1906


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January 1, 1906  I hauled some fodder in the morning.  Howard helped me.  I cleared in the evening.

January 2, 1906  I helped Howard haul fodder in the morning and cleared in the evening.

January 3, 1906  Rained.  I shelled 2 turns of corn and went to mill twice.  Put shoe on Joe and went to the store and got flour and oil.

January 4, 1906  I cleared.  Lon Day helped me.

January 5, 1906  I hauled wood in the morning and cleared in the evening.  Lon helped.

January 6, 1906  We hauled manure at Mother's in the morning and cleared in the evening.  Lon helped.

January 7, 1906  We stayed at home.

January 8, 1906  Snowed.  Mr. Lyons, the timber man, was here.

January 9, 1906  I shelled corn.  Hauled load of cane.

January 10, 1906  I sold tree to Wm. Shawler.  Went with him to see Mrs. Irwin's timber.

January 11, 1906  I went to Etown.  Snowed.

January 12, 1906  I went to Mother's.  Henry moved to his place.

January 13, 1906  I stripped some tobacco and went hunting in the evening.

January 14, 1906  S. R. Irwin and family was here.

January 15, 1906  I cleared.  Lon helped.  It rained and snowed.

January 16, 1906  I cleared.  Lon helped.

January 17, 1906  I cleared.  Lon helped.

January 18, 1906  I cleared.  Lon helped.

January 19, 1906  I cleared.  Lon helped.

January 20, 1906  I cleared.  Lon helped.

January 21, 1906  We stayed at home.

January 22, 1906  Rained in the morning.  I finished stripping tobacco in the evening.

January 23, 1906  Turned cold.  I helped Bud Day kill hogs.

January 24, 1906  I cleared.  Lon helped me.

January 25, 1906  We cleared.

January 26, 1906  I went to Etown.  Lon cleared.

January 27, 1906  I cleared.  Lon helped me.

January 28, 1906  We was at Henry Masters'.

January 29, 1906  I cleared.  Lon helped me.  Was at singing at Sanford's.

January 30, 1906  We tapped sugar trees.  Lon went to Zion.

January 31, 1906  I cleared.  Lon helped.


February 1, 1906  We killed hogs.

February 2, 1906  I cleared.  Lon helped.

February 3, 1906  I cleared.  Lon helped.

February 4, 1906  We stayed at home.  Sanford Irwin and wife was here in the evening.  Snowed.  Lethia Sherrard had a boy.

February 5, 1906  I hauled manure at Mother's.  Snow on the ground.

February 6, 1906  We went hunting in the evening.  Shawler cut his tree.

February 7, 1906  Lon and I went to Etown.

February 8, 1906  We hauled manure.

February 9, 1906  We hauled manure in the morning and cut stave timber in the evening.

February 10, 1906  We cut stave timber.

February 11, 1906  We went to George Williams' in the evening.

February 12, 1906  We cut stave timber.

February 13, 1906  We cut stave timber.

February 14, 1906  Went to wood getting at Mother's.

February 15, 1906  We cleared and hauled some corn.

February 16, 1906  We cut stalks off the wheat and cleared.

February 17, 1906  We cut stalks and sowed grass seed at Mother's.  Snowed at night.  Went robin hunting at night.

February 18, 1906  I carried sugar water all day.

February 19, 1906  We cut stave timber.

February 20, 1906  We cut stave timber.

February 21, 1906  We cut stave timber.

February 22, 1906  We cut stave timber.

February 23, 1906  We cut stave timber in the morning.  I shoed Dan in the evening.

February 24, 1906  I went to Etown.

February 25, 1906  We went to Bud Day's.

February 26, 1906  Lon Day and Charlie Irwin went to Illinois.  I sowed grass seed for Mother in the morning.  Snowed big snow at night.

February 27, 1906  Big snow this morning.  I was at Jim Lee's.

February 28, 1906  I hauled some wood.


March 1, 1906  I shoed Joe.

March 2, 1906  I cleared in the morning.  Rained in the evening.

March 3, 1906  I went to Vine Grove.

March 4, 1906  John Masters and family was here.

March 5, 1906  I finished sowing Mother's grass seed and freshened sugar trees.

March 6, 1906  I cleared.  Ben Day come.  I went to store in evening.

March 7, 1906  It rained.  I went to Ci Irwin's and got Ben's clothes.

March 8, 1906  I cleared.

March 9, 1906  I cleared.

March 10, 1906  I went to Stewart's sale.

March 11, 1906  I went to the widow Hobbs to try to hire a hand.

March 12, 1906  I cleared some.  Jim Hobbs was here.

March 13, 1906  I was at Bill Peck's.  It rained all day.

March 14, 1906  I went hunting and shelled corn.  Sleeted at night.

March 15, 1906  I twisted some tobacco and went to Henry Peck's in evening.

March 16, 1906  I went to Vine Grove.  It snowed.

March 17, 1906  I chopped wood in the morning and cleared evening.

March 18, 1906  I went with Howard after a cow at Aunt Bet Masters'.  A big girl at Ed Ash's.

March 19, 1906  It rained.  I went to Tom Williams with Howard after chickens.

March 20, 1906  I cleared in evening.

March 21, 1906  I worked road and cleared and went to Bill Peck's with Ben at night.

March 22, 1906  I cleared.  Harry Hobbs helped me.

March 23, 1906  I cleared.  Harry helped.  It snowed and sleeted in evening.

March 24, 1906  I went and had some corn crushed.  It rained.

March 25, 1906  I went to Ed Ash's.

March 26, 1906  I cleared.  Harry helped.  It rained in evening.

March 27, 1906  I cleared.  Harry helped me.  Charlie Froman got seed corn.

March 28, 1906  I cleared.  Harry helped.  Tina and Ben went to Vine Grove.

March 29, 1906  It rained all day.

March 30, 1906  It rained all day.

March 31, 1906  I hauled wood some.


April 1, 1906  Wm. A. Day and children was here.  Clear today.

April 2, 1906  I cleared.  Harry and Jess helped me.

April 3, 1906  I hauled load of oats for James Lee.  Harry and Jess cleared.

April 4, 1906  I cleared.  Harry and Jess helped.  Girl at Henry's.

April 5, 1906  I went to Etown.  Harry and Jess cleared.

April 6, 1906  I went to Wetterer's in the morning and cleared in the evening.  Harry and Jess worked.

April 7, 1906  I cleared in the morning.  We went fishing at night.  Howard and I caught 141.

April 8, 1906  John D. Nall was here.  I went to Daniel Hibbs'.  Rained all night.

April 9, 1906  I sowed oats.

April 10, 1906  I sowed oats.

April 11, 1906  I sowed oats.  Bob Scott worked 1/2 day.

April 12, 1906  I took Ben to Vine Grove.  He went to Missouri.  We bought telephone box.

April 13, 1906  I finished sowing oats.

April 14, 1906  I put my telephone in today.  Rained this morning.

April 15, 1906  Tina went to Sanford's.  I was at John's.

April 16, 1906  I was at log rolling at Howard's.

April 17, 1906  I went to Mother's and got wagon and hauled wood.

April 18, 1906  I hauled wood in the morning and we made garden in the evening.

April 19, 1906  I helped Howard haul wood off the new ground.

April 20, 1906  Howard helped me cut logs in the morning.  I made rails and went to the store in the evening.

April 21, 1906  I helped Howard Nall in his new ground in the morning and made some rails in the evening.

April 22, 1906  We was at Mother's.

April 23, 1906  I finished sawing my logs.  Howard helped me in the morning.  I made some rails in the evening.

April 24, 1906  I went to the mill in the morning and to Wetterer's and had log rolling in the evening.

April 25, 1906  I hauled rails and made fence.  Boy at Ed Pfeiffer's.

April 26, 1906  I hauled rails and made fence.  Will Stader was here and got some seed corn.

April 27, 1906  I chunked log heaps.

April 28, 1906  I chunked up log heap and cleared new ground.

April 29, 1906  Bud Day and family was here.  Tina and Alice went to Ed Pfeiffer's to see the boy.

April 30, 1906  I hauled rails and built some fence.  Rained.


May 1, 1906  I hauled rails and built fence.  Rob Day helped in the evening.  Rained.

May 2, 1906  I finished building my fence.

May 3, 1906  I hauled in oat stack.  Jim Lee got 20 dozen oats from me.  Picked chunks off the new ground in the evening.

May 4, 1906  I plowed in the new ground.

May 5, 1906  I plowed in the new ground in the morning and went to Etown in the evening.

May 6, 1906  Cool today.  Henry and Mag and Ed Ash was here.

May 7, 1906  Big frost this morning.  I plowed in new ground.

May 8, 1906  Frost this morning.  I plowed in new ground.

May 9, 1906  Frost this morning.  I plowed in new ground.

May 10, 1906  I plowed in new ground.

May 11, 1906  I finished plowing new ground.

May 12, 1906  I harrowed new ground.

May 13, 1906  We was at Bud Day's in the evening.

May 14, 1906  We went to Etown to get fertilizer.

May 15, 1906  I worked for Grandmother.

May 16, 1906  I helped Henry plant corn.

May 17, 1906  I helped Henry plant in the morning and planted corn for myself in the evening.  Howard helped me.

May 18, 1906  I finished planting corn in the new ground in the morning and helped Howard plant in the evening.

May 19, 1906  I helped Howard plant corn.

May 20, 1906  I was at John Masters'.  Tina was at Sanford's.

May 21, 1906  I plowed.  Onie worked for me in the clearing.

May 22, 1906  I plowed.  Onie cleared.

May 23, 1906  I plowed.  Onie cleared.

May 24, 1906  We cleared.  Onie helped me.

May 25, 1906  We cleared in the morning and cut bushes in the evening.

May 26, 1906  We cut bushes out of oats.  I plowed potatoes and cut fence row in the morning and I worked in the shop in the evening.

May 27, 1906  Rained good rain.  Ed Ash and Henry was here.

May 28, 1906  I harrowed in the morning and went to mill at Wetterer's in the evening.

May 29, 1906  I finished planting corn and planted cane.  Howard helped me.

May 30, 1906  I made watermelon patch.

May 31, 1906  I went hunting in the morning.  Rained in the evening.


June 1, 1906  I went to Vine Grove.  Rained in the morning.

June 2, 1906  James Lee got load of corn in the morning.  I fixed some fence in the evening.

June 3, 1906  We was at Howard Nall's.

June 4, 1906  Uncle Tom Nall died at 4 o'clock and 15 minutes this morning.

June 5, 1906  We went to Mr. Nall's burying.

June 6, 1906  I cut bushes out of the new ground.

June 7, 1906  I cut bushes out of the new ground.

June 8, 1906  I cut bushes out of new ground.  Sold Will Stader load of corn.

June 9, 1906  I cut bushes out of new ground.

June 10, 1906  R. R. Hibbs and wife was here.  I went to Vine Grove to get medicine for Elmer.

June 11, 1906  I cut wheat at Mother's.  Onie Day helped me.

June 12, 1906  I cut wheat at Mother's.  Onie helped me.

June 13, 1906  Howard and Rob Day and me went to Etown.  Rained all day.

June 14, 1906  I cut some wheat and helped Howard cut some.  He helped me some.

June 15, 1906  I cut wheat at Mother's.  Howard helped me.

June 16, 1906  We cut wheat.  I got 2 pigs from Les Viers.

June 17, 1906  Howard Nall's family was here in the evening.

June 18, 1906  I plowed corn in morning and finished cutting wheat.

June 19, 1906  It rained in morning.  Cut bushes for Howard in evening.

June 20, 1906  Twisted some tobacco in morning and broke new ground in evening.

June 21, 1906  I helped Howard finish cutting wheat.  Tina went to Vine Grove.  John Bagard was buried.

June 22, 1906  I plowed corn in new ground.

June 23, 1906  I harrowed corn.  It rained.

June 24, 1906  We went to Ed Ash's.  Rained big rain.

June 25, 1906  Fixed up wheat stacks.  Went to Lee's and got some potatoes.

June 26, 1906  Planted potatoes and plowed some corn.

June 27, 1906  I took calf to Tunnel Hill in the morning and plowed some in the evening.

June 28, 1906  I helped S. B. Williams thresh.

June 29, 1906  We stacked wheat.  Jim Cofer died.

June 30, 1906  We stacked wheat.  Onie helped.


July 1, 1906  Elen Shelton died.  We went to Clay Shelton's in evening.

July 2, 1906  I plowed corn.

July 3, 1906  I plowed corn.

July 4, 1906  I plowed corn.

July 5, 1906  I finished plowing corn.

July 6, 1906  I cut oats.  James Lee got load of corn.

July 7, 1906  Howard and me went to Etown.

July 8, 1906  We went to church at Sycamore.

July 9, 1906  I finished cutting oats.  Howard helped.

July 10, 1906  John Viers died.  I went to Vine Grove.

July 11, 1906  I cut grass.

July 12, 1906  I cut grass.

July 13, 1906  I cut grass.

July 14, 1906  I went to Etown.

July 15, 1906  We went to church at Cedar Creek.

July 16, 1906  I cut some bushes.  I was at Mother's.  Rained.

July 17, 1906  I went to Vine Grove.

July 18, 1906  I cut grass.

July 19, 1906  I cut grass for Howard.

July 20, 1906  We went to Etown.

July 21, 1906  Shelled corn and went to mill and made chicken coop.

July 22, 1906  Ed and Leila was here.

July 23, 1906  Cut bushes.

July 24, 1906  Howard and I went to Vine Grove and took chickens.

July 25, 1906  Cut bushes.

July 26, 1906  I cut bushes.

July 27, 1906  I cut bushes.

July 28, 1906  I helped Bud Day's stack oats.

July 29, 1906  It rained.  We went to see Mand Peck.

July 30, 1906  I cut bushes.

July 31, 1906  I finished cutting bushes out of new ground.


August 1, 1906  I cut bushes out of potatoes and plowed them.

August 2, 1906  I went to Vine Grove and took some hens.

August 3, 1906  We cut threshing wood.

August 4, 1906  I made a turnip patch and sowed them.

August 5, 1906  We went to S. R. Irwin's and stayed all day.

August 6, 1906  Plowed some for wheat and fixed plow.

August 7, 1906  It rained.  I plowed some.

August 8, 1906  It rained.  I went to Vine Grove.

August 9, 1906  I plowed.

August 10, 1906  I threshed wheat.

August 11, 1906  I plowed.

August 12, 1906  I went to Tunnel Hill.

August 13, 1906  We started for Illinois.  It rained.

August 14, 1906  We got to Jeff Day's in Illinois.

August 15, 1906  We went to Aristin Day's and stayed all night.

August 16, 1906  We came back to Jeff's.

August 17, 1906  We went to Will Bailey's in Iowa.  It rained.

August 18, 1906  We went fishing in running slue.  It rained.

August 19, 1906  We was at John Bailey's in Iowa.

August 20, 1906  We was at Jess Williams' in Illinois.  It rained.

August 21, 1906  We come back to Jeff Day's.

August 22, 1906  We went to Aristin Day's.

August 23, 1906  We was at Aristin Day's.  It rained at night.

August 24, 1906  We come back to Jeff Day's.

August 25, 1906  We went to Coal Bank and to Aledo.

August 26, 1906  We had a Kentucky dinner at Jeff Day's.

August 27, 1906  We started for home.  Henry Peck's baby was buried.

August 28, 1906  We got home.  Charlie Rihn was buried.

August 29, 1906  I helped Howard make boards in evening.

August 30, 1906  I helped Howard make boards in morning.

August 31, 1906  I went hunting in morning and plowed in evening.


September 1, 1906  I went hunting in morning and plowed in evening.

September 2, 1906  Jennie and Zala and Ed Pfeiffer was here.

September 3, 1906  We baled hay.  It rained.

September 4, 1906  We finished baling hay.  It rained.

September 5, 1906  I helped Henry bale hay.

September 6, 1906  I plowed some.  Tina made jelly.

September 7, 1906  I went to Will Owen's sale and bought stove.

September 8, 1906  I went to colt show at Vine Grove.

September 9, 1906  We went to speaking at Sycamore.  It rained.

September 10, 1906  I plowed some.

September 11, 1906  Jess Williams (from Illinois) was here.  We went hunting.

September 12, 1906  I plowed.

September 13, 1906  I plowed in the morning.  Fruit tree agent was here.

September 14, 1906  I went hunting in morning and to town in evening.

September 15, 1906  I went to prohibition election.

September 16, 1906  We went to R. R. Hibbs'.

September 17, 1906  I cut some corn and helped Owen Bailey thresh.

September 18, 1906  I cut corn.

September 19, 1906  We went to Vine Grove.  Tina had two teeth pulled.

September 20, 1906  I cut corn.

September 21, 1906  I cut a little corn.  It rained.

September 22, 1906  It rained.  I cut corn in evening.  John and Fenley helped me.

September 23, 1906  Big boy at Howard Nall's this morning.

September 24, 1906  I cut corn.  Tina was at Howard's all day.

September 25, 1906  I helped dig grave in morning.  We went to John Cowley's burying.

September 26, 1906  It rained all day.  We was at Howard's.

September 27, 1906  I went to Jim Gorden's in evening.  It rained.

September 28, 1906  I was at Mother's in morning.  Cut corn in evening.

September 29, 1906  It rained.  I went to sale.  Mr. Liechhardt was buried.

September 30, 1906  Cool today.  We was at Howard's.


October 1, 1906  Howard had corn cutting.  I finished cutting corn.

October 2, 1906  I helped John cut corn.

October 3, 1906  I helped John cut corn in evening.

October 4, 1906  Sharpened hoes and cut cane.

October 5, 1906  I cut cane.  It rained some.

October 6, 1906  I shoed Joe and cut cane.

October 7, 1906  We went to Ed Ash's.

October 8, 1906  I cut cane.  Lon Atcher's wife was buried.

October 9, 1906  I cut cane in morning and went to Etown to here Shaw speak.

October 10, 1906  I cut cane.

October 11, 1906  I finished cutting cane.

October 12, 1906  I harrowed for wheat and helped Syrus Bailey and Henry kill a beef.

October 13, 1906  I went to Etown and got fertilizer.  Ed Ash and wife was here at night.

October 14, 1906  Leila and Ed was here.  Jim and Bessie went to Sycamore to church.  (Tina's writing)

October 15, 1906  I harrowed some and sowed some wheat.

October 16, 1906  I harrowed and sowed wheat.  Henry helped me.

October 17, 1906  I harrowed and sowed wheat.  Henry helped me.

October 18, 1906  I sowed some wheat.  Rained.

October 19, 1906  I sowed wheat in cane patch.

October 20, 1906  I went to Vine Grove.

October 21, 1906  Mother and Annie was here.

October 22, 1906  I harrowed for Howard.

October 23, 1906  I harrowed for Howard.

October 24, 1906  Rained.  I harrowed for Howard.

October 25, 1906  I harrowed for Howard in the morning and plowed at home in the evening.

October 26, 1906  I sowed wheat in two patches by the house.

October 27, 1906  I went to Nellie Lours and got 7 roosters.  Turned cold.

October 28, 1906  Mother and Annie was here.

October 29, 1906  I hauled manure.

October 30, 1906  We went to Vine Grove and took our hens.

October 31, 1906  I dug potatoes.


November 1, 1906  I dug potatoes.

November 2, 1906  I went to Vine Grove to mill.

November 3, 1906  I finished digging potatoes.

November 4, 1906  D. C. Bailey and wife and Ed Ash was here.

November 5, 1906  I hauled some cane and hauled some manure.

November 6, 1906  I buried potatoes.

November 7, 1906  I fixed spring wagon wheels.

November 8, 1906  I took load of wheat to mill.  Had 30 1/2 bushels.  Left it at the mill.

November 9, 1906  I went to Etown and got fruit trees.

November 10, 1906  I set out fruit trees.

November 11, 1906  I went to Etown to see doctor for Howard.  Tina was at Bud's.

November 12, 1906  I helped John fix wagon.

November 13, 1906  I got some wood for Howard in the morning.  Went to Hibbs' place and got plow I bought at Will Owen's sale.

November 14, 1906  Tina and I went to John Cowley's sale.  Snowed all day.

November 15, 1906  Went hunting in the evening.

November 16, 1906  I hauled corn and cane for Howard.

November 17, 1906  Rained all day.

November 18, 1906  We had Dr. Miller to see Bessie and Virgil today.  Rained.  Maud Williams was here and had her finger split.

November 19, 1906  Rained all day.  Henry was here.

November 20, 1906  I went to Vine Grove to see the doctor for the kids.

November 21, 1906  I twisted some tobacco.

November 22, 1906  I was at A. Garner's.  Hauled cane and corn in the evening.

November 23, 1906  I went to Vine Grove.

November 24, 1906  I worked for Henry Masters on hall.

November 25, 1906  Kate Masters stayed here all day.

November 26, 1906  I went to Etown and took load of hay.

November 27, 1906  I went to sale at Ci Irwin's.

November 28, 1906  I went to Etown and took load of hay.

November 29, 1906  I hauled some cane and wood for Howard.

November 30, 1906  Ed Ash and I went hunting.  Killed 18 rabbits.


December 1, 1906  I went to Etown.

December 2, 1906  We was at John Masters' and stayed all day.

December 3, 1906  I took load of hay to Etown.  John helped.

December 4, 1906  I took all my hay to town.  John helped me.

December 5, 1906  I put soles on sled and hauled in some feed.

December 6, 1906  Took Howard to Etown to Dr. Latham. (Tina's writing)

December 7, 1906  I set out apple trees and gathered corn in evening.  Henry's baby took sick.  (Tina's writing)

December 8, 1906  Rob Irwin helped gather corn.  (Tina's writing)

December 9, 1906  It rained all day.  Jim was at Henry's in morning.  (Tina's writing)

December 10, 1906  I worked for Henry until dinner.  Rained.

December 11, 1906  I worked for John on barn.  The doctor was to see Henry's baby.

December 12, 1906  I worked for John.

December 13, 1906  I worked for John.

December 14, 1906  I gathered corn.  Lon, Ron, and Charlie Irwin helped.

December 15, 1906  It rained.  I helped Jim Lee on crib in evening.

December 16, 1906  It sleeted and rained.

December 17, 1906  I took Howard to Etown.

December 18, 1906  I killed hogs.

December 19, 1906  Helped Tina.  Snowed at night.

December 20, 1906  Lon Day and I went hunting.  Snowed.

December 21, 1906  Snowed.  I went to the last day of school.

December 22, 1906  Tina and I went to Etown.  Snowed all day.

December 23, 1906  I was at Henry's and Howard's.

December 24, 1906  I cut some wood for Howard in the morning.

December 25, 1906  We was at Grandmother's.  Jim went hunting.  John killed fox.  (Tina's writing)

December 26, 1906  Jim helped to kill hogs at Grandmother's. (Tina's writing)

December 27, 1906  Henry's baby died at 3 o'clock this morning.  Rained all day.  (Tina's writing)

December 28, 1906  We went to burying.  Rained some.  (Tina's writing)

December 29, 1906  Lon Day and I went hunting.  Killed 12 squirrels.

December 30, 1906  We was at Bud Day's.  It rained.

December 31, 1906  I went to Vine Grove.  It rained.