Fri Dec 28: Lovely weather. Dyking in the A.M. and went up to Ball's in the P.M.
Sat Dec 29: Dyking. Bob Woodburn helping me. Still fine weather with light frosts.
Sun Dec 30: Still frosty. Mercury at 25. Clowdy & signs of snow.
Mon Dec 31: 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.
January 1889
Tue Jan 01: Fine weather doing chores. Shot 2 duck. Very quiet New Year day.
Wed Jan 02: Began work on a small scow and some ??? chores. Frosty weather & higher tides. Water coming through the dyke pretty bad.
Thu Jan 03: Finished the scow. The carrots are spoiling with salt water. Mrs Ball & Globe here to dinner. Whitney went to Fidalgo Island this eve. Kate also.
Fri Jan 04: 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.
Sat Jan 05: Pretty high tide to day & some rain. Not doing much but chores.
Sun Jan 06: Reading "Mask Torn Off". High tide again today. Warm & pleasant. The inside dyke still islands.
Mon Jan 07: 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.
1889 Jan 8-19 (pp 24-25)
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Tue Jan 08: Dug carrots & put down the carpet & spanded(?) room. Whitney had 2 teams plowing today.
Wed Jan 09: Not doing much but choring and hunting ducks. Shot 5.
Thu Jan 10: Was down to Whitneys most of the day running engine to grind! Pretty hard rain today.
Fri Jan 11: Choring. Hauled some straw & wood. Rainy P.M. Tides not high this week.
Sat Jan 12: Went to town. Paid bills at P. Polsons, butcher's bill and Jorgensons also Goldsmiths.
Sun Jan 13: At home all day. Finished my letter to Father and read some. Pleasant but not very cold.
Mon Jan 14: Was at Whitneys running engine to grind feed. Peter came down this P.M. to hunt.
Tue Jan 15: Mercury at 26 this A.M. & last night. Grinding feed again at Whitneys. Peter hunting. Clear & cool. Was down to Tillinghasts this eve.
Wed Jan 16: 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.
Thu Jan 17: 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.
Fri Jan 18: Done chores and went up to Bob Woodburns in the P.M. and out to look at timber claim with John Ball.
Sat Jan 19: 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.
1889 Jan 20-31 (pp 26-27)
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Sun Jan 20: At home all day. Rainy some. Tillinghast and Mr. Hull up and spent the eve.
Mon Jan 21: Doing chores. Rainy part of the day. Put down matting in the parlor in the P.M. Had a letter from D.M. Leamer.
Tue Jan 22: Was up to Ball's in the A.M. and made him a proposition to swap land. Clowdy and warm like spring. Grass starting.
Wed Jan 23: Got up to go to town but did not on act. of wind. Rainy part of the day. Choring about and dug carrots.
Thu Jan 24: Working in the shop some making eave troughs for the back porch and painting bracket &c. Rainy A.M.
Fri Jan 25: 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.
Sat Jan 26: 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.
Sun Jan 27: Another lovely day. Frost this A.M. 27°. Shields & Henderson started home after dinner. McKennas folks here this A.M. to get the wardrobe.
Mon Jan 28: Still pleasant. Frost this A.M. 28°. Made a foot rest and put up pictures, split wood, &c.
Tue Jan 29: 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.
Wed Jan 30: Dug a scow load of carrots. Another fine day. Working about the house & shop.
Thu Jan 31: Rainy some. Working in the shop making front gate posts.
1889 Feb 1-11 (pp 28-29)
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February 1889
Fri Feb 01: Warm with strong south wind. Working in shop painting & ???ting pickets for porch. Canted the gate posts also.
Sat Feb 02: Painting and digging carrots. Otto here to see about supervision(?) business. Warm & pleasant. Grass getting quite green.
Sun Feb 03: 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.
Mon Feb 04: 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.
Tue Feb 05: Sold Rock, Dol. and Kate and the old harness for $140. Worked on front gate some in the P.M. Fine weather.
Wed Feb 06: Made honey and painted front gate. Pleasant. Whitneys team plowing the past 3 days.
Thu Feb 07: 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.
Fri Feb 08: Finished painting the porch, fixing and painted the gate - second coat.
Sat Feb 09: 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.
Sun Feb 10: Another pleasant day. Warmer than last 60°. Had bad cold. Mr Hull & T's folks here this P.M.
Mon Feb 11: 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.
1889 Feb 12-23 (pp 30-31)
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Tue Feb 12: Choring & cutting some wood. Wrote to Geo in the eve. Tide over the ranch again.
Wed Feb 13: Not doing much but chores. Raining some and a cold wind. Made Grants wind man and fixed a cupboard for the girls.
Thu Feb 14: 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.
Fri Feb 15: Set aw 2 letters to George and ?? oats. Mercury at 28. Clear & pleasant. Doing chores and working on the hen fence.
Sat Feb 16: 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.
Sun Feb 17: 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.
Mon Feb 18: Bold raw disagreeable day with some snow, but it melted as fast as it came. Worked on the fence some and filed 2 saws.
Tue Feb 19: 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.
Wed Feb 20: Making a gate for the chicken fence. Began making an apron up by the hay barn. Yesterday tide not low enough.
Thu Feb 21: 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.
Fri Feb 22: 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.
Sat Feb 23: 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.
1889 Feb 24-Mar 6 (pp 32-33)
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Sun Feb 24: 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.
Mon Feb 25: 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.
Tue Feb 26: Working at the tank again to day, finished it. Clowdy with a S. easter but no rain.
Wed Feb 27: The dyke broke again yesterday A.M. Did not do much today. Strong S.E. wind.
Thu Feb 28: Went to town. Took Grandma & Mrs W. went also. Had a good trip & got home at 4 P.M.
March 1889
Fri Mar 01: Rain a good part of the day. Made a piece of fence by the privy and tinkered in the shop some.
Sat Mar 02: 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.
Sun Mar 03: Nearly sick with cold. Wrote to mother. Fine weather. Was down to Whitneys a while in the P.M.
Mon Mar 04: 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.
Tue Mar 05: Went down to fix bridge again but there was too much water. Not doing much today.
Wed Mar 06: Was down to the dam a little while, then came home and filed saws for W. Fine dry weather. Every body plowing.
1889 Mar 7-18 (pp 34-35)
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Thu Mar 07: Was down on the dyke to day. Whitney not well.
Fri Mar 08: Helping Whitney grind feed.
Sat Mar 09: 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.
Sun Mar 10: Was at Bay View to church. Pulliam preached. At home in the P.M. and down to Tilling. in the evening and to supper.
Mon Mar 11: 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.
Tue Mar 12: 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.
Wed Mar 13: 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.
Thu Mar 14: 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.
Fri Mar 15: Working on the chicken house. Laid the foundation and put the floor on.
Sat Mar 16: Went to Jenne's to calk a tank. Was there all day. Pleasant day but the ground very wet. Otto at Jenne's also.
Sun Mar 17: 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.
Mon Mar 18: 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.
1889 Mar 19-Apr 1 (pp 36-37)
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Tue Mar 19: Nice weather again. Working for W again on the Island. Make office. Linn Elliott here to night.
Wed Mar 20: Went to the Island and worked for Whitney making banks(?). Rained a little about noon.
Thu Mar 21: Over to the Island carpentering. Fine weather. People plowing.
Fri Mar 22: Working on the Island making stable &c. Good weather. Whitneys men grading slopes(?).
Sat Mar 23: Working on the Island make stable. Clowdy with strong S.W. wind all day.
Sun Mar 24: Pleasant day. Hull & Tillinghast here calling.
Mon Mar 25: Finished oiling the harness and put it together. Then went up to Callahans to see about the new road.
Tue Mar 26: 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.
Wed Mar 27: Working on the road. E. Hull helping team also & wagon up by Dick Balls. Fine farming weather.
Thu Mar 28: Went to LaConner. Tillinghast went with us. Fine weather. Warm.
Fri Mar 29: Rain some this A.M. Run the engine to grind feed all day.
Sat Mar 30: Rainy day. Made a pump for Whitney. Grass looking quit promising now.
Sun Mar 31: At home all day. Tillinghast & Hull here in the P.M. Cool & clowdy.
April 1889
Mon Apr 01: 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.
1889 Apr 2-15 (pp 38-39)
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Tue Apr 02: 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.
Wed Apr 03: Working on the chicken house. Hull helping me in the P.M. Rec. letter from George.
Thu Apr 04: Working on chicken house. Hull helping some. Fine weather. Farmers sowing oats.
Fri Apr 05: Still at the chicken house, have it about done and the old one torn down. Harry Dewey here in the eve.
Sat Apr 06: Hull & myself working on the road filling up holes. Fine weather. Whitney (filling up) began seeding.
Sun Apr 07: Wrote to George and went to church & Sunday school at B.V.
Mon Apr 08: 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.
Tue Apr 09: Working for Whitney on the Island making tank. R.R. meeting in B.V. this evening.
Wed Apr 10: Working on tank for Whitney, cole & windy. Whitney has 80 horses & 23 men working for him.
Thu Apr 11: Working on tank and about the barn fixing up pump &c for Whitney. Fine weather.
Fri Apr 12: Working at home making screen door & window screens. Rainy part of the day.
Sat Apr 13: Working at Whitneys filing saws and fixing harrows &c. Art White here to dinner. Had a shower in the eve.
Sun Apr 14: At home. Wrote to George. A letter for Grant.
Mon Apr 15: Working at Whitneys. Repairing harness, &c. Fine weather.
1889 Apr 16-27 (pp 40-41)
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Tue Apr 16: Working on the road 1/2 and for Whitney in the P.M. making kitchen shelfs.
Wed Apr 17: Working on the Island making fence for W. wire fence.
Thu Apr 18: Went to town with Whitney. Pleasant & dry. Farmers all along with seeding.
Fri Apr 19: Working on the Island making fence.
Sat Apr 20: 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.
Sun Apr 21: Strong S.E. wind all day and rain in the evening. At home all day.
Mon Apr 22: 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.
Tue Apr 23: 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.
Wed Apr 24: 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.
Thu Apr 25: Went to the Island and tinkered up harness for Whitney. He started for Seattle to day.
Fri Apr 26: 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.
Sat Apr 27: Started for Stanwood. Tillinghast with us. Arrived at Hancock's at 3 P.M. Pleasant trip.
1889 Apr 28-May 10 (pp 42-43 Duplicate of next)
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Sun Apr 28: Spent the day at Stanwood. Went to church in the P.M.
Mon Apr 29: 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.
Tue Apr 30: Done the chores and began work on the porch. Fine weather.
May 1889
Wed May 01: Rec'd letters from Father & George this week. Working on porch.
Thu May 02: 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.
Fri May 03: Some more rain last night & this A.M. Made hens nests. June Henderson here.
Sat May 04: Paint screen doors and the porch thresholds to the house. Ida & the children came home at 8.30 in the evening via Mt. Vernon.
Sun May 05: Was down to Tillinghasts to dinner and to Whitneys to sing and Tillinghasts & self went to church at Bay View.
Mon May 06: Working on the road 1/2 and went to the school meeting in the P.M.
Tue May 07: Painting roof boards on the house to day and went down across the road to fix fence. Put the colts there.
Wed May 08: Not doing much. Was up on the road and out to the Mill in the P.M.
Thu May 09: Running engine to grind feed.
Fri May 10: Working on the road 1/2 and was down to the school house fixing up in the P.M.
1889 May 11-24 (pp 44-45)
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Sat May 11: Working for Whitney some. Fixing old plows. 8 hours. In the P.M. painted the ceiling to the porch. Pleasant drying weather. Nearly everyone done seeding except Whitney.
Sun May 12: Was at home all day. Roy & his wife & Pearl came down. Tillinghasts folks here this P.M.
Mon May 13: Working on the porch and ceiling painting.
Tue May 14: Painting in the A.M. and was down to election in the P.M. Mrs Francis died today.
Wed May 15: Went to town and to Mrs. Francis' funeral. Grandma came home. Went to Seamans last night and got Beauty.
Thu May 16: Painting porches & in the P.M. went up to Seamans to take Beauty up.
Fri May 17: Washed the wagon and in the P.M. cut tar weeds and graded down dyke.
Sat May 18: 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.
Sun May 19: Pleasant sun. Went to Whitneys and to Bay View to Sunday & singing school.
Mon May 20: Making guide boards and filing saw in the A.M. In the P.M. went to Kalso's to work.
Tue May 21: Working on Kalso's house.
Wed May 22: Pansy had a calf. Working on Kalso's house. Bob Woodburn also. Saw Capt. Winslow.
Thu May 23: Dito yesterday. McKown came for the calf.
Fri May 24: Seaman's brought the team home. Grinding feed for Whitney. Fine weather.
1889 May 25-Jun 6 (pp 46-47)
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Sat May 25: Working at Kalsos house again. Have most of the rustic on and most of the rafters up.
Sun May 26: 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.
Mon May 27: Working at Kalso's. Warm dry weather. Whitney brought Star home today.
Tue May 28: On the road in the A.M. and at Kalso's in the P.M. Whitney started for Seattle.
Wed May 29: Working at Kalso's. Fine weather for grain. Showery in the P.M. & eve. Pulliam & Miss Essary here all night.
Thu May 30: 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.
Fri May 31: Fine growing weather. Working for Kalso. Have the roof nearly on.
June 1889
Sat Jun 01: Working at Kalso's painting & shingling. Finished the roof.
Sun Jun 02: Went to Sunday school and preaching.
Mon Jun 03: Jesse Bonar began work. Hauled wood, hay & straw &c. Hauled straw to burn tar weed also pulled tar weed.
Tue Jun 04: Bonar not working. All went to town. Johnstown washed away. Got the news today. John Ball paid me for my land.
Wed Jun 05: Working on the road in the A.M. and began plowing in the P.M.
Thu Jun 06: Began work on Whitney's house. Bonar plowing. Working Star.
1889 Jun 7-20 (pp 48-49 Duplicate of next)
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Fri Jun 07: Working for Whitney on house. Heard that Seattle was burned up.
Sat Jun 08: Working for Whitney on house. Festival at Bay View this eve.
Sun Jun 09: J. Henderson & B. Ball here. Roy here to Sunday school & singing. Prince sick.
Mon Jun 10: At Whitneys working on the house. Prince no better. Had Jumbo plowing.
Tue Jun 11: 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.
Wed Jun 12: Jesse buried Prince & plowed. Had another colt of Whitneys. Self working on W. house. Warm & dry.
Thu Jun 13: Working on house as usual. Warm & dry.
Fri Jun 14: Working for Whitney. Have worked on W.'s house 8 days to date inclusive.
Sat Jun 15: 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.
Sun Jun 16: Went to Bay View to S.S. and Sing S. Mr Jorgenson here to supper.
Mon Jun 17: Grinding feed for Whitney. Bonar plowing as usual. A light rain.
Tue Jun 18: Painting for Kalso. Monroe also.
Wed Jun 19: Same as yesterday. School began this week. Miss Peck boarding here. Miss Esary here also to night.
Thu Jun 20: Working at Whitneys painting.
1889 Jun 21-Jul 4 (pp 50-51)
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Fri Jun 21: Working at Whitneys. Dry & warm.
Sat Jun 22: Working at Whitneys. Finished painting his house. A gang of rail road men went by to day & camped up by Callahan's.
Sun Jun 23: Pearl and Ida both sick with sore throat. I went to Bay View to Church and Sunday school. Heard Miss Miller talk some.
Mon Jun 24: Still dry & smokey. Working on the Island. Mary Wilson here helping Ida.
Tue Jun 25: Working on the Island. RR men still coming.
Wed Jun 26: Working on the house as usual. Neil Brown here last night all night. Another batch of men came to day.
Thu Jun 27: Working on house. Bonar still plowing. Nice shower last night.
Fri Jun 28: Working on the house. Had some more shower to day.
Sat Jun 29: Went to town and to association. Bonar working on the road to day. Oats going up and are worth 16.50 to 17 new.
Sun Jun 30: Had another nice shower last night. Went to Bay View to S.S. & to church. Mr. Whitaker preached. Had 3 preachers to supper.
July 1889
Mon Jul 01: Was up at Youngs mill on road account and saw the R.R. men at work on John Ball's & Hawkins land.
Tue Jul 02: Went to LaConner in the A.M. Not doing much in the P.M.
Wed Jul 03: Working on the Island for Whitney.
Thu Jul 04: Miss Miller was here all night. Went to Bay View to the Grand Celebration. Nothing unusual happened.
1889 Jul 5-18 (pp 52-53)
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Fri Jul 05: Working on the Island. Bonar plowing. Finished across the road & quit.
Sat Jul 06: 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.
Sun Jul 07: Had a cold and did not go to church. Tillinghast went with Beauty.
Mon Jul 08: The folks went berrying. Self working over on the Island for W.
Tue Jul 09: Working at Kalso's again. Bonar on dam beyond the stable. Warm. Sold Snowflake to Whitney.
Wed Jul 10: Working at Kalsos. Bonar same as yesterday. Warm again.
Thu Jul 11: Working at Kalso's. Bonar fixing bridge by Kalso's granary.
Fri Jul 12: Working for Kalso. Weighing grain in the P.M. Bonar hauling straw & in the P.M. helping Kalso.
Sat Jul 13: Working for Kalso in the A.M. Weighing my grain in the P.M. The Pearley(?) in after the grain in the eve.
Sun Jul 14: 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.
Mon Jul 15: At Kalso's working. Beauty & Star sick with distemper. Clowdy and no rain. Everything very dry.
Tue Jul 16: Working at Kalso's. Still dry. Oats up to $21. per ton. Butter 50 cts roll.
Wed Jul 17: Working at Kalso's painting window frames. Beauty got the distemper.
Thu Jul 18: Began making a tank at the hay barn. Warm & dry as ever.
1889 Jul 19-Aug 2 (pp 54-55 Duplicate of next)
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Fri Jul 19: Working on tank. Art White here to dinner yesterday. Finished tank.
Sat Jul 20: Went to town. Oats up to $22.00. Settled up with Gaches. Sacking or weighing oats for Otto this evening.
Sun Jul 21: The folks went to S.S. I did not. Weighed oats for Otto some.
Mon Jul 22: Not doing much in the A.M. Painting at Kalso's in the P.M.
Tue Jul 23: Working at Whitneys making tank & fixing bridge.
Wed Jul 24: Not working in the A.M. No lumber ready. Working on tank in the P.M.
Thu Jul 25: 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.
Fri Jul 26: Working at Whitneys 1/4 day. Then started for Dunlaps on road account also went to Hawkins in the P.M.
Sat Jul 27: Went to Avon & Mt Vernon on road account. Got home at 7 P.M.
Sun Jul 28: Went to Bay View to church & S.S. Warm & dry. Jorgenson here & Seamans folks calling.
Mon Jul 29: Working at Whitneys cleaning & fixing up the engine.
Tue Jul 30: At Whitneys working on tank for wagon. Alf Stacey here & C. Bowden.
Wed Jul 31: At Whitneys on tank as usual.
August 1889
Thu Aug 01: Working on the house again for W. All the Padilla-ites started on a picnic this A.M. Very foggy.
Fri Aug 02: Working on the house Whitney cutting oats.
1889 Aug 3-16 (pp 56-57)
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Sat Aug 03: Working on Whitneys house.
Sun Aug 04: The picknicers came home in the night last night at 12 oclock. Went to Sunday School and up to Watters in the eve.
Mon Aug 05: Went to the Island on the house. Warm & dry. Whitney cutting with 2 binders, Ball also.
Tue Aug 06: Have worked on Whitneys house 23 1/4 days before today. Working on the Island, began on the tank.
Wed Aug 07: Working for Whitney making fence.
Thu Aug 08: Working on the house again, Munroe also. Went to LaConner in the Eve to the Institute lecture.
Fri Aug 09: Working on the tank for Whitney. Very smoky & lots of fog.
Sat Aug 10: Working at Whitneys, finished tank.
Sun Aug 11: Went to LaConner to church. Tillinghasts folks also. Very dusty & dry. Staid to dinner at Peter's.
Mon Aug 12: Went up and fixed the bridge, then got some road dir and gravel for chickens. In the P.M. painting for Kalso.
Tue Aug 13: Painting for Kalso 3/4 day then went to LaC. to the convert of Mrs VanAuken. Got home at 1 A.M.
Wed Aug 14: Working at Kalsos painting. Got a letter from Father.
Thu Aug 15: Painting at Kalso's. Light rain last night. Prof Palhuster(?) here to tea.
Fri Aug 16: Working for Whitney again making hay rack & finishing water tank.
1889 Aug 17-29 (pp 58-59)
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Sat Aug 17: 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.
Sun Aug 18: Went to Sunday school. Pleasant day. Tillinghasts went also.
Mon Aug 19: Working on the engine getting it ready to thresh. Tillinghasts & Ida went to town in the P.M.
Tue Aug 20: 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.
Wed Aug 21: Began threshing. Grain not turning out very well and is small. [margin: Pearl began music.]
Thu Aug 22: Threshing at Balls. Moved twice. Walter driving my team.
Fri Aug 23: 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.
Sat Aug 24: Threshing all day at Ball's.
Sun Aug 25: Threshing at Ball's. The Bay View church dedicated to day.
Mon Aug 26: 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.
Tue Aug 27: 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.
Wed Aug 28: Began threshing at 8.30 A.M. Walter working 3/4 day.
Thu Aug 29: Threshing all day. Fine weather. Still at Balls.
1889 Aug 30-Sep 14 (pp 60-61)
Image Id: 002-0623
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Fri Aug 30: Threshing 1/2 day. Quit for rain. Rained the balance of the day and we done nothing.
Sat Aug 31: Harrow a little ground for strawberries then went to Huffs for plants. Walter helped in the A.M. Pleasant day but the grain is very wet. Not feeling well.
September 1889
Sun Sep 01: Threshing at Balls.
Mon Sep 02: Threshing at Balls in the A.M. finished & moved to Whitneys. Rained last night. Threshed at Whitneys 1/2.
Tue Sep 03: Threshing at Whitneys & fine weather.
Wed Sep 04: Dito yesterday.
Thu Sep 05: Threshing at Whitneys. Finished the old ranch and moved to Whitneys Island.
Fri Sep 06: Threshing on the Island. Grain poor. Fine weather.
Sat Sep 07: Threshing. Fine weather.
Sun Sep 08: Threshing at Whitneys 1/2 and then moved to Wilson's.
Mon Sep 09: Threshing at Wilson's.
Tue Sep 10: Finished Wilsons & moved to Fulks at 9.30. Finished Fulks at 6.30.
Wed Sep 11: Moved to Whitneys Island and threshed 1100 sks.
Thu Sep 12: Threshing for Whitney 1/2 day Walter also. In the P.M. was up at Peth's and Walter hauled wood.
Fri Sep 13:Went to Mrs Hughes funeral. Fine weather.
Sat Sep 14: 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.
1889 Sep 15-28 (pp 62-63)
Image Id: 002-0624
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Sun Sep 15: Went to Sunday school in the P.M. Wrote letter to Father in the eve.
Mon Sep 16: Went to town with Walters in the P.M. Not doing much in the A.M. Mrs W. started east to day.
Tue Sep 17: Hauling wood 3 loads from Dave Fulks.
Wed Sep 18: 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.
Thu Sep 19: Began harrowing for timothy seed.
Fri Sep 20: Harrowing. Pleasant.
Sat Sep 21: Harrowing in the A.M. & sowing grass seed in the P.M.
Sun Sep 22: At home all day not well. Mr Gray preached at Bay View. The folks went.
Mon Sep 23: Threshing for Whitney. Walter driving my team. Fine weather.
Tue Sep 24: 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.
Wed Sep 25: 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.
Thu Sep 26: Another fine day. Went to Bay View. Side still sore. Took dinner at Elliotts & settled beef bill.
Fri Sep 27: 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.
Sat Sep 28: Strong S.E. wind all day and little rain at night. Went to town in the P.M.
1889 Sep 29-Oct 11 (pp 64-65)
Image Id: 002-0625
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Sun Sep 29: Went to Sunday School at Bay View. Rainy some and lots of wind.
Mon Sep 30: Side still pretty sore. Went to McG. & Hillsingers Mill and got some wood for the school house and fixed the bridge also.
October 1889
Tue Oct 01: Went to the State election at Bayview. Not feeling much like doing anything.
Wed Oct 02: 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.
Thu Oct 03: Fine pleasant day. Sowed another sack of grass seed. The ground still too dry to sprout it.
Fri Oct 04: Not doing much. Went to the basket store(?) in the eve. Fine weather. They took over $65.00.
Sat Oct 05: Went to LaConner. Took Mrs Peck & Tillinghast. Roy Carters folks here.
Sun Oct 06: Went to Bay View to S.S. & church. Had lots of company in the P.M. and a sing.
Mon Oct 07: Roy's folks still here. Was up to the saw mill & over to Jenne's in the A.M.
Tue Oct 08: Went to LaC. to take Roy's folks. Rain some. This is the last day of school.
Wed Oct 09: 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.
Thu Oct 10: Tillinghast had the team to go to town to day. Was up w Fulks in the P.M. Rain again last night.
Fri Oct 11: Tillinghast helped my haul hay this A.M. Harnessed up Charley to the wagon. Went to Bay View in the P.M.
1889 Oct 12-24 (pp 66-67)
Image Id: 002-0626
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Sat Oct 12: Another fine day. Went to LaConner. Bot 6 pairs of shoes & boots.
Sun Oct 13: Fine day. Warm & pleasant. Went to Sunday school in the A.M. and up to John Seamans in the eve or rather P.M.
Mon Oct 14: Another fine day. Was up to saw mill all day to get some picket stuff.
Tue Oct 15: 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.
Wed Oct 16: Rolling the grass seed. Drove Charley in the A.M. He worked well.
Thu Oct 17: Rolling with Charley in the A.M. Breaking Frank & Jean in the P.M. Charley weighs 1150, Frank 1105, Jean 980.
Fri Oct 18: 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.
Sat Oct 19: 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.
Sun Oct 20: Went to Sunday School and wrote to George in the P.M.
Mon Oct 21: Tillinghast went to town with the team. Self grading down dyke.
Tue Oct 22: Went to town to get the children's pictures taken. Got home at 4 P.M. Pleasant day and the roads fine.
Wed Oct 23: Hauling manure on the garden all day. Pleasant day.
Thu Oct 24: Pleasant day. Hauling manure in the A.M. and dirt for the road by barn in the P.M.
1889 Oct 25-Nov 7 (pp 68-69)
Image Id: 002-0627
Transcription
Fri Oct 25: Working in the garden grading some dyke & plowing.
Sat Oct 26: Went to LaConner & got pictures taken. Rain in the P.M. & evening.
Sun Oct 27: Am 40 years old today and bad as ever. Went to Bay View in the rain to church & S.S. Rev Gray preached.
Mon Oct 28: Tinkering about home.
Tue Oct 29: Rain some last night. Bebber here helping me haul hay & straw. Peterson came and got my wagon.
Wed Oct 30: Rainy this A.M. Went to Kalso's to work on wood house.
Thu Oct 31: 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.
November 1889
Fri Nov 01: Went to Kalso's to work. Showery part of the day.
Sat Nov 02: Went to Kalso's to work. Went to the school meeting for one hour.
Sun Nov 03: Went to S.S. & church. White preached. Ed Staceys folks here in the P.M. and to dinner. Fine day.
Mon Nov 04: Went to Kalso's to work on woodhouse. Frost, fine weather. Gray preached in evening.
Tue Nov 05: Went to Bay View to work on church sheds. Went to preaching in the eve.
Wed Nov 06: Working on church sheds. Whitney started for Seattle. Went to church in the evening. Fine weather.
Thu Nov 07: Warm & pleasant. Went to the saw mill two trips to get lumber to fix platform by the barn. Went to church in the evening.
1889 Nov 8-21 (pp 70-71)
Image Id: 002-0628
Transcription
Fri Nov 08: Went to Bay View to work on sheds and to church in the evening. Fine weather.
Sat Nov 09: Working platform by the barn. Went to church in the eve. Rainy.
Sun Nov 10: Rev Gray here last eve. Staid all night. Went to church & S.S.
Mon Nov 11: Went to Fidalgo with Bob W. Staid all night at Grahams. Stormy.
Tue Nov 12: Went to Anacortes & then home. Bought 142 trees & some small fruits. Pleasant day. Rec. letter from George.
Wed Nov 13: Choring around but not doing much.
Thu Nov 14: Plowing & fixing ground for orchard.
Fri Nov 15: 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.
Sat Nov 16: Done the chores & went to Kalso's to paint his wood house. Warm and pleasant day.
Sun Nov 17: 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.
Mon Nov 18: Working on dyke. Whitney in the A.M. & hauling with team in the P.M.
Tue Nov 19: Working on dyke in the A.M. & helping Whitney in the P.M. fix mill.
Wed Nov 20: 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.
Thu Nov 21: Choring about doing odd jobs. Fine weather. Nothing further of interest transpired to day.
1889 Nov 22-Dec 4 (pp 72-73 Duplicate of next)
Image Id: 002-0629
Transcription
Fri Nov 22: Went to LaConner & to Miss Moore's lecture in the eve at Bay View. Got a bbl of sugar.
Sat Nov 23: Got my trees last night and set them out or worked at it all day.
Sun Nov 24: 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.
Mon Nov 25: 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.
Tue Nov 26: Grinding feed & doing chores. Rain part of the day.
Wed Nov 27: Highest tide so far. Began plowing. Land in fine order to plow.
Thu Nov 28: Pleasant day. Plowing in the A.M. Not doing much in the P.M. Went to church in the eve. Mr White preached.
Fri Nov 29: Plowing & doing chores. Land in splendid order.
Sat Nov 30: Nettie 9 today. Plowing and choring. Foggy weather. This has been the finest Nov. for work I ever saw.
December 1889
Sun Dec 01: Went to S.S. & church as usual. Roads quite muddy. Warm & pleasant.
Mon Dec 02: Worked on the road in the P.M. "Panzy" went calling this evening. Pleasant day.
Tue Dec 03: Plowing.
Wed Dec 04: Plowing this A.M. and broke a bolt and quit. Randall helped me haul hay this P.M. The Dawson's came this eve.
1889 Dec 5-18 (pp 74-75)
Image Id: 002-0631
Transcription
Thu Dec 05: Frost 28°. C.E. Bowden here last night. Went to Bay View in the P.M. Visiting with the Dawsons.
Fri Dec 06: 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.
Sat Dec 07: Set out currants & raspberries & cutting wood & doing chores. Warm.
Sun Dec 08: Stormy day. Went to church & S.S. Very muddy. Tides not very high. Fall moon Friday last.
Mon Dec 09: 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.
Tue Dec 10: Plowing this P.M. & finished. Put the plow away.
Wed Dec 11: Doing chores & make pickets. Frost. Went to Bay View this eve.
Thu Dec 12: Went to town. Pleasant but cool.
Fri Dec 13: Mercury at 24. Clear & pleasant. Making pickets. Put 14 sks oats in the bin.
Sat Dec 14: 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.
Sun Dec 15: Frost 30°. Another beautiful day. Went to S.S. Lovely weather for winter.
Mon Dec 16: Warmer. Working on pickets & doing chores.
Tue Dec 17: 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.
Wed Dec 18: Make fence in front of the old house. Setting posts & putting on rails. Rainy some.
1889 Dec 19-Jan 1, 1890 (pp 76-77)
Image Id: 002-0632
Transcription
Thu Dec 19: Rainy part of the day. Making pickets.
Fri Dec 20: Grinding feed in the A.M. and making & nailing on pickets in the P.M. Showery. Capt Bowden here this eve.
Sat Dec 21: Pleasant day. Went to town, saw lots plowing. Got some juniper trees up in Sullivans grove.
Sun Dec 22: New moon to day. Went to B.V. to church. Mrs Crumrine was baptized to day. Pleasant.
Mon Dec 23: Went to post notices of R. Meeting. Pleasant. People still plowing.
Tue Dec 24: 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.
Wed Dec 25: Mercury at 22° Clear & pleasant. Mrs & Mr Randall here to dinner also Arthur & Bebber.
Thu Dec 26: Cutting wood, doing chores & working on the fence. Cool. Mercury at 22°.
Fri Dec 27: Warmer & raining. Cleaned out the house tank and in the afternoon help Whitney grind feed.
Sat Dec 28: Pleasant day. Tem 26°. Cutting wood and working at the fence. The prospect is poor for the timothy.
Sun Dec 29: Temp. 26°. Clowdy looks like snow. Did not go B.V. to day. Nettie & Mama have bad colds.
Mon Dec 30: Hauling hay in the A.M. Al Risbal helping. Making pickets in the P.M. Snowing some.
Tue Dec 31: Making pickets & a picket gate. Alf Stacey here. Cold 29.
Wed Jan 01: 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.
Mrs Francis died today.