March 4 - June 25, 1901
(Box 5/Folder 2)
This was copied – and badly copied – from the original diary. I hated the copying chore and neglected it. I enjoyed making the original entries, but my mother thought I should copy them – after I had three months’ entries accumulated – in a permanent book. I simply hadn’t the patience to do this, and the careless work is the result. In fact that is the real reason I discontinued the diary. I was a lazy child, and the file to be copied looked too large.
I commenced a diary March 5, 1898 and kept it up till May 22, 1898 I thought there wasn’t any use in keeping one The other day I looked them over and had so much fun I thought I would start again Since then we have left our home in Kansas and have moved to Oklahoma we came where we are now Nov. 9, 1899 We have fixed the house and built a barn set out some trees fenced the pasture dug a well and made a hog-lot and there is room for improvements yet Papa has brought us a pony we call her Queen We have four cows and four calves the name of my cow is Lily and the name of my calf is Beauty the name of mamas cow is Spottie the name of her calf is Pretty Edwins cow is Rosie and the calf is Daisy Papas cow is Nig and the calf is Jim We have four horses Nellie Fred Frank and Bill we brought Nellie Fred and Bill down here with us We have four little pigs and twenty young chickens I have two birds and a cat the cats name is Bluebell School was out March 1 I found the first flower March 2
March 4, 1901
We helped papa load up some oats today He wanted to plant them I was going to make a play-house but it was too cold Mama was going to plant garden but it was too windy so we got out of that job Edwin blew on his mouth organ to-night and told me to write so I will to please him Orlando Ray was here to-day for a load of oats papa wasnt here and mama told him that he was out in the field and then she saw him over to Mr. Elmars and then I had to run over and tell Orlando mama has got a knife that if it were a gun would shoot a man hiding behind a tree like the Irishmans Angie Debo Weather cold & windy
March 5, 1901
Edwin said when he read what I wrote last night he didn’t think I would write about that mouth-organ We lost a little chicken to-day the old hen stepped on it Papa sowed oats to-day Edwin and I went around the creek and named Mt. Comfort and warm plateau and Grease Slide. Papa killed a skunk this morning I expect the cat will have fun mama planted cabbage and tomatoes in boxes She isn’t going to plant any out of doors yet We got a good joke on mama tonight she told me to get some water for her and I just put a little in the cup so she kept calling and I counting and she drank twenty cups part full and we said it was twenty cups full
Weather – Cold but not as cold as yesterday
March 6, 1901
Mama was sick this morning and I did up the work and got dinner and she got well I told her she got sick on purpose Papa finished the oats today We have got some new neighbors to-day We told mama she was sick because she drank so much water yester-day Edwin and I started a play-house
Weather – Cold but wind in the South
March 7, 1901
Papa planted potatoes to-day Mr. Murphey was here to-day and his dogs Edwin and I didn’t play out of doors to-day I finished in my Arithmetic to the eighteenth example on page 22 I croquetted some to-day and Edwin cut my finger with the thread and it scared me nearly to death
Weather – Very windy and getting worse all the time very warm
March 8, 1901
We went to town this morning Edwin got a knife I think it is very pretty Edwin got a pair of suspenders and a hat I guess it will be my turn next We had got about half way between the mill and the corner and we didn’t think of the hat and suspenders so Edwin had to go back after them we went about 1/2 mile from the corner and we forgot the potatoes so we had to drive back after them Papa finished the potatoes
Weather – Warm and very windy sprinkled this evening
May 9, 1901 [March 9, 1901]
Mama and I planted the onion seeds this morning Edwin finished his wagon this morning Papa fixed fence Our new neighbors have got some guinea fouls I’m glad of it Edwin and I made a ball to-day
Weather – Warm and cloudy it is raining very hard
P.S. Edwin and I made a fox-and-geese book
May 10, 1901 [March 10, 1901]
We didn’t go to Sunday School today The title of our lesson was Jesus and Caiaphas and the Golden Text was Thou art the Christ the son of the Living God I am nearly sick We called on our new neighbors to-day their name is Nelson The childrens names is Sol and Hollie Wells This morning I got a pit shell in my throat and it was sore all day
Weather – Cold this morning warm this evening
March 11, 1901
Mama washed to-day and got the wash out before noon Mr. Baldwin was here for his harrow Edwin and I made a dining room on our play-house We played we went to a fair and I got premiums on a quilt it was some dishes We clipped the rags off of the trees mama put the prettiest chicken we had in the doom box tonight
Weather – Warm and terrible windy
Edwin was going to talk about Bob Ingersol and he said Salt Petre
March 12, 1901
We went to Hennessey with a load of oats It was the second time I’ve ever been there Mama got two teeth drawn I got a hat too We were too early there was only one store with trimmed hats in it Edwin got a pair of shoes When we went over to town we had to face an awful hard wind
Weather – Warm and terrible windy
March 13, 1901
Papa was making fence to-day Edwin and I moved our play-house and the wind began to blow and we throwed it up
Weather – Warm and very windy
March 14, 1901
Edwin herded our cows to-day I wanted to turn with the wagon and papa said the wheel raised The chickens went in the barn better to-night than yesterday Papa says Queen bites the cattle when they don’t go fast enough to suit her
Weather – Very windy but not very warm
March 15, 1901
Mrs. Cramer and Mrs Sala were here to-day They said they went to Nicolsons and thought it was where we lived and found out it was not Nelsons guinea was here and went to roost on the manger Edwin herded the cattle to-day Papa cut down a tree made post Charlie Risley was here to-day and he where papa was and left his dog here and when he was going to go home he left his dog and he had to back after it
Weather – Cold and very windy
March 16, 1901
Edwin herded cattle to-day Edwin and I had time to play Shinny and saw papa went to Marshall this morning Mama was sick
Weather – Warm but not windy
March 17, 1901
All of us went to Sunday School but mama The title of our lesson was Jesus and Pilate and the Golden text I find no fault in this man Our teacher says she will give us a button Isabell and Floid Combs were here to-day We had a big time We herded cattle in the after-noon
Weather – Warm and very windy
March 18, 1901
Edwin found an opossum and mashed his head but he got away This morning we found that some-thing had dug all around all under the box and pulled the screen off but he didn’t have sense enough to get in Two chickens put their toes through the cracks and he pulled their legs off and they did and he bit ones toe off We played wood-tag to-night Edwin herded the cattle
Weather – Warm and very windy rained very hard to-night
March 19, 1901
Papa killed a skunk this morning I suppose he was the one that killed the Papa set up his new lister to-day he bought it when we went to Hennessey I drempt last night that I wanted to say stove-pipe and I said mama The weather was like the little boy said it snew and blew awful bad Edwin herded the cattle to-day At noon we blind pigs horses cattle turtles flowers etc
Weather – Cold and windy sprinkled this forenoon showed some
March 20, 1901
Edwin herded the cattle papa used his new lister Tonight Edwin said Queen was a gunny-sack with a cats leg glued on and dyed with diamond dyes and she shook her little head Edwin went to go past the tub to-night and he began to snort like he always does and I told him there was a cat in it
Weather – So cold that it froze the creek last night windy
March 21, 1901
Edwin found his opossum to-day it was dead Mama set a trap to-day Papa listed Mama made us a checker-board Edwin threw his shoe against the door and mama thought he fell Quite a compliment on his foot
Weather – Warm and pleasant
March 22, 1901
I scraped up a large pile of truck and set a fire to it and I had to watch it and it was fun for me to put it out Edwin herded the cattle to-day and yesterday Mama didn’t feel very well to-day Papa listed again
Weather – Warm and windy pleasant until night then we had a light shower
March 23, 1901
The turkeys went over to Combses and Isabell came over and told us and Edwin and I got all but one Then at noon we turned the cattle in the corral and they got out and went clear down to the South line then we went after them and when we got back the turkey hen was here and tonight mama cut off her tail Edwin herded the cattle and papa listed Mr. Murphy was here a little while today I sent off for some seeds Papa went to Marshall
Weather – Warm this fore-noon threatening rain this morning warm this after-noon threatening rain this evening
March 24, 1901
We all went to Sunday School The title of our lesson was Jesus and Caiaphas and the Golden Text Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures I mean the title was Jesus crucified and buried I was a little crazy when I said it was Jesus and Caiaphas When we got home Grandma Aunt Bird Aunt Ida Uncle Elmer Aunt Nettie and Cousin Mattie were here I had a lot with Mattie They brought me two house-plants Edwin herded the cattle
Weather – Cold and very windy
March 25, 1901
Papa went to town today and got Edwin a ball and brought home seven Faultless books no two alike Edwin herded the cattle papa listed A gentleman came here this morning and said that his horse got scared and broke the top wire of our fence and his brother was on it His brother was not hurt but the horse was badly cut
Weather – Warm and pleasant
March 26, 1901
Hollie was here to-day and at noon we got the steel-trap and Edwin got it and ran away to the yard and then we played we were opossums and we got the trap and set traps for each and dug holes and then we were in 1565 and founded St. Augustine mama washed and papa listed Hollie and I hunted for stones we found several Edwin herded the cattle We set a hen to-day
Weather – Warm and pleasant
March 27, 1901
Mama and I planted onion seeds and set a hen The little chickens are six weeks old next Sunday Papa listed Edwin herded the cattle To-night we sat on the hog-pen and when the hogs came up we ran off and sat down some-where else on the pen and trembled and said “I wasn’t afraid I wasn’t afraid and then we went up to the barn and climb up on the hay-rack and trembled again and said “I ain’t afraid” and forgot what we got up there for and made things of the clouds and we saw a man standing on his head and a great many things
Weather – Chilly
March 28, 1901
I wrote to Flossie and Mabel to-day and March 5 I wrote to Armel and mama wanted to write too and she didn’t write until to-day Sol finished his work sooner than his folks expected and they went away this morning and to-night he was alone and we made him come down here Two turkeys made a nest so we have two eggs any-how Edwin herded the cattle and papa listed
Weather – Cold and windy rained a little in the after-noon and still cloudy
March 29, 1901
Sol was here to-day It rained hard last night and as it was too wet to work St. Augustine lay at the mercy of the Indians Papa went over to Marshall and several places after black-berries and pie-plant to set out in the after-noon and set out peach-trees in the fore-noon The door locked its-seft and mama had to go around to the bed-room window and wake Edwin up to unlock the door
Weather – Rainy until nine o’clock then cleared off and was cool and cloudy the rest of the day
March 30, 1901
We worked at St. Augustine We have made a bank hotel and store and to-day Edwin made a livery stable and I made a dwelling house and painted signs We made some taffy Papa set out the black-berries and pie-plant Four turkey hens are laying The Indians did not disturb St. Augustine
Weather – Warm and pleasant
Papa and mama said it was cold and pleasant
March 31, 1901
We all went to Sunday School and we had review and the Golden Text was He is dispised and rejected of men
Title. G.F.
1 Jesus anointed at Bethany.... She has done what she could
2 The triumphant entry.... Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord
3 Greeks seeking Jesus.... We would see Jesus buried
4 Christ silences the .... What think ye of Christ
5 Parable of the ten virgins .... Watch there-for for ye know neither the day nor the hour
where-in the Son of man cometh
6 Parable of the talents .... So then every one of us shall give account of him-self to God
7 The Lords Supper.... This in rememberence of me
8 Jesus in Gethsemane. Not my will but Thine be done
9 Jesus Betrayed .... The Son of man is betrayed in-to the hands of Sinners
10 Jesus and Caiaphas .... Thou art the Christ the Son of the Living God
11 Jesus and Pilate .... I find no fault in this man
12 Jesus crucified and buried .... Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures
There is three of us in my class and our teacher Mrs. Sala was going to give us a button if we had all the lessons and Golden Texts like I have put them down and we all got one and they weren’t alike and mine was ye are the light of the world Edwin herded the cattle
Weather – Cloudy cold in the fore-noon warm in the after-noon
April 1, 1901
I came out to dress in the sitting-room to dress this morning and mama said she wondered what Sol wanted and I ran in the bed-room Papa got a good joke on Nellie he changed the fence and she thought she was loose Edwin and I hunted for shells and I made him think I saw a rabbit To-night mama told us to get wood and the first time I brought a stone and Edwin and old wash-basin and the last time we took the wood to the door and then told mama to open it and than ran off with the wood I told Edwin to put the cat on the clothes-line post and I went in and told mama and she thought the cat wasn’t up there so she said April Fool Mama put some strings in the eggs and she got one and the rest swallowed theirs mama put a handkerchief on Edwin and Edwin tied papas legs together and fastened a news-paper to his leg Mama pinned Edwins sock to the carpet and then called him and he had his shoes off and his socks on and he jumped up and off came his sock Mama pinned my hood together I gave Edwin a piece of bark for sassafras While I was writing Edwin has been trying to lariat me I have two traps set now Mama made Edwin a cute little dog
Weather – Cold and rainy
April 2, 1901
The two traps I had set was I pinned up mamas night-dress sleeve for-got to put that Edwin herded the cattle yesterday in the fore-noon He didn’t herd to-day and Jim Daisy and Nonsense got out but then we had to shut up all the cattle Lily is the name of my cow and I named her calf Ringtail and mama called her Nonsense just for fun and I traded her to mama and mama called her Pretty but I call her Nonsense Papa cleaned some brush out of the timber Edwin and I played at St. Augustine we made a church and I made a Drs office and Edwin a dwelling house
Weather – Cold and pleasant
P.S. It froze last night
April 3, 1901
We played at St Augustine I made a milliner-store hard-ware store and parsonage and Edwin made a drug store We made a fort of it I mean St. Augustine So our scalps are safe at leat I put a letter in my handkerchief papa listed and Edwin followed him in the fore-noon He shot a crow I read four books in the bible to-day Mama tried to get the pigs to drink milk and they drank a few swallows Edwin and I went to feed them and they drank it all
Weather – Warm and pleasant froze last night
April 4, 1901
Papa listed and Edwin followed him around with a gun all day papa wanted to shoot a crow Edwin killed three mice and one centipede I finished reading the New Testament I read all of Revalation to-day When Edwin went out to the field he put four catridges in his pocket and after he was gone I found one on the door-step and when he was coming home he found two by the hog-pen and he didn’t loose the other Edwin got a good joke on me he said he if made money he would steal one cent and five mills a month and he said he would get twelve pennies and six cents a year and I thought he said twelve pennies and six mills so I said no eighteen cents
Mr. Risley was here for a harrow
Weather – Warm and windy
April 5, 1901
It rained last night and blew a perfect gale I got up and went up to the window and tried to knock the pane out and tried to raise the window and said mama and mama thought I was afraid of the storm and told me to go back it was only a straight wind and then I woke u and I drempt I wanted to poke Edwin out through the window We went to Nelsons a little while Some-body is here to-night he is going to stay all night Edwin and I filled the tick Papas listed We have little chickens hatch
Weather – Cold and terrible windy
April 6, 1901
We have another hen hatching Edwin and I studied our pieces this morning and Uncle Elmer couldn’t stay to dinner and right after dinner we went to Marshall and practiced our pieces and came home and had a bad head-ache I had fun empting the tick Mama told Uncle Elmer that the Easter servases were at 10 in the morning and when we went to practice we found it was at night Mama got us some sashes
Weather – Very warm in the after noon
April 7, 1901
As we told Uncle Elmer the wrong time papa and mama took Edwin and I to Sunday School and started out to head them off and after Sunday School we went to Cramers and went to practice in the after-noon and when we were coming home we met some boys with a basket of pop-corn and there were five of us Ethel Eva Blanche Edna and I and we filled our hands and papa and mama came to Marshall and papa went home and mama stayed and the church was decorated in flowers and there were letters that said Christ is risen and the piece I spoke was He is just the same to-day and Edwins was Through the night mama and papa brought some rose-bushes to set out We wore our sashes every child that took part had on
Weather – Warm and pleasant
April 8, 1901
Edwin and I watched turkey-hens all day and they didn’t lay Mama watched another and found a nest with seven eggs Papa listed Papa turned the cattle not because there was was much grass but there was some weeds
Weather – Warm and windy
April 9, 1901
Papa hit five crows with one shot Edwin and I watched the same turkeys we watched yesterday they both went on the same nest mama found yesterday So three lays in the same nest Mama was sick she said she felt worse than she felt for a long time Papa fixed harness and cut down brush in the timber While we were watching the turkeys we played show we performed tricks and described some wonderful animal We sold Shetland ponies and when you fell off they would kick you and they were warranted to kill
Weather – Cold and rainy
April 10, 1901
Papa made a hog-pen Mama didn’t feel very well Papa killed a snke day before yesterday mama set two hens I fell down yesterday and stuck my knee just full of poison briars and they made blisters and they were awful sore to-day Mama set out my Chrysanthem
Weather – Cold and rainy
April 11, 1901
Papa is weaning the pigs and mama set a hen mama and papa planted some onion seeds the ones we planted didn’t come I didn’t tell the Title of last Sundays lesson was The resurection of Jesus and the Golden Text Now is Christ risen from the dead Papa went over to Risleys and got a sledge and dug out stone mama gave them two litters of chickens to one hen
Weather – Rainy in the fore-noon several showers last night
April 12, 1901
Mama washed to-day and papa got some black-berries and went to town He got some trough and made a pig board and set out some black-berries Mama and Edwin and I went out to shell some corn and mama would feed and Edwin and I took turns in shelling and papa came up and mama went away and papa shelled and I got corn out of the crib and Edwin picked the dirt out we are going to make chop
Weather – Warm and pleasant in fore-noon but several clouds flying over very cold this after-noon wind in North
April 13, 1901
Some cattle got in our wheat and we thought they were Mr. Murpheys and they were Mr. Actins and Edwin got Queen and when he got there they were gone home and Sol came here this fore-noon for some-thing and and after dinner we went up and stayed a little while and their folks went away and Sol and Hollie and their cousin Lily came here papa went to Connards for a plow we broke the little wagon tongue
Weather – Cold and cloudy
April 14, 1901
mama didn’t go to Sunday School but the rest of us did the title of our lesson was Jesus appears to Mary and the Golden Text was Behold I am alive for evermore and when we got home Uncle Elmer and Mary and Anna Rogers were here Papa and mama knew them in Marshall Co and we moved to Geary Co and they to Okla and we came here not for them They went away right after dinner because they thought it was going to rain and it didn’t rain after all
Weather – Cool and cloudy threatening rain
April 15, 1901
Grandpa came here this morning Papa plowed and Edwin harrowed and papa sewed some sorgam seed and harrowed again Edwin and I went with papa after a load of straw To-night Edwin hid behind a stump to scare me and I saw him and reached over and touched him and scared
Weather – Warm and threatened rain
April 16, 1901
Grandpa was here to-day Papa plowed a place to put in millet and Frank broke the tongue to the riding plow We have little chickens hatching Grandpa jumped at Edwin and Edwin didn’t jump quite two feet high
Weather – Cold and windy
April 17, 1901
Grandpa was here to-day and papa sowed millet and Sol and Mrs. Nelson came here and stayed just a little while and Edwin and I took a note to Mr. Actin and they live a mile from here and Edwin made me run all the way there and 1/2 the way back While we were coming home a buzzard came near eating Edwin Isabell came here this after-noon she had some pretty things to sell her parents went to town and left her here She will get a doll when she sells her things
Weather – Cold in the fore-noon sprinkled
April 18, 1901
Mama and I planted garden all day and Edwin covered corn and peanuts at dinner we set out some weeds at St. Augustine and played they were trees and mama said she told us dinner was ready and we didn’t hear her and we went out to St. Augustine Grandpa went home Edwin and I went bare-footed this is not the first day we went bare-footed two days before I commenced my diary Papa got straw and mulched the potatoes
Weather – Warm Froze ice last night
April 19, 1901
Papa went to Mr. Risleys to ask him if he could have some rotten straw and after breakfast he got a load and Edwin and I went with him and we met Mr. and Mrs. Nelson and they were going to Hennessy and papa told to get part of our lister The man papa bought the lister forgot to give it to papa We found quite a bit of binding twine and came home and planted some more weeds in St. Augustine Doll and Sol and their cousin Wade came down here this after-noon Mama finished the garden Papa only got one load of straw Edwin and I went bare-foot
Weather – Warm
April 20, 1901
Papa had to plow the yard so we had to tear up St. Augustine we changed the name to Ft. Carolina because it was torn down Edwin went up to Mr. Nelsons to get that lister piece this after-noon we put grass seed in our yard it took quite a while and after we had put it in papa took hold of the drill and Edwin drove him and he balked and wouldn’t pull and Edwin had to get another horse Edwin and I went bare-footed Mama saw two snakes Three turkey hens laid in the nest mama found and mama said one of them is laying out and I told her which one it was and mama walked straight to it
Weather – Warm and pleasant
April 21, 1901
We all went to Sunday School and the title of our lesson was the walk to Emmaus and the Garden Text Did not our hearts burn with-in us while he talked with us by the way Two of our hogs had pigs one had four and the other had three we had one litter before I commenced my diary they were four of them Edwin and I went bare-footed mama set a turkey-hen yesterday We made a swing
Weather – Warm and pleasant
April 22, 1901
Papa Edwin and I went to Sheridan this morning and took two bushels of corn to make chop and the sack came untied and we lost a bushel Edwin begged a cigar-box and they gave us both one We butchered to-night and we had good old liver for supper Edwin and I went bare-footed We have chickens hatching
Weather – Warm and pleasant
April 23, 1901
Mama took care of the meat and Mrs Peacock and her baby came here they used to live where Mr. Mr. Nelsons live now and moved away we never saw the baby he was born after they left they call him Charlie he is smartest baby I ever saw he just laughs all the time he is five months old Papa worked on the road Edwin and I went bare-footed
Weather – Warm
P.S. Papa painted the trough
April 24, 1901
Mama set a turkey hen and papa worked on the road Papa made a shed for the hogs at noon Edwin and I went bare-footed
Weather – Warm threatening rain in the after-noon
April 25, 1901
Mama was sick this fore-noon and in the after-noon mama Edwin and I came to grandmas we are here now I gave her some lace for pillow-slips for to-morrow is her birth-day and Edwin gave her a bouquet of lilacs To-night Uncle Elmer and Edwin and I went to scare mama and grandma and Aunt Nettie ran in front of us and scared Edwin and we went and dressed him up like a dog and scared grandma and mama Edwin and I went bare-footed
Weather – Warm and windy
April 26, 1901
Mama went home this morning and left Edwin and I here then Aunt Ida and Mattie came up and Edwin and I went down there and was there all day then we came to grandmas this is her birth-day Edwin and went I bare-footed
Weather – Warm
April 27, 1901
Edwin and I were to grandmas Aunt Nettie gave me a little bell and a lot of things and I lost the bell Edwin and I went bare-footed Mattie came up here this fore-noon they have turkeys hatching
Weather – Warm and cloudy
April 28, 1901
We did not go to Sunday School to-day and Mattie and Aunt Ida came up here in the after-noon and Uncle Elmer Aunt Nettie and I got in the buggy and rode twelve miles Edwin and I had a radish apiece I broke a flower-pot so they call me Carrie
Weather – Warm
April 29, 1901
Edwin and I went to Aunt Idas this morning and was there all day I tried to pull out some onions and broke three and didn’t pull up any grandma brought a yellow rose to Mattie it is the first one
Weather – Warm
April 30, 1901
Edwin and I were to Aunt Idas all day Tonight Aunt Bird and Aunt Nettie were up stairs and I was on the steps and I told Aunt Bird not to fall on me just for fun and just as I said it a shelf broke and every-thing fell on the floor and made a fearful noise and two packages of coffee fell down stairs and I thought Aunt Bird was going to fall down on top of my head and I didn’t know Aunt Nettie was up there or I would have thought they were both coming down
Weather – Warm
May 1, 1901
Edwin and I were to grandmas today Mrs Elgin came up and Edwin went to Marshall with Uncle Elmer Mattie came up this morning and was here all day in the after-noon Aunt Ida came up and Aunt Nettie held Mattie and had her pretend to cry and Aunt Ida began to look wild and walk fast and I opened the door and she said what is dear and I had to laugh but Aunt Ida said what is it and then she set down and Aunt Nettie rolled her into her lap laughing
Weather – Warm and windy
P.S. This morning Aunt Nettie was leaning back in her chair and fell down and fell down and broke it
May 2, 1901
Edwin and I were to Aunt Idas Mattie went to sleep and grand-pa Edwin and I went after poke-root for greens we brought two pails full and Edwin and I went home as soon as we came back for we took one pail full home and we didn’t want them to wilt Grandma went to Ellises and Mrs. _
May 9, 1901
Two of Combses boys came here to watch their turkey but she was on her nest mama got me up early to watch our turkey-hen and I went out and she was gone There was some-body here this morning to sell some medicine Edwin cultivated with the monitor papa planted corn in with a hoe where it didn’t come up
Weather – Fearful hot and not any breeze nearly enough to roast you threatening rain in the after-noon
May 10, 1901
Mama and I watched turkeys all the fore-noon and at last found the nest Isabel Combs came here this after-noon and her and I had a big time Edwin cultivated corn with the monitor Papa planted more corn in
Weather – Awful hot just as hot as it was yesterday in the after-noon wind changed to the North and got cool and blew a gale
P.S. We shut up Combses turkey hen so they can find her tomorrow she goes to her nest so early
P.P.S. Papa sold two hogs
May 11, 1901
Combses boys were here to watch their turkey but she got away from them Nig had a calf we call her Speckie I mean the calf she is nearly white and her mother black Levi Combs killed two opossums and eighteen young ones the turkey didn’t come up Tonight I’m she is going to set Mama and I watched a turkey for about an hour then shut her up about two then I watched her and found the nest Edwin finished cultivating
Weather – Warm
May 12, 1901
We all went to Sunday School and Aunt Ida Mattie Uncle Zeb and Aunt Nettie were there and they meant to come home with us but the colt ran home and so they had to go The Golden was Lo I am with you alway even un-to the end of the end of the world and the lesson The great Commission This after-noon girls came over and harry then Sol came over Edna and blanche Bishop are going home they have been to their grand-parents for over a year
Weather – Roasting hot threatening rain
May 13, 1901
Mama and Edwin set out cabbage in the fore-noon in the after-noon we saw Combses turkey so we couldn’t get her in the drive-way so I got after her and she jumped over the fence into the garden then Edwin watched her and I ran all the way over and Wade came over and watched her and then Isabel and Floyd came over and in a little while Mrs Combs came over and they found the nest One of our lilies is in bloom Papa planted in corn
Weather – Hot
May 14, 1901
Papa cultivated potatoes in the morning Two pigeons came here they are so tame you can catch them easy then about 10 it commenced to rain and rained all day the pigeons were here all day
Weather – Rainy
Mama set out cabbage before the rain
May 15, 1901
The pigeons were here to-day Papa put shingles on the cracks on the barn roof and Edwin had a big promenade The roof is so steep papa had to wind a rope on his leg
Weather – It sprinkled around this fore-noon and toward night about 4 it commenced to rain and is still raining
May 16, 1901
It rained all night last night and was showry this forenoon grand-pa came here about 4 o’clock Papa put shingles on the roof of the barn The pigeons were here today I am making cat-tracks on my dress
Weather – Rainy
May 17, 1901
Grand-pa was here to-day the pigeons were too Edwin and I went after turkey-eggs and we saw Nelsons and I told them their pigeons were here and Sol came after them but they were gone Papa had a hog-pen
Weather – Rainy rained this after-noon
May 18, 1901
Mama and papa went to Marshall grandpa went home Edwin and I went to Combses we caught four fish I caught the biggest one with my hands and was going to take it home but we put it where it couldn’t get away and it got away any-how Sol and Doll came after their pigeons we have young turkeys
Weather – Cloudy sprinkled
May 19, 1901
We didn’t go to Sunday Sunday School I guess things are having a good time but it don’t seem as though it was near ready to stop yet
Weather – Rainy
May 20, 1901
Papa Edwin and I went fishing and fished and fished and fished all the fore-noon and didn’t catch any thing The chickens were running around with a frog and we caught him and kept him for bait Mama washed to-day and in the after-noon papa made a kite but it wouldn’t go
Weather – Cloudy
May 21, 1901
We worked in the garden all day and Isabell came here in the morning and brought her doll and went home at night and forgot her doll and at night I felt like jumping on the stepping block and yelling “Isabell has forgot her doll” and I believe they would heard me
Weather – Pleasant
May 22, 1901
We worked in the garden all day and we was to have a picture of our house taken and I danced a jig all day but the fellow didn’t come Cramers brought some cattle to put in our pasture but the grass was so poor they took them out
May 23, 1901
We worked in the garden all day I forgot to say that the Title of last Sundays lesson was the Jesus ascends into Heaven and the Golden Text While he blessed them he was parted from them and was carried up in-to Heaven Papa cultivated
Weather – Hot
May 24, 1901
Papa cultivated and we worked in the gardenen We have little turkeys I guess their mother is mean
Weather – Hot
May 25, 1901
Papa cultivated and we planted sweet potatoes we took a stick and measured how far apart to put them They are nice plants We planted two rows
Weather – Cold threatened rain
May 26, 1901
This is Memorial Sunday and we went this morning and it was Childrens Day at night a queer time to have it but we didn’t go The Title of our lesson was The Holy Spirit given and the Golden Text When he the Spirit of Truth in come he will guide you in to all truth
Weather – Cold
May 27, 1901
Papa cultivated
Weather – getting warmer
Maybe if it keeps on by to-morrow I thaw out so I can write more
May 28, 1901
Papa cultivated
Weather – Hot
The weather got hot enough but it seems it didn’t have time to thaw me out a bit though I thought it would
May 29, 1901
We have little turkeys they are the cutest little things but their mother she is a terror to cats. Papa cultivated
Weather – Hot
May 30, 1901
We didn’t go any-where but staid to home and planted sweet potatoes it was so cold mama made us wear our shoes but of course it was awful silly Papa finished the potatoes and corn
Weather – Cold
May 31, 1901
Papa mama Edwin and I all went to Marshall and took in the oldest chickens there was only eleven left they weighed 1 ½ lbs apiece and 12 [cents] a pound when we were comeing back we akled Mr. Rice and we picked a lot of mulberries
Weather – Cold
June 1, 1901
Grandpa came home here today Papa listed It seems rather odd to think of listing after the corn is all cultivated but he listed up the oats
Weather – Warm
June 2, 1901
We didn’t go to Sunday School but the title of our lesson was Jesus our High Priest in Heaven and the Golden Text He ever liveth to make intercession Grandpa was here too and this afternoon we hunted wild mulberries and found a lot but we would not pick them unless they were awful thick so we didn’t get a cup full
Weather – Warm
June 3, 1901
Isabell came here and grandpa went home Isabell stayed here and Mrs. Murphey came here and she has a dress just like mama and is going to make it the same
Weather – Hot windy threatened rain at night
Papa listed
June 4, 1901
Papa went to Marshall and listed and went to Elmors to see about cutting our wheat
Mama washed
Weather Hot and windy
June 5, 1901
Papa listed in the fore-noon and Mr Elmor cut the wheat in the after-noon and papa shocked I guess it will not go ten bushel
Weather – Hot and windy
June 6, 1901
They finished the wheat and Edwin and I went after mulberries Mr Elmor said we could they are his they are up by the road
Weather – Hot and windy
June 7, 1901
We planted sweet potatoes Edwin made a wind-wheel Papa cultivated tonight The wind got almost a hurricane and papas knife was down to the garden and Edwin and I went down to get and it was impossible to run against the wind
Weather – Hot and windy
June 8, 1901
We had shower last night Papa cultivated Mrs Combs and Isabell came to see about their turkey and she was hatched and gone We had some new potatoes we shall use them all along
June 9, 1901
We went to church and the title of our lesson was Jesus appears to Paul and the Golden Text I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision It was quarterly vision tonight but we didn’t go
June 11, 1901
Papa cultivated Edwin and I got mulberries Mama was sick Dollies folks were gone and she came here to stay all night We played hide-and-go-seek before supper and after supper we played fox and geese and Dollie and I played the first game and I beat next Edwin and Dollie and Edwin beat and next Dollie and I and Dollie beat
June 10, 1901
Mama washed Mrs Simson came here she wanted to sell some baking powder and dishes we had some strings beans Papa cultivated I have got the cart before the horse but you may rest assured that I did not live tomorrow before today or the 11 before the 10
June 12, 1901
Papa cultivated tonight Edwin and I were playing hide-and-go-seek and I was hid and mama said something to Doll and I thought it was one of Edwins tricks and Edwin found me and I told him it was a pretty smart trick and he told me it was Dolly and sure enough it was
Weather – Windy
June 13, 1901
We got some mulberries we had a shower tonight two turkeys were fighting and papa put one on the roost and she flopped over and broke her leg we killed her Weather – awful windy
June 14, 1901
Papa cultivated and finished the field he was working at Edwin put his wind wheel on the peak of the barn he climb up and naild it on
Weather – Hot
June 15, 1901
Papa cultivated and finished the field yesterday and worked in the field South of the house and finished the corn Edwin and I got some mulberries
Weather – Hot and dry
June 16, 1901
We all started to church and met grandma and Aunt Nettie so we came back The Title of our lesson was Jesus appears to John and The Golden Text Jesus Christ the same yesterday to-day and forever Isabel came here this after-noon Mama and I had a headache
Weather – Hot
June 17, 1901
Papa worked in the Harvest field Uncle Zeb came here he has his wheat near us and is now cutting it mama Edwin and I felt bad
Weather – Terrible hot
June 18, 1901
Papa harvested Uncle Zeb was here for dinner and we had some peas We have little turkeys Mama went to town and Edwin and I went to town too we got weighed Edwin is 71 lbs me 69 ½ and mama 109 while we were comeing home it was thundering a little harder than usual and Edwin thought it struck Tonight the lightening struck north and it rained a little but not much
June 19, 1901
Mr Elmor told papa that the lightning killed a man it was the same time Edwin heard yesterday Papa harvested
Weather – Hot
June 20, 1901
Papa harvested Edwin and I went along the road after mulberries I got a gallon and Edwin got about a cup full
Weather – Hot
June 21, 1901
Papa harvested Tonight Edwin went to get some water for supper and the pump gave out
Weather – Hot
June 22, 1901
Papa went to P Peddicords and Balawin to get the pump tools Then he went to town to get a new riggen he called it cylinder sucker plunger and valve so I don’t know which it is It don’t pump near so easy Papa worked in the harvest field this fore-noon We couldn’t find the little turkeys
Weather – Hot
June 23, 1901
We all to Sunday School It was the preachers last Sunday he has something the matter with his lungs and wants to go some where the Title of our lesson was a new heaven and a new earth and the Golden Text He that over-cometh shall inherit all things and I will be his God and he shall be my son Edwin and I were up in a big burr oak to play and we threw leaves down and I got some leaves and broke them up and got a big leaf and put the little ones on top and said Here goes an old tree goose and some young ones on its back and I meant wood duck Then papa and mama came along with an ax and a box of matches some sulpher and a box of straw we followed and they tried to smoke an opossum out of a stump and there was none in then Edwin and I went and found some fish We couldn’t find the little turkeys so they are out again tonight
Weather – Hot
June 24, 1901
Papa worked in the harvest field Mama washed in the fore-noon and went down to see the fish and found the turkeys they are nearly starved to death then right after dinner we drained off all the water we could then carried of nearly all the rest and caught 7 one perch and six little bull heads We ate the big perch and kept the little ones
Weather – Hot
June 25, 1901
Edwin and I went down to fish again and I sent Edwin up after the swill-pail to and little wagon drain it off but he brought down the swill-pail and a gunny sack so we filled the sack up with stones and started out and didn’t get but one then we went to another place and got 32 The six we caught yesterday we took to the spring four of them died then we took 32 to the spring the turkeys died