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July 25, 1902
(Sister) Abbie’s 21st Birthday. Haying and harvesting is still in progress, as usual, so it seems, we made poor progress at the hay today as we only got in three loads. Rain this evening stopped work on this line for … Continue reading
July 23, 1902
Has been a very cool day and pleasant withal for work, and save for a light very partial shower at noon, was a good time for progress. (Brother-in-Law Henry Stephenson) Henry started on his oats today. We completed the first … Continue reading
July 22, 1902
A rather cool day but fair and the kind of weather I would like to see until the haying and harvest is up. The light shower of last night left the hay too wet to work at this A.M. so … Continue reading
July 20, 1902
July 20th, Sunday A fair day which we spent over at (brother) Ernest’s. (North of Ralston, where Daryl Toyne lives today.) The ‘Coon (Raccoon River) is going down slowly and the fields everywhere are very wet. Small grain harvesting and … Continue reading
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July 14, 1902
Monday, a fine day but very hot. This A.M. Harve and I put the hay rake in order and this afternoon Pa and I brot in three loads of hay which Frank cut last Saturday. Yesterday we with Henry and … Continue reading
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July 11, 1902
A fine day and we had hoped that good weather was again coming on the stage, but tonight, 10 o’clock, it is raining again. The river is all over the bottoms, yet tho out on the flat country the water … Continue reading
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June 25, 1902
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 … Continue reading
June 23, 1902
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 … Continue reading
June 14, 1902
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 … Continue reading
June 12, 1902
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 … Continue reading