Wed Jan 01: Weather mild but clowdy with light rains. Ida sick in bed with cold for the past six days. Grant started back to school in Seattle this A.M. Self choring & reading.
Thu Jan 02: Mild & pleasant. Ida in bed. Self went to LaC in the P.M. & staid to the annual church meeting in the eve. At Nettie's for supper.
Fri Jan 03: Pleasant for the season. Ida about the same. Carrie Stacey here. Self choring & tinkering at the Launch some.
Sat Jan 04: Strong south wind all day. Ida worse last night & to day. Dr. Howe here to see her. Carrie went to Burlington this eve.
Sun Jan 05: Heavy wind all night and the highest tide for thirteen years. Since Jan 12 '95 and that was four inches higher - also the one of Jan 24th '86.
Mon Jan 06: John & Pearl came up last night & are here yet. John went to town to day. Tide not so high by 8 in or so. Ida still sick abed. Windy A.M.
Tue Jan 07: Tide same as yesterday. John & Pearl went home this A.M. Ida downstairs for the first time in ten days, but is feeling tough. Put a new rudder rope in the "Sylph" Warm for the season. [margin: Began getting milk of W.P.]
Wed Jan 08: Highest tide of the winter so far. Tide 1 1/2 inches higher than Sunday A.M. Amos Ball's duke broke on Telegraph Slough. Heavy wind all night. Ida in bed to day.
1908 Jan 9-27 (pp 2-3)
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Thu Jan 09: Pleasant most of the day. Took a ride in the Sylph. Tide fell off 18 inches to day.
Fri Jan 10: Very stormy day. Wind & rain. Did the chores & worked on the Pioneer books some.
Sat Jan 11: Pleasant. Fred came down & we fixed Grant's boat. Straightened the shaft & also packed the stuffing box. Went to Whitney to talk with Wilson about hay. He offered me $12.00 for a boat load and I refused to take it. [margin: Ida still in bed.]
Sun Jan 12: Pleasant. Frost 30°. At home all day. Ida poorly.
Mon Jan 13: Frost 32°. Pleasant early but rainy P.M. Self went to Anacortes & got some underwear. Ida about the same.
Tue Jan 14: Pleasant & warm. Finish the Launch & went to the station. Choring.
Wed Jan 15: Pleasant. Sold Wilson a boat load of hay at $14.00 & Purcell 1055 lbs at 15.00. Fixed the boat wheel.
Thu Jan 16: Rain again last night & windy to day. Miss Nelson went to town for Nettie. Stitt got a load of hay.
Fri Jan 17: Pleasant, went to town with John Wilson. Everything in the market line very dull.
Sat Jan 18: Stormy part of the day. Went to Bay V & got oil "10 Gals" and got old Nell shod.
Sun Jan 19: Still wet & stormy. Nettie & Donald here. Very heavy wind in the P.M.
Mon Jan 20: Wind continued all night. A good tide but about 9 inches short of the one on the 8th. Went to town & took Nettie. Osberg sold hay & oats at $14.00 & $25.00.
Tue Jan 21: Made a fire to heat water expecting the butcher but he did not come. Not doing much but chores, went to the P.O & sent a letter to Grant & one to the Bank of C for a savings certificate. Weather pleasant to day.
Wed Jan 22: Fine day. Got up & started for the butcher at 6 A.M. Killed the hogs & Burger went home in the eve.
Thu Jan 23: Pleasant day. Burger here & finished up his job at 4.15. Placed $1000.00 on interest at the Bank of California, Seattle. Took a short ride in the Launch. Ida up some.
Fri Jan 24: Frost 30. Went to take Burger's things home & then to LaConner. Pleasant but cool.
Sat Jan 25: Took a launch ride up to Balls granary. Smoking the sausage.
Sun Jan 26: Frost 30°. Clear & pleasant. Self went to LaC. to church & then to Nettie's for dinner. The Carters there. Launch Harry here for Wilsons hay.
Mon Jan 27: The scow got snagged on the broken pile and they could not get the hay. Fred loading a car with hay. Took another launch ride.
1908 Jan 28-Feb 14 (pp 4-5 Duplicate of next)
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Tue Jan 28: Frost. Trafton here for hay for Wilson. Took 28,800. Merrill here & settled up for his hay & got 1240 worth oats. Frank's folks. Carrie down in the Samish.
Wed Jan 29: Some rain last night. Frank & Lee went to LaConner for Goods, two teams. Self took a short boat ride. Nettie sick abed. Scott Wallace here. [margin: Frost, clear & cold.]
Thu Jan 30: Frost 23°. Clear & cold all day. Not doing much. Frank unloaded his stuff.
Fri Jan 31: Cold 20° Water pipes froze. Frank & Nettie to town. Peck brot his piano. Self & Lee helping Fred & Otto with the scow. Turned it over to put on some new planks. [margin: Mile to date 31 qts]
February 1908
Sat Feb 01: Frank went to Bellingham. Helped on the scow in the A.M. The Fidalgo here for Freds Balls oats. [margin: Temp 20. Clear, pleasant.]
Sun Feb 02: Temp 14°. Clear & cold. At home all day. Frank came home at 9 A.M.
Mon Feb 03: Temp 29°. S.E. wind & warmer. Otto & Fred, Frank & self working on the scow & finished it & turned it over. Snow some in the P.M.
Tue Feb 04: Light rain last night. Frank & self hauled out posts for the Byron line fence. Also a load of loose straw from the stack & put 13 sks of oats in the feed bin. Oiling & washing harness in the P.M.
Wed Feb 05: Rain some last night & today. Frank washing & oiling harness. Self not doing much but chores. [margin: Put in new telephone batteries.]
Thu Feb 06: Rainy & windy A.M. Dr. Palmer here to dinner. Self went to LaC. Frank went after lumber to Rectors mill and also put his launch up.
Fri Feb 07: Frost 28°. Halter broke the colt. Went to Callahan's to see his boat with Frank & worked some on a gate at the hay barn. Frank & Nettie went down to Pearl's. No rain. Stitts man got a load of hay.
Sat Feb 08: Frank & Nettie at Wilsons. Henry Weyrich got 2300 lbs hay. Self mad & hung a gate at the hay barn.
Sun Feb 09: At home all day. Mr & Mrs Darcy here to dinner and in the P.M. Frank & Nettie came home this eve.
Mon Feb 10: Frost 32°. Frank went & got the bal of the fence lumber & in the P.M. went for a load of Mill wood at Gorton's. Self went to Kalso's & got a dyke warrant.
Tue Feb 11: Rain all night. Frank choring and oiling harness. Self went to Mt Vernon to pay taxes. Rain in the P.M.
Wed Feb 12: Pleasant. Self & Frank working on the Byron line fence. Ida went to the Wilsons.
Thu Feb 13: Self & Frank working on the fence. Light rain in the A.M. but kept on at work. Rec'd a letter from Geo. Will Green died Jan 21st.
Fri Feb 14:[margin: Showery.] Finished the Bryon fence. Helped Frank raise up his boat. Then went with Fred after clams. Went to Samish Island & got lots of them.
1908 Feb 15-Mar 3 (pp 6-7 Duplicate of next)
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Sat Feb 15: Showery. Not doing much but chores. Went to Wilson's in the P.M. & staid all night.
Sun Feb 16: Rainy A.M. At Wilsons. Ida & self came home at night. Mrs Wallace here last night & today.
Mon Feb 17: Pleasant. Frank hauling out the old fence rails & posts. Self sowed clover seed on the seven acre piece by the hay barn. Claudia lost her calf & Baby cow had hers. Peth loading a car with oats.
Tue Feb 18: In the A.M. spreading manure in the meadow. Was out with the women for a launch rid this A.M. Ed Crumrine settled his T. bill. Frank & Nettie went to town to a play & staid there. LaConner saw mill burned this P.M.
Wed Feb 19: Light frost. Pleasant. Frank went to town for shorts & grass seed. In the P.M. working at his boat. Nell stopped on my toe.
Thu Feb 20: Frost. Pleasant. Frank painting boat. Self fixed the guard rail on the boat. Berger & the piano tuner here to day & tuned Nettie's Piano.
Fri Feb 21: Clear & pleasant. Frost 28°. Frank painting boat. Self helping some. Grant came home tonight.
Sat Feb 22: Frost 28°. Pleasant. Helping Frank dig the boat out. Peth plowing sod.
Sun Feb 23: Pleasant A.M. Clowdy & misty in the P.M. Ida & I went to church in Bay View. Mr Stearns here to dinner.
Mon Feb 24: Started the breaking plow & a sulky stubble also. Land in fait order but looks like rain. Wm. Mason began work at noon. [margin: Mrs Massey buried. Mrs F Ewing buried.]
Tue Feb 25: Rain all last night & to day. All the A.M. Mason & Frank fanning oats(seed). Self reading and working at Pioneer books.
Wed Feb 26: Heavy S.E. wind & some rain. The men fanning oats. Frank got the "Prince Rupert" off to day. Highest tide for ten days. [margin: Rain at night.]
Thu Feb 27: Palmer & Atkins came last night and went down to Wilson's to day. Frank working at his boat. Mason finished fanning oats & cut wood some.
Fri Feb 28: Showery. Frank & self went down to Wilsons barn to get an old plow frame. Palmer & Atkins came home with us & started for Seattle on the eve train. Mason not working, went to town. The boat here from Gaches for Fred's oats.
Sat Feb 29: Cold, windy & disagreeable weather. Fixing up the sulky plow in the A.M. Mason sawing wood in the P.M. The rest not doing much. Land still very wet. Rain some more last night.
March 1908
Sun Mar 01: Pleasant. At home all day. McKennas and Barrs here to dinner & in the P.M.
Mon Mar 02: No rain. Mason breaking sod. Frank & self choring, piling wood, cleaning out the garden.
Tue Mar 03:[margin: Light frost.] Mason plowing. Self in town. Frank choring. Pleasant. Pearl here, John also and staid all night.
1908 Mar 4-23 (pp 8-9)
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Wed Mar 04: Frost. Clear with strong north wind. Went to Anacortes expecting to pick up some piles but it was too windy. Mason & Frank plowing in the P.M. The dredger here for Byron's oats. John went to town & to Bellinham in the eve.
Thu Mar 05:[margin: Frost 26°.] Plowing with two teams. Pearl went home. Ida & Nettie went to Neelys. Cool & clear. Very drying weather. Roads dry.
Fri Mar 06:[margin: Frost 22°. Pleasant.] Plowing with two teams.
Sat Mar 07:[margin: Clowdy but no rain.] Bill plowing sod. Frank 1/2 with 3 horses, lower field and plowed the gardens in the P.M.
Sun Mar 08: Frank & Nettie went to town last night. Pleasant drying day. Went to LaC. to church. John & "Uncle Jim" here to dinner.
Mon Mar 09:[margin: Frost.] Plowing with two teams. Finished the sod. Self went to Wilsons and got a pair of pigs.
Tue Mar 10:[margin: Gorton got 10 sks oats.] Windy & showery. Plowing with two teams. 8 hours each. Fred Kalso loads a car with hay at $10.00 per ton.
Wed Mar 11:[margin: Showery.] The boys plowing 3/4. Self & Nettie went to town. Got buggie tire? put on.
Thu Mar 12:[margin: Showery.] The men plowing, but it is getting pretty wet. Self went to Kalso's to get a plow share sharpened.
Fri Mar 13: Rain last night & to day. Mason not working. Frank fixing his boat. Land full of water.
Sat Mar 14:[margin: Rainy.] All went to Burrow's bay to get piles. Had a good trip & got home at 3.30. Let John have $400.00. Miss Smith here today.
Sun Mar 15: Rainy most of the night and some to day. Land & ditches full of water.
Mon Mar 16: Geo. Jenne died in Mt. Vernon. No rain to day. The men cleaning up about the straw stack & finished sawing up the rails.
Tue Mar 17: Rain again last night. Strong west wind to day. Frank & Bill working on the dyke.
Wed Mar 18:[margin: Frost.] No rain. Went to Geo. Jenne's funeral & in Mt Vernon. Frank took Ida over to Frank Whites. Mason on dyke 1/2 & went to LaC. in the P.M.
Thu Mar 19:[margin: Frost.]Frank & Mason working on the dyke. Self went to town in the P.M. & got Nell shod & got some plum trees. Cool but no rain.
Fri Mar 20: Rainy A.M. doing nothing but chores. Put some rings in the pigs noses. Bill be for lumber for the dyke in the P.M. Frank & Nettie went to LaC. in the eve. Ida came from Anacortes & M. White with her.
Sat Mar 21: No rain to day. Frank, Mason & self working on the dyke. Charley Thomas died this eve at Burlington. Had his legs cut off by the train.
Sun Mar 22:[margin: Rain.] Rainy all day. Very discouraging for farmers. Miss White went home. All at home all day.
Mon Mar 23: Mowed the lawn. Mason on the dyke. Frank & self choring. Ida & Frank went to B.V. with butter & eggs.
1908 Mar 24-Apr 12 (pp 10-11)
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Tue Mar 24:[margin: Lots of rain.] Not doing much in the A.M. Frank & Bill went down & got the breaking plow, found the land very wet. Bill went to the mill for dyke lumber in the P.M. 2 x 6 stuff. Self & Ida up to Jorgenson's.
Wed Mar 25:[margin: Land full of water.] Bill & Frank helping Fred in the A.M. & all went for clams in the P.M.
Thu Mar 26: Pleasant. Frank & Bill helping Fred in the A.M. Ida & Nettie went to town. In the P.M. put 103 sks of oats in the car with Fred's hay at 26.00 per ton.
Fri Mar 27: Fine day. Ida went to Burlington to see Mrs Shoemaker. Bill & Frank hauling wood from Willer's place. June broke a tongue & they only got two loads. Train late, Ida came at 12 o'clock at night.
Sat Mar 28:[margin: No rain.] Frank & Bill hauling wood & finished, 12 cords.
Sun Mar 29: At home all day. Bad weather for farming. Rain last night & to day.
Mon Mar 30:[margin: Rain most of the day.] Self, Frank & Fred went to Coupeville to see the Auto buggie. Went in the "Prince" Bill choring & went to B.V. with eggs.
Tue Mar 31:[margin: Pleasant.] John & Pearl here last night & to day. Self & JOhn went to town. Frank & Bill choring, mending sax, cutting thistles, &c.
April 1908
Wed Apr 01:[margin: Pleasant.] Bill cutting thistles. Frank & self choring. A locomotive blew up at Burlington. Shipped 12 tons hay to Wilson Feed Co.
Thu Apr 02:[margin: Pleasant.] Mrs Shoemaker came. Self went to town to get wheel fixied. Bull cutting thistles in the A.M. In the P.M. the boys plowing land, not very dry.
Fri Apr 03: Plowing with two teams. Cold & windy. Planted some peas, turips, beets, spinach, lettuce, &c.
Sat Apr 04: Plowing till 5 P.M. when it rained. Self went to Fidalgo to see a horse. Took dinner at Frank White's. John Ellis got 2060 lbs hay to be paid in June.
Sun Apr 05: Rain last night and this A.M. Cold. Self & Nettie went to LaC. to church. Heard Rev J.A. Pettit.
Mon Apr 06: Miss Smith here. The boys plowing. Finished up across the road. Pleasant P.M. coring & mowed the lawn.
Tue Apr 07: Pleasant. The men plowing. Self washed the buggie and planted some potatos. Ida & Miss Smith went to town.
Wed Apr 08: The men plowing. Self finished planted potatos & paint the boat "Sylph". Marihugh & Stitt got some hay.
Thu Apr 09: Ida & self went to Seattle. Pleasant day. The boys plowing.
Fri Apr 10: The boys plowing. Self in Seattle and went out to the expositions grounds & staid all night at Palmer's.
Sat Apr 11: The boys plowing & finished all but a headland. Ida & self went to hear Mrs Patrick Campbell in Moore's Theater.
Sun Apr 12:[margin: Pleasant.] Went to church (1st Baptist) & aboard the cruiser Washington in the P.M. Then came home. Left Ida in Seattle.
1908 Apr 13-29 (pp 12-13)
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Mon Apr 13: Rainy A.M. not doing much. Bill disking (in the P.M.) sod. Frank & self finished the head lands. Nettie took Miss Smith down to the Samish.
Tue Apr 14: Pleasant. Bill disking. Frank harrowing in the A.M. & helped load the "Rene" with hay for W.F.C. They took 20 tons.
Wed Apr 15: Bill disking & finished the sod at noon. Frank harrowing with four horses. Self made a barrow cart & mowed a lawn.
Thu Apr 16: Dry & windy. Bill disking. Frank harrowing on the Whitney piece. Self fixed the bell, put chicken manure on the garden, did chores, &c. South wind all day, but no rain. Land drying out pretty fast, but it looks like rain. [margin: Ida came this eve.]
Fri Apr 17: Strong south wind all day. Both teams harrowing all day. Self choring & fixing up the disk harrow.
Sat Apr 18: Rainy A.M. Bill not working in the A.M. Frank took us to the depot & went to Bay View. Bill rolling in the P.M. meadow. Self & Ida in Anacortes to see about a girl. Took dinner at Bradley's.
Sun Apr 19: Pleasant most of the day. Frank, Nettie & self went to church and took dinner with Carters. Rain after 4 P.M. [margin: Rain in the eve.]
Mon Apr 20: Bill rolling in the P.M. & harrowing in the P.M. Self & frank dipping oats in the A.M. & planted potatos in the P.M. also sweet peas and set out onions. [margin: Went to Seattle in the eve to see a Columbus buggie.]
Tue Apr 21: In Seattle till 4.25. Came home at 8 P.M. Bill disking & harrowing.
Wed Apr 22: Self in town & got my wheel. Bill ldisking. Frank hauled out some seed oats & began seeding on the sod in the P.M. Self planted some onions, beet. Set out dahlias, &c.
Thu Apr 23: Bill disking & harrowing in oats. Frank seeding 1/2 15 1/2 acres done. Osberge here with the Auto Buggie. [margin: Rainy P.M.]
Fri Apr 24: Some rain last night & lots of wind(west). The worst one of the spring. Frank went to town in the P.M. for matting, Bill disking in the P.M. Self went to Bessner's & Wilsons in the auto buggie.
Sat Apr 25: Frank seeding. Bill disking. Self working in garden, moving furniture & dipping seed oats. Mr. Frescohn & Rea Klein here in the P.M. [margin: Pleasant]
Sun Apr 26: Went to B.V. & heard Mr Frescohn preach. Pleasant. Nettie not very well. Mrs S. went home.
Mon Apr 27: Bill disking. Frank seeding & finished across the road. Grant came home. Judy here for hay. Self loading hay & dipping oats.
Tue Apr 28: Bill disking & harrowing. Frank rolled the 10 acres & seeded the hay barn lot. Self sowing grass seed and load hay. Judy took 20 1/2 tons.
Wed Apr 29:[margin: Pleasant.] Bill harrowing across the road. Frank seeding. Self treating oats & sowing grass seed. Dwelly here assessing.
1908 Apr 30-May 16 (pp 14-15 Duplicate of next)
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Thu Apr 30:[margin: Fine weather.] Disking & harrowing. Frank seeding. Self & Ida went to town in the P.M.
May 1908
Fri May 01:[margin: Very warm 82 at Kalso's] Clowdy & warm. Bill disking. Self & Frank rolling the east field.
Sat May 02: Fine rain last night. Bill disking. Frank finished seeding also finished rolling harrowing the two pieces across the road except rolling the 10 acres. Self choring & working in the garden. Planted beans & flower seeds.
Sun May 03:[margin: Pleasant.] Self went to LaC to church on wheel. Roads fine.
Mon May 04: Ida & Miss Smith went to Anacortes. Frank harrowing & Bill disking. Self choring & went to B.V with Stitts hay bill.
Tue May 05:[margin: Pleasant.] Grant went back to Seattle. Bill disking 3/4 & finished. Frank harrowed 1/2. In the P.M. put seven tons of oats in the car for Day Creek S. C. The Tourist auto man here. Mrs Shoemaker got her dutch up & quit.
Wed May 06: Frank finished harrowing. Bill rolling. Self working about the house. Ida & Miss Smith went to B.V.
Thu May 07: Rain some last night. Cold & windy to day. Bill finished rolling. Put the machinery away and hung window shades. Frank went to the station for chairs from Anacortes & to LaC in the P.M. for paint, seeds, gasoline, &c.
Fri May 08: Cool. Bill hauling dyke lumber. F. hauled one load, mowed the lawn & worked at his boat. Self painting floors & japalocking(?) furniture, also varnished the boat.
Sat May 09: Frank & self went to Anacortes to the Rep. Con. Bill not working. We went to Anacortes in the "Sylph". Frank went to Bellingham on the "Falcon" Ida & Nettie went to LaConner.
Sun May 10: Nettie sick. I went to Bay View to church. Smith & Howe here. Miss Douglas came this eve. Rainy in the eve.
Mon May 11: Rainy A.M. light & cold. Bill working on the dyke 6 hours. Frank & self in the P.M. Pleasant P.M.
Tue May 12: All working on dyke.
Wed May 13: Bill & Frank hauling wood from Ellis.
Thu May 14:[margin: Pleasant.] Bill not working. Frank went to LaC. Self choring & made a cover for Grant's boat engine. Pearl & Stella here to dinner.
Fri May 15:[margin: Rainy P.M. & eve.] Frank fixing his boat. Self not doing much but chores & tinkering with the boat. Settled up with Mason.
Sat May 16:[margin: Clara Brown here for the last of Byron's hay.] Frank hauled a load of dyke lumber. Self working in garden, mowed the lawn & went with Frank to B.V. with his boat.
1908 May 17-Jun 6 (pp 16-17)
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Sun May 17:[margin: Rainy towards eve.] At home all day. Frank & Nettie went to Neelys. Frank White's folks here to day.
Mon May 18: Rainy & showery most all day. Frank making over his rudder, self helping. He went to Wilsons for Miss Smith in the P.M. Miss Maxwell here. Gortons got 600 lbs oats.
Tue May 19:[margin: Fine day.] Frank & Ida went to LaConner. Self cutting ????el & hung a screen door.
Wed May 20: Bessner bot an "Auto". Smith Howe & C married at 3 P.M. Not much else going on here about 30 present. Pleasant day.
Thu May 21: Pleasant day. I went with Frank to Bellingham & saw seven Battleships viz the "Connecticut" the "Kansas" the "Vermont" the "Rhode Island" The "New Jersey". & the "Georgia".
Fri May 22: Pleasant. Frank in Bellingham. Self did the chores & took Ida down to Pearls.
Sat May 23:[margin: Took B. cow to Balls.] the Battleships passed Anacortes this A.M. at 8 oclock. even in the fleet headed by the flagship Connecticut. Frank came home with the "Prince" Self working in the garden some.
Sun May 24:[margin: Fine] Went with Frank to LaC in the A.M. & to Mrs Creighton's funeral in the P.M. Pleasant. Frank went to Seattle in the eve. Self called on the Howe's.
Mon May 25:[margin: growing] Went with Fred K. to Seattle to see the fleet performances. Frank in Seattle.
Tue May 26:[margin: weather.] In Seattle till 4.30. Saw a big crowd and the big parade. Frank came this A.M. Self at 8 P.M.
Wed May 27:[margin: Pleasant.] Working in the gardens in the A.M. & planted some peas and beans. Callahan's boat out on her trial trip.
Thu May 28: Frank not doing much but chores. Self & Nettie went to LaConner. Showery.
Fri May 29:[margin: Pleasant, cool, but pleasant in the P.M.] Frank started for Seattle with his boat. Self choring & washing buggies.
Sat May 30: All went to Decoration exercises at Pleasant Ridge. Went through the Beaver Marsh. Crops looking pretty well.
Sun May 31:[margin: Pleasant.] At home in the A.M. Went to Decoration exercises in Bay View in the P.M. Mr Abbott here to night.
June 1908
Mon Jun 01: Went to Anacortes to the Farmer's Institute. Frank & Grant still in Seattle. [margin: Rainy A.M.]
Tue Jun 02: Damp & misty. Carrie Stacey here. Oats & grass looking very well, much better than last year at this date. Self & Ida went to LaConner.
Wed Jun 03: Cool & clowdy. Self choring & mowing around the house. Will Esary & Joy McCullough married. Alf Stacey here & we went to B.V. to night.
Thu Jun 04: Ida & Miss Douglas went to Bellingham & Miss D. came back. Alf here. Cool & clowdy. Self choring & working in the garden.
Fri Jun 05: Warmer, good growing day. Was up to Byron's in the P.M. & over the grain. Ida came home this eve. Oats spotted.
Sat Jun 06:[margin: Warm & pleasant.]Mr Williamson here & got his adze. Gortons got some hay. Worked in the garden & mowed the lawn.
1908 Jun 7-24 (pp 18-19)
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Sun Jun 07:[margin: Warm & pleasant.] Ida & self went to church at LaC. Frank & Grant came from Seattle.
Mon Jun 08: Clowdy but no rain. Pleasant P.M. Frank hauled a load of lumber in the P.M. Pearl came up & staid all night.
Tue Jun 09:[margin: Warm & pleasant.] Frank & Grant in Mt Vernon. Self fixed fence by the barn. Took June to Whitney. Poled the beans and mowed the lawn. had a few strawberries. Pearl & Nettie went to the W.C.T.U. Con at LaC.
Wed Jun 10:[margin: Warm & pleasant. River high.] Grant & Frank came home at 10 A.M. Frank hauled a load of dyke lumber. Ida & self went to W.C.T.U. meeting and Blanche White came home with us at 12 M.
Thu Jun 11:[margin: Warm & pleasant.] Grant & Frank hauled two loads of lumber for dyke this A.M. Loading on the scows in the P.M. & chored around some. Cultivated the potatos. Mrs W. went home.
Fri Jun 12:[margin: Pleasant.] Frank & self worked on the dyke 5 hours each & went after the pile driver in the P.M. or eve at 5 P.M.
Sat Jun 13:[margin: Pleasant.] Frank went to town for the women folks. Alfred Bessner came & we drove 17 piles after 3 P.M. Grant helping.
Sun Jun 14:[margin: Pleasant.] Ida 51 to day. The Carters and Mrs Henderson here. Mrs Nedford came.
Mon Jun 15:[margin: Pleasant P.M. Clowdy A.M.] Grant hauling gravel. Self & Frank working on the dyke. Mrs Wolford dressmaking.
Tue Jun 16:[margin: Pleasant & dry.] Grant hauling gravel for county. Frank & Fred went for rock with the scow for the dyke. Self went to Anacortes to see about Everett's house & bot a suit of clothes.
Wed Jun 17:[margin: Pleasant.] Grant hauling gravel, & after rocks. Self in Mt Vernon & burlington on Pioneer Business. Rain in the eve.
Thu Jun 18:[margin: Rainy day.] Ida & self went to LaC. Fine rain for oats. The boys not working. Rain about 3/4 of an in. to one inch.
Fri Jun 19: Grant hauling gravel 1/2. Self & Frank working on the dyke. Cool & clowdy.
Sat Jun 20:[margin: Pleasant.] Drying day. N. wind. Frank cut thistles & mowed the lawn. Self choring & pulling mustard. Grant hauling gravel. Mrs Wolford went home. Frank took her. Grass lodging badly across the road.
Sun Jun 21: Went to Cottonwood Island. Wilson's & White's folks went along. Got home at 8 P.M. Pleasant, but some windy.
Mon Jun 22:[margin: Pleasant.] Grant hauling gravel. Frank & self working on dyke & dyke lumber four hours each.
Tue Jun 23: Grant 23 to day. Self, Grant & Frank working on dyke four hours each. Frank went to town in the P.M. Grant & self hauled a load of rock & gravel to put on the sluice box at the hay barn. [margin: Dyke work posted to the 23d.]
Wed Jun 24: Self put rock & gravel over the hay barn sluice box & picked berries in the A.M. Frank & Grant getting ready to go to Mt Constitution. All went to Orcas Island in the P.M.
1908 Jun 25-Jul 14 (pp 20-21)
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Thu Jun 25: All at Olgo(?) Orcas Island & went to the top of the mountain. Was at Moran's place & heard the pipe organ last night. Was wet going up the Mt. but it cleared off & gave us a fine view after noon. Came home at 8 P.M. & started with Frank for Langley. Staid at Utsalady from 12 to 4 A.M. Blanche & kids went with us.
Fri Jun 26: Heavy rain last night. Self with Frank in Everett & came home on the train. Ida sick abed.
Sat Jun 27:[margin: Pleasant day.] Ida in bed. Grant hauled a load of dyke lumber. Self picked berries, mowed the lawn & helped Grant cut up the dyke lumber. Hauling dyke lumber 2.00 Sawing & loading dyke lumber .75 Towing scow .50
Sun Jun 28: Pleasant. Ida sick. Self went to LaC. to Church.
Mon Jun 29: Went to Mt Vernon with Mr Bessner in his Auto. Grant picked berries & pulled mustard.
Tue Jun 30:[margin: Pleasant.] Grant, Lee & self working on dyke. Self 1/2 & went to town in the P.M. Dyke do to $3.50.
July 1908
Wed Jul 01: Pleasant. Fred, Lee, Grant & self went for rocks to Hat Island with three scows & two launches.
Thu Jul 02: Pleasant. Grant went to town. Self unloading rocks three hours (75¢) for dyke do. Walter & Lee loading hay in car. Sold it for $10 per ton.
Fri Jul 03:[margin: Clowdy A.M. Pleasant P.M.] Self went to Anacortes on the train & home at 5.30. Ida still poorly.
Sat Jul 04:[margin: Fine day.] Grant in B.V. self in Mount Vernon. Heard a fine address Rev. Mathews of Seattle. Everything went off in good order.
Sun Jul 05:[margin: Pleasant.] Went to B.V. but the preacher was away. Grant went to Edison.
Mon Jul 06:[margin: Pleasant.] Fred mowing. Grant & self mowed the lawn & finished unloading the scows. Dyke three hours 75¢
Tue Jul 07:[margin: Fine hay weather.] Grant went for ditch timber, but got none. John & Pearl here. Moved the stock fence.
Wed Jul 08:[margin: Pleasant.] Ida no better. Self & Grant went and unloaded the rock in the P.M.
Thu Jul 09:[margin: Pleasant.] Self doing chores & Grant went to town.
Fri Jul 10: Went with Ida to Seattle & back on the 8 P.M. train. Grant mowed the lawn.
Sat Jul 11:[margin: Pleasant.] Grant began mowing. Nettie & I went to town.
Sun Jul 12: Nettie & self went to church in the LaConner.
Mon Jul 13:[margin: Not very clear.] Warm, haying. Grant mowing. Mason tedding 1/2, stacking 1/2, Clapper choring 1/2, shocking 1/2, Black shocking 1/2, Bay View man 1/2, Evans 1/2 & quit. Self raked in the P.M.
Tue Jul 14: Rain last night & to day. Lots of rain & lots of hay cut. Doing nothing.
1908 Jul 15-31 (pp 22-23)
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Wed Jul 15: Clowdy all day. Nothing doing.
Thu Jul 16:[margin: Rain some last night.] Clowdy again until 4 P.M. Grant & Fred went hunting in the Sylph. Clapper went to town. Black also. Hay looks bad. This is the worse spell we have had in haying for many years.
Fri Jul 17: It cleared off to day & we got at the hay. Shook out the windrows & shocked up in the P.M. Grant cutting some in the P.M. Mason, Roberts, Blank, Clapper, Johnson & Willis working.
Sat Jul 18:[margin: Fine hay day.] Mowing & putting up. Crew same as yesterday. Began mowing the 18 acre piece. Fred got his new engine & put in the boat.
Sun Jul 19: Pleasant. At home all day. Every body about here working in the hay.
Mon Jul 20: Pleasant. Haying. Grant mowing 3/4 sick. Self raking & mowing. Crewing all working.
Tue Jul 21:[margin: Fine hay weather.] Grant mowing. Self tedding & raking. Crew all here except Willis who went to Mt Vernon in the P.M. Warm. Lee Bradley's folks here in the eve.
Wed Jul 22: Bill tedding 1/2. Pleasant & warm. Grant sick. Self finished mowing. Crew same all here. Finished putting up the 18 acre field.
Thu Jul 23: Grant sick again went to Anacortes. Self finished raking & went to Mr Sharpenburg's funeral & to town. Willis not here. The rest shocking till some time in the P.M.
Fri Jul 24: Rain some last night & was clowdy & misty to day. Grant & self, fixing up the wagons and barns for hauling hay. A bunch here from Anacortes to talk County Commissioner.
Sat Jul 25: Pleasant. Grant choring. Self went to LaC to see Dunlap.
Sun Jul 26:[margin: Pleasant.] Went to LaC to church. Went to Burlington to meet Ida in the eve.
Tue Jul 28: Damp A.M. Light shower last night. Hauling hay 3/4 of a day. 36 loads. Crew, Grant, Clapper, Willis, Roberts, Hutchison, Rodgers, Johnson, Mason & Black pitching. (Rainy Peth's man 1/2)
Wed Jul 29:[margin: Fine day.] Hauling hay 53 loads. Crew Grant, Clapper, Willis, Roberts, Hutchison, Rdgers, Johnson, Mason, Black. Have 78 loads in big shed. Have 54 in old barn.
Thu Jul 30: Pleasant. Hauling hay. Finished the old barn 65 loads, also the big shed 102. Hauling in the bale barn a while. 9 loads. Crew, Grant, Clapper, Willis, Roberts, Hutchison, Rodgers, Johnson, Mason, Black. Self went to Burlington in the eve to see about pioneer business. [margin: 102+65+21=188]
Fri Jul 31: Bale barn 12 loads total 21 Horse barn 17 loads all told 199
1908 Jul 31-Aug 19 (pp 24-25)
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Fri Jul 31: Finised hauling at 3.30 P.M. & settled up with the men.
August 1908
Sat Aug 01: Grant helping Fred. Ida, Nettie & self went to Annual Pioneer meeting, Burlington.
Sun Aug 02: Damp. Self & Nettie went to LaC to church.
Mon Aug 03: Self went to Gorton's mill. Grant went to Wilson's & McCullough's for cherries. Laura Douglas went home this eve.
Tue Aug 04: Dry. Lots of farmers baling hay. Grant came home & brot Pearl & Carroll with him. Self not doing much but chores.
Wed Aug 05: Warm & dry. Grant went with Fred to Whidbey Island. Self choring & went up to Abbotts to see the baler.
Thu Aug 06: Warm & dry. Planted the hay barn tracks & cut thistles. Grant doing nothing. Frank Regenwetter died this A.M.
Fri Aug 07: Frank home. Pearl went home, Grant went to LaConner. Self went to the Pioneers meeting at Ferndale. Warm & dry.
Sat Aug 08: Grant baling for John Jenne. Frank & self went to F Regenwetter's funeral. Warm & dry & very dusty.
Sun Aug 09: Ida poorly. At home all day. Warm dry & dusty.
Mon Aug 10: Self choring & mowed the lawn. Ida & Pearl went to Seattle. Grant & Frank came from Everett in the "Rupert".
Tue Aug 11:[margin: Dry.] Grant painting his boat. Frank helping wash. Self choring around. Sally had a calf.
Wed Aug 12:[margin: Dry] Clowdy & threatening rain. Frank & Grant fixing their boats. Just night we began fixing the docks. Judy here & got some hay of Fred at $8.00. "Timbers?" here last night & to day.
Thu Aug 13:[margin: with ] Grant, Frank & self fixing the hay barn wharf. Frank White's folks here. Gilling ready for camping. Went after Johnson to do chores.
Fri Aug 14:[margin: strong ] Ida came home from Seattle. Johnson here choring. Fixing for Orcas Island and started at 4 P.M. and arrived at 7.30. Frank Whites folks along in "Prince Rupert".
Sat Aug 15:[margin: north] On Orcas & went to the top of Mt Constitution.
Sun Aug 16:[margin: wind.] On Orcas. Went to Moran's & started for home at 3 P.M. arrived at 7 P.M. Went with Ida to take Mrs Howe to Bay View.
Mon Aug 17: Johnson hauling manure. Frank went & got his mother. Self up to the ridge. Fred began to cut oats, but quit, too green. Byron cutting.
Tue Aug 18: Very warm & sultry. Grant, Frank & others went to the circus at Bellingham. Self choring about home. Grain ripening fast.
Wed Aug 19:[margin: Warm.] Cutting oats. Self in the A.M. Grant in the P.M. Gov? Rogers helping in the P.M. Johnson, Gorton shocking 3/4, Frank 1/2. Mrs Wright went away this eve. The women from Seattle did not show up. "Bunkoed"
1908 Aug 20-Sep 5 (pp 26-27)
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Thu Aug 20: Cutting oats 3/4, quit for rain at 9.30. Rain light here, but lot of thunder & lightning. Gorton, Johnson, Rodgers & Grant. Self shocking in the P.M. Frank shocking and helping in the house
Fri Aug 21: Cutting oats. Weather fine. Crew same as yesterday. Self went to Mt Vernon on subpeona of the state tax Commission. went with Bessner in his auto. Shock baled hay selling at $8.00 to $9.00. Nearly everybody cutting oats.
Sat Aug 22: Cutting oats. Same crew. Frank helping in the house about 1/2 time. Finished the 37 acre piece at 5 P.M. & began on the 10 acre piece.
Sun Aug 23: Went to LaC to church. Ed Lovel read a sermon. Went with Ida up to Byron's in the P.M. Pleasant & some harvesting.
Mon Aug 24: Harvesting crew the same. Frank in the house 3/4. Finished across the road at 3.30. Cut around the 5 acre piece but had to quit at 4.30 for a light rain.
Tue Aug 25: Harvesting. Crew same. Began on the Whitney piece at 11 A.M. Cool & clowdy.
Wed Aug 26: Harvesting. Working on the Whitney piece. Oats not very heavy. Self mending sacks, dig potatos & mowing oats.
Thu Aug 27: Rain most all last night & some to day. Doing nothing.
Fri Aug 28: Rain all the A.M. Self & Ida went to Frank White's. Rain yesterday & to day over 1 1/2 inches.
Sat Aug 29: Ida & self went to LaConner. Grant off in the boat with Fred. Frank working around the house. Pleasant in the P.M. Hay worth $9.00, oats 25.00. Seigfried sold in the field & they buyer takes all risk from weather. John sold 500 sks at $25.00.
Sun Aug 30: No rain but clowdy. Ida & self went to B.V. to church. Peth & Balls cutting.
Mon Aug 31: Ida went to Seattle. Finished cutting oats. Damp. Johnson & Gorton shocking.
September 1908
Tue Sep 01:[margin: Oats selling at $25.00] Grant & Frank finished shocking in the P.M. Self went to see the Aultman-Taylor rig this P.M.
Wed Sep 02: Gillin ready to thresh. Grant & Frank went to LaC. Several machines threshing.
Thu Sep 03:[margin: Callahan threshing.] Grant sowing sax for Ewing. Frank choring. Self went to BayView to get Prince shod. Took a lot of eggs down to the store.
Fri Sep 04:[margin: Fine weather.] Osborn here getting the machine ready. Sharp came this eve. Frank went after Sharp but he came on the train.
Sat Sep 05:[margin: Lots of oats sold.] Sharp & Osborne working at the machine and moved it to Byron's. Frank helping in the house. Self went to LaC & to Burlington for Ida but she missed the train. Mrs Dewey came.
1908 Sep 6-24 (pp 28-29)
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Sun Sep 06:[margin: Rain some to night.] Foggy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Self went to church at LaC. Ida came home this eve.
Mon Sep 07: Started the machine and got out 175 sks. & had to quit for rain at 10 A.M. Blustery & showery the bal. of the day. Picked the Bartlett pears.
Tue Sep 08: Primary Elections. Self on the board as Inspector. The machine started at 8 and got out 1300 sks. Self in B.V. till midnight.
Wed Sep 09: Threshing at Byron's & Kalso's. Clowdy but no rain except a shower early this A.M.
Thu Sep 10: Fine day. [margin: Gene Daniels buried] Began threshing here at 9 A.M. & got out 950 sks. Grain not turning out as well as expected.
Fri Sep 11: Strong N. wind with very wet fog. Threshing but very slow in the A.M. Moved and finished all but the Whitney piece. Have out about 1835 sks.
Sat Sep 12: Threshing till 3 P.M. very wet fog in the A.M. Got out 730 making 2565 for the crop. Broke a casting but moved to Osborne's and started up at about 4.30. Was offered $27.50 for the oats. Some sold at $27.00.
Sun Sep 13: Pleasant. Machine at Osbornes. Got out about 800 sks. Grain tough. Self & Nettie went to Bay view to church.
Mon Sep 14: Machine at Osbornes. Light rain in the A.M. but not enough to stop threshing. Ida & self went to LaC & took dinner at Carter's. Clowdy.
Tue Sep 15: Machine at Crumrine's. Fine day. Self choring & went to Ballingers & bot 100 sks seed oats. Was over to the machine in the P.M.
Wed Sep 16:[margin: Pleasant.] Machine at Crumrine's. A. Nelson sick & got Garletts to sow sax.
Thu Sep 17: Finished at Crumrine's & movedd to Peths for dinner. [margin: Pleasant.]
Fri Sep 18:[margin: Frost.] Pleasant. Machine at Peth's. Self doing chores & went to B.V. to get the shoes taken off of Nell. She is still lame. [margin: Pleasant] The McGinnis's came to night.
Sat Sep 19: Threshing at Peths. Grain turning out well.
Sun Sep 20: Threshing at Peth's & finished at 11 oclock 3647 sks to date. John & Barkley McGinnis went to church and came back via Beaver Marsh. [margin: weather.]
Mon Sep 21: Frank went with Fred to get rocks. Grant not working. The McGinnis's & self went to the Samish to see Bessner's machine. Nettie & Mrs M. went to town.
Tue Sep 22:[margin: Pleasant.] Went to Ballingers for seed oats. Frank & Grant also. Got 103 sks. Cost $140.00. Hauled straw in the P.M.
Wed Sep 23:[margin: Cool but no rain to speak of.] Grant & Frank went to Rector's to get engine wood. Self went to Avon to see about lumber & to LaC in the P.M. Frank took the McGinnis's out for a boat ride this P.M. W. Peth sold his oats for $27.50 yesterday.
Thu Sep 24:[margin: Pleasant.] Grant hauling wood. All the rest went with the McGinnis's down to Wilson's. B. McGinnis went home this P.M.
1908 Sep 25-Oct 12 (pp 30-31)
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Fri Sep 25:[margin: Frost 28°] Coldest for Sept. that I remember of. the McGinnises went home this A.M. Grant hauled a load of wood & we put up the shed posts. Frank went to LaC & again to LaC with his boat in the P.M. Fred baling hay with the steam press. Callahans.
Sat Sep 26:[margin: Frost.] Frank in Anacortes with his boat. Grant went to town & got bale ties. 30lbs. Self choring & went to see the Columbia hay press at Gears. It is the best press I have seen. Weather dry. Unusually so for the time of year.
Sun Sep 27: Clowdy & misty. At home all day. John & Pearl here.
Mon Sep 28:[margin: Pleasant.] The boys went to Avon for lumber for shed in the A.M. All worked on the shed in the P.M.
Tue Sep 29:[margin: Dry & pleasant.] Grant fired up the engine & moved the machine in the new shed. Self & Frank working on shed in the A.M. Hay balers here at noon all stowing bales in the P.M. Grant hauled a load of water after dinner. Fred sold a boat load of hay for $11.50 to Wilson F. C.
Wed Sep 30:[margin: Mr Raines died this eve.] Baling hay 39 tons out to night. Looks like rain. Grant & FRank stowing bales.
October 1908
Thu Oct 01: Baling hay. Heavy thunder shower in the night last night and blustery & showery to day. Frank went to Tulalip with the Indians. Johnson stowing bales in Franks place. Self choring & helping stow bales while Grant hauled water.
Fri Oct 02: Pleasant but windy. Baling hay. Frank not back. Johnson helping Fred in the old barn.
Sat Oct 03: Baling hay. Frank & Grant stowing. 32 tons. Pleasant day. Self went to Mr Raines funeral.
Sun Oct 04: Id & self went to LaC to church and to Carter's to dinner. No rain. Roads fine. Wrote to Eva.
Mon Oct 05:[margin: Fine weather.] Baling hay about 30 tons. Grant & Frank stowing. Sold 3 tons hay to Bushaw & Maxwell.
Tue Oct 06:[margin: Splendid ] Baling hay till 2.30 & finished - 176 tons.- Self working on the machine shed. The boys helping after 2.30.
Wed Oct 07: Boys & self shingling the shed. Grant went for wood in the P.M.
Thu Oct 08:[margin: weather.] Grant hauling wood. Frank digging potatos. Self went to J.T. Squires ranch to view his improvements.
Fri Oct 09:[margin: Fine day. ] Grant hauled the last load of wood of Rectors lot. Working on the shed doors in the P.M. Picked some pears & piled up the woods.
Sat Oct 10: Machine shed cost about $70.00. [margin: Pleasant.] Finished up the machine shed and cleaned out the engine. Grant & Frank helping. Conner & Mehan here to dinner Heard that Ed Leighton died on the 3rd of the present month. Aged 58.
Sun Oct 11:[margin: Clowdy & foggy.] Went to LaC to church on wheel. Ida poorly.
Mon Oct 12: Windy & showery. Grant, self & Frank fanning over screenings. Got out 66 sks of good oats & 41 in the feed bin. Grant helping Peth in the P.M.
1908 Oct 13-30 (pp 30-33)
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Tue Oct 13: Extras wanted for T. machines 1 doz each, large & small chain links - boxed or bearing for screen auger each end. Stacker wheel. ?567. Rainy part of the day. Not doing much but chores.
Wed Oct 14:[margin: Rain some.] Frank & Nettie went to Tacoma - Grant off with Fred Kalso hunting. Self did the chores & went to town.
Thu Oct 15:[margin: Rainy A.M.] Grant away. Self choring & went to Gortons Mill for wharf planks in the P.M. John Wilson here to dinner.
Fri Oct 16: Rain most of last night & this A.M. Grant came back with a deer. Self put the caps & planks on the granary wharf this P.M.
Sat Oct 17:[margin: Frost. Pleasant.] Doing chores & fixing the wharf some. Mowed the lawn in the P.M. Willis the Fair commissioner was here.
Sun Oct 18: Clowdy & rain some just night. At home most of the day. Self & Ida went to Mendenhalls for a call just night.
Mon Oct 19:[margin: Rain.] Rainy day. Did the chores cleaned out the swer box & fixed the gate to the flush pipe.
Tue Oct 20:[margin: Rainy.] Grant & self fixing dike up by the Purdy warehouse in the A.M. Disagreeable weather to try to do anything. In the P.M. we went to B.V. in the launch. Pleasant just night.
Wed Oct 21:[margin: Hard frost. Pleasant.] Worked on the dike five hours. Loaded the scow. Rainy again at night.
Thu Oct 22: Rainy part of the day. Went & got Queen & Nellie and began to wean the colt. Queen's leg worse. Made a wheel barrow in the P.M.
Fri Oct 23: Pleasant. Lee Bradley here hunting. Dr Phillips here to dr Queen's leg. Ida & self went to LaC in the P.M. Frank & Nettie came from Tacoma.
Sat Oct 24: Pleasant. Grant & Frank went to town. Self choring, sawing wood, &c. Clapper had the team to go to town Mt Vernon. Nothing in oats or hay now. The boat here for W. Peths oats.
Sun Oct 25: Pleasant but foggy with north wind. Went down on the dike with Otto & Fred. John & Pearl here to celebrate my birth day.
Mon Oct 26: Pleasant day. Frank folks getting ready to move. Grant off with Roy Crumrine.
Tue Oct 27: 59 today. Pleasant but foggy. Helping Frank pack up & he took a load of stuff to town. Grant went to Anacortes for oil. Then we unloaded the scow load of dirt.
Wed Oct 28: Self & Frank started for Tacoma & Nettie went to LaC to go on the Fairhaven. Mrs Dewey took her to town & Ida brot the horse back. We got as far as Mulkilteo & staid all night in Everett. Grant hunting ducks & Mr Johnson doing the chores.
Thu Oct 29: Self & Frank got to Tacoma at 1 P.M. Had a good trip. Rainy day & night.
Fri Oct 30: Self went home on the Indianapolis & train.
1908 Oct 30-Nov 14 (pp 34-35)
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Fri Oct 30: Rain most of the day. Johnson doing chores. Grant hunting.
Sat Oct 31: Johnson doing chores & hauling rocks for dike. Three loads. Self choring around & Made & sharpened some posts for dike.
November 1908
Sun Nov 01: At home till 2 P.M. then went to Howe's and staid till 6 P.M. Windy and rainy. Grant went to the Samish. Wrote to Geo.
Mon Nov 02: Strong south wind all day & very warm. Self & Johnson working on the dyke 8 hours.
Tue Nov 03:[margin: Windy.] Presidential Election. Went to B.V. to take tickets & vote. Johnson went and took Charley & Prince to get their shoes taken off. Johnson hauling manure in the P.M. Heard Taft was elected at 10 P.M.
Wed Nov 04: Working on dike 4 hours, self & Johnson. He went to Wilson's to take Ida in the P.M. Self went to Mt Vernon with Bessner to hear election news. County all Rep.
Thu Nov 05:[margin: Warm & pleasant.] Self & Johnson working on dyke 8 hours each, except a while in the A.M. when there was a light rain. Mr Pratt here to night for Children's Home.
Fri Nov 06:[margin: Weather fine.] Self & Johnson dyking 6 hours each. Grant home this eve. Have put a scow load of dirt on the dyke each day for the past three days. Tides just right. Total dyke work this week 64 hours or $16.00.
Sat Nov 07: No entry.
Sun Nov 08: Pleasant day & the roads fine. I went to church on wheel in LaC. Mr James Gaches was stricken with heart failure & died this eve at 5 oclock after acting as Pall Bearer at Mrs Tolbars funeral at Pleasant Ridge.
Mon Nov 09:[margin: Pleasant.] Self & Johnson dyking 6 hours each. Then loaded the Rene with hay for Wilson Feed Co.
Tue Nov 10:[margin: Fine ] Ida started for Tacoma with Donald this A.M. Self & Johnson at the dyke 2 hours each. Then finished the day picking up wood with the scow.
Wed Nov 11:[margin: weather.] Mrs Dewey sick to day. Self working in the house & went to Bay View. Johnson hauling wood from Marihughs.
Thu Nov 12: Measured the Peth line fence. Total distance 2626 ft from the road to the corner in my field 1131 ft. My half 1263. According to deed it is 1251 ft to said corner and I should build 127 ft more to make 1/2 total length of line 2756. Self & Johnson working on dyke 8 hours each. Pleasant. John came & got June to plow.
Fri Nov 13:[margin: Frost. Pleasant.] Clapper had the team to go to Burlington. Johnson tearing down the Peth line fence. Self went to James Gaches funeral which was the largest I ever saw in LaConner. Netties number 819 South K, Tacoma.
Sat Nov 14:[margin: Frost. Pleasant.] Johnson working at the fence taking out posts and hauling away the old stuf & taking out new posts. Self went to Mount Vernon.
1908 Nov 15-Dec 4 (pp 36-37 Duplicate of next)
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Sun Nov 15:[margin: Frost, warmer at night.] Went to Bay View to church. Heard the new preacher Mr Ball and took dinner with the Howe's.
Mon Nov 16: Strong south wind all day. Self & Johnson setting fence posts in the Peth line fence.
Tue Nov 17: Rain last & showery today. Johnson hauled a load of rocks by the hay barn water tank and went to the Jacobs Mill for lumber in the P.M. Rector got 2460 lbs hay on Stitts acct.
Wed Nov 18:[margin: No rain. River high.] Self & Johnson finished the Peth fence.
Thu Nov 19:[margin: Showery.] Johnson hauled a load of rocks & hauled manure in the P.M. Self went to B.V. & got Nell shod and fixed a cow stall in the P.M. Also wrote up pioneer minutes. Amt in the dyke Treasury at this time $133.78.
Fri Nov 20:[margin: Showery.] Johnson hauling manure & doing chores. Self filing saw(Franks) & reading.
Sat Nov 21:[margin: Windy & showery.] Sef fixing window to chicken house. Grant came home and Sydney Stacey here. Johnson hauling manure & cleaning up around the straw stack.
Sun Nov 22:[margin: Sydney went home.] Windy & rainy. At home all day. Wrote to Ida & read also went to the P.O. just night.
Mon Nov 23: Windy but no rain. Johnson hauling out straw. Self sawing up a pile for wood. Grant hunting quail & towed the scow load of wood up home.
Tue Nov 24: Pleasant. Light frost. [margin: Grant went to Wilson's.] Johnson hauling wood from the scow and hauling dirt in the P.M. to fill up hole by the hay barn. Self helped unload wood & piled it.
Wed Nov 25:[margin: Frost 30°. Pleasant but cool.] E.E. Stacey here for hay & got 2690 lbs. Johnson hauling dirt and leveling up holes. (Ida came this eve.)
Thu Nov 26:[margin: Frost 29°] Very pleasant day for Thanksgiving. Ida, self & Mrs. Dewey went down to Clyde Howe's for dinner & self went to Thanksgiving services at the church.
Fri Nov 27:[margin: Frost.] Self & Johnson making fence around the straw stack & cutting up piles for wood in the P.M.
Sat Nov 28:[margin: Frost.] Johnson pulling mangolds & cutting wood. Self & Grant went to Anacortes in the "Sylph". Weather very fine.
Sun Nov 29: Rain most all day. Ed Stacey here in the eve.
Mon Nov 30:[margin: Frost 30°.] Johnson cutting wood & doing chores. Stacey had the team to go for Everett Wallace's thinks. Ida & self went to LaC.
December 1908
Tue Dec 01:[margin: Frost 30°.] Johnson choring & cutting wood & we set a gate post. Grant started for Seattle.
Wed Dec 02:[margin: Frost 29°.] Johnson hauling dirt in the slough by the Purdy granary piece. Ida & self went with Fred in boat down to Wilson's. Clear & cold. Was over to Edison this eve.
Thu Dec 03:[margin: Frost 26°.] Came home on the wheel. Clear & cold. Johnson hauling dirt. the new phonograph came and I set it up.
Fri Dec 04:[margin: Frost 27°, still cold.] Johnson went to Bay View and got the shoes taken off Queen. In the P.M. hauling dirt. Self went to town & got the wheel fixed.
1908 Dec 5-25 (pp 38-39)
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Sat Dec 05: Johnson choring & hauling dirt. Self went to Anacortes & took the old phonograph to Timber Bros. was up to Mrs. Whitneys to dinner. Don & Grant came this P.M. Ira started to bring June home & she got sick & was sick all night. Had a Dr. from Mt Vernon.
Sun Dec 06:[margin: Frost 28°] Frost staid on the trees all day. Foggy. Grant & Don went to Pearls. Ira brot June home.
Mon Dec 07: Warmer with mist & rain at night. Johnson quit today. We went to LaC. Dr. Palmer went home this eve.
Tue Dec 08: Rainy a good part of the day & last night.
Wed Dec 09: Light frost. Not doing much but chores. Rain some through the night.
Thu Dec 10: Light frost but pleasant to day. Grant went to town in his boat. Am reading "The Spenders".
Fri Dec 11: Reading & doing chores & not much else. Strong south wind. Began making a cover for Grant's boat.
Sat Dec 12:Highest tide of the year so far. It is about three inches short of the one last year. Working at the boat cover. Very heavy wind. Roy Crumrine's boat got loose.
Sun Dec 13:[margin: Cold & windy.] Self went to LaC and heard Mr Dutton of the Good Templars. Spent the P.M. with the Carters.
Mon Dec 14: Not doing much but chores. Ida came home. John Wilson also got home from Idaho. Grant went to Anacortes.
Tue Dec 15: Self & Grant working at the boat cover. Cold south wind.
Wed Dec 16:[margin: Pleasant, light frost.] Fixed the hole in Roy's boat and fixed the bow piece on Grant's boat. Roy here to dinner.
Thu Dec 17:[margin: Frost 26] Mrs Howe & father here to day. Not doing much but blackening stove. Clear & pleasant.
Fri Dec 18:[margin: Frost 26°.] Clear & pleasant. Ida & self went to town. Oats coming up.
Sat Dec 19:[margin: Frost 24°] Coldest A.M. this winter so far. Put up stove in the parlor, &c, &c. Grant brant hunting. Sold the oats to Geo Esary for Galbreath Bacon & Co. for $30.00 per ton. 2100 sks.
Sun Dec 20:[margin: Light frost.] Cold south wind. Self went to church at Bay View. John & Pearl here to dinner.
Mon Dec 21: Ida & self went to Anacortes. Got a suit & watch, &c. Clowdy but no rain.
Tue Dec 22:[margin: Some rain last night.] Self went to La Conner. Got a Bank Certificate of Deposit for $1000. To draw interest at 4% from today.
Wed Dec 23:[margin: Rainy A.M.] Doing chores, fixing for Christmas & got a tree.
Thu Dec 24: No rain but clowdy. The Dredger here for Fred's hay. Grant helping load. Self shoring & fixing for Christmans. Frank & Nettie came this eve and we had the tree at 9 P.M. Mrs Howe here helping fix the tree. [margin: John & Pearl here.]
Fri Dec 25: Christmas. Stormy day with west wind & high tide. Samish dike broke at Wilson's barn. John & Grant went to Samish to work on dike.
1908 Dec 25-Jan 9, 1909 (pp 40-41)
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Fri Dec 25: Christmas concluded. All the family here to dinner. Had roast turkey & brant with oyster soup. A bad south west wind all the afternoon. The Samish dyke gave way in several places and C. Marihugh's dike has a break in it.
Sat Dec 26: Windy & showery. John & Grant came home this eve. Tide not as high as yesterday.
Sun Dec 27: Rainy last night & some to day. Frank started for Tacoma at home all day. John & Pearl went home this P.M.
Mon Dec 28: Another windy night & some rain. Tide pretty high & a moderate west wind all day. Walked over the dike and found it all night except one place which was washing out some. Found "Old Maud" sick & sent for Dr Phinney who got here in time to see her die. The Misses Stacey here to day.
Tue Dec 29:[margin: Frost.] Pleasant. Grant & I buried old Maud. Ed Stacey here & took the girls home. Ida & Nettie went to Bay View.
Wed Dec 30:[margin: Frost 32°] Ida & Nettie went to town LaC. Self reading I Abroad. Grant brant hunting. Mr & Mrs Wright came this eve.
Thu Dec 31:[margin: Frost 30 eve.] Spent the day visiting with the Wrights. Pleasant weather. Roll Call meeting to day at La C. B. C. Mr Dunlap buried at B.V. The Wrights started for home on the eve train. Thus endeth 1908. Heard of the Great Earth quake in Italy.
Fri Jan 01: [margin: Light frost.] Self & Ida went down to John's & staid all night. Cool & a snow squall in the P.M. Nettie & Donald went also.
Sat Jan 02: Rain last night & some to day. Ida & self came home & Nettie went to Bow and started for Tacoma.
Sun Jan 03: Rainy A.M. Ida & self went to church at LaC. and staid the P.M. with the Carter's.
Mon Jan 04: [margin: Frost.] Self went to Anacortes & got ten Pho Records & got my watch. About one inch of snowfall and it turned cold very fast in the P.M. Mercury at 19 at bed time.
Tue Jan 05: [margin: Temp 12] Clear with north wind. Not doing much but tending fire. Grant & Fred branting.
Wed Jan 06: Temp 11 at Kalsos, 12 here & 10 at Wilsons and reported to be zero in Bellingham. Strong wind to day from the north. The Fidalgo in for Crumine's & Osborne's oats. Began reading "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine".
Thu Jan 07: [margin: Temp 10] Very cold all day. Highest ther. to day 13. Put the horses in to night for the first. Temp. 10 at bed time. Mrs Jenne died to night. No signs of any change.
Fri Jan 08: [margin: Temp 10 at 6 AM. Temp 9 at 10 PM.] Mercury rose to 17° once today but Cold winter is still with us. One chicken died from frost. Began reading "The Riverman".
Sat Jan 09: [margin: Temp 13° at 6 A.M.] and snowing. This is some winter. A little warmer to day, up to 22° noon.
Put in new telephone batteries.]