Tue Jan 01: Rain most of last. Stormy S.E. wind to day. Temp 57 A.M. & 59 in the P.M. Went to Telegraph Slough in the P.M. to see the flood. Poor prospect of doing anything. Too many breaks. Nothing short of powerful dredgers will save the country.
Wed Jan 02: Pleasant. Temp 53°. Went to the flooded Dist. Water higher than yesterday. Was at Woodburn's to dinner & then to Whitney Station. The Telegraph slough bridge giving out. Two spans will go.
Thu Jan 03: Temp 55°. Around home choring. Started for Seattle on the boat at 10.30 P.M. with Donald.
Fri Jan 04:[margin: Rainy.] In Seattle to see Dr Cook for Donald. Saw Dr. Terry about my teeth and called on McGinnis's in the eve. [margin: Temp 52] Staid at "The Arlington".
Sat Jan 05: No rain. [margin: Temp 52.] Came from Seattle per Str Whatcom. Water from the rain going down.
Sun Jan 06: Rainy [margin: Temp 53] Went to S.S. In the P.M. went to Whitney. Fresh water less & salt coming in every tide. Telegraph slough bridge in bad shape but trains still going over it.
Mon Jan 07: Rainy. Went to Mt Vernon via Bellingham to Coms meeting. Saw terrible destruction between burlington and Mount Vernon.
Tue Jan 08: In Mt Vernon. Had a great wrangle over roads.
Wed Jan 09: Some cooler. Temp 30. In Mount Vernon and came home at night via Bellingham. G.N. running through trains to Seattle again.
Thu Jan 10: T 35. Snow start & rain. Grant here last night. I took him to Telegraph slough. Ida sick with cold.
1918 Jan 11-29 (pp 2-3)
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Fri Jan 11: T 38. Rain one inch yesterday & last night. Stormy to day also rain. Self home most of the day. Ida's cold no better. Dr. Burdon here.
Sat Jan 12: Rain last night & some today. Ida no better. Choring around home. Dr. Burdon here. Ida worse & Burdon she must have nurse.
Sun Jan 13: Light frost. [margin: Rain at night.] Clowdy. Ida in bed. Miss Enger the nurse came at 1.30. Went to the Presbyterian church in the eve. Heard a sermon on Germany.
Mon Jan 14: Heavy rains morning & eve and all last night. In town all day. No trains from Anacortes yet & none expected for a week. High tide and Samish & Swinomish flats getting salted every day. With a good prospect of loosing the crop of 1918.
Tue Jan 15: No rain. Went to Mount Vernon via Bellingham and staid all night. County business.
Wed Jan 16: Light rain in the P.M. In Mt. Vernon. Went with Tom McNeal to see the big break in Skagit River break below the Poor Farm. It is a "fright". Came home via Avon, Whitney & Freight train.
Thu Jan 17: Another Chinook wind. Temp 54. Showery. At home & in town. Mrs Stacey came.
Fri Jan 18: Ida no better. Miss Enger left this A.M. Home all say. Pleasant. Heard there was nothing doing to fix dike.
Sat Jan 19:[margin: Telegraph Slough Bridge being fixed today. Trains going again.] Went to Whitney & the Ranch. Saw the breaks in the dikes and consider the situation very discouraging indeed. Otto Kalso has two very bad breaks to fix yet and water has been on 20 days now. Samish situation bad also.
Sun Jan 20: Temp 36° Pleasant. Went to Baptist Sunday school. Dr Waddell here yesterday and to day. Went to the Presbyterian church in the eve.
Mon Jan 21: Clowdy. In town all day. Took the car down and had new clutch bands put on cork inserts. Down town in the eve to see Reitz about pavement. Ida sat up a while to day.
Tue Jan 22: Raon most of last night & some to day. In town all day. Called on Bessner. Ida down stairs awhile. Telegraph slough bridge passable to day, but water still over from Edison to LaConner.
Wed Jan 23: Stormy. Went to the Ranch & Whitney. Ball's & Callahan's break shut up. Ida about the same. Otto finished his break north of the railroad.
Thu Jan 24: Rain most all day. In town all day. Ida not so well.
Fri Jan 25: Went to LaConner & to Mt Vernon in the eve and staid all night in Mt Vernon.
Sat Jan 26: Rain in the eve. In Mt. Vernon all day. Samish dike meeting. No dikes repaired yet except Kalso's & Balls & Callahans. Otto has one to fix yet.
Sun Jan 27: Clowdy but mild & pleasant. Frank & Nettie started for Seattle for her operation. Ida as miserable as ever. Went to hear Putnam at the Ch. church in the eve. Fine sermon on War and Patriotism & Wilson's message.
Mon Jan 28: Rainy last night & to day. Strong west wind. Moving the folks over to Wrights. Otto Kalso has the water shut off at Whitney.
Tue Jan 29: Stopped at Mt Vernon & in Portland. Went with the Coms on Pavement inspection trip. Arrived in Portland at 10.15 P.M.
1918 Jan 30-Feb 21 (pp 4-5)
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Wed Jan 30:[margin: Frost 30°] In and around Portland all day. Cold north wind. Went over 38 miles of Columbia Highway.
Thu Jan 31:[margin: Frost 39°] In Portland till 10 A.M. Came to Seattle & staid all night. Henry Thompson, County Com. killed to night at 8.30 in a side train collision at Sedro Woolley.
February 1918
Fri Feb 01: Light snow. Came to Mt Vernon to a road hearing and home in the evening.
Sat Feb 02: At home and downtown. Clowdy.
Sun Feb 03: Strong south wind. Rainy. Went to Henry Thompson's funeral at Hamilton. Also called on Aunt Mary Wallace. Rev Mr Wilson of Mt. Vernon preached.
Mon Feb 04: Rainy. Went to Coms meeting and staid in Mt Vernon all night.
Tue Feb 05: Rain. In Mt Vernon. Paving jungle on.
Wed Feb 06: Showery. In Mt Vernon to Coms meeting. Still arguing on paving.
Thu Feb 07: Pleasant. In Mt Vernon and up about Burlington with Butler viewing road washouts. Home in the eve. Nettie in Seattle. Ida & Mary Stacey staying with the children.
Fri Feb 08: Stormy S.E. wind all day. Choring about home.
Sat Feb 09: Ida still poorly. Windy, but little rain last night Downtown and gave my income tax statement.
Sun Feb 10:[margin: Ida miserable. Frank went to Seattle last night.] Rain again this P.M. Rainy most of the day. Cleared off at night. Went S.S. in the A.M. Mr Erikson talked awhile. Went to the Christian Ch in the eve. Mr Putnam preached.
Mon Feb 11: Stormy. Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting to award the bids on contract for paving. Frank in Bellingham.
Tue Feb 12: Pleasant. In Mt Vernon. Trains late on acct of slides. Came home at 3 P.M.
Wed Feb 13: Pleasant. Some snow in Mount Vernon on county business.
Thu Feb 14: Frost 55°. Went to the Ranch. In town in the A.M. & went to the Ranch in the Ford in the P.M. Cool & pleasant.
Fri Feb 15: Kacin here this A.M. with paving contract for me to [margin: sign. Information sermons moved at Burlington 11 A.M.] Went to Mount Vernon and in the P.M. to Seattle & in the eve to the Baptist banquet at the Frye Hotel.
Sat Feb 16: Light rain. Came to Mt Vernon and home at night. Paving suit started by the Cement Co & Comer Land Co. Frank in Seattle for Nettie.
Sun Feb 17: Light frost. Cold north wind all day. Went to S.s. and to the Cong church to hear Rev Harry Ferguson preach. Mary Stacey went home and Nettie & Frank came from Seattle. Mrs Davis came to work for the Wrights. Ida came home.
Mon Feb 18: Clear & cold. 22° in Mt Vernon. Went to Mt Vernon on pavement business. Home in the eve.
Tue Feb 19: Temp 28° Clear & cold. Went to LaConner to get a bridge tender for LaC. bridge. Went in the Ford.
Wed Feb 20: Temp 30. Clear & cold. Went to rosario in the P.M. on road business in the Ford. Blanche White here this eve. High school entertainment.
Thu Feb 21: Temp 25°. In Mount Vernon & down to the Samish looking after roads. Went with Butler & Thompson.
1918 Feb 22-Mar 17 (pp 6-7)
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Fri Feb 22: Mrs V.J. Knapp died. At home and down town. Temp 32°. Clowdy & misty towards night.
Sat Feb 23: At home and went over to the ship yard in the P.M. with Frank & called on the "Beach Comber". Rain some last night but pleasant this P.M.
Sun Feb 24: Cool but pleasant. Went to S.S. Sedro Woolley bunch here. "Gospel Team" Went out to Whitney's this P.M. and to G.T. meeting in the eve.
Mon Feb 25: A sprinkle of snow & cold raw wind & rain in the P.M. AT home all day. Choring & fixing car.
Tue Feb 26: Frost. Went to the paving trial and home in the eve.
Wed Feb 27: Frost. Went to Mt Vernon to Pavement trial. It is finished.
Thu Feb 28: Raining at night. Went to Bellingham to a Mens or layman's meeting.
March 1918
Fri Mar 01: Frost. Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and to the Samish on Road business. Ida went to the Ranch & came home with Grant.
Sat Mar 02: Pleasant. In town. Washed the car & put on Michelin tires.
Sun Mar 03: Pleasant but cool. Went to S.S. & Church. Rev Mr Weeks preached (missionary).
Mon Mar 04: Light snow. Went to Mount Vernon to Coms meeting & staid all night.
Tue Mar 05: Frost 26°. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Was down to the County Farm to lunch and down where they are fixing the dike. 17 teams working. [margin: A letter from Geo.]
Wed Mar 06: Frost 28°. In town & choring. Pearl & John here in the P.M. & eve. Self went to meeting in eve.
Thu Mar 07: Light frost. Went to LaConner county business. Frank over to San Juan Islands this week.
Fri Mar 08: Cool but no rain. Flurries of snow. Choring about home.
Sat Mar 09: Cool wind. Choring. Relined the stove & put in a new faucet in the sink. Frank home to day. Late spring. Wrote to E. Reed.
Sun Mar 10: Went to S.S. & to Presby Ch in the eve & started for Seattle in the eve per Whatcom Str.
Mon Mar 11: Frost. In Seattle getting teeth fixed.
Tue Mar 12: Frost light in Seattle.
Wed Mar 13: In Seattle teeth business. Visiting Broaman.
Thu Mar 14: In Seattle. In the P.M was out to B. McGinnis'. Mrs Alice very bad with cancer.
Thu Mar 14: Warm & pleasant. In Seattle. In the P.M was out to B. McGinnis's. Mrs Alice very bad off with cancer.
Fri Mar 15: In Seattle and out to John McGinnis's. At Dr. Terry's to try tooth plate but it was no good. Started home on the "Kulshan" at 10 P.M.
Sat Mar 16: Grants plowing. Came home this A.M. Went to the Ranch also to Mt. Vernon in the P.M. Ida went to the Ranch. Frank traded his Ford for a Dodge.
Sun Mar 17: Strong S.E. wind all & light rain at night. Ida in bed all day. Cold & dizzy. Dr. Waddell here. Went to S.S. & church. Rev Bones preached. Frank White's folks & Margurite here. Also Rev. Ferguson's call. Went to church in the eve.
1918 Mar 18-Apr 10 (pp 8-9)
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Mon Mar 18: Rainy day. Cleared off in the P.M. Choring about home. Went to B. church in the P.M.
Tue Mar 19: Rainy day. Strong S.E. wind. Went to the Samish and over the Comm Road. Had dinner with Wilsons. Went to church with car. Took Mrs Beech.
Wed Mar 20: Mr & Mrs Bovee here. Clowdy & damp. Washing. Went the depot for Nettie.
Thu Mar 21: Rainy some. In town all day. went to church in the eve.
Fri Mar 22: Went to the Samish and over the Water Front road with Butler. On train to Burlington.
Sat Mar 23: Windy & light rain. Cold. In town and around home all day.
Sun Mar 24: Great battle in France. Another windy day. Self went to S.S. & church morning & eve. Mr Bovee preaching. Bovee's & Summers called in the P.M. Ida poorly.
Mon Mar 25: Cold rain most of the day. In town all day. Went to church in the eve.
Tue Mar 26: In town. Went to church in the eve.
Wed Mar 27: Cold wind. No rain. Went to town LaConner. Got seed & planted peas, carrots, spinach & sweet peas. Mr Davis with me. Went to church in the eve. A lot of LaC folks over.
Thu Mar 28: Temp 66°. Pleasant. Went to the farm & worked on the road some filling chuck holes. Went to church in the eve.
Fri Mar 29: Beautiful day. Working on the road with P. Miller filling chuck holes from town to Telegraph Slough. Farmers plowing. Rec'd letter from Robert Sisson in France.
Sat Mar 30: Pleasant. In the A.M. went with Almond to view the Whistler Lake road. Home & down town in the P.M.
Sun Mar 31: Cool but no rain. Easter. Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. also eve. Mr Bovee preached. Ida not able to go. Clocks set ahead one hour.
April 1918
Mon Apr 01: Pleasant. Pleasant to day. Rain last night. Went to the Com's meeting and home in the eve with Frank Wright.
Tue Apr 02: Frost Pleasant. In Mount Vernon. Com's meeting. In Mount Vernon all night.
Wed Apr 03: Frost. Pleasant. Dry. In Mount Vernon & went to Sedro Woolley in the P.M. with the Coms. Home in the eve.
Thu Apr 04: Light frost. Pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Land drying fast. Grant plowing with one team. Men there fixing his Moline tractor. Ida & Francis went along.
Fri Apr 05: Pleasant. Went to Rockport, VanHorn & Concrete with Butler & C. Nelson on the train to Burlington.
Sat Apr 06: Pleasant. Liberty & Oak Drive started. In town & over to the ship yard to the speaking in the P.M.
Sun Apr 07: Clowdy but no rain. Went to church & S.S. Ferguson preached a fine sermon. Morning & eve.
Mon Apr 08: Called on Mrs Wallace. Went to Samish with C. Nelson, was at Blanchard & water front road & Burlington.
Tue Apr 09: No rain. In town choring around.
Wed Apr 10: Pleasant. Bot a $1000 U.S. bond. Went to meeting this eve. In town and on Guemes in the P.M. with the Ford. Ida Nettie & Mrs Robinson went along.
1918 Apr 11-May 6 (pp 10-11)
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Thu Apr 11: Pleasant. Went to the Ranch. Worked on the road some. In the P.M. went to the Samish & to Wilsons for supper.
Fri Apr 12: Choring around home. Cool & clowdy & some rain towards night. Ida to the osteopath?.
Sat Apr 13: Pleasant but cold. Mr Biver buried. Went to the funeral. Planted about 100 hills of potatos.
Sun Apr 14:[margin: Rain last night.] Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. In the P.M. went to B. View with Frank White to hear Henry McLean on war. Took supper at Franks. Ida also. Cold west wind.
Mon Apr 15: Showery. Went to Mt Vernon. Board of Equalization.
Tue Apr 16: In town all day. No rain but cold wind.
Wed Apr 17: Cool & pleasant. Went to Edison & the Inman G. Pit with Nelson. Saw three tractors work, all doing good work. Went to Prayer meeting in the eve.
Thu Apr 18: Pleasant. Went to LaConner for garden seeds and worked on the Ranch the bal of the day. Planted potatos, peas, &c. Ida went along.
Fri Apr 19: Warm & dry. At the Ranch planting garden. Grant began seeding.
Sat Apr 20: Warm & pleasant. Choring at home, mowed the lawn, &c.
Sun Apr 21: Went to S.S. & church A.M. S.S. convention in the P.M. & to Ch Church in the eve.
Mon Apr 22: In town and about home all day.
Tue Apr 23: Went to Edison and over the Water Front road. Ida went along to Wilson's. Grant seeding. [margin: Fine weather & dry. John no through plowing yet.]
Wed Apr 24: Frost. Land very dry & dusty. Pleasant & dry. Went to Whitney with P. Miller to work on the road saving gravel. Farmers all seeding.
Thu Apr 25: Frost. Ida went to Seattle. Working on the road with Miller.
Fri Apr 26: Frost. In town all day choring & down to the Old Oregon Mill in the P.M. Miller on the road.
Sat Apr 27: Warm & dry. Grant finished seeding yesterday 26th. Ida in Seattle to see Mrs B. McGinnis. Miller on the road. Self went to Butlers Mill and to Mt Vernon. Never saw it dryer in April.
Sun Apr 28: Pleasant & dry. Ida in Seattle. Self went to church & S.S. in the A.M. Was at Summers to dinner.
Mon Apr 29: Working on the road with Peter at Padilla. Grant rolling & harrowing.
Tue Apr 30: Dry. In town choring about home mowed the lawn.
May 1918
Wed May 01: Went to LaConner & the Ranch. Planting corn & garden. Grant all through with the crop.
Thu May 02: A little sprinkle of rain. Went to the Samish in the A.M. worked for Grant in the P.M. Home at night.
Fri May 03: No rain to speak of. At home & out to Dewey with Frank & Ida. Went to the Oldenburg about road work.
Sat May 04: Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon to Mrs. Paston's meeting.
Sun May 05: Nice shower last night but nothing at Whitney. Went to Church A.M. & P.M. Ferguson preached. Went with Wrights over to the Ranch in the P.M.
Mon May 06: Cool & clowdy. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Staid all night. Mrs. B. McGinnis died.
1918 May 7-30 (pp 12-13)
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Tue May 07: In Mount Vernon Coms meeting. Pleasant but too dry.
Wed May 08: In Mt Vernon via Ford. Coms meeting. Home via Burlington, Bay View & Dewey. Took Powder to Oldenburg.
Thu May 09: Fine day. Around town pleasant day. Mowed the lawn. Spent the P.M. in the ship yard. Franks folks returned from Seattle & Tacoma where they went to ten to Mrs McGinnis funeral.
Fri May 10: Warm & dry. Went to the Ranch. Ida also. Planted some peas, beans & carrots. Home in the eve. Called at William's to sing.
Sat May 11: Dry. In town all day. Not doing much.
Sun May 12: Dry. Went to Ch. & S.S. A.M. & P.M. In the P.M. took the Ferguson's over to LaConner to Bailey's. Mr Bailey sick the past week. Ida went also.
Mon May 13: Dry. Went to the Samish with Nelson & staid all night at the Ranch.
Tue May 14: Went to Bellingham with Grant's folks & home in the eve. Threatening rain.
Wed May 15: In town all day - misty.
Thu May 16: Still too dry. Over on the Indian road & to LaConner for lunch. Mowed the lawn this eve.
Fri May 17: Cold & dry. Clowdy all day but no rain. At home all day. Frank drove to Seattle.
Sat May 18: Splendid rain last night & this A.M. Took Nettie to the boat for Bellingham. Got a load of wood & put it in the shed. Downtown.
Sun May 19: Rainy A.M. Went to Ch & S.S. to church in the eve.
Mon May 20: At home all day - choring & reading.
Tue May 21: Went to Mt Vernon to hear State Com Allen speak his piece on pavements. Summer went with me.
Wed May 22: Pleasant day. Cool at night. Went with the Coms to Arlington and Bothell on Road or Pavement inspection.
Thu May 23: Pleasant. Went with Miller out to fix the Weaverling Bridge.
Fri May 24: Pleasant but cool - went to Sedro Woolley to see about a grader, also over the Cook Road. Went by train.
Sat May 25: Pleasant. Went to Hulbert's Sale in the Ford. Ida & C. Moon's went along. Grants folks away to Camp Lewis & other places since Tuesday A.M. & Darrell staying here. Oat & grass looking well at the Ranch.
Sun May 26: Went to S.S. & Memorial services at the M.E. Church & to B. Church in the eve. Grants folks over & Darrell went home. Geo McGinnis's called.
Mon May 27:[margin: Pleasant ]& warm. Went to Mt Vernon to open bids on three paving jobs. Two south of Mt Vernon.
Tue May 28: Pleasant & warm. Went to the Ranch & to Mt Vernon. Crouch collided with our car & gave us a big jolt. Ida went to the Ranch. Both home in the eve.
Wed May 29: Warm & Pleasant. In town all day. Went to meeting in the eve. Killed catepillars part of the day. They were very thick.
Thu May 30: Decoration Day. Went to the Cemetery in the A.M. & to Memorial exercises in the P.M. & to see Billie Burk in the eve at the Empire. Sprinkle in the A.M. some.
1918 May 31-Jun 22 (pp 14-15)
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Fri May 31: Washing. At home & downtown. Cool but pleasant.
June 1918
Sat Jun 01: Light showers in the P.M. At home cleaning, &c. Went downtown in the eve to the Empire. Mrs Will Trafton buried.
Sun Jun 02: Beautiful Day. Went to S.S. & church in the P.M. & to Bay View in the P.M. Robin Welts spoke at the Hall. Went to Cemetery. Took Handy's. Went to the Presby Ch to Bac. Sermon by Broadlooks.
Mon Jun 03: Pleasant. In Mt Vernon to Coms meeting and staid all night. Pleasant & warmer.
Tue Jun 04: In Mt Vernon. Pleasant & warmer. Went to the gravel pit in the eve & then home. More rain needed on flooded land.
Wed Jun 05: Warm & dry. In town all day. Went to the Graduating exercises in the eve. President Suzzalo made the talk - Good.
Fri Jun 07: Pleasant. Dry. Went to Mt Vernon via LaC. & the Poor Farm. Frank White went with me. Let the contract for building the Samish River bridge. Eclipse of the sun.
Sat Jun 08: In town all day. Clowdy but no rain which is badly needed.
Sun Jun 09: Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. .
Mon Jun 10: Warm & pleasant. Light rain last night. Went to the Ranch. Planted some more corn & squashes. Home in the eve. Ida & Frank's went to Crumrine's.
Tue Jun 11: Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon to appoint a clerk in J.H. Smith's place. River at 16-2.
Wed Jun 12: Pleasant. Rep Convention in town. Attended it in the P.M. & went to Chautauqua meeting in the eve.
Thu Jun 13: Pleasant & dry. Went with Nelson to the Samish, Edison & Water Front road and Samish Island.
Fri Jun 14: Pleasant & dry. Flag day exercises in the P.M. Grant's & John's folks here. Ida 61 today.
Sat Jun 15: Pleasant. Went to Mt Vernon to sign Cook Road bonds. Then to concrete with Frank & Nettie to the bridge dedication. Ida & Grant's folks went along. Still very dry.
Sun Jun 16: Went to Church & S.S. & church in the eve. Wrote letters in the eve to Geo, Eva & Bowerman.
Mon Jun 17: Light rain this A.M. Went to the Ranch. Helped Grant make a truck out of his Ford & fix the bridges each side of Whitney.
Tue Jun 18: Pleasant & dry. Over to the Ranch fixing the sewer and the boat. Crops look as well as could be expected for such a dry season. Home in the eve.
Wed Jun 19: Dry & strong north wind. Choring around home. Went to meeting in the eve.
Thu Jun 20: Drying wind. Choring around home & down town. Ida not well.
Fri Jun 21: Still dry. Went to Mt Vernon County Bs. Ida sick a bed & had Dr. Burdon.
Sat Jun 22: Ida up again. Lee Richards here & I took him over to Grant's in the P.M. Dry as ever. Crops suffering. Driest June on record so far. No signs of rain.
1918 Jun 23-Jul 17 (pp 16-17)
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Sun Jun 23: Mrs Fosters funeral. Went to church & S.S. in the A.M. and P.M.
Mon Jun 24: In town. Got new suit of clothes. Ida sick.
Tue Jun 25: Warm & dry. Went to the Samish in the A.M. P. Miller went also.
Wed Jun 26: Ida some better. Went to Seattle with Grant. Byron & Wells on the way to Tacoma.
Thu Jun 27: Went to Tacoma & to the Rep Conventions.
Fri Jun 28: Went to Camp Lewis with Grant & Byron and home from Seattle on the eve train.
Sat Jun 29:[margin: Warm & dry all this week. Dries season on record so far. Hay fair but oats look very bad. I estimate 1200 to 1500 sks.] At the home in the A.M. Over to the Ranch in the P.M. and inspecting the Swinomish Bridge. Aunt Mary came at noon to day.
Sun Jun 30: Went to Presby church Dedication & to church in the eve.
July 1918
Mon Jul 01: Went to Mt Vernon & Coms meeting & home at night to see the Girard Four Years in Germany.\
Tue Jul 02: Went to Mt Vernon to Coms meeting & to Mt Vernon Chautauqua in the eve. Heard Prof Herlesman's war speech. Good. Staid all night in Mt Vernon.
Wed Jul 03: Went to with thompson to Clear Lake, Sedro W & Butlers mill. County business.
Thu Jul 04: The day we celebrate. Went to Burlington. Ida went to stay with Gertie Wallace for the day. Still dry & crops suffering. Very smoky & dusty, like Aug or September. Looks as if most of the oats would be a failure.
Fri Jul 05: Dry. In Mount Vernon on Tax business at Grant's in the eve. Home at 9:30.
Sat Jul 06: Dry. In town choring & paying bills. Limping with rheumatism in right knee.
Sun Jul 07: Went to S.S. & church & out to F Whites in the P.M. Mrs W. & Edna here in the P.M. & I took them home.
Mon Jul 08: Over to the Ranch & tried the tractor & grader.
Tue Jul 09: In town all day. thunderstorm & some rain. Went to Chautauqua in the eve.
Wed Jul 10: Lots of hay out. Rain off & on all day. 5/8 of an inch. Went to Mt Vernon & the Ranch in the A.M. Chautauqua P.M. & evening.
Thu Jul 11: Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and put in the day grading roads. Chautauqua in the evening.
Fri Jul 12: Pleasant. Went to the Ranch & blackberrying. got 1 1/2 gallons. Chau P.M. & eve.
Sat Jul 13: Big band here. In town choring & tending Chautauqua.
Sun Jul 14: S.S. & church in the A.M. Chautauqua P.M. & eve.
Mon Jul 15:[margin: Grant haying.] In Mt Vernon on Cook Road business. Chautauqua in the eve.
Tue Jul 16: Fine hay weather. At the ranch raking hay. Grant finished mowing.
Wed Jul 17: Fine hay weather. Raking hay. Finished shocking. I estimate 175 tons, 58 acres.
1918 Jul 18-Aug 10 (pp 18-19)
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Thu Jul 18: Fixing granary roof & went to Mount Vernon on C. Road business. Was at LaC to get wagon paint for Grant. Light shower in the eve.
Fri Jul 19: Rainy A.M. Working at Grants wagons some & came home in the P.M. Lots of hay out.
Sat Jul 20: Another rain last night & this A.M. In town all day.
Sun Jul 21: Pleasant. Went to church A.M. & P.M. & S.S.
Mon Jul 22: Ida not well. At home and out to the Weaverling bridge fixing planks.
Tue Jul 23: Went to Mt Vernon on Cook Road business & capital issues. Staid all night in Mt V. Ida sick & gave(?) up going to Seattle.
Wed Jul 24: Some rain. In Mt Vernon till 4.45. Started for Seattle. Raining all day hard.
Thu Jul 25: In Seattle. Did not go on Coms trip. Call on the McGinnis's.
Fri Jul 26: Rainy. At Coms Convention & Vdill's(?) luncheon.
Sat Jul 27:[margin: Mr S.B. Best buried.] Pleasant. Came home per Str Whatcom. Mowed the lawn. Ida in bed. Mr Davis failing for two weeks past.
Sun Jul 28: Went to S.S. & Ch. A.M. & P.M. Ida not well.
Mon Jul 29: Went to LaConner & Mt Vernon county business. Cook Road & Avon Allen job. Crumrine baling hay.
Tue Jul 30:[margin: Ida sick. ] In town all day. Choring & out to the W. Point with Abbey in the eve.
Wed Jul 31: Self, Abbey & Tandy Knight fixed up tables, &c for the Pioneer meeting. To prayer meeting in the eve.
August 1918
Thu Aug 01: Ida sick. Rainy A.M. Went to Mt. Vernon in the A.M. on Cook Road business and to Pioneer PickNick in the P.M. Windy P.M. & threatening more rain. The out look for hay is bad. Very little baled yet.
Fri Aug 02: Went to the Ranch & painted wagons. Hay balers came this eve. Shower in the eve. Helped Abbey demolish Pioneer tables.
Sat Aug 03: Heavy shower last night. Ida sick all night. In town all day.
Sun Aug 04: Pleasant & warm. Went to S.S. & church A.M. Was up to Peter's in the P.M. Frank in from the Cape to dinner. Church in the eve.
Mon Aug 05: Pleasant & over to the drawbridge. In Mt. Vernon Coms meeting.
Tue Aug 06: Pleasant. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting. Home in the eve. Mr Thompson with me.
Wed Aug 07:[margin: Grant finished baling 156 tons.] In Mt. Vernon. Board of Equalization. Grant finished baling. Barclay McGinnis & family here from Seattle.
Thu Aug 08: Raining. Bad for hay balers. McGinnis's here & went home.
Fri Aug 09: Pleasant P.M. Rainy day after 9 A.M. Self over to the fill on Guemes and to Bessner's. Signed the Avon Allen Road certificate.
Sat Aug 10: Showery, P.M. & A.M. Went to the Ranch and LaConner & filled chuck holes & in the P.M. went to Dewey to see the bridge. Lots of hay to bale and prospects poor.
1918 Aug 11-31 (pp 20-21)
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Sun Aug 11: Pleasant. Went to Presby church A.M. Ch in P.M. Ida poorly. Frank home.
Mon Aug 12: Working on the road & over to Grants. Nelson grading the road towards Anacortes. Gaches baling this P.M. Woodburn also.
Tue Aug 13: Pleasant. Working on the road with Nelson & grader. Fine day for baling hay.
Wed Aug 14: To meeting in the eve. Rain some last night. Washing in the P.M. Out on the road in the P.M. Tractor leveling.
Thu Aug 15: Pleasant P.M. Rain this A.M. Sorry time for hay men. Cleaning out the wood house. In the P.M. out talking gravel with Crook in the P.M. & filled chuck holes some.
Fri Aug 16: Pleasant. Working on the road with Knight & Baxter.
Sat Aug 17: Pleasant. In town in the A.M. and over to the Ranch with Ida in the P.M. Baling hay.
Sun Aug 18: Rained considerable last night. Went to S.s. & church A.M. & P.M. Cool & clowdy.
Mon Aug 19: Pleasant. Went to Edison with Bessner to Mat Lemmer's funeral. Got lumber & nails for a gate to the County Dam Culvert in the A.M. Out to Ferguson's in the eve with Ida.
Tue Aug 20: Pleasant. Went to the County Dam & self & Tandy Knight put a new gate on the box.
Wed Aug 21:[margin: Grant got his hay in to day. 19 loads.] Went to Avon on acct of the Avon Allen pavement & to Mt Vernon. Rain all the P.M. This beats all Aug's for rain to this day. War chest meeting in the eve.
Thu Aug 22: Rain most of last night and this A.M. misty. Around town & choring in the P.M.
Fri Aug 23: Pleasant. Went to the Ranch and helped Grant cut oats with the tractor. It worked all right.
Sat Aug 24: Damp & foggy but pleasant P.M. Helping cut oats 19 acres cut. Graded 3/4 mile of road in the A.M. Home in the eve.
Sun Aug 25: Beautiful day. Went to S.S. & church. Ida also. Self went to church in the eve.
Mon Aug 26: Pleasant. Went to the Ranch to help cut oats.
Tue Aug 27: Fine weather. Cutting oats & finished. Crop short. I guess 1300 sks. Came home in the eve.
Wed Aug 28: Fine day. Frank's folks went to Vancouver. Self choring and put new oil in the Ford. Ida keeping Francis.
Thu Aug 29: fine day. Went to Avon, Allen, Bow, Blanchard, Wilsons & the Ranch. Home at 6 P.M. Wrights home this eve.
Fri Aug 30: Beautiful day. In town all day. McGinnis's & Carpenter's came from Seattle.
Sat Aug 31: Another fine day. Went with the folks to LaC. & Burlington & home in the eve. Two loads of wood came. All spruce. The past week all fine for harvesting and it is well done up except the Olympia M & Samish.
1918 Sep 1-22 (pp 22-23)
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September 1918
Sun Sep 01: Warm & pleasant. Went to church to hear Mrs Kerr on W.C.T.U. war work. In the P.M. all went to Pearls & to Whites to supper.
Mon Sep 02:[margin: Warm & dry.] Labor Day. the McGinnis & Carpenters started for Seattle. Went to the Labor speech & parade. In the P.M. piled three loads of mill wood. Temp near 80° the last four days. Great harvest weather.
Tue Sep 03: Went to Coms meeting & staid in Mt Vernon.
Wed Sep 04: Coms meeting. In Mt Vernon all night.
Thu Sep 05: Coms meeting. At the Ranch for supper & home in the eve. Uncle Jim Wilson had his knee fractured.
Fri Sep 06:[margin: Fine threshing.] In town all day. fixing up election boards. Fine day. Frank still out to the Cape.
Sat Sep 07: Went to the Ranch & to Wilsons for Grant to get Lelia Wilson to help thresh. Ida went to Pearls. The machine came to Grants this P.M. & finished 1258 sks.
Sun Sep 08: Foggy. About 19 sks per acre. Threshing at Grants self weighing oats at Whitney. Grant & self sold 800 sks at $60.00.
Mon Sep 09: Foggy. At the Ranch. Choring. took the cooks home & got Ida. Staid all night at the Ranch.
Tue Sep 10:[margin: Fine weather for threshing.] Foggy. Machine at Peth's. Came home this A.M. Primary election. Grain this year all short. Average not about 20 sks. Even on land not salted.
Wed Sep 11: Fine day. Foggy A.M. Went to Avon & Mt Vernon. Helped load a car of oats at Whitney in the P.M. Home in the eve.
Thu Sep 12:[margin: Pleasant.] Registration day for men up to 45. Working at the sewer ditch. Moore put in 18 ft of it & I covered it up. It is for a bedroom.
Fri Sep 13: Butler, Welts & Costello defeated in the primary election also Rudene. Pleasant. Went to Frank Whites for Blackberries. Mrs Kash & children also. In the P.M. went to see Mr Carney to get him to build foundation wall to bedroom & bot lime & sand. Went to war chest meeting in the eve.
Sat Sep 14: Another fill threshing day. Went to LaConner & to Leamer's to see Nelson. Ida went with me. Home at 6 P.M.
Sun Sep 15:[margin: Fine ] Went to church & S.S. & church in the P.M.
Mon Sep 16:[margin: weather.] Went to Avon in the A.M. to see the pavement. Clearing for the bedroom in the P.M. out to Whitneys with the Howe's in the eve.
Tue Sep 17: Went over the Bellingham Roads with Ch Moore's folks. & back via Avon & saw the pavement.
Wed Sep 18: Went to Mount Vernon to sign up election returns & to Prayer meeting in the eve.
Thu Sep 19: In town. Wheeling rock for bedroom foundation. Carney here in the P.M. & laid the wal. Went to the farm with Ida at 5 P.M. & staid all night.
Fri Sep 20:[margin: Dry weather.] Went to B. View with Grant & home in the eve. Brot Lovel up this eve to make out a bill of lumber for bedroom. Ida staid at the farm. Most machine through threshing. John's folks threshing to day.
Sat Sep 21: Dry. Ordered lumber for bedroom & hauled up 225 brick. Took shingles off the house where the bedroom is to be built.
Sun Sep 22: Went to S.S. & church A.M. & P.M. In the P.M. went to the Ranch with Franks' folks & to get Ida. Fred baling straw.
1918 Sep 23-Oct 12 (pp 24-25)
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Mon Sep 23: In town. The lumber came for the bedroom. Working some in the P.M. on bedroom.
Tue Sep 24: Working on bedroom in the A.M. went to Avon to see the pavement in the P.M. Grant here with his questionnaire in the P.M.
Wed Sep 25: Working on bedroom all day.
Thu Sep 26:[margin: Fine weather ]Working on bedroom. Lovel & men came to day at 10 & 3 oclock. Work going nicely.
Fri Sep 27: Lovely day. Working on bedroom. Lovel & three men, one 1/2. Self working some, not feeling very well. Was out to Carney's & Bushey's in the eve. Called on Ch Brother also.
Sat Sep 28: Another fine day. Like summer. Four men on the bedroom 1/2 day. Self downtown & working some. Cleaning up rubbish in the P.M. Rain at bed time.
Sun Sep 29: Foggy & dark all day. Not well & did not go to church.
Mon Sep 30: Heavy rain last night. Carpenters here. 4 all day. Took out the windows & put in the new ones and the door to the bedroom. Clowdy but no rain to day. Thus endeth the finest September on record.
October 1918
Tue Oct 01: Working on house till 3 P.M. Men about 15 hours. Carney working at chimney in the P.M. Self took Ida & Nettie to see Mrs Bradley & home at 6.30. Mrs B. poorly with a cancer. Pleasant but quite foggy most of the day.
Wed Oct 02: No rain. Foggy. Working at the bedroom helping Moore. The wire man (Miller) here to day. Went to meeting in the eve.
Thu Oct 03: Working around the bedroom patching after the plumber & cleaning. Moores & the wire man here again short time. Went to Bradleys in the eve. Wendal reception. Ida also.
Fri Oct 04: Went to the Samish & to Wilsons, Edison & sunset. South wind. Light rain in the eve.
Sat Oct 05: Considerable rain last night & this A.M. Choring around & downtown.
Sun Oct 06: Hard rain last night. Went to S.S. & came away from church with Grant & Dr. Palmer & folks who were here to lunch. At home the bal of the day.
Mon Oct 07: Pleasant. Went to Mt. Vernon Coms meeting via train.
Tue Oct 08: Pleasant. In Mt Vernon Coms meeting.
Wed Oct 09: Pleasant but rain at night. In Mt Vernon. Came to Grants for supper & home in the eve.
Thu Oct 10: Rain last night & some to day. At home & downtown.
Fri Oct 11: Rain some. Choring around house.
Sat Oct 12: Pleasant. In town all day. Things quiet on acct of influenza.
1918 Oct 13-Nov 5 (pp 26-27)
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Sun Oct 13: Quiet Sunday. No churches to day on acct of influenza. Took a walk in the P.M.
Mon Oct 14: Rains in the A.M. Went to see Carney and he refused to plaster. War reported over the eve but it was a hoax.
Tue Oct 15: Went to the Ranch. Ida also. Was down to see the dike & out to Grahams with Grant & Fred.
Wed Oct 16: Rainy. Mr Barr died. Went to Pleasant Ridge with Grant to see Nelson & to Laconner to see Will Dunlap about tractor. Home on train.
Thu Oct 17: At home in the A.M. went to the Ranch and graded road with grant in the P.M. Staid all night at the Ranch.
Fri Oct 18:[margin: Mrs Burdon died.] No rain. Grading road with Grant & Dunlaps tractor. Went to Joe Larry slough & back to the Ranch. Home in the eve.
Sat Oct 19: Went to Mount Vernon to Herd Law hearing. Home in the eve. Pleasant day for Oct.
Sun Oct 20: Beautiful day. No churches influenza. Went to Bay view to Mrs Barr's funeral Clyde Howe went with me.
Mon Oct 21: Beautiful day. Some rain last night. Went to Whitney on train and from there to Anacortes on Road Grader.
Tue Oct 22: Strong wind & some rain in the P.M. Went back to Grants and graded road as we went. Came home on the eve train.
Wed Oct 23: Some rain last night. At home A.M. went to Guemes Island in the P.M. on road business. Visited the ship yard.
Thu Oct 24:[margin: Pleasant.] Gotheim & Dilamove? died last night. Choring about home. fixing flower beds. Grant & kids here to lunch.
Fri Oct 25: Rain last night. At home in the A.M. Went to Marches for apples & potatos in the P.M.
Sat Oct 26: Rain last night & most of to day. Nothing doing but chores. Miss Jason died last night of influenza.
Sun Oct 27: Rain all night and most of to day also high wind. 69 today. Went to see Kerney with Ferguson.
Mon Oct 28: Not doing much but chores. Grant & folks here. Bot 18000 shingles for the Ranch @ $1.50 per M.
Tue Oct 29: Fine day. Carney here plastering. Self tending.
Thu Oct 31: Pleasant. Went to the Samish to see Crook & to Avon. Ida went to the Ranch & we staid all night. Pearl & John at Grant's for dinner. Pavement more than half way to Avon station.
November 1918
Fri Nov 01: Rainy A.M. Came from the Ranch and brot a hen and chickens. Made a coop.
Sat Nov 02: Cold south wind. In town all day. Pat Mencks and Frank Norvel died yesterday. Rec'd a letter from Geo.
Sun Nov 03: At home all day. Rain at night.
Mon Nov 04: Went to Coms meeting in car & home at night. Barker went also.
Tue Nov 05: Election day. Set up a stove in the bedroom. In the P.M. went to Mrs Whitney's for lunch and then to LaConner to take her. Mrs Bradley failing fast. Norvel's funeral to day. Total mileage for car to date 6500.
1918 Nov 6-30 (pp 28-29)
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Wed Nov 06: In town all day. Went to Mencks funeral in the P.M.
Thu Nov 07: Went to the ranch to see about road work. No rain but cool.
Fri Nov 08: Rain at night. [margin: Frost A.M.] Went with the Coms up the Alger road and back via Blanchard & Edison. Home on the train in the eve.
Sat Nov 09: Strong S. E. wind all day. The carpenters working on the house yesterday and to day. Self choring.
Sun Nov 10: The Germin Kaiser quits. Pleasant day. Mr Ray & Carter here to lunch. Went with them out to Ferguson's in the P.M.
Mon Nov 11:[margin: Fine day.]D. Fulk died. Went to Mt Vernon via train. Coms meeting. Came home with Mr Duvar.War over & the Armistice signed this A.M. Peace celebration in Anacortes this P.M. Carpenters working part of the day.
Tue Nov 12: Rain last night. Carpenters here & finished this P.M. Cleaning out the house & set up the stove. Secor came & began painting.
Wed Nov 13: Rain last night. Secor here this A.M. Self painting outside some.
Thu Nov 14: Rainy P.M. Made steps to bedroom. Secor here. Ida down town to see about house paper.
Fri Nov 15: Harte here this P.M. [margin: to talk about papering bedroom.] Rain last night & to day. Cleaning door hingers &c after Secor & varnishing new work in the dining room.
Sat Nov 16:[margin: Influenza "Flu" ban lifted.] No rain. Downtown in the A.M. & out to Williams & Ferguson's & settled with Secor in the P.M. Painting out side work. Car this week 15. Total 6540.
Sun Nov 17: Pleasant but cool. Some churches but no B. The Wrights all here to dinner. All went with Frank for a ride to the draw bridge in the P.M. Flu Ban declared on again & no school tomorrow. Mr Ferguson called this A.M.
Mon Nov 18: Fine day. Went to Mt Vernon with machine. Barker also. Per highway 4 equalization.
Tue Nov 19: Fine day. Self painting out side. Harte here papering. Went to war chest meeting in the eve.
Wed Nov 20: Beautiful day. Painting & choring. Harte finished.
Fri Nov 22: In the A.M. got lumber & fixed the church walk. Painting roof in the P.M.
Sat Nov 23: Pleasant. Hard frost. Choring & putting up window curtains. The Williams here.
Sun Nov 24: At home all day. Moore here finishing the plumbing. Cold raw day & light rain in the A.M.
Mon Nov 25: Cool & pleasant. Went to the Ranch & to LaConner.
Tue Nov 26: Hard rain & blow. Choring around home.
Wed Nov 27: Frost. Choring & working around the bedroom. Rain in the eve. Windy. Went to Thanksgiving Service at the Christian Church.
Thu Nov 28: Thanks giving. Pleasant. Went out & got Frank Whites folks and all had dinner at Wrights.
Fri Nov 29:Went to the Kearny funeral. Blacking stove &c in the P.M.
Sat Nov 30:[margin: Rainy last night.] Went to Bellingham per boat & bot an overcoat. They put the light for trees in this P.M. Pleasant P.M.
1918 Dec 1-25 (pp 30-31)
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December 1918
Sun Dec 01: Went to S.S. & B. church in the A.M. and to the Elks Memorial in the P.M. Nettie sick. Stormy day. Antone Christianson here this P.M.
Mon Dec 02: Rain. Went to Coms meeting & staid all night.
Tue Dec 03: Rain. Come meeting. Came home in the eve. Elmer Axelson's wife died today.
Wed Dec 04: Rain all last night. choring around home & went to meeting in the eve.
Thu Dec 05: Rain in the eve. At home. Helping clean house & making stools. Mrs Bradley died yesterday.
Fri Dec 06: Pleasant. Making stools in the A.M. & went to Mrs Bradley's funeral in the P.M.
Sat Dec 07: Pleasant. Crook hauling gravel on the A. Road. Choring in the A.M. & went to the Ranch in the P.M. Roads pretty good. Carroll Wilson sick with "Flu" also Roy Crumrine.
Sun Dec 08: Pleasant but cool & rain at night. Went to S.S. & church in the A.M.
Mon Dec 09: Out on the road to Dewey & the Gravel Pit.
Tue Dec 10: Pleasant. On the road in the A.M.
Wed Dec 11: Rain at night. Making stools & have a cold.
Thu Dec 12: Cold & damp. Ronneberger here to fix the car. Choring & splitting wood. Mr Hampton died.
Fri Dec 13: Rain all last night. In house with cold. Had Dr. Frost this eve. Temp self 102 1/2. Rain most all night.
Sat Dec 14: Rainy some. In bed. Tandy Knight & Axel Johnson here.
Sun Dec 15:[margin: Frank fell & broke his elbow Sat eve.] Pleasant. In bed. Grants folks came over. Bushey's folks called. Mr Hampton buried.
Mon Dec 16: Clear & pleasant. In the house with cold.
Tue Dec 17: Temp 32° Dito yesterday. Will Barr died Sunday. Theo Tholstrup yesterday.
Wed Dec 18: Light rain. Sitting by the fire. Was out & got some wood. First since Friday. Light rain this A.M. Cad Barrett died.
Thu Dec 19: Weather damp & cool. Up and around and out to the wood pile.
Fri Dec 20: Cool & pleasant. Light frost. Was out splitting wood & cleaned out the base of the Ford and put in new oil.
Sat Dec 21: Frost 34°. Clear & pleasant. Went down town this A.M. A letter from Geo & Eva also.
Sun Dec 22: Frost 32. Pleasant. Went to B. S.S. & church and to Presbyterian Ch. exercises in the eve.
Mon Dec 23: Frost 30. Pleasant. Went out to Tandy Knights & took a scraper for road work. Saw Ramona in the eve.
Tue Dec 24: Frost 29. Frank has an Oldsmobile. Down town and over to Franks in the eve to kid Christmas tree.
Wed Dec 25: Christmas. Cold 32. Went to Wrights for dinner and to the Ranch in Frank's Oldsmobile in the P.M. Folks all well. Home at 8 P.M.
1918 Dec 26-Jan 13, 1919 (pp 32-33)
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Thu Dec 26: Frost 33°. Rain some in the eve. Ida & self went to Grant's to dinner then to Wilson's for the night.
Fri Dec 27: Rainy A.M. Came to Grants for dinner and home in the P.M.
Sat Dec 28: Heavy wind all night. Some rain this A.M. At home to day. Had the phone changed for a desk phone in bedroom.
Sun Dec 29: Went to S.S. & church in the A.M. (car to date 6775) Ida sick with cold. Frank in Seattle.
Mon Dec 30: Frost 35° Pleasant. Was out on the road and over to the Ranch for dinner. Cooler at night. Ida sick but not in bed.
Tue Dec 31: Temp 26° Clear & cold. Went to Mt Vernon with Frank. This endeth 1918.
Wed Jan 01: Temp 34°. At home all day. Went to Prayer meeting in the eve. Francis not well. Frank's folks at Bradleys for 5 oclock dinner.
Thu Jan 02: Temp 32. Self & Ida went to the Ranch & got some pig meat, &c. Francis still sick with sore throat.
Fri Jan 03: Frost 29°. Went to war chest meeting. In town all day. Clear & cold.
Sat Jan 04: Temp 29°. Dense fog all day. choring around home.
Sun Jan 05: Light frost. Went to church & S.S. & church in the eve.
Mon Jan 06: [margin: Temp 32°]Theo Roosevelt died. Went to Mount Vernon to Coms meeting. In M.V. all night.
Tue Jan 07: Temp 30. In Mt Vernon. Home at night. H.C. Gill died in Seattle.
Wed Jan 08: Temp 32° Dense fog. In town all day. Ida getting ready for the party. The Whitneys, Grants & Wilsons, Howes, Dr Palmer, Wrights & Mrs Bradley here till 2.30.
Thu Jan 09: Temp 32. Ida has sore arm from a burn. Home in the A.M. went to Dewey and Gravel Pit in the P.M. county business.
Fri Jan 10: Light rain. Went to Dewey with powder & back in the lake road. In the P.M. went to Mt Vernon with Frank.
Sat Jan 11: Light rain. At home and down town. Nothing special.
Sun Jan 12: Cold raw wind. Went to Ch & S.S. in the A.M.
Mon Jan 13: Windy. Roads bad. Went to Mt Vernon. Coms meeting went with Frank. Lee Bradley also. New board organized.
Henry Thompson, County Com. killed to night at 8.30 in a side train collision at Sedro Woolley.