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DIARIES of GEORGE FRANKLIN "FRANK" HOWARD 1877–1908 Transcribed By Janet A. Brandt 1877
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Friday, January 1st
At home - Ivah & Charley stayed all night last night - It rained forenoon & snowed hard afternoon Saturday, January 2nd At home - Charleys folks went home Sunday, January 3rd Rockey & me was a hunting - i got 4 rabbits - we was thare to dinner Monday, January 4th I was chopping Tuesday, January 5th I was chopping forenoon - Ofboring afternoon 1/2 Wednesday, January 6th Ofboring & Sawing poles - 1 day Thursday, January 7th I went up to Dick Hoveys then home Friday, January 8th Pleasant - Rockey drawed me 2 loads of wood - I made Ed Hart a pair of Sled hounds Saturday, January 9th 8 below zero - At home Sunday, January 10th At home Monday, January 11th Up to I. Frenches forenoon then home & a hunting Tuesday, January 12th 22 below zero - I went to Onslow with Rese Wednesday, January 13th 22 below - At home - I filed 2 saws & made bulets Thursday, January 14th 18 below - At home Friday, January 15th At home - I was to the Catholic Fair this eve Saturday, January 16th Warmer - I was over to Jack Orrs to dinner - Old Mrs. Jenkins died yesterday Sunday, January 17th She was burried to day - It snowed all day Monday, January 18th I went to Canton after feed Tuesday, January 19th At home with the grip Wednesday, January 20th Grip yet Thursday, January 21st Pleasant - Fileing saws to day Friday, January 22nd At home Saturday, January 23rd Warm - At home forenoon up to Dick Hoveys afternoon Sunday, January 24th Warm - At home - Bell got the grip Monday, January 25th Will McGlocklin drawed me 1 load of poles Tuesday, January 26th At home chopping poles Wednesday, January 27th Cutting wood at home forenoon & up the Hollow afternoon Thursday, January 28th Will Mc drawed me some cord wood Friday, January 29th Chopping stove wood Saturday, January 30th Chopping stove wood Sunday, January 31st At home Monday, February 1st At home sick Tuesday, February 2nd Henry & Irma was here she washed for us Wednesday, February 3rd I was cutting stove wood Thursday, February 4th I was to Canton after medicine for Matie Friday, February 5th Cutting wood Saturday, February 6th Cutting wood & finished my wood pile Sunday, February 7th Sleating & snowing Monday, February 8th At home forenoon cut a little cord wood after Tuesday, February 9th At home Wednesday, February 10th Snowed this morning then cleard of nice Thursday, February 11th I helped Rockey & W. N. Tippett to butcher then went to B. Curleys sale Friday, February 12th I went to Canton Saturday, February 13th At home Sunday, February 14th Up to Curleys after potatoes Monday, February 15th 8 below zero - I was up to Mal Kellys to fix his doors Tuesday, February 16th Cut a little wood then came home Wednesday, February 17th I walked to Onslow & rode back with Charley Taylor Thursday, February 18th Cloudy - At home forenoon cut a little cord wood thare Friday, February 19th It snowed some last night & this morning - This is the last day of School Agnes Fletcher is here - I made a sled bolster for Pete Hertz Saturday, February 20th At home - I sent for the Dubuque Times - Charley & Ivah came down this evening Sunday, February 21st Misting this morning - Charley & Ivah went home Monday, February 22nd Misting yet to day - at home Tuesday, February 23rd Misty yet - I took I. Frenches mail up & came home Wednesday, February 24th Raining some - Creek is high Thursday, February 25th Pleasant - At home the river is high Friday, February 26th Very pleasant - Very mudy - the river is high yet going down Saturday, February 27th Chilly - I was up to A. Scroggies sale Sunday, February 28th Storming a little snow melts as fast as falls Monday, February 29th At home - very mudy - I was makeing a book case Tuesday, March 1st At home - very mudy Wednesday, March 2nd I was over to Jack Orrs - very mudy yet Thursday, March 3rd Like summer - We topped the sugar Bush - 3/4 day Friday, March 4th Raining some to day - Makeing a book cupboard Saturday, March 5th Makeing a book cupboard - Birt went to the Junction with Willie after Roy Sunday, March 6th At home all day - very mudy yet Monday, March 7th Chopped a little cord wood in the morning Tuesday, March 8th Like summer - At home - They was sawing to day - mudy Wednesday, March 9th Snowing this morning - Blustering hard - I made Hugh Corbitt a stove boat Thursday, March 10th It snowed & blowed forenoon & yesterday - the hardest storm this winter - a blizzard Friday, March 11th Pleasant to day - At home - Jack & Lizzie was over to day Saturday, March 12th Chas Taylor drawed me some wood Sunday, March 13th Tom Greens folks was here to day Monday, March 14th Pleasant - I was sawing & splitting wood Tuesday, March 15th Doing the same Wednesday, March 16th Pleasant - Sawing & splitting wood Thursday, March 17th Pleasant - I finished my wood pile Friday, March 18th At home forenoon up to Ed Harts after noon Saturday, March 19th I was up to Cascade came home with W. S. Carr Sunday, March 20th We was up to H. Neals to day Monday, March 21st At home - Blustering afternoon snowed hard & sleet Tuesday, March 22nd I walked to Onslow went to Center Junction Wednesday, March 23rd I stayed to Charleys last night - came to Onslow rode home with John Robbins Thursday, March 24th Pleasant - I was to Hart Bros sale Friday, March 25th I went up to Wm Leonards to put him up a cow shed - worked 1/2 day Saturday, March 26th Worked 3/4 day then it began to rain Sunday, March 27th I went up to H. Corbitts with H. Neal after a pup - at home afternoon Monday, March 28th Finished hewing the rafters & sided & raised the rafters - 1 day Tuesday, March 29th Sheating & shingleing 3/4 day Wednesday, March 30th Raining yet - at home Thursday, March 31st I was a shingleing - 1 day Friday, April 1st Rain some - I was sheating & shingleing the kitchen got through & came home Saturday, April 2nd At home - hard wind last night Sunday, April 3rd At home - rain afternoon Monday, April 4th I went to H. Corbitts & fixed his roof & went to Jack Orrs stayed to dinner then went & made picket fence for E. A. Green 1/2 Tuesday, April 5th Made fence all day then came home - 1 d Wednesday, April 6th I was to Herington sale went to Eds in the evening Thursday, April 7th Makeing fence - 1 day Friday, April 8th Makeing fence & got through & came home 3 1/2 days - 120 rds Saturday, April 9th At home all day Sunday, April 10th Pleasant - Bell & me was to Jack Orrs to day Monday, April 11th I went to Monticello with Rese Taylor then went to the Junction on the train Tuesday, April 12th Charley brought me home then i got some tools & went back to work for McMahan & Smith Wednesday, April 13th Begun sheating & it began to rain - worked 1/4 day Thursday, April 14th It snowed to day Friday, April 15th Aunt Till Tryon died to day - worked to day - 1 day Saturday, April 16th Putting on sheating & laying floor - 1 d Sunday, April 17th Easter - I was to Charleys all day Monday, April 18th Laying floor & putting on roof - 1 d Tuesday, April 19th Putting on roof all day - 1 d Wednesday, April 20th Helped Charley to move Thursday, April 21st Helped Charley to paper his room Friday, April 22nd Came home Saturday, April 23rd At home forenoon up to Tom Greens afternoon Sunday, April 24th At home all day Charley came & took me to the Junction Monday, April 25th Laying floor 1 d Tuesday, April 26th Doing the same & finished the roof Wednesday, April 27th Rained forenoon - Charley & me framed Jim Norris house afternoon 1/2 Thursday, April 28th We raised the house forenoon 1/2 - Put on cealing for McMahon afternoon Friday, April 29th Cealing & moving machenery forenoon - Put on the sheating & put up the rafters & put on sheating for Norris Saturday, April 30th Put on cornice forenoon for Norris 1/2 - & put on cealing 1/4 Sunday, May 1st Rain all day - To the Junction - It rained all day Monday, May 2nd Puting on Iron siding - 1 day Tuesday, May 3rd Doing the same - 1 day Wednesday, May 4th Rain - Putting on siding & put in the front - 1 Thursday, May 5th Put on Cealing over head - 1 d Friday, May 6th Finished over head & put some on the side - The river very high - 1 day Saturday, May 7th River high - Put on Cealing forenoon - 1/2 - I came home afternoon Sunday, May 8th At home all day - Charley & Ivah was down Monday, May 9th Rain - At home forenoon - I was up to Tom Hamiltons afternoon Tuesday, May 10th Went to the Junction - worked afternoon 1/2 Wednesday, May 11th Worked inside - 1 day Thursday, May 12th Painted the roof of the store - 1 Friday, May 13th Rain all day - dident work Saturday, May 14th Dident work forenoon begun a Privy for Mrs Lewis - 1/4 day Sunday, May 15th I came down home with Charley & Ivah - They brought Dess to Toms Monday, May 16th Put the cornice on the store - 1 day Tuesday, May 17th Putting up the Shelves - 1 day Wednesday, May 18th Finished the shelves - 1/2 day Thursday, May 19th Lots of mud - Worked on Mrs. Lewis privy - 1 day Friday, May 20th Came home this forenoon Saturday, May 21st At home - Pleasant the first for a month Sunday, May 22nd Rain last night - Pleasant this morning - I was up to Heffrons to see a game of Ball afternoon Monday, May 23rd I was up to see S. T. Carpenter forenoon Tuesday, May 24th At home forenoon & all day - rained afternoon - plowed garden afternoon - Chas Herrington Wednesday, May 25th Rained in the morning - Planted my garden forenoon - S. T. Carpenter died at 11,30 to day Thursday, May 26th Bart & me was up to the graveyard & up to Mr. Carpenters then back home forenoon & back up afternoon & stayed & stayed all night Friday, May 27th Very pleasant - We was to the funeral to day Saturday, May 28th At home & a fishing - rained hard Sunday, May 29th At home - I caught 6 cat fish to day Monday, May 30th Cloudy - I made Nick Nye 2 gates & caught 1 cat fish Tuesday, May 31st Cloudy - Rained a little forenoon & steady all afternoon - creek high Wednesday, June 1st Raining steady to day - The river high Thursday, June 2nd The river very high - up to the Bridges - Begun to go down at noon - Misting this evening Friday, June 3rd River going down over the bottom yet - I was a hunting afternoon got 1 squirrel Saturday, June 4th River over the bottom yet - I was a hunting got 2 squirrels - The sunshines this afternoon Sunday, June 5th Pleasant - At home Monday, June 6th Raining this morning a little - At home - It rained hard in the evening Tuesday, June 7th A hard rain afternoon - I was a hunting fore noon shot 5 squirrels - Thare was a dance to our house Wednesday, June 8th Pleasant - At home all day Thursday, June 9th Bill Green & Dess Hogeboom was here to day - This is the first day for a long time without rain Friday, June 10th Pleasant - At home forenoon - Up to the Grave Yard & cut the grass afternoon Saturday, June 11th Very hot - Hoeing in the garden Sunday, June 12th Very Hot - I was fireing the limekiln with Dave Gilbert forenoon - At home the rest of the day Monday, June 13th I was white washing forenoon - It rained this evening Tuesday, June 14th At home all day - Pleasant Wednesday, June 15th I went to Onslow with Rese Thursday, June 16th I was building picket fence for S. B. Reid - 1 day Friday, June 17th I went to Cascade with him - It rained & hailed very hard they was as big as your fist Saturday, June 18th I made a sand barr for Bart & filed 2 saws for P. Hertz - The river very high again Sunday, June 19th At home Monday, June 20th I went up to Sam Reids & made 2 gates & set some posts Tuesday, June 21st I went up to Reids & finished his fence Wednesday, June 22nd I was over to Jack Orrs forenoon then home & made double trees for Hugh Corbitt - The hardest rain this summer came this evening Thursday, June 23rd The river very high - at home Friday, June 24th I was working for J. Printy on John McDonalds barn - 1 day Saturday, June 25th Frameing to day -1 day Sunday, June 26th Rain in the eve - At home forenoon up to Heffrons to see a game of ball Monday, June 27th I went to Cascade with Hugh Corbitt back to John McDonalds - Stayed all night Tuesday, June 28th John Printy & me went to Wm Kennys to put him up a barn - 1 day Wednesday, June 29th Worked on the barn - 1 Thursday, June 30th Doing the same - 1 Friday, July 1st Doing the same - 1 day - I came home in the evening Saturday, July 2nd It rained hard last night - the creek is high Sunday, July 3rd I was up to Tom Heffrons to a game of ball - The river is high again Monday, July 4th At home to day - Roy & me went up to Baders Creamery after Ice - It rained this evening the river is very high Tuesday, July 5th I went up to W. Kennys to work Wednesday, July 6th Worked on the barn Thursday, July 7th Worked on the barn Friday, July 8th Finished the barn to day & came home Saturday, July 9th Hoeing in the garden forenoon & working roads afternoon Sunday, July 10th At home Monday, July 11th I went to Onslow then to the Junction & came home Tuesday, July 12th At home Wednesday, July 13th I made a wagon tongue afternoon for M. Lawless Thursday, July 14th I worked the roads to day Friday, July 15th I worked the roads a while then worked Tebos tax Saturday, July 16th I went to Cascade with the Mail Sunday, July 17th At home Monday, July 18th Rain - We was up to Tom Greens Tuesday, July 19th Very hot 98 - I was putting up a hay track for E. Horton Wednesday, July 20th Finished the track Thursday, July 21st Rain - Came home - Haying has begun Friday, July 22nd Very hot - At home forenoon - I was up to the Creamery afternoon Saturday, July 23rd 96 in the shade - At home very hot Sunday, July 24th Very hot - At home - W. N. Tippett & wife & Jack Orr & family & Rachel Jennings was here to dinner Monday, July 25th At home Tuesday, July 26th Birt & me went to Center Junction Wednesday, July 27th We came to Onslow then home a foot Thursday, July 28th At home Friday, July 29th At home forenoon up to the grave yard afternoon Saturday, July 30th I was haying for Bart - 1 day Sunday, July 31st At home Monday, August 1st I went to Cascade with C Herrington Tuesday, August 2nd I was haying forenoon for Bart 1/2 day Wednesday, August 3rd At home to day Thursday, August 4th Helping Bart in the hay - 1 day Friday, August 5th Hot - Worked 9 hours & finished Saturday, August 6th I was a fishing forenoon got 2 Bass - We went to Jacks afternoon Sunday, August 7th Hot - I was to Jack's all day Monday, August 8th I was a fishing got 3 bass & 1 cat fish Tuesday, August 9th I was fixing Jack Duffys horse power Wednesday, August 10th It rained a nice shower last night - I was hunting shot 2 Ground Hogs & 2 Coons & 1 squirrel Thursday, August 11th After black berries got 1 quart & shot 1 squirrel - Ivah came down to day Friday, August 12th After berries got 2 quarts & 1 squirrel Saturday, August 13th At home forenoon fishing afternoon got 1 Bass Sunday, August 14th At home Jack Orrs folks was over Monday, August 15th Very warm - At home Tuesday, August 16th I went to Canton a fishing with Chas Herrington dident get eny Wednesday, August 17th I was frameing on Pete Hertz granery - 1 d Thursday, August 18th Frameing part of the forenoon 1/4 d Friday, August 19th We raised Pete Hertz grainery 1 day - Barts folks went East to day Saturday, August 20th Laying floor & siding & sheating - 1 d Sunday, August 21st Fishing forenoon got 1 Monday, August 22nd Shingleing Petes grainery 1 d Tuesday, August 23rd Put in the partitions forenoon 1/2 d & got through 4 3/4 d 8,25 Wednesday, August 24th At home forenoon - Went to Jo Tomlinsons afternoon Thursday, August 25th Frameing all day - 1 day Friday, August 26th Frameing - 1 day Saturday, August 27th Ripping window caseing & dressing - 1 day Sunday, August 28th At home Monday, August 29th We raised the house to day - 1 day Tuesday, August 30th Sheating - 1 Wednesday, August 31st Put up the rafters & sheated 1 Thursday, September 1st Putting on cornice 1 Friday, September 2nd Doing the same 1 Saturday, September 3rd Shingling 1 Sunday, September 4th Went a fishing a little while Monday, September 5th Finished shingleing 1 Tuesday, September 6th Dressing window frames 1 Wednesday, September 7th Set some frames 1 Thursday, September 8th Rain - Begun siding 1 Friday, September 9th Setting frames & siding 1 Saturday, September 10th Siding & setting frames - 1 day Sunday, September 11th Cloudy - Hunting got 2 squirrels Monday, September 12th Was siding - 1 d Tuesday, September 13th The same - 1 Wednesday, September 14th The same - 1 Thursday, September 15th Made door frames & set them & Finished the house & came home - 19 days - $33,25 Friday, September 16th Went to Cascade fair with Roy Saturday, September 17th I was to Onslow a foot Sunday, September 18th Tom Green & Bell & Chas Dubois & wife & baby was here Monday, September 19th Begun Kelleys house - 1 day Tuesday, September 20th Working on the house - 1 d Wednesday, September 21st Doing the same - 1 d Thursday, September 22nd Doing the same - 1 d Friday, September 23rd Doing the same - 1 d Saturday, September 24th Ripping out frames - 1 d Sunday, September 25th Hunting forenoon got 3 squirrels Monday, September 26th Working on the house - 1 d Tuesday, September 27th Doing the same - 1 d Wednesday, September 28th Ditto - 1 day Thursday, September 29th Ditto - 1 d Friday, September 30th Ditto - 1 d Saturday, October 1st Dressing window casing - 1 day Sunday, October 2nd Hunting in the morning at home the rest of the day Monday, October 3rd Dressing window frames 1 d Tuesday, October 4th Working on the house 1 d Wednesday, October 5th Doing the same - 1 d Thursday, October 6th Ditto 1d Friday, October 7th Ditto 1 d Saturday, October 8th Ditto 1 d Sunday, October 9th Hunting in the morning a while got 3 squirrels Monday, October 10th Working to Kelleys 1 Tuesday, October 11th Ditto 1 Wednesday,October 12th The same 1 Thursday, October 13th The same 1 Friday, October 14th The same 1 Saturday, October 15th Finished the floors to day 1 Sunday, October 16th Hunting a while got 2 rabbits Monday, October 17th I worked 1/4 day then went to Cascade with Tom Kelley Tuesday, October 18th Worked - 3/4 d Wednesday, October 19th Makeing door frames - 1 day Thursday, October 20th Made a portico - 1 day - 27 days in all Friday, October 21st I was frameing for Bart Saturday, October 22nd Bart & me took Barts team to Onslow Bell went to John Youngs & back to Tom Hamiltons Sunday, October 23rd I went up to Toms to day & he brought us home Monday, October 24th Big frost - I was a hunting forenoon got 3 sqs - Up to Kelleys afternoon Tuesday, October 25th I went to Kelleys & Frank Ralston took our tools to Kate Morans - We begun work on her new house 1/2 day Wednesday, October 26th Worked on the house - 1/2 day Thursday, October 27th Done the same 1 Friday, October 28th The wind blew hard - 1 day - Worked to day Saturday, October 29th Finished shingleing - 1 day - Came home at 4,30 - 4 1/2 days this week Sunday, October 30th At home Monday, October 31st We went up to Morans - worked 1 Tuesday, November 1st Siding - 1 day Wednesday, November 2nd Siding - 1 d Thursday, November 3rd Siding - 1 d Friday, November 4th Had a dance last night - Finished the floor & put up partition Saturday, November 5th Finished and came home Sunday, November 6th I went to North Fork a hunting & fishing & it rained Monday, November 7th I was to Canton - It snowed most all day Tuesday, November 8th Election - I went in the forenoon & went hunting afternoon got 1 duck Wednesday, November 9th I went to Onslow with Chas Herrington Thursday, November 10th 3/4 day - I was helping Bart to make store steps Friday, November 11th I was working on the log way 9 hrs Saturday, November 12th Worked 4 hours then went to John Rays & Carrs sale Sunday, November 13th I was hunting got 3 squirrels - some rain Monday, November 14th I went to John Rays after potatoes got 13 bu then Frank Ralston drawed me 1 load of wood Tuesday, November 15th I was sawing & splitting wood forenoon - Hunting a little while afternoon Wednesday, November 16th Hunting got 8 squirrels 1 rabbit 1 quail Thursday, November 17th I was to Kelleys dressing caseing - 1 d - It snowed & blowed very hard all day Friday, November 18th Worked part of the day - 3/4 day Saturday, November 19th Worked all day 1 Sunday, November 20th At home Monday, November 21st Working to Kelleys 1 Tuesday, November 22nd Doing the same 1 Wednesday, November 23rd Hanging doors 1 Thursday, November 24th Thanksgiving - Hanging doors 1 Friday, November 25th Sleet - Finishing up inside - 3/4 Saturday, November 26th Finished the house & made a ladder - 35 days in all - $61,25 Sunday, November 27th It snowed some last night Monday, November 28th At home forenoon & to Onslow with Chas Herrington afternoon Tuesday, November 29th At home most all day - I cut poles a little while - Tom Kelly brought our tools home Wednesday, November 30th Fogy - I was fixing Tom Hamiltons sleds Thursday, December 1st Fogy - I made Sarah Kelly a knife box Friday, December 2nd I put a new bottom in Mal Kellys wagon box Saturday, December 3rd Pleasant - Chopping wood forenoon - Hamiltons was here to dinner Sunday, December 4th Pleasant - Chas Johns & Rockey & me was to Canton Monday, December 5th Misty - Chopping a while forenoon - Put in a sled tongue for Bart afternoon Tuesday, December 6th Misty - At home all day Wednesday, December 7th Raining this morning & turned to snow & snowed a little all day Thursday, December 8th I made Will Mc a sled roler he drawed me a load of wood Friday, December 9th Snowing a little - Will Mc drawed me 6 loads of wood Saturday, December 10th Chopping wood at home Sunday, December 11th At home forenoon - Hunting afternoon with Chas Johns got 6 rabbits Monday, December 12th I butchered my hog to day Tuesday, December 13th It snowed hard last night - It turned to rain this morning after dinner it snowed hard then I made a bolster for Koppes Wednesday, December 14th I went to Cascade with Chas Johns Thursday, December 15th I was fixing Tom Herrons sled Friday, December 16th I went to Canton forenoon then worked on the sleds & cut wood Saturday, December 17th Makeing Bart a bolster & 2 bunks & a coupling & filed a saw to Hugh Duffy & 1 for Ed Supple Sunday, December 18th I was to Canton after medicine for Birt Monday, December 19th I was chopping wood & made a hand sled for Jim Hamilton Tuesday, December 20th 20 below z - I was to Center Junction & to Onslow with Roy Wednesday, December 21st Cold - I was working on Tom Heffrons sled Thursday, December 22nd Cold - At home Friday, December 23rd At home - Made a bunk for Bart Saturday, December 24th I was to Dennisons to a shooting match Sunday, December 25th We was to Barts to dinner Monday, December 26th 16 below zero - At home all day Tuesday, December 27th 20 below zero - I chopped wood forenoon - made a sled tongue for Bart afternoon Wednesday, December 28th 17 below - At home Thursday, December 29th At home - Filed Chas Herrington a saw & Mal Kelly one Friday, December 30th Made Bart a saw board & choped some wood Saturday, December 31st I made Tom Heffron a bolster - 50 cents - then we had a shooting match |
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