Wed Dec 26: Frost 32. Clear & pleasant. Came home from Wilson's in the Launch. Frank & Grant to Anacortes. Nettie & baby staid here. Art came back last night and was working at the ditch to day.
Thu Dec 27: Frost 25°. Clear & cool. Art plowing. Self choring & in the P.M. went to see the butcher up to D. Ball's.
Fri Dec 28: Art plowed two hours then went to get Burger. Killed the hogs in the P.M. Rainy some in the P.M.
Sat Dec 29: Art plowed in the A.M. & helped the butcher and took him home in the evening. Cool south wind.
Sun Dec 30: Rain & Snow. The "La C." went out with Byron's hay this A.M. & Frank & Grant came in with the launch. At home all day. Rain & snow but the snow melted as it fell.
Mon Dec 31: Mercury 28. Art working for Mr Peth & took a load of goods to LaConner for him. Peth moving to Seattle. Pearl & John here this P.M. and to night. Had a watch meeting party here to night. Some young people from Bay View. Thus endeth 1906.
January 1907
Tue Jan 01: Cold mercury at 28° and not thawing much all day. Frank had a boom of logs broken open at the draw bridge last night and the logs went adrift. Went with Grant & Art over to the draw to see about it and walked back. Grant went on to LaC. in his boat. Mercury at 23° at 9 P.M. Stacey boys here.
Wed Jan 02: Mercury 24°. Ground frozen quite hard. Art hauling dirt to fill the low place in the east "40" where we put the new ditch. Self doing chores, cutting wood & working on pioneer books.
Thu Jan 03: Heavy wind this A.M. Art hauling dirt. Self choring. Went to B.V. for oil & worked on Pioneer books. Everett Wallace here yesterday & to day.
Fri Jan 04: Art working on the ditch. Snowing a good part of the day. Self went to church roll call meeting. Frank, Lee & Grant monkeying with the lost logs all this week. [margin: Mercury 26° at 9 P.M.]
Sat Jan 05: Mercury 18° this A.M. Snow 1 inch deep. Self & Art working on the ditch & finished covering it. Brot the mares up from the lower field & fed them for the first time this winer. They are all fat. Temp 25° at 9 P.M.
Sun Jan 06: Temp 17°. Clear & cold all day. At home. Wrote to Geo. Ruby Woodburn here this P.M. Temp 22 at 10 P.M.
Mon Jan 07: Temp 16° this A.M. At 5 still clear & cold. Art moving hay in the horse barn & fanning oats in the P.M. John sent Walter for a load of Grant's oats.
1907 Jan 8-23 (pp 144-145)
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Tue Jan 08: Clear & pleasant. Temp 17°. Walter got another load of Grants which make 300 sks all told. Self & Art fanning seed oats. Have 112 sks cleaned. Tholstrup got 10 sks, 988 lbs of oats fanned from the screenings.
Wed Jan 09: Temp 19°. Clear & pleasant. Self & Art hauled up the Crumrine oats 65 sks $1.75 short of the three tons. Set a gate post at the Purdy warehouse. Art went to Osborns for wood in the P.M.
Thu Jan 10: Temp 18° Self & Art fanning the Crumrine oats in the A.M. Art helping Fred bale straw in the P.M. Still clear & cold. Mr Rouse here this P.M. & staid all night.
Fri Jan 11: Warmer 36 Flurries of snow. Art helping bale straw. Forenoon finished fanning oats in the P.M. Have 167 sks cleaned for seed. Temp 28 at 10 P.M.
Sat Jan 12: Colder 18° at 9 A.M. & 25 at noon. Clear. Art making stakes to strengthen the panel fence by the hay barn lot. Set some gate posts & did the chores in the P.M. 18°: at 11 P.M.
Sun Jan 13: Temp 12° here at sunrise. Water pipes frozen up. Coldest since 1902 when it was 11°. 1898 it 10° Jan 3d. 17° at 10 P.M.
Mon Jan 14: Temp 7°. Clear & cold all day. Art went to help Crumrine's bale straw. Geo Miller here this P.M. & staid all night. Temp 13° at 11 P.M. [margin: The ground frozen the deepest and freezing on more successive days than any spell in 36 years.]
Tue Jan 15: Temp 7°. Art went over to Crumrine's again. Still clear & cold. Self doing chores. A little warmer at night. Temp 20 9 P.M.
Wed Jan 16: Temp. 18°. Still clear with wind in the north. Art at Crumrine's. Self doing chores. Road fine. Went to station on wheel.
Thu Jan 17: Temp 18°. Clowdy but not much warmer and the wind in the north. Art hauling manure in the A.M. & rocks for dyke in the P.M.
Fri Jan 18: Temp 29°. Some warmer & thawed a little. Art at Crumrine's again. Self went to the station & got some piano music, 14 pieces. Clowdy.
Sat Jan 19: Temp 35°. Art at Crumrine's. Sprinkled rain some. Self choring and took the pipes apart and found some damage by frost. A letter from Geo to night.
Sun Jan 20: Rain most all day. Alf Stacey & son here. Frost coming out of the ground and it is very muddy.
Mon Jan 21: Art washing harness. Self went to town and took Ida. Very muddy. Rain some in the A.M. Wrote to Geo & send him a check for $250.00.
Tue Jan 22: Temp 28°. Still & foggy. Art washing harness. Self fixing up water pipes & got the water to going again all right.
Wed Jan 23: Still cold & foggy. Art at the harness. Geo's letter went this A.M. Temp freezing at bed time.
1907 Jan 24-Feb 7 (pp 146-147 Duplicate of next)
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Thu Jan 24: Temp 26° Clear & pleasant. Art working at the harness. Self fixing a warming box in the back(?) house. Miss Smith & Carrie went to Bay View.
Fri Jan 25: Temp 24°. Clear & pleasant. Self & Art began making fence on the John Ball dyke line.
Sat Jan 26: Temp 29° but warmer towards night. Self & Art working on the fence. Frank, Nettie & the boys came this P.M. Ida also.
Sun Jan 27: Temp 30. Went to church in B.V. Rev. Mr Smith of Burlington preached. John & Pearl came to day.
Mon Jan 28: Temp 30. Frank & Nettie started for Seattle & I took Ida & baby down to Wilson's. Art hauling posts & rails and working at the fence. Clowdy & look like snow.
Tue Jan 29: Self & Art making fence. Warmer.
Wed Jan 30: Self & Art finished the fence and put the wire on. Also Art hauled in the old posts & rails. Windy & threatening rain.
Thu Jan 31: Art hauling wood. 5 ricks. Self choring & reading. Rain some last night & this A.M. Strong west wind this P.M. Some frost in the ground yet. Grants boat got adrift. Heard Nettie was getting along all right but Frank has mumps.
February 1907
Fri Feb 01: Temp 28°. Art hauling wood. One load stove wood & one of engine wood. Some snow to day & growing colder.
Sat Feb 02: Temp 22°. Art hauling & sawing wood. One load of engine wood. I went to B.V. with Fred to get Grant's boat but could not get it on acct of surf.
Sun Feb 03: T. 24°. Cold all day & snow snow. Art went to Anacortes to see Mr. Best. Carrie & I went to LaC to church and to Carters to dinner. Geo & Dick Peth & Miss Delauble here for a call. Art & Fred went to Bay View and got Grants boat. It is in bad shape.
Mon Feb 04: Temp 26°. Snow storm in session. It looks as though winter had set in for good. Art helping Ball (Amos) load oats on Str. Fidalgo. In the P.M. took the engine out of Grant's boat. Fred helped some. It began raining in the eve.
Tue Feb 05: The Fidalgo went out this A.M. with Peth's oats. Art helped him. Finished loading. Rain through the night some & to day. Strong south wind and the snow gone at 10 A.M. We hung Grants boat up in the P.M. with horse & blocks.
Wed Feb 06: Self went to Mt Vernon to pay taxes. Art went to LaC. Miss Smith & Carrie went up to Pearl's.
Thu Feb 07: Rain most of the night & to day. Land full of water & rivers rising. Art splitting wood. (over)
1907 Feb 7-23 (pp 148-149)
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Thu Feb 07: Fred Blumberg found dead from drowning.
Fri Feb 08: Rain last night. Warm & no rain to day. Art Wear started for Lynden. Self doing chores.
Sat Feb 09: Warm & pleasant. Blumberg buried to day. Self choring. Baley Cow had a calf last night. Miss Smith went to League social last night. The mare "June" has a swollen leg. Went to B.V. in the P.M. & got Nell shod and some shots for cows. Lots of water over the fields. [margin: "Sally Come Up" born.]
Sun Feb 10: Pleasant drying day. Self at home all day. Art came home this eve from Lynden.
Mon Feb 11: Self & Art repairing fence out by the Purdy warehouse. Pleasant day.
Tue Feb 12: Frost. Lincoln day. Art sawing wood 1/2. In the P.M. we made & hung the Byron gate then fixed fence along the county road. Miss Smith & Carrie went to town. Rev Kline here for oats.
Wed Feb 13: Frost. Art cleaning out the lane ditch. Self sowing clover seed. Pleasant drying day but land still very wet.
Thu Feb 14: Frost. Pleasant. Working at the ditch and put in a new sluice box across the lane at the machine shed.
Fri Feb 15: Frost. Pleasant, foggy A.M. Art working at the ditch. Self went to Samish for Ida & Donald. Got home at 3.30 P.M. Land drying some. Walter Peth breaking sod.
Sat Feb 16: Art working, working at the ditch. Frank & Grant came home from LaC. in Launch. I went to town on a wheel. The roads fine. Bot a breaking plow.
Sun Feb 17: Went to LaC. to church on my wheel and came home to dinner. Fine day & the roads splendid.
Mon Feb 18: Rain last night & to day. Light. Self, Art & Grant went to Ball's and made posts in the P.M. Nettie came from Seattle also Dr. Palmer and Mr Alkins.
Tue Feb 19: Rain most all night about 1 inch. Art doing chores, washed the buggie & sawed wood. Grant & the hunters went to Wilsons. Drizzling rain most of the day.
Wed Feb 20: Land full of water. Self & Art went to Balls & finished making the posts. Art hauling in the P.M. Frank went off with his launch to hunt brandt. Warm & springy.
Thu Feb 21: Art hauled the bal of the post in the A.M. and went for a load of lumber in the P.M. Palmer & Alkins left for Seattle this eve. Frank got back to day at 10 A.M. out all night.
Fri Feb 22: Art hauled another load of lumber this A.M. and we made some of John Ball's fence this P.M. Warmer. Grant sick with mumps. Rain last night.
Sat Feb 23: Self & Art working at Ball's fence. Have it half done. Clowdy but only a little sprinkle of rain.
1907 Feb 24-Mar 13 (pp 150-151)
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Sun Feb 24: Light rain & wind. Grant no better. Went to town in the P.M. for medicine. Grass beginning to get green.
Mon Feb 25: Art went to LaC & got groceries and a breaking plow. Cut wood in the P.M. Grant in bed but feels a little better.
Tue Feb 26: Beautiful day. Self & Art working on the fence. Art went for the bal of the fencing in the P.M. Land drying fast. Grant improving some.
Wed Feb 27: Working at the fence and finished also put on the wire and cleaned up the rubbish. Showery in the A.M.
Thu Feb 28: Rainy about all day. Doing nothing but chores & took the scow of rock up to the hay barn.
March 1907
Fri Mar 01: Art hauling out straw stack bottom. Self went to town. Uncle Jimmy Calhoun very sick. John Ball fence bill $46.75.
Sat Mar 02: Art plowed the garden piece of sod & in the P.M. hauled dirt that came out of its ditch.
Sun Mar 03: Pleasant. Went to LaC to church and Frank Whites in the P.M. Mr White not so well today. Went to LaC. on wheel.
Mon Mar 04: Frost 30°. Pleasant drying day. Art began breaking sod stubble. Pretty wet. Frank went off on boat. Self choring & putting rock in the slough for an apron.
Tue Mar 05: Frost. Fine weather. Art plowing. Self choring.
Wed Mar 06: Frost. Uncle Jimmy Calhoun was buried today, went to the funeral. Ida & Nettie went to LaC. Frank started for Tacoma. Art plowing.
Thu Mar 07: Frost. Art plowing & finished the sod. Pleasant drying weather. Self cutting thistles out of the meadow. Grant went to Bay View & cut thistles some. Peth down from Seattle. I & N. in LaC.
Fri Mar 08: Frost. Pleasant. Art plowing stubble. Grant went to LaC. Self cutting thistles.
Sat Mar 09: Frost & pleasant. Art plowing. Grant to Bellingham. Self choring, fixing the stable and getting plow ready & went to LaC. for the folks in the P.M. Land drying out fast.
Sun Mar 10: Rained several hours to day but not very hard. Self & Nettie went to B.V. to church.
Mon Mar 11: Drying day. Art plowing. Self choring and sold Franks low. Fixed up the other sulky plow. Grant still away.
Tue Mar 12: Art & self plowing & Grant began in the P.M. Ground in fine order.
Wed Mar 13: Rainy. Art hauling dirt & doing chores. Grant in LaC. Self in Seattle & went to hear Rosenthal the pianist.
1907 Mar 14-Apr 1 (pp 152-153)
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Thu Mar 14: Self in Seattle. Grant in LaC. Art hauling dirt in the slough & doing chores. Stormy.
Fri Mar 15: Mr White died last night. Still rainy. Art finished the dirt & cleaned out ditch. Grant in LaC. Donald sick. Self got home from Seattle, staid at McGinnis' last night. Land real wet again.
Sat Mar 16: Showery in the A.M. with some snow squalls. Art cleaning out ditch by the barn.
Sun Mar 17: Grant home. Went to Mr White's funeral. John & Pearl here. No rain but clowdy. Nettie, Donald & Ida sick with "grip".
Mon Mar 18: Rainy most of the day. Art cutting thistle. Johnson here & doctored the B. Calf. Grant & self choring. Gorton got the balance of his hay.
Tue Mar 19: Showery A.M. Still showery and wet. Art hauling wood from Clappers. Whites folk here including Newton White & son.
Wed Mar 20: Art hauled a load of wood from Clapper's and in the P.M. we fixed the Kalso fence.
Thu Mar 21: Cold & windy. Stormy nearly all day. Doing nothing but chores. Art wet to B.V. & got Nell shod and got some oil, flour, & meats. Land wet as ever.
Fri Mar 22: Stormy A.M. windy in the P.M. Art cutting rails and plowing sod by the hay barn in the P.M.
Sat Mar 23: Strong wind most all day. The Dredger here for Ball's oats. Self in the house with "La Grip". Art plowing sod. Hail storm in the P.M.
Sun Mar 24: Pleasant. Drying up some. Self feeling ???tis.
Mon Mar 25: Art plowing & finished the sod piece by the hay barn. Grant disked & harrowed the garden patch. Frank took the Samish Pile Driver to the Skagit River. Strong N wind all day.
Tue Mar 26: Art & Grant plowing and finished the three acre piece by the house. Nettie went home and Ida with her. Self planted the garden bed out back of the smoke house.
Wed Mar 27: The boys plowing in 7 acre piece. Damp & misty. Self troubled with sore eyes.
Thu Mar 28: The boys plowing. Shipped Fowler's oats. Self in the house with sore eyes.
Fri Mar 29: The boys plowing. Miss Smith went to town & got Ida. Very cold south wind. Finished this side the road.
Sat Mar 30: Clowdy & cold with tight showers. The boys plowing across the road. Self laid up with sore eyes. Have about 20 acres to plow in April.
Sun Mar 31: Easter Sunday. Rainy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Pearl & John, A.J. Stacey & sons and C. Howe here to dinner.
April 1907
Mon Apr 01: Pleasant drying day. The boys plowing. Self plant some more potatos, peas, beets, carrots, salsify, turnips & cabbage (fetters).
1907 Apr 2-18 (pp 154-155)
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Tue Apr 02: Showery, but not heavy rain. Self fixing machine shed doors and choring. The boys plowing.
Wed Apr 03: Cold & windy. Art disking sod. Assessment 1575 personal valuation. Assessor Eddy here. Self & Grant setting posts for garden picket fence.
Thu Apr 04: Showery & cold. Art hauling manure. Grant went to town for lumber & pickets. Working at the picket fence in the P.M.
Fri Apr 05: Hauling manure. Fixing hay barn wharf & working at the fence. Cold, windy & wet. Some plowing but it it not fit.
Sat Apr 06: Art choring, cleaning out ditches &c. Self & Grant not doing much. Edna Whitney here this P.M. & evening. Ida sick.
Sun Apr 07: Ida sick & in bed all day. Rainy P.M. Miss Smith went to LaC for medicine in the P.M.
Mon Apr 08: Ida sick. A boy at Peth's. Miserable weather for farming. Art sawing wood some. Self a tank to dip oats in.
Tue Apr 09: Ida no better. Stormy as ever. Lots of wind & rain. Art doing chores & splitting wood. Grant cleaning his engine. The land wet as ever.
Wed Apr 10: Pleasant day. Art & Grant went to town. Self doing chores. Mowed the lawn, &c. Ida feeling some better. Ground drying quite fast to day.
Thu Apr 11: Pleasant day. Art cleaning out the dyke ditch. (John Ball line) and in the P.M. fixing the lawn and setting out raspberries. Self making picket fence & got out strips for Grants boat, &c. Grant at his engine.
Fri Apr 12: No rain but clowdy. Art rolling & disking the sod piece by hay barn. Self made a roller tongue & worked on the launch. Grant at his engine on boat. Warming. Land still wet.
Sat Apr 13: Art finished disking the sod by the hay barn in the P.M. & went to Gorton's Mill for a load of wood in the P.M. I started for the town of LaC. but it rained a hard shower so gave it up.
Sun Apr 14: Went to church at LaC. & to Nettie's for dinner. Ida no better. Pleasant. Letter from Geo.
Mon Apr 15: The boys plowing across the road but it is too wet. Pleasant part of the day but looks like rain to night. Self choring. Mailed a letter to Geo.
Tue Apr 16: The boys plowing till 10 A.M. when a glorious rain set in. Discouraging for farmers.
Wed Apr 17: No rain. Art went to Johns for pigs & hauled a load of wood. Self in town & Grant clamming. Ida no better.
Thu Apr 18: Pleasant. Ida worse last night & had Dr. Howe this A.M. Art hauled a load of wood and gravel for the road in the P.M. Grant went to town & got Nettie. Mrs and Geo McGinnis here to night. Some people plowing but the land too wet.
1907 Apr 19-May 7 (pp 156-157)
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Fri Apr 19: Pleasant. Ida had a bad night. Mrs McGinnis left for home at 10.30 A.M. via Mt Vernon. Art working on the road with team. Geo here yet. Dr. Palmer came this eve. Grant visiting.
Sat Apr 20: Drying day. Mrs Wallace came. The boys plowing & finished. Ida feeling some better to day. Dr. & Geo went home this eve.
Sun Apr 21: Fine weather. Went to LaC to church. Mrs W. went to Carter's. Ida worse last night & to day. Pearl & John here.
Mon Apr 22: Disking & harrowing. Fine weather. Ida still poorly. Self choring. Quite a few people seeding to day.
Tue Apr 23: Disking & harrowing. Weather good for work but cool & clowdy some. Went to town to take Nettie in the P.M.
Wed Apr 24: Harrowing and disking. Frost. Self dipping seed oats and fixing Grant's boat.
Thu Apr 25: Frost. Pleasant. Art harrowing. Grant Harrowing 1/2 & seeding 1/2 down next to Byron's. Self dipping oats & planting potatos. Ida no better.
Fri Apr 26: Land drying fast. Grant seeding & finished the east field. 24.50 acres 51 sks. Art harrowing. Self fixing boat, planting cord & mangolds. Fine weather & a frost this A.M.
Sat Apr 27: Frost. Fine weather. Strong N. wind. Grant seeding 7 and 4 acres pieces. Art disking. Self paint the boat worked in the garden and treated oats.
Sun Apr 28: Frost. Went to B.V. to hear Mr Frescolor(?) and staid to go to Miss Stearns funeral but the body did not come.
Mon Apr 29: Frost. Pleasant. Phoebe Stearns buried. I went to the funeral. Art harrowing. Grant seeding. Self rolling & sowing grass seed also treated 28 sks oats.
Tue Apr 30: Fine weather. Art disking 1/2 Grant seeding & harrowing. Finished across the road.
May 1907
Wed May 01: Art disking in oats across the road. Self & Grant rolling. Weather fine.
Thu May 02: Grant seeding the Whitney piece. Art disking across the road & finished Miss Smith went to town. Ida not much better. Self working at boat & making a safe for Nettie.
Fri May 03: Dry & pleasant. Art disking the Whitney piece. Grant finished seeding oats. Self seeded ten acres of grass seed & planted some peas.
Sat May 04: Pleasant but dry & smoky. Ida no better. Grant finished harrowing across the road. Art disking on the Whitney field. Self choring & mowed the lawn. Snyder took the cattle.
Sun May 05: Warm & dry. Went to LaConner to church. Called on Wrights & Baileys.
Mon May 06: Dry & dusty. Went to Mt Vernon with Chellis Osborn on saloon business. Art disking. Grant rolling. Alf Stacey here.
Tue May 07: Art disking and finished. Grant rolling across the road and finished. Self went to Sharps and Anacortes. Pleasant and dry. Called at Franks W. [margin: Miss Smith went after Nettie. Subscribed for the Anacortes American today.]
1907 May 8-25 (pp 158-159)
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Wed May 08: Ida went to Seattle. Miss Smith with her. Self went with them to Burlington. Grant rolled about two hours. Art finished harrowing and began rolling. Clowdy & threatening rain at night. Went & took Netter to LaC in the P.M.
Thu May 09: Art rolling, Grant not working. Self choring. South wind all day & clowdy. Miss Smith came this eve.
Fri May 10: A light sprinkle this A.M. & still blowing. Mrs W. & Carrie went to Milltown. Art rolling. Set out some cauliflower plants. and other chores.
Sat May 11: Bob Barr got a load of loose hay. Art & Grant went & got Look's bull. Art went to Edison in the P.M. Self & Grant went to LaConner. The weather has cleared up again after three days threatening with out any rain. Clowdy day. Land & gardens need rain. Meadows & pastures still look well.
Sun May 12: Letter from Geo. Went to town & to church. Took dinner with Wrights. Pleasant with no sign of rain.
Mon May 13: Mailed letters to Ida & the drug Co. Seattle. Grant went to town. Art hauling wood. Self sick all last night & doing nothing today. Pleasant and dry. The last piece of oats just beginning to come up.
Tue May 14: Art hauling wood. Self choring. Grant in LaC.
Wed May 15: Self in Mt Vernon. Art hauled one load of wood & choring. Frank here with his boat. Neville got a load of hay.
Thu May 16: Valentines got hay. Frank here. Art hauled 2 loads of wood from the mill. Self filed a saw for Peth. Set out tomato plants, &c. Grant tinkering at his boat. Dry.
Fri May 17: Art hauled a load of mill wood and fixed road to the machine shed. Self painting the base of the house and putting roofing on the porch. Grant went to B.V. & got Prince shod & took eggs & butter. Still dry. Got a letter from Ida. She is still in bed.
Sat May 18: Art hauled a load of lumbe for dyke & cut thistles in the P.M. Self fixing a shaft for the boat house. Clowedy but no rain. Only a sprinkle at night.
Sun May 19: Went to B.V. to church. Pleasant & dry. John & Pearl here in the P.M.
Mon May 20: Art & self working on dyke at Peth's. Grant went to LaC.
Tue May 21: Art working on dyke. Self went to Mt Vernon. Pleasant.
Wed May 22: Self Mt Vernon. Art at the dyke 1/2 & in the garden 1/2 Self in Mt Vernon.
Thu May 23: Art mowing load & garden 1/2 and dyke 1/2.
Fri May 24: Art at the dyke. Self in LaC. Pleasant but dry. Set out celery 100 plants. [margin: No demand for oats according to D. Ball. They will not bring $25.00 now.]
Sat May 25: Art dyke 3/4 self 1/4. Warm & dry. Oats are doing as well as could be expected but need rain.
1907 May 26-Jun 12 (pp 160-161)
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Sun May 26: Went to LaC to memorial services at the M.E. Took dinner with Wrights. Warm and dry.
Mon May 27: Self & Art each 1/2 on dyke. Art at Peths in the P.M. Self in Bay View.
Tue May 28: Art ditching 1/2 Peth 1/2 Self went to see Mr & Mrs Darcy. Dry.
Wed May 29: Art ditching. Self in Avon at the Grange Picknick. Warm & dry & dusty. River's full. Art helping Walter Peth in the eve.
Thu May 30: Went to Pleasant Ridge to Decoration Services. Art & Miss Smith also. Very warm & dry.
Fri May 31: Art went to Seattle. Self choring. Mr Abbott here.
June 1907
Sat Jun 01: Warm & dry. Self choring. Art in Seattle. Weather dry, timothy heading out very short.
Sun Jun 02: Went to LaC in the A.M. & to Bay View to hear Mr Abbott in the P.M. He gave a fine address to a large crowd. Warm & dry. Art arrived from Seattle this evening.
Mon Jun 03: Still drying up. I went across the Whitney field and unless it rain any soon. I don't think it will make 10 sks per acre. I judge the new meadow good for from 2 1/2 to 3 tons /acre. Art working for Peth.
Tue Jun 04: Went with Tillinghast to Rockport and staid all night. Clowdy but no rain. Art working on the ditch.
Wed Jun 05: Cleared off with out rain. Came home from Rockport, arrived at 4 P.M. Art working on the ditch. Miss McGonagle came this eve.
Thu Jun 06: Still dry with no sign of rain. Cultivated & hoed the garden in the A.M. and worked on the ditch in the P.M.
Fri Jun 07: No sign of rain. Everything indicates the smallest oat crop for the last ten years and hay also. Working at the ditch in the pasture.
Sat Jun 08: Art working on the ditch. Self choring in the A.M. & went to LaC in the P.M. Threatening rain but all blew away as usual. The grain holding out well for such dry weather.
Sun Jun 09: Pearl's birth day. John & Pearl also Frank and Nettie here. Clowdy & raining slowly in the eve.
Mon Jun 10: Rained 1/4 inch last night. Art in Edison to day. Did not come home last night. Self doing chores & planted sweet peas & nasturtiums.
Tue Jun 11: Bar. 29.50. Another nice rain this A.M. about 1/4 in again. This will help the oats but they need as much more. Had another shower about noon. think we have had about 5/8 of an inch and need an inch more. Art working on the ditch all day.
Wed Jun 12: Still clowdy with south wind. Art walking at the ditch in the A.M. and loading the scow for dyke in the P.M. Got a lb of sugar or sack rather. Had a letter from Ida this A.M. All signs for rain fail. We need an inch more.
1907 Jun 13-Jul 2 (pp 162-163)
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Thu Jun 13: Pleasant day. Art at the dyke 1/2 day & cutting thistles 1/2 also took the hull(?) home. Self went with Fred clam digging to Guemes Island.
Fri Jun 14: Ida fifty today. Art loading scow. Went & looked at the crops this A.M. and think this will be the lightest crop of hay & oats since the overflow year of 1895. Went to the school closing exercises at LaC this eve.
Sat Jun 15: Kathleen Breazeale died. Sold 1000 sks at $25.00. Self in LaC till 3.30 P.M. staid last night at Wright's. Art unloaded the scow and cut thistles.
Sun Jun 16: Went to B.V. to church and to League in the eve. Bob Barr & the Osborn girls here this P.M. Grant home.
Mon Jun 17: Art helping Amos Ball bale hay. Clear and drying weather. Stubble oats need more rain. "June" had a colt and the young heifer had a calf Friday, heifer calf. Mowed the lawn. Flushed the sewer and done other chores.
Tue Jun 18: Art helping Callahan bale straw. Selt went to the Assoication at Sumas. Tillinghasts also.
Wed Jun 19: Pleasant. Art helping Callahan. Self in Sumas.
Thu Jun 20: Art at Callahan's a while this A.M. Self in Sumas till 3 P.M. and arrived home at 8 P.M. A little thunder & lightning this eve, but no rain. Art cutting thistles & pulling mustard this P.M.
Fri Jun 21: Art helping Peth. Cool & clowdy. Was on the meadow and this hay will average close to 3 tons per acre.
Sat Jun 22: Art helping Walter. Self went over to the new bridge. Grant home. Got a letter from Ida.
Sun Jun 23: Went to LaC to church and brot Nettie & Donald home. Warm & dry. Oats suffering for rain.
Mon Jun 24: Art at Peths. Fred's folks started camping. Self choring & went to Burlington to meet Ida who came from Seattle.
Tue Jun 25: Warm & dry. Art at Peth's. Self went to Friday Harbor with Banker Martin's Excursion. Had a pleasant trip. 50 people went.
Wed Jun 26: Art at Peths. Warm & dry. Grant took "June" to Whitney station. Wireless telegraph man here.
Thu Jun 27: Art at Peths. Self choring.
Fri Jun 28: Art at Peth's. Self doing chores and went to town in the P.M.
Sat Jun 29: Art at Peth's. Self & Ida went to Fredonia to see about getting a girl or woman. No luck so far. Light sprinkle last night.
Sun Jun 30: Light shower last night about 1/8 or an inch. Pleasant to day. Did not got to church.
July 1907
Mon Jul 01: Art at Peth's. Self choring & went to Avon in the P.M. Dry.
Tue Jul 02: Went to Anacortes & engaged a girl to help a month. Art at Peth's. Heavy rain this eve & thunder & lightning.
1907 Jul 3-19 (pp 164-165)
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Wed Jul 03: Art at Peth's. Nettie & Ida went to John's. Miss McGonagle also. A fine rain last night about 1 inch. The oats ought to fill better now.
Thu Jul 04: Self went to Woolley. Miss Smith also, the others to Edison. Pleasant day. Saw lots of people and got home after ten. Grant in B. View.
Fri Jul 05: Art hauling wood from Johnsons 1 load. Put 25 sks oats in the feed bin. Then cut thistles & pulled mustard. Cleaned out the summer kitchen. Pleasant.
Sat Jul 06: Choring & went to town to Farmers meeting. Art & Grant went blackberrying. Pleasant. Oats look some better as of. They migh make 2000 sks.
Sun Jul 07: Pleasant. Ida & self went to church at LaC. Sophus Jorgenson here this P.M.
Mon Jul 08: Began mowing. Grant driving. Art shocking hay for Sorenson. Miss Snyder came to work. Self went to the station for her & went to Ed Rectors funeral in the P.M. Fine weather.
Tue Jul 09: Frank & Lee came this eve. Grant mowing. Art went to Johns for the men. They began socking about 2:30. Clapper at 3.30, Art, Walter Leatherwood, Ira Leatherwood & Mr Squires.
Wed Jul 10: Finished mowing across the road. Crew same as yesterday. Netties folks went home to night. Fine hay weather. Think the 31 across the road may make 3 tons per acre.
Thu Jul 11: Haying crew same as yesterday. Grant mowing on the 18 acre piece. Two shock rows. Mr Darcy here. Finished tedding & raking across the road. Fine day.
Fri Jul 12: Crew same as yesterday. Finished across the road. Fine weather.
Sat Jul 13: Grant mowing & finished at 2.30. The rest shocking except Clapper who worked for Byron. Threatening rain in the P.M. & eve.
Sun Jul 14: Misting last night & to day. At home all day. Str. Fidalgo here for oats this eve. Loaded 360 sks.
Mon Jul 15: Finished loading the boat this A.M. 1016 sks. Wt 100741 lbs. Grant tedding & raking & shocking. The men shaking in the P.M. & finished.
Tue Jul 16: No men working but Art, he choring. Self & Grant fixing boat rigging & hung the "Sylph".
Wed Jul 17: 24 loads. Hauling hay. Crew, Squires, Art, Ira L., Walter L., Grant. 2 men from Peth's. Clapper, Harvery Sorenson.
Thu Jul 18: Hauling hay. Crew same as yesterday. Except that Walter went home and R. Johnson came 28 Ls. Self went to town.
Fri Jul 19: Hauling hay. Crew same as yesterday with the above exception. Have 89 loads in the barn to night and three loads left in the 30 acres field across the road.
1907 Jul 20-Aug 6 (pp 166-167)
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Sat Jul 20: Peth hauling hay. All my men helping & one team. Self choring & went to town & got Eva Reed in the P.M.
Sun Jul 21: At home in the A.M. In the P.M. Ida, Eva & self went out for a ride. Was down to the B.V. cemetery & Larry's Slough.
Mon Jul 22: Grant baling. Fixing up rigging to haul in hay. The crew at Peth's. Warm & dry.
Tue Jul 23: Crew at Peth's. Self choring &c.
Wed Jul 24: Crew same as before except Grant & Harvey. Hauling hay after 10.45 got in 23 loads. !4 in the stable & 9 in the old barn. Tom Hayton here to dinner. [margin: Roy Peth 1/4.]
Thu Jul 25: Hauling hay 34 loads. Old barn. Crew same as yesterday. Weather fine. Grant baling at Balls.
Fri Jul 26: Finished hauling hay at 9 A.M. 4 loads old barn. Total old barn 47 loads. Three sold in the field all told 148. Clapper hauled the scattered hay out of the oats. Self, Ida & Eva went to Wilson's & took the men home. Settled up with the men. Art at Fred's 3/4. Haying ex's 161.20. Board of hay hands 50. 50/$271.20 or about 1.45 per ton to get in the barn.
Sat Jul 27: Self choring. Put the hay ropes away and swept the moss of from the house roof. Fixed fuice(?), &c. Warm & dry. Hay worth 11 to 12 dollars per ton.
Sun Jul 28: Went with Eva Reed down to Pearls and got Ida, Came back & stopped at Bay View the League.
Mon Jul 29: Art fixing fence around the meadow. Self went to town, Mrs Reed also, and getting ready for camping. Art mowing & cleaning chicken yard & house.
Tue Jul 30: Art choring. Self getting ready for camping. John & Pearl came up this eve. Mr & Mrs Darcy here in the P.M. & to supper. Warmest day of the season so far.
Wed Jul 31: Started for Rosario via La C on the "Prince Rupert" Arrived at 2 P.M. and pitched camp. Took supper at 7 P.M.
August 1907
Thu Aug 01: Art at home doing chores. The rest on the Beach. Pleasant weather.
Fri Aug 02: Same as yesterday. Art fixing sacks. Self came home via wheel & train.
Sat Aug 03: Went to Anacortes to Pioneer Meeting & to LaC via Launch in the eve. Ida & Eva went also. A big turn out. A train of over 600 people.
Sun Aug 04: Staid at Carter's all night last night & went to church to day & home in the eve. The folks went back to the beach. Mr Ferguson preached. Took dinner at Baileys.
Mon Aug 05: Art helping Crumrine's. Self went to LaC and to Rosario in the P.M.
Tue Aug 06: At Rosario. Art at Crumrine's & doing chores. Clowdy & windy. Threatening rain.
1907 Aug 7-25 (pp 168-169)
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Wed Aug 07: Broke up camp and came home via Anacortes. Took dinner on Saddle Island & got home at 5.30 P.M. Rained some in the eve. Franks folks here all night. Art at the ditch.
Thu Aug 08: Pleasant to day. Self fixed up the threshing engine tub & painted it. Oats ripening fast. Art cleaning out ditch.
Fri Aug 09: Art at the ditch. Self & Eva went to town in the P.M. Clowdy.
Sat Aug 10: Art at the ditch. Thos. Sharpe here working & looking over the separator. Clowdy & sprinkling rain.
Sun Aug 11: At home in the A.M. went to B.V. up to the Old Cemetery & to Byron's in the P.M. Ida & Eva also. Pleasant.
Mon Aug 12: Pleasant. Art still at the ditch. Eva went to Anacortes. Self went to Mt Vernon to get & order stuff for the Separator. Grant baling hay.
Tue Aug 13: Art working at the ditch. Self fixing up binder.
Wed Aug 14: Art same as yesterday. Ida & Miss Smith went to LaC. Self not doing much but chores. Fine weather.
Thu Aug 15: Pleasant. Art digging potatos 1/2 shocking 1/2. Grant finished baling and ran the binder in the P.M. Grain short in the 7 acre piece. Think it will not make over 20 sks per acre to the outside.
Fri Aug 16: Cutting oats. Finished the 7 acre and the 4 acre pieces. The new knotter not good. Art & Johnson shocking. Fred here to help fix the binder. Wet in the A.M. till 9.30.
Sat Aug 17: Put the old Kalso knotter on and cut across the road. Self driving binder in the A.M. Grant in town, but cutting in the P.M. after 2.30. Self & Ida went to Anacortes. Oats short.
Sun Aug 18: In Anacortes at Whitney's. Fine weather. Came home on the eve train.
Mon Aug 19: Miss Smith went to Seattle. Harvesting. Fine weather. Grant & Gor running binder. Art & Johnson shocking. Fine weather.
Tue Aug 20: Harvesting. Fine weather. Foggy A.M. Art & Johnson shocking. Grant & Gor cutting. Have 36 acres cut at noon to day. Went to town in the P.M.
Wed Aug 21: Harvesting. Finished across the road to right. Johnson & art shocking.
Thu Aug 22: Harvesting on the Whitney field cut till 8.30. Mrs Whitney here this eve & brot Eva. Margurite White & friend here also. (Art after sax in the P.M.)
Fri Aug 23: Harvesting as usual. Fine day for cutting after 8.30 foggy.
Sat Aug 24: Harvesting & finished at 1 P.M. Binder done at 11.30 A.M.
Sun Aug 25: Went to town & Got Nettie & Eva. Carter's here. Light sprinkle of rain this A.M. Art helping Peth shock in the A.M. Ida & Nettie went to Bellingham this eve.
1907 Aug 26-Sep 14 (pp 170-171)
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Mon Aug 26: Art went to B.V. to get Prince shod & cut thistles in the P.M. Self & Eva went to Pearls in the P.M. Light showers this A.M. No cutting oats to day.
Tue Aug 27: Grant & Art helping Fred bale hay. Self & Eva came home from Pearls via Olympia Marsh. Pleasant day. People all harvesting again.
Wed Aug 28: Went to town, settled up for sacks. Eva went to Tillinghasts. F. Kalso baling hay. Ida & Nettie came this eve.
Thu Aug 29: Went to town & took Nettie. Grant & Art helping Fred.
Fri Aug 30: Fred finished baling. Art helping him & in the P.M. hauling water for the horses.
Sat Aug 31: Grant went to Seattle. Art helping Crumrine's shock. Sharp & Hutchinson here working on machine. Self helping.
September 1907
Sun Sep 01: Self & Ida went to LaC Self to church. Clowdy & threatening rain.
Mon Sep 02: Heavy rain last night & this A.M. 1 1/4 inch. Damp all day. S. & H. on the machine. Art choring & digging potatos.
Tue Sep 03: Pleasant P.M. Men at the machine. Art splitting wood & digging potatos. Self went to town in the P.M. Took the machine out & set it.
Wed Sep 04: Fine day but foggy A.M. Began threshing after dinner, was bothered? quite a good deal & got out about 460 sks.
Thu Sep 05: Threshing finished across the road 44 acres which made 1188 sks. Rain in the eve.
Fri Sep 06: Ned fixing separator in the A.M. Art went to town. Threshing in the P.M. Had lots of stops. Grain damp and got out 360 sks.
Sat Sep 07: Threshing. Grain damp. finished at 2 P.M. 2430 sks. Mr Best here & Lee Richards. Miss hutchison went home this eve. Otto here this eve to see Eva Reed. Fine weather. Hay worth $15.00 and but little selling.
Sun Sep 08: Fine day. Machine at Kalso's 1270 sks. Self at home most all day.
Mon Sep 09: Finished at Kalso at 4 P.M. & went to Byron's. Eva Reed started east. Ida & Smith went with her to Seattle. Self & Otto went to Samish to see the big machines. Splendid weather. Fred sold his hay at $15.00. Byron offered $16.00 for hay.
Tue Sep 10: Threshing at Byron's. Self batching.
Wed Sep 11: Began to rain at 4 A.M. & rained all day hard. The folks came home this eve.
Thu Sep 12: No threshing. Art went to Edison. Self went to town in the P.M.
Fri Sep 13: Threshing at Byron's and finished, moved to Peths at noon. Grain turning out well. [margin: Fri 13th Mrs Will Dunlap died last night.]
Sat Sep 14: Threshing at Peths. Threatening rain. Self choring and began reseeding the new meadow. Dry weather has killed much of the new seeding. Sold Gaches 1000 sks oats at $25.00 per ton.
1907 Sep 15-Oct 5 (pp 172-173)
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Sun Sep 15: Trouble with the crew at Peth's and several quit, but they got to going at nine A.M., but soon had to quit for rain. The outlook is poor for grain that is out. Mrs Will Dunlap buried to day.
Mon Sep 16: Windy & showery in the P.M. No threshing. Art & Clapper hauling in straw for bedding, three loads. Self sowing timothy seed till 3.30.
Tue Sep 17: Art & Clapper hauled a load of straw and Art cleaning up around the stack the rest of the day. Self finished sowing timothy seed.
Wed Sep 18: No rain. Hutchison did not come back so I had to run the engine to thresh 7 hours at Peths.
Thu Sep 19: No rain. Threshing at Peths. Self engineer A.M. & John Jenne in the P.M. Hutchison came but I settled up with him & he went back to Anacortes.
Fri Sep 20: Pleasant day. Self went to town & got money & paid off the men for threshing. Threshing at Peths & finished at 4.40 & moved to Crumrines. Byron sold his hay at $18.00 per ton.
Sat Sep 21: Pleasant. Machine at Crumrine's. Self over to the Island to see John Callahan about baling. McCormick sold his hay for $20.00 per ton.
Sun Sep 22: Pleasant. Went to LaC. Heard Mrs Platt, W.C.T.U. Ida went with me. Had dinner at Wrights.
Mon Sep 23: Pleasant. Finished threshing at Crumrines at 10 A.M. & moved the machine home. Settled up unto the men. Crumrine's 2668 sks.
Tue Sep 24: Heard that Mr. Purdy's boy died yesterday. Art went to Samish last night. Self cleaning up the Engine & shut up the shed. Went to Callahans press in the P.M. & let him the job of baling the hay at $2.00 per ton & he furnish everything & I stow the bales. Clear most of the day but looks like rain to night. Sharp went home.
Wed Sep 25: No rain but threatening. Young Mr Purdy buried this P.M. up in the Old Smith lot. Grant went to LaC.
Thu Sep 26: Clowdy but no rain. Sullivan finished threshing & was the last on the road to LaC. Self choring & went to LaC. the P.M.
Fri Sep 27: Self choring. Light rain this A.M. but pleasant afterwards.
Sat Sep 28: Pleasant. All quiet, not doing much but chores. Str Clara Brown here for Byron's hay.
Sun Sep 29: At home. Frank's folks here. Grant home.
Mon Sep 30: Light rain. Grant went deer hunting. Self choring.
October 1907
Tue Oct 01: Doing chores & in the P.M. went to town to get my wheel fixed.
Wed Oct 02: Self home. Ida & Miss Smith went to town. Pleasant. Grant still hunting. [margin: Mrs T & Mrs C. here from LaC.]
Thu Oct 03: Showery a little in the A.M. Choring & making track irons for the hay barn.
Fri Oct 04: Put up the irons on the track in the old barn. Fine weather for baling this week.
Sat Oct 05: Pleasant. Split wood and did the chores. In the P.M. was over to see the new draw bridge. [margin: Frank & Nettie came this eve.]
1907 Oct 6-21 (pp 174-175 Duplicate of next)
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Sun Oct 06: Beautiful day. Nettie & Frank here. Self went to LaC to church.
Mon Oct 07: Grant got home. Light sprinkle this A.M. Did the chores and began fanning screenings. Pleasant P.M. Peth's man had a runaway & got hurt.
Tue Oct 08: Beautiful day. Took down the fence out by the hay barn and went to town in a wheel. Crumrine's finish baling hay.
Wed Oct 09: Another fine day. Grant baling straw. Self not doing much but chores.
Thu Oct 10: Fine & pleasant. Grant finished baling straw. Had 31 tons. Self choring. Mowed the lawn, hung a gate, &c. John & Pearl stopped on their way from town.
Fri Oct 11: Fine day. Nicest Oct for a long time. Ida worse again with rheumatism. Grant went to Gears to bale hay for Crumrines. Self hauling sutff for dyke and stack fence & put ten sacks oats in the feed bin. Burned the straw stack in the P.M. Miss Smith went to Bay View.
Sat Oct 12: Doing chores and cleaning up about the straw stack. Clowdy & threatening rain.
Sun Oct 13: Still clowdy. At home all day. John & Pearl here, also Howe.
Mon Oct 14: Fogy but no rain. Self working on dyke 3 hours out towards the Purdy warehouse. Went to see Miss Nelson at Dunlaps. She said she would come. Was in town in the P.M. Grant at Gear's.
Raymond's Balsam
Linseed oil
1 qt.
Oil Origanum
4 ozs.
Spirits nitre
1 oz.
Raymond's Salve
Rosin
12 lbs
Mutton tallow
1 lb
Bee's wax
1 lb
Oil Origanum
1 oz.
Sulphur
4 ozs.
Camphor gum
1 oz
Tue Oct 15: Choring in the A.M. & went to Mt Vernon with Clapper in the P.M. and came home in the eve on the train. Got 1/2 Doz Pho. Records. No rain but clowdy & foggy.
Wed Oct 16: Str Fidalgo in for Amos Ball's oats. Self did the chores, fixed up a wagon for hauling gravel & made a wagon jack. No rain.
Thu Oct 17: Pleasant day except fog. Clapper here hauling gravel on the road. Self finished the wagon jack. Painted the engine smoke stack and stacker belt. Mr & Mrs Cline here this P.M.
Fri Oct 18: Fogy A.M. but a beautiful day. Clapper hauling gravel. Ms Anna Crumrine & sisters here this P.M.
Sat Oct 19: Foggy & damp. Clapper on the road. Self went to the draw bridge. Some teams crossed today for the first. Sold 1000 sks oats to day at $30.00 per ton to C.E. Gaches which is the first at that figure.
Sun Oct 20: Still foggy & misty. At home all day.
Mon Oct 21: Clapper hauling gravel. Self choring & went to get a man to store bales. Got Larson. They are not buying oats to day.
1907 Oct 22-Nov 7 (pp 176-177)
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Tue Oct 22: Went to LaC. & took Ida up to Netties & took Miss Larson home with me. Clapper on the road again. Misty but no rain.
Wed Oct 23: Callahan began baling hay. Clapper & Larson stowing bales. Ida at Wright's. Grant at Gears baling. Weather fine.
Thu Oct 24: C. & L. stowing bales. Weather fine. --Baling hay, have 48 tons baled. Miss Smith went after Miss Maxwell's & back in the eve.
Fri Oct 25: Weather fine but foggy. Baling hay. Started on the big barn at 10 A.M. C. & L. stowing bales. Grant home. Party in Bay View tonight. "Halloween Party".
Sat Oct 26: Baling. Foggy. Young VanFleet here. Art Wear also. Baled about 33 tons to day. 100 out now.
Sun Oct 27: 58 to day. Went to LaC took dinner with Carters. Foggy & damp but no rain. Ida came home. Franks folks (Whites) to day.
Mon Oct 28: Baling hay. 141 tons to night. Grant went away for a trip. Windy & threatening rain, few light showers in the P.M. & eve.
Tue Oct 29: Clowdy but no rain. Baling hay & finished at 12.30. Clapper & larson stowing bales & self & Charley helping in the A.M. the men cleaning up the straw stack in the P.M. Still got 3039 lbs hay. Brewster shingle mill. Oat & hay $16.35. 1047 hay. Financial troubles in N.Y.
Wed Oct 30: Clapper and self hauling out stack bottom. Strong S wind. Mrs & Mrs Mendenhall & Cloyd here this eve.
Thu Oct 31: Rainy this A.M. Hauling straw from 9 A.M. Clapper helping.
November 1907
Fri Nov 01: Self choring & in the P.M. went to Kalso's for apples. Clapper went home. Rainy P.M. Typical November day.
Sat Nov 02: Went to LaConner. Bot a pair of shoes & got Charley shod. Dinnered at Wright's. Cold raw wind all day. Banks refusing to pay out money except in small amts.
Sun Nov 03: Dr. Palmer & Grant came last night. Clowdy but not much rain. At home all day. Wrote to George.
Mon Nov 04: Rain nearly all day. Clapper here helping fan screenings. The Fidalgo came in after the oats. Peth & man helping two hours.
Tue Nov 05: Finished loading the oats. Began at 4 A.M. Dr. P. went home. the two thousand sks came to 2673.52 average wt 97 lbs. Clapper hauling out stack bottom. Pleasant.
Wed Nov 06: Self & Clapper hauling out stack bottom 1/2 hours. Rainy A.M. C. fanned screenings 2 hours.
Thu Nov 07: Self & C finished the stack bottom & hauled aload of manure. Ida & Grant went to town. Bank still paying out only small sums.
1907 Nov 8-27 (pp 178-179)
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Fri Nov 08: Self & C hauling stack bottom & straw around the new stack. Ida & Grant went to town yesterday.
Sat Nov 09: Light frost. Finished the straw & made a fence around the straw stack. Clear & pleasant. Took two loads of straw out to the dyke.
Sun Nov 10: Fine day & light frost. At home. Mrs Scott & the Derr's here to day.
Mon Nov 11: Light frost & pleasant. Mr Esterling here to fix the piano. Stitt had 3024 lbs hay. Clapper at Mt Vernon. First load 3039 6063.
Tue Nov 12: Clapper took his stuff home. Self went to town, Miss Smith & Grant also. Grant started for Seattle to school. Miss Smith at Netties. Pleasant day roads fine. Bank situation no better. Got a 30 day dft for my oats for $2173.52 on Albers Bros, Seattle.
Wed Nov 13: Miss Nelson went to town & got Miss Smith. Self choring. Clowdy & misty, but not much rain.
Thu Nov 14: May Bradley died this A.M. & we also heard that Peter Regenwetter, Jr had died in Ohio. Ida & Miss Smith went to Pearl's. Self, Fred & Otto went down to the dyke on a tour of inspection. Self fixing dyke a little & hauled some posts for it. Weather clowdy some but pleasant for now.
Fri Nov 15: Ida & self went to May Bradley's funeral, Pearl also. Came home on the 6.29 train and it rained some this eve.
Sat Nov 16: Pleasant. Doing chores. Went to the Lutheran Fair at B.V. in the eve.
Sun Nov 17: Rain some last night. Pleasant to day. Self & Ida went to LaC to church. Ida staid at Nettie's.
Mon Nov 18: Miss Smith went to town & Ida came home with her. Self went to town on wheel. Showery & windy.
Tue Nov 19: Windy & rainy. Not doing much but chores.
Wed Nov 20: Ditto yesterday. Miss Smith left for Seattle. Peths building a concrete water tank.
Thu Nov 21: Weather stormy. Nothing much to record.
Fri Nov 22: Showery & windy. Self & Ida went to town. Self went to Peter Regenwetter's funeral. Roads quite muddy. Financial trouble not any better. Prices of all farm produce falling.
Sat Nov 23: Stormy most all day. Doing chores and cleaned out the drinking water tank. Rec'd a letter from George.
Sun Nov 24: At home all day. Stormy part of the day.
Mon Nov 25: Same kind of weather, windy & rainy. Cudjo rain away yesterday.
Tue Nov 26: Pleasant. Smith getting straw for Miss Stearns and we hauled a load of wet straw down to Cultis dam. The dog howled all day.
Wed Nov 27: Stormy again. Took another small load of straw down to day. The dog away again. Grant came home from Seattle.
1907 Nov 28-Dec 16 (pp 180-181)
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Thu Nov 28: Thanksgiving. Stormy & windy. Frank & Nettie here to day to dinner. Grant also. Warm & wet.
Fri Nov 29: Dr. Palmer came last night. John Ellis here and I paid him for 10 cords each ditch timber and stove wood. Don & Grant hunting. Self making a record case for Carters. Ida & Miss Nelson went to B.V.
Sat Nov 30: Warm. Windy & clowdy. Dr. Ostrum & Mr Calvert came last night and they were all hunting to day. Self finished the record case. Everett Wallace here to day.
December 1907
Sun Dec 01: Warm & pleasant. The hunters here yet, but went home this eve & Grant with them. John & Pearl here to day. John & self went with Fred over to see the dredger.
Mon Dec 02: Stitt has had hay to date 9146 lbs hay. Pleasant. Doing chores and went down and helped unload the scow. Fred & his men fixing dyke.
Tue Dec 03: Ditto yesterday. Very warm for Dec.
Wed Dec 04: Stormy day and the highest tide for the year so far. Ida & Miss N. went to the B. fair & staid all night.
Thu Dec 05: Self alone last night. Working on Pioneer books & in the P.M. Helping W Peth get a load of brush for the dyke. The folks came home.
Fri Dec 06: No rain. Tides medium. On the dyke fixing brush one hour. Ethel VanFleet here. Stitt got 2170 lbs of hay. Total 12310.
Sat Dec 07: Cold north wind & some rain this A.M. Pearl not well and I took Ida down there. Got home at 5 P.M.
Sun Dec 08: Cold this A.M. & froze a little. East wind. Self went to B.V. to church. Mr & Mrs Bessner here this P.M. to see the piano.
Mon Dec 09: Dug the dahlias & gladiolas & in the P.M. cleaned out the stove pipe & chimney.
Tue Dec 10: Highest tide this year so far. 10 inches short of the big ones of '86 and '95. Took dinner at Netties.
Wed Dec 11: Rainy last night & some to day & to night. Doing chores & made a case for Phono records.
Thu Dec 12: Another good tide. Finished the case & put it up also a shelf for the phonograph. Ida still at Wilson's & Pearl getting better. Hard times continue. No markets for anything & nothing doing. Ben Jorgenson got a load 14 lbs of hay for Stitt.
Fri Dec 13: Choring. Expected to have a high tide but it calmed down.
Sat Dec 14: Pleasant. Fooling with the Launch some. Miss Nelson went after Ida. Mowed the lawn.
Sun Dec 15: Self went to LaC to church & to Nettie's to dinner. Frost 30°.
Mon Dec 16: Frost 28°. Doing chores & put up the dining room stove. Ground frozen pretty hard.
1907 Dec 17-31 (pp 182-183)
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Tue Dec 17: Frost 32°. Doing chores & tried to run the Launch but did not make it. The Fidalgo here for Fred's hay & straw & took ten tons & Grant's straw. Self tallying in the eve.
Wed Dec 18: Frost 32. Ida & Miss N. went to town. Sold Tholstrup a cow and a steer for $80.00. Barr boys began loading a car for Wilson at $180.00. Stitt got a load of hay yesterday & one to day. Made the boat run for a while but it got tired. Crumrine sold his oats to day at $25.00. Bessner bot a piano yesterday.
Thu Dec 19: Weather pleasant. Doing chores & finished loading the car. Got in 18 tons.
Fri Dec 20: Strong south wind. Nothing new to record.
Sat Dec 21: Went to town. Pleasant. Grant came home this eve. Byron in Seattle.
Sun Dec 22: At home all day. Nothing new occurred. Finished "Miss Petticoats".
Mon Dec 23: Stormy day. Grant & self went to B.V. with "Sylph" & got the Christmas tree. Folks fixing up for the tree. Wind turned wet in the eve.
Tue Dec 24: Pleasant. Self went to town for Nettie. John's folks & Franks, Lee & Miss Smith here to Christmas tree. Paid Goldsmith bill.
Wed Dec 25: Christmas. Santa arrived on time. Stormy day. Bar. at 29.30. A little lower then I ever saw it. Had a fine dinner of turkey, chicken, &c. All in the house initiating visit today.
Thu Dec 26: The folks all went home except Nettie who was sick all day yesterday & to day. Rained a little but generally pleasant.
Fri Dec 27: Cold & windy. Ida sick abed with a cold. Nettie here yet. Very disagreeable day.
Sat Dec 28: Went to town & took Nettie home. Clowdy & rainy. Roads wet & rough. Month matters not improving any. Hay & oats at a stand still. Rec'd check for the Wilson hay. Ida abed & poorly with Legrippe.
Sun Dec 29: Frost 32°. At home all day. Ida in bed with her cold. Pleasant part of the day & no rain.
Mon Dec 30: Frost 32°. Ida still in bed. Clowdy & windy but no rain. Grant here yet. Went to B.V. & up to Fred's. Walter Peth here & paid his threshing bill.
Tue Dec 31: Rainy by spells. Ida still in bed with bad cold. Reading "House of Mirth". Thus endeth 1907, but the panic is no ended. It is to be continued in our next. Grant & Fred hunting.
Subscribed for the Anacortes American today.]