1901 Diary EA Sisson

1900 Dec 16-Jan 1, 1901

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Sun Dec 16: Windy & stormy. At home all day reading &c.
Mon Dec 17: Doing chores. Windy. Reading. Pearl & Miss Williamson went to town.
Tue Dec 18: Rain part of the day. Lee & Stearns killing the pigs. Nettie & self went to town in the P.M.
Wed Dec 19: Took Pearl to the station & did he chores then cut up the pigs. Windy & rainy.
Thu Dec 20: 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.
Fri Dec 21: 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.
Sat Dec 22: Calm & still this A.M. & the tide much lower. Grant hunting ducks. Redfin(?) boy here.
Sun Dec 23: Pleasant most of the day. Self & Nettie went to church. Conrad here this P.M.
Mon Dec 24: John W. & Frank Wright here. Grant went to town & all went to Christmas tree except the old folks. Pleasant & warm. Pearl went to town.
Tue Dec 25: [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.
Wed Dec 26: 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.
Thu Dec 27: Fair warm day. The Crumrine boys took another load of oats which is all this is due him(Esary). This has been as warm a December as I ever saw. There has not been a frost yet but will be some to night. Grant & Frank in Bay View to day. Grant went over to Wilson's this eve with the Williamsons. Mrs Mendenhall & Cloyd here this P.M.
Fri Dec 28: Pleasant most of the day, but rain in the eve. Party at Bradley's this eve. Pearl & Miss Knox went to town.
Sat Dec 29: 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.
Sun Dec 30: Frost 26deg; Clear & pleasant. Frank Wright & Miss Knox here yet & John W. also. Will Woodburn & his girls also.
Mon Dec 31: [margin: Frost 22°.] Clear & cool. Self went to town. Rheumatism getting bad again. John & Pearl went to Seattle. A party at Esary's home. Grant, Nettie & Frank went.

January 1901

Tue Jan 01: Stormy snowy. Frank went home. Self laid up with rheumatism.

1901 Jan 2-26

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Wed Jan 02: Knee worse than yesterday. Grant doing chores. Ilo Whitney here. Charles leary came & got heifer Jewell's calf. Stormy. Cold south wind. Dave Esary got a load of hay. Pearl & John came home.
Thu Jan 03: Grant & Warren doing the chores. Self laid up. Tom Esary got a load of hay. Snowy some.
Fri Jan 04: Cool & some snow. Self still in the house laid up. Rec'd.
Sat Jan 05: Rec'd a letter from Geo. Pleasant getting some better but not able to get out yet.
Sun Jan 06: More snow last night. Chess Barr here all night. In the house all day. [margin: Geo & Eva Gaches called today.]
Mon Jan 07: Mary Madison came. In the house all day. The boys doing chores. Cool. Wrote to George.
Tue Jan 08: [margin: Mercury 16°.] Weather wintery. Self getting out some.
Wed Jan 09: [margin: Mercury 18.]Snow on the ground & quite cool. Miss Mamie Barr here last night.
Thu Jan 10: Some warmer but strong wind. Snow not melting much. Self helping do chores.
Fri Jan 11: Stormy & wet.
Sat Jan 12: Still wet & stormy.
Sun Jan 13: 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.]
Mon Jan 14: Grant went to school. Self doing the chores. Rainy A.M. West wind in the P.M.
Tue Jan 15: Stormy. High wind & rain. Tides medium. Self choring & reading. Pearl & Nettie went to town.
Wed Jan 16: Pleasant & warmer. Self choring & cut wood some. Grant home this Eve. Folks went to church this eve.
Thu Jan 17: Pleasant & clear. Alf Stacey & Arthur Whitney here.
Fri Jan 18: Pleasant. Doing chores, not much else. Frosty 27°
Sat Jan 19: Frost. Self at home doing chores. Pearl went to town. Pleasant.
Sun Jan 20: Went to church. Nettie also. Mary Madison went to B.V. to spend Sunday. Pleasant but cool.
Mon Jan 21: Frost. At home choring. Smith & Sorenson hauling straw.
Tue Jan 22: The Queen died today. Self & Nettie went to town. Pleasant but some rain this A.M. & last night.
Wed Jan 23: 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.
Thu Jan 24: Pleasant A.M. Rain P.M. Self at home. Mr. Whites birthday.
Fri Jan 25: Clowdy & cool. Hung up the mear & began smoking it yesterday. Mr Chilberg was here with his Oxegenor.
Sat Jan 26: Mary Regenether died. Stormy. Mr Burger & Mr Waite here & fixed up the piano. Diptheria, and a young Regenwether girl died also today.

1901 Jan 27-Feb 14

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Sun Jan 27: Pleasant & went to B.V. to church. Nettie also. John & Pearl came home this eve.
Mon Jan 28: Pleasant. Sold 900 sks oats at 25.00 per ton. Also old Daisy & her calf at $40.00.
Tue Jan 29: Fine day. Frost. Went to town & got $200 on the oats paid up Gaches & Foster. Pearl & John started for Samish.
Wed Jan 30: Steamer here for the oats. Williamson, Lee, Smith & Sorenson helping load. Fine weather. Frost 26°.
Thu Jan 31: Frost 26°. Pleasant weather. Went to town. Paid up Goldsmith & bot timothy seed at 7 cts. Conrad came back to day.

February 1901

Fri Feb 01: Self not doing much. Ordered an angle lamp. Went to the station. Conrad cleaning out ditch.
Sat Feb 02: Grant gone to Samish. Conrad cleaning out ditch. Self made a step ladder & fixed up the old one. Frost light.
Sun Feb 03: 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.
Mon Feb 04: Conrad ditching. Self cutting wood & made a seat for Pearl. Clear & pleasant.
Tue Feb 05: Frost 24°. Conrad cleaning out ditch. Nettie & self went to LaConner.
Wed Feb 06: Conrad cleaning out ditch. Self went to Mt. Vernon to pay taxes.
Thu Feb 07: Began taking rheumatic medicine. Frost 24°. Conrad hauling out straw from the stock. Self choring & cleaning out the chicken house. Mrs Wallace came.
Fri Feb 08: Frost 24. Mrs Wallace here yet. Conrad hauling out straw. Pleasant weather & the roads fine.
Sat Feb 09: 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.
Sun Feb 10: 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.
Mon Feb 11: Frost 29°. Grant sick. Heard that John Polson died last night 6 P.M. Conrad plowing. Self went to the saw mill. Fine pleasant weather. Roads fine for wheels.
Tue Feb 12: Grant home sick. Conrad plowing. Self & Nettie went to Polson's funeral & to LaConner. South wind & some rain to night.
Wed Feb 13: 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.
Thu Feb 14: 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.

1901 Feb 15-Mar 2

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Fri Feb 15: Rainy day & considerable rain last night. Conrad doing much but chores. All hands got the LaGrippe.
Sat Feb 16: Heavy wind all last night & today from the west. Not doing anything but chores.
Sun Feb 17: Cool & clowdy. Pearl & John here to dinner. Storm in the P.M. Elmer here.
Mon Feb 18: Self & Conrad went to LaConner & got a load of groceries, timothy seed & a bedstead(?). Cold but pleasant.
Tue Feb 19: Frost. Elmer came last night. Cleaning seed oats. Had Lee's mill 112 sks. Stormy.
Wed Feb 20: Fanning oats. Finished mine at 11 & began on Elmer's. Snow & sleet.
Thu Feb 21: 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.
Fri Feb 22: 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".
Sat Feb 23: Rainy. Conrad choring & splitting wood.
Sun Feb 24: Ida sick. At home all day, reading. Grant & Nettie to League in the eve.
Mon Feb 25: Rainy day. C. washing harness. Self not doing much but reading.
Tue Feb 26: Stormy day. Self & Nettie went to town. C. working at the harness. Roads very muddy & the land wet. Miss Sorenson came to day to dress make. Rec'd Eva Reeds note and got a dft for the same. $272.00.
Wed Feb 27: Conrad oiling harness. Self over to Byron's & went to the station after the new Angle lamp. Lots rain last night.
Thu Feb 28: 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.

March 1901

Fri Mar 01: Strong wind. Conrad at the harness collars, &c. Self & Nettie went to town in the P.M. & took Tillinghast's lamp up to him.
Sat Mar 02: Strong west wind all night & to day. C. took a load of manure to Mendenhall & a load of rails across the road. In the P.M. we went to the woods & got a load of cedar for gate posts & tank foundation. Ball plowing but it is too wet. Nettie, Miss Sorenson & Conrad went to Bay View to Social in the eve. All hand getting better of the "grip".

1901 Mar 3-22

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Sun Mar 03: Went to church in the A.M. Cool with N.E. wind.
Mon Mar 04: 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.
Tue Mar 05: Nettie & Selma went to LaConner. Conrad plowing. Fine weather & frost.
Wed Mar 06: 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.
Thu Mar 07: Rainy day. Mr White cleaned Pearls organ & they went home at 4 P.M. Conrad doing nothing but chores.
Fri Mar 08: Conrad & Warren uncovering cabbages. Self plowing in the P.M. No rain. Pleasant most of the day.
Sat Mar 09: Windy & cool. Conrad working for Lee's (cabbage). Self & Grant plowing by the house one team. Finished the piece.
Sun Mar 10: Went to B.V. to church on wheel. John & Pearl here in the P.M. Rainy P.M.
Mon Mar 11: Pleasant. Conrad & self plowing land in fair order.
Tue Mar 12: Cold & windy with light rains. Self & Conrad plowing.
Wed Mar 13: No rain. Pleasant most of the day. Self & Conrad plowing. Land in good shape for the time of year.
Thu Mar 14: Some warmer. C. & self plowing.
Fri Mar 15: Pleasant. C. & self plowing. Heard that President Harrison died Wed P.M. of pneumonia. Aged 68.
Sat Mar 16: Self & C. plowing. Quit at 3.30 for rain.
Sun Mar 17: Pleasant. Self went to Anacortes to see Mr White. Found him pretty well. Nettie came home this evening.
Mon Mar 18: Plowing with two teams. C. finished across the road. Sam Calhoun here.
Tue Mar 19: 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.
Wed Mar 20: Plowing as usual. Pleasant & land in good order for plowing. Nettie & Selina went to Miss Wilkie's funeral.
Thu Mar 21: Self & C. plowing.
Fri Mar 22: Strong west wind all day. Rain some last night. Steamer Denver here for Galbriath's hay. Sorenson helping.

1901 Mar 23-Apr 9

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Sat Mar 23: C. & self plowing. Finished all but the headlands. Elmer & Mr Abbott here for supper. Arlie & Helen Whitney here this eve.
Sun Mar 24: Frost 32°. At home all day. John & Pearl here this P.M. to dinner. Rain P.M.
Mon Mar 25: Showery. Self not doing much.. C. Finished the headlands. Miss Swanson went to Whatcom this eve.
Tue Mar 26: Rainy day. Conrad hauled a load of wood. Self & Nettie went to town in the P.M. Selma Swanson went home last night.
Wed Mar 27: Conrad hauling wood. Self up to Maxwells & Jorgenson's.
Thu Mar 28: Clowdy. Grant sick. Conrad finished plowing head lands. And in the P.M. was harrowing with four horses. John & Pearl here & got her organ.
Fri Mar 29: Grant in the house. Rain hard all the A.M. Land pretty wet now. Conrad choring.
Sat Mar 30: Self at home. Conrad choring & went to town with 35 sks oats for Esary. T.
Sun Mar 31: Grandma pretty sick & Grant still unable to go out. Stormy eve.

April 1901

Mon Apr 01: Grandma no better. Dr. Appleby here to see her. Rainy all day & all last night. Doing nothing but chores. Wendell Whitney here.
Tue Apr 02: Mrs. Bradley here with Grandma part of the night. Pleasant this A.M. but the land is very wet. Conrad went to get Pearl. In the P.M. went to Dave Esary's after wood.
Wed Apr 03: 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.]
Thu Apr 04: Clowdy & windy & light rain most of the day. Blanch went home. C. doing nothing but chores.
Fri Apr 05: Heavy rain most all last night. Land as wet as it ever was.
Sat Apr 06: 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.
Sun Apr 07: Self & Grant went to Church. Woodburn's, Walter's & Stacey's here. Grandma about the same. Pleasant drying day.
Mon Apr 08: 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.
Tue Apr 09: (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.

1901 Apr 10-27

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Wed Apr 10: 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.
Thu Apr 11: Rainy A.M. C. not working. Went to town & to Elmer's. Self choring. Mr & Mrs Richards here.
Fri Apr 12: C. harrowing. Self trie the gang plow, it would not do. Went to town with Nettie. Mrs Kendall buried.
Sat Apr 13: 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.
Sun Apr 14: Self went to church. Mary Madsen quit. Mrs Schaffer went to Avon with Nell. John & Pearl here. Pleasant dry day but cold north wind.
Mon Apr 15: C. Harrowing. Self plowing on fall plowing. Fine drying day & frost. Annie Jorgenson came.
Tue Apr 16: Frost. Fine day. Self plowing. C. disk harrowing on the fall plowing.
Wed Apr 17: 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.
Thu Apr 18: Conrad disk harrowing. Grant drag 1/2 self 1/2. Planted peas & onions sets.
Fri Apr 19: 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.
Sat Apr 20: 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
Sun Apr 21: Cold and windy. Self went to church. Frank & Blanch here this P.M. Self & Nettie went to League in the eve.
Mon Apr 22: 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.
Tue Apr 23: Conrand sawing wood. Self not doing much. Showery & cold. Amos Ball seeding. Too wet for me.
Wed Apr 24: Conrad cutting thistles and in the P.M. harrowing after ths seeds.
Thu Apr 25: Sowing oats. Began across the road. Conrad hauling seed oats in the A.M & harrowing after the seeder.
Fri Apr 26: Seeding with the seeders. Pleasant. Nellie Williams here last night & she & Nettie went to Pearls to day.
Sat Apr 27: Warm & pleasant. Finished seed across the road. Conrad harrowing & self harrowing in the P.M. Grant in Anacortes. Mrs Wallace here to day.

1901 Apr 28-May 13

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Sun Apr 28: 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.
Mon Apr 29: Light rain last night. Conrad harrowing. Self seeding by the cabbage patch and the Peter Miller ranch. Grant started his incubator.
Tue Apr 30: Conrad harrowing across the road. Christ Paulson sowing grass seed. Self seeding. Began on the last piece. Pleasant & warm. Ida sick abed all day.

May 1901

Wed May 01: 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.
Thu May 02: 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.
Fri May 03: Conrad disk harrowing after the seeder. Self & Grant rolling across the road. Fine weather for work but not very warm.
Sat May 04: Self & Grant rolling. Conrad disk harrowing 1/2 harrowing drag 1/2 Cold & windy. Planted some flower peas.
Sun May 05: Clear & pleasant. Good growing but very drying wind. Pearl here to day. Self went to church in the A.M. at B.V.
Mon May 06: 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.
Tue May 07: 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.
Wed May 08: 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.
Thu May 09: 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.
Fri May 10: 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.
Sat May 11: 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.
Sun May 12: Some rain last night & this eve but light. Self went to Ridgeway to church this P.M. Grant & Nettie went in the eve.
Mon May 13: 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.

1901 May 14-30

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Tue May 14: 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.]
Wed May 15: 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.
Thu May 16: Conrad taking up road planks some. Hard rain a good part of the day. Self worked on the chicken house some.
Fri May 17: 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.
Sat May 18: 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.
Sun May 19: 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.
Mon May 20: 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"
Tue May 21: Conrad hauling posts. Self helping clean house, &c.
Wed May 22: Conrad & team working on the road [margin: R.W. 1 Team 1 man] Self went to Anacortes to get Nellie Williams. Grandma worse.
Thu May 23: 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.
Fri May 24: Conrad not working. Self working in the garden. Some set out some onions. Pleasant.
Sat May 25: 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.
Sun May 26: Memorial Sunday. Pleasant but warm. Blanche White here. Self went to LaConner. Grant also. Called on Baileys & Carters.
Mon May 27: Ed Crumrine here hauling gravel on the road. The river coming up. Grandma still about the same & Nellie Williams setting up with here nights.
Tue May 28: Working on the road. Self, Crumrine & team. Dry & cool. Oats not looking very well. They need rain.
Wed May 29: 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.
Thu May 30: Decoration day. Self went to Pleasant Ridge and also to Mt. Vernon in the P.M. Grandma no better. Pleasant & dry. My life insurance came to day.

1901 May 31-Jun 17

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Fri May 31: Ed Crumrine & team hauling gravel. Self dumping. Clowdy & threatening rain. Dr. Jackson here to see Grandma.

June 1901

Sat Jun 01: 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.
Sun Jun 02: Nettie, Grant & Anna went down to Pearls. Self at home. Clowdy & misty.
Mon Jun 03: 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.]
Tue Jun 04: Had rheumatism again. Not doing much. Planted some of Lee's beans. Grant went to LaConner for his wheel in the P.M.
Wed Jun 05: 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.
Thu Jun 06: Grant at the Samish. Self about the same. Rain some last night. Miss Williams returned.
Fri Jun 07: 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.
Sat Jun 08: 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.
Sun Jun 09: Pearl's birthday. Showery. Pearl & John & dog here to dinner. Elmer & Conrad here in the P.M. [margin: Rainy this A.M.]
Mon Jun 10: Not doing much but chores. Rhu getting better. Alf & Frank here & Mr & Mrs Ferguson to supper. [margin: Rainy A.M.]
Tue Jun 11: Hoing in the garden some. The boy working at their cabbage. Arthur Whitney here this eve.
Wed Jun 12: Cool & clowdy. Oats looking well. Self mowing around the yard & chicken year. Nettie went to Pearl's on her wheel.
Thu Jun 13: Self & Nettie went to the Baptist meeting in LaConner. Clowdy & cool.
Fri Jun 14: 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.
Sat Jun 15: Came home this A.M. Pleasant. Ida not so well. Grandma about the same.
Sun Jun 16: Pleasant. Self went to LaConner to church and to Carter's to dinner. Grant home this eve & John & Pearl here all night.
Mon Jun 17: Frank White's folks here. Self sharpening posts for dyke & loading them on scow.

1901 Jun 18-Jul 2

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Tue Jun 18: 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.]
Wed Jun 19: 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.
Thu Jun 20: Working in the garden. Set out cabbage & salsify plants. Pleasant but rather cool.
Fri Jun 21: 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.
Sat Jun 22: 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.
Sun Jun 23: Grant 16 to day. Went to B.V. to church. Pearl & John here in the P.M. Pleasant. Conrad returned from Whatcom.
Mon Jun 24: 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.
Tue Jun 25: Conrad & Grant hauling posts in the A.M. Self went up to the saw mill. Mr & Mrs Redfern here this eve.
Wed Jun 26: 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.
Thu Jun 27: 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.
Fri Jun 28: 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.
Sat Jun 29: 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.
Sun Jun 30: Self went to Pearl's & staid to dinner. Pleasant day. Mr & Mrs Polson here.

July 1901

Mon Jul 01: Went to LaConner in the P.M. and saw the La C. races. Cool & clowdy.
Tue Jul 02: Self went to Sedro to the hospital and to Mr VanFleets. Showery & cool. Conrad not working. Pearl & John here on their way to Everett.

1901 Jul 3-19

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Wed Jul 03: 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.
Thu Jul 04: 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.
Fri Jul 05: Doing chores & in the P.M. went to town & got the Darcy cow. Pleasant & warm. Mrs Williams came back this P.M.
Sat Jul 06: Pearl & John came from E. Choring. Frank went home. Grant went to LaConner fishing in the P.M.
Sun Jul 07: Weather fine. Self went to LaConner to church & to dinner with Mrs Gaches. Elmer here in he P.M. Conrad home again.
Mon Jul 08: Pleasant. Amos Ball, Sam Ball & Callahan haying. Conrad went to help Elmer. Self not doing much.
Tue Jul 09: Took a load of oats to Dickey & Stitt & got the wheel chair for Grandma. Mrs Wallace came from Seattle.
Wed Jul 10: Went to Burlington with Grandma & Mrs Wallace and in the P.M. went to LaConner. Smith had the mower & team to cut his grass.
Thu Jul 11: At home choring, picking berries, &c. Pleasant.
Fri Jul 12: Picking berries, choring & mowing the lawn. Pleasant.
Sat Jul 13: 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.
Sun Jul 14: Pleasant. Self went to church at Bay View. Grant & Nettie in the eve. Conrad came back from Elmer's.
Mon Jul 15: Elmer here & began mowing. Conrad & Grant went blackberrying. Self grinding & fixing sickles for mower. Clowdy.
Tue Jul 16: 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.
Wed Jul 17: Elmer mowing. Self raking. Grant tedding. Conrad, Gregory, Smith 3/4 Galliger 1/2 shocking. Fine weather.
Thu Jul 18: 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.
Fri Jul 19: 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.

1901 Jul 20-Aug 2

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Sat Jul 20: 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.
Sun Jul 21: 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.
Mon Jul 22: 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.]
Tue Jul 23: 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.
Wed Jul 24: 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.
Thu Jul 25: 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.
Fri Jul 26: 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.
Sat Jul 27: Gregory & Mason worked four hours moving baled hay in the hay barn. Self choring & went to town in the P.M.
Grandma Leamer died this P.M. in Seattle.
Conrad came home from Elmers in the eve.
Sun Jul 28: Pleasant & dry. Went to Pleasant Ridge to see about a grave site for Grandma.
Mon Jul 29: 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.
Tue Jul 30: All but Ida & Anna went to the funeral at LaConner. None of the men working. Mrs Green of Seattle & Mr & Mrs McGinnnis here after the funeral. Pleasant.
Wed Jul 31: 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.

August 1901

Thu Aug 01: 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.
Fri Aug 02: 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.

1901 Aug 3-17

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Sat Aug 03: 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.
Sun Aug 04: Self & Mr McGinnis went to Rexville to Camp meeting. Dry & dusty. Heard Dr. Thomas & other stopped at Alfs on way home.
Mon Aug 05: 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.
Tue Aug 06: 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.
Wed Aug 07: 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.
Thu Aug 08: 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.
Fri Aug 09: 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.
Sat Aug 10: 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.
Sun Aug 11: All but Conrad went down to Wilson's. Annie & Nettie went in the buggie & self on wheel. Dusty & smoky.
Mon Aug 12: Conrad hauling manure in the A.M. & all driving pile for Lee & self in the afternoon & evening.
Tue Aug 13: Driving piles in the P.M. finished nine & moved to Otto's granary. Conrad went to [margin: Mt Vernon with Nell.]
Wed Aug 14: Driving piles for Otto very windy & hard driving.
Thu Aug 15: Driving piles for Otto & Callahan. Conrad helping Otto in the A.M. Fred & self staking out channel in the A.M.
Fri Aug 16: 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.
Sat Aug 17: 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.

1901 Aug 18-Sep 3

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Sun Aug 18: 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.
Mon Aug 19: Foggy & damp. Self choring. Miss Marshall went home. Was up to Kalsos & in the P.M. went with Lee to take the driver home. Got home at 9.30.
Tue Aug 20: Not doing much but shores. Dry & dusty. Amos Ball cutting oats with 2 teams.
Wed Aug 21: Choring in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M. to get horses shod & get groceries.
Thu Aug 22: Frank Wright came from Tacoma. Got out the binder & got ready for harvesting. Dry & dusty.
Fri Aug 23: 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.
Sat Aug 24: 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.
Sun Aug 25: Came home from Pearls with Ida in boat. Pleasant.
Mon Aug 26: Cutting oats. Clowdy looks like rain. Shockers: Frank Wright, Sorenson & J. Hall. (cutting oats. Sorenson, Hall, Frank shocking & turning. Grant cutting cabbage.)
Tue Aug 27: Cutting oats. Shockers same as yesterday & Grant turning.
Wed Aug 28: Cutting oats. Sorenson 1, Hall 3/4, Wright choring 1/4 shocking 3/4. Self cutting 3/4. Damp & foggy in the A.M. Grant 1.
Thu Aug 29: Cutting oats. Nice & ripe now. Sorenson 1, Hall 1, Wright 1, Naas 1/2 Grant 1. Mrs Daniel here to supper.
Fri Aug 30: Cutting oats. Finished across the road. Shockers: Sorenson, Nyhas, Hall, Frank, Grant 1/2.
Sat Aug 31: Cutting oats. Finished the Purdy granary piece. Shockers: Sorenson, Nyhus, Hall, Frank, Grant, Nyhus Herman 1/8. Twenty four days for one man shocking & turning & Grant 4 1/4.

September 1901

Sun Sep 01: Went to church at B.V. Harrington preached. John & Pearl here this P.M. Pleasant.
Mon Sep 02: Cutting oats, finished all but the 17 acre piece. Shockers: Sorenson/Hall/Herman Nyhus 1, Wright 1. Fine day for cutting.
Tue Sep 03: Damp & misty in the A.M. Cutting oats. Shockers: Sorenson 1, Nyhus 1, Wright 1, Grant 1, Ilo Whitney turning grain. Hall went to work for Mr. ?????.

1901 Sep 4-20

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Wed Sep 04: Finished cutting oats at 2 P.M. & shocking at 6 P.M. Shockers: Sorenson 1, Nyhus 1, Wright 1, Grant 1.
Thu Sep 05: Grant & Frank went to town & got the sacks. Also got some plums of Byron. Self off looking for a machine with a poor prospect.
Fri Sep 06: 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.
Sat Sep 07: 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.]
Sun Sep 08: Went to church in LaConner. Pleasant day several machines running. Pearl & John here. Wrote to George in the P.M.
Mon Sep 09: Oiled the buggie wheels with hot oil & painted the boat. Frank threshing at Johnsons.
Tue Sep 10: 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.
Wed Sep 11: 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.
Thu Sep 12: 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.
Fri Sep 13: 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.
Sat Sep 14: 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.
Sun Sep 15: Don here. Self went to church at B.View. Pleasant weather. All threshing.
Mon Sep 16: Went to the Samish with Don. Saw Woodburns & Cutav's(?) machines.
Tue Sep 17: Choring some & was up to Peth's & James machines.
Wed Sep 18: Fixing fence in the A.M. went up to Armstrongs & to LaConner in the P.M. with Lee.
Thu Sep 19: 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.
Fri Sep 20: 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.

1901 Sep 21-Oct 5

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Sat Sep 21: 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.
Sun Sep 22: Clowdy & light rains in the A.M. but not to stop threshing. Frank & team home.
Mon Sep 23: 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.
Tue Sep 24: 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.
Wed Sep 25: 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.
Thu Sep 26: 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.
Fri Sep 27: Wet this A.M. Machines not running at 9.30. Byron baling hay & putting it in my warehouse. Grant doing chores & went after a cook for threshers. Got Mrs Ban. Self went to the Beaver Marsh with Ida. Saw the machine.
Sat Sep 28: 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.
Sun Sep 29: Lee threshing. 1000 sks. Fine weather. Sorenson & Frank driving the teams.
Mon Sep 30: Threshing at Lee's. Grain turning out well. Self choring & at the machine ran the engine after 5 o'clock while engineer went to town. Pleasant day.

October 1901

Tue Oct 01: Mr Weyrich buried. Threshing at Lee's. Grain turn out well. Self choring in the A.M. & hauling sax for Lee in the P.M.
Wed Oct 02: 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.
Thu Oct 03: 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.
Fri Oct 04: 1165 sax out. Grain not no better than last year. Threshing. No rain 2212 out to night. & all in the warehouse in good shape. 1436 across the road.
Sat Oct 05: 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.

1901 Oct 6-22

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Sun Oct 06: Pleasant day. Went to B.V. to church. Nettie & Frank went to Pearls. Alf & family here to dinner & Mr Jorgenson.
Mon Oct 07: 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,
Tue Oct 08: Self & Frank tearing down the old granary for a machine shed. Conrad on the road.
Wed Oct 09: Frank went to Pecks with Warren to get tank changed & not working in the P.M. Conrad on the road. Self not doing much.
Thu Oct 10: 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.
Fri Oct 11: Pleasant. Frank working on the road hauling gravel. Self helping wash bed clothes.
Sat Oct 12: Cut the rafters for the machine shed & went to road election in the P.M. Frank & team hauling gravel.
Sun Oct 13: Pleasant. Self went to church in LaConner. Elmer & Miss Carlson here this P.M.
Mon Oct 14: Pleasant. Frank & team on the road. Self went to LaC. to see about the Byron hay. Oats dull at 20.00 to 21.00.
Tue Oct 15: 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.
Wed Oct 16: 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.
Thu Oct 17: 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.
Fri Oct 18: Baling hay 28 tons. Frank hauling gravel on the road. Baled up to date 76 1/2 tons. No rain.
Sat Oct 19: 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.
Sun Oct 20: Clowdy but no rain. John & Pearl here last night & today. Warm south wind.
Mon Oct 21: 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.
Tue Oct 22: Baling hay, about 24 tons. Shipped 160 sks oats to Tom Esary. Making something over 10 tons he has had.
Sun Oct 27: 52 today. At home all day. Rainy day.

1901 Oct 22-Nov 5

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Tue Oct 22: 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.
Wed Oct 23: Baling hay fine weather. 169 tons out to night. Frank stowing bales, self helping. Mr Walter came to see me.

Threshing Time

Johnsons 39 hours

Peths 51 1/4 hours

Fulks 23 1/2 hours

Woodburn 96 1/2 hours

[margin: Ed Crumrine hauling gravel 1/2]

Frank Wright's acct

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.
Thu Oct 24: 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.
Fri Oct 25: 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.
Sat Oct 26: 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.
Sun Oct 27: Grant went to Pearls to hunt. 52 to day. At home all day. Rainy day.
Mon Oct 28: Working on machine shed.
Tue Oct 29: Working on machine shed. High wind all day.
Wed Oct 30: Rainy day. Not doing anything but chores.
Thu Oct 31: Cold & windy. Fired up the engine and put the machine in the shed then cleaned out the boiler.

Threshing Time
Johnsons	39 hours
Peths	51 1/4 hours
Fulks	23 1/2 hours
Woodburn	96 1/2 hours

Frank Wright's acct
shocking	21.00
threshing at home	12.50
cabbage seed	1.00
Threshing Peths & Woodburns	27.85
Road work, baling, &c	24.38

November 1901

Fri Nov 01: Picking up fruit, onions & moved the stove into the kitchen. Also took in the squashes.
Sat Nov 02: 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.
Sun Nov 03: Rainy part of the day. Went to B.V. to church on wheel. Anna Jorgenson went home.
Mon Nov 04: 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.
Tue Nov 05: C. & self working on the dyke. Setting & driving posts. Chris helping in the P.M. Strong north west wind all day.

1901 Nov 6-20

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Wed Nov 06: Elmer here this eve. Working on dyke. Self, Conrad & Chris down by the warehouse (old) putting on lumber & filling in with lumber. Nice day.
Thu Nov 07: 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.
Fri Nov 08: 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.
Sat Nov 09: 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.
Sun Nov 10: 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.
Mon Nov 11: 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.
Tue Nov 12: 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.
Wed Nov 13: 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.
Thu Nov 14: 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.
Fri Nov 15: 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.
Sat Nov 16: 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.
Sun Nov 17: Conrad quit & went to Elmers. At home all day. Nettie & self went to League in the eve. No rain to speak of.
Mon Nov 18: Done chores & put wire on the dyke lagging up by Purdy's granary. Pleasant no rain.
Tue Nov 19: Warm & pleasant. Not doing very much A.M. Painted some on the southside of the house in the P.M.
Wed Nov 20: 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.

1901 Nov 21-Dec 10

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Thu Nov 21: Pearl & John called. Clowdy but no rain. Self choring & working on the bed room finished painting. Oats worth $20.50 to $21.00.
Fri Nov 22: 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.
Sat Nov 23: Choring & sawing wood. No rain.
Sun Nov 24: Stormy part of the day. Steamer Denver here for Kalso's hay. Self & Nettie went to church in the eve.
Mon Nov 25: 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.
Tue Nov 26: Self choring around and fixed an eave trough up on the hay shed. Nettie went to town. Warm.
Wed Nov 27: 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.
Thu Nov 28: Thanksgiving Day. At home all day & had no company. Heard from Geo that Nettie was dangerously sick.
Fri Nov 29: No school. Choring & Grant hunting ducks.
Sat Nov 30: Self went to town & took the calf and paid the $400.00 machine notes. Rained all the P.M. Heard of Nettie's death today.

December 1901

Sun Dec 01: [margin: Have had scarcely any frost during November.]
Pleasant. A boat here for Olson's oats. He sold at $21.00. Pearl & John here to day. Nettie & Grant went to League.
Mon Dec 02: Went to B.V. in the A.M. & got washing and a sack of feed for cow. Baker here to dinner & brot Corbet home. We drove him to B.V. to the buggie. Misty & clowdy but warm.
Tue Dec 03: Windy & rainy in the P.M. Peter Swanson here & got 30 sks oats. Paid $27.00 Bal dur $8.00. Did chores & not much else.
Wed Dec 04: Hardest wind of the season last night. Went to town to day & bot a cart & a single harness. Tillinghast covering cabbage.
Thu Dec 05: Did the chores and drove Corbet. Mr Baker here in the P.M. Pleasant.
Fri Dec 06: Did the chores & went down after Grant with Corbet. Pleasant. Miss Wallace came to day, her brother brot her down.
Sat Dec 07: Cold S.E. wind all day. Not doing much but chores & sawing wood.
Sun Dec 08: Went to church in the A.M. & Evening also.
Mon Dec 09: 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.
Tue Dec 10: Pleasant day. Drove Corbet to town today. He went all right. Frost 25°.

1901 Dec 11-29

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Wed Dec 11: Frost 26°. Clear, pleasant. Helped Tholstrup tally straw some. In this P.M. hitched up Corbet & Charley & hauled wood & stuff for stack fence.
Thu Dec 12: Frost 20°. Clear & pleasant. Ground frozen quite hard. W.C.T.U. meeting here today. Went to the station & sent for papers, &c.
Fri Dec 13: Choring & went to Bay View with Corbet.
Sat Dec 14: 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.
Sun Dec 15: Pleasant but cool and the tides low. John & Pearl here. Self & Nettie went to League in the eve.
Mon Dec 16: Nice weather but rather cool. John & P went to town. Grant home with cold.
Tue Dec 17: Frost 30° Did chores & went down to Pearls with Corbet & cart. Rainy P.M. Grant at home.
Wed Dec 18: Took Grant to school. Nettie went to town. Pleasant.
Thu Dec 19: 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.
Fri Dec 20: Pleasant. Frost 24°. Choring, D. & S. got 4150 lbs hay by Marihugh. Went after Grant in the P.M.
Sat Dec 21: Self & Grant went to town & got the Christmas stuff, &c. Warmer & some rain. Frank & Armund Wright arrived here this A.M.
Sun Dec 22: Stormy day. At home all day.
Mon Dec 23: Not doing much but chores. Got a letter from George. First in three weeks.
Tue Dec 24: Christmas tree in B.V. At home all day. Dickey got a load of hay.
Wed Dec 25: Stormy day. John & Pearl here for Christmas.
Thu Dec 26: 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.
Fri Dec 27: Tide not so high to day. In the fore noon fixing up after the wind & down to the dyke in the P.M. Everett Wallace here yesterday & today. Nettie had a party this evening. The Whitney girls & Gene here. Sold 1100 sks oats to Geo Gaches at $25.00 per ton. Lee, Otto, Fred Stearns & Fulk sold also at same price.
Sat Dec 28: Frost Very pleasant day. Self fixing up fence after the wind.
Sun Dec 29: Went to Bay View to church. Mr Wright here to dinner & staid all night. Frost about 30.

1901 Dec 30-Jan 18, 1902

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Mon Dec 30: Grant down to Wilsons. Self went to town with two horses & got a barrel of flour.
Tue Dec 31: Doing chores & not much else.

Wed Jan 01: Warm. Self at home. Clowdy & windy. Mr Crozier here with Miss Beaver. Frank & Nettie went to town.
Thu Jan 02: Self & Grant went to Bay View & took his bed down to Redferns. Split wood some & done the chores. Clowdy & showery.
Fri Jan 03: 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.
Sat Jan 04: Grant sick. Self doing chores & went to town in the for Dr. for Grant.
Sun Jan 05: Grant getting worse with high fever. Self went to town for medicine in the eve.
Mon Jan 06: Got Lee to go for Dr. for Grant this morning at 4 A.M. He is no better yet.
Tue Jan 07: 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.
Wed Jan 08: Dr. here & went for his medicine. Grant about the same. Doing nothing but chores & taking care of him.
Thu Jan 09: 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.]
Fri Jan 10: 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.
Sat Jan 11: Grant about the same. Frost. Williamson here & the Dr here. Pleasant.
Sun Jan 12: Frost about 28. Pleasant. Grant about same. Got a letter from George and answered it.
Mon Jan 13: Grant improving, is not as sore & the appetites improving. Dr. here & took some photos of him. Williamson here yet. Pleasant weather.
Tue Jan 14: Grant still improving. Pleasant.
Wed Jan 15: Frost. Dr. here again. Grant doing well. Pleasant. Fred Kalso doing quite a business with the wet oats from the "Transport".
Thu Jan 16: [margin: Finished "When Knighthood was in Flower"] Grant still doing well. Mr Williamson here yet. Weather warm & light rain.
Fri Jan 17: Nothing different from yesterday.
Sat Jan 18: 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".

E.A. Sisson Diary Entries for 1901

1900 Dec 16-Jan 1, 1901

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1901 Jan 2-26

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1901 Jan 27-Feb 14

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1901 Feb 15-Mar 2

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1901 Mar 3-22

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1901 Mar 23-Apr 9

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1901 Apr 10-27

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1901 Apr 28-May 13

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1901 May 14-30

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1901 May 31-Jun 17

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1901 Jun 18-Jul 2

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1901 Jul 3-19

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1901 Jul 20-Aug 2

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1901 Aug 3-17

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1901 Aug 18-Sep 3

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1901 Sep 4-20

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1901 Sep 21-Oct 5

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1901 Oct 6-22

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1901 Oct 22-Nov 5

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1901 Nov 6-20

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1901 Nov 21-Dec 10

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1901 Dec 11-29

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1901 Dec 30-Jan 18, 1902

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