January 1, 1905 I went to Cedar Creek to Dave Crow's burying.
January 2, 1905 I went to Vine Grove. Rained.
January 3, 1905 Snowed. Howard Nall and S. R. Irwin and wife was here. I twisted some tobacco.
January 4, 1905 I went to Dr. Miller's in morning. Snowed at night.
January 5, 1905 Shelled cane seed and seed corn. Ben Day came home. Snow two inches deep this morning.
January 6, 1905 Ben Day is here today. Snowed all day. I shelled some seed corn.
January 7, 1905 Ben Day came here. Snowed.
January 8, 1905 I went to church at Sycamore.
January 9, 1905 Snowed all day. Howard and Bud and Lon and Ben was here.
January 10, 1905 I took Ben Day to Vine Grove. He went to Missouri. Snowed in the evening and sleeted at night. Tina is sick. We had Dr. Miller with her.
January 11, 1905 I stayed at the house and waited on Tina. Snow went off. Rained at night. Clara and Jennie was here.
January 12, 1905 Jennie stayed until evening. Mother is here tonight. Turned cooler today.
January 13, 1905 I went to Gray's to see if I could get a girl to stay with us. Snowed all day.
January 14, 1905 Amy stayed here today. Cold. I went and got some medicine for Tina.
January 15, 1905 Still cold. I took Amy home in the evening.
January 16, 1905 I went after Nancy Miller to stay with us.
January 17, 1905 I helped work about the house. Turned warmer today.
January 18, 1905 I worked some on sled.
January 19, 1905 I went to see the doctor for Tina.
January 20, 1905 I worked on sled. George Williams and wife was here.
January 21, 1905 I worked on sled. Mother and Jennie was here.
January 22, 1905 Bud Day and wife and Rob, Ed Ash and family, Roy Harley, Stanley Irwin and Leanor, and Kate Masters and Charlie Irwin and Jim Stovall was here.
January 23, 1905 I went to Froman's and got 4 rooster's.
January 24, 1905 I went to Etown. Snowed and turned cold.
January 25, 1905 Ed Pfeiffer and Zala Irwin was married. 8 below zero this morning.
January 26, 1905 I got some wood.
January 27, 1905 I finished sled and hauled load of wood.
January 28, 1905 I went hunting and cut some wood.
January 29, 1905 I took Nancy Miller home. Ed Pfeiffer and Zala was here. Snowed.
January 30, 1905 Howard and I got wood.
January 31, 1905 Howard and I got wood.
February 1, 1905 Howard and I sawed wood.
February 2, 1905 Howard and I sawed wood.
February 3, 1905 Howard and I sawed wood. Snowed.
February 4, 1905 I went to Etown.
February 5, 1905 Sleeted and rained. I was at Mother's and John's.
February 6, 1905 I was at Wetterer's.
February 7, 1905 I was at Henry Peck's at night.
February 8, 1905 Sleeted all day. I made kitchen table.
February 9, 1905 Cold. Tina washed.
February 10, 1905 I shelled corn and went to mill.
February 11, 1905 I was at Mother's. Went to church at night. Preacher came home with me.
February 12, 1905 Rained and turn cold and snowed. We was at Howard's at night.
February 13, 1905 Cold. I went to the store.
February 14, 1905 I was at John's. Still cold.
February 15, 1905 I was at Ed Pfeiffer's. Still cold.
February 16, 1905 I cut bushes off hill sides.
February 17, 1905 I cut bushes off hill sides.
February 18, 1905 Ed Ash was here.
February 19, 1905 I was at John's.
February 20, 1905 Me and Howard cut and hauled wood.
February 21, 1905 I went to Vine Grove.
February 22, 1905 I picked up bushes and burnt them.
February 23, 1905 I piled and burnt brush.
February 24, 1905 I plowed for oats.
February 25, 1905 Rained. I shoed Joe.
February 26, 1905 We was at Sanford Irwin's. Aunt Kate Patterson was here at night.
February 27, 1905 Rained. I went to Etown.
February 28, 1905 I plowed for oats and tapped sugar trees.
March 1, 1905 I sowed oats on the hill side by the spring.
March 2, 1905 I finished sowing oats on the hill side.
March 3, 1905 I sowed grass seed on the oats and went to Joe Smith's.
March 4, 1905 I finished sowing grass seed and cut some bushes. We went to Mother's and got our deeds wrote.
March 5, 1905 I was at Howard Nall's in the morning.
March 6, 1905 Howard and I hauled in our oat stacks. Rained in the evening. Alice Smith died.
March 7, 1905 I worked in the shop. Rained.
March 8, 1905 Rained all day. I was at Henry Peck's. Worked at the shop in the evening.
March 9, 1905 I went and paid Dr. Miller. Rained all day.
March 10, 1905 I built a stove flue for Sanford Irwin.
March 11, 1905 I went to Vine Grove.
March 12, 1905 We went to Ed Ash's.
March 13, 1905 I hauled out manure.
March 14, 1905 I hauled manure.
March 15, 1905 I sowed oats at Mother's. Ivy Irwin was married.
March 16, 1905 I sowed oats at Mother's.
March 17, 1905 Harrowed and plowed in the morning and worked for Henry in the evening.
March 18, 1905 I plowed until noon and got some wood in evening.
March 19, 1905 Jennie Irwin and Stanley was here.
March 20, 1905 Shelled corn and cut bushes in the morning. Rained in the evening.
March 21, 1905 I helped Howard make boards.
March 22, 1905 I helped Howard make boards.
March 23, 1905 I helped Howard make boards till noon and plowed in the evening.
March 24, 1905 I helped Howard make boards.
March 25, 1905 I went to Vine Grove. Ed and Leila (Ash) was here.
March 26, 1905 We was at Mother's.
March 27, 1905 I plowed at Mother's.
March 28, 1905 I sowed oats at Peck's.
March 29, 1905 I finished sowing oats at Peck's. Rained.
March 30, 1905 I cut bushes at home.
March 31, 1905 I plowed at Mother's.
April 1, 1905 We planted potatoes and roasting ear patch.
April 2, 1905 Howard and Clara (Nall) was here.
April 3, 1905 Rained. I finished planting potatoes and plowed some and helped John fix the mill.
April 4, 1905 I plowed in the orchard in the morning and plowed at Mother's in the evening.
April 5, 1905 I plowed at Mother's.
April 6, 1905 I plowed at Mother's.
April 7, 1905 I plowed at Mother's.
April 8, 1905 I finished plowing at Mother's. Tina went to church at night. Rained.
April 9, 1905 I went to church.
April 10, 1905 I hauled manure in the morning and went to a log rolling at T. L. Nall's in the evening.
April 11, 1905 I went to T. L. Nall's to log rolling in the morning and worked in the shop in the evening. Rained.
April 12, 1905 I hauled manure.
April 13, 1905 I hauled manure.
April 14, 1905 I plowed for corn.
April 15, 1905 I plowed for corn.
April 16, 1905 Big snow this morning. We was at Howard Nall's.
April 17, 1905 I plowed for corn.
April 18, 1905 I plowed for corn.
April 19, 1905 I took a hog to Vine Grove. Weighed 220 pounds. Got 5 cents per pound.
April 20, 1905 I plowed for corn.
April 21, 1905 Plowed in the morning. Rained in the evening.
April 22, 1905 Howard and I went to Etown and got fertilizer.
April 23, 1905 We was at John Masters' in the evening.
April 24, 1905 Plowed in the morning and harrowed at Mother's in the evening.
April 25, 1905 Rained. Went crow hunting and shelled seed corn.
April 26, 1905 Cut posts in the morning and went to Henry's and Maggie's wedding. Rained.
April 27, 1905 We went to Mother's to the infare.
April 28, 1905 Took Tina to Dr. Miller's. Rained. Harrowed at Mother's in the evening.
April 29, 1905 I hauled fence post and went fishing at night.
April 30, 1905 Mother and Annie stayed all day here.
May 1, 1905 I helped Howard Nall plant corn.
May 2, 1905 I helped Howard plant corn in the morning and harrowed at Mother's in the evening.
May 3, 1905 I harrowed at home.
May 4, 1905 I planted corn at Mother's in the morning. Rained in the evening.
May 5, 1905 Sharpened harrow teeth and grubbed some bushes.
May 6, 1905 Rained a big rain.
May 7, 1905 We went to Dr. Miller's.
May 8, 1905 Worked at new ground in the morning. Hauled wood in the evening.
May 9, 1905 Planted corn at Mother's.
May 10, 1905 Shelled corn, went to mill, and went to see oats.
May 11, 1905 Planted corn in the evening.
May 12, 1905 It rained. I worked in John's new ground.
May 13, 1905 Rained. I went to Vine Grove.
May 14, 1905 Rained. We was at Howard's in the evening.
May 15, 1905 I cut some bushes and went to Will Stader's.
May 16, 1905 Rained. I was at John Masters' to log rolling. I went to S. S. Irwin's at night.
May 17, 1905 Traded for cow from S. S. Irwin and brought her home and planted corn in the evening.
May 18, 1905 I helped Howard plant cane in the morning and plowed potatoes and hauled load of manure.
May 19, 1905 We made garden in the morning and I helped Howard plant corn in the evening.
May 20, 1905 I plowed in new ground.
May 21, 1905 We stayed at home. Bud Day was here.
May 22, 1905 I finished planting corn.
May 23, 1905 I broke cane patch in the morning and helped Howard finish planting corn.
May 24, 1905 I planted cane.
May 25, 1905 I broke tobacco patch. Rained.
May 26, 1905 I went to Vine Grove.
May 27, 1905 Howard and I went to Ed Ash's and went fishing.
May 28, 1905 We come home from Ed's.
May 29, 1905 I replanted corn at home in the morning and at Mother's in the evening.
May 30, 1905 I sowed millet for Henry.
May 31, 1905 I replanted corn at Mother's.
June 1, 1905 I harrowed corn at Mother's.
June 2, 1905 I finished harrowing corn at Mother's.
June 3, 1905 Harrowed corn till dinner and went to Vine Grove in the evening.
June 4, 1905 We was at Mother's in the evening.
June 5, 1905 Made tobacco hills and planted watermelon.
June 6, 1905 I plowed corn at Mother's.
June 7, 1905 I plowed corn at same.
June 8, 1905 Finished plowing corn at Mother's. Harrowed corn at home.
June 9, 1905 Plowed corn at home.
June 10, 1905 Plowed corn and shoed Joe.
June 11, 1905 We went to Sycamore to church. Rained good rain.
June 12, 1905 We set out tobacco and plowed some.
June 13, 1905 I plowed corn.
June 14, 1905 I plowed corn.
June 15, 1905 I plowed corn. Rained.
June 16, 1905 I plowed corn. Carter's and Brown's stores burnt.
June 17, 1905 Plowed some. Tina and I went to Vine Grove.
June 18, 1905 We stayed at home.
June 19, 1905 Howard and I went to Wetterer's and got machine and cut some clover. Rained.
June 20, 1905 I cut some post for shed and took up what clover we had cut. Rained.
June 21, 1905 Hauled lumber to build shed and harrowed cane in the evening. Rained.
June 22, 1905 It rained. Howard helped me on the shed.
June 23, 1905 It rained. I went to the mill.
June 24, 1905 I worked on shed. It rained.
June 25, 1905 We stayed at home.
June 26, 1905 I plowed corn. It rained.
June 27, 1905 I plowed in the morning. Cut grass in the evening for Howard.
June 28, 1905 I helped Howard put up clover.
June 29, 1905 I helped Howard in clover.
June 30, 1905 I helped Howard finish his clover and cut and put up load of clover for me.
July 1, 1905 I put up load and half of hay. Howard helped me.
July 2, 1905 Rained. Tina went to Sanford's in the evening.
July 3, 1905 I went to Peck's to see my oats. Plowed in the evening.
July 4, 1905 I plowed cane and cut clover in the evening.
July 5, 1905 Cut and put up clover. Howard and Lon and Rob helped me.
July 6, 1905 Cut and put up clover. Howard and Lon and Rob helped me.
July 7, 1905 I finished putting up clover. Howard and Lon and Rob helped me.
July 8, 1905 I went to Vine Grove. Rained.
July 9, 1905 We went to church at Sycamore and to George Williams'. Rained.
July 10, 1905 I cut oats at Mother's. Lon helped me. Rained.
July 11, 1905 Rained. I cut oats at Peck's. Lon helped.
July 12, 1905 Cut oats at Peck's. Lon helped me.
July 13, 1905 I finished cutting oats at Peck's. Rained.
July 14, 1905 I hoed the tobacco.
July 15, 1905 I went Etown.
July 16, 1905 I was at John Masters'.
July 17, 1905 I went to hunt crows.
July 18, 1905 We tore up the old machine.
July 19, 1905 We went to Wm. T. Peck's.
July 20, 1905 I dug some potatoes. Rained some in the evening.
July 21, 1905 I dug some potatoes. Rained big rain in the evening.
July 22, 1905 I shoed Dan and put one shoe on Joe.
July 23, 1905 Ed Ash and wife was here. Rained. Kate Harris was buried.
July 24, 1905 Fooled around and shelled some corn.
July 25, 1905 Helped Howard stacked oats.
July 26, 1905 Howard helped me stack oats.
July 27, 1905 I worked for Sanford on crib.
July 28, 1905 I went to Etown.
July 29, 1905 I dug potatoes. Hez Stovall died.
July 30, 1905 We went to Frank Cowley's.
July 31, 1905 I worked on Sanford's crib.
August 1, 1905 I worked on crib for Sanford Irwin.
August 2, 1905 I worked on crib for Sanford Irwin.
August 3, 1905 I dug potatoes.
August 4, 1905 I finished digging potatoes. Had about 28 bushels.
(Entries for August 5th through 24th are missing.)
August 25, 1905 I cut bushes out of corn at Mother's.
August 26, 1905 I cut bushes at Mother's in the morning and cut some bushes at home in the evening. Sale at Wraow(?) Harris' place today.
August 27, 1905 Marion Smith was buried at Vine Grove. We stayed at home.
August 28, 1905 I went to Sanford's and got some peaches in the morning and cut some corn at Mother's in the evening.
August 29, 1905 I wormed tobacco and cut corn.
August 30, 1905 I cut corn.
August 31, 1905 I cut corn. The peddler was here.
September 2, 1905 I went to Etown. Rained.
September 3, 1905 John Masters' family, Ed Ash, Bud Day, Sanford, Jennie, Stanley, Howard's folks, Ed and Zala was here.
September 4, 1905 I cut corn.
September 5, 1905 I cut corn in the morning. Lawrence and Charlie Froman was here.
September 6, 1905 I took cow and calf to Vine Grove.
September 7, 1905 I cut corn.
September 8, 1905 I cut corn.
September 9, 1905 I went to Vine Grove.
September 10, 1905 We was at Ed Ash's. Rained.
September 11, 1905 I wormed tobacco. James H. Scott died.
September 12, 1905 I cut corn in the morning We went to James Scott's burying.
September 13, 1905 I cut corn. Went to church at night. Addie Hargan was here.
September 14, 1905 I cut corn. Went to church at night.
September 15, 1905 I went to Vine Grove after preacher and cut some corn.
September 16, 1905 I cut corn.
September 17, 1905 We went to Cedar Creek to quarterly meeting and to James Hargan's for dinner.
September 18, 1905 I cut corn.
September 19, 1905 I cut corn. Rained in the evening.
September 20, 1905 I cut corn.
September 21, 1905 I cut some tobacco.
September 22, 1905 I cut tobacco.
September 23, 1905 I cut tobacco and corn.
September 24, 1905 We went to quarterly meeting at Sycamore. James Hargan and family was here.
September 25, 1905 We went to Vine Grove and took Bro. Witten and his wife.
September 26, 1905 I finished cutting corn.
September 27, 1905 Cut some tobacco and sharpened plow.
September 28, 1905 Plowed for wheat at Mother's.
September 29, 1905 Plowed for wheat at Mother's.
September 30, 1905 I went to Vine Grove in the evening. Rained.
October 1, 1905 I stayed at home. Tina went to see John Viers'.
October 2, 1905 Rained big rain. I went to Vine Grove.
October 3, 1905 We made molasses.
October 4, 1905 We made molasses.
October 5, 1905 We finished making molasses.
October 6, 1905 I cut tobacco and put tobacco away.
October 7, 1905 I went to Tom Moore's and got 2 pigs and shoed Joe.
October 8, 1905 Frank Cowley and family was here.
October 9, 1905 I plowed for wheat.
October 10, 1905 I went to Etown. Rained.
October 11, 1905 I went to Etown and got fertilizer.
October 12, 1905 Big frost this morning. I cut cane.
October 13, 1905 I sowed wheat.
October 14, 1905 I sowed wheat.
October 15, 1905 Rained. We went to Henry Masters'.
October 16, 1905 I sowed wheat for Howard in the morning and for me in the evening.
October 17, 1905 I finished sowing wheat and helped Howard sow wheat in his new ground.
October 18, 1905 I went to Henry's to sow grass seed. Rained.
October 19, 1905 I finished sowing grass seed for Henry. It rained some.
October 20, 1905 I hauled some pumpkins and helped Howard bring hogs home.
October 21, 1905 I went to Vine Grove and took roosters.
October 22, 1905 I was at Albert Wetterer's and Aunt Kit Peck's.
October 23, 1905 I worked for Bud Day. John Stewart died.
October 24, 1905 It rained all day. I worked for Bud Day.
October 25, 1905 It rained all day.
October 26, 1905 I worked for Bud Day.
October 27, 1905 I worked for Bud Day.
October 28, 1905 I finished hauling in pumpkins. Winnie Scott was here.
October 29, 1905 We stayed at home. Ed Ash, Onie, and Lon was here.
October 30, 1905 I worked for John in the morning and for Bud evening.
October 31, 1905 It rained. I worked on wagon for John.
November 1, 1905 I worked on crib for Sanford Irwin.
November 2, 1905 I helped Howard bale hay.
November 3, 1905 We baled hay for myself.
November 4, 1905 We finished baling hay and I went to the store.
November 5, 1905 It rained. We stayed at home. Howard was here.
November 6, 1905 Howard and I hauled some wood and some corn and fodder.
November 7, 1905 I went to the election and made two ax handles after I come home.
November 8, 1905 I gathered corn at Mother's. Howard helped me.
November 9, 1905 I gathered corn at Mother's. Howard helped me.
November 10, 1905 I gathered corn at Mother's. Howard helped me.
November 11, 1905 I gathered corn at Mother's. Howard helped. John took load of hay to Etown for me.
November 12, 1905 Ed Ash and family was here.
November 13, 1905 I finished hauling my fodder from Mother's. Helped Howard kill beef and went to Wetterer's and got load of lumber for Howard.
November 14, 1905 I worked on Howard's crib.
November 15, 1905 I worked on crib for Howard.
November 16, 1905 I worked on crib for Howard.
November 17, 1905 I hauled two loads of hay to Etown.
November 18, 1905 I helped Howard gather corn.
November 19, 1905 I was at Sanford's. Tina was at Mother's. Rained.
November 20, 1905 I helped Howard gather corn.
November 21, 1905 I helped Howard gather corn.
November 22, 1905 I helped Howard gather corn.
November 23, 1905 I helped Howard gather corn.
November 24, 1905 Rained. Shelled corn. Went to mill. I went to store. Went hunting.
November 25, 1905 Got some wood. Went to Mother's to fix deed.
November 26, 1905 I was at Ed Ash's.
November 27, 1905 I gathered corn. Howard helped me.
November 28, 1905 I stacked some fodder and made ax handle for Howard. Rained.
November 29, 1905 I gathered corn in the evening. Howard helped me.
November 30, 1905 I hauled load of corn and went hunting with Ed Ash. Howard helped me half day.
December 1, 1905 Gathered corn in the morning and stacked fodder in the evening. Rained in the evening. Howard helped me.
December 2, 1905 Rained all day. I worked at the shop.
December 3, 1905 I went to Cedar Creek to Elizabeth Hick's burying.
December 4, 1905 I gathered corn.
December 5, 1905 Helped Howard load some corn. We got load of wood for me and Howard.
December 6, 1905 We killed pigs for Mother.
December 7, 1905 I helped John stack tops.
December 8, 1905 I went to Etown with load of hay.
December 9, 1905 I gathered load of corn. Howard helped me.
December 10, 1905 We was at Howard's in the evening.
December 11, 1905 I went to Etown with load of hay.
December 12, 1905 I made ax handle and shaped two shocks of corn. Clarence Bush come and got the hay press.
December 13, 1905 I helped Howard gather corn.
December 14, 1905 I helped Howard gather corn.
December 15, 1905 School was out. Sleeted and snowed. I went to the store and to schoolhouse.
December 16, 1905 I went to Etown. Howard went with me. Got boots.
December 17, 1905 Lon Day was here.
December 18, 1905 I helped Howard kill hogs.
December 19, 1905 We got wood.
December 20, 1905 We finished getting corn for Howard.
December 21, 1905 It rained all day. We shelled some corn.
December 22, 1905 I went to Vine Grove.
December 23, 1905 I hauled out manure. John Craig was killed. Bob Neigbors shot Bill Hibbs.
December 24, 1905 I was at Bud Day's.
December 25, 1905 We was at Grandmother's.
December 26, 1905 We went to Ed Ash's. Noah Williams was married.
December 27, 1905 We came home from Ed's.
December 28, 1905 It rained. Gathered three shocks of corn.
December 29, 1905 I gathered corn.
December 30, 1905 I finished gathering corn. Howard helped me.
December 31, 1905 We went to S. R. Irwin's.