RHEA COUNTY, TN - MISC - Diary of William Raleigh Clack (1839-1919) Part 3 0f 4 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Edna Clack Woodchippy@AOL.Com ==================================================================== William Raleigh Clack (1839-1919) 1899-1914 Diary - Part 3 of 4 Copyright 1997 Edna Clack (Begins here with June 4, 1902) 4 Mr. E. W. Galloway of Mo. and daughter Amy was married at Rhea Springs June 4th., 1902. Rev. Wm. White officiating. 5 Democratic Primary (Co. offices) The following letter is NOT part of the diary. It is inserted here as a point of interest. The envelope is addressed to Mrs. W. R. Clack, Roddy, Tenn.--ECS West Plains Mo June 11th 1902 My dear Mama I received your dear good letter yesterday was glad to hear from you and glad indeed to hear that my dear Papa was about well, I was sorrow Amy did not get my letter I received two letters from her but none from Sallie. Tell Amy I intended to send her a little present of some kind but was sick and could not go to town to get anything, I am not well yet I was in bed nearly all day yesterday but am feeling better to day. Tell Lige and Amy I wish them a long and happy life hope Lige will have good success in the poultry business and Amy with her school. Well we are having plenty of rain this summer our crops look fine all around have had plenty of peas and potatoes for three weeks had one mess of beans lots of beets and cucumbers and will soon have cabbage. Our wheat will do to cut next week there are three binders running in our neighborhood to day Wheat looks very well but not so good as it was last year. Our meadows are fine. Well they are moving right along with our new house it is an eight room house with two big halls all plastered except the dining room and kitchen have a large celler under the dining room have got the cistern done ready for water. When we get moved I want you and Papa to come out on a visit. I think it would be good for Papa's health to get out from home a while when you come if you want to go on to see cousin Mary Hood I will go with you if we are all well. I haven't hear from cousin Mary in a long time I would like so much to visit her some time I think she is such a sweet little woman. I was sorrow to hear that Uncle Jessee was not well Aunt Rhoda is in very good health for a woman of her age. The rest of the kin are well as far as I know. Billie Bingaman has gone to Hot Springs, Ark. He writes that his Rheumatism is lots better he thinks it will cure him he says he can walk and go any where in the city. What has become of cousin Ann Clack is she still crippled up with Rheumatism? How is cousin Annie Chatten getting a long now days? I will close for I don't feel much like writing. Write soon and often. Your affectionate daughter, Vesta Galloway 12 (pointing hand) Mat Hornesby died. 20 Papa served 13 days on the E. Board at Dayton. 23 Commenced shucking corn at Aunt Amy's. The following letter is NOT part of the diary. It is inserted here as a point of interest. It was found in the same envelope as a letter to Sabria Clack from her sister Sarah Bolinger written in July, 1903.---ECS June 23, 1902 Wittes Ark Dear aunt it is with the greates of pleasure and the firs time in life i try to rite you a few lines we ar well no and henry is laying by his corn i hardly no what to rite as i hant aquanted with every of you folks but as Ma wanted me to rite som for her i thought i would rite a little but i havent nothing intresting to rite i have a nice garden our chool comences her in July i have 2 children old enough to go 1 of them 12 years the other will be 6 years in July helth her is generel good now so i will close bye asking you to excuse my bad riting and spelling from Katie Bolinger hope to git a long letter from you all soon by 28 (pointing hand) Miss Zora Pickle died. July 2, 1902 (pointing hand) Paid Dr. J. A. Murray balance in full for medical services to date. This July 2nd., 1902. W. R. Clack 7 Baxter went to Oakdale to work. Papa went to Dayton (Claim $26.00) 8 Mack & Billy Smith is hauling wheat. 9 Threshed wheat, Mack had 38 bus, W. D. Smith 22 bus for a total of 60 bus. 14 Amy commenced school at Zion Hill. Sallie commenced school at Pine Grove. 16 Let Cottrell & East have 1598 lbs of hay or 20 bales $8.00. In June 20 bales to Cottrell $10.00. Paid over to Aunt Amy $18.00. Mack bought red calf $5.00. Elijah bought black calf $8.00. The following letter is NOT part of the diary. It is inserted here as a point of interest. It was addressed to Miss Sallie Clack, Roddy, Tenn. It was postmarked July 18, 1902, Montana. ---ECS Big Timber, Mont. July 16, 1902 My Dear friend Sallie- I received your letter Saturday while I was in town and was so glad to hear from you again, I appreciated your kind sympathy ever so much. But oh! Sallie you have never had your heart wounded by the pangs of death in your own family of loved ones. Tho I know you can sympathize with those that have had such hard things to bear. Still I feel some times like I can never stand to live so far from my dear Papa & Mamma knowing they are so lonely and sad without one single child to be with them. You cant realize how hard it was for me to give up my sister Zora and never get to see her at all or to help her any in her long hours of suffering. I know she is at rest awaiting our coming but to know I can never see her again in this life is so hard to think of. She was so patient they said and so willing to die. She told them she was going to rest and said she was ready to go any time. She made a profession about a week or more before she died - and they said just a few minutes before she passed away she said "I feel alright" and clasped her hands with joy. Oh! we can give her up so much better knowing she was ready to meet with Jesus. Yet our hearts are made to ache for her to be with us; they all were taken so young just when they could be the most useful. But God never makes any mistakes and we have to bow to his will bit it ever so hard. I have not heard from Papa & Mamma lately am so anxious to hear from them. I feel anxious to know how they are getting along. It is very warm here today has been warm all this week except soom every morning tis warm enough at night to sleep comfortable with out a cover but before morning we have to draw up our blanket and a quilt or two nearly all through June and the first week in this month it was very cool, We had to have three & four covers on our bed every night and had to keep fire all day for several days. No the frost did not hurt my beans they are blooming now so I feel like I will have beans some day. You will have to come out and help us eat beans after yours are all gone. I think you graded so well at the Normal and I hope you will have a succesful school. Will, Tom, Beulah and I all went to town Saturday & spent the day. We had a very pleasant time. I especly enjoyed getting out again , was the first time I had been off this creek since I came here last Oct. except on Sunday we Tom & I rode down to Grey cliff three miles, we took our dinner at the Grand Hotel Saturday and there was several people there so everything was lively. Beulah go to see several little folks and seemed to enjoy herself fine, we went out in the afternoon and traded some at their store. I have more sewing on hands now than I know how to handle. guess I will have to take the summer for it, couldnt you come over and spend a week before school begins? I certainly would appreciate your company (not saying anything about your help). Sallie, I get so lonesome and the days seem so long to me. Beulah is a great deal of company to me dont think I could stay here with out her. she is asleep now. Have you everseen Lizzie Wilson's baby? Today while we were eating dinner there was a surry full of people drove up one woman and she & her little boy got out and eat some dinner she was from Mosourri. I had some corn bread for dinner and she thought it the best she ever tasted said it was the first she has seen since she left Mo. They were out hunting them a place to locate they have not been out here a year yet. I'm expecting two Mo. ladies to visit me tomorrow after noon. Mrs. Daniels and her cousin. Mrs. Daniels lives about two miles from here she came out in Nov, last, and her cousin came out a few weaks ago to visit her. I have never met either of them but am very anxious for them to come. I want to get acquainted with some Eastern people most everyone I've met are Norwegians. There is a Mo. boy working here now his name is Tho Hill I don't know what part of Mo. he is from Oh Sallie such a sad thing happened about 2 1/2 miles below here a week ago. A man shot his self in the heart. He was a very wealthy man and they dont know why he wanted to take his own life said he got his revolver and started off - met his little girl at the door and bade her good bye and told her he was going to kill hisself, then he called his father and told him good bye and started off through the bushes - and his father followed him as fast as he could but only got near enough to see him place the gun to his heart and fire, he died in a few minutes afterwards, he left a wife & five children. Please excuse all mistakes and misspelled words-seems like I havent got mind enough to write a letter these days. Said they were all perfectly heart broken over the way his life ended we heard he had been drunk for 2 or 3 days dont know how true it was wasent that dreadful, he never said a word to his wife and I dont suppose she knew anything about it till after he was shot. I will have to quit I've washed & scrubbed my kitchen today dont know whether you can read this or not seems like I cant write with these pen points. Write soon, much love, Ethel M. I will send you a piece of Beulah's new dresses. I have two calico ones to make for myself but they are so ugly I wont send a peice of them. Am going to put insertion in the yoke of the blue gingham one of Beulah's - will send apiece. you know where Jim is. Will got a letter from him Sat, said he would write to you & I soon. Beulah never will forget him I dont believe. S E M 22 Papa & Mama went to Cardiff. 25 Musical entertainment at Roddy. 26 Let P. Cottrell have 800 lbs hay or 12 bales (pd to Amy)$4.00. 27 Rec'd of C. Roose (Ross--ECS) 75 cents for S. Shears. Baxter came home from Oak Dale. Mrs. Ramsey & Bess Wilson here. August, Aunt Amy 2 weeks at Gipson Springs. The following letter is NOT part of the diary but is inserted here as a point of interest. It is written on pre-printed stationary. "Royse City Hotel, Clack & Redding, Prop's" rates $2.00 per day. Royce City, Texas, Aug 3, 1902 Very Dear Brother & Sisters after so long a silence I will now try to rite you this will inform you that we are all well hope the same with you all. I have been a way from home 2 weaks just returned from a meeting in Kaufman Co about 40 miles from hear the pastor & church foned to to know if I could com & help them. I tole them I wood be there the next day we next morning . I caut the 5 o'clock trane & a way I went to Dallas thare I changed cars & in a short time I was going on my way & the trane was behiny time & when I arived the pastor was oup reading & when he prad he tried to get me to take the stand but I declined & I came in at the night servs & the lord was with us & we had a glourus meeting & at the clsoe of the too weeaks meeting on Sunday at 11 oclock the pastor lead a lesnen hapy converts in to the water & beread then in baptzen & too more to folow next meeting thare wer 15 adishen to the church. Oh sister I was gratly blest the pastor was a grat singr & he turned the preachen all over to me & he lead the quyer & I preachd day 4 night & I never had such leberty in trying to speak. won old sister 83 yrs old while I was pleading so earnstly with siners & pointing them to Christ she got hapy & came to me & said i want to give you my hand for the lord is with you. Oh she reminded me of our Ma so much I replied God Bless you Mother of Iseral i thought of you when she came to me oh I do love to wrok in the lords vineyard. I had men & wimen to come to me after serves & say I want you to pray for me or pray for my husben or my children oh Brother while I have had a feast from the lord I cant forget Old Friendship church & I pray daly for the lord to spar my life & provid a way for me & Brother Mcalen to have the plasure of holding a meeting there I feel just like the lord wood bles us & shuch a meeting never has ben thare as we wood have if I could just get there I believe it with all my hart if I never have the privilig I never will seas asking for that won privelig if I had the means I wod be there in this month but I have not got it but I will still beg him who has the power to help or open a way for me to come on then I will rejois I could come there & back now for $23 dolars but when I come I want to be so the time wont be limited & I can stay as long as I pleas or untill you get tyeared of us I want Magy to come when I do so you see I will have to pray & rasle jacop like refusen to let the angle loos untill a blessing comes I believe thare will be a way for me to get the meony. To com & a meeting. you all in a wonderful meeting well this chang off I lik the Hotell bisness all right except the close confinement I cant go evry time I wad love to but I hope after while I can do beter & let som won run the house well Teras corn crop is very light this you som farmers will make 25 or 30 bus perr acr while the biger portion wont make the sead it tuck to plant the crop we had scarsly any rain all summer cotten is good & canses & Mo will get the for the corn to run the ffermers of ten if we could hav had rain in time corn culd habe ben boughjt for 10 or 15 cts per bushel. well Duke & F R Clack has gon to live in Dallas for a while her health is very porly she will be treated by a Mgnetict hearer she has ben benafited by them & now she will be whear tha can treat hur regular. Dell & Bill live in Farmersville Colan co 18 miles north of us. Mr. McCart & his famly are all well his too oldes children ar maried Mand is with us. we had a heavy rain last Thursday night that washed the railrod into har at Royse cars wer delad to days it was the heavest I ever heard fall. I close with love to all . your tru Brother & Sister pleas rite some M. R. & M. O. Clack September 10, 1902 Mack commenced sowing Rye. 12 First frost about Sept 12. 21 Sheriff Tallent killed Will McPherson. 26 Papa, Baxter, Bettie & Mack attended the Baptist Association at Ten- Mile. 30 Mama bought 2 bottles medicine from Mr. Ervin for 50 cents. The following letter is NOT part of the diary. It is inserted here as a point of interest. The envelope was postmarked West Plains, Mo., Oct. 6, 1902. It is addressed to Mr. W. R. Clack, Roddy, Tenn.---ECS West Plains Mo Oct 5 1902 Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Clack Roddy Tenn My dear Papa & Mama We received your kind and affectionate letters some time ago and should have answered sooner but have just neglected it I was glad to hear that you was all well but oh how I was disappointed when I found out that you was not coming to see us this fall for I just felt like when I got a letter from you it would tell me when you were coming but alas it was to tell me you did not know when you could come. I felt so disappointed I could not keep from crying but I do hope and trust that you can come some time. I do wish you could have taken dinner with us today. We had a good dinner if I did cook it George Galloway and wife sent us word yesterday that they would be out to day for dinner and of course I fixt for them but they never came so we had to eat dinner by ourselves. Sam went down in Ark. to the association he said they had a good meeting and after that he with a crowd of others went to the river and caught all the fish they could eat you know he enjoyed that. Well we have letters from Aunt Rhoda and Lizzie every once and a while Aunt Rhoda's health has improved every since she went to Okla. Sam said to tell you he had about twenty acres of wheat sowed and about fifteen acres of rye and that he had a fine young mule colt. he has been diging potatoes and is not done yet Irish potatoes are worth 40 cts sweet potatoes 50 cts. We are milking five cows make about 15 pounds of butter a week takes about five pounds for our own use and the rest I sell at 20 cts a pound. Beatrice Raleigh Jessie Clark Amy and Paul are having a big time this evening there is just seven of their school mates from town out here and little Willie well he is just doing a little of most every thing singing reading the news paper and playing hide and seak with Papa he one of the sweetest little boys you ever saw and just as fat as a pig. Well we are having lots of rain this fall and the pastures are fine for stock. It is right cool today and looks like it might rain or snow. Well I will have to close for Sam has started to feed and will be ready to milk soon. We are all well as common I am feeling so much better now than I have been nearly all summer. Write us another good long letter soon. Love and best wishes to all and especially to my good old aunt. Affectionately your daughter Vesta Galloway October 28, 1902 Baled 47 bales of hay. Collins & Wade. James Cunningham died. Aged 70 years. 31 Amy's school at Zion Hill closed - 4 mo at 30 dollars per month = $120.00 November 2, 1902 Aunt Amy went to Chattanooga. 3 Papa went to the Johnson farm. 4 Mama & Sallie went Rockwood. 5 Raining this morning. 16 (pointing hand) W. G. Roddy was Baptized. 19 Amy & Elijah moved into their new house. 23 Aunt Amy returned from Chattanooga. Papa bought 10 bus corn from Mack. December 3, 1902 Killed hogs. Papa bought 3 from Mack, weight 268 lbs at 6 1/2 cents $17.40. Let Elijah have one 97 lbs = $6.30 Total $11.10. 4 Papa took Aunt Amy to S. G. Clack's. 5 Sold 3 qr beef at Rockwood at 5 and 6 1/2 cts per lb. to Register. (pointing hand) Brown Ray died Dec 5th., 1902. 12 Took beef to Register price $24.99. We kept 1 qrt 121 lbs $6.55, hide 55 lbs $3.30, total value $34.84 13 (pointing hand) Mrs. Brazele died. 19 Mack went to Mill with 11 bus wheat, rec'd 100 lbs bran and 400 lbs flour.. Papa paid Mrs. Hope $8.50 for daughter Amy on board bill. 21 J. H. Manis of Mont. arrived here. The following letter is NOT part of the diary but is inserted here as a point of interest. The envelope is postmarked Spadra, Ark. It is addressed to Mrs. Sabria Clack, Roddy, Tenn., Rhea County. There is a note on the envelope "Ans. Dec 26-1902"---ECS December 21, 1902 Mrs Sabra Clack Dear Aunt I have not wrote to you for a long time i am as well as comon except bad cold my husband has a bad cold too but neither one is bedfast well Aunt i want to come out there awful bad and i write to you for information i habee been married six years and better my husband is a coal digger of some sort and if there is any chance for us to get a hold on that coal there we would come there soon Pa is dead Ma was liveing this time last year pa said if any of us wanted to go there and take holt of that coal to go and if not to let it alone and i want to go if there is anything in it i want to see you all any how but i would like for something to be in that coal mine when i do come well ........ please write to me and tell me what you know and all that you can find out about that coal and if there is any chance for us to live there and dig coal or attend to the same let me no we dont want to stay here much longer if we can find a place to suit us better write and tell all of the connection to write to me my name is now Bethena Reed i am the daughte of A. J. and Sarah Bolinger ask Maggie ga if she has forgot me yet tell her to write to me and direct to Bethena or Henry Reed Spadra Johnson Co Ark Tell Uncle Dick to write to me 22 Mack & Bettie gone to Rockwood. 23 Papa sent Mrs. Wash Donelson 5 cents by Belle Gillespie (col.). Baxter went Chattanooga. 24 Mack went to Rhea Springs. "Xmas Tree". Amy & Elijah went to Rockwood. 25 Papa, Mama & Sallie are alone today and last night. Clear with North wind. 32 degrees above zero. 29 Papa went to Rockwood. Paid off Gooding & Ewing checks $10.85 31 Dehorned 3 head of cattle. January 1, 1903 Rev. Z. T. Manis & son arrived here. 2 Rev. Z. T. Manis went to A. C. Ewings. Aunt Amy returned home. 3 Bettie returned with John Cobb. Sallie & Jim M. went to Ewing's. 4 Mack & John Cobb went to Brady's. 6 Mack brought his calf home from the Johnson farm. 9 Mack finished turning briar field for corn. 28 (pointing hand) Scaled S. Gilliam's logs 1864 feet. Scaled J. East's logs 3591. 29 Temp 69 degrees above zero. Mack & Elijah bought a spring wagon from the R.I. Co. for $5.00 February 4, 1903 Mr. James H. Manis of Bozeman Montana and daughter Sallie was married at home Feby 4th, 1903. Rev. Z. T. Manis of Kingston, Tenn, solemnized the rite of matrimony. 8 Sallie & Jim went to Rev. Z. T. Manis 9 Papa bought 133 lbs pork form Mack at 6 1/2 cts (paid) $8.55 11 Paid taxes, - My tax was $11.00, Amy Johnson's was 13.75, Sam Roddy's was 27 cents, W. D. Smith's was 7.50, H. B. Clack's was 2.00 18 Backwater is my spring. Fresh cow (Bess). 25 Sallie Roddy & Wm. Manis were married. Rev. Wm. White officiated. (pointing hand) Whites creek higher than ever known. March 1, 1903 Backwater in my spring, commenced falling at night. 3 Wm. Manis & wife left Roddy for Montana. (pointing hand) Garret Talent died at 6 o'clock p.m. - born May 6, 1826. 5 (pointing hand) George Foust of Rhea Springs died. The following letter is NOT part of the diary. It is added here as a point of interest. The envelope was postmarked Royse City, Texas, March 13, 1903. It was addressed to Mr. W. R. Clack, Roddy, Tenn. The return address was Clack & Redding, Royse City Hotel, Royse City, Texas.--ECS March 10, 1903 Very dear Brother & sister with plesur I will try to reply to your of the 7 which came to hand on the 9 we wer truly glad to learn that you wer all well & I am truly thankfull that we are all well & while times are hard hear on the acount of the failure of too crops & now the time has com that the farmers ought to be dun planting corn& not a fury run yet last monday it rained all day & at night it came in torranc & the land is fluded but while we read of the destruction along the Missisipy & Ohohie & Tinnisee rivers we conclud that we dont know any thing of hard times just look at New orleans now under water & still rising I cant help saying God pity the people there what is the caus of these calamitys sent on people I believe the caus is due the wickednes of the people I believ with all of my hart that the End of time is near at hand just think aint it all most as bad as in the days of Nay. So shall it be when Christ cames the second time people are forgiten god of are runiny after there idls. I often tink of Pall & Siles that if thass men of god was called out from there graves & walk in to our churches of to day tha wod hid there fases in shame for the bleeding cars of Christ. it sund that the churches are now surving the cretur more than the creatare the people are flocking to the towns & sitys & that leavs the pore renters out of a school & churches to a geat exctence tha cant byere a man to preach go pity theas hired .... that say stop the mony & you stop his mouth. I say it ought to stop dont you. Well probly I hav said a nuff on this we will now say that it wood be ..... of the gaty plasures of my life to be able to meet with you in your next association but a las I will hav a note to pay off the first of Novimber which is $150 dolars & then we will hav a house but the meeting thare will be over I feel glad to kno that you wod be glad for me & M O to be there but you cant know how bad I want to be thare I hase too reasons for wantin to come. Shal I tell you I want to see my nativ home & all the kin but the main dsire of my hart is to go back like Jone & do what the lord called me to do I want you to give Brother Mack alen (Probably McCallon, a well known Baptist Preacher - Glenn Chattin) my lov & tell him to pray for me that I may yet hav the plasur of preachin at Friendship church. god bless him that we may meet on eart again. Sister Amy I neve can die contented unless I can come if .... get thare I will hav a remors of ..... for runing from god these are solem facts to me & Oh what will it be when I com to meet deth Oh god help me & giv me the means to visit you sometime. if the prar of yours unworthy brother I cant help sheding tears over my ungratfulnes to god for his goodness to me & letting me live after my rebeling aganst his call. Oh ........ think of what Ma often asked me she wod say Cag,when are you going to preach gods word. Oh some time & she never got to hear me I will have to clsoe by by to all pray for me. fifty dolars wod do for me to go. I wod lov to be thare in June & stay 2 months ples give my lve to S G & family & excue a holl lot to you all pleas rite. M. R. Clack 13 Mama bought calf of Mrs Saunders $1.00. Elijah borrowed 24 lbs flour. 15 Jesse Smith paid Mrs. Amy Johnson ten dollars for Hay. 18 Planted Early Triumph potatoes. 19 Aunt Amy went to her farm. 20 Papa took 12 doz eggs to Rockwood. 21 Mack went to Ten-Mile. 22 Baxter came home from Waldensia. 25 Backwater in my spring. First frost in March. 26 Papa gave Lea Walker 1/2 bu Irish potatoes.. Planted Prolific potatoes (1 1/2 bus). Planted Early corn. 27 Baxter & Jim M. came in from Rockwood. 28 Papa bought 1 can of lard $6.25 and 1 young sow 110 lbs $5.50 from A. C. Ewing Total $11.75. (pointing hand) Thomas Hurst of Texas died March 23, 1903. 30 Rev. Z. T. Manis is visiting us. Mack bought 1 pig from Joe Roddy; weight 50 lbs $2.50. April 2nd., 1903 Baxter & Jim went to Rockwood. Bedded Sweet potatoes. Aunt Amy sent Bowles 3/4 bus Irish potatoes. 3 Commenced sowing oats. 5 Mama's birthday - 54 yrs old. 6 Mack hauled Baxter's, Sallie's and Jim's trunks to Roddy. 7 Baxter and Sallie in company with James H. Manis (Sallie's husband) took their exit from the parental home the place of their birth, at 7 oclock a.m. for Bozeman Montana - Bettie, Mack and Amy went with them to Rockwood to witness the marriage of H. Baxter Clack to Miss Bertha East, at 10 a.m. (Rev. Guy officiated) After dinner at the brides parents, the party consisting of Mr. H. B. Clack and wife, Mr. James H. Manis and wife and Mrs. Smith and little son boarded train no 2 at 1 oclock p.m. for Bozeman, Mont. 7 Raining all day, heavy rain at night. 9 Backwater over my spring. Papa paid Baxter $60 cash for his horse. 18 Charley Mocking Crow, Cherokee Indian, is here. (pointing hand) Sallie Gillespie (col.) died at 4 p.m. 21 (pointing hand) Hanah Wester (col.) died 23 Finished sowing oats. 24 Big frost. niped the beans. Sold Aunt Amy's buggy to E. K. Stout on 6 months time for $8.00 26 Miss Hattie Clack arrived here. May 1, 1903 No fence law in effect. Commenced planting corn. 7 Planted E. W. Galloway's corn. 8 W. McCullough shod Prince. Hattie Clack went to Rockwood. 12 Commenced planting peas back of garden. 13 Sam East & wife and Arthur East arrived here and returned to Rockwood on the 14th. C. Fugate & a Mr. Goodwin was here for dinner on the 12th. 15 Mama & Bettie is shopping at Spring City. 18 Papa went to Rockwood got a cashier's check for $1.99 payable to Mrs. Mary E. Cox of Texas & settled balance of E. W. Galloway Dr. bill with Dr. J. A. Murray $1.75. 19 Sowed millet near the road. sowed Kaffin corn 20 Coleman Smith here for dinner. 19 Mailed check to Mrs. Cox. (pointing hand) Polk Brown died May 21, 1903. 22 Aunt Amy visited her farm. 27 Mr. & Mrs. Heath of Rockwood are here, bought 16 lbs honey $2.00 28 Good rain, first for 4 or 5 weeks. Papa sold Sid & J. D. Gilliam 5 bus peas at $1.00 per bu $5.00. Sid paid $2.00 yet due $3.00. 29 Commenced puting out potatoes plants. 30 Rained 29th & 30th, the ground is thoroughly wet again. 28 Mack had buggy wheels fixed by Tob Talent cost $4.70 31 Wrote Sister Lamira & Vesta. June 5, 1903 Gave Mack $2.00. $1.50 on buggy. We have had rain every day since 28th of May. 9 Mack took 6 bu wheat to mill (flour 240 lbs). Bought buggy collar $1.25 & holding back straps 50 cents. 10 Calves all up except one of Macks. Papa gave Eligah G. 400 potato plants. 8 Papa got 20 or 25 bus corn of Aunt Amy 13 Sid Gilliam paid $1.00 on peas. (pointing hand) Wm. H. Rector died June 4, 1903. Born Feby 19, 1839. 15 Miss Nora East came to stay with Mama a while, 12 M. The following letter is NOT part of the diary. It is added here as a point of interest. The envelope is addressed to Miss Bettie Clack, Roddy, Tennessee. There is a note on the top of the envelope "ans. July 7, by Mack, Nora and Bettie."-ECS Bozeman Mont June 15, 1903 Dear Bro, & Sister "Bettie" Your interesting letters to hand and read with interest and pleasure glad to note you all well. We are all well Jim and Sallie included unless they got sick from eating Bertha's cooking yesterday they took dinner with us and were well when they left last night. Jim got a letter from Will Garrison last week stating his intention of comeing to Mont again said that he had never been satisfied since he went back. Yes, Mack I believe you would like this climate I dont see why you shouldn't and no doubt you could do better if you were once here and located but it would cost you about $150.00 to get here and get located and about $50.00 expences getting ready to come of course you would not leave Myrtle behind. I got here with about $70.00 and spent that and have made about that much since and have spent that. I made $18.00 last week and I think I can make that much ever week or close to it all summer we had a few real warm days last week and it made me think of old Tenn but there was a few wearing overcoats last night I took off my winter underwear last week and put on heavy summer wear and have worked all day with a vest and jumper on. Tuesday June 16 excuse me I did not get done writing last night. Bertha got to cutting up and I could not write just had to quit. It has been real hot today for this country but it is pleasant now 8 p.m. and the sun not down yet. Mack you asked me what I priced my buggy to Lige at. He offered me $12.50 for it and the harnes $5 down and the rest in one month and I told him he might have it on his offer but he has failed to accept it and I dont feel under any obligations to him now so you may have it at the same price or if you can sell it and send me $12.50 I will be satisfied. Was a little surprised to learn of Lucy Johnson being married again but I thought she wanted to marry hope she may get along and be happy in her new estate. Glad you did not have backwater and hope you wont for it is bad to be drowned every year for three years all together well it is getting late and I will quit and let Bertha finish tomorrow while I am gone to work Love to all Your aff. Bro., H. B. Clack 16 Amy is attending the Normal at Dayton. Mack cut Bowles Wheat. Took out honey. 18 Mrs. Cunningham paralyzed last night. 19 Sowed peas & millet in apple tree field. 20 Good rain last night. Planted Irish potatoes (Dovers) 21 The longest day of the year. Cut rye, 31 shocks. 22 Wid Abel got 25 lbs bulk honey $2.50. 23 Planted corn patch near spring 25 Planted late beans in orchard. Papa took 48 lbs honey to Rockwood 26 Amy returned from the Normal at Dayton. 28 Mack & Bettie is attending "Children's day" at White's Creek. 29 Mack took 84 lbs honey to Rockwood. Papa paid Mack $4.77. 30 Papa sold Newt Cagle 1 1/2 bus peas $1.50 July 2, 1903 Papa took 78 lbs honey to Rockwood. 3 Mr. McGuire, occulist, lodger here last night. 6 E. W. Galloway went to Harriman to attend the "State Normal" 12 J. R. Smith paid $10.50 on hay 21 Papa & Mama took 91 lbs honey to Rockwood. Amy commenced school at Pine Grove July 20, 1903. (pointing hand) Papa wrote M. R. Clack July 16th. The following letter is NOT part of the diary. It is added here as a point of interest. The envelope is postmarked Hot Springs, Ark, July 20, 1903. It is addressed to Mrs. Sabra C. Clack, Roddy, Tennessee. a note on the outside of the envelope "answered Ma 6 1904"--ECS Dear Sister it is with the greatest of pleasure after so long a time i try to rite you all a few lines. to let you all no i havt forgot you all. i receved a letter some time ago from Juley But as i never have rote to you i thought i would to you. i and the rest of the folks is in vary good helth. i am able to do my hous work and have made Som little gardun and it loks nice. you wanted o no about Poleyann. Richard Cline rote to Garison that she was did i havent hered how she died yey ples and mary and is living here on the ........ and hury Katie is living in the house with me henry and 2 of his children had the fever this spring. henry was vary bad and wasant able to work for 2 months. he is giting able to work at modret work varey well now. there is a fine prospect for crops here this year. there wasant any thing made here last year. well i would like to see all of you folks once moore in life. But if never meet in this world i hope we will meet in a better world where ther will no parting so good by hope to here from you all soon from sarah Bolinger to all 25 Papa took Miss Gracie East home & 79 lbs honey to Rockwood.. Robt. Wilson and Miss Hattie Clack called this evening. 26 Bettie and Susie Chattin is attending Church at White's Creek. 28 Aunt Amy & Susie Chattin went by rail to Rockwood. 27 Elijah bought horse from Jim Martin $50.00 29 Papa & Mama visited Uncle Bill Clack & Anna Chattin. 31 Paid W. R. Stout 25 cents for E. W. Galloway. Misses Maggie Bare & Myrtle Hobbs of Smith & Wilson Co, Tenn. Kinfolks of Stinecipher arrived at Roddy. August 1, 1903 Charley East brought his wife home. 4 Papa paid Mack $5.00 cash. 9 Mrs. Bettie McCallon of Texas, Mrs. Hariet Brady & Rev. J. B. McCallon lodged with us last night. 8 Elijah G. set up a grocery store. 10 Planted 2nd crop of early potatoes. Papa took 58 lbs honey to R. Wood Aug. 7. 8 John Bell shot & killed John Monday near Spring City. (pointing hand) Mrs. Bettie Robinson of Spring City died Aug. 1903. 19 Aunt Amy returned from Rockwood.. Mama took 24 lbs honey to Rockwood. Papa found his steer, dead, loss $10.00 22 Tobe Tallent shod "Prince", 75 cents. September 2, 1903 Papa went to Rockwood and got bank cashier's check for $10 payable to Sallie C. Manis. Mailed said check Sept 6th. 5 Bought 1 bale of B. wire $3.50. Papa & Mama visited Mr. & Mrs. F. M. Majors. (pointing hand) Dr. B. K. Mynatt died Aug 29, 1903. 7 Misses Maggie Banes & Myrtle Hobbs returned home with Mr. Hobbs and Mr. Bobo. 8 Bought 1,000 lbs fertilize - $7.50. 9 Bought 8 1/2 lbs meat at 12 1/2 $1.10. Tom Preston, col. dined here. 10 Dr. Walter S. Clack took dinner here. Papa weighed 2 narrow "Feather Beds" of Aunt Amy's. 1st 23 1/2 lbs, 2nd 14 lbs, gross 37 1/2 nett 37 lbs $11.10 16 J. R. Smith paid $6.30 bal on hay. Mrs. Amy Johnson give J. R. Smith 30 cents. 20 (pointing hand) Billy Bowles died Sept 20, 1903. 21 Turned 4 cattle on Aunt Amy's pasture. 22 Mack took 6 1/2 bus wheat to mill & received 38 lbs flour per bu. 24 Rev. Gross, Lay, and Penington of West union association took dinner here. 25 Rev. R. Cecil took dinner here. 26 C. G. Gipson & wife lodged here last night. 27 Rev. Barrett & Chisem of Stockton' Valley association here for dinner. (34 lbs beef & 12 lbs pork for the meeting). 28 Papa loaned W. D. Smith $8.00. Mama loaned W. D. Smith $7.00 29 Papa borrowed of Aunt Amy $5.00. Mack is gone to Simson's for seed wheat - bought 6 bus $4.95 October 3, 1903 Bought 20 lbs Red- top grass seed $2.00. 9 Bought 10 lbs Red-Top grass seed $1.00 19 Commenced baling hat at Aunt Amy's 116 bales at 5 cents $5.80. 20 Papa paid Jim Bowles $5.80 for baling Aunt Amy's hay. 26 Tom Preston (col) is here. 27 Aunt Amy and Bettie visited Uncle Billy Clack. Novmber 3, 1903 Aunt Amy gave Papa $1.00 to pay for baling hay. 4 Aunt Rachel E. Moore and Mary E. Hood of Republic, Mo. arrived here at night. (Widow and daughter of Robert Kerr Clack, bro of WR -ECS) 5 We measured Mack's remnant of old corn, 6 tubs nearly. 7 Bought 65 lbs beef of E. K. Stout. $3.55. W. D. Smith p'd on due bill $10.00 10 Euke Waterhouse & Mr. Richardson of Dayton called to day. 11 Aunt Amy, Rachel Moore and Mary E. Hood are visiting S. G. Clack & family. 12 Miss Maud Roddy visited us today. 13 (pointing hand) The Ewing sow died - a male hog broke into the lot last night. 15 Aunts Amy & Rachel and Mary all returned from S. G. Clack's. 21 Mack & Bettie took Rachel and Mary to Roddy enrout for Republic, Mo. Mama & Amy went to Rockwood. Papa & Mack settled up to date. December 1, 1903 Turned 4 head of cattle on stalk pasture. 3 Sold John Roddy the S. Bowles calf $4.00. Mack went to mill got about 200 lb flour. 4 School closed at Roddy. (pointing hand) John Breeding died Dec 6, 1903. 7 Richardson commenced hauling his saw mill from Roddy to the river. 10 Bart McPherson is here for dinner. 12 Put up 9 hogs to fatten. 14 H. R. Jolley is here for dinner. 16 Sallie Manis' Babe born. (His grandson - ECS) 24 Xmas tree at Eagle Furnace. 25 Papa, Mama, Aunt Amy, Bettie, Mack and Amy spent Xmas athome, - Amy went to Rockwood at night. Dr. Morgan Clack & Robie Kinderic were married Dec. 1903. Xmas Tree at Garrison school house. 29 Philip Hager & wife of W. Virginia arrived here and departed Jan. 1, 1904. 30 Papa bought of Aunt Amy 25 bus corn $12.50. Cr. by cash $5.00, Cr. by cash paid on tax $7.50. January 1, 1904 Commenced turning corn land. 4 Papa attended Court at Dayton and paid his tax for 1903 $11.44, Mrs. Amy Johnson $14.30, R. M. Clack $2.02. Interest 58 cents. County Warrant $28.34. 10 Philip Hager & wife here for dinner 11 & departed at 1 oclock p.m. on the 11th. Hattie Brady is visiting us. Coleman Smith is here for dinner. 15 Torbit here last night and Papa ordered 6 apple & 6 peach trees at 12 1/2 cts per tree $1.50 cr by night lodging 50 cents. Mack took 20 bus S. potatoes to Rockwood, 80 cts per bu = $16.00. Papa brought 4 head of cattle home from the Johns on farm. 19 Killed 10 hogs weighing nett 1300 lbs. Mack sold 650 lbs at 6 cts = $39.00. Papa salted 680 lbs. Bought 30 lbs from Mack and paid him $1.80. 20 Mack took 18 bus S. potatoes to Rockwood at 80 cts per bu = $14.40. We have on hand about 100 lbs of lard. Rev. Z. T. Manis took dinner here. 21 Mack is plowing corn land. 25 Mailed M. R. Clack a minute of the Hiwassee Baptist Association. 30 Bettie went to Rockwood. 31 Wrote W. H. J. sent him a Minute. Snow fall about 2 1/2 inches. Febuary 4, 1904 Papa & Mack birthday dinner. 5 Papa sold to John Heiskel 3 cattle 2 steers & 1 cow (old Red) $55.50 6 Mack went to Uncle Spencers. Papa paid E. Stout for work $4.00. 9 sold M. Richardson 66 bales of hay at 60 cts per cwt - 5097 lbs = $30.58. Sold Chas Monday 20 bales of hay $9.00. E. W. Galloway received his first drygoods. 12 Mack took off 18 bu S. potatoes 85 & 90 cts.. Bettie returned home from R.W. 16 66 bales hay weighed 5097 lbs at 60 cts cwt = $30.58. First Whistle from Richardson saw mill. 20 Aunt Amy J.'s 75th "Birthday." (pointing hand) Born to Mr & Mrs H. B. Clack a son; at Bozeman, Mont. Feb 16, 1904.(His grandson -ECS) 23 Papa sent $1.00 to Spring City Star to pay subscription for Baxter and Sallie for 12 months beginning Feb 26, 1904. 24 Lige took 2 bus of Papa's S. potatoes to R.W. Mama & Bettie visited Mrs Philips. 27 Lige took 2 bus S. potatoes to R.W. $1.60. Papa sold 2 Roose (Ross), Amy's old plow $1.00. March 5, 1904 Planted Early Triumph Potatoes. Lige brought his cow home from R.W. Papa bought 4 bus oats $2.40. Papa bought 1 bale of wire for Aunt Amy weighing 132 lbs $4.48, fence staples 35 cents. 7 Papa paid 75 cents for 1/2 bu Early Triumph. Mack went to Dayton to the Farmers Int. (pointing hand) Aunt Amy deposited thirty dollars in the 1st N. Bank of Rockwood on March 5th 1904 at 4 percent interest. (pointing hand) Old Billey Hinds died about the 24 of Feby 1904 at Glen Alice, Tenn. 8 Papa, Mack & Lige helped to put up a wire fense at Aunt Amy Johnson's . Lige bought 10 bales of hay of Mrs Amy Johnson ($3.40) 7 Mack bought Amy's cow (Bess) $20.00 10 Finished planting Early Triumph 17 Sowed 4 bu oats. 19 Sowed oats in the garden 22 Frank, son of W. J. Underwood commenced work with Mack at the rate of $6.00 per month. 23 Renewed my subscription to the "Nashville American" and ordered it to Jesse Stinecipher and W. D. Smith for one year. Estimates on paid admissions into the World's Fair at St. Louis, Mo.- Jesse Stinecipher 21,500,000 - W.D. Smith 21,767,964 - W. R. Clack 1st 18,791,310 2nd 20,871,743 3rd 22,332,443. Fair opens Apr 30th, closes Dec 1st, 1904. 28 Frost & light freeze last night. April 8, 1904 Ordered 5 bee hives & fixtures. 9 Papa sold 1 cow & calf (Moon) to W. J. Underwood for$20.00 13 Ordered 5 copies of the St. Louis Republic to be sent to S. S. Brady, A.C. & J. M. Ewing, M. S. Roddy & A.N. Stinecipher. 14 Planted corn in old orchard. 11 Aaron Ray found a dead negro near Roddy station. 23 Commenced planting corn in Brier field. Papa signed agreement for T. M. Richardson's right of way to haul lumber through his farm; $10.00 paid, $10.00 due in 90 days (pays til Jan 1905) Then said Richardson is to pay $2 pr month. 25 Finished planting the Brierfield. Mailed a letter to Baxter. 26 Planted yellow corn near the creek. 27 John M. Ewing is here assessing tax. 28 2 fresh cows, "Bess" and "Toney" (pointing hand) Misch Bailey died April 30th, 1904. May 4, 1904 Papa settled with Tom Bowles to date. Mrs. Tom Bowles Dr $3.00, Cr by 11 meals at 10 cts $1.10, amt yet due $1.90. The following letter is NOT part of the diary. It is included here as a point of interest.---ECS Bozeman Mont May 1, 1904 Dear home folks, I thought as Bertie had written to you all I would just write some too. I don't know what I will do when she and Gladys are gone, wish I could go with them but I cant. It will be a long old summer to me but I believe as we have decided to make our home in Tenn that its for the best that she comes home now. I have no fear but what she can go through all o.k. I know we cant make as much money in Tenn as we can here but I believe we can make a good living there if we keep our health. If we rent the Johnson farm I would want to have a written contract for five years because of Aunt Amy's age and the condition of her health. I believe ever thing would go alright as long as she lives but I'd rather be on the safe side. Well the snow is all gone and we are plowing for crops again Mr Manderville will have 70 acres of grain this year and about 40 acres of hay and he has taken a contract to put up about 300 or 400 acres of hay for one man we will have quite a siege in haying this year How much of the Johnson farm is for corn? I would like about 15 or 20 acres for corn and some wheat and the balance for hay and pasterage I want to raise a few cattle and I want about 30 head of sheep to start with. I believe that there is good money in sheep in Tenn if they are properly handled and I believe I've had experience enough with sheep to handle them successfull in Tenn. I am going to raise stock and Bertie is going to raise chickens & ducks and any fowls that we can make money out of. I guess we will have some bees too Bertie & Gladys can take care of them. You may think that we are tired of Mont but we are not I think Bertie likes it alright and I just love the Gallatin Valley. Gladys is the cutest girl you ever saw we went to church today and she set a lone on the seat between us nearly all the time of preaching. she is just as fat as a pig last Sunday she weighed 18 lbs, she sings when anyone else does she is trying to get her mamma's paper and pencil now. every body says she is just like her Papa so you may know she is pretty. Your Aff. son & Brother J. H. Manis 8 Papa wrote M. R. Clack, Royse City, Texas. 11 Planted corn in apple tree field. 12 Commenced painting barn roof. (pointing hand) Mrs Cagle died May 17, 1904 and was buried at Old Friendship the 18th. 19 Vesta V. Galloway & her 4 children Amy, Paul, Willie and Beulah arrived at grandpa's on the 19th. 20 Sallie C. Manis & daughter Gladys arrived at grandpa's May 20th. 23 Mack took sick. 26 Sowed peas in Brier field. 28 Planted 28 rows of peas. Papa paid Emmit 50 cts for work and E. K. Stout 40 cts for ..........Back To Part 1