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.
January 1902
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".
1902 Jan 19-Feb 5
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Sun Jan 19: Pleasant day. Nothing to record.
Mon Jan 20: Cooler. Self not feeling very well. Symptoms of a bad cold. Other getting along as usual.
Tue Jan 21: Frost 30°.
Wed Jan 22: E.A. down sick - smallpox. Him very sick all night. Frosty.
Thu Jan 23: E.A. little better. Dr. here brought Mr Finnegan of the Reservation with six cases of smallpox on Res. Growing colder. Windy at night.
Fri Jan 24: Snowed some last night and is colder to day. Dr. here again thinks the patient doing well but he eats very little. 20° this morning.
Sat Jan 25: Last night the coldest of the season. Down to 9° this morning. Mercury stands at 27 at 3-30 P.M. Invalids about the same. Mer at 21° at 4-30. 18° - 5-30 after which grew warmer. Stood at 21° at 9-30. Snowed some during the night.
Sun Jan 26: Warmer. Mer at 30° 2 oclock P.M. Invalids about the same. Mr S stomach some better. Has taken milk and cracker. Mer 20° at bedtime.
Mon Jan 27: Some warmer. Mer 11° this morning. 27° at N. Mer at 16 bedtime.
Tue Jan 28: Some warmer. Dr here to day. Mer 21 at bedtime. Looks like more snow.
Wed Jan 29: Began snowing last night and there is almost 5 in of snow at noon and still snowing wind south east. More snow than we have had for a number of years. Growing warmer. Mer 31° at bedtime.
Thu Jan 30: Wind SE. Snowed most of the night. There is almost 9 in of snow on the level. Wind turned to north again last night and it is growing colder to day. Mr W. busy shoveling paths. Invalids doing well. Mer 22° or there abouts at night.
Fri Jan 31: Snowed a little more during the night. Thawing a little on sunny side of house. Nothing unusual happened. Mer at 22° bedtime.
February 1902
Sat Feb 01: Dr. here and took Grant out of room. Windy and cold.
Sun Feb 02: A very quiet day. Snowing. Warmer.
Mon Feb 03: Sunny morning. Snow melting. Mr. Williamson busy washing. Had letter from Geo.
Tue Feb 04: Rained some last night. Snow going off. Mr W. still was here & E.A. up & dressed.
Wed Feb 05: Clowdy & showery. Still cleaning up.
1902 Feb 6-26
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Thu Feb 06: No Entry.
Fri Feb 07: Weather quite warm. Williamson & Grant choring & cleaning.
Sat Feb 08: Williamson took up matting in the "Pest House". Pleasant.
Sun Feb 09: Quiet day. Read "Trent's Trust".
Mon Feb 10: Pleasant day. Dr Appleby here cleaning up and fumigating- Williamson helping.
Tue Feb 11: Fine weather. Self out of the Pest home. Still cleaning & fumigating.
Wed Feb 12: Williamson went home this A.M. and in the P.M. we worked on the tank. Self pretty weak & sore. Pleasant.
Thu Feb 13: Lee plowing. Self & Williamson working on the tank. Pleasant weather. Began calking.
Fri Feb 14: Working on tank some and it rained part of the A.M. Got the tank finished and turned it over on the foundation. Williamson helping.
Sat Feb 15: Williamson went home. Grant & Nettie went to town. Rainy A.M. Self choring & working at the tank some.
Sun Feb 16: Rainy dismal Sunday. Grant went to B.V. & down to Pearls.
Mon Feb 17: Rain most all last night & some to day. Grant went to school. Self done chores & put the cloth on the bedroom. Also began painting.
Tue Feb 18: Doing chores & painting bedroom. Pleasant.
Wed Feb 19: Doing chores & hanging paper in the room. Pleasant. Conrad came down & Elmer was here to dinner.
Thu Feb 20: Wed. Conrad washing & oiling harness. Self finished the matting & hung the window shades put up clothes trunks, &c, &c. Rainy A.M.
Fri Feb 21: C. working at the harness in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M. for chicken feed, sugar, seed, plow, &c. Self covering the tank. Pleasant with north wind.
Sat Feb 22: Frost 30° Conrad hauling wood. Self went to the saw mill & to see Jorgenson about papering. put the rod in the tank and piled wood in the P.M. Pleasant.
Sun Feb 23: Clowdy. Conrad went to Elmer's for his trunk. Miss Wallace went with him to church. Self went over to Mrs Whitney's with Lee Bradley.
Mon Feb 24: Nettie started for Seattle. Send Eva's interest money. Conrad working at the harness. Self painting the hall & stairway. Rainy in the A.M.
Tue Feb 25: Got ready to plow but it was too stormy. Self painting some. Conrad cleaned the chicken house & finished the harness, &c.
Wed Feb 26: Clowdy & cold S.E. wind. Self & C. fanning oats. Expected Elmer but he did not come. Fanned 106 sks of Elmers oats.
1902 Feb 27- Mar 15
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Thu Feb 27: Conrad hitched up to start the plow and while I was fixing the Coulter the team started the plow which caught my foot and cut a bad gash in the left side of the left foot. Set a telegram for Jackson who came and sowed it up and dressed the wound. Lee was here and Elmer came soon after for fan his seed oats. He & Conrad fanned oats 3/4 day & finished his oats.
Fri Feb 28: C. & Elmer fanning oats & finished mine. Self in bed with a cut foot which is very sore & painful. Sat. Mr. Ferguson & Mr & Mrs Redfin here to see me.
March 1902
Sat Mar 01: Conrad started the breaking plow & Elmer was reseeding the new meadow across the road.
Sun Mar 02: Foot still sore & painful & some rheumatism with it. Mr Esary, Chellis, Osborn & Polson here to see me. Pleasant & good wheeling.
Mon Mar 03: C. plowing. Dr. J. here this P.M. & dressed the foot & said it was doing well.
Tue Mar 04: Rainy part of the day. Foot sore as usual.
Wed Mar 05: C. plowing some. Nettie came home from Tacoma.
Thu Mar 06: Rain most of the day. Irving Wallace here and the Dr. here past supper time.
Fri Mar 07: Rainy & showery. C. plowing a little.
Sat Mar 08: C. Plowing 1/2 & went to Tholstrups sale in P.M. Self still in bed & suffering considerable. Mrs Jim Dunlap buried to day. Tom & Will Esary here in the A.M. Cold & windy & rain some in the P.M.
Sun Mar 09: Self still in bed. Will Woodburn's & Earl Stearns folks here calling. No rain today.
Mon Mar 10: C. not doing much but chores. Rain all last night & to day. No plowing this week. The new tank is full of water amt. 1800 gallons. Dr. J here this P.M. Foot doing well.
Tue Mar 11: Conrad hauled a load of wood bark from Tholstrup & plowed in the P.M. Mr Irving Wallace here this P.M. Lee call this A.M. Land very wet. Nettie to town.
Wed Mar 12: C. began to plow but had to quit for rain. Strong west wind & showery. Howard here for a load of Griffins hay.
Thu Mar 13: Cold wet & snowing some. Conrad did the chores & went down to Pearl's.
Fri Mar 14: Miserable weather. Conrad doing nothing but chores. Snowing & raining. Dave Esary got a load of hay 2490.
Sat Mar 15: C. & Grant went & took the harrow up to Kalso's & went after a load of wood but broke the wagon tongue. Steamer here for Fred's hay. C. & Grant helping load. Earnest Howard here for a load of hay for Griffin.
1902 Mar 16-Apr 3
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Sun Mar 16: Self at home, foot about the same. Grant went down to Woodburn's.
Mon Mar 17: Conrad went & got the broken wagon tongue & a load of wood. Plowing in the pasture by the hay barn in the P.M. Mr Shell & Griffin got hay to day.
Tue Mar 18: Conrad plowing. Grant & Nettie went to town to get teeth fixed. Lee Bradley here. His goods went to Anacortes to day.
Wed Mar 19: C. plowing. No rain but clowdy. A. Ball plowing stubble.
Thu Mar 20: Grant & Conrad went to town. Grant to get teeth filled. Rainy A.M. Land too wet to plow stubble.
Fri Mar 21: C. hauled a load of hay to Mrs Brothers. Rainy most of the A.M. Mr Waikle & Mr Burns here.
Sat Mar 22: C. plowing finished the sod. Stormy s. wind. Grant & Nettie went down to Pearls. Arthur Whitney here to dinner.
Sun Mar 23: Pleasant day. Frank White, Mr & Mrs Bailey, Mr & Mrs Richards, Mrs Mendenhall & Cloyd & Lee here.
Mon Mar 24: Pleasant. Self & Grant went to town. Grant getting teeth filled. C. hauling out straw stack bottom. Load of people plowing.
Tue Mar 25: Heavy rain last night & some to day. Roy Crumrine came to work. Breaking the colt & hauling stack bottom.
Wed Mar 26: Roy & C. hauling manure. Self & Nettie went over to Frank Whites. Foot not so sore as last week but is badly swelled. No rain by clowdy & cool.
Thu Mar 27: Cool & windy but no rain. Nettie went to town & to Lori's(?). C. & Roy hauling manure. No rain.
Fri Mar 28: Frost. Pleasant. Roy & C. began plowing stubble across the road with two teams. [margin: Roller organ came.]
Sat Mar 29: C. & R. plowing. Grant went to town to get teeth fixed. Pleasant.
Sun Mar 30: Write to George. Fred Kalso took Ida down to Pearls in his boat. Lillie went to church on her wheel. Road dry now.
Mon Mar 31: C. & R. plowing. Clowdy but no rain. Self buggered up with cold, rheumatism & sore foot.
April 1902
Tue Apr 01: Ditto yesterday.
Wed Apr 02: Another heavy rain. Work's all shut down for some time. The men not doing much but chores. Self about used up with cold, sore foot & rheumatism.
Thu Apr 03: Pleasant again. Went to the hay barn with the men & tallied out Dickey & Stitt hay and sent a ton to Osborne. The land too wet to plow.
1902 Apr 3-21
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Thu Apr 03: Nettie went to town in the P.M. Conrad & Roy moving fence in the P.M. Sold the last of the hay to Weyrich.
Fri Apr 04: Light rain A.M. Pleasant P.M. C & Roy took a log out of the field, then moved the fence out in the Whitney meadow to make a pasture for the summer. Nettie & Grant went to Anacortes.
Sat Apr 05: Pleasant day. C. rolling sod. Roy disk harrowing across the field by the hay barn. Land in good order for disking, but not for plowing stubble.
Sun Apr 06: Cold wind, clowdy. Grant & Nettie away yet. Lee & Jessie called this P.M. Miss Wallace went to LaConner to stay all night.
Mon Apr 07: Conrad & Roy went to LaConner to get wagon tongue fixed. Rain again last night. Land pretty wet.
Tue Apr 08: Rainy. C. & Roy hauled two loads wood & bark in the A.M. C. plowing & Roy disk in the P.M. Elmer here for a load of oats in the P.M.
Wed Apr 09: Roy & C. hauling wood 4 loads. Elmer took the last of his seed oats.
Thu Apr 10: They hauled each a load of wood in the A.M. C & Roy and in the P.M. C plowed & Roy disk.
Fri Apr 11: Roy disk, C. plowing. Heavy storm of wind & rain towards night. Cold.
Sat Apr 12: Pleasant. Roy not working. He & Grant went to town. C. hauling wood in the A.M. & plowing in the P.M.
Sun Apr 13: Pleasant. At home all day, went to church with Nettie in the eve.
Mon Apr 14: Pleasant. Went to town with Grant. Roy disking 1/2 Plowed 1/2, Conrad plowing.
Tue Apr 15: Pleasant. Roy & C. plowing. Roy Carter's folks & friends here to dinner. Self went down across the road over in Byron's field, the longest walk since I had my foot cut.
Wed Apr 16: Rainy A.M. Roy not working A.M. Both plowing in the P.M. [margin: Planted the bed of garden stuff.]
Thu Apr 17: Roy & C. plowing. Clowdy. Self choring some. Cleaned out the old tank.
Fri Apr 18: Showery but the men kept on plowing. Self & Nettie went to town.
Sat Apr 19: No rain. The men plowing all day out by the Purdy granary. Self stained the bedroom set & fixed up harrow, pulled grass out of the strawberries.
Sun Apr 20: Pleasant. At home all day.
Mon Apr 21: A new Wilson arrived to day. C & Roy plowing. Self went to Jorgenson's & in the P.M. went to town & got my wheel & took Netties up to be fixed. Pearls baby born.
1902 Apr 22-May 9
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Tue Apr 22: Nettie down to Pearls. Pleasant. Both teams plowing & finished. Conrad began harrowing after dinner. Roy plowed the garden & harrowed after 3 P.M.
Wed Apr 23: Both teams harrowing 4 horses each. Self fixing fence some. Fred Kalso seeding. Amos Ball also all this week.
Thu Apr 24: Fine drying weather. C finished harrowing across the road at noon & this side at night. Self went to town in the P.M. & got a bar for the seeder.
Fri Apr 25: C. Seeding. Roy harrowing. N. Georgeson & self hanging paper & cloth on the parlor. Got through. Mr Ferguson here to supper.
Sat Apr 26: C. seeding. Roy disk harrowing. Have 30 acres sowed. Self & Nettie fixing up the parlor & put down the carpet. This been a fine drying week.
Sun Apr 27: Self & Nettie went down to Pearls. Pleasant. Stopped to church in the eve.
Mon Apr 28: C. & Roy disk, seeding, finished sowing across the road. 30 acres. Georgeson here papering hall.
Tue Apr 29: Roy & C. disking after seeder. Georgeson & self clothing & papering sitting room.
Wed Apr 30: Roy dragging 1 day. C. dragging 1/2 & seeding 1/2. Self & Nettie putting down carpets & fixing up rooms.
May 1902
Thu May 01: Roy finished harrowing across the road & began disking in 19 acre piece. C. finished seeding it. Self painted the stairway & went to town on church business.
Fri May 02: Rain all day. Men doing nothing. Self painting inside.
Sat May 03: Clowdy. Land quite wet. C. Hauling wood & bark. Roy hauled a load of lumber in the A.M. & disk harrowed in the P.M. Self painting.
Sun May 04: Self went to LaConner to church. Called on Carters & Tillinghasts. Wrote to A.D. Dean this eve.
Mon May 05: Pleasant day. Roy disking & finished the 17 acre piece. Rolling with two teams and finished across the road. Self & C.
Tue May 06: C. seeding. roy harrowing 3/4 & disk 1/4 Self planted peas, potatos, beets, squash, &c. Howrd here for hay & oats for Griffin.
Wed May 07: C. seeding, finished. Roy disk harrow. Self planted some more garden & painted some.
Thu May 08: Roy disk harrow. C. rolling & harrowing. Self went to the saw mill, finished covering the tank & began tearing out the old tank. Found it pretty well gone. Axel here for some seed oats.
Fri May 09: Roy finished disking & in P.M. sowed timothy & clover on cabbage field. C. (over)
1902 May 9-23
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Fri May 09: C. rolling & harrowing. Grant & self working at the tank house. Warm good growing weather.
Sat May 10: Roy rolling 1/2. Not working in the P.M. C. finished harrowing & rolled some. Self & (Grant 1/2) making a new walk & platform by the tank & milkhouse.
Sun May 11: Went to church at B.V. Was over to Stearns in the P.M.
Mon May 12: Making fence & reframing fence. Roy helping. C. hauling posts from Esary's.
Tue May 13: In the A.M. went with Fred to get the folks & in the P.M. went to town on church business. C. hauling threshing wood. Roy working for Peth. Oats coming up, sowed a week ago.
Wed May 14: Self planting garden in the A.M. & choring in the P.M. putting away machinery, &c. C. went to LaConner for the tank in the A.M. & choring in the P.M. Rain in the evening some. Fanning mill man here.
Thu May 15: Fine rain most of last night & this A.M. Self & C. fanning screenings & self working around the house in the P.M. Got 34 sks good oats out of the fannings. Went to B.V. in the eve to practice singing.
Fri May 16: C. went to Esarys for wood in the A.M. and all went to Odd Fellows dedication in the P.M. Perry Summers here. [margin: Preacher Abbott here to supper.] Rained most of the P.M. & very hard in the eve. Land pretty wet now.
Sat May 17: Nettie went to town. Rainy & showery most of the day. C. mending sacks. Self working at tank some.
Sun May 18: Pleasant. John & Pearl here & Mrs Mendenhall. Self & Nettie went to church in the eve. Grant went home with John to bear hunt.
Mon May 19: Pleasant. C. hauled a load of wood & in the P.M. set fence posts along the lane. Self out to Gortons Mill & finished putting wire on the John Ball line fence. Shaw here for loose hay.
Tue May 20: Pearl went home. Conrad hauling posts. One load from Esarys & one from Paulson's. Self up to Kalsos with anti-saloon petition and helped Ch. Thomas set up the tank. Had trouble with the hoops, too short. Good weather.
Wed May 21: C. hauling the bal of Paulson's posts. Self finished the tank & worked on the tank house. Planted Frank White beans.
Thu May 22: C. setting fence posts along the lane. Self working around the house, tank & made an eave trough of the milk house. Pleasant growing weather.
Fri May 23: C. setting fence posts. Self painted the tank and put down the ???????. Hamilton hung at Whatcom this A.M. Daved here and tuned the piano.
1902 May 24-Jun 9
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Sat May 24: Conrad went to Whatcom. C. mowing in the yard in the A.M. & went to town in the P.M. to Ball game. Self went too & Perry Summers with me. His folks came this P.M.
Sun May 25: Went with Summers folks & Fred's to Cypress Island. Took dinner on the beach. Warm day, got home at 4 P.M.
Mon May 26: Warm. Summer's folks went home last night. C. in Whatcom. Self painted the tank.
Tue May 27: Warm. Self & Grant painted the porch floors. Dr. Smith here yesterday P.M. Mr & Miss Calhoun here to day. Also Mr & Mrs Gaches. Warm.
Wed May 28: C. & self setting posts on the road fence 1/2. C. went for lumber for Granary wharf in the P.M. Self working on wharf in P.M.
Thu May 29: Light rain last night & this A.M. C. & self & Grant worked on the wharf in the A.M. & setting fence posts in the P.M. Oats selling to day for $30.00 per ton. Grant went to Pearls this P.M.
Fri May 30: Ferguson gave the O?????. Self & C went to Decoration. Pleasant day. Took dinner with Mrs Scotts folks.
Sat May 31: Self & C. setting fence posts in the A.M. and C mowed the lawn in the P.M. Self planted peas, turnips & spinach.
June 1902
Sun Jun 01: Went to church at B.V. morning & eve. Rev Harrington preached in the eve. Pearl & son here this P.M. (Pleasant but cool)
Mon Jun 02: C. & Grant hauling alder poles for wood. Self choring & working in the garden. Byron here to get hay barn lumber bill. Maud Crumrine married Sat. eve last.
Tue Jun 03: Self & sharpening posts. fixing fence, &c. C. & team working on the road with team. Fred Jenne died this A.M. of apoplexy in his garden.
Wed Jun 04: Light shower last night. C. working on the road. Self made a tank pump in the A.M. & went to Jenne's funeral. Fine growing weather but has been pretty cool for several days past.
Thu Jun 05: Light shower last night. C. working on the road. Self made a trough for horses at the wagon shed & made two gates. Drying weather. Oats need rain some.
Fri Jun 06: C working on the road. Self finished up the wharf and worked in the garden. Nettie went to LaC. & Mrs Scott came home with her.
Sat Jun 07: C. on the road. Self choring & up to Kalsos. Sold a load of loose hay to Shaw. Mr Ferguson here this eve. Mrs Scott here also. Mr & Mrs Redfern here.
Sun Jun 08: Self went to LaConner to church and Elmer came home with me. Pearl & John here & Mrs Scott. Lillie took her home in the P.M. Warm & pleasant.
Mon Jun 09: Pearl 25. C. working the road. Self went to LaConner on Baptist Church business. Grant down to Pearls to work this week.
1902 Jun 10-23 (Duplicate of next)
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Tue Jun 10: Warm & pleasant. Byron here to see about Purdy's hay barn site. Nettie went to town. Mr Dye here to dinner. Conrad on the road.
Wed Jun 11: C. on the road. Self hauled out some stuff and made a sluice box for Purdy's hay barn crossing & moved some fence for a road way to the barn. Roy C hauled. 30 sks of oats to town for Esary. Oats worth $30.00 now. Dry & windy. Rain is needed.
Thu Jun 12: C. hauling gravel on the road. Self working on the Purdy ditch crossing & washed the buggie. Worked in the garden the balance of the day. Lillie Wallace went to town.
Fri Jun 13: C. & team on the road. Self went up to the woods & got a gate post & went to town in the P.M. and staid in town for Com. meeting & went to Prayer Meet. Sold a cow & calf & a heifer to D. McConnick for $75.00.
Sat Jun 14: C. working on road with team. Self not doing much in the A.M. Went to LaConner with Nettie in the P.M. The Memorial stone to the new Baptist Church was said. Went to the Ladies Fair in the eve.
Sun Jun 15: Went to LaConner to church. Mr Terry preached. Ida & Nettie went to Mrs Mendenhalls in the P.M. Grant home from John's. Frank Wright came this eve.
Mon Jun 16: Conrad on the road. Self went to Mt Vernon to serve on jury but was excused. Then went to Elmer's & then to LaConner to church meeting. Arr'd home at 10.30.
Tue Jun 17: C. on the road. Self at home & made a fence around the Purdy barn lot. Mrs Carter & daughter here. Weather warm & drying.
Wed Jun 18: C. on the road for himself. Self out to Gorton's Mill. Worked in the garden some. Planted some peas. Ordered tank lumber.
Thu Jun 19: C & self finished setting the road fence posts along the Whitney field. In the P.M. we hung three gates. Nettie & Frank went to LaConner. Still dry. Oats need rain badly.
Fri Jun 20: C. hauled a load of dyke lumber in the A.M. & went to town with the calf in the P.M. Self choring & in the P.M. cut lumber for a wagon tongue. Warmest day of the season 80° in LaConner, 78° here.
Sat Jun 21: Still warm but no rain. C. working one half cutting thistles, went to Mr Vernon in the P.M. Frank Wright here this past week and his sister Della came this A.M. Grant & Frank out to Mt Vernon. Self to LaConner this P.M. John & Pearl here this eve and for the night.
Sun Jun 22: Still dry, no sign of rain. Pearl & John here. Frank & Della & Mr Clark's folks.
Mon Jun 23: Grant's birthday 17th. C. sawing off fence posts. Self & Grant went to town & staid to Covenant meeting. Very light rain.
1902 Jun 24-Jul 13
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Tue Jun 24: C. cleaning out ditch & choring. Mr Wrights folks came this A.M.
Wed Jun 25: The folks all went to Armund's wedding. Grant & Nettie started for Tacoma. Mr Wright & self went to LaConner to Carter's in the eve. C. working on the dyke above the hay barn.
Thu Jun 26: C. hauling gravel in the lance front of the house. Still very dry, threatens rain but it does not come.
Fri Jun 27: C. hauling gravel 1/2 in the P.M. working up the hay barn, fixing foundation, &c.
Sat Jun 28: Conrad not working. Self, Ida & Wright's went to Anacortes. Staid at Mrs Whitneys.
Sun Jun 29: In Anacortes.
Mon Jun 30: Conrad did the chores & hauled a load of lumber. Came from Anacortes in the eve. Called on the Whites at dinner. Still very dry. Oats coming to be short.
July 1902
Tue Jul 01: Settled up with Conrad & he went to Axels.
Wed Jul 02: Went to B.V. settled with D. & S. Worked on water tank some.
Thu Jul 03: Went to Everett with Mr Ferguson. Rainy part of the day but light.
Fri Jul 04: Went to Anacortes. Rainy A.M. A good rain for oats but not enough.
Sat Jul 05: John & Pearl here. Frank Wright also. Went to LaC. to see the ball game. Pleasant. Grant came home.
Sun Jul 06: Pleasant. Self went to church at LaConner & in the P.M. went to old Mrs Chillbergs funeral. Tracy the convict making lots of talk & excitement.
Mon Jul 07: Pleasant. Some people beginning haying. Went to town & got the new girl. Perry came. Grant went up & got the new hay rake.
Tue Jul 08: Perry Summers & Myrtle Lauter began work. Fixed up the mower & began mowing in the P.M. Fine weather. Worked on the tank some.
Wed Jul 09: Perry mowing, Grant tedding 1/2 self worked on the tank & went to town in the P.M.
Thu Jul 10: Grant tedding 1/2 Perry went to town to work for the church. Self went to Thomas' Mill in the A.M. to get figures for church lumber.
Fri Jul 11: Self raked hay 3 hours. Haying: Perry, Smith, Sorenson, Chellis, Poulsen. Shocking. Self working on tank some.
Sat Jul 12: Perry mowing. Smith, Sorenson, Chellis & Paulson shocking 1/2. Self went to town in the A.M. for Canvas to cover tank.
Sun Jul 13: Self went to church at B.V. Frank Whites folks here & brought the Clarks over. Mr & Mrs Best here to dinner.
1902 Jul 14-28
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Mon Jul 14:[margin: The Clarks here this week.] Perry mowing. Grant tedding & raking. Smith, Paulson, Chellis & Earnest Osborne. Heavy wind most all day & threatening rain.
Tue Jul 15: Rain some last night & to day. No men but Perry, he choring & finished the fence down on the east end of the "80". Self working on the tank & went to town. Nettie & Hope at Pearl's. The Carpullers(?) here to night to hear the phonograph. Pleasant in the P.M. Rain light.
Wed Jul 16: Perry mowing, Grant tedding & raking. Smith, Paulson, Osborn, C. Osborn E. & W. Peth. Self not doing much but working on tank. Light rain in the A.M. but pleasant P.M. Heard Mr H. Waikle was dead at the Gr Northern Hot Springs. Nettie & Hope here after dinner.
Thu Jul 17: Haying. Perry mowing. Finished across the road at noon. Osborne E, Osborne C, Smith, Peth shocking. Grant tedding & raking.
Fri Jul 18: Perry mowing. Crew same as yesterday. Self went to Mr Waikle's funeral.
Sat Jul 19: Perry mowing. Self & Grant tedding, raking, & shocking. Self shocke 1/2, Smith, Chellis, Earnest, Peth & Geo. Peth. Warm & dry. Hay pretty ripe. Have 7 or 8 acres left to cut. Warmest day for years.
Sun Jul 20: Warm & dry. All went to Alfs birthday party. Mr Neville buried to day.
Mon Jul 21: Haying, Perry mowing & finished. Smith, Osborn C., Osborn E, Peth Jr & Peth Sr. Self & Grant shocking 1/2 Grant raking & tedding.
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Tue Jul 22: Self over to Stearns in the A.M. & over to LaConner in the P.M. Perry, Chellis, Earnest, Smith, Peth 1/2 & Son 1/2.
Wed Jul 23: Pleasant. Smith shocked 8 1/2. Fixing up the tank wagon in the A.M. Perry helping peth in the P.M. He got 4 loads of hay. Self fixing rigging for hay hauling.
Thu Jul 24: Perry, Chellis & Grant hauled hay to Klingenmaiers 4 loads. Self tinkering & in the P.M. went to Samish. Very dry & windy. North wind.
Fri Jul 25: Smith had the team to haul hay. Chellis helping him. Perry hauling hay to Gorton. Grant went to town in the P.M.
Sat Jul 26: Perry & Team working on the Road. Perry work 16 1/2, 28.90-6.90 due 22.00. Chellis & self & Grant hauled two load of hay to Mr Lask(?) & one in the barn. Grant hauling water two loads from Billy Bell's.
Sun Jul 27: At home all day. Warm dry & dusty. Miss Wallace here calling & Mr Jorgenson.
Mon Jul 28: Hauling hay in the old barn from the east end of the "80". 31 loads. Crew: Byron's man & team, Harry Nelson, chellis & E. Osborn, Schmidt, Perry, Christianson, Peth W & LaBorse(?). Grant driving our team. Self roustabout. Hay very dry & hard to handle with a harpoon hook.
1902 Jul 29-Aug 10
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Tue Jul 29: Haulng hay. 3 teams. Byron man & team, Schmidt, Osborne C. & E. Nelson, Perry, Peth & LaBoice(?), Christianson. 39 loads shed.
Wed Jul 30: Hauling hay. Crew same as yesterday. 29 loads, 6 in shed, 23 in old barn. Got 45 loads from 18 acres.
Thu Jul 31: Rain some last night & shower today about noon. Hauled hay 1/4 8 loads in old barn, 62 all told in old barn & 107 in both barns. Perry hauled a load of water from Bells in the P.M. Dodger here for the rest of Byron's hay. Clowdy & damp tonight. Ed Crumrine & other here from Bay View this eve.
August 1902
Fri Aug 01: Hauling in hay. 37 loads. 5 in old barn 32 in the shed. Old barn full and has 67 loads. Shed has 45 + 32 = 77. Total to night 144.
Sat Aug 02: Haling in hay. 21 in the shed & 18 in the stable. Total in the shed 98 all told 183 in my barns. 19 sold (202). Crew same as yesterday. Fine weather.
Sun Aug 03: Pleasant & dry. Perry & Mrytle went to LaConner. Self went to church in B.V. Mrs Peth & Mrs Sook(?) here this P.M. also Thompson to see about running the engine.
Mon Aug 04: Chellis, Perry & Smith hauling hay for Osborne & one load for Gorton. Self fixing up barn & choring. Was out to Gorton's to get some lumber for water trough. Warm & dry.
Tue Aug 05: Hauling hay 3/4 with two teams in the baling barn 15 loads & 1 to Osborne or 7 to Osborne all told. 225 all together. Loads sold
Osborne
7
Gorton
5
Peth
4
Schmidt
4
Klingenmaier
4
Look
2
Elliott
1
=27
Wed Aug 06: Bay View crowd camping at Guemes Island. Grant went. Self & Perry making stock tank & fixing up fence down by the well. Very dry. Oats ripening fast.
Thu Aug 07: Perry went to Burlington. Self fixed up the hay ropes & in the P.M. was over to Fulks. He hired Martin Felton for head feeder. Dry & hot. Heard that Tracy had killed himself on Tuesday night last.
Fri Aug 08: Perry hauling water in the A.M. Self out to Gorton's Mill. Both went to town in the P.M. Horse races in town to day. Miss Olive McGinnis here. Brot home the twine 200 lbs. Hot & dry.
Sat Aug 09: Not doing much but chores. Self went to town to see a game of Ball in the P.M. It was N.G. Charley Moores baby [died] yesterday evening. Social in Bay View to night. Perry there with his phonograph. Sold the old wagon & tank to Gorton for 300 ft furring.
Sun Aug 10: Went to LaConner. Mr. Wallace preached. Went to baby Moores funeral in the P.M. Olive McGinnis & Mr Rainier here. Warm & dry.
1902 Aug 11-28
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Mon Aug 11: Self & Perry choring and got the binder ready to cut oats. Self went over to Frank Whites to take Nell for the Clarks to come over.
Tue Aug 12: All went to Guemes island with Fred Kalso. Had a good time & came home at 7.30. Still dry & smoky. Ball's folks cutting oats.
Wed Aug 13: Self & Mr Clark went to Mt Vernon. Perry hauling water.
Thu Aug 14: Began cutting oats. Grant running binder in the P.M. Self went to B.v. and over to Byrons. He broke his binder tongue. Stinson Co. driving piles for R.R.
Fri Aug 15: Rain last night & today. Doing nothing. Went over to Fulks in the P.M.
Sat Aug 16: Heavy rain last night. About an inch yesterday & last night. Self & Perry set 38 dyke posts this A.M. He was shocking up wet oats this P.M. Clowdy but no rain. Clarks folks here yet.
Sun Aug 17: Pleasant to day but quite a rain last night. Self & Clark's went to church at Bay View. Perry & Myrtle to Burlington. Ida & self up to the Ridge in the buggie.
Mon Aug 18: Fine weather. Harvesting. Grant driving binder. Perry & Ole Madson 1/2 stacking. Smith 1/4. Clark's went over to Frank Whites.
Tue Aug 19: Cutting oats across the road. Fine weather. Madson & Perry shocking. Self some.
Wed Aug 20: Cutting oats. Grant went to town & got the sacks. Self driving binder 1/2 Grant 1/2 Perry & Madson shocking & self 1/2
Thu Aug 21: Cutting oats. Perry, Madson, shocking self 1/2. Grant running binder. Fine weather.
Fri Aug 22: Cutting oats. Grant running binder. Perry & Madson shocking. Self roustabout. Martin Felton fixing up the machine. Finished harvesting across the road.
Sat Aug 23: Cutting oats. Self running binder. Grant turning grain. Madson, Smith & Perry shocking. Felton fixing separator. [margin: Got a letter from Geo.]
Sun Aug 24: Self went to LaC. to church. John & Pearl here & the Clarks came back with Mrs Scott.
Mon Aug 25: Perry finished cutting oats. Smith shocking, Self, Grant & Mr Clark went to Seattle & to Ringlings Circus.
Tue Aug 26: In Seattle. Perry in Seattle also. Cook also went to Moran's ship yard. Came home in the eve. Grant did not come.
Wed Aug 27: Rain some in the A.M. Choring put the binder away, &c. Perry hauling manure in the P.M. Self over to Fulks & Stearns to see about threshing.
Thu Aug 28: Perry hauling manure & lumber in the A.M. In the P.M choring & hunting. Self & Uncle Tom went to LaConner, got oil & stuff for the machine. Put(?) Maloy & Jenne's machines threshing.
1902 Aug 29-Sep 15
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Fri Aug 29: Went on a trip with Fred Kalso to the Pass. Mr. Clark's folks along. Perry choring and went after some planers(?) up to Byron's.
Sat Aug 30: Clowdy but no rain. Perry working 1/2 choring & digging potatos. In the P.M. went to Burlington. Self went to Primary Election.
Sun Aug 31: Self & Clarks went down to Pearls, saw Will Woodburn, he has typhoid fever.
September 1902
Mon Sep 01: Selft went to LaConner in the A.M. Thompson the engineer here. Self & Perry down to the gravel put in the P.M. trying to get water but did not.
Tue Sep 02: Self, Perry & Grant went to the gravel pit & cleaned out the old well. Fillou & Thompson here. Set the machine in the P.M. & threshed out 26 sks. Fine weather. Clarks came back from LaC.
Wed Sep 03: Began threshing at Kalso's and had to quit for rain at 4 P.M. Had poor luck & bork the socker & lubricator glass. Engineer no good. Self went to Anacortes to convention. Rain quite a shower. The women went to Seattle via Anacortes. Nettie & Hope came home.
Thu Sep 04: Pleasant but pretty wet for threshing in the A.M. Threshing at Kalso's & Bryrons in the P.M. Let Thompson go & got Geo Alverson in the P.M. Self helping.
Fri Sep 05: Threshing at Byron's Self went to town on errands & did the chores. Fine weather.
Sat Sep 06: Mrs Stearns here. Finished threshing at Byron's at a quarter to three, began on mine at 20 min past three. Got out 307 sks fine oats. Looks like rain.
Sun Sep 07: Threshing, got out over 1100 sks. Fine day.
Mon Sep 08: Finished threshing at 10.20. Time 16 hours. About 1800 sks. Went to Peth's & started at 11 A.M. Over 600 sks out to night. Weather fine. Self choring, picking pears & ran engine in the eve for Alverson to go to town.
Tue Sep 09: Threshing at Peths. Fine weather.
Wed Sep 10: Threshing at Peths. Over 1200 sks. Geo Alverson got hurt. Geo Gaches had a runaway with Comet. Miss Lauter went home. Perry took her to LaConner.
Thu Sep 11: Threshing at Peths, finished at 3.45 & went to Stearns. Self moving engine in the A.M. Mrs Gaches & Mother here, also the Misses Adams. Fine weather.
Fri Sep 12: Grant quit cutting bands. Will W very sick with typhoid fever. Machine at Stearns. Perry & Warren still with machine.
Sat Sep 13: Machine finished at Stearns & moved to Fulks at 4 P.M. Very smoky & foggy.
Sun Sep 14: Chris Polson driving team. Pleasant but smoky. Machine threshing at Fulks. Self went to Bay View to church. Will W. no better. Frank Wright here. Anna J. began work.
Mon Sep 15: Machine at Fulks. Perry driving team. Perry quit at night & went to B. Self went to LaConner. Grant going to school.
1902 Sep 16-Oct 3
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Tue Sep 16: The machine finished at Fulks at 10 A.M. His time 24 1/2 hours. Geo brot the machine home & cleaned it out in the P.M. Self went to town for bale ties. Fine weather.
Wed Sep 17: Warren Williamson working hauling straw bales. The Kalso Press began baling hay at noon. Will Woodburn stil very sick.
Thu Sep 18: Baling hay. Warren stowing bales. Rain in the P.M. Will Woodburn died this P.M. at 2 oclock. Self down to Woodburns in the evening. Home at 8.30.
Fri Sep 19: Baling hay. About 20 tons. Pleasant. Self went to Laconner in the P.M. Martin & Stump sold oats at $20.00 yesterday.
Sat Sep 20: Baling hay. Broke the press, lost 2 hours. About 68 tons out to night. Self & Nettie went to Will's funeral. Mr Abbott preached & came home with us. Fine weather.
Sun Sep 21: Went to church at B.V. Mr Abbott preached. Ida rode out in the P.M. up to Mr Osborns.
Mon Sep 22: Warren 1/2, Peth 1/2. Baling hay began on the shed at noon. About a ton to the load in the old barn.
Tue Sep 23: Baling hay. 21 tons. Rain in the eve. Burned the straw stack. Broke the press chain again at 5 P.M. W. Peth stowing bales.
Wed Sep 24: Warren stowing bales. Baling hay. 6 hours, broke down at 7 A.M. Have 125 tons out to night. Nice rain last night. Turned the horses across the road.
Thu Sep 25: Baling hay 26 tons to day. Fine day. Hard here to see about hay also Galbraith's man. Hay selling at $9.00. Warren stowing.
Fri Sep 26: Equinox in full blast. Worst rain for a year. Baling hay under shed, about 25 tons. Not quite done. Warren stowing bales.
Sat Sep 27: Finished baling at 8.30. 180 tons. Pleasant. Went to see Otto about fixing dyke. Warren went to help move the press. Ida sick and had Dr. Howe. Self sent to town in the P.M. Got Grant gum boots. Self coats, shoes, hat, underwear, &c.
Sun Sep 28: Pleasant day. Elmer, Pearl and John here.
Mon Sep 29: Mr S. and Nettie left for Washington on the morning train. Dr. Howe here in the P.M.
Tue Sep 30: Mrs. McKenna and Mrs Osborn here. Sent some of Nettie's fancy work to fair.
October 1902
Wed Oct 01: Byron got Charlie today. Nice weather.
Thu Oct 02: Mrs E.A. about the same. Still in bed. Grant gone to Breazeal's silver wedding.
Fri Oct 03: Mrs Gaches, Miss Jennings & Mrs Osborn called today. Grant went Pheasant hunting. Brought home nine.
1902 Oct 4-26
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Sat Oct 04: Mrs Osborn called today. Nice weather. Grant gone to a party at Peth's.
Sun Oct 05: Fine weather. The Mendenhalls called today. Pearl and John came up and Kathleen spent the day here. Mrs E.A. improving but slowly.
Mon Oct 06: Mrs Breazeale, Mannie spent the day here. Byron brought Charlie home.
Tue Oct 07: Everett here and picked a box of pears. Dr. Howe called this afternoon. Nice weather.
Wed Oct 08: Nice weather. Everett came down and picked pears in the afternoon.
Thu Oct 09: Ladies W.C.T.U. met here today. Everett picking pears and apples again today.
Fri Oct 10: Very foggy all day. Nothing of any consequence happened.
Sat Oct 11: Foggy again today. Mrs Jorgenson here in the P.M.
Sun Oct 12: Very pretty day. John and Pearl here. Ella, Hilda, Grace Waikle, Pearl Peth here in the P.M.
Mon Oct 13: Rainy day. Nothing going on.
Tue Oct 14: Foggy day. John here picking pears and apples.
Wed Oct 15: I went to town in the P.M. Globe Woodburn and Teenie Woodburn here in the afternoon.
Thu Oct 16: Pretty day. Two hunters here this evening. Margie, Mrs. Sisson and I watching the eclipse.
Fri Oct 17: Foggy weather. Nothing happened.
Sat Oct 18: Ally Osborn put colt across road today. Foggy and cold.
Sun Oct 19: Nice weather. Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Moore and John here today.
Mon Oct 20: Rainy weather. No one here.
Tue Oct 21: Still raining. Nothing happened.
Wed Oct 22: Fine weather. Margie sick with a bad cold. Mrs DeArcy here in the P.M.
Thu Oct 23: Frost last night. Pretty weather today. Ed Crumrine got Prince and Charlie. Margie still sick.
Fri Oct 24: Nice weather. I went to Bay View in the afternoon with Nell.
Sat Oct 25: Still nice weather. No one here. Grant went to chicken supper. Margie improving. Ed brought home Prince & Charlie.
Sun Oct 26: Rainy weather. Alf Stacey's folks here today. Also John and Pearl. Self went home in the afternoon.
1902 Oct 27-Nov 20
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Mon Oct 27: Very stormy. Watch and sewing machine repairer here tonight.
Tue Oct 28: Nice weather. No one here. Margie almost well.
Wed Oct 29: Stormy weather. Nels Richards here in A.M.
Thu Oct 30: Cloudy and stormy. Self took Margie home in the P.M. Susan Lord Currier married today.
Fri Oct 31: Still stormy and rainy. Grant going to school every day on his wheel.
November 1902
Sat Nov 01: Raining all A.M. Grant went to Bay View in P.M. after "grub".
Sun Nov 02: Stormy and rainy. Kathleen here in afternoon.
Mon Nov 03: Will Esary here inquiring about oats. John came after machine. Bad weather.
Tue Nov 04: Nice weather. No one here.
Wed Nov 05: Clear & cold. Mamma here a while in the afternoon.
Thu Nov 06: Slight snow fall this morning. Cold and damp all day.
Fri Nov 07: Cold and stormy day. Mrs Sisson not very well.
Sat Nov 08: Rainy in A.M. Mrs Sisson better today. I went to Mrs Schmidt's party in evening.
Sun Nov 09: Nice forenoon. Rain in evening. Pearl, John and Carroll here.
Mon Nov 10: Rainy weather. Grant went to town.
Tue Nov 11: Very rainy and stormy.
Wed Nov 12: Self went to town and brought home Mrs. Wallace. Mr and Mrs DArcy here in afternoon.
Thu Nov 13: No one here. Stormy weather.
Fri Nov 14: Pretty weather. Grant took Mrs Wallace to LaConner.
Sat Nov 15: Stormy. No one here. Grant sick with a bad cold.
Sun Nov 16: Rainy weather. No one here but my sisters.
Mon Nov 17: Stormy and bad all day. No one here.
Tue Nov 18: Mrs. Gaches and mamma here.
Wed Nov 19: Very nice weather. Mrs Sisson out on porch. Kathleen here this evening.
Thu Nov 20: Smith and Sorenson hauling straw. Nice weather.
1902 Nov 21-Dec 13
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Fri Nov 21: Nice weather. No one here.
Sat Nov 22: Christenson committed suicide last night. Foggy all day. I went to school entertainment in evening.
Sun Nov 23: Foggy in A.M. Rain in P.M. Pearl & John here.
Mon Nov 24: Very heavy rain last night. Nice weather today.
Tue Nov 25: Nice weather. Mrs. Osborn here in the afternoon.
Wed Nov 26: Stormy weather. I went to town. Grant went to Pearls in P.M.
Thu Nov 27: Nice weather. No one here.
Fri Nov 28: Rainy in A.M. nice in P.M. I went to town and had a tooth pulled.
Sat Nov 29: Stormy day. No one here.
Sun Nov 30: Very heaving rain last night. Raining all day today. Mr Sisson got back to day. Grant down to Pearl's since Thursday.
December 1902
Mon Dec 01: Pleasant day. Went up to Byron's & Kalso's. Zerwekh here and bot my hay at $9.25 per ton. Grant came home.
Tue Dec 02: Went to town. Grant also. No rain.
Wed Dec 03: Rainy. Picking own apples & choring.
Thu Dec 04:[margin: Rainy] Grant went to school on his pony. Self cleaning out chicken house & fixing fence on the John Ball dyke.
Fri Dec 05: Stormy day. Hail & sleet. Went to the station for money orders. Was down to see the dyke work.
Sat Dec 06: One inch sleet on the ground this A.M. Fenced the stack and cleaned out the old house in the A.M. Pleasant but cool.
Sun Dec 07: Cool but pleasant. Pearl and John here to dinner.
Mon Dec 08: Rainy day. Steamer "Northern Light" here for hay for Zerwekh took close to 40 tons. Peth's folks killing hogs & killed mine. Grant at home & did not go to school.
Tue Dec 09: Very nice pleasant day. Anna & self went to town. Grant cleaned out the tank. Settled up Gaches bill & paid 123 on Goldsmith. Paid $35.00 on telephone. Hay worth $9.00.
Wed Dec 10: Doing chores. Cutting wood, &c. Went to to the new camp in the P.M.
Thu Dec 11: Choring. Rainy.
Fri Dec 12: Hauling up wood along the dyke & putting post up under the hay shed. Put the wagon in the barn. Oiling harness, oiling halters.
Sat Dec 13: Went to the LaConner Baptist fair & staid at Carter's all night. Cool but pleasant.
1902 Dec 14-Jan 3, 1903
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Sun Dec 14: Moon full. Went to church in La C. new church. Called on Tillinghast & came home on foot. Heard Dr. Rice was dead.
Mon Dec 15: Mr. & Mrs. Peth here this eve. Rainy day. Not doing much of anything. Went to the station & mailed calledars. Ida sick.
Tue Dec 16: Ida sick a bed. Sawing wood & choring about.
Wed Dec 17: Pleasant. Frost 28° Got the pigs home again from Peths. Self & Grant got a boat load of wood. Worked on dyke 2 1/2 hours in the P.M. Tides not very high for the time of Moon.
Thu Dec 18: Self went to town. Frost. Grant & W Peth worked on dyke 5 hours. Ida still sick abed. Dr. Howe here to see her.
Fri Dec 19: Warmer. Tinkering around & sawing wood. Grant hunting and thats all.
Sat Dec 20: Grant hunting & went to town in the P.M. Ida sick abed yet. Self choring.
Sun Dec 21: Pleasant & not very cold. John & Pearl here. Ida no better.
Mon Dec 22: Clowdy & a few light showers of rain. Anna went to town. Grant hunting. Self choring. Mr. Stearns here and bot 160 sks (8 tons seed oats at 20.00 per ton)
Tue Dec 23: Lysle Wallace buried today. I went to the funeral. Cool and feels like snow. Bot a ton of seed oats of Gaches at 25.00.
Wed Dec 24: Not doing much but chores. Ida about the same. Very windy. Grant & Anna went to the Christmas tree in Bay View. Wrote to Geo. Mercury at 54°.
Thu Dec 25: Christmas at Padilla. Very quiet. Grant & Anna away. Everett Wallace here to dinner.
Fri Dec 26: Rainy part of the day. Ida about as usual but was downstairs. Began reading "Marieall". Grant went to Williamsons to party. Fixed up the wagon & the plows to go to town.
Sat Dec 27: The Northern Light here for hay for Zewerkh and took 45 tons 1345 lbs. Raining slightly again.
Sun Dec 28: Cool south wind and light rain. Light frost last night.
Mon Dec 29: New Moon. Self & Grant went to LaConner & got the seed oats, sk. sugar, sk. flour & pair gum boots also took the plows up to be fixed. John Ball's flume gate gave way to day and part of his land is flooded.
Tue Dec 30: Rain this A.M. John Ball's flume still out of fix & his ranch nearly flooded. Very heavy wind all last night but not a very high tide.
Wed Dec 31: Ida very sick to day. Dr. Howe here to see her. Pearl & John came & staid all night.
Thu Jan 01: John & Pearl here & Frank White's folks. Clowdy but not much rain. They went home at 3.30.
Fri Jan 02: Rain in the eve. Franks folks went home. Mr Bennett here from Ill. Went to town in the P.M. Georgia Carter came home with me.
Sat Jan 03: Rain all last night. Grant went to town to take Mrs. Carter. Mr Bennett went with Fred Kalso. Self taking care of Ida and reading. Pleasant.
Mrs Jim Dunlap buried to day.