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November 14, 1902
A most disagreeable day as it rained all night last night and well into the forenoon today. Toyne stopped in this morning to have us bid on the filling if the bridge abutment. (The road surface needed to be brought … Continue reading
October 27, 1902
A cool day with a slight frost this morning and a cold NWest wind blowing quite stiff all day. This forenoon I helped Lafe (Lafayette Cochran) at the bridge. (Pictured is the construction of the Cedar Creek Bridge, just on … Continue reading
October 24, 1902
This morning I went down and helped on the bridge on Skunk Creek until noon, in the afternoon attended a meeting in Churdan the purpose of which was to determine the amm’t each phone was to pay to Central. (Town … Continue reading
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October 16, 1902
Today has been fair. We finished the potatoes, the digging of them, this A.M. I put pokes (devices to keep sheep from pushing through a fence) on 13 of the sheep which were intent on crawling through the fences. The … Continue reading
October 4, 1902
A rainy day. This forenoon I helped Harve get his black calf home & this P.M. put in a tile culvert south of the place here. Yesterday I went to Churdan – brot out the tile, also 500 lbs. shorts … Continue reading
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September 25, 1902
A cloudy day, tho pleasant and cool to work. Harve and I made a well at home here today. Wm. Ritchie paid me 10¢ on telephone messages tonight. Yesterday I was in town & received from Ecklund $2.10 for message … Continue reading
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September 4, 1902
This P.M. Harve & I began plowing brush on the North side. Last night I started to call the roll of the various station(s) on the telephone line. The weather is fine and the fields are drying nicely. In the … Continue reading
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May 24, 1902
The mention of this date causes one to speculate as to what attention this day of all the year- in past years throughout the British Empire receives since the coronation of her (Queen Victoria’s) unworthy son (Edward VII). (May 24th … Continue reading
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May 19, 1902
A fine day tho very windy. Wm. Ritchie was over this morning to buy corn, but found it all gone. Am getting some hay from him. I finished planting the South Bottom today. Yesterday, Sunday, we, Harve and I, went … Continue reading
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May 15, 1902
A very cool day, uncomfortable to work. Started the planter today, planting the brush ground south. Started on the North Bottom this P.M. but broke the checkrower and had to stop and repair it. Planted nearly eight rows of potatoes … Continue reading
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