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August 24, 1902

Sunday, the forenoon has been fair, but the eve is little seemed to be showery. Yesterday & Friday Harve & I were over trying to help Ernest finish his hay. Mr. Wood was over this evening to get help from … Continue reading

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August 22, 1902

Morning yesterday Harve and I repaired the fence South of his brush field. It was a fair day tho somewhat cloudy. Ernest came over in the P.M. and paid Pa & Harve. (Ernest) wants H. (Brother Harvey Bolton) and I … Continue reading

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August 20, 1902

Myrtle’s (18th) birthday & I guess is the first one which she has ever spent away from home. (Myrtle is pictured at a family picnic in 1907 with Lee Bolton in the background.) A fair day but as so many … Continue reading

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August 17, 1902

(Written) August 17th Following a period of neglect I find some difficulty in recalling all of my movements of the last week. Monday on record of last page. Tuesday finished laying the tile in the A.M.; in the P.M. helped … Continue reading

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August 11, 1902

A good day, following a very cool night. I have deepened the tile drain today. Ma and Frank went to Hunt’s today and bot 2 bu. of Whitneys @ 25¢. This is the day of W & K Lawsuit. Yesterday … Continue reading

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August 7, 1902

A fine day, cool and pleasant; the rain seems to be over for a time. Threshing is now in progress. Henry is helping Lafe (his cousin, Lafayette Cochran) today. Frank and I were digging for the tile to drain the … Continue reading

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August 5, 1902

This has been a very pleasant day. A number of cattle from the West pasture having gotten on to the North Bottom cornfield; we returned them this morning and repaired the fence. This P.M. we, Henry, Harve, and I, went … Continue reading

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August 4, 1902

A long time without making an entry. We finished the hay today and I feel pleased at the prospect of a change of work and an opportunity to turn off some jobs now waiting. Timothy (horse hay) was a magnificent … Continue reading

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July 28, 1902

This A.M. Harve and I helped Henry shock (oats) and in the P.M. hauled hay four loads. The weather tho fair was not well suited for making hay as the air was very damp and the hay being very green … Continue reading

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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

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