. had a boil. Did not work. S. & T. worked around the shop and split wood. [margin: Rainy in the fore noon.]
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Rainy & Clowdy. Spent the day reading & writing.
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Rainy. Ball came down and we kill the old Cow. "Allens Cow" Dressed 684. Cut wood in the fore noon.
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W. went to the station. S. & T. packed meat. cut wood, graded sloughs, &c. [margin: Rainy in A.M.]
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W. came home from the station in the P.M. S. & T. graded sloughs on the Allen "80".
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All graded slough in forenoon. S. drove stakes near Balls a land - of the time. A little after noon the Skagit being very high broke through over Balls dyke in two or three places and begun to flood us. We piled up all our rails on a mile of fence that was to be so the water would not sealthe(?) them. Indian slough was not bank full at the preemption though the water must have been nearly three feet deep at McNutts old place.
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The Skagit is going down quite rapidly - Water on the ranch from 1 ft to 18 inches. T. & W. helped Ball kill hogs - 11 hd in about 4 1/2 hours w 5 of us- Sisson started for station.
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T. & W. wife & boys went to Balls for Christmas dinner, went horse back - Skagit clear down and water running out of holes in dyke. [margin: Albert Leamer & Martha Hancock married.]
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Water still lowering inside dyke. [margin: Rain.]
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Rainy. W. & T. choring around. S. at the station.
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S. at the station, W. & T. moving blacksmith shop.
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Cut wood and worked in the shop some. [margin: High tide. ]
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Very hard wind all last night & rain. W. & T. dug ditch on the Allen "80". N.W. gale & rain in the afternoon. S. sawed wood and pin timber. [margin: Heavy rain last night.]
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Arrived home from Ball at noon. Feeling pretty sleepy.
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All went down on Allen's line ditching, it is pretty wet. Went down to fix the box by the warehouse at 12 midnight. Too much tide.
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Ditching the same as yesterday. Went & fixed the box at 9 oclock. [margin: Cold & Rainy]
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Vinz packed the meat over. W. & S. ditching on South "80". T. working on the road. Ditching. Nice day.
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Ditching the same as yesterday. [margin: Pleasant day.]
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All staid at home. S. went around the dyke and found the "50 ft" slough box open. Went down and fixed it at night. Ball call in the P.M. Am reading "We and our Night on's" [margin: Clear & Frosty night]
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S. worked on the road 1/2 day, cutting tree our of the road and sawed word the balance of the day. T. hauled wood. W. worked about the house in the A.M. and went to LaConner in the P.M. [margin: clear & cold]
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S. sawed wood and made shakes in the P.M. T. Hauled mangolds. W. at LaConner. [margin: Mercury at 29°]
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S. made shakes. T. hauled rails & wood. W. at LaConner.
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S. made shakes. Have 800 made. W. & T. dug ditch. T on the road. S. & T. went to Fidalgo Island staid all night at Mr. Bests house. [margin: Clear & pleasant.]
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S. & T. went to Whites and then over to Graham's deer hunting. W. done chores, was writing &c. [margin: Rain.]
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S. & T. at Graham's. W. dug ditch.
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S. & T. came over to Sully's and staid all night at White's.
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T. & S. got home at noon. W. dug ditch in the AM. T. worked on road ditching in P.M. and W. & S. were on the Parish claim dyking.
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W. & S. worked ditching. In the P.M. worked down on the Parish chain dyking. T. worked on the road. [margin: Mrs. & Miss Leamer came down with Highbarger. Snowed all day.]
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S. made pin for fence. W. worked in shop making pins &c. T. oiled harness. Keany(?) was here; his boat was wrecked last night or rather the cargo lost.
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W. & S. worked on the Parrish claim. T. worked on the road.
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All worked on the Parrish claim dyking. Very cold & disagreeable weather for dyking.
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All worked on the Parrish claim dyking. Al Leamer came down and staid all night. Siegfred called on us in the evening. [margin: Mercury at 23°]
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Mr. & Mrs. Leamer started for home this Morning. [margin: Mercury at 20, clear.]
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S. cut wood & poles or sleepers for a house out on the McCollum claim. T. hauled timbers for the same with the horses. W. filed saw and cleared away for the house. [margin: Clear & cold]
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W. started for Olympia. Trimble went to the station. S. sawed wood.
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S. & T. worked in the shop making pins and oiling harness. Billy Wallbuff(?) came up to Trimbles. [margin: Snowed most all day. Billy & Kenneth are elk hunting.]
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[diary date 26th] S. had sore thum(?) went up to Trimbles in the morning and sawed wood most of the day. T. cut wood. cold.
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[diary date 27th] S. sawed wood. T. oiled harness in the AM and cut wood in the P.M. [margin: cold & blustering Snowy]
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[dairy date 28th] S. cut barn timber in the fore noon and split wood in the P.M. T. hauled wood in the A.M. and oiled harness in the P.M. [margin: Rain 1/2 day.]
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Windy & Rainy. Staid at home all day. Trimble & his company called on us in the eve.
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S. & T. cut barn timber in the A.M. and worked on the road ditching in the P.M. Whitney came home from Olympia with bad cold. [margin: Strong went wind.]
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All worked on the Parrish claim ditching and ome on this side ditching.
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S. split wood. T. oiled & washed harness. W. worked at his account in the house. [margin: Rainy day.]
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Split wood, worked in the shop. oiled harness. all worked on the Parrish claim in the P.M. [margin: Rain in the A.M.]
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Split wood. worked in the road. Worked on the Parrish claim dyking in the P.M.
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S. called on Trimble. T. on Ball. The rest staid at home. D'Arcy's folks took dinner with us.
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W. & S. made fence on Ball's line in the AM & T dug ditch by the preemptive house. W. filed saw in the P.M. S. & T. split and sawed wood. [margin: Rain in the P.M.]
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W. helped filed saws, Guss work. W. & S. worked in the timber sawing shake & shingles, cutting road &c. T. ditch in the forenoon and on road in P.M. Ball's dyke broke again [margin: High tide.]
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[margin: High tide.] W & S. making shakes and sawing shingle stuff. T. hauling them out. Ball went to the station.
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Dito yesterday.
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W. & S. cutting poles for a wood shed and making pickets. T. hauling them out.
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W. & S. worked on the wood shed and house foundation on the McCollum claim. T. hauling stuff with the horses.
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Guss went down to Mr. Ball's horse back. the rest staid at home. [margin:Rainy.]
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T. hauling mangolds to the barn. W. & S. graded sloughs and dyked on the Parrish claim. [margin: warm & windy.]
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S. went to the station and spaded mud in the dyke. W. & T. dyked and dug ditch north of the preemptive house. worked on wood shed a while in the morn.
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All worked on the wood shed while the tide was in and dyed & ditched the balance of the day. [margin: Quite warm.]
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Dyked & diluted.
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Dyked on the Parrish claim. T. dug ditch in the p.M. on this side. [margin: Rainy in the morning.]
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Dito yesterday.
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T. & S. went up to Mr. Balls in the P.M. [margin: Rainy.]
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W. & S. made shingles in the A.M. Worked on wood shed in the P.M. T. cut wood and hauled out barn timbers. [margin: Rain 1/2 day.]
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Tillinghast went to the station. W. & S. went to McCollum house and hewed the sleepers.
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T. hauled barn timber out of the woods. W. & S. hewed barn timber. There was an old Deutschman here looking land.
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All went and dug ditch on Ball's line.
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S. made shingles in the fore noon. T& W. cut wood filed saw &c. S. sharpened posts in the P.M. West wind. Pleasant. [margin: Rain in A.M.]
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W. & S. went up and made staked on Jennings land and T. hauled them out on Ball's line. Pleasant day. [margin: Litter of 7 pigs.]
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S. went to the station. The rest staid at home.
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S. came home from the station & W & wife went. S. sawed gate-stuff. T. hauled wood &c.
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W. came rom the station this morning. All dyked on the Parrish claim. Kory(?) Kruse staid here last night. [margin: Frogs have been croaking several days.]
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All dyked on the Parrish claim. Tide over the marsh in the morning. [margin: Hard rain last night.]
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Dyking on the Parrish claim some, rain. came up and made shingles until night.
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All dyking on Parrish claim.
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All staid at home. very windy.
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Made shingles & cut wood in A.M. T. graded sloughs in P.M. W. & S. laid house foundation by the McCollum house. [margin: rain in A.M.]
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Ball's dyke broke again this morning. Worked on the Parrish claim part of the day. [margin: Very high tide. Rainy]
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All dyked on the Parrish claim. [Guss went to D'Arcys.]
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S. & W. dyked. T. hauled up manure and fixed for a hot bed. Clear & cold. [margin: Hard frost.]
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All dyked on the Parrish claim as usual. Clear & pleasant. North Wind. [margin: mercury at 28°]
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Went down and staked out the canal in the "Gorman claim". W. & T. dyked in the P.M. on canal. S. made some gates. Got ready to go to LaConner but did not go.
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W. & S. went to Ball's saw Smith. T. & Mrs. Leamer were at home all day. Guss was at LaConner. [margin: windy]
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S. went to LaConner. Took Smith & Mrs. Leamer. T. hauled lumber &c. with horses. W. staid with the children.
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T. hauled timber for frame & wood. W. & S. repaired dyke in the P.M. between big sloughs. Snow in the evening. [margin: S. & Guss came from the station in the A.M.]
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S. worked in the shop making oars. W. & T. worked around the house and split wood &c. Repaired dyke in the P.M. [margin: Rain in AM]
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All worked on the canal on Gorman claim. [margin: pleasant]
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Snow 8 inches deep and still snowing. 8 A.M. S. worked at the oars and made shingles. W. & T. split & sawed wood. [margin: Snow all day.]
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Went down on the Gorman claim dyking.
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Rain all day. T. went up to Ball's in P.M.
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All worked down on the Canal.
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S. & T. worked on the canal. W. & wife went to the station.
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Made shingles & topped out dyke in the A.M. [margin: Rain in A.M.]
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All worked on canal. Rainy towards night. Billie(?) was here to breakfast. [margin: Hot bed doing well.]
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A pleasant day. W. & S. worked on the canal. T. worked around the house hauling posts(?) &c.
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All worked on the canal. Mr. Wallace, Miss Leamer & Miss Bowden came up and staid all night. [margin: Rain last night.]
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Wallace & Ida went home in the P.M. Miss Bowden staid all night. Quite pleasant. [margin: Snow & rain last night.]
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All worked on the canal. Windy & rainy part of the day. D'Arcy worked on canal.
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All worked on canal. Ball went to station. [margin: Very windy.]
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Heavy gale this morning with rain & hail. Highbarger worked on canal in P.M. [margin: Tide over the marsh.]
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All worked on the canal. Pleasant in the P.M. Highbarger worked all day. [margin: Sullivan was here.]
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All worked on Canal. Highbarger with the rest. Took our 26 rods. Ground quite dry but prospect of rain. Highbarger worked.
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Highbarger on canal. Whitney went to the station in P.M. Miss Bowden went with him. T. worked on canal. W. worked around the house & garde in A.M. S. had lame back. [margin: Pleasant with north wind.]
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W. at the station. T. worked on the bridge across Allen slough. W. pruned trees and grafted a few. Jake worked in canal.
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W. at the station. Came home at 4 oclcok. S. planted some peas and lettuce. and transplanted the hot bed, T. had a runaway with Roni & Orcam(?) & sled. Then went to harrowing. Highbarger worked on Canal.
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W. & T. & Jake graded sloughs. S. plowed sod with "Lona & George". Too soft to walk in the forenoon.
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T. & S. plowed. Highbarger & W. graded sloughs.
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S. graded sloughs and made a set of frohissbtus(?). The rest worked on the canal. Cold S.E. wind. [margin: Jake worked.]
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S. went to Catholic church and up to Pleasant Ridge. The rest staid at home. [margin: Palm Sunday.]
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S. at LaConner. The rest worked on canal. Pleasant day. All the farmers plowing around LaConner. [margin: Jake worked. ]
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W. worked on the canal and finished it except shoveling it out. S. plowed and T. also Highbarger went to the station.
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Plowed & graded sloughs. Highbarger worked in the blacksmith shop. Whitney also.
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Plowed & graded sloughs. Highbarger harrowed with Dolly & Leline. T. began plowing across Cultis slough. Highbarger began his [r margin: work by the month at noon today. He is to have work every day that it does not rain till Nov 1st at $50.00 per month. We are to plow and harrow an acre of his land for him.] [margin: Rain in A.M.]
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Highbarger began harrowing with four horse abreast. S. & T. plowed.
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W. went down to Welchins & then over to the "Perry" and transplanted the hotbed in the P.M. Jake grade sloughs. T. plowed & graded sloughs. S. plowed. [margin: Not very drying weather. Went to help get the "Perry" in, at night.]
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Got the schooner in this morning & unloaded. T & Jake helped. Got through at 10 P.M.
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S. went after the Fanning mill in morning. W. & S. cleaned up and sacked the seed oats we got of Ball. T. hauled mangolds from the lower barn. Jake worked in the shop and graded sloughs in P.M. [margin: Dolly had a colt this morning.]
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T. hauled the oats out to the slough. Jake & S. went after them with scow. Graded sloughs and piled lumber in P.M.
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Brought the scow around to the ware house easly this morning. Rainy in morning. S. sowed 8 sacks of oats. Jake harrowed. W. piled lumber in A.M., doctored horse in P.M. T. planted some vegetables on the marsh. Allen was here all night. S. plowed in P.M. [margin: Dolly sick. S. & T. went to party in eve at D'Arcy's (8 sks oats.)]
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S. plowed. Jake harrowed. W. doctored horse & piled lumber. T. graded sloughs.
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S. plowed. Jake harrowed in oats. W. & T. piled lumber. Trimble helped piled lumber a little. Strawberries beginning to blossom. [margin: sowed 6 sacks of oats.]
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Sowed 4 sacks of oats. Jake harrowed them in. W. & T. graded sloughs. S. plowed with one team. [margin: Rain last night. very windy.]
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Sullivan came after the drill. S. went to LaConner. Miss Bowdin also.
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Jake harrowed. T. plowed. S. got home from the station at 2:30 P.M. via Marches. Trimble went to the station. [margin: Rainy in P.M. 16 Pigs(?)]
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S. owed seven sacks of oats. Jake harrowed. Rainy in A.M. T. & W. worked around the house and put in a bridge by the cow yard.
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S. made shingles. Jake worked in Shop in A.M. at home in P.M. T. made a cultivator. Graded sloughs in P.M. and cleaned out ditch. [margin: Rain in A.M.]
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W. graded sloughs. S. & T. plowed. [margin: Jake worked at home.]
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Pleasant day. S. hauled posts in the A.M. and plowed in P.M. T. plowed all day. W. fixed well made a gate and graded. sloughs. Jake harrowed. Dolly worked for the first time here since having colt.
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S. plowed Jakes Marsh garden. Jake harrowed. T. & W. plowed up land garden and planted potatos, &c. Sowed 2 1/2 acres of oats. [margin: 9 Berkshire pigs.]
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W & wife went to the station. T. plowed down by the ware house. Jake harrowed across Cultis slough. S. hauled posts out of the woods and sowed 3 sacks of oats. [margin: Rainy last night.]
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Sowed 6 sacks of oats. Jake harrowed in oats. S. & T. plowed. W. made a flat boat and drained the lakes on the warehouse lot.
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Rainy in the A.M. Jake worked in shop in the fore noon and for himself in the afternoon. W. worked in the house. S. worked in the house some and graded sloughs in the P.M. T. planted potatos. Worked on harrow some.
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T. went to the station. Jake worked at home. S. & W. worked on bridges across Cultis slo. Mrs. Hyde & Ida came down this evening. [margin: Strawberries in full bloom.]
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S. & T. plowed across cultis slough. Jake harrowed in oats and harrowed his garden. W. planted garden stuff on the marsh and some potatos also. [margin: Rainy in the P.M. did not stop work.]
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A volunteer oats have grown 1 1/4 in per day this week. Timothy in marsh garden stand from 1 ft to 18 inches. Rye over two feet. Winter wheat and volunteer oats mixed n. part of house- 1 ft -18 in. Orchard grass in upland garden 3 ft high. Apple trees in Bloom. Tomato plants budding- [margin: S. & Guss went to the station with Mrs. Hyde & Ida. Mrs. Smith came from Whatcom.]
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Highbarger worked at home. W. & T. plowed. S. at the station. Pleasant. Trimble had all the ponies to plow his garden.
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S. & Guss got home at 8 A.M. S. & T. plowed. W. grade sloughs. Jake plowed his garden with the ponies. Began plowing the Allen "80". [margin: Old sow pigged.]
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W. graded sloughs & cleaned grain. Highbarger harrowedin the field by the ware house.
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S. plowed. T. plowed in the marsh garden. Jake harrowed in oats. Fine weather. W. wokred in the garden hoeing, &c. [margin: Sowed 15 bushels black oats.]
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S. plowed on the Allen "80". T by the house. W. sowed oats & fixed fence on the Cultis dam. Highbarger harrowed by the ware house.
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Jake worked at home. S. & T. harrowed. W. graded sloughs & planted garden on the marsh. Mr White's folks came over today. [margin: Sowed 10 bushs black oats and twelve of white.]
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All staid at home. Mr White's folks here. Mrs. Smith & Ollie called in the P.M. Pleasant.
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Trimble helped corduroy road 3 or 4 hours. Mr White's folks went home this morning. Jake worked at home. S. T. harrowed. W. hauled posts. with Celina & Brown(?). [margin: Cold & showery sowed 8 bushels white oats. Sowed 19 bushels B. oats.]
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S. & T. harrowed in oats. Land very soft. Jake worked at home. Mr Best & Mrs Jenkins came over.
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W. went to the station. Guss & Mrs. Smith went with him. T. plowed. Jake harrowed.
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Jake harrowed. T. plowed. Whitney made bridges across Cultis slough & on Allen line. S. sowed grain & hauled rails & posts. [margin: Sowed 30 bushs oats. Trimble making fence.]
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Jake harrowing on the Allen "80" W. worked in garden & set out 73 tomatos. T. plowing. S. finished hauling rails & posts.
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Jake harrowing on Allen "80". S. harrowed the piece in front of the house. W. planted garden. T. planted garden in A.M. and plowed in P.M. Planted potatos, parsnips, carrots, beets, corn &c. [margin: Sowed 6 bushels oats.]
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W. harrowed. Jake & T plowed. S. got home and started for Whatcom via Fidalgo.
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W. went to the station. Jake & T. plowed & harrowed. S. at Whatcom.
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S. got home at noon. Plowed & harrowed. Jake worked in the shop some in P.M. [margin: Sowed 17 bushs oats. Rain in P.M.]
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Jake harrowed. S. hauled some stakes down to the Allen bridge & plowed. Till plowed. W. fixed seat on the roller & graded sloughs some. Till. set some cabbage in the eve. [margin: Rain last night.]
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Jake harrowed & began rolling grain with the ponies. T. & S. plowed. W. made gates & graded sloughs. [margin: Red clover in bloom. Rain last night.]
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Jake rolled grain. S. & T. plowed. W. graded sloughs. and helped Trimble fix up the fence. Drove Ball's cattle off from the marsh. Mr. Bests folks and Mr Griffin came over this eve. [margin: Jim MacDonald borrowed the wheel barrows.]
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Pleasant day. Andrews & wife & Mr Allen came up to day. Mrs Bests folks went home this eve. Dave was sick.
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S. & T. plowed. W. graded sloughs and sowed grain. Rain some. Jake harrowed.
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S. went down and sowed oats till ten A.M. T. finished plowing the land by the Preemption house. Jake harrowed in P.M. plowed on the Allen 80 in the A.M. S. & W. went to the station in the eve. via Stearns boat slough. Mrs. Dodge went with us. [margin: Rain most all last night. Sowed 23 sacks oats.]
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Jake & Trimble finished harrowing the land by the Preemption house. T. worked at gardening. S. & W. got home at 5 P.M.
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Very pleasant day. S. & T. plowed on the Allen "80". Jake and W. graded sloughs on the same. Rain in the eve. [margin: Trimble rolled with the ponies.]
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Plowed, graded sloughs &c. on the Allen 80. Jake worked. T. set out cabbage in the evening. [margin: Trimble rolled.]
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All staid at home. Clarence & Arthur came over and Mr Ball's folks came over in the P.M. Winter oats & wheat are heading fast. [margin: Plum trees had made a growth of 17 inches.]
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Trimble rolling as usual. Highbarger plowed and harrowed. T. plowed and set cabbage. S. dug ditch for slap drain and sowed oats. W. was getting ready to leave the country. [margin: Sowed 18 bushels oats.]
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Trimble worked 3 hours. Jake harrowed some and worked in the blacksmith shop. S. & T. butchered a yearling bull and worked about the house helping Whitney pack up etc. Whitney & wife with their boys bid good bye to Bay View & started for S. California. Whitney & Tillinghast agreed to give Sisson deed for 100 acres on demand. [margin: S. & Ida went to station.]
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Trimble worked 1/2 day rolling. Tillinghast plowed all day. Highbarger harrowed in A.M. plowed in P.M. Took 2 hours morning in account of rain. Disagreeble wet day. S did not get back. [margin: S & I went up to Pleasant Ridge after things. Rainy day.]
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Till & H plowed till 3 OK. then harrowed & J gardening. Trimble rolled S. & wife got back in the eve.
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Trimble & Jake did not work. T. hauled oats & timber in A.M. and harrowed in oats with three horses in P.M. S. made mosquito bars, dug ditch & sowed oats. [margin: Rainy hard last night. Sowed 12 bu oats.]
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Jake harrowed in the last oats and graded sloughs in the P.M. S. dug ditch for shop drain. T. worked in garden and graded sloughs. Marked the pigs with a notch in the right ear. [margin: Rain all last night. Clowdy day.]
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S. & Ida staid at home. T. went to Dog Island. Very pleasant day. Went up to Mr. Ball's in the eve. [margin: Hard the first strawberries for dinner. Pleasant day.]
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S. plowed with gang plow. Trimble on the roller. T. & Jake graded sloughs.
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S. ran the gang plow. Trimble the roller. Highbarger went to the station. T. fixed road and worked in the garden. Dry pleasant day.
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Jake ran the gang plow. Trimble worked a half day rolling; finished. S. & T. mowed early hay on the slough banks. [margin: mosquitos think. Clear & pleasant.]
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Trimble worked today. hoeing in the garden, potatos. S. also. S. fixed the road to the stable some. Jake plowing with gang plow. Till. spreading, raking hay and hoed the marsh garden. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Jake plowed. Trimble & Sisson hewed the cut of the barn timber. T. put up hay and worked on the path to the slough.
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Jake plowed as usual. J. & Till hauled the hay. S. cut some posts and hoed garden. [margin: Mercury at 78° at sundown.]
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T. went up to Balls. the rest staid at home. very warm. Miller was up here in the P.M.
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Jake plowed with the gang plow. S. & T. hoed garden. Trimble hauled barn lumber in A.M. In P.M. S., T. & Trimble killed a cow.
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Jake went to plow as usual. Trimble hauled timber. T. hoed &c. S. went to the station and took the beef. Mrs. Leamer came home with us.
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Sisson sick- sore throat. Rain in A.M. Jake worked in shop in fore noon sharpening plow points, &c. Plowed in P.M. J. spouted potatos chored around & graded sloughs. Lill cow had calf.
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Jake plowed & Tillinghast grading sloughs. Sisson no better. Inflamed throat & fever.
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Rain. Jake plowed until 10 A.M. In P.M. Jake & T filled ditch for shop drain. Rained hard at night.
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Jake plowing with gang plow. Till hoeing garden in front of house. Oats & timothy lodging some. Settled up with Trimble. S. around the house picking strawberries &c. rather weak. [margin: mosquitos not bad. Strawberries very thick.]
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Tillinghast & Mrs. Leamer went to Fidalgo. S. & wife staid at home. Cool & clowdy. Billy Welkoff rolled in the P.M.
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Jake & Trimble did not work. T. hoed garden & set out cabbage in the A.M. S. & T. began digging for barn foundation in P.M.
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Jake did not work. S. & Trimble worked on barn. T. hauled timber with horses. Had a mess of turnips. Very warm & pleasant. [margin: Mosquitos bad.]
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S. & Trimble worked on the barn. Jake plowed with gang plow. T. hauled barn timber. Pleasant.
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Dito yesterday. T. began hauling shakes for barn.
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Jake plowed by the Premption house too soft on Allen "80" Trimble , S. on the barn. T. graded sloughs and help on the barn. Ball helped raise.
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S.& T. hoed garden. Jake plowed with gang plow. Trimble did not work. [margin: Mosquitos medium. Pleasant.]
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T. went up to Ball's. The rest staid at home. Mrs. Smith, Miss Eldridge & Miss Ewing came over and called on us. S. & wife took a horse back ride in the evening. Very warm and pleasant.
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S. mowed weeds. and pick strawberries for the 4th. T. picked strawberries. Jake plowed.
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Jake did not work. All went to LaConner to the celebration. Came home at 10 oclock.
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Jake plowed. S. & T. did not work. T. got home from the dance at 5 A.M. Clarence White came with him. Mrs. Wallace came home with us last night.
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Tillinghast sick with cold. Trimble not working. S. worked on the barn. Jake plowed. Pleasant. Winter oats falling down. [margin: Had fresh new potatos & peas.]
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S. helped Trimble has potatos in the A.M. in the P.M. worked on the barn and Trimble also. T. went to Ball's and got his mower and mowed in the P.M. jake plowed as usual.
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S. & Trimble worked on the barn. T. mowed with Ball's mower. Jake plowed with gang plow. Mr Wallace & Eddie Stacey came down in the eve. [margin: Rainy in morning.]
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Rain in the morning early. Alls staid at home all day.
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Wallace's folks went home this morning. Trimble worked on the barn. Vinz haying. Jake plowing.
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S. went to the station. T. haying. Trimble haying in the afternoon. Jake plowed.
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S. & Trimble worked on barn began putting on shakes. T. mowed in the fore noon with mower. Took it home at noon. Raked hay in the P.M. [margin: Highbarger not working.]
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Fine weather. S. worked at Harvestor setting it up. T. worked on Harvestor in A.M. and raked hay in P.M. Trimble worked on barn and cocked hay some. Siegfred's folks here and staid all night [margin: Jake not working.]
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Trimble worked 3/4 day putting shakes on the barn. Jake worked in the P.M. putting on shakes. S. worked on barn and finished setting up Harvester. T. worked on fence trying to shut our pigs.
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Trimble fixed fence in fore noon and did not work in the P.M. Jake helped fix fence to keep pigs our of the garden and worked in the shop the balance of the day. S. worked on hay rigging. Al & Martha Leamer came down last night also Mrs. Leamer. T. hauled timber for barn floor, a load of shakes and fixed fence. [margin: Rainy some.]
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All went home to day. Staid at home all day.
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S. & Trimble worked on the barn finished shaking it. T. & Highbarger fixed fence and cut a road through the oats for Harvestor and began make bridge across lagoon.
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Trimble haying. Tried the Harvester cut the three cornered piece of balunction oats. Jake & Vinz bound. Jake worked for himself in the P.M. S. cut oats with cradle and went to Ball's to change cradles. T. shocked oats and worked on bridge over lagoon. [margin: Very pleasant.]
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Trimble stopped hog holes & mowed the garden in the P.M. Shocked oats. Jake, T. & S. cut & shocked oats. Used Harvestor. T. hauled oats our of the McCollum claim in P.M.
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Jake & Trimble cut, bound & shocked oats. T. & S. worked in the oats some and hauled a load of hay. S. went to see Hanson in afternoon. Trimble & T took D'Arcy's scow home in the eve.
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Trimble worked 2 hours cutting & shocking oats. The rest worked all day in the oats. with Harvester. S. started for Pleasant Ridge but came home again, tide too high. [margin: Thunder shower last night.]
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All staid at home all day. Cloudy. Wm. Hanson came to work.
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All worked on Harvest. Trimble did not work. Jake & Hanson did. Cut 3 hours with Harvester. Commenced cutting on north side of road to ware house. [margin: Fine weather. Wm. Hanson began work.]
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Trimble went to the station, Mrs. S. went with him. Jake, S. & T. on Harvestor. Hanson shocked grain.
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Steven's came up with Trimble from the station last night to see the Harvester. Bartholomew came up and Siebert to see about work. S. & Jake worked in Harvest. Trimble helped Till haul hay in the P.M. Hanson hoed garden. Pleasant. Finished shocking the piece of grain north of the ware house.
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T. & Trimble worked hauling day. S. put sun shade on Harvestor and cradled grain. cut the Rye. Jake cradled volunteer and bound oats. Hanson bound oats. [margin: Very warm and pleasant.]
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Worked in Haying & Harvesting. Jake & Trimble both worked. Ran Harvestor all day. Fine weather.
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All worked in the Oats as usual. A little rainy but not enough to stop work. S. went to Fidalgo Island in the P.M.
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S. & wife at Fidalgo. The rest at home. Milt Leamer came down. Frank Ball also. [margin: Light Rains.]
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Trimble began plowing with Roan & Cream on the Allen "80". The rest working in Harvest. Finished cutting winter oats and the wheat & volunteer oats. [margin: W.A. Bartholomew began work.]
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All worked in harvest. Finished cutting all winter grain north of Allen slough. Trimble plowing on Allen "80".
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T. & Bart. hauled hay. S. made a rigging no 2. Worked on Barn some and finished shocking oats. Began making a fence around the stock yard. [margin: Rain in the afternoon a little.]
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Hanson cut the barley. finished making stock yard and began stacking oats. Trimble plowing as usual on Allen "80".
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Finished the first stack, put in all the volunteer. Highbarger & Bartholomew hauled his hay in the P.M. Hason & S. worked on barn in P.M. Till made slough bridges.
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All staid at home. S. & wife took horse back ride. Mrs. Ball called in the P.M.
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Rain in the morning. Jake began plowing stubble. Terrible plowing S. & Hanson work on the granary. T. & Bart. on the road fixing slough crossings &c. The last sowed oats beginning to head.
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Trimble plowing. The balance stacking. Clowdy. Ball went to the station. [margin: Mosquitos very bad.]
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Dito yesterday. Finished stacking autumn oats. Ball's brother came yesterday. The well water is very bad.
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Trimble plowing as usual. Began cutting wheat. Rainy in the fore noon. Wheat good but weedy. [margin: Rain a considerable last night.]
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Pleasant day. Finished cutting wheat.
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All hands work stacking. Trimble finished plowing on the Allen "80". S. went to Pleasant Ridge in the eve. Fine weather. [margin: Bartholomew quit work. Too slow. Gave him due bill 21.25.]
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S. at Pleasant Ridge. T. to Fidalgo.
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Began cutting around spring oats. S. made a pump and fixed cradle. Went to the station in the evening.
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S. at LaConner. Trimble plowing. T. hauled rails to cover granary. The rest cutting oats by hand. [margin: Siebert began work.]
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Tried the Harvester it did not work. Siebert worked in Harvest. The rest also. S. started for LaConner & Coupeville to get Reaper with Billy Wokopoff(?). Trimble plowing.
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S. at Coupeville. Did not get a reaper. Got home at Mid night. Hanson & T fixed barn and hauled in hay. Jake & Trimble plowing stubble.
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S. cut oats in the P.M. Billy & Siebert binding. Jake & Trimble plowing. T. & Hanson cut pole for change stakes. Hauled the hay out of the Preemption.
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Jake & Trimble plowing as usual. Hanson not working. S. & Seebert working in the oats. T. & Billy staked out the channels. White's young folks came over in the eve. March came & got a scow load of grain, Rye &c.
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White's folks went home in the afternoon. All went horse back riding up to Balls. [margin: Rain all day.]
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Clowdy damp day. Jake & Trimble plowing. The rest work at the oats. Killed a steer in P.M. Till & Billy went to LaConner in the eve. [margin: Had the first mess of tomatos.]
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Jake & Trimble plowing. T. & Billy got home from LaConner at noon. Worked in the oats after dinner. Tried the Harvester with no better success. [margin: Clowdy.]
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Jake & Trimble plowing. Hanson & Sisson began the water tank down at the barn. The rest working at the oats. Fine weather.
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S. & Hanson worked on tank. Jake & Trimble plowed. The balance in Harvest. Fine day with strong north wind. [margin: Finish plowing up by Siegfreds]
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Jake & Trimble plowing. S. & Hanson wokring on the tank. T. grading sloughs & put the flooring in the barn down by dyke. Wokpoff & Seebert Harvesting. mowing oats & binding.
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Allen & Fords staid here last night. Jake & Trimble plowing. Hanson worked on tank. The rest in the oats. Ida sick. Sisson not working. [margin: Rain in the P.M.]
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Staid at home all day. Tillinghast went to the station to get pictures taken. Miller called. [margin: Ida a little better.]
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Jake & Trimble plowing. Hanson work on tank. The rest in oats moring. S & wife & Billy went to the station in the P.M.
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Hanson on tank. Jake & Trimble plowing. The rest mowing oats. Billy & S. came home from station with Reaper. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Jake plowed in A.M. S. & T. set up Reaper and began cutting in P.M. Hanson, Seebert & Billy worked in grain. Trimble plowed. [margin: Eddie Stacy began work.]
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All worked in Oats. Began to cut on the Allen "80" too green. Run the Reaper across Cultis slough in P.M.
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Trimble went to the station. All the rest worked in Oats. Began cutting the 8 acre piece over next to the dyke. Pretty green.
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Jake plowed in A.M. yesterday. All worked in oats to day. Finished all early oats across cultis slough. Pleasant in P.M. Foggy in A.M.
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Worked two hours then it was too wet. Jake cradled oats some. T. & Hanson worked on stables down to new barn in P.M. [margin: Rainy day.]
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Hanson went home. Trimble, Seebert & Billy did not work. Jake worked in the shop some & mowed & bound oats in the P.M. T. worked on stables. S. in the P.M. [margin: Rain in A.M.]
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Showery, could not work in harvest. Trimble plowing. Billy & Jake began to work in oats but it was too wet. S. mended sacks & cradle in the A.M. Best came over and brought the hog home. Till & Mrs. Leamer & Eddie went to Fidalgo in the P.M. [margin: Showery bad harvest weather.]
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T. & Mrs Leamer came down in the P.M.
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All worked binding oats. They were quite wet. Till. went to LaConner in the evening. [margin: Fine day.]
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Tillinghast at the station. S. ran Reaper in A.M. The rest stacked wheat.
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Stacked Oats. S. sick. Fine weather. Jake sick in the P.M. and quit work. Tillinghast mowed oats and bound.
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S. ran the Reaper. The men bound all but Jake who was sick. Broke a rake & rake arm to Reaper. Clowdy with indications of rain.
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S. ran Reaper. Cut the 8 acre piece on the Allen 80 and began the 4 acre one. Ed & Ida went to Pleasant Ridge. Trimble rough harrowing with 4 horses. The rest binding oats. [margin: Clowdy but no rain.]
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Pleasant day. S. ran Reaper finished cutting that piece on Allen "80" next the fence. Broke the Reaper. Put up one stack and bound some.
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Pleasant day. All staid at home, but S. who went to Bests to get him to work. Ida & Ed came home. S. got home after dark. Had a hard time, S.E. storm in Eve.
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Bound oats. Best came and ran the Reaper in the P.M. Pleasant day. Hanson mowed around the piece over next the dyke.
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Best ran the Reaper. Sisson went to the station. The rest stacked oats. D'Arcy helped load the Separator & power and started for home with it. Did not get home. S. came home at 9:30 Mrs. Siegfred with him. [margin: Gave Conner note for $500. for one year, interest 8 percent.]
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Rain in the fore noon. Darcy & Siegfred came down with the Thresher. Unloaded the thresher & bound oats in the P.M.
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Commenced binding at 9 oclock in the field by the ware house. They shell very bad. [margin: Rain hard last night.]
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Run Reaper all day. Hanson went home. Clowdy, but no rain. Finished piece by the ware house. [margin: Very warm. Storm last night.]
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Rainy & Clowdy. Cut & bound oats all day. Siegfred worked in the P.M. Frank D'Arcy staid all night with us.
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All staid at home and at in the house. [margin: Rainy day.]
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Trimble went to the station. S. ran Reaper finished cutting on he Highbarger Ranch and began on the Allen "80".
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S. ran Reaper, the rest stacking. Fine day. Siegfred made stacks. Trimble came in the eve. Haskins came with him.
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S. ran Reaper. Stacking & binding. Milt Leamer & Caption Coupe staid all night last night. Alf came down but did not stay. [margin: Haskins began work.]
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S. bound oats. T. ran Reaper. Stacking.
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Made the last stack by the barn. Finished cutting. Fine weather. Billy shocked.
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Stacking & binding. Began to stack on the Allen 80. Upson came. Chase brought his team down with D'Arcy's scow.[margin: Very fine weather.]
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Had Mr Loeb(?). Upson & Sisson worked on threshing machine. The Bobs were stacking & binding. Ball came from the station this morn.
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Bound in the fore noon and rigged up the threshing machine. Threshed in the P.M. 400 bushels winter oats. [margin: Pleasant weather. Chase 2 hours Ball 1]
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Finished one setting, Threshed all day. Had good luck. Jake hauling grain with his oxen. [margin: Chase 2 hours, Ball 3 hours.]
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Threshing down by the barn. Threshed 800 bs. Pleasant weather. Allen came with family. [margin: 58.00 Due Hanson. Chase 2 Ball 2]
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The men went to LaConner. Staid at home. Pleasant. Hanson came up and gave us a chicken. [margin: 2700]
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Binding in A.M. Threshing in P.M. Tillinghast LaConner to sent telegram. Jake & Upson, Sisson & those fixing machine in A.M. Threshed 1320 bushels of white oats up to date.
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Stacking in the A.M. Threshing & stacking in P.M. Ball helped us stack. Threshed 500 white oats.
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Threshed 790 bushels oats. 36 bs black oats. Clowdy & Rainy. Haskins quit. Billy went to LaConner in the P.M.
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Threshed in the A.M. Hauled grain and stacked in the P.M. Upson & Sisson killed a pig in the P.M. Billy worked in the P.M. Threshed 348 bs black oats. [margin: Hard shower in P.M.]
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Pleasant day. Strong south wind. Threshed over 900 black oats. Rain in the eve. [margin: Rain last night.]
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Rained most all day. Finished threshing across Cultis slough and moved 68 sacks. Ball went to the station.
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Threshed white oats in the P.M. Rained in the morning. Set the machine before dinner.
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Threshed all day had to set machines also Allens Siwashs(?) stacking straw.
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Rained in A.M. Threshed 220 bushels white oats in P.M.
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Threshed 2 hours and moved up to Allens "80". began stacking. S. & Upson went to LaConner in P.M. Saw steam thresher at Calhoun's. [margin: Dodge bound.]
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S. & Upson got home from LaConner at 10 A.M. Threshed 430 bushels in P.M. fine day.
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Finished threshing and moved up to Balls. Set & threshed over a hundred bushels. Fine weather.
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Threshing at Balls. T. hauling grain.
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Rain all the fore noon. Did not thresh any today. Ida & Ed went to P. Ridge. T. & J worked till the P.M. shoveling over grain, heating badly.
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Finished sowing all that is plowed on the Highbarger Ranch. S. sowing grain sowed 35 bushels. Jake & upson harrowing. T. hauling grain from the Allen "80". Fine weather. [margin: Had sowed 100 bushels up to date.]
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All staid at home. Pleasant day. Hanson came up and killed a steer for Ricards logging camp.
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Finished harrowing north of Allen slough. began on the Allen "80". Upson harrowed in the A.M. went to the station in the P.M. with a load of wheat & oats. Trimble harrowed and jasckson in the P.M. T. finished hauling oats. S. chored around &c. [margin: John Jackson began work.]
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Johnnie harrowing. All the balance of the folks went to election. Pleasant day. [margin: Sold Gaches 3000 bushels of oats.]
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Worked at the box some in the morning. S. finished sowing oats. [margin: Sowed 175 bushels of winter oats.]
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Worked on the Dyke fixing boxes in the fore noon. Till. Sisson & Trimble & Jake. Johnnie & Upson harrowing. Rainy Friday eve. S. & wife went to Fidalgo in the P.M.
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S. & Ida at Fidalgo. J. P. Conner came down last evening with a load of barley. The rest staid at home.
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S. got home and went to LaConner with a load of oats for Conner. Johnnie & Upson finished harrowing in oats. [margin: Hard rain last night.]
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S. came home from the station in the eve. The men moved the threshing machine & sewed sacks. [margin: Rain all last night.]
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Johnnie & Tillinghast hauling straw. Upson & Sisson sacking oats. Eddie went to D'Arcys. Glove brought over a load of shakes and took some chicken feed.
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All worked down to the barn sowing sacks. Rainy & Clowdy. Siegfred hauled his straw. [margin: Rain.]
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Rainy in the P.M. All sowed sacks. Jake & Trimble hauled straw some for us.
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All worked down to the barn sowing sacks &c. Upson made barn doors. [margin: Heavy Rains.]
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All staid at home. Rainy.
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Made barn doors & sowed sacks. Tried to kill a calf but failed.
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Till & Upson went to La Conner with a load of grain for Andrews. Hauled some plank dow to the barn for wharf. The schooner is in the bay after grain. C. Bowdin. Fine day. [margin: Fine day.]
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The schooner came up this morning. Began loading in the P.M. Jake & Trimble & Jake helping. Rainy day. Mr Ball's brother in law came today. Tillinghast & Upson came home. [margin: Callahan 
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T. went to LaConner with Jim Gaches. Johnnie sowed sacks in the P.M. Hauled wood from the McCollum wood shed. Upson filed saws in the A.M. and the P.M. Upson & S. cut timber for machine shed. [margin: Rain last night. School meeting in the eve.]
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All worked on the machine shed. got the posts set and rafters up.
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S. & Wife went to Pleasant Ridge. The rest staid at home.
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Upson & Johnnie went to the station and took a load of oats for Carlson. S. got home from LaConner at night. [margin: Kelly arrived. Upson started for home.]
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S. & T worked on machine shed putting on roof.
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S. split cuts for siding up shed in the A.M. and went to Glovers in P.M. with a load of grain and brought a load of shakes.
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S. made sail in the fore noon and went to the station in the eve or P.M. Ed Stacey with him. Took 16 sacks to Andrews. T. worked in the barn sacking grain &c. [margin: High tides.]
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S. got home at 8 P.M. T. done chores fixed pig pen, &c.
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Dug ditch in the grain field.
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Dug ditch & chopped a tree for stove wood. [margin: Tied up two ducks to fatten.]
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Till. dug ditch. S. sawed wood.
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S. fixed the book and sawed wood. Till. hauled wood & grain for hog feed.
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Till went to the station. Ida & Ed also. S. fixed chicken house and plowed down by the ware house. [margin: Fine Weather. Got the chickens in the eve.]
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S. & T. plowing. Trimble went to the station. [margin: Pleasant.]
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S. & T. plowing. Fine weather. Made kraut in the eve.
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S. & T. plowing as usual. Very foggy. Ed came home to day. Ida went down to stay all night with Mrs. Siegfred.
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S. & T. plowing. Ed harrowing. Fine weather. [margin: Foggy.]
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T. took Mrs. Leamer over to Marches. the rest staid at home. Kelly's folks called in the P.M.
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Plowing & harrowing. Began sowing wheat in the P.M.
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Finished sowing the lot east of ware house. Sowed 12 bushels on 9 acres. T. went to the station in the P.M. Took wheat for Andrews. [margin: Sowed wheat. Fine weather.]
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Finished harrowing the wheat and began plowing stubble across Allen slough. T. got home from station. Cow got mired in the ditch up at Siegfreds line. S. fixed some seed wheat with vitriol on.
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S. & T. plowed in the wheat stubble. Misty & foggy.
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S. & Eddie plowed. T. started for Whatcom to spend Christmas. Misty & foggy all day. [margin: Jake plowing for himself.]
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Rainy in the A.M. did not plow any. Ed worked in the wood shed. S. went down and shoveled over the wheat and fixed a step at the horse barn door.
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Very quiet Sunday. Staid at home all day. Rainy. [margin: Rainy.]
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Spent Christmas at home. Ed. up to Allen's. Till in Whatcom. Arch & Jim McDonald were here in the morning. The Perry is loading grain at Ball's.
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S. went to the station. Load the schooner in the fore noon. Jake & Trimble helped.
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S. came from the station at 3 P.M. T got back from Whatcom. Ed done the chores. [margin: Rainy]
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S. went down Siegfreds to work. went to the logging camp and to Hansons. T. sacked oats.
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Very pleasant day. Sacked oats all day. In the A.M. at the old stable and in the P.M. at the new barn. Ida went down with pain in the P.M. [margin: Settled with Ball.]
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T. went to the station. Eddie & Sisson finished plowing the wheat land. Pleasant.
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Sacked oats.
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Ed. & T. sacked oats at the Premption house. S. worked on a new harrow.
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T. hauled rails for cow pasture. Ed. done chores and trimmed the berry bushes. S. made harrow &c. Pleasant.
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All staid at home in the A.M. In the P.M. went calling up to Allen's and Kelly's. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Hauled railed some. S. made a face cradle. Trimble & Ed went to the station. T. mended sacks in the P.M. [margin: Rain in the A.M.]
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S. mended sacks. T. spit up bark for fire wood. Trimble & Ed at home from LaConner. The marsh abound with rain water. [margin: Rain all night & all day & all night.]
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Heavy west wind all day. T hauled wood some. S. fixed wagon tongue. All went down and fixed dam at 4 P.M.
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S. & T. worked putting in sluice box up toward big lagoon. Dug the outlet and got lumber together for box. Ed cut wood. [margin: Very pleasant.]
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Finished sluice box & put it in the dyke. Ed cut wood.
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T. finished covering the box. S. & Ed cut wood. Warm & pleasant.
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All staid at home. Ed Siegfred, Miss Palmer & Miss Ida Conner called & took dinner with us.
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Rained all day. Jake worked in the Blacksmith shop. S. filed saw & made whiffletree. Ed. & S. cut & split wood. Hard wind in the eve.
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S. went to LaConner. Highbarger & Trimble killed Hogs. Rained very hard. [margin: Rain all day.]
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S. cut up the hog and sawed wood. T. hauled wood & went up to Trimbles and got some potatos. Pleasant. Frosty.
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Sisson cut wood. Ed also. T. hauled wood and fixed the hog pen out to the McCallum house. [margin: Frosty.]
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S. went down to see Jeff about going to LaConner with Carlson's oats. Cut wood the rest of the day. T. hauled wood and posts for cow pasture fence. Went down to the Gorman & Parrish house in the morning.
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Sent Carlson's oats with Jefferent(?) Joe. Cut wood some and fix a gate of the box by the ware house. March came over and brought Mrs. Leamer.
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Pleasant day. Al Leamer, Mrs Wallace and Mrs Cornelius came down to see us.
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Till cut wood. S. Oaseting(?). Had a dance at Allen's in the eve.
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S. went to the station. Ida with him. T. cut wood & Ed also. [margin: Coldest night of the season. Mercury at 26.]
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S. came from LaConner. T cut wood as yesterday. Warm at night.
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Sacked oats for March & planted oats at new barn. Warm with south wind.
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S. & T. made fence. Eddie dug carrots. [margin: Warm & pleasant.]
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S. went to La Conner with a load of grain for Wallace. T. & Ed. made fence for cow pasture.
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S & wife went up to Balls visiting. Dick Balls also. Armstrongs folks came up in the eve.
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T. butchered pork. Wrote letters. All put the bridge back over Allen slough in the P.M. Worked on the road. [margin: Salted the meat.]
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S. & T. worked on the road some, filling sloughs & ditching on Trimbles line. Loaded Gache's grain on the Jefferot Joe's sloop.
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S. dug ditch in the A.M. T hauled roots to the barn & cut wood. Went to school meeting in P.M. [margin: Rain in the P.M.]
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Worked down to the stable sacking oats for Jake & Kelly and carrying sacks out of the stable. [margin: Rainy day.]
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Ed sowing grass seed & helping Ida. S. & T. fixed the Allen slough bridge & then ??? ??? ??? Pleasant day. [margin: Began sowing grain seed. Armstrong worked in the P.M.]
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All staid at home. Mr. Hanson took dinner with us. Pleasant day.
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Began ditching the road at the foot of the bank. Ed sowing seed. [margin: Armstrong worked.]
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S. went to the station. T ditching, Armstrong in the P.M. Ed. ditching also. [margin: Armstrong worked 1/2 day.]
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Ida went to Utsalady. S. got home. Armstrong & Till ditching. [margin: Armstrong worked.]
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Ditching along the Road to ware house. [margin: Armstrong working.]
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Ed. & Sisson went to Utsalady. Till ditching.
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S. & wife in Utsalady visiting.
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T. ditching on road. Stacy, Sisson & wife came to LaConner & staid all night. [margin: The Burklins folks have pigs.]
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S. got home. Till & Armstrong ditching on east. Pleasant weather. [margin: Armstrong working.]
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Sisson sowing grass seed. Sold Charlie Miller 105 bushels oats. T. ditching in the P.M. Allen had the wagon to haul up his hay. Fine weather.
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Sowed 4 acres wheat. across Allen slough. S. ditching in P.M. T. & Ed harrowed in wheat. [margin: Armstrong ditching.]
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Sisson & Armstrong ditching on the road between Highbarger & us. Tillinghast & Ed plowed the garden. Very fine weather.
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S. ditching in the A.M. All worked in the garden in the P.M. taking up trees, planting, &c. Armstrong did not work. Kelly came home from LC with our boat. [margin: Planted potatos, peas, onions, turnips, &c.]
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Very windy & clowdy. T. went to Fidalgo Island. D'Arcy's folks were here & staid all night. All went to Allens in the P.M.
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T. got home at noon. S. filed saw, cut wood and burned trees in the P.M.
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Went down to Jeff's and got the boat load of shakes. and cut wood the balance of the time. S. & Ed cut wood for steam engine. [margin: Armstrong went to LaConner.]
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Tillinghast & Ed set out seed cabbage. A & S. cut wood. Very windy & warm. [margin: Armstrong working.]
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T. plowing & setting out cabbage. Ed & Sisson cutting wood. Armstrong also. [margin: Armstrong work half day. Clowdy & windy.]
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All cut wood all day. Armstrong also. Rained some this morning. [margin: Armstrong working.]
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All cut wood all day. have 12 cords cut. Very pleasant day.
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Very pleasant. Mr. Edy the grange master was here. The ranch is dryer than a month later last year.
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Mr. Armstrong's folks moved to day. T went to the station in the P.M. S. went & saw Callahan about claim. [margin: Highbarger had wagon.]
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Armstrong & wife began work this morning at 50 dollars per month and boarded family also. Armstrong plowing stubble. S. grading sloughs. Til got home from LaConner. [margin: began plowing. ]
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Plowing & grading sloughs S. got home at noon. Frank Miller had the scow to go to LaConner. [margin: Rainy.]
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Grading sloughs. Armstrong Plowed in the P.M.
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Armstrong split wood in the A.M. S. made brackets. Armstrong plowing in the P.M. S.& T. began making bridge across the box slough. [margin: Rainy.]
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Jake fixed the gang plow with rolling cutter. Armstrong & Ed graded dykes in the P.M. T. down on his claim. [margin: Rainy.]
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All staid at home. [margin: Rainy day.]
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Armstrong hauled oats from the lower barn for horse feed. S. & T. sacked oats & graded down old dyke. [margin: Rain all night.]
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Loaded the schooner Perry with oats. 1522 2.10.00 [margin: Rain all night.]
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S. went to James Gaches & Marches. T. & A graded dyke.
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S. came from Whites & Glover's, brought a load of shakes. L. Made a hot bed. A. & Ed graded sloughs.
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All made rails for the Hay press. Ed. went to the station. [margin: Peas & onions coming up.]
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Ball & Darcy called in the P.M. All staid at home all day. [margin: Pleasant with north wind.]
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[Diary says Mar 20] Armstrong hauled rails. & shake timber for hog pen. S. fixed flower beds.
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[Diary says Mar 21] Tillinghast drove stakes. Armstrong finished hauling & drove some. T. & S. began the hog shed. [margin: Jake went to the station and got deed fixed.]
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[Diary says Mar 22] Armstrong finished drying oats & graded sloughs in the P.M. S. & T. worked on hog shed. [margin: Rain in the A.M.]
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[Diary says Mar 23] All graded sloughs on Whitney's preemption. [margin: Pleasant.]
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[Diary says Mar 24] Cleaned up bad oats in the fore noon. Graded sloughs some. [margin: Rainy day.]
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[Diary says Mar 25] Ed sowed seed in the woods. T & Armstrong fixed the bridge across the box slough. S. went to Pleasant Ridge visiting.
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[Diary says Mar 26] Went to church at Calhouns. Mrs Davis Preached. [margin: Pleasant]
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[Diary says Mar 27] A. plowed. T. & Ed grading sloughs. S. came home and brought 14 sacks of seed barley.
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Armstrong went to Millers to get his money. Ed plowed with Tom & Leo. T & S. graded sloughs. Nice day.
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Armstrong & Sisson went to LaConner and brought home a load of barly and load of (raft) of lumber. Ed plowed. T. worked at the flower beds.
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Armstrong plowing. S. set out strawberrys in the A.M. Ed & Vinz worked in the garden and sowed some Agricultural Dpt. grain, wheat, oats & barley. In the P.M. went & got the raft in Telegraph slough. [margin: Pleasant weather]
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S. & Ed set out apple & plum trees on the marsh. T. planted garden stuff with seed drill, mangolds, carrots, onions, &c. Armstrong plowing tried the gang plow in the P.M. S. graded sloughs in P.M.
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A. plowing with gang plow. S. & T filling sloughs. in the P.M. Ball harrowing. [margin: Sowed 24 bushels barley.]
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A. & T. plowing with single plows. Ball harrowing. S. grading sloughs on the Allen "80" & shot a goose. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Plowing & harrowing. & S. grading sloughs.
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Dito yesterday. Sowed 17 bushels barley. Ida sick. [margin: Light rain last night.]
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Ed went to La Conner. Vinz plowing on Highbarger ranch near the dyke. S. sowed oats in the A.M. Dance at the school house in the eve. Darcy here. Light rain last night. Ida confined to her room. [margin: Have sowed 53 bushels of barley & oats.]
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S. graded sloughs. A. & P. plowing. D. Ball harrowing. Allen assessing Bayview.
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Ball harrowing. A. & V. plowing. T. plowed cabbage & mangold ground the garden also for potatos. S. sowed barley in the A.M. sorted potatos &c in the P.M. [margin: Dr. Church came to see Ida.]
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P. & A. plowing & harrowing and Dick Ball. T. harrowed the mangold & cabbage patch. S planted potatos in A.M. and wurtzels in the P.M. Church went home at noon. [margin: Strawberries in bloom.]
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Armstrong & Tillinghast plowing. Ball harrowing. Sisson sowed barley in the A.M. the bay crooked four acre piece. [margin: Have sowed 40 acres barley to date.]
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Armstrong plowing with gang plow on the Allen "80. S. sowed the wheat field into oats. 14 bushels. Ball harrowing them in. [margin: Sowed first oats. Fine weather. Apple trees in bloom.]
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S. & T. finished planting ????. S. plowed on the Allen "80" in the P.M. Dick finished harrowing oats and plowed in the P.M. A. plowing on the "80" with gang plow. Rone not lame much. Went to road meeting in the eve at S. house. [margin: Heard of Gus' death.]
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Staid at home all day. Mrs. Siegfred & Mrs. Allen called. T up to Balls.
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All the teams plowing. T. harrowing in the garden. [margin: Dry & cold.]
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S. went to LaConner. All plowing. [margin: Windy.]
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All plowing in the A.M. T. fixed the harrow. Dick Ball harrowing in the P.M.
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Dick Ball harrowing in oats in the Allen 80. A. plowing, Til also. S. sowing oats and working around the fixing hog pen &c. [margin: Sowed 4 sacks oats.]
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Trimble plowing his potato patch. A. plowing. Ball harrowing. T. working in graden &c. S. grading sloughs on the preemption. [margin: Fine weather.]
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A. & P. grading sloughs on the Allen 80. S. sowing grain in the morning and wash the boat. was sick in P.M. Eddie rolling barley with Geo & Celina. Trimble planting potatos. Ball harrowing on the Allen 80. [margin: Light frost. Sowed 10 sacks of oats.]
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S. sick with sore throat. T down to the logging camp. Ed went to LaConner in the A.M. Dick Ball's folks & Mrs Allen called in the P.M. Brown also. [margin: Very pleasant & dry.]
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S. still sick staying in the house. Trimble rolling in the P.M. Armstrong plowing. Ball harrowing on the Allen 80. Til sowing. finished sowing the Allen 80. Pleasant & dry. [margin: Mr Trimble began work to day at noon at $35.00 per month. Sowed 85 bushels oats to date.]
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Trimble & Armstrong plowing. Dick finished the Allen 80 and began on the lot east of granary.
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Trimble plowing. A. also. Mr. White came over today and got 6 pigs. S. planted sweet corn. T. grading sloughs. Dick Ball harrowing. [margin: Warm & dry S. better.]
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Mrs. Leamer came over from Monday(?) S. planting garden & grading sloughs Ed. also. T. grading sloughs and cleaning grain. Plowing & harrowing.
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Trimble & Dick ball harrowing oats. A. plowing. T setting out cabbage. S. sowing oats & filling sloughs. [margin: Little rain last night sowed 25 bs. oats.]
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Trimble rolling. A. plowing. Till setting out cabbage. Ball harrowing. S. painting boat. [margin: Sowed 12 bushels. Had a dance in the eve.]
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S. graded sloughs & painted boat. T. setting cabbage. Trimble rolling. Ball harrowing. A. plowing. [margin: Dave McCormick here.]
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Ball harrowing in oats beyond the Preemption house. A. plowing. T. got home from station at noon with cabbage in P.M. S. & Ed. hoed in garden. S. painted on boat in P.M. Trim. rolling. [margin: Rain in the P.M. A.M. light ]
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Dick harrowed. Trim & Til hauled hay from the new barn in the A.M. Trimble rolled in the P.M. S. sowed grain and fixed well curb. Armstrong harrowed in barley & plowed. [margin: Sowed 10 bushels oats & 3 of barley. Planted some sweet corn.]
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John Ball went to LaConner. All hands graded sloughs except Trimble who rolled. Tried the 3 horse plow if worked well.
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Dick & Armstrong plowing. A. went around the last land 40 acres. S. graded sloughs in the A.M. & went to Marchs in P.M. T. worked in the garden. Trim. rolling.
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Dick & A. plowing. S. & T grading sloughs. Trim. rolling. [margin: Warm & dry.]
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Dick & A. plowing. Trim. rolling sod. T. planted some seed potatos from Tillinghast Bros. Pa. S. & T. hoed in garden in the P.M. [margin: Warm & pleasant.]
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Ball & Armstrong plowing as usual. T. & S. sowing carrots. Mr. Fox & Mr. Calhoun were here also Glover. Warm & dry. Trimble plowing up wheat land by the ware house with the ponies.
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T. went to Balls soon as he got his breakfast. the rest staid at home. Pleasant.
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Ball, Trim & Armstrong plowing. T. grading sloughs. S. fixed shop drain. In P.M. cleaned up oats.
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Ball, Armstrong & Trimble worked in A.M. not working in P.M. S. & T. hoed mangolds in A.M. in P.M. S. worked in B. shop & T set cabbage. [margin: Little rain in P.M.]
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Trim harrowing in oats. A. & Dick plowing. S. sowed oats in the A.M. T sowing mangolds. Heavy north wind. [margin: sowed 17 bushels oats.]
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S. & T. hoeing mangolds. Ball & Armstrong plowing. Trim rolling & harrowing. [margin: Sowed 15 bushels.]
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Trim rolling & harrowing. B & A plowing. S. sowing & grading sloughs. T. sowing beets & sick. [margin: Rainy & misty.]
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All staid at home. Pleasant but cool.
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T. hoeing in garden. S. cutting timber for granary. Trim. harrowing & rolling. Dick & A plowing. [margin: Good rain last night. Ed went to LaConner in the eve.]
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[From image 002-0272: A. & Dick plowing. Trimble & S. cutting timber in A.M. Trim plowing in the P.M. T. hoeing cabbage.] Dick & A. plowing. T grading sloughs. S. cutting sleepers for granary. Trim cutting lumber in the A.M. & plowing with Jakes plow in the P.M. [margin: Pleasant weather.]
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Till hoeing cabbage. A. Dick & Trimble plowing on 40 acre land. S. & T. went to Deans saw mill in the P.M.
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S. making hen pen. Trimble hauling timber with Dick & Celine out of woods. Till hoeing cabbage. Dick & A. plowing. [margin: Cream not working got sore shoulder.]
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Dick & A plowing. Trimble hauling out timber. S. finished hen yard and cut sleepers. Till hoeing cabbage in A.M. and lying a bed in the P.M. Finished breaking 40 acre land. [margin: Very windy day.]
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A. rolling. Dick harrowing in oats. Trim cutting & hauling sleepers. S. fix roller & sowing oats. Till cleaning up oats. Ed. Stacey went to Marches to exchange butter. [margin:some rain last night. Sowed 10 bushels oats.]
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Very pleasant day. All staid at home. Armstrongs folks went to Dick Balls.
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S. sowing & cleaning up oats. Dick Ball harrowing. Trim harrowing & hoeing potatos. Till hoeing garden. Armstrong rolling 40 acre field with 4 horses. had new potatos. [margin: Took out 47 bushels oats. Ed went to LaConner for Callahan. 274 bs to date.]
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Hauled out & sowed oats. Armstrong rolling. S. sowing oats & grading sloughs. T & Trimble hoeing. Ball harrowing. [margin: Took out 20 bushels.]
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S. sowing oats and cleaning oats. Trimble & Sisson hewing timber in the A.M. Ball harrowing, Armstrong rolling & sowing grain. Tilling. hoeing & cleaning grain. [margin: Took out 44 sacks 88 bushels.]
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S. sowing oats in morning. Finished oats. Ball & Trimble harrowing. Armstrong rolling. T. working on his claim.
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Winter Oats 175
Winter Wheat 20
Barley 97
Spring Oats 390
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Land hunters here got to fresh water marsh. Dance in the eve at school house. [margin: Took out 8 bushels.]
Seed grain for 77
Winter Oats 175
Winter Wheat 20
Barley 97
Spring Oats 390
Total 682
Land hunters here got to fresh water marsh. Dance in the eve at school house. [margin: Took out 8 bushels.]
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Trim & Ball harrowing. Armstrong rolling. S. & T. dyking on the Parrish claim. [margin: Warm & dry.]
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Trim, Ball & Armstrong working same as yesterday. S. & T. dyking on the Gorman claim. [margin: Not quite done harrowing.]
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A.'s folks down to Siegfreds. T. somewhere in boat. S. & Wife at home. Warm & dry as usual.
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Ball not working or Armstrong. Trimble harrowing 1/2 day. and working in the boat cleaning up oats. S. making rake arms for Reaper. T. cleaning up oats in barn. [margin: Rain most all day.]
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S. went to Samish viewing roads. Trimble working half a day. & Ball also. Armstrong went to LaConner not working. Ball harrowing in A.M. finished. [margin: Kill pig dressed 110 lbs.]
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S. got home from Samish at noon. Ball & Trimble hewing timber, Sisson also in P.M. Armstrong finished rolling in A.M. fixing road & hailing timber in P.M.
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Trimble quit work yesterday. Milt Leamer is here. Sisson & Ball hewing sleepers for granary. Till hoeing. Armstrong hauling timber & shingles. Sam Calhoun & Ch Matston here. [margin: Fine weather.]
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S. & Ball laid foundation for brooding house. Armstrong hoed in garden and hauled timber. Till. hauled Timber. Warm & pleasant.
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Sisson baby born (Pearl). Ball & Sisson worked on house. S. 1/2 day. T & Armstrong hoeing mangolds. Ed pulling mustard. [margin: Warm]
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Sisson & Ball work on the house. Armstrong & Till hoeing mangols & garden. [margin: Warm & dry. Barley heading out fast.]
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Sisson went to LaConner. Ball working on the house making window & door frames. Armstrong & Till hauling timber for granary.
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Ball & Sisson working on the house shingling. Armstrong & Till choring a???? around. [margin: Hard north wind.]
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Ball & Sisson working on house. Till. & Armstrong hauling manure up in the garden. [margin: Upson & Clark here.]
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Dito yesterday. Warm & dry. Barley in full head.
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Ball & Sisson working on house 1 1/4 day. Armstrong hauling manure. Tillinghast mowing by the new barn and on the dyke. [margin: Ball worked 1/2 day.]
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Till up to Balls as usual. Had a mess of peas. The rest staid at home all day. [margin: Fine growing weather.]
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Sisson working on the house. Ball also. Till making rails. Armstrong hauling manure & wood for new house. Split rails in P.M. [margin: Ball worked 1/2 day. Raining in A.M.]
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Ball & S working on the house. A. & Till pulled mustard out of the barley then split raails till night.
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S. working on the house and safe. Armstrong & Till making rails. [margin: Ball not working sick.]
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Sisson making tables for new house. Rainy some. T & A. making rails. [margin: Dito]
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Hard rain last night. S. making pricy(?) for new house. A. & T. making rails. [margin: Dito. School closed.]
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Armstrong splitting rails. S. & T. went to LaConner and got stove & lumber. [margin: Ball at home.]
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Tillinghast went to March's with Miss Eldridge. The rest staid at home.
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Ball & Sisson working on house. T. & A. making rails. [margin: Ball not working]
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S. working on house &c. T. & A making rails. Jim Gaches here.
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S. working on house. Armstrong & Till. making rails. Jim Gaches here. [margin: Rainy. Ball at home.]
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All working on house. S. 1/2 day on house. & 1/2 on granary. Armstrong making rails and wads(?). T & Ed heading cabbage.
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Trimble & S, A. & T. working on granary hauling & rafting lumber &c. Ed went to Pleasant Ridge. Ida very sick with sore throat.
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Armstrong hauling rails. T. working in the garden. Ball & S. working on the granary. Began putting on the roof. [margin: Very warm. Grain growing fine.]
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Ball & Sisson putting roof on the Granary. A. hauling rails & posts. Jones & Til hoeing mangolds, &c. Jones began work for 6 months at 25.00 per month. Very warm & pleasant. [margin: Al & Martha here. Went home this P.M.]
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All staid at home. Mr. Andrews Mr. Loman & Mrs Andrews were here. Pleasant & warm.
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Armstrong mowing with machine. T. & Jones with Scythes. S. & ball working on granary. [margin: Haying.]
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Armstrongs folks moving. Till & Jones hoing & putting up hay. Ball working on water cart. sisson at LaConner. [margin: Shower in the eve.]
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Ball & Sisson carpentering and tearing up granary floors. The rest hoeing Cabbage & putting up hay.
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T. hoeing & fixing fence. S. tinkering. Jones & A haying. Ball working at tank & granary floors.
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Haying & working on water tank and granary floors.
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Hauling hay. Sisson setting up Reapers &c. The tax man here. [margin: Trimble helped haul hay.]
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Clarence White, Mr Poist and other here. Ida & baby went up to Allens. Pleasant.
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Began reaping with Buckeye. S. went to LaConner in the eve. Whitney came. [margin: Trimble working with Henry hauling hay.]
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S & Whitney also Harry Dewey came home from LaConner. Harvesting.
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Started the harvester. Very warm day. Harry & Whitney working.
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Harvesting with two machines. Pleasant, dry.
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Harvesting, dry. W. & S. went to Calhouns in the P.M. also to LaConner.
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Run two machines in the A.M. Three men binding on the harvester.
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S. & wife took a ride down to the new house. Fine weather.
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Harvesting on the Allen 80. W. & T. went to LaConner in the P.M. warm & dry. Running two machines.
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Dyking on the Parrish claim. [margin: Rainy in the A.M.]
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Dyking & harvesting. Running the reaper.
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Dyking & harvesting. Running the reaper. Upson came with 4 men looking for work. Pleasant.
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Harvesting & dyking. Mosquitos very bad. Upson fixing separator. Finish winter oats. [margin: Mosquitos thick.]
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W. & Harry went to Whites visiting. The rest staid at home.
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Harvesting & dyking. Began cutting barley.
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Rainy night & rainy day. Men loafing. Mr Whites folks here last night yet. Unloaded the engine in the P.M.
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Men not working. S. & Harry went to LaConner in the P.M. Mrs. Leamer & Mrs S. also. [margin: Rainy in the A.M.]
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Trimble & Harry hualing rails & making fence. The rest working in harvest. [margin: Fine weather]
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Trimble making fence. Harry hauling rails. The rest harvesting barley. Upson working on the machine.
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Trimble & Harry hauling hay. The balance harvesting barley.
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Finished cutting barley and began spring oats. Trimble makeing fence. S. & Upson went to LaConner in the eve. Whitney came home from Seattle.
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Upson working on separator. Ed hauling threshing wood. The men cutting spring oats. Graham went home.
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Ida visiting yet. W went to Balls.
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Hired Otto Kalso for 2 months at 35.00 per month and Samuel McCowan till Nov 1st at 32.50 per month. Hired Guss Habenicht from date till middle of Nov at $35.00 per mon from Nov 15 till Mar 15 at $45.00 per month from Mar 15 till Dec 1st at $30.00 per month. Harry & 3 men dyking on Gorman claim. Set the thresher and fired up. Threshed 2 sacks oats. Digging well and stacking oats. Whitney & Sisson disolved partnership.
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Bind the above individuals over at $45.00 per month until Nov 1st. Began threshing in the P.M. Threshed 215 sacks. W. went to LaConner.
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Threshing, fine weather.
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Threshing & hauling grain to warehouse. Finished on the Highbarger ranch.
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Finished threshing winter oats. Whitney went to LaConner. Threshed 900 bushels in 5 hours.
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Pleasant weather. Began cutting oats east of the shed on the Allen "80". Hauling grain to warehouse and wood for threshing. Sisson put in the pump by the Highbarger house. Linn gathering cabbage seed. Dance in the eve at school house. Hired Riley and Duffey till Aug 1 at $40.00 per month and board if they can seed. They shocked oats in P.M.
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Pleasant day. McGlinn & Andrews folks here calling h??? C?????.
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Cutting grain on the Allen "80". Broke reaper spring. Moved the thresher in the P.M. Whitney went to LaConner also Mrs. Leamer.
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Threshing barley. Broke water tank. Whitney came home from LaConner and started for ???????? after lumber.
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Threshing barley. Threshed 600 sacks. Ball finishing cutting yesterday. D'Arcy here in the P.M. [margin: Rain in the morning.]
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Hauling grain & dyking in the A.M. Threshing in the P.M. Morse was here canvassing for paper Northern Star. Threshed 100 sacks and moved. [margin: Rainy in the A.M.]
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Threshing. Finished the Barley. Darcy loading straw. [margin: Showery.]
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Hauling barley & move the separator. Dyking also. The grain falling badly. Harry dyking in the P.M. Mr Hyde here visiting. [margin: Heavy rain last evening.]
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Ed, Mrs Leamer & Mr Hyde went to Marches. S & wife staid at home.
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S. went to Pleasant Ridge viewing road via LaConner. Reaping oats on Allen 80 & dyking. [margin: Fine weather]
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S. came home for LaConner on the Fanny Lake. She took 30 tons of Barley. Cutting oats & dyking.
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Cutting oats & dyking. Whites folks over. Fine weather.
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Cutting with two machines. Whites at Allens - bags here.
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The Fanny Lake here after barley & the Wenat with Lumber. Cutting with one Reaper.
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Threshing. Hauled Jake & Kelly's barley and the chicken feed. Whitney went to LaConner in the P.M. Began work on the big slough.
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Began threshing for Ball. Began making staging in the big slough on Parrish claim. Armstrong running the reaper.
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Threshing at Balls. Making staging on the big slough. Began unloading the Perry. [margin: Cutting oats.]
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Unloading the Perry. Otherwise same as yesterday.
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Finished threshing at Balls at night. Stack out lumber. Worked on big slough.
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Rainy part of forenoon, worked on big slough. Moved machine, piled lumber &c. Sisson came home from station.
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High tide and a littler work on the dam.
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Worked on dam.
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W. went to station. Threshed in P.M.
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Threshed 2100 bus. since Tues noon and moved machine to Cooks(?) house. Will send it to Chas Stearns & Millers in A.M. I pay D'Arcy's bill for scow. Cut-off big slough.
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Dyking and filling slough by the W end of Canal. The thresher went to Stearns. W. & S. went to LaConner. Ida also.
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W. started for Seattle. Armstrong & Otto hauling grain to big ware house. Dyking. [margin: Rainy.]
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Reaping the 4 acre piece on the Allen 80. Shocking grain left east of Cook house. S. & Ball began Whitney's shop. Dyking as normal. [margin: Pleasant in the P.M.]
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Ida at LaConner. W. in Seattle. The balance at home. The machinery running at Sherman's(?).
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Dyking. S. & Ball putting up shop. Harry went to LaConner also Mrs Leamer. Cutting & binding oats.
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Whitney's folks arrived from California. Began reaping the grain in the 40 acre piece. Binding in the P.M. Ball & Sisson working on shop.
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Shop, dyke, dams &c. Cut off slough near Gorman house.
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Raining till nearly noon. Shop and dyke &c.
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Callahan reaped for us in P.M. 5 men bound in P.M.
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All at work as usual. Sisson & T went to LaConner in P.M. Heard Mr. Plummer electioneering. Two wet- showers.
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Moved down to the new house yesterday. Ida & Mother staid with Aunt Lou. I staid in new house alone. Warm & pleasant. Brought the cows down. [margin: Raining in A.M.]
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Very windy day. Got out Lumber for window & door casings. Sorted out lumber for cow shed & otto hauled it up. The steamer Wenat here after Mannings cattle. [margin: Rain in the eve.]
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Began the cow shed. Got the frame up and the planking on. Whitney lost his boot off the steamer Wenat. Upson started for Semiahmoo. The Granger at the little warehouse loading Frank Mullins grain. [margin: Clowdy & misty.]
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Very quiet lonesome Sunday. All staid at home except Mother who went up to the Ridge. Whitney & Aunt Lou gave us a call. Ida not feeling well as common. She has concluded not to wean the baby just yet -- has too much milk. [margin: Very high wind. Hard rain last night.]
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Put the roof on the cow shed. In the P.M. went down and put the trees in the ground. Arthur white was over here. Got 500 shakes for Whitney.
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Finished up the privy. Set some post for a clothes line and plained window & door casings in the P.M. The Granger left this P.M.[margin: No rain, cooler.]
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Worked in the house all day putting on cloth & casing windows. Ida getting better. Hans & Julie gave us a call in the evening. [margin: High tide this morn no rain.]
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Worked in the eve till 9 P.M. fixing for a box. Whitney & I dug a ditch on the west of Allen 80 to drain off salt water. Worked in the house in the P.M. casing windows, &c. [margin: High tide 2 1/2 ft.]
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Worked in the house in the A.M. in the P.M. made a box to put in the dyke in front of the house. Worked till 9 o'clock in the eve putting it in. Whitney went to LaConner. [margin: Tide 18 inches.]
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Worked in the house. put in the windows up stairs. Baby went to sleep without crying this evening. Ida was a pretty good girl in the aftenoon. [margin: Very stormy day.]
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Got up washed, shaved, eta, milked, &c. Aunt Lou was here also Jenkins and Mangress. Got some potatos of Jenkins, Weaning the baby.[margin: Very beautiful.]
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Made a plank walk to the slough in the fore noon. In the P.M. went to LaConner. Ida & mother also. Whitney killed the calf. [margin: Fine day.]
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Came home from LaConner. Brought our apples & chairs. Had a load coming on Mary Ruge(??) [margin: Frost.]
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Weaned baby Pearl entirely last night. She did splendid did not cry at all. Papa has a boil on his knee. It is very painful. He filed saws in the P.M. Picked out lumber in the A.M. [margin: Frost in the morning.]
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"Thanksgiving" E.A. went to the "white house" got the flowers, pictures and matting. Otto hauled lumber for the kitchen. Brought up the potatoes, safe &c. Had ducks for dinner. Papa's boil no better. Baby doing well. Whitney and Eva at Whites. [margin: Frost in the morning.]
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Papa working on Harries house. Harry and W got home from Whatcom in the P.M. Eva & Julia called in the P.M. Trimble brought down the chickens. [margin: High wind.]
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Harry & Julia married in the P.M. I tried to get ready and go but cut my finger and didn't. Made window frames for Harries house. in the A.M. Dwelly came down to marry Harry. I made the cake. Julia & Harry went to their new house and are ranching it all alone tonight. [margin: Last night rain, windy today also. No rain.]
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All staid at home. Charley Bowden was here and took dinner. Baby Pearl is 6 months old today. Harrie and Julia arrose at 3 o'clock P.M.[margin: Raining all day.]
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Papa shingled the kitchen and made a door. Harrie and Julia got up earlier than common. [margin: Rains.]
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Edgar worked on the kitchen door. William was here also D'Arcy and wife. Lyle Wallace and Brown. Mr. Dewey gives a party at Padilla this eve, we shall not attend. Did not receive any invitation. [margin: Rain in the A.M. Windy in the P.M. The hen commenced laying.]
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Made plank walks in the A.M. made kitchen door and hung it in the P.M. Mrs. Allen was here. Shot two ducks. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Made a bookcase, worked in the shop generally. Aunt Low was here and spent the afternoon.
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Edgar dug ditch. I got a little sore throat. Whitney went to LaConner.
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Harvey Wallace, Mary, Milt and the children came down in the A.M. to make us a farewell vistit before starting to California. We all called on Whitney's in the P.M. Harry, Julia & Eva came up and spent the eve. [margin: Rained all night very hard.]
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Papa, Mary and Harvey went down to Siegfreds to look at his place in the A.M. and P.M. they started for LaConner, but had to return on account of the tide. [margin: Little rain in the A.M. Pleasant in P.M.]
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Papa digging ditch in the P.M. the Fanny Lake came in the morn for Balls grain. Wallaces and Milt left on her. [margin: Warm]
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Papa got a load of wood in the A.M. unloaded it and sawed some up in the P.M. & got a letter from George. I got one from Anna Dearborn. Mrs. Allen called for a few minutes. [margin: Ditto high tide.]
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Papa digging ditch. Julia and Eva called this P.M. [margin: Very high wind.]
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Finished twenty eight rods of ditch and tapped a slough. Alfie came down today. Julia also. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Papa laid the kitchen & bedroom floors and I went down to Aunt Lou's and spent the day. [margin: Windy & rather cold.]
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Papa, Eva, Arthur and I went down to Sigfrieds in the A.M. after a Christmas tree. Stayed home this P.M. Mother and Alfie went up to the white house. [margin: Pleasant. High tide.]
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Papa digging dike. Went down to Whitney's to the Christmas tree spent a very pleasant eve had a very nice tree which bore considerable fruit. I got a very pretty pair of vases. Papa got a pair of sleevebuttons. [margin: Pleasant]
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Spent the day and eve at Whitney's. Had quite nice dinner and spent a pleasant eve. [margin: Beautiful day.]
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Edgar digging ditch. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Papa digging ditch in the A.M. hanging the stair door in the P.M. Al, Martha and Sammy Hancock came down this P.M. [margin: Pleasant. Froze hard last night.]
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Edgar hung the stair and bedroom door today. We all spent the eve at R.E.W. [margin: Cold.]
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All stayed at home. Al and the folks went home in the A.M. Eva and Ida Conner called in the eve. [margin: Cold.]
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Papa chopping wood down at the camp. I went down to Padilla in the P.M. [margin: Thermometer 22° last night.]
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Papa, Aunt Lou and myself went down to the camp this morning and got some wood. Took our dinner in the woods by a fire. Came home about 1/2 past 2 o'clock had a very pleasant time. [margin: Very pleasant.]
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Papa still cutting wood at the camp. Whitney's men left today. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Papa cutting down trees as usual. [margin: The hen has laid 21 eggs.]
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Edgar filed saws in the A.M. made windowframes in the P.M. Whitney and Mother went to LaConner in the P.M. Aunt Lou and Eva were here today.
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Edgar working on the kitchen. Aunt Lou came up again this morn to help with the work while mother was away. W came home at noon. Dr. Maggs with him.
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Edgar went to the woods today back of the White house. [margin: Andis(??) also rain.]
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Trying to rain. Edgar and I in pursuit of water. Fearing the rain might blow over. Wet up the slough towards Balls but the tide being too high did not get any. He and Alfie then went down to the siwash camp and got back wood and water. [margin: Blowing quite hard and rain's a very little in showers E made a pen for the pig.]
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Edgar finished the pen. In the A.M. cut wood and tinkered around in the P.M. Baby Pearl is 7 months old today. [margin: Raining in showers.]
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Edgar worked in the woods until noon, came home in account of the rain. Hanson brought the new boat today. [margin: Rains very hard. Blow last night.]
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Edgar worked in the wharf making steps and &c. Also made me a pair of oars. Went down to the beach for wood. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Edgar working in the wharf in the A.M. making doors for the safe in the P.M. [margin: Pleasant.]
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All stayed at home. Eva, Julia & Harry called in the A.M. Mother went up to Millers. [margin: Very pleasant.]
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We went up to LaConner today to see the Dr. Baby has her first tooth. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Came home from La Conner. Mother came with us. Ida not feeling very well.(written by Ida) [margin: Pleasant]
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Papa working down at Whitney's working on Jone's house. I quite sick.
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Papa still at work on Jones house. Ida no better.
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We start for Victoria to day to consult a Dr. The wind blowing very hard. The dyke broke and flooded part of Harry's ranch this morning.[margin: Very high tide.]
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We were at Utsalady today. Will take the steamer Dacota for Victoria this evening.
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Spent the day aboard the Dacota. Reached Esquimalt at 5 o'clock P.M.[margin: Went to the M.E. church in the eve.]
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At Victoria the Dr. speak very encouraging. I am daily improving.
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On board the North Pacific reached Seattle at 5:30 o'clock PM
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Spent the day in Seattle. Went to church in the eve. [margin: High tide. Balls dam went out.]
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Spent the day in Seattle. I called on Mrs Chilberg and Rev Damon.
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On our way home aboard the steamer Fanny lake arrived at LaConner about 4 o'clock P.M.
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Got home about 12 o'clock found every body well and the ranch not flooded.
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Mrs. Allen was here today. Edgar and I have sore throats, have caught cold. [margin: Raining a little in the P.M.]
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Papa working on Jones house down at the shop. Pearl and (I) went visiting Aunt Lou today. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Papa at work on Jones house up on his ranch. Baby was very sick last night. She is cutting her teeth. [margin: Ditto]
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Papa still at work on J. house. Eva and Julia went visiting Mrs. D Ball today. Pearl better today. [margin: Threating rain.]
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Edgar made a bedstead in the A.M. and went after wood in the P.M. [margin: Rain. The hen had laid 50 eggs up to this date.]
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Edgar working on the house laying floor and putting on battens & cotes. [margin: Rained hard all last night.]
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Stormy windy day. Aunt Lou, Alfie & Grandma went up to Rich Balls. Ida had bad sore throat in the eve.
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Worked on Jones house. Finish for the Present. Shot two Ducks. [margin: Rainy day.]
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Made a sluice box for Callahan. Whitney got home from up Sound. Alexanders child dead with croup.
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Worked on window casings for Jones house in the A.M. in P.M. began a smokehouse for Whitney. [margin: Alf. sick with Asthma.]
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Worked on smoke house all day.
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Worked on Whitneys S. house. fine weather. Mrs Allen here visiting. Aunt Lou also making clothes for Whitney. [margin: Mr. Upson came.]
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Worked on the smoke house till 3 P.M. then went to fix Box. Tide not low enough. [margin: Shot a goose.]
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Went down to Whitneys and took a boat ride. Aunt Lou & Eva went with us. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Made a table in the A.M. worked for W. in the P.M. Upson went home today. [margin: Stormy. worked 4 hours.]
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Bring up the meat in the smoke house and began the grain car. Worked on sluice box in the eve. W. went to LaConner. [margin: Worked 9 hours.]
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Worked on the car all day. Got a letter from George. Reed my watch from Victoria. Also a present from Aunt of $100.00. [margin: Worked 8 1/2 hours. Rainy night.]
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Papa and Alfie went for wood in the P.M. Klingenmaier bought some wood. E and A cutting it up in the P.M. [margin: Windy. Fixed box on "45 ft" slough at night.]
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Edgar making doors to the safe. T varnishing the table. Aunt Lou and Eva here this P.M. High wind last night blew over the shed on "Allen 80" damages to W's machinery about $50. [margin: Very high wind last night and tide also.]
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Worked for Whitney. made a box for Vinz's trunk. Worked on the car and filed the saw. [margin: Work 4 hours. warm]
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All went up to the Ridge. Took dinner with Trimble. Got some currant cuttings &c. Cool & clowdy.
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Worked for W. in the A.M. and began ditch for self in P.M. Eva & Julia had a birth day dinner. All our folks went. Mrs Leamer went to LaConner with Whitney in the P.M. [margin: Worked 4 1/2 hours. The hen has laid 68 eggs up to this date.]
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Ditching. Wilson help me on Whitney's acct. at work near the "45 ft" slough. W. came from LaConner this A.M.
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Ditching as yesterday. [margin: Heavy rain & pleasant.]
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Ditching as usual.
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Still ditching. A book agent gave us a call this P.M. and took supper with us. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Ditching. Dug 28 rds today. [margin: Warm. Springlike.]
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All stayed at home in the A.M. Edgar and I went down to W a short time in the P.M. Bought some clams. [margin: Pleasant]
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Edgar ditching in the A.M. at home. Working for W. in the P.M. W. killed a beef. [margin: ditto]
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Edgar working for W. in the A.M. In the P.M. he and mother, Aunt Lou and Alfie went up to the White house for shrubs, &c. Wilson working for Edgar yesterday and today. N.B. I have quit saying Papa. Hence forth he is to go by the name of Edgar. [margin: Rain in tha A.M.]
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Set out strawberries. 200 plants. [margin: Rainy in the morning.]
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Went up to Dick Ball's and took dinner. Darcy was here and paid me $30.00 for Whitney which I gave to Aunt Lou.
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Worked on the wharf in the A.M. and filed the saw. Worked for self in the P.M. making sluice box &c. Rainy & clowdy cold wind. Harry killed Rosa cow and took her to LaConner. [margin: Worked 5 hours. Very hard wind last night.]
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Had a bad cold. Fixed the boat, filed the saw &c. W. got back from Seattle. Stewart ditching. [margin: Very windy.]
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Worked for W. Very windy & Rainy. Shot 2 geese. Enlarging the wharf in front of the barn. Towed up my slough box after quiting work. Stewart ditching. Balls folks began plowing on the Allen "80". [margin: Worked 8 hours. Rainy.]
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Worked on W's wharf in the A.M. and worked at my Box by the barn in the P.M. Stewart also. 3 hours. [margin: Worked 4 hours. Rainy in P.M. some.]
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Ditching part of the day. Put the box in close to the barn. Mrs. Leamer came home with Whitney. [margin: Stewart worked.]
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Stewart started for Callahan's to work for him putting in his dam. We started for Pleasant Ridge. Took dinner with O'Laughlins. Got up to O'lls at 3 P.M. Eva went with us.
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Staid on Pleasant Ridge all day. [margin: Hard Rain last night and today.]
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Came home from Pleasant Ridge. Got home at 1:30 P.M. Filed the saw on Whitney and fixed the wharf in the P.M. Bought a sail. Stewart working. [margin: No rain.]
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The ground very wet. Worked for Whitney 10 hours. Stewart working. Mrs. Leamer went to the Millers last night. W. went to LaConner. Clarence White came home with her. [margin: Showery]
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Working for Whitney 5 hours. Very heavy rain in the P.M. Stewart working 1/2 day. Ida very sick with tooth ache. I went to Ball's to get him to pull it. It stopped aching then. [margin: Mrs. Leamer up to Millers.]
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Work for W. 10 hours. Alfie went after a load of wood. Began the black smith shop. Very pleasant drying day. Mother came home with Dick Ball. Stewart working as usual. [margin: Set the hen on 13 eggs.]
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Balls plowing in the A.M. Rain in the P.M. Worked for W 10 hours. Stewart ditching. [margin: Planted some little green peas.]
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Worked 10 hours for Whitney making roller. Mrs Wallace arrived from San Francisco and move into A. Siegfreds house. The folks went to get her in the P.M. Stewart ditching. [margin: Warm & pleasant.]
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Staid at home in the A.M. Aunt Lou, Ida & I went down to see Mrs Wallace in the P.M. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Worked for W. 9 hours. He killed an ox and took him to LaConner in the P.M. Worked on roller and plows. Stewart not working any more for me. Ed Stacey came down to live with his mother.
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Worked 10 hours for Whitney sawing lumber for walks and Upson's house. The schooner Perry arrived this eve with 28.000 ft of lumber. W. started for Seattle. Alf spaded up dirt for flower beds. [margin: Planted lettuce & radishes]
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Helped unload the Perry 28.000 ft of lumber. Ida went up to Allens to a quilting. [margin: Very warm & pleasant.]
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Worked for W. 10 hours. Began cutting rafters for Upsons house. Then rigged up plowed started one. [margin: very warm.]
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Helped Jones & Otto rig up their plows in the A.M. in the P.M. cut lumber for Upsons house and planted garden seeds. Peas, Onions, Turnips, Bols, &c. [margin: Worked for W 8 hours.]
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Whitney's house some today. Made whiffle trees, fixed plows, sawed branches &c. Ida went down to Mrs Wallace's staid all day and I guess all night. Mrs Wallace & her flock staid her last night. [margin: Worked for W. 9 hours. Fine weather with wind.]
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We staid at home all day. Whitney's folks went to Dog Island. Alfie & ed went after their cow. Ida sick in the P.M. John Balls and Millers(?) folks called here. [margin: Very pleasant.]
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Helped Eddie swim his cow over in the morning then worked for Whitney the balance of the day. [margin: Worked 9 hours. Rain in the P.M.]
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Rain all last night and in the A.M. to day. Worked for W. 10 hours. W. went to LaConner.
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Worked for W. 10 hours. making Upson's house. W. got home from LaConner. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Worked 10 hours on Upson's house as usual. Got the roof pretty near on. Two teams plowing today.
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Worked 10 hours. In the shop making window frames &c. Harry & the woodcocks making a house across the slough. Ground very wet. Cold. [margin: Rain all the A.M.]
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Peas Radishes & lettuce up. Pleasant day. Ed went to LaConner gen store. [margin: Worked 10 hours setting window frames.]
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Work for Whitney 9 1/2 hours. Carpentering & blacksmithing &c. Alfie down to his mother's. Gertie here. Ed. working for Whitney. Pleasant & warm. Balls & W. plowing.
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Worked for W. 10 hours. Began sowing barley for W. Pleasant. Ed plowing my garden. Tied up the cow.
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Worked for Whitney 3 hours sowing barley. Worked at home the balance of the day. Setting out fruit trees, &c. Very pleasant day [margin: Baby sick. Ida got a very up tooth ache.]
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Sowing grain 4 hours for Whitney. Finished setting out fruit trees. Set out some pie plant & strawberry plants. Sold John Ball my apple trees, all but 13.
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Worked for W. 5 hours. Sowing grain. Went up to the Ridge in the P.M. got 3 trees(?) in the marsh garden. Made garden till night. Planted some ???? ??tran peas, some onions, & some Garnet Chile potatos. Down to W's in eve.
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2 hours fixed plow for Whitney. Made garden. ????? ???? Planted carrots, parsnips, spinach, salsify, beets, cabbage, &c. Little rain last night.
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Hard rain in the morning. Very high west wind. Blew the shed loft over. Staid at home all day. Took a walk over the Parrish claim in the P.M.
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Worked for W. 11 hours. Sowed grain & built wharf. Pleasant but rather cold.
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Worked 10 hours sowing grain for Mrs. Allen & and for Whitney. Fine weather.
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Worked 8 hours for W. on Barn. Went down to Mrs. Wallaces with Grandma in the evening.
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Worked on barn for W. 10 hours. Cold & windy. Mary Wallace has a boy baby. I think Wallace will be around time enough to make another.
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Worked for W. on barn 10 hours. Very Cold.
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Worked for W. on Barn 8 hours. Very cold and 1/2 inch snow this morning. Started for LaConner at 11 O'clock to get Ida's tooth pulled. Got back at 9 P.M. via Indian Boot slough. Cool evening. Aunt Lou kept the baby.
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Frost this morning. Cut Stewarts hair went down to Mrs Wallace's in the P.M. Whitney's hay & seed grain came. Sch. Carrie Hayden.
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Worked for W. 9 hours on the barn. Pleasant with frost W went to Whatcom Balls plowing near the house. [margin: Frost.]
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Upson's things came. In the A.M. grafted some trees up to the White house. Worked 5 hours for Whitney in the P.M. on Barn. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Worked 10 hours on barn & scow. Whitney took his horses over the slough. Land very soft.
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Worked for W. 10 hours on Boat & Scow. Cold and dry with north winds. Sluice box on 45 ft slough open this evening and slough filled up.
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Worked for W. 5 hours on scow. Made sail sticks in the P.M. Fine dry weather. Upson & family came this morning.
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Very pleasant Sunday. Attended preaching at Whitneys house at ten A.M. by the Rev Mr. Tade of Fidalgo from text of Mathew 4 Chap & 17 verse.
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Worked for W. 10 hours on the scow. Cold & Windy with a very little rain, but good weather for plowing & seeding.
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Worked for W. 10 hours on scow. It is ready to turn over. Fine weather. Whitney at LaConner.
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Heavy S.E. wind in the A.M. and rain in the P.M. Hauled a boat load of water in the A.M. Fixed sail, cut wood &c. Worked for W. 4 hours spinning Oakum. Working on scow &c.
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Worked for W. 10 hours on scow. Fine weather for farming. Morse of the N. Star in Padilla to night.
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Worked for W 9 hours on scow. Editor Morse here. I subscribed for the N. Star 6 months. Balls sowing oats here by the house.
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Worked for W. 5 hours calking scow. Planted peas and fixed he eve troughs with pitch.
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Pleasant Sunday. Staid at home in the A.M. and went boat riding in the P.M. Down to Mrs. Wallace but did not land water too rough. Jake Highbarger & Acu?? here to dinner.
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Worked for W 4 hours on scow and finished it. Hanson went home. In P.M. went out and tore down shed for my self. Filed saws also. Mrs ????? & Siegfreds were here to dinner. Mrs Leamer here also.
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Worked for Sisson today. Sawed lumber for granary and maade a cupboard for the kitchen chimney to stand on.
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Worked on kitchen making cupboard and laying chimney &c. Warm & dry. Whitney took the scow and went after water.
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Fixed the boat. planted some turnips, squashes and sweet corn. Weed onions and am shones(?) [margin: Rain in the A.M. and some just night.]
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Very pleasant Sunday. Mrs. Leamer and Gertie went down to Mrs. Wallace's. We staid at home. Mrs. Dewey call a little while also Mr & Mrs Ball Dick.
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Went to LaConner. Spent the rest of the day sitting around doing nothing. Got home at 8 o'clock.
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Worked at home making cupboard for kitchen and doors for Jones house &c.
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Went to Allens to sow grain in the morning early. Finished up Jones house in the P.M. Ida went up with us. Warm & dry. No fresh water in Indian Slough.
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Went after water and the sowing machine in the morning. Whitewashed the sitting room &c.
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Went down to Hanson's to see about getting some lumber for barn. Aunt Lou papering the sitting room. [margin: North wind strong.]
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Worked around the house making mop boards, cupboard doors &c.
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Staid at home all day. Ida went to Mrs. Wallace. Pleasant day.
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Helped Whitney load schooner in the A.M. and in P.M. went down and worked on tank plank. Planted beans, &c.
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Worked in garden hoing in the A.M. and in P.M. finished loading schooner.
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Working down at Whitneys on scow and oar. Rain last night and stormy & windy to day.
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Worked on tank most all day. Went choir meeting in the eve.
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Sharpened plows for Whitney. Patched the tank and sowed oats for Callahan.
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Sowed grain for Ball 2 hours. hoed in the garden and went to Fidalgo in the P.M. Rain some.
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Spent most of the day at Whites. Got home at 6 P.M. Pleasant P.M. Rain in A.M. [margin: Rain all night last night.]
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Worked in the garden & made a pig pen. Sowed 8 acres of grain for Balls. Pleasant.
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Went down on Siegfreds land and cut some sleepers for granary and brought up a load of wood at night.
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Sowed 11 acres of grain for Balls and took shakes off from the shed roof. Worked in garden some.
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Went down and got Trimble to haul out my sleepers. Ida went down to Mrs. Wallace's and staid all day.
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Went with Whitney to the Samish to see about threshing job, &c. Staid all night at E Stearns. Fine weather.
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Got home from the Samish at 1 P.M. had a pleasant time. Hoed garden worked on tank some in the P.M. Balls folks got through sowing grain.
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Cold & windy. Had preaching at Whitney's house by Preacher Tade of Fidalgo. Txt Isiah V Ch III, IV & V vs. [margin: Small rain last night.]
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Work in the garden some. Set out some cabbage. Fixed tank some. Clowdy day. [margin: Rain a little.]
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Worked in the garden some setting cabbage plants. And worked on the road some. Went and rafted my sleepers in the P.M. [margin: Rain.]
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Went and fixed a bulge in the slough by Jakes corner in the A.M. W. went to LaConner. Hanson up here. Went down after my raft in the P.M. & put a handle on the broad ax. W. came home from LaConner. Ball hauled a load of stuff off from E side of ranch.
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Hoed weeds some. Helped Ball haul the machine shed down and worked on wood shed. Clowdy & misty. Ida not well.
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Hoed in garden some. began building a chicken house. went up to the Ridge to get a pig. Lithi Upon came up and helped Ida some. [margin: Ida still sick.]
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Finished the hen house and worked in the garden.
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Finished the tank and went dow to Whitney's to cut some rafters for granary. [margin: Court week in LaConner.]
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Began honing sleepers for the granary. Mr Whites folks came from Fidalgo. W. went after them.
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Finished my sleepers. Mr Whites folks here to tea.
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Worked up to the Ridge hewing rails. Pleasant.
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Went down to Larry's Slough to get my raft. Got to Hanson's at 1 P.M. Worked getting in ?????? TO P.M. Staid all night with Hanson.
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Worked in A.M. loading raft and in P.M. started home. Got to Siegfred's point and then went home at 10 P.M. Fine weather.
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Hoed garden some. worked for W. some on roller. Brought up my raft in the P.M.
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Worked for W. in the A.M. on Roller & Egine smoke pipe in the P.M. went up and helped pick strawberries for PickNick.
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All hand went to the picnic at Saddle Island. Ida came home with us from Mr Whites. Had a very pleasant time Considering. Lisle Wallace was here and staid all night with us.
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Went up to the White House and picked strawberries & gooseberries. Traveled around and looked at the grain fields and went to take Wallace up Telegraph slound and to Bakers(?) calling. Ed hauling wood.
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Worked for Whitney- 5 hours. Worked for self in the P.M. fixing tank, eve troughts &c. Made a new rudder. Rain some.
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Piled my Corn. Hanson was here. Ed hauling wood. Upson helped kill the cow. 8 hours. Worked for W. 5 hours.
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Worked for W 9 house on kitchen. Ed hauled wood a half a day & a load of water. Dry weather. Cutting W's grain.
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Worked for W. 10 hours. Ed hauling wood. The folks went up to Allen's to sowing Bee.
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Worked for W. 10 hours on kitchen. Ed hauling wood 1/2 day. Very warm. Carrie & Frank White came over in the eve.
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Ida, Ed Stacey & I went to LaConner. Upson came home with us. Very dry and rain is much needed for late grain.
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Staid at home all day. Carrie White & Frank were here a little while. Warm & dry as usual.
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Worked for W. 10 hours on house. Went down and settled up accts in the eve.
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Worked 10 hours for W. The ?????? all ??? in the P.M. but no rain.
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Worked for W 10 hours. Very little rain in the morning. Hanson brought the cow up.
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Worked for W 10 hours. Warm & dry.
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Worked for W. 10 hours. Upson started for home. W. went to LaConner. Ida went up to Mrs Ball's with Julia.
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Worked for W. 6 hours. Filed 2 saws for Trimble and me which I bought of him. Ida horse back riding down to Mrs. Wallaces. [margin: Dry & warm.]
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Worked for Whitney 8 hours and made a gate for myself. Pulled my speepers up out the water after supper & filed a saw. Wallace came up and helped some.
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Worked for W 10 hours fixing Harvester. Little rain last night & this morning.
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Worked for W. 9 hours on tool shed &c. Filed a saw for Allen in the morning.
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Started in for hoeing corn. Harry & Julia & Ed Stacey east dinner here. Went down to Aunt Lou's in the P.M. Eat supper at Mrs. Upson's. Worked in the blacksmith shop some making gate fixtures for myself. Whitney went to Fidalgo as usual.
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Made a Bedstead for W. in the morning. Then set a gate post for myself. Went to the woods for timbe in the P.M. with Ed Stacey for shed. Worked for W 7 hours. Harris had a boy born.
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Worked for W 10 hours on machine shed. Is very warm & dry.
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Look over the grain fields in the A.M. Upsons came home this morning. Mr. Stewart with him. Mrs. Tade preached at Whitneys in the P.M.
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Began work on the granary this morning. Wallace helped me. Took the cow up and hitched her out. Ed. hauled timber for me in the P.M. Warm & dry.
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Work on granary as usual. Windy. Mrs. M. D. Smith here & to Mrs Balls. Mother L. went to LaConner.
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Worked on granary all day. S. E. winds all day. Much like rain.
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Heavy shower last night. Worked on Granary. Put up the rafters & sheeting. Went over to Browns in the P.M. & got a cow to milk. Warmer.
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Wallace working on Granary. Self also. Hard S.E. wind all day. A dave at Whitney's in the eve. Dave McCormick here in the eve.
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Wallace worked till 3 P.M. Finished the roof of the granary. Fine weather.
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Very quiet Sunday. Staid at home most all day. Went over to Mr. Woodcocks just evening. Mother Leamer got home to night.
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Worked for Whitney 10 hours in the A.M. on the scow and in the P.M. on Barn. Grain looking well. Ball's folks putting up my hay. Cut it last Friday.
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Worked for Whitney 10 hours on barn. Ida started for Whidby Island with Julia D???? visiting.
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Raining in the A.M. work at my Granary & filed a saw in the P.M. worked for Whitney 5 hours.
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Worked for W. 10 hours on Barn.
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Worked for W. 10 hours on Barn. Cold. Mrs. Wallace staid here all night.
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Worked for W. 10 hours on barn. Finished putting on roof. W. came from Fidalgo. Got a letter from Ida and one from George.
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Was not feeling well. Went up to Balls in the P.M. to see his self binder and look it.
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Worked for Whitney 10 hours on barn & pig pen.
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Worked for W 8 hours. Ida & Jule came home from the Island. Began foundation for engine house & hall.
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Worked 10 hours on engine house & fixed reaper. warm & dry. Balls folks cutting barley.
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Worked for Whitney 10 hours hauling hay.
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Worked for Whitney 7 hours hauling hay. Work 2 hours making table and 1 hour to go to see the self binder work; it does good work. No mistakes. Mother Leamer went up at Ball's.
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Worked for W. 9 hours on hall & hauling hay. Finished the hay. Had 29 loads.
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Satid at home all day. Very quiet Sunday. Mr. & Mrs. Woodcock called a little while. Stewart cut my hair.
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Worked for W. 12 hours cutting carley and on the hall. Barley very heavy and down badly.
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Worked for W. 10 hours on hall and &c. W. went to LaConner.
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Worked for W. 12 hours on Hall and cut barley a while in the eve. Stewarts folks and Rucker came visiting Upsons. W. at LaConner again after shingles for Hall.
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Worked for W. 3 hours cutting grain at night. Worked on boat painting in the A.M. and on barn some.
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Ed & Ida & Mrs. Leamer went up to Al's today. Worked on granary. Worked for W. 3 hours in the eve cutting grain.
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Worked for W. 12 hours shocking & cutting grain. Let Upson have the cow.
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Staid at home all day or at Whitney's. Heard Mr. Tade preach in the P.M. Good sermon.
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Worked fixing up Engine. Hauled them down in the fore noon. Rain about noon. Shower. Rain & wind. Worked for Whitney 10 hours.
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Worked for W. 12 hours. Cleaning up engine. Make hall stairs & cutting barley. W. went to LaConner.
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Worked for W 10 hours on hall stairs and hay rack. Practiced singing in the evening. Cousin Jedidiah.
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Worked for W 10 hours on Hay racks &c. Fine weather. Harry finished cutting barley.
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Worked for W. 10 hours. Fixing hay racks and making straw carrier. W. went to LaConner. Ida & Pearl came home in the evening with him.
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Worked at home to day. Putting up lumber and made a fence around the wood shed.
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Went to LaConner with Upson. Saw Mr Kershaw and several other noted gentleman, Jenkins for one.
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Worked on the Engine cleaning, packing & c. Fired up and ????? it out. Then moved up to Balls in the evening. Fine weather.
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Worked for W. 12 hours running engine. Threshing at Balls. Threshed over 600 bushels.
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Finished at Balls and moved on my ranch. Thresh 12 hours.
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Threshing on my ranch. and finished. Worked 12 hours.
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(13th) Worked for W. 10 hours threshing. For Highbarger & John Ball. Busted the heater pipe and had to quit. Went after Davis in the night. Grand Ball at Padilla hall.
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(14th) Went to LaConner with Davis and got the pump pipe fixed. Upson went also. Did not get back till 7 P.M. Fixed up the engine afterwards.
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(15th) Staid at home all day. Slept wrote letter to Mrs. Allen and Reno. W called in the eve.
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(16) Worked 12 hours threshing for Whitney.
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(17) worked for W. threshing 12 hours.
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(18) Worked for W threshing barley 12 hours. Finished his barley. Threshed 672 sacks & moved.
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Worked for W 12 hours threshing at Allens.
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Worked for W 6 hours threshing at Allens. Finished his barley. In the P.M. worked some on my granary.
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Worked at home making doors for granary &c. Thunder shower in the morning.
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Staid at home in the A.M. went down to Whitneys in the P.M. Pleasant weather again.
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Worked for W. 10 hours making stalls & laying stable floor.
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Worked for W 8 hours. Making bridge to hatch & feed boxed and shocked oats in the P.M.
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Worked for W. 10 hours shocking & binding oats.
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Not feeling very well, worked at home, fixing barn door, fastenings, engine pocken(??), hanging gate &c. Saved some timothy seed.
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Sold Hanson 4 sacks barley 416#. Not very well this morning. S.E. wind blowing.
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Worked for W. 6 hours on horse stables & moving machine in the P.M. Set down on the Highbarger Ranch. Fine harvest weather.
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(4th) Staid at home in the forenoon and went down to Whitney's in the afternoon. Had a sing in the evening.
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(6th) Worked for Whitney 10 hours on Hall doors & Threshing oats on Highbarger Ranch.
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Worked for W. 12 hours threshing. Fine weather. Heard I had the Rep nomination for Sheriff of Whatcom County.
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(8th) Worked for W. 12 hours. Threshing for he & Allen. Fine threshing weather.
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(9th) Working for Whitney 12 hours Threshing at Allen's & Balls. Fine weather.
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Worked for W. 12 hours threshing at Balls. Finished the Ball ranch and move to Highbarger's.
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Staid at home in the fore noon and went up to the Ridge to preaching in the P.M. by Mr Tade.
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Worked 12 hours threshing at Highbarger's. Ida went to LaConner with Whitney.
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Worked threshing 12 hours at Highbarger's. Ida came home in the eve. Went down & got a box of pears in the eve.
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Worked 12 hours threshing at Allen's. Fine weather but very smokey. Mr Luck down from Whatcom.
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Threshing 12 hours for Whitney. Threshed 764 sacks.
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Threshing 12 hours for Whitney. Finished his on this side of slough.
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Threshing 12 hours. On my SW place threshed 656 sacks.
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Went with Upson down to Samish. Took dinner with Hanson. Went to Sullivan's place saw the new thresher.
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Threshing 12 hours. Finished trimbles & moved to Highbargers at 10 o'clock. W. went to LaConner.
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Threshing 12 hours on Highbargers grain.
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Threshing for Highbarger & Balls. Finished at Highbargers.
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Threshing at my place for Balls. 12 hours. Whitney's horse died.
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Threshing 2 hours in the A.M. Rained so hard we had to quit. Divided grain and did not do much in the P.M.
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Rainy in the morning. Had Arthur White hauling grain in the P.M. Dick Ball also.
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Hauled grain a little in the morning and had to quit for Rain. Rained very hard. Tried to burn straw by it was too wet.
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Made a ????? in the morning then hauled grain.
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Finished hauling grain in the A.M. in the P.M. Threshing 5 hours. Finished threshing on my ranch and on this side of the slough.
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Rain all the A.M. Made fence out by the shed in the P.M. Ida down to Whitney's in the afternoon.
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Finished hauling in grain. Hard rain in the morning. Whitney plowing on my ranch with two plows. Mrs. Smith down from Whatcom. Rainy again at night.
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Staid around home all day. Rainy. Went to a literary in the eve. Sawed wood and done chores.
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(Sun) Staid down to Whitney last night. Stormy. Wrote a letter to Geo.
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(Tues) Did not do much of anything. Mr Smith here to dinner. Mixed some paint to pairing boat with.
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(Tues) Worked for Whitney 10 hours. Moving the machine & threshing. No rain but high wind.
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(Tues) Worked for Whitney 10 hours. Moving the machine & threshing. No rain but high wind.
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(Wed) Worked for W. 8 hours threshing. Rain last night.
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(Thur) Threshing for W 6 hours. Very pleasant with north wind. Painted my boat in the P.M. Finished threshing all that is fit.
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(Fri) Sowed grain on my ranch for "Cultus Potlatch". Dr Power was here.
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(Sat) Sowed grain in the A.M. and did not do much in the P.M. Ida & Pearl went to LaConner with Dr. Power.
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(Sun) Staid at home all day. Art White shot a crain. Mr Tade was to Preach but did not come. [margin: Ida came home in the eve.]
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(Mon 10th) Sowed oats in the AM and went to La Conner in the PM on way to Whatcom Electioneering. Ed Stacey staid with Ida.
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(Tue 11th) Went to Whatcom from LaConner arrived at 7 P.M. Rainy night. Staid at Mr. Smith.
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Sowed oats in the AM and went to La Conner in the PM on way to Whatcom Electioneering. Ed Stacey staid with Ida.
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(Sat 15th) Went down the River saw Judson's Place and staid all night with Henry Goodell. Rainy morning.
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(Sun 16th) Took dinner with W. Smith. then went down as far as John Tennant and staid all night.
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(Mon 17th) Spent the day in and around Ferndale. Pleasant.
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(Tues 18th) Spent the fore noon in working around Ferndale. Took dinner with Mr Tennant and then started for Whatcom and went about the Libby at 10 o'clock.
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(Wed 19th) Arrived at LaConner at 8 A.M. and then came home with my boat. Rainy day. Staid in the house all the P.M.
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(Thur 20th) Worked for W. on tank 8 1/2 hours in the A.M. in the P.M. work for Callahan making window frames &c.
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(Fri 21st) Worked on Callahan's frames in the A.M. and on house house shingling in the P.M. Whitney went to LaConner.
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(Sat 22nd) Worked for Callahan shingling & making frames. Rainy most all day. Ed got home with Miss Bradley in the fore noon.
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(Sun 20th fixes dates) Cold & windy. Went over to Keanies to dinner and then down to the Hall to preaching by Mr Tade.
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Worked for Callahan some making window frames. Made a pair of stands for Ida in the P.M. Mr Tade was here to dinner. Rainy day.
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Made a door frame for Callahan then put a partition up stairs for myself.
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Worked in the A.M. getting ready to thresh. Threshing this P.M. Mr Coupe from the Nooksack was here all night. [margin: Pleasant]
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Finished threshing for the season this P.M. E.A. went up the Skagit with Mr. Coupe this A.M. about 11 o'clock P.M. [margin: Rain in the A.M. Pleasant over night.]
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E.A. still from home. Ida not very well. Both eyes quite sore. Mary Wiliams here this P.M. [margin: On Skagit.]
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Still alone. Don't feel any better. Worked to hard today. Eddie Stacey working for Whitney. Eve & Lettie stayed all night. I pretty near froze the night before.
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Staid at home all day until late in the eve when Aunt Lou came up and took me home with her to spend the eve. This is my darling's birthday, 29 yrs "growing old".[margin: In South Fork Skagit]
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Fine weather. Smith & Larry Coupe finished lectioneering in LaConner. [margin: On lower Skagit & LaConner in the evening.]
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Staid at LaConner last night. Came home to day and got the folks and went back to the Party. Had a pleasant time.
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Did not sleep any last night and feel a little sleepy today. Started for home and arrived at noon. Frost this evening. Pleasant weather with N. wind. Mr. Dale of Samish died last night at 12 o'clock. [margin: ]
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Worked on the sluice box in the fore noon and in the P.M. Staid at home writing and fixing paper for Literary Society. Went to the Society in the evening. Had a good time.
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Staid at home all day and read most of the time. Whitney was up in the afternoon.
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Worked on the box in the A.M. and staid in the house in the P.M. Rained hard in the P.M. Went down and settled with Whitney in the evening.
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Election Day. Went to the Samish and spent the day. Staid all night with Mr. Gilkie. Clear & frosty.
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Came home for the Samish with Mr. Gilkie. got home at 4 PM with slight prospects of a Defeat.
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Worked 8 hours on the big sluice box. Mr Beale of Fidalgo was over here with potatos, 9 bushels. Traded Cultis oats to him for the potatos. Work on the box getting ready to put it in, till one o'clock at night.
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Rained hard all the fore noon. Did not do anything at all. Pretty tired & stuffy & sore from work last night.
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Did not do much in the A.M. Went to school meeting in the A.M. Had a very poor attendance. Elected two new directors.
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Staid at home in the A.M. and went to the meeting in the P.M. Mr. Stewart preached. Very cold and frosty night.
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Began work on the Canal working out road tax my self & Ed Stacey. [margin: Ed worked today.]
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Ed not working. I worked on the Canal. Went down to Whitney's and staid the evening. Whitney went to LaConner to see about selling some oats.
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Ed & myself worked on the Canal till noon. Finished road tax. Set out trees some in the P.M. Mr. Stewarts folks staid to supper. Went to preaching in the evening by Mr Stewart. Set out trees in the A.M. [margin: Ed worked today.]
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Began topping out dyke but could not do much. Very high tide. Highest of the season so far. Filed a saw and worked around the house some. [margin: Ed worked 1/2 day.]
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Very windy & blustering weather. Worked topping out dyke some and began a ditch on the "Allen 80".
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In the fore noon worked on the Engine some, cleaning it, then began a sluice box for the "75" slough. Went to the Literary Society in the evening.
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Staid at home in the A.M. Went out at 2 A.M. to fix a box. Nailed up both ends of it. Went to church in the P.M. Mr Stewart preached. Good sermon Romans 1-16.
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Lyle Wallace was here last night. Worked on ditch for Box till noon then on the box. Stewarts folks started for home today. [margin: Ed worked 1/2 day.]
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Wallaces folks started for home on California today. Ed went to LaConner with some of his things. Worked on the box and ditch in the A.M.
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Worked on the ditch & at topping out dyke in the forenoon. Rained all the P.M. Staid in the house did not do much.
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Ed worked 1/2 day. Ditching in the A.M. Clarence White here to dinner. Worked around the house in the P.M. and made a coffin for Garns baby in the evening.
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Worked on the dyke & box 1/2 day. 2 1/2 hours in the evening. Made a box for the Coffin in the morning. In the PM took the sluice box to its place. The baby was buried at 2 PM. [margin: Very Windy day.]
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Worked on the Sluice box and went up to the east end of ranch to drain out Cable(?) and fix fence. Worked on box some in the evening. [margin: Ed worked 1/2 day.]
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Staid at home all day. Clear & pleasant. Ida not very well. Two men at Whitneys from Russia(??).
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Ed work 1 day. Worked topping out dyke. George Keggie died last night at 1 o'clock.
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Worked at ditching & cleaning out old ditches.
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Went down & helped load the Fanny lake with barley. Ditching in the P.M.
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Helped Whitney load grain all day on the Ark.
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Ditching. All Whitneys folks & ed went to the Masquerade at LaConner. Ida & I went down to Whitneys to stay all night.
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Ditching. Went up to the White house in the morning to get a ditching knife. Went to the Literary Society in the evening. Lyle Wallace here all night.
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Staid in LaConner all day. Ida & Jule came up with Ed Stacey. Staid at the Maryland house.
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Staid in LaConner as usual on Grand Jury. Was discharged this PM. Listened to the trial of Jacob Chapman in the evening. Heard some good speaking by Judge Burke and Lawyer Andrews.
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Staid in LaConner waiting for good weather for trip home. Rained most all day.
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Started for home at 10 o'clock and got wet stopped at Kellys to get warm and dry. Went to the Library Society in the eve. [margin: Al came home & staid all night.]
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Did not do anything in the forenoon. Whitney was up here. Went over to D'Arcy's after apples in the afternoon. Got 14 boxes of apples & one of pears.
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Fixed the plank alk out to the slough and in front of the granary. Dug ditch the balance of the time. [margin: Ed. worked today. Rainy.]
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Worked on the ditch on the Allen 80 all day. Pleasant weather & frosty. Mr Storie was here. [margin: Ed worked.]
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Dito yesterday. Jim Gaches was here after oats with schooner Roney. Whitney went to LaConner. [margin: Ed worked.]
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Gaches staid here all night. Loaded grain all day. put on 352 sacks for myself and lots forr ball. Cold & frosty this morning. [margin: Ed worked.]
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Dug ditch some in the fore noon and made a work bench in the granary in the afternoon. [margin: Ed worked 1/2 day. Cold.]
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Went down to Whitneys in the A.M. to sing some. Staid at home the balance of the day. Ed went to LaConner. [margin: Ed working 1/2 day.]
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Working on the Allen 80 ditching. Frosty but warmer. Barry Kruse & J. H. Taylor were here in the P.M. [margin: Ed worked 1/2 day.]
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Ditching until night as yesterday on the Allen 80. Barry Kruse here as yesterday. I did not go his bail. [margin: Ed worked.]
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Working on the Allen 80 ditch. Finished it to the lake. In the P.M. did not do anything only go down to Whitney's. [margin: Ed worked 1/2 day.]
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Went to LaConner with Whitney. Staid all night with McGlinn. Attended the LaConner Debate. Cold.
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Came home with Dr. Power and made baskets in the P.M. Pleasant. [margin: Ed worked 1/2 day.]
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Worked with John Ball on the dyke topping it out. Whitney came home from LaConner in the P.M. Went down to Whitneys to practice pieces in the evening. Clear & pleasant.
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Staid in Padilla all day. Was down to Whitneys in the P.M. Pleasant weather.
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Worked on the dyke in the A.M. with John Ball topping out dyke. In the P.M. went down to Whitneys to build the chimney on the Hall. Did not get it done. Cold with north wind. Whitney went to LaConner.
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Went down to Whitneys in the A.M. working on the Hall chimney. In the P.M. was getting ready for the Christmas Pieces.
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Very pleasant weather. Was up all night last at the Wiggan show &c. Came home at 9:30 & went to bed till one o'clock. Felt a considerable sleepy, &c. [margin: Mercury due to 25.]
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In the forenoon help load the steamer Fanny Lake with barley and in the P.M. killed the black pig. Went down to Mr. Upsons in the evening to a party. Hard a nice time. Got home just after midnight. [margin: Cold. Mercury at 25.]
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In the A.M. fixed up a shelf for Ida and ground up my plains, got some lumber for a secretary. Ed went over to Mr Best. In the P.M. was down to Whitneys settling up accts.
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Began work on my secretary dressing lumber and putting out stuff for it. Ed over to Fidalgo Pt. Clear & cold. Goe Neville was here.
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Cold as usual. Made picture frames most all day, Ed and I went up to the woods in the morning and got a load of bark. Mr. Gilkie was here in the eve and staid all night.
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Filed a saw for Whitney in the morning and worked on my secretacy the balance of the day. Whitney got home LaConner this eve. [margin: Cold.]
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Worked on secretary most of the day. Clean & cold. Went to Literary in the evening. Had a good turn out.
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Staid at home all day. Reading & writing some. Gave Ed Stacey note of $30.00 for cow interest 12 pcnt.
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Worked on secretary most of the day. Cold as usual
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Went to LaConner and tried to settle up with Gaches but he had no money. Got home at 4 P.M.
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Worked in the ????? on secretary ????ing it. making & varnishing picture frames &c. Ed hunting killed 10 ducks & 2 geese. [margin: Snow this morning. Rainy.]
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In the A.M. helped Whitney load barley. In the P.M. worked on my aquarium. Mandy Upson sick.
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Worked on aquarium in the A.M. and in the P.M. split posts for here yard. Very hard wind. Ed went to LaConner.
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Little snow this morning. Worked in the hen yard all day. Began putting on the pickets. McKown start after his hay.
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Staid at home in the fore noon and in the P.M. went down to Whitneys. Whitney up here in the morning. Warmer.
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Stormy some. Put a few pickets on the chicken yard. [margin: Snow.]
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Finished the chicken yard. Cold and frosty this morning. [margin: Snow.]
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Mr Clark eat dinner here today. In the A.M. staid around home and hung an ax and got ready to go to the woods. In the P.M. went up to the woods & cut down a tree for rails. McKown came with the beef just dark. [margin: Snow.]
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Cut up and took care of the beef in the A.M. and helped Jones fix up Trimbles old boat after dinner. Cold & stormy.
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Snow last night as usual. Went up to the woods. Made a hundred rails and cut another cedar. Lots of snow in the woods. Went to Literary in the evening.
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Satid in the house all day did not do anything. Cold, Windy & Rainy.
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Staid at home all day. Went down to Whitneys just night. Lisle Wallace was here all day.
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Went up to the timber and made rails & pickets.
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Making rails as usual. Al & Martha came down this P.M. [margin: Rain last night.]
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Al went home this morning. Making rails as usual. Rain in the P.M. Have 815 12 ft rails to date.
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Rainy most all day. Ida & Martha went over to D'Arcy's. Went up to the woods and made rails some. Mrs. Klingenmaier got hurt. [margin: Rails 350 Pods? 30]
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Staid around house all day and went up to the school house to the children's party. Got home at 1.30 A.M.
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Worked on my secretary all day varnishing(?) & staining(?).
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Went down to Mr. Klingenmaier's. Mrs K. was some better. Came home to dinner and went up to Joneses with Harry. Pleasant day.
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Went up to the woods and made rails until 2 P.M. Went down and staid all night with Klingenmaier. Pleasant.
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Staid in bed until 10 o'clock. After dinner went up and chopped down two trees for rails.
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Made rails as usual. Ida & Ed went down to Klingenmaier's.
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Made rails. Pleasant weather. Cold frosty night.
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Finished making rails & cut wood some up by McNutt ranch. Maple. Went to the last Literary in the evening. Wallace was down and stay with us(?).
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Went down to Whitneys in the morning. Staid in the house the balance of the day.
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Ed hauling rails. I was sharpening posts and cutting roads in the woods. [margin: Nice weather.]
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Went up on Smiths land and cut fire wood. Alder. Ed hauling rails.
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2 inches of snow on the ground this morning. Ed finished hauling rails, hauled them out to the slough. The maple wood also. Got done at noon. Worked on my secretary in the P.M. putting on doors & knobs. There was a man due selling wheat at 25¢ per lb. Got 8 lbs.
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Very stormy day staid in the house all day. Ed went to LaConner. Cemented my aquarium.
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Spent the day reading &c. Wrote a letter to the Rural Publishing Co. for seeds. Stormy day.
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Cut wood and done chores about the house. Tried my aquarium. It was a failure. Snow in A.M.
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Snow this morning. Very cold & windy. With N. East snow storm. Conn(?) here in the evening. Shot 2 ducks on the grain.
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Cold & stormy snow. Clark's folks were here to dinner. They were moving to day. Sended their stuff in my granary.
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Filed a saw for Ck Soderburg in the A.M. in the P.M. Did not do anything most of the time. Fixed the sluice box in the 45 ft slough. Went down to Mrs Upsons to supper and staid all night at Whitneys.
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Snow gone this morning. Went up to Balls in the P.M. & got my pig. Got 9 eggs today. Helped Clark tow his things up the slough.
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Went up to Smiths Granary and helped Clark unload his goods then went and put my rails and wood into his scow and came home with it. Unloaded the scow & done the chores. [margin: Showers]
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Staid at home in the A.M. in the afternoon went up to Callahan's and then down to Whitneys got the washing and came home. Changable weather.
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Went down to get a load of wood. Done the chores and then went up to the White house to get some trees & bushes &c. Planted ome potatos & cabbage in the house(?). Got a letter from Geo & Nettie.
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Rainy day. Then down to Whitneys & paid off his note and got it Cow calved back. Made fence the balance of the day for Cow pasture.
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Rain hard in the morning 3 hours. Worked on the fence some. Very hard south wind in the evening. Ida went down to Mr Upsons of the P.M.
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Very heavy wind last night and this evening. Blew my shed into the slough and the privy over also. Work on the cow yard fence, finished it. Harry & Jule staid here tonight. Wall flowers in bloom.
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Fixed up the fence where the shed was and then went and drove up the cow and calf. Made gate for the cow pen. and filed the rip saw. Cut wood some. Rainy P.M.
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Very windy & rainy. worked for harry to day and done the chores. Made window & door frames.
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Very stormy day. Done the chores and went down to Whitneys just night.
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Worked at home in the A.M. making a walk for the cow across the slough out by the shed or where it was. In the PM worked for Harry 4 hours making doors for his house. High wind this morning.
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Worked for Harry to day. took up a scow load of stuff and worked on the house. Harry staid here all night. Jule also.
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Worked for Harry to day. Fixing house hanging doors &c. Rained all the P.M. Harry & Jule staid all night.
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Set a hen on 13 eggs. Very hard wind in the night. Rainy & clowdy to day. Went up to the ridge in the afternoon. Got some school books at Jakes to set up school(?).
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Had a team to haul rails in the A.M. Made fence in the P.M. very windy.
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Had a very bad cold. Did not do much in the fore noon. Made fence in the P.M. Allen was here assessing. Cold disagreeable weather. Got 16 eggs.
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Grafted some trees and made fence, finish drawing posts.
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Went down to Whitneys in the morning with eggs. Made a pair of oars. Very hard wind. the hardest of the season.
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Down to W's in the evening. Began my picket fence putting on pickets. Ida went over to Jules in the P.M.
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Cold stormy day. Did not do much. Fixed my violin and cut wood. All down to Whitneys in the evening to hear Clark play.
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Snowing & rainy all day. Very fine rain. Worked outdoors some putting on pickets.
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Worked around house on picket fence. Ida getting read to go to Oregon. High tide. [margin: Rainy some.]
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Pleasant. worked on picket fence all day. Lettie Upson was up to help Ida some. Ed Stacey was here.
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Finished putting on pickets on the fence. Pleasant with north wind went out and burned straw and made a gate also a hanger(?) by gate.
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Went to LaConner to take Ida on her way to Oregon. Jule went also. Staid all night at LaConner. Rain tonight.
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Staid in LaConner all day. Stormy day.
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Came home to day. Ida started from LaConner on the Fanny Lake. Pleasant. Clark & Upson call on my in the P.M.
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In the A.M. ditching, on the Allen 80. Draining wet places. In the P.M. did not do much. Fine weather.
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Spent the day making & fixing gates. Finished my picket fence gates & all. Got the mail. A letter from Vinz & one from Mr. Hyde to Ida. Fine weather.
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Rainy. R.E. Whitney and Kate Bradley married this morning. Grand party this eve at Padilla Hall. Clark Schultz, Libby & Gisham bros. played. 140 people present. The LaConner folks came on the Fanny Lake.
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Slept in the fore noon. In the P.M. went up to the Whitehouse with Whitney's folks.
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Pleasant day in the AM finished splitting my wood up on Smiths place. In the P.M. made garden a little and dug parsnips. Planted some peas, lettuce, Radishes & buts(?).
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Did not do much of anything. Rain again last night. Went down to Whitneys in the evening and heard some music.
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Got up done the chores, then went over to Harry's and from there went to Al Leamers. Got dinner & staid all night.
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Came from Al's this morning. Got home at noon and worked on the Roller in the P.M. Pretty hard rain last night. No plowing done yet in this neighborhood. Leamer's ground in good order. Calhoun working 5 teams today.
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Worked on Jakes Roller all day.
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Worked on the Roller to day. Rainy & windy.
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Worked on Roller 2 hours. Did not do much the balance of the day. There was a magic lantern show in Padilla Hall. which did not amt to much.
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Rained all day steady. Staid in the house and cooked & fiddled & fixed violin bow. Harry was here in the A.M.
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Did not do much but cut wood. Rain a good part of the day. Skagit River up very high.
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Was up on the ridge most of the day. Took dinner with Allen's. Pleasant.
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Tinkered around the house & garden in the A.M. and dug ditch in the P.M.
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Dug ditch in the Lake on the "Allen 80" in the A.M. and spaded garden and set out some onions in the P.M. Made some flower beds.
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Ditching in the A.M. on the "Allen 80". Cleaned out the old ditch on Smiths(?) line. In the P.M. made garden some planted some peas & onions. Pleasant.
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Ditching in the A.M. & eve(?). Made garden in the P.M. Planted some turnips & carrots & set out some strawberries. John Ball here in the eve with scow load of grain. Pleasant with N. wind.
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Rainy part of the day. Did not do much of anything. Planted some Early Rose potatoes.
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Staid at home all day. Read in the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Ed Stacey was here to dinner.
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Rainy day. Did not do much. Worked on my boat some.
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Still rain and disagreeable. Finished fixing my boat skeg. Dug ditch some out in the peat bed. Took some planks up to the 45 ft slough in the PM. Windy.
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Windy & rainy in the morning. Worked on the 45 slough box in the P.M. Powell & Harry helped.
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In the AM read Fowler's Book. In the PM worked at the 45 ft slough as yesterday. Powell & Harry also Otto. Put the box in.
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In the AM worked on Jakes Roller in the AM 3 hours. In the PM finished putting in the box. Otto, Harry & Powell also. Otto up here in the evening.
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Rainy. In the fore noon went down to Whitneys & settled up. In the PM it rained and did not do much of anything.
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Rainy day. Staid at home all day writing letters & reading &c.
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Rainy in the morning. Worked on the Roller 3 hours. Travelled over the ranchs with Whitney in the PM. Was up to the White house & got some strawberry &c. to set out. Windy night & cold.
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Worked at home in the A.M. setting out berries &c. Worked 5 hours on Jakes Roller. Whitney tried to plow but the land was all too wet. Rain again this evening.
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Worked on Highbargers Roller 9 hours. Rain again last night. Went up to the Ridge & sawed out some washers for the Roller.
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Rain again this. Land too wet to plow. Worked at home making a hog pen. Pleasant in the P.M.
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Have worked 42 hours on the Roller to this date. In the AM finished up the hog pen. Went up and cleaned out the ditch to the sluice box. In the PM worked on the Roller 3 hours. Clowdy with north wind. Got 14 eggs to day & 6 hens wanted to set.
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Trimmed the fruit trees, dug carrots, fixed the flower beds in the A.M. In the P.M. sawed stuff for a plank walk in front of the house. Pleasant.
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Rainy in the morning. Windy in the P.M. Went up to Clarks in the A.M. Staid at home the balance of the day. Writing, reading &c.
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Pleasant drying day. Whitney began plowing with two teams. I worked on the walk most of the day. Got it done.
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Planted my "bounty of Hebron" potatos. Made a small cold frame and set out the cabbage plants. was down to Whitneys inn the P.M. Plowed a little in the garden. Fine weather.
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Worked for Whitney plowing with old Selina & Billy. Fine team. Upson, D??? & Harry all plowing in the same field. Fine weather. Mrs McCowan sick.
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Plowing as usual. Rainy in the P.M. but did not stop plowing. Clark has 33 acres sowed.
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Rainy some but not enough to stop plowing. Whitney began sowing wheat & began plowing on my ranch. Plowing for Whitney.
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Pleasant. Went down to Whitneys to dinner & in the P.M. went over his winter grain. It looks pretty well but is full of chaff. Got two letters from Ida.
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Plowing with Harry on the "Allen 80". No rain yet, but threatening(?).
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Plowing on the Allen 80. Pretty soft in place and hard plowing for the driver. Very pleasant & drying day. Whitney finish sowing wheat. Had 30 acres.
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Plowing as usual but had to quit at 3 o'clock. It rained from that till 5 P.M. Pretty soft plowing on the Allen 80 up along the dyke.
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The ground pretty wet but kept plowing on the Allen 80. Showery day. Poor day for picknics &c. Whitney finished harrowing in wheat.
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Hard rain last night. Went up to Kalso's and got my boat fixed in the morning. Spaded a little in the garden. In the P.M. moved across the slough & plowed a little, but it was too wet & soft. Whitney went to LaConner.
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Rain most all last night. Did not plow any today but moved lock across the slough. Duer plowed. Helped move & fixed plow in the P.M.
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Wrote a letter to Ida & sent her money to come home. Ed Stacey was here. Went down to Klingenmaiers in the P.M. with Whitneys folks. Pleasant.
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Plowing for Whitney on the "allen 80". Pleasant day. He sowed 5 2/3 acres of barley on my place to day.
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Plowed for Whitney in the A.M. Rainy. Rained all the afternoon & evening 3/4 inches of water fell. Carlson was here in the afternoon. Went to Whitneys and got some paint and began painting the kitchen floor.
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Finished painting the floor & painted the sitting room. Worked in the garden some. Had a good drying wind to day.
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(Plowed 10 days up to date inclusive) Plowing again. Fine north wind weather. Ground drying fast but is pretty soft to plow today. Mr. Moore from Skagit was here to supper.
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Plowing in Whitneys Peat bed with five teams. "Reckon we plowed pretty near two acres" Very fine day. Northwind.
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Plowed all day for Whitney in his Peat bed. Pretty muddy. Light rain in the evening. Got a letter from Geo. and one from Ida.
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Went over to Browns & Soderburgs took dinner with Kamies folks. Clowdy day. Soderburg & Ball have oats & barley just coming up.
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Plowing for Whitney. The winter grain is a failure and full of chaff. "Such is life. A destiny" Harry & Jule were over here this evening. Fine weather.
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Plowing in the A.M. Rained after dinner 1/2 inch. Finished painting.
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Plowing as usual. Otto began sowing oats on my ranch. Cold.
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Cold & windy plowing began on my ranch after dinner finished Whitneys preemption claim.
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Pleasant drying weather. Plowing all day for Whitney. There is 18 acres of oats & 5 1/2 of barley sowed on my ranch to date.
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Plowing for Whitney on my ranch finished for this season. Left 10 acres for Summer fallow to kill the grass. Plowed my garden just night. Expected Ida & Pearl but they did not come.
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Strawberries in full bloom. Staid at home in the AM. was down to Upsons to dinner. Helped cross the horses over in the P.M. & went up to Davies(?) to supper.
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Plowing for Whitney in the A.M. Rained in the P.M. Something has caught all but 6 chickens. Otto up here in the evening.
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Plowing for Whitney all day. Pleasant day. Aunt Lou, Eva & Miss Bradley came from LaConner & Mr Alexander.
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Rec'd a telegram from Ida last night stating she was not coming this week. Plowed all day for Whitney as usual. Fine weather. Plowing across the slough.
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Plowing - 5 teams going across the slough. Fine Weather.
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Plowing as usual. Over next to Telegraph slough. Fine weather.
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Plowing for Whitney. Pleasant & warm.
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Took a boat ride with Barney & Otto to Guemes Island. Got back at 6 o'clock. Warm & dry.
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Pleasant & warm growing weather. Sowed 2 acres of grain on my ranch which is the last. Went to LaConner & also to Dodge's place & A. Leamers.
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Heavy rain last night. Worked at home to day in the garden. Set out cabbage. Planted onions beets, beans & potatos & flower beds.
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Worked in the garden hoing plants &c. Planted some sugar beets.
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Sowed 8 acres of oats for Highbarger this morning. Went up to the Ridge in the P.M. to cut timber for a beam. Whitney's are heading out on the W. house ranch.
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Had a shower of rain this morning. Worked in the woods hewing timbers for a barn. Fine growing weather. Ida came home this eve about 10 oclock.
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Did not do much to day. Mr White's folks were here to day & Don Meggs(?). In the P.M. took a walk with Mr. White & Whitney across the slough. Planted some peas.
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Very warm pleasant day. Staid at home. Mr. Powell took the calf away. Went down to Whitneys in the evening. Lile Wallace was here and staid all night.
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Drove team for Whitney harrowing. Fine growing weather.
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Drove a team as yesterday. Upson & Whitney at Court at LaConner.
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Rainy in the P.M. Worked in the house helping Ida in the A.M. Hoed in the garden in the P.M.
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Hard rain last night. Started for LaConner in the AM at 5 oclock. Met George in Telegraph slough & came back. Spent the visiting. Went up to the White house in the P.M. with Whitneys folks.
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Strawberries ripening some. Staid in the house talking in the AM. Rainy some. Went with George salmon berrying in the P.M. got 5 quarts.
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Staid at home most of the day. Went over & took supper with Harry's folks. Cool & clowdy.
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Worked in the garden in the AM & went salmon berrying in the PM with Whitneys folks.
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Worked for Road Tax. Up in the woods cutting sleepers for Canal bridge. Mosquitos quite bad. [margin: Trimble finished seeding.]
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George went to the picknic at March's with Whitneys folks. Very pleasant day. Worked in the garden some. Plowing around trees.
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Worked for Harry making a water tank. Very warm. Mosquitos bad.
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Worked for Harry making wood shed. Warm & dry.
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George & I hauled the sills & sleepers for my barn. Rain some last night. Warm & pleasant to day. Mosquitos bad.
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Fine weather. Staid at home in the AM went to preaching in the eve by Mr Tade.
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Laid the foundation to my barn. Fine growing weather.
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Worked at the scow ditch up at the barn.
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Dito yesterday in the A.M. Went down & got lumber for barn in the PM.
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Hoed in the garden a little. Bob Whites folks were here in the P.M. We are getting ready for the picknick. Found an oat head with 580 oats.
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Started on an excursion to Fidalgo Island & Mt Erie at 6 oclock. All of Whitneys folks along. Folks seasick. Camped at Chris Hanson's place.
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Went to Bests and ascended the mountain had a good time & got back to the campground at 6 oclock. Mr Whites folks went along.
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Went down through Deception Pass and took dinner on the island. Mr Whites folks were along. Mr Thorp & wife also. Hard a hard pul to LaConner. Got home at 9 oclock.
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Had a fine rain last night. Plenty of strawberries now. Done the chores & hoed in the garden.
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Did not do much. Wrote a piece for the paper. Fine growing weather. John Ball here in the P.M.
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Went up to Callahans. Then got some lumber and made a pair of scow oars.
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George & I went down to Hansons. Staid most all day. (took dinner with Hanson.)
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Geo went to LaConner with Whitney. Fixed my boat. Hauled a tank of water. Jake hauled a load of wood. [margin: Light rain.]
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Went up and painted Allen's sitting room. Fine growing weather. Grain looking well.
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Staid at home all day. Dave McCormick and Al here to dinner. Went down to Whitneys in the evening. [margin: Sallie died.]
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Did not feel very well this morning. Got up at 9 oclock. Unloaded the lumber & sawed up the s??? lumber. Took the scow home and gave Callahan the oars I made.
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Working on barn as usual. Pleasant.
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Working in stable some & hoed in the garden. Filed a saw for Allen & one for Clark.
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Went down to Trimbles W house and cut 1 more plank for stable floor. Was down to Whitneys in the P.M. Setting up the self binder. Fine rain all day.
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Did not do anything. Rained all day.
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Worked on the Road. Up in the woods hauling timber.
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Staid at home in the fore noon and went to church in the PM. Mr Tade preached at 3 PM then went to LaConner.
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Rained all the AM. Went to Hansons in the P.M. after shakes with two boats- George went with me.
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Another rainy day. Began putting shakes on the barn. Had a fine rain bow in the eve.
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Worked on the barn in the AM. Finished the roof. In the P.M. was up to the canal taking the timber for the bridge out of the water.
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Worked on the canal bridges. Road tax Pleasant.
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Did not do much in the AM. Went to Whites in the PM. Got there at 7 PM
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Staid at Whites until after dinner then came home. Got home at 6 P.M. Rain a little this A.M.
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Pleasant weather began mowing.
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Mowing. Winter grain not fit to cut yet.
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Mowing & putting up hay. Finished mowing grass. Cutting oats & wheat to day.
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Mosquitos very thick & hungry. The worst I ever saw them since being here.
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Worked for Whitney 1/4 day in the Haines place.
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Hailing hay for Whitney in Gaines place. Fine weather with lots of mosquitos.
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Cut hay and oats for myself.
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Had a team & wagon to haul hay. Mr. Kalso helped my. Had ten loads of hay all in, in good shape.
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Worked for W. 3/4 day. Mowing oats.
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Worked across the slough as usual binding oats.
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Took a walk in the morning through the grain field. Went to hear Rev Tade preach in the hall in the P.M. Al Leamer was here to dinner & Ida went home with him.
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Worked for Whitney all day binding oats. [margin: Boarding at Whitneys.]
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Dito yesterday fine weather.
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Fixed the tank and engine in the A.M. Bound oats in the P.M.
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Binding oats & hauling water, making a gate, &c.
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Worked for Whitney 1/2 day in AM. Worked for self in the P.M. grading a slough to get to the barley field.
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Worked for Whitney binding oats across the slough. Very fine weather.
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Davis was at Whitneys fixing the engine. I helped him till 4 P.M.
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Worked for Whitney on the separator & moving engine &c. Took breakfast at Whitneys. Boarded at home the balance.
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Worked 3/4 day. Filled the engine & bound oats. Rain in the P.M. Had to quit work.
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Finished up my barn and tinkered around the house some. Rainy in the P.M. Too wet for harvesting.
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Rain all last night. Bad harvest weather. Sold Thomas a pig. Shocked barley some in the P.M. Rainy.
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In the A.M. build a shed for my scow. Shocked barley for Whitney in the P.M. Yesterday & to day make a half a day. 2 1/2 days for this week.
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Worked on my scow today. Rainy no harvesting today.
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Rain again this morning. Clowdy. Pleasant in the P.M. Whitney binding oats.
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Worked on scow some in the A.M. and on the sluice box in the P.M. Rainy day.
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Worked on the box in the A.M. in the P.M. did not do much in the P.M. gathered oats some. Rainy in the P.M.
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Worked fixing for the box in the A.M. In the P.M. began binding oats there. The dam went out at Whitneys warehouse and we all went down to get ready to put it in. No rain.
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Began early putting in the dam. All the neighborhood at work at it. Got it done at 6 oclock. No rain. Clowdy.
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Worked for Whitney shocking & binding grain. Pleasant.
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Threshing all day. Moved & set in Whitney's wheat.
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Threshing across the slough 649 sacks. Pleasant weather.
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Threshing across the slough about 500 sacks.
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Dito yesterday. Threshing weather S.E. wind all day.
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Threshing to day about 600 sacks. S.E. wind all day.
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Laid up in the morning but could not thresh on act of rain. Made a roller for the belt & moved in the P.M. Rainy in the evening.
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Fired up the engine at 11 oclock. Threshed 2 hours but was too wet. Loaded schooner till night.
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Went down to load the schooner but could not on account of tide. Fired up at 1/2 past ten and threshed in the P.M. & moved over to Telegraph slough.
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Threshing all day over on Telegraph slough. Fine day.
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Threshing. Finished across the slough and move back after supper. Fine weather.
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Threshing at Clarke's. Pleasant day. [margin: Have threshed 11 1/2 days to date.]
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Threshing for Clark. Pleasant day. Mr Tade preached in the A.M. 10 oclock.
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Finished at Clarkes. Threshing & moved to Highbargers. Went to Padilla to the party in the evening. Mr Munroe played the music.
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Threshing at Highbargers. Pleasant weather.
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Threshing at Highbargers finished & moved over Whitney's barley field and set just night.
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Threshed Whitney's barley and moved the machine.
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Did not thresh to day. but went down on the flats and saw the other machines. Fine weather. Nancy Upson & Georges went along.
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Threshing oats for Whitney and moved to Allen's field. Threshed 1250 bushels.
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Staid at home all day. Pleasant but foggy. Whitney's men cutting grain on my ranch & binding.
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Threshing for Highbarger & Clarks. Very foggy & damp.
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Threshing at Clark's & Highbarger's. Heavy mist, mist-like rain very tough threshing.
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Finished Highbargers setting & moved to Ben Welches. Unloaded the scow and fille the boiler ready for threshing. [margin: Wet though.]
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Threshing at Ben Welches. Got through & moved to Nevills. Clowdy poor harvest weather.
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Finished threshing at Nevills and went to Dawsons with upson to stay all night. Clowdy with S.E. wind.
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Hard rain last night. Saw the Samish machine thresh & came home. Ida's at home from LaConner this eve. Rainy to night.
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Staid at home in the fore noon and went up to the Ridge in the P.M. Dug some currant bushed for Vinz.
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Rain in the morning. Hauled oats up to the barn 80 sacks for horse feed. Hauled a load of wood.
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Worked for Whitney today loading schooner & binding oats. Rained and had to quit at 5 oclock.
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Rained nearly all last night. Set in the house in the A.M. & P.M. also. Rained most of the time all day.
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Staid at home most of the day was down to Whitneys just night. Rainy in the P.M. Whitney's men began cutting grain at 9.30 & cut till 3.30 PM.
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Worked for Whitney. made wheels for the separator in the AM. & capped grain in the P.M.
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Fine weather. Worked around the engine & set the machine in the A.M. Threshed on my ranch in the P.M.
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Threshing on my ranch, in the evening finished all except - 14 acres. Father is 53 years old to day. Clowdy all day and a little rain in the P.M.
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Threshing in Whitneys wheat. W turning out very poor. Threshed $ date 2600.
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Threshing for Whitney. Moved to Highbargers at night.
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Threshing at Highbargers. Jammed my finger just night.
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Fired up, but it rained and could not thresh. Went to church and over the Deanes(?) to supper.
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Started with Whitneys oats?. threshing at Highbargers but had to quite for rain. 3/4 at 2 P.M. Went down to Whitneys to settle in the eve. Carl yesterday & today 3/4 day.
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Went out and fired up but could not thresh for rain. Whitneys men hauled grain in the P.M. I have had of Whitney up to date 476 new sacks.
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Threshing at Highbargers this PM. 1/2 day. Hazy.
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Rain last night. Raining in the morning and P.M. Moved the machine & threshed 3/4 day and quit for rain.
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Threshing. Finished at Allen's and went to Clarks. Worked till after dark.
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Threshing for Whitney. Moved & set and began at 9 A.M. Pleasant day.
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Threshing my grain & Whitneys began Highbargers at 3 P.M.
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Threshing. Finished at Highbargers & moved to Trimbles. Threshed 358 sacks in 440 minutes.
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Frost this morning. Threshing at Trimbles finished. Very pleasant with north wind.
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FRosty morning. Finished threshing on this side of the slough and moved to Dick Balls. Threshed about 5 hours.
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Threshing at Dicks. Rain at 5 P.M. - had to quit.
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Threshing at Dick Balls. Rain in the morning. Got through at 2 oclock. Worked 1/2 day. George started for home to day. Whitney took him to LaConner. Good luck to him.
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Moving in the A.M. Threshing for Whitney in the P.M.
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Threshing all day for Whitney. Pleasant day but not much like Sunday.
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I am 30 years old today and feel more like 50. Did not thresh in the AM foggy and wet. Down to Whitneys in the eve. Threshing 1/2 day.
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Too wet to thresh in the A.M. Threshing in the P.M. Clear & cool with north wind. Turned the cow out in the grain field this morning. Went to Whitneys in the eve to hear some music.
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Frost this morning. Threshing in the P.M.
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Quite a hard frost this morning. Moving the machine & threshing. Threshed 400 sacks this P.M. Dance this eve at Padilla.
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Did not do much in the A.M. Threshing 1/2 day in the P.M. Finished threshing in Padilla and started the machine for Samish. Frosty weather.
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Stayed at home all day. Mrs & Mr Carr went up to Clarks in the P.M. Julia and Lettie called in the eve. Lonely without my boy. [margin: No frost. High wind during the night. Rain.]
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Mrs Carr still here. Jule up here in the afternoon. Stayed all night. I cut her hair while Mrs. C sewed on my Goosinlooms(?) Wind at N.
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Edgar still away. Mr Carr came back this eve, but is terrible lonely. [margin: Stormy wind from S.E. Heavy rain at night.]
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Lonely as ever. Mr. Car went to LaConner this A.M. came back and he and his wife went up to Clarks. I kept babies. Pearl is quite sick again with sore throat. [margin: Very strong S.W. wind ? day.]
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Mrs Car left today. Jule came up to stay with me. Nothing interesting happened. [margin: High wind.]
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We expect our "boys" home this eve but they came not. The Susie came in for grain and Eva went to La Cr on her. [margin: Rainy and dismal.]
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Went to church in the A.M. Heard a good sermon from St. Matthew XI chap and 28 verse "Come until me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest". Got the mail this eve. Rec'd a letter from Nettie. [margin: Beautiful day. Wind from the north.]
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Whitney went to the Samish. Edgar still away. Aunt Lou went to Fidalgo. Jule and I kept house until Kate came back. Stayed at W all night. [margin: Strong SouthEast wind.]
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Down at W all day. Came home in the eve. [margin: Rain in the A.M. Pleasant in the P.M.]
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Rainy & stormy. Finished threshing at Whites & Burdons and for "79". Staid all night at Whites.
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High tides with S.E. wind to day. Harry & I came home from Fidalgo on foot & with a siwash(?). Got wet through and had a hard trip. Got home at 6 oclock.
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Work for Whitney loading the steamer Susie then went to LaConner and got a tooth pulled. Got home at 9.30 P.M.
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Did not do much. Weighed out some barley for March. Rain hard last night. Pleasant to day. Ground very wet now.
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Staid at home all day for the first Sunday in 3 week. Pleasant. Wrote a letter to George.
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Pleasant. Went to March's with a load of barley. Had a good trip. Sailed both ways. Got apples, beans, pears & potatos.
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Pleasant day. Went up to the Ridge to day to get a team, hauled 4 loads of stove wood from Smiths Ranch.
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Pleasant. Whitney went to Seattle. Worked for Whitney loading steamer in the A.M. Hauled wood in the P.M.
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Mr. White & Bardon(?) here in the morning. Finished hauling wood in the P.M. Pleasant.
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Plowed a little piece of land and sowed some wheat. Very fine weather. Shut up the hogs.
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Done chores & killed a pig. Went to up Allen's and staid all night - to the party.
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Got home from Allen's at 10 oclock. Staid at home the balance of the day. Rain a little.
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Worked on my scow. Fine weather again.
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Working on my scow. Fine frosty weather.
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Working on scow finished calking and pitching.
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Went down to Whitney & painted and cleaned up the engine.
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Working for Whitney loading grain.
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Rainy in the A.M. Made a pair of scow oars. Filed a saw for Trimble. Settled up with Whitney, cut wood &c.
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Warm & rainy, staid at home most of the day. Ed Stacey here & Mr Palmer. Went down to Upsons just night.
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Rainy day. Went down & help Upson some. Traded sows with McCann and filed(?) the one I got.
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Rainy. Upson's folks moved to day. I helped them load up and then went down to the beach to cut some poles.
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Did not do much in the fore noon. Worked on the dyke in P.M. by the 40 ft slough. L. Wallace was here & staid all night.
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Set around the house all day but did not do much. Rainy & windy. Wallace here all day & staid all night.
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Helped load the Susie in the A.M. Cut wood &c in the P.M. Rainy part of the day.
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Staid at home all day writing letters &c. Rainy.
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Went up to the woods to look for poles. Went down to Whitneys & got some batters for eave troughs for barn. Buried the potatos & went hunting.
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Made eave troughs for barn & put them up. Pleasant but a little snow in the A.M. Went down to fix the apron by the warehouse at night but could not in acct of fresh water.
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Helped load the Susie with oats then cut wood & went hunting a little while. Snow. Morning & evening.
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Rainy most of the day. Did not do much.
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Helped load the Susie in the A.M. Rain all day.
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Rainy in the A.M. Began to make a table in the P.M. Rainy day.
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Staid at home all day reading, &c. Aunt Lou came up in the evening.
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Spent the day ditching in the orchard. The ground is very wet.
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Rainy as usual. Got ready to go to LaConner but gave it up for rain. Worked on table to day.
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No rain to day. Went to LaConner & in the P.M. went up to Albert Leamers & staid all night.
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Cold & stormy. Staid on the Ridge all day took dinner with Mr Chilburgs folks. Snowing & cold at night.
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Colder. Took Ida & Pearl to LaConner and then came home on foot. Burned potatos to keep from freezing. Found the house plants all frozen solid Clear & cold to night and have got setup alone. Opened an acct with Schwabacher & Co. to day.
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Very cold to day staid in the house most of the time. Cut wood a little.
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Staid at home in the A.M. was down at Whitneys in the P.M. Cold & windy. Got a note Ida & a letter from George S.
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Staid at home & cut wood some. Clear & cold. Sloughs & a half mile or more out in the bay frozen over.
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Went to LaConner today on foot. Saw Ida & Pearl but no chance for them to come home. The steamer J.B. Libby is out again. This is the coldest morning for 3 years. Brought the mail and got back at dark. Staid the eve at Whitneys. [margin: Mercury at 13°]
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Alone as usual. Went up to Clarks & cut a tree for wood. Took dinner at Clarks. A little warmer to day, clowdy. Worked on my table some. This is a fine way to spend Christmas Eve. Home & no company but cats. Such is life on Puget Sound for lots beside me too.
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Home all day. Saw no one. Very windy. Put casters & wings on my table. Cut wood some & that is all. Not much of a Christmas to get Merry over.
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Staid at home all day; did nothing but cut wood. Aunt Lou was up here sewing on the machine.
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Took some oats (12 sacks) to the steamer L. Lake for Schwabacher & Co. Went to LaConner and came back via Darcy's, found Ida & Pearl there. Got home at dark.
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Cold again & about 4 inches of snow. Staid at home all day. Ed & Frank Darcy here in the morning.
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Cold and snowy to day. Helped Ida wash some & filed a saw. Went up to Clarks in the P.M. & cut wood.
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Piled my seed grain and went a duck hunting.
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Sawing wood all day. Cold & blustering.
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Went down & got Aunt Lou to cut my hair. Snowy most of the day, but melts as it comes.
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A mistake above. Monday the 5th went up to Clarks & cut wood.
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Went up and cut wood. Snow on the ground.
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Terrible snow storm all last night. Allen & Minnie was out in it. Snow 18 ins. to (slough) 2 ft dyke. Went and got Allens boat to Telegraph. [margin: 6th & 7th big snow storm.]
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Had a very high tide and stormy north wind with snow. Made an oar.
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Staid around home and cut wood, cold.
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Did nothing but cut wood.
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Got up at 7.30 and got ready for Utsalady. Then I went with my grain on the Fanny Lake.
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Spent the day at Utsalady looking at the mill & loading. Borrowed $150.88 of the Puget Mill Co. and gave my oats as security.
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Came home from Utsalady on the Libby. Had a very heavy wind & high tide this morning. The dyke broke up in my field.
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Worked on the dyke till 2 oclock this morning & then it went out. Helped Callahan on the dyke in the P.M.
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Rain all the A.M. Worked on the dyke in the P.M. & until 11 P.M. stopping the break.
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Did nothing to day. Rainy weather and the sloughs all full of fresh water.
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Worked on the big dam in the P.M. trying to stop the hole where the box is covered. Raining in the A.M.
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Quiet Sunday. Went down to the dam in the morning to get Whitneys scow. Was down to Whitneys in the eve. Got a book & read "The Man Without a Country". North wind but very mild.
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Rainy day. Did not do much. Went up to Clarks in the P.M. & got an oar stick.
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Worked on the dyke all day. Pleasant. Put lumber on the dams.
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Worked getting a scow load of brush and some on the dyke after dinner.
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Went down & got the brush and unloaded the scow. Began my shed over the scow. Rainy. Filed a saw for Klingenmaier. & made an oar.
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Rainy day. Killed a hog and cut it up and that is about all. Wilson helped me.
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Another stormy day. Spent the day making sausage, packing pork &c. High tide with west wind in the P.M.
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Pleasant part of the day but a snow storm in the eve. Went over to Dick Ball's & spend the day. Aunt Lou was here in the eve a little while.
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3 inches of snow to day. Did not do much but cut wood in the A.M. Began digging ditch in the P.M.
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Cold & frosty. Digging ditch all day. Alfred Stacey is stopping here.
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Ditching till 3 oclock. Mary & Ed here to supper and staid the evening. Cold.
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Ditching in the A.M. on the Allen 80. Stained the table in the P.M. North wind & snow yet.
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Ditching in the A.M. drained a lake on the Allen 80. Worked on the dam at the 45 ft slough in the P.M. John Ball was here to see about renting the place.
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Did not work any to day. Mr Best was here this morning. Pleasant weather. Snow not all gone yet. Went to the party down at the Hall in the evening.
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Very pleasant day. Was down to Whitneys in the P.M. Wrote a letter to Milt Leamer in the eve.
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Dito yesterday. Pleasant no rain but frosty mornings.
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Ditching for Whitney. Repaired dyke in the P.M.
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Working for Whitney on dyking acc. Make small ditches in the A.M. & fixing dyke in the P.M. John Ball here to dinner.
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Working for the Dyking Co. digging ditch for sluice box at the 45 ft slough. Pleasant and the ground quite dry. Sharp frost last night.
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In the A.M. made a sluice box and in the P.M. helped Whitney scow Keanies plank home.
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Pleasant day. Staid at home all day.
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Did not do any thing to speak of.
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Went to Dodge Valley to attend the sale but it was postponed a week. Then I went to LaConner and came home with Whitney. My seed wheat arrived.
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Worked on sluice box 1/2 day. putting it in.
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Stormy all last night. Worked on dyke some on the sluice box, but did not do much.
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Did not do much. Ground very wet.
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Ground very wet. Cut wood some but did not do much. Weather too bad.
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John Cornelius died this morning at 9 oclock. 2 inches of snow again this morning. Went up to the school house & heard Mr Burnell preach.
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Went to LaConner and staid all day. File a saw for Allen first.
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Went to John Cornelius' funeral and to Sharpenburgs sale in the P.M. and staid all night in LaConner.
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Bought a plow and set of harrow teeth this morning & came home in a heavy snow storm.
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Made a harrow.
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Made a watering trough for horses & went up to Allen's & up in the wood where Dick Ball was at work.
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Went over to get the cow. Don't know what I done the balance of the day.
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Went down & got the fanning mill and cleaned grain.
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Finished cleaning grain. Fanned 250 bushels.
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Went up to the Ridge and saw the horse but did not but any yet.
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Grading sloughs some & burning off marsh. Cold windy.
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Very cold morning. Burning marsh in the A.M. In the P.M. cutting wood up at Clarks. Mrs. Wallace came back in the evening.
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Made a double tree in the morning & then went to Fidalgo to get my seed wheat. Snow last night & again this P.M.
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Snow all last night. About 8 inches deep this morning. Staid at home all day. Dave McCormick was here and took dinner. [margin: Gave Whitney note for $250.00 Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars to be paid in 10 (ten) months at 13 1/2 per ct.]
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Bought a team & harness of Whitney for $250.00. Washed harness in the P.M. & went up after Dolly. Windy & stormy day. Ground full of water.
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Stormy most all day. Worked in the B. Smith shop in the P.M. made a gauge wheel for plow & pair clevises.
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Went to the timber & cut wood.
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Went to the woods in the A.M. The wind blew so came home in the P.M. Ground very wet. Snow last night. Made butter in the P.M.
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Pleasant part of the day. Cut two cords of wood.
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Rainy this morning. Ed Stacey came after his mother and them away in the P.M.
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Fixed the boat & put the shakes on the scow shed. Pleasant day. Pearl taken with the epizoolic last night.
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Staid around the house but did not not much. Pearl was pretty sick all day. Clowdy but no rain.
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Clowdy day with a little rain just night. Pearl some better. Heard that the Fanny Lake has sunk and of a man being killed at Whatcom.
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Clear & cool with drying north wind. Begins to look like plowing. Went up & got my tools at Clarks. Made good(?) to the wind(?) & cut a cord of wood in the A.M. Sent letter & paper to George.
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Clear & cold. Burned grass some & fence also. Made a sled in the P.M. It will soon be dry enough to plow.
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Went to LaConner bought rolling coulter, suit clothes &c. Fine weather.
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Staid around house all day as usual. Pleasant. Wrote a letter to Arthur Leogillen(?).
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Began plowing and plowed about an acre of wheat ground. Not very dry.
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Snow & rain last night. Did not plow to day. Fixed fence some where the fire burned it up.[margin: Rain Snow Pleasant in P.M.]
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Done for this morning. Fanny Lake in after Whitney's barley. The Libby ran into Fidalgo Island but did not hurt the Island much. Plowing in the P.M.
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Helped load the steamer this morning and plowed in the P.M. Rain last night & this fore noon.
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Ida set a hen. Plowing all day. Ground rather wet. Clowdy.
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Plowing all day. Mr & Mrs Carr were here to dinner & supper.
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Rain hard this morning. Put bluestone on seed wheat. Loop had a wash hole. Plowed a little piece of sod in the P.M.
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Warm & pleasant. Worked in garden some. Planted peas, radish, turnips, carrots, potatos, &c.
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Got up at 5 oclock & started for LaConner to get my plow. Ida & Pearl went along. Clowdy & windy. Got home at 4 P.M.
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Rain most all last night and through the day also & occasionally a snow storm. The ground is as wet as it ever was. No prospect of plowing for two weeks. Clark & his folks were here in the P.M. We are reading "Little Women" and working on the 100(?) puzzle for pastime.
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Easter. Had 9 eggs for breakfast on the overnight of Easter. Very unpleasant Sunday. Spent the day principally reading "Little Women".
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Helped Ida wash & made a hog pen out by the barn no rain.
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Went up to Clarks & got my hogs in the A.M. was down at Whitneys playing C.J. with Harry and Dutch(?) in the P.M. Mr. & Mrs. Darcy, took supper with us. No rain.
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Very pleasant day with north wind. Went to the White house & got some roots and grafted the grafts George sent me. Fixed my plow in the P.M. Party at Padilla in the evening.
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Sold Dick Ball $10.00 worth of grain to finish paying for the cow. Spaded some in the garden. Cold windy weather, but drying.
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Cold drying wind. Worked on the road to day. Finished my tax for 1879. Worked on the big bridge down by Trimbles warehouse.
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Cold & windy. Spent the day sowing & harrowing in wheat. Sowed the first grain in the neighborhood. A light snow storm last night.
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Snow again last night. Cold & windy to day. Good drying weather. Went down to Whitneys & got Dutch(?) to cut my hair.
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Pleasant finished sowing wheat. Went to the road meeting in the P.M. George Brown elected Supervisor. Plowed a piece & sowed some barley in the P.M. also.
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Plowing all days on the Allen 80. Fine weather.
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Clark started for E. Washington also Jakes(?). Pleasant weather with north wind. Plowing out in the first field. Planted some onions.
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Clean & pleasant, plowing. Mrs Smith was here calling. Otto came & got a load of hay.
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Plowing all day. Mrs Clark here in the morning. Fine growing weather.
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Rain some last night and this morning. Done chores & cut wood in the A.M. Plowing in the P.M. [margin: One sow had 5 piglets, 2 died.]
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Cold & windy. Killed the rooster & invited Whitneys folks & Harry(?) up to help eat him.
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Good day to work. Plowed all day. Finished the 8 1/2 piece.
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Hard cold wind all day. Finished sowing barley, 20 bushels. Sowed 3 1/4 acres oats but did not get them harrowed in. Rain in the evening.
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Rain hard last night & some to day. Plowing on the Allen 80. Sharpened plows for Whitney while Wlech drove my team. Raining hard at 8 P.M.
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Did not plow to day ground very wet. Done chores & cut wood some. Aunt Lou & Eva were up here to supper for the last time. [margin: Second black sow had 4 pigs, Friday 16th.]
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Made & hung a gate near the barn. Worked in garden some. Planted some peas, potatos, parsley, radishes, &c. Rain again this evening.
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Clowdy & cold in the morning. Pleasant in the P.M. Went to the Skagit River through the Indian road with Aunt Lou & Company. Called on and took dinner with Mr. Wiles folks.
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Clowdy & rainy in the morning. Harrowed in a few oats in the P.M. & hauled a load of wood. Ground very wet & soft. Aunt Lou & Eva left for California. The Schooner Perry is loading grain at Whitney's. Rain hard in the P.M.
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Did not do much in the A.M. Plowing in the P.M. Ground very wet.
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Plowing to day. Rain last night a little.
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Rained all last night. Jenkins here to day did not do much.
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Rain again last night. worked in the garden to day setting out raspberries. Wheat up looking first rate. The steamer Susie in after grain at Whitneys.
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Went to LaConner with Harry to help him come(?) up. Ida went along. Mrs. Gilliband came home with us. Pleasant day.
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Pleasant drying weather. Staid at home all day. Reading &c.
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Plowing on the Allen 80. Sold McCann 2 hogs. He took them away yesterday.
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Plowing all day began turning the horses out nights.
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Plowing on the Allen 80. Fine weather grass growing very fast. Barley is up nice.
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Finished harrowing in the oats already sowed and began sowing on the Allen 80.
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Plowed in the A.M. & harrowed in oats in the P.M. Sowed 3 sacks more. Rain last night. Clowdy day.
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Plowed all day. Showery. S.E. wind. cold & wet.
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Rain all last night. Hard S.E. wind. Another deluge. Rain 1 7/16 inches since Sunday and 1/2 inche in an hour to day. Fine farming weather in a barn.
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Went down & got Whitneys wagon and hauled wood out to my field & one load home. Ground wet as it ever was. Cold & windy.
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Went to LaConner. Ida & the balance of the family went along and went to see Mrs. Wallace. Got home at 6 oclock. Another heavy rain last night but drying some today. [margin: Ordered some wagon irons of David.]
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Did not do much of anything. Whitney's wife had a girl baby last night. Ida in LaConner on Pleasant Ridge.
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Staid at home & spent the day reading "Nicholas Mintion(?)" it is a good story. Ida came home just night with Mrs. Ball.
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Very wet & rainy. Worked in the barn making a wagon tongue.
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Rained all day steady. Staid in the house and read. Ground wet as it ever was. Very discouraging for farmers.
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Helped Ida wash in the A.M. & worked on neck yoke and wagon tongue in the P.M. Jones here to supper.
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Clowdy damp. Jones at work for me making rails today, ????, self also up on the Goin(?) 40.
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Cow went visiting to day. Clowdy. Jones & I making rails to day.
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Clowdy, ground still very went. Plowing today, but it is too wet.
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Pleasant drying day, went to hear Gapadonis(?) S.S. on the PM.
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Plowing ground wet & soft.
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Plowing again.
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Sowing oats & harrowing them in.very warm and a prospect of rain.
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Rain 1/4 inch last night. Cold. Sowing & harrowing in oats. Wet & soft.
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Clowdy & cold, sowing & harrowing in oats. Ground all to wet to plow.
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Rain again last night. Harrowing in oats in the A.M. Rainy. Fixed the dam in the dyke ditch at the east end of ranch and in the P.M. Gave 98 bushels oats to date.
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Rained 1/2 inch last night. People very blue & nearly discouraged. Wheat dying, barley also. Clowdy & cold to day, no prospect of clearing up.
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Got up at 4 A.M. & went to LaConner to get my wagon lumber. Pleasant drying day. Sold Mrs Smith 5 sacks winter oats.
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Fixed up the old breaking plow & worked in the garden in the A.M. & plowed in the P.M. over next to "Allen's".
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Sowed over & harrowed 2 acres of the wheat grains. Plowing some in the garden. Fine weather.
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Worked plowing & harrowing in the A.M. & plowing over by "Allen's" in the P.M.
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Finished plowing over by Allen's & sowed & harrowed in oats. Fine weather.
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Sowing & harrowing finished nearly all that is plowed. Rain a little this morning but cleared off afterwards pleasant. This is all that will be sowed in May. Have sowed 130 bushels of oats & think it makes 40 acres. Barley looking better.
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Very pleasant drying weather. Staid at home in the A.M & went to Sunday school in the P.M. Took supper up at Mr. Kalsows. Ida was up at Allens and Mrs Howard was there sick.
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Plowing. Raining some this morning but not enough to stop work. Hauled out 5 sacks oats. Planted squash.
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Sowed 6 sacks this morning & hauled out 12 more. Plowing & harrowing in oats. Land getting passably dry.
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Clowdy but no rain. Sowed the balance of the 11 acre piece and plowed all day on it. I am plowing in oats for an experiment. Whitney is washing things now a days. Clowdy and looks like rain to night.
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Have sowed 55 bushels oats this week which make 185 all told. 20 of barley & 7 of wheat. Total 212. Finished plowing the 11 acre piece and harrowed the balance of the day. Rained a little this morning.
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Very warm & pleasant. Whitney putting in grain. Staid at home most of the day. Went to the Hall to Sunday school.
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Harrowing in oats all day. Cold & clowdy but no rain.
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Finished harrowing and began plowing a piece for barley.
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Finished plowing & sowing to day. Sowed 1 3/4 acres barley.
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Went across Indian slough with my team and plowed for Whitney. Land very soft. Warm & dry weather.
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Plowing for Whitney across the slough. Warmer day of the season.
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Finished plowing for Whitney at noon. In the P.M. went up and hoed some on Mrs. Clark's garden and some at home. Ground getting pretty dry. Grain growing fast.
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Whitney's harrow teams at work to day. Clowdy with little rain.
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Hauled a load of wood then got Otto's roller and rolled the balance of the day.
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Mrs Cornelius here visiting. Rolling this A.M.and at work in the garden in the P.M. Planted some peas, turnips & carrots.
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Hauling timbers for fencing. Have Dick Ball's wagon.
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Finished hauling rails and began hauling out wood. The ground very dry.
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Hauling wood. Ida & Mrs Cornelius over to Dick Balls.
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Had a fine little shower this morning which is splendid for late grain. Worked on fence some in the A.M. and went after Salmon berries in the P.M. did not get much for our trouble. Rain in the evening.
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Another fine rain last night. Staid at home in the A.M. & went to take Mrs. Cornelius up to D'Arcys in the P.M.
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Made fence. Fine growing weather.
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Got up at 4 oclock and started for LaConner. Got my wagon irons. Pleasant.
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Worked on the road in the A.M. Hauling out bridge timber. Self & old Jim. Brown had the horse all day. Making fence in the P.M. Mr Whitworth here taking census. Mr Lance(?) here to supper.
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Making picket fence all day. Finished it. Fine weather.
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Sharpened up the tools and began work on my wagon. Made one wheel.
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Working on wagon all day. Warm & pleasant. Strawberries just beginning to ripen a little. Heard the Beaver Marsh was flooded.
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Went out and took a look at the grain. Looking pretty well. Went to Sunday School in the P.M. and then over across the slough to look at Whitneys grain.
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Working on wagon wheels. Warm & pleasant. River still high.
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Went up to Soderburgs in the P.M. His dyke broke. Working on wagon some. and making pumps(?).
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Hoeing in the garden in the A.M. went up to McCanns in the P.M. and home through the grain. Sold Mrs. Smith per Callahan 11 sack oats for $10.00. Water still fresh in the slough.
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Choring around. Warm & pleasant. The piece by the Rienzs hs grown 2-5 inches. Watered the garden through under the (?) dyke & filled up the scow with fresh water.
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Picked the strawberries & went to LaConner to spend the 4 or rather the 5th. Warm & pleasant. Skagit going down.
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"The day we celebrate" Spent the day in LaConner. Had an average time for this country. They had a fine party in the evening.
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Staid in LaConner most of the day, got home at 6 P.M. had an interesting tooth ache.
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Rain some last night and to day. Picked strawberries & worked on my wagon.
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Work on wagon in the A.M. & pick 85 lbs. Have picked 150 lbs up to date of fine fine berries. Raining finely at 9 P.M.
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Started for LaConner at 5 A.M. with berries. Sold the lot for $4.30 or #.00 per lb. Staid all night at LaConner. Heavy rain this evening.
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Came home from LaConner this A.M. Mr Whites folks here and L. Wallace. Worked on wagon this P.M.
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Spent the day talking & picking berries. A. Leamer was here. My oats are looking splendid but are late.
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Worked on wagon to day. Rainy this A.M. Poor hay weather.
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Worked on wagon some. Whitney went to LaConner. Brought me a barrel sugar.
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Working on wagon some & hoeing in the garden some.
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Working on wagon & painting it. Picking berries some. Mr. Darcy's folks were over here. Went to Darcys in the evening.
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Picked berries in the A.M. & went to LaConner in the P.M. Very warm for this country.
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Staid in LaConner in the A.M. came home in the P.M. Warm. Got all my wagon done. Mr Smit gave us a call in the evening. Heavy thunder shower this evening late.
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Staid at home all day. Thunder Storm last night. Struck trees up by Allens. Very clowdy disagreeable day.
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Worked on the wagon today. Clowdy not good hay weather.
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Worked on wagon some & picked berries some. Mrs. Ball & Darcy over here and got strawberries. Otto cutting hay.
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Hoed in the garden some. I made a waste box to work the machine in. Ida went to the Ridge after currants.
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Picked the raspberries & worked on wagon some. Callahan bought some meat from Mrs. Smith 10.00. Otto cocking up hay, fine weather. Finished hoeing potatos.
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Threshing with the machine in the mornings & cutting with sythe. Finished the wagon & got it out doors. Mrs. Wilson & Henry here to dinner.
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Loaded the scow with hay today for Mr Morgan. Whitney helped.
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Warm & pleasant. We went to Ship Harbor went to Morgans also, got back at 6 P.M.
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Went to the Ridge for currants in the A.M. and hauled hay in the barn in P.M. Started for Guemes Island with the Hay at 7:30 in evening.
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Found our selves at Hat Island, this morning to Morgan's wharf at noon. Unloaded the hay in the P.M.
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Took dinner with Jenkins today. Started for home at 3 P.M. arrived at 10 P.M.
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Rainy in A.M. Hauled hay in the PM. Did not do much in the fore noon.
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Rainy in the A.M. Picked berries & worked in garden some in the P.M. Whitneys folks started for Stanwood and we went down to Beek(?) house for them.
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Mowing with sythe most all day. went up to Mrs. Smiths in the P.M. to drive out her hay(?).
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Digging out the scow ditch in the AM, and helped Leary haul hay in the P.M. also put up my hay. Wilson went to La Conner.
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Helped Leary haul hay also cut & hauled a load of poles to make a wagon shed.
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Went to Kalsos & got a frow, also built a wagon shed. fine growing weather.
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Went and hauled out the balance of my wood in A.M. & went over to Dick Ball's for a book in the P.M.
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Got up at 4 A.M. & started for La Conner to tend court. Darcy case not tried. Came home at night.
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Staid at home all day. Pleasant.
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Got up at 5 and started for LaConner. Staid all day attending court. and staid all night at Mr. Whitworth's.
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Tended court all day & came home in the evening.
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Went to La Conner this morning to testify on the D'Arcy case but it did not come off. Went to murder trial of Territory vs Clark.
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Staid in LaConner last night & went to D'Arcys. Quit to day and home in the Evening. Whitney's came home also.
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Did not do much but chore around in the fore noon. Whitney helped us finish hauling hay in the P.M. Grain short.
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Went to LaConner to attend the Republican Primary meetings. Was elected Delegate. Large & enthusiastic attendance.
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Staid at home all day. Mr Taylor the preacher was here. Fine weather to ripen grain.
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Helped Whitney fix up his machine.
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Whitney began cutting my barley with the self binder. Sent for a watch to the Farmers Friend. Shocking barley in the P.M.
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Rienzi finished cutting barley & I finished shocking it. fine weather.
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Working on the dyke with Whitney & Otto down by the big dam.
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Working on dyke making a sluice box all day. Fine harvest weather.
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Painted the boat in the A.M. Worked in the garden some in the P.M. & mowed some oats around the 8 acre field.
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Went over Whitney's grain fields and got Garvis to cut my hair. Clowdy day.
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Set up Allen's cradle and cut around a piece of oats then painted on the boat some.
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Made a bridge across the slough by the dam. Did not do much in the P.M.
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In the morning went out to look at the grain then came in and got ready to go to LaConner. Went with Whitney to LaConner in the P.M.
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Spent the day in LaConner tending the Rep. Con. Declared my intention to run for Auditor in the P.M. and secured the nomination. Clowdy.
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Poor harvest weather. Came home at noon. Shocked grain in the P.M. cut by self binder.
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Began cutting grain in the A.M. but had to quit for rain. Rained all the balance of the day. Did not do much in the P.M but split wood.
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Clowdy in the A.M. and poor harvest weather.
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Did not do much in the A.M. got Allen's cradle and cut oats in the P.M.
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Went to Marches and Guemes Island. Sold some oats and got some fruit; got stuck on the mud flats and laid out till 2 A.M. Pleasant experience.
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Got up at 5 and fixed a chain for Whitney then went to bed until noon. In the P.M. bound & shocked oats. Fine harvest weather. Oats sowed June 5th are beginning to turn some.
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Helped Whitney on the separator 1/2 day. In the eve took my water scow over to Telegraph Slough.
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Started for LaConner and took the scow up to the spring. Traded off my old watch and rec'd my new one by mail. Came home in the evening and got the scow as far as Jenni's.
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Worked for Whitney 3/4 day shocking & fixing up the engine. Went after the scow in the evening.
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Went to Allen's and got his cradle and cut around some oat fields.
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Helped Whitney kill a beef in the A.M. Cleaned out my tank and hauled a load of water in the P.M.
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Hauled a load of water in the A.M. and worked for Whitney in the P.M. fixing up Reaper &c.
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Staid at home in the A.M. & went to hear Mr Purcell preach in the Hall in the P.M. at 2:30 o'clock.
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Worked in my own field shocking all day, the Binder cut 8 acres today. Have used 7 1/2 spools of wire to bind 20 acres.
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Worked for Whitney running Engine in the P.M. Helped set the machine in the A.M. & Wilson helped me shock to balance.
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Running Engine 1/4 day. Finished the timothy seed. Worked for W. moving machine to Jenni's in the P.M. While Jones went to Whites to get hoop iron for me.
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Put iron on the front wheels to my wagon in the A.M. Running engine in the P.M. at Jenni's.
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Rainy last night & this morning. Threshing at Jenni's, moving to Dick Ball's at 4 P.M.
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Finished Ball's & moved to Darcy's just night, then came home. Pleasant day.
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Staid at home most of the day. Went over to Darcy's just night and staid all night.
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Whitney owes me 8 days work to date. Threshing at Darcy's 3/4 day and moved home just night. Rain at night. Ida went to LaConner today with Allen but did not get home.
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In the A.M. cleaned out the Engine & put the iron on my other wagon wheels. In the P.M. worked for Whitney setting engine & making cow stable &c. Clowdy & misty.
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Went out to cut grain with sythe, but had to quit for rain. Heavy rain to day. No prospect of threshing.
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Cutting around grain fields. Jones working for me. Mr. Echelburg staid here all night.
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Went up and worked for Callahan putting on shakes.
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Threshing for Whitney. 1500 bushels grain pretty wet.
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Threshing for Kalsos and moved to Smith's. Fine weather.
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Finished threshing for Smith and moved to my ranch in the P.M. Fine weather.
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Was foggy this A.M. Finished Threshing at my place and moved to Whitney's in the P.M.
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Threshing for Whitney 1/2 day. In the P.M. Shocking for my self after the Self Binder. Hanson working for me 1/2 day.
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Worked for my self in the A.M. fixing wagon tongue and emptying grain &c. Very wet & misty in the P.M. Worked for Whitney across the slough. Ed Stacey also.
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Went up and got the School orders singed at Callahans & McGowns. Was over in Whitneys field just night. Ed working today.
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Went to LaConner with Otto Kalsow. Staid all night at McGlinn's. Fine weather for harvest.
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Went from LaConner to Mt Vernon and staid there all night.
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Went from Mt Vernon up to Gages camp and staid their all night. Rainy in the P.M.
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Went from Gages to Ball's camp. Staid all night with Scott at the gin shop. Lots of rain & wind all day.
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Heavy rain all last night and high wind. Walked from Ball's Camp home got home at 4 P.M. Pleasant in the P.M.
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No raint do day. Dug potatos in the A.M. and capped grain in the P.M.
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Worked for Whitney 3/4 day binding & shocking grain. Ed working also.
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Working for Whitney all day sowing timothy seed. Very pleasant drying weather. but frosty morning. Ed working also.
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Sowing timothy seed in the A.M. for Whitney. Working for my self in the P.M. The steamer Susie in this evening. Shipped 250 sacks to S.F. & 90 sks barley to Cosper, LaConner. Ed working 3/4 day. Clowdy, clowdy but no rain.
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Had a lame wrist. Working for W. in the A.M. with one hand shocking. Rainy some in the P.M. did not do anything in the P.M. Ed worked 6 hours. Cleared off, pleasant just night.
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In the morning, went around to see about threshing and emptied sacks some in the granary. In the P.M. went to LaConner. Took Whitneys scow up to the spring. Staid all night at LaConner.
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Was at LaConner in the A.M. Came home in the P.M. Upson came down with me.
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Set the machine in the P.M. & threshed on my grain in the P.M. Fine weather. Grain not turning out very well.
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Finished threshing my grin and moved to Kalsow's. Fine threshing weather, but foggy in the A.M.
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Threshing at Kalsow's. Moved to Allens in the evening. Team & wagon worked at Kalsow 1 1/2 days. Fogy all day. Have run the engine 11 1/4 days to date.
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Threshing at Allen's all day. Foggy but no rain. Ed working with my team hauling in sacks.
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Threshing at Whitneys to day. Edi finished hauling sacks and worked for Whitney 1/2 day with team. Boarding at home.
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Threshing for Whitney. Finished this side & moved across the slough. Ed not working. Team & wagon working for Whitney. Boarding myself.
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Threshing across the slough. Very foggy in the A.M. Ed at LaConner. Team & wagon across slough working for Whitney. I am boarding at home.
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Threshing and working team & wagon 1/3 day. Had to quit for rain at 10 oclock. Rain the balance of the day. Cut wood a little and went down to Whitney in the P.M. Ed got back.
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Clowdy dismal day. Staid at home all day. Upson was up here to dinner. Wrote a letter home.
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Fixed up the fence and let the hogs out in the field. Went up to Allens after the old cow but did not get her.
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In the A.M. pruned the trees. Mrs Klingenmaier was up here washing. Went down to cut oats for Whitney. Had to quit for rain. Rained very hard in the P.M. Poor prospect of saving any more grain. Whitney in LaConner. Ed Stacey also.
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This is my 31st birthday. Did not do much of anything. Whitney and Allen cutting grain this P.M. Pretty late harvesting. Allen's grain heating in the sack.
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Went up and got the black cow and Ed's heifer and put them in the field. In the P.M. went over to Jenni's & helped drive over his hog for Whitney. Rain in the P.M.
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Dug potatos in the P.M. and went to LaConner in the P.M. Pleasant but too wet to thresh.
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Transplanted some apple trees then went over and got up steam. Threshed in the P.M. Ed and the team working also. Boarding at home.
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Strong wind S.E. all day. Threshing for Whitney till 5 P.M. Ed & team working also. Boarding at home. Showery. Wind came west at night.
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Threshing in the P.M. Went to election in the P.M. Pleasant day. Came home in the evening.
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Threshing for Whitney all day. Ed & team working also. Hard frost this morning. Damp threshing.
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Threshing for Whitney till 3 P.M. then moved to Callahans. Set the machine and filled the boiler.
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Heard that I was defeated in the election. Such is life. Threshing in the A.M. Rain in the P.M. Came home and cut wood in the wood shed.
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Misty & rainy all day. Threshing at Callahans. Very damp threshing. Went to school meeting in the evening. Got home at 9 P.M. Rainy & muddy.
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Heavy rain last night but pleasant to day. Staid at home all day. Otto Kalsow here to dinner.
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No rain to day. Threshing at Smiths. Grain in very bad condition. Ed working with team & wagon.
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Rainy in the A.M. Hauling out rails in the P.M.
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Ed hauling rails for me 3/4 & working for Kalsow 1/4 day with team & wagon. Threshing in the P.M. for Kalsow. Helped set & got up steam in the A.M.
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Finished threshing at Kalsow's and moved to Johnson's in the A.M. Ed working for Johnson with team & wagon. Began for him about 2 oclock. Grain in pretty good order.
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Finished Johnson's about 11 oclock & moved to Allen's. Fine harvest weather for November.
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Team & wagon at home for me. Finished Allen's at 10 oclock & moved to Whitneys in the the P.M. moved across the slough.
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Threshing for Whitney 650 sacks. Frost this morning. Clear with North wind. Team & wagon at Whitneys.
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Very heavy fog all day. Too wet to thresh. Fixing engine some in the A.M. Cut wood some in the P.M.
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Threshing for Whitney. Fine weather clear & cool. Team & wagon working also. The Susie is at Whitney's loading grain.
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Threshing for Whitney in the A.M. & for Soderburg in the P.M. Finished Whitneys grain.
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The hardest frost of the season this morning. Threshing at Soderburg's all day.
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Threshing at Soderburg's. Finished after dark. Fine weather.
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Moved the machine home in the A.M. & hauled wood for my self in the P.M. Fine weather. No rain.
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Clear & frosty. Staid at home all day.
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Went to LaConner & then to Manison's Sale. Bought a broad cast seeder of Gaches in Company with Otto Kalsow for 62.00. Came home & went to George Nevill's to thresh.
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Filled the boiler. But did not thresh in the A.M. The pump froze & burst. Threshing in the P.M.
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Finished Nevills threshing & moved to McRae's. Cold frosty weather.
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Finished threshing for this year. Got home at 4 P.M. Went down to settle up with Whitney in the evening.
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Got up the team & hauled wood & rails. Cold & frosty.
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Bought some wood of Whitney and hauled 8 cords. Some bark also. Had his wagon one day.
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Staid at home in the A.M. & helped George Brown load the Schooner Perry in the P.M. Pleasant but cold & frosty.
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The steamer Susie was here. Helped load her. She was off at 2.30 P.M. 420 sacks for me. 325 for Kalsow & 450 for Whitney. Hauled a load of rails just night.
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Nettie born. 3 inches of snow this morning. Did not do much but the chores & then split wood some. Rainy part of the day. Harry went to LaConner for a Doctor. A baby came to our house at 11 oclock. The Doctor arrived at 12.30.
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Rainy most of the day. Ida feeling pretty well considering. Did not do much but chore around.
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Did not do much but chores. Clean & cold.
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Went to LaConner - With Upson. Bought some things and came home with my own boat. Snowing & cold at night. Bought a C. cut saw of J. & G. Gaches.
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Cold & snowy. Driving snow storm this morning. Ida & the baby doing well. High tides now days.
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Rain on at all day. Snow going off fast. Was down to Harriss with Upson & Petre Krause in the P.M.
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Rainy day. Put the wagon under the shed. Set up the fattening hogs and split wood some.
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Did not do much. Got ???nis from my oats. Ed Stacey here duck hunting.
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In the A.M. went down & painted Whitney's engine with coal tar. Rainy day. Ida a little better, but not sitting up yet.
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In the A.M. went out and laid up the fence between lot 8 & the "Allen 80". Clowdy & warm. Ed started for town this morning with 5 doz ducks.
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Got ready to go to LaConner but it rained too hard and we gave it up. Very stormy in the A.M. Went duck hunting in the P.M. Shot 3.
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Very heavy wind last night and to day. Clear & warm. Ground very full of water.
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Ida & baby getting along pretty well. Stormy day most of the day. Went to LaConner with R. E. Whitney. Got drafts cashed $225 from Puget Mill Co. & $192 from Waller & Co. San Francisco. Paid Whitney & Gaches also taxes to L.L. Andrews.
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Did not do much of anything. Was over to Harris's house a little while, talking with him. The Skagit is up very high today. D'Arcys dyke broke this morning.
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The Schooner Perry at Whitney's loading oats. Helped Whitney some & went down to the dams in the evening.
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Went up the timber to get out stuff to fix the dyke. Whitney went to LaConner to get spikes. Heard Mrs Smith was very sick. Ida very poorly with sore breast, cold and generally under the weather.
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Working in the timber in the A.M. and on the dyke in the P.M. putting on timbers between the two dams.
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Did not work on the dyke to day. Mrs. Smith died Thursday 11 A.M. and was brought here to day on the Chehalis & buried on the Ridge up by the school house. Clear & cold.
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Staid at home all day. Nothing unusual happened.
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Went down & worked on the dyke 1/2 day. Got the old black cow over from the other side of the slough.
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Worked on the dyke in the P.M. 1/2 day. Filed a saw in the A.M. Fine winter weather. Not very cold, but frosty.
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Went over & got Harries stove & took our old stove up to Mr Stroble. Then went to Allens and got my white pig and brought it home.
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Ida's breast very sore. Went up to Smith's in the morning. Did not do much the balance of the day.
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Went to LaConner this morning. Did not stay in town long. Send a letter to the Oregon Loan & Trust for money and one to Mr E Stacey for the same papers(?).
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This is a dry Christmas. Snowing most of the day. Ida's breast very painful. Did not do much but the chores. Finished reading "Roxy". It is a good story.
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Ida up most all last night with her breast. It is a little better today. Raining most of the day.
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Went up to the timber to get some vine maple. Made a cart for Pearl & ax handles. Rainy most of the day.
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Did not do much but chores. Stormy day.
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Whitney went to town with beef. Snow 6 inches deep this morning. but very warm. Not doing much.
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Whitney came from LaConner this morning sick. I did his chores to day. Ground very full of water but warm. Turned Whitneys horses out again across the slough.
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Raining again this morning. Ida not gaining strength much. Mrs. Dick Ball came over to day.
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Went down to Whitneys & got a grindstone & fixed it up in the granary.
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Went to LaConner. Had a hard time. Head tide both ways.
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Done chores in the fore noon & fixed an apron to the sluice box by the 45 ft slough in the P.M.
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Rainy part of the time. Dug ditch in the orchard for under drain. Allen brought the boat home.
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Ida worse than common to day. Dug ditch in the A.M. I fixed for killing hogs in the P.M. Fine weather.
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Worked on the bridge up by Callahans road work. Pleasant frosty morning.
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Staid at home all day. Rainy.
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In the A.M. went up & got Otto & butchered the hogs. Ditching in the P.M.
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Cut up the pork. Done the chores & went to LaConner. Staid all night at McGlinns. Stormy.
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Came home from LaConner. Done the chores, Whitneys also, finished the ditch in the orchard.
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Done chores then went down to Klingenmaiers. Got some drags for wood. Made an extension to the wood shed in the P.M. Mr Gilkie here to dinner.
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Doing chores & working on the wood shed. Went up to Geo. granary & got some lumber. Traded a hog to him for 400 sq ft lumber. Very pleasant day. Freezing a little at night.
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Clean & cold this morning. Mercury at 24°. Worked on smoke house & done chores.
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Pleasant day. Darcys folks & Al Leamer here.
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Raining. Signed note to H B Stewart for $500. Wrote to Smith and sent the money to him. $597. Made settled bal.
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Worked in the granary making bedstead, &c. Worked on smoke house in the P.M. Done chores &c. Rainy.
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Very warm & pleasant. Whitney came home to day. Went up to the timber & sowed ditching timber ground. Very wet & full of water.
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Worked on the bridge up beyond Callahans place. Road work. Very pleasant. Frosty weather.
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Worked on the bridge part of the A.M. Finished putting on the stringers. Began filling ditches in the P.M.
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Went to the timber & sowed ditching timber. Pleasant.
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Very pleasant day. Was down at Whitneys. Spent the day reading & writing to George.
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Went to the timber & made posts & shake timber.
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Making posts. George Brown had my team to ball out his ditching stuff. Hauled a load for me.
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Finished making posts & hauled out the balance of my cedar. Also some wood for smoking meat.
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Clean frosty weather. Made a gate and hung it out by the road. Began making fence on the south line. "West side of Allen 80". Rec'd the mortgage from Smith.
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Very hard snow storm all day. Cut wood some and fix my wagon. Helped Whitney scow his horses across the slough.
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Pleasant day. Snow about 8 inches deep. Got Whitney to help me and scowed my timber home from up the slough.
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Staid at home all day. Clear & cold. John Ball was here a little while. Went up & put the scow in the slough by the dyke.
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Sharpened posts & unloaded the scow. Weather getting warmer & snow going off fast.
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The highest tide of the season this morning. Finished sharpening posts & finished the smoke house in the P.M.
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Went out & made fence a little while. Had to quit for rain. Cut wood outside of the dyke in the P.M.
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Made fence most all day, but it is a very nasty day to work on account of rain.
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Hauled some posts & punchions in the morning. Rainy in the A.M.
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Building fence on the line between the Allen 80 & lot 8. Warm nice weather for winter. Wilson came back to Whitneys. Got a letter from George.
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Warm & rainy. Wrote a letter to Aunt Lou. Heard a frog.
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Fixed the road out by the barn. Made a fence out by the 45 ft slough and hauled wood for smoke house and 200 fence posts &c.
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Began the east & west ditch through the plot bed. Rec'd a letter from Father. Warm & pleasant.
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Pleasant day. Mrs Allen here visiting. Ditching & driving posts. Took the meat our of the barrel & hung it up ready for smoking.
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Ditching all day. Began smoking meat. Mrs Cornelius here this evening. Willie Stewart & Miss Upson here at Whitneys. Fine drying weather.
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Pleasant. Willie Stewart & Lettie Upson here in the A.M. Did not sleep much last night - Pearl, cause. Ditching & cleaning out an old ditch. Gave Wilson a note & mortgage for $400. [margin: with interest from this date at 15% note payment of the taxes.]
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Digging ditch & driving posts. Snowing in the P.M. & evening. Ordered my oats shipped by this mail.
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Staid at home all day. Mrs Cornelius went to Darcy's. Clear & cold with some snow.
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Cool this morning. Digging ditch all day.
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Dito yesterday.
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Dug ditch all day. Finished driving posts & the string of ditch with them.
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Ed Stacey & Lyle Wallace here. I went to the woods. Cut down a fir tree for wood & cut some maple, alder & birch.
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Filed my saw & dug ditch in the P.M. Wallace & Ed went home to day. Storm last night.
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Warm with south wind. Fine weather for working. Spent the day hauling rails posts & ditch stuff.
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Very quiet Sunday. Rainy & windy most of the day. Allen's folks returned & he brought the mail but no letters for us. The rain warm & spring-like. Reading papers most of the day.
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Rainy day. Did not do much, but cut wood & do chores.
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Staid in the house and mended socks most of the day. Rainy.
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Rainy most all day. Did not do much. The old black sow had 10 pigs yesterday. 1 died.
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Another pig died to day. Staid in the house most of the day. Windy & rainy. Whitney killed his hogs. Began reading Ivanhoe.
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Rather pleasant day but very windy. Had rheumatism in my back & legs. Did not do much but chores.
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Sowed the balance of my timothy seed. Still had a lame back & legs, also sore throat. Clowdy.
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Nona calved today, killed the calf. Rainy all day. Still under the weather. Heard of Annie Armstrong death yesterday. Very warm and the grasses growing finely.
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Ditching & filling ditch. Took down the bacon & packed it 240 lbs fell short 16 lbs in curing. [margin: Gave J.P. Stewart note & mortgage for $500 dated Jan 15th with interest at 12 1/2 percent.]
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Went to LaConner. Took the meat and sold it to Andrews. Mrs Wallace & Alfred came home with me.
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Went down to the beach & cut wood all day & brought a boat load home.
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Worked in the garden, filling ditch, digging parsnips, carrots &c.
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Went to town to take Mrs Wallace & Grandma. Did not get home till 9 P.M.
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Clowdy & rainy. Emona(?) Stroble stopping here now.
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Went down to the beach and got a load of wood with Whitney's boat. In the P.M. filled & covered ditch.
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Helped Whitney clean grain to day. Heavy rain last night.
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Helped Whitney in the A.M. drove posts in the P.M.
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Filling ditch most all day. Rain again last night. Windy today.
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Filling ditch in the A.M. & working for Whitney in the P.M. Cleaning grain. Rainy in the P.M. & last night.
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No rain to day. Working for Whitney cleaning grain.
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Very pleasant & drying day. With strong north wind. Went up to Jone's. He was not at home. Jenkins was here today.
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Started for Utsalady with Whitney. Arrived at 3 P.M. Fine day.
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Staid in Utsalady all day looking over grain for Whitney. Rainy. Found some grain spoiled.
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In Utsalady getting out reffuse lumber all day. Idaho in town this morning.
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Started or home at 2 P.M. got home at 6. Sailed all the way.
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Did not do much in the A.M. but fill ditch out in the meadow. Helped Whitney clean grain in the P.M. Warm & spring-like. [margin: The little white sow had 6 pigs.]
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Making fence all day out by the meadow. Fine weather no rain.
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Staid at home as usual. Pleasant day.
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Helped Whitney clean grain in the A.M. & cleaned my seed grain after dinner.
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Made fence & drove posts in the A.M. Worked in the garden in the P.M.
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Went up to the timber & cut stove wood. Rainy some. Came home & filed the saw before night.
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Went to the timber & cut wood. Ground drying off some.
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Not doing much but chores. Rainy day. Light rains.
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Showery & windy. Done the chores & made a crib for baby. Not much prospect of plowing in April.
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Clowdy with south wind. Staid at home all day.
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Rain, a considerable last night. Helped Whitney kill his cow and made garden in the P.M. Set out strawberries, planted potatos, peas, onions, radishes, lettuce, &c.
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Pleasant day. Began plowing for the first time this spring. Harry came home to work for Whitney.
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Warm & pleasant. Good growing weather. Plowing.
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Pleasant. North wind. Plowing. Pears in blossom.
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Staid at home in the A.M. was down at Whitneys in the P.M. Mrs. Jones was here to spend the day. Pleasant.
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Plowing. The steamer Susie in with our lumber. Went and helped to load her with grain in the evening.
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Helped to finish load grain in the morning. Plowed until 4 P.M. & had to quit for rain.
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Too wet to plow to day. Showery. Divide the lumber and hauled up two loads. Fixed fence & finished covering ditch in the garden.
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Showery in the A.M. Made an addition to the hen house and plowed a little in the garden. Pretty wet to plow. Whitneys teams running this P.M.
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Plowing all day in the 16 acre piece. Drying day.
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Plowing finished the 16 acre lot & began on the S.E. part of the Allen 80. Have 16 acres plowed. Had the first pie plant to day. Peas, radishes, &c. up. Heard from my oats. They sold for 142 1/2.
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Very drying day but cold. Staid at home in the A.M. & went up to the Ridge in the P.M. to take Mrs. Crumrine home.
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Plowing on the Allen 80. Fine weather.
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In the A.M. went to the burial of M.D. Smith and in the P.M. plowing. Darcy took his pig. Done 20 acres plowed now.
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Plowing in the A.M. & wheeling, harrowing in the P.M. Clowdy with a shower of rain just night.
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Rough harrowing in the A.M. & cutting wood in the P.M. Rain in the P.M. Ida in LaConner since Tuesday.
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Plowing in the A.M. Rain in the P.M. went and hauled a load of wood and cut wood.
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Plowing all day on the "Allen 80" farther end.
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Rainy this morning. Went to LaConner after Ida & the baby. Came back via Darcy's & got a sack of wheat for seed. Got a suit of clothes & 50 lbs sugar.
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Plowing all day. Clowdy. Not drying weather.
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Rainy. Plowing on the Allen 80 in the P.M. have 28 or 30 acres plowed now. Too wet to sow.
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Rough harrowing in the A.M. Rainy in the P.M. Plowed a little in the garden this morning. Charley Miller tried to shoot himself yesterday.
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Plowing on the longland north side of middle ditch on the Allen 80. Very windy day but not much rain.
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Clowdy but no rain. Rough harrowing on the Allen 80 south side.
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Whitney began sowing. Sowing oats all day. 9 1/4 acres. Pleasant drying day. Ground in fine order. Got a letter from George tonight.
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Clowdy & blowing strong from the S.E.
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Heavy rain last night. Did not do much to day but make a doubletree for the seeder.
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Heavy shower last evening. Ground very wet. Drying up some to day. Cutting wood up by Smith's.
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Plowing in the A.M. & seeding some in the P.M. Have 11 1/2 acres sowed now. Drying day.
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Plowing in the A.M. and harrowing in the P.M. Fine day. Ground drying very fast. Planted some mangolds.
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Harrowing after the seeder in the A.M. & plowing in the P.M.
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Sowing grain most all day. An acre of barley, sack of wheat & some oats. 6 1/2 - 18 acres to date.
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Pleasant drying day. Staid at home most of the day. Callahan using the seeder. Dolly quite lame.
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Harrowing this piece by the barn in the A.M. Plowing in the P.M. 3 hours.
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Rough harrowing on the east end of the Allen 80.
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Finished harrowing & plowed some in the A.M. Rain in the P.M. plowed till 3 P.M. Whitney sick. Rain last night.
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Plowing most of the day. The Stacey Heifer calved today. Brought up up & milked her. Rain last night.
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Sowing oats all day on the Allen 80. E field. 8 acres.
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Sowed 3 acres. 29 acres to date. 40 sacks oats. Harrowing in the P.M. Fine weather north wind.
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Pleasant drying day. Jones & his wife here to supper.
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Kalsow plowing 1/2 day. Harrowing in the A.M. went to P. Ridge & hired Al Leamer's team in the P.M. Got home at 8 P.M.
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Harrowing & plowing. Kalsow plowing for me. Callahan plowing on the E. end of Allen 80. Ed Stacey came with the team this evening.
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Kalsow plowing 1/2 day. Edi plowing with Sulkey plow. I with my team on 3 acre lot by timothy patch.
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Plowing with 3 teams. Clowdy but no rain. Kalsow plowing. 1 day.
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Plowing with 2 teams on north side of the "80". Clowdy but no rain.
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Cold & clowdy. Rain some in the P.M. did not stop work. Ed harrowing with 3 horses. Sowed 6 1/4 acres. 9 1/2 sacks. Plowed 1/4 day with 2 horses.
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Cold with north wind. Drying wind. Whitneys folks here calling.
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Plowing, finished on the north side of the "80".
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Ed plowing all day with 2 horses. I plowed 1/2 day & harrowed 1/2 day with 3.
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Ed harrowing with 3 horses. Seeding with my team. 8 1/2 acres. 44 acres to date. Whitney killed my black cow.
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Whitney killed the black cow yesterday. Went to town with beef to day. Edi seeding in the A.M. 5 acres. Harrowing in P.M. with 3 horses.
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Ed harrowing with 3 horses. Sowed 4 acres by hand. Plowed the balance of the day 3/4.
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Seeding 5 acres. Write out rough harrowing. Plowed 1/2 day. Harrowed 1 day with 2 horses. Clear & pleasant. Ground very dry in the some places. 60 acres sowed.
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Staid at home all day. Mrs. Stroble & Mrs Crumrine were here to dinner. Clear weather & drying wind.
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Plowing with one team and harrowing with one team. Finished harrowing 4 acre piece by gate.
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Trimble plowing for oats & sowing also. 64 acres oats sowed. Clowdy to night looks some like rain. Got a letter from G. Brown Esq.
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Kalsow harrowing for me to day. Oats. Began plowing for barley with my team. Ed went home with Al's team to day.
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Kalsow working 1/2 day. Plowing all day.
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Finished plowing about 10 oclock and rough harrowed the balance of the day. Grandma went to P. Ridge.
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Rain some last night about 1/4 inche and some today. Sowed 5 1/4 acres barley to day.
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Clowdy day. Went up to Trimbles in the P.M. and got my hair cut.
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Began harrowing. Then went to Allen's with the seeder & sowed for him 3/4 day. Willie harrowing for me in the P.M.
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Shut up my pigs & went after a load of wood. Took the black sow down to Whitneys. Rain again last night. Sowed 5 acres for Allen in the P.M. Willie harrowing for me.
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Plowing in the A.M. In the P.M. rough harrowed & began sowing. Whitney got home from Utsalady.
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Finished sowing my late oats. 2 3/4 acres & began harrowing. Rain in the P.M. So I did not go out. Sowed the clover seed & hoed the garden.
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Some more rain to day. Finished harrowing in the A.M. & worked around the house in the P.M. P up up some grain to take to LaConner. Have 17 sacks left for feed.
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Worked in the garden in the A.M. hoeing &c. Harrowed in the clover seed and hauled a load of wood in the P.M.
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Went to Allen's in the morning. Filed a saw for him. In the P.M. plowing in the orchard. Quit for rain about 4 P.M.
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Working in the orchard all day & plowing & hoeing. Went to help Harry load the engine on the scow.
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Harrowed the orchard and took Whitney out to the grain on the sled. Hauled out manure on the orchard in the P.M.
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Rainy in the A.M. Working in the granary in the A.M. Fixing grindstone filing saws, &c. Hauling manure in the P.M.
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Went to the timber & cut threshing wood, Allen grain all looking well except where the wheat was. It is yellow & looks bad.
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Staid at home all day reading & writing letter to George. Darcy's folks here in the evening. Jenny & Otto also. Rainy in the P.M.
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Went to LaConner with a load of oats. 24 sacks. Rain some this morning.
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Worked in the garden in the A.M. Fine growing weather. Went to the timber & cut engine wood in the P.M. 35 acres of grain looks splendid. Late grain nothing extra. Cows got in the gard and eat off my oats.
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Working in the timber all day. Fine growing weather.
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Cutting fir wood on the Smith Ranch. Warm & dry.
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Made cant hooks for Whitney and filed his saws. M??? an ax & worked in the garden for myself. [margin: Bridge 1/2 day]
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Went to LaConner to get pictures taken. Did not get home until after 9 P.M.
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Staid at home. Mrs Siegfred staid all night here last night. Began raining at 5 P.M.
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Nice rain last night & this A.M. Working around the house in the A.M. & working on the Skagit road in the P.M.
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Working on the Skagit road all day.
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Working Skagit road 1/2 day. Chopped a tree for rails in the P.M. The heifer went visiting today.
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Splitting rail up on John Balls ranch. Fine weather.
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Hoeing in the garden in the A.M. Worked for Whitney 1/4 day taking timber out of the slough. Not feeling well.
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Went down to Whitneys to cut brush but it rained. Took the scow home. !/2 for bridge. Rainy day.
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Heavy rain last night. Clowdy & windy to day.
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Worked on the bridge cutting brush.
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Working for Whitney to apply on bridges.
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Working on bridge. Started a crib but it came up again. Fine growing weather.
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Working for myself making rails. Warm.
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Making rails. Mosquitos very thick. Susie in to day with the bridge lumber. Barley heading out. Grain looking well.
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Ida & the children started for LaConner to celebrate the 4th. Eat dinner down to Whitneys. Frank Darcy here in the P.M.
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Went to LaConner to spend the fourth. Came back in the eve at 10 P.M.
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Went to the timber & cut wood. Came home at 3 P.M. to see the Buckeye Man.
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Worked on the bridge to day. Mosquitos bad.
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Hewing stringers for the bridge.
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Working on Bridge. Warm & dry, grain doing well.
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Working on bridge. Put in the first bent.
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Had the first green peas. Staid at home all day.
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Worked on the bridge 1/2 day. Fixed up the water scow and started with it for water.
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Went after water and to LaConner, also bought a horse of Engle for $120. - Borrowed $30- of Tom Barnet(?) for which I gave note & mortgage for the amt. due in 60 mos with interest of 1 1/2 per ct per month.
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Went to LaConner and brought the horse home.
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Working on the bridge 1 day. Put in bent and put on stringers. Poor hay weather.
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Working on bridge.
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Working on the bridge hewing stringers &c.
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Went up to Allen's in the P.M. horseback.
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Hauled a load of wood & worked on the bridge in the P.M. 1/2 day.
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Mowing some, broke the mower & did not do very much.
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Mowing some in the A.M. & went to Darcy's after my tank lumber in the P.M.
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Raked & put up hay.
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Putting up hay in the A.M. went to LaConner in the P.M. Paid for my lumber & bought some harness. Came home in the eve.
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Finished putting up hay & chored around some.
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Carrie & Frank White here. Went up to see Jones in the eve. Nelson Kelly here for currants.
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Mowing.
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Mowing until 11 A.M. Raking & putting up hay in the P.M. Kalso helped me 1/2 day to apply against Jones road work.
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Worked on bridge 1/2 day. Raking & cocking hay in the P.M.
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Rain a little last night. Finished cocking hay and mowed 3 acres in the P.M.
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Rain again last night. Did nothing with the hay today. Heavy shower in the evening. Did not do much.
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Rainy most of the day. Worked on the scow, plowed in the A.M. Chored around in the P.M.
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Putting up hay all day. Kalso helped my about 4 hours.
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Working for Uncle Sam for 3.00 a day & doing nothing and boarding myself.
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Found a true bill in the case of U.S. vs Wm Goolson for selling whiskey to Indians. Came home at 12 P.M.
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Moved the hay press. Hot. Otto & team to help.
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Staid at home most of the day. Was at Whitneys a little while in the P.M.
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Went after water at 3 A.M. & down to Hansons. Got home at 5 P.M. on the scow 1/2 full of water.
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Rain in the A.M. Making the pully block. Working on the press in the P.M.
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Hanson working for me on the bridge. Went to LaConner for rope. Pleasant day.
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John Ball had my horse "June" on Monday & wagon on Monday & Thursdays. Hanson working on the bridge in the A.M. & I 1 hour.
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Finished the press and baled 1 load. Baling hay all day. 17 loads. Bad weather, Hay rather damp. Hauled in 6.
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About the same as other Sundays. Wrote to George.
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Baling hay. Hanson helping.
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Baling hay. Jones helping. Hanson working on B. 1/2 day.
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Baling hay. Jones helping. Fine drying weather.
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Baling hay. Jones helping. Fine drying weather.
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Baling hay. Jones helping. Fine drying weather.
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Finished baling hay. First quality. Weight 14 bales average weight 290. Have 98 bales to sel.
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Clowdy but no rain.
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Hired Robinson. He came to work this morning. Hauled hay in the A.M. Went to see the B. Binder work at Rudenes in the P.M. Robinson working at Whitneys in the P.M.
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Went to LaConner after self Binder. Got home at dark. Sauer came along. Robinson working for W. on bridge.
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Rain some last eve. Set up the binder & tried it on my grain. Cut an acre of barley. It worked well.
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Robinson shocking barley & cutting around oat field no. 1. Helped Otto move machine in the A.M.
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Gave Sauer note for machine $355. due 1st of June 1886. One for wire $74 due in 60 days. Cut 8 1/2 acres of oats. [margin: Otto worked 3/4 day for me driving binder.]
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Otto driving binder for me 1/2 day. Robinson & I shocking till 3 P.M. Then hauled a load of hay & barley for hogs. 12 1/2 acres cut & shocked. Fine weather.
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Pleasant weather. Went down to get Mrs Klingenmaier to wash for us.
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Robinson working for Otto. Self 1/2 day. Mowed oats for my self and tore up the hay piles in the A.M. Whitney cutting oats.
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Robinson working for Otto. Myself 1/4 day. Made some gates & chored around the wheat & oats. Got 5 sacks of winter oats of Whitney. 456 lbs.
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Robinson working for Kalsow. Myself 1/2 day. Binding in the A.M.
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Otto driving binder for me. Finished cutting barley. Mr Ray Wallace & Preacher Taylor here. Otto keeping a team for me yesterday & today.
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Otto driving binder for me 3/4 day. Robinson & I shocking on East end of the Allen 80.
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Staid at home till 3 P.M. and started off with the water scow. Staind in LaConner all night.
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Robinson not working in the A.M. Shocking barley in the P.M. I came home & brought a scow load of water.
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Robinson & myself working for Whitney. Making water tank. Fine harvest weather. Otto cutting for Allen today & yesterday.
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R. working for Whitney. I went up to Lindsay's & got old Dolly. Otto at Allen's cutting.
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Robinson & I working for Whitney 3/4 day building shed. Then rafted up some timber for grain shed for my self. Fine harvest weather.
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Robinson & I working on shed for grain.
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Otto cutting for me to day. Robinson working on shed 1/2 day. Both of us shocking the balance of the time. Have cut to date 37 1/2 acres.
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Very pleasant day. Staid at home as usual. Wrote a letter to George.
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Otto cutting for me in the A.M. Robinson working for (Otto) in the P.M. Working on the shed/ 1/2 days.
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R. & I working on granary & shocking in the A.M. R. Shocking for Otto in the P.M. I working on granary.
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Otto cutting for Whitney. Robinson & I working for Whitney shocking &c. Fine dry weather.
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Threshing for Whitney. R driving team & wagon.
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Same as yesterday.
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Rain last night. Hauling grain & threshing. Self, team, man & wagon 3/4 day. Quit for rain at 4.30. Mr Kingsley came here to work.
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Rainy in the A.M. Pleasant in the P.M. Whitney cutting oats. Mr Burdon here to dinner. I got 8 3/4 bushels of potatos of price at 50 ¢ per bushel to be paid in grain. [margin: Rain in the eve.]
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Robinson & Kingsley working for me in the A.M. & for Otto in the P.M. R. began for Otto at 10 K & I working on the shed. Threshing for W. in the P.M.
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Rain last night. Hauling railed & working on shed in the A.M. Otto cutting for me in the P.M. & his Father shocking. Running engine in the P.M. Threshed 500 sacks in 4 hours 45 min.
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Running engine. Finished W.'s oats and threshed 126 oats & 97 sacks of barley & wheat for me. Otto cutting for me. R. & K. shocking Mr Kalsows also.
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Threshing. R. & K. hauling in oats in the A.M. 2 men, team & wagon. Working for Kalso in the P.M. Fine day.
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"Equinox" one day late in full force. Today threshing for Kalso till 10 oclock quit for rain. Robinson worked 28 days to date. Stored the baled hay in the P.M. Kingsley working 1/2 day.
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Strong north wind last night. Otto cutting for me to day. R. & K. & myself shocking.
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Otto cutting for him self. Finished small patch for me. Robinson sick. I had sore eye. K. working for Otto in the P.M.
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R. sick. K. & myself working for Otto from 9 till 4-30. Otto began cutting on my piece next to Allen's.
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Finished shocking & cutting my grain all but the late piece. K. working for Otto from 10 A.M. till night. Robinson working for Whitney. I working for Callahan binding & shocking in the P.M.
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Raining this morning. Not working today.
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Hailing wood in the A.M. Byron helped one load. Otto cutting & Byron helping him in the P.M. R & Myself helping Whitney shocking.
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Fired up to thresh but it rained. R. Hauled a load of wood. All threshed at Kalso's in the P.M.
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Dance at Padilla last night. Threshing at Allen's till noon. Then began at my place. R. & team at Allen's till noon.
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Threshing at home 718 sacks fine weather.
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Rain last night. B & R hauling in grain for me till noon also W. team & wagon per Ray. Byron working for Otto in the P.M. R. & I threshing at Whitneys team & wagon.
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Byron working for Otto 3/4 day. Finished cutting my oats. R. & myself threshing at Whitneys.
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All working at Whitneys. Byron covered sacks in the morning. Callahan went to look after the fire in the P.M. Fine weather.
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Threshing at Whitneys till 3 P.M. then moved to Otto's. Mr White & Frank here to supper.
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Threshing at Kalsow's in the A.M. and for me in the P.M. Had to quit for rain at 4 oclock.
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Fine weather again. Rain some last night. Not working to day. Pleasant.
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Finished threshing my grain & Callahan's 165 sks. Moved to Balls at 2.30.
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Threshing at Balls. Cold north wind.
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Threshing at Balls at 3 & moved to Kalsows Trimbles ranch. Ball lost 400 sacks by fire this morning. Ed Stacey here this P.M.
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Threshing on the Trimble ranch. The pump bothered a considerable. Finished at Trimbles and moved to Whitney's. Mercury at 22° in the A.M. Very dry, nice threshing weather. Ed. Stacey here today. [margin: Frost 22°]
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Threshing at Whitneys. Had to quit for rain at 4.45. Robinson driving team in the A.M. & Stacey in the P.M. Davis came to fix the engine in the evening. [margin: Frost.]
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Threshing in the P.M. Fixing engine in the A.M. Ed hauling sacks in the A.M. for me and grain for Whitney in the P.M. Owe Robinson $69.40 to date.
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Rainy day. Staid at home all day.
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Rainy day. Robinson went home. Ed to LaConner. I went & got the heifer home in the P.M.
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Clowdy but not much rain. Ed & I hauling in sacks from Otto's field 237.
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Rainy most all day did not do much but saw & splot wood. Ed hunting ducks. No prospect of clearing up.
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Heavy rains yesterday & last night. Ed & I hauling in sacks. 305. No rain to day.
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Ed & I hauling in sacks & R.W., Ball also 3/4 day. Finished the show. have 1588 all told. 1628 with Callahans. My share. Total production of ranch 1754.
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Threshing at Whitney's. Grain very wet. Ed, team, & wagon working also. Gormin' machine started for the Samish.
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Frog(?) day. Did not thresh.
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Made a gate for sluice box. Was out to fix the box last night. Ed & Otto move the hay press home. Threshing for Whitney in the P.M.
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Hauling wood & hay press in the A.M. Threshing for Whitney in the P.M. Very foggy & dewy. Too damp to thresh good. Otto & I fixing box again last night. (1 1/4 day on dyke out.)
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I owe Ed Stacey 16.75. Threshing for Whitney 740 sacks. [margin: Paid Fri 28th]
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I am 32 today and still poor and have to work hard, but appetite good and time turns also. threshing for Whitney 730 sacks. Strong S.E. wind. Fanny Lake after Jenni's grain.
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Heavy wind but not much rain. Finished Whitney's grain and began on Jenni's. Sold Capt. Hill the hay and 344 sacks oats at $22.00 per ton.
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Rain last night & showery through the day threshing for Jenni in the P.M. Was down to Whitneys in the evening to the mouth organ dance.
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Rain again last night & to day this A.M.
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(diary say Oct 1st) Staid to town last night. Came home at noon. Did not do much in the P.M. No threshing to day. Bought 100 sacks of oats of Allen last night at 45¢ per bushel.
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Went over to Jennes & got my team. Began plowing till noon. Threshing at Jennes in the P.M.
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Went over & fired up but had to quit for rain. Harry sick. Went down to weighed out seed oats in the P.M. which I bought of Allen. Rainy.
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Plowing some in the A.M. and down setting up with Whitney in the P.M. Heavy rain.
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Heavy rain last night. did not do much in the A.M. Plowing some in the P.M.
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Rain again most all last night. Harry still sick.
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Set up with Harry to night; or last night rather. Rainy last night & some to day. Otto & I put the binder away for the winter today. Plowing in the P.M. Rain again in the evening.
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Rather pleasant day. Plowing all day. Got a barrel of sugar from LaConner for Jones.
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Plowing.
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Plowing all day on the Allen 80. Ground in fine order.
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Fired up and threshed 18 sacks for Jenni then quit for rain. Cut wood & filed the saws in the P.M. Jim Gaches here to dinner. [margin: 150]
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Harnessed up old Doll & plowed a little. She is too lame yet to work. Went up to Jennes & threshed in the P.M. [margin: 175]
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Frank & Fred White here to dinner. Threshing for Jennes in the P.M. [margin: 175]
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Went up to fire up in the morning, again at noon & again at 3 P.M. did not thresh. Have had 10 sacks of Jennes damp oats. [margin: 100]
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Still blowing from the S.E. with frequent showers. Frank & Fred went home today. Cut wood in the A.M. Threshing & moving machine in the P.M. Rainy. Ground very soft. [margin: 150]
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Went to town in the A.M. Came back to Daveys in the P.M. & threshed till night. Cold with N. wind.
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Threshing at D'Arcys. Cold Mercury at 22° this morning.
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Finished Darcy's at 12 oclock & went to R.H. Balls in the P.M.
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Finished Balls at 3 P.M. & moved to Allens with team and the machine. Rainy in the P.M. Darcy Dn to team work 275.
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Cleaned the engine & fired up the A.M. & threshed at Allens in the P.M. Finished & moved the machine to Whitneys wharf at night.
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Started for Nevils to thresh this morning. Threshed in the P.M. some.
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Threshing at Nevils. Fine weather.
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Finished at Nevils & started for Squaw Bay. Arrived at Crandall's spit at 7 P.M. Staid all night at Bob Becker's.
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Moved up to Whites & began threshing in the P.M.
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Threshing all day at Whites. The engine leaking badly in the flues.
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Finished Whites job & moved to Cromptons. Threshed his & Burdons crops before night. Staid at Becker's all night.
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Came home at noon to day. It has been fine weather for 7 days. Raining this P.M. & eve. Am done threshing for 1881. Have left Upsons to wind up.
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Got up the team & hauled 2 loads of wood from the Smith ranch.
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Hauling wood all day.
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Fixing dyke 1/2 day. Plowing some for ditches in the P.M. Began work on the house tank. Got some squashes & potatos of Burdon and let him have 4 sacks of barley. He owes me 3.70.
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Rain cold weather. Hauled 3 loads of rails. Mr Upson here to dinner. He started for home today.
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Done chores worked on the tank some. Finished hauling rails. Grandma & Gertie Wallace came. [margin: Mercury at 20°]
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Alfie Stacey here to day & Darcy's folks in the P.M. Rainy some.
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Rainy day did not do much but chores. Set money to Wasthoff per Andrews.
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Otto Kalso here helping me kill hogs. Went to LaConner in the P.M. with Whitney.
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Cut up the pork & packed it. Shed-up 8 more hogs & began to feed them. White brought the machine home. Got a picture of Garfield(?) of France.
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Ditching in the A.M. Helping Whitney in the P.M. Tearing down the Powell house.
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Working for Whitney to day. 10 hours all told.
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Cold & windy. Ditching to day for myself.
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Strong wind last night. Water over the marsh but not very high for this season of the year. Went up to Allens in the P.M.
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Digging ditch & doing chores. A little snow on the ground this A.M.
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Dig ditch some but had to quit for rain. Cut wood & worked on tank some.
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Digging ditch all day & doing chores.
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Ditching some & cutting wood.
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Ditching in the A.M. & working on the tank in the P.M. Rainy.
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Ditto yesterday. Rainy in the P.M.
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Harry here in the A.M. & Mr Grey in the P.M. Mrs. Jones went home to day.
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Helped Whitney kill hogs & took the scow & engine over to Telegraph slough. Warm & pleasant.
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Digging ditch all day. Very windy & blustering weather.
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Started for LaConner with Whitney & the engine. Did not get there till nearly night.
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Strong S.E. wind yesterday & all day to day. Started for home with the scow & some lumber. Came as far as Kelly's & anchored. Got home at 1 oclock. Staid with Ed Stacey last night.
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Strong S.E. wind all day. Jones & I ditching all day on the 4 acre lot on the Allen 80.
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Jones & I ditching in the A.M. Clear pleasant day. In the P.M. I began work on the scow.
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Mercury at 30 this morning. White frost. Clear & pleasant Christmas day.
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Went out to ditch but had to quit for rain. Worked on thee tank some & cut wood. Highest tide of the season so far.
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Ditching some in the fore noon. Working in the granary in the P.M. Stormy day.
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Ditching to day. Frost this morning. Whitney gone to Seattle. Ed Stacey & Grandma here also Sauer.
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Ditching to day.
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Went with Wallace after the scow. Jones working here today. Begin work on the scow.
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Rainy in the A.M. working in the granary making work bench &c. Working on the scow in the P.M. John Siegfred here last night to but my oats I offered to let him have for 27.00 per ton.
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Very pleasant spring like weather. John Siegfred here this morning to tell me I could have 27.00 for my oats.
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Staid in LaConner in the A.M. & came home in the P.M. Otto also rec'd $800 on my grain from Gilliland yesterday.
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Spent the day weighing grain. Brought Jenni's mare shoed & harness for $180. and paid $8.75 on George's account 188.75 all told.
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Working for Whitney to day loading grain.
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Finished weight my grain & worked on the scow in the P.M. Harry started east again.
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In the A.M. fixed up the tank and went to Whitneys to get hog trough for scalding. In the P.M. went after the mare to Jennes.
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Staid at home all day.
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Helped load the steamer & schooner with Whitneys grain 5 hours. Done chores the balance of the time.
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Went to Utsalady with Capt Olney for lumber. Staid all night in Utsalady.
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Came home from Utsalady. Left order for 9500 ft lumber. Got home at 4 P.M. Clear & cool.
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Working on scow most of the day. Went down to fix sluice box just night with Whitney.
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Steamer Susie & Sch Perry in this morning. She brought the matting & a stick for scow & boat. Ida put down the matting & I worked on scow all day. Settled with John Ball.
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Pleasant weather. Otto & Grey helped me kill hogs. Got through at 3 P.M.
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Pleasant weather. Staid at home in the P.M. Went down to Klingenmaiers in the A.M.
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Frosty. In the A.M. loaded grain for Whitney & cut up and packed the pork in the P.M.
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Working on my scow all day too, finished putting on the bottom. Nova Callahan was here helping Ida some. Fine working weather. Tide very low.
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Knocked my old harrow to pieces & fixed up the boat. Got a letter from Stewart.
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Went out to ditch. Had to quit for rain. Worked on my harrow in the P.M. Rain all day.
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Worked all day unloading lumber & loading grain. Went to LaConner in the eve.
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Came home this A.M. Rec'd sulky plow from Davis yesterday. Worked on the scow in the P.M. & went after my boat over to the canal.
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Warm & spring like but rather windy.
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Went and hunted up my horses then worked on scow some. Ditching in the P.M.
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Went up & worked on tank for G. Brown in the A.M. & dug ditch for self in P.M.
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Got a letter from Wilson. Last night went to LaConner & got the balance of my oat money. Bought orders for 400. dollars to send to Wilson. Snow storm to day.
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Cold but good weather to ditch. Ditching most of the day. Jenni & Otto here in the P.M. He Jenni paid me $100. and lifted his note.
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Cold & frosty. Done the chores & dug ditch.
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Cold & frosty. Mercury at 12 this A.M. ditching.
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Cold & frosty. Mr Taylor here to dinner. Was down to Whitneys a little while in the P.M. Warmer.
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Snow storm last night & to day. Done chores & worked on the harrow some. Ditching in the P.M. [margin: Stacey's cow calved today.]
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Done chores in the A.M. & went to Jennes to work on tank in the P.M.
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Staid at home as usual. Otto & Allens girls gave us a call in the evening.
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Stormy day. Hardest wind of the season. Helped Ida wash & done the chores.
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Ditching most of the day. Snowy in the A.M. Went down to the hall and played for a little time(?).
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Went to LaConner. Stormy day, but not cold. Forwarded the money orders to Wilson for the second time. This has been the toughest week of the winter so far. [margin: Rec'd a letter from George.]
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Rather pleasant day went & got my boat at the canal. Otto Kalso here in the P.M. Klingenmaier came up with the wood.
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Stormy in the A.M. ditching in the P.M. Helped Klingenmaier unload the scow.
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Help Whitney on his bedroom 6 hours. Stormy.
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Stormy. Helped Whitney 6 hours on his bedroom.
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The Saranack in after hay. Snow storm last night. Clear & cold. Ditching in the meadow.
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Mercury down to 12 this morning. Ditching.
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Clear & cold. Did not do much to day but sow wood & make a granary door. Dance at Padilla in the evening.
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Lyle Wallace, Mary, Ed & Miss Dodge here today & last night. Pleasant day. Warmer.
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3 inches more snow this morning. Overhauled my seed oats in the A.M. & worked for Whitney 4 hours in the P.M. making chimney &c. [margin: 4 hours.]
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Working for Whitney 6 hours to day.
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Working for Whitney 6 hours to day. Windy some snow.
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Working for Whitney on bedroom 7 hours.
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Pleasant day. Went to Nevils slough with the scow for Hanson to bring ditch timber.
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Stormy & hung up the bacon. Done chores & cut wood &c. Windy & little rainy.
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Pleasant day. S.W. wind. Begins to act like spring. Began to smoke the meat. Staid at home all day.
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Very pleasant weather. Making fence & gates. My ditch timber came this P.M. from Hansons.
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Fine drying weather. Darcy's folks & Mrs Jones called on us to day. Was down to Whitneys in the P.M.
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Splitting ditch timber all day.
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Mrs Whitney had a girl baby this morning. or in other words occured in the annual celebration. Washed & greased harness all day. Stormy some.
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Done chores. Finished the sluice box and began digging a place to put it in. Snow storm this morning. Paid Klingenmaier $20. 10 for Jenni & 10 for me. I owe Jenni 4 yet on old account for Geo Brown.
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Digging for sluice box & putting it in. Soderburg & Guss worked 6 hours. Windy.
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Splitting ditch timber in the A.M. and making apron & ditching in the P.M.
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Helping Soderburg make a tank to day. Fine weather for the past 8 days. Frosty nights.
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Fina weather. Got a letter from Vinz. Fine prospect for farming soon.
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Soderburg helping me ditch in return for Saturday's work. Pleasant.
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Rigged up a team and hauled out 4 loads of ditch stuff. Clowdy and a rainy prospect.
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Hauled out the balance of the first scow load of ditch stuff and filled ditches in the P.M. A dance at Padilla in the P.M. did not go. Ida not well enough.
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Filling & digging ditches. Rain last night.
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Rainy in the A.M. working around the barn in the A.M. and at the ditches in the P.M. Have put 34 days works on my ditches up to date. OLoughlin here assessing this eve. He put my stuff at $2150. which make cash taxes at 34.40 and poll tax
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Ditching or covering ditch. Cold north wind and some snow in the eve. Otto had old jim to work this P.M.
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Very pleasant. Was down to Whitneys a few minutes.
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Ditching. Strong S.E. wind.
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Trimming trees in the A.M. Went down to Klingenmaiers. Made a wagon jack & greased the wagon.
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Rigged up the team & tried the sulk plow. Land most too wet for a good test. Shall not plow any more until it is dryer.
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Began deepening an old ditch out by the meadow. It rained in the P.M. Fixed a plane for gutter & dug out one. Isaacson here to get a job.
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Rained all the A.M. Land full of water. No plowing this month. made & put up gutters for the granary. Ditching 3 hours in the P.M.
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Rainy day. Helping Whitney make eave troughs 7 hours.
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No rain but heavy W. wind. Got a letter from George. Cleaning out ditch in the A.M. & digging a place for the scow in the P.M.
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Clowdy & cold. Started for LaConner against S.E. wind got there at 3.30 P.M. Staid all night with Mary Wallace, Ida also.
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Rainy day. Took the scow down to Klingenmaiers in the morning. And brought the ditch stuff up in the P.M. Shields & Soderburg helped me. The land wet as it ever was. Grass growing fast.
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Rainy in the morning. Pleasant in the P.M. Was down to W.s a little while. Brought the scow up to the barn.
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Split ditch stuff & went to the school meeting. Shields helped me on Whitneys account.
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Splitting ditch stuff. Rain some in the P.M.
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Hauling out ditch timber 6 loads. Pleasant day.
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Ditto yesterday. Ground in pretty fair order to plow. Have all the ditch stuff hauled out. 22 cords.
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Rainy most of the day. Went to LaConner to view the road from LaConner to the White place. Ida went with me. Took supper with Mary Wallace and came home at 8 P.M. Farmers all plowing about LaConner.
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Clowdy day. This is a late spring. Nothing growing much except grass.
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Plowed a little in the garden. Plowed in ditches & began with the Sulky plow in the 12 acre piece.
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Plowing most all day. Land in fair order, but none to dry. Planted some E.R. potatos.
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Plowing drove old Doll today for the first time in nearly a year. Planted Vinz's cabbage seed.
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Plowing. Began on the "Allen 80" pretty wet. Put the tule shoes on old Jim this morning.
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Rain last night. Filling ditches in the P.M. Working at the scow ditch in the A.M.
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Too wet to plow. Went to Fidalgo Island. Called on Bindon's & staid over night at Whites.
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Spent the A.M. at Whites and came home in the P.M. Got 2 sacks of potatos of Bindon valued at 3.00. Took him one sack of barley.
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Plowing in ditching & plowing with 2 horses. Rather damp.
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Plowing with the "Sulky" in A.M. Rainy in the P.M. Run cattle out of the field & fixed fence.
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Covered ditch in the A.M. Went down to Klingenmaiers in the P.M. Very heavy rain, hail & snow this P.M.
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Windy day but no rain. Covering ditches in the A.M. Made clamps for Roth's Pt file guide in the P.M. Filed the backsaw & cut wood some.
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Cold & windy. Made eave troughs & filed saws.
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Raining again last night and today. Ground full of water and no prospect of any more plowing this month. This is the coldest, wettest, most disagreeable April on record.
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1/2 inch of snow on the ground this morning. Very cold. Ws down to Whitney's in the P.M.
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Showery & cold. Ditching all day out by the clover patch.
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Went up to the Jenning's Ranch and cut ditch timber. 2 cords. Still wet & cold.
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Ditching & cleaning out an old ditch on the "Allen 80" Quite a pleasant day. The land drying up some.
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Went to the timber in the A.M. & made a cord of ditch timber. Split timber in the P.M. & hauled out a load by the Cabbage patch ditch.
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Drying day. Mud drying up fast- Kalsow's plowing. Hauling ditch timber in the A.M. & putting it in in the P.M. Have pu in 26 1/2 cords up to this date. Have put 50 days works on ditches to this date.
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Plowing some with the sulky plow in the A.M. & harrowing in the P.M. Pleasant weather.
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Pleasant day. Went to the Singing meeting in the P.M. Billy Hanson came up to work.
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Plowed with 1 team in the P.M. Plowing with two teams in the morning. Seeding & harrowing & in the P.M. 11 acres sowed.
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Plowing with one team & harrowing with one. Finished the 11 acre piece. Plowing on the Allen 80 south side.
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Plowing with 2 teams 1 team 3/4 day.
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Rainy in the A.M. Billy went home this morning. Plowing with Sulky plow. Rec'd a letter from Harry. Have about 14 acres more plowed. 25 all told.
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Plowing in the A.M. with 2 horses harrowing with one. Billy quit at noon. Plowing with the Sulky plow in the P.M.
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Whitney had a horse yesterday & today. Plowing with the sulky plow. Rainy in the P.M. Ida went to town with Whitney. Peter Ball(?) here. Sold him a horse. He did not pay for it. [margin: Peter & John HickMiller(?) arrived here this eve from Penna.]
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Plowing with the Sulky in the A.M. Rainy. 1/2 inch of water fell. Very cold. Cut wood some in the P.M.
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Ground very wet. Sowed some timothy & clover and filled ditch & dug out logs. Plowing with Sulky in the P.M. Peter planted cabbage seed in the P.M. [margin: Nettie weaned today.]
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Drying day. Plowing with Sulky plow & a two horse plow. Had a horse of Whitney.
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Same as yesterday, land drying fast.
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Rain a little in the morning. Pleasant in the P.M. Went to Sunday school. DArcy's folks here.
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Peter plowing. I harrowing. Sowed the W Russian oats.
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Peter plowing. I seeding 9 1/2 acres.
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Peter plowing. I seeding. 6. 28 all told.
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Peter plowing. I plowing in the A.M. Harrowing in the P.M. Quite a hard rain last night.
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Peter plowing. I harrowing after the seeder.
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Whitney went to town for me. Work same as yesterday.
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Very pleasant drying weather.
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Rough harrowing & plowing.
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Seeding & plowing. Finished plowing the old ground.
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Seeding. Peter harrowing after the seeder.
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Began breaking up some timothy land. Harrowing.
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Finished seeding old land 56 acres. Harrowing.
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Harrowing & plowing meadow.
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Went to Sunday school & Singing. Very fine ground weather. Darcy came & got 16 sacks of grain. He is seeding up on Trimbles Ranch.
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Peter harrowing on the 16 acre piece. I finished breaking the sod piece & began rolling it.
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Peter harrowing finished the old ground at noon. I rolling all day. Darcy got the balance of his oats. 48 sacks at $28 per ton. Came to $56.00.
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Peter harrowing on the sod. Whitney helped me kill the calf. Rolling the balance of the day. Warm & dry.
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Seeding the sod piece. Sowed 20 bs on 4 acres. Peter harrowing. Went to plow for Whitney but it was a failure. Whitney took the meat to town.
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Warm & dry. Finished harrowing & rolled some. Peter plowed & harrowed a patch for cabbage. Began plowing in orchard.
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Rolling some this morning. Working in the orchard the balance of the day. Stormy N. wind. Ground very dry.
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Very warm & dry. Went to S.S. in the P.M. The Skagit River is getting high. Thunder shower at night. [margin: Gave Davis a note for $86. due in 6 months with 1% interest.]
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Went to LaConner Ida and the children went also. Went up to A Leamer's in the evening. Found his ranch and many others covered with water. Rained some last night. [margin: Sowed some barley in the orchard.]
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Went to LaConner and from there home. Every body on the Skagit, on the Beaver Marsh & on the East side of Sullivan slough flooded.
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Peter setting cabbage plants for Whitney in the A.M. and for us in the P.M. I helping Soderburg fix dyke. Water up to the top of his dyke. All day. [margin: More rain last night.]
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Peter helping & I setting cabbage plants in the A.M. & hoing in the garden in the P.M.
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Water plants in the A.M. & hoeing orchard. Working on G.S. Browns job in the P.M. 2 hours.
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Working on G.S. Brown's 1/2 day for 2 men. Peter working on slough crossing by the barn in the P.M. [margin: I went to LaConner in the P.M. Staid all night. ]
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Peter working in the garden. We came home from LaConner in the P.M. fine growing weather.
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Went up to Jennings ranch and cut wood. Peter also.
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Cutting same as yesterday. Very warm.
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Ditto yesterday.
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Rain last night & this morning. Setting cabbage some, filing saws, cutting wood in the P.M.
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Went down to the new store to work. Peter also.
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John Hancock & E. Stacey here last night & today. Rainy this A.M. No Sunday school.
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Both working on the saloon. Ida went to town.
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Working on the saloon. Rainy day.
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Not working in the A.M. Set cabbage in the P.M. Went to Darcys in the eve.
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Helped unload the machine in the morning. Worked on the Saloon the balance of the day. Mr Stewart staid all night. Strawberries plenty.
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Working on the Saloon as usual. Grain very weedy and not looking well.
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Picked the berries & sent them to LaConner. Working on the saloon the balance of the day. Have worked 67 hours to date. Ida came home to day.
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Very pleasant day. Took a walk in Whitney's grain also in my own; the late grain is looking well, hay also. Went to Sunday school.
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Worked on the saloon. 6 days to date. Al Leamer & Mrs Wallace here this eve and all night.
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Down cutting timber for the granary all day. Mosquitos very plenty.
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Rafting timber & working on the store job. 6 hours. Fine growing weather.
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Helping set up the engine in the A.M. & rafting timber in the P.M. Peter working on the Saloon all day.
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Not well. Did not do anything. Whites folks here in the P.M. The folks home from the 4th.
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Peter & I working on Jenni's kitchen. Went for a load of wood at night to the beach.
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Peter & I working on Jenni's kitchen.
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Peter & I working on Jenni's kitchen.
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Went down to the hall but had no Sunday school. Not enough present. Sand a little. Fine weather.
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Killed the cow, went to LaConner with the beef in the P.M. Bought a new cook stove. Peter cultivated the cabbage.
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I worked over at Jennes house. Peter hoing cabbage.
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Both worked at Jennes till 3 P.M. Hoed cabbage till night. Warm & dry, good growing weather.
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Hoeing cabbage & all day.
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Hoeing in the A.M. strawberries. Went after timbers in the P.M. down to the logging camp.
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Working on the granary foundation 3/4 day. Finished hoeing strawberries. Had a dance at Padilla in the evening.
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Carrie & Fred here to dinner. Went to S.S. in the P.M. Very warm.
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Helped unload lumber & fixed the wagon in the A.M. Worked on granary in the P.M.
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Worked on the granary 3/4 day. Stuck out lumber, filed the saws &c the balance of the day. Finished painting the wagon with coal tar.
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Went down & worked 9 house for McKenna. Peter also. Warm & dry. Mosquitos very thick.
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Same as yesterday.
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Went to Sunday school, but no one came in time. Had a Singing school. Ida sick yet. Mr Bailey here to dinner.
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In the A.M. sowed & hauled up the bedroom lumber. In the P.M. made eave shingles & and put them on the bar. Picked berries in the P.M. [margin: Show this A.M.]
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Began mowing this A.M. Not very good weather. Working at eave troughs in the P.M. [margin: Kalso Doll took the horse 5 nights.]
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Rainy day. Laid floor in the granary. Cut boards to seal the kitchen. Made a tool box for the engine.
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Working on the road until 3.30. then raked & cocked hay until night. Hay heavy & wet.
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Pretty good hay day. Mowing in the A.M.
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Clowdy day. Putting up hay until 4 P.M. when it rained.
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Rained last night & this A.M. Caught lots of water. Went to Singing school in the P.M.
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Mowing in the A.M. Peter took the cow to the Ridge. Hoeing cabbage in the P.M.
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Mowing in the A.M. In the P.M. raking & putting up hay until 4 P.M. when it rained. E. Stacey here.
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Mowing the yard & stirring p hay in the A.M. Cocking & raking in the P.M. Ed raked some in the P.M.
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Mowing in the A.M. I fixing hay rack. Peter putting up clover hay in the P.M. I went to the store. Pretty good hay day.
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Mowing & putting up hay. Good weather. Finished mowing.
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Rain again to day all the A.M. Sealed the kitchen & began making shingles.
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Took a walk through the grain in the A.M. Estimated it at 66 per acre. Went to Singing in the P.M. Gertie Wallace here.
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Finished cocking hay & began hauling to the stack. Fine weather.
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Hauling hay. Pleasant.
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Hauling hay. Pleasant.
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Hauling hay. Pleasant.
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Hauling hay. Pleasant. Finished the stacking.
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Hauling hay for own use. Finished (35 loads).
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Mrs. Jones here last night. Fine weather. Went to look for claims for Petter & to Singing school in the P.M.
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Working on granary all day. Peter also. Ed here this evening. Still fine weather.
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Working on granary. Pleasant weather.
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Working on granary. Finished all but a few shakes & the drains. Had scores left & 1000 ft or more lumber.
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Went up and finish putting on shakes. Piled up the lumber &c. Filed a saw for Jenni. Worked for Whitney in P.M. on machine shed. Fine weather.
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Peter working for Whitney in the hay piss(?). I working water trough 3/4 day. Went to the store in the eve.
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Working for Whitney on shed, hauling hay &c.
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Pleasant day. Went to Singing school. Dave McCormick & Will Calhoun also Mr & Mrs Seeman here calling.
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Worked for Kalso 1/2 day for road work. Peter hauled a load of wood. went to the woods the work in the P.M. to get shingle stuff. Went to Gus's party in the eve.
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Made shingles in the A.M. Rainy. Went to the woods in the P.M. Ed here yet.
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Both worked for Otto on road then granary.
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Same as yesterday. Whitney owes me 5 days of work up to date.
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Went down to move the hay press. Got as far as Whitneys with it. Filed a saw in the P.M. & made an ax handle. [margin: Rainy day.]
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Finished setting the hay press. In the P.M. went to the timber for a load of shingle stuff.
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Pleasant weather. Children all got a bad cough.
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Baling hay. 58 bales. Fine weather. Burnes & Shields working.
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Went to LaConner. Peter & Shields hauling & loading hay. Burns staid till 10.30.
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Otto began culling oats for me & broken the reel & trailer(?). Peter & I finished hauling hay. I went to LaConner in the P.M. by moon light.
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Moved & set the hay press in the A.M. Peter mended the real. I went to town to get the machine fixed. Staid all night.
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Jim Williamson's baby buried to day. Staid at home all day. Pleasant.
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Cutting oats. Otto driving for me till 4 P.M. Peter & I shocking. Finished the 11 acre piece.
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Peter & I working for Kalso in the P.M. 5 hours. Working on the bedroom in the A.M.
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Peter shocking for Kalso all day. I working on the bedroom. Went to the store in the evening. 5 P.M.
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Peter working for Kalso 3/4 day. I working on bedroom &c. in the A.M. Fine harvest weather. Went to LaConner with water scow.
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Staid in LaConner last night. Came home with water in the P.M. Jim McNaught at Whitneys for hay at $12. per ton. Peter shocking at Kalso's 1 day.
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Peter socking 3/4 day at Kalsos. Myself 1/2 day. Fine weather. Grain ripening fast. Grain from May 17 is ripe & fit to cut now.
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Windy stormy day. Staid at home. Arthur Darcy here to dinner. Ida went to Singing school in the P.M.
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Fixed a cupboard & made shinles some. Peter at Kalso's in the P.M. I sowing & sowing grass seed, working on bedroom. Poor harvest weather.
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Stormy day. Peter & I up to Kalsos but did not do much cutting. Made shingles some. Mrs Allen died this morning at Samish and was brought here this evening.
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Made a box for Mrs Allen's coffin & went to the funeral. Mr Taylor preached the sermon. Large attendance.
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Still bad harvest weather. Working & bedroom finished the roof. Otto cutting 2 1/2 hours. Peter got back at five oclock.
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Ditching in the A.M. Peter also. Rain last night but cleared off to day. Peter cutting oats in the A.M. I driving team for Kalso to cut oats.
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Harvesting. Mr Kalso shocking in the P.M. Cutting on the south side of the Allen 80. Otto away to LaConner. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Pleasant day. Whitneys men working cutting grain.
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Otto working for me from 9 oclock. Peter & I shocking.
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Same as yesterday. Grain very heavy & in fine order. Hauled in a load of oats in the A.M. for feed.
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Finished cutting & shocking the Russian oats. Kalso went to his own grain till 3 P.M. then began for McKown. Peter working for Kalso after 9 oclock. Otto for me till 9. Ida & I went down to the store.
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Working firing up & moving machine. Otto culling for McKown. Fred Kalso got hurt. Peter working for McKown.
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Trying to thresh but the engine did not work well. Otto finished cutting McKowns grain & began on his own at 11 oclock, but no threshing. The Case does not pike out well yet for some cause unknown.
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Working on the new engine some. Tried it again but it would not work. Peter working around home in the A.M. & for Whitney threshing in the P.M. Team & wagon also. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Peter working for Whitney threshing till 3.30 P.M. I did not work.
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Peter (till 4 oclock) & I working for Kalso threshing. I one half day. Also our team & wagon 1 day and one team & man 3/4 day.
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Davis fixed engine last night. Started for Darcys but it gave out on the way. Davis came to fix it but did not succeed. He worked all night on it. Peter working for Otto part of the day cutting some on my farm just night.
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Otto cutting for me in the A.M. McKown shocking also & myself & Peter finished the 12 acre piece. Peter working for Otto in P.M. Went to Dacys in the P.M. to see engine fixed.
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Otto cutting for me in the A.M. McKown shocking also & myself & peter finished the 12 acre piece. Went to Darcys in the P.M. to see engine fixed. [margin: Peter working for Otto in the P.M.]
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Was over to Darcy's to see engine fixed. Came home at 5 oclock with team. Peter working for Kalso.
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Threshing at Darcys running the new engine. Moved to Jennes in the P.M. Peter working for Kalso.
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Threshing at home. 642 sacks 29 acre in fine order.
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Threshing at Allen's. Grain turning out very poor. Peter helping Otto shock in the P.M. Finished shocking mine all but the late piece 4 acre.
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Threshing for Whitney across the slough. Otto cutting for me. Finished & went to work for Whitney. Peter helping Otto some & Stroble helping Whitney & me also shock. [margin: Peter working for Whitney 1 1/2 hours.]
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Threshing 3/4 of a day. Rained some. Kalso cutting for Whitney some & Peter shocking. Fixed the wagon.
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Heavy rain last night. Did not work any to day. Mr Whites folks here to dinner. Rec'd a letter from George.
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Hauled in sacks in the A.M. Peter went to LaConner with Ida in the P.M. I went to help move the machine at 3 P.M. Whitney had team & wagon. [margin: Rain in the evening.]
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Peter got ship-wrecked & landed on Fidalgo. Got home at noon. Went to Darcy's & began threshing at 11 A.M. Quit at 5 for rain. Heavy shower in the evening. [margin: 6 hours Team & wagon Darcy.]
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Otto cutting & Peter shocking for Whitney in the P.M. Hauling in grain & stackng up baled hay. 8 loads of grain. Heavy rain last night.
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Rainy day. Worked in the granary some on bedroom & mended sacks some.
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Rainy all the A.M. Went down to the store in the P.M. Ida came home this evening with Alphie Stacey.
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Not much rain to day. Finished hauling in sacks. Capped grain some just night. Shocks very wet. Caps growing. Otto cutting for Whitney with team & binder in the P.M.
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Otto cutting for Whitney with my team & binder in the A.M. some. Quit for rain before noon. Peter hauling grain with team & wagon till 11 oclock. Rain all the P.M.
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Otto cutting for Whitney with my team. Peter shocking for him also. Alfred Stacey driving team for Darcy to thresh 3/4 day.
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Finished Darcys grain at 10 oclock. Went to Balls. Team & wagon & Alf at Balls after 10 oclock. Otto cutting for Whitney. Peter shocking 1/4 day for Whitney & capping grain for me. Rain some just night. Team & binder at Whitneys.
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Rain in the A.M. Vinz & his wife here visiting. Peter hauling wood. I not doing much. Grain still sprouting in the shock.
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McKown had old Jim. Rain last night. Peter plowing. Went to town in the A.M. Got some money of Mr Crasby(?). Threshing at D. Balls in the P.M. Wet.
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Helping Vinz in the A.M. hill up cabbage and Whitney move the machine in the P.M. Peter plowing & hauling wood. Alf Stacey plowing in the P.M. McKown had old Jim day & 1/2.
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Threshing for Whitney. Peter team & wagon. Alf & team.
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Threshing for Whitney. Alf team & wagon. Peter went to the store & on the Road in the P.M.
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Moved machine to my ranch last night. Threshed till 9 A.M. & broke down. Quit - rained the balance of the A.M. Went to LaConner for Whitney. Kelly was drowned this A.M. at LaConner. Peter plowing some. Alf worked 1/4 day.
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Began threshing at 9.30 A.M. Alf went for sacks.
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Alf working finished my threshing & McKown's. Quit mine at 8 oclock A.M. Working at Kalsos in the P.M. Alf & Peter with teams & 1 wagon.
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Threshing at Kalsos till 3 P.M. then moved to Allen's. Rainy day. Quit after moving. Cleaned out the engine some. Peter & Alf at Kalso's with teams in the A.M. Peter hauling grain in the P.M. Alf to town.
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Threshing at Allen's & moved to Darcy's for Trimbles ranch at 4 P.M. Very wet threshing. Ed Stacey to dinner & F Darcy. Alf working in the PM went to Summer's & plowed. I am 33 years old today.
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Rainy day. Did not do much of anything. Frank & Ed here to dinner.
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Fired up at 10 oclock. Threshed in the P.M. for Darcy.
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Peter hauled in grain some. Raining in the A.M. I went to town.
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Heavy rain last night. Staid at home.
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Went down to Cooks to thresh. Began at noon. Peter shortening(?) grain.
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Finished Cooks for rain & went to Nevills. Peter hauling grain & wood.
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Threshing at Nevills. Clear frosty weather. Peter hauling wood.
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Finished threshing at 2 P.M. Came home. Peter plowing.
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Sowing grass seed & went to LaConner. Ida also- to get a tooth pulled. Peter plowing. Clear & cold.
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Came home from LaConner. Peter plowing.
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Staid about home all day.
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Hauled lumber from Jenni's warehouse in the A.M. Peter plowing in the P.M. Rainy. I down to Whitneys fixing the engine.
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Working on the bedroom. Peter also.
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Both working on the bedroom.
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Working on the bedroom in the A.M. Peter fixing dyke in the A.M. I at LaConner to see about buying the hill ranch.
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Pete plowing & fixing dyke. Al Leamer came from LaConner with me. Went to Allen's in the P.M.
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In the A.M. went up to help Allens drive pigs to Crocketts. Worked on bedroom some in the P.M.
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Home all day.
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Helping Otto Kalso on sluice box. 11 hours. Made fence around stock & split wood. Peter staked the channel in the eve.
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Went to worked for Otto till 11 oclock. 7 hours. Then went to Utsalady on the Daisy with my grain.
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Went to Stanwood on the Daisy. Could not get back to LaConner. Peter plowing.
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Went to Utsalady & back to LaConner at night.
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Came from LaConner. Worked on the bedroom and finished loading the grain. Heavy rain.
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Staid at home all day day. Tallied grain for Otto in the granary.
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Worked on the bedroom some. Hung door Sat. Went over to Marches to get fruit & beds.
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Got ready & started for Seattle. As far as LaConner.
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Came to Utsalady last night. Arrived in Seattle at 3.50 P.M. & went to the Occidental Hotel.
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Came home. Arrived in the P.M. Poorer & wiser.
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Worked on the bedroom some. Rainy day.
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Worked on the bedroom some. Found old Doll cool and in a bad situation. Got her up.
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Went to look at some timber land. Was down to Whitneys fixing up engine. Making gates, &c.
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Went to LaConner to get cloth & paper for house. Had Callahans boat. Got a bill of Andrews.
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Staid at home. Stormy. Old Dolly still bad off.
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Stormy. Peter & I worked on the bedrooms putting on cloth.
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Putting on paper. The organ came by steamer "Welcome". Settled with Crosby. Took check for 542.82. First snow storm of the season. Old Doll still alive.
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Working on bedrooms, papering &c. Went down & tallied & marked Darcys grain for Crosby.
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Finished papering the bedrooms.
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Caring(?) bedrooms, hanging doors, &c. Peter also.
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Painting bedrooms. Peter hanging doors. Stormy day. Had a severe attack of Sciattica.
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Not feeling well. Vinz came up in the evening. Ida went down there a little while.
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Felt a little better. Painted the sitting room. Peter cleaning out bedroom, &c.
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Weather warm & wet. Painting bedrooms. Peter helping Whitney kill hogs. Burden here in the evening.
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Still painting. Peter choring around. Cutting wood &c.
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Peter & I both working for Vinz making a tank. Warm.
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Peter & Ida went to LaConner. I working for Vinz on tank.
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Helped Stewart survey in the morning. Filed Vinz saw & trimmed fruit trees some. Ida & Peter came home at 4 oclock. Frost this morning.
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Staid at home in the A.M. Went to Vinz's in the P.M. Whitney went to town.
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Christmas. Pruned trees & tinkered about the house some.
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Went down to Siegfreds Point & cut a tree for wood.
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Filed a saw for Kalso. Rainy part of the day. Peter cutting wood, &c.
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Began ditching some. Went to LaConner in the P.M. Peter working on the dyke. Frosty.
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Came from LaConner with the furniture. Frost. Peter ditching some, working on house in the P.M. Whitewashing.
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Working on house. Mercury at 24 this A.M. Papering & putting down carpet &c.
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Staid at home all day. Very pleasant day. Allen(?) down here to dinner.
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Went over to Jenni's & got a horse "Prince". Did not do much of anything. Peter went up to LaConner to the dance.
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Peter did not work yesterday. Went to to Siegfreds Point to cut stove wood.
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Went down to cut wood the same as yesterday. Rainy some to day & a strong S.E. wind.
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Raining part of the day. Ditching some. White washing the kitchen in the P.M.
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Did not go any where. George Brown was here and staid all night.
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Rainy day. Started for LaConner with Geo. Brown. Got wet some. Staid at McGlinn's.
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Staid in LaConner & went to a Temperance lecture in the eve by Col. Hawkins. Rainy & warm.
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Came from LaConner in the A.M. & went up to look at some timber land in the P.M. Peter ditching & cutting wood. Whitewashing yesterday.
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Peter & I cutting wood.
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Went to town to see about filing on timber land. Peter at work in the woods.
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Both cutting wood. Had a snow storm. Warm.
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Went down to Vinz's a little while in the P.M. Fine weather.
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Did not do much in the AM dug ditch in the PM.
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Went to LaConner on my way to Olympia for timber land. Cold winter night. Steamer Josephine blew up and killed 8 people.
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Went aboard the Idaho. last night and got to Seattle at 7:30 PM then went aboard the G.E. Starr. [margin: 12 degrees.]
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Went to Olympia and filed on 40 acres of Timber land. Came back to Seattle & next to bed on the Quincy. Mercury down to 10 degrees this A.M. [margin: Cold 10 degrees.]
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Coming home. Got to LaConner at 1.30 A.M. Sat.
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Warmer. Started from LaConner & walked home. Peter working for Vinz cutting wood.
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Pleasant day. Whitneys folks & Mrs. Alexander up in the P.M. also Vinzy.
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Worked around home filing saws, &c. Peter not working in the A.M. Was at the Skagit.
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Went up to Jones's place to cut road to timber land.
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Same as yesterday.
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Rainy in the A.M. went to town in the P.M. Peter ditching.
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Went to the timber & chopped 3 cedars. Al Leamers folks came down in the eve. Stormy day.
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Peter fixing harness & ditching. Al's folks here yet. Whitneys folks arrived from Cal. this A.M.
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Stormy. Al started for LaConner. I went to part way with him.
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Hauled out wood. Finished & got home in good season.
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Went & got a scow load of wood and wheeled it into the yard in the P.M.
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Went to the timber & scowed ditch timber. Vinz went along and helped. Jones working on his canal.
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Went to the woods again. Still cold & frosty.
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Peter went to the break water marsh. I in the woods.
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Peter away yet. I went up and cut down two cedar trees.
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Peter away yet. I filing saws. Got a new one yesterday.
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Sill cold & frosty both went to the woods to cut ditch stuff.
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Mercury down to 14° this morning. Cutting ditch timber.
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Clowdy with cold south wind. Ed Stacey & Arthur Darcy here to dinner.
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Went over to Jennes to work on his barn. High tides.
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Went to the timber cold weather again. Scowing.
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Went to the timber again making ditch timber & shake stuff.
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Went to the woods as usual. Burned a fir tree down.
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Went to the woods as usual. Burned a fir tree down.
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Went to Jennes but had to quit for rain. Cold & windy. Split & sawed wood in the P.M. in the woodshed.
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Peter & I went to Jenni's to work on barn. Rainy.
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Peter went to the woods & I to Jenni's. Still rainy.
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Rainy day did not do much of anything.
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Went to the timber to work. Pleasant. A party tonight at Padilla Hall. Graham boys furnished music.
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Frosty but pleasant. Both went to Jenni's to work on barn.
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Both went to Jenni's, clear & frosty. Had a little party in the evening. I went down to play some.
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Pleasant. Art & Carrie White here to dinner. Had Singing in the P.M. at the Hall. Called on Tillinghasts & Whitneys in the P.M. Garland & Arthur Darcy here in the evening.
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Both went to Jennes to build a tank. Pleasant.
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Peter went to the timber. I to Jennes to work on the tank.
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Went down to Padilla in the P.M. Darcy's folks here in the A.M. & to dinner.
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Cutting stove wood.
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Working on the timber road.
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Working on the timber road.
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Working about home, made a place to put the scow in up where the hay shed is to be.
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Peter hauling manure on the meadow. I went to LaConner, Ida also. [margin: Party at the hall last night & singing school.]
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Pleasant. Took a horse back ride down to Cooks in the P.M.
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Went down to the Point to get a scow load of wood. Began moving the hay press in the P.M.
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Moved the hay press and set it. Fine weather.
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Pressing hay. Vinz & Guss Stroble helping.
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Finished baling hay at three, went down to the store.
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Still clear drying weather. Neighbors all plowing [margin: Whitney began plowing the 13th.]
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Finished hailing in hay & spread straw. Planted some garden stuff, peas, onions, radish, beets, &c. Went to Singing school in the eve.
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Staid at home. Very pleasant. Wrote a letter to George. Whitneys folks went to LaConner in a wagon.
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Fixed up the plows & began plowing at noon. Ground in good order. Fine weather.
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Plowing with two teams.
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Plowing with two teams. The sheriff was here assessing.
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Plowing with two teams. Fine weather.
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Plowing with two teams. Fine weather. Got the fruit trees. Set some out today.
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Threatened to rain but did not much. Went to Singing school in the evening. Plowed as usual.
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Mrs Bowden & Mrs Kelly here to day and last night. Went to church in the P.M. Mr Davis preached.
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Plowing as usual. Fine weather.
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Plowing in the forenoon. Rainy in the P.M.
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Rainy day plowing suspended for some time. Peter unloading the scow load of wood.
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Went up & worked on the canal. Cold & wet.
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Peter went up & set up with Mr Kalso last night. Made a gate & hung out on the County Road. Fixed fence some & set out trees &c &c &c.
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Was home all day as usual. Arthur Darcy here all night last night. Went to the singing school last night. Ida not feeling well enough to go and b gone to Whitneys.
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Working at ditches some. Went up to Jennes in the P.M. & got the mill to clean seed grain.
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Cleaning seed grain in the A.M. Went up to Kalsos & got a load of ditch timber & filled ditches in the P.M.
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Peter filling ditches. I helping wash in the A.M. & ditching in the P.M.
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Gardening, plowing garden, planting potatos, peas, beets, onions, lettuce, &c, &c. Went to the store in the P.M.
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Windy. Plwoing orchard in the A.M. Planted some parsnips. Went to Singing school. Rain some in the night.
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Cold & clowdy. Went down to Whitneys in the P.M.
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Went to LaConner. Still wet & cold.
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Rain again last night. Went up & worked on Jones Canal. Peter began work on new line.
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Ditching in the A.M. Peter in the P.M. I went to the store in the P.M.
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Went up to the timber claim to make floor for hay shed. Baily went along for a witness.
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Ditching in the A.M. Make the Allen line fence in the PM. Still too wet to plow.
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Making fence in the A.M. Peter cutting wood in the P.M. Rain in the P.M.
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Had a bad cold did not go out. Cold & windy.
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Went to LaConner on foot. Peter also to prove up on my timber claim.
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Making fence on the Allen line.
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Making fence on the Allen line. Finished.
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Peter grubbing up roots on the Allen line. I helped wash in the A.M. made a sluice box in the P.M.
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Went to the timber getting out stuff for hay shed.
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Began getting out stuf for Dyking in the patch by the cow pasture. This has been a wet cold stormy week. Arthur White here last night. Ida went to Singing school. I did not. [margin: Heavy West wind at night.]
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Rainy in the A.M. Pleasant in P.M. Went to hear Mr Davis preach in the P.M.
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Went up to the timber ranch to get out stuff for hay shed. Pleasant.
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Working in the garden planting potatos & other vegetables. Peter planted his cabbage 1/3 day lost time.
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Peter began harrowing on the fall plowed land I working in garden, helping wash, &c.
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The schooner Perry here unloading lumber. Peter & I helping in the A.M. Peter harrowing in the P.M.
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Plowing with 2 teams. Land plenty wet enough.
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Plowing with 2 teams. Fine drying weather. Went to Singing school in the eve.
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Pleasant day. Went over to Darcy's in the wagon, Vinz's folks also.
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Plowing on south side of the Allen 80. Pretty wet.
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No rain. Still plowing, slough bank land in first order. Garden stuff is looking well. Hercane oats just coming up.
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Pleasant day. Staid about home all day. Sorry & Guss up in the eve.
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Plowing. Fine drying weather.
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Plowing. Fine drying weather.
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Harrowing & plowing. Planted some corn last night.
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Harrowing & plowing. Began rough harrowing after dinner on the Allen 80. Planted some peas. Went to Singing school in evening.
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Harrowing & plowing. Rather Mr Darcy came over and bought my pigs 6 at 5 dollars each. $30. not paid.
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Plowing & harrowing.
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Seeding & harrowing. Fine weather. Ground dry.
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Grandma came home. Seeding & plowing harrowing.
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Seeding & harrowing till 9 oclock. Quit for rain.
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Peter finished plowing in the P.M. Mr Hurd staid all night last night.
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Seeding & harrowing.
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Finished seeding & sowed for Strobel in the P.M. Peter harrowing with 3 horses.
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Peter harrowing with 3 horses. I sowing for Strobel. Went to Singing in the eve. A party here from LaConner
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Fine drying weather. Went down to the hall in the P.M. to hear Davis preach & took supper with Vinz's folks.
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Peter & I harrowing in oats. I with Whitneys wheel barrow.
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Peter harrowing. I working in the garden hoing oats &c. Warm & dry.
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Peter finished harrowing to day. I working in the garden in the A.M. went to LaConner in the P.M. and to the temperance lecture in the evening.
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Mrs Wallace & family. Dave McCormicks folks & &c staid all night.
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Peter harrowing & setting cabbage & I helping him. Ground pretty dry for the business.
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Moved the tank around by the bedroom & unloaded the scow & worked in the garden some.
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Set cabbage again. Good rain last night.
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Peter fixing fence. I working in the garden. Took the scow load of oats through the canal in the evening.
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Peter & I went to LaConner with a load of oats. Pleasant day. Got back at 9 oclock P.M.
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Peter worked for Vinz. I fixed fence & made a bee hive. Very warm growing weather.
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Went to church in the A.M. & up to Mr Housdens in the P.M.
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Working on boat fixing a new bottom on.
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Went to Joneses to take the scow & Kalsos wagon. Barr Housden died today at 10 oclock.
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Went to the timber with the team fixing road and hauling out timber for hay shed, &c.
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Peter working in the woods. I up to Housdens. Ida went to LaConner last night to the lecture.
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Hauling out timber. Mosquitos pretty thick.
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Very warm day. Working in the timber. The bees swarmed & run away.
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Warm. Good growing weather. Ed Stacey here to dinner.
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Went to the woods and hauled out timbers.
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Hauling out timber. shake bolts, &c. Brought a scow load of rails last night & took the scow back to day.
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Finished hauling wood &c. and brought the teams home. Brought the scow & wagon as far as Callahan's bridge.
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Sawed the rafters for the hay shed. Plowed the potatos and rafted te shed timber up to Jones.
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Peter rafting & hoeing potatos. Ida & I & Tillinghasts folks went to the missionary meeting at Fidalgo. M??? & down to the hall to hear Joe Goodwin in the evening.
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Home all day. Mr Jones & Kelly's folks here.
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Peter working for himself. I working in the garden.
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Peter cultivating for himself. I made a roller to handle timber with & hoeing for Peter in the P.M.
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Hauled the timber over the dyke in the P.M. & seed cabbage in the P.M.
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Both hoeing cabbage all day. Very dry.
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Laying foundation for hay shed.
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Working on hay shed. Very dry & warm.
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Working on hay shed. Very dry & warm.
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Went after water. Ed here this evening.
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Staid at home all day. Warm & dry. Vinz'z folks up here to supper.
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Working on shed planking & putting up rafters.
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Working on shed planking & putting up rafters.
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Working on shed. Still dry.
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Both working on Steel Festival in LaConner.
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Both working on barn as usual making ????s.
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Make shakes & putting them on barn. Grain looking poorly. Heading out short. Hay in blossom.
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Dr. Vernon preached in the Hall at 11 oclock & at Jennings school house at 4 P.M. We attended both place. Mr Housdens people & Arthur Darcy here to dinner.
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Working on hay barn laying floor &c.
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Got Dick Ball's mower & began mowing. Cut about 4 acres. Grass heavy & in good vine to cut the blossom nicely off. Cook brought the rake & 4 P.M.
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Haying. Sawed up the plank for the tank & put it in the shed. Raking in the P.M. & cocking up. Mowed 2 acres more. Grandma went to Nusony's(?).
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Haying. Mowing along the road.
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Haying. Putting up hay, &c.
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Raking & cocking hay. No Singing school this eve.
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Kellys folks here this P.M. Warm & dry.
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Haying & usual.
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Haying. Took the scow through the canal in the eve.
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Haying. Went down to the store & got a load of goods in PO Hanes cart - was up to Jones' in the A.M. & started for water in the P.M. Staid all night at Kellys. Peter haying.
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Went to LaConner & came home with the water in the evening. Peter haying.
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Took the scow up to Jones in the A.M. for shakes. Haying the balance of the day. Jones helping in the P.M.
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Hauling in & putting up hay. Jones helping.
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Lyle Wallace folks here all last night & to day.
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Mowing in the 4 acre piece new meadow. Peter cultivating & hoeing cabbage. I helped him 1/2 day. Finished mowing.
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Hauling in hay in the A.M. & putting up in the P.M. Finished raking.
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Finished cocking up hay for this season & went up to Jones' & got a scow load of shake stuff. Callahans dam went out. Fine hay weather dry & smoky.
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Hauling in hay. Ida in LaConner. Went to Singing in the eve.
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Went to LaConner in the morning to church. Came home at 5 P.M.
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Hauling hay.
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Peter hoeing cabbage. I started to Hanson's but came back. Made shakes in the P.M. Ida came home.
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I went for water. Peter doing cabbage.
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Hauling hay in the A.M. Peter hoing cabbage 1/2 day.
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Peteer hoeing cabbage 1/2 day. Hauling hay 1/2 day.
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Hauling hay all day. Horter(?) broke Doll's colt. Went to the dance a little while in the eve.
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Staid about home all day. Warm & dry.
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Finished hauling hay and made fence some in the bottom of the slough. 45 ft.
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Dyking for Peter on the Foractions(?). Art White here to supper.
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Peter & the folks went to town. I made a sluice box for the slough beyone the barn.
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Digging out the old sluice box beyond the barn. The dam broke & the slough filled with water.
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Put the box in & covered it. Warm & dry.
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Went to the woods & made some shakes. Got ????n to haul it out. Went to Singing in the eve.
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Went to church in the hall in the A.M.
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Finished putting shakes on the barn. Al Leamer here this morning to checkout Whitneys machine.
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Working on the tank & wharf and to Dr. Vernons lecture.
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Working on tank &c. Went to LaConner in the eve.
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Working on tank, putting on the bottom.
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Working on tank & wharfs.
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Working tank & wharfs. Finished tank.
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Staid at home to day most all day. Went down to Tillinghasts in the evening.
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Went after water in the P.M. Made an apron to the sluice box and worked in wharf by the barn some.
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Staid all night at Downings. Came home with the water in the P.M. with two scows.
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Peter dyking for himself. I working on the wagon putting in new axle. Also deepened the scow hole some.. Ida Conner & Miss Ball here visiting.
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Splitting, Peter cleaning out ditches. I went up to Jones with two boats to git ditch timber.
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Hauled out & set in ditch timber.
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Went after water. Otto began cutting oats today. Peter cleaning up the granary to day in the A.M. [margin: Foggy.]
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Fixing binder in the A.M. Otto cutting in the P.M. I cutting my Welcome oats.
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Cleaning out ditch in the A.M. Very foggy. Otto cutting in the P.M.
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Otto cutting all day. I cleaning out ditch.
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Otto cutting in the A.M. Began to rain at 10 A.M. Mended sacks in the P.M.
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Clowdy & rainy. The grain is down very bad. Mr Andrews & Mr Darcy here in the P.M.
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Cutting grain for Otto & for me in the P.M. Down pretty bad.
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Digging potatoes in the A.M. Peter & team cutting for Otto myself in the P.M. Finished the 11 acre piece.
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Peter (cutting for Otto) & team helping him.
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Digging potatoes in the A.M. Misty. I digging in the P.M. Peter & team helping Otto.
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Peter & team helping Otto Kalso. Tillinghasts folks & out went to Fidalgo. Staid all night at Whites.
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Fine weather. Came home in the evening.
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Peter & team helping Otto. I digging potatoes, &c. Heavy S.E. wind & little rain.
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Went to town with Whitneys wagon & got my roller. Peter & team working for Otto. Pleasant day.
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Cutting grain for myself. Crumrine shocking.
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Otto driving for me. Burns came here to work in the P.M. Grain very ripe & good. Mr Dean here from Penn. Crumrine worked 2 hours.
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Harvesting. Fine drying weather. Otto driving for me. Mr Dean staid all night here.
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Cutting grain. Otto driving & Crumrine shocking. I working for Kalso making furniture &c.
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Whitney began threshing. Burns working for him with team & wagon. Otto cutting for me & Peter shocking.
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Burns & team working for Whitney. Otto cutting for me with 2 horses. Frank Darcy cutting in the P.M. Peter shocking.
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Burns threshing for Whitey with team & wagon. Frank cutting in the P.M. Foggy in the A.M.
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Frank cutting in the P.M. Foggy in the A.M. Burns threshing with team & wagon. Began for Otto.
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Burns working for Otto. Too wet to cut oats. Went up to Ed Stacey's in the morning. Peter ditching & mowing oats. I got a boat load of ditch timber.
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Burns threshing at Ottos till 9.30 and to Jennes in the P.M. Frank cutting oats al day one way. I measure my Welcome oats. Had 245 lbs and 6 bushels by measure from 2 lbs seed.
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Burns & team threshing at Jennes. Frank cutting in the A.M. & till 2 P.M. then broke down and went to LaConner. I went to LaConner to help Jones power(?) up.
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Frank finished cutting oats. I finished shocking. Peter ditching in the A.M. Burns & I hauling out wood. Guss hauled a load. Burns & team & Peter working for Whitney in the P.M. Threshing. P O have got the heifer for beef.
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All working for Whitney. 3 men & 5 horses. Whitney threshing. Moved to Allens in the eve.
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Burns & team threshing at Allens till 10 o'clock. Peter & I shocking and ditching. Rain at ten. Began setting the hay press.
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Grading sloughs & cleaning out ditches. Peter & Burns took the scow up for a load of D. timber. Too wet to thresh.
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Burns & team threshing in the A.M. & Peter ditching. Peter working up to Ball's in the P.M. with team & wagon on Otto's account.
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Burdon here after potatoes. Peter working for Otto 6 hours. Rain at 4 P.M.
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Rain all last night and part of to day. A drying wind in the P.M. Peter & Burns cleaning out ditch some in the A.M.
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Peter working for him self in the A.M. Began setting the hay press in the P.M. Burns & Pete helping. John Ball putting grain in my granary.
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Began pressing hay this A.M. but threshed in the P.M. at Allens. 2 teams, 2 men & one wagon. I was too sick with cold to work in the P.M. [margin: Pressed 13 bls hay.]
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(Diary says Oct 12) They finished Allen's & came to my place in the A.M. Threshed 924 sacks. I was too sick to be out.
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(Diary says Oct 13) Pleasant. Threshing at my place. Grain in bad condition. Finished at 5 oclock. Had 1858 sacks all told. About 400 sacks too wet to keep well.
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(Diary says Oct 14) Rain again last night. Peter hauling sacks & Burns also 3/4 of a day. Mr March here a little while.
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(Diary says Oct 15)Peter & Burns threshing for Strobel 2 teams & 1 wagon.
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(Diary says Oct 16) I went to town with old Kate. Peter & Burns threshing for Whitney with 2 teams & one wagon.
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(Diary says Oct 17) Burns & team & wagon threshing for Jenne.
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(Diary says Oct 18) Peter & I hauling in sacks. Peter hauling sacks till 3 oclock. Burns over to Whitneys till 10 oclock & hauled 1 load of sacks. All went to town in the P.M. My team. Burns has worked 23 days. For which I agreed to send him 45 dollars.
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(Diary says Oct 19) Came home with all machinery and hauled sacks in the P.M.
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(Diary says Oct 20) Hauling sacks all day.
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(Diary says Oct 21) Hauling sacks in the A.M. Helping Whitney thresh in the P.M. 2 men team & wagon.
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(Diary says Oct 22) Peter, team & wagon threshing 3/4 day. Dr. Vernon preached at noon. Our folks attended.
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(Diary says Oct 22, now dates correct) Peter, team & myself helping, Whitney threshing.
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Peter helping Otto thresh. Vinz & I stacking straw in the A.M. I hauling sacks in the P.M.
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Peter helping Otto in the A.M. I hauling sacks. Both hauled straw & sacks in the P.M. Finished the sacks. Hauled a load of wood also.
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(Diary says Oct 26)Began plowing. Digging garden still cutting cabbage &c.
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(Diary says Oct 27) Made some crout in the A.M. & split ditch timber. Went to town in the P.M. for Jones. Heavy rain.
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(Diary says Oct 28) Rain again last night. Plowed 3/4 day. Peter putting in ditch timber in the P.M. Mrs. Wilkie & Mrs. O'Laughlin here in the P.M. Had singing school in the evening.
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(Diary says Oct 29) Stormy rain most all last night. Very windy to day. Mrs Wilkie & Mrs O'Laughlin went home. Was down to Whitneys a while in the P.M.
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(Diary says Oct 30) Rainy plowed some in the P.M. Peter hunting ducks. In the P.M. he unloaded the scow & fixed his plow.
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(Diary says Oct 31) Plowing with two teams.
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(Diary says Nov 3) Plowing as usual. Ground in fine order for plowing.
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(Diary says Nov 5) Rather pleasant day. Ida & Mrs. T. went to see Mrs. McKenna. Alf Stacey was here. Said Harvey Wallace was dead. John Ball put in his dam this evening.
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(Diary says Nov 6) Plowing in the east end of ranch. Peter working for himself.
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(Diary says Nov 7) Peter working for him self in the A.M. & I also hauling straw. He worked for me in the P.M. filling ditch. Plowed till 4 P.M. then quit for rain.
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(Diary says Nov 8) Plowing. Peter working for himself.
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(Diary says Nov 9) Plowing. Peter working for himself.
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(Diary says Nov 10) Plowing in the A.M. Rain in the P.M. Peter not working. Ground getting quite wet.
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(Diary says 11) Rained hard all last night. Split ditch timber in the A.M. and went up to Jones to get a load of wood in the P.M.
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(Diary says 12) Rainy day.
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(Diary says 13) Went out & plowed some for ditches & brought in the plow. Int the P.M. sorted over grain. Peter working for himself in the A.M.
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(Diary says 14) Splitting ditch timber in the A.M. Peter working for him self all the P.M. I hauled out a load of timber.
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(Diary says 15) Filling ditches in the A.M. Looking at the dyke in the P.M. Peter covering cabbage in the P.M.
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(Diary says 16) In the A.M. filled ditches. Peter working for him self in the P.M. I went to Jones to get a load of wood.
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(Diary says 17) Unloaded the scow & filled ditch some. Went up to Jones in the P.M. & got a load of timber ditch.
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(Diary says 18) Rainy day. Whites folks here in the evening and all night last night. Ida & I went to LaConner.
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(Diary says 20, skipped 19) Chilberg said good oats now worth $26 per ton yesterday. Was down at Whitneys a little in the P.M.
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(Diary says 21) Set the hay press & filled ditches.
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(Diary says 22) Pressing hay. Guss Stroeble began about 2.30 P.M.
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(Diary say 23) Rain most all day. Pressing hay. Have 76 bales to night.
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(Diary say 24) Rainy. Baling hay. Guss Stroeble helping.
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(Diary say 25) Ditto.
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(Diary say 26) Baling hay. Have 179 bales up to date.
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(Diary say 27) Cold weather with an inch of snow on the ground.
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(Diary say 28) Cold and winterish. Baling hay.
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(Diary say 29) Baling hay. Rainy again.
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(Diary say 30) Finished baling hay at 11 P.M. Had 261 bls. Working unloading ditch timber splitting wood &c. Heavy S.E. gale all day.
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(Diary says 29, back in sync) Did not do much anything. Stormy. Lands all full of water. Everywhere.
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John Balls dam went out this morning about 3 A.M. Callahans new land is flooded with freshwater. John's also. Pleasant day to day. Little cooler.
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Ditching in the A.M. dyking to bal. in the P.M. for Peter. Took the wheels off the wagon and the ???? off.
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Peter working for him self. I went to LaConner with the wagon wheels. Borrowed money of Otto & paid small debts about town.
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Came home from LaConner & went up to Otto Kalso. Got $300 Dollars of Otto Kalso for 10 % interest.
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Peter working for him self. I cleaning out old ditch out by the north side of the meadow and filling also.
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Filling ditch some. Hunting in the P.M. Whites folks here in the eve. Had a dance in the evening.
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Weather warm & spring like. Mr Whites folks this evening was all down to Vinz's house in the P.M.
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Peter working for him self. I ditch some out in the Allen 80.
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Ditto yesterday. Fine weather for work.
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Working same as yesterday.
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Ditto. All same.
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Ditto. All same. Shot a goose.
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Peter working for me to day. Splitting ditch timber. It has been fine weather with frosty night for the last 7 days. Thermometer down to 28° or 30. Steamer in last night for Jennes grain. Vinz has been busy this week hauling straw to cover his cabbage. [margin: Preparation are being made for a Christmas tree.]
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Clear frosty & pleasant. Whitneys here calling in the P.M. We were down to Whitneys & Tillinghasts in the evening. Warm tonight.
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Whitneys folks & out went to LaConner and attended the Primary. Was elected delegate to the 1st Skagit County Convention. Peter hauling wood with Whitneys wagon. Fine spring-like weather.
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Hauling out ditch timber in the A.M. Rainy in the P.M. Peter splitting wood in the P.M.
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Hauling out ditch timber in the A.M. I worked for Peter in the P.M.
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Killed the pig in the A.M. Milton Leamer came to day from Montana with frozen feet, which are very painful.
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Went to LaConner to tend the Convention. Staid all night.
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Staid in LaConner & went to church heard Mr Vanderwater preach. Came home in the P.M.
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Stormy s.E. gale the steamer left today with Whitneys oats. Went to the Christmas tree in the eve. Had a fine time.
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Not a very pleasant day out of doors, but pleasant in side. The children are happy to day with their presents.
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Stormy day not doing much.
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Went to LaConner and got my wagon wheels. Had a fair tide both ways.
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Began cleaning seed oats. Peter working 8 hours.
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Sold Bourdon a lot of damaged grain yesterday & Thomas some today. Cleaning grain. Peter also.
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Cleaning grain. Went down to Whitneys in the eve to hear Joe Goodwin play the violin. He was here last night with the other young folks.
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Cleaning grain all day. Had the highest tide of the season to day. It has been a very warm & wet week.
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Staid at home very quiet Sunday. We are reading "His Sombre Rivals".
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Cleaning grain. Peter also.
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Went to LaConner to tend election. Rainy day.
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Cleaning grain. Bad weather.
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Cleaning grain. Whitneys folks up this evening.
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Cleaning grain. Reading "The Scarlet Letter".
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Cleaning grain. Whitneys & Tillinghasts & S????? were up to eat popcorn & molasses candy. Pleasant.
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Pleasant quiet Sunday.
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Cleaning grain as usual. Fine weather.
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Cleaning grain 1/2 Mr. Burdon here in the eve.
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Cleaning grain.
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Went to LaConner. Staid at home all night. Peter dyking. Fine winter weather.
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Came home from LaConner in the P.M. Filed a saw for Kalso. Went to Callahan's party in the eve.
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Very pleasant weather. Cool & clear.
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Cleaning oats.
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Cleaning oats.
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Peter, Ida & Milt went to LaConner. Party in the eve.
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Cleaning oats.
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Cleaning oats, buy fine weather.
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Cleaning grain.
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Cleaning grain.
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Finished cleaning grain. Sold a load of stuff to Callahan. Oats & carrots.
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Fixing a saw and writing up a lease.
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Went to LaConner. Milt started for Montana. Staid all night at LaConner.
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Cold & clear went to town and brought Ida home in the eve. Mercury at 10.
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Staid at home doing nothing the coldest morning of the season. Mercury at 7°.
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Crumrine & Stearns down and signed the lease yesterday, I also. Clear & cold.
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Went to the Ridge in the P.M. to see Shuster(?). He is to deliver me 5 cord of ditching timber. Ready for the ditch. Sold Mr Cook 2 1/2 tons of hay yesterday.
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Cool & pleasant. Ida went to LaConner with Whitneys.
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Went up to my timber ranch with Peter to help him split rails. Weather cool, ground covered with snow and frozen.
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Cold blustering weather. Whitneys folks and Aunt Lou were up here calling and we went down there in the evening. This has been the coldest Feb since we have lived in this country and the coldest winter since 74 & 5.
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Snow again till last night. Ed & Mary was here & the Wallace boys from California. Ida went to town with Ed Stacey to get teeth fixed.
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Colder heavy North East snow storm.
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Thermometer down to 10 this morning. Snow 10 in deep and drifted some. Snowing again in the afternoon.
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Warmer today. But the slough is frozen up. So I could not go to LaConner. Snow melting some. I am reading "Foot Print of Time". Ida came home this eve.
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Sold Callahan 20 acres of timber land. Snow went off to day. Not doing much.
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Rainy day not doing much. Went to the wood with Peter to make rails
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Was at home. Had visitors from Padilla.
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Rainy in the A.M. Not doing much.
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Loaded up a load of hay for Mr Cook. Worked for Tillinghast in the P.M. on tank.
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Started for Cooks with hay at 6 A.M. Tillinghast with us got back at 5 P.M.
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Staid at Tillinghasts & Whitneys all day. Pleasant.
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Went to LaConner and took the organ and left it with Martin. Whitney began plowing. Fine weather.
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Working in the orchard transplanting trees, &c. Ground in fine rain. Packing up to go to PA.
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Sold Callahan & Peck some hay. Took Pecks note for $44.70. Weighed out Seamons(?) hay.
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Started for LaConner. Went up as far as Kellys and staid all night. Cold north wind.
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Went to LaConner & put up at the McGlinn house.
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Spent the day in LaConner sacking trunks, &c.
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Went to the dedication of the Baptist Church. Saw Mr. Lyle Wallace baptized..
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Staid in LaConner. Settled up with Crumrine & Stearns. Got all ready for a start.
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Started East at 3 oclock in the morning. Had a rough day. Folks all seasick. Got to Seattle at 3 P.M. & started for Tacoma and around at 7 P.M.
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Went to Portland today. arrived at 4 P.M. Went to the Quimby House.
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Staid all day in Portland.
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Started from Portland at 1 o'clock and travelled all night.
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Travelled from Umatilla to Spokane Falls. Our baggage was put on the Express today.
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Travelling all day through Montana. Was at Missoula at 2 P.M.
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Traveling through Mont. and Dakota.
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Still going in Dakota.
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Went through Minn. and arrived in St. Paul at 7:30 PM. Went to the Sherman house and staid all night.
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Started from St. Paul at 12:45 P.M. Travelled all day & all night.
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Arrived in Chicago this morning Early and took Breakfast. Started at 8.50 for Buffalo.
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Got in Buffalo at 3.50 and left again at 8.40 and arrived in LaPlume at 7.25 P.M. took supper at Holgates and got home at 8 P.M.
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Staid in the house all day. It was a rainy day. Did lots of talking &c.
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Saw George this P.M. on his return from Scranton.
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Pleasant day went down to LaPlume. Saw the improvements then went to George Baileys. Father went to Scranton.
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Staid at home in the A.M. & went down to Factoryville in the P.M. Saw Aunt & Grandma also Grandpa Green & some other folks. Clowdy.
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Staid at home all day. Uncle Byron was here and Holgates folks in the P.M.
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Went with George to Dalton in the morning. Staid about home in the P.M.
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Went to the saw mill in the A.M. Did not do much in the balance of the day.
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Mercury down to 15° with a strong wind. Blowing a gale. Went to Church at F.
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Cold & windy. Helped Father some tap over trees. Went down to the Post office in the P.M. A little sap run.
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Helped gather sap in the A.M. Staid in the house and read East Lyme in the P.M.
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Staid around home all day except going to the post office. Went up to the woods in the eve & gathered sap some. Sap running first rate.
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Staid in the house most of the day reading East Lyme. Went to the post office in the P.M.
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Went to F. for church in the A.M. George got lost.
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Good sap weather. Was up to the woods.
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Gathering sap. 40 barrels in the P.M. The best sap day of the season.
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Gathered sap some. Rain & snow very disagreeable.
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Gathered 30 barrels of sap this A.M. Boiling in the P.M. Very disagreeable weather. Ida went to Holgates and got a tooth fixed(?).
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Worked up to the woods some boiling sap.
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Helped gather buckets in the A.M. & went to Factoryville in the P.M. to see Grandpas folks & Aunt Ida & the girls also.[margin: Pleasant.]
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Went to church & S.S. in the A.M. Mrs Leighton folks were up here in the P.M.
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Fine weather. Went down to help Isaac wrap up seeds.
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Dito yesterday. Clowdy & damp.
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Working for Isaac. Clowdy but not much rain. Got money from Andrews & letter from Whitney.
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Working for Isaac. Geo went to Scranton.
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Working for Isaac. The organ came yesterday. Mr Dean's folks were over this eve.
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Working for Isaac in the A.M. Staid at home in the P.M.
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Went to Dalton to church. Heard Mr Spencer preach. Ed Leighton called on us to day.
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Worked for Isaac. Cold. Clear.
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Worked for Isaac. Colder.
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Mercury down to 23° this A.M. Washing buckets today.
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Fine drying weather. Working on the strawberry plants. Getting ready to sent them out.
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Sitting strawberries. Cool weather.
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Setting strawberries in the A.M. and went to Scranton in the P.M. Ida & the children also.
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Spent the day with Arthurs folks at Green Ridge. Very warm & pleasant.
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Spent the day in Scranton. Went over to Haycks and went to the bell ringers in the eve.
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Spent the day in Scranton and came home in the evening. Colder.
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Did not do much of anything. Father finished sowing oats. Arthur & his folks were up to spend Sunday.
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Went to church in the morning. Rainy day.
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Rainy part of the day. Set strawberries some. Rainy.
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Part of the day. Ground too wet to do anything. got a letter from Arthur White.
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Staid at home. Rained. Filed saws.
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Set plants & made boxes. Rained.
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Had thunder shower for change. Tinkered.
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Rained. Went to Dunning with Father. Ida went to Factoryville on the k??rs.
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Went to Factoryville to church and up to see Alanson Briggs in the P.M.
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Went to Scranton to see Barnum. Ida & the children staid down to Arthurs till Tuesday.
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Helped Geo. cut strawberries, &c.
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Helped plant potatos some. Will Greene was here a little while.
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Started for Phila. Arrived at 4.50. Went and saw Nettie & took supper with her. Put up at Bingham House, S.E. Cor of 11 & Market St.
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Spent the day sight seeing. Went to the Dunn Museum. Saw a game of B.B., the Mint & Hall, &c.
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Went to Fairmont Park & Waterworks, & Love(?) Gardens and to Chestnut St. Opera House in the eve.
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Went to church & to see Nettie. Took dinner with her. Went to the academy of Paintins & Fine Arts. In the eve staid with Nettie till 11 oclock.
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Started for home at 8.20 arrived at 6.45 P.M.
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Working about home.
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Working about home. Planting potatos &c.
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Working in the A.M. went to Factoryville in the eve. Ida & Nettie went on the Carr.
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Setting out tomatoes. &c. Very hot. 87.
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Hot 87 in the shade. Planted corn in the P.M.
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Went to hear Mr. McDermott, the M.E. pastor.
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At work at various jobs.
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Ditto. Cooler this week.
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Taking up plants, setting plants & hoeing strawberries.
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Heavy frost this A.M. 29°. Strawberries killed, planting potatos & hoing berries.
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Mercury at 29. Grapes killed. Working in garden in the A.M. went to Decoration in the P.M.
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Some warmer. Digging plants and hoing strawberries.
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Hoeing, &c. Warm & dry.
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Working in the garden in the A.M. Father & I went fishing in the P.M. No luck. Warm & dry.
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Hoeing & watering strawberries.
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Pulled weeds in the strawberry bed, &c.
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Not doing much in the A.M. went to Covenent meeting in the P.M. at Factoryville and to the Academy entertainment in the evening.
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Ida went to church in the A.M. & I went to the Sunday School meeting in the evening. Lottie Clay here.
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Sent a letter to Whitney. Helped shear sheep.
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Had a fine shower last night. Warm & sultry. Hoeing potatos some.
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Finished shearing sheep & went spearing in the eve. Got five good eels and home at 12 oclock.
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Working on the road in the A.M. and hoeing strawberries in the P.M. fine growing weather.
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Picked berries a little while in the morning.
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And hoed corn the balance of the day. Geo went to Scranton & Wilkes-Barre.
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Went to Factoryville to church. Heard Rev S. W. Putnam preach a fine sermon.
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Having and picking berries. Warm & dry. Mercury standing a 40 in the A.M. and at 80 in the P.M.
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Ida started for Scranton to see Nettie. I hoeing & picking berries.
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Picking berries. Warm & dry.
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Ida came home from Scranton. Work ditto yesterday.
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Commencement day at Keystone Academy. Picked berries in the A.M. & went down to Factoryville in the P.M. Took supper with Aunt.
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Very warm. Above 90 in the shade for the last 3 days. Picking berries in the A.M. & making wire fence in the P.M. Had peas for dinner.
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Ida went to Church. Staid at home & read Uncle Tom's Cabin. Warm & dry.
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Picked berries in the A.M. Hoeing in the P.M. Warm.
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Went over to Mr Stevens. Staid all night. Rained a nice rain to night.
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Came home from Stevens. Picked berries.
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Hoeing & picking berries. Nice weather.
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Hoeing & picking berries. Nice weather.
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Went to church at Factoryville. Heard Elder Spencer preach. Geo Baileys' folks were up this P.M.
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Picking berries & hoeing. Had thunder shower.
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Picking berries all day. Netties folks came up in the evening from Scranton.
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Remained at home in the A.M. and in the P.M. also Arthurs' folks here all day. Shower in the evening. Warm day.
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Picked berries in the A.M. Rainy in the P.M.
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Went to church and down to Holgates & Geo Baileys in the P.M.
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Picking berries & hoeing.
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Picking berries & currants.
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Picking berries & binding wheat.
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Picking berries & currants.
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All went down to Aunt Frank Leightons. Warm day called at Holgates in the eve.
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Went to Covenent meeting & to Grandpa's. Rainy eve. Got my watch fixed.
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Clowdy & rainy. Did not go to church.
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Went to Factoryville to church.
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Picking berries & haying.
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Picking berries & haying.
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Picking berries & haying.
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Picking berries & hunting wood chucks.
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Went to Wilkes-Barre & Scranton. Sent a letter and a 100 dollar money order to R.E. Whitney.
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Went on a fishing ex. to Nicholson Lake.
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Staid at home. Rained all the P.M.
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Rainy part of the day. Picking berries.
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Raining this morning and P.M. also.
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Went fishing over to Manchester Pond. No luck. Uncle Pard's folks were over here.
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Came home on the mail train. Went to the steel mill. Our folks cutting oats.
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Picking berries some. Went to Essie Bailey's to tea.
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Binding oats in the A.M. Went berrying in the P.M.
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Went to Hyde Park to musical picnic. Saw Briggs.
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Went berrying in the A.M. Aunt Hannah & Uncle By here. Went to Geo Bailey's in the P.M.
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Bound oats in the A.M. & went fishing in the P.M.
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Rainy day. Did not go to church. Leighton's folks here.
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Wrote to A.G.T. Went to Factoryville in the A.M. and berrying in the P.M. McAlpines folks here.
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Staid at home. Bound oats some & hunted wood chucks some. Pleasant weather.
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Went to Honesdale over the Gravity road with Baileys & Tillinghasts folks on invitation of H.A. Mace. Returned to LaPlume at 6.30. Found Ida Green here visiting.
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Said at home. Hunted woodchucks in the P.M. Shot 3. Warm & pleasant.
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Grandma Green's birthday. Went to the party for her at Uncle Pardons. Got home at 8 P.M. Warm day.
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Mercury at 88 on the cold side of the house. Went to Factoryville in the fore noon to church. Haines preached.
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Staid about home. Shot 4 red squirrels & helped dig potatos some for Scranton market.[margin: Hot.]
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Went to Waverly. Spent the day at Uncle John Stones and at Mr. McAlpines.
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Went up to Will Green's. A man killed yesterday on the B.R. at LaPlume.
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Staid at home. Father went to the picnic, Geo. also. Mercury at 90 in shade.
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Staid at home in the P.M. went to Geo Baileys in the P.M. Rainy. Saw Helen Bailey.
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Went down to Geo Baileys and in the P.M. went with Geo to Scranton. Staid all night at Netties.
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Went to the Penn boe Church and back to Netties to dinner and came home in the eve.
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Frost this morning. Mercury at 35°. Cut vine some in low places. Dug potatos some.
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Went to New York in Carr with Geo. Pat. Arrived at 3.30 P.M. Had a fine ride.
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Went to Factoryville in the P.M. to see Aunt & Grandpas folks. Warm.
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Staid at home in the A.M. & went to Scranton to stay with Netties folks in the P.M. or evening. I got there at 8.30 P.M. Hot.
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Went to church at Green Ridge. Very hot- Mercury at 98 in the shade at Scranton.
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Came home from Scranton. Mercury at 90. Our folks digging potatos and picking fruit, &c. [margin: 90°]
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Went to the Elmira Ex. and N.Y. State Fair. Had a very good time. Father went also. Warm. [margin: 90°]
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Got home from fair at 2.15 P.M. Warm. Began packing trunks. Father at the fair. [margin: 90°]
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F. came home last eve. We went to Factoryville and got tickets. Stopped at Aunt Phoebe's.
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Packing trunks, &c.
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Went to Scranton to see Buffalo Bill.
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Staid at home with mother. The rest went to church. Was down to Geo Baileys in the P.M. Laura Dean came over in the eve.
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Finished fixing trunks in the A.M. & started from LaPlume at 1.45. Geo with us as far as Binghamton. Arrived in Buffalo at 10.30 P.M. Went to the Benstlen(?) House.
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Arrived in Chicago at 9 A.M. and in Davenport at 5.40. Went to Carl Staceys and staid all night.
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Went out to Mr Hyde's and staid all night.
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Went to Davenport and got a trunk with Mr Hyde.
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Went with Mr Hyde to Geo Leamers. Staid all night at Osbourns.
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Went to Mr McGinnis in the eve. Staid all night.
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Went to Aunt Martha Leamer's and back to Uncle Wms in the evening. Rainy.
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Went out to Long Grove to see Mr Brownlee's folks. Got home at 6.45.
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Went back to Mr Hydes in the P.M.
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I went to Davenport with Geo Hunt. Got home at 5 P.M. Rained this eve.
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Staid at Mr Hydes all day lonesome day. Rainy at night.
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Went to Davenport and put up at the Ackley house and in the eve went to Mr Moores.
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Got up at 4.30 and left D. at 5.20 and arrived in Missouri Valey at 9 P.M. and went to bed.
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Spent the day at Clarks and watching a threshing machine.
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Staid at Clarks Ranch all day.
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Picked up potatos & picked corn.
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Went to the Indian Res. to Church. Had a picknick day.
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(seems out of place: Gave George Sisson note for $200. dated Oct 1st 1884 to draw interest at 1 % per annum. He to pay cash of carrying money to & from Pa to Washington. Payable on demand.)
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(entry 2) Went to LaConner. Staid at McGlinns.
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The balance of Nov was stopping at Whitney's working for him most of the time on the Bradley House & on the dyke for self. Nov has been a very fine month for out door work every one has all plowed that they want to plow this season. Hay is offered at 8.00 per ton but little selling.
The balance of Nov was stopping at Whitney's working for him most of the time on the Bradley House & on the dyke for self. Nov has been a very fine month for out door work every one has all plowed that they want to plow this season. Hay is offered at 8.00 per ton but little selling.
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Up with the children most of last night. Had Dr. Calhoun. Mercury down to 22° this A.M. Worked on dyke in the P.M.
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Went to town and came home on the Merwin. Got a stove. Snowing some to day.
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Snowing hard to day. Old Prince got cash today.
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Mercury to 16° this A.M. Snow 7 inches deep. Aunt Lou & Mr Butters went to town on a sled. The schooner Lake at Whitneys for hay. Jenne sold his grain at 17.25 per ton on the 13th to Crosby. C & S. sold a week ago for $16.25 and have paid $3.00 of the rails.
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Aunt Lou & Mr Butters married. Party in the hall this eve.
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(entry 2)Weather growing warmer and the snow going off. Working on the Bradley house 8 hours.
(entry 2)Weather growing warmer and the snow going off. Working on the Bradley house 8 hours.
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(entry 1)Thawing today. Working on the house.
(entry 2)Still warmer. working on house 8 hours painting.
(entry 2)Still warmer. working on house 8 hours painting.
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Warm & wet; painting on the house as usual. Frost nearly out of the ground and lots of water over it.
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Heavy rain all night and the highest tide of the season this A.M. Jones place flooded. Painting 6 hours and 2 hours on the dyke. Making gate to S. box.
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Rainy. Land flooded with fresh water. Painting 8 hours. Mercury standing at 50.
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Little cooler and no rain. Land still flooded. Painting 8 hours. Stroebel moving to town to day.
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Fixed saw for Peter in the A.M. and moving the lumber (unreadable),Allen helping some (unreadable) have 6 more (unreadable).
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Moving and fixing up the house. Took supper by ourselves this eve. Worked on the B. house 2 hours. Fix my chimneys. Pleasant day.
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Painting out side 6 hours. Frost. Foggy day. Got the first Eastern mail of the year last night.
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Painted & marked grain 4 hours. Then went to Utsalady on the Monroe to see about getting lumber for a house.
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Staid in Utsalady until 3 P.M. Came to LaConner on "Quincy" and staid all night. Bought a bill of lumber. Staid at McGlinn's all night. Paid $200. on lumber.
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Staid in LaConner till 3 P.M. then walked home. Snowed all day. Very hard walking. Got home at 6 P.M.
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Stormy day. Did not do much. Borrowed 50 old sacks of Sterns to get saw dust in. Bowden after Seaman's grain to day. Snow 7 inches deep this A.M.
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Raining and freezing this A.M. Very disagreeable weather. Began writing in this book today. (unreadable) at night. Bowden here in the (unreadable) also Aunt Lou & Mr Butters, Mrs T. for a call.
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Helped fix up the house some. Filed a saw for Mr Butters. Fine weather.
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Filed a saw for Whicker and moved in books & case some. Rather pleasant weather. Tides low.
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Went to LaC with A.G.T. in Whitneys boat. Pleasant day. Got home at 8 P.M. Whitney some better to day. Got 2 boxes of apples & sack graham 25.
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Stormy day in the A.M. The "Bob Irving" here for grain at my place and I rec'd $200. more rent. Making $500 in all. $100 still to come.
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Filed a saw for Peter in the A.M. worked on the wood house and water barrel 6 hours. Otto signed his note to day. Mr Callahan here this P.M. or eve. Sent orders for lumber for A.G.T. & Sterns.
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Clowdy & a little rain. Worked 8 hours for W. filing saws & making steps for the house.
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Pleasant day. Staid at home all day reading & writing. Aunt Lou & Mr Butters gave us a call.
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Worked on the house 8 hours. Hanging paper & fixing foundation. Stoeble & Peter started for Olympia. A.G.T. went to LaConner. Fine weather for work.
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Worked 4 hours in the A.M. hanging paper. Allen's baby died last night. In the P.M. made a coffin for the baby. Aunt Lou came over this eve to help cover & finish.
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Allen's baby buried today. Nettie not very well. Finished the coffin and worked about the house for my self in the A.M. Worked for W. boarding up around the house in the P.M. 4 hours.
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Rained 3 hours. Went to town to get medicine for Nettie. Grandma came home with me. Borrowed Ann's boat. Nettie has sore knee.
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Rained too much to do much out of doors. Spent the time drawing house plan. In the P.M. helped Peter on his house. 4 1/2 hours.
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Rainy day most of the day. Reading in the A.M. and over visiting with R.E.W. in the P.M. Nettie getting better. Wrote to Geo in the eve.
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Puttied in the window lights one hour and worked on Butters tank 4 hours. Wind still blowing from the S.E. Bowden unable to get in. Dave Foster sick with diphtheria.
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The schooner got in and we unloaded lumber all day. Windy but no rain. Crumrine & Sterns helped me in the P.M.
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Finished unloading lumber. Pleasant day, very like spring. Went to LaConner in the P.M. & staid all night went to church in the P.M. eve. Bowden went to town with me.
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Came from LaConner in the A.M. Sent money to Utsalady for lumber. Brought home my bureau. In the P.M. went to the "45 ft slough" to fix box. Worked 2 1/2 hours. Very pleasant day. The grass is getting quite green. Polson's oats sold lately for $1.10 in Frisco.
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Light frost this A.M. Worked on Mr Butter's tank & Tillinghasts folks went clamming tonight. First grass is 3 inches high in many places.
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The clammers are not home yet. Staid at home in the A.M. & wrote to Geo. Peter here to dinner. Went up to Callahans & got some Welcome oats in the P.M. Pleasant day. Whitney still in bed most of the time. Arlie not very well.
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Not so pleasant to day. Snowing a little most of the day. The folks came home at 10. Working 8 hours. 1 1/2 hours on Butter's tank and 6 1/2 hours on Whitneys big tank across the slough. Amos helping me. Cold disagreeable N.E. storm in the eve.
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Worked for Whitney 9 hours making E. troughs. Rainy but not cold.
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L. Wallace was here and staid all night last night. Working on tank across the slough 9 hours. Clowdy and showery. Rained hard last night.
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Rainy day. Made window frames 6 hours for Peter & filed a saw. Was over to Tillinghasts in the eve. Cut my finger.
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Settled up with Whitney in the A.M. Worked on tank 3 hours in the P.M.
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Not doing much in the A.M. Worked on Whitneys tank 2 1/2 hours in the P.M. Rainy & muddy.
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Rainy part of the day. Was over to Whitneys in the eve. Butters & Tillinghasts folks here in the eve.
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Working for Whitney 9 hours on the shed by the hay barn. Nice weather to work.
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Tillinghast & Ida went to town. Sterns & myself hauling & stacking out lumber. Fine weather.
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Helped Whitney turn over the tank then hauled lumber until about 4 P.M. and quit for rain. Sterns & Amos helped. Til & Ida came home from town at noon.
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Strong S.E. wind. Piled lumber in the A.M. Sterns helped some. Got a Doz fruit trees from O. Dickinson. With Whitneys. Worked for Whitney 4 hours in the P.M. on tank & scow.
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Worked for Whitney 8 hours on shed. Putting on shakes. Alf Stacey here to dinner. Fine day.
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Working for R.E.W. on scow and marking oats 8 hours. Filed a saw for Whicken just night.
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Cold drying north wind to day. The steamer Quincy here for a load of Whitneys oats. Halt B. got his fingers jammed on scow plank. Very pleasant day, was over to Whitneys & Baileys. Pady O'Hare here in the P.M.
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Sent a letter to George. Worked for W. 8 1/2 hours pruning orchard.
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Filed a saw for Peter in the A.M. then went to look for ax on the dyke. Pruned trees for Whitney & staked out land for Butters. 5 1/2 hours.
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Worked for W 4 hours trimming ochard. Began dressing porch posts for myself in the P.M.
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Rain & hail. Worked in the granary dressing posts & pruned trees some for myself. Alf Stacey here in the eve. Hard west wind.
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In the A.M. went with alf Stacey to look at the Dick's ranch. Found lots of water. In the P.M. sowed timothy end on the dyke and pruned fruit trees for self.
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Windy but rather pleasant. Went to church and to Tillinghasts a little while. Fred & Blanche went home at 3.30 P.M.
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Worked 9 1/2 hs pruning orchard. Rained some in the evening. Art White here this eve to fix the Post Office papers. Whitney & myself went on the postmasters bond for 1000 dollars.
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Cleaveland's day. Went to Joneses to help him make a road out to the marsh. Rain part of the day. Ar. White over here this eve.
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Fixed Butters saw. Made a pair of clothes bars & planed porch posts. Finished them. Rainy day.
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In the A.M. it rained and I dressed planks for a tank to the new house. In the P.M. worked 5 hours pruning orchard for Whitney. North wind in the P.M.
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Pruned trees for W. 3 hours and for myself 1 hour. In the P.M. went down the dyke and sawed wood for myself on saw log.
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Beautiful day. Went up to Sterns in the P.M. T & B's folks went to the beach. Walking. Picked a fine boquet of pansies, daisies and wild currants are also in bloom. Ground very wet, but drying fast.
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Fine weather. Warmest day since last fall. Filed saws, pruned orchard for self and planted some plums stones(wild) also hazel nuts. Rec'd a letter from G.S. with an acct of weather very cold.
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Went up to my timber lot to cut ditch timber. Sterns worked with me. Cut my foot some and my boot more. Grass growing finely. Stock doing well without any feeding.
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Frank White here this A.M. Went to the timber to work sawing ditch timber. Peter working for me to day. Weather warm & springy. Crumrine & Sterns worked on company dyke or dam for me 2 1/2 days and myself 1/2 day which is not charged.
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Working in the timber making ditch timber. Sterns & Peter also. Very fine day. Heard that Mrs Ri?? was dead.
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Fine growing weather. Tillinghast uncovering cabbage. I went to the timber to make ditch timber. Peter also. Have 13 or 14 cords made this week and road to it about finished.
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Working in the woods, Sterns & Peter also. Finished & brought home the tools. Have 16 cords of ditch & shingle timber. Made some rails & posts and the road in good shape to get it out. Fine weather all this week.
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Staid about home in the A.M. Went over to Whitneys in the P.M. Fine day. Was over to Aunt Lou's to hear Joe Goodwin in the eve. Fine N. lights to night. Wrote a letter to Geo.
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Set out some trees and worked in garden & orchard until noon. Had a fine view ot the eclipse. In the P.M. worked for W. 5 hours. Selling out fruit trees. Ground in fine order. W. began plowing with one team. Earl driving it. Planted a few potatos.
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Set out trees for W. 5 hours in the A.M. Planted some peas & dug ditch for self in the P.M. Whitney went to LaC for the first time this year. Ground is fine order. Most of the neighbors plowing.
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Ditching in the house lot for my self. Helped tip the scow over in the P.M.
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Ditching as usual. Splendid weather. Rec'd a letter from George.
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Ditching. A good many teams plowing. I think this is the finest March I ever saw.
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Ditching in building spot. Have 75 rods dug, 2 spadings deep. Foggy in the A.M. Crumrine plowing with 2 teams.
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Wrote a letter to Geo. Walked out a little in the P.M. Very pleasant drying weather. Tillinghast & Butters folks Went to Hat Island today for clams, &c
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In the A.M. went down the dyke & got a boat load of stove wood & then pumped scow for Whitney till 11.40. Land drying very fast. Farmers all plowing. Sawing wood in the P.M.
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Finished sawing up my wood log & split it up. Fixed saw 1 hour for Lee Bradley. Split stove wood till dinner time. Planted garden stuff on Whitneys land in the P.M. Peas, potatos, turnips, lettuce, Onions &c. Went to T's to get some seed in the eve. Very pleasant weather.
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Spent the day making and setting out a strawberry bed up on out own place.
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Pleasant drying weather. Sowing timothy seed for Whitney, picked some wild lillies. Sowed seed all day.
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Went to Jenne's with Pete to make a tank. Joe Bradley died this A.M. in Seattle.
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At Jenne's making tank. Peter also. Clowdy but no rain. Farmers putting in last licks.
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Pleasant day. Mr Jorgenson down with a buggie from LaC. The peas are coming up. Had some radishes from Tillinghast gardens. Found blue grass over 2 ft high. Mr Brooks the minister here in the eve to practice singing for the funeral tomorrow.
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Made some grafting was and went to the funeral in the A.M. Fine day. There was a large turnout to the funeral, about 100 people. Grandma Leamer & Guss Stroebel here to dinner. Split wood and fixed a saw in the P.M.
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Went to the timber and cut found a tree stuff. Peter with me. Still dry weather. Ball breaking on new land.
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Still fine weather. I working on tank for Jenne. Finished making. 4 days. Sterns sowing 11 acres of oats.
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Spent this day staking out the channel to Indian slough. Fred White & Blanche Clark over today. Roy Carter here yesterday & today.
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Mr Brooks preached to day in the hall. Roy, Fred & Blanche here to dinner. Rain a little in the P.M. Eva & Nelson also Earl & Peter called on us in the P.M.
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Stuck out lumber in the granary in the A.M. & cut wood in the P.M. down side of the dyke. Whitney finished sowing oats on this side of the slough. Ground getting pretty dry. Peas, turnips, radishes &c up. Light frost this A.M.
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Quite a heavy frost this A.M. 31°. Worked for Whitney to day 10 hours. Moving Aunt Lou's chicken house 10 hours.
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Working for Whitney 10 hours. Sowing seed, filing saw, fixing fence & plane wood, &c. Frost again this A.M. Clear & pleasant. Ground getting pretty dry. Grandma L. here to day. She is keeping house for Alf Stacey.
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Working for Whitney all day making fence & chickenhouse for Mrs. B.
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Helping Bob Woodburn build chicken house for Mrs Bradley. Fine day. W. went to town in a wagon to day.
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Jenne went to the timber with his team & wagon and helped me haul out ditch & shingle timber. Got out about 13 cords. The steamer J.B. Lilly in after Whitneys hay & the schooner Parry after Seamen's oats. Fine weather. Every body sowing oats. Jenne finished sowing oats last night. Whitney has about 100 acres sown. Florence & Frank White came over today.
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Ida fell in the slop bucket this A.M. or tried to. Had a splendid rain today. Clarence & Frank here to dinner.
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Fine growing weather. Went over to Jennes & got some surplus strawberry plants and made a scow oar in the A.M. In the P.M. worked for Whitney on chicken house & loaded hay also. Helped put stringers on the bridge up by Callahans.
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Made a scow oar and worked for W. 1/4 day on chicken house. In the P.M. went to Jones' to get a scow load of ditch timbers. Got caught in a wind storm and had to leave it at Soderburg's bridge.
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Went after the scow this A.M. Had a hard hailstorm. Got to my granary at 9 oclock. In the P.M. worked for W. 4 hours making gates.
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Split ditch timber for myself until 3 P.M. Went after a boatload of wood. Clowdy. Frost this A.M. Milked Sterns cows this eve.
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Began making shingles in the A.M. & went for ditch timber in the P.M. with scow. Bob Woodburn went with me in the P.M. got home at 8 P.M.
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Working for myself, made a maul. Went to Kalso's to get a froe. Split ditch timber some & made shingles.
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Went over to Alf. Stacey's and took the folks and in the P.M. over to Darcy's. Came home in the eve. The Padilla folks went to Saddlebag. Beautiful day but cool.
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Went to LaConner with Whitney in boat. He went to Utsalady for lumber. Came home in the eve. Bought some hats(?) of Martin.
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Rec'd some raspberries & currant cuttings, some grapes from Pa. Set them out and set some grapes also. Made shingles part of the time. Cool & windy. Garden stuff not growing much.
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Making shingles part of the day and hoing in the garden. The assessor was here and Harry Dewey arrived home from Cal. R.E. got home from Utsalady.
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Making shingles made over 1000 18 inche shingles. Whitney finished sowing oats, but not harrowing. Quite a hard frost this A.M. and has hurt some strawberries. Ground pretty dry and rain is wanted. Otto sold his oats yesterday for 17 dollars per ton.
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Making shingles. Weather about the same. Cold and dry.
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Making shingles. Jim Gaches here to get me to weigh grain.
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Weighing Otto's grain till 4 P.M. Strong drying north wind. After supper went over to Alf's to see the folks and back at 9 P.M. Very warm this eve. The warmest of the month, so far. Ground very dry and much of the grain will not come up till it rains.
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Made shingles part of the day. Sterns hauled my a load of wood. Went over after the folks in the P.M. Weather dry & smoky. Feltwell had my scow to move seed grain. Vinz's mother's birth day.
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Made 900 shingles. The warmest day of the season so far. 64° Have 5750 shingles made to date.
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Making shingles. Rec'd the strawberries from Pa. and set them out in my garden.
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Set out and hoed S. berries till 10 A.M. Made shingles the balance of the day. Have 7850 or there abouts. Ground very dry and rain wanted.
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Weight grain for Gaches till 10 A.M. Made a few shingles but had to quit for sore neck or stiff neck. W. started for Seattle. Went down & fixed the school blackboard. Planted the bliss peas. Some beans & S. corn.
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Spent the day readng and walking about the ranch. Was not able to work.
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Went to church at the school house. Warm & dry. Blanche Clark came down with Alphie Stacey just night.
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Making shingles again. Have over 8000 now.
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Making shingles splitting ditch timber in the P.M.
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Made a few shingles. Crumrine hauling wood & ditch timber for me. Split ditch timber & planted some beets & parsnips in the P.M. Rains nicely in the P.M. & evening. Just what is needed. Mr Flagg here to day.
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Make a meat sage most of the day. Fine growing weather. A fine rain last night and everything bounding.
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Splendid growing weather. Went to the timber with Crumrine and hauled out foundation timber. Crumrine hauling stove wood yesterday for me in the P.M. John Ball got a load of loose hay from me to day. Went down to the skating rink a while in the evening and tried on skates.
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Wrote to George. Went to S.S. Was made Supt. Darcy's folks over here & Ed Stacey's folks. Mrs W. got hurt. Fine day.
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Making a meat safe & planting carrots. Rain a little in the eve.
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Had a fine rain all the A.M. Spent the day making shingles. Have 11,000 made now. There is no danger of drought this season.
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Raining again this A.M. and a good part of the day. Ground very wet now. Made a box for the melodian and filed a saw.
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Ditching & putting in ditch timbers. Ground quite wet, the grain is growing well, but is very weedy. Some of the grafts & cutting are starting. S. berries dying.
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Ditching & putting in cedar. Warm fine growing weather.
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(Diary says 17) Ditching in the A.M. fixed the organ box & hoes strawberries in the P.M.
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(Diary says 18) Went to Sunday school had good attendance. Fine day. Mr. Jorgenson & E Stacey was here. Blanche came back.
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(Diary says 19) Hoeing garden & filling ditches. Light rain in the P.M.
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(Diary says 20) Rain most all last night. Made few shingles in the A.M. and worked on a safe for McKown in the P.M.
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(Diary says 20, back in sync.) Rain a good deal last night and most of the time to day. Worked on the safe till 2 P.M. did not do much after that. Planted some squashes.
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Began a new ditch in the house lot in the A.M. and in P.M. worked on McKowns safe. Ground most too wet & cold for things to grow well.
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Ditching & filling ditch in house lot. Pleasant day. Heard of George's wedding on 21st ???. Wish him much luck & happiness.
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Ditching all day a light rain just night. Paid W. $20. on dyke lumber.
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Went to Sunday School as usual. Pleasant day & very warm. Was over to Tillinghasts in the P.M. Wrote to George.
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Went to town with Huff. Got home at 3 P.M. Rain part of the day.
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Ditching in the house lot and Tom Crumrine helping.
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Tom Crumrine helping. Made a sluice box to put up by the hay barn. One & a half day to the dyke & 50 cts. worth of spikes. 1/2 day filling ditches.
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Crumrine working I put 1 1/2 days on dyke putting in sluice box, filling in ditch 1/2 day. Got the box at the hay shed in, in good shape.
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1 day on dyke making sluice box, self rec'd a letter from Geo. Had a mess(?) strawberries.
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Hoeing in the garden & planted some corn & beans. Went & got some salmon berries in the P.M. on John Ball's ranch.
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Went to S.S. and was at home the balance of the day. Had salmon berries for dinner. Grandma L. here. 40 present at S.S. to day. Wrote to Aunt Eliza in the P.M. Mrs. Jenne was here.
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Fine weather. Working on sluice box for dyking Co. Otto & other began working on the road to day.
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Working on the large sluice box. Finished it. Piknic folks got home at noon. Ed Stacey here to dinner. Good growing weather.
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Sticking out lumber in the A.M. Rained some in the morning. Hoed strawberries in the P.M. Planted a few potatos.
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Made a ladder & split wood. Cool & clowdy. Poor corn(?) weather. Rec'd a paper with Geo's wedding in.
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Cold, clowdy & rainy, but pleasant in the P.M. Filling ditches making ladders & saw horses.
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Pleasant day. Went to Sunday School as usual. Attendance 44. Earl Whitney took dinner with us.
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Made 2 ladders. Cleaned out the granary & hoed in the garden. Filed Whitneys saw(framing saw).
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Good growing weather. Cleaned out ditch by the barn and filled ditch in the P.M. Pearl is 8 years old. Eva and Nelson Richards married last night in LaConner.
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In the A.M. did not do much but chore around. Help peters set up his stove. In the P.M. went after house timber, but could not get it on account of low tide. Schooner Parry loading oats at Whitneys for Victoria. [margin: Earl Whitney started for Cal. to day.]
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Changing work with Peter helped him hoe cabbage all day. Warm.
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Helping Peter 3/4 day hoe cabbage. Very warm & a small thunder shower in the evening. Had no letter from Geo for 3 weeks.
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Filed saw & hoed garden some in the P.M. & evening went after foundation timber. Did not get home until 11 oclock P.M.
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Quite a hard rain last night, but none today. Went to Sunday school about 48 present. Staid at home in the P.M. reading.
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Picked a small mess of peas last night fit to cook. Went up the slough & got my raft of timber then helped Crumrine scow hay. Picked strawberries in the P.M. in Tillinghasts patch.
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Sterns & myself hauling in & laying foundation to the house. Warm & sultry. Aunt Lou came here to work to day.
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Working on the foundation, Peter helping. Have all the ground sills laid and 3 sills up. Warmer.
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Peter helping me 1/2 day laying foundation. Self all day. Have the sills all laid. It looks strong & substantial.
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Planted some turnips. Worked on the foundation setting posts under the sills. Have them all under tonight.
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Hoing in the garden up at Sterns. 1/2 day & worked on foundation 1/2. Fine weather barley in full head in the orchard. Picked a mess of red raspberries & peas also. The orchard is growing splendid & no insects disturbing it yet. [margin: Strawberries growing lively.]
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Went to Sunday School & to preaching by Mr Johnson. 60 persons at Sunday school. Lovely weather. Mr. Bunster killed on Skagit last Friday by a tree.
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Went over after mother Leamer this A.M. Did not do much but chore about. Pick berries, &c. Mowed the clothes line patch. Peter went to LaConner for Dr. Calhoun for Ida.
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Calhoun arrived & the baby was born at 1 oclock A.M. Spent the day not doing much in the A.M. and dyking with Sterns in the P.M.[margin: Grant Clark.]
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Working for the dyking Co. digging a place for the big box.
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Working for dyking Co. 3/4 day digging for a box. Mr Graham here. Went with him to see Crumrine.
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Working on the dyke & box 1/2 and for W on barn frame 1/2 day.
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Went to LaConner to help Peter prove up. Tillinghast also. Got home at 7 P.M.
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Went to Sunday school 41 present. Steamer Daisy here for hay. Darcy's folks called on us in the P.M.
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Sent away the school report & Geo some papers. Picked some berries up at Sterns 2hr and worked on Alfred's hay rack. Ida not so well today.
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Sent Lee Bradley for Dr Calhoun. He arrived at 11 and was here to dinner. Worked on the hay rack 1/2 day and helped Whitney fix a wagon in the P.M. Ida better in the eve. Guss Stroeble here to supper. Rain just night.
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Went to LaConner with the Sterns and spent the day. Heard a good oration and had a pleasant time. Got home at 8 P.M.
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Went to S.S. and to preaching. The Rev Brooks was here to dinner. Warm & pleasant. About 40 present.
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Went to Skagit river to see Mr Rougbly the carpenter. Went on foot & went through Mt Vernon. Got home at 6 P.M. Ed Stacey here to supper. Warm.
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Have furnished for the dyke up to date 50 cts in spikes & 9 days 10 hours each. Working on house 3/4 day. Sawing up shedding. Crumrine took away a load of hay. Settled with Whitney just night.
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In the A.M. worked on house joists. Sawing. In the P.M. went to the Ridge and got a pail of b berries.
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Went to LaConner with Huff and came home with A. Stacey. Expected the house material but it did not come. Got a barrel of sugar & box of prunes(?). Fine weather but smoky.
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Sterns & R???y, self hauling lumber out to the building spot in the A.M. In the P.M. fixed up Rouglly's bed and not much else. Warm & pleasant. Good hay weather. Whitney mowing clover.
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Very smokey and warm. Went to Sunday School. 37 present. Tillinghasts folks called in the P.M. & Mr. Jorgenson. Ida came downstairs for the first time since baby came.
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Mr Rouglly came today. I worked on house about 3/4 day. People mowing but is not very good hay weather. Looks like rain. [margin: Many others came today]
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Mr. Rouglly began his work on the house. Put the joists on and framed the studding. Clarence White here. Guss Stroeble over to Whitneys. Not looking well.
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Working on the house. Mr Rouglly also. Finished figuring stud height and joists & began putting up the wood house & kitchen. Sent Lee Bradley to town to get nails.
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R. & self working on house. Got all the studding up. Fine weather. R.E. & others haying. Bowden took away Lethwells oats today.
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R. & self on the house. Finished putting on plates and put on the collar beams. No steamer yet. Began putting on rustic.
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R. working 1/2 day. Self all day and Sterns 1/2 on the house putting on rustic. Rained some between 9 & 10 & from 12 to 2 P.M.
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Went to Sunday school & to preaching by the Rev Johnson. Attendance at S.S. 46. Pleasant day. Went to see Jenne's colts in the P.M.
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R & self working on the house all day putting on rustic. Good hay day.
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R & self & Crumrine working on house. Went to LaC in the P.M. & home on Str. Mineral. Stuff came for the house.
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R., self & Crumrine working on the house. Putting roof & cornice on the kitchen. Sterns hauling lumber some for me in the A.M.
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R, self & Crumrine work on the house.
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R. self & C. working on the house. Finished roofing the kitchen. Sent Geo Sisson a note for $700.
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Rougbly 1/2 day & self all day on house. Fine weather.
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Went to Sunday School 24 present. Scarlet fever cause of small attendance. Ida went up to the new house to day.
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R, Crumrine & self working on the house. Putting up rafters, roof boards & cornice. Weather dry, windy & smokey. Sterns & Whitney hauling hay.
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Self Rougbly & Crumrine work on the house putting on cornice & sheeting. Fine weather for work.
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R. & Self putting on the "hog trough" & shingles & finished sheeting. Crumrine went to town.
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R. & self shingling & putting iron around the tower.
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Rougbly, Sterns & self shingling finished the main building & began siding up the tower. Loaned Peter Miller $18.80 to be paid in 2 months or less. Pleasant day. Sent by Huff for paint.
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Went to Sunday School & to preaching by Mr Brooks. Ida went up to Mrs Wallace's this P.M. I went up to the new house with Aunt Lou's & Tillinghasts folks. Fine day.
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R. & self working on house. R. on bay windows. Self shingling the tower. Finished shingling all but window & porch.
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R. working on bay window. Self laying floors down stairs.
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Ida & the children came home last night. R & self on the house. R on the window. I oiled the gutters. Painted some on the tower and put window frames together. [margin: Whitney began cutting oats.]
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R working on bay window 3/4 day. I putting window frames together. Put in the tower frames. Clowdy & sprinkled to rain some. Most every body harvesting.
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R. working on bay window frames. I on other frames. Finished all the frames.
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R. worked 1/2 day putting in window frames. Myself all day laying floor. Braced(?) some plum trees this eve & cut the strawberry runners. Whitney finished cutting on this side of the slough.
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Went to Sunday school about 40 pres. Beautiful weather. Otto cutting oats. Mr Hurd & Mr Corkins called in the P.M. Was over to Tillinghasts and W's in the P.M. Guss Stroebel died Sunday night 12 M.
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R. working 3/4 day putting in window frames & making door frames. Self 3/4 day laying floors & several other jobs. Went to look for the heifer in the P.M. The White boys here in the eve. & Art staid all night.
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Worked 1/4 day in the A.M. then quit to go to Guss' burial. Finished the cornice moulding this A.M. Got home from the burial at 2 P.M. worked an house 1/2 day. Painted the cornice & took the scaffold down. R putting door frames together & putting in windows. Fine harvest weather. Everybody cutting oats. Otto cutting for Sterns today.
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R. & self working all day putting in windows, window & door frames. Finished the frames.
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Fine harvest weather. R. finished setting the windows & began finishing the bay window in the P.M. I working at windows & lining(?) the house.
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R. working on bay window. Self putting on ceiling.
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R. finished the bay window & began casing other windows. The bay window took about 8 days.
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Went to Sunday school and to preaching by Mr Johnson. Was out walking in my field in the P.M. Crumrine cutting oats. About 35 at S.S.
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Cool & foggy. Rowley working 1/2 day casing windows. My self putting on lining in D. room & tower 1st floor. Bob Burns here to dinner. Good harvesting in the P.M. Damp mornings.
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R. making & putting in door frames. S. cutting & putting in partitions.
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R. finished the door frames below & S. worked on stairs & ceiling.
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R. working at fitting & hanging doors. S. on stairs. Fine harvest weather. Crumrine finished cutting oats yesterday.
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R. working on house hanging doors & putting on locks. S. working 1/4 day. Went to town the balance of the day.
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R. putting on locks & hanging doors in the kitchen. S. finished the stairs. Put on ceiling, &c.
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Went to Sunday school. 34 present. Fine weather. Whitney finished cutting and set his threshing machine.
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R hand(?) doors & finished for present. Self working out side on the l??? & filing saws. Whitney threshing.
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R. & S. putting on baseboards in the A.M. & began on the porch in the P.M. Got the sills up and began laying the floor. Sterns got his grain threshed today. Had 350 sks.
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R. & self working on porch all day. Got the lower floor done & began framing posts.
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R & self working on porch most all day. I helped Sterns haul 2 loads of lumber out from the granary and put in the house. Got the frame up and began laying the upper floor.
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Working on the porch. R & self. Finished laying & painting the floor & putting on the cornice.
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R & self working on the back porch. Got it done all but ceiling & lining.
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Went to Sunday School. Small school not over 30 in attendance. Very smoky weather. Two machines threshing as usual, one at Otto's & one at Callahan's.
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Reigenwatter threshing at Crumrines to day. R. putting on corner boards and putting down carpet strips. Self paint some & putting on corner boards.
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R. & self working on house. Began ceiling over head & made some back strips. Crumrine finish threshing on my ranch. He had 1662 sacks.
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R. & self ceiling finished below. Whitney's machine finished all inside of this dyke today & went to Ed Stacey's.
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R. fixing bay window & front door. Self making steps to front porch. Crumrine hauled out 2 loads of lumber and began hauling in his oats.
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R. working on wood house window frame & ceiling up kitchen and flooring the same. Self packing lumber & making steps and weighing grain bought of Crumrine at 20 dollars per ton to pay rent &c.
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Went to Sunday School & to preaching. 37 present.
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Went to LaConner. Ida also. Got my chimneys & stove. Got home at 4 P.M. Still no rain.
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A light rain this A.M. Strong S.E. wind all day and rain at intervals. Working on the house cutting holes for chimneys & stove pipes. [margin: The heifer calved last night.]
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Quite a hard rain last night and look like more. Began putting up chimneys & worked on kitchen some.
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Threshing some to day. Crumrine's sack pile burned over. Working on closet or painting partition.
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Ceiling, the pantry & kitchen finished them. Rain from 10 A.M. Crumrines grain in bad shape. Put in the wood shed windows.
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Raining this A.M. Working on the wood house laying floor, &c. Cleaned out the house. Cut up oilcans to put over windows, &c. Driving storm all day.
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Went to Sunday school. Pleasant. Had a slim attendance. The smallest yet.
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Worked on the house a few minutes then went to help Whitney thresh till noon. Went to take Kalso's team home and made a nice board for the new stove. Had a hard rain from 3 P.M. till night.
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Moving to day. Pleasant till 4 P.M. then rain till night. Finished moving & hauled 3 loads of wood. Aunt Lou helped & Alf. Stacey's man & team.
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Working on house trimming windows and fixing chimneys. W. threshing in the P.M. Fed the calf(for the first time).
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Pleasant this A.M. Sterns went to the Samish to thresh to day. Dug my potatoes & made a gate.
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Finished trimming windows then painted the balance of the day.
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Painting most all day. Rain in the P.M. Mrs Wallace visited all night here last night.
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Rainy day most of the day. Whitney finished threshing. Did not have any Sunday school.
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Fine weather. Painting first coat.
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Painting, finished first coat. Frank White here in the eve. Fine day.
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Pleasant morning, but rained before noon. Hoed strawberries some. Picked up lumber in the yard & in the P.M. worked on the wall, putting on ceiling up stairs.
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Pleasant again. Filed saws in the A.M. & put sawdust in the closet in the P.M. Frank Graham was here to see the house.
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Filed a saw and put on ceiling up stairs the balance of the day. Had the house & furniture insured against fire for $1800. five years. Whitney started for Oregon to buy cows.
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Spent the day ceiling up the stair way & hall above. Bowden here in the P.M. looking at the house. Crumrine finished hauling in grain.
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Warm & pleasant. Staid at home all day. Did not go to Sunday School.
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Working on a tank and putting down matting. Peter helping. It rained some.
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Working on tank. Peter also.
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Peter helping till 4 P.M. Self all day on tank. Mr Fine weather with north wind.
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Mr Fine weather with north wind. Finished the tank house and painted it. Sterns went to the Samish & I done his chores. Alf Stacey here in the eve.
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Went to church to hear Mr Brooks preach on the China question. Fine day. Eve & Nelson called on us in the P.M. Mary Wallace here to dinner & Ray also.
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Worked in the orchard & strawberry bed. Put a new gate on the sluice box. Fixed a gate latch. Ground up tools and tinkered around generally.
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Picked the squashes. Oiled the front door. Made a calf pen. Clarence White here. Went out to see Crumrine in the P.M. and worked up stairs some. Steamer Merwin after Ball's grain.
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Working on the house all day. A Leamer & wife & Mrs Hancock here in the eve and all night.
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Working on house, began the lower stairs. Al's folks left here this A.M. Clowdy this P.M.
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Working on lower stairs.
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Working on lower stairs. Crumrine sold his oats to Dorr's 20. Rumor says.
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Pleasant day. Staid at home all day. Ed Stacey here & Blanche Clark. The latter to stay awhile.
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Went down to Boletinville in the A.M. Ceiling the tower in the P.M. John Ball threshing his last job. Otto offered 19.50 for his oats.
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Fine day. Ball finished threshing. Working on the house all day. At the tower, our bedroom. Huff came down to stay in the eve.
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Went to town with Mr Huff to sign his bond for carrying the mail. Ida went also. Callahan sold his oats today for $20.00 per ton.
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Went to the Olympia marsh with Mr Huff. Took guns along but did not see any deer to shoot. Got home at milking time.
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Went to Skagit River with Whitney to see Davis barn & imported stock. Fine weather. Frost this A.M.
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Fixed & made doors to the granary and put lock on. Put knobs on cow's horns. Lovely weather.
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Went up to Alf's & then to LaConner to church. Heard Mr Wickser preach. Came home at 5 P.M. Peter up here in the eve. Lovely weather.
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Working on house 1/2 day. Helping Crumrine mark & tally grain 2 hours. Fine weather. Was down to Whitneys to settle up the dyke account in the eve.
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Helped Crumrine tally oats in the A.M. Hung window curtains in the P.M. Had a lame back.
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Worked on the house ceiling about 3/4 day. Have worked 7 1/2 days to date on the house that is not charged since Oct 3.
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Worked on the house 1/2 day & on the dyke 1/2 day taking dirt from behind the big box.
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Working on the house about 1/2 day & in the orchard fixing for cherry trees some. Crumrine hauling dirt for them from the Smith ranch. [margin: Harry & Peter here this evening.]
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Working on the house ceiling 3/4 day. Van Valkenburg here to see me to day. Frank White called also.
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Harry & Peter here to dinner. Clowdy. Went down to the saw mill walking in the P.M. It looks rather feeble. Was over to Sterns in the eve a little while. Wrote to Geo.
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Went to LaConner with Huff gave Bowden an order for lumber. Got $50. of Tillinghast on Note.
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I am 36 years old today and it is a cloudy rainy day. Went up to Jone's to get my mail. Put up the clothes line and worked on the house 1/2 day.
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Went over to Balls to get my scow. Worked on an oar some & in the orchard some. Rain last night.
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Went to the timber to get out some fence posts. Sterns & his team also. Rain last night.
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Went to Jones & got a scow load of rails & posts then hauled them out & hauled rails the balance of the day. Sterns helping all day, his team an half day. [margin: Alice Foster died this morning.]
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Rained a good deal last night and looks like it yet. Alice Foster is to be buried today. Went to the funeral at 1 P.M. Rev Brooks made some remarks. [margin: Damp, clowdy & rainy.]
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Worked on a crib most of the day. Peter left his gun here.
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Sterns & I made fence in the A.M. worked on the house 1/4 in the P.M. Making door frames.
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Rain all day. Went out to make fence but had to quit. Worked on the house 1/2 day.
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Worked on house 1/2 day and on fence 2 hours. Frank McKown shot himself to day accidentally. Lots of rain last night & this A.M.
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Went to the funeral in the P.M. & made fence in the A.M. Sterns also. Darcys folks here to dinner to day.
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Windy but no rain. Staid at home all day. Blanche Clark came down with Ed Stacey.
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Worked on the house 1/2 day and on babies crib. Rainy day. Land getting quite wet.
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Worked on the fence all day. Quite pleasant.
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Worked on fence 1/2 & on ditch 1/2. Sterns ditto. Clowdy & windy. Bob Feltwell drowned to day out in bay.
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Worked in the A.M. cleaning out the ditch, Sterns also. Went to Feltwell's funeral in the P.M. Strong wind & some rain.
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Sent off an order for fruit trees this A.M. to O Dickenson. Made a cow stable & Sterns hauled out some ditch timber. Rain in the A.M.
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Cleaning out ditch & putting in ditch timber. Clowdy but good working weather.
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Rainy, gloomy day. November so far has been a rainy, bad, month for work. Baby was sick most all night and we did not sleep much of any.
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Ditching. Sterns hauling d. timber from McKowns. The perry brought my lumber from Utsalady.
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Ditching all day. Nice day to work. Mrs ------ down at the mill died today, making four deaths in this neighborhood in three weeks.
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Ditching in the A.M. Began to rain at 11 A.M. Sterns hauled 2 loads of ditching timber from McKowns. Went to the funeral in the P.M.
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Ditching & splitting timber for ditch. Went down to Whitneys in the eve. Calling and to Aunt Lous last night.
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Rainy in the A.M. Aunt Lou up here washing windows & I putting in weights.
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Hauling lumber with Sterns in the A.M. putting down carpet in the P.M. Pleasant day.
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Staid about home all day.
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High wind last night. Went to ditching but quit & went to town, Grandma went with me. Gave not to Jim Gaches for $150. to be paid on demand for borrowed money. Got a bb sugar. Paid taxes, Paid Bowdin freight bill to Well. $10.00 paid Poole & Polson for plow.
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Highest tide in several years this A.M. the dyke broke at Till. Water about 6 inches deep around the house all day. Not doing much. Repairing dyke some John Ball & Jones flooded. This is a time of much wet under foot. [margin: No more plowing this fall.]
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Worked all night last night putting in a dam. Another high tide this A.M. Higher than yesterday, 2 inches or more.
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Another very high tide this A.M. Ball's big gate is out of place. Went up to look at it today, worked on the dyke some in the P.M. Strong S.E. wind all day & the prospect good for another big tide tomorrow.
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Went up to help fix Ball's gates this A.M. 3 oclock. Another high tide this A.M. Fixed dyke some & cut up lumber for partitions up stairs, clothesrooms & put it up stairs to season. Heard that Vice-President Hendricks was dead. Oats are going down.
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Building fence out on the road in the A.M. & working on dyke in the A.M. down by Siegfreds point. Tide falling off today.
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Staid about home all day reading. Wrote George a letter in the P.M. Tides quite low today.
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Heavy rain last night & this A.M. Went up and got Crumrines team and in the P.M. began breaking meadow. Sterns helping with his team. Not going very well until just night.
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Quiet. Breaking meadow getting along first rate to day. Weather warm & pleasant. The water from the break in the dyke had about ran off now.
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Breaking meadow. Sterns also. Frank White here to night. Fine weather. Heard that Mr Daniels was dead.
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Filling ditches & setting out trees. Got some trees from O. Dickenson by Tillinghast.
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Setting out trees & ditching in the orchard. Fine weather. Mrs. Bradley up here in the evening.
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Sterns plowing stubble some. Self ditching in the garden. Burdon here with squashes.
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Staid about home all day. Blanche Clark came back again.
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Plowing all day. Sterns helping. Fine day.
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Fixing fence in the A.M. and ditching also, plowing in the P.M. Wet disagreeable day & cold frost last night.
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Plowing all day. have about 8 acres plowed ad all the sod want to plow. Down to W's in evening.
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Sharp frost this A.M. Spent the most of the day helping Tillinghast cover cabbages. Sterns went to town. W.J. Whitney arrived yesterday from Cal.
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Coldest A.M. of the season 22°. Worked for Tillinghast 3/4 day. Whitneys & Sterns plowing. Ground frozen some.
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Home all day. Wrote to Geo.
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Ditching in the A.M. went up to John Balls in the P.M. & graded sloughs some.
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Grading sloughs out in the Allen 80. Sterns plowing. Bargained for Crumrine's team & wagon, colt, plow, harrow &c at $100.
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Filling ditches and setting out trees. Sterns plowing.
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Fine day. Sterns plowing. Setting out trees in the A.M. & P.M. also.
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Sterns finished plowing the 11 acre piece. My self building fence. Fine weather to work.
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Went down to Whitneys & then down to the mill to see McKown. Fixed a saw in the P.M. and a water bb. Fine weather to work.
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Went to LaConner & staid all night. Went to Church and heard Banks preach. Staid at McGlinn's.
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Came home from LaConner at 4 P.M.
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Went up to the Smith ranch with Sterns to make rails for line fence.
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Went up to the Smith ranch with Sterns to make rails for line fence. Windy & cold, rainy some.
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Higher tide this A.M. but not so high as the Nov tide. Not working today. Laying off for Christmas tree this A.M.
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Christmas. Had a fine time last night at the tree, but the weather was bad & rainy. Had the highest tide this A.M. we have had for 10 or more years. John Ball flooded again. Our dyke all right. Except what ran over and leaked through. Very pleasant A.M. but clowdy towards noon. Got a chicken of Aunt Lou for Christmas.
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Went up to the Smith Ranch and made rails and at 10 P.M. went up and helped John Ball put in a dam. Sterns helping make rails.
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Helping Ball until 7 A.M. Was pretty sleepy. Rainy day.
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Helped Sterns fix the shed for his colts. Bought some oats of Crumrine. 90 dollars worth at 18 per ton. Fixed dyke some in the P.M.
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Worked for Whitney making a sluice box.
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Worked on the house ceiling, the large bedroom & done the chores.
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Went to Crumrines to get the team, but he was not at home. Help Sterns haul straw & hay. Got 910 lbs baled hay of Whitney. Crumrine brought the team down in the P.M.
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Spent the day in the house visiting W.J.W., Mr & Mrs Richards, Aunt Lou, A.G.T. & wife were here to dinner. Not a very pleasant day out of doors, but passable in the house by the stove. about 1/2 inch of snow.
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Working on the house 3/4 day. Putting up clothes rooms partitions. Sterns fixing fence in the P.M. out side of the pasture.
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Went to church at the Hall. Rev Brooks preached. Wrote a letter to Geo.
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Worked on the house 3/4 day. Sterns hauling rails for me up on the Smith ranch. Ida sick. Aunt Lou & Will up here in the eve.
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Rainy more or less. Sterns finished hauling rails. I went up to the timber and made some to finish out.
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Working on the house 3/4 day. Sterns dyking.
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Working on house 1/2 day and putting down carpet in the P.M.
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Working on the house 3/4 of a day. Done the chores &c.
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Rainy day. Working on the house 3/4 day. Finishing up stairs & casing tower windows.
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Staid at home all day. Reading most of the time in Adam Bede. Quite pleasant and warm for winter.
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Went up to Crumrines in the A.M. then came back and worked on the house casing tower windows.
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Working on house finished tower windows. Rainy good part of the day.
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Working on the house, made a trap door for tower and put up moulding &c. Heavy rain all last night and a good part of the day.
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Snow this A.M. about 4 inches. Worked on the house. Finished moulding, the ceiling & began putting in pantry shelves.
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This is the coldest A.M. of the winter so far. Done the chores, harnessed the team, hauled a load of hay & a load of wood in the woodhouse. Worked on pantry shelves 1/2 days. [margin: Uncle Will here in the eve.]
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Clear & cold. Done the chores & some odd jobs in the house. Put up some more shelves in the pantry. Made a picture frame & some knife boxes. [margin: Mercury at 19° at 9 P.M.]
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Reading most of the day. Cold but pleasant. Mrs A. & May B came up in the P.M.
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Went up to the Ridge in the A.M. & settled with Crumrine and got the harrow teeth. did not do much the balance of the day but chores. Aunt Lou, Will & Sterns folks here in the evening.
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Went to the timber with Will and cut down a cedar tree for ditch timber. This has been the coldest day of the season. Average 18°
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Went to LaConner with Sterns & Tillinghast. Had a very hard trip. Very heavy north wind. All day & night.
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Working on the trap door to tower and choring around. Filed the big saw. Went down to Whitney's in the P.M. a while. W.J. here in the eve. Reading Fool's Errand.
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Went to the woods to saw shake & ditch timber. Sterns also. Snowing some all day but not enough to prevent work.
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3120 lbs of hay of Whitney. Hauled a load of hay & a load of wood & split wood some. Snow going off fast with chinook wind.
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Had the highest tide this A.M. we ever know of since living here. Nearly every body flooded but our dyke has no breaks, except down at the Sigfried place, but it ran over nearly all around. Water 3 or 4 inches deep about the house. Whitney's ranch badly flooded across the slough. He has a break and lots of hay & grain wt. Had a heavy S. Easter last night and a Norwester to day. Went down and helped Whitney fix his rink dyke in the P.M.
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Tide 10 inches less than yesterday A.M. Helped Whitney this morning on dyke & sluice box since 10 A.M. till 7.30 Tues morn A.M. Went to Jones to get saws out of the woods. Went over to help put in Whitneys box but could not on acct of water inside of dyke. [margin: Mrs. Whitney had a boy baby (Ilo) today.]
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Done the chores & went to bed in the A.M. In the P.M. began fixing dyke down by the point. Tillinghast, Otto & VanValkenburg helping.
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Not doing much in the A.M. Working on dyke in the P.M. Co. dyke.
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Done the chores & made a pair of single trees. Bad day to work out of doors. Wanted to go to town but did not for wind & rain was too bad. [margin: W.J. here to ???d black lice(?)]
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Went to LaConner. Blanche started for Fidalgo. Had a good trip and tide both ways. The Schooner Perry here for 1000 sacks of oats of Otto's. price per ton $20.
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Helped Otto & Sumes(?) load oats and done the chores.
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The schooner Perry went out of the slough this A.M. Went calling on Jones & Callahan's folks. Clear with north wind. Got a 9 pound butter crock of Whitney to day.
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Helped Sterns weight out oats in the A.M. 24716 lbs in the P.M. Sawed up fence post and made some double trees. Done the chores, &c. Cold rain in the eve.
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Went to town with Whitney in a boat, got some pipes for kitchen chimney. Had an easy trip.
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Unloaded the hay. Mr Sterns helped. Rained some. In the P.M. fixed chimney for the kitchen. Cemented it some. [margin: 1/2 on house.]
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Went down to the sawmill in the A.M. and pinned truss in the P.M. Sterns went to the Skagit. The grass is starting nicely and it look very much like spring.
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Done the chores & began on the door yard fence, painted the posts & dug the holes and set five of the posts. Very windy day. [margin: On fence 3/4 day.]
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Went to church in the Hall. Rev Brooks preached. Sterns folks here to dinner to day.
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Heaviest west wind last night of the winter and it blew all the A.M. Some rain in the night. Worked on door, yard fence. Set the posts. Grandma went to town to hear Miss Varissa White(?). Sent for circulars to Cole & Flemming & J. Means. [margin: On fence 1.50]
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Working on the fence most of the day. Windy & some rain. A surprise party over to Sterns. We went & staid till midnight. [margin: On fence 1.50]
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Weighed grain for Otto. Rainy day & lots of wind. The Schooner is to take another load to Victoria at $20/ton.
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Helped Sterns load up his traps(?) & worked on the fence. [margin: F 3/4]
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In the A.M. went down to the saw mill & got some lumber to make a hanow off(?). Settled up with Sterns and took old Kate as bal due me. Worked on fence some in the P.M. Got a letter from George.
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Stormy day. Worked up stairs most of the day making a hanner(?). Aunt Lou & Uncle Will up in the eve.
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Home all day and down to Whitneys in the eve. wrote to Geo.
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Fixed up the chicken yard and house. Mary & Alf down to night.
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Put a fence along the dyke from the granary to Whitneys Corner.
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Rainy last night, but good day to work. Made some flower beds. Cleaned out the chicken house, mended fence & gate. and cleaned up around the yard. &c, &c, &c
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Went down to Whitneys & got a pair of pigs, pruned raspberries some and some other chores. Mrs Darcy here this P.M. and Sterns up after hay but did not get any.
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Spent the day grading the yard. Mrs Darcy went down to Aunt Lous. North wind. Good working weather.
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Hauled out some lumber for gates and 2 load of wood into the wood house. Worked the bal of the day in the garden pruning trees & currant bush. Set out a spruce & a juniper in the front yard.
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Sterns here after hay, etc. Pleasant weather. Staid about home all day. The Schooner in again from Victoria. Grant is pretty well weaned now, he has had no titty since Wednesday.
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Transplanted some evergreens in the yard. Took away the fence in front of the house and hung a gate to the pasture north of the house. Otto here and paid me on his note 396.60. Went to Whitneys and paid him the amt. due him, $25. & $30 towards the seeder am to pay bal. when I sell the grain. Fine drying weather and drying up fast.
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Went to LaConner & paid bills to J. Gaches, Poole & Saloon, Davis, Graham & Maher &c. Had a windy day. Whitney went also. Whitney had to mow lawn yesterday.
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Sterns here this A.M. for his chickens. Bowden left this A.M. for Victoria. White working trees. Went down to Aunt Lous and got some chickens in the eve.
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Did not do much in the A.M. except make a round chair for Grant. In P.M. went down and put dirt in T's hotbed and worked on my harrow till night. Rain a little in P.M. Went down to Tillinghasts in the eve.
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Worked on the harrow some and in the garden some. Went dow to Ws & got some gooseberry cuttings.
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Finished painting the harrow and commenced cleaning out the chamber. Grafted some trees & transplanted some. This is the coldest night of the month except on. Bill Woodburn to be here next week to work.
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Hauling in dirt in the yard. Woodburn helping. Went and got Peter's stove and put in the old house. Hauled a load of straw for bedding. Sharp frost this A.M.
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Hauling dirt all day. 2 men & team. Sterns brought up the bal. of the seed oats and the scow.
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Hauling dirt & working on the yard leveling &c. The Dr. down to see Whitney last night. W began plowing.
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Woodburn working on the road with Otto. I working in the front yard. Made a hand roller and rolled it.
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W & self clearing the old fence away and getting ready to build new one on the east end of the ranch. Most everyone plowing in the neighborhood except myself. Sent to James Means for shoes to day. Looks like rain to night. Very fine weather for the last week.
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Working on the Smith line fence. Setting posts. Got them all set. Fine weather but looks like rain to night.
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Went to church and heard Mr Brooks preach. Was in to see Whitney for a while. Peter was here to dinner & staid all night. Frank Darcy & Mr Jorgenson here also. Beautiful day but rained a little in the A.M.
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Began plowing with 3 horses. Got old Prince home again, seeded the lawn & set a gate, post and helped Otto 2 hours load grain. Very windy & a little rain.
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Windy but a drying day. Will plowing. Helped Bowden load 308 sks oats in the A.M. and he started for Victoria. Made a gate & fixed fence some. Worked on the Smith line fence in the P.M. Eva had her boy today.
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Will plowing. I working on the Smith line fence & gate. Got it all up. Fine plowing weather. Ground in fine order. Bowden started out of the bay for Victoria this A.M.
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Rainy A.M. Went to town with Mr. Armstrong. Woodburn plowing in the P.M. not working in the A.M.
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Rained hard all day. Will went out to plow but had to quit. I fixed the harrow teeth & mended sacks. Will washing the harness in the P.M. He here 1st 3/4 of all day, up to date.
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Good working day. We cleaned out the ditch along the Smith line fence.
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Rainy, unpleasant day. Staid at home & read Two Milestones in Cat W.(?).
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Ditching on east end of ranch. Sill. Went to town and bought me a harness.
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Ditching, grading sloughs, fixing a gate, &c. Snow storm this A.M.
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Went to LaConner with Ida. Gertie Wallace came home with us. Strong north wind this P.M. Sent for Will a knife. Got some garden seeds of Till & 2 grape vines & some raspberries.
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Oiled harness in the A.M. & went to Darcys for grain & fanning mill in P.M. Will also. Drying day. Brought some wheat & oats.
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Spent the day cleaning grain for seed. 133 sacks all told. 2 wheat & 5 of barley.
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Finished cleaning grain and Will dyked the balance of the day. I cleaned out bedroom up over the dining room & cased a window. Ditch the barnyards & dyked some in the P.M.
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Went down to see Eva's baby and called on Whitney. Got a ???? weight - 20 lbs. Strong wind all day. Ground dry enough to plow again now but it looks like rain.
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Plwoing in a slough & ditches hauling old fence posts. Went to Darcy's to take the mill home in P.M. Windy drying day.
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Went to town to take Gertrude & got money for oats. Paid Gaches not of 207 dollars. Strong west wind all day. Got home at 8 P.M. Will plowing.
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Raining in the A.M. Not doing much. Went out to plow but quit. In the P.M. Will & self out by the SW corner of the "Allen 80" grading a slough.
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Finished the harrow. Fixed up the carpenter shop some. Set out a grape vine. Put up the kitchen chimney. Made a railing around the porch upstairs, &c.
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Plowing. Will out in the field & I in the orchard. Fine drying day. My shoes came from Barton.
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Will breaking sod on the Allen 80. I not doing much but sticking out lumber & choring about some. Hoed strawberries some.
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Began plowing with 2 teams in the P.M. Will plowing sod along Ottos fence in the A.M.
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Plowing with 2 teams. Fine day.
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W. & self hauling out manure in the orchard. Ground quite wet.
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Drying day. Plowing with 2 teams. Ground in fairly good order. Rev. Brooks here stay all night.
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Pleasant morning. This will be a drying day. Went to church and down to see Whitney in the P.M. Heard Joe Goodwins service.
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Plowing all day. Fine weather & drying day.
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Plowing. Strong north all day & last night. Went up to Kalso's & got a cow this A.M. for which I am to pay 45 dollars, as soon as I get the oat money.
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Plowing with 2 teams as usual. Finished all but one land(?). Clowdy day but no rain.
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Will plowing with 3 horses. I working in the garden. Setting out strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, currants, &c.
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Planting potatos & peas. Windy & blowing like rain. The schooner Perry in at Whitneys with lumber. Sent some peas to Geo. Made a flower bed and worked on the harrow some. Will finished plowing & began harrowing sod. I was over to Jenne's in the P.M. Rain some just night. The schooner is laying(?) at the granary. [margin: Finished plowing.]
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Will harrowing some but had to quit for rain both in the A.M. & P.M. Myself helping Bowden load the oats. Put on 520 sacks. Finished & painted the other harrow. Strong N. wind part of the day.
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Bowden sailed for Victoria this A.M. Whitney & Kate came up this A.M. & staid till 4 P.M. Pleasant day.
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Harrowing with 3 horses. Planted some onions & potatos. Went down to McKenna'a to get a horse. Whitney began seeding to day.
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Misty in the A.M. and quite pleasant in the P.M. Went down to fix up the seeder in the A.M. & plowed for Tillinghast in the P.M. Will harrowing all day.
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Will harrowing all day. Finished the sod and went out in the "80". I went to Jenne's & bought a colt for 200. dollars. Went down & got the seeder & seeded 3 acres of the Darcy oats in the P.M. [margin: Will rough harrowing.]
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Seeded the bal of the Darcy oats & the barley. Took the McKenna horse to the pasture. Hauled a load of wind and hay.
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Plowing for Till. Finished his ranch. Will rough harrowing. This has been a cold clowdy week but the land is in fair order. Most every one seeding. Borrowed $100 of Tillinghast and paid it to Jenne on colt.
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Fine day but cold. Drying weather. Vinz & Emma up to call on us & Aunt Lou & Uncle Will.
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Will harrowing. Went to town with Whitney & Tillinghast. Got oat money & paid up all my bills in town. Send for Binding Time and wrote about wagons. Paid note of insurance.
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Heard that Armstrongs oats over up looking well. Seeding, sowed the wheat and began in oats. Will finished rough harrowing. Nearly.
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Seeding finished this side of the road. Will finished rough harrowing and harrowed in the field in the P.M.
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Will began seeding with 3 horses in "the 80". I rolling the sod & harrowing in P.M.
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Will seeding 16 acres. I harrowing & sowing timothy seed.
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Finished sowing seed & rolled it. Harrowed some. Will seeding 17 acres. Frost this A.M. Very drying weather but cold.
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Very quiet Sunday. Wrote to George & read some. Good growing weather.
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Will seeding & I grading a slough out in "the 80" in the A.M. & harrowing sod in the P.M. Pleasant day.
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Finished seeding and finished rolling this side of the road. The barley & one piece of oats are up. I roll in the A.M. & hauled out a load of ditch timber and a load of wood in the P.M. Will harrowing in the P.M. The land is getting pretty dry.
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Harrowing with 2 teams. Clowdy & threatening rain.
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Harrowing 6 hours with 2 teams. Had to quit in the A.M. for sleet & hail. Cold disagreeable weather.
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Rainy all the A.M. did not harrow any to day. Mending sacks and hauled up 2 bales of hay from Whitney.
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Clowdy & poor weather for harrowing but we are at it - with 2 teams. Have been all over once and it will have to do if it keeps wet.
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Rainy A.M. but pleasant P.M. Went down to the school house to preaching by the Rev. Brooks.
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Harrowing with 2 teams finished. I harrowed the orchard in the P.M. with an as me harrowing. Very drying and pleasant.
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Ida went to town with Whitney. Will plowing for John Harrold. I planting carrots, beets, peas, wheat and other garden truck.
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Will working for John Harrold plowing & seeding. I set out some asparagus, planted cord & cur weeds out of the grain field. Went up to the woods in the P.M. Fine growing weather.
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In the A.M. went to the timber & hauled out 2 loads of ditch timber to the east end of ranch. In the P.M. began splitting & getting ready to put it in. 2 hands.
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Will harrowing & harrowing in seed(?) for Tillinghast 3/4 day. I filling ditches.
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Fine gorwing weather. The last sowed oats are beginning to come up. Finished filling and covering the ditches in east end of the 80 in the A.M. In the P.M. moved the privy &c. Tillinghast had a horse today. Had a little thunder but no rain.
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Hitched up the team & went to Richards ranch, Whitneys & Tillinghasts folks went along. I got home at 6 P.M. Had a rough trip.
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Fine growing weather. Will & myself began dyking in the pasture lot. [margin: 2 hrs]
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Worked in the garden some & made a couple of sluice boxes. Had a fine rain this eve. Will seeding for John Harrold.
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Will dyking all day. I 1/2 & went to town in the P.M. Fine growing weather.
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Dyking on the pasture dyke. Moved the cook stove into the kitchen to day. [margin: 1 1/2]
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Dyking part of the day. Had a fine rain for grain in the P.M. [margin: 1 day]
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Dyking 1/2 day. hoeing in the garden 1/2 day. Planted some corn & beans & squashes. Fine growing weather. Sent an order to Geo. for a wagon yesterday. [margin: 1 day.]
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Wrote to Father to day. The new cow had a calf. Mr Jone's folks & Uncle Will here to dinner. Pleasant day.
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Fine growing weather. Dyking on pasture dyke. Clear & warm. Grain looking well. [margin: 2 days]
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Planted some more corn & summer squashes. Ida went to Mr Darcys. Dyking 1 3/4.
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Dyking 2 days. Corn coming up.
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Dyking 2 days.
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Ordered a wagon one week ago to day from York State. Will & self working on the road.
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Will & self 1/2 day on the road. In P.M. W. & team working for Till. Self fixing milk safe & working in the garden.
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All went to Ed's and I went to church. Fine growing weather. Roads getting quite dusty.
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Working on the road. Finished my tax. Will also working. Finished. Whitney lost another cow today. The warmest day of the season.
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Kate had a calf this A.M. Will working on the road all day. & I 1/2 for himself. Hoeing in the garden in the P.M.
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Dyking again out by the stable. Warm & dry. Had a slight shower in the eve. Set out 24 tomato & some cauliflower plants.
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Dyking all day. Strong south wind. Frank Darcy here in the eve and said the Skagit is rising fast.
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Dyking warm & pleasant.
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Hoeing carrots in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M. Will working in the orchard in the P.M. digging grass away from the trees. The Skagit River is high this week. Bought a bb of flour.
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Home in the A.M. & down to Whitneys in the P.M. Fine warm weather.
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Will dyking. I dyking 1/2 & worked for W. 1/2 on milk house. Have dyked 22 days so far 1 man to date. [margin: 1 1/2]
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Will dyking. Self working for Whitney on milk house. Grain very weedy and needs rain. Was out looking at it this eve.
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Working at Whitneys. Will dyking. Warm & dry. Grain not doing well.
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Working on milk house. Will dyking as usual. Whitney started for Seattle last night.
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Will dyking. I working for Whitney on milk house. Al Leamer here to nite.
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Working for W. 1/2 day. 5 days this week. Will dyking 1/2 & to town 1/2. I hoeing in the garden in the P.M.
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Staid at home most of the day. Grandma went to Darcy's(?) yesterday. An effort was made to organize a Sunday School. Went with little success.
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Had a light rain last night. Working in the garden weeding & thinning carrots. Made a calf pen.
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Finished hoeing & weeding the garden. Set out some cabbage, hauled in some wood &c. Light rain in the eve.
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Went to the timber. Cut a tree. Will hauled 3 loads of timber.
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Working in the timber as before. Hauled 2 loads.
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Cut a tree for shakes and hauled a load home & one of D. timber. Warm & dry.
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Same as yesterday. Measured the line with Callahan, so as to know where to cut trees. Grain looking quite well but it all needs rain.
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Went to Sunday School today. Mr. T. is supt. Went with Uncle Will & Aunt Lou for salmon berries in the P.M.
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Went to the timber & got a load of cedar for posts & some wood in the P.M. for threshing. Still warm & dry and grain suffering from salt.
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Went to the same mill to get barn lumber. Hauled 2 loads. Miss Price here from LaConner sewing. Made over a safe in P.M.
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Will hauling lumber & my self working at berries & garden.
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Will finished hauling lumber. Then finished hoeing the carrots. S.E. wind all day but no rain. Dance in the hall this eve.
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Grading down the dyke & laying barn foundation. Still warm & dry and a prospect of a very short crop. Hay is not 1/2 a crop.
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Miss Price went to LaC. this A.M. and Will with her. Went to Sunday School in the P.M. Had a good attendance.
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Working on barn & picking strawberries. Warm & dry.
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We have been working on the barn all this past week and have it all done except inside work. Strawberries are about gone. Grandma L. is still away. We have had no rain yet and the weeds weeds are gaining on the grain. I don't think there will be over 30 to 40 bus per acre. The garden look well. Gertie W. is still here. Have written to Geo to day. Went to Sunday School today. It was a small school.
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This is local option election day. Went in the P.M. Worked cleaning up around the barn to day and hauled some manure into the orchard.
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Mowed some this A.M. Mrs. W. & Alf Stacey were here & Gertie went home with them. Went up to the timber in the A.M. & got a load of punchoens in the P. Still dry. Had a small shower yesterday A.M.
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Will dyking in the A.M. by the stable. Raked & cocked some hay in the P.M. but it rained enough to dampen it and we had to quit.
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Will dyking in the A.M. Finished putting up the hay in the P.M.
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Will went to Fidalgo on a picknic and we down to Bay View in(?) the A.M. Pleasant but dry.
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Grandma came home yesterday. Celebration this year at Mt. Vernon and one tomorrow at Whatcom. Dull times about here.
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Working in the garden some & in the new barn making stalls. Will Woodburn & Ida went to town to and got the new wagon.
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Haying. Hauling in the A.M. & cutting in the P.M.
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Haying fine weather.
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Haying fine weather.
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Finished hauling in hay. Had 18(?) bales. Went to town in the P.M. with the light wagon. Will hauling manure in the P.M.
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Will went to town & got a humidor?. I working at the wagon shed side it up & hanging doors on the end. Still dry. Barley is beginning to turn.
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Clear & dry but smokey. Went to Sunday school & then went over to Darcy's for a ride.
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Chored around some. Washed the wagon and dyked some out by the barn or granary.
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Will began working for Whitney. I made a scow pump. Done chores &c.
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Will at Whitneys. I painted the wagon, done chores, &c.
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Went up to the Ridge & to Armstrongs. Will at Whitneys. Still warm & dry. Grain drying up in places & promises small crop.
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Painted the wagon the second coat and fixed the scow pump & change water from one scow to another. Will at Whitneys.
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Poole here to set up he binder. Will at Whitneys. Dry & warm stormy P.M.
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Went to church. Armstrongs & Darcys folks here to dinner. Cherry cow had company this eve.
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Dyking out by the granary. Will also. Jenne here this eve to see Dolly. [margin: Dolly will foal about Jan 19.]
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Will working at Whitneys this week. 5 days. I went down by McKennas ?????ing had good luck. Dry & smokey.
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Tillinghasts folks & ours went to Skagit River. Saw Davis's place got home at 8 P.M.
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Went to help Sievers build a granary. Still warm & dry.
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At Seviers. Dick Balls baby was buried to day.
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Very smoky & dry. Went to Sunday school had a small attendance.
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Had a fine shower last night. Filled up the tanks so that I will not have to scow water for a long time. Will hoed in the garden some & we made a calf yard in the orchard. Went to town in the P.M.
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Went to Seviers 1/2 day and started the binder in the P.M. Mr Poole here. Will dyking in the A.M.
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Working at B??????s. Will shocking barley and dyking some.
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Both working on the dyke by the warehouse.
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Hauling dirt on the warehouse dyke with the wagon. Peter here in the eve.
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Same & yesterday. Peter cutting cabbage seed. Went over to Otto's to try the twine. It worked some better on his binder.
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Helped Peter 3/4 day cut sod. The folks were up to Ed's to day. Warm & dry.
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Went to town in the A.M. & in the P.M. began cutting oats.
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Cutting & shocking oats.
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Cutting & shocking oats. Will hauling wood in the P.M. from the Ridge. Threshed the oats this side of the road.
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Went to Sunday School. Clowdy & looks like rain. Wrote to Geo. in the P.M.
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Began cutting grain across the road.
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Cutting & shocking.
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Cutting & shocking. Nels Richards helping me shock. Daisy went visiting this A.M. Fine weather for harvest.
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Harvesting. Richards helping.
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Harvesting. Richards helping.
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Harvesting. Richards helping. Lovely weather. Have cut over 60 acres this week.
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Went to Sunday School and did not do much else. Fine weather. Peter here this P.M.
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Finished cutting today. Fine weather.
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Cutting for John Harrold today. Finished shocking.
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Went after water and did not get home until 9.30 P.M.
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In the A.M. deepened the scow hole & in the P.M. I went to town & bought sacks and Will helped Pete thresh cabbage seed.
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Will helping peter. Self working on the door to the hay barn, in the P.M. went to Primary meeting at the school house. Rain some in the eve. Strong S.E. wind all day.
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Went to Church at LaConner & S.S. heard Rev Mr Moore, the new M.E. parson.
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Went to town in the A.M. & got sacks of Martin at 7 3/4 cts each. Will cut some oats with a sythe & hauled wood in the P.M. I dug potatos & took Kate over to Jenne's in the P.M. Fine threshing weather. Gave my note for $116.25 to Martin for sacks.
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Began threshing at Whitney's but had to quit at 10 A.M. for rain. Did not do much in the P.M.
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Threshing at Whitneys until noon. Then moved to Callahans.
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Threshing at Callahans. Finished. Fine weather.
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Threshing at Otto Kalso's lower ranch. Finished at 2 P.M. and moved to the Smith ranch.
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Threshing at the Smith ranch until 4 P.M. then moved to Ottos.
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Threshing at Otto's. Rev Mr Moore preached in the school house.
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Finished threshing at 9.30 and moved to Balls. Rained at 3 P.M. and had to quit. Heavy rain at night.
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Heavy rain last night. Had a lot of sacks wet. Hauled sacks all day. Ball helped in the P.M.
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Went to S.S. & to church. Mr Moore preached.
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Threshing at Balls. Fine weather.
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Threshing at Balls.
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Threshing at Balls. Move to Whitneys.
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Threshing at Whitneys. Finished & moved to VanValkenburgs.
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Finished VanValkenburgs & moved to Balls. Not working in the P.M. Mr. Rudene's folks here in the P.M.
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Went to Sunday School in the P.M.
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Hailing sacks in the A.M. & Will all day. Went to town in the P.M. Ordered a wagon for Dunlap.
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Ditching out in the Allen 80 slough. Went to Harry Boetchers burial in the P.M.
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Threshing at John Ball's. Finished and moved to machine down to Whitneys. An hour for self, man & team moving machine.
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Ditching & splitting ditch timber.
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Putting in ditch timber in the A.M. went to town in the P.M. Will dyking.
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Ditching down in the lake on the "Allen 80" Fine dry weather.
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Went to S.S. & to preaching and took a ride up to Jennings S house in the P.M. Uncle Will with us.
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Went to LaConner to get Grants picture taken. Tillinghast had the team to go to LaConner also.
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Went and settled up with Whitney last night. Owe him $45.62. Some rainy to day, sowed timothy seed & filed for 4.50 a saw. Peter here, bought his ranch.
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Will out to the ranch. Worked on ditch all day down in the "Allen 80". Will not working the first three days of this week.
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Went to the timber in the A.M. Will hauled 2 load of post & rails. I cutting ditch timber, went to LaConner to take Grandma in the P.M. Heard that Al was sick. Rainy P.M. Will went to town on "Beauty".
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Went to the timber. Cut split & hauled out 2 load of D. timber. Clarence & Fred White here in the eve & all night.
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Had a bad cold. Did not get up until noon. Will went to take Gertie home in the P.M.
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Will went to the woods to work. Getting out more ditch timber. I painting fence & putting up chimney on kitchen.
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Both went to the woods & got out 2 loads of stove wood. Fine weather.
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Will fixing & crowning ditches in the Allen 80. I went to town & took Aunt Lou. She & Eva started for Cal to day. Got home at 4 P.M. & helped Whitney load the machine to got to the Samish.
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Started for Nevills place this A.M. with Scow & machine. Got there at 11 A.M. & Unloaded in the eve. Went to Mr Burns(?) to see his new house. Took dinner at Cobble & staid in Nelson's house.
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Finished Nels. grain & threshed some for Cobble, then moved to Nevilles & then came home from Sterns with the folks.
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Threshing at Neville's. Finished at 4 P.M. & came home in the eve and went to LaConner to go to up to A.C. Leamer's. He is very sick with Heart disease & fever.
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Arrived in Utsalady this A.M. at 2 oclock & got to Stanwood at noon. Staid at Al's all day.
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Went to to Mr Hancock's & staid all night to night. Rainy day. [margin: Will not working.]
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Went back to Stanwood & then to LaConner. Got home to LaC at 6 P.M. Staid all night.
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Came home this A.M. and worked on dyke in the P.M. Will also & yesterday all day.
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Will not working. I working on the dyke most of the day. Went & got Aunt Lou's stove.
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Fine day. Did not go anywhere. Tillinghasts folks here a few minutes.
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Al Leamer died yesterday A.M. Worked on sluice box in the A.M. & Will all day. I went to town to take Blanche in the P.M. She started for Nebraska. Sold my oats this eve[margin: to Gaches $20.00 per ton.]
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Daisy visiting today. [margin: July 12] Will working on dyke. I at home chorin about & sorting 12 bushels of apples. Frost this A.M. but not very severe. Rainy in the P.M.
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Both working on Co. dyke. Rain at 5 P.M.
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Done chores in the A.M. & went to town to get the pigs in the P.M. Got a pair of Poland China's of Ed Stacey that are 2 1/2 months old.
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Working on Co. dyke. Jenne here in the A.M.
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Will not working. I working on dyke in the P.M. Rained in the A.M.
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Rainy day. Spent the day mostly reading. Uncle Will here part of the day.
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Dyking on Co. dyke & Will 1/2.
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Dyking on Co dyke in the A.M. and on cow pasture dyke in the P.M. Will also.
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Working on dyke all day. Fine weather & no rain. Tillinghast hauled his seed in.
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Dyking all day. Pleasant. Light frost this A.M.
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Repairing dyke & cleaning out ditch on Peter's ranch. Began fixing his dyke.
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Tillinghast went to town to day with my team & wagon to take cabbage seed. Topping out dyke & working on Peter's dyke 2 1/2 days on his dyke to date.
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Frost this A.M. Pleasant day. Staid at home most of the day. Was down to Tillinghasts a short time. Wrote to George. Fine Oct weather. Light frost.
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Dyking on the Peter ranch. [margin: 2 days.]
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Dyking. Began up at John Balls dairy(?) and put a dam in the dyke ditch. Quit for rain at 2.30. [margin: 6 days]
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Dyking in the A.M. & will all day. I make cow stanchions in the P.M. Rec'd a letter from Geo last night. It came in 7 days. [margin: 7 1/2]
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Went to town in the P.m. & to the M.E. Church Concert in the eve. In the A.M. dyking & Will also. Bob Woodburn dyking for me in the to pay for keeping his pony.
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Election day. Gertie(?) home from LaConner in the P.M. & went to the election. Bob & Will dyking in the A.M. & P.M.
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Bob dyking 1/2, self & Will all day.
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Dyking as ususal. I went to the Samish in the P.M. to help Neville thresh.
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Dyking part of the time. Finished on Peters ranch. Helped Otto load grain & gave John Harrold his dinner.
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Hauling straw & wood & helped take the machine off the scow.
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Frost this A.M. the hardest of the year. Ther. at 29°. Went to church. Mr Moore & Mrs Jones here to dinner.
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Dyking on Co dyke.
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Dyking on Co dyke.
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Dyking on Co dyke. Fine weather al the week so far. Whitney came from Seattle yesterday & brought me the Atlas & some Christmas presents and a chair. Strong wind tonight with a good prospect of rain.
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Dyking in the P.M. on Co. dyke. Int the A.M. it rained some. Worked 1/4 day on fence out by John Ball's dam.
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Dyking on Co dyke.
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Frost this A.M. Clear & Pleasant.
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Went to town , Will also. Sent a deed to Pa for Peter's wife to sign. Tillinghast had a team to take seed. Will sick & did not come home.
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In the A.M. rigged up the team & harnesses for plowing & began plowing after dinner on the east end of ranch. [margin: Mercury at 26° in A.M.]
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Plowing in the A.M. Will not here yet. Warmer to day and rained some in the P.M. Sent Peter's grain(?) up to him by Whitney.
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Plowing all day.
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Rainy day. Working in the barn fixing horse stable, &c. In the P.M. made fence along the dyke out beyond the barn.
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Good day for plowing. Plowed all day. Will away all the week. [margin: Snow Flake went to the Dr on the 22d Nov.]
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Staid at home all day. Will came home from LaConner.
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Will plowing. Self choring.
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Will plowing. Self making a sluice out by Peters Ranch.
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Loading grain in the A.M. and hauling lumber in the P.M. from John Ball's granary. Quite a high tide to day.
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Thanksgiving Day. Will plowing. I fixed up plank walks sticking out lumber &c. Plowed in the garden.
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Plowed some in the garden & dug some vegetables. Went after the washing and went out to grade a slough in the P.M. Will plowing.
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Hauled straw in a slough until 11 & quit for rain. After dinner worked a hour & a half putting timber in the sluice so as to fix a C washing out to the "Peter Ranch". [margin: Rain 1/2 day.]
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Ida sick with tooth ache. Warm but wet & misty. Bob Woodburn here. Went down to Tillinghasts in the P.M. to see the baby. He is fine. [margin:Rainy day]
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Graded the slough out in the Allen 80. I went to town to take Grandma. Roads very muddy. Settled up with Gaches. The oats weighed 89 per sack and came to 888.96. Very warm spring-like weather.
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Rainy A.M. Will plowing in the P.M. I working in the granary moving grain, fixing disk &c. Count the sacks and the crop was 1847 sacks.
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Will plowing in the A.M. & I making a gate to get in the orchard. Rained in the P.M. & we did not do much.
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Rainy day not plowing. Will went to the Island for a hunt. Began making a boat.
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Pleasant in the A.M. Plowing 1/2 day. Will hunting. Done chores & worked on boat in the P.M. Very warm weather. Tide low. Grass growing quickly.
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This is a very pleasant & beautiful day. Went to church. Mr Moore preached.
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Bob Woodburn here helping me kill hogs. Will plowing. Fine day. Sent for Eastern papers.
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Rec'd a letter from Geo & Peter's deed. Will plowing. [margin: Warm.]
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Plowing. Self working on boat.
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Plowing. Self working on boat.
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Plowing. Self working on boat. Warm and clowdy all the week. Low tides.
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Fine day for plowing. Will at it. I working on the boat. Have it about finished except painting.
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Clowdy & rainy. Rained all last night, but it's warm & chinooky. Staid at home all day. Strong wind.
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This has been one of the finest winter days I ever saw. Warm & sunny. Quite a high tide this A.M. but nothing to last winters tides. Will plowing. I painting the boat. Made a rudder for it and sawed wood some out over the dyke.
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Painting the boat the 2nd coat in the A.M. & a boat shed in the P.M. Will plowing.
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Will plowing. Went to LaConner with Vinza in Will's boat. Strong E. wind.
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Working on the boat house in the A.M. & grading a slough in the P.M. Will plowing in A.M.
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Working on the boat house in the A.M. & grading a slough in the P.M. Will plowing in the A.M.
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Rainy A.M. Working on the shop in the A.M. & grading a slough in the P.M. Will not working in the A.M. Finished grading slough in the "80".
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Went to LaConner in the P.M. & staid all night. Went to church in the P.M. Tried the new boat for the first. [margin: Rainy most of the day.]
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Rainy part of the day. Came home from town in the P.M. & Grandma also. [margin: Will plowing.]
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Will not working. Rainy part of the day. Self sawing wood & making steps & wharf(?).
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Heavy rain last night. Fixing a ditch into the boat house. Will plowing in the P.M. Self out in the field burning logs. Tillinghast went to town with his boat. Cooler at night & frosty in the eve. First frost of the month.
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Grant 18 months old to day. Went to LaConner to get Christmas & money of Peter. Rainy part of the day. Will plowing 1/2. Gave Peter notes for $350.--
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Rainy part of the day. Will not working. I not doing much either. The land is getting pretty full of water.
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Christmas. Stormy day and in the evening it began snowing & sleeting. Went down to Whitneys to the Christmas dinner and to the tree in the eve. Mr Bradshow was here to order a Courtland buggie & gave me $100. for buggie & harness.
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Very stormy day. Snow from the N.E. Staid at home, read & wrote to George. [margin: Mercury at 25°]
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Went to town & ordered a wagon for Mr Bradshow. Snow going off. Warmer. [margin: Mercury at 26 this A.M.]
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Snow all gone & weather warmer to the woods to make some posts to fix the Whitney line fence. Highest tide of the season so far this winter.
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Working in the timber making posts. Fine day. Whitney went to town with the boat.
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Will plowing. Self unloading boat & choring about. Settled with Otto.
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Rainy most of the day. Went down to the Hall & heard Mr. Moore preach.
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Making fence out beyond the haybarn. Rain part of the day.
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Not doing much. Rainy day. Split wood some.
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Will making fence & I part of the day sawed up a wood log & helped about the house some. Alfie Stacey here in the eve.
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Went to the timber to load out fence posts. A beautiful day with a light frost this A.M.
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Putting wire on the fence posts and built a picket fence out by the strawberry bed. Pleasant day. [margin: Frost.]
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Wind south again & raining a little. Tides very low for the season.
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Rainy day. Not doing much. Cut a little wood, went down to help W. to fix the engine a little.
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In the A.M. made a seeder tongue. Not doing much in the P.M. Went hunting a little while. [margin: Tides low. Rainy day.]
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Clear A.M. Rainy P.M. Got up at 5 & went to Callahans for a scow load of posts. Got home at 10 A.M. W. & T. went town.
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Will hauling out posts some. I went to town. Rainy part of the day.
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Went to Callahans to scow the bal. of the fence posts. Had a good trip. Sharpened & hauled them out in the P.M. [margin: High tide for the year.]
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Stormy day. Snow squalls. Went to Callahans granary & got Balls fanning mill & began cleaning seed oats.
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Went down to McKenna's & took the folks. Saw Sterns folks. Mrs Callahan & Jones folks here in the P.M.
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Driving fence post on the Whitney line fence.
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Cleaned grain in the A.M. Rainy. Driving fence posts in the P.M.
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Laying up fence in the A.M. & driving posts in the P.M.
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Cleaning grain all day. Barley & wheat. Windy & rainy. Otto here & paid me $20. on grain. Tilly McKenna died last night.
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Rainy day did not do much put up troughs on the granary & Otto also. In the P.M. went to the burial of Tilly McKenna.
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Went to LaConner and took Grandma to go to Ed's wedding. Rain part of the day. Will away yesterday & to day deer hunting.
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Staid at home all day. Mrs. Chilling, Whitney & Kate up here in the eve. Will got home with a deer. Wrote to Geo.
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Working all day on the Whitney line fence. Stormy part of the day. wet(?).
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Stormy day. Cleaning grain.
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Will worked some throwing down dyke out by the Pete house. Made a stable for "Beauty" & cleaned grain some. Stormy a good part of the day. Snow & rain.
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Will grading down dyke in the A.M. I making sausage &c. Alf & Grandma came to day. Rainy P.M. & some snow. Cleaning grain in the P.M.
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Grading down dyke & ditching on Peter's ranch. Strong west wind all day. Alf here yet. Wind-bound.
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Heavy rain all day. Cleaning grain & timothy seed. Finished the job. John Ball here for 75-80 sacks of seed grain yesterday & 25 of barley. Alf here & helping us some. Got 30 dollars per ton of Ball for oats.
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John Peth here to day and engaged 15 sacks of barley at $25.00 per ton. Heaviest wind last night for many a day. Very changeable weather to day. Wind, sunshine & snow. [margin: High tide & nor west wind.]
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Still cold mercury at 8, 17 8. Clear. Threshing for Till 3/4. Will 1/2.
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Mercury at -4° this A.M. Coldest A.M. for 12 years. Finished threshing radish see. Thawing a little on sough side of buildings in the P.M. Have had no mail service since Monday.
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Mercury at - 8° this A.M. Still clear and no prospect of a chinook. Sawing & splitting ditch timber out by the road. Still clear at night.
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Clear & pleasant went to hear Mr Moore preach in the A.M. at Whitneys house. Uncle Will here in the eve. [margin: mer at 10°]
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In the A.M. made a crossing out by the slough to get onto Peter ranch & hauled out some ditch timbers & covered some of it but had to quit for ice in the P.M. Hauled seed for Till, a load of straw & some wood into the wood house. Pleasant day & growing warmer. Sun dogs this eve. [margin: Tem 17°.]
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Temp. 22°. Not much warmer & snowing some. Will & myself finished the ditch out in Peter ranch & put the timber in. The frost & ice bothered some.
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Snow again last night it is 7 or 8 inches deep now. I filed 5 saws this A.M. Will not working to day. He went to town in the P.M. [margin: Tem 28.]
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Clear & frosty. Will in town. Mrs Wallace came today. Sawed wood & done the chores. [margin: Temp. 18]
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Not so cold to day. Doing shores & cutting up old posts for wood. Rec'd a letter from George.
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Did not do much but the chores. South wind to day and the ice is going out of the slough. Uncle Will here to dinner & a peddlar(?). Will in town yet. [margin: Temp 22°]
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Snow again last night, but it is not cold. The ice is most out of the slough. Reading & writing to Geo. Cooler at night.
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Clear & pleasant. Doing chores & not much else. Jenne here after his barley. [margin: Temp. 20°]
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Still clear & cold ice not all out of the slough yet. Bob Woodburn here not working much, filed a saw for Jenne. John Peth here in the eve for barley. [margin: Temp 20]
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Went to LaConner & paid taxes. Went with a wagaon. South wind. Snow going off. Sent to Maher & Grosh for knives. Borrowed $20. of Peter. [margin: Temp 18. Got 100 lbs sugar.]
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Warmer. Done the chores & went to town. Got my scales(?) and a sack of beans.
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Stormy day. Went up to John Balls & done the chores and not much else. Will away yet.
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Done chores. Fixed the hay rack & grain bin & put the tongue in the seeder. Pleasant day, but so cold the snow does not go off much. Will not home yet. To all appearances this will be a late spring.
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Stormy day. Snowing some. Will came home & brought a deer. Was down to Whitneys in the P.M.
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Went up in the south ranch to cut road. Will also. Clear & cold.
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Snowing again this A.M. Temp at 25. Mr Gordon here this A.M. to see about the oats for seed. He spoke for 80 sack & paid $5.00 on them with the privilege of looking this week for better ones, in which case he would take 30 sacks. [margin: Not working any today]
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Snowy day, but we went to the woods & cut wood. Temp about 30 night & morning. Very disagreeable weather.
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Very bad weather as usual. Quite a heavy snow last night. Went to the woods to cut wood, finished up on the Purdy ranch. Bob here this eve. Snowing again.
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Went up to my woods & cut two cedars & began sawing for D. timber.
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Heavy S.E. wind. Went to LaConner with Mrs W. Had a hard pull & got there at 6 P.M. Will in the woods.
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In LaC all day. Went to church & to S.S.& to church in the eve. Heavy rain at night.
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Came home in the A.M. Pleasant. Will working in the woods. Sowed clover seed in the P.M. on my meadow.
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Working on the Whitney line fence and clearing away the old posts. Nice weather.
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Finished pulling wire on the fence and sowed seed in the pasture. John Ball here & paid me $100 for oats & barley. Will hauling rails & old posts. Took the fanning mill home. Mr Jones here this eve. [margin: Beauty had her colt.]
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Went to the timber & cut cord wood in my woods. Rec'd a letter from Geo.
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In the A.M. ditching to drain the tide(?) out in the Allen 80. In the P.M. fixed the tank, set out some currants, gooseberries, &c and chored around till night. Drying wind to day.
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Went to church at Whitneys. Mr Moore preached. Clowdy & misty day.
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Rain in the A.M. & pleasant P.M. Will & I hauling manure out in the hay field in the P.M. 14 loads.
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Rainy & cold. Not doing much. Made a table in the P.M.
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Rainy day. Will oiling harness. I went to town with Whitneys folks.
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Raining some. Working in the A.M. moving hay & grading slough dyke out on the Peter ranch. Could not work in the P.M. much. [margin: Planted some tomatoes in a box.]
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Rainy & windy. Did not work in the A.M. but graded dyke in P.M. out on the Miller ranch.
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Will working on the Miller ranch. Grading dyke & sloughs. I up to Jones making tank. Nice spring day. [margin: Heard frogs. Grass growing.]
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Hauling out manure in the "80". Very windy.
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Hauled 2 loads of straw for bedding. Then it rained. In the P.M. hauled out straw in the 80. Rainy night. Was down to Tillinghasts & Whitneys in the eve.
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Hauled straw until 11 A.M. & quit for rain. Weather warm and grass growing. Misty but not much prospect of farming. In the P.M. made a table for Ida.
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Hauling straw until 4 P.M. quit for rain.
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Hauling straw all day. Pleasant.
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Hauling straw. Went to Kalso's & got some raspberries to set out. Ground most dry enough to plow.
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Clowdy but no rain. Good prospect for good weather.
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Began plowing. Self working in the garden fixing strawberry bed. [margin: Fine day.]
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Will plowing. I finished the strawberries & hauled rails & brush off from Miller ranch. [margin: Fine]
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Will plowing. Began this side of the road. Ida & I & Whitneys folks went to White's to get potatoes. Had a good trip. Got home at 5 P.M. Rain a little, but not enough to stop work.
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Plowing with 2 teams on this side of road. Fine drying weather.
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Plowing with 2 teams on this side of the road. Have about 21 acres to plow yet to night. Chickens hatching to day.
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Rainy P.M. Peter came down to day & staid all day. Mary at LaConner.
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Will began to plow but had to quit at 10 A.M. Self pulling carrots. In the P.M. weighing out grain 1/2 day. Sold smith some oats (2 tons). He paid for one ton and is to pay for the other in 6 months. Heavy rain this P.M. [margin: Heard that Grandma Green was dead this eve.]
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Will went to town. I done the chores and dug carrots. Mary came back this eve.
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Went to LaConner and staid all day. Came home at 10 P.M. Took up Peter's note of $100. Will plowing.
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Will hauling straw all day. I 1/2 day. In the P.M. set out roses & done chores, &c. Stormy P.M. hail, rain, & snow.
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Went to LaConner. Ida went & got 2 teeth pulled. Strong S.E. wind. Got home at 1 P.M. and hauled straw. Will hauling straw all day. [margin: Drying wind.]
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Will plowing in straw. I hauling straw. Got Kalso's sulky.
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Choring 3/4 day. plowed a piece for a garden. Whitney dehorned his cows. Made a new gate out by hay barn. Rainy A.M.
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Plowing, broke the sulky. Drying day. Got a letter from Geo. Peter here.
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Will cultivating with the seeder on fall plowed land. I plowing head lands & harrowing. Ball & Otto seeding. Cold north wind all day.
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Clowdy, misty & disagreeable all day. Wrote to George & read.
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Rainy some in the A.M. Will not working. I putting in window weight up stairs. Will plowing in the P.M. Self harrowing this side of the road.
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Rainy & misty. Cleaning seed oats, grinding up tools, splitting wood, &c. Sold Inmans boy 3 sacks of oats. He paid 2.50 & still owes 1.75.
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Harrowing & cultivating in the "80" Fine drying day. Neighbors seeding.
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Dito yesterday. Frost.
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Will harrowing land where we plowed in straw. Self planting potatos & blue stoning wheat. Tillinghast using my team. Rainy P.M. or misty.
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Plowing grading slough & dyke out in the Miller ranch. Land very soft. Fine drying day.
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Fine day. Charley Bowden here to see oats. Nels Richards took dinner with us.
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Went to LaConner with boat. Will cultivating with seeder. Tillinghast harrowing with my team. The above is a mistake he did not find the team.
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Began seeding. Sowed the wheat & some oats. Self harrowing.
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Will seeding. I harrowing in the A.M. & planting potatos in the P.M. down by the Smith ranch. Rainy A.M.
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Seeding with 2 seeders. Fine day. Ground in fine order.
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Seeding with 2 seeders. Finished across the road. Fine weather.
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Harrowing with 2 teams. Land in fine order. VanValkenburg here to get some oats. McKenna got his wheat.
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Rain last night but not very hard. Went to church to day at the school house. Mr Moore preached.
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Harrowing with 2 teams, grass in good order, but the weather clowdy. Ida went to town.
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Finished harrowing across the road. Mist most all day & rain so we had to quit at 5 P.M. Not a good day to harrow but the grain has been a week some of it and it was the last chance.
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Rainy A.M. Hauled feed oats & straw and began grading the big slough out by the Peter ranch.
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Grading slough all day or till 5 P.M. when we had to quit for rain. The ground is getting pretty wet & the prospect for early grain is not very good. Got a letter from Geo last night and learned that he had a bag(?) in their house. Found a Holstein calf in the hen yard this A.M. and a heifer at that. She will be called Pansy.
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Working on the road all day, myself & Woodburn. Heavy rain last night & the ground pretty wet today. Drying day.
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Harrowing & plowing in sloughs. Will seeding in the P.M. 7 acres sowed the wheat in the garden patch. Oats & wheat beginning to come up in the "80" acre piece.
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Cold tedious south wind and some rain last night. Went to the schoolhouse to church. Mr Moore preached.
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Will went to town. I tearing down Peter's house and working in the garden in the P.M. Planted some more potatoes.
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Wil in town. Hauled Peter's horses down LaC. Heavy S.E. wind & rain last night.
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Heavy rain last night & cold. Ground very wet. Will working on the road this P.M. I making a walk and choring about the house. The ground fearful wet.
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Working on the road 1/2. Filed a saw for David Fulk. Gordon(?) here to change oats. Rainy part of the day & last night. This is a good spring for frogs.
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Went to town with Whitney. Cold windy day. Rec'd 140 dollars of Gaches on oats or that is what he says and I think only $130. Will working on the road.
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Working on the road 3/4 day and had to quit for rain.
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Windy drying day. Went up to John Balls with Uncle Will. Wrote to George & Peter.
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Finished harrowing the grain that was sowed a week ago yesterday. Rain again in the P.M. This is the worst spring on record. Harrowed a little in the garden.
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Heaviest rain of the season last night. Alf Stacey here this A.M. [margin: See below.]
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Will & myself making fence on the dyke, south side of "Allen 80". Pleasant drying day.
From above:Tues 10. Will working in P.M. I down to the saw mill and looking at dyke.
From above:Tues 10. Will working in P.M. I down to the saw mill and looking at dyke.
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Making fence in the A.M. and myself in the P.M. out by the hay barn on dyke. Will seeding in the P.M. in field near the hay barn. Finished sowing oats on this ranch. Finest day of the month so far.
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Sowed 4 acres oats down to Tillinghasts. Will working at Whitney's with 3 horses & the seeder. 3/4 day. I harrowed for Till. 1/2 & on the oats 1/2 day. Beautiful day. North wind.
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Will at Whitney's. I harrowing in oats, finished on my ranch. Planted the Early Mohawk(?) potatoes. Fine growing day.
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Went to Church. Tillinghasts folks here & went with us. Mrs Sterns got hurt by a runaway.
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Finished harrowing Tillinghasts oats & plowed the garden. Will at Whitney's with seeder.
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Planting & hoing garden. Planted carrots, beet, beans, squashes, parsnips, salsigy, &c, &c. Lovely weather. Will at Whitneys as usual.
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Went down to Smiths in the A.M. Working in the garden harrowing & planting carrots in the P.M. Will at Whitneys.
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Working out on Peter's place filling sloughs &c. Will at Whitneys. Fine drying weather. Part of the Peter ranch too soft to plow yet.
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Both working at Whitneys.
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Both working at Whitneys. Warm & dry.
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Stayed at home. Took a look at the grain. It is looking well & the buckwheat is coming up very think. Olive Purdy died to day at noon. [margin: 
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Will at Whitneys seeding. Myself plowing & harrowing Peter's ranch.
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Cultivates & hoed the potatos. Will finished for Whitney across the slough & sowed the barley. Raining a little in the eve. Sent to Montgomery & Wards for some things.
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Will harrowing in the barley. I working about the garden.
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Hoing in the garden some and in the P.M. Out in the oats killing tarweed.
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Went to town. Did not get home until 10 P.M. Clear, warm weather. Will seeding at Whitneys yesterday & to day finished.
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Wrote to George. Hitched up to go down to Stern's but did not get any farther than Klingenmaier's. Heard she was better. Warm & dry.
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Still warm & dry. Made & hung the wagon shed door. Planted some peas & in the P.M. Went up to John Balls to see about the Skagit. The grain is looking well.
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Went to the Smith ranch in the A.M. to fix dyke in the A.M. and hauled dirt to fix the wagon shed door & washed the wagon in the P.M. Warm day, but cool in the A.M. Enough for a frost.
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Hoeing & pulling weeds in the A.M. Clowdy. Went down to the saw mill in the P.M. Callahan is flooded on the Jones place and Abbot also. Whitneys got home from Seattle. A big dance in the rink this evening.
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Mowed the yard but did not do much else. Had a nice gentle rain all day to day. Just what is needed.
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Quite pleasant most of the day. Went down to Sterns in the P.M. in the boat. Found her quite comfortable.
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Not doing much in the A.M. Hoeing carrots in the P.M. Nice rain last night.
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Went down to Whitneys in the A.M. to see them set up the engine. In the P.M. went to town with Whitney & got door hangings for hay barn. Fine growing weather. Grain looking well.
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Mr & Mrs Stacey here visiting. Alf & Roy also. Not working.
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The Stacey folks here yet. Went to town in the P.M. Nice growing weather.
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A nice rain last night. Made a single tree for the buggie and worked in the garden. Mr & Mrs Stacey went to LaConner in the stage.
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The Rev Pulliam staid here last night. Clowdy & cool. Working all day on doors to the hay barn. Jennie is here this eve on Dolly's account.
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Went to Church. The Rev Pulliam preached.
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Working in the garden and hoing potatos. Grain not looking first rate.
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Making & hanging barn doors. Warm & pleasant. Filed saws.
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Hoing carrots & in the P.M. went to town. Tillinghast folks went with us.
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Had a nice little rain last night. Hoing & thinning carrots. Grain looking middling well across the road & first rate this side. Guess it at 60 per acre on an average or 5500 bushels, but it is easy to get left.
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Went to LaConner to attend the association. Was gone all day.
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Staid at home. Made a hay barn door & worked in the garden.
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Went to LaConner. Tended church in the A.M., S.S. & the womens missionary meeting in the P.M. Pleasant growing weather.
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Got a jackscrew & raised up the granary floor & the old house also. Thinned carrots some & went to town in the eve to the old folks concert. Got home at 12 night.
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Hoing potatos in the A.M. Warm & clear & strong north wind. The grain is looking splendidly.
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Laying floor in the granary. Skagit coming up again.
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The Cleveland Bay here to day. Laying floor in granary. [margin: Beauty]
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Went up to Hawkins place in the A.M. & to town in the P.M. Peter's folks came home with us. [margin: Beaver Marsh flooded again.]
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Thinning carrots. Went up to Gordons after dinner. Whitney haying.
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Peter's & Tillinghasts folks here to dinner. Went with Whitney to look at grain. Went to the Sullivan slough bridge to take Peter's folks up in the eve. Strawberries plenty now.
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Sent off the school report. Will back to day. Began mowing. Grass heavy but rather green.
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Not a good hay day. Will hauling wood. Self thinning carrots finished. Not feeling very well, have a lame back.
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Will tedding hay in the A.M. Raking & cocking in the P.M.
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Finished cocking hay. Nels Ovenell here in the P.M. & his mother. Self not working in the P.M. Not feeling first class.
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Began hauling hay. Got in 3 loads & Will hurt his toe. Our Prince stepped on it.
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Hauling hay. 4 loads. Tillinghast went to town with our team. Hoeing carrots in the P.M. Beauty would not move.
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Hauling hay. 7 loads.
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Hauling hay 1/2 day. 3 loads.
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Rev Pulliam & Miss Peck here last night. Went to preaching this A.M. Heard a first class sermon.
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Hauling hay all day. 7 loads. Kate had a colt last night.
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Will hauling wood in the A.M. I down to the mill. Hauled a load of hay to Moeler in the P.M. 2424 lbs.
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Will hauling wood and took the folks up to Mrs Balls. I went after them in the eve. Set out some turnips & cabbages. Ground very dry.
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Wil hauled on load of wood & mowed around the fences. We went to town in the P.M. Not working in the A.M. Consulted Calhoun & got some medicine.
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Splitting & hauling ditch timber 3 loads.
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Took another load of hay to Moeler & hauled in the balance of my hay. Will hauled a load of D. timber in the P.M. Warm & dry. Not feeling well at all.
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Staid about home all day. Warm & dry. Wrote to George.
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Went to the timber & got out some stuff for root house sills & went to the mill in the P.M. for a load of lumber.
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Jenne here at noon today with Pride. Went to the mill for another load of lumber & hewed sills in the P.M. The women went to town in the P.M. Warmest day of the season. [margin: Mercury at 80°.]
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Working on root house & went to Telegraph slough for a load of water. Will helped Tillinghast haul hay in the A.M. Mrs McKenna here in the A.M.
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Working on root house. Will helping Whitney haul hay in the P.M.
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Will at Whitneys with team & wagon. Self working on R. house.
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Mowing tar weed in the A.M. and working on R. house in the P.M. putting on sheeting. Will at Whitneys. The grain looking better that at last year this time but the ground is fearful dry.
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Staid at home to day. Was calling at Whitneys in the P.M.
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Went to Jenne's to work on his shed. Will working on the road. [margin: Misty this A.M. ]
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Ditto yesterday.
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Went to the mill for a load of lumber in the A.M. & to home in the P.M. [margin: Took Cherry to Whitney's 27th.]
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Went to Jennes. Will hauling dirt to fix the drive way to the granary.
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Went to Jennies. Will working in the garden and went to get 5 sacks of oats of David Fulk. Weight of oats 476 lbs. [margin: Daisy had a calf dead.]
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Went berrying all day. Got over 50 lbs. Grain beginning to turn some.
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Went to the mill for another load of saw dust. Working on house in the P.M.
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Working on house & laying a walk to it all day. Grain not ripening as fast as last week.
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Working on root house some and began the machine shed. Will making shakes in the P.M. Mrs. Burdon got hurt this eve up at Balls. Made a table and they moved into the milk house to day. I think it is fine.
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A little rain last night & today. At home all day.
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Working at the machine shed.
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Working at the machine shed. Finished it all except the doors, and build a a wharf in the front of the granary.
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Went to the woods and got timber for a roller and a load of fence posts. Good weather for ripening grain. Otto cutting his wheat.
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Will hauled 2 load of posts. Self mending sacks. Warm & smokey. Alf Stacey here to dinner. Sowey had pigs today.
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Went to the woods in the A.M. & cut a load of threshing wood and hauled it out to the road. In the P.M. hauled a load of straw. Hauled some dirt to leave at the first? house and to fix road out by the barn.
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John Ball & Callahan cutting oats. Will digging a ditch by the hay barn tank, not working in the P.M. Went deer hunting. Self down at Whitneys to day working at the engine.
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Foggy & smokey. Went to LaConner to church and baptizing. Then to the school house to church in the P.M. The childrens sermon.
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Will digging a ditch for the lane. I digging potatos & fixing the eave spouts.
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Went to LaConner. Got 120 lbs binding twine, bbl sugar & flour. Took dinner with Peters folks. Will at the ditch for lane.
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Got out the binder and rigged it up in the A.M. In the P.M. got ready and started the scow for water and went after supper.
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Was out for water all last night. Misty & dark. Not doing much to day. Brought the scow home from the canal in the P.M.
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Was down to Whitneys working on the dyke & filling up the place where the box was by the ware house. I worked on the engine in the P.M.
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Rigged up the binder & began to cut but broke the needle the first round. Went to LaConner and had to send to Portland for it. Nearly everybody cutting now. We have 72 acres ready to cut.
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Pleasant, staid at home all day, reading.
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Will went to town to get the binder fixed. Did not get back in time to do anything except to put it together.
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Began cutting. Binder not working well. Dave & Jennies helping.
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Cutting after 9-30. Jenne helping. Snowflake had a calf this A.M.
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Cutting after 8-30. Finished the south side of the road at 11 A.M. Got 50 lbs of twine of Dave Fulk. It is the best twine I ever used. The binder was missed any today. Was down to Whitneys in the eve.
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Cutting after 8.30. Everything going splendidly.
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Cutting after 9.30 till 3. quit for rain and began again after an hour and cut 2 hours. Dave & John have helped 5 days each up to date and the team 5 days also.
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Pleasant day. Staid at home & read. Wrote to George. Took Daisy to Whitneys.
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Fulk & John working here until 4.30 P.M. Will & the bind went to Fulks at 4 P.M. Finished the oats across the road. 66 acres.
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All cutting and shocking at Fulks. Fine weather.
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Finished Fulks 25 acres and began on my wheat at 4-30.
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Finished the wheat and the field of oats next the road. It is a fine piece of grain. Cut around the Abbot piece just at night. This piece was sown May 12th.
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Began cutting at 10-30. Heavy fog before. Finished my oats & wheat. Dave worked 3/4 day & Johnnie also.
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Cutting on Tillinghast patch. Finished at 3 P.M. and began on the barley at 4 P.M. Fine weather with north wind. [margin: D. & J working.]
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Finished cutting my grain at 10 A.M. Then went to Dave's grain. Dave also Johnnie & self shocking barley till noon. Will & Burns & the binder worked till night. Burns began work at noon. I dug potatos & fixed a gate in the P.M. 9 1/4 days cutting my grain.
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Burns & Will at Fulks. Self working on the engine. Fine weather.
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Went to Skagit River with Whitney & Mr White. They are at Padilla visiting now. Will & Burns digging potatoes in the A.M. Burns not working in the P.M. Will cutting grain some in the P.M. at Fulks.
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Mr Whites folks here all day. Went to church in the P.M. & then took a ride up to Fred Jennes & back. Good weather in the P.M. A good many threshing & cutting oats.
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Will & the women went to town in the A.M. for sacks, &c. I working on the engine, In the P.M. painting, &c. Burns shocking at Whitneys. S.E. wind all day and prospect of rain.
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Will & Burns hauling manure in the A.M. and after water in the P.M. I not doing anything in the A.M. Went up to Balls to set the machine in the P.M.
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Threshing at Ball's. Grain poor. Not well. Will went after the scow. Burns, team & wagon at Balls.
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Threshing at Balls. Grain turning out poorly. Burns at Balls. Will, team & wagon also.
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Threshing at Balls 2 men, team & wagon.
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Threshing at Balls 2 men, team & wagon. Grain turning out poorly and the other looking bad.
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Went up to Balls to thresh but it rained.
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Threshing at Balls. 2 men team & wagon. Fine weather.
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Moved to my ranch and began threshing at 9 A.M. got out about 500 and something over.
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Threshing. Fine weather. Had trouble with the hand plate in the engine & did not do as much but move in the A.M.
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Finished the lower field & moved to the shed. Grain turning out well. All through but the 6 acre field by the road. Looks like rain to night. The following have worked on my job. McKenna & team, Dave Fulk & team, Gordon & team, Ball 3 men and 2 teams, Old man & Hubert Gordon, the Taylor Fatman(?), Johnnie Hand & Jim Innis, Bob Price & Fred Kalso, Arthur Darcy & Wilson, Will Woodburn & Bob Burns, Herbert Alexander, 2 Klingenmaier boys & Tillinghast stacking straw, Wilson & stern 1/3 Whitney ?.
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Finished at 9 A.M. & moved to Fulks.
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Finished Fulks at noon. I had 2 men, 2 teams & a wagon at Fulks, moved to Whitneys after dinner. Fine weather. Will cutting in the P.M. 1 team for Fulk, 1 man & team at Whitneys 1/2.
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Threshing at Whitneys. 1 man, team & w. Will cutting at Fulks 1/2 & moved bind home in the P.M.
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Threshing at Whitneys. 2 men, team & wagon. I went to town. Whitney running engine from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M.
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Threshing at Whitneys 1/2 2 men team & wagon and board of same night & morning for 3 days. Moved to Gordons in the P.M. 2 man, team & wagon 1/2 day.
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Threshing at Gordons. 2 men, team & wagon 1/2 day. 2 men, team & wagon 1/2 day at balls in A.M. moved to Balls after dinner. Grain turning out poorly as before.
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Threshing at Balls 3/4 day. 2 men & team & wagon. 3/4 day. Had to quit for rain at 4 P.M.
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Was pretty sick last night and had Dr. Calhoun this A.M. Burns & Will hauling sacks to day. John McKown got 4 sacks oats & 3 of barley which came to 8.25 cts. Am feeling some better to night & hope it may last. Pleasant drying day (hash marks) 22 1/4.
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Burns & Will hauling sacks. Pleasant A.M. & frost, but clowdy and looking like rain in the P.M. Burns has worked 23 3/4 days to date.
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Burns & Will hauling sacks. Rain again last night. Still in bed but not very sick.
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Burns & Will finished the grain. Dug some potatos & hauled some straw for bedding.
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Burns & Will hauling manure in the A.M. Clowdy but dry enough for threshing. Rained again in the P.M. A bad time for late grain. Not feeling so well today.
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Pleasant drying day to day. Pulliam preached in the schoolhouse the A.M. Feeling quite well to day but did not get up. 13.50
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This is another lovely day. Tillinghast up to settle with me. Burns & Will hauling out manure and fixing fence.
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Burns & Will working on the road out by the machine shed in the A.M. and threshing at Balls in the P.M. Mr Brown & Dr. Calhoun here in the A.M. & Pulliam & Peter in the P.M. [margin: Snowflake visiting today.]
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Another fine day. The machine is at Balls threshing to day. Burns & Will, team & wagon there also. South wind & clear weather. Pulliam here hunting. I went out to the granary.
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Another fine day with north wind. I shot a crow in the orchard, & put a pane of glass in the parlor window. The crows are eating the fruit. Will & Burns at Whitneys threshing.
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Pleasant day. Had sciatic rheumatism last night. Whitney threshing. Will & Burns, team & wagon there. Mr Moore preached to day and was here to dinner. Peters folks & Mr Burdon called in the P.M.
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Another fine day. My men & team & wagon at Balls threshing. Paid Will 25.50 tonight. Burns work acct 33 & 3/4 days tonight.
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Rain some more last night. Settled up with Burns & paid him $50.25. He started for LaConner this P.M. Will, team & wagon threshing at Balls in the P.M. Clear & windy this P.M. Mrs Lynch here to tea?.
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Another fine day. Will & team at Balls threshing. I was out to day helping pick apples. Ed Stacey in the eve and brought Milt Leamer & Mr Jordan.
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Another day with out rain. Will & team at Balls in the A.M. Finished threshing. Will & the folks went to LaConner in the P.M. Rain in the eve.
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Will not working. He went to the marsh. Milt & his friend hunting. Began to take more coltis(?) medicine last night.
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Good weather. Uncle will here calling this A.M. Will took the hunters to the Samish to day. I was out and walked this eve.
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Pleasant. Had some callers this P.M. Had some callers this P.M. Mr Darcy's folks, Mr Whitney & Mrs Conner. The hunters came back this eve.
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Heard that oats were only worth 19. per ton. I am feeling quite well this A.M. Wrote to Geo yesterday. The hunters are going to the Island today for deer and Will with them.
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Pleasant day. Harker was here & made a bargain for the oats at 21.50 per ton. 1000 sacks. I was down to Till's to dinner and doing the chores myself now.
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Rain again last night & to day some. Went to town to day with Whitney. Nasty day. Received $500 on oats from Harker. Paid up several bill and came home at 4 P.M. Whitney sold some oats at $21 of Soderburgs' and some hay at 14. Not first quality.
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Was down in the big field to day for the first time since I have been sick. Saw the colts. Pleasant & warm. Cut some soowd & done the chores.
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Staid at home. Misty day. Will & Milt & Gishes went to town. I was down to Whitneys with Mr Jordan.
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About home all day. The Perry here at night for oats. Pleasant day. Alf Stacey here also.
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Went to town. Rain in the P.M. Will away to Seattle. The Flying Dutchman came today.
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Went to town to get my Flying Dutchman. Rainy in the A.M. and again all night. Miserable weather. Roads very bad.
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Will plowing. I went with Whitney to see the "Island".
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Will plowing. I went to town in a boat and staid all night. Frost.
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Will plowing. Frost. Pleasant. Came from town in the A.M.
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Oats are worth $22.50 now. Darcy sold for $22.25. a few days ago. Sowed some clover & timothy seed in the P.M. for an experiment. Rainy day or misty rather. Went to the S. house to preaching by Rev Mr Moore. Was down to Till'st in the P.M. Uncle Will here in the P.M. & Eve.
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Plowing. I working about the house fixed post(?) house &c. Sowed grass seed.
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Hauled straw in the A.M. Will worked 19 days to night. Will plowing in the P.M. Frozen some. [margin: M. at 28]
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Clowdy and snowed a little. Let the colts across the road this P.M. Feed too short. Then went to church in the P.M. Pulliam preached.
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Plowed some, all the A.M. and one round after dinner, then quit for rain. John Ball here to settle up this P.M. Cut wood & filed a saw. Gave W. $2.00 for S.F. Chronicle.
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Plowed in the A.M. Cut wood in the P.M. Heavy rain this P.M. Will came home from LaC.
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Went to the saw mill in the A.M. & moved the tank. Also took some wheat to Tillinghast. Will plowing in the P.M. I putting straw in the furrow. Still plows well.
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Will not working. Cut up the lumber for roller & tank and cleaned out the little tank by the barn. Began on the machine shed some.
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Went to town. Will working on dyke in the A.M. and on rod ditch in the P.M.
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Hauling straw in the A.M. & Will plowing in the P.M. I forking straw in the furrow. Fine weather.
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Milt & Ida went to town. I started around the house and cut wood. Fine day.
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Hauled some grain down to Whitneys for Maclin(Barley). Rainy day. Not doing much else.
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Will not working. I made and hung doors to my machine shed & filed 2 saws. Dave Fulk here in the eve and paid 90. dollars on the seed oats and wants 7 tons.
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Wrote to Geo & went to hear Rev Moore preach.
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Will left this A.M. & went to Balls to work. I went down to Smiths & made a bargain with him to cut stove wood at 1.35 per cord. Done chores in the P.M.
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Plowing, froze some last night. Brought the plow in and quit for this year.
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Mercury at 26. made a stanchion for Snowflake. cut wood & done the chores. Foggy.
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Sawing wood and doing chores.
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Warmer. Rainy some. Will W. & I went to town got home at 2:30. Heard that Aunt Eliza died Dec 12.
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Done the chores & put some windows in the stable for Patience. Cut wood some. Rainy day. This has been the wettest Dec on record, but very warm.
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Christmas again. The children are happy. Rainy day as usual. Wrote to George. Went down to Whitneys and had a sing in the P.M. I am milking SnowFlake now. Began last week.
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Another stormy day. Not doing much but chores. Made a rack for the horses hay. Tillinghast's folks up last eve and brought a letter from George.
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Went to the sawmill with Tillinghast in the A.M. & helped him make seed store in the P.M.
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Went to town with Whitney and done the chores. Ch. Bowden & John Siegfred here in the eve.
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Sent the wheat to Gaches with Bowden. Helped Otto weigh grain a while. He sold for 23.00. Helped Tillinghast in the P.M.
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Making PO box for Tillinghast. Mr Holtzinger's folks here in the P.M. Warmer.
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Still clear & cold. Not doing much but chores. [margin: Temp 9° this A.M.]
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Temp at 5 this A.M. Went to town on foot, pretty cold day but south wind. Not so cold at night. Reading "Dawn".
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Doing chores and cutting wood. Finished the P.O. Box. Warmer to day and thawing, but it snowed nearly all night and all this A.M. with south wind.
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Finished the P.O Box. Working made a step ladder and done the chores. Rainy part of the day. Mary Stacey here at night.
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Colder again and wind in the north. Snowed nearly all day. Ed here to take his wife home.
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Pulling cloth on the kitchen. Still winterish.
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Snowing again last night and to day. Making a pair of bob sleds. The snow is 6 or 7 inches deep now.
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Good sleighing to day. A Stacey, J. Henderson and the women folks were here in the P.M. Growing warmer.
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Choring about. Tom Hurd here in the eve. Growing warmer.
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The snow gone and growing warmer. Dr. Holzchauser here in the P.M.
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Working on my roller. Tom Hurd here and bought the cattle & staid all night.
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Finished the roller. Thermometer at 54 and the frost nearly out of the ground. Heavy rain to night.
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Rainy. Not doing much but chores. Dug some carrots and filed a saw.
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Rainy day. Cutting wood and choring around. Dave Fulk here and paid 50 dollars more on his oats. Leaving a bal of 35. Heard a frog today and some robins.
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Clowdy rainy & springy. Staid at home reading. Wrote to George.
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Went to Inman's to get school order cashed or endorsed. Warmer. Grass starting up nice. George Jenne owes me $4.50 and for old Doll's work in harvest.
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Ditching. Land drying up again. Pulliam & Hanson here.
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Plowing. Finished tank and ditch some in the P.M. Cold for this month. [margin: M. at 25°]
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Pulling dirt around the tank. Cutting wood and choring about. Will plowing. Price had boat to go to LaConner. Windy sign of rain.
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Ditching again all day. Too wet to plow.
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Began to break the meadow out beyond hay barn. Rain in the P.M. Will putting harness back together.
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Went to town with Whitney. Will plowing sod. Rec'd $70. from Geo Jenne to settle up for a Cortland wagon.
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Splitting ditch timber in the A.M. Will breaking. Made and hung a gate in the P.M.
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Will finished the breaking and the quit for raain. Rainy P.M. Made some troughs and put through the barn.
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Began making a fence along the dyke. Rainy part of the day. Will not working all day.
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Went to Whitneys to church. Rev Moore preached. Was down to sing in the P.M. SnowFlake sick.
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Went to LaConner to sale and lecture. Lecture by Rev C. Davine. Good tended. The sale also. [margin: Will making fence.]
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Rain some. Was in LaC. all day. Will cutting wood digging ditch and fixing flower beds.
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Came from LaC. with Lee B. Will digging road ditch.
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Fine weather. Will ditching in the A.M. and hauling D. timber in the P.M. Set a hen.
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Will plowing. Beauty lame. Had to quit working her. I went down a put up the school house bell.
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Went to church. Pulliam preached. Was down to Whitneys to sing in the P.M.
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Will plowing. Went over to Jenne's in the P.M. to see his horses, did not buy any. Beauty not able to work yet.
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Ditching or filling ditch in the Lake in the A.M. Will plowing in the P.M. and I putting straw in the furrow.
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Self filling ditch and bluestoning wheat. Will cultivating.
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Finished the ditch and plowed it in. Will cultivating with seeder.
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Will same as yesterday. Self plowing the garden and planted some potatos, peas, onions, beets, parsnips, carrots, &c.
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Began seeding. Sowed 6 acres of wheat and some oats. Working 5 hours.
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Seeding, rolling and harrowing. Clowdy and cold with north wind and a little rain just night.
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Finished seeding the field across the road. 68 acres. Harrowed in the A.M. and cleaned grass seed in the P.M.
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Will harrowing. Self sowing grass seed. Warmest day of the season so far. Owen Fulk paid one for his oats and hay $92.50.
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Pleasant day. Went to Whitneys to hear Mr Moore preach. Pulliam and Gaches were here in the P.M. Went down to W's to sing in the P.M.
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Began rolling the big field. Will harrowing. Cold & windy.
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Same as yesterday. Finished harrowing in 80.
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Began seeding on this side of the road. Self rolling.
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Finished seeding. Will went to Fulks to get disk harrow. Lost 1/4 day for rain. Fine rain this P.M.
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Will harrowing with disk harrow in the A.M. Self rolling. Had to quit for rain in the P.M. Will has worked his colt 20 days to date.
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Will plowing for Tillinghast, finished. Self rolling in the 80, finished. Fine weather, grain coming up splendid.
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Fixed and planted the carrot ground. Will finished plowing cabbage ground. Tillinghast had the team.
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Will harrowing & rolling cabbage patch. I planting cabbage in the P.M. Killing tar weeds &c in the A.M. Little rain last night and looks like more.
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Will not working, went hunting. Self over to Whitneys Island with Tillinghast. Lovely day. Saw lots of good marsh land. Whitney damming middle slough on south end.
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Oiled the light harness and set up the mower, very drying weather. Will got home with a deer in the evening. The mower looks well & strong.
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Took a ride up to John Balls in the A.M. and was down to Whitneys to sing in the A.M. Windy from the north.
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Went to town and got the oil and furniture. Still windy & clear.
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Painting milk house. Will working for him self & hunting.
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Painting house roof and cut the colts. Worked in the garden an hour. Beauty had her colt last night.
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Will harrowing cabbage ground in the A.M. and playing ball in the P.M. Self up to Abbotts on school business in the A.M. and to town in the P.M. Clowdy and warm. Grain looking splendid.
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At home all day. June Henderson here and staid all night last night. We were over to Whitneys Island in the A.M.
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Setting cabbage all day. Will harrowing part of the day. Had 2 extra men. Set about 9000 or so.
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Weeding garden and hoing potatos. Rained a good shower last night.
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Painting in the A.M. and setting cabbage in the P.M.
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Painting for self in the A.M. and for Will in the P.M. Fine graing growing weather. Whitney haying. Began cocking to day.
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Painting for Will all day for Will on the ganary. Went to the Band Boys Show in the eve. Got home at 12 M.
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I painting on the granary in the A.M. Will went to town in the P.M. Self setting cabbage. Clowdy & misty nearly all day. The granary just beginning to head.
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Pleasant day. Putting cabbage. Will not home yet. Hired a man. He began at 10 A.M. Hayden was his name.
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Setting plants. Fine hay weather.
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Fine weather. Will went to town with a load of hay for A Polson, weeding carrots & setting cabbage.
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At home reading & writing. Gertie & Lola started for Stanwood.
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Setting cabbage & began mowing for Tillinghast & self.
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Will mowing all day. Hayden & self mowing with scythe, weeding carrots & setting cabbage.
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Finished mowing and began raking & cocking hay.
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Cocking hay until 9:30 when it began to rain heavily. Not doing much in the P.M., rainy.
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Resetting cabbage in the A.M. Working at the hay some in the P.M. but had to quit for rain as usual.
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Hoing potatos, weeding carrotts & tedding hay in the A.M. In the P.M. all cocking hay. Tillinghast and his man helping fine(?) &c and his hay in fair order. Finished 7 1/2 acre field.
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Ed Stacey and his wife here to day and last night. Wrote to James Birk about plow order. Went with Ed to see Whitneys dyke & dams.
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Will hauling hay for Tillinghast in the A.M. and mowing in the orchard and putting up hay in the P.M. Man & self working in the garden and setting cabbage in the P.M. Beautiful hay weather. [margin: note ??tick]
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Will working at the cabbage patch cultivating & hoing. Ed finished the carrotts and hoed cabbage in the P.M. Tillinghasts & we went to hear the drummer boy in the east.
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Went to LaC. and heard the famous Drummer boy and vote it splendid. Will & Hayden hoing cabbage & cultivating. Self painting fence & selling plants in the P.M. Beautiful hay weather.
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Went berrying to day. All hands got about 75 pounds.
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Self painting fence and eave troughs. Boys hauling hay. 9 loads.
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Snowflake new calf this A.M. Went over to help Whitney put in his big dam. It looks like a good job so far. Fine hay weather.
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Staid about home all day reading & writing. Wrote to Geo.
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Hauling hay & setting cabbage.
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Hauled one load of hay and then a load to P. Polson LaConner. Hayden working in the orchard mowing, &c.
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Hauling hay 10 loads. 29 to date.
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Roy Carter here get oats. Rainy this A.M. Will sick again last night, not working to day. Went to Bay View in the P.M. to sell some hay to Moeler.
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The folks went to the Ex to day. Self at home making doubletrees & tank pump. Ed hoing cabbage in the P.M.
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Hauled 2 loads of hay to Bay View and 2 loads of lumber home. Ed hoing cabbage. Fine weather. Rain ????? some.
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Fine weather. Mr Rouhey here to dinner. Down to Whitneys in the eve.
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Hauled a load of hay to Klingenmaier. 3000 lbs. He is to bring 4 1/2 cords back for it. Took another load to Wooden in the P.M. He has 4 tons & 500 lbs. at $10 = $42.50. Ed Hayden quit to day and worked to Tillinghast. I paid him off.
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Setting fence posts and cleaning some feed grain. Rained several showers in the P.M. and thundered some.
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Making garden fence and hung a gate down towards Whitneys. Will cultivating in the P.M. cabbage.
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Hauled a load of hay for Whitney to Bay View in the A.M. In the P.M. hoing & cultivating cabbage. Sent for the Farm & Fireside and Conv Puzzle guess. 1625. also the beer powder.
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Will went hunting. Self hoing garden and went to town in the P.M. Rainy some in the A.M.
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Wrote to Father and went to Bay View to church. Taylor Bebber came here to work this eve.
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Will not back till night to day. Bebber & self hoeing cabbage. In the P.M. self doing chores, fixing pump & gate, etc.
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Bebber & Will finished the cabbage in the P.M. Will & myself fixed up the binder ready for work.
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Taylor & Will workong for Whitney haying. Self went to town and got a new cook stove. In the A.M. ceiling the front porch. Fine weather for ripening grain. Callahan and Ball cutting.
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Taylor & Will at Whitneys again. One haying, one hoing cabbage. Self choring about in the A.M. and went to town in the P.M. Bought a wagon of Gaches and gave my note for $72.50 at 10%. Payable when the grain is sold. Bought a bb of flour and a bbl of sugar. Golden C.
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Taylor & Will working on the road. On his account. Self setting up new stove and am ceiling porch.
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In the A.M. Bebber & Will on the road. Self finished the porches ceiling. In the P.M. started the binder. The grain is heavy and too green to cut good. Whitney went to town with my wagon and brought my new one home. Fine weather.
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At home all day. Fine weather. Dave Fulk & Mr South here to dinner. The girls went to Bay view to Sunday School.
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Will & Taylor cutting and shocking at Fulks. I went to the saw mill and got some lumber and began building a hay rack.
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Will & Taylor at Fulks. Self went to town and got 200 lbs cinching twine. Nice weather.
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Began cutting in the big filed. Fulk & Miles working. He using 2 horses.
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Dito yesterday. Lovely harvest weather.
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Self turning grain & shocking. Warm. Fulk & Mills helping and boarding at home. Am weaning the colts.
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Cutting as usual. Have put up about 80 acres this week. 50 2 or 3 for me and the bal. for Dave Fulk.
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Pleasant weather and a good prospect for good weather. No church today. Mr Moore sick. Wrote a letter to George.
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Will cutting oats in lower field. Broke down once. Knife to binder. Self making wagon bed and helping unload the engine.
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Finished oats on the other side of road. Fulk boarding here. Self fixed up the engine and tried it. Johnnie Peth hery helping. Sprained my ankle which was not very pleasant.
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Cutting, grain very heavy. Not doing much myself but nursing lame ankle. Lovely weather for harvest. Waikle threshing.
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Finished cutting oats & began on the wheat. Still dry & good harvest weather. Hanson Burdon & Frank VanValkenburg here to dinner. Self turning grain.
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Finished the weather and went to Fulks but broke the binder. Self went to town to see about sacks &c. Went & saw Waikles machine.
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They got the binder fixed and started at 9.30. I fired up and tried the engine again. It works well. Went to the primary meeting in the P.M. Looks like rain.
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Threatening rain & sprinkled some. Peter's folks here visiting today. Pulliam preached in our house this P.M. Jim Gaches here also. Cleared off at night. Will & Taylor at Fulks cutting 1/2 day.
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Cutting at Fulks, 2 men & team. Self went over to Balls in the P.M. The engine not doing good work.
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Fixing fence with barbed wire in the A.M. and over to Balls and to town in the P.M. Cutting at Fulks as usual.
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Working at the engine in the A.M. and moved machine to Callahans in P.M. Threshed a little. The men cutting at Fulks. Machine working well.
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Tried the thresher and got 900 sks or over for Callahan. Will at Fulks. Finished cutting. Bebber & team & wagon at Callahans.
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Finished at Kalsos at 9 A.M. & moved to Gortons. Quit at 2 P.M. for rain.
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Went to town in the A.M. and got sacks. Will also. Gave note for $222 to Gaches for sax. Threshing at Gortons in the P.M. very wet & tough.
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Threshing at Gortons finished & moved to my gate after supper. Bebber working at cabbage & setting up shocks.
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Threshing at Balls. Fine day. Whitney was offered $18 per ton for oats.
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Threshing at Balls. Lovely weather.
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Threshing at Balls. Lovely weather. Mrs Miller here. Have threshed 31 hundred sacks for Ball in 3 days. Set three times.
This endeth this book.
This endeth this book.
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Threshing at Balls 6/10. Quit for rain at 8.15 and began again at 1 P.M. Rain light.
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Threshing at Balls and moved the engine up to my gate. Fine weather. Threshed 1122 sks.
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Threshing at home 1015 sks.
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Threshing at home 1134. Grant sick. The Dr. here to see him.
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Threshing. Finished the oats and began on the wheat then broke down at 3.15. Grant better. Racked 18 loads of finishing.
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Went up and fired up but did not thresh. Rained hard all the A.M. Went to town in the P.M. & got some sax to pay Whitney back. Mrs Miller & Effie Burdon went home. Got a bb of G. sugar. Caught lots of water in our tanks and have plenty now for 2 months.
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Bebber digging potatoes in the P.M. Fired up and finished my threshing in the A.M. and moved to Dave's in the A.M. and threshed after dinner. 512 sks.
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Clowdy & Rainy. Threshed at Dave's in the A.M. Threshed at Dave's in the A.M. The men hauling sax in the P.M. & Miles Fulk helping them. Will hauling all day and in the P.M. yesterday. Was up to see Alverson's machine in the P.M.
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Set up the gang plow. Rainy day. No one working much. Will to town.
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Will up to Balls in the A.M. I at the saw mill in the A.M. and Bebber setting fence post, making fence panels in the P.M. Will & Bebber hauling sacks and the slacker tender helping them.
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Hauling lumber and fence the cabbage patch. Too wet to thresh.
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Threshing at Fulks 3/4 day. Bebber helping with team. Will not working. Good weather but grain pretty wet. Pulliams preached here to day.
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Fine weather. Will hauling sacks. Threshing at Fulks. Finished at 5 P.M. Bebber & team. Came home at 5.
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Threshing at Callahan's. My teams both hauling sax. Mr South helping. Broke the traction and could not move.
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Threshing at Balls. Had a slow time moving and broke down at noon with the separator. Lovely weather. Both teams hauling in sax and Mr South helping them.
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Threshing at Ball's. Will hauling sax. Bebber at Balls with the team & wagon. Fine weather. Have worked with engine 22 3/4 days to date.
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Still at Balls. Weather fine. Grain in nice order. Finished hauling sacks.
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Threshing at Whitneys. Fine warm weather. The girls improving. Dr. C here to see them again. Ida not well.
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Threshing at Whitneys 1354 sks. Weather still fine.
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Finished threshing for this year at 9 A.M. Bebber at Whitneys all day. Will & I took a load of wheat to Walter & then dug potatos till night. Have a good yield.
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Bebber at Whitneys. Will & I digging potatos and hauling in wood. Took a load to Whitney. Weather still fine.
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Roy & his wife here last night and preacher White here to dinner. Will cultivating cabbage in the A.M. Not working in the P.M. Self went to town in the P.M. Bebber at Whitneys with the team. Looks like rain today.
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Went with Frank Darcy down to the Samish. Saw Dales & Dawson's machine's. Got back at 6 P.M. with out any dinner.
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B. hauling manure. Self Will up at my timber claim getting out posts, &c.
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Rainy day. B working in the A.M. hauling manure out of the hay barn. Will & the Fulks went to Fidalgo deer hunting. Self not doing very much. Bebber has worked up to Oct 6th at night. According to my account 57 days. Whitneys machine threshed on Oct 2&3 in 19 1/2 hours 256785 lbs of oats or 8024 bushels of 32 lbs each or 128 tons 785 lbs. next.
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Bebber hauling manure in the A.M. Finished in the A.M. We went up to timber and got 2 loads of posts. Rainy P.M.
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Bebber working 1/2 day. Hanging gate in garden and cutting corn fodder. Self choring about. Gathered some apples in the P.M. Dark heavy weather. Some light rain.
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Bebber working 1/2. Hauling straw &c. In the P.M. went to town. Ida & Will went to the Samish. Will came home with a deer.
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Pleasant weather. At home reading. Cooler.
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Rainy A.M. Was up and settled up with Otto Kalso and got my road receipts. In the P.M. went to the timber & got a load of cedar for the dyking Co. 4 hours work, 2 men, team & wagon. Bebber 1/2 day. Oats dull at $17 per ton.
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Working on the dyke 2 days man, 1/2 team & w. Gaches here & bought my oats at $17. per ton. 100 tons. Whitneys at $1650.
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1 1/2 day on dyke for man 1/4 team & W. In the P.M. self hauling wood for Tillinghast. Fine weather, woods(?) pretty good.
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Bebbers on the dyke. 1/2 self hauling wood for Tillinghast 3/4 day.
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Bebber to town. Self fixing wagon to haul dirt and in P.M. plowing in the cabbage.
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Rainy A.M. Not doing much. Settled up with Tillinghast. Will here to dinner & supper. Plowing cabbage in the P.M. finished.
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Staid at home and had preaching by Mr White. Whitney & Kate here to dinner. Will & Ed Stacey also.
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Rainy day. Bebber back this A.M. Worked 3/4 day on the tank for the house.
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Rainy A.M. and again in the evening. Bebber worked 1/2 on tank.
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Cold wet and windy. Went to town. Bebber not working. Got $150 of Gaches and paid up small bills. Skagit River up and the ground quite wet. Frank Darcy had my wagon to go to town & took the stove up to Roy.
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Rain all last night and some this A.M. Worked on the slough bridge in the A.M.
1 day on dyke for 1 man. In the P.M. hauled out the big planks for the hay barn tank and cleaned it out. Pleasant in the P.M. Sold Inman some wheat. 10 sacks.
1 day on dyke for 1 man. In the P.M. hauled out the big planks for the hay barn tank and cleaned it out. Pleasant in the P.M. Sold Inman some wheat. 10 sacks.
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No rain. Bebber & self working on big tank out by the hay barn putting on the top. Will here in the evening on his way to LaConner.
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Rain again all day. B. not working. Went to town with Will and settled up with him. Heard J.B. Allen's speech on politics.
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No rain to day. Ground very wet. Tanks all full. Pulliam preached here in the P.M. Alf Stacey here.
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Rain again this A.M. but quit at 9 A.M. Self working on the tank by the hay barn. Bebber working in the P.M. Hauling dir by the side of the tank.
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Working on the dyke 1 1/2 day all told. Bebber, self & team. Had to quit for water in the slough at 3.00 P.M. Will here in the eve and went to town.
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Rain again till 8 A.M. Bebber not working. Went to town. Self cutting apples, choring & in the P.M. took some wheat down to Glover's.
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Harvest work 54 1/4 = $81.40
Since harvest 13 1/2 @1.25 = 16.90
Total = $98.30.
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Ed & Roy here last night. Rain last night and to day some. Went to church at Bay View.
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Began plowing, ground in pretty good order. Self working about the house, picking apples, &c. Rain again in the eve & P.M.
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Gathering apples and doing chores. Bebbert plowing. Alf Stacey here to supper. Went to town with him after supper. Heard that Harrison was elected.
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In LaConner all day. Rep's feeling jubilant over the election. Pleasant day. Bebber plowing.
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Bebber hauling bark and took a load of wheat & apples to Till. In the P.M. plowing. Self making bottom to book case and choring. Foggy all day. Harrison still elected.
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No reverse election news yet. Gaches took away 1202 sks of the oats to day. Bebber plowing 1/2 day, loading grain 1/2. Grain worth 17.25 now per ton.
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Raining again this A.M. Wrote a letter to Father.
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Rainy day. Bebber not working. Self choring about and putting cloth on the bedroom, some stairs.
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Bebber grading sloughs. Self not doing much in A.M. Putting on cloth in P.M. Not much rain. Alf Stacey here to day.
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Frost this A.M. 26°. Bebber & self digging & hauling in carrots all day. Tillinghast had wagon & harness to go to town.
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Mercury 24°. Bebber not working in the A.M. Plowing in the P.M. Clear & frosty. Self putting on cloth.
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Clear and frosty. Mercury at 26°. Bebber plowing. Self & Ida went to town in boat. Staid at Jim Gaches all night.
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Bebber plowing. Clear & frosty. Came from town with Gaches and then Mary Peekley(?) took 900 sks oats & 32 of wheat. Came home with the folks in the eve. Will here to supper.
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Let Tillinghast have 200. dollars on interest Nov 15th.
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Started for Seattle on the Chief, arrived at 2 P.M. B. not working-rain part of the day. Heard Moody preach this eve.
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Came home. Arrive in LaC. at 8 A.M. and staid in town all night. B. not working.
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Got Gaches boat and brought my mouldings and the paint and oil home. Bebber hauling wood and digging carrots. Self moulding the bay window in the P.M.
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Bebber choring about and digging carrots. Self working on the house moulding windows & fixing stairway. McKenna here after carrots.
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Bebber piling(?) grain and went to the saw mill to get boat load of lumber. Self putting roof boards on the house. Clowdy but no rain.
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Rainy dismal day. Ed Stacey came and got his cow.
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Self working on the house in the A.M. and overt to Tillinghasts ranch in the P.M. The painters came and began work at noon. Pleasant day. Bebber choring around all day.
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Another fine day. Self working on the house putting base boards. The painters left at 3 P.M. Watters and Bebber killed the hogs this P.M. The painters went away again this P.M. Took the boat to the canal.
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Bebber pulling up cabbage and choring about. Took Watter's pork up to him. Self & Ida went to town. Got home at 3 P.M.
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Bebber banking up the cabbage. Self working around the house, cutting up pork, &c. Found George colt in the ditch and got him in the barn on sled in the eve. Dave Fulk helped us.
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George colt dead this A.M. Rain. Bebber not working in the A.M. Covering cabbage in the P.M. Self fixing book case, putting corners on the disk cupboard and putting base on the porch posts.
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Windy & stormy. Did not go to church. Wrote to George.
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Bebber went and brought the plow in then went to plowing cabbage. Self painting brackets for porch & taking up carpet and taking down pictures. the painter came back this P.M. Heavy S.E. wind all day.
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Bebber plowing and covering cabbage. Self moving stove & wainscoting the kitchen. No rain today.
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Bebber not working to day. The big dam went out this A.M. Went to LaConner. Came home and found the ranch flooded.
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Lots of water. Bebber doing chores. Self went to town after spades & men, &c.
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Bebber working on piles some, 3 hours. Self went after the boat(?) and put an anchor on it. Rain some and lots of water. All over the R.
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The highest tide of the season so far. Water in the roothouse about 5 inches and horse stable also. Interesting. The painters went home this P.M. Bebber down to the dam but not working much. Did not drive any piles to day. Been little prospect of shutting up the break.
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Not much done to the dam yet. Warm pleasant weather. Tide not as high as yesterday.
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They worked on dam all night driving piles. Bebber helping some.
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Working on dam to night all night. Rainy bad night. Bebber also.
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Working on dam some to day, but had to give it up. Piles washing out and no prospect of being able to dyke until spring.
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High tide again today and water up into the milk house.
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Bebber working & self also on Whitneys sluice box. Churchill also, who I hired this A.M. worked this eve 2 hours digging for the box. The painters back again this P.M.
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Began dyking in Padilla. Churchill & Bebber working all day in my pasture. Self down to Whitneys a while in the eve at sluice box.
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Painters working to day and dykers also. Pleasant winter weather. Tillinghasts folks up calling. Geo. Jenne here also.
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Still fine weather. The men dyking in the P.M. Self not doing much but chores. Davis came back this P.M. Tides not very high now.
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Bebber has worked 27 days besides what he did on the big dam since Nov 2 when I owed him $98.30. The men dyking to day. Self doing chores and painting kitchen floor.
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Pretty high tide again this A.M. but pleasant weather. Churchill quit. Bebber not working. Worked last night. David finished graining(?) & painting. Self painted the kitchen floor again.
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Davis finished his jo and went to town. Paid him off. High tide again this A.M. and it broke in our enclosure again. Doing chores and fixing up clothes hooks, &c. High wind to night. S.E.
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Ida went to town with McKenna. Self choring about the house. Tide in high again about the house. Bebber at Whitneys again working up at the crossdyke, which does not hold much.
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Dyke broke again to day. The tides are keeping high every day. Putting down carpet and went to school meeting. Strong north wind last night and to day. Signs of winter weather.
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The new dyke held to day but it was a low tide. Frosty. Ther. at 28. Went to Bay View to church. Pulliam preached.
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Moved the stove back in the new house. Went down to Whitneys in the eve to a children's Christmas tree. Clear & frosty.
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Mercury at 22 this A.M. Spent Christmas at home. Tillinghasts folks were up here to dinner. Took a walk out to the cabbage patch in the P.M. They are badly frozen and look as though they were a dead loss.
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Mercury at 26. Still clear & frosty. Done the chores, &c. Worked on the dyke some. Whitney went to Seattle or started this eve.
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Clear & pleasant. Choring & dyking. Not so cold as it was.
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Dyking. Bob Woodburn helping me. Still fine weather with light frosts.
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Still frosty. Mercury at 25. Clowdy & signs of snow.
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Another beautiful day. Mercury at 24 this P.M. Dyking some & in the P.M. went up and got Maud, Tillinghast went with me. The cross dyke is no account water up in the orchard to day. Sent a big letter off to George this A.M. 12 pages.
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Not doing much by chores. Highest tide for 2 weeks. Pretty well filled up inside. Dave Fulks cross dyke broke in several places and flooded him again. Got a bill from Martin & Gaches this P.M. Dug the parsnips this P.M. Bebber has worked 27 days besides the dam & Whitneys cross dyke.
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Pretty high tide to day & some rain. Not doing much but chores.
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Reading "Mask Torn Off". High tide again today. Warm & pleasant. The inside dyke still islands.
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Pleasant. The Hulls came to day. Was down to the dam this P.M. with Whitney. Grandma started for W.I. Dug carrots & put down carpet. Light frost this A.M.
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Not doing much but choring and hunting ducks. Shot 5.
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Was down to Whitneys most of the day running engine to grind! Pretty hard rain today.
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Choring. Hauled some straw & wood. Rainy P.M. Tides not high this week.
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Went to town. Paid bills at P. Polsons, butcher's bill and Jorgensons also Goldsmiths.
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At home all day. Finished my letter to Father and read some. Pleasant but not very cold.
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Was at Whitneys running engine to grind feed. Peter came down this P.M. to hunt.
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Mercury at 26 this A.M. & last night. Grinding feed again at Whitneys. Peter hunting. Clear & cool. Was down to Tillinghasts this eve.
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Went hunting this A.M. with Peter and done chores in the P.M. Peter went home this P.M. with a doz. ducks. I shot 5 today. John Peth got hurt.
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Done chores. Dug carrots & went up to Balls. Warmer with south wind all day. Water up into the orchard to day again. Tides not overly but in all day from daylight till dark.
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Done chores and went up to Bob Woodburns in the P.M. and out to look at timber claim with John Ball.
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Went to Mt Vernon to witness for Bob Woodburn. Walked all the way and got home at 5 P.M. Paid taxes and got Miller's deed recorded.
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Doing chores. Rainy part of the day. Put down matting in the parlor in the P.M. Had a letter from D.M. Leamer.
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Was up to Ball's in the A.M. and made him a proposition to swap land. Clowdy and warm like spring. Grass starting.
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Got up to go to town but did not on act. of wind. Rainy part of the day. Choring about and dug carrots.
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Working in the shop some making eave troughs for the back porch and painting bracket &c. Rainy A.M.
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Went to town and got home at 12.30. Lovely weather. Putting down oil cloth and putting up picture rails in P.M. Whitney came home from Seattle to day. Wrote to Geo. Sisson and sent for L H C for Mrs Miller.
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Done the chores. Put up an eave trough and conductor on kitchen porch. Sold timber land to John Ball for $300. Henderson & Shields here this Eve. Still lovely weather. Dug some more carrots.
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Another lovely day. Frost this A.M. 27°. Shields & Henderson started home after dinner. McKennas folks here this A.M. to get the wardrobe.
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Still pleasant. Frost this A.M. 28°. Made a foot rest and put up pictures, split wood, &c.
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Painted porch posts and put up the brackets, done chores. Water up into the orchard again. Alf Stacey here last night & this A.M. Pleasant and no rain.
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Dug a scow load of carrots. Another fine day. Working about the house & shop.
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Warm with strong south wind. Working in shop painting & ???ting pickets for porch. Canted the gate posts also.
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Painting and digging carrots. Otto here to see about supervision(?) business. Warm & pleasant. Grass getting quite green.
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Another beautiful day and warm. Mercury at 46 this A.M. Started to go to church at Bay View but could not get there. Tide was out.
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Putting moulding around the porch posts and painting them. Whitneys men began on the dyke. Two men here from Skagit to buy horses. Fine day.
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Sold Rock, Dol. and Kate and the old harness for $140. Worked on front gate some in the P.M. Fine weather.
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Made honey and painted front gate. Pleasant. Whitneys team plowing the past 3 days.
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Went up to Balls and got Star and brought him home, Found Ball's men plowing with 2 teams. Painted on the balesters for Porch.
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Finished painting the porch, fixing and painted the gate - second coat.
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There has been no water over my ranch for the past 2 days. Lovely weather. Grass growing lovely. also in the AM took the scow down to the school house after noon set out a spruce tree and done roses. Began making a horse of Star.
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Another pleasant day. Warmer than last 60°. Had bad cold. Mr Hull & T's folks here this P.M.
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Doing chores & cutting wood. Was fixing fence ome and down to the dam. Gordon here in the evening show his collection of Australian curiosities. W. & T's folks here also in the eve.
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Not doing much but chores. Raining some and a cold wind. Made Grants wind man and fixed a cupboard for the girls.
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Frost about 28. Setting fence posts and tearing down the old wood shed. Signing for 10 shares of the Farmers Insurance Co. of Seattle, also for the Sunday P.I.
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Set aw 2 letters to George and ?? oats. Mercury at 28. Clear & pleasant. Doing chores and working on the hen fence.
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Frost again, about the same as yesterday. Went to the saw mill in the A.M. Making fence in the P.M. Good plow weather.
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Cool and a little snow this A.M. less than 1 in. Pleasant in the P.M. T. & Mr Hull up in the P.M.
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Bold raw disagreeable day with some snow, but it melted as fast as it came. Worked on the fence some and filed 2 saws.
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Warmer to day. Worked at the fence some and was down to the dyke and school house in the P.M. 9 men working at the big dam.
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Making a gate for the chicken fence. Began making an apron up by the hay barn. Yesterday tide not low enough.
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Sent for the Voice and "sweet Cicely". Hung the gate on the chicken fence and finished the apron up by the hay barn. Rain some this A.M.
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Clowdy not very pleasant weather. Made a gate latch. Done the chores and in the P.M. helped on the Allen Dam. Higher tides than we had 2 weeks ago.
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The dam all night at 10 oclock this A.M. North wind and a cold mist. Worked on the dyke this P.M. Got the water nearly shut off this side.
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Clear & pleasant with north wind. Frost, temp 32°. Spent the day mostly reading. Hull came up and went home across the ranch. He thinks there will be some cabbage seed yet. I don't see much chance for any.
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Went up to Mr Egbers to make a tank for him. C. Bowden here in the eve. South E wind all day, but good plowing weather. Nearly all the farmer are at it. Whitney & a good gang at the dyke.
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Working at the tank again to day, finished it. Clowdy with a S. easter but no rain.
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The dyke broke again yesterday A.M. Did not do much today. Strong S.E. wind.
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Rain a good part of the day. Made a piece of fence by the privy and tinkered in the shop some.
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Working on the dyke to day. Got the water shut off again and are in hopes for got this time. The grass in my meadow seems to be alive yet.
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Nearly sick with cold. Wrote to mother. Fine weather. Was down to Whitneys a while in the P.M.
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Went down to fix the sluice on the road, then threw rails, &c out of the road. Worked on picket fence in the P.M.
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Went down to fix bridge again but there was too much water. Not doing much today.
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Was down to the dam a little while, then came home and filed saws for W. Fine dry weather. Every body plowing.
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Helping Whitney grind feed.
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Went down to the dam and got a raft of lumber in the A.M. In the P.M. worked on the dyke again. Whitney suffering with a carbuncle. Rain some this A.M.
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Was at Bay View to church. Pulliam preached. At home in the P.M. and down to Tilling. in the evening and to supper.
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Was up at saw Kalso and was down on the dyke a while, and fixed engine house door in the P.M. for Whitney. Read a letter from George this P.M. Had a light rain this A.M.
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Rainy again this A.M. Fixed the platform by kitchen porch. In the P.M. went over to Whitneys Island and worked on the platform at the barn.
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Quite a hard rain last night. Made a tongue for the Whitney wagon & in the P.M. worked on the platform over to the Island. Rainy part of the day.
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Rainy a good part of the day. Was up to see the colts in the A.M. & up helping them with the sow mill engine in the P.M.
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Working on the chicken house. Laid the foundation and put the floor on.
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Went to Jenne's to calk a tank. Was there all day. Pleasant day but the ground very wet. Otto at Jenne's also.
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Was at home in the A.M. Mr & Mrs Sterns here in the P.M. & I went up to see the saw mill ending.e Strong S.E. wind.
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Not doing much in the A.M. In the P.M. washing and oiling harness. Sent off the school census and a letter to Geo. Sisson.
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Nice weather again. Working for W again on the Island. Make office. Linn Elliott here to night.
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Went to the Island and worked for Whitney making banks(?). Rained a little about noon.
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Over to the Island carpentering. Fine weather. People plowing.
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Working on the Island making stable &c. Good weather. Whitneys men grading slopes(?).
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Working on the Island make stable. Clowdy with strong S.W. wind all day.
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Pleasant day. Hull & Tillinghast here calling.
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Finished oiling the harness and put it together. Then went up to Callahans to see about the new road.
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Hauled 3 cords of wood for Tillinghast & in the P.M. went to the saw mill and got a load of lumber & shingles for hen house.
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Working on the road. E. Hull helping team also & wagon up by Dick Balls. Fine farming weather.
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Went to LaConner. Tillinghast went with us. Fine weather. Warm.
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Rain some this A.M. Run the engine to grind feed all day.
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Rainy day. Made a pump for Whitney. Grass looking quit promising now.
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At home all day. Tillinghast & Hull here in the P.M. Cool & clowdy.
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Took Whitneys pump down to him then went to town to get Grandmas set. Tillinghast went with me. Road pretty muddy. Got home at 5 P.M.
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Set out some cedar trees and planted a little garden seeds, &c. In the P.M. plowed the garden and exercised the colt some. Star.
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Working on the chicken house. Hull helping me in the P.M. Rec. letter from George.
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Working on chicken house. Hull helping some. Fine weather. Farmers sowing oats.
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Still at the chicken house, have it about done and the old one torn down. Harry Dewey here in the eve.
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Hull & myself working on the road filling up holes. Fine weather. Whitney (filling up) began seeding.
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Wrote to George and went to church & Sunday school at B.V.
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Made a screen door in the A.M. & went up and got the colts & saw the sam mill in the P.M. Prince & Brave went to Jennes to work to day.
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Working for Whitney on the Island making tank. R.R. meeting in B.V. this evening.
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Working on tank for Whitney, cole & windy. Whitney has 80 horses & 23 men working for him.
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Working on tank and about the barn fixing up pump &c for Whitney. Fine weather.
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Working at home making screen door & window screens. Rainy part of the day.
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Working at Whitneys filing saws and fixing harrows &c. Art White here to dinner. Had a shower in the eve.
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At home. Wrote to George. A letter for Grant.
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Working at Whitneys. Repairing harness, &c. Fine weather.
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Working on the Island making fence for W. wire fence.
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Went to town with Whitney. Pleasant & dry. Farmers all along with seeding.
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Working on the Island making fence.
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Plant garden for Whitney in the A.M. some and make fence 3 hours in the P.M. Threatening rain some. Have the colts all halter broken now.
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Strong S.E. wind all day and rain in the evening. At home all day.
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Had a heavy rain all night & some this A.M. Working at Whitneys grinding feed and sowing timothy seed over by the Telegraph slough bridge. Whitney done seeding on this side saturday last.
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Went to the Island and took Star colt over to break him in to work. He worked in all right. Came home and made a harrow tongue for Whitney. Pulliams folks here all night. Was down to Whitneys this evening to sing and visit.
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Clowdy with a little rain this A.M. Pulliams folks went home this A.M. also self not feeling well with a bad cold. Went to Seaman's in the P.M. and to the saw mill.
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Went to the Island and tinkered up harness for Whitney. He started for Seattle to day.
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Tinkering about home and in the eve. Went up to Seaman's and got the team. Grain along the road looking fine. John Ball about done seeding. Jean colt cut her should to day some way, but uncertain how.
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Started for Stanwood. Tillinghast with us. Arrived at Hancock's at 3 P.M. Pleasant trip.
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Started for LaConner at 8.15 A.M. and left the folks. Arrived at LaC at 1 P.M. and home at 6. Found a calf with Daisy. Went to Tillinghasts for supper.
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Whitney came home this P.M. Rainy part of the day. Made a place to shut up setting hens and a weathercock. Worked on dyke 2 hours.
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Some more rain last night & this A.M. Made hens nests. June Henderson here.
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Paint screen doors and the porch thresholds to the house. Ida & the children came home at 8.30 in the evening via Mt. Vernon.
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Was down to Tillinghasts to dinner and to Whitneys to sing and Tillinghasts & self went to church at Bay View.
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Working on the road 1/2 and went to the school meeting in the P.M.
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Painting roof boards on the house to day and went down across the road to fix fence. Put the colts there.
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Not doing much. Was up on the road and out to the Mill in the P.M.
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Running engine to grind feed.
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Working on the road 1/2 and was down to the school house fixing up in the P.M.
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Working for Whitney some. Fixing old plows. 8 hours.
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In the P.M. painted the ceiling to the porch. Pleasant drying weather. Nearly everyone done seeding except Whitney.
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Was at home all day. Roy & his wife & Pearl came down. Tillinghasts folks here this P.M.
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Working on the porch and ceiling painting.
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Painting in the A.M. and was down to election in the P.M. Mrs Francis died today.
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Went to town and to Mrs. Francis' funeral. Grandma came home. Went to Seamans last night and got Beauty.
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Painting porches & in the P.M. went up to Seamans to take Beauty up.
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Washed the wagon and in the P.M. cut tar weeds and graded down dyke.
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Went up to Kalso's & Callahan's on road acct in the A.M. Making guide boards & varnished the wagon in the P.M. Good growing weather. Fulks grain not going to amount to much.
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Pleasant sun. Went to Whitneys and to Bay View to Sunday & singing school.
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Making guide boards and filing saw in the A.M. In the P.M. went to Kalso's to work.
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Working on Kalso's house.
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Pansy had a calf. Working on Kalso's house. Bob Woodburn also. Saw Capt. Winslow.
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Dito yesterday. McKown came for the calf.
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Seaman's brought the team home. Grinding feed for Whitney. Fine weather.
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Went to Quarterly meeting and to preaching by Pulliam in the P.M. The Baptist Church organized. Also went to Mr Esary's to dinner.
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Working at Kalso's. Warm dry weather. Whitney brought Star home today.
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On the road in the A.M. and at Kalso's in the P.M. Whitney started for Seattle.
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Working at Kalso's. Fine weather for grain. Showery in the P.M. & eve. Pulliam & Miss Essary here all night.
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On the road in the A.M. & at Kalso's in the P.M. Showery in the A.M. Quite a hard rain last night.
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Fine growing weather. Working for Kalso. Have the roof nearly on.
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Went to Sunday school and preaching.
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Bonar not working. All went to town. Johnstown washed away. Got the news today. John Ball paid me for my land.
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Working on the road in the A.M. and began plowing in the P.M.
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Began work on Whitney's house. Bonar plowing. Working Star.
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Working for Whitney on house. Festival at Bay View this eve.
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J. Henderson & B. Ball here. Roy here to Sunday school & singing. Prince sick.
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At Whitneys working on the house. Prince no better. Had Jumbo plowing.
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Working at Whitneys. Prince died this P.M. Age 15 years. And thus passed away the best horse we ever owned. Kind & faithful at all times. Peace & rest to his ashes.
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Jesse buried Prince & plowed. Had another colt of Whitneys. Self working on W. house. Warm & dry.
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Working on house as usual. Warm & dry.
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Working for Whitney. Have worked on W.'s house 8 days to date inclusive.
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Took Daisy to Jennes and did not do uch the balance of the day. Was up to Kalso's and down to the dam. It looks sturdy now.
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Went to Bay View to S.S. and Sing S. Mr Jorgenson here to supper.
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Grinding feed for Whitney. Bonar plowing as usual. A light rain.
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Painting for Kalso. Monroe also.
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Same as yesterday. School began this week. Miss Peck boarding here. Miss Esary here also to night.
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Working at Whitneys painting.
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Working at Whitneys. Finished painting his house. A gang of rail road men went by to day & camped up by Callahan's.
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Pearl and Ida both sick with sore throat. I went to Bay View to Church and Sunday school. Heard Miss Miller talk some.
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Still dry & smokey. Working on the Island. Mary Wilson here helping Ida.
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Working on the Island.
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RR men still coming.
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Working on the house as usual. Neil Brown here last night all night. Another batch of men came to day.
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Working on house. Bonar still plowing. Nice shower last night.
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Working on the house. Had some more shower to day.
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Went to town and to association. Bonar working on the road to day. Oats going up and are worth 16.50 to 17 new.
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Had another nice shower last night. Went to Bay View to S.S. & to church. Mr. Whitaker preached. Had 3 preachers to supper.
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Went to the saw mill and got some plank to fix sluice boxes &c. Working on the road across dam by horse stable in the P.M.
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Had a cold and did not go to church. Tillinghast went with Beauty.
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The folks went berrying. Self working over on the Island for W.
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Working at Kalso's again. Bonar on dam beyond the stable. Warm. Sold Snowflake to Whitney.
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Working at Kalsos. Bonar same as yesterday. Warm again.
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Working at Kalso's. Bonar fixing bridge by Kalso's granary.
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Working for Kalso. Weighing grain in the P.M. Bonar hauling straw & in the P.M. helping Kalso.
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Working for Kalso in the A.M. Weighing my grain in the P.M. The Pearley(?) in after the grain in the eve.
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Got up at 3 to load the Pearley. Took on 417 sks for me. Jesse left today. I owe him $17.00 which is to be left at Martins. Went to Bay View to S.S. & singing.
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At Kalso's working. Beauty & Star sick with distemper. Clowdy and no rain. Everything very dry.
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Working at Kalso's. Still dry. Oats up to $21. per ton. Butter 50 cts roll.
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Working at Kalso's painting window frames. Beauty got the distemper.
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Began making a tank at the hay barn. Warm & dry as ever.
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Went to town. Oats up to $22.00. Settled up with Gaches. Sacking or weighing oats for Otto this evening.
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The folks went to S.S. I did not. Weighed oats for Otto some.
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Not doing much in the A.M. Painting at Kalso's in the P.M.
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Working at Whitneys making tank & fixing bridge.
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Not working in the A.M. No lumber ready. Working on tank in the P.M.
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In the A.M. went up to Seamans to see about cutting with Fulk and then to town. Warm & dusty. Ida up to Balls to day.
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Working at Whitneys 1/4 day. Then started for Dunlaps on road account also went to Hawkins in the P.M.
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Went to Avon & Mt Vernon on road account. Got home at 7 P.M.
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Went to Bay View to church & S.S. Warm & dry. Jorgenson here & Seamans folks calling.
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Working at Whitneys cleaning & fixing up the engine.
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Working on the house again for W. All the Padilla-ites started on a picnic this A.M. Very foggy.
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Working on the house Whitney cutting oats.
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Went to the Island on the house. Warm & dry. Whitney cutting with 2 binders, Ball also.
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Have worked on Whitneys house 23 1/4 days before today. Working on the Island, began on the tank.
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Working for Whitney making fence.
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Working on the house again, Munroe also. Went to LaConner in the Eve to the Institute lecture.
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Working on the tank for Whitney. Very smoky & lots of fog.
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Working at Whitneys, finished tank.
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Went to LaConner to church. Tillinghasts folks also. Very dusty & dry. Staid to dinner at Peter's.
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Went up and fixed the bridge, then got some road dir and gravel for chickens. In the P.M. painting for Kalso.
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Painting for Kalso 3/4 day then went to LaC. to the convert of Mrs VanAuken. Got home at 1 A.M.
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Working at Kalsos painting. Got a letter from Father.
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Painting at Kalso's. Light rain last night. Prof Palhuster(?) here to tea.
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Working for Whitney again making hay rack & finishing water tank.
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Working at Whitneys in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M. Got a bbl sugar and a box of plums. Had a quite a shower and filled up the tank.
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Went to Sunday school. Pleasant day. Tillinghasts went also.
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Working on the engine getting it ready to thresh. Tillinghasts & Ida went to town in the P.M.
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Fired up the engine & in the P.M. moved the machine up to Balls and set it. Walter came down & helped haul a load of hay. He had Beauty to go to town.
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Began threshing. Grain not turning out very well and is small. [margin: Pearl began music.]
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Threshing at Balls. Moved twice. Walter driving my team.
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Threshing 1/2 day. Walter hauling wood in A.M. Had quite a shower last night. Was up to the Soderburg ranch in the A.M. to see Seamans engine. It did not work well yet. Troublesome pump.
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Threshing all day at Ball's.
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Threshing at Ball's. The Bay View church dedicated to day.
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Threshing at Balls. Damp & bad threshing. Walter threshing all the time so far with my team. Rain quite hard at 1/2 past 5 P.M.
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No threshing to day. Went to town in the P.M. & to Whitneys Island in the A.M. Walter went to town with us in the P.M. Bought a pair of boots & an engineer suit.
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Began threshing at 8.30 A.M. Walter working 3/4 day.
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Threshing all day. Fine weather. Still at Balls.
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Threshing at Whitneys. Finished the old ranch and moved to Whitneys Island.
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Threshing on the Island. Grain poor. Fine weather.
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Threshing. Fine weather.
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Threshing at Whitneys 1/2 and then moved to Wilson's.
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Threshing at Wilson's.
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Finished Wilsons & moved to Fulks at 9.30. Finished Fulks at 6.30.
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Moved to Whitneys Island and threshed 1100 sks.
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Threshing for Whitney 1/2 day Walter also. In the P.M. was up at Peth's and Walter hauled wood.
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Went up to Ed Staceys and over to Polson's. Harry went with us. Saw Rudene's house on our way back. 6 machines in the Beaver Marsh working. Lovely weather.
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Went to town with Walters in the P.M. Not doing much in the A.M. Mrs W. started east to day.
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Hauling wood 3 loads from Dave Fulks.
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Hauling wood and picking up ?al??? around the ranch. Put 6 sacks oats in the feed bin. Good weather still continuous and the ground is very dry.
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Began harrowing for timothy seed.
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Harrowing. Pleasant.
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Harrowing in the A.M. & sowing grass seed in the P.M.
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At home all day not well. Mr Gray preached at Bay View. The folks went.
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Threshing for Whitney. Walter driving my team. Fine weather.
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Threshing. Finished at 2 P.M. then moved the machine home. Fell and hurt my ribs in the afternoon and my side is very sore to night.
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Was pretty sore to day. Was down to Whitney fixing engine in the A.M. and not doing much in the P.M. Tillinghast had the team and the wagon to go to LaConner. Rep. meeting to night at B.V.
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Another fine day. Went to Bay View. Side still sore. Took dinner at Elliotts & settled beef bill.
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In the A.M. did nothing. In the P.M. went to Bay View to church meeting but there was not enough preset to do anything.
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Side still pretty sore. Went to McG. & Hillsingers Mill and got some wood for the school house and fixed the bridge also.
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Went up to Bob Woodburns to get some potatos. 1130 lbs. Not doing much of anything in the P.M. Tillinghast had the team to go to Bay View. No rain.
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Fine pleasant day. Sowed another sack of grass seed. The ground still too dry to sprout it.
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Not doing much. Went to the basket store(?) in the eve. Fine weather. They took over $65.00.
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Went to LaConner. Took Mrs Peck & Tillinghast. Roy Carters folks here.
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Went to Bay View to S.S. & church. Had lots of company in the P.M. and a sing.
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Roy's folks still here. Was up to the saw mill & over to Jenne's in the A.M.
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Went to LaC. to take Roy's folks. Rain some. This is the last day of school.
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Not doing much in the P.M. in the A.M. sowed another sack of timothy. 320 lbs all told 17 or 18 acres. More rain last night.
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Tillinghast had the team to go to town to day. Was up w Fulks in the P.M. Rain again last night.
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Tillinghast helped my haul hay this A.M. Harnessed up Charley to the wagon. Went to Bay View in the P.M.
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Fine day. Warm & pleasant. Went to Sunday school in the A.M. and up to John Seamans in the eve or rather P.M.
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Another fine day. Was up to saw mill all day to get some picket stuff.
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Breaking Charley in the A.M. Went to the saw mill in the P.M. and got the bal. of the pickets. Rec'd a letter from George Sisson. Fine day. The first frost this A.M.
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Rolling the grass seed. Drove Charley in the A.M. He worked well.
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Rolling with Charley in the A.M. Breaking Frank & Jean in the P.M. Charley weighs 1150, Frank 1105, Jean 980.
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In the forenoon working Charley hauling manure. In the P.M. went to Bay View to get the W.C.T.U.'s. Then hitched up Frank.
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Hauling manure in the A.M. and in the A.M. harnessed up Jean to the wagon. She behaved pretty well also. Fine Indian summer weather.
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Went to Sunday School and wrote to George in the P.M.
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Tillinghast went to town with the team. Self grading down dyke.
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Went to town to get the children's pictures taken. Got home at 4 P.M. Pleasant day and the roads fine.
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Hauling manure on the garden all day. Pleasant day.
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Pleasant day. Hauling manure in the A.M. and dirt for the road by barn in the P.M.
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Went to LaConner & got pictures taken. Rain in the P.M. & evening.
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Am 40 years old today and bad as ever. Went to Bay View in the rain to church & S.S. Rev Gray preached.
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Tinkering about home.
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Rain some last night. Bebber here helping me haul hay & straw. Peterson came and got my wagon.
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Rainy this A.M. Went to Kalso's to work on wood house.
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Helping Tillinghast haul up his things in the A.M. & took them to LaConner in the P.M. on their way to Pa. He left a fork (manure) scoop, shovel, & hand saw with me, also boxes.
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Went to Kalso's to work. Went to the school meeting for one hour.
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Went to Kalso's to work on woodhouse. Frost, fine weather. Gray preached in evening.
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Went to Bay View to work on church sheds. Went to preaching in the eve.
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Working on church sheds. Whitney started for Seattle. Went to church in the evening. Fine weather.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to the saw mill two trips to get lumber to fix platform by the barn. Went to church in the evening.
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Working platform by the barn. Went to church in the eve. Rainy.
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Rev Gray here last eve. Staid all night. Went to church & S.S.
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Went to Fidalgo with Bob W. Staid all night at Grahams. Stormy.
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Went to Anacortes & then home. Bought 142 trees & some small fruits. Pleasant day. Rec. letter from George.
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Choring around but not doing much.
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Plowing & fixing ground for orchard.
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Frost this A.M. 28° Doing chores in the A.M. & went to Bay View in the P.M. Worked on the shed some. The trees did not come. Fine weather.
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Done the chores & went to Kalso's to paint his wood house. Warm and pleasant day.
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Went to Sunday school and done chores & wrote a letter to George. Fine day but very windy. Broke a pane of glass up in the tower.
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Working on dyke. Whitney in the A.M. & hauling with team in the P.M.
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Working on dyke in the A.M. & helping Whitney in the P.M. fix mill.
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Helping Whitney in the A.M. & fiing up sulky plow in the P.M. Rain a little. Went to Bay V in the eve to hear Miss Moore but she did not come. White & Gray addressed the meeting.
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Choring about doing odd jobs. Fine weather. Nothing further of interest transpired to day.
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Got my trees last night and set them out or worked at it all day.
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Went to Church & S.S. Rev Gray came home with us to dinner also his mother. Cold & windy. Whitneys folks here in the P.M. to sing, but did not. It wasn't a good day for it.
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Highest tide of the season to day. About up to the top of the steps. Finished setting out trees & cut wood some. Went to Bay View in the eve today. Grant sick.
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Grinding feed & doing chores. Rain part of the day.
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Highest tide so far. Began plowing. Land in fine order to plow.
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Pleasant day. Plowing in the A.M. Not doing much in the P.M. Went to church in the eve. Mr White preached.
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Plowing & doing chores. Land in splendid order.
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Nettie 9 today. Plowing and choring. Foggy weather. This has been the finest Nov. for work I ever saw.
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Worked on the road in the P.M. "Panzy" went calling this evening. Pleasant day.
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Plowing this A.M. and broke a bolt and quit. Randall helped me haul hay this P.M. The Dawson's came this eve.
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Frost 28°. C.E. Bowden here last night. Went to Bay View in the P.M. Visiting with the Dawsons.
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28° again. At home in the A.M. & went to town to the the folks in the P.M. Clear & Pleasant. Roads very bad. Land in fine order for plowing.
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Set out currants & raspberries & cutting wood & doing chores. Warm.
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Stormy day. Went to church & S.S. Very muddy. Tides not very high. Fall moon Friday last.
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Went to Bay View to get plow bolts. Plowing in the P.M. Land in fine order to plow. Rec'd a letter from Geo. this eve.
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Plowing this P.M. & finished. Put the plow away.
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Doing chores & make pickets. Frost. Went to Bay View this eve.
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Went to town. Pleasant but cool.
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Mercury at 24. Clear & pleasant. Making pickets. Put 14 sks oats in the bin.
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Mailed a letter & some pictures to Geo. Made pickets. Finished drawing them up and put them in the house. Light frost. Went to Bay View to the Bell Ent.
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Frost 30°. Another beautiful day. Went to S.S. Lovely weather for winter.
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Warmer. Working on pickets & doing chores.
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Making pickets and began nailing them on the fence. Sent George a letter with Dans letter and a roll of papers. Tides not very high so far this month.
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Make fence in front of the old house. Setting posts & putting on rails. Rainy some.
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Grinding feed in the A.M. and making & nailing on pickets in the P.M. Showery. Capt Bowden here this eve.
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Pleasant day. Went to town, saw lots plowing. Got some juniper trees up in Sullivans grove.
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New moon to day. Went to B.V. to church. Mrs Crumrine was baptized to day. Pleasant.
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Went to post notices of R. Meeting. Pleasant. People still plowing.
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Cold again. Mercury at 25° Set out some cedars in the yard and in the P.M. & eve went to B.V. to the C. tree. Cold & frosty. Got home at 10 P.M.
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Mercury at 22° Clear & pleasant. Mrs & Mr Randall here to dinner also Arthur & Bebber.
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Cutting wood, doing chores & working on the fence. Cool. Mercury at 22°.
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Warmer & raining. Cleaned out the house tank and in the afternoon help Whitney grind feed.
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Pleasant day. Tem 26°. Cutting wood and working at the fence. The prospect is poor for the timothy.
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Temp. 26°. Clowdy looks like snow. Did not go B.V. to day. Nettie & Mama have bad colds.
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Hauling hay in the A.M. Al Risbal helping. Making pickets in the P.M. Snowing some.
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Making pickets & a picket gate. Alf Stacey here. Cold 29.
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Cutting wood some. Was down to Whitney's in the P.M. & eve. Eating warm sugar.
[from next image]Alf. Stacey here last night went to LaConner today. Coldest day of the winter so far. Temp 15° this A.M. and at 18 all day.
[from next image]Alf. Stacey here last night went to LaConner today. Coldest day of the winter so far. Temp 15° this A.M. and at 18 all day.
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Colder. Temp 12° this A.M. Clear. Reading the Royal Gentlemen. Working on sled. Went to town with Whitney. Pretty cold traveling.
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Working on sled & cutting wood. Clear & pleasant.
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Temp 13°. Went to S.S. on church. Pearl & I. the bal. staid at home. Signs of a breakup at night.
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Temp 25°. Fixed the box on the sled in the A.M. & went to the road meeting in the P.M. Snow again last night. It is about 4 inches & up now.
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Temp 22°. Pleasant day. Mended stove grate & a gum boot. Then went sled riding up to Callahan's & Ball's.
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Temp 32. Cutting wood some & working at pickets. Warmer. Clowdy & looks like rain.
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Temp 34. Showery day. Rain very cold and frost still in the ground. Cut wood some & worked in the shop some.
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Temp 32. Some showers of snow this A.M. Cutting wood some & putting pickets on the fence.
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Cool windy disagreeaable day. East wind. Cutting & splitting wood. Snow some in the evening.
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Warmer. Went to church in the sled but it was pretty rough. Gray preached.
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Rain again last night. Warmer some to day. Making fence and tearing away fence in the front of the old house.
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Temp 32. Working on fence most of the day. Snowing most of the day but it melted as it came. Very disagreeable weather.
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Still a disagreeable east wind, not doing much but chores & cutting wood. !/2 inch snow last night.
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Hung the big gate and done chores and made a little gate by the root house. Still cool & frosty.
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Frost again this A.M. Whitney went to Anacortes. I cleaning up out front of the yard, burning brush, &c. Cut wood in the P.M.
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Temp 30°. Fine weather, but not wet enough to suit us. Frost again. Set & made two hitching posts by the front gate.
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Temp 25°. Snow 1/2 in. last night. Went to S.S. Pretty cold day.
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Temp 20°. Cutting wood & reading "Hairworth's".
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Temp 19. Fine winter weather. Put 13 sks oats in feed bin. Went to Bay View in the P.M.
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Not doing much but chores & cutting wood. Still quite cold.
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Choring. Put a fence around the juniper trees.
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Whitney home from Anacortes. I went to town with him today. Anacortes booming in great shape.
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Temp 38° Strong S. wind but cold. Tide hight for the season. Rain & snow a good part of the day. Frost about out of plowed ground. Soderburg's dyke broke.
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Clowdy dismal day with strong S. wind. Did not go to B.V. to day. Grant quite sick last night with grip, but better today.
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Still blowing strong from the south but not getting much rain. Alf & his mother came down to day with a load of goods. The Mary Pearly here after Callahans grain.
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Still blowing. Alf brought another load. Mary here yet.
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Still blowing. Alf brought another load. Helped weigh grain some the A.M. for Gaches. Mary & Alf left this P.M. No rain so speak of. Art White here to night on his way from Mount Vernon. Hauled a small load of hay this eve.
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Working in the yard some and set out some currant bushes. Still blowing. South wind, but no rain.
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Not doing much but chores. Alf came down again. Still blowing some.
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Had the heaviest rain of the season last night. Helped Alf set up stoves this A.M. Hauled 2 loads of hay this P.M.
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Went to SS & church. Mr Baldwin preached. Roads very bad.
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Went to Kalso's to make out road report. Considerable more rain today. Went around to look at the dyke this eve. Had the highest tide of the season to day.
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Done the chores & finished sawing wood. Clowdy & a little rain.
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Went to McKowns and got some pie plant roots, also to Geff's & got some strawberries. Worked in the yard in the P.M. Set out trees, &c.
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Rain again this A.M. Washing and oiling harness to day. C. Wilson here to pay his threshing bill.
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Went to the Ridge(Kalso's) & got a lot of raspberries plants. Set them out & worked about the yard some. Strong S. wind but little rain. Anacortes still booming. O. Kalso over to day.
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Working in the front yard making a flower bed & grading some in the P.M. Went to the Ridge and out to see the timothy patch. It is generally alive but very small. Got some shrubs at the Ridge. Whitney home from Anacortes wild.
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Clowdy & showery. did not go to SS. Reading and writing.
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Went to Anacortes with Whitney and saw the city. It is immense. Staid all night with White's folks. Fine weather.
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Came home from the city at noon. Another fine day. Alf was here last night. did the chores and talked Anacortes the balance of the day.
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The last two days. Pleasant days. Whitney men plowing. Heavy rain last night. Charley W upset this A.M. going to Bay View with cabbage. Self went to town with boat and staid all night.
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Came from LaC. this A.M. stormy S.E. wind. Sowed some grass seed in the P.M. and done the chores.
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Not doing much but chores. Sowed some grass seed this A.M. Clover & timothy. Reading and &c. in the P.M.
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Grinding feed or running engine for Whitney. He is not home yet. Snowing some and colder.
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At home all day. Snowing. Snow 3 or 4 inches deep. Mercury at 23° this A.M. Bro Paulson & Dave Fulk here calling. This is more winter than we care for at this season.
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Mercury at 20 again clear. Had a fracas with the horses. Hauling hay and straw. Randall helping 3 hours or so. Whitney came home this eve. Was down there 3 hours talking real estate & partnership business.
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Colder. temp 14. Clear and cold all day. Decided to go into business with W.
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Temp 18°. Spent the day in city & in coming home. Still clear & cold. Temp 20 Bot some lots yesterday.
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Temp 20. Still cold. Sent a letter to Geo this A.M. about moving. Went to LaC. Walked. Roads very bad.
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Clowdy and some warmer. At home all day. Had cold & sore throat.
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Strong north wind this A.M. and freezing again. Whitney started for Seattle.
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E.A. started again for Anacortes. Self went along part way. Got stuck on mud had hard time. Went for boat last night but did not get it. Mrs Price of Bay View died last night.
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At home sick with cold. Munroe went to Anacortes to work to day.
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At home all day grunting(?) with grippe. Misty in the A.M. Alf started a plow team in the P.M. Land works nice.
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Had a fearful headache all last night. Alf plowing. No steamer yet for Whitney's folks.
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Pleasant weather and looks like spring. Alf plowing. C. Bowden here again this eve.
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Very windy day with prospect of rain. Alf plowing. Rain some in the night.
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Alf began plowing on the Miller patch. Began raining in the P.M. and rained hard in the evening.
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Clowdy cool day. Alf went to S.S. The rest staid at home.
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Cooler with nearly an inch of snow. Very disagreeable March weather and no sign of grass growing. No frogs yet.
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Still cool and wet. Poor weather to do anything. Will Woodburn here yesterday visiting. Alf went to town yesterday horse back. Lee Bradley home for a visit. Alf went for Miss Esary to day to do dress making.
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Pleasant again to day. Alf & self went up to the woods & got some spruce trees. Set them out in the P.M. Heard first frogs tonight. Miss Esary went home this eve. C. Bowden here (last) this eve.
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Alf plowing again to day. Land some wet on top, but not bad. Water in the ditches still brackish and it look as though the chances for an oat crop was very slim. However we will hope for lots of rain yet.
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Alf plowing. Clowdy & ????? rain. Sowed some more grass seed out in the field by the hay barn. Grass has a very small start for the time of year.
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Went to town Alf. also. Mist most of the day and the roads were horrible. Got home at 5 P.M. Warm. Grass growing.
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George's boy born this A.M. Staid at home all day. Alf came home at 5 P.M. C. Bowden here at supper time.
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Set out some rhubarb plants in the A.M. Alf went to town in the P.M. Hauled 3 loads of hay from the hay barn. Alf went for the M.D. for Mrs Burdette at 4.30 P.M. Pleasant drying day.
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Alf plowing in the A.M. Rainy P.M. Mending sacks in the P.M. Set out some more pie plant & horse radish.
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Alf plowing in the meadow. Self working in the orchard in the A.M. cutting down trees. Planted some cabbage seed. Was out looking at the timothy. Some of it needs reseeding.
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Alf plowing 1/2 day. Rain this A.M. & P.M. also land pretty wet now. Went to town in boat. Got some clover seed, garden seeds and new harness. Lee Bradley came home with me.
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Sowing grass seed in the A.M. Alf went to Seamans for Will & in the P.M. cleaned seed grain.
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Cleaning grain in the A.M. heavy rain all day. Earl Whitney here from Cal.
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Visiting with Earl. Windy. Very hard wind last night. Tom Hurds store blew down. Fulk here this P.M. Alf went to LaConner this P.M.
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Alf not working to day. Self helping Fulk clean grain. Drying day. Northwind. Heard of the arrival of a young Sisson in Pa.
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Alf plowing all day. Ground in pretty fair order. Self set out some onion sets and strawberries that came from Grahams. Made a kettle cupboard for Ida in the A.M.
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Hauling hay & straw in the A.M. Rain some more last night, but quite pleasant to day. Went down to fix a sluice box with Randal in the P.M. Split wood & set out the strawberries. Plowing in the P.M.
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Rain a little again last night. Went & took the boat around to the canal. Alf plowing. Finished the 8 acre piece.
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Went to LaConner. Alf not working. The plowing all done, but headlands. Stayed all night.
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Came home. Alf to LaConner again. Rain some last night. Clowdy to day & cold.
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They have been working on the Steam Boat slough bridge this past week. Quite a pleasant day, but cool. All staid at home. Mrs. Burdette very low. Will & his wife here calling. VanValkenburg here this P.M. also.
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Another pleasant day. Fulk came after Daisy's calf. Alf came home and got the team to plow for Sam Gray. Self not doing much.
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Mrs. Burdette died last night at 8 P.M. Went to the Ridge to get a grave dug. Pleasant drying day. Found my raspberries were all dead. It looks as if I might as well jump this Ranch and go where salt water won't come for a while.
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Rain again last night but pleasant to day. Went to the funeral in the P.M. Got a few more raspberries up at Kalsos. Found my trees dying from salt in the soil.
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Harrowed some with the colts to break them. In the P.M. went over to the R.R. bridge.
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Fixed some ground with the colts & set out about 500 strawberries. Art White here. Cold & clowdy. Alf still in LaConner. Rain in the P.M.
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Stormy day. At home all day.
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Make hen fence by the old house.
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Bred Beasly. Helping Randall grind feed. the girls went and got some duck eggs. John Ball sowing oats.
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Alf came home from LaConner. Working with gang plow in the P.M. Self harrowing with colts in P.M. Strawberries came from Childs.
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Alf & self hauling hay in the A.M. Got a ton of Whitney's done. Rain last night. Alf plowing with gang in the P.M. Self harrowing with the colts. Strong N.W. wind all day.
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Still cold and 1/2 in snow this A.M. Started the seeder cultivating. Self spading around trees in the orchard and harrowing in the P.M.
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Frost. Pleasant but cold. Cultivating & harrowing. Ground getting quite dry. Rec'd a letter from Tillinghast. Planted some peas & lettuce.
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Went to Bay View to SS & church. Rev. Grey preached. Cool & clowdy. Nels. Ovenell here in the eve or P.M. Wrote to A.G.T. in the P.M.
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Pleasant & warmer. Piled up the cabbage fence. Plowed some patches. Cultivating & harrowing in the P.M.
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Harrrowing and cultivating. Whitney came over today. I bargained for 30 acres of the ranch for $3000.
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Was down to Whitneys a while. Wrote to Geo again for money. Took "Maud" down to Fulks. Rain some at noon. Alf cultivating in the A.M. Working around the house in the P.M. Making flower beds &c. Too rainy to cultivate.
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Alf finished cultivating & plowing and harrowed in the P.M. Self choring about and setting strawberry plants. Warm & misty. Quite a rain in the night last night.
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Fine day but cool with strong north wind. Alf harrowing with Charley & Frank. Self & Ida went to town. Got a lawn mower, tea, coffee, brown flour, lines hat, soap, Grants clothes &c, clover seed, &c.
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Began seeding, sowed 5 acres oats and about 3 of wheat. Fine day. Harrowed them in & Alf went to LaC with Beauty. I mowed the law with the new mower.
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Went to SS. Read & wrote letters in the P.M.
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Sowing oats. Self sowing grass seed. Seeded the 8 acre piece & some on the Whitney land. Skips.
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Harrowing with 2 teams. Alf sowing until noon. Finished seeding this side of the road.
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Harrowing & seeding. Began across the road. Lovely weather. Mrs Carter here visiting.
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Seeding across the road. Finished harrowing on this side and began rolling.
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Seeding & rolling. Ground drying out very fast. Poor prospect for grass unless it rains soon.
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Went to Bay View to S.S. & church. Warm & dry. Rev. Grey, Sam Grey & Mr & Mrs Carter here to dinner. R.E.W. here in the P.M.
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Harrowing in oats & finished seeding. Al Risbell came & got the seeder at noon. Still dry and a stormy north wind. Got a long letter from G.S.
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Harrowing with 2 teams 1/2 day and one all day. Alf sick in the P.M. Ground getting very dry and no sign of rain. Very warm day.
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Rolling in the A.M. Had to help Art White survey land in the P.M. that I bought of Whitney 30 acres as would have finished. Alf at Whitneys. Dry & warm. Skagit River up but not do damage yet.
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Finished rolling and took Charley over to the Island for Alf to work. Saw the bridge. Still dry.
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Rec'd dfts on N.Y. for Geo for 1900. Paid in on note at bank. No sign of rain.
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Cut the seed potatos in the A.M. and in the P.M. plowed the ground to plant them. Very warm and seems like rain.
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Planted potatos & cut tar weed in the A.M. It began to rain slowly in the A.M. but did not last long. Not doing much in the P.M. Rain about 1/2 inch.
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Finished planting potatos and planted some corn, beets, peas, &c in same patch. Cut tar weeds until noon. Plowed the carrot ground with cultivator and harrowed it.
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Planted carrots and a general assortment of garden stuff. Clowdy but no rain all signs fail. Went over to Telegraph slough to see them drive piles. John Balls meadow looks lovely. It doesn't need rain.
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Did not got to S.S. or church. Had a nice rain all this A.M. It quit at noon but looks like more.
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Was down to the school in the A.M. and pulling weeds. Set a gate post in the P.M. Fine growing weather.
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Hung a gate to cabbage patch in the A.M. & went over to the Island to see the track laying machine in the P.M. Planted ground cherries. Was out looking at the grain and made up my mind that it would not amt to much.
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Harrowed the cabbage patches. Warm. Good growing weather.
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Cut tar weeds some. Went to Balls & got seed drill. Planted 160 Fottler cabbage and some mangolds and parsnips. It look like rain to night. Clowdy & south wind.
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Went to Telegraph slough in the A.M. & hoed strawberries & mowed the lawn. In the P.M. went to see the track laying machine. Saw Whitney also. Grain looking some better tonight.
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Went to Sunday school. Pleasant. Signs of a storm.
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Went to town, bought a cart & single harness and 100 lbs sugar, &c. Looked like rain all day, but it did not come.
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Pleasant weather but too dry for salt land. Alf & self making fence out by the slough on the new ranch to make more pasture.
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Alf went to town & got the cart. Lola Wallace came with him. Self fixing fence, pulling tar weed and taking up carpet, &c.
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Rainy some but very light. Washed the wagon & light harness. Oiled the harness and put down the carpet. Alf began to work on the road & went up to Callahan's for lunches for school house.
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Rec'd money on dft of Geo. Sisson for $1000 and gave my note for $3000. at 8% & a mortgage for security note to be paid 5 years from May 1st, 1890 or May 1st, 1895. Borrowed twenty five from Peter Miller. Clear & pleasant, with a dry prospect. Ida to B.V. with me. Gaches, Mrs. Carter came down. Alf not working to day.
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Went down & took a lunch for the school house and up to Kalso's. Alf went to town as usual. Miss Turner buried to day. Pulled tar weeds some and drove Jean to the cart. She went very well.
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Worked on the road 1 1/2. In the P.M. went up to tht sawmill & to Balls.
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Clowdy & windy but no rain. Working the road 1 1/2 days. Self pulled tar weeds in the P.M.
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Clowdy and trying to rain but don't make out much. Went & got a load of wood for S. house and sent alf to Waikles with Beauty.
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Began grading the slough yesterday P.M. in the Whitneys field and worked at it all day to day with team & Alf. Warm & dry.
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Working on slough & bridge all day. Pulled weeds some. Had a little thunder but no rain.
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Alf harrowing the slough bank and the cabbage patches in the A.M. Not working in the P.M. Self pulling weeds and hoeing garden. Had a little sprinkle of rain in the P.M. Alf to town with cart & Star.
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Rain again but it was fine, probably a little over 1/2 inche all together. Not doing much bu sharpening tools. Alf & Grandma started for Stanwood this eve. Got a letter from Geo.
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Pleasant. Grain looking fine on fresh land. Self working at Youngs. Went in the cart.
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Clear & pleasant working at Young's.
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Alf came home. Brought Maud & Chet Leamer. Working at Young's.
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Dito yesterday. Alf working 1/2 day. Very warm. Had a little shower in the eve.
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Went to church and Sunday school. Had a house full to dinner. South wind all day.
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Working for Young on school house. Alf working on road. Took Jean over to Jenne's. Had a light shower in the P.M. Took dinner at Abbotts. Pearls birthday.
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Working on schoolhouse again. Same as yesterday. Clowdy but no rain. Alf on the road. Have worked on road 4 days to date.
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Working on S. house. Had a good shower. Alf & Ida went to Ed's and the children staid at home.
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Working on S. house. Alf on the road.
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Ditto yesterday. Planted some turnips. Pleasant. The Whites & May & E. Howard here in the eve.
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Ida 33 to day. Pleasant, fine growing weather. Was out looking at the crop. It is coming up wonderfully. I estimate the field across the road at 50 bushels per acre or more. Working on the S. house. 3/4 day or 10 1/2 (ten one half) days for Young to date. Alf went to LaConner again as normal.
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Went to S.S. and in the A.M. went over to see Whitneys grain. It looks well and I guess it at 75 or more per acre. Wrote to Geo.
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Went to work on Hawkins house. Had some light showers this P.M. The cenus taker here to night. Rec'd a letter from Geo this eve.
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Had a heavy rain all last night. The heaviest since March, about 1 in. Shields here all night. Rainy in the A.M. Hoed carrots some and pulled weeds. Alf began mowing the 8 acre field. It was no good. Tillinghasts folks came this eve.
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Rainy a good part of the day. Alf finished mowing and began plowing cabbage patch with gang. Self up to Hawkins 3/4 day. Vinz went to town with cart.
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Working at Hawkins. Alf fixing cabbage ground and hoeing garden.
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Same as yesterday. Tillinghasts folks here now.
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Working at Hawkin's, pleasant day but it rained nearly all last night. About 1/2 inch. Alf weeding & thinning carrots. R.E.W. over visiting. The oats looking pretty well but weedy. Church festival to night.
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Went to church. Pleasant. Whitneys folks to church. Mr Peters here to see about the farmer's insurance business.
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Tillinghast & alf went to town with a load of gords. Self weeding carrots. Alf harrowed the cabbage patch after he came home. Self pulled weeds some. Oats terrible weedy, but good color.
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Alf planting Henderson's Early Summer cabbage. Self went to town with Tillinghasts folks. Borrowed $150. of Pete Miller. Fine growing weather.
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Rain again last night. Fixed up a ton of oats to take to town. Then finished planting cabbage and worked in the garden.
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Working in the garden. Alf harrowed the cabbage patch across the road. Went to Young's mill and got 416 ft lumber & 4000 & 1/2 shingles.
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Very warm a pleasant. Good hay day. Both setting cabbage. They wilt very bad, but are fine plants. Set over 3000.
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Set plants about 3000. self 3/4 day. Went to Jenne's with Jean in the A.M. Warm good hay weather.
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Clear & warm. Went to Sunday school. Will & wife here in the P.M. Drove up to Balls through my field in the P.M. The grain looks well but weedy. Think it might make 1200 sks.
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Setting cabbage all day. Very warm in the P.M. Have about 14000 set out. Ida went to town with Lu.
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Alf started for Stanwood. Self set a few cabbage to finish out the five rows let???? ??? seed cabbage. Let McKown know have done plants. Took a ton of oats to town in the P.M. which are to bring $32.00.
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The 4th. The folks went to LaC. I went to Anacortes and over the R.R. to Skagit River. Got home at 12 M. Saw a canoe race and some fire works.
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Rain again last night. Small shower. Hoeing in the garde in the A.M. Went to the saw mill in the P.M. got 3 3/4 shingles and 574 ft lumber. Alf not home yet. Soderburg dam went out.
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Wet to church & S.S. Rev White preached.
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June Henderson here in the P.M. Setting cabbage in the A.M. where they died. Alf hauled 2 cords of wood for school house in the P.M. Self working in the garden.
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Mowing weeds & oats. Began on the Whitney meadow after dinner. Very weedy. Self working in the barn moving the grain bin. Rain last night.
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Alf mowing in the A.M. & working on the Soderburg dam in the P.M. Self working in garden mowing weeds and went to town. Rain last night.
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Buttercup visiting. Alf mowing in the A.M. and mending sacks in the P.M. self mowing weeds in the A.M. and mending sks in the P.M. Strong south wind & some rain no hay weather at all.
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Hauling lumber and took a load of old hay to the mill. Clowdy day. Mrs Gaches & Mrs Banks here this P.M. also. C. Bowdin's girls visiting. Have 3210 ft & 10000 shingles to date.
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Not a good hay day, but no rain to speak of. Hauling & cutting wood for threshing wood. Insurance agent here all night.
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Went to Sunday school. Beautiful day for hay to cure.
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Gave note to Geo Sisson for interest of $80 on demand. Alf mowing in the A.M. Sick in the P.M. Self cutting wood in the A.M. & raking up weeds & Hay on the Whitney meadow in the P.M. Good hay day, but warm & looks like rain again tonight.
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Alf mowing 1/2 day and setting cabbage 1/2. Self cocking & raking hay.
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Alf mowing 1/2. Self cocking hay 1/2. In the P.M. both putting up hay on the Allen 80. Fine weather this week so far.
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Misty in the A.M. Hauled a load of weeds for the stock and went blackberrying. Had a middling good luck. Good hay weather in the P.M. Got home at 7 P.M.
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Working in cabbage patch cultivating. Cutting T. wood in the P.M. Raking and putting up hay in the "80".
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Both cocking hay all day finished all that is cut. Fine weather. Sold Johnson some hay on the "80" and to cut it on Monday next. Garden stuff doing pretty well. Ida pulling beets for dinner to day.
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Wet to Sunday school and down to Klingenmaier's. In the P.M. took a walk over to Whitney's Island to see the crop. Some is hardly headed yet. Saw Jenne's hay. It is great. Fine hay weather.
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Alf mowing. Finished on the "80". Self mending sacks in the A.M. and went to Mt. Vernon in the P.M. to get deed recorded, &c.
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Went black berrying. had a middling good luck. Good hay day. John Ball began stacking hay.
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Alf mowing in the A.M. self thinning turnips. In P.M. Alf hauling hay for Klingenmaier. Self went to Rudenes on Farmer's Insurance bs. Sold 5 loads hay to K at $2.50 per load. or $3.50 delivered. Drying weather.
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Hauled a load of hay to the mill and got 800 ft lumber. Also a load of manure to the lower field. In the P.M. Alf hauled 2 loads of culters(?) hay to Klingenmaier's. Set out some 350 celery plants after supper. Ball stacking hay.
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Alf hauling hay for Klingenmaiers. Self hoing cabbage. Warm and dry. Oats beginning to turn some.
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Alf hauled a load of hay for Klings and a load of wood for me. He hauled on load last night. In P.M. hauling hay for self. 3 loads. Finished raking hay for the season. Have sold hay as follows. See over:[from next image]
[total] 73.50
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1 load to Mill. Young Paid in lumber 12.00
5 loads to Klingenmaier Paid 17.50
2 loads to Klingenmaier Paid in wood 7.00
3 or four acres to Johnson wood 10.00
4 or 5 acres to McGregor 10.00
Pavitt & Glover 7.00
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Hauling hay & manure. Drying weather. Oats turning fast.
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Hauling hay & manure. Will have in 11 loads tonight, besides what is sold. Looks like rain.
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Went to LaC. with a load of hay for P. Polson. Tillinghast's folks came home with me. Alf went also. Got a bbl sugar.
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Went black berrying. All hands except Alf Stacey. He went to LaC. Had goo luck. Got lots berries. Tillinghasts also.
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Went to church in the A.M. and up to Randalls in the P.M.
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Working on the engine some fixing pump &c. Went to B.V. to get a wrench made for it. Alf hauled a load of gravel and a load of manure and 2 loads of wood from Fulks.
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Working on the engine some and mowing weeds in the lawn. Alf plowing the failed cabbage patch. In the P.M. both went to the funeral of Mrs Halvells(?) Good weather for ripen grain but it seems to ripen slow. Kalso cut his barley today.
Good weather for ripen grain but it seems to ripen slow. Kalso cut his barley today.6
Hauling manure and one load of lumber from the mill. Settled up with Young. Hauled in the last load of weeds or hay.
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Finished hauling manure and began painting the fence. Fine weather.
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Painting. Self went to town in the P.M. Ida & Tina also. Saw several farmers cutting oats.
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Ida went to Anacortes to day on the train. Alf & self painting and cleaning up the binder.
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Went to town with Alf. Went to church. Heard Rev Bliss.
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Hauled the binder out and began cutting after dinner with 3 hours. Grain green & weedy. Whitney here to dinner.
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Cutting oats. Fulk & Huff helping. Fine harvest weather.
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Pleasant. Cutting oats and timothy seed. Finished this side of the road. Fulk & Huff helping. Mrs. Wallace here.
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Very warm day. Cutting oats at Fulks. Grain heavy and not very ripe. Mrs W. went to the Beaver Marsh. Ida went to take her with Lee's team. Working 3 horses at Fulks and 2 men.
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Cutting at Fulks. 2 men & 3 horses. Fine weather for harvesting.
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Cutting at Fulks. 1 man & 3 horses & 1 man 1/2 day. elf went to LaConner in the A.M. to get binder chain &c. Nearly every body cutting. Wow.
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The folks went to Sunday school. Self at home with a cold. Peter's folks here to day. Pleasant.
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Cutting at Fulks. Grain in fine order. 2 men & 3 horses. Good day for cutting. Cut 9 acres.
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Very wet this A.M. for cutting. Hauled in a load of weedy oats for the chickens. Got some potatos of Fulk. Cutting for Fulk after 9 A.M. 2 men & 3 horses.
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Had a light shower this A.M. and it was so damp we could not cut any. Alf not working. Self fixed up the old wagon rack & bed and worked on the engine some. Smoky & cloudy all day.
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Cutting at Fulks 1/2 day. ! man 3 teams and 1 man 1/4. Moved to my field at 3.30 and cut around 3 times. Looks like rain. Self hoing cabbage in the A.M.
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Had quite a hard rain last night. No cutting to day. Clowdy. In the A.M. set fence posts around the cabbage patch.Self working in shop in P.M. on separator screen, but not working in the P.M. Cleared off towards night. (Mrs Sauatriner(?) here.)
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Clowdy damp day. Cutting oats. Fulk, Huff & 2 horses helping until about 5 P.M. Rainy some. Hired Tom Whicker to help shock to finish. Cut some pretty fair oats to day.
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A little mist last night but cleared off fine this P.M. Lots of people cutting this P.M. Balls oats across the slough dead ripe. Whitneys men cutting them. Went to S.S. this A.M. and to Preaching in the eve by Rev E.J. Moore.
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Cutting after 8.30. Binder not doing well. Bebber & Whicker helping shock. Working 2 of Fulks horses. Went to LaConner in the eve to get binder spring.
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Cutting oats. The binder working well. Had Fulks horses. Whicker & Bebber shocking. Self also. Splendid day to work.
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Cutting oats. Finished at 6 P.M. Fulks team helping and Fulk also 2 or 3 horses. Whicker & Bebber helping.
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Working on screw for Whitneys Sep. Finished fencing the cabbage. Alf painting in the P.M.
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Went with Fulk up the flats to see the new Machine and then to LaC. Bought sacks at 8 1/2 cts each 1000. Alf painting fence.
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Alf painting most of the day. Self making screw for Whitney 3/4 day and fixing up wagon for hauling grain the balance. Fine harvest weather. Seven machines going to day between here and Skagit River.
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Clowdy. Some rain last night. Went to S.S. Roy Carter & wife here in the P.M. Rainy night & thunder shower.
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Clowdy day & some rain. Hoeing in the garden in the A.M. Alf went after sacks in the P.M. I worked on sluice box some and then quit for the tide.
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Damp A.M. but cleared off in the P.M. Alf went to Klingenmaiers for a load of wood. In the P.M. worked at various jobs fixing dyke, road by granary, &c.
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Self not doing much. Alf cutting wheat for MacGregror. Went over to Bells and to Jennes. Got a lot of plums from Mr Jenne. Hauled the set(?) up for Bob. Alf painting in the P.M.
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Went to town. Alf went to Billy Bells with team to thresh. Fine weather. Drove Star & Frank. Bob fixing separator.
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Went over to the Island to see Whitneys grain. It is in bad shape. Painted the engine. Hauled in a load of oats bundles for chickens. Strong N.W. all last night & to day.
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Went to LaC. in the A.M. and moved the machine up to Fulks in the P.M. Fine weather.
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Began threshing at Fulks, man, team & wagon helping. Panzy had a calf.
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Threshing, man, team & wagon helping. 2000 sks out and 1/4 day to thresh.
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Finished at Fulks at 10.30 oclock and moved up to McGreggors. Threshed 739 sks for him. 2 men & 2 teams 6 1/2 hours(?)
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Threshing. Finished McGreggors at 2 P.M. 2 mean & 2 teams to day. Moved to my ranch and threshed 240 sks. Turning out very poor. 1 Wilson's team, 2 Kalsos, 1 McGreggor, 1 Whitneys, 1 Fulk, 2 my own. Fine weather.
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Threshing at home. Fine weather. Teams same as yesterday. Over 1000 sks out.
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Finished threshing at 2.30. Had something over 1800 sks. Moved to Kalsos. Fine weather, but very showery. We are very glad to get through with the weeds and without rain. Same teams as yesterday.
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Threshing at Kalso's. Fine weather.
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Threshing at Kalsos and Wilsons, finished Kalso's at 11.15 oclock. Pleasant but very foggy in the A.M.
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Finished the Van V. place and moved to the Soderburg ranch. Threshed 570 sks. Rained some about noon and it was very tough threshing in the P.M. Other machines not working.
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Threshing at Wilson's. Grain tough and there is lots of straw. Fine weather again. 1/2 teams and 2 men & wagons. Charley got hurt and is lame.
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Threshing at Wilson's 2 men & 3 horses & 2 wagons. fine weather but grain not turning out well. It is affected by salt.
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Finished threshing at Wilson's at 8.45 & moved to Callahans. 2 men, 2 teams & wagons along. Fine weather. Broke the separator tongue moving.
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Finished Callahans at 2 P.M. & moved to the Island. Took nearly all the P.M. to move. Alf & Butcher hauling sacks in the P.M. Lovely weather.
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Went to S.S. & church. Pleasant. The new M.E. parson preached today. Mr Warmum. Wrote to Geo and was up to see John Balls machine.
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Went to LaConner. Alf, Jensen & the butcher hauling in sacks. Fine weather. Got Milt Leamers dft cashed and paid a lot of bills.
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Began threshing for Whitney. Grain too ripe & weedy. Saw Whitney.
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Rain last night & this A.M. Enough to stop threshing. Daisy some better this A.M. Self about the same. Ida came home from LaC at noon. Still raining quite hard at 8 P.M. Daisy better.
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At home all day. Rainy some in the A.M. Bowden's children ran away and went to Dunlaps and Ida to see if they got there all right. Self gaining.
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Rainy and Squally all day. Alf plowing & harrowing the slough bank and went after his wagon.
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Heavy west wind all night but dry & clear to day. Alf and Bebber hauling in sacks in the A.M. Self sifting(?) timothy seed. The men threshing in the P.M.
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Frost light. Threshing again. Fine weather.
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Hard frost. Threshing again. Alf & team also.
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Threshing till ten A.M. then quit for rain and came home. Sowed some timothy seed. Whitneys folks here to supper. Rain very light.
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Alf. went to Ed Staceys with team. Ida & Pearl went to Sunday school. Pleasant. Was down visiting with R.E.W. this P.M.
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Threshing at Whitney's Island. 1100 sks. Rain hard at night.
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Too wet to thresh. Came home. Isaac T. & Vinza here to dinner and we went to the fresh water marsh in the P.M. Saw lots of grain to thresh. Road very rough & soft.
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Not doing much to day. Alf went up to Fulks for a sack of potatos and to town in the P.M. Ida with him. Got 3 sks flour & sk sugar. Rainy in the A.M. Isaac & Vinza started for Anacortes this A.M.
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Rain again last night. Alf & self working on Co. Dyke. Clowdy and poor prospect for threshing. Bebber on dyke for Lee Bradley.
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Went to the Island and threshed in the P.M. Alf also. Not doing much in the A.M.
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Threshing in the A.M. Finished at 10.30. Rainy in the P.M. Whitney had 14627 sks. Came home and Alf went up to Fulks after the potatos in the P.M. Stormy eve.
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Went to church & S.S. Rather damp day. Whitney's granary fell down last night.
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Rain all last night and to day. Went to Anacortes and staid all night at Whitneys settled up and took his note for 100. and cash 44.80 to bal out.
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Rain again all night and all day but not very hard. Came home on the 4 train. Got some nails for barn. Alf went to Fulks for apples eve.
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Both working on dyke team & wagon hauling rock. Self fixing fence in the P.M. line fence.
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Working on dyke this A.M. Will & Kalso's man also. Putting rock around the box. Alf sick. Went over to the Island this P.M. & saw the wreck of Whitney's granary.
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Went to town with Will. Alf working on dyke in the A.M. Pleasant weather. Olympia Marsh very wet and the grain not all threshed yet. Was offered 28.50 for oats.
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Went to the mill and got some lumber 2x4 for barn and hauled 2 loads of manure. In the P.M. Alf hauling for himself, wood & lumber. Self cutting rafters for barn. Fine weather.
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Went to B.V. to Sunday school. Pleasant day.
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Began work on the barn. Bebber helping tear down the old stable and laid the foundation for the new one. Fine weather but foggy.
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Still foggy. Working on the barn same as yesterday. Charley hurt himself yesterday and is lame. Have the barn raised and rafters made. Will & Tina here yet. Bebber also.
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Still working on barn. Alf hauling for Tilgren(?) lumber to Bay View. Foggy. Mrs Ball, Mrs Woodburn & Mrs Darcy here to dinner.
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Foggy as ever, but fine weather for working on barn and all ready to shingle now. Mr Palmer of San F. was here and offered me 29.00 for oats, but I did not sell.
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Finished shingling and laid the straw floor. Heard they had struck water over at Ball's. Went to School meeting but no one came. Pleasant day and less fog than any day this week.
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Worked on the stable some and hauled in five loads of straw for bedding. Foggy but no rain yet.
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Went to Bay View to tend election. Was on the board for inspector. Got home at 11 P.M. Alf working for him self, hauling wood &c.
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Working on the barn all day making doors &c. Some rain but fine in the P.M. Alf fixing up his house and went to LaC. in the eve. Charley horse is very lame and has been for a week past.
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Working on stalls. Charley still lame. Alf in town all day. Frank Leamer came down with Beauty. Frost this A.M.
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Working in the barn putting windows and finishing up stalls. Rainy some. Alf came home. Schricker & Daois(?)(Democrats) elected.
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Rained considerable last night & some to day. Alf washing & oiling harness. Self working on barn. Put in a window & door &c. Put the cows in tonight.
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Pleasant day and no rain. Went to Sunday school. Ball's men pressing hay on the last stack.
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Rainy A.M. and part of P.M. Als papering his room. I went up to help the Grays build a shed.
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Pleasant day. Working on the Gray shed. Alf began plowing with the Dutchman. Mrs Adam's lecture in B.V.
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Working on shed at Grays. Alf plowing. Rain quite hard in the P.M. after 3.30 and evening.
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Working at Gray's. Alf plowing.
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Alf went to town. Frosty. C. Bowden hurt by a R.R. accident in Oregon.
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Frosty. Working at Gray's. Alf plowing. Saw the well borers at Jenne's. Fine plowing weather.
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Pleasant. Did not go to B.V. The girls went up to Will's. Walters & Lee's folks up in the evening.
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Rain in the A.M. Alf papering. Self tinkering and working about the barn. Tom Hurd & Sam Gray here in the eve. Alf plowing in the P.M.
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Lovely day. Sold 500 sks oats to Tom Hurd and put them on the Utsalady. Helped Dave Fulk load oats in the A.M. Alf plowed in the A.M. and helped load oats in the P.M. and got in a load of mangolds for the cows.
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Another fine day. Alf plowing. Self went to LaConner, got pay for oats, paid up bills, &c. Roads very bad. Got $30. per ton. Clean oats are selling at 31.
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Alf plowing. Fine day. Went to Whitney's Island to mark grain for Tom Hurd. Paid P.H. Millers note yesterday, 150 & interest. Sent for more trees.
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Went to the Island to mark grain. Alf plowing. Very pleasant and warm. Pulling mangols in the P.M. Mrs. Darcy came with Bob Woodburn.
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Alf plowing. Finished digging mangols then went to the Island to mark grain. Put on 2320 sks. Very warm pleasant weather.
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Clowdy and some rain in the eve. Went to B.V. to S.S. and to Mr Keller's preaching. Was out looking the the cabbage and the plowing. Both look well. Mrs Darcy here yet and Will & his wife called to dinner.
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Set out some of the trees. Went over to the island to mark grain but it was loaded before I got there. Alf plowing. Lovely weather. Dug some vegetables for Al Risbell in the P.M.
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Alf plowing in the A.M. Went for Gertie & Lola in the P.M. Self went to the city.
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Got home from from Anacortes. Staid in Whitney's office last night after the "blow out". Alf plowing in the A.M. Fine weather. Hauling beets in the P.M. took a load of beets to Lee B.
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Lee's horse stolen last night. Very pleasant day. Warm & sunny. Alf not working to day on acct of Thanksgiving. Self tinkering some about the barn and went up to Fulks & Kalso's to get school order signed. Alf & the girls went to LaC. Seattle trains running regular now.
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Working in the barn some battening cracks and on Alf's tank. Setting trus in the P.M. Alf plowing in the P.M. Rainy A.M.
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Oats selling at $32. per ton now. Very foggy day. Alf plowing. Self went to town to send dft to D.M. Leamer. Borrowed $200. of P.H. Miller to make out. The Wallace girls went to Anacortes. Roads very muddy.
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Stormy day. Alf plowing part of the time. Putting in barn Windows & dug some beets. Lee came back. Captured his man and horse.
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Finished setting out currants, berries &c. Rain a good part of the day. Alf plowing some. The Wallace girls here yet.
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Ida & Alf went to town with the girls. Self cutting & splitting wood & make tank. Clear & pleasant.
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Alf plowing. Self working on tank. Frost. Pleasant. Land in fine order.
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Alf plowing. Quit across the road and began the Miller Ranch. Self working on the tank, finished and put some conductors for water and began on a wagon shed. Went Road meeting in the Eve.
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Staid at home all day. Will & Tina came down and brought the girls home.
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Alf plowing in the A.M. on this side of the road. He brought the plow in and quit. Self working at the cabbage patch. Alf hauling in turnips in the P.M.
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Working at the cabbage and self also. Began plowing up to them. Fred Tillinghast here culling cabbage. Warm south wind. Ground in fine order.
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Heavy rain last night. Alf went to town to day with a load of Tillinhasts things. Self not doing much. Mr Fulk here in the P.M. Warm south wind.
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Went to town to pay taxes and get a tooth pulling. Alf working at cabbage some and hauled him self a load of wood. Warm south wind.
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Had a pretty high tide. Then windy night last night. Hauling posts & wood for 3/4 day.
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Alf plowing up the cabbage and in the P.M. hauling wood for him self. Went to B.V. got a crout barrell and some can goods of Detweiler. Made crout in the P.M.
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Alf went to LaConner. Highest tide of the season so far, but about ten inches short of the "big tide". Windy & showery. Was down to Walters in the eve to sing.
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Windy all day. Worked on wagon shed some and made cars for Grant. Alf away canvasing. Another train set on to day from Seattle to Anacortes. Tide falling off and wind increasing.
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Owe Kalso $1.58 on threshing account. Worked on shed some. Still very windy.
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Mercury at 58. Finished up the shed and went up to the Ridge in the P.M. Got some wheat of McGregor. Still windy. Tide pretty high to day. Sent off some Christmas things to Pa. [margin: Very warm all this week. Grass and oats still green and fresh.]
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Still blowing. Had the highest tide in four years. Ran over John Ball's dyke in several places and Lee's hog barn dyke. Done the chores and dug carrots.
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Working on dyke in the A.M. Windy as ever. Took a pile down to the big dam for a break water. In the P.M. covered carrots and split some posts. Alf came home in the eve. Tide not quite so high.
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Another gale all day. South & south east. Tide not very high. Alf working on dyke some and I also. In the P.M. he went after some wheat to McGregors and got a load of radish(?) from the lower field. We moved the smokehouse for Alf a wood house. Ida up Will Woodburns all day to tea party.
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Staid at home. Rain some in the A.M. Walter's folks up here in the eve to sing.
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Blossom took a walk. Alf went to LaConner to get Christmas. Pearl also. Self covered cabbage some. Pleasant.
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Not doing much but chores. Went to the Christmas tree at Bay View in the eve. Rainy.
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Christmas. Had a pretty high tide and strong west wind which nearly cut through our dyke. Alf went to the mill for lumber and self sharpened saw. Made maul and work on dyke from 8 P.M. on all night. [margin: Warm & pleasant.]
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Pansy took a walk. Quit work on the dyke and went to bed till after noon. Then worked on the dyke till night. Alf hauled another load of lumber and worked in the P.M. on dyke.
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Very warm but rainy in the P.M. Alf hauled a load of lumber & I went to town on D.M. Leamer's business.
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Rained a little last night. Went up to Will Woodburns and back at 4 P.M.
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Warm & pleasant good working weather. Alf & self covering cabbage.
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Covering cabbage. WArm & spring like.
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Alf covering cabbage. Self went to LaC. to make a tank for Tillinghast. Went in boat.
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Warm pleasant day. Alf went to LaC. Ed & wife & children here.
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Went to the Ridge on dyke business, some chores and cut wood. Still warm. Roads about impassable.
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Choring about in the A.M. Working on dyke in P.M. down by big dam. Warm & considerable rain nights.
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Alf away yet. Began making fence on the Bradley line. Pleasant day. Light frost this A.M. Alf came home in the eve.
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Frost. Mercury at 30°. Coldest so far this winter. Alf home. Hauling posts and hay in the A.M. and working on dyke in the PM. Self also. Went to B.C. in the A.M. to trade.
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Temp at 24° this A.M. Clear and pleasant all day. Went up to go on to wood bin, but it was a fizzle. Setting fence posts and moving the Whitney line fence, down by the big barn. Ed Stacey here this eve.
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Stacey went to Anacortes. Pleasant. Alf & I making the fence by the back yard. Finished all but the wire.
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Went to S.S. & to the Methodist meeting. Mr L????? preached. Clear & pleasant. Tem 24°.
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Temp 24°. Making fence. Clear & pleasant some fog. Finished the Bradley line fence.
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Temp 29° Foggy. Went to La C to see about D.M.L's draft. Alf spading down dyke in the field north of the dyke.
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Working on the fence. Alf hauling fencing. Young here with the bill for dyking lumber.
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Working on the lane fence until 2 P.M. and quit for rain.
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Working on lane fence. Alf hauling rails & posts. Warm & windy.
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Warm & windy. Still working on fence. Rain some last night.
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Warm. Self went to B. View to S.S. and to Mr Paxton's sermon. Warmest day of the winter.
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Rain hard all last night. Alf went to LaC. Self not doing much but chores. Lame back. Got the colts up and fed them for the first.
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Pleasant & warm. Water line men here boring but did not strike any thing. Alf came home and set fence post in the P.M. Self nailing on rails some out by the hay barn.
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Working on fence. Stacey also. Foggy but warm, fine weather to work.
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Went to town to see about organizing Dyke Co. Went in boat, Lee B. also. Alf setting fence posts. Found it too late to organize this spring.
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Making fence and putting on wire. Finished all this side of the road. Alf spading down slough banks some. Went and got the boat in the A.M. Warm & springlike. Lynn Elliott's party last night.
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Lovely spring weather. Went to the timber and got a load of timber for a bridge by the road gate. Made the bridge and strengthen gate also. This has been the warmest Jan ever known in the country I think.
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Rainy day, did not go anywhere.
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Heavy rain this A.M. Not doing anything or Alf either. Went up to Fulks & Kalso's. Lots of water on the ground. Grass looking fine.
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Rain a good part of the day. Alf went to Bay View. Read Henderson's Memoir. Cut some wood and done the chores. The Preacher here to see about getting oats.
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No rain today. Put 15 sks oats in the feed bin. Hauled 2 jags of hay from the hay barn. Sold a ton of oats to the preacher at $32, to be paid by Butters Bros. with in 20 days. No doing much in the P.M. Dyked a little and stuck a fork through my foot.
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Rainy good part of the day. Alf helping Lee on the dyke bridge in the A.M. & went to B.V. in the P.M. Self sitting by the fire with lame foot.
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Temp 28°. Self getting alright again. Cut wood some and shot some ducks. Alf went to LaC.
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Alf hauling out posts for the Conner line fence. Rainy some. Self not doing much but chores.
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Alf hauling out straw in the big field. Self went to B.V. & got the digger fixed. Rainy in the P.M. Spectacle man here all night.
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Went to LaConner to get mail but did not get any. Alf went to B.V. & hauled out straw. Pleasant day. 1 inch snow this A.M. but not cold.
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Temp 28. Went to B.V. & got the boat. Alf hauling straw, self in the P.M. Clear & pleasant.
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Went to B.V. & heard Mr Warrum. Also to S.S. Ida & the girls at home. Nettie came from Wood.'s.
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Finished hauling the posts and began making the Conner fence. Rainy in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Self went to town to get nails & wire for fence. Alf setting posts. 4 days on fence to date and one day for team.
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Stormy morning & Eve. Worked on fence in the P.M. 4 days on Conner fence and one day team. Went to Kalsos in the AM to qualify for school clerk.
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Working on the Conner fence all day. Disagreeable weather. Finished setting posts.
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Went to B.V. and took the boar to Telegraph slough. Alf hauled a load of posts and carrots. Worked on fence some and quit for rain. Lizzie Jenne here.
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Stacey not working. Went to Anacortes. Self working on line fence 1/2 and cutting wood some. Pleasant day.
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Temp 20° Clear & frosty. Doing chores and make milk safe.
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Temp 28° Went to LaC. & done the chores.
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Strong south wind. Doing chores & making milk safe.
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Cool disagreeable weather with snow squalls. Work dito yesterday.
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2 inches of snow this A.M. but it all went off. Pleasant day but very muddy & sloppy. Not doing much but chores. Looked for Alf but he did not come.
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Temp 26° Cold disagreeable day.
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Temp 23° Began snowing this A.M. and now at 3 P.M. looks as though it was coming a big one.
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Temp 24°. Snow 2 or 3 inches deep and still snowing some. This is ?erm???? winter good for any country.
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Frost. Went to town with Lee and got fanning mill & scale. Alf still away. Pleasant.
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A. Pidler staid here last night. Set up the scales and tried the mill. Jacobsen here for oats. Sold 3 tons to Lee Bradley at 30.
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Still cold. Not doing much but chores. Was up to Fulk's just night. He is baling hay.
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Temp 20°. Was up to Pavits in the A.M. paid him for 11 cords wood, 8 of engine wood. Cutting wood & choring in the P.M.
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Temp 20°. Working on Conner fence in the A.M. Not doing much in the P.M. No Alf yet. Clowdy looks like another storm of same kind. Tried to burn the weed patch but it act as though it as a bad job. This has been a cold month and disagreeable for outdoor work. Grass has suffered this last week more than all the balance of the winter. Ground very wet. No show for plowing until March 10 at least.
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Cold. Clear & pleasant. Went to B.V. to church & S.S. Took dinner at Mr. Elliotts. Cold for March. No sign of vegetation. Tina Woodburn here & Will also.
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Temp 20°. Cool but clear & pleasant. Hitched up the team and mashed down the weeds and in the P.M. burned them. Alf came home in the P.M. minus a wife. Hard luck.
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Went to LaC. with Lee in boat. Alf working some hauling old posts from the Conner fence. Pleasant weather.
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Came home. Staid at Tillinghasts last night making fence to day. Finished the Conner fence.
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Frost. Mrs Elliott here. Went to Bay View. Alf hauling rails. In the P.M. both making fence. Got oat meal. 1.00.
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Pleasant & spring like. made fence by the hay barn lot. Finished. Self sowed grass seed & clover in the A.M. Mrs Elliott went home. Fanned grain some, screenings.
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Stormy day. Alf went to LaC. Rest staid at home.
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Frost. Pleasant. High wind last night. Alf & I grading sloughs and plowing down dyke. Land drying up fast. Will soon go to plow.
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Hauling straw in the A.M. Frost 28. Went to B.V. in the P.M. Alf got the scaper and began on the field by the barn leveling.
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Temp 28. Took some oats to Glover or Alf did and brought home a load of wood from Johnson's. Self in B.V. on a road view.
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Temp 30. Hitched up Maud colt to the wagon. In the P.M. began plowing sod in the pasture lot.Jensens here in the P.M. Drying weather.
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Alf plowing in the A.M. Self went to Kalso's and got some raspberries. In the P.M. both digging carrots.
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Alf went to town to get Mr Moore's folks. Hauled in carrots and began uncovering cabbage. Pleasant & warm.
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Clowdy and threatening rain. Rain some in the P.M. Paxon preached. Pearl & Alf went to church.
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Alf plowing. Self working at the cabbage. Rain some last night.
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Self working at cabbage. Alf finished the hay barn patch and went across the road to plow. Howard Elliott here and the Moores. They began on the depot at Jenneville. Rec'd a letter from Geo.
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Went to LaConner and took the Moores up. Got a harness and other things. Roads very bad. Alf went to Burlington.
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Rain last night. Alf went to Burlington again for mix(?). Self uncovering cabbage and plowing in the P.M. Lee began boring a well to day.
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Rain hard last night and to day. Ground full of water. Alf & self fanning oats. Over 100 sks.
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Fanning oats in the A.M. finished and weighed out some for Lee. Alf went to B.V. in the PM with oats and eggs and hauled a load of wood for the School House. Cleaned 145 sks grain. Very wet.
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Went to S.S. at B.V. and down to Walters to sing in the eve. Pleasant drying day.
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Alf plowing. Self finished the cabbage and worked on the school house. Pleasant drying day.
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Light frost. Alf plowing self also with Frank and Jean. Rain again at night. Got a picture from Father last night.
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Alf & self helped Dave Fulk clean grain. Self went to B.V. to get Ida with boat. Lots of rain last night.
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Plowed some. Began the sod by the house. Put Maud in for the first time. Had to quit for rain in the P.M. Blanch White came over in the rain.
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3/4 of an inch of rain fell last night. Ground full to day. Alf wet to town with Grandma in the boat. Self not doing much but chores. Have a lame back.
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Went to the depot for Mary Stacey. Alf got home and plowed sod in the P.M. self up to Kalso's to get School order cashed. Frank W. here.
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Ed Stacey came over this A.M. Went to B.V. to church and S.S. J.W. Martin preach. Clowdy cool day. Sam Gray here this P.M.
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Alf plowing sod finished the house lot. Set up the depot & choring. Pleasant most of the day. Ground wet.
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Hard frost. Alf harrowing & rolling sod. Self went to town. Earl no letter. Clear & pleasant drying day.
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Frost. Rain again last night. Alf finished the sod rough harrowing and oiling harness in the P.M. Self set strawberries in the A.M. & plowed with the colts in the P.M. Pleasant but not very dry. Methodist meetings in B.V. this week. Alf & I went this eve.
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Light frost. Pleasant. Plowing with 2 teams and Fulk also in the P.M.
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Signs of rain. Plowing. Fulk also. Rain in the eve. Lee struck water. Warm Chinook wind.
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Rain again last night. Cold & clowdy. Went to B.V. & heard J.W. Martin preach. Staid to Sterns to dinner and went to the P.M. bible meeting.
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Plowing. Fulk also. Alf began on the Whitney piece. Clowdy but no rain.
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Rain last night. Alf mending sacks. Self up to the Ridge with dyke petition. Working in the garden some in the P.M. Planted some peas, lettuce, onions, potatos, ?????, &c. Went to meeting in the eve.
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Alf went to B.V. with eggs. Self choring. Alf hauled too load wood. One for school house. In the P.M. went to Whitneys to get some oats. 839 lbs. 9 sks. Hauled a load of hay & feed oats.
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Clowdy & cold. Some rain in the eve. Plowed till 5 P.M. Land not very dry. Preacher Gray came & got the roller.
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Posted dyke notices & plowed in the P.M. Alf all day. Fulk also. Pleasant.
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No rain. Alf harrowing with the wheel harrow. Self plowing 1/2 Fulk all day. Was up to Kalso's in the P.M. to witness their will. Buttercup has a ???tite bag but no calf yet.
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Went to church a B.V. and S.S. Rev. Dillon preached. Went up to see Bob Woodburn in the P.M. No rain.
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Drying day. Finished plowing. Fulk working in the A.M. Began gang plowing in the lower field. Buttercup had a calf. Gray brot the roller home. Grandma came home. Pleasant.
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Alf gang plowing. Self rough harrowing. Warm drying day. Billy Bells brother brot home from Seattle dead from gas.
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Work same as yesterday. Pleasant dry day. The heifer is no good. Bad to milk and will not let the calf suck. Suck is cow business.
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Began seeding. Warm & pleasant. "Beauty" laid up with farcy.
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Finished seeding the sod patches. 14 acres seeded & harrowed in. Cool west wind all day.
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Windy and some rain just night. Did not go to church. Was up to the Depot for a walk in the P.M.
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Seeding on this side of the road. Fine day but cool. Self harrowing in the A.M. but went to B.V. in the P.M. to make out report on road view.
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Clowdy and a strong S.E. wind all day. Alf finished seeding on this side of the road nearly 34 acres. Self rolled the sod patches with Maud & Jean. I ought to get 1000 sks from this side.
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Clowdy & windy, but no rain to speak of. Alf sowed the wheat and began gang plowing. Self harrowing on this side. Beauty working again today.
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Hard rain last night. Not farming to day. Rain again in the eve. Went to LaConner. Alf also. Sold the oats at $30 and rec'd $120. on them.
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Rain again pretty hard last night. Over rolling the oats in the A.M. Gang plowing & harrowing in the P.M.
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Finished harrowing this side the road and began rolling. Alf gang plowing. Fine drying day.
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Strong S.E. wind all day. Alf & self went to LaConner to church and the Odd Fellows Anniversary. Rain just night.
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Mother's birth day. Choring cutting & planting potatos. Rain this A.M. and evening also. Very poor seeding weather.
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Seeding & Rolling in the A.M. Rainy P.M. Moved the cabbage fence and cleaned some grain. Gaches offered $31 for the grain if I would run it through the mill. Alf surprise party this eve. Lots of rain tonight.
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Went to LaConner to see about oats sold for $32.00 fanned. Alf cleaning out barn and mending sacks in the P.M. Cultivating cabbage. Cold & wet.
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Very wet and rain most all day. Alf went up to Walter's in the A.M. Cleaning grain in the P.M. Have 128 sks cleaned. Poor prospects for farming.
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Fanning oats in the A.M. Rolling & seeding in the P.M. Lovely day. Oats all up on this side the road. Grass looking fine. Have 335 sks oats fanned and about 200 to fan.
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Went to Bay View to S.S. & church. Pleasant. Will & wife here in the P.M.
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Sowing oats in the A.M. & harrowing. Fulk helping. Rain in the P.M. Walter hoing cabbage in the A.M. and helping to fan oats in the P.M. 114 sks.
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Rain again this A.M. Cleaning oats. Finished. Went to Fulks in the P.M. for a load of hay. Alf went to Bay View with eggs. Ball sowing oats this P.M.
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Rain most of the day, but not very hard. Wind in the north. This is the longest clowdy spell on record. It is a terror to farmers. Cleaning up scrimmage. Put 25 sks in the feed bin.
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Sowed some timothy seed. Finished cleaning screenings. Hoed strawberries some. Alf sick in the P.M. Pleasant P.M.
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Pleasant day. Seeding. Fulk helping. Finished sowing oats for the year. Pretty wet in the A.M. for harrowing.
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Harrowing. Fulk & Walter. Self 1/2 & rolling 1/2. Walter in Alf's place. Alf sick went to LaConner. Lovely day.
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Went to B.V. to church and S.S. Fine day. Will & Tina here to dinner. The girls came home from Anacortes.
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Fulk & Ed Morrow harrowing. Alf went to Jenne's in the A.M. and hoed cabbage in the P.M. Self rolling. Finished harrowing. Fine day for weed killing.
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Alf went to Fulks with gang plow. Self rolling all day. Cool & clowdy.
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Alf at Fulks. Self finished rolling at 12.30 P.M. In the P.M. fixed ground to plant cabbage plants. Martha & Mrs OLaughlin here in the P.M. Very warm in the P.M. Oats looking fine. Insurance agent here in the eve.
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Planted the cabbage seed. Cultivated the cabbage. Plowed the garden, &c. Alf at Fulks. Fine warm day.
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Alf at Fulks with team. Self sowed some timothy. Mowed some weeds in the meadow and plowed 5 rows of cabbage & cultivated some in the garden with Jean.
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Alf at Fulk's. Self harrowed the garden and planted it. Carrots, beets, corn, peas, beans, &c, &c. Warm & dry.
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Staid at home all day. Sam Gray here in the P.M. also Al Risbell & his sisters.
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Working at Fulks with two teams. Clowdy day. Land pretty wet. My grain looking well, but it has lots of weeds in it. Wrote to Geo & sent him some papers. Heard the Skagit was getting up. Grandma came home.
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Working at Fulk's with two teams. Fine day for killing weeds. Tina Woodburn here this eve. He has 78 acres sowed now and 27 left.
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Working at Fulks with 2 teams. Clear day with strong north wind. Cabbage coming up. Oats & grass growing fast. Weeds also.
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Working at Fulk's two men & two teams. Warm & dry. He finished seeding and harrowing.
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Went to town. Got 500 of Gaches and paid Peters up and Alf 100 dollars. Alf went to town and got his buggie.
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Warm & dry. Went to church at B.V. and in the P.M. went to LaConner with Lee to the Memorial service. Went to see Earl.
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Warmest day of the season so far. Thunder & wind storm in the P.M. Alf & self hoing cabbage, self 3/4. Went to B.V. got 100 lbs sugar and medicine for Maud.
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Finished hoing the cabbage and began plowing the new patch. Very warm. The Skagit is high. The grain & hay needs rain. Saw a deer today.
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The Utsalady here for the oats. Clowdy but no rain to speak of. Loaded the oats, worked on the cabbage ground and sowed barley on the potato ground.
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Clowdy & showery but no much rain. Alf worked on the cabbage ground 1/2 and hauled wood some. 2 loads. Self choring about the granary and barn. Fulk came down & settled up.
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Fine growing day. Alf hauled 5 loads of wood. Self choring, mowing weeds and up to Grays and Fulks after a wagon. Alf bot a horse.
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Went to LaConner to get a load of folks. Alf also with Fulk's wagon. Had a big crowd and fine day for the circus. Over 50 people here during the day.
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Earl Whitney died this A.M. at 2 o'clock. Went to B.V. to church. Rev Warmine preached. Peter Mill & Hall here on bicycles. Frank White & wife here, also Mary and family. Warm & dry.
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Went to the funeral. Alf went to John Wallaces. Grain looking middling well but needs rain.
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Not doing much but chores. Alf went to Stanwood. Frank & Jeff were up to Youngs mill.
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Not doing much in the A.M. In the P.M. took Frank & Blanch up to the Depot, then cut tarweeds out of the grain. Alf came home. Grain looking well as though it might average 30 sks to the acre.
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Started for Whatcom via Anacortes. Rain some to day. Arrived in Whatcom at 5 P.M. and went to the evening session of the association.
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Rain considerable last night & to day. Went to meeting 3 times to day and up to Benetts.
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Started for home via for Sedro arrived home at 2.30 P.M. Rained hard again last night and to day. There is plenty now to insure an oat & hay crop. Corn just coming up.
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Went to B.V. to S.S. & church. Fine growing weather. Oats looking well but weedy.
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Working in the cabbage patch. Alf also. Pleasant. Cool nights.
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Hoing cabbage plants & washing the spring wagon. Painting it also. Alf & Ida went to Ray's party. Mrs & Mr Nevtar had Star & the cart. Jean had company. Steamer stuck in the slough. Rapid Transit.
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Alf washing wagon and cutting down apple trees. Self finished painting wagon. Alf went to B.V. with wagon to be fixed and got some gravel for chickens. Self hoing in the garden.
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Hauling timber from the woods for hay & bridge covering. Warm growing weather. Balls oats going out to night.
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Fine growing weather. Went to Town. Alf plowing for Edson Filgrave. Got desk & table for the school.
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[margin: Grain this side of the road not good. Lots of weeds. 2000 sks a good estimate of the oats.] Making a bridge across slough by the machine shed. Alf went to LaC in the P.M. to horse race. Ida to town also. Self went with Walter to get hay at Fulks.
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Went to church and S.S. at B.V. Rev Gray preached. Annie Miller here and Al Risbell's folks to dinner. Clowdy.
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Alf went and got the Acme harrow to harrow the cabbage patch. Hoeing carrots some. Rain in the P.M. Not doing much in the P.M. Cool weather.
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Rain hard last night. Alf went and took the girls to school and got the scraper. In the P.M. fixing the bright to the machine shed.
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Another hard shower this A.M. Alf plowing in the lane and scraping in the A.M. Sick in the P.M. Self working in garden some. Good growing weather.
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Alf went to Anacortes. Self working in the garden. Oats looking fine some will be "pretty near too heavy".
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Alf harrowing the cabbage patch. Self made a neck yoke. Showery & clowdy. Bruce here with his suffock horse.
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Bebber, self & Alf setting cabbage. Clowdy.
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Went to B.V. Warmmum(?) preached.
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Hard rain last night. Too wet to set cabbage. Alf washing & oiling harnesses and working in the garden. Newton brought Star home and settled up.
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Whitneys came over. Setting cabbage. Pleasant day. Bebber helping.
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Went with Whitney to Pleasant Ridge and LaConner. Bebber & Alf setting cabbage and finished. Fine weather.
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Alf went to LaConner. Self hitched up Maud to the cart and got my ankle sprained.
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Alf went to B.V. for the wagon. Choring & working in the garden. Self nursing sprained ankle.
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Fine pleasant weather. At home all day.
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Pleasant. Alf working at road ditch and resetting cabbage. Self in the house.
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Surveying dyke to day. Otto in my place. Alf same as yesterday. Setting cabbage for home use in the P.M.
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Alf hoing garden 1/2 and cabbage 1/2. Self hoing some. Foot on the gain.
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Went to LaC. to see the ball game. Alf also. Fine growing weather.
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Hurrah. Went to LaC. Heard good speaking, good music, and saw a good game of ball. Grandma & I came home and the rest staid the eve.
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Went to B.V. Grey preached. Also went in the eve. Jensen married.
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Hoing cabbage & pulling mustard. Fine hay weather, but too much blossom.
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Alf hoing cabbage. Lee & us went to John Wallace's for fruit and paid dear for the thistle.
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Hoing & setting cabbage. Fine weather.
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Finished hoing cabbage. Mowed the orchard. Alf went to town and got the hay ladder. Looks like rain some tonight. Ida went to Avon.
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Cultivated the cabbage. Alf did. Self hung a gate. In the P.M. made a bridge across the ditch. Set a gate post. Put up hay, cut thistles & made a thing to take off a wagon box out.
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Went to Mt Erie. Had tough time as usual on such times. Got back at 5 P.M. Fine day but smoky.
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Pleasant and good hay weather in the P.M. Went to S.S. & preaching by Warrum. Went & heard Major Scott in the eve on temperance.
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Began mowing on the Allen 80. Self & Ida went to town in the A.M. Put up hay in the orchard in the P.M.
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Alf mowing. Self tedding & raking. Bebber here & Fulk in the P.M. Bebber hoing garden in the A.M. Fine weather in the P.M.
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Haying. Bebber, Walter, Fulk working setting up hay. Fine weather. Finished cutting the lower field.
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Bebber, Walter, Fulk & Christopherson. 1/2 day on cabbage path. Foggy & damp this A.M. Alf mowing all day. About 30 acres cut.
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Bebber, Walter, Fulk & Charley cocking hay. Self tedding & raking. Alf mowing. Splendid weather. Nearly done mowing. Finished cocking the lower piece and began in this at 8.30.
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Haying in the A.M. Finished mowing & tedding. did not put up hay in the P.M. too clowdy. Walter & Fulk, Stacey, Bebber & Charley 1/2 haying. Alf hoed cabbage 1/4 Bebber & Charley 1/2 each.
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Went to church & S.S. in the A.M. & to hear E.J. Moore in the evening. Clowdy but not much rain.
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Clowdy A.M. finish hoing the cabbage. Worked on the lane some and in the garden some and in the P.M. raked & cocked hay (Fulk & Walter 1/2). Charley, Bebber & Alf all day. Self went to B.V. to see about election. It went by default. Fine hay weather in the P.M.
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Lovely weather. Charley 1/2 day, Bebber, Alf hauling and self part of the time. 10 Loads in the barn. Clarence White here and had Star to go to LaC. Went to B.V. to Hilton's lecture in the P.M.
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Went after stack poles. Did not have much luck. Clear & dry with strong north wind. Got poles in the P.M. Went to the lecture in the P.M. at B.V. Judge Hilton.
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Alf not working. Went to LaC. Bebber & self getting out foundation stuff for a stack. Very warm. Ida went to the lecture.
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Bebber & Alf made a stack bottom in the A.M. and hauled hay in the P.M. Self went to town and got binding twine, &c. Very warm and dusty. Mercury at 85°. Warmest day in year.
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Raising & setting the stacking outfit. Alf went to Samish for a hired girl but did not get any. Warm and dry.
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Went to S.S. & church. Will & Tine here in the P.M. Went over to the draw bridge and through Whitneys grain. It is very green yet.
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Began stacking hay. Fulk & Walter in the P.M. Polson, Charly, Bebber & Alf & self working.
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Stacking. Fulk, Walter, Polson, Charley Bebber, Alf and self. Fine weather. Finished the "80" field.
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Moved to this side. Stacking. Fulk, Walter, Charley, Polson, Bebber, Alf & self. Whitney here in the evening.
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Stacking. Finished & took two loads to Walters. Fulk 3/4, Charley & Polson 3/4. Bebber, Alf & Walter all day. Went to Klingenmaier's in the P.M. to sell hay.
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Bebber & Alf took two loads of hay to Klingenmaier's. Not working in the P.M. Frank & self went blackberrying. Got home at 5 P.M. Klingenmaier's hay weighed 4300. Good Templars fandango to night.
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Heard that R.E. Whitney died last night. Started for Anacortes at 1 PM. Finished hauling hay and hauling in the stacking outfit. Alf cultivating cabbage and Bebber working in the big patch pulling weeds.
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Went to the funeral. There was a large turn out and universal sorrow manifested by every one. Came home on the 4 P.M.
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Bebber & Alf hoing cabbage. Self fewed(?) the stack & hung gates.
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Rainy last night & this A.M. The boys mending sacks in the A.M. and went to LaConner in the P.M. Father arrived this PM from PA and took us by surprise.
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Rain last night 1 1/2 inches and an inch today. The heaviest rain in August I ever saw.
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Bebber & Alf working on ditch. Self fixed the wagon box and chored a little. Clowdy & damp.
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Alf & Bobber finished hoeing cabbage. Hauled feed grain and got the binder out and worked at the ditch some. Self went to Anacortes. Father's trunk came. Clear & pleasant. Jennes hay nearly spoiled.
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Went to LaConner and took dinner with Tillinghasts. Father also. Went home by the Beaver Marsh. Grain down badly and hay in bad shape. Pleasant day. Heard Rev Combs preach.
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Pleasant day. Alf & Bobber working in the garden and hauling manure. Father & I went to Blanchard's Camp to see the logging works.
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Fixing up the binder & cutting cabbage seed in the A.M. in the P.M. began cutting oats. Fulk & team helping. Bebber mowing around the fence.
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Cutting oats. Fine weather. Fulk & Walter & Bebber, Frank White began cocking.
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Cutting oats. Fulk & Walter here. Self & Bebber cutting cabbage seed in the A.M. Father & self went to town in the P.M. Father staid all night.
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Cutting oats & cabbage seed. Finished this side of the road. 34 acres. Walter & Fulk here. Bebber & self cutting seed in the A.M. & Wallace & Fulk 1/4.
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Bebber & Alf at fulks. Father cutting seed 1/2 self all day. Warm & pleasant.
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Went to B.V. to S.S. & church. R. T. Gray preached. Went with Father over to the Island P.M.
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Cutting seed, Father & self 1/2. Bebber & Alf at Fulks in the A.M. The sway bar broke. Rain in the P.M. 1/4 inch.
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Alf & Bebber at Fulks in the P.M. In A.M. Father & I went to Mt Vernon & Poland. Pleasant.
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Alf & Bebber at Fulks in the A.M. finished. Father & self cutting cabbage seed in the A.M. Bebber & Alf hauling manure & self make gate in the P.M.
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Alf & Bebber hauling manure in the A.M. & Father & I cutting cabbage. They(?) working on lane ditch. We went over to Jenne's in the P.M.
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Cutting seed in the A.M. Boys on the road ditch & in the P.M. cultivating cabbage. Alf work 3/4. Father & I went to town in the P.M. Fine weather. Tillinghast threshing seed.
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Smith's cow came. Mr Tharp here & Roy's folks. Alf & B. on the road & cutting around the oat field. Self working on the engine & making cabbage seed carrier.
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Did not go to B.V. to day. Pleasant. Art White and June Henderson here calling.
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Cutting oats. Fulk & Walter here. Bebber & Self shocking & turning grain. Cut 14 acres. Pleasant went to Billie Bell and got reel shaft.
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Cutting oats. Foggy A.M. but fine weather. B., F. & Walter here.
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Cutting oats. Getting along well. The hay press & crew came to day. Fulk, B. & W. working.
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Hauling in baled hay in the A.M. Fulk & Walter shocking in the AM. all in the oats in the P.M. Lovely weather. Hay press broke down at 3 P.M. Bebber working.
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Fulk & Walter & team here. Cutting oats 3/4, finished. Hauled 3 loads baled hay self. On cabbage account 1/4 day.
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Went to B.V. to SS. Will & Tina here calling.
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The hay balers finished. Fulk & team hauling in. Alf cut the barley & they finished shocking. Father & self cutting cabbage seed in the AM & threshing in the P.M.
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Alf & Bebber moved the hay press in the A.M. Alf went to LaC for sacks. Bebber, Fulk, Father & self threshing cabbage seed in the P.M. All went to LaC. in the eve to the social.
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Bebber & self finished hauling hay. Father & self working at cabbage seed. Threshing in the P.M. Bebber & Alf at Fulk's harvesting. Bebber 3/4 Alf all day. Foggy & smoky.
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Threshing cabbage seed in the P.M. Cleaning in the A.M. & cutting. Frank helping in the P.M. Alf & Bebber at Fulks.
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Ditto yeseterday. Fine weather.
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Alf & Bebber working on ditch some and at Fulks in the P.M. They broke down. Have 1600 lbs seed cleaned up. Threshing seed in the P.M. We are nearly done. Ida went to help Tina Wood-. Very foggy in the A.M.
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Ida up to Tina's. Father & I went to LaConner.
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Cleaning up the engine. Rain some in the P.M. Alf & Bebber worked on the ditch some & went to Fulk's some.
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Alf & Bebber at Fulks in the P.M. ditching in the A.M. Self & Frank White went to town.
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Bebber sick. Alf at Fulks. Rain in the P.M. Self at the engine in the A.M.
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Too wet to do anything went up to Wills and got some potatos. Had bad cold.
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Sick a bed most of the day with cold. A drizzling rain most of the day. Mrs W's grain is bound to damage badly and other grain is liable to grow sour. It a ????? time for farmers.
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Rain again in the A.M. and clowdy all day. No harvest weather. Grain sprouting in the shock. Alf making fence and road ditch. Fired up the engine in the eve. It is all ready to run.
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Went to Bayview to church the new M.E. parson preached. Poor looking weather. Alf & B at Fulks.
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Alf cutting at Fulks. Finished, Bebber 3/4. Self not doing much. Set the separator ready for threshing.
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Began threshing. Got out 835 sks. Finished this side of the road. Had poor luck with the slacker. Run a bolt through the machine. Fulk, 2 teams, Kalso 2 teams, McGreggor 1 team, Al 1 team, Sack sowers, B.C.s Pitchers. Sk fillers, stackers, screeners 1.
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Threshing across the road. Clowdy & showery but not enough to stop threshing. Got out 1120 sks. Crew same as yesterday except straw stackers. Alf bucking straw. Rain quite hard in the eve. John McKown, Mr Griffith pitchers, Tom Whicker & Christopherson, Bob Fortin screenings. Stevens & Hubert B. cutters.
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Rain all last night and some to day. Strong south wind. About 1/2 crew here to day. Mary Wallace here. Alf took her to LaConner. Doing nothing today.
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Rain hard all night & this A.M. Shocks badly down and caps off. Doing nothing. Went to B.V. with some oats for Glover. Poor prospect for clearing off this eve.
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Bebber working some in the A.M. Windy & clowdy. Hauling sax in the A.M. John Jacobson working in the P.M. Threshing same crew except Geo Fulk. Finished at 6. George's place taken dry(?). Alf, Father cutting bands. 51 sax put in the feed bin. Between 24 & 2500. Got 200 sax of Lee.
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Threshing at Kalsos. 1260 sks. Fine day. Jacobson here driving team (2 teams & men).
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Finished Kalso at 10 A.M. and moved to McGreggors. 2 teams & 2 men. Rain in the eve. Balls man got hurt in LaCo.
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Moved from McGreggors to Lee's and finished at 4.30 P.M. started to go to Bertdts(?) but got stuck and did not thresh any more. Got out at 6 P.M. Pleasant day.
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Threshing at Bartlets until 3.30 P.M. then went to Fulks. 2 men & 2 teams. Fine weather. [margin: Jacobsen 3/4 day. Alf on day. Helping Lee until 4.30 then to Bartlets.]
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Threshing at Fulks. 1171 sks. Fine day. Ida & Father in Anacortes. Went yesterday. 2 men & 2 teams with the machine. Gorton got 1140 lbs hay for Fallor.
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Folks still in Anacortes. Threshing at Fulks. Grain very wet, not fit to thresh. Rained in the P.M. and had to quit at 5 P.M. Did not thresh over 700 sks. I think the grain will heat & spoil.
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Threshing at Fulks. Finished at 4.30. Started at 12.30. 2 days & 6 hours time for his job. Moved the machine to Lee's and put it on the scow.
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Father & Ida came home last eve. Went to B.V. to church. Mr Goodell preached. Pleasant day. Ball threshing also Wilson.
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Father went to LaConner to tend meetings. Went to the Island to thresh but it rain at 9.30 and the balance of the day. Alf, John Jacobsen & Frank White hauling sacks.
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Rainy day. Grain soaking wet. No prospect of threshing. Blossom had a calf last night. Frank White went home. Alf to LaConner.
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Went to town, Tillinghast came down & Alf helped him clean the seed. No rain to day.
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Jacobson & team yesterday & today. Threshing on the Island. Clowdy and some rain at 5 P.M. Alf & Ed Mowon hauling straw and putting away machinery. This beats all weather for threshing.
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Alf hauling off stack litter & began plowing across the road. Threshing in the P.M. Very wet, it is doubtful about its keeping. Was over to the draw bridge in the P.M. Filled the engine up with new water. Had a hot box in the P.M.
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Threshing all day. Very damp. Alf plowing.
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Threshing all day. Very damp. Alf plowing.
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Threshing. Grain in bad order. Alf plowing.
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Threshing. Misty & damp.
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Rain last night. No threshing today. The Pearley here after the oats. 1200. Father came home from Tacoma. Clearing off this evening. 7200 sks out now.
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At home all day. Father & self went to LaC.
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Threshing in the P.M. Damp. Alf hauling potatos from Walters & plowing.
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Threshing damp as usual.
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Rainy. Threshing 2 hours in the A.M. and one in the P.M.
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Went to town. Ball threshing in the P.M.
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Threshing i the P.M. Damp oats heating in the granary.
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Threshing all day. Oats still heating.
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Oats hot. Threshing grain in the middling order. Pearl baptized to day in LaConner. Went to church at BayView in the evening.
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Threshing on the Island. Fine weather. Alf took chickens to town. 13 1/2 days to date at Whitney's Island.
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Threshing on the Island. Weather fine and grain bad.
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Threshing until 4.30. Safety plug leaking & it rained.
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Rainy some. Put in a new safety plug and went to D. Fulks sale. Ed Stacey here this eve.
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Stormy, not doing much.
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Went to Marches with Father. Alf loaded the oats for Ed and plowed some and went to Fulks for a load of wood.
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Threshing on the Island. Clowdy but not much rain.
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Threshing finished had 14450 sks. Came home at night. Strong wind all day.
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Rain some. Worked on the dyke a little. Went to town and got nails for the dyke. Was up to Kalsos at noon to see about the dyke.
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Rainy. Not doing much. Went over and settled up with Al Risbell. Settled up with John Jacobson. Otto here in the P.M.
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Wet up and examined the dyke some, then went with the surveyor on dyke Acct. Father went to Anacortes.
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Went with the children to see the Cal Car then sold two cows. Then went to Bay View & done the chores. Mr Dewey the cow buyer staid here all night.
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Help the cow man off and went to the saw mill to get some lumber to fix scow & dyke. Rain some.
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Ida & Will went to town. Self & Grant at home cleaning out tanks. Rain a good part of the day. Father came from Anacortes.
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Will moving & hauling wood. Self went to Billie Bells to replace the binder parts. Pleasant day. Land very wet.
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Will & self working on dyke 1/2 day. Strong N.W. wind in the P.M. Which did some damage on the dyke.
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Went to fix box at 3 A.M. Frost. Both working on dyke the bal. of he day. Pleasant day. Land very wet.
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Working on the dyke. Fine day. Buttercup got choked. Will helping.
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Working on Cultis dam in the A.M. & hauling(?) brush for dyke by Purdy's granary in the P.M.
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Working on dyke by Purdys granary. Father went to town and Pearl came home.
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Working on dyke by Purdy's granary. Rec'd a letter from Purdy with PO for year for $43.50. Mercury at 27. Frost.
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Frost. Went to LaConner in the P.M. and staid all night at Tillinghasts.
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Frost 30°. Came home from LaC. Alf brot the team home. Tillinghast here culling cabbage. Snowing some in the P.M.
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Working on the dyke some. Turned the calves & Frank across the road.
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Working on the wharf by the hay barn and in the P.M. on the dyke by Cultis slough. Father came home from LaConner.
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Pulling & hauling beets in the A.M. and working on the dyke in the P.M. Putting on rails & braces. Warm & rainy.
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Rainy in the P.M. Another high tide and north west blow which did some damage to the dyke but did not break it. Will went hunting. Self working on dyke.
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Rain some last night. Working on dyke. Aunt Lou at Bradleys. Hay balers also. Will away hunting.
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Staid at home except going for the mail. Was down to Bradleys in the eve. Talking with Aunt Lou, Father also.
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Weather warm. Will came home. Sharpened up tools to make tank for Roy. Not doing much else. Will made a chicken box for himself. Tides medium.
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Went to the dyke and helped Otto make a new gate for the box, then quit for rain. Will hauled a load of brush & one of wood for himself. Rain all day. then hauled the grain in the P.M. 795 sks grain granary.
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Rain all last night and to day. Ground water than it has been since the overflow. Will & self dyking some and scowing mud some into the slough boxes or aprons. Father & Ida went to town to go to the house warming of the parsonage.
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Thanksgiving Day. Rainy & stormy day. Self at home all day. Took dinner with Wills folks. The folks in town. Scowed dirt a short time in the A.M.
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Went after Grandma. The folks came home. Will & self scowing dirt down by the dam. Pleasant day but very muddy and lots of water over the land.
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Very fine day. Will hauling wood and chickens in the A.M. Both scowing mud in the P.M. at the dam. Father getting ready for Pa. Valuation of taxable propery. $17715.
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Father started to go East & self with him. Went to Anacortes and staid all night.
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Sawing wood and digging beets for Kalso in the A.M. On the dyke in the P.M. Pleasant day but cool with East wind. Tides not very high for this time of year. Aunt Lou here with her grandson.
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Quite a frost this A.M. 26°. Took Aunt Lou to B.V. Mrs Price died to day. Will tried to plow cabbage but it was too soft. Hooking up Tule shoes for Charley in the P.M.
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There are 537 good sks in the big part of G. and 148 in the other part and 99 Whitney oats. Total 784 at this date. Temp at 30° this A.M. and 1/2 inch of snow. Shod Charley with with Tule shoes and plowed cabbage ground. Very wet & soft. Heard from Father. This is the anniversary of the overflow.
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Mercury at 26°. Went to B.V. to church on foot. Cool. Heavy shouth wind in the eve. Was over to Tina's to dinner.
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Hard wind all day, from S.E. Heaviest of the season. Conner & Sullivan flooded.
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Will plowed cabbage some in the A.M. Will went to Anacortes. Highest tide of the season so far but 5 or 6 inches short of the big tide. Dan McGreggor got 1710 lbs of hay. Terrible rain yesterday P.M. & last night. Ground full of water.
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Rain done. Will hauling in carrots &c. Self went to town to make Roy's tank. LaConner flooded.
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In town makeing tank. Pleasant day.
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Tank making. Pleasant day. Tillinghast settled up for the cabbage seed.
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Rainy day, very disagreeable. Finished the tank and came home in the rain. Very hard rain at night from the N.E.
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At home all day. Pleasant, but very wet under foot.
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Pulling carrots in the A.M. and working at the cabbage a little in the P.M. Rainy part of the day. Brot the horses from across the road.
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Aunt Lou here again. Went to town. Will also & Ida. Had a good trip. Rain all last night. Rain more in the night.
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Hauled in the carrots and covered the cabbage. Rain in the eve. A time of much wet. Grandma came home. Went to the station for her.
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Covering cabbage. Land very wet. I haven't much faith in it. Aunt Lou went to Anacortes. Pleasant day & warm.
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Stormy day. Could not do anything out of doors. Mending up and oiling harnesses. This had been the wettest season on record.
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Not much rain to day. Covering cabbage. Ground terrible wet. Quite a high tide to day. Have 20 rows of cabbage to cover yet which will take 4 days at least for now.
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Ed Stacey here to dinner. Rainy day & windy. Went to the office & got Fathers first letter from home where he arrived safe & sound.
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Covering cabbage. Frosty A.M. & rain in the P.M., but we kept at work.
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Rain all last night & to day with high wind. Fearful weather. Went to Kalso's & to hay bin. Will oiling & washing harness.
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Will covering cabbage & Charley helping him. Self went to town with Lee. Clear & cool signs of winter.
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Mercury at 27°. this A.M. Covering cabbage, had 6 extra men besides Charley in the P.M. Got nearly done.
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Christmas. Miss Risbell & Al, Lee & Wills folks here to dinner. Cold south wind. Froze quite hard last night, but is thawing today.
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Warmer & pleasant today in the A.M. but changed & was windy & rainy in the P.M. Alf, Pearl & Miss Peck came down to day. Finished the cabbage & hauled in the bal of the beets.
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At home all day. Rainy some and unpleasant.
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Went to Mt Vernon to pay taxes and staid all night. Rain some in the P.M. Will hauling wood & choring. Taxes high and farmers kicking. All sorts.
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Will dito yesterday. Self in Mt. Vernon all day. Rain very hard all last night & blowing to beat anything. Got home at 5 P.M. High tide today.
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Went to town in boat. Will cutting wood out of old posts. Pleasant day got a sack of flour & case of beef.
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Cold disagreeable day with east wind. Will cutting wood most of the day. Self not doing much but tinkering about. Sold Sodenburg 1135 lbs hay.
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Windy as usual and rainy at night. Ida, Grant & self went to Anacortes staid all night at Ed's.
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Col Haines died. Went up to Franks Whites to day, and staid all night at the big house. Pleasant day.
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Frost this A.M. At Franks till dinner time, then came to Anacortes & took train for house. A lovely pleasant day.
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Will choring and cutting wood and making posts. Self went to Wilsons & Callahans to get a wheelbarrow. Also made a maul.
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Light Frost. Went to the saw mill & got lumber for roller, and got some planks for a sluice box out across the road. Pleasant day.
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Frost 28° Put in a box out across the road. Will went to mill for some plank & boards for his henhouse. Self cutting up lumber for roller & choring about. Clear & pleasant.
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Will went to the woods to cut trees for wood. Self working at roller & doing chores. Rec'd Letter from George. Clowdy & warmer in evening.
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Clowdy & misty all day. Dan McGregor took his hay to day. Will went to the timber but came back for rain. Self choring & working on the roller.
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Will working in the woods. Self helping him in the A.M. & working at the roller in the P.M. Clear & pleasant.
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Will & self both at the woods. Got a fir tree down and cut some maple for engine wood. Rec'd a letter from D. Fulk. Fine weather for working. Warmer & clowdy at night.
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Will hauling wood for himself. Self working on roller. Snowed a little in the A.M. Clear & pleasant this evening.
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Went to LaConner. Will to the woods. Fine weather. Order irons for a roller. Tides not high now. Ida went along with me in boat.
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Went to the wood & filed a saw for Will then to Callahans. After dinner went to the post office & fixed some steps. Will sawing wood. Rained some last night and to night.
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Rain some in the A.M. Cleaning screenings. Will making his chicken house in the P.M. Grandma went to Anacortes this P.M.
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Will cutting wood up to the woods. Self working on roller 3 hours & making Will's chicken house some & doing chores. Showery & warm.
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Rain last night some. Went to church to day at Bay View. Clowdy dismal day.
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Clowdy & damp & heavy rain in the evening. Will & self went to the timber making rails & posts. Warmer & springlike.
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Will 9 1/2 days cutting wood, self 2 1/2 inclusive. Rain nearly all last night. Will at to woods. Self 1/2 day & making roller tongue & choring in the P.M. E.E. Stacey here to dinner. Warm & spring like.
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Light frost. Will at the woods. Self choring & working on roller some 2 hours or so.
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Light frost. Fine weather. Lee had the boat to go to town and self made roller 4 hours or so & went to the station. Will at the woods. Warm & pleasant. Roller irons not done yet.
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Light, frost & beautiful day. Will at the woods. Self making roller frame & sled & sawing wood some & choring.
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Another lovely day. Will at the woods. Self went to town for roller irons, Lee also. Got home at 2.30 P.M. Light frost. Mercury at 30°.
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Frost 28°. Went to church at B.V. in the A.M. & over to see the draw bridge in the eve or P.M. Beautiful day. Ground drying fast.
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Warm no frost. Will went to Anacortes to see about trunk. Self working on roller all day. Self working on roller all day. Sold Hazen 1/2 ton of oats at $20. per ton. Whitney oats.
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Warm & pleasant. Will took a load of grain(oats) to Hazen & brought home a load of wood for himself. Put a load of feed oats in the horse bin and hauled out straw manure. Self working on Lee's roller & sold Osburn 1150# hay. He paid 6.50 still owes 80 cts.
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Will hauling out straw & manure stack bottom. Self helping Lee making his roller. Warm & spring-like.
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Clowdy & in the P.M. rain hard. Will hauled straw in the A.M. and cleaned screenings in the P.M. Self on Lee's roller.
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Rain all last night and some to day. Will cleaning screenings. Self helping some & went to the station.
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Light frost. Self went to town to get Pearl. Pleasant day. Will helped me up through the slough & cleaned grain some & went to the Depot for Grandma.
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Went to B.V. to S.S. & church. Pleasant. Sam Gray here & Alf & the Risbells.
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Self & Will cleaning grain in the A.M. Will hauling manure in the P.M. & self on Lee's roller, finished my work on it. Nice day but cool wind in the north.
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Frost. Finished up my roller & began another. Went to the office in the P.M. & got a letter from Father. Will hauling out stack bottoms. Lovely weather.
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Took Pavett 970# barley. Got lumber for a roller. $10.00 worth Butters. Will hauling it and took Pavetts stove to him. Self working on rollers some in the P.M.
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Mercury 25. Self & Will working on rollers. Lovely weather.
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Frost 28. Working on rollers. Have all the wheels made & stuff sawed up. Ed Stacey here this eve. Pleasant.
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Frost 26°. Pleasant day. Will & self both working on rollers. Made the frames. Sent a letter to Father.
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Small frost. Went to B.V. with the girls to church & in the P.M. over to the draw bridge. Pleasant.
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Frost. Self working on rollers. Rain some. Will not well enough to work. Rainy evening.
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Self on rollers. Rain all night. Ground as wet as it ever was. Will oiling harness, cleaning grain & doing chores.
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Rain art of the day. Will helping Lee load hay 3/4 day. Self working on rollers 3/4. Both cleaning grain 1/4. Aunt Lou came this eve.
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Stormy a good part of the day. Will cleaning grain. Self working on roller some and went to the Depot. The drawbridge closed today and the first train went over.
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Rainy & windy again this A.M. Did not go to town. Finished cleaning oats. Worked on rollers some. Will cleaned the yard off, mowing the old grass. Weather warm & spring like. Grass greening some. Cleaned 150 sks oats for seed.
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Went to LaConner & took Aunt Lou. Will went also. Got irons for two rollers. Sold 30 tons of hay to Geo W. Crane at 10 dollars per ton. 50 dollars down & the bal in 60 days time. 15 tons to be delivered at once. The bal on time of payment.
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Went to church at B.V. & staid to dinner with Mr McCollough.
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Pleasant. Will fixed dyke down by Lee's. Self went to Crane's camp and worked on rollers 1/2.
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Frost light. Will went to the timber. Self on rollers 3/4. Mr Beck here from Seattle also Glover for hay and the man from the Purdy ranch to see about oats.
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Frost. Self on the rollers 1/2. Will in the woods. Pleasant.
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Went to town. Got check cashed for hay. Will hauling straw. Fine weather. Ball plowing.
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Clowdy & looks like rain. Self working on rollers 3/4. Went to the Depot for one of the irons. Will working on dyke.
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Clowdy but with very little rain. Self finished the roller leve?????es. Will went to the woods & got the truck and worked in the woods some. Dyking by the barn in the P.M. and cleaned up the Flying D.
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Clowdy with light showers. Self went to B.V. to church & to the office in the P.M.
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Will began plowing. Not very dry but pleasant day. Self fixing tank & went to Kalso's to see about dyke tax.
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Light frost. Went to B.V. Will plowing. Lovely day with north wind. Picking over carrots.
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Will plowing. Lovely day. Self put eave troughs on the barn & fixed up the seeder. Mud drying up fast.
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Went to LaConner. Ida also went. Aunt Lou came home with us. Will plowing. Had quite a rain last night. Warm & pleasant to day.
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Will plowing in the A.M. Self went to McGregors, got there Coulter to try it. Land rather wet for plowing. In the P.M. Will was was uncovering cabbage. Self helping a little and went to the dyke.
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Aunt Lou went to B.V. Self & Pearl went to church. Windy & clowdy.
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Will & self hauling & piling the cabbage fence & hauled a load of bedding & feed oats. Will plowing in the P.M. Self went to McGregors with Coulter & I mended gates some. Pleasant P.M. Ground drying some. Sent a letter to George.
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Pleasant drying day. Will plowing across the road. Sold Mr Olsen 2 1/2 tons oats & 2 tons hay which came to $81. Self uncovered cabbage 5 rows.
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Frost 30°. Self uncovering cabbage 3/4 & helping Olsen scow his grain in the A.M. Hard frost. Will plowing. Cabbage root badly rotted by water.
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Clowdy. Will plowing. Self uncovering cabbage. Rain in the evening.
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Quite a hard rain last night. Will & self uncovering cabbage. The ground very wet and the prospect for cabbage seed not good.
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Will plowing. Ida, Grant & I went to LaC. Had a hard wind & tough time. Staid all night.
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Staid in LaC at Tillinghasts. Went to church & S.S.
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Rain part of the day in town helping Till some.
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Self sick & Will plowing. Lovely day.
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Self improving. Will plowing. Nice drying day.
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Windy & clowdy. Will plowing across the road. Fred Jenne came & got his roller.
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Raining hard this A.M. Moore came for the hay, no more plowing for a while. Day for primaries at Bay or this county. I don't think I will go. Moore took 12 tons 810 lbs hay.
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Rain some this A.M. but warm & pleasant part of the day. Did not go to church. The kids in Anacortes. Wills folks & Ida went to Belle(?) or Ball's(?) in the P.M. Was out looking at the cabbage. It is coming out pretty well considering.
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Pleasant day. The Fanny Lake here for oats. Rec'd(?) on 450 sks at 23(?). Worked for Kalso 3/4 day mending sacks. Strong north wind in the eve.
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Went to town. Will also. Got dft for oats. Pleasant drying day.
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Will hauled wood in the A.M. and a load of bld hay. Plowing in the P.M. Self choring & worked in garden some. Planted potatos & onions sets. Jenne took his roller. Sent dft to Geo Sisson for 532 dollars & due bills for 204 dollars.
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Will plowing. Self setting out some cabbage, planted lettuce & potatos and hoing strawberries, clowdy.
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Self making a bed for asparagus. Planted some peas and set some more cabbage. Will plowing. Looks like rain. Went to the station in the P.M.
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Rain hard last night & this A.M. Went to Hamilton to tend the Republican convention. Got home at midnight in the mud & rain. Had a nice time at Hamilton.
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Stormy day. Did not go any where. The girls came home.
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Will working at his chicken yard. Self went on the Marihugh Road view. Pleasant day. Ground very wet.
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Went to Bay View on the Sterns Road view. Will went to the Ridge for his picket stuff.
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Self & Will ditching out by the old Whitney line fence.
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Rainy & windy. Not doing much. Bailor came for Talmadge & dressed him. Fixed road by the barn & the asparagus bed. Daisy had a heifer calf ""Lince"".
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Will went to Bob's & got a load of ditch timber & both worked at the ditch in the P.M. McGregor got load of hay. 3 bales 885 lbs. Wills cow sick in the evening.
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Wills cow died this A.M. Stormy & windy. Not doing anything. Self made two chicken coops. Cold disagreeable day.
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Staid at home writing & reading. Pleasant but cold.
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Went to town with Will & Lee. Had a windy time. Sold Schricker 10 tons of hay at $9.00 for the Whitney ranch.
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John Ball seeding. Rainy last night some. Will plowing. Self took the boat home & set out the asparagus also some currants.
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Took Ida & Pearl to B. View. Fixed chicken yard, &c. Will plowed in the P.M and filled ditch in the A.M. Pleasant but quite a hard rain last night.
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Rain some more last night. Will fixing up the plow in the A.M. & plowing in the P.M. also moved his chicken house. Self working at the school house. Byers(?) came to begin school on Monday.
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Will hauling wood for the school house in the A.M. & plowing in the P.M. Rain some last night & this A.M. Self & Ida went to LaConner.
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Lovely day with north wind. Went to church with Mr Shanaian(?). Miss Esary here and he also to dinner
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Will plowing. Self fixing up team & plowing in the P.M. Weather clowdy & bad for seeding. Estimated on a hay shed. ????ow it will take 8000 ft lumber, 3500 shakes, 200 lbs nails & spikes.
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Rain quite hard last night. Not doing much to day. Mixed the grass seed.
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Clowdy & cold. Will plowing in the house lot. Self not doing. Went to the station & Ida & Miss Esary went to Grays & Grant also.
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28° & 24 in LaConner. Will plowing, self went to town with Lee & got my harrow. Pleasant.
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Clowdy & rainy. Will plowing, self plowing head lands. All done but the pasture lot & potato patch.
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Ball finished seeding across the slough. Clowdy windy & damp rain at 3.30 P.M. Finished plowing and in the P.M. tried the new harrow and the gang went A. Was too wet to work well on the fall harrowing. This season comes up to the last for wetness so far. Clear & pleasant at 5 P.M.
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Pleasant drying day. Will gang plowing & self harrowing with the new harrow. Fine day.
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Pleasant day but windy. Work same as yesterday. Whitney ranch has had 9125# of hay up to date. Ball began seeding on the house ranch.
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Will gang plowing. Self choring. Fixed the harrow over. Sorted carrots, made a pad for beauty & went to B View with eggs. 32 doz at 18¢.
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Very windy & some rain. Self harrowing 3 hours & quit for rain. Will gang plowing. 3/4 day & sorting carrots. Wind blowing forcefully in the P.M. like November in March. Finish gang plowing. Ground getting in good order, generally but slough banks were plowed too wet and are badly baked.
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Both Will & self harrowing. Finished across the road. Very windy & drying weather.
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Will cultivated cabbage says its doing well. Self harrowing all day & Will in the P.M.
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Self went to B.V. to church & S.s. & in the P.M. up to Gray's. Pleasant now.
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Began seeding across the road 14 acres. Very drying day. Self finished rough harrowing & hauled out seed grain.
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Will seeding 17 acres. Very drying day. Self harrowing & went to Jenne's for grass seeder.
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Will seeding 17 acres. Self harrowing & sowing grass seed. The assessor here. Warm & dry. Dusty harrowing.
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Finished seeding across the road. Harrowing - McIntyre sowing grass seed. Damp & misty but not much rain.
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Showery this A.M. Lew Inman driving my team. Self sowing grass seed. Will seeding this side of the road.
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Quite a shower this A.M. Harrowing with two teams in the P.M. Sowing grass seed finished. Lew Inman driving in the P.M. Self seeding house lot in the P.M. & took the seed home just night.
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Read letter from G.S. At home all day resting. Will went to town. Rainy some.
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Harrowing & seeding. Rain this A.M. Finished across the road.
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Will seeding. Self rolling across the road. Rec'd the Haverland plants.
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Mother's birthday. Finished seeding. Self rolling. Dry day but cold.
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Self rolling & Will harrowing. Cold & clowdy & sprinkled rain some. Not good growing weather.
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Will & the folks went to town. Self rolling. Finished across the road. Sent pie plant to town 140 lbs.
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Stormy in the A.M. Not doing much but chores & working in the garden. Tried to harrow in the P.M. but quit for rain. Will went to Bob's for potatoes. Thus ends April, a cold blustery month, but seems to have been a good one for grass as it is knee high. Rhubarb is farther advance than I ever saw it at this time of year.
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A lovely day. Alf & Miss P. here. Went to church and to Gray's in the P.M. Oats coming up well across the road.
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A lovely day but a frost in the A.M. which froze potatos & some strawberries. Self harrowing & rolling. Will harrowing. Finished.
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Frost. Finished rolling. Pleasant. Will furrowed the potato ground and cut seed potatos.
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Will planted potatos 1/2 & went to town. Self plowing & harrowing the garden.
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Self & Will planting potatos all day. Good growing weather. Aunt Mary here. Cool in the P.M.
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Myron Clark Sisson born. Will rolling for Olson in the P.M. Ida went to LaConner with Mrs. Wallace. Self planting potatos & Will 1/4 Self 3/4. Finished. Cold N.E. rain part of the day.
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Hauled out fence panels to fence off a piece of the pasture. Rainy some this A.M. & some more in the P.M. Will hauled a load of wood & rolled some for the swede. Self went to Bay to the Baptist meeting. Planted some peas, turnips & beets, &c.
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Good growing day. Went to S.S. & church. Preacher Gray in the Pulpit. Wills birthday. We all took dinner with them. Aunt Lou came with us from church.
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Making fence in the pasture, working in the garden in the A.M. Will cultivating cabbage in the P.M. Self pulling volunteer oats & mowing yard. Wallace after a load of grass.
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Will harrowed the garden & rolled the potato patch. Self plant some peas & beans. Began to rain at 9 A.M. & rained the balance of the day. Mending sacks in the P.M.
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Rained all day yesterday & all night last night. the ground is very wet. Will mending sacks. Self up to Bob's and to the station. Grain looking fairly well but weedy. Meadows looking fine.
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Clowdy. Self went to town with Rhubarb and choring & hoing cabbage. Buttercup had a calf. "Lady May".
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Clowdy & showery, but warm all day. Ogden brot his mare here to pasture. Grain looking pretty well.
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Clowdy & looking like rain. Jean had her colt this A.M. Geo W. Crane here to see about hay & Col Taylor also from Seattle. Rec'd letter from Geo telling of the birth of Myron Clark May 6.
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High wind & heavy rain in the P.M. Planted the garden in the A.M. & cut thistles & weeds in the P.M. "Maud" & "Beauty" had their colts today. Maud last night.
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Land very wet. Tinkering up the in the timber in the A.M. Cutting weeds & thistles in the P.M. Warm & growing weather.
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Cranes men got the balance of the hay last night. 16 tons. Fine day. Went to the timber & got two loads of post timber for hay barn.
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Went to the timber & got one more load of post stuff. Harrowed the potato ground & began setting foundation posts. Lovely growing day. Everett Wallace here.
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Went to town. Will working on the lane filling up holes. Went to the Good Templars Social in the P.M.
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Will hauling wood. Self went to Woolly to buy barn lumber. Fine growing weather, but the land drying fast.
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Pearl went to LaC last night. Did not got to church. Grant sick with toothache all last night & to day. Went to John Ball's to get it pulled.
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Warm drying day. Will hauling wood. Self working in the garden & went to the station to see about the road petition. Grain looking splendidly.
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Will hauling wood & shakes. Beauty had company. Self went to Mt Vernon. Nice weather.
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Will hoing cabbage. Self & Ida went to town. Light rain in the P.M. Grain looking fine & healthy.
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Pleasant & warm. Will & self working on the hay barn foundation. H. Bruce(?) here. Have all but five or six posts set. Barn lumber came.
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Rain some last night and all day to day. Doing nothing out of doors. The women cleaning house.
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Rain all last night. this has been the heaviest rain I ever knew in May. Everything is soaking. Will & self unloaded the lumber & worked on the bridge by depot for Otto.
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Pleasant but windy all day and all last night. Went to M.E. church in the A.M. Grain looking well but very weedy.
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Will working on the road for Otto. Self filing saws for Jenne, puling weeds & went to Woolley in the eve to church council. Ida also.
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Pleasant but windy & cool. Working about the hay barn, moving fence & grading. Will hauled a load of posts & self cut tar weeds 2 hours. The potatos are nearly a failure and not coming up well.
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Put the seeder up & hoed in the garden some. Will went for a load of shakes in the P.M.
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Took Daisy away. Will hauled the other load of shakes and in the P.M. began hauling lumber. Self over to Whitney's Island in the A.M.
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Hauled a load of lumber and self went to town in the P.M. Rain from 10 A.M. most of the day.
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Will went deer hunting this A.M. Went to B.View to church & Sunday school. Lovely day and a growing day. Pulled an oat that was 2 ft long.
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Rain some in the A.M. Worked around the hay barn and made a ladder. In the P.M. hauled 3 loads of lumber in the P.M.
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Ida went to town. Will & self working on the road bright up at the station. Fine growing day. Oats looking well seed hay also.
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Will & self working on the bridge. Pleasant day. Blanche White came over on the train. Blackie had a calf.
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Will & self working on the cabbage hoing, very weedy. Pearl's birthday. Byers & Lee here to supper.
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Hoing cabbage. Dry day but cool in the evening. Aunt Lou here yet & Blanche.
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Both working at the cabbage. Cleaveland Boy here to see Jean. The cabbage is poor and I think 1500 lbs will take it all.
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Went to B.V. to S.S. & church. Fine day. Aunt Lou & Blanche both here yet.
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Will & self both hoing cabbage in the A.M. Will working in the garden in the P.M. Self went to town, Ida also to get a tooth pulled. Warm & fine. Blanche went home to day. Got my abstract of title.
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Hauling lumber from the station, 6 loads. Warm & dry. Ida's birthday. Tooth aching yet.
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Jenne's horse here. Maud. Finished hauling lumber. Will hauled a load of posts & threshing wood. Self working on barn foundation some. Grain turning yellow some.
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Will hauling wood & posts. Self working on the barn laying sleepers. The buggie came.
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Will hauling wood. Self cutting posts & rafters for the barn. Took Buttercup away. Will & the folks went to the festival at B.V.
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Will working in the garden. Self making rafters & went to town. Oats turning yellow fast. I guess there will be no more than last season. Light rain this e.
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Went to Bay View to church. Clear and pleasant. Went to church in the eve to hear Bro Gray preach. A good sermon from Romans 14-12.
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Will hauling wood & went after chicken dirt. Will Hunt began work. He & self working on the barn. Grandma came home. Aunt Lou here. Went to B.V. in the eve.
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Rain quite hard this A.M. Did not work much until the P.M. when we began raising the barn. Got up two ??ts. It cleared off. Fine & warm. Gave a note for buggie to Fawcett Bros of Tacoma for $126. with 8% interest payable Dec 16th 1892.
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Lovely day. All working on the barn. Have the frame pretty well up.
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Pleasant. All working on the barn. Will took the women to Wilson's. Got the barn frame up & began planking.
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Working on the barn in the A.M. and self all day. Hunt & Woodburn at the potatoes in the P.M. Very warm this P.M. Ogden here & took his mare away. 31 days on barn up to date.
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Finished hoing potatos, hoed carrots some & pulled weeds out of the grain. Will went to town at 10 oclock. Ida went with him.
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Went to B.V. to church & SS & to Gray's sermon in the evening. Warm & dry. Down to Lee's in the P.M.
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Working on the barn. Putting up rafters.
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Working on the barn. Finished the rafters & planked up the sides.
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Lee got his buggie store(?) up. Working on barn, began putting on shakes. Roy & Alf here. Will mowing in the yard in the P.M. Warm, dry & dusty.
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Misty most of the day. Hunt & Woodburn working on garden & carrots 1/2 and hoe potatos 1/4 & on barn 1/4. Self on barn 1/2 making stages & to Young's mill for fork track.
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All working at the hay barn, mowing dyke & grading. Self tinkering 1/4. 45 days on barn to date. Pleasant fine growing day.
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Ida & self went to LaC. to church and to Georgia's to dinner. Warm & dry.
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Fine day. Went to Anacortes. Had a great blow out and not much to it. Got home at 7 P.M. Cloudy & a little rain in the P.M.
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Went to LaConner. Pleasant. A few men are haying. Bot a bbl of sugar. Will & Hunt went to town also. Hired a man named Smith.
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Self went to Saw Mill for cornice(?) stuff. Will & Hunt working on the lane ditch in the A.M. Will began mowing after dinner.
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Will haying in the P.M. 3/4. Hunt & self hoing cabbage.
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All hoing cabbage till 11 A.M. Haying in the P.M.
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Will & Hunt hoing cabbage in the A.M. Began mowing in the P.M. across the road. Finished. Cocking the pasture field & made a gate in the P.M. Tillinghast's folks here in the P.M.
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Went to LaConner to church and baptizing & to B.V. in the evening. Clowdy & dry.
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Rain this A.M. & some today. Strong S.E. wind. Mr Smith came last eve. Will not working. Smith & Hunt hoing cabbage in the P.M. Self not doing much but chores.
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Rain hard last night & clowdy to day. Self made box for Mrs Page's things. Men not doing anything.
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Self went to town in the A.M. Smith & Hunt hoing cabbage in the P.M. Will mowing & tedding hay in the P.M. Mr. Summers came to work this P.M. Cleared off today.
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Fine hay day. Every body haying. Will mowing. The casting? came. Summers began work. Hunt & Smith hoing cabbage, cleaning out the barn and cocking hay in the P.M. Self tedding & raking hay.
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Hauled in 2 loads. Raking, cocking & putting up hay. Poor hay weather. Hunt, Smith & Sommers working.
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Rai all the A.M. hard. Have 15 or 20 tons of hay wet. Sommers & Smith went home. Doing nothing. Tough season for hay.
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Some of the folks went to church. Self did not. Clowdy & showery.
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Will tedding & mowing. Fine hay day. Hunt & self putting up carmier(?) in the A.M. Smith hoed strawberries 1/4 & haying the bal. All haying in the P.M. Sommers came at 3 P.M.
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Another fine hay day. Finished cutting the lowerfield & tedding also. Walters, Smith, Sommers & Hunt putting up hay. It is rotten damp but, it is not soft to wait on it longer.
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Alf married. The folks went. I did not. Will mowing. Self raking & cocking. Summers, Smith, Pfacet? cocking. Walter & team tedding, Fred Bailey's folks in LaC, Frank, Blanche & Carrie here.
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All haying, but it was a poor day. The folks went blackberrying. Smith, Hunt, Summers & Walter and his team 1/2. Rained to stop cocking five P.M. Will moving 3/4 day.
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Dry day but not much sun. All haying. Finished mowing. Smith, Hunt, Summers, Walte 3/4. Finished cocking all but the small field next the road. Frank & Carrie went berrying. Pearl & Ida to LaC to get tooth pulled.
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Frank & his folks went home. Finished putting up hay. Hauled in the horse bard in the A.M. Walter raking for himself 3/4 & for me 1/4. Smith, Hunt, Summers. Self tedding in the A.M. & went to the primary in the P.M. This has been a fine hay day. Lee is nearly through & Kalso also.
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Showering this A.M. Did not go to church in the A.M. Will & self took a ride over to the island and went to the missionary meeting in the eve.
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Another fine hay day. Went to Jennes for salt. Smith, Summers a day & Woodburn 1/2 hauling hay, 1/2 hoeing cabbage. Self & Hunt on barn making track & hauled 14 loads from the 3 acre patch or the barn full.
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Hunt & self working on the barn. Smith, Summers & Woodburn 1/2 in cabbage & 1/2 hauling hay. Finished putting on shakes and began laying the floor.
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Haling hay in the old barn, 19 loads, 30 loads to date. Hunt & self rigging up the barn & fork in the A.M. & hauling hay in the P.M. Fine weather. Walter & Olsen's man helping in the P.M. Walter went to B.V. for salt & men in the A.M. Hay in fine order and filling up fast [margin: Walters team 1/2]
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Hauling hay in the old barn all day. 22 loads. Walter & team, Olsen's man, Smith, Summers & Hunt. Woodburn & self. Lovely weather. Hay in fine order.
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781 loads to date. Fine weather. Hauling hay. Finished the old barn & began on the new one. Had to got to town for rope. Olson's man day. Smith, Summers, Walters 3/4 Hunt also.
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Summers, Smith, Olsen & Walter. Hunt & Will hauling hay. 24 loads. 102 loads. Self went to Burlington to tend the Rep. Convention as a delegate. Warm & dry.
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Misty in the A.M. but dry & pleasant in the P.M. Went to LaConner and to Hayton's to the baptizing & home by the Beaver Marsh.
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Smith, Summers, Woodburn, Hunt, Walter, Oleson & self hauling hay in the new barn. 20 loads. Barn about full 122 to date. Fine weather.
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Played croquet at night. Another fine day. Finished filling the new barn and began a stack in the lower field. Had some bother(?) unto the stacking rig. Got Wilson's cable. Smith, Summers, Walter, Hunt, Oleson & self & Woodburn.
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Stacking hay put in 32 loads. Smith, Hunt, Summers, Walter, Oleson & Woodburn. It is hardwork to finish tomorrow. Pearl went to town & Fred Bailey's folks came.
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Finished stacking hay. Smith & Summers quit & went home after working 3/4 day. Fine weather.
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Will & Will Hunt hoing cabbage seed. Self & Bailey's Folks went to Mount Vernon. Warm & dutsy.
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Will & Hunt hoing cabbage seed until 4.30 P.M. Self & Fred Bailey went to Taylor's camp to see the logging works. Warm & dry.
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Went to church in LaC. Bailey's folks went & stayed at Tillinghasts.
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Warm & dry. Hunt hoing. Will took Wilson's things home & hauled rock in the P.M. Self choring & up to Kalso's with road election Petition.
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Will Hunt finished the potatos & then worked on the ditch in the lane. Self & Woodburn went to town to get binder fixings. Got Charly shod.
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Washed & painted wagons, Will & self & fixed up the binder. Will Hunt working on the road ditch. Clowdy but no rain.
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Clowdy & windy. Fixing dyke up by Purdy's granary. Finished painting the light wagon.
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Will Hunt 3/4. Ida & Liena(?) went to town. Working on dyke some 1/4. Ditching & painting wagons. Clowdy & a little rain.
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Have worked last week on dyke 3 1/2 days by Purdy's granary. Had a hard rain last night. The grain is down badly in many places. Clowdy & windy to day. Will Hunt 1/2. Woodburn mending sacks & putting oats in the feed bin. 1 ton.
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Clowdy & a little rain. Went to LaC. to baptism & church. Staid at Roy's all night and went to Bro. Sunderlands lecture on Burmah missions.
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Got home at noon. Rain quite a shower in the A.M. The men ditching some along the lane in the P.M. Fred Leamer here in the P.M. Art & Carrie White also.
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Self & Will went to town with a load of hay for Tillinghast & brot the sacks(?) home. Pleasant day and several cutting oats. Will Hunt digging potatos in the cabbage patch and ditch along the lane.
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Lovely harvest day. All working at the cabbage cutting seed. It is not as good as last season.
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Cutting cabbage in the A.M. & began cutting in the P.M. with 3 horses. Cut around the 53 acre field. Summers came & began work this P.M. Grain not ripe but passable.
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All working in the oats in the P.M. Hunt & self cutting seed 1/2. Summers & Hunt shocking.
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Cutting oats. Warm. Hunt & Summers shocking, self also. Have about 27 acres cut & shocked.
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Pleasant day. did not got to church. Whites folks and the Wallace girls here.
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Cutting oats. Summers & Hunt & self shocking. Warm. Whites went home.
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Cutting oats. Finished the lower field. Summer, Hunt & self shoc. Clowdy & threatening rain.
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Summer & Hunt cutting oats on this side of the road. Finished. No prices. Fine weather.
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Fine weather cutting oats. Getting along well, The oats fine & heavy. Summers & Hunt shocking. Self turning grain and throwing over bundles.
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Cutting oats, finished. Summer & Hunt shocking. Self turning grain. Fine weather.
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All working at the cabbage. Cutting in the A.M. Hunt & Will shocking in the P.M. Self & Ida went to Anacortes.
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At Mrs. Whitney's. Went to the M.E. church & to Whites in the P.M. & evening.
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Will & Hunt cutting & threshing cabbage seed. We came from Anacortes in the evening. D. Ball threshing.
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Hunt, Will & self cutting & threshing cabbage seed. Clowdy & threatening rain.
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Will & Hunt in the cabbage. Self up to Wilson's 1/2 & in the seed 1/2.
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Will & Hunt hauling straw to fill up the hole out by the Peter patch. In the A.M. self working at the cabbage 3/4. Will & Hunt 1/2. Hauled in and cleaned up 900 lbs of seed. Ida went to B.V. with Grandma. Due Will, Walter 18.50.
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Woodburn & self went to town. Hunt choring about the house. Fine weather. Bot a bb of sugar & flour.
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Woodburn went to the Island to thresh. Self went to the road election. It failed. The well borers came. Will Hunt hauling manure 1/2 & helping the well men 1/2.
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Will over to thresh but broke down at 10 A.M. Went to B.V. to church.
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Will threshing, self woleting(?) the well. Hunt hauling manure. Well prospect not good - Rain prospect good.
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Working at the well & gave it up as a bad job. Hunt hauling manure. Will threshing at Whitney's.
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Well borers left and left me 80 dollars poorer. Fine weather. Will threshing. Hunt filling a slough out in the peter patch. Self fixing wagon rack and making a small tank for stock to drink out of. Water very scarce. Weather looks dry. [margin: Ida went to B.View]
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Hunt scraping in the slough bank out by the Peter ranch. Self fixing sluice by the barn. Tried to thresh cabbage seed but it was too damp. Hunt cutting seed in the P.M. Self over to Balls machine. Not doing much.
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Hunt not working. Woodburn threshing at Whitney's Island. Self went to Wallers & Tholstrups. Fixed gate on sluice box.
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Hunt away. Will threshing. Self covered the roller & hung a door to the hay barn and made lunches for threshers.
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The machine came this P.M. Fine weather. Was over to the island and up to the station. Good prospect for us to get through.
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Threshing. Fine day and grain in fine order. But not turning out well. Only 1239 sks across the road on 54 acres. Love, Whickers, Finday, Osburn, Mckenna, Arnold Tholstrup, Hubert Alexander, Bob Price, Belcher, Smith, Axelson, Witham & Sid Love & Thomsom and another pitcher.
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Finished threshing at twenty minutes of 4 oclock. Had 2024 sks. and about 80 sks of screenings. Finished. Hauling in sacks. Weather fine & grain in fine order.
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Buttercup cow sick. Will at Kalso in the A.M. with team and at Lees in the P.M. Will Hunt & self hauling straw in the A.M. & over at Lee's threshing in the P.M. Had a sick cow all night.
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Cow no better. Hunt & Will at Lee's threshing self not doing much was up most of the night.
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Fine weather. Hunt & self hauling straw 1/2. Will at McGregors 1/2 & he & Hunt went to the Island at 2.30 P.M. to church. Self cutting wheat. In the P.M. in the garden. Cow still dangerous.
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Took Blackie off. Owe Will Hunt 92.75 to night. Went to LaConner & got money to pay off the men. The boys over to the island threshing.
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Fine dry day. Went up to see Mr Randall in the P.M. He looks bad and is going to Nevada for his health.
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Painting eave troughs in the A.M. & threshing cabbage seed in the P.M. The girls helping. Will and Hunt over to the Island threshing.
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Rain some last night & this P.M. No threshing to day. Bargained to sell 1000 sks oats at $22. Will went to town in the P.M. & got the baling wire.
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Threshing to day. Pearl & self threshing & little seed. But it was too windy to do much.
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Rainy most of the day.. Doing nothing. Will came home with the teams.
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Digging potatos & cutting cabbage seed. 8 hours. Rain at night. The oats loaded this eve 1000 s.
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Settled up with the oat buyer for 1000 s. Went to town with Lee. Will not working in the A.M., but went to the Island with team to thresh, but it was too wet.
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Rain last night. Went to LaC. to hear Rev Banks. Windy. Ball threshed in the P.M.
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Miserable weather and misting all day. Will Hunt brot the team home. Went to Bay view in the P.M.
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Eggs sold to date #4285. Will digging potatos till 3 P.M. Will Hunt worked on the island 4 days not counted in our settlement inclusive to Sep 28th. Woodburn & self started to LaConner this eve & left LaC. on the Fairhaven. Rev Banks here and got an agreement for 50 dollars to Australia(?) to be paid in 5 annual payments 10. Jan 1st 1893.
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Will threshing till it rained then came home. Self in Tacoma.
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Came home from Seattle. Got home at 10 P.M.
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Baling hay in the new barn. 10 hours. Will helping get hay out. Hunt & self threshing seed in the P.M. Fine weather. Hay balers here this eve.
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Baling hay. Windy, but no rain. Hunt helping. Will threshing at Bartletts in the A.M. with team. Ida went to Carters.
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Fine day. Baling hay. Ida came home and Pearl went to town to go to school. Got out over 17 tons hay today.
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Baling hay in the new barn. Self threshing seed. 40 lbs. also cutting some.
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Baling hay 17 tons. 97 to date. Stowing hay and went to town in the P.M. Fine weather.
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Baling hay finished the barns 115 tons baled tonight. Went to Bay View and settled up with Detweiler also Will Hunt.
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Rainy day. Set the hay press and cleaned the cabbage seed. Everett Wallace here. Steamer Margey here after Kalso's hay.
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Baling hay 13 tons out of the stack which was quite wet. Will & self hauling bales. Alf here to dinner. Ida went to town to get Pearl.
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Rain last night. Baling hay this A.M. rain in the P.M. A poor time for baling stacks. Kalso shipped his hay & oats. $8.50 per ton for hay.
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Baling hay. Lost two hours for rain. Walter hauled two loads hay for himself. Will & self hauling hay.
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Baling hay. Will & self hauling. Fine day. Oleson threshing. Sold Phil Bartlett & Byron 5 tons of oats at 22 and and rec'd payment $110 dollars. Oats to be delivered when he wants them.
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Hay balers finished & went to Lee's. Will & self finished hauling in bales and in the P.M. Will took a load to LaC.
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Rain all night last night and this A.M. Self went to B.V. & Will & self dug potatos 1/4 sold. T. Esary 6 tons hay.
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Rain again last night. Will & self digging potatos. Will all day. Self 1/4. Self took the cabbage seed to town in the P.M.
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Finished digging potatos and hauled a load of hay to Esary. 32.35 Pleasant day. Ida went to town to take Pearl.
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Went to church to B.V. and was at the house the bal of the day. Wrote to Geo. Pleasant. Frost this A.M. Down to 30°.
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Rainy A.M. in the P.M. Cleared away the ground for a tank by the barn.
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Misty again. Tearing down cross fences and in the P.M. ditching in a slough in the Whitney ranch.
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Pleasant. Will hauling Esary's hay. Self not doing much. 12740 lbs of hay to Esary. 3920 to Gaches.
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Lee Balister here to see about hay. Will hauling lumber on the road 1/2 and threshing cabbage seed in the P.M. Finished 74 lbs. Went to the Republican Rally in the P.M. or eve.
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Went to LaC. Will also with a load of hay for Gaches. 3920+3972=7895. Lee sold a load of hay to Harken at 8 for steamer Stanwood.
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Went to Quarterly meeting at B.V. heard Rev LeSouard. Cool but no rain.
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Will got a load of cabbage & I made crout also a cutter. Will hauled a load of road plank. 50¢ worth. In the P.M. he hauled some rails out of the meadow. Everett Wallace came again. P Halloran here.
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Pleasant but foggy. Will hauling lumber for the road. Self not doing much but making a cow stanchion & picking pears.
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Went to town with another load of hay for Gaches 3995 lbs. Could not get the lumber. McGowan here for a load of hay in the eve.
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43 years old. Sold McGowan. 28 tons 365 lbs and one box of chicken 2 day. foggy as usual. Will hauling road lumber.
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Will hauling ditch timber. Self working on the dyke. Fine weather. Kid Wallace here this week.
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Self on dyke 1/2 cut my hand. Will ditch in the A.M. & went to LaC. for tank lumber in the P.M.
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Went to B.C. to church with Pearl and to LaC. to hear Consuelas Farwell sermon in the eve. Staid all night with Alf. Rain in the P.M.
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Will ditching. Self cutting up tank lumber. The steamer Stanwood here after hay for Lee. Rain some in the eve.
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Will helping bale hay for Lee. Self in the ditch in the A.M. and up to Walter's & Kalso's in the P.M. getting directors signatures.
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Will at Lee's baling hay. Self in the house with a cold. Rain some in the P.M. and eve.
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Hard rain & wind last night. Pleasant to day. Will covering the ditch. Self not doing much.
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Pleasant day. All staid at home except Ida who went to Mrs Wilson's to church to Jennings school house.
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Rainy most of the day. Went to the Purdy ranch & got some apples. Self 6 boxes, Will 4 = 10. Will made him a chicken box & I finished jointing the tank plank. [margin: Rec'd letters from Geo & Father.]
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Election day. Went to B.V. put in most of the day. Will went to LaConner with Everett & the chickens. 2 day. Very quiet election in B.V. Pleasant.
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Will not working. Self digging carrots & beets in the A.M. & went to the station in the P.M. Rainy in the P.M. Heard Harrison was defeated.
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Rain hard last night. Ground pretty wet for plowing. Self & Will working on the dyke some. Scowing mud. Cleaveland still supposed to be elected. Skagit Co mostly Republican.
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Working on dyke & hauling lumber for dyke. Rain a hard shower in the P.M.
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Rain nearly all last night. Will & self working on dyke in the P.M. Windy, but warm. In the P.M. hauling in beets & carrots. Pleasant P.M. & evening. Signs of a frost.
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Went to BayView to church in the A.M. Was at home in the P.M. Sterns folks were here in the P.M.
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Working on the dyke in the A.M. Rainy P.M. Will not working. He shot Rover, but is sorry.
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Working on the dyke. Rain last night. Windy but pretty good day to work.
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Frost 28° this A.M. Will working on the dyke in the A.M. But it rained in the P.M. Ida & I went to town. Cold nasty day. The Dick Ball road is fearful.
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Miserable rainy weather. Rain all last night and a good part of to day. Not doing much of anything.
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Rain! Rain! Rain! doing nothing but chores.
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Took Smith & Tholstrups cows home. Rain all last night. Everything all afloat. Hear about Lee's, Bartlett's & the Allen place & Purdy place all flooded with fresh water. Summers here this evening. Will & self worked on the dyke this P.M. Putting up lumber or lagging.
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Pleasant day. Did not go to church or anywhere else. Reading "Tempest Tossed". Will Hunt here. Writing to Father.
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Will not working. Went to town. Self working on the tank and putting up eave troughs on the stable. Summers here trapping musk rats. Heard that the train was wrecked and the fireman killed and the Skagit up.
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More rain bad weather to do anything. Will went to town to get his groceries with Lee's team. Self made a post maul and not much else.
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Charley went to town for Pearl. Will hauling wood. Self helping. Bartlett & Byron cleaning grain. They have had 119 sks or 6 tons.
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"Thanksgiving" At home all day. Wills folks & ours had dinner together. Lee up & staid the evening.
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Snowing most of the day & melting as it came. Will & self cleaning & piling grain. There are about 8509 sks in the granary, besides screening. Everett arrived to give us another l??n??fil.
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Nasty day. Will hauled a load of wood. Slushy. Froze a little last night. Finished digging and getting in the beets. Put 25 sks oats in the oat bin. Hauled in the threshing wood that was left.
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Went to town & took Pearl & went to church in LaConner. No preaching. Rain some. Took dinner with Mrs H. Peck. Summers came back.
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Pulling carrots and began plowing sod. Same in the P.M. Showery.
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Will's folks got a new girl to day and calf also. Self halter breaking colts & began to wean them. Little rain. Will went after Mrs Snook.
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Self went to Kalsos & not doing much but chores. Will plowing in the Whitney meadow. Have weaned the colts "Prince" & "Rock".
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Will & Ida went to town. Rain some in the A.M. Self on the dam. 3 hours.
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Will plowing. Hauled in the carrots. Sent a letter to Geo. worked on the tank in the P.M. Sold Kilfay 3 sks oats for $3.75. He did not pay for them yet.
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Finest day for a month. Pleasant day. Self working on tank. Sold Olson 240 lbs. hay. Will plowing.
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Frost. Mercury at 25°. Turn the tank over and worked on it all day. Will helped on tank thill 9.30 & plowed the balance of the day. Ground froze pretty hard this A.M.
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Self working on tank. Covering it. Will plowing. Rainy in the P.M. Dave Fulk here.
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Will plowing 1/2. Rain in the P.M. Self went to town. Roads bad. Went on Jim Dunlap's bond for $5000.
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Rather pleasant day but quite clowdy. Self went to Church in Bay V. Gaches had 11890 lbs of hay at 9. = $53.50.
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Self working on tank & putting up eave troughs. Summers & his folks here. Pleasant day. Will plowing.
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Lee shipped 50 tons of hay. Stacking up fence & putting oats in the bin for feed. Rain slowly from 10 A.M. till night. Cleaned out the chicken house & put in window lights in the A.M.
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Will plowing. Self covering the tank & tinkering about. Misting most of the day disagreeable weather. Night of the Bazaar at B.V. Collins at Jenne's for oats.
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Will plowing. Self went to Boyten's to see Hagan & to get tax orders of Kalso. Pleasant day.
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Went to Mount Vernon to pay taxes. Whole amt 329.72 Rebate off 318.90. Dyke orders 88.24 Cash paid 230.66. Pleasant day. Will plowing. Walked to Mt. Vernon & came back on the cars. H.L. Lester died this A.M. [margin: Lester died.]
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Very foggy this A.M. and most all day. Frosty. Will plowing. Self doing chores & took Ida to the station. She went to get her hand doctored. Good plow weather.
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Pleasant day but some foggy & misty. Ida came from LaC. with Alf. & Susie. She thinks her hand is better.
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Clear & pleasant. Will plowing as usual. Self working in the granary stopping rat holes. Ida went back to town with Alf & Susie, Grant went also. Her hand still pretty sore. Lervick here see hay.
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Mercury at 26°. Will finished plowing & put in the potatoes. Cold day. Self went to Anacortes to buy groceries. Ida in LaC. Roy's baby very sick. Ground froze quite hard.
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Mercury from 24° to 26°. Coldest day of the season so far. Wind strong from the north east all day. Self not doing much but shores. Will sick. Started to go to LaC. feet gave out. Will Hunt here to night. Ida & Grant still at Roys. Baby alive yet, but very low.
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Cold day mercury at 20 & freezing all day. Will went to town. Self cutting wood & doing chores. Put Maude colt in the barn, she is growing poor.
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26° warmer with rain & sleet. Will not doing anthing but chores. Self went to town after Ida & Grant. Roy's baby getting better.
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Miserable disagreeable day. Cold rain. Will not working nor self either. Sent Pavitt some oats 3 sks 315 lbs. Christmas eve.
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Lovely day. Ida sick with a bad cold. Rather a dull Christmas at this house. Rain in the evening. Warm.
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Rain last ight & today. Very springy weather. Will doing chores.
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Hauling lumber from Fredonia for rollers & granary, also hay. Warm & pleasant.
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Will went to the mill with hay & got a load of lumber. Windy & rainy in the A.M. but warm. Self filing saws and grinding axes. Will washing harness & self working on roller lumber up at the hay barn. Terrible windy & stormy in the P.M. Birdie Peck here this week and Pearl is home. 6 hours on rollers.
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Will washing harness. Self working at the rollers. Stormy part of the day. The girls went to Wilson's. 5 hours.
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Stormy day all day. Will away Odd Fellowing. Self working at the rollers. 6 hours. Brot the colts up & put them in the hay barn. Land very wet but grass looking well.
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Warm & pleasant. Rain some last night. Will ditching & choring. Fixed timber to put under the granary. Self working on rollers. 3 hours. Mailed a letter to Geo.
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Stormy day most of the day. Will helping Lee load hay 3/4. Self working on rollers. 6 hours. Have all the wheels made & 2x pieces lagging fixed. Lee's hay all sold.
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Pleasant day & warm. Worked on rollers 2 hours. Will helping Lee 1/2 & hauling fence posts & rails in the P.M. Self put more timber under the granary and shot dog at Ball's sheep.
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Will went up to Bob's to cut ditch timber. Self working on rollers 6 hours. Wrote to Aunt Lou. Rain a little, but not much.
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Will hauling ditch timber. Self worked on rollers 2 hours. Fine day. Self went to Fredonia in the P.M. & sold young 5 tons hay at $8. here. To be paid in lumber & shingles.
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Will deer hunting. Self done the chores & made a hay truck. Lovely spring day. Young got a load of hay. 1560 lbs.
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Self & Nettie went to B.V. to church. In the P.M. Ida & I went up to Mr Wilsons calling. foggy day. Frost 27° this A.M.
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Still foggy. Took a scow load of hay up to the R.R. bridge for Young. 33 bales, 10195 lbs. Will cutting ditch timber some in the P.M.
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Rain all last night. Not doing much. Will helping Lee kill pigs in the A.M. & cutting ditch timber in the P.M.
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Bailer staid here all last night. Lee & I gave him an order for 1/2 ton of oats "prize taker". Will went up the slough after the scow of lumber & shingles. Self went to town with Lee, B.
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Will ditching. Self unloading scow & went to B.V. ditching in the P.M. Fine day. Frost this A.M. Got 28° about.
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Lovely day. Got a offer from Lerevick for hay & oats. Will & self ditching out by the hay barn lot.
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Will & self ditching. Frost. Fine weather. Walter got the bal of his ton of oats. 2095 lbs or 23 dollars worth. Paid $10. Got an offer from Levevick for hay & oats and sent him word that I would take it. viz $22 for oats and $8. for hay. Have 40 rods of ditch laird out and well started.
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Pleasant day. Light frost. Did not go any where. Will Hunt over to Wills sick.
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Frost 22°. Will ditching. Self tinkering. Jacobson's child died yesterday & was buried to day. Finished putting in timber in the 42 rods of ditch by the hay barn or in the hay barn lot. Leggit is finishing up the Dick Ball plank road and we can soon go to LaC. in good shape.
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Frost this A.M. 25°. Fine day for work of any kind. Will hauling wood for self. Self fixing boat and choring about.
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Another fine day. Will hauled a load of ditch timber & in the P.M. we hauled in bedding and a load of hay for the colts. Rec'd a check of $200. from Lerevick(?) for hay & grain.
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Another fine day. Grandma started for Anacortes. Will & self went to town. Frost about 28°.
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Light frost. Will & self ditching & cutting ditch timber across the road. Alf & Susie here after chickens. Pearl came home this eve. Lovely weather. Ground dry enough to plow.
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Will ditching. Self working on rollers 8 hours. Warm and spring like. 50 hours on rollers, besides hauling timber.
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Staid at home most of the day. Stormy. Was calling down to Bradley's in the P.M.
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Worked on rollers 3 hours. Warm & wet. Ida went to town to take Pearl. "Fanny Lake" here for oats & hay for Zomerekh & Atkinson Seattle. She took 20 tons of hay & 256 sks oats.
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Will ditching 3 hours. Self went to town. Settled up with John Peth. Will ditching across the road.
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Sent Geo his interest money. Self working on rollers 7 hours. Bebber here to dinner. Will finished the ditch and began filling. Colder with north wind. Mercury at 24 at 9 P.M.
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Mercury at 17° this A.M. Coldest A.M. so far for the winter. Will & self hauling straw covering carrots and fixing the wharf up at the hay barn. Cold with north wind.
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Cold. Mer at 24. Snowing lightly all day. Will oiling harness and helping fix up the wharf by the hay barn.
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Still cold and blustering about 1 1/2 in of snow. Mercury at 20 this eve. Self not doing much but shores and went to the depot for Grandma who came from Anacortes. Will washing and oiling harness. Lee came from Seattle this eve. Heard that James G. Blaine died yesterday A.M.
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Mercury at 17° this A.M. Snow about 2 inches deep frequent snow squalls all last night and strong north E.
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Mercury at 16° this A.M. & at zero at 10 P.M. About the coldest day on record in this country. Will working at the harness, self choring and made a sled box.
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16 above zero this A.M. Snowing & blowing fearfully. Doing nothing but chores. Snow 6 or 7 inches where it is not drifted. Mercury 8 above zero at 9 P.M.
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4 above zero and no prospect of warming up. Went to town windy & snowing. Coldest day I was ever out in this country. Sleighing good. Mercury at 8° in the P.M. and 16 at 9 P.M. Will went to town also.
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Mercury at 16. to 18. Snow a good part of the day. Wind still in the N.E. Not doing anything but chores. Ther. at 16 at 9 P.M.
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Self putting some batters on the inside of granary. Mercury at 22 and snowing at 9.30 P.M.
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Went to B.V. to church in slay (sleigh) Pleasant. Alf & Susie here to dinner.
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Went to LaConner and took Pearl. Will not doing much. Slaying fine. Weather pleasant. Snow at night.
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Three inches of snow last night. Warm to day with an east wind. Will went after his groceries. Self & Ida went to B.V. took dinner with McKenna's. It has snow every day or night for the past 12 days.
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Will & folks up to Ball's. Self battering up the granary. Snowing in the A.M. but weather quite warm.
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Will working in the woods cutting wood. Self working on hay barn wharf and 4 hours on roller. Warmer. Snow going.
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Snow still going but lots of ice in the slough yet. Will in the woods. Self at the rollers 7 hours. Pleasant.
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Southwind & some rain, some ice in the slough yet. Will to the woods. Self on the roller 7 1/2 hours. Am about done with the rollers all but the seats.
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Rain most all last night. Frost most out of the ground. Grass looks pretty brown & frost bitten. Rain hard in the P.M. Did not go to church. Geo Alverson's baby buried to day.
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Pleasant day. Will went to the woods. Self finished the rollers and made a pump for the tank by the barn. Rec'd a letter from Geo & the interest note.
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No rain. Not doing very much. Hauled the frozen carrots down from the hay barn and fixed the wharf some. Went in the P.M. to stake out the channel but had to give it up. Tide not low enough. Ed Stacey's folks here this eve.
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At home all day. Very stormy in the A.M. & last night. Ed started for Mt. Vernon. Will & self working on fence in the P.M. on the Whitney land by the orchard. Tank sprung a leak.
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Setting fence posts and loading steamer Fanny lake. Took oats seed 20 tone hay. Pleasant day. Rain all last night. Self wedging up the tank & stopped some of the leak.
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Will not working, sick. Self went to town. Took dinner at Tillinghast's. Mary Stacey went and stayed at Alf's. Pleasant day. Ground wet & roads muddy. Signed for Miss Starts(?) book to be delivered in April. Tillinghast making a hot bed. Andrews still sick but they think is gaining slowly.
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Will not doing very well. He done chores and picked over potatos. Self cleaning up front yard and making fence on the Whitney piece. Warm & clowdy & rain in the evening.
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Warm & clowdy. All at home all day. Alf's folks here and brot Mary home with them.
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Pleasant day & quite warm. Finished the garden fence & in the P.M. Staked in the slough channel steamer stakes. Will went to the woods and sawed ditch T. Rec'd a letter from D.M. Leamer, H.E. Davey and Atkinson & Zerumb? with check for $438.63 hay.
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Rainy some early in the A.M. Moved some hay over near the door. Got the fanning mill & cleaned 0 sks oats for seed. Went to Kalso to see about his hay. Wrote to Atkinson & Zerwekh. Pleasant P.M.
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Clowdy & rainy day. Finished the fence by the garden & put the wire on it. Then finished cleaning the grain for seed 150 sks and have 161 sks left for feed besides sweepings & screenings. Old Folks concert at B.V. to night.
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Went to LaConner. Sent $10 to Sunderland & bot a dft for Geo Sisson for $500. Will went to the timber to make ditch timber. Land very wet. Got Grant a pair of gum boots.
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Rainy most of the day. Will cleaned out the chicken house. We fixed the foundation to the granary & also under the house.
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Will went to the woods. Self done the chores & cut thistles out of the pasture lot north of the house. Pleasant day.
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Frost. Pleasant day. Str Ann Pence here this A.M. for hay & took 203 bales for A. & Z. At home all day. Wrote to Geo.
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Frost. Steamer Fanny lake here for hay & took over 29 tons for A & Z. Seattle. In the P.M. Will hauled out straw manure from stack bottom. Self cutting thistles north of the house & find them very thick.
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Frost. Self cutting thistles all day. Will & the women folks went to town. Pleasant & spring like. Nettie went to town. Phil Bartlett here & got a load of straw.
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Will hauling out manure in the A.M. self piling up stack foundation & went to Kalsos. In the P.M. began plowing in the slough in the Whitney ranch. Book agent here at dinner.
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Scraping all day filling slough. Fine weather. Ground drying fast.
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Filling slough & digging out blue grass in the orchard.
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Inaugeration day. Cleaveland takes his seat today. Dry day. Began plowing with the Flying Dutchman. Will plowed with Ch. Star & Frank. Self worked in garden or orchard some burned a strawstack & cut thistles. Cool n. wind.
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Went to LaC. to church & staid up over night at Alf's & Roy's. Heard Rev. Dulin. Two good sermons. Pleasant.
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Came from LaC. at noon. Will plowing. Land in good order. South wind all day. Looks like rain. Grants foot wear. has cast 635? since Nov.
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Very windy but no rain Will plowing all day. Self 3/4 day with the mares. Land in fine order for the season.
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Fine weather. Frost. Plowing with 2 teams. Land in fine order. Quit at 4.30 & went to Bay View to meeting. Sanderston(?) preached.
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Plowing with two teams. Alf here and got some oats for Tillinghast. 10 sks. The San Juan oats came. Sent a check for mine & Lee's $20.00.
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Went to plow & finished the 14 acre piece. Rainy some in the P.M. Plowed the garden. Will killed the pig. Windy night.
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Will & self both plowing across the road. Land in fine order. Strong S.E. wind all day. Have 38 15 40 acres to plow yet. Think it will take 9 or 10 days.
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Pleasant but cool. Grass growing very slow. Ida sick. Nettie & self went to B.V. to church. Grandma came home from Fulks.
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Frost. Dry & cool. Plowing with 2 teams. Rec'd a letter from Geo. Sisson.
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Plowing with 2 teams. Dry & cool. Went to church in the P.M. Rev. Davis preached.
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Plowing with 2 teams. Pleasant & warmer. Daisy had a B. calf. Have a trifle over 20 acres to plow to night. John Ball nearly done plowing on the house ranch.
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Will plowing 1/2 Wheel harrow 4 hours. Self wheel harrow on sod 1/2. Steamer F. Lake here after the hay and brot the brick(?) and groceries.
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Cold east wind. Will plowing 3/4. Rain a little after dinner. Self disk harrow 1/2 and cutting thistles & choring 1/2.
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Will finished plowing sod and self working disk harrow all day on sod. Cold & windy. Grass not growing much. Wrote to Cooper & Levy about bill.
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Went to B.V. to church & to Mr Esary's to dinner. Went to McKennas to supper and to preaching in the eve. Pleasant but a light shower last night.
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Pearl came home. Will disk harrowing. Self went to town. Ida also. Pleasant. Frost 32°.
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Will plowing with the Dutchman. Self harrowing with the disk harrow on the Whitney land.
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Will plowing. Rainy a while in the A.M. Self working disk harrow 3/4.
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Will plowing across the road. elf working disk harrow 1/2 and drag harrow 1/2. Turned? the colts across the road. Grass growing some. Warmer.
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Rainy in the A.M. Lightly. Fanny Lake after Ball's hay. Raining in the P.M. also. Sorting potatos.
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Clowdy. Self cutting thistles and Will hauled a load of wood and plowed in the P.M. Put 20 sks oats in the feed bin.
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Went to Bay View to church. Clowdy but no rain. Al Risbell here in the P.M.
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Buttercup had her calf. Clowdy & in the P.M. rainy some. Self cutting thistles in the A.M. and Will plowing all day.
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Rainy most all day. Not doing much but cleaning the grass seed. Ground quite wet & cold. Grass grows slow.
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Will plowing in the A.M. self cutting thistles. Alf down to dinner. Rain in the P.M.
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Summers & Miss Feather this A.M. and last night. Will & self hauled some baled hay & feed oats & in the P.M. we went to town & Will made a calf yard. Rain some in the A.M.
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Rec'd letter from Geo. Will went to the Island to Plow. Windy day. Self cutting thistles along the road.
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Easter. Clowdy cold, snow & rain mixed. Did not go to church. Lee & his mother here in the P.M. or eve & Will's folks to dinner.
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Cold, wet, windy. Will hauled a load of wood for the school house. School began worked in the P.M. some putting batters on the granary. Wrote to Geo.
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Not doing much in the A.M. weight the horses. Charley 1200, Frank 1320, Maud 1100, Jean 1088, Star 1115. In the P.M. we went to Bob Woodburns & cut some more ditch timber. No rain to speak of.
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Will went to the Island to plow. Clowdy but no rain. Self painting the orchard with lime & soapsuds. Ida & Pearl went to LaC. to ten the B.Y.P.U. meeting in the eve.
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Another hard rain last night & today. Will doing nothing. Self choring & put a window in the granary & put light in the shop window. Ida & Pearl came home at 4 P.M.
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Rain again last night. Land very et & no prospect for sowing oats for a week at least. Will to the Island self choring & cutting thistles.
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Cold & clowdy but no rain. Will plowing on the Island. Self packing up carrots & choring. Was down to the school house fixing seats &c.
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Cold wind & a shower in the P.M. Went to church at B.V. got the book "Columbus & Columbia". Poor prospect for sowing oats.
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Will went to the Island. Took Maud. Self choring.
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Will over to the Island. Self done the chores & went to La.C. for Mrs B. & Tillinghast. Rain some.
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Showery & cold. The women all went to Anacortes. Self not doing much. Land not fit to harrow. Will over to the Island.
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Another rainy day. Self reading "Donovan". Will at the Island.
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Rain a considerable last night. Cold & windy. Reading ""Donovan"". No sowing oats. Balls folks plowing, but it is very wet. Cons? doing well.
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No rain to day but clowdy. Will came home in the eve. Self mowed the lawn & done the chores. Mama and Grant not home yet. Planted some garden stuff this eve.
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Strong S.E. wind like more rain. Went to B.V. to hear Goodell. L??? Psalm 5th 3d verse. Road muddy & wet. Ida & Grant in Anacortes yet.
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Will plowing in cabbage patch in the A.M. and hauling wood for himself in the P.M. Self went to town with Lee in the P.M. Cold drying day, but a shower in the eve.
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More rain. Not doing much but chores. Mowed the lawn & leveled it.
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Wettish. Mending sacks. Went to the woods in the P.M. to hunt for shake timber but did not find any.
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Rained all day. Frank White came here & staid all night. Doing nothing but chores. Land full of water.
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Ida came home & Mrs W. came with her. Self reading ""Warlock o' Glenwarlock"". Rain again tonight.
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Digging a ditch in the orchard & started for town after dinner with Maud and she got sick, had to come back. Rain all the after noon.
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Rainy day. did not go any where. Mrs. W. here to dinner & staid all night.
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Pleasant day with a little mist in the A.M. Went to town & bot Wills calf and a grass seeder 1/2 interest.
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Will finished the ditch in the orchard and began fixing a drain under the road out by Purdy's granary. Self cut thistles & went to Kalso's in the P.M. Pleasant day.
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Went to the Whitney sale. The land averaged about $103 per acre on average. Pleasant day.
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Clowdy day but no rain. Began seeding. Self ditching in the Whitney lake. Preacher Goodell's folks here in the P.M.
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Finished seeding the 17 acre piece. Land not in good order, but getting very grassy. Self rough harrowing. No rain but clowdy. Land in very bad condition for this time of year. Will & self both got bad colds. Twenty five sacks sowed. Arlie Whitney here yet.
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Misty and clowdy. Doing nothing of any account in the A.M. Darcy's calf sick. Will & self harrowing in the P.M. Pleasant.
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Will seeding till 4 P.M. Drizzly day. Self harrowing 6 hours. Land wet & sticky. Fulk here & got 22 sks of seed oats at $28. which to 32 dollars to be paid for this fall. Have 35 acres seeded. Sent interest money to G.S. & F.J. money order. Hard shower at 5 P.M.
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Will & self rough harrowing across the road. Clowdy day but drying some. Land pretty wet for the date.
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Finest day of the season until 5 P.M. when it clowded up ad sprinkled some. Both harrowing on the Whitney land. All done but the ""lake"" which is wet. Warmest day of spring so far.
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Rain nearly all last night & today. Land full of water again. This is about like the year 1880. The rain is warm which is better than cold. Grain is liable to be very weedy this year as well as late. A dull day.
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Pleasant drying day. Ditching & cutting thistles. Wills birthday party. Wilson's & Mrs Bradley here to supper or at times.
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Self not working. Off on Dr. Hands tensions(?). Will ditching & hauling wood. Clowdy & misty & cold.
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Cows had company. Will & self went to town in the A.M. Will harrowing in the P.M. Self sowing grass seed. Pleasant. Ida up to Grays.
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Fixing the road crossing. Plowed the garden & went to the saw mill. Clowdy. Mrs Gray sick. Ida up to Mrs Gray's.
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Pleasant day. Ground drying fast. Seeding & harrowing 16 1/2 acres.
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Ditto yesterday. Finished all but the cabbage lot.
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Pleasant drying day. did not go to church. Went up to preacher Gray's in the P.M. Mrs. Gray some better.
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Will harrowing. Self sowing grass seed. Sowed about 15 acres. Fine day. Grain all up on this side of the road. Land getting quite dry.
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Clowdy & showery. Harrowing with two teams across the road. Finished.
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Rainy day. Did not do much but chores. Will mending sacks. Self sifting grass seed & went to the Island with Lee. Ida staid at Gray's last night and tonight also Mrs Gray no better.
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Ida at Gray's. Rain most of the day. Doing nothing.
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No rain to speak of. Washed wagons in the A.M. In the P.M. self went to town and Will hauled a load of lumber for hay shed. Ida came home. Mrs Gray some better.
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Rain some in the A.M. and last night. In the P.M. draining off water some. Ida went to Grays in the eve. Land wet.
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Pleasant A.M. & rain some in the P.M. Alf & his wife here in the P.M. Self went to B. View to church. Ida at Gray's last night. Mrs Gray some better.
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Rain again this A.M. Hawkins here and cut the colts. Cleared off at night.
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Pleasant. Will plowing the cabbage ground with socks on the horses feet. Self not doing much land very wet.
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Will plowing. Self not doing much. Pleasant drying day. Ida went to town. Finished plowing the soft part of the cabbage patch.
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Will finished plowing & cultivated in the P.M. Self went to Gray's to get seed barley & planted some peas, beans, &c.
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Pleasant drying weather. Sowed the barley by hand. Will harrowed barley in P.M.
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Warm & pleasant. Will working in the garden harrowing and planting potatos. Self sowed grass seed on barley patch. Alf & Susie here last night & Ed to day & family. Planted beets, turnips, onions, parsnips & mangolds. Ground looking badly and slough banks not looking very well.
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Clowdy but not much rain. Went to church at B.V.
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Will & team working on the road. Self harrowing in the barley. Warm & pleasant. Ground soft so had to put socks on the horses feet.
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Rain most of the day but not hard until the P.M. All went to Decoration Services at Pleasant Ridge and had dinner at Martha's. Many not done seeding yet and raining hard at 8 P.M. Rec'd a letter from Geo.
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Misty A.M. Self cutting weeds. Will hauling lumber from Fredonia for hay barn. Self went to the mill in the P.M.
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Pleasant growing day after 10 A.M. Misty A.M. Will & self went to town. Bot paint and oil for roof.
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Rolling with two teams in the A.M. Cutting grass out of the oats & planting potatos in the P.M. Planted some sweet corn also Everett Wallace arrived again this eve. Dry day.
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Ida & I went to LaConner and heard Rev Flunor(?) preach. Took dinner at Georgia's. Fine pleasant day. Grain growing well.
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Warmest day of the season. Will rolling grain. Self cutting weeds and laying floor in the wood house for a summer kitchen. Land drying up fast. Everett Wallace went away again. Ball still seeding & Dick Peth also. Barley just coming up. Grain looking middling well.
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Will working on the road. Self pulling(?) weeds some. Mowed the lawn. Pland some peas. Warm south wind. Grain not looking first class. Ground leaking badly. Alf send his harness down for me by Soderburg. P. Walter had the team yesterday and to day. Radish driving it.
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Will hauling sand and gravel for chickens. Out family went to LaC. to attend the association. Except Nettie and Pearl. Clowdy.
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Will hauling ditch timber. Clowdy the rest at LaConner. Rain a little.
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Pearl 16 to day. Came from LaC. will hauling stove wood. Birdie Peck came home with us. Rain in the P.M. The Whitney girls here tonight.
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Strong south wind. Stormy day. Started to go to Mt. Erie but gave it up ad staid at Kate's for dinner. Heavy showers of rain in the P.M. and one of hail.
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Went to church at LaConner with Pearl & Bird Peck. Rev Pierce preached. Cool and windy.
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Sonderburg came and began the chimney & Will helping him. Self cutting holes for chimneys. Pleasant day. Went to school election in the P.M.
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All working ath the chimneys. Have two finished. Clowdy & cool. Not very good growing weather.
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Working at the chimneys, but had to quit twice for rain. Self laying wood house floor and setting up stoves, fixing pipes & a hard shower in the P.M.
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Another heavy shower this A.M. Will went to LaConner. Self helping Soderburg. Was out and looked at the grain. Ground very wet.
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Grain looking fairly well considering so much wet. Cleaning up after the chimney job. Cleaned the chicken house & in the P.M. began on the hay barn & took the roof off. Rain again some this eve. Arlie Whitney here yesterday and to day.
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Working on the hay barn 1/2 day. Will choring in the P.M. Self went to LaConner for nails, &c. Pleasant day & cool in the evening.
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Went to church at B.V. Alf here in the P.M. also Kate & May Bradley. Pleasant growing day. Haven't had a letter from Geo in three weeks.
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Will took a load of grain to the B.V. logging camp & hauled wood in the P.M. Self making rafters for the hay barn. Pleasant.
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Ida went to LaConner. Will & self working on hay barn. Fine growing weather.
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Both working on hay barn. Warm & pleasant.
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Will painting the house roof. Self working at hay barn. The women cleaning house. Strong west wind. Had the first strawberries.
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Grant 8 years old. Rainy A.M. Bargained for sacks at 6 3/4 cts. Went to town. Will also.
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Went on a picknick to Mt. Erie about 30 went. Not a very pleasant day too clowdy. Got home at 6.30 P.M. All went.
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Went to church at B.V. in the A.M. Frank and Blanch White here in the P.M. Pleasant.
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Went to LaConner in the A.M. & got Miss Klein and Aunt Lou's money. Will painting lower roof. Self hoing garden and cutting thistles. Pleasant.
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Walter, self & Will on barn putting up rafters & sheeting. Lovely day. Oats growing pretty well. Pastures not as good as last year this time. Taylor Bros. had 3110 lbs of oats and have not showed the color of their money yet. $46.60.
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Working on barn planking up & putting on shakes.
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Working on the barn 1/2 shaking. Will went to Ridgway for a load of shakes in the P.M. Self went to the logging camp in the P.M. to see about oat money. Got a promise of it the 15th of July.
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Self working on barn all day. Will one half. Will went to saw mill in the A.M. for lumber. Miss Klein has been here all week dressmaking.
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Started to go to church but heard the preacher was sick. Pleasant day. Blackie had a calf.
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Went to LaConner. Saw a game of ball. LaConner won. Will in town on hay press business. Did not go to the horse race.
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Light shower in the A.M. all went to town to spend the 4th. Weather pleasant and lots of people there, but not much else. Got home at 7 P.M.
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Rain most of the day & good rain for late grain. Will & self in the house painting and papering.
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Rain a good part of the day & A.M. clowdy. P.M. painting & papering and in the P.M. picking berries. Picked about 100 lbs more or less. Gave Kate a lot of them.
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Will not working went to Anacortes for his hay press. Self working in the hay barn, making stack ladder, &c. Pleasant.
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Drizzling rain all day and heavy rain in the evening. Cultivate & hoed the potatos and garden and pulled weeds out of the grain in the P.M. Wrote to father in the P.M. eve. The grain in the lower field is very short & poor. I don't think it can make of 600 sks or 500.
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Pleasant day. Heavy rain last night . Did not go any where to day. Ald & susie here this P.M. Finished my letter to father to day.
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Went to LaConner and on the John Ball road view. Will painting the house roof & porch floors & pulling weeds. He hauled a load of my wood in the P.M. for himself.
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Working on barn all day. Building hay track and putt on shakes. Clowdy but no rain. Lee began mowing.
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Will hauling old straw & manure out of the barn. Self built a ladder and finish putting on shakes. Poor hay weather. Lots of men looking for work. Baileys folks returned from Pa. Ida went to town this P.M. for Mrs. T. but she did not come.
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Will went to the mill for lumber and in the P.M. hauled threshing wood. Self on barn all day tearing out the old rafters & making door.
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Will hauling wood & ditch timber in the A.M. & cultivating garden in the P.M. Self on barn making doors &c.
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Will hauled a load of ditch timber & put 30 sks oats in the bin in the A.M. In the P.M. mowed the lawn, cut thistles, &c. Self working at the hay rig in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M. Got 2 sks flour and the hay rope.
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Went to LaConner to hear Mr Flenors first sermon & took dinner with Dr. Carter at Georgia's. Went to church in the eve & came home at 10.30 P.M. Pleasant.
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Clowdy day. Got out the haying machinery & fixed it up ready to mow. In the P.M. hauled rubbish away from the new barn & went down to get the stack poles out of the meadow. Poor hay making. Hay in full bloom, but ought to be cut soon. Is quite ripe in the bottom. Lots of men looking for work.
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Mr Laury's folks here this eve. Will mowing, self raking some in the P.M. Too heavy to cock. Tom Radish tedding with Maud & Jean. Roy's folks went home.
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Mr. & Mrs Laury here & went to LaConner with Kate. Ida also. Mowing in the A.M. tedding all day. Ira Radish all day, Walters 3/4 Oleson 1/2.
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Not so pleasant but no rain. Mowing 2 1/2 hours all putting hay, self raking, Walter Badgley, Oleson, Radish & Larson 1/2. Clowdy & looking some like rain to day. Kalso had the tedder.
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Self tedding & raking & cocking 1/4. Will mowing. Have about 28 acres cut. Walter raking & cocking for himself 3/4, & for me 1/4, Badgley 1 day, Olson 1, Radish 3/4, 11 days cocking to date. Mowing 3 3/4 R & tedding 4 1/2.
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Fine weather went to B.V. heard Mr Vandewetter(?) preach. Mrs. Whitney here in the P.M.
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Haying. Will mowing 3/4, self tedding 1/4, raking & working on hay rack some. Walter, Olson, Radish & Ira cocking up hay - fine hay weather. 15 days cocking to date. Will broke swath board.
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Ira in the garden 1/2 R. Tedding 1/2 Haying. Will mowing. Finished. Self raking & making hay rack. Walter raking 1/2 cocking 1/2, Radish 1/2, Badgley 1/2, Oleson 1/2 cocking 1/2 [margin: other work 1/2]
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Will tedding 1/2 finished. Self raking. Walter, Olson & Badgley cocking. Radish 1/2 then went to B.V. Will hauling foundation for bar in the P.M. fine weather. 20 1/2 days cocking all told. 5 1/2 mowing 4 3/4 tedding.
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Blackie took a walk. Will & Ira hauling hay in the stable 6 big loads. Radish & Olson cocking & Walter 1/2. Self raking most of the day. Finished cocking & raking 23 days cocking hay all told.
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Walter & Olson not working. Radish working in the garden. Ira & Will hauling hay 7 loads. 8 loads in the stable. Total 12 to date. Fine weather. Self working about the barn rigging up hay fork pulley's & &c.
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Radish 1/2 in the garden & some after dinner. Ira 1/2 hauling hay. Will 1/2 hauling hay. 16 loads to date. Self went to LaConner in the P.M. Fine.
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Frank & Blanch here. Went to church in Bay View. Warm. Mercury at 75°.
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Hauling hay with 3 teams. Walter & team, Radish, Olson, Larson, Polson. 28 loads. Total to day 44. Warm & pleasant. Dusty.
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Hauling hay 26 loads. 70 to date. 49 loads in the new barn. Warm & sultry with south wind & low barometer. Olson, Larson, Tholstrup Arnold, Walter, Radish, Badgley. Walter's team yesterday & today.
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Hauling hay 28 loads. 98 to date. Hay damp. Weather fine. Walter, Olson, Larson, Arnold T., Badgley, Radish, Woodburn.
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Hauling hay finished. 17 loads 115 to date. 49 loads in the new barn, 56 in old barn, 10 in the stable. Tholstrup, Badgley, Radish, Walter 1/2, Olson 1/2, Larson 1/2 Woodburn 1/2. Mr White here & got Blanche. Lovely weather.
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Fine day. Self cleaning up around the hay barn & began making a door to new barn. Ida & Pearl went to town. Will baling hay.
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Working at a door to the new barn. Ida & Pearl came from LaConner. Barometer down for rain. Clowdy with south wind. John ball began stacking hay. Lee about done hauling. Will baling hay.
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At home all day. No company. Wrote to George.
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Will baling hay. Self mowing fences & hoing in the garden. Went to town in the P.M. Saw Gray's big house. Alf & Susie & Clark here in the P.M. or evening. Walter's folks here also.
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Alf & Susie & Clark staid here all night. Mr Gray's folks here to day. Will & self began on the granary to put on a new roof. Will mowing the yard in the A.M.
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Will & self shingling on the granary. Fine day weather. Ball stacking hay.
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Shingling & shading on granary. Will putting up hay in door yard & garden. Rec'd a letter from George this P.M.
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Working on granary. In the P.M. will went to the sawmill to get tank lumber & shingles. Warm & dry. Heavy fog in the A.M. Ida went to town this P.M.
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Working on granary in the A.M. Finished the roof. In the P.M. Will working in the garden. Self went to LaConner. Oats ripening slow.
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Went to b.V. to church. Goodell preached his last sermon. Was down to Mrs Bradley's in the P.M. Clowdy & cool but very dry.
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Working on tank some and around the house. Will hauling wood for self from Walter's. Ed here in the P.M. to go on Camping Excursion.
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Will working for him self hauling wood. All went on a Camping Excursion to Rosario. Had a long tedious drive and got to the ground at 1 P.M. 23 in the party including kids.
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Camping & fishing. Will hauling wood & choring.
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Camping & fishing. Will hauling wood & choring.
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Camping & fishing. Will hauling wood & choring.
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Self left camp and came home on the evening train. Weather has been fine all the week for camping. Will went to town to day. No sign of rain. Grain turning slowly.
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Folks camping. Self at home reading and writing letters.
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The folks came home from the camping trip. Ed & family staid all night. Clowdy but no rain.
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Finished the tank and Will hauled 2 loads of water from Lee's well. or 1 1/2. Ed went home. Mary & the children here. Pleasant.
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Will fixing up binder and hauling manure & hauled one load of water for the stock at the hay barn. Self working at the granary finishing up the inside.
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Ed went to Anacortes to day. Self working about the granary & mowing weeds, fixing hay track some in new barn. Drying weather. Will hauling manure.
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Both working for Dyking co. Digging ditch for box and making box. Strong north wind. Very drying day. Gertie & Lola Wallace here last evening.
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Will working on dyke. Self went to White's & borrowed $120. for 60 days at 1 percent per month. Fine drying weather. 20 acres of grain about fit to cut. Nettie went to Anacortes.
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Went to LaConner with Pearl to church. Heard Rev Coanitis? in the A.M. & Fleenor? in the evening. Took dinner with Bailey's folks. Dry & dusty.
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Went to LaConner in the A.M. got ????? & 3 sks flour. Began cutting oats some in the P.M. Will fixing up binder & hauled a load of water in the A.M. Not many oats ripe enough to cut yet.
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Will cutting oats some. Finished the island oats & cut around the Whitney field. Self working on dam or box 1/2 day. Reddish & Walter working 1/2 shocking. Ida & self went to LaConner to the World Fair lecture. Charlie ran off & broke the buggie.
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Reddish took the buggie to town & Pearl also. Self & Will on dyke 3/4 day. Got the box in allright- dry and smoky.
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Will hauling water in the A.M. Self not doing much nor Reddish. Working on the dyke in the P.M. Will 1/2 self 1/4 day. Reddish shocking oats around the piece 1 row.
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Cutting oats in the 17 acre piece. Reddish & Walter shocking. Reddish 1 day, Walter 1/2. Self turning grain. Clowdy & smoky.
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Nettie came home this eve. Cutting 3/4. Shocking all day. Reddish, Walter, self turning & shocking some. Weather clearer. No rain.
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Went to church at B.V. Mr Pickles preached. Pearl came home with the Marshalls. Pleasant but dusty & smoky.
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Hauling dirt from the road ditch to fix road by the stable & tank. Reddish helping. Self went to Youngs Mill to see about getting plank for sluice box to John Balls slough.
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Working on ditch by Jon Balls dam. Reddish, Woodburn & self. Grain ripening slow. Foggy mornings.
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Cutting oats after 9.30 Reddish & Walter 3/4 day each. Will hauled a load of water for himself. Barometer down for rain.
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Will & self went to the saw mill & got the box plank. Cut oats about 2 hours in the P.M. There was a drizzling rain. Too wet to cut. Reddish & Walter shocked about 1/4 day. S.E. Wind all day & barometer 6 degree below 30. Hauled about 1700 ft of lumber from Youngs mill. Paid him $5.00 on acct and owe him $10.30. May started for the Fair.
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Cutting oats & self working on sluice box. Walter & Reddish 1 day each. Will broke a wheel in the binder & went to Gray's for one. Clowdy & strong S.E. wind and a list shower in the eve.
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Cutting oats & barley. Finished this side of the road and cut a shock row around the other piece. Walter & Reddish 1 day each. Clowdy & S.E. wind very much like rain. Self working on sluice box by the Ball ranch.
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Rainy some. Did not go any where.
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Will working on hay press for himself. Self went to town for sacks. Got 1600. Pleasant.
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Cutting 3/4 day. Grain green. Reddish & Walter shocking in the P.M. Walter 6 hours, Reddish 3/4 day. Self on box some & went to see Balls machine. Sold Walter 1.00 worth sugar.
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Cutting oats. Walters went to Dick Balls t othresh. Reddish & self shocking. Fine day & cut after 9 A.M. Ida & Pearl went to town. Reddish has worked to date 9 3/4 days.
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Finished cutting oats. Reddish 3/4. Will shocking in the P.M. Walter working for Ball on my account and yesterday 3/4 day both with team. He got 2 sacks oats of Ball.
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Will threshing for Ball & Peth. Self went to town. Lena & Ida went also. Splendid weather.
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Pleasant day. Will threshing at D. Peths. Move up by the school land at night. Self raked some scattering oat & barley.
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Not much rain last night and to day. A good day for work. I was over to the press in the A.M, and cleaned out the strawberries in the P.M.
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Worked on dyke 3 hours. Rainy lightly. Threshing & baling 3/4 day. Self up to Balls machine in the P.M. A shower in the eve.
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Working on the sluice box 1/2 & in the P.M. cut the wheat. Rain some last night & fine this P.M.
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Walter helped my haul a load of straw & then he hauled his hay. Self shocked the wheat and done the chores. Vail is offering $17. for oats but is not getting any. Ida went to town & got groceries & sack of potatos.
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Went to LaConner with Walter. Bot 2 sks flow. Went down to C Conrads to see machine. Proper came from Seattle this P.M. Fine w.
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Went to preaching by D.D. Proper. Fine day. Ball & Jenne threshing. Took Profer to the dyke in the P.M. Ida & Pearl went to B.V. to hear Mrs Reese in the eve.
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Another fine day. Getting ready for threshers in the A.M. & went to help move the machine in the P.M. The crew got here at 6 P.M.
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Threshing. Clowdy day but no rain. Byron's team. Batchel & team, Kalso & team, Bradley & team, Peth's man & team, D. Peths man & team, Johnson man & team. John Peth's man driving my team. 4 pitches, 2 band cutters, 2 sk sowers, 2 sk fillers, 2 straw stackers. Walter, Allen & Osborn 1/2.
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Finished threshing at 3.30 had 1832 sks oats & 104 barley & 78 sks screenings. Crew same as yesterday except did not have Alvie Osborn & had Smith & team from ????. Got all the grain in screenings & all. It began to rain about 4 P.M. and is raining hard at 8 P.M. Rough on LaC.
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Too rainy for threshing. Cleaning screenings & grass seed. Grass seed 1.00. Esary 177 lbs barley.
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Cleaning screenings & greased in the A.M. & took a load of hay to Esary in the P.M. 2680 lbs. Self went to Bartletts & Kalso's to get money orders.
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Weather clearing up. Took 2850 lbs hay to Dave Esary. 109 lbs barley & 50¢ worth grass seed. Lee threshing in the P.M. Self not doing much.
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Self & Will went to town in the A.M. Will threshing in the P.M. for Bartlett & Byron??. Vail here in the P.M. & bot the oats at 17.00 per ton 7000 sks. Rain nearly all last night. Very damp threshing.
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Will threshing for B. & B. until 9.30 A.M. then moved to Johnsons. Rain in the P.M. Milt Leamer arrived in the P.M. Self not doing much.
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Rain hard nearly all last night. Will came home with team. Not doing much.
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Rain again some this A.M. Milt & Ida & self went to town in the P.M. Will not doing much.
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Rain last night. Milt & self went to Fidalgo & Anacortes. Will cleaning out ditch by John Ball's dam. Poor prospect for threshing.
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Rain hard all last night. Terrible rough weather. Will ditching, cleaning out the John Ball dike ditch. Showery most of the day. Milt & Grandma went visiting. Self helping Will in the P.M. Rain again in the evening. No prospect for threshing any.
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At home Frank & Blanch here. Milt & Grandma came home at 4 P.M.
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Milt started for parts unknown. Self went to LaC to start for Seattle. Will went to Samish in the A.M. with team and took us to LaC. in the P.M.
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Arrived in Seattle and went on jury. Weather stormy.
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Weather better.
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Ida & Grant arrived in Seattle. Pearl also.
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Rhetoric judge at University of Washington.(not in diary, newspaper clipping)
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Rainy day Will not working.
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Raining all last night and to day also. Bad weather to do anything.
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Rain nearly all last night and was misty today. Dave Fulk was here to day and paid for his oats. Morrow paid $5.00 on act. Will not working. Self went to the station for mail. May B home from the Fair. Raining heavily to night.
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Rainy & misty. Very dull day. did not go any where. Grant & Ida little better. Grandma about the same.
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Will sick not doing anything. Self choring a little. Not much rain but very windy. Tom Esary here for hay. Good dry oats are now worth $18. per ton.
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Terrible wind all last night. Will hauled a load of hay to Tom Esary in the A.M. Self loaded the hay and went to Fredonia & bot some potatos.
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Will went to ?????? to get potatos. Self went to town. Cold & raw but no rain.
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Will hauling out a straw stack bottom. Self to Dick Peth's in the P.M. to get seed oats. Will hauling oats from Peth's in the P.M.
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Will hauling seed oats. Finished 134 sks or $114. worth at $18. per ton. Paid $30. Lovely day. Self up to Smiths to see about getting timber & dug potatos in the P.M. & put a gate on the John Ball sluice box.
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Self filling ditch & splitting timber. Will hauling timber from Smith's. Pleasant.
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Will went for a load of ditch rails to Smith's & in the P.M. moving hay press. Self splitting timber & filling ditch. Pleasant.
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Will filling ditch in the "80" & in the P.M. he and Lee killed the calf. Self & Ida went to town for baling wire & groceries. Fine weather. Good many plowing. Oats worth a little over 18. dollars now. John Ball shipped a load to day for Utsalady. Bot 100 lbs sugar, 2 sks flour, &c.
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Began baling but had to quit for rain at 12.30. Rainy & misty the balance of the day.
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Baling hay. Fine weather. Have about 19 tons out now. 166 bales. Fred Kalso, Smith, Sorenson, Will and the Osborns helping. Bebber & Ed Stacey here to dinner.
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Baling hay fine weather. Finished 1/2 the old barn & moved. Mercury at 28. [margin: 28°.]
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Baling hay. Walter helping. Clear & frosty. Have about 52 tons baled. Have pressed about 2300 ???? and have about 1700 left to night. [margin: 24°]
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Change in the weather and began to rain at noon. Alf & Susie here to dinner. [margin: Frost.]
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Rained an inch last night and this A.M. Will went to town this A.M. Self choring. Baling hay in the P.M. Finished the old barn 58 tons & 1200 and a ton & a half left loose. Walter helping 1/2.
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Baling hay, fine weather. Walter not here. Working on the new barn 75 tons out.
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Frost 28° about. Baling hay. 93 1/2 tons done. Walter helping stow away bales. Sold nelson 1/2 ton. Stormy east wind all day. Looks like storms tonight.
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Baling hay. finished all I want to bale. 107 tons. Snow 3 inches this A.M. Some rain and wind. Walter helping. Smith 1/2. Burt? Alexander 1/4. High tide. The first one of the season.
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Cost of baling 107 tons hay: Baling bill $112.35
Smith 10.58
Walter 5.25
Self 6.00
Wire 36.75
Team & feed 6.
Feed 3.
Board 25.
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Strong wind all day. Barometer very low. Tides high. Will and self went to town. Loaned Aunt Lou money to A.J.S. Got a lantern. Oat & hay market no good.
Smith 10.58
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Self 6.00
Wire 36.75
Team & feed 6.
Feed 3.
Board 25.
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Strong wind all day. Barometer very low. Tides high. Will and self went to town. Loaned Aunt Lou money to A.J.S. Got a lantern. Oat & hay market no good.
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Snowing & raining. Poor weather to do anything. Will moving hay press in the P.M. down to Bradley's. Self choring & ""handling"" a new spade.
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Hightest tide so far this year. Rain all last night. Sloppy weather. At home all day. Pleasant part of the day.
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Rain most of the A.M. Hay bales began for Lee. Tholstrup got my wagon to hay bark?. Self fixed up a place to feed horses & went to see the stock across the road. Found them doing well but feed getting short.
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Hay Account 5 1/2 days Mowing at 3.50 = $19.25 3 3/4 days Tedding at 3.50 = 13.25 3 days Raking at 3.50 = 9. 23 days Cocking at 2.00 = 46. Team 17 days Hauling in @ 1.00 = 17. Man 35 days Hauling in @ 2.00 = 70. ------ 183.50 140 tons for $1.31 cts per ton. Cost in Barn & baled $3.22 per ton Cost of Baling 1.92 cents per ton Baling bill for 107 tons 123.35 Extra work stowing bales &c 22.00 Team 9. Wire 36.75 Board of balers 25. ------ 205.10Will baling hay. Self doing chores and Lee helped me kill the calf "Grover". Frost. Walter here and got barley & oats.
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Snow again last night 2 inches. Went and got the calves out of the field. Went and got the calves out of the field. Cut up the meat. He weighed 2880. Walter came and took his hay out of the colts stable. Load day for Frank. Misty and wet.
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Stormy day. Woodburn at Bradleys setting hay press. Self went to LaConner & to church. Heard Rev Fleenor preach. Got Charley shod and haircut and got feed for Will.
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Rain most of the A.M. Cut up the meat. Done chores and worked on the dyke some. Tides not very high now. Ground very wet and road very muddy.
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A fine spring like day. Will at Lee's baling hay. Self working on the dyke, cutting wood & fixing dike & sluice box. Gilbert plowing on Balls ranch.
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At home all day. Rainy day. Wrote a letter to George.
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Self working on the dyke in the A.M. & went down to Lees hay barn in the P.M. Showery some.
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Working on the dyke in the A.M. near hay barn. In the P.M. went over to Dick Peth's & paid for seed oats. Mr & Mrs Chilberg & Frank White's folks here in the eve or all night.
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Rainy day. Went to town. Paid Grace Sun bill & got M.O. for Pearl.
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Misty most of the day. Not doing much but chores. Will baling. Frank's folks here in the evening.
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Went to Mt. Vernon. Awful muddy roads. Misty.
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Rain all last night and all day to day. Ground full of water and running over. Heaviest rain for a year. Tides medium. Figure on a shed to bale hay under. Estimate it will cost 50 dollars for material. 44x44 shed roof covered with shakes.
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At home as usual. Fearful rain all last night. Everything a float. Tides medium.
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Strong south wind & some rain. Will working on his new year. 3/4 and hauled his potatos. In the A.M. we fixed up the barn for the colts & got them in. In the P.M. I went to town on Aunt Lou, Stacey business. Will ditching some in the P.M.
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Self choring. Will started deer hunting. Blustery day. [margin: Tides medium.]
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Showery & raining in the A.M. Pleasant P.M. Self done chores. Made a wagon jack and in the P.M. went to Smiths with his barley and got a cord of ditch timber. Terrible bad roads.
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Doing chores and not much else. Rain in the P.M.
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Doing chores. Rain all last night. Hard much of the land like a lake this A.M. Sold a load of hay (6 bales) to Esary & five bales to Tholstrup at $8.00 per ton. Pleasant day.
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No rain but foggy. Started for church but found there was none and went to Mr Walters. Came home at 3.30 P.M.
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Damp and clowdy but no rain. Went to Fredonia in the A.M. & ditching in the P.M. Will came home from his hunt and went to ditching in the P.M.
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Went to LaConner in the A.M. & split ditch timber in the P.M. Will hauling ditch timber from McKowns. 6 cords bot of Perry McKown. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Strong south E. wind & some rain but not enough to prevent work. Will & self ditching in the "80". Heavy rain all last night. More rain this month than in any month for years.
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Rainy disagreeable day, but we kept ditching most all day. Quite a high tide in the P.M. Tholstrup got 500 lbs oats, but did not pay for them. Said he would pay next week. Everything full of water. Weather warm. Mud, mud, mud, water, water, water. This month takes the cake for rain. Yours truly.
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Moon full this eve at 9. The day set for a high tide. Tide not as high as yesterday. Quite pleasant. Will & self on the dyke 3/4 and ditching some. Clear & pleasant this evening.
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Ida & Grant went to town & staid all night. Christmas tree in LaConner to night. Will & self ditching & filling ditches all day. Fine day to work. Finished the first ditch in the 80 and put timber in about 15 rods of the second one. It is a fine drain, the best one yet in the ranch.
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Pearl came home from Seattle. Highest tide of the season, but not as high as the 86 tide by 8 inches or so. Went to church at LaConner & took dinner with Alf. Pleasant day.
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A very pleasant Christmas day. Lee B. & Alf & Susie came to dine with us also the Woodburns. The predicted high tide did not materialize yet.
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Will not working. Getting ready to bale hay at Callahans. Self took a load of hay to Gaches. A lovely day. Miss Klein came this eve. Pearl went after her.
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A light now this A.M. & some rain in the P.M. Will baling hay. Self ditching & choring. Lee bot a ton of Whidbey Island potatos for $9.00.
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Rain some in the A.M. Will baling hay. Self prospecting ditch and went to Fredonia and made a bargain for 3000 ft of ditch lumber to be paid in hay at $8.00 per ton & Lumber at 7.00 per ton. Ed Stacey's folks here and staid all night.
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Misty & damp. Will baling. Self choring, sharpening tools and ditching 3 1/2 hours. Ed's folks, Fred, Mary & Miss Klein went home this A.M.
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Rain all day. Frank Leamer here.
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Pleasant day. Will baling hay. Self choring & ditching. Tides low, light frost this A.M. & have about 90 rod finished tonight.
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Will baling. Frost 28°. Self went to John Ball's & ditching. Lovely day.
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1 in snow this A.M. & mercury at 30. Good day for work. Will baling in the A.M. and ditching in the P.M. for me. Have 100 rod of ditch ready to plow in now.
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Mercury at 30. Clear & cold all day. Will & self ditching. Will hauled one cord timber from Tholstrups & took a bale of hay to Nelson. Self went to Fredonia to change lumber order. Freezing pretty hard tonight.
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Cold. Self ditching some & fixing rails for sandy ditch. Will hauling wood for himself. Alf got a load of hay on his note of 24. dollars. One year's time. Snow all the P.M. Ground froze 2 inches deep. [margin: Mercury at 20°]
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Snow nearly all day. Not very cold. Self & Will washing and oiling harnesses. Snow 4 or 5 inches deep.
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Good slaying. Snow in showers most of the day. Self went to town and to take Pearls things.
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Will not working. Self choring & loading hay for teams. Good sleighing. Ed Stacey here for hay. [margin: Temp 23°]
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Went out to ditch but had to quit for rain. Fanned the screenings and oiled & washed harness. Rain all day. Snow about gone.
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Ditching all day. Will also. Pleasant day. Land pretty wet and some frost in it. Dug 12 rods ditch to day.
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Ditching most of the day. Weather bad. Windy & rainy. Began in the Whitney field. Land full of water.
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Ditching in the A.M. Will & Ida went to town in the P.M. Ida got a tooth pulled. Self not doing much in the P.M. Terrible windy last night & some rain. Zuwerk says my hay is only worth $7.00 per ton now. This don't make a man rich very fast.
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High tide. Ditching. Will hauling d. timber in the P.M. Warm. Heavy wind all last night.
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High tide. Pleasant but windy. At home all day. Warm & windy.
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Terrible heavy wind again all last night. Ditching in the Whitney field. Quit for rain at 4 P.M. Sat. A.M. was a very high tide in Sullivan slough and at Astoria Ogn.
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Squally & windy but not so but what we could work. Ditching in the Whitney field. In the P.M. Will hauled d. timber, one load from Tholstrups. 4 cords to date.
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Another stormy day but we kept hauling lumber from Fredonia. 3800 ft for box in John Balls field. Middling high tide. Grant shot a duck. Lumber came to $26.60. It will take 6680 lbs hay to pay for it.
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Began on the John Ball ditch. Will, Olsen & self working at it. Got it about 1/2 dug. Cold drying south wind all day. Lee went to town and got me some spikes 50 lbs.
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Working on ditch. Stormy part of the day. Oleson helping 1/2 self & Will 3/4. Have about 11 rods of box in. Grandma went to Anacortes.
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Working on ditch. Had lots of trouble with the sand. Have about 8 rods to put in yet. Olson helping. 1/2 inch snow and growing cold.
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Frost 24°. Went to town to church. Heard O.B. Reed preach. Cold riding.
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Working on the John B. ditch & box. Finished and set the water to running. Olson helping. Mercury at 20°. Fine day for work.
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Snowing in the A.M. Putting in ditch covering and digging ditch out in the Whitney field. Alf here after May.
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Rain last night some but a fine day today. Will & self ditching in the Whitney field near the garden. Dry & finished 16 rods of ditch. Mrs Ed Wells died yesterday.
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Rain part of the day. Will went to LaConner with Tina to get her tooth pulled. Self cleaned out the tank & worked at ditch in the P.M.
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Self ditching. Will hauling ditch timber and a load of hay to Osborn. Esary here for oats. Young for hay on dyke lumber account. 1245 lbs or $4.98.
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Rain last night and this A.M. & was misty most all day. Ditching. Shut up the bull calf to fatten. Tholstrup got 500 lbs oats & 700 of hay- not paid forget. Have 233 rods of ditch timbers in & the John Ball ditch 30.
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Clowdy and misty day. Went down to the new box and found it working well and the water nearly out of the lake.
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Rain all last night & half of the day. Ground covered with water. Will washing & fixing up harness. Self fixing up the parlor stove & went to the station. Wrote to Geo. & rec'd a letter from him.
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I went to town to day to make Alf's tank. Will ditched to day. Very pleasant day, cool in the evening. Something like a frosty night.
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Slight frost this morning. Will ditching.
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Quite frosty this morning and very foggy. William ditching to day.
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Came from LaConner. Wrote to Bebber. Finished Alf's & Tillinghasts tanks. This has been a fine week for work. Made two tanks in 4 1/2 days, with Alf's help.
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At home all day. Terrible windy day.
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Will hauling ditch timber. Self went to town. Pleasant day. Young got a load of hay 1280. Looks some like spring.
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Showery day, but we worked most of the day. Put 22 sks screenings in the oats bin. Hauled out a load of ditch timber & in the P.M. worked in the garden ditch and some in the Whitney field. D. Esary took a load of hay.
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Another stormy day, some rain most of the A.M. Ditching in the P.M. Will & self both in the orchard. Self up to Kalsos in the A.M. The Esarys owe me $14.20, Tom $3.49, David $10.81 to date after deducting shakes 24.50.
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Stormy last night & this A.M. 1/2 in. snow. Self & Will down in the "80" cleaning out dyke ditch & started a new ditch for the lake. Land pretty wet.
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1/2 inch of snow this A.M. but a pleasant day. Will & self ditching. Nettie started for Anacortes. Have 20 rods of the new ditch finished ready for timber. Sullivan just sold 555 bales hay.
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Both ditching. Fine day for work. Put in 20 rods of timber in the new ditch and struck sand.
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Cold south wind and a sprinkle of snow this A.M. At home all day.
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Rain part of the day w some snow. Ditching some & self cutting wood some.
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A good day to work. Went to the timber & made rails to put in the ditch. Frank White here this eve & Susie Stacey.
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Zerwekh here to dinner. Daisy had a calf this A.M. "Patti". Went to the ditch to work. Walter got a load of hay on wood account. He owes me 31 cords of wood now. Strong south wind all day.
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I offered Zerwekh my oats at $18. & hay at $7. He did not take me up. Strong A.M. cold rain & snow. Loaded up a load of hay for Pierce and took it to town in the P.M. & found Butter Cup had her calf this A.M. "Jenny Lind".
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Will took a load of hay to Gaches in the A.M. Self fixing a calf pen & the hay barn doors. Snow & rain in the P.M. Very disagreeable weather. No chance for plowing this month.
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Squally day & cold. Will & self ditching on the "80" near the lake. Paddy Chase here to see the heifer. Susie Stacey went home. Ground wet, began saving Daisy's milk. She is not doing very well.
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Will went to Tom Esary's with a load of hay. In the P.M. Lee helped us kill the bull calf. Snow most of the day. Snow 5 or 6 inches deep. Went for Grandma & Nettie, but they did not come. [margin: Temp at 19°.]
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Mercury at 22°. Will went to Rudene's to get barley ground. Clear & cold. Self went to Depot & got Grandma & Nettie. Not doing much else but chores.
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Clear & cold. Ditching 6 hours mostly in the orchard. Will sold his calf. Let Olson have 50 lbs of meat to be paid in pork when he kills. [margin: Temp 19°]
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Clear & cold. Finished the garden ditch. Cut up the meat & went to town, Will also. Heard oats were only worth $16 in Seattle and hay in proportion. Good bye farmers. Bot case of oil & 2 sks flour & sks sugar. Pleasant weather but cold. [margin: Temp 21°]
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Went to the timber and made rail for ditch. In the P.M. began filling & finished ditch in the Whitney field. [margin: Temp 24°]
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Warmer. Working at the Whitney ditch.
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Stormy. Went to LaC. with Grandma & heard Rev Fleenors last sermon.
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Will went to town in the P.M. hauled ditch rails & self cutting wood & working at the ditch. Finished the Whitney field. [margin: Rainy A.M.]
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Rec'd a letter from George. Stormy & windy. did not do anything in the A.M. Worked at ditch some in the P.M.
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Another miserable wet windy day and enough to disgust any one of trying to do anything. Hauled a load of timber but quit for rain. In the P.M. worked 2 hours then quit for rain again. Not much prospect of plowing before middle of month.
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Ditching and hauled a load of (timber) hay for Perry McKown 1/2 ton. Grandma came home with Alf. Mrs Richardson here to dinner.
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Ditching & hauling d. timber from McKowns. 2 loads. Finished digging in the lower field. Snow in the P.M. some.
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Went to Bay View to church. Ida staid at Mrs. Elliott's to dinner. Cool. Roads very bad.
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Alf here for hay. Heard Mr Moore in LaConner was dead. Ida & the children went to LaC. in the P.M. Will & self finished the ditch in the "80" in the P.M. Began plowing in ditches. Cold raw north wind -- Land drying fast.
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Some sleet last night but no rain to day. Finished plowing in ditches and hauled out the stack bottom across the road. Cold & windy. Ida & children still away.
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Dry wind in the P.M. Cleaned out the privy & hauled out stock bottom. Ida came home from P. Ridge. Cool & showery.
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Heavy wind all last night & rainy more or less to day. Did not do much. Made some eave troughs for Alf. & went to Kalso's in the P.M. Will hauled out the bal. or the stock butt in the P.M.
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Stormy in the A.M. Will not working to day, not feeling well. Self splitting wood some & choreing. Rains not very heavy, but cold.
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Cold & windy as usual & some rain in the P.M. Will finished the ditch in the lower field & began some in the field near the road & across a slough neck in the Whitney field. I helped some.
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At home rain some in the P.M. May Risbell & Mr Phipps here calling as man & wife. Will & folks up to Balls.
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Began breaking meadow across the road next to the Purdy Ranch. Sold Esary a scow load of hay & went to town. Brot home a case of oil.
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Rain some last night. Will plowing sod self choring & ditching. Bill & F Jenne plowing strong yesterday. Rained & hail at 5.30. Plow teams had to quit. Hartman & Stacey here to dinner.
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Another wind day & some showers, very cold. Will plowing -- Self ditching & cleanout old ditch by the Purdy line fence. Very disagreeable weather, but ground getting dry.
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Rain again in the A.M. & showery in the P.M. Cleaned out ditch in the P.M. next to Purdy ranch. Warm in the P.M. Land pretty wet.
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Another sorry day. Rain & hail. Self cutting thistles in the A.M. & Will plowing. Most all day. Self cutting thistles, sawing wood & plowing in the P.M.
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An inch of snow this A.M. Ground will be as wet as ever. No show for farming, much this month. Working on the road to the hay barn, ditching. Ida & Tina went to town. Snow in the P.M.
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Stormy day. Went up to Kalso's. Mr Kalso sick.
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Will took a load of barley to Rudene's for feed. Self not doing much. In the P.M. helped fix the school house. Will washing the fruit trees.
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The Perry here for Purdy's oats. Fine weather. Margie sick last night. Not working shit A.M. Self went to Callahan's to see about road tax. In the P.M. hauled loose hay from the hay barn. [margin: Frost]
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Will plowing sod. Self went to town to see about markets. Found them flatter than ever. Good oats only worth 15 or 16 dollars per ton. Fine drying day. Grant sick with fever. [margin: Frost.]
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Grant still sick & had Dr. Howe. Self went after Dr. with Fred Kalso. Will plowing. Fine dry day. [margin: Frost.]
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Will plowing. Self went to town with hay for Gaches. Grant some better. Dry weather. [margin: Frost.]
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Will plowing stubble. Self hauling hay for Pierce & Gaches. Fine drying weather. Roy Carter here recuperating.
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Plowing with two teams. Will on sod. Zerwekh here and bargained for the hay at 6.75 or 7. according to freight. Rain some just night.
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Clowdy & threatening rain. Plowing with two teams. Will on sod. Ground in pretty fair order. U?????lt the colt out last Saturday and the calves out today. They are fine ones.
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Clowdy & threatening rain & sprinkling all day. Will plowing sod. Self stubble across the road. Land not as dry as last year as this time. Rained considerable last night.
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Rainy in the A.M. Will finished plowing the sod. Self not doing much, went and got a scraper to grade a slough but it had too much water in it.
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Most too wet to plow. Will went to town and to Rudene's for ground barley. Self choring & hoing pie plant and made a bed for Grant.
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Plowed some in the A.M. Captain Burson here with steamer Lilly for hay. Help load in the P.M. Rainy.
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Went to LaConner with Roy. Heard Rev J.C. Baker preach. South wind all the A.M. The Lilly finished loading hay. Hard shower in the eve.
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Will went to Anacortes. Self went to LaConner in the P.M. Got checks for hay cashed. Pleasant day but too wet for plowing.
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Will & self went to Fredonia for lumber. Hauled home 600 ft. Will plowed in the P.M. self went to work on the school house to fix chimney. Otto helping. Roy came again & Alf here to dinner.
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Will & self plowing. Land pretty wet. Pleasant day. Tom Reddish brot his books "M. Dawn".
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The Utsalady here for Lee's hay. Will & self plowing. Have about 45 acres to plow yet. Looks like rain.
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Strong south wind all day. Plowing with two teams in the Whitney land.
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Plowing, showery in the A.M. with two teams. Self across the road. Pleasant P.M. Schooner Perry here in the eve. Shipped Zerwekh 200 sks oats.
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Dull day but no rain. Ida & Nettie went to Bay View to church. Roy here yet.
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Rainy most of the day. Plowed some in the P.M. Pretty wet. Phil Bartlett here in the A.M. All cleaning oats.
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Damp. Rained hard last night. Plowed in the P.M. Hauled hay & cleaned oats in the A.M.
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Sent letter to Geo Sisson with dft for interest. Plowing all day. Clowdy and little rain at night Bar. high. Have 25 acres to plow yet.
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Rain nearly all night and a good part of the day - A duplicate of last season to all appearances. Went to town in the P.M. Willl hauling a load of wood for himself.
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Went to LaConner with hay with Gaches. Self dug out a log. Cut thistles and pile up straw with Will in the P.M. Land wet.
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Went to LaConner to church. Rev. Baker preached. Went to Tillinghasts to dinner.
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Frost. Pleasant but cold. Plowing with two teams. Land rather wet. School began.
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Strong south wind. Much like rain. Plowing with two teams. Rec'd a letter from Geo.
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Plowing with 2 teams. Clowdy & a little rain in the P.M. Capt of the Perry here with an offer on oats from Zewerkh of $18 on consignment. Did not accept it, but hope for more.
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Plowing with two teams and Bartlett helped in the P.M. with his team for piece across the road. All but head lands.
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Went and got Jennes disk harrow. Will plowing in the A.M. Finished. Began on sod with disk & four horses in the P.M. Self plowed orchard in the A.M. Phil Bartlett here all day with 2 horses and used one of mine. Ida went to town with 60 lbs Rhubarb, eggs, lettuce, &c. Cold in the P.M. and a little rain in the evening. Hot in middle of day.
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Ball seeding since Thursday. Finished plowing headlands & orchard. Will harrowing sod with 4 horses. Warm & pleasant. Boyd here to see Blackie. Offered 35 dollars only.
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Gaches bargained for the oats at $20. Sharp frost this A.M. but clear & pleasant. Land getting quite dry where it was plowed wet. Alf Stacey here to dinner & wife. Mr Bailey came down in his wheel.
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Will disk harrowing sod. Self rough harrowing with 2 horses. Warm with south wind. Planted some potatos.
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Will disk harrowing. Self rough harrowing with two teams. Mr Baker here this eve.
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Will finished the sod and began seeding in the P.M. Self rough harrowing. Polly had a calf. Barometer low and looks like rain.
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Began raining in the night and kept it up all day and it is a regular soaker. Not doing anything but chores & mixing seed
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Went to LaConner. Rainy day. Doing nothing but chores. Mr Baker went to town. Oats worth 24.00 per ton.
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Will went to town with a load of hay for Paddy O'Hare. 2970. Self doing nothing. Rain most of the day and very cold. T.C. Boyd here and bot "Blackie" for $38.00. Cheap.
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Pleasant but windy. Quite a drying day. Land very wet. Meadows looking well. The folks went up to Gray's.
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Fine day. Will seeding finished the sod the sod piece. Self rough harrowing on the Whitney piece. Looks like rain.
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Loaded the oats on the Utsalady in the A.M. & cleaned up the granary in the P.M. Rained nearly all day. Very discouraging for farmers. Land about as wet as ever.
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Have 26 sks feed oats. 85 sks selling oats. 23 sks barley. 10 sks chicken feed. 147 seed, 25 chaf. Will not working only chores. Self went to town with Rhubarb. Sold 57 lbs. Rainy A.M. Mr Barr here all night.
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Rain again all last night. Ranch like a lake. Killing mice in the A.M. Will hauled 2 loads of wood in the P.M.
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At home all day. Terrible wet & muddy. Was down at the sluice boxes and they were all running as full as winter time.
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Ditching - rain some in the A.M. Put in 13 rods timber in the Whitney field.
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Pleasant. Ditching in the sod piece across the road. It is awful wet. Ida went to town. Roy sick yet. The Anna Pines after hay. Lee's & Balls.
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Pleasant drying day but looks like rain to night. Ditching. Put in about 17 or 18 rods today. Began getting daily paper last night.
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Hauling hay & plowing out ditches in the Whitney field. In the P.M. Will & self harrowing in the oats that have bee sowed two weeks.
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Pleasant but windy & cold, very drying day. Will seeding across the road. Self rolling meadow. 42 acres sowed to night.
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Will seeding. Finished across the road. Self harrowing & Will 2 hours on the sod piece. Wet. Rainy P.M. Not doing anything.
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Frank & Blanch here today. Self & Frank went to church at B.V. Clowdy but no rain.
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Seeding & harrowing 8 hours, Walter & team here. Clowdy & threatening rain. Land pretty wet in spots & some in good order.
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Will went to get the buggie fixed & horse shod in the A.M. & to town in the P.M. Ida went with him & Pearl came home. Rain a good part of last night. ! inch to day & yesterday. A hard time to get crops in.
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Will hauled two loads of D timber from Smith. Self ditching 3/4 & Will 1/2 in the Whitney field. Ed Stacey here last night with fish. The Anna Prince here for Ball's hay. Looks very much like rain to night.
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Ditching in the A.M. Will seeding in the P.M. Self sowing grass seed across the road. Land very wet & in poor order.
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Will harrowing all day. Finished rough harrowing. Planted some peas & went to town in the P.M. Rain again at night.
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Rain slowly all last night and a good part of to day. Land wetter than I ever saw it at this date. Went down & looked at the sod piece and rate it a poor crop.
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Will hauling wood in the A.M. & harrowing in oats by the hay barn in P.M. Self choring & cutting thistles.
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Will harrowing in the A.M. Seeding in Whitney field in the P.M. Fine drying day. Self planted some garden stuff & leveled sods in the sod piece of oats. Ed Stacey here in the P.M. all night. Will Hunt here at Wills. Rec'd letter from Geo.
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Will Hunt here at Wills. Walter & team here. Will sowing oats. Self working garden, cutting thistles, stopping musk rat hole, &c. Drying day, north wind. Skagit pretty high. Ida & Pearl went to town in the P.M. with Beauty. Warm & dry.
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War,est day of the season. Finished sowing oats. Walter & Will harrowing. Self rolling in the P.M.
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Harrowing & rolling. Will Hunt started east. Warm drying weather. Skagit River high. Walter here with team. We are about done harrowing. Oats sowed a week are coming up.
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Harrowing & rolling. Finished harrowing. Very warm with south wind and a light shower in the evening. Skagit River booming and lots of country over flowed. Mt. Vernon flooded & Brown Slough country.
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Pleasant. Went to church at Bay View. Rev Malloy preached. Was up to Fredonia in the P.M. Saw lots of water. The R.R. flooded.
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Skagit River higher than ever. Over all the land from Indian Slough south as far as we can see. Will & self up to Ball's helping on his Fredonia dyke. Stopped the water.
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Jenne's dam went out. River no higher. Self up to Balls & Fredonia in the A.M. Will planting potatoes for himself. Self planting garden in the P.M.
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Will rolling finished. Self cutting weed and planting potatos. Water still all over the land below the Rail Road. Went to church at B.V. in the eve.
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Will hauling wood for himself in the A.M. Both working on the road in the P.M. Warm & dry.
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Helping Jenne on Sluice box. Will working on road with team & wagon. Warm. River coming up again. Thunder shower in the evening.
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Had a fine shower last night for late grain. Went to B.V. to church. Rev Malloy preached. Clowdy & showery to day. Bebber here to dinner. Another thunder shower.
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Warm growing day. Oats growing fine. Will went to town. Self up helping Geo Jenne make a sluice box. Tides high and Jenne getting salted. The river coming up again.
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Helping on the box. Will ditching out by the hay barn for a road. Fine growing weather. Went to church at B.V. in the evening.
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Will working at road ditch. Self filed a saw for Jenne, planted some turnips, fixed screen door & help ditch some. Fine weather. Oats looking well.
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Will hauling shakes from Esary. 2 loads. Self cutting tar weeds and made a gate for hay barn pasture.
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Will hauling rock for dyke. Self went to town on foot. Saw lots of water on the fields. Had to wade part of the way.
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Planted some potatos for Will & hauled a load of brush in the A.M. Working in the orchard in the P.M. Clearing grass away from the trees.
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Self & the girls went to B.V. to church. Pickles preached. Good growing weather but rather cool.
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Showers last night. Will hauling rock & gravel for gate and went to Wilsons in the P.M. to work on dam. Self choring & went to school meeting & Walter's.
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Will helping Lee fix road in the A.M. and hauling brush for Jenne's dam in the P.M. Self up to the dam. He has about 30 min at it. Grain looking well, hay also. Light shower this A.M. Interest on G.S. $300. note amts to $7.65 to June 15th.
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Will hauling wood for him self in the A.M. & helping Jenne on dam in the P.M. Self at Jenne's in P.M.& choring in the A.M. & planting some peas.
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Ida 37 to day. Will hauling threshing wood in the A.M. Not working in the P.M. Self up to Jenne's & cutting thistles. Received letters from Father & George.
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Will not working & went to town. Ida with him. Self working on dyke in the A.M. & breaking Prince in the P.M. He weighs 1304 & Queen 1216.
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Fine growing weather. Oats & grass looking pretty well. Peck's folks here & Frank & Blanche in the eve. Will sick. Self putting brush & rock out by the dyke at Purdy's granary.
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Frank & Blanche White here all day. Pleasant. Had the first mess of strawberries.
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Will not working went to Anacortes. Self mowing yard & went to town in the P.M. with Grandma.
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Will & team working on the road. Self painting chairs & house or "balustrades", warm & dry.
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Will working on the road. Self off with Daisy in the A.M. & painting in the P.M.
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Will working on the road in the A.M. Self cutting tar weed in the P.M. Both went to town for dyke plank and took a load of oats to Polson & Co.
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Will working on the road. Self hauled a load of rock & worked in the orchard some. Unloaded the planks from LaConner for sluice box. Warm & dry, oats and rain.
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Will working on the road and self in the P.M. Self on dyke account 1/4 and cutting weeds out of the oats 1/4. Clowdy with light rain. Set out cabbage after supper.
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Self sick. Kate here with her children. Tillie Klein here this eve. Will went after her.
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Self & Will & team working on the road. Pleasant but too dry for oats. Picked about 70 lbs of berries.
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Will & self on the road 1/2 with team. Ed Stacey here and got 40 lbs of berries. Picked 70 lbs to day.
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Working on the road. Clowdy. Will & self have $36. dollars worked out to night.
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Self cutting tar weeds 1/2. Will hauling gravel 1/2. Rain hard in the P.M. Cleaned out the wash water tank. Got the horses shod this A.M. at B.V. Clark Wallace here this P.M.
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Will hauling wood in the A.M. Went to town in the P.M. with oats and got a new stove.
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Was going to Mt Erie, but it rained in the A.M. Set out 500 cabbage & some celery. Pulled weeds & picked berries. Will hauled wood in the P.M. Edna & Geo Peck & Burchett here.
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Rev. Baker preached in B.V. this P.M. We all went. Mrs W. here to supper. Wrote to Geo. Lovely day. Oats growing very fast.
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Will hauling gravel. 7 loads. One for self. Self working in the garden & piled up the dyke plank with team. Clear & pleasant. Pecks & Bartlett here to go to Mt Erie.
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All went to Mt Erie. Walters folks with the rest. Also Tillinghasts & Baileys. Had a good day. Got home at 6.30 P.M.
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Went to Fredonia. Hauled 2 loads of dyke lumber & one load of wood. Dry & warm.
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Went to LaC with Grandma to church. Rev. D.D. Profer preached. John 17-18. Jenne's dam went out again last night. Warm & pleasant. [margin: Fine weather all this week.]
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Will & the folks went to Anacortes. Self helping Jenne on his dam.
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Fine weather. Will helping Jenne. Self painting house.
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Both helping Jenne on dam & put it in again. Ida & Pearl down to Phipps. Roys' folks here this eve & Lucy Risbell.
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Will hauling wood for himself in the P.M. & 1/4 in the P.M. hoing potatos & hauled a load of cheap lumber in the P.M. [margin: Self took Daisy away and helped Jenne in the P.M. on dam.]
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W. hoing potatos for him self 1/4. Hauled a load of lumber & in the P.M. hoed strawberries. Self cultivated in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M. Got a 100 lbs sugar, 1/2 bb flour & can of paint. Took the old stove up to Polson's.
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Fixed up the mower in the A.M. & began mowing in the P.M. Grass heavy & badly lodged.
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Ida & Nettie went to town to meeting self at home, read & wrote to Geo. Fine hay day.
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Will mowing. Self tedding & raking. Walter clearing track. Oleson & Larson cocking 1/2 each. Fine weather. Every body haying. [margin: 4]
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Haying. Will mowing. Walter clearing track. Oleson, Larson cocking & stirring(?) Arnold Tholstrup cocking 1/2. Self tedding & raking. Fine weather. [margin: 5 1/2]
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Will mowing. 25 acres cut. Self tedding & raking. Wlater, Arnold, Oleson & Larson cocking. Fine hay day. [margin: 6]
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Self raking. Will tedding 1/4 & cocking 3/4. Walter, Arnold, Larson & Olson cocking. Clowdy & threatening rain now mowing. Hay all cocked except 4 swathes around 16 acres. [margin: 6]
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Fine day. Will mowing 1/2. Went to Bests in the P.M. self. Self lidding 1/2. Other men not working. [margin: 1]
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Fine dry day. Will mowing. Self tedding & raking 3/4. Walter 1/2. Arnold 1/2. Olsen 1 & Larson 1. About 6 acres to mow yet. & 6 or 7 mowed and not raked. [margin: 4 3/4]
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W. mowing finished at 7 P.M. Self tedding & raking. Walter, Arnold, Larson cocking. Olsen clearing track. Warm & dry, good hay weather.[margin: rm 5 lm 6]
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Damp this A.M. began putting up hay but had to quit for dry hay. Walter 3/4, Olsen 1/4, Larson 1/4, Arnold 1/4. Dry in the P.M. but windy. Will tedding 1/2 and cocking 1/2 self raking & cocking. Walter raking for himself 1/4. Mrs Dutach & her nephew here to get black heifer. Sold her for 30.00. [margin: 3 1/4]
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Will tedding and hauling hay. Walter 1/2, Arnold 1, Oleson 1, Larson 1. Self raking 3 hours, Arnold cocking 1/2, Self moving away hay and workng on a new rack. Ida went berrying & got lots. [margin: 4 days on putting up.]
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Will hauling manure out of the hay barn and we both went to town in the P.M. Self working on hay rack some.
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Arnold helping haul hay. Will hauling hay in the horse barn. Have 11 loads in to date. [margin: 2 1/2]
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Showery, Will hauled a load of rock at the hay barn and in the P.M. not working, fixing up hog pens. Self getting ready to haul hay, fixing ropes, &c.
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Rain quite a considerable last night but none to day. Ida went to church & Pearl & Nellie ?????? ????? to day.
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Began hauling hay but it was too wet only hauled 8 loads old barn. Arnold 3/4, Walter 3/4 team to haul 2 loads. Will 1/2 by Callahan hay, Sorenson 1/4. Will over to Callahan's baling hay.
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Hauling hay. Will 1, Walter & team 1, Olsen 1, Arnold 1, Sorenson 1, Larson 1, Self 1, Soderburg 1. Pleasant and drying day. 30 loads. 38 in old barn to night. Hauling hay. Fine day. 28 loads in the new barn. Crew same as yesterday. Callahans shipped 20 tons of hay. Cocked up a week ago last Sunday. His team ran away this P.M.
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Baling hay. Will baling. Sorenson, Larson, Walter & self working. Raking in hay and hauling bales. Baled 18 tons. Timothy.
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Finished up haying. Hauled in 6 loads in the old barn and one in the stable. Finished hauling bales. Have had Walter 1, Sorenson 3/4, Tholstrup 1. Loads hay hauled to date: Stable 12, Newbarn 41, Old barn 59 1/2, Olsen 5, Tholstrup 3, Sorenson 1, Young 3 1/2, Walter (still to haul).
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Went Ridgeway t0 church the P.M. Rev Baker preached.
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Will not working, a light rain this A.M. choring in the A.M. & went up to Walters for black berries in the P.M.
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Will hauling rails from Smith's in the A.M. and a load of lumber in the P.M. Self working in the garden and went to Fredonia. Mr Doler came and got his heifer and gave a note for twenty-five dollars for 30 days. Clowdy & a little rain this A.M.
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Will & self painting house. Mr Baker & Alf here, also Frank and Blanche for B. berries.
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Self painting. Will hauling gravel by the barn. Mrs Wallace here this eve. Mrs. Dutsch here for a calf and Mrs Dober for his cow or heifer. Frank & B. went home.
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Will painting, self hauling gravel.
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Will hauling gravel & setting fence posts. Self painting & went to town in P.M.
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Went to LaConner to church and took dinner with Baileys folks. Dry & dusty.
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Will hauling gravel in the A.M. & both making fence by the hay barn meadow in the P.M.
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Hauled a load of rock & brush for dyke by Purdy's granary and fix the wagon shed and in the P.M. Dipped wagon wheels in boiling oil.
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Hauled posts & timber for the baling shed & oiled wagon wheels. Warm & dry.
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Went to the timber and got a load of split cedar. In the P.M. Will painted porches. Self went to town. Warm & dry. John Ball began cutting oats. "Prize Takera", Brine all to green yet for nearly two weeks. I owe Larson 2.85 & paid 10. Since 10 1/4 days.
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Will went to the timber for a load of posts. Put 19 sks feed in the grain bin. In the P.M. began on a another wagon shed. Found the baled hay heating.
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Both working on boxes for Dyking Co. Kalso's also. Girtie went to town with Sweet Peck & took the cart & Beauty (Dyke: Sisson 2 Kalso 2 Jorgenson 1)
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Went to LaC. to church and took our ?????? there. Several others joined.
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Woodburns baby born. Working on dyke. Will out half and one half to see the baby. Making lane to put in boxes. Warm & dry (Bradley 2, Sisson 1 1/2, Bartlett 1/2, Isaacson 1) Dyke. Ed's folks here to supper.
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Working on dyke. (Self 3/4, Sorenson 1/2, Smith 1/2, Isaacson 1/2, Bartlett 1, Bradley 1 1/4.) Will hauling water & fixing up binder & hauled some lumber for dyke. Made dam for second box. Warm & dry. Massey cutting oats, Byron also. Ella Risbell & Arlie Whitney here to night.
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Working on dyke boxes 1/2 each or 1 day. In the P.M. set posts for the hay shed. Warm. Tides not right for dyking. Will have to do it next week.
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Went to LaC. in the A.M. Bot sacks at 7 1/2. In the P.M. worked on hay shed. Will to town in the A.M. Baby Woodburn sick with C. Infection. Dr. Howe here to see her. Threatening rain this eve.
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Will's baby died this A.M. Self went to town for the coffin and went to the burial in the P.M.
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Went to town to take Mr Baker and get medicine for Grant. Will not working in the A.M. Hauled some water in the P.M.
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James Busbett here. Came yesterday. Smoky. Grant some better. Went to B.V & heard Mr Pickles.
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Will & self got the binder out and worked on hay shed 3/4. Bartlett, Lee, & Hubert each worked on the west box in the A.M. Figuring(?) it out. Bartlett floated it out in the P.M.
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Bradley & Bartlett cutting oats. Working on dyke: Self 3/4, Woodburn 3/4, Bartlett, Bradely 1/2, Hubert A. 1/2, Smith 1/2, Fred K. 3/4, Otto K 3/4.
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Working on dyke. A. Osborn 1/2, Otto 3/4, Fred 1/2, Smith 1, E. Tholstrup 1, Bradley 1/2, Alexander 1/2, Walker for 1, Bartlett 1/2, Woodburn 3/4, Leamer 1/4, Sisson 1. Very smoky. Fred & Frank White here. Pulling in boxes.
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Put in the box near warehouse. Had some bother with a cave? Fred K. 1/2, Otto K. 3/4, Bradley 1, Alexander 1, Walker for Bartlett 1/2, E Tholstrup 1, Sisson 1, Smith 1/2, Osborn 1/2, Woodburn & team 1/4. Will fixed up and cut oats in the P.M. but they were pretty green. Frank White, began work. Painting in the A.M. & shocking in the P.M. Walter 1/2.
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Frank & self working on shed. Will hauling ditch timber. Self went to the Primary Election in the P.M. Clowdy and raining some in the P.M.
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Clear & pleasant with strong west wind. Grain ripening very fast. Frank, Pearl & self went to Ridgeway. Ida & Nettie went to LaC to take Nettie to school.
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Clowdy but not much rain. Cutting oats. About 13 acres. Walter & Frank shocking 1/2. In the A.M. fixed fence & worked on the shed some.
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Drizzling rain most of the day. Did not cut any oats. Mended sacks in the A.M. & worked on the shed in the P.M. some. Walter & Frank also. Will not working in the P.M. Went to take his girl home.
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Another bad day for harvesting. Not doing much in the A.M. In the P.M. Frank & self putting on shakes on hay shed. Will hauling water and manure. Rain some in the A.M. Looking better in the P.M.
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George's baby born (girl). Frank & Will went to town, Ida also & Grant. Cut oats in the P.M. Finished the sod piece. Frank & Walter shocking in the P.M. & Will cutting. Republican Convention is held today at Sedro.
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Damp in the A.M. with fog. Finished the shed. Walters, Frank shocking oats. Will cutting. Jenne got the hay press. Self working on shed. Ida & Grant in town, warm & pleasant.
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Cutting oats after 9.30. Wet in the A.M. White & Walter working. Walter 3/4, self working about shed some, making troughs &c. Mr Dolan here & paid for his heifer.
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Went to LaConner to church and too Grandma up & brot Ida & Grant home. Fine day. Paddy OHare threshing. Lee cutting oats. Frank White went home & back this evening.
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A beautiful day. Had poor luck, broke the sway bar and did not get in out 1/2 time. Walter & Frank shocking grain cutts.
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Threatening rain and a few light showers. Got the binder mended and cut oats some. Finished all but the Whitney piece. Frank & Walter working 3/4.
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Rainy this A.M. Fixing binder, hauling manure and breaking colt. In the P.M. cutting & shocking oats. Walter & Frank & self shocking.
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Cutting oats in the Whitney field. Had a good run and must have cut 16 acres. Frank & Walter shocking. Self part of the time. Fine day. Rec'd a letter from Geo. stating they had a girl.
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Rainy day. All doing nothing.
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Will & self on dyke in the A.M. Frank to LaConner in the P.M. Finished the oats. Frank & Walter shocking until 4 P.M. Put the binder away and cleaned out the tank by the wagon shed.
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Pleasant day. Went to Ridgway to church.
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Rainy day. Fixed up the barn for threshing & went to the blacksmiths shop. Will went to Bob's to cut oats but it rained.
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Went to Fredonia & got a load of lumber 880 ft. Ida & Pearl went to LaConner. Rain lots last night & this A.M. Too wet to thresh.
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Went to town & got the sacks and took a load of wood. Pleasant. Will went to Bob's cutting oats with Star.
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Will went to Bob's to cut oats but it rained about all day & very hard in the P.M. Self fixing up a rig to unload wagon beds. The outlook for threshing is tough.
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Went to LaConner with Lee to see Jenne about threshing. Will went to dig potatos in the A.M. & worked on dyke in the P.M. Pleasant day but too wet to thresh.
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Self & Will both working on dyke. Pleasant day. Lee went to town for sks and got my baling wire for Kalso.
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Self went to LaC. & took Nettie. In the eve went to B.V. & heard Baker preach.
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The machine at Lee's 3/4 Will & Sorenson & 2 teams also. Self not doing much.
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Will & Sorenson at Lee's & Bartletts. Very windy day and threatening rain all day. Barometer lower than since last winter 29.50. Grain all turning out poorly. Bob only 1200 in two days threshing.
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Rain about 2 hours last night, but the wind kept blowing and dried it out so we threshed this P.M. & made a good run 602 sks. Steamer here for Kalso's hay. Walter hauling sks. Mr Wilkinson here to see me.
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Rain again last night but dried off at 9.30 Threshed 800 sks. Smith helping in the warehouse. Walter hauling sks.
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Rain this A.M. but wind dried it off so we threshed after dinner and finished at 3.30 & the machine went to Byrons. Smith & Sorenson 1/2.
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The machine at Byron's & Kalso's and moved to Lee's at night. Will & Sorenson with the machine. Clowdy & low bar. Self went to town. Every body complaining of short crops.
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Will went to Jennes to thresh but could not. Self went to Kalso & made out dyke orders. In the P.M. fanned oats or screenings to get grass seed.
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Rain nearly all night and dito all day. Discouraging for those who have grain out. Not doing much but fanning screenings. Will went to town in the P.M. and took Ida & Grant and got the baling wire.
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Sowed grass seed in the A.M. on pasture. Will hauling out straw & manure. Self helping some in the P.M. [margin: Sold Frank to Pruitt for $50.00]
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Hauling out stack bottom. Showery. Heavy rain last night. Ida & Grant still in town.
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Pleasant day, light frost. Finished hauling out the stock bottom. Put 50 sks & screening oats in the feed bin. Will went to Walters and got some potatos and some apples of Tommy Reddish. Self went to town and got Ida & Grant and got Charly shod. Ball threshing again.
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Fine day. Ida & Pearl went to Ridgway to church. Self at home in the A.M. & went over to the Whitney Island in the P.M. Saw the oats that the were threshing. They were very weedy and damp. Will went to Fred Jennes to thresh for him and D. Ball.
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Killed Coxey, he weight 250 lbs. Lee helped. Began baling hay, about 16 tons. Hay in fine order but weighs light. Rained some last night but was a nice day to day. Kate threshing this P.M.
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Baling over 20 tons. Fine weather.
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Baling. Finished the new barn. Kate finished threshing.
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Baling broke down & last 1H 45M. Self cleaning out ditch and made box for the ditch by the John Ball sluice box. Self went to town with Maud in the P.M. Pleasant day. Miller sold his oats 200 tons at $15.75.
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Baling fine day. Self choring.
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Baling. Finished at 10 A.M. 103,400 lbs. Ida & Grant went to LaC. in the P.M. to get pictures taken. Will & self hauling straw in the P.M. Rained at 5 P.M. Still owe Sorenson $4.75. Paid 12 dollars.
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At home all day. Mist part of the day. Ida & Grant came home.
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Will & self hailing straw all day. Have in 12 loads all told, 5 in the hay barn.
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Hauling manure in the Orchard. Self went to town to a political meeting this eve. & took Ida & Grant up. Doolittle did not come. Very strong north wind all day.
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Hauling manure. Plowed the orchard and was scraping away the corner of the ditch bank out by the John Ball line dyke. Beautiful day & ground getting pretty dry. Rec'd a $300 dft last night from Geo for which I am to pay 6% from Oct 10 until paid.
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Working down by the John Ball line in the A.M. grading ditch bank. Not doing much in the P.M. Will & Tina went to town. [margin: Sent Geo Sisson a note for $300 dated Oct 10, 1894 with interest at 6%]
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Will & self & team working on dyke at Cultis dam 3/4 with team. Some rain in the P.M. The folks went to Odd Fellows social in the eve.
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Will went to the Ridge for potatos in the A.M. & hauled manure. Self up to Fred Jennes in the P.M. Both cleaning out ditch by John Balls line dyke.
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Rainy day at home all day. Ida & Grant at home.
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Will at Callahan's baling hay. Self to Bay View and LaConner to get the folks.
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Went to B.V. this eve to Republican meeting. Will baling hay. Self not doing much. Stormy in the A.M. Joe Hamiak? here try to sell an interest in his T. machine.
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Will baling hay. Self working on dyke 1/4. Was up to Walters in the P.M. Stormy last night.
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Will baling. Self working on dyke 1/2 & sifted grass seed in the P.M. Stormy part of the day.
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Will went after potatos in the A.M. and self not doing much. Was down to the dyke. In the P.m. hauled out the old sluice box for plank walk. Also got out the flying Dutchman and fixed it up for plowing.
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Am 45 to day. Will not working. Went to the Samish. Self went to town to Gaches Sale. Cool & clowdy. Had a kind of a birthday party this eve.
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Went to church. Rain last night. Clowdy today.
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Will baling hay at Lee's. Went up to Redishs to pay for potatos. Very windy. Planking up the shed in the P.M.
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Rainy part of the day. Working some putting rock along the Peter Miller dyke. Joe Hamman? here to self threshing machine. Will baling hay.
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Not doing anything except fix the wharf at the hay barn. The Perry at Lee's getting oats. Went to the great Republican Rally at Wooly. Pleasant.
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The schooner Perry here and took on 335 bales or 42130 lbs. Pleasant day all at home all day.
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Was at B.V. on election board. Rain from morning till night. "Pops" "Just a Poppin" Andrews lecture by the pop. One vote on an average about 40 Rep. votes to Pops a little more.
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Rainy day. Not doing anything but chores. Went to the station to hear the election news, nearly everything Rep. It has rained nearly every day since Monday A.M. Too wet to plow.
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Damp but not much rain. Will and self fixed the barn up for the colts. In the P.M. Will took 1000 lbs hay to Wilson for which he is to pay 4.00. Election news still Rep. Will got a load of D. timber of Tholstrup. Self fixed the hay barn to truck hay on.
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Went down to work on the dyke but could do nothing for tide. Start for town at 1030. Will done chores and split ditch timber. Misty, some people plowing warm & wet.
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Split ditch timber some in the A.M. then went to the Samish to look at the machine. Did not buy it. Pleasant day.
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Self went to church and took Nettie to town. Rain in the P.M.
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Will went to the Samish in the A.M. to see Joe ???. Self went up to see Pavitt but did not. Made a bbl Grant in the P.M. Went down & worked on the box cutting it off in the eve till 12 o'clock.
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Foggy. Self worked on dyke some and sifted grass seed. Will began plowing. Ground in pretty good shape.
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Will plowing in the A.M. and hauling out ditch timber & posts in the P.M. Self & Ida went to town.
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Will plowing. Self setting fence posts. Pleasant day. Ground in fine order.
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Will plowing. Self went to Mt Vernon. Made dyke report to the County Comms and saw a ticket agent. Then came to LaConner by stage. Staid at Grandma's.
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Rain hard all last night. Was in LaConner till after dinner & came home with Mr. Martin. Will making fence. Too wet to plow.
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Pleasant day. Staid home getting ready for my trip. Lee, Mrs Bradley & Etta here in the eve.
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This has been a very windy day. Didn't do much this A.M. Papa went back East this A.M. Will & I took Papa up to the station. Plowed a little bit this P.M.
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Will took us all to LaConner. Pleasant.
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In LaConner. Beautiful day.
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Still at LaConner. Rainy & cold.
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Still at LaConner. Rain in the A.M. Will brought up load of wood. Staid for dinner. Grant & I came home with him.
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Spent the day at home. Grant sick with ulcerated tooth. Rain at night.
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Ed's folks came down this P.M. Fine in the morning. Cloudy at night. Mrs Bradley and Mrs Whitney spent the eve with us.
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Ed's folks went home this P.M. Will ditching. Few showers.
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Rained hard all day & all last night. Ground full of water. Will brought the horses up and cleaned the chicken house.
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In LaConner. Rain in morning. Came home with Will, T & Leenie.
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Rain in forenoon. Steamer in for Kalso's hay & straw.
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Cloudy. Mrs White died this morning. Rained at night.
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Stormed. Rained most of day & all night. Will not well.
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Will came for me and I came home to stay again. Fine day.
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Pleasant day. Spent the eve at Bradley's at the tree.
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Christmas day. Ralph Pierce, Clark & Everett here to dinner. Will's folks and Grant & I went to Bradley's to dinner. [margin: Weather fine.]
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Will & Leenie went to town. Brought Nettie home. Cold & frosty. Will not working this week.
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Very cold & windy. Ralph P, Clark W and James Burchett here to stay all night. Bradleys here in the eve.
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Still cold & pleasant. Boys here to get Pearl & George Peck here this evening & Bradleys also.
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Pearl & George went home to day. Cold but pleasant.
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Fine day. Ralph & Clark went home. Nettie went over to Whitney.
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Hattie Williamson & Sam Dunlap married. Had dinner with Teenie, Globe & Bob there. Will went to town with load of wood. Wet & gloomy. Got letter from E.A.
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Went to town with Lee to get money of Aunt Lou's for May. Very cold and windy. Had supper at Bradleys, Arthur Whitney here this eve. Looks like snow.
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Four inches of snow this morning. Blizzard in the A.M. Quiet toward night. Nettie still at Kates. Will washed harness.
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Nettie came home today. Clowdy raining at night.
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Will and I worked most all day in milk house sorting potatos & apples. Rained by spells most all day. Had another letter.
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More snow last night and snowed most all P.M. Will took Nettie back to LaConner & brought Pearl home. Mr Walter called.
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Will took Teenie, the children & I over to Bob's. Had a pleasant visit. Went over on the snow but came back on the planks.
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Raining in the morning. Pleasant P.M. Received the tools(?) from Walter today.
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A.J. Morrow married. Helped Teenie cut up and salt here meat. Went up to Walters in the P.M. Rained at night. Mr Walter brought us home. Rained a torrent and blew a gale all night. [margin: Had letter. Chinook wind.]
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Highest tide of season. Backs 2 in of notch. Axels dyke broke last night. Rainy & windy most of the day. Windy this evening. Afraid of another high tide.
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Blew a gale and rained some last night. Rained a little shower in the A.M. Very pleasn rustic evening then a little cloudy. Tide not quite so high as yesterday. [margin: Chinook wind, Temp 54.]
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Blew a gale from S.E. all night. In consequence had highest tide every known here. Ran about 2 feet over the dyke. All the ranch dykes broken, dams out and the bottom out of every thing. Will took stock to Mr Olsons(?). [margin: overflow]
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The bluist day know on Swinomish Flats. Whitney Island flooded also George Jenne, Fred Jenne, R.H. Ball, J. Peth and in fact everything as far as the eye can see is under water but J. Ball & Callhans. News from LaC says they are flooded store A.G.T with the rest. A good part of Samish flooded. Wills folks had to move out of their house this morning. Lacked by 1/2 of coming in on house. Men tried to work last night but could not do much. [margin: Tide not quite as high as yesterday. Blue Sunday.]
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Still under water. No one came to do anything last night. Guess everyone is discouraged. Peth's dam gave out. [margin: Windy. Tide high again.]
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The men worked on the dam and put it in last night but part of it went out this morning. Will went to town this P.M. to see Polson. Grandma's rheumatism bad again. No mail since Fri. We are gone up salt check sure enough, but have plenty company. [margin: no rain]
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Will went up to station and over to Bob's. Got his letters from Papa. Tonight men down here wanted to work i.e. some of them, so tried the dam again. Worked some in the P.M. and at night but it all went out again in the morning. High tide again.
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Men worked on dyke out by hay barn tonight putting(?) in dyke which stayed. John Peth's dam stayed ?? again.
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Men working this P.M. and tonight on dyke & dam. Hope it may be a success this time. Blustering and snowing at times today. Will went to town this A.M. Worked on dam from 9 until 12. [margin: Nice weather]
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Working on dam. Was cold & unpleasant. Some snow. Dam stayed in.
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Will brought home Snowflake, Daisy, Polly, Star & Charlie. [margin: Fine day.]
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Another beautiful day. Will working in dam in P.M. I waded down to Bradley's this P.M. Had letter from Papa. [margin: Fine day.]
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Mr Esary here helping Will with the hay. About 9 1/2 ton spoiled. Teenie, Grant, Ida & I got up as far as the hay barn to day. Got another letter. [margin: Good day. Cold north wind.]
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Will did not work on dam last night. Will work to night expect to get it all close in two hrs. Mrs Esary here today. Sold some hay to Golets & Osborn. Went out to hay barn again today. [margin: Beautiful day.]
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Did not get dam in last night. Thought best not to rush matter. Will finish tonight. Whitney's girls came over today. Pearl still at Bradley's. Bob Woodburn finishes his dam to night and if it stays Whitney Island will be all O.K. Not much water in today. Did not cover the lawn. [margin: Lovely day.]
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Got the dam in last night and I tell you it seems good to see the ground again. Will worked all night. Pearl came home today. Edna, Helen & Arlie came over today. [margin: Temp 27. Fine weather.]
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Will worked on dyke in the A.M. and he and I went to LaConner this P.M. More water on W. Bell and at R.H. Ball than on us. Found everybody well. [margin: Pleasant in A.M. Windy and very cold at evening. Temp 27]
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Mon 28: Helped Will with the hay in the A.M. Will working in dyke in the P.M. Another lovely day. [margin: Temp 24 ]
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Left page: Bird hunting log by species (Mallard, Teal, Widgeon, Sprigtails, etc.). Unsure of timeframe, likely 1895.
Pleasant day. Will working on dyke. Self in Spokane Falls this A.M. on the way home. Arrived in Seattle at 12 oclock.
Pleasant day. Will working on dyke. Self in Spokane Falls this A.M. on the way home. Arrived in Seattle at 12 oclock.
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Started from Seattle this A.M. at 9.15 but was delayed by a land slide below Everett. Arrived home at 3.40 P.M. Found the water off the ranch and the folks well. Will working on dyke. Fine weather.
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Will working on dyke. Self not doing much. Was down to see the wreck. Mrs McKenna & Mrs Elliott was here visiting. Pleasant.
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Will working on dyke. Self went to the station and mailed a letter and some books to Mr Mace & Mr Hyde. Was working on the dyke some in the P.M.
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Light rain this A.M. Went to town and staid all night. Was at Alf's in the P.M. Nettie was baptized this eve. [margin: ]
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Will went to LaConner with wood for Roys house. Self not doing much. Was up to Olsons and fixed up some fence. Ida & Grant came home.
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Received a letter from Father giving an acct of the death of Nannie Leighton and the wedding of the boy. Will & self working on dyke. Very pleasant day. [margin: ]
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Another beautiful day. Will hauling wood in the A.M. for himself. In the P.M. a load for me and on the dyke for 2 hours. Self on dyke but not working but 5 hours. [margin: Frost 30°.]
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Will not working. Was over to Bob's. Self not doing much. Cleaned out the John Ball sluice box.
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Will not working. Was up to Kalso's. Phil Bartlett here & Gaches to look at the oats. Fixing up fence in the slough by the orchard. Was down to the school house in the P.M. Frost.
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Frost 24°. Lovely day. Went to Bay view to church. Rev. Massey preached. Wrote letter to Dan Kruger(?).
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Will & self picking up ditch timber & wood and breaking colt Prince. Pleasant day. Frost 24°.
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Frost 25°. Sing of a change. Warmer at night. Will not working, went to town in the P.M. Pearl with him. Sold the Esary's a scow load of hay. Set a gate post and made a c??????m for Nettie.
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Pleasant. Will not working in the A.M. but was in the P.M. Hauled a load of hay to Millard and a load of wood for me. Self not doing much. Sold Walter the balance of the wet hay.
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Will & self working on dyke beyond the hay barn. Sold 1400 sks of oats and 35 tons hay to Gaches. Oats at $18. and hay at $7.00 Weather warm & pleasant.
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Threatening rain. Will & self working on dyke 1/2 by the hay barn & 1/2 by the 1st big box. Bartlett hauled 1250 ft lumber for dyke.
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Will went to Vancouver. Self on dyke 3 hours and doing chores. Clear & pleasant. No sign of rain. Ground in good order to plow.
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Light rain last night. Staid at home all day. Alf & Susie here in the P.M.
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Rainy day but rain rather light. Not doing much but chores. Wedged up the house some. Got a letter from Geo. Grass still living.
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Rain quite hard last night and most of the day. Was up to Kalso's and done the chores.
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Rain some more in the P.M. Was up to the Ridge in the A.M. and to LaConner in the P.M. Got haircut & Grant a pair of gum boots.
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Considerable rain last night and clowdy to day. Have had about 1 1/2 in rain this week now, but the water is still salty running out of the ditches.
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Not doing much but chores. Mr Baker here. Will came home from Vancouver. Rain some last night.
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Rain again a good part of last night. Think we have had over two inches this week now. Went to town with Mr Baker. Rainy P.M. light. Grass is beginning to look first rate.
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Clowdy & misty but not much rain. Lee has the boxes set up trying to flood his ranch. Warm.
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Will took some hay to Isaacson. Got a load of wood. Helped set some posts by the straw stack & in the P.M. was ditching in the "80". Self went to town with Ida & Lenie. Got 2 sks flour & some sugar & pair gum boots. Clowdy but no rain.
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Clowdy & windy but no rain. Fixed up the fence around the stack, hauled a load of D timber from Pavitt. Self up to Walter's to see about the school in the P.M. Will ditching in the P.M. Water still some salty. Think we need another rain or more to get a crop.
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Heavy wind all last night and some rain this A.M. Will washing harness and self fixing maul & went to mail letter to Miss Bowman in the A.M. In the P.M. Will ditching & self went to LaConner for the folks. [margin: Pleasant P.M.]
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Will & self ditching in the lower field. Water still pretty salt where it runs out of the ditch. It seems like a poor chance for oats.
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Will ditching one half. Lame back in the P.M. Self down fixing up the school house. Walter & Otto also. Frank & Blanch came over. Pleasant. [margin: Frost.]
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Frank & Blanch here. Did not go to church. Pleasant. The Maid of Oregon here for oats.
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Loading oats & hay. The "Perry" with bales. Bartlett & Elmer helping. Frank & B went home. Sold 1400 sks oats & 36 tons hay. Pleasant. Will working done but complaining with a lame back.
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Will working 3/4 1/4 for himself hauling load of wood. Lovely weather a good many plowing. Went to town & got my teeth taken out. Pearl went to see Miss Marshall. Maid of Oregon stuck out on the flats.
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Frost. Will & self picking up rails and hauling ditch timber & rails for the Olsen Purday line fence. In the P.M. Will began plowing.
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Will plowing. Land in fine order. Self fixing fence and ditching some. Gums pretty sore. [margin: Frost 30.]
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Will plowing. Self ditching and burning off the stubble down by the Purdy ranch. Ida & Grant went to town. [margin: Frost 30.]
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Clowdy with south wind. Will plowing. Sold Boyd the cow & calf. In the P.M. Self & Grant went over to see the dredger work in Swinomish Slough. Ground in good order to plow. Grass still looking pretty well as though it would make a hay crop.
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Ida went to town to get Pearl. Self bothered with teeth, did not go anywhere. Baker preached in Bay View this P.M. Clowdy but no rain.
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Will plowing. Self sitting in the house with sore jaw. Miss Bowman began school and the children went. Grass still looking pretty nice. Looks like more rain. The calf sold to Boyd came back. [margin: Little rain.]
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Will plowing. Self binding(?) papers & staying in the house. Frank Leamer here. Pleasant. [margin: Rain a little last night.]
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Paid Woodburn on acct $200.00. Will plowing in the A.M. Went to town in the P.M. & self with him. Clear & cold. Ground dryer than ever before at this date as I remember. [margin: Hard frost.]
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Will plowing. Self finished the ditch & put the timber in it. [margin: Hard frost.]
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Helped Will plow in the ditches. He was plowing the balance of the day. Clowdy & cold but no rain.
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Fine dry weather for plowing. no rain in sight. Will plowing, finished across the road at 10 A.M. & began on the Whitney field. In fine order but salty. Self driving Prince colt, fixing up harness & whiffletrees, neck yokes, &c. Axel & Sarah married to day.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. & went to Ridgway to church in the P.M. Baker preached. Heard Mr Randall was very sick. Roads getting quite dry and the plowing is well along. Dryest spring since 1884. Rec'd a letter from Geo.(last night) to night. [margin: Frost 30]
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Clowdy day and south wind looks some like rain. Will plowing. Self choring. Expected Baker to get a colt but he did not come. Baker came later. [margin: School closed.]
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Strong S.E. wind and low bar., but no rain. Baker here & he & S braking "Rock" some. Will plowing. A light rain in the eve. Polly had her calf, a heifer.
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Windy but no rain. Will plowing, Baker and self driving Rock some. Wrote to Geo. Very windy.
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Bar. lowest I ever saw it. Had a little rain last night. Will plowing. Self & Mr Baker weent to town, drove "Maud". [margin: Windy & cold.]
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Will plowing. Self choring. Cold & windy. Hitched "Prince" up and let him plow a little. Thomas Blanck caught & shot yesterday. [margin: Showery but not much rain.]
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Will plowing. Pleasant day. Ida & Grant & Pearl went to town. Self went to Mt Vernon to Payton's. Cool.
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Cold & dry. Went to Ridgeway in the P.M. Baker preached. Walter went with us.
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Will plowing. Self not doing much in the A.M. but rolling with the colt & Maud in the P.M. (meadow). Miss Calhoun began school to day.
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Rainy in the A.M. Will & self hauled a load of hay from the hay barn and put 13 sks oats in the feed bin. Will plowing in the P.M. Grass growing pretty well. Clover also.
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Clowdy & showery. Will plowing. Self rolling some in the P.M. (meadow). Rainy to night. The bar very low. The lowest I ever saw it. [margin: Bar. 29-6/20]
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Rained 1/2 inch last night. And clowdy to day. Cleaning oats for seed. 100 sks. Grass looking fine.
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Will plowing finished. Self went to town in the P.M. settled bills. Bot a N.Y. Dft. for Geo Sisson for $542.00. Rec. 500 from Gaches on oat account.
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Pleasant drying day. Will hauling wood for himself 1/2 & harrowing the fall plowing in the P.M. Self white washing the trees & planted some onion sets. Johnie & Mrs. Wilson here this P.M. The folks went to Bay view to School Entertainment.
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Will & the women went to town. Self fixing dyke by the slough banks south of the stable. Cool & showery. Land pretty wet. [margin: Frost 32]
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Will finished the gang plowing & plowed the garden. Self cultivated the garden in the A.M. and rolling meadow in the P.M. Had a hard thunder shower this eve. John Ball began seeding to day.
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Will began plowing sod down near Olsen's. Self harrowing with 3 horses. Had a shower in the A.M. Cold south wind.
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Will plowing. Self harrowing. Planted some peas. Pleasant day. Walter's folks here this eve.
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Will harrowing on the Whitney piece. Self went to town in the A.M. & rolled the meadow across the road in the P.M. Bell & Jenne seeding. Land in good order.
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Will harrowing, finished the Whitney field. Very windy & showery in the A.M. Self not doing much. Went to school meeting in the P.M. Got some strawberry plants of Mendenhall.
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Cold & windy and disagreeable weather. Will harrowing the last piece down by Olsen's. Self set out some strawberries in the A.M. & rolled the meadow by the straw stack in the P.M. Will hauled rock in the P.M. by the stable for road.
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Still cold & windy, light shower in the P.M.night and another today at noon. Will not working. Went to town. Self pounding stone, cutting up sods, &c. Put a sack of feed in the chicken barrel.
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Cool & clowdy, but no rain. Began seeding in the Whitney field. Bartlett helping harrow 1/2 day. Self rolling 1/2.
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Seeding, harrowing & rolling. Bartlett harrowing. Cool & showery but not enough to stop work. Finished the Whitney field.
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Seeding. Bartlett here. 45 acres seeded. Self harrowing the Whitney field second time. Warm & pleasant. [margin: Daisy had calf.]
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Another beautiful day. Harrowing, rolling, & seeding. Finished seeding. Sowed 97 sacks on a little over 60 acres. Bartlett helping. Have it all harrowed over once & the Whitney field finished all but rolling land. Dryer than last year on June 1st.
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Will went to Bartletts to seed. Self rolling in the A.M. and went to town in the P.M. Drying wind all day. Bell's oats coming up. Meadows looking well.
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Will seeding for Bartlett. Very drying weather. Land dusty. Self rolling finished this side of the road. Pearl went over to Kate's.
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Another clear dry day. Will harrowing. Self rolling in the A.M. & planting some stuff in the garden. Prospects slim for it to amt to anything. [margin: Frost.]
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Will went to Bartlett's to help harrow. Self finished rolling. Dry & windy.
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Martin's here today. Will hauling gravel. Self went to the beach in the P.M. to fix the road. Clowdy but no rain and the grass turning yellow & drying up fast. If it don't rain soon we are gone up. Land as dry as it usually is in June or July. This has been the dryest April & March on record. [margin: Began getting the daily paper.]
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Came near losing our house by fire. Dry & pleasant. Self and the girls went to Bay View to church. Heard the Presbyterian minister. Every thing needs rain, but there is no sign of any.
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Will hailing gravel 4 loads. Self planted a row of mangolds & worked out by the granary some fixing sluice. Warm & dry. Walter had Maud & Jean Saturday & today 1/2. He had one bale hay & sack of oats. Alf came from LaConner for a team. Let him have Maud & Jean. Had a letter from father last night. Uncle Will Whitney (1831-1895) died on the 14th, Easter Sunday. [margin: ]
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Began fixing dyke by the Granary in the A.M. Both working by the outside of dyke west of hay barn in the P.M. South wind but no rain yet. Bar quite low. 6/20 below 30. Have worked on dyke since Mar 14th. 14 1/2 for 1 man. 1 day near granary. Athis was south of here except 1 day. [margin: Dyke]
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1/4 inch rain last night & today. Will not working. Went to Kalsos. Self fixed up after the fire & in the P.M. washed wagons. Fine growing day. Grass look pretty well.
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Self & the girls went to church at LaC. & in the P.M. we & Will's folks went to John Balls. Clowdy.
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Clowdy & windy. Looks like rain. Will & self hauling manure out of the hay barn. [margin: Small showers.]
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Dug a ditch to drain the hay barn tank water off. Hauled in some out by the tank & plowed a little in the garden. [margin: Light shower this A.M.]
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Another nice little shower last night. Will hauling ditch timber. Self not doing much. Went to the O. Marsh in the P.M. to see about lumber. Growing day for fresh land, grass looking well and some of the oats but on clay banks, especially on fall plowed land, it is very poor stand so far.
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Will hauled D. timber in the A.M. Self fixing fence on John Ball dyke. In the P.M. Will worked in the garden and self went to town. Got sack beans & wagon wheels, also 1.00 coffee & sack sugar. Grain on fresh land looking fine. [margin: Fine day but cool]
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Will hauling (ditch in the P.M. one load timber. mistake) Will went to LaConner with 2 tons hay for Gaches in the A.M. Self not doing much went to see hawkins but he was away. Dry & windy.
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Will hauling wood & D. timber in the A.M. and dyking in the P.M. Self all day fixing the base of the dyke beyond the stable slough. Dry & windy.
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Went to B.V. in the P.M. Baker preached from Luke 6, 38 and took tea with us. Dry & hot with north wind.
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Will hauling gravel on road account. Self fixing dyke in the A.M. and down looking at dyke in the P.M. Dry with north wind. Oats & grass suffering from salt & dry weather. The prospect is very poor for raising any oats, unless it rains very soon. Pig weeds are coming. Ida went to Walters for calf meat. 44 lbs.
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Dry & windy. Will & team on the Road. Self choring in the A.M. & went to town with Ida in the P.M. Grain looking fairly well but all needs rain. Especially salt land.
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Will went to town working on the road. Dry, hot & windy. The grass drying up. Oats ditto. Everything looks as though we would not raise a thing to sell this season.
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Will working on the road. Dry & hot. Strong north wind. Took a walk over to Massey's & Woodburn's. Saw lots of poor grain it all needs rain badley. Some clowdy to night but we have not much hope of rain. Painted the bedroom ceiling to day, where it was burned.
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Clowdy & threatening rain this A.M. but cleared off as usual this spring with no rain. Will & team on the road. Self cleaned out the John Ball dyke ditch and chored about the house in the A.M. Was up to Olsen's place in the P.M. His grain is up pretty well, but needs rain. My meadow looks better than I would think it could in such dry weather. Fruit trees seem to be all right yet and growing. Women cleaning house. Moved the stove this eve.
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Will & team on the road. Self fixed up the truck wagon. Made a double tree for it, fixed some posts for the dyke, &c. Walter had Maud to harrow potato ground. South wind but no rain. Grain still growing slowly and pig weeds ditto.
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Looked some little rain last night but cleared off with out any as usual. Everything getting dryer & dryer. Dryest May on record. Went to church to hear Rev. Pickles this A.M. The others did not go. Four weeks today since we had a letter from Geo.
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Clowdy & threatening but only a sprinkle of rain. Will & team on the road. Self up to Kalso's in the A.M. & at Fredonia in the P.M. for lumber. Callahan's oats looking well. Balls are very weedy.
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Will & team on the road. Self fixing dyke some. Clowdy & began to rain about 4 P.M. and rained lightly till 6 P.M. [margin: Rain 1/4 inch.]
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Will & self worked on the dyke 3/4 of a day each. Elliott here & cut the colt "Corbett". The oats are simpley full of pig weeds, can't see how they can amt to anything except the Whitney piece of which a part looks pretty fair yet. [margin: Rain about 1/4 inch last night.]
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Will & self fixing dyke by the hay barn in the A.M. and in the P.M. hauling dirt on dyke by the barnyard. Warm & pleasant & good weather for oats on fertile land. Thomas Gund here in the eve assessing me.
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Began working on the dyke but had to quit for rain. Rained some ost of the fore noon but it was fine & light. Was up to Kalsos and looking at crops. They are improving.
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Quite a good deal more rain last night and still prospects of more. This will insure a fair hay crop, I think. Worked on dyke 2 hours each in the P.M. Sprinkled most of the day, too much to work.
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Clowdy & windy. Self went to Decoration ????? Memorial exercises. Grandma went with me Rev Brooks preached the sermon. [margin: Polly]
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Will not working, went to town. Self working on dyke in the A.M. Elmer also. In the P.M. went up to see about Otto's scow. Little rain last night.
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Light rain this A.M. All working on dyke 3/4. Lee & man & Will & self near Lee's barn and by his orchard.
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Rain again last night & a hard shower towards night. Will on dyke, 6 hours, Elmer also. Self studying on a post driver.
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Rain a hard shower this A.M. about 1/2 inch yesterday & today. Will not doing anything. Too wet to go to Decoration. Will's folks & Ida went over to Whitney Island in the P.M. Self working on post driver. Carlow departed this life, was buried.
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Warm day. Will & self in the woods getting out dyke posts. Rec'd a letter from Geo. Look some like rain to night. More is needed. Grain looking tough and weedy.
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Will & self getting out posts for dyke. Warm but clowdy. Pearl started for Everett to Association.
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Will & self on the dyke. Dry & sunny Oats dying. Setting post by the big dam & fixing for a bridge.
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Will hunting. Self working on post driver. Warm & dry.
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Self went to LaConner to church and to ay View in the eve or P.M. Baker preached. Very warm for this country. Pearl came home from Everett.
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Dry. Will on dyke. Self, fixing P driver. Tried it in the eve. It worked well.
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Will on dyke, self in the A.M. Ida & self went to LaConner in the P.M. Driving posts in the evening. Had good luck, put in 38. [margin: Dry]
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Will dyking in the A.M. Mad(?) in P.M. Drove 32 posts in the eve.
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Both on dyke & drove piles in the eve. [margin: Dry]
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Both working on dyke in the A.M. Self not doing much in the P.M. Not very well. Up to Kalso's in the eve.
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Both working on dyke. Changed a piece down by Cultis slough. Put it in with team & scapers. It makes a good job.
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Will hauling wood and mowed the lawn. Self wrote up a dyking petition and took it to LaC. in the P.M.
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The petition signed and in the hand, the editor. Self took it to town in the P.M. Will hauling wood in the A.M. 12 cords from Walter. Rain some in the eve, light. Miss Calhoun here this eve & Miss Marshall here this week. [margin: Rain]
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Driving posts for dyke with driver in the P.M. 33 posts. Not doing much in the A.M. Only Will mended sax some. Self went to the station. [margin: Rain, showery this A.M.]
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Misting last night & this A.M. Will & self on dyke. Warm, good growing weather where it is wet enough. Not rain enough for our business.
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Will & self on dyke. Rain a little in the P.M. but we kept on at work. Finished driving posts.
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Will went to LaConner with load of oats and to get ice for festival. Self not doing much. All went to festival in the eve. [margin: nice rain this eve. About 3/4 in this month so far.]
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Pleasant Sunday, fine growing day. All staid at house. Geo Peck & Mr Burchett here this A.M. & B. all night.
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Will & self working on dyke scraping it up with teams. Fine growing weather. Crops looking more promising than they have any time. Drove some posts & unloaded the drive after supper.
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Warm & pleasant drying northwind. Will & self working on dyke and team also. Scraping & enlarging near the break, which occurred last winter. Work on Co dyke for May & June to date amts to $171.50.
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Will & the folks went to town. Self working on dyke. Dry day & warm. Pearl at home, all the rest in town getting pictures taken. Took the scow down to the dyke to scow plank this A.M.
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Warm & dry, Will & self working on dyke dam by big dam. Put on planks and strengthened the lose beyond the dam.
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Will & self working on dyke by the first break. Put on lumber and scraping up with two teams. Warm & dry.
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All went to Skagit River & Stearns place for a ride & picknic. Bartlett & Shorty working working on dyke with team.
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Self went to town in the A.M. Will putting rock on the dam by the hay barn. Both boiling wagon wheels in P.M. Fine hay weather. Massy & D. Ball cutting hay.
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Will hauling wood. Self went to Bay View to get diking board(?) fixed & making out school report in the P.M. Fine weather.
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Went to LaConner to celebrate. Clowdy & misty part of the day. Got home at 6 & all sober(?). Had a fair average time. saw lots of people.
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Will & folks went blackberrying. Self went to Mt Vernon to see about dyke & school business, then to LaConner and got impression for teeth. Windy & cool but no rain. Dyke election set for August 3d.
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Will & self fixing dam by hay barn some & hauled a load of straw from hay barn. In the P.M. Will began mowing in the bal????? meadow at the east end of Ranch. Think it will make a little over a ton ?????. Fine weather.
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At home all day. Wrote to Geo Sisson. The girls went to Ridgeway to church. Good hay weather.
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Will mowing. Self raked 5 acres hay. Bartlett & Smith cocking up in the P.M. Fine weather. Letter from Geo this eve.
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Will mowing 20 acres cut. Self raking. Bartlet, Smith, Olsen cocking in the P.M. Weather not looking well this eve. Everybody haying now. Li Olsen, Bartlett & Smith.
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All putting up hay. Will mowing. Self tedding & raking. Weather warm & smokey. Have 32 acres cut. Wrote to Nettie this eve.
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Mowing & putting up hay. Fine weather. Crew same as yesterday.
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Haying. Fine weather. Smith, Bartlett & Olsen cocking hay. Are about 1/2 done cocking and have 24 acres to cut yet. Hay is turning out well for an off year like this.
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Did not mow any to day. Only a little after supper. All cocking. Fine hay day. Have 12 tons or there abouts in the windrow.
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Went to church at Bay View and at Ridgway in the P.M. Proper preached. Fine dry day.
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Another fine hay day. Will mowing. the girls went blackberrying. Olsen, Bartlett & Smith Self raking.
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Will mowing, finished. Self raking & cocking. Smith, Olsen & Bartlett cocking.
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Hauling hay in the A.M. Will Smith & olsen cocking i the P.M. Self raking. Smith worked 1/2.
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Smith & Olsen working. Cocking 1/2 Will cocking 1/2. Hauling 1/2. 7 load hauled to night all told. Self went to town & corrected dyke petition. Got hay rope etc. D. Palmer here.
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Smith-Olsen & Will hauling in. Self fixing up he barns. Will moving hay press with my team in the P.M. Have 14 loads in to date. !0 in horse bar & 4 in hay barn(old).
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Self fixing up barns & rigging for hauling hay. Will baling hay for Massey. Mrs Risbell & Palmer here.
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Did not go to church. Was over to Kates calling this eve or P.M. Saw Mr Bindons folks. Wrote letter to Father.
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Lee & Kalso putting in hay. Will baling. Self made a water trough & killed the heifer. She dressed 436. Let Hanson have 178 lbs. Kalso 52. Walter 37. Lee 46. kept balance. over 100 lbs. Fine weather.
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Hauling hay with 3 teams. Bartlett & team, Gorton, Olsen, Finch, Smith, the other fellow. Got in 26 loads. Hay in fine order. Will hauling, self driving fork horse. Smith had 12 lbs. beef.
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Hauling hay 29 loads, Crew same as yesterday. Weather fine but windy. New barn full 54 loads.
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Fine weather. Hauling hay. 29 loads. 30 in old barn (4 last week). 84 to date in both barns this week + 98 all told, stable & all crew same as yesterday.
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Hauling hay. Crew same as yesterday except Bartlett who worked 1/4 with team. Finished all except what is sold. Hauled in 24 loads in the old barn. 108 of first quality. Hauled in 4 days. Finch, Bartlett & Jacobsen each took a load of hay home. Fine weather, but dry & dusty.
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(125 loads hauled now all told.) Will baling hay with Star & Charley. Bartlett at Callahans. Self cleaned up about the barn and went to town in the P.M. Bebber with by. Dry & host. Smith & Finch hauled their hay. Finch one load & Schmidt two, Sorenson 1 and jacobsen 1. Total to day 130.
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Hauling hay to Bay View (2 loads for Finch?) & 2 load for my self. Finch helping. Olsen & Osborne hauled their hay. All in but 2 loads. Very windy, drying, smoky weather. Will got hurt in press.
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Fixed fend and turn stock in meadows by Purdy's granary. Choring some but not doing much. Will with the hay press this week & team also Jean & Star.
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Will baling. Self hauling a load of hay for Tom Esary and hauled two loads of bark.
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Went to Anacortes to go to camp meeting, but there was none. Saw lots of fires burning over the county. Heard Pickles & Cuddie preach. Wilson's folks here to supper.
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Self & Grant hauled a load of hay & picked up wood & ditch timber in the lane & cultivated the garden. Will baling, finished Callahan's. Smoky.
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Self & Will went to town. Got binding twine & nails for tank and sack sugar.
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Will working on hay press. Self tinkering and was down to see Olsen about the binder. Dry & smoky.
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Went to LaConner. Saw the races. Will also took in the tank(?).
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Self & the folks went to Pleasant Ridge. Gus W. also. Will working for my hauling manure.
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Will hauling manure and water. 2 tanks for him self & three for the horse barn tank. Self went to Olympia Marsh for tank lumber. 950 ft cost $8.
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Dry & smoky & very dusty. Everybody wants rain. Went to Ridgeway to church in the P.M. Mr Baker preached. Smoky as ever.
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Went & got Olsen's binder and began cutting oats and cut the timothy seed also. Self shocking.
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Cutting oats on the Whitney piece. Oats very short and very weedy. Smith shocking. Dry & smoky. Rec'd a letter from Father last night.
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Cutting oats, finished the Whitney piece. Olsen & Smith shocking. Self working on tank & up to Balls to see about threshing.
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Cutting oats in the A.M. Self shocking some & working on tank. Isaacson shocking & Will in the P.M. Olsen took his binder & began cutting in the P.M. [margin: Dry & smoky]
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Will & self shocking in the A.M. & Smith from 11 A.M. Self on tank in the P.M. & Will cutting with Byron's binder in the P.M. across the road. Very smoky.
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Will cutting with Byron's binder, finished at 6.30. Self shocking & Smith one half. The piece next to Olsen's pretty good & the last plowed.
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Went to LaConner to church. Heard Mr Baker preach from Mathew 10-24. Came home to dinner. Mr & Mrs Phipps here in the P.M. calling.
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Will hauling water all day. 9 loads. Self working on tank at the hay barn. Dry & smoky.
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Self calking and pitching the tank. Will not working in the A.M. but hauling manure in the P.M. Clowdy and a little rain in the P.M. and the evening.
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Self went to town, took 7 sack oats to Foster & got the sax. Warm & pleasant. Schooner Perry here for Kalso's hay. They sold at 7.00 delivered in Seattle or $5.50 net.
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Will baling hay at Byrons. Self went to dyking election. The girls went down to Phipps. Fine harvest weather.
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The girls went to Bay View to church. Mr. Burdon's folks were here. Dry & dusty, but smoke clearing away.
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Fine day for harvesting. Will gone to the Samish baling hay. Self went to Kalso's & got some plank for the top of the tank & worked on it some. Also got some boards of Lee. Some old pieces & 100 ft of good boards.
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Will away baling. Self working on the tank. Lovely harvest weather.
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Will baling. Self went to town in the P.M. mailing a letter and putting up eave troughs in the A.M. Fine weather. [margin: Rec'd a letter from Geo S.]
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Will at the Samish. Went up to Ball's to see about threshing. Finished pitching the tanks and put up eave troughs on the new barn. Smoky as ever again and pretty warm.
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Will baling. Began to set at Massey's just night. Self finished the eave troughs for the new tank and covered the old tank with shakes to finish out the baling shed. Mr Baker & daughter and Mrs Bailey were here visiting today.
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Was up to Ball's again to see about threshing & in the P.M. hauling water 4 loads. 17 loads this year all told. Pearl & Nettie went to LaConner to take Miss Marshall. Will at Massey's baling.
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Began threshing with Ball's machine. Got out about 9.00. Damp day. Light showers. Olsens, Byrons, Lee's, Woodburn's, Johnson's & two of Ball's teams helping. Pitchers, Hans Jensen, A. Tholstrup, & Ricohart, stranger. Band cutters. Tholstrup & stranger. Sk sowers C. Thomas & stanger. Sk fillers, Emil Tholstrup & Isaacson. Straw stackers, stranger, Sc??????, Mendenhall, C. Osborn. Self & Will hauling in sacks.
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Threshing 1/4 1 hour on timothy seed. Finished. Will & self hauling sacks. Will helping Byron in P.M. Rain some last night & showery this A.M. I had 1112 sks grain & 29 sks timothy seed, about 200 ???.
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Finished hauling sacks. Will worked 1/4. Their baby born. Self & team at Olsen's in the P.M. Grain in pretty fair order. Wrote to G.S. W [margin: Rain last night.]
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Will & team at Olsen's. Self & Lee killed a pig & went to Bay view & I went to town in the P.M. & got 450 sks to pay Lee back. Sacks $4.75 per hundred.
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Will threshing at Olsen's 1/2 & Balls 3/4 Self choring and went to road election. Rain some towards night. Quite a rain through the night.
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Will at Balls threshing 3/4 Self went up to Balls Dicks and to Bay View to church in the P.M. Rev Baker preached. Strong west wind all day.
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At Bay View in the A.M. fixing up dyke bonds. Self drove Bartletts team in the P.M. while he and Otto went to Mt. Vernon. Will at Ball's threshing to day. Jenne's machine moved to Lee's to night. Looks like rain.
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Pleasant day. Self not doing much. Had a lame knee. Will at Bob's threshing. Lee threshing. Charlie Osborn helping with my team.
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Will threshing at Bob's. Osborn and team at Lee's. Rain at night. Self & Ida went to Bay View to sign Otto's bond.
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Rain quite hard last night. No threshing today. Self took Nettie to town this P.M. She started for Seattle. No price yet offered for oats.
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Damp, some threshing this P.M. Will not working. Went to town. Lee finished. Kalso also. Self sifting timothy seed. 550 lbs.
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Will & team at Massey's threshing. Bartlett finished. Self went to Walter's & got some potatos & bot a pig. In the P.M. took the hog down to Olsens. Fine weather.
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Pleasant day. Machines all threshing. W. threshing. Went to Ridgway to church. Wrote to Dan Huyck.
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Cleaned some timothy seed & went to LaC. in the P.M. took 4 sacks of seed & sold it to Gaches at 5¢ in trade. Will at Massey's threshing, finished. Massey's job 3 days long. The oat market flat. No buyers, no prices. Farmers blue.
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Will at Ball's threshing. Self done the chores & fixed fence also put a post under the corner of the tower. Fine weather.
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Will at Ball's threshing. Self went to Mt Vernon with Walter's folks. Mrs W. started east. Rain some just night. [margin: Rain last night.]
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Rainy this A.M. Not doing much but putting up the new stove & went to Olsens to get the pig. Will done nothing but help me get the pig.
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Will threshing at Ball's Self had a bad cold. Was up to Ball's machine. Cleaned a sack of seed & sold one to Mrs Klingenmaier. Fine day for threshing. No prospect of selling oats.
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Will at Balls till 10 A.M. Then quit & went to town. Balls machine went up the flats. Self went to the timber and made some post for the John Ball line fence & picked up a load of trash along the road for wood.
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Rainy most of the day. Did not go anywhere.
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Another rainy day. Hard on people that have grain out. Will not working. Self sifted 2 sacks of seed and not much else.
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Will started for B.V. Self brot the scow up, went to Olsens after some apples and done the chores. [margin: Alanson put his scow in.]
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Went to Mt. Vernon with Otto on dyke business. Pleasant day. Machines threshing again.
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Fixing dyke by granary in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M. Good threshing day. Everything dark as regards selling oats. Ten dollars the top price.
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Will in B.V. Self hauling rocks as usual, 4 loads.
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Frank Whites folks here. Nettie came home last night from Seattle. Beauty broke the cart shaft last night. Went to LaConner to church & to take Tillinghasts buggie home. Frank went also. All went to Bay View to church in the P.M. Rev. Baker preached.
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Will at Nevills baling hay. Lovely weather. Lee helping me haul straw, 2 loads then went to town with Grant to get teeth pulled.
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Hauling straw 1 load for me and two for Lee. Not doing much in the P.M. Mrs. Wallace here this eve. Another lovely day.
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Fine day. Went to B.V. with Nettie. Heard Rev Mr Knight. Alf's folks and Mrs Leamer here & Mrs Blumberg also.
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Will at Nevills baling. Self not doing much in the A.M. but hauled manure & straw in the P.M. Fine weather but foggy.
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Will finished at Nevill's. Self & the folks went to town. Bot 3500 bale ties at $7.25 per M. Oats selling slowly at $100. & $11. Hay selling at $6.75. John Peth finished threshing this P.M. [margin: Clowdy & rain some at night.]
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Went up to Walters & got some potatos. Not doing much. Lee baling hay this P.M.
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Went up to the Ridge and out to Smith's got some onions. In the P.M. was up to Balls & Olsens.
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Fine weather. Not doing much in the A.M. but setting fence posts in the P.M. on the J.B. line fence.
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Was on the dyke sowing seed 1 hour & then went to Mt Vernon on dyke business. Clowdy but no rain. Lee quit baling.
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At home all day. Pleasant. Will Walter here to dinner & Tom Esary's to supper.
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Baling hay. 21 tons. Sorenson & A Tholstrup helping me.
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Baling. 26 tons. Crew same as yesterday.
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Baling 71 tons to date. Just finish new barn. Weather lovely. Hay weighing splendidly.
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Baling. Sorenson & Arnold T. helping. Fine weather. Self went to town for wire in the A.M.
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Baling. Fine weather.
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Finished baling. Crew quit at 3 P.M. total amt baled 136 tons. Ed's folks here to night.
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Went to Bay View to church in the morning & eve. Rev. Wright preached.
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Will & self went to town in the A.M. Will after his potatos in the P.M.
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Self & team hauling dirt on dyke in the A.M. and by the granary in the P.M. Will began to work in the A.M. but hurt his hip and had to quit. No rain but foggy.
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Hauling dirt & fixing dyke. Little shower last night. Will went to Samish to see about renting a place.
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Self same as yesterday. Mary Stacey & here flock here this week.
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Hauled two loads of water in the A.M. & then went to town to take Mary Stacey & family. Lee went with us. Lovely day. Will started for Marysville.
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I am 46 today. Wrote to Father and went to church in the evening. Will came home. [margin: Team 1 3/4 ]
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Working on the dyke. Sorenson helping me. Lee working also. Hard frost. Will at Samish.
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Working on dyke, Sorenson also, Lee also by the big dam. Mr Baker & his daughter here last night all night. Frost.
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Working on the dyke topping out Allen slough dam. Sorenson helping me. Lee & Emil Tholstrup also. Lee's team about 8 hours, Lee about 5 hours.
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Self choring in the A.M. & cleaning out ditch & topping out dyke in the P.M. Clowdy but no rain. Will hauling oats to the Samish. Lee worked this A.M. some & helped my two hours or so. [margin: Frost.]
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Lee & self went to the timber for dike posts. Got a load in the A.M. & broke the wagon. Lee had his team. I took the wagon to Otto's to get it fixed in the P.M. Went to church in the eve. [margin: Frost 25°]
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Lee had his team. Went to church in the eve. Rev Clark of LaConner preached. [margin: Frost.]
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Lee & self went to the timber & got two load of posts for dike in the A.M. Self got a load for myself in the P.M. Oats only worth 9.00 per ton now. The girls up to Barr's this eve. Clowdy this eve. Sold 1/2 ton oats & 1/2 ton of hay to Edison which came to $8.35. Will took a load of oats of me 1/2 tons.
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Will & self went to LaConner with a log of B. Hay for rock to pay for a single harness. Clowdy but no rain. Grant fell & hurt him this eve. Will & the girls went to B.V. to church this eve.
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Not doing much. Will hauling oats. Self & the girls went to Bay View in the P.M. & also in the eve. Rev Mr Abbot preached this eve. A fine sermon.
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Will took a load of oatss to the Samish. Self down to Lee's to see the Perry load oats. Lee has sold his oats for $10.10 per ton. Pearl & self went to town in the P.M. and it rained most of the time.
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Heavy shower this A.M. and most of the night it rained. Went to B.V. Rev Baker preached from Mathew 5-6. Went to church in the eve. Rev Wright preached. [margin: Lillie had a calf.]
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A fine day. Gathered & hauled in the beets. Self fixed a saw for Will. Christ Fassel helped him. Went to B.V. in the eve. Mr Wright preached. [margin: Rec'd a letter from Geo. S.]
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Rainy day. Not doing much but chores. Was up to Kalso's in the P.M. and went to B.V. to the temperance lecture by Mr. Edwards Esq.
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Rain a good deal of the day. Choring out. Moved the stove in to the kitchen. Settled up with Will. Did not go to church this eve. Too dark & windy.
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Another rainy day. Not doing much but chores. Set up the stove up stairs. Warm but wet.
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Not much rain. Choring was up to Bartletts & bot a stove for the girls room.
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Done the chores & went to LaConner.
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Rainy in the A.M. Will & self went to town to the Men's meeting.
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Done the chores was up to Kalso' & got the wagon. Had two colts sick with botts. Went & got Elliott. Mrs. Rains & Mrs Finch came near getting drowned & was here all night.
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Went to Bay View & took Mrs. Rains home. She could not sit up. Went to church in the eve.
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Began working on the dyke scraping. Bartlett & team, Lee, Will McKenna & teaam, Kalso's team & Smiths, self & team. Had to quit for rain at 230. Went to church in the P.M. or eve.
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Not doing much in the A.M. but chores & went to town in the P.M. Got Charley show, subscribed for the Daily P.I. 6 months. Ida & the girls & Will went to church. Lee & Will McK. topping out dyke in the P.M. Kalso & Smith scraping up dyke some.
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Fine day. Hard frost this A.M. Dyking, Lee, Will Mc & team. Kalso(Smith) & team, Bartlett & team & self. Chris Fassel for Kalso. Ida & Grant over to Kate's. Will & the girls went to church. [margin: Hard frost.]
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Working on dyke with team, scraping by the Bradley hay barn lot. (Bradley 3/4, McKenna 1) team 3/4 (Smith & Fassel for Kalso). [margin: Hard frost.]
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Ida & self went to LaConner to church. Heard Rev. Abbott preach. Went to Bay View in the eve. Rev Wright preached.
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(Diary says Nov 26th) Will & Star hauling hay for Tholstrup and wood for me. 6 cords. Self on the dyke 3/4 (Lee & team) (Smith & Chriss & team 1/2 Kalso.) Was at church in the eve.
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(Diary says Nov 27th) Stormy day, not doing much but chores. Went to church in the eve at B.V.
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Another stormy. Allen's folks here all night.
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Mr Wrights folks here last night & this A.M. went to church in the eve. Stormy part of the time.
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Still stormy & windy, Will took a load of stuff to the Samish. Ida & I went to town in the P.M.
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Not doing much but chores. Went to church in the eve. Abbott preached. Self had a bad cold.
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Rainy. Went to Bay View in the P.M. to Baptist meeting. Abbott preach this eve but I did not go, sick. [margin: English brot the plates 178 pcs.]
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Rainy last night. Not very well. Mr Abbott here. Sold Esary's boys a load of oats.
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Pleasant day but hard rain in the eve. All went to church. Rev Abbott preached A.M. & P.M. Baptists had a meeting this P.M. & took in several members. Mr Abbott & Ida came home in the rain.
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Another stormy day. Not doing much but chores. Mr. Abbott here. Pretty high tide.
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Went to LaConner and took Abbott. Warm. Rainy at night. J. Gaches here & got a sample of oats. Did chores, went up to Bartletts and down to the dams, stick in the box.
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At home all day. Warm & windy.
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Went to LaConner to settle up with Alf on Aunt Lou's account. He paid me $817.00. Sold Hanson some hay, 5 tons, he paid $10.00 on it. Wrote to Aunt Lou & G. Sisson. [margin: Rainy P.M. & eve.]
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Rainy last night & some to day. Sold Tom Esary 1885 lbs hay. He did not pay for it.
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High wind & some rain. Was down on the dyke 3 hours this A.M. and was up to Geo Jennes' in the P.M. to see Otto's dyke. Very windy.
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Went to church at B.V. Mr. Derbyshire was the preacher. About 4 inches of snow, but not very cold. [margin: Snow.]
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Snowy. Was up to Jenne's helping him get ready to move. Cold night. [margin: Snowy.]
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Not doing much but chores. John Ball here to settle up. Mr. Abbott here also. [margin: Mercury at 23°]
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Warm. Snow going off. Went to the meeting in Bay View in Bay View and was down to Esary's to dinner. Went to church in the eve. Abbott & Baker there.
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Snow gone. Went to Bay View in the P.M. Rain. Rain hard last night and some tonight. Mrs McKown taken to the Asylum yesterday. Will here to dinner.
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Stormy. Self & Ida went to town. Rec'd a P.O order from Purdy for dike bill. [margin: Rain & hail]
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Pleasant day, Walter here this A.M. cleaning oats for cow feed. In the P.M. went to Bay View to pay up dyke bills. Frosty at night.
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Did not go any where to day. No preaching in B.V. Wrote to Aunt Frank(?). Ed Stacey here and Walter.
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Walter & self went to town with a load of oats and broke the wagon tongue. Terrible strong wind all night and most of the day.
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At home all day. Stormy rain & snow. Walter took his feed up home. Was down fixing dyke a few minutes in the P.M. by the box. Self & the children went to B.V. Christmas tree in the eve.
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Rainy A.M. and strong west wind all the after part of the day. Tides not running very high now. E. Axel & Jon Wilson here. Went up to Kalso's in the P.M. and down to look at the dyke in the eve.
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Another windy day. Was down to the dyke sharpening post an hour or so. Sold Esary Dave some hay.
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Done the chores & went to town with Ida in the P.M. Mr Baker was here and some others in the eve to bible study. Pleasant P.M. but cool. Ida had a tooth pulled.
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Not doing much. Went down to the dyke a while digging ditch for posts. Frank White & wife here all night.
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Windy. At home all day. Franks folks here.
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Windy. Done the chores and not much else.
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Warmer & the snow going off. Went to town in the P.M. to take D. Palmer. Got pack of envelopes, a sack of O meal. Tides have bee hoe since Tuesday.
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Warmer. Snow gone and raining most of the day. Washed & oiled the single harness.
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Stormy most of the day, went to LaConner to church. Mr Baker's last Sunday. Elmer & Willie Esary baptized. The girls & self went to Mr Marshalls to diner.
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Ida & Pearl went to town. Self done the chores & made a fence around the straw stack. Rain at night. [margin: Warm. Mercury at 56.]
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Warm & windy not doing much. Pearl went to LaC yesterday & staid to the Social.
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Rainy all night and to day. Tides not high.
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Marnie Barr & Kalso's here this eve. Very warm. Pleasant in the A.M. but rainy, agin in the A.M. Went to town in the P.M. & got a can of oil. Skagit River high & much land flooded and North Fork bridge gone.
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Pleasant & cooler. Sold 500 sks oats to Culver at 12.00 per ton. Went to bible reading at Mrs. Crumrines this eve.
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Frost 27°. Lyle Wallace here to dinner. In the P.M. went to LaConner bot a horse, baker & paid some bills with oat money. Let Alf have Aunt Lou's money again $6.50. [margin: Clear & cold.]
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Went to LaConner to church. Mr Bakers last sermon. Wrote to Father. Arthur Whitney here last night & today. [margin: Frost 23]
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Some warmer & snow squalls. Went to LaConner in the P.M. & got the horse "Cap" & a washing machine. Also took a plow up to be fixed.
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Snow 10 inches deep to day & stormy most of the time. Mercury at 28 & 30 through the day.
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Coldest A.M. of the winter so far. Good sleighing. Young folks out sleighing last night. Self at home doing chores. Prince horse lame. Horses all down to Lees to day to get the "distemper". [margin: Mer at 14°]
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Fine sleighing. Got ready to go to town but did not go. Had company, Woodburn's & Mrs Wilson. Growing warmer & snowing in the eve. [margin: Mer. at 22]
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Chinook wind all night & the snow most gone. Strong wind all day. Mr Berger here from Avon this eve. Did not go to meeting on the acct.
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Rain a good part of the day. Grant & self went to town. Let Phipps have $100 of Aunt Lou's money on his note for one year at 9%. Ground full of water. Warm & spongy drove Cap. [margin: Bar at 29 2/10 Lowest I ever saw it.]
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Stormy, did not go any where.
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Middling high tide. Sluice box open some, flooded on Lee's. Was up to Kalso's with school teacher contracts. Wrote to Aunt Lou yesterday.
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Pleasant day. Done the chores & set 30 fence posts on the John Ball dyke. Was down to the box in the eve. It was open again to day for the third.
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Warm & pleasant. The E.D. Smith here to day for my oats. Shipped 500 sks. Mr Williamson & Lee help me load them. They averaged 97 1/4 lbs and came to 58 cts per sack. Price 12.00 per ton. In the P.M. finished setting posts on the dyke.
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Rain last night & some to day. Doing chores & washing & oiling harness. Dry in the P.M. with a west wind. Jim Callahan breaking sod this week.
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Choring & screening grass seed 314 lbs. Ida & Pearl over to Mrs Whitneys. Went to bible meeting at Polsons this eve. [margin: Snow the the eve, light]
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Warm & showery. Done chores & went to town. Lee's mare died from "distemper". Oats worth $12.50.
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Warm & no rain. Went to Bay View to hear Rev Wright but he was sick & did not preach. Elmer here to dinner.
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Went to town & got the plow & took up 5 sacks of timothy seed to Fister. Got sack sugar & 2.5 lbs flour.
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Put barbed wire on the John Ball fence & screened timorhy seed some. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Ida & Pearl went to town. Mrs Walter here. Self cleaning seed & sowing clover in the pasture field. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Sowing seed & fixing fence. Got some S. oats of Lee and had 2 sks grass seed. Put 6 sacks feed oats in the bin. Callahan plowing. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Rained some more last night windy & clowdy. Fixed up the hen fence some & took teeth out of the harrow. Not very cold. Grass growing some.
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Went to town in the P.M. Snowed some, but melted. Made a bargain with Mr Ch. Wersen to work Mar 1st. Heard from Geo about Father & Netties accident. Hay market no good. Oats worth $12.50 per ton.
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Rain all day. Steady. Ground full of water. Oiling & fixing up harness. Wrote to Father this eve.
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Rain some last night. None to day. Warm, pleasant. Fixing up my old harrow, put the teeth in & done the chores. Was down accross the meadow, it looks better than it did last April 1t. Grant sick this eve.
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Clowdy & misty. Not doing much but chores. Went to B.V. in the eve & P.M. Ida went to see Mrs. Elliott. Heard Arthur's phonograph. Rec'd a letter from Aunt Lou with notes entered and wrote her another note for 160.55 at 6% on demand.
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Pleasant day. Took Littia P away. Heard from Geo that Father was worse.
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Windy. Not doing much but chores. Reading Last of the Mohicans in the eve aloud.
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Went to B.V. to church. Rev Mr Cuddy preached from Mat. 27-22. Pleasant day.
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At home all day. Mr Wright's folks here for a calf this P.M. Rather pleasant day. Mailed a letter to Aunt Lou. Heard from Father that he was some better. Grant has tooth ache this eve. [margin: Father died today at nine o'clock]
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Stormy last night inside & out. Grant keeped us awake all night with tooth ache. Cold wind all day to day.
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Another stormy day. Doing nothing but chores to speak of. Grant tortured with tooth ache most of last night. Warm & grass growing some, but ground very wet.
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Very windy day and rain in the P.M. Pearl & self went to town in the P.M. Very muddy. Heard from Father again but he is no better.
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No rain to day and quite warm. Sent the day finishing up the harrow & painting it. Cost 3.15 for iron & sharpening teeth, 50¢ for paint and about 2 days time or about 6.00 all told. I call it a good job. Nother encouraging about selling hay. No demand at all.
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Rather warm. Worked in the garden some cleaning out old raspberries bush. Rain in the eve. Land very wet. Grant has tooth ace again to night. Did not hear from Father. [margin: Rain.]
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Beautiful day. Grass growing. Mercury at 55° Wrote to Geo.
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Received letter this A.M. from Geo telling of Father's death which occurred at 9 P.M. on Feb 10th and the funeral took place on Thurs the 13th. He was 69 years 4 mos & 2 days old. Died of heart failure brought on by an injury to the knee, caused by falling on the ice in the street of Scranton on Jan 11th. Ida sick to day and had Dr. Shore from LaConner. [margin: Fine weather with north wind. Self made a chicken coop and done the chores.]
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Ida in bed to day. Self not doing much but choring. Was up to the Purdy Ranch & got some willow cuttings & sawed up rails some for wood. Miss Barr & Mrs. Crumrine here.
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Ida about the same. Self & Grant went to Bay View for strawberry plants. Got some of Jones. [margin: Light frost.]
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Ida no better. Plowed some in the orchard and set out some strawberries, land in fair order for February. [margin: Frost.]
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Ida no better. Self done the chores & went to town. Bell & Wilkie plowing. Fine weather.
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Set out some raspberries. Got them at Kalsos. Went to bay view social in the eve. Ida worse tonight.
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Got Lee to go for Dr. Shore for Ida this A.M. She did not rest any last night & I did not sleep any. Dr. Shower here this A.M. Ida better in the P.M. Bailey's folks here. [margin: Clowdy little rain P.M.]
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Ida worse again this eve. Self done chores, set some rhubarb. Drove "Queen" & "Maud" some for excercise & to break "Queen". Rec'd the Factoryville Tiding with Fathers obituary notice. Wrote to Mr Baker in the eve. Set up till after eleven to give Ida here medicine.
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Had the Dr. again for Ida this A.M. & Lee went after him. Very windy day & all last night.
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Ida a little better to day. Self & Grant went to town to get some plants & seeds of Tillinghast. Rain hard to night.
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Wet, plowing done with for some time. Ida about the same. Mrs Alexander & Kate here & Mrs W. staid all night.
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Another cold windy day. Grant had tooth ache again again and I had to to take him to town to get them out. Got home at 7 P.M. Mr. Barr's folks here this eve. Ida not so well today.
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Clear & cold. Steamer Lake here after John Ball's hay. Self & Werson cleaning screenings & seed oats. Tillinghasts folks here calling this P.M. Polly had a calf. [margin: M. at 15°]
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Cleaning seed oats finished. 135 sks & 10 1/2 "Lincoln". Some warmer. Have 212 sks feed grain in granary. [margin: M. at 20°]
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Warmer hauling hay & manure. Willard here to get more hay. He now owes me ten dollars which he is to leave at Cotlenbaughs Mar 20th.
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Rainy some. Harnessed up Rinca(?) & hitched up Lou(?) to the wagon. Hauled manure in the A.M.
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Today hitched Queen to the wagon & drove her most of the A.M. She did very well. Went to town in the P.M. Ida not so well for the past two days.
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Went to B.V. to church. Rainy P.M. Wrote to George.
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In the A.M. set fence posts in the Bradley lane. P.M. began cleaning out ditch at S.E. corner of ranch.
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Cleaning out ditch & was up to Kalso's & Ed Byron's.
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Plowing with two teams. Ida worse again last night & had the Dr. to day. Very drying day. [margin: Frost.]
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Lovely day. Plowing with two teams. Sold four tons hay to L.W. Wida at $6.50 or $26.00 which I am to be paid in Mds at the store in Anacortes. [margin: Frost M 28°]
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At home all day. Pleasant. Lots of company. Ida not very well. [margin: Frost.]
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Plowing with two teams 1/2. One team all day. Self setting out berries & currants in the P.M. Planted some peas. [margin: Frost 28°]
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Plowing all day with two teams. Lovely weather. Will's folks here & he went to town. [margin: Frost 28°]
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Plowing with one team. Self & Grant went to Anacortes for a load of groceries. Brought home $26.00 worth. Got home at 4.30 P.M. Planted some potatos & ?Gordensas(?) & went to Elliott's to bible reading in the eve. Pleasant & warmer.
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Plowing with two teams. Strong south wind all day. Land in first class order but it looks like rain. Received a good long letter from Nettie.
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Rain last night and this A.M. Wersen oiling and washing harness in the A.M. Plowing in the P.M. Self went to town and Grant went also. Hay market flat. The Alanson hay sold for $4.00 per ton.
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Plowing with two teams. Finished across the road & began on the Whitney piece. E A Sisson Point Pen This is the last pen point pen banking pen banking pen
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Pleasant day at home all day. Vinz & Emma here also Wilsons & Esarys. [margin: Frost.]
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Plowing with two teams. Strong south wind and hard shower in the eve.
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Ground pretty wet this A.M. Plowing one team all day the other 1/2. Alf Stacey here also Frank & Blanche White. Strong west wind in the P.M. A.J Stacey has had (1540,1895) 3535 lbs of hay to be paid for next fall.
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Plowing went to BayView in the eve to bible reading. Sold Magee 15 tons hay on 60 days time.
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Plowing in the P.M. Rainy A.M. not working. Went to the social in the eve at Bradleys [margin: Cold.]
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Cold south E. wind. Plowed in the A.M. & it rained in the P.M. Mr & Mrs Wright here in the P.M.
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Went to church both A.M. & P.M. Mr. Wright & Abbott preached -- Windy & snow squall.
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Plowing with two teams. Cold but fine for plowing. Began on the sod by hay barn and the last piece of stubble. [margin: Frost 28°]
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Fine day for plowing but cold & windy. Charley finished the pasture lot by the hay barn. Self plowing stubble.
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Fine plowing weather. Finished my plowing 85 ac. Self helping Lee plow. Thompson got a ton of hay and is to pay for it when there is another carload of shingles shipped. Mida got the bal of his hay & Esary T got a ton. Charley plowing headlands in the P.M. Ida worse again. did not come downstairs today. [margin: Frost. Clear & pleasant but cold.]
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Plowing for Lee. Charley rolling sode. Little warm and looks like rain tonight. Drakes horse sick.
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The steamer "Similk" here for hay and loaded 40 tons for A. & Z. Seattle. Mr Williamson help me load. Grant has a bad cold and Ida up and down stairs again.
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Charley disk harrowing sod. Self rolling sod in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M. Rain at night. [margin: Rain.]
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Self finished plowing headlands. Charley disk harrowing. Pear trees just blooming. Weather too cold for stuf to grow. [margin: Rain some.]
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Rain some in the P.M. Charley disk harrowing across the road. Self rolling sod. Finished at noon. Charley & Pearl went to bible meeting in the eve.
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Charley disk harrowing. Rain some last night. [margin: Frost]
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Charley disk harrowing. Finished. Self began harrowing in the P.M. on the east end field. Pleasant in the P.M.
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Harrowing with two team in the A.M. Rainy & cold. In the P.M. hauled two loads of hay.
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Rain nearly all last night and some to day. Went to church this P.M. Abbott preached. Heard of Mrs Will Well's death at Mt Vernon.
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Charley not working. Heavy rain again last night. Ground all afloat this A.M. Went to LaConner this P.M. got a can of kerosene. Rec'd a letter from Aunt Francis Leighton.
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Not much rain to day. C. Wersen away to day. Self done the chores & loaded hay for B. & Phipps.
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Doing chores & in the P.M. hauled up lumber from the scow to fix fence in the lane & put on the boards. No rain.
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Charley back and began harrowing agin. Self worked on the fence in the A.M. & harrowed in the P.M. Some people seeding. Pleasant. [margin: Frost 28°]
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Lovely day. Both self & Wersen harrowing. Finished. Rough harrowing. Self workin gin the garden in the P.M. Ida out riding this P.M. Fred Kalso seeding. Plnted some lettuce, peas, &c. [margin: Frost 28°]
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Raining again lightly this A.M. Fixing fence for pigs. Plowed the garden patch out in the old orchard. [margin: Pleasant towards night.]
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Very drying day. The girls went to Samish with Elmer. Nettie up to Baers. Wrote to Mother & Geo.
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Began seeding 16 acres. Fine weather.
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Seeding 17 acres. Went to B.V. in the eve to Bible meeting. Mr Abbott here to dinner. Rain in the eve.
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Clowdy & damp, seeding. 47 acres in tonight. 68 sks common oats sowed. 43 of ours. Began on the "Lincoln Oats" at 4 P.M.
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Rainy A.M. Began sowing grass seed. Williamson helping in the P.M. Self sowing Lincoln oats & wheats. Pleasant P.M. Charley harrowing.
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Harrowing one team all day one 1/2. Finished sowing grass seed. No rain but threatening some.
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Self seeding. Charley harrowing 2d time across the road. Hard 65 acres in. 99 sks oats, 20 of wheet & over 400 lbs of timothy. Rainy P.M. & tonight rec'd letter from Geo. written last Sunday.
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Stormy A.M. went to Bay View to hear Abbott in the P.M. & to hear Wright in the eve. Wrote a letter to Aunt Francis.
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Mother's birthday. She is 68. Stormy day. Charley fixing fence in the P.M. Nothing but chores in the A.M. Ida worse to day & had Dr. Howe this eve.
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Land very wet. A poor time for oat farmers. Making fence in the A.M. out by the house finished. The "Lake" here for Masseys day.
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Charley rolling on the sod piece next to the Purdy ranch. Miss Hawkins buried to day. Pearl & self went to the funeral. Some folks seeding in the P.M. [margin: Cold & windy some P.M.]
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Charley harrowing. Self rolling 1/2 & seeding in the P.M. 9 acres 14 sks. Very cold wind all day but not much rain land in pretty fair order.
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Rain some last night still cold & windy. Seeding finished. Charley harrowing all over one. Steamer "Lake" here this eve for the hay. The girls & I went to Wrights donation meeting at Bay View.
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Still cold & windy. Charley not working. Went home. the Lake here yet. finished loading the boat this P.M. Hauled 9 tons of hay up by the hay barn. Pleasant in the P.M. but windy. Massey sending 63875 lbs shipped today at $5.50.
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Another cold windy day but not much rain. No church today in B.V.
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Rain in the A.M. went & got a raft of lumber & fixed the pig lot. In the P.M. charley harrowing on the Whitney piece. Self rolling. Some warmer. Mrs Jorgenson died tonight.
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Very discouraging weather. Charley choring cutting up rails for wood, fixing road to the hay barn, &c. Not raining in the P.M. [margin: Rain ready all last night.]
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No rain to day-- drying day -- Self went to town. Charley ditching in the A.M. & finished harrowing in the P.M. Went to bible meeting in the P.M. Rev Abbott here.
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Rain again this A.M. This makes people look down their noses. Charley not doing much in the A.M. working on the ditch in the P.M. [margin: Rain tonight.]
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No rain to day. Drying day. Charley ditching & fixing flower beds. Self up to the ridge & to LaConner in the P.M. Ordered lumber for a scow.
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Pleasant drying day. Charley ditching and in the P.M. rolling sod pieces. Self went to Woolley to the Republican convention. Got home at 5 P.M. Lee finished seeding. Fred Kalso not through yet.
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Charley & Grandma went to LaConner to church. I went to Bay View in the P.M. Abbott preached. Rain this eve. Cool & windy.
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Charley working in the ditch in the P.M. Kill the pig in the A.M. Arnold Tholstrup helping. [margin: Rain last night.]
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Mrs Paulson died yesterday A.M. 3 oclock. Charley on the ditch. Packed the meat & went to the funeral in the P.M. Cold. Ida rode out to day. [margin: Rain last night.]
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Began hauling gravel for the lane from Stearns.
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Self planting garden, beets, &c. Ida riding out. Charley hauling gravel. Mrs Elliott & Walter here. Self made squash boxes & went to town. Oats looking well. [margin: Rainy A.M.]
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Sent $5.00 to the P.I. Co. for six months sub. for del'y. Charley hauling gravel. Self planting corn & squashes, beans & turnips. Windy. The girls went to Bay View to practice for entertainment. [margin: Windy. Cold.]
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Charley hauling gravel, self sharpening up tools & fixing fences. In the P.M. clearing grass out of the orchard. Have 23 loads of gravel hauled now in 4 days. Think it will take 123 yet to reach the barn or 150 loads to go. 95 rods. Oats looking fairly well but grow slow. int is so cold. Meadows & pasture not doing well and look no better than last year at this date. [margin: Showy in that A.M. and last night. No rain in the P.M. but still threatening.]
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Charley went to Mt. Vernon. Wrote to George S. no preaching in Bay View today. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Charley hauling gravel. Self went to Mt Vernon to see about getting a harness. River very low. Roads rough. [margin: Pleasant]
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Windy & clowdy. Charles hauling gravel. 35 loads to date. Self planting beans & beets. Was up to Kalso's to see his harness.
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Charley hauling gravel. Self choring, cutting thistles, working garden &c. Fine weather.
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Fixing out smokehouse. Charley hauling gravel. In the P.M. went to LaConner to get scow lumber & got Maud shod. [margin: Fine growing weather.]
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Charley hauling gravel. Self cutting up scow lumber & unloading gunwales. Went to concert in the eve "League". Buschetta & Miss Peck here to dinner. [margin: Rain some in the eve.]
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Rainy A.M. (light) Charley cleaning out the wood house & hauling gravel in the P.M. Self jointing scow planks. Mr Wrights people here for a call this eve.
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Pleasant but clowdy & rainy just night. Went to hear Abbott at 3 P.M. & to Wrights memorial sermon at night.
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Charley hauling gravel. Self working on scow some & went to Bay View with Ida in the P.M.
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C. hauling gravel. Self worked in the garden some and in the P.M. took Ida to town to stay all night. Pleasant growing weather in the P.M. Oats looking well. [margin: Rainy some in the A.M.]
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Pleasant growing weather. C. hauling gravel. 74 loads all told. Self working in garden in the A.M. & went to Mt Vernon to get harness in the P.M. Ida in LaC. Lockharts folks here last eve. The girls to Wilsons party this eve.
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C. hauling gravel 80 loads. Self choring in the A.M. & went to LaConner for Ida in the P.M. St. Louis cyclone last night.
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Warm & pleasant. C. hauling gravel. Self rolling grain. The girls went to Avon to concert. 86 loads.
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Decoration day did not go. C. hauling gravel. Self rolling. Woodburn's folks here. Most of the grain looking well.[margin: Fine weather.]
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Charley away, working his road tax. Self finished rolling in the A.M. Took Ida up to Balls in the P.M. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Charley away. The girls went to town. Self hauling manure & fixing ground for cabbage, cleaning &c.
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C.W. away yet. Self taking the meat out & fixing up the smoke house, in the P.M. went to the woods for some maple wood. Clowdy & a little rain this A.M.
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C. home again. In the A.M. hauled a load of hay & a load of bedding from the hay barn and leveled off gravel in the P.M. [margin: Rainy day.]
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Wersen hauling gravel. Self hoing potatos & putting posts under the old house. Good growing weather and the oats looking well. Wrights folks here in the eve. [margin: Rain a little.]
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C. hauling gravel in the A.M. 101 loads to date. Self finished putting posts under the old house in the A.M. & went to Pleasant Ridge and LaConner in the P.M. Pleasant most of the day. Grain looking pretty well. Miss Bessie Marshall here this eve. [margin: Clowdy this eve.]
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Unpleasant day. Went to church at Bay View in the eve and P.M.
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Rainy A.M. Self went to Frank Darcys. In the P.M. went to Walters for a load of wood and to school meeting. Charley mowing the yard & hauling wood.
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Charley hauling & cutting up driftwood. Self helping some. Pearls party this eve. Pleasant day.
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Mrs Stacey here. Pleasant day. C. hauling gravel 4 loads. Began on the scow. Otto, Lee & Jim helping. Frank Wright here.
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C. hauling gravel 6 loads. Total 111. Working on scow finished and put it in the water. Pleasant. Otto, Lee & Jim W helping.
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All working for self & Charley & Jim W for Lee. Drove posts after supper. 23 Pleasant.
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Washing wagons & working in the garden. Self went to Pleasant Ridge for matters(?) & to LaConner. [margin: Fine day.]
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Pleasant day. Charley & Pearl went to Mt Vernon. Nettie, self & Grant went to the Baptizing in the eve at Bay View. Doran & wife, Jacobson, Crightton & wife & Mrs Thompson baptized. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Charley plowed & sowed the wheat patch to oats. Self worked in the garden. Drove two post & moved the scow at night.
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Charley & self making posts for the dyke in the P.M. Out of bridge stuff. Charley hauling gravel in the P.M. Self choring and picking of stuff where we build the scow. Ida worse again to day & sick a bed all day. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Charley & the folks went to the picknick at Mt Erie. Self painted the buggie.
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Began painting and cleaning up the sitting room. Charley hauling gravel in the P.M. 116 load to date.
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Charley fixing he Olsen Road. Self went to town and painted the sitting room 2d coat in the P.M. Fine weather.
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Warm & dry. Charley washing carpet & working in the garden. Self & Lee papering the sitting room. Mrs Woodburn & Lurine here in the P.M. Ida still poorly.
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Garden looking pretty well but needs rain. Self & Pearl went to LaConner to church in the A.M. and Grant, Nettie & self went to Bay View in the eve. Mrs Whitney & the girls joined the M. E. church.
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Self went to LaConner for medicine for Ida. Charley working on the Olsen Road with team. Put down the carpet in the P.M. Wills folks & Walters folks here to supper. Fine weather but quite dry. Rec'd a letter from George.
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Grand 11 years old to day. Charley & self sharpening post for dyke and move the scow in the P.M. with posts & lumber. Mrs Scott & her folks here this P.M.
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Charley & self working on the dyke & drove posts in the evening by Lees old warehouse. Lee & Williamson helping in the eve. Warm & dry.
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Charley & Williamson working on dyke. Self in the A.M. Drove posts in the eve. Same as last night. Self went to town to take Pearl in the eve. She started for Seattle. Warm. Grain look fairly well. Drove posts south of Lee's warehouse. Lee & W. on dyke 12 hours.
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Lee & W on dyke 11 hours. Drove posts in the eve at Cultis dam. Warmest day of the season this year so far. Self & Charley working on dyke. Self not working in the P.M. Took Ida up to Kalso's. Mr. Champion here to dinner. [margin: My ther. at 75° Kalso's 83°]
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Charley & self on dyke 12 hours for Murman(?). Driving posts in the eve. Lee & W helping 5 hours. Help Lee turn his tank over after dinner. Ida out riding this P.M. [margin: Warm day.]
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Self had a bad cold. Did not go anywhere. Frank Wright here. A Mr. Abbott to supper. Had a light shower and some thunder this eve.
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Still warm and Skagit River pretty high. Charley working on dyke & self 1/2 Williamson 1 day.
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Charley hauling gravel on the Road. Self tending garden & went out riding with Ida. [margin: Went to church in the eve.]
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Charley hauling gravel on the road. Self working for Fred Kalso. Warm & dry. Mr Abbotts folks here all night last night.
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Chaley washing wagon & cutting thistles. Self painting the spring wagon & working in the garden. Warm & dry.
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All went to LaConner. Ida staid all night at Mr Abbotts - Nice day & lots of people in LaConner. Mr Hurd made the speech & Mr Abbott the prayer.
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Warm & dry. At home all day. Not very well. [margin: Fred Kalso married.]
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Self went to B.V. & got some strawberries. Charle fixing for a sluice box by the Olsen gate. Self not well.
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Charley hauling dyke punchions. Self went to town in the A.M. I am not doing much. Fred Kalso haying this week. [margin: Warm & dry.]
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Charley hauling wood from the Hansens place 10 cords. Self painted the kitchen floor. [margin: Warm & dry.]
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Charley choring most of the day. Worked at dyke timber 2 hours. Self scowing 1 hour.
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Charley mowing around fences & covering ditch by the hay barn. Self & clowdy driving dyke posts 4 hours 1 man. [margin: Lee some on dyke.] Self fixing up haying tools. Made a new tongue for rake. [margin: Warm & dry.]
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Charley cultivating & hoing garden & wash the way on. Self painted the farm wagon & went to town in the P.M. Ordered sacks through J. Goldsmith at 4 3/8 S. F. [margin: Ida came home this eve.]
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Went to B.V. to church to hear Mr Abbott. Ida went for the first time since Feb or Jan rather.
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Elmer Axelson began work. Mowing. Fine weather. Mr. Smiths folks moved down to day in the old house.
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Haying. Elmer, Smith, Olsen 1/2 self 3 1/2 tedding & raking. Fine weather. Elmer about through on the north side of the road.
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Haying. Elmer mowing. Self raking & tedding. Smith, Olsen, Arnold Tholstrup 1/2. Went to B.V. in the eve to church organization.
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Haying. Elmer broke the mower & went to town to get it fixed. Only mowed 2 hours. Self raking & tedding. Smith, Olsen & Tholstrups cocking. Chores.
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Haying. E. mowing 1/2. Mr Larimer here all night. Smith, Olsen & Tholstrups. Charley clearing track & cocking.
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Haying. Have about 27 acres cocked up. Elmer mowing all day. Self raking & tedding. Smith, Olsen, Tholstrup. Have about 12 acres to mow yet. This has been a first class week for hay, but is getting very smoky now.
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Pleasant day. Kalso mowing with two mowers. Went to church in the A.M. Ida also. Wright preached. Went to children's day exercises in the eve.
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Elmer mowing tell 2.30 & broke down again finished across the road. Elmer went to get mower fixed. Smith & Charley & Olsen Tholstrup 1/2. Self tedding & raking.
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Clowdy & a little shower. Elmer mowing 3/4, Smith cocking 3/4, Olsen part of the P.M. Charley worked a while in the A.M. then went to town. Hannah's birthday.
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Finished mowing & putting up across the road. Smith & Tholstrup 1/2. Clowdy poor hay W. Self tedding & raking. Elmer tedding 1/2.
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Smith, Elmer & Arnold cocking hay 1/2 Charley 1/2 & hauling manure 1/2. Self raking in the P.M. Finished. Ida went to Anacortes on the cars.
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Charley & Smith cocking hay 1/2, finished. Elmer & self went to town & got the sacks & worked some about the barn. In the P.M. Burdon got the timber. Arnold got a load of old hay & Charley helping him.
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Elmer 1/2, Smith 1/2. Smith & Charley hauling in 2 loads of hay in the stable. Charley went to town in the P.M. for planks for sluice box. Self & Elmer fixing fine and getting ready to haul hay in the A.M. Self went to Anacortes in the P.M. Smoky, poor hay weather
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Self, Ida & Grant at White's. Self came home in the eve. Pearl & Nettie to church in the P.M. (Abbott) and to League in the eve.
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Elmer, Charley, Pearl & Smith blackberrying, had poor luck. Self fixing for hauling hay & painting eave troughs. Nettie started to go camping this eve.
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Charley & Smith hauling hay in the stable. 7 loads. 9 all told. Elmer went after his team. Self tinkering and helping mow away hay.
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Hauling hay with 3 teams. 30 loads. Queen lathered a good deal, kicking &c. Smith, Arnold, Olsen, Elmer, Ryland, Sorenson. Concert in B.V. this eve. Pearl & Grant, Charley & Elmer went. [margin: Good hay day. Hay in good order.]
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Hauling hay. Crew same as yesterday & John L. extra. Self driving fork team 1/2 & mowing away 1/2 (30).
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Ida & self went to church. Mr Williams preached. Alf & Susie here this P.M. Pearl not well.
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Self went to town & got binding twine. 250 lbs at $8.50 per hundred. No rain but hay is damp. Charles Wersen went home to work for himself some.
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Weather clowdy & damp for haying. Not fit to haul to day. Charley away.
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Pleasant day. Lee hauling hay. Self went after Charley in the P.M. up to his ranch. Went to Meeting in B.V. in the eve.
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Clowdy A.M. Hauling hay with one team. Elmer, Charley, Smith 1/2 & Arnold Tholstrup 1/2. Self driving fork team. Put 10 loads in the old barn & one in the horse barn. 54 old barn, 49 new barn, 11 in the horse barn, 110 all told.
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Charley went home. Elmer hauled two loads hay to Geo Creighton. Clowdy A.M. Hay damaged quite a good deal by the rains.
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Rain again this A.M. Doing nothing to day. Went to town in the P.M. for the Dr. for Ida.
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Ida sick all night. Went to church this P.M. Abbott preached. Ida Bowden here since Fri night.
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No men to day. Weather fine. Grain ripening fast. Made a sluice box.
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Put in the S. box beyond the barn. Smith & Arnold helping 3/4 each. Arnold had the team yesterday & 1/2 to day to haul hay. Kalso baling hay. Smith helping Arnold haul a load of hay to balance his work since afternoon. [margin: Fine dry weather.]
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Arnold finished hauling his hay, Smith helped him haul one load. Fine weather. Byron cutting oats. The girls went to Edison tonight to concert.
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Went to town for binder but did not get it. Will's folks here. Ida sick again. Nettie went home with Leenie. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Mr Mills here to set up the binder. Tried it in the P.M. It worked all right. Kalso not satisfied with his. Say it's no good. Ida no better in bed again.
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Damp and foggy. Did not go to church.
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Cutting oats by the hay barn & began on the sod piece. Binder all right. Smith & Charley shocking.
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Cutting oats, began the piece at the east end of the ranch. Smith & Charley shocking.
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Cutting oats. Fine weather, but damp morning. Smith & Charley shocking. Went to B.V. in the eve to go to meeting but there was no meeting. Dr Howe here to see Ida again. She is some better.
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Cutting oats after 9.50. Ed Stacey here to dinner. Charley & Smith shocking. Binder all O.K. yet. Oats very short, but I think the piece will make 400 sks. [margin: Fine day.]
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Cutting oats. Charley & Smith shocking. Fine day.
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Eclipse of the moon tonight. Cutting oats, finished across the road. Have 52 acres cut tonight. Fine. Charley & Smith shocking. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Went to B.V. to church meeting this P.M. Ida still in bed most of the time. Dr. Howe here this eve.
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Cutting oats. Smith & Charley shocking. Fine weather. Began on Whitney piece.
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Cutting oats on the last piece. Damp A.M. Smith & Charley shocking grain.
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Foggy & damp all the A.M. too wet to cut. Got some lumber of Lee & fixed the stable floor in the A.M. Cutting oats in the P.M. good run. Smith & Charley shocking.
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Cutting oats, finished at 3 P.M. Smith & Charley shocking.
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Went to Tom Esary's to cut oats. Charley ditching in the slough in Whitney field.
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Cutting for Esary. Finished & moved the machine home. Charley ditching & was down to Esary's in the P.M. to help move the binder. Esary's land too rough to cut with any machine.
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Charley helping Jenne thresh. John Ball began threshing. Smith ditching in the A.M. & helping Kalso shock in the eve. Self made a table & went to town in the P.M. Smith has worked 25 days to date.
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Charley & team at Ball's hauling sacks. Smith shocking for Kalso in the A.M. and hauling sacks for Kalso with my team in the P.M. Kalso & Jenne sold 100 tons oats at $12.00 per ton and a load of hay at $5.00 this week. [margin: Fine weather but grain tough. ]
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The machine at Olsens & the men & two teams here. Self & Pearl went down to Wills. Fine weather.
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Sold 1050 sks to Gaches at $12.50 per ton and loaded it to day. Williamson & Smith helping 1/2 day each. Sax averaged 96 lbs. Smith had the team to take a home a load of straw in the P.M. Charley at Bob Woodburns threshing. Looks like rain.
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Charley at Woodburns threshing. Smith hauling straw for himself. Self helped him load straw. Went to town & fixed fence by the straw stack.
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Went up to see the new machine at Abbotts. Light rain but not enough to stop threshing. Smith hauling straw. Charley at Woodburns but not working. Machine out of order.
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Fine day. Charley went home for good. Pearl with him & to Pecks in the P.M. Self & Ida went to Bay View to call on Mrs Wright.
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Smith at Woodburns & Balls threshing. Self fixing fence, hauling straw in the P.M. Lee & W. & I working to gether getting in straw.
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Rain a good part of last night & some to day. Smith moving sacks in the granary in the A.M.
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Smith ditching. Self went to town in the A.M. & to Bay view to meeting in the eve. No rain.
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Threshing today. Smith & team at Ball's and Misto's(?). Self hauling & splitting ditch timber & in the P.M. hauled a load of rock & straw for the dyke. Pearl & Grant went to Woodburns & got Nettie. Foggy & smoky. Oats not selling very fast and are $1.00 less than when I sold.
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Pleasant but very foggy in the A.M. Self not doing much in the A.M. but hauling straw for bedding in the P.M. Olsen helping Smith & team at Mrs Whitneys threshing. Mrs Elliott here in the P.M. [margin: Clear weather but foggy mornings.]
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Self working on dyke by Lee's warehouse 4 hours. In the P.M. got in the beans & went over to Kate's. Birger here to dinner. Mrs W. finished threshing this P.M.
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Fine day. The machine at Masseys. Not using my team. Went to Bay View to church in the P.M. Abbott preached.
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Went to Pleasant Ridge with Ida. Pleasant day all the machines threshing. Smith at Massey's. [margin: Nettie began school at Bay View.]
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Smith at Massey's. Self hauling dyke posts. Lee working on dyke some. Foggy A.M. [margin: A letter from Geo.]
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Smith at Masseys & Ball's. Self went to town & took Grandma. Digging potatos in the P.M. Misty & threatening rain.
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No rain but clowdy. Smith at Ball's. Self finished digging potatos & went with Ida down to Esary's & Bay View. Grandma went to town yesterday to stay a while.
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Self & Ida started to go to Woodburn's but the went to town so we went to Wilson's. Pleasant but cool & foggy.
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Self working on dyke 3/4 sharpening posts & hauling straw. Pleasant.
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Went to B.V. to hear Wright morning & evening. Pleasant.
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Clowdy & sprinkled some. Not doing much. Smith at Ball's. Went hunting with Grant, got nothing.
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Hauled a load of wood in the A.M. and went to town in the P.M. for baling wire. Ball still threshing. Grandma came home. Settled up with Gaches. Oats still poor at 12 to 13.75.
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Ball finished threshing. Smith & Olsen helping him 3/4. Self working on ditch some in the A.M. Mr & Mrs White here this P.M. Pleasant day.
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Baling hay. 101 tons tonight. Fine weather.
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Baling until 11.30 then broke down. Smith ditching in the P.M.
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Finished baling at noon. 120 tons 1700 lbs. cost 135 per ton. 99 loads made 127 tons. 107 bales average of 266 lbs. [margin: Rain in the P.M.]
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At home all day. Wrote to Geo Sisson.
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Self & Smith on dyke 3 hours each. Driving posts. Smith & self du???? a pig for him in the A.M. He working on ditch some in the P.M. Fine weather.
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Self & Smith on dyke 3/4 & hauling manure. Drove posts & hauled straw for "Cultis" dam. Fine weather.
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Smith hauling manure in the A.M. & helping Byron stow hay in the evening or P.M. & Charly also. Ida & Pearl went to Samish. Self dug 3 sacks potatos. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Smith helping Byron 3/4 Charley there(?) also. Hauled manure till night. Went to the "Pop" meeting in Bay View in the eve. Self went to town in the A.M. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Lee baling hay. Smith hauling manure. Self fixing dyke & went after the scow. Ida & Pearl, Grant also, away yet.
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Smith & family went to Mt Vernon. Self not doing much but chores. Pleasant day. Roads fine & dry.
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Pleasant day. Went to B.V. to church. Abbott preached. Ida went to church.
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Smith & self went to the timber. to get posts for dyke by the hay barn. Mr Wright here in the eve. Ida went to Mt Vernon. Worked on dyke in the P.M.
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Rain A.M. went to LaConner in P.M. with hay for Gaches & staid to Rep. meeting in the eve. Smith also. Pleasant eve.
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Smith working on dyke by hay barn. Self in the A.M. & went to town in P.M. with hay for Martn. Brot home 3 bbs flour. One for Smith. Ida came home last night.
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Both working on dyke by hay barn. Fine weather.
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Smith working by the hay barn. Self 1/2 & up to Kalso's. Jenne Ranch in the P.M. Went to the "Social" in Bay View this eve.
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Smith working on dyke by hay barn 1/2 & setting dyke posts in P.M. by big dam. Self setting posts 1/2. Sold Osburg 100 sks "Lincoln" oats at $22.00 per ton. Common oats are now worth $20.00 for the first time in 3 years.
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Pleasant day. Ida not very well. Grandma went home with Will's folks.
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Smith hauling gravel. Self with him in the A.M. & went to town with Ida in the P.M. [margin: Fine day.]
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Smith hauling gravel 1/2 & went to LaConner with a load of hay. I am 47 today. Mr. and Mrs Wright here to celebrate it. Pleasant.
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Setting posts & went after the scow. Rain in the P.M. Zewerkh here looking at the hay. Arthur W. here all night.
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Smith worked 3/4. Driving posts 2 1/2 hours. Lee & Werek helping. In the P.M. Smith & self working on ditches in the Whitney field & on dam by the hay barn.
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Smith hauling wood for him self & broke the wagon wheel. Self not doing. Elmer here to dinner & took Pearl to LaC. [margin: No rain but windy.]
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Smith & self took the scow down to the dam. Then went to Bay View to fix the church shed, brot home a load of gravel to fix by the hitching posts. McKinley still ahead but the state all for Pops [margin: Pleasant.]
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Self went to town to get teeth made over. Smith was working for himself. McKinley elected for sure now. [margin: Pleasant]
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Smith ditching a while, but had to quit for rain. Self not doing much. Went to town in the evening for teeth but did not get them. Gaches offered 21 for my oats. Smith 57 3/4 days to date.
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Went to B.V. to church in the A.M. Stormy P.M. & eve.
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Driving posts in the A.M. Smith helping. Lee also. Went to LaConner in the P.M. & got my teeth. Sold my oats 600sks at 21.00. Ed Stacey here this eve.
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Driving posts in the A.M. Self & Smith. Woth(?) help one hour. Setting posts in the P.M. two hours. Smith 3/4.
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Driving posts Lee & Woth(?) helping. Took driver off the scow. Self, Smith & Lee putting on lumber in the P.M. Rain at night. Ida & Mrs B went to Bay View in the P.M.
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Went down to work on dyke but had to quit for rain at 9.30. Hard storm. Rain & wind all day. Mrs Smith & Pearl cleaning house yesterday & to day.
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Smith & self working on dyke. Lee also 8 hours.
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Smith & Lee on dyke in the A.M. 4 hours. Self on barn. Bandon got a load of hay. Rain in P.M. Self & Smith loading oats. 600 sks.
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Went to church in P.M. Abbott preached. Cold & light snow. Skagit River high.
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Smith & Lee on dyke 1/2 Self & Ida started for town but had to come back. Skagit over all the country between Indian slough & Sullivans. [margin: Cold & windy.]
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Water still high. Smith & self on dyke 1/2 Lee three hours. Smith 63 days to date. [margin: Frost 28]
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Raining again this A.M. Not doing much but chores. Clear & frosty at night.
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Went to LaConner & settled up with Gaches for the oats. Had to go on foot. Water still on the flooded dist. Lockharts & Mrs Walter here this evening. Smith helping Otto on dyke.
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Self at home. Smith helping Otto. Went to Bay V. in the P.M. Got Charley shod. Light snow at night. [margin: Temp 20]
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Very stormy day. Began feeding horses hay. Went to B.V. & got Nettie. [margin: Snow 6 in.]
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Snow on but warmer. Went to church at B.V. Wright preached.
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Cold again. Not doing much but chores. Elmer here this eve. Pearl went to B.V.
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Elmer & self went to town with Nevill's boat. Got a sack sugar. Paid Howe & Jorgenson & last on my coat. Sold Any Esary some hay. 25 tons. [margin: Mercury 24°]
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Cold freezing weather. Esary hauling hay. Smith went to town with boat. [margin: Mercury 20°]
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Thanksgiving. Clear & cold all day. Esary got the bal of his hay & his boy got his finger cut off. Went to Thanksgiving service at B.V.
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Cold as ever. At home all day doing chores & cutting maple wood. School closed at B.v. & Nettie came home. [margin: Mercury at 10°]
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Clear & cold. Went to town with Charley & the cart. Smith also. Came home and put the matting down in the P.M. [margin: Mercury at 12.]
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Still clear & frosty. But some warmer towards night. Went to B.V. to church. Abbott preached. [margin: Mercury at 10°]
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Steamer Smith here for Byron's hay. Rainy & misty. Sow about gone & the ice about out of the slough.
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Ida abed all day. Was up to Fredonia to see Balls dyke. Skagit rising again. [margin: Rainy.]
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Rainy & Warm. Sold Nelson & Bates 20 tons of hay at 7.00 per ton. Hay sold to day including Nelson & Bates 523.70, Gaches 35 total 558.70.
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Rainy. did not go to church. Weather bad. Miss Martin here. Ida still abed.
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Rain all last night & all day to day. Ida still in bed. Land full of water. Warm.
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Windy, rain last night. Went to LaConner today. Plank Road all afloat. The station neighborhood flooded with salt water.
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No rain today. Nelson here to see about hay & bot 20 tons more at $7.00. Total sold to date, 5580.70+140 = 698.70.
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Steamer Laura here & loaded 25 tons hay for Nelson. The south dam on Whitney Island is out and the whole island flooded. [margin: Rainy]
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Done chores & went over to the Island. They are in a sorry plight over there. Help Fred top out some Dyke in the P.M. 1 1/2 hours. [margin: Rainy]
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Highest tide of the season so far. It was about 7 inches short of the big tide of Jan 1885. Put 15 tons hay aboard the Laura for Nelson. 40 all told. Worked topping out dyke two hours with Williamson in the P.M. Ida still abed & no better. [margin: Rainy, warm]
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Tide lower this A.M. by 2 feet. Went to church in the P.M. to hear Abbott.
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Nelson here & settled for his hay. Was up to the depot. Ida no better. Was up to Walters in the P.M.
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Not doing much but chores. Went up to Tholstrups in the P.M. & to the station. Nothing yet done about the Whitney dam.
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Went to town & took the calf. Water going off the road by the station. Tholstrups got a load of loose hay.
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Not doing much but chores. Whintey dam is still out and poo prospect of getting it in again. Frank White here this eve and all night.
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Went over to the Island. R.R. dam out middle S. Tholstrup got another jag hay. Weather warm.
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Full moon to day but a low tide.
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Steamer Laura here for Esary's hay. Went to church in the eve. Ms. France preached. Ida still in bed. [margin: Windy]
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Tide not very high for this time. Was up to the station & up to Callahan dyke with Otto. Pleasant some.
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Ida started for Seattle to see Dr. Turner. Pearl & Mrs Wright with here. I took them to the depot and bent the buggie axel. Went to B.V. & got it fixed. Nothing done on Whitney dam yet. [margin: Pleasant & warm.]
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At home most of the day. Went to the station for the mail. [margin: Rain some.]
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Went to LaConner for Pearl who came home to LaConner on steamer. Christmas tree in B.V. I did not go. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Christmas very quiet day. Went hunting with Grant.
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Pleasant. At home doing chores. Got letter from Aunt Frank & card from Ida. Tides not very high.
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Went to church in the P.M. Abbott preached. Warm but clowdy & windy.
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Fred Jenne got 3125 lbs hay. Went down to the school house in the P.M. Otto & I made out an order for Montgomery Ward & talked dyke & school. No prospect of putting in the Whitney dam. [margin: Rain some last night.]
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Fixing dyke. Doing chores & went to B.V. to get Nettie's bed & take the girls down to practice. [margin: Pleasant]
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Went to Bay View to S.S. & church. Rev Wright preached. In the P.M. took Don Palmer to LaConner. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Done the chores & went to town in the P.M. Got a money order for Ida. Cool & west wind in the eve.[margin: Tides M.]
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Doing chores & not much else.
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Clear & pleasant. Done the chores & hauled 4 cords of wood from Hansons.
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Pleasant but cool. Went to B.V. Abbott preached.
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Doing nothing much but chores.
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Stormy day. Snowed some last night. Wrote to Geo.
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Went to town & Mr Baileys folks came home with us to stay all night. Clear & cold. [margin: M 25°]
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Went to town to take Baileys folks. Cold this A.M. [margin: 27°]
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Snowing in the P.M. but melting fast. Set up the small store in the shop. Kamb got a load of hay. Odd Fellows entertainment in B.V. to night. Girls gone.
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Pleasant. Some snow left yet but not cold. Went up to Walters to old folks concert meeting in the P.M. Rec'd a letter from Ida in which she says she is gaining. Rec'd a letter from sister Nettie also.
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Clowdy. At home all day. Frank Wright here & Mrs Axelson & Arlie Whitney. The girls went to League in the eve.
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Doing chores. Stormy weather.
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Doing chores. Went to Bay View to see about old (Stormy) folks concert. Ida getting better.
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Another stormy day. Reading & choring.
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Went to town in the P.M. and got the new book case & secretary. Clowdy & stormy in the eve.
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Pleasant. Wrote to Ida. Sent her an order for $15.00. Steamer Smith at Callahan's for hay. Kamb here for hay. Put castors on & set up the new book case. Went to B.V. in the P.M. on Concert business. the girls went to Elmers to pary tonight. Lee here this eve.
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Pleasant. John Jenne here for another load of hay.
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Stormy all day a melting snow. Went to B.v. to hear Abbott but he did not come.
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Colder doing chores & reading. [margin: M. 24°]
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Pretty cold weather. Choring & reading. They began driving piles for the Whitney dam. [margin: M. at 13°]
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Pleasant day. Wrote to Ida & had a letter from her. Chellis here to dinner. [margin: M 24]
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2 inches more snow this A.M. Went to the Depot for Grandma. Nettie over to Kates to go to Mt Vernon. Warmer & rain in the evening. Letter from Aunt Lou.
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Concert at LaConner this eve. Grant & self went. It was very good.
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At home till 3 P.M. then went to concert meeting at B.V. Rain eve. A letter from Ida today. Grandma to Kate's.
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Elmer Axelson began work to day and took a load of hay to Gaches. Lee & Jessie married at 6 P.M. and a party in the eve at the Bradley house. We all went & Will's folks came up and staid here all night.
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Elmer washing & oiling harness. Self went & Pearl went to the practice meeting at B.V. Peter Miller here & went with us. Letter from Ida this eve. [margin: Stormy]
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Elmer went after his stove in the A.M. & began ditching at the east end of ranch in the P.M. Self went over to Whitney Island with Peter in the A.M. [margin: Rainy some]
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Elmer ditching. Self down along the dyke in the A.M. High tide & west wind. Highest tide of the season but one. Peter here yet hunting ducks. Grant came home from Woodburns. Peter went home in the P.M.
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Stormy day. Elmer not working much to day, lame back. Oiled harness, same in the P.M. Stormy at night. A League Social in the evening. The folks did not go.
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Another stormy day. Elmer washing & oiling harness. Self reading & choring, fixed the lounge & mended harness some.
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Went to B.V. to church. Abbott preached. Windy day. Wrote to Ida in the eve. Not very cold.
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Self & Elmer killed the pig in the A.M. Clowdy. Elmer ditching in the P.M. Self & Nettie went to town.
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R. Elmer washing & oiling harness in the A.M., cut up pig and harness in the P.M. Self & Pearl went to B.V. in the P.M. to practice for concert. Elmer & the girl meeting last night & tonight Rev. France & Wright seeing them. [margin: Rainy A.M. Letter from Ida.]
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Another miserable rainy day. Elmer oiling harness. Red heifer had a calf. Stormy in the A.M. Went over to Whitney Island to see the dam & to meeting in the eve. [margin: Clearing screenings in the P.M.]
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Fanning screenings to day. Pearl & self went to B.V. in the P.M. to practice singing & to church in the eve.
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No rain to day. Elmer ditching. Self helping in the A.M. Went to church in the P.M. or eve.
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Elmer ditching. Self & Pearl to B.V. again in the P.M. Whitney Island dam not in yet. Nettie had a letter from Ida.
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Went to B.V. in the A.M. & heard Mr France preach. Walter here in the P.M. Wrote to Ida in the P.M. & Geo. [margin: Stormy.]
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A miserable rainy windy day. Elmer working at the harness. Went to church in the eve.
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Went to Mt Vernon with Otto & Lee on dyke business. Paid 1/2 taxes for 96 & sent Ida money & ticket to come home with. Elmer ditching. Pearl went to B.V. to practice & they all went to church in the eve. [margin: Fine day. Whitney Island dam not in yet.]
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Self went to town in the A.M. Elmer ditching. Mr Wright here in the P.M. to practice music. All went to church in the eve. Some came forward. Mud drying up, Kalso plowing.
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Elmer went to town with hay for Gaches. Self & Pearl went to practice & to church in the eve.
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Elmer ditching. Self not doing much went down to Wrights to supper & to church in the eve.
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Went to B.V. to take Lee's organ down to the hall & got some potatos of D. Esary. Went to practice. Ida came home. Grant went to Burlington to meet her. Pleasant.
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Went to B.V. to church in the P.M. Abbott preached. Alf's folks here & Mrs Moore, also Mrs W. & Miss Downey. Heard the Whitney Island dam was not in and they were about to give it up. [margin: Some snow & sleet.]
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Pleasant day but dark & misty in the eve. Went to B.V. to the entertainment. Had a good time & took in $41.45. Elmer ditching in the A.M.
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Got up late & went down to B.V. for the organ in the A.M. Mr & Mrs Wright here in the P.M. & Mrs W. sick. Elmer went to the Samish in the P.M. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Elmer went to LaConner with a load of hay. Mr & Mrs Wright here. Self & Ida went to B.v. & to Esary's this A.M. Went to church in the P.M. or Eve.
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Mr & Mrs Wright started for Seattle. John Kamb got the bal of his hay. Elmer working on the ditch & in the P.M. went to Esary's for a load of ditch rails. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Self went to LaC for Mr Geary & bargained for a new organ. elmer working on ditch & hauled another load of ditch rails. Went to church in the eve. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Fine weather. Self on tank 3/4 finished. Elmer helped Byron clean his oats & went for wood in the P.M. [margin: Frost.]
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Elmer hauling wood. Self fixing gate & went up to Kalso's with Ida in the P.M. Took the plow up to be fixed. [margin: Sun & rain in the P.M.]
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Hauling hay from the hay barn & fixing fence & gates. Stormy snow & sleet. Cold & slow farming weather.
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Elmer fixing fence and going chores self & Ida went to town. Ida staid at Bailey's all night. Cold raw north wind. Got a N.Y. dft for Geo Sisson for $60.00 to pay May interest. [margin: Frost.]
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Cold south wind. Elmer & self covered ditches with team in the A.M., put a ton of oats in the feed bin & he was scraping dirt away from the ditch in the P.M. Self went to LaC. with Grandma & brot Ida home. Grant over to Whitney Island.
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Rain again. Stormy. Cleaning timothy seed out of screenings. Got 250 lbs. In the P.M. went to B.V. with Lee on dyke business. Elmer splitting wood.
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Miserable, cold, wet & snowy day. Not fit to do anything. Snow 10 inches deep at night.
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Coldest day I ever saw in March. Wind blowing from the north all day. Doing nothing but chores. Self went down to the school house at 1 P.M. to fix up the new seats. Mercury at 24 at 7 P.M. [margin: Mercury at 20°]
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Pleasant but cold. Elmer & self ditching in the 8 acre field. Began snowing at 5 P.M. [margin: Mercury at 16°]
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Snow all last night. About 5 inches. Warm but snowing good part of the day. Most wintery March on record.
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Mr. Williams preached. Warmer. Snow going off. Elmer & the girls went to church.
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School began to day. 35 scholars. Elmer ditching some. Rain last night & some to day.
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Elmer ditching. Self went to town & brot Grandma home. Got sack Graham, sack W.W. flour, dry fruit, tomatos, clothes wringer &c. [margin: Rain last night.]
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Ditching. Stormy in the P.M. some.
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Mrs. Randall here. Ditching in the A.M. & part of the P.M. Have 80 rods done now in the 8 acre field. Began splitting timber. [margin: Stormy again last night.]
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Snow last night, hail & sleet. Hauling ditch timber & covering ditches. Ground wet as ever & weather cold & windy. League social here to night. [margin: Froze some.]
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Snow again this A.M. but a good day to work. Self & Elmer finished the ditch & began on the slough ditch in the Whitney field. Finished it. Rec'd letter from Aunt Lou, Geo. & Mother. It will take 3 or four days good weather before we can plow. [margin: Froze some.]
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Rather pleasant. Went to hear Abbott in the P.M.
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Elmer hauling rock to fix the road & in the A.M. we hauled down three tons of baled hay from the hay barn for feed.
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Elmer hauling gravel & rocks for road. Self went up with Fred Kalso to get some hay & lumber with the scow.
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Elmer hauling gravel 4 loads, self choring & made & hung a gate out by the Whitney lane fence. Elmer & the girls went to Neeleys party in the evening.
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Very stormy & windy day. Elmer mending sax, self filed saws & practices music. Strongest south wind of the w. Land very wet and no prospect of plowing.
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Fixing fence & cleaning out the John Ball dyke ditch. Windy but not much rain.
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Took up the hay barn floor & went to town in the P.M. Ida went up and staid at Mrs Gaches. They tried to put in the Rail road dam last night on W.I. but it went out again and took some of the old dam. No train today. Rain again this eve. [margin: Elmer plowing in ditched in the P.M.]
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Rainy. This has been about the worst March on record. No church in B.V. The RR Co making a bridge over middle slough to day. Ida in LaConner.
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Self & Elmer working on the hay barn floor. Put in new joists & raised it one foot. No rain.
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Turned out the young stock & dug up some rose bush pathces across the road. Elmer went to LaC in the P.M. Mr Wright here in the P.M. Massey & Lee plowing.
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Plowing in the P.M. with two teams. First day of the season. So far land in pretty fair order.
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Plowing with two teams in the A.M. self went to town to get the organ in the P.M. Rain some in the eve. Ida at Mrs. Gaches yet. Not very well this week. Organ OK.
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Pleasant day. Went to hear Abbott in the P.M.
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Plowing with two teams. Warm. Wrote to G.S. yesterday.
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Rain in the A.M. Elmer hauled a load of wood for the school house. I took a plow to Kalso's to be sharpened. Both plowing in the P.M. Wright's folks here this P.M. & eve.
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Plowing with two teams. Cool & windy. Ida in LaC. yet.
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Plowing with two teams. Warm & pleasant.
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Plowing with two teams. Have about 34 acres plowed. Warm good plowing weather. Chinaman lecture & exhibition in B.V. to night. Ed Stacey here to dinner.
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Plowing. Self 1/2. Elmer all day. Self went to town in the P.M. Very windy & cold. Ida at Mrs Gaches yet. Oats way down & no sale. Miss Marshall here this eve. [margin: Rain some last night.]
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Went to B.V. to church morning & eve. Wright preached. Young folks went to LaConner this eve to China preaching. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Plowing finished the 8 acre piece & went across the road. Ground in good order for plowing. [margin: Fine day.]
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Plowing with two teams. Mrs Wallace here. Land getting pretty dry. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Plowing with two teams. Pleasant drying weather.
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Plowing with two teams. Ed Stacey here & got ten sax oats and my wagon. Ed Byron had the seeder and began seeding to day. Elmer using his plow since Mon eve 4.30 P.M. Drying weather strong north wind. Miss Marshall here yet -- Ida at Mrs Gaches yet. [margin: 8 or 9 acres to plow yet.]
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Plowing two teams. Warms & clear. Very drying wind. Finished down by Purdy Ranch except head land.
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Plowing. Elmer headlands & harrowing garden in the A.M. Pearl went to LaConner & got Ida in P.M. Self & Grant planting garden & potatos in the P.M. Kalso finished seeding his sod. All plowed but 2 acres. [margin: Warm & dry.]
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Easter. Warm & pleasant. Went to B.V. to church in the P.M. Grandma & Elmer went to Pleasant Ridge & LaC.
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Clowdy & rainy in the P.M. Elmer harrowing. Self plowing & finished. The "Similk" here for Massey's hay.
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Rainy A.M. Elmer hauling feed oats in the barn 12 sks. Harrowing in the P.M. Whitney piece, disk in the 80.
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Elmer went to Samish for pigs in the A.M. and harrowed the bal. of the day on the Whitney piece. Went to B.V. to the temperance meeting in the P.M. or eve. [margin: Rain last night some.]
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Both teams harrowing. Elmer on the "80" Ed Stacey here & got Lillie cow. Went to Miss Hoffman's lecture in the P.M. Ida not able to go.
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Both teams rough harrowing finished. Pleasant day but rather cool & some cloudy.
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Began seedig on the "80" 15 acres. Fine warm day. Grass looking splendid. Rec'd letters from Geo. & Nettie.
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Ida went to town again to be doctored. Says she feels as bad as when she went to Seattle. At home all day. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Cold northwest wind all day. Seeding & harrowing 29 1/2 ac. Began on Whitney field after dinner. Had a light rain just night. Ida in LaConner.
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Seeding & harrowing. Cool & dry.
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Seeding & harrowing. Finished seeding 65 acres, all lincoln oats over 100 sks. Windy & dry -- Land very dusty.
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Elmer disk harrowing, self harrowing on the Whitney piece for the last time. Rain some this eve. Ida in LaC yet.
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Elmer harrowing 1/2 with disk 1/2 drag. Self rolling down by Olsens. Grant rolling in the P.M. Self cleaning out strawberries. Pleasant. Elmer & Pearl went to LaC this eve. Ida no better.
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At home in the A.M. Wrote to Geo. Went to B.V. to Baptist meeting in the P.M. Maud Chiltan(?) baptized this eve.
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Elmer disk harrowing. Self harrowing 1/2 & rolling 1/2 day.
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Elmer harrowing. Self rolling. Lee finished seeding.
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Elmer harrowing. Finished. Self rolling. Abbotts folks here to dinner. Went to B. V. to meeting in the P.M. Thunder & lightning this eve.
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Rain hard most of the night and some today over an inch I think. This insures all the oats to come up. Worked in the granary this A.M. cleaning up oats & killing mice. Elmer & self went to LaC in the P.M. Ida feeling better. [margin: Rainy.]
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Another stormy day. Elmer took some rhubarb to the station for Gaches & took the wagon up to Kalso's for a new tongue. Mended up grain sacks some. Hauling in grass for horses. Self washed the buggie & spring wagon, mowed lawn & worked in the garden some. [margin: Sent a sack oats to Otis. Cleared off in the evening.]
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Went to LaConner in the P.M. Not doing much in the A.M. Elmer went to Kalso's & hauled two loads of wood. Rain some in the P.M. Grain coming up nicely. Ida some better & intended to come home but did not for it rained -- Sold Will McKenna two tons of oats at $20.00. Am to take an order on Lumber for $25. and have the bal. when he sells his logs.
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Went to B.V. to church in the A.M. Rev Brooks preached. In the P.M. went to LaConner for Ida & Elmer went after Miss Rosa Carlson. Ida some better.
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Elmer took Balls harrow home & hauled a load of sand, in the P.M. hauling wood from Johnson's. Mr & Mrs D'arcy here for a call in the P.M. Pleasant. No rain. Folks that have seeding to do are at it to day but it is rather wet.
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Got some cabbage plants & set out. Piled wood & worked about the house some. Elmer hauled two cords of threshing wood & two load of stove wood, one load from Willard & one from Hanson.
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Elmer harrowed the garden and finished the rolling. Self planted garden peas, beans, corn, potatos, salsify, turnips &c. Went to Bay View to meeting in the eve.
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Took the cattle out of the meadow. Planted some onions. Elmer hauling manure in the orchard. Plowed a patch for peas in the orchard. [margin: Fine warm weather.]
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Sowed some peas & in the P.M. went to the timber & got a load of stuff for barn foundation. The folks went to the Social at LaC.
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Elmer working in the orchard & cleaning out the barn. Self & Ida [margin: Grant went too.] went to Samish. Took dinner with the Woodburn's. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Went to church in the P.M. & walked down the dyke in the A.M.
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Working on the barn foundation. Rain last night.
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Working on the barn foundation and laying the floor. Moved the grain bin up on the new floor. Elmer & Pearl went to town in the eve.
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Went to LaConner with oats & got a load of lumber for the barn. Got a suit of clothes, a lamp and 150 lbs of nails. Ida sick again. [margin: Pleasant]
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Elmer went to town with oats & brot back lumber. Self fixed the meat sage & worked in the garden. Set out three kinds of cabbage plants & planted some pole beans. [margin: Fine growing weather.]
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Elmer went to town with oats & bot a load of fencing. Self planted some beets & cut thistles & in the P.M. went down to Wrights with Ida. Wrights folks here in the evening. Oats looking well, grass also. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Elmer went to Smith's for potatos & hauled a load of gravel in the P.M. mowing the lawn. Self working about the yard & mowing lawn. Party at Barr's to night.
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Went to church at B.V. to hear Wright. In the P.M. went to Telegraph slough to the baptizing. 7 candidates.
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Pearl gone to Seattle. Elmer working on the wood. Self went to find a hired girl but did not get any. Warm & dry. Grain doing well.
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Self choring in the A.M. & went to the council meeting in the P.M. & to hear Rev Proper in the eve. Elmer working on the road.
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Self working in the yard raking & cocking hay & at the barn floor some. Elmer on the road & teams to today hauling gravel.
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Elmer & team on the road. Team one half day. Self working in the garden some & in barn some.
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Frank whites folks here to day & last night. Elmer & team on the road. Mrs. Schmidt here washing. Self not doing much but visiting. Warm & dry.
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Elmer & team on the road. Self working in garden & went to town in the P.M. Pearl came home from Seattle. Thunder shower in the eve. Warm. Set out some celery plants.
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Fine growing day. Went to church. Abbott preached & took supper with us.
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Elmer hauling gravel on my private road. Self setting out cabbage plants & choring. Ida worse than common to day.
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Elmer hauling gravel. Sold a calf to Bresley. Made a new gate by the barn. Pleasant. Grain looking fairly well but thin & weedy. It needs more rain. Mr Wright here to supper. Went to meeting in the eve.
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Elmer hauling gravel. Self make rafters for barn some.
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Elmer & self cultivating garden in the A.M. In the P.M. he went to Bay view to help fix the hall. All but Ida & Grandma went to the concert. Mr Wright here to practice in the P.M. Childrens concert pretty good.
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Ida no better. Elmer & Grandma went to town. Self making rafters for new barn. Grant ran a bad sliver in his foot this A.M.
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Went to church at B.V. Mr Wright preached. Clear & pleasant. Ground ry & no sign of rain.
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Self went to town. Elmer helping clean out the kitchen. Moved the stove in the eve.
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Began tearing down the old barn. Self & Elmer. Ida in bed.
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Working on barn self & Williamson. Elmer hauling shakes from Tom Esary's. Warm & dry.
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Self, Elmer & Williamson working on barn. Warm & dry.
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Sent Elmer down to Esary's with the bull. Self working on the barn some. Light showers last night & this A.M. Williamson's kid born. [margin: Showering.]
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Self, Williamson working on barn & went to school election. Fine shower in the eve.
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Pleasant. Went to hear Abbott in the P.M.
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Ida 40 to day. Self Elmer & Williamson on the barn in the A.M. and started for Seattle with Ida in the P.M.
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In Seattle all day. Left Ida at Calhouns & started for home at ten P.M. Elmer working on the road.
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Heavy rain most all last night. Arrived home at 10.30 A.M. via Anacortes. Picking berries in the P.M. have 84 qts canned.
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Elmer mending sax & cutting thistles. Rainy this A.M. & cold to night. Made a walk in front of the house.
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Rainy again this A.M. Mending sax. In the P.M. fixing Lee's fence north side of the Whitney piece.
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Self & Elmer working on barn making fork track. No rain. Ed Stacey's folks here in the P.M. for berries. Letters from Ida & Geo.
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Pleasant & warm. All went to camp meeting at Rexville.
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Working on barn, picking berries & choring.
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Dito yesterday. The heifer had a dead calf.
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Choring, picking berries, cutting thistles some &c. Elmer on the road with team 1/2.
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Warm. Elmer working on the road 1/2 with team.
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Working in the garden cultivating & hoing. Warm. Went to the Gramaphone Social in the eve.
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In the A.M. taking up & putting down carpet. In the P.M. both went to town. Took the bales of hay, last of the 96 crop. Strawberries nearly gone, short crop. [margin: Ida at Calhouns yet.]
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Pleasant day went to B.V. in the P.M. to church. Wrote to Ida in the eve. Mr Abbott preached.
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Elmer painting his buggie. Self setting tires with oil.
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Elmer hauling stove wood from Willard's. Self choring.
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Elmer hauling stove wood from Willard's 1/2. Mending sax 1/2. Self choring. Damp & light rains to day. D. Ball & Callahan have hay cut. Steamer here for Masseys & Balls oats.
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One of the heaviest rains, if not the heaviest we ever saw in July. Ground well soaked. Hay down in bad shape. Elmer mowin the yard & hauled a load of wood. Self helping Lee on scales in the A.M. Wright's folks here in the eve to sing.
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The Eagle lights on Bay View to day. Stormy in the A.M. for a while but turned out to be a nice day. All went to B.V. Perry Summers here a while this eve.
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Went to B.V. to church. Rev Wright preached from John 1st C 42-verse. Pleasant.
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Light rain in the A.M. but a good day after 8 A.M. All went to LaC. & spent the day. Heard a good oration by R.O. Welts. Saw Dr. Calhoun. Ida did not come home yet. Don't look like hay weather yet.
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Clowdy all day. Elmer & Grant went to Stacey's for berries & cherries. Self helping Lee fix the scales.
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Rainy morning. Elmer & self mending sacks & in the P.M. cleaning out strawberries vines.
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Elmer went to the Samish for berries. Self fixing up the mower. Had a bad cold. Clowdy but no rain. [margin: Spider(?) got his leg hurt.]
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Elmer not working. Went up Skagit River to take his mare. Grant with him. Self fixing the tedder & went to Smith's(?) for berries & currants. A pretty fair hay day.
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Pleasant. Began mowing 7 or 8 acres. Self & Grant wet to town in the P.M. for groceries for hay men. Had a letter from Ida.
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Went to church in B.V. Mr Abbott preached. Fine hay day.
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Haying. Elmer mowed till 10 A.M. & broke the mower. Then went to town for a new one. Osborn began mowing again at 4 & mowed some after supper. Perry Summers began work. Isaacson, Smith & Olsen 1/2 cocking. Summers spreading heaps 1/2 & putting up 1/2. Self tedding & raking.
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Elmer mowing all day. Have over 20 acres cut. Smith, Olsen, Isaacson, Summers. Summers tedding 1/2 cocking 1/2. Olsen spreading 1/2 cocking 1/2. Cocking to date 3 ds.
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Schmidt, Olsen, Isaacson, Tholstrup 1/2 Summers & Elmer mowing, finished north side of the Olsen road. Cocking & spreading. Summers teding all day. 8 days cocking to date. [margin: Clowdy no rain.]
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Schmidt, Olsen, Isaacson, Tholstrup, Summers. Summers tedding 1/2. 12 1/2 days cocking to date. Pretty fair hay weather but not much sun. Puget Sound University concert this eve. Elmer & the girls went.
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Got up & found it raining. Which it continued to do most of the day. Have about 60 tons of hay cut down. 18 or 20 in the windrow. Such is the life of a farmer. Doing most nothing but watch it rain. Finished cleaning out the strawberries. Cleared off just night & the weather looks better.
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Pleasant most of the day. Spread out wind rows & put up 70 cocks or so in the P.M. But it was pretty wet. Summers worked till 4.30 then went home. Smith & Isaacson 1/2 each. Had letter from Ida. She is still too sick to come home.
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Went to church in the A.M. to hear Mr Wright. Pleasant. Good hay day & all the neighbors using it.
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Another good hay day. Self raking & tedding. Elmer mowing. Smith, Isaacson, Olsen, & Summers stacking. (18 1/2 days to date.)
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Another fine hay day. Elmer mowing finished across he road at noon. 51 acres. Self tedding & raking & putting up 1/4 day while Grant tedded. Schmidt, Olsen, Isaacson. Summers cocking 22 3/4 to date.
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Haying. Elmer mowing. Schmidt, Olsen, Isaacson, Summers & Osborn shocking. Self raking & tedding (27 3/4 to date.) [margin: Fine hay day]
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Finished mowing, raking & tedding. Smith, Isaacson, Olsen, Summers & Osborn cocking & Elmer 1/3 day. Elmer mowing & tedding 2/3 day. 33 days cocking. [margin: Pleasant day but clowdy to night.]
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Rain again last night & this A.M. but not hard. Elmer hauled a load of hay for himself. Self & Summers choring & putting up hay ropes in the horse barn. Clowdy all day.
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Clowdy in the A.M. but pleasant in the P.M. Self making hay rack in the A.M. Elmer & Reny went to town in the A.M. Elmer, Perry S. & Smith & self putting up hay in the P.M. Finished shocking. 35 day to date.
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Went to church in the P.M. Reb Abbott preached & came home with us to supper. Pleasant. Massey & Fred working.
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Began hauling hay. 21 loads in the horse barn & 7 in the new barn. Crew Smith, Isaacson, Ryland, Olsen, Summers, Frank Wright, Sorenson & Elmer.
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Crew same as yesterday. Hauled in 39 loads in the new barn and 41 loads to date or 61 all told in two days. This is the last day hauling ever done on this Ranch. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Hauling hay. 30 loads. Crew same as yesterday & Mon. Hauling in old barn. Perfect weather. 91 loads in tonight. [margin: Ida arrived from Seattle this eve at 9.30. Elmer went after her.]
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Hauling hay all day in old barn. 30 loads, 121 to date. 60 in old barn, 40 in new & 21 in horse barn. Crew same as usual. [margin: Fine weather but windy.]
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Self fixing up gates & hoing in the garden. Olsen hauled his hay five loads. Elmer & Summers hauling his hay. Lee finished hauling.
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Elmer & Summers hauling hay for Clyde Creighton & Willard. Self helped load hay & in the P.M. went to town & got baling wire. Fine weather. The hay press moved in tonight. Summer went to Burlington. [margin: A letter from Geo to night.]
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Baling hay. Self & Elmer hauling in bales. Summers no working. Frank Wright, Grant hauling in cocks & Warren W in the P.M. Fine weather baled 21 tons.
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Baling hay. Crew same as yesterday & Summers also hauling bales.
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Baling hay. Finished out after shock at 5 P.M. About 57 tons for the 3 days. Summers, Frank Wright, Warren Williamson working. Warm & dry.
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Elmer hauling hay for Osborn. Self & Summer gathered up & hauled a load of loose hay. The boys both cultivated garden, Fenced the bales & began working on the dyke by the hay barn. Elmer & the girls at Hannahs. [margin: Warm & dry.]
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Working on dyke in the A.M. In the P.M. Elmer hauled a load of hay for Osborn & one for Norton. Perry Summers cutting thistles.
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Hauled a load of hay in the horse barn & took a load of hay & oats to LaConner & got twine. Perry working at hoing garden. Showery in the eve. The folks went to Avon to Social this eve.
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Warm. Pleasant. Went to B.V. but there was no church. Alf & family here to dinner.
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Getting ready for camping. Hauled in another load of hay in horse barn. Making 24. Ida sick abed again. Mr Berger here all night.
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Some light showers this A.M. The folks went camping. Ida in bed which lets camping out for us. Self not doing much but chores. Went to the station to talk with Hurd about hay. Summers went to Burlington.
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Pleasant day. Not doing much but chores. Sent Chapman's building for school blocks via Otis to LaC. Made a sled to haul baled hay.
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Hauled a load of hay for Mendenhall & done the chores. Ida up again to day. Pleasant. Mrs Allen here with potent medicine. The folks came home again this eve & Summers also.
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Elmer & self went to LaConner in the A.M. & we went home in the P.M. Summers hauling manure. Bot my sacks 1500 at 5 3/4 cts each. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Perry Summers hauling manure. Self fixing up the binder.
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Ida sick abed yet. Went to church & heard Mr Wrights farewell sermon. Mr & Mrs D'arcy here in the P.M. Began cutting oats. Perry shocking.
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Grain in good order.
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Cutting oats. Finished the piece by Olsen's at 3 P.M. Have about 27 acres cut tonight. Ida in bed all day.
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Cutting oats. Summers & Schmidt shocking. Began on the Whitney piece after dinner. Warm & dry. Ida sick abed.
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Cutting oats. Same as yesterday. Help the same.
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Cutting oats. Same as yesterday. Help the same. Ida had Dr. Bailey this A.M. Better in the P.M. Mrs Elliott, Mrs Lane(?), & Wrights folks here this P.M. Rec'd a letter from Geo. Heard wheat was $1.00 per bushel in N York. [margin: Fine harvest weather.]
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Pleasant. Went to church in the P.M. Rev Mr Taylor preached. Ida in bed as usual. Mr & Mrs Polson here this eve.
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Cutting oats. Oats heavy & ripe. Smith & Summers shocking.
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Finished cutting oats at 9 A.M. & put the binder away. The men finished shocking at noon in the P.M. They began cleaning out the slough down in Bradley's field. Steamer Daisy here for twenty tons of hay for Tom Hurd.
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Self went to town. The men working at the ditch in the slough. Dry & warm. Was up to Balls to see about threshing.
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Smith & Summers ditching in the A.M. & hauling dirt on the dam by the hay barn in the P.M. [margin: Foggy A.M.]
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Smith & Summer on the dam hauling dirt. Self working on dyke some & went to the social in the eve. Very small attendance. [margin: Foggy A.M.]
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Work same as yesterday. Have the dam in good shape now and it has cost something like 35.00 to fix it. [margin: Fine harvest weather.]
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Threshing finished at noon. 1547 sks. 65 acres. Summers at Callahans with team in the P.M. Smith & Sorenson finish hauling sax & hauled three loads of straw. Good weather.
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Sorenson helping me haul straw in the A.M. not here in the P.M. Perry at Callahans & Olsen's threshing 1/2 day each. Self hauling screenings in the P.M. Pearl went after Grandma in the P.M. The threshing cost about 275 dollars or 6 1/2 cts per bushel. Ida in bed as usual.
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Bradley began threshing at noon. Rain some this A.M. Pleasant P.M. Gathered seed peas & beans &c.
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Went to LaConner in the P.M. Fine threshing weather.
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Fine weather. Bradley threshing. Mr Wrights folks here to say good bye and started for Fairhaven. Mr & Mrs Abbott here. Self went to B.V. to meeting with Mr Abbott.
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Bradley finished threshing. 2710 sks 110 acres. Tom hurd here & settled for the hay. Self over to Dick Peth's in the P.M. to see the blowing machine. Mannie Barr here this eve.
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Not doing much but chores. Settled up with Summers this A.M. & he started east. Smith at Balls driving the team. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Went up to Ball's & changed horses this A.M. & in the P.M. went to town with the girls.
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Ida worse than common to day. Self did not go to church. Mr Layton died of heart disease to day.
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Self cleaning screenings & cutting a chute down through the hay mow.
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Smith brot the team home to night. Self helping Lee haul straw on the dam in the A.M. Lee sold 1500 sks oats at 21 dollars per ton.
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Smith has the team & wagon to haul straw. Self helping Lee haul straw for bedding.
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Ida worse than common to day. Self went to town for medicine and money order to Pierce. The Str. Daisy here to hay. Lee & self loading here in the P.M. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Self not doing much but chores. Was up to Kalso's too see about baling.
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Done the chores, dug some potatos & pulled the onions. Lee went to town & got hay hooks fixed. Ida no better.
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Clowdy with a South wind & looks like rain. At home all day waiting on Ida, reading. Massey has not threshed yet.
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Went to town & got Mrs Campbell to nurse Ida. Elmer here in the A.M. Pleasant this P.M. [margin: Rain hard all last night.]
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Began baling hay. Nels Larson helping me stow away bales. No rain. Massey threshing. Steamer Lake here for the 500 sks of oats. Baled about 17 tons hay. [margin: Massey had the team from 10 A.M.]
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Baling hay. Elmer stowing bales. Self also. Rain in the P.M. Mrs Campbell here. Baled 21 tons.
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Byron baling hay & storing it in my barn. Self went up to Ball's & in the P.M. to town. Clear cool & foggy. Oats going down & hay up. Sold Gaches 10 tons at $8. delivered.
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Ida moved downstairs but not very well. Mr. Abbott here to dinner. Self not doing much but chores. Elmer helping Byron haul bales with Lee's team. [margin: Fine weather but foggy.]
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Ida had another bad spell today. Will & Teenie here. Mr Bates here & got 3300 lbs hay at $7.00 bales that they use the press on. Grandma went home with Woodburn's folks.
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Self choring & digging potatos. Mr Darcy & Mrs Mein(?) here in the P.M. Byron finished baling. [margin: Foggy.]
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Elmer & Lee started for Seattle. Pearl & Mrs Campbell went to town in the P.M. Frank Wright here. Self fanning screenings & digging potatos also picked two boxes of apples. Winter apples. [margin: Fine weather, warm.]
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Pleasant day did not go to church. Was over on Whitney Island for a walk in the P.M.
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Rainy day. Went to town to take Nettie. She started for the convention.
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Clowdy & showery. Self doing chores digging potatos & put in the window lights. Sold Jim Esary 15 tons hay & 3 of oats. Hay at $8. & oats at $20.
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Pleasant. Went to B.V. in the A.M. & dug potatos in P.M. Mr & Mrs Best here this noon. Mrs Schricker died this A.M.
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Went to the funeral at LaConner. Tholstrup had team & wagon to haul straw. Elmer came home from Seattle. [margin: Frost. Fine day.]
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Elmer went to the Olympia Marsh to get a load of seed oats for me from Owen Fulk. Mr Harris here to dinner. Ed Stacey also & brot the cow home. Self digging potatos. 8 sacks & took in the squashes. Found a potato the weighed 4 1/4 pounds.They found Mr Klingenmaier dead this A.M. near his barn. [margin: Warm & pleasant.]
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Self & Elmer digging potatos in the A.M. In the P.M. he & Mrs Campbell went to town & brot Nettie home. Self doing nothing in the P.M. but stay about the house. Ida worse again yesterday & today. Mr Klingenmaier buried this P.M. [margin: Pleasant, light frosts]
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Went to Bay View to church morning & P.M. Mr. Whitfield preached in the A.M. Abbott in the P.M.
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Self & Elmer went to the timber & got a load of posts & made a new gate at the road in the P.M. Elmer went to town for medicine "Microbe Killer" in the P.M.
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Elmer hauled three load of gravel one for the dyke. Self made a new gate & hung it. lee took out the sluice box. Strong south E wind & light rain in the P.M. Ida began to take "Microbe Killer". [margin: Mr Waikle here.]
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Strong wind all day but not any rain until night. Self & Elmer working on dyke 8 hours fixing lagging where the box was taken out and hauling dirt.
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Ida had a very bad spell last night & this A.M. Mr Abbott, Mrs Bradley & Alf Stacey here. Elmer done chores & went to town. Ida better towards night. [margin: Rain hard till the P.M.]
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Self had bad cold. Elmer choring. Ida somewhat better & had lots of callers today.
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Elmer fixing dyke between the barn & hay barn. Self not doing anything. No rain today.
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Ida worse again to day. No one went to church this A.M. Children all went in the eve. Wrote to Geo. Mr McKenna here. [margin: Rainy A.M.]
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Went to town & took Mrs Campbell home & got Mrs Galligher. Ida worse again this A.M. Lee hauling hay.
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Self went to Mt Vernon to pay taxes and came back by LaConner got a sack sugar, can of oil. Fine weather.
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I am 48 today. Ida some better. Ida some better. Self doing chores & went to woods & got a stick for a maul.
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Pleasant. Doing chores & not much else. Pearl went to Woodburn's to see about a girl.
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Hauling wood from Gorton's 4 1/2 cords maple wood. His hay bill was $8.00 to be paid in wood 6.00 in maple, the bal. in 3 ft wood. Elmer here this eve & took Pearl to hear the Mormon.
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Pleasant day. Self fixing the planking by the barn in the A.M. & went over to the Whitney Island in the P.M. & saw the new dyke.
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Pleasant again. Fixing dyke a little had a lame shoulder. Ed Stacey's folks here to dinner. Grandma went home with them. Oats are dull and the best only worth $17.00. [margin: Tholstrup has team & wagon.]
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Self fixing dyke three hours in the A.M. & made kraut in the P.M. Mrs Galligher here yet. Ida about the same as for the ten months past.
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Worked on the dyke two hours. Lee also setting post & banking mud up to the lumber near his house. In the P.M. went to LaConner & took Mrs Gaches home. Lee went with me & took one of his horses. Oats selling at 16 & 17 dollars and very dull at that. Hay quiet at 7. to 8.
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Another rainy day. Mr Tholstrup here and settled up beef bull. Self down looking at the dyke & cleaned out the ditch some by the sluice box. Have a lame shoulder.
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Rain most of last night & a good deed to day. Went to LaC. Nettie also to get her teeth filled. Rec'd pay for the hay & oats from Esary Bros. by dft on Seattle.
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No rain went to B.V. to church. Heard Mr Daniel preach. Wrote to George.
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Elmer here. He & self topping out dyke beyond hay barn.
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Rainy day. Worked two hours on dyke in the P.M. & oiled harness & cleaned up the shop.
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Elmer & self working on dyke 1/2 scow dirt. Oiled harness, cleaned out the shop &c. Moved the cook stove. [margin: Rainy P.M.]
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Worked on dyke 3 hours. Self & Elmer. Rain most of the day. Went up to Kalso's & settle the baling bill. 119 ton 99.45 58 3/4 at .80 47.00 $146.45.
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Working on dyke all day. Clowdy but no rain. Mr Berger here this eve & the girls went to town.
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Elmer & self unloaded the scow. ! 1/2 hours on dyke. Elmer & Grant went to town before dinner. Rainy A.M. but pleasant P.M.
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Stomry day. Did not go anywhere. [margin: Snow & hail.]
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Elmer, Nettie & Grant went to school. Self not doing much. Was up to the station & subscribed for the Post daily for the next year beginning Nov 7th 1897. [margin: Cold rain. East wind.]
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Another pretty good day. The folks went to school. Mr & Mrs Wright came on the train this P.M. & remained all night. Stormy night.
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Another stormy day. Nettie & Elmer went to school. Grant did not. Mr Wrights folks went down to Bradleys in the P.M. Grant & self went hunting in the eve. Ida about as usual for the past week. She weighed 78 1/2 to day with nightgown on. [margin: Warm wind.]
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Another rainy day. Not fit to do anything. Mr Gore here with dictionary and I bot one for 22.50 7 volumes.
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Went with Lee to take the scow down to the dyke. Heard Skagit River was high again. Went to the station with Lee in the eve. [margin: Dyke work 3 hours.]
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Went to Balls to see about water & to Fredonia with Lee at noon. Found the water coming but not as high as last Nov. Loaded the scow & fixed dyke two hours this A.M. but south wind all day & no rain. Elmer had the team & went to the Samish to see about his oats. [margin: Dyke 2 hours. Frost.]
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Water over all the land about the station. Ida had a bad spell this A.M. & all night. Mr. Abbott & son here this A.M. on way to LaConner. Rain warm. [margin: Rainy.]
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Self & Lee working on dyke some with scow. Mr & Mrs Wright here this eve & all night. [margin: Dyke 5 hours.]
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Went up to the station with Mr Wright in the A.M. & found that the water had begun to fall. Wrights folks started for home this eve via Anacortes. [margin: Rainy.]
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Pleasant day. Self hauling rock & brush for the dyke & in the eve. Self & Elmer went down & loaded the scow and fixed apron on the sluice box No. 2. [margin: Dyke $3.00]
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Thanksgiving. Oats are worth about $17.0 now and hay $8.00. Went down & unlocked the scow just night. Self & Elmer. The folks went to the League social in the eve. Self staid with Ida. [margin: Dyke 2 hours. Rainy.]
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Rainy. Self & Lee loaded & unloaded the scow, fixing dyke near Lee's Warehouse or Huffs boat house. [margin: Dyke 4 hours.]
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Elmer & self went to town. Had to walk. Water over the land from Indian to Higgins slougs. Elmer sold his oats to day for $17.00 per ton. Don Palmer here this eve. Bot a pair of gum boots for self & for Grant. Tides have not been high this month as usual in Nov.
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Stormy in the eve. Cold all day. At home. Folks went to B.V. Lilly had a calf in the P.M. 29th. [margin: Frost 24°]
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Snow or hail 2 inches deep this A.M. Misty all day. Was up to the station and got the mail. The water was about 18 to 20 inches deep yet about the station. Self went down & loaded the scow in the P.M. D. Palmer has left(?). [margin: Dyke 3 hours.]
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Went down to unload the scow but found it sunk. Worked on the dyke some in the P.M. & took the water out of scow. Fine weather. [margin: Dyke 4 hours.]
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Elmer & Axel went to the Beaver marsh. Self loaded the scow. Rain a good part of the time to day. Warm. Mr GalBraith here yesterday & offered me $8.00 per ton for my hay. [margin: Dyke 2 hours.]
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Pleasant except a little rain in the A.M. Self & Elmer went to church in the A.M. [margin: Tides]
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Self not doing much. Stormy & windy. Grant home with a cold. Warm [margin: not]
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Stormy & windy. Went to unload the scow but could not as the spond(?). Went down & took it out at night. Warm. [margin: high]
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Stormy weather. Self not doing much.
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Stormy par of the day. Went down & unloaded the scow in the P.M. and in the eve went to the Odd Fellows Entertainment at Bay View. [margin: Dyke 3 hours.]
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Stormy & windy. Grant not going to school this week.
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Elmer went to the Samish for some ground feed. Self & Nettie went to LaConner. Stormy part of the day. [margin: Tides medium.]
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Rain to day. Self & Nettie went to Bay View to church in the A.M. Mr & Mrs Sterns & Mrs Elliott called to see the invalid. She is not so well for the past week.
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Very wind day. Lots of rain. Elmer & the girls went to Edison to night to a concert. Heard today that Aunt Lou Baker died Nov 30. Ed Byrons boy died to day. Rec'd a letter from Geo.
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Went to the funeral in the P.M. Moved the scow in the A.M. [margin: Frost.]
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Loaded the scow in the A.M. Pleasant. Ida worse again. [margin: Frost 28°]
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Snowing much of the time, but melted as it came. Unloaded the scow & went to the station to send for Dr J. Dr. J. here this eve.
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Another stormy day & colder ???ds night. Frost in the A.M.
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Elmer & Nettie went to town. Self & Lee loaded & put a load of dirt in front of the dyke by the first break. [margin: Frost 30°. Pleasant.]
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At home. Ida not well as common. The young folks went to church. Kate Williamson quit work.
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No school this week. Elmer went to Samish -- Self & Pearl went to LaConner. Pleasant. The girls went to Esary's to a party this eve. Will Massey married today. [margin: Heard of the death of Aunt Frank Leighton.]
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Elmer hauling manure 1/2 Steamer Similk after Byron's hay. Mr Wright & Frank here this eve. Fine weather.
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Pleasant weather. Low tides. Mr Wright went home this A.M. Elmer went to town.
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At home choring, fixing meat brine, &c. Elmer & Grant went to the shooting match. Went to the Mendenhall Qt in the eve at B.V.
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Weather clowdy & misty -- Ida no better. Pearl sick with cold. The folks went to the tree at B.V. in the eve.
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Pearl not well but up. Ida worse than common. On the whole this is anything but a Merry Christmas. [margin: Rainy.]
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Frank Wright here yet. He & Nettie went to church at B.V. Rain hard all night.
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Stormy all day and most of the night. Doing nothing but chores. Frank & Grant went hunting got 8 ducks.
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Elmer & self went to town. Self took dinner with Mr Baileys folks. Warm & pleasant. Skagit River high again. But not doing much damage.
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Self at home. Elmer went to town & took the calf & got a load of lumber. Warm & pleasant. Mrs Elliott here. [margin: Ida weighed 76]
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Elmer & self making fence in the lane in the A.M. In the P.M. sold Boyd a steer & heifer and Elmer went to LaC. to help him drive them. Mr Ames here in the P.M. [margin: Stormy.]
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Elmer & self making poss & setting them out by the road by the Peter Miller Ranch. Nettie & Grant going to school this week. Frank Wright here this week. [margin: Fine day for work.]
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Elmer & self making & hauling posts for the Kalso line fence. Good weather to work.
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Elmer working at the fence. Self went to town with Grant & Pearl. Grant got his teeth fixed. Pleasant.
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Pleasant & cool. Went to church at B. View in the A.M. The folks went in the eve. Wrote letter to Nettie. [margin: Frost 267°]
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Elmer went to Olsens and got 1/2 dog boxes apples. Self & Elmer setting post on the Kalso line fence. Clowdy & a cool south east wind. [margin: Mercury about 24°]
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Elmer working on the Kalso fence. Self in the P.M. Ida worse than common to day. The folks went to a temperance lecture.
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Mr Glover died this A.M. up at Pavitt's. Tom Lockhart sick. Elmer & self working on the Kalso fence in the A.M. Finished about 2.30 & began repairing the corner fence. The Kalso piece has cost about $10.00. Mr & Mrs Paulson & Mr & Mrs Gaches here calling to day. Oat worth about $17.50 to $18.00 per ton now.
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Ida worse to day. Elmer went for Dr. Farnam and to Edison in the P.M. to take him home. Mr. Glover buried today.
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Elmer went to Edison again to get the Dr. but did not get him. Rainy some.
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Elmer fixing the fence & hauling old rails. Self went to town & sold Gaches 100 sks seed oats at 20. & 100 to Wilson last night. Pleasant day.
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Ida worse that common to day. Dr. Jaxson here & Mrs Elliott.
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Elmer & self fixing the John Ball dyke by trimming sod off the ditch bank & putting it on the dyke.
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Elmer fixing fence in the A.M. & in the P.M. both fixing dyke as yesterday. 2 hours and then self went to the station to telephone to Dr. Jaxson(??) Rainy & misty to day but quite warm.
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Elmer working on the ditch some and also cut a hole down through the hay mow to feed cow. Self not doing much. Ida not well. Dr ????? here in the P.M. to see her. Wrote to Geo & Wilson the hay man.
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Rained a good deal last night quite pleasant to day. elmer working on the ditch and self helping him in the P.M. Ida some better today. The folks went to church this eve.
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Elmer cleaning out ditch. Self in the A.M. Mr Moores folks here today also Mr & Mrs Gaches & Mrs Crumrine. Went to church this eve. The last of Mr Worden's(?) meetings. [margin: Stormy.]
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Elmer cleaning out ditch next to the John Ball dyke. Self went to town-- was offered 9.00 for hay. [margin: Cooler.]
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Pleasant. Self went to church. Ida some better. Pearl went to Wilsons. [margin: Frost 26°]
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Elmer & self cleaning screening in the A.M and killed the pig in the P.M. Sold the hay at $9.00. [margin: Frost 24°]
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Coldest A.M. of the winter. Cut up the pork. Went for a barrel to salt it in & fanned the balance of the screening in the P.M. Got 40 sks of good oats from them. [margin: Frost 23°]
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Elmer cleaning out ditch next to Olsens fence. Self finished stapling the wire on the Byron line fence. Elmer went to Richards & got a pig in the P.M. Cold & windy. [margin: Sold Stump 75 sks more oats for seed.]
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Steamer Similk here for Byron's & Lee's hay. Elmer helping Lee. Stump hauled the bal of his oats. Self & Pearl went to LaConner. Ordered a new plow. [margin: Frost.]
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Pleasant -- Lee started for Seattle with his hay. Elmer went to Olsens to get another pig. Self making a Croquet table & salting meat. Rec'd a check for $100 from Wilson on hay.
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Elmer ditching in Bradleys field in the A.M. & went to town for himself in the P.M. Self hung the windos in the barn & fixed the wharf at the hay barn. Dr Calhoun & Mr Berger here this P.M. & eve.
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Elmer ditching. Self went to town & bot timothy seed and fixtures for the boat. Lee's folks had a party tonight. Nettie & self went. Maud Barr here to night.
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Self working on the boat. Elmer washing harness. Mrs Baileys Concert tonight-- Pearl went. [margin: Rainy.]
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Elmer went to Esarys for a load of ditch timber. Self working on the boat. Otto here & staid the eve. Painted the first coat on the boat. [margin: Rainy P.M.]
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Steamer Similk here for Kalso's oats. Elmer helped load them. Self not doing much. Mrs Scott here today & here children. Ida not as well for the past three days. [margin: Strong wind.]
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Stormy day. Nettie & self went to church in B.V.
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Elmer oiling harness & splitting ditch timber. Rainy & windy.
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Self & Elmer went to LaConner & got the seed & plow & some boat timber. Methodist missionary meetings this week.
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Self working on boat & Elmer hauled a load of D timber from Esary's & took a load of hay to Peterson & brot back a load of wood. Went to church in the eve.
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Self working on boat. Elmer hauled a load of hay for Peterson and brot himself a load of wood. P. had a sack of oats & 3000 of hay. Ida worse again with rheumatism pains. And K. cleaning oats.
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Stormy & windy. Self working at the boat. Elmer & Williamson cleaning Axel's seed oats.
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Finished paint the boat & then helped Elmer on the Bradley ditch. Warm & springy. Got another can of kerosene oil at Bay View.
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Stormy part of the day. Went to B.V. to church. Ed Stacey here.
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Elmer went to Samish. Not working. Self working at the boat some. Mrs Wallace came this P.M. [margin: Rain most all day.]
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Strong west wind all day and rather high tide. Elmer working at the harness. Mrs Green came this A.M. from Seattle. Heard on one of the Maloy boys being frozen to death. Mistake died of sickness.
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Elmer ditching. Self finished painting the boat & took Mrs Wallace to the depot. [margin: Frost.]
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Expenses & materials for boat
Expenses & materials for boat
| Boat Lumber | $7.25 |
| Paint | 2.25 |
| Oars | 2.88 |
| Row Locks | .50 |
| Rudder Fins | .25 |
| Leather for Oars | .60 |
| Nails&bolts &c. | 1.00 |
| $14.73 |
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Working on the ???? bottom of the boat. Elmer finished oiling harness & choring. Social in Bay View. [margin: Daisy had a calf.]
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Started to go to Mt Vernon but got excused from court & came home again. Dr. Smith was here to see Ida. Pleasant day. [margin: Elmer on the ditch.]
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Elmer ditching. Self finished painting the boat & helped with the ditch some in the P.M. Stormy P.M.
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Elmer finished the 44 rod ditch in the Whitney field. Ida sat up in the chair yesterday & today a little while. [margin: Pleasant & spring like.]
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Pleasant. Elmer not working. Self tinkering about the house in the A.M. I went to B.V. to the Baptist meeting in the P.M.
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Plowing in the ditches this A.M. & went to town in the P.M. Elmer working at ditch. Fine weather.
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Hauling out stack bottom in the A.M. Elmer helped Lee load hay in the P.M. Self went to telephone to Wilson.
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Loaded 23 tons hay on the Similk this A.M. from 3 to 6. Hauling out straw in the P.M.
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Dito. Dito. Dito. Elmer choring. Ida worse.
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Cold north west wind and some rain this A.M. Self some better.
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Elmer not doing much but chores. Self some better. Snowy & rainy.
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Pleasant. Elmer & self went to LaConner & fanned oats in the P.M. Dr. Smith here. [margin: Letter from W.R. & Co. about hay.]
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Cool & pleasant. In the P.M. Elmer & self finished fanning seed oats 100 sks. In the P.M. went up to the Ridge & got the old wagon & a load of stuff for floor foundation in the old barn. [margin: Frost 28°]
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Elmer plowing. Self pruning trees &c. Land not very dry. [margin: Frost 30°]
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Elmer plowing -- Self excercising Corbet Colt. Daniel's Donation to night. Ida worse again for the past week. [margin: Frost 30°]
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Elmer plowing. Cold strong west wind. Dr. Smith here to see Ida.
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Cool & pleasant. Went to church, heard Mr Whitfield preach.
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Cool. Ground frozen quite hard & ice 3/8 in thick. Elmer plowing. Self not doing much.
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Elmer plowing. Mr Daniel here to supper.
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Elmer plowing. Self driving Corbet some. Daniel had Nell to go to the Samish to day.
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Rainy this A.M. Self & Elmer hitched "Corbet" to the wagon & drove him about two hours. He went all right. Elmer plowing in the P.M.
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Rainy & snowy again. Elmer & self working in the old hay barn laying a foundation. Armund Wright here this A.M. [margin: Frost.]
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Elmer plowing. Frank white here after the grass seeder. Cold day. Self Pearl & Grant went to town in the P.M. Wrote to Geo. Dr. Smith here on Thursday. Elmer went to Esary's with a load of hay in the A.M. & plowed in the P.M. Self plowing also in P.M.
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Fanned oats 30 sks in the A.M. Not doing much in the P.M. Elmer up to Axels. Smith here.
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Choring and not much else. Bicycles came. [margin: Rainy.]
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Elmer & self went to the woods & got two loads of puncheons for new hay shed.
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Finished the barn floor, fixed fence at the Purdy Granary. In the P.M. self plowing with Corbet. He worked nicely. Williamson had some butter. Nellie Williams quit & went home. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Self plowing 1/2 Elmer all day. Went to Lacon in the P.M. sold the balance of the hay to Foster & sold 1 1/2 tons oats at 24.00 per ton. Land not very dry. Arli Whitney came over this morning.
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Self out & tried the bicycles for the first time this A.M. Plowing with two teams. Ida getting ready for Seattle. Wrote to WIlson & Co. that I had sold the hay.
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Rainy again. Not doing much of anything but chores. Ida & Pearl started for Seattle this P.M. on the train.
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Rainy again this A.M. which will fix plowing for this week. No weather for work of any kind.
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Clowdy & cold. Pearl came home this A.M. Mr Smith here & got 2 sacks oats. Elmer hauling dirt in the Olsen Road.
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Went to church. Easter services in the A.M. & to hear Mr Delepine(?) in the P.M.
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Went to LaC. with Nettie. Elmer went to gete a laod of lumber for barn rafters. Pleasant but land very wet.
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Bumiaoler(?) here for Wall's oats. Elmer went to town for lumber again. Self went to Bay View with some more oats for Wall. Saw Dr. Fornham(?). [margin: Carrie White here with the Willard book. Walter's folks this eve.]
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Weather some what better. Self making rafter for new hay barn 5.3. Elmer plowing. Walter start for the E. mountain country.
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Elmer plowing self not doing much but chores. [margin: Pleasant]
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Plowing with two teams. Have about 25 acres to plow tonight. Dr. Smith here. Nettie walked home from school. Bicycle tire loose. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Plowing with two teams. Dry weather but a little shower in the eve. Grant went to Anacortes. Wilson took a load of oats.
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Went to church in the A.M. Pleasant. Grandma went to Esary's after church.
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Plowing with two teams. Fine weather.
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Plowing with two teams. Murray seeding.
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Plowing with two teams. Lee seeding.
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Rainy most of the day. Elmer plowing in the P.M. Self make a bridge down by Lee's well. Dr. Smith here to dinner & I settled up with him. Weighed out 80 sks oats for Gaches man. Wilson took the balance of his oats.
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Plowing with two teams. Finished all but the piece by the hay barn. Frank White here & got 7 sks oats.
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Elmer harrowing with four horses. Self plowing by the hay barn. Did not get quite through. Nettie & Grant went to LaConner on their wheels.
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Self at home all day. Elmer went to Anacortes & Nettie & Grant went to SS & church.
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Damp, clowdy & rainy. Self finished plowing. Elmer harrowing & self in the P.M.
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Too wet to harrow this A.M. self went to Bay View. Elmer cleaning out the wood house. Both harrowing in the P.M.
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Harrowing two teams. Self 1/2 & in the P.M. planted potatos & peas &c.
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Began seeding 16 acres. Elmer harrowing after the seeded. [margin: Fine day.]
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Self seeding & Elmer harrowing. 30 acres in to night. Dry but cool & windy. Elmer & Grant went to LaConner this eve.
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Strong drying wind all day. Self seeding. Elmer harrowing. Finished up across the road. Went to the school graduating exercises at night. [margin: Letter from Geo.]
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Clear & pleasant. Grant & Elmer went to Pleasant Ridge. Self at home. Woodburns folks here. Grandma came home.
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Finished seeding & rolled 1/2 Elmer harrowing 65 acres.
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Self sowing grass seed. Sorenson harrowing. Elmer helping sow seed & sowed two sks oats by hand and harrowing 1/2 day. Grant rolling. [margin: Warmest day for the spring.]
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Chris harrowing. Self finished sowing seed. Grant rolling. Finished harrowing for the year. [margin: Cooler.]
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Elmer hauling loose hay to Esary's. Self & Grant rolling. Self with Olsen's roller. [margin: Cold]
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Elmer went to LaConner for lumber. Self rolling. Grant 1/2. Finished for 1898. [margin: Cold & dry.]
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Grant sick some. Pleasant by pretty dry. Weather would be more suitable for oats if it would rain & be warmer.
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Elmer working for himself 1/2 & for Tholstrup 1/2 plowing. Self & Pearl went to town. Heard Mrs Calhoun was away sick. Dr. Smith here, but I did not see him.
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Elmer at Tholstrup's all day with team plowing.
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]Self planting garden. Mrs Calhoun died this A.M. Elmer went to Mt. Vernon with Mrs Walters goods. Self finished planting garden and unload load of lumber.12
Elmer up to Tholstrup's. Self went to town & took Soderburgs peas & two sacks oats to Mr Morrow. I got my bicycle.
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Elmer at Tholstrup with team plowing. Self cleaning out strawberries & choring about the house.
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Still dry and everything needs rain. Elmer at Tholstrups. Self not doing much, was up to Kalso's on wheel. Sold Tholstrup 5 sks oats.
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Went to church at B.V. morning & eve. Was up to station to see Smith & went with him over to the Whitney Island.
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Elmer went to town in the A.M. for lumber & we tore up road planks in the P.M. for hay shed floor. Assessor here.
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Elmer went to town in the A.M. for lumber. Self lending down nauls in the planks. In the P.M. both hauled planks. Small ran this eve. Oats are worth $25.00.
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Elmer & four horses harrowing. Cabbage ground for himself. Self making ragers & studding for shed also cutting posts.
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Small rain last night. Elmer went for another load of lumber & we finished hauling the wood planks. Self choring in the P.M. Mowed some in the orchard. [margin: More rain needed.]
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Elmer made another trip to LaConner for lumber. Self cutting brace for the hay shed. Elmer watering his cabbage plants in the P.M. The girls & Grant went to the part in the eve. All signs indicate rain.
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Had a little rain last night but all signs fall in a dry time. Elmer rolling his cabbage ground this A.M. & went for a load of lumber in the P.M. Grant & self went to town in the P.M. on wheels. Letter from Geo.
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All rain signs gone. Elmer, Grant & self went to Anacortes on wheels. Self went to Frank's & Mr Whites.
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Dry & warm. Elmer & self hauled up the balance of the old plank road lumber & moved fence where the new hay shed is to be. Nettie went to town to get wheel fixed. [margin: Osborn here to get mail lease signed.]
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Elmer & self hauling foundation stuff for hay barn. [margin: Dry & warm.]
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Self went to Anacortes to see Smith. Grant went too. Ida worse again & want to come to Mrs Whitneys. Elmer & team working on the road.
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Clowdy and some light showers & a little thunder. elmer working on the road with team about 1/2 day & some on barn foundation. Light showers last night.
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Elmer working on road 3/4 & 1/4 on foundation. Self all day on Foundation. Light shower last night.
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Elmer & team on the road all day. Self not doing much. Grant & self went to town on wheels. Tried to sell oats at 25.00 but could not. Rain in the eve.
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Quite a heavy rain most all last night and this A.M.
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Elmer, Grant & self went to Decoration exercises at Pleasant Ridge & then to LaConner.
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The oats don't look as if they could make 20 sks per acre & very thin & weedy. Mending sax. Not doing much in the P.M. [margin: Rain.]
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Build the hoisting ladder to build barn with. Elmer went to LaConner in the P.M. with oats & brot two stacks timber for hay shed.
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Elmer hauled 2 load oats to LaConner. I am to get 25.00 in 60 days. In the A.M. went to LaC. & in the P.M. went to Bay View & Dickey's camp. [margin: Fine growing weather.]
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Went to church morning & eve. Mr Wright preached. Warm.
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Elmer hauling oats to LaConner. Self hoing garden and working on barn some. Mr Wright & Pearl went to Anacortes & he started for Lynden in the eve. [margin: Rec'd a letter for Dr. Alcorn.]
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Elmer working on the road in the A.M. & on his cabbage with team in the P.M. Self cutting thistles & weeds & went to the station in the P.M. to see Smith.
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Elmer at his cabbage ground with team. Self went to LaConner to Association.
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Self went to LaConner to Association. Elmer hauled a load of shakes & went to LaConner for Grandman in the P.M. Warm fine growing weather.
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Grant & self started for Seattle via Mt Vernon. Elmer hauling wood & shakes.
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Grant & self in Seattle at McGinnises. Ida somewhat better. Elmer hauling wood & shakes & Obsorns hay.
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Frank Wright here. Self & Grant in Seattle.
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Self & Grant came home in the eve from Seattle. Elmer teaming wood. Nettie went to Lynden on wheel.
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Ida 41 today. Elmer & self began raising frame for the new hay shed. Mr Abbott here to dinner. Georgia Carter here yesterday & today. [margin: Showery.]
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Elmer & self working on hay shed, have the frame up and began setting on plates. Pearl took Grandma up to Ed's this P.M. Quite a hard rain in the eve.
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Elmer working at his cabbage. Self went up to Olson's & Kalso's and worked on the barn in the P.M. cutting braces. [margin: Rain but light.]
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Elmer setting cabbage. Self went to town in the A.M. & worked in the garden in the P.M. Grain full of pig weeds. [margin: Rain last night.]
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Elmer & self worked on barn in the A.M. but had to quit for rain in the P.M. Hard shower & some thunder.
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Went to church in the A.M. & over to Frank Whites in the P.M. Heavy rain last night.
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Working on the barn. elmer & Williams on helping.
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Elmer setting cabbage. Self working on barn in the P.M. Was up to Kalso's & Tholstrups & picking berries in the A.M.
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Self, Elmer & Williamson on barn and Otto helping in the P.M. Elmer 3/4 cutting thistles 1/4. Grant's party this P.M.
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Elmer on barn 1/2 started for Seattle in P.M. Pearl also. Self & Williamson & Hazen on barn all day. Had lots strawberries all this past week.
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Elmer in Seattle. Self & Williamson on barn. Putting up braces & planking up the gable end.
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Self went to town in the A.M. & picked berries in the P.M. Tholstrups folks here in the P.M. getting berries. Went to thw social in the eve at Bay View.
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Self went to LaConner to church & to Baileys at dinner & out to Ridge way in the P.M. Also to Bay View to League in the eve.
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Elmer not home yet. Self & Grant took some hay to Tom Esary. Self nailing on shakes in the P.M. [margin: Rain hard in the A.M.]
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Grant & self putting shakes on the barn. Elmer came this eve at 10 P.M. Massey mowing.
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Elmer working at his cabbage. Helped me hoist shakes 1 hour. Grant went to LaConner after Pearl. Self nailing on shakes. Have 14 courses on now. Pleasant most of the day. Grant & Nettie got some cherries at Olsen's. [margin: Rain for June over two inches. Temp 61°]
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Elmer hauled a load of hay to Esary, Tom. In the P.M. both hoing cabbage.
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Both hoing cabbage for Elmer. Went to B.V. in the eve.
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Began mowing 7 acres by the hay barn. Self working on track to the new shed.
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Elmer for himself hoing cabbage. Self tedding & raking hay. Finished mowing this side of the road.
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Elmer mowing. Self in the hay 1/2 Smith, Moore & Soderstram cocking hay. Hay heavy.
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Went to church at Bay View in the A.M. & in P.M. at Edison with Nettie on Wheels. Call on Woodburn's on way home.
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Haying. Elmer mowing. Axel Axelson, Moore, Smith & Soderstram cocking. Fine weather. Self raking & tedding went to BayView in the A.M.
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Haying crew same as yesterday.
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Haying, Elmer mowing, Axel, Moore, Soderstram 1 day each. Smith had rheumatism and quit at 9.30. A.C. Polson & Olsen pocking in the P.M. 37 acres mowed tonight.
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Elmer mowing. Axel, Moore, Soderstram, Olsen & Polson cocking. 20 days cocking to date. 21 acres to cut.
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Elmer mowing. 3 1/2 hours. Working for himself in the P.M. Axel, Moore, Polson, Soderstram & Olsen cocking. 25 days. Self raking and tedding. Clowdy P.M. looks like rain.
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Light rain last night. Not doing anything to day. Self went over to the Whitney Island dam. Heavy rain all the P.M. Hay soaking wet. Went to the violin concert at LaConner in the eve. Had a windy ride.
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Pleasant part of the day. Mr Burdon here & I went over to see Frank White who has been kicked by a horse.
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Mowing 1/2 day. Showery part of the day. Spread out the wet hay & put some of it up in P.M. Polson & self on barn. 1/2 each. Crew Axel 3/4 Smith 3/4 Moore 1 day (Soderstram 1 day 3 1/4 mowing in the orchard.) Moore 1/3 day cutting thistles on the John Ball line.
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Elmer mowing all day. Grant tedding some. Axel raking 1/2 or less. Self putting shakes on the barn. Axel 1, Smith 1, Moore 1, Soderstram 1 [margin: Pretty fair hay day.]
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Self & Elmer working on barn in the A.M. Elmer finished mowing in the P.M. Moore, Soderstram, Smith 1/2, Self raking in the P.M. & tedding 1/2 Grant tedding 3 hours or so. [margin: Rainy A.M.]
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Grant tedding in the A.M. Self on barn 1/2 raking 1/2. Axel, Smith, Soderstram, Moore, Elmer cocking 1/2 & hauling wood 1/2 [margin: Fine weather.]
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Self about the barn 1/2 Axel 1/2 Elmer 1 Soderstram 1 Smith 1/2 Moore 1 Total shocking 42 1/2 days. [margin: Fine weather]
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No men working to day. Axel & Elmer & S. hauling in Axels hay. Self went to town & got hay rope, &c. Kalso's hauling in the barn.[margin: Pleasant.]
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Went to church at B.V. in the A.M. & over to Ed Staceys in the P.M.
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Hauling hay in the horse barn. 17 loads, 4 in the old hay barn. Crew, Axel, Smith, Soderstram, Moore, Garletts, Elmer, self & Grant. Neptune here this eve for A Fosters(?) hay.
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Hauling hay & shipping hay. Crew same as yesterday with Olsen added. Self helping load Fosters hay. Earnst Osborn helping also. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Hauling hay with 3 teams. 30 loads. All told 158. Crew, Ael, Smith, Elmer, Soderstram, Moore, Garletts, Nelson. Grant driving team & young Garletts tending gates.
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110 load to night. Have barn no 3 well filled up. Crew same as yesterday.
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Hauling hay in the new shed. 30 loads. Crew same as Wed. Esary Tom had a load of hay $5.00 Mendenhall has had two loads. [margin: Weather fine.]
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Hauling hay. Crew in the A.M. Axel, Smith, Elmer, Soderstram, Garletts & Levy Moore & self. In the P.M. Elmer, Soderstram & Moore hauled two loads to Creighton & two for me. Garletts hauled a load for himself. Total loads for self 159, others 6, 165 loads to date. [margin: A.C. Polson 2 1/2 days]
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Hauling hay. Crew, Smith, Axel 1/2, Moore, Soderstram, Elmer, Garletts & son. Williamson. (219 loads all told to date.) [margin: (197 loads) (Nelson 3 days)]
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Hauling hay 21 loads. Crew, Garletts 3/4 Schmidt, Axel, Moore, Williamson, Soderstram, Elmer.
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Elmer, Soderstram & Schmidt hauling hay. One load to Willard, one to Osborn, one to Tholstrup and three to Klingenmaier.
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Elmer, Schmidt & Soderstram hauling hay 1/2 and Elmer to make a half load of wood, 3 loads, 2 to Willard, 1 Osborn, Soderstram hauling for Tholstrup in the P.M.
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Elmer in Whatcom Co. Soderstram hauling for Tholstrup & two teams. 8 loads 239 total. Self went to Esarys camp and settled up with hay hands. Warm & dry. Grant began on Kalso's warehouse. [margin: Grant 3 meals Tugnisan?? killed today]
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Tholstrup had team & Soderstram to haul 2 loads hay. Smith & Soderstram hauled two loads to Esarys & one to Osborn. Total to date 244. Elmer came home this eve. Grant over to Mrs Whitneys yet.
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Grant home to day. Went to B.V. but there was no church.
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Nobody working to day. Self went to see hay press and to Mr. Osborns. Elmer went to Samish.
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Sold Ael the bal of the hay. Elmer & team helping him haul it today. Preacher Wright here & Don Palmer & Mr Singaman(?). Self went to Anacortes in the eve and staid at Mrs Whitneys.
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Self in Anacortes. Ida came to Mrs Whitneys about as she left here last spring. I came home in the eve. & Miss McGinnis with me. Elmer working for Axel & himself this week.
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Foggy & misty this A.M. Elmer working for himself. Self went to LaConner. Mrs Green(?) here. Grant took her to LaConner.
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Elmer hoing cabbage for himself. Self painting the buggies.
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Elmer up to Axel's. Self up to Gordon's in the A.M. Choring in P.M. Massey & Woodburn cutting oats. Oats turning fast. Nettie & Miss McGinnis went to Anacortes. Don Palmer here this P.M. & eve.
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Self & Grant went to Martie Conner's funeral and called on Tillinghasts & Bailey's.
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Self & Pearl went to Anacortes. Clowdy & a little shower. Went & saw them can fish. Ida not well as usual. [margin: Grant 3 mes?]
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Self doing chores & not much else. Mr Wrights folks here. He & I went up to Axels in the P.M.
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Grant, Mr Wright & self started for Whatcom on wheels arrived there at 5 P.M. & staid with Geo Abbott. Mr Soderstram came home & worked today hauling manure. Warm & dry.
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Left Whatcom & started for Blaine at 11.30. Arrived at B. at 3.30 & came back to Whatcom at 10 P.M. by steamer. Soderstram hauling manure & went to town for the twine & sax. [margin: Rain this eve.]
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Self & Grant left Whatcom by boat & went to Anacortes & home in the P.M. Pearl went to Anacortes for Miss Knox. Soderstram hauling manure. Olive McGinnis here yet. [margin: Rainy some.]
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Fixed up the binder in the A.M. & began cutting oats in the P.M. Soderstram hauling manure in the A.M. & shocking & turning grain in the P.M.
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Self went to church in the A.M. at B.V. Frank Whites folks here. Miss Knox here.
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Cutting oats. Frank White & Soderstram shocking. The field by Olsens the best it has been since 1888.
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Cutting oats. Frank & Soderstram shocking. Kalso had a runaway.
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Cutting oats 3/4 wet A.M. Frank & Soderstram shocking. Clowdy all day. The Whitney piece the best it has been since I owned it to all appearances. Seem as if it might make 28 sks per acre. Grandma went to Anacortes with Mrs Elliott.
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Cutting oats. Fine day. Have about 50 acres cut. Frank & Soderstram shocking. Rep. Primaries to day.
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Frank went home last night. Self went to LaConner to church this A.M. at LaC. & to Bay View in the eve.
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Cutting oats all day. S. & Frank shocking.
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Soderstram hauling wood & manure. Frank & self working on the shed by hay barn. Bob Woodburn threshing to day.
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Frank working on shed. S. digging potatos &c in the A.M. Not working in the P.M. Self went to road election in the P.M. Tholstrup elected.
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Self went over to Mrs Whitney's. Ida in bed as usual. Went to church in the eve. Mr Daniels final meeting.
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Went to see Bessner about threshing. Soderstram hauling dirt in the A.M. & in the P.M. threshing for Bessner with team & wagon.
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Down to Bessners in the A.M. and to LaConner in the P.M. S. at Bessners. [margin: Fine]
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Making doubletrees in the A.M. & went to LaC. in the P.M. Geo McGinnis started for Seattle this eve. Grain not turning out very well. [margin: threshing weather.]
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Pearl & self went to Anacortes on wheels. Soderstram threshing at Wilson's. Fine weather.
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Soderstram at Wilson's. Self doing chores.
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Soderstram at Wilson's. Self went to the County Convention at Woolley.
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Self & Soderstram went to LaConner to church.
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Olsen & Smith hauled me a load of straw. S. & self hauling out stack bottom. Still fine weather. S. went to Samish in the eve with team.
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S. at Samish threshing. Self choring. Grant went to Anacortes to show.
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Self went to Anacortes to Rep. Joint Convention. S. at Samish with team.
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Self not doing much but choring around. Getting ready for threshers. Fine weather. S. at Inman's(?) with team.
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Doing chores. Went to Bay View in the P.M.
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Weather still fine. The machine arrived at Kalso's at 5 P.M. and threshed one hour. S. & Jim Callahan here with teams.
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The machine at Kalso's. Soderstram not working. Tholstrup with his team. Went to hear Mr. Daniel in the eve.
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They finished at Kalso's at 10 & moved to this ranch. Threshed 3 hours & quit for rain. 343 sks. Rained till night & in the eve.
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The 23 acre piece had 595 sks. Clowdy & windy A.M. Threshed in the P.M. Windy & threatened rain but we moved & threshed 589 sks. 932 all together. Borrowed $9.70 of Elmer.
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Stormy night & this A.M. light rain. went to threshing at 7.30 broke down at 10 & started at 11.20 again. Strong wind and showery all day but we kept at it all day or until 4 P.M. & finished 1698 sks besides screenings. the men at Lee's 1 1/2 hours.
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An inch of rain fell last night. No threshing to day. Elmer & self went to LaConner. Soderstram went to Skagit River.
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Soderstram back & threshing this P.M. Callahan also. Self went to Wilson's after dinner to see about Grant's board bill.
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S. & Callahan and teams helping Lee thresh. Self pitching 1/4 & went to town in the P.M. bot a suit of clothes. Grant went to Skagit River for Schumacher. [margin: S. & team threshing.]
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Went to Anacortes & to church in the eve at Bay View. Fine weather. Lee threshing. S & team helping.
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Fine day. Lee finished threshing. Kalso began. Self went to LaConner & in the P.M. fixed the wharf by the granary. Clowdy & rain a little at night.
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Quite a heavy rain last night but windy this A.M. so they started threshing at 9.30. S. & team with the machine. Self cutting up old stuff for engine wood.
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S. & Team at Kalsos 6 hours. Self & Bradley started for the State Fair via Mt Vernon. Staid all night in Seattle at the Diller. [margin: Rainy P.M.]
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Arrived in Seattle at 3 A.M. and took train for Mt. V. and arrived at home at 1 P.M. Kalso finished threshing. [margin: showery]
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Soderstram went to cut wood for Daniel. Self choring & went to LaConner. [margin: Pleasant]
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Elmer, self & Soderstram hauling straw in the A.M. S. hauling straw on dyke in the P.M. Mr & Miss White here this P.M. Elmer not working in the P.M. [margin: Fine weather.]
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The steamer LaConner here for the oats. S. helping load also Elmer for both Lee & self. Self sold 1000 sks at $20 per ton & Lee 1700. [margin: Frost]
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Went to LaConner & settled up with Gaches then went to the Olympia marsh to see Ovenell about baling hay, but did not see him. Soderstram went home. Elmer at Whatcom. [margin: Frost]
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Hoing out strawberries some. Went to the Fair with Nettie at Mt Vernon in P.M. & to Mr. Schoonmaker's speech in the eve at LaConner.
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Choring around & burned the straw stock. Rain in the eve. This has been the finest week I ever saw in Oct. [margin: Frost.]
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Grant & self went to Anacortes. Came home at 6 & went to Bay view to church. Mr Goddard began his meetings.
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Elmer began work. Cleaned out strawberries. Windy & hauled wood from Esary's.
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Rain last night & some to day. Elmer hauling wood some. Self & Lee went to Ovenell's again but did not find him.
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Elmer & self working on the dyke in the A.M. & self sharpening dyke posts in the P.M. Elmer hauling wood in the P.M. Went to church in the eve. Finished 30 dyke posts. John Wallace here in the P.M.
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Rain most all day. Elmer not working.
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Elmer not working for me. Soderstram here & settled up. Windy no rain.
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Elmer working at his cabbage. Self went with the scow up to Jenne warehouse to get the post driver, but did not get it. Kalso began baling hay this P.M. Pleasant day.
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Self & Elmer went to LaConner to church. Pleasant day. Folks went to church in the eve.
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Elmer & Pearl went to LaConner. Self digging potatos.
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Elmer working for me hauling straw on the berries & in the P.M. on the road hauling gravel. Self & Lee went to weyriches on dyke business & posted the dyke notices. [margin: Went to church in the eve.]
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Elmer hauling gravel 1/2 & for himself in the P.M. Self & Otto fixing up the post driver. Went to church in eve. [margin: Fine]
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Elmer working for himself. Self & Nettie went to town in the P.M. & church in the eve. [margin: weather.]
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Self went to B.V. in the A.M. & helped move the hay press in the P.M. Elmer working for himself. Mr Zerwekh to look at the hay. Went to church. Callahan's press began baling the hay at 5 P.M. Went to church.
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Elmer not working. Baling hay 24 tons done to night. Esary's hauling their hay. Sold them 25 tons at 6.75 per ton. 10 to David & 10 to Thomas.[margin: Fine weather.]
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Rec'd a letter from Nettie this eve. Pleasant day. Frank Wright here. Self went to Anacortes.
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Baling hay. Elmer helping. Esary's hauling their hay. D. Esary has 10 tons 940 lbs. 46 tons.
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Baling hay. Finished the new barn. 550 tons 500 lbs. About 65 tonight all told. Elmer helping. Went to town for wire & to take Pearl. [margin: McMillan got 2910 lbs hay at 7. Paid 700 He's to have 2 tons all told.]
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Baling hay. Elmer went to town for wire in the A.M. & to get potatos of Reddish in the P.M. [margin: Rainy.]
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Am 49 today. Working on the dyke with Lee. Setting posts in the A.M. & helping Lee make a wharf in the P.M. Elmer stowing bales. [margin: Went to Woolly in the eve & heard Mr Cushman.]
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Baling. Elmer stowing bales. Self working on dyke 3 1/2 hours. Finished the No. 2 barn. 66 1/2 tons total in the barns. 121 1/2. Mr Zerwekh here and made me an offer of 6.75 for all the hay.
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Baling hay. Elmer helping. 1/2 Grant helping me take in bales in the P.M. Have about 154 tons out and about 32 out of the new shed. Pearl went to LaConner this P.M.
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Baling hay. Rainy & windy. Elmer helping store bales. Strong west wind all the P.M. Pearl went to town. About 195 tons done to night. Dave Esary's hay bill $70.50 (T. Esary's bill $101.25 paid to day.)
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Baling. Elmer helping 22 tons about 118 tons baled now. The press broke down at 5 P.M. Strong south west wind all day.
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Baling hay. Six tons. Got through at 11 A.M. Elmer went to John Wallace's in the P.M. 225 tons 820. 1894 bales. McMillan got 2910 lbs hay the first time and 1485 total 4895 = $17.13 for which he has paid $10.00.
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Another windy day. Armstrongs big barn blew down Wed night and is a total wreck. Worked on the hay barn truck gang way in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M.
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Self working on the hay barn gang way. No rain today. Lee baling.
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Rainy day. Did not go anywhere.
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Pleasant day. Self went to Anacortes on wheel. The road quite muddy for wheeling.
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Election day. Self on the board. Bay View pop 30 to 56. But all reports indicate that the county & state are republican.
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Self got home from election at 4.30 A.M. Stormy most of the day. The girls went to LaConner. Self & Lee moved the stove in the kitchen in the P.M.
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Self sharpening dyke posts in the A.M. & went to LaConner in the P.M. State & county all Rep. Pearl & Grandma went to Woodburns.
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Self hauling dyke posts & moved the scow & river up to John Ball dam. Byron hauling hay in my barn.
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In the A.M. went to the statio & got the matting and put in down in Grandma's room. In the P.M. made kraut. Pearl & Grant went to Anacortes to bring Ida home.
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Ida came home on the train & I went after her. She seems pretty well after the trip. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Lee & self & H Alexander driving post for dyke. Pearl went to town. Pleasant day.
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Drove posts 2 hours. Choring some & made another keg of kraut. Mr & Mrs Daniel here to dinner. Lillie had a heifer calf. [margin: Pleasant most of the day.]
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Rainy day. Not doing much but chores.
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Clowdy most of the day. Went down & drove posts with Lee & Grant 3 hours. In the P.M. fixing up fence out by the straw stack. Pearl went to town & took Grandma up to Martha Scotts. Osborn took his mare & colt out of the field. Ground getting quite wet. Rain last night.
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Did the chores, filed a saw, went to Bay View. Rain last night.
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Done the chores, cut wood & went to town. Got some middlings for the cow. Herbert took the kraut to Mrs Whitney.
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About 2 inches of snow this A.M. Self & Nettie went to Bay V to church.
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Windy all day. Self done the chores & worked on Grant's boat.
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Rainy. Choring & working on the boat.
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Rainy. Choring & working on the boat. Grant & Pearl went to town. Finished the boat all but paint.
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Pleasant most of the day. Painted the boat & done the chores.
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Self & Sorenson working on the dyke in the A.M. & in the P.M. went to the timber for dyke posts.
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Rainy this A.M. Painted the boat again & in the P.M. went after another load of posts. Sorenson helping.
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Rain again last night. Nettie & self went to church. Alf & kids here & Grandma came home.
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Self & Sorenson made & hauled out a load of posts & hauling two loads of straw for dyke.
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Rainy day. Finished Grant's boat & done the chores.
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S.W. wind all day. The highest tide so far this season. Self & Nettie went to town. A.J. Stacey paid me $50.25 to apply on Eva Reed's mortgage.
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Self choring & in the P.M. sharpened posts. 3 1/2 hours on the dyke. Pleasant day & low tides.
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Sharpening dyke posts & setting post some in the P.M. Rainy.
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Pleasant. At home all day. Alf Stacey here this P.M.
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Went to town. Got a sack sugar. Miss Johnson came. [margin: Frosty.]
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Went to town to get the stove fixed. Nettie went too. Elmer here this eve.
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Setting up the stove & helped drive posts & work on the dyke. Elmer covering cabbage. [margin: Frosty.]
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Went to the station & sent for Lee's Roerio Horn. Raised up the door to the old barn in the eve. Our papers, &c by Mendenhall also the F&F x W.H.G. [margin: Frost]
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Elmer went home the A.M. Finished his cabbage yesterday. Self choring & in the P.M. put dirt on the dam by the hay barn with old Nell & the sled. Social in B.V. to night. [margin: Frost 32°]
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Pleasant & clear. Choring & in the P.M. went to the hay barn dam & hauled dirt - three hours. The girls went to town. [margin: Frost 23°]
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At home all day. Clear & pleasant. Went to church in the eve. Miss Blood spoke for the children society. [margin: Frost 22°]
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Clear & pleasant. Lee & self killed a pig a piece. [margin: Frost 26°]
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Self put posts under the hay shed & then went to town clowdy. Got an order for Pearl's ticket. Mr & Mrs Daniel was here. [margin: 23°]
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Warmer. Started for Seattle with Pearl via Mt. Vernon. Staid all night with the McGinnises. [margin: Little rain.]
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Was in Seattle all day. Pearl started east at 4 P.M. Went to Mr Palmers for tea and staid at the Dillers all night.
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Came home on the Gt. Northern via Burlington & walked home. [margin: Rain A.M.]
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In the A.M. cut up & salted the pig & in the P.M. Grant & self went to town.
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Staid at home all day. Clowdy & windy.
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Doing chores & fixed the walk by the old house.
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Done the chores & went down to help move the scow & drive posts 2 1/2 hours. [margin: Warm.]
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Went to Bay view in the P.M. with Nettie. Not doing much but chores.
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Went to LaConner. Clear & pleasant.
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Cutting & splitting wood & went down to drive a few posts by Lee's warehouse. [margin: Frost.]
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Warm & pleasant. Christmas tree in B.V. tonight. Elmer here & the young folks went to the tree.
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Very quiet Christmas. Elmer here to dinner. Ida sat at the table today for dinner for the first time in 16 months. [margin: Warm.]
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Done the chores & finished Elmer's trough. Put the horses up for the first time tonight. Heard from Geo & Nettie that Pearl got through all right.
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Still warm & springy. Nettie start for Fairhaven this A.M.
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Doing chores and not much else. Ida poorly to day.
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Stormy day. Elmer here with some lumber for a pump.
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Clear & cold. Lee took the Whitney girls to Anacortes. Fine sleighing. [margin: Mercury at 10°]
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Nettie came home this A.M. via Anacortes. Self went to town with the bobsled in the P.M. Rec'd a letter from Pearl. [margin: Mer at 26.]
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Choring & not much else. Slaying good as ever. [margin: 26°: cold.]
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Raining some to day and the snow nearly gone. Doing chores, &c.
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Snow gone. Doing chores & made a seat for the bay window. [margin: Warm]
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Warm. Doing chores &c and went to town with Nettie. "City of Denver" after Ball's oats.
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All same yesterday. Mr Denney buried today. Nettie & self went to Bay View in the P.M. & lost Waggles.
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Strong south E. wind all day. Sawing wood & doing chores. Lee went to Seattle.
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Windy all last night. Self at home all day doing chores. Nettie & Grant went to B.V. & got the dog. Elmer here this eve and staid all night. [margin: Rain most all night.]
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Highest tide of the season this A.M. and about 6 inches (short of the big tide of '95) most of the day. [margin: Rain]
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Doing chores & smoking meat. Clowdy & windy.
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Doing chores & smoking meat. Went to the station in the P.M. Rainy.
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Clowdy & warm Chinook weather. Self fixing horse stalls in the A.M. In the P.M. hauling manure on the asparagus.
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Cleaned out the chicken house & done the other chores. Wrote to A. & Z. about selling hay on Com.
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Rainy day. Cut slats for binder drapes &c.
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Terrible wind all day. Not doing much but chores.
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Went to church with Nettie. Mr Daniel preached. Maud Barr up here in the eve & P.M.
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Weather warm & wet. Self making fence along the calf pasture. No inquiry for hay yet and none sold to speak of, of the crop of '98. Oats worth $22.00 per ton. It look as if we were going to have an early spring.
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Rainy day. The Flour Receiver came to day.
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Pleasant day. Looking for a steamer for the hay. Zerwekh has offered to sell mine on consignment for $1.00 per ton to have it in case of fire. Went out to the steamer Lake in the P.M. with Grant's boat. [margin: Warm clowdy weather.]
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Went to town to get Nell shod. Nothing encouraging about selling hay. [margin: Rain some.]
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Bessner here to settle up threshing bill.
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Stormy day in the P.M. Did not go to church.
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Mercury at 12° but clowdy & looks like a change some. Doing nothing but chores.
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Mercury at 14° -- Clear & pleasant. Mr Anderson here.
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Mercury at 20°. Snowed in the P.M. Self went over to Axel's & worked with Williamson on the tank. Got the bottom nearly on. Disagreeable day to work.
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Snowed all last night about ten inches deep this A.M. Mercury at 30° in the A.M. Conrad came over to day.
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Warmer. Conrad Axelson began work to day. Hauling manure with team & sled. Self & Nettie went to B.V. in the P.M.
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Conrad oiling & washing harness. Self & Nettie went to town. [margin: Rainy A.M.]
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Conrad oiling harness. Self & Williamson calking Axel's tank. [margin: Frost 28°]
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Self & Conrad went down to turn over Axels tank. Conrad & Annie went to town to get teeth pulled.
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Conrad oiling harness in the A.M. & self fixing up fanning mill. In the P.M. Elmer came and we all fanned oats. Dickey's men here & hauled two loads of hay.
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Fanning oats finished my seed at noon & began on Elmers. Dickie got another load of hay. Elmer & Nettie & Grant went to the lecture at B.V. [margin: Stormy.]
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Finished Elmer's oats & began on the screenings. Got 60 sacks out of them. Rain all day and about all night.
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Finished the screenings & in the P.M. went to Mount Vernon with Tholstrup to pay taxes. Ground full of water & roads bad. Conrad & Nettie went to B.V. to get the machine & the plows.
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Stormy day. Not doing much but chores. Took the roller up to the barn & took it apart. Put ten sacks feed oats in the bin. Annie went to Dalsteads. [margin: 8 pigs hatched?]
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At home all day. Clowdy & cool.
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Began breaking sod. Conrad driving. Self & Nettie went to town & sold my oats at $22.00. Bot a carpet for the parlor.
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Conrad breaking sod. Self fixing up breaking plow and began on the pasture in the P.M. Pleasant.
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Breaking with two teams. Land in good shape. Went to the station to telephone Zewerkh about hay.
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Rainy 1/2. Self not doing much but visit & fool with carpet. Grandma, Mrs Scott & Mr OLaughlin here. Conrad plowing in the P.M.
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Rainy day. Self fixing roller & helping Nettie some. Conrad doing chores and not much else.
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Plowing sod with two teams. Conrad took a load of manure up to Mendenhall for a hot bed.
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Stormy most of the day. Self went to church on foot. Mr Stearns pretty sick now. Geo Esary got hurt last Fri.
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Very windy to day & all last night. Plowing to day. Conrad also. He finished the piece by the hay barn.
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The steamer Rustler? here for the oats. Loaded the oats 400 sks at 22.50 & put down carpet in the A.M. & in the P.M. Conrad plowed & self hung window shades. Muncy had a calf. [margin: Rain last night.]
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Clowdy but not much rain. Plowing all day with two teams.
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Pleasant & warmer. Nettie & self went to church. Elmer here in the P.M.
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Conrad had to go to town in the A.M. for his tooth & plowed in the P.M. Self plowed all day in the P.M. tried the stubble but foud it too wet. Elmer here & brot the harrow from town also Ida's couch.
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Strong wind & a small shower. C. plowing. Self hoing in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M.
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Self plowing in the A.M. & rollng sod in the P.M. C. plowing with two horses in the A.M. & with the breaker in the P.M. Plowing 21 days to date.
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Conrad breaking. Self fixing up harrow & whiffletrees for it and was up to Kalso's. Stubble too wet to plow yet. [margin: Rainy.]
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Conrad plowing sod. Self choring & fixing up roller for three horses. Everybody breaking sod. [margin: Weather looks bad.]
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Conrad plowing self rolling sod in the A.M. Shower at noon. Both plowing some in the P.M. Frank White after Lee's plow.
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Stormy part of the day. Did not go to church.
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Rain most all last night. Conrad hauling wood from Willards. 6 cords. Ed Stacey here.
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Conrad cleaning out ditches. Self helping in the A.M. & went to B.View in the P.M. Mr & Mrs Gaches here.
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Conrad working on the road with team hauling gravel. Self choring and went down & took the water out of the scow. [margin: Fine frosty weather.]
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Conrad disk harrowing. Self plowing head lands and rolling sod. Land drying fast. Mr Willard was here to day & paid the Soderburg mortgage & I took it to the station so send to Soderburg. The roads drying up fine. Ball plowwing stubble for the first. Mine is pretty wet yet, the sod is in fine order. Oats worth 25.00 per ton now. [margin: Frost.]
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Fine day. Conrad disk harrowing. Self rolling sod finished. The road fine & land in fine order to sow.
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The steamer Lake here for hay. She took 58 tons. Rain some this A.M.
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Snow last night & to day. Farming at a standstill. Conrad & self went down to ditch but had to quit for snow. Ditching in the P.M.
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Ditching & covering ditch in the A.M. and in P.M. self went to town. Conrad covering ditch. [margin: Cold.]
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Ditching some. Self went to Bay View in the P.M. Snow this A.M. ???tis weather to do anything.
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Conrad & self loading Conner's hay this A.M. In the P.M. Conrad took a load of hay to B.V. for Smith & Brighton. Miss Burdon & Edna W. here. Blanche White here last night & this A.M. Geo Jenne here to dinner. [margin: Cold raw weather.]
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Conrad disk harrowing. Self went to town with hay for Gaches. Got timothy seed. Case tomatos & sack beans. Went to the Concert in the eve. [margin: Clear & cool.]
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Conrad disk harrowing. Self plowing. Grandma came home with Mr Chilberg. Land pretty wet to plow yet. [margin: Frost 26°]
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Went to B.V. to church. Conrad & Annie went to the Ridge to church. Pleasant day. [margin: Frost 30°]
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Conrad disk harrowing. Self plowing. Warmer. Land pretty wet yet to plow.
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Plowing and disk harrowing. Self took a load of manure up to Mendenhalls & got a sack of E. Rose potatos. Fine weather.
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Plowing & harrowing(disk). Warm & pleasant. Nettie went to LaC. on her wheel. Mrs Carter came home with her. Land in fair order to plow, but none too dry.
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Self plowing. Conrad harrowing. Pleasant. Mrs Carter here.
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Plowing with two teams down near the Purdy ranch. Land hard & stiff and full of blue grass. Self have a bad cold. Threatened rain all the P.M. Grant went to town & got some strawberry plants.
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Easter Sunday. Nettie & Grant went to B.V. to Sunday school exercises. Woodburns folks here in the P.M.
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Plowing with two team on east end of "the 80" showery. 15 acres left to plow to night. Finished setting the strawberries 300 hills. Sold all but 2 pigs at 1.30. Land generally in good shape to plow.
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Elmer here & got 3 sks oats. Plowing with two teams. Fine weather. Self went to B.V. in the eve.
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Plowng with two teams. Conrad went to town in the P.M. for his tooth. Grant plowing in his place. Finished all but the hay barn piece.
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Conrad disk harrowing down by Purdy ranch. Self plowing. Planted onion, lettuce & beets. [margin: Callahan sowing.]
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Conrad harrowing with the disk harrow. (stubble) Self plowing in the A.M. & rolling stubble in the P.M. Fine dry weather. [margin: Byron seeding.]
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Conrad rough harrowing. Self finished plowing. Plowed headlands in the P.M. Dickey got 2 tons more hay.
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Rain last night & some to day. Mr Stearns died this A.M. Nettie & self went to B.V. in the eve, but there was no church.
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Stormy A.M. Went to the funeral in the P.M. Mr Abbott was here to supper & I took him to LaConner in the eve. Still bad weather.
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Raining again this A.M. This revokes(?) seeding out for this week. Stormy most all day land very wet.
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Conrad ditching. Self went to town in the P.M. No rain to day but very cold west wind.
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In the A.M. self & Conrad hauling out straw stack bottom. Conrad hauling harrowing in the P.M. Finished rough harrowing. Self seeding the Miller ranch. Rain in the eve.
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Cold & windy. Went to Dick Peth's babies funeral at 11 A.M. Mr Daniel preached.
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Cold & clowdy. Self & Conrad harrowing in oats in the A.M. & seeding the lot by the stack in P.M. The deputy assessor here this P.M.
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Conrad disk harrowing in the A.M. & smooth harrowing in the P.M. Self rolling in the P.M. Cold but no rain.
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Cool & clowdy in the A.M. & raining in he P.M. Seeding & harrowing across the road in the A.M. Mrs Elliott went to Seattle for an operation Monday, had it yesterday & died. The body was brot home to day. Not doing much in the P.M. [margin: Cold backward spring 24 acres seeded.]
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Seeding in the A.M. & Conrad harrowing. In the P.M. went to Mrs Elliotts funeral. Mr Abbott preached. He was here to supper & dinner & started for Anacortes.
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Seeding finished the sod. 47 acres. Mr Wrights folks came this A.M. on the train. Still cold & disagreeable.
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Cold north wind all day. Conrad harrowing with disk. Self rolling with A.M. & went to town in the P.M. Mr Wright also.
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Mr Wrights folks here in the A.M. Self & Nettie went to church morning & eve. Mr Wright preached. Dry weather but cool. Ida sick abed.
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Conrad disk harrowing. Self seeding in the P.M. Grant harrowing in the A.M. Wrights here yet. [margin: Very dry wind.]
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Seeding & disk harrowing. 70 acres seeded to night. Wrights went home. Mrs Daniel here. Ida in bed yet.
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Conrad disk harrowing 1/2 finished -- Dragging in the P.M. Self harrowing all day on sod.
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Hard hail & rain this A.M. Conrad hauling manure in the A.M. Self choring. In the P.M. self seeding C harrowing.
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Finished seeding at noon 86 acres. C. harrowing all day. Grant & self rolling in the P.M. This has been one of the coldest Aprils on record. It takes oats over two week to come up. [margin: Bal on Dickeys hay 8.5 21.95. Creighton 950 32.5]
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Rainy most of the day. In the A.M. self & Conrad took a load of hay and a load of oats to T. Esary & his team came & got two loads also. Mr McKenna here in the P.M.
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Conrad harrowing. Self not doing much in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M. Mr. Hazen sowing grass seed in the P.M. Whitney piece. [margin: Cold.]
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Conrad harrowing finished. Self rilling in the A.M. & Grant in the P.M. Self went to B.V. in the P.M. Mr Allen here & staid all night last night. [margin: Warm & pleasant.]
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Conrad finished harrowing rolling. Grant & self planting garden & in the P.M. went to LaConner & got the buggie & took 2500 lbs hay to Gaches.
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Took the balance of Dickeys ten tons hay. Rain A.M. Conrad rolling. 3 hours in the P.M. Frank Wright here this eve. Self painting kitchen.
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Mr. Abbott here. Went to B.V. in the P.M. to preaching by Mr Abbott. Pleasant & quite warm.
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Hoing in the A.M. Conrad choring in the A.M. & rolling in the P.M. & finished. Self went to view the Donny Road & then to LaConner. Settled for the buggie & Nettie's wheel. Mr & Mrs McGinnis.
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Went again to view the road. Took dinner with Elmer & then went to Gordon's to see the new mill & see about getting lumber. Conrad setting fence posts in the Whitney field.
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Fixing the Whitney field fence. Stormy most of the day. Put the stock in the Whitney field meadow. Conrad washing wagons in the P.M.
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Conrad put sod on the dyke on John Ball line fence. Self & McGinnis down to look at the dyke & in the P.M. was up to Dickey's logging camp.
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Conrad same as yesterday. Self & McGinnis folks went to Anacortes & Frank White's. Cold west wind.
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Conrad topping out dyke near Purdy warehouse. In the P.M. went to LaConner. Self went to Mrs Scott's with McGinnis then took them to LaConner on their way home. Saw a wheel race & ball game. Cold north wind all day.
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Went to church morning & eve. Pleasant.
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Conrad fixing the dyke in the A.M. & hauling dirt in the Olsen road in the P.M. Self planted garden & send to Esary's camp. Planted corn & squashes. [margin: Rain in the eve.]
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Rained all last night and part of the day. Cold every body looking for a prospect(?).
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Conrad & Grant cutting thistles. Self went up to see Ball's Fredonia dyke. Elmer here this eve.
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Conrad fixing dyke in the A.M. Self & Elmer a B.V. in the A.M. In the P.M. Conrad & self went to Whitney Island for road plank. [margin: Rainy some.]
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Rain again last night. Conrad finished hauling plank & work on the dyke in the P.M. Self went to town with Grandma. F. Wright here.
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Conrad hauling hay to Esary's. Two loads. Self went to town in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Frank White's folks here.
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Conrad hauling hay. Two loads to Esary's. Self made shakes some & went to B.V. to get a tire for Grant's wheel. Pleasant.
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Conrad hauled a load of hay to Esary's & 4 loads to Creighton. He has had 1950 lbs now that is not paid for. Warm part of the day with south wind. Self making shakes and sent some rhubarb to Jesse Francis. [margin: Mercury up to 70° at noon.]
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Rain again last night & today cool & cloudy. Conrad hauling dirt in the Olsen Road. Self & Grant making foundation & floor for a cow stable. The queen is 80 years to day.
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Rainy A.M. In the P.M. C & self working on the dyke by the hay barn. Taking sod from the inside.
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Conrad hauled a load of gravel in the A.M. & worked on the dyke in the P.M. by the big dam. Self was up to Fredonia. Ball has done nothing to his dyke yet to speak of. He can work better when he sees the water coming. [margin: Misty all the A.M.]
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Conrad working on the dyke in the A.M. & working for Lee in the P.M. Self went to LaC to complete the Donny road view. [margin: Pleasant by cool.]
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Self went Memorial meeting in LaConner. Rev. Nelson preach a good sermon the 1st Samuel 18 ch & 5 verse. Pleasant most of the day.
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Riny morning & evening & cool. Self painting the porch kitchen. This May is a record breaker for cold & wet. Conrad cutting thistles in the A.M. & helping Lee in the P.M. [margin: Rain in the eve.]
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Rainy A.M. & clowdy all day. Cold also. Went to Decoration services at Pleasant Ridge. Grant & self in town in the P.M. & got him a suit of clothes. Took dinner at Mr. Baileys. Conrad rolling the meadow.
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Warmer. C. on the road 1/2 and hauled 6285 lbs hay to Dickey in the P.M. Fine day for oats to grow. Self planted some turnips, peas & beans.
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Conrad working on the road in the A.M. Not working in the P.M. Self went to Anacortes. Grant also and went to the school exercises. [margin: Cool]
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Clowdy & cool. Went to the catholic church dedication in the A.M. Grant not home yet. Strong west wind this eve.
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Pleasant again. Oats looking well much better than last year at this time. Conrad fixing fence in the A.M. & hauling dirt in the Olsen road in the P.M.
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In the A.M. Conrad & self hauled a load of brush for the dyke & Conrad worked on the ditch by sluice box in the P.M.
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Annie Johnson quit. Conrad on the dyke ditch in the A.M. & hauled a load of lumber from Jacobs mill in the P.M. Self cultivating garden & went to the mill in the P.M. Skagit not very high yet. [margin: Fine farming weather.]
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Conrad went to work for Axel. Self & Grant working on the cow shed. [margin: Warm]
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C. away yet -- Self & Grant working on shed. Ida went out for buggie ride. The 2nd time in seven months. Mrs. Carter & Mrs Alverson here to tea.
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Rainy most of the day. Went to school meeting in the P.M. & was elected school director for three years. C. at Axels yet.
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Clowdy & showery & cold. Nettie & self went to quarterly meeting at B.V. Mr Massey preached.
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Still rainy & clowdy. Setting cabbage plants & choring. Conrad at Axels.
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Conrad home to work on the road but Tholstrup not ready. He worked on the dyke ditch by sluice box. Self & Grant working on the cow shed & put the wagon.
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Ida 42. Self went to town and out in the Beaver Marsh. Fine weather. Conrad went to town for lumber & in the P.M. on dyke ditch.
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Self & Conrad putting lumber on the hay barn & down to the dyke in the P.M. Georgia Carter here & gave Grant a music lesson. Grant started for the circus via Anacortes.
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Conrad went to the Olympia Marsh for lumber and took Nettie to the Samish in the P.M. & went to town to get his hair cur. Self went to hunt a girl & broke my wheel. Staid to town until eve & went to the show.
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Nettie & Grant & Conrad all gone to circus. Self choring & working in the garden. Sold the hull? & my dictionary to latter to Otto Kalso. Subscribed for the new Century dictionary & Cycolpedia yesterday for which I am to pay $88 & 5.00 for the case to be paid in installments of $5.00 per month. Went to Durants(?) Tuccuan(?) social in the eve.
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Oats looking fair & the old meadow avg looking. Went to church at B.V. The Bay View granary burned up last night. Went to Woodburns in the eve to get Nettie on her return from the circus. Conrad came home also.
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C. working on the road. Self hoing garden. Grant came home this eve.
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C. on the road with team. Self & Grant working on the hay barn putting on side boards.
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C. on he road 1/2 & pulling weeds 1/2 self making stalls in the new stable. Fine weather. Mrs Carter here to give Grant a lesson in music.
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Self working stable making stalls & boxes. Conrad helping Bradley set cabbage plants. [margin: Fine]
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Conrad helping Bradley. Self up to Kalso's to see about going to Seattle & Grant & self & Lee & Otto started went to Mt. Vernon & got left there went via Anacortes. [margin: Weather.]
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Self & Grant went to Port Orchard to see the Iowa & to the Christian Endeavor Concert in the eve. [margin: Conrad at road 1/2]
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Came from Seattle via Burlington & Woolley & M.V. Rainy most of the day. Mist. Str Lake here this eve and took on the bal of the hay.
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Quite a heavy rain this A.M. Conrad working on the road in the P.M. [margin: Rainy A.M.]
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C. working on the road. Self & Grant cultivating & hoing garden.
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Working on the barn some. C. same as yesterday.
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C. on the 1/2 & one load gravel besides(?). Got the horses shod in the A.M. Self over to Pecks in the P.M. to look for a girl.
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C. hauling gravel. Self pulling mustard in the A.M.
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C. hauling gravel. Self hoing potatos & making tank for Elmer. Went to the social in the eve.
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Went to church & to singing practice in the P.M. & to League in the eve. Warm & pleasant. Oats looking well.
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Conrad hauled gravel in the A.M. & on load after dinner. Rained part of the day. Self worked on tank some & in garden some.
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Grant & self went to LaConner. Heavy rain last night & to day which spoiled the celebration. Heard a good speech which was all there was to day by Hismon? W. Craven? of Seattle. Conrad not working.
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Fine growing weather. Grass down in bad shape. C. mowed the orchard & wheeled wood in the yard. Martin Tellefson(?) here & said his sister was coming to help us. Mr Wrights folks came this eve.
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Conrad not working. Wrights folks. Nettie went to town in the P.M. [margin: Fine day.]
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Conrad up at Elmer's. self choring & picking cherries up at Huffs. Wrights' folks went down to Hannah's(?) this A.M.
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C. up at Elmer's. Self not doing much. Was up to Peth's in the P.M. to see the well machine but it was not working today.
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Went to church morning & evening and to choir practice in the P.M. Mr Wright preached this eve from the Parable of the Wedding Feast.
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Conrad hauling gravel. Self picking berries, cutting thistles, &c. Grant went to town to get Mrs Peck. Fine weather. The sod oats too heavy & falling down.
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Conrad hauling gravel. Self working in the garden.
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Conrad went to help Elmer in the hay.
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All went to picknic at Mt Erie.
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Conrad went to help Elmer again. Grant picking cherries. Self choring. Miss Tellefson came.
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Conrad at Elmer's. Self went to town. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Had hymn(?) company. Mr & Mrs Darcy, Frank White, Elmer, Alf Stacey's folks. Went to church in the eve.
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Elmer mowing, grass heavy. Conrad spreading hay.
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Elmer mowing, grass heavy. Conrad spreading hay. Grant tedding. Self raking 2 1/2 hours & picking berries.
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Elmer mowing. C. & J. Oldenburg, Axel & Conrad cocking. Self raking & shaking out bunches.
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Crew only worked one hour & quit for rain.
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Elmer working 1/2. Axel 8 hours. The Oldenburg's & Conrad all day storing wet windrows and cocking. Grant tedding 1/2 Self raking two hours. Have 35 or 40 tons of hay down getting wet. [margin: Rain again this eve.]
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Conrad & self fixing fence & taking up wire. In the P.M. C, Elmer & self cocking up some wet hay. No drying weather to day.
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A fine day. Went to church morning & evening.
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Elmer mowing. Axel, Conrad & the Oldenburgs cocking.
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Same as yesterday. Weather fine. Finished mowing across the road & begun on the Whitney piece.
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E. mowing. Crew same as 24 & 25th. Finished raking & tedding across the road. John Oldenburg quit tonight. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Fine hay day. Axel, Conrad, C. Oldenburg & Hans Jensen cocking. Axel went to town 1/2. Elmer mowing & finished about 4.30. Self & Grant raking & tedding.
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Finished raking & tedding hay. Axel, Conrad, Elmer, C. Oldenburg & Hans Jensen shocking hay. Warm. Roy Corho(?) here to night. Ed Stacey got 2 loads hay.
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Light thunder storm this A.M. but not enough rain to stop us putting up hay. Finished cocking up about 11 oclock. Elmer & Conrad went to town this P.M. Axel & Oldenburg home. Grant to Anacortes. Lee hauling in hay today. Self fixing up hay ricks in the P.M. The hay so far has taken 40 days work besides self & Grant. [margin: Mowing this year 7 days, cocking 33]
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Self at home all day. Not a good day for drying hay.
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Hauling hay in the old barn 31 loads. Axel, Hansen, Conrad, Charley Oldenburg, Paulson, Elmer. Grant driving fork team.
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Hauling hay with three teams. Crew same as yesterday with Olsen added & Wendell tending gates. Got in 33 loads, 47 in the old barn, 17 in the new, total 64. Total loads out of the field 77.
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Hauling hay from Whitney field. 31 loads. 108 total. Total in the open shed to night 48. Crew, Olsen, Peterson, Hans, Axel, Oldenburg, Elmer & Conrad. Grant & self. 95 loads in nine days. The best ever was done on this ranch.
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Hauling hay. !5 loads in the open shed making 63 all total. In the P.M. put 11 loads in the stable. Crew, Axel 1/2 Oldenbug, Olsen, Elmer, Polson, Hans, Chris, Polson some for Axel making him 3/4, Conrad.
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Elmer & Conrad hauling hay to Esary. 6 loads. Axel hauling also 8 loads.
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Pleasant weather but dusty & dry. Went to church in the A.M.
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Charley Oldenburg & Conrad hauling hay.
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Self helping on Mrs Stearns barn. C. & Charley hauling hay to Esary's. 4 loads & got some post for the road fence. Axel finished his hay.
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Rain last night & some to day. Conrad hauling manure. Self went to work on the Stearns barn but had to quit for rain. Worked on Elmer's tank in the P.M. Charley not working.
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Conrad hauling manure. Self working on tank 1/2 & on the Stearns barn 1/2. Pleasant today but a hard shower last night. Lee's, Stearn's & Kalso's folks gone camping.
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Conrad & C. Oldenburg finished hauling Esary's hay. Got two loads of bark of Marihugh & hauled to loads to Marihugh. Pleasant day.
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Conrad & self hauling a load of hay to Millard & a load of bark from Marihughs. Self went to town in the P.M. Gordon's had the wagons & got two loads of hay. Conrad cutting thistles in the P.M.
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Went to Sunday school & to church at 3 P.M. Mr Randall preached from Luke 5-5. Mr Jorgenson here with his phonograph this P.M. Rainy eve.
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Heavy rain most all last night & to day. Not doing much of anything. Grain in bad shape.
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Rain again last night & today. Grain in bad shape and hay about spoiled. Conrad cutting & splitting wood some.
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Rain again last night. This is the worst spell we ever saw in August. In the P.M. Conrad & self went up and got the Champion binder bot of Kalso.
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Conrad went to help Axel move his binder home. Self went to town & got the twine.
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Conrad went to Marihughs for a load of wood & began mowing around the first field of oats in the P.M. Self fixing the drapers & went to B.V. Went to church in the eve. Marihugh had three loads of hay delivered @ $15.00 & hauled one himself 4.00 total. $19.00 I have had three loads of bark & one of wood.
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Conrad mowing & binding oats in the P.M. Olive McGinnis came this P.M.
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Clowdy & rainy this A.M. Grant & the girls went to church this A.M. Pleasant P.M. Miss Carter here this P.M. Went to Daniels final sermon this evening.
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It started to rain this A.M. at 4 oclock and kept it up all day. It looks as though it would be impossible to save the oat crop and all the hay that is out will be a total loss.
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A mist has been falling all day to day, so that no work of anykind can be done. Everything looks discouraging about having the oat crop. Conrad splitting and cutting wood.
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Wet again to day doing nothing of any acct.
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Self & Conrad cutting & binding a long the fence. Noon and in the P.M. fixed up the binder & tried to cut some out by the hay barn but it was too green & wet.
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Cutting & binding with scythe and in the P.M. Cutting with the binder had pretty good luck. Mr Thompson working in the P.M. Mr Wrights folks here this P.M. & eve, also Georgia Carter & Lee's folks.
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Rain again last night. This year does beat the second. Pleasant P.M. Cutting oats one way. Conrad shocking. Mr Wrights folks here. Went to the fair in the eve at B.V.
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At home in the A.M. & to LaConner with Mr Wright in the P.M. & eve. Went to Mrs Carters & to the M.E. Church. Lots of people cutting oats. Pleasant.
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Cutting oats after 9.30 then P.M. Thompson & C. shocking. Frank Wright began work. Finished the piece by the Purdy Granary.
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Cutting oats after 8.30 Thompson & Conrad shocking. Frank & Grant turning grain. Grain very flat but the binder gets it pretty well.
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Cutting oats on the piece by the old pasture. Finished. Alf came down with his binder & a man. Thompson, Conrad shocking. Frank turning.
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Cutting oats. Af cutting across the road. Self on the Whitney piece. Thompson, Conrad working for me. Alf's man for him Frank turning. All had to quit for rain at a little after four P.M. Hard storm this P.M. Mrs Crumrine & Lucy Risbell here.
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Conrad & self turning oats in the A.M. & choring. All hands cutting & shocking in the P.M. too wet in the A.M.
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Thompson, Conrad, Gregory(?) & Frank shocking. Self & Alf cutting after 9.30. Grain nice & ripe now.
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Cutting oats till three oclock and had to quit for rain. Thompson, Johnson, Gregory(?), Conrad & Frank shocking. Frank turning part of the time. [margin: This season takes the cake.]
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Too wet to cut oats. Doing nothing in the A.M. but shocked up the grain that was cut in the P.M. Gregory(?), Frank & Conrad & self turning oats. Thompson & Johnson not here.
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Loaded up Alfs binder & then finished cutting oats. Thompson 3/4, Frank Wright 1/2 , Gregory(?) 1 day, Conrad went to town in the P.M. & got the sacks. Self went up on wheel. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Stearns, Bradley, Mowry, Ball cutting yet. [margin: Fine day.]
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The men & teams at Kalso's. Self making horse stalls and went to Frank Whites. Mr Woodbury buried. [margin: Fine weather.]
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The men & teams helping Byron 3/4 haul sax. Self went to LaConner to Fred Egbers(?). The men went to move the machine in the eve. A.G.T(?) here 6.30. Frank White came to do the cooking. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Threshing about 950 sks. Had Stouda's & McFarlands, Kalso's on sacks (Bradley 2) Mrs Whitneys & Callahans teams & Mr Williamson in the granary.
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Threshing finished at 4 P.M. 2630 sks all told and about 50 screenings. Mr Hayton & Mrs Campbelll here. Weather fine. Grain is all hauled in and in good shape.
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The men & teams at Bradleys. Weather fine. Self went & took Frank White home. Sold 1000 sks at $20.
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Threshing at Bradleys. Fine weather. Self went to town and on to Lee. Elmer, two men & two teams at Bradleys.
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Men & teams at Bradleys. He finished & had 2900 sks. Self loaded steamer 1000 sks weight 107 lbs per sk. This make the crop out to 283560 lbs or 8860 bushels of 32 lbs or 103 bu per acre. [margin: Threshing bill $156.34.]
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Still fine weather. Conrad at Callahan's 3/4 day. Self went to town got dft. cashed & paid up store bill and bot a dft for Geo Sisson of 595. Worked on road fence some in the P.M.
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Conrad & team went to Abbott's to thresh. Self went to Bay View in the A.M. Clarence Marihugh had Charley & Prince.yesterday. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Conrad digging potatos in the A.M. Self & C. went to town in the P.M. & got stove, baling wire, sugar & flour & matress. [margin: Fine day.]
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Conrad digging potatos. Self putting up stove, changing beds, &c. It rained and stopped threshing to day at 11 P.M. All done in the vicinity except Ball & Stearns.
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Conrad & self hauling straw in the P.M. & I went to the funeral in the P.M. Conrad went to LaConner with the women. Mr Abbott here to dinner. Mr Judah Wells died.
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Conrad helping wash 1/2 hauled a load of straw 1/2 & helping Osborn 1/2 with team. Self helped haul straw & choring & up to see Willard & Kalso.
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Light frost. Baling hay. The press broke down at 2.30 and had to quit with about 20 tons to bale yet. Fine weather.
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Barr's folks have the team & wagon to day to go to Whatcom. Conrad hauling wood. Self choring & went to road election in the P.M. No hay press men here. Otto K. elected. [margin: Frost 29]
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Baling hay finished (Rainy P.M.) at noon. Conrad driving team in the A.M. Self storing bales. Conrad helping move hay press & went to Bay View in the P.M.
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Self & C. set out strawberries in the A.M. & in the P.M. Conrad hauled a load of dyke posts from Willards. Self went to Bay View. Massey baling hay. [margin: Rain all last night and some this eve.]
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Conrad hauling dyke posts. Self fixed cow stantions & went to Mount Vernon then to Avon & so on to Anacortes where I took the Bay City for Seattle. Conrad hauled posts & took Grandma to LaConner. [margin: Stormy.]
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Conrad not doing much but chores. Self in Seattle at Mr McGinnis'. Went to the Expedition & Hibernians meeting at night. [margin: Pleasant day.]
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Mrs Wilkie died. In Seattle went to meeting three time & heard three women preach & took steamer "State of Washington" for Anacortes at 10 P.M.
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Arrived from Seattle at 9 A.M. Then went to LaConner, Pearl also. Mrs Wilkie buried in the P.M. Mr Abbott preached. Conrad hauling gravel on the road by Herff's(?) till 4 P.M.
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Self & Conrad grading down ditch bank. Self sharpened 50 dyke posts in the P.M. Sold 40 tons hay to James Izot at 9.00 per ton. [margin: Rainy A.M.]
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Self & Conrad moving fence in the A.M. Steamer here for Lee's old hay price $6.75. [margin: Rainy P.M.]
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Self & Conrad moving & making fence part of the day. The hay press at Lee's. [margin: Stormy.]
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Clowdy & misty. Conrad filling posts holes, ditching & in the P.M. loading hay for Izot, self helping load hay. Crumrines & Lee baling hay. George Abbott here to dinner. Zerwekh want a load of hay for $9.00.
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Foggy & damp. Ida rode out went up to Mrs Osborn's. Self went to Esarys & had a church meeting. To Grant, Nettie a letter.
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Self & Conrad ditching & cutting ditch timber. Crumrines & Lee baling hay. [margin: Misty.]
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Conrad & team helping Byron & old Charley also. Self making fence in the P.M. Frank & Blanche here to dinner. [margin: heavy rain last night.]
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Rainy part of the day. Conrad went to B.V. & hauled dirt in the wagon shed, took Kalsos rack home &c. Self sharpened posts for dyke & choring.
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Conrad & self went down to get the scow and put on 200 post & took them up to the Purdy granary Cridel driving posts that could not work with an other man. Heard from election Ohio & Kentucky Republican.
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Self & C. took two loads of manure down the dyke and put five loads of wet straw behind the big dam. Strong S.E. wind by not much rain. Very warm.
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Conrad hauling dirt for the bridges down by the dam. Self making wheelbarrow & hauling dirt in the slough out by the Miller ranch. James Dunlap here to dinner.
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Conrad, self, Lee & Williamson driving posts in the A.M. Went to school meeting in the P.M. Conrad hauling dirt in the P.M. Isaac Dean came this eve. [margin: Showery P.M.]
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Went to church. Mr. Dean also. Woodburn's folks, Tom Esary's folks, Elmer & the Marshall folks here in the P.M. The preachers boy was shot in LaC. last night. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Driving posts all day. Bradley & Williamson helping.
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Driving post in the A.M. Went to town in the P.M. Grandpa Dean also.
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Rainy good part of the day. Not doing very much. Conrad fixed a musk rat hole. The Olsen's here.
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Grandpa & Pearl went to town. Conrad & self hauling straw on the dyke. The "Home Comfort" man here & staid all night. Elmer & Bradleys folks here this eve.
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Conrad hauling straw. Self went to B.V. to school meeting in the P.M. Rainy. Bot a H.C. Range $67.00.
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Another rainy day. Conrad washing & oiling harness. Grandpa came back from Tillinghasts. (Axels time haying 10 1/4 days $20.50. Making tank & pasture & team & wagon one day.) [margin: ]
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Conrad cleaning out ditches & choring. Self went to Massey's sale.
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Conrad went to town for flour & sugar & shorts for the cow. Self went to Mount Vernon to witness on the Ranns case & paid taxes. [margin: Highest tide of the season so far.]
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Conrad hauling dirt in the slough. Self went to Bay View and choring about. The stove man came and got his team. Party at Benson's to night. [margin: Wind but no rain.]
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In the A.M. C. & self went after a load of brush for the dyke by Purdy's granary. C. hauling dirt in the P.M. Self & Pearl went to town.
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Conrad not working. Went over to Axels. Self went to town with Pearl yesterday. Choring and not much else. Tried to stop a muskrat hole.
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Fixing up gates and doing the chores. Pleasant. Conrad not home yet.
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Grant & self went to church. Mr Gorton died today at 3 oclock. Aunt Mary Wallace came this P.M.
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Conrad cleaning out ditch. Storing party of the P.M. aged last night.
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Conrad digging a ditch by the barn & helping Elmer butchered the pig in the P.M. Self went to Bay View and also to Mr Gorton's funeral.
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Stormy A.M. Conrad doing chores. Elmer went to Anacortes for Nettie and came home in the night. Self & went to shooting match at B.V.
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Elmer went home. Aunt Mary went to Jennings. Pleasant, land full of water and much of Lee's flooded. Gaches here and offered 21.00 for oats & 9.00 for hay. Conrad took Aunt Mary to Jennings, done the chores & sawed wood.
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Conrad & self down helping Lee drive wharf posts in the A.M. & in the P.M. down fixing dyke some & in the eve Lee & self went down & fixed a sluice box. Fresh water very high in the field. [margin: Pleasant, frost.]
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Frost. Pleasant day. did not go to church. Went over to Mrs Whitney's in the P.M. with Nettie on here way to school.
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Frost. Conrad not working. Self went to town in the P.M. Stormy in the P.M.
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Doing chores & went over to Stearns with Sunday Law(?) Paper. In the P.M. cleaned out the tank.
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Was out with Law Paper & in the P.M. took Grandma over to Frank White's. Clowdy & windy.
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Was out getting names on the Sunday paper. Highest tide of the season so far. The Callahan dam went out up towards Fredonia. About 7 inches short of the high tides of 1886 & 1895. Ida sick abed all day. [margin: Rain some.]
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Self in Bay View getting names on Sunday paper. [margin: Rainy.]
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Dr. Powers here and I went to town to take him home. [margin: Rainy]
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Not doing much but chores. Weather still wet & sloppy.
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Not very well. Ida ditto. Doing chores & reading.
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Doing chores. Mr Welts here to get me to sign his bond. Grant went to Bay View this eve.
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Worked on the road in the A.M. letting the water out of the gravel. Snowing most of the day, but melted. In the P.M. made a wood box. [margin: Snow.]
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Self picked over potatos & done the chores. Snowing some but did not accumulate much.
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Pleasant day. Mercury at 30° and 1/2 in snow. Ida still poorly. The new Dr. no benefit so far.
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Warmer & quite pleasant. Alf Stacey here with books, Miss Tellofson went to the Samish with McCullough.
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Self done the chores & went to town with Pearl. Cool south east wind. Ida no better.
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Went to the station & got medicine for Ida. Heavy rain in the P.M. Wrote to Zerwekh about hay. Hay & grain are very dull. No buyers. [margin: String south wind.]
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Doing chores & not much else. Rainy.
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Rain. Much land flooded & soaked with water. Went to the station this P.M.
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Nettie came this A.M. about 2 A.M. With Marnie & Ann Ball via Anacortes. Frank White brot Grandma home this A.M. Christmas tree in B.V. tonight. Grant & the girls went. Ida in bed sick all day. [margin: Rain, warm mercury 59°]
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Mr D.L. Moody died Friday noon at his home. Grant & Nettie went to church. Ida same as usual.
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This is a very sorry(?) Christmas. Grant in B.V. the balance at home. Warm & misty.
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Showery part of the day & pleasant some.
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Pleasant. Finest day on the month so far. Frank Wright came this A.M. from Tacoma. Frank & Grant went to B.V. to get oil and get Nell shod. This is written with a fountain pen which I got for a Christmas present. Settled up with Osborn and start a new acct from date. A party at McKennas to night. The young folks went. [margin: Frost 30°]
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Self went to town, doing chores & not much else. Morris Campbell got his arm cut off in the mill.
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Self went to the Ridge to take Grandma & then to town. Ona Carter died this A.M. with diptheria & Will Wells little girl yesterday.
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Mon Jan 1st, 1900 see next book.
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Clowdy & a little rain. Road very sloppy. Self went to LaConner & got some fence nails & got Nell shod and some irons for a wagon rack.
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The highest tide of the winter this A.M. About 5 inches short of the big tide of 1895. Str May Queen here and got 23 1/2 tons hay for Mr McLean of Anacortes. Strong south wind. The steam boat folks and Lee & Jessie were here this evening. Showery.
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Still warm and the land very wet. I have 40 tons of hay & 12 hundred sks of oats to sell yet. Doing chores & splitting wood. Grant & Pearl went to Esary's to party.
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Another high tide same as Friday's tide. Showery & windy, but warm. Mercury at 54. A bright rainbow this A.M.
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Ida miserable as usual. Rec'd a letter from Geo. Grant & self went to B.V. in the eve to a ???ger & violin. Good. Grant at school.
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Cold blustery with showers & east wind. Mr McKinley here from Everett and bargained for the hay at $8.50.
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Pleasant. Self went to LaConner & got a new mattress & a box of crackers.
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Doing chores and making over a wagon bed. Ida moved downstairs.
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Rain hard all last night. The Clan MacDonald here for the hay. Williamson & Lee helping load it. Pleasant in the P.M. Grant & Pearl at parties.
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Self went to LaConner on the steamer and came home with Mr. Bessner. Mr. Brger here to dinner. Pleasant. Total sales of hay for the year 1899 amt. to (111700) $1170. or $25.00 per acre.
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Pleasant day. Land & roads very wet & windy. Grant and self went to church on foot. Axel here in the P.M.
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Pleasant A.M. Rainy P.M. Tom Esary hauling hay. Rec'd check from S.?.C.
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Pleasant. Tom & Dave Esary hauling hay. Self went to town in the P.M. Was offered $20.00 for my oats.
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Esary's hauling hay. Tom finished his & Dave has 4750 lbs left yet.
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Rainy day. Not doing much but chores. Tides very low for this time of the month.
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Pleasant. Elmer here to day. Self went to town in the P.M. I contracted my oats for $20.00 to Mr Bagardus. Stump sold his at $19.00.
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Light frost. Pleasant & warm. Done chores, split wood & fixed a plank walk between the two stables. Lee sold 12 tons of hay at $8.50 to Esary's.
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Stormy part of the day. Grant went to church. I did not.
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Not doing much but chores. Rainy.
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Blustery & stormy. Mr Wright came today from Tacoma. Spent today & eve with visiting & music. Heard that Eddi Neely died last night.
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Mr Wright & Pearl went to the funeral. Self at home doing chores. Pleasant & frosty A.M. [margin: Sent of Eva L Reeds notes at 2% 3 years $756.40]
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Frost. Pleasant & clear. The LaConner here for my oats. Loaded them in the A.M. Lee & Callahan helping.
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Not doing much but chores. Pleasant.
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Frost 26. Went to Bay View to church. Rev Harrington preached. The Denver here in the P.M. for Lee's hay.
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Helping Lee load hay. Coldest A.M. of the season. Mercury at 24°. Peter came down to hunt ducks. Conrad & Elmer came down. [margin: Fine weather.]
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Conrad ditching. Self helping & in the P.M. went to town & took Mrs Carter and saw Mr Baker. Pleasant.
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Pleasant day. Stormy day. Conrad helping stearns load oats in the A.M. ditching some in the P.M. Elmer came this P.M. & staid all night.
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Had a heavy wind last night & this A.M. from the N.W. Elmer helping kill the pig in the A.M. Pleasant P.M. Mrs & Mr Baker came down to day.
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Conrad done the chores. Went to LaConner with the Baker folks. Self went to Mt Vernon with Lee & paid taxes for 1899.
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Little snow this A.M. Rainy A.M. Conrad choring & oiling harness. Self went to town & cut up the pig. Rec'd dft for the oats yesterday & went to town to day to get a N.Y dft. for Geo.
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Conrad oiling harness. The Rustler here for Esarys oats this A.M. Self went up to the station to get Myrtle & Belle Stacey. Rainy.
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Still clowdy & showery. Grant & self fixing fence out by Purdy's granary and fixed up the hay barn wharf. Conrad working at the harness. Social for selling baskets this eve. Grant & Pearl went. Stormy night.
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Pleasant Grant & self went to S.S. & church. In the P.M. Elmer & some LaConner folks here and for the evening also.
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Conrad & self splitting & hauling ditch timber from across the road to the field north of the house. Ida sick again. She weighed 86 1/2 today.
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Frost 28° Conrad finished hauling the timber & I worked on the ditch. Clear & pelsant with north wind. Self ditching a little while then in the house. Ida in bed all day again.
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Conrad ditching & self in the A.M. Went to town in the P.M. to get moving order for Eva Reed. [margin: Temp 20°.]
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Conrad hauling manure. Self making fence in the P.M. Clear & cold. [margin: Temp 18°.]
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Conrad went & got some wood (maple). Self making fence in the A.M. Snow in the P.M. I went to station and sent morth $20.00. Ground froze and the roads pretty good. [margin: Temp 22°.]
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Conrad & self hauling out fence panels for pasture fence. C went & got the fanning mill & in the P.M. we began fanning seed oats. 35 sks. [margin: Snow gone off.]
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Snow gone. Pleasant. Grant & self went to church & then went up and spent the P.M. at Mr. Barr's. He is very poorly.
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Clowdy & windy. C. ditching. Self made some gates for sluice box. Mrs Klingenmaier died this A.M.
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Fanning oats & ditching. Showery, a heavy rain in the eve.
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Fanning oats & Conrad ditching. Mr H.J. White here to dinner. Rain P.M. Land fearful wet. Self went to Mrs Klingenmaier's burial this P.M.
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Fanning oats in the A.M. Have 125 sks cleaned of very fine seed oats. Ida in bed most of the time this week. Conrad ditching in the P.M. Self & Grant working on the road fence some.
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Conrad & self working on the road fence. Self 3/4. Pearl & Grant went to Bay View in the P.M. Warm & spring like today. Party at Bradleys to night.
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Conrad & self finished cleaning oats and finish nailing rails on the fence out by the road. Rainy part of the day. Pleasant P.M.
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Pleasant. Ida worse today. Sent for Smith. Mr. Nord???er here this P.M. C. went up to Elmer's & LaConner.
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Annie Jorgenson began work. Dr. Smith here & self took him to B.V. Conrad digging out fence posts & splitting wood. Steamer here for Byron's hay. Oats worth $20.00 yet.
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C. & self working on the fence putting on wire & wiring up panels. Windy & cold.
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Conrad dyking in the A.M. Rainy P.M. Grant & Pearl went to Esary's to a party to night. Rec'd a letter from Geo with mortgage & note.
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Stony A.M. In the P.M. went up & got the posts ready to drive. Mr Thompson here this eve.
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Conrad cutting wood in the A.M. and hauled some planks for the dyke in the P.M. Party at Wilsons, Grant & the girls went.
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Stormy night & hard wind today. Lee, Williamson, self & Conrad drove the dyke posts this A.M. & worked on the dyke putting on lumber in the P.M.
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Still windy & rainy & no prospect of plowing. Dr smith here in the A.M. Conrad choring & working on the ditch replacing timber where it floated away.
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Self pruning the orchard in the A.M. Conrad at the ditch & cutting sod away from the trees. Land very wet. Mr Congleton & Frank White here also May Bradley. Grant went to Bay View with eggs.
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Conrad splitting wood & doing chores. Self & Pearl went to town. Clear & pleasant drying day. Skagit River very high from chinook wind.
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Clear & pleasant. Self & Conrad topping out dyke.
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Clear & pleasant. Land drying off fast. Conrad working on the dyke. Self 3/4. Dr Smith here to dinner. Mr Ban some better. Pearl went to B.V. with the Dr. Old Mrs Fulk, Andy Moore & Delia Osborn sick.
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Conrad & self working on the dyke in the A.M. In the orchard in the P.M. Fine drying weather.
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Pleasant. The Str Rustler here for hay(Izett). Conrad working about the house in & garden in the P.M. Self & Ida went to town in the P.M. on wheels. Roads fine.
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Heard Mr Cousier was dead. Conrad went to LaConner with a load of oats & hay for Gaches. Self working about the house fixing flowed beds, &c. C. plowing over slough bank in the P.M.
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Pleasant, but looks like rain. Self went to LaConner to Church and in the P.M. to Mr Cousier's funeral at Pleasant Ridge. Took dinner with Mr Francis folks.
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Conrad plowing & scraping in slough & filling ditches with self & "Charley". Clowdy but no rain to speak of. Self went to B.V. with Mr. Ferguson.
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Conrad scraping in sloughs. Self tinkering & fixed up a team for Grant to plow with. He began in the field by the house. Land in fine order. Old Mrs Fulk died last night.
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Clowdy & began to rain at 4 P.M. Conrad & Grant plowing 3/4 self went to Mrs Fulk's funeral & got home at 2 P.M.
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Rain some last night but plowed to day with two teams. Self went over to help Callahan load hay. G. & C. plowing. Grant & Anne went to Miss Garlett's wedding last evening.
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Self striking out lands in the A.M. Conrad plowing. C & Grant plowing in the P.M. Self & Williamson made & hung gate to sluice box in the P.M.
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Grant & C plowing 3/4 Self ditching & went to the Primary at B.V. in the P.M. Showery.
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Conrad & Grant plowing. Self went to town & got the buggie fixed.
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Self & C. plowing. Grant went to town. Clowdy but no rain to speak of.
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C. plowing. Self 1/2 Grant 1/2 Self went to town in the P.M. & got Annies wheel. Pearl went also. Warm & pleasant.
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Rainy some in the A.M. C & self plowed dead furrow with 2 horses some. In the P.M. C. & G. plowing. C. began across the road about 4.30 P.M. Self struck out the new lands with Grant's team. Folks went to B.V. to a lecture on ??????. [margin: Self cutting thistles 1/4]
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Rain quite a good deal last night. C. plowing. Grant hunting. Nettie came this P.M. Elmer came down and was here to dinner.
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Rain more last night. Conrad & self working in the hay barn laying the floor over again & taking out old rotten hay. In the P.M. C. plowing. Weather miserable & very windy.
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Rain more last night. Cold & windy to day. C. working at the hay barn floor some. I plowed in the P.M. Land too wet to plow. Self & Nettie went to LaConner in the A.M. Grant took Grandma over to Franks in the P.M. & they all went to B.V. In the evening. This is going to be a late spring as regards getting in crops but grass & fruit trees are two weeks in advance of last season.
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Pleasant. Clowdy but no rain. G. & C. plowing. Self harrowed the garden & planted onions, radishes, beets, peas, lettuce, turnips, spinach, flower peas, &c.
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G. & C. plowing. Rain some last night. Misty some today. Land none to dry to plow. Self cutting thistles & not much else.
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Cool & clowdy & some rain last night. Ida & Pearl started for Seattle this A.M. via Burlington. G. & C. plowing.
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Pleasant. Conrad began disk harrowing with 4 horses. Grant plowing & finished across the road. Self clipped chicken wings & went to town in the P.M. Weather warm & pleasant. Grass looking fine & leads fair to be a large crop.
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Easter Sunday. Weent to the Bap C. in LaConner in the A.M. Spent the P.M. with Roys folks & in the eve went to B.V. to Easter Exercises. Pleasant drying weather.
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C. disk harrowing. Finished the piece by Purdy granary. Grant harrowing in the A.M. by the house & plowing in the P.M. 3/4. Self went to B.V. & up to Kalso's.
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C. disk harrowing. Grant plowing. Self choring & went up to the station to Fred Jenne's. Fine weather.
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C. disk harrowing. Grant plowing. 3/4 scraping balance of the day. Self scraping, splitting wood, fixing up seeder, splitting wood, &c. Dry day but clowdy. Mr Rosserman here last night.
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Grant plowing till noon, finished, Grant harrowing in the P.M. c. disk harrowing. Self went to town in the P.M.
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Grant harrowing 1/2 C. disk all day. Self went to town in the P.M. with hay for Fisher (4270 lbs). Very drying weather. Land harrows very hard.
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C. disk. Grant drag. Self & Lee went to P. Hallorans sale. Saw lots of men & a runaway. Stuff sold high.
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Went to church in the A.M. Pearl came home from Seattle this A.M. Quite a shower of rain last night.
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Self went to town in the A.M. & got money for the bull. C. disk. Grant harrowing 1/2 self 1/2.
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C. disk. Self harrowing 1/2 Grant 1/2. The Wrights came this A.M. from LaC. Mr W Armund & Frank and remained all day. Saw Dr. Smith & settled with him.
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C. disk 1/2, drag 1/2, self drag 1/2, Grant 1/2. In the P.M. self fixing up seeder & setting strawberries where the Marshalls died. Wrights starter for Whatcom this A.M. Showery but we kept on harrowing. The land is very dry & clowdy & unless we get lots of rain the crop will be short. Show in B.V. to night. Grant & Pearl went & Grant staid at Bows(?) to night.
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Dry weather. Conrad drag 1/2 seeding 1/2. Self seeding with Olsen's seeder. 10 acres.
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C. seeding. Self seeding 2 hours & broke Olsen's seeder. Went to town & bot a new one. Grant harrowing 1/2. Mr Bow died this A.M. at 2 oclock. Land very dry. Hard & rough. The new seeder came at 4 P.M. & I used it till night. It works all right. Have about 36 acres sowed tonight. The new seeder cost $50.00.
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Another dry windy day. C. seeding 1/2 self all day. About 55 acres seeded. Finished across the road. C. disk P.M.
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Grant harrowing 1/2, rolling 1/2, C. disk. Self choring & went to town for garden seeds. Still very dry. No prospect of rain. Holstrup got five sks oats.
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C. disk across the road. Grant harrowing 1/2. Finished the Purdy G. piece. Self sold hay & oats to Griffin $13.00 unpaid. Planted beans, peas, squashes &c. In the P.M. seeded hay barn lot & north of the house. Warm & dry. [margin: Nettie's address 1593 Elk St - W.]
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C. disk. Self dragging 1/2 across the road & Grant 1/2 in the P.M.
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Light shower rain this A.M. C. dragging & self D. one half. Self seeding on the 17 acre piece in the P.M. Ilo Whitney here.
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Finished seeding. Sowed an average of 1 3/4 sks per acre. Frank White here for seed oats. Showery all day, but kept on working. C. dragging across the road & finished. A Social in B.V. to night.
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At home all day. Shower last night. Elmer here. Temperance meeting in B.V.
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C. disk. Grant harrowing & rolling. Self went to town & got wheel tires. Shower in P.M.
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Hard rain last night. C mowing the lower in the A.M. Disk in the P.M. Grant rolled 1/2. Self working in the garden. Perry Seamans here to dinner. Mary Moore died last night.
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Conrad disk 1/2. Light rain a good part of the day. Grant rolling three hours & quit for rain. Miss Moore buried this P.M. Pearl, Annie & Grant went.
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C. working with disk most of the day. Land pretty wet. Self working in garden some. Set out cabbage plants. I got in Lee's patch. Very encouraging weather for those who are not through seeding.
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Conrad finished disk harrowing & began dragging. Finished the hay barn lot & began on the 17 acre piece. Too wet to roll.
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Conrad harrowing & finished. Grant rolling across the road. Grain coming up well. Self went to town in the P.M. Pleasant.
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Quite a heavy rain this A.M. Did not go anywhere to day except to the station. Wrote letters to Geo & Ida.
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Clowdy but no rain. Grant & Conrad rolling had Olsen's roller. Self set out some tomato plants & worked in garden & cut thistles along the road. Frank White here for seed oats. He has had 38 sks. two tons & paid $15.00 on them.
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Conrad working on the road. Grant & self rolling in the A.M. finished. In the P.M. self fixed ground for Grants cabbage plants. Rain from 4 P.M. Clowdy all day.
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Pleasant day. Good growing weather. Conrad went to LaConner with a load of oats. Self working in garden & mowing the yard. Williamson planted the Boy's cabbage seed.
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Waikle here to D?? the colt. Conrad went to the island to shovel gravel. Grant, Pearl & Annie went to Mt Erie. Self took a load of oats to town. Pleasant. Oats growing fine. Got sack sugar, sack beans, & &c.
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Mowing grass in the orchard & went to town in the P.M. with a load of oats. Warm & pleasant.
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Doing chores, hauling wood & making hay rack. Went to the School exercises in B.V. in the eve.
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Warm & dry. Mr Abbot staid here all last night & went to Mt. Vernon this A.M. Self went to B.V. to church this A.M.
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Finished the hay rack & worked in the garden some. Summers here this eve. Grant went to Bars to stay all night.
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Miss Marshall here cleaning grass off the law & burning it. Went to Kalso's to get irons for the hay rack. Went to the Good Citizen's League meeting in the eve. Grant came home with a bad cold and two pigeons.
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Terrible wind all day. Self making hay rack. Summers came this evening. Chelis Osborn here this evening.
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Pearl went to town. Perry Summers began work. Hauled two loads hay to B.V. for Arnold Holstrup $15.00. Rain. Quite a hard shower this A.M.
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Windy & clowdy all day. Summers & self & team on the road. Hauling off & burning planks. Griffins man here and got the bal. of the baled hay. Bill $5.25. Old bill $13.00. Total $18.25.
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Cool & windy. S. & P. worked on the road 1/4. then laid plank walk in the garden. Perry cut thistles 3 1/2 hours.
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Some oats look very well & some are rather thing. The past week has been too cold & clowdy for them to do well. Went to Memorial services. Pleasant & warm.
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Self working on wagon rack & hauling wood. Summers here in the P.M. Miss Tollefson here visiting.
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Perry & Grant hauling wood in the A.M. Perry on the road in the P.M. Self finished the wagon rack in the A.M. & hauled a load of wood in the P.M.
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Perry & self went to Decoration at Pleasant Ridge. Pleasant day and a large turnout.
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Perry & team on the road. Self washing wagons. Painted hay rack & working in the garden. Pleasant & dry. LaConner school closed.
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Perry & team on the road. Self went to town with Lee & got oil & paint for house roof. Painted racks in the P.M. Weather warm & dry. Oats not looking very well for the time of year. Cream & berry social in B.V. tonight. Road work to date 6 days for men 3 1/2 for team.
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Went to church at B.V. & in the P.M. went to Ridgeway but there was no preaching. Clowdy & light rain in the eve. Wm Johnson died to day at 1 oclock.
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Perry not working in the A.M. Rainy most of the day. In the P.M. we moved the stove over to the old house & mended & bunched up the sacks.
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Perry & Grant hauling bark. Self choring in the A.M. & went to Mr Johnsons funeral in the P.M. at Pleasant Ridge. Warm day & good growing weather. The piece of oats by the hay barn is very weedy and don't look as if it could make more than 15 or 18 sks per acre.
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Perry & Grant hauling bark. Self cleaning up the old wagon & painting it some & made a new wagon jack.
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Perry & team hauling gravel on the road. Self helping dump gravel. Raining some in the P.M. Pearl went to LaConner to take Grandma.
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Perry & team hauling gravel. Self on the road dumping gravel, pleasant this eve.
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Weather same, work as yesterday. Party for Pearl.
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Went to LaConner to church. Home with Elmer. To Ridgeway to church & to B.V. in the eve. Grant & Perry went to Burlington.
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Perry working on the road 1/2. In the P.M. hauling manure on the cabbage patch. Self painting & oiling wagon wheels.
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Perry, team & self working on the road. Warm & dry.
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Perry hauling manure and harrowing the yard & chicken yard. Self went to B.V. & to LaConner in the P.M. Grandma came home. Warm & dusty. Went down to Bradley's in the eve.
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Ida 43 to day. Grant & Bob Barr started for Whatcom with team & wagon for Netties stuff. Perry mowing the yard.
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Perry and self building boat house. Was up to see Fred Kalso about building a boathouse & making shakes.
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Rainy last night & to day. Grant & Nettie came about noon. Perry not working. I went to Burlington. Self went to B.V. to union school meeting in the P.M.
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Clowdy day & some light showers. Did not go to church.
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In the A.M. Perry & self went to the Ridge to get a piece of fir for hammer to post driver. In the P.M. we put roof on the boathouse. Self went to town & got Charley shod & settled up with Gaches & bargained for sacks 4800 at 6.75 per hundred.
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Finished the boat house & picked strawberries. Clowdy & showery. Quite a hard rain last night.
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Rainy day. More rain fell today than on any day this month. Perry took Grant & Nettie to Mt. Vernon on their way to Seattle. Grandma not very well & gave up going.
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Perry not working. Setting traps. Self cutting thistles & choring.
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Pleasant. Perry helping Lee set cabbage plants. Self cutting thistles & picking berries. Picked 14 quarts Red Raspberries. The earliest on record.
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Pleasant. Grant 15 today. Perry helping Lee. Self set out some onions & planted some onion seed and went to town in the P.M.
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Oats looking much better than a week ago. Are a good color & growing fast. Self & Pearl went to B.V. to church. Shower in the evening.
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Self helped Warren rig up to plow cabbage patch & picked berries. 10 qts Raspberries. Got 25 lbs cherries of Ava Bodgely.
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Grant & Nettie in Seattle yet. Self & Warren Williamson setting cabbage plants. Warm & pleasant.
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Self & Warren transplanting small cabbage plants & planted some seed in hills. Painted the wagon & done chores in the P.M. Fine weather.
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Light shower last night & some to day. Mowing done, fences in the A.M. Not doing much in the P.M. Pearl went to LaConner this P.M. to the races.
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Cold & clowdy. Self went to the races with Jessie & Lee. Grant came home from Seattle.
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Still clowdy. Went to Church in the A.M. at B.V. Perry and his friend from Nome here to supper.
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Oiled the wagon wheels & picked some berries. Heard that Maud Barr died in Seattle also heard from the Wrights at Dawson. Pleasant day and looks like hay weather.
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Warm, but clowdy towards night. Went to Maud Barr's funeral. Mr McEvers from LaConner preached the sermon. Very sad funeral.
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Went to Anacortes on the cars. Grant also. Pearl went to Everett. Weather bad & rained all the A.M. Got home at 7.30. Celebration N.Y.
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Perry here again. Hauled wood and worked in the garden. Pleasant, but clowdy some. Not good hay weather. Hay damaging badly in the bottom.
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Still clowdy & damp. Perry hauling gravel. Self choring & went to LaConner in the P.M. Pleasant P.M.
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Perry hauling gravel for lane in front of the old house. Self fixing up haying machinery and picked two gallons of raspberries.
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Went to LaConner to church. Found Nettie there. Grant came home.
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Perry hauling gravel. Self went to LaC. for Nettie. Elmer & the boys came this eve.
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Began mowing. John Oldenburg & Conrad working at Grants cabbage. Perry & Grant went for blackberries. Not very pleasant.
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Clowdy more or less, but people mowing. Conrad tedding 1/2 & putting up 1/2. Oldenburg cocking 1/2. Perry helping Grant 1/2 & cocking 1/2. Axel cocking 1/2. Elmer mowing all day.
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Rain last night & this A.M. but light. Elmer went to Anacortes. Mowing 1/x. Conrad, Perry & Axel cocking each 1/2. Pleasant P.M.
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Will Woodburn here last night. Haying. Elmer mowing. Axel, C., John O., & Perry each shocking hay. Self raking. Grant tedding 4 hours each. Fine weather.
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Fine day but damp & foggy till 4.30 A.M. Elmer mowing finished across the road and began on the 8 acre Whitney piece at 11 oclock. Perry, Axel, John & Conrad cocking all day. Self & Grant raking and tedding.
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Went to Bay View with Nettie to church. Frank Whites folks here this P.M. Fine drying day.
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Haying. Elmer mowing. J. Oldenburg, Conrad, Perry & Axel shocking. Grant and self tedding & raking. Self went to town in the P.M. Fine hay weather.
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Haying. Fine weather. Crew same as yesterday. I have about 11 acres to cut yet. Marshall girls here to dinner. Crumrine's & Byron hauling in hay.
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Haying. Finished mowing. Axel, Conrad, John, Perry shocking. Elmer mowing 1/2 & putting up on half.
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Haying weather still fine with strong N. wind. Crew same as yesterday, till noon when John, Conrad & Elmer quit. Axel & Perry working till night. finished raking & tedding.
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Self went to town. Axel putting hay in the A.M. Perry till 4 P.M. & finished. Several people baling out of the shock. Hay worth 7 to 9 dollars per ton. Fine weather.
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Went to church in the A.M. Erick Anderson here in the P.M. with his violin. Fine weather & pretty warm.
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Hauling hay (32). Crew Axel, Perry, Conrad, Elmer, Chellis, Neal Jorgenson, C. Oldenburg (Elmer's man Thor). Pleasant weather & hay in fine order. The folks went to Bay View in the eve to an Entertainment, Elocithonist.
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Hauling hay. 36 loads. Crew same as yesterday. Clowdy, but no rain. Esary hauled 9 loads hay. Olsen 2 loads.
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Hauling hay. Crew same with Earnest Osborne added. Got in 35 loads in the old barn. Weather clowdy & warm.
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Hauling hay. Crew same as yesterday. Light rain in the A.M. but kept on hauling. 140 loads to date. [margin: Finished old barn 67 loads. 72 new shed to night.]
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Hauling hay. Crew same except Axel who worked 1/2 32 loads or 172 all told. 67 in Old barn, 88 new shed. 17 stable, Esary 3, Olsen 6, Axelson 9 Johnson 3.
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193 all told out of the field. Perry helping Axel. elmer & self went to Mt Vernon to convention & ?????? to Cushmans speech. Dry & warm. Road very dusty. Arthur & Arlie Whitney here.
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Went to B.V. to church in the A.M. Warm & dry.
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Elmer came down & got his team & oiled his wagon tires. Conrad & perry hauling hay to Osborn & Pavet. 6 loads. Self went to town & ordered the wire at 14¢ & sold the white cow for $44.80.
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C. & Perry hauling hay. Two loads to Osborns making 6 & two to Creighton & two loads to my barn. Self went to B.V. & sprayed cabbage 1 3/4 days. Weather looks like rain.
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Perry went to LaConner for a load of lumber for dyke. Self not doing very much. Went to B.V. & took a tank down to Lu's well for watering stock. Pleasant most of the day. Quite a good deal of grains went down with the rain.
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Loaded a load of hay for D. Esary. The last load of the season. Then we fixed up the tank & fence in the Whitney meadow & took the horses down there. In the P.M. self & Perry began painting the house roof. Pleasant.
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Slef & Perry painting house roof. Grant still in Whatcom C. Lee's folks have been camping this past week. Grain turning some but it will be two week before mine is fit to cut.
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Began cutting oats last year Aug 26th. At home all day.
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Self & Perry painting all the A.M. But it rained at noon. Making ?? ?? horse water tank down by Lee's well in the P.M. Pearl started for Seattle this P.M.
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Lee dyke. 1 man 1 day 1 man 1/2. Perry & self working on the dyke sluice box.
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Lee 3 men 3/4 each dyke. Perry & self working on the dyke 3/4 day.
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Lee 3 men on dyke. Perry & self working on flume by the big dam 1/2 day in the P.M. Both of us painting roof. Finished.
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Self went to Anacortes & perry painted the upper porch and cleaned out the garden. Ida went to Anacortes via Burlington & train. Pearl came home & Don Palmer also.
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Self up to Kalso's & to town in the P.M. Perry not working today. Races to day. Grant came home from Lynden & Nettie from Anacortes. Bot binding twine at $13.50 per hundred. Bot sak sugar.
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Don Palmer here yet. Self went to Anacortes. Pleasant & dry. Spent the P.M. at Mrs Whitneys.
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Went to Clyde Rutter's funeral & then to LaC. Fred & Carrie White here. Palmer & Pearl went to Mrs Whitneys. Amos Ball & J Callahan cutting oats. Mine not quite fit yet.
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Perry back again helping Grant with his cabbage till 11 oclock. & hauled a load of wood from from Molkins in the P.M. Self painting the porch floor & front door. Roy Carter came this P.M. & Palmer went to LaConner.
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Perry & Grant hauling wood from Molkins. Finished. Showery part of the day. I quit for rain. Party here this eve. Mr & Mrs Carter & Don Palmer here also.
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Spent the day visiting & playing croquet &c. Georgia went home. Roy & Don here yet. Frank Wright also.
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Self not doing much. Took the binder out & fixed it ip & in the P.M. went down in the field & turned oats. Perry also.
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[margin: Don & Roy went home today.] Perry went and filled the horse tank then sprayed the cabbage till noon. In the P.M. began cutting oats. Cut around the piece across the road 5 times. Oats rather green. [margin: Social in Bay View. Grant & Grandma went to Anacortes.]
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Pleasant. Self & Mr Wright were to LaConner to Baptist church & to Carter's in the P.M. Lots of people cutting oats today.
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Mr Wright & Armund here. Cutting oats. Hans Janson, Frank Wright & Perry helping. Oats rather green. Weather fine, Had music in the eve.
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Mr Wright & Armund here. Cutting oats. Hans Janson, Frank Wright & Perry helping. Oats rather green. Weather fine, Had music in the eve.
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Oats heavy & green. Cutting oats. Crew same as yesterday. Clowdy & south wind. Miss Knox here.
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Cutting oats. Hans, Perry, Frank & Grant. Clowdy but no rain. 100 lbs of lime gone tonight.
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Heavy rain last night & this A.M. Doing nothing in the A.M. In the P.M, all sitting up wet oats. Got through at 6 and all got soaking wet. Grant & Frank went to town in the P.M.
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Rain most all day. Everything soaked. Doing nothing. Went to town in the P.M.
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No rain to day and quite a wind. Frank, Perry, & Hans turning oats in the A.M. Cutting & shocking in the P.M. Rec'd a letter from George this eve.
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Nettie went to Anacortes. Self cutting oats. Hans, Perry & Sorenson shocking. Frank turning.
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Cutting oats. Callahan & his binder helping. Finished across the road. Crew same as yesterday. Fine weather.
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Cutting oats with two binders. Sorenson, Perry, Hans, Everett shocking & Frank & Grant turning grain. Fine weather.
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Freds engine came. Cutting oats most all day one way. Crew same as yesterday shocking. Frank turning & making roads. Light shower in the P.M. Grain heavy damp & tough. Bad cutting. Grant went to town for more time.
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[margin: Pearl took Nettie over to Mrs W's] Perry, Hans & Sorenson shocking 1/2 Perry & Hans went to Axels with team in the P.M. Self went to LaConner & to Dolis Machins. Pleasant. Frank & Grant came home this eve.
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Threshing teams same as yesterday. Perry not working in the P.M. Sick. Got out 1032 or 2028 in the barn. Grain in the 17 acre field very tough & green. Was offered 21.50 for the oats by Gaches.
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Finished at noon. 2389 sks of 100 each. Teams same as yesterday. Smith driving and was at Lee's in the P.M. Looks like rain. Got 175 sks of Lee. Mrs Whitney went home on the train. Hazen baling straw. Strong S. wind & threatening rain.
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[margin: Smith & Frank with team.] Lee Threshing part of the day. Light rain this A.M. Self at home most of the day.
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Smith & Frank with teams. Lee threshing. Self fixing fence & went to town & sold 800 sks oats at $22.00 per ton. Fine threshing weather with north wind.
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Machine at Lee's. Smith & Frank driving team. Lee finished at 6 P.M. Grain turned out well. Splendid weather. Bot two tons of oats of Lee at $23. per ton. Johnson heifer came in the A.M. with heifer calf.
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Fine weather still continues. Olsen threshing. My 2 teams helping. Self lame with rheumatism & not doing much. Perry came back this eve. Still sick. Settled up his acct. He worked 25 1/2 days at 1.00, 17 haying, 12 1/2 in Aug at 1.25 & 9 1/2 harvesting, 5 1/2 threshing making $98.05 cts. Good weather still with us but the barometer falling.
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Threshing at Olsen's. Self about crippled with rheumatism. Olsen finished at 4 P.M. 1945 sks. Lee was offered 22.00 for oats to day. Sprinkled a little but no rain to stop threshing.
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Mr Smith here hauling in the screenings. Self went with Lee to see Woodburns machine & the hay press. No rain but clowdy. Took dinner in Edison.
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Have no help at present. Not doing much but chores. Rain some in the P.M. A steamer here to get Hazen's straw. Oats still work $22.00 per ton & no more.
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Self & Nettie went to LaC. to church. Rev Mr Randall preached. Pleasant P.M. Anna Jorgenson quit & went home.
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Sorenson baling hay. Self went to LaConner got flour, sugar & sack potatos. Fine weather. Jennings & Peth threshing. Oats quick sale at 22.00 & hay worth ten dollars.
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Self hauling gravel on county road. Fine weather. Perry Summers here to night.
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Hauling gravel 1/2 day. Rained some in the P.M. Kalso & Amos ball sold their hay at $10.00 per ton. Perry here & got a team.
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Self hauling gravel 1/2 Conrad came & hauled in the P.M. Clowdy but no rain. Was offered $10.00 for my hay & $9.00 loose.
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Rain some last night. Conrad & self tearing away the old tank by the hay barn. Conrad hauling gravel in the P.M.
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Stormy most of the day. Cleaned out the chicken house. Pearl went to Anacortes in the P.M. Equinoxial.
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Ida & Pearl arrived on the train this A.M. Pleasant. Str Smith left with 800 sks of my oats this P.M.
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Conrad hauling gravel. Pleasant day. Sullivan, Peth & Jennings threshing. Self went to town & settled up with Andrews for the oats & paid Gaches, sack. Goldsmiths & Polson's bills.
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Conrad hauling gravel. Self went & settled up with Olsen & hans & sold 70 tons hay at 10.25 per ton. In the eve went to hear W.L. Jones.
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Frost. Pleasant. Conrad hauling manure on stock bottom. Self went to Samish to see Joe Hannah about hay baling.
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Conrad hauling out stock bottom till 4 P.M. then went to help move the hay press. Self over to Bell's & Callahans & in the P.M. helping Lee fan screenings. Pleasant.
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Lee began baling hay. Conrad helping him. Self went to town & got hay wire for self & Lee.
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Conrad at Lee's. Self went to town & got a ton of potatos & a pony for Grant. No rain this week. As fine a week for work as could be. Oats are now worth $23.00 per ton.
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Elmer here last night. Baling hay. About 19 tons. Conrad stowing bales. Self choring & not much else. Fine weather with north wind.
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Baling hay. About 24 tons or 44 all told. Weather still fine. Hay seems to be weighing well.
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Baling hay finished the old barn 66 3/4 tons. Rain a little this A.M. Grant & Pearl went to the fair.
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Pleasant day. Went to Anacortes to see Mr White. Found him feeling comfortable. Nettie went to Mr Neely's.
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Baling hay. Have about 87 tons out. Began on the new shed. Weather sill fine. Mr Wright & Armund here this eve.
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About 108 tons to night. Baling hay. Wrights folks left to day. I loaned him $200.00 & took his note for it at 6%. Rain this P.M. most of the time.
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Baling hay. Fine day. Upwards 23 tons. Nettie went to town this P.M.
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Oats 24.50 to day & Billy Bell sold his hay at $12.00. Baling hay but broke down in the P.M. & lost 2 1/2 hours. 150 tons out tonight & more to follow. Pleasant weather. [margin: Frost.]
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Finished baling hay at 11 oclock. Total 159 tons. Conrad took a load of hay to Esary(LaConner) Frank Wright working in the P.M. picking smut(?). Byron baling & storing hay in my barn.
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Conrad & Frank & self hauling straw part of the day & fanning screenings two hours. Rain some in the P.M. Went to Road election. Otto Kalso elected.
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Rainy this A.M. Pearl & self went to church at Bay View.
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Sold Esary brothers 65 tons hay at $12.00 . Conrad cleaning oats & hauling straw. Frank helping wash & hauling straw.
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Conrad & Frank hauling straw in the stable in the A.M. & working on the road in the P.M. Self getting & splitting posts for hay barn wharf. Hoard(?) spoke in B.V. tonight.
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Frank at Balls baling hay. C. hauling gravel with 4 horse team. Self choring & not much else. Byron baling hay. Looks like rain tonight.
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Conrad hauling manure in the A.M. & helping Byron in the P.M. Self over to Billy Bells to see hay press. Windy.
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Conrad hauling manure but quit for rain. Self helping Byron a little while. Both fanning screenings after 10 A.M. Finished & had about 117 sks got oats all told. Heavy rain in the P.M.
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Rained some. Conrad & Self hauling manure. Finished the stock bottom & hauled some in the garden. Grant away all day & all last night, had to go after him. Made one trip last night & two today or tonight.
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Stormy day. At home all day.
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Went to town with Pearl & Grant. Conrad took a load of hay for Esary. Showery. 3300. & 3200. & some ones.
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Windy & clowdy. Some rain. Conrad helping Lee weight oats. Self did the chores & made a storm door for the door up stairs.
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Storm. Conrad helping Lee 1/2 weigh oats. Self choring & went to town with Nettie.
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Conrad hauling manure & wood. Rain in the P.M. Self splitting & sawing wood. Lee's folks up in the eve.
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Self, Lee, Conrad & Chris driving posts for hay barn wharf and some for the dyke. In the P.M. Chris & Conrad hauling straw on the dyke. Self fixing the wharf. Pleasant. Grant staid out of school to hunt.
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Tom Esary got 2.5 tons hay. Am 51 today. Choring around and fixing up the post driver for winter. Chris & Conrad working on the straw for dyke by Purdy's granary. A birthday party here this eve. [margin: Windy.]
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Windy and a hard rain towards eve. Elmer, Miss Carter and Chet(?) Marshall here this P.M.
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Conrad & self took a scow load of mud out of the boathouse. Then to load the scow down to Lee's dd warehouse. Conrad hauling straw on dyke in the P.M. self up to Kalsos in the P.M. & got some scow poles.
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Stormy day. Conrad worked some on the boat ditch & helped me fix braces in the hay baling shed. In the P.M. worked on the dyke loading scow, &c. Self went to Bay View with Grant and in the P.M. went to LaConner with Nettie.
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Self & Christ Polson put another scow load of dirt on the dyke by the old ware house. In the P.M. making rigging to hang the boat up with. Rainy P.M. & eve. Conrad at Axels.
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The black heifer had a calf. Conrad & self dug the vegetables in the A.M. & plowed the garden. In the P.M. both went to LaConner to Chushman's speech. Pleasant & cool.
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Frost clear & pleasant. About 30°. Self & Nettie went to church. Mrs Whitney's folks here this P.M.
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Frost. Clear & pleasant. Conrad began plowing. Tried Queen but had to give her up. She kicked worse than ever.
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President Election. Conrad plowing. Self on the election board at B. View. Very pleasant day.
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Got home this A.M. at 2.30. Everything indicates Publican victory. Conrad plowing. Fine weather. [margin: Nettie went to town on wheel.]
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Conrad plowing with Queen & Corbet & Prince. Self choring. Hailed some posts & lumber for stack fence. Fine weather. Gov Rodgers re-elected. But everything else Republican.
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White heifer had a calf. Self went down & got it in Lee's field. Conrad plowing. In the P.M. making fence panels for stack fence. Beautiful weather. Wet frosty nights.
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Conrad plowing. Self working at the fence panels & in the P.M. went to Avon to see about hired girl with the usual result. John Miller died in California last week and is to brot home to night.
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Conrad plowing. Weather still fine. Self went to Bay & visited with Wordhazen this P.M. Hay 14.00 per ton now.
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Conrad plowing. Self finished up the stock fence and went to town.
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Self choring & cutting wood. Conrad plowing. Burger here talking pianos. Foggy most of the day but no rain.
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Conrad plowing. Self & Lee put a scow load of dirt on the dyke in the A.M.
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Conrad plowing in the A.M. Rain in the P.M. Self working at the shop some.
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Snow this A.M. 2 inches deep. Conrad went to Axels. Self making a sled & seat for Nettie. Knee sore & stiff.
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Colrd & disagreeable. Some snow yet. All staid at home.
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Mercury at 24° this A.M. Conrad & Grant working at the cabbage. Williamson & women also. Some more snow this A.M. on leds? fair? to be colder tomorrow. Wrote to George. My knee is pretty sore!
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Mercury at 14°. Coldest I ever knew it at this date of the month. Clear with good indications for it to last. Conrad & Williamson covering cabbage. Nothing done to Lee's cabbage yet. From one to two inches of snow left on the ground yet.
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Mercury at 14° again. Williamson & Conrad at the cabbage. John Oldenburg helping them.
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Growing some warmer. Conrad doing chores & went to town with Pearl. Dr. Appleby here to see my knee. Lee here to get a dyke warrant(?).
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Some warmer. Conrad choring & splitting wood. Mr Williamson & Tillinghast here this P.M. for a short time. Self improving. Finished reading "Richard Carvel." Rainy some. Nettie went to Fredonia.
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Stormy most of the day. Conrad splitting wood. Exhibition in Bay View of the school. Blanche & Margarite came here to stay all night.
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Rather pleasant. No rain. Frank White here. Steamer Denver here to Kalso's hay. Mr Negley came in for a while.
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Pleasant day. Conrad helping load Byrons hay on the steamer LaConner. Burger & Prof David came with the piano & gave it a good trial. Bradley's folks here in the eve. [margin: Pearl & Miss Williamson went to town.]
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Rainy again. C. not working. Settled up with Conrad to date. Paid him up. Warm & no rain.
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Warm south wind but no rain. Mr Noordlinger(?) & Clyde Howe here to dinner. Chris esary here also. Esary's Mill burned up last night. Grant went home with Chris.
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Pleasant day & no rain. Self done the chores & went to town with the calf. Got a sack of sugar. The Whitney folks here this P.M. & evening. Rain in the eve.
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Warm & wet. Doing chores & not much else.
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Warm & wet. River up some. The girls went to town. Wrote to George.
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Rainy day. Elmer & Mrs Carter here this P.M. She tried the piano & said it was all right. Grant & the girls went to the League basket social this eve.
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Pleasant this A.M., but foggy P.M. Did the chores & read the Ministries Mooring. Heard that Arthur Leighton died Nov 28th.
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Pleasant to warm for the season. Self went to town. Mr Ferguson's folks here to dinner.
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Pleasant day. Clear with signs of frost. Self done the chores. Went down & fixed up the plow for winter. Washed & oiled the single harness.
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Pleasant & clear & some cooler. Self & Nettie went to church at Bay View. A.J. Stacey & family here to dinner.
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Foggy & cool. Self choring cleaned out the tank. Burger & David here this eve & I settled up for the piano.
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[margin: Frost.] Pleasant but rather cool. Nettie & self went to LaConner. Waggles gone all day since Sunday. Alf Stacey paid his interest to Jan 12, 1901.
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Stormy. The black cow had a calf. Went to the station to get money orders.
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Windy & showery. Perry Summers here to dinner. Nettie went to Fredonia. Waggles came home last night. Some what worse for his trip.
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Rainy most of the day, but quite warm. Self doing chores & not much else. Went down to fix a sluice box this evening and was at Lee's a while. Perry Summers here.
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Stormy & windy. Perry Summers here to get a team to move his things to the station. Fair in Bay View this eve. Grant & the girls went.
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Doing chores. Windy. Reading. Pearl & Miss Williamson went to town.
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Rain part of the day. Lee & Stearns killing the pigs. Nettie & self went to town in the P.M.
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Took Pearl to the station & did he chores then cut up the pigs. Windy & rainy.
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Heavy wind all last night. Highest tide of the season & the highest I have seen in 5 years. Salted the meat & went to town for Pearl. Tide about 3 1/2 inches less than the s lake of the 1886 tide & 1895 also.
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New moon. Daisy had a calf. Strong west wind all night & another high tide this A.M. about 1 inch less than yesterday. The dyke broke by Lee's line towards Bay View. Mr McPherson here from Iowa who has not been here for 20 years. Self & Nettie went to Bob Gunther's to see about hired girl with the usual result. Pleasant in the P.M.
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Calm & still this A.M. & the tide much lower. Grant hunting ducks. Redfin(?) boy here.
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Pleasant most of the day. Self & Nettie went to church. Conrad here this P.M.
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John W. & Frank Wright here. Grant went to town & all went to Christmas tree except the old folks. Pleasant & warm. Pearl went to town.
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[margin: Tide medium.] Christmas. Rather a dull Christmas. Clowdy & stormy last night. John Wilson & Frank Wright here. Turned Daisys calf out with her. She does not give milk enough to pay to milk her.
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Pleasant day & warm. Frank W. & Nettie went to town this P.M. Self choring & reading. Miss Knox arrived last night at 8 P.M. The Crumrine boys took a load of oats to LaC. for Esary. Took 40 sks.
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Pleasant most of the day, but rain in the eve. Party at Bradley's this eve. Pearl & Miss Knox went to town.
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Light frost. Pleasant & clear. Knee getting sore again. Arthur W. here this eve. Went to B. View this P.M. & signed R.O. Welts Insurance bond for $5000.00.
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Frost 26deg; Clear & pleasant. Frank Wright & Miss Knox here yet & John W. also. Will Woodburn & his girls also.
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Cool & some snow. Self still in the house laid up. Rec'd.
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More snow last night. Chess Barr here all night. In the house all day. [margin: Geo & Eva Gaches called today.]
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Mary Madison came. In the house all day. The boys doing chores. Cool. Wrote to George.
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[margin: Mercury 18.]Snow on the ground & quite cool. Miss Mamie Barr here last night.
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Some warmer but strong wind. Snow not melting much. Self helping do chores.
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Self & Pearl went to Bay View to church. Arthur Whitney here this eve. Rain at night. Warren still milking. [margin: Meetings in Bay View this week.]
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Grant went to school. Self doing the chores. Rainy A.M. West wind in the P.M.
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Stormy. High wind & rain. Tides medium. Self choring & reading. Pearl & Nettie went to town.
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Pleasant & warmer. Self choring & cut wood some. Grant home this Eve. Folks went to church this eve.
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Pleasant & clear. Alf Stacey & Arthur Whitney here.
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Pleasant. Doing chores, not much else. Frosty 27°
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Frost. Self at home doing chores. Pearl went to town. Pleasant.
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Went to church. Nettie also. Mary Madison went to B.V. to spend Sunday. Pleasant but cool.
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Frost. At home choring. Smith & Sorenson hauling straw.
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The Queen died today. Self & Nettie went to town. Pleasant but some rain this A.M. & last night.
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Light frost. Pleasant. John Wilson and Pearl married. Mr. Scott did the work. Mr. & Mrs. Wilson & Mrs. Bradley here. They all went to Whatcom on the evening train. Wrote to Geo.
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Pleasant A.M. Rain P.M. Self at home. Mr. Whites birthday.
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Clowdy & cool. Hung up the mear & began smoking it yesterday. Mr Chilberg was here with his Oxegenor.
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Mary Regenether died. Stormy. Mr Burger & Mr Waite here & fixed up the piano. Diptheria, and a young Regenwether girl died also today.
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Fine day. Frost. Went to town & got $200 on the oats paid up Gaches & Foster. Pearl & John started for Samish.
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Pleasant, did not go anywhere. John & Pearl & Miss Swanson here. Grant came home. Mary Madson went home & Conrad went after her in the eve. Frost.
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Conrad ditching. Self cutting wood & made a seat for Pearl. Clear & pleasant.
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Conrad cleaning out ditch. Self went to Mt. Vernon to pay taxes.
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Frost 24. Mrs Wallace here yet. Conrad hauling out straw. Pleasant weather & the roads fine.
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Frost 22°. Mary Wallace started for Blaine. Self took her to the station then went to B.View with Nick Mahle. Clowdy & warmer in the eve.
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Clowdy but no rain. Conrad went to LaConner on the wheel. Roads fine. Will came for Ida Woodburn who had been here for the past five days. No rain last night & the land is dryer than I ever saw it in February.
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Piled out John Wilsons oats & went to the station & sent off money to Rev. Sunderland. Conrad not doing much but chores. He went to B.V. in the evening or P.M. & I got some grain for the cow. Grant sick this week.
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Conrad plowing. Self halterbreaking the colt & went for a load of lumber for tank in the P.M. Blanche White here last night and to day. Ground in good order to plow, but very few at it.
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Rainy day & considerable rain last night. Conrad doing much but chores. All hands got the LaGrippe.
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Heavy wind all last night & today from the west. Not doing anything but chores.
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Cool & clowdy. Pearl & John here to dinner. Storm in the P.M. Elmer here.
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Self & Conrad went to LaConner & got a load of groceries, timothy seed & a bedstead(?). Cold but pleasant.
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Frost. Elmer came last night. Cleaning seed oats. Had Lee's mill 112 sks. Stormy.
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Fanning oats. Finished mine at 11 & began on Elmer's. Snow & sleet.
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Frost 30°. Finished the oats at 11-30. Conrad hauled a load of manure to Mendenhall in the P.M. & pt 30 sacks feed oats in the feed bin. Self sawing planks for a tank & and put them in the granary. Drying day. There are 200 sks oats in the granary besides Elmer's & John Wilson's.
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Frost 27°. Conrad plowing. Self went to the station & fixed fence some. Split wood, &c. Rain in the eve. Dinner social at Bradley's this eve. Grant & Nettie went. Ida sick with "Grip".
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Rainy. Conrad choring & splitting wood.
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Ida sick. At home all day, reading. Grant & Nettie to League in the eve.
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Conrad oiling harness. Self over to Byron's & went to the station after the new Angle lamp. Lots rain last night.
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Conrad oiling harness. Self filing saw & fixing harness and in the P.M. self went to town with Nettie. Lots of rain last night & some to day.
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John & Pearl here for oats. & hauled a load of wood in the P.M. In the forenoon Conrad & team plowing the dirt away from the boys cabbage. Self not doing much.
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Nettie & Selma went to LaConner. Conrad plowing. Fine weather & frost.
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Frost. Conrad plowing. Self rigged up another team & plowed some in the field by the house. Frank & Blanche & Mrs Newton White came & staid all night.
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Rainy day. Mr White cleaned Pearls organ & they went home at 4 P.M. Conrad doing nothing but chores.
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Conrad & Warren uncovering cabbages. Self plowing in the P.M. No rain. Pleasant most of the day.
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Windy & cool. Conrad working for Lee's (cabbage). Self & Grant plowing by the house one team. Finished the piece.
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Went to B.V. to church on wheel. John & Pearl here in the P.M. Rainy P.M.
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Pleasant. Conrad & self plowing land in fair order.
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Cold & windy with light rains. Self & Conrad plowing.
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No rain. Pleasant most of the day. Self & Conrad plowing. Land in good shape for the time of year.
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Some warmer. C. & self plowing.
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Pleasant. C. & self plowing. Heard that President Harrison died Wed P.M. of pneumonia. Aged 68.
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Self & C. plowing. Quit at 3.30 for rain.
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Pleasant. Self went to Anacortes to see Mr White. Found him pretty well. Nettie came home this evening.
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Plowing with two teams. C. finished across the road. Sam Calhoun here.
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Plowing with two teams. Fine weather. Moved the stack fence & Conrad hauled out straw in the P.M. Mr Calhoun here yet. Bertha Wilkie died to day.
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Plowing as usual. Pleasant & land in good order for plowing. Nettie & Selina went to Miss Wilkie's funeral.
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Self & C. plowing.
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Strong west wind all day. Rain some last night. Steamer Denver here for Galbriath's hay. Sorenson helping.
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C. & self plowing. Finished all but the headlands. Elmer & Mr Abbott here for supper. Arlie & Helen Whitney here this eve.
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Frost 32°. At home all day. John & Pearl here this P.M. to dinner. Rain P.M.
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Showery. Self not doing much.. C. Finished the headlands. Miss Swanson went to Whatcom this eve.
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Rainy day. Conrad hauled a load of wood. Self & Nettie went to town in the P.M. Selma Swanson went home last night.
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Conrad hauling wood. Self up to Maxwells & Jorgenson's.
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Clowdy. Grant sick. Conrad finished plowing head lands. And in the P.M. was harrowing with four horses. John & Pearl here & got her organ.
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Grant in the house. Rain hard all the A.M. Land pretty wet now. Conrad choring.
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Grandma no better. Dr. Appleby here to see her. Rainy all day & all last night. Doing nothing but chores. Wendell Whitney here.
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Conrad hauling wood. Mrs Crumrine sat up with Grandma last night. Self & Nettie went to town. Blanch & Everett Wallace here. Grandma about the same. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Clowdy & windy & light rain most of the day. Blanch went home. C. doing nothing but chores.
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Heavy rain most all last night. Land as wet as it ever was.
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Rain last night. Conrad went to take Mrs Jorgenson home & in the P.M. hauled a load of manure to Mendenhall. Self went to LaConner in the P.M. Blanch came over this P.M.
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Self & Grant went to Church. Woodburn's, Walter's & Stacey's here. Grandma about the same. Pleasant drying day.
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Frost. Another fine day. Went & got Mts Schaffer to take care of Grandma. Grant went for oysters. Blanch went home. Conrad hauling d. timber from Esary's. Dry day.
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(Pleasant. People plowing. Conrad harrowing with 4 horses. Began on the doll(?) plowing.) Wrong. Conrad hauling timber. Self hanging paper on our bedroom. Pleasant. Mrs Barr & Mrs. Rebfum(?) here.
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Conrad harrowing. Began on the pall plowing. Not very dry. Self went to B.V. & put down nothing(?) & planted garden stuff in a cold frame. Mrs. McKenna & Mrs Walter here.
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Rainy A.M. C. not working. Went to town & to Elmer's. Self choring. Mr & Mrs Richards here.
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C. harrowing. Self trie the gang plow, it would not do. Went to town with Nettie. Mrs Kendall buried.
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The steamer City of Denver here last night for Esary's hay. Conrad, Williamson & self loading it from 12 M to 7 A.M. Conrad harrowing across the road. Self plowing fall plowing in the P.M.
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Self went to church. Mary Madsen quit. Mrs Schaffer went to Avon with Nell. John & Pearl here. Pleasant dry day but cold north wind.
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C. Harrowing. Self plowing on fall plowing. Fine drying day & frost. Annie Jorgenson came.
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Frost. Fine day. Self plowing. C. disk harrowing on the fall plowing.
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Conrad disk harrowing. Self plowing 1/2. Grant rollng clods out in back lot 1/2. Self planting potatos in the P.M. Mr & Mrs Tillinghast calle. Mrs Carter here in the eve. Fine warm day.
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Conrad disk harrowing. Grant drag 1/2 self 1/2. Planted peas & onions sets.
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Conrad disk 1/2 & drag 1/2. Self drag 1/2 Grant 1/2. Strong wind all day. & prospect of rain. Self choring in the P.M. Grandma remains the same. Lots of people seeding this week.
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Rain in the A.M. doing nothing. In the P.M. Conrad sawing wood. Grant & self went to town. Cold & dampl Bot 50 lbs clover seed Alsicke. $8.50
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Cold and windy. Self went to church. Frank & Blanch here this P.M. Self & Nettie went to League in the eve.
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Conrad harrowing in the A.M. Rain all the P.M. Grant & Nettie went to town. Mr Crosier here the grocery man here to dinner.
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Conrand sawing wood. Self not doing much. Showery & cold. Amos Ball seeding. Too wet for me.
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Conrad cutting thistles and in the P.M. harrowing after ths seeds.
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Sowing oats. Began across the road. Conrad hauling seed oats in the A.M & harrowing after the seeder.
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Seeding with the seeders. Pleasant. Nellie Williams here last night & she & Nettie went to Pearls to day.
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Warm & pleasant. Finished seed across the road. Conrad harrowing & self harrowing in the P.M. Grant in Anacortes. Mrs Wallace here to day.
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Mrs Schaeffer & Mrs Wallace left this A.M. Clowdy threatening rain. Went to church on wheel in the eve and came home in the rain.
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Light rain last night. Conrad harrowing. Self seeding by the cabbage patch and the Peter Miller ranch. Grant started his incubator.
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Conrad harrowing across the road. Christ Paulson sowing grass seed. Self seeding. Began on the last piece. Pleasant & warm. Ida sick abed all day.
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Conrad harrowing 1/2 & disk harrow 1/2. Self finished seeding & finished harrowing across the road. Christ Paulson finished the grass seed. 490 lbs on about 22 acres. Helped Grant cultivate his cabbage.
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Self sowing grass seed by the house. Grant harrowing 3/4. Conrad disk harrowing. Arthur Whitney here to dinner. Mr Grandy taken to the hospital to day.
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Conrad disk harrowing after the seeder. Self & Grant rolling across the road. Fine weather for work but not very warm.
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Self & Grant rolling. Conrad disk harrowing 1/2 harrowing drag 1/2 Cold & windy. Planted some flower peas.
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Clear & pleasant. Good growing but very drying wind. Pearl here to day. Self went to church in the A.M. at B.V.
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Frost 32°. Strawberries hurt by the frost. Grandma 83 to day. Conrad finished harrowing. Self rolling 1/2 & working the garden some. Grant went to town in the P.M. for cabbage twine.
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Conrad not working. He was loading hay last night for the "Denver" and went to Mt Vernon. Self finished rolling and cut tarweeds out of the oats. Oats coming up nice. Cool & dry.
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Conrad hailing a load of hay for Arnold Tholstrup & load batters in the A.M. & hauling dyke lumber in the P.M. Self planting garden some corn, beans, turnips, carrots, &c. Cool & dry. Mrs Carter here to dinner.
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Conrad hauling dyke timber in the A.M. Grant went to town. for a load of stuf for pickets in the P.M. Self working on garden fence.
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Conrad hoing cabbage & tying up. Grant & self making garden fence. Dr. Appleby here to examine me for life insurance. Clowdy & misty in the P.M. Mrs Scott & Fred Leamer here visiting. Margy Woodburn here.
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Conrad at the cabbage 12 & then went to Whatcom. Self & Grant making fence 1/2. Finished. Self went to school meeting election in P.M. Light showers in the P.M. & evening.
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Some rain last night & this eve but light. Self went to Ridgeway to church this P.M. Grant & Nettie went in the eve.
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Planted squashes. Set out cauliflower & cabbage. Made a chicken yard gate & worked on Grants broodhouse for chickens. No rain. Conradn came home tonight. Not working to day.
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Hauled a load of hay to Oborne. Conrad helping. Self went to town in the P.M. & Conrad cutting weeds & thistles, &c. [margin: Grant at school.]
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Light rain most of the day. Not doing much. Grant at school. Self worked on the chicken house some. Conrad mending sax in the A.M., not much else.
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Conrad taking up road planks some. Hard rain a good part of the day. Self worked on the chicken house some.
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Took the stock out of the meadow. Conrad cleaned up the hay barn & took up road planks come in the P.M. Self finished the chicken house or brooder house R.W. 1 ¼.
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Conrad & self working on the road piling up & turning planks. Fine growing day. The grain looking first class for its age. Mrs McKinley dangerously sick at 2 P.M. San Francisco.
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Self went to the Baptist church in LaConner. Pearl & John here to dinner. Self, Nettie & Anna went to League in the eve. Cold wind most all day.
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Conrad hauling stringers on the road ½. & hauled a load of posts from Dave Esary's in the P.M. [margin: R.W. man ½, team ½] Self went with Kalso to see the dredger up Joe Larry's Slough. "Great Machine"
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Conrad hauling posts. Self helping clean house, &c.
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Conrad & team working on the road [margin: R.W. 1 Team 1 man] Self went to Anacortes to get Nellie Williams. Grandma worse.
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Cool weather. R.W. Team 1 Man 1. Conrad & team working on the road. Self choring in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M. Pleasant, but cool. Nellie Williams came this A.M. Paul Elliott here this eve.
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Conrad not working. Self working in the garden. Some set out some onions. Pleasant.
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Blanche here this eve. Conrad not working but was over on the gravel pit. Self went to LaConner to get the horses shod. & the wagon fixed.
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Memorial Sunday. Pleasant but warm. Blanche White here. Self went to LaConner. Grant also. Called on Baileys & Carters.
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Ed Crumrine here hauling gravel on the road. The river coming up. Grandma still about the same & Nellie Williams setting up with here nights.
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Working on the road. Self, Crumrine & team. Dry & cool. Oats not looking very well. They need rain.
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Working on the road. Man, team & self. Woodburn's folks & John & Pearl here in the P.M. I have 34.50 road tax worked out to date.
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Rain some last night & showery or misty today. Ed hauled on load of Gravel & quit. Self worked in the garden some. Planted peas & beans and set onion plants. In the afternoon cut out tarweeds in the oats. Sold the old buggie to old man Tholstrup. Grant went to town to get his wheel fixed.
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Pleasant but windy. Another fine rain last night. Oats growing fast. Worked in the garden some & in the P.M. self & Grant cut tarweeds out of the oats. [margin: Went to school meeting at B.V.]
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Had rheumatism again. Not doing much. Planted some of Lee's beans. Grant went to LaConner for his wheel in the P.M.
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Cool & clowdy. Doing nothing, laid up with rheumatism. Grant went to LaConner & down to Pearls in the P.M. Miss Williams went home for a visit.
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Grant at the Samish. Self about the same. Rain some last night. Miss Williams returned.
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Self doing nothing. Rainy some in the A.M. Grant went to the show at Mt. Vernon in the P.M. Pleasant P.M. Oats looking well.
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Rec'd a letter from Geo. Grant & Warren hoing cabbage. Self some better. Grandmother also. Grant went to LaConner for ice in the P.M. Reading "Christian" aloud at present.
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Pearl's birthday. Showery. Pearl & John & dog here to dinner. Elmer & Conrad here in the P.M. [margin: Rainy this A.M.]
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Not doing much but chores. Rhu getting better. Alf & Frank here & Mr & Mrs Ferguson to supper. [margin: Rainy A.M.]
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Hoing in the garden some. The boy working at their cabbage. Arthur Whitney here this eve.
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Cool & clowdy. Oats looking well. Self mowing around the yard & chicken year. Nettie went to Pearl's on her wheel.
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Self & Nettie went to the Baptist meeting in LaConner. Clowdy & cool.
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Mrs. Lockhart here. & Mr Ferguson also Pearl & John & Elmer in the P.M. Self went to Anacortes in eve to concert. Clowdy & cool. Grant in Anacortes.
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Came home this A.M. Pleasant. Ida not so well. Grandma about the same.
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Pleasant. Self went to LaConner to church and to Carter's to dinner. Grant home this eve & John & Pearl here all night.
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Frank White's folks here. Self sharpening posts for dyke & loading them on scow.
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Went to Dave Esary's in the A.M. Elmer here to dinner & borrowed the oil tire setter. Helped Grant plow his cabbage in the P.M. Warm day. Land quite dry and oats across the road very weedy. [margin: John, Pearl, Miss Knox & friend, Miss Phillips here.]
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Bay View school off on a steam boat excursion. Grant & Anna went. Conrad through with his gravel job & gone up to Elmer's. Self mowing & choring about.
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Working in the garden. Set out cabbage & salsify plants. Pleasant but rather cool.
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Self cutting thistles & went to B.V. in the eve or P.M. to see Dave Esary. Miss Knox & Miss Phillips here. Grant at school. Oats across the road very thin & weedy.
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India Tea Man here all night last night. Light showers last night. Self went to LaConner in the P.M. & staid to the entertainment. Got home at 11.30. A social in B.V. this eve. Nettie, Anna & Grant went.
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Grant 16 to day. Went to B.V. to church. Pearl & John here in the P.M. Pleasant. Conrad returned from Whatcom.
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Rainy all the fore noon. Went to town with Grant in the P.M. to see about a cow. Conrad hauled a load of posts from Esary's. Pleasant P.M.
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Conrad & Grant hauling posts in the A.M. Self went up to the saw mill. Mr & Mrs Redfern here this eve.
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Arthur Whitney here last night & left a bath cabinet. Conrad & Grant hauling stove wood. Clowdy & misty & cool. Ida not as well as common. Grandma the same. Self worked in the garden some.
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Conrad hauling wood 4x 1 load. Rainy A.M. & most all last night. Conrad & self took the scow down to the dyke with posts. After 4 P.M. Nettie & Nellie went to town in the P.M. Grant also. Bath cabinet man here to dinner.
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Clowdy & cool & no rain. Conrad & self set dyke posts in the A.M. & helped drive posts 2 hours in the P.M. C. hauled one load of wood & finished the Maxwell wood 15 cords. I now have on hand about 20 cords of stove wood all told. Ida abed all day. Granny just the same.
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Self & Conrad on the dyke one half. C pulling weeds in the P.M. Showery. Self went to school meeting in the P.M. Frank Wright arrived & last.
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Self went to Pearl's & staid to dinner. Pleasant day. Mr & Mrs Polson here.
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Showery & cool but not much rain. Frank & Nettie & Grant went to Mt Vernon. Pearl & John & Conrad to Everett. Self at home. Ida in bed all day.
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Pleasant day Self went to Mt. Vernon. Nettie & Grant went to Anacortes. Nellie Williams home. Annie staid with Ida. All got home at 7.30. Grant sick.
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Doing chores & in the P.M. went to town & got the Darcy cow. Pleasant & warm. Mrs Williams came back this P.M.
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Pearl & John came from E. Choring. Frank went home. Grant went to LaConner fishing in the P.M.
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Weather fine. Self went to LaConner to church & to dinner with Mrs Gaches. Elmer here in he P.M. Conrad home again.
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Pleasant. Amos Ball, Sam Ball & Callahan haying. Conrad went to help Elmer. Self not doing much.
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Took a load of oats to Dickey & Stitt & got the wheel chair for Grandma. Mrs Wallace came from Seattle.
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Went to Burlington with Grandma & Mrs Wallace and in the P.M. went to LaConner. Smith had the mower & team to cut his grass.
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At home choring, picking berries, &c. Pleasant.
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Picking berries, choring & mowing the lawn. Pleasant.
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Picking berries & choring about in the A.M. In the P.M. went to LaConner. A good many mowing to day for the first. Pleasant & good hay weather. Grass in blossom to day.
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Pleasant. Self went to church at Bay View. Grant & Nettie in the eve. Conrad came back from Elmer's.
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Elmer here & began mowing. Conrad & Grant went blackberrying. Self grinding & fixing sickles for mower. Clowdy.
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Elmer mowing. Not very good weather for curing hay. C. lidding 1/2 shocking 1/2. Self grinding sickles & raked on shock rwo. Harry Gregory began at noon shocking 1/2 Grant lidding & hauling in a load for horses 3 hours. Preacher Sigoris(?) & his kids here to dinner.
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Elmer mowing. Self raking. Grant tedding. Conrad, Gregory, Smith 3/4 Galliger 1/2 shocking. Fine weather.
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Elmer mowing 3/4 shocking 1/4. Self raking, Grant tedding. Shockers: Smith 1, Galliger 1, Conrad 1, Gregory 1, Osborne C 6/10, Olson 1/2. No rain but some clowdy. Elmer began on the Whitney piece at noon. Finished across the road about 10.
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Elmer mowing 1/2. Self raking. Grant tedding. Shockers: Smith 1, Conrad 1, Osborne 1, Gregory 1, Galliher 1, Elmer 1/2. Shocking to date 15 days for one man.
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Elmer mowing self tedding & raking. Clowdy & poor weather to dry hay. Shockers: Smith 1, Conrad 1, Gregory 1, Galliher 1, Osborne 1. Grant went blackberrying. Looks like rain to night.
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Heavy rain last night & to day. I have about three or four loads in the wind row & six acres cut, not tedded & 14 acres to cut yet.
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Clearing off. No men working in the A.M. Gregory & Conrad worked in the P.M. 4 hours storing hay. Grant tedded three hours. Hay all very wet. [margin: Smith had team & wagon to haul plank.]
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Clear morning. Grant tedding 3/4 day & self raked all that was mowed Saturday. Two fellows from Fairhaven here last night. Shocked in the P.M. Smith 1/2, Conrad 1/2, Gregory 1/2, Osborn 1/2, Smith 1/2, Mason 1/2.
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Grant teddting 3/4, self raking 1/2. Elmer mowing 34. Finished. Shockers: Smith 1, Conrad 1, Gregory 1, Osborne 1, Mason 1, Fine hay weather.
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Grant finished tedding at 11 A.M. Self fixing up for hay hauling in the A.M. & finished raking in the P.M. Fine weather.
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Shockers: Smith 3/4, Gregory 3/4, Osborne 3/4, Mason 3/4 finished. Conrad helping Elmer haul hay. Self getting ready for hauling hay. Pleasant. Grant down to Pearls.
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Gregory & Mason worked four hours moving baled hay in the hay barn. Self choring & went to town in the P.M.
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Grandma Leamer died this P.M. in Seattle.Conrad came home from Elmers in the eve.
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Pleasant & dry. Went to Pleasant Ridge to see about a grave site for Grandma.
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Began hauling in hay with full crew. Got in 33 loads in the new shed. Crew: Smith, Osborn, Sorenson pitchers, Grgory, Mason, Sovel(?) in the barn. Elmer, Conrad & Will Woodburns man hauling.
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Warm & dry. Hauling hay. Crew same as Monday. Got in 35 loads. 67 loads in the big shed all told. The McGinnis's & Mrs Green here yet.
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Hauling hay. Crew same as Monday. Fine day. Mrs Green went home to day. Mr & Mrs McGinnis went down to Pearls. Got in 33 loads. Crew the same. Irving Wallace here this ever & Mr Crozier the grocer.
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Hauling hay, same crew. 33 loads. 134 to date. 66 in the old barn. Mrs McGinnis went home. Will Woodburn here this eve to supper & took his man home.
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Hauling hay finished 25 loads. Eleven in the big shed or 78 all told. & 14 load in the stable. 159 all told. or 144 to bale. Crew same as before except Woodburn man & Ny as in his place.
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Self & Mr McGinnis went to Rexville to Camp meeting. Dry & dusty. Heard Dr. Thomas & other stopped at Alfs on way home.
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Took Grant & Mr McGinnis to Anacortes & then went to Whites & Franks & to LaC. to a church Convention meeting. Came home at 11 P.M. Elmer with me. [margin: Took the Darcy cow off today.] Gregory & Conrad hauled the hay to Osborns. Grant & McG. went to Seattle. Elmers bill 22.75, Smith 25.80, Sorenson $10.75.
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Conrad not doing much in the A.M. but chores. Went with Fred Kalso after the pile driver in the P.M. Took down the hay ropes & shut the barn door.
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Conrad away with Fred Kalso after the driver but had head wind & did not get it very far. Self & Nettie went to Anacortes to the Reunion. Got home at 9 P.M. Pearl & John came also.
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Conrad fixing up fence & turned out the horses in the meadow & fixed the watering trough & pumped some water. Self went to Bessners & out to look after the Samish pile driver. It drifted back to Wilsons more.
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In the forenoon Conrad & self fixing fence & in the P.M. took Ida down to Wilson's with the boat. Got back at 6 P.M. Pleasant.
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The pile driver came in last evening with the steamer "Irene". Conrad & self went & put the piles down on the beach. Pleasant weather, but dry & dusty. In the P.M. C. & self towed the piles home with the boat. Got home at 5 P.M.
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All but Conrad went down to Wilson's. Annie & Nettie went in the buggie & self on wheel. Dusty & smoky.
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Conrad hauling manure in the A.M. & all driving pile for Lee & self in the afternoon & evening.
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Driving piles in the P.M. finished nine & moved to Otto's granary. Conrad went to [margin: Mt Vernon with Nell.]
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Driving piles for Otto very windy & hard driving.
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Driving piles for Otto & Callahan. Conrad helping Otto in the A.M. Fred & self staking out channel in the A.M.
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Driving channel piles in the A.M. Putting piles in the water in the P.M. Conrad went to B.V. & got the Gorton pile on the beach. Drove 9 this A.M. in 4 hours. Weather favorable. Very dry and smoky. Grain ripening fast. Ed Byron's brother buried.
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Driving channel piles. Got through at 4 P.M. Very windy & hard handling the scow. Settled up with Conrad & owe him 36.75. Nettie came from Anacortes.
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Warm & dusty. Self went to LaConner to church & took dinner with Mr Gaches. Conrad moved up to Elmer's to harvest. Edna Whitney here this eve. Miss Marshall here last night & today.
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Not doing much but shores. Dry & dusty. Amos Ball cutting oats with 2 teams.
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Choring in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M. to get horses shod & get groceries.
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Frank Wright came from Tacoma. Got out the binder & got ready for harvesting. Dry & dusty.
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Nordstrom hung. Began cutting oats but it was too green but have to keep at it as it is all getting ripe at once. Frank Wright working 1 day. C. Sorenson 1/2.
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Grant came from Anacortes this A.M. Clowdy & damp. Cutting oats about five hours. Sorenson 1 day Wright 1, Polson 1/2. Self went to Pearl's after supper to get Ida.
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Cutting oats. Clowdy looks like rain. Shockers: Frank Wright, Sorenson & J. Hall. (cutting oats. Sorenson, Hall, Frank shocking & turning. Grant cutting cabbage.)
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Cutting oats. Nice & ripe now. Sorenson 1, Hall 1, Wright 1, Naas 1/2 Grant 1. Mrs Daniel here to supper.
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Cutting oats. Finished across the road. Shockers: Sorenson, Nyhas, Hall, Frank, Grant 1/2.
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Cutting oats, finished all but the 17 acre piece. Shockers: Sorenson/Hall/Herman Nyhus 1, Wright 1. Fine day for cutting.
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Grant & Frank went to town & got the sacks. Also got some plums of Byron. Self off looking for a machine with a poor prospect.
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Self up in the Olympia Marsh to Lee Ovenelll about threshing & up to Peths in the eve. President McKinley shot this P.M. Frank fixing up shocks.
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McKinley still alive. Frank went up to Johnson's to thresh. Self put the boat in the granary to paint. Was up to Johnsons in the eve. The machine not doing much. [margin: Frank worked 12 days before threshing.]
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Went to church in LaConner. Pleasant day several machines running. Pearl & John here. Wrote to George in the P.M.
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Oiled the buggie wheels with hot oil & painted the boat. Frank threshing at Johnsons.
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Frank & team at Johnsons. Self, Lee & Christ Polson working on the dyke sluice box 1/2. In the P.M. went to Pleasat Ridge & to LaConner to church meeting in the eve.
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Frank threshing at Peths. Self, Lee & Christ on the dyke box 1/2. In the P.M. Warren & self threshing cabbage seed. McKinley still alive & improving. Fine weather.
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Rain some last night & all day to day. All work at a standstill. Self finished painting the boat. Frank came home with the team from Peth's.
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Cleared off. Pleasant & some machines were threshing this P.M. Self, Christ & Lee working on the sluice box. Self 7 hours, Lee 4, Christ 7. Heard the President was dying. Frank went to Peths after dinner.
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President McKinley died this A.M. at 2.15. Pleasant. People threshing again. Self working all day setting up down shocks. Grain in fine order to thresh. Frank & team with the machine at Peths. Don Palmer arrived this evening.
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Don here. Self went to church at B.View. Pleasant weather. All threshing.
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Went to the Samish with Don. Saw Woodburns & Cutav's(?) machines.
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Choring some & was up to Peth's & James machines.
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Fixing fence in the A.M. went up to Armstrongs & to LaConner in the P.M. with Lee.
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President McKinley buried today. Was up to see Peth & engaged the Alanson machine. Went to the McKinley Memorial sermon by Mr. Ferguson to day in LaConner. Fine weather. Ball Amos finished threshing to night.
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Strong wind all day. Self down to fix the pump & in the P.M. painted some on the house. Rain in the eve. Frank at Fulks.
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Mr Weyrich hurt. Strong wind & considerable rain last night. Choring in the A.M. & was over to Balls & Fulks in the P.M. Threshing till 5 P.M. & quit for rain. Frank & team at Fulks.
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Clowdy & light rains in the A.M. but not to stop threshing. Frank & team home.
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Self & Frank putting gate on sluice box in the A.M. Frank & Warren hauled sraw for self & Lee in the P.M. Lee & self went to Ball's & Jenne's machines to see about threshing.
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Frank & team at Woodburns. Self setting up shocks. Alanson & Jenne here to see about selling machines. Mr Weyrich taken to Whatcom hospital. Rain some in the evening.
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Rainy some. Some threshing this P.M. Others not. Self & Lee went to Ball's & then up to Alansons to see about buying the machine. Offered them 1825 dollars for it & they said they would take it.
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Was at Olsens & Byrons in the A.M. & went to Alansons in the P.M. Settled for the machine. Clowdy & damp but most of the machines threshing as usual. Sold 60 tons of hay at $8. per ton & rec'd 400 dollars on it. Frank fixing up shocks.
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Frank & Grant went to LaConner. Self & Lee went to Schidlanian's to get the machine. Started with it at 1-10 & got here at 5-10. Threshed two loads for Lee.
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Lee threshing. 1000 sks. Fine weather. Sorenson & Frank driving the teams.
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Threshing at Lee's till 3 P.M. He had over 3400 sks. Moved to my ranch & threshing 239 sks or so. Still fine weather.
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Clowdy & threatening rain. Threshing across the road. Crew: Lee & 4 teams with water wagon, Axel 2 teams. Coursin 1 team, Moore 1 team, Wilson 1, Byrons man, Ferguson, Redfin, Thomas Lester, Libbey, Conrad. Other pitcher Smith.
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Threshing & finished at 9.30 2598 sks. Settled up with the threshers. Cleaned up the engine. Frank, Grant & Warren finished threshing cabbage seed. Very fine weather.
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Pleasant day. Went to B.V. to church. Nettie & Frank went to Pearls. Alf & family here to dinner & Mr Jorgenson.
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Elmer here & Conrad came back. Rain some. Frank went to town with the cabbage seed. Self went to Williams to see about shakes & to Gortons to see about foundation stuff for machine shed,
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Self & Frank tearing down the old granary for a machine shed. Conrad on the road.
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Frank went to Pecks with Warren to get tank changed & not working in the P.M. Conrad on the road. Self not doing much.
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Conrad on the road 1/2 & working for Lee in P.M. Frank & self hauling up the old granary lumber in the A.M. not working in the P.M. Frank & Nettie went to town in the P.M. Rain some in P.M. & evening.
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Pleasant. Frank working on the road hauling gravel. Self helping wash bed clothes.
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Cut the rafters for the machine shed & went to road election in the P.M. Frank & team hauling gravel.
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Pleasant. Self went to church in LaConner. Elmer & Miss Carlson here this P.M.
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Pleasant. Frank & team on the road. Self went to LaC. to see about the Byron hay. Oats dull at 20.00 to 21.00.
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Lee finished baling. Balers here this evening. Byron piling up his hay to make room for my hay. Frank & team working on the road. Self went to town for beef, butter, &c. Heavy fog most all day & northwind.
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Began baling hay. 23 tons. Frank & team on the road. Self working on the shed in the P.M. Lee also & Clinton(?) Stearns. Pleasant. Warren Williamson stowing bales.
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Misty most all day. Baling hay 24 tons. Warren stowing bales, self worked on shed 7 x day. Frank on the road in the A.M. & took a load of oats for LaConner for Esary in the P.M. 4045 lbs. 39 sks.
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Baling hay 28 tons. Frank hauling gravel on the road. Baled up to date 76 1/2 tons. No rain.
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Baling hay, finished the old barn & it made 86 3/4 tons. Began on the big shed at 10.30. Rain in the P.M. Frank on the road till 3 P.M. & quit for rain. Sorenson pitching in Armund Wrights place in the P.M.
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Clowdy but no rain. John & Pearl here last night & today. Warm south wind.
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Warm & pleasant all day. Baling hay. Sorenson helping stow bales. Frank went to Williams place and got the shakes for the machine shed. 121 tons out tonight.
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Mr Ferguson here this eve. Waikle came for a load of hay for D. & S. 12 bales 3300 and concluded 1901. Esary's oats at 3 1/2 for sack. the weight if the load sent to town would foot up 10 tons 605 lbs. Dave Esary 9 tons & 400 lbs. Frank & self stowing.
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Baling hay fine weather. 169 tons out to night. Frank stowing bales, self helping. Mr Walter came to see me.
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Due Frank Thursday noon $20.50.
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| Johnsons | 39 hours |
| Peths | 51 1/4 hours |
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| shocking | 21.00 |
| threshing at home | 12.50 |
| cabbage seed | 1.00 |
| Threshing Peths & Woodburns | 27.85 |
| Road work, baling, &c | 24.38 |
Due Frank Thursday noon $20.50.
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Finished baling hay. Had 176 3/4 tons according to the balers account. Finished at 10.30. Armund Wright went home, Frank also. Ed Crumrine hauling gravel in the A.M. & finished. In the P.M. Ed & Sorenson hauling straw. Tholstrups began baling straw in the P.M. Pleasant. Self helping on machine shed in the P.M. Lee & Warren also. Sold my hay 85 tons to Theodore Elling of Whatcom at 9.00 per ton & he paid $200.00 on it.
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Sorenson & Ed hauling straw in the A.M. & helping load steamer Denver with hay in the P.M. Self working on machine shed in the A.M. Finished loading 60 tons hay at 8 P.M. for Galbraith Boron & Co.
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Self working on the shed in the A.M. & went to Hazen's sale in the P.M. Nettie went to Whatcom. Grant went to LaC. & worked on Tholstrups straw press.
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Grant went to Pearls to hunt. 52 to day. At home all day. Rainy day.
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Grant & Nettie came home. Self went to LaConner & got flour, sugar, stove &c, &c. Conrad came home from hay baling. Settled up with Gaches for the Galbriath hay. Bot a can of oil & settled up with Goldsmith & Boyd. Sold Byron 100 sks Lincoln oats at $22.50.
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Dyke work this year to date 6 days & 8 hours inclusive. [margin: Self on sluice box last year 2 days.] Conrad working again. He & self working on dyke & on the old granary foundation. Clearing it away. Chris & Warren helped drive posts about 3 hours. Warm & misty.
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C. & self working on the dyke. Setting & driving posts. Chris helping in the P.M. Strong north west wind all day.
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Elmer here this eve. Working on dyke. Self, Conrad & Chris down by the warehouse (old) putting on lumber & filling in with lumber. Nice day.
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Rainy part of the time. C., Chris & self working on dyke. finished down by the warehouse at noon & drove posts up by the Purdy warehouse in the P.M. Warren helping 3 hours. Dyke work tonight for the season 12 days 8 hours.
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Finished driving post. Fixed a musk rat hole & in the P.M. Self & C went to the Ridge & got a load of brush for the dyke. Chris & Warren helped two hours. Clean & pleasant.
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C & self hauled a load of brush in the A.M. & C. hauled a load of rock in the P.M. & worked on dyke all night. Party at Osborns to night. John & Pearl came & staid over night. Rain some.
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Hard rain last night. Steamer McD. here for hay, self & Lee. Took 14-400 lbs of my hay. Pleasant P.M. Price took his cattle out of the field. Rainy P.M.
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Self & Conrad fixing dyke side of the hay barn & musk rat hole in the A.M. In the P.M. moving baled hay in the old hay barn.
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Finished moving the baled hay and Conrad cleaned out the hen house and choring about some. Rainy & misty about all day. The Similk here for Crumrine's hay.
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Windy but no rain. Conrad hauled a load of gravel for the hay barn then hauled dirt on the dam by the hay barn. Self up to Kalso's & settle up with the pile driver. & went to town in the P.M. Got money order for M. Ward for rolers, &c.
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Warm & pleasant. Self & Conrad hauling straw on the dyke 7 loads. The straw quite wet. Cleaning up around the stack. Mr Baker here & took Corbett away to train him.
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Finished hauling straw on the dyke in the A.M. Conrad hauling dirt on the hay barn dam in the P.M. Pleasant A.M. Windy & some rain in the P.M. Self choring in the P.M.
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Self & C. went for a load of brush in the A.M. & put a load of straw on the dam in the A.M. also. Heavy rain about 10 A.M. and from 12 till one P.M. Went to Olsens sale in the P.M. C. not working.
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Conrad quit & went to Elmers. At home all day. Nettie & self went to League in the eve. No rain to speak of.
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Done chores & put wire on the dyke lagging up by Purdy's granary. Pleasant no rain.
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Warm & pleasant. Not doing very much A.M. Painted some on the southside of the house in the P.M.
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Finished fastening wire on the dyke posts. Then began painting the bedroom. McKenna & Lee here to fix up Osborne's mail carrier bond which was for $280.00 a year and four years from July next.
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Pearl & John called. Clowdy but no rain. Self choring & working on the bed room finished painting. Oats worth $20.50 to $21.00.
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Adam Carlson died. Clowdy & rainy but quite warm. Hanging paper in Grandma's bedroom & doing chores. Weyrich here to load of hay for D. & S.
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Choring & sawing wood. No rain.
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Stormy part of the day. Steamer Denver here for Kalso's hay. Self & Nettie went to church in the eve.
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Sister Nettie died. Pleasant & quite warm. Went to B.V. for the washing. & in the P.M. went over to Tates & got a pair of pigs. Pleasant. In the evening put some rock & brush in the slough to prevent washing under the dyke.
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Self choring around and fixed an eave trough up on the hay shed. Nettie went to town. Warm.
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Warm & pleasant. Painted the wagon bed, engine tanks & wheelbarrow in the P.M. Put matting down in the bedroom. Entertainment in B.V. to night. Nettie & Grant went.
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Thanksgiving Day. At home all day & had no company. Heard from Geo that Nettie was dangerously sick.
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No school. Choring & Grant hunting ducks.
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Hardest wind of the season last night. Went to town to day & bot a cart & a single harness. Tillinghast covering cabbage.
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Did the chores and drove Corbet. Mr Baker here in the P.M. Pleasant.
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Did the chores & went down after Grant with Corbet. Pleasant. Miss Wallace came to day, her brother brot her down.
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Cold S.E. wind all day. Not doing much but chores & sawing wood.
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Rainy A.M. Took Grant to B.V. Str Clan McD here this P.M. & took 34 tons hay for Elling. Chris & Lee helped load it. Mrs Carter here this eve.
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Pleasant day. Drove Corbet to town today. He went all right. Frost 25°.
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Frost 26°. Clear, pleasant. Helped Tholstrup tally straw some. In this P.M. hitched up Corbet & Charley & hauled wood & stuff for stack fence.
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Frost 20°. Clear & pleasant. Ground frozen quite hard. W.C.T.U. meeting here today. Went to the station & sent for papers, &c.
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Choring & went to Bay View with Corbet.
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Self at home & made a fence around the straw stack. Grant had the spring wagon & went to town. John & Pearl here this eve. Grant sick. John & Nettie went to B.V. to Fair & brot Grant home.
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Pleasant but cool and the tides low. John & Pearl here. Self & Nettie went to League in the eve.
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Nice weather but rather cool. John & P went to town. Grant home with cold.
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Frost 30° Did chores & went down to Pearls with Corbet & cart. Rainy P.M. Grant at home.
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Took Grant to school. Nettie went to town. Pleasant.
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Frost 28. Pleasant. Sold Lee 13 tons seed oats at $24.00. Feed oats are 22.00 now. Went up to Balls with Charley & Corbet & got a sack of cow feed.
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Pleasant. Frost 24°. Choring, D. & S. got 4150 lbs hay by Marihugh. Went after Grant in the P.M.
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Self & Grant went to town & got the Christmas stuff, &c. Warmer & some rain. Frank & Armund Wright arrived here this A.M.
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Stormy day. At home all day.
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Not doing much but chores. Got a letter from George. First in three weeks.
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Christmas tree in B.V. At home all day. Dickey got a load of hay.
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Stormy day. John & Pearl here for Christmas.
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Heaviest wind for many years last night & today. High tide this A.M. and very rough caused by west wind. It broke Polsons dyke & flooded all the land north of the Allen slough. Damaged our dyke some, but it did not break. Several break reported on the Samish. Self & Frank Wright worked on the dyke three hours in the P.M.
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Frost Very pleasant day. Self fixing up fence after the wind.
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Warm. Steamer LaConner here & took 776 sks oats. Average 102 1/2. Went to town in the P.M. to the Annual Covenant meeting. Rain hard, afternoon & eve.
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Grant sick. Self doing chores & went to town in the for Dr. for Grant.
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Grant getting worse with high fever. Self went to town for medicine in the eve.
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Got Lee to go for Dr. for Grant this morning at 4 A.M. He is no better yet.
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Dr. Appleby here again to see Grant and it turns out he has smallpox. He is very sick and ????as with fever of 104. We are now quarantined indefinitely. Weather warm with frequent rains.
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Dr. here & went for his medicine. Grant about the same. Doing nothing but chores & taking care of him.
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Grant about the same. Dr. here again. Mr Williamson came to help take care of him. [margin: Steamer Transport sunk in the bay with a loss of 1500 sks oats.]
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Grant doing pretty well but is very sore. Frost. The Clan McDonald here for hay for Elling. He got 25 1/2 tons according to Simpsons tally. Lee helped tally.
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Grant about the same. Frost. Williamson here & the Dr here. Pleasant.
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Frost about 28. Pleasant. Grant about same. Got a letter from George and answered it.
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Grant improving, is not as sore & the appetites improving. Dr. here & took some photos of him. Williamson here yet. Pleasant weather.
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Grant still improving. Pleasant.
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Frost. Dr. here again. Grant doing well. Pleasant. Fred Kalso doing quite a business with the wet oats from the "Transport".
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Nothing different from yesterday.
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Pleasant. Nice winter weather. Appleby here again - Williamson here also. Grant has his clothes and up out of bed. Drove 13 head of cattle out of the field today. Amos plowing all this week. Reading "D'Ri & I".
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Cooler. Self not feeling very well. Symptoms of a bad cold. Other getting along as usual.
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E.A. down sick - smallpox. Him very sick all night. Frosty.
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E.A. little better. Dr. here brought Mr Finnegan of the Reservation with six cases of smallpox on Res. Growing colder. Windy at night.
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Snowed some last night and is colder to day. Dr. here again thinks the patient doing well but he eats very little. 20° this morning.
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Last night the coldest of the season. Down to 9° this morning. Mercury stands at 27 at 3-30 P.M. Invalids about the same. Mer at 21° at 4-30. 18° - 5-30 after which grew warmer. Stood at 21° at 9-30. Snowed some during the night.
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Warmer. Mer at 30° 2 oclock P.M. Invalids about the same. Mr S stomach some better. Has taken milk and cracker. Mer 20° at bedtime.
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Some warmer. Mer 11° this morning. 27° at N. Mer at 16 bedtime.
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Some warmer. Dr here to day. Mer 21 at bedtime. Looks like more snow.
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Began snowing last night and there is almost 5 in of snow at noon and still snowing wind south east. More snow than we have had for a number of years. Growing warmer. Mer 31° at bedtime.
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Williamson took up matting in the "Pest House". Pleasant.
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Quiet day. Read "Trent's Trust".
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Fine weather. Self out of the Pest home. Still cleaning & fumigating.
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Williamson went home this A.M. and in the P.M. we worked on the tank. Self pretty weak & sore. Pleasant.
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Lee plowing. Self & Williamson working on the tank. Pleasant weather. Began calking.
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Working on tank some and it rained part of the A.M. Got the tank finished and turned it over on the foundation. Williamson helping.
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Williamson went home. Grant & Nettie went to town. Rainy A.M. Self choring & working at the tank some.
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Doing chores & hanging paper in the room. Pleasant. Conrad came down & Elmer was here to dinner.
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C. working at the harness in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M. for chicken feed, sugar, seed, plow, &c. Self covering the tank. Pleasant with north wind.
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Frost 30° Conrad hauling wood. Self went to the saw mill & to see Jorgenson about papering. put the rod in the tank and piled wood in the P.M. Pleasant.
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Clowdy. Conrad went to Elmer's for his trunk. Miss Wallace went with him to church. Self went over to Mrs Whitney's with Lee Bradley.
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Nettie started for Seattle. Send Eva's interest money. Conrad working at the harness. Self painting the hall & stairway. Rainy in the A.M.
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Got ready to plow but it was too stormy. Self painting some. Conrad cleaned the chicken house & finished the harness, &c.
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Clowdy & cold S.E. wind. Self & C. fanning oats. Expected Elmer but he did not come. Fanned 106 sks of Elmers oats.
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Conrad hitched up to start the plow and while I was fixing the Coulter the team started the plow which caught my foot and cut a bad gash in the left side of the left foot. Set a telegram for Jackson who came and sowed it up and dressed the wound. Lee was here and Elmer came soon after for fan his seed oats. He & Conrad fanned oats 3/4 day & finished his oats.
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C. plowing some. Nettie came home from Tacoma.
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Mrs Jim Dunlap buried to day.Tom & Will Esary here in the A.M. Cold & windy & rain some in the P.M.
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Conrad hauled a load of wood bark from Tholstrup & plowed in the P.M. Mr Irving Wallace here this P.M. Lee call this A.M. Land very wet. Nettie to town.
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C. began to plow but had to quit for rain. Strong west wind & showery. Howard here for a load of Griffins hay.
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Cold wet & snowing some. Conrad did the chores & went down to Pearl's.
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Miserable weather. Conrad doing nothing but chores. Snowing & raining. Dave Esary got a load of hay 2490.
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C. & Grant went & took the harrow up to Kalso's & went after a load of wood but broke the wagon tongue. Steamer here for Fred's hay. C. & Grant helping load. Earnest Howard here for a load of hay for Griffin.
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Conrad went & got the broken wagon tongue & a load of wood. Plowing in the pasture by the hay barn in the P.M. Mr Shell & Griffin got hay to day.
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Conrad plowing. Grant & Nettie went to town to get teeth fixed. Lee Bradley here. His goods went to Anacortes to day.
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C. plowing. No rain but clowdy. A. Ball plowing stubble.
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Grant & Conrad went to town. Grant to get teeth filled. Rainy A.M. Land too wet to plow stubble.
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C. hauled a load of hay to Mrs Brothers. Rainy most of the A.M. Mr Waikle & Mr Burns here.
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C. plowing finished the sod. Stormy s. wind. Grant & Nettie went down to Pearls. Arthur Whitney here to dinner.
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Pleasant day. Frank White, Mr & Mrs Bailey, Mr & Mrs Richards, Mrs Mendenhall & Cloyd & Lee here.
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Pleasant. Self & Grant went to town. Grant getting teeth filled. C. hauling out straw stack bottom. Load of people plowing.
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Heavy rain last night & some to day. Roy Crumrine came to work. Breaking the colt & hauling stack bottom.
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Roy & C. hauling manure. Self & Nettie went over to Frank Whites. Foot not so sore as last week but is badly swelled. No rain by clowdy & cool.
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Cool & windy but no rain. Nettie went to town & to Lori's(?). C. & Roy hauling manure. No rain.
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C. & R. plowing. Grant went to town to get teeth fixed. Pleasant.
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Write to George. Fred Kalso took Ida down to Pearls in his boat. Lillie went to church on her wheel. Road dry now.
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Light rain A.M. Pleasant P.M. C & Roy took a log out of the field, then moved the fence out in the Whitney meadow to make a pasture for the summer. Nettie & Grant went to Anacortes.
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Cold wind, clowdy. Grant & Nettie away yet. Lee & Jessie called this P.M. Miss Wallace went to LaConner to stay all night.
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Conrad & Roy went to LaConner to get wagon tongue fixed. Rain again last night. Land pretty wet.
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Rainy. C. & Roy hauled two loads wood & bark in the A.M. C. plowing & Roy disk in the P.M. Elmer here for a load of oats in the P.M.
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Roy & C. hauling wood 4 loads. Elmer took the last of his seed oats.
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They hauled each a load of wood in the A.M. C & Roy and in the P.M. C plowed & Roy disk.
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Roy disk, C. plowing. Heavy storm of wind & rain towards night. Cold.
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Pleasant. At home all day, went to church with Nettie in the eve.
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Pleasant. Went to town with Grant. Roy disking 1/2 Plowed 1/2, Conrad plowing.
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Pleasant. Roy & C. plowing. Roy Carter's folks & friends here to dinner. Self went down across the road over in Byron's field, the longest walk since I had my foot cut.
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Rainy A.M. Roy not working A.M. Both plowing in the P.M. [margin: Planted the bed of garden stuff.]
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Roy & C. plowing. Clowdy. Self choring some. Cleaned out the old tank.
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Showery but the men kept on plowing. Self & Nettie went to town.
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No rain. The men plowing all day out by the Purdy granary. Self stained the bedroom set & fixed up harrow, pulled grass out of the strawberries.
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A new Wilson arrived to day. C & Roy plowing. Self went to Jorgenson's & in the P.M. went to town & got my wheel & took Netties up to be fixed. Pearls baby born.
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Nettie down to Pearls. Pleasant. Both teams plowing & finished. Conrad began harrowing after dinner. Roy plowed the garden & harrowed after 3 P.M.
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Both teams harrowing 4 horses each. Self fixing fence some. Fred Kalso seeding. Amos Ball also all this week.
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Fine drying weather. C finished harrowing across the road at noon & this side at night. Self went to town in the P.M. & got a bar for the seeder.
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C. Seeding. Roy harrowing. N. Georgeson & self hanging paper & cloth on the parlor. Got through. Mr Ferguson here to supper.
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C. seeding. Roy disk harrowing. Have 30 acres sowed. Self & Nettie fixing up the parlor & put down the carpet. This been a fine drying week.
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Self & Nettie went down to Pearls. Pleasant. Stopped to church in the eve.
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C. & Roy disk, seeding, finished sowing across the road. 30 acres. Georgeson here papering hall.
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Roy & C. disking after seeder. Georgeson & self clothing & papering sitting room.
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Clowdy. Land quite wet. C. Hauling wood & bark. Roy hauled a load of lumber in the A.M. & disk harrowed in the P.M. Self painting.
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Self went to LaConner to church. Called on Carters & Tillinghasts. Wrote to A.D. Dean this eve.
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Pleasant day. Roy disking & finished the 17 acre piece. Rolling with two teams and finished across the road. Self & C.
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C. seeding. roy harrowing 3/4 & disk 1/4 Self planted peas, potatos, beets, squash, &c. Howrd here for hay & oats for Griffin.
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C. seeding, finished. Roy disk harrow. Self planted some more garden & painted some.
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Roy disk harrow. C. rolling & harrowing. Self went to the saw mill, finished covering the tank & began tearing out the old tank. Found it pretty well gone. Axel here for some seed oats.
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C. rolling & harrowing. Grant & self working at the tank house. Warm good growing weather.
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Roy rolling 1/2. Not working in the P.M. C. finished harrowing & rolled some. Self & (Grant 1/2) making a new walk & platform by the tank & milkhouse.
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Went to church at B.V. Was over to Stearns in the P.M.
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Making fence & reframing fence. Roy helping. C. hauling posts from Esary's.
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In the A.M. went with Fred to get the folks & in the P.M. went to town on church business. C. hauling threshing wood. Roy working for Peth. Oats coming up, sowed a week ago.
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Self planting garden in the A.M. & choring in the P.M. putting away machinery, &c. C. went to LaConner for the tank in the A.M. & choring in the P.M. Rain in the evening some. Fanning mill man here.
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Fine rain most of last night & this A.M. Self & C. fanning screenings & self working around the house in the P.M. Got 34 sks good oats out of the fannings. Went to B.V. in the eve to practice singing.
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C. went to Esarys for wood in the A.M. and all went to Odd Fellows dedication in the P.M. Perry Summers here. [margin: Preacher Abbott here to supper.] Rained most of the P.M. & very hard in the eve. Land pretty wet now.
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Nettie went to town. Rainy & showery most of the day. C. mending sacks. Self working at tank some.
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Pleasant. John & Pearl here & Mrs Mendenhall. Self & Nettie went to church in the eve. Grant went home with John to bear hunt.
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Pleasant. C. hauled a load of wood & in the P.M. set fence posts along the lane. Self out to Gortons Mill & finished putting wire on the John Ball line fence. Shaw here for loose hay.
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Pearl went home. Conrad hauling posts. One load from Esarys & one from Paulson's. Self up to Kalsos with anti-saloon petition and helped Ch. Thomas set up the tank. Had trouble with the hoops, too short. Good weather.
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C. hauling the bal of Paulson's posts. Self finished the tank & worked on the tank house. Planted Frank White beans.
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C. setting fence posts along the lane. Self working around the house, tank & made an eave trough of the milk house. Pleasant growing weather.
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C. setting fence posts. Self painted the tank and put down the ???????. Hamilton hung at Whatcom this A.M. Daved here and tuned the piano.
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Conrad went to Whatcom. C. mowing in the yard in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M. to Ball game. Self went too & Perry Summers with me. His folks came this P.M.
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Went with Summers folks & Fred's to Cypress Island. Took dinner on the beach. Warm day, got home at 4 P.M.
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Warm. Summer's folks went home last night. C. in Whatcom. Self painted the tank.
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Warm. Self & Grant painted the porch floors. Dr. Smith here yesterday P.M. Mr & Miss Calhoun here to day. Also Mr & Mrs Gaches. Warm.
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C. & self setting posts on the road fence 1/2. C. went for lumber for Granary wharf in the P.M. Self working on wharf in P.M.
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Light rain last night & this A.M. C. & self & Grant worked on the wharf in the A.M. & setting fence posts in the P.M. Oats selling to day for $30.00 per ton. Grant went to Pearls this P.M.
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Ferguson gave the O?????. Self & C went to Decoration. Pleasant day. Took dinner with Mrs Scotts folks.
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Went to church at B.V. morning & eve. Rev Harrington preached in the eve. Pearl & son here this P.M. (Pleasant but cool)
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C. & Grant hauling alder poles for wood. Self choring & working in the garden. Byron here to get hay barn lumber bill. Maud Crumrine married Sat. eve last.
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Self & sharpening posts. fixing fence, &c. C. & team working on the road with team. Fred Jenne died this A.M. of apoplexy in his garden.
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Light shower last night. C. working on the road. Self made a tank pump in the A.M. & went to Jenne's funeral. Fine growing weather but has been pretty cool for several days past.
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Light shower last night. C. working on the road. Self made a trough for horses at the wagon shed & made two gates. Drying weather. Oats need rain some.
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C working on the road. Self finished up the wharf and worked in the garden. Nettie went to LaC. & Mrs Scott came home with her.
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C. on the road. Self choring & up to Kalsos. Sold a load of loose hay to Shaw. Mr Ferguson here this eve. Mrs Scott here also. Mr & Mrs Redfern here.
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Self went to LaConner to church and Elmer came home with me. Pearl & John here & Mrs Scott. Lillie took her home in the P.M. Warm & pleasant.
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Pearl 25. C. working the road. Self went to LaConner on Baptist Church business. Grant down to Pearls to work this week.
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Warm & pleasant. Byron here to see about Purdy's hay barn site. Nettie went to town. Mr Dye here to dinner. Conrad on the road.
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C. on the road. Self hauled out some stuff and made a sluice box for Purdy's hay barn crossing & moved some fence for a road way to the barn. Roy C hauled. 30 sks of oats to town for Esary. Oats worth $30.00 now. Dry & windy. Rain is needed.
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C. hauling gravel on the road. Self working on the Purdy ditch crossing & washed the buggie. Worked in the garden the balance of the day. Lillie Wallace went to town.
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C. & team on the road. Self went up to the woods & got a gate post & went to town in the P.M. and staid in town for Com. meeting & went to Prayer Meet. Sold a cow & calf & a heifer to D. McConnick for $75.00.
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C. working on road with team. Self not doing much in the A.M. Went to LaConner with Nettie in the P.M. The Memorial stone to the new Baptist Church was said. Went to the Ladies Fair in the eve.
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Went to LaConner to church. Mr Terry preached. Ida & Nettie went to Mrs Mendenhalls in the P.M. Grant home from John's. Frank Wright came this eve.
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Conrad on the road. Self went to Mt Vernon to serve on jury but was excused. Then went to Elmer's & then to LaConner to church meeting. Arr'd home at 10.30.
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C. on the road. Self at home & made a fence around the Purdy barn lot. Mrs Carter & daughter here. Weather warm & drying.
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C. on the road for himself. Self out to Gorton's Mill. Worked in the garden some. Planted some peas. Ordered tank lumber.
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C & self finished setting the road fence posts along the Whitney field. In the P.M. we hung three gates. Nettie & Frank went to LaConner. Still dry. Oats need rain badly.
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C. hauled a load of dyke lumber in the A.M. & went to town with the calf in the P.M. Self choring & in the P.M. cut lumber for a wagon tongue. Warmest day of the season 80° in LaConner, 78° here.
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Still warm but no rain. C. working one half cutting thistles, went to Mr Vernon in the P.M. Frank Wright here this past week and his sister Della came this A.M. Grant & Frank out to Mt Vernon. Self to LaConner this P.M. John & Pearl here this eve and for the night.
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Still dry, no sign of rain. Pearl & John here. Frank & Della & Mr Clark's folks.
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Grant's birthday 17th. C. sawing off fence posts. Self & Grant went to town & staid to Covenant meeting. Very light rain.
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The folks all went to Armund's wedding. Grant & Nettie started for Tacoma. Mr Wright & self went to LaConner to Carter's in the eve. C. working on the dyke above the hay barn.
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C. hauling gravel in the lance front of the house. Still very dry, threatens rain but it does not come.
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C. hauling gravel 1/2 in the P.M. working up the hay barn, fixing foundation, &c.
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John & Pearl here. Frank Wright also. Went to LaC. to see the ball game. Pleasant. Grant came home.
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Pleasant. Self went to church at LaConner & in the P.M. went to old Mrs Chillbergs funeral. Tracy the convict making lots of talk & excitement.
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Pleasant. Some people beginning haying. Went to town & got the new girl. Perry came. Grant went up & got the new hay rake.
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Perry Summers & Myrtle Lauter began work. Fixed up the mower & began mowing in the P.M. Fine weather. Worked on the tank some.
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Perry mowing, Grant tedding 1/2 self worked on the tank & went to town in the P.M.
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Grant tedding 1/2 Perry went to town to work for the church. Self went to Thomas' Mill in the A.M. to get figures for church lumber.
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Self raked hay 3 hours. Haying: Perry, Smith, Sorenson, Chellis, Poulsen. Shocking. Self working on tank some.
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Perry mowing. Smith, Sorenson, Chellis & Paulson shocking 1/2. Self went to town in the A.M. for Canvas to cover tank.
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Self went to church at B.V. Frank Whites folks here & brought the Clarks over. Mr & Mrs Best here to dinner.
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Perry mowing. Grant tedding & raking. Smith, Paulson, Chellis & Earnest Osborne. Heavy wind most all day & threatening rain.
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Rain some last night & to day. No men but Perry, he choring & finished the fence down on the east end of the "80". Self working on the tank & went to town. Nettie & Hope at Pearl's. The Carpullers(?) here to night to hear the phonograph. Pleasant in the P.M. Rain light.
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Perry mowing, Grant tedding & raking. Smith, Paulson, Osborn, C. Osborn E. & W. Peth. Self not doing much but working on tank. Light rain in the A.M. but pleasant P.M. Heard Mr H. Waikle was dead at the Gr Northern Hot Springs. Nettie & Hope here after dinner.
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Haying. Perry mowing. Finished across the road at noon. Osborne E, Osborne C, Smith, Peth shocking. Grant tedding & raking.
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Perry mowing. Crew same as yesterday. Self went to Mr Waikle's funeral.
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Perry mowing. Self & Grant tedding, raking, & shocking. Self shocke 1/2, Smith, Chellis, Earnest, Peth & Geo. Peth. Warm & dry. Hay pretty ripe. Have 7 or 8 acres left to cut. Warmest day for years.
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Warm & dry. All went to Alfs birthday party. Mr Neville buried to day.
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Haying, Perry mowing & finished. Smith, Osborn C., Osborn E, Peth Jr & Peth Sr. Self & Grant shocking 1/2 Grant raking & tedding.
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Pleasant. Smith shocked 8 1/2. Fixing up the tank wagon in the A.M. Perry helping peth in the P.M. He got 4 loads of hay. Self fixing rigging for hay hauling.
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Perry, Chellis & Grant hauled hay to Klingenmaiers 4 loads. Self tinkering & in the P.M. went to Samish. Very dry & windy. North wind.
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Smith had the team to haul hay. Chellis helping him. Perry hauling hay to Gorton. Grant went to town in the P.M.
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Perry & Team working on the Road. Perry work 16 1/2, 28.90-6.90 due 22.00. Chellis & self & Grant hauled two load of hay to Mr Lask(?) & one in the barn. Grant hauling water two loads from Billy Bell's.
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At home all day. Warm dry & dusty. Miss Wallace here calling & Mr Jorgenson.
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Hauling hay in the old barn from the east end of the "80". 31 loads. Crew: Byron's man & team, Harry Nelson, chellis & E. Osborn, Schmidt, Perry, Christianson, Peth W & LaBorse(?). Grant driving our team. Self roustabout. Hay very dry & hard to handle with a harpoon hook.
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Haulng hay. 3 teams. Byron man & team, Schmidt, Osborne C. & E. Nelson, Perry, Peth & LaBoice(?), Christianson. 39 loads shed.
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Hauling hay. Crew same as yesterday. 29 loads, 6 in shed, 23 in old barn. Got 45 loads from 18 acres.
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Rain some last night & shower today about noon. Hauled hay 1/4 8 loads in old barn, 62 all told in old barn & 107 in both barns. Perry hauled a load of water from Bells in the P.M. Dodger here for the rest of Byron's hay. Clowdy & damp tonight. Ed Crumrine & other here from Bay View this eve.
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Hauling in hay. 37 loads. 5 in old barn 32 in the shed. Old barn full and has 67 loads. Shed has 45 + 32 = 77. Total to night 144.
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Pleasant & dry. Perry & Mrytle went to LaConner. Self went to church in B.V. Mrs Peth & Mrs Sook(?) here this P.M. also Thompson to see about running the engine.
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Chellis, Perry & Smith hauling hay for Osborne & one load for Gorton. Self fixing up barn & choring. Was out to Gorton's to get some lumber for water trough. Warm & dry.
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Hauling hay 3/4 with two teams in the baling barn 15 loads & 1 to Osborne or 7 to Osborne all told. 225 all together.
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Perry went to Burlington. Self fixed up the hay ropes & in the P.M. was over to Fulks. He hired Martin Felton for head feeder. Dry & hot. Heard that Tracy had killed himself on Tuesday night last.
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Perry hauling water in the A.M. Self out to Gorton's Mill. Both went to town in the P.M. Horse races in town to day. Miss Olive McGinnis here. Brot home the twine 200 lbs. Hot & dry.
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Not doing much but chores. Self went to town to see a game of Ball in the P.M. It was N.G. Charley Moores baby [died] yesterday evening. Social in Bay View to night. Perry there with his phonograph. Sold the old wagon & tank to Gorton for 300 ft furring.
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Went to LaConner. Mr. Wallace preached. Went to baby Moores funeral in the P.M. Olive McGinnis & Mr Rainier here. Warm & dry.
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Self & Perry choring and got the binder ready to cut oats. Self went over to Frank Whites to take Nell for the Clarks to come over.
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Began cutting oats. Grant running binder in the P.M. Self went to B.v. and over to Byrons. He broke his binder tongue. Stinson Co. driving piles for R.R.
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Rain last night & today. Doing nothing. Went over to Fulks in the P.M.
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Heavy rain last night. About an inch yesterday & last night. Self & Perry set 38 dyke posts this A.M. He was shocking up wet oats this P.M. Clowdy but no rain. Clarks folks here yet.
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Pleasant to day but quite a rain last night. Self & Clark's went to church at Bay View. Perry & Myrtle to Burlington. Ida & self up to the Ridge in the buggie.
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Fine weather. Harvesting. Grant driving binder. Perry & Ole Madson 1/2 stacking. Smith 1/4. Clark's went over to Frank Whites.
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Cutting oats across the road. Fine weather. Madson & Perry shocking. Self some.
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Cutting oats. Grant went to town & got the sacks. Self driving binder 1/2 Grant 1/2 Perry & Madson shocking & self 1/2
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Cutting oats. Perry, Madson, shocking self 1/2. Grant running binder. Fine weather.
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Cutting oats. Grant running binder. Perry & Madson shocking. Self roustabout. Martin Felton fixing up the machine. Finished harvesting across the road.
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Cutting oats. Self running binder. Grant turning grain. Madson, Smith & Perry shocking. Felton fixing separator. [margin: Got a letter from Geo.]
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Self went to LaC. to church. John & Pearl here & the Clarks came back with Mrs Scott.
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Perry finished cutting oats. Smith shocking, Self, Grant & Mr Clark went to Seattle & to Ringlings Circus.
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In Seattle. Perry in Seattle also. Cook also went to Moran's ship yard. Came home in the eve. Grant did not come.
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Rain some in the A.M. Choring put the binder away, &c. Perry hauling manure in the P.M. Self over to Fulks & Stearns to see about threshing.
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Perry hauling manure & lumber in the A.M. In the P.M choring & hunting. Self & Uncle Tom went to LaConner, got oil & stuff for the machine. Put(?) Maloy & Jenne's machines threshing.
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Went on a trip with Fred Kalso to the Pass. Mr. Clark's folks along. Perry choring and went after some planers(?) up to Byron's.
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Clowdy but no rain. Perry working 1/2 choring & digging potatos. In the P.M. went to Burlington. Self went to Primary Election.
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Selft went to LaConner in the A.M. Thompson the engineer here. Self & Perry down to the gravel put in the P.M. trying to get water but did not.
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Pleasant but pretty wet for threshing in the A.M. Threshing at Kalso's & Bryrons in the P.M. Let Thompson go & got Geo Alverson in the P.M. Self helping.
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Threshing at Byron's Self went to town on errands & did the chores. Fine weather.
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Mrs Stearns here. Finished threshing at Byron's at a quarter to three, began on mine at 20 min past three. Got out 307 sks fine oats. Looks like rain.
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Threshing, got out over 1100 sks. Fine day.
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Finished threshing at 10.20. Time 16 hours. About 1800 sks. Went to Peth's & started at 11 A.M. Over 600 sks out to night. Weather fine. Self choring, picking pears & ran engine in the eve for Alverson to go to town.
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Threshing at Peths. Fine weather.
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Threshing at Peths. Over 1200 sks. Geo Alverson got hurt. Geo Gaches had a runaway with Comet. Miss Lauter went home. Perry took her to LaConner.
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Threshing at Peths, finished at 3.45 & went to Stearns. Self moving engine in the A.M. Mrs Gaches & Mother here, also the Misses Adams. Fine weather.
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Grant quit cutting bands. Will W very sick with typhoid fever. Machine at Stearns. Perry & Warren still with machine.
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Machine finished at Stearns & moved to Fulks at 4 P.M. Very smoky & foggy.
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Chris Polson driving team. Pleasant but smoky. Machine threshing at Fulks. Self went to Bay View to church. Will W. no better. Frank Wright here. Anna J. began work.
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Machine at Fulks. Perry driving team. Perry quit at night & went to B. Self went to LaConner. Grant going to school.
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The machine finished at Fulks at 10 A.M. His time 24 1/2 hours. Geo brot the machine home & cleaned it out in the P.M. Self went to town for bale ties. Fine weather.
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Warren Williamson working hauling straw bales. The Kalso Press began baling hay at noon. Will Woodburn stil very sick.
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Baling hay. Warren stowing bales. Rain in the P.M. Will Woodburn died this P.M. at 2 oclock. Self down to Woodburns in the evening. Home at 8.30.
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Baling hay. About 20 tons. Pleasant. Self went to Laconner in the P.M. Martin & Stump sold oats at $20.00 yesterday.
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Baling hay. Broke the press, lost 2 hours. About 68 tons out to night. Self & Nettie went to Will's funeral. Mr Abbott preached & came home with us. Fine weather.
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Went to church at B.V. Mr Abbott preached. Ida rode out in the P.M. up to Mr Osborns.
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Warren 1/2, Peth 1/2. Baling hay began on the shed at noon. About a ton to the load in the old barn.
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Baling hay. 21 tons. Rain in the eve. Burned the straw stack. Broke the press chain again at 5 P.M. W. Peth stowing bales.
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Warren stowing bales. Baling hay. 6 hours, broke down at 7 A.M. Have 125 tons out to night. Nice rain last night. Turned the horses across the road.
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Baling hay 26 tons to day. Fine day. Hard here to see about hay also Galbraith's man. Hay selling at $9.00. Warren stowing.
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Equinox in full blast. Worst rain for a year. Baling hay under shed, about 25 tons. Not quite done. Warren stowing bales.
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Finished baling at 8.30. 180 tons. Pleasant. Went to see Otto about fixing dyke. Warren went to help move the press. Ida sick and had Dr. Howe. Self sent to town in the P.M. Got Grant gum boots. Self coats, shoes, hat, underwear, &c.
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Mr S. and Nettie left for Washington on the morning train. Dr. Howe here in the P.M.
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Mrs Gaches, Miss Jennings & Mrs Osborn called today. Grant went Pheasant hunting. Brought home nine.
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Fine weather. The Mendenhalls called today. Pearl and John came up and Kathleen spent the day here. Mrs E.A. improving but slowly.
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Mrs Breazeale, Mannie spent the day here. Byron brought Charlie home.
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Everett here and picked a box of pears. Dr. Howe called this afternoon. Nice weather.
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Nice weather. Everett came down and picked pears in the afternoon.
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Ladies W.C.T.U. met here today. Everett picking pears and apples again today.
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Very foggy all day. Nothing of any consequence happened.
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Foggy again today. Mrs Jorgenson here in the P.M.
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Very pretty day. John and Pearl here. Ella, Hilda, Grace Waikle, Pearl Peth here in the P.M.
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Rainy day. Nothing going on.
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Foggy day. John here picking pears and apples.
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I went to town in the P.M. Globe Woodburn and Teenie Woodburn here in the afternoon.
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Pretty day. Two hunters here this evening. Margie, Mrs. Sisson and I watching the eclipse.
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Foggy weather. Nothing happened.
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Ally Osborn put colt across road today. Foggy and cold.
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Nice weather. Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Moore and John here today.
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Rainy weather. No one here.
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Still raining. Nothing happened.
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Fine weather. Margie sick with a bad cold. Mrs DeArcy here in the P.M.
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Frost last night. Pretty weather today. Ed Crumrine got Prince and Charlie. Margie still sick.
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Nice weather. I went to Bay View in the afternoon with Nell.
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Still nice weather. No one here. Grant went to chicken supper. Margie improving. Ed brought home Prince & Charlie.
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Rainy weather. Alf Stacey's folks here today. Also John and Pearl. Self went home in the afternoon.
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Nice weather. No one here. Margie almost well.
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Stormy weather. Nels Richards here in A.M.
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Cloudy and stormy. Self took Margie home in the P.M. Susan Lord Currier married today.
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Still stormy and rainy. Grant going to school every day on his wheel.
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Nice weather. No one here.
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Slight snow fall this morning. Cold and damp all day.
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Cold and stormy day. Mrs Sisson not very well.
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Rainy in A.M. Mrs Sisson better today. I went to Mrs Schmidt's party in evening.
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Nice forenoon. Rain in evening. Pearl, John and Carroll here.
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Rainy weather. Grant went to town.
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Very rainy and stormy.
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Self went to town and brought home Mrs. Wallace. Mr and Mrs DArcy here in afternoon.
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No one here. Stormy weather.
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Pretty weather. Grant took Mrs Wallace to LaConner.
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Stormy. No one here. Grant sick with a bad cold.
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Rainy weather. No one here but my sisters.
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Stormy and bad all day. No one here.
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Mrs. Gaches and mamma here.
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Very nice weather. Mrs Sisson out on porch. Kathleen here this evening.
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Smith and Sorenson hauling straw. Nice weather.
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Christenson committed suicide last night. Foggy all day. I went to school entertainment in evening.
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Foggy in A.M. Rain in P.M. Pearl & John here.
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Very heavy rain last night. Nice weather today.
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Nice weather. Mrs. Osborn here in the afternoon.
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Stormy weather. I went to town. Grant went to Pearls in P.M.
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Nice weather. No one here.
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Rainy in A.M. nice in P.M. I went to town and had a tooth pulled.
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Pleasant day. Went up to Byron's & Kalso's. Zerwekh here and bot my hay at $9.25 per ton. Grant came home.
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Stormy day. Hail & sleet. Went to the station for money orders. Was down to see the dyke work.
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One inch sleet on the ground this A.M. Fenced the stack and cleaned out the old house in the A.M. Pleasant but cool.
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Cool but pleasant. Pearl and John here to dinner.
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Rainy day. Steamer "Northern Light" here for hay for Zerwekh took close to 40 tons. Peth's folks killing hogs & killed mine. Grant at home & did not go to school.
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Very nice pleasant day. Anna & self went to town. Grant cleaned out the tank. Settled up Gaches bill & paid 123 on Goldsmith. Paid $35.00 on telephone. Hay worth $9.00.
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Doing chores. Cutting wood, &c. Went to to the new camp in the P.M.
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Choring. Rainy.
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Hauling up wood along the dyke & putting post up under the hay shed. Put the wagon in the barn. Oiling harness, oiling halters.
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Went to the LaConner Baptist fair & staid at Carter's all night. Cool but pleasant.
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Moon full. Went to church in La C. new church. Called on Tillinghast & came home on foot. Heard Dr. Rice was dead.
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Mr. & Mrs. Peth here this eve. Rainy day. Not doing much of anything. Went to the station & mailed calledars. Ida sick.
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Ida sick a bed. Sawing wood & choring about.
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Pleasant. Frost 28° Got the pigs home again from Peths. Self & Grant got a boat load of wood. Worked on dyke 2 1/2 hours in the P.M. Tides not very high for the time of Moon.
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Self went to town. Frost. Grant & W Peth worked on dyke 5 hours. Ida still sick abed. Dr. Howe here to see her.
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Warmer. Tinkering around & sawing wood. Grant hunting and thats all.
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Grant hunting & went to town in the P.M. Ida sick abed yet. Self choring.
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Pleasant & not very cold. John & Pearl here. Ida no better.
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Clowdy & a few light showers of rain. Anna went to town. Grant hunting. Self choring. Mr. Stearns here and bot 160 sks (8 tons seed oats at 20.00 per ton)
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Lysle Wallace buried today. I went to the funeral. Cool and feels like snow. Bot a ton of seed oats of Gaches at 25.00.
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Not doing much but chores. Ida about the same. Very windy. Grant & Anna went to the Christmas tree in Bay View. Wrote to Geo. Mercury at 54°.
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Christmas at Padilla. Very quiet. Grant & Anna away. Everett Wallace here to dinner.
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Rainy part of the day. Ida about as usual but was downstairs. Began reading "Marieall". Grant went to Williamsons to party. Fixed up the wagon & the plows to go to town.
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The Northern Light here for hay for Zewerkh and took 45 tons 1345 lbs. Raining slightly again.
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Cool south wind and light rain. Light frost last night.
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New Moon. Self & Grant went to LaConner & got the seed oats, sk. sugar, sk. flour & pair gum boots also took the plows up to be fixed. John Ball's flume gate gave way to day and part of his land is flooded.
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Rain this A.M. John Ball's flume still out of fix & his ranch nearly flooded. Very heavy wind all last night but not a very high tide.
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Ida very sick to day. Dr. Howe here to see her. Pearl & John came & staid all night.
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John & Pearl here & Frank White's folks. Clowdy but not much rain. They went home at 3.30.
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Rain all last night. Grant went to town to take Mrs. Carter. Mr Bennett went with Fred Kalso. Self taking care of Ida and reading. Pleasant.
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Misty & clowdy. At home all day. Mr. Bennett here yet, train did not run today. Margie Woodburn here.
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Mr Bennett made another start & got away. Clowdy and light rain at night. 1/2 Cut wood some & went to the timber & and got a load of maple wood for meat smoking.
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Grant went to the saw mill for a load of fencing 1/2 self went to the Bay View and settled with Dave Esary. He owes me 28.64. Pleasant day.
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Warm. Self & Grant sawing up smoke wood & fixing over the chicken & pig yard. Pleasant. Mrs. Gaches & Mrs Hall here.
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Warm Grant hauling rails & manure & we got the water tank from the Whitney field. Rainy P.M. warm.
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Warm soft weather. Choring around. Put up new clothes line. Cut some wood & Grant went down to Wilsons in the eve for the cow.
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Grant brot the cow then went to town for his boots in the P.M. Everett Wallace here to dinner & Mary Wallace came. Ida about the same.
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Mrs W here. Self went to Church in B.V. [margin: Frost 30.]
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Pleasant. Grant cutting wood & went to the mill for lumber. Self choring & fixing &c. Clear and Pleasant. Settled up with Peth for milk & butter. [margin: Frost 30.]
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Frost 28° Clear & Pleasant. Self choring some. Grant cutting wood some. In the A.M. hitched up the team & plowed a piece for a garden.
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Frost 30° Clear & Pleasant. Mrs Wallace went home. Self & Grant making fence out along county road.
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Cool & foggy. Grant not working much. Self went down to Esary's Ranch in the P.M. Mr. & Mrs Esary here to dinner.
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Pleasant day. Grant did chores & went to town in the P.M. Self went out to Gortons Mill & not much else. Ida still a bed & about the same.
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Self choring & working in the orchard in the P.M. Grant not doing much. Rained some in the A.M. G.N. freight train went through the bridge at Davis place this eve. Two men killed. John & Pearl came this eve.
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Stormy A.M. pleasant P.M. John & Pearl here.
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Went to the Skagit River to see the G.N. bridge wreck. John & Grant went also. Rainy day. John & Pearl went home in the P.M.
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Ida worse than usual all last night. She did not sleep any, nor I very much. Clowdy & showery. Not doing much but chores.
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Ida had another bad night and not much sleep for either of us. Dr. Howe here again to see her. Steamer here for Mrs. Crumrines hay.
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Clowdy & windy. Self went to Anacortes with and Kalso to see about Lopez Island Dr. Grant went to town & got the phones.
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Ida about the same. Went to town. Clowdy & misty. Roads muddy & wet. Grant hunting & choring.
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Not doing much but chores. Pruned orchard in the P.M. Grant hunting & doing shores. Ida feeling some better today.
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Pleasant part of the day. Strong S.W. wind all night. Mr & Mrs Esary, Mrs Daniels & Mrs Barr here for a call this P.M.
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Raw cold day with signs of winter. Mercury 30° Grant doing chores. Self went to town and got impression taken for teeth and got the clock.
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Grant went to B.V. with washing. 1/2 inch snow in the P.M. Self & Grant went to the woods & got 4 telephone poles. Cold south wind. Have paid Fred Kalso #3.00 towards channel staking and have $17.00 still in my hands for farther ones.
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Steamer "Light" in for hay. Took 31 1/2 tons. Cold south wind.
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Went tot town on a fool's errand to the teeth but they were spoiled. so have to go again. Grant hunting.
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Went to town again for teeth impression. Send check for taxes $265.68. Road tax $64.22. Cold south wind. Oats flat. None moving.
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Pearl & John came up last night & was here all night. Ida worse again. Light frost & a pleasant day. Mr. Hageman, Mr Francis & Steen here. Also Frank & Blanche and Conrad came.
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Got tax receipts. Dyke district was 449.72 current at this date. Put up the telephone poles and stretched the wire once. Conrad began work. Went to the saw mill in the P.M.
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Frost. Conrad hauling lumber & hauling old fence rails in the P.M. Self & Grant nailed on the bal of the fence boards.
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Conrad hailing rails. John Wilson & Grant stretching wire for telephone line. Self choring around. Clear & pleasant. Edna Dwelley married.
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Frost 28° John & Grant on the line again & staid in La C. Self pruning orchard cutting wood, &c. Wrote to Mrs. Reed. C. hauling fence posts from the old fence along the Whitney field. Pleasant. ???? Ball & Jim Squires plowing. Oats dull.
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Went up and helped put up the poles for Phone across the RR self & Conrad. C. finished hauling away the old fence and filled up the pot holes in the P.M. John & Grant finished putting up wire. Grant hunting in P.M. Strong wind.
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Strong wind & some rain. C oiling harnesses. Grant hunting. Self choring.
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Self went to La C. to church & to a Com meeting at Mrs Gaches in the P.M. Cold wind all day. C. went after his trunk.
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Very heavy rain last night & clowdy & windy today. C. & self putting wire on the fence by the road from Peth's gate south. Grant hunting.
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Frost. Began ditching. Grant helping.
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Frost 27°. Working at the ditch. Self & Grant splitting D. timber three hours in the P.M.
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Frost 26°. Coldest A.M. for the winter so far. Snow storm this A.M. 1 inch. Grant & C. hauled out a load of timber & quit for snow. Worked at the ditch some in the P.M.
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Frost 20°. Self & C. & Grant working at the ditch. Hauled out the rest of the timber & put in all that was ready. Black cow had calf this A.M. Sold Osborne 1/2 ton oats. Self have bad cold.
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Mercury at 22° Conrad washing & oiling harness. Self doing nothing but chores. Grant nothing but go after clothes at Jorgensons. Clear & pleasant. Self enjoying a bad cold.
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Mer At 25. Clear & pleasant. Anna Sorenson married. Ida had a miserable afternoon. Anna to the wedding. Grant to B.V. in the evening.
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Temp 24. Conrad working at the harness. Self choring. Peters here for Mrs Woodburn's oats. 60 sks. Sold Geo D'Arcy 3 1/2 tons oats at 25. Kalso & Peth putting up telephone line. Pleasant.
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Temp 22 white frost. Esary's man hauled 60 sks. oats for feed and Mrs Woodburn's man 60 sks. for seed. Conrad hauling wood from Maxwell's 2 loads for 4 cords. Self sawing wood.
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Temp 26° Mrs Woodburn's man got 50 sks more oats. Self sawing wood some and Conrad hauling manure from the stock bottom. Very pleasant day. Fine weather but too cold to plow.
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Temp 25° Conrad hauling out straw & manure. Peters got the last of Mrs W's oats. Self went to town with Granpa Wilson.
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Foggy & cool. Grant went to town to get his teeth fixed. Self & C. ditching in the A.M. Conrad plowing in the P.M. Pleasant. Self not doing much in P.M. Grant went to church in the P.M. at B.V.
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Land in fine order for plowing. Grant has worked about 15 days. Grant went to LaConner again & got the harness. Conrad plowing & plowed the garden. Self choring & fixed up the other plow. Ready for business. Clear & pleasant spring like.
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Total weight Mrs Woodburns oats 21772 lbs. Pleasant day. John & Pearl here till 4 P.M. Grant went to Abide(??) with them. Ida Woodburn here to dinner. Wrote to Mother.
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Pleasant. Self plowing across the road. Ida worse again and a bed all day. Conrad went to town to get teeth fixed.
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Pleasant. Frost about 32° Conrad went to town in the A.M. to get his teeth fixed. & plowed in the P.M. Self plowed in the A.M. Choring in the P.M. Land in the finest order I ever saw it in February. Everybody plowing all over the country.
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Plowing with two teams. Cool with north wind. Mrs. Tillinghast, Mrs Bailey & Mrs. Whitney here. Self took Mrs. W. to Bay View in the eve.
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Still fine weather for plowing. Plowing with two teams.
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Another lovely day. Plowing with two teams. Very light frost this A.M. and not so cold as yesterday.
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Frost 31. Plowing with two teams. Cold wind but fine weather for teams to work. Oats dull as ever.
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Strong south wind all day and sprinkled rain some. Plowing near Purdy Grainary. Land in perfect order. Looks lots like rain to night. Mrs Carter here on her way from Bay View.
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Rain 1/3 in. last night. Plowing as usual. Cold raw wind. Have 52 acres plowed. Rainy & squally to night. Grant came home at midnight.
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Temp 34° and a sprinkling of snow this A.M. "City of Denver" here for Balls hay. Grant went to Island.
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Stormy day. C. doing chores & oiled the new harness. Self made a set of whiffletrees. Got letter from Zorwekh? offering $22.00 for the oats. Sent a telegram that he could have 600 sks.
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Stormy all day. Rain & snow went up to Kalsos to get the old fan mill crank to try the new mill. It is not all here. Snow 8 inches deep.
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Temp. 28° Snow on the ground all day. Pleasant part of the day & some snow squalls. C. & self worked at the ditch about 3/4 day. Ida in bed all this week so far. C. Brazeale here & Hilda Jorgenson.
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Land full of water. C. hauling manure. About 5 inches more snow last night. Temp 23° Winter in earnest. Clear & cold.
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Had Dr. Jackson for Ida. C. hauled a load of hay to Osborne & hauled home a load of wood. Both worked in the ditch in the P.M.
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(1903-03-16 cont. Steamer Dredger here this eve & took on a load of hay & oats for Z. & K., the last of my 1902 crop. Fine drying day.)
Fine drying day. Ida getting worse and sent for Dr. Jackson again. C & self ditching in the A.M. C. plowing in the P.M. John came & got the Darcy cow this evening or P.M. Oats weaker & weaker. Sold my last for $22.00
Fine drying day. Ida getting worse and sent for Dr. Jackson again. C & self ditching in the A.M. C. plowing in the P.M. John came & got the Darcy cow this evening or P.M. Oats weaker & weaker. Sold my last for $22.00
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Frost 32. Working at the ditch in the A.M. & plowing with two teams in the P.M. Pleasant, but cool. Ida some better.
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Light frost. Miss Brazealle here. Hauling straw in the A.M. & plowing in the P.M. Fine day [margin: Calf four weeks old.]
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Frost. Hauling straw 1/4 plowing 3/4. Ida about the same.
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Frost 32° Wrote to Geo. Pleasant weather. Becky Ball Hopkins died this A.M. John Callahan's got a girl.
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C. plowing. Self choring. Went to the station up to Byron's & Kalso's. Sent for the "Echo" to go to Whatcom. All done plowing except for a few furrows with two horse. Warm & pleasant.
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C. finished (harrowing), plowing 1/2 day. Self went to Whatcom with Ida. Clowdy & some rain light.
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In Whatcom. C. plowing, Sorenson got some oats. Clowdy but not much rain.
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Came home from Whatcom. C. picking up orchard brush in the A.M. and harrowing in the P.M. Wrote to Nettie. Ed Crumrine got 2086 lbs oats and one ton before.
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C. hauled a load of wood in the A.M. & harrowed in the P.M. Self went to LaConner and took the calf and got the timothy seed. Clowdy but no rain. Stormy tonight.
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Stormy A.M. Fanned oats some. In the P.M. hauled a load of hay to Osborne. Loose hay. Rained again at night. Samish Entertainment in B.V. to night. Anna went.
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Clowdy but no rain. Went to church at B.V. today.
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C. cut up the garden patch with the disk. Geo Darcy got 36 sks oats. C. hauled a load of wood. Self went to town and fixed the fanning mill screws. Rainy towards night. Some people plowing. Good oats not worth over $20.00. Had letter from Ida.
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Fanning oats & finished at 4 P.M. 175 sks for Elmer, 165 for me, 2x screenings. Mine 120 sks seed bal. small oats. Heard from Ida and learned that John McGinnis had cancer of the stomach. Showery A.M. Pleasant P.M.
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Wet weather. Not doing much in the A.M. Conrad hauled wood in the P.M. Stearns getting his oats.
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Rainy A.M. C. went to Alf Stacey's in the P.M. & hauled a load of wood from Callahan's Crumrine fanning his oats. Stearns finished hauling oats. Harry Dewey here.
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Rain again last night. Land wetter than for two months. Conrad went for a load of Callahan's wood in the A.M. Harry Dewey here yet.
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Self & Harry went to LaConner & took dinner with Baileys folks. Raining A.M.
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Still raining & cold. Conrad choring and fixing up the hay barn for new hay. Self & Harry Dewey went down to Pearls this P.M.
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Rainy A.M. Conrad sharpening posts in the P.M. Harry Dewey here yet & went up to Kalso's in the P.M. Grant came home last night.
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Some rain last night. Hail Storm about noon. Conrad hauling posts & fixing fence. Self fixing fence 3/4 Harry & Grant went to town.
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Snow about 3 inches this A.M. and went off before noon. Harry left for Anacortes. Self went to town to see about the Mendenhall(?) phone. C. sawing wood.
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Another in. snow last night, but pleasant to day. C. sawing wood in the A.M. Very bad weather for doing anything. This will be a bad(?) spring for all we plowed so early. Doing chores & fixing fence by the road this P.M. [margin: Snow April 9 & 10]
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Self & Conrad working on the John Ball dyke fence all day. Put in a new posts and nailed the rails to them. Went to the Bay View Entertainment in the Eve. & Mrs. Carter & Willie came home with us.
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Went to LaConner & Took Mrs. Carter home. Went to church and came home at 4.30. Wrote to Ida. Cool but no rain.
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Rain some last night. Fixed up for soaking oats. C. splitting & sawing wood in the P.M. Elmer hauling his seed oats. Clowdy & misty, not fit to work on the land.
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Quite pleasant most of the day. Elmer got the rest of his oats. Conrad helping Fred Kalso clean oats. John Wilson here to dinner. Got a letter from Ida.
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Pleasant with strong north wind. Conrad harrowing with four horses. Self treated 30 sks of seed oats w formalin & went to Smiths to get some Rose potatos. Also planted some beets, parsnips, salsify a row of each.
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C. harrowing. Self went & took the sheep up to Byron's. Planted early Rose potatoes and went to town got a sack of sugar. Drying day but rather cool & clowdy.
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Began seeding by the hay barn. Ground in good order. Sowed about 12 acres. Conrad disking after the seeder. No rain but cool.
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Finished seeding the Hay barn & Purdy grainery piece 4 or 10 acres. Light rain last. Disking & harrowing. Strong south wind, not good growing weather.
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Pleasant day. Grant home. Self went to Frank Whites got home at 7 P.M. Wrote to Ida & George.
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Griffin here for a load of hay. C. harrowing in the piece by the purdy grainary and seeded in the 17 acre piece in the P.M.
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Seeding till 3 P.M. & quit for rain. Conrad disk. Then treated oats 32 sks, besides Mendenhall's.
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Seeding again & finished the 17 acre p. Then cultivated with seeder till noon & rolled in the P.M. C. disk. Pleasant.
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Self cultivating across the road. C. disk 1/2 drag 1/2 (Sackfiller S. G. Pigg 402 5th Ave, Seattle)
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Clowdy but no rain. Self seeding 3/4 12 acres, cultivating 1/4. C. finished harrowing 17 acre piece and disking after seeder in the P.M.
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C. disking 3/4. Quit for rain. Self went and got the fanning mill cleaned. 8 sks oats then soaked 36 sks. After dinner seeded 1/4 and quit for rain. Rain from the north, but not very hard. Have about 45 acres seeded.
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Rainy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went to B.V. to hear Mr abbott preach to the Odd Fellows.
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Mother Birth Day. Rain again this A.M. but pleasant in the P.M. C. mending sacks, fixing fence & choring, self choring & worked in garden some. Planted some carrots.
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C. disking and hauling out seed grain. Self went to town in the A.M. & seeding in the P.M. Planted sweet peas & set out cauliflower. Rec'd letter from Ida.
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Seeding all day & finished. C. disking, warm & clowdy but no rain. Sowed 131 sks. 71 acres.
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Self harrowing 1/2 & Rolling 1/2. C. disking 1/2 & finished harrowing in the P.M. Very fine drying day. Sent letter to Ida with checks for 38.60.
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Rolling with two teams. Dry & warm.
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C. finished Rolling. Smith sowing grass seed. Self choring and send a box to Ida. Working in garden some. Planted a row of potatos late.
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Warm & dry. Smith finished at 9 A.M. sowing seed. C. harrowing in seed. Self sowing clover seed and planting garden. A letter from Ida.
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Cold wind. Rain this A.M. C. went out to roll but had to quit. C. went for a load of Callahan wood in the P.M. Self mowed the yard and read some.
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Went out to roll but had to quit at 10 oclock for rain. C. and team up helping Smith plow. Showery most all day and cold.
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Grant came home. Rainy most of the night and some to day. but the rains are light. All through seeding but Byron. Oats in the Granary small 29, feed 117 seed 44. C. sawing up Callahan wood in the P.M.
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C. helping Smith plow. No rain to day. Self not doing much. Went to school election in the P.M. A letter from Ida. Her trip has cost $153.00.
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Rain again last night & showery this A.M. Self & Conrad went to church in B.V.
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C. at Schmidts with team. Self finished rolling & worked in garden some. Warm & pleasant.
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C. at Schmidts. Anna went to Whatcom. Self & Grant went to LaConner.
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C. at Schmidts yet. Self & Grant went down to Pearl's. Rainy part of the day. Schmidt had 2 sacks more Oats & Samson 3 s. Letter from Ida.
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Very heavy rain 3/4 inch since last night 12 oclock. Pleasant in the P.M. C. not working in the AM, but helping Fred bale straw in the P.M. Mr Allen buried to day. Died Tues AM. Schumacher here and got the bull.
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Cold north wind. Rainy A.M. C. working for Fred. Self went up to where Callahan was boring a well. Anna came home at 2 P.M. [margin: Schumacher got the bull.]
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Letter from Geo. Cold & windy not very good growing weather. Self working in the Garden 1/2 C. baling straw.
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Pleasant day. Pearl & Jon here. Self at home all day. Wrote to George and Ida.
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C. & Grant baling straw. Self went to tow to see about water fixing. Cold & windy but no rain. Callahan struck water.
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C. & Grant helping bale straw. Self not doing much but chores. Still cold & clowdy.
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C. & Grant at the straw. Self mended the couch. Anna went to B.V. with Nettie. Eggs & Rhubarb. Rain & cold in the AM. Pleasant P.M. Ice cream at Crumrine's to night.
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Pleasant and some warmer. C. & G. baling straw. Self choring & went to LaC in the P.M. and over to see Armstrong's tank. Got an invite to the Roosevelt Reception at Everett.
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C. baling straw. Still got 30 sks oats offer at 10$.
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Self and Conrad started for Seattle. Self to Everett first bid LaC. and saw the President. Staid all night in Seattle with Tom Esary.
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Spent the day in Seattle. Called on Harry Dewey & in the eve went to Snoqualmie Falls.
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Self in Seattle and at night at Mr McGinnis. In the P.M. at Moran's ship yard & shops. C. hauling plank & wood.
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Grant went to Seattle. Went to Tacoma & the Wirghts. Started for Whatcom on the State of Washington in Eve.
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Spent the day with Ida in Whatcom. Found her pretty well. C. hauling wood. Grain looking well.
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Pleasant. Came home from Whatcom. C. hauling wood.
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Rainy A.M. Anna went on a picknick. Self & C. hauled a load of hay to Osborne in the P.M. Warm & pleasant.
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C. sawing wood and hauling dirt to fix the approach to the platform scales at Peths. Self working in the garden. Planted some spinach. Pleasant but cool. Early oats looking the best. John put two horses in my pasture.
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Conrad mowing woods, cutting thistles mowing the yard & sawing wood. Self went to Mr. Polson's funeral and took dinner with Elmer. Pleasant day. River getting high.
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Self & C. fixing dyke by Kalso warehouse. Grant at Mr McGinnis. Got a letter from him(McGinnis) last night. Oats looking well gardens also.
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Wrote to Ida and sent her $20.00. Gt Northern R.R. bridge went out yesterday. Self & C. working on the dyke by the warehouses. Mrs Wallace & the piano man here to dinner. Warm south wind all day. Good for melting snow.
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Pleasant day with warm north wind. Heard Grant was getting along all right. C. hauling dirt to fix dyke at the Kalso warehouse. Self working in the garden some. Stitt got 48 sks oats.
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Very drying weather. Strong north wind. Heard that Ida had a back set and had postponed coming home. C. hauling dirt on dyke in the AM. Self & C went for a load of engine wood to the saw mill in the P.M.
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Warm & dry strong N. wind. Went to church at Bay View and was home alone the bal of the day. Wrote to Geo and Ida.
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Mercury 78° here 84 at Kalsos. Self & C. making sluice boxes in the P.M. C. hauling dirt in the P.M. Warmest day of the year so far. Skagit getting dangerously high. Grant came home to day all right.
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The warmest day of the year. Yesterday 96° in Seattle and 97 in Tacoma. River raised 1 1/2 ft. C. hauling rock for protecting dyke. Self working in the garden some and set out some celery plants.
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Warm & dry. River still high. John went to Whatcom today for Ida. Self, Grant & C. hauled a load of brush and put them in the slough and put 4 loads of rock on the bank. Began digging for the sluice box & took it up to the hay barn on the scow. C. went to LaC. at 4.30 .
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Put in sluice box at the hay barn. Chris, Fred & Sorenson helping Fred 3/4 Chris 1/2. Sorenson 1/2. Warm & dry. Ida came to Anacortes and John went home.
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C. went to Mt. Vernon. Self & Grant went to LaC. & there to Mt Vernon to see a ball game. River pretty high & no rain.
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Pleasant day but strong north wind. At home all day. Anna went on Excursion. Mrs. L. Abbott died.
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Warm & pleasant. C. & team on the road. Self went to LaConner. The B.D. Horse here. Light shower in the P.M.
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Pearl here. G & Team on the road. Self washing the buggie & working about the garden.
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G. & team on the road. Self painted the buggie & helped Grant make a set of dump boards. Warm & dry, oats suffering for rain.
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C. & Grant on the road with two teams. Self choring, cutting thistles. Sorting potatos &c.
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A swarm of bees came. Grant and C. hauling gravel. Self sharpened channel stakes & choring.
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Grant & C. on the road. Self made an apron for the sluice bo at the hay barn. Still dry and the oats suffering.
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Self went to the church dedication services at LaConner. There was a good turn out. Got home at six. Clowdy but no rain to speak of.
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C & Grant hauling gravel. Self cutting thistles on the road & choring. Howard here for a load of Griffin's hay.
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Clowdy but no rain. Grant & C. on the road. Howard here for the bal of Griffins hay. Sold the old mower to Oscar Kamb. Went to the saw mill in the P.M.
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C. & self went to the saw mill for battens in the A.M. Not doing anything in the P.M. Nice rain 1/3 inch.
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Fine growing weather. C. went to saw mill. In the P.M. C & Grant went with Fred to drive channel stakes. Self went to town with Wilson's folks & bot a mower.
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C. loaded the scow with dirt. Self & Grant working on the barn some boarding up the side of the new shed. Rain in the P.M. Unloaded the scow in the eve.
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Rainy A.M. C. loaded the scow again. Rain about 3/4 in in the past week. Self working on the barn some. Unloaded the scow after supper.
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Pleasant day. John & Pearl here & Mr. & Mrs. Tillinghast.
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Self working on the barn nailing on battens. C. went for lumber and pulled mustard.
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C. helping Chris set cabbage. Self working on barn. Grant hoed potatos & helped on barn some. Shower in the P.M. Ida went down to Pearls this eve in Fred's boat.
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C. helping Christ Poulson. Grant nix. Self mowing in the A.M. & up to Fredonia in the P.M. Showery.
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Mowing about the yard & cutting thistles & working in garden. C. helping Christ. Grant nix.
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Ida sick again. Clowdy but no rain. Fixing up the hay tedder and choring around some. C. started for Whatcom. Grant nix. Ida in bed at Pearl's.
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Showery A.M. & strong cold wind in the eve. Self & Grant went to Anacortes by train. Self got home at 9 P.M. Lots of people in Anacortes & not much else.
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Self went to Pearls on wheel. Ida still poorly and not able to sit up. Came home at 5 P.M. Clowdy & showery. Poor prospect for good hay weather.
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Went to the station with Maud. Then up to Osbornes. Mowed some in the lawn. Grant came home. Showery light.
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C. came home last night. All went to town to day & got mower and haying supplies, a bb flour & sk sugar.
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Self went down to Pearl's. Ida sick again same as last winter, also went to Edison for medicine. C. & Grant put a scow load of dirt out on the dyke & split wood. Several people cutting grass. Was over to Esary's place in the eve. to see his mower work. Staid all night at Johns.
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Pleasant day. Came home from the Samish. Took another scow of dirt up to the hay barn dam. C. worked at the dirt and mowed some in the orchard. Fine hay weather.
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C. cutting thistles & mowing with sythe. Grant began mowing in the P.M. & cut the piece by the hay barn. It is down and most all clover. Ida still poorly and at Pearl's. W. Redfern here yesterday & today.
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In B.V. in the A.M. helping Peth. G. not working. In P.M. C. tedding piece by hay barn. Grant mowing across the road till 5 P.M. Put a load of hay from the orchard in the barn & ten sks of feed oats. Clowdy.
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Went down to Pearl's and found Ida as miserable as ever. Art Whitney at Pearls. Got home at 9 P.M.
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Hard rain last night & lots of hay wet 1/2 inch. C & G. not working in the A.M. Cleaning out ditch in the P.M. Self went to town in the P.M. & got Nell shod & got a new hay carrier. Clowdy & poor hay weather.
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Fine hay weather. Grant mowing. Finished the 10 acre piece at 3 P.M. & began on the Whitney piece. Self raking in the P.M. C. Tedding 1/2 shocking 1/2. Sorenson, Schmidt, McMullen & Chellis Osborne shocking 1/2.
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Mowing. Self tedding & raking. Five men shocking. Finished raking the 10 acre piece. Weather fine.
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Finished mowing this side the road. Fine drying weather. Finished cocking the ten acre piece.
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Raking, tedding & putting up hay. Self used up with cold. Grant raking in the P.M. Weather fine, rain. Wallace here to supper.
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Fine day. Grant mowing on the last piece across the road. The men finished shocking it at 5 PM. Hay selling at 8 & 9 dollar per ton.
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Haying. Grant mowing. C. tedding 4/10. Shocking 6/10. Self raking & tedding 3/4. Fred started with Ida and John for Lopez Island at 4 PM from Wilson's ranch. Wrote to Zerwekh about hay.
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Haying - Grant finished mowing at 11 A.M. Self raking & tedding. Six men shocking & Grant besides(?) in the P.M. Fine weather & hay heavy. John & Fred came back from Lopez at 3.30 A.M.
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Finishing shocking. Grant tedding & raking 1/2 & finished. Self went to town in the P.M. & got bale ties & binding twine.
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Grant helping Fred haul bales 1/2 and hauling for me in the P.M. The Press came here at 2 P.M. and began to bale the 10 acre piece. Conrad got his wrist broken at 5.30. Baled about 9 tons. Smith hauled his hay & in the P.M. fixed up shocks.
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Rain some last night. No work this A.M. Baling hay in the P.M. about 12 tons. A Letter from Ida & Zorwekh? about hay.
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Baling hay all day. Our 20 tons finished up 10 acre piece and got it all in. Pleasant. Got another letter from Ida. Roy Carters folks called in the eve.
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Pleasant day went to LaConner to church & took dinner with Mr. Esary's folks in LaConner. Saw J. Graham & he wants to ????? ????.
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Hauling hay with two teams, 20 loads. Poor luck in the A.M. Fine weather.
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Hauling hay 2 teams. Fine weather. 26 loads.
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Hauling in hay. 27 loads. Mr Zorwekh? here. Fine weather. Finished hauling in the old barn. 72 loads and one on the wagon.
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Hauling hay 31 loads - W. Peth & team helping. Hauling from the lower field. 32 loads in the new shed or open shed.
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Str. here for Zorwekhs(?) hay. Stumps girl died Wed night. Letter from Ida. Hauling hay. 34 loads - Fine day.
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Rain last night. doing nother with the hay to day. The Camping(?) crowed started to day. Self choring about the barns.
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No rain to day but not hauling in. Self up to saw mill & fixed up the rigging in the horse barn. A letter from Ida.
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Hauling hay in the horse barn. 12 loads.
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Hauling hay to Osborne. 8 loads. Mrs Wallace here & I took her to John Wallace's & to LaConner. Pleasant. Lots baling hay.
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Hauling hay to Klingenmaier's 6 loads, and 2 in horse barn making 14. Total 218 and 46 tons baled. This finishes the haying.
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Fine weather. Choring in the A.M. & went to town for sacks in the P.M. Hay 9 dollars baled in the field.
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Fine day. At home most all day. Wrote to Geo. & Eva Reed.
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Mr. Schmidt here helping fix up the binder & cut the "Klerson" oats. Ida came home this Eve. Well used up. Fred brot her.
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Self doing chores and fixing up the wagons. Oiling the wheels & painting.
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Clearing the eave troughs & painting them. Ida still in bed and feeling bad as ever.
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Was up in the Ballard Co's camp. Ida no better.
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Went to LaConner to get medicine &c. Took Netties wheel up to be fixed. Grant came home from camping. Mrs. Mendenhall called this Eve. Light rain this AM, but dry enough to bale in the P.M. Hay $9.00.
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Grant splitting wood & went to the mill for wood. Self painting porch floor & eave troughs. Clowdy & some light sprinkles of rain.
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Went to church in the A.M. & in the P.M. went over to see Frank White. Found him in bad shape. Light shower in the P.M.
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Pleasant day. Putting hook iron on the track in the big hay shed. Pearl and Mrs. Dinean(?) here, also Mr & Mrs Gaches for a call. Ringling Circus in Whatcom to day. Fred's folks went.
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Conrad's work up the haying amts to $141.00 + 16 = 157. Self finished putting iron on the track & mowed & bound some oats. In the P.M. began cutting oats. Grant driving binder, self twining grain. Very warm.
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A thunder shower in the night last night and misty this A.M. Pleasant in the P.M. but too wet for harvesting. Not doing much but chores. Mrs. Osborne here this P.M.
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Cutting oats after 9 A.M. Smith, Sorenson & henry nelson shocking. Self turning grain. Fine day & the grain good.
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Cutting oats. Schmidt & Sorenson shocking. Grant working 1/2 Finished the hay barn piece & began on 17 acre piece. Nettie came to day. & Frank Wright also.
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Rain again last night & this A.M. Did nothing with the oats in the A.M. Cutting & shocking in the P.M. Schmidt & Sorenson 1/2 each. Grant on binder, self shocking. Nettie & Frank went down to Pearls.
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At home all day. Pleasant.
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Cutting oats. Grant binder. Schmidt & Sorenson setting up. Self turning & shocking, began across the road at 9.30. Clowdy some.
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Cutting oats. Crew same as yesterday & B. Jorgenson 3/4. Clowdy & damp all day, but no rain to stop work.
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Cutting oats. ???? Sorenson setting up. Grant binder. Self turning & shocking. Holgates folks & Tillinghasts here in the P.M.
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Cutting oats & finished at 4 P.M. S. & S. shocking. Self turning some & was over to Fulks'. Cleaned up the binder to put away.
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S. & S. finished shocking to day. Shower last night & one this P.M. Bad day for harvesting. In the AM self & Grant took the binder apart and fixed the rollers.
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Heavy rain last night. Too wet for harvesting today. Not doing much. Grant helping Byron in the P.M. Self & Nettie went to LaConner & in the went to Carters anniversary. Bot two suits of underware $6.00.
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Went to B.V. to Church. Clowdy & cool. Ida miserable all day.
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Pleasant & a good day for cutting oats. Grant went after wharf lumber in the A.M. Self choring and running about to see about threshing. Grant painting Norris boat in the P.M.
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Grant at Crumrines. Self went to town with John & came home on Nettie's wheel. Martin Fulton working on separator & Graham on engine. Set the machine in the P.M.
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Self not doing much. Clowdy and rainy in the P.M. Crumrine not through cutting yet. Grant there in the A.M.
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Went to LaConner to M.E. church. Getting ready for threshing in the P.M. Showery but rain light.
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Fred Kalso took Ida to Whatcom today. Showery in the A.M. Threshing in the P.M. Got about 465 sks. Strong west wind. Mrs. Stearns helping.
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Threshing. 1104 sks. Finished this side of the road at noon. Damp A.M. fine in the P.M.
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Rain all day regular soaker. Shipped the Pierson oats.
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Damp & clowdy A.M. Pleasant & drying off some in the P.M. Threshers doing nothing. Self took the wet grain off the wagons & fixed a piece of sacking under the separator and picked some pears B's.
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Damp A.M. Got all ready to thresh & threshed 26 sks and had to quit for rain. Hard rain all the P.M.
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Pleasant but too wet to thresh. Self got 36# Beef of Byron & 6 loaves of bread. Went to town in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Began threshing at 9:30 finished and went to Byrons at 3.30 P.M. Nellis not here. At Crumrines filling sax. Had 2107 sks.
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Pleasant. Threshing at Byron's. Self went to see John Peth's machine start. It made a poor start. Grain buyers offering 20.00 for oats.
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Finished Byron's & moved to Peths at 3 P.M. Byron had 1890 sks,
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Fine weather. Th. at Peths. 1322 sks. The largest days work the machine ever did. Self went to town & got peaches and a sack of sugar.
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Machine at Peth's 1070 sks. Self went down to Pearls. Pleasant. John got through.
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Machine at Peths over 1000 sks. S. Wind look like rain. Self nailed copper on sluice boxes in the A.M. down to the machine in the P.M.
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Rain last night. No threshing to day. Pleasant in the P.M. Samish machines running. Graham cobbling a box on the engine. Had to get a ladle of the Ballard Co. Oats worth $20.50.
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Rain again last night. No threshing to day. Dark & clowdy all day and rain from 3 P.M. and in the evening. Self & Nettie went to the Rebeka meeting at Bay View in the O.F. Hall.
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Rainy. Grant went to Wilsons canning pears.
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Rain. Rain. Rain. Nothing but chores.
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Ditto yesterday only more so. The situation looks desparate. There is bound to be lots of damaged or spoiled grain. All same as '91 and '77. No other years come up to it.
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Clears off some & dried the grain a little. Self finished digging potatos. Grant has done nothing this past week but hunt.
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No rain but clowdy & dull weather. Nothing drying much. Peth finished threshing this P.M. It was pretty wet but think it will keep. Moved to Kalsos at 6 P.M. Anderson quit.
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Another clowdy damp day but no rain to speak of. Fred threshing all day. Most other machines running this P.M. Self & Nettie went to church in LaConner & took dinner with Ferguson's folks. [margin: J. Regenwetter driving my team.]
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Rain again this A.M. No threshing. Self went to Bay View & took the washing down. Clear & pleasant in the P.M.
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No rain. Threshing at Fred's after 230. Grain in fair order. Robinson here and bot my hay, also Byrons & Freds at $10.50 loose. Chris Paulson driving team this P.M. Was offered $23.00 for my oats and Byron sold for that figure.
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No rain but heavy fog and very damp in the A.M. Machine at Crumrines. Grain pretty damp. Self went to town in the P.M. was at Dunlap's & Maloy's machines. Looks like rain to night. Wrote to Geo last night.
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Finished Crumrines at noon & machine went to Fulk's. Chris Paulson at Freds last run and Crumrines & Fulks this P.M. Self went to town in the eve to church meeting. Light rain last night but clear to day.
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Sharp frost this A.M. Fine day for threshing. Threshing at Fulks. Self up to D & A's camp in the P.M.
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Rainy last night & part of to day. Self & Nettie went to B.V. to church in the eve. Owens preached.
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Very wind & rainy not doing much but sawing wood. Strongest west wind ever saw in Oct. and high tide.
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Hard north wind all night. Fulk began threshing at 8 A.M. Shocks badly down and most of the caps off. Steamer Northern Light sunk and broke in two in Higgins Slough.
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Pleasant & good day for threshing. Machine at Fulks. Moved to Stearns at 4.30.
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Another good day for threshing. At Stearns. Oats from 21 to 23 dollars per ton.
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Threshing at Stearns a little while in the A.M. Rain most of the day. Self & Nettie went to the Fair at Mt. Vernon also John & Pearl. The fair rather lame.
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Rain nearly all day. Steamer Dredger here for Kalso's & Crumrine's oats. This year takes the cake for rain.
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Rain again last night & today some. At home all day. Wrote to Geo. Sisson.
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Settled up with Peth & went to town in P.M. Threshing at Stearns in the P.M. Pleasant.
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Ed C. sold his oats at 21. Kalso at 21.50. At Stearns till 3 P.M. then moved to Hawkins. Did not thresh any at Hawkins.
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Clear & pleasant with north wind. Machine at Hawkins. Schmidt, Sorenson & Jorgenson hauling straw from my stack.
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Helping haul straw. Machine at Hawkins. Fine day & frost.
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Finished Hawkins & threshed for Meeks & moved to Lockharts & found something wrong with the separator & did not thresh any after 4 P.M. Was down looking at the dyke with Fred Kalso in the A.M. & up to the machine in the P.M. Fine weather. Frost.
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Pleasant - Machine at Lockharts in the A.M. and at Abbotts in the P.M. Self up to the machine in the AM. & to town to see the disk or plow work. I did not call it a big success.
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Went to LaC. to church. Heard Ferguson's last sermon to LaConner. Pearl & John here to day. Went with Nettie to B.V. this eve. Pleasant.
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Finished threshing at Abbotts & for the season. Graham took the engine to LaC. Pleasant. Ball & Peth still threshing.
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Grant & team working on the road. Self hauled a load of lumber for dyke in the P.M. Heavy fog in the A.M. Pleasant P.M.
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Grant hauling gravel. Self hauling rock for the dyke. 3 loads. Also cleaned up around the stock & burned wet straw. No rain but clowdy. Got a letter from Ida.
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Grant hauling gravel. Self hauled a load of rock for the dyke by the grainary. Picked up the threshing wood that was left & went to town in the P.M. Clear & pleasant. Cool fogy mornings.
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Grant hauled two loads of gravel for the dyke by the grainary. Self choring & filed a saw. In the P.M. Grant & self hauled a load of brush for the dyke.
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A letter from Geo & Eva. Self choring and helped Otto fix the Kalso line fence also made a gate for it. Grant went to town.
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Still fine weather. Self & Nettie went over to Mrs Whitney's & returned at 4.30 P.M.
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Pleasant. Fred Kalso baling hay, Callahan piece. Grant not working. Self working at the hay barn wharf some.
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I am 54 today. Self working on the hay barn wharf. Grant took the washing away and helped on the wharf. Rain some last night.
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Grant & Nettie went to Whatcom. Self finished the wharf & went to LaConner in the P.M. Showery A.M. West wind in the P.M.
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Pleasant day. Doing chores & went out to Gortons(?) to see about wood for baling hay. Lee Bradley here duck hunting.
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Choring & cooking in the A.M. & went to Anacortes in the P.M. & to the Goodwin Concert in the Eve. Grant came home in the P.M.
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Strong south wind all day. But quite warm. Self & Nettie went to church in the eve. Wrote to Geo & Ida. Rain in the eve.
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Went up to Kalsos & posted notices for dyke election. Made a new maul. Picked some apples & pears. Misty & clowdy.
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No rain but threatening. Self hauled two loads of mill wood for baling hay.
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Went to LaConner settled with Foster for the hay & in the P.M. went & paid my Wallace note. Heavy show in the P.M.
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Rainy day. Went to Bay View & got some potatos that Dave Esary left there. Cleaned out the big tank & moved the cook stove in for the winter.
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Rainy A.M. Windy P.M. Cutting & splitting wood & putting it in the wood house. Graham brot the machine home this P.M.
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Pleasant most of the day. Fixed up the ents(?) to the machine shed and did chores. Nettie went to LaConner. Grant went to Samish.
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At home all day but went to Bay View to League in the eve. Stormy & windy.
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Stormy A.M. Frost 32° Cutting wood doing chores &c. & took the washing to Jorgensons in the A.M. In the P.M. self & Schmidt worked on the dyke putting on lumber
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Went to Amos(?) Ball's sale. John here to dinner and a machine agent. Bot a machine for Nettie. W & W. Cold Raw wind & rain in the eve.
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Cold disagreeable A.M. & some snow. Splitting wood & in the P.M., self & Kalso took the scow load of rock & brush down to the dyke.
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Frost 30°. Pleasant. Nettie went to town. Shipped a box of ducks to the hospital. Self & Grant fixed the dyke at Byrons grainary.
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Frost 26°. Self went to town - Pleasant but cool. Sent an order to C.H. & picture to Eva & letter & check to Powels.
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Frost 30° - Str. Lake here for hay. Self, Grant & Schmidt loading it. Clowdy & a little rain in P.M. Str. LaConner after Byron's Oats. Grant went to Anacortes.
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Pearl and John here. John staid all night. Pleasant. Hake baling hay.
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Frost. Went to Mt Vernon for service on Jury. Pleasant.
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Frost. Light. No trial today. Excused till tomorrow & came home.
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Went to Mt. Vernon. Not on any case. Fine weather.
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Rainy. Excused till Tues. Came home in the P.M.
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Rain. At home. Grant & Nettie went to B.V. to church. Wrote to Geo & Ida.
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Went to La C. & settled up with Frater for hay. Rainy. John here today all night.
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Went to M.V. for jury service. Rain.
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Dito yesterday. Pleasant.
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Came home from Mt. Vernon. Nettie & Grant went to LaConner. Pleasant. Mistake Grant hunting at Bay View.
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No rain but windy. Self sowing and splitting wood and went to the ?????. Mrs. Williamson died to day at noon from Brights disease. Got a letter from Geo. and heard that Uncle Byron was dead. A letter from Eva also.
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Rainy part of the day & warm. Self & Nettie went to Mrs. Williamson's funeral. In the eve wrote to Eva & Ida.
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Wet & misty. Filed a saw & cut wood some. Grant went home with Chris Esary last night.
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Pleasant. Went to town with John Wilson. Grant down to Esary's & Pearls and brot the cow home.
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Clear & Pleasant. Steamer "Lake" here for Byron's hay. Self tallying hay for Foster. Grant went to LaConner. Frank Wright arrived & went to LaC. also.
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Pleasant & some fogy. Self hung up the meat and began smoking it. Christmas Tree in B.V. The young folks went. Self home & wrote to Geo.
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Spent the day at home. Clide Howe here to dinner. C. Esary & E. Crumrine here in the eve. Still & foggy.
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Pleasant. Went to LaConner to church. Rev Mr Boyd preached. Went to dinner with Tillinghasts folks.
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At home sawing wood and doing chores. Grant & Frank went to Whatcom.
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Pleasant & warm. This has been one of the finest Decembers I ever saw. Grant came back. Self went up to Jorgenson's in the P.M.
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Another beautiful day. Choring & sawing wood. Total receipts for hay for the year 1903 $2355.00. Oats sold to date from crop 1903 $61.80. Nettie & Frank went down to Pearls and staid all night.
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Clowdy but no rain. Spent the day at home choring & reading. Rec'd a letter from Ida. Grant still away. The past December has been about the warmest & finest I remember of in Washington.
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Showery - Doing chores - & reading. Fixed fence down where the hay balers tore it down. Wrote to Ida in the eve. Tides not high for the season.
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Showery & clowdy but not very cold. Doing chores, reading and went after the clothes.
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Went after the sugar & to LaConner. Settled up with Goldsmith. Sent M.O. to Laird & Lee, Chicago. Calkins paid his interest and I got a money order with it. Weather damp. Fulk just sold his oats for $21.00.
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Warm wind all day but no rain. Cut wood some, fixed platform by the barn. Bot mining stock of the agent who was here with Mr. Oslong. A letter from Ida.
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Heavy south wind in the A.M. & northwest in the P.M. and heavy rain. Cutting wood & choring. [margin: 29 3 49 - g - Grant C Sisson - N.W.]
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Threatening storm & in the P.M. a cold drizzling rain with a few flakes of snow. Cut & split wood some and fixed up the barn some. Went to the station in the P.M. Put the horses in the barn tonight for the first this winter. Highest tide since November on the 8th but it was not very high.
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Nettie went to Whatcom. Self did chores & went to LaConner with Mrs. Kalso. Stormy, heavy rain last night. Sullivan got his leg broken.
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At home alone all day. Readying & doing chores. Rained lots more last night. This is a decidely wet month and also very warm so far.
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Dito yesterday. Clowdy but no rain. Mailed a letter to Geo. Heard Bessners(?) other horse died. Nettie in Whatcom. The first half of Jan gone without a frost.
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Clowdy & Windy. Nettie came home on the 9 oclock train. Did the chores & went to Bay View in the P.M. Took 90 lbs bacon to sell. Osborne got 8 sks oats & paid his pasture bill. Fred Kalso had his dyke Com. Bond fixed up.
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Cold & windy but no rain till eve. Self & Nettie went to B.V. to go to church but Mr Owens was not able to be there. Wrote to Ida. Grant not home yet.
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Sent check to the hospital which pays to Feb 1st. Began to snow this AM and kept it up most of the time till 7 oclock and began to grow cold.
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Mercury at 16° degrees & snow about 4 inches on the level. Clear & cold all day. Grant came to LaConner & I had to go after him. Got a letter from Geo. stating he had been sick a week. Avery Browning & Charles Gardner dead.
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Warmer M at 28° and snowing again. Snowed part of the day & turned to rain in the eve. Doing chores & not much else.
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Kalso & Stearns sold their oats at $21.00. Steamer Swinomish here after them. Spent most of the day reading.
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A fine mist most of the day. Doing nothing but chores & reading. Some snow on the ground yet and the ground full of water. Heard Mr. Seabert was dead.
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Self & Nettie went to the M.E. Church dedication and to the Bap Church meetin. Hear Rev. E. M. Randall preach. Took dinner with the Carters. Pleasant day.
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Pleasant. Sent a letter to Geo and to Ida. Oats worth from $21.50 to $22.00.
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Grant went to B.V. & got Nell shod. Self up to Osbornes to see about getting D. Osborne. Also saw Price about wood.
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Went to La C. with Nettie also went to a Telephone meeting. Heard from Ida that she had another back set. Good oats worth $22.00. Clear & pleasant.
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Went up to Kalsos & got dyke warrant signed. Then went down with Otto to the Bal. Co. dock to see a pile driver.
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Pleasant day. Grant went coon hunting. Self, Fred Kalso & Peth went clam digging. Got home at 11-30. Peth stuck in the mud.
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At home all day doing chores &c. Frank Wright came. Fulk was here to pay me Abbott's threshing bill. Self went to Whatcom. Drama in Bay View.
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Working in the orchard. Transplanted 14 trees and pulled up the bal. Pleasant.
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Clowdy & light show in the A.M. Sent tax check to Mt. Vernon. Working in the orchard cleaning up brush and moving fence & fenced the raspberries. Rain some towards night.
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Worked tearing down the fence east side of the orchard in the A.M. Rain in the P.M. & the boys began washing harness.
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Rainy most of the day. Cut up & split a log for posts and worked at the harness the bal of the time.
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Still working at the harness. Rained most all last night. Land soaking wet. Snow some. Boys cutting wood some in the P.M.
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Snowing a good part of the day. All at home. M at 22°.
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Cold & snowing considerable last ight. Grant & Frank washing & oiling harness collars &c. Self went to the station & got a M & W order. Lee Bradley here to dinner. Coldest day of the season.
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Great fire at Baltimore Sun & Mon. Cold, not doing much but chores. M. at 22°. Jap & Russia war began. [margin: Got letter from Geo.]
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A letter from Ida. Grant & Frank hauling manure. Self went to town. Everett Wallace here. Warmer & the snow going. I could take 23.00 for the oats now.
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Everett went home. Grant & Frank hauling manure in the A.M. Rain in the P.M. Strong S.W. wind in the eve. One of the worst for many years.
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N. & F. went to Neeley's. The boys hauling manure. Self fixing up fences after the wind and choring. Dug and grated some horse radish.
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A letter from Ida. Self & boys building fence by the old orchard lot. Grant went to B.V. & got the washing.
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Self went to LaConner to church & then called a pastor Rev. Mr. Pace. Cool & no rain.
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Bad weather. Showery all day. Put wire on the fence. Put 5 scks feed oats in the barn. The boys cleaned out the old house & cut wood.
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Rainy day not doing very much. Marc Hanna died last night. A letter from Ida. She has made different arrangements about coming home.
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Frank & Grant hauling our straw from the stack. No rain but windy. Self went to LaC. with John Wilson. Nothing new. Hay dull at 8 to 10 dollars. Oats 22 to 23 for the best.
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Arthur Darcy here. The boys hauling straw. Self went out to Gorton's mill. In the PM. stopped a muskrat hole and fixed a gate by the old orchard to 18 acre field.
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The boys hauling straw. Finished this side & began across the road. Self trimming up trees & bushes in the yard & sawed up the orchard tree wood. Clowdy & shower towards night.
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The boys hauling straw in the A.M. & went to down in the P.M. Rainy P.M.
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Rain hard in the A.M. & some in P.M. Pearl & John came up. Wrote to Ida.
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Grant brot the washing down. Frank rigged up the wagons & in the P.M. then went to Gortons mill for lumber to side up the hay shed. Plowing & windy all day. The folks went to Crumrines to a party in the Eve. Hard rain in the night.
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Grant working on the telephone line. Frank choring. Went to the mill to order more lumber and white washed the fruit trees.
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Frost this A.M. Frank cutting up rails & we worked on the dyke some. Fixing lumber near the hay barn. Grant working on the line.
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Rainy windy miserable weather. Grant went to work on the line. Frank choring weather not fit to do anything. Party this eve
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Rain this A.M. & last night. Cold raw wind all day. Went to LaConner Oats $22. Hay $10.00 & dull. the boys hauled a load of wood lumber each 14.00 ft.
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Took the plow up to Kalso's to get them fixed with jointers. Self helping fix them. The boys hauled dirt some. Nettie & Frank went to LaC. in the eve for basketball.
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Strong S. wind all day. Tried the breaking plow. It works very well. Frank plowing. Grant went to Samish to shoot geese. Pearl & son came up and staid all night. Sod land in fair order but stubble very wet.
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Still blowing and some rain last night. Ida in bed to day with a cold. Frank plowing till 2.30. Quit for rain. Grant down to Wilson's yet. Frank, Nettie & D. went to LaConner to see basket ball.
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Mrs Regenwetter died. At home all day. John & Pearl here but went home at 4 P.M. Ida in bed.
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Grant went & got Fred's plow & took a load of feed oats to Jennes to be ground. Frank plowing in the P.M.
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Showery Grant & Frank breaking in the Whitney field. Self went to Mrs. R's funeral at LaC. Went with Otto.
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The boys plowing till 4 P.M. & quit for rain. Strong wind all last night & to day.
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Still showery & windy. Plowing some in the fore noon. Finished the Whitney piece all but three round on the head loud(?). The Denner here for oats sold. Geo Andres 700 sks at $23.00. Showery as usual. The young folks went to a party at B.V. in the eve. Land still very wet & not much prospect of plowing stubble.
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A regular blizzard all the fore noon. Lots of wet snow and the land full of water again. Grant sleeping & hunting. Frank did the chores & went to Bay View in the P.M.
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Snow squalls in the A.M. & last night. Frank plowing 3/4 Grant 6-10. Frank began on the east side of the road.
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The boys plowing. Grant finished the old orchard piece & went across the road. Nettie went to town. Stubble land still very wet. Earthquake to night.
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Cool raw wind but not much rain. Grant & Frank breaking sod. Self choring & went to Kalso's to get whiffletrees fixed.
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Self & Grant went to Seattle. Otto Kalso also. Frank plowing in the A.M. Rain P.M. Saw the Old Horsehead & called on McGinnis'.
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Came from Seattle- home at 2.30 P.M. Rain most all the A.M. Everything soaked. John's folks & Frank White's here.
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Another miserably cold showery day. Frank finished the sod plowing. Clint Stearns got his leg broken.
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Cool but pleasant. Frank choring in the forenoon & hauling out straw in the P.M. Finished reading "Ishmael".
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Frank finished the straw & helped me drive Fay. Working around the house in the P.M. Cleaning the kitchen & kitchen loft. Grant came home.
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Drying day. Finished fanning oats. In the P.M. Frank & Grant plowed the headlands to the sod piece across the road. Frank started for Everett. Nettie took him to town.
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Drying day. Grant goose hunting. Self not doing much but chores. Frank in Everett.
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Rec'd a letter from Geo. Moved stone out in the wood house last night. Grant burning, weather fine. Frank off basket balling. Work shut down. Self painting dining room & pantry. Pearl & John here on their way to Lockharts.
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Clowdy & misty. Frank got home from E. Self went to LaConner to church. Heard Rev. Mr. Pace for the first time.
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Ditto yesterday. Frank & Nettie both got sore throats. Outlook for farmers slim. Doing nothing but chores.
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Warm & pleasant. Frank hauling wood & in the P.M. began disking sod. Grant hauling wood & helped me hitch up the colt. She behaved well.
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Frank disking. Grant plowing but it is too wet to plow.
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Rain again last night. F. & G. hauling manure. Self working at Nettie's room taking up matting & painting.
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Grant not working in the A.M. Frank hauling dirt in the A.M. & they were papering Netties room in the P.M. Pleasant. Cheatum sent a message that he would take the oats at $25.00.
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Finished the room & in the P.M. Frank disking. In the P.M. Grant plowed the gardens & rolled the sod in the orchard. Self went to LaConner & Miss Brownton(?) came home with me for a visit. Lots of farmers plowing but the land is none to dry.
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Frank disking across the road. Grant plowing in the A.M. - Self too Miss Brownton(?) to Calkins in the P.M. Fine day.
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Another drying day. Grant plowing Frank disk 1/2 plowing 1/2 Self planted some vegetable in the A.M. & went to the primary meeting in the P.M. Grant in Bay View all night.
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Very drying day. Grant in B.V. all day. Nettie & Frank went to Anacortes. Self at home all day.
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Dry day & strong north wind. Grant plow. Frank disk. Began working "Fay" the colt.
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Frank disk 1/2 plow 1/2. Grant plowing. "Toombus" sick with distemper & Charly out of whack also. Nettie went to town in the P.M. Sold Millard 1/2 ton hay. Warm & dry. Land nearly all fit to plow now.
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Plowing with two teams. Warm & dry. Planted sweet pears & other garden stuff & set out some cabbage plants. They finished the 15 acre piece.
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Plowing with two teams. Toombus & Nell not able to work & Charly not well. Self went to town to get wheels fixed & got horse medicine. Rain at 5 P.M.
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Plowing with two teams. Mr. & Mrs. Darcy here. Self planted potatos. Fine weather.
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Rain some. The boys plowing 3/4 Self went to Woolly to the convention.
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Clowdy but no rain. Came from S. Woolley this A.M. at home all day.
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Rainy. Plowing after 9.30. Self & Nettie went to town after noon. John Chilberg's house burned up last night. Self went to town in the P.M. on Wheel & got grass seed and a suit of clothes. Nettie went to town also.
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Drizzling rain all day but the kept on plowing - began across the road - Meadows looking fine. Set out the 2 bushes of roses.
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Still drizzling. The boys went to town in the A.M. Ewing & Peth plowing but it is mostly(?) wet to work. Self mended sack and counted up the oats left. Found 110 sks. besides Elmer's & my seed. The boys plowing in the P.M. Self fixing the box to dip oats.
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Rainy again this A.M. They went out to plow about 8.30
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Rain all A.M. & most the PM. Not plowing. Ewing plowing. Dipped 30 sks oats in the PM.
(diary says Fri 22.)Both teams plowing.
(diary says Fri 22.)Both teams plowing.
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Grant plowing. Frank disking the sod the second time after seeder.
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Went to B.V. to church. No rain but clowdy.
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Fred K. seeding. Grant plowed. Frank harrowing the 18 acre piece. Cold north wind.
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Self rolling 1/2. Both of the boys plowing 3/4 day, then began harrowing sod after the disk. Self dipped 30 sks more seed oats. Strong cold north wind. Land drying out too fast & caking.
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Two teams harrowing. Self choring & working around the house.
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The boys harrowing 1/2 Rainy P.M. Mr Owen's folks here in the evening & staid all night.
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Both teams harrowing in the AM. & one in PM. finished rough harrowing & the sod after the disk. Grant seeding in the P.M. Self rolling rough land to mash clods. Owens went home.
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Frank disking. Grant finished seeding the sod (30 acres) and began harrowing it at 10 A.M. Self choring & working in garden - Planted beans & squashes also cucumbers.
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Frank finished disking across the road. Grant harrowing; finished the sod this side of the road. Self dipped 30 sks more oats. Grant lost 1/4 in the A.M. for rain. Frank 1/8. Cold & windy all the P.M.
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Grant seeded the haybarn piece. Frank harrowing across the road. Cold, drying wind. About 38 acres left to seed yet.
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Frank harrowing across the road 1/2 - finished the sod & the other 20 is ready to seed. (at noon) Self rolling & Grant harrowing with two horses in the A.M. Rain in the P.M. doing nothing with teams. The boys went to town. Self finished dipping oats 14 sks.
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Nettie went to town. Grant seeding. Frank harrowing by the hay barn. Self sowing grass seed 1/2 Geo Jenne's folks here in the P.M. also the assessor J.M. Shields. Cold not not growing weather.
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Grant seeding 1/2 finished across the road. Self rolling. Grant rolling in the P.M. Frank harrowing. Nettie went to town.
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Clowdy & misty. Self went to LaC. to church. John & Pearl here.
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Grant finished seeding. Frank harrowing. Self rolling. Dry & cool.
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Grant & Frank disking on the piece by the stack (17 acres). Self choring & helping clean house.
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Rep Convention at Tacoma. Frank finished disking (17 acres). Self rolling across the road & Grant harrowing after the roller.
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Frank harrowing & finished. Grant harrowing 1/2 & roll 1/2. Self roll 1/2. Warm & dry. Land dry & dusty. Peth finished seeding.
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Self helping clean house & went to town in the P.M. Frank rolling - Grant with team and seeder helping Ed Crumrine. . Bot paint for sitting room & porches.
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Clowdy but not much rain - Self painting on the sitting room. Grant at Crumrines seeding. Frank finished avolling(?) in the A.M. & putting down carpet in the P.M. Oats worth $26.00.
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Went to church in B. View - No rain. Wrote to Geo.
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Frank cleaning house. Self painting sitting room. Grant loafing. Showery towards night, but rain light.
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Self & Frank went to town & drove "Fay". Got a sk sugar & a lot of paint & oil. Painting in the P.M. - Frank & Grant choring. Grant mowed the lawn. Clowdy & a few light showers.
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Self & Frank painting. Grant hauled a load of wood in the P.M. Mrs. Carter here in the eve.
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Self & Frank painting outside. Grant helped some in the A.M. Piling(?) porch floor. Fixing his gun in the P.M. Warm & pleasant.
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All hand painting out side. Pleasant.
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All painting in the A.M. & self in the P.M. The boys went to B.V. in the P.M. to play ball. Warm & pleasant.
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Went to church in LaC. John & Pearl here. Pleasant & no rain. Land getting pretty dry & rain will be needed soon.
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Self & Frank painting. Grant & team working on the road. Frank started for Tacoma this eve.
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Grant on the road. Self painting. Warm & dry.
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Team on the road. Peth's man driving it. Self painting. Grant sick.
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Self painting & choring. Grant not working. Went to town. Warm & dry as usual.
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Frank came home from Tacoma. Grant helped haul away the grass from the lawn & mowed it again. He went to B.V. in the P.M. for a filter ??elt. Frank working in the P.M. Clearing off lawn &c. Self painting & working on the house.
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Went after sand for a filter. & cleaned up about the place. Plowed the potatos in the P.M. Around Wrights folks here in the P.M. Self went to town in the P.M. "I Rathlieu(?)" came home with me. Dry no signs of rain.
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Self went to Memorial service in LaC. The young folks went down to Pearls. Mr Jorgenson here to dinner.
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Self went to Decoration exercises a Pleasant Ridge. Warm & dry. Frank & Grant working around the house getting ready for the coming event.
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Fine rain last night 1/2 inch. Frank & Nettie married. About 50 people here all told. Rev Mr Pace did the work. They started for Seattle in the Eve via Anacortes.
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Mr McGinnis folks here. Cleaning up after the shin-dig. Nice weather.
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The McGinnis folks, self & Ida went to Frank Whites - Very pleasant & fine day. Oats looking fine for the age of them. Grant not working.
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Doing chores & cutting thistles in the A.M. Grant helping two or three hours. P.M. Self & Mr McGinnis went to the B.L.C. camp - Grant hunting.
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All went to Guemes Island in Kalso's boat. Had a good time & a pleasant day.
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Cold north wind all day. McGinnis's went to LaConner at lentus(?). Self went to Mt. Vernon on saloon business. Milk O.K.
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McGinnis's went to Pearl's. Made the filter & went up to the Holstrups in the A.M. Went up to the station to see "Ottos" tower.
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Went with Mr McGinnis to see Elmer's place. Came back via Pleasant Ridge. Mr McGinnis folks went home this A.M.
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Self went to LaConner- Let Roy have $500.00 on his place at 7% payable in three years. Nettie & Frank came home. Rain in the P.M. Went & saw the well rigging at Paul Paulson's.
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Clear & pleasant. All working on the dyke in the AM near the horse barn. In the P.M. cutting thistles, working in the garden, splitting wood, &c.
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Working on the dyke in the A.M. The boys playing ball in the P.M. Self in B.V. in P.M.
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At home all day. Pearl & John here also Clyde horse. Fine growing weather.
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Took a load of oats to Richardsons'. The boys working on the dyke some. Grant went for a load of lumber. Frank painting in the A.M.
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Working on the dyke. Loaded the scow and it sunk.
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Self worked on scow some. Working on dyke 1/2 Painting & choring. Put in a scow load of mud after supper.
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Self working on scow. Grant hauled a load of threshing wood from Lovels. They loaded the scow in the P.M. & self & Frank unloaded it after supper. Grant 3/4
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Heard Arthur Neely had gone. Self working on scow 3 hours. The boys choring in the A.M. & on the dyke in the P.M. by the hay barn. Rain in the eve.
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The boys mending sacks in the A.M. & at a ball game in the P.M. About one inch of rainfall last night. Grass badly lodged.
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Went to LaC. to church and staid at Carters for dinner. Nettie & Frank also.
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The boys worked on the dyke three hours. Self & Frank three hours in the P.M. Grant went after wood but did not get any. Pleasant fine growing weather.
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Self & Grant spinning oakum in the A.M. for dyke scow. Grant not working. Frank not working in the P.M. Self went to town for scow spikes in the P.M.
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Self & Grant working on scow. Grant part of the day & went for lumber in the P.M. Rained a light shower this A.M.
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Self & Frank working on the scow. Grant working some. Very fine day - Fred Kalso helping in the P.M.
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Self, Frank, Fred & Grant working on scow. Grant 3/4. Finished it & put it in the water. Warm & pleasant.
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Self & Frank cleaned the roof of the old house & took down the old chimney then put up a new one that came from the old school house. Mr & Mrs Darcy here in the P.M. Grant helping Ed. Lovel -- Party here this eve. John & Pearl came up. Fine day - the oats across the road look tough. The stubble ground across the road will make about 15 sks per acre and sod 30. Pulled must a while in the P.M.
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At home all day. John & Pearl here also E. Axelson's folks & Kathleen Brazeale. Nice pleasant day.
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Self not doing much. Frank choring & painting the upper porch floor. Grant went after lumber but did not get any as it was not cut. Self was up to Fredonia to see Fulk about machine men.
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Grant not workng. Frank choring & painting the buggie and milk house roof. Self went to LaConner & to Paul Polsons to see the well machine. Warm.
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Grant hauling dyke lumber. Frank & self choring. Sawing up dyke lumber & ground sickle for the mower. Warm. Fred took the scow down to the dam this eve. Concert in Bay View this eve.
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Self & Frank working on dyke. Self & Grant combined 4 hours. Frank 8. Very warm.
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Went to church at LaConner. Warm. John & Pearl here this eve.
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John & Pearl & self went to Anacortes. Fine day.
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At home. The folks got home from Whatcom this eve. John & Pearl went to Mt Vernon & then home.
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Grant hauling wood. Self & Frank went to Fred for rock to Hat Island. They unloaded it after dark, one scow.
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Mr Wagner came. Grant doing nothing. Frank piling wood in the A.M. & in the P.M. went with me to LaConner to get the new tedder.
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Fine day for drying hay. Grant cut the hay on the Whitney piece 8 or 9 acres. Frank went to Samish for Cherries. Kalso, Peth & Byron mowing also.
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Pleasant. Fine hay weather. Self went to church in B.V.
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Haying. Grant mowing all day. Self raking some. Frank tedding & shocked hour. Crew: Grant, Frank, Clark Wallace 1/2, Maxwell 3/4, H Maxwell 3/4, Wagner 3/4, Daniel 1/2.
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Cool & clowdy. Hay not making well. Grant mowing. Frank tedding 1/2 Self rake 1/4. Crew: Grant, Frank, Wallace, Maxwell Jr., Maxwell Sr, Wagner Daniel. 8 days 8 1/2 hours. Stacy girls here.
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Haying. Clowdy most of the day, hay cures very slowly. Grant mowing 1/2, shocking 1/2. Crew: Grant, Frank, Wallace, Maxwell Sr., Maxwell Jr, Wagner, Daniel. Self raking. Six days shocking to day. 14 days 8 1/2 hours to date.
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Rain last night & showery all day to day. Lots of hay down all over the country. Went & let water out of the scow & unloaded the rock in the eve.
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Still raining this A.M. and was at it most all night. Bad prospect for hay, that down cut. The men doing nothing. Self made a wagon seat in the A.M. Cleaning up some & blowing in the P.M.
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Weather still bad doing nothing. Nettie sick. They think she has measles. No rain to day, but clowdy & windy. Self went to B.V. to church.
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Went to B.V. to church. Nettie in bed with measles. Clearing up some. Peth put up some hay.
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Haying again. Frank tedding 1/2 self raking 3/4. Crew: Grant mowing 1/2, Grant, Frank, Wallace, Wagner, Daniel 3/4 Maxwell Sr, Maxwell Jr, shocking 4 1/2. The men stiring out wind rows 1/4.
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Haying. Fine weather. Crew: Grant(mowing and shocking 1/2), Frank, Wallace, Wagner, Daniel, Maxwell sr, Maxwell Jr. Self tedded & raked out shock row around the 20 acre field. New meadow. Shocking 6 days. Total 25 - 3/1/2 hours. Nettie pretty poorly today, Dr Howe to see her.
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Fine day. Self went to town to estimate warehouse piles. Grant finished mowing this A.M. Frank tedding 1/2. Crew same as yesterday. Shocking 6 days. Finished the 23 acre piece at noon. It took 21 days.
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Nettie some better. Hay crew: Grant, Frank, Wallace 1/2, Wagner, Maxwell Sr., Maxwell Jr, Daniel. Hot day. Mercury 83. Shocking 6 1/2 days. 37- 8 1/2.
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Haying finished shocking about 4 P.M. Clowdy in the A.M. but no rain here. Crew hauling in hay. Crew same as yesterday. Total 42 6/10 shocking, 1 1/2, stirring, 5 days mowing, tedding 3 days, Raking 3 days. Wagner quit. Clark & Frank cutting.
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Self & Grant went to Gortons Mill for tank plank. Clark & Frank fixing up hay shocks & cutting thistles, in the P.M. went blackberrying. Grant not working in the P.M. Self went to town. Pleasant. Peth & Byrons hauling in hay. No demand for hay. No buyers nor no price.
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Self went to town & to church. After church went to Tillinghasts to dinner. Nettie sat up some.
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Hauling hay. Crew see time book. Got in 30 loads. Fine weather.
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Hauling hay. Crew same as yesterday. 30 loads in old barn. Total to day in old barn 60.
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Hauling hay, New meadow, 34 loads in new shed. Crew same. Clowdy & some mist, but kept on hauling.
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Hauling hay 6 hours. Quit for rain from 830 to 12. Willard here in the P.M. Got in 21 loads. Byron finished hauling to day.
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Hauling hay. Fine day. 36 loads. 74 in the big shed. 70 of the new meadow. 17 in the bale barn of the hay that got wet. Total to night 151.
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Hauling hay. 20 loads in the bale barn 2d quality. 5 loads in the big shed making 79 all told. & 6 in the stable. Total for the day 31 all told to date 182.
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Hauling hay to Osborne 6 loads. Chellis(?), Frank, Clark & Grant & three teams. Self feeling tough up most of the night last night. Began framing the tank by the Granary.
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Hauling hay to Walker & Osborne. They also hauled posts from Gortons 95. Self working on tank.
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The boys hauled in 7 loads of hay in the stable. Self working on tank & helping mow away hay. Pleasant. Dry. Oats beginning to turn some. Loads hay in Old barn 60
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Hauled in 6 loads of the wet hay in the big shed & finished. Mr. Calhoun & Ida here, also Frank White. Warm. Self helping with the hay.
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Warm. Self making eave troughs in the A.M. Self & Grant setting fence posts & Grant helping in the A.M.
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Clark went to Bellingham. Frank & Grant finished setting posts along the lane in the A.M. Not working in the P.M. Self went to Sedro Woolley to the Pioneer meeting & to VanFleets in the eve.
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Came home from Woolley on the 807 train. Pearl came up. Grant went after her.
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Self made eave troughs in the A.M. Getting ready for camping in the P.M. No one working Foggy A.M.
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Fred went camping with a boat & scow load started at 6-30. Nettie, Ida & self went to the campground via train arrived at 5 P.M.
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Cold & Windy. Clark & D. Osborne at home all the others camping on Guemes Island. Pleasant.
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Camping. Self went with Fred to Cypress Island for deer but did not get any.
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Camping. In the P.M. went to Anacortes to see a game of ball. Still dry & dusty.
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Camping. Self came home with Fred in the P.M. Oats turning fast.
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Warm & dry. Went to Bay View to church. Reading the bal of the day.
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Did the chores & made a water trough. Fred went back to the Camp. Delia & Clark went with him.
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Went to town. Bot binding twine, 250 lbs at 15 ¢ "Clover Leaf" Armstrong sold his shock baled hay at $7.00. Waggles came home.
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Did chores & went to Gorton's mill for tank lumber. The folks came from camping. Ida sick with sore throat.
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Dry & smoky. Began on the tank. Frank went to La C. for sacks in the P.M. Will have to haul water next week. Pastures very short.
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Self & Frank working at the tank. Warm & dry. Al Risbell died this A.M. from heart failure after three weeks run of typhoid fever.
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Turned the tank over to put the 2x4 stuff on it. The campers hame home today at noon.
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Self went to Risbell's funeral at Mt Vernon. A large crowd present. Dry & dusty.
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Clark came home to day. Frank went for lumber. Grant helping on the tank some in the A.M. & to LaC. in the P.M. Self & Frank finished the tank & putting up eave troughs.
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Grant hauling water in the A.M. & Clark in the P.M. 3 loads. Clark cleaning out the tanks in the A.M. Self & Frank finished putting up eave troughs & put in the pipe to the tank at the hay barn. Got the binder out in the P.M.
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Frank went to town to get the tank wagon fixed. Sorenson, Clark & Grant mowing & binding around the Whitney oat field. Still foggy & smoky. Grain not very ripe. Ida in bed yet ever since she came home from camping.
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Grant binder. Very wet could not work in ght egrain in the A.M. Cutting in the P.M. Sorenson, Clark & Frank shocking. Grain pretty green & very heavy.
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Cutting oats. Sorenson, Clark & Frank shock. Self twining & binding what the binder missed on Acct of poor twine. Oats green but thot best to keep cutting.
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Sorenson, Clark & Frank shocking. Grant cutting 3/4 finished the 15 acres in the "Whitney Field" & cut around the field by the hay barn. 5 times & twice around the 10 acres sod. The latter very heavy. Self went to town in the A.M. & changed the twine. Mrs. VanFleet here this A.M.
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Rain a good part of the day. Light. Frank & Nettie went down to Pearl's. Ida miserable.
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Rain hard all last night about an 1 1/2 in. Not working in the A.M. Cutting & shocking in the P.M. Too wet though. Self went to Freds & got an iron leturn(?) faucet to the tank.
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Cutting oats from 10 A.M. Sorenson 7 hours. Clark. Frank, & Grant also. Self went to Mt. Vernon & LaC. Edna Whitney here to day and to night.
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Cutting oats from 10 A.M. Grant 3/4 Clark & Frank 3/4. Self running binder from 10 A.M. Sorenson from 10.30. Edna Whitney here. She & Nettie went down to Pearls in the P.M. Pleasant but wet in the A.M.
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Cutting oats from 9 A.M. to 7 P.M. Five horses. Grant, Clark, Sorenson shocking 3/4 or 8/10. Frank turning & shocking. Fine day. Grain in fine shape to cut.
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Crew same as yesterday. Harvesting finished across the road at 3 P.M. & began on the down piece near Peth's. It is a bad one. They finished shocking at 6.
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Went to La Conner to church & took dinner with Bailey's- Warm. Lots of people cutting oats. Pearl here to day. Ida sick as usual.
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Harvesting the down piece near Peth's. Sorenson, Clark, Frank Grant, Self with binder.
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Cutting oats & finished. Self running binder with five horses. Crew: Sorenson, Clark, Frank, Grant 1/2 [margin: Sorenson $22.50.]
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Grant & Clark shocking 1/2 & finished Frank went for a load of lumber. Self over to Byron's & down to Fulk's to see about threshing. In the P.M. Grant & Clark nothing. Frank & self fixed & put away the binder & finished covering the tank.
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Grant not working. They got home with three deer. Clark & Frank digging a ditch in the slough in the Whitney Field. Self out Gortons' getting ditch timber or rather ordered some cut at the mill. Fellow here.
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Threshing at Bell's. Fine weather. Thresher at John's to day.
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Threshing at Bells & finished at 11 A.M. At Fred's in the P.M. Self down to Wilson's. Lots of oats sold to day at $25.00. Fine threshing weather.
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Threshing at Kalso's. Fine weather. Nettie went to town. Oats $24.00 per ton.
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Threshing at Kalso's & Fulk's. 1410 sks. 760 in the P.M. John sold today at $25.00. Fine weather. Over 100000 sks have been sold.
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Threshing at Fulk's. Fine weather. Self cleaning out Granary & barn & went over to the machine in the P.M.
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Still nice weather. Finished Fulk's at 10 A.M. & moved to Byron's. Began at Byron's at 11-30. Carter's folks here to day.
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Frost- Pleasant & strong north wind. The shaker in the separator broke & they did not start up till 10 A.M. Finished Byron's home ranch & moved onto the Purdy ranch at 4 P.M. Byrons sod made over 40 sks per acre.
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Threshing at Peth's. Windy & a little rain in the eve. John Wilson's here tonight.
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Clowdy & threatening rain but they threshed all day at Peth's. His grain making about 32 sks on an average. Ida went to Bellingham with John's folks. She has been a bed all this week. Self getting ready for threshers.
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Began threshing here at 8.30 & got over 1100 sks. [From next image]The ten acre sod piece across the road made 53 sks per acre or a little better. Got through across the road & moved. Went & got Mrs Killman to help cook. Fine weather. Sold oats to Fulk(225) Jost(20) Martin(105)
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Finished threshing at 2 P.M. 2942 sks. The Whitney piece 18 acres went about 50 sks. The machine went to Freds.
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[Nettie]Mr McGinnis went home this morning. Rainy in morning but pleasant this afternoon.
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[Nettie]Ned Fowler & Mr. Tozier here today hunting. Bakers left this morning. Pleasant weather.
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[Nettie]Clark went away today. Pearl and Mrs Powell here to spend the day. Frank went to town. Wag came home. Pleasant but quite cold.
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[Nettie]Nothing much to write about. Pleasant weather.
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[Nettie]Mama and Mary Stacey came home to day. Nice weather.
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[Nettie]Blanch, Marguerite and Teddie here, also Mr. Tillinghast. Marguerite stayed over.
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[Nettie]Marguerite and I went up to LaConner yesterday. Very pleasant weather.
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[Nettie]The boat came for hay today. I took Marguerite to the station this afternoon. Very pleasant but foggy mornings.
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[Nettie]Pleasant. Frank drove Fay in the cart to LaConner.
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[Nettie]We had a League social here last night. Not a very large crowd were present. Very stormy this morning blowing and raining.
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[Nettie]Ned Fowler came down this morning to hunt. Pleasant weather. and quite windy.
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[Nettie]Frank went to LaConner this afternoon to bank check. Pleasant.
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[Nettie]Frank fanned a few oats and helped me. Art Whitney here. Cool morning but very pleasant days. Mr and Mrs Gaches here.
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[Nettie]We moved into the dining room to day. Very pleasant weather. Frank went to LaConner to night.
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[Nettie]Beautiful day. Frank went to sale at Neelys.
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[Nettie]Frank finished fanning oats today. Rainy this afternoon.
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[Nettie]Very windy last night strong all day. Frank went to LaC. to night.
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[Nettie]Stormy all day. Frank and I cleaned up the parlor and put up the stove.
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[Nettie]Stormy all day. Frank put wood in the wood house and hauled oats to barn.
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[Nettie]Stormy. Windy and rainy. Frank cleaning up in granary and making post holes.
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[Nettie]Very bad weather. Busy getting ready for tomorrow. We are going to have out Thanksgiving tomorrow.
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[Nettie]John and Pearl came up today. Very stormy. Rainy and windy.
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[Nettie]Rained all night. Frank making fence around stack. Went to town in afternoon. Fair weather.
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[Nettie]Frank finished fence. Have five young chickens. Fair weather.
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[Nettie]Thanksgiving. Pleasant day. Raining this evening.
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[Nettie]Rainy. Nothing to write. Frank went to LaConner tonight.
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[Nettie]Frank got apples at Byrons. We went to a fair and chicken supper this evening. Fair day. Rained this evening.
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[Nettie]Not much to write. The black heifer had a heifer today. Frank went to LaConner.
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[Nettie]This is my birthday, 24 years old. Mrs. Woodburn and Mrs Richards came up to day. to celebrate. Very windy. Rainy this evening.
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[Nettie]Beautiful day. Frank hauled manure this morning and went to LaConner to night.
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[Nettie]Pleasant weather. Frank went to LaC this evening Mrs. Peth called.
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[Nettie]Mama went down to Peths. Frank and I went for a ride. Rainy this evening. Cloudy all day.
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[Nettie]Two of Lee's friends stayed with us last night. There were five men over here hunting. Rained nearly all night, but fair today.
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[Nettie]Rained nearly all day. Not much to write about. Frank went to LaConner tonight.
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[Nettie]Hard west wind today. Rainy and cold.
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[Nettie]Rained most all day. but pleasant evening. We went to M. E. Fair in Bay View.
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[Nettie]Not much to write. Windy and cold. Raining this evening.
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[Nettie]Pleasant day. Frank took Mr Dillon an agent down to Pearls.
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[Nettie]Pleasant day. Frank and I went to station and send ten ducks to Tacoma.
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[Nettie]I went to LaConner to day and stayed all day. Art Whitney was here. Very pleasant.
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[Nettie]Bad day. Rainy and windy. Mrs Giles and Stella Gale here.
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[Nettie]Papa and Grant came home today. The boys have gone to Bay View. Quite windy to day. Rained most of the night.
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At home to day. Grant hunting. Frank went to town. Rainy most of the day. Sawed a wheel barrow load of wood. The first work in ten weeks.
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Self went to town. Light frost. The boys home. Self went to town. Called on Tillinghasts. Pearl & John came up and staid all night. John, Grant & Frank went to the tree at Bay View this eve. Lots of people plowing.
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Cool day but no rain. Blanch & Marguerite White here also Clyde Howe. Had a pleasant time.
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Cool but pleasant. John & Pearl went home at 11 A.M. All went to Peth's for C Dinner.
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Grant & Frank hauled two load of wood. In the P.M. Self & Frank fixed a musk rat hole. Grant went to Wilson's. Frank to LaC in the eve.
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Frank hauled wood 2 loads. Self took a walk down the dyke & fixed up the machine shed. Clowdy & showery. Mercury at 44°. Grant at Pearls.
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Strong south wind and the highest tide for ten years. It ran over the dyke in some places and broke Arie Balls dyke in two places. Moon full a week ago. Highest tide dur on the 26th according to tide table. Frank hauled a load of wood in the A.M. We fixed a rat hole and some dyke in the P.M. Tide 1 1/2 inch short of the big tides of 1886 & 1895. Mrs. Tillinghast here to day & to night. Grant at Pearl's.
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Nice pleasant day - Killed the pigs this A.M. & Fred Kalso helped - & we got through before noon. Began building a new chicken yard.
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Mercury at 26° this AM
Krutzmans weighed 21869 = $284.29
Majurus weighed 23210 = 301.73
Wilsons weighed 12321 = 160.17
Mercury at 26° this AM
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Self & Frank fixed the foundation under chimney (over) Self & Frank hauled a load of manure & he and Nettie went to town in the P.M. Clear & pleasant. Mercury a 22° this A.M. Coldest for the winter to date.
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Temp 21° Coldest day so far. Clear & pleasant. Self helped Fred unload the scows. Frank hauling manure. Self helping some. Martin here & paid for his oats.
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Temp 22° Clear & Pleasant. but cold. Frank loading hay for Peth. Self not doing much but chores.
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Temp 30. Light snow this A.M. Resalted the pork and demolished the wood shed. Brier bush & grape vine.
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Went to town. Paid Polson H. & S.C. to date. Sprinkled rain some & clowdy. Frank did chores & went to basketball game.
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Fred took Martins seed oats and Frank went with him and they went for church in the eve. Self did chores, went to the station and up to Byron's. They are getting ready to go at the well. Sent $1000.00 to Geo for storing in Scranton Bank. Sent interest money to Eva. Warm & spring like.
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Fogy. Went with Otto K. to the funeral. Frank choring. John & Grant here. Pleasant but cool.
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Self & Frank went to the saw mill & got a load of lumber for wood house. In the P.M. began tearing down the tank house. Peter Miller here this eve & all night.
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Roy Carter sick. Rainy day. Not doing much but chores. Self filed the saws. Peter Miller here to day.
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Peter went home this A.M. Self & Frank tearing down tank house & moving the tank. Pleasant day. Roy Carter sick.
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Carter better. Self working at the foundation of wood house & Frank hauled rocks for foundation & in the P.M. went for a load a lumber. Pleasant. Don Palmer came this P.M.
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At home all day. Don Palmer here. John & Pearl came from Bellingham to day. Grant did not come. Gaches sent word he would take the oats at $26.
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Frank took Don to Pearl's & went after Miss Gale to work. Rainy day. Self sharpening saws & planes & made a window frame for woodhouse.
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Miss Gale began work to day. High tide this A.M. but 6 inches short of the big tide last moon. Self up to Byrons. They started the well yesterday A.M. and were down 36 ft today noon. Frank hauled a load of lumber this P.M. Both working on foundation this P.M. Frank to LaC. in the eve. Pleasant day. Mercury at 50 this A.M.
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Pleasant. High tide. Self & Frank working on wood house - got the studding up. Mrs. Wallace here.
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Very windy. Worked on the woodhouse till thru P.M. Quit for rain & took the saw dust out of the partition at the end of the pantry. Mrs. Wallace here yet.
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Worked on the wood house in the A.M. showery. Went to town in the P.M. Frank hauled a load of lumber in the P.M.
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Self working on woodhouse. Frank helped some & went after Grant.
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Frost 26° Shingling the wood house. Clear & pleasant. The Fidalgo here for the oats but could not get them all on as the tide went out.
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Light frost. Self making window frames & putting in windows. Frank sawing & putting in lumber, hung up the meat to smoke and fixed the incubator house for pigs in the P.M. Clowdy.
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Pleasant & a light frost. Frank washing & oiling harness. Self made a door frame & hung the door in the woodhouse. Grant tore the old tank to pieces by the old house & cut it up for wood.
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Frost 30. Pleasant. John & Pearl here to day. Self went to Bay View to church.
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Grant went to La C. in the AM for shoes & paint. Frank oiling harness 1/2 & Grant & Grant painted the woodhouse in the P.M. Self cutting doors to woodhouse & pantry & working at odd jobs. Fred Eyer got his seed oats. Meetings in B.V. this week. Pleasant part of the day.
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Some snow & more rain. Self in the kitchen. Boys finished the harness.
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Grant went to Moons & Bay View got some cowfeed & apples. Frank choring & moved the incubator house for a pig pen. Grant hunting in the P.M. Self went to LaConner to the missionary meeting. Baley cow had calf last night.
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Frost 21° Clear & cold all day. Choring & working on the kitchen putting on shiplap. Callahan has been working on the Byron well but had had bad luck & broken the pipe at 67 ft. Frank went to LaC. Grant to B.V.
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Temp 16°. Clear & cold. Nettie & Frank went to Jim Neelys. Self went to B.V. to church. Mrs Woodburn sent check for her oats. Meetings in B.V. last week & this coming week.
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Temp 18° Pleasant. Grant skating. Self & Frank cutting up old rails & posts for wood. Self up to Kalso's in the P.M.
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Temp 20°. Self & Frank working on pantry. Grant not doing much but chores. Roads fine. Mrs John Bessner buried.
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Temp 22° Pleasant. Frank painting pantry. Grant hauled a load of wood. Self & Nettie went to LaC.
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Temp 28° Warm & pleasant. All painting on new woodhouse. Settled up with peth for milk & butter. Got a letter from Geo.
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Temp. 28 Pleasant. Grant went to the saw mill to see about lumber. Self painting window, hung a door & cased a window in the bathroom. Frank putting harness together & finished painting the wood house roof. Mrs Osborne & D. Fulks folks here. Fulk settle for his seed oats. Conrad here for a load of Elmer's oats.
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Light rain last night & some to day. Warmer, frost coming out of the ground. The boys getting the plows & harness ready to use. Self working at windows, casing the old woodhouse window & painting pantry. John Walter here. Conrad got the bal of Elmer's oats. 65 sks all told. Wrote to R. Lee B. & J. C. Thomas.
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Cloudy & windy. Self went to B.V. to church. John Walter here. Stella Gale went home for a visit.
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Frank & Nettie went to town. John & Pearl came up & staid all night. Grant began breaking sod out in the Whitney field. Self painting windows & fixing up plows.
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John & Pearl here today. Windy & some rain in the A.M. Began plowing stubble with two teams. Land in fine shape. Self painting & working on kitchen. Callahan trying to get his tools out of the well but failed.
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John & Pearl went home. The boys went out to plow but had to quit for rain & it rained hard most of the P.M. Self put the cloth on the Kitchen. Frank painted some & helped in the kitchen.
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Rainy a good part of the day. Self & Frank working about the kitchen in the A.M. & went up to Byron's & Kalso's in the P.M. the well at a stand still. Grant went to Wilsons to hunt.
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Warm. Cleaned out the tank and put on the ceiling in the kitchen. Rain most of last night & showery to day. Grant at Wilsons. Grant came home in the P.M. & brot the pigs. Frank went to LaConner in the eve. Got a letter from Perry Summers. Mercury at 52 this eve.
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Pleasant spring day. Mercury at 50° Grant plowing sod. Frank went to the saw mill for fencing in the A.M. Self choring. Frank plowing stubble in the P.M. but it was too wet. Self in LaC. in the P.M.
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Work same as yesterday. Self choring & went to see Olson move Donkey Engine and in the P.M. went to Hawkins to see Garlets clear land with a Donkey Engine. They have a pile of stumps & logs 50 ft high.
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Cooler but pleasant. North wind & foggy. Fred & Frank plowing. Grant on the line. Self choring about the house & yard.
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Pleasant. Everybody plowing. Bell, Sullivan & Hanson through. Finished across the road & began on the hay barn piece. Frank & Fred plowing. Self went to town in the P.M. on wheel. Left my wheel & got one of Wagens, Nettie went to LaConner & got a sack of sugar. Grant working on telephone line.
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Frank & Fred plowing. Self working about the garden and shop in the A.M. In the P.M. went to town and got a wheel & settled (my) our threshing with Wingren, i.e. Engine bill. He threw off the price of lining up and babbiting. Still lovely weather.
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Frank plowing stubble. Grant came home and plowed sod from 10-15. Self working at the kitchen hanging a door, fixing safes, & painting, also spaded up a bed for early vegetables. [margin: Grant got a new wheel at Pete's for $30.00]
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Frank & self papered the kitchen. Rain a good part of the day. Grant doing shoes. Over one half inch of rain fell. John & Pearl came this eve & the Boys all went to LaC to Basket Ball.
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Some rain last night. John & Pearl went home. Self & Pearl went to church at B.V. Cold but no rain.
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Grant plowing & finished the sod. Frank went to town & took some oats up to Jenne's for feed & put 6 sks in the feed bin. also got 1/2 ton rolled barley & got the timothy seed, also a new disk harrow.
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No rain. Grant & Frank plowing stubble by the stock. Self fixed the chicken yard & did other chores. Grant burned the stack. Pleasant day.
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Clowdy & a light rain in the P.M. but the boys kept on plowing. Self tearing down fence and taking out posts out along the lane. Gabriel here and got the big black cow for beef. Preacher Schoomaker & wife here calling.
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Foggy most all day. The boys plowing. Self working about the house. In the P.M. moved out in the new kitchen. Took up the linoleum & moved the stove.
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Ida in bed with cold. The boys plowing. Damp & misty most all day. Self tearing out the partition between dining room & pantry, making a larger dining room.
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The boys plowing. Foggy & damp. Self cut a place for & hung a door to the bathroom. They finished all the plowing except the last two furrows around the fields which must be done with two horses.
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Grass has a fine start. Currants & Oregon grapes in bloom. Plums nearly out. At home all day. Ida sick with a cold. Mr & Mrs Gaches here this P.M. Wrote to Geo. Stella went home last night. Mrs Sam Ball died this P.M.
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Strong S.E. wind all day. Boys plowing the bal of the headlands and hauling away old fence. Self finished up the bathroom & planted some garden. Peas, beets, radish, spnach, lettuce, turnips &c. Mrs Summers here working.
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Cold & windy. The boys plowed the balance of the head lands & the ball yard & set up the harrow. Self went to Mrs. Balls' funeral & got a window for the dining room.
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Cold raw wind all day. Showery in the A.M. The boys hauled four loads of wood. Self finished clothing the dining room and went to town in the P.M.
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Cold & clowdy and a shower in the eve. The boys hauled four loads of wood. Self painting & fixing dining room window. Edna Whitney here to day.
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No rain but cold & clowdy. Self at home all day. Edna went home this eve. Ida worse had the earache.
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The boys finished hauling wood & Frank rolled the sod in the P.M. No rain. Self cased & painted the double window. Nettie went to town.
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Grant went to the saw mill & in the P.M. we all worked building a walk in front of the house. Showery A.M.
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Frost. The boys building fence & harrowing the chicken yard & garden. Clear & pleasant. Self painting dining room 1st coat.
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Frost 30°. Pleasant day. Grant disking sod 3/4 with new disk. Frank choring in the A.M. Drag harrowing in the P.M. with 4 hrs. Self choring, painting, made a post for mail box & went to Kalsos to get bolts made for disk.
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Showers. Damp. Grant laid up with sore throat. Frank went to Jennes for a load of chopped oats. & in the P.M. went to Tacoma. Self painting some & mowed the lawn. Squires & Wilson here this A.M.
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Fine dry day. Grant not working. Frank not home. Self disking in the P.M. sod. Planted sweet pear & nasturtiums.
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Fine warm day. Grank disking & harrowing. Self harrowing. The disk came and is OK. Frank came home this eve.
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Rainy this A.M. Self & Frank papering the dining room. Grant harrowing in the P.M. Stella went to town. Rain light.
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Nettie went to town. Grant & Frank disking. Self choring & gardening. Planted onion & carrotts & made a flower bed. Disking across the road double. Pleasant.
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Pleasant day. The boys disking across the road. Self went to town for linoleum & put it down & hung curtains in the P.M. Stella Gale went home this P.M. John Ball seeding since Wed. last.
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Pleasant. Went to LaC. to church and to dinner with Tillinghast's. Blanch White here to day.
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The boys finished disking across the road & then went to plowing the small piece north of the house sod. Self choring and treated 44 sks oats. Pleasant drying day.
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Finished plowing the sod & disked it. The boys harrowing. Frank 3/4 Grant 4 hours. Self rolled sod & planted potatos. Still dry.
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Grant began seeding on the sod in the Whitney piece. 76 acres all told. Frank harrowing & disking after the seeder. Self choring, planting & treating oats. [margin: Women cleaning house and everything topsy turvey.]
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Grant seeding till 2 P.M. and finished the Whitney piece. Frank disking after the seeder. Self choring and in the P.M. set out 160 strawberry plants. Wilson & Marshall. Three rows M. on the east side. Quite windy and a prospect of dry weather. Land pretty dry!
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Grant & Frank finished disking in the A.M. & went to dragging in the P.M. Self rolling with Beauty & Jeff. Land in fine order and quite dry for the season.
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The boys finished dragging the 27 acres Whitney piece and rolling in the P.M. Self rolled till 11 & went to town in the P.M. Grant went down to Pearl's in the eve. Clowdy & threatening but no rain.
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Strong S. wind but no rain. Self went to B.V. to church in the A.M. Grant down to John's.
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Grant seeding across the road. Frank harrowing, self dipping oats in the A.M., rolling in the P.M. Clowdy but no rain. Threatening. Mailed letters to Geo. & Eva Reed.
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Grant seeding across the road & finished the piece at 4 P.M. Frank harrowing. Self went to Kalso's & got the seeder & sowed 160 lbs (8 acres) of timothy seed. Clowdy & light rain but not enough to stop work. Carters folks & Dennys(?) here this eve. Grant went to night school this eve.
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Grant seeding. finished the seven acre piece by the hay barn. Frank finished harrowing across the road. Self fanning & treating oats & in the P.M. rolling.
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Grant seeding & finished which is the earliest I remember of. Frank disking piece by the hay barn after the seeder. Self rolling. Pleasant & warm land getting very dry for the time of the year.
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Another warm drying day. The boys disking the 18 acre piece & finished. Self choring around and planted some sweet corn & squashes, also beets & lettuce &c. Grant went to night school this eve.
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The boys harrowing & finished. Self rolling warm & dry. No signs of rain.
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John & Pearl here last night & John went home this A.M. Self went to LaConner to B. Church in the A.M. & to Woodman Memorial services in the P.M. Mr. Williamson made the address. Alf Stacey called a while in the eve. Grant sick with a cold.
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Grant went to Wilson's. Frank rolling sold the wild black hiefers to Gabriel. Self began on an addition to the machine shed. Warm & dry. The sod oats coming up thin. A great many not sprouted.
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Frank finished rolling in the A.M. Clowdy & a few light sprinkles. Shields here for some seed oats. Self choring. Frank went to Gortons mill in the P.M. for lumber. Gabriel killed the other black hiefer. Grant came home. Had about 1/3 inch of rain this P.M.
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More rain needed. The boys & self built the addition to the machine shed & put away the plows & harrows. Clowdy but no rain.
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Clear & pleasant & strong west wind with dry prospect. Grant not working in the A.M. Frank hauled two loads wood from Gorton's Mill. Self went to the mill in the A.M. & cleaned out the wood hour in the P.M. Grant helping Frank in the P.M. Ed Crumrine & Anna Jorgenson married this A.M. Grant & Frank went to town this eve to show.
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Grant went to Anacortes. Self went to town in the A.M. Frank mending sax & painting Grants room. In the P.M. self put on screen doors. Cold & Dry. Sullivan & John Peth seeding yet. Land very dry for this time of year.
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Self & Frank papering & painting Grant's room. Grant got home at noon. Cool & dry.
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Working on the hay barn dam putting on new lagging. Grant went to Gortons Mill in the P.M. Byron came & got the tank for Callahan in the P.M. Cool & windy.
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Self & Frank on dyke all day. Grant mowed the lawn in the A.M. Helping on dyke in P.M. No rain all signs fail. Grant went to LaC. nightschool.
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Ida started for Bellingham. Self & Frank worked on the dyke. Grant choring in the A.M. & helped on the dyke some in the P.M. Self went up to see how the well was coming on. Callahan has broken off & bot another drill & it don't look much like getting water very soon.
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Working on dyke down by Peth's in the A.M., scowing & wheeling dirt in the P.M. Clear & pleasant but very dry for oats and grass.
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Clowdy but no rain. All went to the timber in the A.M. for cedar for the dyke by Purdy's Granary. In the P.M. & eve scowing dirt on dam by the hay barn. Put in two loads. Grant went to night school. Sidney Stacey here this eve & tonight.
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The boys hauled another load of cedar for dyke. Frank started for Tacoma in the P.M. Grant not working in the P.M. Self fixing Byron's roller. Still dry. Signs of rain but it does not come. Sidney Stacey here to day.
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Clowdy with north wind but no rain. Self went to LaConner to church. Grant off on a baseball trip.
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Strong north wind all day & eve. Self went to Anacortes to get teeth fixed but bot a new plate. Grant & W. Peth loaded the scows with dirt this P.M. for dam below Peths. Frank in Tacoma.
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In the A.M. self & Grant unloaded the scows. Grant not working in the P.M. Self up to Byrons. Frank came back. Dry & cool.
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FRank painting fence. Grant painted some & went to the depot for the furniture. Self fixing Byron's roller & went to town in the P.M. Mrs. Carter here this P.M.
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Frank painting fence. Grant choring some & went to town in the P.M. Self finished fixing the roller and that's all. A letter from Geo stating that he had been sick.
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Frank painting some & fixing sax some. Self & Grant nailed down the kitchen floor. Grant went to Wilsons in the P.M. Self went to Lauter's Mother's funeral. Went to the station twice for Ida but she did not come. Planted some more corn and peas. The first planting of corn did not come up good. Too cold & dry.
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Frank finished the kitchen floor & painted some. Grant at Wilsons. Self up to well in the A.M. Went after Ida & did chores in the P.M. Cold south wind all day but no rain. A light sprinkle last night. but it made no show towards wetting the ground.
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At home all day. John & Pearl here. Cool & dry.
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All painting. Self & Grant 3/4 Fence day. Callahan at the well and down 41 ft. on second hole.
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Grant not working went to Seattle. Self & Frank cleaned out the old house. Showery most of the day but not rain enough to help the oats much. Mr. & Mrs. Pace here from 11 A.M. to 4 P.M.
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Pleasant. Self up to the well & painting some in the P.M. Frank painting fence.
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Frost this A.M. which cut potatos, tomatoes, squashed &c. Clear & pleasant. Self & Ida went to town and visited Tillinghasts. Frank painting. They are down 50 ft with the well.
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Frank went to town for linoleum &c. Self choring & help put down the lin. Planted some more beans.
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Frank painting buggie. Self planted more squashes and set out some more tomatos.
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John W. birthday. Self went down to Pearls. Clowdy but no rain. Oats looking better since the rain. Grant in Seattle yet.
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Rain another inch last night & today. Frank painted on the spring wagon some & did the chores. Self choring & reading "Everybuddy's Mag."
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Rain again last night & most of the day over three inches of water has fallen now since Fri night. The most in the same time for over a year. Grant not home yet. Has been away one week. [margin: Big rain.]
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Cleaning & oiling & painting the old farm wagon. Pleasant. Self up to the well in the PM. They are not doing much.
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Frank cleaning up the other wagon, mowing lawn & hoing garden. Warm & pleasant. Fine growing weather. Self in town & got my new teeth. Callahan but the well all up and quit. So out dream of fresh water is only a dream. Settle up with Gaches & Polson. Sent money order for a watch chain.
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Fine growing day. Frank painted the other wagon. In the P.M. we set a gate post & hung & made a gate up at the hay barn. Callahan moved his well machine. Planted some vegetable last night & set out some cauliflower plants.
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Frank choring & fixing the lawn. Self & Ida went over to Woodburns in the A.M. & I went to town in the P.M. Fine warm day. Oats looking well.
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Self & Frank went to LaConner to Memorial services. Warm & pleasant. Oats looking fine.
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Went to the Ridge & got some cedar sticks for tank house. In the P.M. self & Frank went to LaC. for tank lumber, two loads. Grant came home this P.M.
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Self & Frank went to Pleasant Ridge and in the P.M. to Mr Vernon. Pleasant day. John & Pearl came up this evening.
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All working on the tank house. Fine growing weather. Lewis & Clark Fair opened to day. Oats looking fine & better than last year. Got the tank foundation ready for the tank.
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Fine day. Working the garden. Made another ladder and three more eave troughs. Frank went to town and got a door for kitchen, windows for tank house, water pipes & cow feed, &c. Also took 15 sks oats to town. Grant went to night school. Hunting pidgeons in the P.M.
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Went to church at LaC. in the A.M. Home in the P.M. & wrote to Geo. Heard that Mrs Stearns died last night in Seattle after an operation for Gall stones & appendicitus.
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Not doing much in the A.M. Went to Mrs Stearns funeral in the P.M. at B.V. Pleasant. Fine growing weather.
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Self, Frank & Grant digging ditch & laying pipe from Kalso's granary to the new tank. Pleasant day.
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Went down to look over dyke with Johnson & Fred. The boys painted the mastic on the tank house & took some lumber down to the dyke. Then began cleaning off the roof of the house.
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Cleaning off the roof & choring. Grant working at his books most of the time. Frank went after strawberries. Self went to town in the A.M. Fine growing weather.
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Another fine day & quite warm. Grant went to Fox's Mill for Cedar lumber for sluice box at the Purdy hay barn. Self making window frame & went to Arthur Fulk's funeral in the P.M. He was drowned in B.C. working on a boom of logs. Frank not working. Went for Mrs Valentine. Dr. Jackson here to night.
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Baby Wright born this A.M. 3.20. Dr here all night. Worked in the garden some. Thundershower in the P.M. about 1/4 in rain.
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Pleasant day. John & Pearl here. Self went to church at B.V.
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All making and putting in the box by Purdy's hay barn. Nettie getting along all right. Dr. J. here. Johnson began fixing [margin: dyke down towards B.V.] Mrs. Carter here.
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Not doing much. Self made a window frame. Self & Frank went to town in the P.M. Shower last night. Grant went to town.
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Digging ditch for sewer drain. Mr Averil here getting material for county history. Also clean out the ditch to the John Ball sluice box. John Jenne married. Not doing much after three P.M.
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Frank went to Fox's Mill for cedar lumber for box for sewer drain. We afterward made the boxes & put three of them in. History man here again. Self down where Johnson is working on dyke in the P.M.
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Hard shower this A.M. 1/2 hour. Put in the rest of the ditch boxes. Grant worked three house doing nothing in the P.M. Frank went to see Dr. Jackson. Self over to see Amos Balls barn & crop.
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The tank came last night & Frank went after it to day. In the P.M. took it apart and laid the bottom. Warm & pleasant. Laid a false floor for the tank in the A.M. Grant helping some.
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Went to LaConner to church & to Tillinghasts in the P.M. & to dinner. Warm & pleasant. Blanche White here.
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Warm & drying weather. All working on tank and tank house. The tank went together all right. Amos Ball and Otto Kalso building barns.
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Working on tank house. Warm.
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Working on tank house. Frank hauled a load of dyke lumber in the A.M. The boys pulled mustard a while in the P.M. Frank went for Margy Woodburn in the eve. John & Pearl started for the L & C Fair in Portland this P.M.
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The boys working on tank house. Baby Wright sick & Mrs Osborn here. Self went to d. Peths & to LaC in the A.M. Working on tank house in the P.M. Finished the cornice & began shingling.
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The boys shingling on tank house. & hilling potatos. Self went on the Excursion to Ft. Casey. Saw the fort & target shooting & a ?????? ????. Fine weather. Misty awhile in the A.M. Mrs Wright came last night.
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Letter from Geo. Fine day. Frank painting on tank house. Grant choring in the A.M. Went to town in the P.M. for plumbing material. Self cleaning up & working around tank house. Sprinkling rain a little in the evening.
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Rain some this A.M. & clowdy most of the day. Tank leaking badly. Wrote to Geo. At home all day.
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Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Frank went for currants in the A.M. & to town for pipe & stove in the P.M. Self fixing tank and stopped the leaking. Put up a sink & helped the plumber, Mr Mitchell. He came at noon. Grant not doing much in the A.M. Helping plumber some in the P.M. Mrs Wright went home.
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Mitchell & Grant plumbing. Frank painting. Self finishing up tank house. Putting on corner boards, taking down scaffold, &c. Clowdy & threatening rain. Baby Wright not well.
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Pleasant. Frank painting most of the day. Grant helping the plumber. Self went to town in the A.M. working around the house in the P.M. Mr Wright here with the Miller horse.
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Self & Frank working at the sewer. Dug the ditch & laid the pipe. Grant helping the plumber. Put in the flushing barrell & pipes into the tank. Fine weather. Pearl & John came home from the fair.
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Self & Frank put the sewer through the dyke & pumped water (18 inches) in the big round tank. Grant helped some & helped the plumber some. Pleasant. Put in the stones & turned on the water for the first time.
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Boys still away. Self went to town with Wingren's tools. Then fixed dike & sewer pipes. Mercury at 70. Baby still poorly.
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Frank came home at noon & was painting in the bathroom in the P.M. Grant came at night. Hired two men for haying. Everett Wallace here. Stella came home at 11 A.M. Weather fine. Fred Kalso received some Monday.
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Grant began mowing the piece by the Purdy warehouse. Pleasant. Self took window out of the kitchen and put in a glass door. Frank finished varnishing the bathroom.
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Grant tedding, raking & putting up hay. Self working around tank house in the A.M. & making cupola for the tank house in the P.M. Raked a shock row of hay & Douglas, George & Frank shocking in the P.M. Hay rather light, but good quality. Pleasant.
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Grant mowing in the east end of the "80". D. & George putting up hay 3/4, Frank tedding & putting up in the A.M. Self raked the bal of the piece by the Granary(Purdy's). Frank went to town in the P.M. for supplies, &c. Self hung a screen door & ground sickles & worked on the cupola. Fine hay weather.
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Fine hay day. Grant mowing. Frank tedding & shocking. Self raking. Jenson & Thompson & Sorenson, Douglas & George shocking after 8.30.
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Clowdy. Men not working in the A.M. Grant & Frank mowing & tedding till 9.30 then quit for mist. All working in the P.M. Self raking. Grant began on the last piece. Self & Green went to LaC. in the A.M.
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Grant mowing. Self tedding & raking. Frank tedding in the P.M. The men finished the old meadow. 23 acres. The sisters here last night & took the baby to Bellingham today & Ida went with them. Fine drying weather.
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Clowdy & showery. Pumped 8 in's water in the tank. Put up one windrow of shocks around the field. Grant mowed 2 rounds only. Rained quite a shower in the P.M.
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Rainy this A.M. & clowdy all day. Doing nothing with the hay. The men pitching ???rts. Self finished up the cupola & worked in the garden some. Frank helped on the cupola & painted it.
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The men doing nothing weather dull & bad for haying. Choring a little & finished the tank house.
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Pearl & Carroll here. Went to Guemes Island in Fred's Launch. No rain but clowdy most of the day. Win Green went along. Came back via Anacortes.
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Haying again. Weather fair. Grant mowing 3/4. The men putting up 3/4. Self raking. Frank tedding & putting up. Hay heavy & not very well cured. Henry Nelson sick. Pearl went home. Tholstrup brot us some mutton.
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Fine hay weather. Grant finished mowing at 9 A.M. Frank tedding. Self raking 1/2. Grant raking in the P.M. to see about threshing. The Hull Bros. here with Tillinghast.
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Self Win & Nettie went to LaC. The men shocking & finished at 4.30 Self went to LaC & fixed up wagons & hay rigging in the P.M. Frank & Grant helping. Win went home with John. Total time to get the hay cur & into shock 43 days besides my own time.
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Hauled in 12 loads into the stable. Nellie Carter here & Frank White. Pleasant. Fine hay weather.
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Fine weather. Douglas, Geo & Frank hauling hay to Osborn 6 loads. Self went to town & did chores.
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Warm & dry. Grant, Geo & Tonney(?) hauling hay for Osborn in the A.M. two load from my field & some from Osbornes. Lester got the bal of his hay. Frank went to town & got a new half truck Bain wagon. (continued) All making fence beyond the hay barn in the P.M. John & Pearl & Win here to dinner & Win went to town in the P.M. Self fixing hay rigging & making fence.
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Went to LaC. to church and took dinner with Mr & Mrs Bailey. Win Green also. Warm & dry. Ida still in Bellingham & the baby not doing very well.
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Frank sick, looks like measles. Hauling in hay. Fine weather. did not have very good luck, got in 27 loads. Old barn.
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Hauling hay. 31 loads, old barn. Geo Fulk helping. Win went to Anacortes on train.
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Hauling hay. Crew same as yesterday. Got in 33 loads in the big shed. Win still in Anacortes.
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Hauling hay. Same crew. 32 loads. big shed. Clowdy & threatening rain at night.
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Another fine day for work. Hauling hay 31 loads, 16 in shed, 11 in old barn, 4 in bale barn.
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Finished hauling hay. Five loads in the bale barn. Total B. barn 9. Men all left. Grant & Win went to LaC. Frank out again. Frank & self went over to Ball's new barn in the P.M. and to Fred's barn. [margin: Left: Stella & Margey went home this eve.] [margin: Right: Fred Kalso sold his hay for eleven dollars per ton.]
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| Shed | 81 |
| B. barn | 9 |
| Horse barn | 12 |
| Sold | 10 |
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Self & Frank repairing the roof to the bale barn & choring in the P.M. Grant doing nothing. Win went to town in the P.M. at Tillinghasts. Warm & dry. No signs of rain & very dusty. Was offered 8.00 for the hay.
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Grant & Frank hauling hay out of the oats & a load of manure in the A.M. Frank hauling manure in the P.M. Grant & Win went to Pearls in the P.M. & self to Roy's Mill.
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Grant away. Frank & self went to Gorton's Mill for lumber & wood and in the P.M. to LaC. for wood. Clowdy but no rain. Lots of people baling hay.
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Mr Mitchell here and fixed the water tank. Grant & Frank hauling "dressing" & gravel in the P.M. byt the granary, &c. Clowdy & very light showers. Self made a ladder in the P.M.
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Self & Win went to the Pioneer meeting at Sedro Woolly. Tillinghast went also. Was elected as secretary of the accociation. The boys hauled rocks to weight the tank down. Went home with & staid all night with Mr. Van Fleet's folks.
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Came home at 2 P.M. Warm & pleasant. Nettie has got some kind of measles. Win Greene & the boys started for Portland on the six P.M. train (Frank & Grant) Win bound for PA via San Francisco.
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Self doing chores & not much else. Warm & dry. Amos Ball began cutting oats. Grain all ripening fast.
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Nettie not very sick. Self went to town & took ten sheaves of oats for Tillinghast to send to Portland Fair. Dry & dusty. Peth brot my binding twine from Mt. Vernon. The grain will all ripen at once.
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Clear & pleasant. Byron began cutting oats. Self doing chores & made a wagon bed for the new wagon.
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Cleaned out and covered the tank up at the hay barn. Went to town in the P.M. Ida & the baby came to Pearl's today. Conner cutting oats to day. They will all do to cut next week.
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Another fine day for harvesting. Went down to Pearl's in the A.M. Cutting some Fair Oats and fixing up binder in the P.M. Peth began cutting and several are cutting on the Samish. Heard from Geo Fulk that he would run separator.
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Got the binder out. Fixed it up & cut five rounds in the 18 acre piece. Clowdy but no rain. Henry Thompson helping me. Sent an order to Hastie for Pioneer's Bills. Oats in good condition to cut.
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Self went over to Whites. The boys came home from the fair. Pleasant.
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Light rain last night & some clowdy to day. Cutting oats in the P.M. Frank & Sorenson helping. S 3/4 of a day. Opened up the Whitney piece and found it full as heavy as it was last year to all appearances. Looks like rain to night.
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Cutting from 9 A.M. Had bad luck in the A.M. Thompson, Sorenson & New man in the P.M. Grant binder, Frank shocking & fixing drapers, etc. Oats fine & heavy. Weather damp A.M. Fine P.M.
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1/2 in. Rainy most of the day. Doing nothing. Grain in bad shape. Caught considerable water, nearly a foot in the big tank. Burger(?) here & got the banjo & I bot the phonograph. It looks dubious for harvesting.
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Sorenson, Thompson, Fender & Quincy. Damp in the forenoon. Henry & Frank hauled a load of wood each. Self choring. Grant sick but drove binder part of the P.M. The men putting up wet grain in the P.M. & shocked the piece here by the house.
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Rain most of the A.M. steady. Doing nothing in the grain. the boys hauled two loads of wood in the P.M. (Henry & Frank). Grant hunting. Self went to town. Pleasant in the P.M.
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Pleasant day. Oats very ripe. Every body cutting. Got along pretty well. Have it over half cut. Grant took Nettie to Wilson's & brot Ida home also Waggles.
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Cutting oats. Getting along all right. Grain heavy, weather all right. Fred & Byron finished. [margin: Crew same as Thur.]
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Fine day but damp & foggy this A.M. Fred & his crew came this A.M. Got along fine in the P.M. [margin: Crew same as Fri.]
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Cutting oats & finished at 3 P.M. Fred worked till 2 P.M. & went to Jenne's. Fred had 3 men shocking. Geo Fulk went back on us & I went with Fulk to see Mr Rector of Bay View who will run the separator. Peth finished today.
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The men finished shocking this A.M. & pumped water till noon. Grant hunting. Thompson, Fender 1/2. Frank also. He went for Nettie in P.M.
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Frank & Grant hauled two loads of water and painted some on the wagon bed. Self went to town. Fine weather. Several cutting yet.
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Not doing much but chores. Fine day. Frank & Fender went for the sacks in the P.M. Several machines started on the Samish & one at LaConner. Sacks 8 1/4 cts now. Stella Gale went to help Pearl with threshing. Harvesting cost $166 besides board & horse feed & binder repairs or about $268.00.
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Fired up the machine & got ready to move but it rained after for more or less all day. Mr Highbarger & wife call on us. Had not seen him for twenty-five years.
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Pleasant but not drying very fast. Went to see the manure spreader and to see how they were getting on fixing dyke. Moved the machine in the P.M. and threshed 9 sacks for Byron. Grain damp. John finished threshing this P.M.
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Self over to the machine in the A.M. & to see Felton in the P.M. up above Woolley. The machine finished Freds & moved to Fulks at 2 P.M.
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Fine day. Machine at Fulks. Satterly began feeding & Fender took Fulk's team. Mr & Mrs Pace here to tea. Self in LaConner in the P.M. Grain only $21.00 & none selling. John rented the Carsen ranch on the Samish.
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Threatening rain. Machine at Fulks. Self doing chores & setting up down shocks. Sprinkled rain at 4.30 to 6 P.M. but not to stop threshing.
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Rain 1/2 inch last night & to day. The teams came home. No work to day. R.H. Ball threshing this P.M.
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Rain again last night some & clowdy to day. John Ball threshing. Dick also this P.M. Too wet for Fulk. Self setting up shocks & over to Balls machine in the P.M. Frank & Grant not working.
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Threshing at Fulks after 10.30. Damp in the A.M., fair in the P.M. Self over to the machine in the P.M. Edna & Edith Whitney here this eve & all night. Byron had 2469 sks & Fred on the Otto ranch 1587 sks.
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At home all day with sore throat. The Whitney girls went home this eve. Machine at Regenwetters. Grain wet & getting on very slow. 6 3/4 hours, 411 sks The slowest sine we had the machine.
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Machine at Regenwetters. Still going slow. Threshed 704 sks. Fine weather. Grain tough.
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Machine at Regenwetters. Going some better in the P.M. but only got out about 750. Looks like rain. Tate & Byron sold their oats at $23.00.
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Clowdy & cool with strong N.W. wind. Still at Regenwetter's. Self laid up with sore throat & cold. Moved to Kalso's at three P.M.
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Rainy last night & this A.M. No threshing.
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Threshing at Kalso's & finished. Moved to Peths at 5.30 P.M.
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Rain again last night & today. Byron baling hay. No threshing.
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Threshing at Peths from 10 A.M. Self went to LaC to church. Fine day.
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Machine at Peths. 1180 sks. Self choring & went to town in the P.M. Sacks scarce. Hay 8 to 8.50 and oats $23.00. Clowdy.
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Machine at Peth's. Threshed till 3.30 and quit for rain. Self fixed tables & gangway to granary. Nettie went to town in the P.M.
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Clowdy all day, but no rain to speak of. Threshed in the P.M. but it was pretty wet. Peth finished & the machine went to Crumrines at 5 P.M. Self worked five hours put up down shocks & Frank helped two hours in the A.M. Peth had 2995 sks.
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More showers last night & damp to day. Balls machine at Woodburns threshing this P.M. Out machine not running. Self & Frank went to town. Grant hunting. Oats $23.00 hay $8.00
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Damp & fogy. Machine finished Crumrine's & began here at 2 P.M. got out 321 sks. Sold 35 to Fred & 260 to Fulk.
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Threshing about two hours and had to quit for rain. Rained about 1/2 inch. Nearly all the crew went home. 460 sks out.
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Rainy & windy. Doing nothing. Frank & Grant went to town. The str LaConner here for Fred's oats. The Oat Look is billions.
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Lots more rain last night & the shocks well soaked this A.M. Self, Frank & R??? went over the fields & fixed up the shocks. Clowdy all the A.M. & not drying much.
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Another soaking rain last night. Tank filled up 9 inches. Some wind & drive off some to day. Frank & Henry digging potatos & picking pears. Went with Ida to look for girls up at Fredonia. Grant went up to O'Leery's for Stitt. Barometer still low.
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Clowdy & threatening but did not rain. Threshing 3/4 about 700 total to night & for the 27 acres across the road 1152. The sod made about 510. Frank started for Tacoma to night. Prospect is good to night for a fine day tomorrow.
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Damp & clowdy but threshed all but on half hour and got out 1030 sks. Rained a shower at 4 P.M. & again in the eve.
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Frost. Graham put the machine in the shed this A.M. Afterwards John Jenne phoned for it and Graham took it to his place to thresh. He sprung the shaft on his engine & could not use it. It began to rain at noon & rained the balance of the day & night. [margin: Stella left to got to fair.]
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Raining most of the day. This is the heaviest rain of the season so far and it look doubtful about saving any more oats. Frank came home. Mrs Gillam(?) went home and Ella Jorgenson came. Self & Frank wrapping water pipe with socks in the A.M. Wrote to Geo. Grant down to Wilsons. Frank worked since May 1st 57 hay, harvest & threshing 35. $136.00
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Wrapping water pipes in the A.M. Sowing grass seed in the P.M. Nettie & Frank went to town. Damp & stormy A.M.
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Hauling straw in the A.M. Fixing pipes in P.M. Wet.
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Finished hauling straw in the A.M. Self went to town in the P.M. Grant baling hay this week. Wet & showery. Bad outlook for grain that is out. Frank choring in the P.M. Ella Jorgenson went to the Fair.
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Pleasant most of the day but a shower at night. Finished the screenings & Frank put 40 sks of 82 lbs in the feed bine. Self went to the Mt. Vernon Fair. Lots of oats to thresh yet & they are badly damaged.
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Rain lots last night & to day. It has rain some every day for fifteen day except Thurs the 28th of Sept.
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Pleasant. Kalso baling hay. Grant helping Frank in LaConner. Self choring. Some threshing in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Set posts out on dyke some, burned a straw stack. Cleaned out ditch out by the sewer box. Went up to John Jennes in the P.M. I think his grain will keep but it is damages. Ida & Nettie went over to Frank Whites. Grant hunting.
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Showery. Choring. Sawing wood & fixing a dam in the ditch by the sewer box. Grant baling hay some.
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Showery A.M. Pleasant P.M. Fulk's boys over & we cleaned out the engine. Downy's boy got 65 sack oats. Fred baling hay. Frank home this eve.
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Downy got the bal of his oats. Pleasant. John Peth threshing but has two or three days left yet. Fred baling.
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Rain all the A.M. Self burning a straw stack. Pleasant P.M. & Fred baling again. A letter from Geo this P.M. Land is pretty wet.
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Rained most all last night, but is pleasant this A.M. At home all day. Frank & Grant here and John & Pearl & son to dinner.
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No rain till night. Henry Thompson began work. Hauling manure from the old stack bottom. Ella Jorgenson went home & Stella Gale came back. Peth began baling hay at 4.30. Kalso finished.
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Henry Thompson quit to go to school. Clear & strong N. wind. Hauled out a load of straw manure, cut some wood, did the chores & went to Bells to see hay press. Grant hunting. The broke down at Peths. M. at 34 at 8 P.M. Prospect of a frost.
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Hard frost 26°. Burning straw & choring. H. Kruse & man here with a drove of horses & staid all night. Hardest freeze ever saw in Oct. except one. John Ball's water pipes burst. John Peth finished threshing.
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Frost 32°. Pleasant. Went to town to see about baling hay. Let Callahan have the job & agreed to let C. Gaches have the hay at $8.50. Nettie not very well.
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Frost 30°. Pleasant. Self went to LaC. to Missionary Davenport & took dinner with Mr & Mrs Esary. Frank home. Grant baling at Peth's.
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No rain but threatening. Franks moved & Ida went with them. Crumrine helped & took up a load and brot back a load of wood to bale with. Self went up & brot groceries & baling wire.
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Rain last night and showery today. Self fixed a dam for the sewer box. Cut wood & went to Willards to see about cutting wood for baling. Grant hunting & went to LaConner in the P.M. Mrs. Wharton's novel "The House of Mirth"
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Johnson began woork at 9.30. Worked on dyke 5 hours. Self on the dyke 2 1/2 hours scowing dirt. Don Palmer here. Pleasant. fixing dyke by the Purdy warehouse.
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Pleasant. Johnson hauling stack manure. Self helping 1/2. Self & Grant helped unload the scow in the P.M. Don started for Seattle at 10.45.
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I am 56 today. Pleasant a light frost. Johnson hauling manure & straw in the P.M. Plowing around the slough in the Whitney Field. Self & Grant helping unload the scows in the P.M.
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Light frost. Grant & Johnson grading the Whitney field slough. Scraping with two teams. Self helping & choring. Schmidt working on the dyke and has been here to dinner the past 4 days.
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One of the finest days on record. Went to LaC. & to Carters to dinner. To church Com meeting. In the P.M. at Mrs Gaches. Stella had old Nell & went home to day.
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Frost light. Very fine day. Johnson & Grant scraping in the slough. Fulk, D. Esary, E. Crumrine here to settle up. Took bak 150 sks Fulks Seed oats and bot his half of the machine. The men finished the slough. Zerwekh here to see about buying hay.
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Fine day. Frost 28° Grant hauling gravel on the road. Johnson & self hauling out straw & manure & cleaning up around the straw stack.
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Grant hauling gravel. Self & Johnson hauling out straw, cleaning up across the road. Oats up to twenty-five dollars & I sold to C Gaches. Clowdy & threatening rain.
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Grant hunting. Johnson hauling gravel. Self choring & went over to Kates(?) in the P.M. Rain some in the eve.
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Grant hunting. Johnson hauling straw and manure. Self went to LaConner in the P.M. Strong south west wind.
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Self & Johnson hauled two load of engine wood from Millards in the A.M. Pleasant day. The hay baler came this P.M. & baled about seven tons. Grant went to Samish.
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Baling hay. Fine weather with light frost. They got out 32 tons. Self choring & hauling water. Patterson shot in Mt Vernon.
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Frost. Pleasant. Baling hay. Have 70 tons out. Self choring & hauling water. Also hauled a lod of engine wood from Fulks. John & Grant here to dinner.
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Frost & foggy. Very damp on the hay this A.M. Baling. Finished the old barn & began on the shed. 97 tons out tonight. Ben Tjersland here for seed oats & got 80 sks.
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Tjersland got the bal of his oats & 150 sacks all told. Baling, foggy & light frost. Went to Abbotts for wire. Hauling water & choring. Johnson (Otto & Fred measured) finished the dyke. The job came to $341 besides lumber.
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Pleasant. Foggy A.M. Baling hay. They got out 36 tons. Self at the same job. Grant at Wilsons making big money?
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Baling & finished at 4 P.M. They had to quit three hours to fix the press in the A.M. Warm & pleasant. Had ____ tons hay. Pearl & John came up & staid all night.
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Warm & pleasant for the time of year. All went over to Frank Whites to dinner. Saw Clarence White. Mr White still in bed & about same as when I saw him last.
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Cost of baling hay this year 183 1/2 tons
| Stowing bales | 22.00 | |
| Board | 50.75 | |
| Wire | 60.00 | |
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| Baling | 183.50 | $1.85 per ton |
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Pleasant. Self & Johnson hauling dirt away from the Peth line fence into the low sag N.E. from the house.
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Light rain last night but pleasant to day. Stella went to town with the buggie. Johnson & self hauling dirt. Steamer Edison here for hay for Wilson & got 27 1/2.
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Johnson working at the dirt. Self helping Peth in the A.M. on the fence. Choring in the P.M. Clowdy some but no rain.
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Light rain last night & this A.M. The Fidalgo in for Peths oats. Ida went to Bellingham. Johnson & self moved the seed oats over to keep mine from working at them. In the P.M. went to LaC. & Johnson got a load of stove wood.
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Strong south wind & light rains. Some thunder in the P.M. Johnson went to LaC for another load of wood. Self choring, wrapping water pipe, piling wood, &c.
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Cold raw south east wind. Johnson hauling gravel on my lane. Self went to Dr. Fulks sale. Rec'd a letter from George. He complains of feeling very poorly. Weight of Wilsons 55090 = $234.04.
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Quite a heavy rain last night. Clowdy & threatening all day to day. Ida in B. Self at home all day reading & writing to George.
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Frost. Self & Johnson hauling brush all day. Two big loads. No rain.
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Frost & vey damp & fogy. Self & J. worked on the dyke two hours putting in some posts near the Purdy warehouse. & fixed fence on the dyke by Peths gate. In the P.M. went out down across the road and fixed fence on the Purdy line and the Byron line. Ida came home on the evening train.
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Fogy all day. Went to the stain & got the furniture & & Johnson went to Fulks & got the other load of wood. In the P.M. Johnson began cleaning out the dyke ditch on the the south side next to J. Ball.
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Frost 32°: Clear & pleasant. Johnson cleaning out ditch. Self went to the saw mill & got lumber for the stock fence panels and work to wood house. Ida sick abed with tonsilitis.
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Frost & fog. 30°. Johnson at the ditch. Self went to town & went to Netties to dinner. Ida some better & down stairs.
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Heavy rain last night. Johnson not working in the A.M. helping pump water, make and carry out panels for stack fence in the P.M. Cleaned out the 5000 gal tank this A.M.
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Cool. Went to Bay View to church this A.M. Was up to Fred Eyres this P.M. to get the telephone receiver fixed.
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Frost 28°. Johnson at the ditch. Self hanging doors in the wood house and began on the walk to the wood house.
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Frost 26°. Johnson ditching. Self finished the walk and went to clear brush off from the dyke in the P.M. the history man Averill here tonight and read history to me all the eve.
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Pleasant & warmer. Self in the house with a sore side. Mr Averill here reviewing the county history. Johnson at the ditch. Stella to Edison for Thanksgiving.
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Not doing much but chores. Frost 30. Grant went to John's for his boat. Dorty(?) here all night last night.
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Reading "Prospector". Warm & windy and some rain in the eve. Cutting wood & doing chores & wrote to Geo.
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Warm & spring like. Grant & self made a fence around the stack. Grant went to the Fair in Bay View this eve.
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Showery & warm. Stella & Ida went to town. Ida staid at Nettie's. E. Wallace here to dinner. Cleaned out the square tank.
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Pleasant. Was down to Byron's to see about ditching. Fixed dyke a little in the P.M. self & Grant. Grant cut wood some in the A.M. Machine man here in the P.M.
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Clear & pleasant. Light frost. Went to town and with Ida to church. Took dinner at Frank's & spent the P.M. at Tillinghasts.
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Took the scows down to the dam & loaded it, self & Grant. In the P.M. Fred & I unloaded it. Pleasant light frost. Was over to see Amos Ball's dyke & Otto's also.
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Frost. Loaded the big scow. (Self & Grant) and did the chores.
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Loaded the other scow and went to the Baptist Fair in LaC. Grant also. Staid all night at Tillinghasts. Pleasant.
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Pleasant. In LaC. till 4 P.M. Ida & self came home. Grant staid all night.
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Pleasant. Light frost. Helped Fred unload the scow in the forenoon. Not doing much in the P.M.
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Rainy some this A.M. Choring & in the P.M. was down where Johnson is ditching and fixed fence some on the Ball line dyke. Grant still in LaConner.
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Rainy in the A.M. and quit a high tide. Grant came home and Francis came down for the day. Self went to Bay View to church.
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Grant & self hauled two loads of ditch timber from Callahans to Byrons field. Strong south wind.
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Raining some. Grant went to town. Self hauled a load of lumber for ditch. Pretty high tide for this year, but nearly a foot short of some years.
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Grant went to Bellingham. Self doing chores.
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Showery. Grant in Bellingham. Self hauling lumber for the ditch two loads. 2350 ft all told.
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Frost 30°. Grant came home last night. Self did chores and helped Johnson on the ditch in the P.M.
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Frost 30° Cool. Self went to LaC. Grant helping on the ditch and they finished it. Frank and Nettie came down. Staid to night.
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Staid at home. John & Pearl & son came to day. Strong south wind all day. Tides not very high for the season.
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Christmas. Still blowing from the north all day and rainy at night. The folks staid all night & the boys went to Bay View to Christmas tree. In the eve went with Peths to fix a sluice box. [margin: Clyde Howe & Everett Wallace here.]
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Chris Esary here with his launch last night and went away to day after dinner. Everett also went home. Lots of rain last night and windy to day. Grant went to Look's to a party.
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Began feeding the pigs chop feed last night. Showery day. Put up the register for the tank. Reading "Hearts Courageous". Ground full of water now.
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More rain today. Not doing much, chores. Mr Evans here trying to sell a piano.
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Was over to Byrons & settled up for the ditch. Misty in the A.M. Don Palmer came this eve to hunt.
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Pleasant. Grant hunting with Dr. Palmer in the A.M. & Ida went with him to LaC. Ida staying at Netties all night. R. H. Peth & wife & Jack Regenwetter here a while in the P.M. & tried the piano.
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Frost 28°. Dr. Palmer started for home. Grant came home from Pearls. I went to LaC to church. Ida did not come home. Strong S. wind at night.
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Warmer. Grant went after the butcher & we killed the pigs. A fine day for the business.
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Letters from Geo & Eva. Pleasant. Bryron fixing the meat making sausage & tying out lard. Self up to Kalsos and heard their phonograph. Grant helping the butcher.
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Some snow squalls. Frost 28°. Grant went & took the butcher's things home. Evans here and I settled for the piano. Hope it will turn out all right. Wrote a letter to Geo. Began smoking head cheese & sausage.
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Snowing some this A.M. Cold day east wind. Not doing much but chores. Mr. Howe here to talk pianola.
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Mr Berg here to polish up the piano. Strong south wind but warmer.
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Clowdy with strong south wind. Self & Grant hauled up a load of old rails for road & cut some of it up. Everett Wallace here. Tides moderate for the time of year. The highest one this winter not with in ten inches of last winter.
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Cool but pleasant went to La C to church and Ida came home with me.
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Rain in Seattle, but not here. Ida & self went to Seattle and staid all night at McGinnis's. Mr McM in the hospital sick. Grant at home doing chores.
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In Seattle all day. Went to see Mr McM & went to Cline's Piano House for music also visited Mr Howe. Rain most of the day. [margin: Highest tide of the winter.]
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In Seattle till 4 P.M. then came home & arrived at 8 P.M. Lots of rain in Seattle. Visited Don Palmer in the P.M.
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At home. Not doing much but chores. Cooler some, sleet this A.M. early. Mrs Peth & family here this eve. Also Art Weir.
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Colder some snow squalls. Grant went to Bellingham. Self went to town to get tooth fixed.
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28°. Cooler, light snow. Doing chores women cleaning the parlor yesterday & to day. Grant in Bellingham.
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Wrote to Geo. At home all day. Clowdy & raining. Rain last night.
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Went to town to get tooth filled but it was too sore. Got some apples from Peth. Grant came home to night.
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Rainy A.M. Grant went to Pearl's & staid all night. Self doing chores. Rainy..
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Warm & springy. Grant came home & brot Mrs DeWolfe.
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Rainy A.M. Rain some last night and warm to day. Grant hauled a load of wood and a load of cedar plank. Self went to town & got grass seed.
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Pleasant. Had tooth ache all last night. Went to town and had it out. Went to town. Went to Wilsons in the P.M. and staid all night Ida also.
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Pleasant. Ida sick. Tillinghasts folks called. Pearl & John came and staid all night. Grant went to Camano Island.
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Frost & clear. Went to town & got Nettie. Grant away. Andrew oiling & washing harness. John & Pearl went home.
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Light frost. Grant over to Esarys. Andrew at the harness. Self up to Kalsos to get dike warrant signed.
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Grant came home. Andrew went with Fred to take Mrs W's oats. Self went to town & took Nettie. Got money for the oats. Grant mowed the lawn. It is as green as March or April. The roads in fine shape and people plowing.
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Sent a letter to Eva Reed. [margin: Mortgage satisfaction.] Pleasant & cool but no frost. Began breaking sod in the old meadow at the east end of the "80". Andrew plowing. Grant and self choring & fixing up harness.
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Frost 28°. Plowing sod and stubble. Land in fine order. Went to Mt Vernon with Bessner & came home with Fred K. Ferguson trial going on.
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Frost 28. The boys plowing sod and stubble. Self choring. Pruning currants, hoing strawberries.
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Frost. Self & Grant went to LaC & took dinner with Frank's folks. Self went to church and called on Tillinghasts. Ida still poorly.
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Lincoln day. Frost 30°. Went with Ida to the hospital and home in the eve. Plowing with two teams.
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Frost 29°. Plowing stubble with two teams. Grant broke double tree & had to go to Kalso's to get it fixed.
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Frost. Put on two plowshares. The boys plowing. Self not doing much but chores. Tallied hay Byron in the A.M.
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Went to Mt Vernon to hear the Ferguson trial & staid all night. The boys plowing.
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Rain. The trial finished. Came home. Train off at Mt Vernon. Rain last night. the boys plowing. Finished the stubble across the road and began on the 7 acre piece.
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Alice Roosevelt married. Showery. The boys plowing 3/4 of a day. Self went to town for groceries, &c. H.P. Donnis died. A letter from Geo.
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Rain last night. The boys plowing 3/4 but it is rather wet. Self seeded the new meadow over and fixed the horse stalls and laid plank in front of the barn.
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Went to H. P. Donn's funeral. Mr. Abbott preached. Showery last night and to day. The boys plowing most of the day.
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Rain again last night. Mrs DeWolf & Andrew went to Mt. Vernon. Grant & self not doing much. In the P.M. went up to D. Peth's for music. Ida not so well. Rec'd her letter and wrote to her.
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Showery. Mowed the lawn. The boys plowing. Self choring.
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Pleasant till 5 P.M. then rain. The boys plowing. John here for two loads seed oats & brot up a load or a ton of the Samish oats.
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The boys plowing. Showery in the P.M. and they quit at 4.30. John got two loads more oats. 120 all told to date. Baby cow had a heifer calf. Self fixed a low stall, finished smoking meat, working on lawn, &c.
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Pleasant most of the day. Nettie & Frank here in his Launch. Mrs & Miss Peth called. Wrote to Geo.
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Windy & blustery. Moved seed oats from Kalso's warehouse to mine. Fixed up the breaking plow and put 55 sks oats in the feed bin. Have 288 sks oats in the granary besides John's seed. The boys breaking sod in the P.M. Self burning brush down on the east end of ranch.
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John's oats came to 237.82 at $23.00. The boys plowing sod. Pleasant day. Self went to town got 10 lbs coffee & a large box of matches and can of oil. Grant had a runaway with the plow.
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The boys finished the sod and began on the Whitney piece where they left off last week. Self fixing the dam where the sewer is, also spaded up a bed for garden stuff and reset some rhubarb.
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The boys plowing, weather all night. Carter's folks here this P.M. and eve. Also Mr. Smith their uncle. Wrote to Ida this eve.
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Mrs Wharton's novel "House of Myrth". The boys plowing. Self choring and planted the bed with garden stuff. Light rain in the P.M. Mowed the lawn.
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Went to town to church and staid for evening service. Mr Carpenter began his meetings.
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The boys plowing in the 18 acre piece. Burned the straw stack. Self cutting thistles and doing chores.
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The boys & self hauling out stack bottom in the A.M. They plowed in the P.M. Very warm. M. 64° Self cutting thistles & painted the gate. A letter from Ida says shie is no better.
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Warm & pleasant. The boy's plowing in the PM. Hauling stack bottoms in the AM. Self up to Kalso's and Ball's to get money for Famine Fund for Japs.
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Pleasant & dry. The boys plowing. Self finished the stack bottom & hauled manure on the garden also plowed this little garden by the house. Sold the Black cow to Mills for $40.00.
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Small cow due Dec 9th. Warm & pleasant. Self working in the garden. The boys plowing and finished, also the garden. Mrs DeWolf went to the cemetery. A letter from Ida stating she was some better.
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No rain but strong south wind & falling bar. Self choring and working in the garden. Set out an asparagus bed. The boys went to town and got the harrow and timothy seed. Grant & Frank started for Tacoma to night.
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Colder at night. Frost 28°. Strong N.E. wind all day. Mrs DeWolf went to Samish Island. Self went to LaC. to church and took dinner with Tillinghasts. Colder at night.
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Coldest day of the winter. Mercury at 23° this A.M. Self not doing much but chores. Andrew hauled 2000 ft of fencing from the mill for the Peth fence. Mercury at 26° at 10 P.M.
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Mercury at 20°. Clear & cold. Self reading and doing chores. Andrew hauled a load of posts and loads of wood.
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Mercury at 18° and 13° in LaC. and is the coldest on record in March. Clear & no sign of a thaw up. Andrew hauled a load of wood from Clappers in the P.M. I helped him haul the bal of the level posts. Denis & Butler here and bot "Timbers" for $325.00.
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Mercury at 18°. No sign of a let up. John & man here for the bal. of his seed oats. Andrew hauling post from the warehouse. Clear & cold. Self reading most of the time. Finished "Alice of Old Vincennes" also read some of "The Spoilers".
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Mercury 25°. Andrew hauling posts. Self up to Osborn's in the A.M. & went to LaC. in the P.M. Grant got to LaC. last night with his boat.
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Mercury 27° Self not doing much but chores. Some warmer to day. Andrew hauling posts. Clowdy with south wind.
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Frost 30. Self went to LaC. to church. 9 baptized in the P.M. Grant in LaC. Roads dry & dusty.
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Andrew finished hauling posts. Self not doing much and in the eve went with Lee Bradley to B.V. Lee here in the P.M.
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Frost 32°. Grant came home. Andrew rolling sod. Self in B.V. & went to Vancouver.
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Andrew finished rolling sod and they fixed the Byron ditch. Self got home on the evening train. Was in Bellingham in the P.M. Light rain in the eve.
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Grant working at his boat. Frank brot it from LaC. last night. Andrew began disking sod with four horses.
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Disking sod. Self & Grant choring and planting potatos. No rain but threatening.
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Clear & pleasant. Andrew finished disking and began harrowing. Self went to La.C. Grant at his boat.
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Light frost. Clear & pleasant. Went to Burling to meet Ida & she came home well used up. Frank down to John's.
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Andrew harrowing with four horses. Finished the sod. Self & Grant went to Axelsons & bot a mare. Clowdy and a light rain in the eve.
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Andrew harrowing & Grant 1/2 with three horses & worked the colt bot of Elmer. she is quit frisky. Ida still miserable as ever. Weather dry.
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Harrowing with two teams. Dry & dusty. Self choring around the lawn & garden. Mrs. Woodburn & Pearl here to day.
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Andrew harrowing all day. Grant 1/2. Self doing chores & made a cover for the Launch. Mrs Gaches called in the P.M. Ida miserable. Threatening rain some. Finished the rough harrowing.
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The boys fanning oats. Clowdy & light rain in the P.M. Franks folks here to day with the Launch. Self went to town and bot a new buggie. Settled up with Vaughn & Son.
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Rain lightly most of the night. About 1/2 inch. The boys fanning oats in the A.M. Hauling dirt away from the dyke ditch in the P.M. Self cutting thistles out of the new meadow 1/2.
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Clear & pleasant and dry. Andrew disking. Grant 1/2. Self went to B.V. & settled up with Stitt and Tholstrup. Ida miserable as ever. Treated 30 sks oats in the P.M. Fred seeded some.
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Pleasant & warmer. Two teams disking. Ball's seeding. Ida little better. Self went to town in the P.M. Sent Mrs Wallace $50.00.
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Ida worse again and in bed all day. Warm & dry. Andrew disking all day. Grant 1/2. Self planted some flower seeds and onions, spinach, &c. and mowed the lawn.
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Still dry. Andrew disking. Grant harrowing the Whitney field the 2d time. Ida miserable as ever.
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Light rain in the A.M. Finished fanning oats in the A.M. the boys hauling dirt away from the ditch in the P.M. Self went to Bay View, got oil & the washing. Lee Richards came this P.M. also Bell Stacey. Lots of people seeding. Got the Cecilian music. [margin: Ordered in Jan.]
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Clowdy & threatening rain. Some showers in the P.M. & evening with strong west wind. At home all day. Pearl & Stella Gale here in the P.M.
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Shower in the P.M. Ida in bed the last two days and no better. Andrew rolling clods in the A.M. Harrowing after the seeder in the P.M. Grant began seeding after dinner. Cool and clowdy.
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Grant seeding, Andrew harrowing. Self choring & dipping oats. Clowdy but not much rain.
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Heard Mrs Bowman of Anacortes was dead. Grant seeding. Andrew harrowing. Self & Lee R. dipping oats in the A.M.
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Light frost. Grant seeding. Andrew harrowing and finished up on the other side of the road. Self finished dipping oats & went to town in the P.M. Dry & cool. Planted parsnips and carrots.
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Light frost. Warm & dry. Grant finished seeding the 18 acre piece & went to rolling it. Sowed 40 sks on 18 acres. Self choring , &c & planted a row of beets.
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Warm & dry. Andrew harrowing. Grant rolling. Began on the sod in the P.M. Self sowing grass seed on the 18 acre piece and Andrew harrowed it over once.
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Easter. Clowdy and prospect of rain. Self went to LaC to church. Grant off with Chris Esary. Roads dry and dusty.
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Light rain this A.M. Andrew doing chores and oiled the light harness in the A.M. went to town for himself in the P.M. Grant seeded 4 acres in the P.M.
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Clear and pleasant & the rain all gone. This is the dryest I ever knew it at this time of the year. Andrew harrowing & Grant seeding. Self cutting thistles, doing chores and working at the boat.
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Andrew disking after the seeder. Grant finished seeding at 4 P.M. Self working at boats. Put copper paint on Grant's and oiled mine.
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Tholstrup got 6 sks oats. The great San Francisco Earthquake and fire yesterday. Andrew disking. Grant rolling. Self painted white on Grant's boat. Oiled the single harness, &c. Clowdy & cool but no rain. Harrowed the garden & potato patch.
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Cool, clowdy & dry with north wind. Andrew disking. Grant rolling. Lee Richards rolling after dinner. Self planted some peas, stratagem, also flower seeds & mowed the lawn. Mr Whites the coffee man here & I gave him an order for coffee 25 lbs and some baking powder.
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Andrew finished disking & harrowed the bal of the day. Lee & Grant rolling. Self mowed the lawn & worked around the garden. Was over to Whitney Island in the P.M. at Tate's & Woodburn's & A. Balls.
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Frank & Nettie here last night & to day. Went to BayView at 11 and at 2.30 & heard Mr Frescolen and Mr Shettock.
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Still dry. Andrew harrowing 1/2 then went to help Ed Crumrine. Grant finished harrowing. Lee rolling. Grant rolling in the A.M. [margin: Planted mangolds, corn, beans, &c]
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The boys finished rolling and thats all. Self took the roller apart to fix it. Threatening rain at night.
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Little sprinkle of rain last night. The boys went to LaC with big wagon. Self on wheel. Got a lb of flour, the old wagon tongue also fence rails.
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Clear & pleasant. No sign of rain. Self working on roller. Putting in new boxing and oil pipes. Grant not working. Andrew over to Crumrines. They had a new girl there last night. John & Pearl called on their way from town.
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Warm & dry. Grant not working. Self helping Fred on boat.
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Warm & dry. Helping Fred on boat.
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Went to LaC & staid for evening service. Blanche White here. Ida miserable. Gene Bessner died.
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Self helping Fred. Driest two months ever saw for Mar & Apr. Grass & oats need rain badly. Andrew hauling wood. Lee helping him.
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Dry, no sign of rain. A. hauling wood. Lee helping in the P.M. Grant & Fred working at the boat but had to give it up. Self made a feed sack. 22 cords of stove wood handled this week.
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Andrew hauling wood & ditching to ?????. Grant helped haul a load of wood and worked at his boat. Self went to LaC.
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Light frost. Very dry. Andrew hauled a load of mill wood and went to town in the P.M. Grant not working, went to Esary's camp. Self went to see Martin Felton and called on VanFleets. Nellie Carter here to night. Frank came down & towed Grant's boat to LaC.
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Warm & dry. Grant away. Self went to LaC to church. Ada Walter baptized.
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Very drying weather. The oats suffering for rain as well as pastures, meadows & gardens. Grant away. Andrew hauled a load of Mill wood. Had Houtell with the rack & it took him till 4 P.M. Self choring and down to the dyke with Fred & helped Andrew pile up the wood. Andrew start for Lynden this eve. Grant came home.
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Andrew in Lynden. Self & Grant doing chores. Cultivated potatos, &c.
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Dry & dusty. Andrew in Lynden. Grant choring. Self went to Edison & to Pearls. Bell Stacey went home.
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Grant went to town. Andrew not working. Self made clothes bars.
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Looks like rain. Grant in town. Andrew helping Peth load hay. Raining slowly rest of the day.
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Andrew mending sacks. Grant not doing much, went to town in the P.M. Self went to town on wheel and came home with Frank in his boat. The assessor here this P.M. The oats looking fine after the rain.
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Pleasant day. Frank & Nettie, Lee R., Pearl & John, Frank & Arthur White here and all went home in the eve.
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Andrew hauling dyke lumber in the A.M. Rained in the A.M. not doing much but chores.
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Rainy day. Choring. Self made case for Phonograph Records.
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Rain some last night and a little this A.M. Have had about 1 3/4 inches now since last Fri A.M. Andrew sawing up old rails & went for lumber but did not get it. Self in Mt Vernon.
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Andrew hauled a load of lumber and a load of mill wood. Self working around the garden & mowed the lawn.
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Andrew & self working on the Peth fence. Light rain in the A.M.
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Pleasant. Fine growing weather. Oats looking very well but quite weedy. Self and Andrew at the fence in the A.M. Andrew not working in the P.M. Had sore thumb. Self working in the garden.
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Went to church & took dinner with Nettie's folks.
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Andrew not working. Laying off for sore thumb. Self choring & went to town in the P.M. Another rain of 3/4 of an inch this A.M. Oats doing well.
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More rain last night & today. Have had about three inches now since May 11th. Andrew not working. Self doing nothing but chores.
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Self & Andrew working on the Peth fence. Fine growing weather. Mrs McGuirk and Miss Johnson here from Bellingham.
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Finished the fence in the A.M. Andrew hauling old rails in the P.M. till 5 P.M. Light rain this P.M. Self working in the garden some.
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Rain most all day & some last night. Have had about four inches now this month.
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No rain to day but windy. Andrew went to town with 25 sks & got horses shod. "Nell & Fay". Self choring and set out some celery and onions.
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Went to La c. to memorial service. It was in the Baptist church. Pleasant. Miss Johnson went home also Stella. Ida & Mrs McGuirk went to B.V. for a ride.
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Fine growing weather. Andrew finished hauling the stuff from Peth's lane. Engebritzen here with the savannah stallion.
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Andrew & team hauling gravel on the road. Self choring & hoing potatos went over to Amos Ball's to see the well machine.
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Pleasant. Decoration. Little rain early this A.M. Self went to the Ridge and to Mt Vernon in the P.M. Ida & the folks went to Bay View Cemetery. Got a big horn for the Phonograph.
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Warm & fine growing weather. Working in garden in the A.M. & planted some peas. Went to town & brot Nettie home. Andrew hauling gravel. Thunder & wind in the eve.
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Rain in the A.M. Windy & threatening rain. Fran & Lee came last night & went home to night in Grant's launch.
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Andrew hauling gravel. Self went to LaC with Nettie and started for Pullman on the eve train as far as Mt Vernon. Susan C. Ornes died this eve at 8 Oclock.
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On the way to Spokane. Arrived at 9.30 P.M. Andrew hauling gravel.
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Rain some last night. Andrew hauling gravel. Self in Spokane.
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Andrew hauling gravel. Self went from Spokane to Pullman.
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Attending farmers meeting. Andrew choring.
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Attending farmers meeting at Pullman.
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Went to Spokance and out to Hazelwood Dairy Farms. John & Pearl home.
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Rainy P.M. Mr Doty killed. Came home from Spokane. Andrew took June & Fay down to John's.
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Andrew cutting thistles & pulling mustard. Self mowing lawn & choring. Letter from Geo. [margin: Martin Felton here and agreed to help thresh.]
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Rainy most of the day. Andrews choring & splitting wood. Self helping in the house and reading. Stella sick. We are getting too much rain for the oats. Some will go down.
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Andrew hauling gravel. Self & wife went to Frank's White's. Pleasant most of the day but clowdy at night & looks like rain. Got a crate of strawberries.
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Rain last night and most of the A.M. Have had between five & six inches of rain since May 11th. Andrew splitting wood in the P.M. Self & Ida went to Bay View in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Andrew hauling gravel. Self mowed the lawn and went to see Rector about threshing in the P.M. Grant & Chris Esary came late to night.
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Self went to LaC to church. Stella away last night & to day. Grant & Chris here. Clowdy & threatening rain & rained some last night. Mrs VanFleet here and went to LaC with Ida.
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Raining again this A.M. This beats all the Junes for rain. It look as tho' we might expect rusty oats.
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Andrew hauling gravel & finished and went to Bellingham on the eve train. Self choring. Frank White here with strawberries. Pleasant day.
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Andrew in Whatcom Co. Self & Ida at the Derr-Leamer wedding in the P.M. Showery. Ida went back to LaConner with Nettie.
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Andrew in Whatcom Co. Self doing chores & pulled some mustard. Rain some last night & cool & clowdy to day. The oats getting very rank & many will fall. Ida in LaC.
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Pleasant. Self doing chores. Was up to see Willard & Byron's house in the P.M. Andrew got home this P.M. Pleasant.
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Grant 21 to day. Self & Andrew working on the dyke. Very warm day.
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Ida came home from LaC. & Nettie with her last night. Frank & Lee & John & Pearl here to day. Self at home all day. Another very warm day. All took a boat ride in the small fast boat.
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Self & Andrew working on dyke. Cooler. John Ball began on his sewer pipe box in the A.M.
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Andrew fixing dyke. Self tending association in LaC. Cool & clowdy.
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Andrew working at the dyke. Self went to Association and brot Mr Baker out here to dinner. Came home after evening meeting. Cool & slowly.
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Andrew hauling rock for the dyke. Self choring. Go ready to go to town but gave it up for rain in the P.M. Mrs & Mr McGinnis came on the train at 3 P.M. Heavy rain in the eve.
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Very heavy rain in the night. Many of the heavy oats going down. Andrew choring & worked on the dyke 3 hours, washed the buggie and mowed the chicken yard.
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Andrew in B.V. fixing for the 4th. Some more rain last night & clowdy today. This has been a very wet cool & clowdy June. Cut a sack of rhubarb for B.V.
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Self & McGinnis went to Anacortes with Fred in the launch. Pleasant day. The women folks went to B.V.
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McGinnis went to Netties, Ida with them. Andrew & self went to Sedro Woolley. Fine hay weather. D. Ball haying.
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Andrew choring around the house fixing tanks, &c. McGinnis started for home on the six P.M. train. Fine hay weahter.
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Andrew cutting grass in the old meadow on the east end of the "80". Byron cutting. Fred also. Grant came home this eve.
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Pleasant. Ida & self went to Bay View to church. Mr & Mrs Neeley came with us and staid the P.M.
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Andrew tedding. Self raking. Grant mowed the piece by Byron's hay barn. Poor hay day.Crew Thompson 3/4, Johnson 3/4, Nelson 1, Clapper 4/10. Did not get the piece cut, set only 1/2 up. Rain in the eve.
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Rain 1/3 inch last night and misty to day. A discouraging start for haying. Wrote to Geo last night. The men doing nothing to day.
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Stirred(?) out the wet hay that was raked. Andrew tedded the piece by the hay barn, shocking & raking in the P.M. & Grant cutting the new meadow. Fine day. [margin: Time on the 11th, Andrew 1, Clapper 1/2, thompson 1, Johnson 1, Grant 1]
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Haying. Mowed two hours, tedded 2 hours, Four shocking all day & Grant 1/2, Wilson 1, Thompson 1, Johnson 1, Clapper 1, Grant 1. Margurite White & Miss Crandall here.
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Grant mowing 1/2. Self tedding & raking. Very warm & sultry. Mecury above 80°. Miss White went home.
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Still warm & dry. Mercury 80. Grant mowed some in the P.M. Got all up that was fit. 26 acres put up now. 18 left. Frank & Nettie came down this eve.
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Another fine hay day. Lots of people haying to day. Frank & Nettie here & Ida went home with them. Puget McKenna to dinner. Did not go to church.
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Grant mowing. Self raked what was mowed Sat. Clowdy most of the day.
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Grant finished mowing. Self tedding & raking. Weather fine.
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Haying. Finished tedding & raking. Went to town in P.M. Good drying weather. Str Dredger in for Balls hay & oats.
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No men working here. Helping Fred & Crumrines. Grant went to town & got Ida. John & Pearl here to dinner. Self painted Grants little boat in the A.M. & fixed up wagons for hauling hay in the P.M. Grant went to town again in the eve to get his battery charged.
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No men working for me. Grant & Fred started deer hunting. Stella went home this eve. Lots of thunder & lightning this eve but not much rain.
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Str Fidalgo here for a load of hay. Andrew, Thompson & Johnson helping load. Got through at 3.30. Pleasant. Byron & Fred hauling hay.
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Hauling hay. Fine weather. Crew Grant 1, Thompson 1, Johnson 1, Clapper 1, Andrew 1, Lieb 1, Schimdt 1, Weir 1, Handy 1. 34 loads in the big shed.
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Fine day for haying. Got in 35 loads in the big shed. Crew same as yesterday.
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Fine day. Too dry & hot for oats. They are not filling well. Haying. Got in 34 loads. 103 to date all told. 85 shed, 18 old barn. Crew same as Tues. 24th. Grants boat sunk.
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Hauling hay at Peth's. Crew all there. Self fixing up barns & choring. Warm & dry.
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Hauling hay 30 loads. 15 in the big shed, making 100 in all. Crew same as Thurs. 12 in the horse barn & 3 old barn.
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Ida went to Pearls. Self choring. Andrew, Johnson & Clapper hauling hay for Tholstrup in the A.M. (3 loads) and for Parr in the P.M. (2 loads). Clapper cutting thistles in the P.M. on the south line dyke. Grant not working.
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Went to Pioneer meeting. Was elected Secty. Johnson working. Hauling the scattered hay out of the oats & hauling manure.
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Went to LaC. to church and for a Launch ride in the P.M. Mr Rogers of B.V. died.
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Self & Johnson mowing & tending? corners of the oat fields & Johnson cut thistles some in the A.M. In the P.M. Johnson worked for Peth. Self went to Mr Roger's funeral.
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Grant came home this A.M. and we began cutting oats. Cut the hay barn piece 9 acres. John Wilson brot Ida home. Johnson shocking.
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Cutting oats. Andrew, Thompson & Johnson shocking. Self choring & tinkering.
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Cutting oats & broke the binder. Began on the sod. Ben Jorgenson, Andrew, Henry T. & Johnson shocking.
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Cutting oats some, broke down again. I got Fred Osborns binder in the P.M. Only cut about five acres. Self went to town. Jorgenson quit in the A.M. Andrew, Henry & Johnson shocking & turning grain.
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Henry & Johnson cutting oats using Fred's Osborne. Finished the sod and cut a shock row around the 30 acre field across the road. Very hot to work. Andrew sick in the P.M. Straw heavy & the oats lights.
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Clowdy & looking like rain. People all cutting oats. Ida & self went to Mrs Whitneys with Frank & Lee in the Silvoside(?).
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Light rain & too wet to cut oats this A.M. Cutting in the P.M. but wet for down grain. Handy, Andrew, Thompson, Johnson & Grant working. Got the casting for the binder & fixed it up this A.M. Used it all but two rounds, broke the Osborne drapers.
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Very damp for harvesting. The men worked all day, same as yesterday. "Gen Rogers" helped. Grant only cut about seven acres. The men all turning grain about three hours.
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Rain some last night. Not cutting this A.M. John & self mowing & binding the Whitney field. All hands working in the P.M. as it was pleasant. Self & Ida went to LaC to Mrs Carter's entertainment.
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Fine day cutting oats. Thompson, Johnson, Handy, Andrew shocking. Grant binder, self turning grain. Worked till noon on the Whitney field and cut the piece by the house in the P.M.
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Cutting oats in the Whitney field. Good run. Crew same as yesterday. Grain fine and heavy.
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Had very poor luck to day. Bind bothering all the time, only cut about four acres. Finished the Whitney piece. Crew same as the 16th. Damp this A.M. Men not working till 9 A.M. Earl VanFleet here to night. Johnsons time to night. See Ledger. A. Nelson, Henry Thompson Haying 13 3/4 days.
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Clear & pleasant. A good many cutting oats. Ida & I went over to Whites & took the phonograph. Mr White very poorly.
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Finished cutting oats at 6.30 P.M. Had hard luck & had to get Byron's binder to finish. Thompson, Johnson, Handy, Andrew & Grant. Handy quit to night.
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Grant went to town to get the horses shod & sacks. Andrew took the binders home & went to Bay view & got Queen & Fay shod. Self choring & getting ready for threshing & put away the machinery. Very dry & smoky.
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Andrew & Grant cleaned out the well down to the Stearns place. Martin came to fix up machine but was too drunk.
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Andrew went to town & got Gertie Wallace. All getting ready to thresh. Hamburg & the engineer Hutchison fixing engine & Felton the separator. Got the machine out ready to move.
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Moved the machine over to Byrons and threshed in the P.M. 420 sks. Not much grain in the straw. Fine weather. Rector here as second feeder. Grant hauling water. Oats nice & dry. Andrew & Clapper driving my teams. John threshing but the machine bucking(?) & then only got out a little over 500 sks.
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Threshing at Byron's about 1000 sks. Self around the machine and went to BayView for water glasses. Fine weather.
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Threshing at Byrons. Weather fine fogy A.M.
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Finished Byrons at 9 P.M. moved to Peths. Weather fine. Threshing at Peths after 9.30.
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At Peths got out 1130 sks. Self went down to Wilsons in the P.M. to see the big machine.
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At Peth's till 4 P.M. then went to Fred Kalso's. Self went to town & settle up with Gaches for sacks, &c. Weather fine.
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Threshing at Kalso's. Finished at 5 P.M. & moved to our ranch. Kalso got 43 sks per acre on 22 acres.
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Threshing at home 1165 sks. The pieces across the road made 37 sks per acre. Have about 27 acres to thresh yet. Weather fine. Andrews went to B.V. to get the horse shod.
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| Byron Had | 2542 sks |
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Machine at Regenwetter's. Threshed eight hours, quit for rain. Strong wind all day. Frank White - this eve. Not much rain.
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Wind still blowing. Threshed in the A.M. but did not get much done. Very windy & too much straw. Went to town in the P.M. to get Ida. Rainy all the P.M. & eve. The rain is much needed but the wind has blown the shocks all to pieces.
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No rain to day. Men doing nothing. Self went to Bay View to Republican primary election. Settled up with Stitt & Smith, Sorenson, Purcell & Handy.
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Self went to church at LaC. took dinner at Netties & call on Tillinghasts. Some machines threshing but not ours.
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Threshing at Regenwetters. Grain very wet & turning out poorly. Got out less than 600 sks. Showery last night & this A.M.
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Threshint at Regenwetters & finished at 7 P.M. Went to Crumrines with machine, got out about 750 sks. Pleasant day but looks like rain to night. About 15 days.
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Rain nearly all day. Grain wet through & through. It looks bad for grain that is out.
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Girtie went to Jorgensons. Rain most of the night last night. Choreing & digging potatoes. Grant helping.
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Rain last night. Prospect for threshing poor. Went to town & got the sitting room stone fixed with new lining. Grant hunting.
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No rain to day. Crumrine began threshing at 3.30 P.M. Self went to Republican Convention in Mt Vernon.
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At home. The boys threshing at Crumrines. Grain in fair order. Wilson's & Wright's here to day. Warm & pleasant, but looks like rain.
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Threshing at Crumrines. Grain turning out well. Fine weather. Susie Stacey very sick from operation for gallstones. Self in LaC. to dinner.
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Threshing at Crumrines. Fine weather.
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They have over 4000 sks out now. Ida sick & I have a bad cold.
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Threshing at Crumrines. & finished at three P.M. 5070 sks. The machine started for Chilberg's at 3 P.M. Fine weather but looks like a change. Hay worth $9.00 and Oats $22.00.
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Machine at Chilberg's. Self went to the Beaver Marsh & then to town was there to dinner. Threatening rain. John Jenne sold his hay at $9.70 today. Oats $22.50.
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Machine at Chilberg's. Frank & Fred White here this P.M. Weather threatening all day.
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Rain lightly all last night. No threshing to day. Andre home with the team. Frank & Blanche White here also Mr & Mrs Kunzman to see about seed oats.
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[margin: Mrs McGowan buried at Pleasant Ridge.] Light showers this A.M. but cleared off with a west wind in the P.M. Self went with Fred to unload a scow load of rock. Byron began to bale hay. The men went back to Chilberg's to thresh this P.M. & finished.
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Weather fine. Machine at Derr's. Grain damp & slow threshing. Self went to town and out to Derr's. Got 5 gals. kerosene.
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Threshing at Derr's till 9-45 A.M. Then they moved the machine home & put it in the shed. Settled up with the machine men. Sprinkling rain some in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Siegfried here for oats took 160 sks. Mr S.C. Wilson here for dinner. Clapper had the team to go to Mt Vernon. Grant not working.
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Siegfried got the bal of his oats 200 sks wt 20700 lbs $238.75. Pleasant day. John Peth & Matson still threshing. Everybody else through. Grant went to town. Self doing chores. Byron baling hay.
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Self sowing grass seed & painting the machine belt. Pleasant. Grant in from town & hunting. Lee R. came home with him.
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[margin: Wrote to Geo & Vinz] Rain last night. Began baling hay with Fred's press. Harry Maxwell running it. Had poor luck & broke down at 4-30 P.M. Baled about 12 tons. Frank Wright here & got Grants boat to running. No rain today. Johnson stowing bales.
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Baling hay. Stormy day. Byron got through. Finished the old barn & moved the press to the big shed.
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Baling hay. Got out about 23 tons. Tholstrup got ten sks oat to night and six sks at threshing time.
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Baling hay about 25 tons. Fine day.
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Baling hay about 22 tons. Pleasant. Quit at 5-20. Settled up with Andrew. John & Pearl here to dinner. Frank Wright here this eve. 120 tons all told.
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Pleasant day. Self went to Bay view & heard Mr Cline the new preacher. Grant & Lee went to LaC last night & home to night.
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Beautiful day. Baling hay 24 1/4 tons. Grant went to Bellingham. Rec'd a check. Payment on hay.
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Baling hay & finished at 3 P.M. 158 tons-1400 lbs. Went to town in the P.M. settled bill of Goldsmith, Vaughn & Polson & G.
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Went to Mt Vernon to tend Baptist Convention. Johnson hauling straw some. Rainy most of the day.
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Boys baling at Kalso's. Johnson hauling straw. Self in Mt Vernon & to concert in the eve.
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Rain most of the day. Self in Mt Vernon & went to hear Senator Piles in the eve.
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Came home from Mt Vernon. Dr. Palmer's folks here. Pleasant.
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Rainy, Johnson choring. Self went to LaC. with Palmer's folks.
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Rainy last & showery some to day. Self & Johnson hauling straw for bedding. Grant & Lee helped haul two loads in the A.M. Palmer's folks started for home via Pearl's.
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The LaConner in for Byron's hay. Rainy A.M. Johnson working on the road with team.
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Johnson & team on the road. Showery. Self went to Bay View & got Nell & some oil. In the P.M. self & Ida went to Jorgensons & Kalso's. Crumrines sold their hay at $10.00.
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Grant home sick with a cold. Johnson & team on the road 3/4. Kalso finished baling his barn out. The steamer LaC. in after my hay, began loading at 4 P.M. & kept on till after midnight.
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Mercury at 32°. First frost. Pleasant day. Self & Ida went to town. Johnson on the road 3/4. Bot a suit & overcoat.
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Frost 32. Went to church at La C. Frank and Nettie here in the Silverside with the new engine.
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Johnson on the road. Self up to Balls dam & choring.
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Geo Darcy died. Johnson on the road. Ida & self went to Seattle and put up at the Hotel McGinnis.
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In Seattle, Johnson working when it don't rain. Rain in Seattle.
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In Seattle, Johnson & Stella running the ranch.
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Dito yesterday. At Palmer's to night.
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I am 57 today. Went back to McGinnis's and in PM went with the Dr to see a football game. No rain in Seattle.
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Went to the Christian church in the A.M. & to the Presbyterian in the eve. & heard Dr. Martin & Dr. Mathews. Sam Hancock & friends were killed to night by the north bound Flyer at Stanwood. Johnson still running the place.
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In Seattle still. Bot a Weber Piano & blowed(?) ourselves hard.
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In Seattle till 4.35 P.M. Got home at 9 P.M. Alf Stacey brot Susie to Burlington to night. She is very poorly. Rain last night. Miss Smith came.
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Johnson & self went to town, but a new stove and pair shoes. Fine day. Ball working at the old flume(?) and has it about filled up.
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Doing chores & not much else. Windy.
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Rain again last night. The Whitney girls, Edna & Helen here to day also Mr Harrie, Mr Burger, John & Pearl and Nettie & Frank. Stella Gale left today at 8 P.M. I owe here $100-- to be paid on demand.
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Election. Self went to Bay View & served as Judge. Art doing chores & put horses across the road. Very heavy rain.
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Dyke 3 hours. Self & Art working on the dyke or rather loaded the scow & Art cut wood part of the A.M.
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Self & Art fixed the Kalso line fence & unloaded the scow. Heavy rain in the P.M. Priest the medicine man here. Dyke 4 hours.
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Self & Arthur Weir worked on the dyke 6 hours. Took the scow down along Peths dyke.
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Ida & the girl went to Bay View for oil. Self & Weir working on the dyke 9 hours. Warm, pleasant.
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Went to church at Lac. & to Franks to dinner. Misty but warm.
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Heavy rain this A.M. Self & Art stopping a muskrat hole & he unloaded the scow. On dyke 10 hours for one man. Grant home.
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Rainy about all day. Stopping another rat hole. Four horses for one man. Rainy Not doing much in the P.M. but chores. Art splitting.
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Rain hard all day. This is about the worst month for rain we have had in five years. Art went to town for potatos. Self went & got the buggie & Nettie came home with me. Skagit River bank full.
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Art throwing out the first spading for a ditch on the east end of the Ranch. Most of the field covered with water. The river very high. Went to Burlington with Ida & staid all night. Susie Stacey very low.
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Came from Burlington this A.M. The G.N.R.R. bridge at the Davis place went out last night also the county bridge. Art deepening the dyke ditch at Purdy's warehouse. Owe Crumrine & Regenwetter on Derr acct $4.15 each. In the P.M. Fred & self fixed a gate latch & fixed the gate across the road. John sent for a load of seed oats 35 sks.
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Frost. Art went to the saw mill for fencing in the A.M. & hauled a load of brush in the P.M. Self not doing much. John's man took another load of seed oats. Frank White's folks & brot 1 1/2 doz chickens. Frank & Lee here with the Launch & staid all night. Pleasant & colder. [margin: Sullivan sold his hay for 12 dollars today.]
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Frost 26°. Clear & pleasant. Ida & Nettie went to Burlington on the train & home in the P.M. Mr Peths folks here this eve. Cool at night.
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Clowdy & warmer. Frank's folks went home this A.M. Johns man took a load of oats 38 sks. & Squires & man took 75 sks. Art helping Peth load his hay. It is reported that hay is worth $14 per ton now & oats are $24.00. Raining in the P.M. and strong south wind.
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Rainy day. This month take the cake for rain. Art & self hauled out a few load of straw & ashes from the stack bottom new Peths.
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Pleasant. Art hauling straw stack bottom. Self up to see Tholstrup. Sold 1000 sks oats to W.W. Robinson. Many others sold also. Self, Ida & Miss Smith went to the Baptist fair in the eve at LaConner.
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Frost 26°. Self & Art worked on dyke 2 hours stack. Squires here & got 80 sks more oats. Art hauling straw & in the P.M. got a load of rocks.
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Frost 26°. Clear & pleasant. Self & Art worked on the dyke by Peths warehouse. Ten hours for one man. Art hauled straw some. Ida sick last night & had Dr. Howe at Carters. Squires got the bal of his oats. 200 sks all told.
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Frost 28. Self & Art 8 hours for one man. In the P.M. 3 hours for man & team hauling rock.
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Rainy A.M. Art went to Edison. Self went to LaC to church & brot Ida home from Franks.
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Walter for oats. Dyke 1 day for one. Putting in lumber by Huff's boat house. In the P.M. Art went to the Ridge & got Johns to cut the bull(?). Frost 28° Nothing else but chores this P.M.
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Frost 26° Walter for oats. Art hauling straw & finished the stack. Self went to town. Settled bills, &c. Oats still selling at $25.00 and hay at from $13.00 to $13.95.
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Art plowing. Self & Grant went to the saw mill to get lumber for boat house. In the P.M. filing saws. Grant hunting. Stormy some in the P.M. Showery day.
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Ida & I went to Susie's funeral at Burlington & self went to Mt. Vernon in the P.M. Art plowing. Grant not working. He went to Edison in the eve.
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Cleaned the big tank. Rainy day. Art choring, oiling harness, sorting potatos & &c. L. A. Fair at Bay View. Art & Grant went.
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Art splitting wood & pumping water in the big tank. I went up to see the Rector well machine at Byrons & then with Ida to the L.A. supper at B.V. Misty.
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Shipped the oats 1000 sks. per Steamer Fidalgo. Fred his also. Art & Grant helped load both lots. Art plowed about 3 hours.
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Nettie & Frank here to day & last night. Carrie Stacey came & went home again.
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Art plowing. Self & Grant working on a boat house. Frank & Nettie went to Seattle this A.M. Misty some.
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Pleasant. Fearful hard wind last night & blew the slough drawbridge down. Art plowing. Self & Grant at the boat house. Fred Kalso & wife here this eve. Frank & Nettie home from Seattle.
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Pleasant. Grant went off with Frank. Art plowing. Self took Nettie to town. Fine day for work. Oats $26.00, hay $14.25.
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Frost light. Pleasant. Art plowing. Self tinkering about the boat house. Finished the roof.
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Frost 30°. Art plowing. Miss Smith & Ida went to town & Ida staid at Nettie's. Self choring. Mr. Pease here, Seattle Real Estate man.
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Rain half of last night and all day today about 1 1/4 inches. Art & self working in the granary moving seed oats and fanning screenings. Alf Stacey here this P.M. & staid all night & Don Palmer came at ten P.M.
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Ida in LaC. D. Palmer here. Self at home. The Fidalgo getting Balls hay.
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Dr. Palmer went to Pearl's. Self went to town for Ida. Art choring & sawing up old rails for wood. Lots of water on the ground. Clowdy. Mrs. Turner at LaC. buried to day.
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Warm & pleasant. Highest tide of the season so far, but not very high. Art choring & worked on the ditch in the P.M.
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Rain P.M. Art working on the ditch in the A.M. Went after Carrie and the post hole auger in the P.M. Fanned oats some in the P.M. Subscribed for a $500.00 bond in the Puget Sound Associates Co.
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Misty & rainy all day. Land very wet. Fanning screenings about all day. Tank now has 5 1/2 ft of water in it and it was emptied & cleaned Dec 6th.
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Finished fanning screenings. Damp & windy. Frank & crew & Nettie came this eve on the launch Agness.
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Windy & light rain at night. The boys including Art went to Anacortes.. I went to LaC. Gear sold his hay to day for $16.00 per ton. Settled up with Vaughan & Son.
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At home all day. Took Miss Smith to the depot in the evening. She went to Seattle. Pleasant day for winter.
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[margin: Art Weir went to Fidalgo Island for Christmas.] All went to Wilson's in the Launch "Lady Agness". Had a Christmas tree and a pleasant time in the eve.
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Spent the day at Wilson's. Pleasant and mild. Light frost.
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Frost 32. Clear & pleasant. Came home from Wilson's in the Launch. Frank & Grant to Anacortes. Nettie & baby staid here. Art came back last night and was working at the ditch to day.
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Frost 25°. Clear & cool. Art plowing. Self choring & in the P.M. went to see the butcher up to D. Ball's.
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Art plowed two hours then went to get Burger. Killed the hogs in the P.M. Rainy some in the P.M.
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Art plowed in the A.M. & helped the butcher and took him home in the evening. Cool south wind.
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Cold mercury at 28° and not thawing much all day. Frank had a boom of logs broken open at the draw bridge last night and the logs went adrift. Went with Grant & Art over to the draw to see about it and walked back. Grant went on to LaC. in his boat. Mercury at 23° at 9 P.M. Stacey boys here.
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Mercury 18° this A.M. Snow 1 inch deep. Self & Art working on the ditch & finished covering it. Brot the mares up from the lower field & fed them for the first time this winer. They are all fat. Temp 25° at 9 P.M.
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Temp 16° this A.M. At 5 still clear & cold. Art moving hay in the horse barn & fanning oats in the P.M. John sent Walter for a load of Grant's oats.
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Clear & pleasant. Temp 17°. Walter got another load of Grants which make 300 sks all told. Self & Art fanning seed oats. Have 112 sks cleaned. Tholstrup got 10 sks, 988 lbs of oats fanned from the screenings.
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Temp 19°. Clear & pleasant. Self & Art hauled up the Crumrine oats 65 sks $1.75 short of the three tons. Set a gate post at the Purdy warehouse. Art went to Osborns for wood in the P.M.
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Temp 18° Self & Art fanning the Crumrine oats in the A.M. Art helping Fred bale straw in the P.M. Still clear & cold. Mr Rouse here this P.M. & staid all night.
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Temp. 18°. Still clear with wind in the north. Art at Crumrine's. Self doing chores. Road fine. Went to station on wheel.
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Temp 18°. Clowdy but not much warmer and the wind in the north. Art hauling manure in the A.M. & rocks for dyke in the P.M.
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Temp 29°. Some warmer & thawed a little. Art at Crumrine's again. Self went to the station & got some piano music, 14 pieces. Clowdy.
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Temp 35°. Art at Crumrine's. Sprinkled rain some. Self choring and took the pipes apart and found some damage by frost. A letter from Geo to night.
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Art washing harness. Self went to town and took Ida. Very muddy. Rain some in the A.M. Wrote to Geo & send him a check for $250.00.
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Temp 28°. Still & foggy. Art washing harness. Self fixing up water pipes & got the water to going again all right.
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Still cold & foggy. Art at the harness. Geo's letter went this A.M. Temp freezing at bed time.
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Temp 26° Clear & pleasant. Art working at the harness. Self fixing a warming box in the back(?) house. Miss Smith & Carrie went to Bay View.
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Temp 24°. Clear & pleasant. Self & Art began making fence on the John Ball dyke line.
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Temp 29° but warmer towards night. Self & Art working on the fence. Frank, Nettie & the boys came this P.M. Ida also.
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Temp 30. Went to church in B.V. Rev. Mr Smith of Burlington preached. John & Pearl came to day.
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Temp 30. Frank & Nettie started for Seattle & I took Ida & baby down to Wilson's. Art hauling posts & rails and working at the fence. Clowdy & look like snow.
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Self & Art making fence. Warmer.
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Self & Art finished the fence and put the wire on. Also Art hauled in the old posts & rails. Windy & threatening rain.
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Art hauling wood. 5 ricks. Self choring & reading. Rain some last night & this A.M. Strong west wind this P.M. Some frost in the ground yet. Grants boat got adrift. Heard Nettie was getting along all right but Frank has mumps.
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The Fidalgo went out this A.M. with Peth's oats. Art helped him. Finished loading. Rain through the night some & to day. Strong south wind and the snow gone at 10 A.M. We hung Grants boat up in the P.M. with horse & blocks.
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Self went to Mt Vernon to pay taxes. Art went to LaC. Miss Smith & Carrie went up to Pearl's.
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Rain last night. Warm & no rain to day. Art Wear started for Lynden. Self doing chores.
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Warm & pleasant. Blumberg buried to day. Self choring. Baley Cow had a calf last night. Miss Smith went to League social last night. The mare "June" has a swollen leg. Went to B.V. in the P.M. & got Nell shod and some shots for cows. Lots of water over the fields. [margin: "Sally Come Up" born.]
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Pleasant drying day. Self at home all day. Art came home this eve from Lynden.
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Self & Art repairing fence out by the Purdy warehouse. Pleasant day.
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Frost. Lincoln day. Art sawing wood 1/2. In the P.M. we made & hung the Byron gate then fixed fence along the county road. Miss Smith & Carrie went to town. Rev Kline here for oats.
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Frost. Art cleaning out the lane ditch. Self sowing clover seed. Pleasant drying day but land still very wet.
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Frost. Pleasant. Working at the ditch and put in a new sluice box across the lane at the machine shed.
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Frost. Pleasant, foggy A.M. Art working at the ditch. Self went to Samish for Ida & Donald. Got home at 3.30 P.M. Land drying some. Walter Peth breaking sod.
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Art working, working at the ditch. Frank & Grant came home from LaC. in Launch. I went to town on a wheel. The roads fine. Bot a breaking plow.
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Went to LaC. to church on my wheel and came home to dinner. Fine day & the roads splendid.
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Rain last night & to day. Light. Self, Art & Grant went to Ball's and made posts in the P.M. Nettie came from Seattle also Dr. Palmer and Mr Alkins.
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Rain most all night about 1 inch. Art doing chores, washed the buggie & sawed wood. Grant & the hunters went to Wilsons. Drizzling rain most of the day.
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Land full of water. Self & Art went to Balls & finished making the posts. Art hauling in the P.M. Frank went off with his launch to hunt brandt. Warm & springy.
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Art hauled the bal of the post in the A.M. and went for a load of lumber in the P.M. Palmer & Alkins left for Seattle this eve. Frank got back to day at 10 A.M. out all night.
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Art hauled another load of lumber this A.M. and we made some of John Ball's fence this P.M. Warmer. Grant sick with mumps. Rain last night.
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Self & Art working at Ball's fence. Have it half done. Clowdy but only a little sprinkle of rain.
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Light rain & wind. Grant no better. Went to town in the P.M. for medicine. Grass beginning to get green.
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Art went to LaC & got groceries and a breaking plow. Cut wood in the P.M. Grant in bed but feels a little better.
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Beautiful day. Self & Art working on the fence. Art went for the bal of the fencing in the P.M. Land drying fast. Grant improving some.
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Working at the fence and finished also put on the wire and cleaned up the rubbish. Showery in the A.M.
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Frost. Uncle Jimmy Calhoun was buried today, went to the funeral. Ida & Nettie went to LaC. Frank started for Tacoma. Art plowing.
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Frost. Art plowing & finished the sod. Pleasant drying weather. Self cutting thistles out of the meadow. Grant went to Bay View & cut thistles some. Peth down from Seattle. I & N. in LaC.
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Frost. Pleasant. Art plowing stubble. Grant went to LaC. Self cutting thistles.
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Frost & pleasant. Art plowing. Grant to Bellingham. Self choring, fixing the stable and getting plow ready & went to LaC. for the folks in the P.M. Land drying out fast.
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Rained several hours to day but not very hard. Self & Nettie went to B.V. to church.
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Drying day. Art plowing. Self choring and sold Franks low. Fixed up the other sulky plow. Grant still away.
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Art & self plowing & Grant began in the P.M. Ground in fine order.
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Rainy. Art hauling dirt & doing chores. Grant in LaC. Self in Seattle & went to hear Rosenthal the pianist.
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Mr White died last night. Still rainy. Art finished the dirt & cleaned out ditch. Grant in LaC. Donald sick. Self got home from Seattle, staid at McGinnis' last night. Land real wet again.
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Showery in the A.M. with some snow squalls. Art cleaning out ditch by the barn.
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Grant home. Went to Mr White's funeral. John & Pearl here. No rain but clowdy. Nettie, Donald & Ida sick with "grip".
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Rainy most of the day. Art cutting thistle. Johnson here & doctored the B. Calf. Grant & self choring. Gorton got the balance of his hay.
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Showery A.M. Still showery and wet. Art hauling wood from Clappers. Whites folk here including Newton White & son.
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Art hauled a load of wood from Clapper's and in the P.M. we fixed the Kalso fence.
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Cold & windy. Stormy nearly all day. Doing nothing but chores. Art wet to B.V. & got Nell shod and got some oil, flour, & meats. Land wet as ever.
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Stormy A.M. windy in the P.M. Art cutting rails and plowing sod by the hay barn in the P.M.
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Strong wind most all day. The Dredger here for Ball's oats. Self in the house with "La Grip". Art plowing sod. Hail storm in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Drying up some. Self feeling ???tis.
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Art plowing & finished the sod piece by the hay barn. Grant disked & harrowed the garden patch. Frank took the Samish Pile Driver to the Skagit River. Strong N wind all day.
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Art & Grant plowing and finished the three acre piece by the house. Nettie went home and Ida with her. Self planted the garden bed out back of the smoke house.
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The boys plowing in 7 acre piece. Damp & misty. Self troubled with sore eyes.
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The boys plowing. Shipped Fowler's oats. Self in the house with sore eyes.
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The boys plowing. Miss Smith went to town & got Ida. Very cold south wind. Finished this side the road.
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Clowdy & cold with tight showers. The boys plowing across the road. Self laid up with sore eyes. Have about 20 acres to plow in April.
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Pleasant drying day. The boys plowing. Self plant some more potatos, peas, beets, carrots, salsify, turnips & cabbage (fetters).
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Cold & windy. Art disking sod. Assessment 1575 personal valuation. Assessor Eddy here. Self & Grant setting posts for garden picket fence.
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Showery & cold. Art hauling manure. Grant went to town for lumber & pickets. Working at the picket fence in the P.M.
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Hauling manure. Fixing hay barn wharf & working at the fence. Cold, windy & wet. Some plowing but it it not fit.
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Art choring, cleaning out ditches &c. Self & Grant not doing much. Edna Whitney here this P.M. & evening. Ida sick.
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Ida sick & in bed all day. Rainy P.M. Miss Smith went to LaC for medicine in the P.M.
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Ida sick. A boy at Peth's. Miserable weather for farming. Art sawing wood some. Self a tank to dip oats in.
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Ida no better. Stormy as ever. Lots of wind & rain. Art doing chores & splitting wood. Grant cleaning his engine. The land wet as ever.
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Pleasant day. Art & Grant went to town. Self doing chores. Mowed the lawn, &c. Ida feeling some better. Ground drying quite fast to day.
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Pleasant day. Art cleaning out the dyke ditch. (John Ball line) and in the P.M. fixing the lawn and setting out raspberries. Self making picket fence & got out strips for Grants boat, &c. Grant at his engine.
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No rain but clowdy. Art rolling & disking the sod piece by hay barn. Self made a roller tongue & worked on the launch. Grant at his engine on boat. Warming. Land still wet.
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Art finished disking the sod by the hay barn in the P.M. & went to Gorton's Mill for a load of wood in the P.M. I started for the town of LaC. but it rained a hard shower so gave it up.
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Went to church at LaC. & to Nettie's for dinner. Ida no better. Pleasant. Letter from Geo.
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The boys plowing across the road but it is too wet. Pleasant part of the day but looks like rain to night. Self choring. Mailed a letter to Geo.
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The boys plowing till 10 A.M. when a glorious rain set in. Discouraging for farmers.
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No rain. Art went to Johns for pigs & hauled a load of wood. Self in town & Grant clamming. Ida no better.
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Pleasant. Ida worse last night & had Dr. Howe this A.M. Art hauled a load of wood and gravel for the road in the P.M. Grant went to town & got Nettie. Mrs and Geo McGinnis here to night. Some people plowing but the land too wet.
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Pleasant. Ida had a bad night. Mrs McGinnis left for home at 10.30 A.M. via Mt Vernon. Art working on the road with team. Geo here yet. Dr. Palmer came this eve. Grant visiting.
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Drying day. Mrs Wallace came. The boys plowing & finished. Ida feeling some better to day. Dr. & Geo went home this eve.
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Fine weather. Went to LaC to church. Mrs W. went to Carter's. Ida worse last night & to day. Pearl & John here.
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Disking & harrowing. Fine weather. Ida still poorly. Self choring. Quite a few people seeding to day.
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Disking & harrowing. Weather good for work but cool & clowdy some. Went to town to take Nettie in the P.M.
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Harrowing and disking. Frost. Self dipping seed oats and fixing Grant's boat.
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Frost. Pleasant. Art harrowing. Grant Harrowing 1/2 & seeding 1/2 down next to Byron's. Self dipping oats & planting potatos. Ida no better.
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Land drying fast. Grant seeding & finished the east field. 24.50 acres 51 sks. Art harrowing. Self fixing boat, planting cord & mangolds. Fine weather & a frost this A.M.
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Frost. Fine weather. Strong N. wind. Grant seeding 7 and 4 acres pieces. Art disking. Self paint the boat worked in the garden and treated oats.
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Frost. Went to B.V. to hear Mr Frescolor(?) and staid to go to Miss Stearns funeral but the body did not come.
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Frost. Pleasant. Phoebe Stearns buried. I went to the funeral. Art harrowing. Grant seeding. Self rolling & sowing grass seed also treated 28 sks oats.
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Grant seeding the Whitney piece. Art disking across the road & finished Miss Smith went to town. Ida not much better. Self working at boat & making a safe for Nettie.
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Dry & pleasant. Art disking the Whitney piece. Grant finished seeding oats. Self seeded ten acres of grass seed & planted some peas.
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Pleasant but dry & smoky. Ida no better. Grant finished harrowing across the road. Art disking on the Whitney field. Self choring & mowed the lawn. Snyder took the cattle.
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Warm & dry. Went to LaConner to church. Called on Wrights & Baileys.
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Dry & dusty. Went to Mt Vernon with Chellis Osborn on saloon business. Art disking. Grant rolling. Alf Stacey here.
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Art disking and finished. Grant rolling across the road and finished. Self went to Sharps and Anacortes. Pleasant and dry. Called at Franks W. [margin: Miss Smith went after Nettie. Subscribed for the Anacortes American today.]
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Art rolling, Grant not working. Self choring. South wind all day & clowdy. Miss Smith came this eve.
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A light sprinkle this A.M. & still blowing. Mrs W. & Carrie went to Milltown. Art rolling. Set out some cauliflower plants. and other chores.
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Bob Barr got a load of loose hay. Art & Grant went & got Look's bull. Art went to Edison in the P.M. Self & Grant went to LaConner. The weather has cleared up again after three days threatening with out any rain. Clowdy day. Land & gardens need rain. Meadows & pastures still look well.
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Letter from Geo. Went to town & to church. Took dinner with Wrights. Pleasant with no sign of rain.
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Mailed letters to Ida & the drug Co. Seattle. Grant went to town. Art hauling wood. Self sick all last night & doing nothing today. Pleasant and dry. The last piece of oats just beginning to come up.
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Art hauling wood. Self choring. Grant in LaC.
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Self in Mt Vernon. Art hauled one load of wood & choring. Frank here with his boat. Neville got a load of hay.
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Valentines got hay. Frank here. Art hauled 2 loads of wood from the mill. Self filed a saw for Peth. Set out tomato plants, &c. Grant tinkering at his boat. Dry.
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Art hauled a load of mill wood and fixed road to the machine shed. Self painting the base of the house and putting roofing on the porch. Grant went to B.V. & got Prince shod & took eggs & butter. Still dry. Got a letter from Ida. She is still in bed.
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Art hauled a load of lumbe for dyke & cut thistles in the P.M. Self fixing a shaft for the boat house. Clowedy but no rain. Only a sprinkle at night.
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Went to B.V. to church. Pleasant & dry. John & Pearl here in the P.M.
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Art & self working on dyke at Peth's. Grant went to LaC.
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Art working on dyke. Self went to Mt Vernon. Pleasant.
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Self Mt Vernon. Art at the dyke 1/2 & in the garden 1/2 Self in Mt Vernon.
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Art mowing load & garden 1/2 and dyke 1/2.
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Art at the dyke. Self in LaC. Pleasant but dry. Set out celery 100 plants. [margin: No demand for oats according to D. Ball. They will not bring $25.00 now.]
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Art dyke 3/4 self 1/4. Warm & dry. Oats are doing as well as could be expected but need rain.
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Self & Art each 1/2 on dyke. Art at Peths in the P.M. Self in Bay View.
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Art ditching 1/2 Peth 1/2 Self went to see Mr & Mrs Darcy. Dry.
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Art ditching. Self in Avon at the Grange Picknick. Warm & dry & dusty. River's full. Art helping Walter Peth in the eve.
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Went to Pleasant Ridge to Decoration Services. Art & Miss Smith also. Very warm & dry.
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Went to LaC in the A.M. & to Bay View to hear Mr Abbott in the P.M. He gave a fine address to a large crowd. Warm & dry. Art arrived from Seattle this evening.
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Still dry with no sign of rain. Cultivated & hoed the garden in the A.M. and worked on the ditch in the P.M.
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No sign of rain. Everything indicates the smallest oat crop for the last ten years and hay also. Working at the ditch in the pasture.
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Art working on the ditch. Self choring in the A.M. & went to LaC in the P.M. Threatening rain but all blew away as usual. The grain holding out well for such dry weather.
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Pearl's birth day. John & Pearl also Frank and Nettie here. Clowdy & raining slowly in the eve.
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Rained 1/4 inch last night. Art in Edison to day. Did not come home last night. Self doing chores & planted sweet peas & nasturtiums.
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Bar. 29.50. Another nice rain this A.M. about 1/4 in again. This will help the oats but they need as much more. Had another shower about noon. think we have had about 5/8 of an inch and need an inch more. Art working on the ditch all day.
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Still clowdy with south wind. Art walking at the ditch in the A.M. and loading the scow for dyke in the P.M. Got a lb of sugar or sack rather. Had a letter from Ida this A.M. All signs for rain fail. We need an inch more.
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Pleasant day. Art at the dyke 1/2 day & cutting thistles 1/2 also took the hull(?) home. Self went with Fred clam digging to Guemes Island.
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Ida fifty today. Art loading scow. Went & looked at the crops this A.M. and think this will be the lightest crop of hay & oats since the overflow year of 1895. Went to the school closing exercises at LaC this eve.
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Kathleen Breazeale died. Sold 1000 sks at $25.00. Self in LaC till 3.30 P.M. staid last night at Wright's. Art unloaded the scow and cut thistles.
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Went to B.V. to church and to League in the eve. Bob Barr & the Osborn girls here this P.M. Grant home.
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Art helping Amos Ball bale hay. Clear and drying weather. Stubble oats need more rain. "June" had a colt and the young heifer had a calf Friday, heifer calf. Mowed the lawn. Flushed the sewer and done other chores.
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Art helping Callahan bale straw. Selt went to the Assoication at Sumas. Tillinghasts also.
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Pleasant. Art helping Callahan. Self in Sumas.
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Art at Callahan's a while this A.M. Self in Sumas till 3 P.M. and arrived home at 8 P.M. A little thunder & lightning this eve, but no rain. Art cutting thistles & pulling mustard this P.M.
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Art helping Peth. Cool & clowdy. Was on the meadow and this hay will average close to 3 tons per acre.
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Art helping Walter. Self went over to the new bridge. Grant home. Got a letter from Ida.
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Went to LaC to church and brot Nettie & Donald home. Warm & dry. Oats suffering for rain.
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Art at Peths. Fred's folks started camping. Self choring & went to Burlington to meet Ida who came from Seattle.
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Warm & dry. Art at Peth's. Self went to Friday Harbor with Banker Martin's Excursion. Had a pleasant trip. 50 people went.
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Art at Peths. Warm & dry. Grant took "June" to Whitney station. Wireless telegraph man here.
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Art at Peths. Self choring.
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Art at Peth's. Self doing chores and went to town in the P.M.
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Art at Peth's. Self & Ida went to Fredonia to see about getting a girl or woman. No luck so far. Light sprinkle last night.
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Self went to Woolley. Miss Smith also, the others to Edison. Pleasant day. Saw lots of people and got home after ten. Grant in B. View.
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Art hauling wood from Johnsons 1 load. Put 25 sks oats in the feed bin. Then cut thistles & pulled mustard. Cleaned out the summer kitchen. Pleasant.
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Choring & went to town to Farmers meeting. Art & Grant went blackberrying. Pleasant. Oats look some better as of. They migh make 2000 sks.
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Pleasant. Ida & self went to church at LaC. Sophus Jorgenson here this P.M.
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Began mowing. Grant driving. Art shocking hay for Sorenson. Miss Snyder came to work. Self went to the station for her & went to Ed Rectors funeral in the P.M. Fine weather.
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Frank & Lee came this eve. Grant mowing. Art went to Johns for the men. They began socking about 2:30. Clapper at 3.30, Art, Walter Leatherwood, Ira Leatherwood & Mr Squires.
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Finished mowing across the road. Crew same as yesterday. Netties folks went home to night. Fine hay weather. Think the 31 across the road may make 3 tons per acre.
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Haying crew same as yesterday. Grant mowing on the 18 acre piece. Two shock rows. Mr Darcy here. Finished tedding & raking across the road. Fine day.
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Crew same as yesterday. Finished across the road. Fine weather.
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Grant mowing & finished at 2.30. The rest shocking except Clapper who worked for Byron. Threatening rain in the P.M. & eve.
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Misting last night & to day. At home all day. Str. Fidalgo here for oats this eve. Loaded 360 sks.
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Finished loading the boat this A.M. 1016 sks. Wt 100741 lbs. Grant tedding & raking & shocking. The men shaking in the P.M. & finished.
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No men working but Art, he choring. Self & Grant fixing boat rigging & hung the "Sylph".
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Hauling hay. Crew same as yesterday. Except that Walter went home and R. Johnson came 28 Ls. Self went to town.
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Hauling hay. Crew same as yesterday with the above exception. Have 89 loads in the barn to night and three loads left in the 30 acres field across the road.
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Peth hauling hay. All my men helping & one team. Self choring & went to town & got Eva Reed in the P.M.
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At home in the A.M. In the P.M. Ida, Eva & self went out for a ride. Was down to the B.V. cemetery & Larry's Slough.
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Grant baling. Fixing up rigging to haul in hay. The crew at Peth's. Warm & dry.
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Crew same as before except Grant & Harvey. Hauling hay after 10.45 got in 23 loads. !4 in the stable & 9 in the old barn. Tom Hayton here to dinner. [margin: Roy Peth 1/4.]
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Hauling hay 34 loads. Old barn. Crew same as yesterday. Weather fine. Grant baling at Balls.
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Finished hauling hay at 9 A.M. 4 loads old barn. Total old barn 47 loads. Three sold in the field all told 148. Clapper hauled the scattered hay out of the oats. Self, Ida & Eva went to Wilson's & took the men home. Settled up with the men. Art at Fred's 3/4. Haying ex's 161.20. Board of hay hands 50. 50/$271.20 or about 1.45 per ton to get in the barn.
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Self choring. Put the hay ropes away and swept the moss of from the house roof. Fixed fuice(?), &c. Warm & dry. Hay worth 11 to 12 dollars per ton.
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Went with Eva Reed down to Pearls and got Ida, Came back & stopped at Bay View the League.
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Art fixing fence around the meadow. Self went to town, Mrs Reed also, and getting ready for camping. Art mowing & cleaning chicken yard & house.
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Art choring. Self getting ready for camping. John & Pearl came up this eve. Mr & Mrs Darcy here in the P.M. & to supper. Warmest day of the season so far.
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Art helping Crumrine's. Self went to LaC and to Rosario in the P.M.
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Broke up camp and came home via Anacortes. Took dinner on Saddle Island & got home at 5.30 P.M. Rained some in the eve. Franks folks here all night. Art at the ditch.
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Art at the ditch. Self & Eva went to town in the P.M. Clowdy.
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Art at the ditch. Thos. Sharpe here working & looking over the separator. Clowdy & sprinkling rain.
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At home in the A.M. went to B.V. up to the Old Cemetery & to Byron's in the P.M. Ida & Eva also. Pleasant.
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Pleasant. Art still at the ditch. Eva went to Anacortes. Self went to Mt Vernon to get & order stuff for the Separator. Grant baling hay.
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Art working at the ditch. Self fixing up binder.
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Art same as yesterday. Ida & Miss Smith went to LaC. Self not doing much but chores. Fine weather.
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Pleasant. Art digging potatos 1/2 shocking 1/2. Grant finished baling and ran the binder in the P.M. Grain short in the 7 acre piece. Think it will not make over 20 sks per acre to the outside.
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Cutting oats. Finished the 7 acre and the 4 acre pieces. The new knotter not good. Art & Johnson shocking. Fred here to help fix the binder. Wet in the A.M. till 9.30.
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Put the old Kalso knotter on and cut across the road. Self driving binder in the A.M. Grant in town, but cutting in the P.M. after 2.30. Self & Ida went to Anacortes. Oats short.
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In Anacortes at Whitney's. Fine weather. Came home on the eve train.
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Miss Smith went to Seattle. Harvesting. Fine weather. Grant & Gor running binder. Art & Johnson shocking. Fine weather.
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Harvesting. Fine weather. Foggy A.M. Art & Johnson shocking. Grant & Gor cutting. Have 36 acres cut at noon to day. Went to town in the P.M.
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Harvesting. Finished across the road to right. Johnson & art shocking.
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Harvesting on the Whitney field cut till 8.30. Mrs Whitney here this eve & brot Eva. Margurite White & friend here also. (Art after sax in the P.M.)
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Harvesting as usual. Fine day for cutting after 8.30 foggy.
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Harvesting & finished at 1 P.M. Binder done at 11.30 A.M.
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Went to town & Got Nettie & Eva. Carter's here. Light sprinkle of rain this A.M. Art helping Peth shock in the A.M. Ida & Nettie went to Bellingham this eve.
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Art went to B.V. to get Prince shod & cut thistles in the P.M. Self & Eva went to Pearls in the P.M. Light showers this A.M. No cutting oats to day.
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Grant & Art helping Fred bale hay. Self & Eva came home from Pearls via Olympia Marsh. Pleasant day. People all harvesting again.
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Went to town, settled up for sacks. Eva went to Tillinghasts. F. Kalso baling hay. Ida & Nettie came this eve.
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Went to town & took Nettie. Grant & Art helping Fred.
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Fred finished baling. Art helping him & in the P.M. hauling water for the horses.
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Threshing finished across the road 44 acres which made 1188 sks. Rain in the eve.
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Ned fixing separator in the A.M. Art went to town. Threshing in the P.M. Had lots of stops. Grain damp and got out 360 sks.
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Threshing. Grain damp. finished at 2 P.M. 2430 sks. Mr Best here & Lee Richards. Miss hutchison went home this eve. Otto here this eve to see Eva Reed. Fine weather. Hay worth $15.00 and but little selling.
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Fine day. Machine at Kalso's 1270 sks. Self at home most all day.
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Finished at Kalso at 4 P.M. & went to Byron's. Eva Reed started east. Ida & Smith went with her to Seattle. Self & Otto went to Samish to see the big machines. Splendid weather. Fred sold his hay at $15.00. Byron offered $16.00 for hay.
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Began to rain at 4 A.M. & rained all day hard. The folks came home this eve.
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No threshing. Art went to Edison. Self went to town in the P.M.
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Threshing at Byron's and finished, moved to Peths at noon. Grain turning out well. [margin: Fri 13th Mrs Will Dunlap died last night.]
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Threshing at Peths. Threatening rain. Self choring and began reseeding the new meadow. Dry weather has killed much of the new seeding. Sold Gaches 1000 sks oats at $25.00 per ton.
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Trouble with the crew at Peth's and several quit, but they got to going at nine A.M., but soon had to quit for rain. The outlook is poor for grain that is out. Mrs Will Dunlap buried to day.
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Windy & showery in the P.M. No threshing. Art & Clapper hauling in straw for bedding, three loads. Self sowing timothy seed till 3.30.
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Art & Clapper hauled a load of straw and Art cleaning up around the stack the rest of the day. Self finished sowing timothy seed.
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No rain. Hutchison did not come back so I had to run the engine to thresh 7 hours at Peths.
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No rain. Threshing at Peths. Self engineer A.M. & John Jenne in the P.M. Hutchison came but I settled up with him & he went back to Anacortes.
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Pleasant day. Self went to town & got money & paid off the men for threshing. Threshing at Peths & finished at 4.40 & moved to Crumrines. Byron sold his hay at $18.00 per ton.
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Pleasant. Machine at Crumrine's. Self over to the Island to see John Callahan about baling. McCormick sold his hay for $20.00 per ton.
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Pleasant. Went to LaC. Heard Mrs Platt, W.C.T.U. Ida went with me. Had dinner at Wrights.
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Pleasant. Finished threshing at Crumrines at 10 A.M. & moved the machine home. Settled up unto the men. Crumrine's 2668 sks.
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Heard that Mr. Purdy's boy died yesterday. Art went to Samish last night. Self cleaning up the Engine & shut up the shed. Went to Callahans press in the P.M. & let him the job of baling the hay at $2.00 per ton & he furnish everything & I stow the bales. Clear most of the day but looks like rain to night. Sharp went home.
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No rain but threatening. Young Mr Purdy buried this P.M. up in the Old Smith lot. Grant went to LaC.
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Clowdy but no rain. Sullivan finished threshing & was the last on the road to LaC. Self choring & went to LaC. the P.M.
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Self choring. Light rain this A.M. but pleasant afterwards.
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Put up the irons on the track in the old barn. Fine weather for baling this week.
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Pleasant. Split wood and did the chores. In the P.M. was over to see the new draw bridge. [margin: Frank & Nettie came this eve.]
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Grant got home. Light sprinkle this A.M. Did the chores and began fanning screenings. Pleasant P.M. Peth's man had a runaway & got hurt.
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Beautiful day. Took down the fence out by the hay barn and went to town in a wheel. Crumrine's finish baling hay.
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Another fine day. Grant baling straw. Self not doing much but chores.
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Fine & pleasant. Grant finished baling straw. Had 31 tons. Self choring. Mowed the lawn, hung a gate, &c. John & Pearl stopped on their way from town.
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Fine day. Nicest Oct for a long time. Ida worse again with rheumatism. Grant went to Gears to bale hay for Crumrines. Self hauling sutff for dyke and stack fence & put ten sacks oats in the feed bin. Burned the straw stack in the P.M. Miss Smith went to Bay View.
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Doing chores and cleaning up about the straw stack. Clowdy & threatening rain.
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Still clowdy. At home all day. John & Pearl here, also Howe.
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Fogy but no rain. Self working on dyke 3 hours out towards the Purdy warehouse. Went to see Miss Nelson at Dunlaps. She said she would come. Was in town in the P.M. Grant at Gear's.
| Raymond's Balsam | |
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| Oil Origanum | 4 ozs. |
| Spirits nitre | 1 oz. |
| Raymond's Salve | |
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Choring in the A.M. & went to Mt Vernon with Clapper in the P.M. and came home in the eve on the train. Got 1/2 Doz Pho. Records. No rain but clowdy & foggy.
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Str Fidalgo in for Amos Ball's oats. Self did the chores, fixed up a wagon for hauling gravel & made a wagon jack. No rain.
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Pleasant day except fog. Clapper here hauling gravel on the road. Self finished the wagon jack. Painted the engine smoke stack and stacker belt. Mr & Mrs Cline here this P.M.
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Fogy A.M. but a beautiful day. Clapper hauling gravel. Ms Anna Crumrine & sisters here this P.M.
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Foggy & damp. Clapper on the road. Self went to the draw bridge. Some teams crossed today for the first. Sold 1000 sks oats to day at $30.00 per ton to C.E. Gaches which is the first at that figure.
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Still foggy & misty. At home all day.
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Clapper hauling gravel. Self choring & went to get a man to store bales. Got Larson. They are not buying oats to day.
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Went to LaC. & took Ida up to Netties & took Miss Larson home with me. Clapper on the road again. Misty but no rain.
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Callahan began baling hay. Clapper & Larson stowing bales. Ida at Wright's. Grant at Gears baling. Weather fine.
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C. & L. stowing bales. Weather fine. --Baling hay, have 48 tons baled. Miss Smith went after Miss Maxwell's & back in the eve.
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Weather fine but foggy. Baling hay. Started on the big barn at 10 A.M. C. & L. stowing bales. Grant home. Party in Bay View tonight. "Halloween Party".
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Baling. Foggy. Young VanFleet here. Art Wear also. Baled about 33 tons to day. 100 out now.
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58 to day. Went to LaC took dinner with Carters. Foggy & damp but no rain. Ida came home. Franks folks (Whites) to day.
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Baling hay. 141 tons to night. Grant went away for a trip. Windy & threatening rain, few light showers in the P.M. & eve.
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Clowdy but no rain. Baling hay & finished at 12.30. Clapper & larson stowing bales & self & Charley helping in the A.M. the men cleaning up the straw stack in the P.M. Still got 3039 lbs hay. Brewster shingle mill. Oat & hay $16.35. 1047 hay. Financial troubles in N.Y.
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Dr. Palmer & Grant came last night. Clowdy but not much rain. At home all day. Wrote to George.
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Rain nearly all day. Clapper here helping fan screenings. The Fidalgo came in after the oats. Peth & man helping two hours.
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Finished loading the oats. Began at 4 A.M. Dr. P. went home. the two thousand sks came to 2673.52 average wt 97 lbs. Clapper hauling out stack bottom. Pleasant.
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Self & Clapper hauling out stack bottom 1/2 hours. Rainy A.M. C. fanned screenings 2 hours.
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Self & C finished the stack bottom & hauled aload of manure. Ida & Grant went to town. Bank still paying out only small sums.
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Self & C hauling stack bottom & straw around the new stack. Ida & Grant went to town yesterday.
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Light frost. Finished the straw & made a fence around the straw stack. Clear & pleasant. Took two loads of straw out to the dyke.
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Fine day & light frost. At home. Mrs Scott & the Derr's here to day.
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Light frost & pleasant. Mr Esterling here to fix the piano. Stitt had 3024 lbs hay. Clapper at Mt Vernon. First load 3039 6063.
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Clapper took his stuff home. Self went to town, Miss Smith & Grant also. Grant started for Seattle to school. Miss Smith at Netties. Pleasant day roads fine. Bank situation no better. Got a 30 day dft for my oats for $2173.52 on Albers Bros, Seattle.
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Miss Nelson went to town & got Miss Smith. Self choring. Clowdy & misty, but not much rain.
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May Bradley died this A.M. & we also heard that Peter Regenwetter, Jr had died in Ohio. Ida & Miss Smith went to Pearl's. Self, Fred & Otto went down to the dyke on a tour of inspection. Self fixing dyke a little & hauled some posts for it. Weather clowdy some but pleasant for now.
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Ida & self went to May Bradley's funeral, Pearl also. Came home on the 6.29 train and it rained some this eve.
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Pleasant. Doing chores. Went to the Lutheran Fair at B.V. in the eve.
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Rain some last night. Pleasant to day. Self & Ida went to LaC to church. Ida staid at Nettie's.
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Miss Smith went to town & Ida came home with her. Self went to town on wheel. Showery & windy.
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Windy & rainy. Not doing much but chores.
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Ditto yesterday. Miss Smith left for Seattle. Peths building a concrete water tank.
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Showery & windy. Self & Ida went to town. Self went to Peter Regenwetter's funeral. Roads quite muddy. Financial trouble not any better. Prices of all farm produce falling.
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Stormy most all day. Doing chores and cleaned out the drinking water tank. Rec'd a letter from George.
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At home all day. Stormy part of the day.
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Same kind of weather, windy & rainy. Cudjo rain away yesterday.
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Pleasant. Smith getting straw for Miss Stearns and we hauled a load of wet straw down to Cultis dam. The dog howled all day.
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Stormy again. Took another small load of straw down to day. The dog away again. Grant came home from Seattle.
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Thanksgiving. Stormy & windy. Frank & Nettie here to day to dinner. Grant also. Warm & wet.
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Dr. Palmer came last night. John Ellis here and I paid him for 10 cords each ditch timber and stove wood. Don & Grant hunting. Self making a record case for Carters. Ida & Miss Nelson went to B.V.
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Warm & pleasant. The hunters here yet, but went home this eve & Grant with them. John & Pearl here to day. John & self went with Fred over to see the dredger.
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Ditto yesterday. Very warm for Dec.
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Stormy day and the highest tide for the year so far. Ida & Miss N. went to the B. fair & staid all night.
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Self alone last night. Working on Pioneer books & in the P.M. Helping W Peth get a load of brush for the dyke. The folks came home.
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No rain. Tides medium. On the dyke fixing brush one hour. Ethel VanFleet here. Stitt got 2170 lbs of hay. Total 12310.
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Cold north wind & some rain this A.M. Pearl not well and I took Ida down there. Got home at 5 P.M.
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Cold this A.M. & froze a little. East wind. Self went to B.V. to church. Mr & Mrs Bessner here this P.M. to see the piano.
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Dug the dahlias & gladiolas & in the P.M. cleaned out the stove pipe & chimney.
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Highest tide this year so far. 10 inches short of the big ones of '86 and '95. Took dinner at Netties.
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Rainy last night & some to day & to night. Doing chores & made a case for Phono records.
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Another good tide. Finished the case & put it up also a shelf for the phonograph. Ida still at Wilson's & Pearl getting better. Hard times continue. No markets for anything & nothing doing. Ben Jorgenson got a load 14 lbs of hay for Stitt.
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Choring. Expected to have a high tide but it calmed down.
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Pleasant. Fooling with the Launch some. Miss Nelson went after Ida. Mowed the lawn.
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Self went to LaC to church & to Nettie's to dinner. Frost 30°.
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Frost 28°. Doing chores & put up the dining room stove. Ground frozen pretty hard.
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Frost 32°. Doing chores & tried to run the Launch but did not make it. The Fidalgo here for Fred's hay & straw & took ten tons & Grant's straw. Self tallying in the eve.
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Frost 32. Ida & Miss N. went to town. Sold Tholstrup a cow and a steer for $80.00. Barr boys began loading a car for Wilson at $180.00. Stitt got a load of hay yesterday & one to day. Made the boat run for a while but it got tired. Crumrine sold his oats to day at $25.00. Bessner bot a piano yesterday.
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Weather pleasant. Doing chores & finished loading the car. Got in 18 tons.
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Strong south wind. Nothing new to record.
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Went to town. Pleasant. Grant came home this eve. Byron in Seattle.
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At home all day. Nothing new occurred. Finished "Miss Petticoats".
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Stormy day. Grant & self went to B.V. with "Sylph" & got the Christmas tree. Folks fixing up for the tree. Wind turned wet in the eve.
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Pleasant. Self went to town for Nettie. John's folks & Franks, Lee & Miss Smith here to Christmas tree. Paid Goldsmith bill.
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Christmas. Santa arrived on time. Stormy day. Bar. at 29.30. A little lower then I ever saw it. Had a fine dinner of turkey, chicken, &c. All in the house initiating visit today.
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The folks all went home except Nettie who was sick all day yesterday & to day. Rained a little but generally pleasant.
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Cold & windy. Ida sick abed with a cold. Nettie here yet. Very disagreeable day.
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Went to town & took Nettie home. Clowdy & rainy. Roads wet & rough. Month matters not improving any. Hay & oats at a stand still. Rec'd check for the Wilson hay. Ida abed & poorly with Legrippe.
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Frost 32°. At home all day. Ida in bed with her cold. Pleasant part of the day & no rain.
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Frost 32°. Ida still in bed. Clowdy & windy but no rain. Grant here yet. Went to B.V. & up to Fred's. Walter Peth here & paid his threshing bill.
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Thus endeth 1907, but the panic is no ended. It is to be continued in our next. Grant & Fred hunting.
Thus endeth 1907, but the panic is no ended. It is to be continued in our next. Grant & Fred hunting.
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Pleasant for the season. Ida about the same. Carrie Stacey here. Self choring & tinkering at the Launch some.
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Strong south wind all day. Ida worse last night & to day. Dr. Howe here to see her. Carrie went to Burlington this eve.
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Heavy wind all night and the highest tide for thirteen years. Since Jan 12 '95 and that was four inches higher - also the one of Jan 24th '86.
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John & Pearl came up last night & are here yet. John went to town to day. Tide not so high by 8 in or so. Ida still sick abed. Windy A.M.
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Tide same as yesterday. John & Pearl went home this A.M. Ida downstairs for the first time in ten days, but is feeling tough. Put a new rudder rope in the "Sylph" Warm for the season. [margin: Began getting milk of W.P.]
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Pleasant. Fred came down & we fixed Grant's boat. Straightened the shaft & also packed the stuffing box. Went to Whitney to talk with Wilson about hay. He offered me $12.00 for a boat load and I refused to take it. [margin: Ida still in bed.]
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Frost 32°. Pleasant early but rainy P.M. Self went to Anacortes & got some underwear. Ida about the same.
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Pleasant & warm. Finish the Launch & went to the station. Choring.
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Pleasant. Sold Wilson a boat load of hay at $14.00 & Purcell 1055 lbs at 15.00. Fixed the boat wheel.
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Rain again last night & windy to day. Miss Nelson went to town for Nettie. Stitt got a load of hay.
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Pleasant, went to town with John Wilson. Everything in the market line very dull.
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Stormy part of the day. Went to Bay V & got oil "10 Gals" and got old Nell shod.
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Still wet & stormy. Nettie & Donald here. Very heavy wind in the P.M.
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Made a fire to heat water expecting the butcher but he did not come. Not doing much but chores, went to the P.O & sent a letter to Grant & one to the Bank of C for a savings certificate. Weather pleasant to day.
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Fine day. Got up & started for the butcher at 6 A.M. Killed the hogs & Burger went home in the eve.
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Pleasant day. Burger here & finished up his job at 4.15. Placed $1000.00 on interest at the Bank of California, Seattle. Took a short ride in the Launch. Ida up some.
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Took a launch ride up to Balls granary. Smoking the sausage.
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Frost 30°. Clear & pleasant. Self went to LaC. to church & then to Nettie's for dinner. The Carters there. Launch Harry here for Wilsons hay.
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The scow got snagged on the broken pile and they could not get the hay. Fred loading a car with hay. Took another launch ride.
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Frost. Trafton here for hay for Wilson. Took 28,800. Merrill here & settled up for his hay & got 1240 worth oats. Frank's folks. Carrie down in the Samish.
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Some rain last night. Frank & Lee went to LaConner for Goods, two teams. Self took a short boat ride. Nettie sick abed. Scott Wallace here. [margin: Frost, clear & cold.]
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Frost 23°. Clear & cold all day. Not doing much. Frank unloaded his stuff.
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Frost 28°. Halter broke the colt. Went to Callahan's to see his boat with Frank & worked some on a gate at the hay barn. Frank & Nettie went down to Pearl's. No rain. Stitts man got a load of hay.
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At home all day. Mr & Mrs Darcy here to dinner and in the P.M. Frank & Nettie came home this eve.
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Frost 32°. Frank went & got the bal of the fence lumber & in the P.M. went for a load of Mill wood at Gorton's. Self went to Kalso's & got a dyke warrant.
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Rain all night. Frank choring and oiling harness. Self went to Mt Vernon to pay taxes. Rain in the P.M.
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Self & Frank working on the fence. Light rain in the A.M. but kept on at work.
Rec'd a letter from Geo. Will Green died Jan 21st.
Rec'd a letter from Geo. Will Green died Jan 21st.14
[margin: Showery.] Finished the Bryon fence. Helped Frank raise up his boat. Then went with Fred after clams. Went to Samish Island & got lots of them.
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Pleasant. Frank hauling out the old fence rails & posts. Self sowed clover seed on the seven acre piece by the hay barn. Claudia lost her calf & Baby cow had hers. Peth loading a car with oats.
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In the A.M. spreading manure in the meadow. Was out with the women for a launch rid this A.M. Ed Crumrine settled his T. bill. Frank & Nettie went to town to a play & staid there. LaConner saw mill burned this P.M.
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Light frost. Pleasant. Frank went to town for shorts & grass seed. In the P.M. working at his boat. Nell stopped on my toe.
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Frost. Pleasant. Frank painting boat. Self fixed the guard rail on the boat. Berger & the piano tuner here to day & tuned Nettie's Piano.
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Clear & pleasant. Frost 28°. Frank painting boat. Self helping some. Grant came home tonight.
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Frost 28°. Pleasant. Helping Frank dig the boat out. Peth plowing sod.
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Pleasant A.M. Clowdy & misty in the P.M. Ida & I went to church in Bay View. Mr Stearns here to dinner.
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Started the breaking plow & a sulky stubble also. Land in fait order but looks like rain. Wm. Mason began work at noon. [margin: Mrs Massey buried. Mrs F Ewing buried.]
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Rain all last night & to day. All the A.M. Mason & Frank fanning oats(seed). Self reading and working at Pioneer books.
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Heavy S.E. wind & some rain. The men fanning oats. Frank got the "Prince Rupert" off to day. Highest tide for ten days. [margin: Rain at night.]
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Palmer & Atkins came last night and went down to Wilson's to day. Frank working at his boat. Mason finished fanning oats & cut wood some.
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Showery. Frank & self went down to Wilsons barn to get an old plow frame. Palmer & Atkins came home with us & started for Seattle on the eve train. Mason not working, went to town. The boat here from Gaches for Fred's oats.
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Frost. Clear with strong north wind. Went to Anacortes expecting to pick up some piles but it was too windy. Mason & Frank plowing in the P.M. The dredger here for Byron's oats. John went to town & to Bellinham in the eve.
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[margin: Frost 26°.] Plowing with two teams. Pearl went home. Ida & Nettie went to Neelys. Cool & clear. Very drying weather. Roads dry.
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Frank & Nettie went to town last night. Pleasant drying day. Went to LaC. to church. John & "Uncle Jim" here to dinner.
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[margin: Frost.] Plowing with two teams. Finished the sod. Self went to Wilsons and got a pair of pigs.
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[margin: Gorton got 10 sks oats.] Windy & showery. Plowing with two teams. 8 hours each. Fred Kalso loads a car with hay at $10.00 per ton.
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[margin: Showery.] The boys plowing 3/4. Self & Nettie went to town. Got buggie tire? put on.
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[margin: Showery.] The men plowing, but it is getting pretty wet. Self went to Kalso's to get a plow share sharpened.
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Rain last night & to day. Mason not working. Frank fixing his boat. Land full of water.
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[margin: Rainy.] All went to Burrow's bay to get piles. Had a good trip & got home at 3.30. Let John have $400.00. Miss Smith here today.
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Rainy most of the night and some to day. Land & ditches full of water.
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Geo. Jenne died in Mt. Vernon. No rain to day. The men cleaning up about the straw stack & finished sawing up the rails.
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Rain again last night. Strong west wind to day. Frank & Bill working on the dyke.
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[margin: Frost.] No rain. Went to Geo. Jenne's funeral & in Mt Vernon. Frank took Ida over to Frank Whites. Mason on dyke 1/2 & went to LaC. in the P.M.
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[margin: Frost.]Frank & Mason working on the dyke. Self went to town in the P.M. & got Nell shod & got some plum trees. Cool but no rain.
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Rainy A.M. doing nothing but chores. Put some rings in the pigs noses. Bill be for lumber for the dyke in the P.M. Frank & Nettie went to LaC. in the eve. Ida came from Anacortes & M. White with her.
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No rain to day. Frank, Mason & self working on the dyke. Charley Thomas died this eve at Burlington. Had his legs cut off by the train.
Charley Thomas died this eve at Burlington. Had his legs cut off by the train.22
[margin: Rain.] Rainy all day. Very discouraging for farmers. Miss White went home. All at home all day.
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Mowed the lawn. Mason on the dyke. Frank & self choring. Ida & Frank went to B.V. with butter & eggs.
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[margin: Lots of rain.] Not doing much in the A.M. Frank & Bill went down & got the breaking plow, found the land very wet. Bill went to the mill for dyke lumber in the P.M. 2 x 6 stuff. Self & Ida up to Jorgenson's.
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[margin: Land full of water.] Bill & Frank helping Fred in the A.M. & all went for clams in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Frank & Bill helping Fred in the A.M. Ida & Nettie went to town. In the P.M. put 103 sks of oats in the car with Fred's hay at 26.00 per ton.
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At home all day. Bad weather for farming. Rain last night & to day.
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[margin: Rain most of the day.] Self, Frank & Fred went to Coupeville to see the Auto buggie. Went in the "Prince" Bill choring & went to B.V. with eggs.
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[margin: Pleasant.] John & Pearl here last night & to day. Self & JOhn went to town. Frank & Bill choring, mending sax, cutting thistles, &c.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Bill cutting thistles. Frank & self choring. A locomotive blew up at Burlington. Shipped 12 tons hay to Wilson Feed Co.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Mrs Shoemaker came. Self went to town to get wheel fixied. Bull cutting thistles in the A.M. In the P.M. the boys plowing land, not very dry.
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Plowing with two teams. Cold & windy. Planted some peas, turips, beets, spinach, lettuce, &c.
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Plowing till 5 P.M. when it rained. Self went to Fidalgo to see a horse. Took dinner at Frank White's. John Ellis got 2060 lbs hay to be paid in June.
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Rain last night and this A.M. Cold. Self & Nettie went to LaC. to church. Heard Rev J.A. Pettit.
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Miss Smith here. The boys plowing. Finished up across the road. Pleasant P.M. coring & mowed the lawn.
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Pleasant. The men plowing. Self washed the buggie and planted some potatos. Ida & Miss Smith went to town.
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The men plowing. Self finished planted potatos & paint the boat "Sylph". Marihugh & Stitt got some hay.
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Ida & self went to Seattle. Pleasant day. The boys plowing.
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The boys plowing. Self in Seattle and went out to the expositions grounds & staid all night at Palmer's.
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The boys plowing & finished all but a headland. Ida & self went to hear Mrs Patrick Campbell in Moore's Theater.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Went to church (1st Baptist) & aboard the cruiser Washington in the P.M. Then came home. Left Ida in Seattle.
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Rainy A.M. not doing much. Bill disking (in the P.M.) sod. Frank & self finished the head lands. Nettie took Miss Smith down to the Samish.
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Pleasant. Bill disking. Frank harrowing in the A.M. & helped load the "Rene" with hay for W.F.C. They took 20 tons.
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Bill disking & finished the sod at noon. Frank harrowing with four horses. Self made a barrow cart & mowed a lawn.
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Dry & windy. Bill disking. Frank harrowing on the Whitney piece. Self fixed the bell, put chicken manure on the garden, did chores, &c. South wind all day, but no rain. Land drying out pretty fast, but it looks like rain. [margin: Ida came this eve.]
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Strong south wind all day. Both teams harrowing all day. Self choring & fixing up the disk harrow.
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Rainy A.M. Bill not working in the A.M. Frank took us to the depot & went to Bay View. Bill rolling in the P.M. meadow. Self & Ida in Anacortes to see about a girl. Took dinner at Bradley's.
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Pleasant most of the day. Frank, Nettie & self went to church and took dinner with Carters. Rain after 4 P.M. [margin: Rain in the eve.]
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Bill rolling in the P.M. & harrowing in the P.M. Self & frank dipping oats in the A.M. & planted potatos in the P.M. also sweet peas and set out onions. [margin: Went to Seattle in the eve to see a Columbus buggie.]
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In Seattle till 4.25. Came home at 8 P.M. Bill disking & harrowing.
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Self in town & got my wheel. Bill ldisking. Frank hauled out some seed oats & began seeding on the sod in the P.M. Self planted some onions, beet. Set out dahlias, &c.
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Bill disking & harrowing in oats. Frank seeding 1/2 15 1/2 acres done. Osberge here with the Auto Buggie. [margin: Rainy P.M.]
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Some rain last night & lots of wind(west). The worst one of the spring. Frank went to town in the P.M. for matting, Bill disking in the P.M. Self went to Bessner's & Wilsons in the auto buggie.
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Frank seeding. Bill disking. Self working in garden, moving furniture & dipping seed oats. Mr. Frescohn & Rea Klein here in the P.M. [margin: Pleasant]
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Went to B.V. & heard Mr Frescohn preach. Pleasant. Nettie not very well. Mrs S. went home.
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Bill disking. Frank seeding & finished across the road. Grant came home. Judy here for hay. Self loading hay & dipping oats.
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Bill disking & harrowing. Frank rolled the 10 acres & seeded the hay barn lot. Self sowing grass seed and load hay. Judy took 20 1/2 tons.
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[margin: Very warm 82 at Kalso's] Clowdy & warm. Bill disking. Self & Frank rolling the east field.
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Ida & Miss Smith went to Anacortes. Frank harrowing & Bill disking. Self choring & went to B.V with Stitts hay bill.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Grant went back to Seattle. Bill disking 3/4 & finished. Frank harrowed 1/2. In the P.M. put seven tons of oats in the car for Day Creek S. C. The Tourist auto man here. Mrs Shoemaker got her dutch up & quit.
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Rain some last night. Cold & windy to day. Bill finished rolling. Put the machinery away and hung window shades. Frank went to the station for chairs from Anacortes & to LaC in the P.M. for paint, seeds, gasoline, &c.
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Cool. Bill hauling dyke lumber. F. hauled one load, mowed the lawn & worked at his boat. Self painting floors & japalocking(?) furniture, also varnished the boat.
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Frank & self went to Anacortes to the Rep. Con. Bill not working. We went to Anacortes in the "Sylph". Frank went to Bellingham on the "Falcon" Ida & Nettie went to LaConner.
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Nettie sick. I went to Bay View to church. Smith & Howe here. Miss Douglas came this eve. Rainy in the eve.
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Rainy A.M. light & cold. Bill working on the dyke 6 hours. Frank & self in the P.M. Pleasant P.M.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Bill not working. Frank went to LaC. Self choring & made a cover for Grant's boat engine. Pearl & Stella here to dinner.
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[margin: Rainy P.M. & eve.] Frank fixing his boat. Self not doing much but chores & tinkering with the boat. Settled up with Mason.
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[margin: Clara Brown here for the last of Byron's hay.] Frank hauled a load of dyke lumber. Self working in garden, mowed the lawn & went with Frank to B.V. with his boat.
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[margin: Rainy towards eve.] At home all day. Frank & Nettie went to Neelys. Frank White's folks here to day.
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Rainy & showery most all day. Frank making over his rudder, self helping. He went to Wilsons for Miss Smith in the P.M. Miss Maxwell here. Gortons got 600 lbs oats.
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[margin: Fine day.] Frank & Ida went to LaConner. Self cutting ????el & hung a screen door.
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Bessner bot an "Auto". Smith Howe & C married at 3 P.M. Not much else going on here about 30 present. Pleasant day.
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Pleasant day. I went with Frank to Bellingham & saw seven Battleships viz the "Connecticut" the "Kansas" the "Vermont" the "Rhode Island" The "New Jersey". & the "Georgia".
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Pleasant. Frank in Bellingham. Self did the chores & took Ida down to Pearls.
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[margin: Took B. cow to Balls.] the Battleships passed Anacortes this A.M. at 8 oclock. even in the fleet headed by the flagship Connecticut. Frank came home with the "Prince" Self working in the garden some.
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[margin: Fine] Went with Frank to LaC in the A.M. & to Mrs Creighton's funeral in the P.M. Pleasant. Frank went to Seattle in the eve. Self called on the Howe's.
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[margin: growing] Went with Fred K. to Seattle to see the fleet performances. Frank in Seattle.
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[margin: weather.] In Seattle till 4.30. Saw a big crowd and the big parade. Frank came this A.M. Self at 8 P.M.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Working in the gardens in the A.M. & planted some peas and beans. Callahan's boat out on her trial trip.
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Frank not doing much but chores. Self & Nettie went to LaConner. Showery.
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[margin: Pleasant, cool, but pleasant in the P.M.] Frank started for Seattle with his boat. Self choring & washing buggies.
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All went to Decoration exercises at Pleasant Ridge. Went through the Beaver Marsh. Crops looking pretty well.
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Cool & clowdy. Self choring & mowing around the house. Will Esary & Joy McCullough married. Alf Stacey here & we went to B.V. to night.
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Ida & Miss Douglas went to Bellingham & Miss D. came back. Alf here. Cool & clowdy. Self choring & working in the garden.
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Warmer, good growing day. Was up to Byron's in the P.M. & over the grain. Ida came home this eve. Oats spotted.
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[margin: Warm & pleasant.]Mr Williamson here & got his adze. Gortons got some hay. Worked in the garden & mowed the lawn.
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[margin: Warm & pleasant.] Ida & self went to church at LaC. Frank & Grant came from Seattle.
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Clowdy but no rain. Pleasant P.M. Frank hauled a load of lumber in the P.M. Pearl came up & staid all night.
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[margin: Warm & pleasant.] Frank & Grant in Mt Vernon. Self fixed fence by the barn. Took June to Whitney. Poled the beans and mowed the lawn. had a few strawberries. Pearl & Nettie went to the W.C.T.U. Con at LaC.
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[margin: Warm & pleasant. River high.] Grant & Frank came home at 10 A.M. Frank hauled a load of dyke lumber. Ida & self went to W.C.T.U. meeting and Blanche White came home with us at 12 M.
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[margin: Warm & pleasant.] Grant & Frank hauled two loads of lumber for dyke this A.M. Loading on the scows in the P.M. & chored around some. Cultivated the potatos. Mrs W. went home.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Frank & self worked on the dyke 5 hours each & went after the pile driver in the P.M. or eve at 5 P.M.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Frank went to town for the women folks. Alfred Bessner came & we drove 17 piles after 3 P.M. Grant helping.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Ida 51 to day. The Carters and Mrs Henderson here. Mrs Nedford came.
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[margin: Pleasant P.M. Clowdy A.M.] Grant hauling gravel. Self & Frank working on the dyke. Mrs Wolford dressmaking.
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[margin: Pleasant & dry.] Grant hauling gravel for county. Frank & Fred went for rock with the scow for the dyke. Self went to Anacortes to see about Everett's house & bot a suit of clothes.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Grant hauling gravel, & after rocks. Self in Mt Vernon & burlington on Pioneer Business. Rain in the eve.
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[margin: Rainy day.] Ida & self went to LaC. Fine rain for oats. The boys not working. Rain about 3/4 of an in. to one inch.
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Grant hauling gravel 1/2. Self & Frank working on the dyke. Cool & clowdy.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Drying day. N. wind. Frank cut thistles & mowed the lawn. Self choring & pulling mustard. Grant hauling gravel. Mrs Wolford went home. Frank took her. Grass lodging badly across the road.
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Went to Cottonwood Island. Wilson's & White's folks went along. Got home at 8 P.M. Pleasant, but some windy.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Grant hauling gravel. Frank & self working on dyke & dyke lumber four hours each.
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Grant 23 to day. Self, Grant & Frank working on dyke four hours each. Frank went to town in the P.M. Grant & self hauled a load of rock & gravel to put on the sluice box at the hay barn. [margin: Dyke work posted to the 23d.]
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Self put rock & gravel over the hay barn sluice box & picked berries in the A.M. Frank & Grant getting ready to go to Mt Constitution. All went to Orcas Island in the P.M.
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All at Olgo(?) Orcas Island & went to the top of the mountain. Was at Moran's place & heard the pipe organ last night. Was wet going up the Mt. but it cleared off & gave us a fine view after noon. Came home at 8 P.M. & started with Frank for Langley. Staid at Utsalady from 12 to 4 A.M. Blanche & kids went with us.
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Heavy rain last night. Self with Frank in Everett & came home on the train. Ida sick abed.
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[margin: Pleasant day.] Ida in bed. Grant hauled a load of dyke lumber. Self picked berries, mowed the lawn & helped Grant cut up the dyke lumber.
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Hauling dyke lumber 2.00
Sawing & loading dyke lumber .75
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[margin: Pleasant.] Grant, Lee & self working on dyke. Self 1/2 & went to town in the P.M. Dyke do to $3.50.
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[margin: Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M.] Self went to Anacortes on the train & home at 5.30. Ida still poorly.
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[margin: Fine day.] Grant in B.V. self in Mount Vernon. Heard a fine address Rev. Mathews of Seattle. Everything went off in good order.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Went to B.V. but the preacher was away. Grant went to Edison.
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[margin: Fine hay weather.] Grant went for ditch timber, but got none. John & Pearl here. Moved the stock fence.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Ida no better. Self & Grant went and unloaded the rock in the P.M.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Self doing chores & Grant went to town.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Grant began mowing. Nettie & I went to town.
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[margin: Not very clear.] Warm, haying. Grant mowing. Mason tedding 1/2, stacking 1/2, Clapper choring 1/2, shocking 1/2, Black shocking 1/2, Bay View man 1/2, Evans 1/2 & quit. Self raked in the P.M.
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[margin: Rain some last night.] Clowdy again until 4 P.M. Grant & Fred went hunting in the Sylph. Clapper went to town. Black also. Hay looks bad. This is the worse spell we have had in haying for many years.
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It cleared off to day & we got at the hay. Shook out the windrows & shocked up in the P.M. Grant cutting some in the P.M. Mason, Roberts, Blank, Clapper, Johnson & Willis working.
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[margin: Fine hay day.] Mowing & putting up. Crew same as yesterday. Began mowing the 18 acre piece. Fred got his new engine & put in the boat.
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Bill tedding 1/2. Pleasant & warm. Grant sick. Self finished mowing. Crew same all here. Finished putting up the 18 acre field.
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Grant sick again went to Anacortes. Self finished raking & went to Mr Sharpenburg's funeral & to town. Willis not here. The rest shocking till some time in the P.M.
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Rain some last night & was clowdy & misty to day. Grant & self, fixing up the wagons and barns for hauling hay. A bunch here from Anacortes to talk County Commissioner.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Hauling hay. Got in 43 loads. Crew, Mason, Clapper, Roberts, Johnson, Garletts, Grant, Hutchison 3/4 & Geo Rodgers, Willets.
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Warm & dry. Planted the hay barn tracks & cut thistles. Grant doing nothing. Frank Regenwetter died this A.M.
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Self choring & mowed the lawn. Ida & Pearl went to Seattle. Grant & Frank came from Everett in the "Rupert".
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[margin: Dry.] Grant painting his boat. Frank helping wash. Self choring around. Sally had a calf.
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[margin: with ] Grant, Frank & self fixing the hay barn wharf. Frank White's folks here. Gilling ready for camping. Went after Johnson to do chores.
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[margin: strong ] Ida came home from Seattle. Johnson here choring. Fixing for Orcas Island and started at 4 P.M. and arrived at 7.30. Frank Whites folks along in "Prince Rupert".
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Johnson hauling manure. Frank went & got his mother. Self up to the ridge. Fred began to cut oats, but quit, too green. Byron cutting.
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Very warm & sultry. Grant, Frank & others went to the circus at Bellingham. Self choring about home. Grain ripening fast.
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[margin: Warm.] Cutting oats. Self in the A.M. Grant in the P.M. Gov? Rogers helping in the P.M. Johnson, Gorton shocking 3/4, Frank 1/2. Mrs Wright went away this eve. The women from Seattle did not show up. "Bunkoed"
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Cutting oats 3/4, quit for rain at 9.30. Rain light here, but lot of thunder & lightning. Gorton, Johnson, Rodgers & Grant. Self shocking in the P.M. Frank shocking and helping in the house
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Cutting oats. Weather fine. Crew same as yesterday. Self went to Mt Vernon on subpeona of the state tax Commission. went with Bessner in his auto. Shock baled hay selling at $8.00 to $9.00. Nearly everybody cutting oats.
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Cutting oats. Same crew. Frank helping in the house about 1/2 time. Finished the 37 acre piece at 5 P.M. & began on the 10 acre piece.
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Went to LaC to church. Ed Lovel read a sermon. Went with Ida up to Byron's in the P.M. Pleasant & some harvesting.
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Harvesting crew the same. Frank in the house 3/4. Finished across the road at 3.30. Cut around the 5 acre piece but had to quit at 4.30 for a light rain.
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Harvesting. Crew same. Began on the Whitney piece at 11 A.M. Cool & clowdy.
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Harvesting. Working on the Whitney piece. Oats not very heavy. Self mending sacks, dig potatos & mowing oats.
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Rain all the A.M. Self & Ida went to Frank White's. Rain yesterday & to day over 1 1/2 inches.
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Ida & self went to LaConner. Grant off in the boat with Fred. Frank working around the house. Pleasant in the P.M. Hay worth $9.00, oats 25.00. Seigfried sold in the field & they buyer takes all risk from weather. John sold 500 sks at $25.00.
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[margin: Fine weather.] Osborn here getting the machine ready. Sharp came this eve. Frank went after Sharp but he came on the train.
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[margin: Lots of oats sold.] Sharp & Osborne working at the machine and moved it to Byron's. Frank helping in the house. Self went to LaC & to Burlington for Ida but she missed the train. Mrs Dewey came.
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[margin: Rain some to night.] Foggy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Self went to church at LaC. Ida came home this eve.
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Primary Elections. Self on the board as Inspector. The machine started at 8 and got out 1300 sks. Self in B.V. till midnight.
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Fine day. [margin: Gene Daniels buried] Began threshing here at 9 A.M. & got out 950 sks. Grain not turning out as well as expected.
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Strong N. wind with very wet fog. Threshing but very slow in the A.M. Moved and finished all but the Whitney piece. Have out about 1835 sks.
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Threshing till 3 P.M. very wet fog in the A.M. Got out 730 making 2565 for the crop. Broke a casting but moved to Osborne's and started up at about 4.30. Was offered $27.50 for the oats. Some sold at $27.00.
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Pleasant. Machine at Osbornes. Got out about 800 sks. Grain tough. Self & Nettie went to Bay view to church.
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Machine at Osbornes. Light rain in the A.M. but not enough to stop threshing. Ida & self went to LaC & took dinner at Carter's. Clowdy.
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Machine at Crumrine's. Fine day. Self choring & went to Ballingers & bot 100 sks seed oats. Was over to the machine in the P.M.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Machine at Crumrine's. A. Nelson sick & got Garletts to sow sax.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Went to Ballingers for seed oats. Frank & Grant also. Got 103 sks. Cost $140.00. Hauled straw in the P.M.
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[margin: Cool but no rain to speak of.] Grant & Frank went to Rector's to get engine wood. Self went to Avon to see about lumber & to LaC in the P.M. Frank took the McGinnis's out for a boat ride this P.M. W. Peth sold his oats for $27.50 yesterday.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Grant hauling wood. All the rest went with the McGinnis's down to Wilson's. B. McGinnis went home this P.M.
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[margin: Frost 28°] Coldest for Sept. that I remember of. the McGinnises went home this A.M. Grant hauled a load of wood & we put up the shed posts. Frank went to LaC & again to LaC with his boat in the P.M. Fred baling hay with the steam press. Callahans.
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[margin: Pleasant.] The boys went to Avon for lumber for shed in the A.M. All worked on the shed in the P.M.
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[margin: Dry & pleasant.] Grant fired up the engine & moved the machine in the new shed. Self & Frank working on shed in the A.M. Hay balers here at noon all stowing bales in the P.M. Grant hauled a load of water after dinner. Fred sold a boat load of hay for $11.50 to Wilson F. C.
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Baling hay. Frank & Grant stowing. 32 tons. Pleasant day. Self went to Mr Raines funeral.
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[margin: Fine weather.] Baling hay about 30 tons. Grant & Frank stowing. Sold 3 tons hay to Bushaw & Maxwell.
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[margin: Splendid ] Baling hay till 2.30 & finished - 176 tons.- Self working on the machine shed. The boys helping after 2.30.
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Boys & self shingling the shed. Grant went for wood in the P.M.
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[margin: weather.] Grant hauling wood. Frank digging potatos. Self went to J.T. Squires ranch to view his improvements.
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[margin: Fine day. ] Grant hauled the last load of wood of Rectors lot. Working on the shed doors in the P.M. Picked some pears & piled up the woods.
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Machine shed cost about $70.00. [margin: Pleasant.] Finished up the machine shed and cleaned out the engine. Grant & Frank helping. Conner & Mehan here to dinner
Heard that Ed Leighton died on the 3rd of the present month. Aged 58.
Heard that Ed Leighton died on the 3rd of the present month. Aged 58.11
[margin: Clowdy & foggy.] Went to LaC to church on wheel. Ida poorly.
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Windy & showery. Grant, self & Frank fanning over screenings. Got out 66 sks of good oats & 41 in the feed bin. Grant helping Peth in the P.M.
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Extras wanted for T. machines 1 doz each, large & small chain links - boxed or bearing for screen auger each end. Stacker wheel. ?567. Rainy part of the day. Not doing much but chores.
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[margin: Rain some.] Frank & Nettie went to Tacoma - Grant off with Fred Kalso hunting. Self did the chores & went to town.
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[margin: Rainy A.M.] Grant away. Self choring & went to Gortons Mill for wharf planks in the P.M. John Wilson here to dinner.
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Rain most of last night & this A.M. Grant came back with a deer. Self put the caps & planks on the granary wharf this P.M.
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[margin: Frost. Pleasant.] Doing chores & fixing the wharf some. Mowed the lawn in the P.M. Willis the Fair commissioner was here.
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Clowdy & rain some just night. At home most of the day. Self & Ida went to Mendenhalls for a call just night.
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[margin: Rain.] Rainy day. Did the chores cleaned out the swer box & fixed the gate to the flush pipe.
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[margin: Rainy.] Grant & self fixing dike up by the Purdy warehouse in the A.M. Disagreeable weather to try to do anything. In the P.M. we went to B.V. in the launch. Pleasant just night.
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[margin: Hard frost. Pleasant.] Worked on the dike five hours. Loaded the scow. Rainy again at night.
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Rainy part of the day. Went & got Queen & Nellie and began to wean the colt. Queen's leg worse. Made a wheel barrow in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Lee Bradley here hunting. Dr Phillips here to dr Queen's leg. Ida & self went to LaC in the P.M. Frank & Nettie came from Tacoma.
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Pleasant. Grant & Frank went to town. Self choring, sawing wood, &c. Clapper had the team to go to town Mt Vernon. Nothing in oats or hay now. The boat here for W. Peths oats.
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Pleasant but foggy with north wind. Went down on the dike with Otto & Fred. John & Pearl here to celebrate my birth day.
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Pleasant day. Frank folks getting ready to move. Grant off with Roy Crumrine.
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59 today. Pleasant but foggy. Helping Frank pack up & he took a load of stuff to town. Grant went to Anacortes for oil. Then we unloaded the scow load of dirt.
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Self & Frank started for Tacoma & Nettie went to LaC to go on the Fairhaven. Mrs Dewey took her to town & Ida brot the horse back. We got as far as Mulkilteo & staid all night in Everett. Grant hunting ducks & Mr Johnson doing the chores.
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Working on dike 4 hours, self & Johnson. He went to Wilson's to take Ida in the P.M. Self went to Mt Vernon with Bessner to hear election news. County all Rep.
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[margin: Warm & pleasant.] Self & Johnson working on dyke 8 hours each, except a while in the A.M. when there was a light rain. Mr Pratt here to night for Children's Home.
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[margin: Weather fine.] Self & Johnson dyking 6 hours each. Grant home this eve. Have put a scow load of dirt on the dyke each day for the past three days. Tides just right. Total dyke work this week 64 hours or $16.00.
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Mr James Gaches was stricken with heart failure & died this eve at 5 oclock after acting as Pall Bearer at Mrs Tolbars funeral at Pleasant Ridge.
Mr James Gaches was stricken with heart failure & died this eve at 5 oclock after acting as Pall Bearer at Mrs Tolbars funeral at Pleasant Ridge.9
[margin: Pleasant.] Self & Johnson dyking 6 hours each. Then loaded the Rene with hay for Wilson Feed Co.
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[margin: Fine ] Ida started for Tacoma with Donald this A.M. Self & Johnson at the dyke 2 hours each. Then finished the day picking up wood with the scow.
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[margin: weather.] Mrs Dewey sick to day. Self working in the house & went to Bay View. Johnson hauling wood from Marihughs.
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Measured the Peth line fence. Total distance 2626 ft from the road to the corner in my field 1131 ft. My half 1263. According to deed it is 1251 ft to said corner and I should build 127 ft more to make 1/2 total length of line 2756.
Self & Johnson working on dyke 8 hours each. Pleasant. John came & got June to plow.
Self & Johnson working on dyke 8 hours each. Pleasant. John came & got June to plow.
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[margin: Frost. Pleasant.] Clapper had the team to go to Burlington. Johnson tearing down the Peth line fence. Self went to James Gaches funeral which was the largest I ever saw in LaConner.
Netties number 819 South K, Tacoma.
Netties number 819 South K, Tacoma.14
[margin: Frost. Pleasant.] Johnson working at the fence taking out posts and hauling away the old stuf & taking out new posts. Self went to Mount Vernon.
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[margin: Frost, warmer at night.] Went to Bay View to church. Heard the new preacher Mr Ball and took dinner with the Howe's.
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Strong south wind all day. Self & Johnson setting fence posts in the Peth line fence.
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Rain last & showery today. Johnson hauled a load of rocks by the hay barn water tank and went to the Jacobs Mill for lumber in the P.M. Rector got 2460 lbs hay on Stitts acct.
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[margin: No rain. River high.] Self & Johnson finished the Peth fence.
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[margin: Showery.] Johnson hauled a load of rocks & hauled manure in the P.M. Self went to B.V. & got Nell shod and fixed a cow stall in the P.M. Also wrote up pioneer minutes. Amt in the dyke Treasury at this time $133.78.
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[margin: Showery.] Johnson hauling manure & doing chores. Self filing saw(Franks) & reading.
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[margin: Windy & showery.] Sef fixing window to chicken house. Grant came home and Sydney Stacey here. Johnson hauling manure & cleaning up around the straw stack.
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[margin: Sydney went home.] Windy & rainy. At home all day. Wrote to Ida & read also went to the P.O. just night.
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Windy but no rain. Johnson hauling out straw. Self sawing up a pile for wood. Grant hunting quail & towed the scow load of wood up home.
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Pleasant. Light frost. [margin: Grant went to Wilson's.] Johnson hauling wood from the scow and hauling dirt in the P.M. to fill up hole by the hay barn. Self helped unload wood & piled it.
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[margin: Frost 30°. Pleasant but cool.] E.E. Stacey here for hay & got 2690 lbs. Johnson hauling dirt and leveling up holes. (Ida came this eve.)
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[margin: Frost 29°] Very pleasant day for Thanksgiving. Ida, self & Mrs. Dewey went down to Clyde Howe's for dinner & self went to Thanksgiving services at the church.
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[margin: Frost.] Self & Johnson making fence around the straw stack & cutting up piles for wood in the P.M.
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[margin: Frost.] Johnson pulling mangolds & cutting wood. Self & Grant went to Anacortes in the "Sylph". Weather very fine.
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[margin: Frost 30°.] Johnson cutting wood & doing chores. Stacey had the team to go for Everett Wallace's thinks. Ida & self went to LaC.
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[margin: Frost 26°.] Came home on the wheel. Clear & cold. Johnson hauling dirt. the new phonograph came and I set it up.
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[margin: Frost 27°, still cold.] Johnson went to Bay View and got the shoes taken off Queen. In the P.M. hauling dirt. Self went to town & got the wheel fixed.
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Johnson choring & hauling dirt. Self went to Anacortes & took the old phonograph to Timber Bros. was up to Mrs. Whitneys to dinner. Don & Grant came this P.M. Ira started to bring June home & she got sick & was sick all night. Had a Dr. from Mt Vernon.
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[margin: Frost 28°] Frost staid on the trees all day. Foggy. Grant & Don went to Pearls. Ira brot June home.
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Light frost but pleasant to day. Grant went to town in his boat. Am reading "The Spenders".
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Reading & doing chores & not much else. Strong south wind. Began making a cover for Grant's boat.
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Highest tide of the year so far. It is about three inches short of the one last year. Working at the boat cover. Very heavy wind. Roy Crumrine's boat got loose.13
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Not doing much but chores. Ida came home. John Wilson also got home from Idaho. Grant went to Anacortes.
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Self & Grant working at the boat cover. Cold south wind.
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[margin: Pleasant, light frost.] Fixed the hole in Roy's boat and fixed the bow piece on Grant's boat. Roy here to dinner.
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[margin: Frost 26] Mrs Howe & father here to day. Not doing much but blackening stove. Clear & pleasant.
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[margin: Frost 26°.] Clear & pleasant. Ida & self went to town. Oats coming up.
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[margin: Frost 24°] Coldest A.M. this winter so far. Put up stove in the parlor, &c, &c. Grant brant hunting. Sold the oats to Geo Esary for Galbreath Bacon & Co. for $30.00 per ton. 2100 sks.
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[margin: Light frost.] Cold south wind. Self went to church at Bay View. John & Pearl here to dinner.
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Ida & self went to Anacortes. Got a suit & watch, &c. Clowdy but no rain.
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[margin: Some rain last night.] Self went to La Conner. Got a Bank Certificate of Deposit for $1000. To draw interest at 4% from today.
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[margin: Rainy A.M.] Doing chores, fixing for Christmas & got a tree.
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No rain but clowdy. The Dredger here for Fred's hay. Grant helping load. Self shoring & fixing for Christmans. Frank & Nettie came this eve and we had the tree at 9 P.M. Mrs Howe here helping fix the tree. [margin: John & Pearl here.]
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Christmas concluded. All the family here to dinner. Had roast turkey & brant with oyster soup. A bad south west wind all the afternoon. The Samish dyke gave way in several places and C. Marihugh's dike has a break in it.
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Windy & showery. John & Grant came home this eve. Tide not as high as yesterday.
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Rainy last night & some to day. Frank started for Tacoma at home all day. John & Pearl went home this P.M.
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Another windy night & some rain. Tide pretty high & a moderate west wind all day. Walked over the dike and found it all night except one place which was washing out some. Found "Old Maud" sick & sent for Dr Phinney who got here in time to see her die. The Misses Stacey here to day.
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[margin: Frost.] Pleasant. Grant & I buried old Maud. Ed Stacey here & took the girls home. Ida & Nettie went to Bay View.
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[margin: Frost 32°] Ida & Nettie went to town LaC. Self reading I Abroad. Grant brant hunting. Mr & Mrs Wright came this eve.
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[margin: Frost 30 eve.] Spent the day visiting with the Wrights. Pleasant weather. Roll Call meeting to day at La C. B. C. Mr Dunlap buried at B.V. The Wrights started for home on the eve train. Thus endeth 1908. Heard of the Great Earth quake in Italy.
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Temp 15°. Grant went to the church wood cutting bee. Ed Stacey here for hay. A letter from Laura. A little warmer today and got up to 25°.
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Temp 18 at 7 A.M. and up to 30° in the P.M. Light south wind. Grant went to town with W Peth. A letter from Nettie. Wrote to Geo to day & went to the station for the paper.
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Temp 28°/Snowed some to day but not very cold. Working at water pipes & got them to work to fill the boiler. Grant began making a dog house.
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Temp 46° with some light rain and south wind. Snow all gone this A.M. Ice in the slough yet. Self working at the water pipes & patched them up and gone them to working except the wash board in the bath room which where the connections are both broken.
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[margin: Ida sick abed.] Windy but no rain. Self went to town & got some this to fix water works, &c. Paid bills at this Fair and Polson's. Grant phone to Dr. Palmer to come see Ida. I went to the depot to get him.
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[margin: Ida miserable all day. Temp 50] The train did not come till after 3 A.M. & I did not get to bed till five this A.M. Palmer & Grant duck hunting. The ice went out of the slough to day. Light rains.
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[margin: Ida some better.] Palmer went home this A.M. Showery with south wind. Choring and working on Pioneer books.
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Windy and rainy all night. the boys went clam digging tonight. Ida poorly to day.
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High tide. Ida passed a bad night and set for Dr. Bailey this A.M. Weather rough & lots of rain. Railroads having lots of trouble with slides this week.
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Mr McGinnis sick. Grant & Fred went to Anacortes and caught a saw log. Land full of water. Ida miserable. [margin: Lots of rain. Bar. at 29.15 lowest I ever saw it.]
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Cold wind and a snow squall last night. Mrs Howe up to help Ida to day get ready for Seattle. Found the dyke in bad shape and the boys Fred, Grant & Peth's loading scow to night.
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Ida no better. Getting ready for Seattle. Pearl here & Mrs Howe. Ida, Mrs Howe & self started for Seattle at 5 P.M. Arrived at 10.30 and at the sanatarium at 11.45.
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[margin: Ida not much better.] In Seattle till 2 P.M. then went to Tacoma & staid all night with Nettie & Frank.
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Went to Seattle and to see "Ben Hur" in the eve at the Moore Theatre. Grant doing chores.
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[margin: Foggy no rain.] Out to McGinnis's. Up to the sanatarium and came home in the eve.
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[margin: Pleasant.] At home all day working at Pioneer books.
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[margin: Frost 30°] Grant went for Berger & we killed the pigs. Cold wind all the A.M. Wrote to Ida.
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[margin: Weather fine. Had 8 Gals of lard.] Burger here and finished up the butchering. The Fidalgo here and took the oats. Two men from LaC, Johnson & Grant loading. Finished at 5.15 & Grant went to take Burger home. 2100 sks came to $3112.98 & averaged 98 3/5 per sack.
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Johnson & Grant working at the harness. Self went to Kalsos to see John Ellis & Mr Clapper. Cold & windy.
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Cold south wind. Went to LaConner to church & spent the P.M. with Carter's. Capt Judy here for a load of hay. Johnson better.
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Johnson & Grant working at harness. Self in Mt. Vernon paying taxes & listening to the Ed English trial. Came home with Byron.
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Rain A.M. but pleasant after 10 A.M. Grant & Johnson fanning oats and hauling out stack bottom. Self went to town to get harness fixed.
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[margin: Showery.] A letter from Ida. Self in Mt Vernon to hear the English hold up trial. Grant & J fanning oats & choring. Finished Stack b. G.N. engine exploded & killed two men near Everett.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Frost 28°. Let Geo Esary have 4 tons of oats & Parker & Savage came after them. Grant got 4456 lbs of seed oats from Fred Kalso. Began breaking sod this P.M. Land in good order. Have 182 sks left in the granary. The seed we bot.
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[margin: Temp 28° Pleasant.] Grant took a ton of hay to Handy. J. hauling manure. Self went to the Samish and staid all night at the Wilsons. Went on wheel.
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[margin: Rainy some.] At Wilsons all day. John went to Bow for his hired woman.
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[margin: Letter from Geo.] Johnson plowing. Self came home from Samish. Wind but no rain and not cold.
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Rain all last night & this A.M. Johnson oiling single harness & plowing in the P.M. Self reading & writing. Wrote to Geo Sisson.
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Went to Mt Vernon to listen to the English case. J. plowing.
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Rainy last night & this A.M. Self in Mt Vernon.
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[margin: Rain.] At home all day. Stormy most of the day.
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A scow here for hay for Geo Esary. Grant & J loading it. Self went to town. Cold & clear in the P.M.
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Self enjoying the Gripp. Sidney Stacey here to dinner & his cousin. Clowdy but no rain.
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[margin: Showery.] The scow here for another load of hay for G Esary for Anacortes. Grant & J. loading it. Ed Stacey here also for a load of hay. Self staying by the fire. Rev Mr Ball called this P.M.
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Rain most of last night. Walter Peth & wife living together again. Self sitting by the phone & reading and enjoying the gripp. The men cleaning up trash for wood & demolished the old pile driver.
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Rain most of the day. The men finished fanning oats. Self some better. A card from Ida - Not much improvement in her.
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Pleasant case?. Johnson hauled a load of wood from Clapper's. Grant in Anacortes. Mrs B & Mr & Mrs Cole here.
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Pleasant. J. plowing. Grant fixing up plows. Self hung up the hams & began smoking them. Dr. Palmer here tonight. Sidney Stacey also.
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Cold & windy. Wind coming to the west in the P.M. A letter from Geo. & I wrote one & sent his $300 note to him. Also sent check to the bank of California for a certificate. Don & Grant came from Pearls & he went home in the eve. Ira here for hay for John.
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Light frost. Ira here for hay for J. J. & G. plowing stubble. Self went to town on the Jenne appraising busi. [margin: Fine day.]
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Rainy. Land very wet. Went to Anacortes. J. & G. hauled a load of sand to put on the lawn.
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Clowdy but no rain. Fixing the lawn in the A.M. filling up mole holes & mowed the lawn also took the tank out of the "Sylph".
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[margin: Frost. Pleasant.] The men plowing. A letter from Ida at McGinnis. Self pruning trees and cleaning up trash.
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[margin: Fine day. Light frost.] The men plowing. Self cleaning out currants & strawberries. Judy sent Harroldson in for ten tons more hay.
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[margin: Fine day.] & the men putting in full time plowing. Self filed a saw & covered the sewer box. Land drying fine this P.M. Heard that Mrs Deacon Calhoun was dead.
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[margin: No rain] but clowdy. The men plowing. Self went to LaC and to the burial of Mrs Calhoun. Got a small tank for Grant's boat.
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[margin: Frost. Pleasant.] Self went to B.V. to church and called on the Howe's.
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[margin: Frost. Pleasant.] The men plowing. Self choring, writing Pioneer card and put new boxes in the disk harrow.
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[margin: Clowdy ]but no rain. The men plowing. Finished the Whitney field. Self spaded up garden beds. Mary Wallace down to Pearls. Went to the the new logging outfit of the Ballard Lumber Co. in the P.M. Got a letter from Ida.
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[margin: Rain. Pleasant P.M.] last night. Johnson rolling meadow A.M. Both plowing in the P.M. Grant & self in Bay View with boat in the A.M. Wrote to Ida this P.M. & fixed boat some.
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[margin: Cold & clowdy.] The men plowing. Finished this side of the road. Self went to LaConner on wheel.
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Rain last night & showery to day but they plowed across the road, land rather wet. Self in Anacortes & bot a suit case and overcoat.
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[margin: Cold & windy. No rain to day.] The men plowing. Self choring. Cleaned out the round tank and mowed the lawn. Flushed the sewer, &c, &c.
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[margin: Light frost. Pleasant.] Went to LaC to church and came home to dinner.
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Went to Seattle & staid at McGinnis's.
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[margin: Fine] In Seattle & went with Barcly to hunt houses for Frank & had a ride in the Model T Ford.
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Hunting houses and went through the Fair grounds.
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Grant through plowing. Came home from Tacoma and looked for houses some. Frank with me.
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Went to Mt Vernon on the No. 17 jury. Was down over the dist. Took dinner in Conway. Rain at night.
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[margin: Rain in the evening.] Went to the Cosgrove Memorial exercises at LaC and to Mrs McGlinn's funeral in the P.M.
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[margin: J. disking.] Helping fix Grants boat & began an Auto house. Strong west wind.
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Johnson disking Whitney field. Grant went to town. Self planting potatos & garden stuff.
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J. disking & finished this side of the road. Grant hauled dike lumber. Self grading around the Auto house & planted beets, carrots, salsify & parsnips. [margin: Ida, Frank & Nettie came from Seattle this eve.]
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[margin: Fine day. Treated 36 sks oats.] Johnson harrowing. Grant hauling lumber. Self dipping oats & working on the Auto house & mowed the lawn. A. Ball seeding. Frank & Nettie went down to Wilson's this evening.
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Easter. Pleasant day. Self & Ida at home all day.
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Grant & Frank at Mt Vernon. Self in LaConner. J. Harrowing spring plowing. Self working on Auto house in P.M.
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J. disking. Cold & windy. Grant hauled a load of shingles for auto house. Self working on it.
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[margin: Clowdy & showery.] Grant married. All went to the wedding. J. disking. Nettie's & Grant's started for Seattle at 5.30. Mr Pace here to dinner.
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Rain last night. [margin: Cold] J. disking. Self working on the "garage".
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[margin: winds.] J. disking. Ida & self went to Anacortes & gave a deed to Everett's lot.
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[margin: Frost.] Nicest day of the week. Self planting flowers, cabbage & turnips and worked on the house. Mrs & Miss Stacey here to day.
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[margin: Frost.] Johnson disking. Pleasant strong north wind. Self went to LaC to church & home to dinner. Grant & Hilda came here this eve.
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Mrs Best died last night. Pleasant. Grant began seeding oats. Johnson hauling out oats & disking. Self treated oats & went to LaConner.
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Pleasant. Mrs Dewey left for S. Seeding & harrowing. Self went to Mrs Best's funeral.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Grant seeding. Johnson harrowing & rolling in the P.M. on the Whitney piece. Self treating oats, mixing seed & sowing in the P.M. on the Whitney piece. Self treating oats, mixing seed & sowing in the P.M. Ida went down to Johns.
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[margin: Clowdy & windy.] Grant seeding 1/2 & rolling 1/2 J. rolling 1/2 & harrowing 1/2. Self sowing grass seed all day. Have 24 acres sowed.
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Finished sowing grass seed and painted on the boat in the P.M. Cold wind. J. harrowing. Grant seeding.
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Painted the boat & treated & found 10 sks more oats. Grant seeding in the A.M. & J. harrowing. Rainy P.M. Self went to Wilson's at 4.30.
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At Wilson's all day. Rain most of last night & clowdy to day.
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[margin: Misty last night & today. Pleasant.] Mother 81 today. Painting on the boat this A.M. & cut lumber for Auto shed door. Went to LaC in the P.M. Grant rolling & J. harrowing.
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[margin: Will Esary's machine burned up.] Grant & J. harrowing. Self varnished the boat, planted some beans & worked on the Auto house. It is finished but no prospect of a machine to put in it.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Ida & John here to day. Men harrowing & rolling. Self made a gate hanger & helped Grant put away machinery.
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[margin: Warm. Pleasant.] Went to LaC to get wheel fixed and down to Wilson's in the P.M.
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At Wilson's till 4.30 over to Edison in the A.M. Came home in the eve. Cold N.W. wind all day. Oats coming up nice. Ida not as well as usual.
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[margin: Showery A.M. Light.] & cold. Self at Gortons Mill to settle with them for hay & lumber. J hauling timber for dyke. Self planted more beans & peas this P.M. Oats coming up but need rain & warmer weather.
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Cool & clowdy. J. hauled a load of dyke timber. Self fixed the roller and the old scow. Finished hauling D. lumber & cut up some more. Fred fixing his warehouse. Grant & self took the scow down to the dyke at night.
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Clowdy & showery. Went to Wilson's & staid all night.
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Came home to day. Rain most all day. A fine rain for oats & grass. Was at Howe's for dinner. Grant & J. on the dike in the A.M.
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[margin: Oats looking well.]Clowdy but warmer in the P.M. G. & J on the dyke. Self choring & making gates. One for the hay barn field & one for the land to Peth's.
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Pleasant & warm. J. hauling gravel on the road or lane. Self working garden, some mowing lawn, &c.
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Rain some last night. Ida worse & John brot here home. Cold wind A.M.m pleasant P.M. Grant & J. loaded the hay in a car. Tweleve tons.
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J. & Fred hauling gravel. Self went to LaC. in the P.M. Mrs Carter here this P.M. Ida about the same.
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Clowdy & misty. J & Fred hauling gravel. Grant went after pigs. Wilson's second son born to day. J. sick in the P.M. & Grant hauling gravel.
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Ida in bed most of the day. Self getting ready for Seattle.
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Pleasant but cool. Started for Seattle & got to Netties at 12.45 P.M. Ida stood the trip all O.K. Downtown in the P.M.
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In Seattle. Went to Tacoma with Frank via steamer.
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Ida poorly. Was up to "Fords" & downtown. Frank got rid of his mail job.
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Downtown with Frank & went to Pantages.
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Down town all day. Saw Byron. Ida about the same. Weather fine.
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Frank working on boat access. Went to church A.M. & P.M. and out to Leschi Park in the P.M. Ida poorly.
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Dr. Nicholson to see Ida. Warm, dry & dusty. Ida miserable. Was out to "Fords" & downtown.
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Helping Nettie wash & downtown with Ida in the P.M. Warm & dry.
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At Wrights in the A.M. & went to see the "sign of the cross" with Ida at the "Lois" in the P.M.
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Downtown with Ida & had a ride with Palmer.
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Downtown & saw them unload another load of Fords. Warmest day of the season. Dry & dusty.
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Went to McGinnis's with Ida & she staid all night. Saw Mr Peth & his place of business.
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Downtown with Ida. Still warmer to day.
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Downtown with Ida & in the P.M. went to the A.Y.P. track meet with Dr. Palmer & he took supper with us.
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All went to the B. church in the evening & self & Ida went to the Presbyterian Church to Mathews in the eve.
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Self, Ida, Donald, Nettie & Frank went to see the dog show & was up to Ford headquarters.
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Was out to Palmer's in the A.M. & down to see them unload cars in the P.M. Nettie sick.
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Out to Palmers in the A.M. and last night. Help him put his car together. Got my car this P.M. and was out with Ronneberger taking the first lessons.
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Self & Ronneberger drove the car over 30 miles to day. Took the folks for a ride.
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[margin: Dry & dusty.] Home & went to Mr Kalso's funeral. There was a large turnout. Mr Pace preached the sermon.
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Went back to Seattle on train. Took a ride in the Ford in the P.M. Dry.
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Out riding in the auto with the McGinnis's. Went over the Interlaken Blvd. Ida started for Padilla this P.M.
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Went to Dr Terry's office & he began on my teeth. Saw the winning Ford come in from New York.
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At the dentist and out to the Fair with D. Fulk in the P.M. Carters at Nettie's to night.
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Down to Terry's -- He was filling teeth. Not very pleasant work. Grant & Hilda came to night.
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Downtown & went to a Ball game with Grant. Some rain last night. I staid with Donnie while the folks went to the show.
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About one inch of rain last night. Mended a puncture in the auto wheel tire & fixed fence out in the pasture. Planted some peas & turnips. Rain again towards night. We sure have rain enough now.
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Cleaning the auto & went to Whitney Station. Ida & Nettie went to Frank White's.
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Rainy. Went to LaConner -- & called on Tillinghasts. Saw Bertha Holgate. Grant went after Belle Stacey.
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Rain last night & a light shower this A.M. Went to church with the augo & took Mr Pace out to Ridgway. Gil Lovel also. Pleasant in the P.M. 772 miles on the auto this A.M. About 9 gals gas in the tank.
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Clowdy some but no rain. Byron & Kalso cutting hay this P.M. Self grinding mower sickls & making wagon rack. Grant & I went after cherries in the auto.
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[margin: Congressman Cushman buried today.] Went to town in auto, took Otto & Byron. Working at wagon rack in the P.M. Grant began mowing. Hay light.
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Congressman Cushman buried today.] Went to town in auto, took Otto & Byron. Working at wagon rack in the P.M. Grant began mowing. Hay light.[margin: Fine]
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[margin: Fine day.] Grant mowing. Self raking & tedding. The men shocking. Hilda sick. I went after Mrs J. in the "Auto". Weather not looking good to night. Ira Leatherwood came to night.
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Showery last night & damp this A.M. Not working. All putting up in the P.M. Grant mowed 2 hours. Self rakig & tedding.
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[margin: Peter Wingren(?) died to night.]Damp but got to wotk at 9.30 A.M. Self raked till noon & went to town to Special Pioneer meeting. The men worked after supper & got all the dry hay up. Mowing this P.M.
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[margin: Fine ] Went to LaC to church & to Bailey's for dinner & out for an Auto ride with them in the P.M. Wrote to Ida in the eve.
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[margin: weather.] Raking in the A.M. & went to Wengren's funeral in the P.M. with Otto Kalso & a passenger. the men put up two shock rows around the last piece.
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Fixing wagons for hauling hay in the A.M. Went to LaC in P.M. with the auto and the coil gave out on one cylinder. Light rain in the eve.
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Palmer's folks here & all went to Wilsons & in the P.M. Ida came this eve.
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A.J. Stacey here this A.M. Wrote to Eva Reed. Went to Edison & down to Pearls this P.M. I went to church this eve to hear Mr Redfern on the Liquor Question.
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The Dredger here for Grant's hay. Self went to Anacortes to get the radiator fixed. Byron went along. Dry & dusty. Grain ripening fast. It looks like cutting next week.
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All went to LaConner & then to Pleasant Ridge to visit Frank Leamer's & Mrs Scott.
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Went to Rosario with Baileys folks. Clowdy & light rain. John & Pearl here to night.
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Pleasant. Grant's & John's went to Ned Fowler's to day. I went to Bay View to church. Heard Rev Mr Laegdor, the presiding elder. Grain ripening fast & will do to cut the last of the week.
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Foggy but pleasant in the P.M. Got the binder out & looked it over.
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[margin: Fine day.] Went to town & got Bailey's folks then went with Fred Kalso to Orcas island. Tillinghasts went also all had a good time.
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[margin: Dry & windy.] Went to LaC. & took dinner with Baileys. In the P.M. took Geo & Mrs Harris to the Samish & Olympia Marsh. Grant began cutting oats.
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Grant cutting oats. Clapper came this P.M. to shock. Went to B.V. in the A.M. & up to see Geo & Lucy off at 11.15 A.M. Moved the corners of the Whitney field in the P.M.
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Grant cutting oats in the A.M. & went to town for sacks in the P.M. Self choring & tinkering at the binder & drapers.
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Clowdy. Went to church at LaC & then up to E. Stacey's. Mrs Wallace with us.
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Grant cutting oats. Self choring & fixing binders.
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Cutting oats. Finished the Whitney field. Self binding oats. Went for the wash woman & went to LaConner for Gasoline.
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Strong wind & threatening rain. All shocking oats in the A.M. Frank Wright here. Grant cutting in the P.M. and finished the Purdy warehouse patch. All shocking & turning in the P.M.
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Light rain last night. Went to town in the auto. Frank went also & Ida. Cleared off again to day. Men not working this A.M.
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[margin: Warm.] At the Fair with Frank, Ida & the McGinnis's, John & Barclay. Saw the battle, "Monitor & Merrimac".
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[margin: Warm, dry & dusty.] Choring in the A.M. and went to La C. in the P.M. Frank & Nettie came to LaC. last night and Nettie & Donald came home with me. Amos Ball threshing to day. Charles Gaches has bot several lots of oats at $30.00. Sharp & Osborne here to night to get ready for threshing.
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[margin: Still dry & warm.] Went to LaConner and heard Mr Glass in the Baptist church. Frank came home with me. They moved the machine over to Byron's at 4.30.
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[margin: Perry found the Pole.] Began threshing at Byrons 1084 sks. Self at home. A.M. & took the folks to Wilsons in the P.M.
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Choring & over to the machine. Fred finished & had 37 sks per acre or 900 from 24 1/2 acres.
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Machine at Crumrines. Self & Grant hauling a load of straw. Self went to LaC in the P.M. Light rain in the eve.
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[margin: Rain 1/4 in. last night.] Threshing in the P.M. Too went in the A.M. Finished at Crumrine's & moved here at 5.30.
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[margin: Weather fine.] Threshing till 2.15 and broke down. Went to town to get separator fork shaft fixed. About 800 sks out.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Threshing about 1200 sks. Grain only making about 26 3/8 sks per acre on the average. Finished all but 12 ac. Self went to Wilson's and six miles up Samish River. Ida came home with me. John Wilson finished to day.
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[margin: Fine weather.] Finished threshing at 10.45. 24098 sks. Very fine oats from 86 acres. Wilson's here. Machine went to Peth's. John & Grant went to LaC with the auto.
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Machine at Peth's. Grain in bad shape, got out about 1000 sks. Grant off to see about getting jobs.
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[margin: Foggy no rain.] Grant filling sax. Self choring & went to LaC twice. Broke the pump piston on the engine. Ida & Nettie went to town in the P.M. Eva sent some pictures yesterday. Finished at Peths & moved to A. Osbornes. Peths has 2300 sks.
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[margin: Rain some this P.M.] Threshing at Osbornes. J.B. & Will McGinnis came to night.
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[margin: Fine day.] Machine at Osbornes. Went to Samish with the folks & had trouble with the auto.
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[margin: Fine day] Machine moved to Crumrines. Took the McGinnis's out for a ride up to the camp & Beaver Marsh. They went home on the 6 P.M. train.
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[margin: Rainy.] Machine threshing at Crumrine's & finished at 11 A.M. in the rain. They brot the machine home in the P.M. John came up & got Nettie. Sharp here all night.
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Rain last night. Tank filled up one foot. Sharp went home. Windy & showery today. (Grant to Crumrine's & to Bay View in the P.M.) Self cleaned up & oiled the belts & cleaned the auto.
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Helping Grant fan screenings. No rain. John Jenne threshing & finished.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Went to LaConner to take Nettie & went to Anacortes in the P.M. Staid at Blanche White's.
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In Anacortes all day. Had the car engine overhauled to the tune of $4.00. Came home in the eve.
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Went to LaC in the A.M. Looks like rain. Nettie sick. Donald came home with us. Getting in straw to day. Five loads.
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Walked over the dyke to day to see how it looked. Cleaned out the engine. Went to B.V. for prunes(?) & went to LaC in the P.M. The auto has now gone 2060 miles.
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Pleasant day. All went to LaC to church and in the P.M. went over to Mrs Whitneys & called on D'Arcy's.
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Went to Van Fleets. Had a fine trip. Beautiful day. Home at 7 P.M. Chris Esary had an auto accident. threshing in Olympia Marsh.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Went to LaC. fixed up Netties safe. Hay selling at $15.00 & oats at $26.00. Saw the auto wreck. John Peth still threshing. Threatening rain to night.
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Pleasant. [margin: Foggy A.M.] In LaC. to church and in the P.M. took Frank's & Jorgenson's out for a ride. Home at 5.30.
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Pleasant day. Self & Ida went to Wilson's & staid all night. Was also over to Edison.
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Rainy A.M. Came home in the P.M. & got some fruit for Grant. W. Peth baling hay or straw.
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Ida sick. Peth baling hay. Went to LaC in the P.M. Road wet & muddy. Master's went to town with me.
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Stormy or rather windy. John's folks went up to Stacey's. Bell S. staid here & Ida went home with the Wilson's. Peth baling hay. Johnson went to LaC for baling wire & took Nettie's piano to town.
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Rainy A.M. & cool. The press came over here & baled about 28 to 30 tons. Mr Herret here. Frank took a load of Crumrine's hay to LaC. He sold shock baled hay at $15.00. Herret offer $15.00 this this. All in one spark plugs came for the auto.
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Baling hay. 42 tons. Choring in the A.M. & in LaC in the P.M. Nettie sick. Callahan's sail. Roads in splendid condition. Hay selling at 15.00, oats at $25.00 to $26.00 and but little selling.
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Foggy & damp. Went to LaC to church and saw Isaac Tillinghast. In the P.M. took Hilda & Belle Stacey down to John's also Ben Jorgenson. Pleasant.
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Foggy A.M. but pleasant after it went off. Went to LaC for more baling wire. Finished the hay & began on the straw stack. 96 tons hay from 85 loads.
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Baling straw till three P.M. when it rained & they broke down. Self went with Fred & All Osborne to Joe Heald's Bay Camano Island. Hard rain in the eve.
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[margin: Frank took the last load of Crumrine's hay.] Wet. Baler went to Peth's. No rain after 8 A.M. John brot Ida home & took Belle back.
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Pleasant day & a light frost this A.M. I went to Burlington to see Plumber(?) Mitchell. Grant went to LaC. Ida not well. Oats selling at $26.00 Hay worth $16.00.
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Cool but dry & pleasant. Self & Grant went to Anacortes. Bot clams(?) for the
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[margin: First frost 30°] Went to LaC to church. In the P.M. out for an auto ride with Carter's & Nettie. Pleasant & the roads fine.
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Clowdy but no rain. Went to Fowler's & took Nettie & Frank. A 50 mile trip. Had a good time & got home before 6 P.M. Johnson plowing.
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Strong south wind & low barometer. Choring in the A.M. Went down to see Will Esary's house in the P.M. J. plowing.
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Went to LaConner & took Ida. She staid with Nettie who was sick.
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At home making a tool box. Windy & a rain last night. Grant went to with auto & got Ida.
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Fixed dyke two hours & cleaned & washed the auto. Grant started for Sharp's via LaC. He sold the hay to day for $17.00 per ton & the straw for $4.50 to Herret of Everett.
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Heavy rain last night & to day. Went to LaConner to act as Judge on the Albers Cup Oat Contest. Drove Charley, Roads bad. This is my first trip with a horse since last spring. Cleared off at night.
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Dr. Palmer in Mt Vernon but went back to Seattle. At home all day. No rain but road very muddy.
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At home choring & finished my tool box. Pleasant. J. plowing.
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Grant came back from Sharp's. Ida poorly. Pleasant. J. plowing. Reading & choring.
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Am 60 today. Staid at home and kept quiet. No rain but threatening.
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[margin: Windy.] Rain last night. Went to Conway to the Atwood sale & home with Ch. Gaches in his auto. Grant went to Van Fleets. J. plowing.
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Not doing much but chores.
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Stormy day but more wind than rain. Came from LaC in the A.M. & cleaned up the auto in the P.M. Grant away yet. J. plowing by the hay barn.
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Mr Dunlap died in Bellingham after an operation at 9 P.M. Cleaned out the tank & began the plumbing job. Took all the pipes apart. Grant came this eve.
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Ida & self went to Mr Isaac's Dunlap's funeral. No rain. Grant hunting. Mr Michel here this A.M. Roads muddy & bad. Nothing doing in Hay or Oats.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Choring & finished the plumbing. Grant & J load hay in car.
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Ida & self went to church in b.V. & to dinner at Bob Barr's. Cool & windy. Roads muddy.
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Byron sold his hay at $16.00. Went to Burlington to settle with Mitchell. Grant & J loading hay. Eva Wilson died last night.
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[margin: Rainy.] Ida & self went to Anacortes to look at lots. Did not buy. Found them pretty high, those that we would want.
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Rainy last night & some to day. Grant & Fred hunting.
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Grant & Fred hunting. Self choring & reading. Ida went to Seattle. Rev Mr Harris here this P.M.
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Rainy day. Grant went to LaC with Roy C. for naptha. Self at home.
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[margin: Frost 30°] Grant & H went to Wilson's & staid all night. Pleasant day. Dug the dahlias & gladiolas.
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[margin: Frost 28°] Went to LaC to church per wheel. Called on Tillinghasts & staid all night at Netties. Went to Philas Lantern lecture by Mr Pace in the eve.
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Frost 24° Came home at noon. Clear & pleasant.
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Frost 30°. Grant, Fred & Dunlap & Esary off for clams. Self reading & doing chores. Warmer.
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Rainy last night & to day. The folks came home at 11 A.M.
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[margin: Warm 56°] Rainy all last night & rain & wind this P.M. Oats are worth $28.00 now. Sydney Stacey here.
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Showery most of the day but warm. Choring and making Pho Record case in P.M.
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Went to Anacortes with Fred after going to LaConner. In the P.M. went to LaC via str Columbia.
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[margin: Some rainy.] Staid at Netties last night & went to church to day also this eve.
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Rain with warm south wind at Netties. Frank after wood. Very low barometer 29 3/10.
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[margin: Rainy.] In LaC till 2.15 P.M. went with Frank to Anacortes & home via train at 6.30. Ground full of water & river high.
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Rain more last night & showery this A.M. Ed Stacey here for Mrs Wallace's things. Went up to Kalso's in the P.M. Roads very bad.
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[margin: Rainy.] Very bad month. Thanksgiving. Staid at home all day had dinner with Grant & Hilda and was thankful.
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Cold & raw but no rain. Grant & Fred hunting. Self reading, choring & making Donnie a wheelbarrow.
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[margin: Blowing & raining hard to night.] Windy & rainy. Disagreeable day. Reading Daval(?). Frank here with his launch. Took some timbers to Hat Island. Wrote to Geo & Eva this eve. Got a letter from E. this eve.
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Rain as usual. West wind and rough water in the P.M. Tides to day the highest on record for November. Eight inches short of the highest in '86 & '95, Skagit River very high. Land full of water.
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Excitement everywhere, water also. Otto K's oats & warehouse went in the slough this A.M. Everything flooded from here to LaC & Samish. Beaver Marsh. In fact everything except Whitney Island. Our dyke broke about noon on the John Ball line.
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Temp 22°.[margin: No mail since Monday.] Water falling but is covered with ice thick enough to carry one. Took a ride on a wheel to John Ball's Bridge over the ice. Freezing some to night temp 31 at 10 P.M. Sold 1000 sks oats to Geo Esary at $30.00. Anacortes branch of the G.N. a wreck from Telegraph slough to Rockport. Horses still at Byrons. Ida in Seattle.
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[margin: Frost 28°.] Pleasant. Water has fallen a foot now. Lots of boys skating this A.M. on the fields from Bay View. I took a short skate my self for the first time in 40 years. The last Cayuga Lake N. York state. Ida came to LaC last night per Str Fairhaven.
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Temp 28°. Water falling & weather cold. The horses at Byron's. Self down trying to shut up the old box but too much water but got it nearly stopped. Went to Whitney this P.M. & then began fixing the Rail Road.
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Water gone but the ice is with us. Grant helping Otto. Self went with Byron to Mount Vernon and saw the destruction below Avon. It is a fearful sight. South wind & not freezing.
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Cold east wind & some rain. Grant & self working on dyke towards Bay View putting in new lumber. Adrian Allen drowned near his home on Samish Island.
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Windy but no rain. Tides on the increase. Self & Grant worked on the dyke four hours. In the P.M. went for the mail & got the horses home from Byrons. Ice about gone but lots of water left yet.
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[margin: (4 hours)] Stormy day. Grant & self finished the lumber in the big dam towards Bay V. Went to the station for Ida's telescope in boat. A. Allen buried to day.
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[margin: High wind.] Stormy, wind & rain. Put the auto back in the shed & went to LaC in the P.M. Drove Old Nell. Skagit coming up again.
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In LaC all day. Very disagreeable day. River rising & a high tide. Lots of water everywhere over the flats.
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Still & pleasant to day. Came home. Ida also. Lots of water in the road. The Hertford calf got fast in the stack & can't walk yet. Otto trying to shut his break by the Jenne warehouses to night.
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Pleasant. Otto shut off the first break last night. Grant helped. Self choring. The calf getting better.
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Pleasant but cooler. Went to the station & set off the magazine list and a book for Mother. Water gradually going down, but still coming from Ball's field.
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The boat came for the oats & took 1008 sks. 408 sks of mine = $636.00 - 530 sks left to ??. Cool but pleasant. Otto & Fred working at the other line at the night on Telegraph Slough. 27 men.
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No rain but cool & clowdy. Otto shut out the water to day. Grant working last night & sleeping today. Self doing the chores and was over to see the dyke & to Whitney station. Was out to see the break in my field. Found an acre and 60 rods of break & land covered with water.
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Light frost. Grant on dyke last night for Otto. They have it in good shape now. Self doing chores. Foggy. Tides medium.
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At home except to the station. Ida & Hilda went to the Ridge in the P.M. Weather foggy & quiet. Frosty in the eve.
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Frost 28. Self putting down carpet & doing chores. Grant went to town to cash the oat dft. The Fidalgo here to get Peth's oats. Clear & pleasant all day. Ida fell off the step ladder. Dr. Palmer in LaC.
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Frost 25°. Clear & pleasant. The dredger in for Byron's hay. Grant brant hunting. Hay $20.00.
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[margin: Temp 28°. A tree for the children to night.] Went with Fred to LaC in launch saw the dredger working near Denny's trying to close a break in the dyke. Nettie came with us & John & family came also to spend Ch.
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Christmas. At home all day and all to dinner but Frank who was working for the dredger Co. A little snow this A.M.
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Pleasant. Temp 32°. Went to church & took Nettie home. John & P. went home. Pleasant.
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Temp 24°. Clear & cold. Self at home choring. Ida went to Wilsons. Grant went with Fred to get piles.
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Temp 24°. Went with Grant to LaConner & to see the dredger at Denny's. The job will cost over $7000.00. The water is still over the Brown Slough Country and also the Alanson Dist. Nothing doing yet to repair dykes on the River.
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Grant & Fred after piles. Self went to the Inspector of Election at B.V. It went dry 36 - 64 = 100 votes. Snowing most of the day. Snow 4 in deep.
Thus endeth 1909. Frost at 12 M. 26°.
Thus endeth 1909. Frost at 12 M. 26°.
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Frost 19°. Went to LaC with Grant & Hilda in the Auto. Self staid with Nettie.
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Frost 22°. Self in LaC helping Nettie move. Pretty good winter weather. Frank in Seattle. [margin: Tonight hog got out.]
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Frost 28°. Fixing the house. Went to meeting in the eve.
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In LaC & went to the Comedy Concert to night. Cold south E. wind & snowing some to night.
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2 ft tides. Went with Fred to get piles in the A.M. Sawed & split wood & posts. Grant came last night. Pleasant day.
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Frost 30°. Went to Mount Vernon via train & home with Chas Gaches to Jennings S.H. Went to the Com Club Dyke Coms meeting.
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At home all day. Frank Leamer's folks here. No rain & not very cold. Fred after the Samish pile driver.
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Strong S.E. wind & cold. Not doing much.
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Cool & windy. Cutting wood some out of piles. Fred can't get the drive in for wind. [margin: The dredger finished the Alanson break today Tues 18th. ]
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Fred got the driver in to day & began driving on Telegraph Slough. I was over there for a while.
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Was moving to day. Pack the stuff out to the granary & Frank came for us with the "Dutchess".
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In LaConner. Nettie sick. Rainy. Frank at home - Nothing doing.
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[margin: Clowdy & rainy.] Frank & Nettie started for Lynden. The old folks keeping house. Warmer to day.
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Still clowdy & rainy. Self went to church. Ida at home sick. Carters here this P.M. to hear phonograph.
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Windy but not cold. Rain last night. Willis brot load of wood. Ida sick. Palmer at the ranch, hunting.
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Ida some better. Went down town and to Tillinghasts. Cold & windy S.E. Grant here a few minutes. Guy Armstrong sold his ranch 120 acres with outfit for $22000--.
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Folks came home. Clowdy but no so much wind. Not doing much.
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In LaC. Windy. Frank out with hunters. [margin: Rains Flood Raging]
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Frank out with hunters. Self went to Anacortes. Pleasant day. In the eve went to Fairview Farm.
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Went to Mt Vernon to tend the Skagit River Improvement Association meeting & back to LaConner this eve. Weather cold & windy.
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Frost 30° Went to Mr Taggert's funeral at 11 A.M. Pleasant but cool. Made a pair of saw horses. Went to Prayer meeting in the eve.
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Frost 26° Clear & pleasant. Made a bench vise. Grant here to dinner. Went to basketball in the eve.
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Warmer & light rain at night. Carlson settled his mortgage. Frank fixing his boat.
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Pleasant. Went to Ch. & S.S. Took dinner with Carters. Frank went to Anacortes. Heard Mr Doty this eve for the Anti-Saloon League.
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Pleasant. Down to Tillinghasts and around town. Isaac Tillinghast here to supper & staid the eve.
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[margin: Pleasant.] In P.M. sowed grass seed on the new meadow.
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Went to Mount Vernon & paid taxes. Found them $100.00 higher than ever before. Came home on foot via Avon & the new river dyke.
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Went to Anacortes & back with Fred. Went to see J. Ball about dyke. To LaC in the P.M. for the prayer meeting in the eve.
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Pleasant & warm. Began spading up ground for garden. Went to hear the reader Edward Elliott in the eve. It was very good "Lion & the Mouse".
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Splitting wood and made a stepladder and went to the Basket ball game in the evening. Grant & Hilda here to night.
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Went to church morning & eve. Mrs Wynn & Ned Plat spoke for the W.C.T.U. Grant & H went home.
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Frank 28 to day. Self spading up the garden some. Colder. All getting colds here. Grant killed his pigs.
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Frost 28°. Stormy P.M. Froze this A.M. Frank went to Padilla.
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Frost 30°. Snowing considerable to day. Ida sick. Frank away. Reading John Marvel & finished.
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Ida worse this A.M. Rained most of last night. Grant came up and brot Frank home. Self feeling pretty tough with Grip.
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Both sick with grip. Ida worse and in bed.
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Weather cold. Oats $28.00. Hay dull. Frost 24°. Ida in bed & feeling tough. Nothing going on of interest. Letter from Geo.
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Ida worse & had the Dr. Frost 32°. Snow this A.M. but pleasant later. Then more snow in the P.M. & cold in the eve.
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Temp 19° Clear & cold. Ida no better. Hilda sick also.
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Temp 23° Cold disagreeable weather. Ida about the same. Frank up the river for a tow of logs.
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Temp 29°. Snowed all last night and this A.M. Melting in the P.M. Ida still in bed & had the Dr. again.
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Warmer & the snow gone. Ida about the same.
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Cool & clowdy. Ida miserable.
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Windy & rainy. Sold the bal of the oats to Geo Andrews at $30.00. Ida no better, had the Dr. again.
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Miserable weather, cold & wet. Went to church in the A.M. Ida still in bed, side very sore.
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Ida no better. Went to church & Nettie went in the eve. I.F. Tillinghast called this eve to see about going East. Frank away at Blanchard. Rain some this A.M. and again in the eve.
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Pleasant & warmer. Frank White here to day. Ida worse & staid abed all day. Frank got home from his trip.
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Ida about the same and abed all day. Fine weather. Frank went to Blanchard.
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Ida no better & Dr. Howe here. Went to meeting. Pleasant.
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Pleasant drying weather. Ida sat up a while. Self spading up garden.
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I. not so well. Grant & Frank in Seattle to see Flying machine. Beautiful weather. Roads getting dry. Self spading garden & planted peas, lettuce, onions, radish, beets, &c.
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Went to church in the A.M. Very pleasant day. Saw three auto out. Frank & Grant came from Seattle to night to Anacortes & Bellingham. They saw the Hamilton flying stunt yesterday.
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Pleasant & warm. Planted some potatos. Ida no better. Isaac T started for Pa via San F. Los A. & New Orleans.
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Pleasant. Planted some more potatos. Ida worse again. Frank came home from Blanchard this P.M. The roads fine for Autos now.
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Grant came up to day & took Ida out for a ride in the Auto. Self making a buffet for Nettie. Pleasant.
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Clowdy but no rain. Finished the buffet. Ida improving.
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Rain last night & clowdy to day. Choring & downtown. Mrs Leamers here. Frank came home this eve at 5.30. Ida not so well to day.
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Went to church in the A.M. Ida not so well. Clowdy & misty.
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Damp weather. Not doing much but chores & fixed the buffet some where it shrunk. Frank started for Blanchard.
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Ida some better. John & Pearl here to day. Oats dull at $28.00. Weather damp.
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Damp & rainy. Split wood & did chores. Reading "Irwin Schrine"
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Pleasant. Choring in the A.M. & went to Padilla in the P.M. and staid out where they are working on the dyke.
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Pleasant. At Padilla till noon then came home. Ida worse & Nettie in bed with headache.
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Pleasant. In LaC. all day. John here. Splitting wood.
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Easter. Beautiful day. Went to church twice & to sunrise meeting in the A.M. Rain at night.
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Rain last night, but cool & windy to day. Frank went to Blanchard this eve. Ida up most all day. Self split the bal of the wood.
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Fair weather. Grant and Hilda came up in Auto in the P.M. to bid Papa good bye. He was busy all day getting ready to leave. Carter's here in the eve.
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Nothing startling happened. Clowdy, raining a little at night. Frank went away to day. Mrs Polson buried. Nettie went to church morning and evening. Got postal from E.A. Portland.
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Clowdy all fore noon, and rain, rain in the P.M. Frank came home this evening. Nettie went to class play. Frank got postal from Papa.
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Clowdy and dark all day. Rain at night. Frank went away again. Annie & Frank Leamer here in the P.M.
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Rain all day. Nettie went to church in morning. I went to Mrs Moores in the P.M. Got card from Pappa from Los Angeles.
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Got a letter from E.A. to day. It has just ?????? today and what is all the has happened.
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Cold wind day with light showers.
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Fairly good day. Nettie went to Aux.
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Beautiful day. Sun shone all day. I walked down to Mrs Halls and stayed a couple of hours. Had a card from E.A. [margin: Grant & Hilda's wedding day. 1st done.]
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Beautiful day. Went down town in the A.M. Mrs Whitney and Mrs Tillinghast here in the P.M. for call. Ilo and Earnest going to Condon, Montana.
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Another beautiful day. Walked down to Mrs Paces in P.M. Grant up in the afternoon. Got three cards from E.A.
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Fine day. Hilda and Grant up and spent the day. All went for ride in P.M. to Pleasant Ridge. Went to Cemetery and called on the Leamers.
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Clowdy looking like rain. but clear off at evening. Went down town for while in the P.M.
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Warm and sultry. Frank came home to night. Went down town again to-day. Have good letter from E.A.
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Grant came for me and I went down to Fairview Farm. Fine weather.
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[margin: Fine.] Spent the day working in the flower garden. Carroll came up and spent the day with us. It was his eighth birthday and Hilda made him a nice cake with eight candles. Pearl & John were there to supper. [margin: Got card from E.A.]
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Working most all day in the garden. In the P.M. Grant, Hilda and self went to Bay View for a little auto ride. After supper went up and spent eve at Mrs Jorgensons. Chas Gaches had boat in for hay. [margin: Beautiful day. Got letter from E.A. from Factoryville.]
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[margin: Fine.] Came home to LaConner in evening. Very windy in evening.
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[margin: Very warm and sultry.] Frank took crowd to Bellingham to hear Billy Sunday. Nettie went along. Started at 6.30 and returned 9.30. Donald and I stayed at home.
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[margin: Warm with chinook wind.] Fine warm day with chinook wind. Frank went to Anacortes in P.M.
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Not any thing unusual happened. Frank working on boat. Saw notice of Charlie Bowdens death in Seattle aged 58 yrs.
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[margin: Good weather.] Went to Aux in the P.M. and nothing unusual happened.
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[margin: Ditto.] Got letter from E.A. went down town couple of times.
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Frank had a tow to day from Dug????. Heard Mrs McKenna was very sick.
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[margin: Fine days.] Frank took crowd to Bellingham. Left at 6.30 A.M. and returned 9 P.M. (Sun) Nettie and the Carters went along. Donald and I stayed with Nellie and Georgia all night.
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[margin: Ditto] Went to church and communion. First time I have been there since Feb 13th. After church went down to Mrs Paces and had dinner with them. Got card from E.A.
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[margin: Fine weather.] The only story of importance was the missionary meeting at Mrs Moore's - with repeat fixits - had a good meeting with $325 collection.
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[margin: Nice in morning but very windy wet night.] Grant came up in auto and took us all down home for dinner then in the P.M. to Bay View to Mrs McKenna's funeral. Was a very large one and such a wealth of flowers. Never saw so much dust. Came home 5.30.
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[margin: Fine day.] Had letter from E.A. telling about mothers birthday.
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[margin: Getting too dry.] Got a card from E.A. Went up to Aggies.
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The folks start at 6.30 A.M. for Bellingham again. Nettie went also. Donald and I keeping house, went down to Carters at night. Donald has a bad cold. Got letter from E.A.
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[margin: Pleasant with strong south wind.] Donald went to Sunday school. I stayed at home all day. Did not feel like going to Church. Went down for paper.
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[margin: Began raining at 6 P.M.& had fine rain all night.] Went over to Mrs Wallaces and spent most of the day there. She is very low. The day very warm and sultry.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Went up to Mrs Wallaces about light and stayed until she died which was at 11.45. Had a letter from E.A.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Rested in the A.M. and went to Wallaces and Aux in P.M. Got card from E.A.
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Beautiful day. Went to funeral at 1 P.M. Large attendance.
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[margin: Windy very cold at night.] Stayed at home. Nettie and Frank went to banquet in the eve. Got letter from E.A.
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Windy and cold as winter. Grant up a while this P.M.
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[margin: Pleasant. Colvin's first birthday.] Frank and Nettie went to Bellingham. Donald and I went to church and Sunday S. in the P.M. Took walk with Georgia & George over to Park.
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[margin: Fair.] Nothing unusual happened. Dense atmosphere.
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[margin: Wind strong at sunset.] Nettie, Donald and I spent the day at Frank Leamers. Went up to cemetery. Lou Siegfrieds little girl Lena buried. Frank saw comet.
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[margin: Dense in morning.] The above happened on Wednesday. Many people frightened over the comet.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Grant came up this A.M. and Donald and I went home with him. Grant started to Seattle via Anacortes to see about his eyes.
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[margin: Fine weather.] At ranch all day, fussed around among the flowers in the A.M. Pearl, John & baby up for a little visit in P.M. Stayed to supper.
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[margin: Fine day & beautiful nights.] Spent the day at ranch. Johnson working on dyke. Johns birthday.
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Spent the day reaching? and walking about the place. Frank & Nettie in Bell.
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[margin: Grand weather.] Grant came home in the P.M. and we all came up to LaConner after supper. Saw the eclipse and the comet. Halleys - 75 year one.
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[margin: Began raining at noon. Hard wind.] Nettie washed. Frank cleaning up the yard, etc. I went to cottage prayer meeting at Mrs Moores. Bob Woodburns house burned to day.
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Rainy most of the day. Nettie went to Aux. I stayed at home.
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Cold and windy in the morning but pleasant in the P.M. Nettie and Frank went to prayer meeting. The Wilson's went to Bellingham.
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Nothing unusual occurred. Damp windy day.
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Nothing startling occurred. Raining hard most of the day.
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[margin: Lovely day.] Frank went to Bellingham again. We all intended going but I was sick all night, so Nettie stayed at home with Donnie and I.
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[margin: Fine day.] Grant and Hilda came up and we all spent the day at Pleasant Ridge. Quite a big turnout. Boys went to ball game in P.M. Had letter from E.A.
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[margin: High wind all day & evening.] This is our 34 anniversary. One is spending here alone. the other across the Continent alone.
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[margin: Nice weather.] Went to eight grade exercises to night in hall. Very good.
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[margin: Fine day.] Grant up to day and he and Frank went to Mt Vernon. Mrs Bailey started for Pa today.
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[margin: Cold & blustery in A.M.] Folks went to BaC sermon. Mrs Alanson, Donald & I went over to Mrs Moores on reservation. Had a lovely boat ride and visit. Home in evening.
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[margin: Rain in A.M.] Frank went for tow of logs. Helped Nettie in morning. Got letter from E.A. from Detroit.
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Showery and raining. Pleasant in P.M.
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Beautiful day. Frank went high school. Nettie and I went Aux.
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[margin: Fine weather] Pearl's 33rd birthday. Frank took the McGowens to Bellingham. Got back in the eve and went to Commencement exercises. It was good. Prof Henry of Washington U gave an address.
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[margin: Beautiful day.] Donalds 5th birthday and he is a happy boy with a new wagon, etc.
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Frank working on his boat. Very warm all day. Mrs Tillinghast brought us up some strawberries yesterday. Raining most of the day. Big fire in Seattle. Going to Seattle in morn to meet E.A.
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In Seattle. Took dinner with Geo Peth's, supper also.
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In LaConner. Rainy some.
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Grant & Hilda went camping - We keeping house.
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Went to Frank White with Ida.
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Went to Wilsons & Bow. Ida also.
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Went to Everett & heard B. Sunday three times.
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In Everett. Ida came home & went to Pearl's. Pearl sick.
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Went to LaC in the A.M. and to Mt. Vernon in the P.M. with Grant to see about getting a binder.
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In LaC. Let Stitt have $500 on note of demand.
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In Padilla. Grant mowing. Warm, dry & fine hay weather.
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Went to Church then down to Wilsons. Very warm day.
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Went to Edison for Miss Breger(?) then to the farm & helped in the hay some.
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Haying. Self went to Anacortes & left the car to be overhauled.
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Haying, self grinding sickles & raking.
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Haying. Self in Anacortes & got the auto.
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Haying. Grant finished mowing. Self raking.
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Haying. Self raking & shocking.
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Went to Church in LaC. & took the folks for a ride in the P.M. Franks & Mrs Carter & Mrs Walker.
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Went to LaC & got some gasoline. Men shocking hay.
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Finished shocking. Hay & hauled in 17 loads in stable.
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Hauling in 2d raking & went down to Wilsons this eve.
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At Wilsons & went to Bow & Blanchard.
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Clowdy but no rain. At Wilsons. Nothing doing in hay.
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At Wilson's. Went to O. Marsh & Skagit River also Leamers & LaC. Pleasant.
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At Wilson's. Walter's folks here. Went to Guemes Island & took them for a ride.
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Went to Anacortes. Came from Wilson's this A.M.
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Began baling hay. Self at the farm.
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Baling. Self went to LaC. both A.M. & P.M. to get gasoline 54 1/2 gals. Mr Peth went also.
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Baling. Self choring.
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Baling. Self cleaning moss off from the house roof. Fine baling weather.
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Baling hay. Self choring. Went to LaC & to Wilson's after Ida in the eve.
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Baling hay & finished. 166 tons. Choring & helping stow bales & worked on the roof.
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Painting house roof with coal tar & creosote. 3 to 1 parts. Dry weather.
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Went to Mt Vernon to Pioneer meeting. Grant & Hilda went with Frank to the Pass.
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In LaC. Grant & H. went home. Went to church in the A.M. & home on a wheel in the eve. Grants colts sick.
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Went to Anacortes with Bessner.
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Working on the roof painting & fixing up troughs for watering the stock at Peth's well.
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Self & Grant oiling & painting wagons.
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Went to Anacortes & staid all night at Mrs Whitneys. Grant after the binder.
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Came from Anacortes and was up to John Balls to talk about dyke, &c. Heard Ed Rowland ran in to the Skagit River last Tues night with his auto.
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Self & Ida went to Mt Vernon & back to LaC in the eve. Rain in the P.M. & eve. Saw Tom Smith about dyke & land.
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In LaC & went to church & to Bay View in the P.M. for a ride & to church in the eve.
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Went to Padilla & to B.V. for Miss Valentine in the P.M.
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Choring & fixing washing machine.
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Not doing much but chores, &c.
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Painted the tank and the stairs. Grant started to cut oats.
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Grant went to Bellingham to circus. Self choring & repairing up things.
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Grant cutting oats, self choring.
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Went to LaC & to church morning & eve.
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Grant cutting oats. Self & Ida back to the ranch & to Bay View in the eve.
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Electric went out in Anacortes. Cutting oats. Self painting the water wagon & choring.
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Went to Anacortes with Ida to see Martin house & to take Edna W to LaConner. Ed Rowland's funeral to day.
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Took the Whitney girls & Franks folks down to Wilson's. Went to Prayer meeting & back to the farm after meeting.
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Self choring & made over the big wheelbarrow. Grant harvesting.
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Rain this A.M. & some about noon. Staid in Padilla.
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Self choring. Grant got the sacks home. No cutting to day.
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Stormy again to day. No cutting. Self fixed fence by the break on the John Ball line.
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Grant cutting four hours and quit for rain. Self & Ida & Hilda went down to Wilsons & back at 6 P.M. The Samish badly behind.
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At home choring. Machine at Freds.
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Self choring & helping paper Hilda's bedroom.
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Went to LaC to church & home in the P.M. Men on a strike.
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Went with Ida to Wilsons. M. at Byron's.
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Went to church & out to Ridgeway with the preachers in the P.M.
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Went to Padilla & put the matting down in the P.M. Machine at Peths.
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Went to LaC in the P.M. & staid the eve. Did chores & made a roof for the roller in the A.M.
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Choring & fixing the road. Went with I. to Wilsons in the P.M. Howes boy came.
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Went to Mt Vernon & talked with Tom Smith. Wet, no prospect of threshing.
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Rain all day. A hay press at Byron's. Self went to LaC in the eve & heard Congressman Humphrey.
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No rain. Some threshing to day. In LaC till 4 P.M. then went to Padilla with Roy Crumrine in his boat & on foot.
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At Padilla. Grant baling straw. Self choring & went to B.V. Good threshing weather.
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Baling straw. Went after a Jackson fork to Crumrine's.
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Finished baling 52 tons. Rain in the P.M. Stowing bales in the A.M. Cleaning up the Ford in the P.M.
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Pleasant day. Manly Masters began threshing. Ben Palmer came last night to hunt. Grant & Andrew S. went to town. Ida & self went to see Kills house then to LaC & got Nettie.
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Rain some in the A.M. Windy P.M. Went with Nettie to LaC & to church. Grant with us & took the auto home. Frank in Tacoma yesterday & to day.
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Rain last night & this A.M. Went to Bellingham with Frank in the Dutchess & to Burlington in the eve to church and home after church. Frank went to B. also and back on train to B.
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Choring & minding the Jackson Fork. Manly Master threshing this P.M.
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Helped Grant load a car with Byrons hay for Sam Ball.
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At home in the A.M. & to B.V. with Ida & Hilda in the P.M. Masters finished threshing to day.
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Went to LaC. in the P.M. Ida also. Grant went to Seattle. Baby poorly. S. Schmidt hauling manure since Thurs.
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Some rain last night. Went to LaC to church.
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Rain most of the day. Grant home from Seattle.
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At Padilla. Pleasant. Sent for the magazines to Madeline's.
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Working on the subsoiler & went to Paul Poulsons to Pearson's sale. Clear & pleasant.
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61 today. Went to La C. to go to Bellingham but gave it up and me and Franks folks went to Anacortes in the PM and looked at the Dodge house.
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Choring around. Pleasant day.
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Pleasant. Helping Fred load & unload the scow up at the Byron hay barn.
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Went to LaC with Fay & the buggie. Grant & H. came home from LaC. Staid at Wrights.
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Went to Anacortes with Frank & to Padilla in the P.M. from the draw bridge.
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Took the auto to Anacortes & came back on the train. Pleasant but roads not very good.
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Clowdy & light rain in the P.M. Self went to LaC on the wheel in the P.M. at Wrights to night. Frank home from moving C. Conrad.
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Went with Frank to Anacortes to get Schicker's Boat house. Rainy P.M. went to prayer meeting.
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In LaC all day. Rainy day. Sold my oats at $25.00 & hay at $18.00.
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Rainy & windy. Went to Baptist church in the A.M. & M.E. in the eve. Carter's folks here at Wrights to dinner. High tide this A.M. Train to Anacortes to day. Changed time. Now goes west at noon.
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Skagit River high. Rain & wind & a high tide this A.M. Eight inches short of the top of the stake. Went to concert this eve.
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Went with Frank to Dagualla bay. Windy & rainy. Skagit high. Got 1/2 cord bark.
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West wind, no rain. Went to Dugualla bay again to move logs. Back at noon.
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Frost, clear & pleasant. Went to Thanksgiving sermon by Bro Pace in the M.E. church. Frank went to Mt Vernon.
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[margin: Frost.] Packing up & in the P.M. Frank took us to Padilla. Pleasant day.
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[margin: Clowdy light rain.] At Padilla & in the P.M. went to Bay View to the Odd Fellows Thanksgiving service. Mr Harris preached.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Self packing & boxing goods for Anacortes. Helped load the scow with lumber & mud for the dyke down towards Bay View.
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Rain hard last night & some to day. Put up the stove. Was down town twice. Got wheel fixed. Bot an axe & wood basket, a can of oil, &c, &c.
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Frost. Pleasant. Arrived in LaC 38 years ago to day. Ida started for B but heard of Ada Walter's death. So we went to Samish & to Pearl's this P.M.
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Frost. At Samish. Went to Ada Walters funeral. Large turnout. At Wilsons the rest of the day.
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[margin: Pleasant] Went to Bellingham via Bow & came to Anacortes this eve. Ida staid in Bellingham to night. Bot a desk Bookcase. "Sectional"
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[margin: Foggy] Self at home long enough to get something to eat and down town more or less. Ida came from B. at 6 P.M.
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[margin: Foggy] Working on the alley grading and burning out roots. Seemer came and changed stoves this P.M. Wrote letters to I.F. Till and J.G. McGinnis.
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Rainy day. Not doing much, just ????? & washing.
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Rainy day. Made a step ladder and set up the desk & book case. Saw Bessner.
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No rain to day but clowdy. Grant here & Frank in town. Mrs Whitney called this P.M.
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Pleasant day. Self went to B. church. We went calling at Bradley's and Mrs B & sister & company called here in the evening.
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Pleasant but foggy. Not unusual occurred.
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Windy but otherwise pleasant. Chris Paulson made us a call. Splitting up roots & downtown in the P.M.
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One of the finest days of the winter. Working at roots some. Made a table leaf & went down town. Edna Whitney here to supper. Grant came over and staid all night.
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Rainy day. Grant went home and Ida went to Bow. Self reading and keeping house.
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At home all day. Took dinner downtown. Rainy day.
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No rain but clowdy. Went to Whitney and from there with Frank to Wilson's where we all went and had a nice Christmas tree in the eve.
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Christmas. At Wilsons all day and enjoyed a very pleasant Christmas although the weather was damp & misty.
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Franks folks went home. Grants also and I came to A but Ida remained to help Pearl. Rainy day. Came to Grants in the Dutchess.
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Cool & clowdy & soe rain towards night. At home reading most of the day. Down to K. & R. some and took dinner at the G. west.
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Clowdy but no rain. Ida came home at 12.40.
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Clowdy & strong S.E. wind. Ed Byron & Russell in town. Ida went to Whitney to night. Self home alone reading.
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Cool S.W. wind all day. Ida in Padilla. Self batching. Mr Taylor of LaC called this eve.
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Pleasant & warm. Mr Taylor here again. Working at the alley grade & wheeling dirt down in front of the house by the walk. Bot a shovel & got the pick & hoe(?).
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Nice day, but cool south wind towards night. Wheeling dirt in the A.M. down town in the P.M. Mrs Bal & Mrs Bradley here this P.M. for a call.
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Stormy day. Reading "City of Delight" went after the mail & that's all.
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Temp 24°. Ordered treads for auto. One inch of snow this A.M. & cold wind all day with frequent snow squalls.
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Temp 19° One & one half inches more snow last night. Washing to day. Weather tedious. Subscribed for Success by Mr Edwards. Bot a load of null wood.
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More snow last night about five inches deep now. Temp 13° this A.M. Clear with north wind. 17° at noon. 16° at 7 P.M. 22° at 830. Mrs Saule & Mrs Alexander called.
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Temp 18°. Clear & cold but pleasant. Mrs Post called. Temp 26 at bed time. Nothing unusual came to pass.
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Temp 26°. Went to the Presby. church and heard Mr Whitehouse. Mr & Mrs Darcy here to dinner & for the P.M. Mrs Darcy's birthday 78. South wind & changing to warmer temp.
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Temp 46° & a south wind all day and everybody happy. Washed, went down town & pile a load of wood. Edna Whitney called to night.
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Temp 46&def;. Clowdy & some light rains. Went to meeting in the eve. Ida also. Frank White called.
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Temp 44°. Rainy & lots of rain last night. Choring, fixed the stair switch. Changed the oil cloth on the table. Went up & called on Peter's folks. Showery day. Ida sick with Rheum.
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Ida in bed in the A.M. with rheumatism. Plumber here & fixed the toilet.
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Ida some better. Nettie & Frank here & W. staid over. Self & Nettie went to the debate in the eve between LaC & Anacortes. Nellie Carter principal for LaC.
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Temp 32°. 1 inch of snow. Frank went to Tulalip. Self went to Fairview Farm and came home on the evening train.
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Cold south wind. Self & Nettie went to the M.E. church in the A.M. & all to the Psb church in the eve to hear Mr Whitehouse of Tacoma. Frank White & wife here in the P.M. & Edna Whitney to dinner.
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Cold & windy. Nettie & Donald here yet. Self grunting with a lame back. Nettie & self hanging pictures. Nettie & Ida out calling this P.M.
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Temp 38°. Cold raw wind all day. Nettie & Donnie went home on the 10.45 train. We went to the Depot with them. Perry Summers here to dinner. Reading "David Corson".
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Temp 39°. South E wind & snow squalls. Down town twice, went to see about selling Grant's hay. Blanch White here to dinner & this P.M. She & Ida went to a W.C.T.U. meeting in the eve.
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Temp 38°. Strong south wind & snow squalls. Washed this A.M. Ida called on the Harays. Self enjoying a lame back.
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Temp 34°. 1/2 in. snow, but all melted. Back still bothering. Ida went to Padilla to night. Self bot an overcoat & settled up with the A.M. Co. Heavy south wind to night. The meterman here to day.
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Frost 30. Went to Padilla and staid at the ranch. Pleasant. Palmer & Atkins down hunting at Pearl's.
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Temp 30. At padilla. Went to B.V. to church & called on the Howes. Back to Fairview farm for dinner with the hunters. Went to the P.O. in the P.M. & saw the hunters off for home.
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Temp 32°. Pleasant & quiet. Ida started for Seattle. Self back to Anacortes. Moved the piano to day.
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Went to Baptist Church. The Whitney girls called after dinner and Roneburger's in the eve. Pleasant day.
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Temp 34°. Pleasant. Grant & Hilda came over with the baby & we got him the GoCart. Grant went to Seattle this eve.
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Recall election in Seattle. Hilda here and got the baby's picture taken. Self doing chores & down town. Went to the M.E. church this eve.
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Pleasant. The folks down town again. Mr Fawcett here & Blanch White. Report says Dilling elected Mayor of Seattle. Self fixing the parking strip and a place for some garden stuff. Grant came from Seattle.
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Pleasant day. Mud drying up. Downtown in the A.M. Grading for auto house in the P.M. Grant & Hilda & son went home this eve.
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Pleasant. Mrs McGinnis came from Seattle. Warmer.
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Rain last night. Mrs McGinnis here. Pleasant P.M. Downtown most of the day.
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At home. Mrs McGinnis & Ida went to Whitney to night- Lincoln day. Strong S.E. wind all day and some rain.
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Still windy & rainy. The Wilson house burned last night or rather this A.M. at 5. Got Netties trouble letter this A.M. The devils been working for us, it seems. A phone from Padilla summons me there tonight. Went to W. John & Grant wet to Vancouver to see Frank's folks. Lots of rain to night.
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At Padilla. Ida went to LaC. John came back & Nettie came to Wilson's.
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Frost 26°. Came back to A. with Mr Eterling. He is fixing the piano to day. Clear & pleasant.
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Went to Padilla & in the P.M. went to Mount Vernon. Grant also. Paid taxes on land except the Whitney 30 which had an error by assessor. Total paid 361.77 C + 228 W = 587.77.
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Rainy day. Down to K. & R's most of the day. They are going over the car - Batching.
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Rain last night but pleasant to day. Down to K. & R.'s helping on the car most of the day. Was down town in the eve to meet the train but Ida did not come.
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Frost. Pleasant. Went to Baptist Church in the A.M. & to the Presby. church in the P.M. or eve. Was out to Darcy's to dinner & the P.M.
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Was down to Ronnebergers most of the day. They got the car to running. Grant's car came yesterday. Got the Bal of grant's hay money.
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Went down to the old Oregon mill & ordered lumber for garage and to LaC in the eve. Found Ida sick with cold and Donald with something else. [margin: Tues. Grant brot his auto home today.]
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Washington day. Spent the day packing Netties goods. Pleasant. D. & I. no better. D. had the Dr.
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[margin: Frost.] Pleasant. Roads quite dry. Packing in the A.M. & went to Padilla in the P.M. with a load of things with Peck & sowed clover seed for Grant till night.
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Rain again this A.M. Went to Anacortes and warmed up the roast once more. Nettie & Ida still in LaC.
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Frost. Pleasant but cold north wind. Downtown most of the day & took dinner with Ronnebergers. Was down to see the new Depot. They are laying floor.
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Temp 32°. Cold north wind all night & to day. Went to the station to telephone office. Then to B. church and to M.E. church in the eve. Heard Mrs Epperson. Lee called in the P.M.
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Frost 32°. Down town in the A.M. & went to LaC with Ronneberger. In the P.M. saw Grant.
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Frost. Pleasant. Went to Sedro Woolley and drove a new Ford for K & R. Came back on train & stopped at Whitney.
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Frost. On Fair. Farm to day. Sowed grass seed for Grant and cleaned up about the yard. Came to A. in the eve. Ida also.
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Paying up bills. Helping in the house & shining the auto. Mrs Whitney called. Light rain from 3 P.M.
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Went to Baptist Church in the A.M. & to Mrs Whitneys to dinner & staid the P.M. Went to hear Mrs Eferson at the M.E. Church in the P.M. or eve. Broke a car spring. Rainy some & roads muddy. Car ?????.
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Pleasant. Got the auto fixed with a new spring and a new switch. Ida went calling in the P.M. I am keeping the Ford in Robinson's garage.
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Rain nearly all last night. Went to Mount Vernon to day to finish up paying taxes. Blanch White here visiting Ida. Got home at 8.30. Total tax paid this year $720.00.
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Windy & showery. Helped wash & sowed & raked in the grass seed on the parking strip. Took supper at the salvation Army hall this eve.
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Stormy part of the day & last night. Frank & Nettie came this eve. Roads mudy.
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Showery but cleared off in the P.M. with west wind. Heard from McGinnis that he was getting along all right. Talked with Atkins and agreed to go to Edmonds tomorrow.
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No rain to day. Went to Edmonds to see Atkins land. Came back to Everett & then home in the eve. A load of lumber came for the auto house. Edna called.
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Pleasant. Went to Baptist church. Nettie & Frank also. Went out to Darcy's in the P.M. in the Ford. Went to B. church in the eve.
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Pleasant. Self & Frank began on the garage.
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Working on garage. Prof Walters died in his classroom. Blanche & Margurite White here to lunch. Fine weather.
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Beautiful day. Working on the garage. Have it finished except the doors.
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[margin: Fine weather.] Finished up the auto house. Grant here this P.M. also Clarence White also.
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Choring around. Was down town with Sally Ford & out to Mrs See's in the P.M. Frank over to the Flats.
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Foggy but pleasant in the P.M. Went to the Farm in the Ford. Frank & Nettie also. Ida & self went to Wilson's in the eve.
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At Wilsons till four thirty then came home. Grant's & Nettie there also. Foggy A.M. but pleasant day. Roads dry but rough.
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Foggy A.M. pleasant P.M. Frank went to fir to fix the Dutchess. Self took the car down & had the light equipment put on.
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Foggy & pleasant P.M. Mowed the lawn. Walking around the yard planting some flower seed. Was down town in the P.M.
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Pleasant but looks like rain. Planted nasturtiums and fixed a dahlia bed, was downtown in the P.M. Heard Grant has sold the oats. Frank away since Mon A.M. Went to the George Single Tax lecture.
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Frank came home & painted the auto house. Self making a sage. Clowdy but no rain.
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Rainy A.M. & strong wind all day, west in the P.M. Self & Frank helping unload cars in the P.M. Eight Fords.
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Fine day. Choring about home and went to the civic social at Louman's in the eve.
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Clowdy & some rain just night. Went to church B & out to Mrs Whitney's this P.M.
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Choring around. Pleasant.
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Fine weather. Spaded up ground for an asparagus bed & went over to the Farm. Ida & Donald also. Grant through plowing.
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At the farm & in LaC. A boat for Grant's oats. Loaded this eve. They are $25.00 now.
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Drying weather & pleasant. Grant & men load straw in a car for Allan ??????. Fixed steering post on car & came home at 6 P.M.
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Pleasant. Choring. Frank came back. Went to the library entertainment in the eve. Rain this eve.
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Pleasant. Dean's treads came. 28 days coming. Got a load of wood. Self & Frank went to Mt Vernon this P.M. met "Ford" to the ditch case hearing before the Co. Comms.
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Ida still sick. Rain hard last night. Mr Esterling here to tune pianos & church organ. Sent for an auto horn. Cold & windy.
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Cold wet & showery. I have a bad cold. Was up to Peter's a while. Ida poorly.
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Pleasant but cool. Made a safe for Mrs Elder & went downtown in the P.M. Rec'd pay of bal. as hay sold in November.
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Pleasant. Cleaned up the auto & bot 5 gals engine oil for it. Had Mr Judd take a picture of the house. Frank went to Utsalady.
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Frost but a pleasant day. Went after Blanche White. Went to Padilla & LaConner. Helped Grant plant potatos in the P.M. Amos Ball & Clayton Eddy sowing oats.
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Light frost but a warm day. At Padilla helping plant garden stuff and left for A at 3.15 P.M. Frank away yet.
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[margin: Very dry wind.] Clear & pleasant. Easter. Went to Baptist church and took Ida out to Darcy's. All out to Darcy's in the P.M. and Nettie & self went to M.E. church in the eve. Frank came home from Utsalady this eve.
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[margin: Light rain tonight.]Went down & fixed the auto in the A.M. Frank went to help Grant this week. Was out to Mrs Humbach's this P.M. She paid interest & $25.00 on the Prin. Saw Gene W. & took the Whitneys to town. Mrs Su better. Ida called on her.
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Rain all night, but clear off to day. Went down town & got the pictures of the house.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Took Ida out to B. Whites. Helped Nettie wash some & got out lumber for her a safe. Went to prayer meeting in the eve.
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Fine weather for seeding. Sent away pictures of the house to E. Reed, Mother & Geo Bailey. Got a Bicycle puncture fixed & took Ida down town in the eve.
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Went to Padilla & Wilson's to stay all night. Fine weather. Nettie & Donald went along. Grant seeding.
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Went to Edison this P.M. with Grant to the Jackson funeral. The folks went home in the Ford. Cool drying wind.
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Currin's house burned. On the farm feeling bum with cold. Went to LaC for grass seed, &c. Fixing pig fence & choring.
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Every body seeding. Self choring & stowing grass seed.
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Ida came over to day on the train. Frank working for K & R this week. Self sowing seed & choring.
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Mother 83 to day. Finished seeding. Rolling 1/2. Hard frost.
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Feeling tough. Pruning trees. Disking & harrowing & rolling in P.M.
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Fine warm day. Fixing sluice box and spraying trees. Came to Anacortes this P.M. on train.
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Heavy rain nearly all last night. Nothing new. The Whitneys here to supper & staid the eve, also Mr Barnett.
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Went to church in the A.M. and at home the bal. of the day. Clowdy & threatening rain.
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Rain most of last night. Cold & drizzling today.
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Rain a good deal last night. Cool and clowdy to day. Digging dandelions out of the lawn most of the P.M.
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No rain to day. Down town in the A.M. working about the lawn in the P.M. Frank at K. & R.s this week.
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No rain. Went to Ranch in the Ford with Nettie and Frank. Peck moved a load of their things. Was out for a ride with Ronneberger & D. Peth.
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Rain most all last night & more or less to day. Down town. Frank got a load of wood.
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Clowdy & cool but no rain. Frank went to Padilla & got his other load of stuff. Self set out some lettuce. Cut wood for fireplace & dug dandelions. Carters came to Baker's to night from Bellingham.
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Went to church in A.M. League service in eve. Carter's folks here to dinner & the P.M. Heard of Mrs James Neeley's death last night, also the death of Thos. Barrett. Pleasant.
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All went to Mrs Neely's funeral and I staid all night at "Fairview".
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Went to LaC. to Mr Barretts funeral. Went with Nick Bessner. Took dinner at Carter's. Cool & showery. Came to A. by rail at night.
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Still cool & clowdy. A good indication of a river overflow. The oats & meadows look well but need sunshine and warm weather.
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The Wrights in their own house. Choring & fixing tires. Down to Ginnett's some watching him fix tires.
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Working at the machine. Putting on tires & treads. Roads drying up again.
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Fine warm day. Went to Padilla & worked in the garden and finished planting. Came home at 4.30. Roads fine & dry.
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Pleasant but cool & windy. N. Went to church and in the P.M. took the Darcy's out for a ride. Went to church in the eve. Rev Terry preached.
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Pleasant. Helping wash, making Nettie's safe, &c. Downtown in the P.M. Mr Pratt called, also Mr Bert Sec?.
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Making window screen, digging thistles, cleaning the auto, &c. Drying north wind.
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At home all day. Went to meeting in the eve. Pleasant. Downtown in P.M.
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Cleaning up, weeding & mowing the lawn. Went to Padilla in the eve.
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At Padilla. Cultivating & hoing the garden. Went to LaConner in the eve to the graduating exercises, back to Grant's at 11.30.
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Went to Wilson's in the A.M. & to LaC in the P.M. Oats & grass looking well.
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Ida not well. At Padilla & went to BayView memorial exercises in the P.M. Rev Abbot made the address. Came to Anacortes at night.
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Went to Padilla in the P.M. Choring in the A.M. Ball's folks built a fence through my field on the Sec. line. Told Grant to take it out. Grant went to see lawyer Smith about it. [margin: Weather fine, dry & dusty.]
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Lovely day. Cleaning house & washing. Went to the Memorial exercises at the Park in the P.M. Wrights went to Bremerton on the Excursion.
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At home. Pleasant but strong wind & very dusty. Skagit River up some. Grant & Hilda came over in the P.M.
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Auto riding with JOhn & Jenny. Went to LaC around by Dodge Valley & to Fairview Farm. Home in the eve.
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Cool. Went with the McG's to Baptist church & to Netties to dinner. At home in the eve.
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A little warmer. The McGinnis went to Seattle pr Str Kulshan. Donald hurt his head & we took to Dr. Butler. John Ball went to Seattle to day.
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Pleasant. Down town & choring about. Made a grindstone frame. Went out with Lee's folks to see the Glass works this eve.
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Clowdy & cool. Took the folks over to Cap Sante for Mrs Alex's picknick. In the P.M. Grant phoned for Ida. The baby sick. Pearl at Netties, Frank home. Bot two load of dirt to put on the garden next spring. St. dirt. [margin: Sent for an auto horn for Grant.]
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Pearl's birth day. Light rain last night & to day.
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Pleasant. Donald 6 to day. Grant & Ida over but she went back with him. Baby not well. Ella J Hunter & baby drowned in their cistern to day. They phoned for us & Nettie & I went to Padilla arriving at 10.45 P.M.
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[margin: Grandma Dean died to day.] Came to A. & went to church. Pearl & self took dinner at Bradleys after which I took Nettie to Padilla & Pearl to here house and then back to Grants. Fine weather. Frank went to Blaine on the Bainbridge.
Grandma Dean died to day.] Came to A. & went to church. Pearl & self took dinner at Bradleys after which I took Nettie to Padilla & Pearl to here house and then back to Grants. Fine weather. Frank went to Blaine on the Bainbridge.12
Warm & pleasant. Worked in the garden till 9 A.M. then went to the Hunter funeral & back to Anacortes in the P.M. Called on Mr Tate. He is gaining. Nettie & Ida staid at Grants.
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Pleasant. In Anacortes. Choring & down town. Frank on the "Bainbridge" Nettie came home to night.
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Frank went to Fir & back this P.M. Ida still at the farm. Self boarding at nights. Went to meeting.
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Mowed the lawn, also Netties yard and went to the Ranch in the P.M.
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A letter from Geo telling of Mrs Dean's death. Grant & friends started for Seattle. Self doing chores. The carburetor got out of fix & I took it to Anacortes. Went on train in the P.M.
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Did chores & went to LaC with the car. It worked bum. Took the carburetor aff again at night & fixed the float. Pleasant day. Dry & dusty.
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Went to Pleasant Ridge with the folks & then went to LaC to church. Took dinner at Frank Leamer's & came home by Fredonia.
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Doing chores, set out onions, hoed in the garden and fixed fence. Pleasant day.
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Did the chores & went to Wilson's for dinner. Grant came home from Seattle. Self came to Anacortes after supper.
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Spent the day choring, piling wood, &c. Ida came this A.M. & we staid with Nettie.
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Light shower last night. At home & down town. Palmer's & Wrights here talking house deal.
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Pleasant day. Choring & watering lawn & plants. Went out to the Fidalgo Mill with Lee & Frank Hall. Nettie & Donald here all night.
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Fine day, went down with Ida to see Margurite White off for Seattle. Went to meet the Bainbridge to tell Frank he was wanted at Stanwood.
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Went out to Darcys with Ida & then went to church. In the P.M. went & got her and towed Ginnett's car home. Pleasant, but sprinkled a little at night. Mrs D. had a bad spell last night.
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Had a fine rain last night & some to day. Washing & choring. Took the car down & cleaned the carbon off in the P.M.
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Finished up the car this A.M. and went to Frank White's for strawberries in the P.M. Nettie & Donald went along.
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Some more rain last night & to day.
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Grant & folks over after berries. Mrs Howe & sone came on the noon train. Went with Grant to pick berries over to F. Whites and walked home. Went to prayer meet. in the eve.
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Beautiful day and the largest crowd ever in Anacortes. Frank Leamer's, Aunt Mary Wallace and the Canfilus(?) here to lunch also Grants & Franks folks.
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Clowdy & showery and not much doing at the carnival. We went to meeting in the eve & Aunt Mary with us.
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Pleasant day. Went to LaC. & took Aunt Mary & Blanche White. Took dinner with the Carter's. Home at 6 P.M.
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[margin: Fine day.] Lively crowd here to day. Grants folks & John & Carroll. Saw the Lacrosse game and was down town in the eve. Saw the children perform and saw the parade.
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Pleasant. Went to B. Church. In the P.M. went to Summit Park & took the Fawcetts. After preaching went to the farm for a ride.
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Washing in the A.M. Downtown in the P.. and out to Frank Whites for berries.
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Fine hay weather. Choring & down town. Frank went out to the cape in some gas boat. His boat went to to to go to Skagit River after being fixed.
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Fine weather. Spent most of the day making book holder for Nettie. Not feeling real well.
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Warm. Not doing much & not well.
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Dr. Smith here this A.M. In the house all day. Carters came this eve & staid all night. Letters from Geo & Dora.
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Warm & dry. Carters went to Netties. Self in the house all day.
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At home all day and feeling some better. Warm 78°, 80 at the farm.
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Helping wash and was down town some.
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Ida & Nettie went to Bellingham. Self went to the farm to help in haying. Grant mowed last Sat. Mowing, racking & putting up to day. Hay good.
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Haying. Weather some what clowdy. Finished mowing 35 acres.
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Poor hay weather. But no rain. Grant mowed 1/2 day. Self started for the Seattle Potlatch this eve via Anacortes.
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In Seattle all day. Saw Eugene Ely & Robinson aviate and saw their machines, also saw the new Orpheum Theatre and lots of people. Poor hay day but they finished shocking across the road 3.5 a.
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Came to the ranch again this A.M. & raked hay some. Ida came over this eve. Fine hay day. Grant mowed 1/2.
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Went to Mr Alverson's funeral. He died the 21st. Went to Wilson's in the P.M. Hilda also. Fine hay weather.
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Raking & tedding. Grant finished mowing. Went to LaC in the P.M. Five men shocking.
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Another fine hay day. Finished shocking and hauled ten loads in the barn. Came to A. this eve.
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Warm & pleasant. Mr & Mrs Bailey came this A.M. Visiting with them. Was out to Mrs Whitney's this eve.
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Went with the Baileys over to Guemes to call on the Smiths. Came home at 5.30 & took supper & staid the eve with Nettie.
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Bailey's went to Bellingham this A.M. We went out to Frank Whites to get berries this eve or P.M. Warm.
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Frank home last night & to day. Was down to the cannery this P.M. Warm & dry. Vegetation drying up.
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Pleasant but dry & dusty. Went to church & S.S. Frank went to Bellingham.
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Was hoing in the A.M. Out to Darcys & down town in the P.M. Went to Padilla after supper and staid all night.
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Helped Grant fix his boat this A.M. and went to Frank Leamer's for cherries in the P.M. home at 6 P.M. Pleasant. Lots of people baling hay. Hay worth $12.00 but little selling. John Wilson finished last night.
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Pleasant. In the P.M. took Mrs Darcy & Mrs Andrews out for an auto ride & went to meeting in the eve.
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Choring. Fixed up the car for the Pioneer trip. Ida went to the farm this P.M. via train.
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Pioneer day. All went to S. Woolley. Wrights & Whites in the car - we on train -but home via the Ford. Sae a big crowd and lots to eat. Roads rough & very dusty. Home at 7.30 P.M. Looks like rain.
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Still threatening rain. Grant has hay balers. Went to b. church and out to Darcys in the P.M. Some rain in the eve.
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Washing & choring. Started for Padilla in the eve but broke a spring and had to return.
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Went to Padilla after getting the spring fixed. Baling hay at the ranch.
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Baling hay. Went to LaC in the P.M. Ida also. Thunder shower this eve.
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[margin: Lots of thunder & lightning.] Baling hay self driving to hoist bales. Came to Anacortes in the eve with Tillinghast. He staid all night with me.
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[margin: To wet to bale hay.] Went to Ferndale the Pioneer Picknick with Tillinghast. Had a nice time & came to the ranch in the eve per train.
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Baled two hours & finished across the road. Choring about the ranch & started for Wilson's but did not get there for a bridge was out. Self came to A. this eve & staid with Nettie.
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Geo Thomas died. Pleasant. Grant baling. Self went to B. church morning & eve. Eating at Franks.
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Went to Fairview Farm before breakfast. Baling, self driving baling horse.
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Geo Thomas drunkard buried tomorrow, died to day.
[margin: Fine baling weather.] Baling & finished 166 tons. Working on an addition to the back stable this P.M. Grant & Johnson also.
[margin: Fine baling weather.] Baling & finished 166 tons. Working on an addition to the back stable this P.M. Grant & Johnson also.
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Working on the stable this A.M. & came to Anacortes this P.M. Woodburn, A. Ball & Clayton Eddy cutting oats.
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Mrs. Redfern & Mrs Barr here to dinner & to spend the day, also Mrs Bradley & F. & Nettie.
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Fine weather. Lovely day for harvesting. Choring in the A.M. Took a tread off the auto. Left hind wheel. It has run 6150 miles now and about 1400 for the rear treads. Miss Beales Revival tonight.
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Showery most of the day. Cleaned & polished the Ford this P.M. Mrs Woodburn & Miss Aito called this P.M. Oats selling at $25.00 per ton. No market for hay.
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Rain most all night last night. A good chance to spoil some hay & oats. Went to church this A.M. Took a walk up to Mrs Miller's & to the end of Ninth st. this eve.
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Beautiful day. At home & downtown. Mrs Elder sick.
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Another fine day. Good harvest weather. Getting ready for a trip to Arlington.
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Started for Arlington with Lee & Jessie B. Arrived there at 1230. Fine trip. Visited the Stearns folks & went downtown in the eve.
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Ledt Arlington at 2 P.M. Stopped at Fowlers and arrived at A. at 6.30. Very successful trip & 47 miles to Arlington.
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Went to the farm & staid all day & night. Grant cutting oats. Weather fine.
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At the farm turning oats. Grant has 40 acres cut. Returned to A. in the eve.
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Went to church in the A.M. & out to Darcys towards night. Mrs Darcy failing slowly.
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No rain but threatening. Down to K. & R.'s to get the carburetor adjusted. Helped wash and went out to Darcy's again. Took Mrs Elder & sister.
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Misty more or less. A poor day for harvesting. Went to take Nettie & Ida out to Darcy's. Mrs D no better.
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Went to Ranch & down to Wilsons. Grant finished cutting oats. Nettie & Donald went with us. Fine day.
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Fine day. Mrs Bailey here to hold a Missionary meeting & we went home with her in the eve.
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Went to B. church in the A.M. Took Ida out to Darcys first. Was out to Whitneys with Nettie in the eve. Rainy in the morning a while. Tillinghast's folks at Whitneys for the night.
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Clowdy day but no rain. Helped wash, cleaned up the car & went out to Darcy's in the P.M. & took Mrs Whitney home.
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At home & out to Darcys in the eve. Mrs D had a bad day. Damp weather.
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Dull weather for threshing. Went down to see the show set up & went to the circus in the P.M. Don & Nettie also.
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Poor threshing weather. Grant's machine started at Eddy's. Went out to Darcys & to prayer meeting in the eve.
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Went to Fairview Farm. Threshing at Eddy's in the A.M. & it rained in the P.M.
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At the farm & went for some cedar logs for tank foundation. Larson went for tank lumber in the P.M. Rainy day no threshing to day. Came to A in the eve.
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[margin: Ida at the farm.] In A. went to B. Church in the A.M. & to M.E. in the eve. Boarding at Netties. Pleasant in the P.M.
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Went to Padilla on train. Pleasant. Eddy threshing. Self went to Bay View in the A.M. & to Mt Vernon in the P.M. to get pump rod for the threshing engine.
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Rainy day. They threshed some in the A.M. but it was too wet. Self working on tank foundation.
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Stormy most of the day. Self & Grant working on the barn addition, shingling, &c. Everything in the farm line at a standstill. Came to A in the eve.
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In A. helping Nettie move. Frank came after noon. Raining & blowing all day. Every indication that lots of grain will be damaged or spoiled. Ida still at the Ranch.
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In A. This is the worst rainy day of the season. Everything soaked. Mowed the lawn & sowed some clover seed on it.
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No rain to speak of to day. But don't look like settled weather. Grain certainly growing in the shock by this time. Helped Nettie peel peaches & went down town.
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Got up & got ready to go to church but got a phone from Grant to come over as he was going to thresh. Self & Frank went over. Began threshing at 3.30. Fine day.
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Ida, Hilda & self went to Wilson's. They finished to day. Rain in the P.M. Out machine at Randy Knights.
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Self choring around the Ranch. Rain in P.M. Machine at Crumrine's Ed.
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Rain all last night. Self & Grant cleaned out the house tank. Then set up the new tank at the barn. Pete Larson helping. Pleasant.
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Self tarred & caulked the tank & did the chores. Ed Crumrine threshing this P.M.
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Pleasant. Machine at Crumrine's. Did the chores & came to Anacortes. Went to church in the eve.
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At home all day. Choring & mowed the lawn.
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Went to the farm & covered the tank & put in the plug & drawing valve, &c. Machine at Crumrine's & went to Fred's this eve. [margin: Fine day.]
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No rain but threatening. Washing & choring & went out to Mr Darcys in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Choring & down town in the P.M. Ordered three loads of wood. Tillinghasts at Whitneys. Saw him down town. Frank away on the fish boat this week. Went to meeting this eve.
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At the Ranch. Went to LaC. Mrs Russell buried to day. Fine day.
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Put eave troughs on the barn. Threatening rain. Went to Wilson's in the P.M. Took Mrs. Howe. Ida staid at Pearl's. [margin: Light rain to night.]
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Took Hilda home then went to Anacortes to get tire fixed. Otto K. went along. Fine day. Masters threshing in the P.M.
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Fixed up the car in the A.M. & came to A in the P.M. Fred getting his car fixed up.
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Windy & some rain. Found Grant's dog "Tunis?" & he came after him. Self working on the car. Cleaning out carbon, &c.
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Very beautiful day. Went to the Fair at Burlington. Edna Whitney & Nettie went along. Quite a Fair & we saw lots of people. Grant's folks went also. Took supper with Mrs Whitney.
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Pleasant. Went to church. Went to church in the eve also. Showery.
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Strong wind all last night & to day went to Burlington on the Taft Excursion & in the P.M. went to LaC to take Axel Anderson's treads. Left at 3 P.M. & ret at 5.20. Threatening rain to night.
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Went to Bellingham to B. convention. Staid all day & night. Fine meeting.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Came from B at noon. Saw Mr Terry. This month has been very fine so far.
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At home most of the day. Cleaned out the chimney. Rainy but light.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. & went to Wilson's after Ida in the P.M. Nettie & D. went also. Masters threshing.
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[margin: Clowdy & damp.] Went to church in the A.M. Hazel Valentine here to day.
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At home most of the day. Went down to register and out to Darcy's a little while. Manly Masters finished threshing with Grant's & Roy's machine. A letter from Dora P.
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Clowdy A.M. but very pleasant in the P.M. helped wash some & dug up a place for ivy along the wall in I St. Mrs Maugan Kidd died this A.M.
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Beautiful day. Piling wood & choring. Have paid $28.00 for wood to day since Dec 1st 1910. Went to meeting in the eve.
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Beautiful day. Went to the Ranch & got pears, potatos, vegetables, &c. Had a tire blow out. Nelly Carter came this eve from Bellingham.
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Another fine day. Darcys Golden Wedding Anna. Took Ida & Mrs Ginnet & Mrs Bradley out there. Got two new rears tire for the Ford.
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Clowdy A.M. Misty P.M. Mowed the lawn & chored around in the A.M. Went & help Fawcett on his new house in the P.M.
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Lights out last night. Damp & misty to day. Went out to Darcys this P.M. Mrs D. poorly.
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[margin: Beautiful day.] Frost. Went to help Fawcett on his house to day. Hilda & the boy here then P.M. with Grant.
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[margin: Dito] Helped Fawcett in the A.M. was out to Darcy's & See's this P.M. & down town with Grant. Out? See's in the eve with a duck for Mrs See.
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[margin: Frost.] Bessner's moved. Beautiful day. I am 62 today. Working on Fawcett's house. Rec'd letters from Geo & Mother. Nettie & Frank started for Seattle but only went as far as Utsalady.
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[margin: Fine] Frost. Went to the farm & to LaC with Grant in the P.M. Staid all night at the farm. Frank & N started again for Seattle.
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[margin: Days] Frost. At the farm till 2.30 P.M. Came home via Frank White's. Went to church in the eve.
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Rainy & windy last night & some to day. Went downtown twice.
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Temp 22° and a fierce north wind all last night and to day. Self enjoying a bad cold. Temp 18° down town. Clear & north wind blowing at bed time. This lends fear to ruin the cabbage crop.
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Temp 18°. Trouble with the water this A.M. Seattle house burned last night. 30 at night. East wind to day & growing warmer.
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Temp 40°. Stormy day. At home all day feeling bum with cold. Went for the mail & that was all.
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Warmer to day. A rainy most of the day.
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Lots of wind last night & to day it is west and sun shining brightly. Washing.
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Fixed up the awnings at the back porch. Pleasant A.M. Stormy towards night. Spading up ground for bulbs.
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Stormy most of the day & the night. Fixing ground & setting out plants. Carnations. Reading "Resurrection" by Tolstoy.
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Stormy most of the day. Streets very muddy. Finished setting out bulbs. Frank home from S. Psby Ladies Aid state entertainment to night. Self & Ida went and had a pleasant time.
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Warm rain last night and most all day to day. Grant over to day on the train. Heard the Skagit River was rising very fast.
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Cooler this A.M. & raining some. Went to B. church Ida also & she went to Darcys. Self took dinner with Wrights. Went to Psby church in the eve. Special singing. Ida sick in the eve.
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Strong S.E. wind all day. Heard that the Samish Flats was flooded. Teachers Institute this week.
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Pleasant strong wind last night. Cleaned the hot water boiler. Went to Mr Adrian's lecture at the Library this eve. No mail to speak of since Sat. last. Rail roads knocked out by high water.
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Pleasant. Downtown in the A.M. & went to the school lecture at the Columbian School in the P.M. & to Prof Herbson's lecture & reading in the eve. Mr & Mrs Look, Jessie Look & Arlie Whitney here to supper.
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Went to the B. Church in the A.M. & to the W.C.T.U. meeting at Allen's hall in the P.M. Ronnebergers folks here this eve. Ida not well. Pleasant Sunday.
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Pleasant for winter. Mr Darcy came in and took Ida home with him and she staid at Darcys all night. Rev Whitman of Seattle died yesterday. Rec'd a card from Dora Phillips. Alone tonight.
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Came to Bay View & took dinner with Mr A. at the hotel. Stopped at Grants & then home in the eve & to the Progressive meeting. Mr Abbott came with us. Rain in the eve.
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Citizens ticket elected. Soule mayor, Fawcett 2d. Stormy most of the day. Washed the auto.
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Not much rain to day. Ida not well this week. Cleaned windows some this P.M.
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Misty & gloomy all day. Self went to Baptist church. Arrived in LaConner 39 years ago to day. Went to the B. C with Nettie & Frank in the eve to hear Fawcett "Why We Lost".
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Pleasant for winter. Ida sick. Nothing doing.
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[margin: Reading "Following of the Star"] Beautiful day. Temp 46°. Ida sick. Dr. Smith here to see her. Water Co. putting in a hydrant on 9th St. Mr & Mts Ginnet called.
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Pleasant. Went to B. church in the A.M. At Wrights & home the rest of the day. Bessner's & Ronneberger's here calling this eve.
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Ida poorly. Nothing unusual transpired.
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Rain most of last night. Ida some better. Frank White here this P.M. Man killed at the Wilson.
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Pleasant but cool. Frank went to Seattle. Took Ida down town in the car this P.M. and went to Conners Inquest at the Morgue.
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Stormy this A.M. Clowdy & cool all day. Ida went to Whitney and the farm to day. Self staying with Nettie.
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Fine south wind all day & cool. Mr Esterling at Bessners to day and call here. Heavy rain in the P.M. F. came to night.
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Rather pleasant but a little showery at night. Went out & saw the Christmas tree at the B. Church. Then went to the exercises at the M.E. church.
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Came home to day about noon. Cold south wind. Got lots of Christmas cards? Finished reading Hilda's book "The Awakening of Helena Richie".
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Everything quiet. Cool & wet.
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Cooler. Ida down to Mrs Elders calling. Self went to meeting in the eve. Freezing some to night.
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One inch of snow this A.M. & some rain to day. Frank's wood came. Five loads. Went down town with I in P.M.
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Temp 30°. Help Frank in the A.M. Snowing in the P.M. Blanche White here in the P.M. Quit snowing & rained some in the eve. Went to Chas Fred Adams lecture on Single Tax.
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Temp 28° Clowdy and an inch of snow this P.M. Washing & choring & reading.
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Temp 40. Snow gone and rain this P.M. Frank went to Joe Larry slough. Nettie had sick headache.
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All quiet along the Potomac. Pain in the night.
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Windy & rain in the eve. Frank went to LaC with Krebbs. Self making a rose bed. Edna Whitney here to supper.
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Warm & pleasant & some showery. Self working at the rose bed in the A.M. Frank went to Eagle Harbor. Ida went to Missionary meeting.
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Rain most all last night & more or less to day. Ida went to Whitney. Self at Netties.
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Temp 56°. Pleasant. Went to the Presbyterian Church in the A.M. & up to Lee's in the eve.
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Warm & rainy most all day. Frank not home. Self reading & splitting wood.
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Cooler & clowdy. Frank came home from Seattle & Ida from Whitney.
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Clear & pleasant. Went down to Bessners this eve. (Light Frost)
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Temp 35. Pleasant. Frank & Mr W getting the boat ready to go to Eagle Harbor. It is sold. Went to prayer & business meeting this eve.
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Pleasant. Frank went to Eagle Harbor. Nothing unusual
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Rain this eve. Rain most of last night & some this A.M. Self went to Whitney & back on noon train.
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Temp 52. Pleasant. Went to M.E. Church in the A.M. and to the Presbyterian in the eve.
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Frost light. Pleasant. Frank not home yet.
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Pleasant. Went to Whitney & staid at the farm all night. Helped Grant cut up his hog.
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[margin: Rainy A.M.] Miss Fawcett buried. At the farm and up at Whitney to see the well men. Came home on the eve train.
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Pleasant & warm. Choring & went downtown twice. Peter Miller here hanging an ox. Went to meeting in the eve.
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[margin: Rainy.] Got up to go to the farm but it rained and gave it up. Frank home from Seattle. Was downtown looking at Bessners car.
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Frank went to Tacoma. Rainy A.M. Went to Baptist church in the A.M. Mr Claus preached. Went to P. church in the eve with Nettie. Edna Whitney here this P.M. to dinner.
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Light frost. Another beautiful day. Grant over with Art Jorgenson & Crumrine to get some lumber. Ankle getting better but leg still sore. Ida out calling this eve. Ronneberger here this eve. Sold 400 sks oats.
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Foggy A.M. & fine day. Frank went to Bellingham. Self down town on wheel. Ida down in P.M.
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Clowdy & a sprinkle of rain. Ida went to Wilson's for a month. Rec'd a letter from Geo Sat and answered to day. Staying at Wright's with D.
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Clowdy & sprinkling a little rain. At home most of the day. Down town in P.M. & got shoes & pants. Saw Jim Williamson.
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Pleasant. Filed a saw for Peter. Worked in the flower beds some & set out peach & Chest nut trees. Frank home this P.M. Went to meeting in the eve at the B church.
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Heavy rain last night. Went out to fix the church stove pipe in the A.M. Downtown P.M.
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[margin: Lots of frogs.] Working around the place. Piled the wood over and made a fence north of the garage. Rain some this eve. Warm & springy.
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Grant Neal died. Went to Presby. church morning & eve and called at Lee's in the P.M. Pleasant.
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No rain but clowdy. Raking moss out of the lawn. Grant came over to day. Dr. Finnigan died. Down to the dock in P.M.
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Cold raw wind from the south. Working at lawn some & went to Grant Neal's funeral. Puget McKenna here to see my car. Went to church in the eve. Frank after gravel.
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Another Wilson born. Went to Mt Vernon to pay taxes. Clowdy & cool but no rain. Was in Court Room some.
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Heavy wind last night & to day. & rain this eve. Working on the lawn & fixing beds sifting dirt, &c. Made a dirt screen. Wright's to church.
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Working on the lawn -- Seeding and raking it in. Downtown in the P.M. & reading. Went to Dr. Geo T. Bibles lecture in the Library hall in the eve. It was first class.
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[margin: Showery. ] Stormy some. Downtown forenoon & in P.M. went to see a scow launched at Com dock. Frank away on the Dutchess to day.
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Went to Psby church in the A.M. & to C. Endeavor in eve. Showery A.M, clear with cool west wind in P.M.
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Frost white. Working around the yard. Pleasant with light frost.
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Working about the garden. Spaded up by the auto house. Went with Frank after Maple trees in P.M. & out to Mrs Whitneys.
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Piling wood & planted some lettuce & radishes & potatos & went with Frank to get trees & set out five. One on my strip & four on his. Pleasant but cool.
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Rainy & windy. Went to the farm to load the oats but the boat did not get in. Staid all night.
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Cooll with N.W. wind. The Neptune stuck in Padilla Bay. Grant went to Seattle & I came to Anacortes on noon T. Went to Psby Concert in the eve. It was good.
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Frost. Ground frozen some. Went to the Ranch to help load the boat but it did not get off. Worked on the walk in the P.M.
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Frost. The boat still hanging. Came to A on the 9 train. Was up to Lee's in the P.M. & to dinner. Went to Psby. church in the eve.
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Frost. Choring about home. Paid for the wood & was out to see Mr Best.
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Frost 34°. Got a new piece of stove pipe & fixed the stove. Was over in Cap Sante.
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Frost 30°. Working at the flower bed behind the wood house. Sifting dirt. Ordered another load of wood & some lumber for the closets. Will C here this eve.
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Frost 34°. Got load of wood & some lumber to fix closets. Went to prayer meeting in eve. Strong N. wind to night.
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Clear & pleasant. Frost 30° Ground frozen pretty hard. Cleaned & fixed up the car & polished the brass. Went down town with it in the P.M. Saw several other cars out. Roads dry & dusty.
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Frost & pleasant. Took the car down to the shop and worked at it & had the master vibrator, light plant, & shock absorbers put on also cleaned the head. Went to see Keesling launch the "Kasaan", but it was a failure.
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Light frost. Choring about home. Sprayed the trees & rose bushes. Planted potatos & onions. Very fine weather for all kinds of work.
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Frost 33°. Pleasant day. Planted nasturtiums & beets. In the P.M. took Darcy & sister & sister's niece for an auto ride. Went to Lac. Car ran fine.
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Pleasant. Frost 33°. Frank went to Everett on a Motorcycle. Self went to M.E. church in the A.M. & to Psby in the eve.
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Frost 34°. Went to Padilla & got Grants car & washed it. Beautiful weather for plowing.
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Frost 33°. Working on Grants car in the A.M. & took Mr Brown & friends to Jennings S.H. for a trip.
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Frost. Went to Padilla & took Grants car in the P.M. Polished the brass & came home on the 8 P.M. train. Wilsons baby not doing well.
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Rainy this A.M. and some this P.M. Went to meeting to night. Split & piled wood for Nettie & chored about some.
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Rainy & showery. Wrote to Geo this A.M. Made a door for Netties safe or boufett. Put in a new window light for her & went out to the B. Church & helped Sager put up new stove pipe.
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No rain to day, but cool. Fixed new doors on Netties bouffee. Peter M. here this P.M. Was down town twice. Geo Esary got his car out of soak?.
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Went to Psby church in the A.M. Col. Miles of the Salvation army preached. Hard rain & west wind in the eve.
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Went to the ranch with Capt McGill for hay. He got 17 1/2 for the Ice Co. Came home on the train. Ida came also.
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Frost light. At home. Pleasant. Mud drying up.
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Frost 30°. Working about the yard, spading, &c. Cold north wind all day. Went to the charity meeting in the eve at Chamber of Com Hall.
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Frost. [margin: Pleasant. Roads fine.] Went to LaC, spent the day. Took dinner with Carters & staid all night with Bailey's.
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Frost. In LaC & went to the Ranch & to Bay View in the eve or P.M. At the Ranch all night. Grant loading straw.
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[margin: Pleasant. The oats went away today.] Came to Anacortes & set out the Roses in the A.M. Planted peas, spinach, beets, &c. In the P.M. went to the Charities Com meeting.
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Pleasant & warmer. Roads fine. Went to church A.M. & P.M. In the P.M. went with the Wright to the farm for a ride & called on the Millers.
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[margin: Light frost.] Beautiful day. Helped wash. Made a wash lunch and went down town in the P.M.
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Spaded up ground for peas. Went down & got "Speedo". Put on the auto. Watched them drive piles on Com. Ave Fill. Pleasant & foggy A.M.
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Foggy & misty. Grant & Hilda came & Hilda staid to get teeth fixed.
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Rain a little in the A.M. Pleasant P.M. Hilda went home on the train. Choring & down town watching the pile driver on Com Ave. Went to the Elks Play with Nettie. Very good.
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Fine drying day. Cleaning rugs &c in the A.M. Downtown in the P.M.
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Beautiful day. Easter. Went to Baptist S.S. in the A.M. & to the Psby Church in the eve. Edna Whitney here to day at dinner. Light sprinkle in the A.M.
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Fine day. Went to the Ranch then with Grant & Otto to Avon for H. McMillan, then to Mt Vernon Riverside to see bridges then home by Fir & LaConner. Some people sowing oats.
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Nice warm day. Helped wash and mowed the lawn. Downtown three times. Went to the W.C.T.U. lecture in the eve. Mr Esterling here and tuned the pianos also Nettie's.
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Choring about home. Rainy to night. Went to the Baptist meeting.
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Bad cold. Went to Lake Erie fishing with Peter & Geo Miller and to church in the eve. Mr Bledsoe preached.
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Pleasant. Down town in the P.M. Van Buren got a load of hay yesterday. Heard the Fords were in Tacoma.
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Pleasant. Self & Ida went to church in the A.M. & heard Mr Bledsoe. Went to church in the eve.
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Fine day at home. Mr Bledsoe & Mr Jennings here to dinner. Self mowed the lawn & was down town.
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Around home & downtown. Went to church in the eve. The Skagit Co. Bank shut up to day. Self & Grant in for about $37.00 and lots of others for various amts.17
Began sowing oats. Clowdy & misty. Went to the farm & home again at 9.45. Went to church in the P.M. and eve. Rain at night.
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The cars came this P.M. Helped fix them up and take them up to the shop. Went to church in the eve.
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Working most all day on car. Took it home at 3 P.M. Went to church in the eve.
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Cool, clowdy & misty. Went to the Ranch in the A.M. with new Ford. Mr Bledsoe & Nettie went along. Down town in the P.M. Grant seeding.
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Misty A.M. Pleasant P.M. Ida sick with cold. Self went to B. Church in the A.M. & also in the eve. After church took Mr Bledsoe to the boat. There were four baptized this eve.
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[margin: Seeding.] Went to Padilla. Helped Grant plant the potatos then went to LaC. Heard nothing favorable about the bank. It looks as if we would lose it all.
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[margin: Seeding oats A.M.] Working in the garden in the A.M. planting. Rainy. Some teams not out in the P.M. Self & Grant cleaning up the old walk, &c.
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[margin: Seeding.] Rainy A.M. Went to town in the P.M. Got some cabbage plants & set out.
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Damp A.M. Not doing much. Had rheumatism in my knee. Fixed barn door & gate for the milk house.
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Misty A.M. Went with Ronneberger to Grants & to Edison on a demonstrating tour. A letter from Geo this eve about land & rail road damages.
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At home choring and in the P.M. went down and put an air valve on the Ford. Primary election to day to elect delegates to County Con at Sedro Woolley next Sat.
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[margin: Fine ] Working about the law. Mowed it &c. Split wood some and down town.
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[margin: Clear ] Downtown most all day. Help K. & R. in the P.M. unload Fords. Grant over this P.M.
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[margin: weather & warm.] At home in the A.M. & went to Lac in the P.M. Mrs W, Edith & Lee went along. Beautiful day.
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[margin: Fine day.] At home choring in the A.M. Went with Ronneberger to Mt. Vernon in P.M.
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[margin: "Dry & dusty"] Went to Sedro Woolley to the Rep Convention. Had a hot time and the Taft men won out. Franks folks & Ida went to Van Fleets. Grain growing nicely.
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Beautiful day & very warm. Went to the B. church morning. Out to F. Whites in the eve to get Blanche.
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Mowed the lawn & helped wash. Warm.
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Myron Dean died. Shower early this A.M. Took Blanche home and went to Lake Erie fishing with Peter. No luck.16
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[margin: weather.] Choring & downtown. In the P.M. was down to see the steam shovel with C. Moore.
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Got a bumper on the car. Miss White & Dalia here last night. Grant came & got Fawcett's organ. Ida went with him & I went to Sedro Woolley with Nick Bessner & Ida came home with us.
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Warm & dry. Went to B. church in the A.M. and over to Joe Larry slough for a ride with Mr & Mrs Elder in the eve. It began to rain at 8 P.M.
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[margin: Rain.] One inch of rain fell last & still raining. At home choring. Went to a Salvation Army meeting in the eve.
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Rained most of last night. Over two inches of rain in 36 hours. Unusual. Cleared off this P.M.
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[margin: Myron Dean died.] Rec'd $100.00 from Geo Sisson and a deed to sign for my interest in the old farm. Consideration $1000.00 last night. Also word that Grandpa Dean died on May 15th. Went to the Farm & helped make road fence in the P.M.
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[margin: Rainy this eve.] Working in the garden this A.M. Planted peas & squashes & came to Anacortes this noon. Mowed the lawn & went to town this P.M.
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Memorial Sunday. Went out to the Cong. Church. Grant's folks over this P.M. Showery.
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[margin: Showery.] Went with Frank to West Beach & to Bellingham. Saw the aeroplane fly & went to the Wild West show. Came home at 1 A.M.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Schricker arrested & out of $5000.00 bail. At home & downtown.
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Beautiful day. Self at home & downtown. Ida & Nettie went to Bellingham with Frank. Roosevelt carried New Jersey for the Convention. Polished the brass.
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Decoration Day. At home in the A.M. Went to Bay View & Wilson's in the P.M. Edna Whitney & the Wrights went along. Went to meeting in the eve. Mr Claus preached.
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Went to the farm in the P.M. Grant's folks went camping. In the P.M. went with Ronneberger to Esarys (Dave).
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Fine growing weather. Choring in the A.M. & went to LaC in the P.M. Took supper at Bailey's.
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Fixing up things at the farm.
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[margin: Warm] At the farm till 3 P.M. then came home. Was out to Whitney this eve. Tillinghasts there.
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[margin: & dry.] Took the Whitney girls to the Depot on there way to Montana. At home the Bal of the day. Dry & warm.
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[margin: Rain] At home. Went to C.C. meeting in eve. Mr & Mrs Bessner called.
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W.C.T.U. Con here. Mrs Moores came. Ida went with to Seattle with Bessners. Went to W.C.T.U. in eve. Nice rain last night & to day.
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Some rain last night. Went to the camp ground on Guemes Island in P.M. Went to W.C.T.U. Contest meeting in the eve.
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Took Mrs Scott & Mrs Edmonds out for a drive in the A.M. Ida came from Seattle. Mrs B. had her operation to day for cancer. Went to prayer meeting in the eve.
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[margin: Ida 55 today.] No rain but windy. Went to the Ranch with Ida & self went to LaC. & home in the eve. Set out some cabbage plants & worked in the garden some. Mrs Scott at Nettie's.
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Fine day. Mrs Scott here. Cleaned up the auto & worked in the yard some. Was out to Mrs W's in the eve & to supper.
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Pleasant day. Went to the M.E. church in the A.M. & to Cong Church in the eve. Mrs Scott here.
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Went to Pearl's then to Burlington then to Pleasant Ridge the home in the eve. Very warm day. Drove 62 miles to day.
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Rep. Convention in Chicago to day. Stormy time. Warm.
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Warm. Went to see the rock crusher and was out to Frank White's to dinner. Thunder shower in the eve.
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Showery. Not doing much but went downtown Carter's came this eve.
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All went over to Guemes & took dinner with Smith's. Pleasant.
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Pleasant. Carters here yet. (Taft nominated) At home till 5 P.M. when we went to LaC. with the Carters & took supper with them.
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Pleasant. Went to the Baptist church. Rev Flanagan preached. In the P.M. took Ida to Wilsons. Nettie & Donald went along.
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Wrote to Geo. Warm & pleasant. About home all day. Choring some.
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Went with Frank to Lopez Island. Thunder shower this eve.
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Went to Wilsons & to Bow. Shower at night. Nettie & D. went along. Ida came home.
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Showery. Down town some & went to the Ovation and at 5.18 started for Tacoma with Grant on the "Sioux".
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Deposited $1000 in the B of Cal.] Staid in Seattle last night & went to Tacoma this A.M. Went to the races(Auto). They are great. Cold & windy but no rain. At the Central hotel to night.6
At the races again to day. The Fiat car won with Tetzhaf as driver. Bertz car Bergdol driver 2d, National 3d. Back to Seattle to night at the Arlington.
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Came home on the sioux to day. Rain some last night. A letter from Geo. Went to B. church in the eve. The preacher Mr Flanagan scored the town an ace of the celebration.
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Help wash, mowed the lawn & got the car muffler fixed & went to the Ranch after supper. Fine day.
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At the farm choring about some & went to LaC. Got a saving certificate at the new bank in LaC for 650.00. Grant mowed the haybarn piece 4 1/2 acres. Came home after supper & got some fruit at F. Whites.
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No rain. At home & downtown.
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At home. Went to meeting in the eve. Mailed a letter to Geo. Weather fair.
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Down town twice & went blackberrying with Donald. No luck. Signed the local option election.
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Pleasant went out to the SaCyan(?) banks on San Juan with Frank. Gave Jessie Bradley a lesson in car driving this eve.
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Fine hay weather. Went to church in the A.M. & P.M. Went over to the farm in the P.M. Took Mrs Areson & kids. Grant haying. Has about 15 acres cur & 7 1/2 put up.
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Warm & good hay weather. Grant haying. Went to the Ranch & then went to Mrs N. Jorgenson's funeral at Bay View. All ready for Seattle tomorrow.
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Went to Seattle in the Ford. Mrs Whitney & Arlie went with uss. Arrived at 4.30 and put up at the McGinnis house.
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In Seattle seeing the sights. Weather warm. Seattle full of people. "Potlatching"
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Down town in Seattle seeing parades, &c. Lee Bradley in Seattle also.
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Came home via Snohomish. Stop at the Farm. Grant finished shocking hay. Looks like rain. Home at 8.30.
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[margin: Poor hay weather.] Self went to church. Down town for breakfast & to church in the eve.
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About home choring most all day.
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At home in the A.M. out to Frank White's in the P.M. with Mr. Hudson's folks.
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At home & fixing up Lee's car. Showery.
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Pleasant. Went with Lee Bradley to Bellingham. Saw the Motor boat races. Came home at 9.15 P.M.
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Pleasant. Cleaning car, &c. Miss Cline & Mrs McMasters here.
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Fine day. Went to Grant's & Wilsons this P.M. Tool Mrs McMasters & Miss Cline.
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Went to church morning & eve. The company went away on the early boat. Wrote to Geo in the P.M.
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Went to lecture on social questions. Fine hay weather. Byron baling. Mr & Mrs Williams here.
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At home & in town. [Newspaper clipping: Miss Lottie Clay aged forty-two funeral notice.]
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[margin: weather.] Went to Sedro Woolley to Pioneer anniversary. Took Mrs Whitney & Mrs Alexander & stopped at Grants for supper.
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At home in the A.M. cleaning up car. Went to Mt Vernon in the P.M. and filed to run for County Rep.
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[margin: Lots of rain.] Went to the Pow Wow at Mt Vernon & took four women. Hay in bad shape and lot of it out. Twelve acres of ours.
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Went to the farm this A.M. & drove horse to hoist bales.
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Grant finished baling. Self in LaC. & out to Rudene's & home in the eve. Rain at night.
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Rain at night. Miss Frances Ida Wright born this A.M. at 2 oc. Rained all last night and to day. [margin: Baby Wright born Aug 15, 1912.]
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Rained most all last night & to day. Great damage will be done hay & oats. This is the worst rain in August except in 1891 & 1899.
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No rain to day, but not drying weather. Grant over. Self cleaning the auto & downtown.
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[margin: Pleasant P.M.] Showery again this A.M. Went to Baptist church A.M. & P.M. Grant's folks over, also Carter's & Bailey's.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Went to Mt Vernon & to see Rudene. Lots of people cutting oats. Hay in bad shape.
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Went to the farm & down to Wilson's. Fine day. Most everybody cutting oats.
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Fine day. At home mowed the lawn, it looks well.
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Went to Concrete via Mt Vernon with J.O. Rudene. Fine day.
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In Concrete & Rockport & came down to Lyman and staid all night with Otto Klemment.
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Came to Sedro Woolley, Burlington & Mt Vernon. Staid to the Bull Moose meeting then came home via Pleasant Ridge arriving 12.30.
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[margin: Fine] Went to church in the A.M. Bailey's & Mr & Mrs Hall called.
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[margin: weather.] Cleaning auto helped wash and mowed the lawn. Out to Darcy's this eve.
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Grant finished cutting. At home & down town.
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Helping Grant in the A.M. Came home in the P.M. Went to meeting in the eve. Mrs Rooney went home to day.
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Heavy rain last night and some this A.M. A bad one on farmers.
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Downtown in the A.M. and went to LaC. to Dahlia show in the P.M. Took Mrs Smith & Mrs Bradley & Mrs Ronneberger. Grant & Roy began threshing at Johnson's Bros. Pleasant.
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Downtown in the A.M. & went to Johnsons & Bay View in P.M. Rev Hudson went with McNutt to get Miss Attee for Nettie. All machines threshing. Looks like rain.
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Rain most all day. At home. Donald threatened with whooping cough.
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Pleasant day. Went to church and to B View for Miss Attee in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Primary day. Went to election & out to Mrs Whitneys with Nettie.
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Down town getting returns. Wells, Conner & Sisson nominated for Rep on Rep ticket. Donald has W. cough pretty bad.
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Fine threshing weather. At home and down town. Went to meeting in the eve.
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Went with the Hudson's for a trip over the "flats" -- Bay View, Edison, Olympia Marsh, Avon, &c. Made 52 miles. Every machine threshing.
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Went to church A.M. & P.M. Rev Mr Young preached.
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Went to the farm. Fixing granary roof & windows. Peth threshing.
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Threshing. Self at the farm all day except long enough to go to Wilsons. Otto & Merril went along.
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[margin: weather.] Grant finished at 11 A.M. 2470 sks. Fine oats. Choring and put the machinery in the shed.
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Came home this A.M. Hilda came with me. Choring & cleaning car.
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Went to Burlington to a political meeting. Mr Argus went with me. Threshing for Ed Crumrine.
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[margin: Fine ] Went to the B Church morning & eve. Pleasant. Donald still bad with W. cough.
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[margin: Fine] At home in the P.M. & Out to Frank Whites in the P.M. for black berries. Mrs Belch went. Went to meeting in the eve.
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[margin: weather] Mamie Conner died in Denver. Threshing all done. Went to the Fair at Burlington and took Dr. Smith's folks.
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At home choring & washing. Down town in the P.M. This has been the finest Sept in many years.
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Beautiful day. Went to the Fair & took the W. girls & Miss Moore & Mr Smith. Saw lots of people. Grant & Roy baling straw for Roy.
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Went to church A.M. & eve. Mr Flanigan came home to dinner with us. Light rain in the P.M.
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Choring in the A.M. & helping Nettie some. Down town in the P.M. & bot a rain coat. Out to B. church in the eve. Making tables.
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[margin: Beautiful day.] Went to church in the A.M. & over to the farm in the P.M. Lindberry's & Dr. Powell's here this P.M. for a while. Frost on the Ranch last night. Grant sold the hay last week for $12.50 & $12.85 on 30 day delivery.
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Stormy day. Getting read to go electioneering. Went to Mt Vernon to the Hay Humphrey meeting.
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[margin: Fine] Staid in Mt Vernon last night & went to Rockport to day. A Rep. meeting in R. to night. Called on D. Fulk to day.
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[margin: weather.] In Concrete all day & to the Rep meeting this eve.
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In Hamilton & to Anacortes to the Bull Moose meeting this eve.
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[margin: Pleasant] At home till 4.30. Went to Lyman to the Rep Rally this eve. Mr Roup spoke.
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Frost at Lyman. Went to McMurry and to the Rep. meeting this eve.
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[margin: weather.] Walked to Conway and took train for home. Went to M.E. church in the eve. Call on the Woodburns.
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At home all day. Choring & cleaning up the Ford. Went to the club meeting this eve.
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Went to Big Lake via Burlington & Mt Ver. to a Rep. meeting in the eve and came home with Wells in his auto at 12 oclock.
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Stormy day. At home and out to Allen's hall in the P.M. to take Ida & some women.
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Strong west wind all day. Went to Burlington in car to political meeting in the eve. Beagle went also. Got home at 11.30 P.M.
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At home & down town. Helped in the house and washed the car. Clowdy all day & rainy in the eve.
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Rain most al last night & showery to day. At home & downtown.
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Pleasant. Ida & self went to the B. church in the A.M. At home in the eve. Mr & Mrs Bessner & Mrs & Miss Woodburn here.
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Cold & windy. Mr & Mrs McGinnis came.
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Rain last night and heavy to day. Went to the speaking at B. View to night.
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At home to day and went to Pleasant Ridge with Well's in the eve.
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Clowdy & cold but no rain. Went with the McGinnis's to White's for dinner and to the Ranch in the eve or P.M.
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The McGinnis' went home this A.M. Went to Bow in the eve. Went to Woman's Mass meeting this P.M.
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At home in the A.M. & went to the ranch in the P.M. & staid all night. Nettie went also. I went to Lookout with Wells & Beagle in the eve.
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I am 63 to day. Went to Wilson's for dinner and back to A, in the eve & to church. Beautiful day for the season.
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At home all day. Went with Wells to the Avon meeting in the eve. Rainy.
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At home in the A.M. & went after Ida in the P.M. Saw & heard Ernest Lister in the eve. Big crowd. Heard Lister this eve.
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Clowdy & light rain in the A.M. Mr Klemment here in the P.M. At home & downtown. Went to a dry lecture in the eve. Men from Bellingham.
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Went to church in the A.M. & to hear Mr Catterell of Seattle in the eve. Mr Flannigan here to dinner.
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In town & downtown all day. Stormy. Went to hear Chriveon Dry talk in the eve.
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General Election. [margin: Active campaign.] running the car for election purposes most of the day. Pleasant day.
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Around town all day. Heard I was elected for State Representative. Rain in the eve. Wilson elected president.
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Cold clowdy & windy. Went to Mt Vernon with Lee in the P.M. home at 9 P.M. Lister elected Gov of Washington.
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At home, weather wet. Nothing special to record.
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Cleaned the "Brass" and put chains on the car. Anna Crumrine and children here to dinner. Rainy P.M. & eve.
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Rainy most of the day. Self went to church or Sunday school, no preaching.
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Stormy. Choring & downtown.
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Choring & downtown. Had a Consultation with Wells & Conner & agreed to vote for Taylor for speaker of the house of Reps.
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Heavy rains & warm. Fixed an auto starter with my Ford generator. Went to church in the eve.
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The vote for Rep. as follows:
W.W. Conner 3114
W.V. Wells 3457
E.A. Sisson 3597
These are the highest in votes in the county for any office. Roosevelt highest for president 2528.
The vote for Rep. as follows:
W.W. Conner 3114
W.V. Wells 3457
E.A. Sisson 3597
These are the highest in votes in the county for any office. Roosevelt highest for president 2528.
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Rainy. In town all day. M. Sullivan died.
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Went to Mt Vernon to tend the Schricker trial.
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Went with Bessner to the Sullivan funeral and in the P.M. to the Schricker trial. Cold & windy.
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Went to Mt Vernon to trial & staid all night. Ida went to Seattle.
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In Mt Vernon. Schricker found guilty as charged. Went to the old folks concert in the eve.
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Came home at 10 A.M. Bot two suits of clothes. Drove Lee's car to Edison this eve to take Jessie Bradley & Claudia Stearns. The McCulloughs had an accident. Staid all night at Pearl's. Roads in bad shape.
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Came home at 4 P.M. Had dinner at Pearls. Went to the Christian church in the eve. It was dedicated to day.
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About home & downtown. Wrote to the Whitney's and to Grangers about the Schricker sentence.
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Pleasant & frost. At home reading and wrote to Geo. Ida not home. Went to Christian church in the eve.
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Frost. At home & down town. Rain in the P.M. Ida came from Seattle this eve.
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Thanksgiving. Pleasant. Went out to Frank Whites with the car & took Frank & Nettie & kids. Roads very muddy.
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Clowdy & stormy in the P.M. Washing & choring in the A.M. Down town buying suits and overcoat in the P.M. Ida met me. Ed & Tinnie & Mrs Richards here in the eve.
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Cleaning rugs &c in the A.M. & downtown in the P.M. Rainy part of the day.
This had been a very warm month for Nov with only a few light frosts. A dozen of so flowers yet in bloom.
This had been a very warm month for Nov with only a few light frosts. A dozen of so flowers yet in bloom.
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Ida & Nettie down to get the baby's picture taken. Put the car tires on again. Went to Prayer meeting in the eve.
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Frost. Pleasant but cool. Grant went home. I went to Bay View with Lee & Krebs to see the oil drilling machine. Rec'd a letter from Geo.
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No rain but foggy. Went to LaConner & to Rudene's and staid all night.
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Clowdy but no rain. Went from R.s to LaC. Called on the Carters & Till and went to Grants to stay all night.
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[margin: Rain some.] At Grant's till after dinner then came to Anacortes with Grant. Grant plowing with one team, has over 35 acres plowed.
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Mrs John's here this week. Pleasant -- Started for Olympia at 11.15. Staid in Seattle at the Arlington.
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Went to Olympia. Arrived at 11.40. Engaged a room & put up at the Kneeland.
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[margin: Rainy. ] In O. and out to Tumwater. Left for Seattle at 12.15 ar at 5 P.M.
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[margin: Rainy ] Spent the day in Seattle. Went to the B. church. Out to see McGinnis & went to hear Mathews in the eve.
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[margin: Rainy.] Came home pr Str. Whatcom at 2.30. Mrs Johns here.
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Mrs Johns here. Choring and downtown and went to Missionary meeting in the eve.
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Frost light. Helping wash and downtown. Mrs J finished her sewing job.
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Choring around & fixing trunk and down town.
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Fixing up the trunk. Self & I. downtown in the P.M. buying Christmas stuff, &c.
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Cool & damp. Ida went to Wilson's. Self went to B. Church. Downtown in the P.M. & got my picture taken & to church in the eve.
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Clowdy & dull. At home & down town.
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Cool & clowdy. Self & Donald went to Wilson's via Samish Island. Staid at John's. Grants folks there also and we had a Christmas Tree for the children.
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[margin: Christmas] Staid at John's all day. Aunt Mary Wallace there also Mr Merrill. Had a fine turkey dinner.
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Heavy south east wind all last night. Ida came home to night.
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Windy & stormy. High tide & strong west wind all day. Peth's dyke broke new Bay View. Self went to the Farm & back at night. Dr. Palmer & Judge Gilliam at Grant's.
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Stormy & a high tide. Went to the farm & worked on the dyke in the P.M. Rainy & windy. Got the water shut off. Palmer went home.
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Self came home on the 9.30 train. Stormy & very low barometer.
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[margin: Dyke riddled. No. 8 had about ten breaks. Everything around Padilla Bay flooded.] Lowest Bar. since we have had them. Terrible wind all night from the S.W. Changing at 10 A.M. as the tide was full to the N.W. causing the worst destruction to dikes since they were made in Skagit Co. Self went to the farm at 6 P.M.
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[margin: Strong south wind.] At the Ranch. Everything soaked. All working to fix the break at Byron's warehouse. Not a very happy New Year.
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[margin: Frost.] All getting ready to shut off the big buck at the Allen Slough dam. Self grinding axes, filing saws, & working on dike in the P.M. Came hoe in the eve. Ida about sick with bad cold. Dr. Smith has been sick with bowell trouble for over two weeks and not much better.
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[margin: Warmer at night.]Snowing all day. Went to Sedro with Wells & Conner to visit the Northern Insane Hospital. Home at 9 P.M.
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Strong S.E. wind. At home & down town. John Kell & John Nelson here to see about dyke bill. Went to the ranch in the eve. Found them getting on well with the dike.
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At the farm this A.M. but came home on the 9.30 train. They have all the breaks shut except the ones down near Bay View. Amos Ball & Bob Woodburn doing nothing toward shutting this off.
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Snow last night and to day. finished packing and started for Seattle at 5.35 on the way to Olympia.
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In Seattle till ten P.M. then went to Tacoma with Representative to tend the Republican State dinner at the Tacoma Hotel. It was a swell affair.
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Went to Olympia via train arrived at 11 A.M. Bot a stove and went to Birchlers to stay. Snowing & melting. Town full of Reps. and Senators, &c.
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At Mitchell hotel most of the day. Dark & clowdy and rain in the P.M.
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The House was organized to day and H.D. Taylor elected speaker. Rainy.
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Frosty. Gov Lister arrived. Two House sessions to day.
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The new Gov inaugurated to day. Ida & the Palmers came and we all went to the Inauguration Ball. Damp cold and snowy.
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Went to Baptist church twice to day.
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John & Grant came to see me on Feb 24th.
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The Gov. delivered a message to the Senate and the House attended uninvited. Went to church twice. Bap in A.M. and to hear Mrs Bowen on China in the eve. Visited the Park with Ed Brown in the P.M.
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Another session this P.M. and the last began at 8 P.M. and lasted till 5 oclock Fri A.M. Third house in session part of the time.
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Things going lively all night, speeches, songs, and hilarious doings. Went to Bed at 5 A.M. and got up before 9. Packed up and started for Seattle at 12.15 arrived at 5 P.M. Staid at the Arlington and went to the Orpheum with Senator Hammer. Saw a fine entertainment and the first talking and singing moving pictures.
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Stormy. Went to the first Presbyterian church twice, out to McGinnis' to dinner and heard Booker T. Washington in the P.M. also Dan Earle at the Y.M.C.A. at supper. Took the boat for home at 10 P.M.
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Heard McKenna was very sick. Arrived in A 5 A.M. Lots of rain yesterday and same to day. Road muddy. Nettie's baby no well. Frank in San Francisco and has been for some time.
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Windy but no rain. Fixing up the Ford and helped wash.
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Gov Mead died. Temp 27°. Fierce with wind all day and freezing every minute. Choring & reading.
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Tem 26. Pleasant but cold. Ida & self went over to the Ranch in the Ford. Roads dry but rough. Grant through plowing.
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Choring. Took the car down & got the Che? door fixed. Spaded up some garden.
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Cold & clowdy. Got a Stromberg Carburetor put on the car. Went with Donnie to see a scow launched.
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Easter Sunday. Snow four inches deep this A.M. Went to church at the Baptist Easter Exs. Was up to Lees after dinner and out for a ride with him to Summit Park. Went to M.E. church in the eve with Donald.
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[margin: Frost 30 ] At home & downtown. Cold north wind.
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[margin: Frost 28 ] Pleasant but cool. Went to Wilsons in the eve & staid all night.
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At Wilsons till 2.30 Came to B.V. & Grants & home in the eve. Stopped & saw Mr McKenna. He is no better and don't seem to know people. Clowdy & threatening rain. Ida not well. Roads dry but rough.
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Strong S. wind and rain in the P.M. Wheeled over a lot of roots for fire place wood from the Lowman building. Ida not well.
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Cool & clowdy. Choring & downtown.
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Went to B. church. Grant & Hilda & son here to dinner. Shower in the eve.
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Planted garden stuff in the A.M. Was down town in the P.M. & took a ride with Ronneberger. Went to the concert this eve.
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Self & Frank went over to the ranch and the Master's Dam to see Fred Kalso.
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Cold raw wind. Cold & clowdy. Working around the garden some. Frank & family took the car and went to Wilson's in the P.M.
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Rain last night. Strong south wind. Put in a window light in the door of Davis house the the wind broke out. Frank & Nettie came this eve.
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[margin: Wrote to Dora Phillips] Rain again last night. Cold this A.M. Went to the Baptist church and Rev Flannigan came home with me & took dinner. Pleasant P.M.
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Choring about home and cleaning the car. Cold & windy.
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Frank went to Seattle. At home in the A.M. out to Mr Sees & the Fidalgo Mill in the P.M.
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Went to Bellingham and tend the Fourth Trial. Came home via interurban & Burlington. Warm & pleasant to day. Donald not so well.
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Wnt to the Ranch & to the "Oil Well" Van Huebner went with me. Went to meeting in the eve.
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Went to Bellingham to hear the Furth Trial. Came home at 10.45. Donald still sick abed and Frank in Seattle.
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Choring about the place. Mowed the lawn and downtown. A car load of Fords in the A.M. Ronneberg sick abed. Weather pretty good for farmers.
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[margin: Fine day.] Went to the B. church in the A.M. Baileys here to dinner & in the P.M. Went for a ride in the eve. Took Nettie & Mrs Woodburn & kids over to Summit Park.
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Choring about home M & downtown. Grant over and I helped him wash his car. Roy Crumrine here & paid his interest.
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[margin: Weather] Got three load of wood & let Nettie have one. Piling wood & fixing a place for sweet peas.
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[margin: fine.] In Bellingham all day at the Furth trial. Home at 10.30. Frank went also but did not return. Heard Hughes pleas.
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Went to the Ranch and to LaC for seeds & seed potatos for Grant. Helped him plant in the P.M. Ida & Donald went to the Ranch. Weather fine and Grants man sowing oats 16 acres.
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Choring around home. Furth found guilty as charged.
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Nice rain last night. Went to Darcys in the P.M. & took Miss Olive Darcy & niece to the boat on their way to Bellingham.
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Pleasant day. Went to B. church & self & Ida went to Christian church in the eve. Grants and Ed Crumrine's folks here in the P.M.
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[margin: Aunt Mary came this P.M.] Dan'l Sullivan buried to day. Rocks has an auto accident Sun A.M. in Mt Vernon. Heard a girl and a young fellow shot himself but not dead yet.
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Clowdy & cool. Mrs Wallace here & they visited Mrs Woodburn. Self went to Cranberry hill. Downtown in the eve to get Ida's teeth fitted.
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Clowdy & cool with light rains in the P.M. Went to Frank White's with Aunt Mary and took her to Grants at 4.30. Grant sowing oats & nearly done.
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Rainy last night and this A.M. and misty all day. Made a seat for the porch. Mr & Mrs Fed S. Wright here and took dinner with Nettie. Then went to Bellingham on the boat. In the eve went down to Walkers to get Ida's teeth fitted.
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Painted the porch seat. Cleaned up the car and mowed the lawn. John's Wilsons folks came over in the P.M.
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Rain again last night. Clowdy & cool to day. Painted the seat another coat and worked around the lawn.
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Mother 85 years old to day. Rainy most of the day. Mrs Darcy died in Bellingham yesterday. I went to meet them at the boat but they did not come. Went to the train also. Went out to the Young Peoples meeting in the eve at the Baptist Church.
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Frost. Choring around home. Went to meet the Darcys at the 10.20 boat and took them home. Clear & cold.
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Frost. Very cold backward spring. Grass grows but not much else. Went to Mrs Darcys funeral in the P.M.
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[margin: Cold & clowdy] Choring around home & began painting the window sash. Went to meeting in the eve and Ida went to see Mrs Bessner who is sick.
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Still cold & nothing growing. Went to Mt Vernon with Morrison & C. Moore. Mrs Whitney came home with us. The Robinson Co. had a meeting.
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Went to B. church. Ida also. Grant & Ed Crumrine here to see a ball game. Frank home. We had dinner over there. Sheared Patsy yesterday. Oats worth $27.00 per ton.
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Choring about home. Wrights went to Bellingham. Pleasant. Mr Ball sick yet. Had two Drs. to day.
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[margin: Beautiful day] Went to Skagit River fishing with C. moore. Mr McLean and Mr Bird. Caught about 25 trout all told.
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At home in the A.M. & mowed the law. Went to LaConner in the P.M. Nettie, Ida & Miss Darcy went also.
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[margin: Rain a little in P.M.] Went to the Ranch and to LaConner. P.Miller went along. Helped Grant plant garden in the P.M. Got some paint for the house roof.
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Downtown in the A.M. Paid K.&R.'s bill. Fine rain today. Went up to the school buildings in the P.M. with Ida and to the Library Concert in the eve.
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Clowdy & threatening rain. Light shower in the eve. Hazel Valentine came this A.M. & Frank home this P.M.
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At home till 5 P.M. Then went to the Ranch and to B.V. Took Hazel home then went to Wilson's to stay all night.
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[margin: Rain A.M. & P.M.] At Wilsons. Over to Edison and to Leatherwoods'. Then came to Bay View a while and to Grants for supper. Came home in the eve and it rained. [margin: Fred K. lost a horse to day.]
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Cleaned up the car & worked about the lawn & went downtown. Grant & Crumrines over. Ida at Mrs Davis.
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[margin: Pleasant] Cool and clowdy. Mowed the lawn. Mrs Smith here. Went to meeting in the eve.
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Pleasant but cool. Choring in the A.M. and downtown in the P.M. A car load of Ford Roadsters came yesterday. Went out to see Mr Burdun with Lee Bradley this P.M. Went to Miss Libby's concert in the eve with Nettie.
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Pleasant. Ida sick with a bad cough. Helped Mr Davis clean his sewer box in the A.M. Choring & down town in the P.M.
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Beautiful day. Grant over to ball game. Ida sick last night and had Dr. Appleby. Went to church this A.M. Mr Smith called this P.M.
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Warm & pleasant. Mowed the lawn and in the P.M. began painting the roof of the house.
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[margin: Ida not much better.] Warm & pleasant. Went over to the ranch and planted some corn, beans and cucumbers, squashes, &c. Took a walk over the dike. Grant bot a bull calf in Co. with Roy Crumrine.
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Pleasant. Grain not looking very well. It is thin in spots. Can taste the salt in the low places. Grass looking fairly well but it all needs more rain. Ida in bed all day. Self painted the eave troughs and some on the roof. Good weather for fresh land. Amos Ball's dike not fixed yet.
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Pleasant. Choring & painting some on the roof. Dr. Cook here to see Ida.
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Mowed the lawn. Piled wood & did house work. Ida still in bed. The Wrights came.
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Beautiful day. Took the Smiths to Mt Vernon & took dinner with Rev. Jennings' people. Ida still poorly.
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Pleasant. Went to the memorial services at the Christian church. In the P.M. John's & Grant's and Frank Leamer's folks were here.
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Wright's folks started for Seattle. Misty & rainy most of the day. This rain will help out the oats on salt land. A letter from Dora Phillips.
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Fine day. Mowed the lawn & washed. Went downtown for dinner. Heard Grandpa Wright died in San Diego. Went with Nettie to the C. Concert in the eve.
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Pleasant. choring in the forenoon & went out to Frank Whites in the P.M.
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Beautiful Memorial Day. Went & heard Judge Joiner make the Memorial address. Frank, Ida, Mrs Smith & children & Mrs Whitney went for a ride around Marches Pt.
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] Self & Ida went to the Farm & staid all night. Harris Smith died to night from a hit on the head by a base ball in the game yesterday. The oats not looking very well, unless we get plenty of rain they will be very short.
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Ida poorly. Strong south wind. Painting and finished the roof. Caught a bad cold. Went to the class play with Nettie & the Whitney's and took them home after it was over.
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Not doing much. Cold bad. Went to the Graduation Exercises in the eve. Drying weather too dry for salt water oats.
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[margin: Light shower.] At the Farm & went to Bay View in the P.M. and to the Oil well. Down about 130 ft. Had the first puncture on the car. 3486 miles. Came home in the eve. Ida poorly. Mrs Bessner here and is not feeling well.
] At the Farm & went to Bay View in the P.M. and to the Oil well. Down about 130 ft. Had the first puncture on the car. 3486 miles. Came home in the eve. Ida poorly. Mrs Bessner here and is not feeling well.8
Nice rain to day about 1/4 inch. At home all day & went to the Chris. Church in the eve. Ida no better.
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Fine growing day. Ida went to Seattle with Frank to see Dr. Palmer. Went over to the them make road at Summit Park Cap. Hoagon & Mr Davis went along. Mowed the lawn & piled a load of wood.
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Fine warm day. At home in the A.M. Took some women out to Krebs in the P.M. & was down to the Fidalgo Mill.
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Working about home some, down to see John Ball about making a dam in the Hay Barn slough.
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Clowdy & windy & a little rain. Ida came from Seattle. I went to the farm and to Byron's and home at 4.30. Warm wind. Good to raise the river.
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At home choring around. Shower in the eve. Reading the "Harvester".
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Ida 56 to day. Choring in the A.M. & went to La Conner in the P.M. took Mrs Smith & sister.
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Shower in the eve. Pleasant. Went to Wilson's & took the Wright's. Went to hear Miss Crawford on Indian missions in the eve at B.V.
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[margin: Fine ]Washed, mowed the lawn and some other chores. Went to see Mrs Van Huebber in the P.M.
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[margin: weather.] Not feeling very well. Finished reading the"Harvester". Went to see Mrs Van H again and took Mrs Davis.
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Had a collision in M.V. Lost a spoke. [margin: Showery.] Went to Mt. Vernon to the Association. Took Mrs Belch & Mrs Johns & Ida also. Came home at 4 P.M.
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Went to Mt Vernon to Association. Took the Misses Belch and Johns. Heavy rain most all day. Home at 6 P.M.
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Heavy rain last night. At home & down town and got the car wheel fixed.
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Heavy rain last night and some today. Rev Jennings here. Choring about the house. Finished reading the "Heart of the Hills".
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Went to church morning & eve & S.S. Rev Jennings of Mt Vernon preached.
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Grant over here. Grant's 27th birth day.
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[margin: Grant sold the oats at $27.00 was offered 29-- once.] Pleasant. Went to the farm and then to the opening of the Riverside bridge. Otto went with me. The Gov. (Lister) was there.
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Mr McGinnis came last night. Went to Mt Vernon & got Mrs McGinnis and from there to Bellingham and staid all night with Mrs Wallace. Showery but roads fair.
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In Bellingham all day viewing the town. Pleasant day.
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Left B. at 9 A.M. Called on Mr. Dalin near Burlington, then to Edison for dinner, then to John Wilson's then to Grants, then to Frank White's for supper and home at 9 P.M. Fine trip.
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Mr & Mrs McGinnis went home to day via "Kulshan" Washed the car, mowed the lawn. Pleasant day.
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[margin: Rainy.] Working around home in the A.M. and went to the Ranch in the P.M. Margurite White went along and the boat came for the oats. Finished loading at 9 P.M.
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Clowdy but no rain to speak of. Choring around the ranch in the A.M. Went to Wilsons and to Samish Island for Grant a girl in the P.M. Pearl and children came home with me.
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[margin: Frank went to help Fowler on the boat.] Pleasant strong wind at night. Went to hear Hudson. Pearl went with me. Mr Darcy here to dinner. Baileys called in the P.M. In the eve took Pearl & Hilda & Kids home. Had a tire blow out and had to get Ronneberger to bring out a new one. Ida staid with Hilda.
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Grant came from Tacoma this A.M. Went & called on Van Heuber's & Woodburn's this eve. Looks like rain again.
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Rained some last night and nearly all day to day. Poor outlook for hay.
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Grant mowing. Pleasant. Down town in the A.M. & down to Elders to get some dirt. Repotted the big fern. In the P.M. painting window frames & cornice.
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Finished painting. Mowed the lawn, cleaned the car and in the P.M. went for a drive with Mrs Smith & Mrs Nelson. Drove to Dodge Valley, Mt Vernon, Burlington, Edison, Wilson's, Bayview, the Ranch & home at 8 P.M. Had a picnic supper at the foot of the hill where the road comes on the Island. Bad hay weather. John & Grant mowed some to day.
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Went to the Farm to help in the hay. Tedding & raking. Weather good. Finished mowing the Whitney field.
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Ditto yesterday except the show, which was a musical by the Linrud Fam.
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Haying. Weather fine. Finished weaving & tedding. Self came home this eve. Potlatch began yesterday.
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Warm tem 76. Came from Seattle this A.M. Went to the Presbyterian church. Call on the Van Huebeners this eve.
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Temp 76. choring & washing in the A.M. went to the farm in the P.M. Warm & fine hay weather.
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Mowed the lawn & went down town twice. Temp 76°. Ground very dry & roads dusty.
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[margin: Baled 45 tons.] Started for the Ranch at 6 A.M. Grant baling hay. Hay in fine order. The Whitney field made 2 1/2 tons per acre or 50 tons on 19 acres. Self running the engine. Grant feeding.
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[margin: Hay fine.] Baling hay across the road. 40 tons. Warm & dry. Self with the engine.
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Baling three hours & quit for rain. Rain light. Self went to LaC for wire. Came home in the eve. Allen bot Olympia Marsh hay at $10 per ton F.O.B. Burlington.
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[margin: Frank home last night.] Pleasant. Down to see Bessner's new house form and down town. In the P.M. out to Mrs Bowman's and Darcy's. Grant must have finished baling hay to day.
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Armund Wright went home to day. Mr Darcy, The Bailey's & Carter's here in the P.M. Warm & dry. Went to Chris. Church in eve.
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Had a nice rain most of the night last night. Cleaned up the car and went down town.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Washing in the A.M. In the P.M. went down town and to Darcy's & VanHuebner's. Mrs VanHuebner very poorly and has since last Dec. Geo Alverson died Mon & buried to day. Another victim of booze. Turn the charity fund over to the city for the Burrows Bay park fund.
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At home in the A.M. working on lawn. In P.M. took some folks out to Mrs Chitnerds(?) and went to meeting in the eve.
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At home and down town. Nothing unusual transpired. Was down to the Apex. Lots of fish yet.
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Heavy rain all last night. Went to M.E. Church in the A.M. & to Ch Church in the eve.
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Helping Ida wash in the A.M. & went to the Ranch in the P.M. Grant cutting oats. Has twenty five acres cut. Very poor & weedy.
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[margin: Fine ] Choring, reading, downtown with the folks to get baby's picture taken. Fixed the rear wheel on the car with new washers.
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[margin: weather for harvest.] Went down to the Apen & to get some irons for the tank hoops. Out to Frank White's this eve.
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Pleasant. Went to the farm & fixed the tank rods or hoops. In the eve went to LaC & got the Carter's and stopped to Prayer meeting.
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Pleasant. the Carters here and they went of to Guemes & Ida & self went over in the P.M. and all came back at 6.30 P.M.
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Beautiful day. Went to Bap S.S. & the Con Church. In the eve took the Carters to LaConner.
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[margin: Grant was to start at Byron's to day threshing.] Labor Day. Washed & went downtown and out to Darcy's. Mrs Frank D & Mr C. Darcy here to tea and Mr D. staid all night. Cool & clowdy.
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[margin: 1598 sacks oats.] Fine day. Grant threshing & finished at 4 P.M. Self helping & went to Wm Roger's funeral at B.V. & came home in the eve. Ida better.
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Rain again last night. Semi pleasant to day. Choring and down to see Mr Ball about drainage.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. Went to the LaConner Dahlia show in the P.M. Took Nettie, Mrs Elder & Mrs Belch. Rec'd check for $39.55 from Bank Rainier.
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Grant threshing at Crumrine's. Beautiful day. At home in the forenoon. Mowed the lawn. In the P.M. went with Mr Edens, Mr Acton & Mr Kellogg to LaC & to see them thresh on Whitney Island.
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Fine day. Helping about home and in the P.M. Went out to Ivan Alexander's and Mrs Whitney's. She came home with us and I went with them to the teacher's reception. Ida not well enough to go.
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Helping in the house and went down town. Fine threshing weather. They are digging sewer here now. I am keeping car at Robinson's Garage.
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Pleasant. Went to Baptist S.S. & Ch church in the A.M. Was out to Whitney's in the P.M. & went to Psby Ch. in the eve.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and to LaC. to get the machine fixed. Came home in the eve. Ida went also.
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The boy wound up threshing. Smallest job for the M. Fine day. Took off the 2d read tire at 5090 miles. Put on the new 2d Fisk. In P.M. Ida went to the "Thornburg Junction" I was down town & went to the Fidalgo Mill.
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Around home and down town & was to the farm. A shower at night. Order 3500 ft of lumber of Johnson's mill for ditch box.
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At home till 5 P.M. then went to the farm. Ida also. Fixed up the car for a Vancouver trip & mowed the lawn.
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Ida went home sick. Self went with Grants folks to Vancouver in my car. Fine trip.
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Rain in the A.M. Left V for home at 10.50. Took dinner in Lynden. Got home at 7.30 at the farm at 5 P.M. Fine trip.
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Choring about home. Water very low and part of the time, none. Men at the sewer. Keeping the car at Robinsons. Fine weather.
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[margin: No water.] Went to the farm and help Fred on the dike 3/4. Staid at Grants.
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Working at the dike some and at the Hay Barn Gangway. Grant on the dike in the P.M.
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[margin: No water.] Working on Gangway in the A.M. and began the ditch to drain the John Ball dike ditch. Smith & Grant & team helping in the P.M. Grant putting in straw in the A.M.
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[margin: No water.] Choring around the ranch till 10 A.M. then came home. Ida sick all the week. Fine weather all the past week. Most every one I know of through threshing except some on the Samish. Water on this P.M.
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Ida went to Seattle for Medical treatment. Self choring. Washed & cleaned the brass on the car. String S.E. wind all day.
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A card from Ida. Rainy day. Put new tire on car. Painted porch floor & varnished the kitchen & painting floors. Nobody went to the Fair from here. Went to the city hall and registered for voting.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S. & Church morning & eve. Rev Howell preached in the A.M. & Mr Fish in the eve. the church voted to give him a call.
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Rainy all day. Washed a little and painted the porch floors, went to town. Ida came this eve. Frank home.
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Sowing grass seed and hauled out the boxes for the ditch. Grant helping.
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Official opening of the Panama canal at 11 o'clock. Rain steadily all day.
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Choring about the farm till 10 A.M. then came to A. Found Ida in bed not feeling well. Clowdy and showery all day.
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At home went to the M.E. church in the A.M. & heard the new preacher. Ida not no better. Clowdy & rain in the eve.
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Ida sick. Hard rain most of last night. Self washing & choring, splitting wood, &c. No rain to day. Went to the Ranch on the eve train.
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Ida had Dr. Brooks. Another rain last night but pleasant to day. On the Ranch, sendeth(?) self & Grant put in the long box across the road.
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Rain again last night. Working on dike by hay barn. And in the P.M. covering the box. Grant helping. Came home tonight.
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Frost. Pleasant. Choring around & went to the S.S. convention in the eve. Heard Mr. Pratt & Mr Knapp.
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Ida about the same. Cleaned up the car & did some other chores. Went to S.S. C. in the eve. Templar trying to thresh.
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Mist all day. Fixing the ally some, putting gravel by the wood pile. Ida no better. Downtown in the P.M.
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Ida worse. Went to church Baptist. Dr. Brooks here. Weather damp and clowdy.
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Hazel Valentine came. Self cleaned Netties chimney & mowed the lawn. Had the car down town & had trouble starting it.
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Rain P.M. & eve. Working on tank till 3.30 quit for rain and cleaned out the drinking tank and cleaned the one in tank house in the evening.
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[margin: No rain.] Working on tanks all day. Grant helping drive posts in the P.M. Finished the tanks foundation. Strong north wind.
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Clowdy. Went to church in the A.M. Mr Barber? preached. Ida in bed yesterday & to day.
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I am 64 today. Very uneventful day. Choring about home and downtown. Eggs 50 cts a Doz.
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Frost. Clear & pleasant. Went to the farm to fix Grant's boat and staid all night. Grant fixing telephone line.
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Clear, frost Went to Pearls & got her to go to A. Hilda went also. Took them home in the eve & went to prayer meeting.
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Rain last 1/3 inch. Strong south wind to day. Self not doing much but reading & choring.
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Windy & some rain in the eve. Went to the Rose Theatre to seen the "Manger to Cross" pictures.
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Strong wind last night. Clear to day with west wind. Mr Esterling here to tune the piano. Went to meeting in the eve.
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Clowdy. Ida about the same. Put in the Register yesterday. Frank White here calling. Paid sewer tax.
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Clowdy but no rain. Choring and cleaning rugs. Hazel went home this eve.
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Clowdy dismal day. Hazel came back at 1 P.M. Ida miserable as ever. Blanch White here this P.M. Rain some in the P.M. Mr Fred Baileys here also & Mrs Bessner. Called Dr Brooks for Ida this eve.
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Went to Seattle on the boat. Ida also. Fine day. Put up at McGinnis's.
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In Seattle. Ida did not go out. Self & McGinnis down town. Dr. came to night.
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Pleasant. Weather fine. Went to see the Canal with Mr McG. & down south part of town in the P.M.
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[margin: Rainy.] Went out to Ballard to the the canal lock & G.N. bridge & downtown in P.M.
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Went to Ch Church in the A.M. & to hear Gampers(?) in the P.M. at Tab Bap Church.
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[margin: Showery.] down town with Ida & went to hear of see the "Last Days of Pompei" and to the Dixie Quintette in the eve at the Y.M.C.A.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Came home on the Str Whatcom. Anacortes full of mud.
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[margin: Rain.] At home choring & downtown. Rough weather.
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Rain last night. Choring in the P.M. washed windows. A card from Ida. She is no better.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Reading, splitting wood and in the P.M. set out "tulips" on west side of the house. Donald sick and baby not very well.
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Stormy. Went to the B. church and heard Mrs Jennings. Call on Suneth's(?) in the P.M. & wrote to Ida in the eve. Donald sick.
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[margin: Rain last night.] Donald better. Clowdy to day. Went to the Thanksgiving meeting and up to Bradleys in the P.M. & eve. Lee sick.
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Got a load of wood & piled it also piled one for Nettie. Clowdy & windy. Downtown in the P.M.
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Beautiful weather. At the farm working at the rails and choring. Came to A. this eve.
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At home choring. &c.
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[margin: Rain day. ]Went to Roy Bates funeral at LaC and home with Grant in the P.M. and back on the eve train. Edith came from Mont.
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Foggy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Writing & fixing Christmas stuff. Downtown twice & went to prayer meeting in the eve. Called E.F. Poulesland to be paster. W.M. Jennings here also Smith & VanHuebner.
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Light frost & foggy. Clear & pleasant in the P.M. Downtown & out to Smith's. Hilda here. A letter from Ida. Sent a book to Mother.
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Frost 33°. Choring & down town. Cutting up and old suit in P.M.
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Frost 34deg;. Went to the Presby church in the A.M. and to the Cantata in he eve. Clowdy & W in eve.
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Thus endeth 1913.
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Very high tide this A.M. & John Ball had a break at the head of Indian Slough.
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[margin: Beautiful day.] Wrote to Ida. Went to the B. church. Frank went with me. Rev. Powlesland preached his first sermon. Went to church again in the eve.
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[margin: Tide high 3 1/2 inches from the stake.] Began on Franks house. Worked till 4.30 then went to the Ranch. Grant stepped on a nail this A.M. and ran it through his foot.
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[margin: Rainy. Tide 5 in less to day] Came home this A.M. Frank & the other fellow worked some putting up studding. Lovelace did not come. Doing nothing in the P.M.
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Rainy most all day. did nothing on the house, but got the water tap put in. down town & registered.
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Cold & windy but not much rain. Working on the house. Self went to Burlington & worked on house in P.M. Went to Burlington on Water district business.
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Another tide as big as any this winter. Callahan, Ball and the Whitney Island flooded. Working on the house. Part of the rafters are up.
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Rainy A.M. Showery most of all day. Frank & self working on the house most of the day. Grading some.
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Highest tide of the season to day. Went to church and heard Jennings preach his crazy sermons. Was out to Smiths in the P.M. Windy all day & eve. S. wind. A wedding in church to day.
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Fine day for work until 8.30 when it stormed some but all kept at work and made a good showing. Began shingling and they began he chimney & plumbing also.
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Working on house. Self & Frank sheeting & shingling. The others making window frames. Cold & windy.
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Damp & misty and rain after 3 P.M. Sheeting & shingling. Light now & the plumbers at work also lathing. Wrote to Ida.
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Working on the house some. Snow 3 1/2 inches this P.M.
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Highest tide this A.M. since fifty years ago or more. Everything flooded on Padilla Bay, but Woodburn had no breaks. Our dike broke at Bay View. Callahan break still open. Putting windows in the house.
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Grading some & putting on ???e. The finished plastering to day. Frank & Nettie went to Wilsons to stay till after the funeral. Cold S.E. wind and snow squalls.
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Not doing much but chores. Heavy wind. The finished the chimney. Went to Prayer meeting this eve.
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[margin: Grant sold the hay at $10 per ton.] Temp 30 & snowing all day from the S.E. Moved the stove into the house. This is much like a blizzard.
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Working around the house some, putting in windows and cleaning out.
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Cold temp 22°. Wrote to Geo. Self, Frank & Brown laying floor in the house. Clear & cold. Temp 30 at 6 P.M.
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Temp 32. Laying floor & finished. Went to the Powlesland ordination meeting in the eve. Frank also.
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Temp 33°. Working on the house dressing casing &c. The men finished the tiling. Heard from Grant that he had sold the hal. Snow on the ground yet.
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Went to church, morning & eve. Baptist. Ida at home with Baby & Donald.
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Working on the house. Warm & wet. Brown helping.
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[margin: Grant over.] Working on the house. Frank & Brown also. Went to the state prohibition meeting this eve.
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[margin: Rain some last night.] Working on house. Finished the doors & have all window casings ready. Brown finished.
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Went to Prayer meeting. Warm & misting. Working on house. Lovelace here. Self making stairs.
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Pleasant. Working on house as usual. A letter from George.
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Went to the farm (Callahan) to see about improving the dikes. Was up to Kalso's to the dike meeting. Pleasant day. Ida came over on the 10.25 train.
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Pleasant. At the ranch all day. Callahan's dam went out again this A.M. And the began to put it in again at 10 A.M.
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Pleasant P.M. Foggy A.M. Came to A. with Grant in his car. The had the dam in when we left. Worked on the house in the P.M. Grant left his car for overhauling. Dr. Appleby very sick.
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Pleasant. Went to Dr. A. funeral in the A.M. & worked on the house in the P.M.
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Working on house. Pleasant. Grant after his car. Warm & spring like.
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[margin: Great Northern hold up at Samish Station last night at Samish.] Ida came from Grants. Working at the house. Began siding. Inside about done. Frank staining.
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Rainy day, but warm. Ida worse than usual. Self washing some & worked on house 3/4. Lovelace not working. Inside ready to move.
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Went to church morning and eve. Rev Clos began a series of meetings. Ida not well.
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Wrights folks moving. Self helping. They staid in the new house to night.
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[margin: First trip with the car since Nov 15.] Working on the house some, sharpening tools some. Went to Mr Hurd's funeral at 1 P.M. and took Ida to see Dr Maas at 3.30. Went to church in the eve.
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Working on house side. Windy & rain in the eve.
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Worked on the lawn in the A.M. On the house in the P.M. Frank painting. Went to church in the eve.
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Frost. Making steps to the Wright house. Frank painting. Pleasant. H. C. Gill elected mayor of Seattle yesterday.
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Pleasant. Worked on house in the A.M. Had prayer meeting here in the P.M. then went down town. Mr Clos & Mr Powlesland & others here. Settled bills today.
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Working on house & wood house 3/4. Rain this P.M. Grant came over and paid for the hay & $500-- on his note.
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Worked on wood house 3/4. Down town this P.M. settling bills for the house. Frank painting. Ida sick this P.M. Have worked on the Wright house & lots 320 hours at 40¢ per hour = $128.00.
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[margin: weather.] Dito yesterday. Frank went to Seattle. Went to church this eve. Finished the wood house.
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Went to the farm and in the P.M. went to Mount Vernon & LaConner. Paid taxes. Highest on record $689.00 Personal $42.00.
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Staid at the farm ast night & was out with Fred K. this A.M. to meet a boat. The car leaked and I came home on the train and went after the car with Ronneberger in the P.M. Went to church in the eve.
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Went to the Ranch to help load hay, but the boat ran away. Came home & fixed the gasoline tank and put up the phones to Wrights house. Windy. Ida & Nettie went down town in the car.
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Rain most of last night. Working at the phone and shading up garden. Ida feeling bad as usual. Took the car down to get the carburetor fixed.
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No rain to speak of. Went to B church morn & eve and to a baby funeral at the church in the P.M. Mr Clos preached the last of the series of meetings this eve. Eight requested admission to the church.
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Rainy A.M. Did chores, cleaned up the brass on the car, washed some and work on Franks wood house in the P.M. Ida no better.
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Down town & took the car to have a "bosch" put on. Worked on Franks wood house in the P.M.
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Made the pergola and planted sweet peas & lettuce.
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[margin: Fine ] Working at the car & choring. Washed it. Grant over. Peter Miller helping fix the flower beds & trees.
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[margin: weather.] Cleaning & fixing car and working at the beds some. Cut the Dahlias & went to the Ranch this eve. Wrights also. Peter here again to day.
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At the farm & went to Bay View & Mt Vernon in the P.M. to Farmers meeting. Roads dry but rough. Frank went away on the boat.
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Went to Wilsons & home in the eve with Nettie. Ida at Wilson's. Mrs Kalso sick for the past four days. Went to church this eve.
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Went down & got the carburetor fixed. Chored around the rest of the day.
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Went to the Ranch & worked on the dike in the P.M. by Byron's hay barn.
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At the ranch, worked on the dike some in the A.M. Quit for rain. Snow in the P.M. a while & got colder. I came to A. at 6 P.M.
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Working on dyke. Cold south wind. Gas scraper.
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Freds crew & Grants working on dike. Self 1/2. Went to Wilsons in the P.M. & got Ida then came home. Clowdy & cool but no rain.
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Went to church morning & eve. No rain. Windy. Six baptized tonight.
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At home choring. Washed, mowed the lawn & planted some stuff for Nettie. Went to the S.A. Meeting in the eve.
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[margin: Pleasant & drying wind.] Working on dike in the A.M. & planting stuff for Grant in the P.M. Came home in the eve & went to Prayer meeting.
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[margin: Warm ]At home. Working at home and at Wrights. Washed the car, planted gladiolas & peas & nasturtiums.
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Fine day. Mrs Carter here also the Howes & Mrs Whitney. Took Mrs W. home after supper. Ida went also. Planted some Dahlias for Nettie & mowed the lawn.
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Another fine day. Planted peas for Nettie. Went to LaC in the P.M. & took Mrs Carter home. Nettie & Ida went also.
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[margin: Fine weather.] Went to LaC & bot garden seeds & some cabbage plants. Planted the same at the Ranch in the P.M. & staid all night. Grant hauling gravel & disking.
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Working on the farm all day. Planting potatos & making a sled for the disk. Came to Anacortes in the eve & brot Hilda.
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Choring around house. Rolled Netties lawn & went to take Hilda home. Robinson went with me. Ida not well.
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Mowed the lawn & choring about. Bot a suit of clothes in the P.M. at Bradleys.
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[margin: Light rain.] Went to S.S. & church. Baileys & Wilsons here in the P.M. went to the M.E. S.S. in the eve.
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Went to LaC in te P.M. with Powlesland. Cavanaugh's Mill burned to day. Strong wind.
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Choring about home.
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In Seattle at McGinnis's. Getting teeth fixed.
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In Seattle. Went to see the canal locks.
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In Seattle, went to the Baptist church and to hear Ex Gov. Patterson of Tennessee on Prohibition.
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Came home. Left Ida in Seattle. Mowed the lawn. Pleasant day.
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[margin: Hard frost.] Went to the ranch and staid all night. Grant seeding. Planting nasturtiums & choring around. Went to school meeting [margin: at Bay View.]
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[margin: Pleasant.] Ida came home. Went to LaC with Grant and took his timothy seed & cleaned it.
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Planting garden and potatos & made a gate near the barn.
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At the ranch planting potatos & corn & made a big gate. Home in the eve. A letter from Geo yes.
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[margin: Pleasant.] At home mowing the lawn & choring.
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Pleasant. Went to church & S.S. in the A.M. Ida also. Went out to Frank White's in the P.M. Nettie also.
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Mrs Ornes died. Went to church last night & got caught in the 1 1/4 in rain. Rained. Lots last night and most of the A.M. today. Choring & downtown.
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Pleasant to day. Washing & choring. Went to M.E. meeting in the eve.
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Fine weather. Grant seeding. Went to LaC , the Ranch & Mt Vernon. Mrs Ornes buried to day. Staid all night at the farm.
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[margin: Grant finished seeding.] Went to Wilson's. Hilda went with us. Fine day. Saw the gas tractor harrowing with four disks. Came home in the eve & went to church & prayer & business meeting.
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Mowed lawn & choring in the A.M. Blanche White here to dinner, Ted also. Went to LaConner in the P.M. Windy & a shower towards night. Light.
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Ida sick again. Not doing much but chores. Put a roof over the back porch. Went to the mill to get some lumber.
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[margin: day. ]Drove 53 miles. Went for a trip with Powlesland's folks to Pleasant Ridge & via Mt. Vernon & Arlington. Went to the M.E. church this eve.
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At home mowed the lawn. Mary & Mrs Gast came. Went to Prayer meeting in the eve. LaConner delegation to the M.E. meetings.
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Mrs Gast went home. At home choring.
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Pleasant. Went to church morn & eve.
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Oats looking well. Went to Samish with Mr Darcy this P.M. & took Mary Wallace to Frank Whites.
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Fine growing weather. Washing in the A.M. & took Mary to LaC also Mr & Mrs Hudson.
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Choring & cleaning house. Mowed the lawn.
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Went to LaC & took Mary Wallace to Burlington. Found Alf Stacey sick. Staid all night at Mrs Horsey's.
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In Burlington all day. They took Alf to the hospital and operated on him for appendicitis. He is very sick. Came to the Ranch this eve.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Went with Grant & John to Wickersham & came home via Sedro & Burlington. Alf resting and seem to be doing all right. Came home this eve and went to Baptist supper.
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At home choring.
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Alf some better. Went to Lyman to the Baptist Association. Distance 35 miles. Good meeting. Rev Jennings moderator.
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[margin: Weather dry & dusty.] In Lyman till 5.30. Came home and brot Mrs Williams & Mrs Smith. A.J. Stacey still gaining.
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At home most all day. Went to prayer meeting in the eve. Rev Mr Dark here this A.M. & I went to the Depot to meet him.
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[margin: Grandma Kalso died.] Good roads day. Went to the Ranch and worked in ght garden some. Planted beans, peas & squashes. Oats looking bad on salt land and need rain very much.
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[margin: Strong S. wind.] Choring in the A.M. & went to Burlington to a prohibition meeting in the P.M. Ida & nettie went to see Alf S. Mrs Powlesland went also.
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[margin: High S. wind.] Went to S.S. In the P.M. went to Mrs Kalso's funeral at Bay View. large turnout. Came home and wrote letters in the eve.
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[margin: Windy.] Bessner's here this eve, Darcy also. Threatening rain and a sprinkle last night & a light shower to day. Washing & choring.
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[margin: High wind.] Still trying to rain but don't make it out. Grant over today. Mrs Bessner went to Seattle to see Dr. Palmer.
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[margin: Drying wind.] At home till 4.30 Then went to the Ranch. Ladies Missionary meeting here this P.M.
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[margin: Clear & pleasant.] Went with Bessner to Whistle Lake. Downtown in the P.M. & to Prayer M. in the eve.
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[margin: No signs of rain.] Choring & down town. The Whitney's at Nettie's to dinner this eve. This has been the dryest may on record.
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Decoration day. Beautiful day. Went to Grand View cemetery & took four old soldiers. Went to the exercises in the Empire Theatre in the P.M. Grant and sone here.
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Got ready for S.S. but the chimney caught fire & did not go. Went to Bay View to the Decoration exs. Took dinner with the Howe's. Nettie went & we went to the Baccalaureate Sermon by Mr Coloni in the M.E. church.
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Went to Burlington to see Alf. He is gaining slowly. Went with John & Grant to see a cow sale at Thompson's place and saw his barn.
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Went to see about the well machine & over to the Ranch & to the Grad Exs. in the eve. Ida & Blanche White went also.
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Went to Burlington, Mt Vernon, Fir & LaC. Took Bessner & McArdle & Smith from Burlington. Went to Hear McArdle speak in the eve.
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[margin: Dry & dusty again. Poor show for oats on salt land.] Working at the car in the A.M. took the steering gear apart & oiled it & mended punctures. Went out to Mrs Whitneys at 5 P.M. & got Edna & her luggage. Went to the Rep Caucus in the eve.
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A fine rain last night and all day to day. Went to church & S.S. this A.M. Mr Darcy here in the P.M. & eve.
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[margin: 1 1/4 rain.] Rain some all night and till 10 A.M. Rain very much needed and will do lots of good. Down town & choring. Frank home a while this A.M.
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Went to the Farm & in the P.M. went to LaConner to see the well machine.
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At the farm The machine moved down to day working in garden &c. Went to B.V. with Grant in the eve & staid all night.
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The machine came to day & started at the hay barn. I came home this eve & went to meeting.
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Went to the Farm again. The well is a failure. Ida came over on the train. The boat here for the hay to night. Loaded hay till 11 P.M. Grants cows came.
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Went to Sedro Woolly to Rep. Convention. Otto K went with me. Fine day & good con. Came home this eve.
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Ida sick. Bailey's here. Went to church morning & eve and to the Flag day exercises of the Elks in the P.M.
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Went to the Farm. The well borers struck water at noon & moved to Regenwetter's.
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[margin: Dry ] Took Ida to Wilsons. Went to LaC & chores around the Ranch.
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Setting out mangolds. Grant after his calf.
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Working on barn foundation & went after Ida at Wilsons in the eve.
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[margin: weather. ]Working on barn in the A.M. Came to Anacortes in the P.M. & ordered lumber for barn & bot a can (5 gls) of oil for the Ford. Grant here to Elks Smoker.
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[margin: Nice last night.] At home choring. Mowing lawn &c. Grant here last night all night.
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Rain lots last night and most of the A.M. Went to S.S. & church. Very few out. Ida came over on the train & went back in the eve. This rain will insure the oat crop.
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At home choring & down to see the gravel machine for hoisting.
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Went to the Ranch to work on the cow stable.
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Went to farm to work on barn. Rain again last night.
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Rain again last night. Working on barn & came home this eve.
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[margin: Pleasant. Kalso haying this week.] At home mowing lawn & choring.
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Came to A. in the A.M. Took dinner with Nettie & went back to the farm in the eve. Ida went with me & staid all night.
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Did the chores & came to A. to S.S. & church.
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[margin: Fine weather] Washed, mowed the lawn & went to the Ranch in the eve. Also went to Bay view & got some shingles for pump house. Grant haying.
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[margin: Fine weather.] Shingled the pump house and hung the cow stable door. Haying.
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Judge J.P. Houser died. Working on stable & pump house door.
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Went to LaC. & ordered a pump & the pipe. Saw Will Armstrongs cow barn. Nailed down the floor in the hay barn & cow barn loft. Came home in the eve & went to meeting.
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In town all day. Went to hear Ole Hanson in the eve.
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Went to the farm & worked on the hay shoots & home in the eve.
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[margin: Fine hay weather.] Went to S.S. & in the P.M. went to Judge Houser's funeral & took Moore's folks. Went to church in the eve.
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Shower this eve. Grant finished putting up hay. Went to Chautaqua three times.
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Dito yesterday. It is fine.
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[margin: Clear & ] Went to Chau'a three times. John's folks here. Ida went this A.M. Chautauqua closed tonight. It has been a great success.
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[margin: warm.] John's went home this A.M. & Ida went with them. I got the car fixed & was down town in the P.M. talking with Mitchell & others about County Coms. Perfect hay weather for the past three weeks.
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Went to S.S. & church & then went to Pearl's with Nettie to get Ida. Strong west wind.
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Went to Mt Vernon and filed for County Comm. Grant hauling in hay. Strong west wind.
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At home. John over to load Matson's oats.
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Grant baling at Freds. Merchants Picknick at Weaverling's. Went a little while, Ida also. Big fire at 20th & Com.
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At home & downtown. Went to prayer meeting. Baled 30 tons of hay [margin: and put the rest in the barns.]
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Went to the farm & put windows in the barn & put on Grant's new tires & went to Crumrine's to see them bale.
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Home and down town. Warm & dry.
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Went to church morn & eve and out to call on Mr Ferguson's folks.
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At home & downtown. Ida went to Bellingham with Mrs Bessner to see Dr.
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Went to Samish Island and Burlington with some men from Boston. Had a "blowout". Ida in Bellingham. Weather warm and dry.
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Ida came home last night at 10.30. Choring and down to see the Jespel(?) launch. Rev Pace & Rev Howell here.
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[margin: Went to see Barkhousen] Warm & dry. John came last night and was here to breakfast this A.M. Went out to Frank Whites to night. He was hurt in a runaway.
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Nice day. Went to Pioneer meeting at Sedro Woolley. Nice crowd and a good time. Made about 54 miles today. Took Chas. W. Beale and Mrs Whitney. Mr Beale is the oldest resident Pioneer of the Skagit Co and is 83 years old. Got home at 6:30 without any trouble.
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Helping wash &c in the A.M. Went to LaC & the ranch in the P.M. Paid for the water pipe 2700 ft at 6 3/4¢ per foot. Grant baling at Conners, yet his hay is averaging five tons per acre.
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Threatening rain and sprinkled a little. Mrs McGinnis went home to day. Grant through baling. Oats about ready to cut. Hay $8.00 per ton. Oats $20.00
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Went to Ferndale to Pioneer reunion. Light rain in the P.M.
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[margin: Fine day.] Went to the Mt Vernon Pow Wow. Nettie went & Grant. Ida staid at the farm.
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Went to church & S.S. & Church in the eve. All out to Frank White's to supper. Margurite & friend called this P.M.
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Grant began cutting oats. Washed in the A.M. Down town in P.M. & getting ready for Bellingham. Car head cleaned in B.
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Drove to Bellingham to take Ida. Nettie went also. Ida staid in B. the rest came back to the Ranch.
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Went to LaC & ordered a pump. Took Nettie to Pearls. Choring in the P.M.
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At the farm. Making steps for the house. Weather dry. All cutting oats.
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Dito yesterday & painted the steps. Went to B.V. got Nettie and came home this evening. No sign of rain.
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Choring about home and downtown. Ida came home on the night boat.
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Light rain this A.M. Went to church & s.S. & church in the eve. Clowdy all day.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Not doing much but watch the cars in the P.I. Reliability Tour downtown. War still on & look as if Germany was getting the worst of it.
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[margin: Dry.] At home in the A.M. Went to Mt Vernon with Besner in the P.M. on Prohibition business. Margurite here.
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Went to the farm & came home in the eve to P. meeting. Grant finished cutting oats.
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Grand Army Convention here. Went to the eve meeting. Mr Quimby made the address.
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Ida sick abed. Pearl & John at W. Island. Went to the farm. Margurite went along. Making a water trough for the lower field by the well.
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Dry as ever. Working on drinking tank & came home in the eve.
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[margin: Dry all this week.] Got the car fixed & went to the farm to work on tank.
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At home and downtown. Watching the Asphalt machine and the spreading of the A. W.J. Thompson, Ex Com, killed in the Auto accident last night. Another victim of booze.
W.J. Thompson, Ex Com, killed in the Auto accident last night. Another victim of booze.30
Went to Mrs La Mause lecture on Prohibition at the Bap. Church. Then went to LaConner to take Nellie Carter home. Nettie & children went also. Dry and road very rough.
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Threshing at home. Grain turning out well.
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Labor Day celebration. Stacey's & Wilson's here. Shower last night. Clowdy & misty.
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Rain most all day. Primary election Day. Very light vote. Was nominated for Co. Com.
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[margin: Helped load hay this P.M.]Went to Mrs Whitney's and over to the farm threshing in the P.M. Sold Van Buren 15 tons hay. Went to take Edna W home & to Prayer meeting in the eve.
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Helping around the house in the A.M. Down town in the P.M. Grant here to dinner. Pleasant, but no threshing.
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Went to church & S.S. & church in the eve.
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[margin: Rain.] Washing & choring.
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[margin: Rain.] At the farm laying water pipe.
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[margin: Rain.] Working at cow stable & laying water pipe.
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[margin: Rain.] At the farm laying pipe & making milk cart. Came home on train this eve. Stormy all this week & no threshing. Grant using the new cow stable this week.
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Went to the Republican Committee meeting A.M. & P.M. Windy but no rain to speak of.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Skagit Co. Fair opened. At home working on wood shed. Went to a prohibition meeting this eve at M.E. church.
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Went to the Ranch & got the car this A.M. Worked on wood house the rest of the day & went to a Prohibition meeting in the eve at the Bap church.
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Went to the Fair and took Ida & the Powleslands. Beautiful day.
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The McGinnis's came to day. Went to the Fair. Took Nettie & the Whitney girls.
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[margin: Rain]most all day. Went to the Fair with Mr McGinnis on the train. Sloppy day. Light atten.
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[margin: Cool & clowdy.] Went to church & S.S. then out to Frank White's to dinner with the McGinnis folks and to the Christian church in the eve.
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[margin: Pleasant, some threshing on the Samish.] At home in the A.M. & to LaC & the Ranch in the P.M. McGinnis & Blanche White went also.
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At home in the A.M. & went out to Whites for black berries in the P.M. & to a Rep meeting in the eve.
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[margin: weather. ] Went to John's to take Ida, Darcy & Mrs Peter's. Came home at 6 P.M. & went to the prohibition meeting at the M.E. church.
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Around home & down town. Took some women to register & Mrs W home. Mrs Stacey here. Grant also & she went to the Samish with him. [margin: Pleasant] Went to hear Judge Black in the eve. Mr Marvin hurt at Summit Park. Got in front of Trafton's auto.
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Mr Marvin died last night. Home and downtown. Took Mrs Whitney home. Went to prayer meeting in the eve. Fine day.
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[margin: Pleasant.] At home & down town. Grants & Johns folks over & Ida came home. Went to an Initiative meeting at the Rose Theater in the eve.
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Rain lots last night. None to day. Ida not well. Took three women to register. Streets very muddy.
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Ida not well. Went to church A.M. & P.M. & to S.S.
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Ida not well. Rainy most of the day. Put the Sear & Roebuck tires on the rear wheels to day. Down town in the P.M.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Last day for registration. Out trying to get people to register with out much success.
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Went to the Farm this P.M., Ida also. Settled with Van Buren for the hay. He still owes me for some poor hay. Staid at the farm to night. Went to a B.V. to a Progressive meeting.
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At the farm plowing out a ditch for the water pipe and making a gate.
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Working on the ditch with Grant & Johnson in the A.M. and came home in the P.M. Strong S.E. wind all day.
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Rain last night. Went to Burlington & to Donnally sale. Took Well, McGain & Nelson.
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Went in Wells car. Went to Mount V, Burlington, S. Woolley, Lyman & Hamilton. Political meeting to night.
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Came from Hamilton to Lyman and went to the Rep. meeting in the eve. Came to Sedro Woolley after the meeting.
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[margin: Beautiful]In town all day & went to Rev Bakers Prohibition address in eve. Lelia Wilson here all night.
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[margin: weather.]Went to the farm & finished laying water pipe and tried the pump. It is not very satisfactory. Went to the LaC Rep. meeting in the evening and home at 11.30. [margin: Heard Bob McGlinn was dead.]
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Went to S.S. & church morning & eve. Frank home. In the P.M. all went over to Ira Leatherwoods.
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[margin: Fine ] At home washing & choring. Reps. at Concrete.
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[margin: weather.] Reps in Anacortes. R. L. Peck died. Went to LaC to Bob McGlinn's funeral. Took Nettie & Ch Dwelly's folks.
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State gone "dry". All Repbs in County elected except Neal Bradsberry & Cogswell. Downtown & to Bessner's in the Eve.
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Rainy A.M. Self elected Co. Com. Home washing in the A.M. Downtown in the P.M. Frank home.
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Choring around in the A.M. & downtown with the car to take Ida in P.M.
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[margin: Rain this eve.]Went to church & S.S. in the A.M. and home with Mrs Peters to dinner. Mr & Mrs Bessner were there also. Margie Woodburn married Thurs.
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Went to the ranch and staid all night.
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[margin: Rain P.M.] At the farm till 1 P.M. Cutting stuff for tank foundation in the A.M. Came home in the P.M. and went down to vote in the city primary.
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At home and downtown. Clowdy & some rain.
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[margin: Rain.] Working around the garden in the A.M. downtown in the P.M. Went to prayer meeting in the eve. Rain hard this eve. Powlesland resigned to take effect Dec 31st.
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Terrible wind last night. but clear & no rain to day. Choring. Went to the Christian chicken supper this eve.
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Frost 32. At home & down town. Clear & pleasant.
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Frost. Went to church & S.S. & church in the eve. Had the Ford out to day. Sts rough. Clear & pleasant. Wrote to Geo this P.M.
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Pleasant. Choring & downtown.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Washed in the A.M. Downtown to talk with Polson & Shields in the P.M.
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Rain last night & to day. At home all day. Reading & choring.
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Clowdy & Misty. Heard J.P. McGlinn is dead. At home all day. Went to the M.E. supper in the eve. Ida also.21
No rain. Down town morning & P.M.
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Rainy P.M. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Ida went to Bellingham in the P.M.
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Cool & south wind. Went to John McGlinn's funeral this A.M. Was Pall bearer. Came home with Tom Esary in the P.M.
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Pleasant day. At home and down town. Ida in Bellingham. Self went to the musical concert in the eve. Foggy to night.
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At home. Ida came home from Bellingham. Rain light in the P.M.
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Thanksgiving. Went to the Union Service. Frank White's & Nettie's folks here to dinner. Stormy day.
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[margin: Rain to night.] Went to the Ranch to work on the tank foundation. Staid at the Ranch. Grant & Hilda went to Anacortes.
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Rainy day. Came home at 9 A.M. Grant & Hilda here till 3 P.M. Went to hear the "Hypnotist" in the eve.
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No rain. Went to S.S. & church morning & eve. Took the Ford in the A.M. Streets very muddy. Went down to Bessner's in P.M.
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Pleasant. At the farm working at odd jobs. Came home via train in the eve.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S & church and to the Anti S. League talk in the eve. Mr. Darcy here this P.M. Frank home to stay.
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At home and at the Ranch with the car. Ida & Frank went also. Weather fine. Took over some pipe. Put it up on the barn to carry water to the tank.
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[margin: Fine Frost weather.] Went to Mt. Vernon to talk with the Coms. Staid all night & went to the Osborne Revival meeting in the eve.
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Frost. Came home at noon. Grant here to the Elks doings.
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At home. The Wilson's here to day. Went to the Prayer meeting this eve.
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Frost 29°. Clear & cold. Went to LaC. Ida also in Ford. Settled the hardware & tank bill.
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Frost 30. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Fine winter weather for a week past.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. choring. In the P.M. over to Guemes looking at the roads.
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Frost 29° 27° down town. At home & down town. Frank White here to talk about road beds. Clear & pleasant.
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Frost 30. At home & down town. Went to Prayer meeting in the eve.
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Frost 29. Pleasant. Roads fine. John Wilson & Ed Crumrine here. Mr & Mrs Powlesland here in the P.M. & we all went to the Congregational supper in the eve.
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Strong north wind all day & clear. Self & Frank went to the Ranch and put up the horse barn eave trough.
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Temp 32. Went to church & S.S. A.M. & P.M.
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[margin: Temp 34.] Pleasant. Clowdy. Prospect of a change. Sent a picture to Mother. Went to the White Slave pictures in the eve. Margurite White here all night.
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Temp 40. Clowdy & warmer. Went to Frank Whites to take M. home. I. went also. About town in the P.M. Bot a vacuum sweeper. Sent Ch. cards & photos away.
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Sent away more Christmas stuff & cards. Clear & pleasant & no frost. Choring & getting ready for Christmas.
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Beautiful day. Chellis Osborn here to dinner. We & Wrights went over to Wilsons for Ch. this P.M. & staid all night.
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[margin: Rain some.] Christmas. Spent the day at Wilsons. Ira Leatherwoods there also & I took them home in the eve. Grant's came down this eve.
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Rain light last night & to day. At Wilson's till 2.15 then came to A. Wrights staid at Wilsons.
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Rain day. John Eden's buried to day. Fire in LaConner. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Ida also.
John Eden's buried to day. Fire in LaConner. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Ida also.28
Pleasant. Washed the car ad chored in the A.M. Went to see the Gray & Davis starter in P.M. B.L. Martin buried to day. Died Sat last eve.
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Washing A.M. Down town in P.M. Clowdy & sprinkling rain som. Reading "Wild Olive".
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Opened act in Citizen's bank. Downtown in P.M. Warm, clowdy with S. wind. Mrs Smith called.
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Pleasant day. Down town most of the day. Mrs Williams & Mrs Wilson here this P.M.
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Cleaning out the kitchen & pantry and painting the shelves & between the shelves. Rain P.M. & eve.
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Painting some & down town to bridge meeting at the Chamber of Com. F. Tillinghast & W.B. Alverson here about the bridge. Bot a cupboard for the table.
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Choring & down town. Clowdy S. wind.
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Went to Bap. S.S. Home the bal. of the day. Bessner here this eve.
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Ida sick. Went to Mt. Vernon to Com meeting & voted for the LaC bridge.
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Went to the drawbridge with the engineers & to the Ranch in the P.M. also Bay View.
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At home choring. Bean finished calsomining the kitchen & pantry. Soderstrom here this P.M. Ida poorly.
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Ida poorly. Stormy day. Down town in the A.M.
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Pleasant. Ida went to Seattle on the 10.10 train. Self home & downtown. Gave Lowman a check for Bond premium $27.50(County).
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Frost. Clowdy but no rain. Down town most of the day. Wells, Robinson & Lowman here from Olympia.
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[margin: Frost. Pleasant.] Went to S.S. & B. church in the A.M. Mr Powlesland preached. Went to Ch. Church in the eve.
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Went to Mt Vernon & back in the eve with Lee Bradley. (settled with Treasurer) Roads rough.
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Out on State road & to Frank Whites to dinner.
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At home in the A.M. & out to Lake Era in the P.M.
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Frost. Around town & went to see about Mrs. Lindbeck's case. To meeting in the eve.
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Frost about 28°. Went to Edison to Lee Andrew house also called on A.J. Stacey. Heard from Ida that she is not doing well.
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Frost 32. Beautiful day. At home most of the day. Went to Mt Vernon in the eve to Mitchel(?) banquet. All night in Mt Vernon.
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Clear 30. In Mt Vernon to 10 A.M. came to ranch with Bland & home on the eve train.
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Frost 30°. Started at 10 A.M. for Chehalis to attend Coms. Convention. Arrived at 7 P.M.
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Rainy day. Went to Bay View and with Strong to view a road on B.V. Ridge. Home in the eve.
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Took the car out. First time this year. At home choring & down town.
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Pleasant & spring like. Downtown and out to the Rock Crusher with the car. Miss Harrelson here.
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Pleasant. About home & down town. Ida sick. Spaded up the garden.
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Ida in bed most all day. [margin: Clowdy no rain.] Downtown in the A.M. to see the Co? from Guemes. and over to the drawbridge to see roads with Tandy Knight.
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Frost light. Hard rain last night. In town all [margin: I. no better] day.
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Went to S.S. Baptist. John Wilson's folks here this P.M.
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In Mt. Vernon & at the Ranch and home in the eve.
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Went to Samish with Polson and back to Mt Vernon & home in the eve.
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[margin: Rain some.] In town with A.W. Wilson. Pauper(?) business.
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Pleasant. At home and around town. Washed some. Reading "The Iron Trail".
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Pleasant. Around home. Road good out of town.
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At home & down town. Pearl & John here. Went to Methodist supper in the eve with N. & F. Bessner silver wedding to day.
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Pleasant. Down town to see Wells in the A.M. and again in the P.M.
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Dry day but clowdy. Went to the Samish, Bow & Edison. Staid all night at Wilson's. Went with Lowe to visit a gravel pit at Lou Inmans.
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[margin: Light rain. Ida no better.] Came up to the Ranch and to see smith also about road work. Was down across the road to see about drainage and (came home in the eve) Rain some this eve.
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Pleasant. Looking after Pauper & making road drag. Grant's folks here & at Franks also Ed Crumrine's.
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[margin: Pleasant. Young peoples con. at the Bap church.] On county business. Talking with Rockaly about ferry and out to Whidbey Island ferry with Polson.
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Rainy P.M. & eve. In town all day. Went to the B.Y.P.U meeting in the P.M. Mrs Jackson & Mrs Stacey here calling & took them to the train at 5.30.
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In Mount Vernon Coms. meeting. Let the con for the LaC bridge.
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Pleasant. Ida no better. Went to Bap S.S. and to the Ch Church in the eve. Planted peas.
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Pleasant. The oats loaded to day $35.00 per ton. In town all day. Took Ida to Dr Maas for treatment.
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Clowdy & rain at night. Took Ida to Dr. Maas. Working at the lawn some and planted spinach, beets, carrots, onions, &c.
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Pleasant. Maas here. Went to Whidbey Island Ferry with Frank & Strong. John & Grant over.
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Dr. Maas here. Ida worse. In Mt. Vernon fixing up the bridge Cost and went to Big Lake with Polson.
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[margin: Clowdy & rain in the eve.] Maas here and Ida still worse and talking Seattle. Down to the mill and ordered Lumber for a tank tower.
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[margin: Clowdy & windy.] Rain all last night. Grant's & Wilson's folks here to day. Dr. Maas also. Ida the same. Went to Ch church in the eve.
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Ida worse last night & had a Dr. Took her to the Seattle hospital this A.M. Came bak in the eve & went to the water meeting.
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[margin: Clowdy & some wet at night.] Went to Election. Mowed the lawn & fixed some ground & planted sweet peas, some for Nettie also.
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Over to Bay View & the Ranch. Strong wind. Girtie went to Frank Whites.
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Dragging road. Fine weather. Farmers plowing. Went to Mt Vernon in car. Settling with Treasurer.
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[margin: Beautiful ]Ida went to McGinnis in Seattle. Some better. Went to S.S. & to Con church in A.M. & to Christian C in the eve. Pleasant. Went to the ranch & laC in the P.M. Nettie & Girtie also.
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At home, washed the car & mowed the lawn.
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[margin: weather.] Down to K. & R.s putting springs on the Ford. Girtie went to Friday Harbor.
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Went to the Samish & to Samish Island also to Scheafer gravel pit & to Grants all night.
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[margin: Fine weather. ] At the Ranch in the A.M. Took Johnson to see about county work & home in the eve. Ida in Seattle & no better. Land dry & roads dusty.
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Went to the mill & shipped over the lumber for tank tower. & in the P.M. went to Wilson's with Nettie & Donald & staid all night. Went to Edison in the eve to a W.C.T.U. entertainment.
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Mrs Marshall buried.] Easter. Pleasant. Went to S.S. to hear Mrs Platt W.C.T.U. In the P.M. went to Easter Concert. Mrs Marshall funeral to day. C. Howe's folks here this P.M.5
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Light frost. Pleasant. Choring here and over to Netties, down town in the P.M. Mowed Netties lawn.
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[margin: Fine ] Washed the car & went to the farm. Made a trough for Grant. Started the water running from across the road.
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Had a special delivery letter from Ida last night. She is not so well and is considering an operation soon. Went to S.S. & then went to Wilsons with Nettie & children.
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weather.] Gertie Wallace back. Set out dahlias. Went to see the school house bridge & to Tandy Knights fill with C. Nelson. Plant garden & potatos in the P.M. & home in the eve.
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[margin: James Williamson died.] Ida as well as could be expected. Staid at Palmer's last night and was at McGinnis's today. Rode out in the Dodge Bros car in the P.M. Geo McG. driving. Pearl & Grant went home to night.
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Grant through seeding. [margin: No rain in Skagit Co.] In Seattle waiting for Robt. & tending the Matson trial. Ida same.
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[margin: Strong S. wind no rain.] Went to LaConner & to the Downey place & took robt to Wilson's in P.M. Had dinner at Bailey's. Staid at the Ranch & went to Pict. show in eve.
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[margin: Pleasant.] At the Ranch & went to the draw bridge to see about the work on road dike and about replanking the draw. Home in the P.M. An encouraging letter from Miss Carter about Ida.
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First card from Ida since operation. In town all day. Choring & downtown.
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[margin: Pleasant] Went to Sedro Woolley via train and then to Bellingham with John's folks & Robt. Came home via boat and went to Prayer meeting.
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Robert back from Wilsons. Went to the Ranch & then to Samish & in the P.M. getting lumber off the Fidalgo bridge.
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[margin: Fine day but dry.]Went to concert last night. At home choring and around town with Robert. A card from Ida or the nurse rather.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Went to B. S.S. & to the Con Church with Robert. At Whitney's to dinner & the P.M. Went to the Chris Church in the eve.
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[margin: Light showers.] In Mt. Vernon settling with the Treasurer. Went in Ford & Robt. went along and came back on the train.
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[margin: Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M.] John, Pearl & Hilda & children here to dinner or rather Netties. Mowed the lawns.
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Rain some this A.M. [margin: Nels Polson died to night.] Went to Seattle with Robert and took Grant & Wife & son. Had a nice trip. Found Ida so-so. Staid at the Arlington. Hilda came home.
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In Seattle & went to the Navy yard with Robt. and over the Boulevards in the P.M.
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In Seattle with Robert. Fine weather. Grant in Portland.
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In Seattle. Robert started for Pa. via boat to Vancouver and via C.P.R.R. Self fixed the magneto & went out to McGinnis's and had a nice ride with him in his Dodge car.
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Got a D.&R. tire of Grant & put it on today 10650. Came home from Seattle & Grant with me. Had one puncture. Other wise a fine trip. Home at 4 P.M.
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Choring around till 10 A.M. then went to the farm & at Scheafer's & to Edison. Strong wind all day but no rain.
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[margin: Fine ]Went to class play in the eve. Downtown in the A.M. and around investigating indigents in the P.M. Was over to Summit Park & saw Burdon.
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[margin: weather.] Over to the flats & to Joe Larry slough on Road & Bridge business. A letter from George.
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[margin: Pleasant] Went to S.S. & church. Mr Henry preached from Vancouver. In the P.M. rode out to the farm. Ida went along. Wrote to Geo this eve.
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Rain a little this A.M. Went to Mt Vernon & down to the new county hospital. Came home with John Ball in the P.M. Ida not so well.
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In town all day. Grant here & took dinner with Nettie. Elks doings yesterday & to day. Shower in the eve.
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Washing & cleaning house in the A.M. Downtown in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S. & church Mr Henry preached. Grants folks & the Wilsons & Lockharts were here and we had dinner on the lawn.
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[margin: Fine ] Ida 58 to day. She had several ladies to see her. Self went to the farm. Fred & others putting in a new sluice box. Self fixed Knutzens roller for Grant.
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[margin: weather. ] Out viewing roads with the County Coms. Was at Tandy Knight's bridge at the Wakefield Road and the Pole's crossing for the LaConner Road.
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[margin: Fine ] Went to LaConner to the Association. took Mrs Belch, Mrs Lemon & Miss Summer.
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Light shower this A.M. Went to LaConner to Association. Took Mr & Mrs Williams & Mrs Sager, also went over Pleasant Ridge.
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[margin: weather.] Went to Edison & over the Samish country with A. Lowe. Took Fred Kalso with me. Took supper at the ranch.
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In town choring &c. Ws out to the Parnicy job with the mayor in the P.M.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Mr Henry preached.
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Young Mr Abbey drowned. At home and out to see the paving job. Weather warm & dry. Prospect of very light crops.
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[margin: Light shower.]Grant 30 to day. Went to the ranch with Ida & Donald and in the P.M. self & Grant went to the Merchants Picknick at Burlington. Staid all night at the farm.
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[margin: Dry ] Bot three inner tubes. Michelin. Came home this A.M. Went to Mason Abbey's funeral in the P.M. Dr. West here to see about Mark Crawford also Mrs. Davies. Went to meeting in the eve & got my wheel punctured.
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Mrs Howe at Netties. Went to the Pass ferry. Bradley went with me. They are building the landing over.
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[margin: Drying wind.] Out on the paving in the A.M. down town in the P.M. The Flying machine came from Everett in 45 minutes.
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[margin: Clear.] Went to S.S. & church A.M. & eve.
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[margin: Dry & warm.] Ida not so well. Down town watching the celebration. Mr. Powleslands folks here to lunch. Went with John to a ball game in the P.M. Sagers, Williams & Co here this eve, also Mr Evans from Illinois.
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[margin: Warm & dry.] Grant's & Pearl's folks here. Went to LaConner to see Strong about the fill on the reservation and to the Chautauqua in the P.M. & eve.
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[margin: Dry.] Went to the Farmer's Celebration in Burlington and to Chau. in the eve.
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Light shower last night. Wilsons & Hilda over. Went to Coms meeting in the day time and to Chau in the eve.
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In town all day. Piled 6 loads of wood from the A.L. & Box Co. at 2.00 per load. Nettie had four loads. Clowdy but no rain.
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[margin: Dry.] Went to LaConner. Ida & Nettie also. Stopped at the Ranch in the eve.
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At home choring most of the day. Driest season or second at this date. Very little rainy since April 10th.
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Went to church & S.S. and out to Lake Campbell with Mr Henry & daughter in the P.M. and to church in the eve.
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[margin: Dry.] Went with Nelson out to Sharps and over their new road.
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In town all day. Choring and burning the grass & stuff around the wood shed & pile. Still very dry. All rain signs fail.
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At home & downtown in the A.M. Went to Frank Whites for berries with Nettie in the P.M. Clowdy but no rain.
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Showery. Went to the Ranch and to Pleasant Ridge & over Dodge Valley with Nelson & to meeting in the eve. Lots of hay wet.
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Showery part of the day. At home & down to the shriners dinner in the park & supper also. Pleasant P.M.
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[margin: Fine day.] Went to S.S. & church, Ida also. In the P.M. took Ida to Pearls, also Nettie's folks & Miss Marshall. I staid at Wilsons.
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Went to Mt. Vernon to meet with the Coms & came back to the Ranch to stay all night. Fine hay weather. Grant baling for Byron.
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[margin: Dry & warm.] Went to Sedro Woolley & Birdsview also Clear Lake on T. Hospital Sight business. Home at night. Had a racket with Fredericks over bridge tender.
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[margin: Riot last night.] In town all day & eve. Down town with Clyde Howe in the eve.
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[margin: Warm & dry.]Went to the drawbridge A.M. & P.M. Made gates for the draw in the A.M. and to meeting in the eve.
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[margin: Arges funeral.] In town all day. Went to Mr Arges funeral in the A.M.
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[margin: Big steamer disaster in Chicago, over 100 lives lost.] Dry & warm. Went to Darcy's for case of water and to the cemetery for the old soldiers. In P.M. made a cooling box & went down town.
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Went to S.S. & church and out to Lake Campbell with the Henrys in the P.M. and to Wilson's in the eve. Took Mrs. Howe & children home also.
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[margin: Light rain & clowdy, no baling.] Went to Knutzen's & Mt Vernon and back to the Ranch on county business. Went to Wilson's again in the eve. Grant had a calf hurt by car 409 and had to kill it.
Light rain & clowdy, no baling.] Went to Knutzen's & Mt Vernon and back to the Ranch on county business. Went to Wilson's again in the eve. Grant had a calf hurt by car 409 and had to kill it.27
I have note for the Farmer's Stock Co. for $250.00. At Wilson's & at the Ranch and came home in the eve Ida also.
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Went to Whitney to see about unloading gravel and took to timbers over to the draw bridge & home in the eve.
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Dry & warm baling hay. Went to Blanchard to see about fixing a Hospital sight & to Mt Vernon in the P.M.
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Baxter's boy (suicide) buried. In town all day. Was out to Hudson's and Bushey's calling in the eve.
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[margin: Dry &] Went to S.S. & to church A.M. & P.M. and took Rev Henry out to Lake Campbell in the P.M. Ida & Aunt Mary went along.
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[margin: warm. ] In Mt. Vernon tending the Board of Equalization.
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[margin: Lots of people harvesting.] In Mt. Vernon, Peter Nelson went along & Mary & Ida went to Frank Whites.
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In Mt. Vernon & took Ida & Aunt Mary over to the farm. Grant cutting oats.
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[margin: Dry.] At home & downtown. Went to meeting in the eve.
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Went to Similk Bay & over to Knudson's & to the Ranch in the P.M. Ida sick again & had Dr. Shaw.
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[margin: Dry as ever.] In town all day. Went to see old Mrs Fisher. Ida in bed all day. John Wilson here this eve.
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[margin: Dry.] Went to S.S. & church and took Mr Dale out to Lake Campbell in the P.M. also the Smiths.
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[margin: Dry.] Went to Mt Vernon on Equalization Board. Ida & Donald went to Seattle via train. In the P.M. went to Woolley with Shields & the Coms.
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Donald had an operation yesterday, tonsils & adenoids. In Mount Vernon, county business. Came home this eve. Ida in Seattle.
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Dry & smoky. Went with John Ball so see bridge lumber & over to the Similk Bay fill & then over to the farm. Came home at night after helping Grant fix up the wagon racks. Ida & Donald came home from Seattle.
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[margin: Very smoky.] At home to day. Got the car fixed in the A.M. Ida under the weather again.
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[margin: Warm, dry & smoky.] Fire raging in Whatcom county. Went to Mt Vernon to tend to the last day of the Board of Equalization. P. Nelson went along.
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[margin: Frank home from Alaska.] Ida in bed all day feeling miserable. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Mr Dale preached.
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[margin: Smoky] At home. Ida in bed & had the Dr Shaw again. The Wright's took the car & went to the Wilson's.
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The Culbertson's came. At home in the P.M. Was out to Heart Lake road with Abuoud(?) in the A.M. Got new tires. Penna(?)
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[margin: Dry & smoky.] Went to the farm & to the Wilson's. Took the Culbertson's and Mrs White. Ida in bed.
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[margin: Dry & ] Self & Frank went to the farm & took Frank to help Grant, took the Culbertson's to White's for the day. Grant began threshing at 2 P.M.
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[margin: Dry & ] Ida in bed all day. Self at home in the A.M. & to LaConner in P.M. to Chamber Commerce meeting in the eve. Grant threshing at Ed Crumrine's.
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[margin: dry. ] Self over to Whitney. Out to Burdons & over to Similk Bay. Grant threshing at Melvin Kalso's. Last job.
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Blue Sunday. Ida in bed all day & had the Dr. Shaw. Mr & Mrs Williams called this P.M. also Darcy. Frank home.
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[margin: Mrs Dr. Church died.] Coms meeting Mt Vernon. Rain good rain last night. Came to Anacortes this eve with Worth Alexander.
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Went to Mount Vernon to make up the Bugett(?) Pleasant. Home in the eve. Wilsons here.
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Beautiful day. A letter from Geo. Went to LaConner to Mrs Church's funeral. Took Mr Darcy home at 5 P.M. LaConner bridge nearly done.
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Pleasant. Ida in bed miserable as ever. The Wrights over on Guemes. Self fussing around.
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Fine day. Went to S.S. & to the M.E. church & to Baptist Ch in the eve. Mrs. Butters did the preaching. Ida feeling some better to day.
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At home most of the day. Went to the bridge Fidalgo & raked rocks out of the road. Lots of business on the phone to day.
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[margin: Clowdy. ] Hilda not well. Went to Similk Bay to LaConner & to Kalso's & to see Smith. Frank went along. Grant baling straw at Crumrines.
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[margin: weather.] At home & downtown. Got some potatos of Darcy. Ida out for a ride.
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[margin: Fine ] Went with the Coms & Strong up the Skagit River to the end of the state road & back to Rockport for the night.
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[margin: weather.] Went up the Sauk River & to Darrington & back via Arlington, McMurray & Mt Vernon. Beautiful trip. Took dinner with Mrs Rinker at Sauk Prairie.
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Went to LaConner & Mt Vernon on county business (Indian matters). Grant here tonight.
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[margin: No rain ] At home choring & down town.
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[margin: but clowdy. ] Went to the Guemes Island Fair. Was judge of the fruit, vegetables & stock.
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[margin: Fine ] Was with Com Wilson & Murae Davis in the A.M. with car. Meeting in the eve.
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Went out on the road and over to Grants to dinner Frank also. Ida poorly. Went to ?????? concert in the eve.
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Went to the Burlington Fair with the Wrights. Showery day and fearful rain at night. Had trouble with the Magneto & the folks came home on the train & I staid all night.
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[margin: Beautiful ] Went to Lyndon with Bessner & Frank went with my car to the W. County Fair. Fine trip. Staid all night in Lyndon. Skagit Co. sent about 50 autos.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Around home and down town. In the P.M. went out to count the planks in the old bridge.
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[margin: Rainy.] Went down town & bot a suit & pair of shoes.
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[margin: Rain last night.] Went to Mount Vernon. Went to the Convention in the eve. Staid all night.
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In Mount Vernon tending the convention Baptist. Came home in the eve & went to the prayer meeting.
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Beautiful day. Went to LaConner to the Bridge dedication. A big time. Gov. Lister made the speech. Took the William's and Mr Hudson.
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At home in the A.M. Over to the Tandy Knight fill in the P.M. Frank went to LaC & got the Carter's. Norris not making any headway on the fill. He will fail.
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[margin: Clowdy & light rain.] Went to church & S.S. in the A.M. Frank took the Carter's home in the eve.
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Rainy day. At home & down town.
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Clowdy but no rain. Went to the Draw bridge, Frank Whites & to see Burdon. Cleaned up & mowed the lawn.
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Rain most of last night. Choring & down town. In the P.M. took Ida to the colored sewing bee.
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A slide in the water-Front road. Windy & showery. Working on the lawn some, raking out the eaves. The Wilson's & Mrs Brand here also Mrs Hudson. Went to prayer meeting in the eve.
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Fixing up the car and working at the lawn some. Windy. Downtown in the P.M.
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Stormy day choring & down town.
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Rain most all day. Went to church twice & S.S. Ida went in the A.M.
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Damp & misty. Went to Wilson's to take Ida. Staid all night. Roads bad on the Samish. Oats selling at $20.50.
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[margin: Norris started his steam shovel.] Showery. Went to Allen to meet Polson about the D. Esary ditch business. Was at Grants to dinner & came home in the P.M. Ida at Wilson's. Norris started his steam shovel at the Knight fill or dam. I predict he will not do it this winter.
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[margin: Showery. ] Am 66 today and feel like it. Rec'd a card and handkerchief from Mother.
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[margin: Showery in the P.M.] Came home this A.M. & went to S.S. & church and up to Howe's to dinner. Bob Barr's folks there also. Wrights went to the M.E. church in the eve.
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[margin: Heavy rain to night.] Went to see VanJill about gravel and over to the Dam. It is going slow with poor prospect of success.
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[margin: Frost. Pleasant. ] choring in the A.M. & down town in the P.M. with Nettie. Raked up the leaves to day.
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No rain but cool & windy. Ida fell and hurt her back. Self went to Wilson's in the P.M.
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Clowdy. At Wilson's. Don Palmer there also. Ida feeling better.
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Stormy all day. Went to Mt Vernon for Board of Equalization meeting and back to Grant's in the eve.
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Rainy. Came home this A.M. & stopped at the Dam. It looks doubtful to me.
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At home all day. In town Wilson here look after Paupers. Oldenburg here also.
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[margin: Showery. Roads bad.] Was over to the dam to day & this eve. Frank went to the Ranch & got Ida.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Heard the dam was closed this A.M. In town all day. Wrote to Polson this eve.
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Showery & windy. Went to LaConner & to see Wilson & Smith on road business, also to the Ranch and stopped at the Knights Dam.
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Rain some. In town all day. Went to Burk's Mill to get saws for Drags.
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Stormy weather. Ida sick. At home to day. Got hair cut.
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Went to the ????? meeting at the M.E. Church. Rev. Cloyd preached. Highest tide since Jan 1914. Took dinner at Nettie's, the Howe's also.
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Very stormy day. At home in the A.M. Over to County Dam in the P.M. Frank also. It seems to be all right.
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Ida's side very sore. Fairly pheasant. Down town & choring about home.
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Very stormy & cold. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Grant at Wrights to dinner.
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Rainy some. Started for North Yakima to tend Coms Convention. Thompson also.
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[margin: Another high tide one inch from the stake.] Light frost. Pleasant. At home in the A.M. washing. Went to Carl Nya's funeral in the P.M.
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Cool clowdy & s????ed. Went to Mr Chitwood's funeral. Ferguson preached. The Supreme court sustained the Prohibition law.
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Pleasant but cool. Went to church & S.S. in the A.M. Grant & Hilda & children here all day. Went to the Union W.C.T.U. services in the eve at the Christian church. Ida sick & did not go.
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Light rain & clowdy. Ida sick and had Dr. Shaw. Self fussing around home all day.
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[margin: No rain.] Ida sick abed with lame back & side. Self went to LaConner & Dodge Valley on road business. Stopped at the fill (Knights). It is growing & looks good.
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I. still in bed. At home most of the day. Was out to 29th St. to see March & Duane. Paupers. Showery & some rain last night. This has sure been one lousy wet spell and the end is not yet. Road shot to pieces.
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One of the worst stormy days on record. Ida as miserable as ever.
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Damp & clowdy. At home & down town. Reading "Beltarine?" to Ida. She was down stairs to day.
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Windy & light rain. Went over to Marches Point with Burdon & over to the dam. They have a strike and the work has quit.
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[margin: Stormy. ] Went to Church in the A.M. Ida in bed all day.
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I. no better. Self about the house & washed some.
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Rain all the A.M. Dr. Minnie Burdon here to see Ida.
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[margin: Rain A.M. & eve.] Around home and down town. Amy(?) Summers here to help & stay with I. Went to Prayer M. in the eve.
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[margin: Light frost.] Pleasant about all day. Amy S. here. Went with ? to the school play "Milk Maids".
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Rain all day. Took the car and had a M. J. Kingston car. put on. I. still in bed. Had rain in the eve.
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Pleasant. Christmas 1915. At home in the A.M. Took dinner with the Howes & went with Clyde to the Empire in the P.M. Ida came downstairs. The Wrights took the car & went to Grant's.
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Pleasant. Went to S.s. & church. The folks came home this P.M. The Williams & Mrs Summers here.
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Miss Summers here. Heavy wind & rain in the eve. Went to Tandy Knights & looked at the fill. It is nearly done.
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Heavy went & north wind all day & colder. At home nearly all day finished reading "Heart of the Sunset".
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[margin: Took nurse Atkinson out to Crawfords.] Ida about the same. Grant here. Frost 34° under the porch. Ground frozen pretty hard. Strong N. wind all night & pleasant to day.
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[margin: Frost 26°] At home most of the day. Grant & Frank went to Seattle via Boat. Dr Frost here also Dr Burdon. Cold day & sprinkling snow.
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[margin: Frost 32°] Sprinkling snow. Ida in bed all day. Self took Lee's car down town. Edna W. called in the eve. Booze goes out at 12 to night. Reading "Inside the Cup". They quit work on the Knight Dam to day.
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This has been a very quiet uneventful day. Ida down stairs a while. Mr & Mrs William, Mr Cloyd, & Dr. Frost called. The latter to give Ida a medical treatment. Frank & Grant not back from Seattle. I wonder what all this year will bring forth besides election.
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Temp 20° In Mt. Vernon. Home on the noon Train. Clear & cold all day. Ida came home feeling no better. Dr. Frost here this eve. 22° at 9 P.M.
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Temp 26° Snow showers to day. Down town & settled bill & home the rest of the time working.
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Ida had a bad night. Very blue this A.M. Temp 35° & more snow last night & this A.M.
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At home about all day. Dr. Caprow here also Mrs. Hudson and Dr. Frost. I about the same.
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Rain some last night & this A.M. Choring & fussing about the house. Temp 37° Went for eggs.
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Ida's cold worse. Went to S.S. & church in the morning. Rain & snow. Disagreeable day. [margin: Heard that W. F. Robinson died this A.M. in Pasadena.]
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Temp 20 at 7 A.M. & 17 at 9 P.M. Fierce north wind all day. Ida's cold pretty bad. Mercury at 17 in some places. Grew cold very fast last night. Got up at 3 this A.M. to let the water out of the car.
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Dr. Frost here. Temp 13° this A.M. 8° at the farm. Coldest since Jan 13-1910(?) Pipes frozen both here and at Wrights.
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Temp 26°& four inches more snow. Ida worse. Mr. Robinson's body & folks came to day from California.
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Temp 26° at A.M. & 23° at 9 P.M. Ida had a bad night. Self went to Mr. Robinson's funeral as one of the honorary Pall bearers. Funeral at 7:30 P.M. Cold N.E. wind. Reading "Coniston". Mr. McPhail present this eve.
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Temp 20° Clear & cold with steady north wind. Frank White & Margurite here. Went down town & got the water pipe fixed. M. staid all night.
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Temp 22° Mrs. White here fixing dresses. Self choring & downtown. [margin: Hilda sick.]
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Pleasant Temp. 26° 36 at 2 P.M. Above freezing for the first time since last Sunday. Went to S.S. & church. Mrs White at Abby's & here in the eve.
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Temp. 32 here & 19 at the ranch. Clear & pleasant. Went to the Ranch & also La C. and Bay View. Roads hard but rough. Bot the P???? Tire at Blades. Oats worth $25.00 now. Grant loading a car with straw.
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Temp 24° Clear & pleasant At home.
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Clear till 3 P.M. then clowdy with S.E. wind. Rev Wilson over looking after paupers. I took him out to 29 St. Went to P. Meeting and took the Williams.
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Temp 38° with S Wind. Rain some. At home - Reading "The Grey Dawn" snow at night.
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Temp 36. showers & snow & rain - Cleaned out the tank & went downtown in the P.M.
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Strong S.E. wind all day. Temp 50. Choring around & downtown. Winter broken
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Rain last night. Temp 33° night 30. Fierce N.W. wind all day. Went to church & S.S. in the A.M. The Whitneys & Earnie Alexander to Wrights for dinner. Ida & self also. Heavy west wind all day.
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Temp 24° Took some laundry to Mrs. Linbeck at home the bal. of the day. Reading &c.
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Temp 32° Four inches more snow. At home & down town & reading. Dr. Frost here.
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28° at 9 P.M. Temp 29° and 3 1/2 inches more snow. This is the longest spell of winter since 1907.
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Temp 24° Clear & cold with N. wind. Ida complaining again yesterday & to day. Home all day reading & choring.
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Temp 24 - 18 at the Ranch Self & Frank went over to Grant's in the Ford. Fine sleighing for those that have a way to use it. [margin: Rough & difficult autoing]
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Temp 20° 22 at 10 P.M. Went down town & got my hair cut. More snow this A.M. Cold all day.
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Temp 22° & snowing lightly most of the A.M. Went to S.S. & church which was conducted by the visiting Young ladies.
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Temp 22°. 1/2 in snow last night and snowing most of the P.M. Frank Whites folks here to dinner. This endeth the coldest month on an average for 43 years. Average for the month in Seattle 31°.
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Temp 30. Snowed 6 inches last night and up till noon to day & still at it. 10 P.M. still snowing hard.
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Temp 28°. It quit snowing at 4 P.M. yesterday. Pleasant to day. People breaking and shoveling roads and walks. Reading "Rim of the Desert". No papers yet!
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Temp 30°. First train since Tuesday night and got our papers. Down town paying bills, &c. Snow melting some.
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Temp 34. Pleasant most of the day, but snowing again in the eve. Snow melted considerable to day. Cleaning & choring.
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Temp 34°. Two inches more snow this A.M. & snowed til 10.30 A.M. Did not go anywhere to day.
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Temp 34. Visited the Corner Club in Mt Vernon. Snow again this A.M. for a while. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms Meeting.
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Temp 32. In Mount Vernon. Four inches more snow this A.M. Trains all late. Came home at 11 P.M.
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Temp 36. Snow melting fast with a light rain. Down town in the A.M.
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Temp 47 & wind blowing. Some rain in P.M. Snow going fast. Down town in the P.M.
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Temp 47. Warm wind. Choring & washing. Much slush under foot.
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Temp 34. Froze some last night. Ida pretty well. Pleasant. Down town in the P.M.
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Temp 48. Went to S.s. & church in the A.M.
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Temp 58° Warm & pleasant. Sent off the Pioneer Record of self & Ida. Snow about gone.
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Grants folks over last night and to day. Warm & light rain. Went to McCracken's funeral this P.M. Grants went home.
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Home and down town. Heard Mr E. McTaggert died last night. Warmer.
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Pleasant day. Went to Bellingham to Mr McTaggert's funeral. Home at 10.30. Called on the Wilson's.
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Frost. Beautiful day. Working around the yard in the A.M. out with Wilson in the P.M. on Pauper business. Frank in Seattle since Tues.
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[margin: Frost. Beautiful day.] Went to Mount Vernon to a hearing on County Agriculturist. Home at 9 P.M.
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[margin: Frost & fog.] Went to S.S. & church and to Ch church in the eve. Wrote to Geo. Fine day. Roads drying up nice. Howes called.
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Light frost. Pleasant day. Took Ida down to get glasses fitted. then went to Mt Vernon to Prof Thornbus meeting in Mt Vernon. Bessner went with me in the Ford.
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Clowdy no rain. Went to Blanchard with Frank & John & over the water front road. It is in very bad shape & will take many thousands of dollars to put it in shape. Polson, Strong & Shields went also. The roads better than last year six weeks later.
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[margin: Pleasant no rain.] Went over to the Ranch & to see Smith about roads. Also stopped at the fill. Hilda here getting her teeth fixed. Went to meeting in the eve.
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[margin: Pleasant.] At home in the A.M. over to the fill and around March's Point in the P.M. Took Mr & Mrs Williams along.
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[margin: Fine weather.] Went to Mount Vernon & McMurry with Polson, Shields & strong. Home in the eve with Jack Fitz in his Cad. 8 Cylinders.
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[margin: Strong north wind.] Frank & Nettie at Wilsons with the car. Self choring about home. Spaded up the garden. Down town in the P.M.
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[margin: Beautiful day.] Wrights came home. Went to S.S. & Church in the A.M. and in the eve. also Miss Belch & Miss Chitwood baptized this eve.
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[margin: Cool & clowdy.] Went to Ginell's & over the Rosario Road with strong.
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[margin: Light rain.] At home. Ladies Aid meet here. Williams here to supper & we went to meeting. All but Ida.
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Cold south wind. [margin: Frost. Temp 40°] Went to Ch. & S.S. in the A.M. John & Pearl & kids here till 5 P.M. Rain in the eve.
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Stormy & cold. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting & staid all night.
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[margin: Rain all day.] In Mt Vernon to Coms meeting. Had trouble over the Concrete Bridge with Strong the engineer. Home in the eve.
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Rain all last night and all day to day. Went to the "War & Peace" movie. Grant over & staid all night. Self & Frank went & heard the "Maurer Sisters". Good.
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Raining all last night. [margin: Set out some logan berries.] Rain till 2 P.M. 2 inches in the last two days over three for the week. Grant here till evening train went.
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Went over to Guemes Island in the A.M. Home in the P.M.
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Showery & cool. Warm & but little rain. Nothing special.
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Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. and out to Whitney's with the Wrights in P.M. & to dinner. Ida went also.
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Pleasant. Went to LaConner to see Nelson about roads and in the P.M. seeded the fill or Knight Dam.
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Went to Fidalgo to see about the Cavanaugh Road & over to the Ranch and &c. the State Road & Dam.
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Light rain in the A.M. [margin: Cool & clowdy.] Went to Mount Vernon and to the Poor Farm. Home in the eve.
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[margin: Frosty, clowdy no rain.] Went to the farm and helped Grant build a Privy. Home in the eve. Ida went out to Frank Whites.
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[margin: Pleasant. Frost.] Went with the Coms & engineer to Seattle to see about the Concrete bridge at Concrete. [margin: Road fine.] Consulted R.H. Thomson.
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Went over to the fill in the A.M. & was working around the yard in the P.M. Planted beets, sweet peas & nasturtiums.
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Clowdy & showery. Went to S.S. & church this A.M. John & kids here this P.M. & brot John Rodgers over. Wrights & Ida went to Grants this P.M.
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Rain in the A.M. Went out to the Burdon place to fix the State road raking in gravel about two hours. Hard shower in the P.M. Went down town & got some lumber for road drags and got the steering gear fixed on the car.
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High wind & rain. Began making road drags in the A.M. went to Lance Burdon's funeral in the P.M. & took Mr & Mrs Goule & Mrs Gillespie & Mrs Bradley.
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Cold & showery. Making road drags 3 hours. Grant & Hilda over this P.M. The Old home Singers here. Self went to Prayer meeting.
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Raining & hailing. Not doing much but worked on drags some in the P.M.
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Showery & cold wind. Finished the drag & went downtown in the P.M. The Tillinghasts down to Bradleys.
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Showery. Ida down to see about her glasses. Frank started for Alaska this P.M.
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This has been the coldest & wettest March for many years. Rain again this A.M. Pleasant in the P.M. West to S.S. & church in the A.M.
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Pleasant. Working on the State Road with Tandy Knight near the crusher. The Summer's here this eve with song books for church. The water broke through the ceiling. Faucet left open.
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Drying day. At home in the A.M. working at flower beds. Went out on the road and to the ranch in the P.M. Some plowing but too wet on our ranch.
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[margin: Clowdy.] Went to Bay View & the ranch. Was out on the Persons Road. Grant plowing with one team.
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Cool & clowdy no rain. At home all day. Working at flower garden in the A.M. Down town in P.M.
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In town in the A.M. & went to the Burke luncheon. In the P.M. went out to Dewey & the Ferry. Mr & Mrs Squires & Ida went also. Very pleasant day. Garden stuff coming up.
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Working about house in the A.M. Down town in the P.M.
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[margin: Started for Seattle at 10.20 P.M.] Rain most all night & some this A.M. Went to church & S.S. in the A.M. and out to Frank Whites in the P.M. Saw Clarence and Arthur Whites, Margurite went also.
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In Seattle and out to McGinnis's and went with them to church this eve. Staid all night at the Arlington hotel.
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[margin: Allen got 200 sks oats.] Came home on the "Potlatch" str. Did not arrive until six P.M. Had to go back and take the inside passage. Went to Opie Read's lecture in the eve.
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In town all day. Working on house some. In the P.M. downtown with Ida & out to Mrs Busheys.
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[margin: Grant has ten acres to plow.] Went to the Ranch and back at 5 P.M. Went to Prof Newbill's lecture in the eve.
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[margin: Pleasant after 10 A.M.] Quite a hard rain last night & this A.M. In town all day. Went to the Parcel Post party (at Summers) in the eve.
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Rain more last night. Went to Mount vernon to the dike meeting. Att. General Tanner there. Went in the Ford and came home at six.
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[margin: Ida not well to night.] Clowdy. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Ida also went in the A.M. At home the rest of the day.
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[margin: Cool & clowdy.] Went to Mount Vernon to Board of Equalization. Home in the eve.
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[margin: Cool & clowdy & showery.] With Andrews grading Fidalgo roads some. Took dinner with Mrs West.
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Cold & wet this A.M. [margin: Showery.] At home all day.
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Went to the Ranch & staid all night at home in the A.M.
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[margin: Rain this A.M.] At the Ranch. Making garden & planting potatos. Home in the eve & Carroll came with me.
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Pleasant. Working with Frank White on the state road in the A.M. At home & down town in the P.M. Got a check from Allen for the oats.
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Easter. Showery. Went to S.S. & church. Grants folks over. Went to the Easter concert in the P.M. & to the childrens exs at B Church in the eve.
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Mowed the lawn. Rain again last night. Cool & clowdy to day.
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Ida sick again. Rain last night. At home choring & down town. Ida down to get treatment of Dr. Frost.
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Grant seeding. Went to the farm & made a shed for Grant. In the P.M. went to Clint Stearn's to see about a new road & then to Wilsons for the night.
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[margin: Showery.] Mother 88 to day. Went over the water front road with John W. Cool & clowdy. Grant seeding. Came home in the eve.
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Ida worse.] In Mt. Vernon Coms meeting. Home in the eve. River half full.3
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Very heavy rain last night. Cold & showery to day. Went with Strong over Guemes and out south of Anacortes to see a proposed road.
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Light frost. Fine day. Land drying fast. Weeding the garden & went to the Ranch. Planted some peas. Grant & Hilda in Seattle.
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Light frost. Pleasant & drying fast. Went to Mt Vernon on County business. Lamsphier went with me. Took some plant to the ranch. Cabbage.
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Pleasant & dry. Went to the farm & took Ida & the Wrights. Went to B. church in the eve.
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[margin: Compton kill in auto smash up. Ida poorly.] Went to Dewey and over the road to Pass lake. Mowed the lawn, piled to ricks of wood & called on the Ferguson's in the eve.
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[margin: Pleasant but cool.] Mowing lawn, &c in the A.M. went with Ronneberger to North Fork in a "Studebaker" and to the Skoogaard Concert in the eve.
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Cool & clowdy. Went to Rosario and Lake Campbell Ida went also. [margin: Sold Allen 200 sks oats at 26.00]
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[margin: Good rain Sat. night.] Went out to Weaverlings with Bessner & down town in the P.M. got three saws for road drags.
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[margin: Cold west wind.] Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Took a ride with Trafton's in the P.M.
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[margin: Dry but strong wind & cool.]In town till 3.30 then went out to the Knight Dam & met Kalso to see about the box lid.
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Strong wind west all last night & to day. Grant here. Capt Polis buried. Visited the Convic Slief? "success" & took Ida out to Lee's. Went to Prayer meeting.
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Nice warm day. John's folks, Aunt Mary Wallace and Mrs I Leatherwood came for the day. Went to class play this eve. Ida also.
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Clowdy & cooler. Around home in the A.M. & took the women to Missionary Tea in the P.M. & went to the graduating exercises in the eve at the new church(Presbyterian).
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Light shower in the A.M. Went to the county dam and helped Fred put in a temporary gate in the sluice box. [margin: Rain last night.] In town in the P.M.
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[margin: Light rain.] Went to church & S.s. in the A.M. & over to Wilson's with Ronnebergers in the P.M. also Samish Island & to church in the eve.
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Cold & windy. Went to the Ranch & worked on the company scow. Home in the eve.
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Dry & cool. [margin: Pearl "40"] Went to the Samish viewing roads. Took Ida, Mrs Howe & kids & Hilda to Wilson's. Home in the eve.
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In town all day. Choring & down town. Went to hear the DeMoins children in the Emp.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to S.S. & church & to childrens program in the eve. A.J. Stacey & wife here this P.M. Took them out around Lake Campbell.
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Warm & pleasant & dry. Mowing lawns and over to Cap Sante with West investigating the Johnson case.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to LaC over the Reservation Road. Nelson & Knight fixing the road.
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Flag Day. Pleasant & warm. Grant's & Wilson's folks over. Went to the Elks Flag Day services. 72° Warmest day of the season so far.
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Temp 75°. Warm & dry. took Ida down town then washed and painted & varnished the Ford.
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Warm & dry. Went to the Ranch, LaConner & Samish to see Scheaffer about Joe Larry Slough road. Mr Darcy went along.
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Cooler light rain this A.M. Grant got back this A.M. at 3. Went to church this A.M. Rain last night.
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Pleasant. In town choring & went out to settle up with Allen for the oats.
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Pleasant. Drove to Bellingham to Association. Took Williams folks & Miss Daily. 38 1/2 miles by the Water Front road.
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Grant sold the oats at $25.00. Pleasant. Staid all night with John's folks and went to Association & came home via Burlington in the eve.
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Pleasant. At home & down town, change a tire twice. was out on the Haddon Road in the P.M. & bot a crate of strawberries to can.
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Pleasant. Went to Samish & Samish Island also to Wilsons & Grants & home in the eve.
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Fine day. Clowdy eve. Went to the LaConner Celebration. Biggest crowd on record. Barnett went with us & the Wrights. Geo Gaches buried to day.
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Hard Rain last night. Mowing lawns in the A.M. and down town with Grant in the P.M. getting his teeth fixed. Pleasant A.M. showery P.M. & evening. Margurite White & Grant here to supper. Went to meeting in the eve. P??
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[margin: Showery P.M.] Rain lots last night & clowdy to day. More rain than we have had in June for many years. Went over to Tandy Knight's & repaired his drag.
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The oats went away to day. Beautiful day. Went to Cypress Island on a Picknick for Missionary Society. Ida went & Nettie & Francis also.
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] Heard Chas. Gaches little girl was killed in an elevator in the Butter Hotel Seattle. Went to Coms meeting Mt Vernon. Came home with Will Taggert.4
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[margin: Pleasant.] Ida some better. At home & down town in the A.M. went over to Guemes Island in the P.M. about the Dewar Road trouble.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Went to the Samish & Blanchard. Took dinner with Mr. Lowe's folks. Ida still poorly. Grant lost June horse this week. She got kicked.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Ida up & went to Nettie's to dinner. The Williams call. Wrote to Geo.
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Pleasant. Went to LaC. & Mount Vernon on County business. Saw Indian Field Agt. & Polson.
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Pleasant. Went to Mr Shumways funeral. At home in the P.M. & made a case for the "Britannica". Went to look at church seats with Williams & Smith in the eve. Ida went home with Blanche White.
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[margin: Light rain in the P.M.] Went to Dewey & Gibralter & to Draper's on County business. Ida sick last night & to day. & came home again. Went to meeting in the evening. Ida consulted Dr. Cook L. to day.
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Pleasant. Went to the ranch and put a top on the tank across the road. Staid at the Ranch all night.
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Pleasant. At the farm all day. Painting the water tanks. Pleasant. Came home in the eve.
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Rainy day. Lots of hay getting wet. Grant not commenced yet. Rained all day & part of the night.
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Ida poorly. Clowdy. Roads & streets muddy. Went to S.S. & church morning & eve. Rain again this eve.
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Dr. Cook here to see Ida. Damp & Misty. Folks over in the eve to Chautauqua which began this eve. It was good. [margin: Grant mowed the first. ]
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Took Ida to Seattle for treatment & came home at 8.15 went to Chautauqua. The Folks over from the flats. Mr Beauchamp gave a Gnat lecture (Big Crowd)
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Pleasant. Went to Chautauqua 3 times. Band day. the folks over from the flats. Pearl & children staid all night.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Pearl went with me. Went to Chautauqua P.M. & eve. Grants & John's over. Antarctic pictures very fine.
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Rain some last night. Went to Rosario and to Chau. P.M. & eve.
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Very heavy rain. Last day Chau. The folks over. Hay all wet through. The worst hay season on record.
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[margin: Went to see about painting the church. ] Pleasant. Over to look at the Thompson Road & Gravel back. Also over to the Ranch. Fred baling. Hay damp. Grant finished [margin: shocking today.]
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[margin: Horsey & Snyder arrested for stealing meat.] Beautiful day. Went to Pioneer meeting and too Nettie's folks & the Whitney folks. Nice crowd and every body enjoyed themselves.
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Choring about home & went with Werner to look at his lots in the P.M. Got ready & went to Seattle in the eve. Staid at the Arlington.
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Went with Mr McGinnis to the big auto race in Tacoma. Staid at McGinnis all night.
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Pleasant. [margin: Francis has W. cough.] Went to church with the McGinnis's & to dinner. Came home in the eve.
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Clowdy but no rain. Went to Mount Vernon to Coms. meeting & staid all night.
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Clowdy but no rain to speak of. In Mt. Vernon to Board of Equalization & home in the eve.
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Fine weather. Went to Ferndale to Old Settlers Picknick with Bessner. Had a good time and saw lots of candidates. Ed Brown & others.
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Pleasant. Went to Pow Wow took Donald, Mrs Abbey & Frank & Ted White. Ida came home to night. Grant got the baler tonight.
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Pleasant. Self went to S.s. & church in the A.M. & to Ch in the eve.
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In Mt Vernon in the A.M. & to Seattle to hear Hughes in the P.M. & eve.
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In Mt Vernon all day & home in the eve. Was out on the Riverside bridge & saw the pairing. Home in the eve. Grant & wife started for Hoquiam.
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[margin: Board of Equalization.] Pleasant but cool. In Anacortes all day. Settling bills and in the P.M. with Shields Campaigning. Pauper Powell buried.
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Pleasant. Light rain this A.M. Went to LaC. & the Ranch. Was over to thompson's road with Nelson in the P.M. Oats ripening fast.
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Pleasant day. At home & downtown. Choring & mowing lawns in the A.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Church & S.S. & to church in the eve. The Williams here & he was sick. I took him home.
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Beautiful day. In Mount Vernon to Equalization Board & came home in the eve with Bradley.
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[margin: Fernice? very sick. ]In Mount Vernon. Fine harvest weather. Mr & Mrs McGinnis came this eve & I came home with them.
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Warm. Went to Concrete with Shields, Polson & Thompson. Saw the bridge & cement plant. Home in the eve. McGinnis's here.
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Warm. Went to Wilson's with Nettie & the McGinnis's. Went upon the Water Front Road & stopped at the Ranch. Grant harvesting oats.
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Warm & dry. Went to Mt Vernon with McGinnis. They went on to Seattle. Last day of Equalization.
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Pleasant. Went to Ch. & S.S. Rev. Beaver here to day. In the P.M. took him to LaConner and took the Summer's to Pleasant Ridge. Went to Church in the eve. Ida also.
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[margin: Threshing going on in the Olympia Marsh.] Rain last night. Pleasant to day. Went to Concrete and took the Wright's & Grants folks. Had a nice trip 102 miles round trip on 4.5 gals of gas. Took supper at Grants & home at 7.45. Ida & Francis staid home.
Threshing going on in the Olympia Marsh.] Rain last night. Pleasant to day. Went to Concrete and took the Wright's & Grants folks. Had a nice trip 102 miles round trip on 4.5 gals of gas. Took supper at Grants & home at 7.45. Ida & Francis staid home.9
Bot suit case, underware &c. In town all day choring & downtown.
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Pleasant. Went to S.s. & to church A.M. & P.M. Wilson's & Grants came over to spend the day. Ida miserable.
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Pleasant. At home & down town getting ready for "Trip" Bot a ticket for New York. $110.70. Good till Oct 31. Went to Chamber of Com meeting in the eve.
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Primary election day. Getting ready for the trip.
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In Montana & Dakotas. Fine weather.
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In Minneapolis & St Paul & Wisconsin arrived in Chicago at 10.30 & put up at the Victoria Hotel.
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Arrived in Buffalo this A.M. via Nickle Plate road. Took Lacka Road and arrived in Scranton 3.50 and in Factoryville at 5 P.M. Found the folks well. Raining.
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In and around F. & up to the new R.r. & over it to LaPlume.
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Went to Nicholson to see the new bridge. Concrete 2375 ft long 240 ft high also up to the Bunker Hill with Jim Lewis in the P.M. Fine day.
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Went to Geo Bailey's & with him to Factoryville & Clark's Summit in his Dodge car.
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Thunder shower last night & to day. Took a walk with Isa & in the P.M. to the Contrary (Old Bethel) and over to the Dean Farm to Brookside & home on the Electric car. Cold wind.
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Went to church in the A.M. have a bad cold. Dr. Fitch's folks dined with the Sisson's.
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Reading "A Vision of Joy" and took a walk to the Tillinghast farm in the P.M.
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Went to the old farm & through the sugar bush. Saw Mr Jerrauld.
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Went with Mother & Laura to see Dora Phillips and in the P.M. with Geo Bailey's folks for a ride. Pleasant- went to Waverly & C. Summit.
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Went to Sunday school Exercises. Called on Elias Reynold in the P.M. A.D. Dean called & took supper.
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Went to Geo Bailey's with Mr Reynolds & in P.M. Call on Amy Capwell & Mrs Mary Jane Capwell.
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Went to Dalton in the P.M. Cold wind. Called on Mathewsons in the eve. Saw Christy & family.
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Went to Geo Baileys and in the P.M. with him for a long auto ride. Called on the Greens, Bill Shafer and Mr Farnum.
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[margin: Frost 27° Clear.] Went to Church & S.S. in the A.M. In the eve went to Wilson's to get Ida.
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Frost 28°. Clear & pleasant - Ida & self went to the farm. Self went to Prayer meeting in the eve.
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Frost 28°. Self went around March's Point & Summit Park then over to the farm & helped Grant make a gate. Saw Ben & L.C. Palmer.
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[margin: Frost.] Heard the Grant sold the oats at $35.00. Went to Mt Vernon as a board of Equalization.
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High tide this A.M. 4 in from the tide stake.28
No rain. Knight & crew working on the road. Self & Bessner went to Mt Vernon to the Rob Co. meeting. Franks folks went to Bellingham this A.M. pr Kulshan.
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Frost. Went to Whitney on Road business. Ida went along. Had dinner at the farm. Snow & rain this P.M.
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Cool but pleasant. In town all day. Cleaned plugs in the car. Was done seeing about chuck hole club.
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Fait. Went to S.S. & church twice. Rev Cooley here to dinner & the William's called in the P.M.
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Rain most all day & night. At home not doing much. Went to the C.H. Club meeting in the eve.
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Rainy day. In town. Nothing doing.
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Frost 30. Washing in the A.M. Self & P. Miller out fixing road in front of the Burdon Place.
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Misty all day. Road sloppy. Choring around home and down town in the P.M.
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Drizzly day. Went to B. church in the A.M. The Church voted to have Mr Cooley with Burlington this coming year. Went & called on the Bradleys & Mr Davis.
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County business. Went to Sinclair Island and home by Bellingham. Went on the Launch Elk. Frank quit for Lowiniger(?).
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Stormy, rains light. Grant here in the eve also Art. Jorgenson.
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Rainy day. In town all day. Rev A.W. Wilson called in the P.M. Sent a Christmas Box to Mary Wallace.
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[margin: Billy Bell died to day in his chair of heart disease. Though to be the result of an accident on election night.]Rainy P.M. Self & Frank went to Grant's, Samish, Edison & Wilson's on County business.
Billy Bell died to day in his chair of heart disease. Though to be the result of an accident on election night.]Rainy P.M. Self & Frank went to Grant's, Samish, Edison & Wilson's on County business.23
In town to day. Getting ready for Christmas. Took Ida down town this P.M.
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[margin: Frost 32° Cool, north wind all day.] Went to the Wm Bell's funeral this P.M. took Lee Bradley, Clyde Howe & Mr Killandor. Went to the Ch exercises at the B Church in the eve. Roads rough.
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Frost 32° Mild pleasant day. At home and took dinner over to Wrights. Went to see the "Countries" & "Ford Trip" in the eve.
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Frost 29°. Clear & cold. Went to Guemes Island in the P.M. on road business.
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Frost 30. In town all day. Went to picture show with Ida in the P.M. & to meeting in the eve. Clear most of the day.
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Coldest A.M. of the season so far. Squires 23° mine 26. Went to C. Scheaffer's on county bridge business. Grant & Hilda over to day.
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Temp 23° Coldest so far. Went with Grant to Coupeville to see a tractor. Have a cold. Home at 4 P.M.
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Clowdy all day & not cold. Went to ch & S.S. and to Christian Ch in the eve. Ida sick with cold. Mr Cooley preached.
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Rainy & warm. In Mt Vernon to Coms meeting. New board organized. Self elected Chairman. Went to the Polson banquet in the eve.
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Warm & clowdy. Frogs. Came from Mt. Vernon at noon. The People begin to talk Bonding for roads. Roads in very bad condition all over.
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Pleasant. Went with Polson, Hayton, Olson & Lowe to Clayton Bay and over the Water front road. In the P.M. went over to Scheaffer's to see the new bridges on Joe Larry slough.
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Light shower last night. Pleasant to day. In town on County business.
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Frost. Pleasant. In town talking bonding for roads.
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Frost. Pleasant. Wrights went to Grants. Self home and down town.
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Frost 30. [margin: Pleasant.] Went to S.S. & church. Wrights home this eve.
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[margin: Temp 30 at 7 P.M.] Frost 26° Pleasant. Fixing the Range with new pipes & also the kerosene tank. Margurite White here this eve.
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Temp 26 - 22 at the Ranch. Pleasant & sunny. Self choring & down town with Ida. Grant here to dinner. Self screening gravel for roads.
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Pleasant. Making window boxes. Went to P. meeting in the eve.
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Frost 28°. Went to the Farm. Ida also & took Grant's folks to Mt. Vernon on their way to Seattle to get the baby's tonsils removed. Staid at the farm.
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Snowing lightly. At the farm & in the P.M. went to Bay View. Choring & playing phonograph.
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Rain or snow about all day. Ground still frozen. Came to Anacortes at 10.30.
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Went to S.S. & Ch. in the A.M. and to Ch. Church in the eve. Redfern's & Barr's here and at Wrights for dinner.
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Miss L. Wilson came. Stormy. Went to Bellingham on the early boat with Wrights and saw the launching of the ship "Redwood" Home at 10.45 P.M.
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Rainy. At home and downtown.
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Rain all last night. Not doing much. Down town some. Streets in very bad shape.
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Rain again last night. Pleasant A.M. went to Concrete with Bowman? and to the Com's. Home at night. Concrete bridge finished.
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Another stormy day. Nothing doing.
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Pleasant with west wind. Down town & choring. Wrote to U.N. Wells Olympia. Ida down to see Dr. Burdon. Cold west wind.
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Went to S.S. & church. Over to Wrights in the P.M. The Whitney's & Martin's there. Snow storm this eve.
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Frost 30. Snow 4 inches deep. Got a load of wood & $1.00 worth of eggs at 35¢ Clowdy with south wind.
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Mr Marshall died last night suddenly.3
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Warmer. Went to church & S.s. went to Presbyterian ch in the eve.
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No rain. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Came home with Ed McLean. Oakland car. Paid taxes $504.79.
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Cooler. In town all day. Talking Guemes Ferry.
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Foggy. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting home in the eve.
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[margin: War talk all this week.] In town all day. Lelia Wilson went to LaC. & Ida went to Bellingham and staid all night. Frank White & others dragging roads.
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Rainy till 2 P.M. Bot 50 Gal gasoline. Went down to the boat for Ida but she did not come. Frank did.
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Clowdy & misty all day. Went to Church & S.S. in the A.M. and down to Summer in the P.M. M.D. church in eve. M.P. Hurd died this eve.
M.P. Hurd died this eve.12
Lincoln Day. In town all day. Went to hear Miss Mills preach at the B. Church in the Eve. Ida in Bellingham. Went to the boat to meet her for nix. Heavy fog this P.M. & eve.
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No rain. Ida came home to day. Self went to Mt Vernon to tend M.P. Hurd's funeral home in the eve.
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[margin: ] In town all day. Traded off my old Ford for a new one. Went to meeting in the eve.
] In town all day. Traded off my old Ford for a new one. Went to meeting in the eve.15
[margin: Rain Wind]In Mt Vernon to Coms Road meeting. Home in the eve & went to J. Adam Beed's lecture.
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[margin: Frost.] Dito yesterday. Home this eve.
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[margin: Cold rain this eve.] Ground frozen this A.M. Went to S.S. & church B. & to Ch church in the eve. Miss Johns here to dinner. Lelia Wilson & sister here tonight.
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[margin: Showery & snow at night.] Went to Mt Vernon to tend the Hanson trial. Ida went to see Aunt Mary at Burlington.
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2 in snow this A.M. & temp 30°. Working at the car & got it started. Frank helped. Went to Mt Vernon this eve to tend a Road Bond meeting. Snohomish Count com spoke in the Com Club Rooms.
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Temp 30. Light snows. Went to LaConner to see about fixing the bridge. Home in the eve via Mt Vernon.
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Temp 30°. Cold wind. In town all day. Snow squalls. Federal Bone Dry law passed.
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A card from George stating Mother was sick and confined to her bed.[margin: Clear & cold.] Temp 30. Light snow last night. In town all day. Went to the Martin's sing in the eve.
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Temp 24°. Went to Mt vernon to a good roads meeting. Home in the eve.
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Temp 30. & a little snow last night. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Snowing all the P.M. Wrights at Whitney's. Children here.
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Temp 30 Pleasant. In town. Went to the Fairchild Concert this eve. Ida sick. White, Margurite here.
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Temp 30°. Pleasant. In town A.M. went to see the Swinomish slough bridge with Worth Alexander & home with Miss White & "Young" man.
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Warmer & clowdy. In town this A.M. & over to the bridge & the Ranch in the P.M. Drove the new Ford for the first time out of town. It did fine.
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Rain all last night and to day. Roads fearful. Mr Cooley here to dinner. Went to Church & S.S. in the A.M.
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Got a letter to day telling of Mother's death on Tues Feb 27 at 6.45 A.M. Aged 88 years & 10 months. Went to Coms meeting to day & home this eve.
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Went to Mount Vernon Coms meeting.
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Pleasant. In town to day went to meeting in the eve. Roads drying nicely.
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Pleasant. Working on the streets in the A.M. & spaded up the garden by the garage. Went to Rosario to see the roads. Found them rough & some bad places. Frank & Nettie went to Burlington with musicians.
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[margin: Frost.]Pleasant drying day. Road to La C. pretty good. Went to the Ranch and to LaC, Ida, Lelia Wilson & Frank went to the Ranch.
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Frost. Beautiful day. Bot 5 loads of Millwood and piled it up. Frank had one load.
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Cool & clowdy but no rain. Williams & Grants folks over. Went to church in the A.M. & S.S. & to M.E. Ch in the eve. Took Ida & Hilda over to the Hospital in the P.M.
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Rainy last night & some to day. Home & downtown. Wrights went to Mt Vernon to night to Martin Concert. Self visited the chamber of Commerce.
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[margin: Tues. Mr Hoply drowned.]Cool but no rain. Went to Mt Vernon on County business.
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Clowdy no rain. Choring about home in the A.M. worked the road some. Set out Cedar trees & went with Ida to the Ranch & to get ferns.
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Planted peas & lettuce. Rain a little last night. Pleasant to day. In town & home all day. Lelia Wilson and sister went to LaConner.
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Beautiful day. Frost light. At home in the A.M. setting out roses, &c. In the P.M. went to the Poor Farm and LaConner. Ida went and Hudson's folks also.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Went to Lake Campbell Road business. In the P.M. made a road drag. A letter from Geo. telling of Mother's death & funeral.
A letter from Geo. telling of Mother's death & funeral.18
Light rain last night. Went to S.S. & church but Ida got sick & we came home before the sermon.
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[margin: Strong west wind.] Rain last night & this A.M. Finished the drag and went to the Ranch in the P.M. Grant plowing some but the tractor is not working right yet.
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Cold & blustery. Some rain. Went to Olympia with Coms on County road business.
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Cold, raw & wet. Came from Olympia. Went from Seattle in a Buick car driven by John Conboy, From O. to Seattle in 2hs 25 minutes.
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Rainy most of the day. At home and in the house all day. Not feeling well.
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Rain & wind miserable day. At home & down town in the P.M.
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Cool & windy. At home not doing much but chores.
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Frost. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Ida had had a bad cold all the past week.
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Light rain & little snow. [margin: Cold & raw.] Downtown in the A.M. Took down the picture rail and went to washing it.
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Cold but no rain. Washing picture rail this A.M. went to B.V. & the Ranch in the P.M. Frank also. Hilda sick & had the Dr. to day.
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Hilda sick & went to Seattle. Cold clowdy & windy. Working around the yard. Planted some sweet peas. Went to Prayer meeting in the eve.
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Cold but dry. At home in the A.M. & went to Summit park and filled Chuck holes in the P.M.
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2 in snow in Bay View. At home in the A.M. Started for Bellingham via road. Found it muddy. Came back and went with Frank on the boat to hear Albert Spauling the violinist. Staid in B. all night.
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Rainy. In Mount Vernon Coms meeting. Staid all night. LaConner bunch here to try to turn the Pavement. Went to Ch Church in the eve. Hilda still in Seattle but getting better.
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[margin: No R.] In town with Conboy on Road bus. in the P.M.
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[margin: Rain this P.M.]Went with Butler and Lowe over the Samish Country & the Water Front road. Then to Mt Vernon & home in the eve. Very late spring. Little farming done yet.
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Ida sick. [margin: Pleasant in the P.M.] Clowdy & sprinkling rain. At home choring & raking moss out of the lawn.
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Easter Sunday. Clowdy & sprinkling rain more or less. Ida in bed. Went to S.S. & church this A.M. and to Christian church in the eve.
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Showery A.M. At home and down town. Went to appraise Judge Lowman's property with Bessner & Bird. War Rally in the eve. Big demonstration & crowd. [margin: Ida worse.]
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In Seattle - Attended Food Conserving meetings. Saw Hilda & Ch. Moore in the hospital.
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Came from Seattle with Hilda & then home. Ida had a bad spell to night and had Dr. back at 10 P.M.
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Land still to wet to work. Rain last night & some to day. At home & down town. Planted beets & carrots.
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Dry day. In Mt Vernon & Sedro Woolley & home in the eve. John & Pearl here. Heard J.J. Donovan & Hilen(?) speak.
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Cool & clowdy. Took Ida to the Ranch and then to Mt Vernon on here way to Seattle. Home & to the M.E. Church along with Nettie in the eve.
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[margin: Shower, Pleasant P.M.] In town all day except an hour at Guemes Island to on the road at the Blaskington place. Cold late spring. Worse that 1904. Went to Prayer meeting in the eve.
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Cold & rainy. Went to Burlington and Sedro Woolley to view the road with Belter & Shampnon(?).
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Rained last night & to day till 1 P.M. At home in the A.M. wrote to Ida & Win Green. In the P.M. went to the ship building & ship yard meeting downtown. This is a blue time for farmers. The most backward spring since 1894.
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Cold windy & wet. Had a bumper put on the car.
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Beautiful in the A.M. but rained before night. Went to s.s. & Ch in the A.M. & to Ch Church in the eve. In the P.M. went to the Ranch. Nettie & family also.
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Cold & clowdy A.M. Pleasant in P.M. Working around the place and at Wrights. Planted some peas & potatos by the wood shed. Pete Miller here this eve.
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Rainy A.M. Not doing much. Filled chuck holes some in the A.M. & went down to the new codfish plant. Downtown in the P.M.
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Rain a lot more last night & misty to day. Downtown some. Went to prayer meeting.
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No rain to day and pleasant in the P.M. Downtown most of the day. Having the electric starter put on the Ford.
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[margin: Bob Morrison found dead at Port Townsend.] Temp 60. Finest day of the month and the first one clear all day. North wind & drying fast. Mowed the lawn & planted Donalds garden.
margin: Bob Morrison found dead at Port Townsend.] Temp 60. Finest day of the month and the first one clear all day. North wind & drying fast. Mowed the lawn & planted Donalds garden.28
Fine warm day. Went to Mt Vernon to hearing on the Fredonia Drainage Dist. Peter Millers folks & Mr J. Ball went with me.
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Cold & damp. [margin: Light rain in the night.] Went to the farm & in the P.M. went to Mt. Vernon for Final hearing on Drainage dist. It went through. Came home with Grant and went to B.V. in the eve.
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[margin: No rain. Cold.] Harte began signing(?) for paper. Came home and began getting ready to paper. Went to Whispering Smith in the eve.
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Pleasant. Harte papering. Self painting picture rail and putting it up on the wall.
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Clowdy. Harte finished the papering. Self finished the rail and was cleaning up the bal of the day & mowed the lawn.
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Rain hard from 1 A.M. till 9 A.M. This equals 1880 up to this date. Cleared off towards night. Went to Ch & S.S. the S.S. rally in the P.M. & eve. Ch. & Psby. Showers. Wrote to Ida this P.M.
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Pleasant. Mt Vernon. Home in the eve. Let Con for Pavement McLean Road.
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Cool & clowdy but no rain. Mowed Netties lawn. Planted peas. Chored about home and was downtown with Rev Flanagan. Went to Meeting in the eve.
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[margin: 10th Grant has 36 acres seeded and harrowed in.] Grant in Seattle. Working around the Ranch & went to LaC for Garden seeds. Home in the eve.
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Cool & clowdy & showery in the P.M. Dismal prospect for farmers. Choring around home & reading.
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Cool & clowdy. Went to Edison & Bow on County business and took Nettie to the Woman's meeting at Edison. Grant & Merriam sick. The later with W. cough.
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Pleasant. Went to S.s. & church. In the P.M. took Mrs Hudson & Mrs Abbey & girls to LaC to a S.S. rally. and to the Ch. church to hear Mr Hudson in the eve.
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Rainy day. Not hard, but continuous. Mowed the lawns, filled some chuck holes and read the bal of the time.
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No rain. Went to the Farm and in the P.M. planted garden & staid all night. Grant's men disking in oats and sowing grass seed.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Rain some last night. Planted potatos this A.M. & came home in the P.M. Ida came home on the boat to day. Grant sowing oats. Planted onions & potatos.
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[margin: Fine] Went to the farm & in the P.M. went to Fredonia & Bayview on county business. Home in the eve. Ida went also.
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[margin: weather.] At home & downtown. Rep Shields & wife called. Went down to the Robinson plant with Ida. Grant supposed to finish seeding to day.
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Pleasant. At home & downtown with Ida in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to with Ida & Netties folks. Went to the M.E. church & to Carter's for dinner & staid the P.M. home at 7 P.M.
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Pleasant. Cleaning house some. In P.M. went to Dewey to see about fixing ferry landing. P. Miller went also. Nettie had "Robin Party" in the eve. Ida went.
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[margin: Warm & pleasant.] Around home in the A.M. & over the Reservation Road in the P.M. and around March's Point. Skagit Cou C. mowing the Rock Bunkers.
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Circus in town. Around home in the A.M. went to Mount Vernon & got a ???inee for Grant's car. Drove it to the Ranch and came home on the train. At eleven oclock got up & took Grant & Hilda home. His car out of Comm.
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At home in the A.M. In the P.M. took Mrs Hildebrand & sister to Mt Vernon. then went to the Ranch for supper & then to Wilsons to stay all night. John not through seeding yet.
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Pleasant P.M. [margin: Showery A.M.] On the Samish, went to see the Samish River bridge to Edison & to Samish Island and home in the eve. Ida sick again. A letter from Geo.
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[margin: Bailey's & William's called in the P.M.] Pleasant. Choring around home. Ida in bed. Washed the Ford.
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Went to Church & S.S. and in the eve went to Bac. Sermon. Mr Hunter preached in the Presbyterian church.
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Pleasant. Cleaning windows & rugs. Peter M. helped me three of four hours. Ida in bed most of the day.
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Pleasant. Working around the house cleaning, &c. Had the Electra cleaner. Took Ida to see Dr. Burdon this P.M.
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Pleasant P.M. To meeting in eve. Went to the Cemetary in the A.M. & to Memorial Exercises in the P.M.
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Clearing off. Pleasant. Went to S.s. & church and at home the balance of the day.
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[margin: Pleasant but cool.] Rev E.M. Calvin died yesterday of the Presby Church. A good man gone to his reward. Went to s.s. & church & to Presby Church in the eve Rev Major preached.
Rev E.M. Calvin died yesterday of the Presby Church. A good man gone to his reward. Went to s.s. & church & to Presby Church in the eve Rev Major preached.11
Rain A.M. & cold. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting. Mr Summer went with me. Home in the eve.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Went to the Ranch and to LaC in the P.M. & down to Downy's to see them unload gravel for the paving. P.M. mercury at 79°.
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[margin: Warm.] At the farm last night & to day till 10 A.M. Planting beans, peas & fodder corn. Came home & went to Mr Calvins funeral at 3 P.M. Warmest day of the season. [margin: Went to the red cross meeting this P.M.]
went to Mr Calvins funeral at 3 P.M. Warmest day of the season. [margin: Went to the red cross meeting this P.M.]14
Ida 60 to day. Pleasant. Went to Clayton bay with Butler to see about the Water Front road & to Flag day exercises by the elks in the P.M. Rev Wilson made a talk on Red Cross.
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Warm. River rising. Over to the Ranch and to Mt Vernon on Red Cross business. Staid at the Ranch all night. Went to BayView also and LaConner.
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Clowdy & cooler. Helped grant plant some more corn then went to Kalso's then home and to Red Cross meeting in the eve.
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Beautiful day. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Wrote to Geo & called on C. Moore in the P.M. Christian Church in the eve.
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Pleasant.[margin: River high.] Went to the Ranch on Red Cross work and to Fredonia meeting in the eve. Rev A.W. Wilson made an address.
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In town all day choring, &c. Pleasant & getting dry.
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[margin: Showery but light.]Ida bad as ever. Dr. Burdon here twice. Down town in the P.M with Tate & Ned Fowler. In the P.M. went to Guemes Island with Bessner. John & Pearl here.
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[margin: Light showers.]Ida some better today. At home and down town and out to Mitchells hill where the boys were slashing. Dr Cook here this A.M. at three and Dr. Burdon later.
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Showery this A.M. & cool. [margin: Pleasant P.M.] Went to S.S. & church and for a ride about town in the P.M. with Mrs Stacey, Nettie & the Bradleys. Ida still in bed and no improvement. Very discouraging prospect.
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Pleasant. Went to Burlington on train and with Butler & LaMaster over the county viewing roads & home in the eve.
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Pleasant.[margin: ] choring about home most of the day. Ida some better to night. Went to the Prayer meeting & mowed around the church. Crops looking pretty well.
] choring about home most of the day. Ida some better to night. Went to the Prayer meeting & mowed around the church. Crops looking pretty well.28
Heavy rain this A.M. About one inch. At home and not doing much.
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In town and over to Guemes Island. Ida down stairs this P.M. Fine weather.
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Beautiful day. Went to the Ranch, Bay View & LaC. & home via Indian Road. P. Miller went with me. Ida downstairs.
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Fine day. Went to S.S. & Church and to Ch. C. in the eve. Mr Henity's last sermon here.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Mary Stacey went home & Mrs Chitwood came.
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Fine hay weather. In town & on Guemes with Costello. Mr Soderburg (Leo) here. Ida some better & out on the lawn.
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[margin: Went to meeting this eve.] Fine hay weather. Went to the Samish Country with C. Nelson, Nettie & children went as far as B. View. Took supper with Mrs Home & dinner with Lowe's.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon on County bus. Bowerman in Anacortes this eve.
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Fine hay weather. Went to Guemes & put up road notices. In P.M. went over the Bellingham roads with Bowerman & to the Ranch. Home in the eve and to Hot Moments concert.
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Warm & dry. No. 1 hay Weather. Puttering around home & went to Burrows Bay to see about a disk plow.
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Went to S.S. & church.
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Ida miserable with lumbago. Self went to the farm to help with the hay. Mrs Summer with Ida tonight.
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Fine hay weather. Haying cutting, tedding, raking & shocking in the P.M.
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Haying fine weather. Grant finished mowing. Hay heavy.
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Ida worse this week and has had Dr. Frost four times. Haying fine weather. Self home this eve.
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Fine hay weather. Self in town all day. Ida went to Seattle & Mrs Summer went with her. Self went to see about shipping the county stuff to W.J. Donelly.
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Went to Mt Vernon to the Cook Road hearing and in the P.M. went to Sedro Woolley to Thomas Thomson's funeral Mr Summer went with me. Wm Harbart ran over & killed a boy on the Riverside pavement. Grant has the hay all up.
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Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. and to Philopeans music at the M.E. in the eve.
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Another fine hay day. In town and over to the ship yard in the P.M. and to Chautauqua in the eve. Reb Brougher's Lecture very fine.
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Splendid hay weather but dry for oats. The Apex Can had 12000 fish yesterday at 15000 to day. Attending Chautauqua. Carroll & Colvin Wilson here at Netties.
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Fine day. Went to LaConner and took Mr Ferguson and took dinner with Baileys. Went to Chautauqua P.M. & eve. All mills shut down by "strike".
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A letter from Ida. Another dry warm day. Streets very dusty. Went to Chautauqua three times.
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Clowdy with strong wind. Light shower in the P.M. Attending Chautauqua. Wilson's & Grant's here in the eve & John's in the P.M.
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Cool & windy. Attending Chau'a. The folks same as yesterday. A letter from Ida. She is gaining in weight.
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Windy but no rain. Grant baling 49 tons. In town in the A.M. & over to the Ranch in the P.M.
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Fine day. Grant finished baling. Went to Ferndale to Pioneer Picknick with N. Bessner. Home at 9.30 P.M.
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Dry & warm. Wrote to Ida & Palmer & rec'd letter from Ida. Around town & home in the A.M. and over to the ship yard in the P.M.
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Warm & dry. In Mt Vernon, Burlington & Sedro Woolley on acct of gravel for Cook Road. Home with Barny.
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Heard Ida was worse. Went to Mt Vernon in the Ford. Came to Grants and staid all night. Was at Kalso's in the eve. Grant's folks went to Anacortes.
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At the farm. Self & Grant making shakes and fixing the bale barn. Warm.
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Went to Mount Vernon to open bids on the Cook paving job. Grant & Irving got the job. Came home in the P.M. Grant came also. Received a letter from Geo.
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Warm & dry. Wrote to Geo. Choring around home and down town in the P.M.
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Went to S.S. & church and out & got the Whitney's after & took them home after dinner at Nettie's. Threatening rain and a light shower in the eve. Wrote to Ida this eve.
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Quite a shower last night. Went to Mt Vernon Board of Equalization. Staid all night.
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Choring around home in the A.M. went to the County Farm with Frank & C. Moore's folks in the P.M. Took Franks folks to the boat at 10 P.M. On their way to Fox Island.
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Fine day. In town. Was along the water front. All canneries have lots of Humpback's.
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Fine weather. Went to Mt. Vernon. Last of Equalization. Expected Ida home, but she did not come.
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Beautiful day but very dry. Went to S.S. & church & to Ch. Ch in the eve and was out to Mrs Lemon's to dinner & spent the P.M. The Williams there also.
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Fine weather. Home and down town. Grant over at noon.
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Pleasant & dry. Choring around house & down to the dock to meet the boat. Trimmed the ivy.
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Foggy. A.M. Pleasant P.M. Downtown & in the P.M. went over to the ship yard. Ida & Franks folks came this P.M.
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Donald had his eye hurt with a nail. Helped Frank make his garage. Warm & dry, Ida not feeling well.
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In Spokane attending the Coms. Con. Franks folks went to Seattle in their Ford. Ida went to the Ranch.
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In Spokane. Had a trip over the roads of Spokane Co. in the P.M.
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In Spokane and out to the Edge Cliff Sanatarium. In the P.M. & eve went to the Intersate Fair.
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Rainy day. Arrived in Mt Vernon at 2.34 A.M. Coms meeting to make the County Budget. Home at night.
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Grant finished cutting oats. Went to Wilsons. Ida also. clowdy & windy and some rain in the P.M. Staid at Wilsons all night. Was at Samish Island and Lowes.
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Pleasant P.M. At Wilsons till 2 P.M. came home & stopped at Grants. He had a sick cow. All cutting oats this P.M.
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Rain some last night. Went to Frank Whites to help set up the road grader (Frank went also) in the A.M. and helped Frank grade road in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Frank's folks went to Seattle. The Howes also. Self around town and over to the ship yard.
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Pleasant. Went to Sunday school in the P.M. Wrote to Geo. At home the bal of the day. Wrights went to Wilsons in the P.M. The Williams called.
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Fine threshing weather. Went to LaC and over where they are paving & to the Ranch.
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Another beautiful day. At home & down town. Ida went to get weighted & called on Mrs Ferguson. Frank's folks started for MarbleMount.
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At home & down town. Went to Prayer meeting.
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Went to the Ranch & staid all night. Choring around & getting ready to thresh. Oats selling at $50.00 per ton.
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Grant threshing to day. 1160 sks grain making about 30 sks per acre. Came home this eve. Went to LaC this P.M. Fixed the haybarn deck.
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Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting. Frank & Donald went to Seattle to see Dr. Swift. Grant finished threshing. Had over 2000 sks.
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Pleasant. Went to LaC to church with Wrights & staid to Carter's to dinner. Ida went to Frank Whites.
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Windy A.M. & rain in the P.M. Cleaning & putting up the sitting room stove. Frank printing pictures.
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Showery. Went to Frank Whites and got berries & prunes. At home in the P.M. No threshing to day.
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Stormy most of the day. Downtown bot a hat & a Victrola.
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Rain all the P.M. Went to Bellingham & Lynden to the Good Roads Con. & Whatcom Co. Fair & Banquet in the eve.
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Pleasant day. In Bellingham attending the convention. Home in the eve.
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Beautiful day. Went to Seattle with Franks folks in his Ford. Home at 9 P.M. Donald's eye doing well.
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In Mt Vernon Coms Meeting. Home in the eve. Threshing this P.M.
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Foggy A.M. Wrights went to Seattle in their Ford. Self took Frank Whites to the S.C. Fair. Large attendance at the Fair.
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Foggy A.M. At home in the A.M. and over to the Ranch in the P.M. Ida also.
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Pleasant. Foggy. Went to S.S. & to the Ch Church in the eve. Mr & Mrs Williams called.
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Beautiful day. Choring around. Home in the A.M. & over to the ship yard in the P.M.
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Foggy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went to Samish on road business. Frank took me in his car. Grant threshing at Wieller's.
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Ida in bed. Foggy most all day. Went with Frank to Ranch and to Bay view. Went to Presbyterians Church this eve.
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Foggy & cold. Went to Mt Vernon & over several roads with the Coms. & LaMaster.
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Columbus Day. [margin: Frank & Donald went to Seattle. Eye doing well.] In town all day. Foggy A.M. Clear in the P.M.
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Cool but no rain. At home in the A.M. & went to the ranch in the P.M. Ida also. Crumrine machine through threshing. Oats $47.00 & $48.00 per ton.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. & went to "Intolerance" in the P.M. and out to Mrs Whitney's in the eve. Ida also.
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Frost 36°. [margin: Fine day but cool.] Went with the Coms over to the Ferry landing and over to the ship yard.
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Clowdy no rain. In Mt Vernon on Cook Road business. Ida went to Bellingham.
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Beautiful day. Went to Bellingham with Frank in his Ford. Came back via Edison. Bot 2 Dox eggs at 60 cts.
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Pleasant. Went to Summit Park and around March's Point. In town in the P.M.
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Light shower. Went to Mt Vernon on County Dike Dist business & home in the eve.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Took the coil out of the base of the Ford & cleaned the plugs. Was down to the dock in the P.M.
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Heavy shower last night. Pleasant today. Went to LaConner and heard Hadley on the War & Liberty Bonds. Grant finished baling straw.
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Rain last night & today. Ida came home. Donald came from Edison where the bank was held up and P, Halloran shot through the groin and taken to Burlington Hospital & died soon after.
Donald came from Edison where the bank was held up and P, Halloran shot through the groin and taken to Burlington Hospital & died soon after.26
Pleasant A.M. Went to Seattle with Donald to see the Dr. about his eye. Wind & rain in the eve. Frank came home from B.C.
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Pleasant but windy. I am 68 today. At home choring in the A.M. Went to Guemes Island in the P.M. to see a county culvert & Mr Kuchnoel.
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Went to Edison to Mr. Halloran's funeral in the P.M. Took Mr. Ashby, Mr Darcy & Frank White. It was the largest funeral of the county I think. A good and useful man, sacrificed that devils might be brot to justice.
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Pleasant. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Home in the eve.
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Went to the Ranch and to Mt Vernon in the eve. Grant caught two boys getting gasoline and with a stolen car from Seattle. Foggy but no rain. Cool & damp. [margin: Went to B. church in the eve to hear Mr Anderson.]
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Pleasant. Self & P. Miller working on the road. In the P.M. I was on Guemes where they are making a fill and to Walker's Gravel Pit. Frank home from a ten day trip in British Col. on the "Uncle Salmon".
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Beautiful day. Went to Bellingham. Ida also. Went by boat. Bot suits, &c.
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Light rain in the A.M. Washed in the A.M. picking up leaves and shoring & down town. Went to the station to get Rev Hagen] in the P.M.
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Light showers. Went to Baptist S.S. & heard Mr Hagen in the A.M. In the eve went to the Presby church to hear Mr Banks on Prohibition.
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Rainy. Went to Mt Vernon & home with Frank Norvil.
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Pleasant. Choring till 10 A.M. then went to Guemes Island and home at 4 P.M. Went to Entertainment Course No. 2 at the Rose Theatre.
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Foggy. On the road with Pete Miller and went to Fredonia on Road bus.
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Foggy in the P.M. Working on the road with P. Miller. Went to the draw bridge in the P.M. with Lantern globes for Allen.
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Pleasant. Working on the road with Miller & F. White. Hauling rock & patching chuck holes.
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Pleasant. In town in the A.M. and went to Mount Vernon in the P.M. Miller working on the road.
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Beautiful day. Went to S.S. and to the Cong. church. Ida also. Grant's folks called a while this eve. Came with the Buick man.
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Took Peter out to work on the road, filled chuck holes some & went to LaConner. Then to Fox Spur & home. Threatening rain. Light showers in the P.M.
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Rain all the P.M. Went out on the State road in the A.M. Miller also. Made a desk stool in P.M.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon & over the Pacific Highway with the Coms & Costello also Catterwill H.W. Engineer.
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Foggy. Out on the road in the A.M. with Tandy Knight. Hence in the P.M. Grant over.
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Foggy & damp. Went to Samish and over to the W.F. Road with A. Lowe. Went by train.
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Misty damp. Frank & Donald went to Seattle. Self went over to Guemes to see the fill. Took Ida to the Woman Dr. in the P.M.
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[margin: Ida sick.] Pleasant. Went to B. Sunday School to Cong church & to Ch Church in the eve. Heard Mr Putieau(?). Grant's folks over with his new Buick car.
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Frost. Ida worse & in bed. Staid around the house all day choring. Clowdy & threatening rain.
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[margin: Bessner married.] Beautiful day. Laughlin's Golden wedding to day. Ida sick so we don't go. Self over to the Road to Whitney & to the Ranch. Roads getting bum fast.
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[margin: Halifax disaster.] Pleasant. Downtown & piling wood. Amy Summers went home. Guemes Island fill had a slide. Got $588 insurance money out of $1600.00.
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No rain, cool. Went to B. S.S. & church. Mr Wilson preached. Went out to Whitneys in the P.M. Ida also.
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[margin: Rainy today.] Rain all last night. In Mt Vernon. Spurgeon convicted of murder of Pat Halloran. Came home on train in the eve.
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[margin: Aunt Hannah Green died.] At home most of the day. Went over to Guemes on the new ferry boat (Wright Capt.)
Aunt Hannah Green died.] At home most of the day. Went over to Guemes on the new ferry boat (Wright Capt.)13
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[margin: Temp 48 to 50.] Rain most all night. 2 1/4 inches since 48 hours ago. Clearing up some today. Nelson here to see about gravel. Piled wood in the P.M. Temporary bridge at Mt Vernon out of commission. River high but not dangerous to dikes.
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Clowdy & windy. Went to Mt. Vernon on high water & bridge business. Home with Len Farmer. Ida in bed most of the day. Lots of water everywhere. Roads bum and several bridges out. Amy Summers here with Ida.
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[margin: High west wind.] Went to the M.E. church. Mr Wells made a talk on Red Cross. The Williams here this P.M. Highest tide for two years. Callahan flooded & our dike badly shaken up.
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[margin: Tues A.M. Rain 5 1/2 in since a week ago last night. Monday night at 6 P.M. 10th] Rain all last night 1 1/4 in. High tide & west wind. Went to the Ranch and looked over the dike. It will take $1000 to make the dike as good as it was and twice that should be spent.
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Temp 35 ground frozen. Went to B. S.S. & to Cong Church. Out to Frank Whites & Darcys in the P.M. Clear & cold. Margurite White came home with us. Went to the Cantata at the Presby Church in the eve.
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Temp 33° Christmas. John's & Grant's folks all here and all had a turkey dinner at Wrights and a fine time. They went to the movies & home in the eve. Clowdy & rained some in the eve.
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Rain all day & all last night. Went to Dewey and over the Draper road to see about a bridge. Very quiet compared to yesterday.
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Rain all last night & some to day. Went to Mt Vernon and home in the eve. Lots of water everywhere. Wood working on the bridge.
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Rain most of last night and all day to day. Went to Mrs Fralicks funeral. Ida also. Temp 57 this eve and 47° at 2 P.M.
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Rain all last night. River high. 2 1/2 inches since Christmas. Warm all day to day. Water coming in the Beaver Marsh.
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Warm temp 56° Skagit river covering the whole country. Went to the Presby church in the A.M. Was up on Cap Sante in the P.M. to see the water. This is a repetition of the 1909 overflow and just one month later. Rain for December 11.68 inches. This beats the records.
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Some cooler. Temp 30. In Mount Vernon and came home at night via Bellingham. G.N. running through trains to Seattle again.
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T 35. Snow start & rain. Grant here last night. I took him to Telegraph slough. Ida sick with cold.
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T 38. Rain one inch yesterday & last night. Stormy to day also rain. Self home most of the day. Ida's cold no better. Dr. Burdon here.
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Rain last night & some today. Ida no better. Choring around home. Dr. Burdon here. Ida worse & Burdon she must have nurse.
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Light frost. [margin: Rain at night.] Clowdy. Ida in bed. Miss Enger the nurse came at 1.30. Went to the Presbyterian church in the eve. Heard a sermon on Germany.
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Heavy rains morning & eve and all last night. In town all day. No trains from Anacortes yet & none expected for a week. High tide and Samish & Swinomish flats getting salted every day. With a good prospect of loosing the crop of 1918.
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No rain. Went to Mount Vernon via Bellingham and staid all night. County business.
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Light rain in the P.M. In Mt. Vernon. Went with Tom McNeal to see the big break in Skagit River break below the Poor Farm. It is a "fright". Came home via Avon, Whitney & Freight train.
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Another Chinook wind. Temp 54. Showery. At home & in town. Mrs Stacey came.
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Ida no better. Miss Enger left this A.M. Home all say. Pleasant. Heard there was nothing doing to fix dike.
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[margin: Telegraph Slough Bridge being fixed today. Trains going again.] Went to Whitney & the Ranch. Saw the breaks in the dikes and consider the situation very discouraging indeed. Otto Kalso has two very bad breaks to fix yet and water has been on 20 days now. Samish situation bad also.
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Temp 36° Pleasant. Went to Baptist Sunday school. Dr Waddell here yesterday and to day. Went to the Presbyterian church in the eve.
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Clowdy. In town all day. Took the car down and had new clutch bands put on cork inserts. Down town in the eve to see Reitz about pavement. Ida sat up a while to day.
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Raon most of last night & some to day. In town all day. Called on Bessner. Ida down stairs awhile. Telegraph slough bridge passable to day, but water still over from Edison to LaConner.
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Stormy. Went to the Ranch & Whitney. Ball's & Callahan's break shut up. Ida about the same. Otto finished his break north of the railroad.
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Rain most all day. In town all day. Ida not so well.
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Went to LaConner & to Mt Vernon in the eve and staid all night in Mt Vernon.
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Rain in the eve. In Mt. Vernon all day. Samish dike meeting. No dikes repaired yet except Kalso's & Balls & Callahans. Otto has one to fix yet.
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Clowdy but mild & pleasant. Frank & Nettie started for Seattle for her operation. Ida as miserable as ever. Went to hear Putnam at the Ch. church in the eve. Fine sermon on War and Patriotism & Wilson's message.
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Rainy last night & to day. Strong west wind. Moving the folks over to Wrights. Otto Kalso has the water shut off at Whitney.
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Henry Thompson, County Com. killed to night at 8.30 in a side train collision at Sedro Woolley.
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Rain. In Mt Vernon. Paving jungle on.
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Showery. In Mt Vernon to Coms meeting. Still arguing on paving.
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Pleasant. In Mt Vernon and up about Burlington with Butler viewing road washouts. Home in the eve. Nettie in Seattle. Ida & Mary Stacey staying with the children.
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Stormy S.E. wind all day. Choring about home.
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Ida still poorly. Windy, but little rain last night Downtown and gave my income tax statement.
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[margin: Ida miserable. Frank went to Seattle last night.] Rain again this P.M. Rainy most of the day. Cleared off at night. Went S.S. in the A.M. Mr Erikson talked awhile. Went to the Christian Ch in the eve. Mr Putnam preached.
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Stormy. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting to award the bids on contract for paving. Frank in Bellingham.
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Pleasant. In Mt Vernon. Trains late on acct of slides. Came home at 3 P.M.
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Pleasant. Some snow in Mount Vernon on county business.
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Frost 55°. Went to the Ranch. In town in the A.M. & went to the Ranch in the Ford in the P.M. Cool & pleasant.
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Kacin here this A.M. with paving contract for me to [margin: sign. Information sermons moved at Burlington 11 A.M.] Went to Mount Vernon and in the P.M. to Seattle & in the eve to the Baptist banquet at the Frye Hotel.
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Light rain. Came to Mt Vernon and home at night. Paving suit started by the Cement Co & Comer Land Co. Frank in Seattle for Nettie.
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Light frost. Cold north wind all day. Went to S.s. and to the Cong church to hear Rev Harry Ferguson preach. Mary Stacey went home and Nettie & Frank came from Seattle. Mrs Davis came to work for the Wrights. Ida came home.
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Clear & cold. 22° in Mt Vernon. Went to Mt Vernon on pavement business. Home in the eve.
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Temp 28° Clear & cold. Went to LaConner to get a bridge tender for LaC. bridge. Went in the Ford.
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Temp 30. Clear & cold. Went to rosario in the P.M. on road business in the Ford. Blanche White here this eve. High school entertainment.
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Temp 25°. In Mount Vernon & down to the Samish looking after roads. Went with Butler & Thompson.
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At home and went over to the ship yard in the P.M. with Frank & called on the "Beach Comber". Rain some last night but pleasant this P.M.
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Cool but pleasant. Went to S.S. Sedro Woolley bunch here. "Gospel Team" Went out to Whitney's this P.M. and to G.T. meeting in the eve.
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A sprinkle of snow & cold raw wind & rain in the P.M. AT home all day. Choring & fixing car.
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Frost. Went to the paving trial and home in the eve.
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Frost. Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and to the Samish on Road business. Ida went to the Ranch & came home with Grant.
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Light snow. Went to Mount Vernon to Coms meeting & staid all night.
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Frost 26°. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Was down to the County Farm to lunch and down where they are fixing the dike. 17 teams working. [margin: A letter from Geo.]
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Frost 28°. In town & choring. Pearl & John here in the P.M. & eve. Self went to meeting in eve.
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Light frost. Went to LaConner county business. Frank over to San Juan Islands this week.
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Cool but no rain. Flurries of snow. Choring about home.
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Cool wind. Choring. Relined the stove & put in a new faucet in the sink. Frank home to day. Late spring. Wrote to E. Reed.
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Went to S.S. & to Presby Ch in the eve & started for Seattle in the eve per Whatcom Str.
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Frost. In Seattle getting teeth fixed.
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Frost light in Seattle.
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In Seattle teeth business. Visiting Broaman.
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Warm & pleasant. In Seattle. In the P.M was out to B. McGinnis's. Mrs Alice very bad off with cancer.
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In Seattle and out to John McGinnis's. At Dr. Terry's to try tooth plate but it was no good. Started home on the "Kulshan" at 10 P.M.
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Grants plowing. Came home this A.M. Went to the Ranch also to Mt. Vernon in the P.M. Ida went to the Ranch. Frank traded his Ford for a Dodge.
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Strong S.E. wind all & light rain at night. Ida in bed all day. Cold & dizzy. Dr. Waddell here. Went to S.S. & church. Rev Bones preached. Frank White's folks & Margurite here. Also Rev. Ferguson's call. Went to church in the eve.
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Rainy day. Strong S.E. wind. Went to the Samish and over the Comm Road. Had dinner with Wilsons. Went to church with car. Took Mrs Beech.
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Mr & Mrs Bovee here. Clowdy & damp. Washing. Went the depot for Nettie.
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Rainy some. In town all day. went to church in the eve.
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Went to the Samish and over the Water Front road with Butler. On train to Burlington.
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Windy & light rain. Cold. In town and around home all day.
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Great battle in France. Another windy day. Self went to S.S. & church morning & eve. Mr Bovee preaching. Bovee's & Summers called in the P.M. Ida poorly.
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Cold rain most of the day. In town all day. Went to church in the eve.
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In town. Went to church in the eve.
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Cold wind. No rain. Went to town LaConner. Got seed & planted peas, carrots, spinach & sweet peas. Mr Davis with me. Went to church in the eve. A lot of LaC folks over.
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Temp 66°. Pleasant. Went to the farm & worked on the road some filling chuck holes. Went to church in the eve.
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Beautiful day. Working on the road with P. Miller filling chuck holes from town to Telegraph Slough. Farmers plowing. Rec'd letter from Robert Sisson in France.
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Pleasant. In the A.M. went with Almond to view the Whistler Lake road. Home & down town in the P.M.
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Frost. Pleasant. Dry. In Mount Vernon & went to Sedro Woolley in the P.M. with the Coms. Home in the eve.
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Light frost. Pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Land drying fast. Grant plowing with one team. Men there fixing his Moline tractor. Ida & Francis went along.
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Pleasant. Went to Rockport, VanHorn & Concrete with Butler & C. Nelson on the train to Burlington.
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Pleasant. Liberty & Oak Drive started. In town & over to the ship yard to the speaking in the P.M.
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Clowdy but no rain. Went to church & S.S. Ferguson preached a fine sermon. Morning & eve.
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Called on Mrs Wallace. Went to Samish with C. Nelson, was at Blanchard & water front road & Burlington.
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No rain. In town choring around.
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Pleasant. Bot a $1000 U.S. bond. Went to meeting this eve. In town and on Guemes in the P.M. with the Ford. Ida Nettie & Mrs Robinson went along.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Worked on the road some. In the P.M. went to the Samish & to Wilsons for supper.
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Choring around home. Cool & clowdy & some rain towards night. Ida to the osteopath?.
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Pleasant but cold. Mr Biver buried. Went to the funeral. Planted about 100 hills of potatos.
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[margin: Rain last night.] Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. In the P.M. went to B. View with Frank White to hear Henry McLean on war. Took supper at Franks. Ida also. Cold west wind.
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Showery. Went to Mt Vernon. Board of Equalization.
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In town all day. No rain but cold wind.
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Cool & pleasant. Went to Edison & the Inman G. Pit with Nelson. Saw three tractors work, all doing good work. Went to Prayer meeting in the eve.
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Pleasant. Went to LaConner for garden seeds and worked on the Ranch the bal of the day. Planted potatos, peas, &c. Ida went along.
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Warm & dry. At the Ranch planting garden. Grant began seeding.
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Warm & pleasant. Choring at home, mowed the lawn, &c.
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Went to S.S. & church A.M. S.S. convention in the P.M. & to Ch Church in the eve.
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Went to Edison and over the Water Front road. Ida went along to Wilson's. Grant seeding. [margin: Fine weather & dry. John no through plowing yet.]
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Frost. Land very dry & dusty. Pleasant & dry. Went to Whitney with P. Miller to work on the road saving gravel. Farmers all seeding.
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Frost. Ida went to Seattle. Working on the road with Miller.
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Frost. In town all day choring & down to the Old Oregon Mill in the P.M. Miller on the road.
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Warm & dry. Grant finished seeding yesterday 26th. Ida in Seattle to see Mrs B. McGinnis. Miller on the road. Self went to Butlers Mill and to Mt Vernon. Never saw it dryer in April.
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Pleasant & dry. Ida in Seattle. Self went to church & S.S. in the A.M. Was at Summers to dinner.
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Working on the road with Peter at Padilla. Grant rolling & harrowing.
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No rain to speak of. At home & out to Dewey with Frank & Ida. Went to the Oldenburg about road work.
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Nice shower last night but nothing at Whitney. Went to Church A.M. & P.M. Ferguson preached. Went with Wrights over to the Ranch in the P.M.
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Cool & clowdy. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Staid all night. Mrs. B. McGinnis died.
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Fine day. Around town pleasant day. Mowed the lawn. Spent the P.M. in the ship yard. Franks folks returned from Seattle & Tacoma where they went to ten to Mrs McGinnis funeral.
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Warm & dry. Went to the Ranch. Ida also. Planted some peas, beans & carrots. Home in the eve. Called at William's to sing.
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Dry. In town all day. Not doing much.
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Dry. Went to Ch. & S.S. A.M. & P.M. In the P.M. took the Ferguson's over to LaConner to Bailey's. Mr Bailey sick the past week. Ida went also.
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Dry. Went to the Samish with Nelson & staid all night at the Ranch.
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Went to Bellingham with Grant's folks & home in the eve. Threatening rain.
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In town all day - misty.
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Still too dry. Over on the Indian road & to LaConner for lunch. Mowed the lawn this eve.
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Cold & dry. Clowdy all day but no rain. At home all day. Frank drove to Seattle.
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Splendid rain last night & this A.M. Took Nettie to the boat for Bellingham. Got a load of wood & put it in the shed. Downtown.
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Rainy A.M. Went to Ch & S.S. to church in the eve.
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At home all day - choring & reading.
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Went to Mt Vernon to hear State Com Allen speak his piece on pavements. Summer went with me.
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Pleasant day. Cool at night. Went with the Coms to Arlington and Bothell on Road or Pavement inspection.
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Pleasant. Went with Miller out to fix the Weaverling Bridge.
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Pleasant but cool - went to Sedro Woolley to see about a grader, also over the Cook Road. Went by train.
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Pleasant. Went to Hulbert's Sale in the Ford. Ida & C. Moon's went along. Grants folks away to Camp Lewis & other places since Tuesday A.M. & Darrell staying here. Oat & grass looking well at the Ranch.
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Went to S.S. & Memorial services at the M.E. Church & to B. Church in the eve. Grants folks over & Darrell went home. Geo McGinnis's called.
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[margin: Pleasant ]& warm. Went to Mt Vernon to open bids on three paving jobs. Two south of Mt Vernon.
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Pleasant & warm. Went to the Ranch & to Mt Vernon. Crouch collided with our car & gave us a big jolt. Ida went to the Ranch. Both home in the eve.
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Warm & Pleasant. In town all day. Went to meeting in the eve. Killed catepillars part of the day. They were very thick.
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Beautiful Day. Went to S.S. & church in the P.M. & to Bay View in the P.M. Robin Welts spoke at the Hall. Went to Cemetery. Took Handy's. Went to the Presby Ch to Bac. Sermon by Broadlooks.
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Pleasant. In Mt Vernon to Coms meeting and staid all night. Pleasant & warmer.
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In Mt Vernon. Pleasant & warmer. Went to the gravel pit in the eve & then home. More rain needed on flooded land.
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Warm & dry. In town all day. Went to the Graduating exercises in the eve. President Suzzalo made the talk - Good.
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Pleasant. Dry. Went to Mt Vernon via LaC. & the Poor Farm. Frank White went with me. Let the contract for building the Samish River bridge. Eclipse of the sun.
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In town all day. Clowdy but no rain which is badly needed.
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Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. .
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Warm & pleasant. Light rain last night. Went to the Ranch. Planted some more corn & squashes. Home in the eve. Ida & Frank's went to Crumrine's.
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Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon to appoint a clerk in J.H. Smith's place. River at 16-2.
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Pleasant. Rep Convention in town. Attended it in the P.M. & went to Chautauqua meeting in the eve.
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Pleasant & dry. Went with Nelson to the Samish, Edison & Water Front road and Samish Island.
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Pleasant & dry. Flag day exercises in the P.M. Grant's & John's folks here. Ida 61 today.
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Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon to sign Cook Road bonds. Then to concrete with Frank & Nettie to the bridge dedication. Ida & Grant's folks went along. Still very dry.
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Went to Church & S.S. & church in the eve. Wrote letters in the eve to Geo, Eva & Bowerman.
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Light rain this A.M. Went to the Ranch. Helped Grant make a truck out of his Ford & fix the bridges each side of Whitney.
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Pleasant & dry. Over to the Ranch fixing the sewer and the boat. Crops look as well as could be expected for such a dry season. Home in the eve.
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Dry & strong north wind. Choring around home. Went to meeting in the eve.
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Drying wind. Choring around home & down town. Ida not well.
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Still dry. Went to Mt Vernon County Bs. Ida sick a bed & had Dr. Burdon.
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Ida up again. Lee Richards here & I took him over to Grant's in the P.M. Dry as ever. Crops suffering. Driest June on record so far. No signs of rain.
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In town. Got new suit of clothes. Ida sick.
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Warm & dry. Went to the Samish in the A.M. P. Miller went also.
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Ida some better. Went to Seattle with Grant. Byron & Wells on the way to Tacoma.
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Went to Tacoma & to the Rep Conventions.
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Went to Camp Lewis with Grant & Byron and home from Seattle on the eve train.
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[margin: Warm & dry all this week. Dries season on record so far. Hay fair but oats look very bad. I estimate 1200 to 1500 sks.] At the home in the A.M. Over to the Ranch in the P.M. and inspecting the Swinomish Bridge. Aunt Mary came at noon to day.
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Went to Mt Vernon & Coms meeting & home at night to see the Girard Four Years in Germany.\
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Went to with thompson to Clear Lake, Sedro W & Butlers mill. County business.
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The day we celebrate. Went to Burlington. Ida went to stay with Gertie Wallace for the day. Still dry & crops suffering. Very smoky & dusty, like Aug or September. Looks as if most of the oats would be a failure.
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Dry. In Mount Vernon on Tax business at Grant's in the eve. Home at 9:30.
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Dry. In town choring & paying bills. Limping with rheumatism in right knee.
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Went to S.S. & church & out to F Whites in the P.M. Mrs W. & Edna here in the P.M. & I took them home.
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Over to the Ranch & tried the tractor & grader.
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In town all day. thunderstorm & some rain. Went to Chautauqua in the eve.
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Lots of hay out. Rain off & on all day. 5/8 of an inch. Went to Mt Vernon & the Ranch in the A.M. Chautauqua P.M. & evening.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and put in the day grading roads. Chautauqua in the evening.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & blackberrying. got 1 1/2 gallons. Chau P.M. & eve.
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Big band here. In town choring & tending Chautauqua.
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S.S. & church in the A.M. Chautauqua P.M. & eve.
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Fine hay weather. At the ranch raking hay. Grant finished mowing.
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Fine hay weather. Raking hay. Finished shocking. I estimate 175 tons, 58 acres.
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Fixing granary roof & went to Mount Vernon on C. Road business. Was at LaC to get wagon paint for Grant. Light shower in the eve.
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Rainy A.M. Working at Grants wagons some & came home in the P.M. Lots of hay out.
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Showery, P.M. & A.M. Went to the Ranch and LaConner & filled chuck holes & in the P.M. went to Dewey to see the bridge. Lots of hay to bale and prospects poor.
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Working on the road & over to Grants. Nelson grading the road towards Anacortes. Gaches baling this P.M. Woodburn also.
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To meeting in the eve. Rain some last night. Washing in the P.M. Out on the road in the P.M. Tractor leveling.
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Pleasant P.M. Rain this A.M. Sorry time for hay men. Cleaning out the wood house. In the P.M. out talking gravel with Crook in the P.M. & filled chuck holes some.
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Rained considerable last night. Went to S.s. & church A.M. & P.M. Cool & clowdy.
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Pleasant. Went to Edison with Bessner to Mat Lemmer's funeral. Got lumber & nails for a gate to the County Dam Culvert in the A.M. Out to Ferguson's in the eve with Ida.
Went to Edison with Bessner to Mat Lemmer's funeral. Got lumber & nails for a gate to the County Dam Culvert in the A.M. Out to Ferguson's in the eve with Ida.20
Pleasant. Went to the County Dam & self & Tandy Knight put a new gate on the box.
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[margin: Grant got his hay in to day. 19 loads.] Went to Avon on acct of the Avon Allen pavement & to Mt Vernon. Rain all the P.M. This beats all Aug's for rain to this day. War chest meeting in the eve.
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Rain most of last night and this A.M. misty. Around town & choring in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and helped Grant cut oats with the tractor. It worked all right.
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Damp & foggy but pleasant P.M. Helping cut oats 19 acres cut. Graded 3/4 mile of road in the A.M. Home in the eve.
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Beautiful day. Went to S.S. & church. Ida also. Self went to church in the eve.
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Fine weather. Cutting oats & finished. Crop short. I guess 1300 sks. Came home in the eve.
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Fine day. Frank's folks went to Vancouver. Self choring and put new oil in the Ford. Ida keeping Francis.
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Beautiful day. In town all day. McGinnis's & Carpenter's came from Seattle.
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[margin: Fine threshing.] In town all day. fixing up election boards. Fine day. Frank still out to the Cape.
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Foggy. About 19 sks per acre. Threshing at Grants self weighing oats at Whitney. Grant & self sold 800 sks at $60.00.
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[margin: Fine weather for threshing.] Foggy. Machine at Peth's. Came home this A.M. Primary election. Grain this year all short. Average not about 20 sks. Even on land not salted.
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Fine day. Foggy A.M. Went to Avon & Mt Vernon. Helped load a car of oats at Whitney in the P.M. Home in the eve.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Registration day for men up to 45. Working at the sewer ditch. Moore put in 18 ft of it & I covered it up. It is for a bedroom.
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Butler, Welts & Costello defeated in the primary election also Rudene. Pleasant. Went to Frank Whites for Blackberries. Mrs Kash & children also. In the P.M. went to see Mr Carney to get him to build foundation wall to bedroom & bot lime & sand. Went to war chest meeting in the eve.
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Another fill threshing day. Went to LaConner & to Leamer's to see Nelson. Ida went with me. Home at 6 P.M.
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[margin: weather.] Went to Avon in the A.M. to see the pavement. Clearing for the bedroom in the P.M. out to Whitneys with the Howe's in the eve.
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Went to Mount Vernon to sign up election returns & to Prayer meeting in the eve.
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In town. Wheeling rock for bedroom foundation. Carney here in the P.M. & laid the wal. Went to the farm with Ida at 5 P.M. & staid all night.
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[margin: Dry weather.] Went to B. View with Grant & home in the eve. Brot Lovel up this eve to make out a bill of lumber for bedroom. Ida staid at the farm. Most machine through threshing. John's folks threshing to day.
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Dry. Ordered lumber for bedroom & hauled up 225 brick. Took shingles off the house where the bedroom is to be built.
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Lovely day. Working on bedroom. Lovel & three men, one 1/2. Self working some, not feeling very well. Was out to Carney's & Bushey's in the eve. Called on Ch Brother also.
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Another fine day. Like summer. Four men on the bedroom 1/2 day. Self downtown & working some. Cleaning up rubbish in the P.M. Rain at bed time.
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Working on house till 3 P.M. Men about 15 hours. Carney working at chimney in the P.M. Self took Ida & Nettie to see Mrs Bradley & home at 6.30. Mrs B. poorly with a cancer. Pleasant but quite foggy most of the day.
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Working around the bedroom patching after the plumber & cleaning. Moores & the wire man here again short time. Went to Bradleys in the eve. Wendal reception. Ida also.
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Pleasant but rain at night. In Mt Vernon. Came to Grants for supper & home in the eve.
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Rain last night & some to day. At home & downtown.
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Rain some. Choring around house.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Things quiet on acct of influenza.
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Rains in the A.M. Went to see Carney and he refused to plaster. War reported over the eve but it was a hoax.
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Went to the Ranch. Ida also. Was down to see the dike & out to Grahams with Grant & Fred.
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Rainy. Mr Barr died. Went to Pleasant Ridge with Grant to see Nelson & to Laconner to see Will Dunlap about tractor. Home on train.
Mr Barr died. Went to Pleasant Ridge with Grant to see Nelson & to Laconner to see Will Dunlap about tractor. Home on train.17
At home in the A.M. went to the Ranch and graded road with grant in the P.M. Staid all night at the Ranch.
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[margin: Mrs Burdon died.] No rain. Grading road with Grant & Dunlaps tractor. Went to Joe Larry slough & back to the Ranch. Home in the eve.
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Went to Mount Vernon to Herd Law hearing. Home in the eve. Pleasant day for Oct.
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Beautiful day. No churches influenza. Went to Bay view to Mrs Barr's funeral Clyde Howe went with me.
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Beautiful day. Some rain last night. Went to Whitney on train and from there to Anacortes on Road Grader.
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Strong wind & some rain in the P.M. Went back to Grants and graded road as we went. Came home on the eve train.
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Some rain last night. At home A.M. went to Guemes Island in the P.M. on road business. Visited the ship yard.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Gotheim & Dilamove? died last night. Choring about home. fixing flower beds. Grant & kids here to lunch.
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Rain last night. At home in the A.M. Went to Marches for apples & potatos in the P.M.
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Rain last night & most of to day. Nothing doing but chores. Miss Jason died last night of influenza.
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Not doing much but chores. Grant & folks here. Bot 18000 shingles for the Ranch @ $1.50 per M.
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Fine day. Carney here plastering. Self tending.
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Total mileage for car to date 6500.
Total mileage for car to date 6500.
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Strong S. E. wind all day. The carpenters working on the house yesterday and to day. Self choring.
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The Germin Kaiser quits. Pleasant day. Mr Ray & Carter here to lunch. Went with them out to Ferguson's in the P.M.
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[margin: Fine day.] D. Fulk died. Went to Mt Vernon via train. Coms meeting. Came home with Mr Duvar.War over & the Armistice signed this A.M. Peace celebration in Anacortes this P.M. Carpenters working part of the day.
D. Fulk died. Went to Mt Vernon via train. Coms meeting. Came home with Mr Duvar.War over & the Armistice signed this A.M. Peace celebration in Anacortes this P.M. Carpenters working part of the day.12
Rain last night. Carpenters here & finished this P.M. Cleaning out the house & set up the stove. Secor came & began painting.
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Rain last night. Secor here this A.M. Self painting outside some.
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Rainy P.M. Made steps to bedroom. Secor here. Ida down town to see about house paper.
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Harte here this P.M. [margin: to talk about papering bedroom.] Rain last night & to day. Cleaning door hingers &c after Secor & varnishing new work in the dining room.
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[margin: Influenza "Flu" ban lifted.] No rain. Downtown in the A.M. & out to Williams & Ferguson's & settled with Secor in the P.M. Painting out side work.
Car this week 15. Total 6540.
Car this week 15. Total 6540.
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Pleasant but cool. Some churches but no B. The Wrights all here to dinner. All went with Frank for a ride to the draw bridge in the P.M. Flu Ban declared on again & no school tomorrow. Mr Ferguson called this A.M.
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Fine day. Went to Mt Vernon with machine. Barker also. Per highway 4 equalization.
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Fine day. Self painting out side. Harte here papering. Went to war chest meeting in the eve.
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Beautiful day. Painting & choring. Harte finished.
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Pleasant. Dressing & waxing floor & painting roof.
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In the A.M. got lumber & fixed the church walk. Painting roof in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Hard frost. Choring & putting up window curtains. The Williams here.
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At home all day. Moore here finishing the plumbing. Cold raw day & light rain in the A.M.
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Cool & pleasant. Went to the Ranch & to LaConner.
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Hard rain & blow. Choring around home.
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Frost. Choring & working around the bedroom. Rain in the eve. Windy. Went to Thanksgiving Service at the Christian Church.
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Mrs Bradley died yesterday.6
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Rain at night. Making stools & have a cold.
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Cold & damp. Ronneberger here to fix the car. Choring & splitting wood. Mr Hampton died.
Mr Hampton died.13
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Rainy some. In bed. Tandy Knight & Axel Johnson here.
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Will Barr died Sunday. Theo Tholstrup yesterday.18
Light rain. Sitting by the fire. Was out & got some wood. First since Friday. Light rain this A.M. Cad Barrett died.
Cad Barrett died.19
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Cool & pleasant. Light frost. Was out splitting wood & cleaned out the base of the Ford and put in new oil.
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Frost 34°. Clear & pleasant. Went down town this A.M. A letter from Geo & Eva also.
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Frost 32. Pleasant. Went to B. S.S. & church and to Presbyterian Ch. exercises in the eve.
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Frost 30. Pleasant. Went out to Tandy Knights & took a scraper for road work. Saw Ramona in the eve.
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Christmas. Cold 32. Went to Wrights for dinner and to the Ranch in Frank's Oldsmobile in the P.M. Folks all well. Home at 8 P.M.
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Frost 33°. Rain some in the eve. Ida & self went to Grant's to dinner then to Wilson's for the night.
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Rainy A.M. Came to Grants for dinner and home in the P.M.
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This endeth 1918.
This endeth 1918.
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Theo Roosevelt died. Went to Mount Vernon to Coms meeting. In M.V. all night.7
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Light rain. At home and down town. Nothing special.
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Cold raw wind. Went to Ch & S.S. in the A.M.
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Windy. Roads bad. Went to Mt Vernon. Coms meeting went with Frank. Lee Bradley also. New board organized.
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Stormy. Ida sick with cold. Choring & downtown. Out to help Suiute move the church stove in the eve.
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[margin: Rainy last night & to day.] Ida sick all night with pain in her head. Had Dr. Frost at 3 A.M. Self down town and out to Bushey's for water to drink.
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Clowdy & misty. Ida still poorly & went to Mrs Amsberry's for a rest up. Margie H. here till 3 P.M.
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[margin: Shipyard strike on.] Rain most all last night. Clowdy & windy. Went to the Ranch via train. Home at 4 train late. Ranch full of water. John W. sick. Francis a bad cough. Ida fever 100°
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Rainy 1/2. Went to Mount Vernon & over the Water Front road with Nelson. Home at 11 P.M. Big slide on the road. Called on Aunt Mary.
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"Flu" bad. Schools closed. Car to date 7900. Stormy day. Cold. Down town & at home. Ida still at Amsberry's and had Dr. Weddell yesterday & today.
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Seattle strike bean yesterday.8
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Cold wind. Went to Mt Vernon on pavement business with Bessner. Mirriam better to day. Had petition drawn for the Whitney Anacortes Highway.
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[margin: Patsy dog died.] S.E. wind. In town all day. Went to Bradleys for dinner with Prof Meany. Went to his lecture in the eve. on History of the Northwest.
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Cement outburst in the papers yesterday. Had gas tank filled 40 gals. Went to the Ranch in the eve & with Grant to Avon to the big pavement meeting. Staid all night at Grants.
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Mrs t. Hastie buried. In Mount Vernon at Coms session.5
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Spedometer reading 9500 Cord tires put on.11
Went to Seattle with Frank & Grant and to the Auto show in the P.M. Staid at the "Arctic".
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Fine day. Went to school play in the eve. Went to Dewey & to the Ranch.
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Frost. Went to S.S. & church and brot the Fergusons home to dinner. Went to the Ch Church in the eve.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S. & church A.M. to S.S. Rally in the P.M. & to hear Rev Watson in the eve.
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[margin: Hard rain last night.] Went to Bay View for Mrs Sipp at 1 A.M. Went to Mount Vernon for medicine at 9 A.M. Went for Johnson & to take Mrs Rogers to B.V. Grants folks all sick with the "Flu" Dr. Rorch here to see them. Came home in the P.M.
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Went to Bellingham to Mrs Wilson's funeral. Went with Bessner's folks. Ida & Mrs Peters also.21
In Mt Vernon. Board of Equalization. Home in the P.M. Grant's folks still in bed.
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At home. Bot Victory Bonds $500.00 & two truck loads of wood for $10.00. Beautiful day. Ida sick with cold for five days past.
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Went to S.S. & church A.M. At the house the bal. of the day. Pleasant. The Wrights out to Wilsons.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch, got things ready & treated 64 sks of oats for seed. The folks gaining. Grant out of doors for the first time in two weeks. White disking. Denny some with tractor.
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Pleasant. Went to the Clear Lake Mill party. Saw the camp & the new mill. Took Mr Boyd.
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Rain last night & this A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went to Church & Ida also in the A.M. Grant over to supper in the eve.
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Rain in Mt Vernon. Went to Mount Vernon on county business. Took Edna Whitney over & was down looking at the W Anacortes road with the engineer.
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Pleasant. In town. Choring & out with Bradley. Looking at the Darcy property.
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Pleasant & warm. Went to Mt Vernon and too Bessner as appraiser on the Whitney Anacortes Road also appointed McCrarry & Shields. In the P.M. went over te Clear Lake Road and to the Cook Road, S. Woolley bridge, &c.
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Clowdy to day. Rain last night. Went to Wilson's & to the Old Colony to see the road. Grant's rolling & harrowing. John has 60 acres to seed yet. 88 sks oats.
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Rainy A.M. Went to Whitney with Bessner on Whitney Road business. In the P.M. was out on the state road to see about dragging. Knight & man working.
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Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Ferguson preached. Grants' folks over this P.M,
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[margin: Fine day.] Went with Bessner to Whitney then to Fox Spur to meet C. Nelson at the gravel pit. Home in the P.M. Went to the S. Army Concert in the eve. Ida also and Grants folks.
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Drying day. Went to Byrons to see about changing the road & help shingle the Granary in the P.M. Art Jorgenson & men helping. Finished.
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Fine warm day. Went to Seattle in the Ford. Ida also. Put up at McGinnis's.
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Clowdy. Came to Mt Vernon & went out on the A.A. Road to see Chas Nelson who met with an accident at the quarry on Wed. Staid all night at Mt. Vernon.
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Rain falling some. Went to Clear lake road with Nelson to Avon, Fox Spur & Byron's this P.M. Home in the eve. Fine growing day. Ida in Seattle.
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Went to Mount Vernon & cook Road also Avon Allen. In Mt Vernon all night. River falling, 15 ft. Second ship launched this P.M.
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Fine weather for oats. Went up to Nelson's gravel pit. Loader not working well. Telephone for Sprocket wheel. Took dinner at the Ranch then came home & hoed the garden some. A letter from Ida.
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Mrs. A's funeral this A.M. Nice rain this A.M. Went to see the Pauper family. Rain again in the eve. The Youngs here since Sunday. Car to date 8921.10
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Pleasant. Oats looking well. Went to Mt. Vernon county business. Came home by Kalso's got a Jack screw.
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Went to LaC via Reservation road also to the Rock Quarry and to see Smith about widening road corners at Kalso's hill. Clowdy and warmer.
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Ida 62. Pleasant day. In town all day. Gov Lister died this A.M. at eight oclock.
Gov Lister died this A.M. at eight oclock.15
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Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon for Ch. Nelson's Industrial Insurance business. Home at 4 P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to the drawbridge to fix the approach. Grant & Carl Johnson helped. In town in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon Coms meeting then up on the Avon Allen Road. Went with Frank & Bessner. They are past the Marsh school house. Cook Road Cons has one mile more to build.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to LaC & over the Indian Road. The Catepiller & graders working there. Was at the ranch for supper.
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Pleasant. Went to Burlington & Mt Vernon. Geo McGinnis's folks came.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Went to the Rose show.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Went to B.V. in the P.M. with Franks folks. Geo McGinnis's folks went home this eve.
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Warm & pleasant. Went with Geo Miller to cut brush along the Bay Road. Mrs Jorgenson operated on this A.M.
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Pleasant. Went to LaConner Victory Celebration. Ida & Mrs Young went along. Big crowd. Comm(?) W.W. came from Seattle in an eroplane. One hour & 5 minutes. Ida went to Grant's. 50 miles since spedometer quit.
50 miles since spedometer quit.25
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Cool & clowdy. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Went to Wilson's in the eve & to the Edison Chautauqua.
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In Mount Vernon. Road hearings. Took the Howes to Avon. Wrights still in Seattle.
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Warm & dry. Started for Olympia via boat to Seattle and with Hilen & the Coms via auto to Olympia.
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Warm & dry. Came home via train at noon. Haying full blast. Car 12 total 314. Went to Pickne(?) Coms meeting in the eve.
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Grant began mowing. In Mount Vernon. Opening pavement bids on Harmony & Clear Lake roads. Ida went to the ranch. Went blackberrying in the eve.
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Temp 81. Went to church A.M. & P.M. Floyd Peck here to see me.
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Warm. Fine hay weather. Grant has over forty acres in the shock. Went to Mt Vernon and over the new survey of the Clear Lake Road with Coms & engineers. Home via Ranch. Grant done mowing.
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Warm & dry. In town all day. Grant finish shocking hay.
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Clowdy & cooler. Went to Telegraph Slough and to Inman's pit and over the Avon Allen Road. Went to prayer meeting in the eve.
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Went to the ferry landing to see Lang about ferrying the people to the W.P picnic July 30. Dry and cooler. Went to Mrs Whitneys for cherries in the eve.
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Grant baling hay. In Mt. Vernon to bid opening. Kaiser got 2.2 mile on Clear Lake Road. Sec 1.
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Very warm. Grant finished baling 198 tons & 23 in the barn loose. Self went to Marblemount with Wood & the Coms. C. Nelson also at Grants all night.
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Spedometer reading 1984
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Pleasant. Went to s.S. & church in the A.M. Soldier Hall preached. Had dinner at Wrights. Mrs Gillespie & Dr. Burdon there also. Went to Union service in the eve.
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Pleasant & warm. Wrights started for Portland & Yakima. Self over on the Road making detour or side road.
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Warm & dry. Went to the Road Job on Whitney Island. Laying pavement on the island to day. Was at the Ranch and came home via LaConner.
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Warm & dry. In Mt Vernon on Bond business. Came home via Ranch & got some peas. Whitney Road going bad.
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Warm & dry. In town & over to Guemes Island in the P.M.
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Weather dito. Went to Mount Vernon. Clear Lake Hearing went via Rail. Wrights not home yet. Some cutting oats. Most all too green. Whitney road laid to Woodburn's. except skips at Whitney & John Jenne's.
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Warm & dry. Smoky. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. and over to call on Mr Evans in the P.M. & to Union Services in the eve. Mr Taylor preached. Wrights returned from their trip.
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Foggy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went to Whitney & the Ranch. The pavement finished to the Middle slough from Whitney. Grant hunting. Expects to cut oats tomorrow. John Callahan done.
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Sophus Jorgenson died Monday P.M.] Pleasant. Went to South Anacortes to see old man White about the Haddon Road. In the P.M. went with Frank over to Whitney & to the Ranch. Grant about through cutting oats.10
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Gaches threshing - Crumrines first job. Clowdy. Came from Wilsons to Grants & went to C. Gaches in the P.M. Came home in the eve & went to meeting.
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Fine day. John threshing. Went to s.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Rev White preached. In the P.M. took the Whitney's & went to Wilson's & home via Avon Allen Road.
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Beautiful day. Went to Mt Vernon & over McAdams work. It is no good. Took Edna over & brot the Auditor. Girls over to Mrs Whitney's in the eve.
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Fine threshing weather. Grant threshing & nearly done. Went out on the Gilbralter Road then went to John Jenne's then to the Ranch and staid the P.M.
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[margin: Oat crop 2181 sks.] Fine day. Went to Lynden to the Fair & to see Worth Alexander. Came & went via boat.
Oat crop 2181 sks.] Fine day. Went to Lynden to the Fair & to see Worth Alexander. Came & went via boat.26
Clowdy but no rain. Went to Mt Vernon & on the Whitney Road.
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Rainy day. Went to the Fair. Took Ida, Nettie & the children.
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Clowdy but no rain. Went to the Fair via train. Saw Butter & Polson & Shagren from Lynden. Not withstanding bad weather the Fair was a success.
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Pleasant. Columbus Day. In town & out to Fidalgo Road business. Went to the Elks play in the eve. "We Should Worry".
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Pleasant. In town & out to Whitney & the Ranch. Picked two boxes of pears. Brot Hilda home with us.
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Pleasant. Went to Mount Vernon on the Gov hearing on the No 19 Ditch case. Ida went to the Ranch. Home & to meeting in the eve.
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Light rain. Went to LaConner on County business. Whitney Road dragging.
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No rain. In Mt Vernon & down to Allen in the P.M. to see about state right of way.
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Emmett Costello died this P.M.20
Pleasant. Went to Whitney & LaConner. Paving by John Jenne's. Went to see "The Shepherd of the Hills".
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Pleasant here. Rain & hail in Mount Vernon. Went to Emmett Costello's funeral & to meeting in the eve.
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Choring in the A.M. & went to Whitney in the P.M. & to the Ranch for pears. Ida went also. Hard frost this A.M. at Whitney.
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Frost. Clear & cold. Time goes back an hour. Mr Welkish preached. (went to Ch & S.S.) and here to dinner. Self & Ida went to church in the eve. Small pox in town at Bradleys. A teacher has it.
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70th milestone. Rainy. Went to Mt Vernon & staid all night.
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Cool & clowdy. Went to the Ranch & to Wilsons for the night. In the P.M. went up on the Water Front Road. Bot a U.S. tire for $15.00 30x3.
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Mr Evans died. Frost. Came home from Grants this eve. Helped Grant load his binder on a sled. Was down to Summer's this eve to sing.31
Stormy day. In town & went to Mr Evans funeral in the P.M. Thus endeth a fine month and one of the finest falls on record. A universal soft coal strike called for to night over the United States. "What fools these mortals be"
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Cool. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Rev Brown preached. Grants folks went home this eve.
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[margin: Temp 30°] Cold at night.Went to Mt Vernon & to Clear lake in the eve to Road meeting. Cold all day. Celebration in Mt Vernon.
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Temp 32. Came home at noon. Went to meeting in the eve.
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Rainy day. Coring around house. Cleaned out the water tank. Ida cleaning house. Longest rain of the season so far. Bad for paving.
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Rain all day. Temp 56. At home helping around the house.
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Stormy. Wind & rain. In town all day. Nothing doing. Ida down to see Mrs Young in the P.M.
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Warm rain all day. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Mr Brown preached.
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Skagit River high. Pleasant went to Mt Vernon & down to Mill town to see McAdam's work. It is a fizzel.
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Warm & wet. Blanche White here. Misty all day.
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Rain last night. Went to meeting in the eve. Pleasant to day. Helping clean house. In P.M. went to Hein's for potatos -- cooler.
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Rain in the eve. Out on the road, Miller also. Went to LaConner and to the Ranch. Baxter working also.
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Rain last night. No rain to day went to Mount vernon to open bid on the decking of Mt Vernon bridge. Home on the 8.15 train.
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Rainy P.M. Went to church & S.S. in the A.M. Rev Jacobson preached. In the eve went to the Christian Church. Ida also.
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Oar on the road with P. Miller & went to LaConner. Baxter dragging roads.
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Clear & cool. Went to Edison with the Coms as guests of thw Women's Civic Club. Home in the eve. Road with Judge Joiner in his Chevrolet. Strong north wind in the eve.
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Temp 30. Clear & pleasant. Went to fix the Telegraph Slough bridge & to the Ranch. Grant in Seattle. Went to meeting in the eve.
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Thanksgiving. Temp 30°. At home all day. Had dinner with Nettie. Ida also. Frank in Seattle. Donald in Mt Vernon. Went to the Union services in the eve with Nettie.
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Temp 30° Lab 20°. Ida no better. Self went to LaConner & over Roads around Summit Park. Clear & pleasant. Got a Hot Shot battery of Dunlap & put in the car.
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Clear & pleasant. Temp 34°. Went to Summit Park to meet Nelson & then went over the Christianson Road. Ida no better.
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Clear & cold. Strong wind. Went to S.s. & to the Elks Memorial in the P.M.
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Temp 20 - 18 at Wrights. Cold north wind. Temp 22 at 6 P.M. went to the Ford's lecture on electricity. At home & down town. Wrote check to settle the Darcy estate.
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Temp 18°. Temp in Bellingham 14°. Cold north wind all. Ida no better.
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Temp 15°. Clear & cold all day. LaConner 10°. Mrs Bailey here to tend Mrs Amesbury's ??? Tea. Coldest Dec since 1884.
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Temp 10°. Ranch 5. Wrote to Mrs Reed. Clear & cold. Ida no better & had Dr. Shaw. Self at home all day. Choring & feeding fires.
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Temp 24°. Clear & pleasant. Ida worse. At home all day. Arthur White's body arrived last night from Arizona where he died nearly a week ago(Dec 4).
Arthur White's body arrived last night from Arizona where he died nearly a week ago(Dec 4).15
Temp 32. Light snow showers & rain at night. Went to Arthur Whites funeral as Pall bearer. Ida up part of the time. Frank went to Seattle this eve. Call on Fred W at [margin: Howard's. He's in bad shape.]
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Rain last night some. Rain some to day. Went to Mount vernon and with Nelson down to Sather's place to see about the road ditch. Dr. St.Pierre here to treat Ida.
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Temp 52. Rainy last night & some to day. In town all day. Sent a Pa. tire to Mt Vernon for a half sole. Ida up to day. Mrs Whitney called also Mrs Young.
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Temp 52. Stormy. Rain last night. In town all day.
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Warm & pleasant. Ida no better. Went to Whitney & to the Ranch. Home in the P.M. Got a new suit at Brown Bros. Price $50.00
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Ida worse. Had Dr. Shaw. Warm S.E. wind. Put on a Gates half sole tire.
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Warm light rain. Spedometer 3517. Ida no better. Went to s.s. Dr. Shaw here to night. John & Pearl here this P.M.
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Warm & showery. Ida some better. Dr Shaw here. At home & down town for lunch. Margie Hampton here this eve.
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Hard rain last night. In town and at home. Took Francis to see the Elks Santa Claus.
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Temp 48. Ida had a bad night & not so well to day. Edna & Gene Whitney called to day. Self had turkey dinner with the Wrights.
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Rainy day. Ida some better. Margie here in the A.M.
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[margin: Foggy.] Pleasant. Ida worse. Dr. Shaw here. Also Margie & Mrs Young. Self went to Mt Vernon & home via auto stage.
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Ida in bed. [margin: Foggy] Went to s.s. Grant's folks came over. The Williams here & Mrs Hampton & Howe.
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Ida no better. Pleasant N. wind. Margie here. Self went to Guemes Island in the P.M. to see Alversons Road job.
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Thus endeth 1919.
Thus endeth 1919.
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Frost 32°. Beautiful day. Ida out on the lounge to day. Margie here yet. Frank & Donald went to Everett to Football. Self out to Masters to get him to fix the road.
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Frost. Ida about the same. In town all day.
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Frost. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Rev Powsland preached.
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Frost 28. In Mt Vernon. Came home via stage at 6. Ida worse with lumbago. Margie here.
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Frost. Went to Dewey & Whitney. Saw the drainage pump & the took it to the Ridge with the county catapillar. Road to drawbridge good. Ida in bed.
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Misty. At home in the A.M. went to Whitney in the P.M. Ida still in bed.
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Cool & clowdy. In town. Elsie W Fenios? baby died.
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Clowdy but no rain. Went to S.s. & church in the A.M. Mr & Mrs Powsland called. Earnest Templar died.
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Pleasant. Margie here. In town all day.
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Mrs Young here. Pleasant. Templar buried. Went to the funeral. Margie here till 2 P.M. Mrs Wilson & Mrs Jones called.
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Went to the Ranch & brot Dr. Palmer over to see Ida.
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Rain all day. In town. Mrs Young here. Margie also.
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Rainy day. Temp 50°. In town all day. Nothing important.
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Clowdy no rain. Nevi Poleneer died. Went to church & S.S. A.M. & P.M. Mr Powsland here. Ida out on the lounge.
Nevi Poleneer died. Went to church & S.S. A.M. & P.M. Mr Powsland here. Ida out on the lounge.19
Pleasant. Samish River out of its banks & other high. Went to Mount Vernon. Staid all night. Went to Conway in the P.M. with Nelson.
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Frost 28°. Pleasant. In Mount Vernon & went to Big Lake, Montborne, Clear Lake, Sedro Woolley, Allen, &c. Home in the eve.
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Temp 24. Clear & pleasant. Went to the Ranch and out to Griffins looking for gravel.
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Temp 24°. Mr Prof Jennings died Wed. Clear. Same as above. Was in town & to church in the eve.
Mr Prof Jennings died Wed. Clear. Same as above. Was in town & to church in the eve.23
Temp 24°. Clowdy. In town all day. Ida worse. Dr. St.Pierre here & Mrs Young & Mrs Peters & Miss Lowman.
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Temp 32°. Rain & snow. Earthquake last night. Went Mr Jennings funeral & down town. Rain all last night.
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Ida worse to day. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Mrs Davey & Mr Powsland called.
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Temp 32°. Ida better. Ground hard this A.M. went to LaC. Road business. Dr St.Pierre here & Mrs Smith.
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Rainy day. Went to Mount Vernon & home via stage. Grant here a few minutes.
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Clowdy. Temp 53. At home. Mrs Howe here all day. Went to meeting in the eve.
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Showery. Went over to Guemes Island to see Alverson's job. Made a bargain to change the Ford for a sedan. Ida not so well last night & to day. Dr. St Pierre here.
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Hard rain. Went to Mt Vernon to Clear Lake Road crossing. Public service hearing.
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Aunt Mary Wallace died this A.M. In Mt Vernon till 3 P.M. Went to Burlington with Grant & then home with Cavanaugh.5
Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon & then to Samish School house north of Sedro Woolley & home by stage from Burlington. Also went to Northern Hospital. Coms & engineers on the trip also.
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Rain & wind. In town all day choring. Influenza bad.
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Pleasant. Went to Aunt Mary Wallace's funeral. Mrs Howe also & Nettie came home with me. Frank went to Bellingham.
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Beautiful day. Light frost. At home in the A.M. Went to the Ch Church in the eve.
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Pleasant. Frost 32°. Took the old Ford down & got the new one. Went to the Ranch in the P.M. Lots of "Flue" R.E. Woodburn very sick. Ida gaining slowly. Dr St. Pierre here.
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Light frost. R.E. Woodburn died last night. Went to LaConner in the Sedan & to a church Council in the eve.
R.E. Woodburn died last night. Went to LaConner in the Sedan & to a church Council in the eve.11
Mrs Ruby Kack died. Light Frost. Heavy fog all day. In town all day.12
Cool & damp. Fog. Lincoln Day. Went over to the draw bridge & to the Ranch.
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Fine weather. Went to Sedro Woolley & to a Road hearing at Samish School House also to Mt Vernon.
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Pleasant. Went to the farm & to the Woodburn funeral in the P.M. Margie not here. Nellie Carter at Netties.
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Pleasant. Mr Lemmon buried. Went to the funeral in the A.M. Ida worse to day. New car 130 miles. Dr. Shaw here this eve.
Mr Lemmon buried. Went to the funeral in the A.M. Ida worse to day. New car 130 miles. Dr. Shaw here this eve.16
No rain. Fot. In town choring. Got tool box for car.
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No rain. Fog light. Got car lights changed and tested. Went to Council meeting in the eve. Mrs Howe here.
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Misty. Went to LaConner & home at 3.30 P.M. Heard Joe Lynch died yesterday A.M. Showers this eve.
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Showery. Went to Mt Vernon in the P.M. and took Judge Joiner to consider bond issue.
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Cool north wind. Was over Alversons Road on Guemes. Took Nettie & Francis to the theatre.
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Beautiful day. Temp 32°. Frost. In town all day.
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Temp 30°. Went to M.E. church and in P.M. went to Mount vernon to Washington Birthday Exs. Lee Bradley went also.
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Frost 30°. Went to the Ranch and to LaConner & to Jamberitza Orchestra Concert in the eve.
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[margin: Grant plowing. ]Frost 32° Went to Mt Vernon. Opened bids on the Beaver Marsh road. Four miles $137358. 279 per sq yd Hoaver. $137411. 3.00 sq yd.
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Frost 32&def; Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon, Sedro Woolley & Lyman. Home in the eve via stage.
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Light frost. Pleasant. In town in A.M. Got gas tank fixed. Went to Summit Park in the P.M.
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Beautiful day. Went to Wilsons and up on the Water Front Road. At Grants for supper & home in the eve.
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Fine day. Frost. In town A.M. Went to Mt Vernon with Frank. Ida over to Davis' first time in three months.
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Frost. Pleasant. Went to Mount Vernon to Coms meeting & to a Republican meeting in the eve.
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Light rain. Went over to Guemes & then to Mt Vernon to Bay View with Nelson in the P.M. on acct. of Walker Road.
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Light rain in the A.M. In Mount Vernon & Sedro Woolley & in the P.M. went to Henry Johnson's funeral. Home in the eve & went to see Mrs Belch.5
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Clowdy but no rain. Went to the Presby Church in the A.M. Home in the eve. Ida not so well.
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Rain a little in the eve. Went to Mount Vernon. County Bus.
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Cool but pleasant. Went over to Guemes with Frank in the A.M. & out Rosario with Ginnet in the P.M. Frank took me out in his car. Grant here a while this eve.
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Clowdy & showery. Went to Edison, Avon, & Mt Vernon. County business. C. Nelson with me. Visited Claud Koble about Road fence.
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Dry. Went to Summit Park to see Harry Cook & road culverts.
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Rainy day. 1 3/8 inch since last night to Sat A.M. In town all day or rather at home.
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Showery & warm. Ida not so well. Agreed with Carl Anderson to widen the road beyond the R.r. gravel pit to 26 ft.
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Frost. Rainy A.M. Clear P.M. Went to Baptist church. Mr Watson preached and to Christian Endeavor at Presby Church in the eve.
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Frost. Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon. Bond business.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & up to see Smith.
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Had P. Miller out working on the road near Weaverlings.
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Working around the house in the A.M. and took Ida & Mrs Howe for a ride in the P.M. Rain some at night.
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Pleasant. Went to Whitney for Pearl & the boys. Home in the P.M. Planted peas.
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Thunder shower this A.M. Johns folks here. Pearl & boys staid all last night. Went to Presby church in the A.M. & to the Christian in the eve. Rev L. preached.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Went to Ida Massey's funeral. Ida rode out to Clyde Howe's.
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Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon to sell bonds. Brot Grant and Edna Whitney home.
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Stormy day. Took the Ford down to get speedometer & spot light attached. Car has made 900 miles to day.
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[margin: Grant & Hilda went to Seattle to get her tonsils removed.] Thunder & snow also rain. Went to the Pass ferry landing with the Coms & engineer also Huslin, Lowman & Bessner. Lowman is to build the Landing. Went to C. Church in the eve.
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Windy & showery. Went to the Ferry landing in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ferry landing again & decide to start from the old approach. In town in the P.M. Ida worse again.
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Dark & showery. Went to the Presby Church in the A.M. Wrights went to LaC in the P.M. Dr. Shaw here.
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Cool. Went to Mt Vernon & over the Clear Lake Road grade. Home in the eve.
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Cold wind all day. Ch Church in the eve. Out to Dewey on Ferry Landing business.
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Mrs Stacey here. Out to Dewey. Lowmans crew building Ferry landing. Went to the Ranch in the P.M. with the Wrights. Went Christian Church in the eve.
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Cold & raw. Gus Christianson buried. Had a cold. In town all day.
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Easter. Rain all day. Grants folks here. Went to Ch & Presby churches A.M. & P.M. Ida not well.
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Rain. Went to Mount Vernon to Coms meeting and to Comm Club meeting in the eve.
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Wet. In Mount Vernon Coms meeting. Let Fair I. & S.W. North roads.
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Showery & cold. Went to Fox show Keith Nelson & Thompson in the A.M. In Mount vernon Coms meeting. Home in the eve & went to Republican Caucus. Grant called this eve.
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Hard frost. In town all day Raw & cold. went to Christian church in the eve.
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No rain but cool Too wet to plow Went to LaConner & put some new planks in the draw bridge. Went to the high school play in the eve.
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Showery. Out on the road in the A.M. Baxter dragging. Went to church in the eve. Ch.
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Cool & clowdy. In town all day.
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Pleasant. Went to the Convention Rep. Sedro Woolley. P. Nelson went with me.
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Clowdy & cool. At Pleasant Ridge & Mount Vernon & at the Ranch.
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Rain A.M. Went to Mt Vernon & over the Water Front R. with the Coms & Cavanaugh. Home in the eve & went to the Ch Church.
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Beautiful day. In town & in the P.M. took Ida & Mrs Young over to Whitney for a ride. Frank Darcy here.
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Clowdy. Went to M.E. Ch. in the A.M. Ch in P.M. Took Ida out to Mr Ferguson's in the P.M.
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Rain last night & today. Went to Mt Vernon to Board of Equalization. Home in the eve.
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Showery. Went to Whitney & Bay view. Took the Howes. In the P.M. helped Mendenhall fix the Telegraph Slough bridge.
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Ida worse again with neuritis. Pleasant. Went to M.E. Church A.M. & Ch P.M.
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Fine day. Went to LaConner & to the Ranch to plant garden stuff. Helped Grant fix seeder box in the P.M.
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Fine day. Went to the Rep Convention at Bellingham. Big time. Home in the eve.
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Choring. Pleasant P.M. mowed the lawn & made a dog pen for Nettie.
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Ida worse this A.M. John's car stolen. Went to Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Pleasant. Farmers sowing oats.
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Pleasant & warmer. In Mt Vernon & down on the highway & home in the eve. Got two loads of mill wood.
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Pleasant & warm. In town in the A.M. went to the Ranch and on Road business. Grant getting on fine. All but one piece seeded.
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Warm Temp 72°. Choring, mowed the lawn, washed the car & made a window screen & piled a load of wood.
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Light shower (Pleasant.) Went to LaConner & to the ranch. took Nettie to Summit Park and Pearl came home with her. Grant finished seeding 48 acres.
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Pleasant. Went to Ch. Church. Pearl also. In P.M. took Pearl home. Merlin has Mumps.
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Pleasant but cool. Choring about home. Went to the Elks pictures.
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Pleasant P.M. Went to Edison, Old Colony & Allen with Nelson & Mars. County business. Grants folks here in the eve.
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Pleasant & dry. At home in the A.M. & took Nettie & Mrs Howe to Mt Vernon in the P.M. Ida getting ready for Seattle.
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Dry & cool. Went to Rockport with Coms & Engineers on Seattle RR business. Ida & Mrs Young went to Seattle. Margie quit.
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Pleasant & dry. Went to the Ferry landing & then to Baxter's for tomato plants & to the ranch. Set out the plants & planted peas, beets & corn.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Ordered stuff for the ferry landing. Watered the garden & planted some peas. Nettie went to Bellingham. Ida had teeth & tonsils out to day.
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Pleasant A.M. clowdy P.M. & rain. Went to Ch church A.M. & P.M.
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1/2 in rain last night. Pleasant to day. Went to Mt Vernon County bus. Home in the eve.
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J. S. Nelson hurt. Showery in Seattle. Went to Seattle to see Ida. She seems to be improving as well as could be expected. Started home at P.M. per Kulshan. Called on & took dinner with the McGinnis's.
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Pleasant. Went to LaC. & over the Reservation Road with Nelson. Worked on the road some & home in the eve. Grant loading hay on cars.
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Cool & showery(light). Went to Dewey & Mount Vernon to see Nelson who is laid up by Auto accident.
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Cool & windy. Went to the Ranch and worked in the garden planting. Home in the eve.
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Cool & clowdy. Poor growing weather. Choring about home. Ida moved to the sanitarium Thursday.
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Went to Ch Church in the A.M. Memorial sermon & to Baccalaureate sermon in the eve.
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Cool & clowdy. Went to Mt Vernon county business. and to Carleson's lecture on politics in the eve.
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Pleasant & warmer. Went to Belfast and home in the eve. Had supper at the Ranch.
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Cold & clowdy. In town all day. Choring about home.
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Pleasant. Went to Guemes Island to see the road and new saw mill. Home in the P.M. and went to the Graduating exercises in the eve.
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Showery light. Temp 46 A.M. Went to LaConner and the Ranch. Worked on the road some. A letter from Ida.
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Warmest day of the year 82 degrees in Mt Ver. Went to Wilsons & up on the Water Front road. In the P.M. went to Allen & Mount Vernon. Home in the eve. A letter from Ida.
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Clowdy. In town all day choring some, mowed lawn. Nelson here but I did not find him.
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Clowdy. Went to the Ranch & plant the corn over & some peas & squashes.
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Showery. In Mount Vernon Coms meeting.
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Rainy. In Mount Vernon. Attending court. Home at 5 P.M. Letter from Geo.
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Pleasant. Went to look over the Dewey Cut off & then to Edison with Moss to see about the Bridge. Called on Clarance White at Franks in the A.M. He is about blind. Home via Mount Vernon & Burlington.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Garden looking well.
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Rainy. Went to M.E. Ch A.M. & P.M. Children Exs in the eve.
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Went to Mt Vernon in car and then to Bellingham to Rotary Club Dinner.
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Pleasant P.M. Rain in the A.M. Went to LaC. & to Charley Nelsons & North Fork Bridge.
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Fine growing weather. Went to Guemes Island and home in the P.M. Had letter from Ida. Then went to Dewey & then to the Ranch and worked in the garden till night.
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Pleasant. In town to day. Nothing new.
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Pleasant. In town in the A.M. & went to LaC & Mount Vernon in the P.M. Laying cement on the B.M. Road.
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Beautiful day. Went to Presbyterian Children Day Exs. In the P.M. to the William's & Mrs Chitwood for a ride. The Whites called in the eve with Clarence White.
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Pleasant A.M. Shower in the eve. In town choring & went to "Fumbles" in the eve. Fine.
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Pleasant. Went to Rockport with Will Alverson via train. Home in the eve. Letter from Ida. She not so well.
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Pleasant. Around town & went to the draw bridge & out to see the R.R. steam shovel.
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Clowdy & misty. Went to the Ranch & cut a tree out of the road. Oats looking fine. Took dinner with the Youngs.
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Cool but pleasant. In town all day. Gasolene very short.
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Clowdy. In town. Rose show. Warm & pleasant P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Pearls & took Nettie & children.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon & down the Highway and out to Beaver Marsh.
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Temp 81. Warmer. In Mt Vernon, Clear lake & Sedro Woolley. Went to Mt V. Band concert in the eve. Warmest day this season.
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Pleasant. Up the river all day with Coms & Seattle engineers. Went to Bacon Creek. Home in the eve via train.
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Beautiful day. Went with Nettie & the Howes to Weaverling Spint for the day. Have a miserable cold.
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Warm & Pleasant. Went to Coms meeting in Mt Vernon.
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Dito. Very warm day. Temp 75 at 10 P.M. Was down to Milltown to see Kaiser's work.
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Warm. In Mount Vernon & up on the Water Front Road. No prospect of its being used in a long time.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Gasoline shortage no so strong. Rain needed. Rec'd a letter from Geo.
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Clowdy. Went to Chris Church A.M. & P.M.
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Rain 1/2 inch. Went to the Ranch. Fixed the bridge & filled some chuck holes. Fine rain for crops - Oats need it.
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Pleasant. On the road with Baxter in the A.M. Down town in the P.M.
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Shower last night. Pleasant. Took Mr Van Buren & went to Edison and over the Water Front Road. They say it will be open by Sep 1st or Aug 15th.
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Pleasant. Sheriff Stevenson resigned. Went to Mt Vernon & appointed Geo Reay. A letter from Ida. Not encouraging. Oats growing fast. Lots of hay down.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Nothing important. Dr. Frost had an operation to day in Seattle.
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Showery. Rain light. Went to Seattle via G.N. trains. Put up at the New Arctic. Found Ida poorly.
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Pleasant. In Seattle. Went to the First Presbyterian church twice & spent the P.M. with Ida.
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Clowdy & shower on Flats. In town all day.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & home in the eve.
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Pleasant. Washed & went to Guemes in the P.M. Took Mr Davis to the barber shop this A.M.
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Pleasant. Went to LaConner over the Indian Road.
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Pleasant. Went to Church A.M. Chris. P.M. Presby. In the P.M. had dinner with the Williams and then took them & their company to Allen for a ride. The company being Mr & Mrs Friedline of Yakima.
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Fine hay weather. In town all day. Chautauqua tent going up.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and Mt Vernon. Fred Kalso baling hay. Went to Chautauqua this eve.
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Pleasant. Went to Whidbey Island picknick and to Chautauqua in the eve. Wrights went also.
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Warm & dry. In Mount Vernon & to their Chautauqua in the eve. Coms meeting and Board of Equal'n.
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Warm & dry. In Mount Vernon Coms M. & Equalization. HOme in the eve & down to the Wilson to see Senator Jones.
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Weather dito. Pioneers meet to day. Nice gathering. Senator Jones addressed the meeting. Alf Stacey came with me.
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Pleasant. Went to Ferndale. Alf went also. Nice trip. Big crowd and lots of candidates present.
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Warm & dry. In town all day. Nothing doing.
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Warm & dry. Went to M.E. Ch in the A.M. out to Howes to dinner & to Presby Church in the eve.
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Warm & dry. Was over to Telegraph Slough to fix bridge. Had dinner at Crumrines. He finished baling.
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Warm. In town & over to Guemes to Ferry boat sale.
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Went to Bellingham via boat and to Clayton Bay and to the Fair in the P.M. Dry, hot & dusty. the Fair is a carnival.
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Warm. Went to the Fair with Bessner's folks. Big crowd.
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Temp 78. Choring around home. Nothing unusual took place.
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Pleasant. Went to Ch Church & Presby in the eve. Was out to Weaverlings in the P.M. Big crowd.
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Cooler. Wind & shower in the eve at Mt Vernon. No rain here. Went to Wilsons C. & to Mt Vernon on day of Equalization. Ida came this eve.
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Clowdy. Went to Mt Vernon. County Business. Came home via Ranch & got some garden stuff.
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Pleasant. Around town all day. Took Nettie & Ida out to Weaverlings spit. M.E. Picknick.
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Warm & pleasant. In town and in the P.M. was out to the Draw Bridge & to the Ranch. Ida went along. Oats ripening fast.
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Warm & pleasant. Working on the Road with Baxter in the A.M. Out to Whites with Ida & Mrs Young in the P.M.
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Dry & warm. Smoky. Around town all day. Not a thing doing unusual. Went to Mr Davis birth day party.
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Cooler, pleasant. Went to Presbyterian church A.M. & P.M. Ida went in the A.M. Was all out to Weaverlings in the P.M. Mrs Higgins went with us.
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Pleasant. Went to Dewey and Pleasant Ridge and Mount Vernon. Oar harvest beginning. Looks like rain.
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Light rain in eve. In town in the A.M. went to LaConner & visited Bailey's & Miss Brooks in the P.M. Ida with me.
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[margin: Grant cutting oats.] Showery. Light. Went to Everett to G.R. & Coms Convention.
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Pleasant. Went to Convention and to Index in the P.M. Both conventions went also.
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Rainy day, In Everett at Conventions all day and came home in the eve. Good time.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Nothing important.
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Rain all last night & this A.M. Over an inch since Fri A.M. Went to M.E. Church A.M. Presby in eve.
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Pleasant. Working on the road & over to Grants. Grant cutting oats this P.M. He is about 1/2 done. Ch Nelson grading the road to day.
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Fine harvest weather. In town in the A.M. went to Gibralter and to Pleasant Ridge also Mt Vernon in P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Ch Church A.M. & to Methodist in eve.
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Pleasant. Labor Day. Grant here. Went to the parade & speaking. Out to Howes in the eve.
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Pleasant. Saw "Suds" this eve. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting.
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Pleasant. In Mt Vernon to Coms meeting.
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Threatening rain. Rain in the eve. In Mt Vernon to Coms session. Home in the evening. Joshua Kash drowned last night.
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Misty. In town & went to Josh. Kash's funeral. The new grader came & Baxter took it home. Rain in the eve.
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Rainy day. 1 1/4 inch. Went to Mt Vernon with Bessner to see Cox. Home in the P.M. Big crowd to see Cox.
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Light shower. Went to Ch Church in the A.M. Called on Mrs Ball in the P.M. Mr Ferguson called this eve.
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Rainy day. Working on the road 1/2 Baxter grading with new grader. It works well. Church political meeting to night.
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Primary day. Clowdy but no rain. Went to the Ranch and to Fredonia. Visiting the Polls in the eve till 12 P.M.
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Rainy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Bad time for farmers. Grain wet & shocks down. Went to Mt Vernon. Took Bessner to hear election news. Ray, Gilkey, Hart, Coyle nominated.
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Pleasant. Kalso threshing. took Ida & the Howe's for a joy ride. Home at 4 P.M. 57 miles.
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Rain some last night. Went to Whitney & John Jenne's to rake rocks off the road & pavement. Nelson here to talk over the Ferry question.
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[margin: Grant threshing.] Clowdy. Went to M.E. Church A.M. & P.M. Mr Long's last Sunday here. Rain in the eve.
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Showery. Went to Mount Vernon in the P.M. & to the Ferry meeting here in the eve. Hard shower on the flats in the eve.
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Showery. No threshing to day. In town in the A.M. In the P.M. went with Lee Bradley on an advertising trip to the Beaver Marsh and stopped at the Ranch. Grant has 2000 sks threshed.
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Rain last night. Working on the Road in the P.M.
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Rain all last night. Bad time for threshing. Damp & showery all day. Was out to Baxters & Whites in the A.M.
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Clowdy but no rain. Working on the road with Baxter. Poor show for threshing.
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Pleasant. Fair & dollar day show. Lots of people in town. Nettie & Donald went to Bellingham. Ida sick abed all day. Francis at Howes. Self at the Fair in the P.M.
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Rain last night. Went to Ch Church A.M. & P.M.
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Pleasant. Working on the road with Baxter & White. Over to the Ranch in the P.M.
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Went to Mt Vernon, Clear Lake, &c. Frank Wright with me. Went to Ch in the eve. Grant finished threshing 2983 sks.
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Rain 52/100 last night. Went out to see the big rock blast. It closed the road. Out to the rock works in the P.M.
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Rainy & windy. Went to Ch church in the A.M. and out to Whitneys for the P.M. & dinner also out to the rock work. No prospect for threshing.
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Rainy. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting. Skagit River high & rising fast.
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Rainy day. Thunder shower last night. Coms meeting. Prospects for saving oats very poor. Only 1/3 of the crop threshed.
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No rain. Clearing up some. Out to the rock work.
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Pleasant. Some threshing in the P.M. Grant's folks here. I took them home in the eve. Grant went to Gaches to thresh.
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Pleasant all threshing. Self & Frank went to Bellingham. Oats in fair shape with caps left out.
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Rain in the eve. Went to Ch. Church A.M. & P.M. Leatherwood's folks here for a call. Clowdy & windy. Light rain last night & this A.M.
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Rain lots last night and through the day. Some threshing yesterday. Poor out look for what is left. Went to Mt Vernon for Coms meeting on budget& bond business.
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Showery. Out on the road with Frank White. Went to Mt Vernon to hear Jones in the eve.
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Rainy. In Mt Vernon. Home in the eve. Coms sold the road bonds to day $313000.-- to Seattle National Bank.
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Rainy & showery. Went to the Ranch to pick pears. Ida & Mrs Howe also. Peth & Knutzen trying to thresh. Grain in bad shape. Ground soft.
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Showery & wind. In town A.M., washed, out to the rock quarry. In the P.M. fixing road.
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Rain & wind. At home or in town all day. A letter from Geo. Rain fall since Sept 1 - 8 inches. Nothing like it on record. Forty percent of the oats to thresh yet.
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Clowdy some rain. Went to Christian Church A.M. & P.M. The Baptists had preaching by Rev Poole. Threshing on the Flats.
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Clowdy but no rain. Threshing on the Flats. Grain not so bad as supposed. Went to the Ranch & got pears and filled chuck holes three hours. Wind north & looks like better weather.
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Pleasant. Went to Clayton Bay to see the Rock slide & then to Mt Vernon.
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Clowdy & light rain at night. Went to LaConner. Ida also. All threshing. John's folks finished. Out to Whitney's in the evening.
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Rain 1/4 in last night. Pleasant to day. In town in the A.M. out to the Rock Quarry in the P.M. Went to Ferguson's meeting in the eve.
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No rain. Out to the Rock Quarry in the P.M. Went to hear Bostwick Democrat.
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Pleasant. In town A.M. out to the Quarry in P.M. Bot a load of wood from Church 5 ricks.
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Pleasant. Went to M.E. Ch. in A.M. & to Chris in the eve. Was out to Mrs Gillespies in the P.M. to see Dr. Burdon who just came from East.
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Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon & down on the Highway. Kaiser's job. Heard "Temple Choir" in the eve. Woodburn & Miller threshing. Last jobs. Went to the Ranch & got squashes & potatos.
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Pleasant. Working on the road in the A.M. with Baxter & White. At home in the P.M.
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Foggy & rainy. 71 today . Feel about the same as a year ago. Choring around home.
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1/4 in rain yesterday & last night. Pleasant. In town & out to the Rock Quarry.
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Damp & misty. No threshing. Out to the Quarry - Saw the blast. In the eve went to hear savage at the Eagles Hall.
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Fine day & first frost. Went to Mt Vernon with Frank in the P.M. Grants folks here. Threshing at Killanders. The last job.
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No rain. In town till three P.M. then went to Mount Vernon to returns. Republican landslide. All county Coms elected.
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Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Staid all night. Went with Frank.
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Frost. Pleasant. In Mount Vernon. Home in the eve.
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Frost 32. Pleasant. In town & out to the Rock Quarry.
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Frost 32. Pleasant. Went to M.E. Church in the A.M. Chris P.M. Went to LaC. & took the Wrights in the P.M.
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Frost 32. Pleasant. Working on the road with Baxter & White in the A.M. In town in the P.M. Went to Ferguson's meeting in the eve.
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Frost 32. In town. Election city. Went to Rockport in the eve.
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In Rockport & up the river to Bacon Creek with the Coms. Home in the eve. Temp at Rockport 26°.
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Temp 32 Pleasant. Armistice Day. Self & Frank went to Mount Vernon. Looked at Peth's house.
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Rain to night. Took Ida to Wilson's & home in the P.M. Grant baling straw some.
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Rainy some. In town all day. Nothing special.
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Clowdy & rain in P.M. Went to Chris Church and out to Whitneys with the Wrigts in the P.M. & eve.
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Rainy some light. Went to Mt Vernon Board of Equalization. Staid all night.
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Heavy rain last night & to day some. In Mt Vernon & down to Conway. Finished the bond business with Seattle National Bank. Home in the eve. Ida at Wilson's.
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Rainy A.M. & eve. Went to Mt Vernon. Frank also. Ida came home with us. Attended court in the P.M. & till 3 P.M.
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Rain A.M. At home and out to the Rock Quarry in the P.M.
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Rainy day. At home. Grant's folks & Ben Palmer's here in the eve. Wrights also.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. Went to Pleasant Ridge & Mt Vernon in the P.M. Frank with me.
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Clowdy. Went to M.E. Church in the A.M. Mrs Brown gave the address. Went to Presbyterian in the eve. A picture address on work in lumber camps religious work.
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Rain last night. Went to the Gravel pit in the A.M. & to Guemes in the P.M.
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Clowdy & some rain. Went to the Gravel pit in the A.M. & worked on the Road some.
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Thanksgiving. Went to church in the A.M. Presbyterian Ch. Rev Pollock of the M.E. Ch. preached. In the P.M. The Mrs & Wright's went to F. Whites. Had a fine dinner & went to picture show in eve.
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Stormy High tide. Went to Mt Vernon. Drainage Dist 19 hearing. Worst storm of the season so far.
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Pleasant. Went to the Gravel Pit in the P.M. worked on the road some. Wright in Seattle, Grant also to the big football game. Donald also.
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No rain clowdy. Went to Ch Church in the A.M. Mr Pool called on us. Over to Wrights in the eve.
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Pleasant. Law & order meeting. Out on the Road in the P.M.
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Heavy S.E. wind last night & to day. At home & out to the Rock Quarry in the P.M.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. & went to the ranch in the P.M. Ida & children also.
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Cold & raw. Went to Mount Vernon Coms meeting. Staid all night. Grand jury called.
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Stormy. In Mount Vernon Coms meeting. Home at night & voted for Ferguson from Mayor. He lost out by 74 votes.
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Cool & clowdy. Went to Mt Vernon via stage. Comes meeting. Home in the eve with Polson?.
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Light rain. Out on the Road in the A.M. Ida at Howe's. Went to Sedro Woolley with Fallon in the eve. Road Auto money meeting.
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Cold wind. Some rain. Went to the Baptist Church in the A.M. Mr Poole preached. Went to Ch Church in the eve.
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Stormy some. Mr Poole here in the eve. At home.
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Frost 32. Pleasant. Went to the Gravel pit & then to LaConner to see the big drainage pump work.
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Pleasant. Light rain at night. Out on the Road. Trucks hauling gravel to LaConner road.
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Rainy P.M. Went to the ranch in the P.M. Ida also & Mrs Jorgenson & baby.
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Fine day. Out on the road all day. Trucks working.
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Rainy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Was out to the Gravel pit. In town in the P.M. Nelson over to see about the Bliss road.
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Rainy some. Out on the road spreading gravel. Three trucks hauling.
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Clowdy & light rain. Went to Mount Vernon. Ida also. Got a watch for Pearl & Necklace for Nettie.
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Clowdy. No rain. At home & in town all day. Choring.
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Rain & wind in the P.M. Went to the gravel pit. Trucks hauling till three P.M. then quit for rain.
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Stormy day. In town all day. Nothing unusual.
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Beautiful day. Christmas. All went to Pearls, Howes also. Had a fine time and got home at 11 P.M.
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Stormy day. Went to Ch Church in the A.M. Mrs Young & husband called in the P.M. Ida & self went out to Whitneys in the eve.
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Clowdy A.M. Rain hard P.M. Went out to Summit Park in the P.M. to see about the Thompson Road. Wet.
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Pleasant. Went to Whitney and worked some along the road. Lots of water every where.
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Stormy. Staid in town. Took my wheel down to be fixed. Nothing important occurred.
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Thus endeth 1920.
Thus endeth 1920.
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Stormy. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting and to the Com Club doings in the eve in honor of my retiring from office. Was presented with nice silver tea set.
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Stormy. High wind. In Mt Vernon to Coms meeting. Went to the Road opening exercises in the eve.
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Stormy. Lots of rain. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Edith Swanberg died this eve. Came to Grants for supper and then home.
Edith Swanberg died this eve. Came to Grants for supper and then home.6
Rainy & windy. Went to Mt Vernon again to appoint Walter Barron Auditor in place of E. Swanberg.
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Showery. In town all day. Choring.
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Not much rain. Went to Mount Vernon to tend the funeral of Miss Swanberg. Frank went also.
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Frost 36°. Went to Mt Vernon to my last Com meeting. Was excused at noon. Frank went also. Clear & cold to night. Dr Burdon called.
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Frost 26°. South wind in the eve. Choring about home.
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Stormy again. Dr. Shaw here. Ida miserable. At home all day. Reading &c.
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Showery & cold. Temp 50. Reading & choring.
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Warmer & rainy. Ida worse. In bed. Called on John Balls folks.
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Rain hard all the P.M. Nothing special. In town all day.
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Snow one inch. Clowdy & misty. Ida sick. Went to church in the eve. Prohibitions at the Presbyterian.
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Damp rain. Snow gone. At home choring.
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Ida no better. Damp. Mrs O'Laughlin died. Got a load of box wood.
Mrs O'Laughlin died. Got a load of box wood.20
Light rain. At home & downtown.
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Clowdy. Choring & went to Howes for potatos. Mrs O'Laughlin buried at 9.30 in Mt Vernon.
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Pleasant. Dr. Shaw here. Ida in bed all day. Worse last night. Choring & downtown in the P.M.
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Cool but no rain. Went to Ch Church in the A.M. Mr Roderick preached. Heard the Armenian woman in the eve at the Presbyterian church in eve.
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Rain A.M. Ida better yesterday & worse this eve. Went to the Ranch. Roads fairly good. Reading "Lad Morton Colonist" Mrs Ward.
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[margin: Light Frost.] Rainy P.M. At home & downtown. Ida no better. Grants folks over in the P.M.
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Rainy day. E A Phillips found dead this A.M. Ida worse than usual to day.
E A Phillips found dead this A.M. Ida worse than usual to day.28
Pleasant. Ida still in bed. At home all day.
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Ida no better. Went to Ch Church in the A.M. Wilson's here in the P.M. & eve.
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Grant over. Painting girls tables.
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Clear & pleasant. Ida still in bed. Frank went to Bellingham. Mills all down. Lots of men out of work. Streets very rough. Lerning(?) Grading with city tractors & have drag.
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Cool Rain at night. Went to M.E. Church A.M. Chris in eve. Ida out on the lounge. The Williams & Mrs Chitwood & friend. Margie & Edna Whitney here.
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Rain A.M. Pleasant P.M. Ida bad all night. Dr Frost here to see her. Down town after medicine.
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Rain last night. Clowdy. At home all day. Ida in bed as usual.
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Misty day. Made a toy table for Ida. At home.
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Hard rain last night & clowdy to day. John & Pearl over to day. Down town in the P.M.
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Rain last night & to day. Nothing doing. Ida some better.
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Lincoln Day. Went to the Ranch & Mount Vernon. Pleasant. River at 19 ft.
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Showery, rain & snow. Went to Ch. Church in the A.M. Mrs Williams & Mrs Chitwood called in the P.M. Ida not so well.
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Frost 30° - 24° at the Ranch. Ida no better. Went to Mt Vernon and paid taxes. Highest eve. Mrs Howe here also Dr. Cooke A.B.
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Frost 26°. Clear & pleasant. Reading & choring. Made a stool for Donald.
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Frost 24° Clear & cold. Downtown and got income tax statement filled out. Ida miserable. Heard Mrs Jorgenson had a stroke.
Ida miserable. Heard Mrs Jorgenson had a stroke.18
Frost 32°. Pleasant & warmer. Mrs Gillespie here. Also Clyde Howe. Ida talking Seattle.
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South wind Pleasant. Dr. Shaw here this A.M. at 1. Ida worse last night but better to day. Rev Pool called. Was out to Howe's. Clayton sick. Had Dr. Cooke.
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Pleasant A.M. Nettie in bed with headache. Ida getting a cold. Got lunch downtown. Cold N.W. wind in the P.M.
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Fine day. Spaded up garden some. Went over to the gravel put & saw Grant. Peter Miller went along.
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Rainy day 1/2 inch. Ida getting ready for Seattle. Was downtown for medicine.
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Light rain this A.M. Took Ida & Frank to Mt Vernon on their way to Seattle. Came home in the eve & bot Charley Moore.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Josh Wilson here to see me & vocitus? about the Sydney Stacey case. Was down to Williams in the eve to meet Mr Hemminway from Ill.
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Pleasant. Went to Bellingham with Frank via car. Water Front Road in Fearful shape. Was at Williams to dinner & they here for the evening. Mr Hanson also.
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Foggy A.M. Pleasant. In town all day spaded garden some. Wrote to Ida.
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Light rain most of the day. Wrote to George. Went to Ch Church in the A.M. & P.M.
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Rainy A.M. Home all day. Reading "North of Fifty Three" by Sinclair. Down town in the A.M. Paid water, light & telephone.
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Rain in the A.M. Went to Mr Westover's funeral. Rev Hudson preached the sermon.
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Frost & pleasant. Went to Mount Vernon on Grant & Irving case but it was postponed. Peter Miller went with me. Listened to the Connor, Lilly Seed Co. trial.
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Frost. Pleasant. Went to LaConner & to the farm in the P.M. & helped shingle the shed. Home in the eve. Planted peas, sweet peas, carrots & spinach. Got a load of ship wood.
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Clowdy. Went to Ch. Church in the A.M. and to Wilson's & Grant's with the Wright's in the P.M. & eve. Home at 9.30.
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Clowdy. No rain. Planted lettuce & beets and washed the car, changed tire and painter over rust spots. Letter from Ida. Not much improvement reported.
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Strong west wind. Washing & reading in the P.M. Sleet storm in the eve. Frank on Guemes cutting poles.
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Hail 1/4 in. A letter from Geo. Cool & clowdy. Went to Whitneys this A.M. to take Eva & Mrs Richards. They came on the Kulshan.
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Temp 34. Light snow this A.M. 1/2 in. Pleasant P.M. At home & downtown.
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Snowing & melting all day. Went to the M.E. S.S. & church in the A.M. & out to Whitneys with the Wrights in the P.M.
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Temp 30. Cold all day. Frank drove to Bellingham. Took Mrs Reed & Mrs Richards for a ride over to Maloys & LaConner.
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Warmer. Pleasant. At home all day. Helped Frank pile wood & planted asters.
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Clowdy warm. At home. The Whitneys & Mrs Reed & Mrs Richards at Netties for dinner and staid the eve. Rain at night.
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Clowdy. Got two loads of wood & piled it. A letter from Ida. Rain all the P.M.
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Showery A.M. Went to Pearls and too Mrs Reed & Mrs Richards. Home in the eve & went to High S. Concert. All land on the flats very wet and no prospect of farming.
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Cold wind. No rain. In town all day. A letter from Ida, she is not gaining much.
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Cool & windy. Went to the Chris Church A.M. & P.M. Went to hear the Holy City in the P.M. Wrote to Ida.
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Pleasant drying day. Trimmed the maple trees and burn the brush. P. Miller helping. Hard job.
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Rain 1/4 in. last night. Tinkering around home.
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Pleasant. Went out to Whitneys & got Mrs Richards and took her to the Boat. Took Eva back to Whitneys and staid the eve. Light rain this eve.
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Pleasant. At home & went after fish fertilizer in the P.M. Frank & Nettie went to Bellingham to Masonic doings.
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Pleasant but cool west wind. Frank drove to Seattle. Had a call from Mr Gibbon, The Ruleber(?) promoter last night. At home all day.
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Pleasant drying day. Went to Sedro Woolley & Mount Vernon. Via Clear Lake and the new road & bridge. Eva Reed with me. At Whitney's to supper.
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Easter. Pleasant went to the Chris. Church A.M. & P.M. In the P.M. out to Howe's & to dinner. Mrs Reed & Wrights also.
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Cool but no rain. Went to Seattle with Franks folks on their way to Tacoma. Staid with Ida at McGinnis's.
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Rainy Day and mos all last night. Went to Wilson's in the P.M. & took Mr & Mrs Wright and Eve. Grant plow three days this week, the first.
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Pleasant. Drying day. Mr & Mrs Wright left for Bell. Self at home & down town. Mowed the lawn & put a new U.S. tire on the Ford.
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Cold wind. Hail in the A.M. Went to the Older girls Conference at the Presby. Church in the A.M. Rev. Pollock preached. Went to the Chris Church in the eve.
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Pleasant drying day. At home. Got some glass & made a cold frame.
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Frost. Pleasant dry day. Went to Mount Vernon on the Grant & Irving Bond suit case. At 4.30 Went to Wilsons & got Eva Reed & brot her to Mrs Whitneys. Then came home.
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Frost. Ditto yesterday as to Mount Vernon & weather. Trial not over.
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Frost. Still at the trial, but finished & came home. Edna came & I took dinner at Whitneys.
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Frost. Pleasant & warmer. Went over Guemes with the Coms. & planted peas, spinach & carrots in the P.M. The Howes had dinner at Wrights.
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Pleasant & warm. Clowdy at night. At home in the A.M. In the P.M. took Eva & Mrs Whitney out for a ride around March's Point. Frank drove to Bellingham.
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Beautiful day. Went to Bellingham with Lee Bradley and to Christian in the eve.
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Clowdy. Went to the Ranch & pruned the currant bushes. Eva went along. Grant plowing.
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At home. Strong south wind & looks like rain. A card from Ida stating she had the "flu".
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Pleasant & not much rain last night. Frank started for Bellingham on his way to Alaska.
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Clowdy but no rain. Good plow weather. Went to Kalso's, Crumrine's, Maloy's, Mount Vernon & LaConner with Mrs Reed. Bot garden seeds for Grant.
Heard Ida was worse & was to go to the Hospital.Heard from A.B. Clay about H.E. Deweys death & burial at Factoryville. Self fighting a cold since Monday.
Heard Ida was worse & was to go to the Hospital.
Heard from A.B. Clay about H.E. Deweys death & burial at Factoryville. Self fighting a cold since Monday.15
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Went to the Ranch and planted Garden. Mrs Reed went along & came to Netties to day all night. Heard Ida was a little better. Fine weather. Grant get on well plowing. Willis Lipp got hurt with the tractor on Thurs eve.
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Beautiful day. Went to the Christian church in the A.M. At home the bal of the day.
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Clowdy & windy. Went to Whitneys with Eva then to the Ranch & planted potatos. Then took Eva's truck to the dock & brot her to Netties.
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Clowdy & windy. L letter from Ida stating she was some better. Eva sick & gave up going to Lee's to day, but went to see a Dr.
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Clowdy & rainy at night. Went to Mount Vernon to see the state attorney's about refunding salary. Eva a little better. Ida's letter says she's about the same.
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Rain 1/2 in since last night. Pleasant P.M. In town all day. Mrs Reed some better.
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Rainy A.M. Went to Bellingham on the "Georgia" and to see "Way Down East".
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Rain again last night. Went to Presby church A.M. Christian in the eve. Was out to Marches point & to Whitneys with Mrs reed in the P.M.
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Rain more last night. Clowdy & windy to day. Crops are going to be late. Some land very wet. Went to the "Rondiliers" in the eve. Took Nettie, Eva & Francis.
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Pleasant. Eva Reed started for Lee Richards at noon. The Cranberry lake dam went out last night & did great damage to the water system, to the road, railroad & Robinson Fisheries plant. I estimate $5000 or more. Ida not able to leave the hospital yet.
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Showery. Went to the Ranch and fixed Grants Roller & came home at 5 P.M.
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Pleasant A.M. Rain P.M. Grant all ready to see but this rain will cause delay. Was offered $30.00 for oats yesterday. At home reading & choring.
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Pleasant. In town. Went out to Whitneys & got some dirt for window boxes. Mailed 4 100 dollar bonds to Wash. for Convention to 4 1/4 per cent. A card from Ida stating she was to move yesterday. Also a letter from Geo Sisson.
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Rain again last night. Cool & clowdy to day. Went to Chris. Church in the morning. Another shower in the P.M. & eve. Went to the M.E. Song service in the eve and took Nettie & the Squires.
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Cool & windy & light showers. Heard from Ida. She is at McGinnis's since Thurs eve. In town all day. Choring. Business quiet.
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Clear & pleasant but a cold N. wind. Planted peas & potatos. Went to the Kids Musical festival in the P.M. Paid Water, light & telephone bills.
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Pleasant drying day. Went to the ranch and helped Grant make a plank float also worked around the place burning brush, &c. Planted some potatos got from Baxters. A card from Ida. She is blue and not doing well.
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Beautiful day. In town all day. In the P.M. went down to see the Cranberry lake job & the RR steam shovel at work clear the R.R. Went to a Prohibition Lecture at the Presbyterian Church. Mr Morrow. I agreed to give $12 per year for five years to the Anti Saloon League.
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Fine day. Went to the Ranch and planted more garden & replanted some where it did not come up. Pruned a pear tree & burn the brush. Grant expects to finish seeding tomorrow. Went to high school play this eve.
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Cool & clowdy but no rain. In town all day. Went to the High School Ball Game in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to the M.E. Church A.M. Chris P.M. In the P.M. was out to Edna's birth day dinner. Mr & Mrs Lee Wakefield were there also.
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Light rain this A.M. Clowdy. At home & took Nettie & Friends to Missionary meeting and Mrs Davis to see Bushey who is sick. Thomas Sharpe died in Cal last night.
Thomas Sharpe died in Cal last night.11
Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & planted more garden. Beets, carrots, squash & onions. Grant load hay. Three cars. At letter from Ida she is not much better.
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Pleasant. Choring around town & home. In the eve took Nettie & Stapps out to Whitneys to spend the eve.
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Pleasant & warmer. Fixed some flower beds for Nettie & mowed the lawn.
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Warm & pleasant. Warmest day of season so far. Worked on the Tillinghast Park till 3.30. The ladies furnished a fine dinner.
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Clowdy but no rain. Went to the Sharpe funeral. Was an honorary Pall bearer. Margurite Young called this A.M. Went to the Ch Church in the eve. Rain some this eve.
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Warm rain. Rain nearly all last night and till 10 A.M. nearly one inch. Cleared off in the P.M. Fixed flower bed & cleaned the rugs with a vacuum cleaner which Nettie had hired. Wrote to Ida and Eve Reed.
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Pleasant. Fine growing day. Went to the Ranch & to LaConner. Set out 25 cabbage plants at the Ranch. Called on Jim Dunlap. Heard Andrew Balinger was dead.
Andrew Balinger was dead.18
Clowdy. No rain. Fixed flower beds. Choring around home. Washed, &c.
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Cool & clowdy. Went to Andrew Ballinger's funeral in the P.M. with Nick Bessner's folks & went to Mrs Wise lecture in the eve with Nettie.
Went to Andrew Ballinger's funeral in the P.M. with Nick Bessner's folks & went to Mrs Wise lecture in the eve with Nettie.20
Fine day. Went to the Farm and to Mendenhalls for seed sweet corn. Worked in the garden some, planted cucumbers, pole beans & more peas. Geo Kloeke planted the corn. Went to Mt Vernon with Grant & Fred Kalso in the P.M. on disk & drainage Dist 19 business.
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Another fine day. In town all day. A letter from Ida stating she had been to the dentist. In the P.M. set out some asters.
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Pleasant. Went to Chris Church A.M. & P.M. Rev Drill preached in the A.M. & Rev Mitchel in the eve. Went to Frank Whites in the P.M. & took Nettie & Francis. Had a visit with Clarence White. He is totally blind.
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At home choring around all day. Set out asters. Heard Jas Dunlap died yesterday.
Heard Jas Dunlap died yesterday.24
Pleasant. Went to Whitney via Stage and to Seattle with Grant & staid at McGinnis's. Jas Dunlap buried to day. Masonic funeral.
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Clowdy. Light rin. In Seattle all day. Ida to see Dr. Swift.
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Pleasant. In Seattle till 5 P.M. home via G.N.R.R. Went with Ida & McGinnis to see "Stream of Life" Fine picture.
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Pleasant. In town all day & went to Edison & took Nettie & Frances to the High School Grad. Exercises. Home at 12M. Carroll Wilson one of the class. He is 19 Ys old.
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Pleasant. Went to Memorial services at the Presby Church. Rev Ferch preached the sermon. Baccalaureate Sermon in the eve by Rev Pollock.
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Pleasant & warm. Memorial Day. Went to the exercises in the theatre in the P.M. Rev Ferguson made the address. Good talk and a good audience.
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Warm & pleasant. Hard work done on the Sedan. New clutch bands & valves ground. Went to the Ranch & planted peas, telephone, two rows. Watched them take a wrecked car up the bank at the gravel pit.
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Fine day & getting dry. Choring around house. went to the Graduation Exercises in the eve. D. Mathis gave the address. Good.
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Clowdy & light rain in the P.M. Went to Mt Vernon to the High school Corner stone laying. Dr. Mathes made the address. Large crowd and a very fine parade.
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[margin: River 18 ft.] No rain but clowdy. At home choring. Changed a tire & mended two tubes. Strawberries 25 cts per box.
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[margin: Nice rain tonight.] Warm & pleasant. Drove to Seattle in the Ford & put up at Hotel McGinnis. Good trip. Took Edna W. to Mount Vernon.
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In Seattle & downtown with Ida. Thunder shower at noon. We went to the "Blue Mouse".
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Pleasant A.M. but rain towards eve. Came home in the Ford & Ida also. Rec'd a letter from Geo. Found things all O.K. at home.
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Pleasant. Choring around home.
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Pleasant. Went to Children day Exercises at the Presby Ch.
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Went to Mount Vernon on Hildebrand Mortgage business. Showery. Good growing weather. Oats & grass looking fine. Garden also.
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Hard south wind. Flag Day. Ida 64 today.
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Went to Wilson's this eve. Had supper at Grants. Ida & Frances along.
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Pleasant. At Wilsons and went over to E Edison to the the paving job being done by the Skagit Con. Co. Came home in the eve. Strawberries $1.40 crate.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Washed windows in the A.M. Down town in the P.M.
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Clowdy & light rain & shower in the eve. Went over to the Telegraph Slough bridge. They just finished redecking it. Williams went also.
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Pleasant. Went to church & to the Children Day service in the eve at the M.E. Church. Ida went.
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Rainy A.M. & nearly all day. Choring around home & made a flower box. Took Ida down to Dr. Shaw for iron.
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Fine growing weather. Went to the ranch. Ida & Frances also. Worked in the garden killing weeds & plant a row of telephone peas.
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Choring & mowed the lawn. In the P.M. went out to Mitchells beach & had supper. Mr Bailey here in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Baxters for berries but did not get them. Got some at Howe's.
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Pleasant. Shower in the eve. Ida sick all day with pains in her head. Went to Baxters & got the berries. Went to the picture in the eve. "Behold the Man".
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Pleasant. Ida not much better. In bed. Odd Fellows Excursions to Friday Harbor. Pearl & Hilda called, also Blanche White on her way from Seattle.
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[margin: Mr S. C. Wilson died.] Pleasant. At home & down town. Had a sun & rain visor put on the car.
Mr S. C. Wilson died.] Pleasant. At home & down town. Had a sun & rain visor put on the car.28
Temp 70 Beautiful day. At home & down town with Ida in the P.M. Wrights & Howes at the beach. Went to Howes to get Nettie & kids in the eve.
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Rain A.M. & some in the P.M. No much doing. Piled wood & pruned the hedge.
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Pleasant. The Celebration began to day. Put on a new U.S. Tire & sent in a defective one for adjustment.
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Pleasant. Went to Christian Church in the A.M. & to Park Exercises in the P.M. & out to Howes for Nettie in the eve.
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Fine day to Celebrate. Biggest crowd in the history of Anacortes. John's folks & Leatherwoods & Netties had lunch on the dam. Hilda & Grant here in the P.M. Ida, the girls & self went to see "East Lynne" in the eve.
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Pleasant. Paying bills & around home in the A.M. Went to Mount Vernon & called on the Coms in the P.M. Ida also.
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Pleasant. Went to the farm and made a shield for the hay tedder & put sections on the sickle bars. Home at 5.30.
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Mowed the lawn. Clowdy but no rain. Choring & down town.
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Beautiful day. Good many haying. Went to the Northern Hospital & various other places also the Busheys camp. Skagit River. Took the Williams and had two meals picknick style. Home at 8 P.M. Fine trip.
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Fine day. At home most of the day. Strawberries, four boxes for 25 cts.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Church A.M. & P.M. Ida bumped her abdomen and not able to go. Stereophone slides in the eve.
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Pleasant. Went to the farm. Grant began haying yesterday. Raking hay in the P.M.
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Fine hay weather. Ida & self went to Bellingham. The Williams also.
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Pleasant. Ida went to Bellingham to change her clothes. Self went to the Methodist picknick with Nettie & Mrs Howe.
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Pleasant. Grant sold the oats at 28.75 per ton. Went to the Ranch to see about shipping oats and mended sacks. Had trouble with the car and got home on three "legs".
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Grant finished shocking. Went to Whidby Island & Fort Casey. Ida also. Fine trip.
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Fine day. Went to LaConner to church and spent the P.M. with the Carters. Nettie's folks went also. Went to Presby Church in the eve.
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Fine hay weather. At home in the A.M. Went to Pearls in the eve. Had trouble with the Ford timer.
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Pleasant. Came home in the fore noon. Got measured for a suit of clothes.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & blackberrying with Hilda. Got over 40 lbs.
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Pleasant. Went to Seattle via Kulshan. Staid at McGinnis's & went to see the fire works in the eve.
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Pleasant. In Seattle and went to see the stadium & Wayfarer stage, &c.
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Beautiful day. In Seattle. Saw the Elks Parade & went to the Wayfarer in the eve. Clyde Howe with me.
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Fine day. Came home on the G.N. train at noon. Frank came home from Alaska. Mr Hilders folks at Wrights for dinner. Went to Christian church in the eve.
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Pleasant. Around town all day. Misty too damp to bale hay.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and with Hilda blackberrying. Good luck. Over 30 lbs.
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[margin: Deputy sheriff Sollentine shot.] Pleasant. In town all day. Choring & cleaning around the wood shed.
Deputy sheriff Sollentine shot.] Pleasant. In town all day. Choring & cleaning around the wood shed.28
Pleasant. Went to the Farm Bureau picknick & to Weaverling spit for supper.
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Went to see the Fordson land clearing demonstration at 32 & A sts. Also to pick cherries at Mrs Whitneys. Frank also. Mr Post died this P.M.
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Pleasant. Chautauqua begins tonight. In town all day. Had the Atwater Kent Ignition System put on the Ford.
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Fine weather. Attended Chautauqua three times. Ida in the eve. Grants folks over this eve. Got a new suit from Birch the Taylor.
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Pleasant. Went to LaConner to the Pioneer meeting. Ida also. Big attendance. Went to Chautauqua in the eve.
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[margin: Grant baling hay.] Pleasant. Went to Chautauqua P.M. & eve. Ida did not go to day. Stacey's & Carter's called this eve at 5.30. Light shower in the evening.
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Pleasant. In town attending Chautauqua. I went in the P.M.
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Pleasant. did not go to church. Went to Chautauqua P.M. & eve. Ida at home. Grant's folks over. Dinny Upton Lecture. Fine. Good crowd.
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Pleasant. Grant finished baling hay. About 175 tons. Ida & self went to the Ranch. Self boarded up the bales to keep the stock away.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Went to the Anacortes ?????er meeting in the eve.
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Pleasant. Went to the Burlington Fair. Took Frank, Donald & young Valentine. Pretty good fair. But warm & dusty.
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Pleasant & dry. In town. Burned the grass off from Davis lots. Went to the "Know Anacortes" Banquet in the eve.
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Dry & dusty. Went to the Whatcom Co Pioneer Picnic at Ferndale with Frank & Mr Abbey. Drove the Ford. Round trip 100 miles.
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Warm & dry. At home in the A.M. Went to the fair with Bradley in the P.M. Wrights in Bay View.
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Clowdy. Light shower last night & clowdy to day. Went to Ch. Church morning, Presby in the eve. Went to Bay View with the folks in the P.M. & had lunch. Took Mrs Jorgenson over. The McGinnis' were all there, but went home at 4.30.
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Pleasant P.M. Donald started for Mt Baker. Went to Blanchard for shakes also to Wilsons. Ida went along. She sick with a cold.
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Pleasant. At home all day. Ida sick. Dr. Shaw here. Wrights went to League Picnic Kules Beach.
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Light rain all day. Ida no better. Frank went to Seattle in his car. Self at home all day.
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Clowdy. Ida in bed. In town all day.
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Pleasant. Ida still in bed. Frank home. Self in town all day.
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Clowdy & rain in the P.M. & eve. Ida up in the P.M. Dr Cook began her treatment. Self went to the Ranch in the P.M.
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No rain clowdy. Dr. Cook here. Ida had a bad night. Went to hear Dr. Stephenson on "Spirtualism" Presby Church.
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Clowdy & rain in the P.M. Grants folks over in the P.M. Church brot a load of wood.
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Clowdy & light rain in the eve. Ida no better. Dr. Cook here. Frank & Nettie went to Pearls.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Planted some spinach. Ida just the same.
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Pleasant. fine harvest weather. Self choring about home. Airplane to Vancouver from Seattle at 2.30 P.M. Saved some spinach & sweet pea seed.
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Ida bad. Dr. Shaw here. Choring around home. A. Wright visiting Frank. Fine harvest weather.
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Fine harvest weather. Home in the A.M. Went to the Ranch in the P.M. for vegetables. Youngs called this eve. Ida some better to day. Dr Ook here. Grant half through cutting oats. Bot $419.00 worth of war stamps.
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Dr. Cook here. Pleasant. went to Ch Church A.M. Presby in eve. Williams called. Ida on the lounge in the P.M. Wrote to George this P.M.
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Fine harvest weather. Ida worse last night & to day. Self choring around home. Got some more wood from Church.
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Pleasant around home all day. Dr Swick here in the P.M. Glady Howe also.
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Pleasant. Ida better to day & went to stay with Mrs Gillespie. Self & Frank went to the Ranch. Grant finished cutting oats. Went to the M.E. Church in the eve.
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Pleasant. Palmer's Circus in town. Went to the Samish with Van Buren in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to M.E. Church A.M. & P.M. Had lunch with Wrights & Howes in the P.M. at Weaverlings. Was out to tea at Mrs Gillespies. Ida doing pretty well. Up in a chair.
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Fine day. Went to speaking in the Park and to a ball game in the P.M. Labor Day.
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Rain till 10 A.M. Went to Blaine to the Peace Portal Arch Dedication via G.N.R.R. Home at 8.30 P.M. Pleasant trip.
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Clowdy & misty. Very bad for the harvesting. Went out to Gillespies to see Ida & to LaConner & Mt Vernon in the P.M. Ida had a bad night last night.
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Light rain last night. Pleasant P.M. with north wind. At home in the A.M. went to the Ranch in the P.M. & picked Bartlett pears. Ida a little better. Frank went to work for Gilkie yesterday on steamer Sound.
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Beautiful Day. North wind. Washed and at 3.30 took Nettie & Francis out to see Ida. She is fairly well to day.
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Fine harvest day. Crumrine machine threshing. Ida worse last night & to day. Went to Wilson's and over the Water Front Road to Clayton Bay. Mr Knilyside went with me. Lots of work being done widening, paving, &c.
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Fine day. Went to the M.E. church in the A.M. and out to see Ida in the P.M. Nettie & Donald also & to Christian Ch in the eve.
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Fine threshing weather. Grant threshing & loading oats in the car. Self over to the Ranch. Ida about the same. Can't sleep nights.
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Fine weather. Over to the Ranch & pick two boxes apples at Gaches. Grant finished at 2 P.M. about 2000 sks fine oats and in perfect order.
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Fine threshing weather. Went LaConner. Home at 3.30.
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Fine weather. In town all day. Mr Harmay of Edison died this A.M. Threshing going fine.
Mr Harmay of Edison died this A.M. Threshing going fine.16
Fine weather. Was out to see the city reservoir. Took Mrs Whitney out to see Ida and went again to take medicines. She was worse this P.M.
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Pleasant. In town in the A.M. Went to see Ida & out to Crumrines in the P.M. Crumrine nearly done threshing. Threatening rain this eve.
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Rain last night and heavy shower this P.M. Went to Christian Church this A.M. and out to see Ida with Nettie & Frances in the P.M. Went to Ch. Church in the eve.
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Windy, west. no rain. Ida some better today. Working on the lawn raking out moss and down to Carroll's Cannery in the P.M.
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Strong wind all day & rain in the P.M. Equinoxial Storm. Choring & reading.
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No rain. Went to Gillespies & to the Ranch. Wind yesterday. Raised havoc with grain shocks. They are about half down & very wet. Helped Geo Klockie haul straw two hours. Frank home to day. Ida nothing extra.
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No rain. In town all day. Out to Howes in the P.M. Worked digging moss out of the lawn in the A.M.
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Pleasant. Farmers threshing yesterday & to day. Went & took Ida & Mrs Asule? for a ride in the P.M. over to the Ranch.
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No rain till night. In town in the P.M. & went to Mt Vernon with Bessner in the P.M. All threshing this last half of the week. Frank home & out of work. Ida still at Gillespies & about the same.
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Clowdy & rain in the P.M. Went to the Soldiers funeral at Causland Park & out to Mrs Gillespies in the P.M. Took the Williams Clistervall(?) Co. Rainy & blowing to night. Went to Bible Study Meetings in the eve. Conducted by Rev Harrison of Seattle.
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Pleasant. In town & out to see Ida. She is worse to day & talking of dying.
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Blustery & rainy. In town all day & went to meeting in the eve. Ida still bad.
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Pleasant all threshing. Wilson's have a machine. Ida little better but in bed all day. Went to the Ranch. Walter Peth in the Hospital. Grandma Peth's funeral this P.M. aged 90.
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Clowdy A.M. Fine P.M. in town all day. Fine day for threshing.
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Pleasant. Had Rheumatism in my knee. Ida worse last night. Went to the Harvest Home Fair and acted as Judge with I Alexander and T Tait.
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Fine day. Went to church A.M. & P.M. Rev Harrison's meetings. In the P.M. went with the Wrights to see Ida & she took a ride.
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Went to meeting in the eve. Foggy A.M. Pleasant. Went to Mount Vernon. Threshing about done except Samish.
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Foggy A.M. Pleasant later. At home in the A.M. Went to get Ida & Mrs Gillespie in the P.M. Says she is no better than when she went out there Sept 2. Not very encouraging. Grant baling straw.
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Foggy. Pleasant P.M. Went to the Ranch & to LaC. Took Mr Williams. Grant baling straw. Went to church in the eve.
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Foggy A.M. Pleasant. In town all day. Got punctures mended, changed tires and painted the auto top. To church in the eve.
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Beautiful day. Indian summer. At home in the A.M. Choring & made a flower box. In the P.M. took Ida & Mrs Gillespie for a ride to North Fork bridge & laConner. Went to the last eve Harrison meeting.
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Another fine day. At home & down town.
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Pleasant. Went to Union meetings A.M. & P.M. Went out to see Ida in the P.M. One of her bad days.
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Another beautiful day. Choring around home till 4 P.M. then went after Ida.
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Went to Dr. Swicks lecture. Foggy but pleasant P.M. In town all day.
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Swick here. Misty & damp. Went to the Ranch and worked on the roof of the old hay barn. Art Jorgenson helping. Dr. Swick here to see Ida.
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Swick here. South wind & rainy day. At home all day. Went to Dr. Swick's lecture in the P.M.
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Changeable & showery. At home all day. Dr. Swick here.
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Dr. Swick here. Showery & windy. In town all day.
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Clowdy & windy. Went to the M.E. Church A.M. Went to Presby church in the eve.
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Blustery. Down to Dr. Swicks with Ida. Got a load of box wood.
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Took Ida to the Dr. Went to the Ranch in the P.M. & got some pears & carrots.
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Rain about all day. Two inches the past week. Ida worse & in bed all day. Went to the No 14 Ditch Dist Hearing. Grant & Hilda over this P.M.
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Pleasant. In town. John & Pearl here. Ida better again.
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Pleasant. Ida to see the Dr. Swick. Ida also went out to Mrs Whitney's in the P.M. for water.
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Sigmud Wrights ???. Pleasant & cooler N. wind. In town & out to Baxters to see the road & the New Co. scarifier.
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Pleasant. Went to Chris Ch in the A.M. Presby in the evening. In the P.M. took the William's & Ida & went to Conway and over the new Fir Island Pavement.
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Pleasant. In town all day. took Ida to the Dr. Got a load of wood & put it in shed.
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Windy & showery. Rains light. At home all day piling wood some.
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Windy no rain. Ida to see the Dr. Swick. Reading "Man for the Ages". Battery on the bum. Took it to the shop for charging.
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Windy & showery. Went to LaConner. Saw the new scarifier work. Am 72 today.
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Rainy day. At home, worked on the lawn some.
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Took Ida to Dr. Swick. Lots of wind. Rain last night & this A.M. Raked moss some. Big R.R. strike called off.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Ida also. Went to LaConner for Grant in the P.M. put in the Battery after being overhauled & charged, also a B. box.
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Pleasant. Was out to Mrs Lemmons all the P.M. with the Baptists. Ida over to Wrights for supper. Frank working on the Company Cannery this week.
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Temp 58. Clowdy. Ida at Dr. Swicks. In the P.M. went out to F Whites.
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[margin: Geo Krebs Jr shot at Rockport.] Pleasant but misty some. Cleaning house and down to see the Co. "Cannery Keel". In the eve went to Smith's for butter milk.
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Rainy & foggy at night. Went to M.E. Church A.M. Edna here this evening. Took her home at 9 P.M. Very foggy driving.
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Pleasant. Foggy night. Got some lumber and worked on Ida's flower box.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. & went to Burlington & Mt Vernon with Bessner in the P.M.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Painted the plant box. Mrs Squire & Mrs Higgins here this P.M.
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Cool & clowdy. Went to Chas Gaches to take Nettie to the D.A.R. meeting, also the Ranch and LaConner.
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Armistice Day. Went to the Park exercises and to Howes & Mrs Whitneys for box dirt in the P.M.
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Clowdy & light rain. Ida to Dr. Swick. In town all day.
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Clowdy, no rain. Went to Ch Church in the A.M. & M.E. in the eve. Was out to How's in the P.M. & to dinner and up to the Cemetary in the P.M.
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Rainy last night & to day soe. In town all day washed.
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Rainy last night & today A.M. Ida fixing her house window box & not so well today. In the P.M. went to Frank Whites & got three sack potatos.
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Pleasant & cooler 38° At home all day. Made a flower box. Ida not so well this week.
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Cool & clowdy Ida some better. Went to Mrs Whitneys for water & to Smiths for butter milk.
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Temp 30. Clear & cold. Ida worse last night & in bed all day. At home keeping fires. Wrights Co. has the rib house on and ribs begun.
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Temp 30 - Went to the M.E. Church & Presby in the eve. Frank went to Seattle on boat tows.
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Temp 28°. Snow last night & to day. 3 to 4 inches. Sleeting part of the day.
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Warmer & rained most of the day.
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South wind. At home. Frank came from Tacoma last night.
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Some rain & mild temperature. Went to Grants to dinner to day and spent the eve. Twenty nine people there for Thanksgiving dinner including the Wilsons, Wrights, Jorgensons, Melvin Kalso & wife & Ed Crumrine's also Chas Wilson. Spent the eve singing. A fine reunion.
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Windy & showery. In town. The Williams called. The ribs nearly all on the boat.
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Cool & clowdy, not much rain. Went to M.E. church A.M. & to Christian in the eve.
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Rainy & windy. Nothing much doing.
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Dito. Ribs all on the fish boat.
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Light frost. Beautiful day for Dec. Got lumber & made a window box for Mrs Howe. Went down for Frank in the eve.
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Cool & clowdy. Went to Presbyterian Church A.M. & P.M. ???on meeting Rev M. In the P.M. went to the Elks Memorial.
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No rain. Light frost. Went to Mt Vernon & LaConner. Bessner went with me. Got Auto License. Went to church in the eve.
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Pleasant. Got the bedroom stove built over and stained. Gladys' window box. Went to the Mingledorf meeting in the eve.
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Light frost. Pleasant day. Washed this A.M. Ida down town in the P.M. out to Howe's. Went to church in the eve. Frank & Davis in Bellingham to day.
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Clowdy but no rain till eve. Ida & self went to Wilson's & staid all night. John in Bellingham.
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Rainy P.M. Came to Grants in the P.M. and home at 4 P.M. Went to church in the eve.
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[margin: Temp 50.] Pleasant. Around town & cleaning some & down to see the ship & got Frank in the eve.
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Rain last night & to day 1 1/4 inch. Temp 50°. Went to the Revival meeting A.M. & P.M. Rain all day and eve.
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Rain till 1 P.M. Temp 55°. All indications for an overflow. Went to Mt Vernon with Kiddar. River at 22 ft stage. Went to church in the eve.
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Pleasant & cooler 42°. Went to Edison with Bessner. Water everywhere but no river water in sight yet. East side of Samish River flood south of Edison. Rain reported falling over 3 in rain in Bellingham & Seattle in 36 hours.
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Cool & pleasant. Light frost. 38. Samish badly flooded 450 feet of dike taken out. Mrs Wm Bell looses warehouse & 1900 sks of oats, machinery, &c. Whitney district flooded & a big break at Telegraph Slough and the R.R. fill out. Same as in 1917.
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Frost 36. Pleasant. Waters going down. Making boxes for the girls window boxes for inside the house. Went to church in the eve.
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Frost 30°. Pleasant. Working on window boxes all day. Bessner went to Samish to day via auto. Water down. Tides low. Clowdy to night. Good change for snow.
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Strong north wind. Temp 28. Down town in the P.M. Flood situation bad. Lots of breaks and salt water coming in. People going to Mt Vernon through the water.
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Temp 26&def. Wind still strong. Went to M.E. Church A.M. & P.M.
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Temp 16°. Wind strong. Stained the window boxes & carried in wood. Coldest day in two years.
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Temp 19° & N wind. Stained W. boxes 2d coat. Made a chest for Frances & went down town.
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Temp 30. 1/2 in snow. Working on boxes & chest. In the P.M. went to Whitney. The train got to Fredonia. Otto's men rocking on the break at Telegraph slough. Nothing doing at Dick Balls or Mrs Bells. Youngs folks called. Water on the pavement from Telegraph slough to Higgins slough.
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Temp 26°. Pleasant around home & down town in the P.M. Washed and made Christmas stuff.
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Otto's breaks closed. Temp 30. Down town & out to Mrs Whitneys & went to the Methodist Christmas tree.
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Temp 30. Pleasant. Downtown A.M. & P.M. Everybody getting ready for Christmas.
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Temp 28. Beautiful Christmas Day. Went to M.E. Church & to Franks for dinner. Howes also. Whites & Youngs here in the eve.
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Temp 32. Went to Burlington to see the efforts of the Flood. This is the worst eve. Break at Riverside 300 ft south of Burlington. Not less than 500 houses wrecked & land ruined. Water still over the road at Whitney. Bell's & Ball's breaks still open, Kalso closed. [margin: Frank White with me.]
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Temp 33. took Ida out to Howe's and went for her in the eve. Warmer & a little rain.
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ThUs endeth 1921.
ThUs endeth 1921.
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Temp 30. Clearing & down town. Water on the Whitney district yet.
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Cold S. wind. Went to Mt Vernon with Bessner & came home with Van Buren. Ida poorly. A big Skagit River meeting in M.V. last night. Frank enjoying a boil on his neck.
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Rain & snow. Cold disagreeable day. Citizen's Bank closed to day. Down town listening to bank talks.
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No rain & warmer. Went to Chris Church in A.M. & Presby in the eve. Mr & Mrs Williams called. Mr & Mrs Kanar & Mrs Haupton.
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West wind & some sun. Went to the Ranch & got a sack of vegetables. Roads dry & Whitney. Mrs Dick Trafton died in Seattle last night.
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White frost. Pleasant. Mrs Trafton buried. In town all day. Nothing about the back.
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White frost. Beautiful day. Washed blankets. Frank & Davis & Co drove to Seattle.
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Temp 30. Pleasant P.M. In town all day. Bank Com. started for Olympia to see what can be done in regard to the Citizens Bank.
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Geo Shannon died.17
Temp 26. Strong north wind all night & to day. Downtown in the P.M.
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Temp 30. Snow two hours this A.M. Fine. Wash & went down town in the P.M. In the eve went to a meeting of the depositors of the closed Citizens Bank.
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Temp 32. Clowdy & sifting snow. Went to Mr Shannon's funeral in the P.M. Signed an agreement with Citizen's bank and gave a check for 1/3 my deposits viz $124.00. Mrs E.A. Phillips died to day.
Mrs E.A. Phillips died to day.21
Temp 35. Clowdy. Went to the Ranch in the P.M. Ida also. Some snow on the road. Road fine. Thawing fast this P.M.
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Cool but no rain. Went to the M.E. church in the A.M. Out to Whitneys in the eve or P.M. and to the Presby church in the eve. Mr Hazzard presenting the Armenian action(?).
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Temp 28. Clear & pleasant. Down to the shipyard. Help the boys put the engine in the boat. Some job.
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Frozen sleet. Road very slippery. Went to Mt Vernon & to the Ranch to take Ida. The Regenvetter divorce trial on. Big crowd in the court house all day.
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Rainy A.M. Went to Mt Vernon with Ronneberger. Attended the Regenvetter trial. Crowd large.
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Hig wind & rain. Went to Mt Vernon with Bessner & to the trial. but it was adjourned till Saturday.
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Snow shower. In town. Went to see the boat. Mrs Leatherwood & the Stolton's called in the P.M. Linus Abbot buried.
Linus Abbot buried.28
Temp 32. Went to Mt Vernon & Burlington with Bessner. Regenvetter trial & Skagit Co. Tax meeting. Clear & cool in the eve. Home at 6 P.M.
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Cool & clowdy. Light rain last night. Went to the Ranch & took Mr Garret. Roads in the city the worst eve. Went & took the Wrights to see the "Four Horsemen".
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Clowdy & rain in the P.M. Cleaning up around the house and planted tulips, hyacinths in the A.M. Downtown P.M.
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Temp 32 - Clowdy & snow in the eve. Down town getting valves ground on car.
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Temp 29. Pleasant. 1 1/2 in snow this A.M. Down town & got the car. Ida sick all night. Clowdy at night.
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Clowdy & snow flurries. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. Over to Wrights for dinner. Bradley's & Mr Lambert there to dinner also.
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Temp 30. Snow again last night 1 1/2 inches. Snow flurries to day. Clear at night. Finished ready "Juggernaut House".
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Cool & clowdy. Ida & self out to see Mr Bushey this P.M. Frank sick, not working to day. Mrs Jorgenson operated on last night.
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Nettie in bed with "flu" Frank at home. Clowdy. The Williams called this P.M.
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Cool S. wind. Nettie still in bed & some fever. The children here. Took some magazines to Bushey. He is pretty bad off. Can't talk of force a whisper.
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Clowdy & windy. Lunning grading streets. They sure need it. Nettie better. Ida worse. Frank down to the boat but not working.
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Cool & clowdy, but no rain. Went to LaC & the Ranch. Baileys home but he is in bad shape.
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Frost. Pleasant. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. Rev Landslonoregh(?) preached.
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Temp 32. Pleasant N. wind. Went to Burlington & Mt Vernon. Mr Williams went also. Road dry. Some farmers plowing. Frank working again. Called on Mrs Jorgenson at the hospital. She is doing well.
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Temp 30. One inch snow and snowing most of the A.M. & melting. Cleaned out the hot water boiler. Finished reading "Missing"
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Temp 30. Clear & cold. In town all day.
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Temp 30. Clear & cool north wind. tied up the berries & spaded some ground. Gound very dry for the time of year.
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Temp 27° Pleasant but cold. Went down & saw the income tax man. In the P.M. was down to see the boat. Reading "Her Father's Daughter". Lot of "flu" in town.
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Some warmer. Pleasant. Went down to the see the boat launched but the ways were afloat so adjourned. Ida sick last night & to day.
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Temp 32 Pleasant. Went to Presby church in the A.M. & Christian in the eve. They launched the boat this A.M. It only went 100 ft. but is all right to work on. John's folks here this P.M.
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Temp 28° - Pleasant. Sifted dirt & planted asters & pansy's. Washed the car & went down to the boat.
Thus endeth a very cold but pleasant Feb.
Thus endeth a very cold but pleasant Feb.
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Clowdy & warmer. Trimmed the maple trees and burned the brush. Went down to the boat & took Ida to see it. Brot Frank home.
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Strong S.E. wind & rain in the P.M. Planted S. & G. peas & spinach. Washed & worked around the lawn.
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Strong wind & light rain in the P.M. Working around the lawn.
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Clowdy, but no rain. Went to Mrs Mecham's(?) funeral & to school election in the P.M. Took Ida down to see Mrs Ball at 5 P.M.
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Frost. Pleasant. Went to Presby Church A.M. & P.M. was out to Whitneys at 5.30. They finished launching the boat this A.M. and towed it to the Apex Dock.
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Frost. Cold S.E. wind. The Citizen's Bank opened to day business brisk. At home & downtown.
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Frost. Pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Ida also. She had a "blend spell". Grant had a bearing burned out of his tractor. It took all day to fix it. He has about 35 acres plowed.
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No rain. Choring around home. Made a wheel barrow for Wrights. Planted lettuce & carrots.
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Cold south wind. Went to Mr Vernon to a river ???????? meeting. Took Peter Miller & wife.
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Rain 1/2 inch last night. At home A.M. went to the school play in the P.M. with Nettie.
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Rain 1/4 in last. Cool & clowdy. Went to the Ranch to help on the tank house foundation. Tom Costello died.
Tom Costello died.12
Cool & clowdy - Went to the M.E. church in the A.M. & to a W.C.T.U. meeting at Presby. church in the eve. Miss Dr. Herrick spoke. Fair talk.
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Cool & windy. Set out the new roses & planted cabbage & radish in a cold frame.
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Cold S.E. wind. Was out to the gravel pit watching Grant & Baxter pull stumps & logs with the county Nash Quad. Costello funeral this A.M.
Costello funeral this A.M.15
Pleasant. Went to the ranch to work on the water tank house & foundation. Rain in the eve. John Kill died suddenly.
John Kill died suddenly.16
Pleasant. At home working around the yard. Ida down to see Dr. Shaw and out to see Mr Bushey. He is very low.
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Cold S.E. wind. Temp 40. worked around home in the A.M. Planted sweet pears. Downtown in the P.M. to take Nettie to a missionary meeting.
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Cold south wind. Ida not well as usual. At home & down town.
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Fine day. Went to Presby church in the A.M. The Wrights went to LaConner in the Sedan. John Wilson & sons & Frank White's folks here this P.M.
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Rain last night. Cool & clowdy At home.
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More rain 1/2 in last night. Around town all day. Ida poorly.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & cleaned up around the tank house. Home in the eve. Mr Bert Bushey died last night.
Mr Bert Bushey died last night.23
Pleasant but cool. Went to Kushings yard for some lumber for a wheel barrow for Grant & worked at it come. Ida not well as common.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and finished Grant's wheel barrow & made steps to the shop. Fred White died last night in County Hospital.
Fred White died last night in County Hospital.25
Pleasant. Grant finished plowing. Hay $10.00 per ton F.O.B. car. Oats $35.00 per ton F.O.B. car. Went to Mt Vernon to the auto show, also visited the commissioners.
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Frosty. Pleasant. Went to Fred White's funeral & took Mrs Whitney. In the P.M. went to Bert Bushey's funeral as Hon Pall bearer. Went to Chris Church in the eve. Mr Larent's last sermon.
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Ida to see St. Pierre. Cold S. wind. Down to the boat & around town. Planted Netties sweet peas.
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Pleasant. Choring around home in the A.M. made window screens for Nettie. Went to the gravel pit in the P.M. & the Griffin pit. The "Retriever" started for Seattle this A.M.
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Pleasant & some warmer. Working around the lawn & planted some more peas. The Squires getting ready to leave. Mrs Jorgenson called. Went to Mrs Whitney's & got eggs. Ida & Mrs J. went also.
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Cool & clowdy & light rain. Went to Presby church. Howe's here this eve. The broke their car & I took them home.
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Rain last night 1/2 inch. Pleasant to day. Working around house. Planted carrots. Had to change a tire. Knobby left.
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Pleasant, but cool. Planted peas for Mrs Davis & made a cold frame for plants. Took Ida to see Dr. St. Pierre.
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Fine day. Finished the cold frame. Transplanted pansys. Changed a tire. In the P.M. went to the Gravel Pit & to the Griffin pit to see the Bunker.
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Pleasant. Little rain just night. Went to the Ranch & to LaConner to get garden seeds. Ida & Frances went along. Planted garden seeds & potatos in the P.M. The "Retriever" came from Seattle last night.
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Rain 5/8 in. Cool. Was down to the Co boat & down town.
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Cool & clowdy. Went to M.E. church in the A.M. In the P.M. Grants folks came over & all went to Cypress Island in the "Retriever". Grants staid the eve. Light rain.
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Rain 1/2 in. last night & this A.M. Temp 42. Clowdy. Down town in the P.M.
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Rain 1/4 last night. Cool & clowdy to day. At home in the A.M. Took Ida out to Howe's in the P.M. Donald's party to night.
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Hard frost. In town all day & down to the boat. Pleasant P.M. Cleaned grass off the walk.
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[margin: Sold the hay at 10. per ton.] Cold S. wind & some rain. Very disagreeable day. Ida & self went to Pearl's & Grant's. Ida & the girls all received a string of pearls from Dr. Palmer.
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Cold but pleasant. P.M. Went down town to get spedometer fixed in the A.M. & down to the "Retriever" in the P.M.
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Cool pleasant P.M. Went to Mt Vernon. Got 1st National Bank Certificate renewed and rec'd $500-- on hay deal. Paid one half taxes. Brot Edna Whitney & Mabel Graham home. Frances sick & had Dr. Cook (bad cold.)
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Easter. Pleasant. George McGinnis & daughter here. Nettie & Frank started for Seattle in the "Retriever" Frances here. Went to Presby Church in the eve.
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Cool & clowdy. At home in the A.M. & out to the Griffin Gravel pit in the P.M.
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Cool & clowdy. Poor growing weather. Downtown watching improvements, Elks building & the Ferry landing. Frances some better of her cold.
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Finest day for a month. Went to the Ranch. Pruned trees. Straightened up the tank house & planted Hildas sweet pears, &c & made step to get from tank or wood house to kitchen.
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Pleasant. The "Retriever" arrived from Seattle at 9.30 & started north at 2.30. Self running errands for three hours with car.
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Clowdy & rain in the P.M. Pruned the ivy in the A.M. Mrs Williams called.
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Cool but pleasant. down town watching improvements. Frances about well again.
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Pleasant. Went to Church Presby A.M. Chris P.M. Ida & self went out to Whitneys for a call.
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Cool but pleasant. Choring around home. Set out spinach. Planted peas. Put a load of wood in the shed. Boxwood.
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Fine day. Temp 64. Working around home. Mowed Netties lawn and was down to the Ferry Dock in the P.M.
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Clowdy, no rain. Went down to see the Victoria ferry boats leave. Twenty three cars & about 150 people went. Ida & self went to Gaches & Whites and went up to the Griffin gravel pit.
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Clowdy. Light rain last night & this P.M. Chas. Moore sick for the past month & don't improve any. Working over at Wrights cleaning & burning rubbish.
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Light rain last night & this A.M. Pleasant P.M. Ida not so well. Got a load of mill wood.
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Pleasant. Piled a load of wood. Choring & down to the Ferry Dock. Two boats to & from Sidney to day.
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Cool & clowdy. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. Out to Howes in the P.M. Ida not well as usual.
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Showery. Letters & card from Frank & Donald from Petersburg Alaska. Went to the Ranch & the Griffin Pit. Chas. Moore died last night.
Chas. Moore died last night.2
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Showery & strong South wind. Went to Chas Moore's funeral & was Hon. Pall bearer. Grant here this eve a while. Bad time for sowing oats.
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Miserable weather. Showery all day & cold. Out to Mrs Whitneys for eggs but got none. Bot 5 G's of Shell Gasolene for trial.
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Pleasant. Went to Bellingham to the Tulip show. Went with H peterson & home via Car & stage. Grants folks over. Grant bot $500-- worth of Elks Bonds. I am to pay him July 30.
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No rain till night. In town all day. Women's Fed meeting in town. Got a load of 24 in wood & piled it. Ida poorly.
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Ida worse. Showery A.M. Went to Presby Church in the eve. The Williams called.
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Ida in bed all day & had the Doctor Shaw. Pleasant went to the ranch & planted more garden. Peas, beans, carrots, beets, onions, &c.
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Fine day. Choring around home mowed two lawns & was out to Mrs Gillespies & the Griffin Gravel Pit. Went to Ch Church this eve.
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Pleasant. At the Ranch planting cord & cutting potatos & planted squashes. Went to Presby prayer meeting in the eve.
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Pleasant. Ida sick all night. Choring around home. Planted some peas & fixed Netties F. bed.
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Warm & pleasant. Temp 65. Working around home & made a flower bed for Nettie. Went to the High School play in the eve.
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Pleasant. Temp. 70. Set out seed plants & pruned the hedge. Ida no better.
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Mother's Day. A beautiful day. Went to Presby church in the A.M. & out to Whitneys in the P.M. & to Presby Church in the eve. Ida went to Whitneys, Nettie & Francis also.
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Pleasant. Temp 70. Went to the Ranch & planted Bantam corn, set out cabbage & lettuce. Grant loading hay. He sold his oats at $40.00 per ton.
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Went to Ch Church in the eve. Warm & dry. Temp 70. Working around home all day. Setting plants & mowing lawns.
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Pleasant. Temp 64°. Working around home. Down town in the P.M. Went to Ch. Church in the eve.
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Pleasant. At home & down town. Set out cabbages &c & went to a show with Frances.
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Pleasant. Washing windows, setting plants, &c. Took Ida to see Anna Chitwood. Went to Ch. Church in the eve.
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Pleasant. Went to Pearl's & took plants &c & in the P.M. went to Mount Vernon in the P.M. Oats $40.00. Hay $12.00 per ton.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Ch in the A.M. In P.M. went out to Frank Whites. Ida, Nettie & kids also. Chris Ch in the eve.
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Shower this A.M. light. Working in the A.M. & out to Busheys & Howes in the P.M. Ida also.
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Ida sick all last night. Pleasant. Went to the farm & worked in the garden. Planted peas & cucumbers. Grant finished loading the hay. Hilda & kids on school picknick at W. spit.
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Light shower last night. Pleasant but cool. Mowed Nettie's lawn & down to the Ferry Dock. Took Nettie to D.A.R. meeting & went to C. Church.
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Light shower, cool. WAs out to the Dewey Road. Grant in town talking legislature. Nettie went to Mt Vernon to a D.A.R. meeting. Went to Church in the eve.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. & went to the Flats in the P.M. Took Ida & Mrs Carroll. Went with Nettie to Ch. Church in the eve.
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Beautiful day. At home in the A.M. out to Howard's watching them clear for a new road in the P.M. Went to Rep. Caucus in the eve.
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Warm & pleasant. Temp 80. Went to Union Memorial service at the Chris Ch. Rev Landsborough preached. Was out to Fern Hill Cem in the P.M. Went to Baccalaureate sermon in the eve at the Presby Church. Rev Ferch.
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Warm & dry. Temp 80. Went to the Ranch and set out tomato plants & planted turnips. Was out to Howards Road in the P.M.
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At home in the A.M. Weeding, &c. Temp 77. Went to Decoration Exercises and then out to Weaverlings with Nettie & the children. Grant's folks over this P.M.
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Pleasant & cooler. Went to Burlington to the Rep Convention. Took Wells & Williams. A hot time over the Direct Primary law.
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Pleasant & very dry. Ida in bed yesterday & to day. Self working around the place all day.
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Pleasant & dry. Went to Presby Church. At home the rest of the day. Ferguson's folks here in the eve.
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Dry. At home & down town. Nothing unusual. Ida poorly.
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Pleasant but cool. Went to Seattle with Bradley & Bessner & to Pioneer meeting in the P.M. & show in the eve.
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Pleasant. In Seattle & went out to McGinnis's & to Pioneer meeting & home in the eve. 11 P.M.
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In town all day. John's folks here. Was out to Whitneys for eggs & water.
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Cool & clowdy & dry. Choring in the A.M. & went to the Ranch in the P.M. Crops look well but need rain. Grants folks in Seattle this week. His dog "Lady" died & left 8 pups.
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Clowdy but no rain. Republican state Con to day at Chehalis. Choring, mowing lawn, &c.
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Pleasant. Went to Urban Derr's to Mrs Scotts birthday party. Took Ida, Nettie & Frances & Mrs Ch Moore. Went to Presby Church in the eve.
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Pleasant & dry. No sign of rain. Choring & washed in the A.M. In the P.M. went to Lake Campbell & Antone Christianson's. Ida & Mrs Davis went along. Mr Erholm drowned yesterday fishing in Lake Campbell. Body not found.
Mr Erholm drowned yesterday fishing in Lake Campbell. Body not found.13
Warm & dry. At home in the A.M. & took Nettie, Gladys & the youngsters out to Weaverlings for a swim. Driest spring for many years. Late oats will be a failure unless it rains soon,.
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Dry. Ida's birthday & Flag Day. Went to Boy piknic at Weaverlings & to Flag exercises in the evening. Grant's folks & John's boys here.
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Pleasant. Went to Mount Vernon with Bessner. Mr Erholm's body found. Went to see Annie Chitwood in the eve.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & plant some more peas & put screws on the safe.
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Pleasant with driving wind. Driest on record at this date. Went to LaConner to the big picknick. Largest crowd ever in LaConner. Farm organizations gave the eats. Cream, ice cream, coffee, sugar, &c.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby church & to Children Day Exs. at the M.E. Ch in the eve. In the P.M. was out to Similk Bay for dinner.
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Dry. No sign of rain. Had the battery & spring mounted on the Ford. Wrote to Geo yesterday, mailed this A.M.
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Pleasant & dry. Home in the A.M. went to LaConner in the P.M., Ida & Nettie wet to Nellie Carter's announcement party. Early oats look fairly well yet.
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Pleasant. Went to the dedication of the Gov Lister Tree. Ida, Nettie & Mrs Howe went. Fine time. Light sprinkle in the eve.
Light sprinkle in the eve.22
Clowdy but no rain. In town choring. Nothing of importance.
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Warm & dry. In town all day.
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Temp 78°. Clear & warm & dry. Cleaning the bedroom. Mrs Jason here in the P.M. cleaning. Got the Atwater Kent system loosened up. Cost $2.00. Bot new con rug for the bedroom. Anacortes Rose show to day.
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Warm & dry. Went to Presby Church A.M. & P.M. Went to Guemes with the Howes in the P.M.
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Warm & dry. Went to the Ranch. Worked in the garden some. Looked over the digs(?) also fixed the platform for the Kitchen steps. I don't see how the oats can average over 15 sks per acre unless it rains at once. I estimate the lower hay field at 2 tons.
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Warm & dry. Went down town & paid for Insurance, Chautauqua & Dr. St. Pierre. Saw the Mack R.R. bus. In the P.M. we visited Annie Chitwood. She don't seem to gain any. Took supper at Mr Williams and took them out to Frank Whites after supper.
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Weather just the same. No prospect of rain. Spent the day making an ice box. Went to Whitneys for water in the eve.
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Warm & dry. In town all day. Went to Mr Judd's funeral. He was 96 years of age.
Went to Mr Judd's funeral. He was 96 years of age.30
Warm & dry. Went to the ranch & to LaConner for Nellie Carter.
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Warm & dry. Every body complaining of dry weather. Went to LaC & Mount Vernon. Took Nettie Carter home & went to Mrs Randalls funeral. Brot Edna Whitney home with me.
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The [hand drawing of bird] screameth. Enjoying a bad cold. Went to Bay View. Ida, Nettie's & the Howes. Home at 9.30 P.M. Warm & dry.
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Dry & more dry. Ida in bed. Cold no better. In town all day. Downey buried to day.
Downey buried to day.6
Warm & dry as usual. In town all day.
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Dry. Drier. Driest since living in Wash. Went to Mt. Vernon to hear the Ball Regenvetter trial. Verdict $30000-- against Puget Ball.
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Still dry. In town all day. Darrell here for Chau. Went to Chautauqua in the eve. Grant's folks over.
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Dry as usual. Went to Presby Church and to Chau. P.M. & evening. Grant's folks were over.
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Dry. Attending Chautauqua - Very good. Grant's folks over P.M. & eve. Ida not able to go.
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Cool & dry. Went to Chautauqua P.M. & eve. Took the folks out to swim in the P.M.
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Dry. Good hay weather. Went to Chautauqua P.M. & eve. Grant's folks over in the eve. Caliphy Ricks play this eve. Good.
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Dry. Went to Chautauqua P.M. & Eve. Ida went this eve for the first time. Fire in K. & R.'s garage last night. 6 or 8 cars damaged.
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Dry & usual. Rain since Jan 1st 6 inches short. Went to Chautauqua P.M. & eve. Ida went in the P.M> to see the childrens performance. Signed up for Chau tickets in 1923.
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Dry. Good hay day. Went to the Ranch and took Darrell home. Grant haying & finished cutting. One piece heavy & one light. Quality fine. Hilda not well.
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Went to Presby Ch in the A.M. & Chris in the eve. Went to the Ranch in the P.M. Ida also. Hilda sick in bed. Grant haying on last piece. Took Nettie & Francis to W. spit.
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Dry as ever. Went to Mrs Manchester's for cherries. In the P.M. down town & home.
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Dry as usual. Baromiter low. Went to the Ranch and cleaned the roof & painted the eve troughs. Grant working on the Fredonia bridge.
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Clowdy & a hard shower. Very heavy at the farm. Went to the farm. Took lumber & shingles & worked on the roof, putting on saddle boards, &c. The Ford got wet & took an hour to start it.
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Heavy rain this A.M. About one inch in the last three days. Pleasant in the P.M. Working around the house.
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Wrote to Geo. Pleasant. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. Rev Moore preached. Went to call on Ferguson's & Chitwoods in the P.M. Annie Chitwood failing.
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Rain but light. At home cleaning rugs, walls, mowed the lawn & made step ladder.
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Beautiful day. Went to the Ranch and to the Fair at Burlington. Brought Harris & another band man home. Two Elks came this eve. Mr Oldham & Mr Dickover of Bremerton.
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Fine day. Staid in town. Went to a Ball game & watched the Elks in the P.M. Ida has five roomers.
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Fine day. Convention going strong. Lot of B???? in evidence. Went to the Band contest & to Cap Sante to see the Canoe races. Grant & Hilda here.
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Rain till 2 P.M. The Elks paraded just the same. Grant's folks over. The ones staying here left except three. Down town with Nettie in the eve. Two battle ships here for three days.
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Pleasant. Went to church. Presby A.M. M.E. church in the eve. Went to the Ranch in the P.M. after visiting the warship Penna. Ida went to the farm. Took Darrell home & brot Meriam back.
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Pleasant. Planted spinach & worked on the car in the A.M. Down town in P.M.
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Foggy. Pleasant later. Went to Bellingham with Ida in the Ford & took Frank White's folks. A successful trip. Ida bot a soap dish.
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Beautiful day. Washed, mowed Nettie's lawn and coal tarred the wood shed roof.
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Fine weather for harvest. Out to Mrs Whitneys for water. Played horse shoes with Ilo. Went to see Ten Nights in a Barroom.
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Fine weather. Went to the Ranch in the A.M. Grant on the last piece cutting oats. The "Retriever" returned. Nettie went with them to Seattle.
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Fine day. In town all day working on the lawn some.
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Pleasant. Went to Presbyterian Church A.M. & P.M. or eve. In the P.M. took Mr & Mrs Biernish for a ride & called on Mrs Gillespie.
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Pleasant. Weight came home from Seattle this A.M. Margurite Young here from Bellingham. Took her to Whites in the eve.
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Pleasant. Down watching the boys unload the "Retriever" Canning machinery. Over to Wrights in the eve. The Whitney's called.
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Clowdy all day & rain some in the eve. Took Ida & Frances over to Grants. Doust working on the draw bridge. Frank & the "Retriever" started for Seattle this A.M. (early) to begin the freight run from Seattle to Port Angeles.
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Rain 1/4 in last night. Pleasant P.M. In town all day. Went after Ida in the eve at the farm. She has bad cold.
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Rain again last night 1/4 inch. In town & down to Burrows Bay on wheel in the P.M.
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Clowdy & shower in the eve. Went to the Ranch for Pears, peas, corn, cucumbers, cabbage, &c. Ida went & we called on Mendenhalls.
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Beautiful day. In town all day. Frank & crew still in Seattle. Fine harvest & threshing weather.
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Another fine day. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. went to Rosario in the P.M. & to Lake Campbell. The Whites, Wrights, & the Howes also and Bradleys.
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Fine threshing weather. Grant threshing yesterday & today. About 2000 sks out. Self at the Ranch to day.
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Fine day. Primary Election to day. Light vote. Down town most of the day. Grant finished threshing 2585 sks & 50 sks wheat. Anna Chitwood died to day.
Anna Chitwood died to day.13
Fine day. Went to Mt Vernon with Stapp to carry Election Returns. Grant nominated for Legislature, also Wixson & Knutson, also Poindexter & Hadley for Congress.
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Fine day. In town all day. Went to Anna Chitwood's funeral & took the Williams. Called on Williams after at their new home.
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Another fine day. Down town in the A.M. & went to the Ranch in the P.M. Ida also. Grant in Mt Vernon. Went to Missionary meeting in the eve.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Ida sick a bed & had Dr. Shaw. Grant here in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Ida no better. Frank came home on train. Went to M.E. Ch. in the A.M. & P.M. Mrs Betts preached.
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Another fine day. Farmers in big luck. In town all day. Ida some better & up. One Victoria ferry boat taken off.
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Pleasant but looks changeable to night. Piled a load of mill wood & mowed the lawn. Got generator fixed.
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Pleasant. Washed & went to the Ranch & in the P.M. went to Conway with Grant. Threatening rain in the eve.
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Clowdy with south wind & rain in the eve. Piled a load of mill wood & went down town.
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Clowdy but no rain. Rained 1/2 inch last night. Down town and out to Mrs Whitneys for water & called on the Howe's. Ida also.
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Pleasant. In town till 12.30 then went to Wilson's Ida also. Don & two other boys went as far as Bay View. Wilson's expect threshers to night.
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Pleasant A.M. Clowdy P.M. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. Frank home.
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Pleasant but threatening rain in the eve. Frank left for Seattle with the boat this A.M. At home working at the stove. Cleaning, fixing fenders & blacking. Showery in the eve.
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Clowdy & showery. Rain 3/8 in last night. Finished blacking & set up the sitting room stove. Ida canning prunes.
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Rain again & showery & windy to day. Choring around home & went to the Ranch at 3.45 and back at 6.
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Clowdy but no rain. Poor threshing weather. Out to Whitneys for eggs & pitched horse shoes with Ilo. Down town in the P.M.
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rainy to day. Anacortes Fair begins to day. Ida cleaning pantry. Intended to go to Lynden with Whitneys but gave it up on acct of rain. This means loss to the Wilsons as well as to others. Hay selling at $19.00 per ton.
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Clint Stearns little girl dies this P.M. Bad outlook for John's oats.
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Pleasant but cooler. John finished threshing. In the P.M. went to Clint Stearns girl's funeral. Mrs Howe & Mrs Gillespie went also & Mrs Soule came back with us.
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Showery & clowdy. Went to Bellingham. Ida, Mrs Howe & Hilda also. Home at 7 P.M.
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Rain some last night. Pleasant P.M. Washed in the A.M. down town in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch for pears & vegetables. Picked jersey pears. Got potatos of Frank White. Corn also. Grant on the press baling straw for Egbers on Bryons place.
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Beautiful day. Went to LaConner to take the folks to the Womens club meeting. Took Ida, Nettie, Frances & Mrs Fry. Oats selling at $30.00 per ton. Threshing about all done.
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Another fine day. Went to Presby church in the A.M. Self & Ida out to Whitneys in the P.M. Nettie sick with a cold. Donald in Seattle.
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Beautiful day. Foggy A.M. At home. Went to Mt Vernon in the eve with Ida to a D.A.R. meeting to tell of Pioneer Days.
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Beautiful day. Foggy A.M. Home from D.A.R. meeting at 12.45 A.M. Went to Wilson's via Avon & Allen and staid all night.
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Pleasant. Clowdy P.M. Foggy A.M. Ida at Wilson's. Self came home at 5 P.M.
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Columbus day. In town all day. Clowdy but no rain.
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Pleasant. Went on the Chamber Com Excursion to Friday Harbor & the Fair. fine trip. About 75 went at $1.00 per.
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Beautiful day. Went to the Ranch, the Fredonia Fair and to Mount Vernon. Ida at Wilson's.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Church A.M. & P.M. Went to Mr. Boynton's funeral and to Wilson's to get Ida in the P.M. Frank home to night.
Went to Mr. Boynton's funeral and to Wilson's to get Ida in the P.M. Frank home to night.16
Clowdy & misty. Nettie to Bellingham with Frank. Self went to the Ranch. Jorgenson Bros. working at the house rebuilding porch & root house. Painting &c. Oats selling at $35.00 to day.
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Misty but no rain. Went to the Ranch to work on chicken house roof. Staid all night at Grant's.
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Pleasant. At the Ranch working. Jorgenson Bros. finished the porch & began painting.
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Good day to work. At the Ranch. Jorgenson's painting. Self fixing root house, &c. Home this eve.
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Pleasant. At the Ranch fixing shop windows & porch railing. Grant has a bad foot. Stepped on a nail.
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Pleasant. In town in the A.M. washed. In the P.M. went to the ranch and took Grant to Burlington to see a Dr about his foot. The painting & porch is finished. Pearl Carroll dangerously sick.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby church in the A.M. and to hear Mrs Betts in the eve.
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Rain last night & to day. Choring about home. Took Nettie down town in the P.M. Frank in last night on his way to Bellingham.
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Showery & windy. Went to the Ranch and picked pears. Brot home two boxes and a sack of corn & on of potatos from F. Whites. Carroll better, also Grant's foot.
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Showery. In town all day. Went to Mrs Betts meeting in the eve.
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Rainy last night & to day. ! 1/2 inch rain since Sun. Skagit River rising fast. In town all day.
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Pleasant. Went to meet Pearl & the boys at 5 P.M. Went to Amys dinner party in the eve. Seventy three to day.
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Temp 46. Pleasant. In town. Pearl & children here. Grant & Darrell also. Went a football game in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to church party A.M. Mrs Betts P.M. My birthday dinner at Netties. John came also Mr & Mrs Peters. Grant's foot worse and they could not come. Darrell here.
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Rain last night & to day. Went to the ranch & took Grant to Burlington to see Dr. Jackson.
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In town in A.M. Out to Whites & Mrs Whitneys in the P.M. & to Mrs Betts meeting in the eve. Got a sack of corn at Whites. Clowdy but no rain. Planted crocuses.
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Clear & pleasant. Frost. 36. Planting tulips and narcissus. Down town paying bill in the P.M. Went to meeting in the eve with Nettie.
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Frost 36°. Pleasant but cold south wind in P.M. Washed & chored around home & down town in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to M.E. church in the A.M. & to hear Mrs Betts in the eve.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. Getting car fixed 7 over to draw bridge in the P.M. also at the ranch. Grant sold the oats last week at $40.00 per ton.
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Went to meeting in eve. Beautiful day. In town in in the A.M. went to the Ranch in the P.M. Ida also. Let Robertson have ten sacks potatos.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Went to Mrs Betts meeting in the eve.
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Beautiful day. Armistice Day. Choring around home. Downtown in the A.M. Reading "Webster Man".
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Frost 34. Pleasant. Went to Presby Church in A.M. & to Mrs Betts meeting in the eve. Ida not well.
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Frost 32. Pleasant. Working around home spading garden, &c.
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Foggy. Thick fog this A.M. Frank came from Vancouver last night. Went to show "School Days" in the eve.
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Rainy P.M. Ida sick all night & to day. Strong wind this eve.
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Showery & windy. Went to the Ranch. Road rough. Grant came from Olympia last night. Got a chick of Grant for Ida. Draw bridge fill not done yet.
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Frost. Pleasant day. In town all day. Choring & down town. Ida up to day.
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Rain nearly an inch. Went to Presby Ch in the A.M. & M.E> in the eve. Frank in this P.M. Ida not well.
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Pleasant. Down town in the P.M. Took Ida to see Dr. Shaw.
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Fine day. Went to the ranch & got six sacks of manure for roses. Still at the draw bridge fill. Grant & men making approach at bridge north of Whitney station.
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Pleasant. Foggy A.M. Put manure around the roses. In the P.M. went to Mrs Whitneys for eggs & water.
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Frost. Pleasant. Went to Mount Vernon on Drainage Dist. business. Home at 5 P.M.
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Fine day. In Mount Vernon. Trial going slow and adjourned till Tuesday.
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Another fine day. Like Oct 1st. Went to the Presby church A.M. & P.M.
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Rain light in the A.M. At home & down town. The "Retriever" came in with a propeller gone. Was towed in from Smiths Island.
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Light rain. Pleasant P.M. Went to Mount Vernon to the Drainage trial & Bessner went with me. Ida not well. Margie Haupton & the Baptist preached called. Rev Hemmerly.
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Thus endeth the finest November I remember of. Only two inches of rain and 32° lowest temperature.
Thus endeth the finest November I remember of. Only two inches of rain and 32° lowest temperature.
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Arthur Ferguson died this A.M.3
Cool & clowdy. Went to the Presby Church in the A.M. & Baptist in the eve. Went to the Elks Memorial in the P.M. Ida worse.
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Cool but pleasant. Snow in Mt Vernon & Seattle. Went to A. Ferguson's funeral at Mt Vernon & took the preacher Mr Hemmerly. Ida in bed all day. Dr Shaw here.
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Lee Munks died yesterday.6
Temp 27°. Cold N. Wind. At home & went to L. Munks funeral at the Elks home in the P.M. Reading "Trail of the Axe". City election. Tuesday last. Dr. Brooks elected mayor.
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Temp 30. Three inches more snow but warmer to night. Ida in bed all day. Self eating at Wrights two meals per day since Tuesday. South east wind to day.
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Light snow & also rain. Snow melting. Ida no better. Washed & choring around home.
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Temp 30. Clear & cold. Went to Presbyterian church in the A.M. The Williams here in the P.M. also the Wrights & Mrs Darcy. Ida in bed.
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Ida in bed. Temp 23. Clear & cold. Choring & keeping fires. Down town in the P.M. Temperature at 9.30 - 22. Send for Yoghurt food.
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Temp 18° - 15° down town. 10 at ranch. Clear & cold. Went to the Ranch & to LaConner to get Bank Cer Renewed. Ida about the same.
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Temp 24°. Clear & Pleasant. At home & down town.
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Temp 28. Pleasant. Ida worse & in bed all day. Down town in the P.M. Roads hard & smooth. Fine for sleighing, if there were any sleighs.
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Temp 20 last night & 25 this A.M. Clear & pleasant. Frank started for Seattle this A.M. with Dr. St. Pierre. Ida in bed all day. Down town in the P.M. 32 at night & snowing.
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Temp 30. Pleasant. One inch snow last night. At home & down town. Ida up in P.M.
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Temp 19. Clear & cold. Ida in bed as usual. Went to Presby church in the A.M. and home in the eve. Warmer at night.
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Rain last night & today. Temp 40 to 44. Snow about gone. At home all day. Very slippery for cars.
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Showery. Snow & ice gone. Nothing special to record. Frank & Davis went to Seattle on boat business. Ida about the same.
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Chinook wind. Temp 48. In town all day.
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Showery & warm. 52. Same as yesterday. Grants folks over this eve. Ida in bed as usual.
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Rain hard last night & also this P.M. Weldon Griffith buried today on Guemes. Went to church A.M. Presby & to the cantata in the eve.
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Out to Howe's to dinner with the Wrights. Clowdy but no rain. Dr. Burdon called. Temp 50.
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Windy. Went to the ranch. Road bad. Tides low, considering time of year & wind.
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Wind & rain. Temp 50. Sunny to day. Battery at the garage being charged. This eve cooler & west wind.
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Temp 40. Clowdy & rain at night. Went to Mt.Vernon to get car license. Frank went also. Ida not so well.
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Lelia Sumner Edwards died this A.M. [margin: Spedometer Jan 13250.]
Lelia Sumner Edwards died this A.M. [margin: Spedometer Jan 13250.]
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Rain last night & some to day. Ida in bed. Frank & self washed the car. Temp 45°
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Rain & highest tide of the season so far. Went to Presbyterian church A.M. & P.M. Ida in bed all day. Frank went to Seattle.
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Temp 44. Rain last night & all day to day. Went to ranch to help tally oats. Roads from here to Summit worse than for ten years.
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Rain all last night. Showery to day 1 1/8 in in 24 hours. Rivers all high south of Mount Vernon to Southern Oregon. They finished loading the oats this A.M. Hilda came over on the train and back at 5 P.M. Ida had a bad day.
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Temp 37. Pleasant. In town all day. Ida still in bed. Roads & streets bad. Went to Presby men's club this eve.
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Temp 37. Pleasant. Took Ida to Yoghurt Sanatarium at South Bellingham. Frank went also. Had a good trip. Stopped at the ranch. Hilda has water pipe gave away and had Henry Irons to fix it.
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Temp 37. Clowdy & rain at night. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. Good sermons.
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Went down & settled medicine & Dr. bills. & bot a new SilverTown Cord tire & tube. Put it on the car, cut wood & read the papers.
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Mr Middlestate burried. Had a letter from Grant and answered it.
Mr Middlestate burried. Had a letter from Grant and answered it.19
Light frost. Pleasant. At home & down town. Wrote to Ida.
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FRost 30. Pleasant. Went to the Presby Ch. Morning & eve. Frank went to Seattle this P.M.
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Frost 32. Pleasant. Split & piled a load of wood & down town & bot a tire in P.M.
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Dr. Castle died.]30
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Frost. In town all day & went to the Presby ???? church in the eve. Supper at Lincoln. Rec'd load box wood.
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Judge Augustus Brawley died this A.M.
Judge Augustus Brawley died this A.M.15
Warmer snow mostly gone. Went to Mt Vernon. Bessner wenet with me. Paid taxes. Rec'd $500-- on hay deal. Court house meeting to day & a meeting of Drainage Dist No. 19.
Perry Polson died to day in Seattle.
Went with Nettie to see "Dr Jack".
Perry Polson died to day in Seattle.Went with Nettie to see "Dr Jack".
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Went to Judge Brawley's funeral with Lee Bradley. Large attendance. Judge Joiner gave the address. Williams & wife, Edna W. & the Howes called.
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Cool & clowdy. Pearl & John here. Down to to see the "Star Cars". Nettie sick abed with bad cold. Ida up & around.
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Frost 32. Pleasant. Went to S.S. & Presby ch. A.M. & P.M. Nettie about the same. Dr. Show to see her last night.
Mrs Wallace Sharpe died this A.M.
Frank White's called this P.M.
Mrs Wallace Sharpe died this A.M.Frank White's called this P.M.
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Misting snow most of the day. Went to the Purday ranch A.M. & to Union Revival meeting in the eve. Rev. Carstens.
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Rainy A.M. In town all day. Grant's road project passed. Went to church in the eve. Rain.
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Cool & clowdy. Streets wet. Down town & got lumber for steps & made the same for the choir at the Union meetings. Nettie still coughing. Went to meeting in the eve.
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Cool & clowdy. Down town & home. Went to meeting in the eve. Frank home. Nettie getting better.
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Pleasant. Spaded garden in the A.M. Downtown in the PM. To meeting this eve. Legislative session closed last night.
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Rain & wind. March weather in good earnest. Down town with Jackson fiing black board for meeting collection(?).
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Pleasant. Took Mr Carstens to the Baptist Church at 11 A.M. & to Union meeting at O hall in the eve.
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Rainy & cool. Went to Luncheon at 12. Went with Ida to the Mt. Vernon D.A.R. meeting in the P.M. & to church in the eve. Frank & Co. started for Alaska at 1 A.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Cranberry lake and down where they are clearing for road to Woods Mill. Went to church in the eve. [margin: Frost.]
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Cool & clowdy. Went to the Ranch & to meeting in the eve.
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Rain last night. Pleasant to day. In town, went to meeting in the eve. Grant here this eve & to night all night.
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Frost. Pleasant. Planted peas, lettuce & abelia. Asters coming up. Ida, Frances & self went to the farm this P.M. Few farmers plowing but land generally wet.
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Pleasant. Ida, self & Nettie went to the Christian Church. Rev. Cockran preached. Went to Young People's meeting at the M.E. Church, Ida also. In the eve Nettie & self went to the Union meeting at Odd Fellows Hall.
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Pleasant. Went to the Luncheon at noon. At home in the P.M. Planted beets, carrots.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Planted peas & spinach & sweet peas. All went to the Merchants doing at the Empire in the eve.
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Rain some in the A.M. Art Jorgenson here. Washed. Down town in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Planted cabbage. I worked in garden some. Took Ida to town in the P.M. Went to show "Quincy Adams Sawyer".
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In town all day. Went to the C. Commerce Banquet in the eve. Senator Harrison, Rep Knutzen, & Grant entertained. Rainy eve.
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Fine day. Went to Presby Men's Class & church. At home in the eve.
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Went to the Ranch. Pruned raspberries &c. Mr & Mrs Pousland here this eve. Went to Council meeting they voted to pave 8th St & parts of 5th, 6th & 7th.
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Went to Mount Vernon to the Padilla dike Dist. hearing. Took Ida & Francis to the Ranch. The Coms voted to organize the Dist.
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Beautiful day. Went to Howes for dirt for window boxes. Got lumber and started a wheel barrow for C. Howe. Took Nettie down town & went to the Ranch for Ida & Frances. Ida not well.
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Pleasant. Mr McGraw the Baptist Sec'y. here. Went with him to see Mr Ferguson. Then went down to Burrough's Bay with Farnier to see the wood works. Making a wheel barrow for C. Howe.
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Pleasant Easter. Went to the Presby church. A.M. & to the Cantata in the eve. In the P.M. Nettie, Francis, Ida & self went to Carter's & then to Pleasant R. Cemetary. Alf Stacey & folks at Carter's.
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Clowdy. Cool. Downtown paying bill &c. A. Stacey's folks here in the P.M. also Rev. Hemerly(?).
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Pleasant. Went to the ranch & to Mt. Vernon with Hildo to see Dr. Straight for her throat. Grant in Bellingham on Jury. Planted some garden stuff & pruned pear trees.
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Rainy all the P.M. At home washed & bushed the peas. Down town in the P.M.
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Rainy day. Went to Mount Vernon with Bessner. Junior Promm to night. Donald had the car to go.
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Pleasant. Went to Bap Ch. Ida also & to Presby Ch in the eve. In the P.M. went to Wilson's & to Mrs Jorgensons Bay View. Took Mrs Summer to Bay View. Had a bad puncture, a bolt through a new cord tire. 4 in & 1/2.
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Pleasant. Went to C of C Luncheon & to the Ranch in the P.M. Planted potatos & set out 20 Logan berries. Went to a clean up meeting in the eve.
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Pleasant. Washing windows in the A.M. Downtown in P.M. To Younau's Chamber Com meeting in eve.
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Clowdy & light rain. Worked around home & over to Wrights. Down town in the P.M. with Nettie. Sharpening lawn mower.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & helped load hay & planted two rows potatos also picked up & burned brush from pear trees. Pearl & Hilsa in Anacortes to a Rebekah meeting.
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Pleasant. Down to the Ice Co. plant checking scow load of hay. In the eve went to the High S. Glee Club Concert. Good. Took Nettie & Francis.
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In town in the A.M. Went to the Ranch in the eve or P.M. rather. Grant disking & plowing. Land in good order.
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Temp 76°-80 in Seattle. Pleasant. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. In the P.M. went with Ida & Nettie to Frank White's.
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Pleasant. Piling wood & working around the place. Went to Cham C. Luncheon.
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Light rain last night. Went to Mount Vernon to get Bank Cer. renewed. Home in the P.M. Clowdy. Choring around the house. Mowed the lawn &c.
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Clowdy & hard shower in the P.M. Planted sweet peas for Ida & Nettie. Mr Cryderman here to see me about the Padilla bay diking project.
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Cool & clowdy. R.H. Thomson & Cryderman called. In the P.M. went to Chas Beall's funeral as pall bearer.
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Rain last night. Clowdy & cool. Went to Dagaolla Bay & Oak Harbor with Mr Cryderman.
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Pleasant. Ida not well as usual. Went to the Ranch. Grant seeding with a drill & four horses. Plant two rows more potatos. Skagit Cou Co. working at the dam at John Balls granary for the Ditch Dist.
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Pleasant. Went to Bible school & Presby church & to Mrs Williams talk on Mormonism in the eve. Took Ida & Nettie to Cap Sante in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to luncheon at noon & down towards Burroughs bay in the P.M. to see the new road.
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Pleasant. Warm & land getting dry. Went to the ranch & planted corn, peas, beans, &c. Grant seeding the Whitney field.
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Pleasant. Ida & self went to Wilson's & staid all night. In P.M. took Ida & Pearl to Samish Island. Saw Oil derrick. In the eve all went up on the Willer Scout for a ride in John's car.
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Came to Grants and tallied hay. Put the last of it on a scow for Victoria. Staid at Grants. Ida at Wilsons.
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Pleasant. Grant has all the west side the road seeded. Self cleaning up rubbish & went to Wilson's for Ida & then home. Hilda went to Wilson's with me. Planted more garden Wed & today. Planted corn on Tuesday Golden Grant. The other on the Sat. last.
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Pleasant. In town mowing lawn etc. Garden pretty dry. Watered some. Went & saw the B. Bay road work.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Ch A.M. & P.M. I went this eve. In the P.M. went up to the cemetary and called at Whitney's. Nettie & F went.
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Warm & pleasant. Went down to Wood's mill in the A.M. and down to the Dock in the P.M. Went to LaConner with Bradley, Edlin & Anderson as C.C. Comm.
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Beautiful day. Bargained for Edward's range. & went to the Ranch. Art Jorgenson & Co. finished painting the house 2nd coat. Was down to the ferry dock.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to C. Endeavor Services A.M. & P.M. at Presby church. Went Bay View for lunch with Boulerius(?) & then to Stewart's Samish Island to see Tulips.
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Fine weather but getting dry for the season. Bought Edwards stove & had means to move it. Went to C.C. Luncheon.
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Pleasant. Went to Victoria with Chamber Comm. excursion. Nice trip. Home at 11:30.
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Pleasant. Light rain last night. Making doors for pantry cupboards. Working in garden some.
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1/2 in rain last night. Pleasant after 9.30. Finished making pantry upboards & doors. Called on William's in the eve.
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Pleasant. Painting pantry. Went to class play this eve. Wood Mill corner post raised yesterday.
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Clowdy & light rain this A.M. Took Ida & Blanch Wite to Clear Lake to the Club Feduglio(?). Then went with Frank White to Pilchuck to see the Delta power dam site. Also visited the Knapp Brick & Tile plant. Drove 97 miles to day.
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Pleasant. Mother's day. Went to Presby church in the A.M. In P.M. went to the Mother's Day Exercises in the theatre. Then call on Mr Stearns at Foster's. Ida also.
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Painting & kalsomining. Went to C.C. Luncheon at noon.
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Light rain last night & this A.M. Went to the Ranch. Set out cabbage & lettuce & planted peas & cucumbers. Went to the Presby dinner at 6.30, Ida also.
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Pleasant. Fine growing weather. Oats & grass looking very fine. Working in the house painting and kalsomining. Pantry & kitchen.
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No rain. Painting & calsomining. Down town in the P.M. & to W.C.T.U. meeting in the eve, Ida also.
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Cool & clowdy. Went to the Ranch & to Mt Vernon in the P.M. Mrs Ben Jorgenson, Hilda & Ida went also.
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Clowdy & cool. Went to the ranch & Wilson's to take Ida. Pearl sick with Headache. McNeil put in the temporary dam at John Ball slough for the third time. It was Ok at 8 P.M. Ida staid at Wilson's.
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Beautiful day. Went to Presby church & B class and to womens Missionary meeting in the eve.
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Clowdy & light rain at night. Wilson's folks here in the eve & brot Ida home.
Mr Earl Stearns died at 6 P.M. age 71. Went to C.C. Luncheon at noon.
Mr Earl Stearns died at 6 P.M. age 71. Went to C.C. Luncheon at noon.22
Clowdy & light showers. At home & down town. Transplanted some asters.
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Pleasant. Down town in the A.M. and went to E.H. Stearns funeral in the P.M. as one of the Pall bearers.
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Pleasant A.M. Clowdy P.M. Working around house in the A.M. In P.M. took Ida & Nettie to Mt Vernon.
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Rainy day 3/4 inch last night & to day. Went to the Ranch to load straw but it rained too hard. High School senior ball to night. Ida & Nettie went. John Morrison died. Fred Stone died.
Ida & Nettie went. John Morrison died. Fred Stone died.26
Showery light. Went to the Ranch to tally straw quit for rain at 3 P.M. & came home. Cold clowdy weather. A machine working on the No 19 drainage canal near Fredonia. McNeil putting in a coffer dam at Indian Slough.
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Clowdy & cool. Went to Memorial in the A.M. To Mr Morrisons funeral in the P.M. & to baccalaureate sermon in the eve. Ida & the Wrights went to LaConner in the P.M.
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Clowdy & cool. Went to Luncheon at noon & to Stanwood with Will Lowman in the P.M.
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Rainy day. Went to the ranch & made a water trough for Grant. Home at 5.30.
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Very pleasant & quiet Memorial Day. No public service or demonstration. Staid home & went downtown. Worked in the garden some.
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Clowdy but no rain. Washed, fixed road & washed the car. In A.M. to Ida to see Mrs Wilson dress maker and called at Howes. Also went to school & got Donald's chest &c.
2 1/2 in rain and only four clear days for May 1923.
2 1/2 in rain and only four clear days for May 1923.
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Rainy & cool. Pearl & children here this P.M. & to the graduation exs. Ida, self went also. Donald graduated.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to C.C. luncheon & mowed the lawn, &c.
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Pleasant, warm 85 in Seattle. Went to Seattle with Bessner & to the Pioneer meeting. Mr Abby also. Staid at the St. Regis.
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Warm & pleasant. In Seattle and went to Pioneer meeting. Big crowd a good time. Came home in the eve.
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Pleasant. Went to Bellingham with Ida & Nettie. Had a puncture otherwise a good trip. Crops looking well.
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Pleasant. Fixing tire & choring about home.
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Rainy A.M. Light. Went to Wilson's & the Ranch. Pearls birthday. Ida went also.
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Rain A.M. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. Went with Ida & Nettie. Call on Het. Marshall.
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Rainy P.M. Washed, mowed the lawn & went to the C.C. Luncheon.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch to take Frances, then to Mt. Vernon to help put up the Victoria Ferry sign.
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Pleasant. Took Nettie to the station. She went to Tacoma. In the P.M. went to Woods Mill & the city park at Burroughs Bay.
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Pleasant. Went to the Elk Bay entertainment & to Flag D. exercises in the eve. John & Pearl here this eve. Boys all day.
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Pleasant. Went to Fredonia to see the ditcher & to the Ranch to get Frances. Worked in the garden some.
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Cool & clowdy. County folks went to Victoria. Donald working at Woods Mill since Thursday.
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Went to Presby Ch A.M. to a cantata in Eve. Eagles Con started to day. Pleasant.
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Pleasant. Ida sick. Five Eagles stopping here. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Convention lovely.
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Pleasant. Was down town. Went to see the Eagle's Parade in the eve. Ida, Nettie & Francis. Wrights folks here from California this A.M.
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Pleasant. Painting some. Went to Rotary lunch & spent the P.M. in Co. With Cartwright soliciting for Boy Scout fund.
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Mrs. Bestore here. Pleasant. Painted back porch floor. Put new screen on the door & went downtown. P.E.O's in Anacortes this makes three days.
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At home A.M. Went to the Ranch in the P.M. & took Ida out to Mrs Wilson's the dresser.
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Pleasant. Grants birthday. 38. Went to Mt Vernon to the Ball Regenvetter trial. Strawberries large & plentiful.
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Pleasant. Went to Presbyterian church A.M. I have a miserable cold.
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Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon to hear the argument on the Ball Regenvetter trial .Took Mrs Herstore.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Mowed. Nettie's lawn & went after Ida's dress. Ida went to Women's Club supper with Blanch & Marguerite Young.
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Pleasant. Fine hay weather. In the P.M. went to Mount Vernon. Took Ida, Nettie & Mrs Belch to the Women's Club meeting.
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Temp 82. Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & worked in the garden. Set out some more cabbage plants, Chautauqua began this eve. All went. Play. Turn to the Right. Good.
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Beautiful day. In town all day. Went to Chautauqau P.M. & eve. [margin: Pearl & John came to take the boys home.] Hilda came on the noon train. Grant in Everett to see a fight. A good share of the people out of town.
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Clowdy. Went to Chautauqua afternoon & eve. Closed.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch to Fredonia to see the ditcher & then to LaConner. Few farmers haying. Ours not fit yet.
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Light rain. Clowdy, misty. In town all day. Poor hay weather.
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Pleasant. Light rain last night. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. Ida in the eve. Was down to Williams for dinner & took them for a ride around March's Point.
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Pleasant. Went to lunch C.C. In town choring.
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Pleasant. Fine hay weather. Went to the Ranch & to Frank Whites for cherries & supper.
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Pleasant & warm. Went to Newhalem Skagit River with Judd's. Drove the Ford to Rockport.
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Pleasant. Put in the day with Judd getting pictures up the river above Newhalem Camp. A wonderful project and a wonderful country.
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Pleasant Perfect hay weather. Came home from the River Trip. Hugo Bauman left the car switch on and cause a lot of trouble. Home at 9 P.M. Very enjoyable trip.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to the M.E. picknick at Sunset Beach park. Also visited Woods Mill & the Haukest(?) Monument.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Ch. A.M. Baptist P.M. Ida went in the eve.
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Pleasant south wind. Picking & canning peas. Went to C.C. luncheon at Beals(?) Capt(?). Down town with Ida in the P.M.
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Clowdy. Poor hay weather. Grant haying began Sat. the 14th. Has 15 acres up. Choring around the Ranch. Hay wages 3.50 & board. 10 hours.
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Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went blackberrying. Ida also. Got two gals. berries by hard wood.
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Pleasant. Went to the farm & helped rake hay, &c.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. Took Ida & Mrs. Abbey to Lou Jennings in the P.M. Surprise for Mrs. Jennings & Mrs Gaches.
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Pleasant. Great hay weather. Went to the Ranch and finished raking hay for Grant. He has a new colt and the mother's in bad shape from infection.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby ch A.M. & P.M. In the P.M. to the folks over to the Ranch. Hay all shocked. Sick mare seems some better.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & to Fox Show with Geo Bowers for pictures of Ranch & ditches. Went to Linehow's(?) house in the P.M. Tok Ida down town in the P.M.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. Went to the Ranch in the P.M. with Geo. Bower and Mr Judd who took a picture of the hay field. Grant had to kill the sick mare.
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Pleasant. In town A.M. & went down to the canneries. Lots of fish. More than since 1913. Went out to dress makers with Ida in the eve.
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Pleasant. Whidbey Island picknick to day. Did not go, went with Bradley to Seattle to see Harding President and "Americanus". Put up at the St. Regis Hotel. Went to see "Americanus" in the eve.
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Harding day in Seattle. Pleasant & warm. The President arrived after noon. Saw the Parade & went to the stadium & heard his speech. Went to the "Liberty" in the eve to see the "Spoilers".
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Pleasant. Arrived home from Seattle in the P.M. 3-4. Came via Arlington. Everything getting pretty dry.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby church & B class also church in the eve. Ida also. Was down to the ferry landing in the P.M. & out to Weaverling's Spit with Nettie & kids. Vancouver Island Masons here.
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President Harding died in San Fran at 7.30 P.M.
President Harding died in San Fran at 7.30 P.M.3
Pleasant. At home in the A.M. Out to Tate's & to see the English log dump & R. Road. Mr Tate rather poorly, unable to walk much.
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In town till 3 P.M. went to Rosario Beach. Howe's folks & Mrs Howe's brother, Mr Smith also. Saw Gertie Wallace & Ed Stacey. Smith had trouble with his car.
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Went to Presby Ch A.M. & P.M. Harding memorial service in the eve. Union. Mr Pollock, Mr Firch, Mrs Landesburgh spoke on Mr Harding's life & work.
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Pleasant. Went to C.C. luncheon and to LaConner to see the bailing festival(?) (& Award) Took supper with Howe's on the beach at Nutibel's(?) Boom.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. Took Ida & the Belcher's out to Whites & then went to the Ranch. Grant has balers tonight. Excavating & ditching for pavement on 8th street.
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Pleasant. Went to Burlington Fair. Ida out to Mrs Wilson's for dress. Mr Campbell came home with me. Fair very good show.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Went to the "Beauty Shop" in the eve with Nettie.
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Pleasant. Harding funeral services all over the country. Fred & Howard Bailey's here to dinner. Went to the Harding funeral at the park. Wilbra Coleman gave the address.
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Warm & pleasant. Smokey. Went to the Burlington Fail. Good crowd.
Thomas Tate & Mr Monahan died today.
Thomas Tate & Mr Monahan died today.12
Pleasant. Ida & self went to Pearls. Went to Presby Ch in the eve Union service. Rev Mr Luck preached.
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Pleasant. Grant finished baling hay. About 240 tons. Went to C.C. Luncheon.
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Pleasant. Smoky. Went to Thos. Tates funeral and to Mount Vernon to Farmer's meeting in the eve.[margin: Went with Bessner.]
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Pleasant. In town all day. Watching pavement job. Dry & dusty.
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Pleasant. Mrs Shumway buried. Ida not well. Out to Whitney's for water. [margin: ]
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R. E. Trafton died this A.M. Watching for the "Retriever".
R. E. Trafton died this A.M. Watching for the "Retriever".18
Pleasant & warm. The boat came in at 10 P.M. last night. Crew all well. Went to the Ranch & took Francis for a visit. Ida went along. Grant cutting oats. The "Retriever" went to Seattle. Nettie & Donald also.
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Clowdy. Went to Cong. Church A.M. & P.M. Union meeting in the eve. Mr Pollock preached. Ida not well. In P.M. went to R. E. Trafton's funeral as Pall Bearer.
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Rain most of last night new 1/2 inch. Went to Luncheon & to LaConner in the P.M. to see Baileys. Lots of grain in the bundle.
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Pleasant A.M. Hard thunder shower from 5 to 8 P.M. In town all day.
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Rain a good part of last night. 3/4 inch. Went to the Ranch in the PM to get Francis. She is sick with tonsilitis. The folks home from Seattle. Ida not well.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Frank & Nettie went to LaConner in the eve. The Baileys has an accident at Lyman & Mrs Howard hurt and a rib broken.
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Pleasant. In town all day. The Retriever started for the Cape. Frank & Donald went. Paving work going well this week.
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Pleasant. Went to the bank & in the P.M. went to LaConner to see the Bailey's. Mrs Howard B. doing as well as expected.
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Pleasant. Went to M.E. church with Nettie. Mr Pollock preached and professed(?) to his last service here. In the P.M. Nettie & self went to Bay View to see the McGinnis family. Blanch White went with us. Had to change a tire. Ida sick but staid with Francis.
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Pleasant. Went to C.C. Luncheon. In town all day. Retriever back from the Cape.
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Pleasant. In town & down to Woods Mill with Frank.
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Pleasant & warm. Helping Frank paint his house.
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Pleasant & warm. Painting on Wrights house. Took Ida down to Trafton's in the eve.
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Pleasant. Self & Frank cleaning car & grinding valves. Frank & Nettie went to Burlington in the eve. Edna & Mrs Whitney called in the eve.
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Went to Mt Rainier in the Ford with Wright's. Clyde Howe's folks went also in their new car.
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On Mount Rainier & came to Renton to stay all night. Wonderful sight.
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Drove from Renton to Cashmere over the famous Blewett pass. Camped all night at Cashmere.
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Went to Wenathee & visited Smith's & started on the back track at 11 A.M. Left the Howe's. Camped at Denny Creek. Snoqualmie Pass. [margin: Beautiful weather.]
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Came home via Monroe, Snohomish & Arlington. Home at 5.30. Made 725 miles for the trip. No puncture or other trouble. Finished threshing. 2424 sks.
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Fine weather. Stevenson began laying pavement on Eighth Street. Went to C.C. Luncheon.
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Fine threshing weather. Foggy A.M. Went to the Ranch and to Mount Vernon. Ida went to the farm.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Ida not well. Paing up to the L. St & past 1/2 of 8th.
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Pleasant. In town watching pavement, &c. Ida sick abed.
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Pleasant. Ida still in bed. Dr. Show here to see her. Grant over this P.M. Not laying pavement to day.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & staid all night. In the P.M. went to LaC. & got car spring mended.
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Fine weather. At the Ranch. Grant's folks started for Yakima on their trip. I went to Nels Anderson's funeral & to Bay View to church in the eve.
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Pleasant. Came to Anacortes. Found Ida miserable as ever. Paving going fine.
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Clowdy & rain towards night. At the Ranch cleaning up & burning rubbish & choring.
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Rain last night & to day. Doing chores & fixing doors to wood shed & kitchen.
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Clowdy. Doing chores & fixing tank hoops, &c.
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Light Frost. Pleasant. Some threshing this P.M. Went to LaConner in the A.M.
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Frost. Came home. Fixed stove. Took a bath. Clowdy & windy threatening a storm. Ida poorly all the past week.
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At the Ranch. Rain last night & this A.M. Went to the Hersler(?) trial in the P.M.
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Pleasant. At the Ranch. Choring & painting Darrell's boat.
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Pleasant. At the Ranch & went to LaConner for window panes & put them in.
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Pleasant. At the farm. Cleaning up around the yard. Good threshing weather. Grant's folks came home this eve from a eleven hundred miles trip through Eastern Wash & Oregon.
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Pleasant. Came home this A.M. Watched the paving & went to the Anacortes fair. Ida not much better.
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Beautiful day. Frank & self went to the Lynden Fair. Had a good trip but broke a spring.
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Pleasant. Thus endeth one of the finest Septembers. Went to the Bible class and to church Presby.
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Pleasant. Got the Ford spring fixed. Went to the C.C. Luncheon. Frank also. Took Ida to the Dr. & went to Whites & Whitneys for corn, apples, eggs &c.
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Rain 1/2 in last night. Pleasant to day. At home & down town with Ida in the P.M. to Dr. Shaws. Paving crew not working to day.
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Clowdy but no rain. Went to Pres Church A.M. & P.M. Ida worse. Grants folks here this A.M. Went to J. Jorgensons funeral. Grant gave me a candle lecture on Kalso, Crumrine, et al. Not very pleasant to take.
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Pleasant. Choring around house. Ida no better. Went to C.C. Luncheon.
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Beautiful day. Ida still suffering with Rheumatism. Went to the farm & gathered the winter pears.
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Oats worth $32.00 per ton. Foggy A.M. Pleasant P.M. At home cut up old planks for wood. Took Nettie down town in P.M. Ida about the same.
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Fine day. At home & down town. John, Pearl & Gertie Wallace here to day. Ida worse & had the Dr. Frank went with the Ford to Seattle.
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Pleasant. Ida about the same. Choring & down town. Frank home this eve. Mrs. Peter's & Margie called in the eve.
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Fine day. Went to Whitney's for water & eggs. Ida miserable.
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Clowdy. S. Wind & hard rain in the eve. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. & to Bible C. The Howe's called in the eve.
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Clowdy & windy. Rain 3/4 in last night. Went to C.C. Luncheon. No paving this P.M. Ida worse & in bed all day. Frank went to Seattle with the Ford & home at 11 P.M.
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Rain again last night & showery to day. No paving to day. Went to Baxters for apples. Ida in bed all day.
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No rain, but clowdy & no paving. Ida no better. Frank had the car to go to Bellingham.
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Pleasant. Paving again. Ida no better.
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Light rain last night. None to day. The mixer broke down. City Council has decided to take out the bulkhead at Keesler's Corner. Ida some better to day.
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Pleasant. Warm. Ida worse again. Frank went with Well's to Birdsview. They laid the last of the pavement to day.
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Rainy day. Went to church A.M. & P.M. & bible class. The contractor cleaning up Eighth St. today. Open to 11 St. Monday.
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Pleasant. Cleaning up Eighth St. Down to Carroll's Cannery & got a salmon. Went to the C.C. Luncheon at noon. Frank down at the mill to day.
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Beautiful day. Light frost. Eighth St pavement open & busy. I began raking off the parking strip getting ready to sow grass see. Ida no better. Mrs Home & Mrs Summer here.
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Another fine day. Raking & seeding parking strip. Took Ida to see Dr. Shaw this P.M. Frank went to Seattle to get the Retriever. The Keesler Bulkhead trouble settled. Bot a new Mason Cord tire & battery.
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Frost light. Fine day. At home & down town watching street work. Made a wood box.
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Frost light. Fine day. Cool N. wind. Watching the paving of the Keesler intersection. It is finished.
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74 today. Pleasant N. wind. Frost 36. Took Ida down town this A.M. to Dr. Shaw. Frank home from Seattle last night & today Ray Wallace & Mary Stacey & Melvin Stacey called this P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to bible class & Presby church A.M. & P.M. Ida no better.
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Pleasant cool N. Wind. Working on the park strip raking off rocks and seeding it. Went to C.C. Luncheon at noon.
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South wind & some rain. Ida up to day. Self choring around the yard. Frank home with the boat. Raining to night.
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Pleasant. Raked up leaves & set out the H. Chestnut tree. Ida worse & in bed most all day. Bot a sack of Whidbey Island potatos.
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Clowdy. No rain. No wind. Went to the farm & to the gravel pit where Grant & crew were hauling gravel on the Burlington Road. Fair weather for out door work.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Ch A.M. & P.M. also bible class. Grants & Wilsons here in the P.M. Mrs Allen talked on N.E. Relief in the eve. Ida's pain bad all day.
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Pleasant. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Frank went to Seattle yesterday with the "Retriever" Beautiful weather for all out of doors work. Went to Woods Mill in the P.M. It is a wonderful plant.
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Pleasant. Choring around home. Dug out the old Red Astachan apple tree. Down town P.M.
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Pleasant. Fog A.M. Frank came home last night & went back to Seattle to work on the boat at 10-10. Ida worse & in bed all day. Edison bank robbed last night.
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Pleasant foggy A.M. Choring around home. Raking leaves & spading garden. [margin: Wm. Armstrong died Nov 8.]
Wm. Armstrong died Nov 8.]9
Pleasant except fog. Clarence W. Margurite Young & Roy White also Frank here. Clarence about to start for California. Ida had a bad night & in bed all day. A letter from Geo.
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Pleasant. Fog A.M. Downtown in the A.M. Fixed Mrs Davis' spading fork handle and spaded in the garden. Ida some better to day.
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Pleasant. S. wind at night. Went to Mt. Vernon to act as Pall bearer at Mr. Armstrongs funeral. Donald home today. [margin: Art Miller died Nov 11.]
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Showery. Armistice Day. Went to the C.C. Luncheon. Got a load of wood, 3 ricks from Rumsey. Ida in bed all day.
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Light showers. Took the car and had new lining on the T. bands. Nettie went to Bellingham D.A.R. meeting.
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Fine warm day. Washed and staid home all day. Ida worse & in bed all day. Pete & Geo Miller setting out Carrolls shrubbery.
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Pleasant. Foggy A.M. Went to the Ranch. Took the V. Cleaner for Hilda to use. Bot a sack of carrots & three of fertilizer. Darrell sick since Monday.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Went to Ch Church in the eve to hear Rev Ross & troupe.
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Pleasant. Foggy A.M. Went to Mount Vernon to the Ranch. Darrell down with scarlet fever. Saw Smith about ditch tax & applied for auto license for 1924.
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Clowdy no rain. Went to Presby ch & B. class & to Ch. Church in the eve. Heard the Ross Company took a Cat(?) over to Grants in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & to LaC. & Mount Vernon for medicine for Darrell. He is pretty sick with sore mouth & tongue. Hilda not well either.
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Showery. In town all day. Grant's folks better. Went to Chris Church in the eve.
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Clowdy. No rain. Went with Frank & Roundlager to view the high line road proposal. No good. Went to Chris Church in eve.
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Rainy day. In P.M. went to the Ranch. Folks still improving. Frank went also stopped at Mrs. Whitney's for water. Took Wright's note for $1000-- used to pay off the Jackson note.
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Rain last night & this A.M. 3/4 in & yesterday. W. Wind to day. In town all day. Mrs. Howe & kids here this P.M.
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Showery. Rains light. Went to Presby bible class & church A.M. & to Chris Church in the eve.
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Clowdy S. wind. Went to Mount Vernon with Bessner. Signed up the oat crop with the Association of Farmers for Grant 2000 sks.
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Showery & clowdy. Ida worse. Downtown for stove pipe & pills.
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At home. Showery. Put up new stove pipe & blackened the stove. Dr. St Pierre here & gave Ida a treatment. Went to church Chris. in the eve.
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Thanksgiving. Clowdy No rain to speak of. Went to Union service at the M.E. church. Rev Landsborough preached 105 present. Con 22.00. Self & Ida over to Wrights for turkey dinner. Frank Whites folks also. Went to C. church in the eve.
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Shower. Went to Presby church & bible class & to Chris Ch. in the eve. Mrs McGinnis here to day & Frank took her to Bay View & took Donald to Mt. Vernon to go to Seattle.
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Clowdy. Ida had a bad night. In bed all day. Went to C.C. Luncheon.
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Heavy wind last night & rainy to day. Downtown paying bills. Finished the book "Mine with the Iron Door"
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Strong S.E. wind all day. Ida had a bad night. In bed. Frank had the car to go Bellingham. Self making cradles.
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Heavy rain & wind all last night. Morrison Mill fire since 1 A.M. Box factory, dry kilns & lots of lumber burned. Mill saved. Was down to the Mill in the A.M. & making cradles in the P.M. [margin: Jasper Gates died Dec 6th.]
Jasper Gates died Dec 6th.]7
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Cool. Went to the Ranch in the P.M. Folks all right. Frank has a bad cold. Dr. Palmer & Rube Hiber here in the eve.
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Pleasant for Dec. Went to Bible class & church. Cool wind, no rain.
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Strong S.E. wind. Went to Luncheon C.C. Home in the P.M. Painted the cradles. Dr. St. Pierre here.
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Heavy S.E. wind all last night. Pleasant to day. At home A.M. Dug up the Dahlias. Went down to the mill ruins in the P.M.
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Rain some last night. Pleasant to day. Put the Dahlias up stairs. Painted the cradles. Began reading "The Enchanted Canyon"
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Clowdy & showery. Got some lumber for the wood shed. Frank went to Whitney's for water. Wrote to Eva Reed.
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Mr. Lansborough called. S. E. windy & showery. Ida not so wll. Choring around home. Nothing important. [margin: Rec'd & applied auto license plt. 609]
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Rainy day. Temp 50. Ida miserable. Down town to lunch. Made a drying rack. High School reception to night.
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Mild pleasant day, but rain in the eve. Ida in bed about all day. Went to Bible class & church Presby. Took a walk in the P.M. 3 miles.
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Lots rain last night. Clowdy. Ida sick all night. Little sleep. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Weather warm for Dec. Finished reading "The Grand Canyon".
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Pleasant. Down town. Nothing unusual.
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Light frost. Temp 38. Choring & downtown.
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Part clowdy. Nothing special. Downtown to buy & mail Christmas cards.
Will Dunlap died this A.M.
Will Dunlap died this A.M.21
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Pleasant. Down town buying Christmas stuff. Donald came home this A.M.
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Clowdy. Temp 44°. Wm Dunlap & A.C. Paulson buried to day. John's folks here to day & brot up Christmas presents. Went to Presby Ch & bible class A.M.
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Clowdy. No rain. Went to the Ranch with the Christmas presents. Grants folks away for the first time since Nov 16 when Darrell became sick with scarlet fever. Self & Ida went over to Wrights to their Christmas tree. Rain in the eve.
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Christmas. Rainy day. Self & Ida went over to Wrights for dinner, at home bal of the day. The Wrights over in the eve.
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Clowdy & showery. Temp 38°. Down town in the A.M. Grant over to day. Reading "The Man in Grey" by Dixon.
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Cool & clowdy. At home choring & reading.
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Rainy day. Temp 39. Rain all last night. Frank went to Seattle on "Retriever" business.
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Showery & windy. Temp 36. Home & down town.
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Warren Shea died in Mount Vernon.30
Wind all day. Temp 18°. Strong N wind all last night & it grew cold faster then I ever knew it to in this country. Went to Church Presby in the A.M.
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Temp this A.M. 15° clear & cold all day. Donald started to school again at 11-15. Choring & feeding fires. Frank in Seattle. Went to C.C. Luncheon at 12.
This endeth 1923. One of the finest seasons ever, as far as weather is concerned.
This endeth 1923. One of the finest seasons ever, as far as weather is concerned.
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Pleasant. Temp 22. Went to Bellingham on Federal Jury with N. Bessner. Home at 4.30. Ida not so well to day.
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Temp 28. Pleasant. Ida in bed all day. Dr. Shaw here. Self choring & after water at Whitneys.
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Pleasant. Temp 30. Down town in the A.M. paying bills. In the P.M. out to Morrisons Mill watching the work. Ida miserable. & in bed most of the day. Mrs Carroll called.
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Light rain in the morning. Clowdy P.M. Ida had a bad night. Did not go to church. Grant's folks here in the P.M. & evening. Wrote to George.
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Chinook wind. Temp 48. At home all day. Ida in bed with bad spell.
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Rainy & windy. At home choring.
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Beautiful day. rain last night some. Went to the Ranch. Work on the road going fine between here & the drawbridge. Mrs Howe here this P.M. Frank & Nettie went to Mount Vernon to night.
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Pleasant. choring about home & down to Morrisons mill watching construction. Ida up part of the day. Went to Smiths for buttermilk.
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Pleasant. Temp 36. At home & down town. Nothing important.
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Pleasant. Went to Bible class & church A.M. & P.M. In the P.M. took a walk to Cranberry Lake. It lacks about four feet of being full.
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Pleasant. Went to C.C. luncheon. Home the bal. of the day.
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Pleasant. Down town and out on the Road in the P.M. & down to the Morrison Mill.
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Pleasant. Temp 36. Took Franks battery to get it charged. Ida's arm worse last night & to day.
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Rain last night 1/4 in. Pleasant to day. Down town & registered. Talked with Short & VanBuren. Went after the battery & Frank & Buttermilk in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Choring & went to Whitneys for eggs & water. Brot Mrs Whitney for the P.M. Grants folks here this eve.
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Frost 30. Pleasant. Choring & down town. Mr Davis had a bad fall last night.
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Pleasant. Went to B. class & church A.M. & P.M. Ida not as well as common to day.
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Clowdy. Went to C.C. luncheon. Ida worse.
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Light rain last night clowdy. Ida had a bad night & suffering to day.
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Rain again last night. Ida some better to day. Good working weather.
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Pleasant day. Went to the Ranch and matched the road work in the A.M. Darrell sick with the measles.
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Frost light. At home & down town. Mr Davis still alive but very feeble.
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Pleasant. Wrote to Geo. Went to the drawbridge in the P.M. Darrell getting better. Grant putting in Knutzen's ditch box.
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Clowdy. No rain. Ida's pain bad to day. Went to Presby church A.M. Davis the same.
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[margin: Planted sweet peas.] Clowdy & windy. Threatening rain. Went to C.C. luncheon. Full house. Home the bal of the day. Wrights went to see "When Knighthood was in Flower" Ida's arm very bad. Temp 44.
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Woodrow Wilson died this A.M. 8.15. Davis still very low. Ida worse.4
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Mr Davis died last night about 12. Ida had a bad night. Frank in bed with sore appendix.6
Windy & clowdy. John & Pearl here to dinner. Frank still in bed but better. Ex-President funeral to day. Went to Mr Davis funeral. Ida in bed all day. Arm sore.
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Rain 8/10 in last night. Showery to day. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Mailed letter to Geo. Frances sick - tonsilitis. Raining this eve.
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[margin: Lots of frogs singing.] Clowdy. Rain last night. 5/8 in. Ida in bed. In town all day. Down town twice. Wrote to Fillett about the P.I.
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Clowdy. No rain. Went to Mount Vernon. Frank went also. Skagit River high 23 feet at Mt. Vernon. Dikes broke on Delta Island and at Fisher Slough.
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Pleasant. Francis has the measles. Ida went over to see her. Nettie & self went to see the "Hunchback of Notre Dame". Great picture.
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Cool & clowdy. Ida not as well to day. Frances some better. Frank downtown.
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Beautiful day. Much like spring. Went to B. class & church. Ida had a bad night & in bed all day to day.
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Fine spring day. Ida no better. Dr. Shaw here. Grant also. Went to Luncheon. Grant & Frank also. Planted Alaska peas.
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Fine weather. Pruning the Maple trees. Frank started for Seattle. Ida some better to day.
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Pleasant A.M. Light rain in the P.M. Working at the trees. Have three trimmed. Grants folks here this eve.
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Pleasant. Heard the first robins. Went to Mt Vernon to get Wrights & Mary McGinnis from Seattle. Ida worse.
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Showery. Finished pruning the maples. At home all day. Rob Burns from Whatcom county called on us. Had not seen him since 1882 when he worked for us.
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Pleasant. Went to see Dr. Bonally about my teeth. Had X ray pictures taken. Donald & Mary McG went to Mount Vernon in the Ford. Burned the bal of the maple limbs.
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Clowdy no rain. Went to Bible class & church. Donald & Mary started for Seattle this eve. Ida no better.
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Showery. Went to Dr. B about my teeth. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Frank went to Seattle.
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Mrs Isaac Dunlap died. Downtown twice.27
Rain last night. 1/4 in. Clowdy to day. Went to the ranch & helped prune the raspberries. Grant has a man named Clark. Mrs Dunlap died last night.
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Beautiful day. In town all day. Ida rode out in the P.M. & was worse for it. Planted carrotts & lettuce.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. & B. class. John & Pearl & kids here to day & F White including Ted who arrived from Anapolis last week. Frank home from Seattle with the boat this eve.
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Pleasant. Frost 35° Frank operated on this A.M. at 9. Dr Palmer phoned at 2 P.M. that he appeared to be all right. Planted some Wonder peas. Was out to Whitneys for water & eggs.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Down to Woods Mill in the P.M. Grant over this eve to supper & Elks election. Wood's Mill in operation full blast.
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Pleasant but cool wind. Went to Mount Vernon. Paid Millers taxes. A Rep Com meeting in M. Vernon. Mr Dullby came home with me.
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Pleasant. Planted Foxtonia peas & asters. Heard from Nettie that Frank was doing all right.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres Church A.M. & P.M. Nettie in Seattle yet. Frances here.
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Pleasant. Frost 34. Nettie came home last night. Frank doing all right. Pete Miller & self listened to Radio 2 hours last night. Went to the Ranch and also down to see the drainage ditch in John Ball's place. Mrs Axel Axelson died this A.M.
Mrs Axel Axelson died this A.M.12
Clowdy. Put on new Mason Tire & got tire brackets put on the Ford. Took Nettie downtown & prune her rose bushes. Henry Howard died to day.
Henry Howard died to day.13
Pleasant. At home A.M. went to Mrs Axelson's funeral in Mt Vernon. Nettie & Lee went also,
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Beautiful day. Choring around the garden and over to Netties also. Planted her nasturtiums. Grant here with Rep Haucks. Ida some better & got dinner yesterday & to day.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby church A.M. Went to Henry Howard's funeral at 1 P.M. Went to meet Frank at 8.30 P.M. train. Says he is feeling O.K.
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Pleasant. Ida worse & in bed all day. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Grant went also.
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Clowdy. Frank went to Seattle this A.M. Light rain in P.M.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Out to see the well borers and to Mrs Whitneys for eggs & water. Went to show in the eve "Landing of Pilgrims".
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Pleasant. Strong No. wind. Frost at the Ranch. Went to the farm & helped plant garden & potatos. Went to Rep Caucus in the P.M. or eve at city hall.
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Pleasant. Temp 36. Went to Mt Vernon to tend Rep Convention. Pleasant time. Frank & the "Retriever" came in last night. Grants coupe broke down & I took him home from Mount Vernon.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Choring about home.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby S.S. church A.M. Grants folks over in the P.M. Ida over to Wrights to dinner. The Retriever sailed for Alaska at 9 P.M.
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Pleasant. Working over at Netties a while. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Choring in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Frost 36. Gardening in the A.M. Took a trip around Lakes in the P.M. Went to the C.C. election in the eve. Got a load of wood.
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Clowdy & light rain in the P.M. Went to the Ranch. Grant here to supper this eve.
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Some rain & a strong west wind all day. At home in A.M. went to the Ranch in the P.M. & staid all night.
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Pleasant. Same show last night at the farm & move farther south. None in Anacortes. Went to Seattle with Grants folks to see the Aerial Circus. Staid at the Arctic hotel. The flying was great. Thirteen plans in the air at one time.
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[margin: Wrote to Geo & Eva from Seattle.] Clowdy. In Seattle. Went to M.A. Mathews church in the A.M. & came home in the P.M. Lelia Jorgenson at Seattle with us.
Wrote to Geo & Eva from Seattle.] Clowdy. In Seattle. Went to M.A. Mathews church in the A.M. & came home in the P.M. Lelia Jorgenson at Seattle with us.31
Clowdy. Went to C.C. Luncheon at home the bal of the day. Ida had a bad spell this P.M.
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Stormy. At the Ranch laying flow in the old hay barn. Grant went to the State Con at Wenatchee. Got check for two car loads hay $331.97 at 10.00 per ton. Miss Ruth Davis died in Seattle.
Miss Ruth Davis died in Seattle.5
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Pleasant. Worked in the garden. Mowed the lawn & planted another row of peas. Ida worse the past week.
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Fine day. Working around the place in the A.M. Went to Miss Davis funeral in P.M. & took Nettie. Feeling punk with cold.
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Clowdy. Dr Cook here to see Ida as she has a cold. Grant here this P.M. Norris got the Pavement $116,000. Self barking with cold more or less.
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Rainy most of the day. Showery. Down town for bread. Both grunting with colds.
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Clowdy & cool. Down town in P.M. Talking with Van Buren on Roads, &c. Colds about the same.
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Pleasant but some clowdy. Went to Mt Vernon this P.M. to the dedication of the County Court House. Took four Boy Scouts. Mrs B. Carter called this eve. I was at Netties to dinner.
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Cool & clowdy. Rain in the eve. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. Ida in bed all day.
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Cool but pleasant. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Citizen's Bank hold up this P.M. W.D. Odlin slugged on the head. $22000-- taken.
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Frost 36. Pleasant. Went to Mount Vernon & LaC. Bank robbers still at large and likely to be.
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Light showers. Downtown twice for Nettie nursing cold the bal. of the time. Too cold for stuff to grow.
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Cool & showery. At home all day. Except down town for bread.
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Pleasant part of the day. At home, mowed the lawns. Ours & Wrights. Cold west wind. April so far cold than March.
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Cool & clowdy. At home & down town.
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Pleasant. Ida had a bad night. At home & down town. Planted peas, 4th row. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Grant sowing oats.
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Cold north wind. Sun shining. Downtown. Mrs Howe here. Took her home in the eve.
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Pleasant but cool. Frost in some places. Went to the Ranch. Ida poorly.
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Pleasant. Temp 37 A.M. 58 P.M. Went to Whistle Lake & out to see the well borers. Got eggs of Mrs Whitney. Alfred Olsen died last night. Ida worse & in bed all day.
Alfred Olsen died last night. Ida worse & in bed all day.25
Fine day. Temp 68. At home all day. Ida suffering and in bed all day. Dr Cook here yesterday P.M.
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Beautiful day. Temp 74. Warmest so far. In town all day. Ida some better. Nettie in bed with sick headache.
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Pleasant. Temp 70. Went to the Baptist Ch & to Mr Olsons funeral. Took Ida & Nettie out to Howe's in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Smoky atmosphere. Mowed Netties lawn. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Ida in bed.
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Clowdy. Went to the Ranch. Planted peas, beets, carrotts & onions. Rain in the P.M. & evening. Dr. Frost building a new house across the street.
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Pleasant. Donald home to day. Self in the house obeying orders. Lots of people here including, Rev McCall, Mrs Smith, Pearl & Carroll, Frank & Blanch, the Carters, also Grant & Hilda in the eve.
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Pleasant. In the house as usual, coughing some yet. Ida up & around doing the work.
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Pleasant. In the house as usual.
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Pleasant but cool N. wind. Still in the house. Sent checks to day for one half county taxes $567.65. This is rent & tax combined. P. Miller mowed Netties law yesterday & mine this eve.
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Pleasant. Dry. Self down town 1/2 hour. Childrens opera this P.M. Park. Republican banquet. [margin: Ida sick with cold.]
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Pleasant but dry & windy. Temp 68. Not so well last night. In the house to day. Al Walker here to day.
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Pleasant. Temp 74. At home & in the house. Nettie & Frances here to dinner. Grant's folks called in the P.M. also Rev Ferguson's.
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Pleasant & warm 79°. Major Martin found [dead] At home & in the house about all day. Not coughing any to day. Ida miserable.
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Pleasant & cooler. In the house most of the time. Set out some Dahlias & Asters. Peter M. here last night & set out asters & snapdragons.
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Clowdy all day. No wind. Had a poor night last night & sat in the house all day. Mr Gillespie called in the eve.
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Clowdy & sunshine. In the house all day reading. Mr Landsburgh called. Ida's cold pretty bad.
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Pleasant & dry. Downtown this A.M. shopping & to the barbershop. Went to the class play with Nettie in the P.M. "Hottentot"
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Pleasant & dry. Set out the last of the Dahlia's. Chored around some. Put up a curtain. Went down town with Nettie and over with Frances & went to 37 St on Com Ave.
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Clowdy most of the day. Went to Presby church this A.M. Mrs Whitney, Edna and Mr & Mrs Ferguson called this P.M. No rain so far this month and it is very much needed. Gardens dry.
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Ida's cold & neuritis bad. Pleasant & dry. Choring around home & went to Summit Park station & to the City well.
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Clear & dry. Mowed part of the lawn & down town thee times. Ida no better.
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Pleasant & dry. Finished mowing the lawn. Down town in the P.M. Ida no better. Grant here a while this eve.
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Pleasant. No sign of rain. Choring & mowing lawns.
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Pleasant. Ida & self out to Mrs Whitney's for eggs also visited the city well. It is down 37 ft. Went to the Ranch in the P.M. Crops looking pretty well but need rain.
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Rain in Burlington [margin: and south.] Clowdy & threatening rain. Ida worse. Cleared off at night with strong west wind. Choring & finished mowing Netties place.
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Pleasant. Dry no sign of rain. Went to Presby Church (Memorial Exercises) & eve.
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Part clowdy. Dry. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Mr W.E. Neeley died this P.M.
Mr W.E. Neeley died this P.M.27
Pleasant. Dry. Went to the Ranch & planted peas & hoed the garden some. Andrews refuses to but Oats at $30.00. Farmers sure "getting it in the neck". No pavement laid yet. Cement condemned.
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Fine dry day. Choring & downtown. Made a trellis for Netties sweet peas. Four bank hold up suspects brot to Mount Vernon to day.
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Pleasant. Dry. Donald came home this A.M. Choring & in P.M. went to Mr Neeley's funeral. A world of flowers & large funeral.
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Decoration day. Pleasant. Part clowdy. In town all day. Grant's folks over in the P.M.
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Clear & dry. Went to Presby Ch. Donald went back to school. Merlin Wilson here. Self & Ida took dinner at Wrights. Mrs Davis poorly all this past week.
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Clear & dry. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Choring around home.
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Clear 7 dry. Went to Seattle with Nick Bessner & to Pioneer meeting in the P.M. Out to see Donald in the & to dinner with his fraternity & to Liberty Theatre. All night at the St. Regis.
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Clear & dry. Went to see the McGinnis' & to Pioneer meeting & home in the eve. No sign of rain.
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Cool S.W. wind. Cleaning house. Washing windows. Downtown in the P.M. paying bills.
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Clowdy & a little sprinkle. Cleaning rugs &c.
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Pleasant northwest wind & dry. Nettie, Frances, Ida & self went to Pearls for the day. Crops need rain but look fairly good yet. Uncle Jim Wilson in the Hospital.
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Warm & dry. Went to C.C. Luncheon & then with Norris out on the paving job. Temp 80°
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Clowdy & light rain or trace. Went to see Mr Abbey who is sick abed. Also went up to Cranberry Lake. It is nearly full. Republican Convention to day at Cleaveland, Ohio. Coolidge supposed to be nominated.
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Clowdy. Went & had ten teeth extracted this A.M. At home in the P.M. with sore mouth.
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Clowdy. Light rain last night. Down town in the A.M. and in the P.M. Went to the Ranch with Ida & Frances in the P.M. Grants folks going camping tomorrow at Samish Island. Grain & hay looking fairly well for such dry weather.
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Pleasant. Dry. In town all day. Nettie & self went to go to the Graduating Exercises, but could not get in.
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[margin: Mrs Del Miller died June 14.] Pleasant. Ida's birth day. She got a ring. Donald came home this A.M. Pearl & John came & the boys. Pearl & the boys to stay all night. Went out to Whitneys for water & eggs. Went to the Ranch with Rumsy's man for two tons of hay. Elks Flag Day service at the Park. I did not get home in time to go.
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Pleasant. Dry. Pearl & boys here. Went to Presby Church A.M. Took the folks up to Herrslers(?), to Sunset Beach and Cap Sante. No sing of rain.
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Pleasant. Dry. At home in the A.M. went to LaC. & visited the Carter's in the P.M. Nettie & Donald also.
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[margin: Wm Gear died Wed A.M.] Ida worse. Pleasant. At home in the A.M. Planted some A. Wonder peas. In the P.M. was out on the paving job. Over one mile done.
Wm Gear died Wed A.M.] Ida worse. Pleasant. At home in the A.M. Planted some A. Wonder peas. In the P.M. was out on the paving job. Over one mile done.19
Ida feeling worse. Pleasant. Went to the ranch to see Grant about hay. Then to LaConner and out on the road.
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Beautiful day. Ida in bed most of the day. In the P.M. went out to the City Well at 24th & J St. It is a failure. Struck rock at 137 ft.
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Misty A.M. Pleasant P.M. In town all day.
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Pleasant. Cool. Went to Mt Vernon via stage to Mr Gears funeral. Donald & Nettie went to Samish Island with the Car. Ida home with the dog.
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Pleasant. Took the car down to get tire, started & fender fixed. Went to see the city fire pump unloaded. Called on Mr Abbey. He is improving.
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Pleasant. At home choring & took Nettie downtown in the P.M. Ground getting dry again, fast.
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Pleasant. Ida not as well as usual. Cleaned off the auto house roof & cut away a lot of brush. Went out to Baxters corner where the mixer is laying concrete in the P.M. Chas Else over to see Abbey. I went with him.
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Pleasant. Down town for breakfast. Down town in the P.M. to see the new fire engine work. The Whites here and Netties to supper. Mr Landsborough called.
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Pleasant. Ida & self went to Pearl's & Samish Island. She staid with Hilda & I staid at Pearls. Margurite Young staid here last night & left for Seattle this A.M. Grant sold 50 tons of hay two weeks ago at $14.00. Loading a car to day.
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Pleasant. At Wilson's. Ida at Samish Island. John & self went up the Highway to Clayton Bay and saw the dredger working for the Interurban leg. also saw Farmers bridge job at Oyster Creek. Came home in the eve & brot Frances Wright.
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Pleasant. Temp 82. 97 in Seattle. Went to Presby Ch A.M. & P.M. Took the folks out to W. Spit in the P.M.
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The Glorious Fourth. Dry & smoky. a good parade & good crowd. Grants folks over. Went to the fire works at Summit(?). Democratic Con for the past eleven days with out results. No nominations yet.
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Windy & part clowdy Some celebrating to day but rather tame. Canoe racing & baseball & band playing, &c, &c.
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Pleasant & dry. Went to Presby Church A.M. & P.M. Donald home from Seattle. A telegram from Frank, All O.K.
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Pleasant but dry. Every body haying. Grant began mowing this A.M. Self & Ida went to the Ranch via the Lakes which will be the only way until September or till the pavement is finished & cured for traffic. Self & Grant went to Samish Island in the eve & visited the Girl Campfire Lodge. We staid at the Ranch all night.
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At the Ranch choring till 3 P.M. then came home. Strong west wind. Grant & Darrell tedding & raking hay this P.M. Democratic Con closed to day. Davis nominated. Con in session over two weeks.
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Pleasant. Down town and out to see the paving job. Mixer at Griffin's gravel pit road. Ida & self went to see "Tess" Nettie & Frances also.
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Pleasant. Good hay weather. At home repairing roof to the wood shed.
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Pleasant. Smokey. Forest fires raging in different parts of the country. Finished painting or tarring the wood shed roof. Was out to see Abbey in the P.M. He is improving slowly. Merriam came to night.
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Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Ida not do well to day. Wrote to Geo. Went to Church A.M. & P.M.
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Clowdy & misty. Light showers in the P.M. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Fleet officers present. Got casing & tube puncture repaired.
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Clowdy. Heaving rain at the Ranch last night. Lots of hay wet. Went to the Ranch & in the P.M. went with Hilda for blackberries & staid all night.
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[margin: Clowdy partly.] Black berrying this A.M. & then came home. Grant finished mowing & putting up hay this P.M. Light rain in the eve.
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Foggy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Was out on the Highway in the P.M. & took the folks out to Krebs. Went to Whispering Hope Show in the eve.
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Grant finished shocking hay. Foggy A.M. & Pleasant P.M. Down town & went to the Hartly Luncheon at the Wilson Hotel. Mr Herbeson there & made a fine speech. Rather poor hay weather.
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Rain A.M. Pleasant P.M. Around home and down town in the P.M. No paving to day.
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Pleasant. Went to P. Ch. A.M. & P.M. The Carters visited us in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Temp 54 this A.M. Went to C.C. Luncheon at noon & in P.M. went to the Ranch & took Merriam home. Staid all night at the Ranch. Grant's folks went to Mt Vernon to see the "Covered Wagon".
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Beautiful day. Went with Hilda black berrying and home at 5.30 P.M. Got two ten pound pails full.
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Weather ditto yesterday. down town A.M. Out on the paving job in the P.M. Pavement laid at the four mile saw or this side. Chautauqua starts tonight.
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Temp 88 at 2 P.M. Warmest day seen in Anacortes in 13 years residence here. 91 at 3.30. Down town in the A.M. & to Chau. in P.M. & eve. Temp 80 at 7 P.M.
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Pleasant. Temp 75. Nettie started for Juneau with the Merriman's. Was out on the road & called on Abbey. Grant & Darrell over & D. staid. Went to Chautauqua P.M. & evening. Joy night. Ralph Brigham & wife.
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Lee Bradley sick. Clowdy day. Out to Whitneys for water. Went to Chautauqua three times. Indian Strong Heart, Billy Sunday and The Great Lincoln Play the Commoner.
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Clowdy & thunder shower in the eve. Went to church in the P.M. & to the Ranch to take Frances in the P.M. Passed 125 cars between Anacortes & Whitney Station. Went to church in the eve.
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Pleasant P.M went to the C.C. Luncheon. Considerable road talk. Went to Chau Eve & P.M. Was out to Whitneys for water.
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Pleasant. Was out on the Road this A.M. Went to Chau. P.M. & eve. Good.
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Pleasant. No paving to day. No gravel. Went to Chau P.M. & eve. Grants over this eve & Hilda went with me to Chau. "Robin Hood".
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Pleasant. Signed Chau Contract for 1925. The McGinnis & Carpenters here for two hours this P.M. A telegram from Nettie stating everything O.K. Ida and sel went to see the "Covered Wagon" this eve. A fine picture.
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Fine day. Choring cleaned the eave troughs. Down town in the P.M. A letter from Nettie. Pete Miller called.
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Mr Jim Bird died this A.M. Grant baling hay this week.8
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Pleasant. Went to P. Church A.M. & P.M. Rev Shields of Spokane preached. Went with Grants folks to Rosario in P.M. Ida went also.
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Pleasant. Went to Luncheon. In P.M. went out to the new pavement & stopped to see Abbey on the way back. Almond filed for representative Sat. last.
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Pleasant. Ida sick with cold. Hd valves ground on car.
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Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M. At home & down town. Ida's cold no better. Ferry had 19 cars in 14 out on 1 oclock boat.
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Clowdy. Went to Mrs Whitney's for eggs & water. Trimming bay & fixing roof over the back porch.
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Pleasant. At home & down town. Got a load of wood & put it in the shed. Mr Williams & friend called.
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Pleasant. Went on a trip with Williams & his friend Zigler from Ill. Went to the Whatcom Co. line & back via Mt Vernon. 75 mile trip.
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Clowdy & sprinkling rain this A.M. Rec'd a letter from Geo yesterday. Went to Presby ch in the A.M. Rain all the P.M. & evening.
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Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Rain 3/4 inch yesterday & last night. Mending roof at back porch & wood house. Went to C.C. luncheon at noon. Grant also.
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Part clowdy. Burning up rubbish in the A.M. Dow to the ferry dock, out to the city well & up to see Lee in the P.M. He is still in bed. Heard the Retriever was to start for home to day.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch to help mend sacks. Shipped the oats to day. Grant cutting oats.
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(A telegram from Frank. "Retriever starts for home.) Pleasant. Good harvest weather. At home. Downtown in the P.M.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. Out on the new pavement & to see Abbey in the P.M.
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Pleasant. down to the Ferry Landing at 1.30. Twelve cars came in. Watch the light Co. rains a 75 ft pole.
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Part Clowdy. Went to the Con. Church in the A.M. & heard Rev J. D. Hudson preach & was up to see Lee in the P.M. He has been up for the past three days. Went to Pres Ch in the eve. Rev Shilock.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch to get Frances and to Mt Vernon with Grant. They expect to finish cutting oats to day.
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Beatutiful day. Went to Guemes Island to ????? cards for Grant. Saw them threshing wheat.
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Pleasant. the "Retriever" came in the 9 A.M. and started for Seattle at 11 A.M. Nettie did not go to Seattle. Donald did. Self out on the new pavement in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch in a G.N. Worked three house on Grainary foundation. Came home in the eve with g. Walker. Grant campaigning. His case looks uncertain.
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Fine day. At home & down town. Got a new hub? put in the Ford. Getting ready for Mt Rainier. Retriever back from Seattle this A.M.
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Pleasant. At home cleaned up the car. Down to the ferry landing. 10 cars came in. Grants folks over in the P.M. & eve. Ida not well to day. Rec'd the 1923 oat check $1380--.
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Thunder shower & 1/8 in rain last night. Clowdy to day. Ida had a bad spell and in bed in the P.M. Mowed the lawn. To dry to grow much.
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Pleasant. Ida in bed all day. Down town in the A.M. at home the balance of the day. Frank cleaning up the car and fixed the roof of the garage, i.e. put on new roofing.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Ch A.M. & P.M. Up to see Lee in the eve. He is up & around. Frank's folks went to Bay View & LaConner in their Ford.
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Pleasant. Around home & down town. Went to the C.C. Luncheon. The gave Grant a rotten deal. Pavement opened this P.M. at 4.30. Frank & self went over it.
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Pleasant. Primary election. Got the balloon tires put on the Ford coupe. Small turn out at the election.
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Fine threshing weather. Grant finished threshing. 1917 sks. He won out fine in the election and was nominated for Representative with Knutzen & r. Thompson. Self & Ida went to the Ranch in the new Ford Couple. It rides & runs fine.
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Fine day. In town & took Mr Williams out over the new pavement. In the eve went down to Krebs for a beach picknick supper. French ahead for Gov. nomination to night.
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Pleasant. Washed blankets then went to Mt Vernon. Frank also. Defense day. Coupe 80 to date + 100 before I got it. 182
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Pleasant. Around town all day. Nothing transpired of importance. Looks like Hartly for governor.
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Foggy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went with Lee's excursion on the "Retriever" over forty went to Olga. Ida sick and home all day. Grant's folks over in the P.M.
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Foggy A.M. Pleasant P.M. At home all day. Mrs Jason here washing bedcloths. Self helping Frank repair his rear spring.
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Pleasant. Went to Bellingham with Frank & Grant to the State Coms Convention. Went to the Ranch in my car & in Grants from there. Fine trip. John Wilson began threshing this A.M. [margin: 182+28=210+3=213+28+33=275]
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Pleasant. Ida & self went to the Ranch and in the P.M. went to LaConner with Grants folks. Then to Frank White's for supper. Home at 9 P.M.
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Clowdy & windy. Went after water & eggs to Mrs Whitneys. In the P.M. Took Fred Abbey for a ride of the pavement to LaConner. Ed Byrons youngest daughter died. [margin: 275+40=315]
Ed Byrons youngest daughter died. [margin: 275+40=315]21
Equinox on time. Strong S.E. & S.W. wind blowing all day. Went to P. Church in the A.M. and over to Wilson's in the P.M. The Wrights also. Ida & self in the coupe. John not through yet.
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John finished threshing. Clowdy & windy. Rain 1/4 in last night. At home all day. Bot a load of wood for heating and piled some of it.
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Clowdy & windy. At home & out to see Abbey. Finished piling the wood.
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Clowdy & no rain. Donald started for school. Frank & Nettie went to take him in the sedan. Self went to Edison to Uncle Jim Wilsons funeral. He died Monday. Grant & Hilda went to Seattle.
Self went to Edison to Uncle Jim Wilsons funeral. He died Monday. Grant & Hilda went to Seattle.25
Pleasant. Planted some sweet peas. In P.M. out watching the State Engineers surveying 37 st. Wrights in Seattle. [margin: 315+60=375+5=380]
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Pleasant. Piles a load of wood. Helped around the house & went down town. Got a rick of wood of Old Man White & piled one for Frank from White. Wrights home this eve.
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Beautiful day. Self & Frank went out to Whistle Lake. Down town in the P.M. The lake the lowest ever. Pump on a raft. 392.
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Fine warm day. Went to Pres Ch A.M. & P.M. Ida has bad cold. In P.M. took Mr Maloy for a ride over to the Ranch & to Rosario. 432
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & patched the house roof some & pears the wind blew off last Sunday a week ago. Ida poorly with cold & heart trouble. Windy & light rain.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Ch in the A.M. & to Seattle with Frank in the P.M. & to Mathews Ch in the eve. Had trouble with the Atwater Kent system & were towed to Bothel & went on the Stage to Seattle. Put up at the St. Regis.
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Pleasant. Light rain last night. Went to Whitneys for water & eggs. Mrs Howe called. Took her home in the coupe. 466+10
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Shower this A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went to the Ranch. Ida also. Choring about the place. Tied up the logan berries. Mended scoop shovel. Grant working the road near Edison. Senator Dill here tonight. 25+475=500+40=540
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Pleasant & light frost. The first. At home in the A.M. Downtown in the P.M. Lee has a sale, &c. Saw John Oldenburg.
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[margin: Heard Wheeler on the Radio in Oakland. Mrs Darcy broke her arm.]Cool wind clowdy. Went to Mt Vernon & to the Fredonia Fair. S. Temple came home with me.
Mrs Darcy broke her arm.]Cool wind clowdy. Went to Mt Vernon & to the Fredonia Fair. S. Temple came home with me.12
Clowdy, light rain last night. Went to Baptist Ch A.M. & Pres at night. Went to Ida to White's in the P.M. [margin: car 540]
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Clowdy. Rain last night & to day. Light. Went with Ida to the Ranch & Mt Vernon. She to see Dr. Callahan. [margin: 580]
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Clowdy with south wind. Temp 56. Downtown & got the Rain swipe put on the coupe. Choring around home in the P.M.
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Strong S.E. wind. Light rain A.M. Self & Ida went to Mt Vernon to see her Dr. Frank went to Bellingham. L. Davis also. Mt Vernon fire last night. Fisher Mill & Seed & Grain Co burned and lots of hay, grain & feed, flour &c [margin: 620]
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Fine day. Went to the Baptist Association. Mr Williams went also.
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Fine Day. At home and down town. Ida also.
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fine day. Foggy A.M. Went to Pres church A.M. & P.M. in the P.M. Ida & self went to Bay View. Saw Grant's & Jorgenson's. Wrights went also. [margin: 700]
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. Calle on Mr Ball & Mr Summer in the P.M. Mrs Seimer called.
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Pleasant & warm. Went to the Ranch in the A.M. Helped John Mehan lay out the ditch in Ball's field & went to Mt Vernon with Ida to see Dr. McClanchey [margin: 740]
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Another fine day. At home & down town. Went to hear Clark Savage in the eve. Grant over.
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Windy but no rain. Went to Standword with Ida. Called on Mrs Scott & Chet Leamer, also visited Selmer Axelson. Was over to Wrights in the eve to hear Coolidge via radio. Mr Landsborough there also. [margin: 800]
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Windy & rainy. Down town in the P.M. went to hear Lin Hadley in the eve.
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Clowdy 1/2 in rain yes. & last night. Home in the A.M. Down town & went to LaConner in the P.M. with Nick Bessner. Carter gave me a check for his notes. Went to Civic meeting at the Library.
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Clowdy. No rain. Wilson's & Grant's here to celebrate my birthday. Mrs Jorgenson also. Dinner at Nettie's. Nice time. Frank over on Doust's pile driver. Went to Presby song service & church in the eve.
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Seventy five today. Pleasant. Got a trunk load of box wood and put it in the shed. Down town in the P.M. went to meeting at M.E. Ch. in the eve. Breg preached. [margin: 805]
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Bar. very low 29.2. Rain & wind. Very high tide for Oct. Frances Halloween party to night. Hilda brot Merriam over. Ida plaid the witch. Went to Democrat's meeting in the eve with Bessner. [margin: 825+48=873]
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Chris Englebretson killed. Pleasant & colder. Coolidge land slide. All Reps in state elected. hartley for Gov. Went to Mount Vernon with Bessner.6
Windy & rain at night. Down town & paid Netties bills. In P.M. took Ida out to Howes then went with Shart to see the Lake Campbell water works.
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Clowdy cool. Frank & Davis & Grant's folks went to the big Cal. Wash. foot ball game. I took it in via radio. Down town with Ida in the P.M. Meriam here to day. Nettie has cold and neuralgia.
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Rainy A.M. & eve. Went to P. Church A.M. The Williams & Mrs Chitwood called in P.M. Ida has neuritis to day.
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Senator Lodge died yesterday. Frank at Fir to day & he & Nettie to Mt Vernon to night. E. Star Social. Ida's neuritis bad.11
Temp 30 - Clowdy & cold. At home in the A.M. In the P.M. went out to Abbey's & too Lee B. Frank on pile driver.
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Cool & clowdy. Temp 36. At home & down town. Grant here this eve.
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Clowdy. Cool. Down town & got a spedometer put on the coupe. In the P.M. went to Frank Whites for potatos & eggs. Abbey with me.
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Light rain all day. Down town & home reading.
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Beautiful day. Temp 46 to 52. Went to Presby Church A.M. & P.M. Frank & Nettie went to B. View to Mrs Ditterone's funeral.
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Another fine day. Think fog this A.M. At home in the A.M. went to Whistle Lake in the P.M. & Lake Campbell. Abbey went also. I walked up the pipe line. Tough place for pipe line.
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Strong S.E. wind and light raing. At home all day. Frank at Conway. Mr Landsborough called.
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Part pleasant. Went to the Ranch & to LaConner. Ida had a bad spell this A.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Mr Carter's funeral. Bot 50 g's gasoline for $8. Went to see "Capt Crossbones" in the eve.
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Rainy day. Down town & got a clock put on the coupe. Donald home.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Church A.M. & P.M. Thanksgiving Carelata in the eve. Ida & self out to Frank Whites in the P.M.
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Clowdy. Went with Ida to Mt Vernon. Got auto license for 1925.
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Pleasant. Frost 32. Went to the Ranch & to Mt Vernon to the Skagit River hearing. Edna Whitney came home with me.
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Pleasant. Frost 32. Went to Union Thanks meeting. Rev Bragg preached. Good attendance. Went to the Ranch to the Family Reunion. 36 present at Dinner. Donald & Mary McGinnis included also Donald's friend & Ray Pallock. Home at 11 P.M.
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Pleasant. Downtown with Ida. Donald, friend & Mary McGinnis went to Bellingham to night. Had impression taken for teeth. Bonallie.
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Thus endeth a fine month. Lowest temp 30°.
Thus endeth a fine month. Lowest temp 30°.
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Heavy rain. Temp 52. Ida worse in bed 1/2. Self down to see the dentist. Reading "The White Flag". Mrs Thos Rawlin's died.
Mrs Thos Rawlin's died.11
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Still warm & wet. Temp 52. River 18-6. Ida up and around. Down town & home. Grant here to supper this eve. Grant went to Pullman & Spokane Mon, Tues & Wed this past week. Legislature business.
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Temp 10. Bitter cold night. Lots of water pipes frozen. Went to Dr. B to see about teeth, but had to have a new impression. Frank in Mount Vernon. Temp 16 at 10 P.M.
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[margin: Wrote to Geo & E. Reed.] Clear & cold. Temp 12°. !5 at night. Down town to the dentist in P.M. Finished reading "Gentleman of Courage" & began the "Lookout Man".
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Geo Maloy died. Clear & cold. Temp 14° At home and reading the Look Out Man.19
Clear & cold temp 16. Went to the Ranch in the A.M. and to the dentist in the P.M.
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Temp 24 - 26 10 P.M. Clear & pleasant. Went to Presby Ch in the A.M. & to the M.E. Cantata in the eve. Emmons Byron died.
Emmons Byron died.22
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Clear & pleasant. Temp 30. Frank home from Seattle. Downtown with Ida in the P.M. & got my new teeth. Heard the Chet Bell died yesterday. Temp 28 at 7 P.M. Emmons Byron buried.
Heard the Chet Bell died yesterday. Temp 28 at 7 P.M. Emmons Byron buried.24
Temp 26 - 12 at the farm. Clear & cold. Went to the farm. Chet Bell buried to day. Funeral in Mt Vernon. Went to the Wrights Christmas tree in the eve.
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Rainy & misty. Downtown in the P.M. to get teeth trimmed or plate rather. They cause sore gums yet.
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Showery. Went to the Pres Church in the A.M. & to Mr Balls funeral in the P.M. as one of the pall bearers. Grants folks over this eve.
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Pleasant & spring like. Went with Frank to see the the Filter plant. Finished the Wind of Chance. Grant & Hilda in Seattle. Olympic Hotel Banquet.
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Cool & clowdy. Went to Presby Church. Over to Franks in the P.M. Home in the eve.
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Cooler & rain & snow mixed. Ida & self went to the Ranch & in the P.M. went to Mount Vernon. Hilda also. Called on Mrs Zena Moores & bargained for a suit of clothes & an overcoat. The Legislature began to day. Heard for Mrs Carter's windfall.
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Cool & clowdy A.M. Clear P.M. & colder. Gov. Hartley took charge to day. Temp 32 at 10 P.M. Frank went to Seattle.
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Cool. Temp 30. Threatening snow all day. Ida sick. At home all day. Mrs Carroll called in the P.M.
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Clowdy. No rain. Home in the A.M. Went to Mt Vernon in the P.M. with Wrights & got my clothes & hat.
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Clowdy. In town all day. "Older Boys Conference" in session. Four of them here last night from Bellingham. Rec'd Committee Lists from Grant.
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Clowdy. Rain this A.M. Went to the M.E. Ch to hear Anti Saloon B?????. Frank started for Seattle with the "Retriever" but lost the wheel and had to get towed back. The boys left to day O.B.C. One of Mr Griffins sons buried to day. Bessner was offered $45.00 per ton for his oats. Last night, Peter Swanson died.
Last night, Peter Swanson died.19
Pleasant. Went to the Ranch, Ida also. & I went to LaConner & sold my oats at 45.00 per ton. Sold 600 sacks. Frank got Gilke Bros to tow the Retriever to Seattle.
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Clowdy & windy. Nothing important.
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Wind & rain. Down town in the P.M. Frank still in Seattle. Heavy rain this eve.
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Beautiful day. Choring around home all day. Frank home to night. Grant also from Olympia. Ida complaining of stomach & bowels. Rec'd a letter from George Sisson.
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Mr Hastie died. Mrs James Gaches also, also William Polson.25
Pleasant. Temp 35. Beautiful day for winter. Mr Ferguson called up and told me of Mrs Gaches death in California. She was past 75 years of age. Went to Presby Ch. A.M. & P.M. & with Ida out to Whitneys in the P.M.
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Ed Stacey's folks here last night & this A.M. Downtown in the P.M. Cool & clowdy. Rain in the eve. Got a load of box wood yesterday.
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Misty & rainy. Went with Ida & Nettie to Mrs Gaches funeral. Rev Ferguson gave the sermon & obituary. Large attendance. Came to the Ranch and brot Ida to stay with the children while Hilda goes to Olympia. Spent the eve at Wrights, listening to radio. Frank came from Seattle.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & Bay View. Heard Hilda was operated on for appendicitis last night in Olympia. Dr. Palmer doing the job. Word at midnight said she was all right.
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Clowdy & windy & some rain. Went to the ranch & home at 2.30. Nettie sick with headache. Frank home this eve. No letter from Grant. Hilda doing well Monday.
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Strong wind & rain at night. Went to church Pres. A.M. & P.M. Ida & the children went back to the Ranch at 4.30.
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Cold wind. Hail showers. Went to the Ranch & to Mt Vernon & home at 4.30.
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Zena Moores died.] Pleasant. Came from Seattle with Mr Niel and from Mt Vernon & saw the Monte Cristo Hotel. [margin: Heard the exercises at the Lincoln Day banquet in Seattle via radio.]13
Fine day. At home & out to Howe's & Abbey's. Scrubbed the kitchen & pantry & varnished them also washed the car. Mrs Howe failing.
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Cool & clowdy. Ida & Darrell came over this A.M. Frank home from Seattle. The legislature adjourned last night.
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Pleasant. Went to Mrs Zena Moore's funeral in LaConner. Rev Noftsinger preached. Went to the Ranch. Grants arrived at 4.30 from Olympia. Nettie went with me and we called on the Howes. Gladys better. Frank went to Seattle. Went to the Boy Scout meeting in the eve.
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Pleasant. At home spading garden and piling wood. Grant called this eve with Mr Kirkman, Senator. Got a drum of gas.
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Clowdy. No rain. At home spading garden. Took Nettie out to see Gladys. She is failing.
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Clowdy with light rain in the PM. Went to Concrete to see the Power Co's Dam. took Mr Maloy along & stopped at the Ranch. Hilda gaining. Went to the Lady Elks show in the eve with Nettie & Frances.
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Light rain most of the day. Frank home last night & to day. Wrote to Geo & Eva Reed. Down town in the P.M.
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Wind & rain. Wrights went to Seattle to meet Donald returned from trip across the Pacific. Downtown & put a load of box wood in the shed.
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Clowdy. Went to church A.M. & in the P.M. went to the Ranch. Wrights in Seattle. Home this eve.
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Clowdy & windy. Donald home. Mary McGinnis here but went to Seattle this P.M. Spading garden & planted spinach, sweet peas, lettuce & garden peas. Alaska & Wonder.
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Clowdy. Cool wind. Light rain last night. At home & out to Howe'ss at 5.30 to take soup for Mrs Howe for Nettie. Over to Nettie's in the eve. Working Radio for Lee & Jessie Bradley.
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Rain last night & cold wind to day. Went to the Ranch & to Mt Vernon with Grant. Came home this eve & brot Ida also.
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Cool & clowdy. At home in the A.M. Went to Howe's to take Ida & then up to the Filter plant. Went with Nettie to the Methodist supper in the eve.
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Semi pleasant. Went to the Farm. Grant plowing meadow. Nelson began the ditch on the East "40" Ida went also. Called on the Howe's.
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Pleasant. Frost. Cold wind. Went to the Ranch and to Mt Vernon in the P.M. Paid taxed with rebate off 1094. Andrews took my oats to day. Oats only $40.00 per ton now. Frank & Donald home last night with the "Retriever". Frank went to Seattle again to day.
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Frost. Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and made a sled for Grant. Also mended the gate. Grant has over forty acres of sod plowed. Franks folks visited Wilson's & Grants. Went to Church in the eve.
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Went to Ch in the eve. Pleasant but cool. In town all day. Frank & Donald getting ready for Alaska and sailed at 5 P.M. in the "Retriever".
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Clowdy. In town. Out to Howe's with Ida. Gladys getting weaker. Spaded up ground for Nettie. Planted some Laxtonia peas for self.
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Melville Curtis died. Clowdy. went to the Ranch and helped distribute tile. Grant's man left tonight. Ida went to the Ranch also.14
Showery. In town. took Ida out to Howes & called on Abbey in the P.M. Gladys failing.
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Showery. Went to Presby Church A.M. & P.M. Out to Whitneys in the P.M. also called on Howes. Nettie with us.
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Some rain. Went to LaConner & Mt Vernon & Sedro Woolley. Took Mr Abbey. Settled for drain tile, got a load of slab wood. 6.75/ 1/2 cords.
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At home. Piling wood and choring. Went to church in the eve.
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Mailed letter to Geo. Rainy A.M. Heard the Retriever is in Ketchikan. Splitting & piling and reading "Rocking Moon".
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Pleasant. John & Pearl here to day. We went to see the Pulp Mill & Filter plant. Went to church in the eve.
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Clowdy & hard rain in the eve. Mirriam came on the train in the eve.
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Partly pleasant. Went to church A.M. & P.M. Took Mirriam to the depot & Ida out to Howe's. Gladys about the same.
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Rain some last night. Windy & cool. Went to the Ranch and Mount Vernon.
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Pleasant but cool. down watch the pulp mill operations. Ida not so well. Reading "The Valley of the Giants". Planted carrots.
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Pleasant. Down watching them hoist the digester cap. It weighs 35 tons. In P.M. put up Netties window boxes and put dirt in them. Blanche & Margurite Young here this P.M. Mrs Mendenhall died yesterday.
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Cool & clowdy. Writing up a Pioneer Article for the Mt Vernon Argus. Went to the Kids show Junior High School to take Nettie & Frances. Went to Lake Campbell to see the city pump. Bradley with me.
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Rain 1/4 in. last night. Pleasant to day. Finished up the Pioneer Article. Down town in the P.M. Mrs Bundy called this P.M.
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Cool & clowdy. Went to Ch. in the A.M. & to Mrs Mendenhalls funeral in Mt Vernon. then called on Carter's & Bailey's. Nettie with me.
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Cool & clowdy. Choring about home. Painted window boxes. Took Ida out to Howe's in the P.M. She is very weak. Went to the Willamette Concert in the eve with Nettie & Frances.
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Grant plowing. Clowdy little rain in the eve. Went to the Ranch and made the pardest? chicken yard fence. Grant disked the garden. He finished plowing on the west side of the road. 48 acres yet to plow. Clover hay $12.00 per ton.
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Fine day. Glady Howe died this A.M. at 9. Went to Bay view & the Ranch. Went to the cemetery to see about a lot for Clyde Howe & to get the grave ready. Took Ida & Nettie out to Howe's in the eve. Grant plowing & loading hay.
Glady Howe died this A.M. at 9. Went to Bay view & the Ranch. Went to the cemetery to see about a lot for Clyde Howe & to get the grave ready. Took Ida & Nettie out to Howe's in the eve. Grant plowing & loading hay.8
Pleasant. Out to Howe's with Ida. Washing car, fixing window boxes, &c. Down to the chapel with Ida & Nettie in the eve.
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Pleasant. Choring & down town in the A.M. In the P.M. went to Glady's Howe's funeral and to the Bay View cemetery. Ida & Nettie also. Norris Bros have the contract for paving the road to the drawbridge.
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Pleasant. Self at home. Ida out to Howe's all day. Planted sweet peas for Nettie and bushed the early peas.
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Rainy about 1/3 inch. Ida out to Howes in the P.M. Self sawing wood. Mirriam came on the train to tend D. Barney's B.D. party.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Ch in the A.M. and to M.E. Easter Cantata in the eve. Grants folks over this eve.
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Fine weather. Ida & self went to Mt Vernon then to Wilson's for dinner and to Grant's for supper & staid all night. Heard Radio concert in the eve.
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Pleasant. Choring around the Ranch till 4 oclock then came home. Grant finished plowing to day. Disking & harrowing this P.M.
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Light rain. At home all day. Choring, sawing wood. Jack Regenwetter house? buried.
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Rainy. Hard shower in the P.M. Went to the Ranch and weight hay for Bessner. Planted some onions, &c.
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Partly pleasant, but heavy rain in the P.M. & eve. Went to the Ranch and in the P.M. took Ida & Hilda to Mount Vernon. Nettie went with Methodists to Burlington to give the Easter Cantata.
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Clowdy. Went to the Ranch & took Abbey then to Lake Campbell to see the pump. In the P.M. went with Ida to Sunset beach for dirt. Rain one & on fourth inch this past week. Farming at a standstill.
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Clowdy & showery. Went to the Pres Ch A.M. & P.M. was out to Fergusons with Ida this eve.
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Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon & to the Ranch. Planted onions & set out some cabbage Ramsey. Got two tons hay this eve. Lunched with the Kiwanis club to day with Rev A.W. Wilson. Ida sick all day.
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Clowdy & cool. Rained all the P.M. Choring around home. Grant here this eve. Ida up but not well.
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Pleasant. Washing windows & down town to see the "Ford Truck Caravan". Ida about the same.
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Pleasant but cool. Choring about home & down to see the pulp mill. Mrs Peters & daughter called. Alaska peas 10 inches high. Ida killed an earwig.
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Pleasant but cool. Went to the Ranch. Planted spinach & peas. Grant disking sod. Land not very dry. Callahan seeding.
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Pleasant. Working around the yard in the A.M. Took Ida & the dog to Mt Vernon to see doctors in the P.M. The dog got hurt last night.
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Pleasant. Went to the Presby Ch A.M. & P.M. Went to the F.F. Gospel meeting at 3 P.M. Mr & Mrs Ferguson called in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Working at the yard. Mowed the lawn. Down town in the P.M.
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Pleasant. At the Ranch fixing a pipe to water the geese for Grant. Grant loading hay in cars. Went to Peters for supper & the evening. Ida & Nettie also Frances.
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Clowdy & showery. Went to the Ranch. Fixed screen doors & planted corn, &c. Grant tried his new drill & began sowing oats on the hay barn lot.
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Pleasant. Working about home A.M. Downtown in the P.M. Norris grading for pavement at the Draw bridge. City grading at Weaverling's.
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Raining slowly last night & all day to day. Choring about home & down town.
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Pleasant P.M. Clowdy A.M. Went to the Bellingham Tulip show & took Nettie & Francis. Saw a fine Parade. A letter from Geo.
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Fine day. Working around home and over to Wrights. Nettie had a new hot water boiler put in. Mowed the lawn & went out to Whitneys at 5 P.M. to deliver Edna's birthday present.
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Mother's day. Pleasant. Went to Pres Church A.M. & P.M. Took Mirriam to Ed Crumrine's this eve. Miss Douglas spoke on Mexican missions this eve. Grant's folks went to the Clear Lake Lumber party at Birdsview.
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Warm & pleasant. Ida & self went to the Ranch. Worked in the garden. Grant sowing oats. Over 60 acres sowed.
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Pleasant. Working around home. Down town to get my suit of Birch.
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Pleasant. Warm. Went to the Ranch to take Grant's battery. Went for tomato plants and set them out. Treated 25 sks oats.
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Pleasant. At home moving wood. In the evening went to the Class Play. Ida also.
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Fine day. Ida sick. Had a bad night. Downtown in the A.M. Got checks for Bessners hay. $84.24.
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Grant finished seeding oats. Warm temp 81. At home & downtown. Out to Whitneys for water & out to see the new Reservoir.
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Part clear. Cooler. Went to Presby ch in the A.M. Rev Moore from Seattle preached. F. Whites here in the P.M. & we went down to the Elks Bldg. to see some paintings then up to the filter plant and visited the cemetary.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Worked in the garden & set cabbage plants, but think the maggots will get them all.
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Fine day. At home & down town. Taking wood out of the wood shed for Jay Carroll's benefit. Here is a lot that he don't need the land this summer.
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Pleasant. Fine growing weather. Went to the Ranch & to Mt Vernon. Ida & Hilda also. Home in the evening.
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Pleasant. Cooler. In town all day. Getting ready to go East.
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Pleasant. Dry. Mowed the lawn & down town. Went with Barrett out to the the road jobs & Reservoir. Mrs Williams here. Barnes Circus in town.
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Pleasant. At home & downtown. Engaged sleeper birth for Wed 27th to Chicago.
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Pleasant. Getting dry & dusty. Went to Pearls for dinner & the P.M. Went to Baccalaureate sermon in the eve. Rev Pollock preached.
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Pleasant. Went to Bellingham with Ida & Nettie. Nice trip. Stopped to Grants for supper & brot Mirriam home with us. Grandma Jorgenson & Co started for Minn this eve.
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Pleasant & getting pretty dry. Working around home. Cleaned & put down the stair carpet. Clyde Howe called this P.M.
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Robert & wife came to day & all went to Graduating exercises. Letter from Ida.
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Cool temp 46 this A.M. Getting ready for Ithaca. Left LaPlume at 1.40 Arrived at Ithaca at 5.30. After supper went with Ted Myer of Conn to the Campus (Cornell) for the eve. Heard a concert, both vocal & on the chimes.
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Picked peas & berries. In P.M. went to the farm & called on Fanny Holgate. Cool & pleasant.
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Picked peas & berries and in the P.M. went with Earl up to Brooklyn to their farm. The Jones farm.
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(page 153) Cool & pleasant. Picked pears & berries. A letter from Ida about her birthday. In P.M. went with Earl, Geo & Mr Dolph to Fleetville. Rain at night.(001-0730)
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Picked peas & berries and in P.M. visited Mabel Holgate Dean and staid to supper.
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Cool & clowdy. rain in the eve. Went with the folks to Montrose. Had picknick supper at Montrose.
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Started for home. Took Train at Aurora & bid good bye to the Reeds. Left Aurora at 12 M. Saw M. picture of Barbara Frietchie.
Started for home. Took Train at Aurora & bid good bye to the Reeds. Left Aurora at 12 M. Saw M. picture of Barbara Frietchie.
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In Minn & Dakota. Temp 95.
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Cooler. In Montaina. Homeward bound.
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Traveling through Washington. Temp in Wenatchee 98. Home at 8-30 (001-0731)
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Traveling through Washington. Temp in Wenatchee 98. Home at 8-30 (001-0731)
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Pleasant. Smokey. Went to Wilsons and staid all night. Took Pearl & went to Burlington in the P.M. She to get a tooth pulled.
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[margin: W.J. Bryan died to day. Pleasant.] Went to church in the A.M. In the P.M. went to Rosario. Took Nettie's & Ida & the Wilson's were there also. Lots of people there.
W.J. Bryan died to day. Pleasant.] Went to church in the A.M. In the P.M. went to Rosario. Took Nettie's & Ida & the Wilson's were there also. Lots of people there.27
Pleasant. In town all day. Went down to the Ferry Landing, out to see Abbey & up on the city road in the P.M.
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Pleasant. "The Retriever" came in this A.M. at 4 oclock and started for Seattle at 9.30. Nettie & Frances went with them. I went to Mount Vernon to Guest Day exercises.
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Smoky. The Wrights started for California this A.M. at 9. Ida & self went to the Ranch. In the P.M. self & Otto Kalso went to Burlington to see Bob Woodburn who is in the Hospital with a broken leg, then went to see the Burlington-Allen paving job. Home in the eve.
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Clowdy and a nice rain. Ground wet one inch. Ida & I went to Arlington to Snohomish Pioneer Picnic. John's folks went also. A card from the Wrights at Salem Ogn.
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Pleasant. Home in the A.M. out to the pier and up on the city road in the P.M. No news from Wrights since Tues eve.
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Pleasant. Went to Church A.M. & P.M. Rev Thompson preached. In the P.M. went to Mr Boyds funeral & took Mr Abbey.
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Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon to Padilla Bay dike hearing then to see the LaConner new road. Then to the Ranch. Frank White with me. Grant began cutting oats.
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Pleasant. Grant harvesting, 20 acres cut. Went to the Ranch. Worked on granary foundation & repaired the roof also the hay barn roof. The old barn.
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Pleasant. Went to Burlington Fair and then to Mount Vernon to a Tax meeting in the eve.
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Smokey. Ida & self went to the Fair and stopped at the Ranch for supper. A card from the Wrights Sunday night, Santa Barbara.
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Cool & misty. Poor day for Fair & Harvest. At home most of the day. A letter from Geo & Laura also Eva Reed.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres Ch A.M. Union M.E. eve. Ida not well. Went to Ferry dock & Sunset B.
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Clowdy & misty in P.M. Ida has lumbago. Went to the Ranch. Cutting oats in the A.M. Too wet in P.M. Letter from Nettie.
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Pleasant A.M. Rain some last night and light rain again this P.M. after 4. At home and out to the Auto Park.
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Pleasant. 1/2 in Rain last night. Ida & self went to the Ranch. In A.M. worked on hay barn, patching roof & took shakes off from the baling shed. Grant & Louie & Darrell helping.
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Pleasant. Around home all day. Ida canning peaches. $1.15 per box. Helen Whitney Lennington called with two children. I took them home.
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Pleasant. Home in the A.M. Mowed the lawn. Out to the city road in the P.M. Sea plane for Honolulu supposed to be lost with five men.
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Pleasant. Ida & I went to Burlington, Mt Ver & LaConner. Called on Woodburn's at the Hospital. James O'Laughlin at Mr Vernon. Het Marshall & others at the County Farm. Visited the Carters & June Henderson also tended the LaC Flower Show and got supper there. The Wrights returned from Cal. at 11.30 P.M. all well.
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[margin: Disasterous storm in Wenatchee, 5th.] Pleasant. At home A.M. Went to Whitneys for water & eggs. also saw the city Reservoir. The Carter's & June Henderson here in the P.M. Wrights & us getting ready for a Mt Baker trip tomorrow.
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Pleasant. Went with Frank's folks up Mt Baker way & camped all night. Ida went also. Saw a fine road and fine scenery. [margin: Mount Baker trip]
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Up on the city road and pitching horse shoes with Abbey in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Mount Vernon & LaConner. Saw the paving outfit on LaConner road. Lee Bradley went with me.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Grant threshing since 10 A.M. Contractor began filling Telegraph slough at the bridge.
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Pleasant. Went with Wrights to Mr Rainier. Ida also. Fine trip. Arrived at 6.40 Jessie Bradley with us.
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[margin: Rainier Trip] Beautiful day. At Paradise Valley till 2 P.M. then drove to Tacoma and put up at Stacey's. Jessie went home by boat. All enjoyed the mountain trip immensely.
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[margin: Grant finished threshing Saturday about 2800 -- 100 lb sacks fine oats.] Pleasant. Left Stacey's at 11. Called on John Neely's folks. Too Mrs Clark Wallace to Auburn. Lunched at Renton and arrived at home at 7. Went to M.E. Church and heard Mr Pollocks last or Farewell sermon.
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Pleasant. Pleasant. Ida & self went to Wilson's and found them threshing. Took them a box of pears. Home at 4.30.
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[margin: Went to council meeting in the evening.] Clowdy here. Rain on the flats to stop threshing. OUt to Summit park & got potatos of Baxter. Up on the City road a while. In the P.M. went to La Conner. Frank also. Stop & saw the LaConner paving machine.
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Pleasant. Went to Concrete with Frank, Mr Abbey, Mr Dudley. Ed Crumrine & Grant went also. Saw the Stone & Webster Dam and Powerhouse. Great works and a grand sight.
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Pleasant. Clowdy at night. Bar. says rain. Frank went to Seattle. Cleaned up the car. Made a jack for Donald and went down town.
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[margin: Ida has lame back this week.] Rain a little. Clowdy. Frank in Seattle. At home & downtown.
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Fine day. At home in the A.M. went to the ranch with Ida in the P.M. Found the Ranch vacated. Made another Jack for Donald to replace the one stolen. John expects to finish threshing to night.
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Fine day. Went to Ch Pres A.M. & P.M. In P.M. went with Franks folks & Bindleys to Sedro Woolley Hospital & then to Wilsons. Nice ride. Ida was along and enjoyed the trip.
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Pleasant. At home and out to the park pitching H. shoes. Gave two to three favor of Abbey.
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Pleasant. Went with Frank & Lee B. to Seattle. John's folks here this P.M. Went to Winter Garden and put up at St. Regis Hotel.
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Pleasant. Went with Lee & Frank to the Puyallup Fair and home at 1.30. Best fair I ever attended.
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[margin: Skagit Trip.] Pleasant. Smokey. Went with Abbey to Rockport and staid all night at Marblemount. Donald started for school Seattle.
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[margin: Frank White here.] Hilda here. Frank went to Seattle. Pleasant. Went to Newhalem and put in the day looking at the Seattle Power project. Was up to the diversion dam and tunnel intake. Staid all night.
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Pleasant. Went to Church A.M. Presby eve Christian. Grant & the kids here to dinner. Wrote to Geo.
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Pleasant. Tearing down & burning ivy. Frank helping a while. Went to the farm with Pruitt to see about painting the house roof. Ida went to the M.E. Aid with Nettie.
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Pleasant & dry & smokey. Down town paying bills & got strips for lattice on the back porch in the A.M. In P.M. went to the Ranch & picked winter pears. Grant plowing with disk plow. Drain people putting in tile at John Ball slough for my drainage. Pruitt working on the roof.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres Ch in the A.M. & to Chris in the eve. Wrights home from Seattle to night.
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Pleasant. Smokey. Frank went to Seattle. Self finished the lattice work on back porch.
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Pleasant & dry, but some clowdy with low bar. Painters working on the house. Went to the Ranch & took Ida & Frances to stay all night. No school this week. Institute. Frank came home to night. Wrote to E. Reed.
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Pleasant. Pruitt painting. Self choring about home. Grant brot Ida & Frances home.
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Pleasant. Foggy A.M. Frank has bad cold but went to Seattle. Helping Pruitt paint.
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Frank home to night. Pleasant but some foggy. Pruitt here in the P.M. Self went to Mt Vernon and listened to arguments on the O'Neal case. Came back via LaConner. Paving near done.
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Clowdy & misty. Choring in the A.M. Went to the Fredonia Fair in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres Ch in the A.M. and out to Mrs Whitneys with the Wrights in the P.M. At home in the eve.
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Pleasant. Washing, painting & choring. Down town in the P.M. At the ?????h Club. Nettie & Frank went to D.A.R. meeting. Frank White called.
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Mr Ira Shrauger died. Fine day. Driest fall on record. Choring around home. Put in a pane of glass that the painter broke. Ida went to ????? and called on Mrs John Ball. The painters finished.14
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Very think fog all day. Downtown A.M. & in the P.M. with Ida. Began wrecking the old wood shed.
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A letter from George. Some fog. Tearing down wood shed. Went to Mount Vernon with Frank in P.M. Donald home this eve.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Ch in A.M. & to Chris in the eve. Frank & Nettie & Clyde Howe & sons here in the P.M.
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Pleasant Indian Summer. finished the wood shed. Had to puncture about 6000 miles. Jay Carroll began digging a basement for his house. Frank went to Seattle. Donald last night. Mailed a letter to George.
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Fine day. Bot a load of wood and put it in the new shed. Carroll blasting dirt for basement. Mrs Davis fainted. Frank in Seattle.
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Pleasant. Some fot. Self & Ida went LaConner & then to the Ranch. Grants folks got home from East of the mountains last night. 800 mile trip. LaConner pavement all poured.
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For. Pleasant P.M. Put up the sitting room stove and blackened two. Put lining in one. Frank home to day. At party for the Wrights tonight.
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Fog & smoke. Choring about home in the A.M. Out to Baxter's, White's, Abbey's in the P.M. Got potatos 120 lbs, eggs 1 doz. & a box of Bellflower apples. Pitched horse shoes with Abbey.
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S.E. wind & some rain. Went to the Ranch. Got home oats & peas for Mr Abbey.
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Clowdy, no rain. Went to Wilsons on acct of my birthday. The Wrights, Grants & Mrs Jorgenson there. Had chicken & cut the B Day cake. Nice time.
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Rain all day & evening. Went to the Eastern Star supper with Franks folks & had a fine time. Ida sprained her leg this eve. City Road decided in the Cities favor.
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Rainy in the P.M. 76 today and don't feel any older than last year. Put the rest of the wood in the shed. Ida's leg pretty sore but she went to Bradleys to Ladies Aid.
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Some clowdy no rain. Helping Frank get ready to move. All went to Peters for dinner and staid the evening. The truck loaded Franks stuff this P.M.
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Pleasant. Frank's folks started for Seattle at 11 A.M. Moved lots of stuff over here. Frances staying with us.
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Pleasant. Shower this A.M. Ida & I went to the Ranch for dinner. Telegraph slough torn up & placed on the fill.
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Frost 34. Pleasant. Putting wood in the shed. Downtown in the P.M. talking with Roth, Zech & Eldridge about a Whatcom Co. History. Grant called this eve. Ida not well, had a blind spell.
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Beautiful day. Went & got the car. In the P.M. went out to play horse shoes with Abbey.
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Clowdy, light rain at night. Washing windows in the A.M. Downtown in P.M. Wash. won football over Stanford. Kelly laying sewer pipe for Carroll.
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Light rain this A.M. Went to Ch. A.M. & P.M. Presby. All went out to Frank Whites in the P.M.
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Clowdy. Choring around home & down town for Quilt material. The State Legislature commenced to day.
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Strong S.E. wind. Around home & down town in the P.M. Talked with Mr Beal, engineer on the Padilla Bay Project.
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Changeable. Light rain last night. Went to LaConner to opening pavement & Armistice Day celebration. Good program. Fred Abbey went with me.
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Clowdy. threatening rain. Piled a load of wood & went downtown. Mrs Almaden called.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and with Fred to view the dike work on the east end of the district line of Co. dike. also called on Walter Peth. Carroll finished his basement digging.
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Strong S.E. wind. Choring about home & down town in the P.M. The Wrights came this eve. Grant home from Olympia.
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[margin: Char Christian Hansen died.] Cold wind. S.E. went to ch with the Wrights in the A.M. & to Presby in the eve. The Wrights left at 5 P.M.
Char Christian Hansen died.] Cold wind. S.E. went to ch with the Wrights in the A.M. & to Presby in the eve. The Wrights left at 5 P.M.16
Clowdy & windy. Went to the Ranch and got Nelson to take out a section of tile from the East "40" drain. Called on Fred K. Ida went to the Ranch also.
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Clowdy. S. wind. Spaded up ground and replanted the bulbs. Went out to Mrs Johnson's for plants but she had none.
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Pleasant. Temp 60. Choring around home. In the P.M. down down and out to 37th St. Mrs Williams & Mrs White called.
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Pleasant. Down on the dock in the A.M. Took Ida out to White's and went to the Telegraph slough fill in the P.M.
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Clear & pleasant. At home most of the day. Down to the mercantile for Ida. Carroll putting in forms for his basement.
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Temp 35. Clear & pleasant. Pulp mill fire here this morning. Went to the Ranch with Ida this P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. Rev Stevenson preached. Wrote to Geo Sisson.
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Temp 32°. Clowdy. Jas Leatherwood shot himself in the Bank of Commerce. Took Mrs Davidson down town this A.M.
Jas Leatherwood shot himself in the Bank of Commerce. Took Mrs Davidson down town this A.M.24
Showery. At home. Made a chair for Maloy. Ida not well.
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Pleasant. Went to Jas Leatherwoods funeral. Mr Pollock preached the sermon. A large funeral.
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Pleasant. Went to the Union services at the Christian Ch. Mr Smith preached the sermon.
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Rainy day. Went to the ranch with Frances in the A.M. Grant's folks in Seattle. Finished reading "Sea Hawk".
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Clowdy but no rain. At home. Frank's folks came this P.M. dog and all.
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Clowdy no rain. All hands here except Carroll Wilson. 14 sat down to dinner. Grant started for Olympia at 4 P.M. & Franks folks at 5 PM. The rest 5.30 & 6.30. Nice time.
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Foggy. Went to Mt Vernon to tend the Coa suit. City of Anacortes vs A.J. Mitchell.
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Rainy day. Went to Mt Vernon to get Frances shoes. Ida also. Called at the Ranch.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Church A.M. & eve. Wrote to Geo & Mrs Reed.
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Rain after ten P.M. & hard in the eve. Went to Mr Duncan Campbells funeral in the P.M. at 2.
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Clowdy. No rain. Down town to get car battery fixed and with Ida in the P.M.
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Pleasant 1/2. Pain in the eve. Went to the Ranch with Ida & to Mt Vernon in the P.M. Jorgenson papering for Grants folks.
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[margin: Donald sailed for the Orient on Dec 17.]Clowdy. Rain last night. Finished the payment on Lot 8 -142 and received the deed & abstract.
Donald sailed for the Orient on Dec 17.]Clowdy. Rain last night. Finished the payment on Lot 8 -142 and received the deed & abstract.18
Windy & clowdy. Went to the Ranch and LaConner also with Hilda to get paint for her rooms. Mirriam came home with us. Frank & Nettie came this eve.
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John Chilberg died. Clowdy. Wrights here. Hilda & Darrell came for Mirriam. Went to M.E. Ch in the A.M. Linwood Davis & wife called. Wrights went to Merrmans for dinner. Ida sick with lumbago.21
Rainy last night & to day. Rain 3/4 in. Ida laid up with lumbago. Frank's folks started for Seattle at 10 A.M. Heard of John Chilberg's death.
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Rain all last night 3/4 in. Clowdy to day. Ida no better. Dr Cook here. John Chilberg buried to day. Went to the funeral at LaConner with Bessner, Abbey, Bradley & Mr Lance. Large funeral. [margin: Mrs Quint died.]
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Beautiful day. Christmas. Folks all here except Donald till 11 P.M. Nice time for all but Ida who is sick abed. Dr. Cook here again.
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Magnus Anderson died. Pleasant. Wrights here yet. Ida no better. Raking moss out of the lawn. Frank went to LaConner this eve to Masonic mtg.27
Levi Hanson died. Pleasant. Ida still in bed. Went to the Presby ch. A.M. & P.M. Frank went to Seattle. Nettie went to Ch in the eve.28
Fine day. Ida a little better. Self choring in the A.M. In P.M. went to the flats & called on Bob Woodburn. Frank back to night.
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Frost 35. Temp pleasant. Frank & Nettie here & went to Mt Vernon to night. Ida about the same. Mrs Jason cleaning bathroom.
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Pleasant. Temp 34. Choring around home. Ida about the same. Took Idas teeth to Dr Banerlie to be mended.
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Rain all night & 1/2 to day. Reading & choring. Ida still in bed & not so well. The Wrights went to a Masonic meeting.
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Pleasant. Frank went to Seattle. Ida had Dr. Cook again. I went to the ranch & down to see the dredger work on the Padilla dike job.
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Fine day. At home raking moss & other chores. Ida some better. Mrs White & Rev McCormick called. Legislature supposed to close to night.
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Pleasant. North wind. Temp 40. Choring around home. & down town to get battery fixed. Cell leaking. Will Kash dangerously sick in the St. Joseph Hospital Bellingham. Ida up some of the time. Reading "Never the Twain Shall Meet".
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Pleasant. Foggy A.M. Temp 36. Choring around home and went to Presby Church supper in the eve. Started a letter to George. Mr Fraser committed suicide last night.
Mr Fraser committed suicide last night.13
Foggy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Temp 32. In the P.M. went with Abbey over to see the diking dredger work. Blanch White here this P.M.
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S.E. wind & some rain. At home all day. Frank came from Seattle to day.
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Clowdy. Rain at night. Went to Mount Vernon with Bessner. Anacortes Port District postponed till Feb 1st.
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Rain & S.E. wind. At home all day. Frank's folks here yet. Ida some better.
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Pleasant. A.M. Rain at night & P.M. Went to Presby Church. Frank's folks went to Seattle. John, Pearl & Merlin here this P.M. & eve.
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Clowdy. Rain in the eve. Went to Lynden to Mrs Judson's funeral and took Mr Maloy.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres Church A.M. & P.M. Grants over this P.M. W.H. Kash died this eve at 8 oclock.
W.H. Kash died this eve at 8 oclock.25
Pleasant. Frost. Went to Mount Vernon with N. Bessner. Ida some better.
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Pleasant. Frost 32 -- 27 at the Ranch. Went to the Ranch & down where the dike dredger is working. They are not doing much. Bot a heater for the Ford & put it on.
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Part Pleasant temp 50. Went the Cong Ch & to lunch with Abbey then to Denis Stone funeral [margin: in Mount Vernon] Went to Presby Ch. in the evening.
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In town all day. Paid bills. Back pretty sore. Showery.
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At the ranch till night painting two room. Grant helping. Rain again last night. A letter from Ida.
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Fine day. Light Frost. At home and down town. Wrote to Ida and set dues to Geographic Mag.
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Frost 32. Pleasant. Down town. Had auto coils tested & went out on the new city highway. They are grading at Mitchells.
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Valentine Day. Clowdy & rain towards night. Went to Presby church & up to Bradleys for dinner.
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Clowdy & light rains. Went to the Ranch & to Frank Whites for eggs. The Padilla dredgers working but not making much headway. No news from Seattle for a week. Mailed a letter to George this A.M.
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Rain last night. Spring like day. Downtown for lunch and out to Abbey's pitching horseshoes in the P.M. Transplanted my fall sweet peas.
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Clowdy but warm. 52. At home all day. Planted sweet peas & garden peas. Frank & Jor the cook here this P.M. Two men name Steves(?) here and talk of buying a Ranch from Seattle. A letter from Geo.
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Rain last night. Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and to Mt Vernon. A letter from Ida. She is at Margurite Youngs.
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Cool & clowdy & rainy P.M. went to Presby Ch A.M. & P.M. Was down to Williams in the P.M. to dinner.
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Cool & clowdy. Rain last night. Washington day. Wrote to Ida. Down town to get lights tested & went to a Kiwanis meeting in the eve.
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Rainy & windy. Washed in P.M. Went to a tax meeting in Mt Vernon with Cook & Bessner in Cook's Packard car.
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Loyd Brown died last night. Pleasant. Went to Burlington and to the Ranch with S.S. Cook and Bessner. In the eve went with Bessner to a tax meeting in Mount Vernon.25
Fine day. At home in the A.M. Went to the Ranch in P.M. Hilda & Darrell sick with colds.
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Pleasant day. At home A.M. Went to Loyd Brown's funeral in the P.M. at 2. Largest funeral ever in this town I think at least since 1910.
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Rainy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Ida & the Wrights came at 12.30 from Seattle. Self choring & downtown.
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Temp 36. fine day. Put in a faucet in the sink and spoiled the thread and had to get Means to help fix it. Washed the car. Was out to Abbeys & set some Shasta daisies on the road. Clyde Howe called.
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Temp 36. fine day. Ida & self went to Pearls and staid to dinner. Dredger working Padilla Bay dike. Planted lettuce & spinach. Also lobelia. Mrs Carroll called.
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Temp 46. Pleasant. At home in the A.M. In the P.M. went & got Abbey & brot him downtown to Register, &c.
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Mrs Davis sick. Fine day. Temp 36. Working around home & went out to Mitchell's & Abbey's for dirt & filled the window boxes with new dirt. Paid pave assessment on Lot 8. 34.55
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Temp 34. Pleasant. Choring around home all day. Mrs Davis very low.
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Mrs Davis J.E. died this A.M. at 3. At home & down town. Ida helping Mrs Kash most of the day. Light rain this P.M. Pleasant P.M. [margin: Frank sailed for Alaska 8th.]9
Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & got lumber for a Banty coupe. & went out to see the Padilla Bay dike, about 1/3 mile finished. Began making the coupe for Banties.
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Pleasant. Went to Mrs Davis funeral and was a pall bearer. In the P.M. went to Mount Vernon with Bessner & paid taxes 1925.
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Pleasant. Finished the chicken house & worked in the garden. Rain in the eve. Went to Christian Church.
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Clowdy & little rain. At home all day. Went to Presby Lecture on Alaska in the eve.
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Pleasant P.M. Went to the Ranch, Ida also. Grant away all this week since Tues A.M. Politics. [margin: Heard Frank arrive in Ketchikan O.K.]
Heard Frank arrive in Ketchikan O.K.]14
Beautiful day. 71 in Seattle. 68 here. Went to Pres Church A.M. Christian evening. Ida went also to night. John, Pearl & Colvin Wilson here this P.M.
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Pleasant, but light rain in the eve. Choring about home. Planted more sweet peas.
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Clowdy & windy. At home & down town. Nothing unusual happened.
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Clowdy & light rain at night. Went to Wilsons. Ida also. To Women's Club. John & I went to Lake Samish & back by the Water front road. Arrived home at 7.10.
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Pleasant. Home in the A.M. went to LaConner, Mt Vernon & Avon with Abbey on Pioneer business. Chris Church in the eve.
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Pleasant. Working around home & paid bal of Pavement tax. Mrs Sears dead. Col John Coolidge died last night. Father of the President. Went to Fern Hill Cemetary for Forget-me-nots & to Whites for eggs.
Mrs Sears dead. Col John Coolidge died last night. Father of the President. Went to Fern Hill Cemetary for Forget-me-nots & to Whites for eggs.20
Pleasant. Choring around home & down town in the P.M.
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Clowdy. Went to Presby Church in the morning and took Edna Whitney to Mrs Sear's funeral in the afternoon & spent the eve at Whitneys. And saw Arthur Whitney for the first time in fifteen years. Ida at Whitneys.
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Clowdy & light rain at night. Choring around home. Jay Carroll sowing his lawn. Bright rainbow this eve.
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Pleasant. Ida & self went to the farm. Grants folks went to Mt Vernon to see the Windsor Hotel fire which destroyed it. Filed Grants saws & helped Louis fix fence.
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Temp 35. Frost. At home in the A.M. and went to Mount Vernon in the P.M. to see the wrecked Windsor Hotel. Mr Mount went with me.
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Fine day. Temp 37. At home and out to Abbey's in the P.M. and up on the new city highway. Cut & dusted the seed potatos. Geo Esary called this eve.
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Fine day. Went to the Ranch and tallied oats & planted potatos & peas. Ida went to Samish Island with Carrolls. Arthur Whitney, Mrs Bundy, & Mrs Sager called also Rev & Mrs McCormick. Shipped 2000 sks, 107 tons at $30.-- per ton.
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Pleasant. P.M. At home. Donald, Nettie & Frances came from Seattle. Have had back trouble for a week past. The American man (Sanders) here for material for my write up.
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Pleasant. Went to M.E. Ch in the A.M. Presby in eve. Ida went this A.M. & Nettie A.M. & P.M. In the P.M. all out to Whitneys except Frances.
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Pleasant. Went to the farm & planted peas, lettuce, radish & spinach and set out 2 doz. cabbage plants. The folks went with Mrs Barney to Guemes Island.
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Pleasant. Road dry & dusty. rain fall since Sept 1st *.40 inches short. Went to Mount Vernon and in the P.M. went to Lake Samish to visit a Truck logging camp and back by the water front & Bay View. Fred Abbey with me. Light rain in the evening.
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Frank Graham died this A.M. At home & down town. Nettie & Ida went to Soules with Mrs Bradley. Called on Margie Haupton & Hilda Woodburn in the eve. Ida & Nettie also.
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Pleasant. Strong N. wind. Last pretty dry. Ida, Nettie & self went to Wilson's and to Grant's in the P.M. & evening. Planted carrots & beans.
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Rainy A.M. Pleasant P.M. At home all day. Donald & Mr Byles came last night & here to day. Frances & Dorothy Barney had their party this P.M. here.
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[margin: The Wrights started for Seattle at 4.15] Easter. Beautiful day. Went to Presby Ch A.M. Ida went to M.E. with the Wrights. Ida & I went to the Baptist Ch in the eve.
The Wrights started for Seattle at 4.15] Easter. Beautiful day. Went to Presby Ch A.M. Ida went to M.E. with the Wrights. Ida & I went to the Baptist Ch in the eve.6
Pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Ida also. I went to LaConner for pansy plants & seed. Planted onions, parsnips, beets & peas. Home at 6 P.M.
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Fine dry day. Choring around home all day. Mowed the lawn &c planted lobelia.
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Pleasant. Went to LaConner for seed corn & planted corn & carrots, cucumbers & squash. Helped Grant cut off and cover a sluice box at the hay barn. Also made a step for the seed drill.
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Warm & pleasant. 66 at 5 P.M. Warmer before. Went to the Ranch. Helped Grant fix drill surveyor. Planted pole beans & some corn (spouted) Abbey gave me.
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Showery. Piled wood in the shed & went down town in the P.M.
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Luther Burbank died & Mrs Warren Shea. Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went to Presby church A.M. Baptist in the eve. Ida heard Mrs Hermiston preach.12
Pleasant. Working at home A.M. & went to C.C. Luncheon. In the P.M. went with Ida to get plants & Mrs Johnsons & Ferguson's. Went to Peter Millers & got pansy plants after supper.
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Fine warm day. Ida & self went to the farm. Made & stuck poles for the beans & planted 4 rows of bantam cord. Dr. Cook to see Ida.
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Fine warm day. down town A.M. Temp 74. Went to Baptist Ch in the eve. Ida also.
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Pleasant. Clowdy at night. Went with Ida to the Ranch & to Wilson's and to Mrs Stewart's on Samish Island to see tulips. Maloy quit the grocery & Pardis began it.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Ida went to Sedro Woolley with the Carrolls. Both went to Baptist Ch. in the eve & took Mrs Bradley.
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Threatening rain. Pleasant P.M. Working around home & down town. This has been a fine week for farmers. Some are seeding oats.
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Light rains. Went to Presby Ch A.M. & Baptist in the eve. Ida went this eve. Both out to Frank Whites in P.M.
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Clowdy with S.E. wind & light rains. Choring around home & reading. Ida had a bad spell this A.M.
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Pleasant S. wind. Went to the Ranch. Worked in the garden & killed dock & thistles. Went to B. Ch. in the eve & took Mr Abbey.
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Clowdy & light rains. At home all day. Went to Baptist church in the eve.
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[margin: Pleasant.] Ida & I went to Seattle. She to see Dr. Palmer. Put up at Netties. Dr came to see her in the eve.
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Pleasant. In Seattle. Ida down to see Dr. but failed. The Youngs called on us at Netties.
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Warm & Pleasant. Ida went to see Palmer at 11 A.M. and we came home in the P.M. Ida has a bad attack of lumbago. Home at 6 this eve.
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Temp 68. Pleasant. Ida in bed with Lumbago, &c. Went to Presby ch in the A.M. Bap P.M. Eight persons baptized this eve at the B. Church.
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Pleasant. Warm sunniest day. Ida in bed all day. Self choring at home. Mowed the lawn, &c.
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Warm & pleasant. Temp 70 at 4.30 P.M. Ida still in bed. Neuritis some better. Went to the Ranch. Planted more corn & peas & planted over other garden stuff. Grant finished drilling oats. First sowing coming up. Rev. Mrs Hermiston & Mrs Summer called. Grants folks here this eve.
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Ida up some to day. Pleasant. Working around home and went over the new city highway. Grants folks here with Worth Alexander. Cleaned the grass away from the side walk. Went to P. Ch in the eve Baptist.
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Pleasant. In town. Out to Abbeys in the P.M. Ida in bed about all day.
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Pleasant. Ida better to day. Went to Pres Ch in the A.M. & evening also.
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At home all day. Cool & clowdy & a shower. Grants folks here this eve.
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Strong S.E. wind all day. Ida had another bad night & Dr Cook this A.M. Self choring about the yard. Mowed lawn some & went to the Ranch in the P.M. Grant's folks away. Louis finish loading straw. Grant sold the hay last week at $14.00 and it has gone. Oats & grass looking well. Weeds flourishing in the garden.
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Pleasant. Beautiful day for Mothers day. Went to Presby Ch A.M. & P.M. The Carter's & Williams called in the P.M.
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Fine day. Wrote to Geo & Ida to Nettie. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Ida walked over to neighbor Seblotts. First time in two weeks. Fine growing weather.Sweet peas 43 inches high. B. berry cane 5-8 in.
Sweet peas 43 inches high. B. berry cane 5-8 in.11
Fine warm day. Temp 78. Ida poorly to day & in bed. I went to the Ranch and replanted parsnips & onions. Mr Maloy went with me. Garden nothing extra. Mrs Bradley, Mrs Rev Smith & Mrs Kash called.
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Warm & pleasant. Working the garden and out to the Park in the P.M. Temp here 80. Temp 85 in Bellingham. Grant & Hilda over this eve.
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Clowdy & rain in the P.M. Ida better to day. Around home all day.
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Pleasant. Rain some last night, yesterday & last night about 1/2 inch. At home in the A.M. Went to the Ranch in the P.M. Grain & grass looking well.
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[margin: Mrs Will Gilkey died.]Pleasant. At home. Made an ice box. Ida up some to day.
Mrs Will Gilkey died.]Pleasant. At home. Made an ice box. Ida up some to day.16
Pleasant. Went to Presby church. Frank & Blanche called in the P.M. Went to Chris Church in the eve.
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Went to Edison with Ronneberger & Bradleys to Mrs Gilkey's funeral. Very large funeral. Rain last night. Clowdy to day. At home.
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Found the cat "Sunshine". Pleasant. Went to the Farm in the A.M. John & Pearl here in the P.M. Grant in Walla Walla on an legislative committee. Started last Sat.
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Showery. Mowed the lawn. At home all day. Set out a bed of snapdragons. Hilda & Darrell here for the evening.
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Clowdy & light showers. At home. Ida not so well.
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Clowdy & light showers. Setting out asters and Clarkea. Over to Mr Carrolls to dinner. In P.M. out to hoe the shasta daisies and visited Abbey in the park.
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Pleasant. fine growing day. Went to the Ranch and planted more peas and set out tomatos. Ida had a bad spell & had Dr. Shaw this eve.
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Clowdy & showery. Went to Presby ch. and to Christian in the eve. Grant & Hilda here this P.M. eve.
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Temp 48. Pleasant. Working around home & washed. In the P.M. took Ida out to Frank White's. She is some better to day.
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[margin: Abbey picked ripe cherries today May 25th. Ten days earlier than ever before in this climate.]Pleasant. At home most of the day. Fixed up the ice box. Took Ida down to Sunset Beach just night.
Abbey picked ripe cherries today May 25th. Ten days earlier than ever before in this climate.]Pleasant. At home most of the day. Fixed up the ice box. Took Ida down to Sunset Beach just night.26
Clowdy. Cool & rainy. At home all day. This is the wettest may for many years. Grant over with W.A. Alexander & called up.
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[margin: 1579.58 Hay & oats.] Rain lots last night. Pleasant to day. Downtown with Ida in the A.M. Shopping. Out to the Park with Abbey in the P.M. Mrs Williams called. Williams sick this week.
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Clowdy A.M. Rainy P.M. & evening heavy. Went to the Ranch & tried to kill weeds some. Grain looking fine. Clover meadow badly lodged. The Wrights came at 6.30.
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Pleasant. At home and out to the City Park in the P.M. the Wrights here getting ready for the G.W. party. Urban Derr & wife called in the P.M.
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Beautiful day celebrating our Golden Wedding. John's folks came before ten. Grant's later. Clyde Howe & boys also Frank & Blanche. John, Donald & self went to Presby church in the A.M. Mr & Mrs Ferguson called in the P.M. & the Whitney & Earnie Alexander in the eve. Mr Judd took several pictures. Altogether a very enjoyable day.
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Pleasant. Went to Seattle with N. Bessner and to Pioneer meeting in the P.M. and to show with Nettie in the eve. Staid all night at the Wrights. Ida at Grants.
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In Seattle and at Pioneer Hall. Nettie with me. We called on John McGinnis & went to see Sandy in the eve. This is the largest Pioneer ever held.
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Fine day. Came from Seattle this A.M. to the farm. Got Ida and came home in the P.M. Fine growing weather.
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Pleasant. Ida no better. Mowed the lawn & was downtown paying bills, &c. Sent savings stamps for redemption. Fine growing weather. Sweet peas 6 ft 9 inches high. Stem of the flowers over 1 ft long.
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Clear & pleasant. Very drying day. Went to Presby Ch in the A.M. Christian eve. Ida miserable in bed all day.
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Ida still in bed & had Dr. Shaw again. Pleasant drying day. Self choring about home. Got a load of boxwood and went out to the Park in the P.M. In H. shoe game with Abbey.
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Pleasant & dry. At home 1/2 went to the farm in the afternoon & worked in the garden. Garden & grain looking well.
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Pleasant. Choring around home all day. Nothing important transpired. Ida up some.
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Clowdy with light showers. Ida had a bad night & in bed all day. Self down town in the P.M. at the Ferry dock and out to the park playing horse shoes. Won two out of three over Abbey.
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Fine day. At home all day. Made a window screen. Blanche White here this P.M. Frank in the eve. Letter from Geo. He has another grandson, making two in the Reynolds family.
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Fine day. At home & downtown in the P.M. Ida out in the yard on cot.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby church A.M. Margurite Young called. Grants folks here this eve. Light rain in the eve.
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Pleasant. Choring around home all day. Ida in bed all day. Cool. Write to Geo. & sent pictures to him and two for Bailey's.
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Pleasant. Ida up to day. I went to Wilsons & took her pictures. Grants folks started for Seattle on their way to Longview to Rep State Convention.
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Pleasant. At home & down town. Went through the Pulp Mill with Mr Stapp & around the Mountain lake road with his Father-in-law Mr Wilson in the P.M.
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Went to LaConner and took Mr Wilson. Ida up to day. Rep Con to day at Longview.
Left page, right page is EA trip from 1925
Left page, right page is EA trip from 1925
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Pleasant. Cleaning house in the A.M. Ida up. In the P.M. out to see the gasoline ditcher dig sewers and out to the Park.
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Cool & clowdy & light rain in P.M. At home all day. Ida up most of the day. Grant came & brot Nettie this eve.
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Pleasant. Went to M.E. Ch in the A.M. with Nettie & to the Presby Ch in the eve.
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Pleasant. Went to the farm & out to the Padilla Bay dike. Worked in the garden and set out 50 cabbage plants.
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Pleasant. Clearing behind the out house. In the P.M. out on the highway & at the Park. The paving job started! Grant working. Alexander & McNeal doing the job for the city.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to LaConner & Burlington to S.E. Dairyman's Association picknick at the Fair Ground. Gov. Hartley & other talked. Went to Mt Vernon to a tax meeting at 4 P.M. Tax Com McGinnis talked. Fred Abbey went with me.
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Temp 84. Pleasant. Went to the farm & then for black berries with Hilda. Got 15 lbs. Grant working on City Highway.
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Pleasant & warm about 83. Went to the Ranch and took Ida. Mirriam had a birthday party. Working in the garden some. Grant on the highway. Bot 12 chickens of Frank White.
Right page, left page is EA trip from 1925
Right page, left page is EA trip from 1925
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Pleasant. Went to Presby ch A.M. & P.M. and out to Whitney's in the P.M. Ida & Nettie also. Frances & Mirriam went to the Ranch.
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Pleasant. Took Ida & Nettie to Burlington, S. Woolley & Mt Vernon and called on Mrs H. Moores. Home at 8.30.
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Pleasant & dry. Lots of people haying. Grant & man on the city highway. Self out there in the A.M. Paving started at Telegraph slough. Went to Mrs Carters Musical Recital in the eve with Nettie. Frances came home.
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Pleasant. Fine hay weather. At home & up to Merriman's to get raspberries. Out to the Park in the P.M. Horseshoes. Worsted Abbey.
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[margin: Mrs Fred Fulton died.] Pleasant. Went to Guemes and picknicked with the Whitneys & Bradleys. Donald & E. Bates started for Vancouver Very quiet Fourth in this town.
Mrs Fred Fulton died.] Pleasant. Went to Guemes and picknicked with the Whitneys & Bradleys. Donald & E. Bates started for Vancouver Very quiet Fourth in this town.6
Pleasant. Went blackberrying. Ida went along. Grant putting up hay. Got two Gals. berries.
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Dry & warm. Went to Mrs Fultons funeral & then over to Wilsons for the night. Was over at Edison &spent the eve with Mr & Mrs Shoemaker. Grant finished cutting hay.
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At Wilsons till 10 A.M. then came home. Went to Whitney's for cherries and out to the Park. Nettie & Frances at Guemes Isl. Rainbow girls picknick. Warm & dry.
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Warm & dry. Went to Presby Ch. Ida also & to the park in the eve. Geo Brown & brothers called. Ida & I up to the cemetary.
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Pleasant & cooler. Came to Grants for lunch & home. Mirriam came with us. Still very dry. Oats need rain.
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Pleasant. Went up on the highway and out to the Park A.M. Chautauqua P.M. & eve. Ida in bed with sore back.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Ch A.M. and to Chautauqua P.M. & eve. Grants folks over in the eve. Ida not well enough to go.
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[margin: Grant filed for Representative to day.] Pleasant cool & dry. At home in the A.M. At Chautauqua A.M. & evening. Ida in the P.M.
Grant filed for Representative to day.] Pleasant cool & dry. At home in the A.M. At Chautauqua A.M. & evening. Ida in the P.M.20
Pleasant. Out to the highway & park in the A.M. Went to Chautauqua P.M. & eve. "Rip Van Winkle" and "Lightning" Fine entertainments. Last day.
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Mrs Ed Gorton dead. C. Sorrenson afflicted with a stroke. Oats ripening too fast or drying up.22
Clowdy S. wind. Out to the paving job in the A.M. The finished to Comm Ave tonight. In the P.M. went with Nettie to the Star Picknick & supper at LaConner P. Park.
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Pleasant & dry. Out to the Park in the A.M. & home the balance of the day.
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Pleasant. Went to the ranch. Ida also. Grant finished baling hay, about 140 tons. Oats drying & ripening very fast.
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Pleasant. Went to the Presby Ch A.M. out to Rosario in the P.M. & to Church at the Park in the eve. Ida also.
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Pleasant. Choring about home in the A.M. Out on the highway & at the Park in the P.M. Rain at the S.E. part of the county but none here. Everything very dry.
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Pleasant. Heard from Earl Sisson to day. At home & out to the city Highway paving job. Concrete all laid to night. Heard that Frank Wright started for home with the Retriever yesterday.
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Pleasant. At home & out on the Road & at the Park. Expect Earl Sisson anytime now.
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Pleasant. Visiting with Earl Sisson and the Joneses from Penna. Went with them to Rosario, LaConner & the farm. Pearl, Colvin, Grants folks, Nettie, Ida & self went to Sunset beach for supper with the visitors. Nice time.
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At home in the A.M. went to the Iowa Gathering at Burlington. Ida & Nettie also. Went to Union meeting at the Park in the eve.
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[margin: Mrs Thos Sharpe died 4th.] Light shower this morning. Pleasant after. Frank & the "Retriever" came in this A.M. at 4. Took he & Nettie to the farm & they went to Seattle in their car. The Retriever went on to Seattle with 2300 cases of fish aboard.
Mrs Thos Sharpe died 4th.] Light shower this morning. Pleasant after. Frank & the "Retriever" came in this A.M. at 4. Took he & Nettie to the farm & they went to Seattle in their car. The Retriever went on to Seattle with 2300 cases of fish aboard.5
Pleasant. Went to the Pioneer meeting in LaConner. Good crowd and a good time. Ida & self went to the Ranch and staid all night.
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Pleasant but smokey. Went to Ferndale to Old Settlers Picknick. About 20 there from Skagit Co. Pearl & Colvin among the rest. Home at 8.30. Brot Frances.
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Pleasant. At home & down to Mrs Sharpes funeral and around town with Fisher candidate for Assessor. Grant began cutting oats. Frank & Nettie came this eve from Seattle.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Church A.M. & to Union Service in the eve at the Park. In the P.M. Ida & I went with Franks to Wilsons.
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Pleasant but smoky for the past week. Make a car cupboard for Franks car. Getting ready for an auto trip.
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Pleasant. Self & Ida started on an auto trip with the Wrights. Went to Seattle & staid at Wrights all night.
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Went from Seattle to Toutle River camp, south of Toldeo Wash for the night.
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[margin: Oregon Trip] Pleasant. Moving south. ????bed at Portland. Stopped at Salem Oregon and camped at Tree Bark Willow, Junction City. Saw lots of fine farming country.
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Fine weather. Tracking south in Oregon & camped at Grants Pass. Fine fruit country. Especially prunes, pears & apples. Peaches, mellons, &c.
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[margin: Donald visiting the folks in PA from the 11 to the 16th.] Pleasant & warm. Started for Crater Lake and camped 40 miles this side.
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Warm. Went to Crater Lake and saw a wonderful sight, then came back to Grants Pass for the night.
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Rain last night. Went to Portland via McMinnville, Forest Grove & Hillsborough. Then up the Columbia to Hood river for camp. Rainy at night.
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Showery. Went up the Columbia River Highway to the Dalles and back to Kelso Wash for camp. Lots of rain, but wonderful scenery.
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Another showery day. Started home at 7.15 A.M. & arrived at 7 P.M. Thus ended a fine ten day trip. Total round trip mileage 1721.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. Went to the Skagit Co. Fair in the P.M. with Frank & Nettie. Peter Miller went also. Fair nothing extra, but a fine Carnival.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and picked Bartlet pears & got sweet corn, squash and to Frank White's for eggs.
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Pleasant. Went to the Presby Ch in the A.M. & at the Park to Union Ch in the eve. Rev Bragg preached. In the P.M. went to Guemes Island with Wrights, Whitneys, Fosters, Bradleys were there also. Picknick dinner.
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Pleasant. Ida & I went with the Wrights to see Mt Baker. Started at 6 A.M. Frank White's folks went also. Fine trip.
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Pleasant. Out to the Park to see Abbey in the A.M. and out to Whitneys for B. berries in the P.M. Ida & Nettie canning peaches.
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Pleasant. Frank & I went to Abbeys to get gravenstine apples in the A.M. Wrights went to LaConner in the P.M. & called on the Carters. Self at home.
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Rain last night & to day. Frank went to Seattle. Grant over this evening.
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Rain all last night & this A.M. Pleasant P.M. Frances had her 14 birthday party. Frank came from Seattle last night.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and got some corn, beans & potatos. Grant up the River "electioneering". Wrights folks and Merriam here. Pitching horse shoes in the P.M. with Frank.
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Clowdy & some rain. Went to Presby Ch A.M. Organ dedicated. Went out to Whitneys for dinner and home at 8 P.M. Wrights with us.
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Pleasant. At home & pitching shoes with Frank. Went to organ recital at the Presby Church in the evening.
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Arthur Dean died on Wen August 25. He was buried on the 28th. Aged 77.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. Out to Abbeys playing horse shoes in the P.M. Good threshing weather. Abbey announced himself for Justice of the Peace.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Ch. A.M. & P.M. Ida in the eve. Called on the Williams this P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Grant began threshing at 11.30. Grain damp. Grant over to Clear Lake on a political trip in the P.M. Shower in the evening.
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Pleasant. Down town getting car fixed. Valves ground & carbon removed.
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Pleasant. Out to the Park in the A.M. and over to the Ranch in the P.M. Ida also. Grant about through threshing. Wrote to Bauman & sent Grants cards.
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[margin: Washington Fair.] Pleasant. Went to New Westminster Fair and took Fred Abbey. Saw a good fair. Bronco busting, steer bulldozing, auto polo &c & a picture of Johnstown Flood in the eve. Staid at the Ruisse Hotel.
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Pleasant. Went to Vancouver and back home in the P.M. via Lynden. Fine trip. 220 miles. Grant had a scrap with Barnett.
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Pleasant. In town. Out to the Park A.M. Took Williams to see the new road & water filter, reservoir, &c in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Ida & self went to the Ranch and to Bay View to church and Mr Redfern preached. Took dinner at Grants and the Redferns also. Went to Presby Ch in the eve.
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[margin: Mrs William Armstrong died Sept 14th.] Pleasant. Primary election. In town all day. Took Abbey around town some. Looking after election in the evening. Grant ran well for Rep. in this town.
Mrs William Armstrong died Sept 14th.] Pleasant. Primary election. In town all day. Took Abbey around town some. Looking after election in the evening. Grant ran well for Rep. in this town.15
Showery. Went to Mt Vernon to see about election returns. Grant & Russell neck & neck. Bill Louman came home with me. Rain in the eve.
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[margin: Mrs D. Dornby died.] Showery, light rains. Ida & I went to the Ranch then home & got ready for Bellingham & went back to the Ranch, then to Bellingham with Grant & Hilda. Grant leading Russell by 15 votes to day with 23 absentee votes to open Sunday or Monday.
Mrs D. Dornby died.] Showery, light rains. Ida & I went to the Ranch then home & got ready for Bellingham & went back to the Ranch, then to Bellingham with Grant & Hilda. Grant leading Russell by 15 votes to day with 23 absentee votes to open Sunday or Monday.17
Rainy last night & this A.M. In town all day. Out to the park in the P.M.
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Fanny Holgate died. Pleasant. Went to the farm & got more Jersey Pears & garden stuff & eggs at Whites. Down town in the P.M. & got the Ford door glass put in.
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[margin: Grant elected by 19 votes over J. Russell to legislature.] Pleasant. Both went to Concrete and Frank White's folks also. A good time.
Grant elected by 19 votes over J. Russell to legislature.] Pleasant. Both went to Concrete and Frank White's folks also. A good time.21
Rainy last night & this A.M. At home and downtown.
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Heard Fanny Holgate died.23
Temp 40 Pleasant. Light frost. At home. Donald came on the boat this A.M. Got a load of mill wood & began piling it.
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Temp 38. Pleasant. Got another load of wood. WAs out to the Park to lunch as guest of the improvement club & Fred Abbey.
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Fine day. Temp 36. At home in the A.M. & went to LaConner with the Wrights in the P.M. They came from Seattle last night. All called on Mrs Wendall Whitney this P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to M.E. Church with the Wrights in the morning & to Presby in the eve. Ida also. The Wrights started for home at 4.15 P.M.
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Clowdy. Went to the ranch. Ida & I then to Mt Vernon with Grants folks and to the Central Rep Com election. Barnett & Coleman elected again. Mr Bryant here in the eve to rent? the Ranch.
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Pleasant. Went to the Presby Ch A.M. Ida & I went to the Phelps meeting in the evening but did not stay. He was scoring other churches & ministers too hard.
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Fine day. Went to the Ranch. Ida also. I went to Mt Vernon to a hearing on the tax budget.
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Showery. Mrs Jason here washing bed blankets. Got the set of Ford front wheels changed for balloon tires. Home in the P.M.
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Rainy day. Down town in the P.M. & paid bills. Reading & choring.
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Rainy day. Partly. At home with sore back.
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Rainy & showery. Went & took Abbey to the Road opening from Sedro Woolley to Wickersham. Went to the Jones meeting.
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Showery. Light. At home. the Wrights came last night, but Frank went back to Seattle. He & Donald went to Portland to F. ball game to day.
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Clowdy. Went to the dedication of the Congregational Church. A.M. & P.M. Frank came and took the folks back to Seattle. I took Mr & Mrs Williams to church.
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Clowdy. At home. Got & piled a load of wood from Dolph. Went to the Methodist Get together meeting in the eve. Ida also.
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Clowdy. Rain in the eve. At the Ranch helping Grant put a foundation under the dining room & bathroom. Ida went also. Ben Palmer at Grants duck hunting.
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[margin: Mrs Emily Morrow died the 14th.] Stormy. At home all day.
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Mrs Mary Eubank died. Stormy. At home. Went to see the Lincoln Picture & took P. Miller in the eve. Ida not very well this week.15
Clowdy. No rain. At home all day. Dolph brot a load of wood & I piled it. Seattle talking recall of Hartley(Gov).
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Windy. Went to Mrs Eubanks funeral. Mr Erickson of Seattle preached the Sermon.
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Semi Pleasant. Went to Presby Ch A.M. & P.M. Out to Whitney's with Ida in the P.M.
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Pleasant. At the farm fixing the water tower.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch working on tank & tank tower painting, &c.
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Pleasant. Foggy at night. Out to Abbey's in the P.M. & went to the Legion picture in the eve. Took Peter Miller & went after Abbey & Sumner. Picture medium.
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Pleasant & fogy A.M. Went to Mount Vernon with Nick Bessner and to Court. Much talk of recalling Gov. Hartley.
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Misty all day. Home in the A.M. Went to Abbey's in the P.M. Movement to beat Grant started.
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Clowdy. Went out to Abbeys & got some more Bellflower apples. Then went to Mrs Axtell's speaking. Out to see Mrs Bushey with Ida in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Ch. Pres A.M. & P.M. Ida in the eve. Took a ride around town.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Out to Abbeys and down to the clerks office in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and to Wilsons. Home at 8 P.M. Ida with me.
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I am 77 today. Pleasant. John and Pearl here this PM and eve. Was down to Ronnebergers with John to hear his radio in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Temp 42. Frost on the main land. Went to the Ranch and to LaConner. Got lumber & made steps to the porch on Ranch.
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Pleasant. Light frost. Went to Mt Vernon & took Abbey. Franks folks came this evening. Campaign against Grant going strong. Rainbow Girls Halloween part to night.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Bot a radio set of Knapp & Ronneberger and they installed it this P.M. Went to Hartley's speaking this eve. Frank also. Ida & Nettie over to a Baptist gathering at Almaden's.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & to Mt Vernon. Grant badly beaten over 1160 by Josh Russell. Jones elected Senator.
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Pleasant. Ida & self at the farm in the P.M.
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John E???s died. Clowdy & rain in the eve. Around home all day. Franks folks came this eve.6
Rain all last night & this A.M. Pleasant P.M. Wrights started for Seattle & the Mrs with them.
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Pleasant. Went to Mrs Wm Woods funeral as pall bearer. Burial at Blanchard. Went to Presby church in the eve.
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Pleasant. (City Election Primary) Went to LaConner & to the Ranch called on Mrs Rose Whiting. Mr & Mrs Williams here in the eve to hear radio.
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Light rain. Around home all day. A letter from Ida.
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Armistice day. Strong south wind. Out helping Abbey in the forenoon. Went to the Organ concert in the eve.
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Clowdy & windy. At home. Spading garden. P. & Geo Miller here this eve to listen to radio. It was very good.
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Rain last night & this A.M. Went to the Ranch. Mr & Mrs Redfern there. Oats $35.00 per ton now.
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Pleasant. Went to the Presby Ch A.M. & P.M. Thomas Deming died to day.
Thomas Deming died to day.15
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Cool 38. In town & at home. Over to Carrolls for lunch.
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Temp 38 Pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Grant sold 1500 sks oats at $35.00 per ton.
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[margin: Up to Peter's for dinner. Hilda Woodburn's birthday.]At home & downtown. Cool. Temp 34. Took radio batteries to be charged.
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Clowdy and little rain. At home all day. A card from Ida. Temp 38.
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Pleasant. Rain most of last night. Went to the Cong Church A.M. & P.M. Took dinner at Abbeys. Mount Vernon Kiwanis Glee Club sang in the eve.
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Clowdy. Mrs Lester Gear died. At home & downtown. Carters & Rev Simmons here. I took them to lunch.
Mrs Lester Gear died. At home & downtown. Carters & Rev Simmons here. I took them to lunch.23
Rain A.M. Went to the ranch & staid all night.
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At home. Nothing important.
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Thanksgiving. Pleasant. Went to the Union Service at the Cong Church & had a turkey dinner there and Mr & Mrs were here to listen to the football game between Wash & Nebraska. I had supper with the Williams. Albert Schirman died.
Albert Schirman died.26
Donald married to Helen Fisher of Twin Falls Idaho. At home & down town. Rainy.27
Showery. Ida came home. Frank brot her. Went back to Seattle this P.M. She is not very well. Has sciatic feet.
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Rainy. Went to Presby Ch in the morning. The Whitneys here a while this eve.
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Rainy last night & this A.M. Planted bulbs in the A.M. Out to Whitneys for potatos in the P.M.
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Strong S.E. wind. Went to Mt Vernon & the Ranch. Got Auto license for 1927. John Rector died.
John Rector died.
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Pleasant. Went to the Presby church in the morning. Wrote to George. Frank White's folk here this P.M. & evening.
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Pleasant. At home all day. Took down the fence by the flower garden some. Henry Finsen Dewey died.
Henry Finsen Dewey died.7
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Foggy & misty. At home. Nothing important. Richard Richardson died. Big Lake.
Richard Richardson died. Big Lake.10
[margin: Mrs Leonard Stillwell died. Concrete.] At home & downtown in the P.M. Clowdy & damp.
Mrs Leonard Stillwell died. Concrete.] At home & downtown in the P.M. Clowdy & damp.11
Semi pleasant. Hail & rain this A.M. Got radio battery charged. Franks folks came at noon.
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Temp 30 with strong N wind. Went to M.E. Ch in the A.M. Presby at night. Temp 26 at 10 P.M. Franks folks started home at 2.30.
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Temp 21. Clear & cold. At home tending fires. Pearl called by phone this eve.
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Temp 20. Clowdy S.E. wind. Warmer to night. Ida & self went to the Ranch. I went aboard the Padilla Bay diking dredger. Working north of our dams. A few snow flakes this eve.
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Warmer. Temp 32. Snow last night 1 inch. At home & downtown in the P.M.
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Pleasant but not much sunshine. Ida & I went to Wilsons via LaConner. Gave Pearl a Crosley Radio and Knapp & Ronneberger took it over. We staid all night.
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Clowdy & light rain. Came home to day via Edison & LaConner. Nothing important.
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Clowdy. Choring & downtown and took Ida out to the Whitneys in the P.M. The big Radio K.J.R. Programs to night. Jesse Bradley here in the eve.
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[margin: J. M. Magnuson died Mt Vernon Dec 19.] Cool & clowdy. Went to Presby church at 11. Wrote to Geo in the P.M.
J. M. Magnuson died Mt Vernon Dec 19.] Cool & clowdy. Went to Presby church at 11. Wrote to Geo in the P.M.20
Rainy day. Went down town & got a pair of shoes. Radio poor tonight.
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Rainy. Took Ida & Mrs Stoll down town in the P.M. for shopping.
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Cooler 35. 33 at 9 P.M. Light snow last night. 2 to 3 inches at the Ranch. Went to the Ranch. Grant in Walla Walla on state business.
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Temp 28. Semi Pleasant. At home & went to Whitneys for a chicken and took the radio battery to be charged.
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Christmas. Semi pleasant. All our folks here also the Whites & Youngs. A good time for all hands. Radio came in fine.
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Cold S. wind. Went to church A.M. & P.M. Pres Cantata in the eve. The Wrights started for home at 12.30.
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[margin: Mrs Mary Rose of Avon died.] Clowdy & windy. Went to the Ranch. Ida also. Grant in Seattle.
Mrs Mary Rose of Avon died.] Clowdy & windy. Went to the Ranch. Ida also. Grant in Seattle.30
Strong S.E. wind. At home & downtown. Frank & Nettie came this P.M.
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Thus endeth 1926.
Thus endeth 1926.
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Frost 35. Pleasant. Went to Presby Ch A.M. & P.M. Ida went in the eve. The Mt Vernon Mens Glee Club here to night. Franks went home at 2.15 P.M. Ed Otis died to night.
Ed Otis died to night.10
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Snow & rain. Cool. Went to Mount Vernon for Jury but was excused. Went with Foster.
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Rainy day. At home & down town. Mrs Judd called.
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Rainy day. Light. Down town with Ida in the A.M. At home in the P.M. Temp 42.
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Clowdy. No rain. Went to Presby Church in the A.M. At home in the eve listening to M.A. Mathews by Radio. Ida sick with lumbago.
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Rainy day. At home all day. Ida in bed with lumbago or neuritis. Dr Shaw here this evening.
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Cold & windy. Temp 30. Ida no better & in bed. Mr Ferguson here with his magnetic blanket and gave her a treatment.
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Clear & cold. Temp 28. At home keeping fires. Ida a trifle easier. North wind.
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Temp 20. Wind down. 28 at night, 19 at city hall, 17 at Whitneys, 14 at the Ranch. Pipe froze this A.M. at the cut off box. Tore up the floor to fix it & put it down again. Blanche White here this P.M. Ida the same.
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Temp 28. Clowdy. 34 at night. Went to the Ranch this P.M. & took five bunches of shingles for Grant's garage.
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Warmer. Clowdy. Went to Presby church once. Grants folks here this P.M. Listened to M.A. Mathews in the eve.
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Semi pleasant. Ida not so well. Ferguson's here and gave her a blanket treatment.
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Pleasant. At home. Ida some better. Frank & Nettie here two hours in the P.M. "Lorance" died.
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Windy. Went to the mill & got lumber for fence and began setting posts.
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Strong S.E. wind. Got a load of wood & piled it & worked on the fence. Grant here this evening.
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Raining P.M. Worked on fence some. Went to the mill for fence material. Took radio battery to be charged.
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Martin Felton died. Sedro Woolley. Clowdy & windy. Temp 42. finished the fence & went to town for groceries & a spare battery. The Carrolls sick & have been for a week past. Mrs C. not much better yet.30
Thos Jones died. Decatur Island. Clowdy cold S. wind. Went to Ch A.M. & P.M. Home in the P.M. Dr. Arthur Calhoun died age 48.31
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Frost 32. Pleasant. Went to Judge Abbey's court till noon. Planted lettuce, spinach, peas.
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Frost 30. Pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Grant has moved the garage. He was here to supper this eve. Brot home some holly sprouts or layers from the tree on the Ranch. Set one in the lawn & gave one to Jay Carroll.
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Temp 32. Pleasant. At home all day. Trimmed up fir trees some. Washed underwear. Planted asters & zinnias in the cold frame.
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Temp 34. Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and moved the window & put a door in Grants garage. Mrs Trafton called.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Choring around home. In the eve, listened to Radio The Young Mens Rub Club Lincoln Day Banquet.
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Pleasant. Frost 32. Went to Presby Church in the A.M. Out to Whites P.M. & evening.
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Temp 32. Some clowdy. S. Wind. Went to C.C. Luncheon then pitched a game of H shoes with Abbey I won 39-50. Jessie Bradley called this eve.
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Clowdy, cool south wind. In town all day. Pearl & Nels, hire man here this P.M. and staid to supper. "Il Travatore" to night in Seattle over K.O.M.O. radio.
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Temp 32. Pleasant. Ida & self went to the Ranch and staid till 8 P.M. Trimmed a pear tree back of the root house.
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[margin: High winds & floods in S. California.] Temp 32. At home. Took Ida up to Mrs Merrimans to a surprise party. Mrs Bradley also.
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Light rain last night & this A.M. Reading & choring. Temp 54.
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Rain & wind last night. Pleasant P.M. the Wrights came at 11.30 also Donald & wife. Frank brot his radio. The Whitneys & Mrs Bradley here in the eve to hear the opera "Carmen".
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Showery. Went to Presby Ch A.M. & P.M. Grant's folks over this P.M. The Wrights started home at 5 P.M. Grants also.
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Clowdy & windy. At home. Not doing much but reading.
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Clowdy. Listened to the President Coolidge Wash. birthday speech via Radio. Mrs Bradley, Mr Dubeal & Mr Pease here to listen. It came in full over KOMO.
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[margin: Went to Mt Vernon this eve with Abbey.]Cold south wind. At home all day. Went to Dr. Luck's lecture on China & Japan at the Pres. Ch in the evening.
Went to Mt Vernon this eve with Abbey.]Cold south wind. At home all day. Went to Dr. Luck's lecture on China & Japan at the Pres. Ch in the evening.24
Pleasant. Washed in the A.M. & went down town. In the P.M. went to Keath Phillips trial in Judge Abbey's court in the P.M.
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Rainy & windy. At home in the A.M. went to Summit Park with Bessner in the P.M. to a farmers meeting.
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Pleasant. Went to the Farm & pruned a pear tree and the logan berries. Took the B. chickens over to Mirriam.
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Frost. Pleasant. Went to Presby church in the A.M. & out to Whitney's in the P.M. Home in the eve. Heard a sermon in S.F. Ben Tjersland died.
Ben Tjersland died.28
Cool & clowdy & light rain. Went down to the C.C. Luncheon, at home in the P.M. This has been an unusually cold Feb with about ten days of frost.
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S.E. wind last night and to day. Radio aerial broke down. Worth Knapp helped fix it up. Down town in the P.M. Planted potatos & peas. Mrs White from 9th St. called.
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Pleasant. Frost 34. Went to Mt Vernon & LaConner. Paid taxes and went to Ben Tjersland's funeral. Bessner's called in interest of S. Army.
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Frost 30. Pleasant. Went & got lumber for roller heads and had them saw out. At home in the P.M. Painted fence some.
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Strong south wind & some rain. At home all day. Reading, &c. Ida not well.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby Church A.m. & P.M. Negro Concert in the evening.
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Cold S. wind & light showers. Went to C.C. Luncheon with Abbey. Finished Grants roller heads. Lee Bradley cut his hand & fainted. Heard Billy Dale was in the B. Hospital.
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Pleasant but cold. Went to the farm & took the roller heads. Trimmed the pear tree in the chicken yard. Also went to Kalsos to dike election.
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[margin: Mrs John Summers died Mar 9th.] Pleasant part of the time. Went to the Ranch & pruned trees and cut 2x4 for the roller. Mr Williams here this eve talking about the new Baptist church.
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Cool. Clowdy. Working on Roller staves. Downtown in the P.M. Mr H. Ferguson here this P.M. Mr I.N. Mount died this A.M. [margin: Amos Gale died Mar 10th.]
Mr I.N. Mount died this A.M. [margin: Amos Gale died Mar 10th.]11
Clowdy & windy. Rain last night. At home. finished the roller staves. Went to the Sandall reading at the Presby Church in the evening.
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Clowdy. No rain. Went to Presby Church in the A.M. Grant's folks over. Ida & self started for Seattle with Wrights at 4.30. Arrived O.K.
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Pleasant. In Seattle & called on the McGinnis'. Frank getting ready for Alaska.
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Pleasant. Came to Anacortes with Frank on the "Retriever" on his way to Alaska. Ida staid in Seattle.
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Katherine Flynn died Seattle. Rain this A.M. & last night. Cold air all day. Went to the farm & took a box of apples for Grant's.17
Patrick Day. Down town visiting Abbey & playing horse shoes. Took Radio battery to be charged. Home reading in the P.M. & eve.
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Semi pleasant. At home & down town. Played a game horse shoes.
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Clowdy & misty. Dito Yesterday. Planted some carrots, petunias & snapdragons & pansys.
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Clowdy. Went to Mt Vernon Baptist Ch & took Mr Summer. Went to the Presby Ch eve. John Masser died. Mount Vernon.
John Masser died. Mount Vernon.21
[margin: Mrs W. R. Wills died.] Pleasant. Went to lunch at the C.C. meeting. Ronneberger put a new "reostat" in the Radio. It is much improved.
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Pleasant. Means here and put in a new stove coil. Downtown in the P.M. Pitching horse shoes &c.
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Rain last night & this A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went to Mount Vernon & took Abbey. Tended Mrs Wells funeral also that of John Masser and the Baptist meeting in the evening. Home at 10.45.
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Beautiful day. Downtown at noon and went to the M.E. Ch dinner at 6. then to the theatre "Flaming Forrest" ????i.
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Semi pleasant. Went to the farm and finished repairs on the roller.
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Frost 34. Pleasant. Went to lunch with Abbey & watched a H shoe game.
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Pleasant. Light frost. Washed. Went to C.C. luncheon. Played horse shoes a while & painted fence P.M. Wrote to Geo & subscribed to the Mt Vernon Herald.
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Pleasant. Went to lunch at Brodahls and played horse shoes a while. Then washed the car & got it ready for Seattle. A letter from Ida.
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Clowdy. Cool. Went to Seattle in the Ford and staid at Wrights.
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Floyd Armstrong drowned. Semi pleasant. At home all day with cold & lame back.
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Mrs Martha Mason died, Skagit City. Clowdy. Rain last night. Clyde Howe took lunch with us. Down town in the P.M. Paying bills. Back not much better. Ida poorly also.5
Cool & clowdy. At home. Planted some more sweet peas. Pacific Coast Radio Chain Broadcast tonight from St. Francis Hotel S.F. Seatt Armstrong's dead body found.
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Clowdy & cool. Rain last night & this A.M. Went down town for Lunch then took Abbey & went to Loyd Armstrong's funeral at LaConner. Hard rain this P.M. This is the latest coldest spring for many years.
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Stormy day. Snow, rain & hail. Ida some better to day. Mr Thomas the Padilla Bay man was here this P.M.
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Snow this A.M. 2 1/2 inches on mainland. Pleasant P.M. Dr. Cook here to see Ida. Downtown in the P.M. Wm Dale died at 1.30 in Bellingham.
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[margin: Anne Stafford died.] Pleasant. In town all day. Ida not much better.
Anne Stafford died.] Pleasant. In town all day. Ida not much better.10
Pleasant. Went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. Frank Whites folks here this P.M.
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Pleasant drying day. Washed & worked in the garden some. Planted another row of peas.
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Fine day & some warmer. Went to Wm Dale's funeral in Mt Vernon and took Fred Abbey. Honorary Pall bearers, Fred Abbey, Lee Bradley, Nick Bessner, Dave Donelley, Tide Dunlap & E.A. Sisson. A large Masonic funeral. Stopped at the ranch on the way home.
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Pleasant and warmer. Working in the garden. Planted peas, carrots, beets, spinach, potatos, &c. Had radio battery charged. Heard Senator Dill & wife. Radio.
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Clowdy. Went to the Ranch & planted peas, carrotts & lettuce. Lee Bradley died this A.M. between 3 & 4 oclock. He was up and around as usual yesterday. Went to meeting at the Baptist Church this eve & took the Williams.
Lee Bradley died this A.M. between 3 & 4 oclock. He was up and around as usual yesterday. Went to meeting at the Baptist Church this eve & took the Williams.15
Clowdy light showers. Around home & down town. Went to Presby ch in the eve.
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Cool & clowdy. At home & downtown. Nettie came from Seattle this eve with Dr. Minnie Burdon.
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Cold & changable. Rain, Hail & sunshine. Went to Easter services in the A.M. at the Presby church. In the P.M. went to Lee Bradley's funeral as Hon Pall bearer. It was the largest funeral in the history of Anacortes. Nettie went back to Seattle this eve. Pearl & Colvin & Grants folks over.
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Cool & clowdy. Hail squalls here & snow 4 inches at Marysville. Temp at 3 P.M. 42. Frost in places this P.M. Wrote to George.
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[margin: Grant has 30 acres oats sowed.] Temp 31 at City Hall. Temp 35. Pleasant Frost. Froze ice at the Ranch. Went to the Ranch and planted potatos, peas, carrotts, beets, chard &c.
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Pleasant. Frost 35 here. Working about the place and painting fence in the P.M. Got a rick of Lyman wood of Rogers.
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Clowdy but no rain. At home in the A.M. Took Ida out to Soule's in the P.M. Otto Carlson Mt Vernon died.
Otto Carlson Mt Vernon died.22
Warmer. Clowdy. Went to the farm & planted corn & beans. Ida not well.
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Clowdy & misty. Temp 64 at 3 P.M. At home & down town. Mr H.A. Smith died this evening.
Mr H.A. Smith died this evening.24
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Clowdy. At home A.M. went to C.C. meeting & lunch.
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David O'Keefe. Semi pleasant. Build more rock wall in front of Lot 8 A.M. Went to Mr H.A. Smith's funeral in the P.M. as a Pall Bearer. Rev Bragg preached the Ser.27
Light showers & strong west wind. Took Ida down for a Collins Bath. Mr Harbaugh died.
Mr Harbaugh died.28
Clowdy & cool. Went to LaConner for plants & seeds then to the ranch. Set 2 doz cabbage & planted more corn & beans & fixed Hildas flower bed.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Planted beans & onions. Took Ida down town to get her bath in the P.M.
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Cold clowdy & showery. Light. Went with Ronneberger to get dirt. In the P.M. downtown with Abbey.
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Cool A.M. Pleasant P.M. Ida & self went to the farm. Choring around till 5 P.M. then home. Robert Shannon died. Hamilton.
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Fine day. Went to LaC & Pleasant Ridge with Mr Ford?. Took Ida to her bath. Called on Williams in the evening.
[margin:Mrs Elizabeth Leachman May 1st. Bow
Mrs Sarah Doyle May 2nd M. Vernon
Mrs Manchester Am Ella 3rd S. Park.]
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Mrs Elizabeth Leachman May 1st. BowMrs Sarah Doyle May 2nd M. Vernon
Mrs Manchester Am Ella 3rd S. Park.]
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August Miller died. Pleasant. Mothers Day. The Wrights came at 11 A.M. went to Presby church A.M. & P.M. also to the Elks Mother's day program. Grants folks here in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Land quite dry. Went to the ranch and planted peas & onions and killed weeds.
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Pleasant. Choring at home in the A.M. & out to Mrs Johnsons for plants. Took Ida down for her bath. The Radio battery rolled off the car & busted.
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Cool clowdy & windy & sprinkles of rain. Ida & I went to Wilsons. Came to Grant's for supper. Planted some more corn.
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Semi pleasant. At home & down town. Took battery to Tire Surgery to be fixed. Visited Abbey in the P.M. and went with him in the evening to see the picture Barbara Worth.
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Pleasant & warmer. Mowed lawn & painted fence. In the P.M. took Ida to her bath & went to the school "Operatilla". Brot my battery home. Good as new. Mercantile store sale going on.
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Warm & pleasant. At home in the A.M. Went to the Congregational dinner with Ida. Played horseshoes, &c in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to the Presby S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Radio in the P.M. 1st Pres Church United S.S. Song programme.
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Clowdy & light rain in the P.M. Went to the Ranch & worked in the garden. Nick Shoemaker died morning of 17th in the Bellingham Hospital.
Nick Shoemaker died morning of 17th in the Bellingham Hospital.17
Clowdy & light rain & nice rain last night. Choring about home and reading. Skagit up some yesterday. Cooler to day.
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Cold & clowdy. Went to Sedro Woolley State Hospital with N. Bessner to a Farmers meeting of care of stock &c. Ida went to Mrs Lee Carroll's Ladies Aid.
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Got a new suit of clothes. Cool but pleasant in P.M. Went to Nick Shoemaker's funeral in Edison. Fred Abbey went with me.
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Chas Towne died S. Woolley 20th.] Pleasant. Choring at home in the A.M. Mr Ferguson & Clyde Howe called. Went to the High School Play in the P.M. Ida also. Ole Johnson died B????.21
Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M. At home & downtown in the P.M. Lindberg flow to Paris in 33 hours. John Connors died.
John Connors died.22
Pleasant. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. and out to Frank Whites in the P.M. At home in the eve.
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Clowdy & cool & light rain in the P.M. Went to the Ranch in the A.M. Needed garden some. Hilda sick with headache.
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Clowdy & cool. Mowed the lawn and took Ida downtown in the P.M. Lindbergh the hero of the world and is landed. In all the papers.
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Temp 48. Cool & clowdy. Getting ready to paper the bedroom. Went to the LaConner graduating exercises in the eve. Took Dorothy Barney. Rev Raymond gave the address. Fine.
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Temp 48. Cool as usual. Bad growing weather. the river low, a good indicator of high water later. Oscar Harte here papering the bedroom.
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Temp 45. Pleasant. Oscar Hart here & finished papering the kitchen. Self down town to lunch & played a game of H shoes with Abbey.
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Pleasant, some warmer. Ida & self went to the Ranch & Wilsons. Grant gone to a prize fight at Vancouver B.C. Queer taste. Mrs Rose Willard died.
Mrs Rose Willard died.29
[margin: Abbey sick again.] Pleasant, little warmer. Went to Presby S.S. & church A.M. and to Memorial meeting at Chris Church in the evening.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. went to Memorial meeting in the P.M. at the Elks home and out to Fern Hill Cemetary & called on the Whitney's in the P.M. Ida also.
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Pleasant & warm. Temp 70-75. At Abbeys. Went to the Ranch & set out three doz. cabbage & made an eave trough. Grants folks left Thurs A.M.for a trip to Port Angeles and the west side points.
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A letter from Geo. Pleasant & too dry. [arrow] Only one inch of rain in May. Washed the car and mowed the lawn. Took Abbey to Collins for a mineral bath.
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Pleasant. Ida & Nettie & I went to Pioneer meeting. Margurite Young also. Called on J.C. McGinnis and went to call on Geo McGinnis in the eve. 470 Pioneers & friends had dinner at Pioneer Hall to day.
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Pleasant. Working around house & down town in the P.M. We both went to LaConner to Mrs Carters musical recital in the eve.
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Pleasant & dry. At home and down town in the P.M. visiting with Abbey. Heard the Chas A Lindberg program from Wash D.C. It comes in fine. Mrs Bradley brot her things to day.
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Pleasant. Cleaning house & washing windows. Went to the ranch and set out some cabbages.
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Mrs John Bow, Edison ]Ida's birth day & Flag Day. Down to A.M. & in the P.M. Went to Elks Flag Day Service. A.R. Gardner gave the address. Ida home cleaning house all day.15
Mrs Mary J Beard died yesterday. Pleasant. Blacking stove &c in the A.M. Visiting Judge Abbey in P.M. Rain needed very much. Mrs Jason cleaning floors this P.M.16
Pleasant. At home A.M. Downtown P.M. Still cleaning house. Ground very dry & no sign of rain.
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Pleasant. At home & down town in the P.M. Nettie & Donald & wife came this eve at 5.45. Frances staid at the Ranch.
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Clear & dry. Mrs Beard buried to day. Went to church & S.S. this A.M. Donald & wife went back to Seattle to day. Pleasant. Went to Presby S.S. & church A.M. & Tom E with Nettie in the eve.
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Pleasant. Temp 82. Dry. Choring & downtown in the P.M. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Warmest day this season so far.
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Warm. Clowdy P.M. Went to Pearl's. Ida & Nettie also. Got strawberries of Smith Bay View Ridge 1.50 per crate. ????s returned. Whitneys here this eve.
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Clowdy. Light sprinkle last night. Went to the Ranch. Made a trellis for peas & mowed weeds & grass. Grant went to Tacoma yesterday on Capitol dedication Com.
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Pleasant & dry. Took Ida downtown in the A.M. & down visiting Abbey in the P.M. & went out to the Auto Park. Grant's birthday 42.
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Pleasant but south wind. Went to Mirriam's birth day party. took Ida & Nettie & brot Frances home.
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Light rain this A.M. & strong S. wind all day. Grant here to lunch. down town in the P.M. Saw Abbey's first marriage of a couple from Concrete.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres Children's Day exercise. All went out to Whitney's in the P.M. Home at 8 P.M.
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A little mist in the A.M. Pleasant P.M. Self & Ida down to see the E cooker demonstration & bot one.
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Pleasant P.M. Clowdy morning. In the P.M. went to Sunset Beach to the M.E. Picknick. Ida & Nettie also.
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Pleasant & dry. Dr. & Mrs. Palmer called. Grants folks also. Went to the Minstrels(Elks) Show in the eve. Went to the rotary Luncheon at noon. Clark Savidge, Grant Hinkle & Billy Potts were present.
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Clowdy. Went to Presby S.S. & church and to M.E. Ch in the eve. Up to Simmons new house & Hershers in P.M.
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Warm & dry. Went to the Ranch and finished shingling the garage. Brot Mirriam & Frances with me. Mrs Lowe here showing Ida how to cook with the Electric Cooker.
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[margin: Mrs Bradley returned from California & staying here.] Pleasant. Nettie came back to stay till next Wednesday before going to Alaska. Down to the ferry dock and at Abbey's office in the P.M. Grant here to supper. Went to tent church in the eve.
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Went to Arch Siegfrieds funeral. Ida also. Then went to Bay View & then to the Ranch for Supper. Elks picknick for cripple kids.6
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Pleasant. Nettie started for Alaska again. I took her to the Ranch and she went to Seattle with Grant & Hilda who went to Aberdeen to take in the Elks Convention. Got the valves ground in the Ford this P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and staid. Ida & Frances also. Went to Bay View in the P.M. & visited the State Park. Jorgenson's are building the kitchen.
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Rainy this A.M. & last night. Went back to the ranch and in the P.M. both went to the Fair. Grant & Hilda came home this eve.
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Pleasant. Came home & brot the girls to Soules for a beach party. Visited the Judge in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Baptist Church. Ida also. Out to Fergusons in the P.M. & to tent meeting in the eve. Good attendance.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Grant cutting oats. Temp 82.
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Pleasant. & warm. In town. Went to tent meeting in the eve. Got two loads of Mill wood.
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Pleasant. In town all day & to church in the eve. Another load of wood.
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Clowdy & a thundershower in the P.M. Got two load more wood. Ida & I went to Pearls for lunch and to Grants for supper.
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Pleasant. In town all day and went to tent meeting in the eve. Ida had a mineral bath.
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Pleasant. Went to Presby church in the A.M. & to Martin Titus funeral. In the P.M. went to tent meeting & Ida & I went in the eve.
Martin Titus funeral. In the P.M. went to tent meeting & Ida & I went in the eve.22
Pleasant. Helping Mr Redden pack his tent, &c. Ida had another bath. Frank Peck died.
Frank Peck died.23
[margin: Marysville Road.] Pleasant. Went to Marysville to the celebration of the M.E. cut off of the Pacific Highway. Fine time & fine program. Went with N. Bessner, Abbey & Campbell also. Thundershower at night.
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Clowdy all day. At home & down to City Hall in P.M. Went to a Port meeting in the eve at Elks home.
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Pleasant. In the afternoon took Mr Tenny (Farmer from Nebraska) over to LaConner & the flats for a trip. Ida went to a Missionary meeting at Belches.
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Stormy part of the time. In Seattle. Went to the "Missing Link" in the eve.
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Too wet to thresh all this week.] Pleasant. P.M. Came home from Seattle & stopped at the Ranch. No threshing done since a week ago Tuesday.8
Semi pleasant. Rain in the eve. Home and downtown paying bills. Poor outlook for farmers.
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Light rain last night. Not well. In the house all day.
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Partially clowdy no rain. Lindburgh Reception this P.M. & eve in Seattle. Got it all in good shape over the Radio. Downtown in the P.M. Jessie B. went to Seattle.
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Pleasant. At home & to Judge Norval's funeral & with Bessner up to see the new filter & Reservoir. The Judge had a Chris Service funeral conducted by Mrs Bullock.
Judge Norval's funeral & with Bessner up to see the new filter & Reservoir. The Judge had a Chris Service funeral conducted by Mrs Bullock.15
Pleasant. Grant threshing yes. & to day. Heard from Ida that she was sick abed & had a Dr, nurse, &c. Downtown this P.M.
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Fine threshing weather. Downtown to lunch and went to see Dr Cook. A letter from Ida. She is no better. Beat Abbey at horseshoes.
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Beautiful day. Staid home all day. Grant folks over in the P.M. Listened to Rev Mathews in the A.M. and to Services in the City Temple Victoria in the eve.
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Another fine day. Downtown to lunch with Campbell & Abbey. In the P.M. took Campbell & went to the Ranch and to see Crumrines machine. Threshing & baling straw from the blower on Bob Woodburn's place.
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Capt F.V. Hogan died. fine day. In town in the A.M. Went to the Samish flats with Nick Bessner in the P.M. A letter from Ida. She is some better.21
Clowdy & foggy all day. Light rain A.M. went with Nick Bessner in his new Sedan to the Puyallup Fair. Abbey also. fine fair and fine trip. Started at 6 A.M. Home at 9.20 P.M.
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Clowdy most all day. At home and downtown in the PM. Dempsey Tunney fight to night. Frank White's & Mr Campbell here to hear it via radio.
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Clowdy & foggy but no rain. Wilson's finished threshing. Went to LaConner to get Back Cer renewed and then to the Ranch for lunch and the to Capt Hogans funeral. A letter from Geo s. stating that Horace Seaman's died Aug 21st.
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Clowdy all day. Downtown in the P.M. Wrote to Ida and heard from her. She is not much better.
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fine day. Went to Pres Ch. in the A.M. Out to Abbey's for dinner. Abbey here to spend the eve. Listened to Matthews and Magee via Radio then took A home.
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]Cool & clowdy. Cook rec'd a wire from Frank the he left Juneau last night with 2500 cases of cohoes. Home all day with lame wrist.
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Showery. Blackened & set up the bed room stove. Also got a new pipe for it. A letter from Ida. She is improving. Went to the Ranch at 11 A.M. Found then all well & Gertie Wallace visiting them.
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Semi pleasant. The Retriever arrived at 4 A.M. and left to Seattle at 9.30. Crew all well. All are glad to see them. Downtown listening to 2nd ball game at Pittsburgh. New York vs Pittsburgh. Score 6 to 2 favor N.Y. [margin: Downtown P.M. also.]
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Clowdy & light rain. At home nearly all day. Listened to the 4th game with N.Y. & Pittsburgh. 3 to 4 favor New York. Ida & the Wrights came this eve.
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Hard shower this A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went to Presby Ch A.M. The Wrights started home at 3.30 this P.M.
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[margin: Ed Gorton died.] Rainy day & cool. At home all day. Grant called this eve. Mrs David Batey died to day.
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Semi pleasant. At home in the A.M. went to H. Wallis funeral and out to Abbeys for a box of bellflower apples.
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Semi pleasant. John & Pearl & Mrs Webb here. In P.M. went with Abbey to Mrs Batey's funeral at S. Woolley. Gerty Wallace here this P.M. & eve.
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Fine day. Went to the Ranch & picked the winter pears by the Old House. Mrs Chas Moore called this P.M.
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Strong S. wind & rain at night. At home & downtown. Ida not so well.
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Clowdy & warm. Went to the Presby church A.M. & P.M. Frank White's folks & Hilda & the children here in the P.M.
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Clowdy with south wind all day. At home. Frank came about noon and Jessie went to Seattle with him.
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Clowdy & showery. Rain in the eve. In town all day. Went to County C.C. luncheon in the eve.
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Clowdy & misty. At home all day.
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Semi pleasant. Went around town with Jessie Bradley soliciting for M.E. supper. Then to the ranch. Got squashes & Viccar Pears and potatos of Frank White. Mrs Bradley started for Portland to be gone till Christmas. Ida has a pain in the back & her head to night.
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Clowdy. No rain. At home & downtown in the P.M. Edison Programme tonight from N.Y.
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Showery. At home A.M. went to the Fredonia Fair in P.M. & took Fred Abbey & Mr Campbell. Made the best score with horseshoes.
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Rain this AM. Pleasant P.M. Went Pres church A.M. Ida & I went to Frank Whites in the P.M. Listened to Seattle sermons in the eve.
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No rain clowdy. In town all day. Donald & wife came this eve. The scare letter from George about Donald came this P.M.
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Fine day. Went to the farm, Ida also & Donalds folks. Grant in Olympia. Donald & wife at Pearl's to night.
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Pleasant. Downtown in the P.M. & visited Mr Knapp.
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Rain last night. Pleasant P.M. Went with Abbey out to E. Howard's to a stump removing demonstration. Am 78 today and feel about like it.
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Showery & windy. At home A.M. Down at the Judge's office in P.M.
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Clowdy & rain at night. At home & up to the school ground with Frank. They came at 11 A.M. Frank, Nettie & Francis.
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Clowdy. Temp 40 S.E. wind. Went to the Ranch. Ida also. Had some of the elk for dinner.
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Cool & clowdy. Spading garden & choring, also set the wood shed. Downtown in the P.M.
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Rain all day. Temp 38. At home. Downtown an hour. Ida not well.
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Showery Temp 40. Went to Presby in the A.M. At home the balance of the day.
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Rain after 11 A.M. Temp 40. Ida & I went to the farm. Home at 3. It has rained every day this month.
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Temp 56 at noon. Showery. At home & downtown. Frank Whites folks here this eve. Listened to the Victoria Play.
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Light rain this A.M. In the P.M. Ida & I went and called on Bob Woodburn's folks. He is still in bed after 6 weeks with a broken hip.
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Rainy. Temp 48. In town all day. Down to Abbey's office in the P.M.
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Clowdy & just a little rain. Down with Ida in the P.M. Mrs. Bradley returned from Portland this eve with a cold.
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Very pleasant & light rain. Went to Pres Church A.M. & P.M.
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Clowdy with light rains. Downtown in the P.M. at police court. In the eve went to the Presby supper & program. Wells, Jarvis & Thompson spoke.
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Clowdy & little rain. Downtown in the P.M.
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Very pleasant & a light sprinkle. Went to Wilsons & stopped at the farm. Mrs. Bradley went as far as McCulloughs.
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Rain this A.M. Went to the Union Thank meeting. Home the balance of the day. Ida coming down with cold. Jessie home this eve.
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Clowdy but no rain. Downtown in the P.M. The Wrights came at 9 P.M.
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Clear & cold. At home tending fires. Temp 23. Ranch 16. Downtown in the P.M.
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Temp 30 Clowdy. At home & down town. Roads icy and slippery.
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Temp 32. Clowdy. Went to the ranch in the P.M. Ida also. Lot of ice on the Bay View road.
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Temp 30. Clowdy. went to the Presby Church & out to Whitneys in P.M. to see Edith & husband who are to start for Arizona tomorrow.
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Light rain. Temp 36. At home & downtown with Ida in the P.M.
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Temp 38. Beautiful day. Went & got a Christmas tree A.M. Rains in the P.M.
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Temp 32. Took Ida down for her bath. Hickman the murderer caught. Grant in Anacortes. Clowdy.
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Temp 40. Nice pleasant. Ida not well. Downtown in the P.M.
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Temp 40. Clowdy. The Wrights came this eve. except Frank who is not back from Juneau. Mrs Bradley went to the Samish.
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Showery temp 40 Mrs Bradley came back. The Wrights here yet. All out to Whitneys last evening.
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Temp 20. Strong No. wind all night & today. The Wrights & Ida went out to Whites to dinner. I have a cold & staid home & tended fires & my nose. Frank & Nettie to Basket B. game.
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Heard Mrs. James Callahan died yesterday morning. Ida about sick with cold. Mine some better.5
Clowdy. Temp 50. Went to LaConner & Pleasant Ridge with Bessner to Mrs. Callahans funeral. Ida worse & had Dr. Cook.
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Rain all day. Ida had a bad night. Dr. Cook here last night. Not much better to day.
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Cooler part Clowdy. Temp 42. Ida no better. Dr. Cook here this A.M. Went to Mr. Blout's funeral Elks Home. Franks folks came at 6:30.
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Temp 38. Pleasant. Wrights here. Ida no better. Grants here in the evening. Ran out of gas and had to ???? my car to get home at 2:30 A.M. Sunday.
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Temp 30 Fog all day. Ida still in bed. Downtown in the P.M. Called on the Judge & friends.
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Temp 32 Foggy. 36 at night. Downtown in the P.M. Ida out on the lounge to day. Wrote to George & Nettie.
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Temp 32. 41 in the P.M. Pleasant. Went to the ranch. Ida about the same.
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Clowdy & sprinkel of rain. Rev. B.C. Brooks, Frank White here for a call. Also Mrs Williams & Mrs Aygt. Ida about the same. A letter from Nettie.
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Clowdy Temp 40. At home A.M. down to Justice Court in the P.M. Helped destroy 185 qts of booze. Ida about the same.
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Clowdy. Temp 36. Choring & downtown. Ida worse and Dr. Cook here. Fred DeRush died to day.
Fred DeRush died to day.24
Clowdy Temp 36. At home most of the day. At home most of the day. Ida slightly better; in bed all day.
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Clowdy. At home A.M. Went to Fred DeRush funeral in the P.M. Ida some better. Mrs. Carroll, Mrs Bessner, Mrs Davis & Linwood & Miss Kash called.
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Pleasant. Temp 35. Choring about home and downtown in the P.M. Had a ride in the new Ford Coupe.
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Frost 34. Pleasant. went to the ranch and had an interview with County & Drainage Coms. Nothing definitely settled. Frank in Mr Campbell here from Seattle this eve about new house. He reports Ida & Nettie better.
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Foggy. Went to Mount Vernon with Bessner to a tax meeting. Stopped at the ranch on way home.
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Foggy all day. Went to Church A.M. & P.M. Pres. Wrote to Geo & Ida.
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Clowdy & cool. Went to the farm for lunch & in P.M. down to Wilsons. Mrs. McCullough's sale took place to day.
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Clowdy. At home in the A.M. Cleaned the chimney & range. Transplanted some tulips. Down town in P.M. A letter from Ida.
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Temp 32. 28 at the ranch. Went to the farm and in the PM. went to LaC. to see the ruins of the Baptist Church. The Ford busted and had to leave it at Whitney. Staid at Grants all night.
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Temp 30 at the farm. Came to Anacortes with Harry Sanderson and worked around the place moving plants &c. Campbell began moving dirt for the new addition to the house.
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Temp 30. Pleasant. Working around the place till noon. Went to the Ranch for the Ford in the P.M. Letter from George. Heard of G.B. Mathewson's death.
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Cool S. wind clowdy. Working about the garden. Planted sweet peas, garden peas & carrots. Frank and Campbell here with new house plans.
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Pleasant. Went to P church A.M. Went & got Mr & Mrs Williams who spent the evening with me listening to Radio.
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Clowdy with south wind & hard rain at night. Frank here to day. Carpenters putting in forms. Signed a deed to Wrights for a half interest in Lot 8-9-10 Bk 142.
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Rainy AM. Pleasant PM. Pouring cement. Finished the walls. Donald & wife came this evening.
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Pleasant. Frank came with the "Retriever" at 9:30 & went to Wilsons this PM. Nettie & Francis also. Went to Presby Ch this AM. Don & wife went back at 10:30 today.
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Strong wind & rain at night. Made a bird bath. Went downtown with Frank. He sailed for Alaska this P.M. at 4 oclock. May he have good luck.
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Pleasant. Campbell here and took down the forms. All ready to make the floor to the basement.
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Pleasant. Frost 34. All hand working on house improvement. Pouring floor of the basement, front door steps & excavating for fireplace. Ida downtown for a Collins bath. James O'Laughlin died.
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Clowdy. Rain last night & some to day. All hands working. Concreting nearly done. Floor laid, rough.
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Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon with Abbey to James O'Laughlin's funeral. Art Whitney & Grant's folks here this evening.
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Pleasant & warmer. Went to Mt. Vernon to see Tom Smith about drainage. Called on Otto Kalso with cancer of the stomach. Also called at the ranch. Too wet to plow.
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Pleasant Temp 60. Went to Pres church & s.s. in the A.M. Took Ida & Nettie out to Whites P.M.
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Pleasant. Temp 68. Thunder shower at night. Working around the house. The men began digger sewer.
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Clowdy & strong S.E. wind. Men working at usual. Campbell here. Heard Frank arrived in Ketchikan last night. Heard of Donald's F. in law died. [margin: thunder shower this eve.]
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Clowdy & showery. Campbell here. Working on concrete & building.
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Pleasant. Watkins here smoothing up the driveway concrete & garage.
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Clowdy & showery. Carpenters working as usual. Cut the wall down east of the driveway.
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Stormy more or less all day. Nothing doing on the house. Downtown in the P.M. to get battery charged. Mirriam came. Ida sick all last night & today.
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Semi Pleasant. Temp 37. Went to Pres Church & S.S. & eve. Nettie & Frances in the Eve. Hilda & Darrell came this P.M. & took Mirriam with them.
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Stormy, wind & rain showers. Men working on sewer. Self choring & cutting wood & downtown P.M. Land all very wet. No plowing lately.
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Clowdy & strong S.E. wind & rain at night. Went to the ranch. Land very wet. Grant has the Jorgenson boys papering upstairs. Men at the sewer. C. Campbell here this P.M. Got eggs at Whites 28 cts per Doz. [margin: Harris Peck buried today 27th.]
Harris Peck buried today 27th.]28
Clowdy no rain to speak of. Working on house roof & sewer. Connected up our sewer. I went with Nettie to James Ruby's funeral at Bay V. Stopped at the Ranch. Grants papering bedrooms. The have two done.
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Otto Kalso died this A.M. Clowdy & damp. Sewer finished & plumber roughing in. Carpenters working on Roof. Self painting cornice lumber. 7 hours.
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Pleasant 1/2 Rain in P.M. Went to Otto Kalso's funeral in Bay View and to Pres Ch in the evening. A very large funeral. Rev Schultz preached.
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Fine day. Carpenters working this A.M. Shingling & cornice well along. John, Pearl & Carroll here to dinner. Donald also. He came last night.
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Frost Pleasant. All hands working. Put in the basement outside step. Went to meeting at Pres Church this Eve.
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Fine day, Men working 1/2 Self choring all day.
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Pleasant 1/2 Rain P.M. Light two men all day. Lovelace sick. Finished shingling new part. Took out the colonades. Grant & Hilda & M. here this eve.
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Pleasant part time but cool. Two carpenters working. H. Lovelace sick. Ida down for a Collins bath. Campbell here. His dog killed by car.
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Ida in bed. Cold clowdy & Rain in the P.M. Two carpenters working. Campbell here. Ida sick with cold. Self choring.
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Ida in bed. Clowdy no rain went to the farm and made a treating tank for Grant. Three carpenters working & the chimneys started and windows cut for the front room.
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Pleasant P.M. All working. Front door torn out and place cut for fireplace. Ida in bed but some better.
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Pleasant. Working around the house. Men 1/2. Front room all torn to pieces. Went to Rep. Caucus and was named a delegate to Co. Con. Ida still in bed. Mirriam here.
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Clowdy. Went to church & S.S. A.M. Darrell came & got the big chair. Whitney girls called this eve. Ida no better, still in bed.
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Pleasant but Clowdy and a light shower at night. Ida no better. All hands working at house. Campbell wiring. Baughman finished the chimney and began on the fireplace.
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Clowdy & cold wind. All hands working on house & fireplace. Campbell used helpers wiring. Ida had Dr. Cook last night at 12. No better today.
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Clowdy & cold wind. Went to the Ranch. Lovelaces 1/2 Johnson 1/2 Fireplace man working.
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Pleasant. Ida some better but still in bed. Nettie in bed with sick headache. Lovelace M. 1/2 Johnson 1/2 Fireplace 1/2, Self cleaning up & trimming hedge.
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Pleasant. Fire Place progressing. Campbell wiring. Lovelace & Johnson working. Ida still in bed. Self cleaning up. Nettie better.
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Clowdy. Light rain A.M. Carpenters work 1/2. Went to the Rep County Convention. All for Harley & Hoover. Grant lost out as delegate to S. C. Ida slightly better.
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Fine day. Went to Pres. S.S. & church. Ida no better.
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Clowdy & rainy. Hard rain in P.M. Fireplace finished out side. No carpenters. Lathing began this P.M. Ida still in bed.
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Clowdy & light rain in A.M. Lathing, Campbell here. No carpenters. Ida up some.
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Fine warm day. Lathing & 2 carpenters working. Campbell wiring. Ida had a bad night and in bed all day. Carter & Rev Simmons here. Planted some beans.
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Pleasant. Fireplace finished. Carpenters at the porches. Campbell wiring. Ida in bed as usual. Blanche & Ted White here also. Rev Black called. Nettie and I went to "What Price Glory" A Rating play is my vote.
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Cool. Southwind. Hard rain last night. Two Carpenters one lather. Campbell & hand "wiring". Ida up a little.
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Light rain last night. Pleasant today. Two Car's 1/2 Two lathers 1/2. Ida up part time.
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Semi Pleasant. Rain in the Eve. Went to S.S. & Ch. Pres A.M. Went to M.E. Ch in the eve. Hilda & children here in the P.M.
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Clowdy & showery in the P.M. Went to the Ranch and helped Grant plant garden. Nothing doing on the house. Campbell here.
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Clowdy. Went to LaConner Burlington Mt. Vernon. Took Hilda to Burlington to see the Woodburns. Both in the hospital. Planted radish & parsnips. Grant started for Yakima State Con.
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Semi Pleasant. Planted more peas & choring. Rudy plastering. Nothing else doing on house. Ida had a bad night & in bed all day.
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Pleasant. Nothing doing on house. Self choring & went to the show H. Loyd. Ida some better.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres church & SS. Took Nettie out to Whitney's in P.M. Listened to Mathews sermon in the Eve.
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Pleasant. Plaster man working. Went to C.C. luncheon. Ida miserable. Had a bad night.
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Pleasant. N. wind. Rudy finish the first coat of plaster. Went to the County C.C. dinner this eve. Big crowd the G.N. ???????. [margin: Grant seeding oats.]
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Pleasant. Strong N. Wind. Land drying up fast. Went to the Ranch planted more ????????, corn, squashes &c. Nothing doing on the house.
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Pleasant. Campbell here. Lovelace & Bill fixing the shop for living quarters. Ida in bed all day.
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Pleasant. At home & down town. Went to see a picture with Nettie. Frances went to the tulip show.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. in P.M. went to the Samith with Bessner. Nothing doing on the house.
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Mother's Day. Grants folks & Pearl & Merlin Wilson here in the P.M. Went to Pres. Church & S.S. A.M.
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Pleasant. Temp 80. At home & down to see Dr. Cook. Nothing doing on the house. Warmest day this year so far.
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Pleasant. One man plastering. Went to Bellingham with H. Lovelace. Campbell here & took Nettie to Mt. Vernon.
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Pleasant. Land getting dry. Grant harrowing & Rolling. Planted peas, carrots, cucumbers and set out 2 1/2 doz. tomato plants. Went to the Ranch.
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Pleasant & dry. At hoe & down town in the P.M. & out to Abbeys. Went to see Old Ironsides this eve.
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Pleasant. At home. Men plastering. Down town in P.M. & went to the School Play in the evening.
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Pleasant. temp 73. Went to Bellingham with Bessner. Ida up last three days.
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Pleasant & warm. Went to P. S.S. & church. In the P.M. with with Ida to Grant's and staid all night.
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At the farm & in Mt. Vernon to Kiwanis Luncheon. Home in the eve. Ida staid at the Farm.
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Pleasant. Choring around home. Campbell here. Ruddy plastering. Donald & wife here on the way to Rosario.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Nothing doing on house. Nettie & Francis at Similk School Picknick.
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Pleasant. very drying weather. Nothing doing on house. Looks like Campbell is about stuck. All went to Edison High School Grad. Nettie, Francis & Grants folks.
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In town all day. Saw Dr. Cook. Weight 135. Nothing doing on house. Su??????? investigating Calvin C???????ll.
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George Sisson died this A.M. at 2:30. In town all day. Pleasant. Nothing doing about the house.
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Part clowdy & south wind. Went to Memorial Services at the M.E. Church. Six old soldiers present. In the P.M. went with Nettie to the Ranch to get Francis. Went to Bac. Sermon at the High School Gym. Rev Blank preached.
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Clowdy & windy. In town with C.C. luncheon.
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Clowdy, a little sprinkle. Heavy rain in Mt. Vernon. Went to the Ranch and then took Ida and went to Wilson's.
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Pleasant. At Wilsons. Went with Pearl to Memorial Services at Bow Cemetary.
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At Wilsons and Samish Island with Pearl & Ida at Stewarts. At the Ranch for supper and home in the eve. When we found a letter telling of the death of Brother George which occurred the morning of May 26. Grant working at the Bay View Park clearing. Nothing done on the house this week. It looks like Baid Campbell is a dead one.
death of Brother George which occurred the morning of May 26. Grant working at the Bay View Park clearing. Nothing done on the house this week. It looks like Baid Campbell is a dead one.
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Went to LaConner & to the farm and worked in the garden 3 hours. Went to Grad. Exercises in the Eve. Fine rain this eve. 6/10 of an inch.
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Pleasant. Went Pres. S.S. & church A.M. Out to F. Whites P.M. & to Ch in the Eve.
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Pleasant. Around house & down town. Wrote to Earl & went to C.C. meeting at Elks Club.
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Pleasant. Went to Pioneer meeting in Seattle and took Abbey. Was elected President of State P.s. for next meeting in 1929.
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Pleasant. In Seattle at Pioneer Meeting & dinner. Called on McGinnis at the Hospital. Came home in the Evening.
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Pleasant. Ruddy plastering. Watson sizing(?). Brother shingling from the Fireplace chimney. Self choring. Garden looking well.
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Pleasant. Ruddy plastering garage. Brother shingling. Self picking up. Our Campbell neighbors quiet to night "He is the luniest(?)"
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Pleasant. Brother shingling 1/2. Down town in the P.M. Australian Flyers arrived in Brisbane.
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Pleasant. All went to B. View Park to celebrate Pearls Birthday. Went to Cong Ch in the eve. Ida & Nettie also. Picture "Man Nobody Knows".
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Part clowdy. Went to Frank Whites & picked 35 lbs strawberries. Nothing doing on the house.
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Pleasant. At home all day choring. National Rep Con at Kansas City started today. Nothing doing on house.
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Pleasant. In town & went to the M.E. picknick for Mirriam at Sunset beach. Took Ida & Nettie. Went to Al Grahams(?) boys(?) funeral. Saw Mr. Landsborough.
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Clowdy & a light rain in P.M. Went & got Pearl. She went to the D.A.R. meeting on Guemes and took her home in the eve. Listened to the Rep Con via radio at Kansas City. Hoover nominated for President.
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Pleasant. Curtis nominated for Vice Pres. Telegram from Frank to day 1000 cases of fish up. Mr & Mrs Landsborough called. Teddy dog left this eve.
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Clear & cool. Went to Mt Vernon, LaConner to Burlington to Dairymans Picknick with N. Bessner.
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Pleasant went to Pres. Ch AM & PM. Grant & Hilda here & Williams also.
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Pleasant went to Seattle with W. Hastie from Mt. Vernon. Signed Citizens papers for Mrs. Applegate. Went to Pioneer Trustee meeting in the Eve at Pioneer Hall.
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Pleasant Temp 80. Came from Seattle. The pup Teddie came back.
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Pleasant & warm. Went with Ida to the farm. Grants folks in Seattle to Kiwanis Con. Worked in the garden & went to Bay View.
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Pleasant. Choring about the farm.
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Pleasant & dry. At the farm & went to B. View. The folks came at 11:30 P.M.
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Pleasant. Came home this A.M. Nothing doing on the house this week. Nettie had a letter from Frank.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres. Church AM & PM. The Carter's called this P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Pearls for choring. Francis also. Mirriam came. All went to Chatauqua except Ida.
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Clowdy. Went to the ranch and took Hilda black berrying got 25 lbs. Chatauqua P.M. & Eve. Good.
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Clowdy light rain this A.M. Listening to Democratic Convention. Went to Chatauqua P.M. & Evening.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S. & Church Pres. Grants folks here in the P.M. Dr Cooke here to see Ida this eve.
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Clowdy. Went for Blackberries got 25 lbs. John Wilson has had a carbuncle for the past two weeks and had it cut out yesterday. Nothing encouraging about getting the house finished.
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Clowdy. Poor hay weather. Boarding up and covering window openings & put on the Front Door. Barney went to Seattle to see the crook Campbell.
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Pt Clowdy & light shower. At home A.M. went with Nettie to Wilsons & got 4 Gal cherries. John still suffering with carbuncle.
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Pleasant. Home in the A.M. took Ida & Nettie to Mr Vernon in the afternoon.
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Pleasant. Went to the woods for blackberries with Maloy & F. White. Campbell in town to day.
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Fine. Day. Moved stuff out of sitting room and put up portieres. Downtown in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Wilsons & took Ida & Nettie. John about the same. Went to P Church in the eve.
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Pleasant. Itown. Got the car valves ground. Grant here this eve to get a case of stain for park at B.V.
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Fine day. Washed & trimmed the hedge. Downtown in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Nettie & Francis went to Rosario. Self home & downtown. Ida not well. Out to Abbey's for cherries.
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Pleasant. Grant haying. Went to Wilsons. John about the same. Picked a lot of cherries for Hilda berries also.
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Went with Abbey to Victoria and Port Angeles for the night. Nice trip but rough across the straits. [margin: Pleasant.]
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Fine Day. Went to LaPush and back to Port Angeles at night. Fine trip and good roads.
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Fine day. Left P.A. at 7:30 went to Hoods Canal to Hoodsport then to Lake Cushman Power Plant then to Olympia and visit the Capitol building then South Tacoma for the night.
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Pleasant but smoky from forest fires. Came home via Kirkland and visited the Shumway family. Dr Don Palmer visited John yesterday and said he had a 50-50 chance to get well. Ida not well.
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Pleasant & Dry. Ida in bed all day. Nettie & I went to Burlington Hospital to see John. He seems to be better. Donald & wife came this P.M. Grant finished putting up hay last night.
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Thunder shower last night. Pleasant P.M. Fixed a roof over the new garage. Donald and wife went home this eve. Chas. Nelson over to see Abbey & me about Pioneer meeting Aug 29.
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Pleasant. Dr. Shaw here to see Ida. At home & downtown. Ida in bed.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch then for black berries with Hilda. Then to Pearls for cherries. Home at 6 P.M.
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Pleasant to warm. Temp 82. Choring about home & down town. Grant here to dinner.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres. Ch & S.S. Rev McDonald preached. Temp 84. Hilda & kids here this eve.
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Pleasant & warm. Temp 84. Went to Samish with N. Bessner & called on Pearl. John Wilson gaining very slow.
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Pleasant & warm. Temp 83. At home in the A.M. went to Burlington with Nettie in the P.M. to see John. He is about the same.
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Temp 85-1/2. Pleasant. At home A.M. went to Mt Vernon & Burlington N. Bessner. Saw John. He about the same.
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Pleasant. Warm & dry. Temp 83. Home & downtown. Visited the new church now building on 10th st. Ida up and around to day. Visited the Judge this P.M.
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Fine day & cooler. Went with Abbey to the Ferndale Pioneer Reunion. A good time. Heard Pres Spencer of (diary says:)Wash State University(should have been University of Washington according to Bellingham paper).
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Pleasant. Went to Deception Pass Park with Mr. Campbell & then Marches Point air plane Exhibition. Heard Clark Savidge make a fine speak.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres Church Rev O Donald preached. Dr. Shaw here last night to see Ida. She is as miserable as ever. Has neuritis in her breast.
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Fogy. Went to the farm. Grant baling & finished. The Press (Ewings) baled 47 tons yesterday. John Wilson improving slowly.
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Pt. Clowdy & cool. Ida had a bad night. Cleaned out the iron water tank and made a new foundation. Mrs Sager this P.M. to see Ida.
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Fine Day. At home A.M. In the P.M. Nettie & I went to Burlington to see John Wilson. He is improving. Ida no better. Mrs Sager to see her.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres ch & S.S. Home the bal of the day. Heard Mathew's sermon in the evening.
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Pt. Clowdy. In town all day. Ida about the same. Sat up some. Over to Mrs. Sagers for Goat's milk.
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Pleasant. Took Mr. Williams & went to Concrete to see the sights. Visited John & went to the Fair. Ida about the same. Nettie had a letter from Frank. He reports good luck.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. went to the Fair with Nettie & Francis in P.M. Called on John again & stopped at the Ranch.
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Pleasant & warm. Home in the A.M. In the P.M. went to the Fair with Abbey. Mrs. Bradley & Mrs Foster here this eve.
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Pleasant till 3 P.M. then clowdy & rainy eve. Downtown. Out to Abbeys & Whitneys on Precinct Com business. Ida out on the Lawn this P.M.
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Pleasant. Down town in the A.M. At Almonds office Grant & Fulton filed for legislature. Ida no better.
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Pleasant. Put the old windows in the big room. Went to Mrs. Frank Wilsons funeral. Hilda & kids brot Francis home. Ida in bed all day.
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Pleasant. Nettie & Francis went to Seattle. Dr. Cook to see Ida. I went to the Truck Hearing. Grant called. Mr Mayer died.
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Pleasant. Ida up some to day. I went to the Ranch and to Mrs Nelles burial at Bay View. Put in a new stove back.
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Pleasant. Went to LaConner to Mr Valentines funeral & took Abbey. Then went to the Ranch. Some cutting oats.
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Pleasant. Visited Bob Woodburn's a while yesterday. Downtown with Abbey pitching horseshoe a while. [margin: Ida registered today.]
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Clowdy and Pleasant P.M. A home all day. Nettie & Francis came home this A.M. John, Pearl, Colvin & Gurtie Wallace here and had lunch.
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Pt. Clowdy. Pleasant P.M. Went to the Ranch. Francis with me. Heard Al Smith's acceptance speech this P.M. from Albany N.Y. Mrs. Hartman died this A.M.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Downtown & out to Abbey's in P.M. Grant here to dinner.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. went with Nettie to Harry's Neeley's funeral at Burlington & B.V.
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Pleasant. Foggy A.M. Downtown in P.M. had a game of H.S. with Abbey. Ida better last few days. [margin: Mrs. Hartmans funeral today. Seattle victory airplane lost]
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Pleasant P.M. Went to Sedro Wooley to a clan(?) meeting. Took Campbell & Abbey. Went to Presby church in the eve. Nettie out to Whitneys to lunch. Dr. Bowden called.
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Fine day. Fogy A.M. At home & down. wrote to Earl & Laura. Went and brot Mrs. Whitney & Helen in for the evening & took them home.
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Foggy & damp. In town all day. Played a game of H.S. & got beat. Ida in bed all day.
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Clowdy. Too wet to thresh. Went to Mount Vernon and to LaConner to Dr. Church's funeral in the P.M. Hartley nominated. Grant defeated by Josh Russell.
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[margin: Went to the M.E. supper with Nettie.] Clowdy with strong S.E. wind. Went to the Ranch and got a box of pears for Mrs Means and some apples of Mr Laravey. Went to Mrs Wilson's funeral as pall bearer.
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[margin: Rain.] Pleasant. Light rain last night. In town all day. Play H. shoes with Abbey & post office men.
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Fine day. Foggy A.M. At home and downtown at Judge A's court. Grant threshing.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres S.S. & church A.M. Went to Bay view with Nettie & Frances in the P.M. to meet the McGinnises. They all came here, later John with the rest. Grant finished threshing in P.M. 2400 sks. 2000 large size.
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Beautiful day. At home A.M. Went to C.C. luncheon & pitched a game of H.S's. Nettie went to Seattle to a D.A.R. function.
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]Rain last night. Pleasant to day. Heard from Frank. He left Juneau to day. Went to Mt Vernon & the Ranch. Was ????? for Mrs Applegate.19
Pleasant. At home A.M. Down town in the P.M. Ida had a bad night in bed nearly all day.
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[margin: Grants folks here this eve.] Pleasant. Heard A. Smith's talk last night. Ida no better. Mr & Mrs McCormick called. Got a load of wood. Had the trans bands lined on Ford.
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[margin: Frank left Ketchikan this A.M.]Warm & pleasant. At home in the A.M. Went to the Minstrel Show last night. the P.M. went with Abby to work on the school play ground fence. Ida not so well to day.
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Pleasant. Change towards night. Went to Pres Church & S.S. Frank Whites folks here this P.M. Went to Church in the evening.
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Pleasant. Went to the farm and gathered garden stuff & picked a box of Jersey pears. In the P.M. downtown and played H. shoes with Abbey & Stapp. Grants folks went to Seattle for Darrell to see about college. Ida up some to day.
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Foggy & smokey. At home A.M. In the P.M. took abbey and went to see the new Lake Campbell road. I consider it a waste of good money.
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Foggy. Pleasant P.M. At home and down town. "The Retriever" came in at 6 P.M and went on to Seattle. Nettie went also.
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Pleasant. Fog this A.M. At home A.M. On a jury at the Justice court this P.M. Auto accident case.
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Semi pleasant. At home A.M. Went to the opening Foot Ball game with Abbey in P.M.
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Pleasant. Frank & Nettie came this A.M. In town. Had a game of horse shoes in the P.M.
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Hard rain. Went to the Ranch and got Oats & straw for Abbey. Five men working on house.
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Rain A.M. Strong west wind P.M. Went to Mt Vernon with N. Bessner and to Jones & Gelatley meeting in the eve. Six were working on house. Frank went to Seattle.
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Frank returned. Pleasant. Went to LaConner to the Baptist Associate & too Mr Williams. 5 men working.
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Fine day. Cleaning up about the place. Five men working to the wind out of our room and put in the new frame.
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Fine Day. Temp 38. Frost in some places. Four men working.
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Ida had a C. bath. Clowdy. Four men 1/2. Went to the ranch & picked pears also went to Mrs Walters funeral or burial rather in B.V. cemetary. Grant went to the Good Roads Con this week at Walla Walla.
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Clowdy. Went to S.S. & church A.M. Wrights out to Whitneys & Aunt Kate & Arlie called here in the eve.
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Furnace heater being installed. Heard Hoover in Boston. Clowdy. Went with Frank to C.C. Luncheon. Two men working. Ida had C. bath.
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Rainy day. One men working & plumbers also. Ida had a bath.
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Clowdy. One man on house. Ida went to Collins for bath.
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Clowdy & foggy but no rain. Three men working two on the roof. Miss H. Marshall here. Self cleaning roof & eave troughs.
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Fine day. Four men working. Self picking up in the A.M. Down to Court in the P.M. Men putting in the Heating plant.
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Pleasant. Cleaning up on the roof & yard. Downtown in the P.M. Frank and Frances went to S. Woolley to foot ball game. Donald & folks came this eve.
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[margin: Dr Cook here Sunday.]Semi pleasant. Donald & folks here till 4 P.M. Grants folks here in the P.M. Went to S.S. & Church.
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Light rain. Cutting down trees east of garage. Self & Frank. Two men working.
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Pleasant. Cut the bal of trees by the garage. Four men working. Frank White called. All went to the M.E. church dinner this eve. Ida in bed since Sunday with neuritis.
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Fine day. Four or five men working. Bot two loads, 4 ricks of firewood. Moving timber out of the basement & began shingling the out house. Beat Abbey three games shoes P.M.
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Clowdy but no rain. Finished shingling the wood house. Five men working. Political speeches every night by radio.
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Clowdy. Five men on house. Self cleaning up & cutting up trees. Ida poorly & in bed.
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Clowdy & dark. Two men 1/2. Ida no better. Frank & Nettie went to Seattle. Cleaning & cutting wood. 79 to day. Got four nice birthday remembrances today. Abbeys, Pearl, Edna and Darrell.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S. & church. Wrights went to LaConner & the Ranch. Ida miserable with weakness & neuritis.
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Clowdy & light rain at night. Painters began on the house. John & Pearl here to day. One carpenter working.
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Rainy & clowdy. Trip working. Self choring & cutting wood. Ida a little better to day.
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Pleasant. Light rain last night. Went to s.S. & church A.M. Out to the hospital & Whitney's in the P.M. Darrell & Mirriam here this P.M. Mirriam all night.
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Rainy. Light rains. Mr Calkins sanding the house. Ida still in the hospital. Got a box of Bellflowers of Abbey.
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Strong S.E. wind & some rain. Calkins finished sanding floors. Painting. Out to the hospital. Ida still in bed & not much better. Electric Range connected up to day.
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Clowdy. Hard rain last night. Grants started on the Southern trip to day. Was out to the hospital. Ida not much better. Painters working on our dining room.
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Clowdy & showery. Two painters one half. Finished our room except floor. Frank went to Seattle. Self out to the Hospital.
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Clowdy. Armistice Day. Went to S.S. & church out to the Hospital P.M. & to Ch. in the evening.
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Showery S.E. wind. Out to the hospital in the P.M. Wrights all in Bellingham to F.B. game. Ida about the same.
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Semi pleasant. Three painters working. One got hurt last night. Wrights in Mount Vernon to night. Ida not so well last night & to day. Varnishing floors to day.
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Pleasant. North wind. Moving &c. Moved things into Wrights dining room and our living room. Was out to the hospital. Three men painting out side.
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Clowdy & rain at 3 P.M. Temp 36 frost. Painters 3. At home and out to the Hospital. First letter from Grants. Pocatello.
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[margin: Hospital fire. Dr. Cook here.]Pleasant. Sold the old stove and bot a new one. Down town in the P.M. and had a H.S. game. A card from Grant. Salt Lake. The Anacortes Hospital burned this evening. We all went out and brot Ida home. Most everybody there to see it burn. Furniture about all saved.
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Pleasant & cool. At home & down town. The painters finished. Moving & placing furniture. Ida in bed all day. Dr Cook here [margin: this eve.]
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Frost 35. Cool & clowdy. Went to the Four Sq Church dedication at 2.30 & to Pres Ch. in the eve. Ida miserable as ever.
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Clowdy with light rain. At home in the A.M. Went to LaConner and the ranch in the P.M., Pearl and Carroll Wilson here this P.M. Heard from Grant at Las Vegas.
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At home all day. Working about the house. Paving on K Str. Ida no better. Clowdy but no rain.
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Pleasant. Frank went to Seattle. Self choring about home. Ida had a miserable night. In bed all day.
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Around home. Semi pleasant. Finished paving K St to 12 St. from 8 St. Ida slightly better.
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Fairly pleasant. Choring about home. Cutting up roots for fire place wood. Went with Franks folks and Aunt Kate Whitney to T.A. Esary's Golden Wedding. Ida about the same.
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Pleasant. Began tearing off shingles and getting ready to change the kitchen & put in a bath tub in the old pantry. Ida's neuritis bad as ever to day.
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Clowdy & light rain at night. Went to Presby Ch A.M. In the P.M. went to Urban Derr's boys funeral with Frank & Nettie at Mt Vernon. Rev Raymond presided.
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Semi pleasant. Began rebuilding the kitchen. Lovelace & Kelly here. L. 1 day, Kelly 1/2. Ida no better.
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Pleasant. Lovelace here one day. Kelly 1/2 day. Ida had a bad night & Dr Cook here this A.M. Self working on kitchen. Wrights in Burlington to night.
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Pleasant. Lovelace 1/2 Kelly 1 day. Ida no better.
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Thanksgiving. Cool. Went to Thanksgiving services at the New Tabernacle 4 Sq. Frank went to Seattle. Ida miserable all day. Will & Sydney Stacey & families here.
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[margin: Downtown this P.M. paying bills.]Clear & cold. Temp 26°. Lovelace one half & finished. Frank went to Seattle. Ida no better [margin: Dr. Show here tonight.]
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Clear & cold. Temp 25. Downtown and order cupboard doors and paid bills. F.N. Haley elected Mayor of Anacortes yesterday.
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Temp 29. Pleasant. Took the holly off the old wood house & burned it. Ida miserable all day & had Dr. Shaw. Frank got a ton of "Bryants?" coal. The folks at the Methodist play to night.
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Warmer 48. Showery this A.M. Ida no better. Franks folks started for Seattle & Tacoma this eve.
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Clowdy. Strong S.E. wind all day. Got the doors for kitchen cupboards. Ida feeling some better to day.
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Clowdy. Went to P. Church. Grants folks over & Hilda got the dinner. The folks arrived at 11 P.M.
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Hard rain and wind last night. Semi pleasant to day. Fitting & hanging cupboard doors. Paid Lovelace & Kelly for Kitchen work. Total cost 122.75
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Cool. Clowdy & windy. Finished hanging kitchen doors. The folks out to Calkin's to night D.A.R. meeting. Ida talking Seattle.
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Clowdy. No rain. Ida getting ready for Seattle. Frances new bedroom set came. Hetty Marshall here to day.
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Semi pleasant. Frost 35. The Wrights went to Seattle & took Ida to the Hospital. Self down visiting the Judge this P.M.
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Part pleasant. Temp 32. Choring about home in the A.M. Downtown in a H.S. game with Abbey in P.M.
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Cool & clowdy. Got a letter from Ida. Began to move the old wood house.
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Cool & clowdy Temp 32. Went to Ch. & S.S. Wrote to Ida & E Reed. Radio in the evening.
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Frost 32. Pleasant. Frank & I finished moving the wood house. Mr Geo Strang died last night.
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Cool & pleasant. Temp 36. Put the door in the wood house in the A.M. in P.M. went to Geo Strangs funeral. Methodists here to night for choir practice at Wrights.
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Foggy. Cool. Working on wood house. A letter from Ida to Nettie. Frank in his part of the house working. Dr. & Mrs. Cook called this eve.
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Thick fog all day. Working on wood house 1/2 Put a roof over the kitchen door. Wrote to Pearl & Ida.
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Rain this A.M. Pleasant P.M. Finished the floor in the wood house. Downtown in the P.M. mailing C. Cards. Went to the M.E. Play Across the Hill. Very good and no audience.
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Rain this A.M. Semi pleasant P.M. Down in P.M. bot underware & tie. Put a base around the wood house.
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Clowdy & showery. Went to Pres Ch & S.S. and to the concert in the eve.
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Light showers & S. wind. Working around wood house some and downtown in the P.M. the Wrights had a fine Chris. Tree this eve.
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[margin: Donald, wife & brother here.] Fine Christmas Day. All went to Wilson's and had a fine time & fine dinner. Donald & Helen went to Seattle this evening. Home at 9.30.
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Rainy day. Went to Seattle with Frank. Saw Ida. Can't see much improvement. Arrived home at 7.30. Lots of rain.
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Semi pleasant. Choring about home. Cutting up old stuff for wood.
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Wind & rain. Went to the Ranch. The Christmas west wind damaged the dike considerably near Bay View. Grant & others working on it last night.
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Cool & clowdy. Light frost. In the house about all day reading "With Malice Toward None". The new Council took office last night. Mayor also.
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Still in bed. Another letter from Ida and I wrote one to her. Frank down town getting his car fixed.
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Mr McCormick call also Mr Ferguson. Frost & fog. Self about the same. Dr Shaw here. Frank went to Seattle and came home with Donald.
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Frost & fog. Frank went back to Seattle with Donald. Judge Abbey called to see me. A letter from Ida. She wants to be home.
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Pleasant. In bed as usual. Not much fever but terrible sore back. Frank went to Mount Vernon this P.M. Head the opening program of the G.N. Tunnel. Good.
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Clowdy & mild. Had a bad night. Terrible sore back. Pearl & Carroll came this P.M. & Clyde Howe and Edna Whitney in the eve. Sat up in chair a while but had more fever 100.4 at 9 P.M. Wrote to Ida.
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Fog all day. Self about the same. Sat up in chair some.
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Clowdy. Not very cold. Had a bad night. Not feeling very good to day. Called Mr Williams, Mrs Ferguson & McCormick.
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Beautiful day. Self about the same. Back still sore. Mr Bessner called.
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Frank went to Seattle. Rainy A.M. Clowdy P.M. Feeling pretty bum to day. Grant here last night & we listened to the legislative programme.
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Clear & a strong N. wind all day. Temp 30 at 6 P.M. Had another bad night with my back. Frank came but Ida not well enough to come.
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Frost 28. Clear & pleasant. Slept better last night. Went out & ate supper with folks for the first time in two weeks.
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Temp 26. Clear & cold. Donald & wife came last last night. Some bank trouble this A.M. Frank & Donald went to Seattle & brot Ida home. She stood the trip O.K.
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Frank Darcy buried to day. Temp 32. Ground lightly covered with snow this A.M. Warmer toward night. Ida up and around some but has trouble with her back.
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Temp 28. Strong N. wind. Ida & self about the same.
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Temp 22. Sprinkling snow all day. Don & Frank went to Seattle. Ida had a bad night. I also. Back bad. Geo Miller here to get some wood for us.
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Temp 28. Snow all the A.M. about 4 inched altogether. Kelly here fixing Franks bath tub. Patients about the same. Dr Shaw here to give Ida serum.
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Warmer & rain this A.M. Temp 36. Mr Ferguson here this P.M. Ida not as well. Self about the same. Kelly finished installing Franks B. tub.
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Temp 30. Snowing by spells. 24 at bedtime. Ida as miserable as ever. Dr. Shaw here.
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Temp 16 - 11 at the ranch. All home all day. Ida no better. Grant, Mirriam & Darrell called. Temp 23 at 2 19 at R.
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Temp 18. Snow last night and all the A.M. to day. Miss Flagg here working in the kitchen. Ida suffering as much as ever. Its too bad she left the hospital. Snow 6 inches deep now. Temp at 9 - 23.
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Temp 21. Clear & cold. Frank came home last night. Ida worse than ever to day. Dr. Shaw here. The Wrights went to Mount Vernon to B.B. game.
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Temp 30. Clear & pleasant. Ida miserable all day. Frank & Donald came this evening in the Retriever from Seattle.
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Temp 30. Rain lightly most of the day. Downtown A.M. & P.M. Ida about the same. Got a load of wood from Woods Mill.
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Temp 38. Light snow this A.M. & rain. Pleasant P.M. Went to Pres church this A.M. Edna Whitney called this eve.
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Dr. Shaw here. Temp 28. Cold raw S.E. wind all day. Ida worse in bed all day. Mr McCormick called. Piled the wood. Frank went to Seattle.
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Cold S.E. wind & clowdy. Ida no better. I went to the Ranch & to Chas Sorenson's funeral with Grant & Hilda at Burlington.
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Pleasant & warmer. Grant was offered $40.00 for Oats yesterday. Saw the talking picture last night "On Trial".
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Clowdy. Ida no better in bed all day. Downtown in the P.M. Dr Du Praw here to see Ida.
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Cold S.E. wind. Washington Day. Ira Leatherwood here & folks & Pearl. Downtown with Ira in his Ford.
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Clowdy. Temp 46. Ida in bed all day. About the same. I made a cold Frame for plants.
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Ida in bed all day. Part clowdy. Went to church & S.S. Grants folks here in the P.M. till 3.30.
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Semi pleasant & cool west wind. Frank & Donald went to Westminster. Self home all day. Ida in bed.
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Clowdy & light rain. Bot 50 galons of gasoline at 10 1/2 cts per Galon. Mr Ferguson here with his blanket.
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Clowdy. Ida went to Seattle with Dr. Minnie Burdon. Grants folks & John & Pearl here to see her off. Mr & Mrs Ferguson called.
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Part clowdy. Investigation of Hoover for President came via radio. Fine. Downtown P.M. & to show in the eve. Planted some peas & spinach also godesia. Donald here this eve.
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Clowdy & rain at night. Downtown playing H. shoes with Abbey & went to the Presby dinner.
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Cool & clowdy. Frank & Donald went to Seattle. Self working about the lawn & garden.
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Pleasant. Went to Mount Vernon & called at the Ranch. Listened to witnesses on the Conally Murder Trial.
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Cool & clowdy. Planted sweet peas, carrots, beets. Down town in P.M. Had a game of H. shoes with Abbey & the police. Frank & Donald returned.
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Clowdy & cool wind. Home in the A.M. Went to see a picture with Abbey "Battle of the Sexes". Planted peas. Had a letter from Ida. She is no better.
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Rain last night & clowdy to day. Went to Pres Ch & S.S. A.M. & M.E. ch with Nettie at night. Frank & Don went to Seattle this P.M. The Carters called this eve.
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Temp 36. Pleasant. Put linoleum on the kitchen floor. Downtown in P.M. H.S. Nettie sick abed all day.
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Nettie up to day. Pleasant went to the Ranch and pruned the logan B. berries. A letter from Ida.
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Pleasant. Downtown in the P.M. Went to a picture in the New Theatre at night with Nettie & Frances.
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Light frost. Pleasant. At home all day. Frank came and took Nettie & Frances to Seattle. Planted Alaska peas both garden & the wild ones Frank brought.
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Pleasant A.M. Rainy P.M. Went to the Ranch and to Mt Vernon. Sold the Oats at $40.00 and paid taxes. Went to Miss Brockman's concert. Presby.
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Rain last night. Clowdy to day. Downtown to lunch and show. Won three games shoes from Abbey.
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Beautiful day. Went to Ch & S.S. in the A.M. Took dinner with the Williams & they were up here in the P.M. Nettie & Frances returned from Tacoma.
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Beautiful day. Light frost. Around home & down town paying bills, doctors, &c.
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Pleasant. Planted a row of onions. Downtown in a horseshoe game. Frank & Donald here to supper but went back to Seattle after Mason lady(?)
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Rain last night & some to day. Had a sore throat and in the house about all day. Frances sick & out of school the past three days.
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Strong west wind. Went to the farm. Grant well along with the plowing.
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Pleasant but cool N W wind. The "Retriever" came in this A.M. John & Pearl & Ms Sullivan here. Went to Mr Hills funeral. Large crowd. Saw & heard the "Singing Fool" this eve.
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Pleasant. The Retriever loading and sailed at 5 o'clock for Alaska. Frank, Donald and Merlin Wilson aboard. Downtown in P.M. Shoes & Shoes. Show the "Perfect Crime".
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Clowdy & cool. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. & out to Frank Whites P.M.
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Cold S.E. wind all day & light rain. At home & down town in P.M.
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Rain last night. Windy & clowdy to day. Reading & down town.
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Strong S.E. wind. Rain last night. Downtown in P.M. Changed oil in Ford. Wilbra Coleman died last night.
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Clowdy & showery. Painted the kitchen. Went to the Methodist dinner this eve.
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Painting kitchen & went to Mt Vernon to the Coleman "Memorial" in the Court House. Went to church communion service eve. Frank & crew returned this Eve with leaky boat.
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Cool but pleasant. The Retriever went to Seattle this P.M. Downtown & to a show "Monte Blue" with Abbey. Nettie & Frances in LaConner this eve.
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Cool & clowdy. Light frost. Up most of the day & no focus. Mirriam went home this P.M. Folks all went to "When Men Marry" last night.
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Clowdy & showery. At home all day. Reading & radio. Wrote to Ida.
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Pleasant. Painted the bath room. Downtown in the P.M. paying bills.
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Part pleasant. Painting bathroom and down town in the P.M. The boys arrived in Ketchikan this A.M.
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Clowdy & cold. Choring & down town. This is sure cold for April.
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Rain last night. Pleasant P.M. Went to the Ranch and called at Whites.
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Cool & clowdy & light rain. Went to Lake Samish & Bellingham with Barker's & Abbey. Painted the cupboard & kitchen chair.
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Cold S.E. wind all day. Choring & downtown. A letter from Ida with nothing encouraging in it.
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Rain A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went to S.S. & church A.M. and out to Frank Whites with Nettie in the P.M.
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Pleasant 3/4. Light rain at night. Choring in the A.M. Downtown in a H.S. game in the P.M.
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Strong south wind all day. Went to the Ranch & planted a row of peas & set S. pears. Went to the Cong dinner & Fairbanks show.
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Pleasant. Painted the kitchen floor & bath. Took Nettie out to Kreb's & downtown.
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Clowdy. Painting the wood house. Downtown in P.M. Have heard nothing from Ida this week.
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Rainy day. Finished painting stuff in the kitchen except 2 coat on floor. Went to show with Abbey in P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres Ch & S.S. & to M.E. ch in the eve. Out to Whitneys in P.M.
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Fine day. Choring about home & down town P.M. H.S. 3 games. "Weary River" in eve. Planted a row of beans.
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Pleasant & warmer. Went to the farm and planted garden stuff. Grant disking & harrowing.
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Fine day. Went to Seattle. Mr Williams also. Tended Pioneer Trustee meetings & visited Ida. She seem to be some better.
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Fine weather. Came home at 2.15 P.M. Fine farming weather.
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Fine day. A man here and papered the kitchen & Calsomined the bath. Down town in P.M. and went to the high school operetta in the evening. Very good.
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Clowdy & showery. At home & down town in P.M. Painted the kitchen & bath floors 2d coat.
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Pleasant. Went to church & S.S. Ida arrived at 3.30. The Youngs brot her. Went to Ch in the eve.
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Clowdy & windy. Choring around home & down town. Ida up walking around some. Clyde Howe & Mrs Snyder called.
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Clowdy & rain P.M. light. Mrs Snyder here helping Ida. Went to the Ranch. Set out cabbage & lettuce & planted some potatos. Grant seeding yesterday & to day.
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Pleasant. Mrs Snyder here 1/2. Self working in the garden and down town in the P.M.
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Home in the A.M. Downtown P.M. Pleasant. Ida about the same. Mrs Snyder here.
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Semi pleasant. At home A.M. Horseshoes in P.M. Mrs Snyder here.
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Fine day. P.E.O.'s with Nettie. Went to LaC & the Ranch. Planted beans, potatos E. Rose & parsnips. Came home over the Dewey "New Road".
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Hard rain last night & this A.M. At home & downtown.
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Pleasant P.M. Mrs White & Mrs Snyder here. Mrs White Ostepath?. Down town in the P.M.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to the Ranch & planted peas, carrots & corn. Went to the High school play in eve.
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Pleasant. Home A.M. Down to P.M. Mrs White & Mrs Snyder here. Ida miserable.
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[margin: Grant finished seeding May 11th.] Pleasant. Mothers Day. Went to S.S. & church A.M. Pearl and boys & Grants here this eve.
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Pleasant. Mowed the lawn. Downtown this P.M. & out to Abbeys. Mrs Snyder & Mrs Dr White here this A.M.
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Warm & pleasant. P.E.O.'s & D.A.R.s with Nettie to day & to night. Went to the Ranch & worked in the garden.
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Dr. White here. Clowdy. Looks like rain. (Rain at 6 P.M.) Trimmed the hedge. down town in the P.M. & ordered a suit of Birch.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and set out tomato plants & planted peas, turnips & beets.
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At Judd's & set for a picture. Pleasant. Went to the mill for Grants lumber. Set for a picture & went to a B.B. game at the school ground with Abbey. A. won.
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Warm & pleasant. Made Grants truck stakes. Down town. A game of H.S. licked 2 to 1.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Down to Judd's office in P.M.
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Fine day. Went to the farm and helped Grant make a truck rack.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and also Mt Vernon. Making wood rack. Mrs White here again.
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Pleasant. Working about home, window screens.
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Pleasant. At home all day. Making & painting window screens. Ida over to Carroll's yesterday and out of doors to day. Nettie went to Mt Vernon to night.
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Nice rain this A.M. & this P.M. Not doing much. Set a few plants. Got pictures of self & the house.
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Pleasant. Nettie & Frances went Lake Samish picknick. Self mowed the lawn. Mrs White here again.
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Pleasant. but cool. Went to S.S. & Church A.M. Grants folks here this eve.
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Semi pleasant. Mowing lawn, making screens & downtown. Pearl & John here.
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Pleasant. Not doing much. Downtown in the P.M.
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A letter from Frank. Pleasant. At home A.M. Went to Mt Vernon in P.M. to ball game. Went with S. Valentine & Abbey. Rotten game. Got a new suit from Birch.
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Memorial Day. Pleasant. Nothing doing in Anacortes. Went to the Ranch and worked in the garden. Pearl & Nels here this eve.
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Light rain this A.M. Mrs White here. Went to see Dr Cook about my side. Wash the car some.
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Rain last night. Clowdy to day. Mrs Snyder here 1/2. Working in garden & downtown in P.M. F.G.A.R. Hall.
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Fine warm day. Choring about home & downtown.
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Pleasant & warm. Went to Seattle to Pioneer meeting and presided at the meeting this P.M.
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Pleasant but electric shower in the eve. Visited the McGinnis and tended the Pioneers meeting. Came home with Nick Bessner in the eve.
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Clowdy & light rain in the evening. At home choring in the A.M. Down paying bills in the P.M. Out to Abbeys.
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Semi pleasant. Temp 72. Went to LaConner & to the Ranch. Set out Cabbage & Abbey tomatos. Mirriam came home with me. A letter from Frank. He has 1372 King's and 50 cases of Reds.
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Clowdy but no rain. At home & downtown in P.M. Send pictures of the house to Pa & Ill. Folks went to M.E. Picknick G. Island. Mowed lawn & made a screen for Nettie.
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[margin: Sun 9th Nettie & the girls went to Guemes. Dorothy Barney's birthday.]Clowdy all day. Went to Cong Church. Rev Ferguson preached.
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Cool & clowdy. Down town getting car fixed. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Ida worse. Mrs Robinson, Mrs Trafton here.
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Clowdy & cool. Showery. Went to the farm. Planted a row of peas. Got strawberries of Maloy & eggs at Whites. Youngs are living at Whites now.
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Clowdy. At home & downtown P.M.
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clowdy & showery at night. Went with Bessner to the Samish then P.M. went with Nettie & Frances to the Carter Recital.
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Flag Day, Guest Day & Ida's birthday. Pearl & boys, Hilda & Mirriam & Tom Lockharts here. Went to Flag Day exercises this P.M.
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Strong S.E. wind. Downtown to Legion sale. Hanging petunias this evening.
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Strong S.E. wind. Went to S.S. & church. Went to Whites & took Ida & Nettie.
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Clowdy & cool S.E. wind. Went to the ranch & got Francis. Grant laid up with lumbago.
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Strong S.E. wind & showers. Mrs Snyder here. Went to the Dairymans picknick Burlington with Bessner & to the Trial of Mary Dugan in the eve. This is the longest spell of S.E. wind ever saw in summertime.
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Semi pleasant. Down to town to get car battery fixed. Choring about home. Ida not so well. Warmer.
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Pleasant & warmer. Nettie & F. in Bellingham. Self painted the Ford & piled a load of wood for Nettie.
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Pleasant. Nettie went to Tacoma with Gilkies. Finished the wood & painting car. Downtown.
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Fine day. Down & got a new battery for the Ford. Mowed the lawn & went to the show with Abbey. "Through different Eyes"
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Pleasant & warmest day so far this year. Went to s.S. & church A.M. & P.M. In P.M. went to the farm with Ida & Frances. Grant 44 to day.
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Pleasant. At home & downtown. Listened to Easton boat races in the P.M.
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clowdy. Went to the Ranch and worked in the garden. Grant hauling wood.
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Nettie went to Bellingham to night. Part clowdy. Out to Maloy's for strawberries. Worked on the walk some. Trimming the edges.
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Part clowdy. Had first mess peas. Downtown pitched horse shoes some. Clyde Howe called this evening.
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Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Home A.M. Downtown P.M. Mirriam came this A.M.
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Light shower last night. Pleasant. Went to Mrs Siegfried's funeral in LaConner. Went to Bible School entertainment eve.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Down town P.M. Two games H. Shoes.
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Pleasant. Went to the Samish Rodeo & took Mr Ferguson. Arthur Whitney here this eve.
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Pleasant. Went to Maloys for strawberries & to Whites for eggs. Ida went to Whites. Downtown in P.M. 3 games H. shoes.
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Pleasant. Down to the Kreles(?) trial A.M. Saw the picture "Noah's Ark" in the P.M.
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Warm & pleasant. Pady Souliere died. Went to S. School & Church A.M.
Pady Souliere died. Went to S. School & Church A.M.8
Warm & pleasant. Went to the Ranch & pruned the raspberries.
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Pleasant. Nettie & Frances went to Big Lake. Went to Pady Souliere's funeral at Grand Army Hall in the P.M.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. In the P.M. sold the old Ford for $175.00 and bot a new Model A Standard Coupe Price $702.00. Took a lesson driving. Got along allright except leaving(?) the garage.
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[margin: Fri Bailey murder. Tragedy in Edison]Pleasant. Went to the farm. Grant began haying yesterday. Home at 5. Got two quarts S. berries of Maloy.
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Pleasant. took a ride with Ida in the new car to Sunset Beach & out to White's. In P.M. took Abbey to the Pioneer Monument meeting in LaConner.
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Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went to S.S. & church morning & eve.
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Pleasant. Went for blackberries and took Mr Maloy. Very few berries this year. Grant finished cutting hay to day. Good crop.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Went to the Samish with Bessner in the P.M. & called on Pearl. Grant nearly done putting up hay. It is a heavy crop.
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Pleasant. Grant finished putting up hay. Went to the Ranch & took Frances and to Mount Vernon on Pioneer business with the Coms about a Monument.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. went to the Ranch for Frances & took Nettie.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Downtown P.M. Game of H. shoes. Neighbor's baby killed this P.M.
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Pleasant. Home A.M. Downtown in a H. Shoe game in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to s.s. & church A.M. & to the Park Service in the eve.
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Pleasant A.M. Clowdy P.M. Home & downtown.
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Pleasant. Ida & I went to Wilsons. Got cherries & raspberries. Nice trip.
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Clowdy. Down in the P.M. H. Shoe game. Very dry. No sign of rain.
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Pleasant. At home all day. Got a load of mill wood. Piled some of it.
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Fine dry. Went to Ferndale Pioneer picknick & took Nick Bessner. Had a good time. Went via Lake Samish & returned via Deming & Sedro Woolley.
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Pleasant. Downtown A.M. & P.M. Went to a show with Abbey.
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Pleasant. Temp 82. Went to S.S. & Ch A.M. and to church in the Park at 6.30.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to the farm to BayView & took Hilda to Burlington. Ida & Frances went also. Grant began baling hay at 5.30. Big Tacoma Plane wrecked yesterday.
Big Tacoma Plane wrecked yesterday.30
Fine day. Went to Mt Vernon to get oil changed in the Ford. Took Mr Campbell. Saw a pea thresher & went to the Ranch.
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[margin: Grant finished baling. 170 tons.]Beautiful day. Went to the Pioneer meeting. Fine time. Nettie went also. Ida went out and staid with Blanche W. I received a present. Fountain Pen & pencel from the Pioneers by Fred Abbey. Nice to have kind friends.
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Semi pleasant. Light thunder shower P.M. At home & down town. Cabin(?) here this eve.
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Pleasant. Went to the Farm & to Mt Vernon. Ida went for shoes. Frances came home & Mirriam with her.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S. & Church A.M. & Park Church in the eve. Ida, Nettie & self out to Whitneys in the afternoon.
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Pleasant. At home & downtown. Colvin Wilson here working for P.A.F.Co. Mr Bessner called this eve.
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Warm & Pleasant. Home A.M. Went to the Farm & took Mirriam then to the Fair ground & then to Mount Vernon. Ida & Frances also.
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Fine warm day. Went to Marblemount with Nick Bessner, Mr Campbell & Chs Baxter. The M.mount Bridge dedicated. Nettie & Frances at Rosario this eve.
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Took Abbey & went to Arlington to their Pioneer Reunion. Went to the C.C. Banquet in the eve. The Governor, Lieut Gov & Cong Hadley spoke.
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Pleasant. At home in the A.M. went to the Fair with Nettie & Francis in P.M.
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Fine day. Went to Mt Vernon and had a rumble seat put in the Ford.
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Pleasant. Went to Ch & S.S. A.M. All went to Guemes Island P.M. & eve. as guests of the Stapps.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & got a lot of Garden stuff. Colvin here.
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Fine day. All went to Stanwood to see the Scott, Leamer, Fowlers & G. Wallace. Fowlers not at home. Mrs Young & Mother went also.
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In Mt Vernon getting car oiled & rumble seat finished.
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Pleasant. wEnt to the Ranch and helped patch barnroofs & move the water tank by the house. Nettie & Frances went to Sydney on trip. Frances birth day party this eve.
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Pleasant. Home A.M. Downtown in a H. Shoe game and out to Auto park with Abbey. Nettie & Franes at Decatur Island.
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Pleasant. Home A.M. In P.M. Went to see & hear "Flying Fool" with Abbey and Mr Dudley.
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Rain 1/3 inch this A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went to S.s. & church A.M. & to Union Ch at the Presby church in the eve. Colvin Wilson here to dinner & supper.
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[margin: A letter from Frank over 5100 cases up.]Pleasant. Downtown in the A.M. for flowers for Mrs Darcy's funeral. Went to the funeral at 1.30 P.M.
Downtown in the A.M. for flowers for Mrs Darcy's funeral. Went to the funeral at 1.30 P.M.20
Pleasant. Home A.M. Pearl came. In P.M. took she & Ida out to Whitneys & around lake Forest Drive.
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Pleasant. Piled a load of mill wood & went to Rotary Luncheon. Took the folks out to Krebs. A carnival in town.
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Clowdy & a strong south wind. Went to the farm and put shingles on the horse barn. Frances went too.
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Pleasant. Light rain last night. Home A.M. Horse show game P.M. Con Ch. supper eve.
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Pleasant. went to the farm in the A.M. Went to a show with Nettie in the P.M.
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Fine day. The McGinnis families here from 10.30 to 4.30 also Mrs Young & Blanche White. Nice time. Went to Union church in the eve.
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[margin: Air ship "Zephyr" in Los Angeles Mon 26th.] Pleasant. went & brot Helen Whitney, L. & here children to lunch & visit. Went to C.C. Luncheon out to Whites with Ida in the eve.
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Warm & Pleasant. Went to the farm. Ida & Frances also. Grant cutting oats 2/3 done. Wilson's cutting also.
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Fine harvest weather. Visited the fish canneries this A.M. Down town in the P.M. Had a game H.S.s.
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Pleasant. All went to Wilsons I went to Edison & call on Will Walters. Stopped at the farm & got Frances. Grant finished harvesting. Crop light than last year. Took Walter for a ride two miles above Blanchard.
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Pleasant. Went to the farm & took Mirriam home. Played H.S. in the P.M. Went to Similk Beach and had supper. Miss Black & Dorothy Barney also.
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Pleasant but very smokey. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. "The Retriever" came in at 3 P.M. and left for Seattle at 5 P.M. Nettie went with them.
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Pleasant & dry. Lots of smoke. At home A.M. Downtown playing Horse Shoes P.M. three games.
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Pleasant & still smoky. At home A.M. Ditto yesterday P.M. 4 Games.
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Picked Bartlett pears. Pleasant foggy A.M. Went to the Ranch. Wilsons through threshing. Frank & Nettie came last night with a new Buick car.
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[margin: 1970 sax out.]Fine weather but very smoky. Went to the Ranch. Wrights got a new piano and set ours over to the Farm. Threshing going fine and oats turning out well.
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Fine day. Went to the Farm. Ida also. Grant finished threshing 2550 sacks. Large size. Donald & Ray Pollock here.
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Pleasant. Went to M.E. Ch. A.M. Pres. P.M. Went to Wilsons with Wrights in P.M. Donald & Ray Pollock took the "Rolf" to Seattle.
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Pleasant but smoky. Went and saw the Diablo Dam. Home at 7 P.M. All enjoyed a fine trip.
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Clowdy. At home choring. Down town At 3 P.M. & out to Abbeys for apples.
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Pleasant went to LaConner & Mt Vernon & to the Ranch. Changed oil in the Ford. Rev Bragg & Mr Dr folk here for the evening.
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Clowdy & windy A.M. Pleasant P.M. at home A.M. Went to the Ranch & Dewey and took Dr. Folk. The Wrights went to Tacoma P.M.
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Clowdy A.M. Rain P.M. At home & down town. Equinox on time. Rain light.
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Clowdy & cool light rain in the P.M. Went to church & S.S. A.M. Weight home this eve.
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Pleasant. Went to Seattle in the Buick with Frank Wilson digging for Wrights Oil tank.
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Clowdy but no rain. Went to the Ranch after putting a load of box wood in the shed. Melvin Kalso threshing this P.M.
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Pleasant. Wrights in Seattle. Home A.M. Down town and out to Abbeys in P.M. He sick abed with pain in his knee.
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Fine Day. Ida sick all night & in bed all day. Franks Oil tank put in to day. Self home reading "Life of Gov Stevens"
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Fine day. Temp 40. At home & down town, two games H shoes. Ida in bed, Frank in Seattle, Donald came.
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Fine day, warmer. At home A.M. Went to Lou Chaney Railroad(?) show P.M. The oil heater installed & working. Donald here. Ida not much better. Bell Woodburn L.s daughter died.
Bell Woodburn L.s daughter died.29
Pleasant. At home all day. Ida sick abed. Dr. Shaw here to see her. Donald & Frances took the Ford & went to Pearls. Darrell here in the eve.
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Nice rain last night. Fine day to day. Mrs Snyder here. Went to see Abbey & took Campbell. Abbey some better.
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Fine day. Went to Prs Church A.M. Ida still in bed. The Wrights went to the Ranch. The Carter's here in the P.M.
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Pleasant. At home & downtown. Frank in Seattle for his Model A Ford. Frank & self went to Men's meeting at the Pres. Ch. Rev McLeod gave the address.
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Clowdy & light rain in P.M. At home all day. Ida some better.
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Semi pleasant. Light rain last night. Went to the farm, also got Bellflower apples of Fred Abbey. M. White called.
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Fine day. Took Abbey to his office. Went to Pearl's with Frank. Ida had a bad night, ind bed to day. Grant & Hilda here.
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Clowdy with light rain. Frank & Grant went to Seattle. Alice B. Ball called. Took Abbey to his office.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. In town P.M. Frank & Merlin W. came this eve. Dr. D'Arc died to day. Ida in bed.
Dr. D'Arc died to day. Ida in bed.13
Pleasant. Went to church A.M. & P.M. Merlin with me this A.M. Wrights went to Wilsons & Carters.
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Temp 71. Fine day. Pear here to day. Self at home. Ida up part of the day.
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Another beautiful day & wonderful fall. Ida down to Mrs Whites for treatment. Rain in the evening. Wright's in Bellingham this eve.
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Rain 1/2 in last night. Semi pleasant to day. Went to Seattle with Frank.
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Clowdy but no rain. Went to the Ranch, got a box of Vicar pears & tomatos.
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Fine day. Downtown A.M. Football in P.M. and took Ida to Mrs Whites for a treatment. M. White called.
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Clowdy. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Frank in Seattle. Ida at Mrs Whites for treatment.
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Fine day. Went to the farm & picked 3 boxes winter pears. Pearl here to day. Ida not well as common.
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Fine day. Went to Mount Vernon and to the Bailey Trial. Mr Campbell also. Ladies Aid here to day. Frank went to Seattle. I have a nice cold.
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Semi pleasant. At home A.M. Took Ida to Dr. White in the P.M.
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Clowdy & misty. At home and down to the cannerys with Jackson. Thompson the shrub man here. Went to the Imp(?) Club play at the "Jim".
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Pleasant. Frank & I went to Wilsons and picked Northern Spy Apples & brot Mirriam home with us. Blanche & M. White-Young called this eve.
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Pleasant. Went to Pearls' for my birthday party. The 80th. All hands went and had an enjoyable time. Chas McCulloughs, Will Walters, Jorgensons, Crumrine's present. Carroll, Merlin, Donald & Darrell absent.
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Fine day. At home A.M. out to the Gough Links [Golf Links] with Frank & Dr. Shaw also visited Judge Abbey. Driest Oct on record. Skagit river lowest on record for 37 years.
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Semi pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Ida also. Got carrots & tomatos. Took a walk over the dike. It don't look very safe. Grant & a man working on it.
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Clowdy. Rain in the eve. Wrights & Hilda & Mirriam went to Seattle. I went to Kiwanis Lun with Abbey. the Rev McConnicks called this P.M.
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Clowdy & damp but little rain. At home A.M. Went to Mt Vernon in P.M. Went to hear the Boston Singers last night. Barney car wreck to night near Mount Ver.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S. & Church A.M. P.M. Darrell & Mirriam here in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to the ranch and to Burlington after meat for Grant. Played golf with Frank in P.M.
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Foggy and light rain in the P.M. Ida & I went to the Farm. Wrights Seattle.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Went to Summer's Golden Wedding reception in the P.M. Out to Whitneys for Dahlia's.
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Temp 38. Fog A.M. Pleasant. Went to Seattle with Frank. The Flaggs with him going down.
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Temp 36. Pleasant. Home A.M. out with Frank & the Drs for 9 holes of gough or golf.
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Clowdy & clear. Rain last night, light. Frank took a load of F ball boys to Seattle. Downtown for a H. Shoe game P.M. Wrote to Eva Reed.
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Pleasant & cooler. Went to S.S. & church A.M. Frank & Nettie went for Pearl.
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Armistice Day & a fine day. Wrights, Pearl & self went to Olympia to Special Pioneer meeting. Left at 6 A.M. Home at 9.30 P.M. Fine time.
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Pleasant. Home & downtown. Berentson brot a load of dirt for shrubs.
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Pleasant. Ames here putting in shrubs. I went to the farm. Grant & men fixing dike. Frank & Nettie went to Bellingham this evening.
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Pleasant. Went to Vancouver with Frank & Linwood Davies. Ames still at the shrubery.
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Clowdy & light rain. Ames finished the shrubery. Self down town, visiting Abbey & Bessner. Ida & self both troubled with sore back.
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Clowdy & rainy. More rain than any day this month. At home, downtown for the paper & barber. Merlin W. & Ray Pollock here to day. Frank put B. batteries in the radio.
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Part clowdy. Went to church & S.S. In the P.M. went to Leatherwoods & to the Ranch with Wrights. Ida went also. L's. not at home.
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Pleasant. Temp 38. At home. Set out plants and planted tulips. Ida helped. Downtown in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Frank went to Seattle. Ida & I went to Whites for the day.
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Temp 31. Clear & cold. At home & down town. Frank in Seattle. First hard frosts.
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Temp 29. Clear & cold. Went to the farm. Ida also. Went to P. Church in the eve to Organ Recital.
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Pleasant. At home & downtown. Went to the ranch at night with Frank. Let Grant have $200-- till spring or till he sells crops. Set out tulips.
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Temp 32. Pleasant. At home A.M. Out to Lakes in P.M. Dr. Folk & Williams also.
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Temp 35. Rain light all day. went to Church A.M. Wrights went to take Mirriam home. Bud Phillips buried this P.M.
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Clowdy & misty all day. Frank went to Seattle. At home A.M. Visited the police court in the P.M.
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Thick fog. Clowdy all day. At home A.M. Down town & played H.S. with Abbey.
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Pleasant. Went to Thanksgiving services at the Baptist Church. Rev Black preached. Frank playing golf. The Wrights at football & out to Whitneys in P.M. Merlin Wilson & Robt McCullough here.
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Foggy. Temp 40. Frank in Seattle. Self home A.M. Downtown and played a game of Horse Shoes. Beat Abbey 21 to 2 & 21 to 9. He beat me 21 to 7.
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Clowdy & foggy. Temp 37. At home & down town. Frank in Seattle. No sign of rain. Ex Gov Hart died.
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Semi pleasant. Ned Fowler here. Frank & Nettie home from Vancouver. Clyde Howe & Margurite Y. called.
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Clowdy. At home A.M. Downtown & to a show with Abbey in P.M. Wrights all in Seattle.
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Rain P.M. Went S.S. & Church in the A.M. and to Geo. Peths funeral in the P.M. with Frank White or he with me.
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Clowdy & some rain & light snow. At home & downtown. Merlin Wilson here to day. Music? Luck? here tonight.
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Temp 30. Snowing 2 inches deep. Went to Mount Vernon & took Abbey & called on Mrs Dale who is dangerously sick. Wrights at Odlins to night.
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Showery. Snow all melted. At home A.M. Put new license plates on car and clock also. Frank went to Seattle. In P.M. down to Grand Army Hall and out to the Cong dinner in the eve. Nettie & Mr Campbell also.
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Pleasant. Ida & I went to the Ranch and called at Whites. Went to a show in eve. Two Black Crows. Not much good.
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Temp 35. Little snow & rain A.M. Considerable rain in the P.M. The Wrights went to Seattle with Davis's. Frank on the way for Alaska. Pearl, Colvin & Merlin here this P.M. in Colvin's Ford Roadster.
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Temp 54. More rain last night. At home & downtown. Nettie & Frances returned at 3 P.M.
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Clowdy. Light rain at night. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M.
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Clowdy - Went to the Ranch and helped jack up the front porch. Took over Grants stove board. I made last Friday. Stopped at Whites & got some wild ferns. First high tide this A.M.
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Temp 36. Pleasant. Fixed Christmas tree & set out ferns A.M. Downtown & played a game of horse shoes in the P.M.
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Light rain & clowdy. At home A.M. Downtown P.M. Frank in Juneau.
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Clowdy. Temp 40. Downtown with Ida in the A.M. Went to see Dr. Cook about a sore leg.
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Clowdy & rainy. Rain last night. Mrs Charley Allen died. Downtown to see Dr Cook about sore on my leg.
Mrs Charley Allen died. Downtown to see Dr Cook about sore on my leg.22
Wind & rain all day. Most rain in one day for a year, I think. Went to a church this A.M. and in the eve to the Christmas song programme.
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Clowdy but no rain. down town buying Christmas stuff & went to see Dr. Cook. Leg healing. In P.M. went to Chas Norton's funeral and out to Whitneys. Ida's back bad.
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Clowdy & windy & light rain. Ida & I downtown in P.M. Getting ready for Christmas. The tree crop harvested this eve.
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Christmas. Strong wind last night & to day. Hard on dikes. All went to pear's for the day and Christmas dinner. All had a good time. Pleasant P.M. Arrived home at 8.30. Merlin came with Nettie & Frances.26
Windy & clowdy. Down town in the P.M. & played Horse S's with Abbey. Frances took Merlin home this P.M.
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Semi pleasant. The Pollock girls arrived this A.M. Downtown at the Judge's office in the P.M.
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Semi pleasant. At home A.M. Downtown P.M. Another Horse shoe game. Sent a Card to Dr. Jordan, Palo Alto & wrote to Eva Reed. Fine winter weather.
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Clowdy & light rain towards night. Nettie & self out to Whitneys and Edna came back with us for a short visit.
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Clowdy with light showers. Nothing important at home about all day reading. Temp this month very even ranging from 30 to 53.
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Rainy day. Ida & I went to the farm and home at 4 P.M. All well at the farm and at Wilson's. Frances went to Sedro Woolley this eve and took Miss Black. Raining this evening.
Thus endeth 1929.
Thus endeth 1929.
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Beautiful day. At home A.M. Went with Ida & Nettie out to Soules & Whites in the P.M. Rev Harry Ferguson died this A.M. A good man gone to his reward.
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Clowdy, wind & light rain. Ida & I called on the Ferguson's this A.M. Downtown in the P.M. paying bills. Telegram from Frank. Will be in Seattle tomorrow.
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Rainy day. Light rain. Nettie went to Seattle with Young. I took here to Whites at 7.30 A.M. She went to meet Frank. In the P.M. went to Brado's Brase(?) Trial. Sentence $650-- fine & 90 days in jail.
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Rainy last night & 1/2 to day. About 1/2 inch. Home & downtown in P.M.
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Semi pleasant but colder. Temp 26 at 9 P.M. Went to church A.M. and to Harry Ferguson's funeral in Mount Vernon at 2 P.M. Mr Williams went with me to the funeral. It was a very large funeral. A large number of Klansman present. Many from Bellingham. Frank return from Alaska last night & Nettie from Seattle.
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Clear & cold. Temp 22° this A.M. Frank went to Seattle. Ida not so well. At home & downtown in the P.M. Put Alcohol in the Ford. Never did it before. W.E. Wagg died this P.M. City Water Supt.
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Temp 20. Clear & cold. Water pipes frozen. Frank in Seattle yet. Fussing with water pipes & fires. Downtown in P.M.
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Temp 27. Pleasant but cool. !/2 snow last night. Frank, Donald and Dorothy Goddard came last night at 10.30 from Seattle. Went to the farm and to Mount Vernon to W.E. Mast funeral. Rev A. Wilson preached. The water pipes thawed out this P.M. Strong north wind this P.M. and eve. Nettie in bed all day with headache.
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Temp 24. Pleasant. Nettie in bed. Ida sick this P.M. & had Dr Cook. Self downtown P.M. Frances folks, Colvin & Merlin here this eve for Basketball.
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Temp 26. Clear & pleasant. Downtown & had a game of horse shoes. Frank & Don playing golf. Mrs Bradley called. Wrights all went to Mount Vernon. Basketball.
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Temp 20. Pipes froze again, but thawed them out with hot water & the hose. Downtown for the mail. Don & friend went to Bellingham this P.M. Fine skating on the Lakes.
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Temp 19. Clear & cold. Went to church A.M. & P.M. This makes one week of real winter. Clear & pleasant, every day & not much wind.
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Temp 20. Clear & cold. Don & Dor & Frank all went to Seattle. Self home & downtown. A game of H shoes. No sign of a change of weather.
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Temp 20. Still cold. Downtown in the P.M. & played shoes. Frank home this eve.
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Temp 22. Water meter frozen. No water in the house to day. Cold north wind. Temp 21 at bedtime.
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Temp 16. This is the longest, steadiest, coldest cold spell on record. Highest temp to day 25. The pipe along the driveway frozen ?????ed of the meter. This is the second day with out water. Dr. Cooks & Ed Knapps folks here this evening. Temp 17 at midnight.
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Temp 11 - 32 at noon. Pleasant. Donald & Dorothy came last night. downtown and played horse shoes. Got the water started via the hose from the meter box. Pipe still frozen. Got a load of mill wood & piled it.
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Temp 17 - 9 at the farm. Went to the farm & took Hilda to Mt. Vernon to see Mrs Frank Leamer who is very sick in the hospital. No prospect of warmer weather, but 38 this P.M. Frank, Nettie & Frances went to Bellingham. This eve, rainbow, &c.
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Temp 26. Clear & strong north wind. Went to S.S. & church. Two weeks today since the cold spell started. Most even cold cold spell on record & no snow here but in the south part of the state. Still getting water via hose. At Church in the eve.
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Temp 20. No sign of a change. Frank, Don & girl went to Seattle & Tacoma to day. Downtown. Got shoes half soled. Lots of water pipes frozen besides ours.
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Temp 17. Clear & cold. Down town in P.M. Wrights all home to day.
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Temp 22. Frank & Nettie started for Cal this A.M. at 9.40. Went downtown & registered & played H. shoes. Margurite Young called this P.M. Part clowdy to day.
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Temp 21. Clear & cold. No sign of change. Went to Hettie Marshal's funeral. The Carters & Mr Simmons called.
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Temp 21. Clear & cold. Ida & I went to the farm & Whites. Hose froze this A.M. Donalds friend Smith here. Temp 10 at the Ranch and one day 4°.
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Oil burner out of oil. A little clowdy with South wind. Down town in P.M. A game of shoes & card from Nettie at Eugene Oregon.
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Temp 28. Clowdy with snow flurries. Went to S.S. & Church A.M. Went to Fred Ayres funeral & took Fred Abbey. Rev Wilson gave the service & Mrs Carter & Rev Simmons rendered the songs. Mrs Frank Leamer died this A.M.
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Temp 34. 1/2 in snow this A.M. Clowdy. Downtown for groceries. A card from Nettie at Dunsmore Cal. Fri eve. Donalds friend Smith left for Seattle.
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Temp 31. Clowdy & sprinkling snow. Went to the ranch & took Pearl & Hilda to Mrs Frank Leamer's funeral. Went to Presby supper at 6.30.
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Warmer Temp 40. Pleasant. No rain. Mrs R.J. Peterson died yesterday & Mrs Post to day. At home & down town playing H.S.
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Clowdy & drizzling rain some. Went to the rotary Kiwanis Lunch. Prof Cleiny(?) gave a fine talk on "The Boy" and how to train him. Went to Mrs Peterson's funeral at 2 P.M. & to a Methodist dinner at 6 P.M. Rev McCormick called this P.M.
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Temp 58. Rain last night. Showery S.E. wind to day & some rain. Pearl, Colvin & Margurite here. Went to Council meeting. Simplson thawed the water pipe.
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Part clowdy. Down town A.M. & P.M. Mrs Wm Dale died this A.M. Spaded the cold frame & put the glass on.
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Frost 32. Pleasant. Downtown P.M. Ida & the folks went to the farm with Margurite.
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Clowdy. Some rain & some last night. Went to Mrs Dales funeral as Pall bearer. Went to basket ball game in the eve. Anacortes won 23 to 28.
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Pleasant. Frost 32 - 26 at the Ranch. Went to the farm & to Mount Vernon. Ida also. Pearl & John there also. Tried to get Pearl a coat, but failed to find what was wanted.
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Temp 32. Semi pleasant. Went to S.S. & Church A.M. & P.M. In the P.M. took Peter Miller & went to LaConner called on the Carters, Bailey's & Woodburns.
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Windy & clowdy. At home A.M. Playing H. shoes in the P.M. Donald went to Seattle.
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Clowdy. HOme in the A.M. Downtown in P.M. playing horse shoes. Heard from the folks. They are in S.F. Last thursday Los Angeles. Planted some spinach.
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Part clowdy. Temp 32 - 26 at the Ranch. Went to LaConner & to the farm. Got & planted flower seeds & lettuce. Frank & Nettie came the P.M. 4.30 from Cal. Report a fine trip. Our friend Miss Anna Flagg died last night.
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Light snow this A.M. clowdy. At home A.M. Went to Mrs A.W. Wilson's funeral at Mount vernon in the P.M. and took Fred Abbey. Large attendance.
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Clowdy & cool. Home A.M. Went to Miss Flagg's funeral in LaConner & took Mrs Campbell. the folks went to Mt Vernon to night to a basket B. game. Anacortes Edison. Donald started for Nevada this A.M.
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Clowdy & warmer. Light showers. Went to Whites & took D. Goddard. She went to Seattle with Mrs Young. Played horse shoes in the P.M. & got beat.
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Clowdy & south wind. Ray & Merlin started for Seattle with "the Rolf". Went to S. School and to church A.M. & P.M.
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Showery. At home A.M. Went to the Ranch with Ida in the P.M. Grant here talking industrial s????s. Frank went to Seattle and D. Goddard with him and dog also.
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Rainy A.M. Home A.M. Downtown P.M. Played Horse shoes. Tried to go to Council meeting but could not get in.
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Clowdy & rain A.M. Home & downtown. Went to "Dis????" show. Good. Grant here & staid all night.
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High wind & light rain. Home A.M. Downtown a little while. Frank home from Seattle.
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Semi pleasant. Temp 38. Home A.M. downtown H. shoes game P.M. Went to Presby ch Men's dinner at 6.30.
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Planted sweet peas. Showery. Home A.M. Went to a show in the P.M. "Taming of the Shrew". A fine talking picture.
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Showery. Went to S.S. & Church A.M. Pearl & her friend Nels here this eve. Frank went to Seattle this P.M. Ida sick and in bed most of the day.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Downtown at C.C. Luncheon & play a game of shoes. Grant here to supper with Nettie. Ed English died yesterday in Seattle.
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Frost 32. Pleasant. Planted gladioloa. Downtown in P.M. Hilda & two Mrs Peths here. Ida in bed all day. Went to see Uncle Tom's Cabin picture. Grant staid here to night.
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Frost. Clear & pleasant. Went to Seattle via stage to Mount Vernon & from there with Tom Chambers, Tom Smith & Mr Gordon. Went to Ed English's funeral and to the Auto show in the eve with Frank. Staid at St. Regis Hotel.
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Frost. Clear & pleasant. Called on Mr & Mrs McGinnis then came home with Frank. Ida had a bad spell & had Dr. Cook.
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Pleasant. Frost. Ida in bed. Downtown for lunch. Wrights went to Lynden to tend basketball game. Grant here & took the Ford to go to Seattle. Had a long letter from Robert. Frost every morning this past week. Temp 26 at the Ranch.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S. & church A.M. Ida up & ate with the Wrights at dinner. Went to Church in the eve.
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Pleasant. Downtown to C.C. Luncheon. Grant here & brot the car back. Frank went to Seattle. Ida had a bad spell with her head.
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Beautiful day. Took Grant home & went to Mount Vernon to get the car serviced and paid taxes on Anacortes property. Ida in bed all day.
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Fine day. At home in the A.M. Planted asters and carrotts. Down town P.M. Played H. shoes & called on Mrs Williams who is sick. Ida about the same.
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Pleasant. Frost 34. Dr. Cook here this A.M. Ida had a bad night. Went to Kiwanis lunch & heard a Russian talk. Went with Nettie & Frances to Cong dinner at 6 P.M.
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Light rain in A.M. at home all day. Mr Young called. Planted lobelias & sweet Ps. Frances party to night. Frank home.
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Clowdy & light shower. Went to the Ranch & to Harold Loyd show in the P.M.
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Went to Church A.M. Clowdy all day. Frank went to Seattle. Ida in bed all day. Hilda & Darrell here this P.M. a while.
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Clowdy. Went to the ranch & down town in the P.M. Ida in bed all day. & Dr. Cook here again. Grant gave me a check for $200-- on Hay account.
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Clowdy. Went to Mount Vernon to pay taxes. Took Mr & Mrs Woodburn. Stopped at the ranch. Pearl & Carroll here. Ida still in bed & no better. Went to the county C.C. banquet in the eve.
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Pleasant but cool. Ida still in bed. Downtown playing shoes in the P.M.
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Pleasant. Temp 38. Grant & Hilda called. Self went to the Miller Sale with Bessner. Frank & Dorothy came this P.M. Ida in bed.
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Pleasant but cool. Temp 23. the folks all went to Seattle Ida also. Self downtown in P.M. H.S. game with Abbey.
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Wrights home this eve. Clear & cold N. wind. Temp 37. Home A.M. Downtown viewing horse shoe game P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to ch & S.S. A.M. Ida in Seattle General Hospital. Took Williams for a ride Lake Forrest Drive & around Marche's Point. Went to church in the evening.
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Frost. Clear & pleasant. Went to the Ranch and pruned Logan berries and planted peas, lettuce & spinach. Grant sold seven tons hay which went to Friday Har.
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Pleasant & a little warmer. Planted beets & set out onions. Downtown for a game. John & Pearl here a while this P.M. A letter from Ida.
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Clowdy with cold N.W. wind. Wrote to Ida. Downtown to Rotary lunch. Heard J.J. Donovals address. Visited with E.S. Cooke.
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Rain last night & to day & a few flakes of snow. Temp 34. Downtown a little while.
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Rain last night & today. Frank home last night & left for Seattle this A.M. I went to the farm & left the car for Grant to go for Ida tomorrow in Seattle. Came home with Mr Strand.
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Rain A.M. Pleasant P.M. Went to the high school play last night. Frank & his fleet came in this A.M. Grant & Ida came at 4.45.
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Clowdy went to S.S. & church A.M. Darrell, Mirriam & Colvin & Merlin here. Youngs came in the P.M. Rain at night.
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Rain about an inch in the last two day. Frank & his fleet sailed to day at 12.30. Ida not so well. Downtown to see them off.
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Clowdy & warmer. At home all day. Margurite & Blanch here this P.M. Hilda here this eve. Grant at a smoker.
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Pleasant. Went to M. Vernon to get the car greased and at the Ranch for lunch. Dr. Cook here. Ida miserable.
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Fine day. Down town A.M. & P.M. Ida miserable as ever. Pearl, Carroll & Mrs Sullivan here. Went to Whitneys for drinking water.
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Pleasant & warm. 83 in Portland. Went to Longview with Grant in the Ford Coupe & put up at the "Monticello" Hotel.
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Pleasant. In Longview. Went over the big bridge with the "big" procession & at 430 started for Astoria. Arrived at 5.30 & staid there all night. Short accident this eve.
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Pleasant day. Crossed on the Ferry to Wash. side of the Columbia then drove home. Passed through Ilwaco, South Bend, Raymond and back via Centralia, Tenino, Tacoma, &c.
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Ida still sick and in bed. Went to Mount Vernon to get car serviced, oil, &c. A game of H. shoes this P.M. Grant sold the last of the hay to day. Mrs Short(?) & Mrs Shaffer are in a critical condition as a result of the accident Sat night.
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Beautiful Day. At home set out Glads & planted onion, radish & beans. Margurite Young here.
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Cool & clowdy. Strong S. E. wind & light rain at night. At home & down town a little while in P.M. Heard Pres. Hoover talking to S. American presidents. Planted nasturtiums.
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Clowdy & windy. At home A.M. & plant a row of peas. Down town at Petersons in the P.M. with Knapp, Abby & Campbell.
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Clowdy & warmer. Downtown in A.M. & P.M. Played 2 games of H.S.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S. & church A.M. Ida in bed. Nettie & Frances out to Whitney's.
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Clowdy & showery. Choring A.M. Sowed grass seed. Went to LaConner & the Ranch in P.M. Called on the Bailey's & saw Mrs Lucy Harris. Grant through plowing & is disking.
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Semi pleasant. At home A.M. In Mount Vernon P.M. Took Bessner and went to the Picket trial. Ida miserable as ever.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Downtown at Petersons in the P.M. At Presby dinner in the eve. Ida up some to day.
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Fine day. Went to Mount Vernon and tended the Picket Trial. Took R. J. Peterson with me.
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Fine weather. At home A.M. Downtown P.M. H.S. game. Grants folks here this P.M.
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Fine day. At home A.M. Took Ida to see Dr. Cook in the P.M. Mirriam here to day & last night.
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Clowdy. Some rain last night. Went to S.S. & Church A.M. & to Christian C. in eve. Darrell & Hilda came for Mirriam.
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Clowdy & light rain. At home A.M. and down to Judges office in P.M.
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Cool & clowdy. Light rain last night. At home A.M. H.S. game in P.M. Mrs Young called. Ida about the same.
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Mrs. Dean & sone called this P.M. Semi pleasant. Went to the farm. Planted peas, beets, onion, radish & potatos & set out lettuce plants. Ground in good order.
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Fine day. Went to the farm & planted carrots, onions, parsnips and five kinds of beans. Rev McCormick called this P.M. Grant hauling rock for Fred Kalso this P.M. Frances went to the farm.
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Pleasant. At hme in the A.M. Downtown H.S. game P.M. Went to Good Friday church service in the eve. Francis at the Farm.
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Pleasant. went to the County Rep. Con at Sedro Woolley & took Abbey. Everything went smooth as silk.
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Easter. Pleasant. Listened to S.F. Easter 5 oclock services. Went to Ch A.M. & to Knights Templar service in the P.M. & to musical program in the eve.
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Temp 70. Semi pleasant. At home A.M. Down to C.C. lunch & a game of shoes. Fixed Netties screen door.
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Pleasant. Working in garden A.M. Out to see the Copper mine in the P.M. Mrs Young called. Ida worse.
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Semi pleasant. Light rain at night. At home about all day. Mrs Bailey & Mrs Harris called. Also Mrs ??gber.
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Semi pleasant. Went to LaConner & took Mrs Harris for a tour of this & Whatcom county. Had lunch in Bellingham. Called at Pearls & Grants.
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Fine day. Went to the farm. Set out cabbage plants & planted corn & potatos. P.E.O.s meet here this evening. I went for Mrs Soule.
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Showery. Nettie & Frances went to Bellingham. Self home about all day. Ida no better.
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Showery. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & to W.C.T.U. meeting in the eve.
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Pleasant. Went to LaConner, Mt Vernon and to the farm. Planted squash & mangols. Had the car washed & greased.
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Pleasant. Nettie went to Seattle. Self at home A.M. Downtown P.M. Had a game with the Judge.
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Pleasant. Went to the farm & planted potatos & mangols. Nettie home at one. Arthur Whitney here this P.M. & eve.
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Pleasant. May Day. At home & downtown. Ida had a bad day. Dr. Cook here this eve. Mrs Young here this P.M.
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Cool & clowdy. Home A.M. Downtown & in a H.S. game P.M. Nettie & Frances at the Senior Ball. M. Young here to go to said ball.
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Fine day. Home A.M. Downtown at while in P.M. Ida no better.
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Pleasant but cool. Frost at the Ranch. Went to S.S. & church. Grants folks & Whites here. Went to the Magdalen B. play in eve.
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Semi pleasant. Cool. At home A.M. Went to LaConner & Mt Vernon & took Mr Bessner in the P.M.
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Weather cool & dry. City Water Bond Election to day. This precinct 191 to 5 in favor of water from the Skagit.
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Pleasant but cool. At home A.M. Went with Bessner to Mount Vernon in P.M.
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Fine day. Went to LaConner & the Ranch. Planted cucumber, carrots & peas & set out 20 cabbage plants. Grant rolling and about through. Agreed to sell the oats at $30.00 per ton. Wheat $1.00 per bushel in Chicago. Oats 39 cts.
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Got a load of boxwood. Pleasant. Warmer. Home & downtown. John & Pearl, Aunt Kate & Arlis & Margurite here this P.M.
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Fine day. Garden getting very dry. Began watering it. Ida miserable as ever.
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"Mothers Day". Fine day. Went to S.S. & church A.M. Gene Whitney's folks & Mrs Ale? here also. Edna Whitney called this eve. Ground very dry for this time of year.
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Heard Mr Wright was sick. Pleasant. No sign of rain. Mowed the lawn. Downtown P.M. Got measured for a suit at Birch's. Nettie out to Abbeys to night.
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Pleasant & warm. At home. Nettie in Bellingham. Harte here & papered the sitting room ceiling.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to the farm and set out 2 doz tomato plants and poled the beans, &c. Mrs Jason here cleaning. Ida no better.
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Pleasant. Went to the farm and got Hilda. Planted corn where the chickens pulling it up. Nettie & Frances on a sneak at Lake Steven's. Downtown in the P.M. H.S. game.
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Clowdy & light rain in the P.M. At home choring around. Set some aster plants. Cleaned the garage & driveway.
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Clowdy. Light rain this A.M. John Orenberg buried to day. Haley addressed a meeting at the park on the water "question". Dr. Cook here to see Ida again.
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Clowdy & cool. Went to church & S.S. A.M. & P.M. A quiet & uneventful Sunday.
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Don & Dorothy married at Reno. Clowdy & light showers. Anis? here and replaced the plants that the winter killed. Went to the C.C. lunch.20
1/4 inch rain last night. Clowdy & windy. Went to the farm & worked in the garden. Planted more peas.
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Cool but pleasant. Strong west wind. Went to Mount Vernon in the P.M. & took N. Bessner. Ida suffering a lot to day.
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Semi pleasant. In town all day. Went to the Methodist dinner. A game of H.S. with Abbey in P.M. Fidalgo mill fire this eve.
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Clowdy & cool. In town all day. Nothing unusual. Ida getting worse. In bed all day.
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Pleasant. State Rep. Conv to day at Bellingham. At home A.M. went to a show and out to see the ruins at Fidalgo Mill.
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Pleasant. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & eve. Hilda, Miriam & Darrell came this P.M. Darrell put a luminator on the radio.
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Pleasant. Ground getting very dry again. At home A.M. Had a game this P.M. H.S. Teddy dog sick. Nettie took him to Mt Vernon.
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Semi pleasant. Pearl here to day. Went to the Ranch for lunch.
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Snowy rains very light. At home all day. Mrs White here and gave Ida a treatment.
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Pleasant. Home & downtown. Grant over for lumber for a grain shed & floor for granary. Downtown in the P.M. Listening to a ball game in Seattle by radio.
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Will Wells & Rasmus Johnson died, also Mrs Bates. Memorial day. Fine day. Grant here for the last load of lumber. I went to the cemeterys & took Mr Knapp. Ida in bed as usual.
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Clowdy & light showers. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & to Mrs Bates funeral in the P.M. Took Fred Marchal to the cemetery.
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Clowdy. Rain last night. .47 of an inch. Downtown A.M. & got a new radio battery. Went to Will Wells funeral in the P.M. Took John Stevenson & Bro George.
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Pleasant. Went to Seattle to Pioneer Meeting. Took Fred Abbey and staid all night. At Bernard Moss' with Abbey. Called on the McGinnis' & went to the Fifth Ave Theater.
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Pleasant. In Seattle. Called on Mrs Wright at the hospital. Went to Pioneer Meeting in the P.M. Then home to the graduating exercises. Pearl, Carroll & Hilda also. Mr Klemme made the talk. It was first class.
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Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon & got the car serviced & to the ranch for dinner & worked in the garden.
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Grant lost his dog. Semi pleasant. Electric shower this eve. At home and downtown in the P.M.
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Showery. At home A.M. went to Edison with Art Whitney in the P.M. Called on Pearl & Grants folks.
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Pleasant. Went S.S. & church. Heard last night that Frank's man Geo Rockwood was drowned at Dry Bay Alaska. Ida worse than common all day to day. Miriam & Frances at Guemes Island.
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Clowdy. Went to the farm & worked in the garden. Set onions & cabbage and planted peas & radish. Mrs Jason cleaned the bedroom and Dr. Cook was to see Ida. Pearl in Tacoma. Went yesterday.
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Clowdy. Light rain last night & sprinkles to day. Grant & Hilda here with truck for a load of box wood.
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Pleasant. Little rain last night. At home about all day. Ida in bed as usual. Mowed parking strip & made flower boxes.
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Semi pleasant. Guest Day & Flag Day. At home A.M. Went to Flag Day exercises at the Elks Club P.M.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. down town P.M. Mrs Snyder here to give Ida's bath. Heard Gus Hensler was very bad.
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Youngs & Ted White & wife here this eve. Pleasant. Fine growing weather. Out to Lovelace's to get flowers & call on Abbey's. Alchoy & Ridley hurt yesterday in car upset. Went to the farm. Oats looking fine. Grass not so good. Will be short crop.
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Pleasant & warm. Temp 80. Went to s.S. & church A.M. Grants folks here this P.M. Went up to Hensler's & to the new hospital with Hilda. Ida miserable.
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Pleasant. Went to the C.C. Luncheon and joined the club. Ida miserable.
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Pleasant. Went to the farm & worked on the granary shed. Art Jorgenson & Co & Grant helping. Dr. Shaw to see Ida.
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Pleasant & dry. Went to the farm & to Mount Vernon with Grant. The men working on shed and about done. Mrs Snyder here for Ida.
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Picked a few peas. Pleasant. At home A.M. making a crate for Donalds chest. Downtown in the P.M. Ida had a bad night. In bed all day.
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Pleasant. Made creates for Donald's things. Went to the farm & painted the shed. Grants' folks all away from home.
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Clowdy A.M. Pleasant. P.M. At home A.M. Took Williams & went to LaConner to the Indian Canoe races in the P.M. Gus Hensler died today. Picked a mess of peas.
Gus Hensler died today. Picked a mess of peas.22
Pleasant. Went S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Nettie & Frances went to Woolley with the dog, sick and back by LaConner.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & helped fix the granary doors. Grants birth day. Went to Hensler's funeral in the P.M. Oats only 26 dollars per ton.
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Pleasant. Nettie went with P.E.O. to Lummi Island. Frances with with Grants to Camp Murray. Self around house all day choring.
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Clowdy & misty. Took Abbey and went to Fred Willards funeral at Mt Vernon, also stopped at the Farm.
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Clowdy 1/2. At home, Mrs Snyder here cleaning. Bot new bed spring & mattress. Twin.
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Semi pleasant. At home A.M. Painted the kitchen. In P.M. went with Abbey & Phillips around the new road at Sunset Beach. Went to Mr Blacks Fairwell party. Ida worse than ever to night.
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Pleasant. Went to Granite Falls & took Abbey, Campbell & Williams. Had a very pleasant & enjoyable trip.
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Pleasant. Went M.E. ch A.M. and heard the new Min. Mr Pactec. Went to Pres Ch in the eve. Ida miserable and in bed all day.
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Fine day. Downtown to C.C. lunch & had a H. shoe game in P.M. Mrs Young & mother here this P.M. Ida not so well.
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Pleasant & warm. Went to Seattle to get sister Laura. Had a fine trip of 173 miles. Home at 4.40.
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Pleasant. Went to the farm & to Wilsons. Picked cherries & raspberries.
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Fine day. At home A.M. took Nettie & Laura to Rosario in the P.M. Ida worse this eve.
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Pleasant. Very drying weather. City getting water from Lake Era. Home A.M. Went to show with Laura P.M.
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Pleasant. Nettie, Laura & self went to Wilson's. Grants folks there also. Pleasant time. Ida & Frances at home. Ida worse to day.
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Pleasant. Dr. Shaw here to see Ida . Went to C.C. Luncheon. Ida better this evening. Mr Knapp died to day.
Mr Knapp died to day.8
Pleasant. Went to the farm. Oats looking pretty well for suck dry weather. Lots of people haying. Hay light.
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Pleasant. Nettie & Laura went to Guemes Island. Self home & downtown. Ina Nelson here. Ida up stairs to take a bath. Went to Pentacostal Ch in the eve. Two women evangelists holding it.
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Warm & pleasant. Went to Mount Vernon and got the car serviced & to the Farm. Mrs Carroll died to day about 1 oclock from heart failure. Gasoline 12 cts per gal. Grants folks here this eve in his new Buick.
Mrs Carroll died to day about 1 oclock from heart failure. Gasoline 12 cts per gal. Grants folks here this eve in his new Buick.12
Pleasant. Temp 86. In town all day. Went to Mr V.J. Knapps funeral this P.M.
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Clowdy. Went to Pres Ch. with Laura and to Pentacostal in the eve. Mrs Fowler called.
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Fine day. Went to C.C. Lunch and went to see Mrs Summer with Abbey then took Laura and went to see Abbey's garden.
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Pleasant. Went to the Cong. dinner & took Laura, Nettie & Frances went also. In the eve went with Junior Dean to the show "Vagabond King".
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Pleasant. Grant haying & finished cutting. Went to the farm & downtown in the P.M.
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Fine hay day. Grant will finish haying to day. At home & downtown in P.M. Laura & Frances went to the farm.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Out to Similk Beach A.M. & eve to Kiwanis & Rotary dinner with Abbey. In A.M. up to the water filter with Laura.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Nothing imp.
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Pleasant. Went to P. Church. Mr Hammond preached. Carters here this P.M. Ida miserable. Wrights & Laura out to Whitneys P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to C.C. Luncheon. At home in the P.M.
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Pleasant but dry. Went to Wilsons and took Laura. She staid. I stopped at the farm & at Whites for eggs.
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Fine day. Went to Whidbey Island picknick & took Mr Campbell. Had a great time & big crowd.
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Part clowdy. At home A.M. Downtown in the P.M. & called on Dr. L Cook about my feet. Laura at Pearls.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Pearl & Laura came this A.M. with Miss McCullough. Took them over on Cap Sante this P.M. Got a load of box wood & put it in the shed. Nettie & Frances went to Jessie Bradleys party this eve.
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Fine dry day. At home A.M. went to LaConner with Laura & to the farm. Left her at Baileys.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres Church A.M. Mr Hammond preached. Took Ida out for a ride in the P.M. First time in three months. Went with Nettie in the eve to Union Ch Service at Cong Church.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. went to C. church at 12. Horseshoe game with Abbey at 3.30. Laura in LaConner at Baileys.
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Pleasant till eve then a light thunder shower. At home. Called on Dr. Cook. Took Nettie downtown. Ida some better this week. Grant baling.
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Thunder last night & little rain. Went to the farm & to LaConner for Laura. Took here to the farm to see them bale hay. Home at 4 P.M. Two Mrs Tillinghasts & Mrs W. Whitney called this P.M.
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Pleasant. Went to Ferndale Old Settlers picknick with N. Bessner, Abbey & Campbell went also. Nice trip.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres Church A.M. Took Ida for a ride around Marche's Point P.M. Hilda, Darrell, & Mirriam here this eve.
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Beautiful day. Went to Mt Baker Lodge & took Campbell, Nettie, Laura & Pearl out with Mrs Young. Drove 191 miles. Fine trip and splendid road.
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Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon to get car greased. Stopped at the farm & got peas & beans and at Whites for eggs.
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Pleasant. Dry & warm. At home A.M. Went to the Fair with Bessner & to the show in the eve with Laura.
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Beautiful day. All but Ida went to the Pioneer meeting and had a fine time.
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Clowdy. Cooler. At home A.M. went to Ben Bradshaws funeral & to the Fair in P.M. & took Bessner, Dr. Burdon called on Ida.
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Pleasant. Went to the Fair with Laura and took Laura & Ida to the farm. Grant filed for Legislature to day.
Grant filed for Legislature to day.10
Pleasant & smokey. Went to M.E. Ch. A.M. & heard Mr Erickson. All out to Whitneys in P.M. Went to Union Ch service in the eve with Nettie. Rev Bragg preached.
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Pleasant but pretty warm. Downtown A.M. went with Bessner to the Regenwetter sale in the P.M.
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Pleasant & warm 84. At home & downtown. Nettie out to Similk with P.E.O.s.
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Pleasant. Took Laura & went to Fort Casey then to the farm. Fine trip.
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Pleasant & warm 80. At home. Took Ida down to register. Margurite here to talk Rainier. Getting ready to go.
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Pleasant. Went to Mr Rainier with Margurite Young, Pearl & Laura also. Arrived at two 30 P.M. Very foggy.
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Foggy & cold A.M. Pleasant P.M. at the mountain. Arrived home at 9.30 Fine trip.
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Pleasant. Went to Pres Ch A.M. went to Whites & to the farm in P.M. with Ida. Went to Union Service in the eve to Baptist Ch with Nettie.
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Took Mirriam home. Went to C.C. Lunch & called on Dr. Cook for advice. Fine harvest weather. Grant harvesting.
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Fine harvest weather. At home A.M. went to BayView to a Picknick with Abbey in the P.M. & stopped at the Farm.
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Pleasant. All went to visit Mrs Scott & Chet Leamer, Mrs Young & Mrs White also. Went to Atheist Lecture by Rev Stephenson.
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Pleasant. Choring about the garden A.M. Got a load of mill wood. Downtown P.M. Playing H. shoes.
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Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Downtown. Mr Ball here and piled the wood.
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Pleasant. Laura & I went to the Indian Fair & had a good time & called on Baileys. Home at 7 P.M.
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Pleasant but a sprinkle of rain at 6 P.M. All went to Pearl's & came home via March's point. Went to Union Church service at the Pres. Church. Rev Partee preached.
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Pleasant. Went to Mount Vernon for car service and call at the farm for vegetables & lunch. Grant campaigning up river.
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Pleasant & smokey. At home A.M. Out Whites in the P.M. & evening.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Downtown P.M. Horseshoe game. Grant here to dinner Ida not so well. Weather still dry.
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Pleasant. Went to Bellingham & took Hilda & Miriam. Grant up the river electioneering.
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Misty & smokey. Went to the farm & took Ida, Laura, Nettie & Frances.
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Pleasant. At home. At home A.M. went to C. C. Lunch and to Bulgin meeting in eve.
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Pleasant. Went to LaConner & the Ranch. Grant threshing. Election to day. Went to meeting in the eve.
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Fine weather. Went to Mount Vernon & had car greased. Grant defeated again. Cong Hadley also & Sellethin for sheriff. Grant threshing. Oats nothing extra.
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Pleasant, but foggy on Snoqualmie pass. Went to Vantage Ferry. Abbey also. Fine trip. Took dinner in Kirkland with the Shumways. 225 mile trip.
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Drove to Wenatchie & visited the power plant at Rock Island. Visited the Youngs Apple Orchard. Then drove over Stevens pass to Skykomish for the night.
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Clowdy. The McGinnis's here from Seattle, also Whites to dinner. Pearl & Colving, Hilda, Darrell & Mirriam in the P.M. Went to Bulgin meeting in A.M. & P.M.
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Pleasant. In town all day. Went to the County C.C. meeting in the eve.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Got some corn & beans. Went to Bulgin meeting in the evening.
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Fine threshing weather. In town all day. Went to Bulgin meeting in the eve.
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Pleasant. In town A.M. out to Whites with Ida in the P.M. Went to Bulgin meeting in the eve.
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Pleasant, fine threshing weather. Went with Ida to the Farm. Got corn & potatos. Republican Precinct Conv of Skagit Co met today at Mt Vernon & Barnett defeated for state Conv. man.
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Pleasant. Went to three Bulgin meetings, 11, 2.30 & 7.30. Largest meeting I ever saw in Anacortes in the interest of Religion.
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Pleasant. Went to Wilsons & stopped at the farm. Ida also. Roy Peth threshing. Last job for Padilla district. John Wilson sold his oats last week for $25.00 per ton. Now paying $24.00.
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Windy & light rain. At home all day. Got a load of nick wood & Bell piled it.
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Pleasant. Went to Rally Day. Sunday School. Out to Whitney's P.M. Ida & Nettie also.
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Pleasant. Frost at the farm. Columbus Day. Ida & I went to the farm and to Wilson's for lunch. The Wrights out to Whitneys.
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Frost. Pleasant A.M. Rain at night. Went to Mount Vernon with Frank.
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Light rain & clowdy. Went to the farm & got winter pears, potatoes & carrotts. Ray McCormick called.
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Pleasant. Frost. Frank's folks started for Cal this A.M. I went to Mt Vernon and took Campbell to hear Sen Dill on the power bill. Nice trip.
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Clowdy. Frost. At home & downtown in the P.M. Wilson here to fix Oil heater. Looks much like rain to night.
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Rainy last night & to day over one inch. Home A.M. Downtown P.M. & out to Abbey's for a box of bellflowers. A card from Nettie at Salem Oregon.
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Rain last night and some to day. Two inches have fallen during the last 48 hours. Down town with Ida for dishes. Merlin & Nels here for a call.
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Pleasant. Went to church A.M. Presby. Out to Whites this P.M. to lunch.
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Pleasant foggy A.M. Went to C.C. lunch. Miss Judd came to help Ida.
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Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & Mt Vernon to get car greased. Ida went to the Ranch.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Downtown P.M. Mrs Young called.
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Rainy & clowdy. At home all day. Feet & legs no better.
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Clowdy & little rain. At home A.M. Downtown to see Dr. Shaw in P.M.
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Pleasant. At home & downtown. Frank White called.
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81 today. Pleasant. At home & down to C.C. Lunch. Cards from Nettie. Wilson here to start heater.
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Semi pleasant. At home & downtown. Mrs Judd called. Wilson here again. Heater switch not working.
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Pleasant. At home all day. Raked the maple leaves. They are about all off now.
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Clowdy & rain in P.M. Down to city hall in P.M. Mrs Peters called. Mailed letters & papers to the Wrights. The oil heater not working.
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Clowdy. Went to Church. Rev Thompson preach full sermon. Miss Judd went also. Mr & Mrs Judd here this P.M. to listen to Fosdick Rev. H.E. over radio. Used Wrights.
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Semi pleasant. Rain 1/2 in last night. At home and downtown in the P.M. Wrights on the way home.
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Semi pleasant. Colder. Ida & self went to the farm. Hilda sick. Political meeting at Grants last night. Stopped at Whites for eggs at 75 cts for 2 doz.
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Clear & colder temp 28. At home A.M. In P.M. took Mr Cambell & went to Avon to the pump house for Anacortes Water Co. Wrights home this eve.
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Cool clowdy & rain in the P.M. Frank went to Seattle. Miss Judd went home. Big F ball game in Seattle. Seattle 10 Pullman 3.
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Bar lowest in 24 years. Seattle 29.03. Showery. Went to Church A.M. Nettie abed with head ache. Frank home to day.
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Showery & cool. At home. Took Nettie down town. Frank went to Seattle.
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Semi pleasant. Cool. At home A.M. Downtown P.M. Ida sick. Dr Shaw here. Frank in Seattle. Kelly here plumbing for Wright.
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Semi pleasant. At home all day. Kelly working at the bathroom. Frank Seattle. Ida some better. Miss Black here.
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Rainy. At home all day. Frank home. Wrights went to a Methodist dinner at church. Doing nothing but reading & keeping fires.
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Pleasant. At home. Robertson chimney sweep here & cleaned chimneys. Frank home.
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Semi pleasant. At home A.M. Went to the farm in the afternoon. Ida also. Got sack of carrots. Called at Whites. Grant at Wenatchee "Good Roads Con.".
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Pleasant. Went to church A.M. In the P.M. went with Frank & Nettie. Down to Ned Fowlers in the big Buick. Ida went also. Leg trouble getting worse.
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Clear & pleasant. Frost. At home all day. Frank in Mount Vernon & playing golf.
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Pleasant & cool. Self laid up with rheumatic knee. Dr. Cook here. Grant & Hilda called this P.M. Oats dull at $20.00 per ton. Frank in Mount Vernon & home in the P.M.
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Foggy all day. At home nursing sore knee. Frank in Bellingham.
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Thanksgiving. Foggy. At home. Knee a little better. Frank & Frances went to Burlington foot ball game.
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Foggy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Watkinson put a new battery in the Ford. Darrell here till 1.30 P.M. Mr & Mrs Summer & Amy S. called this eve.
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Tom Rawlins died to day.
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Clowdy. At home all day. Frances began school in Mount Vernon. Frank getting more electric plugs put in to day. Mr Carroll called this P.M.
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Frost. Fine day. At home all day. Both feeling bum.
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Pleasant. At home and downtown in P.M. Frank home. Ida poorly. Self dito.
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Pleasant. At home all day. Frank & Nettie went to Vancouver B.C.
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Semi pleasant. At home & downtown. Wrights home this eve.
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Clowdy. Light rain last night. Ida & I went to Wilsons. Frank in Bellingham. Nettie & I went to a Cong dinner this eve.
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Clowdy. At home all day. Got new license plates and put them on the car.
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Semi pleasant. Went to the Barber shop. Arthur Darcy & wife called this P.M. Also Mrs Young. Frank in Bellingham.
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Clowdy. Temp 52. Went to Pres Church A.M. Home P.M. Wrights out to Whitneys. Legs bum.
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Mrs George Bailey died. Clowdy & some rain. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Frank also. Temp 50.16
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Clowdy. Light rain last night. At home. Frank & Nettie in Seattle. Frank W & Mrs Young called.
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Ford oiled & greased. Mileage 9340. Clowdy & cold S.E. wind. Went to LaConner and Mt Vernon. Got car greased & oil changed and bank Certs renewed and stopped at the Ranch for lunch. Grant & Hilda have bad colds.
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Rain last night. Cool & clowdy to day. Ida out to Whites & I in the P.M. Frank in Seattle. Charity Basketball game to night. Frank in it.
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Semi pleasant. Downtown P.M. Ida also buying Christmas. Frank in Bellingham at the "Buick Opening"
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Pleasant. Went to Pres Church. Rev Thompson preached. In the P.M. both went to Bellingham with the Wrights.
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Clowdy & windy. At home A.M. went to the Ranch in P.M. Frank in Bellingham. A card from Laura told of Ada Baileys death. She was buried Dec 15th.
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Pleasant. Downtown in the P.M. Called on the judge. Frank in Bellingham.
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Semi pleasant. Went to Wilson's & took the Christmas turkeys. Frank in Tacoma. Picked the Christmas tree at 8.30 Good crop.
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Christmas. Clowdy. Light rain last night. Temp 40. All went to Wilson's. Howe & sons also. Nice time. Home at 8.30.
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Fine day. Temp 37. Ida sick last night. Had Dr. Shaw at 3 A.M. Self home all day. Frank in Bellingham. Ida some better but lying down to day.
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Clear & pleasant. Temp 30. At home. Frank in Bellingham. Legs & feet no better. Last night the coldest this month.
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Dr. Shaw here this eve. Clear & cold 30°. At home all day. The Whitneys & F. Barnett here to dinner.
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Pleasant. Temp 30. Frank in Bellingham. Ida poorly. Mrs Young called. I took C. Howe and went up to the new reservoir site.
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Semi pleasant. Temp 30. At home A.M. P. Miller here. Frank & Frances in Bellingham. Went to Avon to see the water intake & took Judge Abbey. Mr J. O. Rudene died this P.M.
Mr J. O. Rudene died this P.M.31
Clowdy. Temp 30. At home all day. Mirriam here. Came last night. Frank playing gough.
This has been one of the driest Decs on record with Temp above the average.
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Clowdy. Wrights went to Seattle. I went with Bessner to Mr. Rudene's funeral at Mt. Vernon. Large funeral. Another good pioneer gone.
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Clowdy Temp 48. Ida miserable ever since Christmas. Went Church. Darrell called this A.M. Wrights went to Bellingham with a new Buick. Francis drove one. Heard via wire that Donald's wife has a premature baby boy born this A.M. [margin: Great grand parents.]
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Clowdy. Went to the farm. Got potatos & parsnips. Wright in B.
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Clowdy Temp 40. Down town in the P.M. Paid for Citizen & A. American. Card from Donald. Folks getting along OK. Frank to Seattle for a car.
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Rainy Day. At home A.M. went to show P.M. "Lightnin" with Abbey & Campbell. Ida in bed, bladder trouble &c. Frank in Bellingham.
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Rain last night 1/2 in since yes. A.M. Went to church A.M.
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Quite Pleasant. Went to C.C. Luncheon. Big argument over new Avon road. Endorsed by the Chamber. Grant & folks here. Frank in Bellingham.
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Clowdy. S.E. wind. Wrights got a new lot of furniture. Frank went to Seattle.
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Strong S.E. wind & some rain. Went to Mr Daggetts funeral in Mt. Vernon. Frank in Seattle. Mr Johnson came to A with me. D.A.R. Meeting here tonight.
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Clowdy. Downtown in the P.M. Called on the Judge. Frank in Seattle. Temp 44.
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Clowdy. Temp 44. At home all day. Frank in Seattle till night. Donald arrived from Cal. Ida miserable. Chet Leamer here this A.M.
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Temp 43. Semi Pleasant. At home A.M. Went to Avon & took Pete Miller in the P.M. Nature project progressing. Digging ditch at Summit Park. A lot of pipe on the ground there and at Whitney & vicinity. Frank & Donald in Bellingham.
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Pleasant. At home & downtown. Gas Co. ditching in the ally. Frank & Donald in Bellingham. Sent a letter to Eva Reed.
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Pleasant, Beautiful day & quite warm. Went to Emma Tillinghast's funeral and took Mrs. Whitney and Abbey. A very large funeral. Rev. Simmons officiated.
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Clowdy & moist. At home & down town. Francis has a Buick Coupe. Don in Bellingham. Frank in Seattle.
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Rainy. Went to Seattle with Frank and consulted with Dr. Palmer. Home at 8 P.M.
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Rainy or showery. Gas Company filled in the pipe ditch in the ally. Went to the farm. Oats & hay sell at $20.00 & $15.00 per ton. Frank at Bellingham.
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Pleasant. In town in the P.M. Frank in Bellingham. Donald here at night.
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Clowdy & windy. Went to church A.M. Donald went to Bellingham. Temp 46. Warmest Jan for many years.
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Clowdy. No rain. Went to CC lunch. Home reading; the balance of the times. Frank in Bellingham. Don here this eve.
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Rainy. At home A.M. Pearl & boys here last evening. Ida to see Mrs. Subeshire(?). Margurite also and I took her home. Frank in Bellingham, Don also.
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Beautiful day temp 63. Warmest day I ever saw in January. Ida & I went to Wilson's. No body home. Called at Leatherwoods & at the farm for lunch & went to Burlington to see about dresses. No luck. Frank home from Seattle this Eve.
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Fine day. At home. Downtown P.M. Temp at noon 58. Frank in Bellingham.
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Pleasant. Took Ida to Frank Whites. Then went to the farm for lunch. In the P.M. went to La Conner and called on Bailey at the Seed store. Frank in Bellingham.
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Pleasant home A.M. Went with Ida and Margurite Young to show "Reducing". Frank in B'm. Ida & I called on the Summers & Mr. Summer in bed.
Thus endeth the warmest January on record. Darrell brot a load of wood from Carl Johnson with Grant's truck. 3 ricks.
Thus endeth the warmest January on record. Darrell brot a load of wood from Carl Johnson with Grant's truck. 3 ricks.
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Fine day. Donald here and took a load of furniture to Bellingham. Frank went also in the P.M. Went church A.M.
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Light frost. Pleasant & sunshine all day. Donald went to B. I went to church in the A.M. Miss Judd here.
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Semi pleasant. Temp 36. Frost. At home all day. Ida downtown with Frances. Merlin here last night. Planted sweet peas.
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Light frost. Pleasant. Home A.M. Downtown P.M. A card from San Diego.
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Beautiful day. Went to LaConner with Nick Bessner. Ida down to Mrs Sulethons. Grant to Lincoln Day banquet in Seattle. Light Frost.
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Beautiful day. Frost 32. At home all day. Planted peas & transplanted spinach.
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Another fine day. Light frost. In P.M. went to Avon & took Mr Williams. Ida & Frances went to Bellingham & met Donalds wife & baby. Rain in the P.M. Light.
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Clowdy went to church A.M. Donald & wife & son here to dinner. Hilda & Darrell called.
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Total tax for 30 - 1413.43 R. & A. clowdy & windy. Home A.M. Called on the Judge in P.M. Legs & feet no better.
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Clowdy, windy and a sprinkle of rain. At home A.M. Got a load of box wood. Ida & I out to White's in P.M. The Wrights arrived from Cal at 7 P.M.
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Hard rain last night. Clowdy to day. the Wrights & Ida went to Bellingham. Miss Judd went home. Self downtown in P.M.
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Pleasant. Ida & I went to Wilson's. Everything indicates the earliest spring on record.
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Clowdy no rain. Ida sick with cold. I went to a show in P.M. Wrights in Mt Vernon to night.
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Clowdy. Went to church A.M. Wrights out to Whitneys this P.M. Ida some better.
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Clowdy & cooler. Temp 36. The town celebrating Washington birth day to day. Downtown for papers.
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Semi pleasant. Down to see the Judge P.M. Frank in Seattle. Ida now well. I no better.
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Pleasant. Temp 32. 26 at Abbey's. Downtown in P.M. Called at ??????s' and got a cane. Frank in Seattle.
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Pleasant. Temp 32. Went to Church A.M. Mr Wright also. Donalds folks here to dinner. The Whitneys & Miss Judd the nurse called this eve. Frank & parents started for Tacoma at 7 P.M.
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Clowdy and sprinkle of rain. Clayton Howe here spading the garden. Self choring. Feet & legs no better.
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Rain last night. Semi pleasant to day. At home A.M. Out to Whites & took Mrs Young home in P.M. Frank in Seattle this week.
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Semi Pleasant. Rain last night. Went to the Farm, Ida also.
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Part clowdy. At home all day. Frances in Bellingham this P.M.
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Pleasant. Took Mr Judd to Avon to see the water works A.M. Down to see the Judge in the P.M. Ida had a letter from Eva Reed.
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Part clowdy. Went to the farm. Hilda sick. Jorgensons papering & painting. In P.M. went with Campbell up to the Reservoir. Frank at Bellingham. Home last night.
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Cool & clowdy. At home A.M. out to Whites for dinner & P.M. Wrights in Bellingham.
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Semi Pleasant. At home & downtown. Planted peas & spinach & radish. Frank in Seattle.
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Clowdy. At home all day. Frances in Mt Vernon to night. Peter Miller called. Rev Mr Redfern died last night.
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Semi pleasant. Ida in Bellingham. Frank went back to Seattle at 1 P.M. I went to the farm then went with Grant's F's to Ed Rector's funeral and in P.M. to Mr Redfern's funeral in Mt Vernon. Nettie & Frances at Burlington this eve.
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Semi Pleasant. Light frost. At home A.M. Downtown P.M. Went to show in evening. Wrote a letter to Kaiser, San Francisco.
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Clowdy & rainy. At home A.M. Down to see the Judge in P.M. Nettie & Frances went to Bellingham and brot Ida home.
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Semi pleasant. At home all day. Miss Blank here. Ida downtown & got a new coat. I put up a trellis for sweet peas and set out dahlias.
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Fine day. Ida & I went to the farm for a short call then to Wilsons and called at Whites at 5 P.M. Nettie has headache but went to High School Play. Frost 28 at Abbeys. 30 at Frank Whites.
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Cool & clowdy. Snow at night. At home A.M. called on Abbey & Summer's in P.M. Frank and crew came in this eve from Seattle.
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Drizzling rain about all day. Donald & family, Pearl & Carroll came to see the fisherman off. Frank & crew left at 5 P.M. with three boats and 32 men including Merlin & Colvin Wilson, Nels Lindstrom, Clayton Howe, Hugh Leamer, "Windy" Jackson and others. Ida and Nettie went to Mrs Chas Gaches gathering at the Country Club house north of Avon.
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Clowdy & rainy. Went to Chamber luncheon, Whidby Island & Bellingham represented. McCracken made a big talk on Pass bridge. Hayton, Russell and Knutzen also present.
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Semi pleasant. Heard from Frank by letter to Clyde Howe from Ketchikan. Telegram from Frank at Juneau to day. At home all day.
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Clowdy but no rain. At home. Planted peas & potatos. College girls here to night.
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Pleasant. At home & feeling bum. Ida dito. Margurite Young here this P.M. Nick Longworth died to day. Wrote to Eva Reed.
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Light rain & clowdy. At home A.M. Took Nettie down to town in the P.M. Frances at the farm to night.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Went up to see the new reservoir with Abbey. Nettie went with Donalds folks to Bellingham last night. Frances at the farm.
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Clowdy & windy. Went and took the Williams to Mrs Ferguson's funeral at the B. Church conducted by Rev Bragg.
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Clowdy. No rain. At home all day reading. Ida to see Dr. Shaw & to show East Lynne.
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Rain A.M. Pleasant P.M. Ida & I went to the farm and I took Hilda to Mount Vernon in P.M. Peths sold their oats for $18.00.
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Cool & clowdy. At home most of the day. Ida & I called on Jackson's in P.M. He just returned from Alaska sick.
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Cool & clowdy. At home all day.
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Pleasant but cool N. wind. Home A.M. Pruning hedge. Downtown and saw the Judge in the P.M. Ida not well. Frances at the farm to night.
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Fine day. At home except going for the mail. Nettie & Frances in Mount Vernon this P.M. Both feeling tough to day.
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Beautiful day. Went to Pres Church A.M. Took a ride in the P.M. around the lakes and called on the White's. Nettie & Frances took Miriam home.
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Fine day. At home all day. All want to see Will Rogers in "Conn Yankie" at night. Pearl & Mrs Sullivan called while we were away.
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Drying day. Strong north wind. Ida & I went to Wilson's. John & I to Blanchard. Called at the farm. Sold a car of oats at $20.00 per ton. Farmers generally plowing.
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Another dry windy day. At home all day. Gale Howe here helping Ida on the lawn.
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Pleasant and smokey. Ida & Mrs Mowery went to Bellingham. I went as far as the farm. Grant loaded 500 sks of oats. They came to $550. at $20.00 per ton. High School Operata to night. Nettie & Frances went.
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Filed a saw for Grant. Pleasant. At home. Nothing doing.
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Fine day. Went to C.C. Luncheon and helped Ida set out gladiolas. Fred Fulton in the Hospital since Tuesday a week ago for appendix operations. He is all right at this time.
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Fine drying day. At home A.M. Called on A Jackson P.M. Nettie & Frances at Rosario this eve. Girls party.
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Fine day. Garden peas planted in November in bloom March 25th. No rain since the 14th. Land pretty dry. In the P.M. took Mr Campbell and went to Avon & to the Farm. Young McGarry mowed east of the house.
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Thus endeth April. 1st half very wet, second half very dry.
Thus endeth April. 1st half very wet, second half very dry.
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Pete Miller called. Fine day but getting pretty dry. Went with Campbell to LaConner & Mount Vernon. Paid 1/2 taxes for 1930. Got car washed & greased and oil changed.
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Light rain & strong wind. At home. Trimmed hedge some. Legs & feet no better. Ida & Nettie to M.E. Ladies meeting this P.M.
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Pleasant. Dry wind. Ida & I went on a trip to Whidby Island. Fine trip. Went to Coupeville & called on Mrs Libby 64 Ms?
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Pleasant. At home all day. Mr Fry stricken with paralysis. Finished the hedge trimming.
Mr Fry stricken with paralysis. Finished the hedge trimming.9
[margin: 711 5th Ave, N.Y.]Pleasant. At home A.M. Took Ida & Aunt Kate to the Rug & Quilt show. Talked with A.B. Cook about my feet & leg trouble.
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Mothers Day. Temp 85 in Seattle. Pleasant & warmer. Donald's folks here. Down to Judds for a picture of four generations. In the P.M. Donald & wife, Nettie and I went to Whidbey Island in his Buick. Nice trip.
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Pleasant & dry. At home all day. Mr Jackson called. Every thing going wrong. Legs worse.
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Watered Radio battery. Pleasant. Went with N. Bessner to the farm A.M. At home P.M. Grant has only one piece of oats in.
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Part clowdy. At home. Downtown P.M. Ida not feeling well nor I either.
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F.W. Fry died. Beautiful day. Went to Concrete and took D. Campbell to see the new road around Van Horn hill. Fine trip. Land very dry.15
Part clowdy. Light sprinkle at night. Ida & Mrs Jason cleaning house. I went to the farm and down to Wilsons. Wilson's through sowing oats. Grant one third only.
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Part clowdy. Light rain at night. Downtown P.M. Set out asters. Nettie & Frances in Bellingham. Donald's on trip.
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Part clowdy. At home all day. Mr Fry's funeral this P.M. Feeling too tough to go.
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Fine day. Cleaning house. Mrs Jason here. Dale McGarry mowed parking strip. Hoed the garden & set out lettuce plants.
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Fine day. At home A.M. Took Nettie & Mrs Stapp out to Mrs Keys home then took Mr Dudly up to the new reservoir.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Downtown P.M. Called on Rev Bragg. Nettie & Frances started for Hoquiam.
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Clowdy & light rain. Went to the farm and to Mt Vernon. Sold 40 ton hay at $11.00 for ton. Grant load oats on boat. They are now $21.00. We got $20.00. Grant expects to finish seeding to day. Gas 13 cts to day.
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Part clowdy. At home all day. Mrs Jason here cleaning kitchen.
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Fine day. Ida and I went to Wilson's and called at the farm. All well. Nettie & Frances in Aberdeen P.E.O.
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Pleasant & getting dry. At home A.M. Out to White's in P.M. Nettie & frances came from Aberdeen this evening.
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Pleasant & dry went to the Farm and took tomato plants. The folks went to the LaConner show this P.M.
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Another dry day. At home all day. Dr. Cook here to see me this A.M. He told me nothing very encouraging.
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Pleasant. At home A.M. Downtown to see Abbey a while in the P.M.
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Fine day. Ida & I went to "S?????" Dodge Valley via poor farm to Mt Vernon then to Sedro Woolley via Clear Lake. Lunch at Sedro Woolley Lodge?, then to Northern Hospital. Then to Bellingham via Demming and visited Donalds & took dinner with them. Then home via Mount Vernon. Fine days outing for two old pioneers. The Ford's all O.K.
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Pleasant. Pearl came to day with Miss McCullough. Went to the farm, Burlington & Mt Vernon to get the car greased. Took Frances to Burlington. Got a check of Grant $300.00 for oats. $74.00 left with Grant for shingles, &c.
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Pleasant and no sign of rain. At home all day.
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Pleasant. Had first mess of peas. Ida, Nettie & Frances went to the Gaches wedding or rather Gardner-Gaches wedding. Donald & wife here to night.
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Pleasant and dry. Ida & I went with the folks to Mrs Wrights, I with dog, party in Tacoma also to Steilacoom and called on the Culbertson's. Fine trip.
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Part Clowdy. At home A.M. up to see the new City Reservoir with Abbey in the P.M. then out to his home to see his garden.
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Clowdy and light showers. At home. Mrs Soule called.
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Clowdy & windy. All went to Bellingham for Donald's birthday. Ida staid. The rest home at 9.15.
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Pleasant. At home and downtown P.M. Mrs White & Mrs Young called. Ida in Bellingham.
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Pleasant. Clowdy at night. Went to the farm with Frances A.M. The folks in Seattle. Grant on the dyke work. In P.M. took S. Temple for a ride to Avon, LaConner & Frances in Burlington.
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Clowdy and a light rain. At home A.M. Downtown for mail in P.M.
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Hard rain this A.M. Semi pleasant. Went to Pearl's for Ida's birthday party. Whites, Whitneys, Lockharts present also Jessie Bradley, Donalds folks also and Ida came with them and home this evening. Rain lighter on the flats. Grants did not show up except Mirriam. Rodeo today.
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Clowdy with light rains. At home. P.E.O.s meet with Nettie. Frances took Miriam home. Pres Harding Memorial dedicated. We enjoyed it via Radio.
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Clowdy & light rain. In P.M. Ida and I went out to Whites.
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Fine day. At home A.M. Downtown and out to Whitneys in P.M. Nettie & Frances went to Bellingham for Eastern Star meeting.
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Pleasant. At home & downtown for gas at 13 cts. Nettie & Frances in Bellingham.
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Fine day. Geo Miller here mowing and cleaning up the lawn. Downtown to barber shop and for the mail. Folks in Bellingham.
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Clowdy & light showers. At home all day. Nettie in Bellingham. Frances with Grants down to Camp Murray. Darrell there for two weeks. The Whitneys called this eve.
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Part clowdy. Nettie & Frances home from Bellingham. At home all day.
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Shower last night. Semi Pleasant to day. Downtown P.M. John & Pearl this evening a while. Grant 46 to day.
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Fine day but rain at 5 P.M. Ida & I went on a trip with Edna Whitney to Arlington. Called on Mrs Scott and Fowlers. Nice trip. D.A.R. picnic on Guemes. N. & F. went.
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Rain all last night and all of to day. At home reading. Legs & feet bad. Peter Miller here this P.M.
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Semi pleasant, no rain. At home all day. Wrote to Eva Reed. Mr Williams called.
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Semi pleasant. At home feeling tough. Geo Miller here cleaning up east of the house.
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Grants folks called at 1.30. We all out to Whitneys for dinner. Semi pleasant.
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Rain last night. Part clowdy. Downtown P.M. Mrs Judd called.
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Pleasant. Went to Wilson's and called at the farm. Ida also. All usually well.
Thus endeth the wettest June since 1917. Oats looking fine. All hay out in June badly damaged. Carters here to day, but found no one at home. Grant and Darrell working on dyke.
Thus endeth the wettest June since 1917. Oats looking fine. All hay out in June badly damaged. Carters here to day, but found no one at home. Grant and Darrell working on dyke.
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[margin: Banks consolidated to day.] Fine day. At home all day. Peter Miller called. Legs & feet worse than ever to day.
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Fine day. At home. Ida poorly. Donald & folks here this P.M.
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Fine hay weather. Elks Conv in Seattle. Donald called. Self at home suffering. Ida also. Consulted Dr. Cook. Got a bottle of medicine.
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Another beautiful day. At home reading. Ida some better. Self in some ways, others not.
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Pleasant and warm. Temp above 80. At home all day. Mrs Dean here and went with Nettie & Frances to Rainbow picnic at Similk. Mr Bessner & Mr Carroll called.
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Clowdy and cooler. Home A.M. went to Mount Vernon with Abbey in P.M. to get car services. Frances, Nettie & Ida went to take Mrs Dean home.
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Rain at night on Saturday. Semi pleasant. At home all day. Frank White called this A.M.
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Rain last night and all this A.M. At home suffering as usual. Grants folks here this evening. Mr & Mrs Judd call this P.M.
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Clowdy. Poor hay prospect. Seattle Edwards recall election to day.
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Pleasant. Dr. Cook here to see me. Had a bad night. In bed all day. Edwards, mayor of Seattle, recalled yesterday.
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Pleasant. At home and about knocked out. Legs worse and more useless.
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Fine hay day. Still feeling bumm. Fred Abbey called, also Mr Campbell, Mrs Peters and three girls here this P.M. Peter Miller pruning the hedge.
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At home. Pleasant. Pearl & Mrs Sullivan also Mrs Summer called. The Whitneys & Jessie Bradley here in the evening.
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Fine weather. At home as usual and about done walking.
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Beautiful day. Donald and folks came and Nettie went with them to Guemes Island. Ida & I home as usual.
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Pleasant. No better of my troubles. At home as usual. Pleasant. Mr & Mrs Young here. In bed most all day.
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Pleasant. Ida & Frances went to Bay View & the farm. Mrs Moore and Mrs Morrison call. Grant & Hilda here in the eve. Self in bed all day. Not any too good.
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Pleasant. Whidby Island Picknick to day. Rev Mr McCormick made me a nice call.
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Pleasant. In bed all day. Pearl and Carroll here this P.M. also John Stevenson and Peter Miller in the evening.
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Pleasant. In bed as usual. Mrs Judd called. Nettie & Frances went to Bellingham. Mirriam came this eve & the Whitneys called.
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Pleasant. Jay and Betty Carroll called. I can hardly walk now and not sleeping well. Mr Campbell & Mr Williams called. Frances, Mirriam & other folks at Barneys Camp to night on Guemes.
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Another fine day. Sat up a while at noon. Frank White & wife called also Mr Judd and Grants folks in the evening.
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Pleasant. In bed. Mr Bessner called also Mr Carroll and Chas. Stapp. Ida and Frances went to Bellingham.
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Fine weather. Nothing new around. Fred Abbey call this A.M. and Mr Barker in the evening. Feeling tough about all day.
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Fine day. In bed as usual. Not in so much pain as yesterday. The Carters here this A.M. Young girls party here this P.M. Peter Miller called. the Whitney children (Helen's) and Edna also Mrs Ed Knapp called this evening.
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Pleasant. Fred Abbey called also Mr R.J. Peterson. Ida gave me a bath. All same hospital. Merriam here this evening from Similk. Ida went to see "Daddy Longlegs" with Nettie.
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Fine day. Self about the same. Legs useless. Wheat prices in Chicago now 52 cts, corn 72 and oats 24. Oats here $20.00 to $21.00 per ton. A year go last May wheat in Chicago was $1.00 and oats 49 cts per bushel and oats here $30.00 per ton. Quite a drop. B.F. Brown hung.
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Still pleasant, but very dry. Nothing encouraging to record. Mr Williams, Ted White and Mrs L.C. Davis called. Heard the Ford program from Richmon Cal. Mr and Mrs Almond called this evening.
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Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Rev A.W. Wilson called also. Mr & Mrs Harold Rooney & Rev & Mrs Black. Mrs Chas Dwelley called this eve.
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Pleasant. Pioneer Day at LaConner. This is my first miss since 1904 - 27 years. Mrs Judd, Ben Ronneberger & Jack Collins here this A.M. Nettie & frances went to Pioneers. Mr & Mrs Campbell & Mrs Summer called. Grant & Hilda & Miriam came this eve.
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Pleasant. Fred Abbey here this A.M. Mr Barnett called this P.M. and the Pioneer Comm came at 5 P.M. viz? Tide? Dunlap, Mr Shields, Chas Nelson & Jim Hayton & Fred Abbey, Scott Calhoun with them. Peter Miller.
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The Com. of Pioneers gave me a beautiful [margin: boquet and hanging basket.] Pleasant & dry. Mr McLean of Avon and Mr Smith called also Mr Carroll. Frances went to Concrete with the Butler girls. Ida down town for medicine, &c. Donald & folks came this evening.
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Warmest day this season. 84 at 11 A.M. Darrell came for the Ford to go to Seattle. Donald & family here to day. Alf Stacey & daughter, Mr & Mrs Sisson from Bellingham and Mr Mendenhall called. In the evening, Edna & Arlie Whitney & Frank Barnett called. There has been 55 people to see me since July 20th.
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Pleasant. Tandy Knight & son called. Self about the same.
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Pleasant. Pearl here to day. Mr Rev Anderson and four young men from Indiana and gave us some fine sacred music. Mrs Perchman & Mr Campbell also Jim Squires, wife & daughter. 70 callers July 20. Frank White here A.M. & P.M.
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Pleasant. Up shaved and had a bath. Judge Abbey here a few minutes this A.M. Miss Judd called. Ida has lame hip & leg.
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Pleasant. Sat up two hours. The Butter girls called. Mrs Soules and Grant this P.M. Nettie & Frances went to Bellingham.
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Clear & pleasant. Mrs Mary Nolan called awhile. Rev Mr Bragg & Rev Smith & wife called also Mr Maloy & Peter Miller. To day 77 callers.
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Pleasant. Rec'd Abbey's letter. Mr Campbell & Mr & Mrs Peters came this P.M. Ted White & Margurite here. Frances birthday party this evening. Miriam here.
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Beautiful day. Nettie & Frances went to Bellingham. Donald has throat trouble. Mr Maloy called and Mr Stearns to bring flowers. Mrs Ina Nelson, son & Phyllis Leamer came at 5 P.M. Mrs Nelson sang several songs for us.
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Clowdy A.M. Light shower last night. First rain since July 12. Darrell here this P.M. Ida & Frances went to the farm and Whites.
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Pleasant. Had a bad night. Mr Carroll called this P.M. Reading "Father".
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Fine day. Had a bath. Mrs Judd called. In the P.M. Fred Kalso & wife and Mr Campbell.
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Pleasant. Darrell over to day helping Ida clean out the wood hours. Mrs P. Nelson called. Send a letter to Eva Reed. This eve Mr & Mrs Shields called and the Whitneys.
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Pleasant but dry. Mr & Mrs Williams here this P.M. Lindbergs stuck in fog on Japanese Islands.
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Fine day. J.C. McGinnis & wife, Barkley, Geo McGinnis & wife here from 11 A.M. to 4 P.M. Margurite Young & Mr & Mrs Nels Ovenell called.
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Mr Ed Kash brot me a fine salmon trout. Pleasant. Wrote to Frank Wright. Had a visit with Clarence White this P.M. Margurite brot him in. He has a sorry life. Mrs Linwood Davis called.
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Part clowdy. A letter from Merlin and Frank. Light rain this P.M. Mr Campbell called. Pearl and Miss Cain here this eve.
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Part clowdy. Grants folks on trip to B.C. Peninnsula Loop highway opened to day. From Lake Crescent to Hoquiam. Rev Partee called also Clarence & Frank White. John Stevenson, Mrs Summer & Mrs Dagget and Mrs Lloyd Foster & daughter.
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Beautiful day. Shaved & bathed. Peter, Mrs Jay Carroll. E Pickens & Mr Carroll called. Francis in Burlington & yesterday too. Lindberg in Tokio. The Flying boat D.O.X. in New york. Fred Abbey called evening.
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Grants home to night. Another fine day. The folks all went to Bellingham this P.M. Frank White here this P.M.
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Clowdy & light rain. Gertie left this A.M. Grant here this P.M. and changed my Bank Deposit box to Bank of C??????. Judge Abbey here this A.M.
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Rainy day. Mr Williams & Judge & Mrs Joiner called this P.M. Miss Wolk came this eve.
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Rain last night and this A.M. Pleasant P.M. Mr Flagg called from Seattle. The folks went to Mr & Mrs R.H. Bales 65th wedding anniversary in Mount Vernon. Mr & Mrs Young & Mr Carroll called. Chas Stapp & wife & Mrs Soule, Dr. Burdon, and Mr Barker here this eve.
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Rainy 2/3 of the day. Judge Abbey here this A.M. so far the wettest Sept in three or more years. Pacific flyers given for lost. P. Miller here also Mrs Judd. Frances in Mount Vernon to night.
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[margin: Reading "Life of Washington" by Woodward] Semi pleasant. Rain at night. John and Pearl here this P.M. Grant at Centrailia at Good Roads convention. Frances at Sedro Woolley to night. Letter from Frank.
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Clowdy A.M. Etter here and cut my hair. Telegram from Frank. Leaving Yakutat to night. Abbey called and gave some picture of the Diablo Dam. Rev Partee here. Ida downtown in P.M. Mrs Hazen & Mrs Rogers here this evening. Pleasant. P.M.
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Fine drying day with north wind. In bed suffering. Neither Grant nor Wilsons have threshed any yet. Abbey called this eve. The Retrieve & the boys came in at 11.30 P.M. Colvin took my car & went home.
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Beautiful day. Sent a card to the Hospital girls. Wrights in Seattle. Chas Stapp Junior called. Nettie in Seattle.
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Fine day. Mr Campbell & Margurite Y. here. Nettie came from Seattle this A.M. Frank in Seattle.
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Foggy A.M. Not feeling so well as last week. Pleasant P.M. No company to day. Nettie saw the picture "Alexander Hamilton".
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Part Clowdy. Mrs Snyder here helping. Mirriam came with Frank. Ida went to see "Alexander Hamilton". Wilsons have threshers. Grant tomorrow. Mr Carroll brot me soup. Mr Williams & F. White here. Donald & Frank came from Seattle this evening.
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Clowdy & a sprinkle of rain. Franks folks & Donald went to Tacoma. Mr Keynole called this P.M. Barnett, Arlie & Edna Whitney this eve.
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Grants folks up in an airplane. Changeable. Some rain last night Frank went to Seattle. Ida not well. Mrs Summer called. Fred Abbey called this evening. Worth Alexander died to day. Another friend gone and it seems before his time.
Worth Alexander died to day. Another friend gone and it seems before his time.29
Clowdy & south wind. Merlin Wilson here this P.M. Dorothy McCullough & Mr Arnat?, Margurite & Marion also. Frank came from Seattle this evening.
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Clowdy, wind & rain. Donald here with the new Chevrolet car he won from the Elks Circus. Seth Parker program fine to night.
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Dwight Morrow died to day. Pangborn & Herndon completed the first Pacific flight. Land at Wenatchee.6
Fine day. Frank put water in the Radio batteries. Judge Abbey called this A.M. World Series B.B. to day 4th game in Phila. Mount Vernon College girls party here to night.
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Fine day. Cooler. Frank in Bellingham. Ida down town buying a bed &c. Nothing else important.
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Fine weather. Temp 44 Bar 30.4. Got a new bed, spring and matress & Frank took the double bed up stairs. Frank did the moving and moved the radio in the bedroom. Pearl and Donald here this P.M. Clyde Howe here this eve. Mr Campbell in the P.M. 5th ballgame St Louis.
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Foggy A.M. Pleasant. Frank at Wilsons. Listening to Ball game 6th game. A's 8 - Cards 1. Donald & cousin came this evening.
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Pleasant. Frank & Donald in Seattle to the Wash. Oregon Foot Ball game. Thos Smith, Will Hayton called, also Mr Williams. Harmon changed the bed for a three quarter bed. Mr & Mrs Judd called.
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Fine day. Mrs & Mrs Moony called, also Mrs Dwelly. Donald & Ira went home. The folks went to Mr & Mrs Bailey's Golden Wedding reception LaConner.
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Clowdy. Columbus Day. Frank went to Seattle. Did not sleep last night. Lots of pain. Rev Peter McCormick here this P.M.
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Pleasant. Not feeling as well as common. Left knee giving me lots of pain. Mrs Johns of Bellingham called. Judge Abbey came this evening and brought a box of bellflower apples.
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Another fine day. Slept some last night, but feeling bum and wish I was through. Linwood Davis, Mrs Summers & Mrs W.F. Robinson. The Whitneys here this evening. [margin: Had fresh strawberries for supper 14th.]
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Pleasant. Frank went to Bellingham. Dorothy arrive home to day from Sitka. No company to day. Still in bed and in torture as usual. Its sure getting "old".
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Another beautiful fall day. Colvin, Pearl & Nels came this P.M. and Colvin bought the Ford. I hated to see it go but it is no use to me in my condition.
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Pleasant but part clowdy. Donald & Dorothy and son Jimmy came at 12:45. All looking well. Grant and Hilda, Mrs Young & S. Temple called. Ida went to White's with Donald. Mrs Campbell called also. Heard the Edison "Musical Memorial". He died last night at 12 M. P.S.T.
Heard the Edison "Musical Memorial". He died last night at 12 M. P.S.T.19
Pt clowdy. Frank & Nettie, Dr. Cook & wife started for California at 6.30 A.M. Grant here this A.M. on My bank & tax business. Mrs Snyder here helping Ida. Miss Judd called. Barker & Abbey called this evening.
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Cool and clowdy & a light rain. Bar. 29.4. Had a card from nettie from Roseburg Oregon. J.B. Nelson called. Edison funeral to day.
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Clowdy & windy. Bar 29.3. Pearl and Merlin called this evening. Fred Abbey brot Mrs. June Burn and Mother Mrs. Adrris from Bellingham here to some of my diary.
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Cold and windy some rain last night. Heard from Nettie from Davis Cal. Suffering as usual. Abed all day.
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Clowdy with south wind. Mrs Judd & Mrs Bradley called. Also Rev Williams & Mr Rogers here.
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Clowdy & some rain. Frances in Burlington. Linwood Davis here this P.M.
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Clowdy & south wind. Had a tough night last night. Cards from Nettie, one from San Diego. Mrs Young called.
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Dorothy & Don, Frances, Mrs Ohle, The Almonds, Mr & Mrs Summer, Miss Judd, Mr & Mrs Judd, Mr & Mrs Shields, Mrs J. Irvine, Mrs Webb 43, Eva Reed 44.
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Clowdy. Frank and a boy put up a new R. aerial. Mrs Kash called also Henry Peterson. I had lots of pain but right leg some better.
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Semi pleasant. High wind last night & rain. Ida in bed and had Dr. Cook this A.M. Frank in Portland.
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Semi pleasant. Mr & Mrs Bailey also Mr Abbey, Mr Campbell, Mr Carroll called. Frank came this P.M. Ida in bed not much better. Angie Snyder here helping this A.M.
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Pleasant. Armistice Day. Frank playing golf, &c. Ida in bed. I still suffering as usual. Mr Carroll & Jay brot us a fine dinner, but the appetite was lacking. Frank White, Nick Bessner & W.T. Edlin here.
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Clowdy & rain. Carters, Mr & Mrs here. Grant and Hilda also. Frank in Mount Vernon. Ida some better and up part of the time.
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Peter Regenwetter funeral to day. 84. Mr Carroll here. Ida up part of the day.14
Semi pleasant. Mrs Judd call this A.M. Frank in Seattle. both of us not feeling good. Mr Williams here this P.M. Grant went with Frank.
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Semi pleasant. Some hail. Donalds folks here this P.M. Ida gave a bath. Wrights out to Whitneys. Mrs W's birthday.
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Clowdy & rain last night. Fred Abbey here this A.M. Mrs Shell here helping Ida. She is Mrs Snyders sister. Geo L. Bates & Henry Peterson here this P.M. also Rev Partee & Mrs Young.
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Cold south wind. Temp 34. Ida worse and in bed. Nettie had a tooth out. Frank playing golf. Grant here and brot some ducks. Dr Cook to see Ida.
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Pleasant N. Wind. Mrs Shull here. Ida worse and had Dr. Shaw & went to the hospital this eve. Mrs Whitney, Arlie and Ilo came this eve.
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Clear and colder. Temp 38. Frank golfing. Rev Shanklin, John Semar & Jack Trafton called. Nettie & Frank down to see Ida this evening.
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Clear & cold. Temp 28. Coldest this fall. Ida in Hos. I getting plenty of pain. Franks folks here for B. game. Hilda went to the hospital to see Ida.
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Clear & cold. Temp 28. Mr Williams called also Mr Carroll & Mr Gordon & Mr & Mrs Geo McGinnis. Ida came from the hospital this eve. Mr Williams here.
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Temp 28. Pleasant. Ida now so well. She should have staid in the hospital. I did not sleep much too much pain. Gladys McDougal here this A.M. helping. Peter here and trimmed the hedge. John, Pearl & Colvin here this evening.
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Clowdy & warmer temp 42. Frank in Vancouver. Mr Campbell here this P.M. Ida not well.
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Semi pleasant. North wind. Geo Ball called, also C.C. Barnett. Wrights at the show to night.
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Thanksgiving. Pleasant. Temp 40. Ted White & Marion Young called. Frank & Frances went to S. Woolley to foot ball game. Ida & I in bed, a fine way to spend Thanksgiving. Wrote to Mrs Harris.
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Clear and Temp 32. Writes went to Seattle. Miss Snyder here helping. Ida up in the P.M. Grant and Hilda, Mr and Mrs Walter, Mr & Mrs Chas McCullough & son and Mrs Judd here this P.M.
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Temp 28. Clear and pleasant. Mrs Snyder here helping. Ida worse to day. Linwood Davis here.
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Temp 28. Clear & pleasant. Donalds folks here. Ida in bed. Mr Williams, Mr Judd, Dr. A.M. & Mrs Cook.
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Lou Farmer & Geo Haggerdon died.6
Clowdy & light rain. Frank came and brot his folks. Father & Mother. Gene Whitney & wife here, also Donald and family & Grants folks, except Darrell.
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Clowdy & rainy. Wrights and parents went to Lynden. Nick Bessner called. Folks home at 9.30 P.M.
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Semi pleasant. Frank and Nettie to the Old folks home at Tacoma to day. Frank White here and told about his chicken house fire. Clyde Howe here to supper.
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Clowdy & cooler. Nothing special. Peter called. Ida no better. Mrs Judd called.
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Temp 34. Cool S.E. wind with a few snow flakes. Frank & Nettie at Dr. Cooks for dinner. Frances in Mt Vernon.
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Beautiful day. Temp 36. Wrights went to church and to Whitneys in the P.M. Mrs Summer & Mrs Charbot? also Mr & Mrs W.A. Lowman called.
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Temp 32. Pleasant. Walter Hastie, Frank Leamer, Grant and Margurite Young here. Wrights went to Shelton.
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Temp 30. Pleasant. Nothing important. Both rank. Donald & Dorothy here this evening.
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Ed Byron died this A.M. Pearl and Nels here this P.M.18
Clowdy & windy. Mrs Judd called. Pains no better.
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Clowdy. Pain back in left knee. Wrights at church. Linwood Davis and the Whitneys, F. Barnett here.
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Clowdy & windy. Zig Nelson here. Feeling miserable. Frank went to Bellingham.
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Hard rain and wind A.M. Pleasant P.M. Clyde Howe hurt by auto. Mr & Mrs Peters called also the Carrolls & Chas Stapp. Angie went home.
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Beautiful day. My first Christmas in bed since I remember anything. Mrs Young called. Folks all here except John & Carroll. Ivan Alexander & daughter Josephine called and at 9.15 F Barnett, Arlie & Edna Whitney and Mrs Gene Whitney came.
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Semi pleasant, some wind. Temp 40. Not feeling as well. No company to day. No appetite.
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Part clowdy. Feeling goofy? Geo Ball, Mrs Ed Crumrine, Mr & Mrs Roy Peth, Ed Barker, Mrs & Mrs Lockhart & Mrs Angel called this P.M.
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Semi pleasant. Frank golfing. Frances took Clyde Howe from the hospital. Peter Miller called. Self no good.
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Semi pleasant. Mr & Mrs Williams, Mr Campbell, Mr Keynole & Mrs Ed Kash called this P.M.
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Showery. Miss Judd called this A.M. The Carters, Hilda, Darrell & Mrs Ben Jorgenson in the P.M. Had a bad night last night. No sleep.
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Thus endeth 1931. My worst year and probably my last.
Thus endeth 1931. My worst year and probably my last.
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Clowdy & some rain. Wrights in Bellingham. No company to day. Feeling bum as usual.
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Hard rain last night. Semi Pleasant to day. Frank golfing. Ida out to White's to see Blanch. Mr Kucknole and Abbey here.
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Temp 32. Spent the most of day at Hospt. Snow going. Daddy had hard day. Callers: Mr William's, Steve Temple and Mr Peterson.
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Semi pleasant. Came home from the Hospital. Rev Shanklin called. Frank in Bellingham. Angie came back.
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Part pleasant. Strong N.W. wind. Some rain. Abbey, Campbell, Grant, Ed Crumrine, E. Howard and Mr Mendenhall called. Self about the same.
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Pleasant & warmer. Frank & Nettie went to Seattle. Mrs Dr White here and gave me a going over. Judge Abbey & wife & granddaughter here in the eve.
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Strong S.E. wind. Had a bad night. Frank in Bellingham. Jay Carroll called. Jay Carroll here. Frances had a girl party this evening.
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"Lincoln Day" Clowdy with light rain. Ida in bed with pains in back & legs. P. Miller here. Dr. Cook called this eve.
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Fine day. Temp 32. Frank in Bellingham. G.G. Shannon called. Ida in bed. I had a bath & clothes change. Chas Baxter died to at 11.30 A.M.
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Temp 28. Pleasant. Grants folks, Pearl & Nels, Donalds folks & Mr Goddard here also W.A. Lowman. Angie went Puyallup.
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Pleasant. 1/2 inch snow last night. Frank went to Seattle. Temp 34. N. wind. Dorothy & Jimmy here. Donald came and took them to Seattle. Nick Bessner called.
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Temp 34. Pleasant. P.E.O. meeting here. Dr. Burdon made a talk. Lots of people in to see me. Mr Wells, Mr Nelson, Harry Risby, Mr Cartwright, the Stapps, etc.
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Clowdy. Temp 32. Frank not well today. Judge Abbey called and Mr Satterly.
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Semi pleasant. Frank not very well, in the house. Mr Campbell & the Carters & Mrs Carroll also here this P.M.
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Clowdy. Mr Williams here and Mr Ellison. Angie went home and Miss Carter took her place.
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Semi pleasant. Judge Abbey, Manly Masters here, Pearl and Nels here this P.M. Donalds folks here for the night. Angie here a while this A.M.
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Clowdy light rain last night. Mrs McGinnis, Ann and Dick McGinnis here also. Donald's folks, Art Neely & wife here this eve.
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Clowdy. Donalds folks went to Seattle. Frank took them. Lots of Washington birthday programs via radio. Mr & Mrs J.Z. Nelson.
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Clowdy windy & rain at night. Ida worse with flu & cold. Mr Campbell, Linwood Davis & Miss Judd here. Frank in Bellingham. Jap, Chinese war going strong.
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Rainy. Temp 53. Ida no better. Has fever 100°. Frank in Bellingham. Frank White here.
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Rainy. Frank in Seattle. Mrs. Nelson here giving us enemas. John Wilson & Peter Miller here. Rain all day Skagit high. John came in his Model T coupe.
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Had a bad night. So did Ida. No sleep to speak of. Frank in Seattle yet. Mr Campbell, Mrs Rev. Redfern, Mrs Wilbur Redfern, Mrs Zook, Mrs Robt. Barr & Hilda & Mrs E Kash. Peter here working on the yard cleaning up. Mr & Mrs Judd here this eve.
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Beautiful day. Frank got home at midnight. Grant here talking about ditching the hay barn 15 acre. I had an enema. Not so bad. Margurite Young & Hazel Worden here. Lots of frogs singing tonight.
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Temp 40. Pleasant. Frank and Francis went to Bellingham. No news from the Lindbergh baby yet. Wash rag in the toilet. Kelly here to fish it out but did not get it. Had a bath. The Wilson boys here. Mrs. J.S. Conner died.
Mrs. J.S. Conner died.13
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Pleasant. Temp 49. Frank in Seattle. W.A. Lowman called this A.M. Clowdy & light rain in P.M. Frank Gilkie called this eve. Had an enema and feel tough. Nothing definite about the lost baby.
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Rev Fiscus here. Clowdy. Frank home last night. Had three enemas. Mrs Nelson here for the last one. D.L. McCormick and wife and Henry Paterson also Judge Abbey. The Wrights at LaConner to night.
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Pleasant. Had a bath and feel miserable. Mr W.V. Wells called this A.M. Abbey here this P.M.
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Rainy A.M. Pleasant P.M. P. Miller here also Mr Williams. He brot flowers and Ice cream. Had an enema this P.M. Lots of pain to night.
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Semi pleasant. Darrell & Hilda here, also John & Pearl and W.A. Lowman, Mr & Mrs Delano and Mr & Mrs Tom Chambers. Pearl & John till 10 P.m.
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Clowdy A.M. Two men here working Frank's unemployment money. Frank went Bellingham and Seattle.
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Clowdy. Temp 43. Dr. Cook here and operated on my arms. Bad night last night. Men here planting peas &c. Mr Campbell & Mr Nick Bessner here.
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Had an enema. Cloudy. Nettie and Frank went to Seattle. Frances on vacation. home early. Colvin here. Talking Alaska trip. Suffering as usual. Gold crowd preparing to sail north at 2 PM of the 24th.
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Nine men started for Alaska at 2 AM on the boat "Gov Hartley". Good luck to them. Mr Williams called. Frances took Ida to Whites. Mr Erving, Geant & Mr Judd called.
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Good Friday. Semi pleasant. Frances went for Mrs Whitney and Arlie. Mr Campbell called. No new of Lindburg baby yet.
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Cool and clowdy. Ida stricken with lumbago and called Dr. Shaw. "Such is Life". The Peters and Hagens sent me a beautiful plant. Mr Carroll called. Had an enema.
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Paid for P.I. Pleasant and some warm. Had a bath. Frank & Clarence White, P. & Geo Miller, Mr Carroll and Jay called. Warmest day of the season so far. Temp 68.
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Fine drying day. Had an enema. Ida not so well. Mrs Judd called & Fred Abbey.
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Clowdy. Ida feeling worse. Mr Campbell here. Gold hunters at Juneau on the way home. Pearl, Merlin & Bell Leatherwood here to night.
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Fine day. Some warmer. Lindburgh paid $50,000 ransom money early in April, but no sign of baby's return yet. Mrs Kash here this eve.
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Rain last night. Partly clowdy. Temp 48. Had an enema. Feeling tough. Ida also. Miss Helen Blake here to night.
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Clowdy A.M. Had bath. Dr. Shaw here to see Ida. She to stay in bed. Angie left this evening and Miss Blake took charge.
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Rain last night. Clowdy to day. Ida no better. Rain the A.M. Pleasant P.M. Darrell & Miriam here for lunch. Grant a while later. John and Pearl in the evening. Grant says the ground soaked. He think he can sell some hay on car at $6.00.
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Rain, Rain and more rain. Ida still in bed and no better. I ditto. Mr Judd & E Kash called and Frank and party of gold seekers returned this eve at 9 P.M.
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Cool and clowdy A.M. and all day with sprinkles of rain. Angie called and Judge Abbey in the eve.
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Pleasant this AM. Frank and others unloading sand from Alaska. Fine all day. Mr Peterson & Mr Campbell called. Frnk in Seattle. Chas Conrad called this evening.
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Temp 46. Pleasant drying day. Dr. Shaw to see Ida and self suffering as usual. Frank in Bellingham. Mr & Mrs R.H. Ball and Mrs Hattie Dunlap called.
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Pleasant. Both no better. Howie Leamer and Elmer Axelson and Rev Fiscus called.
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Clowdy. Angie here, gave me an enema & Bath. Sat in a chair for 15 minutes but feeling tough. Ida also. Alfred Polson called.
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Temp 46. Rain last night and clowdy to day. Dr. Shaw here to see Ida. Angie and gave me an enema. Mr Williams. Mr & Bettie Carroll here.
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Jack Trafton & Mrs Chas Stapp here this eve. Semi pleasant. Grant & Hilda here. Langford White, ob hanson of Mount Vernon here. Both about the sand.
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Pleasant but cool. Temp 48 at 8 AM. Frank working the "gold sand". Judge Abbey and Pearl and Dutch here in the eve.
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Beautiful day. Neither of us any better. Angie here and gave me an enema. W.A. Gilmore of Seattle and Mr Campbell called this P.M.
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Pearl & Merlin here. Frank went to west side of the sound. Mrs Gaches here. (Fine day.) With her daughter, Mrs Gardner. Had an enema.
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Cloudy AM. Pleasant PM. Mr Campbell here. Radio battery down. Frank back from sand trip. Walter Strock here to charge the battery this eve.
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Semi pleasant. Angie sick & went home. Abbey here. Polly Carter came to work. Frank in Bellingham. Strock here and left his charger.
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Beautiful day. Mrs Nelson here and gave me an enema. Rudy Pickens called. Merlin, Pearl & Mrs Doyle here. The latter seeking a job. Self & Ida both feeling tough.
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D. Almond died. Pleasant. Had a bad day. Bowells running all night. Mrs Nelson here till 11 P.M. Mrs Simpson the bal. of the night.
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Beautiful day. Had a better night. The Wrights went to Tacoma to day. Douglas Almond funeral this P.M. Grant & Hilda here this P.M. also Mrs McGAry & daughter. Pearl & boys, Mrs Kash here.
Douglas Almond funeral this P.M. Grant & Hilda here this P.M. also Mrs McGAry & daughter. Pearl & boys, Mrs Kash here.9
Cool & pleasant. Temp 54. Frank in Bell. John Semar here also Mr Carroll. W.A. Lowman and John & Carroll Wilson. Polly Carter went home this evening. Ida and self no good.
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Cool & pleasant. Temp 48. Frank went to Seattle. Mr Campbell and Mr Fiscus called in the P.M.
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Pleasant but cool A.M. Mr Rogers here to get Angies things. Chas Gaches and Judge Abbey here this eve. Both miserable to day. Mrs Judd called.
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Clowdy Day. Mrs. Nelson here and gave us an enema. Lots of pain but result good. Arlie Whitney here. The Lindbergh baby found dead five miles from Hopewell, the Lindbergh residence.
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Pleasant. Frank in Bell. Mrs Gaches and Rev Wilson, Mrs Robinson & Mrs Trafton also Mrs E Kash called. Another tough day. Very drying wind. Farmers putting in long hours with tractors. Grant seeding some this week. Ida not well but up and around.
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Temp 50 at 8 A.M. Pleasant. Frank White. Dr Minnie B, Mrs Soule and Judge Abbey here also Darrell.
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Part clowdy. Mrs Nelson here and gave me an enema. Mr Barker, Bob Bar and the Carters also the Whitneys except Arlie called.
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Temp 48. Part clowdy. Both poorly to day. Mrs Kash & Peter Miller called. Frank went to Seattle. Wrote a letter to Geo Hartson who was hurt in an auto accident three weeks about in San Diego. Tandy Knight died to day.
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Part clowdy. Mrs Nelson gave an enema. Lots of pain. Frank White, & Mrs Herleson here. Pearl and Carroll here this P.M. They began seeding oats yesterday. No developments in the kidnapping case.
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Clowdy. Got a watch for Mirriam. Graduating present. Light rain. Mr Nelson and Mr and Mrs Ed Wells here. Ivan Alexander also.
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Clowdy. Mrs Baker here to see about a job. Legs & feet pretty sore. Poor sleep last night.
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Part clowdy. Mrs Nelson gave me an enema. Frank mowing lawn.
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Semi pleasant. Feeling tough. Mrs R. Peth, Hilda & Miriam here. We gave Miriam her watch. Frank went for the Whitneys. Frank Barnett & Mr Maloy called. Frank and Nettie went to LaConner this evening to Bac. church service.
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Fine day. Judge Abbey called this eve. Chas. Brotter? called.
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Queen Day. Temp 50. The Akron flew over Anacortes and with the help of Mrs. Doyle I saw it. Mrs Nelson here and gave me the enema. Mr Campbell. Chas & John Nelson here.
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Cool and clowdy & rain before noon. Grant came also Pearl & Mrs Sullivan. George Gaches here a half hour. Grant finished seeding 110 acres oats. Rev Fixcus called also Mrs Judd.
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Cool. Beautiful day. Frank in Bellingham. Bob and Globe Woodburn here & Mrs Kash. Peter here and pruned the hedge.
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Cool A.M. Frank brot a Philco Radio to try. Mr Dudly here & Frank White. Mrs Nelson here and gave me an enema. Poor result had to have another at night. Tough job. Ida did it.
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Beautiful day. Fred Abbey & Ray Pollock called. Ground drying fast.
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Part clowdy & south wind. Had a bath & feeling tough. Mr Carroll called. Alf Stacey and Carrie Rice and his young daughters here. Hilda & DArrell here in the P.M. The Wrights went to Burlington to B. Sermon. Rev Black preached.
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Mrs Doyle left this P.M. Frank & Nettie took her to Bow. Mrs Louman and gave us three Calla Lilies. Miss Baker came. Will Wear brot her. Ida gave the enema to day. Good luck. Nat. Brown fail in his Tokyo trip. The plane cracked up and sunk north of Seattle.
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Clowdy A.M. The Wrights went to Seattle & Tacoma. Mrs Bailey, Mr & Mrs Simmons & Mrs Taylor of LaConner called. Ida down to town shopping.
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Pleasant & cool. Miss Baker did not come back. Went to Will Wear's. Said to be sick. Grant & Hilda here and Bert & Ivan Alexander called this eve. Polly Carter came this eve.
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Temp 54. Pleasant. Frank went to Bellingham. Mrs Nelson here for the "enema". Judge Abbey & Mrs Judd called.
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Clowdy A.M. cool. Frank mowing the St. then played golf. Self about the same.
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Temp 54. the folks went to Bellingham. Polly Carter here yet. The nurse Miss Baker said to be sick at Will Wear's home, Edison. The weather getting dry for oats. Congress passed the budget bill and Hoover signed it. The State Pioneers met yesterday & to day. Abbey & Bessner went. Burt, wife & Ernest Alexander called this P.M. Miss Baker came back this eve.
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Pleasant. Rev Mr Landborrough gave me a nice call last eve. Temp 83 the highest of the season. Pearl & Colvin here this evening.
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Temp 80. Pleasant & dry. had an enema & bath. Nick Bessner called and told me about the State Pioneer meeting in Seattle. Frank in Port Townsend at a Gough game.
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T 66. Pleasant. Frank at Port Townsend. Dry weather. Mrs Nelson, Mrs Kash, Arlie & Barnett here also Jay & Billie Carroll. Frank home. Miss Baker away till 12 M from 1 P.M.
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Temp 69. Another dry day. Had an enema & lots of pain. Judge Abbey here this eve.
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Ida's birthday & Guest day. Republican Con meets today in Chicago. Tom & Mrs. Lockhart & Mr. Bates. (The governor here this P.M.), Mr. Ronneberger, Mrs. Lowman, Mrs. Kash. Hilda, Darrell & Miriam. Mr. Campbell & Edna Whitney called. Mrs. Lowman brot some fine Calla Lillies.
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Cooler & clowdy. Temp 56 this A.M. Frank in Bellingham. Had an enema and a painful day. Grant here this P.M. a little while. The Rep. Convention in session this eve till 11 oclock P.M. Weather still dry. John Stevenson here.
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Temp 56. Part clowdy. Ida went with Frank over to Grants for a few days. Mr Williams called. Mrs McGarry here this. I did not see Mr Williams, was trying to sleep.
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Had an enema. Pleasant but rain badly needed. Ida at the farm. Frank and Nettie helped Miss Baker shift the mattress while I sat in the chair. Mrs Bradley call. Frank golfing. Appetite better. J. George called also Jessie Bradley and Mrs Chas Gaches & Peter Miller here. The folks out to Similk this eve.
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Clowdy & cool. Joe the cook called. Ida came home with Nels Lindstrom from Grants. Suffered lots to day. Had an enema this P.M. Miss Baker went to Edison tonight.
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Dry & warmer. Grant and Hilda here this eve. Miss Baker away all day. the Carters here this P.M. Wrote to Eva Reed. Ida finished the letter to day.
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Clowdy and a light sprinkle of rain which kept up all day. Miss Baker unlike the cat did not come back. Polly Carter came at 7 P.M. Mrs Nelson gave me an enema at 4.30 P.M.
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Cool & clowdy. Frank & Nettie went to Seattle P.E.O. Mr Williams & Grant here. Pleasant P.M. Colvin came and got the ol radio. Grant here to supper.
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[margin: Grant 47.] Beautiful morning. Ida has neuritis in her left arm. Had a miserable day. Mrs. Nelson here for the enema. Ida down to see Dr Cook about her eye.
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Cool, Temp 53. Pleasant. Miriam 18 today. Heard Frank was going into the Cannery business here in Anacortes. Beautiful afternoon. Ida to see Dr. Cook again about her eye. Mrs Judd called, said he was not very well, Mr Judd I mean. Fulton & Temple about the same.
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Pleasant. Mrs Nelson here for the enema. Lots of trouble after. Grant here to supper and went to the show with the Wrights. Fred Abbey here this eve. Fulton not so well.
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Pleasant. Nettie & Frances also Miriam went to Camp Lewis. Frank to play golf. Suffering as usual.
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Pleasant. Getting dry. Frank golfing. Had an enema and a miserable with Convention going on . Pen?????? Chairman named.
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Pleasant. Mrs Kash called. Wrote a letter to Alph Stacey. Frank in Bellingham. The Wrights out to Whitneys this eve. Democrats passed the Repeal Prohibition Plank.
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Pleasant A.M. Wrights out to Whitneys. The Mendenhalls, Mr J.H. Smith & Miss Squire here but did not see them. Was trying to sleep. Judge Abbey here in the P.M. Polly away at a picknick.
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Pleasant. Grant & Mrs Kash, Colvin & Mr Shanklin called. Grant says the oats looking good. Frank & Carroll in Seattle.
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Pleasant. Frank & Jay Carroll went to Olympia. Fish B's. Nettie went also. Mrs Nelson here for enema. It was a tough one. Aunt Martha Scott and Movel? here while I was asleep. Ida down town to see Cook.
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Pleasant. Frank went to Bell. Self fell out of bed this A.M. at 5 A.M. Dr Cook here. Ida badly shocked. Miss Margie Blake here. Peter working about the place for two days past. Ida in bed most all day. Self about as usual.
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Clowdy. Grant cutting hay. Lots of pain to day. Frank Wthie, Grant, Hilda, Darrell & Mr Smith from B.V. here. Polly left this P.M. after working 18 days. Miss Blake working. Pearl & Mrs Kane came at 8.45.
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Clowdy. rain all last night. Had an enema by Mrs Nelson. Nettie in bed with headache. Mrs Kash called.
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Clowdy light rain last night. Nettie up this A.M. 1.80 inches rain so far this month. Fred Abbey here this eve.
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Clowdy. No sunshine for five days. Bum hay weather.
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Got a load of wood. Mr Campbell called. The Carters & Hilda here. I did not see them. Frank & Co. canned the first fish. 7 cases.
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Cool & clowdy. Still miserable. The worst hay weather on record.
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Same miserable weather. Rain most all last night. Had a bad night for sleeping. Grant here and Mr & Mrs Peters.
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Part pleasant. Had an enema and a miserable day. Bessner called this A.M.
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Pleasant. Dr. Cook here. Had an enema with poor results. Pearl & Carroll here this P.M. Mr Campbell also. Grants hay all cut and most of it in shock. John cutting yet. Frank went to Bellingham. Mrs Bailey called. He staid in the car.
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Had enema without result. Abbey here in the eve. Frank White brought us some blackberries.
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Not so pleasant. Had letter from Laura yesterday. Chas Gaches here, had lunch with the Wrights. Had enema without results. Good hay weather.
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No callers. Weather fine.
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Pleasant. Grant & Hilda here this P.M. & evening. Self in misery as usual.
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Fine weather. Had enema and all bowell misery, the worst ever, all day until ten P.M.
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Fine day. Mr Campbell here. Democrats to hear reform candidate for Gov Schwellenbach. Polly Carter here. "Chang" Carroll passed away. Aged 16 yrs.
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Part clowdy. Had an enema. Good luck. Peter trimmed the hedge. Grants folks and Mrs Kash here this eve. Grant at the tax meeting.
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Fine day. Sick man about the same with lots of pain. No visitors. Pearl, Merlin & Colvin, Fred Abbey & W.A. Lowman here this evening.
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Pleasant. Chas Stapp here and helped change the bed mattress. Margie gave me a bath. Geo Miller here with apricots. W.A. Lowman here this eve.
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Fine day. Mr Keynole came to see me. Gertie Wallace came this A.M. Mr Williams & Abbey here. Mirriam brot Gertie over. Nielse drove the car. Lots of pain to day and little sleep this P.M.
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Warm. Pleasant. Gertie here till 12.45 when Nettie & Frances took here to Fowlers and Ida went with them. All had a good time.
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Warm & pleasant. Self not any better. Lots of pain. Grant here to supper. Frances went to Bay View for Mrs Dean & daughter also Mirriam came with them.
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Pleasant. Frank White called. Lots of pain this A.M. Took a capsule at 10 A.M. and dosed most of the day. Ida feeling bad. President Hoovers address of acceptance to run for President.
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Mr Abby called in P.M. Enema day. Hard day for sick man. Ida went out to see Angie. She goes Sa???l san for two months.
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Fine day. Ida gave a bath. Grant & Darrell here. Odd Fellow gathering at Sun Rise Park. Mrs Kash here. Frank golfing.
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Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Had an enema. Ida it. Fair results. Mrs Satterly called. Aunt Martha, Chet and wife here also Frank White. Francis is twenty to day. Time does go fast. Got letter from Eva and Dorothy. Thunder & lightning.
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Cool & clowdy A.M. Had an enema. J. Carroll called. First oysters canned to day by the W.C. Company. John, Pearl and Hilda spent the evening. Pearl has a hair do and permanent.
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Clowdy most all day. Geo. Bower put a new lining in the bedroom stove. Mr Keyes called. Mr Carroll. Fred Abbey & Mrs Watkinson here this eve.
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Cool & clowdy. Had a thunder shower last night. Dr. Cook here this A.M. Had an enema & tough time. Had a sore eye all day. Miriam here. Polly here $750.
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Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Polly away to day. The McGinnises here also Mr & Mrs R.O.Welts. A very peculiar August. Ida gave me a bath. Mr Campbell & Colvin called. The Wrights went to Grants & to church in Burlington.
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Clowdy & some rain last night. Had an enema & lots of pain. Tried no medicine. Poor luck. No fish to day.
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Pleasant day. Mrs Trafton & Mrs Robinson here. Bad day and night. Had card from Edna.
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Beautiful day. Peter & Mr Shanklin called. Enema day. Had a hard time. Polly went down town. Had $10.00.
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Beautiful day. Nettie, Frances and myself went to Wilsons and spent part of the day. Came home by Burlington and got Phyllis Black. Mrs Edith Roche ?feller died aged 60 yrs.
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Fair in the morning. Clowdy in P.M. Had letter from Mr Landborough. Mrs Almond called. Grant here little while his father was asleep and did not see him suffering more every day.
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Pleasant. Frank golfing. No fish. Nettie & Frank went to the Oyster field in Padilla Bay south of Samish Island.
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Clowdy with chilling wind. Frank went to Snoqualmie to play golf, got beaten. Darrell and Hilda here had dinner with us. Abbey here in the evening.
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Pleasant day. Dr Cook here. Went downtown to see Snyder. Frances came home. Mrs Soule, Jessie Bradley and Margurite Young here.
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Pleasant. Ida in bed to day. Frank won the golf game. Wrights all out to Similk for Lunch. Mrs Almond called this eve.
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Thunder shower last night. Ida worse and in bed. Mrs Nelson gave me the enema to day. Mrs Kash called. Mayor of Seattle spoke in the park against Hartly. Judge Abbey here this eve.
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Pleasant. Dr. Shaw came to see Ida. Donald surprised us by coming home unexpectedly.
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Pleasant. Mrs Nelson here for enema. Ray Pollock and Grant here. Ida about the same. Frank & the boys golfing this P.M. The Wrights went to Mr & Mrs Looks golden wedding party this evening at Bay View. Grant has 50 acres of oats cut.
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Cool & clowdy. Ida no better. Frank playing golf match. A queer way to spend Sunday. Darrell called last night. Grant, Mr Blankenship and Mrs Kash called in the evening. Rain last nite.
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Pleasant but cool Temp 52. Ida about the same. Mrs Nelson here for the enema. Donald & Ray Pollock started on an east Mountain trip this. A Part for Darrell this eve. The Wrights went.
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Pleasant. Mr Satarlee called this morn. Darrell came to say goodbye. Hartley snowed under. Grant elected for legislature. Mrs Nelson here this morning for enema. Nell Simpson and Arlie Whitney here in evening.
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Pleasant. Peter Miller called. Pearl and John Wilsons hear to spend evening. Mr and Mrs W.V. Wells and Mr Campbell stopped for a few minutes.
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Fine day. Mrs Nelson here this P.M. at 5. Lots of pain as usual. Miriam here with Frances to night. Mrs Kash here.
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The Wrights started on a trip to Western Wash. Mirriam with them. Weather good for Harvest. Cooler.
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Cool & clowdy. Mrs Ronneberger called Mr Williams & Miss Simpson, also Judge Abbey. Sick folks no better. Grant went to Wenatchie to see Gelatly who is Rep Candidate for governor.
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Cool & clowdy. Light rain last night. Wrights not back yet. Pleasant in P.M. Grant & Hilda here in the eve. The Wrights came at 9.30. Whitneys here.
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Pleasant. Grant expects to finish cutting oats. Mr Maloy here. Frank, Donald & Ray went to Seattle to hear Roosevelt speak. Running for president. Letter from Dorothy.
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Pleasant but cool. Ida not well. Polly gave me the enema. Pretty sore till midnight.
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Temp 49. Pleasant. Heard from Darrell in Salt Lake City. The sick about the same. No visitors to day except the Carters in the A.M. Donald came back.
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Clowdy. Frank White and Dr Shaw in the A.M. Dr came to see Ida - much better tonite. Enema late this afternoon. Pearl and Merlin spent the evening. Got 5 ricks of stove wood.
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Part clowdy. Nothing special happened. Had a bath and lots of pain. Donald reading Court? L. War Experience. Mrs Kash & Ray Pollock here. Precinct Com met this P.M. in Mt Vernon. Barnett crowd lost out.
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Pleasant P.M. Ida poorly. Frank golfing at Snohomish. Donald and Nettie went to Vancouver. Fred Abbey here this evening. Self pretty sore all day.
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Part clowdy. Donald & Ray Pollock went to Seattle on their way to Alaska. Had an enema but poor luck and lots of pain. Grant here at 4.30. Ida some better.
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Fine weather. Mr Carter called. Polly sick. Mrs Simpson gave enema. Good luck. Very warm weather.
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Warm weather. Mrs Walter from Edison here this morning. Doctor Cook hear. Frank still sick.
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Summer weather. Good for threshing. Enema in the A.M. Frank White brot a sack of spuds. Mr Campbell here in the P.M.
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Beautiful day. Mrs Bradley here. Grant here. Finished threshing Sunday. Had 2950 sacks first class oats. Grant had letter from Darrell. At old farm in Factoryville visiting Aunt Laura. Pearl finished threshing this morn, over 1500 sacks of oats. Mr Carroll here this eve.
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Beautiful day. Hilda and Pearl went to East Sound with Rebekahs. Got home 2 A.M. Ray Pollock came back.
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Another beautiful day. Mr and Mrs Peters, Mrs Hagen and Pat called in the evening. High wind in P.M. Cool down to 40°.
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Wonderful weather. John Wilson here in morning. Hilda, Miriam and Nels here in P.M. Polly went to Mt Vernon. Mrs Dave Esary died last night. Bad forest fires in some part of state.
Mrs Dave Esary died last night. Bad forest fires in some part of state.9
Not very pleasant. Somewhat foggy and very un?????ne day. Arlie Whitney and Jessie Bradley called after church. Frank and Nettie went to Stanwood to see Chester Leamer who is very sick with typhoid fever.
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Clowdy & light rain in the P.M. Frank in LaConner. Mrs Garnder? here also Jess Graham. Dr. Cook called.
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Fred Elliott called this A.M. Nettie at P.E.O. sewing meeting for Red Cross. Frank in Bellingham. Heard Coolidge & Carters talks for Hoover. Lovelace & Campbell here.
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Pleasant. A.M. clowdy & windy P.M. Rev Mr Black called Frank in Bellingham. Nettie went to Summit Park. P. Perry Program.
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Part pleasant. 9000 fish last night. Mr Campbell here.
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Quiet Sunday no one here but Mr Abbey in the evening.
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Warm but clowdy. Had bath. Mrs Kash here. Grants folks here this P.M. and evening. Candidate Martin for Governor in town this P.M. and made a talk on the St Caldon this evening.
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Temp 44. Frost this A.M. I went down town for blood test. Chet Leamer still a very sick man. Had an enema & lots of pain as usual.
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Cool & clowdy. Rev Mr Read of the Pres church called this A.M. The folks at the M.E. church burlesque program last eve. Ladies Aid here. Mrs Whitney here.
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Cool & clowdy . Mrs Almond called. Pearl, Merlin and Colvin here this eve.
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Clowdy & showers. Pete Miller called. had an enema and lots of pain. Hilda, Anne Crumrine and Miss Whittinger here this eve.
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Cool & clowdy. Mr Williams here to hear Hoover's big speech in Detroit.
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Pleasant. Frank & Nettie off on a boat trip with the Reeds. Ida not so well. The Wrights went to Morans Place on Orcas. Marion Young's here. Cool & clowdy P.M.
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Rain day. Had letter from Don & D. Don got home safely. All well in Alaska. Had letter from Eva Reed.
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Clowdy light rains. Had an enema. A letter from Darrell. Grant here and staid all night.
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Clowdy. Grant went to Friday Harbor. Oats down to $16.50 pr ton. The lowest 1895. Mr Campbell, Pearl & Colvin here this evening.
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Fairly pleasant. Frank White here to lunch. Del Shannon here and brot the Farm Ins policy. Rev Wilson from Mt Vernon called. 83 today. Got a number of birthday cards. Mr Snyder called. Ida not so well.
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Pleasant A.M. Clowdy in P.M. Gellatly spoke at Park. Hilda and Nels here a while. Heard President Hoovers speech at Indianapolis.
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Fine weather for Nov. Frank & Jay Carroll canned their last fish for the season. Mr Campbell & Mrs Kash called.
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Got Bellingham Herald. Peter Miller trimmed the hedge. Clowdy & some rain. Nothing unusual happened. Grant here to supper.
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Election Day. Semi Pleasant. Democrats carried about everything, County, State and National. Ida was well enough to go down and vote. Self suffering as usual. Mrs Kash called.
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Fine Day. Had an enema. Democratic landslide, but Grant elected to Legislature. Roosevelt elected by all but six states.
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Temp at 8 A.M. 43. Beautiful day. Frank went to Edmonds to get Joe the cook. Frank and Nettie went to Mount Vernon last night. Polly cut E.A. hair. Miriam here. Jay Carroll called. Grant elect Rep. high man 6,661, A.H. Bingham S.W. 6,654, Anderson 6,336 votes, Lowman lost out. Bessner elected Co. Com. 6389.
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Rainy all day. Mr Phillip prospect mayor was here.
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Frank White here. Another rainy day. Had letter from Don. He has killed 7 deer. Frances went to Seattle to see football game. Mr Williams called. Had a miserable afternoon.
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Part pleasant. Ida gave me a bath. Nettie sick. Heard Dr. Gadman for the first time this fall. Grant & Hilda & Mr Campbell here in the P.M.
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Clowdy. Frank & Nettie went to Vancouver to get his check cashed. Mrs Nelson here to help with the enema. Mistake above. Frank & Nettie only went to Bellingham. Skagit and other Rivers high. Highway overflow in many places. Skagit at the 23 foot in Mount Vernon.
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Rain in the A.M. Will Lowman has demanded a account of election ballots. Dr Cook here in evening.
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Rain. Rain. Rain. Skagit has been high but going down. Flood in many places. Break near Skagit City.
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[margin: Polly had $10.00 Nov 17] Rainy most of the day. Nettie and Frank entertained the Octet club singers to night. The men brought their ladies as guests. E.A. could not enjoy them- a great deal.
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Has been a beautiful day. Sun shining so brightly with temp very mild. Carters here this A.M. E.A. had very bad night, has been sleeping most of the day. Dr. Cook here this morning.
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Frances has shower for Phyllis Black who is to be married Dec 8 to Archie Dingwald. Nice day. Pearl and Colvin hee this evening.
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Grant, Hilda and Miriam here to day. Rather nice day. E.A. some better.
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Raining as usual. Grant here to day.
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[margin: Letter from Alaska.] Nettie, Frank & Frances went to Seattle. Nice day. Blacks also. Sen Wesley L. Jones funeral service at Seattle to day. He was in congress 34 years. Abbey here this eve.
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Beautiful day. Frost at night. Clayton Eddy died Tuesday morning, aged 75 years. Mayor Grammer is appointed to Congress in Wesley Jones place. Grammer is lumber man from Seattle. Mrs Almond here.
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Thanksgiving. Frank, Nettie and Frances went to Burlington to see football between B- and Anacortes. Anacortes won. Fair in morning, but rain in P.M. Polly away to day.
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Frank and Nettie went to Bellingham. Heard Lola Wallace Fowler died this morning at 1 o'clock. Mr Marly Masters here. Gloomy but no rain.
Heard Lola Wallace Fowler died this morning at 1 o'clock. Mr Marly Masters here. Gloomy but no rain.26
Dark day without rain. Ida not so well. The Bellingham paper says the Wilsons are moving to Edison in the Halloran house.
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Clowdy. Temp 60. Mrs Nelson here to give me an enema. Ida worse. Laying on the bed all day. The Carters here also Mr Campbell.
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Warm wind. The folks went to the Fowler funeral. Rv Mr Reed called. Grant and Hilda here this eve. Mrs Nelson [margin: here. Ida some better.]
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Nice day. Boys (Pearl's) went to Bellingham for Donald furniture. Let Rev Moore take the piano. E.A. slept most of the day. Had bath.
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R.B. Sumner died this morning 87 yrs old.] Frank White here with eggs. Part pleasant. Geo Bower set up the Donald stove. Had an enema. Bower took the old range and is to sell it for us and is to sell it.6
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Temp 22. Clear & cold. Mr Sumner's funeral. George McGinnis & wife here. Mr Phillips elected Mayor yesterday defeating ex mayor Brooks.
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Temp 21. Clear and cold. Phillys Black married. Wrights attended this eve. Mrs Nelson staid with me all night to kept fires. Had a crazy spell and got Dr. Cook.
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Temp 19. Clear & cold. Self not so well. Mrs Nelson sat up with me and kept fires. Also Thursday night. Had a miserable day.
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Temp 21. Clear & cold. Beautiful day. Judge Abbey called in the P.M. Peter Miller here.
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[margin: Temp 31 10 P.M.]Temp 32-9. Weather moderating. Mr Carroll called. Frank and Nettie went to Pearls this afternoon. Carroll boy sick.
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Temp 22. Clear & cold. Had a bath. Pearl and Colvin here this evening.
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Temp 28. Clear and some warmer. Fred Felton died last night at 8 oclock. A littler warmer. Grant at Pullman.
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Temp 28 this morning. Getting warmer. John Martin of Bellingham died yesterday. Sam Mendelson died at 12.30 today. Peter Miller called.
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Moderating. Nettie and frank went to Seattle. Mr Peterson here. Mrs Stapp & Kasch here.
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Weather quite warm. Temp 40. Nothing unusual happened. Mr Williams here this P.M. E.A. pain bad. Frank got us a night light.
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Temp 42. Part pleasant. Grant and Hilda here in P.M. The women talking over the Christmas dinner.
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Part pleasant. Chas Wersen called this P.M. Frances and Ida went to Mt Vernon. Saw Hilda, the water was over Callahans so we could not get to farm. Water pipes broke over near Killanders also dyke on some place high tide 9 9/10 feet. High wind. Grant at Friday Harbor. We wrote a Christmas letter to Mrs John Ball. Frank went to Bellingham this P.M.
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Temp 42. Semi pleasant. Self fair last night. Mr Keynole here also Dr. A.B. Cook. The latter brought us a beautiful poinsettia. Frank went to Kirkland.
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A quiet day. Nothing doing. Mr Abbey here and brought us some nice apples. Cards coming in.
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Mrs Gander here this A.M. Mrs Whitney, Ilo and Arlie here in the eve. Mr Snyder sent a fine plant.
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Temp 42. Some rain. Getting ready Christmas. Nothing important occurred. Frank White brought turkeys for Nettie & Polly. They came from Youngs.
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Christmas. Grants folks, The Wilsons, Clyde & Gale Howes, Joe Jenney, Geo Goslow here to dinner. The Youngs called a shower time this A.M. The weather fairly pleasant. Grant's & Wilson's staid the evening. Mrs Kash brought a fine boquet(tree). Ivan Alexander & daughter Josephine called at 9 P.M. & gave us a fine cylemen. Polly went home.
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Warm semi clowdy. Rev Reed called. Ida went to visit James Darcy. Frances at Burlington. Wrights at E.S. doings. Polly at church in evening.
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A day of showers and sunshine. Mr. Williams called. This is the last of 1932. Gone with its pleasures and its pain its- sorrows and heart ache. May the New Year have better things in store for us all, and this one United States, Good bye 1932, Welcome 1933.