DIARIES OF ALBERT FONZO COPE 1894-1913 FROM HIS FARM NEAR WALKER, VERNON COUNTY MISSOURI NOTE FROM TRANSLATER: This is typed as near as possible as it was written. I did not correct spelling although I did add periods at end of sentences and commas or dashes which were not in the original diaries. Words that I could not figure out what they were, were spelled as they were written or put in dashes or question marks. Many sentences were not completed. Loretta May Translation started December 1995. 1894 January 1894 1. January 1894 4. Becky an Walter came home with Jasper and Finley Cope. 8. Eggs $10.8c coffee and blewing $10.8c 9. W.W. Cope got 85 bushels 55 lbs of corn. 10. Dr. to J. Dalton for 100 lbs of beef $6.00 credit by cash $5.00 by 4 bushels of oats $1.00 - $6.00 23. The coldst day. Mrs. Brown went to Nevada. Dress goods cost $4.65 coffee 1.00 Got gimith & clover seed $4.40 Diner at the school house. 24. Snow wind N culer 25. The msic boys here - pleasant 26. pleasant 27. pleasant 28. eggs 70c coffee 30 soap 10 cranberry 10. i an Finley went down to Mr. Monts. 31. Coffee 50c FEBRUARY 1894 3. Snode 10. Blustry an cule eggs $1.10, shugar 50c, coffee 50c 11. Blustry & cold a litle snow, Sarah went to Bills on the 10th. 12. Snowing an difting in the fore noon then moderating. 13. Sarah came home from Walker. snowing a litle. Mr. Brown specebles? at 5. 14. Dide at 1-30, M was baird at 2 o'clock the 15. 15. Clear and cold snow not melting. 16. wind in SW snow melting wind chily. 17. Snow melting chngebel some rain clerd up about 4. 18. wind in the SW plesant. Bill an Mary come. 19. Litle cloudy wind in the N spit snow cold, cleair up at noon moderated. butched 2 hogs. 20. Cold & clody spit snow wind in NE. 21. cold clody spiting snow up til noon moderating some. 22. plesant wind NE 23. went to Nevada with Mrs. Brown got Sarah Abbie & Lily dresses, coffee 1.00 MARCH 1894 1. nise an still an warm. 2. warm an nise. sode the orched to oats and grass. 3. nise and still. Yongs folks got the mesels. 4. raney, Rose got the mesels, rane all night. 5. a litle showr of rane. Oney & Gilbem Brown got the mesels. 6. plesant taken oats to Harwood 48 b 22 lbs. went to Buts sale - George Gray came here. 7. at 9 o'clock changed to cold. taken oats to Harwood. 8. cleair an warm & clear an warm nale 15c 9. Alkihall 1.00 eggs 12 doz 1.08 shugar 50c coffee 58c Jimey got a set of harness cost $23. 10. the boyes went for wood looks storm wind changed to NW. 12. Jim went with Bill to the rench for hay. 13. camenst soing oats. Bill & Finley helft. (helped) 14. finished sowing oat 15#, went to the sale, gave Bill Cope 50c. 16. Finley went to Mounts we planted potatoes in the house lot, i got sick about 5 oclock 17. in the bed nerly all day, vary warm. 18. clear and warm 19. warm & foggy & misty. The boys went to Harwood taken 16 doz eggs got 81 cts, come to $1.25 20. wind in the East. 22. sode flasc sede, i was in bed all day. 23. finished the flasc, i was in bed but little beter. Sarah & Abbie naled .......? 24. i was a little beter, wind in the N cold frozen land. Boys went to Harwood taken 12 doz eggs 72c got coffee. 25. Old man Burks bered. (buried) wind in N cold forz hard. 26. Wind N yet cold. 27. wind in the south, boys broken stalks. a big frost clear an nice but cule. 28. The wind changing to the NW snowing. Jasper got 3 pigs of Bud Miler the 27 brut them home the 28 cost $2 a pese. 29. clear an nise wind SW. the boys broke stalks, went to plowing on Jasper pese at noon. Mr. Whiteheads folks here. 30. wind in SW an plesant, the boys plowing for corn 31. clod an warm wind SE boys plowing, at 12 chanse yet warm the wint to N. taken 12 dz eggs. I rote to Sus, taken the plow to the chap, i rote to Becky. (Sus is Susan who married Chauncy Orville Porter and Becky married Thompson.) APRIL 1894 1. Still an brite an warm. Jonathan folks, Bills folks and Miner an Kitty Cunham was here. I was not so well but up all day. 2. i beter today, wind in the SW warm. camenst planting corn, planted 40 rose out of the west crib, the balance out of the east crib. 3. the change to the north turned cul a bout 8 o'clock at 2 it maenated got warm. the boys finished planting west of the barn at noon, camest in the east pese at noon. i went to the school meeting. 4. wind in the NW , fare. the boys planting, corn, washing mashene agent Graves here, Roses boy sick Sarah went to Roses. 5. clear an nise finished planting the east pese of corn, Roses baby a litle better. 6. clear an litle frost dry and windy, the dust flying. Sowing the oats over, i went to Roses, the baby a litle beter. A shower of rane at 11 o'clock at night. 7. a litle cule partly cloudy wind SW. the boys plowing clear up at noon warm, cloud rased at 4 with thunder an litening. 8. raning at 5 raned about one hour, cloudy & a litle mist til noon wind SE rane at night storm at 11. 9. rane at 3 in the morning clouds braken a way in the after noon wind NW. Mount an Finley came for seed got 3 bushels 10. Misis Powers a plide for the school at 35 dolars and the boys went to plowing in James pese and cuting stalks. i went to Nevada to make the bond for Mrs. Brown. clear and frosty wind in the west & north. 11. Clear an cul wind in the NE. Mitchem aplied for the school. i am going to Walker. 12. wind SE clear a litle cule, the boys planting. Jasper corn. i an Sarah an Albert went to Mrs. Browns. Abbia went to Cuninghams and Lilia to Roses. 13. the boys finished planting. Jasper corn and went to plowing for Jim. Mr. Cobbs got 19 bushels of oats come to $4.75. 14. Shourey all day. i went to Walker. i an Mitchel a pased Mrs. Brown's good. i stade at Bill Copes all night. 15. Bill came home next morning, Yongs folks here all day nise an warm. Bill got 1 poke of flour 1 side of mete. 16. rane an hale at 5 in the morning. taken 31 bushels of oats to Lowery and 12 doz egge to Reed 80c got 55c in coffee, oats $7.78 cts oats cam to $7.75c 17. camenst raning with a litle hale half past 6 wind SE. i sold Finly my hogs to go the 19th. 18. the wind blew from the S an W, rane at 4 in the morning, win changes to Ea. Blind Baney Cunhem here with Patetn medson. 19. cler up cul wind in the W some clouds. at noon taken chickens to Hulston com to 6-65c. Bill getin seed corn in the afternoon. the wind changed N & E. 20. the wind NW get colder spit snow. taken hogs to Walker 3 hogs wades 670 lbs cam to $30.80c got 60cts coffee, shirten 80c, Mrs. Rutheford caled in to solisit mony for the precher. 21. wind in the NW cul and cloudy. i will send George $50 started it by regrster. the boys will get don braken, James here. 22. Clear an a white frost still a nise day. Bills folks an Harvy came here, Finly here. 23. mostly cloudy cul in the fornoon warm in the afternoon. Harva hoed till noon, with Bills teem in Jims pese, Jim planting his corn, planting swet corn. Wasing Masen Gaves agent here. 24. Wind in SE partle cloudy an plesent. Jim finished planting his corn, camenst Bills at noon, Jonathan was here at noon. 25. i an Sarah, Abbia, Lilia an Albert went to Nevada had our picters taken. Sarah, Abbia, Lily an Albert got shouse, partly clear still warm in the afternoon, the rodes dusty. Jim planting for Bill Cope. ( I have a copy of the picture) 26. Plesant shors of rane at 4 in the evening. Bob Sharp dide at 12 in the mornig. I an John Sharp went to mounts on to Harwood to se a bout the funel & C. Williamson dide this fore noon, Cune Nance? wife was bered at 3 o'clock. 27. a litle cloudy a mist in the fore noon clear up wind in the S. Bob Sharp funeral, Mis Neley Calvin a plide for the school at 33. Jim finished planting Bills corn. 28. Clear an warm wind S. Bill fetched a lode of maneur. i and Abbia went to Harwood, Jim an Harva went to Walker. 29. John Mitchel here. i J.J. Mitche went to Harwood. warm litle mist of rane. 30. wind SE showern a litle culer. Harvey camenst replanting corn, planting potatoes, plowed the potatos in the lot camenst plowing corn. MAY 1894 1. Clear wind SW plesant. the boys plowing corn, Harva replanting, i planted 2 ros of bens. Mis Maga Huff a plide for the school at 35 for 6 month and 30 for 2 months. Pety stoped and fed his teem he was from Bats going to Eldorado. Mis Neley Calver around to se the Director. 2. Mr. Roses child was sick, Sarah an Abbia an i went over. i sold a lod of corn to Bechem for 40c. Harva camenst replanting in the east pece. Bill an Jim camenst mulchen potatoes. Harva went with Young at noon to take his catle to Pondescter paster, clear and warm. Roses child dide at 1/2 past 5. 3. i went to help Lsley an his seler. it raned in the forenoon. Roses baby funeral 1/2 past 1. the boys plated cane. I let Bill have $1.25c. cleard up in the afternoon, warm. Mis. George a plide for the school at 35 the first 6 months $ 30 the other 2. 4. i an Lesey & Ms. Brown went to Nevada, shower all day. Martha here at night. Mr. Swergan & Cobbs here to talk school maters. Set next week to conclude the school. 5. Rane an som hale. Abbie & Lilly and Marth went to Cunhams to a rag ciding (cichng?) Jasper an Harva went to Harwood, i am goin to chart to Chaceys 1/2 past 1. 6. planted water melens. 10. a big rane, i was on mana.... Lumb Ridgwy child got dronded the water was high. 11. i came to Rockville stade with Mr. Sprull, gave Suse $3.10 came to Rockville with Hade. 12. i went to see Mrs. Cofer then came home on the noon trane stoped at Jonathan. Jim an Harvey went to Eldorado to mill. 13. som fling cloud. Frank came over everything groing nisley. 14. the directers meet & desided not to hier a techer at present. Miss Elener Crampton a plide for the school at $35. 15. Harvy finished replanting Jaspers corn, i planted punkin sede, stuck the peas, Harvy going to camese replanting Jims corn at noon, be finishee be for nite. 16. Harvy went to work for Catren at 9 oclock. the boys camenst plowing Jims corn, i let Bill have 35c, i am going to Walker, gave Bill 35cts. Mary sick, got a leter from W.B Kelly, got 25 cts suger, high winds SW, planted buter beens, sweet corn. 17. the boys finished plowing Jims corn at noon, i an Sarah went to Bills, Abbie came home (last line of page torn, unable to read. 18. wind in the N. cule an cloudy. the boys camenst plowing corn the 2 time west of the barn. i made cabbige hills and plated 1/2 the pact. Mary is sick. 19. i went to Bills, Mary a litle beter, the boys finished the pece west of the barn at noon. i am going to Harwood, had a good turnout at the Post the reunion to be at Farhaven Augest the.. 20. a litle frost clear and cule wind N. i taken Lilly an Albert to Bills. Lilley stade, Sarah came home, Mary some beter. Finley & Harvey here, snowed the 20 in Pulaski Ky. 21. clear an cule wind NE. i planted som beens, the boys camenst the 2nd time plowing the east pease of corn, set out sweapotatos. snow up in Iowy (Iowa). Ills miriate ice 1/2 inch in ills. 22. Cloudy an cule. i got 1 dozen of our picturs. planted a paper of cabbig seeds, the boys finished plowing the east pece the 2nd time wind in the NE. 23. the boys camenst plowing in Jasper corn the 2nd time. clening the house, i was burning some in the draw. 24. Warmer, Jim gon to plow for Bill, Jasper plowing at home, i got my check, i got 50cts shugar 55 coffee 25 soda. 25. Jim gon to plow for Bill agane (bottom line torn not able to read.) (top next page) - clear an warm. 26. went with Mr. Mastensen and Davis to Nevada, got 2 dollars worth of shugar 22 lbs to the dollar, 2 dolars in coffe, the boys went to Walker to mill, Bill got over his corn the 2nd time. Clear an warm wind in SW. 27. Harva an Finley here, clear and warm wind SW. 28. the boys camenst the 2nd time in Jimes corn, i went to Walker with fine clear and dry lots of whirl winds. 29. camenst raning be fore day had a nise rane, quit about 8 o'clock. Harvy came here about 10, the boys cleaned the well out, Harva went down in the well, it take about 1-1/2 hours. 30. a big rane camense about 7 qit a half pas t8, i went with J. Sharp to Harwood, has a good serman by Smith. 31. Fenced the paster, i went to Walker, then went with Mr. George around to Mr. Stevens and other plases. Mr. Stevens wants 30 for his plase. Sarah at Young, there baby sick has sparems? JUNE 1894 1. i went to Youngs, his baby in a stuper since 11 clock in the night. Sarah at Youngs, i went an (bottom of page unreadable) (top of next page) Jasper went to Harwood, James and Finley went to Walker in the fore noon, clear an warm. Bill came an got some Hay. Johanthan Pense a plide for the school at 37-1/2 dolars a month, he is from Nevada. Juge Gray dide at Nevada. 2. the boys finished plowing Jims corn the 2nd time. Aplication for the school from Schell City at $40. Youngs baby in a stuper and apears no beter. the boys plowed the cane and the potato patch a gane, i went to the Union School Hous to the township metin, Youngs baby no beter. 3. Clear an plesant Youngs baby no beter. Mitchel stoped in, Clay Brown cald in to se about money for the precher. Harvy & Finley here, Eme came here. Sarah gon to Yungs, 4 Yongs thout a litle beter. 4. the boys camenst the 3 time west of the barn, it raned in the afternoon. a gurl named of Proll from by Eldorado aplide for the school at 35. Yongs baby died at 8 o'clock. 5. raning, Abbia at Yongs, Sarah & Jim going, Jasper gon to help dig the grave funerl at 3. Martha here, Harva here, Bill came at noon, wind changed to the north. 6. Clear an plesant wind NE a big due. Mis. Phillips a plide for the school at 35. i taken .... off to finis the paser, Berth Williams a plide for the school at 30. Nile Calven here agane. the boys finished the pese the 3 time west of the barn, camenst the 3 time in the east pese of corn. 7. i an John Mitchel went to Nevada to the convetion. i got a par of boots an a pare of pants an a hat an suspenders. Marg here, fare an plesant. Jims cow folded a calf. 7. i an Sarah howed in the garden, i taken a mess of potatos to Mrs. Brown. 8. i went to Harwood for can tops had to make to trips, forgot the tops. 9. i put up wire a round the paster, the boys went to Walker to mill, Jim ploud the potatos, Mary and Jack an Harva here, raned a shower at night. Lily came home from Bills. 10. Thunder and a litle sprinkle of rane, it raned at 10 o'clock at night, a good shower. Mary went home, Jim and Abbia went with her. 11. Harvy went to Catrens, did not want him til Friday, came back, we picked chennsys?? the boys camenst in Jaspers corn the 3 time, we set out some potato slips. Trasy a plide for the school at 38 a month. 12. finished Jaspers corn and comenst Jims the 3rd time. Mary Colier aplide for the school an got it at 30 a month an take charge of the house. The board met at Mr. Swangens and desdidt in favor of Mary Colier. 13. hauled water to wash, clear but indications of rane, finished Jims corn the 3 time. Bill an Harvia came, Bill got a load of corn, a single bed ful, pepel camenst havist??? 14. turned in the south paster. Jim gon to plow for Gardner, Jasper going to Nevada. 15. Jasper gon to Nevada, Jim an Abbia an others gon to the bluffs, a big wind storm of dust finely here at 8 oclock. 16. a good rane til noon, som more hard showers til after night. i went to Harwood hard th....... 17. Harva & Finley here, the wether is vary plesant everything gring fine. A sundy School convetion an picnic at Harwood. the children all went, Harva & Finley went, Bill came here. 18. i went to Harwood with John Mitchel, it camenst raning about 10 raned til about 3. Harva came here, Granmama Mitchel dide to be bered at 1/2 past 10 on the 20th. 19. i ficted cheres and goose benes for Bill, Jim an Harva went to Nevada, Jim got a hat an coat an vest an fly cuver, Harva got Albert a nife an fork. Mrs. Marten an children here. Jasper went to Walker. 20. the boys camense west of the barn, i went to Harnings to the furnel of Mrs Mitchel, then to Walker. Lilia went to Bills at noon, Sarah went to Roses. it raned a shower at 10 at night a heal of litning. 21. Jonathan here. Bill came an got some hay. Som flying clouds but warm. Abbia washing. a big rane camenst at 2 raned most of the time til night Araan stop in, Vergel came, Harva came with the man from Green..... 22. Vergel and Harva here. i went with Jonathon to Layads to se after som hogs, went to the river, got home at 5, it camenst raning 1/2 past 5 raned 1-1/2 hours an a part of the time hard. Vergel went hom with Jack. 23. i an Jim went to Loyeds for hogs, got 4 came to 16 dollars, got back at 11 oclock, one wade 65 lbs. i went with Yongs to Walker, Clay Brown child vary sick, hogs got out of the orched. 24. raned at 3 this morning, hogs back in the orched. Vergel & Harva an Bud Brown an Ernie Kester here. A hevey litnig storm at 10 at night. 25. Jim an Vergil went to Walker. Jas an Harva to Harwood. Yong and Whitehead have to grind there axis. Grashum stuck a buckle in his foot. Sarah ..... him. going to rane. 26. Vergel went to Bills. 26. i went to Walker then to Whiteheads an Roses then to Yongs, clear wheat shocks shauten? wind SW. 27. the boys gon for wood with 2 wagons, Finley an Harva gon with the boys for wood. clear wind SW. 28. sold a single bed of corn to Dickenson, got a leter from Will Ste..... 29. went to Stevens an saw sweat potato bloom, then to Harwood for a syth an cradel, got a par of shoes, the boys ploud a litle, grond to weet than qit for the week. 30. Finley cut oats in the orched til noon, then help Kesten to chock wheat, the boys finished the orched, i went with Mitchel to Conley to a meeting to see a bout the reunion. JULY 1894 1. a litle shower of rane at 8. got a leter from J.H.Stewert, for the last 2 weeks the themomater ranged from 90 to 95. 2. Mrs. Brown an children here, Finly and Harva. 3. i an Mrs. Brown went to Nevada, it got ginding twine one dolar, coffee 2 of shugar, bo..in for mashene. the boys finished my corn, camest in Jaspers. Bill an Mary cam at night. 4. Camenst cuting flasc. (flax) Mr. Whitehead an Mrs. Yong here, a mist of rane wind NE. 5. go Roses, camenst cuting oats, i went to mo... for Finley, Trunk Grigres horse sick and wilde. Roses mashenn (machine) tor up, Mary an the children here. 6. Rose got the oats, Don taken a litle over 5 balls of twine bored a litle over a ball of ... got done cutting flax. Bill an Mary going home at 2 oclock. Lankerston cut his gras, Mrs. Brown camest her hay, Jasper an Carade? by camenst .... 7. i taken a lode of corn to Rian at Harwood at 40c 26 bushels corn to $20-50c. Jim got his corn lode by, it looks like rane. 8. Finley an Harvy here, Frank came about 9 oclock, raned a litle sprinkle, still look like rane. Mr. an Mrs. Cobb came afternoon. Mr and Mrs. Rose came by late in the afternon, Jack here, Mr. Dunan. 9. i went to Eldorado to mill, Jim ploud for Bill, Hardings wife dide the 1st Sunday. 10. we camenst cuting the medow. Jasper helped Marten stack wheat til noon, got Mr. Cuninghams rake, Harva got through with Catron 30-1/2 day. 11. i finished cuting the medow at noon, Harva is going to Schell to get his pay, did not go went to work for Blooty. 12. Stacked the hay, John Yong and Richard Cobb here, Bill cam in the afternoon, cear an dry. 13. Stacked the oats, Bill Cope here, clear and dry. 14. i went to se about a thrasher. Jim helped Pine in the morning the rest of they day Sharp. the strack is thased to be giveing a way , the ral rods is runing agane. pade Young $1 for helping in the hay. Jim pade Richard for helping in the hay. 15. it camenst to rane at 2 oclock raned hard til 3 then showrd a long til 10. Martens boy had the netel (nctel?) rash. 16. John Yong got 2 buchels of corn, Whitehead got the moyer, i am going to Walker, i fixed the lot for the calf, Harva at Finleys. Brooker fetched to mower hoom, White got it to cut his gras, i an Mr. Cobb went an ingaged Shere to thrash, i taken eggs 4 c, i got 2 lbs coffee, peper, nut meg. 17. i went for Cle got 14 bus, got a box of hops, the thrashing mashene com thrash 172 bushels of oats. 18. finished the flax at noon 212-1/2 bushels got $171.25 thrashing bill came to $21.25, Bill haled 1 lode of sede, pade bald? 1 lod. 19. hald 2 lods that finished & Cobb thrashed. Mr. Sproud and Anes here. Got a leter from Becky. Bill an Mary here. Mr. & Mrs. Shrold go to Eldorado the flax seed. 20. the children all gon to Eldorado, i went to Walker, Sarah an Albert here, i got my check chased. i got $172.25, i gave Bill $45.00, Saran and Abbia an Lily $15.00, Albert $1.00 bill. haled a load of flasc seed for Cobbs, Mary went home. 21. i went to Harwood with J. Mitchel, came back with Fafnes Dafnes wife here, Him helped Sharp to thrash. 22. i an Harva and Albert went to Harwood then to Jonathans, Bill an Mary an Lily went to Chancyes, clear an nise wind NE. 23. Mr. Swangan thrashed, Jim helped. i taken a lode of seed to town for Swangan. Jasper helped Jonathon to thrash. 24. i haled a lode of corn to Lowery $21.50, Jim an Jasper helpen Prise to thrash, vary hot and still. 25. Hot an dry, Jim an Jasper helping Cuningham an .... thrash, hot an dry. 26. hot an dry. 27. Frank and Caley Distler got 5 bushels of corn, Jim helped Marten thrash, Jasper helped Pine stack. 28. Frank an Caly went back, Jim an Jasper helpen Yong thrash, som flying clods wind SW. went to Harwood, i an Abbia an Lily, wind changed to the north, a big wind an dust storm, then a big rane. Jim haled a lode of flasc sede for Young. The ice cream post poned til another time, Finley went o Jonathans. 29. it raned nerly all night an on til 11 oclock turned cule. Harva here, Jasper haled corn to Finley. 30. Jim an Harva helped to haled corn. i an Finley Cope helped Bill to take Abbies cow up to Bills, vary warm. 31. Thretning rans, a small shower at 8 oclock, cear up in the afternoon. AUGUST 1894 1. Showery til noon, camenst haling corn. Lesly Brown and Finly Cope helped Lesly hald one lode, Findly 2, I haled 2, Jim one, Jasper one, Bill Cope to one lode. Jasen Clidy dide about 8 oclock at night. 2. Threating rane but went around. Bud Brown haled 3 lodes Yong 3 Finly 3 Jim 3 Jasper 3. 3. hald corn fair an plesant. 4. finished haling my corn 11-80 bushels came to $417.25. clear an plesant. 5. Clear an plesant. 6. i went to Eldorade to mill, Edsis got the Seperater. an 2 wagons burned up an save flasc sede. The old man Edmonson dide the 6th at 5 oclock in the evening. 7. The old man Edmonson funeral at 2. The boys camenst halling Jaspers corn, Bill haled 2 lodes, Jasen 2 Jim 2. 8. Abbia an Lily went with Mr. Cobbs folks to Conly going this afternoon. Jim 2 lodes, Bill 2, Jasper 1 lode of Jaspers corn, 12 lodes in all. Jasper camenst on Jim's corn. i went to Walker got shugar $2.00 9. the boys halled corn, fair an warm. 10. i went to Conly helped to clean the ground for the reunion. Jim an Jasper haled one lode a pese for Mrs. Brown. 11. Hot an dry. finished Jims corn had 12 lodes. Sarah an Albert gon to Cobbs, Bill ot a sack of flour, Jim haled one lode of corn for Brown. 12. hot an dry som clouds an thunder in the afternoon. Abbie went with Browns to Jonathan, the boys gone some wher, vary warm. 13. warm and dry. 14. Jim helped Brown to hall corn. 15. Jim helped Brown to hall corn, broken the wagon. We all went to Conly to the reunion. 16. Becky an Walter an Mrs. Porter an Wiley all here. 17. litle sprinkle of rane. 18. Bill taken his folks taken Becky home. Lilia went to Alis Cardon, was with them. 19. Taken Suse an children an Mrs. Porter and Wily to the ral rode, Mis Porter an Wily to Jonathans. 20. I went with Mr. Cooper to Nevada and Hood and went to a big rane at Nevada about 3. got home about 6 a big rane. i got 2 dolar in coffee 2 in shugar. i sode the turnip sede at dusk, rane nerly all night. Bill an his folks Harvey and Lily got back from Rich Hill. 21. Ground wet. Mr. Mitchel cam got Bills saw. 22. Jim haled corn for Marvin, i hauled oats for Mr. Cobbs. 23. Gill cam an got his teem to work on rode, som showers. 24. i went to Walker with Mr. Marten, i bought 2 hogs for Bill pade $5.75, got one 1/2 galen gar? got scoots far. mill, a litle rane an still thretned. 25. i went to Eldorado with Pine, Jim Abbie and Lily went to Harwood to the ice cream social, i went with Mitchel at night. 26. i went to Walker got 6 shugar, bushels to hale wheat, cleaned up wheat wormer. 27. no entry 28. Marten thrashe, put his in the barn had 170. 29. taken a lode of cane to Parkers mill. 30. taken 2 lods of cane, vary warm. 31. taken 2 lodes of cane, Bill, Jas and Jim, Yong and Marten striped cane. SEPTEMBER 1894 1. Jim haled one lode of corn, i went to Harwood, Liley went hom with Bill. 2. raney, Harvy & Finley here, Jim an Jas fixing to start to the st.... taken things up to Prises, showerd all day an night. 3. School camenst, the boys started to Oklehomey. Finly went a long as far as Ft. .... then going to Jones. i an Bill finished taken the cane off. raned all night, camenst cuting beens west of the barn, Pine Mav... killed 4. i cut beens out of the corn clened up. Finley got back. 5. looks like rane. Finly gon to hall for John Sharpe, i went to Walker got a shirt patern, i drawed out $25 sent in a leter $5 to John. Bill fetched to molasses from Parkers, it raned a big rane a but 12 in the night. 6. clear wind SE 7. clear an warm, Sarah an Abbie gon to Yongs to soe. (sew) Vergel and John Berey cam, Harva cam, thay went to Walker at night got back at 9 oclock. 8. i fixed the fence between Jim corn and lot, cut the beens north of the hous. some clouds. 9. hotest day of the month, clouded up in the evenig rane at a bout 6 the wind change to NE raned all night. Lily went to Mrs Browns stade all night, turned cule, a quick change from hot to cul. 10. fixed the barn lot fence. Lily stade from school, Bill brote Abbie home, cule. 11. plesant. 12. i went to Johanthans, thretened rane. 13. i went with Yong to look at a place went on to Nevada got a shirt for $1.00 coffee $1.00 shuger 14. threting rane plesant. Jonathan came. 15. a hard rane at night some wind. i an Abbia went to Harwood, i went on the Schell to se about lumber for a barn, sent the Post 25c. 16. Jonthans gurls an Minchinn was here, the boys gon to Eldorado. 17. i went to Eldorado to mill. C. Dalton left his horse in the paster. 18. i camenst haling rocks for the barn. 19. haled a lode of rock from Vickers. 21. went to Walker, got the plow sharpen, got 2 shugar binels, Harvey qit Finly. 22. i went to Walker, Mrs. Porter cam to se Vesey. Pofety? came out here, plesant. 23. culer, Abbie went with Yongs to Mrs. Hapers, Mrs. Porter going home. 24. i camenst halling lumber for the barn. Harvy camenst plowing for me. 25. i haled one lode of lumber in the lod. Harvay plowing, was 8000 shingles pade up til now $39.80 26. Harvy plowing, Sarah an Abbie went to Yongs to make a dress. 27. Harvy plowing, i camenst on the well, we will camenst gethern corn to feed at noon. 28. Bill an Bolin an Jonathan here, clear an nise. 29. Harva made 6 days up til now, went to Bills at night, Finley an Cobb put up his hay, turn cold at 5 wind NW, raned a few drops. 30. clear an cule a litle frost Wind NE OCTOBER 1894 1. Harva plowing, i camenst fiting the frame for the barn. Sarah an Abbie maken crout, some fling clouds, some drops of rane in the fore noon, wind SW. 2. Sarah finished the berel of crout, i went to Shell for a lode of lumber. 3. i went to Walker for lumber got nales for the barn $2.80 ct. Harvay and Abbia went with Bill to move, turned cule. 4. McFeely stade all night, got a few specks for Sarah, he gave me a .... Robsson an the Precher still here, clear an cule wind NW. Bill moved. 5. Harvy cam back went to plowing. 6. i worked on the barn til noon then went with Dafner to Harwood, i got 55c in coffee 10c blackin? came back with Mitchel, Harva plod 5 days this week. 7. it thriting rane a litle sprinkle, all went to Harwood to preching, turned cule at 11, the boys got back at 1, i went to Roses, his child no beter. 8. Bill an Mary cam, Bill an the boy dug the sweapotatos, Harvey ploud, a big frost, i have a sore finger, clear an cule. 9. Bill help on the barn, a big frost. 10. Bill halp on the barn. 11. Clear an pleasant. 12. i went to Walker got a load of lumber pade cowin $22.00 dou out $25, Harva got dun plowing, the boys camenst digin irish potatos, Sarah camenst diging pe nuts 13. Bill worked on the barned, i pade Harva $8, got stove repare cost $8, Harva went home, gave Abbie, Lilia $5 - clear an plesant. 14. i went to Roses, Florence vary sick, Frank came, Finley here, the children gon to Harwood to met ???. Wind SE 15. Bill halp on the barn, Jasper went Walker for a lod of lumber, Roses Florence dide at 7 in the morning, changed hogs to the orched, gethered the aples, had 6 bushles, clear an windy wind south. 16. Roses child funerl started at 10 preched the funeral at 11, clear wind SW. Bill and Mary an Finly here this evning. 17. worked on the barn. Sara an Jim went to Chancys. 18. Jim cam back from St. Clair, worked on the barn. 19. worked on the barn, worked on the rode i was out til noon, Jasper all day an til noon. Jim went to Eldorado to mill, got no flour, windy wind S 20. worked on the barn, windy wind S. raned a sprinle. Jim an Jasper went to Nevada, Harva came. 21. Children gon to church. i an Albert at home. 22. Bill help on the barn, clear an nise. 23. Bill help on the barn, Mr. Cobbs Chance and Sarah came home. 24. the techer here, Myts? Sumter, Havet an Marthe here, clear an nise. 25. Jim came gethern in my pese. 26. Mr. Sumter and Harvet gon home, i an Jasper camenst shinglen the barn. Mis. Yong here. 27. i an Jasper shingled, clear a litle rainy wind SW. 28. Finly here, raned a shower about 4, still looks like rane, a litle cule, mist of rane. 29. cul an mist of rane, i an Jasper workin on the barn, Jim getherin corn, wind NW. Sarah piled ???? ???? ???? put the stove up. cold an cloudy wind NW. Jim went for cole then to gethern corn. Jasper went to Walker got a wagon, an coffe, soda, thread and 5000 shingles, asken Cramfton haled one lode of corn. 30. the boys getherin corn. 31. i worked on the barn. NOVEMBER 1894 1. cloudy, a litle mist til ngiht, then raned all night wind NE. 2. the boys gethern corn. 3. Clear a big frons wind SW. Has helped to lay shingles in the afternoon. 4. Clear an cule wind N. Whitehead here to get Harve. 5. i went with Osker Crampton to Nevada, got 4 dolars cofee, one of shugar, yarn and 10 yard of domescate. 6. clear an cul wind. i an Jasper went to the election. Clear wind SE. MISSING 15. bin cule an windy up til now. turned warm clear and the wind SW. bloos a purfect gale. Sarah gon to Cobbs, the boys getherin corn in the east pese. 27. The Precher an wife here, Beang an Lefler an Steeveson an Miner an Margen getherin corn. Wind N cule. 28. Bill fetched one lode of corn, Marten finished filin the crib, Leffler will finish mayne, clear an cul. 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