Sun Dec 28: Pleasant day. Went to the first Baptist church in the A.M. In the P.M. went with Ida to see the Kellogs but did not find them.
Mon Dec 29: Pleasant. Came home on Str Whatcom.
Tue Dec 30: At home and downtown. Wrote to Ida & sent papers.
Wed Dec 31: Rainy day. At home all day. Reading most of the time. Finished "The Broken Note". It is very good also finished the Canal book at 11 P.M. & retired. Thus endeth 1913. Very high tide this A.M. & John Ball had a break at the head of Indian Slough.
January 1914
Thu Jan 01: Spent the day at home reading.
Fri Jan 02: At home and downtown. Weather stormy, both wind and rain. "Read The Sherods". Frank and Nettie talking house.
Sat Jan 03: Stormy. Reading in the A.M. Went to the new theatre to see Pilgrims Progress. Grant over & brot some ducks.
Sun Jan 04: Warm Temp 54. Stormy day. Went to the B. Sunday school and Christian church and to dinner with Smith's folks.
Mon Jan 05: Ther at 54. Rain about all day. Reading and put in an axe handle.
Tue Jan 06: Warm Rain in the P.M. Began working on Franks lots with him & Shafer.
Wed Jan 07: Skagit river high. Up to Bradley's in the eve. Showery all day. Working on the lots. In the the P.M. I went out to Lovelace's to get lumber bill & took it to the O.O. Mill.
Thu Jan 08: Shower. Still clearing lots. Was out to 23d to see Erickson but he was away.
Fri Jan 09: Easton's at Nettie's this eve. No rain. Burning & blowing stumps on the lots. Have them in pretty good shape to night. Wrote to Ida.
Sat Jan 10: Windy but no rain. Working on lots and made good time. Down town in the eve. A letter from Geo and one from Ida.
Sun Jan 11:[margin: Beautiful day.] Wrote to Ida. Went to the B. church. Frank went with me. Rev. Powlesland preached his first sermon. Went to church again in the eve.
1914 Jan 12-29 (pp 224-225)
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Mon Jan 12:[margin: Tide high 3 1/2 inches from the stake.] Began on Franks house. Worked till 4.30 then went to the Ranch. Grant stepped on a nail this A.M. and ran it through his foot.
Tue Jan 13:[margin: Rainy. Tide 5 in less to day] Came home this A.M. Frank & the other fellow worked some putting up studding. Lovelace did not come. Doing nothing in the P.M.
Wed Jan 14: Rainy most all day. did nothing on the house, but got the water tap put in. down town & registered.
Thu Jan 15: Cold & windy but not much rain. Working on the house. Self went to Burlington & worked on house in P.M. Went to Burlington on Water district business.
Fri Jan 16: Another tide as big as any this winter. Callahan, Ball and the Whitney Island flooded. Working on the house. Part of the rafters are up.
Sat Jan 17: Rainy A.M. Showery most of all day. Frank & self working on the house most of the day. Grading some.
Sun Jan 18: Highest tide of the season to day. Went to church and heard Jennings preach his crazy sermons. Was out to Smiths in the P.M. Windy all day & eve. S. wind. A wedding in church to day.
Mon Jan 19: Fine day for work until 8.30 when it stormed some but all kept at work and made a good showing. Began shingling and they began he chimney & plumbing also.
Tue Jan 20: Working on house. Self & Frank sheeting & shingling. The others making window frames. Cold & windy.
Wed Jan 21: Damp & misty and rain after 3 P.M. Sheeting & shingling. Light now & the plumbers at work also lathing. Wrote to Ida.
Thu Jan 22: Working on house all day shingling & sheeting. No rain. Went to meeting in the eve. Frank also.
Fri Jan 23:[margin: A little snow for the first.] Went to the ranch, found it flooded from seepage water from the old line dike. Ball & Callahan doing nothing yet towards their brake. Ida came this eve.
Sat Jan 24: Working on the house some. Snow 3 1/2 inches this P.M.
Sun Jan 25: Stormy, wind & rain. Snow gone. Went to B. church morning & eve.
Mon Jan 26: Highest tide this A.M. since fifty years ago or more. Everything flooded on Padilla Bay, but Woodburn had no breaks. Our dike broke at Bay View. Callahan break still open. Putting windows in the house.
Tue Jan 27: Plastered two rooms. Cold ground frozen this A.M. Frank and self grading around the house. Ada Wilson Lindbery died to day.
Wed Jan 28: Grading some & putting on ???e. The finished plastering to day. Frank & Nettie went to Wilsons to stay till after the funeral. Cold S.E. wind and snow squalls.
Thu Jan 29: Not doing much but chores. Heavy wind. The finished the chimney. Went to Prayer meeting this eve.
1914 Jan 30-Feb 19 (pp 226-227)
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Fri Jan 30: Heard that the Callahan break was out again. This means no crop for us this year. The Wrights at Wilsons.
Sat Jan 31: West wind showery A.M. Self finished the shingling and put the saddle on the roof.
February 1914
Sun Feb 01: Clear & cold. Went to Bellingham to the Ada Lindbery funeral. Very sad funeral. Came home on the night boat and fixed up Franks house so as not to freeze the plaster.
Mon Feb 02: Temp 30. Clear & cold. Frank & Nettie came home. Working around the house in the P.M.
Tue Feb 03:[margin: Grant sold the hay at $10 per ton.] Temp 30 & snowing all day from the S.E. Moved the stove into the house. This is much like a blizzard.
Wed Feb 04: Working around the house some, putting in windows and cleaning out.
Thu Feb 05: Cold temp 22°. Wrote to Geo. Self, Frank & Brown laying floor in the house. Clear & cold. Temp 30 at 6 P.M.
Fri Feb 06: Temp 32. Laying floor & finished. Went to the Powlesland ordination meeting in the eve. Frank also.
Sat Feb 07: Temp 33°. Working on the house dressing casing &c. The men finished the tiling. Heard from Grant that he had sold the hal. Snow on the ground yet.
Sun Feb 08: Went to church, morning & eve. Baptist. Ida at home with Baby & Donald.
Mon Feb 09: Working on the house. Warm & wet. Brown helping.
Tue Feb 10:[margin: Grant over.] Working on the house. Frank & Brown also. Went to the state prohibition meeting this eve.
Wed Feb 11:[margin: Rain some last night.] Working on house. Finished the doors & have all window casings ready. Brown finished.
Thu Feb 12: Went to Prayer meeting. Warm & misting. Working on house. Lovelace here. Self making stairs.
Fri Feb 13: Pleasant. Working on house as usual. A letter from George.
Sat Feb 14: Went to the farm (Callahan) to see about improving the dikes. Was up to Kalso's to the dike meeting. Pleasant day. Ida came over on the 10.25 train.
Sun Feb 15: Pleasant. At the ranch all day. Callahan's dam went out again this A.M. And the began to put it in again at 10 A.M.
Mon Feb 16: Pleasant P.M. Foggy A.M. Came to A. with Grant in his car. The had the dam in when we left. Worked on the house in the P.M. Grant left his car for overhauling. Dr. Appleby very sick.
Tue Feb 17: Pleasant. Dr Appleby died last night. Working on house all day.
Wed Feb 18: Pleasant. Went to Dr. A. funeral in the A.M. & worked on the house in the P.M.
Thu Feb 19: Working on house. Pleasant. Grant after his car. Warm & spring like.
1914 Feb 20-Mar 10 (pp 228-229)
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Fri Feb 20:[margin: Great Northern hold up at Samish Station last night at Samish.] Ida came from Grants. Working at the house. Began siding. Inside about done. Frank staining.
Sat Feb 21: Rainy day, but warm. Ida worse than usual. Self washing some & worked on house 3/4. Lovelace not working. Inside ready to move.
Sun Feb 22: Went to church morning and eve. Rev Clos began a series of meetings. Ida not well.
Mon Feb 23: Wrights folks moving. Self helping. They staid in the new house to night.
Tue Feb 24:[margin: First trip with the car since Nov 15.] Working on the house some, sharpening tools some. Went to Mr Hurd's funeral at 1 P.M. and took Ida to see Dr Maas at 3.30. Went to church in the eve.
Wed Feb 25: Pleasant. Working on house all day putting on lose boards & siding. Ida not well.
Thu Feb 26: Working on house side. Windy & rain in the eve.
Fri Feb 27: Working on house as usual. Siding. Went to church in the eve. Powlesland's & Hudson's called. Ida feeling badly.
Sat Feb 28: Cold raw wind all day. Working on house. Finished the back porch and siding the south end.
March 1914
Sun Mar 01: Went to church morning & eve. Mr Clos preached. Powlesland in Bellingham.
Mon Mar 02: Worked on the lawn in the A.M. On the house in the P.M. Frank painting. Went to church in the eve.
Tue Mar 03: Working on the porch and finished it. Went to church in the eve. Pleasant.
Wed Mar 04: Frost. Making steps to the Wright house. Frank painting. Pleasant. H. C. Gill elected mayor of Seattle yesterday.
Thu Mar 05: Pleasant. Worked on house in the A.M. Had prayer meeting here in the P.M. then went down town. Mr Clos & Mr Powlesland & others here. Settled bills today.
Fri Mar 06: Working on house & wood house 3/4. Rain this P.M. Grant came over and paid for the hay & $500-- on his note.
Sat Mar 07: Worked on wood house 3/4. Down town this P.M. settling bills for the house. Frank painting. Ida sick this P.M. Have worked on the Wright house & lots 320 hours at 40¢ per hour = $128.00.
Sun Mar 08: At home in the day time. Ida sick. Went to church in the eve.
Mon Mar 09:[margin: Pleasant] Working on Wrights wood house.
Tue Mar 10:[margin: weather.] Dito yesterday. Frank went to Seattle. Went to church this eve. Finished the wood house.
1914 Mar 11-Mar 29 (pp 230-231)
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Wed Mar 11: Went to the farm and in the P.M. went to Mount Vernon & LaConner. Paid taxes. Highest on record $689.00 Personal $42.00.
Thu Mar 12: Staid at the farm ast night & was out with Fred K. this A.M. to meet a boat. The car leaked and I came home on the train and went after the car with Ronneberger in the P.M. Went to church in the eve.
Fri Mar 13: Went to the Ranch to help load hay, but the boat ran away. Came home & fixed the gasoline tank and put up the phones to Wrights house. Windy. Ida & Nettie went down town in the car.
Sat Mar 14: Rain most of last night. Working at the phone and shading up garden. Ida feeling bad as usual. Took the car down to get the carburetor fixed.
Sun Mar 15: No rain to speak of. Went to B church morn & eve and to a baby funeral at the church in the P.M. Mr Clos preached the last of the series of meetings this eve. Eight requested admission to the church.
Mon Mar 16: Rainy A.M. Did chores, cleaned up the brass on the car, washed some and work on Franks wood house in the P.M. Ida no better.
Tue Mar 17: Down town & took the car to have a "bosch" put on. Worked on Franks wood house in the P.M.
Wed Mar 18: Made the pergola and planted sweet peas & lettuce.
Thu Mar 19:[margin: Fine ] Working at the car & choring. Washed it. Grant over. Peter Miller helping fix the flower beds & trees.
Fri Mar 20:[margin: weather.] Cleaning & fixing car and working at the beds some. Cut the Dahlias & went to the Ranch this eve. Wrights also. Peter here again to day.
Sat Mar 21: At the farm & went to Bay View & Mt Vernon in the P.M. to Farmers meeting. Roads dry but rough. Frank went away on the boat.
Sun Mar 22: Went to Wilsons & home in the eve with Nettie. Ida at Wilson's. Mrs Kalso sick for the past four days. Went to church this eve.
Mon Mar 23: Went down & got the carburetor fixed. Chored around the rest of the day.
Tue Mar 24: Went to the Ranch & worked on the dike in the P.M. by Byron's hay barn.
Wed Mar 25: At the ranch, worked on the dike some in the A.M. Quit for rain. Snow in the P.M. a while & got colder. I came to A. at 6 P.M.
Thu Mar 26: Frost 32. Cold wind. Went to the farm & worked on the dyke in the P.M. using the gas scraper.
Fri Mar 27: Working on dyke. Cold south wind. Gas scraper.
Sat Mar 28: Freds crew & Grants working on dike. Self 1/2. Went to Wilsons in the P.M. & got Ida then came home. Clowdy & cool but no rain.
Sun Mar 29: Went to church morning & eve. No rain. Windy. Six baptized tonight.
1914 Mar 30-Apr 21 (pp 232-233)
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Mon Mar 30: At home choring. Washed, mowed the lawn & planted some stuff for Nettie. Went to the S.A. Meeting in the eve.
Tue Mar 31: Went to the Ranch & worked with Fred topping out the dike at Byron's hay barn piece. Staid at the ranch to night.
April 1914
Wed Apr 01:[margin: Pleasant & drying wind.] Working on dike in the A.M. & planting stuff for Grant in the P.M. Came home in the eve & went to Prayer meeting.
Thu Apr 02:[margin: Showery.] Choring about home all day & went to the Woolley lecture in the P.M. eve.
Fri Apr 03:[margin: Warm ]At home. Working at home and at Wrights. Washed the car, planted gladiolas & peas & nasturtiums.
Sat Apr 04:[margin: Pleasant.] Rain last night & today. Rains all light. Choring about home.
Sun Apr 05: Roads muddy. Went to church A.M. & P.M.
Mon Apr 06: Fine day. Mrs Carter here also the Howes & Mrs Whitney. Took Mrs W. home after supper. Ida went also. Planted some Dahlias for Nettie & mowed the lawn.
Tue Apr 07: Another fine day. Planted peas for Nettie. Went to LaC in the P.M. & took Mrs Carter home. Nettie & Ida went also.
Wed Apr 08:[margin: Fine weather.] Went to LaC & bot garden seeds & some cabbage plants. Planted the same at the Ranch in the P.M. & staid all night. Grant hauling gravel & disking.
Thu Apr 09: Working on the farm all day. Planting potatos & making a sled for the disk. Came to Anacortes in the eve & brot Hilda.
Fri Apr 10: Choring around house. Rolled Netties lawn & went to take Hilda home. Robinson went with me. Ida not well.
Sat Apr 11: Mowed the lawn & choring about. Bot a suit of clothes in the P.M. at Bradleys.
Sun Apr 12:[margin: Light rain.] Went to S.S. & church. Baileys & Wilsons here in the P.M. went to the M.E. S.S. in the eve.
Mon Apr 13: Went to LaC in te P.M. with Powlesland. Cavanaugh's Mill burned to day. Strong wind.
Tue Apr 14: Choring about home.
Wed Apr 15:[margin: Rainy.] Went to Seattle via boat, Ida also.
Thu Apr 16: In Seattle at McGinnis's. Getting teeth fixed.
Fri Apr 17: In Seattle, went to see the Canal & down town.
Sat Apr 18: In Seattle. Went to see the canal locks.
Sun Apr 19: In Seattle, went to the Baptist church and to hear Ex Gov. Patterson of Tennessee on Prohibition.
Mon Apr 20: Came home. Left Ida in Seattle. Mowed the lawn. Pleasant day.
Tue Apr 21:[margin: Hard frost.] Went to the ranch and staid all night. Grant seeding. Planting nasturtiums & choring around. Went to school meeting [margin: at Bay View.]
1914 Apr 22-May 14 (pp 234-235)
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Wed Apr 22:[margin: Pleasant.] Ida came home. Went to LaC with Grant and took his timothy seed & cleaned it.
Thu Apr 23: Planting garden and potatos & made a gate near the barn.
Fri Apr 24: At the ranch planting potatos & corn & made a big gate. Home in the eve. A letter from Geo yes.
Sat Apr 25:[margin: Pleasant.] At home mowing the lawn & choring.
Sun Apr 26: Pleasant. Went to church & S.S. in the A.M. Ida also. Went out to Frank White's in the P.M. Nettie also.
Mon Apr 27: Mrs Ornes died. Went to church last night & got caught in the 1 1/4 in rain. Rained. Lots last night and most of the A.M. today. Choring & downtown.
Tue Apr 28: Pleasant to day. Washing & choring. Went to M.E. meeting in the eve.
Wed Apr 29: Fine weather. Grant seeding. Went to LaC , the Ranch & Mt Vernon. Mrs Ornes buried to day. Staid all night at the farm.
Thu Apr 30:[margin: Grant finished seeding.] Went to Wilson's. Hilda went with us. Fine day. Saw the gas tractor harrowing with four disks. Came home in the eve & went to church & prayer & business meeting.
May 1914
Fri May 01:[margin: Fine day.] At home. Put on the new Lee tire.
Sat May 02: Mowed lawn & choring in the A.M. Blanche White here to dinner, Ted also. Went to LaConner in the P.M. Windy & a shower towards night. Light.
Sun May 03: Pleasant. Went to S.S. & church morning & eve. Ida went in the A.M. Mr & Mrs Lowman here in the P.M. Wrote to Geo.
Mon May 04: Ida sick again. Not doing much but chores. Put a roof over the back porch. Went to the mill to get some lumber.
Tue May 05:[margin: Fine ]Pleasant. At home and downtown. Went to M.E. church in eve. Ida not very well.
Wed May 06:[margin: day. ]Drove 53 miles. Went for a trip with Powlesland's folks to Pleasant Ridge & via Mt. Vernon & Arlington. Went to the M.E. church this eve.
Thu May 07: At home mowed the lawn. Mary & Mrs Gast came. Went to Prayer meeting in the eve. LaConner delegation to the M.E. meetings.
Fri May 08: Pleasant. Took the folks to LaConner this P.M.
Sat May 09: Mrs Gast went home. At home choring.
Sun May 10: Pleasant. Went to church morn & eve.
Mon May 11: Oats looking well. Went to Samish with Mr Darcy this P.M. & took Mary Wallace to Frank Whites.
Tue May 12: Fine growing weather. Washing in the A.M. & took Mary to LaC also Mr & Mrs Hudson.
Wed May 13: Choring & cleaning house. Mowed the lawn.
Thu May 14: Went to LaC & took Mary Wallace to Burlington. Found Alf Stacey sick. Staid all night at Mrs Horsey's.
1914 May 15-31 (pp 236-237)
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Fri May 15: In Burlington all day. They took Alf to the hospital and operated on him for appendicitis. He is very sick. Came to the Ranch this eve.
Sat May 16:[margin: Pleasant.] Went with Grant & John to Wickersham & came home via Sedro & Burlington. Alf resting and seem to be doing all right. Came home this eve and went to Baptist supper.
Sun May 17: Pleasant. Went to church morning & eve.
Mon May 18: At home choring.
Tue May 19: Alf some better. Went to Lyman to the Baptist Association. Distance 35 miles. Good meeting. Rev Jennings moderator.
Wed May 20:[margin: Weather dry & dusty.] In Lyman till 5.30. Came home and brot Mrs Williams & Mrs Smith. A.J. Stacey still gaining.
Thu May 21: At home most all day. Went to prayer meeting in the eve. Rev Mr Dark here this A.M. & I went to the Depot to meet him.
Fri May 22:[margin: Grandma Kalso died.] Good roads day. Went to the Ranch and worked in ght garden some. Planted beans, peas & squashes. Oats looking bad on salt land and need rain very much.
Sat May 23:[margin: Strong S. wind.] Choring in the A.M. & went to Burlington to a prohibition meeting in the P.M. Ida & nettie went to see Alf S. Mrs Powlesland went also.
Sun May 24:[margin: High S. wind.] Went to S.S. In the P.M. went to Mrs Kalso's funeral at Bay View. large turnout. Came home and wrote letters in the eve.
Mon May 25:[margin: Windy.] Bessner's here this eve, Darcy also. Threatening rain and a sprinkle last night & a light shower to day. Washing & choring.
Tue May 26:[margin: High wind.] Still trying to rain but don't make it out. Grant over today. Mrs Bessner went to Seattle to see Dr. Palmer.
Wed May 27:[margin: Drying wind.] At home till 4.30 Then went to the Ranch. Ladies Missionary meeting here this P.M.
Thu May 28:[margin: Clear & pleasant.] Went with Bessner to Whistle Lake. Downtown in the P.M. & to Prayer M. in the eve.
Fri May 29:[margin: No signs of rain.] Choring & down town. The Whitney's at Nettie's to dinner this eve. This has been the dryest may on record.
Sat May 30: Decoration day. Beautiful day. Went to Grand View cemetery & took four old soldiers. Went to the exercises in the Empire Theatre in the P.M. Grant and sone here.
Sun May 31: Got ready for S.S. but the chimney caught fire & did not go. Went to Bay View to the Decoration exs. Took dinner with the Howe's. Nettie went & we went to the Baccalaureate Sermon by Mr Coloni in the M.E. church.
1914 Jun 1-19 (pp 238-239)
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June 1914
Mon Jun 01: Went to Burlington to see Alf. He is gaining slowly. Went with John & Grant to see a cow sale at Thompson's place and saw his barn.
Tue Jun 02: Grant & John here to see about buying cows of Templar. In the P.M. went to Mount Vernon to see about County Prohibition business. Took Mr. Hudson, Mr Powlesland & Mr Miller.
Wed Jun 03: Rain about 1/4 in. Went to class play this eve.
Thu Jun 04: Went to see about the well machine & over to the Ranch & to the Grad Exs. in the eve. Ida & Blanche White went also.
Fri Jun 05: Went to Burlington, Mt Vernon, Fir & LaC. Took Bessner & McArdle & Smith from Burlington. Went to Hear McArdle speak in the eve.
Sat Jun 06:[margin: Dry & dusty again. Poor show for oats on salt land.] Working at the car in the A.M. took the steering gear apart & oiled it & mended punctures. Went out to Mrs Whitneys at 5 P.M. & got Edna & her luggage. Went to the Rep Caucus in the eve.
Sun Jun 07: A fine rain last night and all day to day. Went to church & S.S. this A.M. Mr Darcy here in the P.M. & eve.
Mon Jun 08:[margin: 1 1/4 rain.] Rain some all night and till 10 A.M. Rain very much needed and will do lots of good. Down town & choring. Frank home a while this A.M.
Tue Jun 09: Went to the Farm & in the P.M. went to LaConner to see the well machine.
Wed Jun 10: At the farm The machine moved down to day working in garden &c. Went to B.V. with Grant in the eve & staid all night.
Thu Jun 11: The machine came to day & started at the hay barn. I came home this eve & went to meeting.
Fri Jun 12: Went to the Farm again. The well is a failure. Ida came over on the train. The boat here for the hay to night. Loaded hay till 11 P.M. Grants cows came.
Sat Jun 13: Went to Sedro Woolly to Rep. Convention. Otto K went with me. Fine day & good con. Came home this eve.
Sun Jun 14: Ida sick. Bailey's here. Went to church morning & eve and to the Flag day exercises of the Elks in the P.M.
Mon Jun 15: Went to the Farm. The well borers struck water at noon & moved to Regenwetter's.
Tue Jun 16:[margin: Dry ] Took Ida to Wilsons. Went to LaC & chores around the Ranch.
Wed Jun 17: Setting out mangolds. Grant after his calf.
Thu Jun 18: Working on barn foundation & went after Ida at Wilsons in the eve.
Fri Jun 19:[margin: weather. ]Working on barn in the A.M. Came to Anacortes in the P.M. & ordered lumber for barn & bot a can (5 gls) of oil for the Ford. Grant here to Elks Smoker.
1914 Jun 20-Jul 14 (pp 240-241)
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Sat Jun 20:[margin: Nice last night.] At home choring. Mowing lawn &c. Grant here last night all night.
Sun Jun 21: Rain lots last night and most of the A.M. Went to S.S. & church. Very few out. Ida came over on the train & went back in the eve. This rain will insure the oat crop.
Mon Jun 22: At home choring & down to see the gravel machine for hoisting.
Tue Jun 23: Went to the Ranch to work on the cow stable.
Wed Jun 24: Grants girl born. Working on barn.
Thu Jun 25: Rain this A.M. Working on barn & came to A. in the eve & went to meeting. Ida came home.
Fri Jun 26: Went to farm to work on barn. Rain again last night.
Sat Jun 27: Rain again last night. Working on barn & came home this eve.
Sun Jun 28: Pleasant. Went to church morning & eve. Frank home to day. Went to the Farm in the P.M. Wrights went along.
Mon Jun 29:[margin: Pleasant. Kalso haying this week.] At home mowing lawn & choring.
Tue Jun 30: Went to the farm to work on stable & took over some windows & hinges.
July 1914
Wed Jul 01: Working on barn, Grant also. In P.M. helped him make fence on Crumrine place.
Thu Jul 02: Working on barn. Grant went to LaC in A.M. & to Tacoma in eve. Began the well house on the "80".
Fri Jul 03: Working on well house and a door for the cow barn. Grant in Tacoma.
Sat Jul 04: Came to A. in the A.M. Took dinner with Nettie & went back to the farm in the eve. Ida went with me & staid all night.
Sun Jul 05: Did the chores & came to A. to S.S. & church.
Mon Jul 06:[margin: Fine weather] Washed, mowed the lawn & went to the Ranch in the eve. Also went to Bay view & got some shingles for pump house. Grant haying.
Tue Jul 07:[margin: Fine weather.] Shingled the pump house and hung the cow stable door. Haying.
Wed Jul 08: Judge J.P. Houser died. Working on stable & pump house door.
Thu Jul 09: Went to LaC. & ordered a pump & the pipe. Saw Will Armstrongs cow barn. Nailed down the floor in the hay barn & cow barn loft. Came home in the eve & went to meeting.
Fri Jul 10: In town all day. Went to hear Ole Hanson in the eve.
Sat Jul 11: Went to the farm & worked on the hay shoots & home in the eve.
Sun Jul 12:[margin: Fine hay weather.] Went to S.S. & in the P.M. went to Judge Houser's funeral & took Moore's folks. Went to church in the eve.
Mon Jul 13: Shower this eve. Grant finished putting up hay. Went to Chautaqua three times.
Tue Jul 14: Dito yesterday. It is fine.
1914 Jul 15-Aug 3 (pp 242-243)
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Wed Jul 15: At Chautauqua. The band here to day.
Thu Jul 16: Pleasant. Going to Chau'a. John's folks here to day.
Fri Jul 17:[margin: Clear & ] Went to Chau'a three times. John's folks here. Ida went this A.M. Chautauqua closed tonight. It has been a great success.
Sat Jul 18:[margin: warm.] John's went home this A.M. & Ida went with them. I got the car fixed & was down town in the P.M. talking with Mitchell & others about County Coms. Perfect hay weather for the past three weeks.
Sun Jul 19: Went to S.S. & church & then went to Pearl's with Nettie to get Ida. Strong west wind.
Mon Jul 20: Went to Mt Vernon and filed for County Comm. Grant hauling in hay. Strong west wind.
Tue Jul 21: At home. John over to load Matson's oats.
Wed Jul 22: Grant baling at Freds. Merchants Picknick at Weaverling's. Went a little while, Ida also. Big fire at 20th & Com.
Thu Jul 23: At home & downtown. Went to prayer meeting. Baled 30 tons of hay [margin: and put the rest in the barns.]
Fri Jul 24: Went to the farm & put windows in the barn & put on Grant's new tires & went to Crumrine's to see them bale.
Sat Jul 25: Home and down town. Warm & dry.
Sun Jul 26: Went to church morn & eve and out to call on Mr Ferguson's folks.
Mon Jul 27: At home & downtown. Ida went to Bellingham with Mrs Bessner to see Dr.
Tue Jul 28: Went to Samish Island and Burlington with some men from Boston. Had a "blowout". Ida in Bellingham. Weather warm and dry.
Wed Jul 29: Ida came home last night at 10.30. Choring and down to see the Jespel(?) launch. Rev Pace & Rev Howell here.
Thu Jul 30:[margin: Went to see Barkhousen] Warm & dry. John came last night and was here to breakfast this A.M. Went out to Frank Whites to night. He was hurt in a runaway.
Fri Jul 31: Went to see Beale about the Pioneer meeting and took some women to the misionary meeting at Mrs Larsons(?).
August 1914
Sat Aug 01: Nice day. Went to Pioneer meeting at Sedro Woolley. Nice crowd and a good time. Made about 54 miles today. Took Chas. W. Beale and Mrs Whitney. Mr Beale is the oldest resident Pioneer of the Skagit Co and is 83 years old. Got home at 6:30 without any trouble.
Sun Aug 02: Went to S.S. & church morning & eve. Went to Whitney's to dinner with Nettie & children also.
Mon Aug 03: Helping wash &c in the A.M. Went to LaC & the ranch in the P.M. Paid for the water pipe 2700 ft at 6 3/4¢ per foot. Grant baling at Conners, yet his hay is averaging five tons per acre.
1914 Aug 4-28 (pp 244-245)
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Tue Aug 04: War in Europe. At home. Alice McGinnis came on the boat today. Weather dry.
Wed Aug 05: Went to the farm & took the folks, also to Wilson's. Grant still baling at Conner's.
Thu Aug 06: Threatening rain and sprinkled a little. Mrs McGinnis went home to day. Grant through baling. Oats about ready to cut. Hay $8.00 per ton. Oats $20.00
Fri Aug 07: Went to Ferndale to Pioneer reunion. Light rain in the P.M.
Sat Aug 08:[margin: Fine day.] Went to the Mt Vernon Pow Wow. Nettie went & Grant. Ida staid at the farm.
Sun Aug 09: Went to church & S.S. & Church in the eve. All out to Frank White's to supper. Margurite & friend called this P.M.
Mon Aug 10: Grant began cutting oats. Washed in the A.M. Down town in P.M. & getting ready for Bellingham. Car head cleaned in B.
Tue Aug 11: Drove to Bellingham to take Ida. Nettie went also. Ida staid in B. the rest came back to the Ranch.
Wed Aug 12: Went to LaC & ordered a pump. Took Nettie to Pearls. Choring in the P.M.
Thu Aug 13: At the farm. Making steps for the house. Weather dry. All cutting oats.
Fri Aug 14: Dito yesterday & painted the steps. Went to B.V. got Nettie and came home this evening. No sign of rain.
Sat Aug 15: Choring about home and downtown. Ida came home on the night boat.
Sun Aug 16: Light rain this A.M. Went to church & s.S. & church in the eve. Clowdy all day.
Mon Aug 17:[margin: Pleasant.] Not doing much but watch the cars in the P.I. Reliability Tour downtown. War still on & look as if Germany was getting the worst of it.
Tue Aug 18:[margin: Dry.] At home in the A.M. Went to Mt Vernon with Besner in the P.M. on Prohibition business. Margurite here.
Wed Aug 19: Went to the farm & came home in the eve to P. meeting. Grant finished cutting oats.
Thu Aug 20: Grand Army Convention here. Went to the eve meeting. Mr Quimby made the address.
Fri Aug 21: Ida sick abed. Pearl & John at W. Island. Went to the farm. Margurite went along. Making a water trough for the lower field by the well.
Sat Aug 22: Dry as ever. Working on drinking tank & came home in the eve.
Sun Aug 23: Went to church morning & eve. Ida sick.
Mon Aug 24:[margin: Dry all this week.] Got the car fixed & went to the farm to work on tank.
Tue Aug 25: At the farm hanging stanchions.
Wed Aug 26: At the farm fixing wagon rack & stanchions.
Thu Aug 27: At the farm doing odd jobs, painting porch floors, &c.
Fri Aug 28: At the farm & to LaConner in the P.M. & home in the eve. W.J. Thompson killed.
1914 Aug 29-Sep 19 (pp 246-247)
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Sat Aug 29: At home and downtown. Watching the Asphalt machine and the spreading of the A. W.J. Thompson, Ex Com, killed in the Auto accident last night. Another victim of booze.
Sun Aug 30: Went to Mrs La Mause lecture on Prohibition at the Bap. Church. Then went to LaConner to take Nellie Carter home. Nettie & children went also. Dry and road very rough.
Mon Aug 31: Went to the farm. the machine began threshing to day at Byron's. Self chore boy. Grain turning out well.
September 1914
Tue Sep 01: The machine at Grant's this P.M.
Wed Sep 02: Threshing at home. Grain turning out well.
Thu Sep 03: Finished threshing at 4.30. 2440 sks. Grain in fine shape. Bay View shingle mill burned to night. All went to Bay View. Machine at Kalso's on Otto's place.
Fri Sep 04:[margin: Fine threshing weather.] Machine at Ed Crumrine's. Self choring in the A.M. & over to the machine in the P.M.
Sat Sep 05: Choring in the A.M. & came home in the P.M.
Sun Sep 06: Went to S.S. & church morn & eve. Went to the ranch in the P.M. Ida & Netties folks went along. Clowdy.
Mon Sep 07: Labor Day celebration. Stacey's & Wilson's here. Shower last night. Clowdy & misty.
Tue Sep 08: Rain most all day. Primary election Day. Very light vote. Was nominated for Co. Com.
Wed Sep 09: Went out to Powlesland's in the A.M. down down in P.M.
Thu Sep 10:[margin: Helped load hay this P.M.]Went to Mrs Whitney's and over to the farm threshing in the P.M. Sold Van Buren 15 tons hay. Went to take Edna W home & to Prayer meeting in the eve.
Fri Sep 11: Rain again last night & to day some.
Sat Sep 12: Helping around the house in the A.M. Down town in the P.M. Grant here to dinner. Pleasant, but no threshing.
Sun Sep 13: Went to church & S.S. & church in the eve.
Mon Sep 14:[margin: Rain.] Washing & choring.
Tue Sep 15:[margin: Rain.] Went to the farm to lay water pipe.
Wed Sep 16:[margin: Rain.] At the farm laying water pipe.
Thu Sep 17:[margin: Rain.] Working at cow stable & laying water pipe.
Fri Sep 18:[margin: Rain.] At the farm laying pipe & making milk cart. Came home on train this eve. Stormy all this week & no threshing. Grant using the new cow stable this week.
Sat Sep 19: Went to the Republican Committee meeting A.M. & P.M. Windy but no rain to speak of.
1914 Sep 20-Oct 8 (pp 248-249)
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Sun Sep 20: Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. No rain but clowdy.
Mon Sep 21:[margin: Pleasant.] Skagit Co. Fair opened. At home working on wood shed. Went to a prohibition meeting this eve at M.E. church.
Tue Sep 22: Went to the Ranch & got the car this A.M. Worked on wood house the rest of the day & went to a Prohibition meeting in the eve at the Bap church.
Wed Sep 23: Went to the Fair and took Ida & the Powleslands. Beautiful day.
Thu Sep 24:[margin: Fine day. ] Went to the Fair. Took Darcy & the Elders.
Fri Sep 25: The McGinnis's came to day. Went to the Fair. Took Nettie & the Whitney girls.
Sat Sep 26:[margin: Rain]most all day. Went to the Fair with Mr McGinnis on the train. Sloppy day. Light atten.
Sun Sep 27:[margin: Cool & clowdy.] Went to church & S.S. then out to Frank White's to dinner with the McGinnis folks and to the Christian church in the eve.
Mon Sep 28:[margin: Pleasant, some threshing on the Samish.] At home in the A.M. & to LaC & the Ranch in the P.M. McGinnis & Blanche White went also.
Tue Sep 29: The McGinnis's went home to day via boat.
Wed Sep 30: Pleasant. At home. Washed. Went to Ole Hanson meeting in the eve.
October 1914
Thu Oct 01: Rainy day. Templar began to thresh. A.G. Tillinghast died this P.M. of heart disease. Vinza was stricken while walking on his way to the post office in front of his house. He was just past 70. I took Mrs Whitney over in the eve or P.M. Came home at 7 P.M. Roads flooded.
Fri Oct 02: Pleasant part of the day. Went to a city caucus in the eve.
Sat Oct 03: Pleasant. At home. Van Buren got the bal of the hay yesterday. Went down & got Mrs Pace & she went to Tillinghasts with Halstead.
Sun Oct 04:[margin: Fine ] Went to A.G. Tillinghast's funeral at LaC & took Frank White's folks. Took dinner with the Whites & went to church in the eve.
Mon Oct 05: At home in the A.M. & went out to Whites for black berries in the P.M. & to a Rep meeting in the eve.
Tue Oct 06:[margin: weather. ] Went to John's to take Ida, Darcy & Mrs Peter's. Came home at 6 P.M. & went to the prohibition meeting at the M.E. church.
Wed Oct 07: Around home & down town. Took some women to register & Mrs W home. Mrs Stacey here. Grant also & she went to the Samish with him. [margin: Pleasant] Went to hear Judge Black in the eve. Mr Marvin hurt at Summit Park. Got in front of Trafton's auto.
Thu Oct 08: Mr Marvin died last night. Home and downtown. Took Mrs Whitney home. Went to prayer meeting in the eve. Fine day.
1914 Oct 9-30 (pp 250-251)
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Fri Oct 09:[margin: Pleasant.] At home & down town. Grants & Johns folks over & Ida came home. Went to an Initiative meeting at the Rose Theater in the eve.
Sat Oct 10: Rain lots last night. None to day. Ida not well. Took three women to register. Streets very muddy.
Sun Oct 11: Ida not well. Went to church A.M. & P.M. & to S.S.
Mon Oct 12: Ida not well. Rainy most of the day. Put the Sear & Roebuck tires on the rear wheels to day. Down town in the P.M.
Tue Oct 13:[margin: Pleasant.] Last day for registration. Out trying to get people to register with out much success.
Wed Oct 14: Went to the Farm this P.M., Ida also. Settled with Van Buren for the hay. He still owes me for some poor hay. Staid at the farm to night. Went to a B.V. to a Progressive meeting.
Thu Oct 15: At the farm plowing out a ditch for the water pipe and making a gate.
Fri Oct 16: Working on the ditch with Grant & Johnson in the A.M. and came home in the P.M. Strong S.E. wind all day.
Sat Oct 17: Rain last night. Went to Burlington & to Donnally sale. Took Well, McGain & Nelson.
Sun Oct 18: Went to church A.M. & P.M. & S.S.
Mon Oct 19: Went in Wells car. Went to Mount V, Burlington, S. Woolley, Lyman & Hamilton. Political meeting to night.
Tue Oct 20: Came from Hamilton to Lyman and went to the Rep. meeting in the eve. Came to Sedro Woolley after the meeting.
Wed Oct 21: Pleasant. Came home at 10.30 A.M. John & Pearl came over in the P.M.
Thu Oct 22:[margin: Beautiful]In town all day & went to Rev Bakers Prohibition address in eve. Lelia Wilson here all night.
Fri Oct 23: At home till 3 P.M. then went with Wells to Burlington, Mt Vernon & Avon for a meeting. Home at 11 P.M.
Sat Oct 24:[margin: weather.]Went to the farm & finished laying water pipe and tried the pump. It is not very satisfactory. Went to the LaC Rep. meeting in the evening and home at 11.30. [margin: Heard Bob McGlinn was dead.]
Sun Oct 25: Went to S.S. & church morning & eve. Frank home. In the P.M. all went over to Ira Leatherwoods.
Mon Oct 26:[margin: Fine ] At home washing & choring. Reps. at Concrete.
Tue Oct 27: 65 today. Reps at Sedro Woolley. Self at home tending to my business
Wed Oct 28:[margin: weather.] Reps in Anacortes. R. L. Peck died. Went to LaC to Bob McGlinn's funeral. Took Nettie & Ch Dwelly's folks.
Thu Oct 29:[margin: Windy but no rain.]At home to day & went to prayer meeting in the eve.
Fri Oct 30: At home in A.M. Went to R.L. Pecks funeral in the P.M. & to Alger with Cogswell & the Reps.[margin: Bessner, Summer & Peterson] in the eve. Staid all night in Burlington.
1914 Oct 31-Nov 23 (pp 252-253)
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Sat Oct 31: Came home via train from Burlington. At home the bal. of the day. Rain in the P.M. & eve. Went to a Progressive meeting in the eve.
November 1914
Sun Nov 01: Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Mr Mount preached. Stormy.
Mon Nov 02: Rainy. In town all day & went to Mrs Armor's Prohibition speech in the eve. Great speech and the Empire theatre filled to overflowing.
Tue Nov 03: Rainy day & Election Day. Out with car to Summit Park & Whitney Island for voters. Down to the Polls in the Eve.
Wed Nov 04: State gone "dry". All Repbs in County elected except Neal Bradsberry & Cogswell. Downtown & to Bessner's in the Eve.
Thu Nov 05: Rainy A.M. Self elected Co. Com. Home washing in the A.M. Downtown in the P.M. Frank home.
Fri Nov 06: Rain all the A.M. Home & down town.
Sat Nov 07: Choring around in the A.M. & downtown with the car to take Ida in P.M.
Sun Nov 08:[margin: Rain this eve.]Went to church & S.S. in the A.M. and home with Mrs Peters to dinner. Mr & Mrs Bessner were there also. Margie Woodburn married Thurs.
Mon Nov 09: Went to the ranch and staid all night.
Tue Nov 10:[margin: Rain P.M.] At the farm till 1 P.M. Cutting stuff for tank foundation in the A.M. Came home in the P.M. and went down to vote in the city primary.
Wed Nov 11: At home and downtown. Clowdy & some rain.
Thu Nov 12:[margin: Rain.] Working around the garden in the A.M. downtown in the P.M. Went to prayer meeting in the eve. Rain hard this eve. Powlesland resigned to take effect Dec 31st.
Fri Nov 13: Terrible wind last night. but clear & no rain to day. Choring. Went to the Christian chicken supper this eve.
Sat Nov 14: Frost 32. At home & down town. Clear & pleasant.
Sun Nov 15: Frost. Went to church & S.S. & church in the eve. Had the Ford out to day. Sts rough. Clear & pleasant. Wrote to Geo this P.M.
Mon Nov 16: Pleasant. Choring & downtown.
Tue Nov 17: At home in the A.M. & went to the Ranch in the P.M.
Wed Nov 18:[margin: Pleasant.] Washed in the A.M. Downtown to talk with Polson & Shields in the P.M.
Thu Nov 19: Rain last night & to day. At home all day. Reading & choring.
Fri Nov 20:Clowdy & Misty. Heard J.P. McGlinn is dead. At home all day. Went to the M.E. supper in the eve. Ida also.
Sat Nov 21: No rain. Down town morning & P.M.
Sun Nov 22: Rainy P.M. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Ida went to Bellingham in the P.M.
Mon Nov 23: Cool & south wind. Went to John McGlinn's funeral this A.M. Was Pall bearer. Came home with Tom Esary in the P.M.
1914 Nov 24-Dec 11 (pp 254-255)
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Tue Nov 24: Pleasant day. At home and down town. Ida in Bellingham. Self went to the musical concert in the eve. Foggy to night.
Wed Nov 25: At home. Ida came home from Bellingham. Rain light in the P.M.
Thu Nov 26: Thanksgiving. Went to the Union Service. Frank White's & Nettie's folks here to dinner. Stormy day.
Fri Nov 27:[margin: Rain to night.] Went to the Ranch to work on the tank foundation. Staid at the Ranch. Grant & Hilda went to Anacortes.
Sat Nov 28: Rainy day. Came home at 9 A.M. Grant & Hilda here till 3 P.M. Went to hear the "Hypnotist" in the eve.
Sun Nov 29: No rain. Went to S.S. & church morning & eve. Took the Ford in the A.M. Streets very muddy. Went down to Bessner's in P.M.
Mon Nov 30: Helped wash & went downtown. Cold south wind all day.
December 1914
Tue Dec 01: At home & downtown. Rain Day. Went to hear the African Missionary Moody in the eve.
Wed Dec 02: Went to the Ranch & worked on the tank. Pleasant. But rain towards night. Finished setting up the tank.
Thu Dec 03: Pleasant. At the farm making & putting up eave troughs.
Fri Dec 04: At the farm working at the hay barn eave troughs &c. Went to the Fredonia play in the eve.
Sat Dec 05: Pleasant. At the farm working at odd jobs. Came home via train in the eve.
Sun Dec 06: Pleasant. Went to S.S & church and to the Anti S. League talk in the eve. Mr. Darcy here this P.M. Frank home to stay.
Mon Dec 07: At home and at the Ranch with the car. Ida & Frank went also. Weather fine. Took over some pipe. Put it up on the barn to carry water to the tank.
Tue Dec 08:[margin: Fine Frost weather.] Went to Mt. Vernon to talk with the Coms. Staid all night & went to the Osborne Revival meeting in the eve.
Wed Dec 09: Frost. Came home at noon. Grant here to the Elks doings.
Thu Dec 10: At home. The Wilson's here to day. Went to the Prayer meeting this eve.
Fri Dec 11: Frost 29°. Clear & cold. Went to LaC. Ida also in Ford. Settled the hardware & tank bill.
1914 Dec 12-Dec 31 (pp 256-257)
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Sat Dec 12: Frost 30. Home & down town with Ida to get her pictures taken.
Sun Dec 13: Frost 30. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. Fine winter weather for a week past.
Mon Dec 14: Roads fine. Frost 28°. Went with Mitchell over to Edison & Bow and took Ida to the Ranch. Home at 6.30.
Tue Dec 15: Pleasant. At home in the A.M. choring. In the P.M. over to Guemes looking at the roads.
Wed Dec 16: Frost 29° 27° down town. At home & down town. Frank White here to talk about road beds. Clear & pleasant.
Thu Dec 17: Frost 30. At home & down town. Went to Prayer meeting in the eve.
Fri Dec 18: Frost 29. Pleasant. Roads fine. John Wilson & Ed Crumrine here. Mr & Mrs Powlesland here in the P.M. & we all went to the Congregational supper in the eve.
Sat Dec 19: Strong north wind all day & clear. Self & Frank went to the Ranch and put up the horse barn eave trough.
Sun Dec 20: Temp 32. Went to church & S.S. A.M. & P.M.
Mon Dec 21:[margin: Temp 34.] Pleasant. Clowdy. Prospect of a change. Sent a picture to Mother. Went to the White Slave pictures in the eve. Margurite White here all night.
Tue Dec 22: Temp 40. Clowdy & warmer. Went to Frank Whites to take M. home. I. went also. About town in the P.M. Bot a vacuum sweeper. Sent Ch. cards & photos away.
Wed Dec 23: Sent away more Christmas stuff & cards. Clear & pleasant & no frost. Choring & getting ready for Christmas.
Thu Dec 24: Beautiful day. Chellis Osborn here to dinner. We & Wrights went over to Wilsons for Ch. this P.M. & staid all night.
Fri Dec 25:[margin: Rain some.] Christmas. Spent the day at Wilsons. Ira Leatherwoods there also & I took them home in the eve. Grant's came down this eve.
Sat Dec 26: Rain light last night & to day. At Wilson's till 2.15 then came to A. Wrights staid at Wilsons.
Sun Dec 27: Rain day. John Eden's buried to day. Fire in LaConner. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. Ida also.
Mon Dec 28: Pleasant. Washed the car ad chored in the A.M. Went to see the Gray & Davis starter in P.M. B.L. Martin buried to day. Died Sat last eve.
Tue Dec 29: Washing A.M. Down town in P.M. Clowdy & sprinkling rain som. Reading "Wild Olive".
Wed Dec 30: Opened act in Citizen's bank. Downtown in P.M. Warm, clowdy with S. wind. Mrs Smith called.
Thu Dec 31: Wrights not home yet. did not go down town. Was clearing brush over on Davis lot. Went to Prayer meeting in the eve. There was a watch meeting to night in the M.E. Church.
Ada Wilson Lindbery died to day.