July 5, 1902

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Sarah

A burning day and every body is on the shelf since the Ever Glorious (celebrations on the Fourth of July).

It –the weather- seemed to be very considerate of those patriotically disposed, as the rain was discontinued for about forty hours allowing the roads to become passably dry & old Scranton was able to scare up a little dust for the thousands who came from all parts of the County.

Today Harve and I put six more cattle over into the Stevenson pasture.

Cedar Creek is nearly bank full (his emphasis) and the old coon (Raccoon River) is rolling black (flowing with a great deal of silt).

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June 30, 1902

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Sarah

A fine day; the first good day we have had for some time.

The sun has shone all day and all life seems to rejoice.

I went down to Jefferson today.

Paid down interest on the four notes and had the one maturing today extended for two years.

I took the wool to Mrs. Shipman.

The price received was 15¢ per pound; the 20 fleeces weighed 168 lbs.

The Shipman home was a sight not to be forgotten in the suggestion of the scenes enacted there a few days ago.

The windows shot out of the front part of the house, and the sash and shutters torn up with the charges of heavy shot fired by the mob who besieged the old man.

Glass from the windows still strewn on the floor with the paper and plaster on the wall plowed in streaks and the facings and wainscot which made a firmer surface bearing a clearer print of the buckshot; with such surroundings and all the memories of that dark day.

Mrs. Shipman still conducts the business which she has built up and one cannot help admiring the fortitude of a woman of 70 who seems to appreciate fully the terrible event which may form from now on a lasting disgrace on the Town (Jefferson) and County (Greene).

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June 29, 1902

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Sarah

It is another rainy day and the eighth day of successive raining as it rained last Sunday and each day of the week.

Corn is excessively small for the time of year and the continued cool weather has retarded its growth considerably.

Small grain is looking fine.

We took the hogs to Ralston yesterday.

I was disappointed in their weight as they only reached 235 but the price is unusually good; $7.00 per cwt.

Cattle are quoted at 8¢ for butchers’ stuff.

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June 25, 1902

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Sarah

It has not rained to speak of today tho a little this morning.

This afternoon was a good spell to work in the cornfield which is needing attention.

It has rained three successive nights & the coolness of the weather is making corn look yellow.

I have been plowing on the bottoms this P.M., crossing it.

(When corn is planted with a checkrower planter, the corn can be cultivated cross-ways, cutting the weeds between the hills of corn plants.)

The local hog market is the best in years, $7.00 per cwt., and an advancing market.

Ma is putting up her currants today.

Harve fixed up his old mower today.

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June 23, 1902

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Sarah

Took Abbie to the train today by which she went to Jefferson to attend Teachers’ Institute.

I settled with W. Dudley for the pipe and wire and received payment for the corn of which the sixth load was hauled today & being weighed, contained 30 bu., 20 lbs.

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June 21, 1902

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Sarah

Plowed the corn this A.M. and in the P.M went to Churdan to discuss telephone with a company who propose(s) to run to Churdan and wants to use our poles.

We proposed to put on cross bars and rent them a right to two wires at 50¢ per post.

(Written at a later date.)

June 21 was the date of the killing of Marshall Swaringen by Shipman who was afterwards killed by the Sheriff’s Posse.

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June 20, 1902

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Sarah

I have spent most of the day plowing corn on the South Bottom (field).

Returned yesterday from Glenwood whither we had taken Myrtle.

The weather has been rainy for some time.

It rained nearly all day yesterday tho the sun was out at intervals.

A heavy shower fell at Dunlap; the water was lying in the streets as we came through there.

Weather is very cool for corn.

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June 16, 1902

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Sarah

A fine day and dry, tho very cool.

The improvement in the weather is greatly appreciated since the rainy week just closed.

I just finished plowing my corn the first time over this forenoon, and this afternoon, we, Frank and I, went over to Ernest’s and picked cherries.

(We picked) 56 qts. and brot 52 home.

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June 14, 1902

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Sarah

This has been a very hot day.

I think it has been the hottest of the season tho it has been very hot and showery of late.

This was the last day of Abbie’s school, a very jolly day for some of the kids, tho Joe Casey said he was very sorry to quit school.

I lacked about a third of the North piece of getting over my corn once.

Today Harve just got started today.

Will Ritchie was over to Harve’s today.

Fanny and Henry went over to Wood’s tonight to eat ice cream.

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June 12, 1902

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Sarah

A very disagreeable day; light showers having fallen at intervals all day.

I recommenced plowing (cultivating) on the bottom (fields) this morning; ground my shovels at noon.

Harve put up an emery apparatus yesterday.

This evening I with Ernest set out a number of cabbage plants.

Dudley was down and got another load of corn, this being the third load in his Smith (wagon) box.

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